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editThis is brilliant! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jambocatz (talk • contribs) 14:57, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
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/wia /tlk /cntrb 19:36, 19 October 2015 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Mary Hemingway Rees (February 12)
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LaMona (talk) 19:47, 13 February 2016 (UTC)Wikimeet 107
editNice to meet you today the Wikimeet in London. Also good that you met John, a former Wikipedian in Residence (twice!) LoopZilla (talk) 17:04, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
lovely to meet you!
edityou were a welcome ray of light in the normally fairly staid meetup! Can't wait to see you next month :) Serendipodous 09:24, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
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editGood to meet you yesterday. Your PhD thesis looks interesting. I have been involved with Therapeutic communities and indeed started the page on John Rickman. Hope to get around to reading your thesis soon. Leutha (talk) 10:08, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
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Robert McClenon (talk) 14:36, 13 June 2016 (UTC)Welcome to MILHIST
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Congratulations!
editCongratulations on your new Residency! I'm so glad this partnership is flourishing. I've been at the WIR thing for about a year and a half now, so if you need anything, give me a shout and I'm happy to help. :) All the best, Keilana (talk) 14:06, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Image adding
editHi Alice, nice to meet you on Sunday. The image adding exercise I mentioned is at User:WereSpielChequers/image_adding creating similar ones for the Wellcome data should be possible if there is metadata that links them the way geocodes do. ϢereSpielChequers 15:41, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the link, I've been clicking around and it's so clever! I was wondering if it would be possible to do something similar in terms of locating articles without images, but perhaps using categories (like this, or this) as the linking factor. Would that work? If it would, would it require a new bot, or is it something that existing scripts can be adapted to do? Thanks again for the example! Zeromonk (talk) 09:33, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Wellcome to the Jungle!
editHello Zeromonk, glad to hear the Wellcome Trust has a wikipedian in residence at last. Would any of the articles needed that I have listed at User:Duncan.Hull/Wellcome_Trust_Articles_Needed be in your remit at Wikipedian in Residence? Duncan.Hull (talk) 17:29, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Duncan! Thanks so much for the page and links - I had a meeting with Jonny the other week to talk about this. At the moment, we're just figuring out a) numbers and b) how best to do it (i.e., who to train and what training to provide so that the list continues to be maintained and updated after the residency finishes). When we get something planned, would you be interested in coming down, or in running some parallel editathons in Manchester? Either way, I'll keep you updated! Zeromonk (talk) 08:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- Hello Alice, great. Keep me posted, would be interested in what's happening in London and already organise editathons in Manchester too. Duncan.Hull (talk) 08:51, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
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- Wilson is clearly notable. I've published the article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:47, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks very much for that! I'll make some further clarifications when I've finished the CRU page I'm working on, to make it clearer how he was a pioneer. Zeromonk (talk) 09:14, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Thanks so much Andy! Will do, that's really useful, thanks! Zeromonk (talk) 09:15, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
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editLeft a message at this commons image, Sadads (talk) 01:08, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- I've replied on the talk page - thanks Sadads! Zeromonk (talk) 07:39, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
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editHi. Good to talk yesterday. Good fortune with the residency! Bondegezou (talk) 10:24, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks! Lovely to put a face to a name, look forward to catching up in a couple of weeks! Zeromonk (talk) 12:15, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
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editIt was nice to meet you at the Wikimedia meetup today. Joseph2302 20:58, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
- Lovely to meet you too Joseph! Stay in touch! Zeromonk (talk) 15:25, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
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editThanks for the introduction to Wikipedia editing — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sally Horrocks (talk • contribs) 10:26, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
Hello
editThankyou for helping me to set up my account. Fionasinclairstclair (talk) 13:17, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
Hello & help
editHi Zeromonk
Thanks for your excellent tutorial today.
I think it would be very useful for me to be able to work on several Wiki entries at once before they go live. Can you tell me how to do this please.
many thanks Henrietta
HENRIETTA HEALD Writer and Editor henrietta@cloudesley.co.uk user name: henrietta999 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henrietta999 (talk • contribs) 18:19, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
New article
editHi Alice I've drafted a new entry for Peggy Hodges in user space and submitted for review - just checking this is correct! Ietlibarch (talk) 11:13, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Ietlibarch: Hi Anne, that's perfect! It should be reviewed by another Wikipedian soon - how exciting! Zeromonk (talk) 15:05, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
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Copyright query
editHi Zeromonk
I need your help to upload an image to Wiki Commons. It is a photo of Caroline Haslett taken in the 1920s/1930s. There are no copyright issues, as far as I know. I've said it is not my work, but I am then asked to fill in a series of questions that baffle me. I know the source, IET Archives, but I don't know the author – can I leave this blank? And which option do I choose from the list below? Thank you. Please could you guide me thru the rest of the process. Thank you! Henrietta999 (talk) 11:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Henrietta, If the photo was taken in the 1930s then it could still be in copyright as the photographer could still be alive, or have died in the last few decades. It depends on where it was published and when. Wikimedia Commons would need the photographer to release the file under an open license or for it to be so old as to be in the public domain. You might be able to upload it under Fair Use. You could try asking at Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions or try reading Wikipedia:Plain_and_simple_non-free_content_guide. ϢereSpielChequers 15:06, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
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editHi good to meet youLed90 (talk) 12:39, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
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editI'm struggling to see the subjects notability to be honest but didn't want to edit before asking you. Not sure how she passes WP:BIO Paste Let’s have a chat. 09:06, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Paste: Hi Paste, thanks for messaging me first! I should have added to the page/talk that she represented Britain and then Canada at the Winter Olympics (and was captain of their ski team in 1936), which I believe secures her notability. Her flying career is remarkable because of the sheer amount of experience she had - few pilots of either gender had flown so many hours or planes at that point in history. Zeromonk (talk) 09:32, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
- Great thanks, Olympics secures it. Regards Paste Let’s have a chat. 09:39, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
15th November
editHi, if you need me on the 15th November- I am happy to turn up, the cheap trains arrive at 10:04 at St Pancras- and I walk the last bit.(14 mins) I will see you on Sunday at any rate.
Looking at the Edit-a thon page- there are a few points to consider.
- No time given- often useful.
- If you offer to register users on the day you end up with three problems- our servers are configured to lock out ip-addresses that register more than 4 or 5 new users in a short space of time. You need to encourage users to register before hand to prevent this happening or to get a knowledgeable admin to talk to the techies to make an exception. Secondly new users are remarkably slow- and it all eats away at productive time. Thirdly, your role is subtly diverted from being the subject-expert 'qui encourager les autres' to a IT support techie.
- You direct new users to use VE- which is buggy and cannot be used on the talk pages, where they will spending a lot of time too. When a user asks for help- experienced users will be thinking in wikitext not VE.
Now on my User:ClemRutter/training#Booklets section you will find these:
If you want to customise them particularly to change the branding- it is simple to change the first and last page. They are all in multiples of four pages so you can double side print them as booklets.
I have put all the booklets onto commons as pdfs Commons:Category:Wikimedia UK training booklets. One important one is File:Individual skills training resource sheet package.pdf (odt) which gives you 50 sides of Howtos. It is on my to do list to translate each task into VE. ClemRutter (talk) 18:46, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
- @ClemRutter: Hi Clem!, thanks for taking the time to look over the details, and all the related advice for the event!
- I've just been confirming the times that people will be speaking so that I can get the time for the event pinned down - I'll be adding the schedule for the day to the page tomorrow.
- Thanks for the suggestion - I'll email participants and encourage them to set up an account before they show up.
- I usually start my tutorial with creating a user page (using templates for the more confident) and posting on another user's page (in source), before we move over to VE, so they should get an overview of both before beginning editing. For the sessions I've run so far, that seems to be enough to get people going.
- Thank you so much for the links to the guides, they look great! Look forward to seeing you at the weekend, and if you would like to come along, on the 15th you'd be very welcome! Zeromonk (talk) 21:02, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Are you still looking for people to assist tomorrow? If so, what time and where do you want us? I'm happy to help and KTC might be available too if needed. Thryduulf (talk) 13:56, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Thryduulf: We should have enough in terms of numbers, but you're very welcome to come along if you'd like to! The more editors the merrier. Or if Saturday's session is better for you, come along then! Zeromonk (talk) 20:26, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
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editGood luck today. ClemRutter (talk) 09:55, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
New article, could this be a DYK?
editI have made a start on Bexley Hospital. There is a lot of information online, so I will crack on soon. Still a very short article... LoopZilla (talk) 21:39, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
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- Thanks for messaging me @Diannaa: Sorry for the late reply - the page was made during an editathon by several people collaborating at one laptop - it was made towards the end of the day and I really intended to go home and work on it, but life got in the way a little! The page now appears to have vanished, so I can't make any improvements. Do you have any idea what happened to it? Thanks in advance! Zeromonk (talk) 13:46, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- The page History of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was turned into a redirect to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland. All the history content is already in place on the article Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, so there's no need to merge the two. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 13:54, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Diannaa: Ah, I see - I thought that some of the history material also originated elsewhere and was drawn together on the new page, as there were a few paragraphs' worth on the newer version, and there isn't that much on the existing page! Not to worry, I will make a section and add to the history content when I have the time, because what is on there is so sadly lacking, especially when compared to the history of the other UK nations' health services! Thanks so much for clarifying. Zeromonk (talk) 14:25, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- The page History of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was turned into a redirect to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland. All the history content is already in place on the article Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, so there's no need to merge the two. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 13:54, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
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Beeb- and Lost Women
edit@Thryduulf, WereSpielChequers, Edwardx, Leutha, CyanoTex, Gordo, ClemRutter, Thisandthem, Geni, Redrose64, Joseph2302, and Philafrenzy: I have moved the discussion here.
