User talk:Skwirl

Play
Hi. I'm glad you decided to register an account. Welcome again, to Wikipedia :). I for one, would contend that fish and amphibians play, but that is based on my own observation and wikipedia would (righfully) consider that "original research" and not allow it in an article.  I hadn't even thought of single-cell organisms, or species such as sponges.  Out of curiosity, you said that it was contrary to "all evidence and most of the research" that fish, amphibians, and reptiles play; could you point me to some of that research?  At any rate, you are right that an overly long discussion about which animals do and don't play doesn't belong in the article on toy, but that same discussion would be well-placed in the article on play (activity) (which, sadly, is a bit of a neglected article).  I don't think your edit was nit-picky at all, but maybe simplifying it in the article on toy to say something like "most animals play", or "most animals with complex neurological systems play"... What do you think? ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 01:35, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response. I changed it in the article to read, "Most young animals, especially those with complex neurological systems, play..."  Let me know if you still think that's inaccurate. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 20:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Pittsburgh event for Wikipedia's tenth anniversary
Hi! Since you have a connection to Pittsburgh, I wanted to invite you to the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary celebrations we're having in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 15. During the daytime, we're going to be having a photo contribution drive where anyone can bring in their digital photos or prints and Wikipedians will teach people how to upload them and add them to articles, and maybe introduction to Wikipedia workshops as well. Then in the evening, we'll have fun at the Carson City Saloon. There will be free Wikipedia t-shirts and other goodies, as well. See the Pittsburgh meetup page for more details. I hope to see you there!--ragesoss (talk) 15:57, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Teaching with Wikipedia Workshop at CMU (Aug 15)
Since you are one of the editors in the Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Carnegie Mellon University, I'd like to invite you to the Teaching with Wikipedia Workshop that will take place at CMU on Aug 15 (this workshop is open to general public, and is a joint imitative of CMU and Pitt). There will be another workshop held at Pitt in the Fall as well. It will cover how to include Wikipedia in one's course (WP:SUP) and also how to become a Campus Ambassadors. Pennsylvania has currently only one ambassador (myself) and it would be great if we could recruit at least several more. Ambassadors help course instructors, showing them how Wikipedia works, and interact with students. Many current ambassadors come from the body of students, faculty and university staff; it is a fun adventure, and adds to one resume/CV, to boot :) If it sounds interesting, feel free to ask me any questions, or to come to the workshop.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk 20:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)