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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 16:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

commons:image:Trophy.jpg
Do you remember anything about the copyright of that specific image? Its currently on dr at commons - see, and I was hoping you might remember something about its source. Bawolff 22:06, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes - it was actually a press release snapshot photograph from an NIH function. It appears that NIH has deleted the source ohot from its site. The award was part of an otherwise very busy picture, but the shot was head-on so I could cut out all the extraneous people, etc. To cover some of the jagged lines from the edit, I added a drop shadow - which look as if it has been badly cropped by some other Wiki editor. - Davodd 16:06, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * (Sorry to pop in, I have your talk on watchlist from a previous message I left you) Do you by chance remember the source page? Not necessarily the exact URL, which would be impractical, but perhaps whether the image was on a press release or some other type of page, and any other details like the date (or year) of the NIH function?  Thanks, Iamunknown 17:26, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I do know the original URL: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F52F097F-B37C-4B74-80FB-8321BDA72953/0/student2.jpg - the "NR" behind ".gov/" is for news releases. But it appears they redesigned the site when they added RSS fees a few months ago. I do not remember the year, but it was more than 2 years ago. Once that happened, the obvious nature of its "public domain"-ness disappeared and then it was nominated for deletion.  - Davodd 20:40, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * I dont' care, personally - the screen cap was requested to be uploaded years ago to show what the then-new Wikipedia front page looked like on different browsers. Although it does seem to have some significance as a historical record for this project. - Davodd 22:25, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Recently orphaned due to de-logo bot taking it out of a History of... page. It would be a shame to delete this image since it is rare and some future historian may find a use for it. - Davodd 23:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Recently orphaned due to de-logo bot taking it out of a History of... page. It would be a shame to delete this image since it is rare and some future historian may find a use for it. - Davodd 23:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Not an orphan. - Davodd 23:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Obsolete. - Davodd 23:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Recently orphaned due to de-logo bot taking it out of a History of... page. It would be a shame to delete this image since it is rare and some future historian may find a use for it. - Davodd 00:00, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Predates Wikicommons... This is obsolete - replaced by the new .png image. - Davodd 23:51, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * This is obsolete - replaced by the new .png image. - Davodd 23:51, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * Corrected problem with vandalism at WANE-TV - thanks for the head's up. - Davodd 23:50, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

July 2007 GAC backlog elimination drive
A new elimination drive of the backlog at Good article candidates  will take place from the month of July through August 12, 2007. There are currently about 130 articles that need to be reviewed right now. If you are interested in helping with the drive, then please visit Good article candidates backlog elimination drive and record the articles that you have reviewed. Awards will be given based on the number of reviews completed. Since the potential amount of reviewers may significantly increase, please make sure to add :GAReview underneath the article you are reviewing to ensure that only one person is reviewing each article. Additionally, the GA criteria may have been modified since your last review, so look over the criteria again to help you to determine if a candidate is GA-worthy. If you have any questions about this drive or the review process, leave a message on the drive's talk page. Please help to eradicate the backlog to cut down on the waiting time for articles to be reviewed.

You have received this message either due to your membership with WikiProject: Good Articles and/or your inclusion on the Good article candidates/List of reviewers. --Nehrams2020 23:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

Gay icon
Hi, Davodd!

I'm considering putting Gay icon up for peer review and possible GA status. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it? I've just gone through it and done some cleanup work and think that everything except the criticism section is looking pretty good. Criticism needs some more content, though. Any other thoughts? Thanks! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 17:35, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, it couldn't hurt - and the page has gotten much better than it was when it started. Even if it doesn't pass, you will get good critical observations from a fresh perspective. I think the biggest struggle you are going to have is with In entertainment since neither GA nor Peer Review like long lists due to their poor prose. They will suggest that it be re-written in paragraph form. I have the scars of former GA and Peer Review efforts myself to know that one. ;-) - Davodd 21:49, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

A Question Regarding Turquoise
Hi Davodd, I hope you don't mind the intrusion to your talk page, but I had a question I couldn't find an answer to, and tracked you down as member #1 of the LGBT group, so I figured you might be the guy to ask!

