User talk:SarahStierch/Old Archives 9

How do we fix the alignment in this article?
Perhaps one of my stalkers can help out! I can't figure it out. Thomas Smith (painter) - It's quite obvious when you look at it! (I didn't do it! I'm fine with changing the format of the poem, but, I understand what the original poem contributor wanted it to look like...I can't out how to keep the formatting and make the reference/links section go back to "normal".) SarahStierch (talk) 06:50, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * use

had we but world enough and time
 * this coyness lady were no crime.

you needed to close your blockquote. Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 14:31, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I though the closing of the blockquote was needed, I noticed that there was a break..but..it was also 1 am and I had cleaned my apartment out (as in spring cleaning in the winter) most of the day! Thanks as always for the help! SarahStierch (talk) 14:54, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * editing while sleepy, is worse than editing while drinking.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 15:11, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:North American Indigenous visual artists
Template:North American Indigenous visual artists has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. MSJapan (talk) 19:43, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * By the way, I was very pleased when I originally discovered that template added to one of the article on my watchlist. I'd thought to see who'd created it and thank them, but am easily distracted and didn't follow through. Thank you! Yworo (talk) 21:38, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Ah! Thank you Yworo! My undergrad is in Native American studies with a focus on contemporary art; how could I resist? :) Thanks for appreciating it, I do hope others do as well (I guess we'll find out soon? ;) ) SarahStierch (talk) 21:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like one of the main issues is that there should be an article on North American Indigenous visual artists, though perhaps the exact title needs discussion. Would you have time to put an outline together? I can copyedit, do some writing if pointed to online sources, and probably help in other ways. Yworo (talk) 04:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I really don't right now. Between two jobs and trying to wrap up my final master's semester, with a thesis, I'm really limited on time :( I probably won't be able to develop something I'd be happy with until late Spring. SarahStierch (talk) 04:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I suspected as much from the notes on your talk page. :-( Yworo (talk) 05:12, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry to butt in here but I would suggest Indigenous North American art may be a more suitable title. See, for example, Indigenous Australian art. Another Wikipedian interested in this field is User:CaroleHenson. Yworo, I'll draw her attention to your willingness to cooperate. - Ipigott (talk) 16:41, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Turns out there is an article Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas. Yworo (talk) 16:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was a bit confused about people talking about it since I knew there was some type of article. I do think it would be valuable to have a contemporary art article. But, like I said, major articles aren't on my timeline rihgt now! :( Thanks everyone for your thoughts and energy though! SarahStierch (talk) 16:54, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey Sarah, since it's your template in the first place, would you be in planning a restructuring of it based on the existing articles, at Template talk:North American Indigenous visual artists? Sounds like you're pressed for time, but maybe toss in some suggestions. Cheers, -Uyvsdi (talk) 03:17, 11 January 2012 (UTC)Uyvsdi
 * It's the communities template, not mine! :) Regardless, I probably won't be restructuring it. I took me a month just to make the darn thing (as I had never made a template in my life)! Ha! I just can't make a dedication to the template, partially because it's time consuming and stressful, the other part is because of other priorities right now. I do know a few other folks are interested in participating, so hopefully the community can help improve it - I'd rather it improve than be deleted, of course! Thanks a lot, everyone's efforts really appreciated and haven't gone unnoticed by me, that's for sure! SarahStierch (talk) 03:28, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Question about the SI project
Hows everything going? Haven't talked to you in a long time. Sorry I didn't make it to the archives meetup? I wanted to ask you about the SI project. Do you know what happened with it? Knowone seems to be doing anything on it anymore. --Kumioko (talk) 19:58, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * No clue. The Archives of American Art request that I have a fresh page for their project, and so has Smithsonian Institution Archives. I think we'll be discussing it at GLAMcamp DC in Feb. Wish I had more information for you :( SarahStierch (talk) 20:04, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * No problem, Your doing a great job on the others. I am going to add the SI one to the Joint projects list of WPUS to get some additional visibility. I'm hoping to make it in Feb but I don't want to say yes and have to bail out again. --Kumioko (talk) 20:11, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Cookies are always appreciated
The year is going okay so far; I'm up to 406 signatures now, and Friday isn't here yet. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  22:14, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Ha! Well don't work too hard :) I have a cool project I'm working on that I'm going to ask you participate in, so keep your eyes peeled (in the next week) for an email! SarahStierch (talk) 22:15, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

As good as cookies?
Feel free to add anything you think necessary to Lady Lilith. Are you doing anything for Anna Howard Shaw Day?

