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Choose Your Own Adventure

Greetings,

I just wanted to reiterate that I would like to participate in the Choose Your Own Adventure article rewrite, as would the editor Milowent. It would be helpful to have some idea about the nature of the rewrite and what information you're looking to source. As the primary complaints previously were regarding the history section and the attribution of the creation of the series concept, those are the references I have supplied so far, but if I had a clearer idea of what it is specifically you're trying to source, I could probably dig up some more references. The references sited by the Contemporary Authors bio would probably be the most useful for history and background.

Seanmercy (talk) 18:01, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also like to help contribute to the CYOA page, as I use the page a lot to explain the concept of CYOA to people, and the current state of the page someone saddens me. if you can please let me know what exactly it is you're looking for so I can start figuring out the best way to contribute, I would greatly appreciate that. Thanks! Viltris (talk) 23:56, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • FloNight, I'd also like to help with the CYOA article. We need to get it back up soon or people are going to start writing articles about what is happening which will have a backfire effect we need to avoid.--Milowent • talkblp-r 06:19, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • OMG, how did links get into the article that call montgomery the creator, when massively distributed mainstream press articles from the 1980s say something else? I really don't have a side here, but verifiability is what we go on here.--Milowent • talkblp-r 21:48, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I added a number of additional sources to the talk page. they are all formatted so they can be easily moved into the article with <ref></ref> tags put around them. there's no excuse! i did all the work!! Cheers.--Milowent • talkblp-r 15:37, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

Thanks for your nice comments regarding my Kentucky Governors GT and my running for adminship. Last week was hectic, and I didn't have much of a chance to respond, but I have now left a message on my talk page regarding the adminship issue. Just wanted to let you know that those comments weren't ignored. Thanks again. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 17:57, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, I'm now up at RFA if you are interested. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 19:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Still no explanation

You stated four days ago that you would give an explanation "in a few minutes" on Talk:Choose Your Own Adventure on why it is under an WP:OFFICE action. You have yet to do so. I have made this section in response to that and also about the continued bias being kept in the article. SilverserenC 00:07, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

fyi

Best wishes, Jack Merridew 05:59, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Volume LVIX, January 2011

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Wikimania 2012 bid, DC chapter & next meetup!

  1. At WikiXDC in January, User:Harej proposed that DC submit a bid to host Wikimania 2012. A bid and organizing committee is being formed and seeks additional volunteers to help. Please look at our bid page and sign up if you want to help out. You can also signup for the bid team's email list.
  2. To support the Wikimania bid, more events like WikiXDC, and outreach activities like collaborations with the Smithsonian (ongoing) and National Archives, there also has been discussion of forming Wikimedia DC, as an official Wikimedia chapter. You can express interest and contribute to chapter discussions on the Wikimedia DC Meta-Wiki pages.
  3. To discuss all this and meet up with special guest, Dutch Wikipedian User:Kim Bruning, there will be a meetup, Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 16 this Tuesday at 7pm, at Capitol City Brewery, Metro Center. There will be a pre-meetup Wikimania team meeting at 6pm at the same location.

Apologies for the short notice for this meetup, but let's discuss when, where & what for DC Meetup #17. Also, if you haven't yet, please join wikimedia-dc mailing list to stay informed. Cheers, User:Aude (talk)

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WikiProject Women's History

WikiProject Women's History needs members' input on implementing auto-assessment. You'll find the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women's History#Auto-assessment. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 10:52, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Choose Your Own Adventure

What's the status on this? There's been no work for a few weeks. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 16:12, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for your recent work on entries related to women's history. I'm glad you're participating in WikiProject Women's History. If you have any questions, concerns, or bright ideas about the project, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Since you've been active on Wikipedia for a long time, I'd be particularly interested in hearing your thoughts about how we might recruit more editors and get people excited about contributing. ---Shane Landrum (cliotropic | talk | contribs) 00:23, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sally Ann

I want to begin by saying thanks for all your contribs. I am not able to do much, so I don't want to communicate any disrespect whatsoever. Thank you for all your hard and thoughtful work. However, I don't know if you still watch the page, so I wanted to paste my comment here from the Discussion page.