I have noticed a lot of openly gay men (and women I think?) wearing turquoise jewelery (mainly rings). I was curious if there was some sort of a political/social reason for this? Or, is it simply a way of identifying oneself as gay so that others feel free to open up to you? Or, is it simply a fashion thing, and has caught on in the community?

I did some research to see if I could link it to the flag or something, but no luck there.

Any info would be appreciated - curiousity has got me! SnaX 20:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

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The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue I (September 2007)
The September 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! --  Noetic  Sage  19:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 17:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC).

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The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue II (October 2007)
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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for November 2007
The November 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the December 2007 issue. Dr. Cash 01:10, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue III (November 2007)
The November 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities!  Noetic  Sage  19:45, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 21:00, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for December 2007
The December 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the January 2008 issue. Dr. Cash 00:30, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

A question about censorship
I have become concerned about the whitewashing of certain articles, cases where all references to sexuality are removed, even if sourced. I've been seeing it for years, but have been dealing with it specifically at Little Richard in the last month or so. When I first came to the article, there was not a single reference in its text to the singer's notoriously conflicted sexuality. Here was a world-famous personality who has referred to himself as "homosexual" on various occasions, chronicled his struggles with his sexuality in his autobiography, swung dramatically back and forth over the years, with profound effects on his life and career...and all mentions of the subject had been scrubbed, even when sources had been provided. I angrily protested this on the talk page (admittedly violating WP:AGF in the process) and added a small note about LR's conflicted sexuality, with a source that quotes the man's own autobiography. Soon after, the source was removed without explanation. I re-added it. Not long after that, the sentence and source were both removed, by yet another party. I re-added again, leaving a polite note on the offending IP's talk page.

What's frustrating is that no one else editing the page seems interested in preventing this constant amateur censorship, and would prefer to simply leave this contentious subject out of the article because they don't want the trouble. This sort of whitewashing is common, especially for figures from communities which reject homosexuality. Is there any organized effort to combat it? It seems like something on those lines is needed, because there is a strong and irrational pressure to keep certain unwanted realities out of certain articles, and Wikipedia's tight sourcing policies are making it ever more easy for an article to become blatantly false and dishonest through pure omission.

More generally, I am also amazed at the way that would-be censors cynically take advantage of WP's sourcing policies (and constant sourcing crusades) to keep unwanted facts out of articles. 65.190.89.154 (talk) 01:40, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue IV (December 2007)
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WikiProject Good Articles January Newsletter
Happy New Year! Here is the latest edition of the WikiProject GA Newsletter! Dr. Cash (talk) 03:56, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:My Network TV Logo 3D.png)
Thanks for uploading Image:My Network TV Logo 3D.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered sometime in January 2008 (UTC). SatyrBot (talk) 23:25, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:WISE-TV logo.jpg
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AfD nomination of List of Ball State University faculty and staff
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Question about ON24 record
Hi Davodd, I work at ON24 and noticed that you actively edit our page. I wanted to thank you for your edits. I'm still getting to know wikipedia and didn't know if you can help me. I noticed some missing information and appreciate any advice/help you can provide regarding next steps. Thanks. Csalomonlee (talk) 21:59, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The February 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 05:32, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue V (January 2008)
The January 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! &mdash; Noetic  Sage  22:03, 3 February 2008 (UTC)



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Speedy deletion of Template:United Soccer Conference
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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 21:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The March 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 05:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered by SatyrBot around 17:14, 3 March 2008 (UTC) SatyrBot (talk) 17:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VI (February 2008)
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WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VII (March 2008)
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April GA Newsletter
The April issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is now available. Dr. Cash (talk) 03:48, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiDragon
You may want to add your userpage to Category:Wikipedian WikiDragons if you wish to have your name displayed on that page with other WikiDragons. Note that even though the link is red, the names are still displayed. Bob the Wikipedian, the Tree of Life WikiDragon (talk) 02:22, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VIII (April 2008)
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WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter
The May Newsletter for WikiProject Good Articles has now been published. Dr. Cash (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

AWB inconsequential edits
inconsequential edit example Double Blue  (Talk) 05:46, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Consensus on reasoning for LGBT Project Articles
A new discussion you may be interested in:Consensus on reasoning for LGBT Project Articles. The Bookkeeper  (of the Occult)  07:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Names of Census Articles
I have opened a discussion at Talk:United States Census, 2000 about renaming all the year-specific US Census articles. I see that you are active on the Census 2000 article, so I am requesting your input. -Rrius (talk) 06:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director, Miss Julie, and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has tumbleweeds blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the talk page of the project, you can let us know you're still around.

