User talk:Chocmilk03

We invite you to stand for the WANZ Committee
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Victoria Leachman (President) CopperAlchemy (talk) 02:35, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Francophone fortnight
Thanks for the thanks... I had a look around at likely topics and found WikiProject Women in Red/French speaking African authors, then when I went to the letter "R" I found that the first woman listed, with 2 red links was already in en.wiki! So I created two new redirects for her, from Ntyugwetondo Angèle Rawiri and Rawiri, Ntyugwetondo Angèle (supported by the source used in that list). So instead of a contribution to Francophone fortnight, perhaps I should list her in WP:WIR-301! I've got my eye on another couple of possibilities, French-writing women with "R" names. I'll just do one of them, to show willing. Pam D  22:01, 11 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @PamD: I will resist the urge to thank you for thanking me for... (etc) :) that redlist is a great find, I'll add it to the event page. Thanks so much for your contributions and putting the work in! Chocmilk03 (talk) 23:09, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Potiki
Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Ben Schrader
Hi Chocmilk03, I just created this Wikidata item for Ben Schrader a housing historian and writer on Wellington as well as New Zealand history. I think he is notable for the purposes of Wikipedia as books he has written have won awards and his social historian work is significant and has also resulted in him being given awards including the JD Stout fellowship. Given your extensive experience of writing Wikipedia articles for New Zealand writers I just thought I'd put him on your radar as a potential candidate for a Wikipedia article. Ambrosia10 (talk) 23:32, 15 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks @Ambrosia10, I've added him to my list. :) Hope all is well with you! Chocmilk03 (talk) 08:49, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks @Chocmilk03, I really appreciate that. We've managed to get a photo of Ben onto Wikicommons as well. I'm doing great atm, although extremely busy! Lots and lots of projects but I'm enjoying myself. Hope you are well and happy too! Ambrosia10 (talk) 18:15, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Ambrosia10: FYI, just published Ben Schrader. :) I would be surprised to hear you were anything less than extremely busy, haha, glad to hear all is well! Chocmilk03 (talk) 00:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Fabulous! Thank you SO MUCH! Ambrosia10 (talk) 00:25, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand writer)

 * Did this give you the impetus to become more active again? I see you around more, which is very nice.  Schwede 66  08:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I think it did! These things always go in phases, but it's funny what can draw one back in. It's nice to be back around :) Chocmilk03 (talk) 07:08, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Green GA Editathon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
 Hello :

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a  month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in June 2024!

Running from June 1 to 30, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Going Back in Time! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 20 centuries by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there! You are receiving this message as a member of the WikiProject Women in Green. You can remove yourself from receiving notifications here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi Chocmilk03, not sure if this is the right way to do this but wanted to than kyou for helping with the page I did on Ray Thorburn. I'm still pretty new to all this and see what you mean about the quotes. Have cut them back as suggested. Thanks again for your help. Manymanydogs (talk) 00:50, 21 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @Manymanydogs: thank you for the kind message! You are most welcome, I remember learning about that policy when I was relatively new to Wikipedia too; there's a lot to learn but you're clearly picking things up quickly. Thanks also for your photo contributions, we are really lacking in photographs of New Zealand writers and artists! Look forward to seeing more of your work. :) Chocmilk03 (talk) 01:01, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red June 2024
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thanks for the review!
Thanks for reviewing my Connie Zehr page. Much appreciated. Slacker13 (talk) 23:38, 23 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @Slacker13, you're very welcome, thank you for creating the article. I enjoyed learning about her and her work! Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 03:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

COI declaration
Have you had a look at the presentation that I gave yesterday? Either way, it's a good idea that you've also put this onto your user page. I read on the subject article's talk page: "He's sent me signed copies of his books." That was enough for triggering COI, as a picky editor could have seen that as a kind of payment. And no, I'm not suggesting that you need to disclose paid editing; what you've written down is plenty good enough.  Schwede 66  05:05, 27 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @Schwede66, I did indeed and found it very helpful, thank you, especially the point about disclosing edits made at the request of someone with a COI in the edit summary. It seems obvious now, but I hadn't previously known this was required; occasionally article subjects or their contacts have reached out to me directly to request corrections or additions, and while I have sometimes referenced this in the edit summary (one recent example), I'm not sure I always have, especially when the edit seems uncontroversial.
 * Re: the signed copies of books, eek, it hadn't even occurred to me that they could be seen in that light. It's fortunate I was well-advised at the time about being upfront in making a declaration and going through the AfC process. :) Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 08:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2024
--Lajmmoore (talk 14:26, 30 June 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Upcoming Edit-a-thon Event in Wellington
Te Papa is hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday 13 July 2024 between 10am and 4pm. Lunch will be provided. The theme of the edit-a-thon is Te Papa Expeditions and editors will be working on updating wikipedia articles and wikidata on expeditions, people, places, ships, and species. Come along to learn more. It’s free and lunch will be provided. Register here: https://tepapamuseum.rezdy.com/652753/expeditions-editathon More information on this event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Expeditions_Edit-a-thon_13_July_2024 We hope to see you there. Einebillion (talk) 01:38, 2 July 2024 (UTC)