Discussion page content from years 2006 and 2007 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 1 (2006 and 2007).—Roman Spinner(talk)09:49, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2008 and 2009 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 2 (2008 and 2009). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:14, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2010 and 2011 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 3 (2010 and 2011). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:46, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2012 and 2013 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 4 (2012 and 2013). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:46, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2014 and 2015 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 5 (2014 and 2015). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:46, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2016 and 2017 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 6 (2016 and 2017). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion page content from years 2018 and 2019 is located atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 7 (2018 and 2019). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 22, 7pm:WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Category:Year of birth missing (living people) has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with thecategorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments atthe category's entry on thecategories for discussion page. Thank you.Atlantic306 (talk)00:58, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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	The Working Man's Barnstar
	Well done for continuing to work in the disambiguation and redirects area, and so successfully, over the last while.

Boleyn (talk)12:06, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• After fourteen-and-a-half years of near-daily editing, I have my first barnstar. Considering the source, it means even more to me. I am grateful for your kind commendation and regret my resistance to your heartfelt posting in April 2014, above, regarding my overlong dab page write-ups. I arrived late to that lesson, but I have learned it. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)18:55, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that you added the Anthroponymy projectto Roberto Fernández (disambiguation). You might not have been aware, but the project is typically interest in only given names and surnames, not disambiguation pages to full names. There is no need to add to other full name dabs in the future. Regards.—Precedingunsigned comment added byBagumba (talk •contribs)08:22, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the explanation and will no longer add the Anthroponymy template to full name disambiguation pages. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)13:52, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, you're generally a sensible and experience editor whom I respect. What are you proposing? Treating Vietnamese fonts on en.wp differently from all other Latin fonts? If so, why? This is as massive and as disruptive a change as anyone could support, and the previous advocates of the diacritic wars 10 years ago mainly ended up with C-bans. What do you want to see happen to existing MOS practice.In ictu oculi (talk)13:41, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your contacting me regarding this matter. As a Polish-Ukrainian immigrant to the U.S. who has supported / championed the use of Polish diacritics and the use of Ukrainian, rather than Russian, transliterations forOleh Sentsov,Kyiv,Odesa, etc, I am not hypocritically opposed to the use of accents and diacritics in the main title headers of those English Wikipedia entries which support such use. Thus, since Polish directorRyszard Bolesławski was credited in Hollywood asRichard Boleslawski, I did not make an issue of it. These matters need to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, rather than as one-size-fits-all. In cases such as those ofEvelyne Brochu,Monica Puig orTalk:Vasyl Ivanchuk#Requested move 18 April 2020, that is how the subjects of those Wikipedia entries style themselves.

As for the case at hand, I would go as far as favoring the establishment of a two-tier system for non-diacritically-depicted key names and places associated with the Vietnam War that had appeared on a near-daily basis in English-language newspapers and magazines of that era and continue to be rendered in such historical form to this day. I accept the argument that the Vietnamese-diacritic headers can be easily accessed via redirects, but a select grouping of names starting withHo Chi Minh,Nguyen Van Thieu andNguyen Cao Ky should have their main headers in the Anglicized forms.

Ultimately, it is a matter ofWP:COMMONNAME and, while the argument can be legitimately made that such names as (per your mention)Lech Wałęsa and, for that matter,Nicolae Ceaușescu,Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or the ancient Polish capital ofKraków are also usually depicted without diacritics in the English-speaking world, thus opening Wikipedia to an accusation of cultural bias in favor of Latin-scripted European alphabets, all of these arguments should be considered in light of reliable sources, longevity of use and English-language print media style guides. In the end, since it is near-impossible to satisfy everyone, no consensus (or possibly consensus) will have the final word. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)22:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Roman, I did wonder from the name Roman whether you might be Polish-American, but the above discussion seems to relate more to your view on Anglicising Ana Ivanovic despite her being as Serbian as you are American. Back to the few Vietnamese whom Americans have heard of. You are aware then of a MOS problem when the 3 or 4 Vietnamese known to Americans (or indeed Australians etc) occur in different font from all other Vietnamese. This is clearly as misreading of the principles of consistency and MOS. This creates then a housework problem for editors. That's the main problem here. Apart from the lingering suspicion from 10 years ago (not you) about some editors reacting to Asians differently than East Europeans. Also you'll note from previous outing 10 years ago that one of the reasons the community decided to treat MOS consistently was the below section of WP:RS.In ictu oculi (talk)07:58, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content. In general, the more people engaged in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the writing, the more reliable the publication. Information provided in passing by an otherwise reliable source that is not related to the principal topics of the publication may not be reliable; editors should cite sources focused on the topic at hand where possible. Sourcesshould directly support the information as it is presented in the Wikipedia article.

Hi In ictu oculi, I was born and raised as well as early-schooled in Soviet Ukraine and then in Poland. However, I arrived in the US at the age of 12 and have been living here for 59 years, into my retirement. Based on my linguistic experience, I tend to support accents and diacritics when the native form is predominant, but also supportWP:USEENGLISH when such form exists.

As I previously mentioned, each RM needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis. I was the one who added the Polish diacritic to the main title header forJoanna Pacuła and I would oppose the removal of diacritics from the header forRade Šerbedžija since that is how those two actors were credited in their home country productions at the start of their film careers. However, if they were to contact English Wikipedia in the manner ofTalk:Vasyl Ivanchuk#Requested move 18 April 2020 and ask for the removal of the diacritics which they do not use in their English-language films, I would support their wishes.

Of course there will always be inconsistencies. There was no consensus for returningNguyễn Văn Thiệu toNguyen Van Thieu, but other names such asHo Chi Minh,Nguyen Van Thinh orNgo Dinh Diem remain at their Anglicized forms and, since Wikipedia, in addition to its own Manual of Style, tends to follow the standardstyle guides, that is how those names appear there.

