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[[Suzanne Manet]]

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Thanks for that. Do you have a biography of Manet or any sources re their relationship? All I could find was this painting and [http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/22/arts/art-degas-and-mrs-manet.html the story behind it], which paints a pretty bleak picture. Or so to speak... Lithoderm 01:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

::I have a pretty good book on Manet, - I gotta find it and I'll try to work on the article if I can. I have always wondered what set him off to cut up the Degas like that. I guess marriage, wives, and other painters can do that to you...Modernist (talk) 12:32, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Thumbs Up Award

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The seldom coveted Thumbs Up Award has to given to Modernist for his above-and-beyond-the-calling efforts in tracking down and removing the footprints of a serial spammer. Wikipedia (or at least I) salutes you. Carptrash (talk) 15:37, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

:Thank you, my pleasure...Modernist (talk) 16:09, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Made me laugh!

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment&diff=prev&oldid=519016483 This] made me laugh before you fixed it. Made me think of Joan Baez, fighting for the right and good, all that stuff. Truthkeeper (talk) 13:45, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

:Hey, gotta say something, uh but gotta be careful - you never know :)...Modernist (talk) 13:49, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

::Yeah, I hear you. Truthkeeper (talk) 13:52, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

:::Hey man. Going through a big early 60s folk stage at the moment, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFdBO8kak8&feature=related]. You might have a few recommendations for me. Its all Sandy Denny here at the moment.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cN2JYnBTZw] Hope all is well with you. Sorry I missed you when I did, time was against me, but there will be a next time. Ceoil (talk) 11:44, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

::::This is where it all began: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZYjc57V55U], and here [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS1Vaxwrt9o] and this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_qE9ectJQ&feature=related]...Modernist (talk) 12:03, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

::::::This guy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8c4GCMcZQ] started a lot of it, the revival I mean, and his sons keep it going to this day. And he lived just up the road from me. Ceoil (talk) 12:20, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::Gorgeous stuff - too bad he died, try this: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9FZMHNhJ80&feature=related] for a precedent and a different spin...Modernist (talk) 12:39, 27 October 2012 (UT)

::::::::[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hspWooEXk]. I like this more than is prob healthy. Glad you like Seán Ó Riada, but he was an awful prick in realo life. gulp gulp gulp, and punch punch punch. Ceoil (talk) 12:59, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::::::Strange Fruit is well, what can I say. That voice and reco0ding still haunts. Ceoil (talk) 13:04, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

::::::::::::Yeah, pretty crazy - you know me and JNW were waiting, oh well, here's this:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MCXJuG3KA], although the new one is better...Modernist (talk) 13:07, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::::::::Seven days are not enough time to see the states. I really loved what I saw, Boston is a great city, but then I would say that being Irish and all. I was 3 hours in NYC, and although I spent half a year there in 1992, 20 years later it seemed like outer space. The three hours were spend on 53rd and 5th, and in the Met, by the way. Would have loved if you were there, but it turned out to be a last minute plan, it didnt seem right to put you under pressure at the last minute. Anyway, in the few days I got to visit Massachusetts, New Hampshire (Guns, ammo, beer!), Maine, CT, NY for about five minutes. You can guess how it was for the first visit, the focus was on her family, showing that I dont have two heads, nbut there will be a next time, prob in the new year, if the offer still stands. I obviously think very highly about ye guys, to meet ye would be, well. Ceoil (talk) 13:25, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::Most definitely, hopefully we'll all be well and maybe I'll have another show up...Modernist (talk) 13:31, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

::::::::::::::::It's all good, no worries, she's very cool too...Modernist (talk) 13:33, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::I have reason now to travel over often, next time is prob april. I has hoped to gather you JNW, Riggr, TK and Liz, and have a blast, but first visit, there was too much to do. Im very fond of alL of ye, believe me, it will happen, as a warning, prob april/may n est year. Ceoil (talk) 13:43, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::::From that bygone era [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2hg_G-BRw&feature=related] still my favorite, look forward to it...Modernist (talk) 13:45, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

RE:"Art nude"

Now Nude (art); See my comments "What Now?" on my talk page.

FigureArtist (talk) 04:02, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Damjing

There is NO surviving evidence that Damjing made the wall painting in Horyu-ji.　See the article on him. In addition to it, the original Horyu-ji was burned around 670, and the surviving one today is reconstructed after 670. Today the painting is considered to be done between the end of 7th century to early 8th. Please DO RESEACH before editing.--Kechrite (talk) 06:30, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Sandy

Really glad to see you back in action and editing again. Jesus christ, that was a rough one. How did it go for you, I hope nothing was lost. I'll say one thing, ye guys dont do weather by half measure in the States. Best. Ceoil (talk) 08:46, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

:I won't be back for awhile -every now and then - lots of damage - still no power - major problems...Modernist (talk) 12:33, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

::Real sorry to hear M, I cant imagine. Looking forward to seeing you back, even when. Keep in touch. Ceoil (talk) 21:12, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

:::M, I just noticed this - I'm so sorry to hear! I was thinking of you on the night, worried, and hoping the damage wouldn't be too extreme. Take care. We'll still be here when things are up and running again. Truthkeeper (talk) 22:03, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

::::Me as well. Dropped you an email, but obviously there's no hurry about responding. Just glad to see you in one piece. Kafka Liz (talk) 22:07, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

interesting talk

I think [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtNR_jRX7TA this] is fairly fascinating. Bus stop (talk) 11:17, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFFx9__m3TQ Leonard A. Lauder on Collecting Cubism] is quite interesting too. Coldcreation (talk) 11:56, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

::Both are really worth watching thanks...Modernist (talk) 12:16, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

:::The Douglas Cooper collection was a fantastic accumulation of the best of Cubist work; Lauder did well by acquiring it; unfortunately Cooper was a monstrous asshole exemplifed by the self-destruction of Nicolas De Stael, and John Richardson walking out on him. Duncan and Casebere are to my mind incredibly boring in a conventional way. Sadly demonstrating the utter mediocrity of contemporary art history essentially clueless - no vision, no insight, just awful conventional crap in most cases. My take on photo realism, pop art, minimalism and conceptual art including Duchamp has become seriously negative as it eludes any sort of visionary expression but parrots market strategies exemplified by Judd and others. High abstraction goes right over these mediocre heads - I'll take Hans Hofmann, Matisse and Picasso and Pollock over all and everything mentioned by the talk at the Walker. Maybe it's time to dump Duchamp...Modernist (talk) 14:07, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

::::[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILEXei9rfhw Bobby Hebb - Sunny] Bus stop (talk) 12:17, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

:::::[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWyxzmNdJc BOBBY HEBB & RON CARTER - SUNNY.LIVE ACOUSTIC TV PERFROMANCE 1972] Bus stop (talk) 12:35, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

:Thank you...Modernist (talk) 12:37, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Re: Van Gogh

Responded in the talk page. (N0n3up (talk) 00:04, 8 January 2015 (UTC))

:In regards to your message in the talk page. I understand, but this was not about whether he is Dutch or not, its the fact that the art movement he took part of is interfering on how we address his nationality as you intended, which is unrelated. For example, Picasso was a Spaniard who took part of art movements that originated in France, and like you mentioned, the majority in that certain field were French, yet the art movement that he took part of had nothing to do with his nationality, as you can see his article. And at that time, there were many artists who settled in France, specially Paris that were of different nationalities, thus going back to what I said of the artistic movement and the artist himself. (N0n3up (talk) 05:18, 8 January 2015 (UTC))

::You're mixing apples and oranges. Picasso goes to France and is one of the inventors of Cubism along with Braque and others. Artists from all over the world converge in Paris to paint and to make art. That's not the point, the Post-Impressionist moment that Van Gogh essentially embodied was French, even though he was a Dutchman. Later in can be argued artists from all over began to emulate the innovations set down by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, Cezanne and Lautrec...Modernist (talk) 11:32, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

:Van Gogh even though his art embodied a French style, he made a mark of the art movement. But that's not the point. The point is that the reason you want to put of Dutch origin instead of was a Dutch painter is because of his artistic field. I saw that you changed it to was a major Post-Impressionist. A Dutch painter whose work.... Even though his artistic sphere has nothing to do with how we refer to his nationality. But since you seem to specialise in this field of art, I will leave my trust in you. (N0n3up (talk) 22:20, 8 January 2015 (UTC))

::Keep in mind that I never added of Dutch origin in the first place, it was an editor in September 2013 who made that change. I am simply trying to clarify in the lede the best way to characterize the amazing, interesting, and mysterious character we all know as Vincent van Gogh...Modernist (talk) 22:31, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

:Thanks, and sorry if I seemed to have enlarged the situation more than I was supposed to. (N0n3up (talk) 04:13, 9 January 2015 (UTC))

::It seems to have worked out for the best; not a problem...Modernist (talk) 11:09, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

For remembering... Still on wikibreak! Ty 07:31, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

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your revert

Dear Modernist, i would find it nice, if you could explain, why you reverted my entry of the artist Ivo Ringe on the list of minimalist artists. He works in this field, so i don't know, what i did wrong? Kind regards --Gyanda (talk) 00:40, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

:We don't add every artist who works in a minimalist style. It is an historical article, the artists mentioned are all born before 1940 with one exception Fred Sandback...Modernist (talk) 12:43, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

::Thank you very much for the information. I did not know that, please excuse the inconvience i have caused. Kind regards, --Gyanda (talk) 14:06, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

:::No problem...Modernist (talk) 14:49, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your support

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Feb 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/ArtAndFeminism 2016 Training 2|Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim]]<br>Feb 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-02|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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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.

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Thomas Moran question

Hello Modernist, I hope all is well. Given your expertise in art, I hope it won't be a bother if I ask you a question. I wonder if you know any way to find the full provenance of Sunset at Sea by Thomas Moran, and in particular, whether it was publicly displayed anywhere in the US before 1923. We're hoping to put it into an unrelated FAC, but licensing issues are a holdup. If we get it accurately PD licensed, it could then go into other (perhaps more directly related) FAcs as well. Thank you for your time and trouble.   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 13:58, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

:{{User|Lingzhi}} I'm confused, Moran died in 1926, 90 years ago, and his work is PD; additionally so is the 1906 painting. Using it as PD should be okay; for the provenance I would suggest that you contact the Brooklyn Museum; I'm sure they will be happy to provide the relevant information...Modernist (talk) 14:39, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

::{{re|Modernist}} There are some (theoretically) possible instances of time this could have been first published (or displayed) where the date of death of the author doesn't clear us for PD. Namely, if this was first published sometime 1923-1977 - or even later -, we would need to find out whether it was done so with or without a copyright notice. See: :c:Commons:Hirtle chart. A similar case was resolved by finding the earliest date of public display that clears it for PD (see my Talk). – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:05, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

:::{{User|Finnusertop}}, The Brooklyn Museum hopefully can provide that information regarding when the painting was exhibited. I wonder if it was included in the 1976 exhibition The Natural Paradise: Painting in America, 1800-1950 at MoMA in NYC. [http://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/5437/releases/MOMA_1976_0097_85.pdf?2010]...Modernist (talk) 15:17, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

::::Thanks for the pointer, Modernist. Cheers.   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 05:56, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

Vincent

Have started the process [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Peer_review/Vincent_van_Gogh/archive3]. He's a monster subject obv, and will take a lot of time and effort in responding and meeting comments. I see stress in my FAC future, but am totally up for it. Ceoil (talk) 22:43, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

:I'll do the best that I can...Modernist (talk) 22:49, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

::Well you are the in-house expert, so will be needed on matters of fact. The three big areas I see re format are the refs formatting, making sure the licensing is properly tagged for each img on commons, and filling out the content on a few of the "works" sub-sections. There is bound to be a large amount of rephrasing / clarification on the bio. All doable. Am confident that the structure and comprehensiveness criteria are in order. Ceoil (talk) 23:08, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Request for comment

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art#Censorship.3F_of_.22Controversies.22_section Met Controversies]. Nobody is arguing with the substance of the additions, more the weight and (via the source) transparent POV. The editor is certainly acting in good faith, and understandably frustrated by reverts. Its a very complex subject, and we do need a short overview. I think knowledgeable people (I'm not especially, but you are) need to formulate something, brief, first on talk, to transfer to the article. Can you weigh in/ keep an eye. Ceoil (talk) 11:57, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Vincent 2

There's a bit a disagreement on v's talk page over how to proceed onva matter. Right now may not be the best time to make changes  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 12:40, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

:Gauguin's painting of V belongs in the aricle...Modernist (talk) 14:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

::I agree. I was just worried that you would make a lot of edits, and it would make it difficult to go back and fix things if consensus was against the other editor's mass changes to the referencing format. But of course one or a few edits will not do so. Perhaps I came here too quickly...  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 08:21, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

:I wasn't planning on any more edits until you guys were settled; thanks for your hard work there...Modernist (talk) 11:21, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

::De nada. Happy to chip in.  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 11:50, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Saturday, March 5: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/ArtAndFeminism 2016|Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA]]

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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 ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-18961175386 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

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Met Selected objects

Is based on two (only) visits, from commons, and what you and Liz recommended; my knowledge is prob a little shallow. You might take a look. In other news VvG is taking shape. Nobody said it was going to be easy. Ceoil (talk) 09:16, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

:Well done! and VvG is getting there..Modernist (talk) 10:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

:Ok; I removed some paintings to make way for objects, but I see they all fit comfortably now. Ceoil (talk) 11:47, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

::Happy St. Patrick's Day!...Modernist (talk) 18:39, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

[[SVG animation]]: edit war

There is a discussion at Talk:SVG animation#Edit warring by user Saukgp about an edit war in which you are involved. You are invited to join the discussion in order to settle the matter. Thank you. Love —LiliCharlie (talk) 14:24, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

April 13: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-04|WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity]]

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Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc.

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::6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video and social hour

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Nicolas de Staël

A bit trigger happy with your reverts! Superp (talk) 08:08, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

  • The article is correct!!!!Modernist (talk) 10:44, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

::I beg to differ. If I find better info, I will update the article. Peace. (Note for future self and others: this is about whether Николай Владимирович Шталь фон Гольштейн (Nikolai Vladimirovich Stael von Holstein) became Nocolas de Staël before becoming Nicolas de Staël) Superp (talk) 13:39, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

  • The original edit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_de_Sta%C3%ABl&diff=104687069&oldid=104680486] came from {{User|Anchorite}} from Belarus. Take it up with them...Modernist (talk) 14:20, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

::Let me introduce you to the cn tag and her sister, cn-span which you removed. Your turn. Superp (talk) 15:39, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

:::I prefer WP:AGF...Modernist (talk) 15:55, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

::::Excellent answer. We need both of course. Superp (talk) 07:18, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Saturday April 30: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MENA|Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim]]

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On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.

The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism.

New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support.

Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well.

:: Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm

:: Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128

::: Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~

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May 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-05|WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon.

This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.

