User talk:Fluffball70

TBH I am finding wikipedia very complicated and time-consuming, so to try and make this simple.

I have posted a short link and contribution to the Lilly Parr article. Could you please contact me for more information on the subject? chat@sthelenschat.co.uk

Please delete the above if inappropriate. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dallo100 (talk • contribs) 04:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Minorities Research Group
I made a bunch of spelling corrections, and another editor got one right that I hadn't, but there was one spelling repeated several times that has me worried. Given the name of the article I changed all "Minorites" -> "Minorities", but there were more than a couple. Could you check that 'Minorities' is right? The change I did is this. Shenme 11:01, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi there Shenme. You were correct about my spelling of Minorities! Thanks! I am dyslexic and don't always see missing i's etc,etc. I am in the process of updating the article today and will run a more thorough check, when I'm done.

Fluffball70 11:14, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Life's funny. I can read some Chinese, but get tongue-tied. :-) Shenme 11:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Invitations
Heya, I'd like to invite you to join WikiProject LGBT studies on the basis of your work so far. If you're interested, I am happy to adopt you as well. Would you be interested in either? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 21:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Cool. Add your name to our membership list and you're in! As for adoption, add to your userpage, and it's official! I'm fairly new to the adoption process myself, but here's how I'm currently working: you are welcome to contact me if you have questions related to anything on Wikipedia, like how to edit, where to go for things etc., if you need help with anything, such as if you get into an argument, or have general problems, or if you just want general advice. I, for my part, will periodically look through your contributions and let you know if you're making any inadvertant mistakes. That sound OK? Would you like to suggest or change anything? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Welcome!
And with the exchange of userboxes, I pronounce thee my lawfullay acquired adoptee. Please feel free to bombard me with as many questions, requests and comments as you desire. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject newsletter
hello fluffball - i loved the gateways article and photo and would love to talk to you more about those days. i worked there 1983-85 and have plenty of photos. please contact me. Webgal64 (talk) 04:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)webgal@yahoo.comWebgal64 (talk) 04:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello Fluffball
This is your adoptee-brother qwertyca :-D. Just dropped by to say hi and welcome to Wikipedia. Have lots of fun! Qwertyca 20:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

WP:DYK
Hi - You may not be aware that your new article Una Troubridge has been nominated at T:TDYK as a candidate for the Main Page. It is recent enough (less than 5 days old) but not quite long enough (1,500 characters or more). Can you expand it at all? -- ALoan (Talk) 23:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Great - the article seems to have been pretty short on 1 March, so 5 days after 3 March is the critical date - are you likely to be able to expand it by then? -- ALoan (Talk) 20:43, 6 March 2007 (UTC)


 * You didn't close the ref bracket on your final reference, you silly sausage. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)


 * OMG - that is absolutely fan-bloody-tastic. Well done! -- ALoan (Talk) 23:21, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

minor edits
Heya, I'm noticing that nearly all of your edits are marked minor. I haven't checked them all, but WP:MINOR says that edits marked minor should mean "only superficial differences exist between the current and previous version: typo corrections, formatting and presentational changes, rearranging of text without modifying content, etc." Just to let you know, in case your edits aren't minor. Otherwise, bloody well done on your work to Minorities Research Group! Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 11:48, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Unless there's a reason for using a specific type of English, such as the article being on an American topic or item, it doesn't matter what you write in as long as it's consistent throughout the article. Thus, it would probably be best if you use the system you find yourself using without thinking. I assume that would be British English? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 10:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Heya, just wanted to say well done on the great articles you've been writing. Another month or two and you'll be able to graduate from the adoption process! Is there any area you're unsure about, perhaps in the wikipedia namespace? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 10:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Lili Elbe
Quite a bit of good work with Lili Elbe - Skysmith 11:24, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Dubh Artach
Thanks for your continuing help with this. I have been looking for a modern photo with a free licence for ages, but no luck so far. I will certainly add one if I come across it. The 1960's NLB records are locked away in Edinburgh and hard to access, but I have added some comments about the name change. Ben MacDui (Talk) 08:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

The image is wonderful of course and many thanks, although clearly the guardians of licensing virtue will zap it unless a better licence can be provided. Can you post a copy of their email? The key issue is whether they are releasing the image into the public domain, or only to Wikipedia. Ben MacDui (Talk) 09:17, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Fluff, I noticed you want to take MRG to GA. You might want to consider entering User:Messedrocker/Contest, it might be a helpful little incentive. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:45, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

