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DYK for Margo Humphrey

Thanks for improving the weekend on the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Nicola D'Ascenzo

I'd love it if you took some photos. Washington Memorial Chapel is close to both of us, and I'm eager to see the Aviation Windows in Lakehurst NJ. Not a resident of Rose Valley, he lived in Germantown. We can talk on Sunday. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 18:28, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Twelfth Street Meeting House

You might enjoy reading this. I'd been toying with starting an article about it for a couple weeks, but seeing yesterday's obituary for the architect who relocated the building spurred me into action. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:23, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Published image

I've discovered that one of your pictures of Gettysburg appears in Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg (illustrated edition) by James M. McPherson, he of the Pulitzer and Battle Cry of Freedom. A cropped version of File:Gettysburg mon 72nd Penna Inf.JPG appears on p. 169. One of mine, File:90th Penna Infantry Monument Gettysburg PA1.jpg (cropped) appears on p. 81, and one of Carptrash's images File:11th PA Infantry monument.jpg on p.45. The illustrated version was published in 2015. Images are more or less properly credited, one could quibble about compliance with CC-by-SA text requirements. Acroterion (talk) 00:31, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

@Acroterion:, Thanks for the good news. Almost all of my photos are PD or CC-0 so I have no complaints on that score. I assume that the book is not online, so maybe I'll check out a few bookstores for it. Thanks again. Smallbones(smalltalk) 03:51, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Photo requests in Hazleton

Do you have any plans to go to back to Hazleton anytime soon? If so, may I suggest some photo request ideas? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:58, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

@WhisperToMe: I've got a ton of other things to do in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, but Hazelton looks pretty well covered. Look in Commons, esp. in the Postcards category. I might make it up there by late September. Leave me a list if you'd like. Smallbones(smalltalk) 22:22, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Ok! The list is related to the public school system, Hazleton Area School District
  • Hazle Township (five facilities are together)
    • HASD administrative headquarters: 1515 West 23rd Street, Hazle Township, PA 18202
    • Hazleton Area Career Center: 1451 W 23rd St, Hazle Township, PA 18202
    • Hazleton Area High School: 1601 W 23rd St, Hazle Township, PA 18202
    • Hazle Township Early Learning Center: 1400 West 23rd Street, Hazle Township, PA 18202
    • Maple Manor Elementary / Middle School: 1700 West 22nd Street, Hazle Township, PA 18202
  • Hazleton:
    • Hazleton Elementary / Middle School: 700 North Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
    • Heights-Terrace Elementary / Middle School: 275 Mill Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
    • Arthur Street Elementary School: 424 East Ninth Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
  • Drums:
    • Drums Elementary/Middle School: 85 S. Old Turnpike Road, Drums, PA 18222
    • Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences: 40 Azalea Drive, Drums, PA 18222
  • Freeland: Freeland Elementary / Middle School: 400 Alvin Street, Freeland, PA 18224
  • McAdoo: McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary / Middle School: 15 Kelayres Road, McAdoo, PA 18237
  • Sugarloaf: Valley Elementary / Middle School, 79 Rock Glen Road, Sugarloaf, PA 18249
  • West Hazleton: West Hazleton Elementary / Middle School: 325 North St., West Hazleton, PA 18202
Thanks,
WhisperToMe (talk) 22:44, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Sweet Home Chicago

Yes, I agree with the revert, but I believe it best to keep the caption free of a spot to click to start any video, legal or not, avoiding the title containing the video name and the way you have presented it. I did the same thing about 4 years ago. Though it's legal to show events from the White House & Congress, we don't want new editors to think it's OK to display them that way, since most You Tube videos aren't for sure OK. People pull them, or violate copyright when the artists don't get paid for DVDs and music created for sale since one person decides to upload their copy to You Tube and all the other people get to enjoy their product for free. I wonder if there is a more official video from the White House which isn't on You Tube. The other thing that puzzles me is that every year, the President picks 5-6 people or bands to honor in the arts. They begin with small talk from the first couple, receive their medals, & appearances to honor the chosen ones, and then move to the Kennedy Center for a larger, Kennedy Center Honors series of performances with top people in the arts who perform their material. Every year, a national network (CBS, etc.) broadcast it, and after, sell the Kennedy Center concerts on DVD. Two years ago, that changed. You Tube banned any upload in the past two years of the Kennedy Center Honors (and it's always been difficult to find the White House appearances even on You Tube, like "Sweet Home Chicago", which was played again at the Kennedy Center 4 yrs ago before the new rules. So, that's why I began to revert it, but was so sick I ended in the hospital for a week and couldn't give it any thought. Sorry! I'd like to assume good faith and make newer friends since those editors from so many years ago are discontinuing editing. --Leahtwosaints (talk) 22:28, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Little League NRHP photo

done ;-) I have more pix to upload later Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:22, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Re: "what do people want to use the categorization system for?"

