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Women in Red January 2024
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Happy New Year, Peaceray!


Happy New Year! Peaceray, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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 * Thank you! Peaceray (talk) 17:03, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - December 2023 Newsletter
This is our twenty-seventh newsletter, a sort of year-in-review for 2023.

Dear Wikimedians for Sustainable Development,

As we bid farewell to 2023, we reflect on a year that has been an uneven year for our user group. While the journey has been marked by some truly inspiring events, most of our efforts have been largely uncoordinated and the user group hasn't been the support it could have been. Yet, there's a glimmer of hope and a world of potential for 2024.

Highlights of 2023:


 * Newsletters Galore: We kicked off the year with zeal, sharing updates and inspiration through four newsletters. The number of things happening in the movement is astounding, but we need to rethink the format of the newsletter going into the next year.


 * Growing Strong: The Wikimedians for Sustainable Development family welcomed 33 new members in 2023. Your passion and dedication continue to inspire us, and we look forward to nurturing this community spirit in the year ahead.


 * Wikimania Talks: Our voices echoed far and wide at Wikimania, where several members of our community took the virtual stage to share insights and ideas about everything from Wikipedians-in-Residence's to open data. Your contributions showcased our commitment to sustainable development on a global scale.


 * Content Creation Magic: Throughout the year, our extended community demonstrated incredible dedication to expanding the knowledge base on Wikipedia. Countless hours were spent creating and curating content that aligns with our mission, contributing to a more sustainable digital ecosystem.


 * Campaigning hard: We saw a large variety of campaigns, from writing challenges to editathons. The willingness to experiment with new formats and partners, as well as learning from past efforts, shows great promise for the future.

Acknowledging Challenges:

While we celebrate these achievements, we acknowledge that 2023 presented its fair share of challenges. A lack of global coordination reminded us that the road to sustainable development is not always linear. However, it is precisely these challenges that fuel our determination to work together more cohesively in the coming year and proof that the user group is needed.

Hopeful Anticipation for 2024:

As we turn the page to 2024, let's carry forward the lessons learned and the successes celebrated. We are optimistic that, with renewed energy and a collective commitment, we will overcome obstacles and create an even more impactful and connected Wikimedians for Sustainable Development community.

Here's to a year of collaboration, growth, and making a lasting impact on the world through our shared passion for sustainability. Together, we can turn challenges into opportunities and pave the way for a brighter future.

Wishing you all a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Warm regards, User:Ainali, User:Daniel Mietchen

PS. We have started writing our yearly report, please add your activities to it.

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The Renaissance Community abuse issue
Greetings, as you are the one monitoring the Renaissance Community page, I thought that I, as the author of that page should contact you. The Renaissance Community came to an end in 1988 when its founder, Michael Metelica was asked to leave. By then, of the original 300 full-time members, only about six remained. The rest had left because of Metelica's increasingly erratic and uncontrollable behavior due to drug and alcohol abuse, In 2006, allegations of sexual abuse of young women concerning him and select UNNAMED other men were brought forth, not by the victims but by second parties. Since then, there has been no solid stand-up-in-court evidence that these crimes happened. Metelica died in 2003. While the sexual abuse caused by "Spiritual" leaders is sadly, nothing new, evidence is still needed to support these claims, evidence that this author has begged his community for and welcomes. "Mikalson" has mixed fact and fiction in her accusations and since there are no names given or actual evidence given, it falls into the realm of hearsay. If she DOES name men without factual evidence on a public site, she (and Wikipedia) run the risk of legal charges of libel and defamation of character. So this is a murky situation and because I respect Wikipedia's commitment to truth, I need some advice on how this issue of hearsay and lack of legal evidence should proceed. I have repeatedly begged members of our community on our private Facebook page to deal with this abuse issue to no avail. My goal here on Wikipedia is to protect those many innocent members of this community who have been unfairly targeted by "Mikalson" and to correct damaging misconceptions of the Renaissance Community in general. Thank you for your time. Dbrown1793 (talk) 14:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Note that there is this criteria for revision deletion. This includes Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material that has little to no encyclopedic or project value, or violates our biographies of living people policy. This includes slurs, smears, and grossly offensive material of little or no encyclopedic value, but not mere factual statements, and not "ordinary" incivility, personal attacks or conduct accusations.


