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May 25: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon.

This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.

6:00 pm: Introduction, pizza
7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas, novel uses of wiki technology
8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia community
9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal chat

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Robert Buntine

Any suggestions how this bio can be saved with so much misinformation being included by deletionists? Castlemate (talk) 23:06, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Castlemate, I made several suggestions in additional comments at the AfD page. Bearian (talk) 19:20, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. (Unsigned comment)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salman Mohammad Abdullah (3rd nomination)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salman Mohammad Abdullah (3rd nomination). Worldbruce (talk) 03:34, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Pearce (politician)

I just realized you gave me a badge for Steve Pearce's page in 2013. I clearly have been an erstwhile Wikipediatrician, since I only just noticed it. But it made me feel better after trying to create a new page from scratch (Helene Schneider) and it taking me forever to make a stub. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonofawoman (talk • contribs) 02:38, 28 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 May 2016

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Wiki Loves Pride 2016

As a participant of WikiProject LGBT studies, you are invited to participate in the third annual Wiki Loves Pride campaign, which runs through the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to create and improve content related to LGBT culture and history. How can you help?

  1. Create or improve LGBT-related Wikipedia pages and showcase the results of your work here
  2. Document local LGBT culture and history by taking pictures at pride events and uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons
  3. Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Looking for topics? The Tasks page, which you are welcome to update, offers some ideas and wanted articles.

This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. The group's mission is to develop LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. Visit the affiliate's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:47, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives.

A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. 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.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!

Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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The Signpost: 05 June 2016

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Precious

Three years ago ...
law
... you were recipient
no. 507 of Precious,
a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:52, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks! Bearian (talk) 14:51, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Common law

The article on common law has been relatively stable for many years.

In the last two weeks or so, a user, obviously not a lawyer, has gone on an edit tear. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_law&type=revision&diff=724544402&oldid=724079044 There are hundreds of lines on the Talk page suggesting several dozen aspects of these edits that might not be such a good idea. The recently-active editor has given no direct response to explain why the edits are a good idea.

Just as one example -- not all that important from a substantive content point of view, but telling from a procedural point of view -- the various connotations and shades of meaning for the term "common law" were explained, each footnoting to the most recent edition of Black's and several other specialist dictionaries. In the last few days, these cites have been removed.

The situation could use a view from the top by a lawyer.

98.229.147.75 (talk) 00:36, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

June 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday June 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 Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University.

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 (Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) 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) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events.

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The Signpost: 15 June 2016

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Wednesday June 29: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Wednesday June 29, 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 second 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.

Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia.

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.

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) 21:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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The Signpost: 04 July 2016

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Sunday July 10: WikNYC Picnic @ Central Park

Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St.
Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!
Subway: 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, C Line

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah

Your PROD rationale seems very strange: "NN part-time religious school in a small country"

  1. It's a full time school
  2. What's the size of the country got to do with anything?

My original PROD rationale is now irrelevant, since the article now has some content. It may well not be notable, but for now I'm dePRODding it as none of the PROD rationale is appropriate. PamD 08:40, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

PamD, take a look at User:Bearian/Standards#Notability_of_High_Schools_at_WP:AfD. For what it's worth, I've visited Singapore; some time, I want to edit more articles about, and upload some images I took from, that city-state. Bearian (talk) 20:57, 20 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
None of the points in your standards mention the size of the country. The article already stated that the school provided full time education. Your PROD rationale still seems very strange. PamD 22:44, 20 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I added: "# Is located in a country large enough to have significant media presence online (in order to verify its existence, and has competitive sports and other teams that garner media exposure)." Bearian (talk) 23:37, 20 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Re your Prod2 on Cold Agriculture

Hi Bearian.

I do not like deleting any article if it has the slightest half chance of being something better than it is, but I really struggled with Cold agriculture. I note your suggestion to redirect, if so where to ? I might have missed something in trying to deorphan, because a suitable redirect might also allow a sensible deorphaning ? Any ideas ? Eno Lirpa (talk) 09:59, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Eno_Lirpa, even two weeks later, I have no ideas. Sorry. Bearian (talk) 15:58, 22 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Bearian. Thanks for getting back to me anyway. It has been merged into Deep ocean water. Eno Lirpa (talk) 11:30, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 21 July 2016

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American Solidarity Party - please don't delete

I see that you have supported deletion of the entry for the American Solidarity Party. The party has only become really active in the last couple of months - but membership has grown and there are now chapters in a number of states, a central committee was formed in early July, and folks are working to get on as many ballots as possible for this fall.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CBGJpQYqOThtl1WBxXoeBv3LH_HDv1nLSVZiQjvEwLY/edit#gid=0

In addition, the party has now gotten mention in First Things - http://www.firstthings.com/tag/american-solidarity-party.

Please reconsider your vote to delete for now as the Party is seeking to grow.

Thank you.

Lee Strong — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.101.178.225 (talk) 15:12, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry. I only change my "vote" after getting significant new evidence. First Things is not a reliable source. Bearian (talk) 01:12, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 04 August 2016

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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.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) 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) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections

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Alex Manos Deletion (Alex Manos)

I noticed you deleted Alex Manos and I believe the comments focused on his notability. With multiple classic car TV show “expert” appearances, a large social media following, ownership of one of the largest classic car dealerships in the world, thousands of unique European classic car purchases and sales, I was hoping to understand what can be done to undelete and improve/fix outstanding issues in the hopes of better noting his value as a leading expert. We have other links/references available and for review. http://girlsdrivefasttoo.com/2015/04/21/inside-beverly-hills-car-club/ http://www.jigsawmagazine.com/2013/01/alex-manos-of-beverly-hills-car-club.html https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/dealer-profile-beverly-hills-car-club/ http://carsyeah.com/ourportfolio/518-alex-manos/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-manos-836147a1 https://www.instagram.com/mralexmanos/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSx4eNcWV4s http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beverly-hills-car-club-the-worlds-largest-european-classic-car-company-takes-another-spin-on-glamour-with-the-introduction-of-their-march-calendar-girl-300226679.html


Thank you, -- joe (talk) Joeharwick (talk) 21:12, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I did not actually delete this article. In fact, I don't have that power any more, since I resigned after a 7-year term as an Administrator at English Wikipedia. I think you mean that I approved of its deletion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Alex_Manos. The 8 sources you cited above are all unreliable sources, so an article can't use them as references in an encyclopedia like ours. Sorry, Joeharwick, I can't help you. Bearian (talk) 01:57, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You have to convince me and all the other editors that you have new evidence that proves his notability. I could not find anything on the Internet. I'm still waiting for you to come up with something substantial. Bearian (talk) 02:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi

Well that was a difficult interaction.

I've seen your name around but never really checked you out. We have some pretty significantly overlapping interests, based on your userpage.

One thing I like doing is adding History sections to articles about drugs -- I'm interested in how things come to be, generally, and specifically with respect to the business and science/medicine and law stories that evolve as drugs actually get to market and what happens after.

Anyway, I wrote the history section of the Metoclopramide article the other day, which I thought would pretty mundane, and on the way I ran smack into a Supreme Court case about which no WP article yet exists, namely PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing. There are a bunch of kinds of law going on there - regulatory, federal/state, tort, contract, etc, as well as hard issues about science and medicine. It was such a great surprise... and I don't know many folks here who would be interested. Maybe you won't be. Anyway. Good to meet you and sorry it was negative. Jytdog (talk) 23:09, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Jytdog, I just really hate edit conflicts, especially when I'm trying to rescue an article. Bearian (talk) 01:07, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
sorry. Jytdog (talk) 01:36, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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