To answer the question you posted on Jimmy Wales' talk page, I use it all of the time.I use it to find the name of things that don't lend themselves to discovery thru normal lines of search. Maybe it's because I tend to think more in an associative manner -- rather than a systematic or analytical one -- that I find Wikipedia's category system very useful. (I consider it's absence from the mobile version of Wikipedia is a flaw in that software.) And because this category system has been created by people as an expression of a folksonomy, rather than a taxonomic system, I find it more intuitive & understandable -- unlike the subject index of a library catalog, which always fails me when I look for books on a given subject. (And I hope to God it is never rewritten into a taxonomic system -- that would destroy its usefulness for people who use it to find articles.) While I find it useful for finding articles, I can understand why you would find Wikipedia's category system unfit for your purpose. I hope this provides some kind of answer to your question. -- llywrch (talk) 16:27, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

folksonomy, just checking.
Llywrch Would including a mutually exclusive category (say one of 100, or a Dewey Decimal type 1 in 1000) along with the others disrupt your use in any way? Thanks for the reply! Smallbones(smalltalk) 16:43, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand your question, so excuse me if my answer is orthogonal to what you seek to know. If another category tag were added to articles -- I dunno, say "Category:Dewey-123" -- it shouldn't be any more disruptive than adding any category tag. As they are currently implemented, categories simply group articles together, & one article can belong to a practically unlimited number of groups. (OK, there may be some kind of practical limit -- too many category tags will cause the servers to slow down -- but I would expect that this number is larger than the number of tags normally added to an article.) What I would object to is replacing the current system -- as jury-rigged & unsystematic as it is -- with a rigorous taxonomic system. With a library subject catalog, for example, if I can't find a subject header that is identical (or close) to the subject I am researching, I'm out of luck -- which has been my chronic complaint about library catalogs. (In my experience, about the only part of those catalogs that have proven consistently useful is the author index -- but I know even this part breaks down when it comes to government publications.) -- llywrch (talk) 17:39, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
Llywrch . Your first part answered my question very well. My only additional question involves "breaking the rules" for Wiki categorization. I wouldn;t want Cat:982 and Cat:1982 in Iowa and Cat:Bridges in 982 or even Cat:962 and Cat:954 on the same article. Would it be possible to say "no, you just can't do that with this class of cats?" Bit of course the current system could work in parallel. Smallbones(smalltalk) 19:50, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
Well, if the rule was enforced that only one "Dewey cat" (for lack of a better term) is attached to any article, then that should work. Since it won't be of use to anyone who isn't checking for quality of coverage, there shouldn't be any temptation for someone to add multiple "Dewey cats" to an article.

As I was writing this response, I had another idea one might want to pursue to get a sense of coverage: All articles on Wikipedia (as well as commons, etc.) have a duplicate entry over at Wikidata. Is there some way those articles could be organized into classifications to measure coverage? (I've dabbled over there a little bit, but it still appears to be a project with far more potential than use for a lowly editor like me.) For example, every biographical entry has the property "instance=human"; one could perform a query to find out just how many biographical entries exist in all of the Wikimedia projects, as well as follow-up queries that would report sex, living/dead, occupation, etc. If one had a thesaurus of all of the possible properties, one could sort them into library classifications with a minimum of work. (And if that failed many, although not all, have authority identifiers which could lend themselves to a similar query sort.) That would result with an answer far sooner than adding tags to all 5 million+ articles on the English Wikipedia -- & would be transferable to other Wikipedias -- & projects -- too. -- llywrch (talk) 20:48, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday Auugust 17, 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 WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile.

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.

