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Inside Albany

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The show is gone, :( Chivista 19:09, 2 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Price Chopper

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I appreciate your attention to this very fine food chain. Chivista 19:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)sReply

Thanks! Albany NY 02:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Image:Albany8.jpg - Graphic Lab Request

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I have done the requested work (from your request to the Graphic Lab). You can see the finished product here. Thanks for making a request! -YK Times 01:07, 6 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Cultural Education Center

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Hey Albany, just thought i would drop a line and let you know that I started a page for the CEC. Since you seem to be the person most-interested in Albany around here, I figured you would like to take a look and throw your two cents in - keep in mind, its still very "stubby" at the moment. As you've probably seen, i've been dabbling with some albany material, especially the NYSM page - if you have any comments or critiques of what I write, please don't hesitate to let me know.

But I have a question about the CEC that you might be able to answer - among many of the pages around here, it says that the building is 10 stories tall. However, there is an 11th floor (where OCE staff are located) while the 4th floor appears, at least to me, to be at least 2 stories. Do you know how the stories are counted? -- Oaxaca dan 05:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hi, Oaxaca dan, I'm glad you started the CEC page; it looks great. I added an infobox and geolinks template. Concerning the number of floors, I got the number ten from Emporis. They usually seem to be correct, but they could be wrong in this case. Feel free to fix the floor number on the affected pages. (I don't know how they count floors.) In regards to the museum page, thanks for adding all that information. Perhaps one of us could add a brief description of each permanent exhibit (like the descriptions of the research projects); I think this would enhance the page. Finally, thank you for creating the category "Buildings and structures in Albany, New York". I've been meaning to do that but never got around to it. Please contact me if you have any more questions of comments. --Albany NY 19:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Sounds good - I'll do a little dabbling with the museum exhibit descriptions (at least, the ones I can off the top of my head). I saw the floor reference on that Emporis page, and I guess what it comes down to is that I just don't know if floors are counted differently among engineers/architects then what it says in the elevators. Its a very minor detail, so I don't think we need to loose too much sleep over it. No problem with making the cat and the other stuff, and it's good to find someone actually interested in Albany. Take care -- Oaxaca dan 19:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

We need to talk.

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First of all I'd like to thatnk you for cleaning up Rene Paul Chambellan. It was pretty much my baby until RPC,s grandson showed up and added some invaluable inside stuff, like his picture, but the article got a bit lopsided and I'd not taken the time to fix it. It now looks great. Your picture is another good addition, but I am wondering if you could shoot something lower so that the details of the sculpture can be seen better? One of the problems with architectural sculpture is that it is often hard to see and while your picture is a great example of that . . . something closer would be (opinion) better. Moving on. I have done over 20 years research into the life and work of Corrado Parducci and the last thing he did, as age 80 or so, was a lintel in one of the chambers of the New York State Capitol building that included a portrait of HH Richardson. I have a picture somewhwere of him working on it in his studeo in Detroit, but nothing of it in situ. IS that something you could shoot sometime? I was in Albany years ago and some of the pictures that I took thre can be found in Charles Keck, HH Richardson, and J. Massey Rhind - but none for my man Parducci. Life is supposed to be interesting. Carptrash 15:30, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Cleaning up the RPC page was no problem. I also did some work on the Chanin Building page. I'm sorry the Home Savings Bank picture isn't zoomed in enough; I took it as a general structural picture more than a sculpture-detail one. In regards to the Capitol, the carvings inside of it are magnificent. Unfortunately, new security measures put in place following September 11, 2001 make it harder to enter the building. --Albany NY 19:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Yes, I have been told several times by fellows carrying guns that it is a crime to "photo recon a federal building." That means take a picture of. i have found that it is often possible to ask around and get permission, but NOT always. Your picture of the City Hall will probably get removed from Richardsonian Romanesque because the article is about buildings influenced by HH and not ones by him. See you around, Carptrash 00:00, 12 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
I should have realized that the picture didn't belong. I removed it today. --Albany NY 14:02, 13 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
However since you have it uploaded you might as well put it in the HH gallery. Yours is a completely different view of the building and would be a nice addition. Carptrash 18:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
Good idea. It's a nice picture that was uploaded by Wknight94. --Albany NY 02:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Iwerks Wikiproject

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Hi. I noticed some of your contributions to the article Iwerks, so I figuired that you might be interested in joining the Iwerks Wiki-project. So, if you are interested, feel completely free to add your name to the list. Happy editing....

--TomasBat (@)(Sign) 20:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the invitation. I don't have enough knowledge about Iwerks to join the project, but I would be glad to help it with copyediting for grammar, punctuation, wording, etc. It's good that you started this project because Wikipedia's coverage of Iwerks is lacking (especially when compared to IMAX coverage). Good luck on your new project. --Albany NY 13:30, 13 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Lark Street

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Please review and make any corrections, updates, and cites, please. Bearian 21:31, 5 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Capital District

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Hello fellow Capital District resident! I am working with another user to create and spread the word of WikiProject Capital District. I noticed your edit counts have gone down in recent times, but I'm wondering if you'd be interested in taking part in this project? We're very excited about it and could use some help! Many thanks in advance! ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 17:53, 21 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hello! I would be glad to join the project. --Albany NY (talk) 18:54, 25 January 2009 (UTC)Reply
We appreciate the support! Our main goals are listed on the page and we're also going through a proposals situation (at the request of another user). Please check out the new project and consider commenting on the proposals page with your feelings on the topic. Thanks and welcome! ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 19:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

WP:NYCD

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Just so you know. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 11:21, 24 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

NYS Education building

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Hi Albany NY, it's a great pic you took of the NYS Education building.

Camelbinky and i are starting an article about the building, now in a sandbox at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Capital District/sandbox New York State Department of Education Building, which will be another use of your pic. It would be great if you wanted to help develop the article. The article could use several pics, or perhaps a whole gallery. Did you take more? I gather that the building has a really long or grand colonnade, perhaps record-setting in some way. Do you have any pictures (or could you take one) showing the length of the colonnade? Please feel free to chat at wt:capdis or any other way, i'll watchlist here for now. doncram (talk) 08:39, 4 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi Doncram, I'm really glad you like the picture. I see that Wadester16 has uploaded another image that gives a better sense of the length of the colonnade. I may be able to take a different one, but for now you might consider placing a request at the CD Wikiproject's image requests page.
In regards to the article, it looks like a great start. I will see about making some edits to it soon. It may be a good idea to take a direct quotation from the NRHP application as a source for information about the colonnade's significance. Also, do you know when the museum left the Education Building? I know that it opened in the Cultural Education Center in 1976, but I don't know if it was closed (and for how long) before the new location opened. If we can find this out, it would be good to add to the article. --Albany NY (talk) 04:15, 20 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

Capital District compilation image

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You input would be appreciated. wadester16 04:03, 3 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Tulip Queen

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Kudos on your work on Tulip Queen. The latest revision is much improved and now stands as a legitimate article. Thank you, ThaddeusB (talk) 03:33, 9 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

No problem! Thanks for your work on the article, and especially for saving it from deletion. --Albany NY (talk) 03:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Happy Holidays

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Thanks! --Albany NY (talk) 04:08, 14 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

P:NYCD DYKs

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Please consider adding some of your DYKs (or new ones) as suggestions for the DYK section of Portal:Capital District. We need a bunch. Thanks! upstateNYer 15:54, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Rewrite of Albany, New York

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FYI, Camelbinky and I are working on a rewrite of Albany, New York at User:UpstateNYer/Albany, New York Rewrite‎ if you're interested. upstateNYer 00:45, 13 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Glad to hear it. I'll certainly contribute if I see anything amiss. Just make sure to incorporate recent (good-faith) edits that were made to the original article into to the rewrite before switching over so they aren't lost! I'll add mine right now.--Albany NY (talk) 04:34, 13 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Just so you know, I added you to the {{maintained}} template at Talk:Albany, New York. Feel free to remove yourself, but you have some of the most edits of active users on this article. upstateNYer 21:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

ARS page

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If you want other users to comment, perhaps you should add {{rfctag}} at the head of the section.   pablohablo. 18:49, 13 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the suggestion! --Albany NY (talk) 04:07, 14 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Your input requested

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  Albany, New York is a current featured article candidate. Your input and a review would be appreciated as I try to get this to the Main Page! All comments, criticisms, praise, etc. are welcome! upstateNYer 23:28, 6 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

A kitten for you!

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Haha, where did you get this from? And thanks for the userpage shoutout! --Albany NY (talk) 23:48, 29 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thanks...

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...for your help with the article NXIVM!Chrisrus (talk) 05:24, 20 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

No problem — I thought that was an important external link for the article to have.--Albany NY (talk) 20:14, 3 March 2012 (UTC)Reply
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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge won't open in 2013?

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Are you suggesting that the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge won't open in 2013? It's not a grammar change, it's a factual change you've made. A bridge can be completed and not open. The one does not imply the other. - Denimadept (talk) 05:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

I have made another edit to deal with your concern. --Albany NY (talk) 18:50, 31 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Just to let you know

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I happened to see this Talk:Alexa_Internet#Merge_proposal, and thought you may be interested since you started Alexa Toolbar XOttawahitech (talk) 12:43, 4 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your courtesy. However, I did not start that article; my edit was simply at the bottom of page one of the history. Guaka started the article back in 2003. [1] --Albany NY (talk) 17:25, 4 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Prism (disambiguation)

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Hi, I just thought remind you that we don't pipe links on DAB pages per WP:MOSDAB, thanks Widefox; talk 17:06, 17 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the reminder. I don't edit disambig pages too often, so it's most welcome. --Albany NY (talk) 02:59, 18 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Viewliner

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Hi there. I've come to bother you because you seem to be active on Albany topics, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Capital District doesn't get much traffic. Amtrak is testing a brand-new Viewliner II baggage car at the Albany–Rensselaer (Amtrak station). See here for discussion and here for a picture of the car. This is the first such car produced, the first new Viewliner in almost twenty years and the first new single-level baggage car in decades. I was hoping you might be in a position to take a photograph of it, or to point me in the direction of someone who could. To the best of my knowledge it's still there, but it probably won't be much longer. Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 12:52, 27 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the note. I'm afraid that time does not permit me to take a photo of the Viewliner, but you might try asking UpstateNYer. Best of luck. --Albany NY (talk) 17:34, 27 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
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Buk missile system

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If you don't mind, I added a WSJ link. Bearian (talk) 16:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

Looks good. --Albany NY (talk) 16:14, 23 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

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Alejandro González Iñárritu

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"Woefully incomplete" though the article might now be, it is actually infinitely more appropriate. We cannot have masses of unreferenced content about living people per WP:BLP and WP:V. GiantSnowman 09:31, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

I've started a discussion at Talk:Alejandro González Iñárritu. --Albany NY (talk) 18:40, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Stop

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Captions are not sentences, they don't need capitalization unless they are. Nor is "theatrical poster" a proper noun. No capital is necessary, I don't give a tinker's cuss whether other articles -- GAs or FAs or World Class SuperDuper Articles or whatever -- may use it incorrectly.

Don't edit like a robot, engage your brain. BMK (talk) 00:05, 28 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

See my latest edit to the article. --Albany NY (talk) 18:07, 28 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Central Ave

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What do you know about the history of Central Ave Albany/Colonie and State St Nisky/Schenectady? It used to be called the Albany-Schenectady Turnpike and was built in the 1790's and is of extreme historic importance because it was the nation's main shipping route from the East Coast to the Midwest before the Erie Canal was built. I wrote a pretty good bunch about it in the article Central Avenue, Albany, New York but I'm no expert.

Thank youDigbyDalton (talk) 16:33, 24 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

Good to hear from you, and thanks for your contributions to the article. I'm not an expert either, but I have some suggestions for getting more information. You might contact the authors of the following websites on Albany history: Albany Muskrat, Hoxsie, and Albany Archives. Also, the contact information for Albany's city historian can be found on this page. Finally, I'd recommend contacting the other editors involved in WikiProject Capital District (see the participants list). Best of luck! --Albany NY (talk) 01:26, 26 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

Precious

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requesting comments
Thank you, "fairly passionate inclusionist", for quality articles such as Albany Institute of History & Art and Schenectady Museum, for adding substantially such as to the New York State Capitol, for gnomish work from adding infoboxes to capitalization, for restoring referenced content and boldly requesting comments, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Thanks very much for your kind words! --Albany NY (talk) 17:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Albany NY,

Have you seen the movie? I am assuming you have. Unfortunately, it is more about James B. Donovan than Rudolf Abel. Yes, based on true events on that period. Unfortunately, what is portrayed in the movie is not 100% accurately true. This is why I haven't added anything about the movie to the article, only the movie trailer to the external links. Adamdaley (talk) 22:34, 9 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Dear Albany, NY: You posted an MOS on Style. Can you provide examples of what needs to be adjusted in the article to bring it in compliance with Wiki rules on Style? --Lord Such&Such (talk) 15:38, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

All of the guidelines are at WP:HEAD. Which article are you asking about specifically? --Albany NY (talk) 22:04, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Are the Style corrections I've made to Mervyn LeRoy satisfactory re: Italics? Any other Style issues you've noted? --Lord Such&Such (talk) 15:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your edits. Many of the film titles are still not italicized. See the sections "Director at M-G-M", "Comedies, melodramas and a literary remake: 1946-1950", and "Return to director-producer" (bold film titles). --Albany NY (talk) 15:59, 23 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the heads up. Will do. Just to say, I was under the (incorrect) impression that linking a film to its article made Italics superfluous. Clearly, that was a misapprehension. --Lord Such&Such (talk) 16:09, 23 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
As regard to headings, I'd like to emphasis the the films within a chronological period for LeRoy, and I've done that. HOWEVER, I do not wish to confer upon each of these (relatively) minor films in his oeuvre with a pair of "equal signs" (see MOS). Do you know of a method by which I can introduce the film title with a link to that movie AND include BOLD? This is how I currently have it set up. You apparently believe this violates MOS. Any suggestions? --Lord Such&Such (talk) 16:43, 24 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
I do not see a problem with the page as it currently stands. The MOS problem I had identified was the lack of italics, which is now fixed. You are welcome to remove the notice. --Albany NY (talk) 17:30, 24 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
I've applied the MOS Style notice to my updated article John Frankenheimer. Feel free to make appropriate corrections. --Lord Such&Such (talk) 17:10, 26 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

"Troy NY" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Sat Oct 29: Wikidata Day in NYC
 
Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn.
 
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Sat Nov 12: WikiConference North America in NYC
 
Like Wikidata Day last month, this event will be at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza.
 
WikiConference North America 2022.

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Dec 28: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
 
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Sun Jan 15: Wikipedia Day returns to NYC!

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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC
 
Wikipedia Day NYC is back in-person at Jefferson Market Library, cake included!

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Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

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Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
 
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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central
 
The gathering is in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal.

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Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)

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April 12: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
 
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

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We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

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5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
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When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm
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Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Sat: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + Sun: Wiki-Picnic

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April 22: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23: Wiki-Picnic
 
Join us for two final Earth Week events!

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What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn!
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC)
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid
What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder!
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
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May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia

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May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom
 
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

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We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology.

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5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
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June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan!

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June 21: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned!

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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

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July 19: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
Also online via Zoom
July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
 
Flyer for the NYBG event

You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the NYBG website here.

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12:00pm - 3:00pm
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WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

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August 23: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
WikiWednesday in Manhattan

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
 
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced!

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Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island

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August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
 
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic

You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced!

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Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

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September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday!

Election info:

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Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023

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October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15).

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

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Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York (Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

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October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
 
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City

October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
 
2023 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Nov 15: WikiWednesday Salon + Wikimedia NYC Executive Director job

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November 15: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
 

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director, apply here.

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Wed Dec 6: Hacking Night + job listing

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December 6: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our first NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
 

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director; apply here.

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Thu Jan 4: Hacking Night + Wikipedia Day soon

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January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

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Meeting info:

January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University
 

In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted at Columbia University by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC. Eventbrite RSVP is required, while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged.

The special focus this year will be Artificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects.

More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:05, 19 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday

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February 8: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce

WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:11, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

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March 5: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce
 
Wiki-fashion show at last year's event

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:29, 1 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer

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March 14: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Pi Day Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration of Pi Day!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab
 

You are also invited to the Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab in Long Island City, which will be hosted in collaboration OpenStreetMap US, Urban Archive and the Queens Memory Project. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

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April 10: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
 
New York City College of Technology

Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu.

  • Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki).
    12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!)
    4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection)
    City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:12, 5 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

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April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
 
Past event at Prime Produce.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:47, 19 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

May 8: WikiWednesday Salon with new Executive Director

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May 8: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special WikiWednesday will feature a welcome session and beginning of a listening tour by the newly appointed executive director of Wikimedia NYC, the first staff member leading our local non-profit.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:06, 6 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

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June 2: Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce
 

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com).

Meeting info:

P.S. Next up will be Sat June 8 Wiknic on Governors Island!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

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June 8: Wiknic @ Governors Island
 
2023 Wiknic group photo

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house.

This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki)

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Precious anniversary

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Precious
 
Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 8 June 2024 (UTC)Reply