User talk:Pharos/Golden Age of Indiana Literature

Nomination for deletion of Template:Printable
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My Photos of NYC
I have over 3,500 photos (hard copy) of NYC taken by myself in 2001-2003 using a Cannon EOS camera. The photos were taken using the AAIA Guide to NYC for the choice the sites to be photographed. I would like to digitalize my photos and upload them to Wikipedia. I need to buy a scanner, which make and model scanner would you recommend that I purchase? Since my photos were taken according to the exact sequence of AAIA guide, is there a potential copyright violation? Also, I will not under any circumstances loan the photos or negatives to another party, they must remain in my possession at all times.--Woogie10w (talk) 11:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Commoners takes Pakistan
Hi Pharos, In my effort to introduce Wikimedia and promote Free content culture in Pakistan (where it is merely available with some local bloggers). I'm going to introduce a free web-based project similar to commons:Commons:Photo scavenger hunts in our next Karachi meetup. The purpose of such project to maximize the attention of internet community in Pakistan toward free content. We'll ask amateur and pro photographers to contribute their work (which is mostly related to current events or latest happening/events around) in our project only if they want to release it with free licenses. The same can also be used in Wikimedia's projects, wherever need. I hope the initiative would work fantastic particularly for introducing Wikimedia and free content culture in Pakistan. It would be great if you've any idea or suggestion on this? Thank you --Saqib talk 08:50, 10 November 2009 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saqib Qayyum (talk • contribs)

Hi Pharos, you've a reply on my talk page :) --Saqib talk 20:08, 11 November 2009 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saqib Qayyum (talk • contribs)
 * Hi, did you get my email? I'll waiting for your reply :) --Saqib talk 16:35, 14 November 2009 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saqib Qayyum (talk • contribs)

Meet in Connecticut
Hi Pharos, how about organizing a meet in the Connecticut area sometime?Wikiuser7777 (talk) 18:48, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Signpost story
Hi,

Could you please help me writing story on online system for Wikipedia Takes The City here.--Saqib talk 10:44, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Planning Discussions Now Ongoing Regarding DC Meetup #9
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Bot edits on Kalmyk language
Hi! A number of bots have been editing Kalmyk language recently, adding links to wikipedia articles in other language wikipedias. The same, of course, happens on the other wikipedias, eg the German one. I have just explained at Talk:Kalmyk_language why I hold that this is not appropriate. Unfortunately, it is difficult to argue with bots, and the basic idea behind their actions is okay, so it would probably not be feasible to modify the bots in any way. Instead, I would like to have a device that bans any bots (or if possible: only bots that create links to other wikis) from editing Kalmyk language. Is there such a thing? G Purevdorj (talk) 00:41, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Scavenger hunts
Dear Pharos,

I have left a note for Kaldari, but in case you check in first, the request for an account is on said user's talkpage. Thanks for this fantastic idea&mdash;it's about time I shared my photos and it would be great to get involved with other people. -- Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 08:52, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Geonotice
You have a new geonotice request. Thanks Secret account 13:22, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Check now Secret account 22:27, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I see it, thank you so much. Secret account 22:24, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Planning Discussions Now Finished Regarding DC Meetup #9
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OpenStreetMap mapping party
Since you have expressed interest in coming to the DC meetup on January 9, and are coming from out of town, I wanted to let you know that the OpenStreetMap group in DC is organizing a mapping party event the next day on January 10. We will be mapping the National Mall and East/West Potomac Park areas (e.g. Jefferson Memorial). I'm not sure if you already have booked arrangements to come to DC? If not or your schedule is flexible and are interested, then I hope you can join us on Sunday too. --Aude (talk) 07:18, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Students for free culture conference
Have you seen or heard about http://conference.freeculture.org/. Your name came up in discussion on the planning for agenda topics for the WikiMedia DC meetup.SADADS (talk) 04:19, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

E-mail
I sent you an e-mail with my contact information for the 9th that way we can meet up before the LOC tour. Sadads (talk) 17:13, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

AfD assistance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Brooklyn_Repertory_Opera

I was wondering if you could provide me with any assistance here. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:18, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

South Florida Wikipedia editors Meetup
I proposed a new meeting day, time and place here under the section "New Suggestion"   Nancy Heise    talk  07:30, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Lightning Talks/Open Space
Hi Pharos - I sent you an email with a few questions about the lightning talks/open space at Wikipedia Day at NYU. I'm interested in presenting... --Vptes (talk) 21:17, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day NYC
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I hope you can include a list of all of the main speakers & resources mentioned in the main portion of talks. --Nwjerseyliz (talk) 21:08, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Incorporating WTM photos - update?
In October I asked you about availability of the photos from the most recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, so that they could be added to articles. You responded on my talk page:
 * Hi James. The photos are currently being processed in our drop.io box off-site.  I'll keep you updated when we import them here!--Pharos (talk) 16:58, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

I know that great art can't be hurried, but I wonder what the current status is. JamesMLane t c 08:50, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

How has Wikipedia changed your life?
Would you like to share your experience with fellow Wikipedians? --Saki talk 07:28, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

please help
My first article was deleted under a7 being noted as a company that in not notable. The article was about a law firm that chose to lease office space in a historic NYC building while others chose to leave for more modern space. My argument is that any company signing a lease under the NYC downtown plan should be recognized by Wikipedia as notable. "The Commercial Revitalization Program (CRP) was developed with the goal of rehabilitating older building stock in Lower Manhattan" Any company that helps keep historic NYC alive should be rewarded-- at the very least with mention on Wikipedia as being an important and noteworthy decision. Can you please help me get my article back up? Hotsummer 9 (talk) 22:49, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Did you see the e-mail?
Did you see the e-mail with the Free culture people? If we can do a workshop that would be great. Sadads (talk) 14:27, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Intern's user account
Your intern for the chapter, (the female with the great hairstyle), informed me that she is interested in working with me on the Neighborhoods project on things like streets and trains and stuff :) - I need her account name so I can recontact her.Mitch32(Live from the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood. Its Mitch!) 00:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Miami meetup
Are we meeting tomorrow? We need to decide what time and where exactly. Please offer comments at the meetup page here.  Nancy Heise    talk  02:00, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Miami! could have been exciting :)  I left you some comments here. +sj+  21:58, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

WTP 2 invite
Can you get in contact with someone in regards to sending out the WTP 2 invite.


 * the invitation
 * the list.

Thanks. --Mblumber (talk) 12:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

You're invited to Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia
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NYC Wikipedia Meetup Sunday, March 21
In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Day NYC, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Lights Camera Wiki, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example User:ScienceApologist will present on "climate change, alternative medicine, UFOs and Transcendental Meditation" (see the November meeting's minutes).

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CT meetup
Hey, just wanted to let you know I archived the June info and started a new one. I'd appreciate any talkpage input. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 14:12, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Wiki takes Philadelphia
I am now quite late for this event. Any way to participate? Leave a message here, or email me. --DThomsen8 (talk) 17:28, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of 100 Greatest African Americans
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Copyright problem: Schermerhorn Hall
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Geonotice
I have updated MediaWiki:Geonotice.js after a request at Geonotice went unnoticed, and a follow up request at Administrators' noticeboard failed to find anyone with appropriate expertise. I'm contacting you because you are one of the more frequent editors of the page. If you could check that I have not made any egregious errors, that would be appreciated.- gadfium 20:09, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for checking gadfium's addition to MediaWiki:Geonotice.js for Auckland Meetup. It was much appreciated. Linnah (talk) 07:53, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Planning Discussions Now Underway Regarding DC Meetup #10

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Pawn Stars
Hi, Pharos. A newbie editor named JFKenn is adding untrue information to the Pawn Stars article. The article's edit history and my attempts to discuss the relevant policies on his Talk Page should detail the situation. In addition to citing another Wikipedia article in violation of WP:CIRCULAR, he has violated WP:Civil and WP:AGF by making inappropriate assumptions in his edit summaries, and has ignored my repeated attempts to discuss and point out these policies to him. He's new, and I've tried to be polite and friendly to him, even in admonishing him about the pertinent policies, but since he's ignoring me, someone else should step in, since I'm involved, and frequently edit the article. Can you help? Please let me know. If you need to watch the episode yourself to confirm that R. Lee Ermey is not in it, you can see it here. Thanks. :-) Nightscream (talk) 04:45, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22
In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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UI bug in geonotice
For the currently running Boston meetup geonotice, the two lines of the notice's text are vertically scrunched together. Presumably the bug affects any multiline geonotice. I've noted a possible solution at Geonotice. However, a block comment in Mediawiki:Geonotice.js warns against editing the section containing the problem. Given that you've done much of the geonotice maintenance, could you take a look at this? Thanks, Emw (talk) 15:53, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Emw (talk) 16:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

User:NGriffeth
re, if you check  and  you'll see that there is no registered user with that name. Please stop re-adding it, I hadn't realised you were till now, but I'm fed up of deleting User talk:NGriffeth--Jac 16888 Talk 09:52, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * glad its sorted, I didn't notice you were adding him back, each time i came across it I assumed it I'd forgotten to remove it last time--Jac 16888 Talk 16:11, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

MW 2010 pic
See File:MW2010.jpg Raul654 (talk) 17:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Survey
Hi Pharos,

I am a PhD student at the Open University of Catalonia. I am currently preparing a research project about the governance processes in online collaborative communities, and I would like to kindly ask for your collaboration based on your long experience in Wikipedia. Interested in participating? Please drop me a note in my talk page. This would take around 20 of your time.

Thanks! Aresj (talk) 10:28, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Atwar Bahjat-Al Arabiya.jpg
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