User talk:kels.bran

This discussion section is meant for leaving basic messages and friendly hellos. Below is some music from the Wikimedia Commons to spark some discussion, play away! File:Boswell Sisters-Hand Me Down My Walking Cane.ogg Kelsey Brannan (talk) 03:12, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for leaving me a message on my talk page! Looking forward to training in two hours! Pongr (talk) 11:22, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:You're welcome! training was great, and I'm looking forward to working with Adel and possibly Ribes' class on the Infrastructure Studies article! Kelsey Brannan (talk) 03:22, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Hey Kels, check out the new userbox I made!

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MyNameWasTaken (talk) 04:00, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

:Ah! That's awesome Ben!! I'm totally adding this one and replacing the old GU one!! Kelsey Brannan (talk) 04:02, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm new to the whole Wikipedia thing but would love to provide input, comments and edits where applicable. I was looking at the ambassadors page and noticed you're in the same area I am and figured if discussions ever facilitated a face to face learning experience, who better to chat with. I'm looking for guidance and Wiki Mentorship if you have time to help a noob. Thanks! Needsedgeyname366 (talk) 21:20, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Hello students! In this section feel free to post any questions or concerns you have about your article development.Kelsey Brannan (talk) 03:12, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

In this section, feel free to pass along the Wikilove and appreciation.

:Thanks for the WikiBeer! Let's do a happy hour soon MyNameWasTaken! Looking forward to it! Kelsey Brannan (talk) 03:13, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

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It will display as: Kelsey Brannan (talk) MyNameWasTaken (talk) 19:07, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

:Thanks!Kelsey Brannan (talk) 03:12, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

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:Very cool! Thanks for keeping me posted!Kelsey Brannan (talk) 13:46, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi! I wanted to let you know that we have created an [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC IRC] channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-gendergap #wikimedia-gendergap] if that subject interests you. We hope this channel can serve as a safe haven to hang out, talk about Wiki, brainstorming, women in Wikimedia, article alerts and foster friendships. I hope you join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 12:58, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kelsey! Come visit my new User Page at Wendy Ferguson. Thanks for all your help and I look forward to seeing you next Tuesday evening in Professor Iskandar's New Media class. Wndyfrg (talk) 17:00, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

:Thanks for leaving me a message! I sent you an email back regarding the user.name image upload! See you on Tuesday Kelsey Brannan (talk) 22:00, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kels.bran!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dDR3a3JfaTd0aVBiMW1xd2phNXE2R3c6MQ#gid=0 Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!]

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate.

I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 21:39, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

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Hi Kelsey. I've just reverted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omar_Offendum&diff=484543684&oldid=484542680 your rollback] of User:NA1220 at Omar Offendum - it quite clearly wasn't vandalism; NA1220 added section headers and additional information cited to a reliable source. No worries - it's easy enough to make that sort of error with Twinkle (I have...), but I thought I'd better let you know. Yunshui 雲‍水 21:28, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

:Hi Yunshui, What exactly is Twinkle? I am not familiar. Thanks for the comment! Cheers Kelsey Brannan (talk) 02:24, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hey Kels. I saw your recent move and I was wondering if perhaps Al Tarhir TV channel would actually be the correct spot per WP:Naming Conventions (capitalization)? I frankly get confused about them, but happened to notice. Do you know if the "..TV Channel" is part of their actual name? Or maybe it should be Al Tahrir (tv channel) or Al Tahrir (television channel)? MyNameWasTaken (talk) 19:58, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

:I'm pretty sure it is the full name, see [http://www.freelivestations.com/2012/04/al-tahrir-tv-channel-egypt.html Al Tahrir TV Channel] and [http://www.movutv.com/2011/10/al-tahrir-tv-channel.html MovuTV]. But if you think it is a problem, I could look into further. Kelsey Brannan (talk) 15:02, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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::Thanks, I'll have a look, and see what I can do. Kelsey Brannan (talk) 13:49, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

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::Thanks Graeme for this Notification, however, I think the wrong hook was posted. After my conversation with User:JohnPomeranz while under review, we decided that this hook would be more accurate: ... that the Gay Women's Alternative(GWA) (logo pictured) was formed to provide the lesbian community in DC with an alternative and safe space to socialize? ..Perhaps another DYK could be posted reflecting this change? Thanks! kels.bran (talk)

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Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 04:32, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

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Please join [http://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia DC] for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:17, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Kels.bran, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)

There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!

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• [http://www.cato.org/events/wikipedia-legislative-data-workshop Announcement on Cato's blog]
• [http://www.cato.org/blog/legislative-data-wikipedia-workshop-march-14th-15th Background from Cato sponsor Jim Harper's perspective]
• [http://wikistrategies.net/wikipedia-legislative-data/ Background from Wikipedian Pete Forsyth's perspective]

Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:16, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Please join [http://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia DC] for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 13:52, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:07, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Please join [http://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia DC] for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 36. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 18:57, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:

On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.

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We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events! Kirill ^[talk] 20:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Please join [http://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia DC] for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 23:02, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

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

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We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 18:17, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

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

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 6 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 11:47, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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

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Harej (talk) 04:06, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Please join [http://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia DC] for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:36, 10 June 2013 (UTC)