User talk:Gamaliel

Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
Good day, ! I wanted to thank and commend you for your article on Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen! I also wanted to check with you to see if you planned to submit this article for DYK. If not, let me know and I can submit a hook on your behalf. This would be a wonderful addition for DYK! Thanks again! -- West Virginian   (talk)  15:01, 28 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you! I didn't think anyone would notice my article. I couldn't think of an interesting hook for DYK but if you have one please submit it with my gratitude.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:04, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you for all your phenomenal contributions, to include this article! I've submitted an initial hook for DYK here: Template:Did you know nominations/Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen. Please feel free to share any additional hooks in the meantime! -- West Virginian   (talk)  22:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

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Great paper
I really liked your paper. It was a shame I missed it when it first came out, but glad I was alerted to it by User:Atsme at the badpersons blog forum. To be honest, I think it may be my favorite work ever written about Wikipedia as a phenomenon.

jps (talk) 20:33, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * +1 - a masterpiece...and it's anchored on my UTP.   Atsme  💬 📧 20:52, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. Gamaliel ( talk ) 19:48, 16 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I read it today, and I think it's something every experienced editor should read and take on board. I hadn't thought about increasing barriers to entry before, and I think we all should. valereee (talk) 23:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

February with Women in Red
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WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest. Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
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 * The template db-afc-move has been created - this template is similar to db-move when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Happy First Edit Day!
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Your draft article, Draft:Beth B. Norden


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March editathons
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April Editathons from Women in Red
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Your draft article, Draft:Case Breakers


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 19:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Always feels a little strange to post these notices on admins' and long-time editors' talk pages. Of course, you can restore this draft if you want to return to editing it. You should be receiving 5 month reminder notices from FireflyBot but I don't see them here. The bot seems to send out reminders to only about 75% of expiring drafts by my guestimate. It focuses on drafts that go through AFC channels rather than all draft pages.
 * Hope you are well these days! Liz Read! Talk! 19:53, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * No worries! Your reminders are helpful because often I've forgotten the drafts even existed after six months.  Hope things are good on your end.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 20:53, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Darren Wershler
Some of the content you added in this edit at Darren Wershler has been tagged as unsourced, and I plan to remove it if it's not cited. As this dates back to before the flood, you likely won't remember much about it. Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 00:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC)


 * You will not be surprised to learn I have no memory of this author or article! However, I'm fairly sure I used to own an older edition of this book, so that's likely the source if you were interested in antediluvian archaeology.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 02:16, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. He's not named in the list of names at the end of the Worldcat record of the 2002 edition but it doesn't contain the full text. Mathglot (talk) 17:48, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

May Women in Red events
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Your draft article, Draft:Jane Kwong Lee


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 19:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Eaten Fish


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 16:05, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

100 DC Women question
Hi Gamaliel, I submitted articles to the 100 DC Women event. I used the small blue button rather than the big blue button for submission, so they didn't wind up on the visible list: Edwilda Gustava Allen Isaac and Ellen Wetherald Ahrens. Is there a way to fix/change this? I'll try my best to do it right going forward. Thanks for looking into this (if you have time). WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 20:46, 6 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for participating! The list on 100 DC Women has to be updated manually, and I've added your articles to it just now.  The Fountain tool (the blue button) keeps track of everything for the contest, the manual list on Wikipedia is just for fun.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 20:51, 6 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Also, I just found Ellen Wetherald Ahrens' death certificate on Ancestry! I'll add it to the article tonight.  I'd never heard of the Red Rose Girls before, this is all very fascinating reading, thank you.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 20:55, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gamaliel! I see now I can just click the "edit source" button. Here's hoping you get 100 articles. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:04, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

June events from Women in Red
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Your draft article, Draft:Mary Jane Windle


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Disagree with you; kudos to you
I disagree with your interpretation on Kevin M. Kruse, but kudos to you on the awesome find of an image of Hanserd Knollys. TuckerResearch (talk) 17:55, 22 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Picture hunting is one of my favorite obsessive hobbies.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:26, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

