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[edit]Happy New Year
[edit]Happy New Year 2021 I hope your New Year holiday is enjoyable and the coming year is much better than the one we are leaving behind. Best wishes from Los Angeles. // Timothy :: talk |
Happy New Year!
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Friday Jan 15: ONLINE Wikipedia Day NYC
[edit]January 15, 6pm: Wikimedia NYC celebrates 20 years of Wikipedia | |
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Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC. While we cannot meet in person, we still have something special planned. We will begin the event with the debut of a new video celebrating our community. This will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the people you'll see in the video talking about Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Wikimedia New York City, and the amazing work they do on Wikimedia projects. The event will be broadcast live via YouTube. Feel free to ask questions for the panel through the chat! We will also have some NYC wiki trivia you can participate in, with confectionery prizes.
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Can I have your input on Draft:Lee Olesky?
[edit]Hi, I am working on a draft for Lee Olesky, the founder of Tradeweb. I am reaching out to you because I saw your name come up a few times at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Business and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Companies. Would you mind taking a look at the draft to see if it can be moved to main space, and if not, to please give me advice on how to get it there. Thank you so much for your time and effort. RossAric (talk) 15:23, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- RossAric, That looks like a decent start. However, I'd normally look for citations to a quality newspaper of record such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Washington Post. Warning: Forbes is not a reliable source, nor is tradweb.com, so take them out of the citations and into the "external links". You don't want to put in all this work just to have it picked apart at WP:AFD. Bearian (talk) 15:42, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- P.S. Alumni magazines could be used as sources in limited circumstances, i.e., to verify attendance and date of graduation. Bearian (talk) 15:46, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for your input! I've taken out the tradeweb.com source and replaced it with a third-party source for the same information. As for your comment about Forbes, I did not use Forbes as a reference - maybe what you saw was the in-depth article from Financial News? In light of the significant coverage from Financial News and Institutional Investor, would you say the draft is ready for publishing? While not necessarily "newspapers of record," those are both strong, authoritative news outlets with significant coverage of Olesky. Thanks again! RossAric (talk) 16:24, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Bearian, This is just a gentle nudge to ask you to please take another look at the draft for Lee Olesky. Thanks again. RossAric (talk) 00:14, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 January 2021
[edit]- News and notes: 1,000,000,000 edits, board elections, virtual Wikimania 2021
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You're invited! Coronavirus in New York City: Translate-A-Thon - ONLINE - February 6th, 2021 -
[edit]February 6th, 11am-1pm E.S.T: Coronavirus in New York City: Translate-A-Thon - ONLINE | |
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Hello Bearian! You are invited to join the Brooklyn based Sure We Can community for our 3rd NYC COVID-19 themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon / translate-a-thon - ONLINE - Saturday, Feb 6th, 2021 11am - 1pm. The edit-a-thon is part of Sure We Can's work with NYC Health + Hospitals to stop the spread of Covid-19. We plan to continue to work on translating the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City article into the many languages spoken in New York City; as well as, work on other ideas about how information on wikipedia could slow the spread of Covid-19. We'd love to hear if you have any ideas. If you can not attend, please feel free to comment on my talk page.
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--Wil540 art (talk) 22:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
[edit]- Ah yes, thanks. 14 years! Bearian (talk) 17:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
[edit]The Original Barnstar | |
Thank you for backing up my work on Joshua Darden’s article! It is so disheartening to see my first major contribution – one that I spent many days to properly cite – marked for deletion without cause. Stewf (talk) 04:57, 12 February 2021 (UTC) |
- You are welcome. Bearian (talk) 14:03, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Better sources found - now satisfies WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 22:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you Dan arndt Bearian (talk) 15:24, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
February 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
[edit]February 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month will include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February, plans for WikiWomen's History Month in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. We will also have a relevant demonstration of the Wikipedia:Did you know process. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.
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Thursday Feb 25: ONLINE Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center
[edit]Feb 25, 1:30-5pm: Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center | |
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You are invited to join the AfroCROWD and Wikimedia NYC communities for the 7th year of this edit-a-thon, this time being held in a virtual format. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page, and register on the form to get the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!
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The Signpost: 28 February 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Maher stepping down
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Afd Comment
[edit]Hi @Bearian: If you have a moment could you have a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vageshwari Deswal. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 18:34, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, scope_creep, but I was substitute teaching and had a very irregular schedule last year, so I had zero time to edit. Bearian (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
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Sat Mar 6: Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up
[edit]March 6, 12:30pm: Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women's History Month. We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns. Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on Saturday Mar 6 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session live on YouTube and other social media platforms.
Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at Wikimedia Gender Gap Editing Chat for the duration of the campaign.
