Victoriaedwards

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Copyright problem: Reuben Wells Leonard

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March 2021

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Good faith meets unyeilding policy

Dear Victoria I am reaching out to you having seen your work over decades. You are an experienced administrator who has built clearly made extensive contribribtions to the Cadet Instructor Cadre page. I am a casual user. I occasionally make minor good faith revisions based on personal knowledge to clarify or enhance a topic of personal interest. Recently, I generated an editing war where a user has taken the view that the article was not sourced enough and deleted 26,236 of 30078 bytes that had been in place for years without concern. You stand out in the edit history. While I was not impolite, I was cheeky in my attempt to restore the item and was banned for a couple of days. While the article has some issues, it is a comprehensive source of correct information for parents, cadets and potential leaders not found elsewhere. In my view should be allowed to stand. Thank you for your attention and assistance. 2604:3D08:1580:2D0:2909:A5D9:180A:466 (talk) 07:23, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

I'll reply for Victoria. She's no longer active, and she is not an administrator. Yes, you can be blocked for edit warring. Remember, additions to an article cannot be based on original research such as your personal knowledge. See WP:WPNOTRS, WP:NOR and WP:PROVEIT for further info.-- BC  _{talk to me} 21:11, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

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ottawa wikipedian group

I am new to wikipedia. I am retired and worked for DND since 1998 for Chief Military Personnel - as a foresight analyst.

I am interested in whether there a regular ottawa wikipedian group.

Also I am recently a Board member of the Rideau Rockcliffe Community Resource Center. I am part of planning team for an upcoming informal small gathering to discuss the re-imagining of local news as civic-information. It strikes me that wikipedia can provide a lot of insight towards participatory production of reliable civic information.

Would you be interested in joining such a discussion?

John JBV Verdon (talk) 19:39, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

I'll answer for Victoria since she is no longer active. Wikipedia doesn't have "groups" like Facebook, if that's what you're referring to. Also, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than a news source that disseminates community information. See wp:notnews.-- BC  _{talk to me} 16:21, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi Brian, Thank you for the reply.

Would you be interested in attending a meeting of a small group. We are interested in re-imagining local news as civic information. I've been reading 'Wikipedia @20' and I think a Wikipedian could contribute great value to the discussion. We have invited National Capital Freenet, some journalists, local community organizations/newsletters and some young design students.

Ideas, Welcome — Civic Information and Civic Media

Thursday September 21 (7PM-9PM)

https://www.crcrr.org/blank

3-815 St. Laurent Blvd

On behalf of the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre, you are welcome to join a by-invitation-only event devoted to deep conversations about the state of civic information in our communities. With the erosion of traditional local journalism we are witnessing a transition to innovative community-based models of civic information and civic media. Please visit our event description to learn more about the session details (location, date & time, and much more).

If you would like to participate please reply. If you are unable to join us we would be grateful for any media article, weblink or other information source you recommend for further enlightenment on this topic. We will be happy to mention your name as the source of the information link. johnverdon John JBV Verdon (talk) 20:19, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

What does all this have to do with Wikipedia? Keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. See WP:PROMOTION.-- BC  _{talk to me} 21:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Oh completely agree - and you're are right, we are not looking to 'sell soap' :) The event I would like an experienced Wikipedian to participate in - is very rooted in the challenge of developing 'reliable knowledge'. I think a seasoned wikipedian could provide valuable insight about this. Trying to re-imagine local news as civic-information would have to be founded on an effort of reliable knowledge.

Also the event at this large community resource center could inspire people to participate in Wikipedia and the wiki-project Ottawa. johnverdon John JBV Verdon (talk) 23:27, 8 September 2023 (UTC)