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DYK for Elaine Surick Oran

On 9 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elaine Surick Oran, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Elaine Surick Oran's techniques for simulating dynamic fluid flows have been applied to phenomena as varied as the movements of fish and the explosions of supernovae? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elaine Surick Oran. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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) 00:02, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: December 2014

This Month in GLAM – Volume IV, Issue XII, December 2014
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Australia and New Zealand report: Trove in the encyclopedia Germany report: Out now: GLAM on Tour film; Looking back: WMDE discussion rounds 2014 Norway report: Seminar at the NTNU University Museum: uploading images to Wikimedia Commons Spain report: Edith-a-thon about Spanish scientists in six museums Sweden report: Central Museums and Glöggmingel UK report: Going for Gold, map tagging and Histropedia USA report: Wikipedia in New York City Update Special story: Wikidata for cultural heritage Open Access report: Wikidata for research; Open Access Media Importer rewritten; JATS-Con Calendar: January's GLAM events
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Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 11:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Mail

Hi,

Did you get my mail? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:49, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Nudge. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:29, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: January 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue I, January 2015
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Belgium report: SOIMA 2015; Wiki Loves Art; European Commission; FOSDEM Czech Republic report: Czech GLAM discusses why institutions are afraid to release their media France report: Celebrating public domain and more Germany report: GLAM on Tour in Wuppertal Italy report: 1600 usages for BEIC images in 165 wikis Netherlands report: Europeana Sounds edit-a-thon; Symposium & Erasmus Prize; Honorary doctorate for Wikipedia; New years drink Spain report: Europeana Fashion Edit-a-thon; Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 Awards ceremony; Benito Prieto Coussent Sweden report: Europeana; Working Life Museums UK report: Armenian Genocide; Diversity in Film; Residency Hat-Trick USA report: Philadelphia & New York Open Access report: Wikidata for research: proposal submitted; Open Access Media Importer: featured media Catalan areas report: Catalan Network of Public Libraries Calendar: February's GLAM events
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Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 05:58, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello Ms Ockerbloom,

A colleague showed me that you had done a bio on me, and I want to thank you. It is really good and will a very useful reference.

There are a few errors ... things you would not know ... and I would like to fix these. (things like where I was born, etc) There are also a few awards and typos that should be listed. And another honorary doctorate coming!

Can I please just send you a short list and ask for your help to fix these?

Also, is there any information I can provide you with?

Thank you again! Elaine Oran

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.181.166 (talk) 14:31, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes, please send me any corrections (and ideally, a reference to some source that I can cite to confirm it -- a URL is fine if the information is on a web page somewhere).Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Great work

- I've added you to the credits. Victuallers (talk) 20:05, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Presentation proposal for Wikimania 2015

How to pick up more women...

Hello! Victuallers and I have developed a proposal for a talk to be presented at Wikimania 2015. It's titled, How to pick up more women... -- as in more women editors and more women's biographies. Examples include the Edit-a-thon blitz during WikiWomen's History Month and the "new articles" work underway by WikiProject Women Writers. The Wikimania talk proposal review process has begun and there's no guarantee that this proposal will be accepted. That's where you come in. Please review our proposal and give us feedback. Ultimately, we hope you add your name to the signup at the bottom of the proposal which signifies you're interested in the talk (it does not signify you'll be attending the event). Thank you! Rosiestep (talk) 22:29, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

The Button

I added a Commons image of The Botton to the article, but I have some doubts about copyright. What do you say?--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

The button is a public artwork created in 1981; artworks created after 1977 are copyrighted by their creator, who must give permission for any photographs of the artwork. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 14:32, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mehetabel Wesley Wright

On 8 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mehetabel Wesley Wright, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Methodist church founder John Wesley gave a sermon about the treatment of his sister, the poet Mehetabel, at the hands of their father? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mehetabel Wesley Wright. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 cup // beans // 11:56, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

afroCROWD link

Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 23:13, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

See this one too

User:GGTF/Writing about women

This Month in GLAM: February 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue II, February 2015
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Africa report: Photo Hunt in museum in Uganda Armenia report: Free Book for Wikipedians Belgium report: Conferences & workshops Catalan areas report: Edit-a-thons about archaeology in Gavà and biochemistry in Barcelona Finland report: Hacking Heritage France report: From prehistoric era to pirates: an usual month at WMFR Germany report: Open GLAM is one thing - open funds quite another Greece report: 10th Europeana Fashion Edit-a-thon organised by Athens' Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Italy report: OCLC conference in Florence; Wiki Loves Monuments exhibition; continued BEIC activities Netherlands report: Report of activities: February Poland report: Developing GLAM collaborations in Poland Spain report: Workshops at Reina Sofía Library in Valladolid Sweden report: Strange noise, public art and old maps Switzerland report: First Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon UK report: Continued Catalan Collaboration; Steam Sounds; Glasgow GLAMs; Edinburgh Editathons USA report: Wikipedia in Philadelphia (and Ocean City, MD!) Special story: Europeana's Wikimedia Task Force reports Open Access report: Tracking recent uploads; Wikidata for research meetups; Ant-decapitating flies, Lego and a new frog Calendar: March's GLAM events
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Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 23:28, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Nancy Cox-McCormack

