User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom/Archive 3

On 9 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elaine Surick Oran, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Elaine Surick Oran's techniques for simulating dynamic fluid flows have been applied to phenomena as varied as the movements of fish and the explosions of supernovae? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elaine Surick Oran. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi,

Did you get my mail? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:49, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Nudge. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:29, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

A colleague showed me that you had done a bio on me, and I want to thank you. It is really good and will a very useful reference.

There are a few errors ... things you would not know ... and I would like to fix these. (things like where I was born, etc) There are also a few awards and typos that should be listed. And another honorary doctorate coming!

Can I please just send you a short list and ask for your help to fix these?

Also, is there any information I can provide you with?

Thank you again! Elaine Oran

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.181.166 (talk) 14:31, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes, please send me any corrections (and ideally, a reference to some source that I can cite to confirm it -- a URL is fine if the information is on a web page somewhere).Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

- I've added you to the credits. Victuallers (talk) 20:05, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

I added a Commons image of The Botton to the article, but I have some doubts about copyright. What do you say?--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

The button is a public artwork created in 1981; artworks created after 1977 are copyrighted by their creator, who must give permission for any photographs of the artwork. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 14:32, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

On 8 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mehetabel Wesley Wright, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Methodist church founder John Wesley gave a sermon about the treatment of his sister, the poet Mehetabel, at the hands of their father? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mehetabel Wesley Wright. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 11:56, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 23:13, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

User:GGTF/Writing about women

On 13 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy Cox-McCormack, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nancy Cox-McCormack (pictured) considered Mussolini a "creative force" and sculpted the first bust made of him after his march on Rome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy Cox-McCormack. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi. Just saw this edit. I've already approved the original hook, so ALT3 is not needed. (It's also quite long).  — ₳aron 11:39, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rebecca Kamen, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rebecca Kamen (pictured) was inspired to create the sculpture Butterflies of the Soul by a Nobel prize winner's drawings of Purkinje cells? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rebecca Kamen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

celebration of women
Thank you for quality articles, celebrating women writers, artists (Dorrit Black), dancers (Dore Hoyer), chemists (Josephine Silone Yates), engineers (Jennie Patrick), and for serving as a Wikipedian in residence for the Chemical Heritage Foundation, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 801st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, and many interesting women were added since! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

On 21 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Becky Birtha, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that writer Becky Birtha self-identifies as an African-American with Cherokee, Catawba, African, and Irish heritage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Becky Birtha. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:03, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

On 25 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chrissy Conant, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that to create Chrissy Skin Rug, artist Chrissy Conant was covered in Vaseline and silicone to make a life-size cast of her body? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chrissy Conant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi, we're warching you from the corner of the room.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:39, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Quick facts External videos ...

External videos
Margo Humphrey pt.1: Our Common Bond Artists Talk, "I am Precious" Myrtis Bedolla on YouTube, 9:37

Close

As you know I usually check for videos. They often show the person, you can hear her talk,and sometimes see what she says when she's in control. About 1 minute into this video, "I am Precious" changes the whole article for me. Maybe it is too personal, maybe you won't like it. See what you think and remove if necessary. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:41, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

• Amazing what left-over caffeine and adrenalin can do :-) (and I have the day off from work). Wow. I would say yes, absolutely include both the videos (I'm made the change to add the second part). This is really an argument for why the external video links should be accepted -- the print sources all emphasize the brightness of her work, and her own discussions give a sense of the darkness that she has overcome to make that happen. Very powerful. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:21, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Kiss - don't tell your husband. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:31, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

What is the status of images of the artists and the artistic works for Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent African American Artists?

I haven't done a systematic search for images; one or two photos were added last night, but most of the artworks are likely to be under copyright. I think Pete is checking for videos, I've mostly been making sure the new pages have enough content to stick :-) If you want to check for photos on Wikimedia commmons, go for it. Thanks for all your edits! Excellent teamwork! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:07, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

If PMA owns the art work in the exhibition, perhaps they would provide copyright permission. Same idea with the artists.--DThomsen8 (talk) 01:31, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

In most cases PMA doesn't own the rights. I did talk to them about that briefly when they started planning the event. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 11:30, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

On 31 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ellen Powell Tiberino, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ellen Powell Tiberino. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Allen3 ^talk 12:05, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

On 10 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allan Randall Freelon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Allan Randall Freelon's painting Barbecue – American Style was a protest against lynching? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allan Randall Freelon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Harrias ^talk 12:02, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for creating Ellen Powell Tiberino, Mary Mark Ockerbloom!

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Hooray for art! Thanks for the article.

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Thanks for improving the weekend on the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pennsylvania#Photographing every municipality

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 17:44, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

I've updated Wikipedia:Meetup/Philly/Main to show this month's Meetup as the "next". See ya there! --Thnidu (talk) 16:59, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Sharon Hammes-Schiffer is a slender article on a prominent person. --Smokefoot (talk) 13:35, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

• @User:Smokefoot Thanks for the suggestion! Great choice. I've filled it out a little -- it could still use a separate section talking in detail about her scientific contributions, but I did put a bit more detail into the lead paragraphs on that. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:15, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Timeline of Philadelphia has a discussion about selection and inclusion criteria. Two editors are discussing it, but we have divergent views. More opinions would be helpful. - SummerPhD^v2.0 13:19, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Are you aware of the WikiWomen's Users Group?

I encourage you to join. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 16:07, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

The use of {{Persondata}} is now "deprecated" per this RFC: Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 122#RfC: Should Persondata template be deprecated and methodically removed from articles? which is why I have removed it (twice now) from James L. Gallogly. Thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 01:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know about the RfC, I had missed it. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:40, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

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Are you considering the WikiConference USA 2015 in Washington, DC in October? I am paid, only $10, but I do not know about acommodations.--DThomsen8 (talk) 21:36, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Click here for information: WikiConference USA 2015 Washington, D.C.

Glad see your work on numerous science communication articles! I noted that your new citation to LaFollete's 2013 book doesn't include a page number, which I think is needed for inline citations to books. If the goal is to draw attention to the entire book, I generally put the citation into the "Further reading" section until I get around to incorporating a more specific citation into an article. Cheers, Easchiff (talk) 10:27, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm working from home right now, and my copy's at work, but I'll come back to it... Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk)

Hello! Your submission of Nancy B. Jackson at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MelanieN (talk) 23:40, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 23:54, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

On 13 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy B. Jackson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was .... that chemist and science diplomat Nancy B. Jackson was the first implementer of the U.S. State Department's Chemical Security Engagement Program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy B. Jackson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 03:02, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

...at Template:Did you know nominations/Jane Elizabeth Waterston for just a minute. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:53, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

• Thanks for the note, I didn't spot it until this morning, but I've very happy with what you did -- great work getting it out, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

• So you're OK with it? Allen3 didn't read my note, I think. Drmies (talk) 22:16, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
• I'm fine with it, thank you for carrying things forward. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 22:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Mary, would you like a high-resolution, color photo of the Parkway House today? I'd be happy to provide one, but apparently it is going to deeply upset Mr. Smallbones -- so, is it worth it to the project? - 2001:558:1400:10:B15A:74E8:F4BB:162B (talk) 13:53, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

It's a big building, so this was the best shot I could obtain that includes the whole front (end-to-end) in one frame. I'll post more options later tonight. - Mister 2001:558:1400:4E:DB4:D48F:8B00:BEE2 (talk) 20:40, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Okay, quite a few to choose from in my 10-19 uploads to Commons. - Mister 2601:42:C100:9D83:7D40:2B45:47E9:79B3 (talk) 02:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Alert! Alert! - Mister 2001:558:1400:10:8C93:BF9F:96C4:2653 (talk) 15:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mary, Sorry this banned editor had to bother you as an attempt to get back at me. I've reverted his edit on Wikipedia. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:35, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

And don't worry, Mary. Another editor with more wisdom than Smallbones has in turn reverted his small-brained revenge edit. I'm not trying to "get back" at Smallbones. I'm hoping that through my lessons he will one day understand that he's wrong about certain types of editors and certain types of editing on Wikipedia. But, it's a long game. He need not come to enjoy enlightenment all in one day. It looks like it will take more time. - Mister 2001:558:1400:10:6456:1A00:C438:D070 (talk) 17:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

I noticed that you deleted Alice Hamilton from the "Women in Science" list, but gave no reason. Is it because you've filled out her article so well we can check her off? If so, we could use Template:done ( Done) instead. --Thnidu (talk) 03:48, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

• Excellent suggestion @Thnidu! I was thinking we should trim the list a bit so that articles that are in fairly good shape can be distinguished from those really needing lots of work. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 11:23, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

There are currently 7,184,109 articles on Wikipedia.

for all your contributions, thank you.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 13:25, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

but will be free most of the time. If there is anything that I can edit from afar, please e-mail me.

BTW, did you get my email last week? Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:28, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

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On 2 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Omowunmi Sadik, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Omowunmi Sadik has developed highly sensitive microelectrode biosensors that can detect explosives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Omowunmi Sadik. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

...on a short biography of contemporary chemist Yvonne Connolly Martin, one of the first woman chemistry PhD's from Northwestern University, and a pioneer in cheminformatics? I could take care of much of the technical side. Have to google the name. Reply here? Cheers. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 00:21, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for the suggestion! I google'd her name and she appears in American Men & Women of Science - Volume 5 - Page 246 and clearly has a strong publication record, so I think she should be doable in terms of material. It sounds like you would be well-skilled to write the part most often missing from scientist bios -- a statement summarizing her work and its significance. I could work on the more biographic aspects. That said, I'm going to be very busy over the Christmas holidays and may not have much time for the next couple of weeks. What were you thinking of in terms of process / timeline? Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 13:35, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

And don't forget any freely-licensed photos or accessible videos! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:04, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

I just saw something at meta when I was signing up for the NYC day. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:04, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

• The only thing I know of is that I've been tagged as part of an online "My favorite article" round (30 seconds each) Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:15, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I saw your new article and wonder if you'd like me to nominate it for DYK? If so, please provide a cite for the fact that she was the first African American woman to be appointed as a bishop. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:24, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

• Delighted, @User:Yoninah; I've added a citation. The source states that she's the first American woman bishop -- it therefore follows that she is also the first African American woman bishop. Happy Holidays! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 23:42, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

On 28 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Dupree (artist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that African American artist James Dupree almost lost his Philadelphia studio under eminent domain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Dupree (artist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)