User talk:Eseress

Julia Gillard
Hi! We've had a few discussions about whether or not we can say that Julia Gillard is an atheist on the talk page of teh article, and general consensus has been that we can only do that if she uses the words herself. As she's only described herself as an agnostic (a few years back) or as someone who does not believe in God, (more recently), we can't make the additional step of adding her t the atheist category. Hopefully she'll say something conclusive one day so we can put this to rest. :) - Bilby (talk) 01:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Greetings
Nice to see someone who lives (or will live?) nearby with similar views! Drop me a line sometime if you want :) --Resplendent (talk) 08:11, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm in Vancouver (outside the city limits), near Prairie High School. --Resplendent (talk) 16:46, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Re: citation needed tags
Hey; I decided to pop over here and explain after you posted the message on my talk page. (Sorry for the slight delay, I was in the middle of something when you posted that.) Generally, the citation needed tag can be used when any statement is unreferenced. The beginning of an article—known as a "lede" or a "lead"—is, however, usually unreferenced per a set of guidelines known as the Manual of Style. The lead section of an article is slightly unusual, though: it generally summarizes the content of an entire article, and as such, "inline citations" – those little clickable things that look like [x] – aren't usually necessary in the lead unless it states something that wasn't already detailed with a reference later in the article. You can see that specific guideline here. For the article on Hurricane Cindy in 2005, the statement "Cindy was originally thought to have been a tropical storm at peak strength, but was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane in the post-storm analysis" was referenced later in the article directly after "Initially it was felt that Cindy did not reach hurricane strength, but post-season reanalysis confirmed the upgrade". It might not be clear, but the statement in the lead draws on this: the lowest classification on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, which is a scale used to gauge hurricane strength into individual classifications, is Category 1, and the "Meteorological history" section of the article was talking about Cindy as a tropical storm. If this isn't clear and confuses more people, I'll (or someone from the project) could probably tweak that statement. Actually, screw that, I'll just do that right now. :p --Cloudchased (talk) 01:19, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
 * No problemo, and no worries, either. :) Cloudchased (talk) 01:25, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Annual Meeting and more!




Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce the upcoming Wikimedia DC Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups


Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits
 Hello there!

Upcoming events:


 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@undefinedwikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
 Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:


 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Edit-a-thon in Madison

 * ART+FEMINISM EDIT-A-THON


 * Saturday, March 5th, 9:30 a.m. – noon
 * Madison Public Library (Madison, Wisconsin)
 * Bring a laptop! There will be snacks and daycare

RSVP on the event page if you plan to attend or have any suggestions. czar 00:53, 1 February 2016 (UTC)


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