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Thought of you
edit"I want to say to everyone else, get stuffed, because women can do anything and we can beat the world."
—Michelle Payne (after her win in the Melbourne Cup), [1]
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Because profanity has a time and a place. The time might possibly have been a good while ago, but that was definitely the right place. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 00:31, 20 February 2016 (UTC) |
- Loved your first column and looking forward to more. I've come across a lot of women with incredible life stories, but this one is still tugging at me: Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:41, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @OwenBlacker: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. @Rosiestep: Thank you! Deolinda will be included in my next column for sure. (Give me a poke if you have others you want me to include!) Keilana (talk) 04:47, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Came here to say what OwenBlacker said. Best thing that has been in the Signpost for years. It's probably a one-shot – it would get old pretty fast if you tried to do it in the same way on a regular basis – but you pulled it off this time. I couldn't get enough. Well done. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:36, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Jonesey95: Thank you so much! The column will continue but with different style choices depending on the content. Keilana (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Came here to say what OwenBlacker said. Best thing that has been in the Signpost for years. It's probably a one-shot – it would get old pretty fast if you tried to do it in the same way on a regular basis – but you pulled it off this time. I couldn't get enough. Well done. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:36, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @OwenBlacker: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. @Rosiestep: Thank you! Deolinda will be included in my next column for sure. (Give me a poke if you have others you want me to include!) Keilana (talk) 04:47, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- I remember feeling like this when I wrote Jessie Bonstelle. Unfortunately I seem to have dropped off article writing lately, so much gratitude to you and others who keep on working at the gender gap. I enjoyed your Signpost piece as well :) BethNaught (talk) 08:16, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @BethNaught: Thank you! If you ever want to collaborate on some systemic bias stuff, let me know. I'm always up for it! Keilana (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Nice work Keilana, this one is from January (probably the last article I wrote), but Esther Applin discovered that microfossils could be used to date oil-bearing rock formations, which revolutionized oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico region, should you want to use it. When I head back overseas I will actually have a computer with me (just ordered it yesterday) so I can actually write shit in the evenings, rather than reading the Arb mailing list on my phone. Cheers, --kelapstick(bainuu) 11:36, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Kelapstick: It'll be in next month's edition! What a cool lady and a great biography! Keilana (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
Great post. Funny and spot-on. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 11:56, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- This motivated me into writing an article on someone I can't believe I had to write an article on; Rosalie Slaughter Morton. Expected to learn how to be a "capable wife", she instead decided to travel around Europe and Asia studying medicine before chairing the Public Health Education Committee, becoming a professor of gynecology, working in field hospitals during the First World War, co-founding the American Women's Hospitals Service, raising today's equivalent of $5 million in 10 days to send female physicians abroad, and educating young Serbians who were affected by the war. Looking forward to next week's post! Sam Walton (talk) 13:04, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Samwalton9: Whoa, what an awesome lady! I'll definitely include her in the next edition - can I quote you? :) Keilana (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Rather than reading to formulate a response, I am reading (and re-reading) to understand. [1]. Thank you for putting yourself out there and giving us a glimpse of "Emily". I'll think on this, and hopefully understand a bit more. :-) — Ched : ? 18:52, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- :) Thanks for reading and appreciating the glimpse into my head. Keilana (talk) 19:08, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
And desired reproduction of public domain texts?
editFollowing from your op-ed, what are your scientific works by women in the public domain that you would like to see (Wikisource) reproduced? Would love to see a list added to s:Wikisource:Requested texts so we can feed them into s:Wikisource:Proofread of the Month. We have focused on women's works, though cannot remember that we have come across any requests for works of women's scientists, and guess that we are talking an earlier period that they are going to be harder to find. — billinghurst sDrewth 05:23, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: There are so many awesome old papers by women scientists that should be on Wikisource! I'm not sure how many have been digitized, but I'll see if I can come up with a list of collections. Thank you! Keilana (talk) 06:01, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Nah, thanks to you. I have been working through papers on women's suffrage "just because". If there is stuff needed over here, to support this wonderful goal, it works for all parties to support achieving the outcome. I did find a paper by Mme. Curie for radium, and that will come after I finish putting together Swanwick's s:The Future of the Women's Movement today or tomorrow. :-) — billinghurst sDrewth 05:44, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: That's fantastic! I look forward to reading Mme. Curie's papers on Wikisource! Keilana (talk) 06:05, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- The paper ended up being a simple, though attractive little read s:The Discovery of Radium, with a nice handwritten note from Curie to the students. enWS is reorganising our Proofread of the Month actions to align with Wikipedia's Women's History Month, so hopefully the project can identify public domain works they would like to see worked upon through March; I have left the project a note. I'm pondering Elizabeth Lee's Wives of the prime ministers, 1844-1906 as something different and while I await other suggestions. :-) — billinghurst sDrewth 12:30, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
- What a lovely piece of history to have on Wikisource now! Mme Curie jumps off the page. Thank you! Keilana (talk) 13:03, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: That's fantastic! I look forward to reading Mme. Curie's papers on Wikisource! Keilana (talk) 06:05, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- Nah, thanks to you. I have been working through papers on women's suffrage "just because". If there is stuff needed over here, to support this wonderful goal, it works for all parties to support achieving the outcome. I did find a paper by Mme. Curie for radium, and that will come after I finish putting together Swanwick's s:The Future of the Women's Movement today or tomorrow. :-) — billinghurst sDrewth 05:44, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
Next Month
editFirst women:
- Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova First woman in space
- Kathryn Smith First NFL coach
- Manon Rhéaume First NHL player
- Sara Christian First NASCAR driver
- Deborah Sampson First woman to serve in US military combat (1782)
And you could include some of our own firsts: First Arbcom User:Angela (appointed by Jimbo, 2003) and User:Theresa knott (elected, 2004) ... just food for thought. — Ched : ? 20:05, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 20:19, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- adding a few more:
- Molly Williams (first woman firefighter)
- Elizabeth Blackwell (first woman doctor) and there is stuff at s:Author:Elizabeth Blackwell
- Alice Stebbins Wells (first woman police officer)
- Arabella Mansfield (first woman lawyer)
- Esther Hobart Morris (first woman judge)
- Fathima Beevi (first woman on Supreme Court - India)
- Madam C. J. Walker (first woman millionaire)
— Ched : ? 22:37, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Heh, I have had a few beers with Angela at Sydney meetups...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:46, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- Hey Cas, while I may never have the wherewithal to visit the great land down-under and treat all you great folks to a drink, it is certainly on my bucket-list. Not sure I've ever interacted with Angela, but perhaps one day. — Ched : ? 19:11, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- There are times when it is a tad annoying being so goddamn far from anywhere....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:16, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- Hey Cas, while I may never have the wherewithal to visit the great land down-under and treat all you great folks to a drink, it is certainly on my bucket-list. Not sure I've ever interacted with Angela, but perhaps one day. — Ched : ? 19:11, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
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Signpost
editThanks for your op-ed. I understand it even if some people don't. Here are some of my recent articles on women that exceed stub level. Angela Rosenthal, Marjorie Maitland Howard, Thea Burns, Beth Rogan, Caroline Goodson. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:49, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Philafrenzy: Thanks! I'll definitely include a few in the next column! :) Keilana (talk) 17:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
Great job on the op-ed. It was both informative and entertaining. Here are a few of my favorite female biographies I've created on English Wikipedia (not necessarily recently):
- Alice Legh - badass archer!
