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25px|alt=Information icon ↗ Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to :Draft:Eva Elwes ↗, from its old location at {{no redirect|User:Gertrude206/sandbox}}. This has been done because the Draft namespace ↗ is the preferred location for Articles for Creation ↗ submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you.  <span style="border:1px solid #ffa500;background:#f3dddd;"> I dream of horses </span><span style="border:1px solid #ffa500">{{small| If you reply here, please ping me ↗ by adding <nowiki>{{U|I dream of horses}}</nowiki> to your message }}</span> {{small|(talk to me) (My edits ↗)}} @ 08:16, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Eva Elwes ↗ (March 10)

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Wikipedia article on Andrew Leachman

It was lovely to see you over the weekend. If you do feel inspired to create an article I've done some research to help make it a bit easier for you. See this ↗ document for a list of newspaper articles etc. I've also included some categories and other markup suggestions. Thanks for even considering doing this. Ambrosia10 (talk) 20:23, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
:That's great to have all those references thanks. I have another article on the Women's Electoral Lobby to finish first. And I have recruited another editor (who also introduced me to Mrs Chippy) and she might be interested in helping.--
: Ambrosia10 The article is up and running now. :) Gertrude206 (talk) 04:26, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
::{{u|Gertrude206}}, Thanks for that! It's a great article. Ambrosia10 (talk) 20:53, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
::: Ambrosia10 I can't take the credit. That really goes to Noracrentiss. Gertrude206 (talk) 21:34, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
Gertrude206 (talk) 01:49, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
::WEL is a great article. Well done! '''<span style="color: #000000;">Schwede</span><span style="color: #FF4500;">66</span>''' 16:58, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
:::Why thank you. There is a gap in Wikipedia on NZ feminist organisations and women.--Gertrude206 (talk) 02:33, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Upcoming Wellington events

Just a note to let you know about some things coming up in Wellington you might be interested in.

''Saturday 22 June'': '''Wellington Meetup''' ↗, the first in a series of regular informal meetups for Wellington Wikipedia editors, organised by organised by Einebillion (Victoria Leachman) and Ambrosia10 (Siobhan Leachman). 10:00–12:00, net-work space, National Library.

''Sunday 7 July'': '''Archives New Zealand Edit-a-thon''' ↗, 10:30–3:00, Archives New Zealand ↗, 10 Mulgrave St. BYO laptop, nibbles provided. There'll be a mix of brand-new and experienced editors working on the amazing Archives resources.

''Saturday 6 July'': another '''Wellington Meetup''', same time and place – these will ideally run fortnightly. Mark your calendar.

Cheers, Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 23:58, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
:Thanks. Looking forward to the upcoming events. --Gertrude206 (talk) 22:55, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Location for next Wellington Meetup

Kia ora, I'm letting all those that have attended during last few Wellington meet ups know that the location for the next two meet ups has changed.
The location for the Wellington Meetup 17 August 2019 ↗ and Wellington Meetup 31 August 2019 ↗ is now in the Alexander Turnbull Library Reading Room, Level 1, National Library. The National Library net.work space area will be closed for building work from 12 August. See the meet up pages for more information. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Einebillion (talk) 04:42, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
:Thanks Einebillion Great that you've been able to arrange this with the library folk.Gertrude206 (talk) 03:52, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

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Just to let you know that the upcoming Wellington Wiki meeting will be on Saturday the 28th of March but will now be held virtually via the ZOOM platform. The meeting details can be found here ↗. Hope to see you on the day! Ambrosia10 (talk) 19:11, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Playmarket edit-a-thon

Thanks for setting aside time to attend the Playmarket edit-a-thon Saturday, 15 August.
Since New Zealand was placed back into Level 2/Level 3 status on Wednesday 12 August the social social distancing required means it's not possible for all participants to work at the Playmarket offices. So we are going to do it remotely. I hope you are still able to participate.

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Postcard #1

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|'''Welcome''' to the West Coast Wikipedian at Large project! This is your first weekly postcard with updates on what's been happening and ideas for things to do. • Yesterday I '''drove from Nelson to Blackball''' down the Inangahua River ↗ valley, taking plenty of photos (see my uploads ↗), through Lyell ↗, New Creek ↗, Inangahua Junction ↗ (sic), Oweka ↗, Rotokahu ↗, Larrys Creek ↗, Cronadun ↗, Waitahu ↗, and Reefton ↗ to visit the museum in Blacks Point ↗, then on to Formerly the Blackball ↗ Hilton. Lots of these places need an article, improvements, or photos. • '''Inangahua''' is actually three localities: Inangahua Landing ↗, Inangahua Junction ↗ (munted by the 1968 earthquake ↗), and Inanguahua ↗ proper where most people live – the article's a bit confused. • This week I'll be in '''Greymouth''' giving a talk to heritage folks ↗ and another to tourism operators ↗, and running an edit-a-thon on Saturday ↗. It would be great for people to take a look at the Grey District library system ↗ who'll be hosting the edit-a-thon and see what Wikidata coverage is like. Libraries and museums are on the Art page of the project. • I had a really good '''Afghan''' ↗ in Reefton (right) and realised the article is terrible. Research needed! And more photos, if anyone wants an excuse to bake. • '''Housekeeping''': please do note your contributions on the daily Progress Report: prizes for quality, quantity, and anything else I like. User:Schwede66 has been powering ahead. There's room to add a little more to the To Do list, but I want every red link blue by the end of October – plenty to do already! Thank you all. • Take care — Giantflightlessbirds
|thumb|Afghan biscuit|Afghan ↗ from the Broadway Tearooms and Bakery (Future Dough Co), [[Reefton ↗]]
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Postcard #2

