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Unreferenced BLPs

Hello BRG! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 8 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 433 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Valerie Sutton - Find sources: "Valerie Sutton" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
2. Kay Starr - Find sources: "Kay Starr" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
3. Kitty Kallen - Find sources: "Kitty Kallen" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
4. Betty Madigan - Find sources: "Betty Madigan" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
5. Frank Miller (singer) - Find sources: "Frank Miller (singer)" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
6. Julius La Rosa - Find sources: "Julius La Rosa" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
7. William Engvick - Find sources: "William Engvick" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
8. Dudley Mecum (songwriter) - Find sources: "Dudley Mecum (songwriter)" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images

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Hi BRG, I would like to invite you and anyone watching who shares an interest in moving forward constructively to a discussion about Biographies of Living People

New editors' lack of understanding of Wikipedia processes has resulted in thousands of BLPs being created over the last few years that do not meet BLP requirements. We are currently seeking constructive proposals on how to help newcomers better understand what is expected, and how to improve some 48,000 articles about living people as created by those 17,500 editors, through our proper cleanup, expansion, and sourcing. These constructive proposals might then be considered by the community as a whole at Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people. Please help us: >> User:Ikip/Discussion about creation of possible Wikiproject:New Users and BLPs <<

Ikip 05:06, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

(refactored) Ikip 04:09, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Viertelpfünder mit Käse

In Mesures usuelles, you added a Viertelpfünder mit Käse as a fact. I've never seen one and only heard of it in the horrible synchronization of Pulp Fiction. It's a Royal in Germany. No Viertelpfünder anywhere. Do you have any sources? 78.55.50.92 (talk) 21:20, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Heck, I saw it at a McD's when I was in Germany -- but that was in 1969, so they could have changed it since. -- BRG (talk) 21:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

We can't go on like this...

"Summertime (song)" is huge now, and looks terrible. How can we include versions w/out ending up like this? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 18:41, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Biographies of Living persons solution: Projectification?

As someone who commented on the BLP workshop I created, please review this proposal to see if it is something that the community would support.

Harsh constructive criticism is very welcome!

Better to figure out the potential objections now. I am looking to remedy any potential objections by the community.

Thanks. Okip (formerly Ikip) 03:20, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

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Category:Orchestra leaders

Hi, I just came across Category:Orchestra leaders which you created a number of years ago, and I've been scratching my head about how to determine who might belong it, as distinct from Category:Conductors. So I'm wondering if you could explain what you had in mind -- and hopefully provide concise inclusion criteria. Thanks! Cgingold (talk) 11:47, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

• Hi again, I thought I'd try again before I lose track of this. It would really help to have your thoughts on this before I proceed. Regards, Cgingold (talk) 02:54, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your detailed reply! I want to give it some thought, and then I'll get back to you. Cgingold (talk) 13:04, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Final discussion for Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people

Hello, I note that you have commented on the first phase of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people

As this RFC closes, there are two proposals being considered:

1. Proposal to Close This RfC
2. Alternate proposal to close this RFC: we don't need a whole new layer of bureaucracy

Your opinion on this is welcome. Okip 02:03, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Blue Room (song)

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Tagged for lack of sources since October 2008 with no improvement. Sub-notable song.

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Proposed deletion of Blue Room (song)

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I am puzzled

What is happening? Goochelaar (talk) 23:15, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

In a very short time you have inserted a lot of "citation needed" tags, all in articles I have started or to which I have contributed in significant measure. Are you trying to make some point I do not understand? Thanks, Goochelaar (talk) 23:29, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. If you disagree with one of my edits, you are of course welcome to revert it, possibly explaining why in the article's talk page. Moreover, if you have something to tell me, please do, rather than sending a circuitous message through a barrage of edits (are you familiar with WP:POINT?).

As to your book, I am not the one who fixed the guideline about self-published sources:

Anyone can create a website or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason self-published media—whether books, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, blogs, personal pages on social networking sites, Internet forum postings, or tweets—are largely not acceptable.

