SheridanFord

Thank you re wikipedia day!

I really appreciated your contributions on the etherpad during the plenary session. All of it, really, but I wanted to touch on your emphasize the value of in-person interactions. Hope you can join us for one of the wikimedianyc events! I would really love to talk more about all these things and find ways to build on these ideas and observations. listings are on the site: Wikimedia NYC. I am Dave (who was typing w you on the etherpad). Ironically would also love to get you on the discord to stay in touch :) Wileycount (talk) 16:46, 14 Januray 2024 (UTC)

Hook me up, @Wileycount! I joined the NYC chapter when I lived in Brooklyn. I reside in Smallbany now but my heart still belongs to the NYC chapter. Mozucat, Richard, Sherry, are all acqaintances from back in 2016-2017. I moved after that. Gonna try to make a few events when I can. Nice meeting you Dave! sheridanford (talk) 21:59, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for talking with me at the Art+Feminism event at MoMA. It would be nice if someone we could find common ground to collaborate. Stay in touch if you like. I am lanebluerasberry.com. Blue Rasberry (talk) 21:09, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Enjoyed article about transactionalism

I enjoyed reading your article in transactionalism. It is a worthy addition to Wikipedia. Garagepunk66 (talk) 03:01, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Social justice sexuality project

Hello Kyraocity,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Social justice sexuality project for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Dane2007 (talk) 18:51, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

I have deleted the article as a copyright violation, because the bulk of the content appears to have been copied from [from http://nbjc.org/media-center/newsletters/may-19-2012 here]. All content you add to this wiki needs to be written in your own words please. — Diannaa (talk) 20:17, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

@Dane2007: @Diannaa:: Thank you for your desire to make WP better. It's mine, too. I left my reasons why it should not be deleted on the link you sent. Await a response.--sheridanford (talk) 18:39, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

WHAT I GOT THIS SUMMER - SOC 1005 Wikipedia Editing Project

This summer, June-July 2016, twelve of my students learned to edit Wikipedia. I asked them to share what they took away from the experience. How did it change their sociological imagination about power, oppression, and making a difference online and in real-life. --sheridanford (talk) 01:30, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

I invited them to leave comments here along with what articles they edited. PLEASE SIGN IN BELOW AND YOU MAY USE OR OMIT YOUR SIGNATURE.

MY TAKEAWAYS Mr Dunn Mills (talk) 22:18, 18 July 2016 (UTC)MR DUNN MILLS

• This six-week crash course in Sociology was full of enlightening content that helped me develop my "sociological imagination" as C. Wright Mills put it. I learned to look at sociological issues and human behaviors from both a macro and a micro-level by understanding personal biographies within the greater context of history. This development has already changed my thought processes in great ways!

• Another big takeaway from our short-lived course is that I now have a better understanding of structural oppression and power differentials. Power is not necessarily something that one has, but it is something that can be found through the structures that societies' institutions (i.e. family, education, work, economy, state) create.

• Two of the Wikipedia topics that I edited throughout the course are Brexit and Coase Theorem.

Thank you @SheridanFord: for your mentorship and guidance the last six weeks! Mr Dunn Mills (talk) 22:23, 18 July 2016 (UTC)Mr Dunn Mills

I had my name permanently changed to --sheridanford (talk) 00:15, 19 July 2016 (UTC). Thanks Mr Dunn Mills (talk)

ARTICLES EDITED BY SWATCHZWC-SOC 1005

Pluralist power structure model

Anticipatory socialization

Gatekeeping

Xenocentrism

Culture lag

ideal culture

social control

Social stratification

pastoral societies

information societies

social integration

social facts

Power elite theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Swatchzwc

I have learned to analyze my problems connecting to social issues that affects us as an individual or a member of the society.