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|'''Hello all''' from Greymouth! There are now a dozen of you from Australia and New Zealand signed up to help, which is wonderful. • The last week has seem some '''great work''', especially from Schwede66, MurielMary, and DrThneed, busily creating categories, stubs, and some really nice articles like Hokitika Clock Tower ↗ • This last week I'll been in '''Greymouth,''' and gave a talk to the library staff ↗, spoke to half a dozen tourism operators ↗, and had a great edit-a-thon on Saturday ↗, where the partcipants were so keen they organised another one in two weeks! • Check out Axel's reorganisation of the Greymouth category ↗ and see if there are photos that need articles. • The '''Greymouth ↗''' article needs work, a gallery of historic buildings, and more references from news media and books. • Plenty of '''old buildings''' in the list to work on • Siobhan wants Wikidata for all NZ '''reserves''', and I would like all '''tracks and walkways''' in Wikidata too, like the Rapahoe Range Scenic Reserve and Elizabeth Point Walkway – I took a bunch of photos there yesterday • Some of our new ↗ articles ↗ have been '''flagged''' (wrongly) because there weren't enough references yet; not to worry, but help if you can. I'm digging through local archives here for good sources. Here's a Google drive ↗ of local news stories by the way. • There'll be lots more '''photos going up''' in the next week so watch this space. In the meantime keep an eye on my uploads ↗, photos from History House Museum ↗, and more from the Grey District Library ↗ to see of there's something you can use. • '''Housekeeping''': please do remember to jot down your contributions on the daily Progress Report, just so others can see and help out. Thank you all for you hard work! • Take care — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|The Greymouth Clock Tower ↗ on a typical West Coast day ↗
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Postcard #3

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|'''Hi''' from Westport ↗! The ridiculously nice weather has largely continued. According to Wikipedia the Holcim cement works is here, but I'm pretty sure it '''closed''' in 2016. Work needed on that article! • One result of appearing on Seven Sharp ↗ is that Tourism New Zealand and the Glacier tourism folks are now interested in chatting. Watch this space, I may be headed '''south''' soon. • MurielMary and DrThneed have been helping with the West Coast '''artists''' list ↗, many thanks – I may have more print sources for bios. The Yvonne Rust book ↗ is good. • There's been some great '''teamwork''' this past week, with Canley and Schwede66 sorting out all the West Coast heritage buildings in Wikidata without photos ↗, and me running round Westport with my camera taking pics of them ↗. • About half the '''Stewart Nimmo''' photos are uploaded, and keep an eye on my uploads ↗ for more. Look for inventive uses: I added one to the selfie ↗ article. • I'll be working on Denniston Plateau ↗, the ''Westport News'' ↗, Becky Manawatu ↗, EPIC Westport ↗, the Kawatiri Coastal Trail ↗, Granity ↗, and Barrytown ↗; '''all help appreciated'''. • This week I have a few more days at Westport and will do a day trip to Granity, then down to '''Hokitika''' on Friday for 10 days to work with the Museum and heritage groups. So do tackle '''Westport''' content this week; I can ask the ''Westport News'' for clippings if you need more sources. • '''Housekeeping''': add what you do to the daily Progress Report, so we can all see and help! • Take care — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|I happened to catch the c:Category:Westport Duck Dive Race|2020 Westport Duck Dive Race ↗ on Sunday ↗
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Postcard #4

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|'''Greetings''' from sunny Hokitika! The fine weather I've had for the last few weeks finally broke and it's been '''driving hail and wind''' today. • Last week in Westport was fun, talking to many local historians and photographers, and the ''Westport News ↗'' (rewritten article) • Saturday I ran a workshop ↗ in Hokitika, yesterday a second one in Greymouth. One newbie improved the '''Dave McKenzie''' (runner) ↗ article and squealed when her changes showed up instantly in Google. Another ran out to take photos of the '''Pioneers' Memorial''' (right), and Schwede66 created an article that very night • This week I'd love help with '''Hokitika-area articles''': sculptures of Hokitika, buildings of Hokitika, Guy Menzies ↗, ''Hokitika Guardian ↗'' (am meeting them tomorrow to get better sources), whitebait ↗ (the NZ aspect), Kaniere ↗, Lake Kaniere ↗, pounamu ↗, Lake Mahinapua ↗, Hokitika Gorge ↗, ''The Luminaries ↗'', and the Hokitika River ↗. This is a list brainstormed with the locals at the workshop, heartily recommend • There are more '''photos by Stewart Nimmo''' of Lake Brunner ↗ and Reefton ↗ (including the artist {{Q|Q99304897}}, who's on our list. • It would be super helpful of somebody to look at the Hokitika area on WikiShootMe ↗ and check the locations of rivers, hills, etc against NZ Topo Map ↗ or the NZGB Gazetteer ↗. • Dr Thneed wanted a photo through the altar window of St James Church, Franz Josef ↗, and that same day Paora supplied one ↗. Great teamwork, folks – it's been so nice to watch you collaborate. • '''Housekeeping''': keep noting your contributions on the daily Progress Report. Thank you all for your hard work. • Stay warm and dry! — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|Westland Pioneers' Memorial ↗. Continually has its finger stolen. Lost an entire arm once, was redubbed ''Venus de Hokitika''. ↗
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Runanga Miners' Hall ↗

Great work on this article! You should consider nominating it at WP:DYK ↗, especially given the great, free photos available on Commons :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 00:00, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
:Why thank you AleatoryPonderings. I'll consider your suggestion :) --Gertrude206 (talk) 00:10, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Postcard #5

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|'''Kia ora f'''rom Hokitika! Tomorrow I pack up the car and head to Greymouth to present to Development West Coast ↗ our previous month's work, before heading '''south''' • Yes, Glacier Country are supplying accommodation in '''south Westland''' – Ōkārito ↗, Franz Josef ↗, and Fox ↗ – for the next two weeks. Possibly because I mouthed off to the media ↗ that Fox Glacier's entry is so short who would want to stay there? • So '''this week''' it's Ōkārito ↗ (splitting the article into settlement and lagoon), kōtuku ↗, spoonbills ↗, the {{Q|Q99767675}}, rowi ↗, Franz Josef glacier ↗ (and NZ glacier photos in general glacier articles), historic buildings thereabouts, etc • I uploaded lots of Stewart Nimmo photos ↗ of the '''Haast''' area, and have some '''Paparoa''' ones by Jase Blair ↗ coming soon. • Pakoire noticed that '''{{Q|Q99836010}}''' needs an article – can we collaborate on one? He's def notable and we need more coverage of Māori from the Coast. • Also '''women''': see the Westland women in the WikiProject Hokitika Museum ↗ Google doc and Hokitika Museum Google drive ↗. • Last week I '''wrote or improved''' articles about Hokitika Museum ↗, Lake Kaniere ↗, History House Museum ↗, Lake Mahinapua ↗, and Westland District Library ↗. Error check, cleanup etc welcome. It's great to be able to work from folders and scrapbooks stuffed full of newspaper clippings! • '''Housekeeping''': Thank you all for collaborating and filling in gaps, especially with historic buildings. Paora has been doing some great work. Please keep letting me know of any photos you need taking on the spot. • Take care — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|Gorgeous Lake Kaniere ↗. Yes, it really does look like this. ↗
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Postcard #6

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|'''Gidday''' from Franz Josef/Waiau ↗! Deserted tourist town, everything's a bit pricey, but there are '''kea''' circling over the main street which makes up for a lot • I just spent three days in '''Ōkārito''', wrote articles about pakihi ↗ and Ōkārito lagoon ↗, and took/was given a lot of photos of Kōtuku and hiking trails. A dearth of printed sources on Ōkārito ↗ but there are enough photos and info to make at least sections/galleries for '''buildings''' like {{Q|Q79300924}}, {{Q|Q79303038}}, and {{Q|Q79309599}} on its article • There are too many photos of Franz Josef glacier ↗! It would be great to make a '''curated gallery''' of the most useful ones on its Commons page ↗. Also finding and uploading good photos from DigitalNZ ↗ and the Macmillan Brown A. C. Graham Collection ↗ would help heaps • Local '''heritage''' sites that need articles: the Hendes Gallery ↗, Defiance Hut ↗, Chancellor Hut ↗ • I'll be spending Tuesday in the West Coast Wildlife Centre ↗, looking at '''baby kiwi''' and improving Haast Tokoeka ↗ and Rowi ↗ articles • Great to see a new Fayne Robinson ↗ article from Pakoire, and Maida Bryant ↗ from MurielMary; Paora's been beavering away on lists of mayors • '''Housekeeping''': do reach out to any of the team for a hand if some random editor knocks you back or makes trouble. Don't let them rattle you! We're here to help each other. • Take care and be kind — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|In a few decades the Waiho River ↗ bed will be higher than Franz Josef. Won't that be fun! ↗
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Postcard #7

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|'''Kia ora koutou''' from Reefton ↗! • We're in the '''last few days''' of the project, so time to wrap up loose ends. • Most of the last week I was based in in '''Fox Glacier''', organising photo uploads from Fox Glacier Guiding of the glacier itself ↗ and Chancellor Hut ↗, check them out • I've also photographed hiking trails and worked on articles about the West Coast Wildlife Centre ↗, Lake Gault ↗ and Lake Matheson ↗ • Here in '''Reefton''' I'm improving the article about the town ↗, have found info on the Inangahua County Library for DrThneed, and am writing about the Reefton Distillery ↗ • There are photos of all of Reeftons's historic buildings (and I've added a few), but '''no articles''' about the Reefton Courthouse ↗ or the Reefton School of Mines ↗, and the Reefton Power Station ↗ article could do with work • Since I last wrote DrThneed has been hard at work on libraries, there's a nice Donovan's Store ↗ article from Gertrude206, much-needed improvements to pounamu ↗ by Pakoire, and Paora's been super-industrious with historic buildings but most importantly managed to produce a photo of the '''giant sandfly of Pukekura''' ↗ • '''Housekeeping''': I'm sending out prizes kindly donated by Development West Coast and Friends of Waiuta ↗ to those of you who've worked hardest on the project, so if I ask for a postal address that's why. But even if you just signed up to get these postcards, that's fine too! • '''Thank you all''' for making a wonderful project work; I've never coordinated a team effort like this, and I think it's potentially a model for other edit-a-thons. Its been great fun. And I hope this has inspired you to keep chipping away, improving the coverage of New Zealand's beautiful West Coast. Ka kite ano, — Giantflightlessbirds
|alt=|thumb|This horse trough outside the mansion of local mining capitalist wins the "Silliest Heritage" award in the category West Coast. ↗
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Performing Arts Aotearoa - Wiki Project – funding success

Great news. The Wikimedia Foundation gave me the grant for the Performing Arts Aotearoa Wiki-Project. It starts on 17 May 2021 and runs for four months.
Thanks for being a volunteer or endorsing it.

Go to the project page for guidance on starting to contribute as an editor. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pakoire/Performing_Arts_Aotearoa_-_Wiki_Project

I will update this project page regularly plus send out weekly updates. The focus of this grant is on quality content on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. I encourage you to go in-depth and reach out for hints about where to get resources. There is heaps available on-line. Reach out with problems eg. Categories etc

There will be three formal edit-a-thons in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin. Dates to be confirmed.

You can email me at any time maule.lisa@gmail.com or message me on my talk page.

My focus once the project starts will be on getting resources available for editors from organisations, and educating people in organisations on what Wiki platforms are and how and why they can be engaged. Pakoire (talk) 07:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

: Please let me know your area of interest so I can focus material for you. You can add to the project page or email me maule.lisa@gmail.com. There is also short on-line meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 12.30pm) as a preamble to the project. This will bring together participants, discuss exchange with our Canadian colleagues working in a the same area, and for you to share areas of interest and any questions. Email me and I will send a link tomorrow on Jitsi Pakoire (talk) 20:36, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa

The project is now two weeks in and the profile of the project is building in the performing arts communities. Editors have created seven new articles in Wikipedia and 291 new and improved entries in Wikidata. These have been tagged in Wikidata to the project using the property p5008 ‘on focus list of Wikimedia project’ – ‘Performing Arts Aotearoa New Zealand.’

Thank you if you have made a contribution already, there will also be lots of other ways to contribute over the coming three and a half months.

The current focus is the Wellington based festival Kia Mau https://kiamaufestival.org ↗. This weekend Saturday 5th June there is a takeover of the Wellington Meetup with an edit-a-thon focus to Wikify the festival.
Kia Mau is an established festival based in Wellington celebrating and promoting “contemporary Māori, Pasifika and international Indigenous live performance experience.” For more information look at the Wellington Meetup ↗ page or the Kia Mau Wikiproject Worksheet ↗. Over the next few days resources will be shared, including stubs and links to information.
Focusing on this festival will start to address the bias in Wikipedia that means there is low content on indigenous people, plus there are many women involved. Which means you can also add them to the Women in Red projects #1day1woman ↗, some would fit onto the year-long campaign: Women's rights ↗, and some into the June focus Wiki Loves Pride ↗.