I would not argue notability here: this is obviously important, ground-breaking lit. That said, we're given very little specific to "Sally Ann." I'm anxious to read these stories, and that is a worthy purpose for encyclopedia articles, but I think this article needs either to go into detail, or be merged into the author article.

My interest involves a country/blues crossover song of the same title, which refers to a lynching and to the more famous "Strange Fruit." Ragityman (talk) 01:38, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LX, February 2011

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User:FloNight/Rowena Spencer

Hi. I was about to comment out the content categories on the draft User:FloNight/Rowena Spencer but I think it's a decent enough stub that could be moved to mainspace. (Or did you just forget you still had this in userspace?) Cheers, Pichpich (talk) 18:39, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetup: May 7 @ Tenleytown Library

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File:250px-CupcakesFrosted2_wb.jpg

Hi. What was the original image you added text to make this image? Thanks, --Damiens.rf 20:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Adult imm1.png listed for deletion

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Problems with Wikipedia

It has been nearly a year since I logged on. Frankly there is good reason why "unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it [wikipedia] are quitting." It is the unwillingness of people to apply standards evenly and fairly.

Truthfully the articles on Robert Watke and Fred J. Strain, both of which were deleted, that I researched and wrote, were done so by people who had an axe to grind with little real training in historical research or editing. The sad thing is that since the editors are unwilling to highlight significant people in small communities, therefore there is less to write about. They were both deemed "unnotable" even though they were very notable in their small community in their time period.

Actually the thing that wikipedia should do is to require ALL editors to have contributed at least a small number of articles themselves before they can become judge and jury. Secondly, they should have an appeals process that submits articles to a panel of judges who actually have the training and credentials to make those types of judgments. Without these changes wikipedia is likely to fade into the sunset over time.

There were 2 editors who were gracious and tried to be fair -- yet there were 2 other "editors" that consistently attempted to delete every article that I submitted. Unfortunately they succeeded because of their loud bombastic voices. Thus I have had no need to waste my time on the wikipedia project.

But I would encourage you to use your position in 2011 to advocate for change in policies. And to develop standards that are easily implemented and develop censure processes for those who flagrantly violate them. Without this, the few in academia, like myself, who supported wikipedia in the past, will continue to leave in droves. Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125893981183759969.html#ixzz1NEbF6aM2 Drmissio (talk) 03:16, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Members' input needed at WikiProject Women's History

Hello. I'm writing to you as your name is listed on the members page for WikiProject Women's History. In recent discussions at the project, most notably here, several members have indicated that the scope of the project may need to be more clearly defined and communicated. I have set up a workshop page for this, but it obviously needs as wide a participation as possible to achieve genuine consensus and to allow the project to move forward. You'll find the workshop here.

If you no longer consider yourself an active member of the project, it would help if you could indicate this on the members' page. This will allow us to better gauge how much people-power we actually have. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 18:32, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Lincoln Memorial section

We are currently attempting to bring the Abraham Lincoln article to FA status and are trying to establish consensus regarding images. Your consensus and opinion is needed on the Abraham Lincoln talk page. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:57, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Cunningham Agee

I see that you have done some clean up of the history of Mary Cunningham Agee.

A major recent editor of the article has asked on their user page User talk:Omnibus170#Super Help re: 2 Refs (re: Mary Cunningham Agee) if it is now appropriate to remove some of the tags on the article. Would you be able to provide your opinion? Thank you. Active Banana (bananaphone 15:17, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Slimvirgin's page on Poetlister

I've started a discussion here: [1] Mindbunny (talk) 16:55, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXIII, May 2011

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Robert Gould Shaw III

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Photos

I remember you saying that you occasionally make trips out to Frankfort for photo taking. It's strange to me that we don't have a photo of the Old Governor's Mansion. Think that's one you could pick up next time you're out that way? Presently, my interest stems from a mutual undertaking between myself and User:Doncram to create a list of buildings constructed by Kentucky Governor Thomas "Stonehammer" Metcalfe. If you happen to be near any of those other buildings and can make a photo, I think that could eventually be a featured list if we can get enough images and write enough of the redlinked articles. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 01:28, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Women's History Project – Final call for comments on the Scope draft

Our workshop on revising and clarifying the scope of our project has produced a draft outlining our project's scope and criteria for article inclusion. Please join us at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women's History/Scope workshop#Scope draft to discuss this document. There's a separate section beneath it for final comments, which will remain open through Tuesday, June 14th. As Cynwolfe says "with good participation, we should be able to revise our project page soon, clearing up the issues we've been dealing with and preparing us to go on to the fun stuff." Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 12:43, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We're recruiting art lovers!