This was first I had heard about this event. I have followed the link to Resources and I am none the wiser! But I have spent a lot of time revising my booklet which may be useful:
- Wellcome Library:Creating an Article- traditionally and with Visual Editor
(16 pages) print double sided or as a booklet
which is with the others on User:ClemRutter/training with
I am available to assist and can make Central London within 90 mins. There really does need to be a WMUK:London Education Network where these things can be alerted and discussed before they go live.
What do you want done- I can't find the page of articles in progress- or indeed any links to the articles considered. I looked at the Women in Red list 2016 (WIR2016)- but that is in plain with no links even though it says an article exists. Hasn't notability been cleared before the subjects were suggested. The column Justifies Article? on (WIR2016) is in most part blank?
What do you want us to do? ClemRutter (talk) 09:57, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Zeromonk, Sadly today I'm not free to join an editathon. I had a quick look at the list and I suspect that some of the individuals might seem marginal re notability. My advice for such articles would be to start in a sandbox and only move to mainspace when you have at least two independent reliable sources that give information on the individual and a clear assertion in the article as to their importance. If in doubt start with an article on whatever that made them famous. If you are around on Sunday I'd be happy to talk again as to how to promote such events to the editing community and the trainers list. I used to do that sort of thing when I worked for WMUK. ϢereSpielChequers 10:22, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Busy today, sorry. And it only got announced yesterday on the Women in red page, which isn't enough time to get editors to signup. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:26, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- I'm also not able to assist today, sorry. With more notice I would probably have been more use. Thryduulf (talk) 10:36, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Not able to assist. Beyond my knowledge. CyanoTex (talk) 10:39, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks Clem for getting back to me - it would be great if you could help tidy and maintain pages. I got asked to attend *very* recently and I'm not organising just helping out so I'm not sure on the details of the WIR list - they should have been screened for notability tho. Thanks for pointing out the lack of links, I'll add wiki links wherever I can in a bit. Some people are listed so they can be mentioned in relevant pages rather than having their whole page created too - there should be supporting trainers here to guide people in whether to do a new page or an edit in an existing page. Zeromonk (talk) 10:40, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- There's this http://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags/search/100Womenwiki assuming they have been tagged. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:46, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have added cross-wiki links to WTR2016 - but they appear blue when most should be red. What is the link to the edit-a-thon page where these problems are being flagged? ClemRutter (talk) 10:48, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Cross-wiki links are always blue. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:23, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- How democratic. --ClemRutter (talk) 12:38, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- Cross-wiki links are always blue. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:23, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have added redlinks to the English page- 100 Women (BBC) and re-read WP Notability which stresses that inclusion is based not on the notability of the individual, but on the available secondary source coverage. Here most of the women on the 100 Women (BBC) have multiple Google entries but most aren't valid as they refered to the Beeb having published their names. A better source to work from could be BBC World List which contains one line bios. Good luck! I look forward in taking part in the event post mortem. -- ClemRutter (talk) 12:38, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have added cross-wiki links to WTR2016 - but they appear blue when most should be red. What is the link to the edit-a-thon page where these problems are being flagged? ClemRutter (talk) 10:48, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
- I will try to provide some intermittent remote help. Edwardx (talk) 12:45, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
So many thanks to you guys for any and all help and involvement - so sorry I wasn't able to reply earlier, I was plunged into some serious training and didn't even have time to pause for lunch! Look forward to seeing you all for a proper catch-up soon :) Zeromonk (talk) 20:43, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
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Wellcome? scan 2 or 3 book pages? "gruesome calculation"
editHello Zeromonk. I have never come across you before, I think... It seems your Visiting Scholarship at Wellcome has expired... but perhaps you can help me with a question. Executive summary: Can someone scan perhaps 2 or 3 pages of a book that seems to be at Wellcome? Very long explanation, skip if pressed for time: I usually go to WP:RX for such requests. I also already have over a hundred sources on the topic at hand, and some may think one more is overkill. But this one is quite special: perhaps only a page or three from Aykroyd, W. R. "The Conquest of Famine." London: Chatto and Windus (1974).
I've been working on a top-to-bottom sandbox rewrite of Bengal famine of 1943 for about ten months now (and still have a couple months left to go). I have little concrete discussion (just the academic equivalent of angry, vague accusations followed by silent scowls) regarding the possibility that the famine resulted in part from (or was exacerbated by) profit-driven hoarding or clandestine exports. I found in a footnote (I had never seen this mentioned before in the past ten months) that Aykroyd was a member of the Bengal Famine Commission 1945, and that "the Commission itself made what it called the 'gruesome calculation' that for every death in the famine roughly a thousand rupees of excess profits were made", which is cited to page 79 of Aykroyd's book. I have exactly zero access to this book, and believe me, I've tried.
I probably don't need info about any other aspect of the famine. [I'm sure if I had the entire book I could find other useful cites/quotes, but they would very probably cover details that I could also readily source elsewhere.] I really only lack anything substantial about the "blood money" accusation.
If anyone who has easy access to Wellcome's wonderful resources and scanning machines could get that book, skim/scan around page 79 (and maybe the index?) for discussions of large businesses profiting from the famine, and scan perhaps 2 or 3 pages (hopefully searchable/convertible to text), I would be in that person's debt. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 03:34, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Lingzhi: I'm still at Wellcome and am very happy to be able to help - I've sent you an email so that you can reply and I can forward you the scanned pages. Zeromonk (talk) 15:54, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
- A million thanks! I appreciate your time and effort! Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 16:22, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
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Dear Alice
I need your help again. I have worked really hard to write a new entry on Margaret, Lady Moir. I think I have submitted it for approval, but how on earth does one know what's happened to it? And when will someone let me know? I've put a note on my own talk page, but don't know whether to expect a reply.
It's like sending something into the ether and never knowing whether you will see it again. All so disorientating!
many thanks Henrietta Heald Henrietta999 (talk) 17:04, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks for all the info Alice... had to get Sam to tell me how to leave you a message! Don't forget the Churchill letter to Ivens and co (Royaumont), when time allows. Many thanks for the most interesting training session I've been on in a long time! Meg Parkes (talk) 13:35, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
Thanks
editHello Zeromonk,
Thank you very much for yesterday! It was fab to meet you and I really learnt so much. I found it very useful and I can't wait to start getting more women on wiki. I hope to get my page completed soon. I'm sure I'll badger you with questions as I go along though. Thank you for your warm welcome (and cookies) too!
LibKatB (talk) 14:37, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
- You're very welcome! I really look forward to seeing your pages! (& well done for leaving the message & remembering the signature!)
- Zeromonk (talk) 08:10, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
March 2017 at Women in Red
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March Madness 2017
editG'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:
- tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
- updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
- creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.
As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.
The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.
The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.
For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
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I have added links to two more articles (see What links here), but it might be good to add a bit of content to related articles with links to the article. That will help it get greater exposure.
Thanks, it's an interesting article!–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:07, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
@CaroleHenson: thanks so much for the linking, and for your kind words! I'll think about other relevant links that could be made between articles. This one was a bit of a labour of love for me, as so few people have heard about CRUs nowadays, though so many people attended them! Zeromonk (talk) 09:28, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Excellent, it's an interesting article.–CaroleHenson (talk) 13:41, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
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This Month in Education: [March 2017]
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March Madness 2017
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Wikimedian in Residence BoF at Wikimania 2017
editHello!
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 outlook.com.
Thank you very much! Horadrim~usurped (talk) 00:33, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Civil Resettlement Units
editOn 15 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Civil Resettlement Units, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the end of the Second World War, more than 23,000 repatriated British prisoners of war volunteered to attend Civil Resettlement Units to help them readjust to being home? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Civil Resettlement Units. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Civil Resettlement Units), 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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June 2017 offerings @ WikiProject Women in Red
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Clean-up Help
editHello! I hope you can join in cleaning-up K-drama pages and their international broadcast sections as they are in violation of Wiki guidelines (Wiki is not a catalog/ TV guide). It's also a breeding ground for promotion from streaming sites, legal or not. It's an exclusive feature of these Korean pages, US/UK shows don't have it.