On 13 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy Cox-McCormack, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nancy Cox-McCormack (pictured) considered Mussolini a "creative force" and sculpted the first bust made of him after his march on Rome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy Cox-McCormack. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 cup // beans // 00:01, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Bauer Mock

Hi. Just saw this edit. I've already approved the original hook, so ALT3 is not needed. (It's also quite long). — ₳aron 11:39, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Rebecca Kamen

On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rebecca Kamen, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rebecca Kamen (pictured) was inspired to create the sculpture Butterflies of the Soul by a Nobel prize winner's drawings of Purkinje cells? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rebecca Kamen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 cup // beans // 12:01, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Precious again

celebration of women
Thank you for quality articles, celebrating women writers, artists (Dorrit Black), dancers (Dore Hoyer), chemists (Josephine Silone Yates), engineers (Jennie Patrick), and for serving as a Wikipedian in residence for the Chemical Heritage Foundation, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 801st recipient of my Pumpkin Sky Prize, and many interesting women were added since! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Becky Birtha

On 21 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Becky Birtha, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that writer Becky Birtha self-identifies as an African-American with Cherokee, Catawba, African, and Irish heritage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Becky Birtha. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 cup // beans // 00:03, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Chrissy Conant

On 25 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chrissy Conant, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that to create Chrissy Skin Rug, artist Chrissy Conant was covered in Vaseline and silicone to make a life-size cast of her body? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chrissy Conant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 cup // beans // 12:02, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi, we're watching you from the corner of the room.

Hi, we're warching you from the corner of the room.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:39, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

You are out-doing yourself today

As you know I usually check for videos. They often show the person, you can hear her talk,and sometimes see what she says when she's in control. About 1 minute into this video, "I am Precious" changes the whole article for me. Maybe it is too personal, maybe you won't like it. See what you think and remove if necessary. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:41, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Amazing what left-over caffeine and adrenalin can do :-) (and I have the day off from work). Wow. I would say yes, absolutely include both the videos (I'm made the change to add the second part). This is really an argument for why the external video links should be accepted -- the print sources all emphasize the brightness of her work, and her own discussions give a sense of the darkness that she has overcome to make that happen. Very powerful. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:21, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
- Kiss - don't tell your husband. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:31, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent African American Artists

What is the status of images of the artists and the artistic works for Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent African American Artists?

I haven't done a systematic search for images; one or two photos were added last night, but most of the artworks are likely to be under copyright. I think Pete is checking for videos, I've mostly been making sure the new pages have enough content to stick :-) If you want to check for photos on Wikimedia commmons, go for it. Thanks for all your edits! Excellent teamwork! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:07, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

If PMA owns the art work in the exhibition, perhaps they would provide copyright permission. Same idea with the artists.--DThomsen8 (talk) 01:31, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

In most cases PMA doesn't own the rights. I did talk to them about that briefly when they started planning the event. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 11:30, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ellen Powell Tiberino

On 31 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ellen Powell Tiberino, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ellen Powell Tiberino. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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.

Allen3 ^talk 12:05, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: March 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue III, March 2015
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Africa report: Closing the gap of the Global South Belgium report: Gendergap and Belgiumgap Catalan areas report: One day at the radio France report: A very busy month! Germany report: 1 topic, 2 talks, 3 hours Italy report: Agreements with national cultural institutions and professional associations Mexico report: Wiki rides the subway editathon and second edition of the Editatona gender gap marathon Netherlands report: Nature, Art, Feminism and a GLAM-WIKI conference Poland report: Six months in Spain report: Women's edit-a-thons, Workshops and Miguel Delibes Sweden report: Fashion; BARK; Council of Central Museums UK report: GLAM activities in the UK USA report: Wikipedia in Philadelphia & New York Open Access report: Wikimania Open Access policy; Wikimania; Wikipedia Science Conference; Punch-card microfluidics Calendar: April's GLAM events
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DYK for Allan Randall Freelon

On 10 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allan Randall Freelon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Allan Randall Freelon's painting Barbecue – American Style was a protest against lynching? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allan Randall Freelon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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.

