User talk:WikiGregory

Improve dissemination of information
We saw that you are in the middle of a soft launch, and we thought we point into a technical direction that would help others to use the information stored on wikiqueer beyond the standard search. Querying data with help of Extension:Semantic MediaWiki would allow for future enhancements as well as it would allow to dynamical to generate maps Extension:Semantic Maps. If you are not unsure about the technical implications you might want to consult or ask people on the mailing list. Sites that are using this extensions can be found and. ---Cheers, Jero, BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Licensing
Hey. Many of the articles I see around here are exact copies of Wikipedia articles. The licensing of this wiki and wikipedia do not add up. cheers. --Guerillero 15:47, December 27, 2011 (EST)
 * Can you elaborate on what you mean by them not adding up? We've made an effort to utilize their licensing model - so any variations would be helpful to know about.  Thank you!  ---Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory) 15:56, December 27, 2011 (EST)
 * I've made some updates to our footer copyright notices - hopefully that addresses any variations. Please let me know if there are any other differences we should work on.  Thank you!  ---Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory) 16:58, December 27, 2011 (EST)

Admin
Hey Gregory!

I LOVE the idea and concept of this project! I'm an avid user of Wikipedia (I was an account creator and rollbacker there), I'm an admin on WikiAnswers, and I am a user of OpenGlobe too (a branch of WikiNews). I see that there's a lot of work that needs done here, and I see some vandalism going on too. I'd love to help as a sysop if you'd like a helping hand. Cheers, BryceQ 00:19, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * I also just made a donation :) I hope it helps! B r y  ce SPEAK!! 00:32, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Fantastic - thank you! :)  What's your Wikipedia username?  We're definitely looking for more admins.  :)  --gregvarnum 00:57, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * I actually RTV'd from en.wiki due to the issues with bureaucracy. Dusti was the username :) I think it's RandomUser something now :/. Most of my experience is in CU'ing, rangeblocking, OS'ing, etc. though I am a grammar nazi too :) B r y  ce SPEAK!! 01:00, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Here's where I identified to the foundation diff. B r y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 01:04, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Sounds good. :)  Since we're not elaborate enough yet to do any proper vetting - basically any new admins are on probation.  I'm not too concerned, but you know, don't crash the wiki or piss off volunteers.  :)  I'm keen on holding our admins to a higher standard, in regards to tact and communication, than enWP generally does.  However, I'd like our folks in general to feel more bold and less inclined to just tag pages as being poorly done.  But that's generally in an effort to help keep bureaucracy flatter..so to speak and increase volunteerism.  My hunch is as a former Wikipedian..you've got a sense of what I'm talking about.  Let me know if that red flags as a concern for you or if you have any major questions - otherwise if that sounds reasonable to you, I'll go ahead and set you up as an admin.  :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 02:18, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Sounds great! :) <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 10:03, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * You're all set! Welcome aboard.  :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 15:58, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Great! Thanks! Once you set CU I'll get the spammers taken care of! <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 16:10, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * All set - added setting up the auto-config on that for admins to tech to-do list. :)  Will add an ops noticeboard as well to transparently track that.  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 16:15, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * On a related note, one of the installed Gadgets is a RegEx script, and one that is leftover from development is one that switches WP mentions on a page to WQ. On occasion you need to re-add some WP mentions.  We also have WP credit setup (although not used enough by me I'll admit) as a FYI.  All of this is making me think about an Admin guide I should probably write/update...  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 16:11, March 2, 2012 (EST)

Cool! I'm sure I'll learn all of this here soon as I keep poking around! LOL <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 16:14, March 2, 2012 (EST)

howdy
Thanks for the welcome, and congratulations on this excellent project!

A quick note--I think it's great that some articles are being pulled over from Wikipedia--in fact, I noticed that one such article came along with its article history, and my minor change at WP got attributed to me. That that worked, though, makes me wonder if it might not lead to misattributions to people with the same name in the future. Not sure who to send this to, but I thought you probably would. :)

I'm an admin on the English Wikipedia, too. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=Joe+Decker ) Because I'm self-employed, I haven't had a ton of time to work on Wikistuff the last few months, but if I can be of assistance going forward, please don't hesitate to ask. --Joe Decker 12:57, March 2, 2012 (EST)


 * Thank you for reaching out! :)  As I mentioned to BryceQ, we are indeed recruting admins if you're interested.  That's a good question about the history credit.  I'll bring it up with the MediaWiki developers and see what their thoughts are.  In all the time we've been reading up on that feature and talking with folks about transclusion, imports, etc. - I'm surprised that hasn't occurred to anyone before.  :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 16:09, March 2, 2012 (EST)

*blush*
Remind me to set the bot flag before I CU block ~50 accounts, mmk? LOL <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 16:27, March 2, 2012 (EST)


 * lol - eh - it's a wiki - there's always undo. :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 16:28, March 2, 2012 (EST)

CU Bug
Hey Greg!