- Anne Dallas Dudley - helped pass the fucking 19th Amendment!
- Henriette Browne - fucking awesome painter!
- Cynthia Cooper (accountant) - exposed $3.8 billion in fraud at goddamn WorldCom!
Kaldari (talk) 18:36, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Kaldari: Shit, man, they're totally badass! :D Keilana (talk) 19:54, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
- See this. I am writing up Suzanne Duigan Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:57, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Kaldari: Shit, man, they're totally badass! :D Keilana (talk) 19:54, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
That was awesome
editThank you for a refreshing, sarcastic in-your-face it's-about-damn-time-we-get-upset-about-this-shit op ed in the signpost. The tone was exactly what it should be: a reflection of the incredible frustrated 'wtfness' of this situation (and the fact, quite frankly, that there are still people who refuse to believe that bias exists...) It was absolutely the most suitable tone, and I really don't see how it would've worked with any other. You write brilliantly, and we need to continue raising attention to systemic bias on WP. Rock on, and please rock again! Mooeypoo (talk) 06:00, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 07:35, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
+1. Top-notch; tone and content in perfect harmony. pablo 14:22, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
Feeling stupid
editI just don't get it. I hate feeling stupid and loathe not getting jokes (if it's a joke). Please can you explain the connection between countering systemic bias, which is a brilliant thing to do, and using bad language? Yours in genuine puzzlement and looking forward to applauding/laughing/both, --Dweller (talk) 11:01, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not Kei, but I think her decision was an "in your face" use of shocking language, sort of like [2] this; and a bit like African-American folks calling each other the N-word as a reverse psychology that pokes at the oppression behind the word. (Maybe Kei didn't even know that she was making such an archetypal statement) Given the totality of the circumstances (and my past support for Eric Corbett during "c-gate", which was a different kind of in your face bad language also intended to make a point, albeit a different one) I think we all should just drop the swearing stick and let it go. I call it square. Montanabw(talk) 17:22, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
- Er, what? Swearwords to get attention? Isn't that what teenagers do? Surely not. I don't get the parallel with African Americans calling each other the N word, either. Keilana? --Dweller (talk) 21:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
- Kei's not a teenager ;-) I suspect either Reverse psychlogy -- or just creating discomfort to prove a point. Or maybe she's just really grumpy about all the wonderful women who don't have wikipedia article (and the depressing number that have been Afd'd in the past). Montanabw(talk) 00:55, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 February 2016
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Vera Fretter
editHi Keilana. Not sure if you noticed, but the comment I dropped off at the Signpost article you wrote mentioned Vera Fretter and the earlier user talk page conversation we had here. That article was created by Rich Farmbrough and I've since tidied it up and expanded it very slightly. Do you still have access to the Haines book I mentioned earlier, and/or this pdf: VERA FRETTER J. Mollus. Stud. (1993) 59 (2): 267-268 (the latter behind a paywall)? Other sources that I might try and track down: Journal of Conchology, Volume 34, pp.337–338 (which will be an expanded version of an existing obituary) and The Independent (12 November 1992) and the University of Reading Bulletin No 258, December 1992 (the latter will be a bit obscure!). Thanks. Carcharoth (talk) 08:12, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Carcharoth: Hi! I have access to Haines in physical form and would be happy to scan and send you pages. I looked through my library holdings and we don't have any of the other articles, unfortunately. Do you want the Haines pages, though? Best, Keilana (talk) 17:52, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the offer. I can see a preview of the Vera Fretter entry in Haines online, so that is OK for now. Will keep looking for the other articles. It has been interesting reading related articles such as Ruth Turner and E. Alison Kay and Marie Lebour (you started that one in November 2015). Carcharoth (talk) 23:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Carcharoth: Awesome! I look forward to seeing how the article develops. I'm glad you like the other articles - reading about all these women and learning about their lives is so much fun. :) Keilana (talk) 10:14, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the offer. I can see a preview of the Vera Fretter entry in Haines online, so that is OK for now. Will keep looking for the other articles. It has been interesting reading related articles such as Ruth Turner and E. Alison Kay and Marie Lebour (you started that one in November 2015). Carcharoth (talk) 23:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
Interesting biographical dictionary of women in science
editHi Keilana. I have just come across the biographical dictionary: Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (16 December 2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9. It contains many short biographies which are accessible on line as well as a wide range of other interesting sources. I don't know whether you have a bibliography in connection with Women in Science. If so, I think it should be included. In the meantime, I have simply added it to the Women section of the Bibliography of encyclopedias.--Ipigott (talk) 10:42, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Ipigott: Ooh, that's my favorite women scientists book! I actually wrote Dr. Ogilvie fan mail one time. (She answered!) There's a bibliography at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists/Bibliography, feel free to add anything you find! All the best, Keilana (talk) 04:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- That's an excellent list of works you have there. I've added a "see also" link to it from Bibliography_of_encyclopedias:_general_biographies#Women. When I have a bit more time, I'll pick out the dictionaries, lexica and encyclopaedic items and incorporate them in the list. I don't know whether you noticed that the link I cited above to the Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science also provides online access to many bibliographies. These should be useful to those working on women in science throughout the year. There is also a complete index of the names of those included in the dictionary. In that connection, I don't know whether you have noticed but Rosiestep has put together a page on Celebrating Wikipedia Year of Science but it has been static since the day she created it. I see people have been creating lots of new articles on Women in Science, several of which have appeared on DYK. Would you be interested in publicizing the page and adding new articles and DYKs? If so, I would be happy to sign up as a participant and help you along.--Ipigott (talk) 08:30, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for helping contribute to the bibliography! I've got a med school interview tomorrow (eeek!) but after that I'm happy to keep track of new articles and DYKs. Keilana (talk) 22:15, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- Good luck on the interview, Keilana. I'll be rooting for you~! I, JethroBT drop me a line 10:03, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for helping contribute to the bibliography! I've got a med school interview tomorrow (eeek!) but after that I'm happy to keep track of new articles and DYKs. Keilana (talk) 22:15, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- That's an excellent list of works you have there. I've added a "see also" link to it from Bibliography_of_encyclopedias:_general_biographies#Women. When I have a bit more time, I'll pick out the dictionaries, lexica and encyclopaedic items and incorporate them in the list. I don't know whether you noticed that the link I cited above to the Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science also provides online access to many bibliographies. These should be useful to those working on women in science throughout the year. There is also a complete index of the names of those included in the dictionary. In that connection, I don't know whether you have noticed but Rosiestep has put together a page on Celebrating Wikipedia Year of Science but it has been static since the day she created it. I see people have been creating lots of new articles on Women in Science, several of which have appeared on DYK. Would you be interested in publicizing the page and adding new articles and DYKs? If so, I would be happy to sign up as a participant and help you along.--Ipigott (talk) 08:30, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
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WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)
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Nomination of Frances Lowater for deletion
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Montanabw
editHi there. Montanabw has had a computer crash. Hoping it's back up by Saturday night or Sunday morning. They asked me to post a message on their talkpage (which I did), and to notify you and @Ched; can you two keep an eye on things? They'll owe the 3 of us a beer. Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 02:45, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
- Yep, I know she has a TFA up today, so I'll keep an eye on it. Keilana (talk) 05:04, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
- Horse TFA (by Dana boomer) was yesterday, but it's good QAI practice to watch the TFA every day ;) - She has a FAC open, please watch that also, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
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Monthly "I can't believe no one has fucking written this yet" column
editI just discovered it and it's made me so happy. Looking forward to the next issue. (I try to keep the WP:BIAS links of "WTF? this wasn't written until 2014???" up to date.) -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 15:28, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Nice article
editI just read this article.
