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Re:thankyou
No problem. I hate spammers! Welcome to Wikipedia! Gadig 03:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Soccer spam
Sorry for stepping on your cleanups—nice work! —johndburger 05:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

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 * I see you tagged Public Domain and that it is under Crown Copyright. This is a contradiction. Crown Copyright is similar to Non-Commercial (if attribution is given), thus is a Copyright Violation. You may be confusing Crown Copyright with the government copyright system in the United States. Cavenba 06:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


 * As Wikipedia cannot have images that are "non-commercial," the only option would be for someone to make a free alternative (take a picture themselves). Cavenba 20:38, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Campus Ambassador
Hi ! I noticed that you made mention of Michigan State University on your userpage. If you are a current undergraduate, graduate student or staff member there, I would like to let you know of an opportunity to become a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador for MSU! As a campus ambassador you will be working closely with students who are editing Wikipedia as a class project at MSU! If you are interested in using technology for educational purposes and enjoy teaching and support open-source knowledge, the Wikimedia Foundation wants you! It is a great opportunity to gain leadership and teaching skills. For more information please go to: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Campus_Ambassador

If you are interested in applying, please leave me a message here or at my talk page on Wikimedia Outreach. And please pass this along to anyone you know who may be in the area and who are interested! The deadline for the Spring 2011 Semester is Dec 3rd, 2010! --MichChemGSI (talk) 04:48, 16 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Lord of Haha, Great! I, too, forgive you for your allegiance to a lesser school ;) jk.
 * cool! This role is actually really fun to get the chance to teach students how to edit Wikipedia and to help them with their pages.
 * Here is the application. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Steering_Committee/Campus_Ambassador_selection_process/Application
 * I also have a word doc if you would rather fill that out.
 * You can send your application to Annie Lin alin@wikimedia.org. subject: MSU Campus Ambasasdor App. If you have any questions please let me know!
 * --MichChemGSI (talk) 15:16, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Tehran Stock Exchange
Hello,

Thanks for taking the time to review the article. I have a comment regarding the references: I think ALL the information is accurate. I have personally reviewed TSE (line-by-line). You won't find a book published by Oxford University Press talking in great detail about this stock exchange. TSE is what is called a frontier market and as such does not get much coverage in the Western media.

What I have done over a year is to gather info from local sources in addition to Bloomberg news, the Financial Times, BBC and the Library of Congress among other reliable sources. However, if you think an information might be inaccurate or biased please let me know but I don't think there is ANY. 68.197.144.38 (talk) 13:59, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I trust the information was good, and unbiased, I had just mentioned it was difficult for me to verify the information from the Exchange website itself (as I don't speak Farsi). Otherwise my only notes were more about, one piece that was not referenced (on mutual funds) and that it would be nice (but not required) that some of the graphs were updated.

Beyond that just as a general suggestion, it might make it easier for you to signup for a user account (not required but just a suggestion). 21:02, 7 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for your broad review (user:SSZ). 67.85.17.129 (talk) 23:45, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Leaderboard
Basket of Puppies 03:45, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Go Spartans, go turtles!
Hi fellow Wikian! Could you take a photo at MSU for me for an article? It would be a photo of a fossilized painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) from the MSU Natural History museum. I have already communicated with the curator and they will allow us to take the photo but do not have time to take it themselves. Are you up for this? Here is the article it will help Painted turtle.TCO (talk) 00:24, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 28 January 2011
Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:32, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 13 February 2011
Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 18:22, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Media and Telecommunication Policy project
Hey Chris, hope all is well. Just wanted to drop a note letting you know that I am the Coordinating Online Ambassador for the Media and Telecommunication Policy project/class, as of yesterday. I have added my username and information on the second row of "The TC 210 Team" section (look for the goofy South Park character), so the students can find me quickly. I have some experience with radio and television stations, along with their companies, so I can be of more assistance than just showing people where to go for information. My talk page is open 24/7 and I try to answer posts immediately when I am online and as soon as I see them when I have been offline. Please let me know if I can be off assistance. Take Care.... Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 07:40, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, my only question for the time being, is do you have a name you would like the students to call you by (and a blurb about yourself), so I can get the professor to send out a mass email, letting them know who you are. Epistemophiliac (talk) 16:56, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 21 March 2011
Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:22, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 22 April 2011
Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:32, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Please take the Wikipedia Ambassador Program survey
Hi Ambassador,

We are at a pivotal point in the development of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program. Your feedback will help shape the program and role of Ambassadors in the future. Please take this 10 minute survey to help inform and improve the Wikipedia Ambassadors.

