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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Portland Oregon (March 7, 2015)

You are invited!

  • Saturday, March 7: Art+Feminism – noon to 5pm
    Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Family Library (Mark Building, 2nd Floor; 1219 SW Park Avenue). Art+Feminism is a campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend. Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords.

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


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.


Cheers,

James Hare

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Great meeting you!

I'm glad to have met you at the meetup this weekend - good talk. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:28, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

This user is no longer very active on Wikipedia as of November 2012.

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Email

I do not mind taking the survey about COI on the Chinese Wikipedia. Note that I am not very active on that wiki. sstflyer 17:41, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

@SSTflyer: it's OK if you are not very active; that you can read and write Chinese makes you 100% more qualified than me to find out the answers to any questions you don't know immediately. Here's the survey link. Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, WWB (talk) 18:33, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

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Email

Hey, Bill, just wanted to let you know I sent you an email. Wanted to see what you had to think about a matter. Thank you,--ɱ (talk · vbm) 19:22, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello @: apologies for the delay, it's been a busy week. I'll respond by this weekend at latest. Cheers, WWB (talk) 17:32, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
Okay, thank you!--ɱ (talk · vbm) 17:39, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

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Happy Yuletide

Happy Yuletide!

Merry Yuletide to you! (And a happy new year!)

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2016

Happy New Year 2016!
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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:

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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A barnstar for you!

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Ur Signpost article is a gem! Ettrig (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Upcoming Art+Feminism events in Oregon

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You are invited to participate in Oregon's upcoming Art+Feminism events, which will be held in Portland and Eugene on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Please see the following links for additional information, or to sign up:


  • Portland: Yale Union (800 SE 10th Avenue), 12:00–5:00pm
  • Eugene: Architecture and Allied Arts (A&AA) Library (200 Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon), 12:00–5:00pm

About Art+Feminism: Art+Feminism is pleased to announce its third annual Wikipedia edit-a-thon, an all-day event designed to generate coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and encourage female editorship. Last year, over 1,500 participants at more than 75 events around the world participated in the second annual campaign, resulting in the creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 articles on Wikipedia. For more information, see Art+Feminism.

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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:

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

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DYK nomination of Doria Atlas

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I noticed your trouble, so I expanded your article to cover additional details about the contents of the Atlas and the fire. It should now meet the DYK criteria. The WordsmithTalk to me 18:45, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Wordsmith! I do think those additions help the article, and I appreciate you helping me get across the minimum threshold. :) WWB (talk) 19:01, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
You're very welcome. Very interesting topic, and you've got solid prose. The WordsmithTalk to me 19:18, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Omar Mateen DYK nomination

Hi there. I saw you left a comment at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Pulse_.28nightclub.29.2C_Omar_Mateen: "Just saw that! Despite my Eeyore act above, I do think the changes help the article, and I'm very glad to see it meets the required minimum. WWB (talk) 19:04, 21 June 2016 (UTC)" Since I don't see you participating elsewhere in the discussion (and you don't seem to even appear in the pages' edit history for some reason), I'm confused by what you meant. Could you clarify? Thanks! Jujutsuan (Please notify with {{re}} | talk | contribs) 09:11, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

@Jujutsuan: it was a comment from another DYK, which had been accidentally excluded from the archive template after it was promoted. This has now been fixed, WWB (talk) 13:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Oh, okay. Thanks for getting back to me. Jujutsuan (Please notify with {{re}} | talk | contribs) 13:58, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

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Invitation to join the Ten Year Society

Dear William,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more.

Best regards,  — Scott talk 21:55, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Scott! It only took me two months (and here I am posting the reply on an archive page) but I've added the userbox to my profile. Cheers, WWB (talk) 17:49, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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Hey, it was good meeting you at the S.D. conference recently. I was trying to find your account a minute ago and just noticed you have a stale vacation notice on your userpage. Thought you might want to know. - Brianhe (talk) 19:26, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Same, Brianhe! And, argh, you're right. I put that up when I was off to Peru for 10 days and really truly away from my computer. I wish I knew of a self-expiring vacation template... :) WWB (talk) 02:24, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for creating the new Jumbo slice article, and for improving Wikipedia's coverage of pizza-related topics! North America1000 05:51, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Jumbo slice has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, WWB. I've nominated Jumbo slice, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed, to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you knowDYK comment symbol. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. North America1000 15:52, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

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DYK nomination of Jumbo slice

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@Northamerica1000: Well, that's unfortunate. I wish I'd had another chance to respond to the opposing editor's criticisms, but I suspect you are correct, they did not seem willing to revise their initial skepticism. Best, WWB (talk) 13:42, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
I'll re-open the nomination if you'd like; just let me know. North America1000 13:46, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
Thing is, though, it could become one of those threads that go on forever, but no hook is ever actually published in the end. North America1000 13:48, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
Well, I understand. I would feel differently if I thought this editor had legitimate concerns; instead, I just think they're quoting the article and going: reeeeally? and that's not much of an argument. If you open it again, I'll try to state my case. If you don't, no hard feelings. WWB (talk) 13:55, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
I have re-opened the nomination. North America1000 13:57, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll reply shortly. And I have no interest in endless debate so, if no progress can be made, I'll face up to it quickly enough. WWB (talk) 14:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hi! I'm trying to connect with Wikipedians that are in Eugene or have attended the University of Oregon

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Hi! I'm trying to connect with Wikipedinas in Eugene or have attended the University of Oregon. Would you be interested in joining a wikipedia community based in Eugene or know of anyone interested? 80atUO (talk) 18:15, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Hey 80atUO, sorry for the delayed response. I live in DC these days, but all of my family is still in Oregon, and I visit Eugene every 12 to 18 months. So sure, put me down, although as my slow reply here indicates, activity on my part may be intermittent. But I definitely support the idea! WWB (talk) 14:26, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

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Upcoming Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to artists of color - Thursday, Oct. 26 at PNCA

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Please see WP:SPOILERS. ―Justin (koavf)TCM 17:48, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

@Koavf: Per my edit summery, WP:SPOILERS is not a mandate to reveal the ending of a film in the lead section. WWB (talk) 17:52, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Per WP:LEAD, the function of that is to summarize the rest of the article. Plots which are summarized in only one sentence that don't explain what actually happens in the bulk of the rest of the article are insufficient. ―Justin (koavf)TCM 17:54, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
This does not undo that; it merely removes plot details from the end of a suspenseful film from the very top of the article. Anyway, I've posted on the article talk page. WWB (talk) 17:59, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

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Apologies in advance

William: Due to the recent reporting at The Intercept, I'm going to open a COIN case that lists your account. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:22, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#Koch Brothers wikiwashing is the topic. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:38, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
@Bri: Thanks for the heads up, and I'll be happy to participate (though I'm at a conference the next two days, so I won't have an abundance of time until Wednesday). I'm actually surprised the piece doesn't mention my disclosed work (using my then-account NMS Bill) on Koch topics—see comment from another editor here. After I left in summer 2010, it seems that someone at NMS after me didn't follow my example, and it caught up with them. Also, funny about me putting Fang's entry up for deletion; I'd forgotten about that, but it's true, and the unsuccessful AfD is here. Looking at the article now, I still think the case for his Notability is fairly weak. WWB (talk) 03:44, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
I don't really see this going anywhere so feel free to be brief in your reply at COIN. I'll be sure you get pinged if anything weird starts happening ☆ Bri (talk) 03:46, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
Better to have the discussion than not, since Fang does seem to insinuate nefarious practices and intents on my part. He's wrong, and I have nothing to hide, so if anyone else has more questions, I'll certainly share my perspective. WWB (talk) 04:00, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Jewish Women Artists (March 8, Oregon Jewish Museum)

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Oregon State University Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Friday, February 8

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International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Oregon Jewish Museum, Thursday, March 7

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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2019-03-31/In the media where you are briefly mentioned. Sorry that I didn't give you a heads-up earlier. Smallbones(smalltalk) 15:55, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know in any case. WWB (talk) 16:02, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Tim Miller (political strategist)

Hello, WWB,

Thank you for creating Tim Miller (political strategist).

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

I'd let others judge notability rather than remove the tag yourself.

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Hi Alexandermcnabb, please nominate it for deletion so we can resolve the question promptly. Thanks, WWB (talk) 09:15, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

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