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The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter!
Issue II - January 1, 2007
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Happy New Year to all our members!
- Project News
- Several new templates have been created: {{Bi}} and {{Transgender}} by Dev920 and AliceJMarkham respectively. SatyrTN also created a {{LGBT Welcome}} template to welcome new members. Thanks to them all.
- The LGBT Portal's various sections could do with updating on a weekly basis. Please pitch in if you can.
- Latter Days became a Featured Article on December 31. It was written and nominated by Dev920. Congratulations Dev!
- A new assessment system has been implemented - we have tagged and assessed over 1100 articles so far! Please tag any LGBT related articles you come across by adding {{LGBTProject | class=}} to the talkpage. Please see the Assessment Department for how to assess an article according to the grading system.
- A fledgling monthly LGBT Collaboration has been started, with Homosexuality as the December article and Gay stereotyping as our January article. Please contribute to this if you can, even if it's just correcting typos.
- A Translation department has been set up, to translate LGBT articles from foreign language Wikipedias that may have more information than our equivalent article. Please add your name if you are fluent in any language other than English.
- We have a brand new unique Project! Jumpaclass is a new semi-competition to improve our lower quality articles - see the subpage for more information. Please sign up and get it going!
- Finally, our membership numbers have exploded! 21 new users have joined the Wikiproject: AdelaMae, WJBscribe, Trodaikid1983, Jtowns, Agne27, Boyau, NickGorton, Dialecticas, DaliJim, Tonei, Cabbers, silent, Textorus, GLGerman, Haiduc, Hornandsoccer, Bopopop, NinaOdell, Badbilltucker, DanB DanD, and Tiger Marc. Please make them feel welcome!
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[edit] Project Gender Studies
Hi CaveatLector, I'm asking some Project Gender Studies members for their opinions on a few changes to the project templates. The discussion is here. If you're interested please have a look. I'd also like to have the project page unprotected so it could be editted to give due balance to the Gender Theory activities of the project as well as the removal of systemic bias activities - what would be your opinions on this (discussed here)?--Cailil 01:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Atlantis
Caveat, thanks for your supportive comments. I expect some crackpottery at Atlantis, given the article's subject, but that guy is just off the charts. --Akhilleus (talk) 02:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter!
Issue III - February 1, 2007
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Announcement: If someone requests help or feedback on an article, please try your hardest to help them out if you are able. Thank you.
- Project News
- The LGBT Portal has once again been revamped and a work rota started. Efforts towards Featured Portal status are slowly coming together.
- The assessment system has been a great success, we have tagged over 4000 articles! Please tag any LGBT related articles you come across by adding {{LGBTProject | class=}} to the talkpage. Please see the Assessment Department for how to assess an article according to the grading system.
- The Translation department has changed its focus, to LGBT articles about non-English topics and people on which there may be more information on the relevant foreign Wikipedia. Please add your name if you are fluent in any language other than English.
- Jumpaclass is picking up slowly, with nine people having entered. With over 2000 stubs we need to improve our article quality. Please sign up and get it going! Challenge another user to see how far you can jump a stub!
- There is an ongoing discussion about the current LGBT categorisation system here, here, and a little bit here. A special page has now been set up here to deal with this.
- A Watchlist has been set up to monitor controversial and/or highly vandalised articles. It can also be used for article disputes, just add a note explaining the nature of the dispute.
- With the influx of so many active members, there is now enough support for a LGBT studies peer review, which may be found here. It's in the beta phase at the moment, so bear with us if we make any mistakes. Feel free to peer review any articles you have been working on.
- It was agreed this month to start reducing the uses of the Notice board, as many members felt that it was not effective. An open tasks template has been created, bringing together important announcements, FAC/FARs, Peer reviews, XfDs, the COTM, and requested articles. You may desire to watchlist it. A Deletion sorting subpage is also now working to bring together XfDs - this should be bot-driven, but we have not currently tagged enough articles to make this fully automated, so please update the list with any LGBT-related XfDs you come across.
