User talk:Fran Rogers/Archive 11

Please review my software article[edit]

Hello! I have created an article in my sandbox space titled Mobility as a Service. It would be nice if you could review it and provide me feedback.Its one of my first articles. Thus, have lots to learn.. Please let me know if it is ready to be moved to main space. PCJain (talk) 07:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Userbox[edit]

I see why you would delete that userbox, and I should have worded it better. I have replaced it on my user page with a completely unrelated one. I would also like to let you know that I am over 13, in case you are concerned about it. NotAnonymous0 (talk) 06:04, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And if experienced users could use the template?[edit]

Hello, Fran

Thanks for your message about templating experienced users. I am wondering what you suggest when somebody like User:Okip makes a series of edits [9] or [13] edits long. I'd think Okip's experience would have led Okip to take some other approach, but then, I see a lot of people unaware of the tools available. The template for previewing was a handy (and I thought, polite enough) way to point it out.

And I am aware of WP:Don't template the regulars. In fact, the template was really just the wagon for me to roll my personal note into Okip's talk page, not unlike the suggestion at the end of this.

Do you, personally, go get a template, expand it, copy and paste the text, tweak it to make it your own, and then add that to a Talk page (of a regular)? Because that's what I probably would have done to avoid templating Okip for something as simple and (to me) obvious as using the preview function. I frankly didn't want to spend that much time on something so basic. Preview seems like something any newbie should catch on to before their fifth edit. Sincere regards. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 23:37, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If someone makes a mistake, just fix it (this being a wiki) and kindly point it out to them if need be. No need for templated warnings, or exhortations to use the "Preview" button. Fran Rogers ❇ 01:59, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's it...[edit]

I think it's time for me to log another complaint to BellSouth re. Bambifan101 since it sure as shooting looks as if they did zilch before. If you have the IP handy, could I impose on you to maybe file an abuse report over here? We're going on four years of this squirrel. Thanks. :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:00, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I don't have the IP address; I only tweaked the block to disable talk page editing since he was cluttering up the list of unblock requests repeatedly. Maybe a checkuser would be able to help? Fran Rogers ❇ 04:10, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's what I may have to do for the umpteenth time. I've blocked no less than four entire BellSouth ranges and his school IP and still he continues. I hope to high heaven that no one sees fit to honor his unblock request. Twice I offered to mentor him and twice he threw it back in my face. Add to that the sockpuppetry on top of personal attacks on me and other users - not to mention the subtle, sneaky vandalism - and the Foundation would have to be deemed completely insane to extend an unblock. Anyway, I think I'm going to avoid this site for the weekend. :) Take care and thanks. Regards, --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:19, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI[edit]

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Review of indefinite rangeblocks. –xeno^talk 17:22, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Flagcruft[edit]

Can you recreate Flagcruft. I've just linked 100+ edit summaries to it and it may be confusing ? It should be ok to delete in a week or so Gnevin (talk) 17:58, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would have been wiser to not use a divisive term like "cruft" when making mass edits. Going back and clarifying what you meant would be a better solution. Fran Rogers ❇ 18:09, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks, very unhelpful Gnevin (talk) 18:41, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive[edit]

WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of April. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 200. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. Hope we can see you in April.

–MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 17:49, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April Fools[edit]

It is an obvious and strongly followed point that april fools jokes should not disrupt the running of the wiki. Could you explain why the HELLS you coated a dozen users' pages with pictures of jimbo's ugly bearded fizzogg? Ironholds (talk) 00:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. If you continue to add nonsense to other users' CSS files, you'll be done with editing for the rest of the day. Nakon 04:33, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You do realize I was only editing acquaintances' pages, right? And that pretty much all of them have appreciated the laugh it brought to their day? Geez, you need to lighten up. Fran Rogers ❇ 04:38, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yarr. – Luna Santin (talk) 04:45, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fran, you are destroying the friendly environment that Wikipedia is known for! Killiondude (talk) 17:34, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Chaturshringi-TempleGates.jpg[edit]

Hi, you added the OTRS permission to this image. The text on the file page suggests that the image was released under the GNU license, yet the license found is a public domain license. Could you check the OTRS ticket for clarity? Thank you. Hekerui (talk) 17:31, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just saw that the OTRS note mentions GFDL, so the PD tag was only accidentally left on the site. I think that clear it up. Best Hekerui (talk) 17:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22[edit]

	New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

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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Just a thank you note[edit]

