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Consultation about reference in deleted page

Hi, I wonder if you could give me some advise. I am searching for a reference (to add in the Wikipedia article on MIR [1], "reference needed") that I have seen before in the article "Marcello Ferrada de Noli", now deleted. First, Is there any possibility to retrieve from the archived article the references containing the word "Concepción"? 2] When I clicked on Ferrada de Noli's name, which has links embedded in the MIR article, I was directed to a page headed "Creating M ferrada de N" [2], and also a link to this talk page. My consultation being, was the deletion because of consensus, because of the information given by the delete-voters, or because the writing, etc? That article had in any case an excessive long text, some non-essential information, too. And references not updated. I thank you in advance. Patoleman (talk) 23:09, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Patoleman:. Hello and good evening. I'm afraid that I'm not quite sure what you're asking of me. I deleted the article Marcello Ferrada de Noli because I saw a clear consensus to do so at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marcello Ferrada de Noli. Best, Mackensen (talk) 03:19, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning. Thank you for your reply on why the article was deleted, and for the link. Regarding the reference that I mentioned, I have found it now in other Wikipedia article. Best regards, Patoleman (talk) 09:03, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for M-K TE70-4S

On 6 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article M-K TE70-4S, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Morrison-Knudsen built four Popsicles for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1978? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/M-K TE70-4S. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, M-K TE70-4S), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:04, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

M-K TE70-4S

The article says that the locomotives were retired in 1987, but what happened to them? If scrapped, this should be in the article and infobox. Mjroots (talk) 10:07, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Mjroots: According to Lustig's article they somehow wound up on a deadline in Oakland, CA. Ozark Mountain Railcar owned them and listed them for sale. It's not very firm and I haven't got anything past that, so I left at the 1987 retirement. Mackensen (talk) 12:00, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Forum chatter says a tugboat company or some such thought about reusing the prime movers, but nothing came of it and they were scrapped in 2007. There's nothing reliable that I can find. Mackensen (talk) 12:10, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank for that. Agree with keeping to RSs. Forums can be helpful in finding them, but are not useable themselves. Mjroots (talk) 13:03, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Marcello Ferrada de Noli

Administrator Mackensen, Hello. I created the article "Marcello Ferrada de Noli" in 2009, which you deleted 3 May 2017 after seeing the discussion. As you may recall, the principal objection to "the main claim to notability", as it was referred in the discussion, was that Ferrada de Noli had never been a founder of the Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile) (MIR). However, I have now obtained NEW evidence which prove false that main argument. It is an important testimony dated 8 May 2017 [3] issued by Andrés Pascal Allende, nephew of the late President Salvador Allende and ex General Secretary of the MIR, stating: "Marcello Ferrada de Noli was one of the founders of MIR", adding that he was a co-author of the "Political-Military Thesis", "the first document approved in the history of the MIR". Andres Pascal's testimony was published three days ago by the organization Swedish Doctors for Human Rights, together with a number of other secondary sources not before cited in the WP article, and neither in the discussion. I would like to ask you if you would consider to review your decision and undelete. If I understood right, it would be possible to ask WP for a revision, in the case of new evidence. If I would be granted the possibility, I will rewrite the article completely, both attending to the WP rules and style guidelines for bio submissions (which at the time I created the article, eight years ago, I was not so familiar with), and relevant criticism arouse in the discussion. Brgds. / Inkerifi (talk) 00:34, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Inkerifi: Hello. You have a couple options available to you. First, I think I assessed the discussion correctly based on the evidence available at the time, so I'm not going to reverse myself. Given Marcello Ferrada de Noli's role in founding SWEDHR, I don't think a primary document published there would have influenced the outcome. You're welcome to seek deletion review of course. Another option would be to write a new article in the draft namespace, or perhaps in your own userpace, and then seek permission at DRV to move it back into the article space. This new article would need to incorporate these new secondary sources and make a stronger case for his notability. All the best, Mackensen (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You, very helpful. I will study both options carefully before to proceed. In case I would try Deletion Review, it will be argued on the new evidence known after the time of your decision. And there is more evidence besides Pascal Allende's testimony. The other option is also tenable, since I was planning anyway to draft the article anew. With brgds, Inkerifi (talk) 02:00, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pendulum car

On 13 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pendulum car, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pendulum car was an experimental forerunner of the tilting train, but was not widely adopted on American railroads? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pendulum car. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pendulum car), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 04:10, 13 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday May 21: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon + global online challenge

Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please sign-up with Eventbrite via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum.

We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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May 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons!

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday May 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:31, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. bonus event this weekend:

Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Sunday May 28, 2017

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DYK for PRR MP70

On 3 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article PRR MP70, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that for decades, Long Island commuters knocked knees on the Long Island Rail Road's PRR MP70 cars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/PRR MP70. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, PRR MP70), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Superliner (railcar)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Superliner (railcar) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 12:01, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Superliner (railcar)

The article Superliner (railcar) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Superliner (railcar) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 16:00, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thursday June 22: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Thursday June 22, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's third annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project.

Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Thursday June 22 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords).

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events.

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Your GA nomination of Superliner (railcar)

The article Superliner (railcar) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Superliner (railcar) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 23:22, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

Hello! Your submission of Superliner (railcar) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:54, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just the standard template message here; just waiting for a QPQ to be performed. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:54, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Would you be willing to perform a full review at Template:Did you know nominations/R v Jordan (2016). Essentially, most of the reviewing was performed by another user, so yours is not a full review, and there were objections earlier in the discussion. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:43, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. It's short, but similar to most legal stubs. Mackensen (talk) 21:50, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Collapsible s-rail

I recall you mentioning that you did some early work on the s-rail templates, so you might have a quick fix for this. A number of infoboxes have a huge number of s-rail rows that I would consider secondary - either services at a connected station, or routes that formerly served a still-active station. (All the Embarcadero connections at Transbay Transit Center made me think about this.) Would there be any easy way to make a block of s-rail rows collapsible (and presumably collapsed by default)? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:03, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535: My instinct is that there isn't, because there's no real relationship between the individual rows. What could be done is a fork of {{S-start-collapsible}} that's compatible with the s-rail templates, and build that into {{Infobox station}}. Mackensen (talk) 11:52, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Pi.1415926535: The infobox subheader can be toggled to be collapsible (check the template documentation). I don't think collapsing the whole table would be as good, as then only the first header would be shown. Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 12:59, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, my thought was more along the lines of the collapsible BS templates, where an arbitrary section of rows can be collapsed. I have no idea if that's remotely possible in this case. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:21, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535: Those nest tables inside tables (bad for accessibility), and it's quite fiddly because it's hard to get the columns to line up with each other. It's probably possible through JavaScript to implement collapsible subheaders, but I don't know if the WMF would do that.

TheDJ, do you think it's possible to implement collapsible table rows (wherein all rows below the one with a CSS class are collapsed until a row containing <th> cells or with some other CSS class), so that bits of a table can be collapsed? Especially in infoboxes (station, rail line, locomotive) and RDTs there are quite a few nested collapsible tables being used with fake subheaders, which is bad for accessibility. Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 09:40, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Amfleet

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Your GA nomination of Amfleet

The article Amfleet you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Amfleet for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 08:20, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday July 9: WikNYC Picnic @ Governors Island

Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

Sunday July 9 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com)

1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island.

Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:02, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of EMD SDP40F

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Your GA nomination of Amfleet

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Your GA nomination of GE E60

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Your GA nomination of EMD SDP40F

The article EMD SDP40F you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:EMD SDP40F for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of BlackJack -- BlackJack (talk) 16:01, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of EMD SDP40F

The article EMD SDP40F you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:EMD SDP40F for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of BlackJack -- BlackJack (talk) 17:20, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User:Scott19982

Could you please take another look at Scott19982? He has gone from merely annoying to outright destructive, and his messages on my talk page indicate that he has no intention of listening to my explanations of why his edits are incorrect. He has started adding incorrect dates - and changing correct dates to incorrect ones; see for example Kingston/Route 3 (MBTA station) where he added a closure date 48 years before the branch was built, and Taunton (Amtrak station) where he keeps changing the 1958 closure date to the incorrect 1959. Whether or not he's actually editing in good faith any more, I think he's doing more harm than good, and I don't see how he can be redirected to do good. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:19, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of GE E60

The article GE E60 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:GE E60 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 21:20, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of City of Denver (train)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article City of Denver (train) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 08:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of GE E60

The article GE E60 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:GE E60 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 08:01, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday July 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of City of Denver (train)

The article City of Denver (train) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:City of Denver (train) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 12:01, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of City of Denver (train)

The article City of Denver (train) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:City of Denver (train) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 14:42, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Superliner (railcar)

On 14 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Superliner (railcar), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Superliner was the last rail passenger car manufactured by Pullman-Standard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Superliner (railcar). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Superliner (railcar)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:04, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Great job promoting Superliner (railcar) to GA and to DYK! Fantastic work. One of the best pieces I've seen on the Main Page in a while. MX (✉ • ✎) 16:18, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@MX: Thank you, that's most kind of you! For my part, I enjoyed writing it, though probably not as much as I enjoy riding in the actual cars :). Mackensen (talk) 13:55, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Matt Luke (American football)

Hello! Your submission of Matt Luke (American football) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! FITINDIA 16:37, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Amfleet

On 24 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amfleet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Amfleet (coaches pictured) was Amtrak's first new intercity passenger cars and the Budd Company's last? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amfleet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Amfleet), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:02, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history.

For this month, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.

Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

Date: Sunday July 30
Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.
RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Matt Luke (American football)

On 30 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matt Luke (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 22 years after he walked-on at Ole Miss, Matt Luke became its head football coach? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matt Luke (American football). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Matt Luke (American football)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 00:04, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Mackensen. You have new messages at Talk:Grand Valley State University.
Message added 00:42, 7 August 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

The editor with a conflict of interest in this article is waiting for a review. Please look into it when you get the chance. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 00:42, 7 August 2017 (UTC) jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 00:42, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for GE E60

On 10 August 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article GE E60, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1970s Amtrak had two new locomotives, the GE E60 and the EMD SDP40F, which had trouble staying on the tracks? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, GE E60), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 00:03, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for EMD SDP40F

On 10 August 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article EMD SDP40F, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1970s Amtrak had two new locomotives, the GE E60 and the EMD SDP40F, which had trouble staying on the tracks? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, EMD SDP40F), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 00:03, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

August 30: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 30, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday August 30 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 12:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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September 27: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday September 27 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. On the weekend before the annual meeting, you can join: Action=History @ Ace Hotel (Sunday, September 24, 2017)

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Invitation to Admin confidence survey

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The 100 DYK Medal

		The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		This medal is awarded to you in recognition for the creation and expansion of 100 DYKs. Keep up the good work and thank you for your contributions to DYK! Dr. K. 00:23, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election

Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

This event is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon,

Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles!

Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography.

If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary.

For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons.

Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

Date: Sunday October 15
Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:32, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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October 18: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday October 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:22, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Great work on taking the Superliner article to Featured Article status! Please accept this barnstar as a small token of my appreciation. I am always amazed and inspired by your railroad-related contributions. Michael Barera (talk) 18:01, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon (Nov 19) and global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month (Nov 1-30)

Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely.

Sunday November 19 Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education

81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue

Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided.

We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30.

Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

Thank You for putting in the image of the EMD F69PHAC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloudcityline1017 (talk • contribs) 13:39, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

November 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday November 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway

(note that we are not at Babycastles this month)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~

P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19!

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Metrolink web

Template:Metrolink web has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. James (^talk/_contribs) 21:04, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you find yourself driving in Southern Indiana...

...you may want to check this out. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:55, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The famed Indiana RTG! I have to imagine the property owner's tired of railfans staking out his yard. Mackensen (talk) 02:02, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To delete: Jordan Chariton

Hi there, I saw your name on the deletion page for Jordan Chariton and wanted to alert you that the article has not been deleted. I'm an infrequent user, so no need to respond here but if there is someone who could do that, now would be good. He was just fired from his post at the Young Turks due to sexual allegations, which will likely be added to the page shortly. With only one paragraph, the page would have POV issues in no time. Thank you, petrarchan47 คุ ก 02:22, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ANI Experiences survey

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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, Mackensen. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting

As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Elizabeth Peer

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Elizabeth Peer you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 22:42, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

December 13: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday December 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:43, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16!

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Your GA nomination of EMD AEM-7

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Your GA nomination of EMD AEM-7

The article EMD AEM-7 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:EMD AEM-7 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of RickyCourtney -- RickyCourtney (talk) 06:21, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Elizabeth Peer

The article Elizabeth Peer you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Elizabeth Peer for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 03:01, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User group for Military Historians

Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

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Your GA nomination of Elizabeth Peer

The article Elizabeth Peer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Elizabeth Peer for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 00:42, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion discussion about Spokane Daily Chronicle

Hello, Mackensen,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Spokane Daily Chronicle should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spokane Daily Chronicle .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks,

Slatersteven (talk) 19:29, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions.

And there will be cake.

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This Sunday! Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference (updated speakers + schedule)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community.

See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule

And there will be cake.

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 02:22, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for EMD AEM-7

On 19 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article EMD AEM-7, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Amtrak ran "toasters" on the Northeast Corridor for over thirty years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/EMD AEM-7. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, EMD AEM-7), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 03:18, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Image sizing

@Mackensen: Hello! I'm interested in this edit you made to the Viewliner article. Are all images in the lead of all articles supposed to be 300 pixels? I know many articles that have lead images larger than this. I thought the image_upright parameter was preferred, as it respects the reader's preferences, per MOS:IMGSIZE. It says lead images should use upright=1.35 at most, and under the section about only using pixels when absolutely necessary, that says no more than 300px for lead images. The part I'm confused about is the table under it, which states that image_upright=1.35 should be the same as imagesize=300px. Am I reading that incorrectly? WP:IMGSIZE seems to say the same thing.–Daybeers (talk) 14:34, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well, sorry about that! Turns out I was confused about my thumbnail size preference, and I think I still am. It was on 300px, and I think I like how that looks, but now I feel it might get confusing if I'm trying to format a page with images on it, as I might not be seeing what others would see. What do you have yours set at? –Daybeers (talk) 15:50, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Daybeers: I use 220px, which I think is the default, or at least used to be. Mackensen (talk) 17:04, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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Another Daily Mail RfC

There is an RfC at Talk:Daily Mail#Request for comment: Other criticisms section. Your input would be most helpful. --Guy Macon (talk) 12:26, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

March 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

Wednesday March 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month!

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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon!

--Megs (talk)

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Type parameter in infobox station

This is probably a dangerous can of worms to open, but I see you've been adding the type parameter to {{infobox station}}. I think it's an exceptionally silly parameter to have - it either describes the operating company (duplicative of s-rail) or the type of services (duplicative of the very first line of the lede). Either way, it doesn't really add much of anything, but takes up space at the very top of the infobox (i.e, where the most important information should go), and makes it longer as well. (I also think it ruins the visual look of the nicely styled headers, which I feel should have the image directly below them, but that's a side point.) Hence, I've been removing it anytime I've been doing any work on the infobox or lede of an article. But, I want to get your opinions before we start conflicting. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:53, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535: I think there's a lot to be said for getting rid of it, for the reasons you suggest. My goal has been to depopulate Category:Articles using Infobox station with images inside type, Category:Articles using Infobox station with links or images inside name, and related categories. I'm going about it in what I hope is a content-neutral way: moving images and such into the symbol parameters and out of the name and type fields. Since I'm already batch-editing it makes sense to me to standardize the field, but I wouldn't be sorry to see it deprecated. Mackensen (talk) 00:27, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that's good to know that we're not in total opposition. I've started a thread here. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:03, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive

G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.

For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery.

Wednesday April 25th WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki).

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street

(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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Re: LVRR templates

Sorry. I'm trying to set it up so Camden Station in Baltimore isn't the linked station, which it isn't. Mitch32^{(My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000.)} 21:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mitchazenia: Understood. The template's designed with that possibility; I tweaked your entry. Mackensen (talk) 22:28, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]