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Welcome!

Hello, Lajmmoore, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages 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, please see our help pages, and if you can't find what you are looking for there, please feel free to ask me on my talk page or place {{Help me}} on this page and someone will drop by to help. Red Director (talk) 03:26, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Lucy, this is just to appreciate your sharing on the knowledge circle. I have always been interested in creating spaces and engagement for women (researches online). I wish to create articles for women. I love Wikipedia most amongst all the Wikimedia project, probably because I love research. My issue will be seeking the list of women to create. I hope to make more impact. Ngostary2k (talk) 16:46, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A bowl of strawberries for you!

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Great work! Srsval (talk) 14:18, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you :D Bacilah (talk) 18:46, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]


A kitten back to you!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH, I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU <3

Leedsproject2019 (talk) 14:22, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
For a barrage of new, high-quality articles in 2019, most of which expand Wikipedia's coverage of African women. Yay! Alarichall (talk) 10:39, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

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Just reviewed Choukri Djibah. Thanks for writing this article. Mccapra (talk) 22:47, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

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Hi I’ve just reviewed Khadidja Hamdi. Thanks for this well-written article. Mccapra (talk) 06:02, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

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I’ve sent you two lots of baklava already so here’s a kitten instead for writing Hawa Al-Tagtaga. Your articles are really well written. Great work!

Mccapra (talk) 05:31, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Hello, Lajmmoore

Thank you for creating Mary Pirie.

User:North8000, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Nice work!

To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|North8000}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ .

(Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

North8000 (talk) 20:21, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Page for Mary Pirie

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Great that you've made this new page for Mary Pirie! --MerielGJones (talk) 12:18, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Mary Wollstonecraft Award

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Mary Wollstonecraft Award
On behalf of WP:WPWW, thank you for creating the recent new article on Sandra Pierrette Kanzie, the first woman from Burkina Faso whose works were published. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:44, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you

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Hi I just read the article about Aicha Snoussi. Thank you for creating it! Greetings from Tunisia.Kawayashu (talk) 11:41, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Kawayashu: Thanks so much, and thanks for taking the time to read it. (Lajmmoore (talk) 12:14, 18 May 2020 (UTC))[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
Well done for creating the article on the Wrens of the Curragh! Amazing work! Smirkybec (talk) 11:58, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Precious

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women in red around the globe

Thank you for quality articles about women in history, such as Wrens of the Curragh, Khadidja Hamdi, Hawa Al-Tagtaga, Sandra Pierrette Kanzie and Constance Sladen, based on professional skills, for helping newcomers and passing tokens of kindness, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2426 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much @Gerda Arendt: what a lovely surprise! (Lajmmoore (talk) 14:47, 29 July 2020 (UTC))[reply]


A bowl of strawberries for you!

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Thank you so much for Constance Weldon. gobonobo + c 01:58, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Welcome to Medieval Wiki 2020!

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Hello Lajmmoore! Thank you for signing up to take part in #MedievalWiki 2020! We've freshly made a project badge, which you are welcome to display on your userpage should you wish. Here's the direct link to our Meetup page for your easy reference. See you on Wednesday! Medievalfran (talk) 20:18, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This user is a member of WikiProject #MedievalWiki


A barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Asia contest October
Lajmmoore - Thank you for your participation! (3 articles) WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:03, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]


A Barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Asia contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions in November 2020 - 3 articles WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:42, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]


A kitten for you!

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Thanks for a great Leeds Wikithon event! :) LH

EriedgenArc (talk) 15:12, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Congratulations

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Congratulations! With 13,197 views, your Saint Ninnoc hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December.Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 20:22, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December Women in Red Asia Contest

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Women in Red Women in Asia contest
Lajmmoore Second Place December 2020 CongratulationsWomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:27, 1 January 2021 (UTC)![reply]


December second place: Women in Asia: WiR Women in Asia contest, 2020

Suffrage conventions, etc

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Hi! I have another one that will have more references for sure if you're interested: Ohio Women's Convention at Akron in 1851. It's where Sojourner Truth gave her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. I'm so glad you're interested in helping out. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:30, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Megalibrarygirl, OK Cool! I'll have a go at the Ohio one first! Lajmmoore (talk) 19:11, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Lajmmoore, awesome! I think I have some images from that one, or either the one after it in Massillon. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:42, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Megalibrarygirl: I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to make this article live - it's here now Ohio Women's Convention at Akron in 1851 - I really struggled to find any info about it (apart from the Sojourner Truth story). If you've got any tips, please let me know! I'll have a look a Massillon. Lajmmoore (talk) 21:37, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Lajmmoore, I added an image. :) Some of these conventions are really hard to track down. They were talked about during their time, but historians have ignored a lot of them. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:56, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Megalibrarygirl phew! i thought it was me. will have a go at the Massilon one next! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:32, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Elissa Rhaïs

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A utterly fascinating page! Dsp13 (talk) 10:10, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dsp13, Thanks so much! So interesting to learn about her! Lajmmoore (talk) 11:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Editor of the Week

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Editor of the Week
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your impressive beginning. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:Alarichall submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

It is my pleasure to nominate Editor Lajmmoore to be this weeks Editor of the Week. This user has been a Wikipedian for just under two years, but in that time has created over 200 articles in English Wikipedia. Their start in life on Wikipedia doesn't seem to have been the easiest: their first two articles were deleted, but they were not put off, and rose above initial problems (with some [help from me]) to successfully recreate those articles and to create many more since with no difficulties. They have focused their efforts on extending Wikipedia's biographical coverage of women from the Global South, helping to correct a well known bias in Wikipedia's coverage. Where I have seen their editing work, I have been very impressed at their ability to track down and assimilate reliable information about important figures about whom information is not readily available on the Internet, including dealing with source materials in languages other than English (e.g. Aïcha Ben Abed, Paulina (wife of Pammachius), Fatima al-Suqutriyya). They have done their editing work in particular through active involvement in Women in Red (along with other projects), and notices on their talk page evidence a string of successes in getting pages they have created onto 'did you know?', again bespeaking their enthusiastic engagement with the wider Wikipedia community. I note too that they are doing a PhD and are contributing material to Wikipedia in the course of their research: User:Lajmmoore/PhD Research. I've had many PhD students of my own and, while all lovely people, they are uniformly fabulously reluctant to share their knowledge in this way. Lajmmoore points the way towards a more open future for academia, and a greater willingness among the gatekeepers of the world's knowledge to share it.

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

{{User:UBX/EoTWBox}}
Lajmmoore
 
Editor of the Week
for the week beginning January 31, 2021
A 2 year editor with over 200 articles in English Wikipedia. Focused efforts on WP's biographies of women from the Global South. Able to track down and assimilate reliable but hard to find information about important female figures. Active involvement in Women in Red and other projects. She opens a future for sharing the world's knowledge.
Recognized for
an impactful beginning
Notable work(s)
Aïcha Ben Abed, Paulina (wife of Pammachius), Fatima al-Suqutriyya)
Submit a nomination

Thanks again for your efforts! ―Buster7  22:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Buster7, Thanks so much! This was such a lovely surprise and it really is encouraging! Thank you Lajmmoore (talk) 15:50, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, Lajmmoore! Well deserved recognition. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Badge and barnstar for You!

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January second place: Women in Africa: WiR Women in Africa contest, 2021




Women in Red Women in Africa contest
23 articles Lajmmoore Second Place January 2021 Congratulation! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Badge and barnstar for You!

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February second place: Women in Africa: WiR Women in Africa contest, 2021




Women in Red Women in Africa contest
8 articles Lajmmoore Second Place February 2021 Congratulations! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A deserved barnstar! I'm pinging everyone who signed up as a participant with an update, now that we're two months in: over 100 articles have been created in January and February! Let's help make the final month of the contest a success too :) Dsp13 (talk) 14:34, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

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Your DYK hook about Julia Chinn and her common-law marriage to the VPOTUS drew 18,399 page views (767 per hour) while on the Main Page. It was one of the most viewed hooks during the month of February and earned a place near the top of the Best of February list. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 16:27, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Women silversmiths

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Not sure if this is the sort of thing that might be up your alley, but a couple of years ago I purchased this catalogue from the National Museum of Women in the Arts gift shop:

Philippa Glanville; Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough; National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.) (1990). Women Silversmiths, 1685–1845: Works from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-23578-2.

I've pretty well bled it dry of all the women in NMWA's collection (they claim to have the most extensive collection of silver by women silversmiths of any museum, which I quite believe), but there are a lot of other names listed, in case you ever want to follow it up. Not sure about notability, unfortunately, but at least it's a starting point.

Incidentally, if you ever do get to the Washington, DC area, I highly recommend NMWA for a visit - it's a fine little museum, very nicely done. One of my favorites in the city, honestly. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Badge and barnstar for You!

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March winner: Women in Africa: WiR Women in Africa contest, 2021




Women in Red Women in Africa contest
15 articles Lajmmoore First Place March 2021 Congratulations! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:25, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I only just noticed this. Amazing work! Well done :-) Alarichall (talk) 18:07, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red 2021 Africa contest: Second Place

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2nd place winner: Women in Africa: WiR Women in Africa contest, 2021

Mary Wollstonecraft Award 2021

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Mary Wollstonecraft Award 2021
On behalf of WP:WPWW, with appreciation for the women writer biographies you created during first quarter 2021. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:28, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Europe contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions April 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:35, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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Thanks for your excellent recent work on museums in Pacific countries. I was fortunate enough to have visited the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery a few years ago, and it's good that the article now does justice to this museum. I also greatly enjoyed your Susan Karike article. Nick-D (talk) 10:04, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nick-D, Thanks so much - that's so kind to hear. I'm trying to work my way round the Pacific island museums, tidying up where necessary, so it's lovely to hear its appreciated. Lajmmoore (talk) 12:03, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ayidris4real (talk) 10:17, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

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Hello. I noticed that someone with a masked IP published a false information about me here. A search on Google in English and Farsi clearly reveals that I am not a self-claimed thinker and artist as my biography has been published in the media. Moreover, several authors have published it in their books and many reviews on my works have also been published in journals. Some of these sedondary sources are available on the Web. The reason why this person with a hidden IP has published this false information about me on Wikipedia is that I have worked in different fields. However, as I explained here this hostility is not justified. As you have created this entry about me on Wikipedia, if he or she publishes again any false information about me, please remove it. Thanks. Taraneh Javanbakht — Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.23.194.41 (talk) 12:32, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the message - I'm sorry I missed the vandalism. In case it happens again, I'll ask a few other editors to keep an eye on it as well. Lajmmoore (talk) 14:03, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Hi all. Perhaps add this information to the article talkpage? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:53, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Rosiestep, Good idea! Is there a fancy way to do that, or do I just copy/paste? Lajmmoore (talk) 20:08, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Using the {{tpq}}, I think it would be fine to copy/paste the whole comment including the IP "signature". --Rosiestep (talk) 07:03, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Rosiestep, Frustratingly I can't get the tool to work! Would you be able to do it, so I can see how its done? Lajmmoore (talk) 06:53, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sure; done. See: Talk:Taraneh Javanbakht#Vandalism. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:26, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Europe contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions May 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:55, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Need a little help pls

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Hello, Lajmmoore I trust you're well. Kindly help me out with this image of a late Nigerian first lady. Working on her article and couldn't find a free image. Does the image above qualify for Fair use like you did with Felicia?? Thanks really!--OtuNwachinemere (talk) 13:45, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OtuNwachinemere, hey! Lovely to hear from you! Since she's dead, you can use any image under the Fair Use terms. There's the "upload file" in the left hand tool bar, if you click that, then click "upload non-free file" then it will take you through a few questions. Step 1 is added the image, Step 2 is describing, then Step 3 is the more legal bit. Under Step 3 - select "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use." Then there's a box for the page name, then in the next box, select "This is an historic portrait of a person no longer alive." This opens another box entirely! In that box - which starts "Deceased since" - you add when they died, and in the subsequent boxes where you got the image from, etc. If you don't know, put unknown. Then there's two further questions. The first is "Please explain why a free alternative to this image cannot be found." - here you want to say something like, "the subject is deceased, so a new image cannot be taken, and there are no images freely available". The next question is "Please explain why you are confident that our use of the file will not harm any commercial opportunities of its owner." - here you'd want to put something like "it is low resolution" The final question is "In view of this, please explain how the use of this file will be minimal." - here say something like - "it will be used in one article". There a box for "further relevant infomation" which you might have to click (but not put anything in) in order for you to be able to press upload. Let me know if you have any issues! If the steps feel like too much hassle, I'm happy to do it for you, just let me know! Lajmmoore (talk) 14:11, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Aweeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssoome!!! Gosh I'm so excited at this new information. Thank you so much Lajmmoore. Really Thanks a whole lot. The many good things i will do with this solution. Thank you!--OtuNwachinemere (talk) 22:59, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So i completed the upload successfully but the infobox just won't display the photo, so i just inserted it above the box. that is ok?--OtuNwachinemere (talk) 23:01, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
OtuNwachinemere, Perfect! I just checked, and you'd put the filename in the infobox area for "image caption" - but the box the filename goes in is just called "image". Easy to miss! Article looks great. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:51, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh my bad! Thanks for helping me out Lajmmoore. Super thankful.--OtuNwachinemere (talk) 09:05, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Creativity barnstar

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Creativity barnstar
I award you this barnstar in part because of your diligence in creating biographies about women who are associated with under-represented countries on English Wikipedia. But it's your creative depiction of this work, e.g. commons:File:Circular list of 20 countries with lowest % of biographies for women on EN Wikipedia - spring 2022.jpg, which amazes me with its awesomeness. Thank you for what you do! It is noticed. Rosiestep (talk) 19:31, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Awww thanks @Rosiestep: This is so kind! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:49, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

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yay now I know how to send people kittens! :)

Eritha (talk) 13:12, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and wondering if you can help

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I have been working on this draft for Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter for a couple years (lol). I just submitted it but I wondered if you could help me improve the article? I tried to find an image that I could use- there are a number floating around on library websites, for example SFPL but I wasn't sure if I could use them, & I'm also not sure how to insert images. Thanks! Fifthcoastbobcat (talk) 19:53, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fifthcoastbobcat, Congratulations! I remember you mentioning this page - so excellent its live! The library website link looks good to me - they are a trusted sources (I think). My other pro tip is to find sources using a search via Google Books, or Google Scholar. A quick scholar search showed https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v30n02_03 & https://www.jstor.org/stable/40545573 - lmk if you've got issues accessing them! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:44, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lajmoore

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Thank you for your comments on my article on Wanjuhi Njoroge - they are very helpful as I am totally new to editing Wikipedia. I am a volunteer at the Science Musuem Group. I don't know how to get the article moved from Drafts but I can see on the Women in Red page that you seem to have it in hand. CuriosityScribe (talk) 09:49, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lajmmoore

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Many thanks for your useful comments about my article on Sheila McGuffie. I have changed it a little and would be grateful if you can make it live if you think it's now ok. I wasn't sure if the additional 2 references you suggested (which I knew about but wasn't sure if they were suitable - so thanks for confirming that they are!) should be placed in an 'External Links' section or in the 'References' section -I chose the latter. I've searched quite a lot for more references for Shiela, including all the WES journals, but this is all I could come up with. Maybe once it's published others will be able to add to it. CuriosityScribe (talk) 12:57, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CuriosityScribe, Looks great! I've added a tag and done a little copy edit - there's one place where adding a reference is needed. To improve, you could also add some sentences linked to the info in the infobox! e.g. She went to University at + reference. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 13:55, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
CuriosityScribe, you could also add her name to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/184 page Lajmmoore (talk) 13:57, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies

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Hey ho Lucy! I totally thought I'd registered for the amazing MedievalWiki event you're doing right now, but I didn't! So this is just me apologising that I'm not there! I'll be doing some editing over the next couple of hours, at any rate... Thanks ever so much to you and the team for running it. Alarichall (talk) 13:10, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alarichall, No worries! Join our dashboard :) https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Leeds_IMC/MedievalWiki_WikiData_at_Leeds_IMC?enroll Lajmmoore (talk) 13:13, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

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I just saw that I (Daniel Quasar) now have an article on Wiki and that you were the one to get it going! Thank you for this and what a wonderful surprise! I have been smiling all night since I saw it earlier. You've made my year. ^_^


a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Latin America contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions August 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:42, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Hi Lajmmoore

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I have recently published a couple of Wiki pages on Women in STEM - Ella Mary Collin and Kathleen Mary Cook. If I search for each of them in the Search Wikipedia box they come up, but if I Google search for them neither show up! I presume I did something wrong when moving them from my Sandbox. I used the 'Move' option under More and it seemed to work. I'd appreciate your advice. Thanks. CuriosityScribe (talk) 19:32, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CuriosityScribe, congratulations on your new articles! Amazing work! So, I imagine it is something to do with the fact you're pages might be going through a sort of "triage" system, where another editor sort of signs them off? I don't help with it, usually, but I'll try and find the policy and the description and get back to you! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:03, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
CuriosityScribe, so I think the process is detailed as part of this and what you're waiting for *I think* is a review: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_Curation/Help#What_is_Mark_as_Reviewed_and_how_does_it_work?
It's not something I any of, so I would suggest asking the same question you put above on the Women in Red talk page and I imagine someone there might be able to help! Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 07:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks Lajmmoore CuriosityScribe (talk) 08:24, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Green - October Editathon

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Hello Lajmmoore:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2021!