Harrias ^talk 12:02, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

A page you started (Ellen Powell Tiberino) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Ellen Powell Tiberino, Mary Mark Ockerbloom!

Wikipedia editor Djembayz just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Hooray for art! Thanks for the article.

To reply, leave a comment on Djembayz's talk page.

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Community discussion on harassment reporting

There are many current proposals as part of the 2015 Inspire Campaign related to harassment management. I’ve created a page, Meta:Grants:IdeaLab/Community discussion on harassment reporting meant to serve as a central space where the various stakeholders in these proposals and other community members can discuss which methods might serve our community best so that we can unify our ideas into collective action. I encourage you to join the conversation and contribute your ideas! OR drohowa (talk) 02:40, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for all your work on Mary L. Good. I only started the article, you on the other hand really look to have turned it into what I hoped it could be. T. Anthony (talk) 08:24, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Margo Humphrey

On 26 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margo Humphrey, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Margo Humphrey based her colorful The Last Bar-B-Que on The Last Supper, creating one of the "iconic images in American visual culture? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margo Humphrey. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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.

Thanks for improving the weekend on the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 April 2015

Wikimania: Choice of small village for Wikimania 2016 ruffles feathers

News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments evaluation sees diminishing returns and increasing cost

In the media: Scottish MEP blocked for edit warring; ranking articles by importance

Featured content: Another day, another dollar

Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide

Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy

Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates

The Signpost: 06 May 2015

News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced

Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes

In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award

Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues

Traffic report: The grim ship reality

This Month in GLAM: April 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue IV, April 2015
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Africa report: GLAM activities in Africa Catalan areas report: First Ever edit-a-thon in Andorra; Libraries project shared in L'Alguero; Archives time! France report: No spring break for Wikimédia France! Germany report: Fresh and GLAMmy datasets for Wikimedia projects to harvest Italy report: Wikimedia Italia Training Day and another one Bibliohackathon! Macedonia report: Collaboration with Holocaust Memorial Center Netherlands report: GLAM-WIKI; a new brochure; Wikipedia in the Museum Poland report: Modern art onto Wikimedia Commons Spain report: Women in Science edit-a-thon and other stories Sweden report: Conferences and edit-a-thons Taiwan report: Hackathon for Mandarin-Taiwanese Dictionary UK report: Around the world, in peace and war USA report: GLAM-Wiki US Consortium moving forward Special story: GLAM-WIKI 2015 in The Hague; Muse Awards for three GLAM-WIKI projects ! Wikipedia Library report: Wikipedia Library report Wikidata report: New feature: GLAM activities in Wikidata Open Access report: Wikiproject Open Access on Wikidata; Wikimedia Sverige at Meeting Place Open Access in Malmö; JATS-Con GLAM Survey report: Preliminary Results from Poland and Finland Calendar: May's GLAM events
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Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 22:04, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Please see

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pennsylvania#Photographing every municipality

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 17:44, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 May 2015

From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election

In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts

Traffic report: Inner Core

News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes

Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls

In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize

WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology

Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases

Wiki Loves Pride!

You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride!

What? Wiki Loves Pride, a campaign to document and photograph LGBT culture and history, including pride events
When? June 2015
How can you help?
1.) Create or improve LGBT-related articles and showcase the results of your work here

2.) Upload photographs or other media related to LGBT culture and history, including pride events, and add images to relevant Wikipedia articles; feel free to create a subpage with a gallery of your images (see examples from last year)

3.) Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Or, view or update the current list of Tasks. This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Visit the group's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's main talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing!

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GLAM update

I've updated Wikipedia:Meetup/Philly/Main to show this month's Meetup as the "next". See ya there! --Thnidu (talk) 16:59, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 June 2015

News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out

Blog: How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition

Discussion report: The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia

Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings

Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier

Special report: Towards "Health Information for All": Medical content on Wikipedia received 6.5 billion page views in 2013

In the media: Anonymous Australian editing targets football player, shooting victim

Traffic report: A rather ordinary week

This Month in GLAM: May 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue V, May 2015
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Arabic region report: World Digital Library, Arab Peninsula Regional Group meeting Argentina report: Wikimedia Argentina Catalan areas report: ORCID France report: GLAM, all over the place! Germany report: Make a (GLAM) change! Italy report: Wikimedia Italia still works with BEIC Library and bibliographic data Macedonia report: Wikiexpedition on bicycles and visiting one of the most remote areas in Macedonia Netherlands report: Birds and Expeditions Poland report: The Józef Burszta Digital Archives donation Spain report: Edit-a-thons about Contemporary artists and St. James's Way Sweden report: Slow GLAM-month in Sweden UK report: Progress on an image release from the Bodleian; National Library of Scotland residency comes to an end; and Glasgow Museums develop a Wiki Working Group USA report: Wikipedian at the Centers for Disease Control - NIOSH Open Access report: New Topic Page; Open Access and the humanities; Wikimania & Wikidata Wikidata report: SPARQL and arbitrary access are coming Calendar: June's GLAM events
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Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 03:00, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

