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2016 GA Cup-Finals
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Text change
Hey. A little confused about your change of the text to "Mifepristone alone will end approximately 50% of pregnancies; there is no evidence showing an increased rate of continued pregnancy after mifepristone with high-dose progesterone treatment."

The ref says as its conclusion "In the rare case that a woman changes her mind after starting medical abortion, evidence is insufficient to determine whether treatment with progesterone after mifepristone results in a higher proportion of continuing pregnancies compared to expectant management."

This was a better summary IMO "It is unclear if anything can be done to stop an abortion due to mifepristone if a women changes her mind after taking the medication." Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:47, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Since there are only 6 known cases of attempted high-dose progesterone treatment post-mifepristone, there is definitely no evidence showing anything, and there's some very *very* dangerous information out there from anti-abortion groups promoting high-dose progesterone that we should not be promulgating. (also an expert in the field reviewed the changes and is very familiar with the study and agreed that the former wording is less ambiguous.) Keilana (talk) 01:12, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Which wording do you mean by "former wording"? Do you mean the wording you changed it to or the prior wording? Best Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 11:58, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Oof, didn't realize that was ambiguous. The expert I talked to said that the wording I changed it to is less ambiguous, and that the prior wording was less accurate. Keilana (talk) 17:33, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * With respect to the percentage of pregnancies ended with mifepristone alone the ref says "The proportion of pregnancies continuing 1-2 weeks after mifepristone alone varied from 8% (95% CI 3-22%) to 46% (95% CI 37-56%)." I disagree that this is about 50%. We could say 54% to 92%. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 20:56, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * So Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy cites the percentage of pregnancies ending after mife alone as 60-80% under 49 days gestational age. (This is from the initial studies where medication abortion was conducted without any miso - Kovacs et al 1984 and Shoupe et al. 1986). Grossman et al included studies from all gestational ages where medication was used, so they're not quite comparable but I'm happy with saying 54%-92% of pregnancies end with mife alone at any gestational age and 60-80% end with mife alone under 49 days. Does that sound good to you? If you want copies of any of these sources let me know, by the way. Keilana (talk) 13:38, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Have added it here Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 13:51, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry to be a nag, but I'm still not happy with saying "it is unclear if anything can be done", there's just no evidence that mifepristone's effects can be reversed, and I'd rather say that. Are you okay with that? Keilana (talk) 14:01, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

I am not clear what you are proposing. Do you mean this ? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:15, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the confusion, I definitely made that comment pre-morning coffee. :) This is what I've proposed. Does it look ok? Keilana (talk) 01:31, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Circinus
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 * aww, thank you Gerda! Keilana (talk) 20:12, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

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Toy Story 2
You just blocked an IP editor for vandalizing Toy Story 2. They're on their 3rd IP now. Can you please block again and protect the page?  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 04:15, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey, sorry I just saw this now. Looks like it's been taken care of! :) Keilana (talk) 18:56, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for the lovely message! I'd love to pick your brain at some point about engaging lots of different people with editing, and strategies for particularly boosting pages on women or other under-represented groups. Would it be easier to email about this? (Happy with whatever form of communication you prefer!) Thanks! Zeromonk (talk) 19:38, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * That sounds great! You can email me at keilanawiki@undefined gmail dot com, and I look forward to talking with you more! Keilana (talk) 01:14, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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Women scientists template?
Hi Emily. Would you be able to point me to a template or "ideal article" that I can model an article on, please? --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 02:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure! It's going to be a bit different for an article where there's enough information to write an FA (e.g. Barbara McClintock) and an article where there isn't. A couple of articles that show the outline I use for modern scientists (18th century or later, usually) are Ynes Mexia, Tilly Edinger, and Leonora Bilger. If we're talking ancient women, Agnodice is a decent example. Does that help? Best, Keilana (talk) 04:11, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yep, that's exactly what I needed. Thanks. (It's for Maree Smith.) --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 07:57, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yay, glad to help!! She seems like a super interesting lady, have fun writing about her! Keilana (talk) 22:10, 16 June 2016 (UTC)


 * , Ann T. Bowling just passed GA today after a very extensive review. It may be of use to you. Kei started it, I took it from there with her help.   Montanabw (talk)  07:25, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Montanabw. That's a fine GA you've got there. I heard Smith interviewed the other day and immediately thought, I bet that's another woman in red. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 09:49, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Lyra
On 17 July 2012 you made this edit to the article Lyra. Unfortunately although you included a short citation to Levy (2005), you forgot to add a full citation to support it. If you still have access to the source please add a full citation to the first instance, or add it to a reference section. -- PBS (talk) 21:58, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

