User talk:Pharos
Please review DYK nomination
Hi, Richard. I wonder if you could review our DYK nomination for the new article Honey Queen Program our students created at Vassar College as part of a curricular project. Thanks! Cristian Opazo (talk) 15:11, 22 November 2012 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Honey_Queen_Program
Wikipedia Loves Libraries
Hi. I hope you're doing well. I am looking forward to the NYPL event, but what are we planning to do? Is it an editathon, a teaching event, lectures, all of the above? Is there a planning page? If so, could you link it at Wikipedia Loves Libraries#Northeast? Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:02, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
"how is Carnegie doing?"
In what sense? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 16:49, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Geonitice
Hi, Pharos. I'm Cristian and I'm a mostly active on it.wiki. I'm also a Wikimedia Italia board member. We would like to implement the Wikipedia:Geonotice also on it.wiki. User:Nemo_bis told me that you are currently maintaining it and it consist mostly of Javascript running on the toolserver. I'm going to ask one of our it.wiki's JS wizards to help me in implementing it. May you help us?. Thanks in advance. -- CristianCantoro (talk) 18:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC) p.s.: please answer me (in English, of course) on my it.wiki talk page, thank you.
SUNY-ESF, Syracuse NY Professor Interested in using Wikipedia
Hi Pharos, Can I give him our name/email to have him get in contact with you? He is a polymer chemist and has been really interested in the work we were doing here at Michigan and would like to do the same at SUNY-ESF this semester. Can we have some of the Syracuse Ambassadors take on his course as well? Thanks! MichChemGSI (talk) 14:21, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
You're invited! Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting
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DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8
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You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special backstage pass and scanathon meetup with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! Dominic·t 16:25, 29 September 2011 (UTC) |
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So I was looking
at the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Libraries, specifically at the event posted for the Embudo Valley Library and thought to myself, "Gee Einar, You're even better than I thought. I don't even remember how I managed to link this to the little blurb I put on our website. I'm impressed with me." However upon closer inspection I discovered that it appeared to be you who did it. All those things that i said about myself - well they are all now pointed at you, squared. Very nice work and thank you very much. Feel free to drop in. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 22:50, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 5
I have been attempting to contact the Chicago Public Library official that I met with and she has not been responding to my communications. I will start the page when I hear from her.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:55, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 5 is all set.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:22, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Category:Holocaust in art and literature
Hi there. Just a head's up that I've proposed a merger of this category into Category:Works about the Holocaust. Discussion is here. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:03, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about the WLL event in Warwick
I'm retiring from editing and am not the guy to encourage others to participate. Thanks for your leadership. BusterD (talk) 22:40, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
WLL in Fresno.
I was able finally was to talk to the head librarian(well, the person who can) 2 wks ago, I have been talking with about WLL, and showed them the WLL web page. They told me they need to work it out and they will let me know. I Been going over each week to see if they have the opportunity to with the higher ups. The one person I was talking to said. It sounded like a great Idea. I will keep you inform.
>Kingduran (talk) 21:13, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC Oct 22
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) 04:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
- I think the event was a decided success, with at least half a dozen total newbies learning the ropes, and another dozen Wikipedians finding materials that they would not otherwise have had access to. I expanded the article on The Boy (musical) together with one of my trainees (User:Annveal), and we moved it from Stub class to at least Start class. Both of my trainees also got practical experience making edits and adding refs to articles that they selected. I really think that training-oriented sessions at the libraries are a great way to try to get new people involved in WP. An interesting thing that one of my trainees told me is that she was hesitant to edit, for fear that she would make a mistake, and also worried that other editors would criticize what she had done. The male trainee had no fears like that. I wonder if one of the reasons for the reluctance of women to join the WP project is that they are, in general, more risk-averse regarding editing. Obviously, there are lots of exceptions, but this was a very stark contrast in my two trainees yesterday. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk)
Please check your e-mail, concerning a Chapter-related matter. Thanks and regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 03:14, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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Spanish translation of NYC bylaws
Are there plans to make a Spanish translation of the Wikimedia NYC bylaws? It would not be legally binding, but would help New York residents who do not speak much English but who know Spanish Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 08:34, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC
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Hi Pharos! Thanks for putting together the Wikipedia Loves Library event in NYC. It'd be grand to have a report about it (no matter how short or long) for This Month in GLAM. I do hope you or another attendee can provide a description of how the event went, outcomes and perhaps images (with links to any Wiki space). Please visit here and contribute if you can. It can be in the main features or the briefly section. Thanks again for coordinating the event :) SarahStierch (talk) 20:43, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello
Hi Pharos, Just wanted to let you know that I am partially incapacitated because I ruptured the ACL in my left knee two months ago. I'm still in a brace, and my life currently consists of exercising and napping with little bits of Wikipedia in between! Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 14:00, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
thanks for you kind words
following my complete failure as a wikipedia workshop organizer. I was not really trying to draw experienced editors, rather was hoping to work with a few locals. Were I to try and do a wikigathering I would first attempt to get a venue in Santa Fe because, it is already a destination for a lot of folks. I had not really given that idea any thought - now I will. You seem to be a New Yorker, probably lots of wikipedians out there. Life is supposed to be interesting and it pretty much lives up to billing. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 02:32, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
Danish Modern furniture at MOMA
Hello Pharos. As resident Wikipedian at MoMA, you may be able to help out with photos of Danish Modern furniture. I visited MoMA a couple of years ago but my photos are not detailed enough to illustrate the article we are developing on Danish modern and the biographies of related designers. I realize there are already a few overviews of the exhibition of modern furniture and design on Commons but what we really need are individual shots: chairs, tables, lamps or whatever. You will get a better idea of what we are looking for if you look at the Danish modern article itself. Perhaps you or one of your colleagues could help out by photographing a few of the exhibits and uploading them onto Commons. Basic info should include the name of the designer, the year designed and the designation of the object. - Ipigott (talk) 10:27, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
About your notices
Hi there! I'm not a capitol-area wikipedian. Please discontinue sending me information about such events. I do consider myself a Hudson Valley resident, just like those who live in Yonkers might consider themselves so. I am interested in NYC-based events, though my recent involvement in Wikipedia has declined due to lack of gumption. Thanks for your efforts, and please don't consider this negative feedback any form of criticism. BusterD (talk) 10:49, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
- I'm getting emails from people I never gave my email address to. Please ask these folks to take me off the mailing list. This is a disappointing development. BusterD (talk) 02:42, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Vancouver meetup
Hello,
I have written up a summary of the Vancouver meetup. Sorry it took me so long, it escaped me.
Thank you. InverseHypercube 00:30, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!
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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) 17:47, 26 November 2011 (UTC) |
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Stanley Holloway has been [Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Stanley Holloway/archive1 Nominated at FAC]. If you can review the article and [Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Stanley Holloway/archive1 comment here], it would be much appreciated. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
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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 01:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC) 1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited. |
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Problem with IP editor
Hi. I really need some administrator-to-administrator advice. Can you offer your opinions on Question 2 - 5 that I've posed at the top of this discussion?
Everyone else participating there is only focusing on Question 1, which I thought would be answered more quickly and straightforwardly, and is already being discussed at Talk:Kobe Bryant sexual assault case If you want to offer your insights on Question 1 as well, can you do so there? Thanks! Nightscream (talk) 05:10, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
The New Yorker
Congratulations Richard, you made page 19 of the New Yorker! Invertzoo (talk) 23:39, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- Really? Congratulations, dude! What issue/cover date is that? I couldn't find it through a Google search. Nightscream (talk) 04:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
The upcoming Meetup
Richard, I'd like to start a campaign to do away with unregistered IP editing, and would like to take advantage of the upcoming Meetup to do so. How should I go about this? Do I need to reserve a talk, or something? Or should I pass around a petition or start a page for it? Nightscream (talk) 04:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- The best thing for this type of topic would probably be to add it as a lightning talk here: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day#Lightning Talks.--Pharos (talk) 17:59, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Are the lightning talks those ones that I partipated in last year, from which I got the free TV shirt? If so, then rather than repeat myself, I'd like to actually implement this. How do I go about doing so? Nightscream (talk) 01:51, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, yeah, that was your talk topic last year. I guess to try to implement something like this you would make a proposal page on-wiki, and you could possibly invite people to an open space group discussion session if enough people are interested. BTW, I actually rather disagree on this one, but that's why we talk about stuff :)--Pharos (talk) 02:21, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Are the lightning talks those ones that I partipated in last year, from which I got the free TV shirt? If so, then rather than repeat myself, I'd like to actually implement this. How do I go about doing so? Nightscream (talk) 01:51, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Interview?