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Banc De Binary

Can you please tell me why you're insisting on retaining unverified claims on the page?--Tianderni (talk) 16:52, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Banc de Binary is prohibited from advertising in the US by the SEC. Please don't mess with it. Smallbones(smalltalk) 16:55, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
Yes they are and it is on the article. But Banc de Binary is not banned in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand so why you are keeping this fact. Can you please give a reliable source? Then I will add it back myself. --Tianderni (talk) 17:00, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Railroad Switch

Closeup of a switch in Pennsylvania

This illustration that you added to Railroad switch#Operation might be more appropriate under Railroad switch#Stub switch because it illustrates the mechanism of such a switch. It is not appropriate for the Operation section because it illustrates a type of switch that has been generally considered obsolete for well over a century (although they survived on non-passenger-carrying narrow-gauge lines). In the place where you put it, this illustration only serves to confuse. I invite you to undo your change or move this image. Douglas W. Jones (talk) 01:43, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

September 14: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop 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.

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Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

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Invitation to Women in Architecture & Women in Archaeology editathons


October 2016

Women in Architecture & Women in Archaeology editathons
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Photo request: Islamic school and Arab grocery in Philly

I found out about the en:Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy and Society (1501 N Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122) and the Al Amana Grocery and Islamic Bookstore. Are you interested in photographing them? WhisperToMe (talk) 14:18, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

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Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting photos

As promised, here are some links to new Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting photos in Commons. Enjoy! Dorevabelfiore (talk) 00:34, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Evolution petri dish video

Hi Smallbones; did you see your video was deleted on permissions issues? I liked it a lot; do you intend to find a way to include it again? Gamall Wednesday Ida (talk) 07:28, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

@Gamall Wednesday Ida: Thanks for the notice. It just looks like a misunderstanding. There's no permission problem with the external video, just with the actual video uploaded at Commons. I think this can be worked out pretty easily. Thanks again. Smallbones(smalltalk) 15:12, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Priorities survey exercise

Hi, I wonder if you'd be interested in participating in, or leading if you could be persuaded to, a survey among NRHP editors of what priorities in NRHP development should be. Like how some software companies run annual surveys of software users, about proposed features to be added to the software. Or like how some consultants to a nonprofit or a government agency or a private company would run an organizational diagnosis (not sure if that will link to anywhere useful) that is intended to lead towards increasing organizational effectiveness. I for one would be interested both in seeing others' suggestions, and making some myself, and seeing some compilation of "votes" on possible priority projects, and I imagine the results would influence my own priorities. E.g. you each get 100 votes to allocate, or you each rank the proposals. One project that I'm working on could be characterized as "Bring NRIS-only stubs to zero", or at least bring my own ones to as close to zero as possible, for example, which I know is a priority for some. I would think that a one-time or annual process of discussing projects and then surveying views would be helpful in creating some greater understanding of others, and would improve the atmosphere, and could possibly lead to some collaborative efforts, and could be engaging and interesting to participate in. Offhand, I would think there could be either open discussion of projects or private suggestion-making, but then voting privately somehow (e.g. by email to one designated administrator, or using some free online survey tool) would work best to expose "truth" and variety of independent opinions in a good way. What do you think? --doncram 22:49, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

It was a pleasure to meet you (and here's the archivist contact at WNYC!)

Hello!

I really enjoyed meeting you yesterday at the Fresh Air edit-a-thon, and am so glad so many people came out to learn about editing from you! When we chatted, I mentioned that you might want to reach out to Andy Lanset at WNYC, who has amassed a ton of knowledge about public radio broadcasts and archives. His email is in the link.

MKramer (WMF) (talk) 14:14, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Smallbones(smalltalk) 14:22, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

I have dream speech

Your edit of a link to WGBH is a copyright vios. Chances are WGBH doesn't know or care. copyright holder's page--Wlmg (talk) 02:02, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Nevermind sorry for bothering you. This link was within the link I just posted. It would seem the King estate only cares about the selling the video , and since they themselves gave the link to the audio to this site [1]--Wlmg (talk) 02:09, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Africa Contests

Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The 10,000 Challenge (ongoing) and Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon (starting October 15th are two contests where I am providing some prizes. Take a look!--Dthomsen8 (talk) 22:57, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Your Comments about Me at Favonian's Talkpage

(CC, the second part is directed at you.) I made a very polite appeal for a ban that was put on me more than two years ago. What part of it do you say is "chestbeating?" I feel I have never "grandstanded, insulted, and made a mess of things" at my own talkpage, but even if I did who does that bother except those that go there looking to be bothered. Smallbones, what exactly do you perceive me as having done that you suggest I may be among "the worst of the worst of banned editors." I think I'm a good editor and I have authored several good articles. You two expressed your perspectives on me. My perspective is of two trash-talkers flapping their lips and tongues about an editor not able to defend himself. Colton Cosmic. PS: Why don't you bring it up at WP:AN/ANI. You need me to be blocked another four years to prove something to you and the WP:AN/ANI mob? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.72.232.149 (talk) 19:58, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

