user:Geraldshields11

Currently, I am a member of the 2022 WikiMedia DC Board of Directors.

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As of May 18, 2022, I am a member of the 2022 WikiMedia DC Board of Directors.

In 2019, I was [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Nominations/Gerald_Shields/en nominated and a candidate for the Affiliate-selected Board seats] and this is the preserved page from 2019. One of the endorsers was AfroCROUD.

I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the WikiConference 2014 in NYC, the 2016 North American Wiki Conference in San Diego, and other Wikimedia events.

I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I created the article the Smithsonian Gardens on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer]. For the North American WikiConference, I volunteered to be the official still photographer.

Since then, I have been involved with creating content to illustrate on Wikimedia Commons.

I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea.

I edited a photography textbook, The Art and Craft of Digital Photography by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.

I am Geraldshields11, an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in Washington, DC, USA; Shenyang, China; and Dandong, China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of Sinuiju, North Korea on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of Ri Sol-ju.

I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into STEM or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before".

Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], Smithsonian Institute promotion material [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous GLAM projects as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC.

As part of my efforts to put a copy of Wikipedia into LEO, SpaceBlimp 7 carried a copy of EN Wikipedia into the stratosphere closer to orbit than ever before on April 14, 2018 from Strasburg, Virginia.

Feel free to comment on the 2015 Project at {{url|https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015}} .

In 2015, I rewrote my proposal to send Wikimedia into outer space. Please see Grants:IEG/Wikipedia likes Galactic Exploration for Posterity 2015 or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015 this link].

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Board Seat nomination

[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Nominations/Gerald_Shields Board seat talk page]

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Currently, I am interested in articles about space law, DPRK (North Korea), feminism,{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Patricia|title=Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=30 July 2013|language=English|date=26 July 2013|year=2013 | page=in print on July 27, 2013, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors.}} and the economics of high fashion and haute couture.

As of December 2013, I actively edited articles about DPRK (North Korea), feminism, and the economics of high fashion and haute couture.

As of July 2013, I actively edited articles about South America, taxation, economics, and business entities.

As of 2004, I was interested in discussions of DPRK (North Korea), Arabic, taxation, financial crimes, China, Japan, feminism, and business entities.{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Patricia|title=Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=30 July 2013|language=English|date=26 July 2013|year=2013 | page=in print on July 27, 2013, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors..}}

I do my best to contribute to the articles with citations, editorial changes, and typographical fixes. After all, each editor "brings something different to the table, whether it be: researching skills, technical expertise, writing prowess or tidbits of information, but most importantly a willingness to help". Also, I am interested in the use of the number 11.

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Feel free to comment on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Geraldshields11/Images my gallery of images].

Feel free to comment on user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015.

Feel free to comment on the User:geraldshields11/sandbox/Wikipedia Summer Of Monuments 2014 at the sandbox talk page.

Feel free to comment on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Geraldshields11/sandbox/Wikimania2014Grant Gerald Shields' Grant for Wikimania 2014] at the sandbox talk page.

Feel free to comment on the Wikimania 2015 Grant at [https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Geraldshields11 Gerald Shields' Grant for Wikimania 2015]

Feel free to comment on the 2014 WP Idea Lab, a project discussion is at {{url| https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity}} .

Feel free to comment on the 2015 Project at {{url|https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015}} .

In 2015, I rewrote my proposal to send Wikimedia into outer space. Please see Grants:IEG/Wikipedia likes Galactic Exploration for Posterity 2015 or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015 this link].

1. I, User:Geraldshields11, am an employee of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to the Department of the Treasury, tend to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable tax-related people based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to tax and to the U.S. government.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration. Geraldshields11 (talk) 14:58, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

2. I, geraldshields11, was a volunteer editor at Journal of Space Law. My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to outer space, tend to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable space-related people based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to space and to the space programs, and space law.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration. Geraldshields11 (talk) 23:08, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

3. I, User:Geraldshields11, am active in politics.{{cite web | url=http://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/issues/GNR20160929.pdf | title=When There's an Emergency, CERT is Trained and Ready | publisher=Greenbelt News Review | date=29 September 2016 | accessdate=27 October 2016 | author=Depenbrock, Julie | pages=4}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=My Path to Transhumanism and Becoming the First Transhumanist Party Member to Hold Political Office in North America – Article by Gerald Shields – U.S. Transhumanist Party – Official Website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503193020/https://transhumanist-party.org/2021/05/03/gerald-shields-1st-transhumanist-officeholder/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=web.archive.org}} My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to politics tend{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521085807/http://www.berwynheightsmd.gov:80/town-council|title=Town Council {{!}} Town of Berwyn Heights MD|date=2017-05-21|access-date=2018-08-20}} to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable politics-related people{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222134439/https://www.berwynheightsmd.gov/town-council|title=Town Council {{!}} Town of Berwyn Heights MD|date=2018-02-22|access-date=2018-02-27}} based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to politics.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration.

