Golden Age of
Latin Literature

Oct 29 - Feb 17
2004-2005
Golden Age of
Arcade Games

Feb 18 - Apr 4
2005
Golden Age of
the Netherlands

Apr 7 - Jul 16
2005
Golden Age of
Science Fiction

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2005
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Islamic Civilization

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American Radio

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2007
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American Television

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2007
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2007
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General Relativity

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2008
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Aviation

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2008
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2008
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Kiev

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Cricket

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Golden Age of
China

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Russian Poetry

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Golden Age of
Indiana Literature

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Golden Age of
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Thank you for coming to WikiWorlds Fair! Claim your complimentary shirt! edit

Thank you for attending! Wiki World's Fair - Your complimentary shirt!
 
 
 
Thank you User:Pharos for attending the Wiki World's Fair at the Queens Museum in August! A round of applause to all who attended, socialized, gave lightning talks, edited, listened, and toured the Panorama of the City of New York. Thank you to Xavier Robles-Armas and the Queens Museum for having us. For the first time in Wikimania history, we held a T-shirt design contest during the event to generate a shirt for the conference. We are excited to announce we have produced a shirt with the winning design by User:Bagelpigeon. As previously announced, the shirts will be given, free of charge, to those that attended the conference. You are a confirmed attendee and now is your chance to claim your free shirt! If you want a shirt, we need your size!

What size are you? Please fill out this Google form or email: Wil@Wikimedianyc.org (One "L") Once we have everyone's size and we will order them and distribute them at local meet-ups or via mail. If you are out of town, please include your mailing address. The shirts will be available Feb or later.

(User:Pharos, you, are seen here wearing a size large)

Please let us know by January 15 or come to Wikipedia Day 2023 at the Jefferson Market Library and let us know in person!

-- Wikimedia New York City Team March 19, 2024

Sun Jan 15: Wikipedia Day returns to NYC! edit

Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC
 
Wikipedia Day NYC is back in-person at Jefferson Market Library, cake included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia Day 2023 at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a Wikipedia and Public Domain Day celebration and mini-conference as part of birthday festivities marking the project's founding in 2001. In addition to the party, the event features presentations by Jason Scott of the Internet Archive and Anne Hunnell Chen of the International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive, panels, and, of course, lightning talks. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

And there will be WIKICAKE.

1 - 5PM at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan
After 5PM, migration to afterparty at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th St
Livestreaming is likely, watch the wiki meetup page

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. New York Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

 

P.S. Next regular event February 15 will be Feb WikiWednesday.

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Women in Red in February 2023 edit

 
Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259


Online events:

Tip of the month:

  • Explore Wikipedia for all variations of the woman's name (birth name,
    married name, re-married name, pen name, nickname)

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

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Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn edit

Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
 
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)
Also online via Zoom

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Nomination for deletion of Template:MENA2016 draft edit

 Template:MENA2016 draft has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 09:36, 13 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

can you please review the happenings at Can you please review the happenings Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indie soul Atmospherpolyphonic (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Directories using Wikidata edit

@Pharos: Ziski Putz suggested I ask you about asking a WALRUS (or SWAN?) meeting about how to create and maintain organizational directories based in Wikidata? I have two applications for this:

  1. PeaceWorks Kansas City has a "Community Organization Directory of Peace, justice, environment, and human rights groups in the Kansas City Metro", which has not been maintained since 2018 but is still attracting a substantial audience.
  2. People with Friends of Community Media and the Community of Reason Kansas City want to create a directory of local news outlets.

I think I could crowdsource the creation and maintenance of directories like this if I could identify (or create) the Wikidata properties needed to select Wikidata items based on the type and geographic region.

If I understood how to do this, I could create prototype entries and a SPARQL query to create prototypes of the desired directories. Then I could organize Edit-a-thons (or one-on-one sessions) to crowdsource creation and maintenance of the directories. If I can do this for these two applications, I could then post a tutorial on how to do it to Wikiversity, make a presentation on it at a future Wikimania, etc.

Suggestions? Thanks, DavidMCEddy (talk) 05:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red March 2023 edit

 
Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261


Online events:

See also:

Tip of the month:

  • Mobile phone readers may only see the article "lead" – take some time to make it shine!
    Include something to keep people reading.