Archives of American Art Wikimedia Partnership - We need you!
Hi! I'm the Wikipedian In Residence at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art and I'm recruiting Wikipedians who are passionate about art to participate in furthering art coverage on Wikipedia. I am planning contests and projects that will allow you access, no matter where you live, to the world's largest collection of archives related to American art. Please sign up to participate here, and I look forward to working with you! SarahStierch (talk) 00:14, 13 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Undeletion request notification

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Question

Hello, I am admin from Greek Wikipedia. We do not have anyone with CheckUser access. May I send you data for two users to compare and let me know? (by email I suppose?) --FocalPoint (talk) 21:33, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your answer. --FocalPoint (talk) 06:43, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Archives of American Art Update!

Hi! I just wanted to deliver a little news about the Archives of American Art partnership project! We have released our amazing barnstar to the world, learn how you can earn one here! We will be having a Backstage Pass tour later this month which will be announced this week, and an upcoming contest in which major contributors can win some amazing goodies from the Archives and Smithsonian, allowing for international involvement! Thanks again for your interest and I look forward to your continued participation in this ongoing project to better coverage on American art history on Wikipedia! SarahStierch (talk) 18:12, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My foundation block

You said on the secretive Arbcom mailing list after I was wrongfully blocked by one of Jimbo's serfs: "Cary already unblocked after Giano promised not to re-post it." I don't recall telling him quite that, can I see some evidence of it please and his response to me. Giacomo Returned 17:44, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Anna Eliot Ticknor

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Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!
The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup

You are invited to the first Wikipedia Baltimore meetup on Saturday, July 23, 10:00am-12:30pm at the Walters Art Museum. Come meet Wikimedians, learn about GLAM-Wiki partnerships, get involved, and discuss future wiki outreach and activities in the Baltimore area!

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Interview at Wikimania 2011

Hi Sydney. I hope this finds you well. My name is Matthew Roth and I'm a Storyteller at the Wikimedia Foundation. We're chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community, especially editors/admins and active contributors in the movement like you. I'll be traveling to Wikimania next month to collect stories for our 2011 Fundraiser. While there I'd love the chance to meet with you and hear your thoughts about Wikipedia. We’ll have a schedule of available times for you to sign up if you’re interested, but right now, I'd like to gauge your interest. Please let me know by emailing me at mroth@wikimedia.org or responding on my talk page. Thank you, Matthew (wmf) (talk) 18:59, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. I think the best next step is to set up a brief phone call or skype session. We're all going to be pressed for time at Wikimania, so I'd love to get acquainted and discuss the process with you ahead of time, if you're available. The best next step would probably be to email me at mroth@wikimedia.org to set up a good time to chat. Thanks! Matthew (wmf) (talk) 17:46, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GLAM Baltimore 2011!

GLAM Baltimore 2011 - You are invited!
GLAM Baltimore 2011 is a series of GLAM related events that will take place July 22-23 in Baltimore. The weekend launches with a happy hour for emerging GLAM professionals and concludes the following day with a lively discussion and series of breakout sessions on the morning of the 23rd. Attendance to both is encouraged but not required. We do hope you'll participate for this exciting event! See you in Baltimore! SarahStierch (talk) 13:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter

The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic·t 21:23, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oversight

FYI: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#FloNight resuming oversighter role. Welcome back... as soon as the stewards have gotten you squared away, that is. Jclemens (talk) 06:25, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jclemens, thank you for letting me know. Everything seems to be in working order now. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 15:32, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetup, July 29

DC Meetup 21 - Who should come? You should. Really.
DC MEETUP 21 is July 29! This meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. See you Friday! SarahStierch (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, August 6

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic·t 21:23, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My RfC

