User talk:Alanna the Brave/Archive 3

2018 Year in Review

 * Wow! So many shiny stars... Thank you . :-) I appreciate it. Alanna the Brave (talk) 20:59, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

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DYK for Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Your GA nomination of Adele Astaire
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Adele Astaire you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 16:40, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Adele Astaire
The article Adele Astaire you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Adele Astaire for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 17:22, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blast! I hoped to beat the irritating bot to it. These congratulations are brought to you by a human being. A fine article, and a pleasure to play a supporting role in getting it to GA – and beyond, I hope. Best wishes,  Tim riley  talk   17:24, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks ! If/when I decide to take the article for peer review or FA nomination, I'll let you know. Alanna the Brave (talk) 23:03, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for supporting the Sustainability Initiative!
Hi Alanna the Brave, Thank you for supporting the Sustainability Initiative with your signature! Maybe you know another Wikipedian who'd like to sign as well? :-) --Gnom (talk) 09:12, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Adele Astaire
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Sarah Polk Fall
Thanks so much for helping out with the Sarah Polk Fall article. I'm skeptical about the recent reverts. I hope our efforts don't go to waste. Nevertheless, I appreciate your willingness to pitch in and try. Knope7 (talk) 01:32, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * You're welcome -- I'm happy to help. Hopefully we can find a solution to these reverts! Alanna the Brave (talk) 13:37, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

May you join this month's editathons from WiR!
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June events with WIR
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you ! I thought Women in Green was a great initiative, and I wanted to see if I could inject some more energy into it. So far so good. I see you've added your name to the members' list -- does this mean we'll be seeing more of you at WiG this year? Alanna the Brave (talk) 21:17, 20 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I'll try to review a few articles!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:21, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

July events from Women in Red!
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Precious anniversary
A year ago, you were recipient no. 1973 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Sept 18
I reverted the addition you made to September 18 because while it was cited, we don't use WP:USERG sites as WP:RS. The source you used was taken from ancestry.com, which is not acceptable per WP:RSP. Toddst1 (talk) 22:41, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

WikiConference North America 2019
You are invited to WikiConference North America 2019 on November 8-11 in Boston. Deadline for Program Submissions and Scholarship Applications is September 20. Hope to see you there! --Rosiestep (talk) 00:54, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

October Events from Women in Red
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Your GA nomination of Gina Krog
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Your GA nomination of Gina Krog
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Your GA nomination of Gina Krog
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Submissions for The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada
The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada is approaching its third anniversary. You are receiving this message because you participated in previous years of the challenge but have not yet submitted any article improvements for this year. Please consider submitting any Canada-related articles you have created or improved, ensuring that all submissions are sourced with formatted citations and have no unsourced claims. Barnstars will be awarded to participating editors in November.

You may use the above button to submit entries, or go the challenge page at WP:CAN10K for more information. Thank-you, and please spread the word to those you know who might be interested in joining this effort to improve the quality of Canada-related articles.

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Your GA nomination of Gina Krog
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Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Hello, Alanna.

I saw that you were asking about upgrading the chief's page. I'm here to offer what little I know. I admit that I'm new to all this, however. What exactly is required to bring it up to code as far as GA is concerned? Yours sincerely,

O.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 02:30, 10 October 2019 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack


 * Hello -- thanks for the offer of help! I would be glad to have your assistance. Bringing an article up to GA standards typically involves a few things: (1) ensuring that all article text is properly cited/sourced from reliable sources, (2) ensuring that the writing is clear and aligns with the Wikipedia Manual of Style, and (3) ensuring that the article uses well-captioned public domain images, contains useful links, is tagged with correct categories, etc. You can check out this page about Good Article criteria for more information.


 * For the past few weeks, I've been reviewing sources/citations currently used in the Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti article. I've removed sources that either don't support the content or are unreliable (there were a couple of sources cited that were written based on the Wikipedia article, making them "circular" references), and I've edited/corrected some of the Wikipedia text to more accurately reflect what the sources say. At this point, there are several paragraphs in the article that have no citations to back them up. Would you be interested in helping me fix this? It would involve doing some research, identifying reliable sources, and using those sources to support the Ransome-Kuti article. If you have any questions about what Wikipedia considers a "reliable source", feel free to check with me first. All the best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 13:23, 10 October 2019 (UTC)


 * That would be wonderful. I'll begin to review the sources now. Don't worry, I'll run everything that gives me trouble by you first.


 * Also, would you perhaps give me advice concerning something else? I've edited the chief's page and a number of others to use pre-nominal honorifics in the introductions. These were reverted, and I was then warned about the three strike reversion rule when I edited them again. My contention is this: If European aristocrats are allowed to use their styles and honorifics, why aren't we allowed to use ours? Standard policy (if in fact that is what it is) should apply to everyone, and when it appears to be selectively applied, it breeds resentment.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 14:01, 10 October 2019 (UTC) O.ominirabluejack.


 * Excellent! Let me know how the source reviewing goes, . Here is my take on your honorifics question: if the Nigerian "Chief" is considered an honorific/pre-nominal in the same way that a European aristocratic honorific is, then I absolutely agree the same style rules apply. We should never be selectively applying the rules. I would note, however, that pre-nominal honorifics and titles are not typically used throughout an entire Wikipedia article. They usually appear at the beginning of the introduction section ("Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti..."), and they are mentioned when writing about how they were received ("Ransome-Kuti was named a chief..."), but Wikipedia style generally dictates that biographical articles refer to people by last name only in the body of the article -- no honorifics. I think we should follow that style. Were you able to resolve the disagreement with the other editor? Just to avoid any 3-strike risks, you might want to wait at least 24 hours before re-adding "Chief" to the article's introduction. Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:01, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I will wait. I wouldn't want to get into trouble. I am glad that you agree with me, though... I was beginning to think that maybe it was just me. I resolved the matter with one editor (Kunkuru) who saw my point in the end, but by then another one (Binksternet) had also become involved. He was the one who deleted my most recent contributions. I've asked him why, but so far I am yet to receive a response... At least I think that I am. I'll check again as soon as I'm done speaking to you.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 18:21, 10 October 2019 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack
 * Sounds good. I hope you don't mind, but I checked your Talk Page and took the liberty of "pinging" Binksternet to make sure they were aware of your response. Alanna the Brave (talk) 20:27, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Don't mind at all. Let's see what he says. I'll refrain from editing for a while so that he'll have a chance to respond. I'll keep you posted, one way or the other.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 20:47, 10 October 2019 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack.
 * Well, he still hasn't responded to my message. I don't know whether I should just darn the consequences and edit them again.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 01:25, 12 October 2019 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack.
 * , I think you're okay to start editing again. Have you checked Binksternet's talk page for a response there? Since you've waited 24 hours, and you've resolved the original editing dispute (which means that you and the other editor won't be reverting each other's work anymore), you should be in the clear now. Alanna the Brave (talk) 13:28, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help, Alanna. I think that I will. I'll let you know what happens.
 * As to the matter of Chief Ransome-Kuti's page, I'm going to start working on it today.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 17:22, 12 October 2019 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack.

Hello, ...

I just wanted to say that you've done an amazing job on Chief Ransome-Kuti's page. It seems as though you've combed every nook and cranny to find the appropriate references. It's taken me this long to give up trying on that score, so I can only marvel at your tenacity. You found what I didn't think existed online, and for that I salute you.

Here's hoping that you're well.

O.ominirabluejack (talk) 22:41, 28 January 2020 (UTC)O.ominirabluejackO.ominirabluejack (talk) 22:41, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
I just wanted to thank you for all your contributions to the Women in Red Project. So many women in history have been forgotten because they didn't seem important at the time. Thank you for doing even a little bit to reclaim these women's histories.

NortheasternFoley (talk) 01:46, 11 November 2019 (UTC) 
 * Thank you ! That's very kind of you. :-) There are lots of hard-working editors at Women in Red who are bringing women's histories to light, and I encourage you to jump right in if you want to be a part of it. We're always happy to have new editors contribute to the project. If you have any questions, just ask. Best wishes, Alanna the Brave (talk) 03:40, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

December events with WIR
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