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January 2017 at Women in Red
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DYK for Nancy Sottos
On 1 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy Sottos, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nancy Sottos helped create the first polymeric self-healing material, announced in Nature in 2001? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy Sottos. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nancy Sottos), 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.
Happy 2017!
Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 19:16, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Susan Reeve Lyon
On 2 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Susan Reeve Lyon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although Susan Reeve Lyon could not own property while a married woman, she was able to run her own apothecary shop as a widow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Susan Reeve Lyon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Susan Reeve Lyon), 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.
Good article reassessment of Gowanus Canal
Gowanus Canal, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. epicgenius (talk) 01:00, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
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DYK for Yasmin Altwaijri
On 15 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yasmin Altwaijri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that epidemiologist Yasmin Altwaijri encourages other Saudi Arabian women to become scientists, arguing that this need not "cross the boundaries of our societal norms and customs"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yasmin Altwaijri. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yasmin Altwaijri), 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.
DYK for Salinee Tavaranan
On 15 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Salinee Tavaranan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Salinee Tavaranan and her Border Green Energy Team installed solar panels and micro-hydro turbines at the Mae La refugee camp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salinee Tavaranan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Salinee Tavaranan), 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.
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A page you started (Ursula Klein) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Ursula Klein, Mary Mark Ockerbloom!
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article Nina Menkes
Could you take a look at this article? It's got an obvious COI problem, I stumbled into it very indirectly. I guess you could say I have a very minor interest but nothing close to a conflict of interest. In any case, I'll be editing the article very slowly and carefully over the next few weeks and could use an extra set of eyes. Smallbones(smalltalk) 21:23, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
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William T. Greenough article
I reviewed this article for DYK and I enjoyed it. I see that you're doing a great deal of writing for Wikipedia on science and scientists, so I wanted to make the observation that this article, at least, is written at a pretty sophisticated level. One measure is that its Flesch score is 31, which means that it is more difficult to read than 5/6 of Wikipedia articles. The original target for Wikipedia corresponds to a Flesch score of about 60, but few articles are actually written that simply; see Lucassen, et al. (2012). While the body of an article may need to be pretty technical, I'll make the suggestion that at least the lede paragraphs of technical & scientific articles would avoid complex sentence construction and technical terms (even with hyperlinks). Happy to continue this discussion here or through e-mail. Cheers, Easchiff (talk) 14:05, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the feedback @Easchiff: One of my writing faults is too-long sentences, so it's good to be reminded. I've broken up the lead a little more, which will hopefully help. Regarding difficulty level: Probably the biggest challenge in writing about scientists, is to get some grasp of their work and then turn around and try to explain it in a less technical way, so that someone who's not an expert can see why they were important. Far too often, I look at an article about a scientist and see where they were born, where they attended school, what awards they got, and nothing about what they actually did or why it mattered. I try to fill that gap and communicate some idea of the actual science, which by definition tends to be technical. To some extent, I would expect that a complex topic will involve writing at a higher-than-average reading level. I do assume that my target audience will have more expertise than the average Wikipedia reader, given that they're reading about a scientific topic. Comparables might include well-written science news articles, textbook chapters, and specialist scientific encyclopedias. That said, I don't want an article to be harder to read because I'm writing it poorly! so i appreciate the feedback. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:07, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
- Your article is well written! I've toyed with suggesting that technical articles get assessed for a code that indicates the expected readership. Maybe STEM graduate student, bachelor's graduate, college student, pre-college. Here's one example I recall where a specific effort was made to write a more introductory article: Introduction to general relativity. That one ends up with a Flesch score of 38, which is still pretty sophisticated. I'd say that it's written for people with bachelor's degrees, probably in a STEM major. Anyway, thanks for your Wikipedia contributions - you're covering a lot of ground. Easchiff (talk) 21:23, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
- I try :-) Many thanks, Mary Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 21:38, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
- Your article is well written! I've toyed with suggesting that technical articles get assessed for a code that indicates the expected readership. Maybe STEM graduate student, bachelor's graduate, college student, pre-college. Here's one example I recall where a specific effort was made to write a more introductory article: Introduction to general relativity. That one ends up with a Flesch score of 38, which is still pretty sophisticated. I'd say that it's written for people with bachelor's degrees, probably in a STEM major. Anyway, thanks for your Wikipedia contributions - you're covering a lot of ground. Easchiff (talk) 21:23, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for William T. Greenough
On 5 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William T. Greenough, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William T. Greenough is called a "towering figure in neuroscience" for showing that the structure of the brain changes throughout one's entire life, and not just in infancy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William T. Greenough. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, William T. Greenough), 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.
