User talk:TashTish

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Hello, TashTish, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I dont think that linking your edits as 68.194.79.110 to your new account is possible. What you might like to do is notify people of this by putting a link to those contributions on your User:TashTish page. John Vandenberg 19:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No need to thank me; indeed, thank you for reorganizing the "words used" section into a more meaningful order. We all clean up after each other and keep improving the articles, which is why Wikipedia works. I watch the Spelling Bee article closely because the show has a lot of enthusiastic fans, and they often try to add non-notable trivia to the article, and so it periodially gets long, listy and full of unreferenced statements. The article needs a short synopsis section. Even though it's not a very "plot" intensive show, it still needs a brief write-up of what happens in a chronological fashion. It seems you know the show very well, whereas I have only seen it once. Any interest in writing such a section? Also, if you like musicals, you should check out WP:MUSICALS. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 22:11, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of just reinserting the items I had deleted for reasons given, it would have been preferable to reach consensus on the discussion page. At least the trivia about the blotch on her face has been corrected, but there is no point just re-inserting that the show has a "current four anchor format". It just doesn't. Please don't change again without discussion. Thanks.KD Tries Again 21:14, 31 July 2007 (UTC)KD[reply]

Hey, no problem. I wasn't aware of the vandalism issue - I now understand what happened. All the best.KD Tries Again 14:29, 1 August 2007 (UTC)KD[reply]

He has a history going back to January. User:Ebyabe and I have been constantly reverting his nonsense. He uses the New York Public Library to do his "work", which has a whole range of IP's on that and other subnets, and he knows full well we can't stop him because it would block everyone in that system from using Wikipedia. Baseball Bugs 21:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday November 3rd, Brooklyn Museum area Last: 8/12/2007 This box: view • talk • edit

The agenda for the next meetup includes the formation of a Wikimedia New York City local chapter. Hope to see you there!--Pharos 20:28, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You've expressed an interest in the upcoming New York City Meetup for Saturday, November 3. I'd like to update you on an important change of schedule.

• It's been agreed that we should have a 2-hour formal meeting period to start organizing meta:Wikimedia New York City, and this will be held at the Pacific Library (note this is different from the Brooklyn Central Library, which was discussed earlier) from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

This will be in addition to the previously scheduled roving activities at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (this activity has also been cut short a bit) and at the Brooklyn Museum. For full details, see Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC. Ask any questions at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/NYC. Thank you.--Pharos 21:14, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I made a Wiki Hello badge in case anyone's interested in using it for the Meetup. It's on the Meetup page. Nightscream 16:49, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know your contributions were well-meaning but adding more to the plot summary is actually not beneficial. The details may add to the reader's understanding but the intention is to produce a concise synopsis. If you go back through the edit history of the article, you will be able to see voluminous submissions much like yours that made the article more a fanzine example which is not the original intention. Can you please look at condensing your submission. FWIW Bzuk (talk) 11:14, 25 November 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Whoa, girl (or guy, whichever appellation is appropriate), no need to blame yourself on all the past transgressions in the plot summary of this article. I read and re-read it over and would be loathe to "cut" in your submissions. Rather, I did exactly what you did, took a longer look at some of the other verbiage and made revisions there. If anything, your submission was uniquely succinct and probably only added to the word total but certainly didn't look out of place in the long run. Pat yourself on the back for doing a good job (btw, I am a fellow author and editor by trade). Let's go back to do some other paring of the summary, I'll see you there. FWIW Bzuk (talk) 16:54, 25 November 2007 (UTC).[reply]