Running from 1 through 31 October 2021, WikiProject Women in Green is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event focused on the topic of women's rights. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing women's rights-related GA submissions during the event period, with resources and one-on-one support provided by experienced Women in Green GA reviewers. Participants have the opportunity to receive a barnstar.

We hope to see you there!

Alanna the Brave (talk) 00:18, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

October 2021 at Women in Red

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Women in Red | October 2021, Volume 7, Issue 10, Numbers 184, 188, 209, 210, 211


Online events:


Special event:


See also:


Other ways to participate:

Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Rosiestep (talk) 01:35, 29 September 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Women in Oceania contest

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Hi Lajmmoore, Glad to see you are jumping in to the Women in Oceania contest! Could you wait until October to start adding articles? Because it is a contest, and you are often a contender, it would be best if your entries are all in the set time of the contest. Thank you. Best, WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 19:54, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OOPS! I had forgotten the contest bit. Thanks for the reminder! I'll leave that one there, but wouldn't expect it to count! Cheers Lajmmoore (talk) 19:56, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Improving women’s biographies on Wikipedia using Wikidata tools"

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Thanks for attending the session. Always nice to have a friendly "face" in the crowd. :) --Rosiestep (talk) 23:41, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rosiestep It was really interesting! It's always really nice to hear about wikidata in more detail. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Badge and barnstar for you!

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October third place: Women in Oceania: WiR Women in Oceania contest, 2021




Women in Red Women in Oceania contest
18 articles Lajmmoore Third Place October 2021 Congratulations! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:16, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Jacquetta Hawkes

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jacquetta Hawkes you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caeciliusinhorto -- Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 20:00, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ko rabwa

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Hi, I have discovered the article binabinaaine and add some minor infos from a Gilbertese point of view (te aine means simply the woman in Gilbertese, same word fafine in Tuvaluan). There is nothing in the article about binabinamwaane (women that acts like they are men), that exist in the Kiribati society but unfortunately I have never seen an English essay about this close category.--Arorae (talk) 10:58, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much Arorae - your edits are brilliant - they are really appreciated. You can add sources that aren't in English to the article, so if there's something in Gilbertese or another language then that would be a brilliant addition. It's something I had wondered about, but like you say - could not find a source. Lajmmoore (talk) 11:54, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Mahlagha Mallah

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On 12 November 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Mahlagha Mallah, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 06:12, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Jacquetta Hawkes

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The article Jacquetta Hawkes you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jacquetta Hawkes for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caeciliusinhorto -- Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 11:21, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WiG Editathon Barnstar

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Women in Green GA Editathon — October '21
Thank you for your excellent contributions to Jacquetta Hawkes during our first Women in Green editathon event! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:52, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mass messenger

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Thanks so much for considering joining the WIR MMS crew—since MegaLibraryGirl is mostly offline and Rosiestep’s hands are tied as a trustee, I’d be so grateful for backup. It’s really not technically hard at all—only a bit daunting as far as so many people receiving it! But the task itself is just three blanks to fill in (subject line; source code of the invite, already proofread at that point; and the name of the page that has the addressees, helpfully saved on the page where we draft the invite).
I can show you exactly, if that sounds like something you’re up for! Innisfree987 (talk) 03:56, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Innisfree987 yeah, I'll help out. I'll look for the guidance (I'm assuming there is some!) - do I need to ask for special permissions for my account (I'm not an admin)? Cheers Lajmmoore (talk) 11:22, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So many thanks! Guidance is at WP:MMS and yes it’s a special perm. You see that to request it, they usually like to see someone’s previously submitted a request to have a mass message sent, to demonstrate understanding of the guidelines. We could try to get our act together well in advance of January so you could make a request to have them send the invite to notch one (might be feasible actually; two editathon pages are already started). Or you could just request an exemption as I did. Either way, I’m happy to write out an exact sample as a model. Innisfree987 (talk) 18:05, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Innisfree987: ... oh I could join in with this as well. Might not need permission as I'm an admin but need to check. Victuallers (talk) 13:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Victuallers, oh that would be great too, and I do think you already have the permission, as an admin. When you go to: Special:MassMessage, can you see a form to fill out? Innisfree987 (talk) 20:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]


a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Women in Oceania contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions November 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:25, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Badge and barnstar for you!

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December third place: Women in Oceania: WiR Women in Oceania contest, 2021




Women in Red Women in Oceania contest
4 articles (tie) Lajmmoore Third Place December 2021 Congratulations! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:19, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi Lajmmoore! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 11:13, Friday, January 7, 2022 (UTC)

A basket of kittens for you!

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For all your work on Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem!

Portée de chatons Angora turc blancs

Eritha (talk) 19:56, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]


WP:AFC Helper News

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Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

  • AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
  • The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Still interested in my article suggestion on nationalism and archaeology?

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I haven't had a chance and Gunung Padang, an example, is a priority. Forthcoming treatment for bowel and liver cancer may also interfere. Doug Weller talk 15:54, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your kind support

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I have only just started but have already been welcomed, helped and then been given supportive comments by editors who, when I look at their pages are just, well, absolutely astounding in knowledge and range. Thank you!

Balance person (talk) 21:39, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]


WiR translation contest

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Hi there, Lajmmoore, and thanks for participating in our translation contest. Unfortunately, with 108 words Veasna Chea Leth is still too short. To qualify for the contest it has to have at least 160 words of running text. I realize the Catalan article is just as short but if you can find additional material, you can expand the article and return it to the main contest list. Otherwise you should start with longer articles in other language versions.--Ipigott (talk) 10:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Woops! I forgot there was a word limit - thanks for catching this @Ipigott Lajmmoore (talk) 13:40, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Access dates etc

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Well done for creating the missing Yangsze Choo.

Don't forget, when re-using a ref from another article, to update the access date. When I see refs with access dates earlier than the first creation of the article, my first thought is that someone has copied a chunk of another article, unacknowledged. Not the case here obvs, just saving work by using the ready-formatted ref, but the access-date should always be saying "this is the date on which I consulted that website, so the state of it on that day supports the statement I'm sourcing" - useful if the site disappears and someone is hunting it down in archive sites, or if it's a fast-changing website.

I've also added publication dates to some of the refs, always good to include ( but not all-numeric, per MOS), ditto authors. Not sure what to do the Tatler Asia ref - some editors put "staff" as author-name. And undated too!

Ah well. The NI Troubles are rearing their head in Big Jubilee Read. And so it goes. Cheers. PamD 22:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tips @PamD - it's obvious now you point it out that the copy/pasting didn't change the date, my bad! Well done for all your work on the page itself! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:43, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]


a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Translation Contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions April 2022 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feminism and Folklore 2022 - Local prize winners

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Please help translate to other languages.

Congratulations for winning a local prize in Feminism and Folklore 2022 writing competition. Thank you for your contribution and documenting your local folk culture on Wikipedia. Please fill in your preferences before 15th of June 2022 to receive your prize. Requesting you to fill this form before the deadline to avoid disappointments.

Feel free to contact us if you need any assistance or further queries.

Best wishes,

FNF 2022 International Team

Stay connected  

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:50, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for joining us for our Potluck Wikithon!

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Hello friend, here's a kitten to say thank you very much and happy editing! EriedgenArc (talk) 10:12, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Could you please make bore Serbian women blue? There are many artists and university professor and directors without their own article. For example writer Jasminka Petrovic. Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.189.209.179 (talk) 14:11, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Thanks for the suggestion - I'll cross-post this suggestion on the Women in Red page! Lajmmoore (talk) 15:19, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Why not create a "Serbia" section on Missing articles by nationality and list the most important missing names there, preferably with a reference?--Ipigott (talk) 06:02, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Translation Contest contest
Lajmmoore Honorable mention 8 articles Thank you for your additions May 2022 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:26, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Mass message sender granted

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500 articles!!

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You are as wise as Homer
Such amazing Wikimedia work Lucy!!! Many congratulations. Women around the world thank and salute you! Srsval (talk) 14:08, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Green - July GA Editathon

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Hello Lajmmoore:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in July 2022!

Running from July 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event focused on the topic of women and the environment. Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works during the event period (with an emphasis on environmental links and topics). GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Alanna the Brave (talk) 12:55, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red in July 2022

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Women in Red July 2022, Vol 8, Issue 7, Nos 214, 217, 234, 235


Online events:


See also:


Other ways to participate:

Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:48, 27 June 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

a cup of tea for you

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 19:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WiR A-Z

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Hallo, Good to see this set up and ready to go, but I wonder, belatedly, if it's a bit confusing at present?

Might it be clearer to cut out "active in climate topics", as that suggests that we're limited to that ... or we could add as a separate sentence: "As there is a whole-year project on "Climate", any A-B women active in climate topics would be especially appropriate" or something like that?

And "Contributors are of course also welcome to add articles on any other women who deserve to be covered, for example under the topics of the month or our comprehensive #1day1woman priority." seems a bit strange/superflouos?

OTOH we could explicitly mention "See below for some general lists of women missing from Wikipedia, from which you might like to choose an A or B this month"? And/or perhaps "If you've got a "To Do List" of "Articles to write some day", are there any As and Bs just waiting for this month's editathon?"

It somehow doesn't quite hang together. But, I know, I shouldn't criticise unless I'm willing to do the work! Thanks for all your efforts.

I've realised that today's "following trails down rabbit-holes" article creation of Lynn Buckle could have ticked the box if I'd left her till tomorrow (I don't believe in these "early start" entries!), but I'm sure I'll find someone else, possibly even an A/B climatologist from a Baltic state. All the best. PamD 15:47, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @PamD - I think the issue is I used the climate page as a basis, but those bits you highlighted should have been cut out alrady, but got missed in the copy editing. Would you be OK to cut them out? Thanks for picking this up! Lajmmoore (talk) 05:37, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

a barnstar for you!

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Women in Red Translation Contest
Lajmmoore Thank you for your additions June 2022 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:33, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

National Trust

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Hi, I saw your note on the Knightshayes Court Talkpage and wanted to drop by to say hello, and offer any assistance. My interest is mainly architecture, and I’ve worked on a fair few NT articles, including four that have made FA, Chartwell, Cragside, Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Ham House. If I can help in any way, just ping me. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 17:11, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @KJP1 thank you so much for messaging. I'm doing a recce of NT pages at the moment, but I'll be sure to get in touch with you - especially if we end up considering nominating any changes to any of those pages you mention. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 17:39, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your declaration of COI on Lundy I have also worded on several NT related articles (particularly in Somerset including getting List of National Trust properties in Somerset to FL status with many being GA articles in their won right). I wasn't aware thet National Trust was a redirect to the UK National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty rather than the other NTs at National Trust (disambiguation). You might want to take a look at Category:National Trust properties in England as I believe there are some which have articles which are not included in the category. If you need help let me know.— Rod talk 19:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @Rodw and thanks for the pointers - I'll be sure to look at your suggestions and get in touch, especially with Somerset-related things! Thanks again Lajmmoore (talk) 07:47, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to add my insignificant voice to those of these fine and major editors – I was pleased to see your work and your highly ethical and clear declarations. What a nice gig to have – enjoy! Cheers DBaK (talk) 16:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much @DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered, and thanks for the appreciation of the ethics. Thanks for your work on the existing NT pages already! Lajmmoore (talk) 16:07, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's very kind of you, thank you. I have also emailed you about non-out-able type stuff! Cheers DBaK (talk) 16:19, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to add my petulant whinging voice to those of these fine and major editors. I am particularly interested in the current policy that the Trust has on the use of interior images of properties, which are sometimes very sadly lacking at articles for NT properties. Many thanks and I wish you every success in your project. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:46, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @Martinevans123 - really appreciate your honesty! I'm not familiar with the background on NT image use - if you have time and inclination, would you be able to email me? It sounds like the kind of thing that my line manager would be interested in hearing more about. Lajmmoore (talk) 16:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Can I add a comment here. NT does not allow reuse of images from their web site, (see https://www.nationaltrustimages.org.uk/pages/terms-and-conditions ) which limits editors ability to illustrate articles with good quality images of furniture, fixtures etc. Several people were surprised I was able to add images to Tyntesfield - one time when I visited the volunteer just said that I couldn't use flash but otherwise taking pictures for any use was fine. It would be good if NT managers considered appropriate Creative Commons license licences. Looking at the commons page on licencing may help.— Rod talk 17:13, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c) It's not very complicated - I have enquired on a number of occasions at properties and the answer has always been "personal use only" (and why not, NT has to protect the value of it's wonderful guide books somehow). I have even emailed the Trust about specific properties and have been told "you can only post external ones at Wikipedia". I was just wondering if anything had changed, or if policy varies between properties. Will also try and email you anyway. Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:15, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
p.s. thanks for the info, Rod. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @Rodw & thanks @Martinevans123 - I did wonder if it was along those lines. Its really interesting to hear both your experiences on obtaining images (or not); I can't promise any change, but I can promise to pass these comments on. Lajmmoore (talk) 17:20, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Rodw and @Martinevans123, I shared this talk page with the project manager on Tuesday, who was really interested in your comments. I'll be sure to give you an update if/when I have one Lajmmoore (talk) 15:59, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Structuring edits
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Hello @Rodw:, Martinevans123, DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered, KJP1, PamD please can I ask your advice? The next stage of the NT pilot is looking at enhancing pages that are in the "Top 10 Most Visited" properties list (on the NT page), with a view to removing citation needed tags. My question whether, as other editors, you would prefer it to be done on a reference by reference basis, or in one big scoop on a page? For clarity, I lean towards CN by CN, but I didn't know if there were other opinions? Thanks very much for the support and comments so far Lajmmoore (talk) 17:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure I understand your question. Doing each citation needed tag individually allows other editors to see what & why you are doing (and possibly revert), but sometimes it is appropriate to do a load together particularly where one reference may support several claims in the article. If the existing referencing uses a variety of formats which would be better harmonised (& added to) then I will sometimes copy it into a sandbox & do multiple edits before copyoing it back into the article - see my recent edit to Buscot Park trying to provide some of the citations you asked for.— Rod talk 17:44, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
e/c Hi Lajmmoore. No preference from me. Whatever is easiest, I suppose. Once a good source is found, it often can be reused in the same article. Articles do vary, though, on the style of citations, which should always be consistent. But I guess you know this. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:45, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As with others, whatever is easiest. As an aside, and you may well know them, the Historic England and Cadw templates are VERY helpfu, e.g.{{NHLE|num=1211481|desc=Queen’s House|grade=I|access-date=4 July 2022}} I’m constantly surprised that they aren’t used more often in UK architecture articles, e.g The Queen’s House, Greenwich, which I was looking at today, doesn’t. They provide an invaluable link to the HE/CADW listings - and can give you a lot of cites! KJP1 (talk) 17:48, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
p.s. - Have you thought of archiving your Talkpage! KJP1 (talk) 17:50, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@KJP1 *guilty* Lajmmoore (talk) 16:03, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Whichever works for you: but, please, if you're using Visual Editor can you somehow give your references decent names? I loathe and detest the ":0" etc ref names which VE produces: they make it so difficult to keep track of sources if you're revising an article later. I don't know whether VE has any option to use sensible ref names, or whether it would be a case of adding them manually. VE's ref naming goes against WP:REFNAME which specifically says "Names should have semantic value, so that they can be more easily distinguished from each other by human editors who are looking at the wikitext. This means that ref names like "Nguyen 2010" are preferred to names like ":31337"" But that's just one of my hobby-horses. This was raised in the "Community wishlist survey", and ranked 5th, but seems to have gone quiet with a pretty unhelpful alternative proposal. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Results. (Hmm, I might follow round your list of NT properties and see if they all have all the necessary redirects, dab page entries, etc, talking of my hobby-horses!) PamD 19:59, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article titles