::6:00 pm: Introduction, pizza

::7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas, novel uses of wiki technology

::8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia community

::9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal chat

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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[[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 11, 2016]]

Pinging the co-noms: {{ping|Ceoil|Kafka Liz|Ewulp}}. Greak work. I've condensed the lead for June 11 ... the only thing that's still bugging me is the repetition of "widely" in the last two sentences, but I'm not sure what to do about that. Suggestions? - Dank (push to talk) 21:44, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

:Unfortunately there aren't many good synonyms for "widely", but maybe something like "A critical and popular success at the Paris Salon of 1833..." could replace the first one. Ewulp (talk) 02:17, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

::Thanks, done. - Dank (push to talk) 03:27, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

:::Ping (unrelated to above). Ceoil (talk) 12:05, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

::::Thanks...Modernist (talk) 12:14, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Sunday June 5: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomeninJewishHistory2016|Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon]]

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Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives.

A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!

:: Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

:: Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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June 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-06|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University.

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! AfroCrowd!) 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our [http://afrocrowd.org/ AfroCrowd June calendar], June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events.

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Wednesday June 29: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki Loves Pride 2016|Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA]]

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Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia.

Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

:: Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

:: Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019

:::Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:03, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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Image galleries

Hi. I just wanted to call your attention to this. Bus stop (talk) 19:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Some good videos

Hi Modernist—I don't know if you've seen [http://www.bloomberg.com/shows/brilliant-ideas these videos] on a variety of artists. I haven't seen them all. Bus stop (talk) 17:36, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

:Thanks Bus Stop, interesting group...Modernist (talk) 21:13, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Sunday July 10: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic|WikNYC Picnic]] @ Central Park

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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

  • Sunday July 10 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) ([http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/231562816/ also on meetup.com])

::3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St.

::Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

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We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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Misuse of rollback

Please familiarise yourself with Wikipedia:Rollback. Users who continue to misuse rollback may have their user rights revoked. DrKay (talk) 14:09, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Clancys

I always think over looked. Some tune [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w97uEToBzJ4]. Very early too, first recorded by them in 62-63? Ceoil (talk) 14:12, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:What a great version of that song, thanks. I always think about this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q88_lFFoZRE] as the definition of we...Modernist (talk) 14:26, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::Oh wow, Emmylou and mark together. Knofler doest get his due, but in terms of slow hand, nobody comes close. I'm on a early 60s kick at the moment, just finished Pete Townsend's bio. Always liked that pre-Beatles mod stuff. Very pop art, maybe before the fact? Ceoil (talk) 14:56, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:::Just heard Harris and Knopfler doing a duet on my car radio yesterday, and happened across your conversation....hello to you both, and back into my cave I go. JNW (talk) 15:04, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:::::JNW, if you had told me in 1986 that in 2016 I'd be defending Mark Knofler, I'd have hung my head in shame. But age changes perspective, and both he and Fugazi have merits, I'll admit now. Hope the cave is coastal. Ceoil (talk) 15:19, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:::* Just thinking - we all get old: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWH_XlMWcko], Hi JNW...Modernist (talk) 15:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::::Nice, and I suppose these days Paul McCarthy dearly wishes he was only 64 - which was way back in the day. Nothing wrong with age however. Ceoil (talk) 15:23, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::::* But then I think about the early 60s and my old neighbor: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KisHhIRihMY]...Modernist (talk) 15:33, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:::::* And to think, I came to that song through a different route: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLuOnBl1IzA]. JNW (talk) 16:48, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

VvG

Modernist I've copied over some of the work I've been doing in the sandbox (for weeks now). it's all sourced. If you dislike it, then I don't mind having it deleted, but equally I dislike feeling like a second class citizen who has to have edits approved. I'm well aware I'm not an artist, I probably have no business at all trying to work on this article, but I've given it a shot. It's far from perfect but it's a beginning and having it sit in a sandbox and having me stew because I feel I can't edit doesn't help anything. Sorry, that I haven't come with tune in hand. Simply with text written. Maybe you'll like it. I hope you do. Victoria (tk) 16:52, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:Vic you do terrific work - you just gotta believe in yourself....Modernist (talk) 20:16, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::I dunno, maybe. I've been gone a long time, haven't written here in months, and writing a style section about van Gogh frankly scares the shit out of me. But I do suffer from angst, no doubt about that. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement. I'm finished now and turning over to you and the others for tweaking. Victoria (tk) 20:46, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::Victoria, your work here is valued at the highest level, and imo you set an example. In less fraught terms, Fav Lou Reed song? - JNW & Modernist have claimed Pale Blue Eyes, I'm in no doubt they are both wrong - Sister Ray, in all fairness. Ceoil (talk) 22:31, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:Yeah, maybe but there is this:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUs7yWnDJ8] and most of all everybody knows this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4wKYrky4k]...Modernist (talk) 22:56, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::I only met her a couple of times but I vividly remember her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0d5rH45Ux0]...Modernist (talk) 23:05, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:The image of Warhol in that first link is incredible. Talk about charisma. I'm still in the waiting for the man/sister ray/white light white heat camp, although Lou is a deep well. Also wow, Modernist re Nico. Flabbergasted, but not entirely surprised. Ceoil (talk) 23:07, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::The 60s...where did they go; and what now...Modernist (talk) 23:23, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:::God knows, time just ....disappears. I'll go out on a limb and say that I think Jim Morrison is in the same league. Man do I love the Doors, Manzarek's flaky LA bullshit and that horrible movie aside. Ceoil (talk) 23:52, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:The Doors were at their peak in the summer of '67, and Janis too; a brilliant artist; I also miss Edie she was a friend of mine's girlfriend in 65-66...Modernist (talk) 00:13, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

::Yep. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imcHmSUVEvk tune], also iconography, althouh I am more of a 1970s bearded Jim man myself. LA Woman!Ceoil (talk) 00:21, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Bells

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style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For two reasons. (a) Sense of style and good taste in image placement and curator ship in general (b) having such broad knowledge and the uncanny ability to pull connecting art historical strings together. Ceoil (talk) 18:42, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

:Also, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFPJ0bPj744 some voice]. Am floored. Ceoil (talk) 19:52, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

::Great job on a great song....Thank you...I'm surprised and greatly appreciate your words...Modernist (talk) 01:58, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

:::The posthumous sect; if there is a specific work that re Matisse that shows influence in colour or tone etc, this is the section to display.Ceoil (talk) 00:38, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

first name basis

I saw some sources that mentioned that Vincent signed only his first name because he thought his family name would be difficult for French speakers to pronounce [plus... one other reason..? I don't recall]. Is this true, and if so, is it worth mentioning?  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 21:23, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

:I'll see what I can find...Modernist (talk) 02:15, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

::also {{ping|Ceoil}}:The Glory of Van Gogh: An Anthropology of Admiration By Nathalie Heinich (Princeton). see [https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=SyFrGApInOEC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22I+sign+so+that+those%22&source=bl&ots=OeV-aGj7E6&sig=jup3lOLp5danm27wkq26um6BPvk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis0eeAn6TOAhXCpo8KHUjOD_wQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=40&f=false notes to chapter 3] on p. 190, notes 37–40. Note 37 explicitly mentions pronunciation but refers to his name in a catalog not on canvass. The text in chapter 3 that is associated with note 40 seems to suggest some Martin Buber-ish I and Thou kinda thing, but I can't decide whether Vincent said this, since the footnote doesn't specify a letter though the text says V said it to Theo. There is additional bloviation ("By offering himself to posterity" and so on) on this topic on the relevant pages of chapter 3.  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 03:02, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

::::Yes, this is true. And he only signed canvases he thought were "finished", though he did sign some he gave to friends. Lingzhi, is this information you think needs to be in the article? I read about it, but made a decision not to add. If you all want it, then let me know at a place I can find. The information is at my fingertips, so no need to search. I hope to get back to editing by the end of the week, but it's a busy week so no promises. Victoria (tk) 03:14, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

{{undent}}, Well the last para or so of the article, "Why Everyone Loves Vinnie," mentions that he is an everyman because he signs only his first name. That jibes (roughly) with the "I and Thou" explanation suggested above, but not with the "because the French can't speak Dutch" explanation. Perhaps both explanations are true. I dunno.  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 04:12, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Edits on Rousseau

You are currently being listed by Wikibot as a top editor at JJ Rousseau and there is a new article being developed which references his work and his book Emile which I thought might be of interest. The article Sabrina Sidney has not yet been proofed and copy edited by a Rousseau editor and possibly you could see if some of the Rousseau wording and assertions there might be enhanced as time allows. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 16:06, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

:Appreciated, I'll take a look; I wish I had more time though...Modernist (talk) 17:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

The heat!

Are you having a heat wave too?? I'm reminded of the last time we worked on VvG, that terribly hot summer. Hasn't been as bad since then. I'm melting. 95% humidity at 7 a.m. Yuck. Victoria (tk) 12:52, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

::I just opened all the windows upstairs; got the cat back inside; here we go again it'll be in the 90s and so damp; I emptied the de-humidifier downstairs in the garage 3 times yesterday...Modernist (talk) 13:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

:::Yes, I'm about to do the same and out for errands now before it's unbearable. Every time I check, the dehumidifier is full. Another day in the 90s, very damp. We'll probably have storms blow through in the afternoon. Sometimes that helps, but not much. Victoria (tk) 13:20, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

:::*I was watchful that my pond doesn't overflow in the deluge, last night; hopefully the rain won't be too bad in the next couple of days...Modernist (talk) 13:38, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

::::*Thunder boomers in the distance and just started to pour here. Huge big drops. Very tropical. Good luck with your pond. Victoria (tk) 19:38, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

:::::*One of these days we should get together...Modernist (talk) 23:21, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

::::::*Sorry, I missed this yesterday (I was trying not to wilt!) Yes, when it's not so hot, I might try to get in that direction but family issues have been keeping me from traveling. Just went outside. Dear God. I don't remember it like this, ever. Victoria (tk) 11:45, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-08|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on [http://wikiverse.io/ WikiVerse] and [https://nycmesh.net/blog/supernode Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile].

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 (UN Women!) 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections

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Alt text

I've been watching as you add the alt text - it's not something I've ever been any good at and thought I'd stop by to compliment you at what you're doing. I'm impressed. Interesting invitation above, btw. Victoria (tk) 23:36, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

::Thanks Vic; I've been so busy lately, I'll try to finish up the alt text Monday or at least most of it...Modernist (talk) 02:29, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

:::It's a huge job. Normally I don't bother, and for some reason I thought it had been mostly done so kinda signed you up for it, but I think it's worth doing for these images. It seems like we all got busy during this FAC. Almost there! Victoria (tk) 23:42, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

September 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-09|WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting]]

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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 our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections.

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 (UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

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.

Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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) 18:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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Congrats on Vincent!

It was a long haul, but you prevailed!  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 06:35, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

:Amazing; thanks for your help!...Modernist (talk) 10:34, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Congratulations and thanks for all your hard work on Vincent van Gogh. I didn't always agree with you but I am glad I listened to you and allowed myself to be persuaded. I think the end result is one we can all be proud of. John (talk) 16:07, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

  • Thanks John, appreciated...Modernist (talk) 16:55, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

A grand day's gonna fall

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" |To Modernist; my friend its fair to say blood, sweat and tears went to this over many years. You were the glue, and I would like to say thanks for steering and being the go to bank of knowledge. Kudos, M. Ceoil (talk) 22:48, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

:It is hard to believe...Modernist (talk) 23:14, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

::You can be proud; stewardship and dept of knowledge. Ceoil (talk) 06:16, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

:::It would not have happened without your dedicated, and thoughtful work...Modernist (talk) 11:56, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

VvG

Nice work. Lovely to see it come to fruition at last! Kafka Liz (talk) 05:25, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

:It's been a long long time...Modernist (talk) 11:55, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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:Wow, what a nice surprise, thank you...Modernist (talk) 23:05, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

art video

Hi Modernist—I don't know if you've seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZd3szbrmr0 this] video. Bus stop (talk) 02:47, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

:Hi Bus Stop, I do know about Barbara's show; good to see some intense energy applied to painting again, although I think she left a lot of important American painters out of her show. Larry and Darby are old friends...it's too bad about Darby though.I hadn't seen the tape, thanks...Modernist (talk) 11:59, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Dylan

Somewhere on my talk page c. 2010 (when I first began to struggle with Ezra) you said that you thought Bob Dylan was the best poet in America. You're right! I was thrilled to see that he got the Nobel and immediately thought of you. Victoria (tk) 21:17, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

:Nobel Prize for Literature........Well Deserved...the man has been speaking for all of us for all of this time....Dylan is a great poet; along the lines of the very very best; some of his paintings and drawings are ok too...Modernist (talk) 02:43, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Sun October 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/CommonsLab|CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon]]

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On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects.

The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon.

The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!

::2:00pm - 8:00 pm at NYU ITP, Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:

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Saturday October 22: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte/MoMA 2016|WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA]]

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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists.

The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.

Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio.

The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

  • Saturday October 22 WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA ([http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/234879471/ meetup]) ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiarte-edit-a-thon-2016-tickets-27850123469 eventbrite])

::10:00am - 6:00pm at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)

::: Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

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Saturday November 12: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomenSciWiki2016|Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences]] (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!.

This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign.

Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.

:*Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (drop-in anytime!)

:* Location: New York Academy of Sciences. 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street (between Vesey and Barclay Streets in Manhattan), 40th Floor

:* You must also register at the NYAS site here: [http://www.nyas.org/WikiEdit2016 www.nyas.org/WikiEdit2016]

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:

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Saturday December 3: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Contemporary Chinese Art|Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim]]

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On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November.

New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition [https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/tales-of-our-time Tales of Our Time] following the event.

The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.

:*Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

:* Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 1071 Fifth Ave, Manhattan.

::*Enter at the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue.

:*RSVP: [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/234943118/ on Meetup.com] or on Wikipedia

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:46, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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Concerning [[Template:Pablo Picasso]]

I have posted on the talk page a comment regarding the disputed edits. Thanks, AndrewOne (talk) 00:14, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Why did you revert when there are no citations in the article?

Just curious as to the reasoning. Thank you.Cstwct (talk) 22:45, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

:Most of those sections are ok, in most cases we don't ref every single museum collection etc...Modernist (talk) 22:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

::Thank you. I'm just learning.

van Gogh

(pinging {{u|Ceoil}}, {{u|Victoriaearle}}, and {{u|John}})

Hey Modernist et. al.,

I work with the Foundation's Communications team; you might know me better from my volunteer username {{u|The ed17}}. We're writing up a Wikimedia Blog post and press pitch on the most-edited articles on Wikipedia during the last year. Interestingly, Vincent van Gogh popped up at #22, right alongside items you could have actually expected, like The Life of Pablo and United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016. I have a predilection for highlighting featured articles and their authors whenever I can, so I'd love to include one or two quotes from one or all of you. Can you tell me what interested you about/drew you into writing about van Gogh?

Please note that this is a pretty urgent request—we'd like to finalize the pitch as soon as possible over the next eighteen hours. (I'll be able to use any responses regardless of time, as they can go in the blog post scheduled for next week, but the pitch has a much sooner deadline.) I apologize for reaching out so late; we only started working on this in a significant way when we got the data yesterday (UTC).

On a separate note, I'd also love to try to return to this at a later time (read: not ~one week before the holiday season) to run a separate post that focuses on the van Gogh collaboration! Thanks for your time, everyone. Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 07:23, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

:Hi {{u|Ed Erhart (WMF)}} I like to bring vital articles to FA to provide a stable version. The energy required is enormous, i.,e lots of research, reading, writing, a long FAC, but it's worthwhile and important for the project. Victoria (tk) 13:56, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

  • Reply here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ed_Erhart_(WMF)#Vincent_van_Gogh]...Modernist (talk) 14:11, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

:*So sorry M, still trying to deal w/ a rib injury. Feel free to delete these comments I've made; I'll copy it over. Victoria (tk) 14:36, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

::*{{u|Victoriaearle}} please feel better soon...Modernist (talk) 14:57, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

:::*Thanks M. I found out yesterday it's an 8 to 12 week injury, so I'll be mostly out for a while. I want to try to avoid having to tend as much as possible tonight/tomorrow, but might peek in. Have just left a longish comment re Naifeh & Smith. I'm not into the last minute requests, but even if I were, can't spend the time today synthesizing that material and getting it into the article. It's just not possible for me to do that. Victoria (tk) 18:53, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

:Hey Modernist, {{u|Ceoil}}, and {{u|Victoriaearle}}—I wanted to point you to our blog post that has just been published. Modernist got quoted in [http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/21/20-most-edited-wikipedia-articles-of-2016/ Venture Beat] and [http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38394685 BBC News]! Thanks again for talking with me. Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

::Also, in case you were wondering why van Gogh got moved up to #20. We re-ran the query after a few days of 2015 accidentally crept into the data (it turns out that grabbing the data for the past year, aka 365 days, on December 12th will grab some of 2015 as well!). Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

:::Woo hoo Modernist! Very cool and congrats! Thanks for having me along for the ride. Victoria (tk) 20:53, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

  • Thanks Victoria, Ceoil, John and Ed...Modernist (talk) 22:47, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for what you did to make the article Vincent van Gogh what it is! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Holidays

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  • Thank you my friend!...Modernist (talk) 13:11, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

December 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-12 WikiWednesday|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] (plus [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2017|Wikipedia Day]] on Jan 15!)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens.

Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics.

We will also follow up on plans for recent 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.

After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:44, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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Best wishes for the holidays...

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Gerard David, London) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 10:26, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

:Thank you Johnbod, All the Best! Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah; Happy New Year!...Modernist (talk) 13:58, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Merry

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Thank you! Happy holidays; Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy New Year! and all the best in'17...Modernist (talk) 22:55, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

List of artists

Thank you! Happy Holidays to you too! Quick question, I recently edited "List of African-American Artists" and it turns out that if the artist is notable, then I have to make an article first. Can I add the person to the Wikipedia page then list an article on artist as a reference or do I have to create an article in Wikipedia for the person? This is totally new for me. Thank you....HollywoodJazz (talk) 01:37, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

:If the person is notable add the name with a reliable reference to that article. You need to learn and to practice editing and creating legitimate references. I will add something to your talk page that you can study...Modernist (talk) 01:54, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy Holidays, Modernist

Happy Holidays, Modernist! I don't know if you've seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUCuA_oAH8 this video], Modernist. I think Sopheap Pich is a pretty good artist. Bus stop (talk) 03:21, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

:Thank you Bus Stop, Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah; Happy New Year and All the Best in '17!...Modernist (talk) 11:27, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Season's greetings

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  • Thanks CC All the best to you!...Modernist (talk) 23:54, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:49, 25 December 2016 (UTC) 80px

  • Thank you! Happy Holidays and all the best!...Modernist (talk) 14:05, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Best Wishes

Modernist,

'''I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:40, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

:Thank you! Happy Holidays to you...Modernist (talk) 23:52, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Hi Modernist, thanks for the card, and all the best to you for the New Year. SarahSV (talk) 22:18, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy Hogmanay!

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Happy New Year to you too John! All the best in 2017...Modernist (talk) 23:08, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

New Year's Eve

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This message is being sent to let you know of a discussion at the Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding a content dispute discussion you may have participated in. Content disputes can hold up article development and make editing difficult for editors. You are not required to participate, but you are both invited and encouraged to help this dispute come to a resolution.

Please join us to help form a consensus. Thank you! Robert McClenon (talk) 19:16, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Sunday January 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2017|Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference]]

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You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th 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.

With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel!

Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more.

And there will be cake.

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.

::10:00am - 7:00 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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) 14:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Share your experience and feedback as a Wikimedian in this global survey

Hello! The Wikimedia Foundation is asking for your feedback in a survey. We want to know how well we are supporting your work on and off wiki, and how we can change or improve things in the future.This survey is primarily meant to get feedback on the Wikimedia Foundation's current work, not long-term strategy. The opinions you share will directly affect the current and future work of the Wikimedia Foundation. You have been randomly selected to take this survey as we would like to hear from your Wikimedia community. To say thank you for your time, we are giving away 20 Wikimedia T-shirts to randomly selected people who take the survey.Legal stuff: No purchase necessary. Must be the age of majority to participate. Sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation located at 149 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105. Ends January 31, 2017. Void where prohibited. Click here for contest rules. The survey is available in various languages and will take between 20 and 40 minutes.

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--EGalvez (WMF) (talk) 19:25, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Bosch

Wow....[http://dangerousminds.net/comments/collectable_hieronymus_bosch_figurines Collectable Hieronymus Bosch figurines]. Ingenious. Ceoil (talk) 21:16, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

:Very cool...Modernist (talk) 01:12, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

February 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-02 WikiWednesday|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more.

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 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 22:16, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

''P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend:

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If you already took the survey - thank you! We won't bother you again.

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[[Prophets of Deceit]]

Your insight and input would be greatly appreciated here. I think this is a timely FAC, seeking help from a few heavies. Ceoil (talk) 09:58, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

:I'll do my best...Modernist (talk) 13:12, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

:Tks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keoxoUggq54]. Ceoil (talk) 14:12, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

March 11: [https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2678?locale=en Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA] (and beyond!)

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Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There will be childcare, snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend.

This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram. Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives. --Pharos (talk) 18:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

  • [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/238232856/ MoMA event on Wikimedia NYC Meetup]

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And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next:

  • Mar 08 - Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology

::11am - 5pm

::in New York, NY

::Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens Day Edit-a-thon

  • Mar 11 -Purchase College Library

::11am - 4pm

::in Purchase, NY

::[https://www.facebook.com/events/1661878440785219/ Facebook event]

  • Mar 11 - The Museum of Modern Art

::10am - 5pm

::in New York, NY

::[https://www.facebook.com/events/216168958790152/ Facebook event]

::[https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2678?locale=en MoMA event]

  • Mar 12 - Interference Archive

::2pm - 6pm

::in Brooklyn, NY

::[http://interferencearchive.org/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-2/ Interference Archive event]

  • Mar 12 - Kickstarter HQ

::10am - 5pm

::in Brooklyn, NY

::[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-feminism-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-31839973217?aff=BLT Eventbrite event]

  • Mar 18 -SVA Library

::12pm - 5pm

::in New York, NY

::[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-31735573956 Eventbrite event]

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Regarding Matisse

Hello. Could you explain your removal of The Dessert: Harmony in Red from the painter's "Notable works" section? Thanks, AndrewOne (talk) 14:27, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

:We do not list every important painting in infoboxes. Although it's a beautiful painting; it's not particularly or historically as widely discussed or known as the Danse or the Red Studio or some of the others you added to the infobox. Although as I remember I added it to the article [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henri_Matisse&oldid=162084939] way back when because it is a great painting of his...Modernist (talk) 21:00, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Sunday March 26: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Action=History|Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel]]

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On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York] hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history.

For this month, and following on the recent Art+Feminism campaign, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.

:*Date: Sunday March 26

:*Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm

:* Location: [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York]. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

:*RSVP: [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/238232882/ on Meetup.com] or on Wikipedia

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:13, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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April 2017

File:Ambox warning pn.svg You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on :Western painting. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

  1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Ad Orientem (talk) 23:17, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Help than just revert!

Why dont you help? Thats better than just revert! Best--Aquilinae (talk) 16:05, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

April 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-04 WikiWednesday|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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Adding dates to sections in Picasso

The sections in Picasso's biography appear to be absent of dating information, which I shall try to add in sometime today. Give it a look when you can and refine it as needed. The thing is that after I did this in my print-out version with hand-written mark-ups, then the Gallery appearing in the middle of the article seems to appear interspersed with the main biography sections, somewhat as if looking for a home. I will leave it as you have placed it, and you can take a look after I add the titles for years added to the section titles. ManKnowsInfinity (talk) 17:08, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Sunday May 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Met|Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon]] + [[meta:Met Open Access Artworks Challenge|global online challenge]]

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metropolitan-museum-of-art-edit-a-thon-tickets-34597162043 sign-up with Eventbrite] via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum.

We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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May 24: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-05|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons!

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ 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! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:31, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

  • P.S. bonus event this weekend:

:*Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Sunday May 28, 2017

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Thursday June 22: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki Loves Pride 2017|Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA]]

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Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's third annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project.

Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

:: Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

:: Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019

:::Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events.

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Notice of Fringe Theories Noticeboard discussion

File:Ambox notice.svg There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. freshacconci (✉) 22:20, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Sunday July 9: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2017|WikNYC Picnic]] @ Governors Island

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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

  • Sunday July 9 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) ([https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ also on meetup.com])

::1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island.

::Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:03, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

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July 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July-2017|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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File:Wikimedia NYC presentation - WikiPhotography at WikiWednesday July 2015 3 crop.jpg

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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why?

Hi. I'm a doctor. Amedeo Modigliani had a tuberculosis, it's clinical form - tuberculosis meningitis. And he died of tuberculosis. And that's how it is categorized when determining the causes of death throughout the world. Why not? Sorry for bad english... --Шкурба Андрій Вікторович (talk) 20:49, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

:This is the English Wikipedia and the correct term is tubercular meningitis....in english please...Modernist (talk) 20:53, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Sunday July 30: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-07 Action=History|Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel]]

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File:NYC-2017-WIKIPEDIA DAY-90.jpg

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On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York] hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history.

For this month, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.

:*Date: Sunday July 30

:*Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm

:* Location: [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York]. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

:*RSVP: [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/241777549/ on Meetup.com] or on Wikipedia

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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Stop deleting information without discussion

I saw your edits on the History of painting and the History of Western Painting. When you delete something, it's better to visit the talk page first. You're not the only who contributes to articles. So please stop doing this. Max Eisenhardt (talk) 20:40, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

:There is a discussion already on the History of painting talk page...Modernist (talk) 20:43, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

::There are many discussions on the History of painting talk page, but not about this matter. You're deleting information out to the blue without discussion; that's not how it works. If you have any complains start a discussion about it on the talk page, and stop reverting other people's contributions. Max Eisenhardt (talk) 20:47, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Excuse me? That discussion is indeed relevant to the minor artists that you seem to be obsessed by. Very reminiscent of this editor:User:C.Gesualdo and all things Dutch...Modernist (talk) 20:56, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

August 30: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August-2017|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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File:Wikimedia NYC presentation - WikiPhotography at WikiWednesday July 2015 3 crop.jpg

File:Wikimedia New York City logo.svg

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 12:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

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Dylan, pt XXII

Western painting is shaping up. An incredibly difficult article to get the right balance. I'm not sure how you have the patience for all these loose cannons on broad articles, but seem to be managing it well. You might be interested in this[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Watching_the_River_Flow/archive1] Ceoil (talk) 12:56, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

  • I had the 45 years ago, used to listen to both sides - Spanish is The Loving Tongue (the best version) many many times...Modernist (talk) 14:44, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
  • 35 years ago for me; my father had me hooked before I could crawl. My eternal hope is that 70s Dylan is given the same respect as 60 Dylan. Ceoil (talk) 14:48, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
  • Oh yeah [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtn4bTh54c]...Modernist (talk) 14:55, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

::Yeah thats great, though didnt know that recording. I'm infatuated with Biran Eno these days [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alo3KFRfLvE]. The impressionist approach to sound and tonal variations remind me of you. Ceoil (talk) 14:59, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

  • Check this out: [https://vimeo.com/226572343]...Modernist (talk) 15:01, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

:*And these guys [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEIMCWob3U]...Modernist (talk) 15:17, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

  • ::September Of My Years is new to me. Strikes a chord. Wow. Ceoil (talk) 16:01, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
  • ::::Nice to hear on September 3rd...Modernist (talk) 16:16, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

:yes indeed! As I get older its great to hear artists of Dylan's weight sing about ageing and the stages of life. Ceoil (talk) 16:18, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

September 27: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September-2017|WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections.

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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Sunday October 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/OHNY2017|Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition]]

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This event is the concluding "upload party" to the [http://blog.ohny.org/2017-wikipedia/ Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend] photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon,

Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles!

Note that this is part of the larger [http://www.ohny.org/weekend/overview Open House New York Weekend] activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography.

If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary.

For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons.

:*Date: Sunday October 15

:*Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

:* Location: [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York]. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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October 18: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October-2017|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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File:Wikimedia NYC presentation - WikiPhotography at WikiWednesday July 2015 3 crop.jpg

File:Wikimedia New York City logo.svg

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 13:22, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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[[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAsianMonth|Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon]] (Nov 19) and global online [[meta:Wikipedia Asian Month 2017/Asian Art|Wikipedia Asian Art Month]] (Nov 1-30)

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The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely.

::10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education

:::81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue

Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided.

We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30.

Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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[[Shaped canvas]], revisited

Hi Modernist, concerning [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaped_canvas&curid=2182993&diff=809347566&oldid=809341494 this] edit, the person removing that material may have a point. I think I wrote much of that, a long time ago. I think I made some valid points but I would concede it is original research. I would remove some of my opinionated observations. I could try to re-write that section, basically removing some of my assertions that are not supported by sources. Bus stop (talk) 15:52, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

:Some of it is referenced and some needs referencing...try to rewrite what you can...Modernist (talk) 15:53, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

::OK, I will look into it. Bus stop (talk) 16:01, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

November 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November-2017|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] @ NYU ITP

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway

::(note that we are not at Babycastles this month)

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) ~~~~~

P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19!

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Lists of American artists

Hi Modernist

I refer to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_American_artists_before_1900&type=revision&diff=810623191&oldid=810623177 this revert] by you. Can you please explain why? Regards. Eno Lirpa (talk) 12:20, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  • Stop changing the format on the page; respect MoS... If you want to make additions then follow the existing format...Modernist (talk) 12:22, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

:{{done}} Hopefully all okay now. Sorry was using a format from another list with life dates. Pity MOS does not insist all such things are the same everywhere. Does one follow existing format or "correct" format. C'est la vie. Eno Lirpa (talk) 13:20, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

:*Thanks for your hard work...Modernist (talk) 22:00, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Salvator Mundi (Leonardo)

Hello Modernist, could you keep an eye on this article Salvator Mundi (Leonardo), and it's Talk page. There seems to be much contentious editing going on, especially with regard to authenticity (See latest in Talk). Thanks. Coldcreation (talk) 07:26, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

:I'll do my best...Modernist (talk) 11:58, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

VVG

Hey Modernist,

I haven't been active on the site for a few years, but I was pleased to see yourself, Ceoil and others finally brought our beloved Vincent Van Gogh page to FA status. Well done, and thanks. --Chimino (talk) 01:36, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

  • Thank you, we had a lot of help from several great editors during that long adventure...Modernist (talk) 12:04, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

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Natalie Allen revert

Dear modernist, wondering why Natalie Allen on cnn page is reverted Cheater1239 (talk) 13:46, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

  • As I remember the article was not notable when it was added...Modernist (talk) 13:56, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

December 13: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December-2017|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 18:43, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16!

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[[Oviri (Gauguin)]] scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Oviri (Gauguin) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 30, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments, and note that [https://dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py?page=Oviri_%28Gauguin%29 a couple of links need attention]

If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 30, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:34, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Best wishes for the holidays...

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:Thank you so much Johnbod! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours...Modernist (talk) 21:10, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Written sources

How do I use catalogue raisonee data that is not on the internet only in written form can I site the book and page number Flamingoflorida (talk) 21:33, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

:Yes, add the title of the book, publisher, page number and any other relevant related numbers...Modernist (talk) 21:36, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

::If possible include the date of publication, and ISBN number as well...Modernist (talk) 21:40, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Do you need any specific cr data for your articles Flamingoflorida (talk) 21:41, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

  • Not at the moment...Modernist (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

I have hundreds of cr if yoi ever need a reference ask meFlamingoflorida (talk) 21:44, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Hi Modernist, long time no speak. I hope all is well with you, and I'm sending you all the best for Christmas and the New Year. SarahSV (talk) 00:31, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you SarahSV! I miss you, and it has been a while; I've been so busy..Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year! to you...Modernist (talk) 02:28, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Season's greetings and all the best in the new year!

Hi Modernist—I wish you the best in the new year and I wish you in general happy holidays! Bus stop (talk) 03:11, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

:Thank you Bus Stop, Happy Holidays and have a great new year!...Modernist (talk) 03:23, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

::I second Bus Stop in wishing you happy holidays and a fantastic 2018 Modernist!!! Cheers to you and your loved ones. Coldcreation (talk) 10:47, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

:Thank you Coldcreation, Happy holidays and have a great new year in 2018!...Modernist (talk) 10:52, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

:::Happy Holidays to you, {{u|Coldcreation}}! Bus stop (talk) 16:36, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas !!!

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Merry Yuletide to you! (And a happy new year!)

CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 21:43, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

:Thank you! Happy Holidays to you too Captain Raju...Modernist (talk) 21:55, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
So you see even Charles was looking for a reliable source :-) Thank you for your contributions to the 'pedia. ~ MarnetteD|Talk 22:34, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you so much, appreciated...Happy holidays to you and yours...Modernist (talk) 01:08, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Holiday Cheer

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:A nice surprise Ewulp, thank you!..Modernist (talk) 01:06, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and All That

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and best wishes in all things!  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 03:02, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Best wishes

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Merry Christmas!

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Sunday January 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2018|Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference]]

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You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions.

And there will be cake.

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.

::10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWb4kpDacl8&index=32&list=PLD9BCA2ADE7D65734 Wishing you and yours] Ceoil (talk) 20:44, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

:Some Celtic cheer. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLvZvjkLrtg&list=PLD9BCA2ADE7D65734&index=21] Ceoil (talk) 21:44, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

A note

Thanks, M., for the lovely Christmas card. Hope all is well with you and that you're staying warm. Happy New Year! Victoriaearle (tk) 18:30, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Art Gallery of Ontario

You may be interested in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Art_Gallery_of_Ontario#Separate_article_instead_of_image_gallery this conversation] about the gallery section of Art Gallery of Ontario. Coldcreation (talk) 17:35, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Question concerning reference?

Dear Modernist, i saw that you reverted my sentence in the Donald Martiny entry. I thought it would be good to classify artists by their style. Is that wrong? He is doing Action Painting and this - at least the german wikipedia states this - is part of abstract expressionism. Can you please advice me on how to do it better? Thank you! --Gyanda (talk) 16:19, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

:Let me make this clear - He is not now and never was an Abstract expressionist. His work relates to Abstract expressionism from a great distance. He is not part of the Abstract expressionist generations and he cannot be characterized that way...Modernist (talk) 16:29, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

::Yes, you made your point clear. I just wish, you could write more friendly. I'm really willing to learn, and i do my best, but it doesn't help me if things are just deleted, without telling me how to do it better. Your sentence in the article is perfect and i can learn to write like this in future. Kind regards, --Gyanda (talk) 16:50, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

:::As you don't answer to my email, i guess, i have to assume that it is personal, why you answered in this manner, which feels strange, as i don't know you and have never spoken to you yet - but as you don't answer, there is little i can do to better the situation, unfortunately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gyanda (talk • contribs) 21:06, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

::::You said, he is related to abstract expressionism. Where then should i enter this instead of where i did it? --Gyanda (talk) 12:39, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

:He belongs to the generation included at Lyrical abstraction, I included him there...Modernist (talk) 13:53, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

This Sunday! [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2018|Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference]] (updated speakers + schedule)

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Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community.

See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule

And there will be cake.

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.

::10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

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! --Megs (talk) 02:23, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Belated best wishes for a happy 2018

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  • Thank you, happy 2018 to you too; let's hope...Modernist (talk) 20:44, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

February 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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March 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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! --Megs (talk)

P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month!

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50 words

  • {{quote|hurricane....health....art....crazy lunatics in power.... art.... hurricane.... blizzards.... tickets.... highways....memories...vivid links....crazy lunatics in power...misunderstanding....continuously erasing worthwhile imagery....and information.... the rules....the road...deleting the best....misreading between the lines....unforgettable nonsense...endless and mindless disruptions...following the rules...images undone}}
  • I get the bit about images undone (I don't know the specific case but understand the general principle). "Crazy lunatics in power" must refer to our ever-vigilant admin corps, I assume. But "hurricane, blizzards, health, tickets, highways, the road..." all sound kinda off-wiki. What's going on then? Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 02:52, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

:Life...Modernist (talk) 11:26, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

::Well, your efforts here are appreciated. And if you ever wanna chat about anything, drop me a lone, either on talk or via email. If it makes you feel a teensy bit better, schoolkids turn to Wikipedia for their knowledge of anything outside of pop culture, so your articles on Hemingway and Van Gogh and Henry Moore and the Raft of Venus and so on has added a free article that is well-written, comprehensive, well-researched, neutral and stable to their stock of knowledge. And if that doesn't make you feel better, consider that editing Wikipedia doesn't make your whole body ache like digging in the garden for the wifey. And if that doesn't help, just quit then. ;-) Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 12:04, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

:::Thank you Ling, greatly appreciated...Modernist (talk) 12:40, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

:::Poor Pablo & Gustav are C-class (but Gustave is B.. his life seems especially colorful). Marc is B-class. Charles Cottet is Start-class. Eero Snellman is Unassessed (which may be correlated to the fact that I'd never heard of him once in my entire life). Ah, Auguste has a Good Article. He's been getting a little love. Ring up Ceoil as soon as he is released from thin-skinned admin hell and start working. maybe sometime later I can join you, after I am released from [redacted]. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 15:34, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

CANCELLED: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon!

--Megs (talk)

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Contemporary art

Regarding {{diff|Contemporary art|832796643|832774111|your edit summary}}, my contribution to the relevant discussion on the talk page was already present, and I welcome your response. Ibadibam (talk) 03:47, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Van

This is about as good as it gets.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW25CFcOVY0&t=0s&list=PLD9BCA2ADE7D65734&index=1]. This is him in his prime; in those days he was untouchable. I have a few On the Beach era Neil Young recordings that are as magical, but maybe not quite. The acoustics here are flooring, and its a some seriously earthy jam. Listening to "And It stoned me" is damn near how I expect religious ecstasy to be. Ceoil (talk) I05:15, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

:As good as it gets...ty...I remember seeing him walking on Central Park East back in those days; he is so good, Tir Na Nog Modernist (talk) 11:00, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

:Oh wow, Tir Na Nog is amazing. Listening. Ceoil (talk) 12:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

::Check this out: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bOqhmaQao]; been on my mind for days now...Modernist (talk) 12:15, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

:yes, very good indeed! Thats very much were my listening is these days. Ceoil (talk) 12:59, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery. 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.

Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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[[Marcia Hafif]]

Dear Modernist, i thought you have a lot of wisdom and perhaps it's okay to ask a question. Marcia Hafif died at the age of 88, but in the newspaper-articles, it's always stated that she died at the age of 89. So, the text on the site She died on April 17, 2018 at the age of 88 is right, but in the reference given it says Marcia Hafif, California artist who found her calling in Italy, has died, aged 89 - is this important, does one have to mark this fault or just do something to let the people know that the newspaper-articles have it wrong? --Gyanda (talk) 14:35, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

:I wouldn't worry about it. The article is correct, the paper is wrong...Modernist (talk) 00:46, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

::Okay, i just thought, one would have to mark this somewhere. Thanks for your answer! --Gyanda (talk) 01:01, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

John Clayton, the What?

Hi Modernist, please see my note on the "Tarzan of the Apes" novel's talk page, where I quote the novel to show that Tarzan is the second individual named John Clayton, not the third. I don't want us reverting each other over and over, so I will cite this and change the article in a day or so. Thanks. Sir Rhosis (talk) 21:28, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

:No problem; I think you should just edit the line to your best ability; so it reads correctly...Modernist (talk) 22:06, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

May 23: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 03:12, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27!

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[[Andrew Wyeth]]

Hi, Modernist, I was wondering if you could take a look at the article, it looks weird. Thank you for your time. {{smiley}} Lotje (talk) 14:35, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

June 20: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] (and [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design/NYC May 2018|Pratt Women Wikipedia Design]] this Saturday June 16)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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12 years of editing

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| style="text-align:center;" width="100%"|Hey, Modernist. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
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:Wow! Thanks for remembering...appreciated...Modernist (talk) 00:40, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

::12 years whoa...Modernist (talk) 13:22, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Thursday July 12: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki Loves Pride 2018|Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library]]

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Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon on Thursday, July 12th at Jefferson Market Library! Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. We are holding this year's event in July in order to support folx who want to contribute a photograph they took at one of NYC's many Pride events or edit an article about something they learned this June. Not sure what to contribute? No problem! We will have a list of articles that need your help.

::5:00pm - 8:00 pm at Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave

--Megs (talk) 14:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

P.S. You are also invited to the "picnic anyone can edit", the Great American Wiknic NYC @ Prospect Park, Sunday, July 29!

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Sunday July 29: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2018|Annual Wiki-Picnic]] @ Prospect Park

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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's green Prospect Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

::2–7pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is by Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance, located at Prospect Park West and 15th Street.

::The picnic will be held by the park's Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance immediately on the lawn to your right as you walk through the lovely lotus columns.

::Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 08:23, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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[[:File:'Bridge' by Kenneth Noland, 1964..jpg]]

Hi Modernist. Since you were a participant in :Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2018 July 27#File:'Bridge' by Kenneth Noland, 1964..jpg, I thought you should know about :c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:'Bridge' by Kenneth Noland, 1964..jpg. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:29, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

  • The speedy deletion request should be removed. Stop deleting images of important paintings. I am appalled at what you've done to contemporary art imagery. You ridiculous people are systematically destroying contemporary visual art on wikipedia. This is a disgrace. I worked for more than twelve years building great visual art articles. You people are a disgrace; follow the rules in an encyclopedia that informs those of us who take chances and build great articles to break the rules especially when it creates truth and quality. The utter nonsense I've experienced regarding Fair use rationales and all the tiny little rules........leaves me no choice...Modernist (talk) 01:29, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
  • The removal of the images of works by Barnett Newman, Kenneth Noland, Robert Mangold, Josef Albers, Milton Avery, Frank Stella among others is sick, ignorant and totally disgusting...Modernist (talk) 11:40, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

August 29: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August 2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 23:52, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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El Greco

Hello, Modernist. Nobody knows the art historian Antonio Palomino with all their names added, in the same way that no one uses "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart" (how was baptized) to refer to Mozart. Regards.--Zumalabe (talk) 11:31, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

:Agreed, then simplify and explain your edit...Modernist (talk) 11:57, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

::Thanks.--Zumalabe (talk) 12:18, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Valued contributor

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" |To Modernist, for tirelessly defending and bring common sense and pragmatism to image use on wikipedia. Kicking back isn't any fun, and your work here is appreciated. Ceoil (talk) 13:27, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Ceoil...I'm hanging in the balance...Modernist (talk) 00:40, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

:Well, its certainly appreciated by your fellow VA project members. I don't often wade in, but when I do I feel like The Old Man and the Sea. Ceoil (talk) 23:48, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

::Greatly appreciated Ceoil, thanks...Modernist (talk) 00:49, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

:::I dont know what he is saying at the start either, but hope you enjoy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsdAUwXekSc this]. An old friend of Tommy Clancy, and have to admit a soft spot for the uilleann pipes, which always throw up Celtic psychedelic images in my mind. Ceoil (talk) 20:48, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

September 26: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September 2018|WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections - you can add yourself as a candidate.

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at [http://babycastles.com/ Babycastles] gallery, 145 West 14th Street

::(note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location)

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) 20:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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The "[[Giambattista Pittoni]] fan"

Hi Modernist. Thanks for reverting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/151.20.7.153 this IP]'s edits. It's a sock of the globally locked, but painfully persistent User:Alec Smithson. See Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Alec Smithson for more about his modus operandi. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:38, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

:Glad to help...Modernist (talk) 00:31, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Sun October 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/OHNY2018|Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP]] and [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Indigenous People’s Justice|Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive]]

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You are invited to join two events supported by the Wikimedia NYC community on Sunday October 14:

::2:00pm - 6:00 pm at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts. New York University (721 Broadway, New York, NY)

::The [https://ohny.org/posts/saebCbWeIzSmnZ1u0j9V photo competition] is at many sites all weekend, this is just the concluding event

::2:00 - 5:00pm at Interference Archive (314 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY)

::Note the new Park Slope location for Interference Archive

Have a WikiWonderful Weekend! --Pharos (talk) 04:55, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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October 24: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Triangle Arts Association in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Triangle Arts Association (Suite 317 & 318) at 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn

::(note this month we will be meeting in DUMBO, Brooklyn, not at Babycastles)

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) 01:29, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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Sunday Oct 28: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata turns six!|Wikidata Birthday Party]]

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Wikidata, the newest project of the Wikimedia movement, went live on October 29, 2012. Please join Wikimedia New York City as we celebrate its sixth birthday at the Ace Hotel. There will be (optional) lightning talks, casual conversation, and, most importantly, CAKE!

No experience with Wikidata? No problem. This event is open to all.

:*Date: Sunday October 28

:*Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

:* Location: [https://www.acehotel.com/newyork Ace Hotel New York]. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

:*RSVP: [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/255812534/ on Meetup.com] or on Wikipedia

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues on Sunday!--Wikimedia New York City Team 15:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Bonus edit-a-thons on Saturday

The day before the Wikiata Birthday, on Saturday, you are also welcome to join [https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/862/27-oct-2018-archtober-wikipedia Archtober Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ Bard Graduate Center] or Black Lunch Table @ Magnum Foundation. Please RSVP to those pages if you plan on joining.

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[[Thomas Doughty (artist)]] reverting

While I generally support the view you're representing here (and over on List of Hudson River School artists), please be cautious. You are treading dangerously close to violating WP:3RR. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:43, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

:Thanks, I am aware of that; keep on eye on the page; and protect WP:NPOV...Modernist (talk) 17:45, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

::I'm doing that. :) Uvedale is being rather obnoxious in the way they are interacting with other editors. I appreciate your edits. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 18:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

:::Appreciated; that editor behaves like a know it all; very not cool...Modernist (talk) 18:52, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

December 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December-2018|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (South Lounge) at 113 W 60th Street, Manhattan

::(note this month we will be meeting in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle, not at Babycastles)

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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 03:22, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

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To you

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style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing you all the best for x-mass, hope it is a time of cheer. Ceoil (talk) 18:22, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

°Thank you so much; all my best wishes....Modernist (talk) 22:39, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Happy Holidays, Seasons greetings!

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD77cnlhkHI Happy Holidays, Seasons greetings!] Bus stop (talk) 03:39, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

  • Thank you so much Bus stop, much appreciated...Modernist (talk) 12:51, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Merry Merry

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Early in A Child's Christmas in Wales the young Dylan and his friend Jim Prothero witness smoke pouring from Jim's home. After the conflagration has been extinguished Dylan writes that

Nobody could have had a noisier Christmas Eve. And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim's Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in their shining helmets, standing among the smoke and cinders and dissolving snowballs, and she said, "Would you like anything to read?"
My thanks to you for your efforts to keep the 'pedia readable in case the firemen chose one of our articles :-) Best wishes to you and yours and happy editing in 2019. MarnetteD|Talk 03:55, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

:Thank you so much...greatly appreciated...Modernist (talk) 04:15, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

interesting photographs

Hans Hofmann entertained some important guests for Thanksgiving 1958 at his Provincetown home.

https://hyperallergic.com/257149/newly-discovered-photographs-show-an-abstract-expressionist-thanksgiving/

http://jacktworkov.com/2015/11/from-the-archive-thanksgiving-at-hans-hofmanns-provincetown-1958/

Franz Kline is my favorite abstract expressionist painter. Bus stop (talk) 01:12, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

  • I always loved Kline and DeKooning and Pollock but Hofmann was enormously influential to me....

I met him in 1963; and his work had an enormous impact on me...Modernist (talk) 02:36, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Franz Kline

Of course, this is interesting too. Bus stop (talk) 01:15, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4FofJ0FiEs

  • Great, I always loved Kline's work; and the color paintings towards the end really blew my mind and turned me on...Modernist (talk) 02:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Merry Christmas !!!

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CAPTAIN RAJU(T) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the Christmas cheer by adding {{tls|Xmas5}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

:Much appreciated, thank you so much...Modernist (talk) 22:20, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Best wishes

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Shepherds (Cariani) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 10:26, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

  • Thank you Johnbod! Much appreciated...Modernist (talk) 22:23, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Good Cheer

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | To Modernist, best wishes to you and yours for a joyous holiday season and a happy & healthy 2019. Ewulp (talk) 01:24, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

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:Thank you Ewulp...greatly appreciated...Modernist (talk) 02:53, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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  • Thank you Davey Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...Modernist (talk) 02:55, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Xmas

:File:2018 XMAS.pdf FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:58, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

:Appreciated, thank you Bzuk have a great holiday...Modernist (talk) 02:57, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

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Hello Modernist, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019.
Happy editing,

Walk Like an Egyptian (talk) 06:29, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

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  • Thank you so much....Happy Holidays to you...Modernist (talk) 12:34, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Best wishes for a happy 2019

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Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place.
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January 13: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2019|Wikimedia NYC invites you to Wikipedia Day 2019]]

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You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day 2019, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 18th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event features keynote presentations, panels, lightning talks, and, of course, open space sessions.

And there will be cake.

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 January 13 Wikipedia Day 2019 (RSVP [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-day-2019-tickets-53454508875 at Eventbrite]).

::9:30AM - 6:00PM at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan

We especially encourage folks to add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 20:35, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

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Witches' Sabbath

I appreciate your well made arguments over the last few days. Consensus was clearly in your favour. I know its frustrating. Ceoil (talk) 21:42, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

  • It was a total drag dealing with those two...that guy accused me of edit warring....I was basically just protecting the article...Modernist (talk) 21:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

::The crazy thing is its a great article about a great painting and those idiots wanted to tone it down, make it conform, make it by the rooools; make it fit in...wonder what Goya thinks...Modernist (talk) 22:10, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

:::The same thing crossed my mind man; bizarro stuff, this overwhelming need to conform and make everything the same, a rot in the wiki system if you ask me, and the sure sign of lightweight agitators. Sorry I was away for most of it, but it was in safe hands I saw after. Never give up. Its funny how each of the proposals made are followed by long lists of straight and consistent opposes. Ceoil (talk) 22:17, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

:Modernist, a lot of people know your invaluable role on wiki, is my last word. Ceoil (talk) 23:45, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

Happy New Year

I wanted to thank you for all of your arts efforts, and (belatedly) wish you a beautiful 2019, both on-wiki and off-wiki!--Pharos (talk) 23:14, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

:Very much appreciated. We should try to meet up in the spring...Modernist (talk) 01:03, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

Feb 27 [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February 2019|WikiWednesday Salon]] + Mar 2 [https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/5229 MoMA Art+Feminism] and beyond

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles)

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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 09:00, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

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Art+Feminism’s [https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/5229 sixth-annual MoMA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon] will take place at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 4 West 54 Street, on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. People of all gender identities and expressions are encouraged to attend.

And on Sunday this weekend:

  • March 3, 2019 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-feminism-editathon-tickets-55585205847 Art+Feminism with Kickstarter & Black Lunch Table], Brooklyn, NY

Stay tuned for other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month!

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March 20: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March 2019|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] + March 23: [http://www.aaa-a.org/programs/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-women-in-art-in-asia/ Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles)

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Saturday March 23: [http://www.aaa-a.org/programs/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-women-in-art-in-asia/ Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library Art+Feminism Editathon]
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Organized by Asia Art Archive in America]and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs of the New York Public Library and in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong, the Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Women in Art in Asia helps participants edit Wikipedia to create and improve articles about women artists and practitioners in and from Asia, including architects, designers, filmmakers, curators, and art historians. Books and research materials—as well as refreshments—will be provided.

Also check out other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month!

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April 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April 2019|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] + April 4 and 5: [[meta:Translat-a-thon/NYC/2019|LaGuardia Community College Translatathon 2019]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

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Translat-a-thon NYC 2019 @ LaGuardia Community College is hosting the second annual Wikipedia Translatathon! At this event on Thursday evening and during the day Friday this week, anyone from the public is invited to LaGuardia to join students, professors, and CUNY faculty in translating Wikipedia articles among any languages which attendees understand. Themes for this event include public health and the history of New York City.

New York City has a large immigrant population and great diversity of speakers of various languages. Among all schools in New York City, LaGuardia has the highest percentage of immigrant students, the highest percentage of students who speak a language other than English as their first language, and the greatest representation of language diversity. It is a strength of LaGuardia that it can present "Wikipedia translatathons", which are Wikipedia translation events.

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Jackson Pollock gallery

Hi, I saw you reverted the change I made to Jackson Pollock; I was demonstrating to an audience why a packed gallery was so much better than a default bordered one, especially when trying to display an artist's work. Is there some sort of consensus against packed galleries I'm not aware of? I use them a fair amount. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 17:56, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

  • There is consensus against using them with galleries of paintings. The paintings need individuation that mode packed does not provide...Modernist (talk) 02:43, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

May 22: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May 2019|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

Featuring this month a presentation by Interference Archive guests, and a group discussion on the role of activist archives and building wiki content based on ephemeral publications and oral histories.

To close off the night, we'll also have Wikidojo - a group collaborative writing activity / vaudeville!

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles)

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June 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June 2019|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] (stay tuned for Pride on weekend!)

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We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

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Sunday Jun 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  • Thank you, much appreciated! It's been a long, long time, 13 years....Modernist (talk) 12:26, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
  • Congrats Modernist!! Whoosh where does the time go. Best wishes for the next 13. MarnetteD|Talk 15:40, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
  • Ty...Modernist (talk) 16:20, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Sunday June 23: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki Loves Pride 2019|Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Togethe, we'll create new and expand existing Wikipedia articles on LGBT artists and artworks with LGBT themes in the Met collection!

With refreshments, and a special museum tour in the afternoon!

And there will be a wiki-cake!

Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided.

See also the global Wiki Loves Pride photo contest, as well as the Met's online LGBT Art Writing Contest, and also the LGBT Health Writing Contest.

::12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this is just south of the main entrance)

This is the fifth annual Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon supported by Wikimedia NYC! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:31, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

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Sunday July 14: Great American Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island

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Laundry again

Hi! There's clearly some lack of agreement on whether having these bare lists of artist names can add anything useful or interesting to our articles on galleries and gallerists. Myself, I've been removing them for years, usually as part of a general clean-up of promotional COI edits by people editing as or on behalf of the various galleries; I've also argued against them in deletion discussions. But that's by the way – if there's lack of agreement, there should be further discussion, and I'm up for that at any time. In the meantime, I'm pretty sure that nothing can be gained by adding any such list (or anything else much, really) without proper sourcing. Do you think you could defer adding any more of this sort of stuff until you've found the necessary references in each case? I think that might lead to a more collaborative atmosphere, which can only be a good thing IMO. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:20, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

:Agreed....proper sourcing and or references take time but they are worth it. I will keep in mind the necessity and the requirement to add referencing to any of those lists that I edit in the future...Modernist (talk) 18:27, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

hope I didn't step on your toes

When I saw Artlover blanking a huge amount of content (apparently in response to being reverted), I hit revert before I noticed that it was your user page and not an article. Hope you don't mind that I stepped in. Schazjmd (Talk) 00:41, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

:That looks like a serious personal attack; he should be blocked...Modernist (talk) 02:31, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

[[Template:POTD/2019-07-06]]

Hi, I noticed you contribute often to Frida Kahlo. I invite you to contribute to writing the blurb for a photo of her that is due to appear on the Main Page. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 17:16, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

:Hi, so far your writing looks great; let me think about it...although it looks pretty good now...Modernist (talk) 20:33, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Sunday July 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2019|Annual NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Roosevelt Island]]

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You are invited to join us at the "picnic anyone can edit" in the lovely Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

This year the Wiknic will double as a "Strategy Salon" (more information at Wiknic page), using open space technology to address major questions facing our social movement.

::2–7pm - come by any time!

::Our picnicking area is at Southpoint Park, south of the tram and subway, and also just south of the Cornell Tech campus.

::Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

Celebrate our 13th year of wiki-picnics! We hope to see you there! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:37, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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Inter-language links

Hi! I wonder why you reverted my recent addition of {{ill}} links at Hannah Arendt and Posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh? Regards - Jochen Burghardt (talk) 14:33, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

  • They were both better before your red link change. One went from blue to red and the other just redlink. Either do them correctly or don't do them....Modernist (talk) 17:09, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Yes, but did you notice that the blue link lead to a German page? As far as I know, the template:ill is intended just for such cases: to make visible that no Englisch page yet exists (red color), and to provide a link to an appropriate article in another language (suffix "[de]" in our cases, leading to the German version - did you notice that?). - Jochen Burghardt (talk) 18:19, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Obviously, the blue link to the German page is correct; leave them both alone...Modernist (talk) 00:19, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

The Article on the Self-Portrait

How about inserting this image as well?

Ilka Gedő: Double Self-Portait, 1985, oil on photo paper laid on canvas, 58 x 42 cm

Ilka Gedő - Double Self-Portrait

This painting is based on a self-portrait (black ink, paper 275 x 205 mm) drawn in 1948.

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The painting shows the artist’s face twice, with the second face being tilted to the left in a wistful way reminding the viewer of times gone by and death. The painter's last picture.

Bíró Dávid (talk) 07:14, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Administrator noticeboard

File:Ambox notice.svg There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by many administrators since 2006. (talk) 01:26, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

August 28: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August 2019|WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC]] (+editathons before and after)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

Featuring this month a review of the recent Wikimania 2019 conference in Sweden!

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles)

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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 17:58, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

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Saturday Sept 7: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetFashion|Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Together, we'll expand Wikipedia:WikiProject Fashion topics for basic clothing types that can be illustrated by the Met collection, and also past Costume Institute exhibitions!

It's the last weekend for Camp: Notes on Fashion, and we will have an intro talk to the exhibit by a guest from the Costume Institute, and participants will then be able to visit it on their own. Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm.

With refreshments, and there will be a wiki-cake!

Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided.

::12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this is just south of the main entrance)

::Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm, and some wiki-visitors may wish to take this opportunity to see Camp: Notes on Fashion together after the formal event.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends, colleagues and students! --Wikimedia New York City Team 19:38, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

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Sept 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September 2019|WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

::7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan

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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! --Wikimedia New York City Team ~~~~~

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Oct 23: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2019|WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

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Saturday Nov 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAsianMonth 2019|Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art]]

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The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday November 16, 2019 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely. Asia Art Archive will host a sister event in Hong Kong next week.

::12:30 pm - 4:30 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education

:::81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue

And there will be sandwiches and Wiki-Cake!

Thanks, and hope to see you there! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:46, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

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Nov 20: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November 2019|WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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Cheers

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This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true.

No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well M. MarnetteD|Talk 22:23, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you Marnette greatly appreciated...Modernist (talk) 22:27, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

:You are most welcome :-) MarnetteD|Talk 22:32, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Mystical Nativity (Filippo Lippi) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 16:39, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

:Johnbod thank you so much...Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you as well...Modernist (talk) 02:00, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

200px FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:02, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

:Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings and thank you Bzuk much appreciated....Modernist (talk) 01:34, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Tis the Season

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Thank you Ewulp...Happy Holidays to you and to your family as well...Modernist (talk) 12:09, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Season's Greetings, Modernist

File: Gustav Klimt 031.jpg Season's Greetings, Modernist, and I hope the upcoming year is a good one for you. Bus stop (talk) 17:29, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

  • Thank you Bus stop; Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings to you as well...Modernist (talk) 01:32, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Best holidays ever...

...until next year! Merry everything and then some! Thanks, and give those unemployed elves, laid off by Santa just after the last of their work was complete, a cookie or two (they only eat cookies, gives them the strength of ten). Merry Christmas and the happiest of this holiday week. Randy Kryn (talk) 04:31, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Nadolig Llawen

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... warmest seasonal wishes for ...[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zwClDQ34hk Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.]

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Hoping that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpW_WKx0-EA Christmas] may bless you with peace, love and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRRgZbEpIMo a Cuban groove]... and wishing that you may find a little [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh9B69fzdZ8 traditional fun] ...

New page on pioneering collector of modernist art

Hi Modernist. I see that you are no longer very active on Wikipedia. However, I am hoping that I might entice you to review a page I just submitted on an important collector of surrealist art who passed away last week: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Rosalind_Gersten_Jacobs.Gaw54 (talk) 14:09, 2 January 2020 (UTC) I submitted it yesterday and discovered that the wait for review is up to 4 months. The subject of this entry is is timely. Is there any way to move this up the queue or expedite the review process? It is a well resourced article and shouldn't be too difficult to review. Moreover, as modernist scholar, I've worked on related pages--Man Ray, Dadaglobe--so I think the page won't require much editing. I'd very much appreciate it if you might consider taking this on. Thanks for your consideration. And Happy New Year!

100,000th edit!

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style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hello Modernist. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your 100,000th edit! You are now entitled to place the 100,000 Edit Star on your bling page! or you could choose to display the {{tlx|User 100,000 edits}} user box. Or both! Thanks for all your work at the 'pedia! Cheers, — MarnetteD|Talk 14:56, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

:Bluuurrrghh, ya lightweight slowcoach! I've mangled nearly 160,000. So there!! Although half were splleign errands and the other 80% were miskates'. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:51, 11 January 2020 (UTC) But, well done Modernist!!

100,000

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Congratulations on hitting 100,000 edits, in spite of the ominous semi-retired notice that's been at the top of this page litterally forever. All of the great work you do around here is very much appreciated! Please accept this $100,000 bill as partial compensation. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:41, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

:You are a shining star. Thank you Modernist for all your guidance and skill over the last 15 odd years of contributions on the internet to the visual arts. Ceoil. (talk) 20:43, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

:Thanks guys, I sure appreciate that $100,000.00 came in handy!...Modernist (talk) 23:13, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Jan 22: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/January 2020|WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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Saturday Jan 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAmerica|Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side.

Together, we'll expand Wikipedia articles on American history and art, and the understanding that all communities bring to American culture, as reflected in the Met collection up until ca. 1900.

With refreshments, and there will be a wiki-cake!

Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided.

::12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

::(note this is just south of the main entrance)

::Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm, and some wiki-visitors may wish to take this opportunity to see exhibits together after the formal event.

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Akira Kurosawa

About a year ago or so I did some editing on Akira Kurosawa and you commented on my edit regarding the passing away of Kurosawa's co-author for the Seven Samurai in Tokyo in 2018. After I fixed up the images to Featured Article level, I wondered if you can read through the article again with an eye to doing a co-nomination for FAC. It would give me chance to learn the process and your experience with biography articles would be a significant plus. What do you think of a possible co-nomination? JohnWickTwo (talk) 00:11, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

  • I'll look at it; when I can...Modernist (talk) 03:19, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

:*The article looks great, but I don't feel I can co-nominate with you...Modernist (talk) 23:28, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

::*I've nominated the article over the week-end with one of the mentors listed at FAC. Since you have read the article possibly you could leave a comment on the FAC review page to point other editors in the best directions for constructively editing the article when time allows. JohnWickTwo (talk) 20:04, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Feb 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February 2020|WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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[[found object]]

:User:Equinox—[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User_talk:Bus_stop this] is the way you conduct yourself on my Talk page at Wiktionary. I try to have a rational discussion. You respond with {{tq|blah blah blah blah "good quality source" blah blah blah blah lol}}—how is that conducive to rational discussion? Bus stop (talk) 03:26, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

100,000th edit!

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style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hello Modernist. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your 100,000th edit! You are now entitled to place the 100,000 Edit Star on your bling page! or you could choose to display the {{tlx|User 100,000 edits}} user box. Or both! Thanks for all your work at the 'pedia! Cheers, — MarnetteD|Talk 05:46, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much Marnette...Modernist (talk) 12:17, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

:You are most welcome M. I hope you have an enjoyable weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 16:30, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

::Oh good grief M. I missed the fact that I had already dropped one of these off above. D'oh and facepalm. Feel free to remove ths Dept of Redundancy Dept snafu if you wish. MarnetteD|Talk 16:32, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

  • Two is always better than one; thank you again!...Modernist (talk) 20:12, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

March 18: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March 2020|First ever ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://zoom.us/j/553505594 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

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::7:00pm - 9:00 pm online via [https://zoom.us/j/553505594 Zoom]

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George Segal strikes again

George Segal (artist) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Social_distancing#/media/File:Social_Distance_(Illustration).jpg strikes again]. Bus stop (talk) 19:43, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

:This is us...Modernist (talk) 01:17, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

::Yes, sadly. Bus stop (talk) 02:31, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

:::Stay safe, stay healthy...Modernist (talk) 02:37, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

::::[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaK4x7TLQ3E I wish you the same.] Bus stop (talk) 03:17, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Trotsky in the Bronx

I rolled back your reversion of my adding Trotsky to the List of People from the Bronx. I just read about it in the New Yorker, but didn't even need to cite that, as it is documented in the main WP Trotsky article, including his Vyse Avenue street address. Cheers and stay healthy. Bellagio99 (talk) 15:15, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

:Add the reference, he lived there for 3 months.....he is not needed in that article!!!!Modernist (talk) 15:18, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

: The criteria for "List of People from the Bronx" is:" This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York, at some time in their lives." In practice, some like Trotsky and Edgar Allen Poe, did not live there long, but did more than pass through. I am going to add a reference documenting this in an edit. Bellagio99 (talk) 15:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

::I added the reference that you should have added...Modernist (talk) 15:26, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

April 22: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://zoom.us/j/94563307743 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

This month, we've invited Esther Jackson of the New York Botanical Garden to join us for an Earth Day focused conversation.

Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda.

::7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via [https://zoom.us/j/94563307743 Zoom] (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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Sat May 9: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Symposium_on_Wikipedia_and_COVID-19|Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19, which aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia's coverage of the pandemic. The event includes four speakers, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikipedia, but bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. The event is free and open to the public, broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, and questions taken from viewers on these platforms. Abstracts and speaker bios are available on the event page.

Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

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Saturday May 9, 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST (22:00 - 24:00 UTC)

online via [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzeLUZols YouTube] and [https://www.facebook.com/wmnyc/videos/849530625523461/ Facebook]

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 14:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Olga Albizu

Hello Modernist. In reference to your 2 recent reverts of editor {{u|Seashell414}}'s additions to the above referenced article, I couldn't help to notice that, on the surface, you appear to be edit warring with this new user. This is also only one of numerous articles where you have reverted this editor. Please see WP:BITE, but particularly I remind you that your WP:ROLLBACK privilege can be revoked if used to edit war. It seems, from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Modernist#Misuse_of_rollback here] that this is also not the first time you have been reminded to familiarize yourself with the rollback privilege. Thank you for your attention. Mercy11 (talk) 04:02, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

  • I appreciate your input; I was dealing with a WP:SPA adding unnecessary, incomplete, and improperly sourced and/or unsourced sections to important articles regarding artists. Thank you for your input...Modernist (talk) 11:15, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

[[Jerry Saltz]] revert

Hi,

Curious as to whether [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Saltz&diff=956344977&oldid=956339755 this] was an invite or not. WP:BUILD says to link to things that should have articles, and a semi-famous gadget that resulted in wealth and popularity for someone (albeit someone once removed from what we consider a celebrity) would seem to count. Cheers. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 22:42, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

:Initially I deleted the red link; but then put it back...in deference to your suggestion, however I think it should be deleted...Modernist (talk) 23:52, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

May 20: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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Van Gogh photos

Good Evening Modernist,

I saw you undid my edit on the article Portraits of Vincent van Gogh. I deleted the image of the young Theo because I was reworking the following section regarding "presumed photos" and I had moved the image in this section. Can I delete it again? FilBenLeafBoy (talk) 17:51, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

June 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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This month, we'll check in on the global WikiCup race and have as featured speaker our local champion and frontrunner, who is trying to win it by writing as many new New York City articles as possible, as well as other local and global topics.

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  • Thank you so much....it's been a long, long time...Modernist (talk) 11:42, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

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Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 18:53, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

  • Thank you so much CAPTAIN RAJU....greatly appreciated...its been a long long time...Modernist (talk) 01:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi! Question From a Journalist

Hi!

I'm doing a story for Gizmodo on how editors monitor pronoun changes on Wikipedia. I've noticed you've contributed to a few pages by contributing the correct pronouns for folks who transitioned later in life/were known by their dead names during their professional lives. I'd love to set up a chat if you're interested in speaking. My email is henry.giardina@gmail.com. Please feel free to reach out, and keep up the great work!

[[Leonardo da Vinci]]

Modernist, as an experienced contributor to artist articles (especially van Gogh) I thought I'd come here to get your thoughts on this. I plan to slowly work on the Leonardo da Vinci article as I feel I finally have the appropriate sources to do so. However, the closer I look into it the clearer it becomes that the article will likely need a complete overhaul, which I'm happy to do, but I thought I'd run my general ideas by you. The article uses a lot of Vasari and some particularly outdated sources (a lot of which don't even have page numbers) which will have to be mostly replaced. The main issue I see is the general layout. While I plan to go through editing the biography section already, I think that it would do best reformatted in the traditional layout for Leonardo's life. (Early life, First Florentine period, First Milanese period, Second Florentine period, Second Milanese period, Rome and France/Later years) The "Artistic and social background" and "Personal life" are particularly messy and would probably do better if merged into the biography, made into a smaller, initial "Background" section and perhaps moved into an article for Leonardo like: Beethoven and his contemporaries. The "Painting" section is particularly worrisome as it is basically an incomplete timeline of Leonardo's works and doesn't really serve much of a purpose (not to mention its filled with OR). I think that most of this information would be better if merged into the biography and replaced by a "works" and "style" section. I would bring this up on the Leonardo talk page, but after bringing up some other issues there to no responses and noticing how the page has been pretty much neglected (broken harv refs, multiple ref styles, OR, no page numbers for half the refs etc.), I figured in this case bold editing is better than waiting for a consensus on the talk page. (Although {{ping|UpdateNerd}} has assured me they'd keep an eye on it – who should feel free to chime in here on these ideas as well) Basically a possible layout in my mind would look something like this:

Background

Life

=Early life=

=First Florentine period=

=First Milanese period=

=Second Florentine period=

=Second Milanese period=

=Rome and France=

Works

=Madonnas=

=Portraits=

=Religious iconography=

=Drawings=

=Sculpture=

=Architecture=

Style

=Perspective=

=Landscape=

=Sfumato=

=Theory=

Journals and notes

=Scientific studies=

=Anatomy and physiology=

=Engineering and inventions=

=Legacy=

=Assistants and pupils=

===Influence===

This is of course a very basic outline that is subject to change and while I know you are not as active as you once were if you get a chance please let share your thoughts. (pinging {{ping|Ceoil}} who has helped immensely with Portrait of a Musician) - Aza24 (talk) 21:50, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

:At this point all I can advise is for you to follow your ideas; and begin to improve the biography as best as you can...His works may prove to be more difficult; however do the best that you can...I will watch it, and try to help; Coldcreation would be a good editor to help as well as Ceoil...Modernist (talk) 00:05, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

::Good to hear. I'll be offline for the next couple of days due to traveling but should have plenty of time to go further into to some of the Leonardo books I have... hopefully when I come back I'll be more sure about the approach I want to take Aza24 (talk) 05:59, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Yeongsanhoesangdo

Hello! I also thought LACMA [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art&diff=971583612&oldid=966132000 de-accessioning this painting] was a bit sketchy. But it seems to be true, [https://unframed.lacma.org/2020/07/01/lacma-repatriates-buddhist-treasures-korea see this]. Interesting story. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 02:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

:Very cool, thanks...Modernist (talk) 11:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Sun Aug 16: [[Wikipedia:Wiknic|Great American Wiknic]] NYC & Beyond

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Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History" for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society during the national panel in the first part. We encourage you to call in for the second part from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream, as well as sharing your favorite picnic grub or other special foods with us.

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This is a follow-up to last year's successful MetFashion 2019, and will follow a similar theme optimized for a remote online experience.

We will be partially coordinating with the international Wiki Loves Fashion campaign.

Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on Saturday Sep 26 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwGHlb11wcU live on YouTube] and other social media platforms.

  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation
  • 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Guidance and Q&A

Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at [https://chat.wmcloud.org/signup_user_complete/?id=qc7i9kk98ig8fd86c5aa5oue7h Wikimedia Fashion Chat] for the duration of the campaign.

  • [https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/met-fashion-wikipedia-virtual-editathon The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Met Fashion] (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Notice of noticeboard discussion

File:Information icon4.svg There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved.{{sp}}The thread is "Users with indefinitely protected user talk pages". Thank you. Jackmcbarn (talk) 19:19, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Date of ''After The Bath''

An article has just been created on Renoir's After The Bath which I see you have displayed on your user page. Despite reliable (and many other) sources saying it is from 1910 this seems to me to be unlikely. But that is just my hunch. Would you be interested in commenting at Talk:After The Bath#Date of painting? Thincat (talk) 17:11, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  • Just ask the Barnes Foundation see this: [https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/5183/After-the-Bath-(La-Sortie-du-bain)/]...Modernist (talk) 20:32, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

October 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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Emerson minor edit reversion

I'm sorry if this isn't the right way to ask questions. Wikipedia will forever be this Byzantine set of instruction and direction (as I'm not sure what I'm editing in posting this or what a Tea House is), but I was wondering why the Emerson edit got deleted?

Thehappypoet (talk) 01:46, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

  • Your inclusion of Emerson's poem Bacchus is not linked live on Wikipedia, we cannot add material to pages ad infinitum...If Emerson's poem Bacchus was live linked then it can be included...Modernist (talk) 03:20, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

October 18: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]] (plus weekend editathons)

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This month we've invited the creators of instagram accounts @depthsofwikipedia and @wikipediapictures to chat with us about their Wiki* appreciation accounts. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

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Editathons this coming Saturday

You are also invited to join thse two editathon on Saturday November 21:

  • NYC COVID-19: Environmental Justice in Public Health Edit-a-thon - Sat Nov 21, 11am-1pm
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Help

Hello, I don't know where to start anymore ... In short, I am a Baloch by nationality, and in Wikipedia, so to speak, about the Baloch people are very bad and not full of information, I edited according to the rules of Wikipedia, but participants who follow Iranian or Persian history to me for some reason, they interfere, I even made a remark to the Historyofiran participant that he himself violated the editing rules, but the Louisaragon member clearly threatened me, although he is also an Iranian ... stories on wikipedia from the Iranian side ... can you help at least somehow or point the way ... please? Habir As (talk) 17:02, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, take care of your health! Habir As (talk) 12:01, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

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December 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December 2020|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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Best wishes for the holidays

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Magi (Jan Mostaert) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 12:11, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

  • Thank you Johnbod! All the best to you; have a great holiday!!Modernist (talk) 19:20, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Tis the Season

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | To Modernist, best wishes to you and yours for a holiday season filled with light and a happy & healthy 2021. Ewulp (talk) 22:28, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

  • Thank you Ewulp; Here's hoping we all have a Happy and Healthy and safe Holiday season and a happy New Year...Modernist (talk) 22:48, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

== Greetings of the season ==

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For you and all your loved ones,

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xo165fW500 "Let there be mercy"].


Wishing you health,
peace and happiness
this holiday season and
in the coming year.

