Re [1] due to the ambiguity of the indenting and the pronoun "that" I don't know what you're agreeing with. NE Ent 11:40, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Read your message on my talk page. No hard feelings at my end. Thanks for 'Fiona'! :) All the best to you. AnonNep (talk) 11:25, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, This is BnPerdue16, I don't know how to leave a message so I'm hoping this will work. Anyway, Stennisville is NOT a hoax. It is real. It is where Napoleon used to be before they located the settlers off the land in the 1960's for the building of Stennis Space Center. Several homeless people continue to dwell there. It is located back in a thicket next to the space center. A barbed wire fence boarders it on one side and and the highway to Pearlington borders it on the other side. The reason I know about it is because my grandfather lived there for many years, and died there. I've seen it before. The workers at the space center are unaware of it, because the highway department are the ones who allow the homeless to stay there. there is a page for Napoleon at this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon,_Mississippi . It is no longer referred to as Napoleon though, it is now called Stennisville. I suggest that you delete the page for Napoleon and replace it with the page that I created. Thank you so much for contacting me, and I hope we can get this all cleared up quickly :) -Benjamin Perdue (AKA BnPerdue16), Downers Grove, IL — Preceding unsigned comment added by BnPerdue16 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Vice President of Ghana, has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. →Enock4seth (talk) 14:44, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
I appreciate that you pay attention to the "forced bold lead" nonsense; it really drives me nuts. Plus the guy got it wrong, the poisoning was reported to the world press on the 11th, but occurred on the 9th. μηδείς (talk) 23:00, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Historical.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 20:54, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi David. Some time ago there was a discussion about adding bs.wiki on this list. If there are no further arguments against it, could you please perform this addition? Thanks. -- Edinwiki (talk) 18:14, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Prokopis Pavlopoulos is the top item in ITN, and has a valid pic to go with it. Can you update? Grassy ass. --Jayron32 00:13, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
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I note you've updated the image to show one of the victims of the recent helicopter crash, for which thanks. But... there has been some discussion as to whether it is appropriate to highlight just one of the three notable deceased, when we have free images for all three. If the article is still pictured when you're next around could you possibly rotate in one of the other two? Many thanks, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:49, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
I noticed you recently applied cascading protection to Template:In the news/random; I watch for this because cascading protection on templates is usually the wrong thing to do (details at WP:PROT#Protection of templates). In this case, it looks like you have already protected the intentional subtemplates, and further if it really does become transcluded onto Main Page then the main page's cascading protection will handle it (and do so correctly even if the template gets a /doc subpage). Is there a reason for the cascading protection on this template specifically that I'm missing? Anomie⚔ 18:33, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks for your help re Günter Grass ITN. Sca (talk) 21:10, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello David. Can you take a look at my commment, including statistical facts about mk.wiki. I wrote it some time ago, so I hope it will be informative. Cheers --B. Jankuloski (talk) 18:33, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks for all your image work at ITN, but right now, at least in Safari, I'm seeing just one image and a } in the blurb. I have no idea what that crazy "random" syntax is up to, so perhaps you could fix it? The Rambling Man (talk) 20:02, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Based on MOS:BOLDTITLE. The media is calling it the Nepal earthquake. I mentioned the seismologists reports but it is not necessary to wait for them. I don't see how we're seeing this so differently, but I certainly see how you've spent a lot of energy on this. I don't think that's necessary either; we can both relax and move on. We simply bold the titles because its the given name. That's what the MoS says to do. Like I said, there's a few cases where earthquake articles have not done this. I have seen them and have not applied bold because of a lack of coverage. This one has media talking about it with this name. Dawnseeker2000 04:04, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I'm wondering about why Cops (TV series) article is still protected since December 12, 2014. I would like to make episodes section but I'm unable. I know I can send a request but it's just different. Why that protection? --Giacomo Sarrocco (talk) 09:13, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
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Hi David, thanks for keeping an eye on TFA. I'm sorry, I didn't understand this rationale. - Dank (push to talk) 04:04, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
The uppercase "P" is correct, per our house style.
Curious why you changed the image from the original taken in 2013 to an older one from 2007. Though the updated file is named File:2014 FIFA Announcement (Joseph Blatter) 6.jpg, it is actually a 2007 photo from an announcement for the 2014 World Cup. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 00:17, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Surely you don't attribute fallibility to my intuition? Sca (talk) 17:00, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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For a minute and 25 seconds American Pharoah was the best racimg horse out there! EoRdE6(Come Talk to Me!) 02:15, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
Yes, David, I am getting your messages. I'm trying to do the best I can at TFL, but I do make mistakes from time to time despite my best efforts. Thank you for cleaning up after me, and I'll try to be more careful with the photo parentheses from now on. Giants2008 (Talk) 16:08, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
Can you please explain what this monster of a template is trying to achieve ? It's humongous and it's breaking videos on the mobile website version... If I know what it's purpose is, maybe I can help. See also phab:T101708 —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 18:17, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
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Thanks for helping out at the Falcon 9 explosion page. I was about to correct it and you came first. --Fazbear7891 (talk) 03:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi David, yesterday you changed all the numbers to words, today you changed them all to numerals. What's your guidance on how we could be more consistent? Stephen 07:38, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi David, no great issue but why shouldn't this be capitalised? I looked at analogies, like United States Attorney General and Prosecutor General of Russia and other sources which note the AG as fully capitalised, so why should the Egyptian position be any different? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:03, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
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So it's a new consensus format? I assumed that it had gotten updated by someone who wasn't familiar with the Main Page's normal working and added a caption as in an article, instead of the Main Page standard of (pictured). People are always so picky about where the italics go (italicise the parentheses, don't italicise the parentheses), and I can't remember, so I just skip them entirely and wait for someone else to add them. Nyttend (talk) 14:07, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
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Please remove "cascading" protection from Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/Protection. As of April 2013, it is marked as historical so it may not need any protection at all.
In April 2013 you protected it and added "cascading" protection, which effectively fully-protects Template:Historical. Normally that template would only be semi-protected. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 01:07, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi David, just a note to say thanks to you and The Rambling Man for working out the new method of adding images to ITN. Much, much easier than a local upload. Cheers, Stephen 23:04, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
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I agree completely. Have one of these things, and thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:57, 1 September 2015 (UTC) |
... being paged. Sca (talk) 15:02, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
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You've made most of the edits to images at TFA this month IIRC. Before August, I was tentatively assigning captions and adding "pictured" as needed, but I've never been comfortable with image issues, and after the August discussions about captions, I'd rather step back from doing anything with images at TFA, at least for a while. I'm not positive, but it appears Chris and Brian are hesitant as well. Would you like to make those calls for the rest of September? - Dank (push to talk) 22:07, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, great job. It's nice to see at least one part of the main page being so carefully maintained. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:48, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
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David Levy, can you please move that padded hook you just added to the DYK set on the main page so it isn't in the final position? The DYK hook sets try to feature a "quirky" hook last, and a double suicide is the sort of depressing hook we try to avoid. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:41, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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Hi David,
You might have noticed that the Poe discussion is closed now that we have an agreement on using your lede. I have edited the Poe bio to include that lede. Please take a look when you get a chance. JoePeschel (talk) 18:40, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
Should probably move the block one to ((Talk blockquote))
(and give it a ((tbq))
shortcut). It's hard to remember which is which. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 05:31, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi David, please see https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2015-November/009916.html. Would you be willing to lead a discussion and/or add the appropriate tags to make Template:Main Page banner appear on the mobile site's main page? --Pine✉ 23:05, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
Great work on images. Would you prefer to keep handling image issues solo, or should we recruit someone to help us? I'm trying to avoid ERROR reports of any kind, when possible. - Dank (push to talk) 00:48, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
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I woke up to the swap of the queues and am not happy. The idea was to celebrate Sibelius on his birthday with as many hooks and images as possible. You will know that on 12 December we will have two sets with two different images which will ALL deal with Frank Sinatra. Modesty for Sibelius: only one hook each set. Can the pictured one please be in queue 4?? The image in the TFA fits that article but is not THE image for Sibelius. IF we get a different hook for the composer, that could go with the image, unless the alternative image is preferred. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
As you are obviously unfamiliar with the way the DYK Queues function, I would like to give you some tips to prevent problems like those created this morning.
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He David, quite a "copy-edit" you made to the In the News-item on COP21. In principle no problem of course, but I am not sure if this is correct. 195 countries + EU could send delegates, but did they all come? At least they did not all present credentials we know, so formal voting would have left quite a few out. Could you think of a rephrase (I would do it myself, but it seems only admins can change)? L.tak (talk) 16:59, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
Why is the discussion inappropriate? We are discussing just one image in general. Can you reopen it? --George Ho (talk) 20:41, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
I started a central discussion at the Village pump. Finnertop concurs that the closure was too soon. If you won't undo the closure, I'll do the deletion review soon. --George Ho (talk) 07:13, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
I get the logic of changing the image size to 240px at 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. However, that doesn't change anything. I still want to change the default thumbsize to 100% preferred pixels, i.e. upright=1. I don't wanna edit war with you. I'm unsure how the reason is "good" per WP:IUP other than size, which isn't good enough for me. --George Ho (talk) 07:18, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
We can't force 220px readers, including unsigned ones, to view it at 240px. Same for 300px. However, these size are meant for all content, including free content. Theo's Little Bit can do the job for us without problems. I can view a PNG's maximum size at bigger size preference (250px at 400px or 300px)
Now I can confirm that you implicitly won't undo the closure.
Details aren't important to me.
If the infobox image size goes big, the alignment is affected.
If the image size is forced and fixed, the principle of the WP:IUP would be violated.
As for the FFD, it's just one image as a test for SVG vs PNG, but everybody still wanted to keep the SVG with less details, affecting the SVG's quality.
I am aware of the consequences. We just don't want to game it to prove our point. --George Ho (talk) 18:21, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
I'm sure that you're acting in good faith, but you seem confused and/or unaware of your edit's full effects"? Do you mean letting the size go large or what? George Ho (talk) 04:24, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
By the way, even fixing a size wouldn't change how SVG images are transcluded in infoboxes. George Ho (talk) 04:42, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
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which takes a factor (such as 1.3 for large or 0.7 for small), thus taking a user's preferences into account. Example: Rakastava. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:26, 29 December 2015 (UTC)Aren't readers going to be confused about something identified as a "battle" site when the TFA text says there was no bloodshed? - Dank (push to talk) 23:39, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
Would you care to explain your closure? You wrote that "Infinite resolution is an intrinsic characteristic of vector graphics" but this is not true; SVG files always have a finite number of vectors, so the resolution is always finite. You also wrote that "A proposal to replace fair-use SVGs with non-scalable images should be made at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) and advertised prominently" but no one has suggested that the file necessarily has to be replaced by a "non-scalable image". The request was that the file has to be replaced by a different file which satisfies WP:NFCC#3b, but that replacement file can use any file format, including SVG. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:45, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
You wrote that "Infinite resolution is an intrinsic characteristic of vector graphics" but this is not true; SVG files always have a finite number of vectors, so the resolution is always finite.
You also wrote that "A proposal to replace fair-use SVGs with non-scalable images should be made at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) and advertised prominently" but no one has suggested that the file necessarily has to be replaced by a "non-scalable image".
"I believe that the format is too superior to make the use 'fair'. Shall we use the PNG format instead?"
The request was that the file has to be replaced by a different file which satisfies WP:NFCC#3b, but that replace file can use any file format, including SVG.
Correction: I added the PNG as a second image and then removed it. I have left the SVG in there in hope of consensus, not knowing that you would close it. George Ho (talk) 18:05, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
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Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:56, 23 December 2015 (UTC) |
...not to leave hanging divs. The (div based) 2015 main page is very unforgiving about these (so a very good place to check formatting). Merry Christmas! -- [[User:Edokter]] ((talk))
09:20, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
You should know better then to use custom images sizes for one specific display type... I still believe non-HiDPI and desktop screens outnumber the HiDPI ones, which ususally have excellent upscaling anyway. So why shoud the rest look at a way too small image instead? -- [[User:Edokter]] ((talk))
10:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
-- [[User:Edokter]] ((talk))
11:26, 26 December 2015 (UTC)Any particular reason you swapped the image at the last second for the Kent, Ohio TFA? The reason I ask is because I had recently replaced that image since it was both 6 years old and because there has been some renovation on the area in the photo since that photo was taken. Further, the summary currently on the Main Page says "depot pictured" in italics and the photo doesn't show the depot at all. --JonRidinger (talk) 03:37, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Imbox deletion.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 16:04, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
When you did administratice actions on this file, you unprotected the file. This looks like an error. Shouldn't it be protected again? --Stefan2 (talk) 15:33, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
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Per [3], please switch back the image, the one you have replaced it with is a horribly-conformed, ugly animal and the image was not what was approved for the TFA. Montanabw(talk) 18:06, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Done per WP:BRD
This may have been switched because you could hardly make out the horses.
