User talk:Evans1982

July 2008

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Unexplained revert question

You reverted an apparent good-faith edit by anonymous newb, found here. It was deeply flawed, in that it lacked section headers and was dropped into the end of the section, but it was in something akin to wiki-syntax. As you didn't leave an edit summary, I feel it necessary to ask the following:

Do you have a reason to believe it was grossly inaccurate, a copyvio, or something else that can't be restored and cleaned up? I'd be willing to do it, given the fact that there's basically no real content on the page at the moment, but I'm not at all familiar with the subject matter and can't touch more than the grammar and syntax. MrZaius^talk 11:08, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brainpox

I'm curious as to why you think a separate article is needed about this fictional disease. Per the WP:NB guidelines (apologies, my earlier edit summary linked to WikiProject Books, not the notability guideline for books) and common Wikipractice, derivative articles are not generally needed, unless they demonstrate independent notability or the parent article is unmanagably large. Neither of these seems to be the case here. Why not make brainpox a section in the article about the book? gnfnrf (talk) 04:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 2009

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May 2009

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Sixx

As previously stated, the content is not viable under Wikipedia biographies of a living persons. The event is described from a neural point of view, and under the guidelines Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons "Criticism and praise of the subject should be represented if it is relevant to the subject's notability...written in a manner that does not overwhelm the article or appear to take sides". From this guideline the word 'nigger' has very negative connotations and whilst i am not disputing the seriousness of the offense, anyone reading over the page will immediately assume he is racist, which is not relevant to the "subjects notability" as Nikki Sixx is famous for being the songwriter/bass player in Motley Crue, not as a racist. The incident is described in neutral tone and has a you tube video as a reference if people wish to watch the event too. For these reasons i removed the changes you made to the article. DrMotley (talk) 21:24, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Surnames by Country

The discussion for Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 June 6#Category:Surnames by country in which you participated was closed as delete and is now under review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 June 25#Category:Surnames by country. Your participation and input is invited. Alansohn (talk) 05:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roesgen article BLP violations

Please refrain from making edits that are in violation of the Wikipedia BLP policy. Adding personal commentary and original research (such as saying she's fired when she wasn't; or that she's angry, when she wasn't; or changing employment dates from "present" to 2009 when no source indicates that; etc.) just to make the subject look bad is prohibited. As is piling on a bunch of similar criticisms, sourced or not. I have reverted your edits, as I am instructed to do by WP:BLP. Please do not re-insert them without first discussing them on the talk page. Thanks, Xenophrenic (talk) 18:23, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 2009

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Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Afghanistan War prisoners of war

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Sockpuppetry case

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Iadmitmybiaswhycantyou? for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 04:56, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Perhaps you'd like to explain how I vandalised your talk page? If you are refering to the templates those are required by policy when expressing concerns over sockpuppetry. I would like to add however if I am wrong I do apoligize for getting you mixed up in it. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 05:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As you will not or are not able to show how or where I vandalised your page, I respectfully request you strike your comments from the AFD board. (specifically the part accusing me of vandalism.) Hell In A Bucket (talk) 13:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you'd like to strike your personal attacks against me as this clearly wasn't a case of vandalism as applies to WP:VANDAL and you might want to read the article on sockpuppetry as well so you don't take this quite so personally.....Hell In A Bucket (talk) 21:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Evans--I don't recall encountering you, but this Buckethead believes we are one and the same. It may not be vandalism, technically, but it is abusive and foolish.Jimintheatl (talk) 00:24, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify to you, I didn't pick your name from a list willy nilly. I had done research on an extensive sock farm and there were three articles everyone nominated had in common. They all edited a specific genre and had 3 articles in common Glenn Beck Tea Party protests and Susan Roesgen. one of the hallmarks in WP:SIGN is Editing identical articles I understand that 3 articles is a little rough however I did base my premise of my understanding of the policy.Hell In A Bucket (talk) 04:08, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 13:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FYI.