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WP:LGBT's Role in HIV / AIDS articles
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main AIDS article was delisted as a Featured Article last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to WP:Medicine.) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the WP:LGBT talk page about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled.

Is Pride POV?
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic gay pride flag, much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is not neutral. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on Conversion therapy? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a mint julep on the verandah and stop caring?

Harvey Milk and Jim Jones
For the love of all that is holy, no Kool Aid jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. While it may be accurate, there is a Request for Comment regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...

Queer Studies is offensive!
The established branch of study known as Queer studies was brought up as an category for deletion because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.

Lambda Literary Awards
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-fairy, on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put  around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the WP:LGBT talk page. Or you can start with the Lambda Literary Awards, where the goddess of my altar received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by Katherine V. Forrest's wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website.


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Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Arthur C. Clarke and Bernard Montgomery
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the Hall monitors and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.

This month's Wiki stars
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) Mulholland Dr. became a featured article in May. This is A Good Thing since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as lesbian porn. I don't care what Benjiboi says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think Laura Harring would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)

Compulsive hoarding of templates
Once I saw a harrowing episode of Animal Planet's Animal Cops where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and track lighting in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.

The Violet Quill and magazines
Zigzig20s suggests we create an article on The Violet Quill, as it seems such a milestone in the advancement of gay/queer literature. Members of the Quill all have pages of their own (Edmund White, Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, and George Whitmore). We need to find more info on the Quill per se to reference the page that we create. Perhaps Google Books - and libraries? - can help.

A number of magazines also need articles, perhaps most notably QW, LGNY, and Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

Mom's nagging for Pride Month
It's June, Pride month. Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, get a designated driver, then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of drag queens just got fed the f*ck up by the cops raiding the bar and dragging them all out to the pokey again. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss Denver.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Hey, I've seen you around! Sorry there seem to be so many—it's been a while. But we welcome you all: Cheezisyum21, Taineyah, Dustihowe, Avesta69, RachelSummers77, Vivekgopinathan, AMK1211, Staffwaterboy, Ted Ted, Joe5150, Leahtwosaints, Robapalooza, Arthomure, Confusionball, Affinity likely, PrinceOfCanada, Yobmod, Npd2983, Neagley, Bvlax2005, Bvlax2005, Rhullsf, Textorus, Kieran.casey, Tyciol, Meojive, Sappho'd, Bookkeeperoftheoccult,  Gaywarrior, Aujourd'hui, maman est morte, and Balin42632003.

It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.

- In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon."
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We miss you, Miss Julie, as well as all the others who have graced our project and are on wiki-breaks or just got fed up with all the nuttiness and went to live their lives. Get your stupid houses built and hurry up and come back. --Moni3 (talk) 16:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC) To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Moni3 know.
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User:Skoojal
Hello I wonder if you could help. There is an editor called skoojal who persists in making strange and obsessive edits to the Gilles Deleuze article. I am worried he is going to drive away another editor User:271828182 who is one of the best contributors to the philosophy project. Any help appreciated. Peter Damian (talk) 09:26, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * You know, Peter Damian, if you are going to make complaints to administrators about me, it would be a courtesy to inform me that you are doing that. Skoojal (talk) 10:13, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Hello
Hello! :) I thought you might be interested in this. Check it out and add your name under "Participants" if your interested. Have a nice day and happy editing! --Grrrlriot (talk) 00:09, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter (July 2008)