So, nobody here is bound to check "whether the mathematics is relevant and accurate" in your book, but rather, if necessary, to cite a reliable source instead. I have nothing against you, of course! But I find WP guidelines, on the whole, to be sound, and I dislike seeing them disregarded. Happy editing, Goochelaar (talk) 21:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

First of all, please do not resort to personal attacks, as in your sentence "I don't understand that you cannot realize this."

Next, you very correctly say "You can't make up mathematics; it's either correct (and thus, verifiable without sources!) or not". I could not agree more. But if so, why are you insisting on inserting this particular source, with which you could be seen has having a conflict of interests? You'd better remove the reference, and insert in the article the mathematical argument required there. Nobody can object to a correct mathematical argument; lacking that, I can be interested in a reference to a reliable (yes, indeed!) source: the first research paper some result appeared in, or a well-known treatise or textbook, at the very least because they are easier to find in a public or university library. Goochelaar (talk) 21:14, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

BLP sticky PROD

Hi BRG! If there is any consensus at at all, it is that the entire discussion has become a tangled confusion, and as a result both proponents and opponents of the issues under discussion are abandoning ship. None of us want this. It is still not clear which way consensus will fall and your contributions to the discussion are invaluable. However, In an attempt to keep the policy discussion on an even track, some users have decided to start the ball rolling for clarity by creating a special workshop pages. The first of these is for the technical development of a template at WT:BLP PROD TPL in case policy is decided for it . The taskforce pages are designed keep irrelevant stuff off the policy discussion and talk page, and help a few of us to move this whole debate towards a decision of some kind or another. The pages will be linked in a way that watchers will still find their way to them. This move is not intended to influence any policy whatsoever; It is to keep the discussion pages focussed on the separate issues. Cheers. --Kudpung (talk) 22:48, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

DC10 Meetup

Hey -- just created a page for DC10, hope you can make it, and will you help me spread it around? Also, not really a bot-guy, but I think people have used bots in the past to spread meetup info around. Know anything about this?--rocketrye12 ^{talk/contribs} 15:40, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

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Check out the new things that the Smithsonian is offering us! Sadads (talk) 15:45, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

WP:GLAM/SI invite

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Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 11

Hey, just in case you missed it, there is an oppurtunity to get a free dinner this Tuesday August 11 and a chance to meet and hang out talk about Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy and WP:GLAM/SI. Sorry that this is so late in the game, I was hoping the e-mail would be a better form of contact for active members (if you want to get on the e-mail list send me an User e-mail ). Hope that you can attend, User:Sadads (talk)11:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, you were right Tuesday August 10, project page is right. Sadads (talk) 02:42, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

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Wikipedia DC Meetup 13

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WikiXDC: Wikipedia 10th Birthday!

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You are invited to WikiXDC, a special meetup event and celebration on Saturday, January 22 hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration in downtown Washington, D.C.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Contract Bridge

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Wikimania 2012 bid, DC chapter & next meetup!

1. At WikiXDC in January, User:Harej proposed that DC submit a bid to host Wikimania 2012. A bid and organizing committee is being formed and seeks additional volunteers to help. Please look at our bid page and sign up if you want to help out. You can also signup for the bid team's email list.
2. To support the Wikimania bid, more events like WikiXDC, and outreach activities like collaborations with the Smithsonian (ongoing) and National Archives, there also has been discussion of forming Wikimedia DC, as an official Wikimedia chapter. You can express interest and contribute to chapter discussions on the Wikimedia DC Meta-Wiki pages.
3. To discuss all this and meet up with special guest, Dutch Wikipedian User:Kim Bruning, there will be a meetup, Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 16 this Tuesday at 7pm, at Capitol City Brewery, Metro Center. There will be a pre-meetup Wikimania team meeting at 6pm at the same location.

Apologies for the short notice for this meetup, but let's discuss when, where & what for DC Meetup #17. Also, if you haven't yet, please join wikimedia-dc mailing list to stay informed. Cheers, User:Aude (talk)

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So apparently, I got hacked...

Apparently, someone broke into my Gmail and used it to spam. I've since changed my password to something really strong. Thanks for letting me know. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:39, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Too Good to Be True (song)

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Shiloh, New Jersey

Hi, BRG. Way back in 2003, you moved Shiloh, New Jersey to Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey. I was just wondering why you did this. Is there another Shiloh in NJ? A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 01:43, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

How about that. I had never heard of this other Shiloh (nor have I heard of the Places Named database!). Thanks for pointing that out for me. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 18:13, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

DC Meetup: May 7 @ Tenleytown Library

The next DC Wikimedia meetup is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 3:30-5:30 pm at the Tenleytown Library (adjacent to the Tenleytown Metro Station, Red Line), followed by dinner & socializing at some nearby place.

This is the first official meeting of our proposed Wikimedia DC chapter, with discussion of bylaws and next steps. Other agenda items include, update everyone on our successful Wikimania bid and next steps in the planning process, discuss upcoming activities that we want to do over the summer and fall, and more.

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Proposed deletion of For Sentimental Reasons (Dinah Shore/Proper Records album)

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Proposed deletion of For Sentimental Reasons (Dinah Shore/ASV album)

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Nomination of For Sentimental Reasons (Dinah Shore/ASV album) for deletion

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Dinah

• Tell me how you think a source consisting entirely of a track listing is "reliable third party coverage" sufficient for a deprod. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 20:08, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
• Oh, so you think "notability" is a crock then huh? Then why don't you go ahead and make an article on your toenails? I'd LOVE to see you fight for that to be kept. (Seriously, "It exists" is not a reason to keep. You MUST have more than just a track listing for an album. And "a few years ago", even then, it was NEVER acceptable for an article to be sourced to a website with literally nothing but a track list.) Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 01:09, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• So tell me how you think the source is NON-TRIVIAL. Any album ever made will have a tracklist and release date somewhere. Even something spit out by some no-hit wonder 30 years ago. Do you really think you can hinge a whole article on "It was released on X date via Q Records, and has songs Z, Y and A" with LITERALLY no other info beyond that? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 19:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• I told you three times. A review of some sort would be enough for notability; albums that charted and/or were certified by the RIAA or a similar institution are generally considered notable too. I've found no reviews, chart positions or certifications. "A collection of the most important hits by a major artist is per se notable." — No it's not. Notability is NEVER inherited. It's entirely possible for a notable artist to put out a non-notable album. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 14:53, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Judaism

WikiProject Judaism		An invitation to join us!                                                                                                            If you are already a member of WikiProject Judaism, disregard this message.
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Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!

The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup

You are invited to the first Wikipedia Baltimore meetup on Saturday, July 23, 10:00am-12:30pm at the Walters Art Museum. Come meet Wikimedians, learn about GLAM-Wiki partnerships, get involved, and discuss future wiki outreach and activities in the Baltimore area!

There also is a Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage at the Young Preservationist Happy Hour on Friday, July 22, 6:30pm at the Midtown Yacht Club, an unpretentious neighborhood pub.

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The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter

The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic·t 21:17, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter July 2011 News Featured article contest This week, our first multilingual featured article contest was announced. We are aiming to improve the articles on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, or Bill of Rights to featured or good status in English and other languages. Prizes for winners will be a gift package from the National Archives including a book of your choice or a tote bag, and other swag, plus, of course, a special barnstar. August 6 backstage pass Plans are in the works for a meetup and backstage pass event at the National Archives II facility in College Park, MD. There will be a regular social meetup, a discussion with Dominic about WP:NARA, a tour of the building by NARA staff, and then time for a scanathon and editathon in the research rooms and library until the building closes at 5 pm. Keep your schedules open! From our recent uploads: 68px ...see more. Special requests: This section includes special requests from the NARA staff: Archival Recovery Team The National Archives' Archival Recovery Team (ART) is a team of law enforcement agents and archivists who investigate NARA's lost and stolen documents. They have received media attention ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]) and would like to request an article be written for the team, if Wikipedians deem it notable. It is hoped that making more information about the group available on Wikipedia will increase public awareness of the documents they are seeking to recover. Ongoing Today's Document challenge The Today's Document challenge is an opportunity for Wikipedians to get their work related to National Archives holdings spotlighted on Archives.gov and the National Archives' tumblr. Each day the National Archives selects a document related to the day's date to showcase. The goal is to get articles related to the selected documents on the main page in ""Did You Know...?" the same day that the National Archives features the document. Alternatively, other appropriate articles related to National Archives holdings not already selected will be used for new documents of the day by NARA staff and posted to their tumblr. Wikisource WP:NARA has a sister WikiProject on Wikisource, WS:NARA. On Wikisource, editors transcribe, proofread, and arrange documents. This helps to make little-known documents more discoverable, or well-known documents more searchable, and improves accessibility. See the files being worked on. If you are new to Wikisource and would like to participate, there are experienced Wikisourcerors willing to be mentors. New contributions A list of some recent contributions to the project: Wikipedia District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act (Fetchcomms) Court of the Patriarchs (CutOffTies) Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom (Fetchcomms) Wikisource1 Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii Petition from women of Brookline Resolutions of the Joint Committee on the Washington Monument H. R. 4982 A Petition For Universal Suffrage Susan B. Anthony petition for remission of fine Alexander Hamilton's commission to take rank as Colonel 1Credit goes to Prosody, Theornamentalist, Inductiveload, Digipoke, George Orwell III, Kathleen.wright5, BirgitteSB, and Zhaladshar Tools Archives.gov grabber (Slakr) Future plans Major image contribution The National Archives has hundreds of thousands of digitized documents in its holdings. We are working on a bulk upload to Commons of one particular cache of about 123,000 TIFF master files in the next few days! Once uploaded, these will require a massive community effort to help categorize the files on Commons and add them to articles on Wikipedia or transcribe them on Wikisource. Inclusion in the online catalog We are currently working on a system for including links to pages on Wikimedia projects in the National Archives online catalog. The Wikimedia projects are hosting an increasing number of transcriptions of National Archives documents and high-quality image and video files that are not available through NARA's own site. Links to these Wikimedia pages in the documents' actual catalog records will benefit the end user by providing them access to further resources about the documents, and they will also demonstrate the National Archives commitment to supporting Wikimedians' efforts. To stop receiving this newsletter, please remove your name from the list.

DC Meetup, July 29

DC Meetup 21 - Who should come? You should. Really.
	DC MEETUP 21 is July 29! This meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. See you Friday! SarahStierch (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, August 6

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic·t 21:18, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

National Archives Backstage Pass

Not joking about the chocolate!

This is a reminder that the National Archives Backstage Pass is tomorrow at 11 am. National Archives-themed chocolates and temporary tattoos await! Also, historical documents. :-) Please see the meetup page for updated information on transportation, security, and other other event details. Dominic·t 22:24, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

You're invited! Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting

DC Meetup 23 & Annual Membership Meeting

Wikimedia District of Columbia, the newest officially recognized chapter, is holding its Annual Membership Meeting at 1pm on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library. Agenda items include: election of the Board of Directors for the next two years approval of a budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year report on the activities and accomplishments of the past year social gathering afterwards at a nearby restaurant Candidate nominations are open until 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, September 24. We encourage you to consider being a candidate. (see see candidate instructions) The meeting is open to both the general public and members from within the DC-MD-VA-WV-DE region and beyond. We encourage everyone to attend! You may join the chapter at the meeting or online.

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DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special backstage pass and scanathon meetup with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! Dominic·t 16:01, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC

Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC & edit-a-thon
Wikipedia Loves Libraries comes to DC on Saturday, November 5th, from 1-5pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library. We will be holding an edit-a-thon, working together to improve Wikipedia content related to DC history, arts, civil rights, or whatever suits your interests. There may also be opportunities to help with scanning historic photos plus some swag! You're invited and we hope to see you there!
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Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & Meetup - Who should come? You should. Really.

FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 15:41, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & Meetup - Who should come? You should. Really.

FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 16:04, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

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National Archives ExtravaSCANza

You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success! This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC) 1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

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