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[edit] Vandal

202.27.222.162 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) has been blocked for 3 hours. I tried to keep it somewhat short as it is a shared IP address. Keep keeping an eye out and thanks for posting at AIV. Your friendy admin, ¡Dustimagic! (T/C) 22:43, 2 April 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Welcome.......to the Welcome committee!

You might want to add a welcome committee userbox to your page, or if you're anti-userbox, just show it by welcoming newbies. I've created a template at {{User:Ikiroid/helpfulpages}} that you can use. There are also multiple welcome templates you can use. Pass on the welcome!--The ikiroid (talk/parler/hablar/paroli/说/話) 23:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Test Edit

Anon test edit.

[edit] Film History

Thank you for your invite. I am pretty much a film noir historian, and just added some corrections and additions to the American Mutoscope and Biograph Compnay, an old silent film company's article. I noticed 3 million+ corrections, but there were still some incorrect references, probably oversights. I am also working on others soon.

Thanks, and please feel free to let me know any other information.

DanP101:)

[edit] IP vandalism

Hi GChriss. Thanks for messaging me about this. I don't know if anything's really become of it. You'd probably know if another admin blocked the whole IP range for Penn State. The Vincent Gallo article gets edited by a lot of IPs; you could check to see if the same zealot(s) are still active there. If so, talking to your network security expert might be a good idea. If I come across any persistent vandalism from this IP range again, I'll let you know. Cheers! --Fang Aili 說嗎? 03:27, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania :)

Hey there! Glad to see you registered for Wikimania. Are you done with your term yet? I have some questions and thoughts for you; the Harvard cross-dept computing group is getting excited about wikis. How is everything going at Penn [State]? Hope all's well, and send [...]

Cheers, +sj + 20:36, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Hey GChriss, sorry I haven't gotten back to you. Finals week was surprisingly busy for me (my parents came up at the end of the week for the volleyball tournament), so I wasn't able to meet up with you. I'm starting work on Monday so hopefully I'll be able to figure out soon whether or not it's going to be possible for me to get to Wikimania this year. I'll let you know. --Spangineer[es] (háblame) 13:13, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for voting in my RfA!

Taking a moment to say thanks for voting in my RfA! Thanks for the kind words; the nomination didn't gain support but I'm happy to have accepted it! - Amgine 21:00, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whoa, how did you find me?

Did you look for every Wikipedia page linking to Penn State? I'm just surprised that you found me. I will not be going to Penn State until the fall of 2006, but thanks for the early welcome!

Begreen 18:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I do what I can ;-) GChriss 22:53, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey GChriss

Glad you like the template I am using for welcoming. Welcoming has been one of my approaches to the community and developing a strong encylcopedia. I find that welcomes with a great deal of information are most useful and generally appear to be most appreciated. I did not create the whole thing, I borrowed parts, not much unlike you are now usig it now. Like everything in wikipedia, none of us own anything. Actually, the fact that we share and collaborate as we do is a major draw for me to work/play here. Thanks for your kind words and for the good work you are doing. Best, -- Kukini 04:08, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zapata Corporation

I just now saw your comment on my page, about Zapata Corporation. Looks like this article is about to go through lots of focus and discussion. Your input is welcomed! I've suggested that it be split into two articles, one on business and the other on politics. What do you think? (I can see some drawbacks to doing this -- it gets away from the gestalt "whole" connectedness, and it may turn the political one into an outlet for partisan warfare. I fear Wikipedia is heading in that direction, on many topics. *sigh*) Anyway, thanks again for your nice comment, very much appreciated! Eugene Banks 17:48, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Presentation portal on en:wp

Check out Wikipedia:Portal/Proposals... +sj + 05:07, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Now we need an actual portal here, and one on meta. +sj +
Started at WP:TALKS. This will be fun for me, GChriss 19:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Awareness

You may like to show your involvement in this project with a userbox I've created and saved into my userspace for now. It's likely to change (and indeed you are most welcome to try and improve it), so it's probably best not to subst it for now. The code you need is {{User:Xyrael/Templates/User WikiProject Awareness}}; thanks for your continued interest in this project. --Xyrael T 21:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Beaver and Atherton copyvios

I really enjoyed your image gallery, but the problem with these two images is that they exactly reproduce copyrighted text by the Penn State Alumni Society.

I listed both for speedy deletion at Commons. I certainly wouldn't want the Penn State Alumni Association mad at me. Good catch, thanks. RockinRobTalk 04:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Traveling to Wikimania

Hi Laurascudder,

I noticed that you are likely driving to Wikimania from Pittsburg. If you are taking I-80, myself and possibly one other Wikipedian are just a short hop along the way, located in State College, PA. I would be willing to split gas costs, so if you are interested just let me know. Thanks! GChriss 17:41, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I've finally settled on driving from Pittsburgh rather than flying, in which case I'll certainly welcome any company. — Laura Scudder ☎ 19:09, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the note....

The reason this come up was that the thought occurred to me "wouldn't it be better if the Communist Party of China participated in wikipedia instead of censoring it" but then I realized that this raises a whole host of issues that aren't limited to China. A lot of the issues in getting the Communist Party of China to somehow participate in Wikipedia are going to be faced in getting the Democratic and Republican Parties to participate in wikipedia.

I think that the solution might be to have "interlocutors." When the US and Chinese governments want to brainstorm, they use someone like members of a think tank that speak for themselves, but have close relations with each government. Interlocutors are useful because what they say is unofficial which gives them freedom to actually say useful things.

I suspect that the solution for companies and governments may be to find interlocutors to communicate with wikipedia. Company A might find someone retired and just ask them to participate in wikipedia. That person would have the freedom to speak for themselves, and nothing they say would be official, but they also have close relations with the companies.

Roadrunner 06:11, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MS logo

Hey

I went ahead and uploaded Image:Microsoft_logotype.png, is this better? Acdx 19:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Perfect! I changed the link in the article as well. GChriss 19:26, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah! thanks for noting the copyright issue with the logo; good catch, there! Warrens 23:57, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] wikimania template

I love your wikimania template :) nice work. I changed 'thee' to 'the'.. if you did this on purpose, feel free to change it back. cheers, phoebe 05:51, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I could go either way on 'thee' v. 'the', just stylistic. Glad you like it! GChriss 18:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania

Yep, I'm definitely interested. I don't think I'll be able to stay on Sunday though—I'm thinking I might be able to get off work on Friday and then drive back on Sunday. A friend of mine is going to be up there then; I'll see what I can figure out, and try to get an estimate on how much this is going to cost me in gas money =). --Spangineer[es] (háblame) 13:51, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Ok, let me know if you need anything. As far as transportation goes, if you are leaving from State College there is a Wikipedian driving through these parts: see a few messages above. GChriss 18:29, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Ah. Unfortunately, I'm working near DC this summer, so meeting up with you might be tough. Will let you know. --Spangineer[es] (háblame) 19:53, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thank you for your vote in my RFA, which succeeded with a final tally of 66-0-4. If there's anything I can help you with now that I'm an admin, please let me know on my talk page. Again, thanks! Mangojuicetalk 20:45, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] College Football Project

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[edit] Pennsylvania State University Athletics

There seems to be a belief that pages about schools athletic teams should be titled as they are most commonly known as. I think a more logical name for this page would actual be Penn State Nittany Lions. If you check the other Big Ten schools for example they are listed in this manner ie Minnesota Golden Gophers, Ohio State Buckeyes etc. If you are concern about confusion with Nittany Lion a note can be placed at the beginning of the article. however I don't think many people (at least people familar with US college sports teams names will be confused by the title.Smith03 15:48, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok, fair enough. In addition to being clearly distinct from Nittany Lion, a reason that I didn't mention was the ability of Pennsylvania State University Athletics to be broader atricle that can encompass sports facilities, IM teams, non-competitive athletics, etc... GChriss 14:29, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Take a look at Minnesota Golden Gophers we have facilities information. As for as IM teams I am not sure that would make anymore sense on Pennsylvania State University Athletics vs PSNL. IMO either term would only mean intercollegitic (sp) teams Smith03 17:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Concerning your Portal Proposal

I noticed you proposed Portal:Presenting Wikipedia and it was summarily blocked by those who opposed it. This appears to have been in violation of Wikipedia's policy Wikipedia is not censored. Therefore I've nominated the portal approval process page for deletion. The discussion and voting page can be found at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Portal/Proposals. --Transhumanist 16:13, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Critical reading comment

hmm, all I did was fix a typo - just one word. If defamation exists, it wasn't done by me. Thanks Brian 23:40, 16 July 2006 (UTC)btball

[Discussion located here. GChriss 00:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)]
Yes, I agree with the point of deleting defamatory / libelous information quickly when we see it and realize it. Thanks for the clarification. (cross-posting here but complete discussion is on my talk page) Brian 00:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)btball

[edit] Vernon Wells

Howdy, just so you know, I merely formatted what was in this article. I didn't add any additional information. I think I did remove one line that seemed out-of-place. Even though I don't particularly care for the topic, I treated it as objectively as I could. Most of my edits are made for spelling, formatting, punctuation, and such. Personally I think the whole article should be deleted. Schmiteye 23:50, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[Discussion located here. GChriss 00:24, 17 July 2006 (UTC)]
We're on the same side. Sorry about the rant. I'll do what I can. Schmiteye 02:47, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Glad to hear! (I really don't mind the rant, but I do worry about awareness of this policy.) Take care, GChriss 02:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User name

How does one change his username? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Professor London (talk • contribs) 05:27, 17 July 2006.

[ Reply located here. GChriss 12:29, 17 July 2006 (UTC) ]

[edit] No group accounts?

One thing that is interesting is that I can see some use for establishing a convention that there are no group/corporate accounts on wikipedia. There is something that deeply disturbs me about group/corporate accounts, but I can't figure out exactly what it is.

Roadrunner 09:14, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

It is a murky issue, but I would rather have any such editing done in the open. Will ponder. GChriss <always listening><c> 00:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Found more discussion on meta. GChriss <always listening><c> 00:16, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] singpost/video of wikimania

i saw your post over at the tipline of the signpost. if you are making available a lot of the video from wikimania, might i suggest putting them on google video as well as the commons. JoeSmack Talk 22:07, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this up -- I hadn't really thought about it. (I will add source, speaker title, and license information to the start of the videos.) I am publishing on the Commons under a GFDL 1.2 / CC-BY 2.5 dual license, both free licenses. Anyone is free to republish on secondary websites, including Google Video. I would upload to Google Video myself, but they don't list Theora as a supported codec, which is the only video format the Commons accepts. I'll give it a try, though. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 22:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright problems with Image:BewcastleCross1.jpg & Image:BewcastleCross2.jpg

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I actually got permission from the owners to use them. I'll try to dig up the e-mail and post it at the relevant place. Eixo 16:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok, please see this page for instructions. Also note that the image needs to be released under a free license, as a simple permission for republication will not do. What would be really neat is to have the copyright holder post the permission on their website for promotion of CC, GFDL, or PD. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 17:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I've posted the e-mail on Wikipedia:Successful requests for permission and also sent it to permissions@wikimedia.org. But you're right about the licencing of course. Truth is I did this a while ago, and looking at the e-mail I sent, I realise I didn't make those things clear. I might get back to them. Eixo 11:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Done and done. Eixo 14:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MetsBot

Hi, I noticed that the bot flag is not set for MetsBot. Is this a new bot? Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 20:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, it's a very new bot (4 days old) and is technically still in a trial period. It will have its bot flag in a few days. —Mets501 (talk) 20:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you..

.. for your endorsement and your kind words. ;-) Incidentally, do you know Kevin Kalupson? He used to work for PSU, but is now working on a project I'm involved with.--Eloquence* 10:17, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I know the name, and know individuals in the group he was with. (And we might have been at a party of sorts.) Also, one of his reports on a content management system parallels a university wiki project I am working on. GChriss <always listening><c> 17:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Interesting. He's working for KnewCo these days, to build a knowledge aggregation platform for scientist, based on Zope.--Eloquence* 01:34, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Historical Markers

I added the official PHMC historical marker search link to the Centre County Article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meubles (talk • contribs) 16:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

I think this would be welcome news to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Thanks! GChriss <always listening><c> 17:23, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SCAHS Pictures

Regarding your offer to take free-content pictures: That would be wonderful! Ratiocinate 04:35, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commons pictures

How can I upload a picture to the commons but use it on a Wikipedia site? When I enter the name of the file it only pulls it off pictures I uploaded from the main Wikipedia website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ets5017 (talk • contribs) 23:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC

Hopefully helpful reply. GChriss <always listening><c> 04:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting your help with the Vorbis article

Hi. We're trying to get Vorbis as a featured article. If you could help it would be pretty useful. Oh, and you can also vote on Wikipedia:Article_Creation_and_Improvement_Drive#Vorbis if you'd like.--Saoshyant talk / contribs (I don't like Wikipedophiles) 11:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Message on IP Page

Of course, I honestly don't remember editing anything however.

Perhaps one of my friends got a bit wild on my computer? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.139.43.195 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC).

No worries, all in a day's work. This type of thing happens frequently due to the dynamic nature of IP addresses. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 21:57, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Frosty Mug

I was actually going to comment on that yesterday. Good work. Searles2sels (PJ) 17:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Ike9898 deserves all the credit here with this edit. But thanks for noticing! GChriss <always listening><c> 21:57, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article up for deletion

An article you worked on [1] is up for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Willard Building Travb (talk) 16:20, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I did notice the change. I realize a number of Penn State articles are only relevant on a local level: delete judiciously. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 17:31, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sexuality-based stereotypes

Since it's the current WP:LGBT Article of the Month, we're still working out not only the weasel words, but what to say and how to organize it :) But feel free to jump in and help out! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 04:54, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shave brush article

If I'd not brought my extraordinary shave brush article to your attention, I doubt that you would have tagged it. In any case, as snooty an advertisement as it may be, I have determined unto myself to purchase for you a quality shave brush and safety razor (or a straight razor, if you can handle one) before the end of the semester so you can experience the effects of wet-shaving for yourself.

I will work on sourcing the page; however, I think that your sanctimoniousness regarding the article--particularly the "snooty" comment--happens to elucidate your self-awareness as a Wikipedia editor. I don't see a problem in the article worth such comments. I would in fact argue that it's a better article by a long shot than most of what's written on Wikipedia.

There may be a speck in my eye, but there's a plank in the eyes of countless others who post articles and edits. Since you and I are friends, I further believe that your editing such an article constitutes a conflict of interest and would suggest you allow another Wikipedia editor to look at it and tag it if her or she will. This way you can focus guiltlessly on the hundreds of thousands of other articles in need of far more work.

I am, of course, Yours sincerely,

Brandon W. Peach —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.58.125.22 (talk) 07:54, 3 February 2007 (UTC).

Hi Brandon, I realized later that night that '(snooty)' wasn't the way I really felt: I retract the description. In any case, I did enjoy your edits and have purchased a shave brush for myself. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 15:13, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Glycerin-based mug soap, too. (I am jealous of the European varieties, though.) I will be the first to admit that I have no particular expertise in the subject. GChriss <always listening><c> 15:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Ah! Fantastic! In that case, half the mission is complete. I have a cake of soap for you the next time we get together. Thanks for the reply. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.58.125.223 (talk • contribs) February 2007 23:26 (UTC).

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:PaulWeiss.jpg)

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(Message received after I replaced the fair use picture with a free content one.) GChriss <always listening><c> 20:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Philadelphia Meetup 3

FYI. We we're planning a Philadelphia area Wikipedia meetup. See Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 3 --ike9898 15:33, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Penn State

Thanks for adding the WP:PSU tag to the Hetzel article... I've been on autopilot making these stubs the past couple of days and figured I was going to forget something somewhere. :-) PSUMark2006 talk | contribs 04:13, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

A pleasure. GChriss <always listening><c> 18:42, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] The Phyrst

Hi Chris, I would leave The Phryst's Wikipedia page there. It does need to be cleaned up, but not deleted. I'm not sure if you're a student or a graduate, but i have been at Penn State for 7 years and work at HRB Systems, where the founders started. This place has LOTS of history and means a LOT to alumni. I understand your point about what happens should everyone author an article about their favorite bar—and they have a right to do so. If a bar is not notable, it will show in the articles, and the page should be nominated for deletion. However, I think it's a disservice to take down The Phyrst's article simply because it's new when you have no-name wikipages for things such as Are_You_Hungry, which has little notability listing on the page and has even a menu available. DP Dough deserves more of a page due to its history than this place! Thanks!

Idg101 21:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello User:Idg101. Has The Phyrst been the subject of any reputable publications, demonstrating more than local interest? (For example, Gary Cattell and the Willard Building didn't make the cut.) I think The Phyrst deserves a page somewhere, but unfortunately not on Wikipedia. I still love the fries.
I should add that any photographs of The Phyrst interior/exterior would be welcomed at Category:Pennsylvania_State_University in the Commons. Please contact me if you hit any stumbling blocks. Also, does Wikipedia have an article on Are You Hungry? I didn't understand your reference. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 22:31, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


Yes, I looked it up after reading this: see Are_U_Hungry. That is clearly a self-promoting article on a chain restaraunt. Notehappy 22:51, 4 March 2007 (UTC)Notehappy

Yes, the article was self-promotional: I have cleaned up the article, although additional citations are still needed. For your consideration, Are U Hungry? has Daily Collegian coverage in the arts section similar to The Phryst. Thanks for bringing this up, GChriss <always listening><c> 01:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

The deletion wasn't overturned, but deletion review isn't the place to contest a decision of redirect, or so I discovered. Such a consensus would need to be reached via the article talk pages. — PSUMark2006 talk | contribs 06:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Collegewikis

Have you seen this? Seems like a pretty good system, though I'd like to figure out how to get admin powers so we can keep the thing organized. Has there been any other kind of progress on a PSU wiki? --Spangineerws (háblame) 18:37, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes I have: they are sending emails en masse to Penn State addresses. Company info is generally withheld, no free content license, and other problems are present. PM/email me for details. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 19:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
It also looks like they have swiped a portion of your lion shrine image for their logo. The shadows on the arm are identical. GChriss <always listening><c> 19:24, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
The logo has been replaced with an alternative image. GChriss <always listening><c> 14:48, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I was doing some research on them of my own and came across this post. Someone on UCSD's version asked some prying questions on the talk page of their FAQ. I tried to answer some of the questions. Anyway, have you figured out adminship yet? I also would like to help keep my institution's site organized.—WAvegetarian (talk) 12:01, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing a Ogg Theora title after creation

I have created an .ogg file (theora/vorbis) using thoggen on Ubuntu. Unfortunately, I neglected to edit the Title first, and now it merely says "Title 1". How can I fix this?

hewhocutsdown @@@ gmail ... com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.250.178.97 (talk) 00:31, 22 April 2007 (UTC).

Unfortunately, editing Ogg Theora "comments" (i.e., metadata) is not well supported at the moment. EasyTAG and Amarok seem to be good options for Vorbis streams, but Theora support is not listed. If you are adventurous with the command line, Daniel Holth has written a script that will do the job.
For simple text substitution, directly editing the file with a hex editor may be an option. Search the stream for "Title 1".
Hope this helps, GChriss <always listening><c> 01:22, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright & Cindy Cohn

Hello GCHRIss, you left me a message and I'm sorry it took so long, but the information about Cindy Cohn that was taken from their website was taken from the EFF site, which is under a license that allows it to be freely copied. Additionally, the author of that content, Cindy Cohn, made a comment letting us know about the license free use. What is funny about this, is that Cindy Cohn is the lead staff lawyer fro the Electronic Frontier Foundation that is the leading organization regarding intellectual property rights on the internet. Let's coordinate, since I'm going to work on her page again and will probably use some of the content from their site, which is available. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ronreed (talk • contribs) 18 May 2007 21:51 (UTC).

Hello Ronreed! Cohn's statement is only partially true: while the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY NC) is a "free" license it is not compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Thus the Electronic Frontier Foundation text may not be copied and pasted into the article. Writing from scratch is a good idea here; I am more than happy to help copyedit. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 01:38, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] WikiProject Philadelphia Invite

You're invited to the
Philadelphia-area Wikipedia Meetup
Sunday July 8, 2007
Time: 5:00 pm
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[edit] Toolserveraccount

Hello GChriss,
please send your real-name, your wikiname, your prefered login-name and the public part of your ssh-key to image:zedler-admins.png. We plan to create your account soon then. --DaB.

Done, based on this request. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 22:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merging of sofia and sophia.

Hi. Back in march you suggested that sofia and sophia be merged.[2]

I have decided to try to clean up the sophia dab page. And feel that a good place to start is to undo this merge. Sofia has enough entries to stand as a dab page on it's own, and there are too many entries on sophia. Do you have any strong feelings about this?

I will move the people out to a stand alone list, and are not sure if I should make a seperate list for people names sofia and sophia or if this should just be a single list. Taemyr 17:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Taking a second look, in March I did not realize that Sofia (disambiguation) and Sophia were spelled differently. How about not merging the two, trimming excess Sophia entries, and moving Sophia to Sophia (disambiguation)? Thanks for the heads up, GChriss <always listening><c> 18:03, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Since there is no primary topic WP:MOSDAB suggests the dab page be placed at Sophia. Taemyr 18:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Sounds fine to me. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 18:56, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

Thanks and I hope you join up! Cbrown1023 talk 03:16, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Looking for Permission

I am seeking permission to use this photo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Penn_state_old_main_summer.jpg

as part of the cover design for a book my company is publishing shortly.

Can you refer me to the proper person who holds the rights to this image?

BillieJohn 01:50, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Billie Johnson Oak Tree Press oaktreepub@aol.com

Replied via email. GChriss <always listening><c> 01:11, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Penn State Wiki

Hi... saw your project as a pending one on the School and University Projects page in the English langauge Wikipedia. I am registered in the English and Spanish wikipedia as Thelmadatter (my last name). I am a college English prof at ITESM-Campus Toluca. You are still listed as a pending project although the date is from last semester. I saw the links about the wiki on the Wikis page. Last I read, the idea is not supported by Penn State. However, did you go ahead with itanyway? The site exists although I cannot enter because I dont have a Penn State ID, of course.

I ask so I can updage the Projects page and out of curiosity. I am working with Wikipedia extensively this semester. See my user page if youre interested.

Thanks for your time.

Leigh Thelmadatter

Hi Leigh,
I've updated the Penn State Wiki project status on the Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects page. Thanks for asking for an update---I'm not always on my toes. Warmly, GChriss <always listening><c> 01:33, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Philly meetup #5

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[edit] Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 5

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The already-present Daily Collegian front page is sufficient for visual identification. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 14:58, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 6

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[edit] Planning for the 7th Wikipedia Meetup

The planning for the summer Philadelphia meetup has begun. We would appreciate your input.
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