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Re: Move from "Male Prostitution" to "Gigolo"
As I've noted at Talk:Gigolo, I don't support the move you did this morning. I understand your reasoning that the original title was "sexist", but you chose a specifically heterosexual term (I listed five citations). I believe the considerable male-male interaction warrants a more neutral term, if any such move is necessary (and I'm not convinced that it is). HalJor (talk) 19:34, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Then perhaps we should make it an article on Street hustler, since that is the gist of the current article. - Davodd (talk) 19:39, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * But it's not the gist of the article. There's an entire section on Venues: streets, bars, print, online, bathhouses, and brothels. And to make things more complex, each venue seems to have its own term for the prostitute. If there's no generic alternative, the original title "male prostitution" is most appropriate. HalJor (talk) 20:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Not to butt in on your discussion, but I have to agree with Haljor on this. The goal is to have a neutral article title, not a pejorative one. Gigolo is a heavily laden term and not appropriate for same-sex usage.  And the article is not just about street hustlers.  "Male prostitution" was, despite any perceived sexism, the best overall term.- NYArtsnWords (talk) 20:13, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I think a good compromise would be, Prostitution of males since it is parallel with an existing name structure, i.e. Prostitution of children and in structure is not sexist in naming scheme. - Davodd (talk) 21:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I also think that Requested moves should have been required in this case. I strongly believe that the page should be moved back for now and that a "request move" be added to address your issues. - NYArtsnWords (talk) 20:18, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Requested moves is an optional use page created for non-administrators who need help in moving an article that cannot be moved without deleting a page (so, by definition it does not apply to me as I have been an admin for years). Also, you propose changing an optional venue into a mandatory one - which is unneeded bureaucracy (see What Wikipedia is not) that is both anti-wiki and unneeded. (for further information on this, see WP:CREEP). - Davodd (talk) 21:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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 * Hello, I'm moving this conversation to the article's talk page. First, may I suggest you do a Google search on someone before you propose deletion for a "notability" concept that isn't official WP policy. It's not policy because some segments of the population are usually not "covered or reported on" much by "reliable sources" - because in the case of established journalists - like Mitch - they ARE the writers who work for the reliable sources. May I suggest it would probably have taken you less time to find the notability yourself on Google than to initiate the process of deleting stub articles wholesale by tagging and notifying folks by editing WP pages. It may be more productive to start improving and expanding WP stubs than just outright deleting them. As an administrator of WP, I'm sure you support this concept that is a foundation of the project. To help you out in improving this article, may I suggest the following examples of his notability: Microsoft,Amazon.com,ZDNet Audible, CNet, PBS, Executive Travel (magazine), BusinessWeek, IEEE, Red Herring, NYU, New York Times, BizJournals.com, Salon, TIME, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, State of Arkansas -- Davodd (talk) 23:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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March edit to Gay anthem
This edit (diff) to the article Gay anthem was unproductive and, frankly, rude. It was essentially a blanket revert of many different kinds of edits over a period of weeks or months. I understand that you were restoring the lists of artists and songs to match the referenced source material, but your edit also had the effect of removing many good faith and worthwhile changes with very little justification or explanation. I think it is unrealistic to expect the Themes section to remain static--to remain faithful, that is, to that single source--without a much stronger indication in the article that every item in the section is from that source, and without closer day-to-day policing and cleanup. But in any case, the next time the section needs cleaning up, please be selective, and fix only what actually needs fixing.-- Shelf Skewed  Talk  16:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I just want to take the time to thank you for taking such a strong interest in the quality of LGBT articles on WP. In the case of Gay anthem - I do believe I followed the correct policies of No Original Research and Verification when I moved questionable content to the article's discussion page for further discussion and verification rather than have un-verified and unreliable original research content presented within a Wikipedia article. I do appreciate the hard work folks put into an article - but if it is original research with no verifiable secondary source to back it up, then its inclusion on a live Wikipedia page is against the WP:NOR mandate - even if it was done in good faith. Original research is simply not allowed in this project. Perhaps via discussion on the talk board, contributors can work in concert to find a source along with additional song titles *before* they are added to the live article? I am aware that you found the manner I dealt with this to be unacceptable. Please, if you have suggestions on how I can better handle this type of issue in the future - particularly regarding the issue of original research - in a way that you would think more appropriate to the situation, I am always open to suggestions on how to work better with others. Along those lines, I have a note that may help you better get along with others: when you are trying to correct behavior you disagree with, it usually is not the best policy to insult someone by calling them "rude" on their talk page. Please refer to Wikipedia:Etiquette - How to avoid abuse of talk pages. Not everybody is as understanding or easy-going as I am. Again, thank you for sharing a passion I've had since 2003 to help ensure higher-quality LGBT articles on WP. I do hope this message was taken with the earnest spirit in which it was written. - Davodd (talk) 02:48, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My problem with your edit was not the removal of the items you consider original research. My problem, as I said, is that your edit was not selective; it removed, in addition to the OR material, formatting changes and link additions and fixes. I've already given you my suggestions, but I'll lay them out: 1) Make it clearer that all of the artists and songs listed in the section are supported by the reference, and that additions and changes must also be sourced. Many casual or one-time editors don't think about that. They see a list and say, "I know something that belongs here," or "I think I have a better example." Making it clearer that all of the given examples are sourced would reduce maintenance. 2) Remove unacceptable changes regularly; don't wait for them to build up and try to deal with them all at once. 3) But even if you don't have the time to keep up with regular maintenance, you are still obligated to be selective when cleanup is necessary, and fix only what actually needs fixing. I do apologize for the use of the term rude--I could have made my point without it.-- Shelf Skewed  Talk  04:13, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Allow me to say...Very nice work reorganizing and referencing the article. All I did was crab; you followed through in a big way. Kudos. Do you think the article would benefit from a couple images? I did some legwork, and all the articles for the artists in the "big-voiced divas" section have public-domain, Wikimedia Commons, or Creative Commons-licensed images, as do Dusty Springfield, Village People and several others. I thought the Dusty Springfield image, Celine Dion image, and Christina Aguilera image were perhaps the best of the lot, but I leave it to you to include them or not. Cheers.-- Shelf Skewed  Talk  21:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. A passion for excellence is often accompanied by a short temper. I'm used to it and look for the reason behind the words instead of the words themself. I think Further work by me will have to be on hold for the next two weeks - I have law school finals starting Monday (tomorrow) night. My burst of activity this past weekend was during a time my head was about to explode from studying Constitutional Law and Evidence exceptions. - Davodd (talk) 06:14, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

