User talk:Megalibrarygirl/Archives/2018/May

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Sincerely,   &mdash; The Transhumanist   23:47, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I look forward to it! Thanks for the invite. I'll check it out tomorrow. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 00:15, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Help referencing a Japanese bio?
I'm having a really hard time with someone who ought to have more sources. Any suggestions on referencing Draft:Hiroko Hori? My best item so far is a partial page from a Japanese magazine snapped with my cell phone while I was at a bookstore, thinking I could just look her up later. But no. An article exists on Japanese Wikipedia, but alas it is completely unreferenced. ☆ Bri (talk) 00:49, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Wow, ! She seems very notable. Doing what usually works with foreign-languages for me, image search by her anglophone name and by characters brings up what look like features in Japanese media. However, I can't properly evaluate the sources. I don't know anyone fluent in Japanese, but maybe we can try at WP:WikiProject Japan? I'll post over there. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:03, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

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TonyBallioni (talk) 06:12, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage: lacking end of the history
Hello!

I am a Catalan Wikipedia user that admires your work as a Wikipedia editor. I had translated your article about New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage and I found the ending lacking.

Thank you so much.--Hienafant (talk) 10:42, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for translating! I have to admit, I find the ending lacking, too, but I'm still digging for information about how it ended that's definitive. Sources are lacking for information about the anti-suffrage movement. I want to expand a few other anti-suffrage articles and so I hope that I'll find answers there. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok, I thought that (un)ending was some sort of unconscious mistake, lime deleting without realizing it. Have a good day!--Hienafant (talk) 18:44, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Sue, I think the problem is that it says "After the 19th Amendment passed, the NYSAOWS", i.e. in mid-sentence. What I find in this on page 1094, is that the group disbanded in 1917 soon after New York State approved women's suffrage via referendum and President Woodrow Wilson announced his support for the 19th Amendment. (I didn't add that, as I was not sure that was where you were going with it.) SusunW (talk) 15:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Wow. I didn't realize I'd done that. I think what I meant to go with was that they disbanded, but I know they got back together briefly. I'll fix it. What a fluffle-head I am. :P Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:13, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * LOL. Not really, you're just really busy ;) SusunW (talk) 17:17, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I think I've rounded out the end much better! Take a look! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 01:42, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Absolutely, thanks.--Hienafant (talk) 08:36, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Citing Newspapers.com
Hi Megalibrarygirl, I hope you are well! Do you know the best way to cite an article from newspapers.com if the article is on multiple pages and requires several individual clippings? Is there a way to "bundle" the clippings into once citation? I am specifically referring to and  which are two pages of the same article. Thanks! Thsmi002 (talk) 15:35, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I usually cite each page separately, but I think I've seen bundle them together somehow. Susun, would you care to show us how to do that? I've been meaning to ask for awhile, but keep getting distracted. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:15, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Really simple stick an "and" in between them and do two entries in one citation, i.e.  and   SusunW (talk) 16:21, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Whoa. That's too easy, . You know all the magic. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:06, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * LOL I think we all know, I am just not remotely technical. Someone from Village Pump taught me when I was trying to figure out how to post a PDF chapter I had found from a book. The Google books view was only partial, but the PDF had the full text. So...he said to cite the PDF as a web page, join it with the words contained in and cite the book. As an aside, he then said I could do the same thing with multiple pages from newspapers.com by joining with and. You know me, anal about proper citations ;) SusunW (talk) 18:28, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks to both of you! I'll give this a shot :) Thsmi002 (talk) 18:30, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Jane Wigley
Hi Megalibrarygirl, Any chance you could get a copy of the article The feminine influence: Aspects of the role of women in the evolution of photography in the British Isles. I'd like to see if I can expand the wiki article on Jane Wigley. Thanks. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 15:20, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't have full access to Taylor and Francis. I can access it from UTEP, however and I have a friend who can perhaps get the full text. I'll ask her today hopefully if I see her! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:42, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! No rush. I'm just working my way through a list of stubs.WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 22:08, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * cool. I talked to my friend and she said to email her the info. So hopefully we'll have it soon. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:42, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * bad news. She doesn't have full access to that article on Taylor and Francis through her account. You might want to post an inquiry on Wikimedia and Libraries User Group meta page. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:06, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I tried through my access to T&F too and have no access to that article. SusunW (talk) 18:31, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for trying and . Ms. Wigley will have to remain a stub a while longer. :) WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 20:45, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Edith Philips