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I hope you can see why I did what I did
It was nothing personal towards you or the edits you made. I simply adore your work on women's biographies. I reverted because a) the current version, albeit I can agree is flawed, is the stable version and removing it wouldn't really bring attention to the issues or improve the article and b) I knew it would provide a reconnection point to start discussions on improvement and finish it this time. The edits you removed were slipped in as we opened discussions about those issues on the talk page. Even so we left the article as it was to avoid edit warring. Now, I hope we get somewhere and finally put this to rest. Thank you so much for your contributions. -- A Rose Wolf  13:48, 14 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your note. Whatever our differences about procedural matters, I know we have the best interests of the article at heart.  I am pleased at what seems to be progress on the talk page, and with luck I hope we can come to a consensus soon.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 15:28, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

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Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Gamaliel!

The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 18:20, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

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Happy New Year, Gamaliel!
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I have sent you a note about a page you started
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Your draft article, Draft:Anneke Jans Bogardus


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 18:59, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

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Your response needed
See Requests for page protection/Decrease. Do you object to unprotecting? ~Anachronist (talk) 19:24, 1 February 2023 (UTC)


 * No. Gamaliel  ( talk ) 20:26, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Your user talk page protection
Hi,

Your user talk page has been semi-protected since 2016 by Doug Weller. Can you think of any reason why indefinite semi-protection is still necessary, if it ever was? Doug Weller could not. Politrukki (talk) 15:28, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * That isn't true, see my talk page. I wonder why this editor is so concerned. Doug Weller  talk 15:51, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Whoa! Where is this hostility coming from? How did I reserve this? Please explain how your response to me specifically justified maintaining the status quo? I can be completely transparent: the idea for requesting unprotection stemmed from seeing the protection info in an edit dialog here and subscribing to the principles outlined in the WP:IPHUMAN essay. Politrukki (talk) 17:28, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * A good reason, I think, is that I do not wish to receive any further death threats on my user talk page. I only wish to edit quietly and unmolested, please respect that.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 15:59, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Online harassment takes a long time to dissipate. Hey Gamaliel, I hope you are doing well. Drmies (talk) 16:42, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Drmies, your name and this situation reminded me of an instance of where you pre-emptively semi-protected, in my opinion against WP:NO-PREEMPT policy, a redirect (if I recall correctly). I asked to unprotect, which you did. No drama. I don't remember if I thanked you back then, but thanks. Politrukki (talk) 17:42, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I can understand your feelings as a human. I feel sorry for you.So you must think you would still receive threats if your user talk page is unprotected. How long do you think the protection is necessary? Five years? Ten years? Forever? If someone really, really, really would like to persistently harass you, do you think semi-protection would prevent them much? Politrukki (talk) 17:31, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Why should I make it easier for them? Why does this matter to you?   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * My reply Doug Weller covers this: "the idea for requesting unprotection stemmed from ... subscribing to the principles outlined in the WP:IPHUMAN essay". I would like to make editing as easy as possible to all, without causing harm to the encyclopedia or its editors. Politrukki (talk) 17:46, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I treat IP editors with respect when they treat others with respect, and I believe in their right to edit Wikipedia without logging in. If they have an editing matter they wish to discuss with me, it can be done on the relevant article talk page, and I will respond there promptly and respectfully.  Otherwise, I wish to be left alone by all editors, not just IP editors.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:58, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Gamaliel I see this editor gave you a CT alert last month for BLP. Interesting. Doug Weller  talk 11:30, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Senta Driver


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Your draft article, Draft:Caroline Howard


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"Template:Fag" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Women in Red March 2023
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Feminism and Folklore Fountain tool
I was wondering, Gamaliel, whether there have been any problems with the articles I have been submitting to the Fountain tool in connection with WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/259. It has been quite some time since any of them have been processed. I have seen that other contributors have been submitting their contributions directly to this address. It's not that I'm interested in the prizes but I think it would be useful to other contributors if they were able to cover some of those I have developed. In other words, would it help if I also submitted my articles to the central F&F site or is there a direct interface between your WiR Fountain tool and the central tallying?--Ipigott (talk) 17:34, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I apologize, I've been swamped with work and it's cut into my article writing and WIR time. The global organizers told me to set up a local fountain but if they are accepting en.wp articles at the global fountain maybe that's the best approach instead of the local fountain?   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:09, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * The global fountain does not seem to have been anything like as active as our own WiR. We appear to have created 80 of the 120 articles now listed centrally (which also include our own). I don't know whether they will now be assessed by the other judges or to what extent they are still relying on you. None of my articles added to the global fountain since 18 March have yet been assessed. That means that 30 of the 41 I have created appear to be awaiting assessment. But I suppose everything is under control. For your information, I am not interested in any prize money or book vouchers. I have simply been interested in improving our coverage of women in folklore and have tried to abide by the rules of the contest.--Ipigott (talk) 12:58, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I will start assessing them on our local Fountain but I will ask for some help from WIR folks as I am swamped in real life. I'm not one of the international judges so I don't know why they aren't assessing their articles on the global Fountain.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 14:03, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Please don't devote time to this if you have other priorities. I see that some of the fountains associated with the Indian languages already list the assessments of many competitors who have created hundreds of articles each. If you wait for a few days, those from the global English-language fountain may also have been assessed. I've also just noticed from a message on this page that the contest has now been extended until 15 April. I'm not sure how important this is to Women in Red. It certainly seem very strange to me to make an extension at this stage.--Ipigott (talk) 15:00, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Ipigott Congratulations in advance! You are no doubt the winner of this ediathon. Haoreima (talk) 16:03, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * As the contest has now been extended until 15 April, there are now opportunities for you and other competitors to add more articles. As you are also a judge on the central fountain, you should also take into account that I am not interested in any prizes.--Ipigott (talk) 13:46, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to report, Gamaliel, that all my articles have now been assessed. So no more worries.--Ipigott (talk) 07:30, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 55
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Issue 55, January – February 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * New bundle partners:
 * Newspapers.com
 * Fold3
 * 1Lib1Ref January report
 * Spotlight: EDS SmartText Searching

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Women in Red April 2023
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Articles
Sir! I have submitted some articles for the Women in Red. Please review them. Thanks! Haoreima (talk) 21:16, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Feminism and Folklore 2023 has been extended


Greetings Organizers,

Greetings from Feminism and Folklore International Team,

We are pleased to inform you that Feminism and Folklore an international writing contest on your local Wikipedia has been extended till the 15th of April 2023. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more

We would like to have your immense participation in the writing contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the translation of project pages and share a word in your local language.

Organizers have been notified some instructions on mail. Please get in touch via email if you need any assistance.

Best wishes,

International Team Feminism and Folklore. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:28, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

So...
As you may have seen, I'm doing a retrospective of April Fools on Wikipedia, and next issue will start in 2016. Which means covering the whole Trump/Wales article that caused you to get raked over the coals. I've always said that whole situation was overblown, ridiculous, and a bit of a witch hunt, and I still stand by that, but, well, I feel like I should at least talk to you before I try to write anything about it, as I'd imagine it's a bit of a sore point. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 09:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC)


 * We pretty much agree on our view of the situation. It's just another illustration of how Wikipedia's ruling cliques are willfully ignorant and utterly impotent when it comes to coping with the weaponization of Wikipedia for political ends.  We're in our second decade of Arbcom dealing with Eastern European ethnonationalism, for example.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:10, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red May 2023
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Feminism and Folklore 2023 has ended, What's Next?


Dear ,

Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition has ended. We thank you for organizing it on your local Wikipedia and help in document folk cultures and women in folklore in different regions of the world on Wikipedia. What's next?


 * 1) Please complete the jury on or before 15th of May 2023.
 * 2) Email us on [mailto:support@wikilovesfolklore.org support@wikilovesfolklore.org] the Wiki usernames of top three users with most accepted articles in local contest.
 * 3) Write the information about the winners on the projects Meta Wiki Results page
 * 4) You can also put the names of the winners on your local project page.
 * 5) We will be contacting the winners in phased manner for distribution of prizes.

Feel free to contact us via mail or talkpage if you need any help, clarification or assistance.