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There's a whole interesting issue about what the articles should be called. I've looked at Category:National Trust properties in Cumbria and its child Category:National Trust properties in the Lake District. "Sizergh Castle and Garden" was presumably NT's official name for it at one point, though in the current handbook it's plain Sizergh, and common parlance would call it Sizergh Castle (an existing redirect). Is the article about the historic building (or chunk of landscape) per se, or about the NT's property? Some interesting articles like Windermere and Troutbeck, again presumably an NT estate-management handle, completely unreferenced but for an EL to the NT info on Townend, not mentioned in the text! (I wondered about AfDing that one, as it seems pretty useless). We have Wiki article Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon, which NT website treats as two separate entities, W and E&D. You've got an interesting task, trying to optimise Wiki articles for NT properties. I created a few redirects and spent far too long on a new dab page at Stagshaw. Have fun. (By chance I'm seeing my Elgar connection tomorrow, first time for a year, and will ask her about current situation - though not sure whether she still works there). PamD 22:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all these ideas @PamD - I think this is the kind of thing I'll be tacking in a couple of weeks! Will keep you posted. Lajmmoore (talk) 16:04, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It turns out my Elgar connection hasn't been involved with the place since shortly after the NT takeover - an acrimonious parting of ways - so she has no idea what the current status is! But the article clearly needs an update. Good luck with the project. PamD 20:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Farnborough Hall

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I reverted your last edit at Farnborough Hall because it was in the middle of a run of edits by a COI or possibly hoax editor, see Wikipedia:Help desk#Farnborough Hall for Mr. Getty. TSventon (talk) 01:49, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for letting me @TSventon - I'll steer clear until the situation calms down. Lajmmoore (talk) 18:00, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Creation, but for a redirect?

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Hello @PamD, @KJP1, @DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered, @Rodw, @Martinevans123 and @TSventon, thanks so much for previously offering advice. I have another question which I would really appreciate some help with. One of the new pages that has been requested as part of pilot is for the Dolmelynllyn Estate in Gwynedd, which already is a redirect. I've made a draft for the page in my sandbox (a couple of gaps still to fill though), but what I can't work out is what process to follow (or where the appropriate WP rules are) so filling out a redirect can still go through the AfC process? Do any of you know? Or have experience in this? Or would you suggest posting at the AfC talk page? I did start a discussion, which led to this question at WP:Wales; it was there that I realised this might be more complex than I had supposed. As ever, very grateful for your time and guidance. Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 11:16, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this excellent question. I am looking forward to watching you get brilliant advice from my friends, whilst I look on cluelessly and hope to learn something! Cheers and keep up the good work DBaK (talk) 11:25, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, you can use AfC if you prefer. Generally you should be able to move User:Lajmmoore/sandbox to Dolmelynllyn Estate yourself, as the destination is a redirect with no further history. (Don't forget to select article space rather than user space, which I often do.) If for some reason that doesn't work, you can use WP:RMT to get a pagemover to move the draft for you. TSventon (talk) 11:29, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@TSventon: I think this editor is using AfC because she's a declared paid editor and doing things properly, so although in practical terms she could do that, that's not the issue. I think just use AfC as usual, and then the editor who approves it at AfC will have to delete the redirect before moving the article to mainspace. (But I have very little experience with AfC so may be talking through my hat.) PamD 11:49, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@PamD:, thanks, that was what I was trying to say, once I had reread the question. TSventon (talk) 12:12, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @PamD and thanks @TSventon - that approach makes sense to me. I'd forgotten that an admin could perhaps delete the redirect prior to a move. Lajmmoore (talk) 15:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hallo, As I understand it the idea of the short description is to complement the title, aiming for 40 characters or less, so that someone with the title + short description can see whether it's the article they're looking for. I've trimmed the one for Elgar Birthplace Museum because I thought it was too long and duplicative. Wikipedia:Short description makes it clear that in some cases "none" is the most appropriate, if the title says it all. What do you think? PamD 11:13, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, looking at your "edit tracker" I see the project is well under way - only crossed my radar when you hit the Elgar Birthplace, as I created that one a long time back (a friend worked there and it seemed good and notable, and it was probably before Short Descriptions were a thing!) Reading the section WP:SDNOTDEF matches my thoughts on what a SD should be, pretty much: not duplicating the title, and putting key distinguishing words near the front. "House" is probably more useful than "Grade II listed building" for Allan Bank, don't you think? PamD 11:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
But more important for Elgar Birthplace Museum than the short desc is probably an update needed: it says "For the five years 2017–2021 the museum will be administered by the National Trust ..."! But doubtless you're working on it (looks as if you're working through a batch of SDs and talkpage declarations, prior to getting seriously stuck in to those articles, judging by your contributions of today). Good luck with the project. PamD 11:43, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @PamD that's for sending the SD guidelines - I think I installed the SD helper, but forgot to *actually* read the guideline. & yes, I'm just doing a quick recce of NT pages, to see what's what. I'm not sure if this project will enable me to tackle EBM, as I'm sorting out priorities to cover next week, but I'll keep it in mind. Cheers! Lajmmoore (talk) 13:15, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


This Month in GLAM: June 2022

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Headlines
  • Albania report: CEE Spring 2022 in Albania and Kosovo
  • Argentina report: In the middle of new projects
  • Australia report: A celebration, a commitment, an edit-a-thon: Know My Name returns for 2022
  • Belgium report: Heritage and Wikimedian in Residence
  • Brazil report: FIRST WikiCon Brazil & Three States of GLAM
  • Croatia report: Network(ing) effect(s)
  • France report: French open content report promotion
  • Italy report: Opening and closing projects in June
  • Kosovo report: Edit-a-thon with Kino Lumbardhi; DokuTech; CEE Spring 2022 in Albania and Kosovo
  • New Zealand report: West Coast Wikipedian at Large and Auckland Museum updates
  • Poland report: Wikipedian in residence in the National Museum in Cracow; The next online meeting within the cycle of monthly editing GLAM meetings; Steps to communicate GLAM partnerships better and involve the Wikimedian community
  • Sweden report: 100 000 memories from the Nordic Museum; Report from the Swedish National Archives
  • Switzerland report: Diversity in GLAM Program
  • UK report: Featured images and cultural diversity
  • USA report: Fifty Women Sculptors; Juneteenth Edit-a-thon; Juneteenth Photobooths 2022; Wiknic June 2022; New York Botanical Garden June 2022; LGBT Pride Month
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Your draft article, Draft:Juliana Kugua Fowle

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Hello, Lajmmoore. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Juliana Kugua Fowle".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If 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! 19:17, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Powis Castle

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Hi, I’m wondering if you might be able to do me a favour. I did some work on Powis Castle a while back. The article’s in pretty good shape, and it could be pushed forward to GA/FA at some future point. One thing it is lacking is a decent photograph of the restored Marquess Gate. I don’t know whether any of the staff/volunteers at Powis are Wiki users, but if they were able to take a photo or two and upload it, that would be very helpful. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 16:09, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @KJP1 I can certainly pass the request on. The page looks fantastic and it would be really wonderful to GA/FA I agree! Lajmmoore (talk) 18:42, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I like collaborations. I did a bit to help User:Isaksenk take Ham House to FA. She volunteers there. And both Cragside and Sissinghurst Castle Garden were joint efforts. If you, or any of the staff/volunteers, would like to try to take Powis forward, I’d certainly be up for that. KJP1 (talk) 20:13, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
One note of caution; FA can be an effort, and success is not guaranteed! KJP1 (talk) 20:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Vuyiswa zizi on Fortune-telling (11:00, 28 July 2022)

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hello , what's my future like ? --Vuyiswa zizi (talk) 11:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Knowles Mill has been accepted

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Penrhyn Castle

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Hi Lajmmoore,

I’ve been thinking about your NT project a bit more. I wonder if there’s something that could be done with Penrhyn Castle. It’s a striking example of some of the issues the Trust, and society, need to address. And it’s a good, but not unique, example of the current culture wars being played out here and more widely. You’ve got an amazing 19th century building, stacked with important artwork. But it was built on the exploitation of slaves and maintained by the, lesser but still ruthless, exploitation of Welsh slate workers. How does the Trust respond to that, and how does Wikipedia in its article on the building? No answers, but it’s an article that prompts strong views and throws up some challenging issues. KJP1 (talk) 21:54, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @KJP1 thanks so much for bringing this up, and raising all these questions. I've passed them on to the NT manager who is responsible for this pilot, although I'm not sure I'll have time to address much as there's 7 days work currently left. I'm going to try to set some time aside to look at the page history thoroughly though. Thanks again for being thoughtful and supportive around this pilot. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:15, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes - reflecting on it, I did think it was a big ask for your short pilot! But I do think Penrhyn Castle throws up some big issues, for the Trust and for Wikipedia, that we’re all going to need to reflect on and respond to. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 07:39, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@KJP1 if Lajmmoore doesn't have time, could you add some notes to the article talk page? The starting point should probably be how reliable sources are responding to the issues. TSventon (talk) 08:24, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@KJP1 & @TSventon I passed this on the pilot manager, who sent a couple of links which could be used to expand the content. I'll add them to Penrhyn Castle's talk page now. Lajmmoore (talk) 09:28, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
cc. @TSventon - Hi Lajmmoore, hope you are keeping well. I have given Penrhyn Castle a bit of a wash-and-brush up. If you, or TS, have time, I would be interested in any thoughts on it, particularly the Slavery and Slate section. Best regards. KJP1 (talk) 14:24, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@KJP1 Thanks! I'll take a look this week! Lajmmoore (talk) 08:19, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for the WiR mailing! - I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:37, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Gerda Arendt! Life is so busy! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:16, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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hello, how do I go about my first editing --Otache Joseph Rex (talk) 20:03, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Otache Joseph Rex hello! Apologies it has taken me a while to reply - I was away. I would recomment doing the Wikipedia Adventure which shows you how the different editing tools work. Then I would click the Homepage tab (near the top left) and start with a suggested article there. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:49, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from HelgaWKraft (09:01, 17 August 2022)

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Hi, I had a friend who updated my Wiki Website HelgaWKraft. But he can do it no longer. I have written more articles and see other changes (an article that is listed "in print" and was published in the meantime). How do I do this. All the info I found was confusing to me. --HelgaWKraft (talk) 09:01, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@HelgaWKraft hello apologies for the delay in replying, I was away. It is not advisable to edit your own Wikipedia page, but what you could do is leave a message on its talk page (kind of like a noticeboard), requesting that another editor make your suggested changes. Please include some references to support the infomation (a url is fine). There's a blue button on the talk page that says "Start discusion" - I would use that. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:52, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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Hello --Srimanreddy karry (talk) 07:30, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Srimanreddy karry hello - let me know if you have any questions Lajmmoore (talk) 07:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Hi, thanks for your hard work on articles like Dolmelynyllyn Estate! Would love to see you participate in Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge and see your work up there!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:11, 9 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @Dr. Blofeld! I've not come across that scheme, so will try to get involved! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Rashiyisroel (13:59, 21 September 2022)

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Hello Lajmmoore. Thank you for being my editor mentor. The article about me which was in wikipedia for many years was removed because I am still alive and for lack of references. I have added the references and wish to submit it again. Please Help!

Rashi Yisroel Shapiro American Orthodox Rabbi, Psychologist, Musician


Dr. Rashi Shapiro is a prominent leader in the Orthodox Jewish world of psychology. He was born in 1953 in Washington, D.C .and was named after the great rabbinical sage and biblical commentary, Rashi. His father Rabbi Aharon Shapiro was rabbi in Linden, NJ and Queens, NY. and a professor of economics. His mother, Marta Berl Shapiro, was a professor of English literature and at age 50 became a lawyer.

Rabbi and Psychologist Rashi was ordained rabbi at age 23 by Rabbi Abba Berman at Bais Medrash Iyun Hatalmud, Monsey, NY. His first position in 1975 was a teacher in the Mesivta of Greater Miami. In 1978 he took his first pulpit at Congregation Ohr Hachaim of Miami Beach. He was also the director of the Horeb Seminary for Women, a division of the Talmudic University of Florida. He also taught at the Hillel Day School in North Miami Beach. [1] The rabbinate required counseling intervention with families in the community, and Rabbi Shapiro trained in social work at Barry University, Miami where he completed his MSW in 1982. In that year, he founded and directed “Hypnotherapy and Counseling Centers of Miami”. During this period he perfected hypnosis for smoking cessation while researching past life regression. [2]

Upon coming to New York Rabbi Shapiro became the director of the Tikvah Clinic, the Orthodox Jewish mental health center of the New Hope Guild. In 1986 Rashi completed his doctorate in clinical psychology at Long Island University while also training at the Maimonides Mental Health Center and South Beach Psychiatric hospital. As director of the Tikvah clinic of New Hope Guild, Dr. Shapiro founded the program for psychological Se --Rashiyisroel (talk) 13:59, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rashiyisroel thank you for messaging, due to a variety of pressures unfortunately I don't think I am in a position to help at the moment. What I have done is posted this question at WP:WikiProject Judaism, so I would visit that page. I did take quick look at what you shared below, but I don't think there are sufficient secondary sources that prove notability (according to Wikipedia's guidelines). I would discourage you from trying to re-write it yourself, as that is a Conflict of Interest. I'm hopeful that someone in another WikiProject will have capacity to guide you. Lajmmoore (talk) 11:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Rashiyisroel (14:02, 21 September 2022)

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continued article

As director of the Tikvah clinic of New Hope Guild, Dr. Shapiro founded the program for psychological Services to nursing homes where he trained and supervised 50 psychologists who treated the elderly.

In 1988 Dr. Shapiro created the day hospital at Pesach Tikvah – Hope Development in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn where he serviced the chasidic community of Satmar. He eventually became the executive director of the agency. [3] Since 1991 Dr. Shapiro has been devoted to his private practice and continues to consult in New York, while supervising in Israel and Florida. [6] Dr. Shapiro is currently training therapists in unique and unorthodox treatment strategies for the ultra-orthodox and chassidic community. He is singular in his promotion of group therapy for the orthodox Jewish community.

