User talk:MJMcGowan

E-Volunteering

• Hi MJMcGowan I've completed my research on my iconic object and am now in the phase of compiling my research onto the Bust of Cleopatra page. Congratulations on the internship, Ryan is a great person to be working with. I've been logging my hours since day one as per request of Ryan. Any other questions please forward to my email account of kevindinnocenzo@gmail.com. Thanks and Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by KevinDInno (talk • contribs) 15:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
• In answer to your recent post to my talk page: no, I am not working on anything for the eVolunteer project at the moment. Will let you know if I find another topic to work on that interests me. Bridget8149 (talk) 20:46, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
• user:PaulaHewitt Hello, I haven't selected a project. I am open to working wherever you have the need. I am currently practicing the wikki styles to get my formatting down correctly. 24.114.64.207 (talk) 13:01, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
• I've written something I need to edit about "Spring & Autumn Landscapes" by Hara Zaishou from the Japanese gallery. I'm also close to finishing a separate wiki page about the Hara school of painters. I'm not sure if you have any use for the Hara Zaishou info or where to put it. I would like to research a few more pieces from the Japanese gallery in the near future as well, but only if there is some use for the information.--Sianljones (talk) 03:02, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
• user:PaulaHewitt Hello, I looked through the iconic objects and would be happy to work on: Egyptian Book of the Dead & the Cerussite Gem. Where do I go from here.~~ —Preceding undated comment added 19:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
• talk Hi, have written the S & A landscape page and it is pending quality approval. This is my first Wiki try, so all is new to me. Am guessing, though, that it will come back as rejected b/c of lack of notability. If so, then what? Am at work on the Hara School page and hope to have it completed by the end of next week. —Preceding undated comment added 18:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
• Sianljones (talk) 18:20, 24 May 2013 (UTC)Think I have moved my Spring and autumn landscapes page. Want to start new article in sandbox, but keep getting redirected to the landscape article when I open sandbox. Do I edit the sandbox and delete? Do I just wait? What to do?

Hello! It is my understanding that you will need to delete the information in your sandox to start a new article. However, I am not 100 % sure so I am going to keep looking. You may want to check Wikipedia:About the Sandbox and see if you find anything helpful. MJMcGowan (talk) 20:37, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

• Sianljones (talk) 17:37, 29 May 2013 (UTC)Hi. Have posted a page about Kiyomizu Masahiro's Unit 88-9 that still needs a bit of minor tweaking. Time spent on it: approx 25 hours. Am going to start a page on the Kiyomizu school that I will link to the ROM piece. Re. the sandbox issue: should i just erase the redirect line on that page? tried the help pages and couldn't find answer to my specific question. thanks.

Hello Sianljones If the article is now live and has a separate link i would not think that there would be a problem with you deleting the redirect link. MJMcGowan (talk) 18:50, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

• Sianljones (talk) 17:19, 13 July 2013 (UTC)Hi, am working on a page for "Female Ghost," a woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada in the Japanese collection. Will also probably make a related general page about Yūrei-zu (ghost pictures), of which this is an example. Should have the print page done by the end of next week.

Thank you so much for the update. That all sounds amazing! Let me know if you need anything on my end. MJMcGowan 15:39, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Sianljones (talk) 18:51, 23 July 2013 (UTC)Hi, Just made the article "Female Ghost (Utagawa Kunisada/ Toyokuni III)" live. Time spent: ca. 50 hours. Plan to do a related page on yūrei-zu (the same genre as the print I wrote about) and a page on another Kunisada print in the collection: "Fan print with two bugaku dancers." will let you know when there is progress.

