User talk:Emtrix

Starting my talk page.

Documentation

Wow - you seem to be kicking along nicely with your articles. Citation templates and subsections and all that jazz. Nice work. I've got a query about the "documentation" section in Robert Dale Owen Statue article - don't you think it a little self referential to talk about the course you're doing as part of the encyclopedic article? I mean, if you were going to provide a reference to the fact of this WPSPA course existing you'd have to footnote the Wikiproject page and even cite this article in the selfsame article, right? I can think of only two cases offhand where a WP article is justified in citing the internal workings of Wikipedia itself - Seigenthaler controversy and National Portrait Gallery copyright conflicts - both of which made world headlines. I'd suggest trying to write the article without reference to your course. I don't mean to be overly picky, it's just that you're so far advanced that I feel I can start commenting on your work :-) Keep it up! Witty Lama 10:34, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for keeping your eye on us, Liam. It's great having your input as we go along rather than coming to you in a worrisome way at a later date, as per usual. I just wanted to say that she added the Documentation section because some students in last year's class included one out of desperation to fill in some information and not have their articles deleted, such as in Torso Fragment. I think we thought because we were featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education our project was worthy enough to be included in the article. Totally understand if you think not! This can be something we discuss next class, so let me know. HstryQT (talk) 11:47, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My heart skipped a beat because I thought "Uh, oh. This is the point where the article is going to be taken down..." Glad it was just the documentation question. As HstryQT said, I was just following the examples from what I saw from last year's project. I'm not married to the section. I have a feeling I will be completely changing this article in the next month as we discuss it further in class. I guess I was just a little gung-ho to publish because I had it all (almost) figured out. Thanks for the feedback! Emtrix (talk) 14:57, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, Liam will never take your articles down, he'll help us fight for them :) HstryQT (talk) 16:37, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No one is going to take your article down from within your own userpage sub section. Any content in "mainspace"/"articlespace" is fair game for all of the editorial rules, but things living within the "userspace" don't come under those rules. That's why you've been asked to edit in Sandboxes for the moment because no one will come along and jump on your content until you're ready. But yeah, the documentation section is probably going to have to be cut. I don't think the mere fact if this work being catalogued in SOS is interesting (because that project was trying to make a comprehensive survey it would potentially be more interesting if it WASN'T included) and the fact of this work being set as part of an assignment for a university course is not a significant feature of it's history either. Witty Lama 19:35, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yeah... didn't notice when I wrote the above that you'd already put the article "live". As such I've gone and removed the documentation section. Sorry. Witty Lama 05:13, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No hard feelings! I agree with you. We'll see how the conversation goes in class these next few weeks. Emtrix (talk) 15:01, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moving Page

Hi Erin. Good to see you confirmed the accurate name for your Frank O'Bannon Bust article. Means you must be getting in some good research! I'd ask that you check out WP:Move to understand the Moving a Page process. I wanted for you to do it yourself, but remembered that your account is probably too new to do so. Because of this, I moved it for you. For your next article, make sure you understand Naming conventions, too. As well as what we've compiled in WSPA. These are helpful resources. HstryQT (talk) 14:03, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disregard. Because the new page has already been created, we'll let the Wikipedian community come find the duplicate and delete it how they'd like. Thanks! HstryQT (talk) 14:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Totally reacted too quickly to the name change and started reading about moving the page after I had already created the new one. Lesson learned: read about it first before reacting! Emtrix (talk) 15:51, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!

