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Gracias. lo que quiero promover es demostrar un idioma 100% , y no por partes. Que la gente no batalle al buscar y aprender cierto idioma Guerrrero007 (talk) 05:01, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
Interns and I added numerous WWI songs as articles to Wikipedia. Then, I worked with the Andy Bullen at the Illinois Digital Archives who converted the scanned scores to MP3's with audio recognition software. I wrote an article with Andy about the project for a forthcoming issue of Computers in Libraries. P.S. Andy Bullen really needs a Wikipedia article written about him as he has been quietly working in digital humanities for over 20 years.
Actively planning for WWI centennial celebrations [2][3]
New Wikipedia interns start this week. One is working on WWI general officers & the other will be working on articles on Women in the military -- we're planning on using the bot created list from the Wikipedia Project Women in Red.
PMML received the Robin D. S. Higham Collection, which I am currently cataloging. It's over 2,000 books on aviation, the American Civil War, WWI and WWII.
And, of course, I've made a ton of edits to #1lib1ref already
@Fabrictramp: Sorry, I should have chosen a different rationale, because it qualified for speedy deletion as it lacked a claim of notability. Had the underlying show been clearer to me from the context of the page (there was not enough), I would have redirected it as you did. Thanks for creating the redirect. I JethroBTdrop me a line02:34, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
Chicago Meetup at Sulzer Regional Library!
Hey there! I'm hosting a meetup at the at the Sulzer Regional Library on Saturday March 25th from 12 PM to 4:30 PM. You're welcome to come and work together with other editors on articles or other contributions, get to know other editors around Chicago, and ask any questions you might about using or contributing to Wikipedia. Food will be available, and we'll likely go out for dinner afterwards as a group. If you're interested in joining us, please RSVP at the event page here! Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line20:23, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
I just posted a very, very rough late night draft of an idea.
Would it be possible to talk with you on the telephone about next steps?
I need some help, but seems to me it's a good volunteer project, and that
ad agency probono work and donated space and time would make monetary
costs negligible.
There is a very great need for something to capture the political energy of the
country right now in a positive way. Wiki-Politics could do much good by encouraging
a network of local volunteers across the country that would serve all partisan efforts
and maximize the grassroots input into every political party, candidate and issues
committee, and news organizations would love the prospect of overnight reporting
in the 2020 Presidential race if not sooner.
John Wren
Denver, Colorado
(303)861-1447, cell (720)495-4949
@JohnSWren: Hi John, thanks for your message. I'll follow up with you tomorrow. Just as a note, this is my volunteer account (for editing articles and the like). Please correspond with me using my staff account, I JethroBT (WMF) (talk·contribs) in the future. My work as a volunteer and as staff are basically separate, and I'm more likely to get back to you faster if you contact me on my staff account. Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line08:32, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
@Victorgrigas: Sorry for the late response here Victor-- looks like there's a lot of good content on the company, and I expect you found some images? Give me a week and I can probably get a draft going. Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line19:01, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
Hey Jethro. The ADA is interested in collaborating with / working on Wikipedia. They are Chicago based. Wondering if you know of any Wikipedia's who could do an inservice for them? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:52, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
@Doc James: Thanks for reaching out. There's just a few of us so far who have some capacity to run full programs in Chicago at the moment, but we might be able to arrange something. Airplaneman, TonyTheTiger and myself might all be able to help in some capacity. We have a meetup later this month where we can ask other experienced editors if they are interested. What goals do they have for working with Wikipedia, and what kind of inservice are they looking for, exactly? Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line18:59, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks so much for making me feel welcome! I was intimidated, still am - but not afraid to try new things. My reason for removing the rsvp, though, was because I realized I'm out of town that whole weekend. I had mistaken the date. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Datgrrl137 (talk • contribs) 16:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by I JethroBT (WMF) (talk • contribs)
Unbanning advice
Your message at my Talk Page has stuck with me, as you seem to be one of the few editors to actually look at the WP:ANI dispute with open eyes and try to see the situation for what it was. Even if I was far from being THE problem with that discussion, I can definitely see that I could have handled it better (even if it would have still ended up as a trainwreck). For this reason, I am asking for input on what direction I should take with getting unbanned.
