User talk:Erechtheus

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Speedy Deletion:Song for reconciliation

Please wait more than a minute before requesting speedy deletion of an article. If you had looked into the article, you would have seen the content was hidden due to a faulty ref code. Rotovia (talk) 03:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Del is an appropriate option, however, it can only work if users are prepared to use it responsibly. Nominating an article for deletion without even looking into it is not responsible practice. Article management, over article culling needs to be the focus of Wiki-editors, and when it is necessary to trim excess articles, it should be done in a responsible manner. Rotovia (talk) 03:23, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion

Please can you speedy delete the article Aberdeen F.C. achievements, because, although I created the page, I have since discovered that the exact same information is contained in a section of the History of Aberdeen F.C. page. Please could you respond to my userpage, thanks, Dreamweaverjack (talk) 04:26, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why?

Why did you try to make speedy deletion of the page U.Z.Z. I am its creator. And I want to know why.

-This part is made invalid do to the apology sent by me- U.Z.Z. creator.

Glincelania

Sorry, I'm new. Do you want me to put in stats? Like, I'm not sure the exact number of people killed or anything. I'm not really sure what you'd like. What would you include?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Effervescence92 (talk • contribs)

Liver Families article deletion

Hi Erechtheus - No problem at all with deleting my article - it didn't meet the encyclopedia criteria! And now that I know about the criteria, I agree with it. Thanks for the note on my user page.

For me, the issues with using wikipedia are that I am so, so busy, and the few times I have time to write I don't also have time to wander through all of wikipedia's rules. For me, the time choice is one or the other - contribute, or learn the rules, which can mean hours and hours of wading through policies which may or may not be relevant. At which point I lose the train of thought about what I wanted to contribute in the first place. Sometimes it's easier to contribute and then let someone who actually knows the current policies (and where to find them) edit.

...and BTW, I have a question - all of the users I've met so far are men? Nice men, but is that just an odd coincidence or are there more men using wikipedia than women?

Pls respond on my user page, as the chance that I'll make it back here is slim.:) - Aunt Amanda

Comments on The Jolly Rancher Story

I saw that you claimed that I was adding nonesence to the article. I don't exactly understand what you are referring to. I added valid sources that legitimize the claims that the story has spread. I certainly don't think this constitutes vandalism. [tarzanman21]

Your User Page is funny

Thanks for your message. _________________________________________________________ Yours truly, Ume$h Ghosh Blog http://umesh4ever.blogspot.com Orkut http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=3632382679451682289 Yahoo Messenger (redacted by Erechtheus) MySpace www.myspace.com/umesh1985 Esnips(Free ebooks and my songs) www.esnips.com/UserProfileAction.ns?id=c7449333-3ba6-40fc-8199-207120342dee _________________________________________________________

The Halo's RfA

Erechtheus...
Thank you very much for your support in my request for adminship. Ultimately, no consensus was reached, and I failed to be promoted, but I am very grateful for your support.
Erechtheus, thank you for your supporting opinions. Your trust in me to use the tools means a lot, and I hope that I can live up to your standards at some point in the future.
Yours, Th ε Halo ^Θ

Tuoba Heru

so yeah....ok if it bothers you that much, then by all means tag it with an unsourced tag....Abstrakt

Notability Flag on Alana Grace Article

Please note that Alana Grace's songs on MySpace have been played over 800,000 times. Many people are interested in her music.

With this in mind, I would be grateful if you would remove the notability flag on the Alana Grace article.

Thanks,

User:JD_Fan

Revisiting Alana Grace

Given that more music is being marketed and sold on-line, I would argue that plays on MySpace should be one criterion among several for notability. Perhaps that policy needs updating, especially since artists will soon be selling music directly to the public by way of MySpace. Please see the article on this in the Washington Post. [1]

Please note that Alana Grace has a song on the soundtrack CD for the movie "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (a movie that grossed $40 M). I would argue that being included on the same CD as established artists such as Chantal Kreviazuk and Natasha Bedingfield is itself a mark of notability - especially when a number of the reviews (e.g., on Amazon) said that the song by Alana Grace was one of the strongest tracks on the CD. Some even said that the CD was worth buying for that track alone. In fact, her song on that soundtrack/CD attracted so much attention that she was invited to sing it live on national television (on the Today show on NBC). That CD has been out for about 18 months and is currently ranked about 7,000 on Amazon - not bad for a CD that has been out that long. The Amazon reviews are at: [2]

As for tours, Alana Grace toured California last summer as the opening act for Ashlee Simpson, which gave her some visibility in that market. However, I wouldn't say that she sounds anything like Ashlee Simpson (much better, much stronger, in my opinion). Listen to her songs on MySpace, and see what you think.

On a point of more general policy, I would argue that the Wikipedia is particularly useful for finding out about new and emerging artists, and it would be good to have some flexibility in evolving, adapting, and applying the criteria of notability. For my part, I am always looking for new music by new artists (e.g., by following the "Listeners Also Bought" leads from one singer to another) - and whenever I do find a new artist, I always start with the Wikipedia article (if it exists) on that singer.