GA refs
That's pretty nitpicky. The criteria doesn't say anything about referencing formats. Inline cites aren't even required, cripes, at least it has those. Anyway, go ahead and fail it, the user can resubmit it when they are ready, I think they left town or something. IvoShandor 01:48, 7 April 2007 (UTC)


 * As a note, the ref format concern seems to be something from FA that has been trying to sneak its way into GA criteria despite no discussion about it. IvoShandor 01:51, 7 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I am not going to say I don't point it out from time to time. And I am not knocking you for the comment, I really think the GA criteria needs to be talked about, it seems that there are a number of points just like this one that aren't explicitly stated in the criteria but are de facto criteria anyway. IvoShandor 12:01, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

MRG
I think if you're getting that little help from MRG I would recommend you settle it up at GA, fix any errors and just go for FA. However I have found several issues with the article (let me just peer review it for you, why don't I? :) ):

Why was the organisation formed, and who by? What did the group actually do? How did Esme Langley acquire these three sons? What was the actual content of Arena 3? What was the public reaction to MRG? What was the gay community's action? What you may find helpful is to read through your article and note all the things that a reader completely new to the subject would want to know.
 * 1) You have a lot of short paragraphs. You should really merge them where possible.
 * Without having specifics, I work on a paragraph being 3-5 sentences, but there are some items that really don't belong to anything else Fluffball70
 * 1) There are some dreadful spelling errors, which is something I've been noticing in a lot of your work. Every time you finish an article, get someone in from WP:LoCE to look at it for you.
 * Yes, that sounds like me! I have very little concept of when a word is spelt right or not, but have a better idea of grammar. In my daily life Microsoft Word tells me these things and I have just pasted the entire article into word and corrected the spellings. Fluffball70
 * 1) Would it be possible for you to add See Also and External Links sections?
 * I had that originally, but was told to take it out! Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) There seems to be a lot of gaps in your article. For example, this org is referred to in the past tense, but no reference is made to its demise. What happened to it?
 * I have now added a 'The End' section to make it more clear. I wouldn't say it died...its members evolved its concepts into other groups that still exist today. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't understand these questions as this is stated clearly in the first two paragraphs. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The sources of all three sons are unclear other than what is said in Jill Gardiner's book. The important thing I have added is the reference to Esme Langley's book, which certainly talks about her first son. I have an autographed orginal ~50 year old copy, but was reluctant to put it in the article as it is too old and out of print to have an ISBN and I doubt if there are many copies around for people to reference. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I have added a clearer reference to the article on Arena 3 written by Brighton ourstory and a synopsis of what they said. I think that if a reader wants more info on A3 they will need to vist the Brighton Ourstory archive or the Glasgow Women's library Lesbian archive(Whenever it reopens again...a very sad state of affairs :. Sadly, the magazine and MRG is very underated, which is why I was keen to write this article. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There are lots of things that I'd like to know too! Many areas on this subject could be developed, but I understand that most of it is not documented elsewhere and is languishing in storage boxes care of the Lesbian Archive and Infomation Centre in Glasgow. Brighton Ourstory has some info and there are lots of private individuals who can only really provide personal refernces. In some areas I can only provide someting of a start, in hope that someone in the future will be able to develop it more. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What is the reference articles section for? How does it relate to the article?
 * Th references is where all the infomation came from for the article. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am aware of that, but I meant the reference articles section. You haven't cited them anywhere. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:38, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I think this article needs a lot more work, to be honest, there'a lot of gaps.
 * 1) The article seems very dependant on one source,  From the Closet to the Screen. Can you find any more?
 * From the Closet to the screen is currently the best source and it is still in print. I have three or four other books that are relevant,out of print and not as good. I am sourcing one more, but as of yet I do not know it's quaility. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) The Esme Langley section appear to be a short biography. How does this relate to the article?
 * She was an essential key to the group. I am debating on giving her her own article. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) This organisation needs to be put into context. I might know what the situation of British lesbians in the 70s was, but a Japanese businessman won't. You might want to put in a background section about the then current law and societal attitudes to lesbians, the progress to that point in gay rights (such as the legalisation of sodomy in 1967), gay culture of the time etc.
 * Unfortnately, it's very difficult to find quotes for that. I will have a look around, but i have added a lot to 'The End' section. Fluffball70 10:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