I was hoping that this would be a message of thanks from you. I put your message to Jimbo back on the page. I don't know anything about you, but used the word "may" with Favonian to assume he was acting in good faith. I does seem to take a lot to get banned around here (though I don't know about your case). The rule WP:BANREVERT says that anybody can revert a banned editor - and if you think about it that's about all we can do to enforce our rules on banning. Which means that that is ultimately all we can do to enforce all our rules. If somebody is banned, I support anybody who reverts a banned editor. The page you edited is a bit different however. Jimbo has expressed that he would like his talk page to be open to anybody, as much as possible. But even there (on his regular talk page), people will grandstand, etc. and it is difficult to stop them, so sometimes that page is semi-protected. I even think that some banned editors do this on purpose, so that Jimbo can't claim that his talk page is open to anybody. The unprotected page is a good way around this. It is not a good place to grandstand. But it is a good place to get a message to Jimbo - especially a serious and polite message. I'd guess your message was both serious and polite, and I did not mean to imply otherwise. Sorry if we misunderstood each other. I'm looking forward to seeing further messages from you at User talk:Jimbo Wales/Unprotected.
Smallbones(smalltalk) 22:13, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Virtually nobody reads that "unprotected Jimbotalk" page. It has less than 30 watchers. If Jimbo ever went there even once, he left no sign of it. I actually posted there by accident. But I don't want to seem like an ingrate, so sure, thanks for reinstating my post there. "Grandstanding," is this the latest term dujour for an excuse to block someone that an administrator finds annoying, but isn't violating policy? I recall Dennis Brown favored WP:DICK for that. Jimbotalk seems dead recently. I think it's a case of too many hall monitors. I'd be happy to see some grandstanding there. But I wasn't grandstanding, I merely asked for someone to bring my ban up for review.
I think I understood you fine. You said I may be among "the worst of the worst of banned editors." That wasn't Favonian that said that. The use of "may" doesn't release you from all responsibility. Do I say "that Smallbones may be a murderer and rapist?" No. But don't worry about it. I won't hold a grudge on that. What else? If you want to do something I'd naturally want to thank you for, rather than being prompted, bring me up at WP:AN/ANI in accordance with what I typed at unprotected Jimbotalk. Or an Arbcom case even. It's going on five years of me being blocked for smething I never did. Colton Cosmic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.72.232.149 (talk) 08:14, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Addressing undisclosed advocacy editing

Regarding the convo at Wikipedia talk:Paid-contribution disclosure, I hope you don't take my comments as adversarial. You and I are very much on the same side of this issue. However, the solution is so constrained by wiki-politics we have to pick our battles very carefully. I'm hoping you aren't put off of introducing more proposals to address the issue and more collaboration. - Brianhe (talk) 18:48, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

@Brianhe: Thanks for the note. I understand that we have to be careful about making major changes to WP:PAID, but this one seemed to be so minor. If you can't make an effective disclosure as an anon, and you have to make a disclosure, then it's pretty obvious that you have to have an account. BTW, do any anons actually make any of these disclosures? I do think that we can make some progress at that page simply by making the obvious interpretations. I do get frustrated when somebody (not you) consistently chimes in "you can't do that." Why not? This policy can be changed pretty much like any others (except that it can't be less strict than the ToU), and the others are changed, in minor ways, all the time. Smallbones(smalltalk) 19:02, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

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Furness High School

Unfortunately it may be getting too cold for this in Philly, but it may be a good idea to snap some more photos of Furness High School. Since it became a high school I notice it had a possible paint job WhisperToMe (talk) 14:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

I also went ahead and expanded Martin Luther King High School (Philadelphia). When the weather gets warmer it may be a good idea to snap a pic of this school WhisperToMe (talk) 01:31, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Smallbones. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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I clarified a couple of things in the RfC, so please recheck your vote. Sorry. Jytdog (talk) 22:02, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

December 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (plus Wikipedia Day on Jan 15!)

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Smallbones!!
Hi Smallbones, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,

Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!

