User talk:ThylekShran

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 * Thanks for the welcome. This is actually my second user account, but since I can't remember the first one (which is NOT User:Shran), I guess it really doesn't matter. Thanks again, though. :) --ThylekShran 17:14, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Protesting questionable adminship

 * The following occured after I had removed the welcome tag from my talk page in protest of the incident that occured at User talk:bp0, in which bp0 was temporarilly blocked and his talk page protected for repeatedly removing his welcome tag. Since then, the issue has been resolved – bp0 was swiftly unblocked and his talk page unprotected, and to prevent being continously hounded for doing nothing wrong or against policy, I have re-added the welcome tag above.

This page was blanked my me, ThylekShran, to protest the mistreatment of bp0. --From Andoria with Love 06:20, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey thanks for the support! --Bp0 07:08, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk page guidelines
Please don't remove other users' comments, per WP:TPG. Thanks. --Madchester 07:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Please don't disrupt Wikipedia to prove a point, per WP:POINT. If you wish to remove your welcome message, please contact the editor who placed it on your talk page. Thanks. --Madchester 09:12, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Why would I need to do that, I already replied back to him/her when I first received it three months ago. --From Andoria with Love 09:21, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If you wish to remove another editor's comments from your talk page, make sure you have permission from that editor before doing so. See WP:TPG and Wikiquette. Even though I've been here for a year and a half, I would still contact the original editor who placed my welcome tag, if I wished to remove it. --Madchester 09:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Very well. Since the issue with bp0 has been settled, there is nothing more to gain from having it removed, so I have re-added the welcome tag. --From Andoria with Love 09:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow... I just realized how hypocritical that was of you to tell me that policy regarding disruption to prove a point, given the major disruption you caused on bp's talk page to prove a point that didn't need to be proven... oh, well. Too late for any sarcastic remarks about it now... --From Andoria with Love 05:19, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi, u fellow andorian.--Alan Del Beccio 14:43, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Status of Disney inquiries
Hi Shran, I saw on the Talk:List_of_DuckTales_episodes page that you contacted Disney about episode numbering and air dates a few months ago... did you ever receive a reply? DuckTales is high on my to-do list over at IMDb, thus any information which helps make some more sense of the contradicting listings would be greatly appreciated! | 128.12.132.170 08:11, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi there. Sorry for the late reply. I have contacted Disney but never did receive a reply and I don't expect that I will. Updating the DuckTales episodes at IMDb is on my priority list, as well; I've already updated the credits for the first eight episodes (up through "Hotel Strangeduck"), but it's going slow due to IMDb's peculiarities. They will update the pages, but might leave out a few things the require more updating, etc. I've been using the airdates supplied by the guy over at TV.com who swears to me that those are the correct dates. I've verified that five of the episodes I've updated are complete; the others are still pending, after which I will continue onward. So, it's going very slow. Unfortunately, as I said, I have not received a reply; not only that, but I've lost the exact address so I can't send another letter. I've asked Disney.com again for the address, but they're not replying now. I wonder if I hit some kind of nerve... :P anyway, sorry to tell you that. --From Andoria with Love 03:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hit some kind of nerve... lol. I found your tv.com thread and agree that the replies do sound like they know what they're talking about. So we'll just have to go from that, for the time being. IMDb can always be re-updated later on, after all. | 128.12.132.170 18:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed it can. :) Actually, I'm wondering if the Disney Company themselves even know for sure about what episodes aired on what date. It's possible (though I wouldn't think likely) that they didn't keep proper records on the show. Or maybe they just don't like to give out that information. Who knows? Hopefully things will be cleared up soon, but for now, going by the dates at TV.com is probably the best thing (for the first season, anyway -- not sure if the other season[s] have been corrected yet). --From Andoria with Love 03:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Tommy & Rumble
Are you a tommy and Rumble fan? DO you still listen often? -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 18:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I listen to them every morning. I try to, anyway. Yes, I'm a huge fan. :) --From Andoria with Love 18:57, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Me to, i have an hour and a half drive to work each day. I think id go insane without something to listen too.  Now that I got a radio souped up in my office, I can listen even more! -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I usually have to make do with about an hour, maybe an hour and a half, after which I have class. But it's better than not listening to 'em at all. Even a little T&R can make my entire morning. If I don't listen for a few days I go through withdrawals, though. ;) --From Andoria with Love 19:11, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol, yea. For a while i couldent get it in my office and it drove me crazy.  I eventually stripped some cat 5 cables I found and now have wires drapped all over the place.  However, i get 98.7! -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Did you listen the day they told people to create fake articles and vandalize other articles on wikipedia? -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:14, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think I remember something about that. Did anything ever come of it? --From Andoria with Love 19:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * They vandalized the an article which another admin protected about 5 minutes after the vandalism started. Then, the next day they created a fake article, which got deleted after about 5 minutes.  They were trying to mock how wikipedia could be edited by anybody but i think they were suprised when all there mess was cleaned up.  I actually called and talked on the radio about how it works.  -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I remember something about them writing or editing a page with fake info. I don't recall any of the specifics though; I can't remember any phone calls explaining things to them, either, sadly. It would have been great to see what they wrote, though. :) --From Andoria with Love 19:32, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