I guess the message is that I should send you some harassing emails :)
Seriously, I love the response.--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:29, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! :) Keilana (talk) 20:51, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Here's an article idea for you.
editAnn Bowling. (more than one woman scientist of that name, by the way, so perhaps Ann T. Bowling) Geneticist at UC Davis, died in 2000, her genetic studies of Arabian horses were extremely cool, particularly early identification of the genetic mechanism behind cerebellar abiotrophy. Literally wrote the textbook in her time. (here). Her contributions to equine coat color genetics also very significant. Something like 90 genetic conditions in horses have human equivalents. She also helped preserve the Przewalski's horse and did preliminary work that later led to the mapping of the horse genome. I have a few research articles I can contribute to a general effort. like this one. Interested? Some starter links: (good overview bio), (book), [3], (obit), (obit), (minor mention) Montanabw(talk) 20:12, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ooooh! I am intrigued! (And as soon as I finish work and chores for the day, I'll start in on it!) You know the best way to get my attention - genetics and women scientists. Keilana (talk) 20:52, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Montanabw: It's a blue link now! :D Just a quick stub I wrote on the train but we can totally collab on expanding it. What a fascinating life she led! Thanks for letting me know about her. :) Keilana (talk) 15:20, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
- Awesome! I'll post some more links at the article talk page for additional sourcing. Montanabw(talk) 22:00, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
OK, I drilled down and found out how she seriously kicked ass. Now can you go and copyedit a bit? My eyeballs are fried. Also, I'm going to do a DYK nom... think about a hook in case the one I suggest is boring. Montanabw(talk) 07:59, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Montanabw: Whoa, she did indeed kick ass! My brain's a bit fried but I'll give it my best shot. :) Keilana (talk) 15:54, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- And for an equine geneticist, "Whoa!" is just the right thing to say! LOL! BTW, the thing of her being the one who "busted" Impressive (horse) as the source of HYPP (which also has a human variant, BTW) was something I didn't know, and that was a HUGE scandal for the AQHA -- that took a LOT of guts (people in the Arabian world got death threats over accusations that their horses carried SCID, just to give you some idea of how strongly people feel about this genetic disease stuff in horses.) The big deal about equine genetics is how many things affect horses and humans (as well as other diseases, for example, I think they are the only two mammals to suffer from a similar form of COPD) Montanabw(talk) 20:37, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- That's totally fascinating! I'm so glad I got to learn about this. For some reason I didn't have horses as one of those mammals that's very close to humans in terms of diseases, but clearly that was wrong! Keilana (talk) 05:31, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- People and horses can both be affected by SCID, and there are human versions of HYPP and LWS (as noted here and in article) also, though it wasn't Bowling's research that dug this up (though people she trained were involved) HERDA is an equine version of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. That's just a few I know about off the top of my head. The Friesian horse has a bunch of stuff with human equivalents (megaesophagus, etc.) and miniature horses have problems with hereditary dwarfism. Montanabw(talk) 23:17, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- That's totally fascinating! I'm so glad I got to learn about this. For some reason I didn't have horses as one of those mammals that's very close to humans in terms of diseases, but clearly that was wrong! Keilana (talk) 05:31, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- And for an equine geneticist, "Whoa!" is just the right thing to say! LOL! BTW, the thing of her being the one who "busted" Impressive (horse) as the source of HYPP (which also has a human variant, BTW) was something I didn't know, and that was a HUGE scandal for the AQHA -- that took a LOT of guts (people in the Arabian world got death threats over accusations that their horses carried SCID, just to give you some idea of how strongly people feel about this genetic disease stuff in horses.) The big deal about equine genetics is how many things affect horses and humans (as well as other diseases, for example, I think they are the only two mammals to suffer from a similar form of COPD) Montanabw(talk) 20:37, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Writer's Barnstar | |
Clearly deserved. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:45, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
You rock
editThe Badass Barnstar | ||
Amazing work, as usual. Awesome to see you recognized in the Signpost, WMF blog, and the mainstream media. I've never been much for Latin, but I'll make an exception for fake Latin: Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. GorillaWarfare (talk) 04:00, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
Male Tears Barnstar
editMale Tears Barnstar | |
For disrupting the Internet in the most positive way imaginable. Gamaliel (talk) 04:00, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
- I couldn't decide which section to +1 but yeah, I'm going with this one ;) Opabinia regalis (talk) 06:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
It's not only that writing to directly resist the motivations of harassers is a fantastic idea, but it takes tremendous courage to do it. You deserve much praise and set a great example for other editors. I, JethroBT drop me a line 07:43, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you! :D Keilana (talk) 14:32, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
Just thanks
editHi, I just came to say thanks for all your great work with articles on women in science. I'm from Madrid, Spain, and I discovered what you've been doing in a very interesting article in local press on International Women's Day (IWD). Cheers and keep doing what you do! --Piradaperdida (talk) 08:37, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! Keilana (talk) 14:32, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
I found this on UCI's A+F page and added it to Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/8. Thought it would look nice here, too, so le voilà! The 50 should read 70, but, hey, who's counting? It's still relevant. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:32, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Special Barnstar | |
I just saw an article about your work on the wikimedia blog ("turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists"). This is awesome work, and even more awesome that the harder they troll, the farther behind they get :-) Know that the silent majority is quietly cheering every time a new article of yours goes up. Thank you! ArielGlenn (talk) 17:05, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you so much!!! Keilana (talk) 03:49, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
Article about you
editHello Emily. I would like to tell you that I have created an article about you at Emily Temple-Wood. I would like to know whether you have a problem with this article existing (e.g. unwanted publicity), because if so, I will be happy to request speedy deletion under G7. If you have any other concerns about the article, please let me know. Everymorning (talk) 19:01, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
