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Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

A goat for you!

Thanks for your help! Heathart (talk) 01:18, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

This Sunday! Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference (updated speakers + schedule)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community. See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 02:22, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:NYC year nav

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Triangle 54

Jim, take a look at Talk:Triangle 54. I suspect you can add coordinates for this tiny park, and even a photo.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 02:09, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Dave. I shall answer there.

Wikipedia Day 2018 video

Hi Jim - I finally have a weekend devoted to Wiki learning and writing and came upon my first difficulty. I couldn't find a link to the video recording of WikiDay 2018 where it should be somewhere on the event page Do you think it is there - I don't know how to do an exhaustive search Hannah Silverman (talk) 04:38, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

I have been patiently waiting. They should be at Media related to Wikipedia Day 2018 NYC videos at Wikimedia Commons but that's empty so far. As it happened I was dining with Wikipedians including @Bluerasberry: a few hours ago and the videos have been delayed getting there because Wikimedia Commons only allows a few rare video formats and they haven't been converted yet from ordinary format. However, most of the videos are at the Livestream site here. The one I shot, no, not yet, but that was for software writers anyway. Doing anything with video, I learned when I gave it a try, takes a lot of time. Would you like me to pedal downtown this weekend to a restaurant or library to meet? I need the exercise, having recently recovered from more than a month of illness. Especially fun if you can invite another new editor. Jim.henderson (talk) 05:05, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Oh, I forgot to ping @Hannah Silverman: to make sure you get a little red alert bell at the top of your page.

Hey there

We are applying for our first big Wiki grant. Please consider endorsing us!  :) Thanks!--Heathart (talk) 05:27, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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Thanks

I see that you have updated me on some things. Hannah Silverman (talk) 13:08, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello again, @Hannah Silverman: it's been a while. I've been so busy with illustrating articles and other Wiki activities that I've forgotten what I'm being thanked for, but it's always pleasant. Anyway, I hope to see you at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February-2018 this Wednesday or Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Schomburg 2018 Saturday or better yet, both. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:50, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon

Hi My name is Doriel Forde and we met at the Wikipedia edit-a-thon which was held at the Schomburg Center.Downstate2018 (talk) 18:56, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey there!

Romer from the edit-a-thon. Pleasure to meet you. Anacaonanegra (talk) 20:27, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

introduction

Hello Jim, thank you for your kindness _ I will learn yetNudgol (talk) 20:18, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

adding photos

Thank you Jim for all the help today editing my photos and finding places to put them on wikipediaNudgol (talk) 21:49, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

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Requesting an IP address block exemption, because I coach at dozens of edit-thons per year, which can be stopped dead in its tracks by a hard IP block as happened two days ago at Wikipedia_talk:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon#Blocked_editing. Jim.henderson (talk) 03:47, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

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A pie for you!

Thanks for the help today! Heathart (talk) 00:00, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Nice to meet you

Thank you for helping make my first Wikipedia edit! FemRebelGirl (talk) 20:55, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

pictures on a non-published article

Cecile Chong wikipediq IMG 6329

I tried to put a personally created picture (Cecile Chong wikipedia IMG_6329.jpg) on the sandbox material on this future article material which I am not submitting until better citations as we talked. it seems wiki commons wont let me do until there is an actual stub. Is that right?Nudgol (talk) 02:39, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Nice to hear from you again so soon, @Nudgol: In all my years I never heard of such a restriction, but there's always a first time. Incidentally it's easier if you can link to the various things in question, though it was easy to see that what you are talking about is User:Nudgol/sandbox. A little investigation turned up File:Cecile Chong wikipediq IMG 6329.jpg. Oh, of course you don't know that odd little insider's trick of the two brackets and colon; silly forgetful me. Anyway with the Edit Source you can see the line at the top of this section which invokes that picture. You can paste that line into your sandbox; I'll let you do it rather than put it in myself. You should also look in your Commons watchlist to see what happens to the picture; sometimes they are deleted because of minor errors that could easily be corrected if only the author noticed the warning.

Incidentally tonight, Tuesday, I'll be dining with a few old friends at the Park Plaza Restaurant [1] in Brooklyn Heights, convenient to Downtown Brooklyn subways, 7 PM in the back of the restaurant. We'll bring our laptops and cameras and discuss local history and putting pictures in Wikipedia, among other topics. You and others watching this page will be welcome; there's always a spare table in case we get an unexpected crowd. Good Wi-Fi and good food, too. Jim.henderson (talk) 13:42, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

reliable sources saved to Internet Archive

reliable sources saved to Internet Archive

• Talk:Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse#Internet Archive

69.181.23.220 (talk) 10:25, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

March 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk) P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month!

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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon! --Megs (talk)

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Hey look, a barnstar for you!

		The Art+Feminism Barnstar
		Thank you for your awesomeness this month, and always. Art+Feminism couldn't happen without you!
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WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery. Wednesday April 25th WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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Borden Avenue Bridge

Thank You for your changes on Borden Avenue Bridge. It should have a stub template, but I cannot figure out what it should be. Can you do that? Cheers!--Dthomsen8 (talk) 16:33, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Charles Deems

Hi. Thank you for uploading a picture of the church. Would you be able to upload one of the pastor please?Zigzig20s (talk) 16:44, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

accumulator

good day.

in this edit you added a beautiful photo of Walther calculator. however, the main visible feature is not the accumulator (which is partially shown at the lower right section), but the "rotor", a row of pinwheels that activate the accumulator. because it's such a beautiful machine, i'm replacing it with another photo from the same photographer, where the accumulator is a bit more prominent.

peace - קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 04:35, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

a comment

"Oh, did you change my article?" it wasn't your article either

"A pie for you!" "A goat for you!" don't need any but thank you very much (didn't you put poison in it or something?!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.251.7.112 (talk) 20:49, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Food

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May 23: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 23, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday May 23 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 03:12, 23 May 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27!

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June 20: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (and Pratt Women Wikipedia Design this Saturday June 16)

Wednesday June 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday June 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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New Page Patrol?

Hi Jim.henderson,

I've recently been looking for editors to invite to join New Page Patrol, and from your editing history, I think you would be a good candidate. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; we could use some additional help from an experienced user like yourself. The flag might also come in handy with your event coordination activities.

Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? (After gaining the flag, patrolling is not mandatory. One can do it at their convenience). But kindly read the tutorial before making your decision. If you choose to apply, you can drop an application over at WP:PERM/NPR.

Cheers, and hope to see you around, — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 13:04, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

I am honored, @Insertcleverphrasehere: but have already bitten off more than I can chew. More of my time and edits now go to pictures in Wikimedia Commons, another of the many corners of the Wiki-empire that need more attention from us experienced editors. I hope the recent ban on new articles without an account is a help. Jim.henderson (talk) 19:03, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes ACTRIAL has been an enormous help. If you are busy elsewhere that is totally fine, and uploading of images to commons is something that we also need more of, so thanks for that work! See you around and thanks for your work on Wikipedia. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 19:17, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

A goat for you!

Thanks

Mikki maher (talk) 21:46, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

question about your edit

Hi there Jim, noticed you added a hyperlink to the word "space" in my article on Thaddeus Stanley Golas. Isn't that a word everyone already knows the meaning of? Does it help the reader to define "space"? I wouldn't have thought to do that. So my questions are: why do you think it is helpful and how did you even notice this obscure article? Metaphysics Man (talk) 15:13, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Thursday July 12: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Thursday July 12, 5-8pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon on Thursday, July 12th at Jefferson Market Library! Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. We are holding this year's event in July in order to support folx who want to contribute a photograph they took at one of NYC's many Pride events or edit an article about something they learned this June. Not sure what to contribute? No problem! We will have a list of articles that need your help. Thursday July 12 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki or at Eventbrite). 5:00pm - 8:00 pm at Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave --Megs (talk) 14:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to the "picnic anyone can edit", the Great American Wiknic NYC @ Prospect Park, Sunday, July 29!

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Barnstar

		The Purple Barnstar
		For fearlessly running out into the streets of a city thousands of miles from home, leaving a key speech by the WMF’s director behind, to take pictures of a fire, getting your new phone pickpocketed in the process. Daniel Case (talk) 12:02, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

And guess what? There was yet another fire on a train in Cape Town just two days ago.

Wonder if someone else got their phone stolen in the process ... Daniel Case (talk) 16:43, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

And yet another. Three cars in the station this time ... the picture looks almost the same. Daniel Case (talk) 00:58, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

Commons:Category:2018 Train fires in Cape Town railway station seems to have only distant pictures, thus far. Jim.henderson (talk) 11:49, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Taken literally seconds after your phone was stolen

Not anymore. Daniel Case (talk) 20:06, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Sunday July 29: Annual Wiki-Picnic @ Prospect Park

Sunday July 29, 2-7pm: Annual Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's green Prospect Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 29 Annual Wik-Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 2–7pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is by Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance, located at Prospect Park West and 15th Street. The picnic will be held by the park's Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance immediately on the lawn to your right as you walk through the lovely lotus columns. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 08:23, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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August 29: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 29, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday August 29 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:52, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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September 26: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 26, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections - you can add yourself as a candidate. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday September 26 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 20:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Thank you as usual! Heathart (talk) 06:42, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Photo

Hello Jim. I'm glad I met you at The Schomburg Center, Black Lunch Table the other day. You are so knowledgeable I was impressed. I would be happy to meet you and go together to take pictures and see how you work. Let me know. Take care. Juliajusto8 (talk) 15:25, 28 September 2018 (UTC)Sept 28, 2018, Juliajusto8 (Julia Justo).

Images at NYBG

Hi Jim - Great to meet you today! Could you please let me know when you post the images from the Wikipedia edit-a-thon today? Thanks so much! Amanda

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by SadieSue333 (talk • contribs) 19:36, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I ought to visit you again at AMNH which is much closer to my home in Hell's Kitchen. Anyway the pix are cropped, straightened and uploaded. If desired, I can also upload the unretouched original .JPG files, and the ones I didn't like enough to retouch. E-mail will follow. Jim.henderson (talk) 20:53, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Sun October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP and Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive

You are invited to join two events supported by the Wikimedia NYC community on Sunday October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP 2:00pm - 6:00 pm at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts. New York University (721 Broadway, New York, NY) The photo competition is at many sites all weekend, this is just the concluding event Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive 2:00 - 5:00pm at Interference Archive (314 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY) Note the new Park Slope location for Interference Archive Have a WikiWonderful Weekend! --Pharos (talk) 04:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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Reference citation

Fixed this. Best to you!  Paine Ellsworth  ^put'r there  19:09, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Angel pic

Hello. Wanted to let you know that I added your image of the Angel of the Waters to the page. It lingered on the talk page for quite awhile, but now has flown towards the light of day. Nice work. Randy Kryn (talk) 22:58, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

And now added it to the {{Central Park}} template (will see if it sticks). Randy Kryn (talk) 23:18, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, @Randy Kryn: most my pix are hastily done and, alas, usually it shows. This is one that I worked at awhile, nice to know that diligence also sometimes shows. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:07, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Moving meetup pages

Please don't move them next time, it makes a big mess if you do it slightly off.--Pharos (talk) 13:47, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

I shall alert, next time. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:51, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

October 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

October 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Triangle Arts Association in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday October 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Triangle Arts Association (Suite 317 & 318) at 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn (note this month we will be meeting in DUMBO, Brooklyn, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 01:29, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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Sunday Oct 28: Wikidata Birthday Party

Sunday October 28: Wikidata Birthday Party

Wikidata, the newest project of the Wikimedia movement, went live on October 29, 2012. Please join Wikimedia New York City as we celebrate its sixth birthday at the Ace Hotel. There will be (optional) lightning talks, casual conversation, and, most importantly, CAKE! No experience with Wikidata? No problem. This event is open to all. Wikidata Birthday Party Date: Sunday October 28 Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues on Sunday!--Wikimedia New York City Team 15:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC) Bonus edit-a-thons on Saturday The day before the Wikiata Birthday, on Saturday, you are also welcome to join Archtober Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ Bard Graduate Center or Black Lunch Table @ Magnum Foundation. Please RSVP to those pages if you plan on joining.

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Thank you!

Thank you so much for providing expert assistance in setting up my first Wikipedia article.Quilt curator (talk) 18:16, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Talking about you and me

Hello and thanks for all your help.Lilidarrow (talk) 18:53, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Patience galors!

JIM HAS THE PATIENCE OF A SAINT. GREAT TEACHER!Lilidarrow (talk) 19:27, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Invitation re: Fourth Amendment related police procedure pages

Hi Jim.henderson, you responded to a comment I left on the Economic inequality page. My main interest is fixing up Terry stop and Consent search over the next few weeks. I left some messages on the Talk pages there and I'd like to see if I can get you interested. If so, please visit :-)

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Phoenix

Whatever you reverted [2], it had nothing to do with my edit to the introduction: [3]. Cheers, Rowan Forest (talk) 03:09, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for noticing, @Rowan Forest: Yes, of several edits I only reverted the mistaken one.Jim.henderson (talk) 19:36, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Can you offer your opinion in this discussion?

Hi. In the past you've offered your opinion in choosing photos for the Infobox. Can you offer your neutral opinion in this discussion on a related topic? It may go toward a precedent regarding captions. Thanks, and Happy Holidays. Nightscream (talk) 20:06, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for all the input on Economic inequality!

Hi Jim.henderson, thanks for all your amazing input on talk:Economic inequality. It's fun hearing you describe how you have to do surgery on these pages and all the negotiations it takes. Harlem, Long Island Railroad, and the Constitution of the United States are all iconic pages. I'm thanking you here instead of there because I want to let the other users get involved in the discussion. BTW, I split off New York City housing crisis from Affordable housing. No one is working on it. I plan on redoing it in a few weeks, but I thought I would mention it to you if you're interested. Thanks again! Seahawk01 (talk) 04:55, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

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History of Christianity

Seems to be something missing in the sentence you edited - "This was a of confusion and of political animosity" - needs a word after "a" - pointed out in a note at OTRS Ticket:2018120810002089. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 13:44, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, @Ronhjones: indeed it's my error a month ago. I am surprised it took so long; quicker if you simply trimmed the the passage as I did today, since the topic is adequately covered in the linked main article. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:11, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

It not really my subject, we do get lots of messages at OTRS saying "page X is wrong". Usually we tell them they can fix it, but they was not sure what word was missing. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 02:05, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Ah. The original complainant saw the error, but was clueless and anxious, so your part was just to find and notify the culprit, namely me. The clumsiness of this method surprises me, but thanks again, @Ronhjones: for your part. Jim.henderson (talk) 02:27, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

I got the impression that English was not their first language. Thank for the help, anyway. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 06:17, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

CSHL/WiSE

Hi!

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December 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday December 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (South Lounge) at 113 W 60th Street, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 03:22, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

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Perhaps Jersey as a lightning talk.

I am unable to sign up on Everbrite. Have you registered there? Any advice?

Perhaps Jersey as lightning talk. No, no, not New Jersey, across the river, Jersey in the Duchy of Normandy.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 22:51, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Got busy and later forgot about this. Sure, @Dthomsen8: it sounds like a good topic and one of which I know almost nothing. I could do one about New Jersey but signed at the Lightning Talk section with wiki-photography instead. Maybe with NJ examples. Yesterday I also signed on the Volunteer page which was an external link. Don't remember; was that Everbrite? Whatever; it gave me no difficulty; just gave my E-mail and will be contacted. I assume my hand will heal by then and let me work as porter or whatever. Jim.henderson (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

I registered today on Everbrite.

Look at:

• Carteret, New Jersey, a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, U.S.A., named after George Carteret
  • Carteret High School, a four-year comprehensive public high school, the lone secondary school in Carteret School District
  • Carteret School District, a comprehensive community public school district in Carteret, New Jersey
  • West Carteret, New Jersey, an unincorporated community located within Carteret, New Jersey
  • Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret, a Jewish institution based in Carteret, New Jersey
• Carteret, Normandy, a former commune, since 1964 part of Barneville-Carteret, Normandy, France
  • Cape Carteret, Normandy, a peninsula near Carteret, Normandy
    • Carteret Lighthouse, located on Cape Carteret, Normandy
• Carteret County, North Carolina, named after either George Carteret or John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
  • Cape Carteret, North Carolina, a town within Carteret County
  • Carteret Community College, a community college within Carteret County
  • Carteret County Home, a historic poorhouse located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Carteret County News-Times, a newspaper based in Carteret County
  • Carteret County Public Schools, a PK–12 graded school district serving Carteret County
  • Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, North Carolina
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • West Carteret High School, a public secondary school located in Morehead City, North Carolina
• Carteret County, a former county in South Carolina 1684-1708; see List of former United States counties
• Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea, named after Philip Carteret

I suspect I could easily do the lighthouse and peninsula in Normandy.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 17:42, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Idle moment while the astronomy lecturer describes the horoscope he cast for New York in the January 21 lunar eclipse. Most these lightning talks are technical, not topical, but I can’t guess whether this makes you smarter than most or dumber. Anyway, different, probably pleasant, and maybe highly informative. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:26, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Jim, You already know more about Jersey from the above list than you did before. I plan to talk a very little bit about Jersey and other Channel Islands, 1 minute or less, and two minutes about what I plan to do this year, ending with a pitch for editors to join me. I will reherse this week, and I will have a handout on paper and online. --Dthomsen8 (talk) 03:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC)