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July events from Women in Red!
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New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019
Hello TJMSmith,
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Ellen Sidransky
I am guessing that you used a standard template to show that this information is public domain subject to attribution but I note that the source page itself has the following information under the copyright link:
Text, graphics, videos, illustrations and other information on National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) websites are in the public domain, unless otherwise indicated. You may freely use and distribute this information; however, we request acknowledgement, such as: "Courtesy: National Human Genome Research Institute" with a link back to genome.gov.
Maybe I'm overanalyzing this, but I'm worried that the template use doesn't accurately reflect their request specifically for a link back to genome.gov. What do you think?
S Philbrick(Talk) 13:26, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Sphilbrick: Hello, I think the Include-NIH template covers this because the National Human Genome Research Institute is a part of NIH. Maybe a more specific template for NHGRI could be created. I'm not familiar with the process for creating new templates. Thanks! Thsmi002 (talk) 13:31, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thsmi002, Thanks for the prompt reply. I have to run out, will think more on this when I return. S Philbrick(Talk) 13:33, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Sphilbrick: Hi, thank you for alerting me to this discussion. I think the status quo is sufficient for the purposes of attribution. If you want to be more specific, I would use
|url=and other parameters of the {{Include-NIH}} template to specify. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 09:38, 4 July 2019 (UTC)- Mr. Guye, Thanks, that worked. S Philbrick(Talk) 12:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you Mr. Guye and Sphilbrick. I think the
|url=is a good solution. Thsmi002 (talk) 15:29, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you Mr. Guye and Sphilbrick. I think the
- Mr. Guye, Thanks, that worked. S Philbrick(Talk) 12:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Sphilbrick: Hi, thank you for alerting me to this discussion. I think the status quo is sufficient for the purposes of attribution. If you want to be more specific, I would use
- Thsmi002, Thanks for the prompt reply. I have to run out, will think more on this when I return. S Philbrick(Talk) 13:33, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Seeking Clarification
Hi there,
We were wondering if you could tell us why this particular addition was made to the page on July 11, 2019.
'"In 2018, 5 lions from Hakuna Mipaka were killed by poachers. The facility now employed 6 armed security guards.[5]"'Bold text
We also noticed you have been the only contributor to make changes to the page (between July 10th and July 11th) with the exception of today's change which we are assuming, without verification as of yet was made by a page administrator. Without prejudice we'd like to know what brought you to add to the page. We are only seeking clarification for our personal understanding of a larger issue.
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watching the CW Watchdog (talk • contribs) 19:54, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
August 2019 at Women in Red
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ITN recognition for Mathias J. DeVito
On 4 August 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Mathias J. DeVito, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page.
SpencerT•C 23:09, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
You might want to expand this article you created
I note that you created the article about Crystal Marie Fleming a few months ago. It's pretty brief and susceptible to additions that give undue weight to specific incidents when the rest of her academic/writing/commentary career isn't well documented, particularly as it isn't a well-watched article. I've flagged it at the Women in Red wikiproject, asking for more watchers; however, I thought you might have some additional insights or information about this academic that could be used to expand the article and better illustrate notability.
I'll also take a moment to thank you for all of the work you do; I see your username popping up in a lot of places, and making valuable contributions to the project in a lot of ways. Risker (talk) 02:05, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Risker: thank you for the message. If I find up with any additional information about Fleming, I'll be sure to add it to the page. I think she meets WP:AUTHOR due to her two books that are themselves subject of many reviews. Best, Thsmi002 (talk) 02:15, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
No movement on Goucher College Good Article nomination
Wikieditor19920 (talk) 19:48, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you!
I love that you are doing this series on indigenous academics. SusunW (talk) 18:32, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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The Pauses (band)
Thank you for approving my latest article: The Pauses (band). Much appreciated.
Looks like someone with the band has since made some edits, and the Wiki bot noticed. They uploaded a new photo, and the Wikibots removed it. Plus the article doesn't quite read like a Wiki.