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Template:Talk archive notice. Since you had some involvement with the Template:Talk archive notice redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 23:20, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
The Hypothetical fifth giant planet and Planet Nine may or may not exist, and may or may not relate to one another. But they are two different hypotheses with different rationales, and merging the articles about the two hypotheses would be original research on our part, so we shouldn't do it. -- The Anome (talk) 11:57, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon | |
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Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim | |
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Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Seems to be bugged. - Dank (push to talk) 16:07, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on File:Altare dei Magi, con copia del reliquiario cropped.JPG requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. IagoQnsi (talk) 20:20, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. --Pharos (talk) 21:48, 2 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi David,
I'm here with jehochman at a wiki edit-a-thon and he recommended asking you about how to upload an image on Sandy Skoglund's page without running into copyright issues. I'm trying to upload a notable work to the artist's profile on the right. There are many versions of the photo on google images, but I am not sure which ones are OK to upload. Could you help me with this? Thanks!--Alxing8 (talk) 23:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Tsai ITN.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 14:45, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Ma-Xi handshake (7 November 2015) cropped.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you object to the listing for any reason. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:06, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Why on earth would you insert a non-vetted image file into the TFA blurb (one that's not even in the article itself) without first consulting the article author? Please replace the image with one that occurs in the article. Sasata (talk) 16:19, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
David, I think you've misjudged this. Sasata's tone is not disrespectful (he may be a little exasperated/frustrated, but I think that's understandable), and at no point has he tried to assert any ownership over the article or the main page.
On the other hand, whether done maliciously or not, you have taken advantage of your special authority to make a change on the main page.
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Imbox protection.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 15:04, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.
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Shall I ask the consensus to go for either the earlier image or the "less cheerful" image? We are not either a newspaper or an advertiser. Isn't switching to a "less cheerful" one the lowest of all lowly actions? --George Ho (talk) 20:10, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity | |
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Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim | |
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Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~ |
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Saw the crop you did on the American Pharoah image at TFA. Saw the rollover ALT text was "|title=American Pharoah in May 2015" The image was actually of him in the winner's circle of the Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2015. Don't know if you want to expand, change or whatever the alt text with any of that ("American Pharoah at the Preakness Stakes, 2015" -- or whatever), but if you think it would be more helpful, go for it. Entirely your call. I appreciate the close attention paid to these articles at TFA. Between the inevitable kiddie edits to these horse articles where the vandal cannot resist references to a donkey, mule, or certain anatomical parts and a few trolls, watchers at TFA are always tops in my book! Thank you. Montanabw(talk) 00:55, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference | |
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Is there a reason that we can't give editors 3 or 4 days to find alternative images? Is it necessary to delete images on the very day an article will hit the Main Page? An editor may feel pressured to drop everything to hunt around for a suitable image and get it approved, and that may sour them on FAC and TFA. Of course, the fact that people rarely complain about the daily Main Page image work you do speaks for itself ... I'm not complaining about your image work. - Dank (push to talk) 14:06, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
Is there a reason that we can't give editors 3 or 4 days to find alternative images?
Is it necessary to delete images on the very day an article will hit the Main Page? An editor may feel pressured to drop everything to hunt around for a suitable image and get it approved, and that may sour them on FAC and TFA.
Of course, the fact that people rarely complain about the daily Main Page image work you do speaks for itself ... I'm not complaining about your image work.
Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon | |
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Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events. |
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Hello, David. When you moved LCVP (disambiguation) to LCVP, over a redirect to an article, you may not have been aware of WP:FIXDABLINKS, which says:
It would be a great help if you would check the other Wikipedia articles that contain links to "LCVP" and fix them to take readers to the correct article. Thanks. R'n'B (call me Russ) 10:57, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events. |
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Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Hi David Levy. From what I can see, File:Florence Arthaud dédicace cropped.JPG is no longer displayed on the main page. Would you consider unprotectecting the file so other editors can make changes to improve it? Thanks, FASTILY 09:52, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic | |
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We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2016 (UTC) |
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Given the move of MediaWiki:Gadget-NewMainPage.css, it probably makes sense to move MediaWiki:Gadget-NewMainPage.css/sandbox.css to MediaWiki:User:Main Page/NewMainPage.css/sandbox.css. Also, there's a stray js talk page that hasn't been deleted. — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 00:49, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Regarding this reversion, I thought the way it’s currently written was potentially ambiguous to less grammar-savvy readers, and may be interpreted as being an exception to the apostrophe-s form rather than a word in its own right. Whether you have a better solution or simply disagree with my concern, I would gladly hear it. Thanks. —67.14.236.50 (talk) 03:45, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
Could you create File:American Polyconic projection.jpg with the following content:
((Featured picture|Map Projections Set)) ((Picture of the day|2016-07-08))
Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 04:06, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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Thank you for a great solution of the image problem! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi David, would you please unprotect File:NTSB 2015 Philadelphia train derailment 4 cropped.jpg, as it is no longer displayed on the main page? I'd like to make changes to improve it. Thanks, FASTILY 08:03, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Cmbox protection.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:19, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Greetings, maybe I already asked you but I wondered if it's OK to remove edit protection (not move or upload protection) for files you protected for main page usage. Editing the file page has no effect on the image display so I believe that such a change is safe to do.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:29, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Did you know/Queue has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Pppery (talk) 23:36, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC) P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections |
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Just making you aware of these edits. As always, I see nothing! I know nothing! - Dank (push to talk) 12:24, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for responding to the ping ... the version of the page when i pinged was this. I'm doing pings automatically if any image issue shows up, regardless, if that's okay. - Dank (push to talk) 12:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:07, 10 September 2016 (UTC) |
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You may be interested in this discussion about Category:Wikipedia pages containing incorrect parameters, which you created back in 2008. – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:53, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
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Hi David, I may have disagreed with you sometimes on main page images but credit where credit's due... This is IMO much wittier than the original hook, and we get a rhyme thrown in at no extra cost -- nicely done! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:28, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi David, just to let you know we've got another randomized POTD coming up on October 25th. I'd appreciate it if you could protect the images (at Template:POTD/2016-10-25/1 and following) when the time comes. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:28, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon | |
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![]() ![]() On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon. The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:36, 14 October 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:
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Hi David. Could you please unprotect File:1873 $1 Seated Liberty TFA.png, as it is no longer displayed on the main page? Thanks, FASTILY 01:27, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi David, could you please unprotect File:Dave Brubeck 2009 cropped.jpg, as it is no longer on the main page? Thanks, FASTILY 00:53, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi David, the following files were protected by you but are no longer on the main page; would you please unprotect them?
Thanks, FASTILY 07:11, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences | |
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![]() ![]() Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!. This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign. Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:
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Hi David Levy.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Hello, thank you for creating crop derivatives of some of my DYK hooks in the past especially William P. Ragsdale. Can you possibly create a better version of File:John Timoteo Baker modeling as Kamehameha I, composite (PP-67-8-013).jpg that would be better for the main page? Please crop sides a little smaller but still show entire figure and the spear he is holding. Please also clean and restore a bit. Please create this as a derivative file. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:51, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
I've uploaded a version matching your description as File:John Timoteo Baker modeling as Kamehameha I, composite (PP-67-8-013) - narrow crop.jpg.
I've also uploaded two other versions as File:John Tamatoa Baker modeling as Kamehameha I, composite (PP-67-8-013) - cropped.jpg and File:John Timoteo Baker modeling as Kamehameha I, composite (PP-67-8-013) - square crop.jpg, respectively. Given the image size constraints, I recommend using one of those at DYK (optionally linked to the "narrow" version) to enable the visibility of sufficient detail.
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Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim | |
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![]() On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event. The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.
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Hi David. We'll be having another POTD set on December 17th. I'd appreciate it if you could protect File:St Paul's Cathedral Interior Dome 3, London, UK - Diliff.jpg, File:St Paul's Cathedral Nave, London, UK - Diliff.jpg, File:St Paul's Cathedral Choir looking west, London, UK - Diliff.jpg, File:St Paul's Cathedral Choir looking east, London, UK - Diliff.jpg, File:St Paul's Cathedral High Altar, London, UK - Diliff.jpg, and File:St Paul's Cathedral Chapel of St Michael & St George, London UK - Diliff.jpg until after that time. Thanks. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:58, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens. Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:43, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, if you have time could you crop the current picture a little tighter to a more regular 4:3? Best wishes for the new year. Stephen 10:58, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel! Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC) |
David, I'm sure you meant well, but the previous image has a much better view of the iconic crown, a much better contrast between building & sky, and showcases a nationally recognized photographer. The substitute image has a badly foreshortened perspective and a badly monochrome cast, which combine to make this landmark building almost unrecognizable at thumbnail size.
The previous image was painstakingly selected out of hundreds available, and approved by the GA reviewer, the DYK nomination reviewer, the DYK prep reviewer, the DYK queue promoter, and the US Library of Congress. Overriding everyone else's judgment unilaterally, at the 11th hour on an admin-only page, hardly seems a good example of either WP collegiality or photographic discernment. I hope you'll please reconsider and self-revert. —Patrug (talk) 07:42, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
Can you make an enhanced version for DYK promotion?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:53, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
Would you mind taking a look at the WP:MILHIST talk page, "Battle of Bit Hakeim" section? I would appreciate an objective look at what is happening there. Thnx. Primergrey (talk) 14:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Hello! I just wanted to thank you for your edit to the Love, Inc. (TV series) article as I agree that the picture of Holly Robinson Peete is much more appropriate than the one with Phillips for the reason you mentioned in your edit summary. I am not sure why I did not realize that earlier so I greatly appreciate it. Aoba47 (talk) 14:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
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Actually, your edit summary notwithstanding, the image could be kept in the article per the NFCC if there was sufficient fair-use justification ... but there isn't, and doesn't look likely to me that there will be since it would have to take the form of non-trivial sourced commentary on the image itself in multiple reliable sources. Not likely to happen for a cosplay pic from a con. Daniel Case (talk) 06:43, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your interest in the upcoming DYK for this article. About this edit, are you sure that you want to add that single comma? By my reckoning, in that sort of construction, either two commas are needed (in this instance "that, in 1904, ...") or none, as the hook previously stood. Also I'd be grateful for a speedy response to my comment here on your talk page at WM Commons, if you haven't already seen it. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 16:08, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
Hey. Just so you know the DYK about Neurological Society of India, S. T. Narasimhan, and Baldev Singh has already appeared on the main page. - Vivvt (Talk) 21:02, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 22:16, 9 February 2017 (UTC) P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend:
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Thanks for fixing. Do we no longer redirect when moving pages for a short period? NJA (t/c) 07:03, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi, the image you cropped is very tight; you can't see what she's doing at all. Would it be possible to show her throwing arm? Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:36, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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![]() ![]() Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There will be childcare, snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend. This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram. Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives. --Pharos (talk) 18:45, 7 March 2017 (UTC) And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next:
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I used copyrighted material although I myself was its author. The article was shortened and after that I was blocked from editing. I asked for the copyright release of this material.
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Then I was unblocked. Giving permission for releasing the copyright to Wikipedia will take more than 150 days, so they say. (In this time I could die, then no one would be around to make the needed corrections, in fact a lot of my compatriots would be quite happy to see that the reputation of an envied artist is impaired.) In the meantime, however, the reputation of this artist will suffer considerable damage. How could I shorten this time.
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Hello, can you help me with another possible DYK image. I was wondering what do you think can be done to enhance this image: File:Dog petroglyph from meʻae Iʻipona, Puamaʻu Village, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, photograph by Moth Clark, 2009.jpg a little more? I want to bring it out of the shadow some more, possibly brightening or changing the contrast may help. Please don't crop it though. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 19:55, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I am actually still seeing the darkness. Here is what User:Maile66 told me may be the problem, what do you think? I mean compare the image as it appears on Marquesan Dog with the source. It's no big deal but maybe with that you might have a better idea on what to do. Thanks. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:57, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel | |
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![]() ![]() On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, and following on the recent Art+Feminism campaign, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:13, 21 March 2017 (UTC) |
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I've seen you are active in the discussions on this template talk page, so I figure you might be interested in this discussion. Template:Current - Mlpearc (open channel) 13:47, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
I don't know what to think about cropping the image of the St Matthew Passion. It makes the hook wrong, because it claims the chorale between the two choirs to be pictured, - while on the cropped image, you only see chorale and the short exclamations choir 2 is throwing in, nothing of choir 1, - hardly illustrating the balanced masterpiece that work is. - Thank you for trying, but I believe the structure is clearer on the full page, even if details don't show. - Need sleep now, - please consider. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
ps: If you decide to leave the image cropped, you will have to change the caption, - it's not a "Page", only the lower half of a page.--Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:50, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday April 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 16, 2017 I don't know why you just cropped the image the way you did, but it looks weird, and somewhat unprofessional considering how the whole image looks. You took off half the image. Can you explain, perhaps even restore it to the way it was? — Maile (talk) 23:16, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
...please revert this [4]. The purpose of a DYK item is to interest and entice the reader, not act as a wanted poster. EEng 08:40, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks for your explanation here about the difference between the template parameters that lead to changes in layout of captions. I had wondered why the 120x133 was used, rather than 100x100, but had not realised the implications; it's helpful to learn something new about WP. :) Regards, EdChem (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi David - following on from a report at WP:ERRORS today, is there any chance that you could tweak ((TFAIMAGE)) to include support for a "caption" parameter, as at ((main page image))? That would end the current need to swap between the two templates depending on whether the picture did or did not need visible words underneath (as opposed to hovertext or alt text). Thanks BencherliteTalk 15:21, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
... do you think the 2013 image of the Altenberger Dom is superior. I see cars while we talk about a 19th century hook, and more trees hiding the architecture. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
David, I gather that you're the TFA picture expert. F&SF is going to be TFA on 5/15, and Gordon Van Gelder, the editor, has sent me a photo I'd like to use of him with Ed and Audrey Ferman. It was taken by Beth Gwinn, and I have an email chain from Beth through Gordon indicating she is fine with it being used on Wikipedia. I've never dealt with getting third party permission, but my recollection is that there has to be some formal step taken by the copyright owner, so I assume this email chain is not enough. Can you let me know what needs to be done to get the picture OKed? I suspect this can't be done before the article is on the main page, but perhaps it will still be linked from the main page. Any help would be appreciated -- thanks. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:55, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon | |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please sign-up with Eventbrite via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum. We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
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David, you might be interested in the discussion about the pic of Chris Cornell at WP:MP/E. – Sca (talk) 15:05, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday May 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons! We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Hi David. I'm looking for advice.
After a dozen years of trying to improve our product in usually small ways, I had a comparatively big idea: Why not replace the 'talk' tabs at the top of articles with one that says 'discuss' – ??
This thought came to me recently after a chat with a grocery store clerk who, noticing my Wikipedia T-shirt, told me what a great thing he thinks Wiki is and how much time he spends with us. In the ensuing conversation, I mentioned the 'talk' tabs leading to 'talk' pages where, in the case of controversial topics or details that aren't fully documented, one can find arguments, questions, advice on sources, and so forth. This guy, who said he'd been reading Wiki for years, had never noticed the 'talk' tabs. (I've talked to others who've said the same.)
I suspect that many readers, if they do notice 'talk,' just shrug their shoulders and move on. Perhaps if we changed the label to Discuss that would give them a better idea of what those pages are about, and more would be drawn in.
What do you think of this idea? And, if by chance you like it, where could I propose it?
Thanks. Sca (talk) 21:42, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
Thursday June 22, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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![]() Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's third annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events. |
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Greetings, David Levy. I've heard your name mentioned among those who know what they are doing with wiki markup; if possible, could you help me figure out why this template is displaying so strangely (ie lot of blank space)? It was fine until not long ago, and I can find no evidence of tampering in the edit history...Vanamonde (talk) 04:49, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi David. When it comes time, could you protect the five images at Template:POTD/2017-07-01 and the two images at Template:POTD/2017-07-08? I'm going to be out of town until at least the 29th, so I'm making the request today. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:31, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Thoughts on their choice of image for this date? July 20 is the birthday of Cornell, who died recently, that's the date connection. If you think a picture of him would work better, I can mention his birthday in the rollover text. - Dank (push to talk) 14:49, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.
We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:02, 6 July 2017 (UTC) |
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Hi, I notice you often crop images so they're more visible at thumbnail size. I just added this image to Prep 6; do you think the bird could be enlarged? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel | |
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![]() ![]() On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.
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I just want to thank you for changing the main page image for the current DYK set. We've already run this actress' image before, and the bagel and cream cheese image is very high quality. I didn't feel it was my place to override another promoter's hook placement, though. I'm glad you as an administrator can overrule everyone! Best, Yoninah (talk) 14:26, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
Not following. We used Harrison Ford for the Blade Runner TFA, and I thought the actor who's most identified with a show was suitable for a TFA on the show. - Dank (push to talk) 02:24, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
Please use the official HQ one from NASA, not a screenshot..--Stemoc 23:43, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Can you imagine how File:Total solar eclipse August 2017.jpg still appears on tons of Main Page-related pages, even though you've switched it out? I was going to unprotect it, but I won't do that when it's still linked all over the place. Nyttend (talk) 01:58, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday August 30, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition | |
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![]() ![]() This event is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon, Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles! Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography. If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary. For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons.
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Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon | |
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![]() The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely.
Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided. We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30. Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC) |
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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Der 100. Psalm/archive1, I think I remember that you made [[:File:Max Reger playing piano (cropped).jpg|the lead image available. Can you help with a license? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:59, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~ P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19! |
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Hi, is there anything you can do to make the thumbnail image larger? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:27, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
images featured
Thank you for admin services here and on the commons, for uploading logo images, for taking care of the quality of images displayed on the Main page, choosing and cropping, for "Have a wikitastic day!", - David, you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
Could you take a look at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 2, 2018 and see if a little less background would help seeing it even in small size? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
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Wednesday December 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:42, 11 December 2017 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16! |
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Hi, I was wondering if there is any way to lighten the image in Prep 4 (Nativity scene) so the colors will show up better at thumbnail size. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:42, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC) |
Hi, there's a horizontal image currently in Template:Did you know/Preparation area 3 which really could be a vertical (portrait) image, as the person being talked about is the one at the left. Would you be able to crop and re-orient the image? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:48, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
David, I fear that I might be trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs on this one, but just to let you know that the main editor on this one requested that the TFA image should be as large as is permitted since if it's too small you can't really tell what's going on, and using just part of the image loses the point of the painting. Apologies if all this is blindingly obvious to you as our TFA image expert Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:02, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 | |
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![]() ![]() Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community. See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 02:23, 13 January 2018 (UTC) |
Hi, at thumbnail size the image looks like mostly sky. Could you enlarge the church part? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:21, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
David, any thoughts on File:Freedom_Planet_Torque_Sketch.jpg for the TFA on March 17? It's from the press kit. It's CC-BY-SA, and that's a reasonable depiction of one of the main characters. - Dank (push to talk) 22:49, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24! |
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I imagine the most recent edit, the image change, might be controversial, but I don't know. - Dank (push to talk) 13:17, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I wonder if you could help me here. I'd like a crop of the upper half of the statue for a thumbnail image for DYK. Could you do that, and post it at the nomination template here? I hope it's not too dark. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:12, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month! |
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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon! |
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Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery.
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Wednesday May 23, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 03:12, 23 May 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27! |
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Wednesday June 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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![]() ![]() You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16! |
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Wikipedia:Long term abuse/. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Long term abuse/ redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. B dash (talk) 02:26, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
Thursday July 12, 5-8pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library | |
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![]() ![]() Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon on Thursday, July 12th at Jefferson Market Library! Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. We are holding this year's event in July in order to support folx who want to contribute a photograph they took at one of NYC's many Pride events or edit an article about something they learned this June. Not sure what to contribute? No problem! We will have a list of articles that need your help.
--Megs (talk) 14:56, 10 July 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to the "picnic anyone can edit", the Great American Wiknic NYC @ Prospect Park, Sunday, July 29! |
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