User talk:Penny Richards/Archive 1

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Selection criteria: WikiProject Women's History
Hi. I see you are putting WikiProject Women's History banners on opera singers, such as Kirsten Flagstad and Isobel Baillie. May I ask what your selection criteria is? Thanks and regards.-- Klein zach  05:23, 9 February 2011 (UTC)


 * The WP:WMNHIST is fairly new, and I think right now we're just looking to identify a good range of biographical and other entries that would fall under a women's history rubric. The history of women in the arts is certainly one of the areas we're interested in covering.  As for criteria, we're mostly not tagging biographical entries of living people right now (though there are some exceptions).  Penny Richards (talk) 14:12, 9 February 2011 (UTC)Penny Richards


 * I'd recommend not tagging biographies that are unrelated to women's history. (Flagstad for example was apolitical.) We've had problems in the past with banner spamming. It's generally regarded as a nuisance. I think it would be better if you were selective, bannering articles that needed the attention of your project or were relevant to it. Thanks. -- Klein zach  02:37, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't think we're defining women's history so narrowly, as a history of feminism or a history of women's rights. Part of the project's goal is to address when and how women's stories are being represented on Wikipedia, across historical fields (sports history, for example, and medieval history, and medical history, for three sub-areas that have been identified so far).  But I can run your concern past the rest of the project and see what they think.Penny Richards (talk) 03:59, 10 February 2011 (UTC)Penny Richards


 * OK. Obviously it is up to the project what criteria they use. My point is that there should be criteria, otherwise it is just another mass marking exercise of the kind that can only be maintained (in the medium term) by bots. (I am thinking, of course, of the past history of the Biography project.) -- Klein zach  05:27, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Mabel Dodge Luhan
Not to be picky, but you inserted a name into a cited sentence. Is that name actually supported by that reference? Yworo (talk) 22:03, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll check--Mary Hunter Austin was a very close friend and frequent guest of the Luhans, I'd be surprised if she wasn't one of the "and others" referred to in the sentence. Penny Richards (talk) 22:11, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Penny Richards
 * The answer is yes--the name is supported by that specific reference. I'll restore it. Penny Richards (talk) 22:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Penny Richards
 * Great, thanks for checking. I'm always dubious of insertions into previously cited material as potentially leading to creeping inaccuracy... Yworo (talk) 22:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Glad to check. Better safe than inaccurate. ;) Penny Richards (talk) 22:17, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Penny Richards

WikiProject Women's History
WikiProject Women's History needs members' input on implementing auto-assessment. You'll find the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women's History. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 10:42, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for your recent work on entries related to women's history. I'm glad you're participating in WikiProject Women's History. If you have any questions, concerns, or bright ideas about the project, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Since you're experienced in editing scholarly encyclopedias, I'd be particularly interested in hearing your thoughts about how we might recruit more editors and get people excited about contributing. ---Shane Landrum (cliotropic &#124; talk &#124; contribs) 00:11, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Members' input needed at WikiProject Women's History
Hello. I'm writing to you as your name is listed on the members page for WikiProject Women's History. In recent discussions at the project, most notably here, several members have indicated that the scope of the project may need to be more clearly defined and communicated. I have set up a workshop page for this, but it obviously needs as wide a participation as possible to achieve genuine consensus and to allow the project to move forward. You'll find the workshop here.

If you no longer consider yourself an active member of the project, it would help if you could indicate this on the members' page. This will allow us to better gauge how much people-power we actually have. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 18:22, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Women's History Project – Final call for comments on the Scope draft
Our workshop on revising and clarifying the scope of our project has produced a draft outlining our project's scope and criteria for article inclusion. Please join us at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women's History/Scope workshop to discuss this document. There's a separate section beneath it for final comments, which will remain open through Tuesday, June 14th. As Cynwolfe says "with good participation, we should be able to revise our project page soon, clearing up the issues we've been dealing with and preparing us to go on to the fun stuff." Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 12:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Survey
Hi Penny!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!

Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 17:05, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation


I noticed your submission in Articles for creation, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Maud Younger. Thanks! It will be reviewed by a volunteer soon.

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He likes tea.&lt;ref> Smith, John. " Interview with Chzz", Foo News, 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

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Best, ChzzBot IV (talk) 17:20, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation
 Maud Younger, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. Thank you for helping Wikipedia! Hallows AG (talk) 05:52, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see what needs to be done to bring it to the next level.
 * Please continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request.
 * If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider

WP Women's History in the Signpost
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Women's History for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 01:07, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * Thank you, I love baklava. The infobox looks great. Penny Richards (talk) 13:20, 16 March 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards

DYK for Gertrude Van Wagenen
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Shirley Kaneda
Hi, I'm SarahStierch. Penny Richards, thanks for creating Shirley Kaneda!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Hi Penny. Sadly Kaneda's website and associated websites aren't reliable sources that establish notability. It'd be great if you could replace those with reliable secondary sources. Thanks and great start!