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Lee Olesky Draft
[edit]Hi Bearian, thank you for your past help with Draft: Lee Olesky which I am working on as a COI editor. Perhaps you wouldn't mind taking the time to help me again. I implemented your previously suggested changes: removal of the Tradeweb.com source and replacing it with a better source; also, you suggested removing a "Forbes" source, but there is no Forbes source to remove. There is a Financial News source, the first one in the article, which I hope you will agree is a reliable source acceptable on Wikipedia. If after you have examined the draft and you still think it is not ready for main space, could you help me understand what else needs to be done to move the article to main space. Again, thanks for your help. RossAric (talk) 21:40, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, RossAric, but I was substitute teaching and caretaking the past year. Bearian (talk) 15:28, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
Arameans
[edit]Hi, thank′s for your recent contributions to discussions related to articles on World Council of Arameans (Syriacs) and Johny Messo. I would agree with the assessment that there is a certain difference in significance between those two articles, but I am in favor of keeping both, particularly because of the role of Johny Messo and his works in the development and promotion or some pan-Aramean notions. Within the modern Aramean community, there are two main streams: the moderate (that focuses on its own identity without denial of other identities) and the radical (that propagates some pan-Aramean notions and opposes the Assyrian continuity). Since you are aware of the plight of modern Arameans, you might be also familiar with some of those important debates (and conflicts) between proponents of pan-Aramean and pan-Assyrian views. I am not an Aramean, nor an Assyrian, but within my field of research I am familiar with those issues and I also edited some articles related to those subjects. Both of those peoples are persecuted by various common adversaries, but mutual denialism between radicalized activists in both of those communities proved to be equally destructive. Those questions have been recenty analyzed by various scholars, and those analyzes also include the role of Johny Messo in modern political history of Arameans, and particularly his role in the promotion of pan-Aramean ides. I already included some referenced content to that article, but much more can be added. Could you please reconsider your assessment of the article in question? Deletion might not be the only solution, since relevant content could also be merged into World Council of Arameans (Syriacs) by creating a section dedicated to the role of Johny Messo in shaping political ideology of that organization?. Sorabino (talk) 22:22, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi again, maybe you already saw that recent discussion on deletion proposal for article Johny Messo was closed today, in favor of the deletion proposal. Such outcome is quite surprising, since there was no clear consensus for deletion: two votes were in favor of keep, one was for complete deletion, and one (yours) was optional - for deletion or selective merger. Such structure of votes would imply at least relisting, but not total deletion, without leaving even a redirect to the more general article (World Council of Arameans). I am trying to get some clarifications from the closer, but it seems that a review might be needed. Sorabino (talk) 00:50, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
- Sorabino Over 80 % of articles nominated for deletion are deleted, redirected, or merged, so it's not surprising. I'm in agreement 90 % of the time. Bearian (talk) 14:26, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi again, maybe you already saw that recent discussion on deletion proposal for article Johny Messo was closed today, in favor of the deletion proposal. Such outcome is quite surprising, since there was no clear consensus for deletion: two votes were in favor of keep, one was for complete deletion, and one (yours) was optional - for deletion or selective merger. Such structure of votes would imply at least relisting, but not total deletion, without leaving even a redirect to the more general article (World Council of Arameans). I am trying to get some clarifications from the closer, but it seems that a review might be needed. Sorabino (talk) 00:50, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
"First Grove" listed at Redirects for discussion
[edit]A discussion is taking place to address the redirect First Grove. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 11#First Grove until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. —Granger (talk · contribs) 12:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, Mx. Granger, but I was substitute teaching and caretaking the past year. Thanks anyway. I am fine with the deletion. Bearian (talk) 15:31, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
March 13, 12-5pm: Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and Asia Art Archive for our fourth annual (and first virtual) Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon! Organized by Asia Art Archive in America and NaPupila in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and supported by Wikimedia NYC, this event brings together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve Wikipedia articles about women and non-binary artists. We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns. Register and join the virtual event!
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March 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day
[edit]March 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! As this WikiWednesday coincides with Saint Patrick's Day, we will have a guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland, about Irish-language Wikipedia, the efforts of the community in Ireland, and personal work on historical biographies with a special Irish-New York connection. This month will also include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February and WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.
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Christopher McCombs
[edit]Hi Brian! Thank you for the comment on the article deletion for my page about Christopher McCombs. It has now been relisted as either a keep or redirect. I wanted to ask if you had any advice for me on improving the article. Since your comment I have already altered the article and added a new section. Do you think it is editorially okay now? Any advice is appreciated! Thank you again. Michaelwvideo (talk) 11:55, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
- Michaelwvideo Yes, turn all of the passive-voice sentences into active voice. Every one of them. Passive voice is passive aggressive. Bearian (talk) 17:06, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 March 2021
[edit]- News and notes: A future with a for-profit subsidiary?
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Hello, Bearian,
I just came across your user page and found the information very helpful. I encourage you to move it into Wikipedia space where it might be more visible. I realize that these conclusions are your own, not the product of a consensus discussion but as an infrequent participant at AFD, I think they would be useful to others, especially on occupational categories where a casual editor might not have developed their own understanding of what it means to be notable. Please consider it! Liz Read! Talk! 21:01, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you. Bearian (talk) 20:57, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
discussion on renaming list of films set around Easter
[edit]Since you mentioned a name change in the AFD, I am contacting you to tell you there is a discussion for that at Talk:List_of_films_set_around_Easter#Requested_move_1_April_2021 Dream Focus 20:47, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, Dream Focus, but I was substitute teaching and caretaking the past year. Bearian (talk) 15:33, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
- You posted in that discussion on 21:01, 7 April 2021, that 14 minutes after I posted here. Dream Focus 16:51, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
- It was such a long time ago, I forgot. Bearian (talk) 15:16, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
April 21, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Environmental focus | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! As this WikiWednesday is just the day before Earth Day, we will have an environmental focus. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.
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The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna come
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
- News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia
The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna come
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
- News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia