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Aria Resort & Casino

I'd say swap it out noting in the edit comments that the rewrite was from your sand box. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

I changed the wording. I still have an issue on how best to state the size of the complex in sqft. See if the new wording helps. If not feel free to try another pass. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:58, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm still not happy with the wording. Feel free to change the article and see if anyone else has a better idea. Also, we seem to call them Sky Villas and Sky Suites. Is it both or are these different? One wonders if wording like Aria provides 4,004 rooms which is comprised of nnn Sky Suites, nnn suites and 3,436 standard hotel rooms, could work. Also given the features for the Sky Suites like the separate lobby, private porte-cochère and elevators, should that be a sub heading? Vegaswikian (talk) 01:23, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

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Diet Pepsi in the Sandbox

The revision looks nice. A couple of quick thoughts though:

• You don't really need references in the lead, it is supposed to be a summary of the article with the facts found in the article referenced.
• The lead shouldn't contain information that is not in the body of the article. You have information in the lead, such as mention of the various flavors and naming of the product, that should be move into the body of the article.
• I believe that About.com is not considered a reliable source, I could be wrong though.
• BNet.com has allot of good links to multiple business articles from reliable sources for food an beverage related companies such as PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Corp.

Good work on improving the article. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 18:55, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

The changes look good. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 06:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

BTW, I looked at the other PepsiCo-related articles in your sandboxes, they are pretty good as well. They also suffer from the points I listed above. I am glad that others such as yourself are taking the time to upgrade those articles that are sorely in need of work. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 17:09, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I would be glad to help when ever you like. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:16, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

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Recipe photo

Per your suggestion from Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Everything_Tastes_Better_with_Bacon/archive1#Comments_from_Jeff_Bedford — if you're able to make a recipe from the book and take a free-use photo of that, it'd be most appreciated!!! — Cirt (talk) 18:09, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps one of these: "Recipes include a sandwich using bacon and other ingredients,[8] a bacon crunch topping for ice cream,[9] a bacon concoction to top a fruit crisp,[4] and a piecrust that incorporates bacon." ?? — Cirt (talk) 18:16, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

The sandwich using bacon and other ingredients sounds like the one I'll most likely go with. My town library seems to have the book available, so I'll swing by there tomorrow and will do my best to make up a bacon sandwich (or something similar) and add the photo by Wednesday. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 21:58, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh wow, you're just great, thank you so much! — Cirt (talk) 04:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Update: My library brought in the book from another branch, so I'll be picking it up this evening, and will make the recipe/upload the photo on Thursday. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 13:57, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

For bacon's sake! Unfortunately the person who has this book checked out is late in returning it to the library, so I won't be picking it up until tomorrow (Sat). I know that there is no deadline, but I wanted to let you know that I haven't fallen asleep at the wheel over here! Will be sure to take the photo this weekend. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 14:41, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

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Would you like to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the National Archives and its incredible collection? This summer, the National Archives—which houses some of America's most important historical documents—is hosting me as its Wikipedian in Residence, and I have created WP:NARA to launch these efforts. There are all sorts of tasks available for any type of editor, whether you're a writer, organizer, gnome, coder, or image guru. The National Archives is making its resources available to Wikipedia, so help us forge this important relationship! Please sign up and introduce yourself. Dominic·t 15:22, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

COI

Jeff, It sounds like you are doing a good job, particularly with proposing changes on the talk page and getting feedback from other editors. The only way you could be more transparent is to make your COI declaration a little less mixed in with the rest of your user info. Maybe note it in bold or make a separate section for it. You could also adjust youf WP:SIGNATURE if you wanted to read: Jeff Bedford (COI declaration), as some other editors have done. Would you be interested in receiving training, membership, and/or certification in COI editing? I have a few ideas involving a COI editor school, a COI WikiProject, or COI qualification for editors who agree to follow best practices in this area. You might also check out:

• WP:COI, obviously
• WP:PSCOI, a 1 page editing guide
• WP:BESTCOI, an essay about best practices
• WP:BFAQ, the business FAQ
• WP:CORPORATE, the corporate notability guideline

Otherwise, it looks like you're doing a good job. Let me know if you have any thoughts. Ocaasi ^{t | c} 15:21, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Bedford

Sorry to reply so late, but I wasn't sure if I should reply to my own talk page to keep the discussion thread together, or here where you'd see it. I've pasted the reply from my talk page below.-- Howdy Jeff, I don't have any plans to edit the Bedford page, so have at it. I don't actually edit much, I just watch a few pages and every few months when I'm bored I look at what updates were added. I tripped over Bedford and thought I'd add a short bit because I was just home for a visit. Good luck with it, --Paddling bear (talk) 05:28, 29 June 2011 (UTC)--- --Paddling bear (talk) 01:43, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

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Appreciate the note, Skier Dude. I agree with your decision to remove this image, as it certainly could be re-created. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 13:40, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

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Yeah

I'll have the thing done by this weekend. Sorry re: the delay. DS (talk) 16:53, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

The peril of being a freelancer is that clients may offer you enormous jobs with minuscule deadlines and no advance warning. I'll ask someone else to have a look. DS (talk) 15:20, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Pete Snyder

Hello, I took a look at your modifications to the Pete Snyder article (as you had a COI here), and the changes/additions look good, so I'll go ahead and merge the two. Thanks, Samwb123^T-C-E 00:22, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

 Doing... As I have real life events to cope with, I probably won't get this done in an hour, but I should get it done within 4 hours or so. Cheers, Samwb123^T-C-E 02:23, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done. Cheers, Samwb123^T-C-E 06:01, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much for taking the time to review this, Samwb -Jeff Bedford (talk) 14:02, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

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PepsiCo

Hey Jeff, I have a query for you, someone nominated the PepsiCo article for GA status and they haven't bothered to respond to the GA review. Would you be interested in working on the article since that company is in your purview? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Jeff, take a look at the Talk:PepsiCo/GA1 page, I made two suggestions that the nom never acted on. After that. We can move forward. PS, you lived in Bedford, did you ever go to the Burger King in Burlington? I used to be a manager there. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:22, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Hey Jeff, I want to finish this GA, It can make it as it stands now, but there are some minor tweaks that need to be made. Are you willing to help finish this? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I'll go through and note the problems, you make the changes and renominate it. I can't review it again, but it should pass. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

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to help differentiate your sandboxes. I hope you like it. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:40, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

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Jeff, I believe that logo doesn't not qualify as a being eligible for copyright protection because it is just letters and words. You might want to check, it can probably be moved to commons as such. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 07:14, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the tidbit--I think (but am not absolutely positive) that this falls in a bit of a gray area. In the past when I uploaded a photo of product packaging (actually it was a mountain dew bottle) to Commons, it was deleted from there since it was deemed to contain non-free content. Do you think it is fine to just leave the image where it is? Jeff Bedford (talk) 16:40, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

It's a pain in the rear, but since non-free images aren't allowed in the user space, I just wait until the article is ready before uploading protected images. King4057 (talk) 17:37, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, King. Much appreciated! --Jeff Bedford (talk) 14:53, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Re: Gatorade

It was not until the mid and late 1990s that Gatorade beverages became available in a broader range of flavor variations. Among these initial flavor extensions were Watermelon, introduced in 1995, and Cherry Rush, Strawberry Kiwi, and M'mmmandarina flavors, added in 1996.

M'mmmandarina? I've never heard of it. I checked out your cited source and found nothing. Do you have more information? Viriditas (talk) 09:16, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, good question. I accessed the cited source (Gale Group int'l directory of company histories) at my local library, so I don't have immediate access to it, but since you checked it and found nothing, perhaps I made a mistake there. I did some additional digging, and that product was called "Mandarina" (not "M'mmmandarina"). According to this textbook and the First in Thirst book written by Darren Rovell, the "Mandarina" flavor was "an orange-flavored drink...sold only in areas with large Hispanic populations."

I can't determine when exactly that flavor came out, but at least that confirms the name and background. Does that cover what you were looking for? Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, that helps, and it makes sense. Could you fix the text (you originally added it) in the Gatorade article when you have some free time and add the refs? Thanks for clearing this up. Viriditas (talk) 00:19, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey there Viriditas, while I would normally go ahead and make a small change of this nature, I do have a conflict of interest related to Gatorade, as PepsiCo has at times been a client of my employer. This may sound silly for a small edit, but in order to best align with WP:COI, I am trying to refrain from making direct edits to articles when I have a conflict of interest. Given this, would you be willing to make this change (as an uninvolved editor)? Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 15:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

No worries, but I was already aware of this when I brought the issue up with you, so no real revelation here. I'm pretty familiar with the COI guideline, and I don't see a problem with you editing the article to correct an obvious error. In case you are worried, please use the talk page first to ask if anyone has a problem with you correcting an error. Viriditas (talk) 09:55, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. I just made a minor edit to the article to fix the spelling of Mandarina and add the citations that back this up. You can see the change here. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 17:28, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

User Template

I like the formatting on your user page. I just emulated it on my own ;-) King4057 (talk) 00:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania

Hi Jeff, I wanted to let you know the direction of the Wikimania panel changed based on some feedback from other editors and is now on COI & neutrality in general, including various forms of paid editing.

See here. I still have a slot there for CREWE, but the other panelists will be representing other forms of COI through WMF affiliates and the type of COI/bias from volunteer editors. King4057 (talk) 01:18, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi David, I like the direction you've taken with this revised format. I did post a note to CREWE (viewable here) and it generated some solid interest in the panel. That said, the discussion petered out without anyone discussing my direct participation in the panel. In the interest of brevity, I remain interested in filling your open slot on the panel, and feel I have a unique perspective to contribute as someone who has been involved in ethical, fully disclosed Wikipedia-related consulting within an agency setting for a few years now (since 2010). What are your thoughts? Jeff Bedford (talk) 17:49, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Seems like the tone in there is getting more argumentative, but I am pleased to see volunteer Wikipedia editors voicing the same concerns I've seen here on Wikipedia and the same ones I was censored for.

Can you note specifically that the call to action is for CREWE to discuss if they want to nominate a CREWE spokesperson for the panel? I don't feel the call to action was particularly clear. If they don't nominate someone, they will be excluded from the discussion and I will just include "Jeff Bedford from agency XYZ." It seems like the discussion was more about whether they even want to bother to address the Wikipedia community in a public forum, which is awfully disappointing. We'll see. King4057 (talk) 23:24, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't mean to be a downer :-( BTW, I stole your username template. It looks great! — Preceding unsigned comment added by King4057 (talk • contribs) 00:02, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

The Wikimania session didn't make the cut. User:King4057 (COI Disclosure on User Page) 22:04, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that--but thanks for the update. --Jeff Bedford (talk) 14:53, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

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Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

I finally got around to editing Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Please let me know if you have remaining concerns about the results. (Even better, post on Talk:Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, which is where that kind of discussion is supposed to occur.) Thanks for your input on this, not to mention your patience. --Orlady (talk) 04:50, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

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Everything Tastes Better with Bacon

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You previously participated in an FAC for Everything Tastes Better with Bacon.

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Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter - September 2013

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Project News The project has been updated with new Goals, with target numbers of 500 each for Featured and Good articles, and for 10% of all project-related articles to be improved to B-Class or better. 500 good articles: 80% complete 500 featured articles: 10.6% complete 10% of all articles rated B-Class or better: 45.7% complete A new Welcome squad section has been added to the project's main page. If interested, please sign on! A new DYK articles page has been created listing food and drink articles that have been featured on Wikipedia's Main page as Did you know entries. Please add new food and drink DYK articles to the list! The project's Top-level importance nominations page has several new entries. New additions and discussion are always welcome. A proposal to create a Chocolate Task Force is currently being discussed. The new ' was created in June 2013. The Coffee portal was significantly expanded in May–June 2013. Breakfast foods WikiProject Breakfast was created in April 2013. Check it out! Please see the project's Tasks and To do sections for project and article tasks, and feel free to update the lists with new entries. Please feel free to contribute to the creation of the newsletter's next issue. Any and all contributions are welcome! The project's previous newsletter was published in August 2008. Its reintroduction has been performed in hopes to increase project participation. Apologies if you did not wish to receive this newsletter (see opt-out message at top).	New members who have joined in July–August, 2013: Ailemadrah (talk · contribs) Ranking Update (talk · contribs) The project currently has 97 members. Please feel free to welcome the new members! New articles created in August 2013: Botak Jones Gingerbread Museum Ciulama Akçaabat meatballs Dry meatballs Meatball soup Farali potatoes Food Photographer of the Year Tire meatballs Death Wish Coffee Also, in July 2013, (at least) 41 new food/drink-related articles were created. To view a listing of them, see New articles. Also, please add new articles to the list when discovering them! Past newsletters: See Monthly newsletters Portals Portals
Food and drink articles by quality and importance There are currently 26,063 articles and 10,184 stubs attributed to the project. 31 articles are at Featured article level, 114 are at Good article level, 2 are at Featured list level and 1 is at A-level. — View by clicking show — Article statistics Food and drink articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 7 8 16 31 FL 2 2 FM 60 60 A 1 1 GA 6 9 31 68 114 B 11 10 28 29 78 C 54 296 507 677 364 1,898 Start 40 412 1,255 3,014 2,002 6,723 Stub 4 99 726 4,306 5,049 10,184 List 6 42 49 131 31 71 330 Category 1,513 1,513 Disambig 55 55 File 682 682 Portal 427 427 Project 193 1 194 Redirect 391 391 Template 475 475 Assessed 122 877 2,604 8,241 3,838 7,487 23,169 Unassessed 2,894 2,894 Total 122 877 2,604 8,241 3,838 10,381 26,063

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Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 05:27, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.

If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 01:47, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

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Meetups coming up in DC!

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

• Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
• Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 00:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Coming up in February!

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

DC Meetups in March

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

• Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
• March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
• Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:10, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

An exciting month of wiki events!

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

• This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
• On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

• On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
• Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
• You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

• On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
• Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
• The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
• Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
• Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.

• Show the Internet who is the better editor.
• Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
• Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
• Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

• Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”

  A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.

• Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon

  Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM

• Saturday, September 20: September Meetup

  Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM

• Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon

  Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM

• Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:49, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

• February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
• February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
• February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

• Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
• Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
• Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
• Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

• Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM

  Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM

  An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.

  More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)

• Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM

  In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM

  Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM

  Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM

  Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

• Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm

  See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia

• Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm

  Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.

• Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM

  Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

• Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

  An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare

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February events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

• On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
• On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
• On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
• On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
• On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:40, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

• On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
• On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
• On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

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You have been awarded a barnstar!

		The Userpage Barnstar
		This award is given for the extra effort you have put into this user page, which is designed well but is also useful and informative. Jmbranum (talk) 16:55, 9 January 2023 (UTC)