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…at the new articles site engenders sympathy, because I recall similar questions when I began (and still have some). If I can be of any help as you reach your stride, leave me a note at my talk. (I am in the process of retiring "Le PRof", but will reply to you as soon as I can. (Who I am can be seen, by clicking on the Edit tab at my User page. I have darkened it in preparation for leaving.) Cheers. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 00:00, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

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Truth be told, I'm not sure much can be done. If you want to you can prune the page and look for articles that might be worth writing, but since other people seem to own the page your edits might be rv'd too. Wizardman 16:56, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

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Patexia article request

Hi Grand'mere Eugene! Thanks for the warm welcome! I replied to your message on my talk page, and I'm more than happy to host the conversation there. I look forward to collaborating with you as well! --EchoSpark (talk) 03:27, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Hezekiah Leonard Clark, Jr.

Hi Eugene, In reference to your suggestions, I have the following response.

1. 1-6 applies specifically to Mr. Clark as the DD 214 documents his military service dates for the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army and was issued by the Department of Defense.

1. 8-20 gives the schools and universities where Mr. Clark received his education and includes where he served as an Adjunct Professor which was also a part of his military career. I feel it would be an injustice to Mr. Clark not to include this information.

1. 38 is the U.S. Marine Corps official website which I feel is appropriate for a retired veteran as it gives information about that branch of the military in which he served his country.

1. 45 is the NRA official website for which he is a life member and he earned the rating of Master Shooter, the highest rating of the National Rifle Association and he have membership in the very exclusive NRA "2650 Club.”

1. 77-85 specifies Mr. Clark’s masonic organization affiliations and other affiliations which is a very important part of his accomplishments and contributions to his community.

I do not feel that these items should be removed.

Thank you for your help.

Elaine58 (talk) 04:47, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

@Elaine58 and Chris1834: Elaine, I'm sorry. I'm having problems understanding how those particular sources meet the WP:V and WP:NOR policies, specifically from the policy on no original research:

"...you must be able to cite reliable, published sources that are directly related to the topic of the article, and directly support the material being presented."

Of the citations I question, Mr. Clark's DD214s are not published, they are Mr. Clark's personal documents that comprise original research. The remaining citations do not directly support the facts you present, as none of them specifically mention Mr. Clark. Yes, they are official websites, but other editors could not verify the facts in the article by consulting these sources. Please understand, I do not question the facts you present, nor do I mean disrespect of Mr. Clark's impressive career. I do question the merits of including citations that are irrelevant to verifying the facts in the article. Thanks for considering my comments. --Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 17:33, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

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Review of Astronomical Society of Victoria

Grand'mere Eugene, thanks for reviewing this page. That encouragement from such a leading light as yourself really put a smile on my face.

I was surprised when the photos were deleted, because the OTRS authorization was sent back on 1 August. I am trying to get some advice on what I did wrong so I can get them back - hopefully soon! --Gronk Oz (talk) 14:44, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

From Voceditenore

Hi Grand'mere Eugene. Just a note to say that I replied to your question on my talk page here. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:23, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Serial (podcast)

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Oregon Arts Project

Thanks for adding more links at Wikipedia:Oregon Arts Project/Visual Arts/Sculpture. I did do a bit of formatting, and made the Smithsonian link more general but included a note to look at the talk page, where I've broken down the Smithsonian list by city. Needless to say, feel free to swing by the Oregon Arts Project or work on an Oregon sculpture article any time! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 22:56, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Re: images of copyrighted works of art at Wikipedia. Gosh, it is so convoluted that I avoid it like the plague and have difficulty explaining it to others. No doubt there are helpful links here at Wikipedia or at Wikimedia Commons. Long story short, images of works of art created in 1926 (I think?) or older are in the public domain. These images can be hosted at Wikimedia Commons . However, uploading images of most recent works becomes more complicated... did the artist copyright the work? When did the artist die? etc. When I upload an image of a contemporary work of art here at Wikipedia, I just use the Wizard at "Upload file" (on the main sidebar). They can be used here under a fair use license (just one low quality image of the sculpture). Here is my best explanation, but apologies, I'm definitely not the best editor to ask. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:20, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi, happened to spot this discussion -- I'm happy to help if needed. First, a couple resources:

• commons:Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#United_States will give you a general idea what is needed. Long story short, in the USA, buildings are not subject to copyright, but public art is. So in practice, only sculptures whose copyright has expired can have their photos uploaded to Commons (or to Wikipedia in high resolution). (In theory, there might be some sculpture that's in the public domain to begin with, or whose creator used a free license; but you're not going to run into that in real life.)
• commons:Commons:Licensing#Material_in_the_public_domain The US has strange copyright expiration laws (you can thank Disney and Sonny Bono for that). Copyright has expired for anything that was published before 1923. (With a sculpture, I'd imagine that means "placed in public view" before 1923.) More recently than that, it gets a little complex, and you'll need to search databases to see whether copyright was filed for/renewed; see the link for that.
• As a general resource, see WP:Wikipedia Loves Monuments. That's an approach to getting the kind of photos you're talking about; if you can find people who've organized WLM events, they will likely be happy to help you sort this stuff out, as they've dealt with it more than most.

I hope this helps...it's confusing stuff, I know. Feel free to ping me if you have questions. -Pete (talk) 02:05, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the info, Pete! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:01, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

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Death of Freddie Gray

Can you nominate this article at T:TDYK? If not, shall I on your behalf then? --George Ho (talk) 02:35, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

• @George Ho: Thanks for offering--do you have any ideas for hooks? I'm recovering from surgery so have limited energy, but would be pleased to have your help . — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 03:45, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

• @George Ho: Update: the nomination is here: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Death_of_Freddie_Gray. Do you have time to review? I will review another DYK nomination and post a review comment, I hope by tomorrow evening. Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 04:32, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

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Help?

Greetings Grand'mere (Grandmother?) Eugene, I was wondering if you could help out at List of controversial killings of African Americans in the 2010s. I've only just started creating it. Thank you. starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 02:31, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi, Starship.paint. I'm happy to help. How do you want to coordinate efforts? I could work on the entries for 2012 and 2013 tonight, if you haven't already started? Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 02:44, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

• Thank you very much for agreeing to help. I think it would be easier if you started from 2015, the latest cases and working back! starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 02:47, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Okay, will do. Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 02:51, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

• Starship.paint, I made some headway, but need to revise the right column entries to be more concise. Still to do:

Dontre Hamilton

Eric Garner

John Crawford III

Michael Brown

Ezell Ford

• I can work on it in the morning if you haven't already finished it. Cheers! Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 04:44, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

• Wow, thanks, you've written as much or more than me already. The table's all done now. But I wonder if more could be written, about how to connect the related stuff... but again, thank you so much! starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 07:40, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for acknowledging my work... but it's all been deleted by vandals

Thank you for thanking me for my work on the page: Murder of Hae Min Lee. Unfortunately, vandals have deleted everything I added. Wikiepedia can be frustrating. Preceding unsigned comment added by Peace01234 (talk), 08:18, 25 May 2015‎

I don't think the deletions were vandalism. There was some discussion of the appropriateness of various sources on the talk page, and there were several editors who seemed to be deleting material about Syed's appeals based on WP:NPOV rationales. Cwobeel worked to restore material and ensure NPOV language. But perhaps more material on the appeals should be included. Would you be willing to propose material to be added on the talk page? —Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 21:10, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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You are now an autopatroller

Hi Grand'mere Eugene, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Valfontis (talk) 03:15, 5 November 2015 (UTC) Valfontis (talk) 03:15, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Well thanks, Valfontis, that was unexpected! I appreciate your help and the work you put into making Wikipedia a strong and useful resource. Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 06:17, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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BS ref name Freddie Gray

FYI, I think the BS there is Baltimore Sun, the name of the paper that the ref points to, not an NPOV problem. Gaijin42 (talk) 18:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Gaijin42, thanks for clarifying. It had the appearance of NPOV—best to leave it out, I think. Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 19:03, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

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Elijah Bristow and cracked pots

Nice work creating the article on Bristow! I'm a bit confused by the timeline, though. How did he get from the Salem area back to Lane County? I also noticed you started a draft on Weller. I have a Weller pot (it's cracked, naturally) if you'd like me to take a picture of it for the article. It's nowhere near as fancy as the one in the (somewhat dreadful) article about the pottery but it might serve. In a previous life I was somewhat obsessed with American pottery. I now merely have an insane amount of Fiestaware mugs, and I try to stay away from the pottery articles. Though the Oregon Pottery Company in Buena Vista, Oregon is a worthy topic. Cheers! Valfontis (talk) 01:32, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement! I added a bit more about the route, which sounds to me like they wandered around a bit trying to find a spot far enough away from the settlements to the north.

I started the Weller article more than a year ago and I have misplaced the books on Weller Pottery that I bought then-- need to clean my garage! I became interested because my mother-in-law collected Weller ware, and her sister collected Roseville pots. They used to shop the Goodwill and Salvation Army, buying pots for up to 25 cents...worth every penny, many cracked. So most of her collection is cluttering up my garage, probably 50 vases, candle holders, and odd pieces that may have values in excess of $500 if you believe the auction sites. (Could I give you some Weller ware?)

I'll take a look at the Oregon Pottery Company. Thanks for the tip! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 01:54, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

We unloaded our tiny amount heirloom Roseville, it was ugly! But valuable! Though I like some of the patterns; I wish our sainted aunt had collected some of those. I don't have enough room for more vases, methinks, but I'll let you know! Valfontis (talk) 02:48, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

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	The Editor's Barnstar
	Many thanks for your improvements to the Nuclear Beauty Parlor article! Voice of Vicki (talk) 19:20, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

WIR A+F

	Hoping you enjoyed the recently-held in-person Art+Feminism meetup, we cordially invite you continue your participation by joining the virtual worldwide online event hosted by Women in Red. March 2016 (Women's History Month)

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Wendy Red Star

There are two problems with that image. Most importantly, see WP:NFC#UUI. You cannot use a non-free image of a person who is alive, minus a few small exceptions. As in, you could go out with your camera (or some other Wikipedian) and re-create that photo. The other problem, which is more for future uploads, is the picture is way too big. You need to reduce the file size, to probably about 20% of the original. Keeping it that big means people could use the Wikipedia stored one to replace the original photo. I believe there is even a bot that goes around tagging ones that are too big. It only needs to be big enough to show a thumbnail size image on the article page. I know you likely will not be able to replace the image easily, but copyright is not about being easy. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:27, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Glad

You are most welcome. I'm so glad you've become a Wikipedian, though I haven't said so before. The gender imbalance skews the whole encyclopedia, and I don't think that can be fixed except through gender balance. The more women editors, the stronger the encyclopedia until we get to something like 50-50. Finetooth (talk) 02:56, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

I do try to make sure I rewrite or paraphrase but I occasionally get caught up in references or forget to for a section. Doesn't happen too often but more than it should. I check for copyvio every so often but still, I am grateful when people notice and let me know as I can so easily go back and fix it. It's a bad habit I need to get better at checking for. ☕ Antiqueight ^haver 22:31, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to our April event

You are invited...
	Women Writers worldwide online edit-a-thon Hosts: Women in Red, Women writers April 2016 #wikiwomeninred

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Template:Did you know nominations/Mabel McConnell Fitzgerald

Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 10:07, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for LaVerne Krause

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"Women are everywhere"

Hi Grand'mere Eugene. I'm an editor of the Italian Wikipedia, not very active till now. I'm trying to participate to an IEG with the project "Women are everywhere". You will find the draft at this link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_are_everywhere It would be great if you could have a look at it. I need any kind of suggestion or advice to improve it. Support or endorsement would be fantastic. Many thanks,--Kenzia (talk) 09:36, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 16

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 16, February-March 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs)

• New donations - science, humanities, and video resources
• Using hashtags in edit summaries - a great way to track a project
• A new cite archive template, a new coordinator, plus conference and Visiting Scholar updates
• Metrics for the Wikipedia Library's last three months

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:17, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

FYI

I reported Mboland.phideltatheta to WP:COI/N. Just thought you'd like to know since you've been involved in reverting a number of their edits. 32.218.34.78 (talk) 01:04, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Serial (podcast) logo.png

A tag has been placed on File:Serial (podcast) logo.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. IagoQnsi (talk) 18:04, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

@IagoQnsi: Interesting-- I have no objection as long as the logo doesn't qualify for copyright protection. Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 18:16, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

It's too simple to meet the threshold of originality required for copyright protection, which is why I reuploaded it on Commons. Cheers, IagoQnsi (talk) 18:18, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 17

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 17, April-May 2016
by The Interior, Ocaasi, UY Scuti, Sadads, and Nikkimaria

• New donations this month - a German-language legal resource
• Wikipedia referals to academic citations - news from CrossRef and WikiCite2016
• New library stats, WikiCon news, a bot to reveal Open Access versions of citations, and more!

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The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Khizr and Ghazala Khan for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Khizr and Ghazala Khan is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Humayun Khan (soldier) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.