   –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 01:35, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Hi Smallbones, many thanks for the card, and Merry Christmas to you. All the best, SarahSV (talk) 00:47, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2017! Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 16:59, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:29, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Best Wishes

Smallbones,

I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:08, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Holiday Greetings! SB

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Thank you for helping make Wikipedia a better place. Blessings. May we all have peace in the coming year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:58, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week seeking nominations (and a new facilitator)

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Happy New Year, Smallbones!

Happy New Year!

Smallbones,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Thanks for Your Insights

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Wherever I have found your comments, I have found them insightful and informative. Thank you! Hope to connect to learn more about how we can collaborate. DrMel (talk) 23:38, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Hi Smallbones - I hope you had a very merry holiday season. May your new year be happy and prosperous! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:20, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Berks County site

No, no, keep going if you want to say more; it sounds quite interesting. What do you mean by saying that the article is isolated — are you talking about {{orphan}}, or do you mean the subject of the article is isolated? You should be proud of me: last weekend I saw a guy getting into a car with a Pennsylvania plate, asked where he was from, and when told "Media; do you know where that is?", I could say "yes, Delaware County" :-)

Aside from Wilmington/New Castle, have you done much Delaware photography? Checking some random photos from the Kent County list, I saw a few images by you, but most were HABS/KLOTZ/other people. With Friday off for New Year's, I took the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel on Friday and stayed until Saturday getting photos; I concentrated on the Virginia counties (got all sites that didn't involve long driveways or boats), but I got a bunch in the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, and I hit a few Kent and Sussex sites in far western Delaware. At least two of them, the Harrington churches on the Kent County list, are previously unillustrated. This simply made me wonder if you'd much ever gone down that way when getting pictures. Nyttend (talk) 21:11, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

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.

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) 14:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Archiving

You can add any page to the "Wayback Machine" via this link. Coretheapple (talk) 17:23, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

File:Oren_laurent.jpg

Does this still look wrong? It looked fine to me and I cropped it using a tool on commons, which I hope works! Sometimes browsers cache the old image size but fill it with the cropped image so it gets stretched. SmartSE (talk) 11:11, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Template:Reflist-talk

Apparently, Template:Reflist-talk needs to be applied to your reference on User talk:Jimbo Wales, but I am not sure how.
—Wavelength (talk) 00:34, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Done (diff). Johnuniq (talk) 00:41, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Do you know how to do this?

I'm trying to revert Evergreen Cemetery (Adams County, Pennsylvania) back to its original name, Evergreen Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). (Technically, the original name was Evergreen Cemetery (Gettysburg, PA).) The directions say an administrator must do the move. Please take a look at the article and see if you agree. Thanks, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:57, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

I appreciate your efforts. The article on Evergreen Cemetery and the one on its gatehouse seem to go to strange lengths to downplay their connections to Gettysburg. To me, Evergreen Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) is a FAR more useful name for the average user, even if the cemetery technically is outside the borough. I didn't find the Articles for Deletion discussion until after I left you the message.
I may be heading to Gettysburg next weekend. My nephew -- a sophomore at Penn -- wants to borrow a car to go to Gettysburg. If I tag along, I'll try to get photos of the last 20-or-so monuments that need images.
Ha, ha. Jokes/puns are always welcome. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:11, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

New to me

I had no idea Northwest Philadelphia had a Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 04:02, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Speedwell Forge

Merger discussion for Speedwell Forge Mansion

An article that you have been involved in editing—Speedwell Forge Mansion—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 06:10, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Help request

Hi! I have been asked to write up an editorial for The Signpost. It is at User:Guy Macon/Draft of Signpost Editorial. If you have time, could you give it a quick look and correct any glaring errors you spot? Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 04:04, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Let's reduce the environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement!

Hi Smallbones, thank you very much for supporting my project to reduce the Environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement! --Gnom (talk) 19:34, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Discussion of external links template on Good article Review for Gowanus Canal

Hi Smallbones, There's a good article review going on for the Gowanus Canal, and someone is very dubious about the use of the external links box. A good opportunity to evangelize. Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Gowanus Canal/1 Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:02, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

February 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

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)

P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend:

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Revert on SpotOption

I fail to understand why you reverted my edit on SpotOption, and your post to WP:COIN doesn't explain anything with regards to my edit. I removed contentious material about a living person sourced to an unreliable source, in accordance with guidelines and policy. Please revert back to my version. If you have a reliable source that supports the content, please provide it instead. Thank you in advance. Waggie (talk) 19:08, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Insider trading article citation problem