- So you finally made it. Congratulations.--Ipigott (talk) 10:05, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
- Also, Emily: I would like to know if I have your permission to put {{connected contributor|Keilana|Emily Temple-Wood}} on the article's talk page. Everymorning (talk) 16:49, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, that would totally be ok - I'm still kinda baffled by my notability! Keilana (talk) 03:47, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Also, Emily: I would like to know if I have your permission to put {{connected contributor|Keilana|Emily Temple-Wood}} on the article's talk page. Everymorning (talk) 16:49, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
- Probably the Washington Post coverage, dearie. Neutral, outside, third-party. It is sad that just doing the right thing is so newsworthy these days, but there you have it. Montanabw(talk) 00:06, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- Hah! Probably. I'm still ecstatic that I'm getting a platform to get the word out about awesome women scientists! Keilana (talk) 05:48, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- Probably the Washington Post coverage, dearie. Neutral, outside, third-party. It is sad that just doing the right thing is so newsworthy these days, but there you have it. Montanabw(talk) 00:06, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
Just so you know, Emily (and all other watchers of this page), the article about you has been nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emily Temple-Wood. Everymorning (talk) 01:53, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- I like the BBC Trending article, as well. --Bejnar (talk) 19:56, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Time sensitive
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A barnstar for you!
editThe Barnstar of Diligence | |
congratulations on your resolution, now widely reported.
sorry about the article. Duckduckstop (talk) 16:40, 11 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 03:51, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
An idea for you
editFlorence Clyde Chandler, plant geneticist specializing in the induction of polyploidy in flowering plants. GuyLancasterPhD (talk) 20:33, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
- Also, Lisa Porter, the first Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency. Unreferenced BLP, so it's an easy DYK. :-) Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 03:11, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Awesome! I'll put both on the list! :) Keilana (talk) 03:51, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
Cemetery for miscarriages
editWondering what was wrong with that image? Especially with this review that says "Women who miscarry are currently encouraged to find ways to memorialise the lost fetus." [4] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:04, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Oops, that must have been a Visual Editor glitch. I'll put it back in momentarily! Keilana (talk) 06:06, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Doc James: Fixed now - with a more accurate caption - and there's an email waiting for you. Keilana (talk) 06:18, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
NB: Look ici, surely some aritcles will qualify sometime Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:23, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
Kudos
editCongratulations on the good press, and thank you for your contributions. Cheers, JNW (talk) 12:50, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
Just found out about your plan to counter online harrassment
editCan I say that, while I approve of it in principle, please, please be careful with it? By publicising it the way you have, you are risking people overloading your email with nastiness, just to ensure you can't do it. Serendipodous 17:55, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- So far it's been good - but fortunately there are thousands of women scientists to write about. I don't anticipate having to stop...ever :) Keilana (talk) 20:25, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 09 March 2016
edit- News and notes: Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
- Technology report: Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks
- WikiCup report: First round of the WikiCup finishes
- Traffic report: All business like show business
Impact
editThank you for your impact | |
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in promoting coverage of women scientists, contributing many yourself with an original motivation, and in writing stellar articles on galaxies! Emily, you are a star! |
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: Thank you so much! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Feel free to pass the award, in the spirit of Dreadstar who gave it to me! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Eva von Bahr
editDuring proofreading the article about Lise Meitner in Wikipedia in Norwegian Bokmål/Riksmål I translated and expanded the article about her close friend Eva von Bahr, a Swedish physicist. Eva von Bahr was a pioneer in her field in Sweden and she was also very active in supporting Meitner during and after the first world war and during her escape out of Germany in 1938. It was also during a visit to von Bahr that Meitner and her nephew Otto Frisch described fission as what was behind the results that Meitner former colleagues Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann had obtained.
I am open for translating the article about Eva von Bahr into English, but as English is not my native language I need someone to proofread it, so if you or someone you know can take that part I can do a first translation. Ulflarsen (talk) 21:25, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Ulflarsen: If Keilana isn't up to it, I will. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:00, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, then I will go ahead with it within the coming week. :-) Ulflarsen (talk) 22:18, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Ulflarsen: That's awesome! Von Bahr sounds really cool and I'd be happy to proofread. Just ping me here! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Good, I will do that when I have translated it. :-) Ulflarsen (talk) 11:00, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Ulflarsen: That's awesome! Von Bahr sounds really cool and I'd be happy to proofread. Just ping me here! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, then I will go ahead with it within the coming week. :-) Ulflarsen (talk) 22:18, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Keilana: Then the article about Eva von Bahr (physicist) is up. :-) Ulflarsen (talk) 20:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Ulflarsen: I've copyedited it! It looks great!! Keilana (talk) 22:45, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Keilana: Then the article about Eva von Bahr (physicist) is up. :-) Ulflarsen (talk) 20:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Keilana: Good, I see from the diff there were quite a few mistakes. I usually keep to translating the other way, from English to Wikipedia in Norwegian Bokmål/Riksmål. If you have any article you would like to have translated then let me know and I will translate it into Norwegian. Ulflarsen (talk) 08:05, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Excellent work
editYour approach to fighting sexism and misogyny is great. Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do to help you.