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

SarahStierch (talk) 00:34, 27 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Ah, yeah, I thought that might happen. I'll take care of it, maybe not this weekend but soon. ThanksPenny Richards (talk) 01:40, 27 April 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards


 * Made some changes, hope they're in the right direction. Will keep working on it, though. Penny Richards (talk) 04:25, 27 April 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards

DYK for Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * YEAH! Thanks for letting me know.  76.89.205.202 (talk) 16:42, 30 July 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards


 * Congrats on your first appearance on the front page, Penny! SlimVirgin (talk) 03:44, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I think it's my second (Gertrude Van Wagenen was my first, during the #tooFEW editathon, see above), but this is the first that I self-nominated. Thanks again for all your work in the review process! Penny Richards (talk) 13:10, 31 July 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards

Welcome to WikiProject Disability
It's particularly a pleasure to welcome a participant with academic expertise and credentials. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:31, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Why thank you! I've been wishing for a WikiProject Disability, and just discovered that it already exists--wonderful to see the work's already underway.22:29, 22 August 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards

Thank you

 * Happy to join in the fun! I wasn't planning to start a new article, but Jessie Piazzi Smyth seemed to need one. Penny Richards (talk) 12:59, 16 October 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards

LOC
How come you do not add the LOC images from Bain to Wiki Commons, it just takes a few seconds. I just added this one:
 * William Guard and here is is at Wiki Commons. You add there and it can display in Wikipedia. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:54, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I've done a few, but I'm not very good at it yet--I still have to watch a video tutorial every time I try, and sometimes that's not convenient. I'll work on improving that skill in the new year.Penny Richards (talk) 14:30, 3 December 2013 (UTC)Penny Richards
 * It only takes 15 seconds, and you can do multiple uploads batchwise. Write me at my email. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:23, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Check out new articles based on Bain photos:
 * User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Rose Livingston
 * User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Rebecca Shelley
 * User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Jue Quon Tai
 * User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/David Moylan

I like your article Caroline Gardner Bartlett. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:02, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Please join WikiProject Women artists!
SarahStierch (talk) 17:53, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

March 9 edit-a-thon at MOCA in downtown LA

 * Since you RSVPed before this info was on the event page, I just wanted to give you a heads up that PBS NewsHour will likely be at the event filming. (I assume you can make arrangements if you don't want to be on camera -- just FYI.) See you Sunday! Calliopejen1 (talk) 19:00, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That sounds fine, I'm hoping to take the Metro, in case anyone else wants to join me from the South Bay.Penny Richards (talk) 19:16, 3 March 2014 (UTC)Penny Richards

DYK for Edith R. Wyle
Thanks from the Wiki and I Victuallers (talk) 00:01, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hooray! Thank you. Penny Richards (talk) 14:32, 4 March 2014 (UTC)Penny Richards

Some stroopwafels for you!

 * Mmmm, waffles AND popcorn! Thanks. Penny Richards (talk) 21:03, 18 March 2014 (UTC)Penny Richards

Smithsonian Institution Archives Barnstar

 * Thank you, Digitaleffie!

DYK for Pauline Gracia Beery Mack
The DYK project (nominate) 01:12, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz
The DYK project (nominate) 11:25, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

LA edit-a-thons on May 23 and 31

 * I'm planning to attend the May 31 event (closer drive). Thanks for the reminder! Penny Richards (talk) 20:22, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Penny Richards

Template:Did you know nominations/Wilfrid North
Please see note on your review. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:35, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Henrietta Rodman
The DYK project (nominate) 00:27, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

A page you started (Zarh Pritchard) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Zarh Pritchard, Penny Richards!

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DYK for Grace Nicholson
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Zarh Pritchard
Hello! Your submission of Zarh Pritchard at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! czar ♔   03:05, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Zarh Pritchard
Gatoclass (talk) 11:27, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

L.A. Meetup on September 21

 * FYI, the end time for this event has now been extended to 5pm (I assume this edit was made by the host). Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:50, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Yet another LA meet-up!
Hi Penny! I just found out that Simone Montemurno (you might have met her at previous edit-a-thons) is organizing a Wikipedia editing session this coming Tuesday. Since I've sent too many messages lately (and soon will be sending another message for October events), I'm not doing a super huge spam effort for the event, but I figured I'd call it to your attention! Info here if you'd like to join! Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:51, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

L.A. events on October 7 and 16

 * Thanks! I'll try to participate remotely on those days. (School days and nights, hard to appear outside the South Bay in person.)75.85.110.39 (talk) 20:53, 29 September 2014 (UTC)Penny Richards

DYK
Hello! Your submission of Theora Hamblett at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

DYK for Theora Hamblett
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 January 2015 (UTC)