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The Lord of the Rings

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		For trying to keep The Lord of the Rings at FA status! Alientraveller 09:48, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

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Badjelly the Witch

As you suggested in Discussion for Spike Milligan, I created an article for Badjelly the Witch. The publication information is solid, but I was having difficulty figuring out exactly what audio and video productions have been made. From this reference, it may be that the Let's Join In version was never made: http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/let_s_join_in.html. However The Compulsive Milligan mentions that there is a Polydor recording. Ragdoll seems to have done a video: but it's not available on their site, anymore. This may be the same video: http://www.girl.com.au/badjelly.htm ? (btw, when I tried to include the link to the ragdoll site, I got a message Wiki had blacklisted it, so I had to remove it to send this message. Regards, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 06:43, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Featured article review

Thought you might be interested in helping out with improving The Lord of the Rings, so I'm letting you know about Wikipedia:Featured article review/The Lord of the Rings. Thanks. Carcharoth (talk) 02:24, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Dvorak

This edit summary suggests that the article said the 2nd and 4th were UNpopular. In fact, it read that those were the MOST popular movements, which is probably true. I'm not sure if your edit is incorrect, but what you removed was accurate (if unsourced). Timneu22 (talk) 15:05, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Timneu22. Yes, that was a typo in my description, it should have read 'popular', not 'unpopular'. My edit was for a couple of reasons: 1) I argue that the 4th movt is not significantly more popular than the 1st and 3rd movts (indeed, I would have thought the 1st movt is better known, but again this is subjective); in any case the Largo is clearly far far more well known than anything else in the symphony, and perhaps this could bear singling out on its own; but 2) frankly that level of detail in the lead is unnecessary. Why not also mention the famous humoresque or Rusalka's Song To The Moon? So basically, my edit was a general copyedit of the lead to be less cluttered (but I appreciate the feedback). :) Genedecanter (talk) 08:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

It's true that this stuff doesn't belong in the lead. It may belong somewhere, but I don't know. I think the Symphony is popular in this order: 2, 4, 1, 3 - just my guess. and the 4th and 1st movements are a tossup. It will be hard to find a reliable source anywhere. Timneu22 (talk) 11:49, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Christchurch meetup

Hello to all Christchurch based Wikipedians. It must be high time that we all got out from behind our computers and had a meetup. Somewhere with free wireless access would be ideal so we can get our caffine/sugar/alcohol/nutrient fix along with our Wikipedia fix!! Reply at Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board#Christchurch meetup. Please let any other Chrischurch Wikipedians who not listed at Category:Wikipedians in Christchurch know of this event. Cheers. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 08:42, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Photos of Christchurch heritage buildings

I'd like to draw your attention to a new article on historic places in Christchurch. On the article's talk page, there is a list of missing photos. Of the 320 items that are registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in the geographic area of Christchurch (excluding Banks Peninsula), there are only 80 registrations that we haven't got photos of. If you have a camera and would like to contribute, have a look what needs doing. Please leave a note on the talk page if you managed to get some photos, or if you know your way around Wikimedia Commons, you could upload them directly (note that it's complicated and I recommend that you start by leaving a note if you've never uploaded to Commons before). Thanks for your consideration! Schwede66 05:35, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

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Invite

Please feel free to come to a Wikipedia meeting in Christchurch on Wednesday, 29 May 2019. Schwede66 22:26, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay

Golden Bay Air are holding some seats for us until 21 November

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Christchurch Wikipedia Meetups

Kia ora! For the first half of 2024 I'm the Aotearoa Wikipedian-at-Large, based in Christchurch and funded by a grant from Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand. As part of the project I'm running regular meetups in Tūranga where local Wikipedians can meet, chat, help each other out and collaborate on projects. I'll also be organising edit-a-thons, wikiblitzes, and training for new editors. The goal is to grow the editor community in Christchurch and convince local institutions that Wikipedia is worth taking seriously.

We're having an initlal coffee in Foundation Cafe on Sunday 18 February to talk about what Christchurch Wikipedians might like to do; come along if you're free, or drop me a line at mikerove.wiki if you have ideas or suggestions.

• Initial meetup: Sunday 18 February, 10:00–12:00, Foundation Cafe, Tūranga

We'll be holding a Christchurch meetup every 4 weeks, modelled on the successful Wellington monthly meetups that have been a big part of growing the Wikimedia community in Wellington and New Zealand. These will be both a coffee chat and a chance for collaborative work in the library's 4th floor workspace. The first two will be:

• Sunday 17 March, 10:00–12:00, Foundation Cafe, Tūranga (Event page)
• Sunday 14 April, 10:00–12:00, Foundation Cafe, Tūranga (Event page)

You can keep track of upcoming events at the Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large Event page, see monthly reports at This Month In GLAM (e.g. January 2024), and join the monthly Aotearoa online meetup. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk)

Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 11:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)