New edits to change the lead of Jerusalem
Hello Keilana. Please see my post at User talk:RegentsPark. You were one of the three closers of WP:Requests for comment/Jerusalem and your opinion is sought on what to do about the expiry of the freeze. The matter is in question due to a new thread at WP:AE. Thanks, 17:17, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to the Hall of Fame!
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Congratulations...
...on being one of 2 Wikipedians of the year this year! Everymorning (talk) 16:25, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Well-deserved
Congratulations on Wikipedian of the Year.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  16:45, 24 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I join the choir! (Afraid that we will have to rename the cabal of the outcasts ;) ) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Congrats Emily! And the cabal is delighted!   Montanabw (talk)  18:36, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Many congratulations. --Tito Dutta (talk) 19:30, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * +1 :) --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:19, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you all very much! :) Keilana (talk) 21:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, wiki-daughter! So well deserved! Bravo! --Rosiestep (talk) 11:27, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Could use some help
Greetings, Keilana. I don't think we have interacted before, but I've admired your work from afar. Since women in science is your area of expertise, I was hoping to get some help on Keity Souza Santos. I created the page based on a post on the Women in Red project page, but finding sources was a bit of a struggle, and now another user has been questioning the article's notability. I was wondering if you could take a look, and you felt it was notable, whether you could give me some pointers with respect to sources. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 11:02, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I think she's notable but just barely, from the Sao Paulo award. I don't speak Portuguese so I've been unable to find anything that you haven't already. Keilana (talk) 22:04, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks anyhow! I don't speak Portuguese either, which is unfortunate. Also, congrats on your award! It's well deserved. Vanamonde93 (talk) 07:13, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

CONGRATS
ENJOY A KITTEN AFTER BEING HONORED.

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 * THANK YOU I AM HOLDING A KITTEN RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY Keilana (talk) 22:00, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedian of the year
Congratulations! I've just seen here that you have been named Wikipedian of the Year together with Rosie. With all the work you have been doing on women scientists, you certainly deserve it. Now you really are famous, whatever some might think.--Ipigott (talk) 15:44, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you!!! Keilana (talk) 22:00, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations! It's a well deserved honor. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 02:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * What Smallbones said. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 03:06, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you both! :) Keilana (talk) 14:10, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes, congrats! I just now read the Signpost headline, and thought that name sounded familiar. Nice! Softlavender (talk) 05:20, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Keilana (talk) 14:17, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Jean Bartik
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A kitten for you!
Congrats! I just heard the good news!

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 * Thank you! Keilana (talk) 20:08, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Vera Popova
Hi. I'm bumping into your topic today and unable to find the page I need scanned up in Google Books. I assume you have this one on your shelf, could I trouble you to confirm the article title and let me know who exactly wrote the biography for "Vera Popova" in Marilyn Ogilvie, Joy Harvey, and Margaret Rossiter (eds.), Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-Twentieth Century. New York: Routledge, 2014; pg. 311? Please reply to my talk page if you can help, ta. Carrite (talk) 18:51, 29 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much for the info, I will make the fixes to the relevant page(s). I'm actually not working on Popova but rather on the Institute for Noble Maidens, which is a fairly important topic in Russian pedagogic history that can use some TLC on Wikipedia. Thanks again. —Tim /// Carrite (talk) 19:05, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jean Bartik
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2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up
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Your GA nomination of Jean Bartik
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 * Thank you! Keilana (talk) 23:20, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

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Hope imitation is flattery
I may not create them, but instead I will try to save ones already created: User_talk:Montanabw. Montanabw <sup style="color:orange;">(talk) 03:51, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That's awesome! You're awesome! Keep on keeping on. Keilana (talk) 20:45, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * This one is a month-long tl;dr, but new eyes might help; people are getting pretty nasty and the same debates are being repeated over and over again: Articles for deletion/Kanwal Ameen.   Montanabw <sup style="color:orange;">(talk)  03:37, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

A bigger kitten for you!
Thank you for your review of and pushing Rebecca Moore (scientist) live! I appreciate it.

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 * Giant kitteh! You're so welcome!! Keilana (talk) 02:27, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

hello
You're beautiful. Will you marry me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:5:803:0:0:0:61 (talk) 07:11, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * See, I hoped for just a second that this was my IRL sweetheart, with whom I live and own a cat, but alas. The IP geolocates to Atlanta. (Cuchlaine King will be bluelinked later today, thanks for the inspiration! <3) Keilana (talk) 22:49, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

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Kevin
Sorry to trouble you, but could you look at WP:AN at your earliest convenience. I don't know Kevin very well, but I understand you do - all I would ask for is a conformation that what I have read is correct, nothing more. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  20:22, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
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 * Thank you! <3 Keilana (talk) 19:01, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!
Psst...cat has Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine tattooed on its little belly...just take to class as companion cat...wink wink...don't forget magnifying glasses and clippers...

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 * What a delightful knowledge cat! ;) He can help me with my anemia workshop this morning.... Keilana (talk) 14:38, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

AWIS edit-a-thon
Hi Keilana - I just contacted you via email about a potential collaboration with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) in October. They reached out to me and I think your involvement would be great! I hope you are well! KellyDoyle (talk) 14:25, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey, I'm a little behind on emails but I'll get to it this weekend! :) Keilana (talk) 00:18, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

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Women in Math on Wikipedia
Hi Keilana. Who can we call on for advice and to follow new pages on women in math on Wikipedia? I know you will be very busy with the start of Med School. I'm not sure who else to call on. I have added lists of women in math whose pages are stubs or who do not have pages on the Year of Science page for computer science, technology and math and on the WP Women in Red page on mathematics. Added my name to WP Women scientists. Still working on my article on Writing women in mathematics into Wikipedia. Might follow up with a detailed email but see that you prefer first posts here. Mvitulli(talk) 02:51, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi! Some other awesome people who can help you are and ! Everything you've done so far looks really great, by the way. Keilana (talk) 00:17, 4 September 2016 (UTC)
 * If you need references or copyediting,, let me know. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 13:59, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

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Request for opinion on some controversial Nigerian female articles
Hello Keilana,

I came here because I need opinion from experienced female Wikipedians on an article I am about moving to mainspace (I'm still working on the inline references though). The reason I'm not using article for creation is that this is not a case of COI, rather I want to weigh perception from any experienced female Wikipedian on the article, and you're the only Wikipedian I can confirm is female. Maheeda and Cossy Orjiakor are two controversial Nigerian celebrities, and they are very open about what makes them unique. I created articles for them on my sandbox and am still working on it. Usually I don't use sandbox, but I just feel somehow odd about these two. Could you read the article and let me know if it sounds disrespectful? Please I will appreciate if you can do a brief research on them to acquaint yourself with their lifestyle before a reply. Maheeda Cossy Thanks. Darreg (talk) 19:05, 26 September 2016 (UTC) Hi, my apologies for taking so long to get back to you. I don't have time right now to review articles, but I think submitting to AfC is the best way to get things reviewed. Best, Keilana (talk) 16:12, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

GA Cup Announcement
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New Visualization of Gender Focus on Wikipedia
Hi Emily! I'm a friend / collaborator of User:Ironholds and am piloting a new tool called Cartograph that visualizes gender focus in Wikipedia articles. I was been hoping to get Wikipedians interested in gender issues to give it a spin, but so far I've only been able to get a few folks try it. I reached out to Oliver and he suggested I get in touch with you. Any ideas about how I can drum up a few more folks? Oliver mentioned you were also busy, so I understand if you can't make time for this right now! 01:34, 11 October 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shilad (talk • contribs)