My apologies for the non-personalized note; I've got several people to contact here. We're looking for administrators who would be willing to be interviewed by students as a part of Wikipedia's WP:United States Education Program. Dr. Jonathan Obar is teaching the course, and it's a study in how Wikipedia is governed and how administrators are selected. If you're not interested, you may either ignore this invitation or remove your name from the list of admins we've contacted. Thanks, Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 20:02, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Hi Pharos, would you mind giving a quality rating to my article on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, as far as International Relations is concerned? Someone's added this box to the talk page of the article, but there's no rating. All best, -Darouet (talk) 19:54, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
MSU Interview
Dear Pharos,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
- Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
- Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
- All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
- All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
- The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 17:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon at Hennepin County Library
Minneapolis History edit-a-thon
We invite the Minnesota Wikipedia community and local historians to edit entries in Wikipedia on Minneapolis history. Please help us increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by utilizing materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own Minneapolis History topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections Librarians.
Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
When: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10-5 pm
10 am - 11 am Orientation to Minneapolis Collection
11 am - 5 pm Edit-a-thon
Website: Hennepin County Library, Special Collections, Map & Directions
Parking: Metered street parking or pay ramp in basement, enter on 4th Ave
--HCLschlubb (talk) 16:26, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
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| Hi Pharos! I wanted to drop by this special barnstar to thank you for your contributions and participation in GLAMcamp DC! I look forward to seeing what happens next. SarahStierch (talk) 00:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC) |
MSU Interview
Dear Pharos,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
- Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
- Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
- All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
- All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
- The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 03:05, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
education report
Thanks for putting up that article! I have to admit Ive been a little sidetracked by some other things, like my upcoming presentation about Wikipedia Education at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana today. The article looks good to me. Do you mind if I pop a message on the teacher's listserv to ask others to take a look?Thelmadatter (talk) 17:24, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Template:PD-US-LOC has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Kelly hi! 05:39, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
A Barnstar for You!
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You're invited to DC Meetup #28!
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You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Women in Science Edit-a-Thon!
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question about coverage of education program in the Signpost
Hi,
Re: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-03-12/Education report, Skomorokh suggested I contact you regarding my questions.
Is the Signpost Education section meant to be a Wikipedia Education report or a Wikimedia Education report? I notice that most of the information in the new education article doesn't have much to do with the en:wp community, and the seven editors chosen in the report as "pilot students" have done little if any editing on the en:wp. (Check their contributions.)
This new article focused on projects that take place off en:wp. Meanwhile, the US/Canada Education Program has started on the en:wp with little sign that the massive problems it encountered during the Fall semester have been addressed. For example, one editor on the "Online Ambassadors Steering Committee" was responsible for many of the problems. She submitted an article for Good article review on en:wp a few weeks ago that contained copyvio/plagiarism/close paraphrasing. When this was pointed out to her, she didn't understand the problems. (See Talk:Douglas W. Owsley/GA1)
Also, I suggest that you look through Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program/Archive 1 and Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program/Archive 2 and search for "cindy" you will get an inkling of the degree her approach disrupted the en:wp community.
Yet this editor is still a member of the Online Ambassador Selection Committee.
I have attempted to obtain more information about Online Ambassador Selection, as have others, but have run against a brick wall. See: User talk Moonriddengirl aka Mdennis(WMF) suggested I contact you I've learned that there is no one to contact that supervises the Online Ambassador Selection Committee, and no way to learn what's going on.
I'm hoping that the "Education report" will contain information helpful for editors on en:wp. Will this be possible? Or is the coverage only going to be of off site activities that are not directed at the en:wp editing community?
Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 13:53, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Ping
There are questions and comments for your perusal at the education desk, its talkpage, and in the newsroom, oh Education editor. If you could take a look today and get back to us, that would be splendid. Cheers, Skomorokh 13:56, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Pharos, it's 24 hours 'til deadline and we need to make some decisions, so please let us know in the newsroom as soon as you get a chance to review things. Cheers, Skomorokh 13:37, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
Social connections
Thanks for posting on my page to tell me about that Wikipedia Loves Libraries meetup the next city over. I am not sure what I think about the fact that it is possible for people to be organizing nearby events and for people to not necessarily know that they are happening. I wrote to the people organizing it and it seems like we will stay in touch.
