Hello,Borameer, andwelcome to Wikipedia. Thank you foryour contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to theNew contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type{{helpme}} and your question on your user talk page, and someone will show up shortly to answer. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

• The Five Pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Editing tutorial
• Picture tutorial
• How to write a great article
• Naming conventions
• Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being aWikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on talk and vote pages using four tildes, like this: ~~~~. If you have any questions, see thehelp pages, add a question to thevillage pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! --moe.RON^{Let's talk |done}21:26, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. You attempted to mark the articleJordan Rhoades for speedy deletion, but used the wrong tag; and indeed, the wrong type of tag. I have absolutely no wish to discourage anyone who wants to help maintain the integrity of our encyclopedia, but I would urge you to learn a little more about tagging before attempting to implement it. You have, after all, been here only a very short time, and a total of only 179 edits is not a broad base of experience.--Anthony.bradbury21:42, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Many apologies, still learning and I previewed quite a few tags. Unfortunately things such as that are not very intuitive on Wikipedia and there are many choices. My sole intention was to bring it to the attention of the proper people and that worked, but I will continue to learn to execute these things properly in the future. Thanks for the tips and encouragement!Death66600:24, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. I have just been notified by another editor that my comment, above, seemed to be a bit too forceful. If this seemed so to you, please accept my sincere apologies; I was attempting to give helpful abvice, but perhaps failed in my phraseology. Once again, if you felt that I was attacking you, my apologies.--Anthony.bradbury23:11, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Pedro, with whom we have both interacted, picked it up. No problem, all friends here.--Anthony.bradbury23:35, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Borameer! I see that you have expressed an interest in beingadopted by an experienced editor. I accept your request, being an experienced editor myself. Whether you want to learn about wiki markup, find something to do, or just talk to somebody, I'm the one you can talk to - just leave a message on mytalk page. Good luck with Wikipedia!CattleGirl ^{talk |e@}04:06, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the adoption . . . I promise to be good and hopefully do you proud. I mainly wanted this experience so that I can edit better (since I've already used the wrong tag once!) I like to scour the new changes and revert vandalism but admit I get skittish at times and leave the reverts/edits to a more seasoned editor. I also like to pick random pages to cleanup or revise but I know I still have a long way to go. Any advice for a n00b? I'm sure I'll have questions but at the moment I am still trying to get my bearings.

Thanks very much again -Death66621:04, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, I'm always happy to help... You already seem to be a pretty good editor, and have been a member since early 2004-[1]. It's really good that you're involved in the vandalism reverting- we need as many users onto that as possible.

The picking random pages is a really good way to gain more experience- not only do you sometimes come across interesting pages, but some pages that need A LOT of work that not many people would visit.

If you want some tools for vandal-fighting, have a look atWikipedia:Department directory. I tend to useLupin's tools, as they're pretty easy to use and don't require any installation, but there's a lot more tools out there. The page I linked to above have a lot of categories and backlogs that need looking at, so it's always a good idea to do that too.

If you're ever not sure of anything, either ask another editor like myself, anyone at theWikipedia:Adopt-a-User program, orWikipedia:Help desk, or look up the relevant policy pages- they'll usually be linked off another Wikipedia page (for example, if you want to delete a page, you'll find a link to the deletion policy onWikipedia:Articles for deletion- the policy beingWikipedia:Deletion policy).

If you have any questions, defininitely feel free to ask me at anytime- I log on pretty much every day, so I'll answer pretty quickly.

Cheers, and happy editing!CattleGirl ^{talk |e@}06:29, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a template or shortcut when dealing with vandals or is this a copy/paste thing? The "Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take . . ." with the hand icon?

Thanks! D6³

There's a number of templates you can use when warning vandals, all of which can be found atWikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. A link to this is atWikipedia:Vandalism, and the main warnings you would use are also found there, with some information as well. I hope that helps you- happy editing!CattleGirl ^{talk |sign!}02:53, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HelloBorameer, thank you for your contributions. Wikipedia has apolicy on what usernames editors can use. Unfortunately, concerns have been raised that your username may beincompatible with that policy. You can contribute to the discussion about ithere. Alternatively, if you agree that your username may be problematic and are willing to change it, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under a new name. Simply request a new namehere following the guidelines on that page, rather than creating a whole new account. Thank you. --Ginkgo100^talk19:47, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the RFC, thank you for deciding to change your name. You said on the RFC page, "I do find it worrisome that my edits are in question though." I took a look and found no problems - you are doing a great job with removing vanity content from the date pages. You may also want to consider, when you revert blatant vandalism, warning the editor with an appropriate{{test}} template. This series of templates serves the dual purpose of pointing out the user's error and serving as a record so that vandalism-only accounts may be blocked. Thanks again for your hard work. --BigDT20:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the comments. Although I will lose no sleep over the name change that single comment "bummed me out". I was doing the warnings before I started tackling the "year" but the attacks come far too fast at times to warn and keep up. I'll try to continue the warnings. Back to the fight . . . -- (Whatever my name is nowDeath66620:20, 9 February 2007 (UTC))[reply]

There are several tools out there that make warning users a little bit easier.Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups is one of them.WP:TWINKLE is another.Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools gives a good list. With the "twinkle" script, if you go to a user's talk page and click the edit button, you get buttons that fill out the warning for you. I don't know if that would be something you might find helpful, but I thought I would throw it out there. --BigDT20:32, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a feeling the editor who mentioned a problem with your edits simply made a mistake, mixing you up with another user. I appreciate your contributions, which are really helpful. --Ginkgo100^talk20:48, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I haven't a clue why your nick ever got to RFC. Your user name seems perfectly fine to me. Anyone that could read inflamatory content into it should also have the knowledge to see otherwise666 = Book of Revelations, number of the beast. Death = not living. 777= numbers on a fruit machine. Chicken= Common farmyard poultry. Hardly related.Complex stuff obviously.. Never mind my ranting - you are doingsterling work! Thank you!Pedro | Talk 21:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dunno Pedro but not here to cause undue anguish. The name is actually quite innocent as I was one of the Four Horsemen at work and being an Atheist, well 666 is a silly a superstition as the number 13 and means nothing to me (most names are taken and you need a number that one is by far the most famous). Maybe I should have gone with "Death8679305" :-D. I believe the world has gotten far too Politically Correct but once again, I really have no windmills to tilt. Besides, Borameer (if it is accepted) is the name I have gone by for the last couple years on WoW, xBox Live, all over (Google the name, spelled that way, and it's usually me) so . . . natural progression. Thanks again! --Death66623:37, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to consider going toWP:CHU/U.User:Death has made no edits and therefore the user id is eligible for usurping. I am currently going through the same process to usurpUser:Pedro as again the name is registered but never used. Just a thought!Pedro | Talk 19:22, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I may consider that but I don't know if "Death" would even be acceptable, I certainly don't want to have to change again, edits are far more important. My name change hasn't gone through so if it hasn't this evening I will stop the name change request and go for the Usurp. Thanks very much for the update! --Death66620:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC) (or somebody)[reply]

Quick note Pedro . . . I put in for the Usurp of Death. Thanks again for the heads up! --Death^{a horseman for a better tomorrowTM}00:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I actually thought that's what might have happened.IronChris |(talk)22:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. Very cool!Rklawton19:38, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. We all have to fight the vandals.ThePurpleMonkey_{(talk•portal•contribs)}21:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you still want to be renamed to 'Death'? I ask because your name has been changed since you made the request. —Dan |talk02:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On consideration, I don't think 'Death' is really an appropriate username. Are you happy with the present name, or would you like me to change it to something else? —Dan |talk18:54, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for reverting vandalism onItaly recently. Not sure if you know, but if a vandal's recently had a final warning you can then report them toWP:AIV.Belovedfreak17:47, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problems. I've sometimes found some aspects of warning vandals and reporting them a bit confusing. Thetalkpage of the page I mentioned can be some help if you're not sure of something. Hope this helps,Belovedfreak17:09, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Greetings. There is going to be aWashington DC Wikipedia meetup on next Saturday, July 21st at 5pm in DC. Since you are listed inCategory:Wikipedians_in_Maryland, I thought I'd invite you to come. I'm sorry about the short notice for the meeting. Hopefully we'll do somewhat better in that regard next time. If you can't come but want to make sure that you are informed of future meetings be sure to list yourself under "but let me know about future events", and if you don't want to get any future direct notices \(like this one\), you can list yourself under "I'm not interested in attending any others either" on the DC meetup page.--Gmaxwell00:27, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The Wikimedia Foundation will be conducting an all-day Academy at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, July 16. The team that will be teaching at the Academy, a mix of paid staff and volunteers, is looking for four more volunteers to be teaching assistants, providing one-to-one assistance in workshops whenever a workshop participant has a problem following the instructional directions. (We currently have two editors signed up as teaching assistants, and are looking for a total of six.)

The NIH editing workshops are only for two hours, but volunteers are asked to meet the Wikimedia Foundation team at the hotel in Bethesda at about 7:15 a.m. (time to be finalized shortly) and to stay for the entire day, which ends at 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. (The full schedule can be foundhere.)

The team is not necessarily looking for expert editors (though they are welcome), just people who can help novices who might get stuck when trying to do some basic things. If you've been an editor for at least 3 months, and have done at least 500 edits, you probably qualify.

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National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come?You should. Really.
	You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a specialbackstage pass and scanathon meetup withArchivist of the United StatesDavid Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided!Dominic·t16:01, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from theFederal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-lovingGLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there!SarahStierch (talk)20:51, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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	She Blinded Me with Science:Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at theSmithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup!We look forward to seeing you there!

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Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at theUnited States National Library of Medicine inBethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

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I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM,Wikimedia DC and theCato Institute are hosting aLegislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far byWikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure toRSVP here if you're interested.

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For more information and to sign up, please seethe meetup page. Hope to see you there!Kirill ^[talk]20:14, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our nextDC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon 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]12:03, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please joinWikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for asocial meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our nextWikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 5 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]15:21, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! You are invited to attend Wikipedia Takes Baltimore on Saturday, September 21 at 1 PM. The goal of Wikipedia Takes Baltimore is to take pictures of nationally-recognized historic sites to upload to Wikimedia Commons, so if you have a camera (even a cell phone camera!), meet us on the north side of the Washington Monument on North Charles Street in Baltimore. Feel free to bring a car, too, since some of the sites are spread out. To learn more and sign up, see theevent page. You can also RSVP on ourMeetup page. I hope to see you there!Harej (talk)19:35, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our nextWikiSalon, 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]06:18, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a specialWikiSalon 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 theevent page. We look forward to seeing you there!Kirill ^[talk]02:35, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 throughMeetup.
• 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 throughMeetup.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk)00:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there!

OurFebruary 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 anAmerican 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 atWikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

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

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

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

Best,

James Hare

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I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, theGreat American Wiknic, will take place atMeridian 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 sohere. 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 theAmerican Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthlyWikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled aBattle 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 onWednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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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.

• 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)[reply]

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

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, seehttp://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

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

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 theOpen 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)[reply]

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

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

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

Best,

James Hare

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