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Women and Wikipedia
Hello Mssemantics - I pinged your email. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:33, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks Rosiestep! I've replied via email. --Mssemantics (talk) 22:43, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
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Interview
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Sionk (talk) 23:35, 3 March 2014 (UTC)Welcome
Hello, Mssemantics and welcome to Wikipedia! It appears you are participating in a class project. If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to go through our training for students.
If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Please also read this helpful advice for students.
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Your instructor or professor may wish to set up a course page, if your class doesn't already have one. It is highly recommended that you place this text: {{Educational assignment}} on the talk page of any articles you are working on as part of your Wikipedia-related course assignment. This will let other editors know this article is a subject of an educational assignment and aid your communication with them.
We hope you like it here and encourage you to stay even after your assignment is finished! Valfontis (talk) 16:59, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hi Valfontis! Thanks for your message. I've helped professors use Wikipedia in class, but (alas!) I am not using Wikipedia for class projects.--Mssemantics (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hi! Yes sorry, forgive me for templating you! I was trying to track down a bunch of students from the University of Washington and make sure they all got welcomed. I had to block some of their group accounts so I wanted to make sure everyone knew where to go for help! Several of them signed up with WikiProject Feminism during the same time frame you did. Happy editing! Valfontis (talk) 19:59, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks Valfontis! I appreciate your efforts to welcome the students. (I'm at UW, too.) They may be students I spoke to during a guest lecture. I actually just stopped into their class to see their final projects and to share your advice. :) --Mssemantics (talk) 20:34, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Congrats
Hey there, Just saw the news about your new grant. Congrats! You'll be doing very important work, and I'll be eager to read up on your findings :) If I or others in the New England Wikimedians usergroup can support you in any way with this project, please don't hesitate to reach out. All the best, Girona7 (talk) 03:36, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Girona7! Thank you so much for your kind message and offer. I'd love to interview any and all Wikimedians in the New England group who self-identify as women. :) --Mssemantics (talk) 04:08, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
- Sure thing! I'll shoot a note to our membership and send you the contact info of those who would like to participate. Girona7 (talk) 20:38, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
- FYI, we're starting to get this going again so good place to post your notice: Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Gender bias task force. Carolmooredc (Talkie-Talkie) 22:34, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
- Done! Thanks Carolmooredc!--Mssemantics (talk) 05:06, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
- The archiver just archived your message. If you are still taking interviewees, I'll put it back in action. Carolmooredc (Talkie-Talkie) 02:30, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
Wikimania 2014
Hi!
My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller and video producer for the Wikimedia Foundation. I'll be looking to capture stories about Wikimedians at Wikimania in London in a week. Here is an example of the kind of thing that I'm aiming to do. I saw that you're attending Wikimania and I was wondering if you might have some time to talk about what do you on Wikimedia projects. Anyway let me know if you are interested, I'll be at Wikimania from the 6th-10th of August and would need maybe 30 minutes of your time. I can answer any questions you may have. I’m best reached at vgrigas(at)wikimedia.org
Thanks!
Vgrigas (talk) 16:53, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
RFC at Wikipedia for page protection
Last call for opinions on RFC at Wikipedia page for page protection extension. User:Pundit is in support of increasing gender equality at Wikipedia and another user is opposed to User:Pundit's efforts. RFC ends on the 14th. LawrencePrincipe (talk) 19:41, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
You're invited! x2
Hello Mssemantics! We are looking for editors to join WikiProject Women writers, an outreach effort which aims at improving articles about women writers on Wikipedia. We thought you might be interested, and hope that you will join us. Thank you!
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| San Francisco Meetup # 22 | |
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| Date: October 11, 2014 | |
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| Place: 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
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The Edit-a-thon will occur in parallel with Litquake, the San Francisco Bay Area's annual literature festival. Writers from all over the Bay Area and the world will be in town during the nine day festival, so the timing is just right for us to meetup and create/translate/expand/improve articles about literature and writers. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome. This event will include new editor training. RSVP →here←. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:57, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Very cool! Thanks! --Mssemantics (talk) 17:39, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Keep doing that good research!