One of participants atTalk:Ana Ivanovic#Requested move 18 August 2020 wrote that "it is incredibly inconsistent to have article titles like this:Ivanovic–Janković rivalry", but Ana Ivanovic lives in Chicago, whileJelena Janković lives in Dubai and neither likely continues using diacritics in their daily lives. Again, however, if Ana Ivanovic were to take the same steps as Vasyl Ivanchuk, I would immediately support the restoration of the diacritic to her name. The same goes for Monica Puig who also lives in Chicago, not in Puerto Rico.

As inconsistent as Ivanovic–Janković may seem, it is not nearly as inconsistent as the father-son inconsistency of Polish diplomatTadeusz Brzeziński and American presidential national security advisorZbigniew Brzezinski, who was born in Poland and did not become a US citizen until he was 30 years old. None of Zbigniew's three children —Ian Brzezinski,Mark Brzezinski andMika Brzezinski — uses the diacritic in their grandfather's name.Tadeusz Brzeziński's other son, engineer Lech Brzeziński did use the diacritic, but his son,Matthew Brzezinski does not use it (seeBrzeziński).

There many examples for other languages which can be cited for continuation of this topic. However, there are different groupings — heads of state and other leaders such asLech Wałęsa,Nicolae Ceaușescu orHo Chi Minh (depending on how each specific name appears in major style guides), sports/chess/etc personalities, depending on whether or not they live in their home country and upon their preference on social media and other factors and, to end for now, actors whose stage names may differ from country to country.

For example, English-language actorsŽeljko Ivanek andMalin Akerman, who have lived in the English-speaking world since childhood, have taken a different approach to stage name diacritics — Ivanek insists in keeping the diacritics in his billing, while Akerman has never used the diacritic in her billing (despite the main title header,Malin Åkerman, of her English Wikipedia entry). —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)07:13, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirectThe Maltese Falcon (1936 film). The discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 18#The Maltese Falcon (1936 film) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.Clarityfiend (talk)08:04, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

		The Socratic Barnstar
		A Socratic Barnstar in honour of the excellence of your argument in opposition to moving Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's wiki pageArianna the First (talk)07:16, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

An honor indeed. I am most grateful to receive it and very much appreciate your kindness in bestowing it. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)07:13, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September 6, 2-4pm E.S.T:NYC COVID-19 Multilingual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - ONLINE

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Hi User:Roman Spinner. Thank you foryour comment onTalk:Kiev - it is accurate and timely. I know that these days it is not easy for you to make any comments on Talk:Kiev (my July 5 comment that was, regretfully, removed by sysop El_C (diff) succinctly summarized how several pro-Kiev editors and sysops over the course of multiple years harassed and repeatedly threatened to block you for merely voicing your opinion why Kyiv is now the correct spelling of Ukraine's capital) and this is why it is even more valuable.--73.75.115.5 (talk)17:12, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am grateful for your kind words and for your ceaseless efforts on behalf of Kyiv which finally culminated in the widely-noted successful conclusion. As I noted one year and nine months ago in a reply atUser talk:Roman Spinner/Archive 7 (2018 and 2019)#I can not send you a message above, the road seemed to be a long one, but thanks to your endeavor, the votes of all the Wikipedians who supported the move, as well as unforeseen world events, the destination proved to be closer than expected. The next, although lesser, hurdle can be spotted of course in the discussion atTalk:Odessa#Renaming (September 2020) which may benefit from the accelerated pace demonstrated by the climax of the Kyiv discussions.

I also appreciate your link tomy January 2019 comments but, unlike some editors who were browbeaten into leaving Wikipedia as a result of actual threats and harassment, I have not felt myself subjected to such treatment. These are deeply felt contentious topics which may result in occasionally negative personal interactions but, at the end of the editing day, I am grateful for the opportunity to interact with fellow Wikipedians and exchange ideas which become part of the historical record for decades and, hopefully, centuries to come. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)05:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Roman Spinner

Thank you for creatingRebecca Stephens.

User:Paine Ellsworth, while examining this page as a part of ourpage curation process, had the following comments:

Excellent dab page! In the future please be sure to update the talk page and to create the "Foo (disambiguation)" redirect. Thank you very much!

To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with{{Re|Paine Ellsworth}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with~~~~ .

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P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there01:28, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Paine Ellsworth: I appreciate your kind compliment, but cannot take the credit for the creation of theRebecca Stephens disambiguation page. My sole creation was a redirect which another editor expanded into the dab page four weeks later. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)05:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

LOL yes that's happened to me before as well. I'm sure you know that when you review a page, there is a place for comments, and those are forwarded to the original page creator rather than to a secondary editor who actually changed the redirect into a content page. I didn't catch what had happened until after I had reviewed the page, so I figured you would set me straight :>) and thank you for doing so!P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 05:28, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for waiting a week before posting a response (my computer just returned from ten days at the MAC/PC Guys repair shop) and my thanks for your much more prompt (22 minutes) reply. Also, taking advantage of this opportunity, in view of the main title headerKiev having been moved toKyiv, my even more belated thanks for your close at another Ukrainian requested move —Talk:Oleg Sentsov#Requested move 21 October 2016. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)06:25, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is an old one! Guess I made a few non-friends there and at the ensuing MRV. Live and learn. It's a pleasure to help.P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 08:18, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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October 18, 7pm:ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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	The Original Barnstar
	I'd like to thank you, as a Circassian, for acknowledgeing the real side of events in the discussion.~𝓐𝓭𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓴 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽~(Псалъэ)14:57, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The value of this award is most appreciated. Taking into account the historical tragedy described by theCircassian genocide article, the Barnstar that you were so kind to bestow can represent the true sense of the term that would meaningfully and personally speak for all the lost families. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)18:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/applaudisseren-na-seksisme-argument-tegen-francken-ging-de-kamervoorzitter-te-ver/article-news-1678263.htmlIn ictu oculi (talk)13:02, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your taking the time to present this evidence and I would be glad to follow subject's depiction of her own name, as in the case of theBrzeziński family members. However, she clearly does not use an accent within her own name, as shownby her tweets or by herpolitical autobiography. Also media sources are inconsistent, as shown bythis French-language article. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)21:17, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• Hi, I have started a thread you might be interested in atWikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(Cyrillic)#Belarusian_geographical_place_names,_Part_2.162.208.168.92 (talk)18:48, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