jps (talk) 21:27, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Signpost report
editVery nice work! If you ever need an image restorer, feel free to hit me up - my contributions list is looking too male anyway (something I am trying to work on, at least). Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:58, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: Thank you so much! I'll definitely take you up on that - more details later but there will hopefully be some lovely old images of women physicians that will need some TLC. Best, Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Sounds excellent. There's a lot of good images if you look, I find. E.g. [5] Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:44, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Oooh, exciting! And I bet quite a few of these women don't have articles... Keilana (talk) 05:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Interested in a fascinating early female photographer who was in a life-long relationship with another female photographer? Adam Cuerden (talk) 07:36, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Oooh, exciting! And I bet quite a few of these women don't have articles... Keilana (talk) 05:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Sounds excellent. There's a lot of good images if you look, I find. E.g. [5] Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:44, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
For your next Singpost column
editHey! Wanted to let you know that Georgiana Simpson got to DYK late last month. I think it'll make for a good addition for your list. :) I, JethroBT drop me a line 00:02, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- @I JethroBT: Woot, I'd love to include her! She'll be in the next edition! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Penile injury
editOn 14 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Penile injury, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that penile injuries can be caused by dogs, metal rings, zippers, and more? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Penile injury. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
You suggested suggestions
editFor your Signpost column, I mean. I made an article on Mary Barr two days ago. Not sure if it fits what you're looking for or not. Either way, love your writing and everything you do. Keep being awesome. SilverserenC 01:34, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Silver seren:Thank you so much! It looks awesome and I'll include her in the next issue! :) Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Great article about your contribution on BBC! Please considering adding Nancy Klimas, MD….if/when you have a chance. Thank you! Torfrid (talk) 02:24, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Torfrid: I'll add her to my queue of articles to create, thank you! Keilana (talk) 05:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Great! Thank you! Torfrid (talk) 02:27, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
Thank you for taking what could be a chilling experience and turning it into articles about women scientists! You're an inspiration :) rachel (talk) 05:51, 14 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 05:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
To you both:
— Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 15:25, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Now on the BBC
editThe article about you seems to have worked wonders for your wider recognition. Now you are featured on today's BBC News as "Wikipedia Warrior" with a photo and link to the article Female scientist fights harassment with Wikipedia. It actually provides far more detail than the Wikipedia article Emily Temple-Wood.--Ipigott (talk) 07:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you!! I'm less interested in coverage about me but it seems like the stories of women scientists are getting shared widely, which is AWESOME. Keilana (talk) 18:59, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Two barnstars for you (BBC article)
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I'm giving you a Press Barnstar in recognition of this BBC article about you, and a Content Creativity Barnstar in recognition of your work creating articles on female scientists.
I happened to see the BBC article while looking up a source for Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel having studied chemistry, after seeing their names in this short list of female scientists*—all of whom we have articles on, though some are short. I thought I recognized your name and username (which was given in the picture credit) from somewhere, but wasn't sure where. So I came to your user page to check, and I recognized the page for sure. I still don't remember where I came across you before—a proposal or application of some kind, maybe, because I remember you declaring your NIOSH account? Anyway, I think your work and way of responding to online harassment are fantastic—probably the most constructive response to bullying I've ever seen. PointyOintment (talk) 09:00, 14 March 2016 (UTC) *Note to anyone clicking the link: That thread isn't representative of most of the content on that forum. |
- Thank you so much! I'm so grateful. Keilana (talk) 19:00, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Women in Science
editI saw your article in the BBC - the other day I made an article on Rosemary Stanton, a dietitian, because I was surprised that no-one else had. Congratulations on your efforts! --211.30.17.74 (talk) 10:50, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! I'll include her in my next systemic bias column! Keilana (talk) 19:03, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
I translated Jeanne Renaud-Mornant from the French Wikipedia and added a couple more sources. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 23:34, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
sorry about my fellow mankind
edithello there Kay,
first off I would like to say that you are a very pretty young woman. But that being said, that doesn't give any person, male or female, tho I think it's probably more the former, to put you into any situation that makes you feel uncomfortable let alone, in a sexual, or even in a suggestive way. I know comments can be just as bad, and sometimes even worse.
so I would like to say sorry for every single person who have ever harassed you, just remember they only try to put you down to feel better about themselves unfortunately. so sorry again for that. if you ever get comments again just think, "who are you?", who is this person, why should anything they say matter, the person is nothing to me so don't care about what they think, all that matters is what you think of yourself, then go and kick their bums by being the best you can be.
love the great work
kind regards mouse — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.96.72 (talk) 12:59, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
editThanks for making so many articles about female scientists!
Meskarune (talk) 15:58, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! :) Keilana (talk) 19:06, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
List
editDo you have a list of notable females that do not have an article yet? If not, do you know where I can find such a list? Or what online source I could use to create one? The Quixotic Potato (talk) 16:14, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- User:Ipigott pointed me to WikiProject Women in Red, that seems to be what I am looking for. Thanks. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 18:16, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- That's exactly where I'd go! Happy editing :) Keilana (talk) 19:07, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, I have asked one potential article subject if she would like to have an article written about her. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 02:31, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- That's exactly where I'd go! Happy editing :) Keilana (talk) 19:07, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Original Barnstar | |
Read the article on the BBC and wanted to say thanks for what you're doing. Keiferd (talk) 16:33, 14 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you! Keilana (talk) 19:08, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- May I add words of support as well? Heard about it from the same source as Keiferd. I'm appalled at the level of sexism and abuse that happens in what should be a collegial environment.
- If one could add a cluster or the equivalent to a barnstar, I would add it to the one above. Thanks for turning abuse to something positive; I'm sorry this had to be the motivation.
- Best regards,
- *Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 21:51, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 22:28, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Apology
editI just wanted to apologize that you have received so many distasteful and disgusting messages from men. It is sad that the anonymity of the internet makes some people think that it is acceptable to send such messages. I know you are not the only one to receive hurtful messages like these, but I wanted to apologize and say that I admire you for turning it into a positive thing. It's pigs like that that give us men a bad name. Hang in there and again I'm sorry that you have to deal with garbage like that.
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 22:29, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Ann T. Bowling has been nominated for Did You Know
editHello, Keilana. Ann T. Bowling, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 01:33, 15 March 2016 (UTC) |
Thank you
editI just read the article on BBC news. I am so very sorry that you have received such a negative response over the years. I am very glad you didn't give up and that you have channeled the negative in to such a positive. Keep going. The internet needs more people like you. Best, Ian
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 13:08, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Suggestion for your list
editSylvy Kornberg (June 11 1917-June 1 1986), nee Sylvy Ruth Levy, wife of Arthur Kornberg and his collaborator in isolating DNA polymerase. After he was awarded the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 she was quoted as saying "I was robbed" (my source is Arthur's autobiography, For the Love of Enzymes). I'm not sure if suitable sources exist and as I don't have access to university libraries any more I'm not really in a position to do the research myself.