- Article news
- Member News
- We more than doubled our membership this month! 53 new users have joined the Wikiproject: Aleta, Koweja, Profriend, Andrewn, Carolynparrishfan, Cpnlsn88, Brian1979, Tullerk, Garydw, Ganymead, Celithemis, Burnley, Lquilter, Parammon, Forsakendaemon, Allyn, bcatt, Dfeuer, Raystorm, Fabienne1, Esprix, Antanta, Janusvulcan, Elizabeth Lund, Ashleyvh, E. Sn0 =31337=, MiraLuka, White hotel, Zythe, Athena2006, CosmicWaffles, Emiellaiendiay, Musimax, AlexReynolds, Swollib, Nield, Kriza, 100110100, Andral, thickslab, Ronline, Iamvered, FisherQueen, William percy, Viannah, Ssbohio, Ali-oops, Anyaanomaly, Revolución, Ender2155, LuciferMorgan, Kathryn NicDhàna, and Artgoyle. Please make them feel welcome!
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Seeking concensus on proposed merger at Talk:Classics. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 01:32, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Finished clean-up after merge with Classics
Hi
Please do what you will with Classics. I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. Obviously, every WP editor acts as an individual with all the short-comings that entails. According to your userpage, you are a genuine expert on the subject and as far as I'm concerned Wikipedia needs a lot more people like you. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 17:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thank you
Thank you for your friendly comment regarding Classics and the addition of tables. Your subsequent work has made my mash up read better. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 22:51, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WP:LGBT Coordinator Election Notice
This is just a quick, automated note to let you know that there is an election being conducted over the next 7 days for the position of "Coordinator" for the LGBT WikiProject. Your participation is requested. -- SatyrTN (talk • contribs)
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I began an article about Cupid as a holliday character. It has been edited a bit. Anyway, you mentioned something about starting it somewhere and then moving it, I don't know how to do that but would like to. (you can see that I had to revise it several times, I wish I would have read you messege first) Thank you for your help. amyanda 19:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC)amanda
awsome thanks.:)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Amyanda2000 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC).
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The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter!
Issue IV - March 1, 2007
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Monthly Challenge: Find 5 editors to LGBT articles and invite them to the project! Check out our recruitment tips if you need them. Good luck!
- Project News
- With such rapid development of the project, it was decided that a Coordinator was needed to ensure all the fiddly maintenence was kept up. Elections were held and Dev920 (talk • contribs) has been elected Coordinator for the next three months. She said "I am honoured and proud to be at the helm of such a fantastic WikiProject and look forward to our future". Congratulations Dev!
- The assessment system continues to be a great success, we have tagged over 5200 articles! Please tag any LGBT related articles you come across by adding {{LGBTProject | class=}} to the talkpage. Please see the Assessment Department for how to assess an article according to the grading system.
- Jumpaclass is proving to be quite successful! The winner at the end of the year gets to pick the January collaboration, so sign up and get going! Or challenge another user to see how far you can jump a stub!
- A new Community department has been set up to foster community amongst our members. It mostly acts as other WikiProjects' Outreach department, but also has a Quilt to which every member is entitled to add a square containing anything of their choice.
- The peer review is not getting much custom - please notice you can cross-list other peer reviews from different projects that also fall within our scope.
- Many people still seem to be unaware that the Deletion sorting subpage exists for XfDs to be listed: please use and watch that page instead of issuing "alerts" for ordinary AfDs on the project talkpage.
- WP:FILM has a current drive to give every film article an infobox. WP:LGBT successfully gave all 105 LGBT infoboxless films infoboxes, so a big thank you to everyone who participated.
- A new template, LGBT-footer, has been created for articles which are becoming to cluttered with infoboxes. Thanks to WJBscribe and SatyrTN for creating it.
- A very basic resources page has been started. Please add to it as you come across useful sites.
- A promotional poster for the project has been created: http://wplgbt.tripod.com/Wikipedianeedsyou.doc (you have to directly cut and paste the url, or it won't let you download it). Please distribute anywhere and everywhere you desire, such as gay libraries, cybercafes, community centres and so on. Also, please let Dev920 know where you have put it up, so she can keep track of our coverage.