In 2004, Rashi Shapiro returned to his prior role as a rabbi to the summer pulpit, the Hebrew Congregation of Loch Sheldrake, NY. [4] [5] In 2022, he retired to the position of Rabbi Emeritus where he continues to teach the daily page of Talmud, Daf Yomi. [7]


Publications: • Biofeedback as a disease management adjunct: a technique that has been found to enhance and expedite cognitive behavioral therapy. (Cover Story): An article from: Behavioral Health Management by Paul R. Bindler and Rashi Shapiro (Digital - Jul 28, 2005) - HTML • Psychological testing in brief psychotherapy: how testing, appropriately applied, can enhance managed care's "therapy of choice." (Cover Story): An article from: Behavioral Health Management by Paul R. Bindler and Rashi Shapiro (Digital - Jul 28, 2005) - HTML • Orthodox Peer Supervision and Orthodox Group Therapy: Two Groups—One Religion Journal Journal of Psychology and Judaism,Issue Volume 23, Number 4 / December, 1999 Rashi Shapiro

Musical career


In 1970, at the age of 17 Rashi Shapiro founded the first folk-rock Jewish music group named "Rashi and the Rishonim". [8] He gave concerts in the U.S. and in Isra --Rashiyisroel (talk) 14:02, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Rashiyisroel (14:50, 21 September 2022)

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n 1970, at the age of 17 Rashi Shapiro founded the first folk-rock Jewish music group named "Rashi and the Rishonim". [8] He gave concerts in the U.S. and in Israel often performing with the stars such as Shlomo Carlebach (The Singing Rabbi), the Rabbis' Sons and Theodore Bikel (prominent Jewish folk singer and actor) [9] The band received critical acclaim for their first album, but Rashi abruptly quit the band to pursue religious training in Israel.The album is, today, hailed by record collectors as one of the rarest and most desirable records in the genre of Jewish Folk Music. Personnel on the LP were Rashi Shapiro (vocals, Cordovox, guitar, harpsichord); Heshy Gruenberger (vocals (alto-tenor)), Shelly Lang (vocals, Duovox); Josh Neustein (vocals (baritone)); with Abby Warshaw, Yussie Lieber and Steven weiss on additional guitars, Yisroel Lamm and Sam Weiss on trumpets, Elliott Federman on drums, and Mickey Lane on bass guitar.


References [1] Miami Herald, Thursday, February 28, 1980. P 26 Rabbi and Teacher at Hillel day school

[2] Miami Herald, Sunday, March 22, 1981. P 493 Licensed hypnotherapist for smoking cessation

[3] Der Yid. Oct 6, 1989. P.8

[4] https://www.totallyjewishtravel.com/Synagogues-TE61732-hebrew_congregation_of_loch_sheldrake-shul-loch_sheldrake_new_york-Minyan.html


[5] Five towns Jewish times. July 15, 2020

[6] New York daily news, December 20, 1993. P. 96 Lecture on bio feedback for attention deficit disorder

[7] 5towns Jewish times. June 3,2022. P. 4

[8] Kligman, Mark. “Contemporary Jewish Music in America.” American Jewish Year Book101 (2001): 88-141.

[9] Rashi Shapiro performs at the Jewish quarter. YouTube video February 26, 2015 --Rashiyisroel (talk) 14:50, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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That's so kind @Fuzheado thank you! Lajmmoore (talk) 11:16, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Luyri gteuy (15:07, 28 September 2022)

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How do I add pics on the article am Addicting??? --Luyri gteuy (talk) 15:07, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 15:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for joining us for our Potluck Wikithon!

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Thank you so much for attending our workshop - here's a thoughtful looking Pallas Cat to show our appreciation. Please do get in touch if you have any queries at all! Happy editing. EriedgenArc (talk) 13:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Patterson's Spade Mill has been accepted

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How do I make a new article --Soapisdaddy (talk) 16:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

hi @Soapisdaddy I'd recommend going through the WP:The Wikipedia Adventure before you make any edits, to get to know how things function. Then, I would take a look at the style of articles similar to the one you have in mind. Next step is to assess the sources for the subject - do you have more than 3 trusted, independent and reliable sources to support the notability of the page? If you think you do, I would then go to WP:Articles for Creation and make a draft. Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 18:49, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ayidris4real (02:24, 4 October 2022)

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How do I edit on Wikipedia? --Ayidris4real (talk) 02:24, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

hello @Ayidris4real I would strongly recommend working your way through WP:The Wikipedia Adventure - this will introduce you to how Wikipedia works and many of the available tools. Let me know when you've done that, or start a conversation at WP:The Tea House (which is a welcoming space for new editors). Welcome to the team! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:16, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Are you kuttu --Adarsh Hariharan (talk) 15:34, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand the question, please could you explain further? Lajmmoore (talk) 17:14, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A cup of tea for you!

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Just so you know, I split a bunch of unrelated content from Dolmelynllyn Estate to User:Lajmmoore/sandbox/old. You are welcome to do whatever you wish with it (G7, leave it be, etc). Primefac (talk) 21:00, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Primefac thanks so much for being interested in the page. Could you put the details of the proposed split on Dolmelynllyn Estate's talk page where it can be discussed? Many thanks Lajmmoore (talk) 07:35, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a proposed split, I did split it. See Special:Log/138642599 and Special:PermaLink/1119134214#Requests_done; the content that is now at User:Lajmmoore/sandbox/old used to be in the history of the Estate, and has been split out. Primefac (talk) 07:54, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oohhhhhhh - my bad @Primefac I'm so sorry, I misunderstood. Every day is a school day, thanks for clarifying Lajmmoore (talk) 08:39, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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I’m Daniel Looney and I’d just like to get to know you better. I usually do sports edits so if your into that that pretty cool. Hopefully we can get to know each other a little more Dlooneyslit (talk) 06:35, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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Hi

I hope you're well?

I work for a company called GEW (EC) Limited. We're a global manufacturer of UV curing systems in the printing industry, and the leading manufacturer of these across multiple applications within the industry. I've noticed that a number of our competitors have company pages but we don't seem to. How can I go about creating this page?

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Hi Lajmmoore,

I have nominated KJP1 for a free merchantise giveaway. It is entirely up to you, if you wish to vote or not. If you do, you can either Support or Oppose on (click) Merchandise giveaways/KJP1. SethWhales talk 09:08, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stowe Gardens

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Stowe Gardens is looking good. I'm not doing GA reviews at present but a few comments:

  • Lead - 5 paras (could be merged to 3). Text in para 4 is bold - why?
  • Images - there are lots of pics which may "pinch" the text in some areas & there are some white areas (eg in "The Temple of British Worthies"). I see you have some galleries (eg statues) - perhaps some of the other images could be put into a gallery or left in the commons category.
  • Subheads - lots of subheads with small papargraphs - maybe some of these could be combined
  • Referencing - all paragraphs supported by relaible sources
  • Tags - in "The Rotondo" there is a tag on "The current" - best to change this to year dates.

Good luck with the GA nomination but can be a long wait.— Rod talk 17:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the pointers @Rodw - very much appreciated! Lajmmoore (talk) 18:36, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kiwicomrade (00:52, 21 December 2022)

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Hi, I am wondering why page does not existed, but I am the existed really created that page? --Kiwicomrade (talk) 00:52, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Authority control

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Hi there. I'm just wondering why you add the {{authority control}} template but suppress all of the identifiers, like this. Did you intend to suppress all these links? Regards — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:34, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @MSGJ thanks so much for pointing this out! The answer is that I'd misunderstood, and thought I was selecting those identifiers, but I see now was actually supressing them. Thanks for pointing this out - will change what I do in future! Lajmmoore (talk) 08:51, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays

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Happy Holidays
Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 18:48, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red January 2023

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a cup of tea for you

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A cup of tea for you. Thanks for sending out the invitation. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:00, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]


December 2022

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Good article nominations

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Hi Lajmmoore, thank you for your assistance in reviewing at WP:Good article nominations. When you pass a nomination, please remember to add it to the appropriate list of Wikipedia:Good articles. All steps that should be taken are listed at WP:GAN/I#PASS. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, CMD (talk) 08:55, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the reminder @Chipmunkdavis - I'm still getting into my rhythm with GA practice and had overlooked step six. Thank you for pointing it out! Lajmmoore (talk) 10:16, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not a problem, as I said, thank you for your participation! It is best for reviewers to do it as they will have a good grasp of what category the article belongs to. CMD (talk) 14:39, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Lajmmoore!

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Question from Ndokazikababa on Somatic experiencing (13:03, 7 January 2023)

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Hello

Can i find more information about pilot --Ndokazikababa (talk) 13:03, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello! I think you should ask this question at WP:Teahouse @Ndokazikababa Lajmmoore (talk) 13:12, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

January music

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January songs
happy new year

thank you sending out the WiR nwsletters! - just my mother's birthday - she introduced me to music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:55, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much @Gerda Arendt - its very kind of you to notice! Lajmmoore (talk) 09:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Now I noticed that <our work about Antoinette Tidjani Alou is particularly lovely!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank so much - it was a good article to start! Lajmmoore (talk) 10:42, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
back from vacation (click on songs) - Melitta Muszely died, RIP - the other story is 10 years old OTD ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:02, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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Orphaned non-free image File:Princess Raketaka of Madagascar.jpg

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ITN recognition for Stella Chiweshe

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On 23 January 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Stella Chiweshe, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. SpencerT•C 04:11, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Belton House

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Hi, this article is currently under FAR. You can place comments here Wikipedia:Featured article review/Belton House/archive1, regards, Desertarun (talk) 22:08, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

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Your GA nomination of Stowe Gardens

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The article Stowe Gardens you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Stowe Gardens for comments about the article, and Talk:Stowe Gardens/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:01, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! A fine and fitting end to your work with the NT. KJP1 (talk) 16:38, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much @KJP1 - and thank you for all the support throughout the project. It has really been invaluable! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:30, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red in February 2023

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


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a cup of tea for you

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A cup of tea for you. Thanks for sending out the invitation. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:29, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, please could you add a note to the second nomination that the page was created as part of a paid pilot for the National Trust. I know that you have disclosed the information elsewhere, but a note on the nomination would ensure that reviewers, promoters and admins are aware. TSventon (talk) 14:58, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done! & apologies for not adding it sooner - my editing has been a bit all over the place lately. Thank you for the help and support! Lajmmoore (talk) 16:45, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I need help with a mystery

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I decided for Black History Month/Folklore editathon to write Gloria Cameron. It is crazy hard. She wrote an autobiography but clearly left stuff out, like her mom's name and her own birth surname, for starters. I found links to her appearance on This Is Your Life that said her mom was a surprise guest on the show. Surely she didn't appear without a name, so I wrote the person who has the site to ask if they could provide me a link to the video or her name. She was very, very prominent in the West Indian community in Britain from 1958 to 1988. There's tons and tons of material about her in newspapers in the UK and Jamaica until 1988 when she was involved in a trial. After that date, there is virtually nothing until 2015 when she wrote a book about being falsely accused. Heck, her obituary doesn't even give a death date. So, my issue is that I cannot publish the article without secondary sources confirming her version of events. I have no idea what the case name is. I have tried British newspapers, Jamaican newspapers, google scholar, books (archive.org, google books) and the Black Cultural Archives and there is literally nothing after 1988. Her legal name was Florence Tina Cameron when she died, if that will help. I need to know her mom's name, have some sourcing from someone who is not her about the trial, and it would be really, really helpful to know the name of the case. Any ideas? SusunW (talk) 22:35, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @SusunW this is getting a bit beyond my own research skills, but what I will do is ask some researchers I know who work in similar areas to see if they might know how you find the name of the trial? I'll get back to you to let you know if they can help. You've done an amazing job so far. Lajmmoore (talk) 08:18, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. That'd be wonderful. It might also be that we don't need the name of the trial if someone has access to the black press. The Voice and other papers are supposedly available at the Black Cultural Archives, but it's a wee bit far for me to "set an appointment" and go there from southern Mexico. But for mainstream UK press, it is doubtful that there is coverage of her, at least that was my experience in searching and writing the article, so we'd need the trial name, I think. SusunW (talk) 13:36, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Spent a couple of hours weeding through a search for "Southwark Crown Court," "Valerie Pearlman" 1 February-28 February 1989 and found what I need.[1], [2] ... and they did list her as Florence, which seems weird to me. All the pre-trial stuff was Gloria, so it is as if no one wanted it known that she had been found not guilty and was the victim of "A small and tightly-organised group of people [who] were desperate to destroy Mrs Cameron and her family". I do appreciate the offer of help and if her mom's name could be found, that'd be lovely. SusunW (talk) 17:57, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@SusunW that's amazing Susun! a friend if mine has forwarded the message on to a friend who works on this exact period, so hopefully they will be back in touch soon. I tried a few other routes but you were much more effective! Lajmmoore (talk) 19:26, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's called dogged-determination (or maybe just OCD ). I searched WIPAG, I searched West Indian Nursery, I searched Grisham Road, well, you get the drift before finally hitting on trying the name of the court. I would be most grateful for anything they find. I still don't want to publish it without knowing her birth name or mom's name, but I will if that is the only possibility, because I think her story needs to be told. SusunW (talk) 19:34, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ApexGroupuser (10:54, 17 February 2023)

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Hello Lajmmoore, I want to create a page for the company ApexGroup. I know it was rejected before but I have reworded it to make it more factual. How can I provide it to be reviewed? --ApexGroupuser (talk) 10:54, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red March 2023

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


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DYK nomination of A Tribute for the Negro

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Hello! Your submission of A Tribute for the Negro at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Schminnte (talk contribs) 16:30, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]


This Month in GLAM: February 2023

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Question from Zetaconese on User:Zetaconese/sandbox (09:54, 21 March 2023)

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Hi, how can I send this draft for review? --Zetaconese (talk) 09:54, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello @Zetaconese - at present the draft should not be sent for review, since it contains zero references. Every point you make needs to be supported by an independent, reliable source - see WP:CS. Feel free to add references to support the article and come back and ask me to take a look. While you're doing it please also check that the subject meets the notability requirements WP:Notability - good luck! Lajmmoore (talk) 14:29, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Lajmmoore, Thanks for your feedback. I have added references to the article, could you take a look at it? Best, Zetaconese Zetaconese (talk) 10:19, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Zetaconese I took a look at the draft again and it's great to see some sources added, however they aren't in-depth coverage of the subject that explains why they are notable. Reviews are a great place to find supporting material. As it stands, it wouldn't pass review. You need to reference everything to be honest, so I have put some markers to indicate where. There's also a lot of close-paraphrasing, so I would recommend re-writing the article using new vocabulary. I've added some comments in Italics. Lajmmoore (talk) 11:54, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Lajmmoore, I have corrected the article that I send you for revision a bit more than half a year ago. Could you take a look at it, to see if it's read for publishing? Thank you! Zetaconese (talk) 21:16, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Red April 2023

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I was trying to translate this and the article about Kurtić into Finnish and Inari Saami, but this book has been too interesting to put down! I've always already sent the file link onwards to other people. So a great big thanks not only for writing these two articles in the first place, but finding such interesting topics! Have a great weekend :) - Yupik (talk) 11:05, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much @Yupik - it's extraordinary isn't it? @MiguelAlanCS translated them to Spanish, which is so beautiful too! thank you both Lajmmoore (talk) 17:02, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It is! @MiguelAlanCS is quick to translate good topics and is good at it too. I was so happy to see them in Spanish! Mark your calendar for the first week of April next year; I'm sure Wikimedia Serbia will organize another editathon then on the same topic :) -Yupik (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Chimonic (23:13, 10 April 2023)

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Hi there, How can I create and published a biography publicly on the internet accessible by search engines? --Chimonic (talk) 23:13, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Valentina Bodrug-Lungu

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Some baklava for you!

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Thank you for adding Wikipedia page for Turkish Cypriot Ayşegül Baybars. I am glad that you used North Cyprus flag too. Biologg (talk) 18:32, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Valentina Bodrug-Lungu for deletion

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This Month in GLAM: April 2023

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A barnstar for you!

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The Civility Barnstar
A note of thanks for your constant collegiality even in what I consider stressful circumstances. Wikipedia is a better place to work because of you! Innisfree987 (talk) 13:59, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You're the cutest, thank you @Innisfree987 that's really appreciated Lajmmoore (talk) 16:18, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from National Hispanic Medical Association (15:54, 17 May 2023)

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Hello! THank you for your services to Wikipedia. I recently created an article for the National Hispanic Medical Association, a well established NGO based in Washington, D.C. I wonder how long it usually take for it to go public.