Hey one other different question! I am working on an article on Edith Philps and am not sure if she is still living. My guess is that she is not based on the years of her publications and fellowship, but is it safe to make that assumption? Thanks for your advice! Thsmi002 (talk) 18:42, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd assume she's passed away, . There an Edith Philips, born Nov 3, 1892 in the SS Death Index. It puts her date of death as July 1983. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:05, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! I started an article Edith Philips. I wish I could find an obit or something to clarify but I couldn't find anything of that sort. Thsmi002 (talk) 22:40, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * line 56 says she was born on 3 November 1892 in Boston, which confirms the date and place of the Guggenheim website. The death record shows that Edith born on that same date died in Chester, Pennsylvania, which is the same place her father was living per his obit. He was buried at Union Hill Cemetery, wonder if there is a roster? SusunW (talk) 23:33, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks Susan! I completely overlooked that Guggenheim had the place and DOB! I can't access those links to family search, can I cite those or are primary sources not allowed for these types of details? Thsmi002 (talk) 23:54, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay, got it. Tried archive.org for alumni bulletins, but they didn't have them. On a separate website, I found that she died 19 July 1983. and yes, you can use primary sources, you just cannot "interpret them". SusunW (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Wow! Y'all are awesome :) That source totally helped fill-out parts of the article! Thanks again Susan and Susan ;) Thsmi002 (talk) 00:26, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Request
Hi Megalibrarygirl. Can you please userfy Karen Gomez for me when you have a moment? Thank you. Hmlarson (talk) 01:19, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, you can find the article here: User:Hmlarson/Karen Gómez Megalibrarygirl (talk) 01:26, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you! One more if you have a moment? Arlett Tovar Hmlarson (talk) 05:12, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Any time ! Here's the link: User:Hmlarson/Arlett Tovar. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:39, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ! Hmlarson (talk) 01:23, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Frances Gertrude McGill
Hi again, Megalibrarygirl! I'm working on expanding the article for Frances Gertrude McGill this month, and I wondered if you could help me find some extra material about her, especially concerning her date of birth. Some sources tell me she was born 1877, while others say 1882. She was a pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist/criminologist. She died on January 21, 1959, and I think the Winnipeg Free Press published an obituary for her on January 22, 1959, but I'm having trouble accessing their archival issues. Any chance you could access that obit? I've already located an obituary from the Winnipeg Tribune. Thanks, Alanna the Brave (talk) 00:13, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * was just here posting an obit on the query above, so pulled yours. SusunW (talk) 00:28, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I still don't know where the '1877' birthdate originated from in my other research sources -- I thought perhaps someone had gotten it from an obit, but it doesn't look like it. I'll just have to keep digging. :-) Alanna the Brave (talk) 00:50, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can dig up. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 01:41, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Whoa rifle contest award, another obituary. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 01:50, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Very cool! :D I've read she was a keen sportswoman. Alanna the Brave (talk) 02:07, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll circle back to this tomorrow. Her parents died in 1900 from drinking contaminated water at the fair? Maybe finding the story will give names for them? (Looks like the 1882 date comes from an encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, but all other sources I find show 1877) If we can find their names will be easier to find her birthdate. SusunW (talk) 02:18, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I had a look at the Manitoba Vital Statistics site, and I found an online birth record for a Frances Gertrude McGill from Minnedosa that says she was born November 18, 1882. It lists her mother as "Henrietta Wigmore", but doesn't list her father. I also just emailed the author of that Star Phoenix article to ask if he could point me to any good sources, and he said he used 'The Pathological Casebook of Dr. Frances McGill' by Myrna Petersen, which I'm going to see if I can get ahold of... Alanna the Brave (talk) 13:55, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Very, very cool! It drives me crazy when I can't figure something out. I did find this, which you need a free account to check out. IMO, well