I can certainly get lots of pix of Anna Howard Shaw's house.

All the best,

Smallbones (talk) 06:40, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey you're a cool Wikipedian
Just reading over your user page & stuff -- cool.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 14:04, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Issue: The Beatles Database
Hello, I was sent to make this post from [mailto:beatles80@yandex.com beatles80@yandex.com], website is here: THE BEATLES DATABASE. We are from one (same) social network for common relations. He wants know: you got him reply on your message, or no yet. If yes, which comments, or questions appeared? Or already exists some solution on this topic, or suggestion to make better in this context? Thanks! - 128.73.225.172 (talk) 15:06, 12 January 2012 (UTC).
 * Sarah:this is part of an ongoing scheme to allow links in Wikipedia to a series of Russian-originating websites which host copyright violations of Beatles works. The broken English is similar to that of at least one blocked account and his sockpuppets, but of course that may reflect common linguistic challenges, rather than sockpuppetry. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;  Talk  15:21, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mike. They were an OTRS ticket I've handled. Glad to hear this; it sounded rather odd. Thanks! SarahStierch (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Jargon, which can not to understand Russian people. What have you decided? But you keep silent, Mike. Long tongue can become shorter. Forget about socks if you not wish to get claim for violations of honor. Claim in USA can bring many of millions of dollars for good of a claimant, you must remember this and be free of violations. Do you want become sock? Welcome: http://my.mail.ru/community/linksruspower !  - 128.73.225.172 (talk) 16:08, 12 January 2012 (UTC).
 * So, a legal threat; and this IP has been blocked for making it. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  17:17, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Awe! Thank you Tom! I'm trying :) Thank you for your OTRS work too! SarahStierch (talk) 21:01, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Your input is needed on the SOPA initiative
Hi SarahStierch,

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 * hey sarah, going to the hearing?  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 17:18, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Probably not! I'm a lame protester. SarahStierch (talk) 17:20, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * i like visiting with the "code pink" folks on the hill. should be entertaining c-span. arrest optional. lol.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 17:55, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

C'est très gentil toutes vos attentions
Hello Sarah, I thank you so much for the beautiful award and yours kind words. I wasn't literally subscribed because I was an absentee of wikipedia of April 2011 to November 2011. I was outside of Canada in very difficult conditions. Thus I missed a lot of outside information during this period. In my return in Canada, I went worked on Wikipedia French speaker (French is my second language after the Hebrew). But for diverse reasons (that I shall not land here) I was banished of wikipedia of French language me and anothers persons. Thus I returned in the English wiki. I was there to December 2010 in April, 2011. I am not educated, I have no university degree ( or college degree) and my English language is very poor but if I few to help you on Wome's sports and on athletes' life women, it will plesure for me, --Cordialement féministe ♀ Cordially feminist Geneviève  (talk) 18:26, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

