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I will try to respond to you here on my talk page in order to keep continuity in the conversation and on your talk page. Likely only the latter if I'm pressed for time or just being my usual lazy self. —ExplorerCDT 00:54, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Rutgers

Beats me. The formal name is as good as the informal name, but I suspect many people just call it "Rutgers". — Rickyrab | Talk 02:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Same sex marriage and mailing list.

Hey, would you mind taking another look at Same-sex marriage in Spain? I think Raystorm has addressed your concerns now. Also, would you mind adding me to the Wikipedia Club of New York mailing list? I'm dev920 at gmail dot com. I'm very interested in seeing how you go about it, it seems like a great idea! Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Explorer - I've been through Same-sex marriage in Spain and the corresponding article in the Spanish wiki - I'm mostly satisfied now, awaiting Opabinia's comprehensive concerns - you might want to have another look now. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Same-sex marriage in Spain. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:32, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll take a look later on this evening. —ExplorerCDT 22:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

References to College football

Thanks for adding the needed references to College football. You may want to look at WP:CITE to better help you add references in a better fashion. It's not always needed to "name" the reference unless you plan to use it more than once in the same article. Again, thanks for the added reference. --MECU≈talk 20:35, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

• I just quickly cut and paste the references from Athletics at Rutgers University, without taking any time or care in editing—hence why the "name" parameter was in the <ref> tag. —ExplorerCDT 20:38, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

OU article up for FA

First of all, let me thank you for your tremendous help with the University of Oklahoma article. This last PR (its third) was by far the most helpful. I believe I addressed all the issues in the PR and have nominated the article for FA. Please let me know if there are any further issues that needs to be addressed or if you feel the article is now up to FA standard. I look forward to your comments. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/University of Oklahoma.↔NMajdan•talk 19:16, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Dundee United F.C.

Thanks for the comments re Dundee United F.C. potentially becoming a featured article - I've tried to implement the changes suggested by others and your feedback is extremely helpful. Fedgin | Talk 09:37, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinking in references

Hi, I was following the discussion here and notice you object to wikilinking in references. This is something I do a lot, because I've seen it done a lot. Is there somewhere (WP:MOS?) that says not to wikilink in references? Thanks, Garrie 05:28, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Port wine

I appreciate your note. However, if you examine my changes you will see that I only changed the formatting, collapsing many single-sentence paragraphs into larger ones. I did not add any content (I deleted a few completely unsourced bits). I understand the article is unsourced, but I didn't add to it. Cheers, Semifreddo 22:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Jogaila

Thanks for your suggestions at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jogaila. I've changed all the pictures, etc. to standard thumbs. I put in a biography heading and some more headings, but someone now objects to that, so I would be interested in further input from you, if you have the time. I think I might well have overdone it on the headings now; but it really is such an easy thing for me or anyone else to change, that I'm sure objections on those grounds can be met readily. Cheers.qp10qp 13:16, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, by the way, if you do visit that area, could you also possibly check whether your objections have yet been met at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jack Sheppard. I took a week off work to respond to comments at the Jogaila FAC, but really I haven't been given much to do, and so I got myself involved in this neighbouring candidate instead. I've actually now read two sources (Defoe's History and Linebaugh's The London Hanged) and parts of others, and together with User:ALoan have made changes to the article that increase the quoting and referencing of (many) more sources. The objections on those grounds came mainly from MLilburne and yourself, so I'd be interested to hear your present views of the sourcing. Sorry to bother you again.qp10qp 13:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Sussex County, New Jersey source

Your forthcoming book on Sussex and Warren place names does seem most intriguing, and I would be interested in seeing a copy. But given your status as a stickler for Wikipedia policy, I am sure that you might see why the source would be inappropriate, as indicated in an earlier removal, which cited the restriction on unpublished works. Furthermore, as you are the author of the material in question, published or not, it would be seem to meet the exact definition -- and be a rather flagrant violation -- of WP:No Original Research. If you have access to the specific sources you used, you can certainly reference those independent, reliable sources to support the items in the article. Other than that, there would seem to be no choice but to remove the reference to your own research as a source. Alansohn 04:37, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

• You might want to take another look at that in consideration of WP:COI, WP:NPOV and WP:RS, regarding the use of "secondary sources" and "citing oneself." When those discussions are taken into account (the use of one policy needs to be considered in how it coincides or contrasts with other relevant)...your concerns are hardly justified under OR guidelines. —ExplorerCDT 19:52, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I hadn't explicitly listed WP:COI and WP:NPOV, but I must agree that your use of a reference to a text you authored would be in violation of those policies as well as the originally specified concerns re WP:No Original Research. I cannot address WP:RS concerns, as I have no access to the as yet unpublished work. I will remove the reference to avoid any further violation of Wikipedia policy. Alansohn 20:46, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Advance copies of the book are available before its release.' That is added to the <ref> just in case someone like Alansohn would like a copy to review it before passing judgment on whether it complies with WP:RS. Has he asked? No. He just assumes. —ExplorerCDT 06:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
      • I've already asked for a copy of this alleged book, which might allow me to make a judgment as to whether or not it has any merit. It was the first statement I made in discussing the inappropriateness of the use of the unpublished original research as a source. You not only have problems following basic rules, you don't even read your own talk page. To help you through your problem I have highlighted the relevant portions of the conversation. Remember what they say about people who assume... Alansohn 12:19, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
        • Saying you're "interested in seeing a copy" and asking for one are two different things. I often ignore such instances of beating around the bush. In the meantime, stop removing the reference until you get a third opinion...because your bias against me (as evident in disputes over other articles, i.e. Joyce Kilmer) raises considerable suspicion. I'll provide Choess and Ruhrfisch free copies, but because of your conduct with me previously—and I hope you take it personally—you don't get one without paying retail plus shipping. —ExplorerCDT 10:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I assume ExplorerCDT's request for a Third Opinion will be used and think that is a good idea to resolve this question. If so, and if the ref has to be changed or even removed for whatever reason(s) as a result, please be aware that the book "On Crossroads and Signposts: An Etymology of Place Names in Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey" is also cited in the following articles: Paulins Kill, Pequest River, and Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey) (although it is not in Warren County, New Jersey that I can see). I also wonder if there is any other source for the book that can be given for confirmation - i.e. the publisher's web page or phone number or email - to address some of the Wikipedia:Reliable sources concerns? Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch 16:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

• Ruhrfisch, e-mail me your contact information and I'll have someone contact you/send you a copy. —ExplorerCDT 10:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I live in New York, so if you'd like to make arrangements to hand off a copy, I can probably give an independent assessment and return it in fairly short order. Choess 19:51, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

• I'll be able to have a copy sent out towards the end of the week...funeral and other things in between that's been consuming my time right this moment. Just e-mail me a snail-mail address. —ExplorerCDT 10:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm. Packages can be troublesome for me. Sounds like you're busy right now, but it would actually be a bit easier for me to meet at Grand Central or someplace convenient and save the postage. Is there a New York meetup in the near future? I'm sorry to hear of your loss, and I hope things are going OK for you. Choess 07:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Copied from User:Alansohn's talk page

• I don't see that there's an inherent WP:NOR conflict. "This policy does not prohibit editors with specialist knowledge from adding their knowledge to Wikipedia, but it does prohibit them from drawing on their personal knowledge without citing their sources. If an editor has published the results of his or her research in a reliable publication, then s/he may cite that source while writing in the third person and complying with our NPOV policy. See also Wikipedia's guidelines on conflict of interest." (my emph.) So the question really hinges on the classification of the book under WP:RS. Choess 05:30, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

