User talk:J Crow

Welcome

If you are interested in phonetics, you might want to check out Wikipedia:WikiProject_Phonetics. I'll include some welcome information below. Nposs 06:38, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, J Crow, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} after the question on your talk page. Again, welcome!

Major League Soccer

Thank you for your contribution to Major League Soccer. As an ESL teacher, I normally balk at anyone who would discourage people from taking a more descriptive view of language. In the case of the word "underwhelming," however, I need not get into any such debate on standard or non-standard English. You may kindly look at http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/underwhelming and find that the word does, in fact, exist as a transitive verb. By taking the -ing participle form of the word, you have an adjective just like "interesting" or "frightening." As a result, I have undone your edit, but nonetheless look forward to your future contributions through your interest in MLS and American soccer. Thanks! --Roehl Sybing 12:43, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'Underwhelm' indeed found in Merriam-Webster Online

While I appreciate your tendency to balk at people who discourage descriptivism in language (although I might balk at the idea, rather than the person), I encourage you to consider the following:

Dictionaries are are descriptive volumes by definition, nonetheless, not every word found in a dictionary is appropriate for an encyclopedia. Good dictionaries contain obscene language as well as non-standard but popular neologisms, but neither should be included in an encyclopedia. See WP:TONE.
While Merriam-Webster defines the word without any further notes, www.dictionary.com defines 'underwhelm' and points out that it's usage is informal, refer again to WP:TONE.

I am not interested in engaging in any sort of edit-war over such a trivial matter, so I am not going to undo your revert. But I would encourage you to look into the matter further, and perhaps seek the opinions of other editors. I believe you'll find that they'll confirm my original hypothesis: 'underwhelm' is creative, but non-standard English that has it's place in our language, but not our encyclopedia. Joshua Crowgey 09:02, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comparing a word to an obscenity or a neologism is an affirmative argument, requiring significant support before WP:TONE is invoked. But more importantly, your entire "original hypothesis" rested on the notion that the word did not exist in the dictionary, when in fact there are entries on two separate dictionaries, and one of them does not even confirm your notion. --Roehl Sybing 23:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your response is a misrepresentation of my argument. I am not suggesting that 'underwhelm' is obscene; I do suggest that it is a neologism (first coined in the 1940s or 50s according to the sources I've found). Principally though, I'm suggesting that it is an informal, facetious word that does not belong in an encyclopedia article. As a reference you may enjoy this essay on the history of the word. Another source for you could be the entries for overwhelm and underwhelm found in this online etymology dictionary.

Please don't misrepresent my original hypothesis. I am not asserting that the word does not exist. I do not assert that words not found in the dictionary do not exist (dictionaries are always one step behind a living language). I do assert that not all words found in dictionaries belong in formal writing. I do assert that 'underwhelm' is a fun, creative word, formed by analogy to overwhelm (which was itself formed by analogy to whelmen of Middle English) and that, like the proverbial 'ain't', it very much exists, but is non-standard and informal. I'm happy you like this word so much, please seek the advice of other editors regarding its usage in Wikipedia. Joshua Crowgey 00:17, 3 July

Multiple Thats

Hi! It definitely wasn't me. I found it a long time ago, it might have been from "Metamagical Themas" by Douglas Hofstadter. But yes, it's a really nice example of many thats. Dan Beale 12:33, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where do you want your barnstar

I have given you a barnstar for winning the contest. Copy and paste it where you want on your userpage. Thanks.