I noticed that last year you deleted a subpage of mine detailing the contact the good Mr. Brandt had had with me, and the harassment I received from him. I dont edit wikipedia as much as I used to and didn't notice it was gone for a while. The page had clearly outlived its usefulness and if anything had morphed into something akin to what I was accusing him of, namely harassment. I much appreciate the fact that you dumped it, and just wanted to give you something of a hearty thanks. --M^ask? 23:14, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Watt2005.jpg[edit]

I'm contacting you, I guess, on behalf of User:Cjmarsicano regarding the image you deleted File:Watt2005.jpg. As laid out at Talk:Mike Watt#Who's the douchebag responsible? I believe the image to have been wrongly deleted, and am contacting the administrator who deleted it per Wikipedia:Deletion review#Instructions.

In brief, User:Cjmarsicano uploaded the image after receiving it and rights to use it on Wikipedia from Mike Watt. The image was deleted on Wikipedia per CSD because it had apparently been uploaded to Commons. However, it was then deleted from Commons because it was considered that the permission to use the file on Wikipedia did not extend to Commons.

Thus, the file should not have been uploaded to commons and should not have then been deleted from Wikipedia (and it would not have been necessary then to delete from Commons). As such it should be "un-deleted". Thanks. Hyacinth (talk) 08:41, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the user who uploaded the image may be upset with you for not giving notice regarding the deletion. The user's attitude seems negative in general (for example the notice at the top of User talk:Cjmarsicano), so it is hard to tell. Hyacinth (talk) 08:57, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Södermalm.JPG[edit]

Hi! I see that you have deleted File:Södermalm.JPG, because you concluded that the file had been correctly transferred to Commons. From what I can see of the upload log, it was supposedly a "{{PD}} picture by uploader" (User:Batintherain). At Commons, it is currently marked as {{GFDL-en}} without naming an author (as required by that license). As I can't see what edits may have been made to the file description page here after the file was uploaded, I'd appreciate it if you could clarify the situation. If, despite your previous assertion, the file description on Commons does not match the one here, please fix any discrepancies. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:59, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This file has now been dealt with. The original file was undeleted and the information was corrected. As suspected, the GFDL claim was incorrect. —LX (talk, contribs) 19:21, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of WP:VG Wikipedia ad[edit]

Hi there! I was going to the WP:VG WikiProject page when I noticed you deleted our Wikipedia ad per CSD F8. Although there is a file of the same name at the Commons here, there is no image at the page. After discussion at the WikiProject talkpage, we're not really sure how this ended up happening, but we were wondering if you could restore the ad to its prior state on Wikipedia? -- Nomader ^(Talk) 16:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well that was odd, looks like there was a glitch in the Wikimedia system and the image appeared as a redlink. The issue seems to be resolved now, sorry for bothering you. -- Nomader ^(Talk) 21:14, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)[edit]

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!
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 15:18, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Conversation on admin noticeboard re: block of ISP for low-income users[edit]

I have started a conversation regarding a block of an ISP for low income users that was initiated two and a half years ago and was recently lifted. You were one of the people that helped review the initial block or helped review it when it was lifted. I am cordially inviting you to join in the conversation.
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Two and a half year block of ISP for low-income users
Thank you very much for you thoughtful consideration. - Hydroxonium (talk | contribs) 03:05, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sup[edit]

Sup fellow excelsior user. I see what you did there with the  redirect. Klichka (talk) 04:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16[edit]

	New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

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.

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NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4[edit]

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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Are you maintaining the Commons Helper Helper script?[edit]

The script doesn't seem to be working, the talk page has comments from last year and before that say it wasn't working then, yet all of the move to commons instructions say this script is the way to go. I don't even get a button. Can you check things out and maybe deprecate the script or at least note on the move to commons pages that there may be problems? I'm using Firefox 3.6.13 on Mac OS X 10.5.8. I use WikiEd and a number of other scripts. Thanks.--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 13:49, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

March 2011 GAN backlog elimination drive a week away[edit]

WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 00:23, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thanks for the block on the User:WikiGuides account I heard people were a bit confused. I'm tieing up lose ends from an unequipped hotel computer (before a vacation cruise) and 1. Staff rights don't have the block ability and 2. It felt very weird to log in to my normal admin account to do it myself (I get quesey using Jamesofur for anything directly work related). Thanks again! Jalexander--WMF 03:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Main page[edit]