One suggestion, if you have the time

Sharon Hammes-Schiffer is a slender article on a prominent person. --Smokefoot (talk) 13:35, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

@User:Smokefoot Thanks for the suggestion! Great choice. I've filled it out a little -- it could still use a separate section talking in detail about her scientific contributions, but I did put a bit more detail into the lead paragraphs on that. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:15, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 June 2015

In the media: Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch

Arbitration report: An election has consequences

In focus: Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe

Op-ed: Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time

Technology report: HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts

Interview: A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars

News and notes: Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief

Featured content: Great Dane hits 150

Discussion report: A quick way of becoming an admin

WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back

Your thoughts?

Timeline of Philadelphia has a discussion about selection and inclusion criteria. Two editors are discussing it, but we have divergent views. More opinions would be helpful. - SummerPhD^v2.0 13:19, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 June 2015

From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative

Op-ed: Content Translation beta is coming to the English Wikipedia

Special report: Small impact of the large Google Translation Project on Telugu Wikipedia

Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done

Recent research: How Wikipedia built governance capability; readability of plastic surgery articles

Technology report: 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus and Multimedia roadmap announced

News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments

In the media: Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing

Blog: 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia

Arbitration report: Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration

The Signpost: 01 July 2015

News and notes: Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF

In the media: EU freedom of panorama; Nehru outrage; BBC apology

WikiProject report: Able to make a stand

Featured content: Viva V.E.R.D.I.

Traffic report: We're Baaaaack

Technology report: Technical updates and improvements

Blog: These Texans are on a quest to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of their state’s revolution

This Month in GLAM: June 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue VI, June 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Wikimedia Argentina Czech Republic report: Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Heritage Institute and the Wikimedia Czech Republic Finland report: Capturing public art with drones France report: Surfing on GLAMs' agenda Germany report: Open GLAM - How to create true participation Italy report: From Italian Parliament to libraries and Company Museums. And a Training Day too! Macedonia report: Wikipedian in residence Netherlands report: Historical images of Dutch water works Sweden report: Maritime Sweden UK report: Royal Society of Chemistry; Thinktank; Oxford USA report: Wikidata for Mappers Special story: Europeana 1914-1918 Open Access report: Wikipedia is an amplifier of open access; 20,000 media files uploaded from PubMed Central Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Wikimania report: GLAM presentations at Wikimania Calendar: July's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 08 July 2015

Editorial: So you want to get your message out. Where do you turn?

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation annual plan released, news in brief

In the media: Wikimania warning; Wikipedia "mystery" easily solved

Traffic report: The Empire lobs back

Featured content: Pyrénées, Playmates, parliament and a prison...

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 15 July 2015

Op-ed: On paid editing and advocacy: when the Bright Line fails to shine, and what we can do about it

Traffic report: Belles of the ball

WikiProject report: What happens when a country is no longer a country?

In the media: Shapps requests WMUK data; professor's plagiarism demotion

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation releases third transparency report

News and notes: The Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania

Featured content: When angels and daemons interrupt the vicious and intemperate

Technology report: Tech news in brief

WikiWomen users group

Are you aware of the WikiWomen's Users Group?

I encourage you to join. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 16:07, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 July 2015

From the editor: Change the world

News and notes: Wikimanía 2016; Lightbreather ArbCom case

Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015 report, part 1, the plenaries

In the media: Novelists annotate Wikipedia; Wales promotes TPO; Working for free

Traffic report: The Nerds, They Are A-Changin'

WikiProject report: Some more politics

Featured content: The sleep of reason produces monsters

Gallery: "One small step..."

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Persondata

The use of {{Persondata}} is now "deprecated" per this RFC: Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 122#RfC: Should Persondata template be deprecated and methodically removed from articles? which is why I have removed it (twice now) from James L. Gallogly. Thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 01:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know about the RfC, I had missed it. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:40, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 July 2015

News and notes: BARC de-adminship proposal; Wikimania recordings debate

Op-ed: My life as an autistic Wikipedian

Recent research: Wikipedia and collective intelligence; how Wikipedia is tweeted

In the media: Is Wikipedia a battleground in the culture wars?

Featured content: Even mammoths get the Blues

Traffic report: Namaste again, Reddit

Edit-a-thon Draft Report on Meta

Hello Mary Mark Ockerbloom, I’m from the Program Evaluation & Design team at the WMF. Late last year we received data on edit-a-thons which were completed between September 2013 and September 2014--now the edit-a-thon evaluation report draft is ready for your review. I'm reaching out now because we would love your feedback before we announce the report to the broader community.