for sharing your family history. I'm a DABfixer; hence my ridiculously high edit count. Most DABfixes take only seconds, but a few take longer. I remember the worst day I had on Wikipedia. Someone had been born in an obscure ambiguously-named village in what is now Belarus. The next problem was the same. And so was the third. None was easy, but with some effort I was able to identify all three by multilingual searching. All that remains of one is an engraved slab in the ground. It wasn't fun, but it was very necessary.Narky Blert (talk)23:06, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And my thanks to you for your kind words. It was very considerate of you to visit my page, read it and then leave such a much-appreciated message. I have likewise spent a good deal of time on disambiguation pages as well as on transliteration of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian names. There is always more to be done — no sooner is one completed when another one awaits. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)02:54, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Roman,

Thank you for your comment on Article for Deletion ofRachel Shevchenko. I left a comment on it as well that I disagree with deletion. If you have any advice on what I could add to the article so it won't get deleted or what else I could do I would really appreciate it.User:Elegantnetwork1(talk)06:39, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Since Wikipedia is consensus-based, all we can do is submit votes while presenting our strongest arguments against deletion and in favor of retention. Each case comes with its own set of circumstances — immediately after participating in the Rachel Shevchenko discussion, I cast a vote against deletion of the entry for 48-year-oldGavin O'Connor (actor) {Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gavin O'Connor (actor)} where the situation is different since he has a long career with scores of film, TV and stage credits. It is all dependent on notability and references — I found the existing references sufficient while others did not. If her entry does not succeed this year, this young star of the future will have a stronger opportunity next year or the year after that. Once she accumulates additional notices and has entries in databases, such asIMDb, there will be sufficient votes for retention. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)07:50, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A tag has been placed onScott Allan (disambiguation) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done undersection G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either

• disambiguates only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is aprimary topic);
• disambiguates zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title; or
• is anorphaned redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that does not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function.

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A discussion is taking place to address the redirectCaroline Henry. The discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 April 9#Caroline Henry until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.Rocknrollmancer (talk)00:25, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My thanks to MarnetteD, Chris troutman and Gerda Arendt for your kindness and consideration in taking the time to read and respond to my anniversary. It is much appreciated. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)00:55, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You are most welcome RS. Many congrats on the anniversary and all of the years since. It is an honor to edit alongside you. Best regards.MarnetteD|Talk01:58, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you once again. I too feel honored to have had you as a fellow editor on many of the same articles over the past decade-and-a-half. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)02:47, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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For the record, on March 11, 2018, I created a redirect with this edit summary: "Redirecting main title header delineating the early stage name of American film and television actress,Rita Ray, to its most-frequently credited form,Dona Drake". On November 10, 2020, Evajohannna converted that redirect intoDraft:Rita Ray, a proposed English Wikipedia entry which has as its lead paragraph, "Rita Ray (born Kristi Raias;26th august1996) is an Estonian composer, singer, songwriter and keyboard player..^[1] She mainly performsblue-eyed soul, with influences ofR&B andDisco. Rita Ray band consists ofArtis Boriss (keys),Kristen Kütner (guitar),Jasper Alamaa (bass) andOtt Adamson (drums)^[2]"

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A discussion is taking place to address the redirectGoehr (composer and conductor). The discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 May 23#Goehr (composer and conductor) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. --Tavix^(talk)21:09, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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An automated process has detected that when you recently editedDative shift, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation pageSurface structure. (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk)06:02, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

YRepaired. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)19:12, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, You recently movedChris Connolly toChris Connolly (Australian footballer). I'm not really sure why, as IMO the page views show that he is the primary topic compared to the ice hockey player, with a constant gap inpage views between the two. But I'm not going to move it back, because as a former coach, it is more likely than unlikely that the views will decrease over time. As a headsup for future moves, if there is no ambiguity, for Australian footballers, (footballer) is preferred as the qualifier and (Australian footballer) is generally only used when there is ambiguity with a soccer, rugby or NFL player. I will make that move.The-Pope (talk)15:32, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Since you are arguably or actually Wikipedia's top contributor and expert on the subject of Australian football in particular, as well as on numerous other topics, I appreciate your contacting me regarding my recent move. In retrospect, I regret making it unilaterally, rather than at RM, or even making it at all. If you ultimately would prefer forChris Connolly (footballer) to be restored toChris Connolly, I would be glad to support the restoration. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)22:47, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that response, but like I said, there is merit in neither being a true primary topic. However, I've just reverted your move ofFred Clarke (Australian footballer), because whilst year of birth is generally a very unique disambiguator, I consider it to be a very poor one, because most people don't know a person's year of birth. Especially if the nationality is clear and unique. I know that with some globetrotting people, nationality is confusing/changes, but for many, it's just the simplest and easiest qualifier to use. Cheers,The-Pope (talk)14:42, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, I am grateful for your kind counsel and it is certainly an argument against my making any further unilateral moves, at least as far as these matters are concerned. Upon being confronted with two inconsistent qualifiers —Fred Clarke (Australian footballer) andFred Clarke (footballer, born 1941), my initial instinct was to moveFred Clarke (footballer, born 1941) →Fred Clarke (Northern Irish footballer), but instead of making the Northern Irish footballer analogous to the Australian footballer, I erred in deciding to make the Australian footballer analogous to the Northern Irish footballer.