I came here to ask you for advice about who I should contact for User:MathewTownsend's problem, but I see that he just came to you above. I feel like when Wikipedia editors take on public presentation roles and seem to be getting a Wikipedia community endorsement then any complaints about them ought to be fielded efficiently with the most possible care, and Mathew has has already put a lot of effort into trying to be heard without getting a sufficient response. I want to put this on the discussion agenda for the next IRC chat, but in the meantime, can you think of who else I could ask for advice on handling this? Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:56, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
Signpost in other languages
Hi,
I was unaware that the Signpost was translated into other languages and disseminated to other wikis. Thanks for the information. I guess the feedback from the Foundation and other language communities are screen out from our en:wp, and the articles they write are also screened out, as all articles I've ever seen are written by en:wp editors. Thanks for that information also. (I wonder how all that works.) I was interested to see that the seven editors you mention in your article don't edit on en:wp. Perhaps you could add to the article where they do edit? Or is it your view that the main action of en:wp and other wikis is not on the encyclopedia but in meet ups and other off site activities? That would justify such a long article that actually includes very few people that contribute directly to the encyclopedia. (Guess that explains why editor contributions to en:wp is dwindling - they're just not important.) Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 17:41, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
- p.s. Could you explain what WASC is? Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
- Like I said, the Signpost includes many topics under its remit, both English and other languages, both Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and both online and real-life activities. WASC is just an acronym for the Wikipedia Ambassador Steering Committee.--Pharos (talk) 01:20, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- Is it distributed to other languages? Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Steering Committee seems to cover only the US and Canada. And there is a dearth of material reported in the Signpost on the happening of that committee. MathewTownsend (talk) 01:33, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- Like I said, the Signpost includes many topics under its remit, both English and other languages, both Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and both online and real-life activities. WASC is just an acronym for the Wikipedia Ambassador Steering Committee.--Pharos (talk) 01:20, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
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The subject isn't hugely important but I thought you might be interested in it. Pine(talk) 08:40, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
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This historical page needs to be updated to change the tenses and to confirm which events took place: Meetup workshops - 2011. -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:07, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
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Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner
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Wikipedia Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting
Hi. You might be interested in this. outreach:Wikipedia Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting. The next meeting is April 23. You can also add your name to the list here to get meeting announcements in the future. meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikipedia Education Program meeting Pine(talk) 09:52, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
MSU Research Questions
Hello, I am involved with a research project for Michigan State University and am wondering if you would be able to answer a few questions regarding tool sets on Wikipedia. What were the tools you mainly used prior to becoming an admin, and after becoming an admin? Here is a link to the project if you are interested Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Wiki-Project Management (Jonathan Obar) , and if you have any questions please let me know. Thanks! Ltezl (talk) 22:26, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
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Education peer review
Hi Pharos! We're talking about doing some kind of assessment of student article quality from the U.S./Canada programs (see here), and I referenced the peer review project you're trying to get going as a possible partnership for such an idea. If you're interested, please join the discussion. :) -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:30, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Request to help set-up a Photo Scavenger Hunt
Hi! I wanted to ask if you can set me up with a username and password for the Wikimedia Photo Scavenger Hunts website. I'm working with the Walters Art Museum to organize a public art focused photo scavenger hunt from June 17 through August 11. Thanks for your help! --Eli.pousson (talk) 13:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Fabulous Prize!
Thanks for helping. Here's your fabulous prize: A UNICORN!
I am so definitely insane. Sven Manguard Wha? 03:21, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
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PMA wants a Wikipedian
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is interested in finding a Wikipdian with whom they can work to improve coverage of the art content related to the PMA. Would you be interested, or could you recommend someone who is? The criteria are: (1) an experienced editor (2) with an interest in the arts (3) who preferably lives in the Philadelphia area. (This is not a Wikipedian in Resident position - yet. They are still exploring that possibility) Raul654 (talk) 02:56, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon!
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Agenda for tomorrow
I was thinking about applying for this but I would much rather that James do it, and he had the idea independently. Can you look at this? I mentioned you on the talk page. Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:40, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Ideas for Houston Wikinic
Suggesting locations could be a good idea - Perhaps I could suggest a few centrally located parks. Houston has a bunch! WhisperToMe (talk) 01:06, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Alright, I posted the preliminary info! I'll see if people start making suggestions WhisperToMe (talk) 00:46, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- An idea I have is to individually message Houston-area Wikipedians who may be active and suggest a time or place. Unfortunately I do not believe I personally will be able to attend a Wikinic because I may have work commitments around that time in another city, but I can help facilitate a Wikinic among any interested parties in the area. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Howdy! Whisper informed me on a little gathering. I will do my best to attend, but my schedule may not allow me to, but I would be glad to help in any way I can. --Hourick (talk) 14:12, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
- An idea I have is to individually message Houston-area Wikipedians who may be active and suggest a time or place. Unfortunately I do not believe I personally will be able to attend a Wikinic because I may have work commitments around that time in another city, but I can help facilitate a Wikinic among any interested parties in the area. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, you moved this page to user space after I tagged it as a copyvio but according to WP:UPNOT the same rules for copyright apply to userpages as well as mainspace. I haven't tagged the page but left a message for Domanskim suggesting they move the draft off wiki until it's written in their own words. It certainly looks a notable topic and worthy of an article but I don't think it can last as it is. NtheP (talk) 20:17, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Pharos I was asked today to inquire as to whether or not MoMA has the entire suite and can any images be made available to us as fair use. Apparently only 30-something are shown on the database. Please let me know, thanks. (Maybe lunch this June? I'll finally have some time this summer)...Modernist (talk) 00:11, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
A Barnstar for You!