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DYK for Pamela Cunningham Copeland
On 9 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pamela Cunningham Copeland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pamela Cunningham Copeland (pictured) was honored by the Garden Club of America for her vision in preserving rare and endangered plants at Mount Cuba? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pamela Cunningham Copeland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pamela Cunningham Copeland), 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.
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
March 2017 at Women in Red
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DYK nomination of Robert E. Finnigan
Hello! Your submission of Robert E. Finnigan at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 01:45, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
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DYK for Marjorie G. Horning
On 8 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marjorie G. Horning, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Marjorie G. Horning demonstrated that drugs and their metabolites can be transferred from a pregnant woman to her developing child? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marjorie G. Horning. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Marjorie G. Horning), 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia meeting?
Usual Wikipedia meeting on Tuesday? CHF?--Dthomsen8 (talk) 21:46, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- @Dthomsen8: There are no more Tuesday night GLAM Cafes; for ArtAndFeminism events in March and the WikiSalon beginning the second Saturday of each month in April at CHF, see Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia. Best wishes, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 21:52, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Furra
On 9 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Furra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that men and women from the Sidama people sing radically different songs about Queen Furra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Furra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Furra), 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.
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DYK for Robert E. Finnigan
On 12 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert E. Finnigan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that gas chromatography–mass spectrometry equipment, first developed by Robert E. Finnigan, was fundamental to the EPA's ability to carry out environmental testing in the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert E. Finnigan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert E. Finnigan), 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.
DYK for Petra Hřebíčková
On 14 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Petra Hřebíčková, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Petra Hřebíčková was named Best Actress in a Play at the 2008 Thalia Awards? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Petra Hřebíčková. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Petra Hřebíčková), 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.
DYK for Magdalena Heymair
On 16 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magdalena Heymair, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lutheran children's educator Magdalena Heymair was the first woman to have her works listed as heretical in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magdalena Heymair. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Magdalena Heymair), 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.
Mary Mark Ockerbloom, I wasn't sure whether you'd seen that another issue was raised with this nomination's hook shortly after your most recent post there on March 7. Please stop by when you can. Thank you very much for all your work here. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:29, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
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DYK for Caroline Ransom Williams
On 30 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caroline Ransom Williams, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Egyptologist Caroline Ransom Williams supervised the reception and installation of the Tomb of Perneb at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caroline Ransom Williams. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caroline Ransom Williams), 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.
Thanks
Many thanks for your edits to Nevertheless, she persisted. I added the text about conservative responses yesterday when the neutrality of the article was questioned at DYK, but I was concerned today that the balance had been shifted too far with conservative criticisms. I may still pare it back a bit, but you made a welcome head start on that work, and I was very glad to see your contributions! Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 00:04, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Louis-René Villermé
On 2 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Louis-René Villermé, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Louis-René Villermé is considered a founder of social epidemiology for his work proving the association between poverty and mortality in early industrial France? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Louis-René Villermé), 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.
Ellen Thayer Fisher
Hi - I wonder if I could get you to review your article on Ellen Thayer Fisher with regard to her surname - especially the second sentence? I've found it hard to determine if her surname became 'Thayer Fisher' (i.e. effectively a hyphenated double-baelled surname) or if it is just 'Fisher'. The 2nd sentence threw me because you've said "Fisher Thayer exhibited her paintings..." I've also added an entry on the DAB page for Ellen Fisher - again, you might like to check the surname format is correct. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 12:39, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
- @Nick Moyes: Good catch! Thanks for spotting that, Nick. I've standardized to using "Fisher" when referring to her solely by last name, since secondary sources use "Ellen T. Fisher" at least as frequently as "Ellen Thayer Fisher". Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:54, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
Help a female librarian
Please contact User talk:Kmzundel, a Pittsburgh librarian who could use some help beyond what I can do right now.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 12:50, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Copyright problem on Carl McClellan Hill
Please don't add copyright content to this wiki, not even temporarily for editing, like you did on the above article. Please do your amendments before you save the page, or use an external editor. Thanks, — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:42, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
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Wikimedian in Residence BoF at Wikimania 2017
Hello!
My name is David Alves (User:Horadrim~usurped), and I'm an Wikipedian in Residence at RIDC NeuroMat (User:Horadrim). I've reach your contact through the Wikimedian in residence page in Outreach. As you may know, Wikimania 2017 is coming! I am here because, as a fellow WiR, I believe this would be a great opportunity for us to share experiences, discuss difficulties and exchange solutions, creating a community among us capable of supporting in other projects that would benefit from residents.
In that sense, I have submitted a proposal of a Birds of a Feather activity to Wikimania that you can check out here. I hope to count with your support in this project and would like to invite you to join us if you participate in Wikimania. In case of any doubts, please feel free to contact me, either in my talk pages or by e-mail at david.alves
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Thank you very much! Horadrim~usurped (talk) 00:33, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for offering a Third Party opinion on the Talk:Ellis Paul page. Kmzundel (talk) 13:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Ellen Thayer Fisher
On 15 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ellen Thayer Fisher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ellen Thayer Fisher's paintings of flowers (example pictured) were widely distributed as chromolithographs by Boston publisher Louis Prang? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ellen Thayer Fisher. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ellen Thayer Fisher), 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.
May 2017 at Women in Red
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Your addition to Transmission electron microscope
I reverted your edit adding a photograph because there was no information as to why that photograph was relevant. It looks like an older out of commission TEM. Please discuss on talk page if you think it belongs in the article. --2601:648:8503:4467:449E:1FBD:9C39:D4AA (talk) 16:30, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
References
Remember that when adding content about health, please only use high-quality reliable sources as references. We typically use review articles, major textbooks and position statements of national or international organizations (There are several kinds of sources that discuss health: here is how the community classifies them and uses them). WP:MEDHOW walks you through editing step by step. A list of resources to help edit health content can be found here. The edit box has a built-in citation tool to easily format references based on the PMID or ISBN. We also provide style advice about the structure and content of medicine-related encyclopedia articles. The welcome page is another good place to learn about editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a note. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:19, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- I see you are a WiR at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
- It says here [1] that the image is fully copyrighted.
- And I did not see OTRS here[2].
- Not sure if I missed it? Would likely be easiest to indicate the images that are CC BY SA on their website. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:22, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- No problem, I've dropped a note to the website people asking them to update the information on the page so that it will be consistent with the statement on Wikipedia. I'm the staff person authorized to release images on Wikipedia, which are generally works for hire copyrighted to CHF, so I'd be the one signing the OTRS on behalf of CHF, which would be somewhat redundant. We've released nearly 1000 images so far; a OTRS has only been considered necessary for a couple of special cases, such as photographs of artworks which required an OTRS from the artist as well as CHF's approval for release of the work. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 14:35, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
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Leroy Hood
Hi! Thanks for your work on the Leroy Hood article, it's looking in much better shape now. Definitely better than the current Start-class assessment, if you let me know when you're done updating, I'll update the assessments on the talk page - it may be a possible GA nomination too, see what you think. Thanks again, Amkilpatrick (talk) 08:08, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Amkilpatrick:, I'm done reworking the Leroy Hood article for now, if you want to reassess it. Best wishes, Mary
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Ernest Lawrence
I see you are trying to rehabilitate Ernie Lawrence. From your source:
Despite his assertions Lawrence was not truly apolitical. The funders who kept his cyclotrons running and with whom he rubbed shoulders were often very conservative men, and they influenced him. When Lawrence received a government Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant during the Depression to hire out-of-work shop craftsmen, many of his private foundation funders balked at the idea of being associated with a New Deal program. Ludwig Kast of the Macy Foundation, one of his largest funders, worried that if the WPA was overturned by the Supreme Court, the foundation’s and the WPA’s dual support of the Rad Lab would be incriminating and indicate "that [the foundation has] something to do with sinister communist tendencies." In response, Lawrence removed all acknowledgment of WPA funds from research papers involving work supported by the Macy Foundation.
There is also the matter of his opposition to a moratorium on nuclear testing. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:15, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Hawkeye7:, I'm not sure which article you're looking at, but I wouldn't say I was trying to rehabilitate him -- rather I felt that there ought to be at least some mention of his not-very-pretty involvement with Oppenheimer's security clearance, since that was largely missing from the articles. The WPA events you mention would date rather earlier than the ones I was discussing, so I didn't include them. If you want to add something about them in an appropriate spot, I'm fine with that. Happy editing! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:56, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
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- This image was previously used on Museum of the American Revolution, but now that work on the museum has been completed, it has been replaced with a photograph of the actual building. It can now be deleted. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 18:01, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
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August 2017 at Women in Red
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A new WiR initiative starting in August
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| Thank you for your many contributions and leadership in broadening the coverage of women scientists on Wikipedia. Blueclaw (talk) 00:41, 1 August 2017 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 5 August 2017
- Recent research: Wikipedia can increase local tourism by +9%; predicting article quality with deep learning; recent behavior predicts quality
- WikiProject report: Comic relief
- In the media: Wikipedia used to judge death penalty, arms smuggling, Indonesian governance, and HOTTEST celebrity
- Traffic report: Swedish countess tops the list
- Featured content: Everywhere in the lead
- Technology report: Introducing TechCom
- Humour: WWASOHs and ETCSSs
This Month in GLAM: July 2017
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September 2017 at Women in Red
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Thank you for doing so much to expand Cheryl's page, it looks amazing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by LadyBarbarella (talk • contribs) 01:56, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
The Signpost: 6 September 2017
- From the editors: What happened at Wikimania?
- News and notes: Basselpedia; WMF Board of Trustees appointments
- Featured content: Warfighters and their tools or trees and butterflies
- Traffic report: A fortnight of conflicts
- Special report: Biomedical content, and some thoughts on its future
- Recent research: Discussion summarization; Twitter bots tracking government edits; extracting trivia from Wikipedia
- WikiProject report: WikiProject YouTube
- Technology report: Latest tech news
- Wikicup: 2017 WikiCup round 4 wrap-up
- Humour: Bots
This Month in GLAM: August 2017
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The Signpost: 25 September 2017
- News and notes: Chapter updates; ACTRIAL
- Humour: Chickenz
- Recent research: Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe
- Technology report: Flow restarted; Wikidata connection notifications
- Gallery: Chicken mania
- Traffic report: Fights and frights
- Featured content: Flying high
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--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 15:54, 25 September 2017 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Please look at Haddiscoe High Level railway station reverted as "Not broken] and tell me if I am wrong to make the change. Perhaps Wherry Lines would be acceptable to everyone. I have seen that on other stations on the line.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 21:20, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
- @Dthomsen8: I've changed it to Wherry Lines as you suggested, as more correct and grammatical, but I wouldn't waste any more of your time on it if it changes again. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:37, 6 October 2017 (UTC).
- @Dthomsen8: I initially wrote a note about the WikiLunch, and then realized that it is next weekend and not this one. So disregard what I said if you read it! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 23:32, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: September 2017
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The Signpost: 23 October 2017
- News and notes: Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!
- Featured content: Don, Marcel, Emily, Jessica and other notables
- Humour: Guys named Ralph
- In the media: Facebook and poetry
- Special report: Working with GLAMs in the UK
- Traffic report: Death, disaster, and entertainment
This Month in GLAM: October 2017
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The Signpost: 24 November 2017
- News and notes: Cons, cons, cons
- Arbitration report: Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely
- Technology report: Searching and surveying
- Interview: A featured article centurion
- WikiProject report: Recommendations for WikiProjects
- In the media: Open knowledge platform as a media institution
- Traffic report: Strange and inappropriate
- Featured content: We will remember them
- Recent research: Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text
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This Month in GLAM: November 2017
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The Signpost: 18 December 2017
- Special report: Women in Red World Contest wrap-up
- Featured content: Featured content to finish 2017
- In the media: Stolen seagulls, public domain primates and more
- Arbitration report: Last case of 2017: Mister Wiki editors
- Gallery: Wiki loving
- Recent research: French medical articles have "high rate of veracity"
- Technology report: Your wish lists and more Wikimedia tech
- Traffic report: Notable heroes and bad guys
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