post office art
hi sarah, fyi an editor was discussing with smallbones, post office mural art such as at Stevan Dohanos. seems pretty clear cut PD to me. however, i note that the usps has a NC for any photos taken. , even though they have a flyer about wpa history. maybe some contact is in order. see SI isn't the worst.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 03:03, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! It was really a pleasure learning about her life, what a cool woman! :) SarahStierch (talk) 20:40, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Olek
Was this request via OTRS? Or did you meet her at a show, an event or something? It's a great new pic, just curious. -- Zanimum (talk) 17:43, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * She actually uploaded it herself and provided the OTRS for it! Pretty cool =) She said she wanted a better photo that also depicted her work. Very very cool! :) SarahStierch (talk) 17:47, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, and great work on that article by the way! I'm always happy to see good articles related to art, especially female artists! SarahStierch (talk) 17:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the compliment. It was a bit of a challenge finding "reliable sources" for some of the facts, and actually getting enough information about her early career, but it was a fun project to research. At some point, I've got to return to "Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic", a Canadian sculpture/installation that was ignored its first time around, and generated national controversy at a retrospective put on during a recession. I've got a ton of PDFs of news articles saved to my system, just have to start editing.
 * Side note, you'd get along well with Brian Gilchrist, my boss at the Region of Peel Archives. He's an expert witness in Ontario courts for anything cemetery-related. He often mentions what graveyards he visited on the way to area locations. (Myself, I'm almost done finding corrections to an official cemeteries plan the Region is keeping. Trying to assign rough GIS info to farm cemeteries with no remaining markers, based on seniors recollections and 1930s manuscripts is interesting, to say the least.) --  Zanimum (talk) 02:27, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects
--Kumi-Taskbot (talk) 19:36, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Testing your instructions
Now that I'm reading them, I'm trying them. Thanks again. I will give you a Barnstar when I get up to speed! Jools — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoolsA  (talk • contribs)  01:27, 17 January 2012‎
 * Yeah! Great job Jools =) Don't forget to sign your posts with four tildes in a row (~) SarahStierch (talk) 01:28, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

getting the hang of it
Thanks, Sarah JoolsA (talk) 01:35, 17 January 2012 (UTC)JoolsA

Apologies
Sorry, but I can't help at this time.. Good luck! Scartol •  Tok  23:14, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * No problem! Thanks for the good luck and thanks for letting me know :) SarahStierch (talk) 03:27, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

I invoked your name
... at User talk:Gmhayes4. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  23:51, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

love your initiative
Hey Sarah - I love the idea of your teashop - please include me in. Please also remember that school is more important than any other initiative. Speak soon :) Mark Dask  01:59, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Wonderful! :) Thanks Mark. And yes, school is more important; can't wait - this is my last semester! SarahStierch (talk) 03:29, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Email?
Hi Sarah! I checked my email and didn't see anything... Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * Ok, let's try this again.. :) SarahStierch (talk) 15:04, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

You've got mail!
AshLin (talk) 18:27, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

You deserve a barnstar and you just got one!

 * Thanks for the acknowledgement! I do care, and probably too much. I do think this is going to be a great project, and I still owe you an email response, thanks for your patience, between the blackout and the Teahouse, and returning to school, this has been a crazy week. SarahStierch (talk) 16:13, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

p to k-8
 User:Slowking4 has given you a pawn! Nothing promotes WikiLove more than the advancement of pawns to K-8 becoming a Queen for open knowledge.

Spread the goodness of pawn's p0wnage by adding wikilove to someone's talk page with a friendly message!  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 04:50, 21 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Guess I need to brush up on my chess skills :) Thanks!! SarahStierch (talk) 16:12, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Promotion (chess) well, which is worse being the pawn, or losing to the pawns, lol. chris dodd will be back, when he can lobby in a year.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 04:34, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Aguereberry Point
I'll look through my scanned negatives tomorrow: I might have a better image of Aguereberry point there that I can upload. Thanks for the article, it's a fabulous place. You can look east and see Badwater, and turn around and see Mount Whitney.  Acroterion   (talk)   05:22, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey! I'm so glad you added an image! That's awesome. I tend to write about places I've yet to visit, so that's on the list :) Great photo, and can't wait to see what others you have. SarahStierch (talk) 16:12, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I looked at my scanned negatives and was reminded that they had disappointed me (nearly the last time I used film), so I re-edited the digital image and added another. There's now a Commons category for Aguereberry Point and a Commonscat link in the article. Note that there's a picture of Aguereberry's camp in the main Death Valley National Park category, which I'm pretty sure is some distance away. If you ever make it up to the Point, the road's very rough and narrow (as in squeezing the SUV between rock walls 12 feet apart) but worth the trouble.   Acroterion   (talk)   04:46, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Another barnstar