This time, I am submitting my original intent toTalk:Fred Clarke (footballer, born 1941)#Requested move 24 June 2021 and, if consensus ultimately decides that the existing forms are fine in their current forms, then at least the matter will be on record in the remote possibility that it might be brought up again. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)18:23, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello. It appears your talk page is becoming quite lengthy and is in need ofarchiving. According toWikipedia's user talk page guidelines: "Large talk pages are difficult to read and load slowly over slow connections. As a rule of thumb, archive closed discussions when a talk page exceeds 75 KB or has multiple resolved or stale discussions." – this talk page is 691.8 KB. SeeHelp:Archiving a talk page for instructions on how to manually archive your talk page, or to arrange for automatic archiving using abot. If you have any questions, place a {{help me}} notice on your talk page, or go to thehelp desk. Thank you.Interstellarity (talk)15:30, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the reminder and will attend to the matter on September 1. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:53, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:Roman Spinner: A friendly reminder that even after your archiving efforts your talk page is still very large - well over 400K. Perhaps you would consider archiving everything before 2021? This should reduce this page from well over 200 entries to a much more manageable 30 or 40. Cheers!CapnZapp (talk)21:22, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As in the case of the previous reminder, I once again appreciate this one and will further reduce the older content on November 1. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)14:31, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the awards she won,https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077064/awards, I would think Jaclyn Bernstein merits an bio article here on Wikipedia? Winning the child actresses version of the Oscars equals notability, surely?180.150.39.166 (talk)13:53, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the articleList of governors of Texas by age is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according toWikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should bedeleted.

The article will be discussed atWikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of governors of Texas by age until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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List of governors of California by age has also been included in the nomination withList of governors of Texas by age.OCNative (talk)22:15, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Roman, I saw the RM about Tom Drake, and I was trying to figure out if you meant it should be moved or it shouldn't be. So I didn't want to touch anything before understanding your opinion.Dr. Vogel (talk)15:51, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dr. Vogel,the issue of the Tom Drake main title header had been resolved at 02:11, 5 November 2021 (UTC), shortly aftermy 00:36, 5 November 2021 (UTC) posting under "Technical requests", although at the time of your above postingit was still listed under "Technical requests". My comment was simply meant to call attention to the cut-and-paste move which resulted in the then-existing revision history of theTom Drake article showing solely the move, while the revision history of the newly-created redirectTom Drake (actor) showing the 236 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users dating back to the article's creation in January 2005. Happily it is now a moot point. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)15:38, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah ok cool. Thanks for taking the time to explain.Dr. Vogel (talk)15:40, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And my thanks to you for being so considerate as to contact me regarding the matter. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)18:38, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I’ve been noticing the edits you’ve been making onDeath of Benito Mussolini in recent weeks. I’m curious regarding your interpretation of NOPIPE. Most of your NOPIPE changes seem fair enough, but one or two seem somewhat…extreme for want of a better word. It’s almost as though you’re reading NOPIPE as generally encouraging eradication of piping if at all possible. In your last edit of that article two changes seem to me to be quite strange: (1) it looks like you created two redirects to enable removing 2 pipelinks. No other articles link to those redirects. That works functionally but is that really worth doing? (2) The change from “Swiss border” to “Italy-Switzerland border” works functionally but loses concision and in the context of the sentence makes it unnecessarily clunky. I think we should only use the actual article title rather than a pipelink if the title is at least as good as the pipelink. I don’t mean to appear overly critical as I can see this type of editing (which you are very diligent at) is generally highly useful. But I am curious.DeCausa (talk)15:01, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your consideration in taking the time to post such a detailed query. First of all, since you are the creator of this article, I need to assure you that I did not single outDeath of Benito Mussolini for special editing attention in the aftermath of my unsuccessfulTalk:Death of Benito Mussolini#Requested move 18 September 2021 and that I have been unpiping links in scores of other articles at the same time.

I am not against piping and, of course, piping is essential in hiding parenthetical qualifiers, as in "a member of theAction Party (Italy)|Action Party" and, on some occasions, for hiding the equivalent of a parenthetical qualifier, as in "near the village ofDongo, Lombardy|Dongo onLake Como."

I do feel however that, as explained underWP:NOPIPE and, in greater detail, underMOS:PIPEDLINK, editors should not pipe simply to avoid redirects (the Archbishop of Milan,Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster|Cardinal Schuster]]) and, likewise, to avoid creating surprise links, perMOS:EASTEREGG ("he was reduced to being the leader of aItalian Social Republic|German puppet state in northern Italy]]" or "With theSpring 1945 offensive in Italy|final collapse]] of the German army'sGothic Line in April 1945, total defeat for the Salò Republic and its German protectors was imminent.").

I revised the latter link as, "With theSpring 1945 offensive in Italy bringing a final collapse of the German army'sGothic Line in April, total defeat for the Salò Republic and its German protectors was imminent."

A reply is also needed regarding your points, "(1) it looks like you created two redirects to enable removing 2 pipelinks. No other articles link to those redirects. That works functionally but is that really worth doing? (2) The change from “Swiss border” to “Italy-Switzerland border” works functionally but loses concision and in the context of the sentence makes it unnecessarily clunky. I think we should only use the actual article title rather than a pipelink if the title is at least as good as the pipelink."