• Hi MJMcGowan I deleted my emails, but wanted to check in on the 3 iconic objects left. Do you need anyone to do Gordo, Bull or the Light of the Desert (I think you mentioned someone was working on the gem/ Light of the Desert, but wanted to make sure). Thanks!--KristyVan (talk) 16:55, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi KristyVan Feel free to start working on any of those articles. I did talk to people about working on those items but I haven't noticed any work being done. Therefore, feel free to work on them. If another user is planning to do research they can always add more information later. MJMcGowan 17:45, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

• Sianljones (talk) 16:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Hi, Molly. Was nice to meet you and the other volunteers. Thanks so much for organizing the event. I have a few questions about items I have written about/ am writing about. I am listing the items by accession number. I appreciate that you will probably not be able to access all the info. Would be happy with whatever you can. Am away and likely not able to access Internet until the end of the month, so no hurry-- I know you're busy.
• Hi Sianljones would you also be able to give me the name of each piece in addition to the accession number? --MJMcGowan (talk) 19:37, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

926.18.1015

dimensions, date entered collection, confirmation the ink is synthetic not natural

994.222.1

when and how it joined the collection

921.31.30

name of the space in which it's located (Matthews Family Court of Chinese Sculpture? Currelly Hall? have found different references), does it have an incised wheel on sole of right foot, year entered collection, was the urna (forehead dot) in the present state when it joined the ROM? (i.e. did the ROM fill in the space for what would have been a jewel or had it already been replaced?) Thanks a lot.

Hi McGown. I'm working on incense burner in the Middel East Gallery. I need a picture for my article. May I use objects image from Rom's site. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoda.b (talk • contribs) 18:39, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

• User:Sarahg312 Hey Molly, I finished and published the Companion Statues page and have decided to move on to improving the page on Gordo the Barosaurus as he's a favourite of mine. Just wondering if and how I'd be able to use the library at the ROM? Would I just go in to the staff entrance and talk to whoever's at the front desk or do I need to make an appointment of some sort? Thanks! —Preceding undated comment added 09:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi User:Sarahg312 You can use the library at the ROM no problem. You can actually access it through the font entrance though just tell them you are there to use the library and they will give you a library badge. It is free to use the library and no appointment is needed. Just remember the library is only open during the week. MJMcGowan (talk)

Hi Molly, I am interested in helping write and/or curate any Wikipedia pages as a volunteer for ROM's online initiatives. I look forward to hearing from you with regards to how I can help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpleloon (talk • contribs) 19:18, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi User:Purpleloon. Thanks for your interest! Please go to our Glam Wiki Page to find out how to start! Wikipedia:GLAM/ROM. Please let me know if you have questions!MJMcGowan (talk) 18:53, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi Molly, Thanks for your reply! (Wasn't sure I left the message correctly in this script here.) Will go through the tutorials and get started over the next few weeks. Will let you know if I have any questions. Thanks for taking me on to be a part of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.204.120 (talk) 22:32, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

ROM internship

WOW - small world. I did a summer internship at ROM a very long time ago. I still have fond memories of that summer and the wonderful people I worked with. Even though I have lived in California and now, Florida, I get back to the Museum on trips to Toronto. The ROM makes an effort to keep up. I look forward to the regular emails about events, which all sound great - wish I was there to attend. A couple of years ago I really enjoyed the David Hochney / iPhone / iPad exhibit. All the best, Vtaylor12 (talk) 10:24, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Thats awesome! Are you originally from the States? I am, born in Wisconsin and did my undergrad studies in Georgia. The ROM is fantastic! I am really glad to be interning there! You might be interested in our e-volunteer project ( I am coordinating it). Feel free to check it out Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art/EVolunteerPlan/ROM.

MJMcGowan (talk) 00:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to WIKISOO!

