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	Hi there! I see you building up the article on James B. Carey. A very interesting life. (And coincidental death date.) I wonder if there is yet more information on his experiences in the CIO. Anyway, it takes a lot of effort to make something from scratch like that. Thank you for your hard work! groupuscule (talk) 18:36, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

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	Thanks for editing the page. I've added some more info and I see where there's a link from the University of the West Indies page. Hope this all improves the entry. Sfbja14 (talk) 16:34, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks! I've only just started out with it, plan to do a lot more work on it soon. ProfessorTofty (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

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Done. Thank you. Kmccook (talk) 00:05, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

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Hope you like kittens! (Somebody ought to add puppy love - but I love 'em both.)

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Test Kaffeeklatsch area for women-only

Since WikiProject Women as proposed at the IdeaLab may take some time to realize, and based on a discussion on the proposal's talk page, I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch area for women (cis, lesbian, transgender) only. If interested, your participation would be most welcome. Lightbreather (talk) 19:39, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

UPDATE: The MfD for the Kaffeeklatsch was closed with the result page kept,[2] and this notice[3] re the WMF non discrimination policy was put on my page by Harej. (In a nutshell, the klatsch does not violate the policy.)

I don't know how the proposed WikiProject Women at the IdeaLab will fare, but one step at a time, I guess. Lightbreather (talk) 01:21, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Josephine Adams Rathbone

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I just did my 1000th Wikipedia edit. I added a photo of the Cleveland Public Library to the entry on Linda Eastman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Eastman

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Notable American Women

I created the page link below as as basis of recognition of effort made by women to document women's achievements. I notice that many women in NAB are not in Wikipedia. Might be a good project to review entries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_American_Women,_1607-1950;_a_Biographical_Dictionary. I have reached out to several editors on this topic and if I received response it was positive.Kmccook (talk) 18:32, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Writing Women's Lives

I commend this article. Ware, Susan. "Writing Women's Lives: One Historian's Perspective." Journal Of Interdisciplinary History 40, no. 3 (Winter 2010): 413-435.

Removing projects

I have removed specific projects from the Historical page for school and university projects because I think that this has been damaging to the projects as they have been singled out for deletion. I am not sure how this kind of thing happens, but to lessen opportunity I deleted specific examples. Makes me sad.

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The Reason Why I Reverted At Qilin

I reverted it because a one-line mention of a walking stick just sounds unimportant. For starters, is a "kylin" the same thing as a qilin? If so, then why is it spelled differently? Does the walking-stick have a profound, qilin-related impact on the plot? Does this "kylin-headed" walking stick have notability outside of the book? That, and "In Popular Culture" sections should not be a laundry list of every appearance the subject has made. If you think it's notable, then the onus is on you to explain and cite why it is notable.--Mr Fink (talk) 21:10, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

kmccook responds: Yes, it is a variant spelling and as I noted when I reverted this it is mentioned multiple times in the book--The Last Dickens that uses the kylin throughout and in the final sequences, but if the onus is on me (bold letters, you sound very stern) I can't do much more to convince you. It is not worth an edit war. Kmccook (talk) 22:45, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Better with a Man

This is the kind of bully behavior that happens at WP, too.

Female Scientists Told To Add A Male Author To Their Study

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I will be retiring from Wikipedia soon and wanted to let you know that I am closing down the Kaffeeklatsch. Thanks for expressing an interest in a place for women Wikipedia editors. Sorry I couldn't develop it. Lightbreather (talk) 19:27, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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Projects on Talk:Elizabeth Gray Vining

Hi Kmccook, I recently came across the above talkpage and was surprised to see that it had no wikiprojects but the following words:

IP user 24.92.174.244 is adding unnecessary templates without sufficient explanation. This appears to be vandalism as IP User 24.92.174.244 is focusing on women librarians who are noted for social justice and labor activism.

There is an unidentified IP user vandalizing librarian entries,

Looking at the page's history I see that you removed all of its projects and added the above words in April 2015. Sorry, but I don't understand what this means as the projects have been added by different editors and appear relevant to the article subject. I have reinstated the projects. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:47, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

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Hello & thank you, but these are their books, not their papers. I was looking at the Ransom Center collection and saw that they not only accept archives but also the books off shelves of authors. I can see why they merge in categories, tho. Thank you. Kmccook

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Material you included in the above article appears to have been copied from the copyright web page https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flo79. Copying text directly from a source is a copyright violation. Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, the content had to be removed and I paraphrased some. Please leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions or if you think I made a mistake. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 21:37, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

It was paraphrased and cited. but I'm glad the page has remained. Mr. Logan was impt. to rockabilliy legacies. Kmccook (talk) 12:43, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

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Why do you keep putting the four tildes ~~~~ in your Edit summaries? It's not needed. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:59, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

I thought that was how to show I did it. What did I screw up now? and how on earth did you see I was doing it? I think an admin told me to do it.