Also I am able to understand critical theories: Functionalism,Conflic theory, and Symbolic interactionism in a case as small as a community like Wikipedia and as large as the state like its executive branch. I further comprehend the groups in power oppress and exploit those who don't have power that caused many current social problems. — Preceding ::unsigned comment added by Swatchzwc (talk • contribs) 18:24, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Swatchzwc (talk) 18:42, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

edited by --sheridanford (talk) 16:16, 14 July 2016 (UTC). Subsequent students should follow this format.

ARTICLE EDITED BY:Piramide100?-SOC 1005

Sociology

Dating

link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Piramide100%3F/sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Piramide100%3F

In a matter of six-week course, I learned so much from my sociology class. I learned that individuals’ problems are public issues or vs.; that there are external social and political power, which are constantly shaping our society. Some of these changes affect our lives in a negative way and yet many of us might not be aware of what is going on around us. "Sociological Imagination (The Promise of Sociology), C. Wright Mills 1959". I also learned how symbolic interactionist theory, functionalism, and conflict theory are in practice in our everyday life. Additionally, I learned how to use Wikipedia and how to make contributions. My experience editing Wikipedia was that at the beginning, I faced a cultural lag; I felt intimidated. However, when I attended to a Wikipedia meetup at MoMa on June 29, 2016 after the workshop, I was fascinated about this encyclopedia and could not wait to start editing. I must admit though that I did not like the feelings when I noticed that my previous editing was reverted; I was disappointed. Despite of my reverted experience, I believe that having a free-to-the public encyclopedia where anybody can edit; it can bring more positive outcome to our society in the new media and technology era. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Piramide100? (talk • contribs) 02:52, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

ARTICLES EDITED BY Tomyumyum1314-SOC 1005

Brexit

Relative Strength Index

Basel Accords

Edge Act

Dota 2

Through this class, I have learn many thing in regards to society. One of the most interesting terms that I learn is the sociology imagination. Sociology imagination describes that our private action are affected by our public issues. This is a concept that I have never learn before. Before taking this class, I feel that all of my consequences are a result of my own action. Through the Wikipedia project, I was able to realize an issue and do research and take a certain action on these issues. This make me feel empowered.

--Tomyumyum1314 (talk) 05:57, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

ARTICLES EDITED BY CBWSoc1005

Throughout this course it has changed my perception of what sociology is. When I first took the course I thought that sociology was the study of society but it is much greater than that. Wikipedia represented much more than just a website it was a model to test our theories about sociology throughout the course that we learned. The most profound impact that the course had on me was the day in class in which I said the phrase "minority of minorities". It showed me that our society shaped what the definition of a minority was even though in this situation it made no sense. The sociological perspective can empower anyone who uses it in a positive fashion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Housing_Authority — Preceding unsigned comment added by CBWSoc1005 (talk • contribs) 15:45, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Thank you so much. Swatchzwc (talk) 18:44, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much @Swatchzwc:!!

A cup of coffee for you!

I noticed that you are signing comments with a name other than your account name. That is fine - some people do this. If you wish to consider renaming your account you can do so at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. General documentation about changing names is at Wikipedia:Changing username. The name of your account mostly matters for conversations on wiki. If someone pings your account name, you get an alert. If your signature does not match your account name, and someone pings it, you would not get the alert that someone has called for you. Thanks, as always let me know if I can help with anything. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:05, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

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		Thank you for your commitment to improving our coverage of topics related to racial and gender marginalization. We need more editors like you. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 18:55, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

User: usernn I believe that this was a very helpful project to immerse ourselves in a new community and analyze it from a different perspective. I also enjoy the fact that we had the ability to edit what we were really interested in. Thank you for making us part of this new experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usernn (talk • contribs) 10:54, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

ARTICLES EDITED BY Laxguy41-SOC 1005

-Lacrosse -Fraternities & Sororities -Symbolic Interactionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Laxguy41

Before this introduction, I thought sociology was about the study of types of societies. What I've learned is that the study of sociology is more about how the society functions, stays together and how those inside a society interact. This course forced me to think more abstractly, developing my sociological imagination. A sociological imagination is necessary to understand and solve many social issues.