In the CU's that I'm doing something odd is happening. You are showing up in every CU - which is impossible because you can't have THAT many IP addresses. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case for some strange reason you get blocked by an autoblock. <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 17:18, March 2, 2012 (EST)
 * Hmmm..I'll touch base with the extension developer about that.. --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 17:27, March 2, 2012 (EST)

New Accounts
Where are these " Account created automatically" accounts coming from? <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 18:32, March 3, 2012 (EST)
 * Facebook connect --gregvarnum 18:41, March 3, 2012 (EST)

Deletion
What's our policy for pages like these? I'm thirty seconds away from deleting and blocking, but not an indefinite block - depending on what kind of policy we want? <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 21:19, March 9, 2012 (EST)


 * Madonna article was more an opinion piece than anything news, resource or encyclopedic. Some variation of those criticisms in a more encyclopedic format may have a place on Madonna's page - but giving a specific page to vent about Madonna is - I agree - a bit much.  :)  The other two seem fine to me.  Our policies state that this can serve as more of a resource directory that Wikipedia.  I don't think we want to discourage LGBT businesses or entertainers from profiling themselves here.  Ultimately I'd rather work out a way to include that content than begin a never-ending battle of what businesses and entertainers are worthy of inclusion and which aren't.  If they're LGBT and, well, real..then I'm not sure an exclusionary policy is our best approach.  They both seem cited well enough.  I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with student leaders and others bioing themselves.  We never know who will go on to do what, we're not exactly confined by space, and it's a nice way to provide positive affirmation of their work.  Every LGBT person on the planet?  No.  But every LGBT person leading (and not just participating) in advocacy efforts and obtaining some level of a public profile - sure.  Perhaps we'll have to address this more though - curious what your thoughts are.  Indefinite bans should only be used on obvious spambots or human users that ignore several warnings.  The Madonna edit was by a human, they should be educated rather than punished.  :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 10:33, March 10, 2012 (EST)
 * I agree that inclusion is much better than an exclusion battle - however, there needs to be something that proves that they are... what's the right word? I don't want to go with worthy but actual activists who are doing actual activism work rather than someone who's trying to create their next Facebook page and feel important?
 * I deleted the Madonna article because A) They were just making their point (lol) and B) Their CU results showed they were a socker/spammer so I felt it was another "Epsom" spam in the making.
 * I think once we get a policy down that can effectively satisfy everyone things will be a little bit more better and clear and who knows, we may just have to create the WikiQueer Activist Directory! :) <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 23:38, March 10, 2012 (EST)

Blocked user's talk page
Have you enabled "Edit own talk page" for blocked users? I'm not seeing that checkbox on the block page, but wanted to ask :) <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 14:05, March 18, 2012 (EST)
 * Sorry - this got lost somehow. :)  Correct - they do not have that ability.  Also contemplating disabling their ability to even login..although they can't really do anything anyway..so....  Any thoughts?  Thank you again for being our initial spam busting master.  :)  --Gregory Varnum (WikiGregory), Lead Admin 09:33, March 26, 2012 (EST)

Bot
I, BryceQ, the "Spam Master", hereby give you the bot flag, though I'm not a Bureaucrat and can't give it to you. Let's work on that :) <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 18:22, May 6, 2012 (EST)
 * How can I submit a request to be a bureaucrat? :) <font face="Segoe script"><font color="#ff0000">B <font color="#ff6600">r <font color="#009900">y <font color="#0000ff"> c<font color="#6600cc">e SPEAK!! 17:51, May 11, 2012 (EST)
 * Just like that (for now). :)  You're all set - sorry for delay.  --gregvarnum (talk) 20:00, May 11, 2012 (EST)

Original content
Hi Gregory,

I moved WikiQueer:OSM proposal to WikiQueer:OpenStreetMap and expanded it with details of how to tag LGBT-interest venues.

In response to a discussion I saw on Twitter where people were discussing the prevalence of hurtful slurs and attacks on trans women in TV shows, I thought it might be an idea to start up a page called Transphobia in popular culture. I'm sort of hoping it could become a central repository sort of like Geek Feminism's timeline of incidents has become.

I think there's value in WikiQueer becoming that kind of collaborative note-taking repository, a bit like another wiki I'm an admin on: RationalWiki. —Tom (talk) 20:34, November 8, 2012 (EST)


 * I think that's a fantastic idea - let me know what I can do to help support this idea's development. --gregvarnum (talk) 21:56, November 22, 2012 (EST)

New neighbour on WikiNodes
Hi Gregory - I've added the LGBT History UK project as a neighbo(u)r on the WikiNodes page. Hope that's OK with you! --Ross Burgess (talk) 18:31, November 20, 2012 (EST)


 * Thank you - and let me know if there's anything we can do to support your wiki's development! I also hope you'll document your wiki's development here. Perhaps we can setup a content partnership so we can utilize and promote some of your wiki's content here? --gregvarnum (talk) 21:57, November 22, 2012 (EST)