On one hand, the ANI dispute itself and the result are easily ArbCom-worthy. However, I really don't want to have to go through the exact same dispute again and so, I was thinking of just going to WP:AN and making an unban request focusing on "Why I shouldn't be banned from comics" instead of "What happened at the dispute". But I'm also worried that, if I post an unban request there, certain users that I won't name will immediately accuse it of being disruptive (no matter what it says), or someone will try to disrupt it with more accusations. What is your opinion on what I should do? DarkKnight214920:12, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
@Darkknight2149: If you want to post an unban request at WP:AN, here's what I have to say. You said you want to focus on Why I shouldn't be banned from comics instead of What happened at the dispute, and I think that's a step in the right direction in terms of making a successful unban request in general. The other important matter is focusing on the other thing you said above, I can definitely see that I could have handled it better. If you know how to handle yourself better, tell us in your request. The reason why this is important is because folks will be looking at your request to ascertain whether you understand why you were topic banned, and what you will do to avoid that behavior in the future when you contribute in this topic area. I JethroBTdrop me a line20:58, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
I see your point (they want to know that this won't happen again). Though, the problem with the ban to begin with, is that it doesn't have anything to do with the topic area. I was banned for the self-contained argument at ANI, not for anything that happened at WP:COMICS. Regardless, thanks for the advice. DarkKnight214919:30, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
For Deletion flag raised on National Indian Students and Alumni Union
Proper referencing is done and a lot of external sources are listed now. Language is altered too. Kindly remove the deletion flag. MohanishB (talk) 07:20, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
Chicago Meetup
Thanks for the advice and feedback on Saturday. It was good to finally meet other Wikipedians after all this time. I've being busy with some job-related things the last few days but I hope to get back to my Wikipedia tasks soon.
@Mtminchi08: Glad you were able to join us! Hope to see you at a future event. And thanks for taking the time to help me understand that issue; let me know if you need a second opinion on anything. I JethroBTdrop me a line16:07, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, I JethroBT,
Sorry for contacting you through here about unblocking questions, but the question is that i'm frequently being affected by blocking on ip range that i'm usually part of, and this time i've been blocked for editing on wikimedia, and i'm not even able to edit on my user page or talk page on wikimedia in order to request for an unblocking request.
I've contacted two administrators i believe for more than a week, but the question still unsolved and there's no answer.
Since, you are an administrator, i'm contacting, expecting you can solve it, please..
@I JethroBT: Hi, Thank You for your attention, I just noticed that I'm still not able to edit on my user page on meta.wikimedia.org in order to request for an IP block exempt. The frequency it's happening, lately, is high, i guess it is the fourth time, and third this year. The problem I found, is because of users on same range IP address misusing Wikimedia's web sites.
Hi Jethro, many thanks for your invite to the tea house. Whenever I find time, I will certainly take guidance on contributing to Wiki.Srirangam1963 (talk) 11:20, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Point taken, though the way I see it, I doubt he would even consider heeding to our advice and is pretty much putting himself into so much trouble. Blake Gripling (talk) 04:02, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
@Blakegripling ph: Maybe. Their reaction does not inspire confidence, for sure, but I have seen all sorts of bad reactions to blocks, and editors have sometimes been able to avoid the bad behavior on the other side of them. I've never been blocked, but I imagine it feels pretty awful if you're someone who's invested in the project. I wouldn't object to an indefinite block if another admin felt it was appropriate, but I'm gonna stick with this course of action for now. I JethroBTdrop me a line05:00, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
Yeah, a wait and see approach wouldn't hurt either. I just don't feel that this person is fit to be an editor here for a number of reasons. Blake Gripling (talk) 05:17, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
@BilCat: You're welcome. I check Drmies' talk page every once in a while as he (understandably) gets many requests from editors. I'm not as active these days, but feel free to get in touch with me if you need any help. Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line19:57, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
Did I miss something? BilCat, Liam had a bad day too, if that's any comfort--his worksheet was very confusing, and so he got all the right answers but put them in the wrong place, and now he's so sad he ran out of the cooking room and won't even come back for ice cream...I hope your day improved. Drmies (talk) 21:12, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
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Hi JethroBT ! I'm new to the city and to the Wikipedia community here. I'm hosting my first edit-a-thon here in a few days at the MCA Chicago. It'd be great if you could come out and share this with any other Wikimedians you know. The event is hosted by Blacklunchtable, which is a collaborative project between me and Heathart. Hope to see you there! Fishantena (talk) 23:22, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
@Fishantena: Hey Fishtena, thanks for letting me know about the event and I'm real sorry I couldn't be there. I've been wanting to support the events organized through Black Lunch Table for some time now. My daughter was recently hospitalized, so I wasn't able to focus on much else at the time. Thankfully, she is doing better now. I hope the event went well, and if there are future opportunities to help with event planning or inviting participants with Black Lunch Table, let me know. Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line23:14, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