Thank you!! --National Hispanic Medical Association (talk) 15:54, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@National Hispanic Medical Association there's two major things you need to address - changing the name of the account and the fact the article has zero references. These are explained on your talk page (which is kind of like when people leave notes on a Facebook profile). It won't be published I imagine until both things are addressed. I appreciate you've put lots of work into the draft, but every statement needs to be supported by independent, secondary sources (so not just the organisation's website). Happy editing, let me know if you have other issues Lajmmoore (talk) 16:18, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Universalpublish (23:43, 17 May 2023)

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Hi, I am trying to create my first page --Universalpublish (talk) 23:43, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Women in Green June 2023 Good Article Editathon notification

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Women in Red - June 2023

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


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a cup of tea for you

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A cup of tea for you. Thanks for sending out the invitation. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 22:58, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Question from LarryinLW (22:14, 22 June 2023)

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Hi, I have done a bit of Wiki editing in distant past, but I noticed the article below, which is something I've written about in two published books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reflections_(Indianapolis_band). I want to add a little more information. 1. Photo of Chicago's WLS Radio top-40 chart showing this song. 2. A photo of the artists in the studio where they recorded it. 3. A link to a YouTube video that has been heavily viewed over the years. 4. Potentially, an excerpt from one of the books about this incident. Is this all okay? --LarryinLW (talk) 22:14, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello @LarryinLW - you're right that the article need expansion! In terms of the suggestions you made: 1. do you own the copyright of the image, if so yes add it to Wikimedia Commons, if not don't upload it - there are stringent copyright rules here 2. ditto 3. Yes - add a subheading under references entitled 'External link' and create a bulleted list 4. a short excerpt would be OK, but reference it appropriately. There's lots of support for new editors at WP:Teahouse too Lajmmoore (talk) 07:39, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hey! Thanks for the input. And as you might have guessed, I'm struggling. I have two images I wanted to post. So I started with uploading them in Commons page. It seemed simple to me; these are copies of four Top-40 charts from a radio station in 1964 that were freely distributed at the time. Obviously, they would be in the public domain. Back when I was writing a (published) book about my experiences in music I think I got these from the author of a book on singing groups. I scanned them and pulled them into one image. Here's how that went: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:LarryinLW#c-AntiCompositeBot-20230626030500-Copyright_status%3A_File%3AFour_weekly_WLS_Top-40_playlist_charts_for_January_1964._
Not sure how to fix this.
The second image is a photo of the Reflections in the studio where they recorded the song referenced. I haven't tried to upload it but it is a publicity photo from back in 1963. I'm in the picture, and two of the three others are no longer alive. Is it possible for me to upload this?
Thanks for your help. :)
Larry J. Dunlap LarryinLW (talk) 23:40, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @LarryinLW - so I think the issue with both will be copyright. Just because something is freely distributed, doesn't mean that it can be shared on Wikipedia. A rule of thumb is 70 years since the creator of an image died, but this doesn't work in all cases, and there are exceptions. I think for the WLS image, it would be the successor of Radio Chicago that now owns copyright, so they would need to give permission for the upload. For the image that you are in, the copyright would reside with the photographer, or the organisation employing them, so a similar issue would apply. Lajmmoore (talk) 05:58, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. So I give up. I'm trying to finish a trilogy I'm writing, and at my age, I just can't afford time to follow up on issue 1 and as far as getting clear on who took the photo of us back in 1963? I could only guess, and if it's who I think it might have been, he's been dead for something like 30 years. However, thanks for your help. LarryinLW (talk) 21:02, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Question from John in Vermont on User:Lajmmoore (17:44, 26 June 2023)

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Hello lajammore My question is will I get attribution for adding info to a wiki on Dorothy Eber just this AM? That was before I knew I had to sign in. --John in Vermont (talk) 17:44, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello @John in Vermont - which page is it that you've added infomation to? is it Dorothy Harley Eber? If so, I can't see any recent additions, so you might want to make your edits again. For new editiors WP:Teahouse is a great place to gets lots of advice! Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 07:36, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red July 2023

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a glass of iced tea for you

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Tea for you. Thanks for sending out the invitation. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 19:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Could you unsub this account from the WiR talk page notices. He died November 2022. -- GreenC 12:18, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AfshanB12 on Draft:Ram Subramanian (14:06, 7 July 2023)

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hi --AfshanB12 (talk) 14:06, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: June 2023

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  • Albania report: CEE Spring Campaign 2023, Albania and Kosovo
  • Asia report: Donation of images from the National Centre for Biological Sciences
  • Brazil report: Native Brazilian photographer wins Wiki Loves Folklore Brazil 2023
  • Croatia report: Half done in 2023
  • Germany report: Museum tour, WLM, handouts and image donation
  • India report: Wiki Exploration Programme GLAM activities
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  • New Zealand report: Report on the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Conference 2023 and Auckland suburb updates
  • Philippines report: GLAM outreach activity at University of Nueva Caceres: Digitization, workshops and proofread-a-thons as future collaboration
  • Poland report: GLAM-Wiki workshops for the Czartoryski Library; Work on the GLAM-Wiki Project Page Continues; End of Internship within the "Praktykuj w Kulturze" Program
  • Sweden report: Knowledge overview; Almedalen week
  • Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programm
  • UK report: Cultural diversity
  • USA report: WikiWednesday returns to Manhattan; Wikimedia NYC and Art+Feminism; WikiConference North America 2023; GLAM Wiki 2023
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Question about Daniel Quasar article recent additions and edits

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Hey there, I see you have taken quite the vested interest in my page, and I appreciate all the work you're doing. I have an issue with a recent edit that I want to address more privately than from the talk page itself. It pertains to the section Reception.

This new section reads defamatory to me and without appropriate merit for some of the things being said. It lacks the nuance and complexity of the issue being highlighted. It also is one-sided and has none of the positive reception that I have garnered for my work, both the flag and beyond. Right now it feels like a section to punch down and I find that really distressing. It also feels inappropriate to have a Reception section that is solely about the flag on a page that is about me and my history. Should it not be on a page about the flag, since it is the subject and not myself as a person?

I know this will seem controversial but I am going to remove the section myself until this can be resolved. Wikipedia needs to be unbiased and right now it feels biased. Please reach out to me so we can discuss this further. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielquasar (talkcontribs) 07:24, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Danielquasar thanks for being open about your concerns; there was no defamatory intent on my part and am happy for compromise - I think your point about a difference between your biography and the flag's afterlife is sound. I'm on a work retreat at the moment, but I do think getting support for your edits from the wider community would be a good thing - I'd recommend posting in WikiProject LGBT perhaps? I will have time w/c 24 July to come back to this, and I am so sorry I can't participate more fully right now. Lajmmoore (talk) 08:05, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the response and also while you are away! I hope you are having a good time. I appreciate your working with me on this. I actually went over to the Rainbow flag (LGBT) page and felt it worked much better in that context than it does on my page. If my opinion holds any weight, it should stay there and not be on my page.
When you get back and are able to discuss this more, I have other edits and additions I'd love to be considered. Please be well and thank you again for reaching back to me. Danielquasar (talk) 08:21, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red 8th Anniversary

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

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a cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the anniversary announcement. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 18:24, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

and here's a piece of cake for you too!

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Women in Red 8th Anniversary
A piece of cake for you! Thank you for participating.

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Question from Sanker1010 on User:Sanker1010/Sample page (16:31, 19 July 2023)

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Hello, how do I save my edits in my drafts without publishing the page? --Sanker1010 (talk) 16:31, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red August 2023

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a cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the announcement. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 22:08, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

August 2023 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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Good article nominations | August 2023 Backlog Drive
August 2023 Backlog Drive:
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Question from Ashiwelstanley (19:00, 7 August 2023)

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Hello, people are contacting me asking if I can create a Wikipedia page for them offcourse I said yes but I haven't done it before. Currently an upcoming artist have contacted me that he wants a Wikipedia page. Please how do i go about creating the page and publishing it. Thank you for your reply in advance. --Ashiwelstanley (talk) 19:00, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kunwar M. Baqar (11:35, 8 August 2023)

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hello, what happens when I accidentally give wrong information when im editing? --Kunwar M. Baqar (talk) 11:35, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: July 2023

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Question from SON JOSEPH on Help:Introduction/Conclusion (15:12, 14 August 2023)

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I want to appear on google through Wikipedia including my images, please help --SON JOSEPH (talk) 15:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

please removing block; was part of a project Women in Red… 89.142.9.196 (talk) 20:48, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This account is not blocked directly. If you get a block message when you attempt to edit, please follow the instructions in the message. I might also suggest you archive or remove some of the old posts from this page, so new posts can be placed at the bottom. 331dot (talk) 21:26, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

September 2023 at Women in Red

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


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Question from Salud Beverages Pvt Ltd (11:07, 31 August 2023)

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hey wanted to know how my page will go public ? --Salud Beverages Pvt Ltd (talk) 11:08, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from News First Blogger (13:56, 31 August 2023)

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My News First Blogger website, how can I introduce to the Wikipedia --News First Blogger (talk) 13:56, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @News First Blogger - please see these guidelines about including blogs in Wikipedia, as well as these on promotional accounts. As things stand I don't think your news blog would pass reliablity criteria, as it is independent, nor do I think that adding links to your own website is neutral. I would advise against editing at this time. I would visit WP:Teahouse and ask about how to get started - using sources independent from yourself Lajmmoore (talk) 08:17, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Achol Jok Mach for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Achol Jok Mach 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/Achol Jok Mach until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

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This Month in GLAM: August 2023

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Women in Green GA Editathon October 2023 - Around the World in 31 Days

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Hello Lajmmoore:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

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Women in Red October 2023

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


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a cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the announcement. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 17:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Question from Minhquanglee (06:35, 10 October 2023)

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Hello, I want to create my own page but i have no idea. Can you help me with that> --Minhquanglee (talk) 06:35, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello @Minhquanglee - please don't write your own Wikipedia article, the community see that as a strong conflict of interest, so doesn't sit with Wikipedia's guidelines, WP:COI. Lajmmoore (talk) 08:29, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: September 2023

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  • Argentina report: Disseminating open culture
  • Brazil report: Amazonia on Wiki
  • Colombia report: Wikidata and the editing of Ibero-American scientific journals
  • France report: Celebrating Rugby Herstory and History in Toulouse; Les Lorraines sans pages
  • India report: Wikimedia Commons Contest connects Pune citizens with the rivers Mula & Mutha
  • Italy report: 10,000 institutions on the Wikimedia projects
  • New Zealand report: West Coast Wikipedian at Large
  • Poland report: GLAM-Wiki educational activities
  • Portugal report: With multiple events, September was a busy month for Wikimedia Portugal
  • Sweden report: Wikipedia in education; Continuation at Swedish folk high schools; Wikipedians at the Bookfair
  • UK report: A new WIR and a very old book
  • USA report: Wikimedia New York City Election 2023; San Diego/September 2023; Climate Change and Food Safety
  • Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report: OpenRefine and Wikimedia Commons: train the trainer course participants and two surveys
  • Wiki Loves Living Heritage report: European photo contest finalists, Local Contexts Wikiproject at GLAMhack
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Question from Damilare Okunola (14:56, 16 October 2023)

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Hello, how do I add reference links to the profile created, as well as images to authenticate some of the texts? --Damilare Okunola (talk) 14:56, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red - November 2023

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


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a cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the announcement. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 16:05, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stray apostrophes

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. The recent Women in Red October 2023 and Women in Red November 2023 newsletters each have stray pairs of apostrophes, presumably intended to close italics. They each have this markup:

  • * Continuing: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/251|Peace and Diplomacy]] <small>(year-long initiative)</small> '''|''' [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/252|#1day1woman]] ''

The final '' causes a missing end tag lint error. For more info on lint errors, see WP:linter and please consider installing lintHint to check markup for lint before saving. Cheers! —Anomalocaris (talk) 20:43, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for explaining Anomalocaris - it's really kind of you to point it out. Will watch out in future by installing the tool. Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 06:45, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BlackSpace7 (02:00, 31 October 2023)

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Hi

What should I add to my page to get it approved. I added multiple sources. --BlackSpace7 (talk) 02:00, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hello, which page is this please and I'll take a look Lajmmoore (talk) 08:12, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BlackSpace7 (13:34, 2 November 2023)

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Could you please review my references and inform me which sources are not reliable? All the sources come from outlets such as ESPN, Apple, Tubi, etc. Is the issue related to the order of the references, or is it related to how the article is written? Please advise on the steps I should take to ensure approval. --BlackSpace7 (talk) 13:34, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BlackSpace7 There's two questions to consider when making a new page: notability and reliable sources. For notability, I'd encourage you to look at this guidance - remember there needs to "signficant coverage" - which means depth in the sources, not just lots of passing mentions. For sourcing, compare what you're using to this non-exhaustive list. Not everything is suitable for inclusion in encylopaedias though! Lajmmoore (talk) 13:42, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ArchaeoChacha (19:25, 5 November 2023)

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Greetings, I was editing many years ago under the username: ChachaScholar. I wished to sign back in under that name, but I no longer have access to my old email. Therefore, I saw no option but to open a new account. As the only archaeologist who has excavated and written extensively about the Peruvian archaeological sitef of Gran Pajaten and Manachaqui Cave (Chachapoyas Culture), I sometimes look to see if my older entries have been replaced by pseudoarchaeology and/or false, politically-motivated entries. I have no need to replace either (if that is against Wikipedia policy), but I would like to see the scientifically demonstrated, peer-reviewed narratives represented. For example, I note that the majority views of professional academic archaeologists is not represented in the entry for Chachapoyas Culture. Thank You. Warren Church, Ph.D. --ArchaeoChacha (talk) 19:25, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @ArchaeoChacha - welcome back! It will be great to have you back in the community! The first thing I would recomment is setting up a User page (you should see that icon in red under your name) - please state that exactly what you explained above, that you no longer had email access so have a new account. I would link to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/ChachaScholar just to be extra transparent.
In terms of editing, I would look at the sections on self citation and curation which help guide people with research interests and specialist knowledge. You might also want to say hello on the talk page of WP:WikiProject Archaeology several editor there are also concerned with pseudoarchaeology. Any questions feel free to get in touch. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 10:46, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Dawgan on Talk:Maurice Escande (22:22, 5 November 2023)

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Hello..how can i order jewelry --Dawgan (talk) 22:22, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Improving article on Cameroonian astrophysicist

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Hello! I'm working on an article for Alvine Kamaha (UCLA assistant professor - studies dark matter), and I'd like to improve it by adding more sources from Cameroon. Do you have any pointers in terms of how to locate Wikipedia-acceptable sources from Africa? thank you so much - I admire all of the work that you do here! 1namesake1 (talk) 16:08, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @1namesake1 so I would take a look at this list which I find pretty helpful. allafrica.com is an acceptable source for sure. I'd maybe look for more sources in French? This might be useful too! I'm not sure what the news platforms are in Cameroon, but looking those up might be a good move. Lajmmoore (talk) 23:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much - I really appreciate your help! 1namesake1 (talk) 23:48, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@1namesake1 I'm not sure how the deletion nomination is going to go, but you can always ask for the article to be moved back to draftspace, then embed the content from it in other articles. It seems writing an article for the actual award that's being discussed might be a good move Lajmmoore (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @Lajmmoore. I will give that a try and start with an article of the award itself. 1namesake1 (talk) 16:23, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Lajmmoore it seems the article has survived! thank you! 1namesake1 (talk) 17:31, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well done! Lajmmoore (talk) 21:47, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JemBurrows (02:44, 7 November 2023)

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Hi there! I am new to the world of Wikipedia editing though I've done lots of other content creation. I've been contacted by a notable sportsperson in order to write a short, factual article about them on Wikipedia. I have been reading about the ethics of doing this and I realise that what I publish can be edited by others and actually, negative things about the person may be added (if they have a valid source) and then may not be able to be removed. I am interested to hear your thoughts on this and wonder whether this is a common thing? Looking forward to hearing from you. Jess :) --JemBurrows (talk) 02:44, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @JemBurrows that's totally normal - no one "owns" a Wikipedia page (especially the subject), and they certainly aren't static. In fact a "good" page is one that lots of community members contribute too. Lajmmoore (talk) 23:59, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Yahaya Abdulbasir on Computer engineering (19:47, 8 November 2023)