• • Stop removing the reference until you get a third opinion. Your bias against me (best seen in Joyce Kilmer) raises considerable suspicion. If you want a copy, you'll have to pay for it. I'll gladly provide one free to Choess and Ruhrfisch and other qualified requesters, but you're not getting one free. Full retail, plus shipping. Why? Because I don't like you. —ExplorerCDT 10:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
    • You have offered to send advance copies of the alleged book; I requested a copy as the first step in addressing this issue; and you refuse to send out the information you committed yourself to sending. As the unpublished material flagrantly violates both WP:RS and WP:V, in addition to likely issues of WP:NOR and WP:COI, the burden of proof rests with you, and no effort has been made to meet it. Until such time as there is clear consensus that you have not again violated Wikipedia policy, the reference to the material must be removed, and will be removed from all other articles making use of the invalid material. I strongly encourage you to substitute any valid, reliable sources you may have found in place of your original research, as a means to address this problem until consensus is reached. Alansohn 12:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
      • Yes, I offered to send advance copies, but I never guaranteed they would be free. If you want an advance copy, because I don't like you, I will have to demand payment. Other people, who I do like, will receive them free. Sorry, I don't like you, and that's the way it's going to be. —ExplorerCDT 11:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
        • Given that you are now requiring purchase of the claimed book, I would have to add WP:SPAM to issues with inclusion of reference to this unpublished and invalid publication. If this is your response to the problems created in using invalid materials, it would seem far less likely than ever that the source is any more reliable. The issues with WP:COI and WP:NPOV only seem to be magnifying themselves in this context. I would again encourage you to include references to any valid, reliable sources that you may have found in place of your original research, as a means to address the violations you have created. Alansohn 12:22, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

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I was aware of the pending publication of the book when I peer reviewed Paulins Kill and mentioned it to ExplorerCDT then: "I also see one book cited that is not yet published and seems to be by you, which raises possible issues of both verifiability and no original research. I think the problem goes away once the book is published." (November 4, 2006, quote taken from here). At the time I had not read the policy on verifiability and the guideline on reliable sources as carefully as I should have and thought that if it were a problem, wiser and more experienced editors than I would raise the issue in WP:FAC (in fact, it was not mentioned there).

Having now carefully reread the guidelines on reliable sources and policy on verifiablity, I have to agree that until the book is published, any editor may challenge it as a reliable source and remove it from any article. Here is the clincher for me (from "in a nutshell" for WP:V, which is official policy):

• Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources.
• Editors adding new material should cite a reliable source, or it may be challenged or removed by any editor.
• The obligation to provide a reliable source lies with the editors wishing to include the material, not with those seeking to remove it.

So as I see it: 1) no article should cite the book until it is published; 2) any editor is well within her rights to remove the source from the articles in question; 3) once the book is published, wiser heads than I can decide if it is a reliable source; and 4) the whole question of reviewing the book for reliability is premature.

Having said that, I also want to add that in Paulins Kill at least, the book was backed up by other sources in all but one citation, and all the information covered by reference to the book seemed fine to me as far as I was able to check it (for example, there are Lenape language dictionaries online here). I assumed good faith before and still assume that the material in the book will prove to be carefully researched and accurate. Be that as it may, until it is published and deemed reliable, it should not be cited. I apologize for not raising this issue in FAC, as I was aware of it then. Ruhrfisch 15:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

• Agreed. I look forward to seeing the book -- once published -- and if it is indeed reliable, I would welcome and encourage its use in any and all articles relating to places in the two counties cited in the title. Yet, until publication, there is no legitimate justification to include the text in references. Once the book has been published, proper consideration should be made of the reliability and verifiability of the text. Until then, the original sources that are presumably cited in the text should be used in lieu of references to the yet-unpublished book, again as long as they are from reliable and verifiable sources. Alansohn 17:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

• • I am glad to hear the book will be published in three weeks. I still do not see how it can be cited until it is published. I am sorry about your loss and that all of this has come up at what is likely a difficult time for you. My sincere condolences,Ruhrfisch 16:35, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

C.S. Lewis

I just happened to see C.S. Lewis on the Good Article nominations page. After looking through the past few weeks, I'd be happy that it now has enough citations to be a Good Article. Do you want to have another look, or are you happy for me to promote it? Regards, The Land 21:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Funpika has failed the article for not using in-line citations, despite the good article criteria explicitly stating that they are not mandatory. Could someone please clarify? Martin 00:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

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Jupiter's ring system

Hi,

In the FAC for the Jupiter article you stated that:

The theory of ejected satellite material being the composition of Jupiter's rings has been thrown out with recent scholarships.

I've searched for references to your assertion, but everything I find up until 2003 still suggests that the material was ejected through bombardment. Could you possibly point me toward the source of your recent scholarship? Thank you. — RJH (talk) 18:02, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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I noticed you enjoy writing and have been active in editing an FA article in the past. I just nominated the Ohio Wesleyan University article, an article that I've worked on for the past 5-6 months and received tremendous help from the League of Copyeditors. I was wondering if you might have some time to provide your opinion and feedback! Thank you so much for your time!