Increasing content on women and indigenous people is part of the Performing Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject.

Participating in the Kia Mau editing can be in person or remotely. You can start this week, join for an hour or more on the day, and follow up afterwards also. Any improvements to Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons content will make a difference.

Please let me know if you have any tips or questions to help me help you.
If you aren't in a position to contribute right now that's ok too - take care.

Many thanks,
Lisa Maule / Pakoire (talk) 22:06, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa 20 June

Many thanks to all who have contributed so far. There are 28 new Wikipedia articles and over 500 new Wikidata entries.
The Kia Mau Festival mini edit-a-thon happened with useful learning for me about what seems simple and what is possible. I am proud of the persistence of editors – a much improved article for Audrey Brown-Pereira ↗ for example, a new article for The Māori Sidesteps ↗ and lots of links from performance UPU to various poets. And many Wikidata entries.

You can now link to the project page through my website (http://www.lisamaule.info). Easier to remember and google-able (Wikiproject Lisa) if you want to direct other people where to look.

Things to do:

• DEEPEN CONTENT: Have a look at the new articles on the project page: User:Pakoire/Performing Arts Aotearoa - Wiki Project. Many can be expanded including with this resource: Theatre Aotearoa database https://tadb.otago.ac.nz/theatre

• LINKABLE ARTICLES: Create articles for a venue, a company or a festival. This will help facilitate biographies being linked to other articles. Suggestions on project page.

• KEEP GOING with your own area. Let me know what you are up to. See my new research google doc (linked on the project page) – feel free to comment if you need something (ask me for permission to edit)

• IMPROVE ANY ARTICLE on any performing arts topic, theatre, dance, venues – feel free to use my suggestions as a starting point and then going where it takes you. Reach out for suggestions in your area of interest, or ideas for research. I am a subject expert which helps with searching, and now have a pool of academics and others who I can ask too.

Examples of articles to get formatting ideas:

• New Zealand Opera ↗

• Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival ↗

• Bangarra Dance Theatre ↗

• Hugo Weaving ↗

• Tusiata Avia ↗

• Kia Mau Festival ↗

• Circa Theatre ↗

• New Zealand Festival of the Arts ↗

• Raewyn Hill ↗

Very simple stub articles:

• Eagles Theatre ↗

• Camden Fringe ↗

DIARY the three in person edit-a-thons now scheduled 10am - 4pm:

'''Dunedin Saturday 10 July''' (location tbc) - topic Allen Hall ↗ and contemporary companies in Dunedin

'''Auckland Saturday 14 August''' (location tbc) - topic Auckland Women in performing arts

'''Wellington Saturday 21 August''' (Nola Millar Library, Te Whaea) - topic Toi Whakaari ↗ and New Zealand School of Dance ↗ alumni

Many thanks – do what you can (might be nothing, might just be one citation) and take care,
Lisa

WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa 04 August

Many thanks to all who have contributed so far. Half way through. <br>

'''There are two more scheduled edit-a-thons as part of this project:'''<br>

'''Auckland on Saturday 14 August 10.30am - 4pm''' at the Auckland Theatre Company studio - 487 Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024 ↗. The focus is influential Auckland women in performing arts.

'''Wellington on Saturday 21 Augusts 10.30am - 4pm''' at the Nola Millar Library, Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre - 11 Hutchison Street, Newtown, Wellington ↗. The focus is staff and graduates of Toi Whakaari and the New Zealand School of Dance.

'''Please diary and attend in person or remotely if you are able.'''<br>

Examples of articles to create: Tanea Heke ↗, Turid Revfeim ↗, Taiaroa Royal ↗, Taane Mete ↗, Sarah Foster-Sproull ↗, Paul Mathews ↗, Dolina Wehipeihana ↗, Miriama McDowell ↗, Cathy Downes ↗, Elizabeth Whiting ↗

Examples of articles to improve: New Zealand School of Dance ↗, Hori Ahipene ↗, Mitch Tawhi Thomas ↗, The New Zealand Dance Company ↗, Pop-up Globe ↗

Add suggested articles to the project pages or get in touch with me. A Women in Red (WIR) August campaign is Indigenous women ↗ and there are heaps on my list so if you create or improve these articles be sure to tag WIR on the talk page. Pakoire (talk) 09:15, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

'''UPDATE'''<br>
WIKIPEDIA<br>
There are now 31 new Wikipedia articles reported on the project page that include 19 new biographies, 14 of these about women and six are of people of colour (three Māori people). Keep up the good work. Keep seeking out women and people of colour to celebrate through Wikipedia. <br>

WIKIDATA<br>
The targets specified in this project for Wikidata were exceeded within the first week of the project with the concerted efforts of two editors. A Wikidata item was created to track entries. Performing Arts Aotearoa New Zealand (Q106787482) ↗.
With claims of ethnicity the policy is to include references from a biography, interview or personal website. Ethnicity of white people is strongly encouraged to be included where this information is available. Māori is listed and then also iwi (tribe/s).

EDIT-A-THON DUNEDIN<br>
The Ōtepoti Dunedin Edit-a-thon was a success. It was at the Hocken Library on Saturday 10 July. The coordinator Pakoire and co-host DrThneed were joined in person by seven others, which included six new editors from the performing arts community, and two people working remotely in Wellington and Christchurch.<br>

The new editors added 27 references to Wikipedia between them and a total of 2,017 words. Comments from new editors after they had learnt the basics and started editing related to how accessible they found doing it. There was motivation amongst many in the group to continue to meet as a way of progressing the articles they are interested in. With the experienced editors overall including Wikidata the edit-a-thon added 48.1K words, 4 commons uploads, 245 references, across 53 articles including 4 new Wikipedia articles and 15 new Wikidata articles. <br>
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COI<br>
Conflict of interest (COI) is an area of consideration for editing in performing arts, since most subject experts are also practicing arts and producers. The edit-a-thon / meetup format was useful and people worked on unrelated articles but in tandem with others who knew where to get information.<br>

IMAGES<br>
There is more work to do to create opportunities to upload images to Wikimedia Commons under appropriate licences, as predicted this involves a lot of education with individuals and organisations as well as motivating people to follow through.<br>
Take some pics of a local entertainment venue and upload them. Music venues, amateur arts, town hall, converted theatre, you would be surprised what isn’t there.
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'''SUPPORT'''<br>
All edits count - reach out if you need help or guidance and many thanks for any contribution you can make.