4. I, User:geraldshields11, think that the chatbots, as of 28 February 2023, are good tools to make articles on Wikipedia. If there is a chance that these tools have become sentient or emotion-feeling, I believe that humanity should give the chatbots respect and rights. As of 28 February 2023, there are no chatbots that have reached this level per Michael Wooldridge, director of foundation AI research at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK.{{Cite web |last=Gorvett |first=Zaria |title=The AI emotions dreamed up by ChatGPT |url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230224-the-ai-emotions-dreamed-up-by-chatgpt |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}} I rarely update my user page so this #4 statement will not be updated in real time.

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I edited a photography textbook, The Art and Craft of Digital Photography by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.

I am Geraldshields11, [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in Washington, DC, USA; Shenyang, China; and Dandong, China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of Sinuiju, North Korea on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of Ri Sol-ju.

I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into STEM or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before".

Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], Smithsonian Institute promotion material [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous GLAM projects as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC.

See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG| My photo is used for the official 2014 WikiConference USA group photo.

File:WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG| My photo is used for the official 2015 WikiConference USA group photo.

File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|My photo is used for the official 2016 WikiConference North America group photo.

File:WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg| My photo is used for the official 2018 WikiConference North America group photo.

File:Dr. Hayden and Lynda Carter at LOC Library of Awesome.jpg|Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.

File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).

File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by Djembayz and used by Bathlander and Sarasays, the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine https://www.businessinsider.com.au/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia.

File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.

File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.

File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), Sarasays (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays used a different one of my photographs of her on her user page. This photo is used often on a banner at Wikimedia events

File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.

File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian Slowking4, at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.

File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his professional page.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used w:en:user:Sumanah, which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih.

File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|Uncommon fritillary, on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. She used this photo on her Wikipedia user page.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor Newyorkbrad, in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.

File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President Harej and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer Heatherslania.

File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|Sarasays with another Wikipedia editor in the background.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.

File:Danielle Citron, 11 October 2015.JPG|This photo was used in an article at [http://engagingmedia.info/media-post-truth-world/|The media in a post-truth world]

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG| 2014 WikiConference USA

File:WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG| WikiConference USA 2015

File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|2016 WikiConference North America

File:WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg| WikiConference North America 2018

File:Dr. Hayden and Lynda Carter at LOC Library of Awesome.jpg|Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.

File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).

File:WikiConference USA 2015 436.JPG|Alice Backer (right) of Afrocrowd at WikiConference USA 2015

File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by Djembayz and used by Bathlander and Sarasays, the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia.

File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.

File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.

File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), Sarasays (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.

File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.

File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian Slowking4, at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.

File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). President Hare uses a different one of my photographs of him on his professional page.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right).

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih.

File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|Uncommon fritillary, on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. She uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.

:File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 19.JPG, in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.

File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President Harej and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer Heatherslania.

File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|Sarasays with another Wikipedia editor in the background.

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.

File:2014 Space Law Business Meeting in Washington, DC 02 better photo.JPG|The Space Law Business Meeting during the ABA Conference.

File:2016 Earth & Space Science Edit-a-Thon at the American Geophysical Union 21.jpg|the group photo at the 2016 Earth & Space Edit-o-thon at the American Geophysical Union

File:Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft.jpg|Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, during a discussion of the Renwick Gallery.

File:Oak Alley Plantation Views 10.jpg|The oak trees at Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana

File:Dr. Hayden and Lynda Carter at LOC Library of Awesome.jpg|Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.

File:Wikiconference North America 2016 GJS 875.jpg|In October 2016, at the Wikiconference North America 2016, the organizing group.

File:2016 Earth & Space Science Edit-a-Thon at the American Geophysical Union 16.jpg|At the 2016 Earth & Space Science Edit-a-Thon at the American Geophysical Union, a cosmetically attractive and real scientist who does not look like or act like wːenːSheldon Cooper.

File:Saving the Web June 14, 15, and 16 2016 at the Kluge Center 114.jpg|Attendees of the Saving the Web: The Ethics and Challenges of Preserving What's on the Internet at Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, United States of America; (left to right)W:en:David Mao w:en:Ramesh Jain w:en:James Hendler w:en:Wendy Hall w:en:Vinton Cerf sitting down at the beginning of the Saving the Web event at the Library of Congress on June 16, 2016.

File:Iceland in April 2016 11.JPG|In Iceland, Ms. Emilía Björg Sigurðardóttir displayed her creation, Next Soil, as part of product design art.

File:2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian 54.JPG|At the 2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian,

File:2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian 39.JPG|At the 2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian, a Wikimedia scientist

File:WikiConference USA 2015 344.JPG|At WikiConference USA 2015

File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 07.JPG|The presenter of D.C. Vito during his speech.

File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 02.jpg|The group photo of WikiConference North America 2016

File:WikiConference USA 2015 136.JPG|Three Wikimedians who listened to Geraldshields11's instructions on how to pose for the camera.

File:Danielle Citron, 11 October 2015.JPG|This photo of Danielle Citron was used in an article at [http://engagingmedia.info/media-post-truth-world/|The media in a post-truth world]

File:Stylish person at Fukuoka City Hall.jpg|This photo was entered in the USA Smithsonian Institute 2018 photo contest.

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Like all humans, I make the odd but good faith mistake. If you are wishing to inform me of something that in your eyes I have done wrong, please contact me on my talk page, and I will gladly discuss. Let us make good articles with great cites.

Examples{{cite web|title=The Phrase Finder|url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/247100.html|accessdate=06/15/2012}} of early variants of 'mighty oaks from little acorns grow' are found in:

Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, 1374:

"as an ook cometh of a litel spyr" [a spyr, or spire, is a sapling]

Thomas Fuller's Gnomologia, 1732:

"The greatest Oaks have been little Acorns."

and in an essay by D. Everett in The Columbian Orator, 1797:

"Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow."

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations states that 'great oaks from little acorns grow' is a 14th century proverb. Unfortunately, they don't include any details to support their view.

The 'mighty' version is known, in the USA at least, from the middle of the 19th century. It appeared in A. B. Johnson's The Philosophical Emperor, a Political Experiment, 1841.

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• Wikipedia:Manual of Style
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• Improve articles on the reward board
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• Update the Typo team's works completed

Dear Fellow Wikipedia Editors:

I understand the concern that articles about North Korea are currently stub articles and I am taking appropriate action to solve the problem.

North Korea is a secretive state, some information about govenrment officials, companies, and events is known from official North Korean media, other information has been reported in foreign media. So, any North Korean article will likely be stub class until a major change.

I am trying to use libary research, instead of just Google, to expand Wikipedia articles about a largely unknown country. I have found a source to expand the the North Korean articles at the Global Resources Center at the Gelman Library at George Washington University library.{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Patricia|title=Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=30 July 2013|language=English|date=26 July 2013|year=2013 | page=in print on July 27, 2013, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors.}} If someone is reported in the paper newspaper in the DPRK, then that person is noteworthy.

For example, much of the information is from unnamed south Korean analysts reported in Western news sources. Even, the Ri Sol-ju, the wife of Kim Jong-un, article is lacking definative information because the DPRK sources are few.

Please give editors time to flesh out these articles. I am seeking consensus to increase understanding that stub articles about North Korea may be all that is possible.

WikiProject Korea North Korea working group is a category I plan to work on. Please discuss. Geraldshields11 (talk) 00:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

:^‡ = Only part of it is superscripted.

:^‡‡ = Has a non-superscripted mode as well.

:^‡‡‡ = Only part of it is inline.

;Superscripted:

• {{tl|ambiguous link}} a.k.a. {{tl|dn}}
• {{tl|awkward}} a.k.a. {{tl|awk}}
• {{tl|according to whom}} a.k.a. {{tl|whom}}, {{tl|says who}}, {{tl|who says}} and several others
• {{tl|by whom}} – a grammatical variant of {{tl|who}}, a.k.a. several others
• {{tl|citation broken}}
• {{tl|citation needed}} a.k.a. {{tl|fact}}, {{tl|cn}}, {{tl|needs citation}}, {{tl|uncited}}, etc.; see also {{tl|fact-now}} wrapper
• {{tl|citequote}}
• {{tl|clarify}} a.k.a. {{tl|clarifyme}}, {{tl|clarify me}}, {{tl|huh}}, {{tl|what}}; see also {{tl|clarifyref}} and {{tl|clarifyref2}} – subst'd variants that provide a {{para|reason}} that describe how to provides better reference citations
• {{tl|contradict-inline}} (should probably be merged with the next one)
• {{tl|contradiction-inline}} (should probably be merged with the previous one)
• {{tl|dead link}}
• {{tl|disputed-inline}}, a.k.a. {{tl|disputable}}, {{tl|debatable}}
• {{tl|dubious}} a.k.a. {{tl|DisputedAssertion}}
• {{t|elucidate}}
• {{tl|episode}}
• {{tl|facts}}
• {{tl|failed verification}}
• {{tl|list fact}}
• {{tl|lopsided}}
• {{tl|MEDCN}} and {{tl|MEDRS}}
• {{tl|nonspecific}}
• {{tl|note}}
• {{tl|note label}}^‡
• {{tl|or}} a.k.a. {{tl|or?}}
• {{tl|page needed}} a.k.a. {{tl|pn}}, {{tl|page number}}, {{tl|pageneeded}}, {{tl|pagenumber}}
• {{tl|POV-statement}}, a.k.a. {{tl|fixPOV}}, {{tl|POV-inline}}, {{tl|POV-assertion}}
• {{tl|primary source-inline}}, for signalling that a non-primary source is needed
• {{tl|ref}}
• {{tl|ref label}}^‡ a.k.a. {{tl|footnote label}}
• {{tl|registration required}}
• {{tl|request quotation}} a.k.a. {{tl|request quote}}, {{tl|quote request}}
• {{tl|rp}}
• {{tl|season needed}} a.k.a. {{tl|episode needed}}, {{tl|seasonneeded}}, {{tl|episodeneeded}}
• {{tl|specify}}
• {{tl|syn}}
• {{tl|update after}}^‡‡ a.k.a. {{tl|update needed}}, {{tl|old fact}}, {{tl|anachronism-inline}}
• {{tl|vague}}
• {{tl|verify credibility}} a.k.a. {{tl|vc}}, {{tl|rs}}
• {{tl|verify source}} a.k.a. {{tl|verification needed}}
• {{tl|volume needed}} a.k.a. {{tl|issue needed}}, {{tl|issue}}
• {{tl|weasel-inline}} a.k.a. {{tl|weasel word}}, {{tl|weasel-word}} & others
• {{tl|where}}
• {{tl|who}} a.k.a. {{tl|who?}}, {{tl|weasel-name}}, {{tl|views needing attribution}}, {{tl|attrib}} & many others (after many merges)
• {{tl|year}}

Noteworthy for features:

• {{tl|vague}} — has feature where optional parameter becomes the mouseover/tooltip message

;Non-superscripted:

• {{tl|as of}}
• {{tl|ec}}
• {{tl|harvard citation}}
• {{tl|TBD}}
• {{tl|wayback}}, {{tl|waybackdate}} (appear to be redundant with each other)
• {{tl|wikicite}} (deprecated; see above)

• While I try as far as possible to copy edit articles, this is not always achievable where the text is confusing or in need of content expertise. I am then forced to use a tag to attract such help for the article. Some useful tags are:

{{tl|off-topic}} ~ {{tl|Expert-verify}} ~ {{tl|Expert-subject}} ~ {{tl|contradict}} ~ {{tl|confusing}} ~ {{tl|refimprove}} ~ {{tl|nofootnotes}} ~ {{tl|notability}} ~ {{tl|original research}} ~ {{tl|crystal}} ~ {{tl|POV}} ~ {{tl|unreferenced}}

• Observations on Wikipedia behavior by Antandrus
• Click here to see my barnstars and awards
• How to force a section break
• Wikipedia:Link color
• American and British English spelling differences
• Help:Magic words
• [http://svick.org/SortRefs.aspx Ref sorting tool]
• [http://www.tineye.com/ Tin Eye]
• How to use the references segregator
• [http://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php Unix Time Stamp converter]
• [http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/013146.html The soft and unmistakable sound of a gauntlet landing on the dusty ground]
• [http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportClients.htm Wiki browser stats]
• [http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/SummaryEN.htm Wikipedia stats summary]

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:

• Wikipedia:Policy Library
• Wikipedia:Utilities
• Wikipedia:Cite your sources
• Wikipedia:Verifiability
• Wikipedia:Wikiquette
• Wikipedia:Civility
• Wikipedia:Conflict resolution
• Wikipedia:Brilliant prose
• Wikipedia:Pages needing attention
• Wikipedia:Peer review
• Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
• Wikipedia:Village pump
• Wikipedia:Boilerplate text
• WP:BLACKLIST
• WP:USERPAGE
• http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia
• :Category:Archival templates
• Wikipedia talk:Review Board
• List of administrators
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style
• Wikipedia:MEDRS (Medicine/reliable sources)
• Wikipedia:SPOV (Science point of view.)
• WP:SANCTIONS
• WP:RESTRICT
• Wikipedia:Deletion policy read towards understanding
• Wikipedia:Update/1 Updates given about changes in policies and guidelines.
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UsabilityInitiativePrefSwitch Usability Initiative Pref Switch]
• WP:CSD should do more of this while on patrol
• Wikipedia:Town sheriff
• WP:ELPEREN

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