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Thanks for the message on my Talk page. By the way, after the editathon I created a page that the Black Lunch Table can use to make an updateable To Do list. Here it is: Wikipedia:WikiProject African diaspora/Visual arts. You can start populating the headings with the names of people, things and artworks that need attention. Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:42, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! However, Jina has actually also created a project page! We'll be sure to ask if we have any questions.User:Heathart

User: Ssilvers, Jina has a Proposal in for BlackLunchTable project page. How long will that take to go live? Trying to figure out what to do here.User:Heathart

What is the link to the proposal and where is the discussion about it? What is Jina's username? -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:32, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User: Ssilvers, I'll try to find it. I think it might be in her sandbox but she started it with our shared username, ValentineHart. I'll log in and see. I'm pretty sure she called it BlackLunchTables Project. I'll check.User:Heathart

User: Ssilvers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/BlackLunchTable We'd like to keep this name User:blacklunchtable

Sorry, this is beyond my capabilities. My strengths are copy editing, writing articles and researching. Good luck with this! -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

...count on us for the future!--DrX (talk) 20:58, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Heather it was a pleasure making the presentation to the Lunch Table. Is there a way for me to get on the mailing list of even your non-Wikipedia related events?

Also, how did the article count stack up? I know there were issues with edits being lost because of the wifi timeout.

I wanted to also ask that you spread the word in yoru networks about AfroCROWD Training The Trainers, which is a bit more advanced than what we did last time and explores more areas of Wikimedia:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N9ZTyyV8fIUxlLhtHq-nOTGPODM5WHWI_6ovYXrvKNE/viewform

Talk soon hopefully. I believe I also sent you an email about this.

Best, Aliceba (talk) 20:53, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, Please let us know how you will patch @DGG:and I in on Tuesday from New York. I am happy to do the opening training like the ones I did at Studio Museum and at MoMA if you feel you need me to. Otherwise, happy to assist in which other way you think best remotely.

Note that having first time users create new articles can be tricky, unless you call the session a "Training the Trainers Session" in which case new users know they are going to be challenged. I generally encourage adding edits to an existing article at these intro sessions. However if you think your audience is ready for the challenge, we are happy to into the depth needed to help folks create articles with enough notability established to prevent immediate deletion warnings. It will definitely be more involved.

With NOLA, there may or may not be interest in the Louisiana Creole language. Let me know if that is the case although unlike for Haitian Creole (ht.wikipedia.org), I do not think there is a dedicated LC Wikipedia site yet. Creating an incubator for it is not out of the question if there is interest. This is probably a long shot but thought I would put it on the table.--Aliceba (talk) 21:55, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You read my mind, @Aliceba:! I'd love for you to do your presentation. I can Skype you in and project you, since skype has a show desktop option, it should be rather simple to go through your power point that way... as for @DGG:, hmm, what do you think? Do you want we should do some sort of instant messager? We could stick with Skype? Will you two and possibly @BrillLyle: be in the same location? Either way, I can google chat or Skype you in to help... alternatively, I'm happy to use good old phone calls too. Whatever you prefer, DGG, as I think you might be the only person giving user names (!) -- Very good point regarding new articles. I didn't realize I'd have such a list (not present on FB). I am currently beefing it up and will add some people who have exhibited in NOLA too, that way we'll have some pages that just need editing. I'm guessing my audience will be beginners. -- re: language, I would be surprised, but I'll let you know what I hear. I think we will all be editing in English. -- You guys are AMAZING. --Heathart (talk) 22:09, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Heathart:Okay lovely. Patching all three of us in from the same location might be easiest for you but more difficult for us. I just did a Skype presentation showing my slides remotely to a class today so I definitely can reproduce that for you. My personal preference would be to be patched in via Skype individually as I can do that wherever I am at that time. Will let @DGG: and @BrillLyle: put in their two cents.--Aliceba (talk) 22:14, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also for article creation, the simplest would be to encourage as many of your attendees as possible to create accounts in advance from home and to bring the username and pword with them the day of or write it down on their phone's notepad. (Lots of ppl forget the pword.)That will streamline things considerably. --Aliceba (talk) 22:26, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Aliceba: I think we're ready! I just emailed you this same thing, but yes, lets do that skype with your presentation if you don't mind. And I'll just ping or phone @BrillLyle: and @DGG: when needed. Does that sound good to all? Again, you guys are amazing.--Heathart (talk) 02:05, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am happy to try to help remotely but not 100% sure about how much I can do via Skype... Let me know! -- Erika aka BrillLyle (talk) 03:28, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Heather, I have handled the account problem the most direct way possible: as an administrator, I've assigned you the WP:account creator right, which we give to those running outreach sessions. From your account, click on Special pages in the left hand menu. the third group of pages is labelled Login/create account. Click on it, and you will see a screen where the peson can enter their chosen user name, password, and email. For Reason, enter "New Orleans Black Lunch Table" DO not click either of the two optional boxes near the bottom--they are usually not needed . click the green create account, and it will be created. To do another, repeat. This bypasses the six account limitation. Remind people that it may be prudent not to use their real name in full as their user name. (Alicia--remember I assigned you this right also)

skype doesn't like me. My account keeps vanishing. I will try again this weekend to set it up. I've emailed you my cell phone number as a backup DGG ( talk ) 03:38, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@DGG: Thanks. --Aliceba (talk) 18:31, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@DGG: Fantastic! Thanks! This really solves my issue. I didn't see the email... looking for it now, but I'm sure we'll be fine. If you are online anytime 6-8:30CST tomorrow, I can ping you if I have issues. THANK YOU!--Heathart (talk) 02:05, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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	Hoping you enjoyed the recently-held in-person Art+Feminism meetup, we cordially invite you continue your participation by joining the virtual worldwide online event hosted by Women in Red. March 2016 (Women's History Month)

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Thanks for letting me know! I'll check to see if I can go to it. WhisperToMe (talk) 15:44, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'd love to join you, thanks for the invite. When is the editathon at Xavier? All best, Craub (talk) 14:09, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

unfortunately, it was canceled due to weather. :( I'll let you know if we reschedule! thanks!

Thanks for the update, I just added my name to the event page. Looking forward to it! Craub (talk) 18:08, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

awesome workshops in houston this week!! much love! Fishantena (talk) 03:36, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Carmen Gray (history) --Jeremyb (talk) 01:40, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens. Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:43, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply] And RSVP now (and prepare your talks) for Wikipedia Day 2017 @ Ace Hotel NYC on Sunday Jan 15!

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Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel! Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thanks for creating these event listings! I hope they go well. Just a recommendation - when you create an event like this, it's best to add categories for the event so it can be tracked (I've done this), and add it to the calendar, editathon list and most importantly the template. This allows people to find and track it, and also will likely increase the likelihood of remote support from experienced contributors who can correct mistakes on pages created and welcome and give feedback to new contributors. Hope this is helpful to you, let me know if any thoughts or questions. Blythwood (talk) 04:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 22:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply] P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Schomburg Black Power (Saturday Feb 25) Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Action=History (Sunday Feb 26)

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Hi Heathart! A quick note from A+F. We noticed you signed in to the NYC MoMA Meetup page, which was erroneously created. We are not using Meetup pages to track attendance (we have talked about why we are doing this, on the main A+F page. Please go to the Dashboard program and sign in there. THANKS! Ping us at info@artandfeminism.org if you have questions/concerns/etc. --Theredproject (talk) 17:02, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Visual artists of the African diaspora, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Bearcat (talk) 18:45, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There will be childcare, snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend. This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram. Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives. --Pharos (talk) 18:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply] MoMA event on Wikimedia NYC Meetup And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next: Mar 08 - Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology 11am - 5pm in New York, NY Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens Day Edit-a-thon Mar 11 -Purchase College Library 11am - 4pm in Purchase, NY Facebook event Mar 11 - The Museum of Modern Art 10am - 5pm in New York, NY Facebook event MoMA event Mar 12 - Interference Archive 2pm - 6pm in Brooklyn, NY Interference Archive event Mar 12 - Kickstarter HQ 10am - 5pm in Brooklyn, NY Eventbrite event Mar 18 -SVA Library 12pm - 5pm in New York, NY Eventbrite event

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Hi, I help regularly at the AGO Art+Feminism editing events. If you need additional volunteers to help at your event March 18, I can put out a message to the AGO volunteers. -- Sjschen (talk) 16:17, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely! Sjschen Thank you! Parking and navigating to the Gallery is a little tricky so tell them to look for signs to the Bookstore and thats across from where it is. Thanks so much!--Heathart (talk) 13:30, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I've sent out an email to the group. I've also put your event up on the Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto page as part of Toronto A+F events so people will know if they go there. -- Sjschen (talk) 05:55, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!!--Heathart (talk) 17:10, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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		Thank you for your guidance and mentoring new editors at the Doris McCarthy Gallery edit-a-thon event. It is great to see editing events on campus to recruit new editors as well as tackling areas such as visual artists and Black individuals that are underrepresented. OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:51, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, and following on the recent Art+Feminism campaign, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups. Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Date: Sunday March 26 Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:13, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday April 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday April 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:29, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I wish I could make the editathons at BU, but unfortunately I can't. (I have previous work commitments one day and child care commitments the other day.) However, I'd love to participate in anything you organize in the future -- please keep me in mind! AmandaRR123 (talk) 20:06, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please sign-up with Eventbrite via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum. We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:22, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday May 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons! We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday May 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:30, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply] P.S. bonus event this weekend: Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Sunday May 28, 2017

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Thursday June 22, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's third annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Thursday June 22 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply] P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events.

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		I award you with this barnstar of William the Faience Hippopotamus in recognition of your good work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon! And in particular, thank you for stating the article Hiawatha and Minnehaha by Edmonia Lewis.--Pharos (talk) 14:00, 20 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 9 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:02, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday July 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups. Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Date: Sunday July 30 Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday August 30, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday August 30 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 12:02, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday September 27 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• P.S. On the weekend before the annual meeting, you can join: Action=History @ Ace Hotel (Sunday, September 24, 2017)

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Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

This event is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon, Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles! Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography. If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary. For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition Date: Sunday October 15 Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday October 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:21, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely. Sunday November 19 Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education 81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided. We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30. Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:35, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday November 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway (note that we are not at Babycastles this month) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~ P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19!

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Wednesday December 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:42, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply] P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16!

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Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community. See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 02:22, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As you are planning an editathon on March 10, you might be interested in Women in Red's plans for Women's History Month:

		Welcome to Women in Red's March 2018 worldwide online editathons. New: "Women's History Month" Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative
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--Ipigott (talk) 08:24, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply] P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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Hi Hearthart, my name is Maudite (Candela) and I am working together with WikiEducation in improving the Outreach Dashboard that is commonly used for the Art+Feminism Program (https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/). I have seen you are an active contributor and also have been instructor in several programs. Currently I am trying to perform some user interviews to talk about some of the features that we have implemented and understand better your needs. Also, I would like to create a include a new feature to the dashboard that could help the creation of drafs and common writing, specially for those articles that could be difficult to write due to the lack of resources in the mainstream media. I am sure that you have a lot of valuable feedback that could mean a lot to us and the future users of the dashboard.

I would like then to have a videoconference with you if you don't mind, but I am also ok with talking through email if you don't like that mean of communication. Please let me know what works best for you and of course if you would be interested in talking to me.

Thanks a lot in advance and have a great week.

Best, Maudite — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mauditecandela (talk • contribs) 13:54, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly Mauditecandela, happy to, though this month is wildly busy for me. Can we plan ahead? Maybe inbox me at heather at blacklunchtable dot com? Thanks --Heathart (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! Do you recall the username of the woman at the Kickstarter edit-a-thon who had an issue with the Wikipedia:Content translation tool? I'm trying to track down more info so it doesn't happen again but so far my hunch is that it was a permissions issue with the French WP and that next time, she could click on the gear icon and save in Draft: draftspace rather than as a mainspace article. But yes, trying to figure it out, if you recall any details czar 16:26, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi@Czar:. Maybe, I think maybe @Rhododendrites: was working in French?--Heathart (talk) 22:02, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was working with someone translating into Burmese, which isn't supported by the translation tool so it probably wasn't us. I do know that Pharos said he granted access for someone else to use it, though. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:16, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I will say that while I don't know the specific case you're referring to, Czar, use of the content translation tool in general requires extended confirmed on the target wiki enwiki (WP:CXT -- actually this isn't relevant to translating into French, so nevermind :) ). — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:17, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Rhododendrites, I think it was after you left. She had a captcha issue while saving. If anyone sees her again, the draft progress should ostensibly be saved in the tool. (I didn't know as I haven't used it in a while.) I now know that enwp requires extended confirmed to save, but I wonder whether frwp has the same restriction (not specified) and if so, whether that was the reason why she couldn't save. Reported here if you're curious. She was also interested in meetups for other languages. czar 22:25, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Rhododendrites:,@Maykalay: was working in Burmese. I can't find the woman who was working in French. Nor the one in Spanish. I tried pulling all three languages in to the Outreach Dashboard, but not sure it worked. And if it did then those two either didn't save their work or they didn't sign in to the dashboard. :( Is there a place where her work wouldve been saved and searchable? I know the French woman was working on the French article for Heather Hart (I don't know her and didn't ask her to, btw). I'm not certain what the Spanish article was. :/ I'm going to try entering the editathons users into the beta of the wiki grantmetrics and see if something is revealed. --Heathart (talk) 23:53, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure of the easiest way to track edits outside of enwiki unless manually added. In this case, I just ran through the global contributions of each user (there's a link at the bottom of user contribs pages) and found that Natropical contributed to es:Shantell Martin. I went ahead and added it to the Dashboard page. Nobody that has signed up has made edits to the French Wikipedia recently (although I didn't check the organizers' accounts, but that seems unlikely). — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 02:07, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Czar: @Rhododendrites: I am aware of restrictions on using the tool to translate into English, German and Italian. I haven't seen a similar restriction in French, but it is possible. I believe as Czar sggested you can workaround by using a draft or sandbox in the target language, then moving the page later. The easiest way to track in dashboard would I guess be to see Wikidata edits when you are publishing the translation, and it is added to the Wikidata item. You could also create multiple dashboard events if you expect a specific two languages or so in something like a bilibgual editathon, rather than a random selection of whoever is coming.--Pharos (talk) 18:19, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Czar: @Rhododendrites: @Pharos: Thanks for helping! Maybe the French translator never signed in with us, that's a shame. Sage gave me a shortcut to including the other Wikis: assign someone attending an article in the language you want to include and supposedly that Wiki will be applied to all attendees. Seems like it may not have worked if you manually entered the Spanish translation. :/ I'm not sure why.--Heathart (talk) 14:20, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the message, I will carry on via your excellent training session.Nudgol (talk) 20:27, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Just wondering why you appear to have added the category 'Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture alumni' to the above page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Amos_(actress)), as there is no supporting evidence in the article. I think she's being confused with another Emma Amos, namely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Amos_(painter). (There have been other, similar problems with the actress's page recently.) Thanks. Cybersub (talk) 20:51, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cybersub Wrong person! yes, thank you!--Heathart (talk) 20:58, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No probs :) Cheers! Cybersub (talk) 21:00, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month!

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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon! --Megs (talk)

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		Please join us as Women in Red and Art+Feminism continue our collaboration in April 2018. Continue the work you've done in March and pledge to help close the gender gap in April! All you need to do is sign up on the Meet-Up page below and list any articles you create in the month of April. April+Further with Art+Feminism
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Hello, Heathart,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether LinYee Yuan should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LinYee Yuan .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks,

Polyamorph (talk) 20:32, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Polyamorph, I was helping a new editor begin this page and thought they would work more on it, I am going to notify them and hope that they follow up. Best,--Heathart (talk) 19:41, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for creating Sam Vernon, Heathart!

Wikipedia editor Vexations just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

I rewrote it a bit. I prefer summarizing what sources say over asserting notability by virtue of being "featured" in a publication. I invariable find the "20 under 20' or 'fastest growing something' list lacking in depth. Receiving significant coverage in the press is a minimal requirement for a subject to have an article, so it is assumed and not noteworthy that such coverage exists. Anyway, wasn't there also a review in the NYT? I can't seem to find it.

To reply, leave a comment on Vexations's talk page.

Learn more about page curation.

Vexations (talk) 20:53, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Heather--Trini.lise (talk) 18:20, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery. Wednesday April 25th WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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		Thank you for creating several articles on women and their works over the past few weeks. We have become aware of your contributions thanks to research undertaken by Bobo.03 at the University of Minnesota. We think you might be interested in becoming a member of our WikiProject Women in Red where we are actively trying to reduce Wikipedia's content gender gap. You can join by using the box at the top of the WiR page. But if you would like to receive news of our activities without becoming a member, you can simply add your name to our mailing list. In any case, thank you for actively contributing to the coverage of women (currently, 17.55% of English Wikipedia's biographies). Our priorities for April: April+Further with Art+Feminism Archaeology Military history (contest) Geofocus: Indian subcontinent Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative
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--Ipigott (talk) 08:40, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the English Wikipedia recently created a new user permission for editors involved in off-wiki outreach work, event coordinator. This new permission allows users to mark accounts for confirmed for up to 10 days, and also allows them to create accounts for events without rate limits without some of the features of the account creator right that aren't used at edit-a-thons and other events. I have added the event coordinator permission to your account and removed the account creator permission, as you appear to have been using it mainly for outreach work.