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I need your help to write a thesis.
Dear Davodd,

I am a student in Seoul National University in South Korea doing a research project on Wikipedia. I am very impressed about your insight and active contributions. I thought you could provide some opinions really worthwhile. So, would it be possible for you to take some time off and give an online interview via E-mail? It would provide my project a lively voice of an actual administrator. And this will be of a great meaning; your experience, concerns, opinions and ideas would add a lot to my project. Actually I'm in real need of something concrete; for my project is about the mechanism a biased version of explanation is settled, and as you will probably guess, understanding such things involves a lot more than just watching explicit process. Again, I would really, really appreciate your help.

It will not take that long; in fact everything will depend completely upon your will. If you are willing to give some help, would you mind mailing me swiftly? Thanks a lot. I also leave this message to other administrators' user talk for my research. Please don't be upset about that. bongeun319@hanmail.net Sincerely, Bongeun Myarchives (talk) 05:37, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Your User page
It seems like a bad idea to put so much personal info on your user page, after about 2 minutes of looking I found your phone number 408-382-1459.

You are giving away your full name, address, and exact date of birth, with a short google search anyone could find your social security number. Armed with those four things an impostor can become you very convincingly.

You seem like a responsible guy, I found you from talk:Nordyke v. King, and I don't want you to get screwed with.

PS. Feel free to delete my comment.

Always, Awg1010 (talk) 22:21, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Well I still think you must be crazy :) Awg1010 (talk) 04:21, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

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I understand what you are saying. I only deleted them to make my page look better,not bec. I'm ignoring them. I have already talked to the people who left me the warnings and apologized for my mistake, which I won't do again. Thanks! Divod (talk) 21:45, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

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File source problem with File:Cotton thistle.jpg
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File source problem with File:Mk-map.gif
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Orphaned non-free image File:David Atlanta Nov 23 2005.jpg
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Fair use rationale for File:WFWA-TV logo.jpg
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Orphaned non-free image File:WFWA-TV logo.jpg
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