I'm most impressed with your work!-gadfium 19:54, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Gadfium: Thanks so much! I'll look into her - from encountering similar women (e.g. Marguerite Lwoff, just off the top of my head), I bet I can dig up some good stuff about her. (I bet I could write a whole book about the women scientists who were robbed of Nobel Prizes. Sigh.) All the best, Keilana (talk) 01:16, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for your work and comportment
editJust encountered you on the BBC. It is most excellent what you're doing. Keep on keeping on. DivineMeaninglessness (talk) 20:26, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 01:15, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Original Barnstar | |
Many thanks for your work to make Wikipedia's science biography coverage more balanced, and highlighting the achievements of women in science. The Anome (talk) 10:12, 16 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much!! Keilana (talk) 16:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
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A barnstar for you!
editThe Surreal Barnstar | |
For your edits as shown in the media wL<speak·check> 11:42, 16 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 16:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
Kudos
editGood morning, recently saw the press about your writing for Wiki. I too enjoy writing for Wiki. I continue to write my quarterly stamp-based articles for my profession, health physics. I also find time to write biographical articles on persons of note in science, that up until my writings, have been generally unknown or forgotten. I choose my subjects based on what a quick search reveals about an individual. A good motivation for me is when Wikipedia reveals noting about someone or at least very little. Sometimes I work from a Wiki article in another language (Spanish, French, German, Russian and Portuguese, so far) and translate that article into English and fill in more details that are revealed through my researches. Sometimes I begin with individuals on stamps that I am using for my stamp column and then write a biographical article from that beginning point of a stamp. The path that I follow to discover a person's life history often leads me to other individuals, companies, events that (I feel) need to be written about to tell a better story of a person's life and times. The time period is late 1860s to the 1930s, so my researches are rather challenging and lengthy and time consuming. I delight in writing about women in science, as I have 3 daughters and fancy their interest in science and technology. So far I have not written about many Americans, but they do creep into my writings from time to time. Sorry for these ramblings, but I feel that you as a writer and editor can appreciate my perspective. To date I have only written about 3 or 4 living individuals, and do so with their involvement or at least editorial review. I have written to family members, historical societies and university libraries in my pursuits for information. Along the way I have encountered additional leads for further research and articles to write. Many interesting stories and relationships have been revealed to me, some that I cannot write for Wikipedia. Others add to the character of an individual.
I must note that Wikipedia is THE MOST DIFFICULT publication to write for, including any professional journal that I have encountered. You simply cannot just pass something off and have it remain on Wiki. A very rigorous process to get published and have it stick. That is, not have what you have written blocked or deleted. I have written over 160 original articles and made over 14,000 edits. So much fun!
Anyway, sorry for this lengthy message. Just more of the background story about myself. By the way, how did you get picked up by the press? My daughters are beginning to write for Wiki!InfoDataMonger (talk) 13:22, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for the message, and I'm glad to see that you and your daughters share my interest in women scientists! There are so many wonderful stories to tell. Keilana (talk) 21:26, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Writer's Barnstar | |
Thank you so much for all your hard work creating new content on Wikipedia, especially in traditionally neglected areas. Please accept this barnstar as a small token of my appreciation. Thanks also for your work publicizing systemic bias and content gaps, and for being such an inspiration for me and countless other editors. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 04:03, 19 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much! Keilana (talk) 17:48, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Suggestion for improvement
editI think Mary Jane Guthrie (zoologist at University of Missouri) deserves a longer article.--Cheers, Kopiersperre (talk) 17:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Kopiersperre: Oh man, y'all know how to get me intrigued. She definitely meets the GNG - I've found her in 2 of my regular sources and bet I can dig some more up. Any help would be appreciated! Keilana (talk) 17:52, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Read the
editnews today and saw an article about your work. Want to offer my thanks and say, keep it up! Best - Darouet (talk) 18:38, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! Keilana (talk) 22:23, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 March 2016
edit- News and notes: Wikipedia Zero: Orange mobile partnership in Africa ends; the evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia
- In the media: Wales at SXSW; lawsuit over Wikipedia PR editing
- Discussion report: Is an interim WMF executive director inherently notable?
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Technology report: Watchlists, watchlists, watchlists!
- Traffic report: Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States
- Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov
The Guardian
editCongratulations on the article in The Guardian today. I added a comment - I frequently write articles on women scientists here. --Michael Goodyear (talk) 00:51, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! Glad to hear from another women scientist geek. :) Keilana (talk) 00:54, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt tells me you are a friend of hers. That in itself is a praise indeed! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 15:11, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ditto from Canada! I just read the article and came here. Thank you for your efforts towards gender equality on the wiki.HappyValleyEditor (talk) 04:37, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! Keilana (talk) 00:15, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ditto from Canada! I just read the article and came here. Thank you for your efforts towards gender equality on the wiki.HappyValleyEditor (talk) 04:37, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt tells me you are a friend of hers. That in itself is a praise indeed! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 15:11, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
What is your favored outcome of this discussion? --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 03:55, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Guerillero: I've not been paying attention to it and don't care what the outcome is, and frankly I don't think my opinion matters. (Pre-coffee message, excuse any incoherence) Keilana (talk) 13:42, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
- Update: it's been closed as no consensus. Everymorning (talk) 17:42, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi I'm new
editHello, I'm just getting started with Wikipedia so not sure if I'm doing things right. Can you let me know.
1) I added my name to your project list
2) I tagged Marie Lebour with
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- I think!
3) I started a page for Rosa Mabel Lee - but I don't know if it would be good enough, it's still draft
Sarahshoes66 (talk) 22:09, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi - advice needed
editHi I'm new to Wikipedia so just need to check I'm doing things right.
1) I added myself to your project list
2) I tagged Marie Lebour with
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to this page and add the quality rating to that template instead of this project banner. See WP:PIQA for details.Women scientists NA‑class | |||||||
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- did I do this right?
3) I started a page for Rosa Mabel Lee - is this good enough to publish?
Any advice welcome Sarahshoes66 (talk) 22:15, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
Delay
editHmm I posted twice because the first seemed to disappear. Is there always some delay to things appearing - or is it just my wifi? Sarahshoes66 (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Sarahshoes66: Hi Sarah, it's probably an issue with your page cache causing things to delay a bit. You did great by adding yourself to the Women Scientists list and tagging an article - thanks for that! The article draft looks like a great start, but I think it needs a quick copyedit before you're ready to move it into the main article space. If you want, I'm happy to give it a once-over. Welcome to Wikipedia! Happy editing, Keilana (talk) 22:30, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
If you could have a look I would be very grateful, any pointers to what would improve it are welcome. Sarahshoes66 (talk) 19:18, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Sarahshoes66: I went through it and gave it a quick copyedit and did some formatting. I would suggest you make sure that everything in the article is cited before you submit it - but it looks great! Nice job! :) Keilana (talk) 20:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, Ill have a look Sarahshoes66 (talk) 20:59, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
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Don't know how much it'll count, but...
editFile:William_H._Crook_photographed_by_Frances_Benjamin_Johnston.jpg is part of an attempt to get a very good female photographer's work out there. She photographed a number of people who don't seem to have photos by anyone else of any quality. Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:44, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to our April event
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- Editorial: "God damn it, you've got to be kind."