I never have closed this RfC I posted on myself in June 2007, in part because several of the issues involved have continued over several years. Before I consider possibly closing it (I feel I'm the one who should close it since it was a self-RfC), I was wondering if you would like to reconsider your endorsement of SlimVirgin's summary, and your own comments. If so, please strike through your endorsement and comments section. If you still stand by any or all of it, then please consider adding an additional statement, either at the bottom of your own comments section, or at the bottom of the front page of the RfC. Thank you. Cla68 (talk) 01:34, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great to meet you at Wikimania

Real Life Award
FloNight - it was great meeting you at WIkimania this past week. So happy to hear your input about the gender gap, and I look forward to having your input in the near future as well. Thanks for all you do for Wikimedia, and I look forward to hopefully seeing you sooner, than later, offline =) SarahStierch (talk) 10:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXV, July 2011

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Come hang out with us!

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that we have created an IRC channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at #wikimedia-gendergap. I hope you'll join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 23:26, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Midei

Hello. Are you aware of a way (like a common category) to find old deletion discussions of articles that were deleted or proposed for deletion under wp:blp1e? Thanks. Jesanj (talk) 21:41, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, sorry but I have no idea how to find them if it is possible. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 22:18, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Me again. Sorry I might have become a bit annoying at this point. But at the AfD, you said before proposing deletion that you considered renaming "but decided that in this instance I did not think that ... would correct the BLP concerns in the article since the article is written as a biography". But couldn't one just easily remove some of the biographical details? Am I missing a key reason why renaming and reworking the article wouldn't work under BLP? Thanks again. Jesanj (talk) 18:24, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I don't mind answering questions. :-) Unless the article is deleted, the history of the article would contain the other material for one thing. Since this is a BLP I would prefer not to keep the material that is not used in the history of the article. I suggest that you add material to the cardic stent article first, if the section of that article is too long to hold the all the material, then create a new article about the possible over use of stents as discussed in reliable sources. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 19:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Then here's another, thanks. Are you suggesting the article is a WP:BLP1E violation of a non-notable event? Jesanj (talk) 20:06, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This idea is along the same lines. Jesanj (talk) 21:06, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Jesanj, I think that writing an article about a significant study or a significant concept such as "over utilization of cardiac stents" (if there is strong research in reliable sources showing that it is happening) is the way to go. The research article or the broader topic is of global interest. Our goal should be for our article to reflect the world view about the use of cardiac stents. So, rather than focusing a particular person such as Mark Midei, we meet the mission of Wikipedia when we write about topics that are of general interest to the largest number of people. Our notability policy helps us stay focused on the topics where we can find in depth information from a variety of reliable sources over the course of years, if not decades. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 15:57, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I totally agree. Thanks. But my main point of curiosity remains, do you think an incident article such as the Maryland stent scandal would be non-notable? Jesanj (talk) 16:19, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I think that an article that focuses on one physician and one hospital would not be notable. (I've reviewed the source articles and know that other physicians and hospitals in Maryland are under scrutiny but this still seems like a local issue rather than something that is of world wide interest. Traditionally, encyclopedias have not covered local medical malpractice scandals, and Wikipedia has not. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:44, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I found Wikipedia:Notability_(events)#Inclusion_criteria and I learned that an event is very likely notable if it has national impact. Jesanj (talk) 17:17, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I created an unrelated event article. I thought I'd let you know because your discussion with me helped me learn something. It had national impact. Here it is, the Bristol heart scandal. Just a stub now though. Thanks again. Jesanj (talk) 02:33, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

...For the flowers, Flo! Very nice of you. I've decided that the key to keeping editors is mentorship, as I was mentored when I first showed up here. Christine (talk) 17:09, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXVI, August 2011

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OpenGlobe

It's me. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 22:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your opinion is wanted

Please provide your input here on the legitimacy and desirability of accepting external links in relevant Wikipedia articles to MedMerits, a new and freely accessible online resource on neurologic disorders. Presto54 (talk) 08:11, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting

DC Meetup 23 & Annual Membership Meeting

Wikimedia District of Columbia, the newest officially recognized chapter, is holding its Annual Membership Meeting at 1pm on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library.