 * Awe, thank you Daniel. Wikipedia changed my life, and the sharing of free knowledge with the world is a major passion of mine. To have represented the community, all thanks to my loudmouth, has truly been touching. SarahStierch (talk) 16:15, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. See you Saturday (hopefully). Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Your email
Thanks for your email. I would have no objection to participating. However, as a general principle on wiki, I do not submit applications and do not submit reports. If I can be of use to you despite that, please let me know on my talk.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:59, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a shame that you aren't willing to apply! It's similar to the same process as campus ambassadors. Well, that's a shame. If you do change your mind, please fill out the application! SarahStierch (talk) 16:10, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I've just read through what Teahouse hosts would have to do, and though I can do some things, I can't do all that! Which is a shame; don't you  have any room for people who can just be sometimes available?  I never know from one day to the next what I can spare time to do; I'm full-time carer for someone with advanced dementia and other health issues, and I have some damned-nuisancy health issues of my own, too.  So I can never make guarantees as to what I'm able to do on-wiki.  If you decide at any point to have room for somewhat less structured roles, do let me know.  Pesky  ( talk  …stalk!) 18:44, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Pesky! Unfortunately, for the pilot, we will need some form of time dedication from people. However, as time goes on, and if this is a success, then we'll be able to open the door for hosts who will have different time structures or desires. I really do think you'll love what we do with the Teahouse, and hopefully we can find a place for you :) Thank you so much!! SarahStierch (talk) 18:49, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Survey
Thanks so much for inviting me to the survey last year- I've been at a major hiatus from Wikipedia and just recently noticed your edit at my talk page.Rosa 08:44, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Awe, thanks for dropping by Rosa. Welcome back perhaps? :) SarahStierch (talk) 17:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia Fellowships/Project Ideas/NARA DOCUMERICA photographs color correction
Hey Sarah! Somebody needed to say it, so I did. If this should go somewhere besides a Fellowship proposal, have at it and let me know. Djembayz (talk) 23:51, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Where is the link? I'm not sure if it's really viable for a fellowship, as fellowships don't usually involve content creation or manipulation, so to say...? Perhaps a grant proposal would be better? SarahStierch (talk) 23:56, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * in case you didn't google it  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 01:21, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * You know..I did, and obviously I failed to find it. Thanks =) SarahStierch (talk) 01:23, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I still think it'd probably make a better grant proposal. Or perhaps a cool project for some students learning their photoshop techniques at an art school :) SarahStierch (talk) 01:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * In that case, can you move the page to an appropriate place on the site for me? Isn't there a Grants Bakery or something like that? Djembayz (talk) 02:08, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * yes i think we need some follow-up, continuity, after dominic. he does deserve a break.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 04:08, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed, we need another Dominic ... ! How do we get that to happen? Djembayz (talk) 00:16, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * You'll have to talk to NARA about that! SarahStierch (talk) 00:17, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * i know, i know, given the aotus support. however, i was thinking of wikipedia support, to try and make these fellowship things more than a one off. it's the grant disease, (versus program). after all who is your successor miss vain, now that you are promoted to foundation status? maybe we can find a volunteer at glamcamp. we oughta make you nominate a follow fellow.  Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 02:30, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I did promote that AAA was seeking another intern. Keep in mind though, that is an unpaid internship for the summer, and AAA can't fund someone to be put up in Washington. It's listed on the internship website, but I guess no interest at this point, that I know of. We can promote it at GLAMcamp, but me "picking" someone isn't a priority of mine right now - besides, my second residency at the Smithsonian, this time at Smithsonian Archives, starts in Feb. I was hoping that Wikimedia DC would step up a bit more, but I figure Wikimania takes precedence at this time. And remember, LoriLee is also the new US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, she might be someone to ping also. SarahStierch (talk) 02:35, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * i know, i'm giving you more stuff to do. gotta get the foundation to reinforce success, manage relationships with partners; manage internships, stipends, rather than ad hoc one offs. (and the capitol hill intern) i figure you have their ear, good topic for camp. whatever i could do to help let me know. you didn't give me feedback on "facilitating" or "quality". the wikimania submission is open. Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 03:15, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I've been swamped, sorry I have failed at the feedback. Are the powerpoints complete or still be worked on? I'll take a look at the submission. SarahStierch (talk) 03:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * i keep tweaking them, more review for you, no problem. "facilitating" good for camp, "quality" for mania, i think. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 03:52, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Confrontation at Concordia
Please check out my responses; the IP with whom you were seeming to agree was citing a bunch of affiliated or otherwise unreliable sources, which can't attest notability. –Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 14:48, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse
Thanks for the email. I have just sent you a reply.