Does the analysis and presentation resonate with your programs?
How is the report useful to you as a program leader?
What other data would help to tell the story of edit-a-thons?

Also, would you be willing to contribute a quote for the report? For example, you've organized a variety of different events--how do you decide what style or theme to use for each event? If you can send a quote by August 16th I would love to include it in the report.

In this report we were able to present 121 edit-a-thons that brought in 2,275 participants and included 5,272 articles created or improved. We expect that this report will help our communities have a more comprehensive view of editathons around the world.

If you want to discuss edit-a-thons and the report findings with other program leaders, we’re hosting a virtual panel of program leaders with group discussion on the themes and findings the week of August 24th. If you have key themes you would like to discuss in the hangout, please do share them on the report talk page!

The estimated plan for review:

Program leaders who submitted data to review until August 16.
L&E to incorporate feedback and announce on the PE&D mailing list and social media the week of August 17.
WMF blog post and a virtual panel the week of August 24.

Thank you again for all your work to track and showcase the results of your edit-a-thons. If you can give feedback on this report, we would appreciate the chance to highlight program leader insights and improve both this and future reports. Abittaker (WMF) (talk) 16:55, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 August 2015

Editorial: Wikipedia better equipped to deal with systemic bias than traditional publishers

Op-ed: Je ne suis pas Google

News and notes: VisualEditor, endowment, science, and news in brief

WikiProject report: Meet the boilerplate makers

In the media: Probe into Nehru edits launched; dangers of the right to be forgotten

Traffic report: Mrityorma amritam gamaya...

Featured content: Maya, Michigan, Medici, Médée, and Moul n'ga

Blog: Get help editing Wikipedia with the new “Co-op” mentorship program

This Month in GLAM: July 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue VII, July 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Wikimedia Argentina France report: A GLAMourous summer Germany report: Fancy new apps based on GLAMorous data Italy report: Wiki Loves Monuments at Toscana Foto Festival and two new GLAM projects Netherlands report: Radio broadcasts; historic atlases; GLAMetrics Spain report: Wiki Loves Earth, municipalities and concerts Sweden report: Hedemora; Mapillary UK report: Royal Society of Chemistry; Thinktank; Oxford USA report: GLAM in Philadelphia Special story: Share what you know about Photo Events Open Access report: Wikimania: Citations and video Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Wiki Loves Monuments report: Wiki Loves Monuments Calendar: August's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 12 August 2015

News and notes: Superprotect, one year later; a contentious RfA

In the media: Paid editing; traffic drop; Nicki Minaj

Forum: Community voices on paid editing

Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015, part 2, a community event

Traffic report: Fighting from top to bottom

Featured content: Fused lizards, giant mice, and Scottish demons

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: The Hunt for Tirpitz

The Signpost: 19 August 2015

Op-ed: WP:THREATENING2MEN: The English Wikipedia's misogynist infopolitics and the hegemony of the asshole consensus

In the media: Politically controversial science; "Wikipedia hates women"

Featured content: Dead parrots, live frogs, a symbolic kiss and what do we get? Enrique Iglesias!

Travelogue: Seeing is believing

Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: How Wikipedia responds to breaking news

WikiConference USA 2015

Are you considering the WikiConference USA 2015 in Washington, DC in October? I am paid, only $10, but I do not know about acommodations.--DThomsen8 (talk) 21:36, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Click here for information: WikiConference USA 2015 Washington, D.C.

The Signpost: 26 August 2015

In focus: An increase in active Wikipedia editors

In the media: Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia

Op-ed: Wikimania—can volunteers organize conferences?

News and notes: Re-imagining grants

Featured content: Out to stud, please call later

Arbitration report: Reinforcing Arbitration

Recent research: OpenSym 2015 report

New citation in Lynn Poole article

Glad see your work on numerous science communication articles! I noted that your new citation to LaFollete's 2013 book doesn't include a page number, which I think is needed for inline citations to books. If the goal is to draw attention to the entire book, I generally put the citation into the "Further reading" section until I get around to incorporating a more specific citation into an article. Cheers, Easchiff (talk) 10:27, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm working from home right now, and my copy's at work, but I'll come back to it... Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk)

The Signpost: 02 September 2015

Special report: Massive paid editing network unearthed on the English Wikipedia

News and notes: Flow placed on ice

Discussion report: WMF's sudden reversal on Wiki Loves Monuments

Featured content: Brawny

In the media: Orangemoody sockpuppet case sparks widespread coverage

Traffic report: You didn't miss much

Technology report: Tech news in brief

You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership

You are invited! → World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership ← Come and join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership
Dates: 7 to 20 September 2015