Agenda items include:

  • election of the Board of Directors for the next two years
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DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special backstage pass and scanathon meetup with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! Dominic·t 16:10, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A new medical resource

Please note that there is a new freely accessible medical resource, MedMerits (to which I'm a medical advisor) on neurologic disorders. A discussion on ELs to MedMerits and medical ELs in general is currently in progress ("Wikipedia and its relationship to the outside world"). Sorry if you're already aware of this. Presto54 (talk) 16:56, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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CUOS

Thanks! :) WilliamH (talk) 14:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXVII, September 2011

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You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC

Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC & edit-a-thon

Wikipedia Loves Libraries comes to DC on Saturday, November 5th, from 1-5pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library.

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Martha Layne Collins

Hey, I'm only like a year late, but just wanted to let you know that Martha Layne Collins is presently up at FAC. I know I said I was going to try and get it ready to be TFA during Women's History Month last year, but obviously, that didn't happen. (In my defense, my first child was born in October last year, so my editing time got cut way down.) Anyway, with some luck, I can get it passed by early to mid-January, and we'll be all set for WHM in 2012. Maybe even International Women's Day on March 8. If you've got time and want to, give your comments on the review page. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:10, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the welcome.

Glad to make acquaintance with you. Your encouragement is much appreciated. I will be happy to share with you our plans. You may want to check on the Florida History Timeline project. It is a good method to index all the Florida history articles here at Wikipedia. Also I'm assisting Dr.Francis of the UNF with a research mission to Seville Spain to gather information from ancient Spanish documents on what we can learn about the native cultures of Florida during the early European exploration periods. You are welcome] to send me email at ourhistory153 at Yahoo dot com.--Ourhistory153 (talk) 02:56, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May you have a day full of WikiLove

Happy Valentine's Day
All the best for one of Wikipedia's best!

(Feel free to send this to your other Valentines)
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A barnstar for you!

The Real Life Barnstar
Hi Flonight! Thank you so much for your contributions and participation this past week in GLAMcamp DC! I'm so excited about the "state" focused pages, and to see that you've started the ball rolling in St. Augustine. GLAMcamp St.A perhaps? :) SarahStierch (talk) 01:31, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Also, would it be okay if I was "bold" and started to experiment with say....a California page? Let me know, or I can sit tight until a "formula" is developed :) SarahStierch (talk) 01:32, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the barnstar! Our idea was to create 4 or 5 states first to see what type of information we want to include, and then go live with all the states. Gaurav and I were going to each create some, independent of each other, and then decide later which style to use. This way we could experiment with more styles. So, sure, go ahead and create a California page. Eventually we'll make them more uniform in style when we figure out the best model. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:41, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St.Augustine

hi great to meet you at glamcamp. thoughts - National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Johns County, Florida is pretty much done. however, you have 3 new historic districts to write and list contributing properties. not on nps database [10]; city govt slides [11] - some categories [12] Slowking4⇔ †@1₭ 06:05, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, was a pleasure to meet you, too. Thank you for the hospitality of guiding to a cool lunch place, and rides (way beat walking in the brrrr cold!) Yes, I was looking at the list yesterday. The most useful images would probably be in the historic districts. This will take some work to organize, but seems very doable given the lead time. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

Dear FloNight,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 23:27, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the KITA

I'll send you a 2 page draft by e-mail on Monday.

BTW:you should say hello to the super Florida NRHPer User:Ebyabe if you haven't already. Smallbones (talk) 22:55, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for including me. I found Ebyabe earlier today. and hope will be able to help coordinate local events and find the gaps in coverage. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 23:00, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Florida monuments interest

Thank you for considering me. No, I will not be able to help.