For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Lovers:_Scarlet_Heart_Ryeo#International_broadcast It's one of the better formatted ones. The others just full-blown lists of flag icons, TV stations and broadcast time.Chiefyuks (talk) 03:29, 1 June 2017 (UTC)
Categories
editHi. A few notes re Category:Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellows - for one thing categories should always themselves be categorised, if they're not hooked in to the hierarchy then they might as well not exist - and they're also invisible to eg maintenance bots. Conversely, cats don't normally have infoboxes and references - just a one line description of what they're about, ideally a {{catmain}} or {{catmore}} template - in fact, if there's no obvious corresponding article then the category probably shouldn't exist. Which brings me on to WP:OCAWARD - in general we don't categorise people by the awards they are given. There are exceptions, but they are the real big, WP:DEFINING ones - in this world, Nobel and FRS and that's about it. I've worked in Wellcome-funded labs, I understand that a PRF is a big deal - but I don't think it quite counts for a category. Another strike against it is that there's no article about it like Nobel Prize - in fact, it's not even mentioned in the main WT article. It's a grey area, but I think the material would work better as a List article, which you can infobox and ref to your heart's desire! <g> Cheers Le Deluge (talk) 14:47, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Le Deluge: thanks for the advice! I was thinking that since there were categories for various other Fellowships (such as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, etc.), that it would be another useful way to group researchers. I've steered clear of the WT page or creating an article on the PRFs because I thought it would be too much of a WP:COI as I work there at the moment - possibly the same is true of the category but it felt less invasive! Zeromonk (talk) 08:54, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
- As I say, it's close but not quite there IMO. One obvious dividing line is that it doesn't put letters after your name (which prompts a random question, why don't Nobels give you letters after your name?). Another is that they're not "permanent" (in theory at least), and transient qualifications are rather deprecated, not least because they come with a maintenance burden for future generations. I don't know how many are created/lost each year, but that's another factor. I think it's understood that inhouse Wikimedians are wise enough to edit "home" pages without COI, the main argument against it is that by doing so you're depriving a protegee a chance of learning about Wikipedia via the article that they're most interested in (albeit again with a risk of COI). It's maybe the sort of thing to do by way of demonstration. In general, I wouldn't sweat this kind of categorising stuff _too_ much, when you've got a opportunity to generate so much unique content. Sounds a fun job to have. ;-/ Le Deluge (talk) 12:13, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
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Editor Training this week - apologies for cross posting with Metawiki!
editDear Andrew D. ClemRutter, Edwardx, Geni, Gordo, Joseph2302, Jscammel, Khintye, Leutha, MassiveEartha, Paul W, Philafrenzy, Thryduulf, WereSpielChequers, (plus anyone I've missed!),
This is a request for help, if anyone is free at such late notice! (and sorry if you've already seen this on Meta, wanted to maximise chances of people seeing it!)
- I've just been told my by co-organiser for a schools wiki-training session at Imperial on Wednesday that they've had much more demand than expected and there will be about 2 classes-worth rather than 1 coming along (they'll all be in the same room, but there'll just be more of them than I was expecting!). So if anyone is free on Wednesday to help teach some secondary school students about wiki and help to improve some pages on women scientists, that would be enormously helpful. I'll do an overview talk from 11:30 - 12:15, then they'll have lunch, and then from 13:00 - 16:00 they'll be editing wiki.
- Also, the Institution of Engineering and Technology really enjoyed the last wiki-session, so they've booked in for an Electricity editathon on Thursday. That session should only be around 15 people, but backup is always welcome and there is the usual free Wellcome lunch on offer!
Hope you're all well, Zeromonk (talk) 10:26, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
P.S. I'm so sorry not to have seen you all in a while - the past month and a bit has been mad with two best friends' weddings and a seriously hefty workload doing research for a government enquiry.
- Might make the afternoon session. Where is the session at Imperial? Big place! Gordo (talk) 10:49, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Zeromonk: I've already signed up for the Thursday event. I'm not sure of the location for the Wednesday event but will try to attend that too. I suggest you post something on the English Wikipedia as well as here on meta as I only got a ping for this when I happened to visit the German Wikipedia -- my notification settings on the English Wikipedia must be set high. Andrew D. (talk) 10:59, 12 June 2017 (UTC)×
- Thanks for the replies all! We'll be in Chemistry RCS 1, entrance off of Imperial College Road (opposite Skempton and at the Exhibition Road end).
In the Chemistry RCS1 building but can't find you. Awkward42 (talk) [the alternate account of Thryduulf (talk)] 10:44, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
- In RCS1 but not sure where to go either and a pass is needed to explore. Will hang around the staircase. Andrew D. (talk) 12:58, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for organising these events last week; they were good fun. If time permits, I'm going to follow up by taking Constance Wood to DYK while Dorothy Spicer and Alison Vincent can wait upon the opportunity to 5x expand them. Note also that I shared some experiences from the events at A tale of three women. That discussion is about a paper from the WMF about the process for handling new articles and editors. Please feel free to add your own thoughts. Andrew D. (talk) 06:55, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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- Thanks @Andrew Davidson:! I'd love if you could take Wood to DYK - I'm going to submit one for Hilda Lyon too I think, and encourage the others to do likewise with their entries when they are at a good point to do so. Thanks so much for the pointer towards the discussion, I shall have a read and a think, and try to contribute something useful! Thanks so much for the Barnstar too :) Very much appreciated, as was your help at both events! Zeromonk (talk) 12:00, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
- The nomination of Constance Wood is in. I'll now check how you're getting on with Hilda Lyon... Andrew D. (talk) 23:08, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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- @Andrew Davidson: thank you so much!! I was a bit under the weather last week, and then fell off my bike and injured myself, and with one thing and another I completely forgot about DYK - really appreciate you taking the time to get it in! Zeromonk (talk) 07:48, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
- Sorry to hear about your accident and hope you're better now. I'm a keen cyclist myself but broke my hand a few years ago after a tumble. See my recent tweet for some other London cycling news ... Andrew D. (talk) 12:01, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Andrew Davidson: thank you so much!! I was a bit under the weather last week, and then fell off my bike and injured myself, and with one thing and another I completely forgot about DYK - really appreciate you taking the time to get it in! Zeromonk (talk) 07:48, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks @Andrew Davidson:! I'd love if you could take Wood to DYK - I'm going to submit one for Hilda Lyon too I think, and encourage the others to do likewise with their entries when they are at a good point to do so. Thanks so much for the pointer towards the discussion, I shall have a read and a think, and try to contribute something useful! Thanks so much for the Barnstar too :) Very much appreciated, as was your help at both events! Zeromonk (talk) 12:00, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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Shared accounts
editHello Zeromonk. Thank you for your contributions. I thought I should inform you of an issue I've recently dealt with here, relating to some accounts that you created. Both shared accounts and usernames which suggest they are shared fall foul of WP:U and are likely to be brought to admins' attention resulting in undesirable consequences for the users concerned. That is all. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 06:44, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Zzuuzz: thanks so much for letting me know, and thanks also for handling the situation so thoughtfully. The event at which those events were created was a pilot with 90+ students so it was a steep learning curve all round - I'm really grateful for you bringing this to my attention and at future events I'll make sure to give a fuller briefing on usernames and to look more closely at the usernames that students are creating. Zeromonk (talk) 12:21, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Hilda Lyon
editHello! Your submission of Hilda Lyon 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! Yoninah (talk) 21:15, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Hilda Lyon
editOn 28 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hilda Lyon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hull of USS Albacore (launch pictured) had the Lyon Shape that was originally designed for airships by a woman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hilda Lyon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hilda 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.
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Your Wikithon
editHi Alice! As you will see from the Women in Red talk page, I have just been reading about your wonderful efforts to encourage secondary school children to start editing on Wikipedia. You seem to be doing a great job but I see that many of the articles created do not seem to progress beyond "draft". Please let me know if there's anything my colleagues and I from Women in Red can do to help you along. I would be particularly interested to have the user names of any of those who continue editing after the introductory event. I know many are frustrated when their articles are deleted, frequently for no good reason. If you can let us have the dates and venues of your coming events, we can also publicize them on WiR and try to follow up on some of the articles created.--Ipigott (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Ipigott: This is the first time I have seen a real use for Barn Stars. Each of the participants should be encouraged by getting a customised one. Not only is this good for motivation- but youngsters need a sheath of certificates and papers when applying for any job. The poor interviewer (if it gets that far) needs to find something in the folder that they can talk about- A barn star and an accompanying pdf describing the project, and the students contribution could be just that document. One of my former students secured an interview and place to study Maths at Cambridge on the strength of the sentence in her 100 word statement on interests- All the music things and restoring a Victorian house: plumbing, electrics, plastering etc. It stood out. Handing out a certificate/gives us a good excuse to maintain contact and send them suggestions. --ClemRutter (talk) 19:18, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
- Certificates of participation are an excellent idea, especially personalised ones for the young that mention things they have done. But we need to be careful not use Barnstars as a standard participation reward. Aside from them being unknown outside the community, there is longstanding consensus in the community not to "devalue" barnstars by giving them to everyone who participates in something. ϢereSpielChequers 14:54, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Ipigott, ClemRutter, and WereSpielChequers: Thanks for the messages, lots of food-for-thought! I really like the idea of awarding participation certificates for students to put in their personal development files, I'll work on that and share with you when I've concocted something! There's been a little further chipping away at some of the drafts, but this summer I've been juggling a few jobs so my follow-up support for editors hasn't been quite as prompt as I'd usually aim for - this perhaps has had an effect on the article completion rate. I'll have a think about how we can do something to improve things! I'll supply WiR with the details of any future events - sometimes they're for members of a society or organisation but I'll keep you posted either way. Thanks again all for your support - this is the sort of set of messages that is lovely to show new editors to show them how brilliant the wiki-community can be :) Zeromonk (talk) 16:47, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for your response. Let's just keep in touch and see what we can do to encourage editathon participants to stick with Wikipedia.--Ipigott (talk) 18:18, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
- Sitting under the perfect sky in Congenies- attempting to get a photo of two Geckos side by side- and a reliable wifi signal- the mind strays a little. How about running a follow-up wiki-surgery on the Euston Road. Invite the participants who have failed to deliver and the ones that have- invite them to bring a friend (brother or grandma) to whom they can show what they have done- and can become their pupil and they can show them how to edit and start a new article. They talk to us before hand about what they want to do- we listen and facilitate. We do three minute- lollypops- for instance:this is how you add a picture, this is how we do a reference, a table, a graph (short and to the point- and each one tethered to a skills line on the certificate of attendance). Stage two would be to stage weekly wiki-surgeries where any Wikipedian can drop in and get help with items that are concerning them. Each week the Wellcome or WiR or other sponsors would work up a todo list of sinple tasks that could be tackled by anyone with a spare moment. A ce on a particular article, an article lacking references, a translation, an article needed. There are staffing issues- and other thing to consider- but I see a press release here that will pull in most of the Nationals m\ybe the Evening Standard will give you a column and a fatcat salary to write it.
- Thanks for your response. Let's just keep in touch and see what we can do to encourage editathon participants to stick with Wikipedia.--Ipigott (talk) 18:18, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Ipigott, ClemRutter, and WereSpielChequers: Thanks for the messages, lots of food-for-thought! I really like the idea of awarding participation certificates for students to put in their personal development files, I'll work on that and share with you when I've concocted something! There's been a little further chipping away at some of the drafts, but this summer I've been juggling a few jobs so my follow-up support for editors hasn't been quite as prompt as I'd usually aim for - this perhaps has had an effect on the article completion rate. I'll have a think about how we can do something to improve things! I'll supply WiR with the details of any future events - sometimes they're for members of a society or organisation but I'll keep you posted either way. Thanks again all for your support - this is the sort of set of messages that is lovely to show new editors to show them how brilliant the wiki-community can be :) Zeromonk (talk) 16:47, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
- Certificates of participation are an excellent idea, especially personalised ones for the young that mention things they have done. But we need to be careful not use Barnstars as a standard participation reward. Aside from them being unknown outside the community, there is longstanding consensus in the community not to "devalue" barnstars by giving them to everyone who participates in something. ϢereSpielChequers 14:54, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
- We must discuss the wording of the participation certificate with Wikipedians who are admissions tutors. ClemRutter (talk) 00:20, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
September 2017 at Women in Red
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The Signpost: 6 September 2017
edit- From the editors: What happened at Wikimania?
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- 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
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2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election
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The Signpost: 25 September 2017
edit- News and notes: Chapter updates; ACTRIAL
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- Recent research: Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe
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This Month in Education: September 2017
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Roma Agrawal has been nominated for Did You Know
editHello, Zeromonk. Roma Agrawal, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,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!) 12:01, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
Introduction
editHi Alice, I'm here at the Physiology Society at an Etit-a-thon and Andrew Davidson has suggested that you are a good person to talk to with respect to editing Wiki articles.
I'd love to chat sometime; I work at the Academy of Medical Sciences and am hoping to improve the Academy on Wikipedia, e.g. adding Fellow's pages, uploading images, categorisation. I'm fairly new and would love to talk with you about 'how to' or tips at some point.
All the best
Asthemist (talk) 12:19, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Asthemist: thanks for your message! If you'd like to email me at a.white@wellcome.ac.uk I'd be delighted to chat wiki with you and discuss how we can improve the Academy-related pages. Best, Zeromonk (talk) 07:28, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
November editathons from Women in Red: Join us!
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The Signpost: 23 October 2017
edit- News and notes: Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!
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- 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 Education: October 2017
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DYK for Roma Agrawal
editOn 10 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Roma Agrawal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after playing with Lego as a child, Roma Agrawal designed both the tip and bottom of The Shard (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Roma Agrawal. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Roma Agrawal), 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.
The Signpost: 24 November 2017
edit- 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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ArbCom 2017 election voter message
editHello, Zeromonk. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting
editAs we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
Women in Red focus on the British Isles
editI thought you might be interested to know that Wikipedia:Women in Red will be focusing on the British Isles from 1 to 31 January 2018. Please feel free to add red links on British women and/or their works on the meetup page or let me know of any pertinent lists on my talk page. Below is the invitation we will be sending shortly to WiR members and participants. Please feel free to forward it to anyone you think might be interested.--Ipigott (talk) 08:38, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 18 December 2017
edit- 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
User group for Military Historians
editGreetings,
"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.
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Yo Ho Ho
editϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!
Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec17a}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages.
New Year's resolution: Write more articles for Women in Red!
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Jesse Boot- Nottingham
edit***Greetings from Kent***
Can you have a look at this?
Boot launches free online archive- funded by Wellcome trust it has the potential to add a load of useful 1900- 1950s high street photos- but copyright is unclear and, if allowed, how we can get them onto commons efficiently requires a little thinking.
Working for Boots was an acceptable profession for middle class ladies- it was not like being a shop assistant. (Source: A particularly difficult great aunt of mine about 1958.) --ClemRutter (talk) 19:18, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- I once worked on a project at the Boots site in Beeston. If you get something going for this, feel free to ping me too. Andrew D. (talk) 19:30, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks @ClemRutter and Andrew Davidson: I'll look into it and see what we can do! Love the source info! I applied for a Postdoc working with that archive before I got the role at Wellcome (which seems like an age ago now...). Zeromonk (talk) 08:13, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
This Month in Education: December 2017
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The Signpost: 16 January 2018
edit- News and notes: Communication is key
- In the media: The Paris Review, British Crown and British Media
- Featured content: History, gaming and multifarious topics
- Interview: Interview with Ser Amantio di Nicolao, the top contributor to English Wikipedia by edit count
- Technology report: Dedicated Wikidata database servers
- Arbitration report: Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018
- Traffic report: The best and worst of 2017
Feburary 2018 at Women in Red
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This Month in Education: January 2018
editVolume 7 | Issue 1 | January 2018
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The Signpost: 5 February 2018
edit- Featured content: Wars, sieges, disasters and everything black possible
- Traffic report: TV, death, sports, and doodles
- Special report: Cochrane–Wikipedia Initiative
- Arbitration report: New cases requested for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues
- In the media: Solving crime; editing out violence allegations
- Humour: You really are in Wonderland
Women's History Month 2018 at Women in Red
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The Signpost: 20 February 2018
edit- News and notes: The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators
- Recent research: Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back
- Arbitration report: Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases
- Traffic report: Addicted to sports and pain
- Featured content: Entertainment, sports and history
- Technology report: Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks
This Month in Education: February 2018
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Imperial Wednesday
editRe: Wikipedia talk:GLAM/Wellcome/Events and Workshops/ImpWiSTEM
I have some stuff in User:ClemRutter/training- is there any further preparation I can do. Do you need any printouts etc? --ClemRutter (talk) 15:13, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks @ClemRutter: I'll take a look. Really kind of you to offer! I think I should be able to print some handouts from Wellcome tomorrow - will try to keep all but the very basics paperless and instead link them on the event page and in a follow-up email. Zeromonk (talk) 15:49, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
Maud Perry Menzies
editHi Dr. White. I was just looking at this new article, which seems like a great addition, but I just had a quick question–when you mention that Dr. Menzies served "in Normandy on D-day" does that mean on D-day itself, 6 June, or just during the war on the continent? I feel like I've seen things, e.g. here, here, here (not specialist/reliable sources, obviously), saying/implying that no women [edit: foreign correspondent Martha Gellhorn aside] were allowed to land on D-day itself, since it was a full-on war zone. But I'm no specialist on this. Blythwood (talk) 23:14, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @Blythwood: Thanks for your message! I read in her obituary that she was at one of the military hospitals for D Day (so presumably not part of the landings but perhaps based in France already and dealing with casualties?) - it's possible the obit is incorrect, or maybe I should rephrase this article to make that clearer? What do you think? Zeromonk (talk) 08:05, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- According to the BMJ obit she arrived 10 days after the landings so I changed it to "soon after". Pity her bag has a NC tag. I notice nobody actually says where she was born. Philafrenzy (talk) 09:51, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks @Philafrenzy: appreciate it! I'll see if I can ask the RCPSG nicely if they'll reconsider the licence. Zeromonk (talk) 15:12, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- You have enough for a DYK. If you could get the bag as a free image it might make a good picture hook. (only needs a low resolution version?) Philafrenzy (talk) 15:18, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks @Philafrenzy: appreciate it! I'll see if I can ask the RCPSG nicely if they'll reconsider the licence. Zeromonk (talk) 15:12, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- According to the BMJ obit she arrived 10 days after the landings so I changed it to "soon after". Pity her bag has a NC tag. I notice nobody actually says where she was born. Philafrenzy (talk) 09:51, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for the check! One depressing thing I've learned editing Wikipedia is that if you've run into an interesting fact there's a good chance that it's too good to be true. Also looking at your user page is reminding me of what a great institution the Wellcome Library is–I'm a member and wish I got more chances/excuses to visit... Blythwood (talk) 17:41, 9 March 2018 (UTC) @Blythwood: just spotted this, sorry! If/when you're around, do drop me an email - it's always nice to meet fellow Wikipedians in person for a (was going to say tea but I recall from your userpage you're not so into tea) hot chocolate (?) and a chat! Zeromonk (talk) 08:16, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
Autopatrolled right
editHi Dr. White–a suggestion. I see that you've now written 26 articles, which places you over the threshold to have your account marked as autopatrolled, meaning that your articles don't need to be manually reviewed.
As I can tell that you know what you're doing, would you be happy to be nominated? You can nominate yourself if you want or I'd be very happy to do it for you–I'm keen to speed up new page review if I can. As you have professional standing and the account creator right already I think you'd be very likely to be accepted. Blythwood (talk) 22:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Blythwood: thanks for the suggestion! I was eyeing up the autopatrolled permission just yesterday and pondering it actually - I'd be very happy if you would nominate me, thank you. I'm keen to chip in and help with some reviewing myself too, but I wasn't sure how best to begin - do you have any suggestions, or should I just take the plunge and get on with it? Best, Zeromonk (talk) 08:14, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
Autopatrolled granted
editHi Zeromonk, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Alex Shih (talk) 18:21, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive
editG'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:
- tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
- adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
- updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
- creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.
As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.
The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.
The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.
For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:54, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
April 2018 at Women in Red
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Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018
edit- News and notes: Wiki Conference roundup and new appointments.
- Arbitration report: Ironing out issues in infoboxes; not sure yet about New Jersey; and an administrator who probably wasn't uncivil to a sockpuppet.
- Traffic report: Real sports, real women and an imaginary country: what's on top for Wikipedia readers
- Featured content: Animals, Ships, and Songs
- Technology report: Timeless skin review by Force Radical.
- Special report: ACTRIAL wrap-up.
- Humour: WikiWorld Reruns
DYK for Ethel Armstrong
editOn 30 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethel Armstrong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the English radiographer Ethel Armstrong has worked for the National Health Service since the day it was founded in 1948? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethel Armstrong. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ethel Armstrong), 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.
This Month in Education: March 2018
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The Signpost: 26 April 2018
edit- From the editors: The Signpost's presses roll again
- Signpost: Future directions for The Signpost
- In the media: The rise of Wikipedia as a disinformation mop
- In focus: Admin reports board under criticism
- Special report: ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide
- Community view: It's time we look past Women in Red to counter systemic bias
- Discussion report: The future of portals
- Arbitration report: No new cases, and one motion on administrative misconduct
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Military History
- Traffic report: A quiet place to wrestle with the articles of March
- Technology report: Coming soon: Books-to-PDF, interactive maps, rollback confirmation
- Featured content: Featured content selected by the community
A barnstar for you!
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May 2018 at Women in Red
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Wiki Loves Food
editHello! After the successful pilot program by Wikimedia India in 2015, Wiki Loves Food (WLF) is happening again in 2018 and this year, it's going International. To make this event a grant success, your direction is key. Please sign up here as a volunteer to bring all the world's food to Wikimedia. Danidamiobi (talk) 00:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
This Month in Education: April 2018
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Event coordinator
editHi, the English Wikipedia recently created a new user permissions for editors involved in off-wiki outreach work, event coordinator. This new permission allows users to mark accounts for confirmed for up to 10 days, and also allows them to create accounts for events without rate limits without some of the features of the account creator right that aren't used at edit-a-thons and other events. I have added the event coordinator permission to your account and removed the account creator permission, as you appear to have been using it mainly for outreach work.
This should have no noticeable impact on your ability to create accounts, and will give you the extra ability to temporarily confirm accounts if you need to. For more in formation, you can see the information page on the right, or you can ask me if you have any questions. TonyBallioni (talk) 13:14, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks very much @TonyBallioni: that's brilliant, and thanks also for the clear explanation of the difference between the two permissions. Zeromonk (talk) 07:38, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 May 2018
edit- From the editor: Another issue meets the deadline
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Portals
- Discussion report: User rights, infoboxes, and more discussion on portals
- Featured content: Featured content selected by the community
- Arbitration report: Managing difficult topics
- News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia
- Traffic report: We love our superheroes
- Technology report: A trove of contributor and developer goodies
- Recent research: Why people don't contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues
- Humour: Play with your food
- Gallery: Wine not?
- From the archives: The Signpost scoops The Signpost
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This Month in Education: May 2018
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Invitation to participate in study
editHello,
I am E. Whittaker, an intern at Wikimedia with the Scoring Team to create a labeled dataset, and potentially a tool, to help editors deal with incivility when they encounter it on talk pages. We are currently recruiting editors to be interviewed about their experiences with incivility on talk pages. Would you be interested in being interviewed? I am contacting you because of your involvement in Wikipedia’s Women in Red project. The interviews should take ~1 hour, and will be conducted over BlueJeans (which does allow interviews to be recorded). If, so, please email me at ewhit@umich.edu in order to schedule an interview.
Thank you Ewitch51 (talk) 20:26, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
July 2018 at Women in Red
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The Signpost: 29 June 2018
edit- Special report: NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a marriage?
- Op-ed: What do admins do?
- News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania
- In the media: Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekākāriki or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress
- Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page
- Featured content: New promotions
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August 2018 at Women in Red
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- Arbitration report: Status quo processes retained in two disputes
- Traffic report: Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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Wikithon questions
editSorry, I'm feeling like a bit of an ignoramus here. I don't really know much about wikithons / editathons at all. I tend to just work at my own pace doing my own things. However, one thing I am doing at the moment is improving a lot of London station / tube articles, and most of them need book / magazine sources I just don't have, with no online equivalents. If I knew there would be the specific book sources I was looking for, I'd be there in a shot and possibly churn out at least one GA in an afternoon. (For example, Euston Road, which name checks the Wellcome, was improved to GA predominantly using three sources - The London Encyclopedia, Old and New London and the Hansard). Do you think that's the sort of thing that would be available there, or is the Wellcome more specifically geared towards history and science?
I think Andrew Davidson knows a bit about them as well, so maybe he can advise. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:28, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Ritchie333: The Wellcome Library is best for medical history like the recent Godfrey's Cordial. For London stations, my first stop would be the London Transport Museum. The Ian Allan bookstore at Waterloo probably has lots of good specialised books too but I've not been there yet and I'm not sure how well the business is going since his death. While I'm here, that reminds me. I recently drove through Hanwell and noticed a plaque for Marshall. I knew they were based in that area but hadn't seen the plaque before. I'll take a picture next time, in case we need it. Perhaps we should do a history of rock editathon in Ealing as that's also where the Rolling Stones got started. There's an annual event called the Hanwell Hootie, which might make a good centrepiece. See also Ealing Jazz Festival... Andrew D. (talk) 12:29, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- I've been in Ian Allan, but the books there are either too broad ("London Underground for Dummies") or too specialist ("Everything you ever wanted to know about the Waterloo & City Line but were afraid to ask"). I've also been in the LTM but the books there seem to be rather expensive; I'd prefer to get a book out of the library and then buy it if I notice I can use it for multiple articles over a long time frame. The trouble with a rock editathon, like any editathon, is having sufficient source material available. I can bring along my rock biographies, but that's only a small snippet of what's available. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:33, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Ritchie333 and Andrew Davidson: we've got Old and New London (digitised version too), Hansard records, lots of amazing general encyclopedias and databases you can access in the building or with a library card and Medical Officer of Health reports for all of London, some of which document the coming of railways and stations to different areas (we're about to release them for all of the UK) - all of those resources should be broad and relevant to your interests. You just need a photo ID and proof of address to join the Library and access anything you need. The Wikithon is particularly focussed on adding and improving pages on Women, and especially on archives and libraries - I know this is slightly further afield from your usual interests but it would be wonderful if you could contribute some edits on these topics too! Zeromonk (talk) 07:16, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
Quick update on this. Firstly, I've managed to find a whole load of work I can do that's more in tune with Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, so that's probably a better fit. Tomorrow, I am going to be busy waving giant "OMG STOP BREXIT NOW" signs everywhere, so it looks like it'll be Sunday when I get to the Wellcome. I've tested my laptop and the battery is completely fried, so I hope there's somewhere to plug the charger in, as I'll need it! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:57, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Have your say!
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October 2018 at Women in Red
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The Signpost: 1 October 2018
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- In the media: Knowledge under fire
- Discussion report: Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2
- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbcom
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The Signpost: 28 October 2018
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- In the media: Bans, celebs, and bias
- Discussion report: Mediation Committee and proposed deletion reform
- Traffic report: Unsurprisingly, sport leads the field – or the ring
- Technology report: Bots galore!