Pakoire (talk) 09:15, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

British theatre and suffrage

Hello -this is IanTheArchivist. First of all, many thanks for your own thank you to me. I see you are interested in British theatre. I recently did a Wikipedia article on Elizabeth Finlayson Gauld; she and her husband were both involved so I do hope some of the detail on that will be useful. I am also currently drafting an article on a lady called Alice Low who was involved in the British Empire Shakespearean Society if of interest. Best wishes for your research. IanTheArchivist (talk) 10:29, 16 August 2021 (UTC)IanTheArchivist (talk) 09:04, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
:{{ping|IanTheArchivist}} Thanks for alerting me to Elizabeth Finlayson Gauld. I don't think I've come across Scottish writers before. Two articles on playwright/suffragists that might also be of interest are Elizabeth Baker ↗ and Gwen John (playwright) ↗. I'm taking a break on British playwrights at the moment to concentrate on NZ performing arts.--Gertrude206 (talk) 06:38, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa 19 August

A short update this time. <br>
The project has created 74 new Wikipedia articles and improvements to many. An example is one person has been working through improving and creating notable composers of New Zealand which is a great enhancement to Wikipedia. There is a now a regular meetup happening in Ōtepoti.

The COVID19 status of New Zealand means the next workshop is fully online. Wellington Saturday 21 August ↗ <br>
Thanks for adding yourself to the project page. Remember to sign up to the dashboard too. You can join into the zoom (link below) – come to the introduction at 10.30am, pop into the ‘Tearoom’ to say hello to others and informally ask questions. You can also work by yourself.

Here is a google doc with suggested articles categories as 'dance' and 'theatre' with links to references. You can make suggestions with comments.

Articles to develop Performing Arts Aotearoa google doc ↗

'''Saturday 21 Aug ZOOM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 10.30am - 4.00pm'''
Join at any time - you might have to wait to be let it.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85672644820?pwd=QnJWdXk1TCtZenBEaHJMZEZGbXRWdz09

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WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa 08 September

The Performing Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject officially ends in 2 days.
I am happy with the momentum that has built since the project started. Many thanks to everybody who was able to contribute.

There are 99 new articles listed on the project page. Performing Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject <br>

If there are others not listed please can you update. <br>

If you have a draft waiting to be moved into main space please list it too (or move it)

I am looking to maintain the project in an ongoing way connected to New Zealand Wikipedia, I will let you know where.

Pakoire (talk) 03:35, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

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Meeting Invitation: to establish Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand Inc ("WANZ Inc") as an Incorporated Society and register as a charitable entity

Kia ora Gertrude206,

We are meeting on Thursday 17 March at 7.30pm on Zoom to establish Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand Inc ("WANZ Inc") as an Incorporated Society. Please do join us. You can find more information here ↗

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WikiProject update - Performing Arts Aotearoa 12 May 2022

A year after the Performing Arts Aotearoa project started and as we are coming into winter (a busier editing time for many) here is an update.

The Performing Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject now lives on the WikiProject New Zealand page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_New_Zealand/Performing_Arts_Aotearoa

I have added new articles created as part of the Pacific Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject. These articles by new editors include Lusi Faiva ↗, Suli Moa ↗, Edith Amituanai ↗ and Amanaki Prescott-Faletau ↗, who was interviewed on Radio New Zealand last Sunday. The reporter let me know the article was valuable for the interview research – great feedback for all of us creating and improving content in Wikipedia.

On the project page is highlighted plenty of articles to create or improve. I invite you to have a look and contribute if you can. There are many long-standing festivals in Aotearoa without articles such as the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival ↗, Tauranga Festival of the Arts ↗, Taranaki International Arts Festival ↗, Nelson Arts Festival ↗ and the Christchurch Arts Festival ↗. Creating these Wikipedia pages or Wikidata items allows links to biographies and strengthens the weaving of Wikipedia.

Other suggestions for new articles:

Notable women - Jane Yonge ↗, Amber Cureen ↗, Eleanor Bishop (director) ↗

Director of the Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival ↗ and musician - Tama Waipara ↗

Notable theatre companies - Prayas Theatre ↗, The Conch (theatre company) ↗, Barbarian Productions ↗

Reach out to me if you want guidance on any aspects of Wikipedia, or a collegial conversation about writing encyclopaedic entries on performing arts. I can set up a zoom, or direct you to places for help.

Please try to remember to add any relevant articles improved or created to the lists on the project page so the impact can be seen. Take your name off the project page if you don’t want to get these sporadic updates. I will keep an eye on new articles and I have an ongoing campaign to get more images uploaded so we can illustrate the articles too. I have resources on Wikimedia Commons if you are interested. Feel free to contact me on my talk page.

Pakoire (talk) 02:20, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

An invitation to help the West Coast Wikipedian at Large

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Development West Coast ↗ have kindly agreed to support another short Wikipedian at Large contract on the West Coast, to cover areas that were missed the first time around: Lake Brunner ↗, Te Wahipounamu ↗, Ōpārara Arches ↗, and Punakaiki ↗. From June 20th to August 26th I'll be improving articles, Wikidata, and photo collections on these areas, and would love some help. I'm inviting you to '''sign up on the project page ↗'''; there'll be a fortnightly "postcards from the Coast" of to-dos and updates, and prizes for the most and best contributions by volunteers. Hope to see you there! —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 22:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC))
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Postcard #1 (2022)

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|'''Kia ora koutou''' and thanks for joining the West Coast Wikipedian at Large project! I hope you enjoy helping improve coverage of the beautiful country of Te Tai Poutini ↗ over the next ten weeks • First, bookmark the '''2022 project page''' ↗ to keep up with which topics we're working on • For '''questions and suggestions''', use the project Talk page ↗ (and watchlist it) • There's a '''Useful tools''' section on the project page that's worth checking out • We're doing something different this year: instead of the daily reporting of 2020, we're compiling a '''weekly report''': just edit the Weekly Progress page ↗ with what you did when you did it, no pressure to do something every day! • There are '''prizes''' for both quantity and quality • '''Online training''' for newbie editors (Mon 27 Jun) and Commons contributors (Mon 4 Jul)—see the About page ↗ and feel free to recruit friends • The focus for the next couple of weeks is '''Punakaiki ↗''': the pancake rocks ↗ (which need their own article?), Paparoa Track ↗ (a stub with no photos!), Cave Creek ↗ (much work needed, and photos of the track, creek, and memorial), and Barrytown ↗, subject of a Wikiblitz ↗ but still with plenty to do • I'll be '''visiting the Punakaiki area''' and hopefully presenting on Wikipedia to the DOC team around the 29–30 June (depending on weather), and will take photos of tracks, river, points, islands, and caves–requests taken • Note: there's a West Coast Reptiles Wikiblitz ↗ on '''Sunday 3 July''' if you want to help improve articles about native lizards • Right, that's plenty! Maybe people would be interested in an '''online team chat'''? I could post a Doodle poll… • '''So''' looking forward to working with you all on this! • Mānawatia a Matariki ↗, — Giantflightlessbirds
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|'''Kia ora koutou''' and thank you all for your hard work over the last couple of weeks! We've had a cold snap here on the Coast, but at least the rain's slackened off and I've been able to get out on the blue sunny days and take snapshots • Schwede66 has been sorting out the Paparoa Range ↗, cleaning up mountain wikidata, and expanding the '''Pororari River''' ↗ • We have a new article about the '''Truman Track''' ↗, and a great photo selection for Cave Creek ↗ • Our hardest worker has been Marshalc, creating new articles on the Pancake Rocks ↗, Bullock Creek ↗, and the '''Inland Pack Track''' ↗ amongst others • I took a field trip to Punakaiki and sorted out the Wikidata and photos for every scenic spot between the {{Q|Q112859334}} and {{Q|Q32217346}} • If you're still thinking about helping, we could do with expanding the '''Punakaiki ↗''' article, and sorting the best Pancake Rocks photos ↗ into a Commons gallery ↗ • Greymouth photographer Jase Blair donated some '''beautiful photos''' ↗ of Paparoa National Park which need using • The '''Avatar moth''' ↗ from Denniston Plateau ↗ (with its newly-improved article) will be RNZ's ''Critter of the Week'' ↗ on Friday • New resource: Mark Pickering's book '''{{Q|Q112841717}}''' is free to download and a great reference • This coming weekend I'm off to Moana ↗ {{Icon|Start}} on Lake Brunner ↗ {{Icon|Start}} (to photograph the bays, walks, and especially the Kotuku Model Bungalow ↗ {{Icon|Start}} (those are all Start-quality icons, hint hint) • Check out the Project page ↗ to see jobs there are to do, and how you can help out! Ka kite ano. — Giantflightlessbirds
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|'''Kia ora koutou''' and once again thank you for all your mahi over the last fortnight • We've been working on articles on the '''Lake Brunner ↗''' area; the lake's article is looking heaps better, and it's in the queue for DYK ↗ • Marshelec, Swede66, and Turnagra have been the putting in lots of effort, with new articles on the Croesus Track ↗, Mount Te Kinga ↗, and the Pike19 Memorial Track ↗ amongst others • We've rescued lots of great photos from Flickr and other public collections • But these weren't enough: I did two field trips to photograph up and down the '''Punakaiki coast''', and halfway around the Arnold Valley and Lake Brunner; numerous new Commons categories and Wikidata images resulted • Progress at the lake was derailed by having to be filmed for the '''evening news''' ↗, editing Wikipedia in the open air while being attacked by sandflies ↗ (our project mascot is well chosen) • Over the next two weeks the focus shifts to Karamea ↗, all the caves and walks of the '''Ōpārara Basin''' ↗, and the Heaphy Track ↗ • There is '''plenty to do''': the Wangapeka Track ↗, Honeycomb Hill Cave ↗, and Kahurangi National Park ↗ need massive work, so I'm stoked that Marshall and Lyn are joining me for a few days this weekend at Karamea to help • This is an area that critically relies on tourism, and it's embarassing the coverage is so bad in Wikipedia • Check out the Project page ↗ to see jobs there are to do, and how you can help out! Ka kite ano. — Giantflightlessbirds
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|'''Kia ora koutou''' and thanks for helping with this project • It's been a busy fortnight: I visited Karamea ↗ with Marshall and Lyn, and we spent the day on the '''Fenian Track ↗''', which now has its own article and over '''100 photos''' of the valley, the local flora and fauna, and the three caves we explored • Yes, there were cave wētā and '''spiders''' ↗ • I also got to meet with local historians, photographers, and nature buffs who are keen to share photos and deluged me with print materials • The double hook featuring the Paparoa Track ↗ and the Pororari River ↗ articles appeared in DYK on 25 July ↗ and they got 3000 readers between them, but the accompanying DOC video clip ↗ got over '''400,000 views'''! • The newly-created '''Copland Track''' ↗ article was in DYK the next day, and Lake Brunner ↗ will feature soon • Great work, everyone • Coming up: '''Te Wahipounamu''' ↗ and the '''Haast Pass''' ↗—I'll be spending three days exploring and photographing the area, and could definitely do with help fleshing out the skeletal coverage of the lakes, localities, rivers, and wetlands of that beautiful part of the world • Check out the Project page ↗ to see the north-to-south list for '''South Westland''', and pick something to work on; ask me for a job if you don't have one! Ka kite ano. — Giantflightlessbirds
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Women in Red June 2024

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Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time ↗

The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref ↗ - May 15th to June 5th

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Women in Red August 2024

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Upcoming Edit-a-thon Event in Wellington

Te Papa is hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday 13 July 2024 between 10am and 4pm. Lunch will be provided. The theme of the edit-a-thon is Te Papa Expeditions and editors will be working on updating wikipedia articles and wikidata on expeditions, people, places, ships, and species.
Come along to learn more. It’s free and lunch will be provided. Register here: https://tepapamuseum.rezdy.com/652753/expeditions-editathon
More information on this event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Expeditions_Edit-a-thon_13_July_2024
We hope to see you there. Einebillion (talk) 01:14, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 63

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Women in Red August 2024

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September 2024 at Women in Red

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Women in Red October 2024

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Women in Red November 2024

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''New'': Asian women ↗ <big>|</big> Geofocus: Islands Q-Z ↗ <big>|</big> Women in engineering ↗

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Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) ↗ is an online campaign designed to boost <br>Asian content on Wikipedia each November.

Unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start <br>to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History ↗ and Women writers ↗

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Books & Bytes – Issue 65

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Hindu Tamil Thisai joins The Wikipedia Library

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Women in Religion ↗ have a monthly virtual edit-a-thon and the next session is<br> December 2nd 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. CST. For Zoom meeting details, contact Dzingle1 or<br> RosPost. Women in Red ↗ members are welcome to join the Zoom Meeting here ↗

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Women in Red January 2025

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Celebrate Wikipedia Day ↗ on Jan 15, 2025

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Books & Bytes – Issue 66

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Les Jours and East View Press join the library

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Women in Red February 2025

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Wiki Loves Ramadan ↗ begins on 25 February - a great opportunity to focus on women from Islamic history

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Women in Red March 2025

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March editathons around the world ↗

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''You can access the Wikipedia Library ↗ if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing,<br>and 10+ edits in the last 30 days, and No active blocks''

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27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)

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East View Press and The Africa Report join the library

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Women in Red April 2025

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The European Destubathon ↗ – a stub improvement contest/editathon from 1–30 April 2025

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'''Moving the needle:''' (statistics available via Humaniki tool ↗)

24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)

27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

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Women in Red May 2025

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WikiProject Women in Green ↗ - a Good Article editathon ↗ from 1-31 May 2025

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Statistics available via Humaniki tool ↗. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!

:* 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
:* 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

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Women in Red June 2025

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''New'': LGBTQ+ ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run K & L ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

'''Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red?''' We've no idea,<br>but we're putting together our ''list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red ↗''.<br>We are creating the list to celebrate '''10 years of Women in Red''' and we hope to present it at Wikimania.<br>We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?<br>Can you suggest a DYK style hook?<br>If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page ↗.

The World Destubathon ↗, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

'''Progress''' ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via Humaniki tool ↗. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!

:* 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
:* 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

'''Tip of the month:'''

''Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability ↗ and reliable sources ↗.<br>Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research<br>the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.''

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The World Destubathon ↗

Hello. You're invited to participate in The World Destubathon. We're aiming to destub a lot of articles and also improve longer stale articles. It will be held from Monday June 16 - Sunday July 13. There is over $3300 going into it, with $500 the top prize. If you are interested in winning something to save you money in buying books for future content, or just see it as a good editathon opportunity to see a lot of articles improved for subjects which interest you, sign up on the page in the participants section if interested. Even if you can only manage a few articles they would be very much appreciated and help make the content produced as diverse and broad as possible! ♦ <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span> 18:21, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red July 2025

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run M & N ↗ <big>|</big> Women in Red turns 10 ↗ <big>|</big> Kenya ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

The World Destubathon ↗, 16 June - 13 July 2025

'''Progress''' ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via Humaniki tool ↗. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period!

:* 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women)
:* 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women)

'''Tip of the month:'''

A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements,<br>but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 69

<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div style = "font-size: 1.5em; margin: 0 100px"> right|175px ↗</div> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size: 2em; font-family: Copperplate, 'Copperplate Gothic Light', serif">'''The Wikipedia Library''': ''Books & Bytes''</span><br /> Issue 69, May–June 2025 </div> <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
In this issue we highlight a new partnership, Citation Watchlist and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
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Women in Red August 2025

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run O & P ↗ <big>|</big> Indigenous women ↗ <big>|</big> Film and stage ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest ↗ runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

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'''Tip of the month:'''

Read the essay ''Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities ↗'' to understand<br/> the criteria for status as ''Native American'' or ''Indigenous Canadian''

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Perfroming Arts Aotearoa project

Feel like a winter focus on the arts?

I have just added some Women in Red links to the Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/Performing Arts Aotearoa ↗.

There are some lists of festivals and companies that would be quite easy to make articles for, and if you create articles or exapnd content please let us know in the project page.

I also invite you to add any redlinks you come across.

Mauri ora,

Lisa / Pakoire

Your name is on the project page for Perfroming Arts Aotearoa - if you don't want more sporadic messagaes like this you can take yourself off :) Pakoire (talk) 05:19, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red September 2025

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run Q & R ↗ <big>|</big> Women writers & their works ↗ <big>|</big> Microstates ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest ↗ runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

'''Tip of the Month''':

Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.

'''Progress''' ("moving the needle"):

The WikiProject Women in Red homepage ↗ is usually updated weekly, using the Humaniki tool ↗. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 70

New collections:

* ''Times of Malta''

* Africa Intelligence

* Intelligence Online

* ''La Lettre''

* ''Glitz''

Spotlight: Wikimania

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Women in Red | October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run S & T ↗ <big>|</big> Women in STEM ↗ <big>|</big> Halloween ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

Sister wikiproject '''Women in Green''' October 2025 Good Article Edit-a-thon ↗ focuses on ''What Women Do''

'''Tip of the Month''':

Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

'''Progress''' ("moving the needle"):
Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool ↗; currently, QLever.<br>Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)

24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women)

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Women in Red - November 2025

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<small>''Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes ↗.''</small>
<br /><br />
'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run: U, V, W ↗ <big>|</big> Asian women ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

Women in Red's Asian women ↗ event is part of the global Wikipedia Asian Month 2025 campaign ↗.<br>You are welcome to add your contributions to both event pages.

'''Tip of the Month''':

Verifiability ↗ is increasingly important as AI evolves. You should ensure that every statement made<br>is adequately sourced. There should be no less than three independent reliable sources for each<br>biography, including at least one source for each paragraph.

'''Progress''' ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool ↗; currently, QLever. Thank you if<br>you contributed one or more of the 20,473 articles created in the past year.

