JMatthews (WMF)

Note

So, how do users win these gifts? I'm curious. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:15, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

@Liz: Hi Liz! Thanks for your interest. Users are nominated by other users to receive a free WMF shirt by visiting the "Merchandise Giveaways" page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways. Let me know if you have additional questions. Thanks! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 22:20, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, 2602:306:CD3F:FB80:A09B:22F6:4BC0:43! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:18, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

claim

How would I go about claiming my gift? Hiding T 13:46, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

@Hiding:To accept your free shirt, we’ll need you to submit some information (shirt size, email address, and shipping details) through our online store using this special form:

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1WNin3YDq93rmAUyyfhA4VSgPig1d-YHpT1_EB8A3smU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please contact me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org to receive additional information needed for completing the online form that is for your eyes only. :) Thank you. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 22:19, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

As much as I want to WP:AGF, I don't think I can for an account that has been editing for a little over 2 weeks and now asking for my details for a t-shirt. Shall I include my PIN and mother's maiden name on the email too? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:16, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts, I can understand your being suspicious and cautious, but I assure you I am a real person, offering you a real 'free t-shirt'. I am a contractor working for WMF to manage the WMF Online Shop (https://wikimedia.myshopify.com/). See my contact info here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Merchandise. I just recently started reaching out to users for the Giveaways program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways). Here are the list of users who have received their free t-shirt thus far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways/Who_has_shirts. Here's where you were nominated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways/Nominations#Lugnuts You can, of course, decline your free gift, but if you accept, I can assure you that we will not ask for your PIN and mother's maiden name. :) --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 08:33, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

As technically that t-shirt is now mine, I'd prefer you give to your local homeless charity (or equivalent good cause). Please post a pic of you donating it along with a sign saying "Lugnuts' t-shirt, donated by request". Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:40, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

How are those homeless people coming along? Nice and warm now, I hope. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:18, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts, Thank you for your generous suggestion! We can send the shirt to you so you can see it goes to the charity of your choice. If you would like to proceed in that direction, please complete the online form that was sent to you. The other options are to either simply decline your free gift or you can nominate other user. Please let me know how you'd like to proceed. Thanks very much! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 07:14, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

... replying to your post on my Talk earlier this morning ...

Good morning J Matthews,
I am writing in reply to your post on my Talk earlier this morning [1]—I did not receive the message that you refer to as, "We last contacted you on 3/11/14."
Yes please! I should like to receive my gift—what do you want me to do now? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:33, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Gareth Griffith-Jones, I'm so sorry you didn't receive the email I sent you on 3/11/14. Could you email me at jmatthewswikimedia.org? That way I'll know I have your correct email address to reply back to and I will then forward you the original email, which contains all the info you'll need to order your free t-shirt for being awesome!! :) Thanks! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 17:48, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Reply

Hu, Thanks for your message but I haven't received any messages from anyone. Should I email you like the user above? Regards Hughesdarren (talk) 07:05, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Hughesdarren, Yes, please email me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org. As mentioned to the other user above, I will forward you the original email, which contains all the info you'll need to order your free t-shirt! Thanks!! :)

The gift offer

Thank you, Juli, for your nice email and note about the offer of a t-shirt as a gift from fellow Wikipedians. Please understand that I don't want one.

1. I said already in the nomination: "Please: I don't want a t-shirt. I don't want a discussion here ;) - All I want is that editors are treated like human beings."
2. They are not. Just look at the top of the list, Jack Merridew. He left and then was banned, I put a red category on my user page. Many more who's collaboration I enjoyed left. No t-shirt please, all I want is that editors are treated like human beings.
3. Perhaps I should better wear a t-shirt with the label on my infobox ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Gerda Arendt, Thank you for your response. I will indicate your declination on the Nominations page. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 07:42, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

I should have learned to use diffs, not links ;) - my nomination now (reading, I blushed again, had not read the last posts yet), and the the other, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Date formats

Hi Juli. You may want to consider not using American date formats when you send messages to people. For example, to people such as myself, 3/29/14 makes me scratch my head and it takes conscious effort for me to parse the date into a format I understand. You could instead write 2014-03-29 (compliant with ISO 8601), or simply write March 29, 2014 which, while still being an American date format, does not require nearly as much effort for non-Americans to understand as 3/29/14. Just something for you to consider. Thanks! --Dan Garry, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 05:04, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi DGarry, thanks for the tip! I'll use that date format in future use. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 05:08, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Merchandise

How do I receive it? Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 10:20, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

@WhisperToMe:To accept your free shirt, we’ll need you to submit some information (shirt size, email address, and shipping details) through our online store using this special form:

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1WNin3YDq93rmAUyyfhA4VSgPig1d-YHpT1_EB8A3smU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please contact me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org to receive additional information needed for completing the online form that is for your eyes only. :) Thank you.

Merchandise

Hello- How do I receive my T shirt, which by the way sounds really cool...Hope you have my size, just BIG. Many Thanks.....I have sent you an e mailCoal town guy (talk) 15:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

@Coal town guy: I apologize for the delay in my reply to your response. To accept your free shirt, we’ll need you to submit some information (shirt size, email address, and shipping details) through our online store using this special form:

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1WNin3YDq93rmAUyyfhA4VSgPig1d-YHpT1_EB8A3smU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please contact me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org to receive additional information needed for completing the online form that is for your eyes only. :) Thank you.

GROOVY and THANKS, I have submitted my form...I plan to wear it on my next trip for gathering Wikipedia photos in remote places in WV...HOPEFULLY it will arrive before the tripCoal town guy (talk) 17:17, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

@Coal town guy: I ordered your shirt today, so it will probably ship tomorrow and be at your door within 2-4 days. Enjoy your shirt and have fun on your trip!! Thank you again for all of your hard work! :) --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 01:21, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Shirt

Hi,

I'm not really a wikipedian anymore, my contributions are flat. But I'd still happily claim a free t-shirt! Could you contact me via e-mail? Thanks, WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 17:40, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

@WLU: Hi WLU, you were nominated on December 6, 2012, so I'm certain that you were probably quite active then, but it's taken us some time to get through the list of nominations. All that to say, you are more than welcome to claim your gift with our many thanks! :) To accept your free shirt, we’ll need you to submit some information (shirt size, email address, and shipping details) through our online store using this special form:

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1WNin3YDq93rmAUyyfhA4VSgPig1d-YHpT1_EB8A3smU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please contact me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org to receive additional information needed for completing the online form that is for your eyes only. :) Thank you.

Decline Shirt

Thanks a million for the offer, feel moved by it, but will politely decline. Also, profit from the opportunity to say i'll be leaving WP for good on 12 July 2014 (end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is the date i chose), after eight years it's not as fun as it was, sometimes it feels more like a chore, but overall of course it was a great experience! Best wishes, happy work (wiki or not) from Portugal --AL (talk) 15:39, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

@Always Learning: Thank you for your response! I have noted that you have chosen to decline your free shirt. Thank you for your years of hard work! We really appreciate your efforts and wish you the best in your future endeavors. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 01:24, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Shirt

Hi there, thank you i'd love a gift. Bleaney (talk) 14:48, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

@Bleaney:To accept your free shirt, we’ll need you to submit some information (shirt size, email address, and shipping details) through our online store using this special form:

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1WNin3YDq93rmAUyyfhA4VSgPig1d-YHpT1_EB8A3smU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please contact me at jmatthews@wikimedia.org to receive additional information needed for completing the online form that is for your eyes only. :) Thank you. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 23:41, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Shirt

Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways/Nominations/Archive 4#Go Phightins! - while you are correct that I already received a shirt, there was a sizing issue that I had discussed with James, back when this was his area of jurisdiction, and I am guessing it got lost in the shuffle. Could I contact you via email to further discuss the issue? Thanks! Go Phightins! 00:50, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

@Go Phightins!: Sure! My email address is jmatthews@wikipedia.org. Thanks! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 00:53, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

YGM. Go Phightins! 00:57, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

@Go Phightins!: My apologies! I mistyped my email address. It's jmatthews@wikimedia.org. Sorry about that! Please re-send your email to that address. Thanks! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 01:00, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

OK, I was wondering if the emails had been switched :-) Resending. Go Phightins! 01:00, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

No shirt, thanks

Thank you for thinking of me. Apparently, you'll keep pinging me until I refuse, so allow me to do so here. I'm sure WMF can find a good use for the funds. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:01, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: Thanks for your reply! I apologize if I was a bother. We just want to be sure that we've done everything we can to give you the opportunity to claim your free shirt. I will indicate your declination on the Nominations page. Thanks again! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 02:19, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Please thank the nominators for me! BlueMoonset (talk) 02:38, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I believe it would be more meaningful if your thanks came from you. :) Buster7 was responsible for your nomination. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 03:46, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

• It is the reason that after some time I stated asking people before nominating them at that page. --Tito☸Dutta 05:05, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Status

Have you send my Tshirt? Could you check the status, if possible? Please note, for Indian editors, please ask mobile numbers too. Couriers in India sometimes fail to find address or mark couriers as "incomplete address" if phone number is not given. I forgot to mention it for my courier. Tito☸Dutta 18:09, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

@Titodutta: Thanks for the follow-up. Yes, your order was shipped on APR 9, 2014. The USPS tracking status hasn't changed since April 11, 2014, which I'm finding to be more and more common with USPS tracking, unfortunately. Have you received your shirt yet? Please let me know. If not, I will look into it more. Thank you! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 04:10, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

• No, I have not received it. --Tito☸Dutta 04:17, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Titodutta: OK, thanks for letting me know. I'm checking on it with our fulfillment company. I'll be in touch soon. --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 05:11, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Titodutta: I apologize for the delay. I've contacted our fulfillment company and am having them re-ship your order. Per your suggestion, I'll ask if it's possible to add your mobile number to the shipping label. Could you please send me your mobile number via my email address: jmatthews@wikimedia.org? Thanks! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 04:22, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

@Titodutta: Hi Titodutta, I would like to be sure that you receive your free t-shirt, but I need your mobile number to include on the shipping label. Could you please send me your mobile number via my email address: jmatthews@wikimedia.org? Thank you! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 04:35, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

I see, Tito is not much active this days on Wikipedia, I have his number should I send you?? Jim Carter 12:02, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Is this real

Do people really get gifts? Is this real? Are you Santa Claus? Jim Carter ^(talk) 14:14, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

@Jim Cartar: Yes, it's the real deal! Check out the "Who Has Shirts" page to view the users who have received their free gift for being awesome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways/Who_has_shirts --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 04:10, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Wow great, I will nominate someone for the Tshirt. BTW thanks for letting me know. Jim Carter ^(talk) 06:30, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

T-shirt

Thanks for the offer. I think it would be unwise to post it to South Africa at this time as our postal service has come to a virtual standstill due to ongoing strikes. I don't know if I can take a rain check until the situation improves, if not I think it a waste to send it to a black hole. HelenOnline 05:36, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

@HelenOnline: I apologize for the delay in my response! You can most certainly take a rain check. Whenever you feel it's a good time to send your shirt, just email me (jmatthews@wikimedia.org) and I will be sure we ship your shirt right away. Thank you! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 04:53, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Shirt

Am I too late to claim a shirt? Hiding T 20:29, 17 April 2018 (UTC)