User talk:Sj/Arc6

Sweet nostalgia

• this made me a) decide I need a new motto; and b) think that we should open a new logo contest, just for the hell of it. Hee.

Also, do you happen to know off the top of your head what time periods we are missing histories from? It looks like much of 2001 but I'm curious about exact months. -- phoebe/(talk) 07:57, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Surveys on Wikiversity

Hi Sj. While wading around looking for surveys to connect with, I found yours. I'm tryng to get an "online" one working and announced on Wikiversity, and thought you might like to give it a try. See the instructions on the top of v:Wikimedian Demographics... just copy the substituted emplate, follow the link, paste and save, and more directions pop up. I'm hoping to announce it on all the English projects (and commons and meta) over the next few days. Let me know what you think! --SB_Johnny | ^talk 12:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Uchaguzi

Kuna mapendekezo mapya kwa Wakabidhi na bureaucrat. Naomba angalia ukurasa http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wakabidhi --Kipala (talk) 09:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sj. I would like to know who was the one to establish Wikipedia kwa Kiswahili? Was you or one else? Kindly I need to know about it...--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 06:03, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's true Marcos was the one who start it, and you: How did came there? Please forgive me for harassing you...--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 13:27, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your information. Stay bless brother.. Cheers..--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 05:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sark

Hi, re your recent edit to ths article [1], could you be a bit more specific? I went to The Times' podcast page [2] and found a bewildering array of different ones, but none seemed to be related to Sark. --Tony Sidaway 10:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA Thanks

Master of Puppets - 17:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Remember the dot (talk · contribs) - 18:48, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MBisanz (talk · contribs) - 04:08, 16 February 2008

Doczilla (talk · contribs) - 51st! - 07:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

hey, thank you for posting a note on my discussion page, but as english is not my mother language, would you please explain yourself a little bit better?, i find your note rather confusing. cheers :D HappyApple (talk) 16:50, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Peruvian blogs

How can I help you? --Victor12 (talk) 21:03, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Legally Blonde 2 : Finalnight

glee, joy, and happiness are yours for the asking, apparently phoebe/(talk) 07:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Council roll call from Melon 22:28, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

not in Houston, at university. Thank you for the invitation. :) WhisperToMe (talk) 19:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Surfwax, Inc. : up for deletion

I left a note there. surfwax is certainly a notable org, and has been around since far before 'web 2.0'. [commenting from my green handheld in a parking lot...] +sj + 23:16, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chris19910 (talk) 14:08, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pleased to "make your acquaintance" :) ~Eliz81^(C) 21:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GFDL compatibility of Wolfram Demonstrations license

Since a change in the Wolfram Demonstrations Project license was your idea, could you weigh in in this discussion: Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2008 April 23‎. Thanks. --Pleasantville (talk) 10:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia regional blog

Hi. As the organizer of the Boston meetups and much else, I would like to invite you to join http://wikinortheast.blogspot.com/ and contribute to our joint blog. So far, we have one contributor from New York (myself) and one from Philadelphia (wikibooks:User:Whiteknight). This blog is syndicated at Planet Wikimedia. Thanks.--Pharos (talk) 23:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is neat! I've been busy, but recently am returning to blogging, and may be able to add this to my plate... +sj +

I should have known...

that there was not only an article but a cartoon. We'll have to start a national chapter. -- phoebe / (talk) 04:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

the procrastinator's barnstar

I will be giving you the procrastinator's barnstar... well, just as soon as I get around to it ;) -- phoebe / (talk) 03:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Years

This WikiProject is having a revival and is trying to determine the direction it will be heading in the future. Questions are being asked, and exciting things are coming in the future, including the bringing of 1345 and other year articles to GA and even FA status. You are listed as a member and are invited to respond to this roll-call by putting an asterisk next to your username on the members list to show that you are still active in the project. Thanks. Wrad (talk) 20:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think you hit a row of nails right on the head! Looks like a lot of people are gaining new interest in the project, so it looks like this revival is growing and we may be able to get some answers. Wrad (talk) 14:53, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Linux

Can you help me with next steps? This seems to be basically settling. I can make a last call for suggestions, I suppose, but ideas for next step -- plus the help of uninvolved editors -- would really help. Thanks! —mako๛ 17:54, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to check out my new favorite commons contributor. —mako๛ 05:10, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you want to revise? —mako๛ 10:41, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

wiki administration

Hi Sj,

It seems you enjoy helping build communities. Could you assist in a book review project I'm working on? both are historicalwiki.org and readandreview.org Readandreview.org is a more general site and is mostly a clean slate. I know they are messed up, but I'm sure they can be built up with care.