worth the sign up. I almost always try to verify historic birth and death info and always have difficulty for Canada. That is a great tool you found. Are there such sites for the other provinces that we can add to our primer on writing women's biographies? SusunW (talk) 15:17, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ooh -- I like the look of that archive.org site for books! I may just make an account. :-) Most Canadian provinces do have similar historical vital stats sites, although the functionality differs a little from place to place: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , British Columbia , Alberta and Saskatchewan . As far as I know, the other provinces and the three territories don't have much online. Overall though -- I'd definitely say they're a handy tool for biographies. Alanna the Brave (talk) 16:52, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I added Manitoba to WikiProject Women in Red/Essays/Primer for creating women’s biographies. We need to add the rest. If you find any other "FREE" source collections in Canada, please add them. It is a difficult place to research for me. I am not sure if it is because I am blocked (because I am in Mexico), if the archives are predominantly in private holdings, or if like the Caribbean and Latin America not much is digitized. SusunW (talk) 17:15, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * - Will do! I can start adding those other vital stats sites to the primer tonight. I didn't realize accessing Canadian resources could be tricky for editors outside the country (I'm in Canada myself) -- I'd be interested to find out if others had similar research issues. I think a big portion of Canadian resources just haven't been digitized yet. Alanna the Brave (talk) 21:19, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Signpost - next issue
Hi, just letting you know that the deadline for submission of the regular feature WikiProject Report is in 7 days. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:24, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm mostly retired from Signpost, but I'll be happy to help with the WP Report if you all need help. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:12, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I understand - even I'm not going to be with The Signpost forever. This is (or used to be) a regular feature. The current editorial team is not able to commit to the demands of researching and writing all the articles because it would make their participation on The Signpost a full time job and take them away from their other Wikipedia editing. I think I'll drop it from the newsroom task list and you won't be bothered by any reminders in the future. If at any time you are however able to produce an article, even if on an irregular basis, please don't hesitate to submit your copy. Thanks for all you have done for the newspaper. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:32, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks . You know what I am pretty good at, is copyedit. So don't hesitate to call on me for that. I enjoy copyediting and if it would be helpful, I can do that almost any time. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:35, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Susan, if you want to pitch in, there's at least one section waiting for copyedit at Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom; there will probably be more in the next few days. ☆ Bri (talk) 01:08, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I can help copyedit. Is working on it? Ping me for a copyedit and I'll be there. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:35, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Currently looking for participants (apart from and hammering out potential questions, so I guess yeah, I'm doing it :P Zarasophos (talk) 21:40, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

This content is ready to whip into shape: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/Gallery should be pretty easy. In the media is kind of a mess (my fault), so anything would be helpful, even just basic formatting of the links to the media quoted/referenced. No other sections appear to be in a state where they'd be ready for copyediting yet, except for ones that already had it and are marked done. That said, I went through Recent research yesterday, but wouldn't mind another look if you have time. ☆ Bri (talk) 21:47, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * By the way, I've messaged and, who were both willing to take on copyediting. Just bringing that up here since they're not on the main page team table (to be fair, nothing is). You might want to inform them that work when/if work is ready to be done Zarasophos (talk) 21:51, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Eddie891 and I are nearly finished with Featured content ☆ Bri (talk) 05:45, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Appears to be ready for a check now. ☆ Bri (talk) 21:55, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I didn't find any spelling errors and I fixed a small grammar space error. I added some Wikilinks. I guessed on the dates for coverage. I think it's almost ready to go. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:20, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * One more just came in: Arbitration report ready for copyedit ☆ Bri (talk) 17:47, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Got it, . My only issue is whether two of the usernames should be linked. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Maelcum Soul
Hello Megalibrarygirl. I was searching for sources for this article but think she went by other names (like Mrs. Dudley Gray). Could you do a scan of the archives you use? I'm not sure if the subject meets WP:ENT or GNG but wanted to check it out. Thsmi002 (talk) 14:42, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I've had an outage of some of my databases. I can do a thorough search tomorrow. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 00:27, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I added a little to the article. It looks good! :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:32, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I ended up being able to add to it also. She seems like a pretty interesting personality!Thsmi002 (talk) 19:44, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:WIR/doc