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CRISPR split
This request should be a snap for you: could you please split the CRISPR article? My latest thoughts are to move that article to "CRISPR (biology)" and split to "CRISPR (technology)". The redirect created by the move could then be turned into a disambiguation page. The moment the native Cas9-gRNA complex molecule is artificially modified in any way, you move that info to the technology page. Or whatever name you see fit. The point is that likely the majority of readers visiting that page want an introduction to the Cas9-gRNA complex, its artificial variations and its applications, but the press just refers to "CRISPR" (which is how they find the page) and there may also be some non-Cas9 applications of CRISPR as well. I would do it myself if it were not for the many Essjays at this site.--172.56.33.71 (talk) 10:02, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You might want to review Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology.--172.56.1.128 (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I would love to, but it's a little more complicated than just wild-type CRISPR/Cas9 vs modified CRISPR/Cas9, and it's not a system I've ever used or worked with beyond "the sister lab of my undergrad lab used it". Sorry I can't be of more help! Keilana (talk) 16:10, 3 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Of course, yes, when you do knockouts and such to probe the biology, you are modifying the wild molecules, but at this website, we simply describe the results of such research, not how such discoveries were made. Sigh. There are so few people here who claim any level of qualifications. You do not have to have worked with CRISPR. Editing at WP is not quite a matter of health and safety: really, with a little guidance a competant librarian could do the split well enough. I will just have to rummage through the non-anonymous users until I find someone willing to help.
 * You may want to update User:Emily Temple-Wood (NIOSH) along the lines of the recent updates to User:LilaTretikov (WMF). I tried to suggest in your BLP that you were no longer VP of Wikimedia DC. Maybe you still are, in name, but the DC web site still says that you are so somebody reverted. Whenever your status updates on that, you may want to remind them to update the DC website page.
 * At the risk of sounding creepy: I expect that you consider Jytdog a familiar of some sort, but you might want to Google that name sometime and look at his editcount report and his block log and ask yourself: no matter how polite, who is the antagonist? For example, he has over 600 edits on Monsanto. Spend the ten seconds its takes to scan the TOC of that article ask yourself: which sections did he edit? Huh? Yeah, those sections. There are many such, uhm, "activists" at WP. He comes to the project with his own modest COI issues and what does he do as a ever-so-typical coping defense mechanism? He sees COI in others at every twist and turn. Where are his FAs? 90K edits and he might not have even one Class B article. In his dwelling on articles related to health, and in creating WP:MEDRS (a list any receptionist in the industry could create: "Nothing but the best; champaign and caviar"), he is armed to destroy the product of the work of anyone he just does not like and to seek the attention of talented people (consider the attetion-seeking of those with a factitious disorder). He does mention his latest block on his userpage, but do not let that fool you. You might be able to use your admin this: he moved one of the pages I created in my poorly thought-out split from "CRISPR human applications" to something like "CRISPR interference human applications". See? He read that incorrect, uncited sentence and acted upon it. He did not have comprehension of the subject matter. He did not under stand the subject matter but he insisted on doing the Editting. I admit that I was fooled for a few minutes. He was dismissive of my work and so assertive and confrontational that I assumed that he must know what he is talk about. Right? Wrongo. The difference between Jtydog and me is that I was willing to the work to recognize the error. He does not do that: he just politely plows ahead.
 * You have used the admin tools in the past but now you have, quite understandably, lost interest. There are many admins here who lost their interest in sharing knowledge long ago but remain because of a deep-seated hunger to hunt persons. And the same IRL. Try to keep an eye out for and avoid them both here and there. Just imagine how little would be left if Jytdog had editorial control over the next edition of your chapter in that book. There would be about three sentences left after he wsd done with it.
 * I care about sharing knowledge. For the typical reader the high-traffic CRISPR page has been broken all year. You do not need a high school education to see what I mean. To demonstrate this to yourself, look at this diff and you will see that the error I posted about on the noticeboard was introduced in January. It has been sitting for ten months. It is fixed now, but thousands of readers a day have, all year, been following that link to "CRISPR interference" to search for info about the technology and just run into a time-consuming dead end. They probably gave up and went to some other site that has its act together. I care about correcting such wastes here.--172.56.32.131 (talk)`

Books and Bytes - Issue 19
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In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
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 * Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
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 * Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
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 * Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

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Jytdog again and stuff
It occurred to me about a week ago that when Jytdog says on his userpage "Via email with an oversighter, I disclosed my real life identity..." that he is talking about you. I am operating on the probability that I am 85℅ likely right. Good as certain, not that it is so important.

I have a lot of other stuff to say, but maybe I will find the willpower to hold off for now. Regards, Mr. Skin T. Bronze.--185.61.149.221 (talk) 06:33, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers
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Calculus I
Emily: can you update (or find someone who can update) this French version of this page? I just used Google translate and somebody said it was gibberish. Please let others know about the English page, especially high school and college students and faculty.--2602:304:CDC1:90:64C5:4976:D62C:FF33 (talk) 11:47, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * https://fr.wikiversity.org/wiki/Calcul_infinit%C3%A9simal

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WikiProject: Women in Technology : Query
Earlier this month, I created a new article for Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii to try to reduce by one the list of women on the WIT missing article report. The article still needs to be reviewed, but I'm more here to ask about the report itself anyway. It's still showing a missing page for her because it's got her family name as just Tanaka, not Tanaka-Ishii as she uses. I don't know who would make any changes to the report and can't see for myself how to do it. Apologies if this is needless bother for you. Triplingual (talk) 21:15, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Triplingual, it's not a bother at all! The report is auto-updated, so no worries with that. What I've done is create a redirect from Kumiko Tanaka to Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, which should solve things. :) Keilana (talk) 20:10, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Excellent, thank you for this and for the project! Triplingual (talk) 01:25, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017
On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):
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Happy Holidays!

