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August 2017 at Women in Red

		Welcome to Women in Red's August 2017 worldwide online editathons.
		"Indigenous women" "Women in peace" "Canadian women"

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A new WiR initiative starting in August

		Introducing... WiR's new initaitve: 1day1woman for worldwide online coverage Facilitated by Women in Red
		Create articles on any day of any month Cover women and their works in any field of interest Feel free to add articles in other languages too (To subscribe: Women in Red/English language list and Women in Red/international list. Unsubscribe: Women in Red/Opt-out list) --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:50, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Your summary on how to write articles about women

You've made an excellent start on this -- lots of useful tips for both new and seasoned users. My only worry is that it seems to have grown significantly from the nutshell you originally intended. May I suggest you present it in two parts or sections (possibly even as two documents), the first summarizing the essentials, the second giving more detailed information and advice on the topics you raise. I think a presentation of the essentials would be particularly useful for newcomers and for editathons.

The only other comment I have is that I am not sure whether newcomers will understand what you mean by redlink. I think that while some people might indeed click on a name on a list of redlinks, most begin by searching for a name, writing it in the "Search Wikipedia" box. If it is not already an article, it will then appear as a redlink on the "Search results" page. Perhaps you should add these details as I have sometimes been asked "How can I create an article on Wikipedia?" by people who are otherwise quite computer-literate.

Let me know if I can help you further with this.--Ipigott (talk) 08:54, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Ian! It's a balancing act I'm struggling with it a bit. I want to keep it short, but address specific items not already in creation doc guides that relate directly to women. I added a bit about searching for the name, that's a critical step I missed. Rosie has said she'd like a series of essays. I can easily see that the top part could be used to prepare for an editathon and the bottom for writing actual articles, but I wanted an overall view for our project of essentials. How we make use of it once we have it, is anyone's game. In the last month, the problem of poorly written ledes has been brought home on numerous AfDs and obviously, sourcing and names are always challenging. SusunW (talk) 13:55, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Whatever you decide to do, Susun, I think you should move one version to Women in Red in order to assist newcomers. We could link it to our own editathon pages and communicate it to people like Bobbyshabangu to help them run their own events. All the information it contains is pertinent but it might be a bit too much to feed directly to newcomers as an initial guide to biographies about women.--Ipigott (talk) 06:45, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Ipigott I moved it here Wikipedia:Creating biographies on women. Megalibrarygirl created shortcuts and page boxes for it. No idea where to post it, but feel free to edit it or post it where you think best. SusunW (talk) 07:16, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thank you SO much for the Thea Tewi assistance! It is really much appreciated.

Mabalu (talk) 16:09, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Mabalu You are very welcome. I love gatitos! It looks almost like my wee one, "Mouse". I'm a pretty decent researcher, and am always willing to help, if I can. SusunW (talk) 16:12, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

September 2017 at Women in Red

		Welcome to Women in Red's September 2017 worldwide online editathons.
		"Hispanic and Latina Women" "Women in the Olympics" "Women from New Zealand"

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--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:19, 28 August 2017 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Atherton House

thanks for making the refs all cuteWikigirl97 (talk) 17:15, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Well, Sue did most of the conversions, I just copy edited it a bit ;) SusunW (talk) 17:22, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Dorothy McRae-McMahon

Thank you for your detailed review of Dorothy. You've given me lots to absorb and do, but I know it will be worth it to improve the entry! If I get stuck, I will post again here on your Talk page. I see that User:Andrew_Davidson has made some changes and moved the page. Please do not feel that your work was unnecessary - it's helpful learning for future articles. Oronsay (talk) 23:29, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Oronsay Thank you for your kind words. I saw that Andrew moved the file. Obviously, as a project we want the articles that are created to meet the guidelines and withstand any attempts to delete them. I am perhaps overly cautious, but especially on a WP:BLP I would rather err on the side of caution. I am rarely bold ;) Anytime you need help, feel free to ask and I will try my best to assist. SusunW (talk) 23:41, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

I understand the importance of meeting requirements. You took a lot of time and care providing your suggestions, which is much appreciated. I will remember to seek your help if I or one of our small team get stuck in the future. Thank you again :-) Oronsay (talk) 23:45, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Mutual Admiration Society

Snacks for the SuSus from 3rd-party admirer

	1st Annual Inaugural Event
	I call to order the first inaugural event of the Mutual Admiration Society! :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:37, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Megalibrarygirl Woo Hoo! I'm in and thank you. I have wine and am making shrimp and grits. I might even dig out a bottle of your favorite poison. I am sure I have some of that clear stuff around here somewhere ;) SusunW (talk) 23:40, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Have a glass in my name and I'll do a shot of whatever I find at the liquor store tonight in yours. ;) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:42, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Megalibrarygirl, lookie! Our resident polyglot has joined us and brought goodies. We couldn't do what we do without his help and I am so glad to have him join our society :) SusunW (talk) 16:09, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

@SusunW: I like snacks! Thank you, Ipigott! You are now an official member of the Mutual Appreciation Society! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:59, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Megalibrarygirl. Great to be admitted to the SuSu Suciety. But these snacks were specially selected for you two: Karamel SuSu, Dodol SuSu and Kerupuk SuSu.--Ipigott (talk) 08:26, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Prison 21

I've expanded to the disambiguation. Here's what I did:

If you click on a redirect and it takes you another page, you notice how it reads "Redirected from [X]" under the new page's title? You can click on that link to [X] and it will take you to the redirect page. From there you can edit it however you like/need. Not in the least intuitive...took me a good bit of poking around to figure out, way back whenever it was.

Sorry I didn't get to it sooner, but I've been out all evening. Just got back.

Hope that's of help! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:16, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Any time. Always happy to be of help. Happy editing! :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:49, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

This is a very special, pumpkin spice fall maple syrup autumn special blend of awesomeness! Thank you so much for your help on Gloria! I couldn't have done it without you! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:16, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

I am so enjoying the coffee Megalibrarygirl And you are so welcome. Anytime I can reciprocate for the help you give to me, I will give it my best shot. :) SusunW (talk) 13:56, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Congrats!

	In Celebration of your 3rd Birthday on Wiki!
	Congratulations! Three years of some of the best and most prolific editing I've seen. Keep up the great work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:24, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Dr. Blofeld! I honestly had no idea that it was my cumpleaños, in part because I actually started editing several months before as an IP editor. When I decided I could actually contribute and learn simultaneously, I created a user name. Totally appreciate your support over the years. I would never have done a GA without you pushing me to try. (Speaking of which Sophia Parnok seems to be stuck in lala land). Your encouragement, when the negativity of Wikiworld has emerged, has often been what kept me around. SusunW (talk) 16:21, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Time flies on Wikipedia doesn't it! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:32, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Whoa! 3 years! Break out the awesomesauce and we'll chow down on Ipigott's SuSu snacks! ;) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:58, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Indeed! Time does fly. Mayhaps if we have a bit of a snack it will perk me up to finish the article I am struggling with. She's a huge figure, but trying to put her life in context in a chaotic political environment is tough. I am spending a whole lot of time trying to figure out what happened in Paraguay so that her life makes sense. SusunW (talk) 17:29, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

I must say, Susun, these stats are really impressive. I also see you have created 890 new articles since you started, most of them about women. And last but not least, your recent guidelines on women's biographies (Creating women's biographies and Primer for AfD, etc.) contain lots of useful information for all of us.--Ipigott (talk) 09:36, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

I am working toward 1000 Ipigott Maybe I'll hit it this year. Poco y poco. And thank you! I am probably gonna post my current lady on your page later today and ask for a wee bit of help. Just a warning ;) SusunW (talk) 13:12, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Always happy to help with your latest ladies.--Ipigott (talk) 13:15, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Happy (belated) 3rd anniversary! --Rosiestep (talk) 23:16, 23 September 2017 (UTC)