User talk:Alexandrathom

Addition to Kalliroi Parren

Hello Alexandrathom, just wanted to chat with you about your addition to Kalliroi Parren. It looks like the material that you added was copied from the Brooklyn Museum's website. The text on the Brooklyn Museum's website is copyrighted, but available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license. Unfortunately, this license is not compatible with Wikipedia's Attribution Share-alike license. If the museum would like to donate this specific text under an Attribution Share-alike license, they will need to verify this by sending an email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org (See Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries). Otherwise, I'm afraid the text will need to be removed from Wikipedia, per our copyright policies. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Cheers. Kaldari (talk) 21:20, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Kaldari. Thanks for getting in touch. I think it's best to remove the text I added at this point. I have gone ahead and done that. Thanks! Alexandrathom (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Removal of references

I was also wondering why you are removing the references for several articles related to the Dinner Party installation. Wikipedia requires that information be verifiable in reliable sources. Thus, it's usually a bad idea to remove references unless you feel that they aren't reliable. Kaldari (talk) 21:24, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Kaldari. Articles on each of the Heritage Floor women on Dinner Party Database are not cited nor are lists of reference provided. Therefore, when a Wikipedia article on a Heritage Floor woman cites The Dinner Party Database, a cycle of poorly sourced material is created. I am trying to replace the references on Wikipedia to The Dinner Party Database with the original, secondary source material used to write those articles. Does this make sense? Alexandrathom (talk) 21:33, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, that completely makes sense. In one case, however, it looks like you removed a reference unrelated to the Dinner Party database: [1]. Perhaps this was just an accident though. Kaldari (talk) 22:24, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Also I would suggest that for any edits where you are removing references, that you explain the rationale in the edit summary. Unexplained removal of references is often treated as vandalism, so you might inadvertently trigger attention from the vandal patrollers. Just a suggestion, though :) Thanks for your work on these articles. Kaldari (talk) 22:28, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi again! Yes I must have removed that other source by accident. I will look into that ASAP. Going forward, I will certainly explain my rationale in the edit summary. Thanks for the heads up! 63.118.144.98 (talk) 23:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Gisela of Kerzenbroeck for deletion

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Jane Gordon (jewelry designer)

Hi Alexandrathom! Thanks, as always, for improving Wikipedia! I just took a look at your article Jane Gordon (jewelry designer) and I have a few concerns:

• Two sources are used, and only one is reliable (the news article). At this point, the article doesn't show that Gordon is notable enough (per WP:NOTABLE) to be kept in Wikipedia.
• I had to remove the statement about her parents being left wing radical Jewish intellectuals. Without citations, we can't state things like that. It violates our WP:BLP policy.
• Can you replace her website citations? Sadly that's not reliable (see reliable for more information) and doesn't prove notability.

So basically, if you can replace the citations that are unreliable and use more reliable sources to cite the article, it should be good to go. Also, just one reminder, we use surnames, not first names, when writing biographies (so Gordon, not Jane). I hope this helps some. Feel free to stop by the Teahouse for more help. SarahStierch (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi SarahStierch. Thank you for your helpful comments. I will work through these and try to address your concerns to the best of my ability. Alexandrathom (talk) 13:48, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Alexandrathom, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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Nganga

I have supported your suggestion about merging N'anga with Nganga, but I have some reservations about the whole structure of the way we deal with African Traditional Religion through this term. Clearly this term is a multiple reflex of a Proto-Bantu root and is thus found in slight variations throughout the entire Bantu-speaking world. The problem is, should we (the Wikipedia community) develop separate entries for the term in each Bantu language? Of should we do some other solution. I can't say.Beepsie (talk) 18:58, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Beepsie. I think the best immediate solution is to address the point you make here in the article itself, which will serve as a disclaimer for missing information as well as a sub-textual invitation for Wikipedia contributors to add information that relates to different variations of this term when they can. Subsections should be added for variations on the term when necessary. Do you agree? Alexandrathom (talk) 16:32, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