User:JD_Fan

Notability Criteria for Musicians

Thanks for making me aware of the notability criteria. I have added my own set of comments to the talk page for these criteria, on "Niche Markets + New and Emerging Artists". Please see: [3]

PS: The comments on that talk page mostly refer to artists outside the USA. Generally, I write about Canadian musicians - but I believe in recognizing quality wherever it is found, which is why I wrote about Alana Grace, an American musician (whom I think will do very well here once her CD comes out in early 2007).

User:JD_Fan

Duocharles

HI I'm just letting you know that I'm acting on behalf of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project in creating their page for the encyclopedia. The content is copyright to the non-profit organization therefore with prior permission I was able to go ahead and "create" the page as for the image I do not know how to remove/ re-upload it

Manos (album)

So what sources are necessary for an album which is a stub. I can't think what information on there could possibly require verification. As you stated, I've searched and found many albums, some with actual information besides a track listing, which don't have references.

Quoting WP:V: "Material that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs a reliable source, which should be cited in the article"

I don't understand how a track listing of an album is likely to be challenged. Are you challenging the validity of this? If not, then WP:V says it doesn't require a source, to my reading.

Marucci Bat Company

Can you give another look to that page? I added some references.

M3 line

Meh i'm less than fussed about how you view me, with a negative shadow or not. But hey, I'm glad that you managed to understand what i wrote, and well done on your efforts to help Wikipedia, I'm sure proud of you.

Marcela Carena

The "one of theleading women in science" phrase has been removed, though it is a fact. Please remove the notability flag Marcela Carena, or specify what it is aimed at. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pertin (talk • contribs) 22:36, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

Postal Orders of Alderney

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Postal Orders of Alderney, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Postal Orders of Alderney. Spinningspark (talk) 20:25, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Route 59 (Metra) revisited

Two sources have already been attached to the article on Route 59 (Metra) that you tagged immediatley after I created it. Can I remove the tag now? ----DanTD (talk) 19:11, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Bart Thomas

Please do not make personal attacks. Wikipedia has a strict policy against personal attacks. Attack pages and images are not tolerated by Wikipedia and are speedily deleted. Users who continue to create or repost such pages and images in violation of our biographies of living persons policy will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Thank you.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Beach drifter (talk) 18:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct, I shouldn't have tagged it as an attack page, my fault. I changed it to db-bio because I don't believe that being a former college player and brother of a pro player asserts significance. Beach drifter (talk) 18:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Britsound

Based on what the article says, it's a real radio show, not a podcast (the article says that "The show is also available from the website as a podcast" (emphasis mine)). Also, please understand that when I say that there was an assertion of importance, I don't mean it should stay; I just mean that it falls short of the standard required for an A7 deletion. It's quite possible that this thing would fail at AFD, and I wouldn't object if it did; it's just that there's enough there to at least warrant discussion. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 03:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pete Olson

This article makes some claims of notability. Give this one a little time before tagging it for deletion. Cheers! Mww113 (talk) (Report a mistake!) 00:41, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for understanding, some might speedily delete it but the author requested some time and it made some claims of notiblity, if it is not changed then I might request it's deletion per Wp:AFD Cheers! Mww113 (talk) (Report a mistake!) 00:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

People Plus Recruitment

Why did you delete my site? It is a factual contribution. Other recruitment agencies such as Adecco have a page so why cant we. We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK. Please let me know. Kind Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolvespremier (talk • contribs) 00:05, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

wtf?

What are you on about? Are you being serious? Eric Charnov is one of the most important theoretical ecologists, ever!

Please stop adding unnecessary tags. Please explain why he is not notable.

Eric Charnov

If you give me a chance. I'm doing that.

Why can't I use his own CV as a source? Is he seriously going to lie on his own CV?

No. Please don't be so silly. There is nothing defamatory there. Indeed, he is not going to make defamatory statements about himself is he?

Notability of New York Pathological Society

Did you have any particular reasoning why an organization that is the professional society for doctors and scientists of pathology, and has been for the past two centuries, in a current population of twenty million people, would not be notable? Or is this one of those games people play to try to manipulate stub authors into writing content? If you think it would be nice if an article had more content say so in the talk page for the article, don't splatter the article itself with messages spuriously threatening deletion. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 18:13, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How am I supposed to know there are 20 million members? There is one reference that establishes that there were once 200 or so members. Big deal. I belong to larger professional societies that have no business with an article. If they do indeed have 20 million members, that sounds like a notable organization. It's not manipulating anyone to point out that this project has standards, the article in question is not up to those standards, and somebody may eventually decide deletion is best if nobody wants to write anything more about the society. Erechtheus (talk) 18:27, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The society doesn't have 20 million members - New York State has twenty million people in it and this is the society for pathologists serving that entire population. As if there even needs to be any justification beyond the fact that it's a two hundred year old institution. Seriously, come on. This isn't an article about a high school glee club or something.