 * I do wish to note that your behavior has not been without reproach. You have posted what are copyright violations into the article, & you have disruptively edited the talk page by repeatedly blanking it, removing material in violation of WP:TALKO, & by removing the talk page headers. I rarely threaten anyone by indicating that they can be blocked, but I will note that when I refer someone to an administrators' noticeboard, I usually do so after an editor has spooled out enough rope to hang one's self, proverbially speaking. I would not hesitate to do so in your case. I would advise that you to read & heed English Wikipedia's policies & guidelines so you can continue to make useful contributions instead of getting blocked. Peaceray (talk) 17:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Unreferenced articles February 2024 backlog drive
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Women in Red February 2024
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2024 Newsletter
This is our twenty-eighth newsletter.


 * User group news
 * We have submitted our 2023 annual report.
 * Upcoming meeting: on 9 February, we'll have a call about roles and responsibilities in the user group. This is an attempt to make more opportunities to engage more of the user groups members in its activities. If you want to help out in some way, but don't know how, this is a meeting for you to get help creating that opportunity. If you know how you would like to help, but don't know how to get started, this is also the meeting for you.


 * Other news
 * New Wikiproject for Climate Change on Basque Wikipedia: Wikiproiektu Klima Aldaketa
 * Climate Justice, Digital Rights and Indigenous Voices international Wikimedia event in Huaraz, Peru 2024: Engagement Survey (closes 2 Feb)

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Margaret Sanger - Assume Good Faith
Please remember to assume good faith when dealing with other editors. Thank you. DocZach (talk) 07:40, 8 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I think that my edit summaries & my comments on talk pages (see Special:Contributions/Peaceray) demonstrate that I do assume good faith, & that any warnings I make are solidly based on policies & guidelines.


 * If anyone reading this is wondering what prompted this editor to post this notice on my talk page, I would direct them to the discussion at Talk:Margaret Sanger & specifically . Peaceray (talk) 16:52, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to join New pages patrol
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Women in Red March 2024
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Translate from another Wikipedia pages (es and fr)
Hi, I would like to contribute this time by translating (making some modifications and adjustments) the Wikipedia page (actually in Spanish and French) of Spanish born author, photographer and former journalist Ruth Baza, who is also on the news worldwide for a couple of months, due to a dramatic event she lived in the act of service as one of the youngest and more respected former correspondent, aged 23, ill but strong and determined, in 1995, with a celebrity in Paris after interviewing this man for one of the most important film mags of Spain, Cinemania. According to WOMEN PRESS FREEDOM and The Coalition of Women in Journalism: "Ruth Baza has bravely come forward with her allegations against Gérard Depardieu. Her courage in speaking out about a rape that allegedly occurred nearly 30 years ago is not only commendable but also essential in the ongoing fight against sexual violence and the culture of silence in the media and entertainment industries. We believe that Ruth Baza's decision to file a criminal complaint, despite the significant passage of time and the legal hurdles, is an important step towards achieving justice, not just for herself but for all survivors of sexual assault who have felt powerless against influential figures. By coming forward, Baza has reignited critical conversations about sexism within the film industry, particularly in France, where recent reports have shed light on deeply ingrained misogynistic attitudes." This is an important step and a stormn in France and the Film Industry. Her career is very interesting as she belongs to the Generation X as author of a book that marked a generation, several stories, her unique way of writing ancd making interviews to personalities worldwide, and also her work as a photographer (mostly rock and grunge icons), who exhibited last year in Chicago with the best female music photographers of the world courtesy of Courtney Love, and more. I will probably need help.... Or if any of you, editors want to translate it or make your own version based on the existing pages and the hundreds references, I will be pleased to help as I have done and do when I have time to improve pages as an amateur editor, on people of interest who has worked hard to achieve great things, a Cultural legacy that can´t be lost, History. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Sylvie Siminovich (talk) 23:54, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * A lot to respond to here.
 * First, I listed it at WikiProject_Women_writers/Missing_articles.
 * Good places to solicit help for this article:
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women writers
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red
 * If you had 500 edits, you would be an extended confirmed user, & have the ability to use content translation tool, for which I wrote this guide. If you get a more experienced editor to help you, then s/he could use the translation tool.


