User talk:Rosiestep

We were all very pleased to hear how successful Women in Red had been in the Coolest Projects celebrations under your guidance but I just wondered whether you have any other interesting comments to share, for example in connection with your WikiWomen's session (well presented slides) or on the Eiffel Women presentation, also on the poster. would be particularly interested in reactions to your AI talk. Any hope for the future?--Ipigott (talk) 13:03, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ian, thank you for asking. I'm happy to do some reflections in the days to come. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:28, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

No rush but I'm always interested in your impressions. If you're still in Paris, enjoy!--Ipigott (talk) 14:37, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Ian, Regarding the WikiWomenSummit x Wikimania 2026, in case it's of interest to you or pagestalkers, here is the video. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:13, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Seems to cover the whole thing but it's over 8 hours long. Good to have it for reference,--Ipigott (talk) 13:18, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ian, Regarding my AI experiment lightning talk, I've added the slides and words here. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:01, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Rosie. Very interesting. Was there any support in Paris for further experimentation or has everything now been permanently halted? With such promising results as those you were able to present, it would seem to me to be an approach that deserves careful consideration. Any ideas on how this could be achieved?--Ipigott (talk) 14:26, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ian, The Wikimania program had many sessions regarding AI. There was even a well-received one day fringe event focused on tools development. As for actual experimentation subsequent to the March 20th content guideline, sigh, there hasn't been an impetus to change the EN-WP point of view; e.g., see this, which led to this. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

• This is only too reminiscent of the lengthy drive against machine translation which has now fortunately been somewhat attenuated. I'm afraid use of AI as a tool by seasoned contributors will probably take a few more years. Refusal of technological help is nevertheless a mistake and will certainly be frequently revisited.--Ipigott (talk) 13:31, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Regarding Women in Red's EiffelWomen (Lightning Talk by MumphingSquirrel, and Poster Session by me), I took photos but I am painfully slow in uploading them. Patience; thanks. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:37, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Women in Red | August 2026, Vol 12, Issue 8, Nos 358, 359, 378, 379, 380 Events: New: Alphabet run: Countries starting with N and O | Indigenous women | Women born before 1900 Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports More ... Announcements: On 25 July, at Wikimania Paris, Women in Red was named the Coolest Project! Tip of the month: Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand the criteria for a woman's status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian. 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. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

--Chocmilk03 (talk 21:44, 30 July 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Hi, sadly we didn't have the opportunity to meet at Wikimania, so I couldn't thank you in person. Talk pages will have to do ! Thank you for bringing By a Thread : A Retrospective on Women and Fly Tying all the way from America for me, it was very kind of you. :)

I'll be using it to create and/or improve a dozen articles about fly fisherwomen and tyers on the French Wikipedia. — Bananax47 (talk) 22:23, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Bananax47, happy I could help out, but indeed, too bad that we didn't have the opportunity to meet. If you let me know what category those articles will be added to, I'll keep an eye on it from time to time. --Rosiestep (talk) 09:48, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

It will mainly be in W:fr:Catégorie:Monteuse_de_mouches_de_pêche and W:fr:Catégorie:Pêcheuse à la mouche :) — Bananax47 (talk) 10:03, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

hello! --Jack.riley03 (talk) 09:50, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jack.riley03. If you have a question regarding how to edit Wikipedia, just let me know.

I hope you like it around here, and contribute whenever you have time and inclination! --Rosiestep (talk) 10:32, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Jack.riley03 (talk) 00:02, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Id love to talk about an article that im a COI in. I am not allowed to edit this certain article. If i need or want changes done, can i request them or can i not do anything about it? Jack.riley03 (talk) 02:06, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jack.riley03. If there's an article for which you have a conflict of interest, then:

• First, deal with the Conflict of interest:

• Declare/Explain it on your userpage; this is your userpage. Examples of conflict of interest include, the page is your autobiography, the page is the biography of your nephew, your father is the lead singer of the band, you wrote the novel, etc.
• If your conflict of interest includes being paid to make the recommendation(s), e.g., you're the employee, or you work for a PR company, etc., you are required to also make a paid contribution disclosure on your userpage.

• Do not edit the article/page in question.
• On the article's talkpage, add suggested edits (e.g., "Remove this sentence ...; add this paragraph ...) and include secondary, independent, reliable sources for each fact you are addressing.
• After writing on the article's talkpage, be patient. Depending on the article, there may be a lot or very few editors who are pagestalkers. Pagestalkers may (a) review your recommendations, (b) not bother reviewing what you wrote, (c) make all/some/none of the changes, (d) give their opinion about what you are suggesting, (e) not communicate at all.

Hope this is helpful. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:46, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

I see you've offered congrats to Ser Amantio di Nicolao, but same to you! :) ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:34, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Another Believer. :) Press about Wikipedia is always welcome, so I'm happy to participate in interviews. I wish they had used my full quote regarding the establishment of Women in Red instead of chopping off Roger, but in the end, the editor (not the interviewer or the fact-checker) decides what gets published to suit the angle that they're going for. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:57, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Yes, this was a really interesting overview presenting the current state of Wikipedia and future challenges. It was really good to see Rosie's experience had been mentioned in some detail.--Ipigott (talk) 14:48, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Ian. And the big applause to Steve. Free version of the article here. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:12, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

If anyone wants to turn this up later, I've included the article on our Press page.--Ipigott (talk) 11:22, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

MESSENGER --Aljon09 (talk) 01:38, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Aljon09. If you have a question regarding how to edit Wikipedia, just let me know.

I hope you like it around here, and contribute whenever you have time and inclination! --Rosiestep (talk) 03:21, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Rosiestep, I suppose the assignment to you is standard practice in Wikipedia!! At this stage I have little requirement to edit Wiki pages, but may want to do so, if I come across information that needs adaptation et al!!!! Salutations, Pieta --TStspfs (talk) 13:33, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi TStspfs and welcome to Wikipedia. You are right, Wikipedia arbitrarily assigns a mentor to newly-registered editors. You are warmly welcome to stop by anytime with a question regarding how to edit wikipedia!

To help you along with editing, I left a message on your talkpage with tutorial links and basic editing tips. Also, and JFYI: In March of this year, English Wikipedia created a new content guideline: Don't use AI writing tools, such as large language models, to generate or rewrite article content.

I hope you like it around here, and contribute whenever you have time and inclination! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:57, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Welcome, welcome, welcome Rosiestep! I'm glad that you are joining the August 2026 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Cielquiparle (talk) 19:34, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello. How do I create a page for my reference to David Cody Weiss, Leerter and creator of the first laser comic book font --Snitwort (talk) 03:04, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Snitwort and welcome to Wikipedia.

From this note on your talkpage, I understand that you are "... a professional letterer by the name of David Cody Weiss ..." and that you "... want to add [your] name to the letterers page ..." and "... hope to build [your] own reference page."

Regarding your edit on the Letterer page where you added your name, it was reverted because it was a redlink (leads to no article); only bluelinks (letterers who have a Wikipedia article) are allowed on that page. (You didn't know, so don't worry about it.)

Regarding creating your autobiography (an example of conflict-of-interest editing which is strongly discouraged), read this.

Regarding how to create a Wikpedia page in general, here is the information on that.

To help you along with editing, I left a message on your talkpage with tutorial links and basic editing tips. Also, and JFYI: In March of this year, English Wikipedia created a new content guideline: Don't use AI writing tools, such as large language models, to generate or rewrite article content.

I hope you like it around here, and contribute whenever you have time and inclination! If you have other questions, feel free to stop by and ask. --Rosiestep (talk) 09:13, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I'm retired now, but I was the founding CEO, editor and publisher of the Fort Worth Report. I made some minor edits to that page and added the updated source citation. Can you please let me know when it's convenient for you if I handled that properly? Thank you. --Localnewslover (talk) 16:25, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello --Kimbong0091 (talk) 02:20, 3 August 2026 (UTC)