Give me a break about the standards schpiel already, either you are trying to pull the I-want-to-see-more-content game or you didn't think this through at all. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 18:36, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A professional society's status as your favorite or the subject of your attention or whatever does not excuse it from Wikipedia's standards. Read WP:Notability. It applies generally. I'll also note that at the time of the application of the template, the article said nothing about the society being a going concern for 200 years. It said that at a certain time (which was long ago), the society had 200-something members. Erechtheus (talk) 18:41, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article's "status as my favorite"? By making assertions about some un-evidenced favoritism on my part you're simply demonstrating that you are trying to manipulate me here.

If you don't like short stubs you're perfectly welcome to expand the article. If you want to perpetuate this act that you're some sort of champion of standards, cut the song and dance and nominate the article for deletion on the basis of non-notability. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 18:53, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I plead in the alternative for a reason. I don't know what motivated you to not only create the article, but have such trouble with the application of objective standards to the article. You may want to review WP:OWN. You won't bait me into nominating for deletion or doing anything I don't want to do. Noting that the text of an article, as it stands, does not clearly indicate why the subject is appropriate for inclusion is not tantamount to requesting deletion. If I wanted to expand the article, I'd do so. I don't, and I don't have to justify that to you or anyone else. We have the notability template for a reason, and it was completely proper for it to be applied in this case. I'm not demanding you start a RfC on me if you think otherwise, but know that it's an option you are welcome to. Erechtheus (talk) 18:58, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I need to review WP:OWN, huh? After I just suggested that you edit the article? You're saying that there's some issue of possessiveness over articles going on, because I've demonstrated that you place deletability notices on articles under false pretenses?

Gee, you wouldn't be one of those guys who throws up whatever policy links he can grab hold of to screen his own misbehavior, would you?

The best reasoning you've come up with is "your citation only demonstrates that this state professional medical organization was a going concern for one century, not two."

You are attempting to utilize Wikipedia policies to promote your own personal tastes, enough said. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 19:18, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Review my edit history, sir. Your allegations are really quite false, unless you're speaking for my taste for articles to be policy and guideline compliant. An article about an organization needs to say more than it's old and that it once had a couple hundred members. That goes for the guys who get together at the corner pub for a beer every Tuesday, a professional organization, or a wrestling society. Common sense says that this organization is probably notable, but it hasn't been demonstrated. Pretend that the Wikipedia user is from Missouri and show them why it's important. Erechtheus (talk) 20:02, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing your edit history is going to somehow demonstrate that you didn't just try to send me off on a different wild goose chase poring through WP:OWN? Or it'll somehow prove that this isn't a matter of your taste in stubs, or that you don't push other editors around at your whims? You're compounding a red herring with another red herring.

And "Pretend that the Wikipedia user is from Missouri and show them why it's important." Could you be any more patronizing? I understand how to write Wikipedia articles just fine - both full articles and stubs, your understanding of the distinction seems to be quite lacking and you seem to think it's your job to manipulate people into adding content to stubs - and even if I needed to be taught about it you clearly do not have the integrity or the impartiality to teach anyone about it.

I did take a look at a few articles you created and it's pretty laughable considering the pose you're striking; if you do actually believe you're exhorting some sort of intelligible standard here you're applying considerably lower standards of notability to things you write yourself. A two hundred year old pathology organization that had 215 members in 1908, which would be a large percentage if not a majority of all the pathologists in the entire state - or any state - in 1908, and which was founded in 1844, which despite your claims to the contrary it said from the beginning, is just a little bit more notable than Bart Thomas. I am not a pathologist or a medical professional of any sort, by the way - you don't need to be to know that the information I put in that article demonstrates notability. (Not that establishing notability has anywhere near as much to do with the content of the article as you seem to think, if you were to actually read the policies you keep telling me to read.)

Nor does demonstrating notability have anything to do with what kind of audience a stub or article is written towards. Again, if you think a one-sentence stub would be better if it was written towards a Missouri audience, feel free to expand the article that way - don't toss around notability templates and tell the author to go off and read policies and read your edit history to try to persuade him to do it for you.

Next time you have an aesthetic opinion to voice do it on the talk page, or make the changes you want, don't hide your personal preferences behind policy templates and allusions and a patronizing I'm-gonna-drop-some-knowledge-on-ya-'cause-I'm-an-administrator attitude. Wikipedia is a bit heavy on people like that. And if you completely blunderingly misquote a policy in the future it would look a lot less sleazy to actually admit you've done so rather than try to distract attention from it. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 21:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And to make the obligatory disclaimer, that "I am not a dog" user who I see went into the article earlier and deleted the notability tag is not me. I wouldn't be coming here to write all of this stuff if I was just going to try to get rid of the tag via an edit war. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 21:48, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What I find truly amazing is that if you actually poured the efforts into writing the article that you pour into your tirades on my user talk page, you'd have easily established the notability you are bending over backwards not to establish in the article. Note that I'm not telling you that you HAVE to expand the article. I'm pointing out that it seems belittling my contribution to the project is what motivates you far more than your own contribution does based on my measure of what you have actually written on my user talk page versus the article about which you are so fired up. For example, it is on my user talk page that a user might find out that the NYPS is the organization of choice, not in the article itself. It's on my user talk page that a user might find out that the membership of the organization comprises most of if not all the pathologists in the state. Now, shall we talk about assuming good faith (which you didn't do when you assumed I'd accuse you of utilizing a second alias to remove a template)? Shall we talk about not making personal attacks (which you did when you accused me of manipulating you and of lacking integrity)? As to WP:OWN, I'm referring to your possessive attitude over the article. That does not have to mean that you refuse to let others edit it. It can also mean you behave in the manner you're behaving when somebody suggests that there is an issue with an article. That's what I see when I see the words, "one of those games people play to try to manipulate stub authors," and, "don't splatter the article itself with messages spuriously threatening deletion," in your first message to me about the article. Now, we really have two options here. If you'd like to constructively discuss this article or anything else, I welcome it. If you don't, I wash my hands of these conversations. Your choice. Erechtheus (talk) 00:54, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Complaints about me "belittling your contributions to the project", eh? This makes me laugh as well because to read all of the comments on your talk page and to look through your edit history, your contributions to the project consist almost entirely of "belittling" the contributions of others here! You're getting a little of your own medicine - an editor keeping an eye on the actions of an admin, instead of the other way around for once - and it's evidently too much for you to take! All the objectivity and supposedly impartial evaluation get thrown right out the window in the face of your own behavior.

