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Kuchlbauer Tower

Well done. See if you can expand it and nominate it for WP:DYK. Good luck! Drmies (talk) 22:11, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

• Thank you! At the moment I only have the German article to go on, plus my own observations from a visit (which would constitute original research). I hope others will expand the article soon - the building certainly merits more attention. Umbugbene (talk) 22:40, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
  • Is this helpful, or this? I couldn't find a lot more, I'm afraid. Drmies (talk) 23:01, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Interwiki case presentation

I don't know if you are watching the help desk, but the response points me to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#MediaWiki 1.20wmf5 deployment complete.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:18, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

• Aha, thank you. It will be interesting to see what happens but I'm glad they're leaning toward restoration of caps (or at least of consistency). I use those language links a lot. Great meeting you today, and thanks for organizing the Wiknic!
  • Would you consider being the point man on keeping List of tallest buildings in Chicago up to date? It needs some tender care.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:30, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
    • Yes, I'd be glad to. I'll make sure it's up-to-date soon, and I'll monitor it from then on.

File:20090524 Buildings along Chicago River line the south border of the Near North Side and Streeterville and the north border of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center.jpg

File:20090524 Buildings along Chicago River line the south border of the Near North Side and Streeterville and the north border of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center.jpg is going to be the WP:POTD on July 12. Can you help me complete the labelling.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:20, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

• Done. Some of the buildings I listed may not be prominent enough in the photo to merit inclusion, so maybe you can look it over and remove what isn't necessary. I also fixed up the Chicago tall buildings list last week, but I still have work to do there. Umbugbene (talk) 08:14, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Prentice Women's Hospital Building

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Chicago skyline image map

Thanks for creating the Chicago skyline image map for List of tallest buildings in Chicago. It's *really* cool. What image map editor did you use? And, can you provide a link to a "how to" page for using the editor? I see mw:Extension:ImageMap, is that what you used to figure this out? (If you reply here I will see what you say.) — Mudwater ^(Talk) 14:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

You're very welcome! It wasn't terribly difficult once I figured out a few things I was doing wrong - mainly that it only works when you edit the *original file* at highest resolution (not a smaller version of it). I also kept trying to use both the image map code & the wide image template at the same time, which I never succeeded in doing, which is why the new image is smaller and doesn't scroll. But after all this I'm kind of glad not to have a scrolling panorama - it's just more work for the casual user. Finding a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons was sheer luck. I used the editor at [1]. Basically it lets you draw a polygon and feeds you back the pixel coordinates in a string; other than that I just copied the code from the Atlanta page to get the right format.

I wonder if the disagreement would have been averted if I had put "from left to right" in the caption. Most people can recognize a few landmarks, so seeing everything listed in rough order should have been helpful. But if something better comes out of this then it's worth all the bickering. Thanks again for everything you've put into this! Umbugbene (talk) 14:58, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, definitely worth all the bickering. Thanks again. "P.S." I've added the Auditorium Building to the image map. It's not one of the tallest buildings in Chicago any more, but since it has its own Wikipedia article I think it's fair game. — Mudwater ^(Talk) 15:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Ah, very good... thanks. I stopped when I got tired but wanted to add the Auditorium too. I still have to fix and update the first paragraph, but I want to get all the numbers exactly right. Just have to comb through the data... should happen soon. Umbugbene (talk) 12:49, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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We missed you at Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 7. Please follow along at WT:CHICAGO to keep up with the issues of the project. We are currently in need of respondents at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chicago#Going_forward. Please come by and lend your opinion.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:16, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

You're invited: Art & Feminism Edit-a-thon

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The first ever Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014 across the United States and Canada - including Chicago! Wikipedians of all experience levels are welcome to join! Any editors interested in the intersection of feminism and art are welcome. Experienced editors will be on hand to help new editors. Bring a friend and a laptop! Come one, come all! Learn more here! SarahStierch (talk) 05:40, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon at the Univ. of Chicago!

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Two Chicago edit-a-thons this April!

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This Thursday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ University of Chicago

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ University of Chicago on October 15! (drop-in any time, 3-7pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

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Edit-a-thon at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago!

Come join us on Saturday, March 5th between 12PM - 5PM for the Art+Feminism 2016 edit-a-thon at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago! We'll be focusing our efforts on women involved in the arts, and a list of articles for artists in Chicago and the U.S. Midwest has been compiled at the project page. The event is free, but only if you register at the project page ahead of time. I'll be there, and I hope to see you there too! I JethroBT (talk) 06:31, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

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Chicago Meetup at Sulzer Regional Library!

Hey there! I'm hosting a meetup at the at the Sulzer Regional Library on Saturday March 25th from 12 PM to 4:30 PM. You're welcome to come and work together with other editors on articles or other contributions, get to know other editors around Chicago, and ask any questions you might about using or contributing to Wikipedia. Food will be available, and we'll likely go out for dinner afterwards as a group. If you're interested in joining us, please RSVP at the event page here! Thanks, I JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 20:23, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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Chicago Meetup for Wikidata Day

Hello! This is User:Luiysia (IRL name is Kelly). My main interests are fashion, music, literature, and history. I am fairly new to Wikipedia editing and I found that there has been very little activity from the Chicago Wikipedia user group since 2020.

I'd like to host a casual meetup in Chicago to celebrate Wikidata Day on Saturday, October 26.

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Chicago Meetup for December 14

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