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June 10: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday June 10, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda: recent and upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday June 10 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 16:44, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

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Curious about a GA nomination

Mackensen,

You are a Wikipedian whom I admire greatly and really look up to, and I've really enjoyed all my interactions with you over the years. I've been contributing DYKs for quite some time now, and I know you have as well, but I was really inspired by your successful GA nomination of the article Turboliner a few months ago. Long story short, I've never successfully nominated an article for GA before, and I think that that should be my next step in my continued development as a Wikipedian. I'm curious if you might be interested in co-nominating an article with me, as I know you've had a few successful GA nominations in the past. I thought perhaps one of my previous railroad-related DYKs might be a good choice, namely Zephyrette or Zephyrette (train); I also have another DYK nomination on the GE steam turbine locomotives in the works right now. If you think another article (ie, not one I created) would be a better idea, I'd be game for that as well. And if you simply don't have the time for or interest in my proposition, I'll completely understand. I just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. All the best!

Michael Barera (talk) 21:05, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

• @Michael Barera: First of all I'm flattered by your note and let me say that it's been a pleasure to work with you over the last few years. I'm interested, but let me acknowledge (and you can see from my recent contributions) that I'm busy in real life right now. A GA nomination is a somewhat solitary endeavor: once you've nominated the article it's up to the reviewer to provide feedback, to which you can then respond. You don't need my help for that, although I'd certainly participate during the review. As for which article to nominate I think all three are long enough but I'd worry about the reliance on non-published railfanning sources for the two Zephyrettes. The hardest part about getting Turboliner up to GA status was removing such sources (especially forum posts). That review was also unusually thorough. I think GE steam turbine locomotives is a strong candidate, although you'll want to add individual page numbers for the Solomon books. Are you familiar with Harvard-style notation (cf {{Harvard citation no brackets}})? It's helpful in these cases, and easier on the reader than {{rp}}. All the best, Mackensen (talk) 14:44, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response, Mackensen. I'll definitely be eager to proceed with a GA nomination, probably with GE steam turbine locomotives. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 01:20, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

@Michael Barera: You're welcome. As you can see I'm looking over the sources for the turbine article now (I own Solomon's UP book, and can read the other on Google). I do have one concern so far relating to a potential GA nomination. The paraphrasing from Solomon's GE and EMD book is really close--phrases, concepts, structure. I think it could stand another rewrite, shortening the language and distilling Solomon's arguments. I may do so myself, but I mention it. Mackensen (talk) 14:20, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Deletion of Louisiana Soul

Questioning the rationale for deleting the Louisiana Soul page? Are you saying that every minor league in North America does not meet Wiki standards? Are you deleted the other Universal Basketball Association team pages that have far less information? Or the more than a dozen other "minor" leagues? How does one of these leagues actually meet standards? I've done work on several. TheScottDL (talk) 19:18, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

• I don't have any views on semi-pro basketball. The article was proposed for deletion by Tavix (talk · contribs) on June 5. Under that system an article is tagged and is deleted after seven days by an uninvolved administrator if no one objects. The objection doesn't have to be substantive; removing the tag is sufficient. By the same token, after the article has been deleted, it may be restored automatically on request. I've done so. Best, Mackensen (talk) 20:19, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

• @TheScottDL:, I am the one that proposed Louisiana Soul to be deleted. When it comes to teams, the notability "standard" that Wikipedia uses is WP:ORG. A team is notable if it "has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject. A single independent source is almost never sufficient for demonstrating the notability of an organization." You can see WP:ORGDEPTH for an explanation of that. I proposed Louisiana Soul for deletion because I felt like that team didn't meet this criteria. There's a few sources, but most of them are primary sources (team twitter, website, etc.) and Youtube isn't a reliable source because anyone could add a Youtube video. I'd suggest reading over WP:RS, which explains how to identify whether a source is reliable. Then, go through the leagues that you've done work on and add the necessary sources so someone else doesn't propose them for deletion. Let me know if you have any questions because I'm here to help! Thanks, Tavix | Talk  16:37, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
• @Tavix: - appreciate the explanation. Thank you. I will work on finding more sources. TheScottDL (talk) 22:22, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Merger discussion for List of Via Rail routes

An article that you have been involved in editing, List of Via Rail routes , has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. RES2773 (talk) 20:40, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Userfication request

Hi Mackensen, you recently deleted the page Melanie Maria Toney because of an expired prod. Could you please userfy that page for me? I'd like to work on it further and see if I can resubmit it. Juno (talk) 18:55, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

• @Juno: Done: User:Juno/Melanie Maria Toney. Best, Mackensen (talk) 11:05, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

• The article wasn't an expired prod, it was PRODed and shortly thereafter I tagged it for CSD as a BLP violation, which is the rationale you cited upon deletion. Restoring it restores the BLP problem. Maybe a better way to go is for Juno to copy the material to work on it offline first? — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 14:04, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Unfortunately I'm traveling right now and not available to address the issue in depth. I have no objection to re-deleting on the grounds that it was properly deleted as a CSD, provided that Juno has been given an opportunity to make a copy of the article as he requested userfication in good faith. Mackensen (talk) 02:26, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

July 8: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday July 8, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on a review of past and upcoming editathons, including Black Lunch Table Editathon @ MoMA on July 13. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday July 8 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:44, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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The COI issues

Hi Mackensen. You wrote that you are not sure what the COI issues are. I work broadly on COI and advocacy issues in Wikipedia, mostly on issues raised at WP:COIN but elsewhere as I encounter them as well. COI issues are complicated here due to the very high value WP places on privacy/anonymity. (I have some thoughts on this on my userpage if you are interested). Because of that, I generally handle COI issues in a relational, non-confronting way - as education more than enforcement. This approach generally works well - people are generally happy to cooperate to ensure that Wikipedia content is neutral and the public can trust us.

One of the thornier aspects of COI, is when editors come to Wikipedia who are primarily interested in promoting their own RW publications and views. This happens pretty frequently. Many experts start out this way and then learn to broaden their approach and become very valued contributors. Some experts come here intent only on promoting their own papers or views, and end up leaving when they cannot do what they wanted to. Our essay WP:EXPERT provides a great orientation for new experts, if you are not aware of it.

I first encountered Praeceptor on Bowman v. Monsanto Co.... what started as a discussion and unheated content dispute turned.. difficult when I realized that this was a case of an expert citing himself and giving lots of WEIGHT to his own views, which on that case are somewhat idiosyncratic. Situations where COI and content disputes mix have a great danger of going sideways and I generally avoid getting involved in specific content when I am communicating with an editor about their COI and vice versa. So in this case, i raised it as gently as I could on their Talk page. GregJackP got upset about that, and has taken the view that I am trying to push Praeceptor away, neither of which is what I am trying to do. In my view Praeceptor is kind of borderline - does some very good work, but doesn't pay enough mind to OR and VERIFY and tends to give too much WEIGHT to his own views. I am hopeful he will become one of those experts who come fully in line with our policies and guidelines; that would be wonderful.

Working on COI can be controversial, for many reasons. An editor with whom I addressed a COI issue just raised a case about it at Arbcom (!) and at the same time, a case was opened at ANI about other COI matters and I others were working on. At arbcom one of the arbs suggested I step back from COI matters for a while to get community feedback, and I agreed to do that. That is what GregJackP was referring to on the Talk page.

Hope that explains what is going on. Jytdog (talk) 17:52, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox station/Header CTA

Template:Infobox station/Header CTA has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Alakzi (talk) 19:02, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Sunday August 2: WikNYC Picnic

Sunday August 2, 1-7pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday August 2 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 1pm–7pm - come by any time! @ Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance (Prospect Park West and 15th St), immediately on the lawn to your left as you walk through the lovely lotus columns. Subway: ​ to 15th Street – Prospect Park (IND Culver Line) We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 03:31, 24 July 2015 (UTC) (Bonus event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednedsay, August 19)

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Twilight Shoreliner image

I just came across this image which was miscategorized on Commons. I've tentatively identified it as the Twilight Shoreliner; I don't believe there was any other NEC service operating at the time that would have had two MHCs and a baggage car. However, that doesn't jive with the text of the article, which claims the MHCs and baggage cars went away in 2001. Got any suspicions whether it's my ID, the uncited article, or the claimed date of the photo that's wrong? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:12, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Peter Van den Bossche takes fantastic pictures, doesn't he? He's pretty reliable so I'd believe the date. We have other 2002 pictures from him in Boston so it fits. I think it's much more likely that the claim in our article is erroneous railfan lore. The time's an odd fit. Per this you'd expect a northbound Twilight Shoreliner in after 6 AM. Local sunrise in Boston in April 2002 was 5:44 AM. If the camera was GMT maybe it's plausible that it's just late and it's cloudy. The thing is, this could also be a Fast Mail. I've no idea what one looked like. The defining characteristic of a Twilight Shoreliner is the branded Viewliner, and we can't see one on this photo. Most images I've seen do show the sleeper on the back. See also [1], which has a very similar picture to Peter's, complete with MHC in 2003 (and I think an Amfleet in Capstone livery). Mackensen (talk) 01:34, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Wow, great find on that picture. I knew you were the right person to ask. GMT plus a late train fits the provided time stamp; the Fast Mail didn't arrive until around 11am if I recall which wouldn't match anything (the shadows also indicate mid-morning). Based on what you found, I'm comfortable labeling it as the Twilight Shoreliner. Now I wish I could fix the article, but finding sources other than ten-year-old listservs is proving difficult. I don't have near as good an Amtrak reference collection as I do for the MBTA. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:24, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

It's on my long-term to-do list but yeah, there isn't much. Mackensen (talk) 02:10, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Secondarywaltz

What was your involvement in the switch-over of Michigan Amtrak station infoboxes by Secondarywaltz out of curiosity? What he did was not consistent with other Amtrak station pages on wiki, and not only that, but some of the replacements he did for the lines aren't even correct. For instance, he lists all stations on the Blue Water service northeast of Battle Creek as being on the Michigan Line, when they are in fact not on that line. So, he didn't even get the changes he sought to make correct. Is there a way to convince him to revert this, or will I have to get into a reversion war? This was totally unacceptable to do unilaterally. --Criticalthinker (talk) 13:57, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

• No involvement beyond having both those articles and his talk page on my watchlist. Mackensen (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
• Thank you. We are now cooperating and your input is always welcome. Secondarywaltz (talk) 20:13, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

The Mackensen on Simple is an impostor.

The big user account unification may have made this claim on your user page obsolete? Bazj (talk) 12:26, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

• It did, yes. Thanks. Mackensen (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

August 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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Re:Washington and Old Dominion Railway

Admins have a degree of leeway when it comes to csd which is given so that we can prosecute an article to the best of our ability based on the evidence at hand. I believe that you you know what I'm talking about, since you are also an admin. In my case, when dealing with deletions tagged as copyright violations, I make my decision on how to proceed based largely on the history of the article: if there is sufficient history to suggest that the article could be salvaged, I prefer to tag as a copyright violation and let the CIU deal with it, but if its a new page and the history is entirely copyright violation-related material I'll axe. In this case, lacking the context you provided, I can see why the deletion was the more preferable of the two options, however its possible that the two vague similar articles will continue to co-exist if the copyright can be addressed. I've seen two similar articles on subject material co-exist for years here - Bikini atomic experiments and Operation Crossroads, and for reasons that escape me they got along fine until just recently. I should think if the copyright gets cleaned up the other two articles will get along fine as well.

As an added bonus here though, if the material is in a constant low level edit war, this could help close the war by allowing admins to catch one of the two parties repeatedly attempting to re-add copyrighted material, which would be grounds for a permanent block. If such a course of action nets us a permanent solution to an ongoing problem then it could be worth it to take the long route as opposed to the short route. All the same, if you want to re-tag for csd and wait for a deletion-minded admin to come along, I'd be ok with that too. TomStar81 (Talk) 18:48, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

• @TomStar81: I hope you'll understand, based on my initial reply, why I've reinstated the deletion tag. There's only one subject, shared between two articles. This article started as a copy/paste move, which was then overwritten with copyvios. The responsible user has been banned. We're now cleaning up the mess: Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Oanabay04. Deletion is the only possible outcome under the copyright cleanup procedures. Best, Mackensen (talk) 23:53, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Revert on California Zephyr

Rather than just revert my edit to this page could you please add citation needed where these references are requested. It will make it more obvious where they should be solved. To me it's currently not clear how to contribute to better an already good article and given that banner has been there since 2013 I figure I'm not alone! :) Jdlrobson (talk) 15:40, 1 September 2015 (UTC) Jdlrobson (talk) 15:40, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/678659194) Jdlrobson (talk) 15:41, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

• This really belongs on the talk page of the article, but there are whole paragraphs which are uncited. Rather than clutter them up with tags I think it's best to with the general tag. Best, Mackensen (talk) 00:43, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Adirondack Railway (1976–1981)

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Adirondack Railway (1976–1981)

The infobox gives the line length as 118 miles; however, the KML that I'll be adding shortly is 141 miles. Is the 118 miles only from Remsen to Lake Placid? if so, we might want to distinguish between the length of track owned, and the length of service. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:09, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

• Yes, because the infobox is more about the company than the service. On reflection that doesn't make sense, but I was writing short-line stubs at the time and that's where my head was. Swapping in {{infobox rail service}} might make more sense. Alternatively, the text could state the actual lengths in play (it does mention the trackage rights between Utica and Remsen). Good catch! Mackensen (talk) 12:24, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Revert?

Hi Mackensen, I've just got a notification that says "Your edit on [[:[Unknown probably deleted page]]] has been reverted by Mackensen. [Unknown probably deleted page]",
I'm obviously assuming it was the talkpage but why was I reverted ? .... Just a bit confused there , Cheers, –Davey2010^Talk 13:27, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

• Yeah, I screwed up. I was going to decline the speedy, then saw the comment in the closing statement. I reverted myself and deleted the talk page. Sorry about that. Mackensen (talk) 15:51, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

• Ah okay no worries we all cock up here - If only we were all perfect eh , Anyway thanks & Happy editing :) –Davey2010^Talk 21:04, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Copyright Violation possible fix

Hi, and thank you for fixing all the copyright violations on train articles. I am about to get the book by Drury, that the violations came from. If I paraphrase the stuff from the book, and add other information from newspapers, and train websites and so on, would it still be a copyright violation? Thanks for what you have done. Take your time to answer. --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 18:17, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

• @Kew Gardens 613: In general the approach you describe is fine; I myself have used Drury. The issue in this case is that entire paragraphs were copied wholesale. It's important to avoid close paraphrasing. See for example Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad, which I rewrote using Drury and other sources. Mackensen (talk) 22:29, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
  • Mackensen Please contact <redacted> offline. Question RE: Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Oanabay04. Cheers 66.161.120.11 (talk) 21:35, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
    • Surely the question can be asked publicly? If not, please register an account and send me an internal email. Mackensen (talk) 21:51, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
    • It occurs to me that creating an account might raise certain difficulties. Email sent. Mackensen (talk) 22:03, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
      • Precisely. I anticipated that. 66.161.120.11 (talk) 17:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
        • Message received. I will consider this. Mackensen (talk) 12:31, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
          • Thank you kindly. 66.161.120.11 (talk) 17:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

File redirects

Any chance you could look over recent file moves and do a little cleanup (mostly checking usages got updated)? Thanks Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:09, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:DisraeliRef

Template:DisraeliRef has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Izno (talk) 22:09, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

September 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday September 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday September 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:11, 10 September 2015 (UTC) Bonus events, RSVP now for our latest upcoming editathons: September 20 - Afrocrowd Wikipedia editathon @ Queens Library October 3 - WikiArte Latin America editathon @ MoMA October 15 - Women in Architecture editathon @ Guggenheim

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TAFI

If you want to you can please review my noms at TAFI. I need some more input. Thanks. Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/Nominations.--BabbaQ (talk) 16:09, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election

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Saturday October 3: WikiArte Latin America Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday October 3: WikiArte Latin America Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

You are invited to join us for a full Saturday (drop-in any time!) of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for our upcoming "WikiArte" Latin America Edit-a-thon, for Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamericana, a communal day of creating, updating, improving, and translating Wikipedia articles about Latin American art and culture. Saturday October 3 WikiArte Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 11:00am - 5:00 pm (drop-in anytime!) at MoMA Cullman Education and Research Building, 4 West 54th Street All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. We will provide training sessions and resources for beginner Wikipedians, WiFi, reference materials, and suggested topics, as well as childcare and refreshments. Please bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for articles that need to be updated, translated, or created. You are welcome to edit all day or drop by to show your support, and to follow #WikiArte on social media! Trainings for new and less experienced Wikipedia editors will be offered (in English) at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. Tutorials and resources in Spanish will be available online, and participants are also encouraged to work on the Spanish and Portuguese language editions of Wikipedia. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 10:33, 28 September 2015 (UTC) P.S. Next event, October 15 - Women in Architecture editathon @ Guggenheim

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Acela

I am the user that just edited the Amtrak Acela page. It is not high speed rail. It travels the 456 miles from Boston to Washington in 7 hours which is 65.1 mph. You can say the train cars are high speed, but the track, bridges, tunnels and overhead lines are what is limiting the system. The infrastructure is old, over 100 years old in some places. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.227.0.251 (talk) 10:19, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!)

Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

You are invited to join us for a full afternoon and evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering the lives and works of women in architecture. Saturday October 15 Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). noon - 8pm (drop-in anytime!) at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Garrett Lobby @ 1071 5th Ave by E 88 St In conjunction with Archtober and New York Archives Week, the Guggenheim will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon— to enhance articles related to women in architecture on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that, by its nature combines both. The Guggenheim will work alongside ArchiteXX, the founders of WikiD: Women Wikipedia Design #wikiD, the international education and advocacy program working to increase the number of Wikipedia articles on women in architecture and the built environment. New and experienced editors are welcome. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global partnerships page to discover an edit-a-thon in a city near you or simply join remotely. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:34, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!)

Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

You are invited to join us for a full day and evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering the lives and works of women in architecture. Thursday, October 15 Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). noon - 8pm (drop-in anytime!) at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Garrett Lobby @ 1071 5th Ave by E 88 St In conjunction with Archtober and New York Archives Week, the Guggenheim will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance articles related to women in architecture on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that, by its nature combines both. The Guggenheim will work alongside ArchiteXX, the founders of WikiD: Women Wikipedia Design #wikiD, the international education and advocacy program working to increase the number of Wikipedia articles on women in architecture and the built environment. New and experienced editors are welcome. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global partnerships page to discover an edit-a-thon in a city near you or simply join remotely. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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You've been quoted

See this opinion by Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson at page 21, footnote 7. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 21:45, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

• @Newyorkbrad: Heavens. I certainly wasn't expecting that. Mackensen (talk) 21:55, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Kemil Road (NICTD station)

Allen3 ^talk 01:34, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Oct 28: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday October 28, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, to see if the chapter is able to fiscally sponsor more ongoing projects tied to our core mission of expanding and diversifying free knowledge. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday October WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:44, 22 October 2015 (UTC) Bonus events, RSVP now for our latest upcoming editathons: October 25 - AfroCROWD + DAWN @ Brooklyn Public Library November 4 - Aphra Behn Society @ Grand Summit Hotel (Summit, NJ) November 10 - Basquiat: Still Fly 55 @ MoMA

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Roger Putas photographs

Marty Bernard, the curator of Roger Putas' gigantic photograph collection, is releasing them into the public domain on flickr. It might be worth dumping the whole collection on Commons into a cleanup category - every image is good quality and worth having. I'll certainly transfer all the MBTA images regardless. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

• Ditto the Amtrak images. These look fantastic, though I'm unsure of some of the dates. Mackensen (talk) 14:25, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
• I did File:CRI&P 751 (AB6) at Joliet, IL on October 16, 1966.jpg as a test. I decided on PD-heirs as the most accurate description. Mackensen (talk) 16:32, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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Sunday Nov 22: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

Two options for this Sunday: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

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DYK nomination of Matt Campbell (American football coach)

Hello! Your submission of Matt Campbell (American football coach) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —Bagumba (talk) 10:51, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Voat.co

Hello! I saw you deleted the article about Slimgur.com (20:31, 13 June 2015 Mackensen (talk | contribs) deleted page Slimgur (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)), so my suggestion is to take a look about Voat.co (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voat) -- the article looks also promotional + it's ranked already 11 000+ in Alexa.com (i.e. less visitors) and I think it's insignificant for Wikipedia.

Сароман (talk) 16:14, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

• You're free to nominate it for deletion. As the deleting administrator for Slimgur I was acting on another editor's nomination, and that article looks nothing like Voat. Mackensen (talk) 20:14, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Dec 9: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC; Dec 12: Art & Law editathon + Dec 13: Black Film editathon

Wednesday December 9, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 9 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:38, 4 December 2015 (UTC) Bonus events, RSVP now for our upcoming editathons: Saturday December 12 - Art & Law @ School of Visual Arts editathon Sunday December 13 - Black Film: AfroCROWD editathon

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Thanks

I did not see that thing about Robert Clarke (I wonder if there will be a confirmation in the future, only time will tell but who knows), thank you! 73.240.105.185 (talk) 20:04, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

• You're welcome. I was somewhat disappointed myself--it really would have been cool for a B-movie veteran like Clarke to be in that scene. Mackensen (talk) 22:48, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

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Arizona Bowl

You shouldn't have deleted the sideline reporter from the Arizona Bowl. Monica McNutt WILL be the sideline reporter for the game. Do you know where 506sports gets their bowl game info from? ME! I have supplied 98% of ALL collegiate broadcast assignments ALL SEASON. Before trying to be pompous about it by relying on an OUTDATED resource, you should ask where the information was shared. In this case, the Arizona Bowl THEMSELVES said Monica McNutt has been added as a sideline reporter, and they did so on Sunday. Next time CONTACT the individual who made the change instead of assuming it is incorrect.

As for where teh Arizona Bowl made the announcement, you can view it here on their official Twitter account. It is on this same Twitter account that they announced Los Lobos is the Halftime Entertainment.Bigddan11 (talk) 22:29, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

• @Bigddan11: I've opened a discussion at Talk:2015 Arizona Bowl. Best, Mackensen (talk) 23:46, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016

You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Saturday January 16 Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 (RSVP on-wiki or at bit.ly/wikiday15). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway (between Waverly and Washington Place) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:56, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Matt Campbell (American football coach)

Allen3 ^talk 00:16, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

About "Hi-Level"

Hello, I am にび三郎(Nibi Saburo in English). I want you ask you about your revert at Hi-Level.

You reverted my edit at Hi-Level, which was adding a image of a Amtrak's Pacific Parlour Car. I think that image file is helpful because there are no Hi-level fleets in regular service except them now. So I added that image at the History#Amtrak section, which refers to the Pacific Parlour Car.

Could you tell me why do you think that my edit is "not fit"? --にび三郎 (talk) 15:00, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

• @にび三郎: Hello! It's a question of spacing. On a normal resolution computer the image flows into the Notes section, which doesn't look right to me. There's already an interior image of the Parlour Car in the article, and if someone wants to see more images there's a linked curated gallery on Commons at Hi-Level_passenger_cars. That was my reasoning, at any rate. I wouldn't be opposed to replacing the Heartland Flyer image with the Parlour Car image, but I do think there's value in showing the Hi-Levels mixed in with Superliners. Best, Mackensen (talk) 15:40, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
  • @Mackensen: Hello. Thank you for your reply and I'm sorry for late of my reply. I could understand what means "not fit", and I also don't think the "Heartland Flyer" image should be removed. So I tried another way to show both images. Please see my sandbox. On my new plan, I'd like to show both images at the end of the section by using {{double images}} tag. How about this idea? --にび三郎 (talk) 08:04, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK

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Sam Pilgrim

Why did you delete this page? Rileyschneider (talk) 06:10, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi Mackensen: I see Sam Pilgrim was 2013 FMB World Tour Champion. Was that claim of significance in the article? perhaps you would consider restoring it as a draft? Rileyschneider is new and just starting to learn about referencing, but all his other articles so far have been on notable mountain bikers. Yngvadottir (talk) 12:29, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

The entirety of the article was "Sam Pilgrim (June 4, 1990) is a professional mountain bike rider from Colchester, UK. In 2013 he placed 3rd at Red Bull Joyride in Whistler, B.C." Adam9007 (talk · contribs) tagged it for deletion on the grounds that the article didn't assert a claim of notability. I agreed, and deleted it. There's nothing presumptively notable about being a professional mountain bike rider. There's nothing in the article as written about being the 2013 FMB World Tour Champion, nor a description of what that is. (Help me out here, I'm an American football fan but know nothing about competitive biking). There's not much to restore here. I'm happy to undelete in the article namespace with the understanding that Rileyschneider (talk · contribs) will quickly add some cited information supporting a claim of notability. Best, Mackensen (talk) 15:59, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

FMB World Tour, Freeride Mountain Bike Association, apparently formed in 2010, but our Freeride article doesn't mention it. Don't look at me, I'm not a sports fan at all; I've just been finding sources for Rileyschneider's recent articles. @Rileyschneider: Looks as if it's up to you now. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:31, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

So if you know nothing about mountain biking, why do you bother deleting my article? Rileyschneider (talk) 01:15, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

That's not really how any of this works. I know enough to know that someone who placed third in a single bike race isn't, on the face of things, notable. I offered above to restore the article if you were prepared to add more information which would explain to people like me (who don't know much about biking) why Pilgrim is notable. Best, Mackensen (talk) 01:22, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Elkhorn Grade Electrification

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:01, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for N&W LC-1

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:01, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Fictional conflict infobox

Can you please restore the fictional conflict infobox template? It looks identical to the military conflict infobox, but there are some differences in the technical side. In at least one instance, the use of the military conflict infobox for fictional conflicts has skewed some statistical analysis programs that someone was using for an off-wiki research project. I'm not sure how the programs worked, but I think by switching over to this template would prevent such an occurrence again.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 05:29, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

• There were only two instances of the fictional template and there were no differences between the two--it simply called the other template. Someone's offsite research project doesn't seem like a great reason to maintain a wrapper, especially given the low usage of the template. Mackensen (talk) 14:39, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign. Saturday February 6 Black Life Matters Editathon (RSVP). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC) (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17)

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Thank you for supporting my RfA

	Hawkeye7 RfA Appreciation award
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George Woshingtin

Hi Mackensen, I saw your comments about George Woshingtin at DRV. I just wanted to suggest that it may have taken so long to delete that because of the looser run of the place in 2004. Now we have WP:RFDO, which indicates that redirects with multiple typos are typically deleted (WP:RTYPO). You're always welcome to contribute there and at RfD. --BDD (talk) 14:55, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Feb 16: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
Feb 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology. Tuesday, February 16 Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim (RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 5:30pm - 8:30pm at Sackler Center Media Lab, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue; enter through 89th Street staff entrance
Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:28, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hayward station (Amtrak)

So, who among us wants to tackle Hayward station (Amtrak) and Hayward railway station? Would you like the honors? Or perhaps Secondarywaltz? If neither of you do, I'd be willing to tackle them... Also, should they just be boldly moved, or should another WP:RM be put in?... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 21:42, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

@IJBall: Don't waste time talking. Just do it! Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:50, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

@IJBall and Secondarywaltz: I've tried to tread very carefully with the UK-named stations. They do have first-mover advantage and in most cases are the PRIMARYTOPIC (obviously not in these cases). Mackensen (talk) 21:55, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

@Secondarywaltz: OK, I've moved the BC station to Hayward, British Columbia railway station. I haven't moved the California station yet because it looks like it'll have to go to Hayward station (California) – if there's no objection to that (there's no UK-related station in this case), I'll move that one as soon as I get the go-ahead here. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 21:57, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Unnecessary in this case--there's both the Amtrak station and a BART station. Mackensen (talk) 22:11, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Just to clarify, are you saying the Amtrak station (and, FTR, it's less an "Amtrak" station than it is a "Capitol Corridor" station...) article doesn't need to be moved? Or that it can be moved to "Hayward station" because the BART station article is already disambiguated?... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 22:15, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

I'm saying that the Capitol Corridor station (it's more Amtrak than anything else) is where it should be and nothing should moved to Hayward station (California) because the title is ambiguous. The BART article still needs to move at some point. Mackensen (talk) 22:21, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Hi, you have moved Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England without discussion and left the edit summary "proper title case". The official title of the journal is "Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England" and so this would appear the proper title case, as per WP:NCBOOKS. Would you please undo this move and discuss on the talk page if you feel a move is desirable? Drchriswilliams (talk) 17:21, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• @Drchriswilliams: The move was requested by Headbomb (talk · contribs) and he indicated it was uncontroversial (via {{db-move}}). I have no views on the correct title and have no objection to it moving back. Mackensen (talk) 18:13, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the additional background information. I don't think that this move is uncontroversial. I appreciate the importance of avoiding the use of capital letters where it is inappropriate. Headbomb (talk · contribs) changed the capitalisation of the name in the lead of this article earlier today, describing the change as "ce", by which I assume they mean copy edit. After this I had made several edits to try and update information on the page, including restoring the capital T for the mid-title instance of "The". Perhaps Headbomb (talk · contribs) had not understood that the name of the article was representing a proper name. WP:NCCAPS recognises that capitals appearing as part of a proper name is not an improper use. Drchriswilliams (talk) 18:47, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

We put journals in titlecase regardless of how they style themselves. This is why Physica Status Solidi is there, and not at physica status solidi (which is how they style themselves). The 'the' should be uncapitalized. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 18:55, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

@Headbomb: You say "We" but this approach doesn't seem to have made is way into the various bits of policy affecting journal titles, including WP:WikiProject Academic Journals/Writing guide which says "The article should be located at the official full name of the journal". Drchriswilliams (talk) 19:23, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

That's because that's covered by WP:CAPS, but sure I'll add the note in WP:JWG. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 21:25, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

I've moved the article back to its original location; further discussion should take place on the talk page. Mackensen (talk) 20:07, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks both, I have put a note on the talk page of the article that I hope summarises the issues raised here. Please feel free to continue the discussion over there. Drchriswilliams (talk) 23:03, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Ryan J. Davis

Hi, I just noted that you deleted this article. However, I had previously removed the PROD tag which was restored out of process by an IP. --Randykitty (talk) 22:49, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

• @Randykitty: My mistake; I should have checked the page history. Article restored. Mackensen (talk) 22:56, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hi-Level

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hi-Level you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. 333-blue 08:36, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hi-Level

The article Hi-Level you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Hi-Level for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 333-blue -- 333-blue (talk) 08:41, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hi-Level

The article Hi-Level you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hi-Level for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Concertmusic -- Concertmusic (talk) 00:41, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations, Mackensen. I'm glad you asked for a re-review; it must be far more satisfying to have a GA now that a full review has been done. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:09, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

@Concertmusic and BlueMoonset: Thanks again to both of you for your prompt and generous assistance. I've found that I really do enjoy the engagement and collaboration that come with a thorough GA review. Mackensen (talk) 01:11, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

About your deletion of the Brough Family Organization

I've been informed that you recently deleted the Brough Family Organization. After viewing the debate page I believe there was no "consensus to delete" the page and therefore wonder why you deleted it. If one goes online and uses Google or Bing to search for the Brough Family Organization (or Richard Brough Family Organization) he or she will find multiple references and publications referring to the organization. In fact the organization hosts a "Publicity" page that contains links to some of these sources: http://www.broughfamily.org/publicity.html. Please reconsider your earlier decision and reinstate the page. Rcbrough (talk) 13:02, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

• I disagree; there was a clear consensus to delete at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brough Family Organization (2nd nomination). That the same IP address made three separate keep arguments doesn't change that. Editors who participated in the discussion didn't find the organization notable. The IP made various assertions but didn't offer any evidence to support them. I couldn't have closed the debate any other way, and I decline to reverse myself. If you like, your next step would be to challenge the outcome at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Best, Mackensen (talk) 13:20, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:University box3

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Saturday, March 5: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts. We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events. This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities! Saturday, March 5 Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 10:00am - 5:00pm (drop-in anytime!) at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. --Pharos (talk) 21:48, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:59, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

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Southwest Chief

I'd say that the accident is notable enough to be mentioned. As far as I can tell, it is the first derailment. Possibly not notable enough for an article on the limited information available at the moment. Mjroots (talk) 13:05, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

• @Mjroots: I disagree. It's a derailment. It's probably a one-day disruption in service for a train which has run since at least 1974, and in a sense since the 1930s depending on your point of view. It's also in no way the first derailment; the Southwest Limited derailed in October 1979 (that one actually killed two people). Coverage of this incident will be routine. Mackensen (talk) 14:41, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
  • Ok, we disagree. Will take to talk. Mjroots (talk) 15:29, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

SLE rolling stock

You're doing some absolutely great work digging up sources on these, but I'm not sure that some of your table removals were necessary. I think having images in the table is good - they serve as a nice visual reference that wouldn't fit as inline images in the section - and I'd like to keep the build date column in addition to the acquisition date. I know having unit numbers is somewhat contentious as to Wikipedia not being a foamer guide, but I'd also like to think about including those. I've certainly found that listing useful for MBTA Commuter Rail when it comes to identifying locomotives in the photos I'm putting on Commons. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 16:59, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

• @Pi.1415926535: Your points are well-taken and I've restored road numbers and build year (when known, still hunting for the Mafersa coaches). Roster sections attract the worst sort of trivial foaming and I want to keep it out if at all possible. I think in lieu of the 100x100 images I'd like to see a couple proper thumbnails showing the SLE in action. The article's not hurting for images after all. Mackensen (talk) 17:18, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
• @Pi.1415926535: As it develops, five of the Mafersas are on the QIT-Fer et Titane, next to the old Tempos. Who knew? Mackensen (talk) 00:42, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for re-adding those. I can compromise on the images given that there's enough space in the article for thumbnails of all the equipment elsewhere (compared to MBTA for example, where there's no way you'd properly integrate almost two dozen equipment images). So the QIT operates a rail service? I can't find anything about it with a quick search. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:02, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Work trains, as I understand it--not public-facing. See this article in Branchline (pages 3-6). I only know about it from scraping together the Tempo article. Mackensen (talk) 03:18, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

I just nominated the article for GA status (with an eye towards FA later); I believe it's now ready. I'm going to review a few articles myself. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:07, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

April 13: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday April 13 at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street - WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video and social hour 7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants, Noshing, Chapter projects We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:19, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Deletion review for Template:J

User:Wikid77 has asked for a deletion review of Template:J. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 19:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

• @Cryptic: thanks for the heads-up. Mackensen (talk) 00:28, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Saturday April 30: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

File:Monir Portrait-exh ph021.jpg On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well. Saturday. April 30 Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128 Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~

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