←You my friend are in luck, i am an admin and copied the deleted page so you could read it. User:Chrislk02/tmax is a copy of the article they created as Turk Maxwell. It was pretty funny
 * LOL!!! Awesome; I love it, especially the "ball in the cup" reference. Thanks for sharing that! :)
 * Searching for "Turk Maxwell", I found that T&R posted most of their article in their recap section on FM99.com, found here. Check out the Wednesday, Feb 28th entry titled "We are Breaking the Internet!!!" As you can see, they don't appear to agree with Wikipedia's decision. ;) --From Andoria with Love 19:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I am assuming the ball in the cup is a reference to Family Guy. It was much funnier to hear it on the air, reading the csd notice, trying to get it to go away.  I was laughing so hard.  I also loved the seashore state park reference. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, someone recorded the ball-in-the-cup commercial from Family Guy and they play it on the air now and then. I seriously wish I had been on Wikipedia and listening to the show at the same time when all this was going on. Definitely would have been a good laugh. :) --From Andoria with Love 20:08, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Do You like Gershwin tunes?
LOL. Hi. :) Zidel333 02:25, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

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Deletion Debate
Ahh, now I know why I kept away from AfD. :) LoL. Your comments are keeping me from just exploding. Thanks. Zidel333 05:17, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that discussion is ridiculous. A bunch of rule-spouting but no real reason to delete the article. If all of those discussions are like that, I certainly can't say I blame you for staying away from them. Anyways, there's no need to thank me, but I'll expect my check by Monday. ;) --From Andoria with Love 06:07, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

J.J. Abrams image
Yes I took the photo, and its licensed under the Creative Commons license, so anyone can use it provided I get a photo credit. Palnu 22:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Huzzah!! Huzzah!!

 * Smiling* Wonderful isn't? There are some issues of course with that AfD, (more work to perfect policy) but it worked! *does happy dance*. Zidel333 16:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: 'allo? 'allo? :P
My apologies, I've been incredibly busy since getting back to campus -- two jobs, 5 classes, 3 clubs. You know the drill. But let's totally hang out sometime this week -- what's good for you? Zidel333 17:11, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey, I was wondering do you want to hang out around 2:30 today? If yes, post a message on my talk page, or email me at Zidel333ATGmailDOTcom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zidel333 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

RE: Christmas day filming
point conceded. yet the official UK trailer says 26th of december. If you had researched IMBD properly you would have found this.

Proposed new policy
As a recent contributor to Deaths in 2009, you may be able to help decide on a proposed new policy. It is proposed that:
 * A month should be deleted from the "Deaths in [CURRENT YEAR]" page ONE WEEK after the month ends.
 * A month should be deleted from the "Deaths in [CURRENT YEAR]" page ONE WEEK after the month ends.