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		For your exellently balanced userpage and winning the Wikipedia:Best User Page Contest, we give you this barnstar. Marlith 23:27, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Account request

Hi, sorry for the long delay; regarding the account you requested, can you remember what IP address you were using when you requested the account or the name of the account you requested? Tra (Talk) 21:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thanks for getting back to me. I don't have the IP (as my IP is variable) but I do have the account names. I'm looking to start an account at J_Crow or JCrow OR jcrow as this is how I'm generally known on the web. There is an account Jcrow, but it's inactive since its inception some years ago. I'd like to stop using my real name, and move to my web alias. Can you help? Joshua Crowgey 06:58, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've found what happened to your request.[1] I'll copy it here with e-mail and IP addresses removed:

{{account request

|username = j_crow OR J_Crow OR jcrow (any one is fine)

|e-mail address =

}} 06:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I have another wikipedia account with over 500 edits. Nonetheless, my account name is under my real name and I'd like this account because it's not my birth name but bears a resemblance to it. There is a jcrow account which was created in dec. 2005 but never used. If you have the time to leave me a message on User_talk:Joshua_Crowgey when you create the account I'd be obliged (I don't check that hotmail account too often.) Thanks so much. WP:LOVE

Note: You could request usurpation of the Jcrow account (capitalization of the first letter is irrelevant), as the user is completely inactive. Or else you can ask to have your account name changed to J_Crow or J_corw. Od Mishehu 09:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, what you need to do is go to Changing username and make your request there, since this will mean that your existing contributions will also be moved over to the new account name. Tra (Talk) 12:45, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BUPC

The championship is here. Come and play. Marlith ^T/C 22:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Glad to be of help. By the way, at Wikipedia:WikiProject Seattle there is a place to request photos. - Jmabel | Talk 07:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for playing

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		You were a judge and finalist of the Best User Page Contest! Congratulations! Marlith ^T/C 03:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello J Crow, and thank you for playing the WP:BUPC. In the Tournament of Champions you pulled of a nicely done 2 points with a healthy number of supporters. Thank you and congraturations. Marlith ^T/C 03:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow.

I love what you did to that userbox. Thank you for helping me. --Pupster21 Talk To Me 11:35, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Linguistics

Portal:Linguistics is open for business if you wanna head over after your wikibreak. Msanford (talk) 17:50, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to Meetup/Seattle6, a focus group

Hello. I'm part of a research group at the University of Washington (Seattle campus), and my group is reaching out to Wikipedians in the Puget Sound area. We're hosting a focus group designed to gather information on what Wikipedians would like to know about each other when interacting on Wikipedia. Our end goal is to create an embedded application that helps people quickly know more about others' history and activity on Wikipedia, and we feel our design will be much more useful if it's based on insights of users like you.

I'm hoping that the chance to help out local researchers, to engage in lively face-to-face discussion with other Seattle Wikipedians, and to contribute to Wikipedia in a new way will entice you to join us. The session lasts 2 hours and snacks are provided - one is April 8 (Wednesday) starting at 6 pm and the other is April 18 (Saturday) starting at 10 am. (Sessions will be held on UW Seattle campus - directions will be sent after registration.) Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!

Willing and able to help us out? RSVP here. Want to know more? Visit our user talk page . Please help us contact other local Wikipedians, too! Commprac01 (talk) 18:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

La Manga

This year, there was two La Manga Cups. New York won the first one which was played in early February. Antoinefcb 20:52, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation pages

"Each entry should have exactly one navigable (blue) link to efficiently guide readers to the most relevant article for that use of the ambiguous term. Do not wikilink any other words in the line." - Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) Cptnono (talk) 02:44, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SEA Activity Check

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Seattle Wiknic 2015

In the Seattle area? You are invited to the Seattle Wiknic 2015 on Sunday, July 5, 2015, 11am to 2pm at the Washington Park Arboretum, in the meadow area to the south of the Graham Visitors Center, approximately at 47°38′15″N 122°17′38″W / 47.637435°N 122.293986°W. Click here for more details!

Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle

In the Seattle area? Edit Wikipedia or Wikimedia sister projects? You are invited to help. Come to our first Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle on July 27, 2015, 6pm to 9pm, at Café Allegro

Yours, Peaceray

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Wikipedia Lab at the UW Research Commons

	What:	Wikipedia Lab
	When:	Weekly on Mondays, starting 10/5/2015 through 11/30/2015, 4:30pm-6:30pm
	Who:	UW students, faculty, and staff; Wikimedians; Seattle community members
	Where:	UW Research Commons
	Focus:	Women and the Sciences in October and Pacific Northwest in November; weekly topics
	Wikipedia Lab at the UW Libraries Research Commons brings together local Wikipedia experts with University of Washington subject specialists and UW community members to learn about editing Wikipedia. Come contribute vital, local, and corrective content to the world's largest online encyclopedia. Come as you are with questions, ideas, or content knowledge to share! The Wikipedia Lab will run weekly, every Monday, during fall quarter. The Lab has two thematic focuses: Women in the Sciences and the Pacific Northwest. Each week will feature a special collections librarian content specialist and Wikipedian editors. Sponsored by the UW Libraries & Wikimedians User Group

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Wikipedia 15 meetup in Seattle

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You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia's 15th anniversary at the Wikipedia 15 meetup in Seattle on Saturday, January 16, 2016, 12:15pm to 5pm at the University of Washington Communications building, Room 126.

12:15	Potluck lunch
1:00	Lightning talks and presentations

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Seattle Wiknic 2016

In the Seattle area? You are invited to the Seattle Wiknic 2016 on Saturday, July 16, 2016, noon to 3pm at the Washington Park Arboretum, in the meadow area to the south of the Graham Visitors Center, approximately at 47°38′15″N 122°17′38″W / 47.637435°N 122.293986°W. Click here for more details!

Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 17, 2pm

If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 17, 2pm. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: University of Washington Communications Building, Room 126, 4109 Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 47°39′25″N 122°18′19″W / 47.6570676°N 122.3054000°W

Please go to the door on the north-northwest side. The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing and bringing the membership registration form and $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2017 at the meeting as well.

Also, we are pleased to announce that the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is now a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2305, Kirkland, WA 98083.

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Editing as Activism: Black WikiHistory Month Workshop and Edit-a-thon at UW Bothell

Event poster for the Black History Month Editing as Activism Workshop and Edit-a-thon at University of Washington-Bothell Feb. 22-23, 2017.

Editing as Activism: Black WikiHistory Month Workshop and Edit-a-thon
Social Justice Organizers at University of Washington-Bothell are hosting a two-day editing event for Black WikiHistory Month on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, 2017.

Learn to Purposefully Edit Wikipedia

February 22, 2017 ~3-5:30pm
Location: UW Bothell Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) Overlook (Sports and Recreation Complex on the campus map), Second floor, room 202. Address: 18220 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011; vehicle parking in North parking garage $3 for 3 hours or $6/all day rate cash or card
This workshop gives you the critical tools you need to log on with purpose and make edits that make a difference.
Led by Monika Sengul-Jones

Black History Month Edit-a-thon

February 23, 2017 3-6pm
Location: UW Bothell Common Grounds Cafe in the Commons Hall (UW2), main floor. Address: 18115 Campus Way NE Bothell, WA 98011; vehicle parking in South parking garage $3 for 3 hours or $6/all day rate cash or card
Put your editing skills to work in a group editing session. Edit and/or create pages that improve Wikipedia's coverage of Black history and culture. All welcome. Novice editors encouraged to attend the Learn to Purposefully Edit session on Feb. 22. Bring your laptops, power cords, and books/articles to edit with.
All are welcome; this event is specifically geared towards the University of Washington student and faculty community. Light refreshments will be served.
Affiliated Sponsor: Cascadia Wikimedians User Group

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Art+Feminism March 2017 at UW Seattle

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Art+Feminism Learn to Edit Pre-session

When: Friday, March 3rd, 2017, from 12-2pm PT
Where: Research Commons, Allen Library South, Ground floor. University of Washington. Seattle, WA 98195

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

When: Saturday, March 4th, 2017, 9am-1pm PT
Where: Research Commons, Allen Library South, Ground floor. University of Washington. Seattle, WA 98195
- Google Map link

The University of Washington Research Commons, Cascadia Wikimedians, iArts, & iQueeries will jointly host an Art+Feminism event in March at the Research Commons.

Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism! Our focus is on improving Wikipedia's representation of North American Indigenous art, Indigenous womxn artists, and Indigenous feminism.

We will provide tutorials for beginner Wikipedians, childcare, refreshments, and live streaming for those unable to attend.

Cost is free! Anyone and everyone who wishes to attend this event is welcome. Bring your own laptops and power cords (guest access to UW WiFi will be available).

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/AFUW-RSVP
Event page: http://bit.ly/ArtFeminismUW
Transportation: Sign up here http://bit.ly/AFUW-Carpool for carpooling
Childcare: Please indicate your need for childcare in our RSVP form: http://bit.ly/AFUW-RSVP

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Art+Feminism, Saturday, May 6, at Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW Seattle

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Despite its wide reach, content on Wikipedia suffers from the bias of its editors: white, technically inclined, English-speaking men that live in developed, majority-Christian countries. This represents an alarming absence of voices in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.

In an effort to change this, the Jake is organizing a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday, May 6th, 1 - 5 pm. Our mission is to bring together diverse communities to participate in Wikipedia editing, and improve its coverage of queer people and women of color in the arts.

We will provide childcare, snacks, and tutorials for the beginner editor.

Bring your laptop, power-cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. No previous Wikipedia experience required!

RSVP at and stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates.

What: Improving Wikipedia's coverage on queer and women artists of color
When: Saturday, May 6, 1-5pm
Where: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA 98105
Who: People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.
What to bring: A laptop and power cord. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affliated participants.

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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 23, 1 PM

If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 23, 1 PM. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′20″W / 47.622928°N 122.322312°W

The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2018 at the meeting as well.

Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2305, Kirkland, WA 98083.

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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm

For more info see
the meetup page
for Art+Feminism.

Wikipedia is one of the most wide-reaching repositories of shared knowledge, yet a 2011 survey found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female, suggesting an alarming absence of voices. What and how information is shared is skewed by this gender disparity. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing a quarterly series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn artists of color.

This Saturday afternoon's gathering will focus on creating, editing, updating, and expanding pages for womxn artists from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Edit-a-thon will feature a talk by Dan Paz, Lecturer in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design, an artist, and an educator who explores the labor of digital imaging production as a collaborative site where the intersections of the image-idea and lived experience are produced and contested. Through videos, photography, and sculptural projects that query the ability of documentary processes to be manipulated—to be multiplied and replicated, stopped and started, rewound and advanced—Dan works within the impossibilities of absolute replication to question the very ability of the image to truly represent.

Everyone is welcome. Access to UW WiFi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided. Please check the Facebook event page for updates.

When: Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm
Where: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln, Seattle, Washington 98105
Who: Everyone is welcome.
What to bring: A laptop and power cord. Access to UW WiFi will be provided for non-UW affliated participants.

Posted by
who will assist at Art+Feminism,
Jacob Lawrence Gallery,
UW, Seattle

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Seattle Wiknic 2018

In the Seattle area?

You are invited to the Seattle Wiknic 2018 on Saturday, August 25, 2018, noon to 3pm at the Washington Park Arboretum, in the meadow area to the south of the Graham Visitors Center, approximately at 47°38′15″N 122°17′38″W / 47.637435°N 122.293986°W / 47.637435; -122.293986. Click here for more details!
We will be reviving our monthly meet up on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 6pm to 8pm on the second floor of Café Allegro.

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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM

If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W

The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well.

Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2905, Kirkland, WA 98083.

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Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos

In the Seattle area?

Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019, 6-9pm at Wayward Coffeehouse, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle WA 98115

Wikipedia Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Wikipedia. This year in Seattle, Cascadia Wikimedians' celebration of Wikipedia Day will focus on a different closely related project: Wikimedia Commons, which (among other things) functions as the media repository for Wikipedia. When you see a photo or map in Wikipedia, or hear an audio clip, etc., it usually is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and "transcluded" into Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Commons is a mix of users' own works and curated third-party content, either public domain or free-licensed. Our event is a hands-on workshop in curating third-party content, mostly early 20th-century photos of Seattle and other West Coast locations.