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central edit

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central
 
The gathering is in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at Convene 101 Park Avenue in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough.

We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
(Convene 101 Park Avenue, near Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal)

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Women in Red April 2023 edit

 
Women in Red Apr 2023, Vol 9, Iss 4, Nos 251, 252, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266


Online events:

See also:

Tip of the month:

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

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Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23) edit

April 12: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
 
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)
Also online via Zoom starting at ~6:30 pm
April 15-23: Earth Week!

Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open:

When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm
Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY
When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm
Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Sat: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + Sun: Wiki-Picnic edit

April 22: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23: Wiki-Picnic
 
Join us for two final Earth Week events!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap up Earth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome.

What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn!
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC)
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder!
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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A recycled cup of coffee for you! edit

  Thank you!
Hello User:Pharos! Thank you for editing with Sure We Can and Wikimedia New York City at the Environment of the Brooklyn Earth Day Edit-a-thon! Please enjoy this image of a mug-shaped planter made from recycled tires via Wikimedia Commons. Your presence and knowledge is appreciated! - Wil540 art (talk) 21:36, 24 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red May 2023 edit

 
Women in Red May 2023, Vol 9, Iss 5, Nos 251, 252, 267, 268, 269, 270


Online events:

See also:

Tip of the month:

  • Use the Google translate app and camera on your phone to translate text from an article or book

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 18:29, 27 April 2023 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Category:Wikipedia user talk pages of Queens Library IP addresses has been nominated for discussion edit

 

Category:Wikipedia user talk pages of Queens Library IP addresses has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:46, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

CS1 error on New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834) edit

  Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834), may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

  • A "bare URL and missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 18:42, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia edit

May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom
 
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology.

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)
Also online via Zoom

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Confusion over the northern boundary of the Arabian Peninsula edit

Hi Pharos, I'm currently in the process of adding several municipalities to Wikipedia's list of cities on the Arabian Peninsula by population, and I'm incorporating regions of southern Iraq into that definition (Jordan's southern regions don't have any cities that I'd consider large enough to add). Many years ago, you created this image, in which you gave a rough definition of the geographical northern boundary of the peninsula; your estimate is the basis of the Arabian article's current infobox image. By that definition, it's difficult to figure out exactly which cities would qualify. Although I feel confident in adding Basra, and I doubt I'd provoke much disagreement by also including Nasiriyah, I'm far less sure about Najaf, Kufa, or Karbala. Assuming you remember, I wanted to ask how you determined what you would regard as the northern terminus of Arabia, and I'd also like to know if you'd consider those three aforementioned cities to be within the peninsula. Also, do you think the Arabian Peninsula's northernmost limits are a topic worthy of revisiting in 2023? Kurtis (talk) 16:16, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red - June 2023 edit

 
Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 6, Nos 251, 252, 271, 272, 273


Online events:

See also:

Tip of the month:

  • Looking for new red links? Keep an eye out for interesting and notable friends, family, or associates of your last article subject, and re-examine group photos for other women who may still need an article.

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

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About Cooling center edit

@Pharos: Hey! I hope I don't bother you. The thing is: I don't know if you're aware of this, but the article Cooling center, which you created back in 2006, was proposed for the meta:Translation of the week project last year. If you voted for it, it would actually be next week's Translation of the week article, which means it would be translated into several languages apart from the ones it's available in as of now (English, Arabic, and Japanese). The link is this one. It would be really helpful, but feel free to decline the offer and ignore this message if you will. Thank you for all your work and keep it coming! --Brunnaiz (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan! edit

June 21: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
Also online via Zoom

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:01, 14 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red July 2023 edit

 
Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 7, Nos 251, 252, 274, 275, 276


Online events:

Tip of the month:

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

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"Portal:Black Lives Matter" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

  The redirect Portal:Black Lives Matter has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 July 7 § Portal:Black Lives Matter until a consensus is reached. lettherebedarklight晚安 17:38, 7 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29) edit

July 19: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
Also online via Zoom
July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
 
Flyer for the NYBG event

You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the NYBG website here.

Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard.

12:00pm - 3:00pm
(Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:25, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Username edit

Saw this username. It has one edit that was reverted here.

I added it to the list here. And the bot removed it as addressed here.

I had added the userpage to my watchlist, in case there was any further notices or discussion there, and later when going through my watchlist, I noticed the log from you creating the account.

So now I'm wondering - Did something go amiss here? - jc37 18:29, 14 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

This was from an edit-a-thon with young people, and their edit was a sincere if perhaps naive one. I can't say I was ever aware of the guideline against having "unnecessarily long" usernames before, so probably that's something I should have flagged at the time. Pharos (talk) 18:44, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
Oh ok, I just wanted to make sure we hadn't stepped on anything you were working on (or WP:BITING for that matter). Thanks for the clarification, and I hope you're having a good day : ) - jc37 19:02, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red 8th Anniversary edit

  Women in Red 8th Anniversary
In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!

--Lajmmoore (talk) 11:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Women in Red August 2023 edit

 
Women in Red August 2023, Vol 9, Iss 8, Nos 251, 252, 277, 278, 279, 280


Online events:

See also:

  • Wikimania 2023 will be held in Singapore, 16–19 August, and will be facilitated by the
    affiliates in the ESEAP (East/South East/Asia/Pacific) region.

Tip of the month:

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 19:26, 28 July 2023 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27) edit

August 23: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday in Manhattan

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
 
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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September 2023 at Women in Red edit

 
Women in Red September 2023, Vol 9, Iss 9, Nos 251, 252, 281, 282, 283


Online events:

Tip of the month:

  • The books she wrote might be notable, too; learn 5 quick tips about about book articles.

Other ways to participate:

  Facebook |   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter

--Victuallers (talk) 16:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island edit

August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
 
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 26 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting edit

September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday!

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:01, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

History of Nursing in Newark edit-a-thon at Rutgers University edit

You are invited to join Rutgers-Newark archivists from Dana Library and Smith Library on Tuesday, October 3 (3:00pm-5:00pm) for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon highlighting the history of medicine in Newark.  Come to Dana Library and help increase the online representation of important Newark scientists and health professionals on the largest open encyclopedia on the internet.

Please register in advance.

No experience editing Wikipedia is required. Beginners are encouraged to attend!  At the beginning of the edit-a-thon we’ll have a brief introduction to Wikipedia. We’ll provide a list of articles to edit, as well as reference materials.  In addition, we'll give a brief overview of archival collections related to the history of medicine housed at Smith and Dana Libraries at Rutgers-Newark. The edit-a-thon is free and open to the public. If you are not a current Rutgers student or employee, please bring a laptop to participate in the event.

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Time: 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Location: Hybrid--- but in-person strongly encouraged!

  • Online (via Zoom) and at Rutgers-Newark Campus, John Cotton Dana Library, Electronic Classroom, lower level. Click here for directions to Dana Library.  Use 77 Bleeker St, Newark NJ 07102 if you are using a GPS.
  • Please note: In person attendees must present a current Rutgers ID card or government-issued ID (e.g., driver license, passport, Real ID, etc.) to enter Dana Library.

Please register for the edit-a-thon in advance:  https://libcal.rutgers.edu/event/10896552

Special instructions: If you don't already have an account on Wikipedia, please sign-up for an account BEFORE coming to the edit-a-thon.

Dbiunno (talk) 17:06, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

I enjoyed the WikiWednesday meetup last night and thank you so much for announcing the Newark edit-a-thon at the meet-up. I'm forwarding you the Wikipedia meetup page for the event. We just published it this morning: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/History of Medicine in Newark/October 2023
Thanks again! Dbiunno (talk) 14:33, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023 edit

October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15).

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:59, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red October 2023 edit

 
Women in Red October 2023, Vol 9, Iss 10, Nos 251, 252, 284, 285, 286


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Tip of the month:

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Nomination for deletion of Template:ArtAndFeminism2016 draft edit

 Template:ArtAndFeminism2016 draft has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:37, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Nomination for deletion of Template:ArtAndFeminism2018 draft edit

 Template:ArtAndFeminism2018 draft has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:37, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Greetings, Pharos! Am I correct in recalling that you were one of the editors who participated in the Wikipedia:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution/2010 Wikipedia editing workshop in August 2010? I am just now getting around to creating a project page commemorating the event. Cheers! BD2412 T 05:27, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

I have sent you a note about a page you started edit

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Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York (Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29) edit

October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
 
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City

October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
 
2023 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:01, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red - November 2023 edit

 
Women in Red November 2023, Vol 9, Iss 11, Nos 251, 252, 287, 288, 289


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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Pantherinae edit

 

A tag has been placed on Category:Pantherinae indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 22:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Nov 15: WikiWednesday Salon + Wikimedia NYC Executive Director job edit

November 15: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
 

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director, apply here.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:23, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

A WCNA barncompass for you! edit

  WCNA 2023 Barncompass
Thank you for all your planning work behind the scenes, from hosting the Zoom calls, setting up Etherpads, posting geonotices, contacting culture crawl institution partners, giving advice on how event should be run to being a friendly space committee member. All of these efforts ensured that the conference went as smoothly as it could be. I am awarding this barncompass to you. (Barncompass originated in Wikivoyage as a response to Wikipedia's barnstar. Since everyone travelled long distance for the conference and would have no doubt pulled out a map app at some point, awarding a barncompass is probably as fitting as a barnstar.) OhanaUnitedTalk page 14:00, 15 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wed Dec 6: Hacking Night + job listing edit

December 6: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our first NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
 

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director; apply here.

(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:40, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red December 2023 edit

 
Women in Red December 2023, Vol 9, Iss 12, Nos 251, 252, 290, 291, 292


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ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message edit

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Thu Jan 4: Hacking Night + Wikipedia Day soon edit

January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University
 

In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted at Columbia University by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC. Eventbrite RSVP is required, while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged.

The special focus this year will be Artificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects.

More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:04, 19 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red January 2024 edit

 
 
Women in Red | January 2024, Volume 10, Issue 1, Numbers 291, 293, 294, 295, 296


Online events:

Announcement

  • In 2024 Women in Red also has a one biography a week challenge as part
    of the #1day1woman initiative!

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Proposed deletion of When two tigers fight edit

 

The article When two tigers fight has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Currently a dictionary definition without sufficient context to indicate possible future expansion.

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Happy New Year, Pharos! edit

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Complex/Rational 03:57, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wikimedia Day: move from waitlist to attendee edit

@Pharos, per User:Wil540_art's suggestion, I am pinging you to let you know that I am one of the hopeful attendees that signed up for Wikipedia day in NYC this weekend before the link to Eventbrite was put on the project page. When I discovered we were required to sign up through Eventbrite, I was waitlisted. Hopefully there is some wiggle room and I can attend in person. I'm also giving one of the Lightning Talks. Nowa (talk) 14:31, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Lightning talk slides edit

Howdy Pharos, just wanted to let you know that due to some venue tech limitations, we've added new requirements for slides. For convenience, they are: IF you have slides, please either upload them as PDFs to Wikimedia Commons and post a link here, bring them in on USB drives as PDFs, or, if you're using Google Slides or similar software, post a link to them here. Fortunately, the deadline is when you go on stage for your talk. Doing so will avoid tech surprises on the day of. Due to venue tech limitations, we cannot guarantee being able to show your visual aids otherwise. The lightning talk section, where the slides should be linked, is here; Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2024#Lightning talks. Thank you, and see you Sunday! Enterprisey (talk!) 20:23, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Category:Women and education by place edit

Category:Women and education by place has been nominated for speedy renaming to Category:Women's education by location. Please see WP:CFDS. – Fayenatic London 15:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red February 2024 edit

 
Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298


Online events:

Announcement

  • Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event.

Tip of the month:

  • AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library.

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Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday edit

February 8: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce

WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:14, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

"Extraterrestrial oceans" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

  The redirect Extraterrestrial oceans has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 8 § Extraterrestrial oceans until a consensus is reached. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 13:33, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red March 2024 edit

 
Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301


Online events:

Announcements

Tip of the month:

  • When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names
    and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist.

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Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC edit

March 5: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce
 
Wiki-fashion show at last year's event

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:31, 1 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer edit

March 14: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Pi Day Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration of Pi Day!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab
 

You are also invited to the Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab in Long Island City, which will be hosted in collaboration OpenStreetMap US, Urban Archive and the Queens Memory Project. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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Happy Adminship Anniversary! edit