--Laxguy41 (talk) 13:12, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

ARTICLE EDITED BY DLOU94-Danielle

Veganism link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veganism&diff=prev&oldid=729512037 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veganism&diff=prev&oldid=729510310 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veganism&diff=prev&oldid=729508650 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veganism&diff=prev&oldid=729507897

This sociology class has changed my outlook not only on society but on how sociology and the sociological imagination can be applied to just about every area of life, including Wikipedia. I learned about how to view societies from an objective standpoint in order to fully analyze and understand the similarities and differences between the customs and cultures. I also learned about the impact an individual has on society and how individual issues are a part of a much larger scale. This also lead to increasing my knowledge of power, oppression, and media levels and influences in our world. My knowledge of sociology was applied to learning about using and contributing to a new media outlet-Wikipedia. Although I was familiar with the website itself, I had no prior knowledge of what it was actually like to edit a Wiki page and to become a Wikipedian. I was able to apply aspects of sociology to learning and navigating my way around Wikipedia such as realizing how this global website has members from different cultures and backgrounds but come together to comply to the same set of rules in order to bring an objective perspective on a specific topic. Learning about Wikipedia was intimidating at first as there is a sense of alienation, but once I realized it was more like a community with a set of rules and morals, it was easier to continue working with Wikipedia and learning the ins and outs of the spoken and unspoken rules of editing. Before taking this class I saw Wikipedia as a website to provide a basic over view on a topic but not as a fully credible source, which was influenced from previous professors and their rules. However, after learning about how committed the Wikipedia community is and how often edits are viewed, reverted, and re-edited, this worldwide media outlet became more credible in my perspective. I really enjoyed learning about sociology as it is interesting and applicable to every day life. I find myself applying concepts and paradigms I learned and keeping my sociological imagination active in daily situations and interactions. Thank you for being such a motivational and optimistic professor who made learning sociology stimulating and fun! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlou94 (talk • contribs) 14:07, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Laki718 Contributions and Insights

Articles I edited https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul_Atat%C3%BCrk_Airport&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Seal_of_Ireland&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Qaeda_in_Afghanistan&redirect=no

Through this class I learned how sociology is much more than just the study of a society, and how there are far too many things in play to ever assume that the way someone acts is due to their own faults. Before this class I was getting rather frustrated because of the actions of others, but this class helped me understand that having a problem with individual people is foolish and that the system is what really needs to be focused on. This class confirmed a great deal of information that I already knew and introduced me to my biggest take away which is learning how to apply and analyze things by using sociological imagination. The open-mindedness one needs to see what is really going on was rather intense at first and still seems to be that way. There, like I said previously, are too many factors to come up with a short handed answer that can ever begin to be considered as correct. Using sociological imagination takes time to learn and work through as one needs to switch between macro and micro information and situations. The other thing that I found amazing is that most, if not all, personal troubles are not individual problems. The society deals with everyone's personal problems collectively, and coming from someone who is twice over a "left behind" (people who lose loved ones due to suicide) I have grown more understanding of more peoples' issues and have better understood that the world is not against me. I just unfortunately fell into a fraction of society that has to deal with it. My biggest question after taking this class is now, if all of this information and definitive proof is out there why does society have yet to change for the better? Why have we not accepted these truths and just corrected the wrongs?