On GA, I think you might benefit from viewing the GA evaluations at Talk:Washington_Blade. It contains evaluations by two different people with three different outcomes, which might help you get a good grasp. See also WP:WIAGA. Please don't worry about lack of peer review interest and the interminable wait for GA status, our backlog seems to be a growing problem across all of Wikipedia. Well get there. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 00:52, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, we're an encyclopedia and about the facts Fluff. The article can't be promoted until it is comprehensive and complete, not on the basis that there's more information to be found that you simply haven't accessed yet. To be honest, I don't know what the situation is on an article where most of the content is "still in boxes". But I don't think it bodes well. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:38, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

What gaps do you see? Because I don't see any? If it's a matter of just more Arena 3 content, I could probably find more, but didn't consider it relevant....Fluffball70 07:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

MessedRocker's Contest
Hello! If you have received this message, that means you have an article entered in MessedRocker's Contest. To help stimulate the contest, the rules have been modified: the next five people who promote an article to Good Article status will win, and that's it. Get writing so you can be one of the five! &mdash;Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker. 10:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

GA on hold
Minorities Research Group: IvoShandor 16:12, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Image:DubhArtach.jpg
Fluff, did you upload this image knowing it would be deleted? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:16, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

GA review
Hi, a few weeks back you put the Nikki Grahame article on hold, pending fixes. The were all completed but you didnt return to check and another user has faield the article as it's hold time lapsed. I contacted that user and he suggested conatcting you about it, so would you mind reading the page again for me? regards. Gungadin 13:09, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I left my GA review on the talk page of gateways club. Feel free to renominate it and let me know after fixes have been made. I will re-review it as it seems that it got little attention last time around.--Cronholm144 00:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

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Your cat looks a lot like my cat!
Apologies if this isn't the appropriate place to post this -- I'm very new to Wikipedia, and couldn't find how to contact you otherwise. I just saw the photo you posted on the Devon Rex page and WOW your cat looks like mine! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Twinkleblue (talk • contribs) 03:57, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 16:09, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Heya!
Hey, I'm back from exam leave. I see you've been working on The Albert Kennedy Trust. Aren't they fantastic? Anyway, I was wondering how you are. I think you've got the hang of editing, so you could graduate soon, but there's one thing: I'd really like to see some of your tremendous work make FA before you go. I am happy to help you on any article that you would like to get up there. Interested? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:30, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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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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Kisses,

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 21:06, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!
You are the winner of our Jumpaclass competition, with 12 points! As the winner, your prize is to pick any topic for our monthly collaboration. What would you like? :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 18:46, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * It's okay, I've done it. Congratulations my adoptee. ;D Do you think you've got a good hang on the system now? If yes, you might want to start thinking about graduation... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 12:34, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

New Wardour Castle
I've made some additions (photo, infobox, references etc) to New Wardour Castle which the talk page says you are working on. Are you also interested in Wardour Castle as I've made some changes there as well (after my visit today) and would be grateful if you would take a look.&mdash; Rod talk 22:08, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I've added a gallery of images to New Wardour Castle but I'm not sure if they are labelled correctly - there are more under CC licencing at Geograph.&mdash; Rod talk 13:20, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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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.

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Image of Gateways club door
Hi, I would like to use your image of the Gateways club door as a book cover for a fab LGBT oral history book that I'm publishing for a client/ author. Please can you email me to discuss? I would really like a hi-res version if you have one. Thanks v much! email: aitch_ess@yahoo.co.uk Aitchess67 (talk) 13:57, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

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Wokingham by-election article
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Cats+Lesbian+Religion
Ok #1 My name is Nikki, and I am new to Wikimedia but old to Wikipedia I am in the closet right now ,because my parents and my religion. See I am a Christian, and the bible says god man woman for man not woman for woman or anything like that and you cant reproduce with another woman can you? Well I was looking through your wiki badges thingies and I saw it said your a pagan. I was like well I'm gonna ask her about what she thinks. And also I think cats are completely gross because all they do is shit in a box and get fur everywhere plus meow there heads off. Dogs are wayyyyy better! Tell me why you like cats??

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Election templates
Hi! Thanks for making 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election - saw it quickly on my rounds... Just so you can use it in the future, the election results template has the ability to have the rejected ballots within it (Template:Election box rejected), so you don't need to add it separately underneath. Happy editing, Gazamp (talk) 13:30, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Election result : poorly calculated numbers
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Just informing you that when calculating a percentage of the popular vote, it is important to ignore spoiled and rejected ballots, otherwise your percentages will not add up to 100%, this is a minor issue but can be very frustrating when one tries to see why the numbers don't add up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CanadianScotNationalist (talk • contribs) 22:38, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

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