 * I wish I could devote the time to help you with this, but I am currently preparing for this event, plus a trip abroad, a camp the month after, & other activities. I can stop by some of the time to do some WP:Wikignome activities, which is what I generally do with my articles on my watch list. Peaceray (talk) 02:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * I had tried to figure out some of those obsolete tags before sending those out. I believe I was having some problems with centering some images & eventually gave up in the interest of expdediency ("don't let perfection be the enemy of the good"), because after working a couple of hours on that message, I needed to move on to an immediate non-wikipedia tasks. I would have spent more time with it had I been able. Next time I will save a copy in my sandbox & will check ""Page information" for any Linter errors. Peaceray (talk) 00:04, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The non-obsolete ways of centering do not always work as well as the old center tags, unfortunately. It would be great if there were a foolproof drop-in replacement every time, but there is not. Feel free to ping me for help any time. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:58, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2024 Newsletter
This is our twenty-ninth newsletter.


 * User group news
 * On 9 February, we had a user group meeting on roles and responsibilities (minutes)
 * Upcoming user group meeting 17 March


 * Other news
 * Wiki Loves Earth: Reminder that if you want to organize a local competition, it is time to get started. (SDG 15 and 14)
 * Wiki for Human Rights: Reminder that if you would like to organize a local event, there is support available. (SDG 10)
 * Study: Using Wikipedia Pageview Data to Investigate Public Interest in Climate Change at a Global Scale (SDG 13)

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Women in Red April 2024
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - April 2024 Newsletter
This is our thirtieth newsletter covering March and April 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 13, 14 and 15.


 * User group news
 * * Upcoming user group meeting 19 May


 * Other news
 * Wikipedia Signpost highlighted five papers about climate change editing. (SDG 13)
 * On Wikidata, a model for documenting green house gas emissions has been created. (SDG 13)
 * An update from the Wikipedian in Residence at the Environment Protection Authority in Victoria, Australia.
 * WikiAcción Perú organized a training session: "Climate Change Actions and Wikimedia Movement" (SDG 13)
 * WikiForHumanRights organized a session: "Adding Sustainability Perspectives to Wikivoyage"


 * Events
 * Wiki Loves Earth, the international photo contest of protected nature, starts in May. (SDG 14 & 15)
 * Wiki For Climate Change 2024 - Maghreb region starts in May. (SDG 13)

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Recent revert
Alright, I thought it was some advertisement so I moved it to draftspace and added the CSD. Thanks for telling me how I should handle it if it happens again. Shadow311 (talk) 15:31, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

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Warning templates
Hi! Recently on User talk:84.144.76.192, you gave a level four warning template ten times. I'd like to remind you that placing additional warning templates won't help; report the user to WP:AIV instead. Thanks! Rusty4321 talk contribs 14:53, 12 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, In my experience, reporting a disruptive editor to AIV is only effective after they have continued that behavior once they received a final warning. In the case of my multiple warnings, this had not yet occurred. I have known administrators to decline blocking a disruptive editor on this basis.


 * Further observations:
 * If a disruptive editor starts disruptive editing again, this provides a quick glance for administrators to see the problem.
 * I wanted to demonstrate to this editor that I have gone thought most of their edits. In this editor's case there were some acceptable edits.
 * In a minority of cases, my tactic has been effective. In this case, the editor paused for three days. I have seen cases where an editor has stopped vandalizing altogether, which I believe is a preferable outcome to blocking.
 * I realize other editors may disagree with me & may designate this as spamming warning templates. I acknowledge that disagreement, but I fail to see any harm in my practice. Peaceray (talk) 16:19, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your welcome
I just opened an account as ReaderOfSci-FiNovelsAndPhilosophy‬. ReaderOfSci-FiNovelsAndPhilosophy (talk) 11:05, 16 May 2024 (UTC)


 * you are welcome! Peaceray (talk) 21:32, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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