LaSaltarella 21:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Campbell's Soup Cans FAC2

You were fairly vocal in FAC1 and have not chimed in on FAC2. Your comments and hopefully support are welcome. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 16:30, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Bad Grammar

I noticed that under things you hate you mention one of them as Bad Grammar. Then in the very next section you posted "(as is half of those with northern European blood)". Shouldn't it be (as are half of those with northern European blood)? "He is, They are" Correct? I just thought it was too funny to pass up. By the way I am also from the Tampa Bay area and both my brothers live in Hell's Kitchen, or Clinton if you prefer. Colincbn 17:25, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

WCNY

Hi Christopher, Finally starting to poke around here and contribute rather than just using the content. Trying to decide where to get started and Wikipedia:WikiProject_New_York_City seems like as good a place as any. Hope to make it to a WCNY event sometime soon as well. Blckdmnd99 02:50, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

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WikiProject Poetry Roll Call

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The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue III (November 2007)

The November 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! Noetic Sage 19:48, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for December 2007

The December 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the January 2008 issue. Dr. Cash 00:59, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue IV (December 2007)

The December 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Noetic Sage 23:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles January Newsletter

Happy New Year! Here is the latest edition of the WikiProject GA Newsletter! Dr. Cash (talk) 03:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

You're invited!

...to the next New York City Meetup!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 13th, Columbia University area Last: 11/3/2007

In the morning, there are exciting plans for a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the American Museum of Natural History.

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues (see the last meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue V (January 2008)

The January 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Noetic Sage 22:02, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Template:Balzac2

A tag has been placed on Template:Balzac2 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 20:45, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

New mailing list

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 21:02, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

You are invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area Last: 1/13/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
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WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VI (February 2008)

The February 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Delivered on 19:10, 5 March 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VII (March 2008)

The March 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Delivered on 17:59, 31 March 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

Apologies

You probably owe me some. After the discussion we had here I really grew sick of Wikipedia. As I was trying to tell you that a Chinese-made (or made-up) ranking of world universities doesn't hold, because I had living Communism experience and I knew how these rankings are made up, you were busy making the point that those rankings are something (and by that actually making something out of nothing). I am not sure whether you have checked lately this, an Wikipedia article which says "a 2007 paper from the peer-reviewed journal Scientometrics finds that the results from the Shanghai university rankings are irreproducible". You can now try to find some Mao writings which show that Rutgers is even better than the Shanghai rankings said. Your truly. --Luci_Sandor 19:11, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VIII (April 2008)

The April 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Delivered on 21:30, 2 May 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

NYC Meetup: June 1, 2008

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday June 1st, Columbia University area Last: 3/16/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
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Rankings in lead

There is a debate at WT:UNI#Rankings in lead about the consensus for including or excluding rankings from the lead of university articles. Your input would be appreciated. Madcoverboy (talk) 18:19, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject New Jersey advisory

The WikiProject New Jersey Reboot

Help Wanted! Articles are languishing, categories are stagnating, assessments are missing, the portal is static, and you can help.

You are cordially invited to visit the redesigned WikiProject New Jersey and invite others to do the same.

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MIT

Given your comments on the previous MIT FAC in January 2007 as well as your work on Rutgers University, I would like to solicit your feedback on MIT's current article at the peer review for whatever changes you feel would be necessary to secure your support at a future WP:FAC. Madcoverboy (talk) 16:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Second Annual WikiNYC Picnic

Greetings! You are invited to attend the second annual New York picnic on August 24! This year, it will be taking place in the Long Meadow of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. If you plan on coming, please sign up and be sure to bring something! Please be sure to come!
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WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (August 2008)