Hi Molly, welcome to class! Contact me should you ever have any questions, and be sure to visit the class home page anytime to get oriented! Hope to see you in class on Tuesday. P.S. - The text above is not directly related to our class. :) -Sara FB (talk) 02:20, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Sara! I am really excited to learn more! MJMcGowan (talk) 06:48, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Looking forward to seeing you in class in a couple hours! Be sure to let us know how the homework has gone for you. I see you have been working hard at Wikipedia on your own for a couple months. I'm glad to have you in our class! -Pete (talk) 22:47, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Pete! So far the homework has been no problem! I'm glad to be in the class! MJMcGowan (talk) 00:36, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Your question

Hi MJMcGowan -- thanks for the question you left on my user talk page. I'd like to copy it and answer it on our class discussion page if that's OK with you: WT:WIKISOO. Because I think others will be interested as well. OK? -Pete (talk) 02:52, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Sure Pete Thanks for the help. MJMcGowan (talk) 02:53, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

I also got some feed back on the Royal Ontario Museum talk page that was helpful. I tried to put up a better entry based on that. MJMcGowan (talk) 04:57, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

See you in class?

Hey, hope to see you in class - starting in a few minutes! Keep in touch. -Sara FB (talk) 00:56, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Suggestion for Team name

Hi Molly, sorry I'm so behind with things, but I'll do my best to catch up. Was wondering if you'd be inclined to have our team trio named "Rommettes" or something like that? It's in recognition of your bg. If not, I'm quite flexible. Cammie Camellia wagashi (talk) 00:29, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Cammie it is no problem I have been super busy myself. I am really fine with any team name but maybe we should choose something a bit more inclusive ... like Team Awesome or something like that lol. Let me know what you think.

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Charles Trick Currelly

Hey! I found this, which may be of use for you. Go Phightins! 01:56, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Ben this should be useful! MJMcGowan (talk) 02:07, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon

Fyi, pages such as ROM E-Volunteer Edit-a-thon Meetup, belong in the Wikipedia namespace, not the article space, I have moved it to the correct location at Wikipedia:ROM E-Volunteer Edit-a-thon Meetup--Jac16888 ^Talk 16:07, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much Jac1688 I had a feeling I posted it in the wrong place. MJMcGowan18:05, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

• You done an whole load of postings in the wrong place. Please re-do them in the right place. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 22:09, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know. I have not been a wikipedia user for long and I am still trying to learn how to correctly do many things. I understand my mistake. Sorry for your trouble. 23:48, 14 August 2013 (UTC) MJMcGowan

Frequent Wikipedian here. As a veteran editor who is unable to attend the Edit-a-thon, but is dedicated to Toronto-related articles, I would advise you to take a look at other similar museums' articles, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and such to see how the Royal Ontario Museum article should be written as. Right now, it is resembling an advertisement. Please read here: WP:NOTSOAPBOX. Thank you. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 16:35, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Johnny Au. I am aware of the issues with the Royal Ontario Museum article, I just have not had adequate time to address them. I have been looking at the Met and British museum articles for guidance (among others) and hope to make some of the necessary changes soon. Thank you for your expertise. If you would like I can notify you if/when we have an other edit-a-thon. I am relatively new to Wikipedia and would love any help I can get. 16:43, 15 August 2013 (UTC) MJMcGowan

• Hi there - while I've no intention to be a ROM volunteer, I am an experienced Wikipedian and just happen to be available tomorrow. Can you use an extra pair of hands to assist? Risker (talk) 17:20, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello Risker Thank you for your generous offer. I would love the help of an experienced Wikipedian as you know much more about the world of editing than me. You are more than welcome to come to the whole event (which runs 9am until 5pm let me know because I will have to add you to the attendees list if this is the case) or it might be more beneficial for you to come during the writing part to help. This will be from 1pm to 5pm. Let me know your thoughts and I can get you the necessary information and clearance. 18:07, 15 August 2013 (UTC)MJMcGowan

I think the "writing part" would be a good fit, and I'm happy to make myself available from 1-5 p.m. I will send you an email with my personal details. Risker (talk) 22:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

pamphlet

Oops, if it's the one I'm thinking of, then I took it with me thinking it was a handout. Could I drop it off at the security desk or something? Dhodges (talk) 22:33, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Sure that would be fantastic! Thank you --MJMcGowan (talk) 22:41, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for creation/History of the Royal Ontario Museum

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Thanks Anne Delong. Sorry I was confused. Thank you for explaining the correct process. Is there a away for me to evaluate the article using the articles for creation process, since as is the article will not be accepted.--MJMcGowan (talk) 20:23, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes. By adding the helper script gadget that I mentioned above to your preferences, you will have some review tools added under the little triangle that I was mentioning previously. Before reviewing, though, you should read the information under Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions. Also, there's a big backlog, so the page will likely not be reviewed right away by others, and if it is it will be rejected as you say. You have time to discuss with the editor on his/her talk page (1) what should be on the page (2) reliable sources and (3) is there a need for a separate history article.