The Virtual Edit-a-thon, hosted by Women in Red, will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Women in Leadership to participate. As it is a two-week event, inexperienced participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in leadership. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome. RSVP and find more details →here← --Ipigott (talk) 09:28, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 September 2015

Gallery: Being Welsh

Featured content: Killed by flying debris

Op-ed: DYK, or proudly displaying incorrect information on the Main Page with alarming regularity

News and notes: The Swedish Wikipedia's controversial two-millionth article

Traffic report: Mass media production traffic

Technology report: Tech news in brief

In the media: Calling all scientists!; More Wikipedia editors in the Netherlands than all of Africa combined

This Month in GLAM: August 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue VIII, August 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Two edit-a-thons France report: August in Brittany Germany report: Sharing is Caring Mexico report: Pilot program to make freely licensed animation clips Spain report: Museum of African Art "Jiménez-Arellano Alonso"; Wiki Loves Monuments in Spain Sweden report: Odd submarines, new strategy and an old contest UK report: QRpedia AWOL; RSC holds another edit-a-thon Special story: New toolkit on Photo Events documents best practices, strategies and more Open Access report: Wikipedia as an amplyfier; horse face recognition, rhythm perception, fossil rodent teeth Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Calendar: September's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 16 September 2015

Editorial: No access is no answer to closed access

News and notes: Byrd and notifications leave, but page views stay; was a terror suspect editing Wikipedia?

In the media: Is there life on Mars?

Featured content: Why did the emu cross the road?

Traffic report: Another week

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Thank you for participating

Thank you for your interest in Women in Red and for your participation in the virtual Women in Leadership Edit-a-thon, 7-20 September 2015. It was a resounding success with over 160 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated! We'll keep you posted on future events. --Ipigott (talk) 10:30, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 September 2015

In the media: PETA makes "monkey selfie" a three-way copyright battle; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Op-ed: Can we please stop bashing Wikipedia?

Featured content: Inside Duke Humfrey's Library

WikiProject report: Dancing to the beat of a... wikiproject?

Traffic report: ¡Viva la Revolución! Kinda.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

DYK nomination of Nancy B. Jackson

Hello! Your submission of Nancy B. Jackson 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! MelanieN (talk) 23:40, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Architecture

You are invited! Join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Architecture

Dates: 15 to 25 October 2015
Location: Worldwide/virtual/online event
Host/Facilitator: Women in Red (WiR): Did you know that only 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you!
Sponsor: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in association with Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, Women in Design, and Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design
Event details: This is a virtual edit-a-thon hosted by WiR in parallel with a series of "physical" Guggenheim edit-a-thons. It will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in architecture and design to participate. The campaign aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that by its nature combines both. As the virtual edit-a-thon stretches over a week and a half, inexperienced participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in this field. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome.
RSVP and learn more: →here←--Ipigott (talk) 09:10, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 September 2015

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraising report, Montreal to host 2017 Wikimania

In the media: Irish legislative editing; coffee quarrel; more sports vandalism

Op-ed: Wikipedia needs more administrators

Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?

Tech news: Tech news in brief

pix

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 23:54, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: September 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue IX, September 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Edit-a-thon & editing challenges Belgium report: Wiki Loves Art; Publications; SOIMA 2015: Unlocking Sound and Image Heritage France report: Clever September Germany report: Opening up (with) the Prussians! Italy report: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 Italian edition and photographic archives Macedonia report: Bringing Wikipedia closer to animal lovers Netherlands report: Who's afraid of Jacob van Ruisdael? Various gifts from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden Spain report: Wiki Loves Monuments; Wiki Takes Ayora; Glaming Madrid; Wikimedia Connection; Creative Commons Valladolid Film Festival Sweden report: Books, exhibitions, maritime connections and monuments UK report: Wake me up, when September ends... USA report: Edit-a-thon in Seattle Open Access report: Homo naledi; Wikigate; Open Access Week Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Calendar: October's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 07 October 2015

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption

Traffic report: Reality is for losers

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan

Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs

Technology report: Tech news in brief

In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person?

DYK for Nancy B. Jackson

On 13 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy B. Jackson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was .... that chemist and science diplomat Nancy B. Jackson was the first implementer of the U.S. State Department's Chemical Security Engagement Program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy B. Jackson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 03:02, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Please have another look...