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Hello I want to learn computer --Yahaya Abdulbasir (talk) 19:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry I'm not sure what help you are requesting @Yahaya Abdulbasir Lajmmoore (talk) 09:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: October 2023

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My life my rules

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Yhikg Faizul0786 ansari (talk) 04:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello comrade, I would like to have privileges when editing since I see the wiki as very biased towards men, so if you can grant it to me to create articles and modify with feminist conscience, it would be a pleasure. I will not disappoint. Greetings! ♡ Feminist Woman (talk) 23:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Feminist Woman it's great to see new editors - I would encourage you to join WP:Women in Red Lajmmoore (talk) 18:09, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Al Qarara Cultural Museum

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Hello! Your submission of Al Qarara Cultural Museum at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MartinPoulter (talk) 16:20, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Doggystyle007 (22:25, 20 November 2023)

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Hello Hw do l add my name and info on Wiki --Doggystyle007 (talk) 22:25, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message - one of the guidelines here is to never edit about yourself see WP:COI so I would put a request in here WP:RA Lajmmoore (talk) 17:22, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Arunavamandal30 on Draft:Lakhpati Kisan (05:54, 23 November 2023)

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This is my first time writing an article on WIKI. Am a student writing on a development initiative I read in some news articles. How can I make my article non-promotional and appropriate for WIKI. --Arunavamandal30 (talk) 05:54, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red December 2023

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


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Syntax error in WIR newsletter

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Can you please file an AWB request to have this syntax error fixed on the pages to which your latest newsletter was delivered? The message had closing italic markup with no opening markup. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 21:50, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

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A cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 02:03, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Question from PocketWorms (02:50, 4 December 2023)

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Hi! Sorry if this worded weirdly but I would love to start trying to find sources for wikipedia is there like a hub where I could get assign some?

and it has been a very long while since doing like finding citations but is there anything I should avoid in general?


thanks! --PocketWorms (talk) 02:50, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @PocketWorms (excellent user name) I'd recommend going to WP:Teahouse which is a space for new editors to ask questions just like this (& it might already be answered). I'm based in the UK and a broad rule of thumb for finding sources is: broadsheet (reliable) newspapers, academic books and articles. There's a non-exhaustive list here WP:RS/P which might be helpful too. I'd recommend starting with topics you're neutral about, one way to find places to start making edits is to put Category:Stub-class in the search bar, which will bring up lots of different options for very short articles that might need expanding. Since you're new, I'd also recommend setting up a user page, saying "Hey I'm new, please help me out". Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 08:41, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much! I'm still figuring how to navigate around here but I'm sure it wont take to long to understand it. PocketWorms (talk) 21:27, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@PocketWorms University of Edinburgh has a lot of good films showing different skills. This one is about setting up your userpage Lajmmoore (talk) 07:58, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from MichaelGormanEditor (18:57, 13 December 2023)

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Hi there! I was wondering how to remove a photo that I added to Wikipedia Commons? I made a mistake in posting it and I want to undo it. --MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 18:57, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @MichaelGormanEditor if you can send me a link to the image, I can see if I can help? Lajmmoore (talk) 22:25, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I got it down. Could you help me with my page about Nancy La Vigne though? It's been waiting for edits for a long time.
Draft:Nancy La Vigne MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 02:59, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @MichaelGormanEditor so I think there are a range of improvements to make. Firstly, the page looks quite a lot like a CV, so turn some of that into referenced prose. Secondly, the main source you rely on is a pdf of her CV, which isn't a reliable secondary source. I would look for alternative references to support its claims, for example for the awards, from the awarding bodies. Thirdly, none of the professional service is referenced. Every claim needs to be supported by a reliable secondary source. Fourthly, think about what is encyclopaedic - Wikipedia isn't necessarily a place to put every aspect of a person's career. If you can't find an independent reliable source for a claim, remove it. I do think she is notable, but it's the sourcing and that it looks like a CV that are the issues. Good luck! Lajmmoore (talk) 09:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Lajmmoore thank you for this! I totally understand why my previous layout was not encyclopaedic. I was relying too much on that CV. Just sent in the most recent version. Thanks again! MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 20:45, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That looks so much better @MichaelGormanEditor - are there any sources that are also critical of La Vigne that could be included? Also, there's a sentence which is mostly a quote - i think that needs a bit more context, and if you go to templates you could add it as a quote in a box maybe? It's looking tonnes better though! Lajmmoore (talk) 20:52, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!! I just changed the quote you mentioned. I couldn't find a critical take on La Vigne - I'm not sure she's under criticism in a public fashion. Do you think the article needs it? MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 21:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks great @MichaelGormanEditor. I'd add the awards to the lead, then submit it for approval. In terms of criticism, maybe make a note on the talk page that you looked for it (to make the article more balanced) but couldn't find any. It just helps to show neutrality. Lajmmoore (talk) 21:49, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. Do you mean that I should add the honors paragraph under the intro paragraph? Just added that note. MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 22:31, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, or just a short sentence saying she got X and Y awards. Lajmmoore (talk) 22:33, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. Is submitting for approval different than the usual 'publish changes' I've been doing? MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 22:39, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, so at the moment the article is in the draft space, and you want it be in the article space. I'm not sure what permissions you have, but you could try:
1. Look on the right hand column, under the tools heading
2. Click move
3. Where it says Draft in a drop-down box, scroll up and select (Article)
4. Slightly further down is a box that says Move page - click that and it should lead you through.
I think what might happen is that it might need to be reviewed by another editor - I can't quite remember the process. (I'm mentoring, not technically reviewing I guess) Let me know how you get on! Lajmmoore (talk) 22:53, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Just did it. Does it need any work in terms of sort keys? I saw a note about that but I'm not sure what to do about it.
Nancy La Vigne MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 22:59, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Brilliant! Yes, so right at the bottom of the page it says Categories - if you press the blue + you can then type things like "Living people" or others - I'd get ideas from another biographical article Lajmmoore (talk) 23:16, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!! Just did it. MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 23:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @MichaelGormanEditor - article looks great. The next important thing to do is add links to it from other articles. What I would do is go to each of the blue-linked articles and add a sentence at each of those that relates to the content on La Vigne's page e.g. is she mentioned on the National Justice page? This will make her article much more easily discoverable. Happy editing Lajmmoore (talk) 09:14, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for this! Just went and added her to a few pages. You have been such an incredible help. MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 19:37, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries! Any time! If you're interested in editing more about women, there's a really supportive community at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - there's a tab in the middle of the green bar that says join! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:52, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is great! Thank you for this :) Adding myself now MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 14:18, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Joaquina Soares

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Question from Krishna Reule (13:12, 19 December 2023)

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Krishna Bahadur Reule, better known as Krishna Reule (Nepali: कृष्ण रेउले) is a Nepalese singer, composer, Dancer, Musician and model, known for his contribution towards Nepali folk music. He is known for raising social and political awareness through his music. He gained recognition from the mass with the song Aaja Gaunma in 2016.[1][2] Since then he has produced numerous hits.[3][4]

Krishna Reule --Krishna Reule (talk) 13:12, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Krishna Reule - it seems like you might be trying to write an article about yourself? This is a conflict of interest, and not something Wikipedia encourages. You could put a request in here Lajmmoore (talk) 22:06, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Murphyjanet (18:18, 27 December 2023)

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Hello! I used the Wikipedia Talk feature to add some information about the origin of the Syrian golden hamster. I was hoping someone could add that information to the original article. I am Dr. Michael R. Murphy's widow and accompanied him on his field trip to make the second capture of wild Syrian golden hamsters in 1971. Murphy received his Ph.D. in Brain and Behavior from M.I.T. in 1972. He used a colony of his wild hamsters for his own research in evolutionary behavior, behavioral neuroscience, and behavioral pharmacology, published in scientific journals between 1971 and 1981. I do not really want to become a Wikipedia author, but hope that someone can take the information I have and make it available to others. I am happy to be contacted regarding the information I have. I made a mistake in my original submission by saying the Murphy strain of hamster was kept at N.I.M.H. -- it was N.I.H. --Murphyjanet (talk) 18:18, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Murphyjanet for the information - I've pointed a few other editors to it, but the key question is where/whether this information is formally published somewhere? If you have a link to your husband's 1971 work that would be really helpful Lajmmoore (talk) 22:21, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Dr. Murphy wrote a wonderful chapter called "History of the Capture and Domestication of the Syrian Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse)" in the book The Hamster edited by Harold I. Siegel (Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1985). He published a scientific paper on it too: Murphy, M. R., 1971, Natural history of the Syrian golden hamster—A reconnaissance expedition, Am. Zool. 11:632. I have reprints of the book chapter and probably all of his published papers which I could mail to a Wikipedia editor to use. For many years Dr. Murphy was probably the world's expert on this animal and was called upon by other scientists to restore certain strains that were dying out.
I wrote a photo book about the expedition itself using Shutterfly and am in the process of writing a book that does not depend upon photos. To share the Shutterfly link I think I would need an email address to send it to. I am happy to share my own email address with an editor who has questions I can answer. 136.51.1.213 (talk) 13:19, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Red January 2024

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


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A cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 18:18, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Lajmmoore!

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

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Question from ShyGuyOnAComputer (17:11, 2 January 2024)

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Hello Mentor. --ShyGuyOnAComputer (talk) 17:11, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Drop any questions you have here @ShyGuyOnAComputer Lajmmoore (talk) 19:24, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to subscribe to the WikiCup newsletter

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Question from Maria Evan on User:Lajmmoore (18:52, 4 January 2024)

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Hi there! I would like to create a page for a notable person (public figure). Should this be created in the sandbox? Could you please assist? --Maria Evan (talk) 18:52, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Maria Evan have a read of this - it should help you to get going. You can use your sandbox to get started! Feel free to come back and ask questions here Lajmmoore (talk) 19:26, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Zetaconese (21:14, 7 January 2024)

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Hi, Happy new one!, could you take a look at the latest edits I have done to the article? Would be wonderful to ready your insights, thank you! --Zetaconese (talk) 21:14, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean Draft:Juan Felipe Waller? If so, there's a few things to alter. Firstly, and most importantly, you need relaible secondary sources to support all the claims in the article. There is a chunk of unreferenced text, still. Secondly, whilst there's lots of primary sources - you need to include secondary sources to establish notability e.g. reviews of their work, articles about them (not interviews so much), perhaps where their works are discussed in academic contexts? Thirdly the very top paragraph should summarise what else is in the article, so if there's information there that isn't anywhere else it should be also in the main text too. Hope this helps @Zetaconese. Lajmmoore (talk) 09:12, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Jamesgormley01 (23:20, 7 January 2024)

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Hi. I had a problem adding references, so I added links for citations instead. --Jamesgormley01 (talk) 23:20, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Jamesgormley01 thanks for making these edits - but as you know these hyperlinks aren't the format of references preferred by Wikipedia. When you were pressing the citation button and the box comes up with automatic did you see the other tabs in that box, including manual - if you're having an issue I would use the manual tab to add these references. Lajmmoore (talk) 09:14, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Chernobylguy (16:11, 12 January 2024)

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Hello, could you tell me what the commands are for putting links in my edits? --Chernobylguy (talk) 16:11, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Chernobylguy this article should help Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking. Good luck Lajmmoore (talk) 09:15, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: December 2023

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Headlines
  • Albania report: Wiki Loves EuroPride in Albania 2023
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina report: A year in review ...
  • Croatia report: 2023 in review
  • Czech Republic report: Wiki-residents establishing meeting took place in December
  • Germany report: Go-ahead for Wikidata Project of GLAM institutions from Baden-Württemberg
  • Italy report: WLM Local winners and funds for 2024 GLAM projects
  • New Zealand report: Auckland Museum summer updates
  • Poland report: Intense end to a year of GLAM-Wiki activities in Poland
  • Sweden report: Photo memories project concludes; Sörmlands museum passes 1000 uploads to Wikimedia Commons; Wikimedian in Residence supports an upload of music content; Subject terms from Queerlit; Wikidata for authority control: 3 years of work
  • Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Program
  • UK report: 2023 in Review
  • USA report: WikiConference North America 2023; TSU and USF; Philadelphia WikiSalon; Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting; Wikipedia Editing 101 for All; NYC Hacking Night; Upstate NY workshop; Wikiquote She Said Project
  • Wiki Loves Living Heritage report: Thank you for making Wiki Loves Living Heritage happen!
  • WMF GLAM report: Updates and invitation to test the Commons Impact Metrics prototype
  • Calendar: January's GLAM events
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Your draft article, Draft:Joaquina Soares

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Hello, Lajmmoore. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Joaquina Soares".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, 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! 08:58, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

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Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Adila Laïdi-Hanieh at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 09:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Museums dedicated to James Norman Hall has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. User:Namiba 20:09, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Request for adding Shin'ichi Sakuraki's Japanese name

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 Done Ansony89🎩 19:41, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Dream Special Interior (01:53, 20 January 2024)

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interior desing --Dream Special Interior (talk) 01:53, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What help would you like @Dream Special Interior? Lajmmoore (talk) 09:16, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Leeds 2023 has been accepted

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Leeds 2023, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

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Question from Nicco51027 (21:49, 23 January 2024)

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Hello, I'm trying to edit a wikipedia page on behalf of my employer. My changes keep getting rejected even though I am citing and linking to legitimate sources. What can I do to get these edits approved? Thanks --Nicco51027 (talk) 21:49, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Go to the Talk page of the article, list the changes you would like there (with the sources) and ask another editor to put them in Lajmmoore (talk) 06:27, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Question from Marvinmccalebb on User:Marvinmccalebb (09:51, 28 January 2024)

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How do I create a Wikipedia page? --Marvinmccalebb (talk) 09:51, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Marvinmccalebb this guide should help you: Wikipedia:Article creation. Good luck Lajmmoore (talk) 09:17, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Red February 2024

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


Online events:

Announcement

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

Tip of the month:

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

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--Lajmmoore (talk 20:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Hi, Lajmmoore,
Thank you for your help as always. I'm at University of Southern California, and I'm working with Boston University on an editathon to commemorate International Women and Girls in Science Day. It's on February 16 - but people can edit any time starting now. Here's our program dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Boston_University/Women_in_Science_Edit-a-thon/home
It would be great to have editors from Women in Red participate!
Thank you,
1namesake1 (talk) 00:51, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the notice @1namesake1 - I think you should post about it on the Women in Red talk page too! Lajmmoore (talk) 08:26, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of tea for you!

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 15:49, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]


"david, david owusu-ansahowusu-ansah" in Konadu Yaadom

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Hello,

Sorry for my bad english, I'm French. ^^'

I don't understand in Konadu Yaadom the "david, david owusu-ansahowusu-ansah" in reference 1, that you did in January 2021. It may be a copy-paste error? The authors are really Akyeampong and Gates, aren't they? Regards. Slzbg (talk) 17:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Slzbg you are right! I think it's an error when using the atomic reference detector. I don't have a keyboard with me, so feel free to fix it! Lajmmoore (talk) 19:28, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MichaelGormanEditor (15:19, 3 February 2024)

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I haven't gotten any feedback on my last few edits on the Nancy La Vigne page. Am I still on track to get that posted? --MichaelGormanEditor (talk) 15:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Question from PapaMeelo (06:25, 9 February 2024)

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how can I make my own Wikipedia page? If you do not know that is fine. Have a great day! --PapaMeelo (talk) 06:25, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @PapaMeelo thanks for wanting to contribute to Wikipedia. However, it is a definite conflict of interest for users to write their own articles, so my advice is ...don't! What you could do is put a request in and see if another editor is interested? Lajmmoore (talk) 09:21, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: January 2024

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Question from Maria Evan (10:46, 10 February 2024)

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Hello, I created this page for a person (Draft).

https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CF%81%CE%AE%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82:Maria_Evan

Could you please assist in publishing it? Or how can I get a feedback on the page? It's in Greek language.