Ron —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beachsidepress (talk • contribs) 14:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

comments left. Send updates when you have them! +sj +

Hello

I noticed you removed something from Template:Humor. I think you should have left a message first on the talk page before doing the edit. Just letting you know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 08:36, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't tell if this message was supposed to be humorous... +sj +

Hi there

I don't think our paths have crossed, but my friend Steven Walling (talk · contribs) said you had a recent blog post that touched on the best way to move toward local chapters of the WMF. But, we couldn't find it. Can you shed any light on this? Thanks! -Pete (talk)

Hello Pete, it's been a while since I wrote that -- I think on meta, not on my blog. Until I track it down... I think chapters should form where there is motivation to have a formal local organization, and national chapters should exist to support active projects within their countries -- notably those not already part of a separate chapter -- and help organize national gatherings / coordinate meetups across groups. Similarly, I think there should be an international association of wikipedians which can among other things support local projects where there are no chapters, and lend a hand with large-geogrpahy events. +sj + 23:30, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would you maybe be interested in chatting on the phone about this? I'll try to shoot you an email soon with a rough sketch of my thoughts, but they're a little half-baked, and I'd enjoy discussing with someone who's put some good thought into this. I'm at 503-453-9766 or, occasionally, peterdforsyth on skype. -Pete (talk)

We should have a solid discussion at RCC, for sure :) but hopefully before as well! -- phoebe / (talk to me) 04:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SJ: Now's great, actually - give a ring? Phoebe: hi! Man, speaking of people I've been meaning to catch up with..... -Pete (talk)

Agreed! Lots of good ideas in there, I'm excited to move forward with this -- now, just to get this pesky election out of the way! -Pete (talk) 07:47, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Weekly

• Episode 37, 38, 39, 40

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Wikimania

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thanks :)

I just saw the get well page. :) Thanks, you guys. Tlogmer ( talk / contributions ) 18:36, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Meetups

Wikipedia events in Boston?

My son (User:PeteForsyth suggested I get in touch with you about possibly participating in (heck, or at least KNOWING about!) WP events in the Boston area. So here I am! —Martha (talk) 19:00, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I thought I'd "Join The Boston Wikipedia Meetup Group" but didn't see any sign that I was on a secure (signup) page. ?? Martha (talk) 19:00, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose it's not secure... Is that the problem? we have a wp mailing list you can join if that counts as being more private. +sj +

You folks have a mailing list? Where? It would be great for us New Yorkers to be able to get updates about Boston events.--Pharos (talk) 01:58, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy, Sj. I see that you also live in Cambridge. I live in Central Sq. I wonder if you have any info as to a Cambridge/Boston meetup? Sincerely, Bstone (talk) 14:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence

Let me know if you have any interest in the Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence that I am trying to organize. I'll try to make it to one of the next Boston meetups... --mikeu (talk) 15:19, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've scheduled the first two Providence meetups for Nov. 8 and Dec. 13. See Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Providence for details. --mikeu ^talk 14:08, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cool! +sj +

I'll try to make one of the next Boston meetups, though the time and day make it a little difficult for me to get up there. About how long do they usually go? I'm also trying to coordinate the Providence meetup with Brown Free Culture. --mikeu ^talk 14:46, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Providence meetup is today. The plan is to try to meet between about 4-6pm and we'll be ordering pizza around 5pm. Note, that I will be there during the entire 1-8pm, and anyone is welcome to stop by, but I thought a more specific time might make it easier for people to plan attending. See the talk page for more info and discussion.--mikeu ^talk 15:11, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other

• Prod for Thad Starner - Feb 2008
• Prod for Intentional Software - Sep 2008
• AFD nom for George Weller/First Into Nagasaki - by G716 (talk · contribs).
• AAU reminder notice by xenobot (talk · contribs)

Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy at FAR

The article is at FAR. Please take a look. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:14, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'm quite glad for the reminder. +sj + 20:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: OLPC FA drive

Yes, I'd be very interested in participating; it's been something I've been meaning to do for a while. (and would be my first FA!) ffm 01:31, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to update the OLPC page with the latest information to make it a really good article and get it to FA status; I know it's unusual to be part of one's own organization editing, but it is possible -- if we work on a draft in userspace and have friends/colleagues helping update the article proper. Are you interested in working on this in the coming week or so? +sj + 20:48, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, it seems that page does need updating. I don't have time for much research, but I'd be happy to review proposed changes and integrate them into the article. In preparation, I've purged Talk:One Laptop per Child of all resolved issues. If you could help resolve the remaining issues with reference to suitable sources, that would be a huge help. There are a number of minor wording issues raised in the GA review. Where these have nothing to do with anything controversial, I'm happy for you to make these minor fixes directly to the article if you just leave a note on the talk page regarding your conflict of interest and asking people to review them. This would help keep a separate draft from getting out of sync with the live article. If you have larger chunks of new or rewritten content, it might be easiest just to post those on the talk page for possible tweaking and inclusion. -- Beland (talk) 17:35, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OLPC Guatemala

Hi SJ, I found your name through some OLPC research and I am hoping to have more luck with a real person vs. info@olpc, volunteers@olpc, etc.

I'm a non-profit consultant with a specialization in Latin America [3]. I will be traveling to Guatemala Feb-Mar 2009 with Child Aid [4] to work in a rural village about an hour out of Antigua.

I hope to add a technology component to my work and would like to see first-hand OLPC's Guatemala initiative [5] for my own edification.

Might you know who I could contact regarding this? I've reached a dead-end on the olpc sites.

I'd be happy to let you know what I find out if/when I get a chance to see how the Guatemalan government is faring with this project.

Thanks in advance, Meredith Vinger-Roach --71.34.159.8 (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Followup sent [via volunteers@] -- the general answer is that olpc:OLPC Mexico is the most active central american group, and that we don't have much going on in the region. +sj+