July 2013

Your addition to Mother Goddess has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. The material you added appears to have been cut and pasted, without attribution, from the Brooklyn Museum website - [2]. The website seems to have released at least some text under Creative Commons, but only on condition that the source be attributed. Sorry to have to play Bad Cop here, but I see you've been notified of copyright concerns over similar edits before, some of them pertaining to the same website - to judge from your user-page, you might be an author or co-author of the said page; even if this is so, the source must be attributed. If you need any help on what is acceptable and what is not, don't hesitate to ask for advice. Haploidavey (talk) 19:50, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Haploidavey, thanks for catching this! Alexandrathom (talk) 16:08, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For writing Benin court and ceremonial art. Systematic bias is a real problem - you, and people like you, are solving for it. Keep up the good work :). Ironholds (talk) 09:19, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Ironholds just anticipated me. How cool is that you're using VisualEditor to edit contents related to the Brooklyn Museum feat. Share Your Knowledge pics?!? Thank you so much. --Elitre (WMF) (talk) 12:30, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much Ironholds and Elitre (WMF) for the recognition! It's a real honor. Alexandrathom (talk) 15:30, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

It's well deserved. Haploidavey (talk) 15:42, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Agreed :). Ironholds (talk) 16:02, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Adelberger concern

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Change to article

Hi, I'm curious why you removed the citations from the Adelheid Popp article, per this change. It appears to be a reliable secondary source from a respected institution. Now the paragraph has no citations, and the content came from that. So...where do we cite that information from now? SarahStierch (talk) 19:58, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi SarahStierch. Thanks for your comment. Articles on each of the Heritage Floor women on Dinner Party Database are not cited nor are reference/source lists provided. Therefore, when a Wikipedia article on a Heritage Floor woman cites The Dinner Party Database, a cycle of poorly sourced material is created. I am trying to replace the references on Wikipedia to The Dinner Party Database with the original, secondary source material used to write those articles. In the case of Adelheid Popp, I'm actually in the process of conducting further research but as of now, can't seem to find the original source material. Would you recommend inserting a "citation needed" tag or deleting the information in question? For obvious reasons, I'm reluctant to do the latter! Thanks again.Alexandrathom (talk) 20:04, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Good idea. I generally put "citation needed". Unless the content is something super questionable (i.e. "She had 2 children out of wedlock"). I've actually been asking websites, like the Dinner Party one, to add their references. It's slowly starting to happen with the World Digital Library. Might be a good effort to reach out to the Brooklyn Museum (I know they did have a group of interns and staff research that material, so I do trust it). Thanks for the work you're doing. I wrote my MA thesis about the Dinner Party so it's quite close to my heart! SarahStierch (talk) 20:07, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

It's good that you trust it, Sarah, since Alexandra is the Brooklyn, here :) I just came to say Hi and to let you know I mentioned you last week during a lesson of the #wikisoo course, thanks for your work! --Elitre (talk) 20:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Elitre! Thank you for mentioning the Brooklyn Museum's project during a lesson of the #wikisoo course. SarahStierch, I was going to say in response to your last message that I blogged about the process of replacing TDP database citations in Wikipedia with the original source material here.

Opting in to VisualEditor

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Your submission at AfC African art in Western collections was accepted

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SarahStierch (talk) 04:48, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Grading articles that relate to the Arts of Africa

hi Alexandrathom, I read your message on Wikipedia talk:WikiAfrica about the articles grading. how can I help? do you have a list of articles or should I have a look to your contributions? if there is a list of articles it would be cool to post a news on H-AFRARTS (at) H-NET.MSU.EDU. it is a perfect network of expert and i think there should be people who could contribute in relevant ways. what do you think. you are really doing a great job. thanks, --Iopensa (talk) 17:00, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi Iopensa! Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I do have a list of articles, but they would all be listed in my contributions as well. I'll look into posting to H-AFRARTS (at) H-NET.MSU.EDU. Many thanks for your support!Alexandrathom (talk)