Laki718 (talk) 15:09, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

==Invite to the African Destubathon== Hi. You may be interested in participating in the African Destubathon which starts on October 15. It could be one of the content targets for your AfroCrowd group. Africa currently has over 37,000 stubs and badly needs a quality improvement editathon/contest to flesh out basic stubs. There are proposed substantial prizes to give to editors who do the most geography, wildlife and women articles, and planned smaller prizes for doing to most destubs for each of the 53 African countries, so should be enjoyable! So it would be a good chance to win something for improving stubs on African women and any topic under the sun! Even if contests aren't your thing we would be grateful if you could consider destubbing a few African articles during the drive to help the cause and help reduce the massive 37,000 + stub count, of which many are rated high importance (think Regions of countries etc). If you're interested in competing or just loosely contributing a few expanded articles during your editathon or as independent editors, please add your name to the Contestants/participants section. Diversity of work from a lot of people will make this that bit more special. If you could help publicize this too and get more people involved I'd be grateful, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:55, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Will share! Thanks for letting me know. Will also help as I can. How long is the Destubathon? Whole month? 50.29.100.114 (talk) 12:17, 9 October 2016 (UTC); aka sheridanford (talk) 12:18, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Weird edits

Hello! I noticed some edits like this one. You seem to have posted the template in the middle of another template that is used to configure User:MiszaBot, an automated archival bot. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 18:05, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

It seems to be a technical problem in dashboard.wikiedu.org 2.0's code. It has been reported to the developers. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 21:51, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Update: User:Sage (Wiki Ed) has fixed the software problem!

I found Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Hunter College CUNY/AFPRL 29026 Intro to Hip Hop Culture and History (Fall 2016) and it lists Transgender representation in hip hop music and LGBT hip hop as two separate articles, even though they should be WP:MERGEd because they are about the same topic.

The same applies to Feminist activism in hip hop and Hip hop feminism.

The redlinked article Sexuality in Hip Hop is not a suitable topic for Wikipedia, please see WP:GNG.

The redlinked article Decoded Jay Z can be found here: Decoded_(book).

The redlinked article Brooklyn and Hip Hop is not a suitable topic for an article on Wikipedia.

The redlinked article Black Lives matter can be found here: Black Lives Matter.

Please read User_talk:JustJess_PhD#Some_feedback and the section below that one.

I will ping @Kaldari:. Kaldari is an experienced editor and probably willing to help you.

(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 18:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Sheridan, I'm not sure I agree with everything stated above, but I agree it is very important to pick the articles carefully, as a large percentage of course-created articles end up being deleted or merged with other articles. If it seems likely that two topics will overlap substantially (for example Representation of black women in hip hop and Misogyny in hip hop culture, or Hip hop feminism and Feminist activism in hip hop) it will save everyone a lot of work if they are combined into a more general topic from the beginning. Wikipedia strives to have one comprehensive article on each topic rather than overlapping articles covering the same ground. Also, be aware that not every topic that would be good for a school paper is suitable for a Wikipedia article. For example, I doubt that Brooklyn and Hip Hop would survive a deletion nomination. Editing existing articles, like Decoded (book) and Black Lives Matter, is often a safer route to go. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns or if there's any way we can help. Kaldari (talk) 23:58, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

ping @The Quixotic Potato:: My students were learning from their mistakes. This was my first time coordinating a WikiEdu class. Learning as I go. Thanks for the notes. It seems several of our course editors were 1) duplicating existing articles they didn't realize already existed and 2) are creating article titles (red links) that are not notable. For instance, Brooklyn and Hip-hop should probably be an subheader within the article East Coast hip hop.

Not sure why this new section showed up now or if there's anything else to be done since the course has ended.

--sheridanford (talk) 02:51, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

ping @TristanBlake:: See the comments above about Transgender representation in hip hop music and LGBT hip hop being merged WP:MERGE because they are about the same topic.

Yes, there is "anything else to be done", that is why I am here, if you want me to I can make a list... please start by merging Transgender representation in hip hop music & LGBT hip hop (see here for a failed attempt) and Feminist activism in hip hop & Hip hop feminism. If you do not know how to merge articles then you can ask for help at the WP:TEAHOUSE. Thanks in advance, (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 04:09, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

ping @The Quixotic Potato:: Thanks. I am not fully clear on your request or offer but it sounds like you want to make a list for us. A list of what exactly? And you're correct, I nor my students know how to merge articles. I will get help from our course go-to person. --sheridanford (talk) 15:44, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Hiya! Thank you. I'll try to explain what I am hoping to achieve but I am not a native speaker; feel free to ask questions if I am unclear. I am not an expert on feminism.