Carolmooredc (Talkie-Talkie) 15:35, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
IdeaLab proposal
There is a proposal at the IdeaLab that may interest you. Lightbreather (talk) 20:20, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Test Kaffeeklatsch area for women-only
Since WikiProject Women as proposed at the IdeaLab may take some time to realize, and based on a discussion on the proposal's talk page, I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch area for women only (cisgender or trans-woman, regardless of sexual orientation).
It is a place where women can go and be sure they'll be able to participate in discussions without being dominated by men's advice, criticism, and explanations. If interested, your participation would be most welcome. Lightbreather (talk) 23:14, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Real-Life barnstar
Thanks for organizing today's edit-a-thon on top of your many other activities. --Pine✉ 05:41, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks Pine for the barnstar (my first!) and for all of your help and support! --Mssemantics (talk) 16:18, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!
- Hi Mssemantics! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
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| Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 | Mission 7 |
| Say Hello to the World | An Invitation to Earth | Small Changes, Big Impact | The Neutral Point of View | The Veil of Verifiability | The Civility Code | Looking Good Together |
GWSS 451 Guest Speaker Question
I'm a little confused on why we need to save a separate backup of what we are working on in Sandbox. Can you please explain why this is important? --Californiachica (talk) 21:40, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Quick Question
What website would you recommend for learning how to code on Wiki? --Williamhubbell (talk) 21:40, 5 May 2015 (UTC)User:Williamhubbell
What is the most difficult project you have done for Wiki and why and how did you overcome the difficulties?
Wikipedia Workshop
Question? Tell me what you think about this?
L--Llj22 (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Latina Production
Will you be giving your email after class so we can email you?--Patriciart (talk) 21:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
What got you interested in working more with the Wikipedia community? LittleSunshine11 (talk) 21:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)LittleSunshine11
Question from GWSS
The sandbox is draft, can it be private or does it have to be public? Aibarra94 (talk) 21:51, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
GWSS 451
What has been your favorite contribution to Wikipedia?
Vanelizbeth (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I'm a UW student who attended your Wikipedia workshop. I was just curious about how you came to be involved in Wikipedia editing, and what aspects of it are the most interesting or gratifying for you. Thank you! --Karrimickelson (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Wiki workshop question
What is common issue female wiki-editors have? YV --Yessi05 (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
My question is: Do you get paid when working with wikipedia? If not, what focus of your graduate schooling deals with working with wikipedia on a regular basis? Playafemenista (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC) -user:Playafemenista
Question
What got you started in Wikipedia? --Mi-ka-eh-la (talk) 21:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
A Question
Why is wikipedia so complicated? --Dramaqueen127 (talk) 21:44, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Question for GWSS451A class
If Wikipedia is edited by people who use reliable sources, why is there such a strong negative sentiment by professors and other scholars when students use Wikipedia? Mmalexsandra (talk) 21:44, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
GWSS 451- Question
How long did it take you to learn everything you know about wikipedia? Dulcegst2012 (talk) 21:44, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
GWSS 451
How do you find information to edit and add? Is there training for how to research topics and post about them? What type of writing voice do you use when you are editing Wikipedia?--TheladyLioness (talk) 21:44, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Question
Is there any way to retrieve info lost in edits in case it wasn't saved in a word doc? --Tianatee (talk) 21:45, 5 May 2015 (UTC)Tianatee
GWSS 451:
Hello! Thank You for the information i gained about Wiki. One quick question is what part of your graduate schooling deal with wikipedia? -playafemenistaPlayafemenista (talk) 21:45, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Question
What got you started in Wikipedia editing? --Mi-ka-eh-la (talk) 21:45, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Question
Hello why do we need to save and sign a document?--Dawggi (talk) 21:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
GWSS
Do you think Wiki will eventually replace all physicals encyclopedias and become a credible source ? Weechothezoo5 (talk) 21:52, 5 May 2015 (UTC)Weechothezoo5
Quesac-GWSS 451
What has been your most difficult wiki project and why and how did you overcome these difficulties?
- I'm not sure who left this message. Perhaps you can come back and sign it? :) --Mssemantics (talk) 03:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Question from GWSS Class 5/5
Is there any research you can share that also breaks down the demographics of Wikipedia editors by race/ethnicity? PNWxicana (talk) 21:50, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Seattle Wiknic 2015
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Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle
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Wikipedia Lab at the UW Research Commons
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Thank you from GWSS 241
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I had no idea about the ins and outs of the interactivity on Wikipedia. I like the Sandbox feature. The personal experimentation, editing, planning page makes it easy to begin articles before moving them to the "mainspace” where everything is public. -KK — Preceding unsigned comment added by KristinaKoumaeva (talk • contribs) 20:05, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Thank You for the workshop on wikipedia. I never knew that these talk tabs existed and people could post on them. -Thanks again August Rodriguez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Augrod (talk • contribs) 20:22, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Thank You for the workshop about wikipedia today. I learned that wikipedia is primarily edited by White Males ages 20-30. -SR — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunramonk (talk • contribs) 20:32, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Some bubble tea for you!
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Thank you for your help and assistance through explaining Wikipedia to me! Williamhubbell (talk) 20:26, 10 November 2015 (UTC) |
AFRAM 337 A || GWSS 241 A
Thank you so much for coming in I was very glad we had this lecture because I feel like their are to many assumptions about Wiki that need to be explored. I found it helpful knowing that when people edit pages on wikipedia not everything flies they are heavily monitored to make sure accurate knowledge is being exported on the website. They are looking for articles and information that is verifiable,notable, and has a neutral point of view. Great information on the demographics of Wiki. -AU
GWSS 241
Hi there, thank you so much for coming to class and presenting. One question I had was how much of your schooling or what parts of it have you applied to wikipedia? I learned that anyone can edit and that someone can filter through and figure out if the content is true.
Thanks,
Ransom Hatch RH
Thank you for the discussion! The gender gap is as low as 8% and as high as 20% in wiki. -GE
Thank You!
Thanks for hosting this workshop, I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was really helpful. I personally was not aware of the gender gap in this online space, and I found this information to be shockingly similar to the history of music critique. It's an issue which simply needs to command more attention, especially in a year like 2015.
Thanks again!
Kdetillo (talk) 20:35, 10 November 2015 (UTC) KD
GWSS 241 AFRAM 337
Thank you for the discussion! The gender gap is as low as 8% and as high as 20% in wiki. -GE — Preceding unsigned comment added by GeggerGWSS241 (talk • contribs) 20:36, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Thank you so much for presenting in our GWSS 241 course today. I found it wholly intriguing that Wikipedia may be analyzed through the feminist lens. -KS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.179.183.224 (talk) 20:38, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
GWSS241____CameronParker__NOV102015
Thank you for coming into GWSS 241. I learned the gender politics involved with Wikipedia. It was startling and shocking to hear such things exist in Wikipedia. Thanks, Cameron Parker
GWSS 241 Thank you!
Thank you for coming in today to talk to us. I learned that although anyone can edit wikipedia articles, they are very strictly regulated.
-HC
Thanks Amanda for coming to our class and talking to us about Wikipedia. I have not edited Wikipedia before so this was very interesting and I learned new ways to use Wikipedia.
- DTF
Comment to Amanda (AFRAM 337) November 10th, 2015
Hi Amanda, I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time today to talk to our class about Wikipedia! I really enjoyed learning about the anatomy of a good article, as well as about Wikipedia in general, such as how it is the largest reference work in the world has ever created as well as the most visited reference work on the Internet (wow!). Thank you again!
-CC
AFRAM 337
Thank you for speaking to our class today. I have never edited a Wikipedia page, and I never knew it was such an intense process. Hopefully my group and I can use the info you gave us to create a successful edit for our final project!