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume I - Issue 1 26 August 2008
Project News	Article Alerts
The Reboot of Wikiproject New Jersey has certainly stirred up some new activity at the project. Discussion on several improvements and new initiatives have been going on at the talk page. There has been an involved discussion regarding our 849 unassessed articles, especially those on municipalities. The current goal is to review and assess all 566 New Jersey muncipality articles by September 30. A suggestion has been made to intiate Wikipedia Takes New Jersey to begin clearing the large backlog of articles needing photos. Let's all grab our cameras and head out into the vast wilds of the Garden State. Town Halls, High Schools, Historic Places - every article deserves a picture.	The following articles may be in need of attention: Featured Article candidates: none at this time Good Article nominees: Jon Corzine The Sopranos
New Jersey Collaboration news	New WPNJ members
WPNJ member Mm40 has volunteered to coordinate a new WPNJ Collaboration project. It's been a while since we used the NJCOTW and new volunteers are needed. Join the discussion to volunteer. Battle of Trenton was recently proposed as a Featured Article candidate. It was not promoted, but has now been nominated for A-Class review through the Military History WikiProject. Take a look at their A-Class FAQ. As we need to set up our own process for reviewing A-Class articles, it may be worth watching the process.	Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey: User:WTGDMan1986 joined on August 20
Reboot progress report	Help Wanted
The redesign has been well received. There are still some things left to do. This newsletter was one big check mark off the list. Hopefully this can be continued on a regular basis. There are literally thousands of articles in Category:New Jersey that have not been tagged as part of the project, and stub sorting hasn't been run in 10 months. We will need to identify some friendly bot operators to help with these projects. An outreach department (which includes the newsletter) needs to be formalized. Creating an invitation template for easy placement on userpages will also be part of that effort. There are lots of best practices described at the WikiProject Council with ideas of how to make our project more responsive, welcoming, active, and effective. Task forces? Peer review? Other ideas welcome!	New member recruiters Style guideline writers Newletter writers A-class article reviewers Portal crew members Many more Ask a question, make an offer
Editor's Notes
I just wanted to say that the response to my bold makeover of WPNJ has been gratifying, but nothing will improve the project as much as more activity, and that means more members. There are lots of things to do in this new setup, and everyone with an interest should be able to find a way to contribute to the collaboration. I want to thank you all for the patience, the appreciation, and the effort. - Jim Miller
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Please return to WikProject Media franchises

Dear ExplorerCDT...You are invited to come back to discuss WikiProject Media franchises. Since you participated in one or more discussions of the project, possibly when it was known as WikiProject Fictional series, I hope to see you return to it. The project needs your participation. Currently there is no activity on the project's talk page about the reorganization which is discouraging. I had great expectations for this project as it touches so many topics but am becoming discouraged. I hope to see you return. LA (If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page.) @ 19:23, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Wikis Take Manhattan

Wikis Take Manhattan Next: Saturday September 27

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City. The event is based on last year's Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, and has evolved to include StreetsWiki this year as well.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Spring 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Gallery (our cool gallery)

WINNINGS? Prizes include a dinner for three with Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales at Pure Food & Wine, gift certificates to Bicycle Habitiat and the LimeWire Store, and more!

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, September 27th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's West Village office. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

349 W. 12th St. #3

Between Greenwich & Washington Streets

By the 14th St./8th Ave. ACE/L stop

FOR UPDATES

Check out:

• Wikis Take Manhattan main website

This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (September 2008)