You have been mentioned here [[1]] at ANI, regards Off2riorob (talk) 16:22, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not technically about you. This is regarding the other editor nominated on the sockpuppet investigation. Please feel free to comment. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 16:24, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

October 2009

I'm sorry, i accidentally clicked your link, when I meant to click the link of the previous editor. Not only didn't you vandalize the article, you actually removed vandalism, please accept my apology. While we are on the subject though, when you remove vandalism, it would be helpful if you would add a warning to the talk page of the vandal. you do not need to be an administrator to do so, and it helps spread the load a but more. Thank you for your efforts to protect America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13 from vandalism -... MistyWillows ^talk 09:44, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Killian documents controversy

What is your reasoning for removing the category "political forgery" from this article? Just curious - certainly the documents were forged, and certainly for political reasons.... Mark Shaw (talk) 19:56, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't remove the category "political forgery" from the article! I added it! What are you smoking? -- Evans1982 (talk) 20:01, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, you are quite right! My apologies, I must indeed have been "smoking something," at least figuratively. I agree with your addition. Mark Shaw (talk) 20:07, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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Galactica

We need to stop this back-and-forth; however, the text you're adding is still problematic. In particular, this text:

"means that unlike most space opera science fiction stories, the series was a tale of ancient history rather than future history"

borders on user-generated analysis and opinion. For example, we would need a reference to support the claim of "unlike most science fiction stories"; while this may well be the case, it has to come from a third party, not from a Wikipedia editor doing an assessment. Please try another pass so that we can discuss it; if you're unable to do so, I'll rework it in a few days to move it more in line with what is needed. --Ckatz^chat _spy 06:39, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, the use of misleading and dishonest edit summaries is frowned upon. My edit was in no way whatsoever "vandalism"; you have (despite my request) failed to provide a source for your analysis. This text parallels that present in the Battlestar Wiki, which is not considered a reliable source. I would ask that you discuss this rather than reverting, so that we can resolve the mater amicably. Thank you in advance. --Ckatz^chat _spy 22:49, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for responding. We need to take the matter up on the article's talk page. FYI, while you may think "only an idiot would dispute" this matter, you have to remember that Wikipedia is very different from the Galactica wiki. The rules and requirements here are much stricter with regard to sourcing, references, and absence of editor analysis. --Ckatz^chat _spy 03:11, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your behaviour with regard to this matter is troubling. I had moved the text to the talk page, and was just about to leave you a note explaining just that. There was no need whatsoever to do what you did. I would strongly encourage you to undo your most recent revert, and participate in a discussion on the talk page. --Ckatz^chat _spy 18:22, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jesse Kelly

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Proposed deletion of Jesse Kelly

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Robert Miller

Hello, I see we are working on Mr. Miller"s page, are you transcribing the citation ? Mlpearc powwow 18:44, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Jesse Kelly for deletion

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March 2011

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S Roesgen

Hi, your very large expansion of this BLP has been reverted. There has been many talkpage discussions as regards this issue and consensus is quite strong not to coatrack the tea party issues onto the BLP of this living person - there are plenty of locations for adding such narrative. Off2riorob (talk) 08:26, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Fyi

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Ansonia latidisca

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Ansonia latidisca

Concerning this edit, yes, there is. Any use of a non-free image must meet the deliberately strict non-free content criteria. This particular usage fails criteria 1 (the article mentions drawings from some years ago, which may well be public domain, and, as an extant species, new photographs could be produced- in addition, it seems that no effort has been made to secure the free release of a photograph) while it also unambigously fails 10c, as there is no rationale for that use. J Milburn (talk) 16:57, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Oxy Revisions

I am seeking your advice and counsel on the edit war that has broken out as a result of my contributions to the Occidental Petroleum article. Thanks!Cowboy128 (talk) 03:31, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-Thon and Meetup!

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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.

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Have time on Saturday?

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!

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

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

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

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

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

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Meetups coming up in DC!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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/

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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

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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,

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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,

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sindikato

i want to put up an article about an article about the Philippine underworld entitled the Sindikato but it keeps being deleted because well i had a run in with some of your editors and they branded me sockmaster im called malusia22 well i admit it got into serious strife with wikipedia especially with an editor called waykurat which i have threatened in the heat of argument so i was banned and my article sindikato bscame casualty in this conflict i want to reform and come clean,the sindikato is true but was labelled a hoax,it is very disheartening that small gangs like the preman gang of indonesia gets thru while a big Philippine underworld organization like the sindikato is labelled a fantasy it does exists im willing to compromise as the contents of the article if it help this sindikato article is permitted to exist in wikipedia it is not a selfish self promotion but a way to expose the Philippine crime world — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leanteaks (talk • contribs) 20:56, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editing for Women's History in March

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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

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Thanks,

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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.

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Article upgrade assistance request (Pre-translation stage)

Seasons Greetings,

This is in reference to a relatively new umbrella article on en-wikipedia named Ceremonial pole. Ceremonial pole is a human tradition since ancient times; either existed in past at some point of time, or still exists in some cultures across global continents from north to south & from east to west. Ceremonial poles are used to symbolize a variety of concepts in several different world cultures.

Through article Ceremonial pole we intend to take encyclopedic note of cultural aspects and festive celebrations around Ceremonial pole as an umbrella article and want to have historical, mythological, anthropological aspects, reverence or worships wherever concerned as a small part.

While Ceremonial poles have a long past and strong presence but usually less discussed subject. Even before we seek translation of this article in global languages, we need to have more encyclopedic information/input about Ceremonial poles from all global cultures and languages. And we seek your assistance in the same.

Since other contributors to the article are insisting for reliable sources and Standard native english; If your contributions get deleted (for some reason like linguistics or may be your information is reliable but unfortunately dosent match expectations of other editors) , please do list the same on Talk:Ceremonial pole page so that other wikipedians may help improve by interlanguage collaborations, and/or some other language wikipedias may be interested in giving more importance to reliablity of information over other factors on their respective wikipedia.

This request is made to you since culture related topics may be of intrest to you.

Thanking you with warm regards Mahitgar (talk) 15:07, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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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!

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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!

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File:This is a logo, title-card, or title-screen owned by CBS for Star Trek Discovery.jpg

We missed each other by a couple of minutes! Your file currently doesn’t comply with the fair-use criteria, specifically, it is too large. See WP:Image resolution. I have proposed to delete your file and keep my version which already complies with this.–Totie (talk) 22:58, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

- Fine by me. -- Evans1982 (talk) 22:59, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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please be more careful...

You changed the wording of at least two articles, characterizing the individuals held at Guantanamo as "terrorists". As I wrote here, at Talk:John_Bogdan, it is not our role to take sides. Yes some people do push to have all the individuals held at Guantanamo branded "terrorists". But, the public record doesn't support this.

If you aren't familiar with the public record, and you would like to confirm this for yourself, I can help you find the references to do so.

Many of the captives were turned in, for a bounty, to some of the most credulous intelligence officials on planet Earth. A considerable fraction of the captives turned out to held due to cases of mistaken identity. Others were denounced by unscrupulous people, out for that bounty, or using the USA to remove a rival.

A considerable fraction of the individuals held did measure up to the criteria to be considered a "combatant". But "combatant" does not equal "terrorist".

What criteria should someone measure up to, to be called a terrorist?

Helped carry out a terrorist attack?
Helped plan a terrorist attack?
Helped finance a terrorist attack?
Helped cover up a terrorist attack?
Knowingly Help the escape of someone who carried out a terrorist attack?

Most people would agree that someone who hadn't met any of the criteria I listed above, but who expressed some kind of sympathy for terrorist acts would not be a terrorist, but might be fairly described as a "terrorist sympathizer".

Well, are all the individuals who were held at Guantanamo "terrorist sympathizers"? No, the public record doesn't support that, either. Geo Swan (talk) 08:54, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just yesterday I read about Yunis Shokuri. When he gave his first interview, following years of detention, he went on record condemning ISIS; condemning al Qaeda; condemning terrorism. Geo Swan (talk) 08:54, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Lea Gabrielle for deletion

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The Wicked Twisted Road (talk) 23:28, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]