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Edit summaries are not intended for attacks on other editors
Please don't use edit summaries like this. If you have a problem with an editor, go to their talk page and explain (politely) what it is that bothers you. Using templates in edit summaries to ping me doesn't work anyway, and your accusations are baseless. Apparently you have less of an issue with the editor adding false claims and using sources which don't support their edits, than with the editor checking these things. Nothing I have done has been "disruptive to the creation of the article", I have made the grand total of 2 edits since you started editing it (I was editing it before you showed up), so your reaction is completely over the top. Please also take a look at MOS:LEADLENGTH: there is no need to wait for a GA check to indicate such issues, and there is no requirement that one needs to fulfill some edit request or listen to some WP:OWN issues from another editor before such issues can be tagged. Collaboration doesn't mean only editing in the way you like it, but accepting the contributions of others, no matter the type of edit they made, as long as they aren't vandalizing. Fram (talk) 15:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Please do not return to my page. Perhaps it is that English may not be your first language, but your tone is not collegial and to me is condescending. If you have a problem with the article, please feel free "explain (politely) what it is that bothers you" on the talk page, or as I invited you to do, just edit it. What is clear is that it was being actively edited and you were adding tags. That is and will continue to be disruptive. I am not known to have ownership issues with articles, in fact, quite the opposite. I ask for critique and input from numerous editors in improving articles and rarely reject any constructive changes. I strongly believe that together we build a better encyclopedia than anyone could do on their own. 16:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC) SusunW (talk) 16:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll probably not return after this, but a) you can't directly address an editor (in an edit summary, with a failed template) and then expect them not to answer: and the place to discuss editor concerns is user talk pages; and b) adding a tag is editing and is explaining what the problem is. If it wasn't clear, you could have asked. I "was adding tags", well, once, you seem to have an extremely low threshold for what you consider to be "disruptive". And if you want a collegial tone, perhaps try to contact someone in a civil manner on their talk page instead of going all-in from the start in a rather abusive edit summary on the article. Fram (talk) 17:28, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I have read your comments to another editor throughout the work on this article, and thus, your characterizing my threshold as low is unfounded. For those who know me, I avoid conflict like the plague and typically never speak out, unless poor behavior is repetitive. While your initial concerns were valid, your approach, in my opinion, was not. Rather than "school someone", my approach is typically to attempt to correct problems and collaborate in a friendly manner. I apologize if you thought my edit was "abusive", that was not my intent, which was rather to ask you to help, instead of your repeated behavior. It would never have occurred to me to go to your talk page, given my observations over many years of how you speak to editors. SusunW (talk) 17:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * FWIW, Susun, I consider you a model for other editors with respect to how to constructively engage with criticism of articles you have written; that is why it's such a pleasure to review your work, even if I disagree with your editorial choices. Vanamonde (Talk) 20:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I always enjoy our collaborations. I honestly make every effort to weigh and accept criticism from others. As you say, we may not always agree, but we can be respectful of each other. I appreciate your work too. SusunW (talk) 20:23, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Women's International Democratic Federation
I've had a first go at copy editing but I think the text could still benefit from further improvement. I noticed that the lead states that "the United Nations declared 1975 as International Women's Year" but this is not specifically reflected in the body of the article. Under Cold War changes, I think we could mention that they met in North Korea (not just Korea), as mentioned in various sources. Fleeting mention of the various congresses and conferences held over the years will no doubt be improved as further interest in the organization begins to emerge. For now, the article provides a good overview. As you may have noticed, I've started to compile a list of names which I'll try to extend as time permits.--Ipigott (talk) 13:10, 10 November 2023 (UTC) Have we any information when Women of the Whole World began and ceased publication?--Ipigott (talk) 13:27, 10 November 2023 (UTC) Don't want to complicate things further but I've just come across this CIA document which doesn't seem to be among your sources. It lists the names of many affiliated organizations and people involved (back in 1956).--Ipigott (talk) 14:10, 10 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks Good catch - leaving out IWY in the body is a big deal. I'll look to fix that. And yes, obviously it's been around for almost 80 years, so a lot to try to condense. There wasn't much to go on from where I started Special:PermanentLink/1169781840. (I think the Korea trip probably deserves its own article, but that won't be for me to write.) As source materials are found (de Haan said something about negotiations being underway for private holders to donate the materials from the Paris years to an archive in 2012, but no clue if that happened) and academics begin writing more about it, I am sure the article can be further improved. I also couldn't find any scholarly assessments about the organization in its "after the 1990s" modern form. Could have expanded it a bit with newspaper snippets, but since there was so much controversy about the organization, I felt scholarly work was best. I think the journal began at the outset. Various sources talk about articles in 1946 and 1947. I have no idea if it is still in publication. I'll do a bit more checking after I finish working through the names. So much to do with it. Everyone has been pretty generous in jumping in and I am very grateful for all the help on it. You and I both know that access to sourcing depends on where one "is" so people outside of Mexico probably have access to sources I don't. SusunW (talk) 14:16, 10 November 2023 (UTC)


 * In any case, the whole thing seems to be progressing well and has opened up a new chapter for us in covering the biographies of women associated with "democratic" organizations. I've just discovered that the two Danes mentioned in the CIA document, Ruth Hermann and Alvilda Larsen, already have articles in Danish and could easily be covered in English (now that we are focusing on women in politics). The same is probably true for many more. Looks like we should be compiling some red lists. Please let me know when you are happy with the article and I'll take a new look.