Thanks and regards,

International Team

Feminism and Folklore

Your draft article, Draft:Cecilia Jenkins


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:04, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 56
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Issue 56, March – April 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * New partner:
 * Perlego
 * Library access tips and tricks
 * Spotlight: EveryBookItsReader

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Women in Red - June 2023
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Your draft article, Draft:The Edward Lloyd Family


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2023
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Your draft article, Draft:Millie Mayfield


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit  13:29, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red 8th Anniversary
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Books & Bytes – Issue 57
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Issue 57, May – June 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * Suggestion improvements
 * Favorite collections tips
 * Spotlight: Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors

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Nomination of William Lightbourn Strong for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article William Lightbourn Strong is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/William Lightbourn Strong until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:42, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Feminism and Folklore 2023 - A Heartfelt Appreciation for Your Impactful Contribution!


Dear Wikimedian,

We extend our sincerest gratitude to you for making an extraordinary impact in the Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition. Your remarkable dedication and efforts have been instrumental in bridging cultural and gender gaps on Wikipedia. We are truly grateful for the time and energy you've invested in this endeavor.

As a token of our deep appreciation, we'd love to send you a special postcard. It serves as a small gesture to convey our immense thanks for your involvement in the competition. To ensure you receive this token of appreciation, kindly fill out this form by August 15th, 2023.

Looking ahead, we are thrilled to announce that we'll be hosting Feminism and Folklore in 2024. We eagerly await your presence in the upcoming year as we continue our journey to empower and foster inclusivity.

Once again, thank you for being an essential part of our mission to promote feminism and preserve folklore on Wikipedia.

With warm regards,

Feminism and Folklore International Team.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:37, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2023
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Your draft article, Draft:Annalena Odaldi


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 19:43, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Elizabeth Cumings Pierce


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit  01:56, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Julia Plantou


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:33, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Mary Dawson Elwell
Hi Gamaliel. I have created an article on Mary Dawson Elwell as I was moving it from my sandbox to main space I saw that you have a draft Draft:Mary Dawson Elwell. Please take a look. Thanks. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:14, 14 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Nice work, I especially like the gallery. I'd abandoned the draft due to not being able to find sources outside of her husband's DNB entry, glad someone was able to finish an article.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 13:26, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

September 2023 at Women in Red
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Books & Bytes – Issue 58
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Issue 58, July – August 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * New partners - De Standaard and Duncker & Humblot
 * Tech tip: Filters
 * Wikimania presentation

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Women in Red October 2023
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CfD nomination at
A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at  on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Qwerfjkl talk  09:33, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red - November 2023
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November Articles for creation backlog drive
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; background-color:#98FB98; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; font-size: 99%"> Hello Gamaliel:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!

The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Sara Weiss


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 59
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Issue 59, September – October 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
 * Tech tip: Library access methods

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Women in Red December 2023
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ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message
<div class="ivmbox " style="margin-bottom: 1em; border: 1px solid #AAA; background-color: ivory; padding: 0.5em; display: flex; align-items: center; "> Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Magazine writer
Hi there. I just created an article on an obscure magazine writer, Mary Newmarch Prescott. It may be the first time I added the. I noticed that there are a lot of people in the and that this category has 4 other Wikipedia language versions (so, potentially, even more biographies), but there was no Wikidata item for "magazine writer", ergo, I created this: d:Q123853167. I added it to MNP's Wikidata item, but at the moment at least, I don't have the time or inclination to add it by hand to everyone else's. Wondering if there's some easy way or tool, to expedite it? (P.S. I'm not trying to throw extra work at you... Just figured you're an expert on Wikidata things so a good person to ask.) -- Rosiestep (talk) 17:34, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * There should be a way to automate this. I think I can add it to everyone in the en.wp language category, let me fool around with PetScan and see if I can get it to pull the names for me.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:55, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Cool! --Rosiestep (talk) 18:00, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hmmm, petscan isn't working for me right now, or I'm not working it right. It can be done, I'm positive, even if I can't manage it today.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:26, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Success! It does work, apparently PetScan was glitchy today.  I added the occupation to everyone in .  When I get bored during the next week I'll work on the categories for the rest of the world.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 20:07, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * You're awesome! Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:57, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Candelaria Somellera de Espinosa