Currently, Wikimedia Commons has two intersecting sets of older photos, one from the Asahel Curtis Photo Company and the other a more general set of Seattle images. At this meetup, we will celebrate the 18th anniversary of Wikipedia by further curating these images by the creation and addition of categories, adding ImageNotes where useful, linking other versions of the same photo, enhancing the descriptions, and identifying and correcting errors. User:Jmabel has already categorized over 1000 images and corrected several hundred wrong dates, misidentified buildings, and etc., but there is much more to be done.

For more information, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle#Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos.

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Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9

Come document women's history in Washington state!	Women’s History Wikithon When: Saturday, March 9, 10:00am-4:00pm PST Where: Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 47°14′42″N 122°26′10″W / 47.24500°N 122.43611°W / 47.24500; -122.43611 Register in advance here: https://webformsrig02bo3.blackbaudhosting.com/49882/Womens-Suffrage-Centennial-Program GLAM page: Wikipedia:GLAM/Washington State Historical Society Check for updates: Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle#Women’s History Wikithon	Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA
FREE. Please register in advance. Includes museum admission and snacks; please bring a sack lunch plus a laptop. Scholars and interested citizens are invited to come together for an afternoon of collaboration to create or improve Wikipedia pages related to Washington State’s suffrage history. Learn from seasoned “Wikipedians” how to edit wiki pages, and work in small groups with women’s history experts. Honor Women’s History Month by updating our reference materials to reflect the dedicated work of Washington’s women suffragists. Bring a brown bag lunch, we’ll provide snacks. Hosted by Washington State Historical Society. Women's Suffrage Centennial Program, Washington State Historical Society -> Events & Programs

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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, April 6th, 1-5 PM

For more info see
the meetup page
for Art+Feminism.

Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors were women. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of representation from women.

Let’s change that.

To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is continuing a series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn and gender non-binary artists of color.

Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided.

All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required!

Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants.

Please create a Wikipedia account before the event.

RSVP through this Facebook event link.

When: Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019, 1–5 PM
Where: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA 98105
Event Sponsors: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art + Art History + Design
Event Page: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Parking: Free parking is normally available on campus after 12pm on Saturdays.

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Seattle Wiknic 2019

In the Seattle area?

You are invited to the Seattle Wiknic 2019 on Saturday, August 24, 2019, noon to 3pm at the Washington Park Arboretum, in the meadow area to the south of the Graham Visitors Center, approximately at 47°38′15″N 122°17′38″W / 47.637435°N 122.293986°W / 47.637435; -122.293986. Click here for more details!

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Editing as Activism: Edit-A-Thon to Correct Systemic Bias in Wikipedia

Help address the systematic biases relating to gender, race, and social class that lead to under-representation of topics, people, and organizations on Wikipedia.

When: Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 9am–1pm
Where: UW Libraries Research Commons, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98195
Hosted by: Labor Archives of Washington, UW Special Collections, and Cascadia Wikimedians User Group

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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Womxn Artists of the Pacific Northwest

Calendar page	Jacob Lawrence Gallery — Calendar \| School of Art + Art History + Design \| University of Washington
When	Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, 1 – 5 p.m.
Campus location	Art Building (ART)
Campus room	Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Event types	Special Events, Student Activities, Workshops
Event sponsors	Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art + Art History + Design with support from Wikipedia and Art+Feminism
Facebook event page	www.facebook.com/events/2475807515865167/
Description	Free parking is normally available on campus after 12pm on Saturdays. Check the Gallery's website for information about getting there. The ‘Big Four,’ or the four white male artists that comprised the Northwest School, were the subject of the famous 1953 LIFE magazine article, "Mystic Painters of the Northwest": Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and Mark Tobey. Each of these artists have robust pages on Wikipedia. However, key female-identifying artists from this time such as Margaret Gove Cafferman — who Mark Tobey cited as an influence on his work — lack Wikipedia articles.^{[* 1]} To help address the imbalance of representation on Wikipedia, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing an Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on female-identifying artists of the Pacific Northwest. Childcare, snacks from local businesses, editing tutorials, books, and lists of artists will be provided. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. Please create a Wikipedia account before the event. ^ Mentioned in Emily Pothast's lecture "You Are Not Invited: A Critical Survey of Seattle Art History" on May 30, 2019 at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST

Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST. You can join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://virginia.zoom.us/my/wikilgbt. If your are in Seattle, the address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well.