Hola,

I just wanted to say congrats on charging ahead and already making your two articles live. It's been fun to see them already improved quite a lot. It really is an advantage to have them up so others can check them out. Nice Work! --RichardMcCoy (talk) 16:39, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was all out of necessity. The baby is finally taking predictable naps during the day...I have to use that time very wisely before he decides to change up on me again the next week! I've learned to be productive in a short period of time. Plus, I became kind of pleased with myself for learning the basics on Wikipedia so I was excited to get something up. Emtrix (talk) 14:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh do I ever understand! My Wiki-world fully revolves around nap time (case in point, uh... right now :) HstryQT (talk) 18:30, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brand new resource

Adrianne and the Wikimedia team just posted this great new resource a few days ago. Thought you'd like to see it and possibly add it to your Reference page. HstryQT (talk) 18:39, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Robert Dale Owen Memorial

On 8 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Dale Owen Memorial, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bronze bust of Robert Dale Owen at the Indiana Statehouse was stolen in 1970 and the culprit(s) have never been found? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WSPA image

Hi Erin,
Thanks for taking the WSPA image off again. It's not appropriate to promote a WikiProject on the page itself. We've tried it in the past and it didn't go over too well. The way to promote the project is to add the WSPA banner on the talk page (which you've already added). So you're good to go. If you see anyone else re-add the WSPA information, the image, or the links, feel free to remove them or let me know. It's a good thought, but just doesn't fly in Wiki-land. Thanks! HstryQT (talk) 14:14, 9 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added it back last night because it was gone so I assumed I never added it in the first place. Your change didn't show up in my watchlist. It wasn't until this morning that I saw you had removed it the first time. I figured there was a legit reason, so I took it off again. I completely understand! Emtrix (talk) 15:30, 9 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Erin! I wanted to personally invite you to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' 2nd Backstage Pass and Edit-a-Thon, which will occur on Saturday, August 20. It'd be great to have you come out if you are able!

The Wikipedian in Residence project is coming up on one year and is going strong. While the first year focused on garnering institutional enthusiasm among staff, organizing multiple content donations, and guiding teens in research and article creation, the next year will focus on establishing an E-Volunteer program and more deliberately connecting with local Wikipedians and WikiProjects around the world. You can read a summary of our projects on the museum's blog, or visit the project page.

We hope you're able to attend the upcoming Backstage Pass! If you're not able to attend, but are interested in remaining involved and up to date on the museum's Wikipedia project, please sign up on our E-Volunteer page. There will also be an opportunity to participate in the Edit-a-Thon online, if you cannot attend on-site. If you'd like to make a request for images or research content from our curators, you can add to the Requests page. Let me know if you have any questions and I hope to be in touch! LoriLee (talk) 11:47, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Survey

Hi Erin!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!

Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 05:01, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Children's Museum update

It's time again to share the latest news on the Children's Museum of Indianapolis Wikipedia project! In the last few months we have been busy with our third image donation, which was made up of 150 images that were professionally photographed specifically for this upload. We are asking for volunteers to categorize these images and distribute them into Wikipedia articles. Your help is appreciated! Check them out here.

We have also donated our first video and a second GLAM-Wiki Infographic to Commons. In September we were thrilled to welcome Jimmy Wales to the museum. Following our successful Edit-a-Thon and Translate-a-Thon in August, translations have continued with the help of the established QRpedia community, (particularly Russian translations thanks to Lvova!) We have begun to analyze our implementation of QRpedia codes and completed an extensive case study. In November we presented at the Museum Computer Network conference about how museums can effectively collaborate with Wikipedia. You can see more details on the Prezi.

In more general news, in addition to serving as the Children's Museum's Wikipedian-in-Residence, it was recently announced that I will be taking on the role of US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator for the Wikimedia Foundation. In this role I will be working to streamline the process of connecting interested US GLAMs with the Wikipedia community. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to let me know. Be sure to sign up for This Month in GLAM to keep up with the latest GLAM-Wiki news from around the world (subscribe).

We have a listing of High Need and Moderate Need requests on the Ways to Help section on the project page. I encourage you to lend a hand if you're able. While the Children's Museum partnership continues to truck along, we still are in desperate need of volunteers to help disperse our images and update and maintain content. Thank you for your time and help. Happy holidays! LoriLee (talk) 16:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Missing bust on owen memorial.jpg

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WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

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

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

Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen
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Feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can participate!

Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 22:01, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:RDo whole.jpg

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Replaceable fair use File:Statehouse 002.jpg

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