User talk:Harej/Archive15

RFC bot issue

Hi there. I added an RfC template to a talk page and the RFC bot added it to the unsorted RfC list correctly...but then the RfC bot removed it from the unsorted list 30 minutes later. Is this normal? The bot seems to be doing this with every RfC since the unsorted list is blank. I'm not an expert on RfCs so I'm not sure if that is normal, but I thought they were supposed to stay there for 30 days. Thanks. SGMD1 ^Talk/_Contribs 18:21, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

I've added categories to the RFC in question. I have a vague idea of what's causing this, but I'll have to test it. hare j 23:04, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Should the RfCbot be edting article space?

See Transitional fossil where it was adding notices to the article, not the talk page. Dougweller (talk) 06:04, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

{{rfc}} in the main namespace is a bad idea. As of right now, there are no namespace restrictions because conceivably, any namespace is a valid place for an RFC. Except for the article space—that's never accepted. hare j 06:28, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I think template space would be bad too. Filtering out mainspaces... I'll get on that. hare j 06:43, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. Dougweller (talk) 08:38, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Vo Chi Cong

For some reason the bot rv my request at WP:ANI for a requested article name move. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 13:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

You request page moves on the talk page of the article, never on the list itself. The list is just a mirror of all the difference requests on the talk pages. And what do you mean WP:ANI? hare j 15:03, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)

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Affect in Ninetales

First, are you completely sure that "affect" is wrong in that way? Secondly, is it that much of a mistake that it needs "sic"? Also, One (talk · contribs) just did that a few days ago, and I reverted it cause he did it wrong. Is there some reason that both of your eyes got attracted to it now? It seems like odd coincidence that after many months, two people try and fix the typo in the range of a week. It is my understanding that "affect" is a verb, while "effect" is a noun. Such as "The effect(noun) of Hurricane Lee has affected(verb) many." _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 17:08, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

"Effect" is indeed a noun. You have a tremendous effect on something, not a tremendous "affect". Allow me to explain:

The Nintendo Entertainment System had a tremendous effect on the video game industry.

In that sentence, the subject is "The Nintendo Entertainment System" What happened to the NES? It "had". What did it have? An effect. But what kind of effect? A tremendous effect. "Tremendous" is an adjective, and adjectives modify nouns, not verbs. If we were to recast the sentence to not use "had," we would have to use the adverb form of "tremendous," which is "tremendously":

The Nintendo Entertainment System tremendously affected the video game industry.

Because the verb of this sentence is "affected," we use that spelling with the a and not the e. But the verb in the original sentence is "had," thus the noun form is used, which is "effect". Is it appropriate to use the [sic] template? It is absolutely appropriate, since we are quoting the grammatical error. It is not an error which we ourselves produced. hare j 21:05, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Ok. I guess looking at it now, it was wrong. I am also wondering why 2 people saw the error in the time of a week. Is there a new bot made, or what? _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 21:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Not Like You.jpg

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 05:38, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

RFC Bot adding the wrong RFC

I have been trying to get Wikipedia_talk:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people to list on the RFC Policy and BIO pages, however the bot is adding a different RFC instead. I then removed the RFC ID from my RFC, and the bot added a new one, and changed the listings to reflect the new RFC ID that it assigned to my RFC, but it is still the content of the other RFC, which is supposed to be unsorted. Any help you can provide figuring out whats wrong would be appreciated. Monty₈₄₅ 06:08, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

This is a note to say that I've blocked the bot due to the issues noted in Monty's post above. I've alerted Harej through other means. Killiondude (talk) 22:51, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

strange talk post by RMbot

Thanks for your work with RMbot. I just saw its post here: Talk:Wild blue yonder (disambiguation) and I'm not sure what to make of it. I can't find any discussion of a move which would affect either of these pages. (Can't imagine why anything would affect both.) Staecker (talk) 11:45, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

[1] hare j 15:16, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

unused template

Hi James

I noticed you created Template:Wider attention box. it seems unused. I must say the changes you made to Template:Wider attention are fantastic. Was Template:Wider attention box meant for userspace?Curb Chain (talk) 23:57, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't even remember what it's for, but at this point it's obviously obsolete. hare j 00:02, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Would it be possible to ask you to delete under G7?Curb Chain (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

It's more like a G6 deletion (hahaha "like a G6") but yes I'll delete it. hare j 00:42, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Just wanted to say thanks

I just saw that you are discontinuing your bots. I stopped by to let you know how much I appreciate all that you have done. Your bots (and you) have worked tirelessly, providing the community a number of great services and have been of immense value to all of us. I also wanted to thank you for seeking out others to take over those bots and their tasks. And also for providing the code to others so they may do so. It's very generous of you to do so much for the community. So, for all of the community, I want to say, "Thank you very kindly for everything you have done." I'm certainly sad that you aren't able to continue, but I felt it was important to let you know that there are many of us that are deeply indebted to you for everything you have given us. Thanks very much. - Hydroxonium (T•C•V) 03:30, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

You're so kind! It was a pleasure serving the Wikipedia these four years. I've moved on to greater things. hare j 07:23, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Harej: I'd consider taking over the RfC bot. Can you email the requisite info to me? Or (better, since I dont check that email often) just communicate with me on my Talk page. I know you have other bots too, but I'd rather just start with one, and see how it goes. I'm aware of the bug reported above by Monty. --Noleander (talk) 14:14, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Bot's already been given to User:Chris G. Keep up! hare j 19:21, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I've posted an inquiry for them. --Noleander (talk) 19:31, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC Oct 22

Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC

You are invited to Wikipedia:The Musical in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and lectures that will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.

All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and here!--Pharos (talk) 04:22, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol survey

New page patrol – Survey Invitation Hello Harej/Archive15! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you. If this invitation also appears on other accounts you may have, please complete the survey once only. If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it. Please click HERE to take part. Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback. You are receiving this invitation because you have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey

Sure thing, O'Keyes. hare j 19:56, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011/Clerks

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You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC

Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC & edit-a-thon
Wikipedia Loves Libraries comes to DC on Saturday, November 5th, from 1-5pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library. We will be holding an edit-a-thon, working together to improve Wikipedia content related to DC history, arts, civil rights, or whatever suits your interests. There may also be opportunities to help with scanning historic photos plus some swag! You're invited and we hope to see you there!
RSVP + more details!

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Thon-a-thon! hare j 19:39, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & Meetup - Who should come? You should. Really.

FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 15:45, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

I see what you did there with the "ART"! It sure beats "Taxation Without Representation"! hare j 16:54, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Why did you delete your Stablepedia subpage?

I'm sorry if I'm drudging up some really old and outdated issue but why did you delete this page? CrashGordon94 (talk) 09:58, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Stable as it was, all of the permalinks on those page were from 2007 or earlier. In any case, a user page subpage is not an efficient way of keeping track of stable Wikipedia entries. hare j 19:12, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Spreading Wikilove....again!!!

	Pimpin
	Pimp that fedora out. Theo10011 (talk) 23:37, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

October NARA scanathon

Hi, you attended the scanathon at the National Archives in October. I recently noticed that most participants have yet to upload scanned documents to Commons, so I just wanted to check and see if you have any files to upload. Please use the October 2011 NARA Backstage Pass category when uploading (and tag any files you already uploaded without it) so we can track them. Any documents you upload will also cataloged by NARA, as well as being available for Wikimedians to use, so this is important! Also, if you have any photos from the tour or other aspects of the event, please be sure to upload those as well. Thanks! Dominic·t 20:14, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

I personally have scanned nothing. hare j 20:42, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

National Archives ExtravaSCANza

You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success! This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC) 1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

Request for Interview Regarding Wikipedia Bots

Greetings Harej-

My name is Randall Livingstone, and I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon, currently collecting data for my dissertation on Wikipedia editors who create and use bots and assisted editing tools, as well as editors involved in the initial and/or ongoing creation of bot policies on Wikipedia. As a member of the bot community and former member of BAG, I would very much like to interview you for the project at a time and in a method that is most convenient for you (Gchat, another IM client, Skype, email, telephone, etc.). I am completely flexible and can work with your schedule. The interview will take approximately 30-45 minutes.

My dissertation project has been approved both by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Oregon, and by the Research Committee at the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find more information on the project on my meta page.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you to set up a time to chat. Thank you very much.

Randall Livingstone, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon

UOJComm (talk) 01:09, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Natty J listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Natty J. Since you had some involvement with the Natty J redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). – hysteria18 (talk) 22:53, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

hi

Wikipedians also recommend biscuits with tea.

Mistress Selina Kyle ^{(Α⇔Ω ¦ ⇒✉)} has given you a cup of tea. Tea promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day ever so slightly better.

Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a tea, especially if it is someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Spread the lovely, warm, refreshing goodness of tea by adding {{subst:wikitea}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Mistress Selina Kyle ^{(Α⇔Ω ¦ ⇒✉)} 09:30, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Harej,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 01:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

You're invited to DC Meetup #28!

DC Meetup #28: March 10 at Capitol City Brewery
DC Wikipedia meetup #28 is on Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 7pm on at Capitol City Brewery in downtown DC. (11th & H St NW). Join us for an evening of socializing, chatting about Wikipedia, discussing Wikimedia DC activities and the latest preparations for Wikimania 2012. (RSVP + details)

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You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Women in Science Edit-a-Thon!

Who should come? You should. Really.
	She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

Sarah (talk) 22:15, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

A belated welcome!

Sorry for the belated welcome, but the cookies are still warm! (and stale after 8 years)

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Harej. I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may benefit from following some of the links below (probably not since you already know this stuff), which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

• Introduction
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help pages
• How to write a great article

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page, consult Wikipedia:Questions, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there.

Again, welcome! ♪♫19maxx♪♫ 05:20, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

This is really bizarre. I already was welcomed to Wikipedia! The same day as my first edit, in fact! But thank you, 19maxx. I do actually need a refresher on how to write a great article because I haven't really done that in years. hare j 06:23, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite Hello Harej. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released. Please click HERE to participate. Many thanks in advance for your comments and thoughts. You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 12:03, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

RM Bot

See User_talk:HardBoiledEggs#Requests_of_April_13.2C_2012.2C_not_listed.3F. Have the code handy? MBisanz ^talk 18:14, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

I was just coming here about the bot to say that there is discussion going on at WP:Bot owners' noticeboard#RM bot inactive. According to the bot userpage, the code is User:RM bot/requestedmoves.php, but I have no way of knowing if it is current. Cheers ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:22, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

The operation of the bot is no longer any of my concern. The code is open source and in the event of a long-term downtime you can fork it and start it again. That's the beauty of open source! Harej (talk) 13:48, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Feedback request service issue

Hello! Please see Wikipedia talk:Feedback request service#Late requests. Thanks! —David Levy 20:22, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

I will direct you to User:Chris G who runs the bot. Harej (talk) 13:48, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

You're invited to Wiki-Gangs of New York @ NYPL on April 21!

Wiki-Gangs of New York: April 21 at the New York Public Library

Join us for an an civic edit-a-thon, Wikipedia meet-up and instructional workshop that will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 21, at the New York Public Library Main Branch. Venue: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (NYPL Main Branch), Margaret Liebman Berger Forum (Room 227). Directions: Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street. Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (drop-ins welcome at any time) The event's goal will be to improve Wikipedia articles and content related to the neighborhoods and history of New York City - No special wiki knowledge is required! Also, please RSVP!--Pharos (talk) 17:36, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

Please join us for a Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner on Saturday, May 5. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Wikimedians from the DC area, discuss upcoming Wikimedia DC activities and events, and have fun over dinner and drinks. All ages are welcome! Kirill [talk] 04:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Drop it pop it and Lokshin. Harej (talk) 04:59, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Harredge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcjet2MwUR0 !!!! --Closedmouth (talk) 12:13, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

And save a pretzel for the gas jets! Harej (talk) 14:20, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

;] --Closedmouth (talk) 12:53, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon!

Please join us for the second Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon! This event will focus on Smithsonian history including the history of the Institution's museums, archives, research centers and the people behind them. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the Archives, work within them & with staff, and learn more about the world's largest museum complex. We hope you'll join us on Friday, May 25. Please sign up here! Sarah (talk) 21:45, 7 May 2012 (UTC) Note: You received this message because you were listed here. If you no longer wish to receive messages of this nature, please remove yourself from that list.

What's the Smithsonian? Harej (talk) 01:49, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

I love that you loved reading the Horse ebooks article. A friend recently pointed out to me on Twitter that there was no such article, so I looked... and to my surprise, it met the WP:GNG. I had a blast writing it. WWB (talk) 03:11, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Trivia

Template:Trivia has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 11:20, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I would like to meet you sometime

Pharos tells me that you live in DC and are an interesting person. I am going to be in downtown DC at a hotel for a conference Wed 30 May - Fri 1 June - would you happen to have availability to meet the night of Thursday 31 May or the late afternoon of 1 June? My train leaves for NYC at 7pm.

I am the Wikipedian in Residence at Consumer Reports and am doing some health projects. I would like to ask you some questions about Wikimania and discuss possibilities for how I might be able to support the DC Wikimedia Chapter while I am doing my project.

If I do not meet you now then certainly I will meet you at the conference. Yours, Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:34, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Merry Unbirthday, ye non-zorro-esque Arabian bandit prince!

I discovered this button and there were kittens. This is a test. Also this kitty is the first applicant to reside in the restaurant (slash library slash cafe slash writing/workspace slash place of awesome) in your laundry room. Whadya think? :P

{insert message of appreciation here for the wikimedia conference organizer who puts up with everyone's problems very courteously (as far as I know)} :)

[er, hi all! I didn't know this would be public.]

Kfiegenbaum (talk) 20:41, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

AWW FIEGENFRIEND Harej (talk) 15:54, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Starting a rename discussion

I note that you did some housekeeping on the Talk:Rapid_transit page's move discussion. I'd like to re-open the discussion, can you help me do so? Maury Markowitz (talk) 11:01, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

No time, sorry. Harej (talk) 21:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Help

Can you please kindly help me how to add my name as the entry in the Facebook directory List ? Enclosing the link : Wikipedia:Facebook. I am new to the Wikipedia, please do update with the information. Regards, Aminuddinshroff (talk) 08:49, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania Barnstar

	Wikimania Barnstar
	It was great to see you at Wikimania 2012! --evrik (talk) 14:26, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

James,

I just wanted to drop you a short note to say thank you for all of your hard work organizing and coordinating Wikimania 2012. As I consider the wonderful experience it was and all of the fantastic people I was finally able to meet in-person, I'm reminded that without you and Katie, it never would have happened.

I doubt many people realize what a pain in the ass organizing Wikimania is—with international visitors and their visas, highly critical and vocal Wikimedians, and a million other logistical details—but you pulled it off masterfully. Congratulations on a job well done. I'm very proud of you. :-) --MZMcBride (talk) 05:37, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

=] Harej (talk) 13:11, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania 2012

Awesome meeting you @ Wikimania 2012. Piandcompany (talk) 23:08, 20 July 2012 (UTC) / Jason

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down

Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Egg Centric 16:15, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon!

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill [talk] 18:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC) When August 10, 2012, 10 AM - 4 PM Where Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7th & F St NW, Washington, DC Signup Details & signup

You may be interested in the note I left here. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:44, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries is part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2012, the second annual continent-wide campaign to bring Wikipedia and libraries together with on-site events. Running this fall through October and November, libraries (and archives) will open their doors to help build a lasting relationship with their local Wikipedian community.

Organized by Wikimedia DC, this event will take place on October 12, 2012, and will include new editor training, a "backstage pass" tour of the National Museum of Natural History, and an edit-a-thon. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Kirill ^[talk] 18:44, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Jeremy Cloward

Dear Harej,

The article I wrote about "Jeremy Cloward" was deleted recently because you said that his works were self-published. The book that I noted that he wrote is not self-published. It is published by Lambert Academic Publishing. The article that he wrote that I mentioned, "State, Class, and False Consciousness, in the American Working Class," was published by a respected progressive academic source known as Project Censored. Project Censored is noted in Wikipedia.

Other sources that were cited included, among others, the League of Women Voters and Politico - both legitimate 3rd party sources.

There is a couple of citations in the article that link back to his website - a practice that I have seen before. IF THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OR DELETED I CAN EASILY DO SO.

I am writing to ask if you will please re-post the article so I can edit these items out if that is the problem.

Thank you,

Laurie Mason — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lauriemason (talk • contribs) 00:44, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:AnritsuLogo GL.gif)

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RMCD bot

Any chance in restarting User:RMCD bot, or assigning it to someone else now that User:Wbm1058 has disappeared from recently editing? Apteva (talk) 16:00, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

RMCD bot isn't my bot so I can't do anything about it. Harej (talk) 05:41, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC this Saturday Dec 1

Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC

You are invited to Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and workshops focused on film and the performing arts that will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.

All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and at meetup.com!--Pharos (talk) 07:14, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

DC Meetup #33

December 10 is Ada Lovelace's birthday! Not only was she the world's first computer programmer, but also the world's first female open source developer! Come celebrate with Wikimedia District of Columbia at Busboys & Poets for an informal get together!

The Washington, DC event will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Busboys & Poets on 5th St NW & K St NW near Mt Vernon Square. The area is easily accessible by the Red Line Chinatown stop and the Yellow Line and Green Line Mt Vernon Square stop, as well as by WMATA buses.

Kirill ^[talk] 14:12, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Holiday Party and Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition

Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity.

The festivities will take place on Friday evening from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the Zenger Room on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, located on 529 14th Street NW, near Metro Center. There will be meat and vegetarian appetizers as well as a cash bar with specially reduced drink prices all night long. In addition, we will be exhibiting the finalists of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest at the event.

Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 04:36, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Lake Shore Limited

I believe you provided feedback regarding the Lake Shore Limited a while back asking for a geographic map. I've crafted a rudimentary one and would be interested in your feedback. Best, Mackensen (talk) 01:29, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Looks nice. Cheers! Harej (talk) 04:17, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day Celebration and Mini-Conference in NYC Saturday Feb 23

Doing the "Open Space" thing at one of our earlier NYC Wiki-Conferences.

You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 12th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Saturday February 23, 2013 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here, or at bit.ly/wikidaynyu. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience!--Pharos (talk) 02:15, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday Harej! I know this is a special time for you, so here is my gift: some randomly generated binary code!

Happy birthday!

One again happy birthday! Command and Conquer Expert! ^{speak to me...}_{review me...} 01:23, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

cheers mate Harej (talk) 04:20, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

DC happy hour on Thursday, February 28!

Please join Wikimedia DC for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

This is trippy I just got a message from myself. Harej (talk) 02:24, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, March 9!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 13:58, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Calendar of Wikimedia DC events

Hi. Just a reminder that we talked about making a calendar for Wikimedia DC events through January 2014. Not sure if that would go here or on Meta-Wiki. --MZMcBride (talk) 02:01, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Definitely a social calendar, at the very least. A calendar for more formal programming for an entire year is a slightly more difficult endeavor, but we'll try. Harej (talk) 02:09, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Okay, and one more thing, we need to get a synchronized "upcoming news/information" box on the nine trillion Wikimedia DC pages (here, on Meta-Wiki, on Wikimedia DC's wiki). I tried to figure out when tonight's meetup was, so I went to WP:DC. Not helpful at all. I ended up at Meta-Wiki, of all places. Blergh. --MZMcBride (talk) 00:02, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Better coordination of all our different event calendars is also on my to-do list. Harej (talk) 02:48, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

AWB for Mac

Hi. I've posted a request for some help with the AutoWikiBrowser tool on the AWB talk page but I haven't had any replies. Going through the archives, I saw one of your messages from years ago stating that you were using AWB on a Mac, so I thought I'd drop a note to see if you might be able to help me.

I'll just start by saying I'm a complete moron about this kind of thing. I've been approved for AWB registration and I've downloaded the AWB.zip and VirtualBox.dmg. At this point I need a fellow Mac/AWB user to walk me through the set up process step-by-step (not how to use AWB, but just how to install it properly on a Mac). I've read the user manual, but I honestly need things explained to me like I'm a five year old. I'm sure this probably sounds like anyone who is this clueless shouldn't be allowed to use AWB in the first place, but I assure you, once I have it set up, I'll be fine. Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to provide. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 15:57, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Oh gosh, this was years ago. AWB isn't designed for OS X, or at least I never recalled it being designed for OS X. I used it on a Mac by installing Windows. No kidding. Harej (talk) 18:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

You are invited to a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29

In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:13, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for participating in the Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon 2013

		Archives of American Art Barnstar
		It was great to see you again Harej! For your contribution in making the Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon 2013 such a success, I award you the Archives of American Art Barnstar. Sarasays (talk) 19:15, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Meetup NYC this Sunday April 14

Hi Harej! You're invited to our next meeting for Wikipedia Meetup NYC on Sunday April 14 -this weekend- at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.

Please sign up, and add your ideas to the agenda for Sunday. Thanks!

Delivered on behalf of User:Pharos, 18:11, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, April 13!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 36. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

WikiLoves Capitol Hill

Thanks for you participation in the very first Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiLoves Capitol Hill.

For all your hard work, you have earned a pawn!

Nothing promotes WikiLove more than the advancement of pawns to K-8 becoming a Queen for open knowledge. Slowking4^{Farmbrough's revenge}⇔ †@1₭ 13:00, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Wait, are you calling me a pawn? :P Harej (talk) 17:27, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

never, merely relating comments of Chris Dodd. [2]. Slowking4^{Farmbrough's revenge}⇔ †@1₭ 02:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetups on April 19 and 20

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:

On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.

On Saturday, April 20, we've partnered with the George Washington University to host the All Things GW Edit-a-Thon at the Teamsters Labor History Research Center. Please join us for behind-the-scenes tours of the University Archives and help edit articles about GWU history.

We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events! Kirill ^[talk] 20:07, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

You've got mail!

{{you've got mail}} Mono 21:48, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, May 11!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 23:07, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

thanks kirill Harej (talk) 04:52, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Water main break near Vapiano

NBC4 says that M St. between 16th and Conn. will be closed due to a water main break that won't be fixed until 11pm tonite. Should we call Vapiano ahead of time to see if they're open?--FeanorStar7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.223.225 (talk) 16:09, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

DC WikiSalon on May 24

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of May 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 18:22, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Sounds terrific, ol' chap! Harej (talk) 06:25, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Why

Why did you delete my article wiki-war? --WjI-kop (talk) 08:38, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

You're Invited: Smithsonian Field Notes Edit-a-Thon, Friday June 21

The Field Book Project, a joint effort of the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Archives, invites you to an edit-a-thon on the scientific field diaries held at the Smithsonian on Friday, June 21, 10am-5pm. Activities include new editor orientation and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian’s Russell E. Train Africana Collection. Participants will also be invited to preview and test transcribe field book materials using the Smithsonian’s new digital Transcription Center. Coffee and lunch generously provided courtesy of Wikimedia DC. --Digitaleffie (talk) 13:47, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

Because you roped me into this whole other world of Wikipedia, I miss bubble tea in Asia, and I just discovered I could do this. Ketinker (talk) 19:03, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

!!!!!!!!! <3 Harej (talk) 20:37, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

organized by Wiki Project Med

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.

If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to pmhmeet@gmail.com. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 00:47, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately I won't be in town. :-( Harej (talk) 00:50, 25 May 2013 (UTC)