User talk:Bluerasberry/Archive 31

Help decide the future of Wikimania


The Wikimedia Foundation is currently running a consultation on the value and planning process of Wikimania, and is open until 18 January 2016. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikimania to help guide conference planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikimania could take (starting in 2018).

After reviewing the consultation, we'd like to hear your feedback on on this survey.

In addition, feel free to share any personal experiences you have had at at a Wikimedia movement conference, including Wikimania. We plan to compile and share back outcomes from this consultation in February.

With thanks,

I JethroBT (WMF) (talk), from Community Resources 22:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Gulf Hamstery
Great article. It's unique and quite interesting. Thanks for creating it! North America1000 05:26, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

E-mail
I don't know if you got my email or not, so I'm going to e-mail you through here with my regular e-mail address. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:00, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Cannabis dispensaries in the United States
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A modest proposal
George Alexander Gibson Thanks for your review! Using one of the sources in this article (and even this article as a rough template), we could do a series of articles on each of the doctors from whom heart murmurs are named, and nominate them for WP:DYK. Could be a multiple nomination. Just a thought. Let me know if you are interested; I would be happy to help. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 13:44, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Seattle sculpture
Hey! Just an FYI, I am currently working to create red links for all Seattle sculptures that were surveyed by Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program. Not all works will meet Wikipedia's notability threshold, but it is good to conduct this survey and identify works that may be notable enough. If you are interested, check out WikiProject Seattle/Sculpture, which is still a work in progress. This is similar to the work I've done in Portland/Oregon as part of the Oregon Arts Project. Let's catch up soon! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:00, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Proposal of a WikiProject Translation studies
Hi Blueraspberry, thank you so much for the support you can give to my proposal of the WikiProject Translation studies! Best regards, --Fadesga (talk) 01:22, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon
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DYK for Gulf Hamstery
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Racz BLP
Hi, Bluerasberry - thank you so much for taking on the review. Question - I just emailed a query to the email addresses for Racz that I used in the past for permissions needed by Commons. The doctor's secretary responded with a copy of his ID but I don't think it would be appropriate to share that publicly. Is there a way to verify his place of birth (Budapest) so the information can be used in the article (and appropriately verified) but that is not readily available to the public? Perhaps the university could verify it in writing? Atsme 📞📧 19:10, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 19:13, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems that 7+6 has an idea.
 * What you propose has been discussed somewhere recently - WP:PUMP? Maybe Commons pump, or the OTRS mailing list? I am not sure. I do not have a good answer for you. As I recall, the issue is unsettled. Wikipedia's verification process sometimes makes it difficult to confirm certain basic facts.
 * I see no problem with leaving the issue unsettled, like with a citation needed tag. This is no barrier to getting good article status.
 * Another option could be to send in private information through OTRS, get someone to confirm it, then use "personal communication" as a reference that links to that Wikipedia articles's talk page. This is an odd way of doing things but it has been done before. In academic literature "private communication" is a common citation, and although I would not post an OTRS ticket number in an article, it could be used on a talk page.
 * I do not think that this should be a barrier to evaluating the article, and I understand that some things cannot have citations. If there is a good reason for something to be presented without a citation, I do like that to be noted somehow, so that people know to not look for a citation. What are your thoughts?  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  19:23, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I put in that citation, and there is already another for that fact. That they are not from independent WP:RS does not seem to be a deal breaker to me.  That they corroborate each other and apparently have orgins close to 'the source' actually makes them more reliable, not less, on such a de minimis and more or less incontrovertible fact.  IMO.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 19:30, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * More information - Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_123.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  17:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA review
Hi - just wondering if there was anything else you needed me to do before you finished the Gabor B. Racz GA review? Atsme 📞📧 09:33, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries
Almost one year before, you said that Wikipedia Loves Libraries is an ongoing campaign. Is that still true ? That article tells me about Planned 2014 events and thus looks quite outdated. -- Juergen 5.146.93.86 (talk) 10:46, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The page is outdated but yes, the campaign is ongoing. There is an event series every October and related projects several times a month.
 * The organization of it all is too much for volunteers to manage, which is why the page is outdated. You can update the page, if you like. I suppose that in any of the past few years there have been not fewer than 50 events internationally with about 10,000 participants. There is a lot of trouble tracking how these happen. Right now there is a discussion at meta:Program Capacity and Learning about how to track these things. You may comment there, if you like.
 * I worry about pages being outdated but this is only one problem of many. There is progress but no schedule or central coordination.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  15:37, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Towards a New Wikimania results
Last December, I invited you to share your views on the value of Wikimedia conferences and the planning process of Wikimania. We have completed analysis of these results and have prepared this report summarizing your feedback and important changes for Wikimania starting in 2018 as an experiment. Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page. Thank you so much for your participation. I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, 22:47, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Squeaky wheel...
....squeak, squeak - is there a way I can help make the Gabor B. Racz review a bit smoother and less time consuming for you? Please acknowledge my posts and that you intend to complete the review. Thanks in advance....Atsme 📞📧 00:33, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry - I can at least give direct information. I am unable to continue the review. Please proceed with another reviewer. Thanks for checking in and thanks for keeping in touch.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  00:39, 10 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Given that there was "drama" on this article, perhaps we should ping an experienced GAN reviewer like to take over the review.  I'm not sure if someone can just assume the job, or if you have to withdraw the nomination and re-nominate it.   Montanabw (talk)  00:53, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Feb 16: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim Feb 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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How to join a Wikipedia training class
Hey I wanted you to help me, I want to join Wikipedia Training Classes. Bianca Levine (talk) 16:33, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I replied on your talk page. Thanks.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  16:56, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia NYC
Hi Bluerasberry,

is it possible to ask one of the New York Wikipedians to take a photo of the Pelham Bay Bridge?--Kopiersperre (talk) 16:57, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I posted to WP:Meetup/NYC's talk page. You commented there also and other people replied.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  16:57, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Request for comment: Lead sentence for train or railway stations
In what way should the lead sentence of articles dealing with railway stations or train stations be fashioned? See discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Manual of Style/Lead section. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 22:32, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters
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WP:AN regarding list of account creator requesters
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Jkatz (WMF) (talk) 23:55, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Saturday, March 5: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA
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Fresh activity
Hi again Lane, Further to /Archive_18 there seems to be some fresh activity at Molecular pathological epidemiology by a SPA editor, inserting several refs to Ogino S. It seems pretty inoccuous, except for the lack of diversity in source authors.LeadSongDog come howl!  17:58, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the referral. I messaged them at User_talk:Hamhamfly. If they have time to talk then I have time to show them around.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  18:03, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

2016030210020591
Hey! I hope you are doing fine. You wanted ticket mentioned in subject headline to be handled by someone else. Can you please unlock this ticket or assign it to me? I think, I can answer them. Anupmehra - Let's talk!  00:16, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Nvm. I clicked on notes, and there I didn't find "reply" option for obvious reasons and this is what led me assume that it was still locked to you. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  00:21, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
You had a great presentation at MoMA!

satisfied kyraocity 20:00, 5 March 2016 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>
 * Perhaps we will meet again.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  21:10, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

VPI and bolding
Just as an FYI, WP:VPI tries to avoid the bolding. See the top of the village pump. The rest of your comment looks fine, but the bolding could easily lead into the !voting typical of straw polls. --Izno (talk) 15:20, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

March 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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Nomination of Art+Feminism for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Art+Feminism 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/Art+Feminism 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. BrillLyle (talk) 03:51, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Help for Copyediting
I have recently created Karan Ghelo, an article on the first original novel in Gujarati language. As I am not native speaker, the article may contain many grammatical mistakes. I have nominated the article for DYK. Can you help me by copyediting the article for grammar and other mistakes? Regrads,--Nizil (talk) 20:25, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
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Your article in BMJ
Hi Bluerasberry, Is your article "Wikipedia ..." in BMJ (2014) available without a paywall somewhere? BlueMist (talk) 22:57, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your interest. Please see my website. Please note also that free subscriptions to the publication are available for Wikipedia editors for those who apply at BMJ.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  11:27, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you! BlueMist (talk) 11:48, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

April 13: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity
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DYK nomination of Domestication of the Syrian hamster
Hello! Your submission of Domestication of the Syrian hamster 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 01:46, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 20:41, 10 April 2016 (UTC)