- Featured content: Watch out! A slave trader, a live mascot and a crested serpent awaits!
- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended
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Invite list for YoS editathon
editHi, please let me know when you have the invite list ready for YoS, and I'll send out the invitations via MassMessage. Also, can you or your pagestalkers please take a look at Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/9 and Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/9/Invitation & Thank you & Barnstar, which are drafts and need some attention before we launch. Thank you! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:38, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Rosiestep: Sure, where do you want me to put it? Keilana (talk) 22:04, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- Here would be good: Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Women in Red/9/Invitation & Thank you & Barnstar. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:46, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Rosiestep: I put in everyone to invite in addition to the WIR members. Let me know what else I can do to help! Best, Keilana (talk) 01:39, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- I am getting so excited! I'll pushout the invites tomorrow (3/31) after I get home from work (it'll be April 1st somewhere in the world) and will start tweeting the heck out of our event! If you come up with tweet ideas, just let me know. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:21, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- Yay!!! Sounds great. I can dump tweet ideas in a google doc or email you. Women scientists for the win! Keilana (talk) 21:49, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- I am getting so excited! I'll pushout the invites tomorrow (3/31) after I get home from work (it'll be April 1st somewhere in the world) and will start tweeting the heck out of our event! If you come up with tweet ideas, just let me know. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:21, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Rosiestep: I put in everyone to invite in addition to the WIR members. Let me know what else I can do to help! Best, Keilana (talk) 01:39, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- Here would be good: Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Women in Red/9/Invitation & Thank you & Barnstar. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:46, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
2016 GA Cup-Round 2
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LGBT scientists
editHey, Keilana! I know you are super busy, and I certainly don't want to add more work to your plate, but if and only if you are interested, I was wondering if you might consider compiling a list of LGBT scientists missing Wikipedia article as part of this year's Wiki Loves Pride campaign. They could be male or female, but given your work related to female scientists, I assume you may be more familiar with LGBT female scientists. Anyways, I am less familiar with scientists, but if given a list of LGBT scientists, I'd be happy to help create articles during the June campaign. If compiling a list would require tons of time, don't worry about it, but if you have the ability to curate a list with little effort, it would be great to have target articles to create during Wiki Loves Pride. Thanks for your consideration, and hope to see you again soon. Perhaps in Berlin? Best, ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:14, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Another Believer: Hey! It's always good to hear from you! I'd love to chat more about this in person in Berlin - I bet we could come up with something great. :) Keilana (talk) 05:19, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
- Sounds good! ---Another Believer (Talk) 05:20, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Thanks! I enjoyed it! :) Keilana (talk) 05:21, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 April 2016
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This day's This Special Day's article for improvement (day 1, month 4, 2016)
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editElizabeth Alexander (scientist) is at GAN, thought you may want to review it....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:13, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Casliber: Gladly! Keilana (talk) 18:23, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
editGuild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
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editThough I suppose I must assume that the Top 25 is no longer a feature? :-( Serendipodous 09:29, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Serendipodous, thanks for listening! It's good to hear from you again. Unfortunately we were a little time constricted with the recording and didn't have enough time to get to the top 25. Hopefully next time! Keilana (talk) 20:28, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Female scientists, etc.
editHi Emily- I'm not sure we've had many dealings on Wikipedia before, but I just wanted to say that I'm a big admirer of your Women Scientists project (my tiny contribution, for what it's worth, is an article on Siobhan O'Sullivan- I hope to do some more in time). I don't know if you're aware of this, but there's a similar problem about women's work being overlooked (and women being underrepresented) in philosophy, which has led to a variety of projects, including the Society for Women in Philosophy and Project Vox, the latter of which aims to "recover the lost voices of women who have been ignored in standard narratives of the history of modern philosophy". Maybe in time there could be a project on Wikipedia focused on women in philosophy; I know there was some talk of one, but I can't remember off the top of my head who was spearheading it. Anyway, do keep it up, and I'll hopefully see you around. Josh Milburn (talk) 13:22, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
- @J Milburn: Thanks so much! I agree - there is definitely room for more women in philosophy and a WikiProject is a great idea. Keilana (talk) 20:38, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
"Women are everywhere"
editHi Keilana. I'm an editor (not very active till now) of the Italian Wikipedia, where the gender gap is a real issue. 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) 16:54, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Kenzia, I will take a look! Thanks for letting me know! Keilana (talk) 20:53, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Shhh! Invitation to Women in Espionage
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Books & Bytes - Issue 16
editBooks & 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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Elizabeth Alexander
editThere is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Nothing you'll need to worry about, but since I mentioned you, I thought I should include you in the notifications. WormTT(talk) 19:53, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
Help! Gibberish!
editA user created the very necessary article endometrial cup, but as I've tried to expand it, I'm finding that the medical terminology is complete gibberish to me. Can you peek at [6] and other sources to see if you can add this material into the article in some way that avoids close paraphrasing but is comprehensible -- preferable with some good wikilinks? Another one of those horse-human overlap articles. Thanks! (Also pinging Doc James for more help with medical terminology). Montanabw(talk) 14:34, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Montanabw: I'll take a look! Keilana (talk) 18:17, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
Wikimania
editHello Keilana
I would like to know if you plan to attend Wikimania in Italy in June. The Program Committee is looking for a speaker to a user digest presentation on the topic of "imbalance". It will not be strictly about the gender gap, but it would obviously be a big part of it. We are looking for a speaker who has knowledge of the topic but is also good at speaking and engaging an audience. And your name was one of the those suggested to do it :) What do you think ? Drop me a message on my talk page in any cases. Thanks Anthere (talk) 13:57, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
New article on woman scientist
editDanielle N. Lee seems notable, but the creator is new and it's not in great shape. I made a few minor fixes but I'm not an expert on scientists, women or men. (I have worked on women horse trainers before, Betty Sain and Donna Moore (horse trainer), and ironically I used to want to be a naturalist, but most of the article is...😕 confusing.) White Arabian Filly Neigh 22:12, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- @White Arabian Filly: She's notable for sure, I'll take a look this morning. :) Keilana (talk) 05:39, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Barnstar
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- @Schwede66: Thank you!! :) Keilana (talk) 20:50, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
The cabal of the outcasts is awfully proud to have you as a member, Emily, and contemplates to change the name ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:15, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks, Gerda! :) Keilana (talk) 23:52, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
The dream is real!
