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Actors by gender

There was a long discussion at both CfD and RFC last fall that resulted in a decision to create actress and male actors categories. More recently there were discussion of such categories as Category:American male child actors which closed to keep. This issue has been discussed multiple times with each time a decision to keep the category. I think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2013_January_16#Category:American_male_actors will give you a sense of how this was discussed at multiple levels in multiple forums.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:38, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Additionally, Category:American television actresses is 95%+ diffused from Category:American television actors. The most immediate question is, should we diffuse male actors out as well, or have the oddity of treating men as the norm and women as the exception.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:45, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

• For now, to have balance, we need categories like Category:Male actors from Fresno, California. Otherwise we will end up with women in Category:Actresses from California and the Fresno category, while men will be in just the Fresno category. The bigger question is do we need these actors categories at all. However, considering that Fresno is much larger than Hollywood, and considering that Category:Male actors from Hollywood, California seems to be reasonably sized, I would guess the Fresno cats can stay.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:17, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
  • Actually, now that I have fully diffused it Category:Male actors from Fresno, California is larger than that for some other cities. My general take on the issue is that gender is controlling to actors. Not only in both specifics and general details, but different awards are given to males and females. Having read through as many actor bios as I have, I can say that there are career paths for males and females, and they tend to be very different. Male actors are much more likely to start out in sports, and to go on to be directors and producers, although not quite as overwhelmingly so now. However, what is clear is that if we have any by city actress categories, we should split all by city categories into male actors and actress sub-cats. At one point I proposed to upmerge some categories like Category:Actors from Modesto, California, but was persuaded that the issue was much too big, and should be taken to an RfC. That has not happened, so we have no clear guidelines on what size is good for these categories.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Accidental rollback

I rolledback your edit in Jahi McMath ‎accidentally - fat fingers while accessing WP from a mobile device, sorry about that. Nthep (talk) 09:34, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Jahi McMath

respectfully requesting that you consider that you appear to be exhibiting ownership issues with this article. I can see that you have blanked-out substantial amounts of other editors work and pushed your point of view on the article. In my opinion it is not helping Wikipedia or the article and I am asking you to please allow other editors to contribute. Can you please take a break from the article?24.0.133.234 (talk) 03:11, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Responded on your talk page Funcrunch (talk) 03:16, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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Sidenote

I want you to know that despite our disagreements I hold great respect for you and am happy to see another non-binary identified person on here. I'm speaking in the afd from a strictly sociological perspective not from an attacking perspective towards you.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 18:27, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, appreciate the note. I know you're not attacking me, we just have differing views of whether the article belongs in Wikipedia or not. Funcrunch (talk) 18:56, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Funcrunch we have to talk

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brain_death&oldid=598357878 OK-here is the thing. You said "Reference is to New Jersey, not "some states", and does not mention "clinical death""....actually yes, NJ is some states, as-in one example from one of the states that follow the federal law that says that states get to choose. NJ just happens to choose that familys get to decide when to pull the plug or not. There ARE "others" since each state decides in their own state statues/health codes. That cite does not mention "clinical death" because it doesn't have to, brain-dead, legally dead, as long as they are NOT permanently clinically dead-----the family decides.24.0.133.234 (talk) 06:13, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

I will discuss this with you on the talk page of the article. Funcrunch (talk) 06:17, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Notice

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How is this productive and what exactly is the goal here?24.0.133.234 (talk) 22:43, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with working on an article. I am collaborating on an RFC/U on your conduct with users who were directly involved in recent interactions with you. This is an established procedure and there is nothing hidden about it. Once the RfC is public you will be invited to comment on it. Funcrunch (talk) 22:50, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

What is the desired outcome?24.0.133.234 (talk) 22:52, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

I will not discuss this with you further while the RfC is in draft form. Once the RfC is certified and published you will be notified and invited to comment. Funcrunch (talk) 23:19, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014

Hi Funcrunch. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! --Another Believer _(Talk) 18:33, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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Discussion involving transgender issues

You may want to be aware of and possibly join in: Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 121#MOS:IDENTITY clarification. Skyerise (talk) 08:10, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, already have :-) Funcrunch (talk) 13:36, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

MOS:IDENTITY is being revisited: How should Wikipedia refer to transgender individuals before and after their transition?

You are being contacted because you contributed to a recent discussion of MOS:IDENTITY that closed with the recommendation that Wikipedia's policy on transgender individuals be revisited.

Two threads have been opened at the Village Pump:Policy. The first addresses how the Manual of Style should instruct editors to refer to transgender people in articles about themselves (which name, which pronoun, etc.). The second addresses how to instruct editors to refer to transgender people when they are mentioned in passing in other articles. Your participation is welcome. Darkfrog24 (talk) 02:18, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks - already weighed in :-) Funcrunch (talk) 03:58, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

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Everyday Feminism article

Hello, thanks for writing this article! I’ve just read it and I'm a bit concerned that this website might not be notable enough to qualify for a Wikipedia article. Here are some guides on that: for magazines and for web content. Basically any coverage of a website on here has to justify notability by citing other sources discussing it, not just citing that website as is true on the article right now.

Are there any extra citations you can add about this organisation showing it's notable? I'm concerned since the article may get deleted otherwise. If so just edit the article and add citations using the cite tool. If you've got any questions just reply below this and I'll try to get back to you. Blythwood (talk) 05:51, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the note - I'm working on finding and adding references. Funcrunch (talk) 07:31, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

A page you started (Morgan Spurlock Inside Man) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Morgan Spurlock Inside Man, Funcrunch!

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

The page seems notable and pretty well-referenced. It just might need some moving around of sections, such as a "Reception" section for information like the final part of the "Overview" section.

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

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I think it's ok to list Julia Serano's old name

since she has many publications under her old name, and a large portion of her academic career was pre-transition, enough for it to be warrant including the name. In addition, her (current, post-transition) middle name is listed on her CV on a page dedicated to her academic work in biology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.248.159.105 (talk) 04:23, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

References

I replied at the talk page. Funcrunch (talk) 04:53, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Category:LGBTQIA Wikipedians

Hi, Funcrunch. I created a category called Category:LGBTQIA Wikipedians, if you'd like to put it on your user page. If so, it is a child category of LGBT Wikipedians so you could modify that one to LGBTQIA Wikipedians. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 08:42, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Checkingfax - That category is showing up as a redlink for me. Anyway I think the more commonly used acronym currently (though it's constantly changing/lengthening) is LGBTQIA. The A there stands for asexual (and/or agender or aromantic, depending on who you ask), not allies. Funcrunch (talk) 15:33, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Funcrunch. My bad. I left out part of the category name. But I renamed it to lengthen it and make it even more inclusive. See above for the now corrected and expanded category name. Feel free to edit the category directly. I added a descriptive sentence and wikilinks so people unfamiliar with the initialism can know what its expansion entails. Spread the word, as categories with too few uses tend to get nominated for deletion. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 18:13, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Funcrunch. You can remove the shorter category from your user page now as the longer version is a sub-category of the shorter version. It is now redundant to have both. Thank you for being my first consumer Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 00:34, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi again Checkingfax - the shorter, LGBT category was automatically added when I added one of my userboxes - agender, probably. So I can't remove it without removing the associated userbox. I'm fine with the redundancy :-). Funcrunch (talk) 00:38, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

I just wanted to drop in to say how happy it makes me to see on-wiki collaboration of any kind growing out of off-wiki engagement. Cheers to you both! -Pete (talk) 01:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Hello

Hello Funcrunch,

This is just a friendly message to let you know that I am sorry that you were subjected to an ugly personal attack. That kind of garbage says a lot about the person who spewed it, but nothing about you. I wish you well. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:10, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the note of support. Funcrunch (talk) 02:46, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride: San Francisco

Thanks for volunteering to take photographs as part of the upcoming Wiki Loves Pride campaign. Following the march, feel free to create a gallery of your images on a page separate from the main San Francisco meetup page for WLP 2016, since it already has a lot of content. See Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki Loves Pride 2015/Photography or Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Pride Portland, for examples. Not required, just an invite so you don't feel like you have to add your images to a crowded page. Thanks again! --Another Believer _(Talk) 01:38, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, will do! I have a category on Commons of all the photos I've taken, including several from last year's Trans March and other trans-focused events. Funcrunch (talk) 01:46, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Very cool, I will take a look! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:43, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

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) 20:05, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Inspire campaign

Hello Funcrunch! My name's Joe Sutherland and I'm helping to run the Inspire Campaign on addressing harassment currently running on Meta-Wiki. I'm interested to know a little more about your motivation for proposing your Idea about protecting userspace by default. What was the inspiration for this proposal? And do you think the feedback you have received so far has been useful to you in improving it? Thanks! Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) 17:40, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi @JSutherland (WMF): I was motivated by vandalism and harassment I've experienced in my userspace. I believe you're aware of some of the details (feel free to e-mail me about it). The feedback so far has definitely been useful. Funcrunch (talk) 17:59, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. I'm happy to discuss more by email (feel free to fire one yourself with the emailuser function if you would like to). Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) 16:14, 20 June 2016 (UTC)