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A goat for you!
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December 2018 at Women in Red
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- Traffic report: Queen dethroned by U.S. presidents
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@Yamla: thanks so much! I really hope so because I'm running 2 wiki-training sessions next week... Is there any way I can protect the IP address from being blocked for those events? Zeromonk (talk) 11:43, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
- Possibly. WP:IPBE might be an option for you. This is probably more likely to be granted if you indicate it's for a short term, and because you are running training sessions. I hope that helps! --Yamla (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
- @Yamla: Thanks, that's really helpful! Zeromonk (talk) 12:26, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
Access to the Onedrive resources for wiki/500 years event of 15 Jan
editHi Alice once again many thanks for a brilliant day yesterday. I bookmarked the resources you uploaded to do some more editing but it looks like I might need a Wellcome password & username to sign in now that I'm not at the event. Would I contact Wellcome IT for that? 08:04, 16 January 2019 (UTC)Vix612 (talk)
- @Vix612: sorry about that - I had originally set the link to expire at the end of the month, so I updated it with a permanent link - if you go to the event page from yesterday the updated link there should work for you! Zeromonk (talk) 08:27, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
thanks, that works! Vix612 (talk) 09:34, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
February 2019 at Women in Red
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- Discussion report: The future of the reference desk
- Featured content: Don't miss your great opportunity
- Arbitration report: An admin under the microscope
- Traffic report: Death, royals and superheroes: Avengers, Black Panther
- Technology report: When broken is easily fixed
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- Essay: How
- Humour: Village pump
- From the archives: An editorial board that includes you
The event on 7 March in Berlin
editHi Zeromonk, I am the contact person for the event in Berlin. This is my first bilingual event in Wikipedia. Have you ever realized such an event? Do you speak or understand German? Best regards Iva • =>?! • 20:26, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hi @IvaBerlin: thank you so much for contacting me. I am sad to say that I speak only a little German - I will translate the slides from my presentation in advance (I understand and read better than I speak!). Then I can help with editing online during the practical session? I hope this will be okay for you? Zeromonk (talk) 09:04, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hi again, it's like my English with your German, obviously. :) Of course it will be a great help if you are involved in the online editing. Your presentation will be held in English. Which slides will you translate in advance?
- I have some more questions: Is it okay if I link your English Wikipedia profile at the event? Your real name will be on your user page anyway. I've been asked several times what a Wikimedian is. So it would be good to link it. The second question concerns the different handling in the German and English Wikipedia. Do you know that? Will you mention this in your presentation? Have we to talk about it before the event? Maybe via Mail or what do you think about it? Best regards Iva • =>?! • 11:21, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
- @IvaBerlin: you are far too generous, your English is excellent and my German is definitely not as good! I will prepare just a few slides explaining what a Wikimedian is, and about what we have been doing with scientists in the UK and why. Please do link to my profile, that would be very helpful. I think it will be very helpful to talk about differences between En and De Wikipedias - would you like to email: a.white@wellcome.ac.uk ? Zeromonk (talk) 09:49, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
March 2019 at Women in Red
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- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbitration Committee
- Traffic report: Binge-watching
- Technology report: Tool labs casters-up
- Gallery: Signed with pride
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A barnstar for you!
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Black Lunch Table @ REAL Symposium @ Vanderbilt this Saturday!!
editHi Zeromonk! Black Lunch Table is hosting an edit a thon at Vanderbilt this Saturday from 11-3pm as part of the REAL Symposium in the Student Life Center. Hope you can join us !! Fishantena (talk) 04:13, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Fishantena: thanks for the invitation! I'll try to figure out my time-difference and participate remotely! Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like me to do/help with. Zeromonk (talk) 08:05, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
April editathons at Women in Red
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This Month in Education: March 2019
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The Signpost: 31 March 2019
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- News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive
- In the media: Women's history month
- Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding
- Featured content: Out of this world
- Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM
- Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations
- Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles
- News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive
- Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention
- From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion
- Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur 37
- Op-Ed: Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?
- In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch
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DYK nomination of Katharine Cook
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Review Hanne Bergius?
editHello, You said in Berlin that we could turn to you when it comes to reviewing an article. In the meantime, a participant has submitted the article about Hanne Bergius for viewing. Are you so kind as to see if you can release it? Thank you very much! Best regards Iva • =>?! • 11:29, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
- @IvaBerlin: absolutely brilliant article - but for enwiki we will need some references (citations for articles about the subject and her work, not just things written by her). I have left a review message on the page, and will search for and add some citations myself too over the next couple of days, and then approve the draft once we have some references. Zeromonk (talk) 18:10, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
- Hello again, the author had done, what You wrote. Can You have a look again? Thank you very much! Best regards Iva • =>?! • 19:09, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
- @IvaBerlin: thanks - page has been created! Zeromonk (talk) 07:13, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
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DYK for Katharine Cook
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This Month in Education: April 2019
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- Featured content: Anguish, accolades, animals, and art
- Arbitration report: An Active Arbitration Committee
- Traffic report: Mötley Crüe, Notre-Dame, a black hole, and Bonnie and Clyde
- Technology report: A new special page, and other news
- Gallery: Notre-Dame de Paris burns
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- Recent research: Female scholars underrepresented; whitepaper on Wikidata and libraries; undo patterns reveal editor hierarchy
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Review Christine Silberhorn
editHello, I'm sorry for asking for support once again. This time it's about Christine Silberhorn. The article was written in the context of the Diversithon. Additional information was requested. These were delivered by Garconne. Can you see if this is ok now? Best regards Iva • =>?! • 19:38, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- @IvaBerlin: wow, a Leibniz Prize winner! Very impressive! I have added several citations and published the article in mainspace - congratulations @Garconne: for this great addition! Zeromonk (talk) 09:05, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
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This Month in Education: May 2019
editThe Signpost: 31 May 2019
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- News and notes: Wikimania and trustee elections
- In the media: Politics, lawsuits and baseball
- Discussion report: Admin abuse leads to mass-desysop proposal on Azerbaijani Wikipedia
- Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead
- Technology report: Lots of Bots
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey
- Essay: Paid editing
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- In the media: The disinformation age
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- Traffic report: Juneteenth, Beauty Revealed, and more nuclear disasters
- Technology report: Actors and Bots
- Special report: Did Fram harass other editors?
- Recent research: What do editors do after being blocked?; the top mathematicians, universities and cancers according to Wikipedia
- From the archives: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching
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April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive
editHey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:27, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 April 2021
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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Would think Tea dance (gay event) should be its own article
editHi, Zeromonk. I saw a question from you regarding whether I think Tea dance (gay event) should be its own article versus being included I suppose as a section within the Tea dance article. I would think it should be a separate article. It seems significantly different because the gay tea dances were for people whose sexuality and subculture were not accepted at the time, whereas the English countryside dances I think have been very mainstream and accepted. The gay dances allowed people to get together who wouldn't have had so many alternatives, and thus were rather crucial for the gay culture, giving the gay tea dances an exceptional significance, whereas I'd think the mainstream tea dances were just one option among many for the people who went to them. The gay tea dances showed a significant creative solution in getting around discriminatory laws at the time. Also, the gay people who created the tea dances didn't even want to have tea dances, they would have preferred to go to gay events at New York clubs and drink alcohol, but such was outlawed at the time. Also, I can see the Tea dance article near the beginning alerts the reader there is an article about the gay tea dances if the reader is interested.
By the way, what does Zeromonk mean?
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@Greg Dahlen: thanks for the considered reply - I had reflected on it and come to that conclusion too after some pondering so I added the hatnote to the other tea dance article to help people to find this one, and also added some links from other Wikipedia articles that seemed relevant (I hope I got them right - you can check them using the "what links here" button on the grey bar on the left if you like).
Zeromonk was a name randomly suggested on another platform when I was signing up to something else a while ago and I just went with it for a few things! My real name is Alice :) Zeromonk (talk) 19:24, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nomination period closing soon
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WikiProject Military history coordinator election voting has commenced
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Margaret Louden DYK
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DYK for Margaret Louden
editOn 15 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Louden, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that surgeon Margaret Louden developed a treatment for people crushed by rubble during the The Blitz, but her contribution was forgotten until the 1990s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Louden. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret Louden), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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The Signpost: 30 January 2022
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The Signpost: 27 March 2022
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- Essay: Yes, the sky is blue
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DYK nomination of Avtar Singh Jouhl
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- HerStory walks as a part of edit-a-thons
- Join us for Wiki Workshop 2022
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- In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia
- Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
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- Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
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- Interview: On a war and a map
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- Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion
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DYK nomination of Racial segregation in the United Kingdom
editHello! Your submission of Racial segregation in the United Kingdom 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:13, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
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DYK for Racial segregation in the United Kingdom
editOn 13 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Racial segregation in the United Kingdom, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many places in the United Kingdom were racially segregated and non-white customers were banned from using spaces and facilities, even though the law never officially permitted such a colour bar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Racial segregation in the United Kingdom. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Racial segregation in the United Kingdom), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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The Signpost: 29 May 2022
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- Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
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- Wiki Hackathon in Kwara State
- Introduction of the Wikimedia Fan Club to Kwara State University Malete
- Education in Kosovo
- Bringing the Wikiprojects to the Island of Catanduanes
- Tyap Wikipedia Goes Live
- Spring 1Lib1Ref edition in Poland
- Tyap Editors Host Maiden Wiktionary In-person Training Workshop
- Wikibooks project in teaching
- Africa Eduwiki Network Hosted Conversation about Wikimedian in Education with Nebojša Ratković
- My Journey In The Wiki-Space By Thomas Baah
This Month in Education: May 2022
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Volume 11 • Issue 5 • May 2022
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In This Issue
- Wiki Hackathon in Kwara State
- Introduction of the Wikimedia Fan Club to Kwara State University Malete
- Education in Kosovo
- Bringing the Wikiprojects to the Island of Catanduanes
- Tyap Wikipedia Goes Live
- Spring 1Lib1Ref edition in Poland
- Tyap Editors Host Maiden Wiktionary In-person Training Workshop
- Wikibooks project in teaching
- Africa Eduwiki Network Hosted Conversation about Wikimedian in Education with Nebojša Ratković
- My Journey In The Wiki-Space By Thomas Baah
The Signpost: 26 June 2022
edit- News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
- In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
- Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?
- Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose
- Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed
- Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals
- Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter
Women in Red in July 2022
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This Month in Education: June 2022
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- Black Lunch Table: Black History Month with Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- Bolivian Teachers Welcomed Wikipedia in their Classroom
- Educational program & Wikivoyage in Ukrainian University
- The Great Learning and Connection: Experience from AFLIA
- New Mexico Students Join Wikimedia Movement Through WikiForHumanRights Campaign
- The school wiki-project run by a 15 year old student came to an end
- The students of Kadir Has University, Istanbul contribute Wikimedia projects in "Civic Responsibility Project" course
- Wiki Trip with Vasil Kamami Wikiclub to Berat, the town of one thousand windows
- Wikiclubs in Albania
- Wikidata in the classroom FGGC Bwari Experience
- Wikipedia and Secondary Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
- А large-scale online course for teaching beginners to work in Wikipedia has been developed in Russia
DYK for Avtar Singh Jouhl
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The Signpost: 1 August 2022
edit- From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something
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This Month in Education: July 2022
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Volume 11 • Issue 7 • July 2022
Kathleen Robb
editHi, I noticed that you had accepted Kathleen Robb, which I had declined earlier. I have to say, I find it unusual that you submit it to AfC, and then accept it soon after yourself. (I'm not saying it's against the 'rules' as such, just unusual.) Moreover, doing so once I had flagged it for speedy based on the copyvio (at least some of which still remains). Whilst you don't have to explain yourself to me, of course, if you can help me understand this, I would be grateful. Thanks, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:03, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- @DoubleGrazing: thanks for raising this - I was asked to review the draft by the creator and submitted it wrongly. Once submitted, I was in the process of helping them to correct the CopyVio but an edit conflict occured with your rejection - I read through the report in detail and saw that the plagiarism was mostly un-encylopaedic content that would need to be removed anyway, and job descriptions, so I decided to go through this with them on a call and explain why I was changing what I was changing and educate them about writing for Wikipedia. Once this was significantly rectified and (I thought, though apologies) no longer enough of a concern to warrant speedy, I then accepted. I would be very grateful for any thoughts on doing this better next time. My initial thoughts are that I should bookmark Earwig's tool and run it on sandboxes to pick up errors before submission, so that they can be fixed without two people trying to review at once? Zeromonk (talk) 15:12, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- Okay thanks, understanding a bit better now. :) A couple of things:
- If you know that you're going to approve a draft as soon as you've submitted it, then you could just move it into the main article space and clean up the AfC templates. I don't know if that's ideal, either, but at least it would avoid some of this confusion.
- And yes, the Copyvio Detector is a must, whether doing AfC or NPP review; after all, copyvio is perhaps the most serious offence there is on Wikipedia (well, maybe after BLP attack pages etc.). As you probably know, you can access it from the reviewer tools panel of a pending draft, but I keep it also bookmarked as I need it constantly for checking published articles and unsubmitted drafts also.
- Best, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:28, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- @DoubleGrazing: Thanks so much for this understanding and advice, I really appreciate it! And I agree with you about copyvio. I'll definitely follow the route you advise in the future! Zeromonk (talk) 15:31, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I meant to mention something else. It's not a criticism or anything, just an observation. I noticed that your AfC acceptance rate is very high, at over 90%. Can you think why that might be, eg. do you often work with article creators and help them get their draft published once you feel it's ready? I'm only asking, as my own rate is <10% (which I'm not saying is 'right' in any sense, or even 'normal'), and that's obviously a big difference. I'm sure you apply the same criteria, so it must be something to do with how you select drafts for review. Just wondering... -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:45, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- @DoubleGrazing: Really good question! Some reviews are helping article creators who have been to training events that I have run, or other training in the UK and have seen my guides and asked for help, but often I keep hitting the random article button until I see something that might have potential but needs a lot of tidying and polishing. I really find it rewarding to get articles on interesting topics (but often not very promising initial drafts!) to a place where they can actually be useful to people. Also, frankly, I find that often when I see a random submission, someone has already got to the reject button before me! Zeromonk (talk) 15:52, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I meant to mention something else. It's not a criticism or anything, just an observation. I noticed that your AfC acceptance rate is very high, at over 90%. Can you think why that might be, eg. do you often work with article creators and help them get their draft published once you feel it's ready? I'm only asking, as my own rate is <10% (which I'm not saying is 'right' in any sense, or even 'normal'), and that's obviously a big difference. I'm sure you apply the same criteria, so it must be something to do with how you select drafts for review. Just wondering... -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:45, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- @DoubleGrazing: Thanks so much for this understanding and advice, I really appreciate it! And I agree with you about copyvio. I'll definitely follow the route you advise in the future! Zeromonk (talk) 15:31, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
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This Month in Education: August 2022
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Volume 11 • Issue 8 • August 2022
- The Making of a Certified Trainer of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
- Wikimania SDGs 2022: The Kwara Experience
- An adapted Module teacher’s guide in Yoruba and English about Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom in Nigeria is now available on Commons
- Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Kwara, Nigeria: The Trainers Experience
- Edu Wiki Camp 2022 in Serbia: Together again
- Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program Nigeria: The Teacher experience
- Wiki For Senior Citizens
- WikiLoves SDGs Nigeria Tours Kwara State University Malete
- Wikiteka project in Poland - summertime
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting closing soon
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Women in Red October 2022
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The Signpost: 30 September 2022
edit- News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"
- In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements
- Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution
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This Month in Education: September 2022
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Volume 11 • Issue 9 • September 2022
- OpenEdu.ch: centralising training documents, a platform for the teachers' community in Switzerland
- Senior Citizens WikiTown 2022: Exploring Olomouc and its heritage
- Wikimedia Research Fund
- Wikimedia Youths Commemorate the International Youth Day 2022 in an exciting way across the globe
- Wikipedia, Education, and the Crisis of Information
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The Signpost: 31 October 2022
edit- From the team: A new goose on the roost
- News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment
- Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove
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The Signpost: 28 November 2022
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- In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"
- Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed
- Book review: Writing the Revolution
- Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality
- Essay: The Six Million FP Man
- Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff
- Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"
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This Month in Education: End of the 2022
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Volume 11 • Issue 10 • October–November 2022
- 2nd Latin American Regional Meeting on Education
- Adopting Wikipedia for Secondary School Students in Nigeria Classroom
- Celebrating 2022 Vibrance in Kwara State University Malete
- Celebrating the Wikipedia and Wikidata Birthday in school
- Report on school libraries in Poland for the Wikiteka project
- Wiki For Senior Citizens Network
- WikiEducation, Educational practices and experiences in Mexico with Wikipedia and other open resources
- Wikimedia & Education Workshops: a Wiki Movimento Brasil initiative
- An event at the National History Museum in Tirana
- Students 24-hour competition on Wikipedia article writing
- Wiki-Data a Giant at 10
- WikiGraphers: Visualizing Open Knowledge
- Wikimedia Israel’s Educational Innovation: “Students Write Wikipedia” as a Matriculation-Exam Alternative
- Wikimedia Morocco User Group Empowers Moroccan Teachers to Use Wikipedia in the Classroom
- Wikimedia Russia has released the "Introduction to Wikipedia" textbook
- “Wikipedia for School” contest was held in Ukraine for the third time
- Announcing the Wikipedia & Education User Group Election Results
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Pending Proposal for Kessler Foundation
editHi. I see you’re a member of the WikiProject Medicine. I’ve made a number of proposals to update the article about Kessler Foundation, a charity that supports people with disabilities. Several have been reviewed but a few remain. The request is posted here Talk:Kessler_Foundation#Kessler Foundation Edit Requests – October 2022. I have a conflict of interest, and do the edits myself. Would you possibly have time to look at these? Thank you very much.Dogmomma529 (talk) 20:22, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 January 2023
edit- Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief
- Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"
- Essay: Mobile editing
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- Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?
- Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!
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The Signpost: 16 January 2023
edit- Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
- News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
- In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
- Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery
- In focus: Busting into Grand Central
- Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100
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The Signpost: 4 February 2023
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- News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan
- Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos
- Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter
- Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias
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This Month in Education: January 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 1 • January 2023
- Educational Projects 2023-1 in Mexico
- Integration of Wikipedia in Ukrainian universities – teacher-led and student-led
- Transitional Justice in Kosovo edit-a-thon and Partnership with Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Prishtina
- Wikidata Citation Hunt Program for secondary school students, Dubai
- Wikipedia edit-a-thon with students from Art Faculty - University of Prishtina
- Тeacher from Belgrade got a reward for using Wikibooks in teaching
DYK nomination of Fionula Brennan
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The Signpost: 20 February 2023
edit- In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage
- Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?
- Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK
- Featured content: Eden, lost.
- Gallery: Love is in the air
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!
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The Signpost: 9 March 2023
edit- News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?
- Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy
- In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?
- Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter
- Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global events
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This Month in Education: February 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 2 • February 2023
- A Strategic Direction for a Massive Online Course for Educators in Brazil
- Alliance Funding for Wikipedia as a school resource in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand
- Call for Submissions to Wiki Workshop 2023
- Collaboration with Charles University on the creation of Czech Wikipedia started in January
- Open Education Week 2023 in the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
- Wikiclubs with different schools in Albania
DYK for Fionula Brennan
editOn 14 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fionula Brennan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Fionula Brennan's experiments with cytokines led to new therapies to treat rheumatoid arthritis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fionula Brennan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fionula Brennan), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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 nomination of Frances Helen Prideaux
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The Signpost: 20 March 2023
edit- News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
- Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
- In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
- Featured content: Way too many featured articles
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DYK for Frances Helen Prideaux
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The Signpost: 03 April 2023
edit- From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions
- News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
- Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
- Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages
- Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic
Old scans
editIn the course of reviewing some potential projects at English Wikisource , I came across these:-
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:A_voyage_towards_the_South_Pole,_and_round_the_world._Performed_in_His_Majesty%27s_ships_the_Resolution_and_Adventure,_in_the_years_1772,_1773,_1774,_and_1775_(IA_b30413953_0001).pdf https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:A_voyage_towards_the_South_Pole,_and_round_the_world._Performed_in_His_Majesty%27s_ships_the_Resolution_and_Adventure,_in_the_years_1772,_1773,_1774,_and_1775_(IA_b30413953_0002).pdf
which apparently came from the Wellcome Collection . The IA scans appear to be incomplete, and was wondering if someone with connections to the relevant institution would be able to make the holders of the original aware of this.
Do you know of any institutions that might have the missing pages and be willing to patch them into the scansets on Commons? ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 19:42, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
This Month in Education: March 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 3 • March 2023
- Audio-seminar project of the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
- Empowering Nigerian Female Artists: Through Art & Feminism Edith-A-Thon at KWASU Fan Club
- Exploring How Wikipedia Works
- Florida graduate students complete Library History edit-a-thon for credit
- Improving hearing health content in Brazil
- Media Literacy Portal to become a key resource for media education in Czech Libraries
- Wikeys in the Albanian language
- Wikimarathon is an opportunity to involve students and teachers in creating and editing articles in Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Polska short report
- Wikimedia Serbia participated in the State Seminar of the The Mathematical Society of Serbia
The Signpost: 26 April 2023
edit- News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
- In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
- Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
- Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
- Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
- News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
- Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again
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The Signpost: 8 May 2023
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- In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
- Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
- Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion
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The Signpost: 22 May 2023
edit- In the media: History, propaganda and censorship
- Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
- Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles
- Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
This Month in Education: April 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 4 • April 2023
- Auckland Museum Alliance fund project update
- Introducing Wikipedia to Kusaal Language Teachers
- KWASU Fan Club Leads the Way in 21st Century Learning with Wiki in School Program
- On-line Courses for Educators in Poland
- Online meeting of Ukrainian educators working with Wikipedia – four perspectives
- Wikiclubs Editathon in Elbasan, Albania
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The Signpost: 5 June 2023
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- Featured content: Poetry under pressure
- Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye
The Signpost: 19 June 2023
edit- News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
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- Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics
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The Signpost: 3 July 2023
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- Featured content: Incensed
- Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?
This Month in Education: June 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 5 • June 2023
- Africa Day 2023: Abuja Teachers celebrates
- From editing articles to civic power – Wikimedia UK's research on democracy and Wikipedia
- Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program in Yemen Brings Positive Impact to Yemeni Teachers
- Using Wikipedia in education: students' and teachers' view
- The Journey of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Lagos State
- WMB goes to Serbia
- But we don't want it to end!
The Signpost: 17 July 2023
edit- In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
- Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
- Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!
- Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master
Women in Red 8th Anniversary
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Women in Red August 2023
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The Signpost: 1 August 2023
edit- News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
- In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
- Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!
- Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!
- In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia
- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?
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- Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party
This Month in Education: July 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 7 • July 2023
- Wikimedia Kaduna Connect Campaign
- Wikimedia Serbia published a paper Promoting Equity in Access to Open Knowledge: An Example of the Wikipedia Educational Program
- Wikimedia and Education Kailali Multiple campus
- WikiCamp in Istog, Kosovo: Promoting Knowledge and Nature Appreciation
- Wiki at the Brazilian National History Symposium
- US & Canada program reaches 100M words added
- Renewed Community Wikiconference brought together experienced Wikipedians and newcomers
- Kusaal Wikipedia Workshop at Ajumako Campus, University of Education, Winneba
- Join us to celebrate the Kiwix4Schools Africa Mentorship Program Graduation Ceremony
- Activities that took place during the presentation of the WikiEducation book. Educational practices and experiences in Mexico with Wikipedia and other open resources in Xalala, Veracruz from the Wikimedia Mexico Education Program
- 62+ Participants Graduates from the Kiwix4Schools Africa Mentorship Program
- “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom” course launched in Ukraine
- OFWA and Goethe Institute Host Wiki Skills For Librarians Workshop-Ghana
The Signpost: 15 August 2023
edit- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
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- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
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The Signpost: 31 August 2023
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- In the media: Taking it sleazy
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023
edit- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
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Women in Red October 2023
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The Signpost: 3 October 2023
edit- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
- Featured content: By your logic,
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This Month in Education: September 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 7 • September 2023
- Inauguration of the Kent Wiki Club at the Wikimania 2023 Conference
- Letter Magic: Supercharging Your WikiEducation Programs
- Réseau @pprendre (Learning Network) : The Initiative for Educational Change in Francophone West Africa
- WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique closes its 5th edition with 13 winning schools
- WikiConecta: connecting Brazilian university professors and Wikimedia
- Wikimedia Germany launches interactive event series Open Source AI in Education
The Signpost: 23 October 2023
edit- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
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- Traffic report: The calm and the storm
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Women in Red - November 2023
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November Articles for creation backlog drive
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The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.
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The Signpost: 6 November 2023
edit- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
- Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare
This Month in Education: October 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 8 • October 2023
- 3 Generations at Wikipedia Education Program in Türkiye
- CBSUA Launches Wiki Education in Partnership with PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community
- Celebrating Wikidata’s Birthday in Elbasan
- Edu Wiki Camp 2023 - together in Sremski Karlovci
- PhilWiki Community promotes language preservation and cultural heritage advocacies at ADNU
- PunjabWiki Education Program: A Wikipedia Adventure in Punjab
- WikiConference on Education ignites formation of Wikimedia communities
- Wikimedia Estonia talked about education at CEE meeting in Tbilisi
- Wikimedia in Brazil is going to be a book
- Wikipedian Editor Project: Arabic Sounds Workshop 2023
The Signpost: 20 November 2023
edit- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
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The Signpost: 4 December 2023
edit- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age
- Essay: I am going to die
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This Month in Education: November 2023
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Volume 12 • Issue 9 • November 2023
- 4th WikiUNAM Editathon: Community knowledge strengthens education
- Edit-a-thon at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo
- EduWiki Nigeria Community: Embracing Digital Learning Through Wikipedia
- Evening Wikischool offers Czech seniors further education on Wikipedia
- Expansion of Wikipedia Education Program through Student Associations at Iranian Universities
- Exploring Wikipedia through Wikiclubs and the Wikeys board game in Albania
- First anniversary of the game Wikeys
- Involve visiting students in education programs
- Iranian Students as Wikipedians: Using Wikipedia to Teach Research Methodology and Encyclopedic Writing
- Kiwix4Schools Nigeria: Bridging Knowledge Gap through Digital Literacy
- Lire wikipedia en classe à Djougou au Bénin
- Tyap Wikimedians Zaria Outreach
- Art Outreach at Aje Comprehensive Senior High School 1st November 2023, Lagos Mainland
- PhilWiki Community holds a meet-up to advocate women empowerment
Voting for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2023 is now open!
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The Signpost: 24 December 2023
edit- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
- In the media: Consider the humble fork
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
- In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU
- Technology report: Dark mode is coming
- Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols
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- Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!
- From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^
- Humour: Guess the joke contest