...at Template:Did you know nominations/Jane Elizabeth Waterston for just a minute. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:53, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, I didn't spot it until this morning, but I've very happy with what you did -- great work getting it out, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

So you're OK with it? Allen3 didn't read my note, I think. Drmies (talk) 22:16, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
I'm fine with it, thank you for carrying things forward. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 October 2015

Op-ed: WikiConference USA 2015: built on good faith

WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States

Editorial: Why the news media needs a Wikipedian in residence

News and notes: 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate

Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death

Featured content: A fistful of dollars

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: Third Wikimedia Spain conference takes place in Madrid

Parkway House photo

Mary, would you like a high-resolution, color photo of the Parkway House today? I'd be happy to provide one, but apparently it is going to deeply upset Mr. Smallbones -- so, is it worth it to the project? - 2001:558:1400:10:B15A:74E8:F4BB:162B (talk) 13:53, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

It's a big building, so this was the best shot I could obtain that includes the whole front (end-to-end) in one frame. I'll post more options later tonight. - Mister 2001:558:1400:4E:DB4:D48F:8B00:BEE2 (talk) 20:40, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Okay, quite a few to choose from in my 10-19 uploads to Commons. - Mister 2601:42:C100:9D83:7D40:2B45:47E9:79B3 (talk) 02:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Alert! Alert! - Mister 2001:558:1400:10:8C93:BF9F:96C4:2653 (talk) 15:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mary, Sorry this banned editor had to bother you as an attempt to get back at me. I've reverted his edit on Wikipedia. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:35, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

And don't worry, Mary. Another editor with more wisdom than Smallbones has in turn reverted his small-brained revenge edit. I'm not trying to "get back" at Smallbones. I'm hoping that through my lessons he will one day understand that he's wrong about certain types of editors and certain types of editing on Wikipedia. But, it's a long game. He need not come to enjoy enlightenment all in one day. It looks like it will take more time. - Mister 2001:558:1400:10:6456:1A00:C438:D070 (talk) 17:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank You

		Ada Lovelace Award
		Thank you, Mary Mark Ockerbloom, for your excellent work in the University of Oxford Ada lovelace Day editathon. You have substantially added to Wikipedia's coverage of women scientists and helped to celebrate the 200th birthday of a mathematical genius. Cheers, MartinPoulter (talk) 15:01, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Alice Hamilton

I noticed that you deleted Alice Hamilton from the "Women in Science" list, but gave no reason. Is it because you've filled out her article so well we can check her off? If so, we could use Template:done ( Done) instead. --Thnidu (talk) 03:48, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Excellent suggestion @Thnidu! I was thinking we should trim the list a bit so that articles that are in fairly good shape can be distinguished from those really needing lots of work. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 11:23, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 October 2015

Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

News and notes: Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched

In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"

Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus

Featured content: A more balanced week

Op-ed: Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

Arbitration report: Four ArbCom cases ongoing

Traffic report: Hiding under the covers of the Internet

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Thanks for participating in Women in architecture

Thank you for your participation in the Women in Architecture Virtual Edit-a-thon, 15–25 October 2015, sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum, and hosted by Women in Red. In addition to upgrades, we created about 170 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated! --Ipigott (talk) 15:37, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Science

You are invited! Join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Science

Dates: 8 to 29 November 2015
Location: Worldwide/virtual/online event
Host/Facilitator: Women in Red (WiR) in collaboration with Women scientists: Did you know that only 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you!
Sponsor: New York Academy of Sciences
Event details: This is a virtual edit-a-thon hosted by WiR in parallel with a "physical" event during the afternoon of Sunday, November 22 in New York City. It will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in science to participate. As the virtual edit-a-thon stretches over three weeks, new participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in the field. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome.
RSVP and learn more: →here←--Ipigott (talk) 10:30, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations on 5,000,000 articles

for all your contributions, thank you.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 13:25, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 October 2015

From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help

News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles

In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA

Op-ed: It’s time to stop the bullying

Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement

Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth

Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages

Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community letter: Five million articles

The Signpost: 04 November 2015

Op-ed: You are invited to participate in the Community Wishlist Survey

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone

In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?

Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad

Featured content: Christianity, music, and cricket

Gallery: Princess of Asturias Awards 2015 ceremony

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Won't be there tonight

but will be free most of the time. If there is anything that I can edit from afar, please e-mail me.