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume 1 - Issue 2 26 September 2008
Project News	Article Alerts
The Maryland WikiProject has put together a great chart comparing the growth of several state WikiProjects, including WPNJ. Take a look at the chart to see how the growth of WPNJ compares to some of our peer projects. Please remember to place the {{WikiProject New Jersey}} tag on the talk pages of any New Jersey related articles you create or come across. You can also add the new articles page to your watchlist. Some updates have been made to the NJ Portal, but much more needs to be done. If a few volunteers can put together Featured Article summmaries, we can automate rotating the portal content. The same can be done for DYK items. Please take a look and see if you can assist.	The following articles may be in need of attention: Featured Article candidates: None at this time Good Article nominees: None at this time
Wikipedia Release version 0.7	New WPNJ members
The Wikipedia 0.7 project team has chosen the New Jersey related articles that will be included in the next downloadable version of Wikipedia. You can review the list of selected WPNJ articles, check the articles tagged for cleanup, or nominate additional articles for inclusion. Selection is an automated process based on article assessments. To help avoid vandalism and POV concerns, specific versions of articles can be tagged for inclusion in the downloadable release. See the New Jersey section of the bot results to recommend a production version. The process ends on October 20, and then a bot will select an appropriate version if none has been recommended.	Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey: Shirulashem (talk) 4 September 2008 Spartacusprime (talk) 8 September 2008
Article News	Help Wanted
Both Jon Corzine and The Sopranos were promoted to Good Article status in the past month. No WikiProject New Jersey articles were promoted to Featured article status. Battle of Trenton was not listed as a Featured Article, and may need more editors to complete the remaining work to be promoted. Also, in an item that was missed last month, Thomas Edison was delisted as a Good Article in July. The WPNJ Assessment Drive is ongoing. Please help assess all of the articles about places in New Jersey. There are currently 849 articles that have not been assessed.	Portal Crew Collaboration project Photographers in NYC Ask a question, make an offer
Editor's Notes
Fall has arrived, and with it will come a rush of new Wikipedians. Inviting new editors to join WPNJ is easy to do, and can help us improve our New Jersey articles. Keep an eye out for editors who work on NJ articles who can help the project. The Wikipedia Release version project is in its final stages for the next version. Take a look at the article lists, cleanup where you can, and nominate articles that should be included on the DVD version of WP. Lets make sure that those who end up with a downloaded copy of WP get solid articles about New Jersey. - Jim Miller
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WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (October 2008)

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume I - Issue 3 29 October 2008
Project News	Article Alerts
A new bot is patrolling Wikipedia workflows to let WPNJ members know when any of our articles may be in need of attention. Any article tagged with the WPNJ banner that has been added to one of the major workflows (AfD, FAC, GAN, etc.) will be added to a new project page. The bot runs daily, so add the new Article Alerts page to your watchlist, or just check the main project page to see the updates. See the Article Alerts project page for details on how the bot works and which processes it covers.	The following articles may be in need of attention: Featured Article/List candidates: List of Nobel Laureates affiliated with Princeton University Good Article nominees: none at this time
Cross-Project Collaboration Request	New WPNJ members
WPNJ received the following request for assistance with New Jersey Devils articles: "The WikiProject Ice Hockey is currently looking for editors to help update team articles about the 2008-09 NHL season. If you are interested in the NHL, please consider helping us keep these article current. To sign up, go to this page and add your name beside the team or teams you wish to particpate in." See the WPNJ talk page for more information.	Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey: Rhvanwinkle (talk) 9 October 2008
New Jersey on the Main Page	Help Wanted
No, not the state - the battleship! On October 15, USS New Jersey (BB-62) was the Featured Article on the Wikipedia main page. Featured articles receive heavier traffic when they are on the main page. Improving WPNJ articles to featured status can help drive more editors to our project.	Recruit new members Article Assessments Ask a question, make an offer
Editor's Notes
Seems like a pretty light month in terms of activity at WPNJ. Personally, your editor was doing a lot of travelling and went on a wiki-free vacation for nine days. Time to dive back in and create some new NJ articles. - Jim Miller See me | Touch me
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NYC Meetup: You are invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 16th, Columbia University area Last: 6/01/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, finalize and approve bylaws, interact with representatives from the Software Freedom Law Center, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the June meeting's minutes and the September meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikis Take Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wikipedia Loves Art! bonanza, being planned with the Brooklyn Museum for February.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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Proposed conversion of WikiProject Rutgers to a task force under WPNJ

I see you've contributed to WikiProject Rutgers, so I'm leaving this message for you as a courtesy. I've opened a discussion on the talk page of WikiProject Rutgers suggesting it be converted to a task force under WPNJ. Thank you! shirulashem (talk) 15:46, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

You're invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 18th, Columbia University area Last: 11/01/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, look at our approval by the Chapters Committee, develop ideas for chapter projects at museums and libraries throughout our region, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the November meeting's minutes and the December mini-meetup's minutes).

We'll make preparations for our exciting museum photography Wikipedia Loves Art! February bonanza (on Flickr, on Facebook) with Shelley from the Brooklyn Museum and Alex from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We'll also be collecting folks to join our little Wikipedia Takes the Subway adventure which will be held the day after the meeting.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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NYC Meetup: You're invited!

