Welcome

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Welcome!

Hello, Ctetc2007, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! 

Hi, Ctetc2007! I noticed that you put up a slogan for Ruddock House. Are you a Rudd? I'm a Lloydie. Have a great day! DavidCBryant 11:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hello again

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Hello again, Ctetc2007.

Before I answer your question, I'd like to mention a couple of little things. You apparently hit the "Edit this page" tab, then left a message near the top of my talk page. No problem, but it's generally considered more polite to hit the "+" sign just to the right of "Edit this page" – this will get you a "new message" edit screen where you can insert the Subject/headline and write your message, which will then be added at the bottom of the talk page. I know this is bass-ackwards from the way most people handle e-mail, but it's customary on Wikipedia.

While I'm on the subject (of editing), here's a cute trick that's hard to find out about. Most articles have a lead paragraph that comes ahead of the table of contents. To edit that paragraph most people hit the "Edit this page" tag, which drags the entire article into the edit space. If you just right-click on one of the "edit" links within an article, then "copy link location" to the URL in your browser and change "&section=n" to "&section=0" before you hit enter, you'll get the lead paragraph only in the edit space. I find this pretty handy when I'm dealing with a big page.

Let's see. I graduated in 1973, so I'm sort of an old guy. I had a couple of friends in Ruddock House – Al Christians was the main one. I'm glad you signed up with a user name ... when I attended Caltech, people said "Ruddock rhymes with buttock", but nobody thought of it as a slogan. It was just a stupid joke. I guess time breeds tradition. Anyway, I have taken the slogan out of there a couple of times when it was inserted by anonymous editors – this time the guy putting it in had a name, so I left the slogan in there. And that's how I got to meet you.

Oh, I'm curious. You said you're a senior. What's your major? Mine was in mathematics.

Rather than describe how to construct a Caltech flag, I'll just put a couple of examples in this message, and you can edit the message to see how the pieces fit together. The first flag in the box at right is a canned version from Template:User Caltech, and the second one is just an in-line copy of it, with a little bit of the verbiage changed around. Notice that the canned version inserts a "category" tag on this page, which you may or may not want to have on your user page. I hope it's what you need. Please feel free to bug me anytime. DavidCBryant 15:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

You are invited to join WikiProject Stanford University!

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As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know about WikiProject Stanford University, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Stanford University. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks!

Hi E.T-C! --ralphamale (talk) 17:43, 6 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

February 18 Wikipedia Day event in DTLA

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LA Wikipedia Day Celebration (February 18)
 

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

Please join us at our Wikipedia Day celebration at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 11 am to 5 pm! This event will feature lectures, panel discussions, lightning talks, open space discussions and collaboration, and--most importantly--cake! Please RSVP on the event page if you're thinking of joining us.

I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:35, 2 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Come and join us at the Wiknic

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LA Meetup: 6th Wiknic, 7/15 @ Pan Pacific Park
 

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

You are cordially invited to the 6th Los Angeles Wiknic, a part of the nationwide Great American Wiknic. We'll be grilling, getting to know each other better, and building the L.A. Wikipedia community! The event is planned for Pan-Pacific Park and will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 9:30am to 4pm or so. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring food or drinks if possible!

I hope to see you there! Howcheng (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:02, 26 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

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LA event this Thursday

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LA Meetup: September 7 edit-a-thon near DTLA
 

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

You have been invited to a meetup and edit-a-thon at the LA84 Foundation in Jefferson Park (near DTLA) on Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 5:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.! This event aims to improve coverage of female Olympians and Paralympians (some of whom will be attending!). There will be a deejay and food/drinks, and kids are welcome.

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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

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Hello, Ctetc2007. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia Day LA, March 31

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Wikipedia Day LA 2018
 

Please join us from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 31st for Wikipedia Day LA 2018 at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. There will be speakers, panel discussions, a presentation on Wikidata, flash sessions, and a discussion about the formation of an LA User Group. There could be dramatic readings of LA-related talk pages, and there will be truly excellent cake. Please RSVP on the event page if you're thinking of joining us.

We hope to see you there! JSFarman (talk) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:19, 9 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Arts Datathon!

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LA County Civic Arts Datathon!
Please join us for the LA County Arts Commission Civic Art Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Beginners are welcome! We'll provide training for new editors.
(See the meetup page for more details.)
Friday, April 27, 2018, 9:00-5:00
Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, 1816 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015.
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Proposed deletion of Brett Nottingham

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The article Brett Nottingham has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:GRIDIRON; played at university (where there was only routine coverage) and has not played since (and fails WP:GNG for post-university coverage)

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Nomination of Brett Nottingham for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Brett Nottingham is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brett Nottingham until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Primefac (talk) 16:24, 27 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

7th Annual Los Angeles Wiknic

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It's the 7th Annual Los Angeles Wiknic!

Sunday, September 30, 11:00-4:00 PM
Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Hang out. Consume crowd-sourced BBQ! Bask in the glory of late September in Los Angeles (and the glory
of our new user group, Wikimedians of Los Angeles).
RSVP (and volunteer) here.
We hope to see you there! JSFarman (talk) 02:50, 9 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Invitation to attend a Southern California Regional mini Unconference

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Who: All Wikipedians & Wikimedians

What: Southern California Regional mini Unconference.

When: Sunday 3 March 2019, 2:00PM PST / 1400 until 4:10PM PST / 1610

Where: Philippe's at Chinatown, Los Angeles

 

Sponsor: San Diego Wikimedians User Group ( US-SAN )

Your host: RightCowLeftCoast (talk · contribs)

Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many will be attending, due to the limited size of the cafe.

(Delivered: 00:38, 10 February 2019 (UTC) You can unsubscribe from future invitations to San Diego Wikimedians User Group events by removing your name from the WikiProject San Diego mass mailing list & the Los Angeles mass mailing list.)

Wikipedia Day LA, February 24, 2019

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Wikipedia Day LA 2019
Consider the Source
 

Please join the LA User Group, Wikimedians of Los Angeles, for an afternoon of panels, presentations and conversations on the subject of sources, and cake (locally sourced), in celebration of Wikipedia's 18th birthday.

Sunday, February 24, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

The Ace Hotel (DTLA)

929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015

For more details or to sign up, see Wikipedia Day LA, or RSVP via Eventbrite.

Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:00, 18 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Art + Feminism 2019

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Art+Feminism 2019 Los Angeles Events!
 

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

You are invited to join Art+Feminism's annual worldwide Wikipedia edit-a-thon and help close Wikipedia's gender gap at one of these Los Angeles–area museums this March! RSVP/Details here.

  • Sunday, March 3: The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (DTLA), Noon–5p. Focus: Women+Comedy.
  • Saturday, March 9: Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College (Monterey Park), Noon–4p. Focus: Latinx+Non-Binary Artists.
  • Sunday, March 10: Hammer Museum (Westwood), Noon–5p. Focus: Women+Film+Media
  • Sunday, March 17: LACMA (Miracle Mile), Noon–5p. Focus: Women+Design+Craft
  • Sunday, March 31: California African American Museum (Exposition Park/USC), 1–4p. Focus: Women of CAAM.

These Los Angeles events are co-hosted by online magazine East of Borneo and include step-by-step Wikipedia instruction for beginners. Bring your laptop or tablet computer and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share. People of all gender expressions and identities are encouraged to attend.

I hope to see you there! StaceyEOB (talk)

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UC Irvine edit-a-thon on May 17, 2019

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UC Irvine edit-a-thon on May 17, 2019
 

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

You are cordially invited to an edit-a-thon this Friday in Orange County, focused on gender equity. The event is a collaboration between UCI and Women in Red.

Friday, May 17, 2019
10:00 am – 4:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)

Langson Library, Room 228, at University of California, Irvine

Points of contact:

For more details, including the registration link, please see the meetup page. Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there.

--Rosiestep (talk) 00:36, 14 May 2019 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

Proposed deletion of Anthony Wilkerson

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The article Anthony Wilkerson has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:NGRIDIRON. Wilkerson was primarily a backup running back and Stanford and his professional career never advanced beyond a rookie mini-camp.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. GPL93 (talk) 19:06, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

Southern California Wiknic & Bonfire invitation

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270° panorama overlooking La Jolla Shores Beach as seen from the Martin Johnson House, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, during a late August sunset. Photo by Gregg M. Erickson
 
 

Who: All members of the public

What: Southern California Wiknic & Bonfire.

When: Sunday 1 September 2019, 2:00PM PDT / 1400 until 10:00PM PDT / 2200

Where: La Jolla Shores

Sponsor: San Diego Wikimedians User Group ( US-SAN )

Your host: RightCowLeftCoast (talk · contribs)

Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many will be attending, and please add your intended potluck contribution to the list.

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Happy New Year from Wikimedians of Los Angeles!

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Happy New Year from Wikimedians of Los Angeles!

 


We're beginning to plan in-person and virtual events for 2022, and your support is needed as we re-launch the LA User Group.
Please get involved! If you have ideas, or if you're interested in helping to lead the group, leave a note at Ideas for 2022 on our talk page.


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--JSFarman (talk) 02:07, 4 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

LA to FA 2022

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LA to FA 2022
 

Dear Ctetc2007,

You're invited to a zoom call, taking place on February 11, with the goal of improving the article on Los Angeles to Featured article status! I often find it daunting to approach the Big Subjects on my own—so if you, like me, want a time to sit down with fellow dedicated editors and tackle something important and complex, this is the zoom for you! I, unfortunately, have no way to transmit snacks over zoom; but I trust you to exercise good judgement and discretion in selecting snacks of your own. Hope to see you there—if you're interested, add your name here!

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LA Meetup: February 17, 2024

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Edit-a-thon and Wikipedia Day Celebration
 

Please join Wikimedians of Los Angeles on Saturday, February 17 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm for a Los Angeles and West Hollywood-themed edit-a-thon at the West Hollywood Library. (For the details and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/February 2024.)

We'll also be celebrating Wikipedia's 23rd birthday/Wikipedia Day. (There will be cake!)

We hope to see you there! JSFarman via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:03, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

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June 8, 2024

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  The Return of the LA Wiknic
Eat, drink, and bask in the glory of Los Angeles in early June at the 9th not-annual Wiknic!

Saturday, June 8 from 11:30 to 2:30 pm
Pan Pacific Park
7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90036
Get the details and RSVP here.
(It's a potluck. There's a wish list on the meetup page.)
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Edit-a-thon August 24

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August 24: Not just an edit-a-thon, an edit-a-thon in Manhattan Beach.

Please join WikiLA at an edit-a-thon to improve and create articles related to marine life and the ocean in the Los Angeles area. Inspiration courtesy of the public library in Manhattan Beach, one of SoCal's most beautiful coastal communities.
Saturday, August 24 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Manhattan Beach Public Library, 1320 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach 90266

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