What goes on the main page on April Fool's day is subject to quite some discussion and controversy. Stuff like this is an absolute no-go. Amalthea 20:31, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

April Fool's is supposed to be about pranks. If the Wikipedia community would rather insist on celebrating the day with unfunny "wacky" featured articles and factoids, they're free to, but they're missing the point. :p Fran Rogers (talk) 20:39, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I for one am of the opinion that we need to walk that line on the reader-facing side of Wikipedia, and make do with the reverse pranks on the main page. I realize that a peeking Jimbo on the main page is probably only surprising and funny if you're not prepared for it (if then), but feel of course free to talk to folks about it; but I'd eat my hat if you found anything close to consensus for it.
But yeah, I may miss the point of April Fool's.
Cheers, Amalthea 20:50, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously. Too much of an "in-joke" to be funny. Gags in non-mainspace are all good (two years ago about 50 editors all carbon coppied my sig. for an April 1st laugh after all) - MFD's of ANI, Joke RFA's etc. - but screwing the commonly seen areas - particularly the main page with a reference 99% of visitors won't get (Jimbo's head) - is going a bit far. Pedro : Chat 20:55, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Should really know better. 狐 WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN 20:57, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unacceptable. Prodego ^talk 05:27, 2 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CH2[edit]

I have your CH2.js installed, but I forgot what it does. What does it do? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 17:26, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WATTM[edit]

Wouldyou help me remake this article? Thanks, Conkern65 (talk) 15:28, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ESI Group article[edit]

Ms. Rogers, I wrote an article on the ESI Group, which is posted at my sub-page (".../ESI Group"). Would it be possible for you to review it and let me know if you think it's ready for the mainspace or if there are changes that I should make to it? Thank you very much!Michael Leeman (talk) 20:29, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bell[edit]

Please remove the vandalism from the Bell page. It's been locked with the vandalism intact. St Anselm (talk) 04:03, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I second this, please do it as soon as possible so as not to encourage more vandalism, lower level register users can no longer edit it, and it reflects poorly on Wikipedia the longer that stays there. mijotoba (talk) 04:14, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's been fixed now, but please check the version that you are protecting next time. What's the sense in stopping vandalism otherwise? St Anselm (talk) 04:20, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Commonshelper[edit]

I am trying to use User:Fran_Rogers/CommonsHelper_Helper but can't find "Preview on first edit" to set it and when I use the tool I can't find "Start CommonsHelper". Can you help? BarkingMoon (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely stupendous that you ignore people asking for help on using your tool. Tooteloo.BarkingMoon (talk) 23:17, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

common.js[edit]

Hi, have a problem with common.js

I do the following (e.g. for the following image: [1]):

Click on "Edit"
Click on the "Move image to Commons"

... and nothing happens.

What's wrong? Thanks -- Ashot ^(talk) 09:31, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See my related post just above and note Fran hasn't edited this user page is some time.BarkingMoon (talk) 09:54, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited to the New York Wiknic![edit]

You could be having this much fun! Seriously, consider coming.

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You're invited to the Philadelphia Wiknic![edit]

This message is being sent to inform you of a Wikipedia picnic that is being held in your area this Saturday, June 25. From 1 to 5 PM or any time in between, join your fellow volunteers for a get together in the Azalea Garden, just behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art 39°58′05″N 75°10′59″W / 39.96801°N 75.183156°W / 39.96801; -75.183156

Take along your friends (newbies permitted), your family and other free culture enthusiasts! You may also want to pack a blanket, some water or perhaps even a frisbee.

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Also, please remember that this is the picnic that anyone can edit so bring enough food to share!

Smallbones (talk) 17:43, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UNITED cRACKING fORCE[edit]

Hi there, please could you userfy the UNITED cRACKING fORCE article for me please? Thanks. --Hm2k (talk) 12:40, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetup, July 29[edit]

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)[reply]

Just spreading wikilove...[edit]

...like an STD. :P

Theo10011 (talk) 13:21, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with the CommonsHelper Helper?[edit]

Greetings. The will be a drive in September to move images to the Commons, and Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons suggests using your CommonsHelper Helper script to do so. However, it does not seem to be working for me.