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Great American Wiknic virtual edition 2020

W.A.L.R.U.S.

You are invited to the Great American Virtual Wiknic on Sunday, August 16, 2020, noon to 2pm

1st hour: National livestream via Streamyard / Youtube / social media (12-1pm Pacific)
2nd hour: Regional breakout rooms via Zoom / Wikimedia Meet, etc (1-2pm Pacific)

Click here for more details!

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Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021

Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021

Friday, February 26, 2021, 1:00-5:00 PM PST
with Oregon State University, Education Opportunities Program, and AfroCROWD
Guest Speaker: Spelman College's Alexandria Lockett
"Click here to register directly on OSU's site".

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May 2022 Seattle meetup

In the Seattle area? We are resuming Seattle monthly meetups on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 5:45pm to 7:45pm at the Distant Worlds Coffeehouse. For the address and to RSVP, please click here.

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March 2023 Seattle meetup

In the Seattle area? We are resuming Seattle monthly meetups on Tuesday, March 21, 2022, 5:45pm to 7:45pm at the Distant Worlds Coffeehouse as they have resumed their normal operating hours at their new location. For the address and to RSVP, please click here.

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LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon

Part of
Wiki Loves
Pride/2023

When: Saturday, June 17, 10am–3pm & Sunday, June 18, noon–5pm
Where: University Branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL)
Who: Everyone is welcome.
What to bring: A laptop and power cord

The schedule and details will be posted to the LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon page. Editors can respond there if they plan to attend.

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Seattle Wiknic 2023

In the Seattle area?

You are invited to the Seattle Wiknic 2023 on Saturday, August 5, 2023, noon to 3pm at the Washington Park Arboretum, in the meadow area to the south of the Graham Visitors Center, approximately at 47°38′15″N 122°17′38″W / 47.637435°N 122.293986°W / 47.637435; -122.293986. Click here for more details!

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Meetup in Seattle on 16 January 2024

Seattle Wikimedia meetup \| 16 January 2024
What: Meetup to chat about Wikipedia and schedule an edit-a-thon When: Tuesday 16 January 2024, 5:45–7:45 pm Where: Distant Worlds Coffeehouse at 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle Please come! We'd love to see you.
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Seattle March 2024 Events

	There are a couple of events this month that we hope are of interest to you.
	Tuesday, March 12 2024 3pm – 7pm (PDT), Seattle articles edit-a-thon, Seattle Public Library University Branch
	This edit-a-thon is based on importance or popularity (as determined by pageviews, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Seattle/Popular pages; or main articles, such as those linked in Template:Seattle; also see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Seattle articles by quality statistics).
	Tuesday March 19 2024 6pm – 8pm (PDT), March monthly meetup, Little Oddfellows Café—new location!!!
	Since our previous meeting place, Distant Worlds Café, now closes at 6:30pm, we will meet this month at Little Oddfellows café inside of Elliott Bay Book Company in Capitol Hill.

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Seattle Wiknic 11 August 2024

2024 Seattle Wiknic \| 11 August 2024
What: Picnic to eat food and chat with other Wikimedians When: Sunday 11 August 2024, noon–3 pm Where: picnic tables in the meadow area at Washington Park Arboretum Please come and bring food! We'd love to see you.
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[1] Mentioned in Emily Pothast's lecture "You Are Not Invited: A Critical Survey of Seattle Art History" on May 30, 2019 at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

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