User talk:DanTD/Archive. February 2016

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign. Saturday February 6 Black Life Matters Editathon (RSVP). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC) (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17)

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Washington Heights

You know, I specifically opened the move request for Washington Heights (Metra station), instead of just moving it, because I was aware of Washington Heights, Manhattan and I thought you'd raise objections and I wanted to know what you thought. While I expressed my opinion that disambiguation was unnecessary, I allowed that I might be wrong, and invited comment. I stated all the facts. To have you then call the proposal "misleading" (without explaining how), and without offering any alternative suggestion, just feels like a slap in the face. I'm not sure why I went to the trouble. Mackensen (talk) 13:59, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Simply put, people who see "Washington Heights station" could still think it's in Manhattan, mainly those who don't know either NYC or Chicago. Your intentions may not be hostile, but they still create that problem. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 15:41, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

And I was clearly alive to that potential problem, and said so in the RM, but your comment implies that I wasn't. I'm not sure how I could have communicated that any more clearly. Your comment comes off as deliberately hostile and offensive. If you don't like WP:USSTATION then that's your prerogative, but it crosses a line to accuse another editor of being "misleading" when he clearly spelled out the possibility of ambiguity, while offering his own opinion that it wasn't a problem. If you meant to say that editors could be confused by Washington Heights station, therefore the article should be at Washington Heights station (Illinois) or some such, then you should have said that, because that's an entirely different proposition. Mackensen (talk) 15:57, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Umm, could you read the message I just posted on the talk page of the article itself? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 16:03, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Just did. You should consider being more careful in the future. This isn't the first time you've left vague messages during move discussions (and other discussions) which have confused the participants and led to much unfruitful discussion. Your new message is confusing and helpful in a different way. Mackensen (talk) 16:18, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Pittsfield Depot and Union Station (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Articles that you have been involved in editing—Pittsfield Depot and Union Station (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) —have been proposed for merging with Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:12, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Feb 16: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
Feb 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology. Tuesday, February 16 Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim (RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 5:30pm - 8:30pm at Sackler Center Media Lab, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue; enter through 89th Street staff entrance
Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 17 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! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:28, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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