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apology needed I feel

for your disgusting generalised statements here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_allegationsSimply-the-truth (talk) 15:00, 30 October 2017 (UTC) It continues More Women Say Harvey Weinstein Sexually Assaulted Them

The post was not addressed to you.Kmccook (talk) 16:52, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

It was im afraid. You tarred all male editors with the same disgusting accusations. If I made such a general claim about females im sure you would be very offended. You really do need to apologise for these sexist remarks?Simply-the-truth (talk) 10:50, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

• @Kmccook: I'm concerned that User:Simply-the-truth is trying to kindle an argument here, so let me step in. Your comment was not addressed to anyone specific, just a comment accusing Wikipedia's editors of being unwilling to cover the topic. You have to be careful, as the wording accused a great many editors of sexism. Many of us are committed to maintaining good, factual and neutral coverage of these topics, including myself. I'm not asking for you to apologise or say anything at all, but bear this in mind next time before you post. And if you feel provoked by User:Simply-the-truth, don't rise to the bait. Anywikiuser (talk) 12:13, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

The majority of editors are men. Initially the Weinstein harassment posts were moved to their own page that was then slated for deletion and required a discussion to retain This certainly was not all male all editors, but the fact that the article had a deletion discussion startd with this statement: "Like everything else controversial in the news, this incident blew up overnight and will likely die down soon. If it continues garnering significant and important coverage beyond the original story, like California's or New York's statute of limitations for rape allows for charges against Weinstein, if there's a trial, an uncovered sex ring, crimes were committed, and so on, then I would say this article is appropriate. This story really has no impact right now other than Hollywood and politicians covering their behinds," was almost an instantaneous Wikipedia modeling of victim blaming. I know most editors have objectivity at heart. I believe Simply-the-Truth is a vandal. Thank you for your support. Kmccook (talk) 13:01, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

• You're welcome, and thanks. Yes, the AfD nominator made the wrong decision, and I too am glad that the rest of us overruled it. Anywikiuser (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi, hope you dont mind me commenting here again. I was never looking for an argument at any time. I truly was greatly offended by the wording of your remarks. The things that man has been accused off are terribile, so to be painted as the same by poor wording was not nice at all. I now accept that this was all that it was, slightly poor wording and my wrong take on what @Kmccok was saying. So no apology needed at all, and I apologise if I upset you as well, never my intention. Have a great rest of the week! Simply-the-truth (talk) 09:35, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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In a 2014 article Collins body-shamed Senator Barbara Mikulski for being petite in stature with the title, "Barbara Mikulski’s Hottest Moments " which appeared in the Daily Caller. This is a fact. I have explained at the dispute site that belittling people of petite stature is mean-spirited.

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Hiya -- I cleaned this up a little but it was really good already. Now approved! Jessamyn (talk) 22:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

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Hi Kmccook, I have reverted your edit about 'slave trading of Brown' on Brown uni page for now. I removed it for it would be better to build consensus on talk page for contentious additions. Still, I think it is a interesting and worthy topic to expand on. The Slavery and Justice report subsection under History tab on Brown uni page currently has expand section tag and can definitely use help. Let me know if I can assist. Thanks. GreaterPonce665 ^(TALK) 05:24, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

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WSJ editorials are not reliable sources. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for trying to get the facts about the Florida coronavirus pandemic management on to this Wikipedia page

I am a 40 year public health professional in Gainesville with 20 years of experience in coronavirus management, starting with SARS in 2003, MERS in 2015, and now COVID-19. Among other credentials, I invented and brought through regulatory approval two coronavirus diagnostics, today used in developing countries as well as Europe and the US.

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As the pandemic unfolded in 2020, public health scientists worldwide engaged in a discussion about the value of different public health measures to manage the pandemic. In these properties, CoVID-19 differed dramatically from other coronaviruses, notable SARS 2003 and MERS. This discussion included the effectiveness of lockdowns in improving public health outcomes. Several states, including California, Michigan, and New York, and many international jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom, undertook large scale lockdowns.

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This wasn't really a war--it was my attempt to add a fact to the article on Ian Fleming that a more experienced editor didn't want there. I lost. The fact was that Ian Fleming founded a journal, The Book Collector. This information is not wanted on that page. Maybe because it is "The Agent’s Secret"--the title of an article in the Times Literary Supplement.

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OK, I will not work any more to add the information that Ian Fleming was a founder of The Book Collector, but I do have a citation and have now been alerted by this EDIT WAR message that I should not add to the article because..I do not know why except the Ian Fleming page at Wikipedia must be a man's world where women Wikipedia editors will be schooled. I wish Wikipedia would post an alert to women editors that some topics are off limits to wom"--as explen.Kmccook (talk) 16:59, 18 July 2021 (UTC) I see the citation I added to the Ian Fleming page from the Times Literary Supplement no. 5946 (2017): 36 has been deleted. The Ian Fleming page thus remains free of information that Fleming founded the The Book Collector. I can't see why they want to hush this up, but there you go.Kmccook (talk) 20:39, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

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have watched the editing on my wachlist of what I once owned - a full set whats more until the 2000's -

of the book collector. It's a sad reflection on everything that so few external refs are available on the publication - so thanks anyways - as far as I can tell from the oz copyright laws - the first two years covers would be now in public domain - in oz at least... my vagrant copies are deep in a system that I would not find in the short term - you probably deserve some sort of medal for survival of the zoo/circus, also, if no one has suggested - archiving talk pages can be a fruitful exercise, but then there is an element of reckless living inleaving it out there... JarrahTree 14:30, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for encouragement. I'm wending my way through back issues. Lots of never cited items that are useful, I think.Kmccook (talk) 11:13, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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You are, of course, free to post things like: https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/librarians-need-to-take-wikipedia on sites like substack.

But, it demonstrates your inability to understand the difference between a social media or newsletter site and an encyclopedia. Which is why you are having difficulties here. O3000, Ret. (talk) 01:09, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Not at all. Examining the history of a page and the edit summaries of the reverting editors provides context. It is fairly clear that women editors are monitored in ways that male editors are not. This is a major reason there are so few women editors. Tone is important. I know there is rigorous push back against attempts to demonstrate that rules aren't consistent, but they are not. If the "reliable sources" do not cover an issue it cannot be cited. In the case of the Twitter Files the "reliable sources" have decided that it is not an important story. And this is because they have missed a very big story. They should be ashamed. Kmccook (talk) 01:30, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Female editors are absolutely not treated in any way different than males. Some of the best admins are female, and no one needs to state their sex. Indeed, during most of WP history, gender was not known and you still don't have to reveal it. That's why gender neutral pronouns are so often used here. If you can find a single example of such, bring it up. As for the Twitter Files being an important story, that's your opinion and our opinions don't count. O3000, Ret. (talk) 01:44, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Posting at my page to scold demonstrates otherwise. Kmccook (talk) 01:51, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Wow, so you assume me explaining something to you has something to do with you being female and therefore I'm a sexist? You are not close. I think men are mostly a silly breed. But, I won't bother you again. O3000, Ret. (talk) 01:55, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I do think it was sort of a mansplaining action ("me explaining something to you.") The [[Twitter Files]] is important because it deals with censorship by government. That's not my opinion. It is a fact. Also, "Heterodoxy in the Stacks" is not my Substack. That was a guest article by me. Kmccook (talk) 02:05, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

You should realize that accusing me of mansplaining is sexist on your part. If you want to successfully edit an encyclopedia, you'll need to rid yourself of such prejudices. O3000, Ret. (talk) 02:11, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

This is why there are so few women editors--less than 10%. Can't you be a little more kind? Can't you help instead of criticizing? Lack of Women in Wikipedia (rit.edu) Kmccook (talk) 02:25, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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You are saying if an editor does not agree with you, she will be tossed from the club of editors? This is the second time you have come to my talk page to explain to me how I am to act. Maybe you are not always right. You have often been unkind to people, sarcastic, and arch.

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"You are saying if an editor does not agree with you, she will be tossed from the club of editors?" You did it again. I never said anything even remotely like that. As for the UCC, I !voted for it and despise bigotry in all forms. Yet, you continue to make nasty assumptions because I disagree with your attempts to promote conspiracy theories based on poor sources. My mother had a degree in library science, worked in the Berkeley stacks, and had a genius IQ. Enough. Do not accuse another editor of being sexist. My polite advice has failed. O3000, Ret. (talk) 01:49, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

You’ve made your point. Obviously Kmccook didn’t appreciate the cooking analogy, which seemed a bit odd and off topic. Naturally a technology columnist may have an interest in the Twitter Files. There is no need to continue here. Mr Ernie (talk) 01:58, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

O, thank you. Mr Ernie Yes the cooking and shopping wisecrack made me feel very diminished. --Kathleen Kmccook (talk) 02:00, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

I made no such analogy. That was made by a female editor. O3000, Ret. (talk) 02:03, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

And nobody said you did. Please, that’s enough. Mr Ernie (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

OK. Sorry, I thought it was you. --Kathleen Kmccook (talk) 02:05, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Above you wrote this " will cause editors to ignore your arguments." This reads like you very much made a suggestion of banishment. You have not been polite you have been condescending. You determine a person is a "conspiracy theorist" because you know that that kind of assertion dismisses and erases the person you castigate. I see the Twitter Files page as very much about censorship, not a conspiracy.

I voted for the UCC as well.

My efforts to defend myself have failed. --Kathleen Kmccook (talk) 01:59, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Good grief. Because you continuously assume bad faith with anyone who disagrees with you or advises you of Wikipedia guidelines. Indeed, you are downright insulting to those trying to help. O3000, Ret. (talk) 02:06, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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My sandbox is no longer in showing all the subheadings and a block of text that was in another location in the sandbox appears below the subheading "Catholic Library Association that I can't seem to delete. I thought maybe I had too much in the sandbox so cleared out a lot of old projects but that did not fix the problem. appreciate help.Kmccook (talk) 22:54, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

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I think you're aware of the fact that you can have any number of additional files in your userspace. I recommend that you use this capability to split out the pieces of projects that you have currently crammed together in the one file named 'Sandbox'. Each file can be given a suitable name, to help keep track of what's where.

While it is possible to reach software limits in terms of a maximum number of transclusions, among other things, I don't think your sandbox is there currently, but I see that it was considerably larger earlier. Somewhere there is a recommendation to keep file sizes under 200kb.

But I don't have any explanation for why you are seeing misplaced text or uneditable text - I don't see these things when I look at the sandbox. My only suggestion is to try to switch from source editor to visual editor or vice versa to see if they give a different view - it's rare, but not all that unusual for them to render the page differently. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:23, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

You got it. I messed around and it worked under source but I didn't know that. Appreciate the note on size and files. Yes, I did get rid of things like articles that had been accepted. I have learned from this. Thank you so much.Kmccook (talk) 00:39, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

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Your question

While you are on any article, click the "Page information" link in the sidebar. The musk one is here. The number of watchers is listed in the first table. Cheers. Zenomonoz (talk) 10:58, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Ha, in my face but I had never clicked that link. Thank you! Kmccook (talk) 13:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 59

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This Month in Education: November 2023

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• Evening Wikischool offers Czech seniors further education on Wikipedia
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• PhilWiki Community holds a meet-up to advocate women empowerment

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Edit warring at Matt Taibbi

Your recent editing history at Matt Taibbi shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

Now follow BRD and use the talk page to DISCUSS this matter, as your restoration of my DELETION of your BOLD addition is classic edit warring. Seriously. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 01:10, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Of course, this ends my contribution to this topic. Kmccook (talk) 01:18, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

No, it doesn't have to mean that. This just means staying on topic, and the topic there is Taibbi, even in the context of the Twitter files. Note that every entry in that section is about him, and only when it's also about the Twitter files. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 01:23, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Carlos Cuadra

Hi, I noticed that you created a stub at this title from a translation from Spanish Wikipedia. However, the English Wikipedia doesn't allow any biographies of living persons that have no references to remain in mainspace, regardless of whether they were created from translation or not. As such, I have temporarily moved your page to draft space. Once it has a source, you may revert this action. If the page remains unsourced in main space, it may be deleted. Thank you. Taking Out The Trash (talk) 23:31, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

I was too slow to add the obituary notice. I've added all I have now. Would you please look at this again? Of all "Award of Merit Winners" since 1966 Dr. Cuadra was the only Latino. I think he deserves a page for his achievements. Thank you.Kmccook (talk) 00:40, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Looks good to me, I just re-published it. Just remember for the future that all articles relating to living or recently deceased people must have at least one source immediately upon creation if they are to remain in article space. Taking Out The Trash (talk) 02:31, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Good reminder. I should have included his obituary right off.Kmccook (talk) 02:33, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 60

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Issue 60, November – December 2023

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American Library Association Honorary Membership

I removed a section in the lead that seemed to be copied from here. Feel free to add it back in your own words. Thanks, v/r - Seawolf35 ^T--C 20:26, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

It was copied. I meant that it was part of the citation, but place it incorrectly. Thanks. Kmccook (talk) 20:30, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kmccook: Thanks for compiling this list. It has been used as a basis for linking awardee names in Wikidata. -- M2545 (talk) 11:03, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

This Month in Education: January 2024

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Volume 13 • Issue 1 • January 2024

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• Cross-Continental Wikimedia Activities: A Dialogue between Malaysia and Estonia
• Czech programme SWW in 2023 – how have we managed to engage students
• Extending Updates on Wikipedia in Education – Elbasan, Albania
• Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Teacher’s guide – now available in Bulgarian language
• Summer students at Auckland Museum
• WikiDunong: EduWiki Initiatives in the Philippines Project
• Wikimedia Armenia's Educational Workshops
• Wikimedia Foundation publishes its first Child Rights Impact Assessment

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Books & Bytes – Issue 61

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This Month in Education: February 2024

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• Reading Wikipedia in Bolivia, the community grows
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• Wiki Loves Librarians, Kaduna
• Wiki Workshop 2024 CfP – Call for Papers Research track

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Books & Bytes – Issue 62

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