Looking forward to your advise.

Maria --Maria Evan (talk) 10:46, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Maria Evan - you need to ask at Greek Wikipedia - I only work in English! Maybe see if there is help here: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:%CE%A0%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B7_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82 Lajmmoore (talk) 08:53, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

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The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Folake Onayemi

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On 17 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Folake Onayemi, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 13:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

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Good article nominations | March 2024 Backlog Drive
March 2024 Backlog Drive:
  • On 1 March, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded.
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You're receiving this message because you have reviewed or nominated a good article in the last year.

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Question from GoldRomean (03:07, 23 February 2024)

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This article has since been nominated for deletion so I guess you can ignore or delete this message? Thanks anyway!! :DHello, Lajmmoore. Thanks for being my mentor. I think that the page European BEST Engineering Competition should maybe be deleted, because the only sources I can find on it is the competition's own website but I have no idea what to do or anything and I was wondering if you could help with that? Have a nice day :D! --GoldRomean (talk) 03:07, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @GoldRomean it's been nominated for deletion, so if you agree, you should leave a comment on the nomination Lajmmoore (talk) 21:53, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hibiscus Rising has been accepted

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Hibiscus Rising, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top 21% of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Utopes (talk / cont) 06:40, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red March 2024

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


Online events:

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A barnstar

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A barnstar
Congratulations on your amazing achievement. Gamaliel (talk) 23:21, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

a cup of tea for you

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A cup of tea for you. Thank you for sending out the invite. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:41, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

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The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bacilah (18:37, 28 February 2024)

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Hi, is allowed to use AI pictures in page? Where I can find my draft? --Bacilah (talk) 18:37, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mmk Flow 4 Life (20:00, 4 March 2024)

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Hello? --Mmk Flow 4 Life (talk) 20:00, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I recognize that name!

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I just saw the name Julia Chinn mentioned in an article in The Guardian, and I knew it from a novel, 1824: The Arkansas War. If you like alt history, I recommend it. You may want to consider Help:Archiving (plain and simple). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Reşwanaşireti (16:46, 5 March 2024)

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Turkish English hi i would like to translate this page from english to turkish i tried but it didn't work out can you translate it for me? this is the page = https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%C5%9Fwan_ (tribe)# --Reşwanaşireti (talk) 16:46, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

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That's a nice article about you in today's Guardian. (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/uk-academics-wikipedia-project-raises-profile-of-women-around-the-world). Thnx fr all yr work on WP! jxm (talk) 17:07, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you

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The Detective Barnstar
Congratulations, Lucia, on your well-deserved Guardian article! And congtratulations for your detective work in finding evidence for all those women who have tended to remain hidden, around the world. Power to you! Storye book (talk) 17:47, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And now on Radio 4

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You featured in Today (BBC Radio 4) at 07:41, in the review of the papers! Well done. Slightly patronising/bemused tone of voice but basically positive. I'm on my phone and can't edit the WIR talk page. PamD 07:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much @PamD - I'll listen back! Good it's positive though! Lajmmoore (talk) 19:06, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from AkiraAnastasia12345 (22:40, 27 March 2024)

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Hi, can you guide me? --AkiraAnastasia12345 (talk) 22:40, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Great job! Bearian (talk) 16:00, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red April 2024

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Question from Georges Courteau (11:09, 3 April 2024)

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Hi , thank you for accepting to be my mentor. I wanted to publish my biography for two purpose. First to recognize the people that have helped me achieve what I did in life and how it has made a difference in the business community and to inspire youngsters to pursue their dream and show them that anything is possible. I also wanted to document my life for my family. Your advice will be more than welcome. Thanks again for your help and support. --Georges Courteau (talk) 11:09, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Georges Courteau thank you for your message and welcome to Wikipedia. The encyclopaedia has guidelines around conflict of interest, and as such, writing about yourself would be a significant COI. I would strongly discourage you from writing about yourself. You can however put in a request for someone else to write an article, if the available sources meet the notability requirements. Lajmmoore (talk) 21:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Interim22 (19:57, 4 April 2024)

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Hi MPGuy, I'm currently working on a draft and I am using the School template when visual editing, when I input the coordinates it wont make a geo map for me. Hope you could assist and thank you --Interim22 (talk) 19:57, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Leeds Wikipedia meetup on Saturday 4th May

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Hello there! Interested in having a chat with fellow Wikipedians? There's a meetup in Leeds on Saturday 4th May 2024, at the Tiled Hall Café at Leeds Central Library.

Full details here.

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This Month in GLAM: March 2024

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Question from AdolfBot (14:24, 11 April 2024)

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Can I make my own articles? --AdolfBot (talk) 14:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Catlover1519 (14:25, 12 April 2024)

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how do I add a user box to my user page --Catlover1519 (talk) 14:25, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Catlover1519 (14:26, 12 April 2024)

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how do I add a user box to my user page --Catlover1519 (talk) 14:26, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

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We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Question from Yace shaa on User talk:Yace shaa (08:17, 17 April 2024)

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Hello! Would you ensure whether I am on the right track or not? --Yace shaa (talk) 08:17, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Yace shaa - I took at look at the edits to KBAY and Carl Belew, and those copy edits look nice to me. Keep going! Lajmmoore (talk) 19:00, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mxttian (12:17, 19 April 2024)

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How do I make templates --Mxttian (talk) 12:17, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've never made one, so I think asking at WP:Teahouse might help you find someone to help! Lajmmoore (talk) 22:22, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Digda real estd on S. Jaishankar (07:20, 23 April 2024)

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Royalmdalaminhossain@gmail --Digda real estd (talk) 07:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Digda real estd on Salman F Rahman (16:24, 26 April 2024)

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Bangladesh Digda gorop of company intarnasonal --Digda real estd (talk) 16:24, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please could you make your request clearer? I'm afraid I don't understand Lajmmoore (talk) 14:45, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red May 2024

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Women in Red | May 2024, Volume 10, Issue 5, Numbers 293, 294, 305, 306, 307


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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

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The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Philomena Franz

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Hello! Your submission of Philomena Franz at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Z1720 (talk) 13:56, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Hi, would love to see your articles up on here and the other challenges, there's one for Latin America and other regions too. Keep up the great work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

National Trust

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Sorry to hear the project's come to an end. I'm sure the Trust appreciates your efforts - I certainly do. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 06:53, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @KJP1 - it was certainly interesting to work on. If I hear that they are rolling out a further project, I'll let you know! Thank you for your kind words and support throughout Lajmmoore (talk) 20:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tahoura1234 (12:48, 7 May 2024)

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Hello, I’m a writer and I would like to add my name in google by getting help from wikipedia --Tahoura1234 (talk) 12:48, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Tahoura1234 this would be a conflict of interest, so I would not advise you to do this. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:34, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for advising me, but is there a way to add my name to google? 5.195.224.161 (talk) 08:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@5.195.224.161 I think you need to look for search engine optimisation in other ways Lajmmoore (talk) 09:14, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@5.195.224.161 I think you need to look for search engine optimisation in other ways Lajmmoore (talk) 09:15, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from SasanKouzeh on User:SasanKouzeh (21:33, 7 May 2024)

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سلام. چطور میتوانم شروع کنم؟ لطفاً کمکم کنید. متشکرم --SasanKouzeh (talk) 21:33, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SasanKouzeh if you're a Persian speaker, I'd encourage you to edit on https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D9%87%D9%94_%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C to start with! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: April 2024

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Hello. Some of my articles are waiting for review. Please kindly and check:

Claggy (talk) 08:06, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Claggy thank you for your drafts, it can take up to 3 months for drafts to be reviewed, so please be patient. Reviewers are all volunteers, just like you. That said, I did review Arrest of Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray and that's now live. Make sure you link to it from other Wikipedia articles, if you haven't already done so. I took alook at Draft:Khadijeh Mirdamadi - but I don't think being the mother of a world leader meets notability requirements, as its entirely dependent on her children, not her own individual achievements. With these figures I always ask myself "what else have they done" - could their notability be linked to philanthropy or other things? I looked at the links you shared and the BBC one is broken and the others really are about her son's relationship with her *not her achievements in her own right*. If I was you, however, I would just move some of the content from the article to her son's page in the family section and withdraw the draft. (I edit primarily about women, so I am quite loathe to say this. A parallel to look at is Nelson Mandela's mother - there are sources about her, but that's not enough - she has to have done things too). Lajmmoore (talk) 07:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your information and help. I fixed the BBC links also. Claggy (talk) 11:16, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kaleb25 (09:24, 15 May 2024)

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when do I know my work has been posted? --Kaleb25 (talk) 09:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Kaleb25, once you click publish the page should reload and you should be able to see the changes immediately. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:14, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kadir shafi Bushra


Sex m My mother name Fatima Mohammed and Shafi Bushra born 1993 A.C calander in oromia county east harargee gorro muti werdaa. Religion islam.can speak language only oromo by (afaan oromoo) but can write and reading language and arbic --Kadir shafi Bushra (talk) 23:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kadir shafi Bushra welcome to English Wikipedia! If Oromo is your first language, you might want to start with editing there? https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuula_Dura Lajmmoore (talk) 07:10, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kadir shafi Bushra


Sex m My mother name Fatima Mohammed and Shafi Bushra born 1993 A.C calander in oromia county east harargee gorro muti werdaa. Religion islam.can speak language only oromo by (afaan oromoo) but can write and reading language and arbic --Kadir shafi Bushra (talk) 23:20, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Green GA Editathon June 2024 - Going Back in Time

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Hello Lajmmoore:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in June 2024!

Running from June 1 to 30, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Going Back in Time! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 20 centuries by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Question from Beth Gilinsky Spero (10:20, 21 May 2024)

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Hi thank you for editing. I am gathering citations for the information entered in my draft. I would like to add them next time I work on this. Is it absolutely imperative that I have someone other than myself create this article? If so I will ask someone. Thank you. --Beth Gilinsky Spero (talk) 10:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Beth Gilinsky Spero - yes you are correct you should not create an article about yourself. This is seen as a major conflict of interest - see WP:COI Lajmmoore (talk) 16:28, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Red June 2024

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Another syntax error in WIR newsletter

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Can you please file an AWB request to have this syntax error fixed on the pages to which your latest newsletter was delivered? The message had opening italic markup with no closing markup. Thanks.

In the future, I recommend the use of the Syntax highlighter gadget to check your messages before you send them. You can find the gadget in your Wikipedia Preferences. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:30, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @Jonesey95 - I'll look to getting the Syntax gadget, and thanks for picking this one up. Really apreciate the help. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for taking this extra step. A helpful bot will take it from here. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:57, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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Your userpage

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Hello,
I noticed that on your user page, you state that My pronouns are she/her. It would be helpful to other editors if you went to your preferences and selected "use feminine pronouns", so I don't have to click in to your user page to get your pronouns (because of a setting I'm using). In addition, please consider archiving this page, it takes quite a while to load (please let me know if you'd like to set up automatic archiving, I can do that on your behalf). If you reply here, please ping me. — thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @TheTechie I didn't know there was an option in preferences, I'll sort that sort. Tbh I used to use amanual archving tool, but I think the one I was using stopped, and I fell out the habit. Either way I quite like just having everything here, and I appreciate the offer of help. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:22, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ZiggyPoet (03:38, 29 May 2024)

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Hey, I am brand new, but my intention is to help fill out some needed articles for a variety of media, individuals and events. After 4 days and some edits on my own, how difficult is submitting new articles? --ZiggyPoet (talk) 03:38, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @ZiggyPoet thanks for your question. I'd read this guidance really carefully before you start any new articles, then submit them through a process called "articles for creation" where they get reviewed by others. I'd also make yourself familiar with WP:COI - I don't know what you're intending to edit (& what I edit changes all the time) but editing or creating pages related to the studio your part might be construed as a conflict of interest. Let me know if I can help further. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:10, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate your help. Maybe this is something I can hire someone to do. I have quite the history and want to start documenting it. From the studio, to my artistic career. I was in a disney film amongst others and have a number of published works across a variety of mediums. How does one actually get entered into wiki beyond breaking a cultural threshold? I apologize if im asking to much, I started this with intention to stitch up seo prior to the release of a film I produced.
Cheers
Z.P. ZiggyPoet (talk) 01:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So Wikipedia is general discourages paid editing and there is more information here WP:PAID. It's not simply the case that someone can be paid to create content, since for every statement on Wikipedia there needs to be reliable secondary sourcing to support it e.g. a third party writing about the significance of the studio . If the studio has been written about in that way, then you can request an article (see WP:RA) but its then reliant on another volunteer to be interested in working on it. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:53, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Pynok (08:22, 2 June 2024)

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Hi, I was hoping to create an article on a chess player Matas Raugevičius, I will be using sources like chess results(official chess tournament database), FIDE(international chess organization) and many others, but I can’t find where to create an article, can you help me with that? --Pynok (talk) 08:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Pynok - the instructions to create articles are here WP:ACR, but if you are interested in chess, I would encourage you to visit WP:WikiProject Chess and perhaps start learning to edit with some of the suggestions as you scroll down the page. You could also post this same message on their project talk page - I don't know what the notability requirements for chess players are, but that project will. Happy editing! Lajmmoore (talk) 20:31, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Bacilah (13:58, 23 June 2024)

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Hi, please help. I dont undestant how page I do like to publish is deleted, when I do see similar pages on wiki. --Bacilah (talk) 13:58, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bacilah - thanks for your patience. I've been looking at the draft you submitted, and there are several ways it requires improvement, but first you should check that the subject meets English Wikipedia's notability requirements see WP:Notability. If they do (& I have not checked), then the first thing to do is add an inline citation for every piece of information. I know there is a list of links, but they really need be at the end of each sentence. This helps the reader see where each sentence gets its information from, see WP:IC. Secondly, the education section needs to be written in a paragraph, not as bullet points. Also with inline citation. Thirdly I don't think each business needs its own section, I would remove some details about them (since the article is about the person) and have it as one much shorter section. Wikipedia isn't just another place to put a CV. Maybe with these improvements, the article might have a better chance. However the first thing to do is check that he is notable enough. I don't know if you edit on other Wikipedias, but each language one has different criteria for inclusion. Lajmmoore (talk) 16:51, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from DV.art.works (01:16, 25 June 2024)

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Hi there, I drafted a new page in my sandbox and hit "Publish Page," and then learned that I have to make 10 edits prior to that page being published. I've made those edits to other Wikipedia pages, but am still not clear about how I complete the publication of that draft. What am I missing? Thanks so much for your help. --DV.art.works (talk) 01:16, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @DV.art.works - it's great that you're wanting to contribute to Wikipedia. I took a look at this draft which I think is the one you mean? Currently, it's not ready to proposed for inclusion to Wikipedia. Every statement in it needs to be supported by an inline citaiton (see WP:IC). Once you've done that, you can submit the draft for review, see this guidance: WP:AFCREVIEW. Another editor will come and take a look. Feel free to ping me when you've done that. Lajmmoore (talk) 16:56, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Hbmeitei (01:02, 27 June 2024)

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Why some paid admin protected the page by force . without knowing the subject some admin just put protection so that their agenda can be pushed.this is very dangerous trend and for that reason wikipedia is not regarded as source of authentic information. Even Elon Musk have mentioned wikipedia as dickipedia --Hbmeitei (talk) 01:02, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Hbmeitei - I'm not sure what the question is that I can help you with? responding to the above - no administrators are paid. If they have undertaken any paid editing for an external body, it needs to be declared, see WP:ADMIN. Lajmmoore (talk) 17:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

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The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red August 2024

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Women in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313


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A barnstar for you!

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The Barnstar of Diligence
T H A N K S !