I think that the articles Feminist activism in hip hop and Hip hop feminism overlap in scope. Ideally we wouldn't have articles that have roughly the same scope or significantly overlap in scope. In this case I think we can merge those articles into one.

A single article that contains both feminist critique of hip hop culture and feminist activism in hip hop makes sense to me, because they seem to be very similar albeit that one is internal and the other external.

Combining 2 articles into one is relatively difficult, it isn't as easy as copy pasting content from one article into the other one, because we have to attribute every single edit to the correct author for copyright reasons. A detailed explanation of why this is difficult can be found on the page WP:HISTMERGE. Don't worry about the technical details, I can ask someone to do that for us.

Do you think that it would be a good idea to combine those articles? Or would you prefer to have 2 separate articles? If you are in favor of combining them, which title would you prefer, Feminist activism in hip hop or Hip hop feminism? I know little about feminism, so I was hoping that perhaps you could give your opinion on whether this is a good idea or not.

(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 16:13, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi!

Please respond to the comments above. Thanks in advance, (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 23:41, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Please read WP:COMMUNICATE. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 19:36, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Hello? (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 13:51, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for the heads up. I redirected the link to the correct page. --sheridanford (talk) 11:33, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar

You're too kind, and I too undeserving. Thanks very much; I'll polish it up and add it to the shelf.

Glad you enjoyed my page as well. :-) I try to keep it a fun space - glad to know it's working.

Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 00:28, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Two edits by former student I am most proud of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_Ethnicity_in_the_NHL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstream_Provincial_Park#Restorative_Justice_and_Goldstream_Park

A white male student from Canada in my 2016 sociology summer course created the first article on the NHL. There was a race and ethnicity article on the NBA in the US but none about the NHL in Canada. In the second article, he intervened in his own inherent bias by learning why fishing was off limits to non native people at this park near his hometown. Before editing Wikipedia, he thought the law was racist. His study of the history changed his perspective. Content creation in collaborative, open-source networks matters!

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Rowshan Reordan has been accepted

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Important lighting talk slides update

Howdy SheridanFord, 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!) 20:25, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Enterprisey! Unfortunately, I cannot make it down from Albany today after all. Left a note on the RSVP I made earlier to clarity my change in plans. I'd love to talk to a more senior editor about how to develop a campaign to assess articles on Black music and move them from start or sub class to assess them when appropriate as C-class or higher. The WP: Assess info says any autoconfirmed user can assess an article. thanks! Happy 2024 Wikipedia Day! sheridanford (talk) 14:20, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red February 2024

Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298 Online events: New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) 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. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday

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: Thursday, February 8 Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
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: Wednesday, February 21 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom

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Women in Red March 2024

Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301 Online events: New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024 Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024 Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest 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. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

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: Tuesday, March 5 Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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

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: Thursday, March 14 Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking + Pie) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
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: Saturday, March 16 Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab (optional RSVP on-wiki). 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Morning edit-a-thon, focusing on Wikidata) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Afternoon edit-a-thon, focusing on OpenStreetMap) (Tech Lab, Queens Public Library at Queensbridge, Long Island City)

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Women in Red April 2024

Women in Red | April 2024, Volume 10, Issue 4, Numbers 293, 294, 302, 303, 304 Online events: New: Alphabet run S & T | Gender studies | Health Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements The second round of "One biography a week" begins in April as part of #1day1woman. Tip of the month: If you run into technical problems, you might find help on our Tools and technical support page Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

April 10: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce 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. Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Wednesday, April 10 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom
April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
New York City College of Technology Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced! Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu. Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki). 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection) City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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Your draft article, Draft:Product Safety in the Cannabis Industry

Hello, SheridanFord. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Product Safety in the Cannabis Industry".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:54, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

Past event at 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: Thursday, April 25 Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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