Contents
- 1 Proposed deletion of Plate Tectonics Revolution
- 2 Beer Sommelier
- 3 Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9
- 4 Saylor Academy
- 5 Please comment on Talk:1976 Tangshan earthquake
- 6 March 20: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC + March 23: Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library
- 7 Women in Red April Events
- 8 Facto Post – Issue 22 – 28 March 2019
Proposed deletion of Plate Tectonics Revolution
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Beer Sommelier
Hello Blue Raspberry
You deleted two small additions of mine and completely deleted the education and certification section I understand that Wikipedia should not promote a business but how do you propose this section should be on the page. Omitting every mention of education and certification demeans the usefulness of the page. I'm sure there are many mentions of businesses in wikipedia and they seem to be allowed. Please direct me how this should be done while still conforming to the rules.
On another note - you deleted a mention of the Guild of Beer Sommeliers. This does not offer any education or certification and does not operate as a profit-making business. (membership is free to qualified members) and runs as a guild representing a profession.
I would like to add it but don't want to have it deleted continually. I am reaching out to you so I can work within the guidelines but want to improve this page.
Thank you for any help
Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9
Women’s History Wikithon
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FREE. Please register in advance. Includes museum admission and snacks; please bring a sack lunch plus a laptop. Scholars and interested citizens are invited to come together for an afternoon of collaboration to create or improve Wikipedia pages related to Washington State’s suffrage history. Learn from seasoned “Wikipedians” how to edit wiki pages, and work in small groups with women’s history experts. Honor Women’s History Month by updating our reference materials to reflect the dedicated work of Washington’s women suffragists. Bring a brown bag lunch, we’ll provide snacks. Hosted by Washington State Historical Society. Women's Suffrage Centennial Program, Washington State Historical Society -> Events & Programs |
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:14, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
Saylor Academy
Greetings, Bluerasberry! Since you are the coordinator of WikiProject Open Access, I was curious if you could help me with something. I have been working on Wikipedia to help update articles related to MicroStrategy and its founder, Michael J. Saylor. Per Wikipedia rules of engagement, I make suggestions on article discussion pages rather than directly edit articles where I have a conflict of interest. With that, I created a new draft of the article for Saylor Academy, a nonprofit offering free and open online courses. You can see my request at Talk:Saylor_Academy#New_draft_available. I have sought out editors at WikiProject Open, WikiProject Education, WikiProject Organizations, WikiProject Technology, WikiProject Universities, and WikiProject Books, to no avail. Might you be available to look at this request or advise me on other places I could reach editors interested in open access and education? I appreciate any help or feedback!
Regards,
Andrewggordon84 (talk) 15:07, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Andrewggordon84: Normal turnaround time is about 2 years. You can endear yourself to the Wikipedia community by having these organizations edit articles in their field of expertise rather than starting by adding promotional content. That is a theory - no organization has ever actually done that.
- So far as I know among millions of similar attempts, the success rate for what you are attempting is solidly 0%. Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:07, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
- Greetings, Bluerasberry! Thanks for responding. The intent here is not to add promotional content, but to improve the article by adding better sources and update outdated content. Six of the Saylor Academy article's seven references are less-than-ideal sources. If you saw anything in particular that you found promotional, I'm absolutely willing to trim my proposal. I appreciate your time!
- Regards,
- Andrewggordon84 (talk) 15:05, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
- I have heard this 10,000 times before, and 1000 others have heard these stories as many times. If you want to be different then I told you what to do. Thanks, good luck. Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:53, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
- Andrewggordon84 (talk) 15:05, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:1976 Tangshan earthquake
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:1976 Tangshan earthquake. Legobot (talk) 04:46, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
March 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown 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.
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! This month, optional post-meetup drinks afterward at 9pm!--Wikimedia New York City Team 18:46, 19 March 2019 (UTC) | |
Saturday March 23: Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library Art+Feminism Editathon | |
Organized by Asia Art Archive in America]and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs of the New York Public Library and in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong, the Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Women in Art in Asia helps participants edit Wikipedia to create and improve articles about women artists and practitioners in and from Asia, including architects, designers, filmmakers, curators, and art historians. Books and research materials—as well as refreshments—will be provided. Also check out other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month! |
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Women in Red April Events
April 2019, Volume 5, Issue 4, Numbers 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 117
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Facto Post – Issue 22 – 28 March 2019
Facto Post – Issue 22 – 28 March 2019
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