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Re: Long word edit

Hi. I came across it in the Guiness Book of World Records, 2006 edition, Arts & Entertainment section, in a subsection called "Language". I believe it is on pg. 143, but I'm not sure of that. It's the bottom-most word, in Swedish, in a table under a picture of a Klingon. However, the real word has accents. Is there a particular reason you're asking? Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 20:41, 15 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Joe the Plumber talk page edit

Hello, please read our talk page guidelines. Wikipedia is not a chat forum. the Article talk pages are to be used to improve the content of the article itself, not to discuss Mr. W's qualifications to run for office. -- The Red Pen of Doom 16:17, 30 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hey, send me an email at micah at micah-media dot com. I have strange news. You might know already, but hey. And it'd be neat to catch up Micahmedia (talk) 02:43, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Spam in Carbon Purging edit

 

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Carbon Purging, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Carbon Purging is blatant advertising for a company, product, group, service or person that would require a substantial rewrite in order to become an encyclopedia article.

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Carbon Purging, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. To see the user who deleted the page, click here CSDWarnBot (talk) 23:50, 17 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I have submitted the Carbon Purging article to an Articles for Deletion discussion. There is a link on the article page. Let me know if you have any questions. ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:40, 18 December 2008 (UTC)Reply


Speedy deletion of Carbon Purging edit

 

A tag has been placed on Carbon Purging requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable

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If and when there is some substantial independent coverage of this subject, you can ask the Admin who deletes it (assuming it gets deleted) to recreate the article for you in your user space. In fact you don't even have to wait, and if it's deleted you can ask it be recreated in your userspace so you can work on it. Then when it's ready you can reintroduce it. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:03, 30 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Winthrop, Massachusetts edit

The article has been assessed by WP:CITIES as start-class, low-importance. Comments have been left on the article talk page. Dr. Cash (talk) 16:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Al Kaprielian edit

If you would go back to the Al Kaprielian page that you created you could very easily add citations to articles that explain why he is notable. It is not at all difficult to do. Otherwise the article may be taken down.Historicist (talk) 21:44, 4 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

I thought the article was pretty self-explanatory. Clearly people have nothing better to do with their time than AFD stuff to death. Sewnmouthsecret (talk) 20:32, 29 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
  • I did my research before I nominated it. I still don't feel he is notable. We differ in opinions and that's ok with me. What is not ok with me is you coming to my talk page and lecturing me like some annoyed parent. If you can't address me as an equal, don't post on my page again. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:56, 30 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
Clearly you didn't research enough. I don't see how you can "feel" he's not notable, but it doesn't matter; the article stays. I will address you as an equal when you act like an equal. Sewnmouthsecret (talk) 18:18, 30 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of Snowzilla edit

 

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Snowzilla. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snowzilla. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

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Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:08, 17 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Invitation to join WikiProject United States edit

 

Hello, Sewnmouthsecret! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 04:05, 5 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:150 px bali.png edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:150 px bali.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 04:42, 12 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

You're invited! New England Wikimedia General Meeting edit

 
New England Wikimedia General Meeting

The New England Wikimedia General Meeting will be a large-scale meetup of all Wikimedians (and friends) from the New England area in order to discuss regional coordination and possible formalization of our community (i.e., a chapter). Come hang out with other Wikimedians, learn more about ongoing activities, and help plan for the future!
Potential topics:
Sunday, April 22
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Conference Room C06, Johnson Building,
Boston Public Library—Central Library
700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116
Please sign up here: Wikipedia:Meetup/New England!

Message delivered by Dominic at 08:56, 11 April 2012 (UTC). Note: You can remove your name from this meetup invite list here.Reply

Nomination of The Boston Occupier for deletion edit

 

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Boston Occupier is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Boston Occupier until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard edit

U.S. Ada Lovelace Day 2012 edit-a-thon, Harvard University - You are invited!
Now in its fourth year, Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related fields. Participants from around New England are invited to gather together at Harvard Law School to edit and create Wikipedia entries on women who have made significant contributions to the STEM fields.
Register to attend or sign up to participate remotely - visit this page to do either.
00:42, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle edit

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited
 
Seattle Public Library
  • Date Saturday, December 8, 2012
  • Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
  • Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
  • Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
  • Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration.

Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 03:05, 1 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Snowzilla edit

 

The article Snowzilla has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No reliable sources.

No claim to notability. BLP concern related to Billy Powers. At best a local news item in a small town, if it is not a hoax.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 16:13, 15 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Snowzilla for deletion edit

 

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Snowzilla is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snowzilla (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting edit

You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 09:36, 16 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18 edit

NE Meetup #4: January 18 at MIT Building 5
 

Dear Fellow Wikimedian,

You have been invited to the New England Wikimedians 2014 kick-off party and Wikipedia Day Celebration at Building Five on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, January 18th, from 3-5 PM. Afterwards, we will be holding an informal dinner at a local restaurant. If you are curious to join us, please do so, as we are always looking for people to come and give their opinion! Finally, be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk)

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You're invited: Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March edit

Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March - You are invited!
New England Wikimedians is excited to announce a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons that will be taking place at colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts as part of Wikiwomen's History Month from March 1 - March 31. We encourage you to join in an edit-a-thon near you, or to participate remotely if you are unable to attend in person (for the full list of articles, click here). Events are currently planned for the cities/towns of Boston, Northampton, South Hadley, and Cambridge. Further information on dates and locations can be found on our user group page.
Questions? Contact Girona7 (talk)

You're invited! edit

NE Meetup #5: April 19th at Clover Food Lab in Kendall Square
 

Dear Fellow Wikimedian,

New England Wikimedians would like to invite you to the April 2014 meeting, which will be a small-scale meetup of all interested Wikimedians from the New England area. We will socialize, review regional events from the beginning of the year, look ahead to regional events of 2014, and discuss other things of interest to the group. Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider signing up for our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

We hope to see you there!

Kevin Rutherford (talk) and Maia Weinstock (talk)

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Edit-a-thon invite edit

Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons edit

Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England
 

As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a worldwide series of tributes, New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows:

We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time.

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New England Wikimedians summer events! edit

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August:

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New England Wikimedians summer events! edit

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August:

If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

This Friday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA edit

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA on October 16! (drop-in any time, 6-9pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:00, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge edit

  You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:38, 8 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Sunday July 16: New England Wiknic @ Cambridge, MA edit

Sunday July 16, 1-5pm: New England Wiknic
 
 

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" at John F. Kennedy Park, near Harvard Square, Cambridge, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

1–5pm - come by any time!
Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia banner!

We hope to see you there! --Phoebe (talk) 16:34, 12 July 2017 (UTC)Reply

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