This should have no noticeable impact on your ability to create accounts, and will give you the extra ability to temporarily confirm accounts if you need to. For more in formation, you can see the information page on the right, or you can ask me if you have any questions. TonyBallioni (talk) 19:52, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday May 23, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday May 23 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 03:13, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply] P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27!

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Wednesday June 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday June 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply] P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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Hi Heather. I’m a product manager at the Wikimiedia Foundation. My team's next assignment is to design and build a tool for people such as yourself, who organize editathons. (Here's the project page for this, which I've just inherited from another PM.) My colleague, Alex Stinson, suggested you as someone who’s very active in this area and who might have ideas about how we could best help you.

I’d like to set up a time when we might chat. If that sounds good to you, please send me a contact email and I’ll be in touch. You can reach me here: jmatazzoni[at]wikimedia.org.

I’m looking forward to meeting you! —JMatazzoni (WMF) (talk) 22:58, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Heathart,

I've noticed you've created a few new accounts recently. I have a serious concern with the way you have created these accounts - you didn't send the password via email to the new user, so from the logs, either the account you created should be treated as compromised, or it should be treated as an account you have control over. Additionally, one of the accounts created by you was with the comment "Want to edit wikipedia with my knowledge", which indicates to me you may have allowed others access to your account.

Going forward, please can you use the "send password by email" checkbox if you are creating accounts for other people, as is required by the usage standards of the Event Coordinator rights? Please also be aware that allowing other people, including event attendees, access to your account for any reason is grounds for revocation of this right.

Cheers! stwalkerster (talk) 09:18, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely,stwalkerster, I hadn't been taught this way, to send password, so thank you for the info. I had been taught to let them drive but guide them over the shoulder under my log in to create the account. I won't do that any more. So to clarify, to create their account, I would need to gather their emails and create their password, then? And I assume they are prompted to change the password upon first log in? Or is this something I should teach them to do? Thanks for clearing this up.

cc: Pharos.--Heathart (talk) 12:50, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, get their requested username and their email address, check the "send by email" box, and then the system will automatically email them their password, and they'll be required to change it on first login. More comprehensive instructions are on the WP:EVC page. stwalkerster (talk) 13:29, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!--Heathart (talk) 04:32, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Stwalkerster: I think there's been a misunderstanding here. These new accounts aren't being created remotely, but live in person at an edit-a-thon. The new editor borrows from experienced editor's computer to create an account, then the computer is passed right back. This is standard practice for an in-person edit-a-thon.--Pharos (talk) 11:13, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Pharos: No, I do understand perfectly that this is happening in-person. The experienced editor should not be allowing someone else to use their account under any circumstances, especially if their account hold advanced permissions. What you're telling me is that the "standard practice" is for the experienced editor to leave account compromised for a minute or two, and (less of an issue with +EVC given the lack of tboverride, but definitely with +ACC/sysop) allow the newbie to create a UPOL-breaking/blacklisted username and generally have a bad initial experience, which they should be able to avoid with the experienced editor having created the account and sending the password via email.

That something is a "standard practice" does not make it a good practice, especially since this is actually contradicting both good account security practices and the usage standards of eventcoordinator - please just use the "email password" checkbox (Unless there is a good unavoidable reason to do so, which should be put into the reason box - I'm currently aware of just one circumstance for this at the moment thanks to Delphine Dallison). stwalkerster (talk) 11:49, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The account is not compromised when noone ever leaves the Special:CreateAccount page and they are being supervised. This has been the best practice for many years at many events and there has never been an abuse of it. At least for larger events, it is just not practical to add an extra level of registration.--Pharos (talk) 12:29, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If they are being supervised, then it's easily possible for you to fill in the reason field, and let them fill in the password. The issue is also one of protection for you, as for those not present at the event, when an account performs actions like this it sure does look like we have a compromised admin account - and we've had far too many attempts on accounts recently to be sure that's not the case.

At the larger events, I expect you have many more people requesting accounts - and as such I expect in most cases one person typing in requested usernames and an email address is likely much quicker than having a likely slower typist think up a username and a password? By sending the password via email, you can defer the remainder of the registration process to the attendee which should increase throughput for you, not reduce it. stwalkerster (talk) 20:26, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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