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Welcome! (We can't say that loudly enough!)

Hello, Enviromet, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:

If you have any questions or problems, no matter what they are, leave me a message on my talk page. Or, please come to the new contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

Please sign your name on talk pages and votes by typing ~~~~; our software automatically converts it to your username and the date.

We're so glad you're here! Invertzoo (talk) 23:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your message

Well, hi Al! It's great that you signed up! Welcome, welcome! And thanks for dropping a note on my talk page. I will be more than happy to try to answer any questions you have, so don't be shy to ask about any aspect of all of this stuff.

Usually the best way to start out on Wikipedia is to spend quite some time at first simply making small edits to improve a number of the already-existing articles that are on subjects you care about. That way you will slowly get the hang of things, and then you will feel more comfortable when you finally do get around to writing a new article from scratch. By the way, a good way to start a new article when you are a beginner is to use the Article Wizard, which you find here: [1].

Another thing I would recommend, is that when you do start in on a new article for the first time, put it together on a subpage of your user page. I will set a subpage up for you. That way you can fiddle with the article until it seems to be a good shape before you put it up into article space. You can also use a subpage to keep notes on things you have learned, or techniques you can use, that sort of thing.

As far as I know there aren't any DVDs about editing on Wikipedia, on the other hand there could easily be plenty of things in existence that I don't know about! I do know there is quite a good book called "Wikipedia, the Missing Manual" which is well written and has pretty much everything in it. By the way, the last link in the welcome message I sent you is in fact a link to that book online here on Wikipedia and it is searchable.

I assume you already went through the Tutorial on Editing, here: [2]?

As for trying to learn stuff from the help pages on Wikipedia, I feel that a lot of the help pages are actually quite hard to understand. Generally when I want to know how to do something, I look around and see where someone else has done it, and then look on the edit page to see what code they used, and I copy that.

Anyway, as I said, I will be happy to try to help explain things if I can, so feel free to ask me. Once again, Welcome!

Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 23:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A second note

Just to let you know: I created a couple of subpages for you which you can access from your user page. Feel free to delete what I put on them, I did that just to get the link to be a blue link. I also put a service badge on your user page for fun, you can delete it or move it, whatever you like. I also made a few blue links in the text you had put on your user page so you can see how that is done by looking on the edit page, in case you didn't already know... OK, back to real life, Invertzoo (talk) 23:32, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is above all else a collaboration

So don't hesitate to ask other users about things. Most people here are quite kind and helpful. The encyclopedia wouldn't work at all if it wasn't for the collaborative aspect of things. Best, Invertzoo (talk) 22:22, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries

If you can remember this, it's always good to put in an edit summary when you make an edit. That way someone looking at the history of the page can see immediately what kind of edit you made without having to investigate any further. If you hit the "History" button for this page, you will see I write a brief edit summary every time before I hit "Save page". Invertzoo (talk) 22:28, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Signing your messages

Thanks for your note! I just wanted to say, when you leave someone a message, if you type in four of these "~" at the end of your message, when you hit Save, the software will automatically convert that to your user name (blue links to your user page and your talk page) as well as the date and time in UTC, which is more or less Greenwich Mean Time.

Actually there is a bot (a piece of robotic software) that chases around to fill in signatures in when people forget to sign, but it doesn't always find every one. As you will see if you look on my talk page, that bot signed the two messages you left me on my talk page, but it is considered more polite to put the four ~ in yourself.

Best wishes and good luck with everything, Invertzoo (talk) 22:42, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

About Materialscientist

Hi again, nice to see you at the New York meeting. I did drop a line to User:Materialscientist and he said... (I have paraphrased it a bit):

IMO, the best option would be for him to put his first articles into personal userspace [that means subpages of his user page] and then ask for comments. I would be willing to look at them and brush them up (articles and their authors get bashed sometimes if the wiki "formatting" is not good). I shall ask for project help if I don't really know that particular subject. Materialscientist (talk) 23:39, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, I would put at least one new article of yours into a subpage of your user page, and then ask Materialscientist to look at it. His user talk page is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Materialscientist

All good wishes and don't hesitate to contact me here, or by regular email or on the phone. I am happy to explain anything about Wikipedia to you. Invertzoo (talk) 17:31, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your questions

Hi Al, It was nice to see you at the Meet-up too. OK about your questions... First off this is not as hard as it sounds, so please phone me if you want me to talk you through it instead, or as well as this.

One thing worth saying is that when you are working with two pages at the same time on Wikipedia it is often easier to open two windows in your browser, so you can see both pages at once. Or even three windows if you want to be able to refer to my instructions at the same time!

How to create a dozen subpages of your user page?

Let me make a few links to new subpages for you, and then you can make more yourself. OK I did some, now let me explain what I did. Go to your user page.

* First hit the small "enter" button which is on the right hand side of the page, opposite the heading on the section of your user page that says "Subpages", That takes you to the edit page for that section of your user page.
* Then go to the bottom of the list and type in an asterisk, then two square brackets and a forward slash and then the name of the new subpage, and then close the square brackets.
* Do the same thing again to make another subpage and repeat as many times as you like.
* Then fill in the edit summary at the bottom of the edit page, say "making more subpages" maybe.
* Then hit the show preview button and look and see if the things you typed in came out looking OK.
* If they don't come out OK, check back on the edit page to see if you forgot the forward slash or maybe you forgot to close the square brackets.
* If they look OK, hit the Save page button.
* Note that it is normal for the links to appear in RED at this point because there is nothing on them.

NOTE: A red link is a link to a page that has not been started yet, a blue link is a live link to a page that already has content on it.

Once the subpage links are showing OK on your user page, you can click on the first RED one, that's the first empty one, and then you can copy and paste your first article into that subpage. Then go down to the Edit summary, put in "inserting new article" then press "Show preview" to see if it looks more or less OK, and if it does, then press "Save page". Once you have done that the listing appears in BLUE, and when you click on it you will be taken to that page with the article on it. OK?

Let me put this on your page and then write you an answer to your second question. Invertzoo (talk) 20:49, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to put your copper section into the Copper article?

First open your subpage that has the section in it.

* Go to the edit page of that page.
* Then HIGHLIGHT and COPY (the normal way) the TEXT of what you wrote.
* Then open another window in your browser and go to the Copper article. You can do that by putting the word Copper into the Wikipedia search slot. Or clicking on Copper if you can see a blue link to it, like the ones that are here.
* Scroll down in the Copper article until you find the section on antimicrobial effects, and insert your text there. However, the article seems to have changed a bit since the last time I looked at it. Now it has a section called Biomedical applications.
  • Because of this, I think you will have to tweak the surrounding prose to make your section fit in there. You do that by hitting the small EDIT button that is opposite that section of the Copper article, working with the prose anyway you want, checking how it looks by using the "See Preview" button, and then hitting Save Page.

Again, please do call me on the phone to help you in real time with this kind of thing. It takes me a tiny fraction of the time (to tell you how to do it on the phone with both of our computers on) as it does for me to try to write long detailed instructions like these. I can't find your card right now otherwise I would call you. If you wouldn't mind, please you can give me your phone number again via regular email, not through Wikipedia? Thanks! Invertzoo (talk) 21:10, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Don't worry if something goes wrong when you are trying to do these things, it can always be fixed. Nothing is ever lost here. The software keeps an ongoing record of every version of everything. Invertzoo (talk) 21:15, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References

The way you do a References section for a stand-alone article is that you first put in a heading that says "References" like I did at the top of this thread, and then under that you put a piece of code, a template that says {{reflist}}. And that is what makes all the refs come out in a nice list automatically at the bottom of the article under the heading. I fixed it in your article that was missing that.

The other thing you will need when the articles go up is one or more categories, which you will put all the way at the bottom, like for example [[Category:Copper]]. There may be others, but I don't know right now what they would be. Invertzoo (talk) 20:29, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft articles

I have quickly looked through your first 2 draft articles. I am not sure the 3rd one is Ok for wikipedia. Apart from formatting and insufficient referencing (which can be easily fixed) its content might be too technical and might need focusing and trimming. You can see my minor style changes in the other 2 articles by clicking on the "history" and then comparing selected revisions.

General notes:

  • Please do try avoiding primary sources (journals) as much as possible in favor of books and reviews. Wikipedia (WP) is not meant for analyzing the content of primary sources.
  • The major differences in writing for a science journal and for wikipedia are (i) WP articles are meant for the widest possible audience and thus the prose should be as clear as possible. (ii) An article begins with the lead (or lede) which summarizes the content of the article. The lead is often written last and it does not need to contain references - its content is expanded further in the article. (iii) Wikipedia article must be focused. We've got only a few printed pages to express the topic - articles can't be overly long.

Notes on formatting

  • Please try wikilinking terms which might be unfamiliar to a general reader. Wikipedia works as a web; unlinked articles will not be noticed.
  • Wikipedia has adopted "aluminium" and "sulfur", per reasons unrelated to UK/US spelling. Some other name and formatting conventions might be different on wikipedia and elsewhere - the spirit here is that WP is big enough to keep its style.
  • It is encouraged to rewrite bulleted texts (like this one) into smoothly flowing prose, whenever possible.
  • <br /> is redundant if a line break or * symbol precedes the next sentence.
  • Whenever possible, please provide pmid or doi numbers for journal references. You can add it as <ref>Smith "Title" Journal, .. {{doi|xxx}} </ref> or simply as <ref>{{cite journal|doi=xxx}}</ref> - a certain program, called citation bot will complete the reference (I can show how). doi/pmid number provides a brief and reliable link to the article while the bot checks the consistency of the reference.
  • Not to multiply the same reference, you can name the reference and then use a name tag. For example use <ref name=smith>Smith "Title" Journal ... </ref> first and then <ref name=smith/> in other part of the article.

In summary, wikipedia coding is quite simple, but needs time to learn and you can just ignore that - someone will help - general issues of writing style, notability of the topics, etc, are more important. Best regards. Materialscientist (talk) 07:57, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A note on this and that

Hi Al, Just now I did a bit of fixing up on both of the new articles, putting quotes into boxes and suchlike. I also put a bunch more links on your user page. Please feel completely free to change any of that stuff I do, after all, it is your user page not mine! :) I asked two people if they would look at your new articles and give you some comments. One of the people I asked is User:Epipelagic and the other is User:Stone, who has been on Wikipedia since 2003 (!) and who has done quite a few edits on the Copper article. Talk to you later, Invertzoo (talk) 14:03, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Late this afternoon I did a bunch more work on the newer one, adding to the very beginning of the lede, putting another quote into a box, making more wikilinks (you can make a lot more yourself I think). I took the 2 tags off because I think the lede is probably OK now. I hope so anyway. Invertzoo (talk) 23:23, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the title of an article

Hi Enviromet,

Here is how to change a title of an article. Go to the page you want to change the name of, (not the edit page, just the article page.) At the top of the page there are buttons that say: article, discussion, edit this page, history, move, etc.

"Move" mean to change the title of the article. Click on the move button. It opens a page that shows you a window which shows the old title, gives you a chance to amend that to a new title, and gives you a line to write out why you wanted to change it. So then, change the title and say why, and then hit save, i.e. the "Move page" button. There is no preview button with this.

Then you will get a window confirming that you have moved the title, and giving a blue link to the new title.

I think you will find it easy to do. best, Invertzoo (talk) 12:27, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, I put a bunch more blue links into the first list in the copper alloy touch surfaces article. But you can probably add quite a few more. (You probably already know to blue link only the first mention of a word or phrase, not subsequent mentions of the same thing.) I also did a few other minor changes. As you know, Wednesday very early in the am, I disappear for 3 weeks and won't be on Wikipedia hardly at all until I come back. I am pretty busy tomorrow and will be in and out a lot, but if you need to ask me a few things, I can spare time for a short chat. Best, Invertzoo (talk) 00:48, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and P.S., try to remember to sign any messages you leave by typing four of these tildes i.e. these things " ~ " which is automatically transformed into your user page link, your talk page link, and the time and date. Best, Invertzoo (talk) 00:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Posting new article on user page

An answer to your post on my talk page:

"Hi Susan. I just posted a new article on my user page. Problem is it doesn't show up when I hit the intended link (User Page 3 on Aquaculture). Rather, it's at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Enviromet/Subpage_3_Aquaculture_draft. Any idea what's going on here? Hope you can help. Enviromet (talk) 00:56, 11 June 2010 (UTC)"[reply]

Hi Al, what I did just now was simply change the name of that subpage in the listing on your user page, by editing it to match the name that you have on the subpage. Now it links up OK as a blue link. I suppose at some point you must have put that name in the list on your user page, forgot the actual wording of it, and then used a different name when you put the article on the subpage.
If you don't like looking at that name, you can use the "Move" button to change it, and then after you have done that, edit your user page to the correct new title. Does that make sense?
best, Invertzoo (talk) 13:08, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've deleted your Subpage 3 Aquaculture draft as it has been moved to the article Copper alloys in aquaculture. This subpage should have been deleted during the move. BTW, I'm pleased that you're contributing to wikipedia, given your credentials. JoJan (talk) 07:37, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If and when you need an admin...

Next time we/you need an admin for your copper work, we/you can simply ask User:Materialscientist, because he is an admin. I had forgotten that. Invertzoo (talk) 00:36, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, now I go and look at his page again, I see I was wrong! I am totally confused... I suppose I must have been looking at someone else's page and thought I was looking at his. I guess I sprained my brain! Invertzoo (talk) 01:12, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! This morning I looked at Materialscientist's page once more, and I see he is indeed an Admin as I first thought! That info is not listed at the top of his page, but at the bottom as a category. So yes you can ask him whenever you need help from an admin on something you can't do yourself. Invertzoo (talk) 13:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading images

Hi Al, I understand that you now already have a Wikimedia Commons account? Good! We will put our heads together and understand the process of how to upload and license the photo images that you wish to donate. I am assuming you own the copyright to the images? If one or more of them have perhaps been published in a journal, you may no longer own the copyright. By the way, the kind note from JoJan is in the message that is two before this one. I temporarily bolded the nice part. All best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 17:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Posting photos

Have you tried using the Add Media Wizard? It's something new that should make things rather easier than navigating the labyrinth of Wikimedia Commons.--Pharos (talk) 14:46, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder if Media Wizard works for Macs? I am on a Mac and maybe you are too Al? Invertzoo (talk) 13:09, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More posting photos

Sorry. I've been away for a while.

To take your questions in order:

1. How to name the photos...whether there is a specific protocol to title the photographs before uploading.

It's up to you; there are no rules. Try to give a meaningful name and/or mention every image that appears in your picture. Rather than "cat" you can say "Silvery-orangish cat with dark underpads watching TV with family while playing with a toy mouse." Then you may attract, not only cat editors but people who are interested in: orange fur, television, families, toys for pets, etc.

2. How to grant copyrights when I am the photographer as well as when another photographer has granted the copyright for free unlimited use.

First, access this. Fill-in the source filename on your computer, the destination filename (this is where you put in Silvery-orangish cat with...; remember to put in your file extention, like .jpg or whatever) and summary detail. In the licensing drop-down:

  • For your own work, choose Own work, multi-license with CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GFDL.
  • For someone else's, choose Creative Common Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

Then upload the file into Wikimedia Commons.

3. How to upload photos in appropriate folders in Wikimedia

So far as I know, there are no folders in Wikimedia Commons. Everybody shares the same space; that's why your filenames must be unique. There are catagories, which are used in the same way as Wilipedia uses them.

4. How to download the pics into an article...How to insert the caption under the pics

To access a picture in Wikipedia, use an Image or File tag in double square-brackets, usually right in front of a paragraph. For example:

[[Image:Silvery-orangish cat.JPG|thumb|Some cats have orange fur]]

  • Image:Silvery-orangish cat.jpg identifies the picture's filename in Wikimedia Commons.
  • thumb indicates that you want the picture to the right of the paragraph's text in a reasonable size.
  • Some cats have orange fur is the caption.

You can learn more about images tags here. Everything you ever wanted to know about pictures is in here.

I hope this helped. If you have other question, please enter them on my talk page. --RoyGoldsmith (talk) 23:41, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You asked: Are captions easy to insert?

As easy as typing text. For example, go to the article on copper and click edit this page. In the editing box, inserted in the front of the second paragraph, you'll see this:

[[File:Cu-Scheibe.JPG|thumb|left|150px|A copper disc made by [[continuous casting]] and [[industrial etching|etching]].]]

This says to insert the file/image Cu-Scheibe.JPG, make it a thumbnail but on the left side and at 150 pixils with the caption "A copper disc made by continuous casting and etching." Note how you can use wiki-links inside your caption.

When you take away the <nowiki> tags (which I used to display the file tag above), the image will look like this:

A copper disc made by continuous casting and etching.