I see you added new Meetups with. How'd you find the new way of doing documentation? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:33, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * I followed the instructions on the page, but now they've disappeared. How can I re-add that information? Thanks, it was really simple and easy to use! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:36, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * What disappeared? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:38, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * There was this "Click to edit" button, but I can't figure out where it went or how to regenerate it for the next time to edit, . Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:39, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Do you mean for meetups 80/81? They'll appear once the project pages exists (i.e. WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/80 and WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/81). Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:41, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , no, I meant the button I used to generate the documentation. It was there and now it's not. Looking at the source code in the history, I can't find out what was there before, either. I apologize if I'm not being very clear. :/ Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:43, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Oh, well the documentation for WIR-82 is created now (see Template:WIR-82/doc), so you did that already. Since it exists, there's no need for the prompt anymore. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:45, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * should I re-add the prompt for the next time, though? It was really cool and I wanted to be able to put it in there for the next set of edits. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:50, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * The prompts will be there for the other documentation once the meetup pages are created, yes. You can always copy-paste things manually if it doesn't work, but the point is to avoid having to do that manually if possible. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:54, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh! OK,, I get it, now. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * How'd it work for 80/81? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 18:37, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * it just popped up! It was so cool. I love that feature! :D Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:14, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Glad to see it works/makes the job easier! If you've got suggestions for improvements or similar places where pre-filled page creation would be great, I'm all ears. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 21:25, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * so far I think it is amazeballs! Thank you for this! :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:28, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Well, the work you do for WIR is fantastits, so we'll call it even! :) Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 22:10, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018
Hello, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:
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Splitting articles
Hi! In order to retain attribution, here is how to split articles and create new ones with the split contest. I'd recommend reverting the last couple of splits from the WL article and following these instructions. And would be glad to help, walk you through it, do it myself, whatever you prefer!!! --Rosiestep (talk) 18:08, 1 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Ooh! This is good. I appreciate it, ! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:06, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

The attribution for Women's liberation movement and the subsequent new articles (Women's liberation movement in Europe, Women's liberation movement in Australia) was lost in yesterday's cut/pastes. I'm not sure if it was preserved for Women's liberation movement in North America and Women's liberation movement in Asia because the edit summary of the article with the cut doesn't exactly match with what's in WP:SPLIT. These are the "magic" words:

The thing is, I'm not sure if the wording has to be exact on both articles in order to assure attribution. I've done a bunch of these but can't remember article names in order to check on how their edit histories end up looking. Sorry to be so punctilious about this point as the actual content work is amazing! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:59, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Adding as you've been my go-to guru on complicated splits and as the a small group of editors would like to continue working on the article but have stopped till this is sorted out. Thoughts on the way forward? --Rosiestep (talk) 17:13, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I didn't want to mess with the mistakes I'd made before I saw your post since they'd been edited quite a bit before I knew there was a thing called WP:SPLIT, . I knew I had to attribute the info as coming from the correct article, but I wasn't aware of SPLIT. I'm glad you pointed it out to me. Also, for Australia, I figured that a normal attribution of copying material would be OK since I wasn't creating a new article, but adding to an existing one (renamed). Do you think I can edit the edit summary? Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:11, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Not sure, but Drmies will know. Sorry for brevity; on iphone. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:28, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It's OK, I appreciate the help, ! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:12, 2 May 2018 (UTC)


 * As far as I know we're both picky and not picky. That is, attribution is required but there is a variety of ways in which we can attribute. The best, in my opinion, is the very first edit summary of the split, but the exact wording isn't mandated (mind you, I'm freewheeling here, not looking up policy right now). If that is combined with a template on the talk page, we're good. Megalibrarygirl, "moved from Women's liberation movement" is...well, it wasn't really moved, it was split off, right? Cause I see that in two articles already. "Split from..." as indicated above is better, yes. OK I see you did that with the two others, good. You can add something like "see that article's history for attribution"; I've seen people do that and it's helpful if an unseasoned Wikipedia editor looks at the history, an editor who doesn't know what "split" is and can't or does't click on the link. Ha, OK, I found the appropriate template: Template:Split article is appropriate here. Put that on the talk page and you will have met all the requirements, as far as I can tell (and I'm sure someone will follow up if I got it wrong, haha). Drmies (talk) 21:44, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * you are a life saver! Now I know more about the process thanks to you and . I'll add the template to the talk pages. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:50, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I see no one followed up to correct me so I can't have been very wrong. So thanks--but Rosiestep is the real lifesaver. She deserves her Wikipedia article and a whole lot more. Thank you also for improving our coverage in this area. We need editors like you. Drmies (talk) 01:14, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I knew you'd know what to do, . Thank you! And thank you for the compliment. *blush* But Megalibrarygirl... to be clear... the lifesaver is Drmies... for this and all sorts of other complicated wiki stuff! Glad we're all friends now. :) --Rosiestep (talk) 13:31, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ha, Rosiestep, you pop by on Facebook every now and then, as a suggested friend. One of these days I'll click on that--not that you need more friends: you got an article already! ;) No, I'm very proud to work with you, even though it's occasionally and I can't easily commit to a project. Drmies (talk) 15:08, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Please friend me, ! --Rosiestep (talk) 15:25, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Rosiestep, I see now that I sent you a request a while ago. Mind you, it's under an alias (which I won't post) so you'll have to dig for me a little bit, haha. We have Cullen in common, for instance. Drmies (talk) 16:58, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I am enjoying the outpouring of love here on my page! Thank you both! :D Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:41, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, this is your page, haha. Drmies out! Drmies (talk) 17:42, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the photos! I found Mexico! So am thinking we are done with North America. Moving on to Europe, which will take considerably longer. I may go ahead and work in Oceania and Asia to the main article tomorrow, since they are far shorter. SusunW (talk) 00:49, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I opted to finish Oceania and then add its summary to the main page. Mayhaps tomorrow will work on Asia, before tackling Europe ;) SusunW (talk) 22:18, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * OMG, I think we are finally down to the UK. I have evaluated all of the European countries for which I can find information. This has been a much bigger task than I originally thought as it is clear that there has been so much revisionist writing on feminists in general, i.e. attempts to make Liberationists palatable, as well as misunderstanding of what they were trying to achieve. Ian took the banner off the main article saying that it hadn't been edited in several days, but my problem with that was that I was trying to complete Europe before I summarized their activities. So...I wrote a summary. Will still need to add England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales into the summary, but at least I think I gave a fairly comprehensive picture. Any chance you can read through the main article and Europe to make sure there are no glaring issues? I think I removed all the information about reforming laws (not liberationist activity), abortion successes (there weren't any except Denmark from a Liberationist perspective as all were compromise reforms, not removing all bans entirely) and got rid of politically aligned groups that were not liberationist. I'd like to finish the last four countries by the end of the month, but I seem to only be able to manage one country per day. LOL Any help at all would be appreciated, but I totally understand if you have other stuff on your plate. SusunW (talk) 23:40, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I can help, but probably won't get to it tomorrow. It's about to be taco and pizza night at Chateau de Barnum. ;) I've been messing around with the Anti-suffragism article which is a nightmarish mess. :P Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:50, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * My husband just said, order a pizza. LOL If I ever finish *this* mess, I can try to help with that one. :p SusunW (talk) 23:52, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much
The RfC discussion to eliminate portals was closed May 12, with the statement "There exists a strong consensus against deleting or even deprecating portals at this time." This was made possible because you and others came to the rescue. Thank you for speaking up.

By the way, the current issue of the Signpost features an article with interviews about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

I'd also like to let you know that the Portals WikiProject is working hard to make sure your support of portals was not in vain. Toward that end, we have been working diligently to innovate portals, while building, updating, upgrading, and maintaining them. The project has grown to 80 members so far, and has become a beehive of activity.

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Sara Brajovic
Hi, I have a question regarding a female entry which is being considered for deletion : Although the sources are from fashion magazines and news media, they are being referred to as press releases. Since the subject is a model and fashion blogger, the best sources are fashion magazines such as Vogue, yet the written style of these magazines is being called into question. Since this is an industry that mostly touches women, maybe you have some suggestions. Furthermore, the subject is a celebrity within Serbia and sources from local news media have been quoted. Thanks Abonzz (talk) 20:44, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sara_Brajovic
 * This is a tactic used often that I can never receive a satisfactory answer on: the person challenging the article claims that RS are "press releases." When pressed, they'll say that the articles in the RS are based very heavily on press releases. If they are challenged as to how they know this, they won't answer. It's very frustrating. I'd accept this line of argument if someone presented an analysis of the press release they claim the article is based on and the article itself. They never have that info. I'm amenable to having my mind changed, but if an editor makes a claim, they really need to back it up. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:59, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clearing things up! Abonzz (talk) 23:14, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Women in Red June Editathons
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:15, 29 May 2018 (UTC) via MassMessaging

June editathons
Thanks, Sue, for all the work you've done on these. Maybe you could send out invitations by mass messaging. Sorry to keep bothering you each month but I think it's important people should have a day or two to prepare for the next round. ((cc )--Ipigott (talk) 09:44, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, ! I'll do it right now. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:10, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Sue! --Rosiestep (talk) 21:06, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Aliza Shvarts / Yale Student Abortion Art Controversy
Hi! Given your interest in countering systemic bias on Wikipedia, I thought an ongoing discussion on the Yale Student Abortion Art Controversy page might be of interest to you. As you know, women who emerge onto the public sphere as "scandalous" (especially in relation to issues around sexual harassment, gender-based abuse, or reproductive issues) are oftentimes forever defined by the scandals surrounding them. At present, this Wikipedia page conflates the controversy, artist, and artwork, with a bias toward the controversy's notability over the artist and artwork's. I would appreciate your thoughts on how to improve or change the page to better reflect the artist and project. Thank you! —Vera Syuzhet (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I haven't commented on the discussion yet because there doesn't seem to be enough RS to allow us to focus on her art (yet), rather than the controversy. If I've missed any sources, please bring them to my attention and I'll be happy to re-evaluate. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:50, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response! I'd suggest you check out these sources on both the Yale performance and her later practice, and consider my most recent post in the talk page in which I outline the ways in which the controversy is part of the art. If you feel inclined to add your voice to the conversation after reading, please do so. I am linking PDF files gathered from the artist's website for ease and to avoid paywalls, but am happy to direct you to Worldcat links instead, if you prefer :) –Vera Syuzhet (talk) 18:07, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * https://artspacenewhaven.org/exhibitions/aliza-shvarts-off-scene/
 * https://alizashvarts.com/ewExternalFiles/Off%20Scene.pdf
 * http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/artspace_poststructuralism/
 * https://www.recessart.org/alizashvarts/
 * https://alizashvarts.com/ewExternalFiles/Schotzko_Learning%20How%20to%20Fall.pdf
 * https://alizashvarts.com/ewExternalFiles/Doyle_Hold%20it%20Against%20Me.pdf
 * https://alizashvarts.com/ewExternalFiles/Lambert-Beatty_Make-Believe.pdf
 * https://www.artswriters.org/grant/grantees/grantee/aliza_shvarts
 * https://www.artforum.com/news/2014-warhol-arts-writers-grants-announced-49356
 * https://alizashvarts.com/ewExternalFiles/AlizaShvarts%20.pdf