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| Thanks for your energy, enthusiasm, contributions, (and crackpot theories) at the Women at Princeton Edit-a-thon! Undead q 19:08, 21 May 2012 (UTC) |
Nomination of List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity 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/List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity 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 high-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. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:38, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Altanta Wiknic
Hi Pharos, Sorry, I will not be able to host the Atlanta Wikinic. Unfortunately I do not have much time for wiki activities due to work stuff in RL. — Ganeshk (talk) 10:58, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
- I would suggest using the Centennial Olympic Park for the event. Whoever is hosting the event will need a large banner to attract participants to the venue. And the location must be specific, for example, next to the fountain of rings. — Ganeshk (talk) 14:18, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
- One other option is the scenic Morgan Falls Overlook Park in Sandy Springs. It has a nice history behind it. — Ganeshk (talk) 14:24, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
Houston Wikinic stuff
Okay.. I said that I supported Hourick's recommendation. Anyway I put my name in the "Regrets" column - I am unable to attend. Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 04:09, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I'm busy for the whole week and weekend. I am unable to attend. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:55, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
- I'm also busy for those time periods too. I'm simply unable to attend. However, Hourick has been on Wikipedia for a long time, and many of the Houston editors who I have been in contact with on Wikipedia have been editing for a long time too. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:21, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
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Question about Wikimania Takes Manhattan
Hi Pharos! I understand that you are the person to talk to about Wikimania Takes Manhattan. I asked a question here but it doesn't seem like the page is updated often by organizers, but an answer would be great. Thanks in advance, Ynhockey (Talk) 00:49, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Wikimedia Hawaii Chapter
We discussed this in IRC and I wanted to find out what exactly I can do to make this happen. ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ Talk ♪ ߷ ♀ Contribs ♀ 04:57, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Quasi-nonsensical help request
How do you give someone a barnstar? I would like to give you a barnstar thanking you for helping me figure out how to give someone a barnstar, but I need you to help me figure that out first. -— Isarra ༆ 05:29, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
wicnic
thanks for the info, but im in the other corner of florida, its really more like Lower Alabama, as much as i hate to say it... --Frazafraaaz (talk) 09:05, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- Any idea where the talk for the potential Richmond Va Wiknic meetup might be? That's close enough to where I might be able to go...Tokyogirl79 (talk) 12:31, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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A barnstar
Call this a... Wiknic award for organisational fanciness, or something. I'm too lazy to change it more unless it really needs it, though; meantime this is an actually awarded barnstar. Yes. -— Isarra ༆ 04:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC) |
Wikimedia New York City Annual Meeting Sat Jun 30
Join us at Jefferson Market Library on Saturday starting at 1pm for our annual meeting and elections, details at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC!--Pharos (talk) 17:32, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
MoMA exhibit at the Palacio de Bellas Artes opening today
You might like to know that I got invited to the opening of the German Exprssionism and Edvard Munch exhibit at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City where they are showing works on loan from MoMA. Pics here [1] Thelmadatter (talk) 20:39, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikimania
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Wikimania
Hi Pharos! It was a pleasure meeting you at Wikimania 2012! Hope to see you again next year!
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Thank you for managing the group. The group ecouraged me to attend Wikimania and it was a blast! Frank.manus (talk) 14:53, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Loves Libraries sign-up
Hey Pharos, I have a bit of a beef with the form at [2]. It has radio buttons for the affiliation question. Some of us would want/need to say both "institution staff" and "wikipedian". Is there a reason the form was written not to allow that? LadyofShalott 20:31, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
- OK, I've liberalized it.--Pharos (talk) 20:39, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks! :) LadyofShalott 20:44, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
EduWiki Conference 5-6 September in Leicester, UK
I am writing to you as you have signed up to the Education Meetup at Wikimania 2012 and perhaps are interested in how Wikipedia links to education. Wikimedia UK is now running a education related event that may be of interest to you: the EduWiki Conference on 5-6 September in Leicester. This event will be looking at Wikipedia and related charitable projects in terms of educational practice, including good faith collaboration, open review, and global participation. It's a chance to talk about innovative work in your institution or online community, and shape the future of Wikimedia UK's work in this area!