Edit this section of your user-talk and see what it looks like in the editing box. Play around with your article, using the Show preview button, until you're satisfied. --RoyGoldsmith (talk) 23:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Roy. Thanks again for your detailed message. I just uploaded my first photo and downloaded it at the beginning of the following article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_alloys_in_aquaculture). A box is now in place with the caption of the photo, but there is no photo. Does it take a little time before the photo gets cleared in Wikimedia and eventually appears in the article? Please advise if you have a moment. Thank you. Enviromet Enviromet (talk) 18:09, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:CopperAlloysInAquacultureUR30andPVCPuertoMonttChile.jpg.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:CopperAlloysInAquacultureUR30andPVCPuertoMonttChile.jpg.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 19:07, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is my first attempt to post photos and it has been frustrating, sorry. A whole day has gone by with problems posting. I would like to remove this image and post it on Wikimedia instead so it can be viewed globally. Please let me know how to do this. The same goes for the remaining three photos I posted today to Wikipedia. Thank you! Enviromet (talk) 19:52, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your images

Hi there, answering your question on the media copyright questions. I can see that you have tried to grant a license in the text you placed on the image. However the bot cannot read and need to see these templates: {{GFDL}} {{CC-BY-SA_3.0}} so you can copy that text to the image description page. There needs to be move information to say where the image came from. Did you take the images yourself? If so please say so. THere is a special information template to give the data. for File:CopperAlloysInAquacultureUR30NorthAtlantic.jpg.JPG you do have a valid license tag. And you can see how to get to commons with the {{mtc}} tag. You can upload to commons yourself at commons:upload. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:00, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To add to the above, I've added a blank information templates to the three images and you will see that the description, date of photo, author and source are missing, so you should fill those in. I suggest you do this first and also add the {{mtc}} template to each image rather than also upload them again to the commons, as that template will alert someone to do it for you. ww2censor (talk) 22:20, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I moved your "invisible image" toFile:CopperAlloysInAquacultureUR30andPVCPuertoMonttChile.jpg as you had two .jpg on the end. It is now visible. You may have to make the article a bit less promotional because this is an encyclopedia, not a trade magazine. I have reduced use of the product name and the TM symbol, which should not be used here. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:59, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An award for you

Original Barnstar
You certainly deserve this award, for the very high quality new article Copper in health that you created and the other fine copper-related articles that you have already contributed! You are a great asset to the encyclopedia. Invertzoo (talk) 13:15, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks so much for the Random acts of Kindness star; it was my pleasure to help bring you up to speed on Wikipedia. Invertzoo (talk) 18:33, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:NSR

I removed self references in copper. They were the ones which you put in to "advertise" (inadvertently or not) "your" article.199.126.224.245 (talk) 23:55, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Al, the way you had done the "hatnotes" in some sections of the Copper article was non-standard, but other than that, it seems to me that there is no problem with linking to the Copper in health article. It makes no difference who wrote it, or who wrote the first version of it, or whatever. If it contains information that is an expansion of the theme of one of the sections, then good, link to it. Use the "Main article" hatnote. Thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 00:36, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A pie for you!

Invertzoo has given you a fresh pie! Pies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a fresh pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Bon appétit!

Page count tool

Hi Enviromet, here is the link to get the count of how many people viewed an article each day. I set it to this month "2011 07" and one of your articles, copper in health: http://stats.grok.se/en/201107/copper%20in%20health

As you can see, you can put any article title and any month you like into the search slots at he bottom of that window.

Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 21:37, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And by the way, if you feel that any of your articles are not really getting as many hits as they should, you can try to increase the number of hits by making sure the article is linked to on as many other pages as is reasonably possible. You can also see which places an article is already linked to by looking in the left margin under Toolbox and clicking on "What links here". The more other articles link to your copper articles, the more likely people are to find them and read them.

Any more questions, just ask me, Invertzoo (talk) 21:41, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copper in architecture

I just took a look at the article! Very good! Oh, dear! Your comments about the envied patina of old copper make me churn....

Speyer Cathedral, (sigh!) I love roofs! I have climbed on the roofs of a good many churches, but I'm too old and creaky now!

