User talk:TucsonDavid

...and again. – Philosopuher ^{Let us reason together.} 21:07, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Article Creation

I suppose on behalf of him, Here is the link your way of tracking articles, [1]. With that, I suppose Happy Editing! John F. Lewis (talk) 23:55, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the Wikipedia Ambassador Program

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Hi NAME!

Congratulations! Your application to join the Wikipedia Education Program as an Online Ambassador has been accepted. We are honored to welcome you the Ambassador team.

The information below is provided to ensure that your new role as an Online Ambassador is a successful one. There are tasks listed, as well as reading material. Please make sure to complete the actions presented below, as quickly as possible.

The Wikipedia Education Program is a relatively new program that is continuing to experience change and transition. Our goal is to be better than we were yesterday. For this reason, please remember to check the education noticeboard often. If you have any questions, please contact myself or one of your fellow Ambassadors.

Please complete the following, as soon as possible

Create your Online Ambassador profile.
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Much of the training material is primarily intended for new Campus Ambassadors who are not experienced Wikipedians. But this introductory material is also used in the training for students and instructors, so you may want to go through it to familiarize yourself with what those users will have seen.

If you see ways to improve the training, please edit it!
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Be sure to introduce yourself to each instructor to let her/him know you've volunteered.
Sign up for the Wikipedia Ambassador Program announcements email list.
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Support Structure

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Online Ambassadors serve as a vital link in the Wikipedia Education Program, assisting new student editors transition into the Wikipedia editing community. They serve in a leadership role alongside the course instructor; local Campus Ambassador(s), who work with the class in person; and the Regional Ambassador, who checks in periodically with the course to make sure everything is going well. Together, the instructor, Campus Ambassador, Regional Ambassador, and Online Ambassador encompass the course "pod".

The pod is the term we use to refer to the group of individuals that work together to help the students in a particular course successfully contribute to Wikipedia. A prototypical pod might look something like this:

A professor or course instructor who is fairly new to Wikipedia, leading a class of 20–30 students, who have been assigned to make significant contributions to new or existing articles related to the course subject.
Two Campus Ambassadors, one of whom is an experienced Wikipedian and one of whom is new to the encyclopedia. The Campus Ambassadors are provided with training to learn the basic policies and guidelines of Wikipedia and how to help students contribute effectively.
Two Online Ambassadors, one of whom is a moderately experienced Wikipedian, while the other is very experienced. Both have knowledge of community policies and guidelines and are available to provide editing guidance, answer questions, and assistance navigating the community. When needed, Online Ambassadors are also available for one-on-one mentorship.
One Regional Ambassador, a moderately experienced Wikipedian who coordinates assistance and support for universities and courses based on a large geographical region.

Role and Responsibilities

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The list of the responsibilities of the Online Ambassador are presented in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In essence, the role of the Online Ambassador includes:

Helping students in your class(es) when they ask for it and answer their questions;
Serve as a liaison between the professor/student and the community;
In general, keep an eye out for the students and professors and help them navigate the community;
Helping students get feedback on their work (whether from you or other editors with an interest in or knowledge of the subject area)
Be a good example for students, modeling good faith communication and editing practices; and
Communicating regularly with the other members of your pod regarding the progress of the student, along with any issues that come up.

Online Ambassadors can also assist students that are outside of their pod. Generally, Online Ambassadors represent the Ambassador Program and provide assistance for students whenever encountered. While feedback on the style and formatting of student articles is essential, assistance may also be needed to review the articles substance and content. When needed, the Online Ambassador may request the assistance of WikiProjects that focus on technical issues presented in student articles.

Communication Channels

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There are three main places for news, updates, and discussion about Wikipedia Ambassadors and the Wikipedia Education Program:

Wikipedia:Education noticeboard
The Wikipedia Ambassador Program announcements list. This is a low-traffic email list that is used for significant announcements that are relevant to the whole program. Please sign up as soon as you get a chance.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC). If you use IRC, please consider adding #wikipedia-en-ambassadors to your channel lineup.

Future communication tools are being developed. Newsletters about the program or messages for Online Ambassadors may occasionally be delivered to your talk page. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Again, welcome to the Ambassador team! We look forward to working with you!

--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

get well soon

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No rush! Get well soon.--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 18:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, get help soon! Also, if you need any help related to the education program, feel free to ping me on my talk page. -- Cheers, Riley 19:14, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A favor -Environmental law articles ready for preliminary review

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Hi Tuscon David. I see that you're an online ambassador. I'm the Professor for Aaron Frank's environmental law class, and while you're not signed up for my course, I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a look at any or all of the articles my students are working on. One of the aspects of this sort of course is that students understand that they are putting their work out before the wikipedia community for review. In the past, there hasn't been that much activity on their pages as they were working on them. I was hoping that if you get a chance you can take a look.

The students now have draft articles in mainspace and are starting to review each other's articles, and they could also use a preliminary review by an experienced Wikipedian in this area. If you get a chance, ideally sometime before Thursday or so, please take a look at the following list of articles and leave feedback on the talk page:

Thank you! Aarf613 (talk) 17:12, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks TusconDavid! I see that you've given some feedback to the students. This is very helpful. Not only do they need the feedback, but just letting them know that others from the wikipedia community are reading and reviewing their articles will up the stakes and remind them that what they are writing will be read by others. Aarf613 (talk) 05:25, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Kimberly Rivera

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Hello TucsonDavid. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Kimberly Rivera, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article claims importance/significance of the subject. Thank you. Alexf^(talk) 17:39, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

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Hello. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Inactive account creators. Thank you. Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 07:46, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Manning

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Hello David. WRT & FYI Manning, the sentence gets stayed until it's reviewed by the Army Court of Criminal Appeals. (Before that the whole trial is reviewed by the GCMCA SJA & the GCMCA.) Regarding the "she", the talk page has had 2000+ comments made on one side or the other. It looks like Manning will be "she" "her" etc. for a long, long time. No sex change medical treatment is likely, though, until Manning gets the get-out-of-jail card. Regards. – S. Rich (talk) 23:52, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Online ambassador request

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Hello TucsonDavid,

My name is User:Crtew, and I'm a journalism professor at the University of Southern Indiana. I read you posted bio in online ambassadors and I was wondering if you would be interested in serving as the ambassador for two courses I'm teaching. One fits into your interest in International Affairs. In Education_Program:University_of_Southern_Indiana/COMM_192:_Intro_to_Mass_Communication_(Fall_2013), my students write a bio or an event article that will focus on journalists who have been killed while reporting or on account of their reporting. Part of the assignment is to provide information on the context in that country, which is behind the killing. This is relevant to Wikipedia:Wikiproject Journalism, as well as to country specific Wikipedia Projects. I have around 40 students who are currently enrolling in the Wikipedia course. My other course Education Program:University of Southern Indiana/JRN 273: Digital Photography (Fall 2013) has a limited assignment of illustrating a Wikipedia article. I hope you take a look and see if these two courses interest you. Thank you, Crtew (talk) 16:03, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AfD was a mistake?

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I guess the AfD you did at Talk:Patrick Sherrill was unintentional? I see that you self-reverted the AfD immediately, but it created a record, and confused at least one other person. The AfD nomination did not seem to provide a rationale for why it should be deleted, and ordinarily AfDs are not for Talk pages. —BarrelProof (talk) 18:54, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes the AFD was unintentional sorry for any confusion, I had a virus on my computer that caused me some problems. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 01:28, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Survey for editors who mentor newcomer

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Dear Wikipedia Ambassador,

I am seeking input on your experience as a mentor to new Wikipedians. This survey is designed to provide insight for the development of a new mentorship support tool on Wikipedia. If you have a moment, please take this survey, it should not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete.

https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4V2SSrhU2NFOVAV

Also, if you are able to, I would greatly appreciate it if you would send the following survey to the mentee you worked with:

https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4V1quUdMZ1By3Ah

Thank you in advance for your participation, Gabriel Mugar 13:33, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:25, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IPBE requests

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Hi TucsonDavid. You can direct your request to functionaries-en AT lists.wikimedia.org Someguy1221 (talk) 10:31, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pending changes reviewer granted

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Hello. Your account has been granted the "pending changes reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.

Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

See also:

Wikipedia:Reviewing, the guideline on reviewing
Wikipedia:Pending changes, the summary of the use of pending changes
Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators. Biblio (talk) 17:42, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Review needs your help

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Hi TucsonDavid,

As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).

Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.

Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.

It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.

(Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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Hello, TucsonDavid. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected

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AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A new student Editor could use some help

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Hi David,

You helped out with some articles in my environmental law course a couple of years ago. I have a student who has written a page that could use an experienced eye. If you have time, do you mind looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under2_MOU? Many thanks Aarf613 (talk) 05:40, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Taya Kyle

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Hello TucsonDavid,

I am removing your speedy tag from this article, because many plausible claims of notability are made. For example, she was a significant character in a major Hollywood film which received multiple Oscar nominations. You can pursue other deletion options if you wish. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:22, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion declined: Dick Oliver

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Hello TucsonDavid. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Dick Oliver, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: working on a notable TV program for 14 years indicates significance and so does having a large obituary in the NY Times. Thank you. So Why 10:29, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Jim Ryan (reporter)

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Hello TucsonDavid, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Jim Ryan (reporter), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: articles that survived a deletion discussion are not eligible for A7 speedy deletion. If you are interested in learning more about how speedy deletion works, I have compiled a list of helpful pages at User:SoWhy/SDA. You can of course also contact me if you have questions. Thank you. So Why 10:30, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Could you help update some BLPs?

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Hey David, I'm looking for some help updating articles for Craig B. Thompson, José Baselga, and Joan Massagué Solé, who are all executives at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The articles' overall quality was a little lacking, so I've been working on adding content and supporting it with better references. I saw you're a member of WP:HOSPITAL and I was wondering if you could check out some of my suggestions, even if the articles are somewhat tangentially related. I've posted on their respective talk pages, as well as the WP:ACADEMICS talk page, but I've been having trouble getting any kind of feedback from anyone. I've got their respective sandboxes here: Thompson, Baselga, Massagué. If you've got the time to take a look, even at just one of the articles, I'd greatly appreciate it.--FacultiesIntact (talk) 23:56, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:TucsonDavid reported by User:Karl.i.biased (Result: ). Thank you. Karl.i.biased (talk) 07:06, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

February 2018

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You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring and violating the three-revert rule. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. NeilN ^{talk to me} 07:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

TucsonDavid (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Hello I first would like to apologize for my conduct, it wasn’t very good. Now I feel that I should be unblocked yes both of us were wrong but I believed my edits were in good faith since the International Olympic Committee had ruled that Russia wouldn’t be represented son the IOC flag should be corrected, although I’m willing to admit that I may be wrong in my edit but at on point I did have a reference on my edit and at the very lease both my last edit should’ve been ok BUT I may be wrong. If I’m unblocked or not please explain any error besides the edit war of mine please Thanks for the consideration.TucsonDavidU.S.A. 2:50 am, Today (UTC−5)

Accept reason:

Per below. NeilN ^{talk to me} 08:42, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why didn't you use the article talk page to discuss your edits? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 08:05, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Because I was editing on my phone but the main reason is I just didn’t think to discuss it and that is my mistake. I should have done that. So short answer I just wasn’t thinking. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 08:14, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is your first block for violating WP:3RR so I'm willing to unblock you if you agree to post to the talk page stating your reasons for your edit and don't revert until the other editor's block expires and he replies on the talk pagr. After that, more discussion and less reverts please. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 08:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok so you want me to post on the talk why I think my edit should stand correct? And then not edit that page until the other user responds? If so I agree but can you let me know what you think of my edit because if you think I was wrong then I feel I shouldn’t bother since my edit would be unnecessary. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 08:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct. I've unblocked you. And I can't really comment on content matters and who is "correct" as admins can't take sides in content disputes (see WP:INVOLVED). You should probably look at the infoboxes of other athletes in the same situation to get a sense of what is the "standard" way of handling the parameter. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 08:42, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I did as you ask I believe. Can you please look at my edit on Talk:Alina Zagitova and tell me if your sastified? Thanks TucsonDavidU.S.A. 09:11, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I just added a header to your new thread. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 14:13, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Your signature and linter errors

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If the software doesn't accept my replacement signature, let me know, and if that's the case, unfortunately you may have to change it to something else. Sheep (talk) 16:59, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Unblock

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

TucsonDavid (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I live in a very large apartment complex. Currently my IP is ranged blocked I believe, so I cannot edit pages. I am requesting my Block be removed from my IP or even better than that. I’d be given the IP exempt flag on my account. Thanks in advance. Currently, my IP is 2600:1010:b17f:bc12:9a5:76c3:6fde:dc41 but since I live in a large complex, the IP exempt like would be a better option I’ve had it before and I believe that I can still be trusted with itTucsonDavidU.S.A. 05:12, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

Based on your record and your current permissions, I have departed from usual procedure to take it upon myself to restore IPBE to your account (normally I'd have to refer you to the by-mail request so the checkusers can take a look at you, but ... you have merited this trust before). — Daniel Case (talk) 06:10, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Military ranks

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Hey, David. I just wanted to give some explanation as to why I reverted your recent edits to James Grazioplene. While military ranks are often used as titles and, under Wikipedia's manual of style rules, should be capitalized in those circumstances, they are not always titles. For instance, they are titles in the sentence, "Sergeant Vince Carter expressed his frustration with Private Gomer Pyle." Alternatively, they are not titles in the sentence, "Though Vince Carter often singled out Gomer Pyle from all the privates and corporals under his command, Pyle didn't mind because he believed Carter was entitled to do so as a sergeant." It's for this reason that articles like Major general (United States) do not capitalize both words, instead only capitalizing "Major" as the leading word in the article title. It can also be appropriate to capitalize when the rank is used as part of an official title with a specific statutory definition. For example, both, "Ulysses S. Grant became Commanding General of the United States Army in 1864," and "Ulysses S. Grant was the commanding general of the Union forces," the former being an official title and the latter only describing Grant's role. Rockhead126 (talk) 02:26, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. Because nobody is infallible. TucsonDavid (talk) 16:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]