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:58, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

  • Thank you Sandy, appreciated...Modernist (talk) 14:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

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BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 13:01, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Oneupsmanship: This painting turned the friendly rivalry between Edward Redfield and Elmer Schofield into
a feud. Schofield was a frequent houseguest at Redfield's farm, upstream from New Hope, Pennsylvania,
and the two would go out painting together, competing to capture the better view. Redfield served on the jury
for the 1904 Annual Exhibition of the Carnegie Institute; at which, despite Redfield's opposition, Across the
River was awarded the Gold Medal and $1,500 prize. It was not until a 1963 interview that the 93-year-old
Redfield revealed the painting as the cause of the 40-year feud between them. Schofield may have painted it
in England, but a blindsided Redfield knew that it was a view of the Delaware River, from his own front yard!

Happy Holidays

Hi Modernist, thanks for the card, and Happy New Year to you! All the best, SarahSV (talk) 03:43, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Best wishes

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Best wishes for the holidays

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Happy Holidays

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Thank you for all your edits and contributions this year. I wish you a happy holiday and good health!
Possibly (talk)

A barnstar for you!

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  • Thank you so much....greatly appreciated...Modernist (talk) 13:04, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

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Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels?

Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters.

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  • Happy New Year, thanks so much...Modernist (talk) 03:12, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Season's Greetings, Happy Holidays

I'm taking this opportunity to wish you all the best. Bus stop (talk) 02:10, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

:Glad to see you here!! Happy 2021 and lets all keep working and stay safe!!Modernist (talk) 03:11, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.


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  • Thank you so much!! Stay safe and Happy New Year!!...Modernist (talk) 13:26, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

For an Art-filled 2021

Thank you for your gift from the Frick, may your new year be both an ecstatic and an aesthetic one!--Pharos (talk) 19:48, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

odd revert

Hi there, looking over recent changes on pages I follow I saw [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Morozov_%28businessman%29&type=revision&diff=997219570&oldid=997217539 this revert] on 30 December of what looks like a good-faith and appropriate edit. It's not a subject I know much about, so I thought I'd better ask why you'd reverted in case I'm missing some hidden depths. --Andreas Philopater (talk) 18:58, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

:And checking the IP's history I see they've only edited two pages, and you've reverted their edits on both ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sergei_Shchukin&diff=next&oldid=997217308 this being the other]). Is it a concern about promoting an obscure author? --Andreas Philopater (talk) 19:01, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

:Those were both dead edits that led nowhere...although the dead image should have been removed as well. See also inclusions should have live links..Modernist (talk) 21:49, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

:::Ah! I hadn't noticed they were in the "See also" section! Thanks! --Andreas Philopater (talk) 22:05, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

:::Do you think it's anything that would be worth keeping in a "further reading" section? I haven't double-checked that the texts actually exist, but if there is a book on the topic from Yale University Press we should probably have it listed somewhere. --Andreas Philopater (talk) 22:06, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

::::That is what should be included, if the text is available, yes...Modernist (talk) 22:09, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Friday Jan 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia Day 2021|ONLINE Wikipedia Day NYC]]

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Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC. While we cannot meet in person, we still have something special planned. We will begin the event with the debut of a new video celebrating our community. This will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the people you'll see in the video talking about Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Wikimedia New York City, and the amazing work they do on Wikimedia projects.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbqxsJaTDQM The event will be broadcast live via YouTube]. Feel free to ask questions for the panel through the chat!

We will also have some NYC wiki trivia you can participate in, with confectionery prizes.

::6:00pm - 7:00 pm online via [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbqxsJaTDQM Wikimedia NYC on YouTube]

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Discussion at [[:Talk:The Holocaust#RfC - First sentence in lede|Talk:The Holocaust §&nbsp;RfC - First sentence in lede]]

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February 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89243725944 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

This month will include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February, plans for WikiWomen's History Month in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. We will also have a relevant demonstration of the Wikipedia:Did you know process. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

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Thursday Feb 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCROWD/BlackWikiHistoryMonth21|ONLINE Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center]]

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You are invited to join the AfroCROWD and Wikimedia NYC communities for the 7th year of this edit-a-thon, this time being held in a virtual format. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page, and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV-sDu1VKRcySUE1kZc6Tz6_ki8B1gOgL5J2gGqV6WsLT43Q/viewform register on the form] to get the Zoom link.

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::1:30pm - 5:30 pm online, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV-sDu1VKRcySUE1kZc6Tz6_ki8B1gOgL5J2gGqV6WsLT43Q/viewform register on the form] to get the Zoom link

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Sat Mar 6: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetWHM|Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetFashion 2020|The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up:

Women's History Month]]'''.

We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns.

Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on Saturday Mar 6 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1IOQPhmoU live on YouTube] and other social media platforms.

  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation
  • 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Guidance and Q&A

Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at [https://chat.wmcloud.org/signup_user_complete/?id=cwmftfbw33n5brgt4dnsb3ihce Wikimedia Gender Gap Editing Chat] for the duration of the campaign.

  • [https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/met-wikipedia-womens-history-month The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women’s History Month] (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Sat Mar 13: [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Asia_Art_Archive_in_America/2021_Asia_Art_Archive_in_America_Art_and_Feminism_Edit-a-thon_(March_13,_2021)/home Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon]

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Organized by Asia Art Archive in America and NaPupila in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and supported by Wikimedia NYC, this event brings together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve Wikipedia articles about women and non-binary artists.

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Register and join the virtual event!

  • 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm - [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-CrqT4uGt0ba8snl__7dHcQ3AUHlkkQ Register ahead of time on Zoom] to get the video link

P.S. Next WikiWednesday You are also invited to join our March 17 WikiWednesday next week with a Saint Patrick's Day guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland.

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March 17: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82837330156 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

As this WikiWednesday coincides with Saint Patrick's Day, we will have a guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland, about Irish-language Wikipedia, the efforts of the community in Ireland, and personal work on historical biographies with a special Irish-New York connection.

This month will also include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February and WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.

::7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82837330156 Zoom] (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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April 21: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with with Environmental focus]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81986754458 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

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If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.

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The Frick at the Whitney

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Hello, Modernist.

I thought of you today when I opened up the May/June issue of the The Magazine Antiques. There is an article about the 2-year renovation of the Frick, and how its major works have been moved to the vacant Marcel Breuer building of the Whitney. Interesting, especially to see the Fragonard murals in a modernist setting. Bellini's St. Francis in Ecstasy gets almost a full-page photo.



My home town museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, opened its Frank Geary-designed new galleries yesterday. Lots of photos in the local newspaper, and praise from the critics. This is Phase 1; Phase 2 will be galleries under the Rocky Steps, and an underground gallery on the opposite side of the building.
Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:39, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

:Thank you so much, greatly appreciated...Everyone tells me that the Frick paintings (especially the Bellini) look great in the new space...

:I hope to get back to the city soon, there are a lot of museum shows right now that I want to see...Modernist (talk) 00:10, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

::Geary's 3-story limestone-walled cube features a flying and curving staircase, and is getting much of the attention. But I'm most interested in the rethinking of the American collection, in which Spanish colonial, Swedish colonial and British colonial art is grouped together with indigenous works. The first images one encounters are two 1735 portraits of Leni Lenape chiefs by Gustavus Hesselius, above the wampum belt (supposedly) given to William Penn in 1682. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 01:10, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

May 19: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81712375886 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.

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June 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81338192338 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.

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Happy First Edit Day!

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Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 12:10, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

  • Thank you, greatly appreciated....its been 15 years...Modernist (talk) 12:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

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July 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July 2021|Virtual Coney Island Meetup]] + [[Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Monthly collaboration|NYC monthly collaboration]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly online gathering (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://gather.town/app/njqneDTd0NFfrAmc/coney this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

Instead of our usual "WikiWednesday" Salon, we'll focus on the WikiProject NYC monthly collaboration and this month's subject of Coney Island.

And rather than Zoom, we'll meet on a proximity chat virtual Coney Island beach and share over topical articles and collaborations.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

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Sat Aug 14: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2021|Wikimania Wiknic NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a planned socially-distanced Wiknic ("the picnic anyone can edit") in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to coincide with the virtual Wikimania 2021.

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August 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81132126602 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

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September 29: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon + Annual Members' Meeting NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87430248612 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page.

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Sunday: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Pavilion|Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC]] (part of [[wikiconference:|WikiConference NA]], Oct 8-10)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a planned socially-distanced Wiknic ("the picnic anyone can edit") in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, being held at the historic Concert Grove Pavilion to coincide with WikiConference North America 2021, which will run virtually from Friday to Sunday.

For this occasion, and to allow more space as desired, we have individually packed lunches provided by the chapter, and attendees are encouraged to [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiki-pavilion-picnic-nyc-tickets-185953922187 RSVP at Eventbrite and give sandwich/entree orders].

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Dec 15: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December 2021|ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC]]

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88632789779 this link]. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

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  • Thank you Captain Raju, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!...Modernist (talk) 12:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

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:Thank you Johnbod!! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year!...Modernist (talk) 19:29, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

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  • Thank you Ewulp! Happy Holidays! and Happy 2022!!!...Modernist (talk) 02:42, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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  • Thank you MarnetteD...Happy Holidays!!...Modernist (talk) 19:13, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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  • Thank you Ceoil! Lets stay safe and healthy! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year 2022!!...Modernist (talk) 20:50, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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  • Thanks Coldcreation! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Lets all stay safe...Modernist (talk) 16:25, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

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  • Happy New Year Captain Raju!!! Thank you for this amazing greeting!!!

Thank you for the holiday wishes

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  • Thank you Sandy!! Happy, healthful and safe 2022 to you...Modernist (talk) 03:05, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

De Chirico

Hallo Modernist

Sorry about my revert of your revert, :-), because actually the two sources state that De Chirico was Italian. There was a long and articulate discussion about this three years ago, and the consensus was to use the expression "Italian born in Greece". Obviously, as soon as I and the other proponents lost sight of the page, someone arrived who, not caring about the sources and - above all - the discussion, decided to call him whatever he wanted. But why do we always have to start over here? After 16 years here I'm beginning to despair... :-((( Cheers, Alex2006 (talk) 12:46, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Art galleries

Firstly, thousands upon thousands, possibly even into the millions, of art galleries throughout history have carried the names of their owners, but that does not mean that biographical articles about people should be categorized as if the owner was a gallery. The relationship between an article and its categories must always be reducible to "[Topic] is a [category]": not "[topic] is a person who owned a [category]", not "[topic] is somehow related to [category]". The Leo Castelli Gallery is an art gallery; Leo Castelli the person is not.

Secondly, you have not provided a reason why Leo Castelli is somehow unique in being the only art gallery owner in history who somehow needs to be directly categorized as an art gallery, when thousands of other equivalent people aren't being categorized that way.

The appropriate solution is not to categorize Leo Castelli himself as an art gallery, it's to categorize the redirect that already exists from the actual name of his art gallery as an art gallery. Accordingly, I have added the category to the Leo Castelli Gallery redirect — but it does not belong on the biographical article about the person, because the person is not literally a walking, talking, breathing art gallery. Please also read WP:INCOMPATIBLE, which clarifies that "name of page is not directly compatible with the category" is a legitimate reason to place a category on a redirect instead of the target article. We have to consider "does this title literally make visual sense in the context of browsing the category itself?" — so the answer in a situation like this is not to categorize the person as a gallery, it's to either create a separate article about the gallery and categorize that as a gallery, or to place the category on a redirect from the actual proper name of the gallery, so that a person browsing the category sees a title that has the word Gallery in it. Bearcat (talk) 14:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

  • Yeah there are millions of art galleries throughout history.....but there was only one Leo Castelli....well...maybe Sidney Janis and Betty Parsons too...Modernist (talk) 00:52, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

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Philip Johnson

Hey Modernist,

Reverting my changes to Philip Johnson:[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Johnson&diff=1075995189&oldid=1075982362&diffmode=source][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Johnson&diff=1075995257&oldid=1075995189] a) reintroduced material about his involvement with MoMA that isn't stated by the attached sources; b) removed a source and replaced it with a time-delimited "as of 2020"; c) reintroduced the anachronistic "inducted" in the context of military draft. You summarized the revert with "better before". How come? François Robere (talk) 20:28, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

:If you read the reference you will see that he was inducted; Regarding MoMA - Johnson did not run the architecture department at MoMA for decades...He ran his own architecture company and his successful business for decades...Modernist (talk) 20:59, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

:: {{tq|If you read the reference you will see that he was inducted}} Actually I have read the reference, and even quoted it in the edit summary.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Johnson&diff=prev&oldid=1075978033] Any reason we should choose the obsolete of two synonyms?

:: {{tq|Regarding MoMA - Johnson did not run the architecture department at MoMA for decades...}} So? François Robere (talk) 00:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

  • So the accusations are not acceptable to be included in the article WP:UCS matters. He was inducted period; done...Modernist (talk) 03:20, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
  • It's not "done" just because you decided.
  • # These sources say he was "drafted".[https://www.proquest.com/openview/3949d8cce14b8c5a55eff713c5ec1e20/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1816616][https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/500234][https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA165018140&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00036536&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E778d4e76][https://books.google.co.il/books?hl=iw&lr=&id=vWN5DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=%22philip+johnson%22+drafted+1943&ots=M0v8IE5sRz&sig=GQ2Cjk5CeqgYxQf8b4INqa8xMsY&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Johnson%20drafted&f=false]
  • # WP:UCS does not justify WP:OR nor substitute WP:NOTABILITY and WP:WEIGHT. Several sources make that criticism; our job is to summarize it, not polemicize against it. François Robere (talk) 13:28, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
  • I prefer this link: [https://www.moma.org/research-and-learning/archives/finding-aids/PJohnsonPapersb.html]. Stay off my talk page...Modernist (talk) 14:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

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Revert on British terms on [[Rococo]]

Hi Modernist, I was wondering why you {{diff2|1092218666|reverted}} a change back from British English on an article tagged with {{tl|Use British English}}. I don't know if perhaps there is something I am not seeing. Your summary was {{tq|see WP:ENGVAR|q=yes}}, but I don't see how that explains anything. Thanks AdrianHObradors (talk) 22:23, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

:Hi, thank you for your inquiry, that tag was erroneous, I removed it. It didn't work with all the changes that were applied to the article after Johnbod placed it there....As of October 2018 it became pointless...Modernist (talk) 23:51, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

::I see, that explains it. Thanks Modernist! AdrianHObradors (talk) 23:56, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

:::No it doesn't! What???? Johnbod (talk) 03:38, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

::::Johnbod, actually, now that I think of it, I don't see how that explains it either. If an article is tagged with British English, perhaps the way to go before removing the tag and undoing British English changes is to at least discuss it on its talk page. Per ENGVAR, there is no preference over any English, and I can see how an article about Rococo would be better on British English. USA did not go through it, Britain did.

  • IMO the article as it stands is correct. If you guys want to make changes, then go ahead or create a dialogue on the talk page. All that I did was to return the article to the place that it was before the recent changes. I removed the tag because the article has been fine for years...Modernist (talk) 11:43, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

::By fine you presumably mean "all-American" - except it wasn't, with lines like: "Warm pastel colours[18] (whitish-yellow, cream-colored, pearl greys, very light blues)". After reverting your changes, very little needed doing to restore it to British English again (I may have missed the odd thing). Please don't flout WP:ENGVAR like this again! Johnbod (talk) 15:14, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

::*If you want the article changed...................then change it...Modernist (talk) 16:23, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

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  • Thank you so much! It's been a long road and we are still going forward...Modernist (talk) 11:28, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

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File:Information orange.svg Please do not introduce links in actual articles to draft articles, as you did to :David Whitney. Since a draft is not yet ready for the main article space, it is not in shape for ordinary readers, and links from articles should not go to a draft. Such links are contrary to the Manual of Style. {{#ifeq:{{lc:}}|yes|An edit has converted these links, into links to the not-currently-existing page (redlinks) where the draft will be placed if it is eventually accepted. Thus the links will automatically become valid links aimed at the correct target when and if the draft is accepted.|These links have been removed.}} Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 18:59, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

:Appreciated Arjayay! That draft should be converted into an article, very notable person. Thank you...Modernist (talk) 19:26, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wikidata Day in NYC, an event marking the Wikidata 10th Birthday with a celebration and mini-conference. The all-day event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, lightning talks and yes, CAKE.

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Just a thing I thought you might like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L1Ungfqoj]. Kafka Liz A girl is no one 22:30, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

:Thanks...Modernist (talk) 11:43, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Sat Nov 12: WikiConference North America in NYC

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for WikiConference North America in NYC, as a local satellite event and celebration of the primarily online WikiConference 2022 (Nov 11-13). The Saturday in-person event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, and lightning talks.

It is inspired by such past events as the Wikipedia Day tradition in New York City.

In keeping with the online conference's partnership this year with Mapping USA and theme of "open knowledge allies", we are highlighting OpenStreetMap NYC efforts and other local organizing around various communities of practice.

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Nov 30: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn + online

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  • Thank you so much Ceoil! Happy Holidays! Lets hope 2023 will be a great year!...Modernist (talk) 13:11, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

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  • Happy New Year! ...Modernist (talk) 13:33, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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  • Happy New Year! Captain Raju...Modernist (talk) 00:16, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Sun Jan 15: Wikipedia Day returns to NYC!

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia Day 2023 at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a Wikipedia and Public Domain Day celebration and mini-conference as part of birthday festivities marking the project's founding in 2001. In addition to the party, the event features presentations by Jason Scott of the Internet Archive and Anne Hunnell Chen of the [https://duraeuroposarchive.org/ International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive], panels, and, of course, lightning talks. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

And there will be WIKICAKE.

::1 - 5PM at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan

::After 5PM, migration to afterparty at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th St

::Livestreaming is likely, watch the wiki meetup page

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:51, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki by David

Hi Modernist! I saw your extensive contributions to WP Visual Arts, including numerous articles on paintings. Given your interest in the field, I was wondering whether you would be interested in collaborating on Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki by Jacques-Louis David from 1781? The article has been mostly abandoned for the last two years and the work as well as its history are quite fascinating, ranging from Enlightenment politics in Eastern Europe to David's influence beyond France. I would love to bring it to GA or FA level, though due to other commitments, I am looking to team up with more editors. And feel free to recommend someone else if this is not something you would be interested in participating. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Many thanks. Ppt91 (talk) 16:20, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

:Although I cannot work on it at this time, good luck with the article, I will watch the page as well...Modernist (talk) 18:19, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

::6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

:: (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

:: Also online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478 Zoom]

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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at [https://convene.com/locations/new-york-city/101-park-avenue/ Convene 101 Park Avenue] in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough.

We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

  • Wednesday March 8 WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiwednesday-salon-by-grand-central-tickets-562556099437 RSVP off-wiki at Eventbrite] to attend in-person).

::5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

:: ([https://convene.com/locations/new-york-city/101-park-avenue/ Convene 101 Park Avenue], near Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal)

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Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

::5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour)

::6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

:: (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

:: Also online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478 Zoom] starting at ~6:30 pm

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Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open:

: When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm

: Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY

: When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm

: Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101

: When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm

: Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid

: When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm

: Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Sat: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + Sun: Wiki-Picnic

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap up Earth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome.

: What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn!

: When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC)

: Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid

: What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder!

: When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm

: Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology.

We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

:: 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon)

::6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

:: (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

:: Also online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478 Zoom]

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June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan!

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

::7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

:: (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

:: Also online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478 Zoom]

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

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

::7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

:: (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

:: Also online via [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478 Zoom]

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
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You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the [https://www.nybg.org/event/wikipedia-environment-of-the-bronx-edit-a-thon/ NYBG website here].

Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard.

::12:00pm - 3:00pm

:: (Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|August 23: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
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Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

My edits

Why do you keep reverting my edits? You have not given me a single explanation why you are doing this. I have been told on numerous occasions that I needed to put in an edit summary, but you apparently are allowed to revert my edits with even saying anything. I will leave the Geometric abstraction template on the abstract art page, and I decided to edit the Western world template so it can link to the modernism page. But regarding the goth subculture and human evolution templates on the Romanticism and prehistoric art pages respectively, I’ve made very clear on my rationale on why they shouldn’t be on there. And I am not taking it to their talk pages when you have given clear signs that you’re not even going to respond to it. Eyeluvbraixen (talk) 19:28, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

:Keep doing what you're doing regarding 'geometric abstraction' and 'western world' in other words - edit where editing will add to the page; stop your deletions. If you think you can improve a page - then edit and improve the page...Modernist (talk) 19:44, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

::All I am doing is removing templates that doesn’t link to the page they’re on. Eyeluvbraixen (talk) 19:55, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island

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You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent.

This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday!

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

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[[Campbell's Soup Cans]] acquisition by [[Museum of Modern Art]]

The Campbell's Soup Cans acquisition by Museum of Modern Art edit that you made [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campbell%27s_Soup_Cans&diff=prev&oldid=382572474 here] seems to contradict my sources. It is possible that Lillie P. Bliss donated money to be used for acquisitions. However, you need to source that if you want to add it. This edit is pure WP:OR. So that this does not get lost, I am going to mention it on the article talk in case someone else can help out in this regard.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:58, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

  • I don't remember, frankly that was 13 years ago.......Modernist (talk) 14:42, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
  • Any chance you have time to get involved in this FAC. This seems to be a very important work based on its WP:VA4 status.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:30, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at [https://www.primeproduce.coop/guildhall Prime Produce Guild Hall] in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15).

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York (Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. [https://ohny.org/place/wiki-nyc-pavilion-prime-produce-guild-hall/ The event] will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
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Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

  • Sunday, October 29, 2023 Wikidata Day in New York City ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikidata-day-nyc-2023-tickets-735689496087 RSVP required on Eventbrite] and optional on-wiki).
  • :11:00 am – 5:15 pm
  • :Butler Library (Room 203), 535 West 114th Street, Morningside Heights
  • :RSVP off-wiki is required!
  • :See the event page for a tentative schedule.

At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Nov 15: WikiWednesday Salon + Wikimedia NYC Executive Director job

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|November 15: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
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Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director, apply here.

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Wed Dec 6: Hacking Night + job listing

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|December 6: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our first NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

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Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director; apply here.

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Thu Jan 4: Hacking Night + Wikipedia Day soon

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University
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In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted at Columbia University by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC. [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-day-tickets-779571558517 Eventbrite RSVP is required], while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged.

The special focus this year will be Artificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects.

More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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Links to draft articles - again

File:Nuvola apps important.svg Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at :David Whitney and Color field, you may be blocked from editing.
It was clearly explained, above, that you should not add links to draft articles, but you have continued doing so. Please stop - Arjayay (talk) 10:42, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Steven Tananbaum

Hi Modernist, I've been working on updates for art collector and hedge fund manager Steven Tananbaum. I noticed you are a member of WikiProject Visual Arts and WikiProject Arts, and thought you may be interested in reviewing my suggestions on the article talk page. I appreciate your assistance and would be happy to discuss any of the points. Thank you, Alexandra at L Strategies (talk) 14:30, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

  • I'll take a look...Modernist (talk) 18:43, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

::Thank you, Modernist. I'd really appreciate it if you have the time to review and assist with the edits. Alexandra at L Strategies (talk) 21:39, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|February 21: WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce
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WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Pi Day Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration of Pi Day!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab
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You are also invited to the Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab in Long Island City, which will be hosted in collaboration [https://openstreetmap.us/ OpenStreetMap US], [https://www.urbanarchive.nyc/ Urban Archive] and the [https://queensmemory.org/ Queens Memory Project]. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

Meeting info:

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WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
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Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu.

  • Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki).
  • :12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!)
  • :4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection)
  • :City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

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Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

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May 8: WikiWednesday Salon with new Executive Director

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|May 8: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special WikiWednesday will feature a welcome session and beginning of a listening tour by the newly appointed executive director of Wikimedia NYC, the first staff member leading our local non-profit.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

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June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com).

Meeting info:

P.S. Next up will be Sat June 8 Wiknic on Governors Island!

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Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

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You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house.

This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island.

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki)

  • Time: 12:30–7:00 pm (come by any time!)
  • Demystifying AI for Creatives: A Wiki and Media Workshop: 2:30–5:00 pm (indoor presentation led by AfroCrowd and ArtCrawl Harlem)
  • Location: Governors Island (picnic site: 403 Colonels Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house). Reach the island by the [https://www.govisland.com/plan-your-visit/ferry Governors Island Ferry].

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June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Online-Only WikiWednesday Salon on Zoom. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special online-only WikiWednesday will be dedicated to the Wikimedia Movement Charter referendum, and also to exploring future options of other online-centric events for our Wikimedia NYC chapter.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners @ Civic Hall
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the inaugural event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Civic Hall! All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend.

Registration via [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-wikipedia-for-beginners-tickets-929793225567 Eventbrite] is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series at Civic Hall is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

  • Date: Friday, July 19, 2024
  • Time: 3:00–8:00 p.m.
  • Location: Civic Hall 124 East 14th Street, Floor [TBD], New York, NY
  • Equipment: Please bring your own computer. We are not yet able to provide loaner laptops.
  • Eventbrite RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-wikipedia-for-beginners-tickets-929793225567

:*RSVP is necessary for building entry

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Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island
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You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park.

Following up on this month's Wikimania in Poland, this Wiknic will have as guest of honor User:DerHexer, the 2024 Wikimedia Laureate of the Year, marking his triumphant North American tour!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at the WikiLA ocean life edit-a-thon.

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Saturday, August 24, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island (RSVP on-wiki)

  • Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
  • Salon-style Discussions: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A) 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B)
  • Location: Roosevelt Island (Southpoint Park, look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner).

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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats.

We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year.

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 23 and 8pm EDT on September 25.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

P.S. Also upcoming just before our annual meeting is the Latin music edit-a-thon, Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-to-the-beat-tickets-1009115641047 RSVP at Eventbrite]), on Saturday September 21!

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Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-to-the-beat-tickets-1009115641047 Eventbrite] is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Also supporting this event are Equis, The Celia Cruz Foundation, and the International Museum of Salsa. In association with WikiCari and AfroCrowd.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

  • Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
  • Time: 1:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Location: Lehman College (CUNY) 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY
  • Equipment: Please bring your own computer. We are not yet able to provide loaner laptops.
  • Eventbrite RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-to-the-beat-tickets-1009115641047

:*RSVP is necessary for building entry.

P.S. Upcoming WikiNYC meetups:

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Oct 26: Wikidata Day NYC

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|October 26: Wikidata Day in New York City
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You are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Pratt Institute School of Information in Manhattan, in celebration of Wikidata's 12th birthday. This event, held by our chapter in collaboration with Pratt and Girls Who Code, will be our third annual celebration of Wikidata Day. It will feature spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and the customary Wiki-cake, while those unable to attend in person will be able to watch a livestream.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

  • Saturday, October 26, 2024 Wikidata Day in New York City ([https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikidata-day-2024-tickets-1034373879117 Eventbrite RSVP is required] and also optionally on-wiki).
  • :11:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • :Pratt Manhattan (rooms 201 and 214), 144 W 14th Street
  • :RSVP off-wiki is required for building entry!

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November 22 + 26: Free Culture Friday and Wikicurious photo event!

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|November 22: Free Culture Friday
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You are invited to Foundation and Friends' Free Culture Friday at Prime Produce on Friday, November 22. This event will feature a reception with Wikimedia Foundation staff in the afternoon, followed by a more informal salon and game night, utilizing Prime Produce's vast collection of board games. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

  • Friday, November 22, 2024
  • :1:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • :Prime Produce, 424 W 54th St
colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|November 26: Wikicurious: Capturing the Moment
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You are also invited to Wikicurious: Capturing the Moment, the third event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series, at Jefferson Market Library on Tuesday, November 26, in collaboration with [https://www.wikiportraits.org/ WikiPortraits] and AfroCROWD. All are welcome to attend, especially those interested in photography or contributing to Wikimedia Commons. We will explore the art of capturing the moment through photography and learn the basics of Wikimedia Commons, and (weather-permitting) we are also planning a photo walk, so bring your camera (or use your smartphone)!

  • Tuesday, November 26, 2024
  • :3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • :Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave
  • :[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-capturing-the-moment-tickets-1074512217969 RSVP on Eventbrite] is required for event entry!
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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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Sat Jan 25: Wikipedia Day NYC 2025

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|January 25: Wikipedia Day
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You are invited to Wikipedia Day 2025, hosted by Wikimedia NYC at the Brooklyn Public Library's central branch.

The special focus this year will be the launch of our "400 Neighborhoods" campaign for the city's 400th anniversary and WikiProject New York City/400 Task Force.

We'll also have a lightning talks session and you're invited to sign up for one, though space is somewhat limited.

  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • :12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • :Brooklyn Central Library, Grand Army Plaza
  • :Afterparty: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (off-site venue, TBA)
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February 19: WikiWednesday Salon

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WikiWednesday is back! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

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Wed March 12: Wiki Gala NYC

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2024 Wiki Gala at Prime Produce, the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature thematic video art installations and our traditional Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

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Thu March 27: Editing the Open Data Garden @ Prime Produce

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for an urban gardening-themed edit-a-thon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event will be hosted in collaboration with Farming Concrete in celebration of Open Data Week in New York City. All are welcome, new and experienced!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:15, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

WikiNYC April 11: Foundation and Friends' Free Culture Friday

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You are invited to Foundation and Friends' Free Culture Friday at Prime Produce on Friday, April 11. This event will feature a reception with Wikimedia Foundation staff in the afternoon, followed by a more informal salon, hackathon, and game night, utilizing Prime Produce's vast collection of board games. This replaces WikiWednesday Salon this month. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

  • Friday, April 11, 2025
  • 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Wikimedia Foundation staff + community meet-and-greet)
  • 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open salon, hacking, and board games)
  • :Prime Produce, 424 W 54th St

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:30, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

NYC: May 7 WikiWed + May 10 WikiCurious

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This month's WikiWednesday will be focused on digital safety for editors. Guest digital security trainers will join us to lead this session. All are welcome!

Please bring a laptop or the editing device of your choosing for hands-on training that will guide you through steps to take to make yourself safer online. While there will also be an online participation option, the meeting will not be recorded.

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|May 10: Wikicurious – Amplifying Media Art with Rhizome
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You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC Community and Rhizome for a community memory-focused edit-a-thon in the Financial District. All Wikipedia and Wikidata enthusiasts are welcome, new and experienced!

Please RSVP on [https://rhizome.itm.studio/m/wikicurious-media-art-edition Rhizome's event page] to gain entry to the venue.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)