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Welcome!
editHello, Monikasj, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Jonathunder (talk) 20:36, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
Welcome!
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Monikasj! Thank you for your contributions. I am BrillLyle and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! BrillLyle (talk) 20:05, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
A bowl of strawberries for you!
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Monica, I offer you some fresh strawberries as a symbol of the fresh energy you're bringing to our Wikipedia + Libraries project. It's wonderful to be working with you! blgThree BlgThree (talk) 19:14, 21 April 2017 (UTC) |
Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!
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Creating new articles
editCreating new articles from a blank start is one of the harder tasks on Wikipedia. In future I urge you to use the Article Wizard to create a draft under the Articles for Creation project. There, an experienced editor will review your draft once you think it is ready. Only when a reviewer approves will the draft be moved to the main article space. This avoids the situation where a deletion is requested soon after the initial version of an article is posted. Also, please read Wikipedia's Golden Rule and Your First Article, if you have not already done so. The advice there can be very helpful, in my view. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 23:02, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Some steps you might want to follow:
- First, review our guideline on notability, our policy on verifibility, and our specific guideline on the notability of people. Consider whether your subject clearly meets the standards listed there.
- Second, read how to create Your First Article and referencing for beginners and again consider if you want to go ahead.
- Third, If you have any connection or affiliation with the subject, disclose it in accordance with our guideline on Conflict of interest. If you have been or expect to be paid for making edits, or are making them as part of your job, disclose this according to the strict rules of the Paid-contribution disclosure. This is absolutely required; omitting it can result in you being blocked from further editing.
- Fourth, gather sources. You want independent, professionally published, reliable sources with each discussing the subject in some detail. If you can't find several such sources, stop; an article will not be created! Sources do NOT need to be online, or in English, although it is helpful if at least some are. The "independent" part is vital. Ion there words, Wikipedia does not consider as reliable sources like press releases, or news stories based on press releases, or anything published by the subject itself or an affiliate of the subject. Strictly local coverage is also not preferred. Regional or national newspapers or magazines, books published by mainstream publishers (not self-published), or scholarly journals are usually good. So are online equivalents of these. (Additional sources may verify particular statements but not discuss the subject in detail. But those significant detailed sources are needed first.)
- Fifth, use the article wizard to create a draft under the articles for creation project. This is always a good idea for an inexperienced editor, but in the case of an editor with a conflict of interest it is essential.
- Sixth, use the sources gathered before (and other sources you may find along the way) to write the article. Cite all significant statements to sources. Do not express opinions or judgements, unless they are explicitly attributed to named people or entities, preferably in a direct quotation, and cited to a source. Do not use puffery or marketing-speak. Provide page numbers, dates, authors and titles for sources to the extent these are available. A title is always needed.
- Seventh, when (well perhaps if) your draft is declined, pay attention to the comments of the reviewer, and correct the draft and resubmit it. During this whole process, if you face any unresolvable editing hurdles, or cannot comprehend any editing issue, feel free to post a request at the Teahouse or the help desk and ask the regulars. Repeat this until the draft passes review.
Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 23:04, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!
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September 2017
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Appreciate the warm welcome
editThanks for my cupcake and the opportunity to practice responding on someone else's talk page! BPLibraryfan (talk) 21:19, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- Why sure BPLibraryfan. When you rely in-line to a comment, you can put a colon to make an indent. Thanks for the quick reply :) Monikasj (talk) 21:23, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- Got it! Nothing like learning in the moment, cheers,Monikasj.BPLibraryfan (talk) 21:25, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- High fives to you BPLibraryfan! Monikasj (talk) 21:31, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- Got it! Nothing like learning in the moment, cheers,Monikasj.BPLibraryfan (talk) 21:25, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Practice message
editHi Monika: I think this might be how I answer my own question (re Talking "back") that I asked you on the Web Junction course page on 10/18. Or not. (Great course, by the way! I'm learning so much!) But getting to this page uses the word "New Section," rather than "creating the page," which seems to be the language used in the Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines article. Maybe I'm overthinking this, ahem. The State of Confusion isn't always a bad place to visit and tips and corrections are always welcome. Thanks! Onepersononevote (talk) 22:52, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hey Onepersononevote thanks for sending me a message on my Talk page. Yes, create a new section is the way that you can edit a talk page using Visual Editor. To indent your response, just add a colon. (or two). check out the correspondence I had with BPLibraryfan (hi!) above. It looks like you pressed "Edit" and made your comment. Hooray! Always, there's more than one way to wiki (sometimes it's too confusing! we're in it together, tho ;-)). I'll send you a message on your page using that "new section" option and you'll see how it looks. Also! Send "wikilove" by clicking on the heart on a talk page. Try it out! Glad you're enjoying the course, thanks for the feedback! And indeed, I've made many trips to The State of Confusion and even tho I like coming home, it's good to challenge yourself and try new things. Sounds like you feel the same way. :) Monikasj (talk) 22:59, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
Ooh. I did get your message on my Talk page and am catching on, or at least think I am. I do need now to practice source code and not just VE. Thank you! Onepersononevote (talk) 23:06, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
- {U:Onepersononevote} glad you saw my notes -- did you also get pinged when I 'tagged' you here? Sigh, source code. For better or worse, Talk pages, community portals, articles for deletion or merging discussions, and noticeboards are the space where you need to use Source Code -they won't have VE enabled. However, if you're planning to add citations or make small edits to improve articles, but not necessarily prioritize the community conversation bit, you won't need much more than what you've figured out. Also, it's the case that editors will also connect via other channels, including Facebook, or by email. So it's not a must. But it's kind of fun to try and figure out -- and I do like the wikilove options. Goats make me laugh. Monikasj (talk) 23:10, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
Hi again - and thank you for above tips and support! I'm still a little confused by Talk conversations / discussions. It's one of those difficult conceptual / structural things that is hard to explain, so here goes - and clearly prepositions matter (e.g. to, on, from etc :). So, I can post a comment TO you ON your Talk page, and you to mine. But it also seems as though I can reply to your question (or reply) on my own Talk page? Huh. So, how do I alert you, or how are you alerted, that I have done so? I noticed that you posted on my Talk page a message telling me to look at your Talk page. Was that Teacher to Student or is that generally how this is done? (And enabling other students of yours to see answers to questions they may also have.) I can try to explain in greater detail if this question of mine doesn't make sense. I'm confusing myself here hahaha. Many thanks! Onepersononevote (talk) 16:08, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hey Onepersononevote I'd say that conversations mostly unfold on one page (so to follow a conversation that isn't in your userspace and be notified, you'll have to watch the page in case you are not pinged.) I posted to your talk page just to help you find this, since you might not have known to look. Often conversations between editors take place on the Talk pages of the articles they are editing, or on noticeboards. It's an encyclopedia, first, sociality is a part of this, but not the primary job to get done -- which may be why it is still so stilted to connect ;) Monikasj (talk) 20:50, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
Women in Red November contest open to all
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Ijeoma Oluo has been nominated for Did You Know
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Hello, Monikasj. Ijeoma Oluo, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know
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DYK for Ijeoma Oluo
edit On 24 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ijeoma Oluo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had previously devoted to food? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ijeoma Oluo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ijeoma Oluo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Your March editathon
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Women in Red's April+Further with Art+Feminism 2018
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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm
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Wikipedia is one of the most wide-reaching repositories of shared knowledge, yet a 2011 survey found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female, suggesting an alarming absence of voices. What and how information is shared is skewed by this gender disparity. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing a quarterly series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn artists of color.
This Saturday afternoon's gathering will focus on creating, editing, updating, and expanding pages for womxn artists from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Edit-a-thon will feature a talk by Dan Paz, Lecturer in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design, an artist, and an educator who explores the labor of digital imaging production as a collaborative site where the intersections of the image-idea and lived experience are produced and contested. Through videos, photography, and sculptural projects that query the ability of documentary processes to be manipulated—to be multiplied and replicated, stopped and started, rewound and advanced—Dan works within the impossibilities of absolute replication to question the very ability of the image to truly represent. Everyone is welcome. Access to UW WiFi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided. Please check the Facebook event page for updates. When: Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm |
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August and New Achievements at Women in Red
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Seattle Wiknic 2018
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM
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If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W
The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well. Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2905, Kirkland, WA 98083. |
Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos
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Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019, 6-9pm at Wayward Coffeehouse, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle WA 98115 Wikipedia Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Wikipedia. This year in Seattle, Cascadia Wikimedians' celebration of Wikipedia Day will focus on a different closely related project: Wikimedia Commons, which (among other things) functions as the media repository for Wikipedia. When you see a photo or map in Wikipedia, or hear an audio clip, etc., it usually is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and "transcluded" into Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons is a mix of users' own works and curated third-party content, either public domain or free-licensed. Our event is a hands-on workshop in curating third-party content, mostly early 20th-century photos of Seattle and other West Coast locations. Currently, Wikimedia Commons has two intersecting sets of older photos, one from the Asahel Curtis Photo Company and the other a more general set of Seattle images. At this meetup, we will celebrate the 18th anniversary of Wikipedia by further curating these images by the creation and addition of categories, adding ImageNotes where useful, linking other versions of the same photo, enhancing the descriptions, and identifying and correcting errors. User:Jmabel has already categorized over 1000 images and corrected several hundred wrong dates, misidentified buildings, and etc., but there is much more to be done. For more information, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle#Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos. |
Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9
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Women in Red April Events
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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, April 6th, 1-5 PM
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Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors were women. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of representation from women.
Let’s change that. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is continuing a series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn and gender non-binary artists of color. Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. Please create a Wikipedia account before the event. RSVP through this Facebook event link. When: Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019, 1–5 PM |
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Editing as Activism: Edit-A-Thon to Correct Systemic Bias in Wikipedia
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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Womxn Artists of the Pacific Northwest
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST. You can join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://virginia.zoom.us/my/wikilgbt. If your are in Seattle, the address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W
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Great American Wiknic virtual edition 2020
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You are invited to the Great American Virtual Wiknic on Sunday, August 16, 2020, noon to 2pm
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Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
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May 2022 Seattle meetup
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March 2023 Seattle meetup
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LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon
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Seattle Wiknic 2023
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Meetup in Seattle on 16 January 2024
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