:* 21 Oct 2024, 19.963% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,030,245 biographies; 405,305 women)
:* 28 Oct 2025: 20.23% of biographies on EN-WP were about women (2,094,677 biographies; 423,778 women)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 71

Spotlight: 1Lib1Ref 2025 in Nigeria

Frankfurt Book Fair

Tech tip: Wikipedia Library access template

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Women in Red - December 2025

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<small>''Recognized as the most active topic-based WikiProject by human changes ↗.''</small>
<br /><br />
'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run X, Y, Z ↗ <big>|</big> Food and drink ↗ <big>|</big> Women who died in 2025 ↗

''Continuing, year-long initiatives'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Music ↗

'''Announcements''':

Global Translat-a-thon 2025 ↗ 06 December 2025

'''Tip of the Month''':

Lists of deaths by year ↗ is a good resource for the December / January meet-up Women who died in 2025 ↗

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Women in Red - January 2026

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Sports ↗ (year-long initiative) <big>|</big> Alphabet run - countries starting with A ↗

''Continuing'': #1day1woman ↗ ( year-long initiative) <big>|</big> Women who died in 2025 ↗

'''Announcements from other communities'''

Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day ↗ on Jan 15, 2026.

'''Tip of the month:'''

''Consider becoming a new page reviewer ↗ to help reduce the huge backlog of women's biographies.''

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Happy First Edit Anniversary Gertrude206 🎉

Hey @Gertrude206. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 8 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey and a blessed New Year. :) -<span style="color:#990000">❙❚❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000"> GnOeee </span><span style="color:#006699">❚❙❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span> ✉ 17:33, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Aotearoa New Zealand Online Meetup Timing

Recently, attendees at the Aotearoa New Zealand Online Meetup ↗ discussed potentially changing the time and date of future meetings. As such, we are surveying the community to find a meeting time which suits the majority.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 72

Renewed partnerships

Spotlight: Strengthening Wikimedia Collaborations with and for Open Science

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Women in Red February 2026

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Alphabet run: countries starting with B ↗ <big>|</big> Black Women ↗ <big>|</big> Works by women: theatre, opera, music ↗

''Continuing'': #1day1woman ↗ ( year-long initiative) <big>|</big> Sports ↗ (year-long initiative)

'''Announcements from other communities'''

Join Wikipedia:26 for '26 ↗ and create or substantially improve twenty-six Wikipedia<br>articles during the year 2026, at least one for each letter of the English alphabet.

'''Tip of the month:'''

Our redlists ↗ are a great resource, but not every redlinked subject is notable. Be sure to research before starting a new article.

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Women in Red - March 2026

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'''Online events:'''

''March 1-31'': Artists & Activists ↗ <big>|</big> Artworks by women ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run: countries starting with C ↗

''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗

'''Announcements from other communities:'''

Celebrate Women ↗

Unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗

Wiki Loves Ramadan ↗

'''Tip of the month:'''

''Those experiencing difficulties with new articles can follow the guidance in our essays ↗,{{br}} perhaps starting with our Ten Simple Rules ↗.''

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Books & Bytes – Issue 73

Four new partnerships

User survey thanks

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Women in Red – April 2026

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Countries starting with D, E and F ↗ <big>|</big> Women's Works: Written works ↗ <big>|</big> Cascading Women ↗

''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗

'''Announcements from other communities:'''

CEE women ↗

'''Tip of the month:'''

When creating a new article, take a moment to ensure any notable woman is redlinked.{{br}} Someone might be inspired to create an article for her.

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Janet Davidson

Thank you for volunteering to help with the Archaeology Aotearoa project, and for the work you've already done with Susan Bulmer ↗. If you were wanting ideas, it would be great to expand the article on Janet Davidson ↗; I will ask around for any photos of her we can get cleared, but there surely there will be more biographical information available somewhere. Cheers, Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 21:21, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Giantflightlessbirds}} I'd be very happy to expand Janet's article but I may have a COI. We could discuss at Wikicon. --Gertrude206 (talk) 01:04, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
::No worries; I'm sure there are plenty of other things to work on in the meantime! Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 09:39, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red – May 2026

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'''Online events:'''

''New'': Countries starting with G and H ↗ <big>|</big> Women's scientific works ↗ <big>|</big> Religion and Spirituality ↗

''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗

'''Announcements from other communities:'''

''Contest'': Destubathon of the Americas ↗

'''Tip of the month:'''

Struggling to find scientific works to write about? Start with review articles or textbooks,{{br}} which may highlight influential studies, theories or methods by women.

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Infoboxes

Glad I was able to help out with Commons categories and infoboxes. You might find the handout ↗ I wrote for the "Commons Workflow" workshop useful. Hope to see you at a Wellington meetup one day. — Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 23:41, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you for enlightening me on category creation and your document will be useful document. Gertrude206 (talk) 20:05, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Wellington task force - tourism articles - any preference ?

Hi, thanks for indicating interest in the Wellington task force :). I recall you briefly mentioned the Wellington Cable Car ↗ article. Are you interested in working on that article ? If not, are there any others on the tourism list ↗ that you would be willing to work on ?_Marshelec (talk) 04:52, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

:I'm committed to the Archaeology Project at the moment and have a to-do list so don't think I can help with Wellington articles just yet. Gertrude206 (talk) 20:04, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red - June 2026

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | right|75px ↗'''<big>Women in Red ↗</big>''' <big>|</big> <small>June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375</small>
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'''Online events:'''

''New'': LGBTQ+ women ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L ↗

''Article improvement campaign'': Orphaned women ↗

''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗

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'''Announcements from other communities:'''

Eiffel women ↗

'''Tip of the month:'''

Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage <br/>of LGBTQ+ women by de-orphaning their articles.

'''Other ways to participate:'''

Become a member ↗. You can always opt-out of notifications ↗.

Join the conversations on our talkpage ↗.

Help us plan future events ↗ and add any general ideas on developing the project.

|} --Rosiestep (talk) 22:50, 25 May 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Books & Bytes – Issue 74

New partnership: Swissdox

User survey results

<big>'''Read the full newsletter ↗'''</big> </div> </div> <small>Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ↗ on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team – 10:35, 2 June 2026 (UTC)</small>

(This message was sent to :User:Gertrude206 ↗ and is being posted here due to a redirect.)

July 2026

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'''Events:'''

''New'': Crime & law ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run: Countries starting with M ↗

''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗

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'''Announcements from other communities:'''
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Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18!

Eiffel women ↗

Developing Countries WikiContest ↗

'''Tip of the month:'''

Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box ↗ for the footer of those pages?

'''Other ways to participate:'''

Become a member ↗. You can always opt-out of notifications ↗.

Join the conversations on our talkpage ↗.

Help us plan future events ↗ and add any general ideas on developing the project.

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--MSGJ (talk 22:13, 28 June 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging