User talk:DavidMCEddy/Archive 2

SF meetup tomorrow
Hi! I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that we're having a lunch meetup at the Wikimedia Foundation on Saturday. Thanks for signing up! Just as a reminder you can find the location, time, and more info about the meetup at Meetup/San Francisco 17. See you tomorrow, Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   00:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Free Culture Wiki page
Hi. I'm part of a group of grad students tasked with the project of writing the page for Free Culture for our class. We see you've been editing that page and just wanted to introduce ourselves so you know who you may be collaborating with. You can see our conversation on the free culture talk page. Chrissy9876 (talk) 20:35, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Hi DavidMCEddy, as you know this article has been assigned to us as a class project. We are supposed to write this article and structure it, and we will be evaluated on it. We think it's fantastic that you want to work on this article too, and we invite you to work with us on it by participating in the discussion around editing and posting the material. This is what we will be doing on the talk page, and we would like you to be a part of it so that we're all on the same page. That being said, and our understanding is that Wikipedia discourages block quotes and instead summarizes via cited paraphrases. In addition, we are concerned that the article length is getting too long. Please let us know how you are planning on proceeding--we feel the next step is to edit down the quotes and paraphrase them, and also come up with overall theme headings. Please let us know your thoughts. - KingfisherBlue11 (talk) 17:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi David, as we previously mentioned, we have been assigned the Free Culture page as an assignment. We plan to use the book's themes, such as you have already identified; we will cover the Introduction, Piracy, Property, and the Conclusion. Are you interested in taking on the two remaining themes of Puzzles and Balances? Chisholmredproject (talk) 20:19, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

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Would you mind creating a user page?
Hi there, would you mind creating a user page so that when I link your name it doesn't look like a redlink (a nonexistent page)? If you don't want to, it's no skin off my teeth, I won't be bothered at all -- it's your choice. :) Banaticus (talk) 01:08, 27 February 2012 (UTC) Thanks, I responded to your comment at User talk:Banaticus. :) Banaticus (talk) 06:50, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Protection?
Just saw your message on my wall, this is hardly an argument for protecting the page. Protections are there for vandalism or if an article is really controversial...in Ben Ali's case, simply revert or discuss your reasoning Seektrue (talk) 11:35, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Solyndra page
Hi. On the contrary, I was cleaning up some dead links and introduced more credible references regarding the bankruptcy and Romney's visit. I figured someone else may have down played its bankruptcy but not I. Cheers.--Bf2002 (talk) 23:26, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

You're invited! - Wiki Loves Monuments - San Francisco Events
Hi! As part of Wiki Loves Monuments, we're organizing two photo events in the San Francisco Bay Area and one in Yosemite National Park. We hope you can come out and participate! Feel free to contact User:Almonroth with questions or concerns.

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 * September 15, Saturday - A bike ride along San Francisco's waterfront
 * September 22-23rd, Saturday-Sunday - Wiki Takes Yosemite
 * September 29, Saturday - A sunset and harvest moon bridges, palace, boats and tower tour

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Second Constitutional Convention of the United States
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Yes, I tried to change the name of "Second Constitution of the United States" to "Second Constitutional Convention of the United States" by copying 100% of the text then replacing the original by a redirect to the new. Before changing the name, I posted a comment on the Talk page explaining the need for changing the name. One other editor agreed with me. It seemed obvious for reasons stated there, so I tried to proceed. Now I'm in the middle of it. I think I understand what I should have done, but what should be done to fix the current mess? Thanks. DavidMCEddy (talk) 04:38, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi. In order to maintain article history and attribution, name changes should be done through page moves. Next time, please use the dropdown menu next to the Search field (the triangle) and select "Move", instead of starting a new page and copying the text over. I have asked an administrator to delete the new page you have created, so that should be sorted now.
 * Additionally, for this case, I think the name change should be discussed as it may be controversial. For this kind of name changes, Wikipedia has a process called requested moves. I'll list the page there in just a moment, and if there is consensus for the change, it'll be implemented after the discussion is closed. wctaiwan (talk) 04:57, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon tomorrow (Saturday) in Oakland
Hi, I hope you will be joining us tomorrow afternoon at the Edit-a-thon at Tech Liminal, in Oakland. We'll be working on articles relating to women and democracy (and anything else that interests you). It's sponsored by the California League of Women Voters, Tech Liminal, and me.

If this is the first you are hearing of this event, my apologies for the last-minute notice! I announced it on the San Francisco email list and by a banner on your watchlist, but I neglected to look at the San Francisco invitation list until this evening. If you can't make it this time, I hope to see you at a similar event soon! -Pete (talk) 04:42, 15 December 2012 (UTC)