Please opine at Talk:Deaths_in_2009. Don't just say or Also state your reasons and participate in the discussion. Michael Hardy (talk) 16:38, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
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 * Oppose.

Re: Crap
Yeah, I'm sorry for being uncivil, I really admire your Memory Alpha work. It's just, Wikipedia is not an American encyclopedia, we serve English readers across the world and often we use posters being used in multiple countries to reflect this. I remember this is why we selected the poster we did on Spider-Man 3 rather than the American poster. :) Alientraveller (talk) 18:08, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries, I just get overly passionate about there things. You're right, this isn't an American encyclopedia, but Trek is an American movie and all the other Trek movies use the US posters. As far as the poster "best representing" the movie, the UK poster actually doesn't represent the film that well at all. It features the Enterprise being attacked by Nero's ship, with the viewer's eye being led to the attacking ship. That's not what the movie is about. There's also the odd, random placement of Sulu and Chekov and the omission of Scotty and McCoy. The US poster better represents in the movie, with its sleek "warp" design obstructing the view of the Enterprise, giving a sense of the unknown. In my humble opinion, of course. :) --From Andoria with Love (talk) 18:17, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

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Box Office Totals
Please remember to update the citation dates when updating box office totals. Thanks! Doniago (talk) 13:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought I did. Sorry. --ThylekShran (talk) 23:12, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello,. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikiquette alerts regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Doniago (talk) 19:49, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * * sigh* Well, thanks for letting me know, anyway.
 * Just wanted to say here that I saw your apology and I appreciate it. Thank you, and I in turn am sorry if I didn't handle this in a less confrontational manner. As far as notifying you...well, it's policy, so you don't really have to thank me for it...not to have let you known, besides being a policy violation, would have been kind of discourteous. Anyway, I hope we can put this behind us and get back to focusing our energies on content improvements! Doniago (talk) 05:22, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries, mate. I need to learn not to get so wound up over the little things. And I agree, we should put this all behind us. Sorry again for everything. I'll see you around. :) --ThylekShran (talk) 05:57, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Benjamin Franklin Village
Hey there, i read your comment on the talk Page of the Benjamin Franklin Village. I live pretty close, in Ludwigshafen (just across the river from Mannheim). The Benjamin Franklin Village is not what it was back in the late 90s. Since a couple of years, it is clear that it will be shut down. Probably next year or 2013. In 2014 the ownership of the grounds will definitely go back to the city of Mannheim.

The last "German American Volksfest" was last year in 2010. There was none this year, and there probably will be no ones in the future at all. It looks like a ghost town there, at least compared to about 10 years ago. The Same thing goes for the Coleman Barracks and other ones, they are ghost towns.

It is a sad thing, i really loved the German American Volksfest.

PX, Commisarry, Burger Kinger, Taco Bell and Popeyes are still open. Because as you might know, the Benjamin Franklin Village was somewhat of a "central meeting and shopping point" for people from the other barracks in that area. But they will also close soon i guess.

I hope thats some information you're interested in, greetings from Germany, Andy --95.88.156.189 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:47, 30 October 2011 (UTC).

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Coming up in February!
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DC Meetups in March
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 * March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
 * Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

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— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

An exciting month of wiki events!
 Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best, James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!


Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:


 * This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
 * On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us


Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:
 * On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
 * Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
 * You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June


Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:


 * On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
 * Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
 * The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
 * Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
 * Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July


I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon
The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups
Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
 * A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
 * Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
 * Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
 * Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
 * Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
 * Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
 * Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
 * Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

RE: Caged
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The wonderful annual meeting! And more!




Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

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End-of-the-year meetups


Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

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Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 06:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
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Museum hacks and museum edits
 Hello there!

Upcoming events:


 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@undefinedwikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
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Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:


 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

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Editing for Women's History in March
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I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:


 * Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
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 * Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
 * An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
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 * Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
 * In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
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 * Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
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 * Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
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 * Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
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Upcoming attractions in DC
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 * Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
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Let's block the user who messes up the TCM Remembers pages.
Hey, i have a bad news to tell you. The user User: 76.99.80.177 who is making adding people in TCM Remembers he believes that are added as his troll fandom is still doing it and does not litsen to you what you've said to him.

So, we should better block that person who tries to ruin TCM Remembers list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotsushi-kun (talk • contribs) 08:17, 18 August 2015 (UTC)


 * If the user is not doing this to other pages, then we should first request protection of the page and warn the user that he will be blocked should he continue to add names. If after the protection is lifted he goes back to adding those names, we can warn him one more time and maybe request a longer protection term for the page. If that doesn't work, I think then we can ask an admin to block him. I think this falls more under edit warring than vandalism or trolling, so I don't think an admin would block the user without taking at least one of those steps. I'll go ahead and request that the page be protected. --ThylekShran (talk) 08:52, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * UPDATE: I've requested the page's protection here. --ThylekShran (talk) 09:09, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

The user is back again to messes up the TCM Remembers lists!
Hello, this is Hotsushi-kun, the page of TCM under the protection expired shortly. But that stupid troll user once again makes liar stuff TCM Remembers he believe that they're included. We must block him right away!

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turner_Classic_Movies&action=history — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotsushi-kun (talk • contribs) 21:37, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The page has been protected again, this time for a whole month. Any edits made must first be approved by a reviewer (in this case, I believe it's NeilN, the one who protected the page). If the user continues to vandalize the page after the protection is lifted, then I will request that he be blocked. I'm hoping, though, that this pending-edit protection will deter him from editing the page further and there will be no need for a block. We'll see, I guess. :) --ThylekShran (talk) 11:45, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi ThylekShran. Any editor who has the reviewer right may approve edits. --Neil N  talk to me</i> 12:17, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. Thank you for clarifying that. I hope all reviewers look at a page's history before approving edits. :) --ThylekShran (talk) 12:28, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

The Troll user makes again false people included in TCM Remembers!
Hey, sorry for interupting you. There was same troll user who once again makes false things TCM Remembers even though it still locked. We have to block that person for trolling our wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turner_Classic_Movies&diff=682836671&oldid=680804371 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotsushi-kun (talk • contribs) 13:54, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Sue Lloyd-Roberts
I asked the question on the article talk page. You may have answered it. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:32, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Always happy to help... even when I do it unwittingly. :) --ThylekShran (talk) 04:41, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

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Haskell Wexler
You keep throwing around "Medium Cool is much more groundbreaking". Says who? You? Comparing notability between Medium Cool and Cuckoo's Nest, the latter wins by a large margin. Best Picture winner, and globally known. Cuckoo's Nest appears on 50+ global Wikipedia sites, including this English version. Medium Cool is only on 6. Gorundbreaking doesn't equal to most notable. And what does saying "he didn't shoot 100% of it" help with? Wexler himself stated “There’s only about a minute or two minutes in that film I didn’t shoot.”Haskell Wexler, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 93. So even if he didn't film 100% of it, he very much filmed 99% of it. You might prefer Medium Cool more than Cuckoo's Nest, that's all fine and good. But keep personal preferences out of it. <i style="font-family:Rockwell; font-size:medium; color:red;">Rusted AutoParts</i> 17:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * History calls it groundbreaking, as does the New York Times (in the very story you just linked), the Art Institute of Chicago, any book you read on the subject (a search for "Medium Cool"+"landmark" or "Medium Cool"+"groundbreaking" or just "Medium Cool" will prove my point), and pretty much every site that reported Wexler's death. As I said when I first edited the entry, Cuckoo's Nest may be his most well-known film, and is a landmark in its own right, but Medium Cool "broke ground in the way it used scripted action within a documentary framework" and "is as prescient a political film as Hollywood has ever produced." And not shooting "one or two minutes" of a film means he didn't shoot 100% of the film, yes? Whereas he shot *all* of Medium Cool, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bound for Glory. I just figured if we were going to list his most notable works that they should be ones he was able to complete rather than those that fired and replaced him. Basically I just figured that "groundbreaking" + 100% Wexler was more notable than "more popular" + 99.9% Wexler. Having said that, I did not expect the editing of one little entry to be a big issue, so if you wish to list Cuckoo's Nest in place of Medium Cool, I won't change it again. --ThylekShran (talk) 17:56, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I know I can be an annoying prick at times, it's really not my intentions to blow things up bigger than they should, but to me we should document their biggest achievements. Cuckoo's Nest is one of the greatest films ever made. With guys like Wexler it'shard to determine that as he's done many films that hold a place in film history. He DP'd In the Heat of the Night and Canadian Bacon amongst others. For me I just saw Cuckoo's Nest mentioned more predominantly in obituaries. <i style="font-family:Rockwell; font-size:medium; color:red;">Rusted AutoParts</i> 18:07, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries; I can be an annoying prick too, as you've no doubt observed. :) And you're right, Cuckoo's Nest is mentioned more predominantly in obits (particularly in the headlines), and it also has significantly more votes on IMDb than any of the other films he shot or made, so it's definitely his most popular film. I suppose that makes it his most notable as well, at least by Wikipedia standards. For the record, I love Cuckoo's Nest, it's one of my 100 favorite films, but Medium Cool was an innovative work that had, I believe, a greater impact on filmmaking as it pretty much created a whole new style/genre of film. That, plus the fact that Medium Cool was 100% Wexler's baby, is why I feel it's the more notable of the two. --ThylekShran (talk) 19:17, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

February events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
 * On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
 * On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
 * On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
 * On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at [mailto:info@wikimediadc.org info@wikimediadc.org] !

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Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:
 * On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
 * On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
 * On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

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Steve Sandor
Hey. Out of curiosity I’m wondering if you could aide in something.

I remember a couple years back there was an issue where it wasn’t able to be confirmed actor J. E. Freeman had passed away. You reached out to someone who was able to garner confirmation on the news. I wondered if it could be possible if you’d be able to do the same for Steve Sandor. His death was announced on various unreliable websites like IMDB and blog sites. I’d like to get confirmation so we can keep his article accurately maintained and not mislead people into believing he’s still alive if he is in fact no longer. This blog seems to point to an April 5, 2017 passing, something IMDB and some Star Trek wikis Have also stated.

If it’s not possible that’s okay, I just figured it may be worth a shot. Thank you. <i style="font-family:Rockwell; font-size:medium; color:red;">Rusted AutoParts</i> 06:33, 5 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I've reached out to my friend Rhett Bartlett; he's the one who confirmed Freeman's death. He's told me he will look into Sandor's death; if he's able to confirm it, he'll write up an obit that we can use as a source as was done for Freeman. I'll keep you posted, and I'll update Sandor's page if/when the death is confirmed and an obit is posted. --ThylekShran (talk) 20:45, 5 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Update: I haven't heard back from Rhett about Sandor yet, however the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Sandor passed away this year by adding him to their memoriam listing. Alas, they do not list a specific date of death, so I cannot yet confirm that part. But he did indeed pass away this year. I will contact Rhett again to see if he's heard anything; hopefully we can have the date confirmed soon. --ThylekShran (talk) 21:08, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I do appreciate the help here, and apologies for the late response. It seems it was able to be sourced with both the AMPAS source as well as his entry on Find a Grave, which also has a burial location. I’m keeping my eye out for any additional sourcing but it seems like this case has been resolved. <i style="font-family:Rockwell; font-size:medium; color:red;">Rusted AutoParts</i> 08:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the update. I never heard back from Rhett about this, but then Sandor is one of several deaths he's been trying to confirm for a while now. Some are easier to confirm than others; he may not have had sufficient time to look into it yet, or his sources/contacts may not have come through. I will also stay on the lookout for more sources, and I'm sure Rhett will do the same. --ThylekShran (talk) 19:01, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

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