Don't try to claim that I have done anything other than repeat exactly the original contents of that article here, which you took it upon yourself to belittle. There's nothing more to be found here than in the article, that assertion is more chaff from you. You either intentionally or in gross error tried to label that article as inadequate and policy-violating and now you're trying to excuse yourself. You're even trying to act as if administrative behavior isn't a permissible topic for discussion or something, calling my documentation of it "amazing" as if spending effort curtailing inappropriate behavior like this is irrational or ignoble next to your own incessant haranguing of editors.

This isn't about the article - I know nothing at all about the NYPS and care nothing about the article, they're a footnote in another article I'm writing - this is about you and your behavior. I think perhaps you mistook me for a casual editor because I had written a one-sentence stub and you decided I'd be good fodder for your machinations. Wikipedia has more than its share of people who come here to push editors around and get their rocks off on feeling authoritative and making trouble for editors. You're a member of that group as this incident and your record shows.

From your aghast, evasive, and clumsily policy-flailing reaction to what I've pointed out here I must infer that no one has seriously taken you to task over to this behavior before. I gave you the opportunity to admit you'd either misread the article and its citations or simply made an error in judgment and you vigorously thrust those options away, so my speculations about your motivations on this are no more bad faith than any of the various "belittling" of other's work that you do. At this point I feel that an acceptable paper trail has been established and I hope that other people whose work you have "belittled" come across the evidence of how you react to the same sort of treatment.

For continuity I have cross-copied the entire conversation to both talk pages, please feel free to revert that change to your talk page of course if you find it objectionable. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 01:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I hope that you do realize that you spend quite alot of time telling other editors what policies they should read and how they should write (and not always with the correct rationale or interprestation, it seems.) But I apologize for incorrectly inferring that this meant you are acting with administrative authority. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 02:20, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nadia Oh Articles

Well for one, Something 4 The Weekend has already been released and it deserves its own article just like other songs have their own article after being released (e.g. Touch My Body, No Air and Can't Speak French). As for Got Your Number, singles that are to be released soon also deserve their own article (e.g. In The Pictures, Sneakernight and One Step At A Time. Surfer-boy94 (talk) 04:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:

I'm sorry but this IS ridiculous, all of Kylie Minogue's singles have their own articles, as well as Britney Spears, also Madonna and the list goes on...... Surfer-boy94 (talk) 04:06, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AFD

I would like to see you try to redirect an article such as Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song) to its album article, ALL singles have their own articles. Surfer-boy94 (talk) 04:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:

I cannot believe that you have redirected Sneakernight and In The Pictures, if you wanted I could give you a list of how many articles there are like that. This is wrong what you're doing, I dare you to bring those songs to AFD, because they WILL end up being kept. Surfer-boy94 (talk) 04:16, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:

I have actually thought over what you said and you are actually right, these singles haven't charted in any way and do not need their own article as of yet. Sorry for the Inconvenience. By the way could you please review the AFD's that I have set up: Angel (Natasha Bedingfield song) and N.B./Pocketful of Sunshine (Deluxe Edition). Thanks Surfer-boy94 (talk) 04:37, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Tay Dizm

Oh, I see I hadn't actually declined it- I came onto it from CAT:CSD, then proceeded to clean up the article, but I see it was actually the author who removed the tag. Still, no harm done; article could still use some cleanup and sourcs, but the subject does appear to be notable. J Milburn (talk) 13:11, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mecca Time

Hi - can you please explain the notability issue you've raised? The sources I've added so far are BBC News and FOX news. Vishnava (talk) 00:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll work to address your point. Vishnava (talk) 00:23, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked Johnbod for his opinion. I've used the BBC, FOX and Gulf News sources, but I don't think I can make the call myself. Vishnava (talk) 00:47, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Admin assistance

{{helpme}}

Please take a look at the RfC I just created. Did I put it in the wrong place? I must admit this is my first RfC. Erechtheus (talk) 02:05, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine to me. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 02:14, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

