Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

You are invited to join us for a full afternoon and evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering the lives and works of women in architecture. Saturday October 15 Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). noon - 8pm (drop-in anytime!) at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Garrett Lobby @ 1071 5th Ave by E 88 St In conjunction with Archtober and New York Archives Week, the Guggenheim will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon— to enhance articles related to women in architecture on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that, by its nature combines both. The Guggenheim will work alongside ArchiteXX, the founders of WikiD: Women Wikipedia Design #wikiD, the international education and advocacy program working to increase the number of Wikipedia articles on women in architecture and the built environment. New and experienced editors are welcome. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global partnerships page to discover an edit-a-thon in a city near you or simply join remotely. We hope to see you there!-- Pharos ( talk) 19:34, 7 October 2015 (UTC) reply

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Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

You are invited to join us for a full day and evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering the lives and works of women in architecture. Thursday, October 15 Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). noon - 8pm (drop-in anytime!) at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Garrett Lobby @ 1071 5th Ave by E 88 St In conjunction with Archtober and New York Archives Week, the Guggenheim will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance articles related to women in architecture on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that, by its nature combines both. The Guggenheim will work alongside ArchiteXX, the founders of WikiD: Women Wikipedia Design #wikiD, the international education and advocacy program working to increase the number of Wikipedia articles on women in architecture and the built environment. New and experienced editors are welcome. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global partnerships page to discover an edit-a-thon in a city near you or simply join remotely. We hope to see you there!-- Pharos ( talk) 19:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC) reply

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The article Typhoon Fanapi you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Typhoon Fanapi for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 07:20, 9 October 2015 (UTC) reply

Wednesday October 28, 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, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, to see if the chapter is able to fiscally sponsor more ongoing projects tied to our core mission of expanding and diversifying free knowledge. We welcome 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/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday October WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street 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) 17:44, 22 October 2015 (UTC) reply Bonus events, RSVP now for our latest upcoming editathons: October 25 - AfroCROWD + DAWN @ Brooklyn Public Library November 4 - Aphra Behn Society @ Grand Summit Hotel (Summit, NJ) November 10 - Basquiat: Still Fly 55 @ MoMA

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Hink, a summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. User:Hylian Auree and I worked on this one. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank ( push to talk) 15:20, 29 October 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tropical Storm Bret (1993) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 19:00, 1 November 2015 (UTC) reply

The article Tropical Storm Bret (1993) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Tropical Storm Bret (1993) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 20:00, 1 November 2015 (UTC) reply

WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 ( submissions) ( FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber ( submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver ( submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

• Godot13 ( submissions) ( FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
• Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
• Cas Liber ( submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
• West Virginian ( submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
• Calvin999 ( submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Rationalobserver ( submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Harrias ( submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
• Rodw ( submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
• ThaddeusB ( submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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Hello, Hurricanehink. Tropical Storm Bret (1993), an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated  to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 01:43, 11 November 2015 (UTC) reply

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Two options for this Sunday: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for one of two edit-a-thons this Sunday, just bring your laptop and an interest in participating! No special knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia knowledge is required, and there will be Wikipedia training workshops for new folks. Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon @ Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sun Nov 22 Join at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the American Soviet Jewry movement. Women In Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences 7 World Trade Center - 40th Floor 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sun Nov 22 Join at the NY Academy of Sciences, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of women scientists. Note that seating is limited for the Women in Science event, as well as signing up on-wiki, please RSVP by email. Bonus event: December 9 - WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Naughty Jeffrey -- Naughty Jeffrey ( talk) 09:01, 19 November 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1996 Oman cyclone you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Naughty Jeffrey -- Naughty Jeffrey ( talk) 09:01, 19 November 2015 (UTC) reply

Hello, Hurricanehink. 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated  to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 14:20, 22 November 2015 (UTC) reply

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On 26 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tropical Storm Bret (1993), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1993 Tropical Storm Bret was the deadliest natural disaster in Venezuela since the 1967 Caracas earthquake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tropical Storm Bret (1993). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Wednesday December 9, 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, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome 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/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 9 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 13:38, 4 December 2015 (UTC) reply Bonus events, RSVP now for our upcoming editathons: Saturday December 12 - Art & Law @ School of Visual Arts editathon Sunday December 13 - Black Film: AfroCROWD editathon

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Hink, a summary of yet another Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank ( push to talk) 01:36, 13 December 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine ( User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason ( User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew ( User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

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Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016

You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. 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. Saturday January 16 Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 ( RSVP on-wiki or at bit.ly/wikiday15). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway (between Waverly and Washington Place) 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) 17:56, 23 December 2015 (UTC) reply

I've added in the David Roth source, as you suggested. Since there were conflicting sources about the Texas totals (one suggested $3 million, the Texas Hurricane History $1.75 million, and the Monthly Weather Review just $500,000), I harmonized a bit and went with "between $2–$3 million" in the introduction to the Impact section, as the MWR total seemed low and probably preliminary, considering the damage done. I'm not sure how to make the storm infobox reflect that, though. Perhaps you could help. (Also, I've noticed that you only rounded one wind speed and not others elsewhere in the article. How does that work for GA or FA status?) I would like to thank you so much for the barnstar; you and others, especially Cyclonebiskit and 12george1, have consistently produced well-written articles and have willingly collaborated with others who have also sacrificed time and effort to do so. CapeVerdeWave ( talk) 20:43, 24 December 2015 (UTC) reply

Yes, but there are some parts that you didn't round, such as this from the Meteorological History: "A barometer on Saba measured 29.02 inHg (983 mb), implying maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 km/h);[8]". How do I know when to round or not? Does it depend on whether the HURDAT value needs to be rounded? Also, there's this: "At 12:00 UTC on July 24, HURDAT initialized a tropical depression some 430 miles (692 km) east of Saint Lucia in the Windward Islands.[5]" Does the km value need to be rounded too? CapeVerdeWave ( talk) 20:58, 24 December 2015 (UTC) reply

@ CapeVerdeWave: Always glad to lend a helping hand~ In regards to the rounded values, all distances and wind speeds listed in or derived from HURDAT should be rounded to the nearest 5 as that's the resolution the database is meant to provide. Pressures should be to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of Mercury unless an explicit value of millibars in the tenths is provided. Observed wind speeds, such as the 84 mph observed in the Bahamas, are converted normally since they're not rounded in the first place. ~ Cyclonebiskit ( chat) 21:07, 24 December 2015 (UTC) reply

I have one more question for either Hurricanehink or Cyclonebiskit: I was reading one of my sources, an article written by a local staff writer in the Palm Beach Post, that mentioned winds in Stuart peaking "between 2 and 3 p.m." In the section describing the Florida impact, I wrote in the first paragraph: "The winds, which peaked between 19:00–20:00 UTC on July 30, downed several telegraph poles and destroyed a structure at Stuart, but otherwise little damage resulted.[34]" However, I wasn't sure whether the times listed in the newspaper article were in local time (which would have been EDT in 1933) or EST, following the standard procedure of the Weather Bureau in Washington, D.C. (as in its official publication at the time, the Monthly Weather Review). Thus, I wasn't sure whether the times were 18:00–19:00 UTC or 19:00–20:00 UTC. Can anyone offer some general guidance on how to deal with such cases when reading newspaper articles giving times? CapeVerdeWave ( talk) 02:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC) reply

@ CapeVerdeWave: Since it's in a newspaper I think it's safe to assume EDT. Newspapers almost always use the local time so applying the standards of the MWR wouldn't make sense. ~ Cyclonebiskit ( chat) 18:33, 26 December 2015 (UTC) reply

Glad you both worked that all out. I was busy with Christmas related things, but Cyclonebiskit is right about rounding and the winds. As for times, I tend to avoid exact times unless it's necessary. How much does it add to a reader that they peaked in the afternoon as opposed to the morning? ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 18:54, 26 December 2015 (UTC) reply

On 30 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1996 Oman cyclone, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a cyclone caused historic flooding in Yemen in 1996? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1996 Oman cyclone. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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The article Tropical Storm Bret (1993) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tropical Storm Bret (1993) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 22:42, 2 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jason Rees -- Jason Rees ( talk) 22:43, 2 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2010–11 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 19:01, 3 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article 2010–11 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:2010–11 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 19:40, 3 January 2016 (UTC) reply

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On 8 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article October 2008 Central America floods, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that flooding in October 2008 in Central America was considered the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Mitch 10 years prior? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/October 2008 Central America floods. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1995 India cyclone you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 21:21, 12 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article 1995 India cyclone you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1995 India cyclone for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 21:41, 12 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Hello, Hurricanehink. 1995 India cyclone, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated  to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 02:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC) reply

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 11:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 12:40, 17 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article Typhoon Chan-hom (2015) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Typhoon Chan-hom (2015) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 17:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC) reply

The article 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 19:41, 18 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Hello,

CIS-A2K is going to organize an edit-a-thon between 25 and 31 January this year. The aim of this edit-a-thon is creating and improving Geographical Indications in India related articles.

