User talk:DanDavidCook

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Invitation
Hi Dan, I thought you might be interested in joining WikiProject Journalism. I just joined; it looks like a rather dormant WikiProject, but there are some interesting comments on its talk page (note the most recent one, in particular). Perhaps we could breathe a little life into it? -Pete (talk) 16:14, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Check it out
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Punk music -Pete (talk) 18:26, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

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Paid work
You do realize, I hope, that you are expected to list on your user page every article to which you have contributed as a paid editor. You listed Bill Miller (artist). Is there anything else, under any username?  DGG ( talk ) 01:14, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (April 13, University of Oregon)
On Friday, April 13 (3pm to 6pm), the University of Oregon will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve Wikipedia articles about art and feminism. You can learn more at the Dashboard page, or our Wikipedia meetup page. Tutorials for new editors, reference materials, and snacks will be provided. Please bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support and have snacks! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:01, 5 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks Another Believer ! I will be gone (journalism conference) that day but will share the news with the others! DanDavidCook (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia Editathon: The Visibility Project - Saturday, January 19
Make+Think+Code and the Pacific Northwest College of Art are hosting a Wikipedia editathon at the Shipley Collins Mediatheque (511 NW Broadway) on Saturday, January 19 from 10am to 2:30pm. The purpose of the event is to make Wikipedia a more vibrant, representative, inclusive and diverse resource. Please visit Meetup/MakeThinkCode/TheVisibilityProject for more information. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:46, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Oregon State University Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Friday, February 8
To commemorate Black History Month, Oregon State University, Wikimedia Nigeria, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and AfroCROWD are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the Oregon State University Valley Library on Friday, February 8 from 2–5pm. The purpose of the event is to reduce Wikipedia's diversity gap by creating and improving articles about African American culture and history, as well as notable people of African descent and the African diaspora in general. Please visit here for more information. Remote participation is welcome! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:36, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

PNCA Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon, Saturday, March 9
The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in the Shipley Collins Mediatheque (511 NW Broadway) on Saturday, March 9 from 10am – 2:30pm. This is a free community event designed to teach people to add and edit information about cis and transgender women and nonbinary folks to Wikipedia. We'll have training sessions, artist talks, snacks, free childcare, and plenty of exciting energy and collaboration! You're welcome to drop in any time during the event. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops and charging cables, though if you are not able, computer stations will be available. Please visit this link for more information. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:02, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Oregon Jewish Museum, Thursday, March 7
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, in partnership with social practice artist Shoshana Gugenheim and as part of the Art+Feminism Project, will host the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to edit and/or create Wikipedia articles for Jewish women artists. The event will be held at the museum on Thursday, March 7 from 4 to 8 pm. Pre-registration is preferred but not required. Members of the public are invited to come to the museum to learn about the editing process, its history, its impact, and how to do it. We aim to collaboratively edit/enter 18 Jewish women artists into the canon. Support will be provided by an experienced local Wikipedian who will be on site to teach and guide the process. This edit-a-thon will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participants will have an opportunity to select an artist/s ahead of time or on site.

Please visit this link and the meetup page for more information. Thanks! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:25, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Sarah Jones (journalist)


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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! JMHamo (talk) 21:28, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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AJ Capital Partners
Hi there! Was hoping you would be able to help me with some editing questions. I submitted a request to edit on AJ Capital Partners talk page and the editor responded back that every update mentioned needed to have a Wiki-link available. Is this always the case? I feel as though there is relevant information to be added on business information that doesn't currently have it's own Wikipedia page but is still relevant. Please let me know your thoughts or comment directly in the AJ Capital Partners talk page to help! Thank you.

Eagate23 (talk) 23:16, 19 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Eagate23. You are interacting with two very experienced editors who are very strict about COI editing. Spintendo is actually helpful, but still insists on things being done a certain way. One thing such editors frown upon is adding information to a business article about projects or transactions that are planned, or underway, but not yet completed. That is why Spintendo is insisting on the intralinks. They also tend to object to including all projects, completed or not, when it comes to real estate related articles.


 * Do not hesitate to ask Spintendo more questions about his preferences for such edits. It may be you need to slow your pace a bit and just go for a couple items at a time, i.e., request to add the project with the wiki link, and add only the most prestigious award. Generally, volunteer editors will require that awards must be at the very least among the most highly competitive in a given industry, be national or international, and be within the past few years. A rather high bar, but that is what I have seen. Slow but steady wins the race on Wikipedia. Think maintenance rather than adding a lot of new material.


 * I would like to help more, but am on deadline for a couple of projects through Monday. If you would like to set up a phone call (I'll give you one free consultation as a former client), respond here and we can do that next week. DanDavidCook (talk) 23:58, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi DanDavidCook I would very much appreciate a consultation phone call - thank you so much for offering. Let me know how to go about getting in touch.

Thanks Eagate23 (talk) 15:58, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Sure Eagate23. Why don't you send me an email with a few times next week (after Monday) that you are available and we can go from there. DanDavidCook (talk) 16:25, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

Deleted/Redirected
A bunch of state PIRGS pages have been replaced with a redirect. See Alaska Public Interest Research Group which is really —¿philoserf? (talk) 18:36, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Good catch! I don't think most of the state PIRGs merit their own articles. There are a couple decent ones, like Missouri and Ohio. Others have banners justifiably calling out various problems with the pages. The redirects are kind of wonky, and some article titles are incorrect. The title for the Alaska page you sent me isn't how the group refers to its name. The redirect of CalPIRG takes you right back to the main PIRG page, but if you search for California Public Interest Research Group, it takes you to Consumer Federation of America. Any suggestions on improving this situation? Maybe start by removing the intralink to the California group? DanDavidCook (talk) 18:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * hmm? Determine where you’d really want them to redirect to then open a conversation on the existing redirect pages. —¿philoserf? (talk) 19:00, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Will do thanks! DanDavidCook (talk) 19:28, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

The Simple COI Request template (as per User:Spintendo)
Example language for your edit request: I would like to request the following edit be made to this page. [Reason for request]. [Insert table if appropriate]. If you are simply adding something new, no need to use the table.

Editing against the spirit of WP:PAID
DanDavidCook, an article such as the one about is a pretty stark violation to the spirit of WP:PAID. A business resume of a minor businessman, that basically serves as an advertisement and a hagiography — that is not okay. Please do not accept contracts of that nature, as it is likely to place your continued editing privileges in considerable jeopardy. It's one thing if some borderline-notable non-profit organization hires you to write about them, or if some estate hires you to write about some relative who was a Civil War General or whatever — but not this. We don't do paid-for business resumes on Wikipedia, as such a practice seriously damages our reputation. El_C 02:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
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Concern regarding Draft:Sheridan Simove
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Your draft article, Draft:Sheridan Simove


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 04:12, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

You're Invited! Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia
On, Friday, February 25, 2022, Oregon State University will be hosting an online editathon focused on Black history of the Pacific Northwest. You can learn more here and/or register here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:25, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Portland Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon: March 12, 2022
You are invited! An Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon will be held in Portland, Oregon, on March 12, 2022. Learn more here!

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This event is part of the international month of events organized by Art+Feminism, which is building a community of activists committed to closing information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts, beginning with Wikipedia. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:36, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

International Women’s Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Sunday, March 10
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