 * Awesome! Thank you! I'll be able to take a better look tomorrow. I'm helping another editor with an article today. I really appreciate the new information, though! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:37, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It looks like she should have her own page to me. Are you still going to work on the draft? I'd be happy to help with the draft. After she has her own page, I think that will help be able to establish further revisions on the "controversy" page which should really be about the work itself, not the "controversy." Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:49, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I've been compiling research and working on a draft off-Wiki, and I think it's ready to be made a draft here within the next few hours! I'll ping you when it's ready and would love for you to take a look. Thanks so much for your advice. –Vera Syuzhet (talk) 21:09, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Draft is available here: Draft: Aliza Shvarts Would appreciate any suggestions/edits you have! –Vera Syuzhet (talk) 15:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

article suggestion
If you get discouraged by the deletionist tendencies at AfD, I have Chelo Silva, significantly influential within her culture, who is overdue for an article. I probably won't get around to this topic for some time, but she is discussed in depth in the sources I am using on my current projects, Draft:Falcon Records (Texas) and Draft:Ideal Records, which should be deterrent enough for the GNG slaves, if you or a WP:WIR talk page stalker want to have a go at it. Thanks for all you do around here. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 18:22, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
 * thanks for the tip! I'll look into her. She sounds like a real good fit for next month's editathon which focuses on Singers and songwriters. Do you need any other sources for your articles on the records, btw? :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:24, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Sources? I can always use sources on record labels.  If you have anything on Falcon, Ideal, or Bejo (see my Sundries working area) that isn't currently listed in either the "References" section, or at the end of the article (the "messy" part), then yes I'd be interested.  What may be available, and what I'd love to find but which I can't really see is discussions of these labels as discussed in academic journals, if any.  There may be an article in the ARSC Journal, perhaps from about 12 years ago, as these Tejano/noteño labels were one of the featured topics.  There are probably dozens of highly significant female Tejano/norteño/Chicano singers and composers from the 1930s - 1970s who are completely neglected on en.   78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 18:40, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
 * cool! I'll see if I can find anything for you on those. I agree about the Tejano/norteño/Chicano articles. The history itself is hard to find since these people weren't covered as often in the media. It's really tragic and there's so much beautiful music out there. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:59, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
 * What a treasure you are! Thank you very much for the highly useful sources.  And there may be an addition article or two out of the "sundries" page that I wasn't expecting.   78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 16:33, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm so glad those clippings helped! Anytime you need something, let me know. I was hoping that there would be hits in EBSCO since it indexes some decent music journals, but I didn't find anything there. Newspapers.com is awesome for finding stuff, though, and you can get a subscription through the Wikipedia Library here. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:49, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've done that, and it said I was given access, but while it allowed me to register, it has never given me access to read the pages. Thanks so much!   78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 16:53, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * the person in charge of Newspapers.com subscriptions, can help you out with that. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:57, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * if ya shoot me an email via Special:EmailUser/Cameron11598 I'll take a look into the issue. --Cameron11598 (Talk) 19:44, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Back to the original topic, I just found out this artist indeed does have an article, and I created a redirect accordingly. All the references I have refer to her as "Chelo Silva", so I think perhaps a page move would be in order. Nevertheless the article is unsourced, and does not signify the influence this woman had on tejano music. So it's no WIR candidate, but the topic is not getting the encyclopedic attention she deserves. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 16:56, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Source - Daily Express (London)
Hi, MLG!! Hope all is well on your end. I was wondering if you could help me acquire a PDF of the following page: Daily Express (London) - date=Wed 28 Nov 1962 - Page 3. I tried WP:RX but no results. It is archived at the Daily Express online site, but guest privileges alone won't allow downloads. I was wondering if you knew of any free access site where I could obtain a copy. Atsme 📞📧 22:30, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll see if I can pull it from another database. I can visit one of our colleges at lunchtime tomorrow. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 01:52, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you!! Atsme 📞📧 02:19, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I wasn't able to access it anywhere. I've just posted a query on the Library User Group at meta here. Hopefully we'll find something. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:15, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you!
Truly appreciate your help with the UK. I think we finally have a fairly accurate picture. On the main article, I did something I haven't done in the past, but thought that rather than trying to summarize each different European country, I would group the types of actions they were involved in to show they were widespread. What do you think of that approach? SusunW (talk) 19:05, 30 May 2018 (UTC)


 * No problem, ! I'm glad I could help. I only found one other thing to add to Wales, though. :( I do like the idea of grouping actions together. How can I help? Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:15, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The biggest thing is just reading through the main article and making sure we didn't miss anything major. When I first wrote it, I reread it and realized I had forgotten Iceland. Shutting down the country is pretty major. LOL I am also not sure if we have enough links in the main article, but I have added a few. I am amazed at how much improved the article is, though it was a lot of really hard work. Couldn't have done it without you and 's help! SusunW (talk) 19:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * sounds good! I can take a look in a bit. I'm glad I was able to help a little. You did most of the work. You are an awesome historian. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * You have both been doing a great job on this. Susun's work on the various countries is very effective. Maybe it's time to put it forward for GA. A GA review might provide further useful feedback.--Ipigott (talk) 07:12, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * yes, I think we are about ready. Just want to read through each part once again before we do. Realized yesterday we have pictures in the continental articles but not the main one. So, we need to try to add some photos but not duplicates. That's my worst area besides technology, but I shall see if I can find any. I talked with Montanabw about this one and she gave me some leads on who might do such an in-depth review for us because all 5 articles have to be nominated separately, but clearly we want the same reviewer. Since in effect this is the 50th anniversary of the movement (yes I get small things happened before, but 1968 was the watershed) I'd like to have it this year. SusunW (talk) 12:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I am so bad with photographs. This says these are "rights-cleared images", does that mean we can use them? SusunW (talk) 13:29, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , can you help with this? If we're going for GA, then the images need to be fully acceptable. : I don't think we need to be too fussy about the images. Some of the really good ones from the other articles could certainly be included in the main one. I'm not sure how many reviewers would be ready to assess the whole series. It might be better to deal with them one at a time.--Ipigott (talk) 15:23, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I will but I'm not sure of the context. Do you mean the Women's Liberation articles? Which one is gong to GA and where the prospective images ... or is finding them part of the issue? The ones that are linked here from Briannia are I suspect for education or sale only. All of these images are OK. Victuallers (talk) 16:33, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * All 5 of them are going to be submitted. We seem to have images for the Europe article, but none/few for Oceania, Asia, North America or the main article. I have sent you an e-mail with some links to photos but am unsure if we can use any of them. If you can find other images, that would be great! SusunW (talk) 16:35, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll wait to upload anything till we're sure. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That's cool Sue. I have edited almost all of them again today, making minor tweaks to wording. I have had zero luck finding anyone who would review them. Maybe it would be better at this point if I step aside and someone else take the lead. SusunW (talk) 20:35, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm going to add some more wikilinks and I've turned up a bit of info about Turkey. I understand if you want to step back. This has been HUGE and you've done most of the heavy lifting. :) (oops, forgot to ping Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:38, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * (oops, forgot to ping ) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:39, 31 May 2018 (UTC)