New York City Meetup—Museum Extravanganza Next: February 6-7, at the Met Museum and the Brooklyn Museum Last: 01//2008

Join us the evenings of Friday February 6 and Saturday February 7 around Wikipedia Loves Art! museum photography events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

There will also be a special business meeting on Saturday dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues with guests from the Wikimedia Foundation.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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You're invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 29th, Columbia University area Last: 01/18/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, sign official incorporation papers for the chapter, review recent projects like Wikipedia Loves Art and upcoming projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the January meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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You're invited...

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday May 17th, Columbia University area Last: 03/29/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, establish a membership process for the chapter, review the upcoming Wiki-Conference New York 2009 (planned for ~100 people at NYU this summer) and future projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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GA Reassessessment of Joyce Kilmer

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found a large number of concerns and as a result have de-listed the article. When these issues have been addressed, it may be re-nominated at WP:GAN. If you disagree with the delisting and the assessment at Talk:Joyce Kilmer/GA1, you may ask for a ciommunity reassessment at WP:GAR. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 12:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

You're invited...

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday September 13th, Columbia University area Last: 07/25/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference New York, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan and Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Wikis Take Manhattan

Wikis Take Manhattan Next: Saturday October 10

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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You're invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 15th, Columbia University area Last: 09/13/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (November 2009)

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume II - Issue 1 12 November 2009
Project News	Article Alerts
Education Task Force - The conversion of the former WikiProject Education is New Jersey has been completed. New Jersey education-related articles are now supported by the Education task force. The project banner has been updated to fully support the task force with independent importance ratings. No More Comments - A proposal at the Village Pump has resulted in the deprecation of comments subpages. These were usually found at Talk:Article title/Comments and contained little more than assessment notes. These pages were not widely watched, and are often a hidden location for vandalism and BLP violations. WPNJ has 104 articles that used these pages. A complete list of them, along with their contents, can be viewed at Wikipedia:WikiProject New Jersey/Deprecation of comments. It is up to the members of WPNJ to decide what to do with this information.	The following articles may be in need of attention: Featured Article candidates: none currently Good Article nominees: U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey Hudson County Courthouse
Municipality template compromise; School Districts (almost) complete	New WPNJ members
Legislative templates in municipal articles - A rather lengthy discussion ran from the end of August until the end of October regarding the use of our legislative district templates in articles about local municipalities. Many WPNJ members commented on the concept, and a proposed compromise seems to have been reached. The templates will require some adjustments to fit the new wording, but should result in more directly relevant sections about County, State, and Federal representation in our articles on cities, towns, villages, townships, and boroughs. Hopefully, more dicussions like this can result is some kind of Manual of Style to bring greater standardization to all of these articles. School District articles now comprehensive - WPNJ Founder Alansohn recently reported that almost all of New Jersey's school districts now have articles - "I have created the article for the last missing (non-vocational) school district in the state." Congrats to Alansohn, who I am sure would love more members at the Education task force to help maintain these articles!	Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey: A Stop at Willoughby 10 November 2008 Andrewmin 17 November 2008 cryptod 10 January 2009 marksdaly 15 March 2009 Aki Mononoke 23 May 2009 N2icv 14 June 2009 mannybrown1 24 June 2009 Madr1000 14 July 2009 Mr. Matté 15 July 2009 Christopher 17 August 2009 Rttam 11 October 2009
Watch These Pages	Help Wanted
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Editor's Notes
Editor's news. OK, so I am going to try this again. It's been a little over a year since our last edition, and activity at the project was a bit slow during that time. Things have picked up again over the last few months, so once more into the breech I go. I will try to produce this newsletter on a regular basis (bi-monthly?) to see if we can get some more activity going at WPNJ. Help is always appreciated, and there is plenty to do. - Jim Miller See me | Touch me
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• Newsletter delivery by xenobot 14:06, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day NYC

Wikipedia 9th birthday coin

You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Sunday January 24, 2010 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends!
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WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (January 2010)

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter
Volume II - Issue 2 25 January 2010
Project News	Article Alerts
New Statistics Table There has been an upgrade to the WP 1.0 bot that updates our project's summary table. The new table lists all page classes including Portal-class, Redirect-class, and Disambig-class. We now have a better picture of the scope of the WikiProject and the pages that we cover. New York Times to charge for access The New York Times is an invaluable resource for properly referencing articles, but especially due to its extensive archives and coverage of New Jersey issues. The announcement that metered content will be started in 2011 has the potential to make article sourcing much more difficult. It also causes a need to update linked sources in articles before all of the NYT links go dead. Any link can be archived on demand by using WebCite. We can help avoid dead links by archiving any article sources from the NYT.	The following articles may be in need of attention: Featured Article/List candidates: List of Governors of New Jersey (FLC) Good Article nominees: U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey
All BLP, All the Time	New WPNJ members
BLP Issue Boils Over There are discussions all over the 'pedia about deleting close to 50,000 unreferenced Biographies of Living People. We won't get into a rehash here, but let's just look at what we can do. There is a new item on the project task list for sourcing BLPs. All articles that are in both Category:People from New Jersey and Category:All unreferenced BLPs are now available on this work list. These articles need to be sourced, PRODded, or sent to AfD. An ounce of prevention Unreferenced BLPs are one of the catgories regularly listed in the WPNJ Cleanup listing. New articles are also a prime location to find articles that do not yet have references. You can keep an eye on the New Articles list to help prevent the workload from getting any larger. Can we do more? There are bots that will automatically add the WPNJ Project Banner to all articles in our designated categories if we have consensus to request it. Join the discussion here.	Please welcome the following new members to WikiProject New Jersey: No new WPNJ members since the last issue!
In NJ, politics means article updates	Help Wanted
New Leaders in NJ Government Over the past 2 weeks, new legislators have been sworn in, the legislature has new leadership, the 55th Governor of New Jersey has been inaugurated, and we have our first Lt. Governor. All new members of the Legislature have at least stub articles, and many of the templates have been updated. Updating templates Many New Jersey articles utilize stadardized templates to convey information. With elections happening as often as they do in this state, January is always a good time to review these templates and update them with new information. Does your town or county have new elected officials? It's maintainance time on many of our articles on municipalities and counties as well.	Outreach Run across any new editors on New Jersey-related articles? Invite them to join WPNJ! Ask a question, make an offer
Editor's Notes
Editor's news Must have been some winter holiday season in New Jersey, because the project talk page has been unusually quiet. I thought with all that snow, many of us would be inside and doing things here at WP. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying a healthy and happy 2010!! - Jim Miller See me | Touch me
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• Newsletter delivery by xenobot 13:47, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Sunday, March 21

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 21st, Columbia University area Last: 11/15/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Day NYC, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Lights Camera Wiki, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example User:ScienceApologist will present on "climate change, alternative medicine, UFOs and Transcendental Meditation" (see the November meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back. And if the weather is good, we'll have a star party with the telescopes on the roof of Pupin Hall!

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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File source problem with File:RevCampbell1.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:RevCampbell1.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 18:34, 1 May 2010 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Replaceable fair use File:ConfessionOfPeter.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:ConfessionOfPeter.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

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Fair use rationale for File:Bufalino billydelia.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Bufalino billydelia.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)

Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC has been confirmed for the weekend of August 28-29 at New York University.

There's still plenty of time to join a panel, or to propose a lightning talk or an open space session. Register for the Wiki-Conference here. And sign up here for on-wiki notification. All are invited!
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Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4

We meet outside by the trees at 5:00 PM.

Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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File permission problem with File:Paulinskill.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Paulinskill.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

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• make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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Article on Post-Expressionism created

I saw your comment on the New Objectivity article on how it needed to be distinguished from Post-Expressionism, the link for which redirected to that page. I agreed, so went ahead in creating an article. If you have additional information that should be added, want to brush it up, or add references, be my guest.

I have a lot of images to go with the article, but I've had experiences with my image uploads being deleted in the past, so I'm requesting help from people on how to upload them, properly cite them and describe copyright information. I know that according to US law, they would be considered within public domain, but I don't know about copyright laws on images of paintings in Europe.

Brianshapiro (talk) 02:06, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of The Bells Must Ring for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Bells Must Ring is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Bells Must Ring until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. PGPirate 23:02, 11 January 2012 (UTC)