And you are not the only one who is a pushover and overly romantic "sop." I still gush to everyone's annoyance about a decidedly "Capra-corney" movie. FWIW Bzuk (talk) 17:16, 25 November 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hi, TashTish. A reply awaits you on my talk page. Hertz1888 (talk) 03:22, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TashTish (sorry don't know your real name just your "nom de plume"), thanks for your note: As to the reasoning behind the use of bibliographic protocols, Wikipedia is mainly created by the efforts of countless editors worldwide. One of the first concerns was that in order to maintain professional standards in writing and research, assistance had to be provided to editors who did not have a background in academic or research writing. The "templates" were offered as a means of helping non-professionals in complex tasks. Citations in bibliographic format are difficult to cite for most editors in Wikipedia and the templates offer a solution. They are guides not policy and are useful up to a point but even now, there are many errors in their format and the use of templates brings in a question as to which style guide is being followed. As an author and a 30-year+ librarian, I have been exposed to many differing styles and formats. Most publishing style guides utilize the MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style for identifying research sources. The very simple form of this style is the tried and true: "Author. 'Title.' Place of publication: Publisher, Date. ISBN: (optional)." The academic or scientific citation style that you have adopted is not generally used in school, public and other libraries. See the following website (one of countless digital aids available) for a primer on this bibliographic standard: <style guides> Many of the Wiki templates are written in a APA (American Psychological Association) style guide which is a simplified format that often is used in university and scholarly works although it is not as widely accepted as the MLA guide.

This is the reference guide you may wish to use: "Formatting of a Wikipedia article reference list is a secondary detail, and there is currently no consensus on a precise prescribed citation format in Wikipedia." MLA style is the most widely accepted style in the world and certainly is accepted in Wikipedia. Since I do Wikipedia editing as a diversion from my other work, I tend to spend little time and give articles only a cursory examination. If there is a very minor error such as a misplaced comma, I "tweak" the article and I don't usually elaborate on the change since it will show up in the history note on the article. As for citations, I rely on the MLA (Modern Language Association) style which is the world's most common bibliographic style and one that is accepted by Wikipedia. I have been utilizing this citation style in my own writing and in the cataloging that I carried out in my other life as a librarian. I know that the standard today for library cataloging is to simply download an entire MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) record from an established library but I continued to be a curmudgeon and relied on "scratch" editing which I still apply to Wikipedia work today. Basically it follows the old format of: Author. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of publication (with variations to satisfy ordering and researching stipulations, usually ended by including an ISBN (international standard book number) and at times, page references). There are some subtle variations of the MLA style to facilitate multiple authors, articles, multimedia and other questions. Sorry for being verbose but I will make a point of stopping to clarify some of my edits but when it's merely a spelling, sentence or grammatical error, I will still give it a "tweak."

Let me further explain my use of references. I am a former librarian with 33 years experience in cataloguing and I tend to revert to "scratch" cataloging whenever I am working in Wikipedia. The format chosen for the majority of templates for citations and bibliographies is the American Psychiatric Association (APA) style guide which is one of the most used formats for research works. The most commonly used style guide is the Modern Language Association (MLA) which is the style guide I tend to use. Templates are not mandated in Wikipedia and many editors use full edit cataloging or scratch cataloging since it does away with the variances in some of the templates extant. As a matter of form, a number of articles have also utilized the Harvard Citation style guide as a link to the bibliographical reference. The actual format that I have used is to provide full cataloging in MLA style for a citation if it only appears once in the text as a quote or note and if more than one instance, then Harvard Citation is placed inline and a full bibliographical MLA record is provided in "References." The references area is kind of a catch-all in that it can often incorporate endnotes and footnotes if there are only a few citations. Many editors prefer to provide a "Notes" and "References" section. It is presumed that if entries are made in the references list that the reference source is used for corroboration in writing the article. In some instances wherein an editor identifies a useful source of information that was not part of the research than a "Further Reading" section can be established. In the "It's a Wonderful Life" article, any instances of two citations were placed in Harvard Citation style while all others were set forth in MLA style in the references section. There is no need to re-do an MLA entry into a APA style, in fact, it is most often preferable not to mix formats or style guides for consistency and readability.

I know that your eyes have probably glazed over long ago, but that is the rationale behind my editing the "It's A Wonderful Life" citation/reference note. The "true style" is actually to use one consistent style guide (I choose the MLA as it is the standard worldwide for research articles) and adapt it when needed. As to the exact citation in question, it should have been written in the traditional "Author. "Title". Place of publication: Publisher, year." convention but being adapted to an electronic/digital source of information. The entry should have appeared as ^[1] but as you accurately surmised, this is a convoluted citation style for Wikipedia use. There are other ways to write the electronic sourcing that work just as well.

If so desired, that is the actual correctly attributed source wherein all the "tracings" are provided and placed in the correct order. A suggestion made by Jeff Finlayson, one of the prolific editors in the Aviation Project Group on Wikipedia (of which I am a member, BTW, I didn't mention that I am an aviation historian and author with published work mainly in this field although I have done some other writing including screenplays for television broadcast...) was to "shortcut" the electronic citation partly due to reasons of need for brevity but also because many of the sources are not as well defined as our example. The final form that he proposed is one that maintains the core element of the source and provides a "hot link" to the URL where it is found on the Internet.

His guideline would look like this example: ^[2] which is what I would have used had I been the primary or first editor of the citation. I know it is not technically correct and it is one of the "jury-rigged" adaptations but it works out well. FWIW, you may have to read this note in the edit mode in order to see what I have done to the citations. My general "rule-of-thumb" is to adapt, revise and alter rather than revert or delete another editor's work and when I came across the "sort-of" MLA styled citation, I assumed that the original author preferred that style and wished to preserve it although as you said, a "cleaner" version does exist that works just as well.

Further to the verbiage above and another note on my talk page from a different editor: "As to the website citations, isn't it a bit over the top the include all those details? Is it really neccessary? I totally understand the need for a detailed system for book citations, and I've always included the required information in my references, but for websites I don't really see the use. Its there, you click it and you're on the page, a simple "name of site, title of page/section, and language of the site (if its not in English) should do, shouldn't it? I understand the ideal, but is it really required for websites? Manxruler (talk) 17:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)".

Yes, Manx, I agree that the simplest system is all that is required as per Jeff's suggestion: (http://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft/Jakt/111J20.htm Avrosys.nu: J 20 - Reggiane Re 2000 Falco 1 (1941-1945)) FWIW, it works for me and I don't need to go into the full bibliographic record especially for a Wikipedia article.

I concur that the simpler form should predominate. Not to say, that if someone insists on a full bibliographical accounting, an APA/MLA format might be used, but generally speaking, go with the simple system. If it hasn't already been changed, please feel free to revise the notation in the article.Bzuk (talk) 18:37, 26 November 2007 (UTC)."[reply]

TashTish, the same comments also apply to the "It's a Wonderful Life" article, wherein changing the citation to a simple "URL-based" style is perfectly acceptable and works just as well or better than a full MLA bibliographical notation.

I should have warned you that I am pedantic as well as romantic... FWIW Bzuk 13:17, 3 December 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks for the nice response. My thought is that because Johnny is such a close and simple nickname of John, it isn't really relevant. I guess it can stay. Reywas92^Talk 21:02, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TashTish has twice now inserted opinion rather than fact in Sam Spence. He's added a "controversy" section where it does not merit such a listing. To wit:

- "Many have pointed out the similarity of his more successful themes to several contemporary film scores;"  

Which "many" would that be, exactly? Two whole footnotes? Two does not count as "many". Try listing a few more references. Even three or four more would help, although whether this counts as "many" is subject to opinion.

- "some have accused them of "get[ting] too close to their obvious film inspiration."  

By "some", he specifically means Lukas Kendall's review <a href="http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/1998/30_Nov---CD_Review_NFL_Films_The_Power_and_the_Glory.asp"></a> , which was actually rather laudatory. The word "accused" implies a strongly worded, perhaps even aggressive disagreement or repudiation; Kendall's review merely mentions in passing the closeness of Spence's source material.

- "Such compositions have been described by some film score enthusiasts as fair and distinct "cool homage[s]" "  

Once again, "some" in this case refers to two sole individuals - Kendall and Jeff Bond <a href="http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2005/25_Jul---CD_Review_NFL_Autumn_Thunder.asp"></a> - who do, in fact, use the word "homage" in their respective articles. However, TashTish uses the phrase "fair and distinct". This is purely opinion on his part, as he does not explain what the definition of "fair and distinct" is.

- "while others have labeled them as "barely disguised"[1] "knock-offs."[2] " 

This is an egregious example of TashTish using a mistruth to express an opinion. Using the word "Others" is misleading and inaccurate; once again there is an implication there are further reviewers other than Kendall and Bond. A more serious offense is his cherry-picking of Kendall's "Barely disguised" and Bond's "knock-offs". TashTish is unfairly creating the idea that this is one whole quote. Bond's full quote is thus: "If you hate football and have never seen these documentaries, this CD might strike you as a pile of lousy knock-offs. However, if all of this is stirring your ancient memories of grainy highlight films, let alone running, tackling and catching a football, you'll love this celebration of music and image." TashTish has taken a paragraph out of context for his own biased means.

His listing of "Controversy" under the "Comments" section should be struck until he can find legitimate articles that support his claims. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agentx42 (talk • contribs) 21:17, 26 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply in Discussion page of Sam Spence. –TashTish (talk) 22:18, 26 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, thank you for writing to me, sincerely.

Second, I have no personal axe to grind against Sam Spence. In fact, I love the guy's work. I also happen to realize that many of his compositions are ripoffs of established film scores. Now you're correct, my opinion means bupkus. However, two independent reviewers do something of an authority make; plus, I think it's a topic interesting and informative enough to publish.

Third, you have much merit to your criticism. My first edit was subjective POV (point-of-view) at its worst, and very close to slander. Your deletion brought that to my attention. Further, your second complaint gave me further food for thought: My second edit still contained misleading statements, as you painstakingly described. I re-edited my contribution to address your issues: I made clear these are two and only two sources, and there is both positive and negative views on some selections of his body of work. I hope you find it more agreeable, if not totally acceptable.

Fourth, I believe you meant to put your differences in the section of "Sam Spence's" entry. I've responded in kind here as well; whether you choose to paste your previous message to me here I leave to you. (If I'm making yet another assumption, consider myself chastised.)

Just one more thing: I consider myself reasonable, so don't feel you need to get antagonistic. I can take good criticism, and if you hold my section intolerable, I would not be insulted if you deleted it again; life will go on. Just consider improving it versus sacking it. Once again, thanks, in all sincerity. –TashTish (talk) 21:56, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi Tish, Merry Xmas and all that. As to your earlier question about character's identities, this is the source I am using: Goodrich, Francis, Hackett, Albert and Capra, Frank. It's a Wonderful Life: The Complete Script in its Original Form. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. ISBN 0-312-43911-3. There is a Deputy (as I shot the Sheriff but I didn't see the deputy...) and no Sheriff listed in the script, but it is a minor character and so after awhile, other sources have called him a Sheriff, no bother... FWIW Bzuk (talk) 18:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC).[reply]

please move your Image:John Williams tux.jpg to WikiCommons, so we could be able to use it in other Wiki's. Sincerely... --Doma 14:52, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy to move this file to wikicommons, and attempted to with the commonshelper app, but it couldn't find it. Then I realized that Maderibeyza had already done it soon after (before?) you left your message on my talk page. Thanks everyone. Just out of curiosity, since you asked me first (but someone did it on his own), is permission even necessary, or just cordial? –TashTish (talk) 17:47, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

well, i'll tell you the whole story as i know. i've uploaded the same photo to turkish wikipedia, and attributed it to your name. then i decided to contact you to advise you that you should move it to commons for space conservation. so i left a note to the discussion page of the picture which i uploaded: "i've contacted to the owner of this photo, this copy can be deleted if s/he moves it to commons (January 4th, 15:00). looks like the user you've mentioned has moderation rights on wiki, so she did it before you. just 8 minutes later she says: "the picture has moved to commons, so no drawback to delete it from here." it may be the procedure of "cc attribution v.3", anyone can use it with attribution. i didn't understand anything else too:)
sorry, if i caused any problems for you. good work on wikipedia!
p.s.: i think you are very lucky, you have had a chance to take a photo of john towner williams.--Doma^talk 03:30, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

...to the next New York City Meetup!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 13th, Columbia University area Last: 11/3/2007 This box: view • talk • edit

In the morning, there are exciting plans for a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the American Museum of Natural History.

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues (see the last meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

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I just realized I never got back to you for the thank you (Waaaay back in October). No problem! It's weird, because I never even knew what Room 222 was until I somehow stumbled upon that article - amazing the routes you can take through wikipedia. But yeah, I listened to the theme song and kept trying to make 5/4 work and I just couldn't do it and found it to be 7/4 - happy to help. And yeah, I think most people try and make music fit 4/4 time initially, then get thrown off by odd time signatures at first (except drummers, I suppose ;) ). Goldsac (talk) 19:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: this edit, I just thought I'd tell you that it's considered poor form to revert between British and American spellings and punctuations. They rule is they can co-exist cheerfully in Wikipedia. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 08:29, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I've actually retroactively decided that pointing that out to you was a jackass thing to do, so sorry about that (not that you requested an apology). Also, I've little doubt that we will eventually see all punctuation move inside quotes, because it's more pleasing to the eye. But as soon as somebody quotes me and uses punctuation that wasn't mine and puts them inside the quotation marks, I'm suing. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 09:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:208.120.225.14#Mike_Lupica —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.120.225.14 (talk) 09:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 21:42, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, TashTish;

Since the actual ' are not seen by readers, but do cause typographical marks like parentheses to become italicized if included in the text bracketed with double apostrophes, I prefer to include only the word itself. That's only one editor's preference, though.

However, I *do* know that the wiki software reads straight and curly quotes differently (as well as straight and smart apostrophes). For example, if an article title had straight quotes or a straight apostrophe in it, creating a wikilink to it using the curly version will not work (I found this out with I'm Not There and I’m Not There). More practically, the rest of Dinosaur still had straight quotes, making a stylistic contrast, and Wikipedia formatting gives straight quotes automatically and forces those who want to use curly quotes to either bring them in from outside word processing programs or use the collections of extra characters below the editing box, which makes using them more work that it's worth to me. Having said that, if you want to go through and change all of the straight quotes in the article to curly quotes, I'm not going to revert you. I'd start with a shorter article, though! J. Spencer (talk) 02:43, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I liked the first example more; perhaps it has something to do with my combination of astigmatism and nearsightedness, but to me it doesn't look right the second way. I'm not going to make a fuss about it, though. Eyes are strange things! J. Spencer (talk) 16:11, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area Last: 1/13/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday June 1st, Columbia University area Last: 3/16/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
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I think protection would be appropriate. I've been an active film music journalist, both in the UK and the USA, for the past 10 years, and although I am an admirer of Horner's work, there remains this controversy. Even if you don't agree with the people who criticize him, you can't simply state that the criticism doesn't exist, because it OBVIOUSLY does exist. So, I'd definitely be in favor of protecting the article and restoring the paragraphs. --JonBroxton (talk) 22:19, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 16th, Columbia University area Last: 6/01/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, finalize and approve bylaws, interact with representatives from the Software Freedom Law Center, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the June meeting's minutes and the September meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikis Take Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wikipedia Loves Art! bonanza, being planned with the Brooklyn Museum for February.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 18th, Columbia University area Last: 11/01/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, look at our approval by the Chapters Committee, develop ideas for chapter projects at museums and libraries throughout our region, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the November meeting's minutes and the December mini-meetup's minutes).

We'll make preparations for our exciting museum photography Wikipedia Loves Art! February bonanza (on Flickr, on Facebook) with Shelley from the Brooklyn Museum and Alex from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We'll also be collecting folks to join our little Wikipedia Takes the Subway adventure which will be held the day after the meeting.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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New York City Meetup—Museum Extravanganza Next: February 6-7, at the Met Museum and the Brooklyn Museum Last: 01//2008 This box: view • talk • edit

Join us the evenings of Friday February 6 and Saturday February 7 around Wikipedia Loves Art! museum photography events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

There will also be a special business meeting on Saturday dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues with guests from the Wikimedia Foundation.

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 29th, Columbia University area Last: 01/18/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, sign official incorporation papers for the chapter, review recent projects like Wikipedia Loves Art and upcoming projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the January meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday May 17th, Columbia University area Last: 03/29/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, establish a membership process for the chapter, review the upcoming Wiki-Conference New York 2009 (planned for ~100 people at NYU this summer) and future projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday September 13th, Columbia University area Last: 07/25/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference New York, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan and Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Wikis Take Manhattan Next: Saturday October 10 This box: view • talk • edit

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 15th, Columbia University area Last: 09/13/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

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You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Sunday January 24, 2010 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends!
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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 21st, Columbia University area Last: 11/15/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

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In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back. And if the weather is good, we'll have a star party with the telescopes on the roof of Pupin Hall!

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I'm not sure why you find the following passage "overemotional beyond belief":

"However, this initial audience reaction is misleading. As the number builds, what becomes clear is that since we now know these people intimately--and view them dancing here unobstructed by the so-called star of the show--we can never regard them as anonymous chorus line members again"

It is, perhaps, poorly written--but I feel that your response on my wall was a far more "overly emotional" comment. I also find it interesting how you take umbrage over my supposedly doing something that you yourself have been accused of (I couldn't help but notice the Sam Spence comments above).

Here are some facts: the citation to the Musicals101.com article by William McKay should have been placed before my remark. That was an error, simple and plain, and probably not even mine. Another fact: the Musicals101.com article is--in my opinion--a shallow and gross misinterpretation of the ending of the play and not consensual of the majority of A Chorus Line commentary and criticism. His article implies that the dancers end the play with fruitless anonymity, when in fact, they are by default the stars of the show--for just that one moment--hence the fact that the audience never sees the actual "star." Whoever originally posted the synopsis of the play no doubt took the fast route and found something handy online for his link. If he favored more insightful commentary he would have done far better to cite Marc Kirkeby's liner notes for the original cast album, or the books by Robert Viagas or Gary Stevens, or even the film documentary "Every Little Step." But again, all such notes and opinions would indeed be subjective. At the very least, my opinion of the musical's meaning are at least as valid as theirs. Or yours. Ethan Riley (talk) 13:46, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, first of all, I have to apologize. My only defense is that I reacted (or more accurately overreacted) to what I perceived as an intentional attempt at implying that the citation in question actually backed up your assertion. Still, there's no excuse for the hyperbole I employed, inappropriately it turns out. I'm sorry.

Second, I appreciate your humility in describing your comment as "poorly written perhaps." It's not poorly written; it's grammatically well written, in fact. However, I have to still re-assert that it is an uncited opinion. If you have citations that back it up, I will consider myself chastised, and you have every right, if not outright obligation, to reinsert your passage. Until then, it's still, however regrettably, an opinion (not bad) that is uncited (not good).

As for the Sam Spence comments: For the record, did you read my reply to Agentx42's accusations? For sake of clarity, I'll reproduce them here:

First of all, thank you for writing to me, sincerely.

Second, I have no personal axe to grind against Sam Spence. In fact, I love the guy's work. I also happen to realize that many of his compositions are ripoffs of established film scores. Now you're correct, my opinion means bupkus. However, two independent reviewers do something of an authority make; plus, I think it's a topic interesting and informative enough to publish.

Third, you have much merit to your criticism. My first edit was subjective POV (point-of-view) at its worst, and very close to slander. Your deletion brought that to my attention. Further, your second complaint gave me further food for thought: My second edit still contained misleading statements, as you painstakingly described. I re-edited my contribution to address your issues: I made clear these are two and only two sources, and there is both positive and negative views on some selections of his body of work. I hope you find it more agreeable, if not totally acceptable.

Fourth, I believe you meant to put your differences in the section of "Sam Spence's" entry. I've responded in kind here as well; whether you choose to paste your previous message to me here I leave to you. (If I'm making yet another assumption, consider myself chastised.)

Just one more thing: I consider myself reasonable, so don't feel you need to get antagonistic. I can take good criticism, and if you hold my section intolerable, I would not be insulted if you deleted it again; life will go on. Just consider improving it versus sacking it. Once again, thanks, in all sincerity. –TashTish (talk) 21:56, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

So, you see, I can be reasonable, and it speaks volumes that Agentx42 left the entry untouched and its discussion unanswered for almost 2½ years (and counting). I would wholeheartedly accept the criticism that my overreaction to your A Chorus Line entry is akin to Agentx42's overreaction to my Sam Spence entry; I cannot agree with your accusation that my entry was as similarly uncited as your entry was, since Agentx42's argument was with the validity of the citations (and as you can see, much POV pruning was required), not, as in your case, the complete lack threof.

At the same time, my cheap shot at you was inexcusable. Again, I offer you my apologies. (And let me know when you find citations for your passage; I'm sincerely interested!) –TashTish (talk) 04:45, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

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Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC has been confirmed for the weekend of August 28-29 at New York University.

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Perhaps! An ass? Definitely! I've never been a friendly individual but I don't regret that last insult I made. By the way, I'm male. To be honest, I'm surprised that I caused a national debate on censorship. No one ever told me I was endangering Rohde's life. If they had told me that, I would have stopped posting the information. Anyway, sorry for the late reply.[1] I just noticed the comment today.--72.186.99.104 (talk) 17:30, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

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Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

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This message is being sent to inform you of a Wikipedia picnic that is being held in your area next Saturday, June 25. From 1 to 8 PM or any time in between, join your fellow volunteers for a get together at Norman's Landscape (directions) in Manhattan's Central Park.

Take along your friends (newbies permitted), your family and other free culture enthusiasts! You may also want to pack a blanket, some water or perhaps even a frisbee.

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MetaFilter user vorfeed has a question about one of your edits to the above article. If you could reply here it would be kind. Thanks! --Dhartung | Talk 05:51, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reply at Talk of Dhartung. –TashTish (talk) 17:19, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, ok, I get it, you're a fan. That does not mean you can rewrite a Wikipedia entry as a fan page. If you feel strongly about this, let's put it to an editors' vote, all right? --TashTish (talk)

Hello, I have reedited the Los Angeles Angels wiki page once again and cited more of my sources not as a fan but as a wiki editor making it possible for people to research the professional baseball team, and get reliable information on the true history of the team, a non biased view on Angel fan experience, and other brief details that would be important for research. I hope the rich information given is not edited once again to remove the informtaion cited which is hard to find for people. I post information in the intro section about stats including attendance numbers and playoff births because it is a good indication for people researching the team at this present day to see what kind of franchise the team is, and in baseball numbers are a good indication of this especially in attendance(to show fan experience) and playoff records(to show team success rate). This is all neccesary for instance if a person knows absolutley nothing of the sport of baseball and is researching a teams affect on city crime or population growth, they can easily see how much or how little the city of Anaheim is involved in the Angels franchise. This introduction section giving attendance and win percantage of the team will allow a person that knows nothing of the team or baseball to see what the franchise has been doing or what the franchise is the past decade. A biased "Fanbase" opinion would be to state that the team is the greatest team ever for being simply the Angels, or to state little proof of fan attendance and attendance comparison, then state how the team has a loyal fanbase. All information is cited, and then reflected in a historical account which makes it a non biased account. Please message me back and quote phrases instead of taking out whole sections that are important to the page if you still see a problem with the page. Thank you. --Marksanta123 27 August 2011 2:20 P.M.

Listen, you didn't re-edit anything, you just added back all the personal stuff that was edited out in the name of objectivity. It wasn't just me; Pshla619 likewise edited out your insistence that the major league Los Angeles Angels existed in the 19th century. (A fact, by the way, I felt was worthy enough to stay in.)

Anyway, I'm not going to make an issue out of it. But believe me, items like "For various reasons, Angels fans have a hatred of these teams [that have a rivalry with the Angels]" (which, by the way, is not cited, and probably can never be) have put a target on your edits to be speedily deleted by others who may care more about this than I do. –TashTish (talk) 01:07, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TashTish, i have cited all my reedits, such as the Los Angeles Angels name dating back to the 19th century http://www.laalmanac.com/sports/sp06h.htm , i said nowhere that they are the exact same team, I only refered to it as the same team name, and in that giving the two teams a connection with name and location, please read the page, don't skim. I even cited a page that shows how the team name was bought in order to continue the franchise. As far as the only reedit you quoted, i did not put hatred, i merely put "The Los Angeles Angels fans have been known to "DISLIKE" these teams for various reasons." I said nothing about hatred, so i do not know why you are taking it so personal. By the way, the only reason that line was put in was because it is refering to the "Rivalries" section of the page, and in putting "DISLIKE" it is simply refering to a rivalry. So I can put a rivalries section up about the teams rivalries, but i cannot refer to the other teams as being disliked? You need to stop being so personal and look at the page as a way for people to get information, did you not read my response right above this? People looking through the Angel wiki page will see a team rivalry section that cannot be easily cited, but that does not make it false. The fact is that the term "DISLIKE other teams" was used in the Rivalries section, and the teams are stated from a widely accepted fact, but if you would like me to cite ESPN sports pages that referance the Angels in rivals with each one of those teams i can do so, it is just useless for readers to see those citations because when they read a rivals page on wiki they won't be questioning where the information is drawn because it is just a fun fact.

If there is any other citations or issues that you need explaining please quote them, instead of rambling on, and state what is wrong with them "in the name of objectivity"?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marksanta123 (talk • contribs) 23:20, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As much as you'd like to think, an encyclopedia is not a place for "fun facts." —TashTish (talk) 00:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yet again you continue to bash my phrases personally and not quote a single line on the page that isn't cited, and "fun facts" are material that is factual altogether, so that would make it serviceable to someone who would find the information useful, whether it be a small detail or not. A little tip, try doing your reserach about a page before you make assumptions relying on what a majority thinks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marksanta123 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could start by learning to spell. –TashTish (talk) 22:00, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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You are invited to Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and workshops focused on film and the performing arts that will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.

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You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 12th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Saturday February 23, 2013 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here, or at bit.ly/wikidaynyu. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

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Sunday March 22: Wikipedia Day NYC 2015

You are invited to join us at Barnard College for Wikipedia Day NYC 2015, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference for the project's 14th birthday. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday March 22 Wikipedia Day NYC 2015 (RSVP on-wiki or at bit.ly/wikidaybarnard). 10:00pm - 9:00 pm at Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, by W 118th St We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:59, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our inaugural evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday April 29 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month on Lady Librarians & Feminist Epistemologies! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:29, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our inaugural evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday April 29 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month on Lady Librarians & Feminist Epistemologies! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:29, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wednesday June 10, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda: recent and upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday June 10 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tannis_Vallely&curid=39308026&diff=666413680&oldid=638187097

Is that online or in print? If it's online, could you link to it; if it's in print, could you supply more details? "FB" isn't enough. DS (talk) 18:26, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted this edit as it doesn't conform to the WP:RS. Tiptoety ^talk 00:02, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday July 8, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on a review of past and upcoming editathons, including Black Lunch Table Editathon @ MoMA on July 13. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday July 8 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:45, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Sunday August 2, 1-7pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday August 2 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 1pm–7pm - come by any time! @ Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance (Prospect Park West and 15th St), immediately on the lawn to your left as you walk through the lovely lotus columns. Subway: ​ to 15th Street – Prospect Park (IND Culver Line) We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 03:32, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply] (Bonus event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednedsay, August 19)

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