User:Alafarge/archive2

ARCHIVE 2015

''This is an archive of 2015 posts to my Talk page, to help keep the Talk page decluttered. For archived Talk page posts from 2011-2014, see Archive 2011-2014. Old posts are also, of course, available through the Talk page edit history.''

Mary Holmes College
Great article. This would also be a good resource. I'll try to capture some photos from it, as it is likely public domain (a US govt publication). Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 07:27, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Emilie Holmes
&mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 09:56, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Precious
  women and technology, women in the arts

Thank you, editor "filling in some of Wikipedia's gaps regarding the history of women and technology, women in the arts" on scientific background, for quality articles such as Mary Emilie Holmes and Susanna Wright, for "leading Wikipedia workshops for new editors around Southern California" and listing the work of your students, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC) A year ago, you were recipient no. 1154 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
You are most very welcome for your kind Thanks about Dr. Elzada Clover. Yours, Tom Martin

RRFWTommartin (talk) 22:04, 12 July 2015 (UTC) 

DYK for Lagetta lagetto
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Charles Frederick Eaton
Hi there :) firstly I'd like to say, the article as a whole is very good. I tagged it in reference to body section recommendations, as I believe the article could benefit from having the main 'Biography' section broken down with subheaders. Have a look at section headings in the Manual of Style. These are all only recommendations, and I'm more than happy to remove the tag as the article is of a good quality. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Samuel Tarling (talk) 15:07, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello!
It was great to meet you at the Edit-a-thon last week. I hope you come join us at AfC - your expertisee would be incredibly valuable, and it woud give us a chance to collaborate. See you there, I hope! Julie JSFarman (talk) 00:46, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Reference error
Hi Alafarge, I was wondering if this edit was unintended since Mrs E W Wirt is referenced in the article. Because her reference is no longer being used, there is now a list defined reference error in the reference section. Regards. CV9933 (talk) 10:18, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I found the article on her after I wrote that, so that explained it. Coincidentally you might find this and this interesting from my side of the pond. CV9933 (talk) 18:26, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the links, especially the pointer to Miss Smith's really extraordinary drawings.Alafarge (talk) 18:37, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Nice article - that was a pleasant suprise. CV9933 (talk) 19:15, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Great meeting at Meetup/ICI/4
Great meeting you! -- Fuzheado &#124; Talk 20:32, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Likewise, and am sure our paths will continue to cross.Alafarge (talk) 15:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Great work on biographies
Hi Alafarge. I have been impressed by all the well researched women's biographies you have been contributing. In particular, I am happy to see how many you have recently written on women architects. All very good and interesting to read. There is nevertheless one minor improvement you could make when creating biographies: you should consistently use the Defaultsort template (accessible from the Wiki markup option at the foot of the edit pages). This will allow you to add the person's name used for alphabetical sorting first followed by the given names. For example for Edith Northman you should add "{DEFAULTSORT:Northman, Edith}" - it should be enclosed by two curly brackets instead of just one in my example and placed just before the categories. This will help people to find your articles in ordered lists such as those created for the categories. I've been through your more recent articles and made the changes myself but there may still be some older ones (up to the beginning of August) which need attention. Keep up the good work. I hope you will also participate in our Women in Architecture Editathon (see above).--Ipigott (talk) 15:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reminder; I was doing that initially but somehow it dropped off my radar. I'll go back and look through early pages. And by coincidence, I just added my name to the upcoming architecture editathon. Cheers—Alafarge (talk) 15:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Good to see you're joining the editathon. If you ever need any help, just let me know.--Ipigott (talk) 16:31, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for participating in Women in architecture


Thank you for your participation in the Women in Architecture Virtual Edit-a-thon, 15–25 October 2015, sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum, and hosted by Women in Red. In addition to upgrades, we created about 170 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated! --Ipigott (talk) 15:06, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Katherine Cutler Ficken
Thanks for that. I thought maybe one day I'd get around to it but you did a better job than I ever would have. It's a nice bookend to Howard Wright Cutler. JohnInDC (talk) 20:01, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoyed finding out about Cutler by way of doing the Ficken article—it's one of the best things about editing Wikipedia, the way it leads you to read other people's writing on subjects about which you had no idea.Alafarge (talk) 23:26, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

A page you started (Hazel Schmoll) has been reviewed!
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Pomological watercolors
Thanks so much for all your work on articles around the USDA's pomological watercolor collection and the artists who contributed to it! I really appreciate it.

I'm the one who's been uploading and recategorizing the images on Commons since the USDA released high-res copies of the images (which is sort of a long story!) If there's any way I can be helpful to the work you're doing please let me know. ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 08:15, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm so thankful you took the trouble to upload the entirety of that remarkable collection. I consider it a national treasure. I've been slowly adding galleries to all the artists' pages (in addition to the Wikimedia Commons) but haven't finished that task. That's all I can think of right now, apart from the fact that a few of the artists like Bertha Heiges still don't have Wikipedia pages because I haven't been able to turn up enough substantial information on their lives. If you had any special access to government files, there might be information hidden away somewhere. Alafarge (talk) 15:33, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Haven't yet found that info, but I might try to track it down. At risk of self-promotion (SORRY) I gave a talk about the process of finding and uploading the collection at Wikicon in DC last month. Maybe you're interested! ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 22:44, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Louisa King
It would appear that we both had the good idea to work on an article for Louisa Boyd Yeomans King. I pushed out my draft a couple hours ago, and I have just noticed that you have a draft in progress as well. I also see that you have access to some sources that I don't.

In my online research, I turned up some material about Louisa King's mother-in-law, at https://books.google.com/books?id=lR86c3Ssk7wC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=national+arboretum+louisa+king+dogwood&source=bl&ots=x3l_iCdEci&sig=o7XOuSTFyKofygnCqHgQjc06ySc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBGoVChMIzK2Gq8XvxwIVyXE-Ch2zOAia#v=onepage&q=national%20arboretum%20louisa%20king%20dogwood&f=false Perhaps that material can be incorporated into the article as well.

The National Arboretum here in D.C. has a collection named for King (http://www.fona.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fona_fall2012.pdf). I hope to contribute a photo of the memorial plaque to the Commons.

Here's to a more complete article on Mrs. King.Dgorsline (talk) 04:43, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Kudos to you for putting up such a solid article. Though I have to say a mild "aaargh!" that you got there first ;) Anyway, of course I'll add what I can to further improve it. Wikipedia ftw!Alafarge (talk) 16:36, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Elizabeth A. Wood for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Elizabeth A. Wood is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Elizabeth A. Wood until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. KDS 4444 Talk  09:10, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Katherine Cutler Ficken
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Marie Serneholt
If you want to, please take a look at the article Marie Serneholt, which is this weeks TAFI article. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 20:12, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

A page you started (Annette Frances Braun) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Annette Frances Braun, Alafarge!

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DYK for Edith Clements
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Maitland Armstrong
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Thanks for participating


Thank you for your participation in the Women in Science Virtual Edit-a-thon, 8 to 29 November 2015, hosted by Women in Red together with Women scientists. It was held in parallel with a meet up at the New York Academy of Sciences on 22 November. In addition to improvements, we created well over 300 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated!

Hope you will also join us for the WiR Women in Religion Virtual Edit-a-thon from 5 to 15 December.--Ipigott (talk) 10:50, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Annie Armitt
Hello! Your submission of Annie Armitt at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SusunW (talk) 04:26, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
 * @SusunW: Thanks for the heads-up but I didn't nominate the page. Will take a look at the issues, though.Alafarge (talk) 15:31, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

A page you started (Wilfrid Ball) has been reviewed!
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Proposed deletion of Mary Jane Coggeshall
Hello, Alafarge. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Mary Jane Coggeshall, for deletion because it's a biography of a living person that lacks references. If you don't want Mary Jane Coggeshall to be deleted, please add a reference to the article.

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Thanks, Alvin the Almighty (talk) 13:37, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your participation
 

Thanks for joining the Women in Religion Virtual Edit-a-thon, 5 to 15 December 2015, hosted by Women in Red. Over 125 articles were created or expanded. Your contributions are appreciated! Hope you will also join us for the WiR Women in Music Virtual Edit-a-thon from 10 to 31 January. --Ipigott (talk) 14:17, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for creating American Iris Society
Thank you for your work on horticultural societies. I was particularly glad to see the AIS topic being created and the iris template. ChemGardener (talk) 23:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

ANI
Some edits of your have led to Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents. Pam D  08:24, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


 * I think the thing you could learn from this mess is that links to disambiguation pages must always be through a "Foo (disambiguation)" redirect (see WP:INTDABLINK). That's so that they can be distinguished from accidental links to dab pages. A bot detected these, flagged them up, and then the fun started! The question of whether or not there should be multiple name-holders in one list is a matter of choice, but the dab page rules about "only one blue link per entry" don't apply to a list (ie not a dab page) like this. Happy edting! Pam  D  15:57, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Helpful pointers, thank you.Alafarge (talk) 16:03, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Annie Armitt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)