User talk:Mark Miller/Archive 1

Archive
Regarding user talk pages, it is best to not delete notices, but instead, to archive them. You will find how to do this at How to archive a talk page. Actively erasing non-harassing personal messages is often interpreted as hostile. In the past, this kind of behavior has been viewed as uncivil. For this reason, if your deletion of notices and concerns on your user talk page is to keep the "clutter" down, I suggest that you instead create archives for these messages. --Geniac 13:01, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Music circus
My apologies, the changes I reverted appeared to be a "test edit", as you had added a Link title link to the diff I was reviewing. Take care, Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 18:36, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Re:Rocky Horror
user talk:h2g2bob/Archive 2. Anyone can place template messages on a page - the full list is here. The tag is to highlight that the page needs improvement. Some issues include the lack of sources, and the plot may too detailed (see plot). The film is significant and controversial, so I'm sure there's  more which could be added to the article. Tags can be added or removed by anyone. --h2g2bob (talk) 07:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Information without a source can be deleted, cleanup tag or not. Disputed edits can be reverted/undone if you discuss it on the talk page. --h2g2bob (talk) 07:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your responce. Very quick as well! --Amadscientist 07:41, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


 * No problem - I know it takes forever to sort out articles (which is why we tag things in the hope others will help :). Finding sources is especially bad, so thanks for helping out. Don't hesitate to be bold and move or completely rewrite parts if you need to. Good luck! --h2g2bob (talk) 07:47, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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If you leave a message on my page, I'll get around there one day and knock the article into shape. It looks as if there is lots of info there already, and it needs tidying up a bit. I'm good at organising and tidying up and adding bits that seem to be missing. --Amandajm 09:07, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Don't know anything about Prof. Packkard and his digs. That's your department. But I'll certainly work on the article. --Amandajm 02:29, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

RE:Protection
Not a problem. Don't worry as sometimes I am too lazy to say " Fully-protected for a period of 1 week." :-) As for the protection being executed after the request, isn't the request the only way us sysops know to protect it? ;-) «  A NIMUM  »  22:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I really don't know. I just discovered these "dispute resolution" procedures and have been trying to make sure I know all the correct things to do. Thank you for the reply. --Amadscientist 23:57, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

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Sacramento history section
The history section isn't empty though, it is just broken into sub-sections. We need to have the "== ==" level. Basar 20:17, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

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Musicals Project
Hi, I have just recently joined the musicals project and was adding articles which fit our criteria into the project. Rocky Horror Picture Show fits into our project as it is a musical film so this is why it has been added. Don't worry about us changing the format of the article, because the article structure only related to musicals on the stage. Thanks, Mark E 10:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Responded to the talk page, thanks :)Mark E 10:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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RE:edit warring
Take it to the talk page. — «  A NIMUM  »  01:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... Have you explained to him how his edit patterns are wrong and explained how your additions of tags and sources are constructive? — «  A NIMUM  »  01:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Since I think a bit more outside views may be favorable, I suggest making an AN or ANI thread. — «  A NIMUM  <font color="Green">»  02:02, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Just type in [ this box] or [ this one]. :-) — <font color="Green">«  A NIMUM  <font color="Green">»  02:21, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

re: talk page
Thanks for the apology. A lot of editors don't have the merit to do something like that. I am also sorry if I came across as being unfriendly or rude to you. Edit conflicts are very stressful, and I too have quite a few times gotten hot under the collar during them. So no worries. Oh, and a quick suggestion about your talk page, or rather a question. I see you have a script archiving your talk every day. I'm not sure this is a good idea (makes it hard to see previous talk) and I think that might be too often. It's all up to your personal preference, though, I just wanted to suggest that it might be easier for you if you archive less often. Happy editing! CaveatLectorTalk 04:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

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Stonewall Inn riots
Hi, I'm posting here as I think you're doing an overhaul on gay pride article. The Stonewall riots were bull dykes and drag queens and should be noted as such. They were outcasts of general society as well gay circles (who were primarily white gay men) and they were in a funk because queer icon Judy garland had finally lost her battle to survive. Benjiboi 00:13, 1 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Lol. Actually the urban myth is that the riots started because the gay bar ran out of ice for cocktails. Judy Garland's death most definitely played a role as her tragic life was empathized by many queens (remember that celebrities generally were a lot less tragic in those days) and she was a gay icon for her character Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz - "A friend of Dorothy" as in any friend of Dorothy is a friend of mine. Her funeral was the topic of the day and had just ended hours earlier.Benjiboi 03:51, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I think the following puts it best:

"'The uprising was inspirited by a potent cocktail of pent-up rage (raids of gay bars were brutal and routine), overwrought emotions (hours earlier, thousands had wept at the funeral of Judy Garland) and drugs.'"
 * June 28, 1969 By JOHN CLOUD (printed Monday, Mar. 31, 2003)


 * To get a sense of what the street kids, patrons and queens were like here is an excerpt from Martin Duberman's book "Stonewall"

More:
 * Thousands Line Up to View Judy Garland's Body
 * Madonna As Postmodern Myth: How One Star's Self-Construction Rewrites Sex, Gender, Hollywood and...
 * Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility
 * The Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality, and the Meaning of Sex
 * End of the Rainbow
 * Talking Stonewall - Stonewall Inn riot; gay rights movement, Interview magazine, June 1994  by Jeffrey Slonim
 * The 1960s: The Stonewall Riots and Their Aftermath

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Removing of Libel
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RE:
I've placed db tags on the articles as I personally don't think they are notable. — <font color="Green">« <font color="Green">A NIMUM  <font color="Green">»  17:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Sorry about that
I realized it a bit too late when I saw how many edits that IP made to your userpage, but IPs blanking userpages is always a redflag. <b style="color:black;">Goodnight</b> mush <sup style="color:blue;">Talk  03:28, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

PBL
No worries. We had a serious lack of communication. At first, I thought you were joking around with the tone of your comments on my talk page, but after I saw you were serious about the material, I realized that I should have been more flexible, after all, there's no harm in having a separate article and allowing it time to grow. From what I saw, I thought it was only a stub that was duplicating Ed Ricketts, but I didn't realize that you were just starting on expansion. I apologize. &mdash;Viriditas | Talk 12:06, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Superman Returns
The DVD image needs to go completely. It doesn't serve a purpose beyond eye candy. There's no critical commentary on the cover art for the image.  BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  11:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Formatting
And that doesn't seem to be how the section is listed in film articles any longer. It seems odd that in-universe information would be separated by an out-of-universe section. I say this because the "Cast" section, as it is in that format, breeds IU information about the characters, even though the section should really be more OOU, in which case it should be called "Casting" and moved into "Production". If you are going to follow the format of "Actor as Character", like Jurassic Park (film), then you should probably keep it next to the point, since it tends to carry IU info about the characters. If you want to purge all IU information and be strictly OOU, then I'd suggest dropping that section in favor of a casting section, like Halloween (1978 film) (my personal choice in the matter). But, there are few FA film articles that actually follow the structure set forth by the Film style guidelines. The closests ones woudl be all the Star Wars articles, which have a cast section several sections away from the plot. But they also put the Production section first, instead of the plot section first.  BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  02:51, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, if it's "Casting" then it goes in the "Production" section, as it isn't a separate entity. I personally don't care for the "this is the superhero of the movie, he does this, this, and that". Or "she is a reporter that does this this and that". Whatever they do is covered in the plot, or just not importants. I'd much rather see relevant real world information.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  03:08, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

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Superman
Since I was the one who recently nominated the Superman Returns article to GA, it will be nice to help you in the copyedit (I even reduced the production image you asked). But I got to question 2 things:
 * 1) What are the POV examples of the article, just to fix quickly?
 * 2) Why did you replace Superman and the plane for just Superman flying? igordebraga ≠ 18:02, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Please look before YOU leap
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 * One of the images has got to go, either the flying or the one with Lois. You cannot have non-free images so far from the text they are supposedly illustrating. You have this image at the end of the section, when the text it illustrates in in the middle. The images are eye candy. What needs to be decided is which one serves the greater purpose.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  22:06, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


 * We have 3 images of Superman, what is your fair use justification for the image of him flying? There is no reason for that many images of Superman. Seeing him fly doesn't help us understand the concept of him flying, the poster shows him flying just as well.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)   —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bignole (talk • contribs) 23:16, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * It takes two to tango there pal, and you are edit warring back. The point of fair use is that there should be a limited number of non-free images in an article, and you have not justified a reason for this image. Also, because someone else has it is not a reason to put it in another article. Every article is different.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  23:24, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed an image that I saw was not justifiable, you reverted. Must be my fault. Anyway, the discussion is on the talk page.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  23:30, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I told you on the talk page, the only other images of Superman are the poster (that isn't going anywhere) the image of him and Lois (which you believe should be there) and a production photo that shows the greenscreen work they did, and that has real world value. There are two images that do not have real world value, those are the two in the plot. You have the Lois image no where near the text that describes it, and that is a no-no. There are just too many images in the plot section than is necessary. As for the warring, you are aware that you could have initiated the discussion without reverting, the image wasn't going anywhere for at least a week, and that's only if the bot grabbed it as soon as it was removed.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  23:39, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * What context are they providing, that is what needs to be stated. What other articles do has no relevance here, because every article is different. The FA articles differ among themselves greatly, same with the GA articles, so pointing to a couple of them does not equate to "this is the right way."   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  23:54, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * They influence the style guidelines, but what they do not do is provide excuses for what other articles do. To use your own words in regards to the cast section, other FA and GA articles have Cast sections. I don't know where you got what Wiki wants from, but what Wiki wants is quality articles. How the article is formatted (and images have nothing to do with formatting, which is a structural issue) is minor compared to what the article says.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  00:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Doesn't matter, because according to you, if other FAs have it then we can have it. Correct? Style guideline mentions nothing about images in the plot, yet we are going by prior FAs for that. I already know this article is a mess, I have worked on plenty of film articles, and written plenty of FA articles...so I'm no stranger to policy and guidelines. The plot section itself can be trimmed further. The information about the budget has no need to be a subsection. The filming section needs to be expanded greatly. The reception section needs to be rewritten almost entirely. Image size is irrelevant, since "thumb" has a set size (it's user preference, you adjust it in your preference section so that it will appear at whatever size you like). If you want the images bigger, go to "My preferences" at the top, then select "File" and adjust your thumbnail setting to be what you like--You can go as high as 300px. Also, I have no intention of doing anything to the article other than maybe trimming the plot, moving "Promotions" out of "Production", as the two are not related, and merging "Budget" with "Filming" (under the Filming title) as your budget usually directly affects your filming. That, or put the budget in the development portion, as you could consider it part of that aspect.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  00:53, 13 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Talk about civility, telling me my opinions are not relevant. First, I have no idea what you are talking about with the Project Film community and them not agreeing with me. I also do not know where you are getting this theory that my "need to edit others overrides my other efforts," as I have garned enough respect for my work to suggest otherwise. As for image size, to point out your inaccuracy, I actually used to make everything specified, but I changed. You have a preference section, use it if you don't like the image size. Or, try adjusting your monitor's resolution.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  01:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Just to point out, unregistered users have a default size. You cannot please everyone when it comes to image size. If you set it at 300px, or 350px, that may be too large for other editors..the same goes with you saying it is too small for you. When you click the image, it enlarges...it doesn't decrease for those that don't want the image in their face while they read.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  01:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

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Midnight Moon
Give me till the end of the day, I have to go to work, so I won't be able to actually read the article to see how they are using the images. I glanced at it, and one image is public domain, so that's fine. I read the captions on the last two images, and I'm not seeing how those images help to illustrate anything of what they are saying. I'll read it further when I get home at 5 p.m. (in about 10 hours) and let you know what I think.  BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  11:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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Re: If you want anyone to take you seriously.....
I have not insulted you. I have merely (and adequately) summarised your misuse of non-free content.

And if you want me to take you seriously, you'll learn that summary is not spelt with an "e". --Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 07:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Well how can we take you seriously Mark when you have a mouth like that? - Sox 207  17:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Kisses,

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The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XIX - December 2007
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Would you take a look?
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19th-century novels task force
Hi,. I'm starting up a 19th-century novels task force for WP:NOVELS. This would cover the works of many well-known authors, including Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Victor Hugo and Leo Tolstoy. If you think you'd be interested in supporting or participating in the task force, please let me know. Cheers. – Liveste [ talk • contrib] 12:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Film:Clue
Amadscientist, I have written up a shorter plot summary for the article Clue (film), which I have placed on the talk page. If you have a moment, please take a look, let me know what you think, and feel free to edit further. Thanks! DC (talk) 21:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Elk Grove Picture
I just had to mention that your picture of Elk Grove at sunset (with the elk in view) is outstanding. -DevinCook (talk) 02:52, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

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WikiProject Novels - 1st Coordinators Election
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WikiProject Films coordinator elections
The WikiProject Films coordinator selection process is starting. We are aiming to elect five coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by March 28! Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 04:24, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Photo request
I saw your name at Wikipedians/Photographers. For spite house, please photograph the Alameda Spite House, located at Broadway & Crist St, Alameda, CA 94501. This shows a suggested photo angle. And if you happen to be in the area, please photograph the Virginia City Spite House. I believe that it is located on either C Street or D Street in Virginia City. GregManninLB (talk) 00:44, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

California photo requests now by County
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Rogers
Thanks for the heads up. It doesn't upset me in the least. The material in question is as follows: In June 2006, Rogers provided the opening prayer for a same-sex wedding ceremony. Rogers reportedly expressed "an intensely deep loneliness that stemmed from his inability to have both a [same-sex] relationship ... and the military career he also loved so much. " Comments left with the edit: "Not an acceptable source. Find something better and I wont continue to remove this.)"  69.62.180.166 is you?  I think, the first sentence is more encyclopedic than the second.  I'll also post this on the discussion page.--Robapalooza (talk) 00:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director, Miss Julie, and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has tumbleweeds blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the talk page of the project, you can let us know you're still around.

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WP:LGBT's Role in HIV / AIDS articles
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main AIDS article was delisted as a Featured Article last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to WP:Medicine.) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the WP:LGBT talk page about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled.

Is Pride POV?
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic gay pride flag, much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is not neutral. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on Conversion therapy? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a mint julep on the verandah and stop caring?

Harvey Milk and Jim Jones
For the love of all that is holy, no Kool Aid jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. While it may be accurate, there is a Request for Comment regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...

Queer Studies is offensive!
The established branch of study known as Queer studies was brought up as an category for deletion because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.

Lambda Literary Awards
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-fairy, on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put  around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the WP:LGBT talk page. Or you can start with the Lambda Literary Awards, where the goddess of my altar received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by Katherine V. Forrest's wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website.


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Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Arthur C. Clarke and Bernard Montgomery
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the Hall monitors and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.

This month's Wiki stars
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) Mulholland Dr. became a featured article in May. This is A Good Thing since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as lesbian porn. I don't care what Benjiboi says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think Laura Harring would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)

Compulsive hoarding of templates
Once I saw a harrowing episode of Animal Planet's Animal Cops where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and track lighting in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.

The Violet Quill and magazines
Zigzig20s suggests we create an article on The Violet Quill, as it seems such a milestone in the advancement of gay/queer literature. Members of the Quill all have pages of their own (Edmund White, Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, and George Whitmore). We need to find more info on the Quill per se to reference the page that we create. Perhaps Google Books - and libraries? - can help.

A number of magazines also need articles, perhaps most notably QW, LGNY, and Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

Mom's nagging for Pride Month
It's June, Pride month. Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, get a designated driver, then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of drag queens just got fed the f*ck up by the cops raiding the bar and dragging them all out to the pokey again. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss Denver.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Hey, I've seen you around! Sorry there seem to be so many—it's been a while. But we welcome you all: Cheezisyum21, Taineyah, Dustihowe, Avesta69, RachelSummers77, Vivekgopinathan, AMK1211, Staffwaterboy, Ted Ted, Joe5150, Leahtwosaints, Robapalooza, Arthomure, Confusionball, Affinity likely, PrinceOfCanada, Yobmod, Npd2983, Neagley, Bvlax2005, Bvlax2005, Rhullsf, Textorus, Kieran.casey, Tyciol, Meojive, Sappho'd, Bookkeeperoftheoccult,  Gaywarrior, Aujourd'hui, maman est morte, and Balin42632003.

It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.

- In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon."
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The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXV - June 2008
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The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence
Hello. I'm contacting you and other members of WikiProject Books in order to find if you are interested in collaborating to expand and improve The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence article to make it worthy of becoming a featured article candidate, in light of the fact that it is the first book the U.S. government ever went to court to censor before its publication. --Loremaster (talk) 22:18, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films June 2008 Newsletter
The June 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 23:42, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter (July 2008)

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WikiProject Films July 2008 Newsletter
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WikiProject Films roll call and coordinator elections
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WikiProject Films August 2008 Newsletter
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Calling all active WP:NOVELS members
<div align="left" style="background: #ffffff; border: ridge; border-width: 4px; border-color: red; padding: 10px;"> WikiProject Novels Roll Call WikiProject Novels is currently holding a roll call, which we hope to have annually. Your username is listed on the members list, but we are unsure as to which editors are still active within the project. If you still consider yourself an active WP:Novels editor, please add your name back to the Active Members list. Also feel free to join any of our task forces and take a look at the project's Job Centre to get involved!

Next month we will begin the coordinator election selection process. We hope to have more involvement and input this time around! More news will be forthcoming. Thanks, everyone! María ( habla con migo ) 14:21, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Novels Newsletter - September 2008
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Vandalism on California Musical Theatre
Please stop. If you continue to blank out or delete portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. DionysosProteus (talk) 14:06, 26 December 2008 (UTC)


 * You do not know what you are talking about. I am a registered user and began that page and watch it closely.--Amadscientist (talk) 03:32, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A response to the questions I posed here would be helpful, courteous, and perhaps even succeed in changing my mind so that we don't chase each other all over Wikipedia battling out a spelling war.--Bhuck (talk) 13:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A disagreement over spelling does not constitute vandalism. Amadscientist is by no means a vandal, and is actually a very good user. Adding this warning was a case of extremely bad judgement. J Milburn (talk) 13:32, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the warning by DionysosProteus was about something else, though I don't know for sure. I did not mean to imply that Amadscientist was a vandal, I just thought if there was already a section on his talk page about the CMT, why add yet another?  I think we are perfectly capable of discussing the matter as civilized adults and have made a start at it already.--Bhuck (talk) 13:36, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Rostra
I've done about as much as I can with the resources I have at hand. Further work will require more specialized architectural and historical works that I don't now have access to. I plan to keep working on this article but in a more extended, less intense way, as I have other commitments with a prior claim (i.e., the series of articles on Jane Austen). I believe the work I've done is an improvement and would appreciate feedback. I've left a group of comments on the Talk page of this article for consideration. Simmaren (talk) 18:03, 4 January 2009 (UTC)