- An LGBT Publications Taskforce has been proposed. Please sign up here if you are interested in being involved.
- An LGBT WikiProject has been set up on the Spanish Wikipedia! Set up by Raystorm, it has already gained six members and is developing an assessment system. If you speak any Spanish, please consider going up and lending a hand if you can!
- Article News
- Member News
- Our membership continues to expand. 55 new users have joined the Wikiproject: HalJor, Brianna Austin, Kylehamilton , PeaceNT, Paradoxdept, Joie de Vivre, Bearcat, Avazina, Treybien, Xdenizen, Chalyres, Lisapollison, Stitchy CP, Wjhonson, Psicorps, Jliberty, Zuejay, DrGaellon, Mallanox, lwollert, Switchercat, Number301, emerson7, Ebyabe, Ashlux, Larrybob, Eirra, Alcarcalimo2364, DavidShankBone, Cedlaod, Mcguireka, Fireplace, Jacobshaven3, Buddmar, Yksin, Intesvensk, Justin_Eiler, kc12286, Kolindigo, PseudoPhoenix, Samanthabrennan, Anbellofe, roger_jg, Moni3, The Wednesday Island, Carom, Belovedfreak, My little needle, Fenoxielo, Arianna, Philippebeaudette, FrankCostanza, AmberAlert1713, A.Z., Fluffball70, . Please make them feel welcome!
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[edit] thank you for raising this matter
You directed me to the NPOV section and the NOR section. I would like to make my own counterpoints. Those articles raised some core issues about heroes. WHAT ARE THEY? I agree they were not fully neutral, but I am putting them on the talk pages to find out what other people think. I also would like for some people to look at what research HAS been done on it. The issues of masked Heroes, the difference between superheroes and normal heroes, finding out WHAT is a hero and the other things all need to be raised. Only after they have they been raised, and research put forwards, can we advance the page. At the moment it is ignoring a lot about the hero genre, and these articles were raised in the hopes of fixing that. Would you please pouint out EXACTLY I have not followed the NOR and NPOV rules? i would appreciate it for the next bunch of articled I post on talk pages. Corrupt one 03:45, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Anna Nicole Smith
Hi, You changed my "born to a U.S. citizen" to "since her biological mother was a U.S. citizen" (I may be paraphrasing without looking). I am pretty sure that if the father was a U.S. citizen, that would be OK also. Do you have any evidence otherwise? By the way, at some early adult age, the person has to elect to continue her/his U.S. citizenship. Bellagio99 20:30, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please Explain
Why did you remove what someone had re-added? i can understand removing sections you deemed to be off topic and like that, but some of the things you removed WERE on topic. that is what i am restoring it how it was just before you removed it. As I mentioned to you before when you sent me a message on my talk page (which is STILL up there), that it is to get people to think about the matter, and hopefully change things. Also, there weer some other things that had been added since then that you removed, and I consider it fair to have them still up there.
If you want to remove a section, just remove that section, not everything that had been added since that section was added, and please notify the person of what you are doing and why. It is exreamly impolite not to! Corrupt one 05:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- (This is in regards to the discussion forum type topics that were Corrupt one keeeps adding to the Hero talk page.) CaveatLectorTalk 14:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
You said that it ws not a page to discuse matters? If not there, then where? I was not using any originial research. I asked you before how you considered not to be relevant, and you did not reply. If you can't tell me how my posts are not relevant, then what right do you have to remove them.
Not just that, but were were removing NOT just those posts, but all the other posts that had been put up since the time you reset it to. Why not just remove the posts deemed not to be releveant?
I have put those posts back up, but gone over them and made sure that they ARE relevant, and they all use referancable material, which I should not have to!
Do not remove them, until you can tell me WHY they should be taken down, and let me reply. You may have a good reason to take them down, but how can I know unless you TELL me!
I even removed one post that would piss off a lot of people, and part of another. Not because they were not relevant, rather, I think they WERE extramly relevant, but because I think there is more chance of the rest of the work staying up if I took them down.
Corrupt one 06:58, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