WMF will de-identify results and make them available to you. According to KwikSurveys' privacy policy: "Data and email addresses will not be sold, rented, leased or disclosed to 3rd parties." This link takes you to the online survey: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=WPAmbassador_talk

Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments, Thank You!

Amy Roth (Research Analyst, Public Policy Initiative) (talk) 20:38, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Region 5 announcement
Hey there; you'll want to add our region's noticeboard to your watchlist: Ambassadors/Great Lakes. Anything that needs to be handled at a regional level will be posted there. Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 18:21, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Ambassador Program: assessment drive
Even though it's been quiet on-wiki, the Wikipedia Ambassador Program has been busy over the last few months getting ready for the next term. We're heading toward over 80 classes in the US, across all disciplines. You'll see courses start popping up here, and this time we want to match one or more Online Ambassadors to each class based on interest or expertise in the subject matter. If you see a class that you're interested, please contact the professor and/or me; the sooner the Ambassadors and professors get in communication, the better things go. Look for more in the coming weeks about next term.

In the meantime, with a little help I've identified all the articles students did significant work on in the last term. Many of the articles have never been assessed, or have ratings that are out of date from before the students improved them. Please help assess them! Pick a class, or just a few articles, and give them a rating (and add a relevant WikiProject banner if there isn't one), and then update the list of articles.

Once we have updated assessments for all these articles, we can get a better idea of how quality varied from course to course, and which approaches to running Wikipedia assignments and managing courses are most effective.

--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 17:23, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello
Hi Chris, I'm in the POLS 120 class that you talked to at Lansing Community College. I jast wanted to say thanks for visiting :) HurthC1 (talk) 13:23, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Student from Professor Thomas Pols 120
Hello, thanks for coming into our class, and providing knowledge to assist us on our project. Thanks for your time. --B.Davis21 (talk) 13:45, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello!
Student from POLS 120 class. Leekse (talk) 13:29, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Prof. Thomas' assignment- checking in.
Hello, I have successfully created a user account as well as signed into the class course page. My group will be covering the Presidency. --Rianne Annis Annisr1 (talk) 13:39, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

HI
Racel1 (talk) 13:41, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

HI
Hi, I'm a student from the political science class you talked to last week. I think we were supposed to send you a message, so here it is. Mckay11 (talk) 13:41, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Reply from Online Ambassador
Hi -- got your note; I'm looking forward to the class. I will be glad to help with anything I can, and please let the students know that I am looking forward to answering their questions and helping them figure out their assignments. I do have a fulltime job so usually can't post during the day (eastern time), but other than that I'm likely to answer quite quickly. Let me know if you have any questions about Wikipedia I can help with. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:37, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

:)
Hi Scott! It looks like you've had your first in-class meeting, judging from all the friendly "hellos" from students. How did things go? Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 00:42, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear it! Keep up the good work! Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 17:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

POLS120 OA
I did have one query from Marc Thomas about the Jim Crow laws article; you can see the conversation on my talk page. Other than that and a couple of hellos, there's been nothing so far. Are there more pages I should watch? I'd like to add the student's pages to my watchlist and generally keep an eye on them, but have they chosen their articles and started work yet? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 10:34, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up -- I've added all those pages to my watchlist and will try to keep an eye on them. Please let me know if you need me to jump in anywhere! Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 18:04, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've also added all the students' talk pages to my watchlist. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:10, 4 October 2011 (UTC)