On 14 March 2006, in the Legal differences among jurisdictions section of the Insider trading article you added the citation "http://www.cato.org/research/articles/reynolds-021024.html" for the relevant [UK] laws are the Financial Services Act 1986 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which defines an offence of Market Abuse. with this edit. In doing citation verification, I found that link dead and updated the citation with the archived link. In so doing I noticed that the cited article was about Matha Stewart and American law enforcement and was not relevant to UK law. I assume that this was just a transciption error on your part, and I wondered if you might remember (or have your old research file on your computer) what the intended citation was to have been. I added two citations about the regulations under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, but found (in my initial searches) no third-party sources discussing those two laws as foundational. Any help you could provide would be appreciated, up to and including rewriting the paragraph. Thanks. --Bejnar (talk) 22:07, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Man, oh man - recalling a citation from 10 years ago is something that I never expected to have to do. That said, I believe the sentence cited is still accurate. Perhaps you should just search "Financial Services Act 1986 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000" I did this quickly and https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/7151265.pdf looks like a reasonable place to start. In explaining why the ref went bad, I really don't know. Perhaps I was just rewriting what had appeared in the article before. It might even be the case that cato used the same url twice. No idea really. Hope this helps. Smallbones(smalltalk) 01:15, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the University of Cambridge cite. I will go ahead and remove the Cato Institute citation. On a related issue, if you haven't done so already, you might take a look at Talk:Insider trading#Failing to trade. --Bejnar (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Upcoming & Ask

Hi Smallbones, hope you're doing well. There are a bunch of events coming up in Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia that you might enjoy (Art+Feminism in March and a monthly WikiSalon starting in April.) Also, if you can take a look at Meredith Evans (archivist), can you tell why it got tagged for "weasel" words? All the best, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:03, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Technical assistance request

Could you check my question near the bottom of WP:VPT? Just search for Ficha.pdf. I'd like input from a Mac user before deleting a page. Nyttend (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Merger discussion for USS Princeton disaster of 1844

An article that you have been involved in editing—USS Princeton disaster of 1844—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. RM2KX (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi User:Smallbones, I have replaced the merger tag at the top of the Princeton page that you removed in 2012, because the merger discussion was never closed, and technically remains without consensus. You, yourself, never voted, nor had the original proposer of the merger, nor have I (I'm still deciding). If we can reach consensus with our three votes, I think we can close the new discussion early and only then remove the merger tag at the top of the page, again. Thanks! RM2KX (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Reversion of Franklin Library section of article The Franklin Mint

Hello Smallbones,

Please explain how the three independent online resources cited in the edits you reverted are "the brand's marketing page." Finding additional sources will be difficult considering that the company's publishing program has been defunct for over 16 years. The material you reverted back to has no sources at all.

–Mabeenot (talk) 17:36, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Ping –Mabeenot (talk) 12:20, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

The 3 references you added are listed below. None of them strike me as reliable sources, but are rather promotional in tone. The last 2 sell books directly on their websites, the first links to Amazon to sell the books. Wikipedia is not an auxiliary site to sell books. Smallbones(smalltalk) 12:51, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
  • "Franklin Library". Leather Bound Books. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  • "Franklin Library". Leather Bound Treasures. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  • "Franklin Library". Biblio. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

Admiral Verijck (van der Eijck).jpg copied to Commons

Hi. I copied a photo of Admiral Verijck (uploaded by you) to Commons, since I would like to use it in Japanese Wikipedia. (Link) As the picture is public domain, I hope this will not cause any problem. --JillyHean1979 (talk) 02:04, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

I support your concerns about Paid editing. I prefer not to add to the very long discussion at Jimbo's page. If there is an WP:RfC or other discussion of policy change where I can express my opinion, please let me know. Feel free to ping me. I don't think there is much I can say at Jimbo's page to help at this point because of TL;DR. --David Tornheim (talk) 17:54, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

arbcom restriction

I'm currently involved in an effort to clean up the massive lists at WP:RESTRICT and I noted that your editing restriction was placed just over ten years ago and there is no log of any blocks or bans related to it. Whether you intend to edit that specific article again or not, I would imagine arbcom would be willing to vacate it after such a long time if you ask them to. They've been pretty receptive to such things lately. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:25, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Watching Tacony Music Hall

I am watching Tacony Music Hall.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 14:19, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Consider Template:Controversial if there is controversy on the talk page. In the past I have replaced the HABS black and white image with my own color photo, only to have another editor revert to the old one. Should I just add a separate thumb image instead, perhaps at an angle, or is replacement a viable option?--Dthomsen8 (talk) 14:49, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
I can't find your pic or your edit there. Let me know where the pic is and I can give a better answer. Smallbones(smalltalk) 14:59, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
Not uploaded yet. Patience.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 17:09, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

An update from the Sustainability Initiative

Thank you for supporting the Sustainability Initiative!