Hi Sarah. Thanks for your email and the invitation. I'm afraid I won't be able to commit the requested number of hours, or even anything close, so I'll decline the invitation and stick to using the feedback dashboard for now. I would, however be willing to help provide the names of users who I feel may be promising on an ad hoc basis, if you provide me with a mechanism to do so e.g. a page where I can list them. Good luck with this Garemoko (talk) 19:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Garemoko. Yes, I wish I was able to accept folks on a "when I have time to help," basis, but for the pilot I do need some time dedication, but perhaps in the future :) We will be reaching out to folks at Feedback Dashboard to send good faith editors our way. I'll keep you posted :) SarahStierch (talk) 19:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Great stuff. The Feedback dashboard is pretty under staffed at the moment so if you wanted to make it part of your project to spend some time responding to users, that'd certainly be helpful. I plan to add some templates to make things faster and easier when I get some time. Garemoko (talk) 16:55, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

A Brownie For You!

 * Now all I need is a big glass of milk! Thanks for the brownie :) SarahStierch (talk) 03:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Lilith picture edit war on the horizon
Well, maybe not yet, but it's aiming in that direction. And it has a bit of everything: vampires, snakes, sex, murder, Rossetti, the Sistine Chapel, and modern fan-cruft. What it seems to be missing is a modern woman's perspective and good judgement. Send any such person you know who has a sense of humor. Note: not Lady Lilith - just plain Lilith. Smallbones (talk) 02:56, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I shared it with User:Whiteghost.ink - I think it might be something she'd be interested in. If it gets out of control I'd advise that you ask for a semi-protection (if they're ip's) or a dreaded request for comment? SarahStierch (talk) 21:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I added a section on Western art - it seems to me that's where a 19th century painting should appear. Also, the topic is one of such ancient-ness that any 19th century image will throw it out of balance. The Pre-Raphaelites and other 19th century painters had, you might say, a "quirky" attitude to history - their purposes were artistic, not historical or representative. Their view of the topic is one of many. Whiteghost.ink 03:26, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh dear. :( I have copied this to the talk page. In ictu oculi (talk) 05:13, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Variable Length Flexible Stylus
Your reasoning for recommendation to delete would focus on the fault and assist in the correction. I am a novice to Wikipedia and rely on your expertise. Mitchsdiamond (talk) 13:57, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:McMillan Fountain.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:McMillan Fountain.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 01:05, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * hey sarah, why are you making trouble? <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 03:00, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The copyright about the Smithsonian SIRIS is for the database itself, not the content on the pages. Smithsonian employees are federal employees. The image needs to be migrated to Commons, actually. So many images were incorrectly deleted from Commons. I'm glad that people are finally understanding that 1) Smithsonian = Federal 2) Now we have a better understanding of public art copyright so now more images can be uploaded to Commons (including Uncle Beazley!) Huzzah! SarahStierch (talk) 05:19, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ok i gottcha, and i agree with the upload. however, let's clarify (and even use a tag) so we have some consensus. there's a lot of thrashing, and reinventing the wheel. questions: were they employees, or volunteers? they don't have photo credits. you have the inside info though. smithsonian = federal - i think we could have a fine debate there; you know they like to play both sides of the street. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 22:34, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Stefan2 (talk) 23:55, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 20:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar for moderating talks at NYC WP Day
Yes, that's absolutely right! Me too, thanks so very much Sarah for the barnstar, and for helping the whole day run smoothly. By the way, you have my contact info, I'd be glad to talk or meet up any time, assuming you would like to and have the time. Invertzoo (talk) 01:20, 29 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you, too, for the barnstar. Email me next week if you want my rubrics or legal lecture/review notes. Bearian (talk) 02:34, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

See Rosie
Please see Template:Did you know nominations/We Can Do It! (not mine)

Smallbones (talk) 04:47, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Frog Baby Fountain
check out Frog Baby Fountain, by Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons. wonder how many stray public art are out there. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 22:48, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

McGee Creek State Park is not in the Sierra
Regarding your edit to Long Valley Caldera: McGee Creek State Park is in Oklahoma, not the Sierra. —hike395 (talk) 02:55, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Here is the deal
I have over the decades amassed a fair amount of what I’ll have to call primary and unusable secondary source material. Which I want to use. So, proceeding in an Ignore all rules vein I am considering setting up a subpage of my user page and posting documents that I refer to there. Example. I had a copy of the Archives of American Art interview with Corrado Parducci long before it was posted at the Smithsonian web site. The art world version of insider trading. Had I used it before it was posted that would, under many interpretations of the rules, be unacceptable. Now that Smithsonian has it on line, it is allowed. I have a letter on BAID letterhead asking someone to be the director of their architectural sculpture program and I want to use it as a source to “prove” that he had (or was offered) the job. So I’ll post that on my subpage and refer a footnote to it. Or am I crazy? Deluded? An over stimulation of the hubris gland? Or, can I ignore all rules and give it a whirl. Give it 17 seconds thought and toss back an answer. Do it. Don’t do it. Something else. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 17:45, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * (lurker comment) well, you know the talk page nazis would be around to delete. if you own copyright to letters - upload to commons, fair use - upload to english, and link docu to article section. (hence deletion from user page FU), or better yet upload to your blog, flickr where they will be safe from deletion, and then link to them. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 19:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree. You can't cite Wikipedia content, in theory in other Wikipedia content, and that is in theory what would be going on. I'm with Slowking - having these materials hosted on another website are ideal. Flickr could be an option, wordpress website, etc. I also think you should consider donating these documents to an archives. Let me know if I can put you in touch with someone at the Archives of American Art. SarahStierch (talk) 19:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * yes, you paved the way with your WSPA photostream. it should work for document scans, there may be size limitations, for a free account. i have uploaded documents to blogger, wasn't too hard, don't know about size limit there. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 19:37, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, All: I have a flickr account already, which might work, if folks don't mind looking at my kids graduations, the Hippies vs Indians softball games, the Pathetics gigs and more. I suppose that since I would be linking my artifact to a specific page it really doesn't matter what surrounds it. So far this is developing into PLAN A. As far as donating stuff goes, I still use a lot of these things on a semi-regular basis, and need to discuss it with my kids (one of whom outpaced me by getting a Ph. D. in history) who might be interested. Life is supposed to be interesting with all sorts of new things and ideas.That is why the universe keeps expanding. Carptrash (talk) 22:50, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * keep in mind you could have an alternate flickr account for these uploads. here is a blog with lots of images, documents should work too. <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 18:12, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Charlotte Moore Sitterly
For your women in science project, I'll suggest Charlotte Moore Sitterly. Surely there must be more info or at least a free photo on her somewhere.

As always,

Smallbones (talk) 20:13, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

ditto Graceanna Lewis

This Month in GLAM: January 2012
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WP:gym is dead
Sarah:

That WP is dead. It is unfortunate as gym actually is an activity with high female interest. Even with viewership much higher than a typical male would realize. Very sex differentiated audience and just something that a typical man would not realize. There really is a lot of internet coverage of gym (very heavy blogosphere, almost pro quality really). WP could find a nice niche here, but well...it just never caught fire on here. Instead there is a lot of activity in what I call the Gymternet.

I do think we could do something with gym as it is not as well covered as football or the like in the MSM and the Federations are pretty progressive in terms of engagment with the net and social media. I have been trying to put something togethe get some of our photographers press passes, so we could at least get good photos (ours are miserable and rest of the net invariably has much better ones). Not sure it will get done though, unless I just baby it all the way to finish (no interest from WMF either, even though it seems like it is a gap and something that would help them analagous to GLAM say in engagement with the Real World.)