I'll make sure that your comment gets on the article in the meantime. —Anne Delong (talk) 20:32, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate all of your help. --MJMcGowan (talk) 20:35, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

GLAM/ROM

Hello, thanks for the welcome to the ROM team and for the update about the project's homepage. Has anything fundamental changed about the way the projects are worked on, or was this purely an aesthetic change from the larger e-Volunteering arts project? I am currently working on Light of the Desert. It's very interesting.BeccaLea (talk) 22:51, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi BeccaLea. We switched to a project that suited our needs better. There are not any drastic changes to the project though. We just wanted people to start to work more independently and are no longer referring to it as e-volunteering. Let me know if you have any other questions.

--MJMcGowan (talk) 16:42, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

• As for me, I'm curious as to how closely you are following articles created through this project. Specifically, User:Hoda.b created two duplicate articles on an incense burner that needed to be histmerged following speedy deletion, and the merged article is still a mess, rife with spelling and grammatical mistakes. thanks, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 11:01, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

• Just a head's up that this editor is continuing to duplicate this article and has removed a still-needed maintenance tag. If this continues, it could result in him being blocked per WP:COMPETENCE. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:38, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Shawn in Montreal, Hoda.b is a new user and I think that she is just confused. English is not her first language, I'll go address the problem on her talk page. I try and guide the project's users if they need any assistance. I try to look over the articles and address issues when I have the time. I hope that answers your questions. I thank you for alerting me to the problem. --MJMcGowan (talk) 16:42, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome. I do think Wikipedia:COMPETENCE#Language_difficulty pertains and she should not be creating any articles in the English Wikipedia, without first having it edited by someone, perhaps such as yourself. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:51, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I will message her about this. I try not to vet articles as it is my hope that new users will follow introductory tutorials and read the Wikipedia guidelines before starting articles and the follow up with any questions. However, think this is probably the best way to tackle this issue.--MJMcGowan (talk) 16:57, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Shawn in Montreal. I e-mailed her and tried to explain the problem. However, she is still deleting the spelling notification, even when I tried to revert it. I'm not sure where to go from here...--MJMcGowan (talk) 18:06, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Well, I do. She does it again, that'll be her 4th warning: I'm going to ask that she be blocked. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:08, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Of course, she needs to continue past 4th warning. I'll watch the page. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:10, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree with your judgement. Sorry about the Inconvenience. --MJMcGowan (talk) 18:12, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you! --MJMcGowan (talk) 20:27, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

General question

(I copy this from the project's talk page). One of your projects's articles, Incense burner (ROM) ‎ was listed for proposed deletion. I removed the tag, but the article will probably very soon be listed for an WP:AFD deletion discussion, though not by me. (correction--it has already been listed, while I was writing this)

I agree with deletion of that page since the artifact is not notable and because there is not enough research that has been done on that object. --MJMcGowan (talk) 19:50, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm an admin, and involved in GLAM as Wikipedian in Residence at the NY Public Library of the Performing Arts, and I've commented in several of the discussion of articles from the GLAM projects on related questions . There are two related problems: the immediate one, is meeting the technical WP requirements for notability , which requires substantial coverage of the object by independent sources. In this connection, "independent" is usually defined as meaning sources by sources not connected with the museum. The general one, is what objects to pick for WP articles. My own feeling is that they should either be unique , or iconic. By unique I do not mean the small differences that distinguish all non-mass produced objects. I do not really think the incense burner is iconic for the type of objects, unless there is information I have not noticed --perhaps a case can be made that the iconography is unusual. (a practical test might be what incense burners of the period are used as illustrations on standard books). As a illustrative contrast, another object from the museum, Wei Bin's Temple Bell is distinctive, and there is probably sufficient professional literature on this particular bell.

I appreciate your thoughts and completely agree. You make many valid points and I agree that the articles relating to ROM artifacts should be on notable topics that are supported by valid research. I try to impart this information to people who are interested working on articles. However, I do not vet everything that is written about the ROM (due to time constraints) and therefore do not always have input when other users try to start articles that are not valid. In the case you are referring to there was also a language barrier that was creating multiple issues. --MJMcGowan (talk) 19:50, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

There's another question. Again, using an object from the museum, should an article like Earl of Pembroke's Armour give a general description of the type of armour it represents--should it, for example, describe the elements that make up a complete garniture? It's certainly appropriate for a museum label, which is normally intended to be self-contained--but a WP article is hypertext, and not under such restriction.--we consequently generally use links in articles of all sorts for general descriptions. 'DGG (at NYPL)' (talk) 18:58, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

I would also agree that the description on garniture is not necessary. I feel like we are on the same page about these topics. I will try to impart this knowledge more clearly to all project participants. Thanks --MJMcGowan (talk) 19:50, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Copyedits to Royal Ontario Museum Iconic Objects

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Hi Johnny Au. Thank you for all of your help! Please feel free to add yourself to the list here: Wikipedia:GLAM/ROM/Members. MJMcGowan (talk) 21:45, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

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March 2014

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Royal Ontario Museum, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. I notice that in the Accessibility services section of the Royal Ontario Museum, you have made many typos. It is always good to preview edits before submitting. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 02:19, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

The Accessibility section of the ROM article was one of the very first things I ever edited on Wikipedia and therefore I was quite new to the whole process. Thank you for pointing this out now as I am currently quite familiar with the manual of style. --MJMcGowan (talk) 03:44, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

No problems. Everyone was new once. We all make mistakes, including myself. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 01:47, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

GLAM ROM Active Project?

Hello, I came across this online volunteering opportunity and I am mainly writing to ask you whether it is still an active project. From the very little I have figured out so far (I'm still not convinced I will successfully submit this question or if it is even in the right place but fingers crossed!), nothing on the ROMGLAM pages seems to have have changed/new questions haven't been asked since very early in 2014. But if it is still active, and all those tasks listed on the project page are still to be written or edited (do you reckon there is more to work on associated with the ROM as well?), than I would be happy to get started! First, on the tutorial page, I think I'll definitely need that! I'm also not in Toronto, but do you think I would still be able to successfully update and write articles, or do too many things require research specifically at ROM? Thank you very much ! Hilary9antarctica (talk) 19:11, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Hello Hilary9antarctica, In response to your question, yes we are still active! Please find a topic or edit something that interests you and proceed. However, please read through the tutorial carefully so you understand the ins and outs of Wikipedia. You can also let me know here if you have any additionally questions. You do not have to be in Toronto to contribute, however if you need me to take a picture of an object for an article please let me know so I can help you out. Thanks --MJMcGowan (talk) 01:10, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

It is still active, just online. On a tangential note, I have put ROM Bat Cave up for deletion, since other bat cave exhibits (or similar) in other museums don't have articles (for the same reason the cave it is based on doesn't have its own article (St. Clair Cave, despite it being one of Jamaica's most famous caves)). Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 04:08, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Johnny Au I just reviewed Wikipedia:Notability and I completely agreed with you regarding the Bat Cave. As always I appreciate your help!--MJMcGowan (talk) 06:23, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Material released on IA by ROM

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I'm building w:template:WiR_table_row to help automate the Wikipedians_in_Residence table. Do you have an existing qid? See wikidata:Q25212744#P106 as an example. T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)^talk 09:09, 29 September 2019 (UTC)