BTW, did you get my email last week? Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:28, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: October 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue X, October 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Edit-a-thon & editing challenges Belgium report: Flemish institutions start with Wikidata project France report: From Brittany to Provence Italy report: The history of Fascism in Italian libraries Macedonia report: Wikipedian in residence at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts Spain report: GLAMing Madrid, libraries and free images Sweden report: 55 000+ links to Wikipedia; Exhibits, concepts and biographies UK report: 'Hywel Dda' edit-a-thon & Pic-a-thon USA report: GLAM activities in Philadelphia & Seattle Open Access report: Open Access Week; Recent uploads Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Calendar: November's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 11 November 2015

Op-ed: As one thousand of us requested, Superprotect has been removed

Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee

Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review

Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling

In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys

Traffic report: Doodles of popularity

Gallery: Paris

The Signpost: 18 November 2015

Special report: ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed

In the media: Icelandic milestone; apolitical editing

Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world

Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running

Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales

Traffic report: Darkness and light

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

Op-ed: Wikidata: the new Rosetta Stone

News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations

In the media: Erasmus Prize awarded to Wikipedia; trouble on the Russian Wikipedia

Recent research: Do Wikipedia citations mirror scholarly impact?; co-star networks in silent films

Featured content: Caves and stuff

Traffic report: J'en ai ras le bol

Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland urge Reiss Engelhorn Museum to reconsider suit over public domain works of art

Thanks for participating

Thank you for your participation in the Women in Science Virtual Edit-a-thon, 8 to 29 November 2015, hosted by Women in Red together with Women scientists. It was held in parallel with a meet up at the New York Academy of Sciences on 22 November. In addition to improvements, we created well over 300 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated!

Hope you will also join us for the WiR Women in Religion Virtual Edit-a-thon from 5 to 15 December.--Ipigott (talk) 11:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Omowunmi Sadik

On 2 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Omowunmi Sadik, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Omowunmi Sadik has developed highly sensitive microelectrode biosensors that can detect explosives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Omowunmi Sadik. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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) 12:03, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 December 2015

Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?

News and notes: Online harassment consultation; High voter turnout at ArbCom elections

In the media: Is Wikidata as transparent as it seems?; Wikimedia Fund-raising drive launches

Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Technology report: Tech news in brief

This Month in GLAM: November 2015

This Month in GLAM – Volume V, Issue XI, November 2015
Headlines
Argentina report: Edit-a-thons and Digitization project France report: November comes and November goes, Wikimedians stay! Germany report: GLAM and copyright Italy report: Food images donation and much more! Mexico report: Rock and movies in Wikipedia Spain report: GLAMing Madrid, Wiki Loves Earth and Carmen Thyssen Museum Sweden report: Exhibitions and more images UK report: November in the UK USA report: GLAM activities in Seattle Special story: Guerrilla GLAMː An alternate way of doing GLAM in indie-way Open Access report: OpenCon; Robots, oysters and amber Wikidata report: Wikidata this month Calendar: December's GLAM events
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The Signpost: 09 December 2015

News and notes: ArbCom election results announced

Op-ed: Wikidata: Knowledge from different points of view

In the media: Political editing in the context of the US presidential primaries

Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners

Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?

Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 16 December 2015

In focus: Drone photography: New possibilities and new challenges

In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015

Arbitration report: GMO case decided

Featured content: An unusually slow week

WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations

Traffic report: A feast of Spam

Gallery: WikiConference USA 2015: images, slide decks, and videos

Want to collaborate

...on a short biography of contemporary chemist Yvonne Connolly Martin, one of the first woman chemistry PhD's from Northwestern University, and a pioneer in cheminformatics? I could take care of much of the technical side. Have to google the name. Reply here? Cheers. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 00:21, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for the suggestion! I google'd her name and she appears in American Men & Women of Science - Volume 5 - Page 246 and clearly has a strong publication record, so I think she should be doable in terms of material. It sounds like you would be well-skilled to write the part most often missing from scientist bios -- a statement summarizing her work and its significance. I could work on the more biographic aspects. That said, I'm going to be very busy over the Christmas holidays and may not have much time for the next couple of weeks. What were you thinking of in terms of process / timeline? Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:35, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

And don't forget any freely-licensed photos or accessible videos! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:04, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Is there a Philly Wikipedia Day?

I just saw something at meta when I was signing up for the NYC day. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:04, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

The only thing I know of is that I've been tagged as part of an online "My favorite article" round (30 seconds each) Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:15, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Mary Mark Ockerbloom
Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a prosperous new year!
BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 18:19, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate

Hi, I saw your new article and wonder if you'd like me to nominate it for DYK? If so, please provide a cite for the fact that she was the first African American woman to be appointed as a bishop. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:24, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Delighted, @User:Yoninah; I've added a citation. The source states that she's the first American woman bishop -- it therefore follows that she is also the first African American woman bishop. Happy Holidays! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 23:42, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Mary Mark Ockerbloom. Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 02:49, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for James Dupree (artist)

On 28 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Dupree (artist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that African American artist James Dupree almost lost his Philadelphia studio under eminent domain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Dupree (artist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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) 12:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 December 2015

News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee

Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended

Featured content: The post-Christmas edition

Traffic report: The Force we expected

Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015

In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"

Gallery: It's that time of year again