The creation of some redirects, such as "Cardinal Schuster" redirecting toAlfredo Ildefonso Schuster, is obvious, but in many cases, if content creators discover that the links within their text are red ones, they are likely to return to those links and unlink them. Thus, specialized links such asItalian anti-fascist partisans redirecting toItalian resistance movement orGerman puppet state in northern Italy redirecting toItalian Social Republic are unlikely to have existing red links awaiting the creation of these redirects.

As explained underMOS:EASTEREGG, the problem with such hidden redirects is that the hidden text does not directly represent what is indicated in the link — a user clicking "Swiss border", a non-existent link which is hiding as a piped redirect toItaly–Switzerland border, would probably expect a review of the relationship amongAustria–Switzerland border,Italy–Switzerland border,France–Switzerland border,Germany–Switzerland border andCategory:Liechtenstein–Switzerland border.

Likewise, the hidden word in "Palmiro Togliatti, the Secretary-General of theItalian Communist Party|Communist Party]], claimed that he had ordered Mussolini's execution prior to his capture" gives the impression that Togliatti was the Secretary of the world-wide Party. rather than solely of the Italian Party. In some of these cases, there may be no need for a link perWP:OVERLINK.

Since I have already exceeded the intended length of my explanation, one additional clarification should be provided in that I frequently revise an article only to the point that the revisions fit within the edit summary and then return to the article after a week or two with the same routine.

However, to avoid returning to this article for future brief bursts of editing, I will now read through the entire text and unpipe whatever appears to be in need of it. You may ultimately disagree and revert my edits or we may further discuss the specific details. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:07, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking the trouble to provide such a detailed response. As I previously mentioned, I don’t have any objection to the majority of your “de-pipings”. I do have a couple of points on some of the specific ones you mention. Both the one for “Swiss border” and “Communist Party” need to be read in context and, as a result, I don’t think EASTEREGG applies. In context, “Swiss border” can only have meant theItaly–Switzerland border, and there could not possibly have been any expectation thatFrance–Switzerland border,Germany–Switzerland border would be covered. The sentence was very clearly and exclusively about moving from Italy to Switzerland. Likewise on the “Italian Communist Party” there is no reasonable prospect of anyone thinking that, in context, “Communist Party” means anything other the Italian Communist Party - there is of course no such thing as a world-wide Communist Party. The context was clearly and exclusively about Italian Communists. However, those very theoretical EASTEREGG concerns lead to an actual reduction in concision and flow quality of the text with the removal of the pipe link. Where concision and flow is affected, I’d recommend being more cautious on applying EASTEREGG if the context really doesn’t leave that much doubt where the pipelink goes to.DeCausa (talk)23:42, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I accept your arguments and will restore the piping forItaly–Switzerland border|Swiss border.]] —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:16, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.DeCausa (talk)08:14, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirectKing of Cloves and has thus listed itfor discussion. This discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 January 18#King of Cloves until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.CycloneYoris^talk!23:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day,Roman Spinner, from theWikipedia Birthday Committee!Have a great day!Chris Troutman (talk)00:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My thanks to you,Chris Troutman, and to the Wikipedia Birthday Committee for your kindness and consideration in noting my 16th WikiBirthday. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)00:42, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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My additional gratitude to you, Bobherry, and to the Birthday Committee for so kindly noting my WikiBirthday. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)17:00, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I am newer to this so please forgive me if I'm writing this in the wrong place. Are you able to help me get Mario Cerrito III name changed. I made a mistake and accidentally put the period at the end of it and I feel bad. I saw you commented and saw your a very experienced editor on here. Thank you for any help.Summerlee44 (talk)01:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am always pleased to be of service although, in this case, the dot deletion nomination has already been submitted and the process is underway. There is no need to feel bad or be concerned — simple uncontested technical requests, such as this one, are sometimes resolved within the same day but, since Wikipedia has no blue link for the plain nameMario Cerrito or his alternative billing formMario G. Cerrito, thus resulting in the supplementary proposal that the generational suffix "III" is not needed, it may take a week to determine consensus regarding those details. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)08:15, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your response! So I checked back today and it seems the 7 days are up. I appreciate your help on the matter.— Precedingunsigned comment added bySummerlee44 (talk •contribs)22:30, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Roman! The article was moved toMario Cerrito but when I logged on today I saw they tagged it for articles for deletion, there's an open discussion. I did see you supported him as well. I have contributed to the article and as he is from my former high school. I grew up with him andJoe Flacco both from Audubon, NJ. I believe he deserves an article. Would you voice your vote on there? Thank you.Summerlee44 (talk)14:08, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I'mDonQuixote. I wanted to let you know that one or more ofyour recent contributions toTalk:Adric have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use yoursandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at theTeahouse. Thanks.DonQuixote (talk)00:53, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DonQuixote. I wanted to let you know that I do not make edits that are not constructive. I you have an issue with the substance of my edit, it should be discussed at the relevant talk page. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:06, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

All edits, such as this[1], are archived.DonQuixote (talk)02:29, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As well they should be. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)08:31, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The leader of the Oppose has been banned. His basic motivations look mysterious to me, he fought in several fronts. The Britannica uses 'Stakhanov', which in my opinion proves EB's bias.Xx236 (talk)12:14, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please do not use styles that are nonstandard, unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did inThe Blue Bird (1940 film). There is aManual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason. Thank you.FilmandTVFan28 (talk)04:13, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop yourdisruptive editing. If you continue to use disruptive, inappropriate or hard-to-read formatting, as you did atThe Blue Bird (1940 film), you may beblocked from editing. There is a WikipediaManual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason.FilmandTVFan28 (talk)04:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I did not "use styles that are nonstandard, unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles" nor did I "use disruptive, inappropriate or hard-to-read formatting".WP:ASSUMEGOODFAITH. Please take any issues you may have regarding each individual edit I made atThe Blue Bird (1940 film) toTalk:The Blue Bird (1940 film) and I will be glad to respond there. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:30, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You were over linking the Infobox and that is not what we do. —FilmandTVFan28 (talk)04:33, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I dispute your contention that I was overlinking the infobox. All my edits are detailed in the edit summaries I made athttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Blue_Bird_(1940_film)&action=history and should be discussed edit by edit atTalk:The Blue Bird (1940 film), not here. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)04:43, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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An automated process has detected that when you recently editedMarshall Eriksen, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation pageGouda. (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk)06:05, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gouda has been disambiguated asgouda cheese|gouda. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)19:24, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirectLauren White and has thus listed itfor discussion. This discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 14 § Lauren White until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.PamD08:51, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirectLara White and has thus listed itfor discussion. This discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 14 § Lara White until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.PamD08:54, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirectLaurie White and has thus listed itfor discussion. This discussion will occur atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 14 § Laurie White until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion.PamD08:58, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look atWP:EDITSUMMARY. It will explain to you that Edit summaries are meant to bebrief, not a copy and paste of your entire contribution to a discussion.HiLo48 (talk)01:13, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your interest regarding the length of my edit summaries. I have been editing Wikipedia on a near-daily basis since my first edit on January 22, 2006 and yours is the first comment that has taken issue with my summaries, some of which are brief, while others may indeed run near the 500-character limit.

While you are correct that the lead sentence states that an "edit summary is abrief explanation of anedit to a Wikipedia page" andWP:SUMMARYNO indicates,"Avoid long summaries", my summaries help me to keep track of the essence of my contributions and, while it is always best to seek thegolden mean (philosophy), given the option of excess or deficiency, with the existing 500-character limit, I opted for excess.

Also, as of now, it appears that decisions regarding the length of summaries are basically left up to individual contributors, as stated atop theHelp:Edit summary, "This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting." —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)17:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dec 28:WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atBrooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday December 28WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online viaZoom P.S. Next big event January 15 will beWikipedia Day NYC 2023, and you cansign up now for your lightning talk!

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Sunday January 15:Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC

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Hello and forgive my intrusion. While I am stepping away from Wikipedia, I still browse it regularly, and I clicked on your profile after coming across one of your comments on a article move request in which I was uninvolved but curious. Personally, I disagree with your position and, seeing as you had taken a similar view in other such requests (in which I did participate!), I got the feeling you were taking a "default" stance on some issues. This is, however, beside the point now - I just wanted to explain how I got here.

I'm leaving this comment not because of any dispute, existing or potential, arising from edits (it is evident that you're acting in good faith regardless of whether we agree or not) but because your user profile in itself struck me as very interesting and surprisingly open (too open, perhaps - I would never feel comfortable posting that kind of real-life information for all to see!). These snippets of your life story and that of your family were fascinating read, and I appreciate you sharing it. As a historian, while I am "trained", so to speak, not to accept things at face value, I am also naturally inclined to treasure these testimonies and mementos, oral or material, of pasts long gone. I would also like to point out that the fact that in spite of your advanced age you still endeavour to remain a productive member of the community is commendable. Under different circumstances I would still most likely have kept this to myself, were it not for the fortuitous coincidence that I happened to check your profile on your "wiki birthday", as you describe it, which seems to be a date you value highly enough to update your user page on a yearly basis to commemorate it. Allow me to send you my best regards on this date, a wish for health and good fortune, and may you celebrate many more "wiki birthdays" while contributing to this encyclopedia at your own pace.Ostalgia (talk)13:07, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is so considerate of you to take the time for such a thoughtful comment on my 17th WikiBirthday. My 74th personal birthday is in three weeks and, at this point in my life, I feel I have little to fear in exposing details of my and family's past to the public. In fact, it is something of a self-penned obituary for those who might care to explore the history of Wikipedia contributors from some point in the near- or far-off future when Wikipedia (and possibly everything else) might be taken over as Artificial Intelligence projects.

At the time of my graduation from Talladega College in June 1972, I was a history and political science major and remain a history buff, but did not pursue academic subjects as a profession. Any edits that I make regarding Polish, Russian and Ukrainian topics are limited to talk page comments atWP:RM and a very occasional RM nomination, such asExecution of the Romanov family →Killing of the Romanov family atTalk:Murder of the Romanov family#Requested move 1 January 2023. Wikipedia remains my daily preoccupation or perhaps simply a retirement hobby.

Hopefully, I can continue editing for as many years as possible in the spirit ofUser:Anthony Appleyard who made his final edits on13 February 2022, 15 days before his death on 28 February (Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2022#Anthony Appleyard) or in the spirit ofPiotr Domaradzki, whose English Wikipedia posthumous entry I created in November 2015 and who made his final edits on the day of the October fire that took his life.