I admit, I'm new to this. What's the proper etiquette for fixing this? Just do it? Move along? How does it read to you and what's your opinion?
Thanks Lennie8220 (talk) 22:54, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Lennie8220: Thanks for starting the article. If there are outsourced additions by other users, feel free to revert or discuss with them. You can also discuss questions about the subject in the article's talk page. Best, Thsmi002 (talk) 18:28, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
BLP banner
Hi - thanks for your review of Margaret Macpherson Grant - I just had a question about the BLP banner that you put on the talk page, just for my own understanding. I don't think that we actually mention anyone in the article who is still alive - some of the buildings mentioned are still standing, but the people are all long-dead. I didn't want to change the living=yes bit in the banner without checking with you though, in case there's a reason for this I hadn't thought of. Cheers GirthSummit (blether) 18:06, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Girth Summit: You're right, I didn't catch that the BLP living parameter was both in WikiProject Bio and also in the WikiProject shell template. Good catch; I've corrected it. Also, thank you for writing this article! Thsmi002 (talk) 18:26, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
- You're welcome! I came across the Rachel Lang blog post while researching an article about St Margaret's church, and just thought - wow! I can't believe her story isn't more widely known, it speaks to so many issues, I had to look into it further. I seriously think there's a historical novel, or a film script, or something in this... Cheers GirthSummit (blether) 19:24, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
September 2019 at Women in Red
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"Lauren Orlando" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Lauren Orlando. Since you had some involvement with the Lauren Orlando redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Bearcat (talk) 21:52, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
Khovanova Jewish?
In Special:Diff/914568930, where is your evidence that Tanya Khovanova is of Jewish ancestry, or herself Jewish? I don't see any sources for that, but maybe I'm just missing them because of too many search hits for her writing on the deliberately-difficult mathematics entrance exam problems used to exclude Jews from Russian universities (in which she says nothing about her own ancestry or religion). —David Eppstein (talk) 07:02, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
- @David Eppstein: I must have miss read the report; thanks for clearing that up. I added a sentence summarizing the Gizmodo article.Thsmi002 (talk) 14:11, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019
Hello TJMSmith,
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October Events from Women in Red
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photos deleted -- how do I resubmit them?
The photo of Pamela Longobardi with an Aghan boy was deleted, because an editor decided it was "unlikely to be my work" -- But this is false. The photograph is mine, taken by me, and in fact it has been printed in an article by me (cited in the article under "Wagner-Lawlor") with credit to me. How can I ask for it to be reinstated? Also deleted was a photo of her -- just a mug shot that was supplied with her press materials. Can you advise? I appreciate your help so far! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaws525 (talk • contribs) 18:13, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thank you,Thsmi002, for the thank-you re: my creation of the Making Gay History page. =) Rock on!
Caterpillar84 (talk) 21:31, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
James Credle and WP:MILHIST B class.
You've rated the WP:MILHIST for B class incorrectly. Please look at what you do before you "save" your edits. Adamdaley (talk) 07:13, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Marie Smallface Marule
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Marie Smallface Marule has been completed.
Please let me know if you have and questions or concerns.
There are a couple of points I wanted to draw to your attention. In the Advocacy section this sentence appears: "Marule helped plan the 1972 conference." - I assume this was for the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. It then references a preparatory meeting in 1974 and again I have assumed it was for the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. (In its WP article it mentions the conference was held in Guyana in 1974). I trust this is correct. The article states Marule had "numerous" siblings. One, David, is mentioned at the start of the Personal life section. It seems a little unusual to mention him and not her other siblings unless he was particularly noteworthy. (??)
Best of luck with the GAN.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:43, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Twofingered Typist: thank you for your ce! I made some further tweaks (merged personal life section, created death and legacy) and nominated it for GA. Thsmi002 (talk) 21:40, 14 October 2019 (UTC)