Please leave it as it stands, unless you want to do the same redirect to EVERY ONE of the presidential inaugural addresses. This one is just as noteworthy as Lincoln's second addess and I see no reason why it should be cut out. Expatkiwi 20:54 , 21 April 2008 (PDT)

Additional: a number of other presidential inaugural addresses are on Wikipedia (ie Washington, Adams, Kennedy) quoted in full. If these remain, then Lincoln's should as well IMHO

Help

{{helpme}} I'm trying to start a RfC at Talk:New York Pathological Society, but I'm getting an error. I'm not sure why. Thanks. Erechtheus (talk) 03:54, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really sure what you were doing wrong, unfortunately, but that should have fixed it - I've filed it under Science and Mathematics, since Policy RfC's are supposed to be about changing policies. That may be why the template didn't like it, I don't know. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 04:01, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. You know what to do if it goes wrong again for some reason. :-) Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 04:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanx!

Hi, It's Editor18998 (talk), the person who gave me that auto-delete thingy and I deleted it. Thankyou for understanding and in future I will only delete those auto-delete thingys in EXTREME emergencys.

P.S. I was working on the page while you put that auto-delete tag there and LOADS of the page got deleted.

P.P.S. Don't worry, I eventually rebuilt it!

Kind Reguards, Editor18998 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 04:03, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HELP WANTED!

Can you PLEASE help both of my articles, The Adventures of Captain Underpants: Collectors' Edition and Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets: Collectors' Edition with the 'Release Dates' and 'Sales'?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Editor18998 (talk • contribs) 04:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help me

Please take a look at Talk:New York Pathological Society as well as the user talk exchange between myself and User:Struthious Bandersnatch. I'm starting to get concerned that personal attacks and character assassination is becoming the larger issue than the notability of the subject of the article, and I'm not necessarily holding myself blameless there. Is there a good place for me to take this? Erechtheus (talk) 11:18, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Erechtheus, I believe WP:AN may be able to assist you? Also you might like to view WP:NPA and see if this fits what you are encountering. Hope this helps, Adam ::Manors:: talk to me 15:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mecca Time AFD

Hi Erechtheus - following up on our prior discussion, I felt the need to put the article up for wider community review through an AfD, primarily because I couldn't find any other source than the BBC report and a Gulf Times article, both of which do not give any information on why this particular conference should be taken seriously, or who its participants are. Please have a look and give your opinion, and thanks for your help on this issue, Vishnava (talk) 14:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bart Thomas

The problem with the word was that it looked like you were making an unsupported assumption. I reworded and added a source. →Wordbuilder (talk) 16:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

detective work

It was you who did the work. I just took the link you found, saw that it must have been written at the time of death, realised it was a responsible university site, and truncated the url till I came to the main page for the project, which contained the link "bibliography". DGG (talk) 03:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Erroneous copyright violation assertion

In case you actually aren't aware, a work published in 1908 is in the public domain (That page says that George Frederick Shrady was the author of that work. In the very first sentence on that page it says that he died in 1908.)

I see the further up this user talk page you're claiming that I'm engaging in "character assassination" against you... and yet you're the one placing completely made-up copyright violation notices on my talk page? Riiiiight. Let me guess, this was all completely innocent and you just happened to not notice it was in the public domain, you thought you were being completely objective and impartial to hunt down other articles I've worked on and try to come up with a copyright violation case against me. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 07:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I welcome outside eyes taking a look at our disagreement and taking a look at my fact-laden, well-cited descriptions of your behavior over in Talk:New York Pathological Society. (Descriptions which I haven't made any fabrications in, as you have with this copyright violation thing.) So I say "bring it" the same way you did by starting the RfC.

One bit of advice, though: if my descriptions of your behavior are making you uncomfortable, the solution is to stop behaving that way, not to call a bunch of people in to spend time looking this all over because you think that'll provide you with some sort of PR damage control opportunity. I hope this fake copyright violation accusation thing has shown you that further craven action on your part is just going to dig you in deeper.

But for my part, like I've said people who act like you've been acting here are damaging Wikipedia, so I welcome broader attention to a thoroughly-documented incident of it. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 08:12, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Struthious Bandersnatch (talk · contribs)

If you intend to pursue anything, I would start at Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution. However, I did choose to shrug it off, and limit my interactions with this user severely. I find him (her?) to be arrogant and hostile, and very disagreeable to other interpretations of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Furthermore, his persistence in directing assaults on a personal level, denigrating my character and being seemingly consistent at failing to assume good faith on the part of those with whom he disagrees, leaves me wishing to completely ignore him. If you find his behavior to interfere with the progress of Wikipedia, I would suggest pursuing it. But if it's just personal assaults, I would recommend ignoring it as much as possible. Even slightly acknowledging it brings disastrous consequences. Cheers! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 13:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh heh, nice try Tony, whatever you meant to accomplish by this. As if we ever had any discussions about interpreting Wikipedia policy - as I recall you tried to twist my arm into writing content too, flinging link after link and threats involving deletion just like Erechtheus here.