 * From here I see that Women of the Whole World was published from 1951 to 1990. monthly 1951-65, quarterly 1966-89, bimonthly 1990.--Ipigott (talk) 14:57, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Great that you found some Danish women. Both the Danish and Luxembourgish organizations could be done too. I totally agree on the redlist bit. Lots of women/organizations to cover. I kind of have been holding off posting them in activists/organizations until we confirm the names. It's slow going. I keep having to phone a friend. LOL. Good on the publication (which also should probably have an article), but I truly think I saw info that it started earlier. Anyway, I'll add dates. SusunW (talk) 15:22, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree we could cover lots of their organizations too, starting with the Union des femmes luxembourgeoises or Union of Luxembourg Women. But please, Susun, don't get into the habit of calling everything to do with Luxembourg "Luxembourgish"- Unfortunately the Luxembourg authorities (mis)use it all the time but unless you are referring to the language, in English we just use "Luxembourg" as the qualifier, e.g. Luxembourg football, Luxembourg weather, Luxembourg organizations (just like New Zealand football, New Zealand weather, New Zealand organizations). Another horror is the Wikipedia invention "Luxembourgian". Just look at all those categories: Luxembourgian people, Luxembourgian architecture, Luxembourgian art, etc., etc. I once considered trying to have them all corrected but I realized I would be overruled by "experts" who have little knowledge of the English language and its usage. And of course the Luxembourgers themselves (Luxembourgians???) would probably want to change them to Luxembourgish based on the widely used adjective "letzeburgesch" in Luxembourgish. Nevertheless I'm pleased to see that the actual titles of articles of things relating to Luxembourg are generally correct: Luxembourg Armed Forces, Luxembourg Film Award, Luxembourg women's national football team. Sorry about all that but it's one of those things that always upsets me.--Ipigott (talk) 17:10, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Good to know. My family (Theis) from (Clemency/Messancy) Luxembourg have always used Luxemburger, no "o", probably an Americanization, as an adjective, never "ish". SusunW (talk) 17:22, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a small world. I didn't realize you had such close connections with Luxembourg. Clemency or Kënzeg is a charming little village in Luxembourg about 12 km west of Mamer where we live, while Messancy is a bit further away in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. Perhaps you have visited them yourself? Luxemburg without the O is also an acceptable spelling for the country and the people are often referred to as Luxemburgers, especially in historical accounts. But as Luxemburg is also the name of the country in German, current usage now prefers the French Luxembourg. That is also the spelling used in all official European Union documents. Interesting that your family use Luxemburger more generally as an adjective. Do any of them still speak Luxembourgish? You might be interested to see from here that there are almost as many records of people called Theis in America as there are in Luxembourg. Clemency is listed with 112. Amazing what you can find on the internet! (Three places in the US are called Luxemburg, none Luxembourg.)--Ipigott (talk) 09:10, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Indeed a small world. Been to Luxembourg, but not Clemency. (Been to Belgium, but not Messancy and been to Wisconsin, but not to Belgium, LOL) Amazing you live close to there. Whenever I say some of my family came from Luxembourg, people ask where that is. None of them still speak anything but English as far as I know. It's my only line that came in the 19th century and they lived in Belgium, Wisconsin, before they made the 1895 land run. They came in 1867-1868. The rest of my whole family were southerners and came before the US was the US. No New England blue bloods, just proud southern dirt farmers. The judge who tried the Silkwood case is a distant Theis relative. (I'm also distantly related to Clarence Darrow, 17th cousin or something, but by the time the Darrows married in, the line I come from was living in the south). SusunW (talk) 13:38, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Many Americans seem to think Luxembourg is in Germany. I've even received mail addressed to Luxembourg, Germany! Thousands of Luxembourgers emigrated to Chicago from the mid-19th century where they established a close-knit community, including their own newspaper (Luxemburger Post from 1897) which from time to time published articles in Luxembourgish. I can remember people used to joke about the fact that the world's only Luxembourgish-language newspaper was printed in Chicago. That was, of course, long before Luxembourgish became an official language in Luxembourg in 1984.--Ipigott (talk) 16:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I get that too, "oh, so they were from Germany". Me, "no, part of what is now Belgium and Luxembourg, it's another country". There was a large community in Wisconsin too. There's a book about the migration, . SusunW (talk) 16:36, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The German original is digitized here. And now I think we need to get back to more serious things...---Ipigott (talk) 16:51, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, like figuring out the names and the United Nations Messenger of Peace award supposedly given to WIDF in Copenhagen in 1986. See talk page. SusunW (talk) 17:01, 11 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Just a short footnote to say how much I appreciate your excellent on-going work on Isie Smuts. It's far more detailed than anything I could have done. So those citation templates were actually a blessing in disguise. "No hay mal que por bien no venga" - one of my favourite Spanish sayings.--Ipigott (talk) 09:31, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, nothing is totally bad if it results in good, but the condescension wasn't necessary. I'm slow, and don't like working in mainspace, because I get sidetracked and have to research something. Like, I spent over an hour yesterday on the whole issue of whether Joel was her uncle or cousin. It's how my brain works, but we're getting there. I am happy to help. SusunW (talk) 13:58, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Is there a link to the photo of Smuts, Jan, and Santa? In one of the sources I am using there's a copy of the photo, but it says it was taken in 1904. Obviously if your source confirms it was published in 1895 that date is wrong. SusunW (talk) 22:27, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Your source is probably correct. I just copied the image from AF Wikipedia on the basis of what I found there.--Ipigott (talk) 06:31, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks as if you are close to completing work on this. I take a more careful look tomorrow.--Ipigott (talk) 20:49, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. And yes, I will give it one more read through, but I think I'm done, except for the picture part. Hopefully George is back soon. I appreciate your help. SusunW (talk) 20:56, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * We seem to be tripping on each other's toes. I ran into an edit conflict when trying to capitalize White and Black and discovered you had been doing exactly the same thing yourself. I'll get back to the article in about an hour when I suppose you will have completed your current work. Not easy to edit, particularly in avoiding confusion between the two Smuts.--Ipigott (talk) 14:28, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I realized in the latter section I had failed to be consistent in calling Jan, that. I think I fixed it. It doesn't help that while we are actively working on it, someone else is adding tags. I'll let you finish. SusunW (talk) 14:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Feel free to continue editing today. I'll take a new look at it tomorrow. I'm now working on one last Scandinavian politician before the month is up.--Ipigott (talk) 14:42, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks to your own efforts and one last look by me, I think the text is now in pretty good shape. The only thing that bothers me is morgen for the land area. As the term is not generally known, how about saying "with over 50 acres of land" which should be more meaningful?--Ipigott (talk) 10:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That works for me. I wasn't sure if we needed to have those conversion charts in for the land and currency to begin with. The templates are confusing to me. I appreciate you. SusunW (talk) 14:46, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. I have a particular affinity for research and having grown up in Oklahoma recognize the importance of Native people and the influences they have had on our culture. I have always said that I spent the first third of my life in the archives of Oklahoma doing research. I write to learn things and it is always a pleasure when someone else benefits from what I have written. SusunW (talk) 15:20, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Mary is too modest about her accomplishments, so I'm glad you've laid them out. Ahalenia (talk) 15:34, 26 November 2023 (UTC)Ahalenia
 * I think that is truth about many Native women who are artists. It may give me an edge that I took art classes they offered for kids at Philbook, Bacone, and Gilcrease, attended exhibits at those places and the Five Civilized Tribes Museum (and spent my honeymoon at an art exhibit at Philbook). I truth, have insider information on Oklahoma Native artists, although I don't consider it to be a COI if I don't know them personally. (i.e. I couldn't write about her kids, but I could write about her. ) SusunW (talk) 15:46, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Ha ha ha, I figure everyone in the Native art world has a conflict of interest. Ahalenia (talk) 17:59, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Ahalenia

Editor experience invitation
Hi SusunW :) I'm looking to interview people here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss 🍀  (talk) 21:42, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Comments on FA nomination of Education
Hello, I wanted to let you know that I have nominated the article Education for featured article status. So far, there has not been much response from reviewers. I was wondering whether you are inclined to have a look at it. I saw that you brought several education-related articles to GA status. So if you have the time, your expertise in this field would be appreciated. The nomination page can be found at Featured article candidates/Education/archive1. Phlsph7 (talk) 10:21, 5 December 2023 (UTC)


 * I am happy to take a look. I am not an expert on education, although my lived experience is that life is a continuous journey of education and I spent a decade in university. (I love learning and would have been a perpetual student except for the fact that no one wanted to pay me to study and instead expected me to pay them. .) I do not know if also would be interested in assisting you with the article, but it is her field. SusunW (talk) 14:07, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I very much agree with you about the prospects and financial woes of being a perpetual student. Thanks for reviewing this article and for mentioning asilvering, I left a message on their talk page. Phlsph7 (talk) 17:06, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It's my field inasmuch as I'm an educator, though that isn't quite the same as having a degree in Education specifically. If you can find someone in theory of education I'm sure they'd be an enormous help, and possibly a librarian would be a good person to ask also? The article does wander into my field in the history section, possibly to your chagrin, so I've left some more detailed comments there. I need to go do something else for a while right now, but I'll happily be a non-expert reader on the rest later, maybe after you've addressed the comments you've got from others so far? Kudos again for getting into such a huge topic. I'm hesitant to try FA-ing anything, but I sure wouldn't want to try something so vast as "Education". I'm impressed! -- asilvering (talk) 22:58, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * , it takes a village to get an article to FA and like you, I wouldn't even attempt something so broad as education, it's too important. I am definitely a non-expert reader. The cool thing about FA review is that contributions can be to a specific section or the article as a whole. Your suggestions here and in the review are sound. Pinging to ensure that they see them. SusunW (talk) 23:30, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the detailed comments and improvement suggestions! It's true that articles on broad topics like this one are challenging and many things can go wrong. For example, it's easy to miss something or to present it in an idiosyncratic way. The feedback given by reviewers from diverse backgrounds is essential to finding such blind spots. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:12, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Technical help
I know, Susun, that you have built up quite an effective network of people who have been able to help you out with technical problems. We have been working on updating some of the pages related to WIR and I wondered if any of them would be happy to be listed on WikiProject Women in Red/Tools and technical support. No urgency. You might have other suggestions for improving the page.--Ipigott (talk) 17:45, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Not sure, but I'll ask around. Are you considering language help as a tool? I've lots of those. Added links on your page to the RX and language help desk. SusunW (talk) 18:51, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think language help could be listed separately on the same page. It can be really useful to have contacts for different languages. But just have a look at the page as it is now and see if you have any suggestions for improvement. After Rosie introduced the new WIR page presentation, we suddenly have lots of items needing attention.--Ipigott (talk) 17:20, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Cookies for you!!

 * Thank you . They didn't, the laptop died. I am working on my old one until my new one arrives from the US. *sigh* But, I am working, staying productive and appreciate you for thinking of me. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. (Are there woods there? None here, only the occasional scrub, palm tree, or banana tree.) SusunW (talk) 18:05, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It's been nearly five months since I've had an actual cookie. I did bake a pie a few weeks ago. You can have some of my woods but you have to take the snow with it. Ha! May your new laptop find its way to you swiftly, my dear Susun. -- A Rose Wolf  19:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * LOL send me a photo, it's the only way I do snow. Same with cookies, virtual ones are best. I am fairly sure it has been yeeeeeears since I actually ate a cookie. My usual habit is never to eat them, but then once in a blue moon to take one bite the minute it is cool enough out of the oven and then to give the rest of it to my husband. I do however eat pie and had a lovely slice of pumpkin for Thanksgiving. I wish, Asareel, but the snowbirds who are fleeing that northern snow won't be here to bring the new computer until after the Christmas holidays. Patience is a virtue . You make me smile. SusunW (talk) 19:14, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I should send you pictures of winter we had in Haines years ago if I can find them. They had to bring out the heavy equipment to cut paths down roads in town. The snow and ice was 5-6 meters thick in some locations. A literal tunnel of ice. We do have snow piling up higher than that here where I am now but its mostly wind driven. We don't have very many windows on the lower level of our home for that reason and because it's just another avenue for the heat to escape. When we were kids we would catch butterflies. We wouldn't keep them because they were so delicate but to examine their colors and patterns for a brief time was fascinating. I observe each human smile with much the same wonder and awe. I catch as many are offered in all their splendid colors. Keep smiling! -- A Rose Wolf  19:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I do have woods now! I like trees. We moved from the sea to the woods a few months back. @ARoseWolf do send pix! Mujinga (talk) 20:01, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I love woods. That and the lovely people are what I miss most about Georgia. Not enough to move, mind you, but I miss them. SusunW (talk) 20:05, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I cannot imagine that amount of snow. Never lived anywhere that it was ever 6 inches or less and I think the deepest snow I have ever personally been in was about 1 meter. I thought that was awful! We have hundreds of butterflies at certain times of year and many varieties of bees (and ants and mosquitos, ugh) year round. I am thankful we made it through this rainy season without any flooding. I am always thankful for kind gestures and smiles. SusunW (talk) 20:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Just noticed what you said about your laptop dying. I can only imagine how stressful that might be! Has the new one arrived yet? --Rosiestep (talk) 20:43, 9 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes,, it's been hard. The snowbirds who are bringing it arrive this weekend, so hopefully by next week, after my husband transfers all my stuff to it, I'll be up and running. SusunW (talk) 20:45, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Helper?
Hello SusunW! I hope this message finds you well? I have started work on a page for Victoria Howard a Clackamas story teller born on the Grand Ronde reservation in Oregon, USA. I am awaiting access to a useful book. In the meantime, I wondered if you would know an editor who has lived experience of indigenous people in North America? I have a few questions to ask and would greatly benefit from their eyeballing the text once I have got as far as I can. No hurry from my side as I am waiting for a book to arrive! All pointers welcome! Balance person (talk) 10:37, 5 December 2023 (UTC)


 * , good to see you. My go to person on Indigenous topics is . He's not from Oregon and may not have experience with Oregon tribes, but he is a wonderful collaborator and may be able to point you to someone else, if he can't help. might also be able to provide insight. SusunW (talk) 13:48, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! I will wait for the book to arrive and then do some more and then get in touch with Yuchitown. Great! I knew you would know! Balance person (talk) 14:24, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making Victoria go blue so that Y could find her more easily. How did you do that though? I would like to learn that! Thanks. Balance person (talk) 10:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I searched your contributions (on your user page, look at tools and then scroll down to user contributions). Then I looked for the article on Howard and pulled up the page. From there, you can make it a blue link one of two ways. 1) like this Victoria Howard which shows Victoria Howard or 2) like this Victoria Howard which shows Victoria Howard. Does that help? SusunW (talk) 14:14, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It certainly does. Thank you! Balance person (talk) 16:16, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * De nada. I don't know how to do a lot of technical things on WP, but am always happy to share technical things I have blatantly stolen or been shown how to do by other editors to help others. The technical aspect of writing an article on here is the most daunting part to me. SusunW (talk) SusunW (talk) 16:27, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Just Susun being the incredible editor we all know and love. And being so humble about her editing skills. lol -- A Rose Wolf  21:20, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm honest. My coding abilities generally suck. Everything I know I truly learned from someone else or stole because I saw it done like that in another article by an editor who knew how to do it. Research I'm good at. I have a pretty good network too, but technical stuff is my Achilles heel. SusunW (talk) 21:31, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello User:ARoseWolf I am wondering if Yuchitown may be out of town or very busy and I had thought to contact you also at SusunW's suggestion. Would you have time to have a look at Victoria Howard for reasons of tone etc as mentioned above? Any suggestions welcome! Thanks if you can. Balance person (talk) 13:11, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello again SusunW Sorry to trouble you again...but I am trying to use the wikipedia library to get a peep at the Victoria Howard entry in the Longman Anthology of World Literature by Women 1875- 1975. M. Arkin & B Shollar as altho I do buy books I cant KEEP buying them! It seems that there are no Pearson Longman books at all in the library. Can that really be true? Or am I looking wrongly? Balance person (talk) 20:48, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you mean this? I always check archive.org first, then Hathitrust, then WP library and then if I still can't find it ask at the Resource Exchange (RX). If you don't have a sign up archive.org I recommend it. Free borrows with registration. SusunW (talk) 21:00, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Amazing! I will look at all this tomorrow. THANK YOU!! Balance person (talk) 22:33, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * A word about these collections:
 * 1) Hathitrust has items that are out of copyright. They only offer in-copyright items to people with visual disabilities. I usually search in quotes and then narrow by place or date. See example. Once I think I have found the topic, I then search in the document, using the "search in this text" box on the left, which will create links you can jump to for the specific pages the subject is on, like in this.
 * 2) Archive.org has items in and out of copyright BUT for that reason results vary country by country. I mean by that if I find something searching from Mexico I might not be able to access a full view, if I am in say the UK. (Similar to google books) Search using quote marks otherwise you'll get way too much stuff. The first bullet below the search bar, marked "Search metadata" is sometimes helpful for finding titles, but doesn't always work. I typically use the second bullet, marked "Search text contents" and you end up with something like this. If you leave the search results open and right click on your choice, you can open it in a new window. That will give you for example, this, which tells you you can borrow it. If you are signed in, you can borrow the book. At the bottom on the right, you can select single page view or increase the text size. If you borrow it, you can go to page 123 and find a lovely photo which could be downloaded as fair use.
 * 3) The RX is fabulous. It cannot get you whole books, but it can give you journal articles and/or chapters of books.
 * Hope that helps. (Just my brief searches here absolutely confirm she meets WP notability requirements. SusunW (talk) 14:46, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Your suggestions are so valuable that I copy and paste them so I can save them in a Word doc on my PC..in case things here get archived and I have no idea how to find them. I work on editing sporadically so it is sometimes a while before I need the exact advice again. So I am salting away all your goodies for when I do. Thanks very much indeed. There is so much I don't know! But I do like learning so this is fun! And I am really glad that VH is in the encyclopedia now. Balance person (talk) 15:03, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * If you look at my user page, not my talk, I write all kinds of stuff there about how to code stuff, etc. because I won't remember and won't know how to find it again. At the top of my talk page is an archive search bar. (I can usually not remember when or why I discovered an answer, but I usually remember who told me, so I search my user name in another user's archived threads. ) Please ask any time here for help and I will try. I love learning too. I always say I don't write to impart information but to learn about things. And yes, Howard should be in the encyclopedia. SusunW (talk) 15:10, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings!
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 * Thank you, . May you have a happy holiday season and joyful 2024, as well. SusunW (talk) 19:22, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Editor re: licensing
Hi Susun, and happy holidays! Hope all is well with you and yours. I didn't want to clutter up the article talk page, so am posting here.The editor who was helpful to me re: licensing is: 19h00s. I too find image use licensing very confusing. Good luck with the GA review! Netherzone (talk) 18:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks always good to have another network member to ask questions. I appreciate your help with it. SusunW (talk) 18:22, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy Holiday's
Susun, I truly wish you to have a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year, my cherished friend. I hope for blessings to light your path and colors to move you like a wind giving you gentle nudges to keep following your advanture. You are remarkable. You are beautiful. You impact my life so deeply. The articles you write inspire. I'm thankful for your Life Song that has enriched my journey here for over three years. -- A Rose Wolf  20:53, 20 December 2023 (UTC)


 * , I feel exactly the same. Every time I see your name, it makes me smile. We have a connection that runs deep. May you and yours enjoy your holiday season and I hope the coming year brings you many days full of rainbows, song, and adventure. SusunW (talk) 22:37, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi @SusunW. I wanted to thank you again for your comprehensive GA review of Louise Nevelson Plaza. It was a pleasure to work with you! Happy Holidays. :)  Ppt91    talk   17:17, 21 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I also enjoyed our experience. Reviewing is hard for me because I struggle with critiquing other people's work and holding them to standards I hold myself to, if that makes sense. Regardless, I push myself to do it because it is a part of the learning process and I genuinely think articles are improved by intentional collaboration (far different from drive by editing ). I also hope that my own articles are reviewed by others with the spirit of a review being a conversation and collaboration for improvement. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Wishing you a lovely holiday season too. SusunW (talk) 17:27, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Viola M. Coe (née Boley)
Seems like someone you'd like if you have access to Oregon archives. http://www.mandanhistory.org/biographiesac/violaboleycoe.html provides a summary. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 02:43, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

 * Thank you! May you and your family have a lovely holiday season and a productive and adventurous New Year.SusunW (talk) 14:50, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Season's greetings!
Happy Holidays text.png Hello SusunW: Enjoy the holiday season&#32;and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 04:41, 26 December 2023 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 04:41, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Feliz Navidad y Año Nuevo! Thank you so much. Wishing you joy in the holiday season and into the next year. SusunW (talk) 13:33, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mrs. Ngo Ba Thanh
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Your GA nomination of Mrs. Ngo Ba Thanh
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Your GA nomination of Yoko Matsuoka (writer)
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Women in Red January 2024
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Algerian history
My apologies, I didn't intend to drag you into this hostile debate. I just wondered if you were aware of this revert of your contribution which, at least in my opinion, seemed well-sourced and correct. --bender235 (talk) 02:31, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


 * No worries . I wasn't aware of it, but I make thousands of edits. If someone reverts them, they do. Anyone can edit. I rarely revert changes someone makes to my edits unless they are misrepresenting what a source says, but I will almost never jump into a contentious debate. For the most part I strive to avoid conflict of any kind. It does not usually lend itself to building the encyclopedia. SusunW (talk) 05:33, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Praise to you for saying that! - Today's story is about Maria Callas, on her centenary. - Aaron Copland died OTD, and Jerome Kohl (mentioned in November) said something wise on Copland's talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:29, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * A birth and a death - the circle of life. Always to be celebrated. Your eye is amazing, the composition of that mushroom with leaves is breathtaking. 17:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC) SusunW (talk) 17:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for noticing such details. All pics look much better when large, of course. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * A new church year began (listen), - a new era? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:08, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Today's story is about parts of my life. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:36, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Today, I managed to get the pics to snow (on 28 Nov), and heard a lovely concert, after listening to a miracle of meditative dreaming on 6 December (or just click on music). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Snow is pretty from a distance. Those poor horses. At 7:30 a.m. it's 24C here. You're right, lovely music. SusunW (talk) 13:35, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The horses seemed quite calm - heads down for minutes, all of them. - Today, to Paris (29 Nov, no snow there) with a visit to the Palais Garnier, - to match the story of Medea Amiranashvili, - don't miss listening to her expressive voice. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I am ahead of you . I saw your conversation earlier with George and played the link. Would that I were visiting my dear friend in Paris right now. I'd brave even snow just to visit with her a while. SusunW (talk) 20:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I like you being ahead ;) - My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honour to have known him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:25, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Reading his story makes me think of my childhood - freedom rallies and Hebrew school (my godparents were Jewish and my mom was afraid that if something happened to them (my parents) I would need to understand the language. I have never been good at languages and remember only songs and a few sentences.) SusunW (talk) 15:36, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Good to know, - have a cake (home-baked but not by me)! Enjoyed here before a dream of a concert. - today's story is about the woman who directed today's Aida, with a trailer of her work. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:13, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Cool. I finally finished by Cuban anti-war activist. Really, really hard article to write and I still don't know if she was a villain or a victim, but that said, she was an architect of the cultural policies in Cuba founding music, dance, art, and literary schools in post-Revolutionary Cuba. SusunW (talk) 19:21, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for what you do and stand for, such as writing that article! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --
 * Thank you Wishing you a wonderful holiday season as well. SusunW (talk) 17:17, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! - Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. Don't miss painted doggie. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:07, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Christmas music pictured --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:51, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I try to finish uploading images of 2023 before it ends, and reached 17 December. Happy to see Rebekka Habermas on the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Lovely! I love adding gender studies/gender historians to the encyclopedia. Without them, the work I do wouldn't be possible. Happy Eve of the Eve as my friend Ben would say. One of my Belizean's is on the bus now headed for us for New Years! We're excited. Haven't seen him since covid hit. SusunW (talk) 14:01, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Enjoy getting together! - I uploaded more pics, with Christmas trees and related artworks, and I have two women on the Main page (for a sad reason). Our Christmas singing (of my user's infobox music "singen, singen") was pictured. Today's story is again a woman, mentioning seven others, - not possible on real DYK, that's why I make my own. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, SusunW!


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

Abishe (talk) 14:46, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 14:46, 1 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you . Wishing you the same! SusunW (talk) 15:04, 1 January 2024 (UTC)