Again, thank you for reading my user page and for your kind words even in the face of our apparent lack of consensus on Russian-Ukrainian topics. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:18, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey,Roman Spinner. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!Chris Troutman (talk)16:39, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am most appreciative that you were so kind as to post such a welcome WikiBirthday message. Thank you so much!. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:18, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feb 15:WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

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Hello, would you please take a look a the newly put move atTalk:Maël#Requested_move_5_February_2023.Thanks,121.127.212.32 (talk)13:09, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, happy 2.24Love, William198.163.159.103 (talk)20:10, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How kind of you to send such a much-appreciated note. Many thanks. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)22:32, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mar 8:WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

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The redirectRobert Matthew Montgomery has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 28 § Robert Matthew Montgomery until a consensus is reached.Hog Farm_Talk21:22, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 12:WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atBrooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday April 12WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online viaZoom starting at ~6:30 pm
April 15-23:Earth Week!
Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open: Earth Day and the Digital Environment - Beacon, NY When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY Earth Day 2023 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101 Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branchBrooklyn Public Library andSure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiki-Picnic NYC When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where:Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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April 22:Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23:Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap upEarth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome. Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn! When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC) Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branchBrooklyn Public Library andSure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiknic NYC What: Enjoy a picnic celebration andWiki-Seder! When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where:Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Hi, Roman, I hope you are doing well. I see you have been removing some red links from dabs which meetMOS:DABRL. Can you please leave these in? They make it much easier for people to create the article, plus clicking on 'what links here' will show up any other incoming links. It also reduces the case of people creating different named red links for the same people, leading to confusion, e.g. John Smith {journalist), John Smith (writer) and John Smith (commentator) could all be created. Thanks,Boleyn (talk)11:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Boleyn. Always glad to hear from you and, upon approaching my 75th birthday, I hope to remain well enough to continue editing for a while longer. As for the red links within disambiguation page, since you feel that such links are indeed more helpful than their unlinked equivalents, from this day forward, I will leave all dab page redlinks in their redlinked form. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)22:14, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and congratulations on your upcoming birthday. All the best,Boleyn (talk)21:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I greatly appreciate your kind thoughts and please accept all my best wishes. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

disambiguation

Thank you for service from 2006, for creating and maintaining disambiguation pages, for transliteration of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian names, for thoughtful comments in move discussions, for a rich presentation of your memory pool, - Roman, you are anawesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no.2852 of Precious, a prize ofQAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk)21:15, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Gerda. I am very touched that you were so considerate as to read my autobiographical excerpts and add me to the Precious list which you have been so dedicated in maintaining for over a decade. With my gratitude,Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 17:WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atBrooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We will also sync with theQueering Wikipedia 2023 Conference andWiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session onLGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology. We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday May 17WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online viaZoom

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June 21:WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday June 21WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom

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 You are invited to join the discussion atWikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 June 18 § Category:Association football people by prefecture in Japan.Qwerfjkltalk16:39, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for aMove review ofOperation Gideon (2020). Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review.WMrapids (talk)02:27, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Roman Spinner, we need experienced volunteers.

• New Page Patrol is currently struggling to keep up with the influx of new articles. We could use a few extra hands on deck if you think you can help.
• Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time butit requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; Wikipedia needs experienced users to perform this task and there are precious few with the appropriate skills. Even a couple reviews a day can make a huge difference.
• Kindly readthe tutorial before making your decision (if it looks daunting, don't worry, most pages are easy to review, and habits are quick to develop). If this looks like something that you can do, please consider joining us.
• If you would like to join the project and help out, please see thegranting conditions. You can apply for the user-rightHERE.
• If you have questions, please feel free to drop a message on my talk page or at the reviewer'sdiscussion board.
• Cheers, and hope to see you around —❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk)22:51, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

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July 19:WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday July 19WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom
July 29:NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on theenvironment of New York City; as well as, asub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally,LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on theNYBG website here. Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard. Saturday July 29NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki) 12:00pm - 3:00pm (Mertz Library at theNew York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

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August 23:WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Wednesday, August 23WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom
August 27:Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
Additionally, you are invited tothe picnic anyone can edit onGovernors Island, at Colonel's Row byArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of theGreat North American Wiknic celebrations (andWikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first big summer Wiknic sincethe 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem,Depths of Wikipedia (recently ofperpetual stew fame), as well asplenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups:3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A);5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site:Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row byArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by theGovernors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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Hi,Roman Spinner! I've checked through your recent move requests and have so far found them to be more easier than I thought. In case you've forgotten or haven't noticed, you can move/rename articles yourself to a name provided it fulfilsWP:NAMECHANGES without resorting to either using RMs orWP:RMTR, as you've been here on WP for a while. To rename/move pages, click "Tools" at the right side of the article/page in question, click "Move" (appears based on page protection status), change the current title to the title of preference or choice, add a reason for this and then, click "Move page". Once a red error box appears on the next screen, then you can resort to using the methods above. Please don't see this as a deterrence to continue using them, but see this as, going foward, a more easier alternative than to wait a week or a fortnight to move pages/articles to redlinked unused names when they could be moved yourself — unless the prefered title(s) is/are blue/hyperlinked or already taken. Thanks!Intrisit (talk)14:39, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,Intrisit! I appreciate your kind advice regarding page moves. As you note, I have been editing for a while — a near-daily schedule since January 2006 — and, while I occasionally make unilateral moves, such ashere a couple of days ago {Thomas Frye (politician) →Thomas Frye (Rhode Island governor)}, my usual preference is to leave a historical record in the form of aWP:RM discussion on an entry's talk page in the event a future editor may consider a similar move. You are of course correct that many (a majority of ?) move requests hold little interest to many (a majority of ?) Wikipedians and many (a majority of ?) unilateral moves may pass with little or no notice. Occasionally, a single "oppose" vote will result in a "no consensus"/"not moved" outcome, such asSabu Dastagir →Sabu (actor) atTalk:Sabu (actor)#Requested move 27 August 2018, but the arguments put forth at least preserve a record for future discussions. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)03:12, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

August 27:Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island

You are invited to theAnnual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" onGovernors Island, at Colonel's Row byArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of theGreat North American Wiknic celebrations (andWikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first summer Wiknic sincethe 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem,Depths of Wikipedia andperpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups:3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A);5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site:Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row byArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by theGovernors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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September 20:Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourAnnual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have afun WikiWednesday! Election info: To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months. Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person. The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20. For additional information, please consult theElection FAQ. Meeting info: Wednesday, September 20Annual Election & Members Meeting (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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October 1:Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourHispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person atPrime Produce Guild Hall inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is being held in the middle ofNational Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15). Some past localedit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions ofWikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and theCUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018. Meeting info: Sunday, October 1Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon! (optional RSVP on-wiki). 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Prime Produce Guild Hall,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Alternatively,you can sign up for the edit-a-thon on Eventbrite. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan.The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22(optional RSVP on-wiki). 10:00 am – 6:30 pm (come by any time, either or both days!) Prime Produce Guild Hall,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
October 29:Wikidata Day in New York City
Additionally, you are invited toWikidata Day in New York City atButler Library,Columbia University, in celebration ofWikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/globalWikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel toWikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake! Sunday, October 29, 2023Wikidata Day in New York City (RSVP required on Eventbrite and optionalon-wiki). 11:00 am – 5:15 pm Butler Library (Room 203), 535 West 114th Street,Morningside Heights RSVP off-wiki isrequired! See the event page for a tentative schedule. At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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November 15:WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourmonthly WikiWednesday Salon atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Wednesday, November 15WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom
Wikimedia New York CityExecutive Director job listing
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December 6:Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for our firstNYC Hacking Night atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct and Wikimedia'sTechnical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Wednesday, December 6Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
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The redirectTime in office has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 December 2 § Time in office until a consensus is reached. – Arms & Hearts (talk)19:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Roman Spinner. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know thatDraft:Tony Delgado (Entrepreneur), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six monthsmay be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, pleaseedit it again orrequest that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you canrequest it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia.FireflyBot (talk)21:05, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, my sole contribution to this topic was thecreation, on 7 March 2019, of the redirectTony Delgado to theAnthony Delgado (disambiguation) page. It remained as a redirect for four years and four months,until 9 July 2023, when it was converted into the above-mentioned draft. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:06, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

January 4:Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community forNYC Hacking Night atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct and Wikimedia'sTechnical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, January 4Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
January 14:Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University
In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted atColumbia University by theBrown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC.Eventbrite RSVP is required, while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged. The special focus this year will beArtificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects. More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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Hello, Roman Spinner. It has been over six months since you last edited theArticles for Creation submission orDraft page you started, "Tony Delgado".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopediamainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you canrequest its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing.Liz^Read!Talk!20:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the notice and point to theUser talk:Roman Spinner#Concern regarding Draft:Tony Delgado (Entrepreneur) reply above. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)20:15, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day,Roman Spinner, from theWikipedia Birthday Committee!Have a great day!Ezra Cricket (talk)04:08, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day! Hi Roman Spinner! On behalf of theBirthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you madeyour first edit and became a Wikipedian!The Herald (Benison) (talk)04:09, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My thanks to you, Ezra Cricket and to you, The Herald (Benison), along with Wikipedia Birthday Committee for the kind remembrance of my 18th WikiBirthday. —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)23:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirectLike a Child (Noel song has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 3 § Like a Child (Noel song until a consensus is reached.Utopes_{(talk /cont)}19:39, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My vote was: "Delete all, includingLike a Child (Noel song, inadvertently created January 4, 2013." —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)01:56, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 8:Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community forNYC Hacking Night atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct and Wikimedia'sTechnical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, February 8Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
February 21:WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Wednesday, February 21WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom

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Do you mind helping to populate the rest of the entries into the dab page? Thanks!– robertsky (talk)06:25, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirectShadrach (Beastie Boys song has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 21 § Shadrach (Beastie Boys song until a consensus is reached.Utopes_{(talk /cont)}07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My vote was: "Delete all, includingShadrach (Beastie Boys song, inadvertently created May 18, 2012." —Roman Spinner(talk •contribs)07:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 5:Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community and visitors from the globalWikimedia Foundation for ourWiki Gala atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome! This is a sequel to theMarch 2023 Grand Central Salon and theMarch 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch. The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finestWikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Tuesday, March 5Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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Need support to move Sean O'Malley.Marty2Hotty (talk)00:33, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Marty2Hotty: You might not aware, but you can NOT do that to ask/inform/persuade another editors to support what you have nominated for - seeWikipedia:Canvassing. Kindly stop immediately. Cassiopeiatalk00:49, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 14:Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community forPi Day Hacking Night atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration ofPi Day! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct and Wikimedia'sTechnical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, March 14Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking + Pie) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
March 16:Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab
You are also invited to theWikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at theQueens Public Library Tech Lab inLong Island City, which will be hosted in collaborationOpenStreetMap US,Urban Archive and theQueens Memory Project. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Saturday, March 16Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab (optional RSVP on-wiki). 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Morning edit-a-thon, focusing on Wikidata) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Afternoon edit-a-thon, focusing on OpenStreetMap) (Tech Lab,Queens Public Library atQueensbridge,Long Island City)

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April 10:WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community for ourWikiWednesday Salon, with in-person atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. Among the topics, we'll be covering thenewly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct. Wednesday, April 10WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online viaZoom
April 11:City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
Additionally, you are invited toCity Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at theNew York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced! Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu. Thursday, April 11City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki). 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection) City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct.

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April 25:Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join theWikimedia NYC community forNYC Hacking Night atPrime Produce inHell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC'sCode of Conduct and Wikimedia'sTechnical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, April 25Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce,Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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The articleFrances and Richard Lockridge has beenproposed for deletion because of the following concern:

A separate article now exists forFrances Louise Lockridge, in addition toRichard Lockridge

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