I am using Chrome in Windows 7. I have a valid TUSC account, and I have included your script in my common.js page. I changed my preferences to "Show preview on first edit", and restarted my browser. When I pull up an image page, such as File:Army mil-2008-08-06-070653.jpg, I click "edit" as the instructions say to do. When I then click "Move image to Commons", nothing happens. Do you know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks, – Quadell ^(talk) 13:56, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the many CommonsHelper Helper requests[edit]

CommonsHelper Helper is obsolete. Since approximately 2008, CommonsHelper itself started handling uploads using its own file upload bot, so my tool is no longer needed/maintained. Sorry for any confusion. :) Fran Rogers (talk) 17:19, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note of thanks[edit]

Saw you give up the bit at the crat noticeboard. Just thought I'll drop in and leave a note of thanks for all the contributions you did. Best wishes. Wifione ^Message 02:14, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8[edit]

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 21:19, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC Oct 22[edit]

You are invited to Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and lectures that will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.

All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and here!--Pharos (talk) 04:18, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC[edit]

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!
RSVP + more details!

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!

RSVP + more details!

Note: You can remove your name from the DC meetup invite list here. -- Message delivered by AudeBot (talk) 18:43, 31 October 2011 (UTC), on behalf of User:Aude[reply]

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26![edit]

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) 17:25, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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) 17:25, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

National Archives ExtravaSCANza[edit]

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 01:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

¹ Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

Abusefilter flag[edit]

Although I've removed the abusefilter flag too post your request to have the administrator flag removed from your account, if you require the same, please request it directly from me or on the edit filter talk page and it will be granted back without any discussion. Kind regards. Wifione ^Message 06:30, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Women in Science Edit-a-Thon![edit]

Who should come? You should. Really.
	She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

Sarah (talk) 22:53, 7 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't wait to see your face[edit]

At happy hour this upcoming week =) Sarah (talk) 01:22, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted[edit]

I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon, 1-3 June. Registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in the registration form.

This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community. We'll be hacking, designing, teaching, and socialising, primarily talking about ResourceLoader and Gadgets (extending functionality with JavaScript), the switch to Lua for templates, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Labs.

We want to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before. User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!

I also thought you might want to know about other upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC and our other events.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 00:31, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited to Wiki-Gangs of New York @ NYPL on April 21![edit]

Wiki-Gangs of New York: April 21 at the New York Public Library
	Join us for an an civic edit-a-thon, Wikipedia meet-up and instructional workshop that will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 21, at the New York Public Library Main Branch. Venue: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (NYPL Main Branch), Margaret Liebman Berger Forum (Room 227). Directions: Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street. Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (drop-ins welcome at any time) The event's goal will be to improve Wikipedia articles and content related to the neighborhoods and history of New York City - No special wiki knowledge is required! Also, please RSVP!--Pharos (talk) 17:31, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki-Gangs of New York: April 21 at the New York Public Library

Join us for an an civic edit-a-thon, Wikipedia meet-up and instructional workshop that will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 21, at the New York Public Library Main Branch.

Venue: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (NYPL Main Branch), Margaret Liebman Berger Forum (Room 227).
Directions: Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street.
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (drop-ins welcome at any time)

The event's goal will be to improve Wikipedia articles and content related to the neighborhoods and history of New York City - No special wiki knowledge is required!

Also, please RSVP!--Pharos (talk) 17:31, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner[edit]

Please join us for a Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner on Saturday, May 5. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Wikimedians from the DC area, discuss upcoming Wikimedia DC activities and events, and have fun over dinner and drinks. All ages are welcome! Kirill ^[talk] 04:01, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon![edit]

Please join us for the second Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon! This event will focus on Smithsonian history including the history of the Institution's museums, archives, research centers and the people behind them. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the Archives, work within them & with staff, and learn more about the world's largest museum complex. We hope you'll join us on Friday, May 25. Please sign up here! Sarah (talk) 21:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiWomen's Luncheon at Wikimania 2012[edit]

WikiWomen's Luncheon at Wikimania - You are invited!
	Are you a woman attending Wikimania 2012? If so, join us on Saturday, July 14, for the annual WikiWomen's Luncheon (fka WikiChix Lunch) This event is for any women attending Wikimania. Pick up your lunch, compliments of Wikimania, and join us at 1:30pm in the Grand Ballroom for a lively facilitated discussion hosted by Sue Gardner. We look forward to seeing you there. Please sign up here. Sarah (talk) 15:28, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWomen's Luncheon at Wikimania - You are invited!

Are you a woman attending Wikimania 2012? If so, join us on Saturday, July 14, for the annual WikiWomen's Luncheon (fka WikiChix Lunch) This event is for any women attending Wikimania. Pick up your lunch, compliments of Wikimania, and join us at 1:30pm in the Grand Ballroom for a lively facilitated discussion hosted by Sue Gardner. We look forward to seeing you there. Please sign up here.
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Shell Forkbomb[edit]

Hi there, I'm the author of the artwork :(){ :|:& };: and I've noticed you have removed the credit to my work in this edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fork_bomb&diff=478538756&oldid=478067768 can you please explain why? your comment is not exhaustive while your edit eliminated a whole lot of information. now there isn't a way anymore to acknowledge that such a forkbomb was also exhibited as an art-piece

some references about it in the art world are here: http://jaromil.dyne.org/journal/forkbomb_art.html I do believe it is a relevant interdisciplinary link to be taken into account. thanks for your concerns and attention to details kind regards

jaromil (talk) 16:45, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Usenet archives cite from that paragraph indicates that this particular fork bomb was known since at least 1999, contrary to the claim that you authored it in 2002. Hence, the attribution is inaccurate. (And illustrative of the pitfalls of relying on a self-published, first-party source.) Fran McCrory (talk) 02:58, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I did not know about its existance. I also don't know what do you mean by "authored", however i wrote a text for the I LOVE YOU art exhibition in 2002 (that was the date of the first exhibition in Frankfurt MAK)

if we are talking about art, I'm not sure what that word means for you, but "details" like context, concept, presentation can't be ignored. Following your reasoning, Andy Warhol would have never be shown in any museum.

ciao jaromil (talk) 00:08, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon![edit]

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill ^[talk] 18:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply] When August 10, 2012, 10 AM - 4 PM Where Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7th & F St NW, Washington, DC Signup Details & signup

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill ^[talk] 18:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When

August 10, 2012, 10 AM - 4 PM

Where

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7th & F St NW, Washington, DC

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Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries[edit]

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries is part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2012, the second annual continent-wide campaign to bring Wikipedia and libraries together with on-site events. Running this fall through October and November, libraries (and archives) will open their doors to help build a lasting relationship with their local Wikipedian community.

Organized by Wikimedia DC, this event will take place on October 12, 2012, and will include new editor training, a "backstage pass" tour of the National Museum of Natural History, and an edit-a-thon. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Kirill ^[talk] 18:44, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good articles (Participant Clean-Up)[edit]

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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - October 2012[edit]

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter
Volume III, No. 1 – October 2012

September-December 2008, 2009, 2010, January-April 2011 | November 2012

Project News^[1]

There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at WP:GA.

The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are on hold, 66 are under review, and 4 are seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help!

The oldest unreviewed articles are: General sejm, Prime Minister of Vietnam, Tanisha Thomas, Kosta Pećanac, and Jilly Kitzinger.

The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections.

There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at Good Article Reassessment. Please help out and go to WP:GAR and review an article! Remember that anyone can review articles that are listed under "Community Reassessment" even if another user has already listed their opinion...the more opinions, the better!

Member News

There are currently 222 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to all the new members that joined during the past 17 months! If you aren't yet part of WikiProject Good Articles and interested in joining WikiProject Good Articles, go here and add you name. Everyone is welcomed!

This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!

If you haven't done so already, please remember to add your name to this list if you are still interested/active with this WikiProject. If you are no longer interested/active you don't need to add your name anywhere, you're name will be moved into a "inactive participant" list at the beginning of November. Inactive users will not receive future newsletters from this WikiProject via their talk page.

GA Task forces

There is currently not much going on at this time but there is a very large backlog. Until the next backlog elimination drive, please help reduce the number of nominations by reviewing articles and helping other reviewers that may need second opinions.

Thanks to everyone who committed some time to help reduce the nominations backlog during the June-July 2012 backlog elimination drive. Most barnstars have been given out but there are still a few left. Participants that haven't gotten a barnstar yet should get it soon.

Possible Fall/Winter 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive

A discussion is currently being held on the WikiProject's talk page on weather another eliminations drive should take place within the next few months as the last one proved to be extremely successful. Please take the time to go to the the talk page and include your opinion on if you would be interested in taking part in a Fall/Winter 2012 elimination drive.

Good Articles of the Month

Each month, 5 random good articles will be choose to be featured here as the good articles of the month.

Some Tips About References/Sources

Having references included in articles is one of the most important aspects to a good article, let alone Wikipedia! Without them, no one would ever know what is true and what is false and Wikipedia probably wouldn't be where it is today. So this month, I will talk about how to check for references, how reliable they are, and so on and so forth.

The first thing to do when reviewing an nominee is to do a quick scan of the article. One of the things to look for is if the article has references! If you don't see a list at the bottom of the article page, quick-fail it.^[2] For newcomers, quick-failing is failing an article when you spot a problem before actually conducting a full review. If you do find a list of references (and in most cases you will) make sure to look through each and every one. If you want to save some time, use this tool as it will tell you if there are any problematic references in the article you are reviewing.

Next, check the reliability and type of the references/sources. In terms of the type of reference, check to see how many primary and/or secondary sources are included. Primary sources are the ones published by the subject of the article. For example, if the subject of the article has to do with the iPhone 4s and the source is published by Apple, it is considered a primary source. Secondary sources are those not published by the subject of the article (or in close relation to it). Newspapers are examples of secondary sources and considered one of the better types to include in the article (not saying primary sources are bad). If you find that most/all of the references are primary sources, notify the nominator about this issue(s) and place the article on hold once you have completed the review. Only in the event that a secondary source can't be found as a replacement, then the primary source can remain. If there is a good mix of primary and secondary sources, that is perfect and no references need to be changed.

Now, reliability. Forums are generally not considered reliable and some blog's may not be reliable either. Newspapers, most sources published by the subject, some blogs, etc. are considered reliable. If you don't know wether the source is reliable, ask for a second opinion. For more info about how to identify wether a reference is reliable or not, visit this article.

Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Wikipedia says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation."

From the Editor

After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter here or on the editors talk page.

Also, Happy Halloween...in advance!!!

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Did You Know...

... that 2,100 articles have been reviewed during all backlog elimination drives combined?
... that out of 4,055,039 articles on Wikipedia, only 15,846 are good articles?
... that there are currently over 400 video game good articles?

Notes

^ As of October 2, 2012 at 19:05 (UTC).
^ Before quick-failing the article, verify that one of the several referencing templates is correctly placed at the bottom of the article. If the template is not placed, try to place it to see if references are displayed. If this proof returns no references, then proceed to quick-failing.

Improving Wikipedia one article at a time since 2005!

WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks This project identifies, organizes and improves good articles on Wikipedia.
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WikiWomen's Collaborative[edit]

WikiWomen Unite!
	Hi Fran Rogers! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can get involved! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Fran Rogers! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative.

As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by:

Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen
Join the conversation on our Twitter feed
Reading and writing for our blog channel

We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can get involved!

Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good Articles - Participant Clean-up (Second Call)[edit]

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Request for unprotection[edit]

Requesting unprotection (reduce to semi-protection) for Wikipedia:Media help (Ogg). This page has become really outdated as editing is limited to a few admins. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 13:31, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good Articles - Participant Clean-up (Final Call)[edit]

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The GAN Newsletter (November 2012)[edit]

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter
Volume III, No. 2 – November 2012

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In This Issue
Request for Comment: An RFC about the Backlog Elimination Drives has been started this month. Go and voice your opinions! Featured editorial: A Matter of Time: The Future of Backlog Elimination Drives Project News: Over 345 unreviewed articles, 13 at reassessment	Good Articles of the Month GA Task Forces: A calmed GA community awaiting for an RFC Member News: 223 members of the GA Wikiproject

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Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC this Saturday Dec 1[edit]

You are invited to Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and workshops focused on film and the performing arts that will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.

All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and at meetup.com!--Pharos (talk) 07:10, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The WikiProject: Good Articles Newsletter (December 2012)[edit]

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter
Volume III, No. 3 – December 2012

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In This Issue
Featured editorial: "Drive-By Reviews": A Retrospective About Reviews During Backlog Drives Project News: A backlog elimination drive is being held now at GAN.	Good Articles of the Month: Our picks for November, 150+ promotions. GA Task Forces: Results from the Backlog Elimination RfC Member News: 227 members of WikiProject Good Articles and counting

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DC Meetup #33[edit]

December 10 is Ada Lovelace's birthday! Not only was she the world's first computer programmer, but also the world's first female open source developer! Come celebrate with Wikimedia District of Columbia at Busboys & Poets for an informal get together!

The Washington, DC event will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Busboys & Poets on 5th St NW & K St NW near Mt Vernon Square. The area is easily accessible by the Red Line Chinatown stop and the Yellow Line and Green Line Mt Vernon Square stop, as well as by WMATA buses.

Kirill ^[talk] 14:05, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]