User talk:Lirazelf/Archive 1

Thanks for mentoring!
(Just practising my headings... interesting that with no heading, the text was sitting ABOVE your contents box, but now I've put a heading it, it drops below...ooh and I see it now features in the table of contents. Aha...). Thanks for the extra advice, I'll follow that up. Jumping in on the training in Glasgow would be awesome if do-able. I can probably persuade work to pay for it as CPD if that helps. If it's a goer, you could email me at work http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/staff/sue-gyford/ - thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suegyford (talk • contribs) 11:58, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the inspiration. I already have two Qs!
 * 1) I've suggested on the talk page for my organisation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scottishathletics) that it could do with updating and provided a couple of links to sources; if nobody follows it up and updates it, is there any other way of bringing it to editors' attention? It's *super* out of date.
 * 2) Any suggestions where I could keep my eye out for any introductory sessions IRL? I have so much to learn and it'd be great to start with a real person :)

--Taps mic-- is this how I do it?! Thanks for the inspiration and the encouragement. Wondering whether I should have signed up with a username that wasn't my real name as it doesn't seem very common, but it's done now! Suegyford (talk) 17:54, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

'''Thank you so much. I enjoyed so much yesterday and it was really helpful. Looking forward to participating in the upcoming wiki events.''' MarwaSalayma (talk) 14:25, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks and new article
Thanks for the training yesterday and the welcome message. here is the new article. Hope to keep adding to it, plus I'm going to ask some other associates (not close ones!) to add stuff too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Macintosh Thanks for the feedback. Good idea to look use e-petitioner references. Will add soon. Have a good weekend xEllaTasm (talk) 13:13, 6 March 2015 (UTC)EllaTasm

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The Editathon at Riverside Museum sounds interesting! Excalibur (talk) 14:55, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

The Editathon Hi, What exactly is it? The reason I'm asking for the reason that most of my articles takes ages to write due to the amount of research I need to undertake, and I wonder what value is in it, apart from meeting up with fellow Wikipedians, which would be cool. scope_creep (talk) 19:35, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

The Editathon I have worked with one of the Glasgow Fairs between 2003 and 2010 and have lots of useful and relevant pictures, but I am finding the effort of validating photography on the Wikimedia project rather tiresome. See also http://www.paperclip.org.uk/carnival.htm Excalibur (talk) 23:46, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

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Link you sent me
doesn't go anywhere. Cheers, Samsara 05:44, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

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Scottish Fairground Culture editathon
Thanks for letting me know about the editathon, but I'm relatively experienced in editing (at least to the stage of not needing 'howto'-type training). I also don't have any particular knowledge of fairground culture, so I would be unlikely to be able to contribute to any significant degree! Cynical (talk) 04:55, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Hello
I intend to steal your dynamic images.John-Paul Sumner (talk) 09:42, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!
Many thanks for setting up the meeting in Glasgow yesterday and giving top tips. I have had a go at links and it worked! I have also notified the society about wiki training and setting up their own page. Cheers

Tonylewis1 (talk) 10:52, 19 June 2015 (UTC) 

A kitten for you!
Thanks Sara. Amin Germany now but will get in touch with the folk wanting training when I get back. Hopefully, the University will provide a room etc. Best

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You're invited to the Ally Skills Workshop at Wikimania!
Thank you for contributing to the grant request for training Wikipedia admins to be more aware of sexism! This grant has been approved in pilot form, and the Ada Initiative is running an Ally Skills Workshop at Wikimania 2015. This workshop will focus on teaching specific skills and techniques directly relevant to Wikipedia admins and editors, and in particular will teach people about the psychology of trolls. The workshop will be on Thursday July 16 from 2pm to 5pm in Don Diego 3.

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Hi
thx4thx. Could you copy edit Eliza Wigham? Its stuck in the DYK queue and it should appear next Tuesday when Rosiestep and I present in Mexico City on Gender Gap. I also created another related bio last night which you may like to assist with? Best. Victuallers (talk) 12:15, 14 July 2015 (UTC) Cool thx - the project launches soon, do look out for it and get your group to think about solving the gender gap Victuallers (talk) 14:51, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * I think you should be interested in WikiProject XX. The first article is Eliza Wigham who is on the main page today. Victuallers (talk) 08:58, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ladies' London Emancipation Society
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DYK for Eliza Wigham
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DYK for Ladies' London Emancipation Society
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The Combat
Does "Wikimedian-in-Residence at Museums Galleries Scotland" include the Scottish National Gallery? If so, do you think you could see if they have any better quality images of The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished they could be persuaded to release? The painting in question has been marinating in Edinburgh's pollution for two centuries and it shows; the varnish is so dark, our article needs to have an engraving alongside it to serve as a "this is what you're seeing" guide. Hopefully, they might have an older photo floating around somewhere where the colours are actually visible. (If not, it's not a disaster; the current compromise seems to work.) – iridescent 09:42, 7 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks—absolutely no rush, as the current compromise works adequately and this is not exactly a high-traffic article. (Although astonishingly, aside from the two Scottish Parliament articles which are something of a special case, assuming this passes FAC it will be the first FA on an Edinburgh topic.) It may well not have been photographed at a better quality—it's such a huge size, it won't fit into the flatbeds they usually use to photograph their paintings. – iridescent 16:20, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

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Can you help?
Hi! Users Eric Corbett and Iridescent were telling me about you and your role. Is there any possibility you could help me find good quality sources for Trinity Chain Pier, a new article that I have written? Thanks for anything you can do. --John (talk) 19:54, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there John, thanks for getting in touch! Am I right in thinking that it's book sources you're looking for?  I wonder if the National Library of Scotland might be of any help.. Lirazelf (talk) 08:59, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * (Butting in, but seeing as I've already been namedropped) My main thought in suggesting you was a comment John made about only having "a few grainy black-and-white images" for what was once an important landmark—I strongly suspect that there will be some better-quality paintings and photographs mouldering in the vaults of either the Royal Museum (presumably their archives have now been amalgamated with the NMoS), the Riverside, or a Leith History Museum (I assume there is one). In particular, coaxing Edinburgh Museums and Galleries to release a decent-quality upload of this lithograph. &#8209; iridescent 09:33, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah I see! Hum. There are lovely folks at the Riverside who are keen on Wiki but we're in the process of working through issues surrounding image release so would be unlikely to be able to contribute images at this stage. I can certainly follow up on the other folk though.. Lirazelf (talk) 10:07, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Anything you can do would be appreciated. I have found some decent book sources thanks to Iridescent, but more would always be better. --John (talk) 21:03, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

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A few tips
Hi Lirazelf. It's great to see all the progress you have been making in attracting new editors to Wikipedia. Your recent editathon at the Glasgow School of Art seems to have been pretty successful. As you have no doubt noticed, I have looked through some of the biographies created and would like to make some suggestions for the future. I noticed some of the articles had been tagged for plagiarism. This could have been avoided if the information from the school archives had been paraphrased or combined with information from other sources. In each biography, it would also have helped to state the main claim to notability in the lead, together with dates of birth and death (as is common practice in biographies). In adding categories, don't forget to include dates of birth and death as well as main occupation(s) and other areas of interest. If this cannot be achieved in the first draft on the main space, then it may be useful for new users to leave their articles in a sandbox until they have reached a minimum level of acceptability. I know how discouraging it can be for newbies to see their first article is subject to deletion as soon as it has been created. This said, I found most of the new articles were interesting to read and worthwhile including in Wikipedia. I hope most of those who participated will be encouraged to continue editing Wikipedia. If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.--Ipigott (talk) 09:39, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Thanks, the last month (and the next) are just so busy.  Thanks for these.  Aye, we had a misunderstanding about the source materials, very unfortunate!  The date categories is a great shout, thanks.  I find that if new users don't get an article published in the time they don't go back - there's something about the sense of satisfaction (and support from the editathon environment) they get from publishing the article that seems to bring them back... Lirazelf (talk) 12:03, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree that publication in the main space is an attraction but then as trainer you should make sure articles don't run the risk of deletion. In future, maybe you would like to encourage biographies of women as they have been largely neglected on Wikipedia. See for example Women in Red. If you need help with mentoring, just let me know.--Ipigott (talk) 13:35, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Well yes - unfortunately in this case it wasn't clear how much crossover there was with the source material! I'm a member of Women in Red, so totally on board with that! :) Lirazelf (talk) 14:14, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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