I'm located in Sydney. A few years back I watched in dismay as the a team of "restorers" stripped the patina off the copper and bronze of Sydney's public buildings and treated them somehow to try to maintain that nice shiny pink, or dark brown!! Well, the ignorance was not a new thing! About forty years ago they built a new Catholic church in Penrith (Outer Western Sydney). A nice circular church terminating in a central spire which was copper, and which acquired a beautiful patina very quickly- apple green like that magnificent roof on Chartres Cathedral. So a few years down the track, some idiot priest looked at the green spire and said "Bejaysus! Someone has got up on the roof and painted it green!" So they got a long ladder, and painted it a nice respectable white instead!.

Amandajm (talk) 16:55, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Nice new article!

I was very impressed with the Copper in architecture article! Well done! Invertzoo (talk) 01:45, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request to revise and reinstate "Copper in energy-efficient motors"

Dear Edgar, This article that I originated about 6 years ago was deleted while I was unable to comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Copper_in_energy-efficient_motors. I contacted the lead critic (please see discussion at User talk:Tigraan) about how to revise and reinstate the article after addressing all concerns. I explained the importance of the subject material, the extensive amount of R&D taking place at this time, how these motors are being used today, and an extensive peer-reviewed reference list of published research during the past 15 years. He suggested that I include my comments on the article's talk page. However, I was unable to do this as it is closed now. Please advise how to revise and reinstate the article after addressing the reasonable criticisms that were voiced while I was not available. Thank you. Enviromet (talk) 15:24, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

User:Tigraan properly moved my comments from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Copper_in_energy-efficient_motors to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_deletion/Copper_in_energy-efficient_motors. I didn't realize there was a talk page there. Please see the latter page for my comments. Enviromet (talk) 15:37, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored the article as a draft at User:Enviromet/Copper in energy-efficient motors. If you feel that you can address the concerns expressed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Copper in energy-efficient motors, please feel free to work on the article there. Then when you think it is ready you can try resubmitting it through the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process. I hope this helps. Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:43, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Ed. Will work on the revise. Much appreciated. Enviromet (talk) 17:35, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dodger67 was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
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Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives.

A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. 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.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!

Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:02, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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.

Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University.

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 (Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) 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, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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) 01:37, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second 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.

Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia.

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.

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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Sunday July 10: WikNYC Picnic @ Central Park

Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St.
Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!
Subway: 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, C Line

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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.

Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile.

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 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, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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)[reply]

P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections

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Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

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) 18:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

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!

2:00pm - 8:00 pm at NYU ITP, Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:

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Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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.

10:00am - 6:00pm at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences

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) 19:25, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Enviromet. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Enviromet. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

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.

  • Enter at the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:45, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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)[reply]

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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017

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.

10:00am - 7:00 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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) 14:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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.

Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more.

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, 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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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) 22:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend:

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March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (and beyond!)

Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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) 18:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next:

  • Mar 08 - Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology
11am - 5pm
in New York, NY
Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens Day Edit-a-thon
  • Mar 11 -Purchase College Library
11am - 4pm
in Purchase, NY
Facebook event
  • Mar 11 - The Museum of Modern Art
10am - 5pm
in New York, NY
Facebook event
MoMA event
  • Mar 12 - Interference Archive
2pm - 6pm
in Brooklyn, NY
Interference Archive event
  • Mar 12 - Kickstarter HQ
10am - 5pm
in Brooklyn, NY
Eventbrite event
  • Mar 18 -SVA Library
12pm - 5pm
in New York, NY
Eventbrite event

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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

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) 05:14, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday April 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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) 18:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

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)[reply]

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Wednesday May 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

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) 19:31, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • P.S. bonus event this weekend:

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Thursday June 22, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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.

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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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Sunday July 9: WikNYC Picnic @ Governors Island

Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic

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.

1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island.
Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:03, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

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.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday August 30, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 12:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

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.

  • Date: Sunday October 15
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 13:21, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

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.

10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education
81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue

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)[reply]

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Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway
(note that we are not at Babycastles this month)

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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Wednesday December 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 18:43, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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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Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

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.

10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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)[reply]

This Sunday! Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference (updated speakers + schedule)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

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.

10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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)[reply]

Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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)[reply]

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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Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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

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!

--Megs (talk)

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Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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.

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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Wednesday May 23, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 03:13, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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

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.

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street
(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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)[reply]

P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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I'm happy that you are editing to improve our articles, but it is important to respect copyright. Please let me know if you need more information.--S Philbrick(Talk) 15:49, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]