We welcome all of you to join this edit-a-thon.
Please see the event and add your name as a participant: Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Events/Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon

Feel free to ask if you have question(s).
Regards. -- Tito Dutta ( talk) 19:26, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign. Saturday February 6 Black Life Matters Editathon ( RSVP). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!-- Pharos ( talk) 19:16, 1 February 2016 (UTC) reply (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17)

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On 6 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Arabian Peninsula tropical cyclones, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that tropical cyclones affecting the Arabian Peninsula (example pictured) have disrupted oil exports, destroyed 2,000 year old bridges, and produced multiple years' worth of rainfall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Arabian Peninsula tropical cyclones. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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The article Typhoon Nangka (2015) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Typhoon Nangka (2015) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan ( talk) 21:03, 9 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology. Tuesday, February 16 Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim ( RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 5:30pm - 8:30pm at Sackler Center Media Lab, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue; enter through 89th Street staff entrance
Wednesday February 17, 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, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome 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/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 00:27, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply

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On 13 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1995 India cyclone, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 1995 storm caused 63 deaths in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1995 India cyclone. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 13 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi Hurricanehink-

While reviewing the submissions for the WikiCup, I noticed that your (very detailed) GAR ended with a comment about putting the review on hold, yet the article has been promoted to GA. Did you promote the article? Was it promoted in error or by someone else? Thanks.-- Godot13 ( talk) 23:40, 14 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi Hurricanehink- Two of your submissions are being removed from the scoreboard: Talk:Cyclone_Ilona/GA1 - Too short Template:Did_you_know_nominations/1995_India_cyclone - GA promotion is not eligible for points

If you have any questions please let me know.-- Godot13 ( talk) 01:28, 15 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi. Would you like to help review some old FAs to check if they are still good enough for Main Page? Please check out User:Dweller/Featured Articles that haven't been on Main Page - the TFA delegates are using the page to help make sure the slots are filled with quality articles. Ta! -- Dweller ( talk) 09:37, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi, Hurricanehink. I'm just posting to let you know that List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 00:23, 20 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Your plans on taking over Featured Topics isn't going unnoticed. You're under the microscope, sir. GamerPro64 04:11, 22 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Typhoon Dolphin (2015) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan ( talk) 00:21, 23 February 2016 (UTC) reply

The article Typhoon Dolphin (2015) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Typhoon Dolphin (2015) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan ( talk) 06:02, 25 February 2016 (UTC) reply

I nominated this article for TFA. JerrySa1 ( talk) 22:07, 28 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Working on this one now, Hink. - Dank ( push to talk) 01:31, 29 February 2016 (UTC) reply

I've removed your two GARs posted today. Please re-post them tomorrow (March 1st, UTC).-- Godot13 ( talk) 18:32, 29 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 22:21, 29 February 2016 (UTC) reply

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit ( submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions), 12george1 ( submissions), and Cas Liber ( submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth ( submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn ( submissions) completing nine.

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The article 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 03:02, 1 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Typhoon Noul (2015) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf ( talk) 15:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber ( submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email).-- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cyclone Chapala you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 21:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts. We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events. This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities! Saturday, March 5 Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA ( RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 10:00am - 5:00pm (drop-in anytime!) at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. -- Pharos ( talk) 21:48, 2 March 2016 (UTC) reply

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The article Cyclone Chapala you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Cyclone Chapala for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 22:21, 2 March 2016 (UTC) reply

The article Typhoon Noul (2015) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Typhoon Noul (2015) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf ( talk) 04:41, 3 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cyclone Megh you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 04:41, 7 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC ( RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 18:11, 10 March 2016 (UTC) reply

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The article Cyclone Megh you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cyclone Megh for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 12george1 -- 12george1 ( talk) 03:21, 13 March 2016 (UTC) reply

The article Cyclone Olivia you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Cyclone Olivia for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cyclonebiskit -- Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 12:41, 13 March 2016 (UTC) reply