editLurked on Wikipedia today and saw that you have your own DYK! Congrats for passing WP:NOTE! :D Hope you're doing well. bibliomaniac15 07:13, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Bibliomaniac15: Aw, thanks! I'm doing well - in Berlin for Wikimedia Conference 2016 - how are you? Keilana (talk) 09:37, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
- Haven't been around Wikipedia much these days. When it comes to community and meta things I'm super out of the loop. Only thing that feels familiar is gnoming and routine admin stuff. IRL I graduated from USC two years ago, and I'm working and living around the area due to my involvement in campus ministry there. bibliomaniac15 07:19, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Bibliomaniac15: Congrats on graduating! I'm in my very last week of classes (eeek!) at Loyola University Chicago. *misty eyes* Keilana (talk) 19:38, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
- Haven't been around Wikipedia much these days. When it comes to community and meta things I'm super out of the loop. Only thing that feels familiar is gnoming and routine admin stuff. IRL I graduated from USC two years ago, and I'm working and living around the area due to my involvement in campus ministry there. bibliomaniac15 07:19, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
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yet more female science innovation not wholly recognized
editAlexandra_Elbakyan, the six original female ENIAC programmers [7]... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.30.183.8 (talk) 20:20, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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Too well-deserved! I respect you a lot Keilana, as it was because of your extremely patient and caring guidance that I stand on my feet as an editor here today. Remember Common eland? We need more precious editors as you here. Good luck! :D Sainsf (talk · contribs) 14:10, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
- Awww, thank you both! :) Keilana (talk) 14:42, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 May 2016
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2016 GA Cup-Round 3
editHello, GA Cup competitors! Thursday saw the end of Round 2. Sainsf once again took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 996 (a higher score then he received in Round 1!). In second place, MPJ-DK earned an astounding 541 points, and in third place, Carbrera received 419 points. In Round 2, 142 reviews were completed! At the beginning of April, there were 486 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 1, there were 384. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [8]; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months.[9] It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep lowering the backlog as much as possible. To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. We had an unusual occurrence happen in Round 2: because only one contestant submitted reviews in one pool, we selected the contestant with the next highest score to move forward to Round 3. (There will be a rule change for future competitions in case something like this happens again.) For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 will start on May 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on May 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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WikiCup 2016 May newsletter
editRound 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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GA Cup-Round 3 Clarification
editHello, GA Cup competitors! It has been brought to our attention that we made a mistake in the last newsletter. In the last newsletter, we said that the "4th place" overall would make the Final along with the top user from each pool. However, the users who will advance will be the top user from each pool along with "4th and 5th place" overall. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion that we caused. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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Requested Unblock, Did You Get my Email
editHi Keilana, did you and the rest of the Arbcom mailing list receive my email of April 24? I asked to be unblocked. I was a contributor of solid content for five or six years before I was perma-blocked without warning with a button click falsely labeling me a sockpuppet by an administrator that didn't explain anything.
I was proud of my contributions to Wikipedia and would like to do so again. As you look into my case (as I expect you to, given your position as arbitrator) do not accept as fact any accusation against me without allowing me to respond. I have endured many many lies and WP:AN/ANI mob attacks in which I was muted and my defenses erased, resulting in damage to my reputation as an editor. Further, do not accept the assertion of Thryduulf at my talkpage that I am on an "appeal timer," because he has no authority to do any such thing and there is nothing in policy that allows him this, as well his purporting timing is unevidenced and suspect.
Answer my email or unblock my talkpage and we'll be able to communicate about this important matter. Colton Cosmic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.195.209.135 (talk) 15:18, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
Regarding your article
editHi Emily, you might be interested in the discussion taking place here about whether a Signpost article you wrote should be included in the article about you. Everymorning (talk) 22:45, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Everymorning, thanks for the notice, I'll take a look. Best, Keilana (talk) 19:37, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 May 2016
edit- Op-ed: Swiss chapter in turmoil
- In the media: Wikimedia's Dario Taraborelli quoted on Google's Knowledge Graph in The Washington Post
- Featured content: Two weeks for the prize of one
- Traffic report: Oh behave, Beyhive / Underdogs
- Arbitration report: "Wikicology" ends in site ban; evidence and workshop phases concluded for "Gamaliel and others"
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Protected edit request on 18 May 2016
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The word Userboxen which is located in the first navbox is a typo; it should be spelt as Userboxes. Z105space (talk) 08:07, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Nope. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:05, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
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- D'aww, cute kitteh! Keilana (talk) 02:55, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- How many edits of mine were deleted? I think the answer is "one" (one redirect I created mysteriously doesn't appear in my contributions anymore), but I'm not sure (maybe I'm crazy). Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 06:42, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- Was/is this edit correct? (I mean, she is not the president anymore, but she still is the first (and will always be!), I am confused, haha?¿ -- But she still is alive, that's why we use "is"? I am definitely confused!) Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 07:32, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you!
edit... :D Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 07:11, 23 May 2016 (UTC) |
- P.S. I once created an account with woman name and then made some edits on the Spanish Wikipedia and in a few hours many guys began to flatter me. That was funny. :D Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 07:19, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- By the way, I think that creating 1000 articles about women scientists is not so effective for your cause in comparison to what it would be to spread the word about super giants like Emmy Noether, Marie Curie... etc... There was a recent movie about Ramanujan (mathematician from very poor conditions) and another about Turing (homosexual mathematician), but I don't think there was once a movie about women&super geniuses Noether or Curie. I may be wrong of course. Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 07:54, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- http://fabpedigree.com/james/mathmen.htm ... Things are changing, but too slowly! Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 07:57, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- By the way, I wish you good luck in your cause... I am not a woman but I have a 3-years-old daughter... I know this sounds egoist ("oh, only because you have a daughter, otherwise you would not care!"), but it's at least true and my sincere reason, haha. Ser Arthur Dayne (talk) 08:25, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
Spotlight on women entertainers!
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WISE WIKI at UIC
editHi Emily. Are you involved in this?--Ipigott (talk) 09:18, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- No, but it sounds really interesting! Keilana (talk) 15:56, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 May 2016
edit- News and notes: Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
- Special report: Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
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- Arbitration report: Gamaliel resigns from the arbitration committee
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Reference errors on 28 May
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