METRO, NY Wikipedia activities

Hi Alexandra, I'm contacting you after hearing about your recent Kress fellowship at the Brooklyn Museum. I've been working at METRO as the Wikipedian-in-Residence since August- our project here: Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council. It would be great to call or meet with you and talk more about your work with Wikipedia. I'm trying to do some project planning and case-study sharing with area Wikipedians at museums, libraries, and cultural heritage institutions and I think your perspective would be very useful. Please message me or email when you get a chance and we can talk further. OR drohowa (talk) 15:29, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Congratulations on your work on Dinner Party and African art

Hi - I had heard about your work with The Dinner Party previously, but I saw this article and I just wanted to encourage you to keep up the good work. KConWiki (talk) 12:54, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi KConWiki (talk) - Thanks for your support! I'm glad you enjoyed the article. If you're based in NYC, come out to the Brooklyn Museum for the Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon on February 1st. Alexandrathom (talk) 01:37, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Please join WikiProject Women artists!

Hello Alexandrathom! Thank you for your contributions to articles related to Women artists. I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject Women artists, a WikiProject aimed at improving the quality of articles about women artists on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the WikiProject Women artists page for more information. Feel free to sign your name under "Members". I look forward to your involvement!

SarahStierch (talk) 17:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation SarahStierch! I've added my name to the members list. Alexandrathom (talk) 04:13, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Women writers Invitation

Hello Alexandrathom! We are looking for editors to join WikiProject Women writers, an outreach effort which aims at improving articles about women writers on Wikipedia. We thought you might be interested, and hope that you will join us. Thank you!

--Rosiestep (talk) 16:49, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

• Monday, October 27, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
• The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave New York, NY 10016
• RSVP required

Art+Feminism is pleased to announce Train the Trainers, a series of workshops in advance of the second annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will provide tutorials for both the beginner Wikipedian and the more experienced editor. Learn the best practices on writing entries that stick and how to facilitate the empowerment of your community. The first workshop will take place on October 27, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Women, women-identified and male allies welcomed. Experienced editors please talk on the meet up page to help co-facilitate. Light refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you there! --Failedprojects (talk) 17:54, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Soliciting Feedback for Art+Feminism grants

Hi Alexandrathom, we are laying plans for the 2015 Art+Feminism editathon. As part of this process we have written two linked PEG and IEG grants. We have given extensive community notice, but haven’t generated substantial feedback. As one of the Satellite Event organizers we would really like your feedback, comments and questions, and if you support the grants, your endorsement of one or both of them. Additionally, we have confirmed International Women's Day, March 8th 2015 as the date of the international editathon. We hope you will be able to participate, as an organizer, facilitator, or participant. On behalf of my co-organizers. --Theredproject (talk) 21:12, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Theredproject - Is it too late to help out? If not, let me know what I can do. Thanks! Alexandrathom (talk) 21:32, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Invitation: Let's Talk Diversity

Dear Alexandra,
my name is María, I am community Liaison for Learning and Evaluation team at Wikimedia Foundation. I reach out to you because I want to invite you to take part in a campaign we started some weeks ago, «Let's Talk Diversity». The aim of this campaign is to have users who have worked to bridge Wikimedia's diversity gaps contribute their learning stories. There are different ways to participate: by sharing a problem you faced when working, a solution, or write a Learning Pattern to address both a problem and a solution.
I know about two projects in which you were involved that focus on diversity:

• Africanizing Wikipedia
• Expanding women representation on Wikipedia by writing about women named on The Dinner Party.

When translating this article form Hyperallergic to Spanish (for Wikimedia Argentina's blog) I saw that you were very reflexive about your own work. This is why I felt compelled to invite you to share your views.
Please, feel free to reach out to me on my talk page on Meta, or by answering here, as well.
Visit Let's Talk Diversity page.
Thanks in advance for your time and attention! Best, MCruz (WMF) (talk) 17:53, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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