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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Carolyn Perrucci
I am in the midst of a GOCE edit on the article Carolyn Perrucci (which is very good; a fascinating and accomplished woman). The final citation in the bibliography - Perrucci, Carolyn - has an incorrect link to the citation for Haas, Violet B. The correct link is https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/3180. I've fooled around with it, but am unclear how to correct it in. Can you? Thanks. Cleveland Todd (talk) 15:28, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for copyediting! I think that Haas link is used once to cite the book that Perrucci authored with Haas. I didn't see a mention of the book on Perrucci's own link (which seems rather odd). TJMSmith (talk) 16:07, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


 * The final entry in the bibliography section is Carolyn Perrucci; the preceding entry is Violet B. Haas. Both links lead to Haas. I think the Perrucci entry should lead to Perrucci at https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/3180. I'm unclear how to physically revise the existing link in "source editing." While I'm at it, I think the article would be improved if there were some more personal information about Perrucci. Can you add a sentence or two? Thanks. Cleveland Todd (talk) 14:52, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Now I understand. Good catch! I updated the URL. I'll look again to see if any of the sources I found have more personal details on Perrucci. Thanks again! TJMSmith (talk) 18:04, 2 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Actually, there's a lot of personal stuff in her CV. Children. grandchildren, awards, books, articles, memberships. Enough grist for your mill I think. Cleveland Todd (talk) 18:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Chandler Powell moved to draftspace
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Nomination of Petr Fradkov for deletion
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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
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At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
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In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

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Women in Green - July GA Editathon
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Running from July 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event focused on the topic of women and the environment. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works during the event period (with an emphasis on environmental links and topics). GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Nomination of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli for deletion
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Concern regarding Draft:United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
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Maekiaphan Phillips
Nice article on this woman. You can add a photo from the St. John Source. https://stjohnsource.com/2021/02/02/taino-today-part-2-phillips-seeks-to-raise-awareness-of-taino-ancestry/ No copyright issues as it's attributed to the National Guard, a US Government organization. Cleveland Todd (talk) 13:55, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022
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Helene Langevin
I noticed that you updated Dr. Shannon Zenk's page. Any chance you have time to correct Dr. Helene Langevin's page? The first sentence incorrectly states that she is a professor at UVM. She is the director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The 4th sentence is also wrong. She is no longer a director at Osher.

Here are two citations: https://www.integrativepractitioner.com/practice-management/news/nccih-director-helene-langevin-md-sets-stage-for-new-year-priorities-and-partnerships https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acu.2021.29166.lan?journalCode=acu

This is the NIH press release: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-names-dr-helene-langevin-director-national-center-complementary-integrative-health NuPurpleHat (talk) 22:43, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Timeline of women serving as lieutenant governors
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Your draft article, Draft:United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico


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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
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After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators and, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
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Your GA nomination of Carolyn C. Perrucci
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Your GA nomination of Carolyn C. Perrucci
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Your draft article, Draft:Timeline of women serving as lieutenant governors


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Women in Red in September 2022
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Proposed deletion of El Apagón (Bad Bunny song)


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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
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WikiProject Women in Green October 2022 Good Article Editathon
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Running from October 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a Bollywood actress? Go for it. A pioneering female scientist? Absolutely. An award-winning autobiography by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy Fifth First Edit Day!

 * Thank you! TJMSmith (talk) 22:58, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:34, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

 * Thank you! She's a neat figure...from Munich to London and LA. I appreciate your meticulousness of accurately reflecting information in sources (e.g. Mbali Dhlamini). TJMSmith (talk) 21:42, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I really enjoyed learning about this emerging artist Mbali Dhlamini. I think we will be hearing more about her in the art press and news in the future. Nice teamwork in the AfD, I appreciate the link you posted. Netherzone (talk) 22:04, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red
Hi there, TJMSmith, and thanks for registering on the new page. I see that in fact you added the WiR user box back in October 2017 and have written hundreds of women's biographies since then, making you one of the most active contributors to our goals. I'm happy to see you are now an "official" member and look forward to many more biographies as well as to more contributions to our talk page. It goes without saying that I will always be ready to help if ever you run into any difficulties. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 06:44, 15 October 2022 (UTC)


 * --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 12:50, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you both :) TJMSmith (talk) 13:16, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Yurii Kerpatenko for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Yurii Kerpatenko is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Yurii Kerpatenko until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. Mooonswimmer 14:51, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sylvia Wu
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Women in Red November 2022
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