Think something like your little activity could also fit well into helping gym coverage. So very cool of you to drop that note off. That said, I'd be concerned about getting any activity to come there just from a note. Like I said, the project is realy dead and even any gym work on Wiki is pretty dead. I could maybe hunt up a few names for you to notify by orange bar bonk (or notify them myself). Just...not a great hope for you in getting people.

TCO (talk) 01:16, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

P.s. Don't be pulling my man card for the interest in gym. I watch football and all. ;-)

P.s.s. Go Shawn! ;-)

Therese Schwartze
fyi Therese Schwartze did you see her work in the Rijksmuseum? <font face="Vijaya"> Slowking4 ⇔ †@1₭ 22:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope! We were on a whirlwind tour and only about 20% of the collection is on view right now due to renovations. SarahStierch (talk) 22:46, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Women's History Month
I saw your note on WT:WPTRI. I doubt we'll be able to help much on your events, but given your interest in women's issues, you might be interested in Chrissie Wellington. She has been very vocal here (in the UK) on the treatment of women's sport in the media; see for instance her blog (5 December 2011), plus she has been promoting sport for women and girls for a long time. The thing that interests me about her is that it was obvious 2 or 3 years ago that she was going to become one of the greatest athletes ever, in any sport, anywhere in the world, right up there with the likes of Usain Bolt or Paula Radcliffe, yet she gets hardly any coverage in the media. But I'll let you read about her for yourself.

I took the liberty, by the way, of simplifying your template - you should now find it a lot easier to edit in future. I was also amused to see your note at the top of your page about being "in school" - in British English, this means that you are a child.

Best wishes,

--NSH001 (talk) 22:36, 1 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks NSH001! I have to admit, women's sports isn't my area of writing, or interest, but, I'd love to see some focuses in projects about women as subjects for the month, or a push to participants on a project to focus on them. I'll take a look at the links! Thanks for dropping by and for sharing your enthusiasm. SarahStierch (talk) 00:40, 2 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I saw your notices too. I'll add something to the WPUS newsletter. --Kumioko (talk) 00:39, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Awesome! Thanks Kumioko! SarahStierch (talk) 00:40, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

But I have a women's sport interest/opportunity. Hmm... How about we make something happen, no?  TCO (talk) 01:16, 2 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I must congratulate you, Sarah, on posting your message on virtually every WikiProject yesterday. Rarely have I seen such evidence of conviction for a cause. I don't suppose you are "watching" them all but there has been quite a reaction on Architecture and I had a few suggestions for Denmark too. Keep the ball rolling! - Ipigott (talk) 17:19, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm not watching all of them, it'd just flood my watch pages. I'll go take a look, thanks! I hope people feel encouraged to participate or create something great! (i.e. project focuses on wiki, or offline, of course!) SarahStierch (talk) 17:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

A Plate of Hummus For You!
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Rosalina2427 (talk) has given you a plate of hummus! Hummus is a specialty of the Middle East. With some pita bread, they are delicious and promote WikiLove. Hopefully, this one has added flavor to your day.

''Thanks for your email about the Teahouse application. I'm glad to be on board with the project. I can't wait for the project to launch! Enjoy your hummus.''

Spread the goodness of hummus by adding {{subst:Hummus}} to someone's Talk page with a friendly message! Give a plate of hummus to someone you've had disagreements with in the past, or to a good friend.
 * Mmm! Hummus, thanks! After spending time in the Middle East it's hard to eat hummus now that I'm back in the states. Makes my mouth water! Looking forward to your participation =) Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 00:44, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Mind the Gap Award
Many thanks, Much appreciated. :) AshLin (talk) 02:44, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Much deserved! SarahStierch (talk) 02:46, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
As I'll be traveling for the next 3 days, I have mentioned you here in the context of being a resource for promoting a positive new user editing experience. Rosiestep (talk) 05:42, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Orfeocookie
Sarah - As I'll be traveling for the next 3 days, I've mentioned you to a newbie (User talk:Rosiestep) as I wanted him to have another user talk page resource and the Teahouse isn't open yet. :) Hope this is ok. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:55, 3 February 2012 (UTC)