I did learn from that experience - on that occasion I let you force the discussion onto my talk page despite me openly questioning why you insisted on that. This time I've made sure that it's all nice and open and on neutral ground.

If I'm arrogant and hostile we're a pair. And Erechtheus makes three. But at least between us I can admit I'm arrogant and hostile, and my arrogance doesn't involve telling people they need to go read something, as both of you are so fond of. Nor do I try to conceal arrogance and manipulation with smilies and a hail of policy links.

Like Erechtheus you also don't seem to do your homework - I doubt that if you'd seen the list of things he's done, now including censoring an article talk page without following any of the policies on doing so (despite claiming he had, of course), that you'd be recommending it's in his interest to pursue any third party attention here.

A little advice fellas - the "good faith" you both like to mention isn't a matter of putting up smiley face templates and making pleasantries. It's not a license for you to be a jerk so that others have to ignore it. It has a great deal to do with treating others with respect. If you try to push someone around and then can't even show enough respect to admit you've done so, and say "here's a bunch of links to policy documents you obviously couldn't find on your own", no amount of blithe wording and smiley faces turns that into "good faith". Exactly how short on good faith Erechtheus is and how much he tries to use Wikipedia policy in pushing others around is now nicely documented, fortunately.

I hope I also have the good fortune to continue being ignored by you, Tony, particularly if that means you aren't going to be trying to cajole me into writing content any time soon. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 14:54, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What in the world are you doing here if not to "write content"??? - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 15:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let's examine that, shall we? In the last two years, the entire time I've been on WP, I've gotten involved in two major arguments with other users: with you, and this occasion with Erechtheus which you've decided to butt into. How many major arguments have you become involved in during the last two years, Tony?

Who doesn't come to Wikipedia to write content, again?

And by the way, I would appreciate it if you could work on your ignoring me skills. You don't seem to be quite as good at it as you claimed above. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 09:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

External Links?

Can you give me any good external links for info for my pages then? If so, please post them in my talk.Editor18998 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 03:21, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Calder Cup Playoffs

What would you like to see cited in 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs and 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs? Similar articles such as 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs do not have any sources. Jimemos (talk) 23:48, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have included references for parts of each of the two aforementioned articles. Please let me know if they are adequate and if more are needed. Jimemos (talk) 05:33, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How fun

In the middle of editing, I have to pause while someone throws an uncat tag on the page. Look at my edits, first, and assume that it takes some of us morons more than a second to edit an article. But, here, it's obviously more important that you tag it than that I write it, so it's all yours. Be sure to include the Pan troglodytes tool studies. Let me know if you need copies of the journal articles. I give up. [4] --Blechnic (talk) 22:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In resp to Sim City Urban Renewal Kit Article

Actually, now that I see how you did my new article up, it actually works out better. Thanx for helping me redirect my page, since this better shows where the information was from.Chris Batchelor 00:57, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Erechtheus, thank you

You quite appropriately placed the "no category" tag on my Wiki article Bridge program and I just wanted to thank you for doing that. I have responded to that by adding some relevant Wiki Categories and removing the tag (I have also expanded the article slightly). It is still a stub, but that is part of the reason we are all here and Wikipedia--to improve articles already written. Thank you. Take care. ProfessorPaul (talk) 06:21, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to echo the above user. I noticed a lot of the comments on this page slamming you and wanted to let you know that some of us new article-creators appreciate being reminded that we've left something out. My article McIntosh Reserve is now categorized. Any further feedback would be welcome, thank you! Aylad ['ɑɪlæd] 12:28, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In resp to Spermargarita/Wakaremichi Articles

Hi, Spermargarita and Wakaremichi are two different records, one is a single and one is an EP, thank you for your help though. Tatsurou (talk) 01:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As stated before, Wakaremichi is one physical disc (album) with a different set of songs than Spermargarita, which the title track (song) was re-released on. Japanese singles are usually released in succession before an album and the title tracks are then placed on the new album. The artist The Gazette have charted on Oricon. Do not confuse the terms single (music) and song. The article works in accordance with the album notability guidelines, and WP:MUSIC. Thanks. Tatsurou (talk) 02:08, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Most songs do not merit an article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for a prominent album or for the artist who wrote or prominently performed the song." -- WP:MUSIC. The song "wakaremichi" doesn't merit an article, but the physical CD Single of Wakaremichi, seems be the same thing as WP:MUSIC's idea of an "prominent album" released by an established artist. Charting somewhere is a separate qualification for an article. Does this mean that articles such as Duality (Song) and Mirrorcle World are invalid, as well as all of The Gazette's other singles? The likely reason that there is no specific citation for CD Singles is because they are not a major form of music distribution in the western world, besides as radio/media-use samples. The situation in Japan is very different and singles, and they are a valid form of sales/distribution, and are physical discs containing usually more than one song. Refer to the Mirrorcle World article for a description of a high-grossing single. Tatsurou (talk) 02:27, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User page Question: Userboxes?