@Miss Bono: What a nice surprise to see on my talk page! I have been doing well, and while I'm not editing as much on en.wiki recently (I have a job at the Wikimedia Foundation now and I have a six-month old daughter now), I am still keeping track of things here on English Wikipedia and with larger movement topics as a part of my work. Are you working on anything special right now with your edits? I JethroBTdrop me a line23:15, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Congratulations on the baby! And on the job at the WMF, that must be really cool!. To be honest, I am still trying to find my way back here. I don't even know where to start. But I know I want to... Best regards! Miss Bono [hello, hello!]13:20, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
Pritzker Military Museum & Library and Pritzker Military Literature Award
...has been in the news lately. See: [[5]], [[6]] and [[7]]
@TeriEmbrey: Hey Teri, thanks for letting me know-- I'll see if I can make some contributions to the articles over the weekend. By the way, a few of us Chicago-based editors started a group recently: the Wikimedians of Chicago User Group. We're still in the process of building ourselves, but I've been looking around for spaces to host semi-regular, casual meetups for Chicago-based editors, and wondered whether the Pritzker Military Museum & Library might be able to host us. I'd also like to see if we can arrange some time (either as a part of these meetups or separately) around training for your staff or time dedicated work on topics of interest (like we did before). Let me know if you'd like to discuss further. Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line23:43, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi, my name is Pipamidalton and I’ve been editing in WP since September last year but thoroughly enjoy the experience. I’ve focused mainly on Philippine tv series because I noticed they are written by people in good faith but with a poor command of English,. In the beginning, most inputs were awkwardly phrased and convoluted. I’ve tried my best to clean them all, and then summarized as concise as possible. I’ve been monitoring the articles in my watchlist to update details, etc. now that this particular tv series La Luna Sangre is wrapping up in 7 days (it had 185 episodes in all), user 216.172.253.184 blanked several sections. I’ve tried to use usertalk but can’t get a connection. I’ve manually reverted the edits but I’m afraid it would start again. Please help or warn the user please. Thanks Pipamidalton (talk) 22:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
@Pipamidalton: Hey there, thanks for letting me know. I've been away from English Wikipedia for a bit. It looks like the blanking from 216.172.253.184 (talk·contribs) was limited to that one day. Were there any other IP addresses involved, or have you seen this kind of disruptive activity from other accounts? Thanks, I JethroBTdrop me a line14:21, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
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Hello JethroBT! I'm fairly new to Wikipedia and could use some help. I saw an invitation to the Tea House and decided to post here. I hope this is the right avenue to post this request, as I could use some help.
The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddox_(writer) is being vandalized by trolls, and is now semi-protected. Maddox cut ties with someone he used to do a podcast with 2 years ago named "Dick Masterson" when he learned Dick was hiding financial records, being unprofessional, etc.[1] Dick has become obsessed with Maddox and constantly harasses him and anyone associated with him on Facebook [2], Reddit [3] and Twitter [4]. As a result, Dick's fans take his lead and keep adding false and misleading information to this page. This harassment has resulted in a lawsuit: http://www.adweek.com/agencies/lawsuit-claims-copywriter-helped-wage-harassment/
Dick's fans coordinate attacks from Reddit and add misinformation here. They post their changes here and get rewarded with up-votes and shout-outs on Dick's podcast for spamming mentions of Dick here. For example, here's vandalism coordinated from his official subreddit[5], trolls are rewarded for edits [6], more trolls coordinating these edits from Reddit[7] and recognition when trolls successfully edit this wiki [8]
This Wiki now sounds like an advertisement for The Dick Show, with 3 links and 4 mentions of someone Maddox hasn't worked with in 2 years.
Could you help update the following changes, or please let me know who might be able to help? Proposed changes:
Delete: The line "Herrera also launched his own podcast called The Dick Show and gradually revealed that his friendship with Maddox had deteriorated by 2016" that's not a neutral point of view, is an opinion, and is not a work of Maddox's. It sounds like an advertisement.
Delete: The line 'Comedian Trevor Birt, also named in the suit, supported the fan backlash, saying "Maddox is one of the founding fathers of Internet comedy; in his heyday Maddox would embrace hate mail and feature it regularly on his site. Today's Maddox blocks and bans anyone that dares to question his genius"' This is an opinion and not a neutral point of view. Maddox does not "block anyone who questions his genius". There are countless critical views of him on his YouTube videos and on Facebook. Trevor Birt was listed as a defendant in the harassment suit and he impersonates Maddox as "Madcucks". He is not a comedian by his own admission.[9]
Delete/Update: Please remove any links to http://biggest.thedickshow.com or http://www.thedickshow.com because the official website for Maddox's old podcast is up and running at http://www.thebiggestproblemintheuniverse.com without any defamatory comments from third parties, and it does not include any advertisements for "The Dick Show" on it. It's the most neutral source. The mirror includes advertisements for "The Dick Show" with embedded soundcloud links to his show on every page with countless defamatory comments against Maddox.
Disputed: Dick is not a neutral point of view or reliable source because he has an ax to grind. The date of birth should be disputed because Dick regularly claims Maddox has autism, is a "cuck, cocksucker" etc. Example: Timestamp: 68:00 http://thedickshow.com/episode-85/
Edit: Over half of this article is devoted to the lawsuit. Suggested: the lawsuit should be trimmed down to one sentence with a link to a neutral source like Adweek[10]
Add: There's no mention of Maddox's recent work and collaborations with other notable figures with actual Wikipedia pages including Rucka Rucka Ali[11][12], his weekly podcast with Mikey Bolts[13], Internet Comment Etiquette, etc. For reference, Mikey Bolts is his audio engineer on Maddox's network: http://madcastmedia.com/shows/bestdebate/ and Maddox collaborated with Internet Comment Etiequette on a video recently[14]
Add: Maddox has a cameo role in the upcoming movie "Ride Share" (2018) [15] Maddox mentioned it on his podcast[16]
Add: Maddox has created a live weekly news show that he does every Friday on his YouTube channel.[17]