User talk:CynMTU

November 2021
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 20:35, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. I think I have done all those things but if you see any area where I need to improve, let me knowCynMTU (talk) 12:04, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Women in Red
Hi there, CynMTU, and welcome to Women in Red. It's good to see you intend to write about women engineers and scientists. I see you have already created a couple of articles on male engineers but not yet on women. When you create your first women's biography, you might find it useful to look through our Primer for creating women's biographies}}. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--[[User:Ipigott|Ipigott (talk) 10:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks you I will check it out! CynMTU (talk) 14:20, 11 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I see you are involved in an editathon on 24 January. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Maybe you would like to add a Wikipedia meetup page. See Category:Wikipedia meetups in January 2022. We'll then be able to see any new articles which require attention.--Ipigott (talk) 12:20, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Great idea! And yes, we would love your assistance CynMTU (talk) 14:26, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

January 2021 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon participants
Hello Wikipedia Edit-a-thon participants. Please enter a comment below about what the weather is like where you are to practice writing on talk pagesCynMTU (talk) 20:03, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

The weather is grey and cloudy. KayakChickee (talk) 21:07, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

There is an abundance of snow clouds in the sky. Guitarguytuck (talk) 22:00, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I’m in Death Valley, CA. The weather here is sunny, dry, and 65 degrees F Fredkoerschner (talk) 01:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Good morning! I'm in a snow globe in Keweenaw Bay, Michigan right now. Lake-effect in full swing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by RedJacket906 (talk • contribs) 16:55, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

The weather right now is just the usual winter weather for Houghton, MI: snowy and windy.Jdlugos (talk) 17:21, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Today is windy and brisk in the Lansing area. Wish we had enough snow for cross country skiing. --Husky1986 (talk) 19:29, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

We had some sun peep out late in the day yesterday, just in time for a walk to Jims. It was about 19 F. Arrietty456 (talk) 11:12, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

The weather outside should be nice today. Right now it is 7 degrees and cloudy; sunrise at 8:28 a.m. JTurner-12 (talk) 11:40, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

The weather is cloudy and windy. It was a consistent -17 degrees celsius today in Houghton. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Windharpworking (talk • contribs) 01:21, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Last time I checked, it was still cold outside. I'm assuming nothing has changed since then.Katie.anns (talk) 01:25, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Email
Thank you for inviting me to participate in this project! Sciencerulz22 Sciencerulz22 (talk) 19:37, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Swehistorian22


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created, Swehistorian22, was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Singularity42 (talk) 16:47, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Katie.anns


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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Singularity42 (talk) 16:49, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

User pages
Hi CynMTU. A couple things:


 * If you are creating a user page, make sure to create it in user space. You have created some article pages that now need to be deleted.


 * I strongly encourage you not to create user pages for other users. If you want to invite them to a Wikiproject, or advise them about a user box, let them know in their user talk page.  Some users (such as myself) don't like to use user boxes.  It's considered bad etiquette to create user pages for other users.

Thanks. Singularity42 (talk) 16:52, 22 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Actually, I have mass-reverted your changes to the user pages. All the users have prepared their own user pages, and may not appreciate you changing them.  Again, you can invite them or let them know about user boxes on their talk pages, and they can choose whether to include it on their user page or not. Singularity42 (talk) 16:57, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Singularity42 All of these folks have signed up to be a part of the project, so it is appropriate to add the userbox, since they have requested it. You can see their signups here. Can you please unrevert the changes? Many thanks.CynMTU (talk) 17:11, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see they signed up for the Wikiproject. Where did they give their okay for you to add a userbox and a talkpage-type comment on their userpage? One does not equal the other. Singularity42 (talk) 17:14, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Singularity42 Via email - we have a google group. Sorry to be a pain, but I'd appreciate it if you would add it back. Many thanksCynMTU (talk) 17:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You're using the user page to leave talk messages for them - which is already not allowed - and adding user boxes to their user pages based on your say-so that you have permission to edit their user pages. No, I'm not self-reverting. Nor do I understand the concern.  Just give them the link to the userbox on their talk page and let them choose to add it or not. That's the normal Wikipedia etiquette. (Also, please indent your replies.  Thanks.) Singularity42 (talk) 17:41, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Singularity42 Oh dear! Can you show me where its documented that leaving talk messages on a talk page isn't allowed?  I'm not aware of that.  The users in my project are all new editors and they are trying new things each week. This week, they are going to look at our project user box that I've already added and then add another one that we are discussing, if they want.  I suppose they can just add the both of them.  CynMTU (talk) 18:12, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * (By the way, I fixed the indenting - take a look at WP:INDENT for more information.) I would check out User pages for more information.  At the beginning, it states the difference between a user page and a user talk page, and the purposes of each. Singularity42 (talk) 18:18, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks I think I found it. We probably did stray out of the definition of a user talk page for the purpose of education. CynMTU (talk) 18:23, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's all good. That's what talk pages are for - and there was nothing controversial. :) Singularity42 (talk) 18:33, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

March editathons
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Speedy deletion nomination of Martin Lagina


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Proposed deletion of List of Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival Themes


The article List of Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival Themes has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "The Winter Carnival itself might be a notable subject, but this list of its themes certainly is not."

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13:14, 5 July 2022 (UTC)CynMTU (talk)

Indentation on talk pages
Hey, thanks for your work around here: you're doing a great job. I do have one minor request: when you are posting on talk pages, please use the correct level of indentation to keep everything visually organized and easy to follow. Generally, this means using one more colon at the start of your reply than the person to whom you are replying did. For more on that, you can read Help:Talk pages. Thanks! —Compassionate727 (T·C) 14:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks, I will give it a try

About your paid contributions
I've been looking over your contributions (because that's what we do with paid editors) and had a couple of questions: —Compassionate727 (T·C) 15:13, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) When you've made edits to specific persons' biographies, is that work that MTU asked you to do, or the individual in question?
 * 2) Did you make this edit in your paid capacity, or was that something you did on your own?
 * My work as a WiR for MTU to facilitate Wikipedia entries related to the institution's mission, including bios of notable people associated with the university. I also encourage and assist MTU to release material under open licenses, especially our archives holdings and to develop the relationship between the host institution and the Wikimedia community. I advise a team of students/faculty/alumni that edit MTU related articles during edit-a-thons and on their own.
 * I made that edit as part of the online training I took to practice making edits. It was one of the suggested articles for students to edit. CynMTU (talk) 13:32, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

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Wikipedia and copyright
Hello CynMTU! Your additions to Martin Lagina have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


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Paid?
Hi! I've read your user-page, but it's not clear to me whether or not you were paid to create this. Could you kindly clarify? Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:11, 13 December 2022 (UTC)


 * CynMTU hasn't edited in five months, so I doubt you'll get a response from her. However, she said somewhere (I don't remember where right now) that she would create biographies at the request of MTU faculty or alumni. I have been operating under the assumption that she was paid for all the biographies she wrote. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 14:42, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ! Well, there's no proper disclosure that I can see – that's why I asked for clarification here. And if this or any other page is WP:UPE in violation of the WP:TOU, then I'm pretty sure it should not have been moved to mainspace. Ping, who moved it to the present title, in case he/she has anything to add. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 16:51, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I came across the page when doing a database query to monitor for inappropriate deletions, which picked up your deletion to make way for a move (because the way it excludes legitimate deletions to make way for moves is excluding cases where the deleted title is blue again). I had no involvement in its creation and nothing else to add. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:22, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Justlettersandnumbers and @Compassionate727 I wrote this article as part of my work as a WiR for Michigan Tech, as I disclosed in the talk. WiR is part of my many paid job responsibilities for the university,   While on occasion, I have written biographies as part of that role,  I haven't done much editing in the past 5 months personally as I have stepped back from doing that now and have focused more on the key roles for WiR:
 * Serves as a liaison between the organization and the Wikimedia community to promote a mutually beneficial cooperation.
 * Promotes understanding of Wikimedia among staff at the organization through workshops and events.
 * Works with organizational staff to digitize, compile, and organize resources that can be shared with the Wikipedia community.
 * Facilitates the improvement of content by the Wikipedia community, rather than directly editing articles as a core goal.
 * Coordinates events, such as Hack-a-Thons, Edit-a-Thons, or Backstage Passes, that bring Wikipedians on-site to work with staff on content creation and improvement.
 * Formally coordinated by the institution, allowing the resident to work closely with staff for various projects.
 * Ultimately, a residency lays the foundation for a more lasting partnership between the Wikipedia community and an organization.
 * Hope this helps!  CynMTU (talk) 18:54, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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Nomination of List of Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival Themes for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival Themes 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/List of Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival Themes until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 until the discussion has finished. DMacks (talk) 05:05, 6 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @DMacksI have a student editor @ThePurpleMage that will be working on this this semester, following your recommendation last year using creative tagging in wikicommons.   Hoping you can help us figure out the best way.  Then we can delete the list.  CynMTU (talk) 14:58, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * We have commons:Category:Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival as the collection of the all the images related to the festival. That is independent of the enwiki article, and is not the subject of this article's deletion discussion. I'd be happy to help on commons if you (CynMTU or ThePurpleMage, or anyone else) think there is a better way to organize those images. For example, renaming them to a standard name-pattern so the category sorts properly by year. Or separating the set of logo images from the other images (sculptures, etc.) Maybe cutting apart commons:Winter Carnival Buttons from 1950s.jpg to put each of those three in a separate file (easy to do graphically even if you do not have easy access to the items themselves). DMacks (talk) 14:19, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

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