I noticed your Userpage(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Erechtheus). It has a bunch of userboxes on it. I was wondering which wiki page, has the template information, to for me to post some other userboxes on my own page...? Anyone else out there, that knows this information, plz. help. Chris Batchelor 00:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Follow Up: I found the page. Sorry. Thanks anyway. (WP:Userbox) Chris Batchelor 00:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Byankno1 (talk • contribs)

Regarding your speedy deletion tag to Ariane Ascaride

The article was just created. And being in wide released films is an assertion of notability. --Oakshade (talk) 02:09, 2 May 2008 (UTC) That's an improper Speedy tag. Send to AfD if you disagree. Care to give any reason as to why appearing in wide release films is not an assertion of notability? --Oakshade (talk) 02:14, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because the films are redlinks? They're foreign films which aren't generally covered as much in English Wikipedia.--Oakshade (talk) 02:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

While I wanted to have more time to work on this, as you can see in the article now, she's a multi-major award winning actress. I would advise doing a google search next time you contemplate speedy tagging an article of a topic you are unaware of (see WP:OSTRICH). This could've been very embarrassing. --Oakshade (talk) 02:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC) And a further note, a couple of those "redlinks" were in fact major-award winning or nominated films. Like I said, foreign language films aren't "blueinked" as much in English Wikipedia. --Oakshade (talk) 02:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify, I didn't think it would be embarrassing for you, but for Wikipedia. Thank you for removing the speedy tag. --Oakshade (talk) 02:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Slate blog

Thanks! I'll try not to let it go to my head. :) NawlinWiki (talk) 03:53, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're evil

Why did you redirect Turbo Lover to Turbo (Judas Priest album)? Seriously, you're a poop head! --Benjamin Allen Lessig (talk) 14:47, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ice nine kills

I see that u placed my article on ice nine kills up for speedy deletion. I don't really see how they fit the criteria for speedy deletion. Can i take off the tag now?Guitardude3600 (talk) 17:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deane's Buslines

The Deane's Buslines article templates were not removed by accident. With the ones that have been removed, the problem has been fixed. Matthew Graham (talk) 01:23, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scripped

Hi, can you help me out? I have references from Variety, Valley Insider, and Mass High Tech. What else can I offer? We're a legit site with over 5,000 writers registered. This is my first Wiki page - thanks for your help! Rbucks (talk) 06:57, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Citation?

What do you mean it's not sufficient? It's an official site. How many sources does the article needs to have to be considered as reliable? Because of the limited financial possibilities the Association does a great job even to create a web-site such as the one that I posted. And of course there is little or no publication on the competitions of that level. The reliability of the source can be checked on the FFU web-site where you can find the link to the Association of Amateur Football.

OK. That's a good point. I was just curious. I posted that one to give some ideas what it is consists of and how it works, at least vaguely. And, of course, I'll try to expand on that once I find something related. Aleksandr Grigoryev (talk) 19:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

World Chess Championship 2011

I'm not sure what's best to link for grand prix. Maybe Grand Prix, although that's just a list rather than a discussion of the idea. There's a little bit of discussion on Talk:World Chess Championship 2011 where I agree with Bubba73 comment that a Grand Prix is usually a series of competitions used to determine a grand champion, but sometimes refers to a single event. Quale (talk) 19:52, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unref tag

You recently added the unref tag to the article Folkestone Warren Halt railway station, which has been created as a stub due to the number of 'red links' previously pointing to it, and because a photograph of this long-redundant station has come to light. Could I just point out that a tag like this really needs to be on its own line, not on the front of the first existing line of text - in the location where you placed it, it damaged the formatting. I've already corrected it; this note's just for future reference. Many thanks. Timothy Titus ^{Talk To TT} 04:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes -- the colon doesn't like anything preceding it. Sorry about that. I try to remember to give a carriage return if the line involves formatting like headings or indents, but I missed it this time. In other cases, I prefer not to add the carriage return because I find almost invariably somebody comes along and edits those out. I guess every byte counts. Erechtheus (talk) 04:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

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Your article

Can you put links to your new articles on my talkpage? I would like to read them. --Justpassin (talk) 16:55, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just looked at your articles, and did two edits to each of them. One of them was to remove the {{expand}} tag, since this is covered by the {{stub}} tags at the bottom of the article. Another was to add needs-infobox=yes, needs-photo=yes, and finally, listas=(last name, first name), the latter of which is standard to biographical articles. I may add them to approriate Wikiprojects. --Justpassin (talk) 17:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gods and Idols

Sorry about linking to a forum. Would something like http://www.godsandidols.com/information.php be more acceptable as a citation for the introduction paragraph? Memphis-Ahn (talk) 20:37, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is, there are no third party sources whatesoever as of this moment. Memphis-Ahn (talk) 21:07, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Patrolling new pages

Hi. Would you mind patrolling the new pages when you template them? It would help the rest of us out so we don't have to look at pages that have already been checked. Thanks! —BradV 02:28, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, one of the most annoying things about new pages... What I do is centre-click (to open a new tab) on the "patrol" link before I template them. —BradV 02:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a bit of a technical limitation that I'm sure is not easy to work around. But I agree it makes no sense - the only time someone is inclined to actual click that link is when everything is okay with the page and no templates are needed. That never happens. —BradV 02:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My blooper