I think you've been on the system long enough to know about WikiMedia, which is where the pix would be loaded and assurances given that it is copyright free/compliant. Then it's a matter of putting a commons tag in articles you think could use them. I'm sure you've tried FieldMarine and Horologium. FieldMarine would possibly be interested in creating new Brevard-related articles. Student7 (talk) 22:42, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Florida cultural events

Hello FloNight,

I'm always willing to help out on Wikipedia where I can. I don't know what "outreach to cultural heritage organizations in FL" involves, so I'd need more details before agreeing to participate. I frequently offer to assist new editors, but they rarely take me up on my offer. Are you talking about a mentoring program? Mgrē@sŏn 14:49, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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GLAM-Wiki US rock star
Hi Sydney! Thanks so much for your efforts with the GLAM:US state pages. They are turning out beautiful and I'm excited to share the portal at our upcoming conferences. GLAM-Wiki US is lucky to have you! LoriLee (talk) 17:56, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GLAM/NARA

Hey, Flo. I've seen a lot of stuff floating around about this GLAM / NARA collaboration with Wikipedia. I'm not sure I understand what it is all about, but it seems you've been involved to some degree with it, so I thought I'd ask you about it. I was hoping that it might be a way to find some PD images of a few minor federal officeholders about which I have done articles. Does this in any way fall within the scope of what that collaboration is about? If so, how would I request that someone find said images? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:30, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello FloNight. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released.

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You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 23:06, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

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Great American Wiknic for North Florida in June

Hi Sydney. I would like to invite you to join the Great American Wiknic this June, and start a Wikipedia:Meetup/North Florida page with your public park and date choice. Also, please add any preliminary details to Wikipedia:Wiknic#2012 Wiknic.--Pharos (talk) 19:47, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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SPI

I've been informed that you might be helpful at an SPI regarding Poetlister, by someone who is no longer a part of the community. [13] Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 22:28, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A pie for you!

Thank you for organizing the North Florida Wicnic Willow Mc (talk) 00:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Will the Wiknic be a family event? Do you know if there will be other children? Willow Mc (talk) 01:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive

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Great American Wiknic Barnstar

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You are awarded this mighty Great American Wiknic Barnstar for your valorous efforts in helping to organize the 2012 Great American Wiknic in the great city of St. Augustine. -—Pharos (talk) 21:20, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWomen's Luncheon at Wikimania 2012

WikiWomen's Luncheon at Wikimania - You are invited!
Are you a woman attending Wikimania 2012? If so, join us on Saturday, July 14, for the annual WikiWomen's Luncheon (fka WikiChix Lunch) This event is for any women attending Wikimania. Pick up your lunch, compliments of Wikimania, and join us at 1:30pm in the Grand Ballroom for a lively facilitated discussion hosted by Sue Gardner. We look forward to seeing you there. Please sign up here.
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Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.

At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.

If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:17, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the help today w/ the cab. I owe you one. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:43, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. :-) FloNight♥♥♥♥ 14:43, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXVI, July 2012

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You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon!

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill [talk] 18:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Time for WLM-US planning

Dear Sydney,

It's time to start planning for a WLM-US event in Florida (or in St. Augustine). There seem to be 2 types of events planned around the country: a traditional "Wiki takes ..." event, where you give a list and a map to relevant sites to editors at the start, and then help upload the photos at the end, and a newer version, the Photo Walk. In a photo walk, the group moves pretty much together over a planned route, with a guide. The purpose might be more enjoying each other's company and learning, than strictly photographing the most sites. St John's County has a "problem" in that it is already fully illustrated. That doesn't mean that you can't take more photos of the sites, only that the new photos should try to go beyond the basic shots that we already have. I'd probably concentrate on the five historic districts in St. Augustine.

You might want to check with User:Pharos about Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes America, as well as User:Ebyabe about Florida NRHP sites.

All the best, Smallbones (talk) 21:57, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for some feedback on a fellowship proposal

Hi Sydney! It was so lovely spending time with you in DC, I hope you are coming to SF soon because I already miss you :-) I saw you signed up to participate in the Acknowledgements work being planned for Teahouse, hooray! We've got a fellowship idea proposing to experiment with badges in the Teahouse, which obviously has potential to tie into the Teahouse work being planned. I wondered if you might have a look and share your thoughts (feedback, concerns, endorsement, suggestions, whatever), to help us evaluate it. Thanks! Siko (talk) 01:06, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Siko, It was nice spending time hanging out together in DC. We had a great geeky girl gang there running in a pack together. :-) Hope to get to SF again, too. Replying on talk page about the proposal. I like the idea and have a few suggestions. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 15:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for posting the suggestions! Looking forward to seeing the conversation go forward there :-) Siko (talk) 20:13, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • UK report: British Library update; UK representation at Wikimania 2012; brief news
  • Spain report: Wikipedian in Residence for a whole town; Backstage Pass at National Art Museum of Catalonia
  • Germany report: Wikipedian in Residence updates; WikiCon 2012; Hamburgmuseum workshop
  • Italy report: July's case studies shed new light on African GLAMs
  • Mexico report: Second editathon with Wikipedia Student Clubs; participation in Mexico City's Creative Commons Film Festival; private art gallery donates 650+ images
  • Africa report: A month in Africa's GLAMs
  • Wikimania report: Wikimania gets GLAMorous
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Welcome to WikiProject Public Art

Thanks for joining us--looking forward to your contributions! --Jgmikulay (talk) 16:27, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Takes St Augustine photo event

I'd like to encourage you to start a St Augustine page with Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes America#Event page wizard. Or you can do the same at the regular St Augustine meetup page if you like.--Pharos (talk) 01:25, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New volunteer page for WWC

Moved everyone over here. Feel free to fill in what things you have interest in there :) SarahStierch (talk) 23:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Hello, nice to meet you! Thank you for the message on meta. I am happy to participate and answer questions :D

 RexRowan  Talk  14:12, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'm done with answering questions. If there's any problem just buzz me. If it's minor problem, such as misspelling or grammar mistake, you are welcome to perform surgery on it :D -- RexRowan  Talk  15:59, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXVII, August 2012

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Military history coordinator election

The Military history WikiProject has started its 2012 project coordinator election process, where we will select a team of coordinators to organize the project over the coming year. If you would like to be considered as a candidate, please submit your nomination by 14 September. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact one of the current coordinators on their talk page. This message was delivered here because you are a member of the Military history WikiProject. – Military history coordinators (about the project • what coordinators do) 09:03, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries is part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2012, the second annual continent-wide campaign to bring Wikipedia and libraries together with on-site events. Running this fall through October and November, libraries (and archives) will open their doors to help build a lasting relationship with their local Wikipedian community.

Organized by Wikimedia DC, this event will take place on October 12, 2012, and will include new editor training, a "backstage pass" tour of the National Museum of Natural History, and an edit-a-thon. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Kirill [talk] 18:44, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinite semi-protection of Manute Bol

Hello FloNight. Just wondering, why did you semi-protect Manute Bol indefinitely back in March of 2009? There didn't seem to be a lot of vandalism. Anyways, now it's not a BLP. Thanks, David1217 What I've done 23:29, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

He was alive back in 2009, and there was persistent vandalism that someone likely brought to my attention. In any case, I took the semi-off now and hopeful all will go well. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 00:29, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Salyersville, Kentucky

Category:Salyersville, Kentucky, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Kumioko (talk) 13:31, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWomen's Collaborative

Hi Sydney! I just wanted to let you know that the WikiWomen's Collaborative have launched! You can read all about it on this quick blog that I wrote! Do be sure to participate in the Facebook page and Twitter if you can, and suggest that your friends do as well. If you'd like to be a made an admin on Facebook, just let me know! Also, we've got our own blog channel now, so let's start getting those blogs rolling :) Happy to have you involved - let's do this! SarahStierch (talk) 22:40, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXVIII, September 2012

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Nick-D (talk) and Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:35, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: September 2012

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The Bugle: Issue LXXIX, October 2012

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AfD: Elliott Museum

I just wanted to make sure you noticed that Elliott Museum in Stuart, FL, has been proposed for deletion. - PKM (talk) 16:55, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Medicine

Hi

I'm contacting you because, as a participant at Wikiproject Medicine, you may be interested in a new multinational non-profit organization we're forming at m:Wikimedia Medicine. Even if you don't want to be actively involved, any ideas you may have about our structure and aims would be very welcome on the project's talk page.

Our purpose is to help improve the range and quality of free online medical content, and we'll be working with like-minded organizations, such as the World Health Organization, professional and scholarly societies, medical schools, governments and NGOs - including Translators Without Borders.

Hope to see you there! --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:53, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXX, November 2012

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