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 22:32, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:MbabelS
Template:MbabelS has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2024
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Your draft article, Draft:Alice Campbell


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:53, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Washburn College faculty


A tag has been placed on Category:Washburn College faculty indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 07:12, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Category:Slaves at Monticello has been nominated for merging
Category:Slaves at Monticello has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 05:24, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 60
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Issue 60, November – December 2023 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * Three new partners
 * Google Scholar integration
 * How to track partner suggestions

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Women in Red February 2024
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Invitation to join the Twenty Year Society
Dear ,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Twenty Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for twenty years or more. &#x200B;

Best regards,  Chris Troutman  ( talk )  14:40, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2024
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Books & Bytes – Issue 61
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Issue 61, January – February 2024 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * Bristol University Press and British Online Archives now available
 * 1Lib1Ref results

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RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:


 * Proposal 2, initiated by, provides for the addition of a text box at Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
 * Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by and, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
 * Proposal 5, initiated by, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
 * Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
 * Proposal 7, initiated by, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
 * Proposal 9b, initiated by, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
 * Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by, , and , respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
 * Proposal 13, initiated by, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
 * Proposal 14, initiated by, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
 * Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by and, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
 * Proposal 16e, initiated by, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
 * Proposal 17, initiated by, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
 * Proposal 18, initiated by, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
 * Proposal 24, initiated by, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
 * Proposal 25, initiated by, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
 * Proposal 27, initiated by, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
 * Proposal 28, initiated by, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

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Women in Red April 2024
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Your draft article, Draft:Desta Hagos


Hello, Gamaliel. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Desta Hagos".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:37, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 62
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Issue 62, March – April 2024 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * IEEE and Haaretz now available
 * Let's Connect Clinics about The Wikipedia Library
 * Spotlight and Wikipedia Library tips

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Women in Red May 2024
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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C
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 * You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. 

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
 * Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
 * Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
 * Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
 * Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
 * Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
 * Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
 * Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

Signature
Hi, just a little request. Please do not add your signature when you add WikiProject banners to a talk page, as you did at Talk:Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood. If you press "Create source" instead of "Start discussion" it will not add your signature. Thanks! &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:13, 7 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you! I was wondering how to make it stop inserting my signature automatically.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 14:18, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * You might also be interested to try the WP:RATER tool &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:21, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Zitella Cocke
You created a draft, Draft:Zitella Cocke, but didn't submit it. I added some references and submitted. You might want to take another look at old draft articles (including ones that have been deleted) that you didn't submit. Perhaps you can find enough good references to establish notability for them. LeapTorchGear (talk) 10:37, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Zitella Cocke has been accepted
<div style="border:solid 1px #57DB1E; background:#E6FFE6; padding: 0.5em 1em; color: #000; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> Zitella Cocke, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Thanks again, and happy editing! Theroadislong (talk) 06:29, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

May music
Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). - Thank you for adding a fact and ref to the baritone's colleague! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about Samuel Kummer, one of five items on the Main page - more musing on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red June 2024
--Lajmmoore (talk 07:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Content assessment of Zoya Tajikova
Hello, @Gamaliel. I was doing content assessment of the article and saw that you had ranked it as a start. I feel like it should be a stub and want your input on it so we don't go into an edit war over it. It has limited sources and is a very small article that has little encyclopedic value at this time. What are your thoughts? Thank you, Cowboygilbert  -  (talk) ♥  14:09, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I have no objection to ranking it as a stub.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 14:12, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Cowboygilbert -  (talk) ♥  14:13, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2024
--Lajmmoore (talk 14:27, 30 June 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your draft article, Draft:Margaret Izard


Hello, Gamaliel. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Margaret Izard".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit  01:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

I reverted your revert on Vox for now.
Hi Gamaleil,

I read AllSides description on WP:RSP and it states that no consensus was achieved, but a high confidence rating on AllSides means it is reliable because it was reviewed by experts and thus okay to use. Vox has a high confidence rating on AllSides so therefore it should be okay to use their rating on Vox's bias. Thank you. Alexysun (talk) 10:21, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Category:19th-century baseball players has been nominated for deletion
Category:19th-century baseball players has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:05, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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