Thanks for fixing my mishandled edit on my user page. I hadn't even noticed that. Aridd (talk) 17:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Strongsauce21

I've put him forward to be blocked for serial hoaxing. He seemed to be causing you a bit of annoyance, so i just thought i'd let you know. Ironholds (talk) 00:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Annoyance seems logical to me. Having to correct his misinformation/delete his pages/block him/research stuff for the delete takes up time which could be spent improving wikipedia, hence the annoyance. Ironholds (talk) 00:35, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Quit

As the declining admin I've looked at it again and speedied it A7. Airplay wasn't quantified or sourced. Cheers. Gwen Gale (talk) 06:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Orange Warsaw Open - Singles and other draw pages

I've noticed that you have added the 'primary sources' tag on several tennis draw pages. However, all of those pages (and actually all of the tennis draw pages on wikipedia) have a link to an official PDF version of the draw, either on the website of the tournament, or on the websites of the ATP or the WTA. In other words, all of these pages have links to 'sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications' as the tag says. I understand, by reading the primary sources definition, that these linked PDF draws may only be primary sources, but how is that not sufficient for these pages ? Everything there is on these draw pages is also on the linked PDF draws. Plafond (talk) 20:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What you said on my talk page makes perfect sense. It's just that since those draw pages consist only of names and scores, and involve nothing more that what there is on the PDFs, I don't really see what secondary sources could be added, apart from, perhaps, matches reviews, which would be, in my opinion, completely out of place in these brackets pages (most tennis articles have links to reviews or official sites on the main article pages, though). Plafond (talk) 21:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kirk McEwen

please tell me why Kirk McEwen is potentially not-notable but his radio partner Mark Ondayko is. Kirk was in a major movie as noted in his entry and is part of a noted media family on top of his regular career. WillC (talk) 01:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

did you even bother to check out the links provided before nominating Kirk for deletion? WillC (talk) 21:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

the imdb link does work. WillC (talk) 11:35, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Portland Development Commission

I added some references to Portland Development Commission, so I think that the article is okay now. --Eastmain (talk) 01:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Afd on Kirk

I was told the third party IMDB link does not work but it does. The awrds link does list his show (the KMS show) very clearly. The WP:BIO notability says they have to be award-worthy. I added another third party link talking about their ballyhooed switching from 98 Rock to 105.7. Lastly, I don't understand why Kirk is nominated for deletion yet Mark Ondayko, R. Edward Lopez, Josh Spiegel, Mickey and Amelia.....all local personalities Kirk has worked with, have had wiki entries for months yet KIrk does not make it and he has had more exposure and is more verified and notably than the rest of them put together. WillC (talk) 11:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jean Lee (reporter)

Hello Erechtheus! Over a year ago, you added the template {{Primarysources}} to this article. It has not been edited by a real person from that point until today (I wikified it) and I wondered if, together with User:Rossrs who originally wrote the article, you might be able to add some proper citations, especially as the article in question is a Biography of a living person. I appreciate you may not have either the time or inclination to add references or format citations for an article you have not significantly contributed, and the ball is really in the original author's court, but if you feel able, a goodwill gesture might be appreciated. I will also help if I can. --Peeky44 (talk) 01:08, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Further to my original comment, it turns out all that Rossrs did was to move the content to create a disambiguation page, and as such he has no interest in keeping the article. The original author was in fact Bupbupb, and although he/she has not been active for a year, I have posted a similar message on that talk page, but not mentioning your name in case you do not wish to be involved. --Peeky44 (talk) 09:30, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sillycone Valley

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Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.

If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to pmhmeet@gmail.com. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 05:57, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Have time on Saturday?

I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 04:27, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:59, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic!

	Great American Wiknic DC at Meridian Hill Park
	You are invited to the Great American Wiknic DC at the James Buchanan Memorial at Meridian Hill Park. We would love to see you there, so sign up and bring something fun for the potluck! :)

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 00:32, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're Invited: Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian

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American Art Museum

Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the
Smithsonian American Art Museum

You're invited to the Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon, part of a series of edit-a-thons organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to add and expand articles about American art and artists on Wikipedia.

This event will include a catered lunch and special tours of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet at G Street Lobby (9th St. & G St. NW, Washington, D.C.)

Capacity is limited, so please sign up today!

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Luce Foundation Center

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, August 24 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 04:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 11:49, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!

Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please join Wikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please visit the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:07, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 5 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 15:06, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 06:02, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.

If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 02:20, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just to let you know -- Missing Wikipedians

You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. XOttawahitech (talk) 14:57, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Meetups coming up in DC!

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

(Note: If you do not wish to receive talk page messages for DC meetups, you are welcome to remove your username from this page.)

Harej (talk) 00:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coming up in February!

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetups in March

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An exciting month of wiki events!

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Show the Internet who is the better editor.
Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.

More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare

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Virginia Tech Project Invite

As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know about WikiProject Virginia Tech, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Virginia Tech. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks!

Go Hokies (talk) 04:41, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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) 13:56, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

February events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:39, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]