 * Thank you! <3 Keilana (talk) 19:48, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gustatory rhinitis
Hello Keilana,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Gustatory rhinitis for deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. Take a look at our suggestions for essential content in short articles to learn what should be included.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Okamialvis (talk) 16:15, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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Happy 2017!
Dear Em... Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 19:15, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 2
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"420" collaboration
Hey, not sure if you'd be interested in contributing personally or not, but some WikiProject Cannabis members are organizing a 420 collaboration in April. I know some people hear 'cannabis' and immediately envision lazy stoners, but I'd like to get as much community buy-in for this collaboration as possible so we can improve many Wikipedia articles. My hope is that you and Wiki Project Med will support our efforts, especially by improving articles related to medical marijuana and health. I'll be pinging other Wiki Project Med board members and participants for help, too, but just wanted to give you a heads up. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:05, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hey! If I have the time, I'm happy to participate. That's iffy though, given medical school, but i'll give it a shot. Best of luck :) Keilana (talk) 17:51, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No worries, I completely understand. You know you're always welcome if and when you have the time and interest. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:51, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

 * Thank you. Keilana (talk) 20:40, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * +1 - echoing TPoD's comments. Thanks for your input over there. Patient Zerotalk 10:46, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

A cuddly tribble for you

 * Its trilling seems to have a....tranquilizing....effect on the human nervous system..... Keilana (talk) 21:23, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
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Arbitration
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Mention in Jimbo's page
Hi. I just thought I'd mention that a post has been made on Jimbo's talk page that links to an article about you. Keep up the good work. DrChrissy (talk) 19:24, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Keilana (talk) 19:28, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Because you are amazing! And I am so proud of you!

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 * <3 Keilana (talk) 21:31, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

The Troll Taunter
Dear Keilana!

We've never meet and I never believe that we have shared any conversations on wiki platforms. I'm reaching out to you as I've just read the article about you written by Andrew McMillen.

You sound like such an amazing person and for all of the hardship you've been through with the trolls, I want to reach out and thank you for standing up and making out community great!

Keep up your spirits and go bash some trolls!

Regards --VicVal (talk) 07:13, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Same here - I read the same article, it was very inspiring. Thank you very much for your time, effort, and courage :)

--Psquared2 (talk) 14:33, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Also just read that article and wanted to show my appreciation. Way to go and keep it up! --Amphioxi (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:53, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I too have read the article, and you are amazing! Keep up the good work! Have a nice day! LA If you reply here, please &#123;&#123;Ping&#125;&#125; me. @ 16:15, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I'll join the chorus. Keep up the great work. Mr. Darcy talk 16:33, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I also came here from the article and reading about the hardships you faced and how you chose to overcome them made me want to show some support. The fact that here on Wikipedia people will be judged by the accuracy and quality of their work, rather than by their age, gender, or appearance makes me want to start contributing to Wikipedia again. Hashhar (talk) 00:04, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Ditto. Let me know if I can help in some way! --Distributed (talk) 01:47, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

I also read the article and just wanted to say I think you and what you are doing is awesome! It takes something special to turn something so toxic into something valuable. Bowenandarrow (talk) 02:37, 8 February 2017 (UTC)Bowenandarrow

Thank you all very much! :) Keilana (talk) 19:20, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

What you are doing is fantastic and your strength of character is amazing. Alecclews (talk) 02:59, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I also read the article and want to say thanks for your work here. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 13:03, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for helping to make the world a smarter place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.236.147.174 (talk) 17:50, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Just read Andrew's piece. Good on ya, Emily! You rock! I'll tell you something: I'm a tiny white male grammar gnome on this site, and I get a tonne of abuse here. (Seriously, brothers and sisters, if you're that invested in bad grammar, get help. Right now.) Given that you do, like, important stuff, I can only imagine the crap that comes your way. Onwards and upwards, friend! And thank you for your service. Laodah 00:22, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Read the Andrew McMillen article as well. Don't let the so-and-so's get you down Fbell74 (talk) 06:10, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Just read the McMillen article. As the father of a 14yo daughter you're just the sort of awesome I like to share with her. Thanks for your inspirational persistence. I quote Mitch McConnell "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted." You're awesome! Roccitman (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:10, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Read the article. Good job young lady! Give it to them! #ShePersisted. -- Alexf(talk) 03:21, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Just read that article. Keep polishing those turds, you are great inspiration! --OlafJanssen (talk) 12:34, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

I just read that article as well and wanted to stop by to say thank you for all of your work on here and well done for enduring and out-lasting the trolls and thugs. Decent editors can and should stand up to that kind of filth and you are setting a brilliant example.--Jackyd101 (talk) 13:04, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Utterly beaming with pride and downright speechless - you're an inspiration -- Samtar talk &middot; contribs 11:00, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

A cup of coffee & an invitation

 * Hi, lovely to hear from you! You can reach me anytime at keilanawiki@undefinedgmail.com. Thanks so much! Keilana (talk) 16:32, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Philadelphia calling
Are you doing okay? Alexis from Chemical Heritage Foundation has been trying to contact you about coming to Philadelphia. Can you call her? Thanks, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:19, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Chicago Meetup at Sulzer Regional Library!
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Email
I've sent you an email, no rush -- Samtar talk &middot; contribs 10:55, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Trying to track down a problem
Hi Keilana, VisualEditor (or one of the related pieces of software) screwed up the order of the infobox parameters in this diff. Do you remember seeing this happen on any of your other edits? I'm hoping to find an editor who has experienced this problem repeatedly, because a reliable way to reproduce this, even if the method requires clicking three times and saying 'There's no place like Wikipedia', would really help the devs figure out how to fix it. Please ping me if you've got any information about it – I'd really appreciate it. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 23:16, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
 * All I can remember is that it asked me if I wanted to continue without filling in genereviews parameters, I said yes, and then that happened. This has happened a few times before. Hope that helps! Keilana (talk) 02:41, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

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March 2017 WikiCup newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
 * 🇪🇺 Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
 * 🇯🇵 1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
 * Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - The Final
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Study...
FYI there are some anatomy articles languishing at WP:GAN...just sayin' (I find active memorizing better than passive...). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:25, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Heh, you're absolutely right... I think I could pass that off as studying! (Neuroanatomy can bite me.) Keilana (talk) 20:59, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
Emily, thanks so much for the talk two weeks ago in class! - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 19:57, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 21
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Invitaiton to improve article
Hey if you know something about this topic, you are free to contribute to Pregnancy in art. Thanks 2.51.16.229 (talk) 11:21, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Best American Science and Nature Writing
Hi Emily (if I may),

I'm the series editor forThe Best American Science and Nature Writing, an annual anthology published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. We'd like to include one of your stories in the 2017 edition of the anthology. Could you send me an e-mail (tf@timfolger.net) so that I can provide you with more details? Thanks. --Timfolger (talk) 18:46, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Precious five years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda! <3 Keilana (talk) 16:50, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * ... and four years! also ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

May 2017 WikiCup newsletter
The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
 * 🇯🇵 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
 * Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
 * Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Items you created at Wikidata
Hello Emily. Recently at Wikidata, a small group of users created a huge number of requests for deletion of many thousands of "empty" items. Four of those, d:Q21128904 ("heart injury"), d:Q21129031 ("red blood cell changes"), d:Q21129497 ("bone marrow changes") and d:Q21129562 ("thyroid damage"), were created by you in October 2015. It seems that we're not too sure what to do with them, so could you help, either by dropping us a message at d:Wikidata:Requests_for_deletions and/or improving the items by adding statements? I'd be very thankful! All the best. Jared Preston (talk) 11:12, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Great work!
I just read the article at backchannel.com about you and your work at Wikipedia, and I felt compelled to congratulate you. It's marvelous that you've responded to the rage and bile of the haters, and used it create such a wonderful project. The world needs more people like you. Keep up the good work!Konczewski (talk) 16:32, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! :) :) :) Keilana (talk) 15:48, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 9 June 2017
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Nice work!
I read the article on backchannel. I just wanted to thank you for what you do and wish you keep up the good work. It takes people like you to make the world a better place. AugierLe42e (talk) 2017-06-04T21:27+02
 * Thank you so much! You made my day! :) Keilana (talk) 15:46, 18 June 2017 (UTC)