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 * Hey, I think I've used your stories as references before. Welcome aboard! Valfontis (talk) 16:15, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

About COI and Spamming
Just a quick reminder, I'd caution you about making edits such as this, which can be seen as spamming and having a conflict of interest. I've treated your work as a reliable source in the past, so there shouldn't be a problem adding content and citing your page as a source instead of putting a bare link in the external links section. But some people (myself included) have seen so much self-promotion and spamming on Wikipedia that they do not assume good faith and start reverting and issuing warnings and blocks. For edits such as the one above. I don't anticipate that this will be a problem for you but sometimes Randy from Boise comes along and it's hard for people with COI but professional credentials to get a word in edgewise. Anyway, not saying you've done anything wrong, just be careful. Gotta run, more later. Valfontis (talk) 16:54, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Good thought. Thanks for the heads-up. I put together a disclaimer to use anyplace I cite to my own stuff ... reads like this: '' (head) About the www.offbeatoregon.com citation: (body)One of the citations on this page leads to a newspaper article I wrote. I've been advised to declare this connection so it won't look like a conflict of interest, or as if I'm trying to pull a fast one for some free publicity. FWIW I make no money on my articles and the archives are licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. For more info, please see my Talk page.''

Everybody think this sounds OK? Finn-jd-john (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I think that's a good solution though since it's clear you're here to contribute content as well as links, you shouldn't have much problem. Mostly it's the people who contribute only links who get into trouble. And rightly so. It will be good to have someone in Corvallis, we don't have much coverage in that part of the state right now. Cheers! Valfontis (talk) 17:56, 2 July 2011 (UTC)


 * P.S. I found the article where I cited you: Oregon Electric Railway. Oops, that's a dead link now. Valfontis (talk) 18:34, 2 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Fixed it. The same deadlink to the Chronicle is on your webpage. I started the articles on Tonquin and Waconda. Those old substations fascinate me, as well as the ones for the Red Electric (another article I started). Oh, and "Pirtle" is such a good word. Valfontis (talk) 18:44, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Awesome -- thanks Valfontis! Hm, I see Pirtle is a redlink. I'd better do something about that ... I live about a half mile down the road from Pirtle Station. Finn-jd-john (talk) 12:39, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks guys!
Thanks for the welcome and the links to helpful stuff. Let me know if you need anything looked up in Valley Library (at OSU) -- I'm there a lot. Cheers! Finn-jd-john (talk) 17:15, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia edit-thon: Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Portland "Wiknic" 2013!
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Wikipedia Takes Portland 2013!
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Wikipedia Edit-athon!
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"Wiki Loves Libraries" edit-athon in Vancouver, WA
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Get your cameras ready! Christmas in Oregon and PDX Pods
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Saw your facebook
If you need a few more ideas: Category:Former populated places in Oregon. Not all of these will fit the bill and I differ with the person who maintains those categories about the exact definition of these things, but my intent was "Populated places in the U.S. state of Oregon that no longer exist because they were annexed by or merged with another populated place, or were destroyed by natural disaster or human-caused redevelopment. For cities that still exist as communities but have been disincorporated, see Category:Former cities in Oregon." I think the ones that had to move or were destroyed due the building of reservoirs are the most interesting. "Underwater Oregon"? Cheers, Valfontis (talk) 15:05, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks Valfontis! A couple of these in particular are definite must-includes. Now I'm off to the library to grab a copy of Geographic Names ... Finn-jd-john (talk) 17:17, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Portland Oregon (March 7, 2015)
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Wikipedia Women's Health Information Edit-a-thon: Tuesday, May 12 at OHSU
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 * Tuesday, May 12, 2015: Wikipedia Women's Health Information Edit-a-thon – 1 to 4pm
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 * This edit-a-thon is intended to address some of these important differences and to generally improve women’s health information in key articles and topics. Areas for improvement have been identified in cooperation with WikiProject Medicine. Prior Wikipedia editing is not required; assistance will be available the day of the event. Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords.

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Upcoming Art+Feminism events in Oregon
You are invited to participate in Oregon's upcoming Art+Feminism events, which will be held in Portland and Eugene on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Please see the following links for additional information, or to sign up: About Art+Feminism: Art+Feminism is pleased to announce its third annual Wikipedia edit-a-thon, an all-day event designed to generate coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and encourage female editorship. Last year, over 1,500 participants at more than 75 events around the world participated in the second annual campaign, resulting in the creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 articles on Wikipedia. For more information, see Art+Feminism.
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Art+Feminism @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (March 18, 2017)
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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ PNCA Library (April 29, 2017)
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Meetup Invitation
You are invited to the upcoming Asian Pacific American Heritage month edit-athon.

This will be held on the first floor of the Knight library at the University of Oregon.

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 * Date: Friday, May 26, 2017
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Upcoming Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to artists of color - Thursday, Oct. 26 at PNCA
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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Jewish Women Artists (March 8, Oregon Jewish Museum)
On March 8 (International Women's Day), the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and artist Shoshana Gugenheim will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve Wikipedia articles about Jewish women artists. Click here for more information. You can also express interest or suggest articles to create or improve here. This event is free and open to the public, and will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participation is welcome in person and remotely (for those outside of Portland). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:25, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (March 10, Pacific Northwest College of Art)
On Saturday, March 10 (11am to 4pm), the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve Wikipedia articles about art, feminism, and women. You can read details on the Facebook event page, or this Wikipedia meetup page. Tutorials for new editors, reference materials, childcare, and refreshments will be provided. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, you're welcome to stop by to show your support! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:50, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (April 13, University of Oregon)
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Wikipedia Editathon: The Visibility Project - Saturday, January 19
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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) 22:37, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

PNCA Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon, Saturday, March 9
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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.

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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST
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Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
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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!

Wikipedia is one of the most-visited sites on the internet—and it’s created by people who volunteer their time to write and edit pages. Learn how to edit Wikipedia and be a part of shaping our understanding of our world. In this workshop, volunteer Wikipedia editors will be on hand to train participants on how to get started editing pages and offer ideas for which pages you can pitch in to help improve. Show up at any point during the four hours to get started!

Also: Free burritos!! We will be providing vegan, vegetarian, and meat burritos from food cart Loncheria Las Mayos. Alder Commons has a large, fenced playground. Children are welcome! Some computers will be available to borrow, but if you have a laptop, please bring it to use. We will also be leading an online training for new editors at 11am-12pm PST. Please feel free to join that training if you are not able to show up IRL.

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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