Oh and writing an article for a woman from every country is hard! Well done again. Victuallers (talk) 14:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much @Victuallers Lajmmoore (talk) 16:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Gregorybotts (14:05, 4 July 2024)

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Hello I have created a page. I published it. Wondered what the next step was. Thank You Gregory Botts --Gregorybotts (talk) 14:05, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Gregorybotts - we appreciate your enthusiasm for Wikipedia. However, our guidelines are clear that people can't write articles about themselves, see WP:COI. I suggest you contribute to the encyclopaedia by writing about other topics, not connected to yourself. Thanks Lajmmoore (talk) 13:20, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand, there is not a word that I have written myself. The whole article is from other's writing. Artist after artist on wiki pedia are obviously writing about themselves, maybe through intermediaries, their obviously biased galleries. It seems that I can pay someone to upload this same information. Is that what I should do? If you read the article the writing is by the highest regarded art and literary critics of the time. Please advise as to how to get this information online. Thank You. Gregory Botts Gregorybotts (talk) 21:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Gregorybotts, so there are a few things to understand about Wikipedia: 1) that neutrality is key. its not possible to be neutral about ourselves, which is why there are guidelines that state you shouldn't write about yourself 2) no, paid editing is not encouraged (if people are paying for articles it needs to be prominently disclosed and to also adhere to all of Wikipedia's guidelines) 3) if you are writing for Wikipedia, all the words need to be original to you - you can't copy-paste from others sources (which I think is what you're saying above). 4) I'd take a look at this initial guide. 5) I appreciate you've added a range of sources, but there is a thresh-hold for what is included on Wikipedia - its called notability - for artists, one of the criteria is to have work in a national/international collection. 6) Sources - these need to be reliable secondary sources.
In short though, you shouldn't be writing an article about yourself as it goes against Wikipedia's guidelines, so please don't carry on. One of the potential consequences is that user who don't follow guidance can be banned. As I previously said, if you're keen to contribute to Wikipedia, don't edit anything related to yourself, and just join in our global project Lajmmoore (talk) 09:16, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PVenkataraman (15:31, 8 July 2024)

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Hi, I had published a new article but it got rejected. I have many reliable sources but still it is getting rejected for some reason. Could you please help me in this, --PVenkataraman (talk) 15:31, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PVenkataraman please can you link to the article in question? Lajmmoore (talk) 21:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: June 2024

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Precious anniversary

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Precious
Four years!

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Question from Sayjeyhi (15:09, 22 July 2024)

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Hi Liu, I am Jafar, thanks for helping me with my questions. I am glad to join wikipedia and I am looking forward to contribute

I am adding a new page and might need to ask some questions Cheers Jafar --Sayjeyhi (talk) 15:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Women in Red August 2024

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Women in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315


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Umm, should "TBD" be there? PamD 20:15, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject

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Hi, I see you've contributed a lot to Palestinian hikaye, would you be interested in a taskforce on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 22:05, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Kowal2701 I would be interested in knowing a bit more, but I don't think I would have much capacity to contribute much at present Lajmmoore (talk) 07:32, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The page is at WP:WikiProject Anthropology/Oral tradition taskforce, it’s effectively a place where editors can collaborate to improve WP’s coverage of oral tradition. It’s still very nascent so there’s lots to clarify and do, we’re discussing the scope at the moment. You can stick to whatever you’re interested in, you don’t need to have a general interest, and only contribute as much as you want Kowal2701 (talk) 07:46, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Tstranslations24 (14:46, 31 July 2024)

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Hello there, I created an account with the purpose of voluntering as a translator. could you help me go about it? xoxo, TS --Tstranslations24 (talk) 14:46, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Tstranslations24 - I would look here first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translation Lajmmoore (talk) 07:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: July 2024

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Headlines
  • Albania report: For what matters most for your community
  • Argentina report: Mid-term digitization update
  • Brazil report: Structuring Wiki Loves Monuments through a Wikidata portal
  • Canada report: CCA Hosts Inaugural Wiki Edit-a-Thon
  • Germany report: The flight over the "Rosinenbomber" - drone deployment for Free Knowledge; Kicking off a German-language community of practice for building cultural heritage linked open data with the wikimedia projects
  • India report: GLAM partner ventures into 'Digitisation Plus' programs with Wikimedians
  • Kosovo report: Prompting what's most important - our community in Albania and Kosovo
  • New Zealand report: WikiProject International Botanical Congress 2024, a presentation to the Natural History Museum, London & Kew Gardens staff and a Research expeditions edit-a-thon
  • Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme
  • UK report: Translations galore
  • USA report: Wikicurious WikiNYC Civic Hall; San Diego 111; #5WomenArtists campaign
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group July monthly highlights
  • Special story: GLAM GLobal meetup & GLAM Global Calls
  • Calendar: August's GLAM events
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Joey Wat

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Hi Lajmnmoore. I wanted to check-in on whether you had a chance to review the source material for the proposed expansion of the Joey Wat page per this conversation?. Many thanks again for your review of the article! Coreyhcooper (talk) 04:00, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Zahid Mechanic (17:53, 18 August 2024)

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প্রোফাইল পিকচার কিভাবে আপলোড করব --Zahid Mechanic (talk) 17:53, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]


September 2024 at Women in Red

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

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The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

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Thank you for contributing the page on my grandmother, Dorothy B. Waage. She was a very cool lady with many stories of her adventures across the Middle East. In fact, she first met my grandfather on a train in Egypt one such journey. As a young woman traveling alone in the 1930s! I am glad that her work is remembered and used by scholars today. MRWaage (talk) 23:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the message - it's so lovely to hear from her family. I heard about her a couple of years ago at the International Numismatic Congress, and thought that she was someone who should be better known! Lajmmoore (talk) 09:04, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Abk1333 on Talk:CoinDesk (03:35, 6 September 2024)

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Hello mentor 😄. Help me with a news about buying or selling pressure on $BWS coin. --Abk1333 (talk) 03:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Theonlyruneyouknow (18:08, 7 September 2024)

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Hi Lajmmoore,

I am Rune, and you have been assigned to be my Wikipedia mentor. I edited a page; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Norway, and this is the link link to Christianity in Norway: Difference between revisions https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christianity_in_Norway&oldid=prev&diff=1244520822 What should I do from here? I have reached out to the person that undid my edit. Any help and assistance is greatly appriciated. Kind regards, Rune Larsen (theOnlyRuneYouKnow) --Theonlyruneyouknow (talk) 18:08, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Theonlyruneyouknow thanks for taking the time to begin to learn to edit. The revision above seems more stable now. However, the sources are primary ones (from the Church itself) and Wikipedia really prefers secondary sources - take a look at WP:RS - these are generally publications that write about a topic and are published in reputable places, such as scholarly articles and books, or broadsheet newspapers. To improve the section further, you could search google books, or google scholar to find more information to include. Lajmmoore (talk) 06:24, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Myvanwy Rhys

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Hello! Your submission of Myvanwy Rhys at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Innisfree987 (talk) 05:36, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a short question. Meanwhile I hope this finds you well! Thanks for nominating such a great topic! Innisfree987 (talk) 05:36, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Brinkarend on European Travel Commission (19:40, 8 September 2024)

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I want to share my knowledge about Insurance Companies and Pensioenfunds. --Brinkarend (talk) 19:41, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: August 2024

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Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" GA Editathon – October 2024

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Hello Lajmmoore:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

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Question from AngelicaBeele (13:37, 12 September 2024)

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hello how do I create a citation hyperlink --AngelicaBeele (talk) 13:37, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, Lucy!

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So happy to see you receive recognition for this amazing accomplishment... writing a biography about a woman from every country in the world! Congrats, Lucy! OE Awards for Excellence in the Wildcard Award category! -- Rosiestep (talk) 15:10, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Clare embroidery, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Clare.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 20:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from AnnabelleG69! on Annabelle Gawer (07:40, 29 September 2024)

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Hello, I have added a couple of references and fixed typos and a couple of factual errors. But the order of the references doesn’t seem to automatically realign itself. What should I do? --AnnabelleG69! (talk) 07:40, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red October 2024

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Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320


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Suggestions for Veiqia

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After seeing the Veiqia article listed at this month's Women in Green edit-a-thon, I wanted to make a couple of suggestions. I think the definition in the opening paragraph could be stronger, perhaps something like: "Veiqia is a female tattooing practice from Fiji, where women who have reached puberty are tattooed in the groin and buttocks area by older female tattooing specialists called daubati." Further on in the article it says "often in the groin and on the buttocks": does the word 'often' indicate they can also be applied elsewhere? If so, where? If not, maybe the word can simply be omitted. And the first image's caption could maybe briefly clarify (between brackets perhaps) the areas of the mentioned tattoos. Success with the GA review! – Editør (talk) 09:57, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Veiqia

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The article Veiqia you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Veiqia and Talk:Veiqia/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 20:43, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rapa Nui women

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Thanks for the creation of Ana Eva Hei and Viriamo. Are you aware of Te 'Oho a Neru [3]. Her daughter-in-law is also listed as Servant of God on List of venerated couples but the source cited only list her son Nicolas Pakarati. KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:26, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much @KAVEBEAR I'll see if I can find any other supporting material Lajmmoore (talk) 09:22, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from San2006 (09:07, 3 October 2024)

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Hi! how can spot grammar errors on wikipedia --San2006 (talk) 09:07, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC reviewer activity reminder

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Hi! This is a reminder Articles for Creation reviewers who don't perform any reviews for six months can be removed from the list for inactivity. Don't be a stranger! We'd love to see you take on any number of reviews, but even a single one will be enough to maintain your reviewer status.

Thanks for volunteering, and thanks for the reviews you've done so far! -- asilvering (talk) 20:05, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PuppyFoodBank (21:42, 8 October 2024)

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Hello, hope you are having a good day. Would PuppyFoodBank be a suitable user name? If not what would you recommend? --PuppyFoodBank (talk) 21:42, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're stuck with it, as its quite hard to swap usernames! Take a look here @PuppyFoodBank Lajmmoore (talk) 08:41, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Veiqia

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The article Veiqia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Veiqia for comments about the article, and Talk:Veiqia/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 13:45, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Black Lesbian and Gay Centre

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Hello! Your submission of Black Lesbian and Gay Centre at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:42, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: September 2024

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Question from Khaled Guenif (14:59, 12 October 2024)

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مرحبا أريد ان أسجل في ويكيبيديا --Khaled Guenif (talk) 14:59, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Khaled Guenif (15:41, 12 October 2024)

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مرحباً اريد أن إنشاء صفحة جديدة في ويكيبيديا --Khaled Guenif (talk) 15:41, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Ribbons (sculpture) has been accepted

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Ribbons (sculpture), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

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Question from Yiga Norvan Bashir (06:06, 15 October 2024)

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Hello. Good morning! I worked on two recent new articles but its over a month they haven't been reviewed. what do i have to do with them? Am scared working on new when i still have those un considered. --Yiga Norvan Bashir (talk) 06:06, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Yiga Norvan Bashir - I see the drafts are in main space now, which is great. Just for future information, it can take up to three months for drafts to be reviewed, so patience is important! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:20, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Dassamadrita2024 on Leap year (11:40, 18 October 2024)

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How did the leep year start? --Dassamadrita2024 (talk) 11:40, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Adèle de Dombasle

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Hello! There is a question about the wording of the hook at DYK talk. Please review the comment(s) at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Adèle de Dombasle and respond there. TSventon (talk) 16:49, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MukhtarAalameng (06:38, 23 October 2024)

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Hello , how do I create citation --MukhtarAalameng (talk) 06:38, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @MukhtarAalameng this might be useful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners Lajmmoore (talk) 08:31, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

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Question from Eukress Remus-Perry (19:47, 27 October 2024)

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Hello I need to create an article on Google publishing Status of personal events --Eukress Remus-Perry (talk) 19:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

hi @Eukress Remus-Perry Wikipedia strongly discourages people from writing about themselves, see WP:COI, but you would be welcome to contribute on other topics Lajmmoore (talk) 20:12, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Medieval Women Religious, c. 800-c. 1500

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Hope this finds you well. Just noticed the above (Boydell, 2023: Mercedes Perez Vidal) is open access from Boydell & Brewer, here, if you're interested. All the best! SerialNumber54129 11:37, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

...as is Women and Monastic Reform in the Medieval West, c. 1000-1500 (Boydell, ed. Perez 2023). SerialNumber54129 11:41, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New Article of Rapha Primary School Luweero

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Hello my dear. I hope this finds you well. I have just completed a new article of Rapha Primary School Luweero and it is still in my sandbox. Would you please advise or help me edit where necessary?

here is the link! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AYiga_Norvan_Bashir%2Fsandbox%2FRapha_Primary_School_Luweero&wvprov=sticky-header Yiga Norvan Bashir (talk) 13:53, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red November 2024

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WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

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The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, Delaware BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Canada Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and Christmas Island AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ana Eva Hei

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On 3 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ana Eva Hei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the last surviving women from Rapa Nui to receive traditional facial tattoos was queen consort Ana Eva Hei? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ana Eva Hei. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ana Eva Hei), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Indigoblush (23:26, 4 November 2024)

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Hello, Lajmmoore.

Indigoblush here. I'm a writer and an independent scholar based in Colorado. My MFA is in fiction, but I do love an annotated bibliography. I'm excited to contribute to the sum of human knowledge here on Wikipedia!

I just wrote and submitted my first draft of a Wikipedia article. Would you mind taking a look and letting me know what you think? I struggled with getting the citations in properly. They are in the in-line text, but they don't show up in the citations section.

Best,

Indigoblush --Indigoblush (talk) 23:26, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Indigoblush thank you for your message. So there's a few things to do to improve the article, firstly to make the citation appear, in edit mode click the large " at the top of the editing window - a box should pop up with three tabs - automatic, manual and re-use - if you paste into automatic and click ok, that usually generates a citation for you, other wise, just pick a format under the manual tab and fill it in. More importantly, I think it would be useful if you read the notability guidelines more deeply - the sources you used are not 'official' enough OR are too closely related to the author. What you are looking for are reviews, independent from them, and articles or academic papers or pages from reputable websites that give evidence for their notability. Also, perhaps articles on their press. Have they won any awards? Awards are a really good way to show that people are notable. Don't get disheartened if the person you wrote about isn't notble enough yet, there are tonnes more people around who could be written about. See WP:Notability for guidance Lajmmoore (talk) 20:55, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I am still new at editing on Wikipedia and would like help in solving the error of « extra text » and « cite book » that appears when I want to add a reference --AnnabelleG69! (talk) 11:19, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @AnnabelleG69! thanks for your enquiry, I've had a look at your talk and before you do any more editing, there's clearly a conflict of interest - you mustn't edit an article that is about yourself and you need to declare all your conflicts of interest on your user page. To set up a userpage see WP:UP and for conflict of interest and what that means for editing see WP:COI. You need to at least add a sentence about your place of work, and that you've tried (unaware it was a COI) to edit an article about yourself. (see here for a box you can add to your userpage)
In another example, adding yourself to other pages e.g. MIT Sloan School of Management, is also a conflict of interest, the thing to do, especially when you are new to editing to make a note on the talk page of the article that you want to mention you, and then another editor will usually add it for you. This way of working is much more neutral (which is a key guideline for Wikipedia), none of us can be neutral about ourselves!
Further, whilst its great that you're adding information to articles from sources you've written, it's polite to also include other sources you may have read and the extensive bibliography you'll undoubtedly have access too. Wikipedia is all about "making the sum of all human knowledge freely available", so if you can draw on your wider reading as well, that will expand how usueful the articles will be to others. Discussing where there is debate is really important, and it's often researchers who have the best knowledge e.g. I'm a historian, so try to add historiographical debate to pages (whether or not that includes my own research).
Any more questions, please message! Lajmmoore (talk) 11:30, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for these clarifying points. I shall endeavour to do as you suggest. I have come down with sickness so it will be a little while before I set up a user page. But I shall do it. AnnabelleG69! (talk) 18:19, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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