Hi, Smallbones! Thank you again for supporting the Sustainability Initiative, which aims at reducing the environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement. Over the past two years, more than 200 Wikipedians from all over the world have come together to push the Wikimedia movement towards greater sustainability.

What's new?

We are writing you this message because there is great news: The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has finally passed a resolution stating that the Foundation is committed to seeking ways to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment. Also, we have created a cool logo and found a nice name for the project which you can see on the right :-)

What's next?

Currently, we are working with Wikimedia Foundation staff to make sustainability a key priority for the selection of a new location for Wikimedia servers in Singapore. Also, we have presented the Wikimedia Foundation with a green energy roadmap to have all Wikimedia servers run on renewable energy by 2019.

Please help!

Let's keep this project moving forward – and there are several ways in which you can help:

  • Ask other Wikipedians to sign the project page as well – this way we can show the Wikimedia Foundation that this is an issue that the community really cares about.
  • Talk to Wikimedians you know about the importance of reducing the environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement.
  • Improve and translate the project page on Meta.

If you have any questions, you can contact us on on Meta. Again, thank you very much for your support! --Aubrey and Gnom (talk) 10:05, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

April 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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!

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) 18:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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Letter sent?

I was wondering if you've already sent out that letter to Burger King, and what your means of transmission was/will be? Coretheapple (talk) 13:57, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

@Coretheapple: I sent emails yesterday including 2 to Burger King (to their "Global Media Inquiries" and to their customer site (this one only had space for a few words and a link to the open letter)) and to both of their parent companies (these had straightforward general email addresses). Also I sent a dozen emails to media (2 have responsed to me). Beyond that Advertising Age wrote an article, which mentioned that they had asked BK to respond. As soon as there is a real response I'll put something up at WP:COIN. Smallbones(smalltalk) 15:23, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

For transparency could you please list all the media companies to which you sent this letter? Mr Ernie (talk) 18:24, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

To the media that had the most prominent articles on the original event. Some of these make it difficult to send e-mails though, so it's a bit of a crap shoot. Smallbones(smalltalk) 18:45, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
I'd suggest sending it also to Consumerist. There are others that might be good choices, and have covered this kind of thing in the past, and I'll let you know here via email if and when they come to me. Coretheapple (talk) 18:48, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
Ha! You're two steps ahead of me. Good work. Coretheapple (talk) 19:16, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For fine work against an assault on Wikipedia by corporate interests. You got results! Bravo. Coretheapple (talk) 20:45, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Smallbones(smalltalk) 22:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Color photos of historic builings

Pete,

Am I done watching Tacony Music Hall?

There is a request for a color photograph of the music hall. My experience, years ago, was that some editors would restore the HABS B&W after I put in my own color photograph. I stopped adding color after that experience. What is the deal? Add the new photo and leave the old one in the info box? Leave it alone? What?

David --Dthomsen8 (talk) 12:59, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Ellamae Ellis League now exists

In cleaning up inbound links and the like I noticed you had Ellamae Ellis League listed on your To Do List page for women's history. Thought you might be interested that it is now created. Let me know what you think or if you spot anything I screwed up! Cheers. --Krelnik (talk) 18:10, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

FXCM

Please address concerns that are waiting for you on Talk:FXCM. Thank you.Gouyoku (talk) 20:39, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Whopper

Hello, as you well know the lead in the Whopper is in dispute. Could you please take the time to actually engage in a discussion instead of constantly reverting? I have taken the time to explain my reasoning, maybe you should try it. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 01:51, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Precious two years!

Precious
Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:11, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

In case you want to get in on the fun

User talk:BoringHistoryGuy#Warm regards

ANI notice

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Board

I want the board to be held accountable by the community. That would mean to vote them out, among other things. QuackGuru (talk) 20:41, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

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