The conference will be of interest to educators, scholarly societies members, contributors to Wikipedia and other open education projects, and students.
For details please visit the UK Chapter Wiki.
Please feel welcome to register or promote within your network.
Thank you, Daria Cybulska (talk) 16:20, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Early bird
Hi Pharos, I think you will like this, Wikipedia:Meetup/Atlanta/Atlanta_4. :) — Ganeshk (talk) 00:14, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- I had started the page early for planning purposes. I have asked the Libraries folks for permission and their support. I am waiting for their response. I will keep you posted. — Ganeshk (talk) 16:10, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon!
| "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum | |
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 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] 18:05, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan
Greetings Pharos,
I presume you are in charge of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan?
I would like to attend, but I don't really have a group and don't know what to do, and I do have some good equipment that would be of use for the project.
Best, --Ecstacy Xtcy3 02:36, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
User:Mitchazenia/WTM3 listed at Redirects for discussion
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Will you setup an account for me for the Scavenger Hunt site?
You're welcome to email me the info, since that would be the best way, I believe. Thanks! ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 02:37, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Please see
Please see the discussion at Template talk:NRHP row#Edit war
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Wikipedia Takes Houston photo event in September
I'd like to, but unfortunately, I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to do any editing on my pet projects. :(--Hourick (talk) 05:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
I, too, am unable to organize the Houston photo event due to engagements I have that day. Apologies! Witlash (talk) 20:31, 15 August 2012 (UTC) => Truthfully, I am not sure if there will be enough participants. I couldn't find anyone during the Wiknic. Witlash (talk) 22:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Wikimedia Commons
Hello, could you help me in commons? Appearently administrators there (Herbythyme & Jameslwoodward) have a Grudge against me [3]. All files uploaded by me have been nominated for deletion. --Ne0 (talk) 04:48, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
File:WALRUS map.png
Pharos, want me to request the Graphics Lab at the commons to make a Spanish version of File:WALRUS map.png? WhisperToMe (talk) 23:44, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Organization
I was questioned about WP takes Chicago. Am I suppose to map out a day, make a list of neighborhoods that need photos, or let people individually determine their photo objectives for the day. I had personally planned to retake a lot of photos I had taken with a point and shoot, now that I have a DSLR camera with better lenses. I was going to do the Magnificent Mile and LaSalle Street canyon. However, if I am suppose to tell everyone a specific route, I have to rethink the day.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:44, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
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] 18:47, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
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Wikipedia Takes Portland
Hi Pharos, thanks for amending the Wiki Takes Portland page. I hope you like my expansion of the main Portland meetup page (and subpages) as well as the major categorization efforts at Category:Wikipedia meetups in the United States. The restructure took quite a bit of time, but hopefully time well spent. I am all ears if you have any feedback or recommendations.
(By the way, we met very briefly at GLAM Night Out at Wikimania 2012. Perhaps our paths will cross again one day!) --20:27, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi! We had 4 Wikipedians show up here in San Antonio (might've been another who didn't meet up with us but took photos nonetheless) earlier today! Still uploading photos, but you can check out the commons category at commons:Category:Wikimedia_takes_American_in_San_Antonio_photos.--v/r - TP 21:31, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
its a idea i have
the sanford thing is a idea i have maby someday it will happen Windows.dll (talk) 18:27, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
I invite you to move your discussion of my !vote to the discussion section where it belongs. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:42, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
WLL Minneapolis
We're having another event in Minneapolis for WLL (Nov 3), and I was wondering if you could help me with how to get the word out on Wikipedia. Do I need a geonotice or will the WLL banners there will be be enough? I'm thinking of starting an invite list. How should this be run? (Saw you use AWB, will do.) Thanks, —innotata 01:37, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
That page of our goofiest disputes?
Hi Pharos, could you give me the link to that page we talked about? I can't remember now what it is called. Thanks! Invertzoo (talk) 22:56, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
S'OK! I found it here! Invertzoo (talk) 23:00, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard
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Template:Song sample listed at Redirects for discussion
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Big thanks!
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| Your assistance in teaching us while at our recent Wikipedia:Meetup/Princeton University Edit-a-thon Three was essential! Thank you for attending and helping! Ccleeton (talk) 16:22, 23 October 2012 (UTC) |
GLAM Talk Advice
Hello. I'm doing on a talk on GLAM and wanted to know if have any suggestions for things to include in the talk. Do you have any suggestions on specific projects I should include? I'm planning to give some background info on Wikipedia and then talk about the GLAM project, why libraries and archives should be involved, how libraries can be involved and some key institutions (OCLC, Smithsonian, National Archives) that have been involved as well as the Wikipedian in Residence program. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Etlib (talk) 01:11, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
The Jewish Museum NY
Hi Pharos,
An article about Claudia Gould - a suggestion
I would like to suggest an article about Claudia Gould, the Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director of The Jewish Museum (New York). to be added to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wise_web_owl/Claudia_Gould
The article will be similar to these articles:
Thelma Golden
Thomas P. Campbell
Richard Armstrong (museum director)
Thank you, Wise web owl (talk) 22:28, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
WP New York City in the Signpost
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject New York City for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot (talk) 05:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC this Saturday Dec 1
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) 07:38, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
In The Times
FYI, the event is mentioned in The New York Times in print (arts today) and online (here). --regentspark (comment) 14:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
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] 14:06, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Wikimedia DC Holiday Party and Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition
Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity.
The festivities will take place on Friday evening from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the Zenger Room on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, located on 529 14th Street NW, near Metro Center. There will be meat and vegetarian appetizers as well as a cash bar with specially reduced drink prices all night long. In addition, we will be exhibiting the finalists of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest at the event.
Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 04:31, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Invite to Topeka Wikipedia Day Event Jan 15 2013
Invite to Topeka Wikipedia Day Event Jan 15 2013 Because you are editing wikipedia about Topeka, I would like to invite you to Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Wikipedia_Day at the Library at 6:30 PM please can you also print the poster and distribute it?
thanks, mike
James Michael DuPont (talk) 19:16, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Videos, NC, GLAM, big project
Please check out Wikipedia:GLAM/smarthistory and consider signing up! After checking around, I see that you are the man on videos, but that videos have gone nowhere on Wikipedia for 2 years. This might be a chance to change that.
Short version: Smarthistory, part of Khan Academy, has 300+ completely non-profit educate-the-world-for-free, totally on point, directly parallel to our articles video, completely free (except with an NC license) expert art interpretation video. For the ones where we have a separate article on the artwork, and they have the equivalent video just on that artwork (the large majority), I don't want to bury the video under external links (usually the last place people look). Any idea of how to properly display?
Any help welcome.
Smallbones(smalltalk) 22:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Day Celebration and Mini-Conference in NYC Saturday Feb 23
You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 12th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Saturday February 23, 2013 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here, or at bit.ly/wikidaynyu. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience!--Pharos (talk) 03:02, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon
Hi Pharos, looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for the Wikipedia intro and edit-a-thon tomorrow morning! Hope you can still make it. We'll have an intro for beginners at 10am; if you're a more experienced Wikipedian, join us at 11am.
Click here for directions: Offices of EchoDitto, 1 Davis Square, Somerville. (Next to the Red Line station, upstairs from CVS.) -Pete (talk) 23:16, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Tour of Consumer Reports' laboratories
On Tuesday January 15 at 3pm Wikipedians are invited to join a tour of laboratories at Consumer Reports in Yonkers. If you would like to attend please RSVP at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/January 2013. If you have questions feel free to ask on that page or contact me on my talk page or by my office phone at 914.378.2684. Thank you. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:46, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia Ambassadors update
Hi! You're getting this message because you are or have been a Wikipedia Ambassador. A new term is beginning for the United States and Canada Education Programs, and I wanted to give you an update on some important new information if you're interested in continuing your work this term as a Wikipedia Ambassador.
You may have heard a reference to a transition the education program is going through. This is the last term that the Wikimedia Foundation will directly run the U.S. and Canada programs; beginning in June, a proposed thematic organization is likely to take over organizing the program. You can read more about the proposal here.
Another major change in the program will take effect immediately. Beginning this term, a new MediaWiki education extension will replace all course pages and Ambassador lists. (See Wikipedia:Course pages and Help:Education Program extension for more details.) Included in the extension are online volunteer and campus volunteer user rights, which let you create and edit course pages and sign up as an ambassador for a particular course.
If you would like to continue serving as a Wikipedia Ambassador — even if you do not support a class this term — you must create an ambassador profile. If you're no longer interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador, you don't need to do anything.
- Please do these steps as soon as possible
First, you need the relevant user rights for Online and/or Campus Ambassadors. (If you are an admin, you can grant the rights yourself, for you as well as other ambassadors.) Just post your rights request here, and we'll get you set up as quickly as possible.
Once you've got the ambassador rights, please set up at a Campus and/or Online Ambassador profile. You can do so at:
Going forward, the lists of Ambassadors at Special:CampusAmbassadors and Special:OnlineAmbassadors will be the official roster of who is an active Ambassador. If you would like to be an Ambassador but not ready to serve this term, you can un-check the option in your profile to publicly list it (which will remove your profile from the list).
After that, you can sign on to support courses. The list of courses will be at Special:Courses. (By default, this lists "Current" courses, but you can change the Status filter to "Planned" to see courses for this term that haven't reached their listed start date yet.)
As this is the first term we have used the extension, we know there will be some bugs, and we know the feature set is not as rich as it could be. (A big wave of improvements is already in the pipeline. And if you know MediaWiki and could help with code review, we'd love to have your help!) Please reach out to me (Sage Ross) with any complaints, bug reports, and feature suggestions. The basic features of the extension are documented at Wikipedia:Course pages, and you can see a tutorial for setting up and using them here.
- Communication and keeping up to date
In the past, the Education Program has had a pretty fragmented set of communication channels. We're trying to fix that. These are the recommended places to discuss and stay up-to-date on the education program:
- The education noticeboard has become the main on-wiki location for discussion of the Education Program. You can post there about broad education program issues as well as issues with individual courses.
- The Ambassadors Announce email list is a very low-traffic announcements list of important information all Ambassadors need to be aware of. We encourage all Ambassadors (and other interested Wikipedians) to subscribe to the list; follow the instructions on the link to add your email address.
- If you use IRC regularly, or need to try to reach someone immediately, the #wikipedia-en-ambassadors connect IRC channel is the place to find me and fellow Ambassadors.
- Ambassador training and resources
We now have an online training for Ambassadors, which is intended to be both an orientation about the Wikipedia Ambassador role for newcomers and the manual for how to do the role. (There are parallel trainings for students and for educators as well.)
Please go through the training if you feel like you need a refresher on how a typical class is supposed to go and where the Ambassadors fit in, or if you want to review and help improve it. If there's something you'd like to see added, or other suggestions you have for it, feel free to edit the training and/or leave feedback. A primer on setting up and using course pages is included in the educators' training.
The Resources page of the training is the main place for Ambassador-related resources. If there's something you think is important as a resource that's not on there, please add it.
Finally, whether or not you work with any classes this term, I encourage you to post entries to the Trophy Case whenever you see excellent work from students or if you have great examples from past semesters. And, as always, let students (and other editors!) know when they do things well; a little WikiLove goes a long way!
--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 20:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment at this AFD. I agree with you that WP:CSB should not be used in a deletion argument, it even says so right there on the page. I also appreciate how you withheld from !voting because you know the subject of the page. Is this a personal decision of yours or is it policy, I am curious? Thank you, MarioNovi (talk) 07:37, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Free Library of Philadelphia Event
FLP and Smallbones and others are having an event on 2:30 on 2/23 on Wikipedia. Contact him.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:56, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Copyright, Commerce, and Culture
Hi Pharos, just letting you know that I volunteered as online ambassador for the course. Hope there will be students soon as well! Cheers, --ELEKHHT 02:53, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Greetings! Since you have previously edited Arabia, you might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion#Arabia. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Notice of discussiont to revamp WP:FS
As a formerly active discussant at WT:FSC, I would like to call your attention to Wikipedia talk:Featured sound candidates#Proposal to revamp FS.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:08, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
NYC event of interest
Pharos - will you tell the NYC chapter about this event on Wednesday, which may be of interest to people? http://centeronnationalsecurity.org/node/510 -- Y not? 20:05, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
DC happy hour on Thursday, February 28!
Please join Wikimedia DC for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:16, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Invitation to a discussion: Wikipedia and legislative data
Hi Pharos, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)
There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!
- Please sign up here
- Announcement on Cato's blog
- Background from Cato sponsor Jim Harper's perspective
- Background from Wikipedian Pete Forsyth's perspective
Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:22, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, March 9!
Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 13:51, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
ASL annotation to video
Hi, Pharos!
I found meta:Requests for new languages/Wikipedia American Sign Language 2 and I wonder what the best way is to add an ASL annotation to File:Sextortionagent interview.ogg, a sound file about sextortion. Should it display text that states what signs to use, or should someone be filmed and have the video footage mixed with the sound? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 07:31, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29
In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:06, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Help on Personality Rights
Hi Pharos! I am trying to post pictures on my wikipedia page and was wondering about personality rights.. if i want to post a picture of a celebrity am i allowed to use the ones on their wikipedia page? or on Google?