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WP:Films Welcome

Welcome!

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Hey, welcome to the Films WikiProject! We're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of films and film characters. If you haven't already, please add {{User WikiProject Films}} to your user page.

A few features that you might find helpful:

Most of our important discussions about the project itself and its related articles take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it.

The project has a monthly newsletter. The newsletter for January has been published. February's issue is currently in production; it will be delivered as a link, but several other formats are available.

There is a variety of interesting things to do within the project; you're free to participate however much—or little—you like:

Want to jump right into editing? The style guidelines show things you should include.
Want to assist in some current backlogs within the project? Visit the Film Tasks template to see how you can help.
Want to know how good our articles are? Our assessment department has rated the quality of every film article in Wikipedia. Check it out!
Want to collaborate on articles? The Cinema Collaboration of the Week picks an article every week to work on together.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask another fellow member, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! Nehrams2020 06:55, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

March WP:FILMS Newsletter

The March 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated notice by BrownBot 00:14, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CineVoter

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You voted for the Cinema Collaboration of the week, and it has been chosen as
The Godfather.Please help improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia film article.

--Crzy cheetah 00:34, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Academy Awards Project

Hi. I just joined the Academy Awards Project. I have a lot of questions. Is there a specific individual "in charge" who oversees this project? Thanks! (JosephASpadaro 17:17, 29 April 2007 (UTC))[reply]

April 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

The April 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated notice by BrownBot 21:14, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

May 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

The May 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This has been an automated notice by BrownBot 21:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

The June 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Please also, if you have not already, add your name to the Member List. Nehrams2020 08:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

emmy nominations

per template:infobox actor, only award wins should be included in the infobox. --emerson7 | Talk 15:55, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

July 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

The July 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated delivery by BrownBot 18:39, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

August 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

The August 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
This is an automated delivery by BrownBot 03:55, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Academy Awards Wikipedia Project

To:

Hello. I noticed that your name was listed as a member of the Wikipedia Project for Academy Awards (at this page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Academy Awards). Are you still interested in, and involved with, this project ... or, in the Academy Awards topic in general? If so, I would like to ask you a question and to solicit your input, advice, and suggestions. Here on Wikipedia, I am most interested in, frequently contribute to, and tend to monitor and edit the various Academy Award articles -- of which there are many. That topic is essentially my primary interest here on Wikipedia. One day recently (about a week ago), I was reviewing / editing / proofreading the various Academy Award articles, as I do pretty regularly. Literally, as I was working on them, an administrator was deleting many, many of the articles -- I believe, seven Academy Award articles in total. I am sure that they went through the proper AfD process. However, I was unaware that they were even being considered for deletion (since they were not on my Watch List). As a result, I was not able to participate in any of the discussion or debate ... and all seven articles were ultimately deleted. The list of articles deleted is here (if you look under Item #3 on my "To Do List"): User:Joseph A. Spadaro/Sandbox/Page09. Needless to say, I am very upset about this and I sincerely feel that these are worthwhile articles, into which a lot of work was placed (by me and by you and by others). If I had my druthers, all seven articles would be un-deleted ... however, I am certain that Wikipedia hardly works that way (i.e., letting my druthers dictate the issue). So, basically, these are my questions to you. (1) Do you agree or disagree that these articles should have been deleted? (2) What, if anything, can I (or you or others) do about all of this? (3) Is there any way to fix this, or am I barking up a wrong tree, which will only result in banging my head against the proverbial brick wall? Will I be spinning my wheels, getting nowhere ... or can this situation change? By the way, the deletion debate is here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of actors receiving six or more Academy Award nominations -- if you can call it a debate. I am really very upset about all of this. Please advise. PS: In a subsequent post, I can offer my specific reasons to un-delete these articles and to counter-argue the consensus reached at the debate. But, initially, I wanted to ask those (above) preliminary questions of you. Please reply at My Talk Page: User talk:Joseph A. Spadaro. Another PS: I initiated a preliminary conversation with the administrator who deleted the articles. You can see that conversation on my Talk Page under the "Academy Awards" heading. Before my next move with that deleting administrator, I wanted to seek your input and advice on the best way to proceed. Thanks much. Please reply at my Talk Page: User talk:Joseph A. Spadaro. Many thanks! (Joseph A. Spadaro 13:24, 6 September 2007 (UTC))[reply]

WikiProject Films roll call

Hey fellow Wikipedian! Your username is listed on the WikiProject Films participants list, but we are unsure as to which editors are still active on the project. If you still consider yourself an active WP:FILM editor, please add your name to the Active Members list. You may also wish to add {{User WikiProject Films}} to your userpage, if you haven't done so already. We also have several task forces that you may be interested in joining as well.

Also, elections for Project Coordinators are currently in sign-up phase. If you would be interested in running, or would like to ask questions of the candidates, please take a look. You can see more information on the positions at Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators. Thanks and happy editing!

An automatic notification by BrownBot 23:20, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Films September 2007 Newsletter

The September 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

Please note that special delivery options have been reset and ignored for this issue due to the revamp of the membership list (outlined in further detail in the newsletter). If you would like to change your delivery settings for future issues, please follow the above link. I apologize for the inconvenience. This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot 23:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Films coordinator elections

The WikiProject Films coordinator selection process is starting. We are aiming to elect five coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by March 28! Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 09:39, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have some of these..

Cookies!

Here are some cookies as a way of saying "thank you" for contributing to our project. Keep up the good work! Wisdom89 _{(_T / ^C)} 20:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC) has given you some cookies! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the "WikiLove" by giving someone else some cookies, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.[reply]

To spread the goodness of cookies, you can add {{subst:Cookies}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

Adoption

Still interested in adoption? I offer my services.--WLU (talk) 23:28, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not much really, I add {{Adoptee}} to my user page, you add {{Adopter}} to yours, and basically if you have any questions you ask me. You could read this essay I wrote for new editors if you'd like. And we adjust our respective entries on the adoption pages. WLU (talk) 18:02, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter (July 2008)

Newsletter delivery by xenobot 13:01, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Films roll call and coordinator elections

Roll call and Coordinator nominations

It's that time of year again – we're wiping everyone's name off of the active members list and doing a project roll call. Your username is listed on the WikiProject Films participants list, but we are unsure as to which editors are still active on the project. If you still consider yourself an active WP:FILM editor, please add your name back to the Active Members list. You can also add your name to any of our many task forces!

It's also time to start the WikiProject Films coordinator selection process! We are aiming to elect seven coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 (UTC) on September 14!

Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 07:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Films August 2008 Newsletter

The August 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 00:13, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Films coordinator elections - voting now open!

Roll call and Coordinator nominations

The September 2008 WikiProject Films coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting seven coordinators to serve for the next six months from a pool of candidates. Additionally, we are keeping nominations open during the voting period, in case any additional editors wish to nominate themselves. Please vote here by September 28!

Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 21:33, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject LGBT studies Newsletter

This newsletter was sent by §hepBot (Disable) at 21:09, 12 November 2008 (UTC) by the request of Moni3 (talk)[reply]

WP:FILMS Questionnaire

As a member of WikiProject Films, you are invited to take part in the project's first questionnaire. It is intended to gauge your participation and views on the project. At the conclusion of the questionnaire, the project's coordinators will use the gathered feedback to find new ways to improve the project and reach out to potential members. The results of the questionnaire will be published in next month's newsletter. If you know of any editors who have edited film articles in the past, please invite them to take part in the questionnaire. Please stop by and take a few minutes to answer the questions so that we can continue to improve our project. Happy editing!
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 03:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject LGBT studies Newsletter (June 2009)

Newsletter delivery by xenobot 17:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 ==WP:FILMS Questionnaire==
 As a member of [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject Films|WikiProject Films]], you are invited to take part in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Questionnaire 1|project's first questionnaire]]. It is intended to gauge your participation and views on the project. At the conclusion of the questionnaire, the project's [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Coordinators|coordinators]] will use the gathered feedback to find new ways to improve the project and reach out to potential members. The results of the questionnaire will be published in next month's newsletter. If you know of any editors who have edited film articles in the past, please invite them to take part in the questionnaire. Please stop by and take a few minutes to answer the questions so that we can continue to improve our project. Happy editing!<br /><small>This has been an automated delivery by [[User:BrownBot|BrownBot]] ([[User talk:BrownBot|talk]]) 03:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)</small>
+== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|WikiProject LGBT studies]] Newsletter (June 2009) ==
+{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: left; border: 2px solid deeppink; margin-top: 0.2em;"
+|-
+! style="background-color: #CC99FF; border: 3px solid #CC99FF; text-align: center;" |<big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|Miss Julie Memorial LGBT studies WikiProject]] Newsletter:<br/>
+Special Pride 2009 Booty call edition'''</big>
+|-
+| style="border: 2px #4B0082 solid;"|
+{| class="plainlinks"
+| colspan="2" valign="middle" style="width: 60%; border: 2px #4B0082 solid; background-color: #f2dfce; padding: 2em;" |
+{| style="width: 100%; border: 0px; background-color:#E6E6FA;"
+| valign="middle" style="width: 85%; border: 0px; background-color:#E6E6FA; padding: 1em" |
+[[File:Rainbow flag and blue skies.jpg|120px|left]] <big>
+'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|LGBT studies WikiProject]] Newsletter!'''</big><br/> Issue XVIII: June 24, 2009 <br />
+| valign="middle" align="right" style="width: 45%; border: 0px; background-color:#E6E6FA; padding: 1em;" |
+|}
+<big><font color=red>'''Yo, happy [[Gay pride|Pride]] y'all - are you ready for your [[Cecil B. DeMille|close-up]]?'''</font></big>
+|-
+| valign="top" style="border: 2px red solid; padding: 2em; width: 45%; background-color:#FFFFBB;" |
+;<u>[[Stonewall riots]]</u>
+;How do you change the world? You can start by writing an incredible article for the world's encyclopedia. Moni3 kicks it old school again with [[Stonewall riots]] - ''a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the [[Stonewall Inn]]. [...] [T]hey have become the defining event that marked the start of the [[gay rights movement]] in the United States and around the world.'' It's a featured article hitting the mainpage this Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the events. So first off, wow! Clever and cool. Moni3 has been recently named hottest delegate to Obama's bookclub but that may not be official yet. (Shhh!)
+Otto4711 mentioned that gee we really should swamp the DYK section with LGBT-related articles for use on the 28th as well. We have eight or so in the [[T:TDYK#Articles created.2Fexpanded for the anniversary of the Stonewall riots .28June 28.29|holding area]] and if you push yourself to get an article together you might be able to get in on the fun.   <big>'''Do this now!'''</big>
+The official rules for DYKs can be found [[Wikipedia:Did you know#DYK rules |here]]. Once you have expanded an article 5-fold or created an article with at least 1,500 characters of prose, place your DYK thread [[Template talk:Did you know#Articles created.2Fexpanded for the anniversary of the Stonewall riots .28June_28.29 |here]]. Use [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml this] handy tool to count your 1,500 characters. As a suggestion, when you add your potential hook, include the character count and a link to the source(s) that confirm the hook. These will be confirmed anyway but may help.
+;<u>Trans quotes needed for [[Portal:Transgender]]</u>
+The layout for the individual quotes is [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote/Layout|here]] (just copy/paste into one of the red links on [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote]]). Then [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote/Number of quotes|this counter]] has to be upped to match the new # of total quotes (not counting quote zero).
+;<u>Obama proclamation</u>
+On June 1, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ President Barack Obama declared] June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, citing the riots as a reason to "commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans". Excerpts at the bottom.
+;<u>F*ck me I'm famous</u>
+I was interviewed by ''Wikipedia Signpost'', the weekly in-house newsletter, for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-05-25/WikiProject report|WikiProject report]]. The ''Signpost'' has nearly 1,000 Wikipedian subscribers and arguably many of those folks actually read it. It came about rather quickly and my worst fears - that it was an elaborate hoax by a troll - were apparently unfounded. I hope y'all feel I did fine by the project, I did my best to avoid the phrase "[[User:AgnosticPreachersKid|man-humping, cock-sucking, doggy-style loving queer]]" but otherwise did ok.
+;<u>Free image appeal</u>
+A friendly reminder to consider taking photos while you're [[Sex and the City|out and about]] at various [[Dyke march]]es and [[Pride parade]]s. Consider donating them to the world at [[Wikicommons]]. I'm sooo totally over having to deal with lovely images being deleted and argued about. If they are just free they are then also freely usable worldwide. And no, they don't need photos of your [[vagina|cha-cha]] or [[penis|hoo-hoo-dilly]].
+;<u>[[Chaz Bono]]</u>
+[[Sonny and Cher]]'s daughter was a famous lesbian and now he's a famous [[transman]], possibly the most famous in the world. This also serves as a friendly reminder that we recently updated [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Guidelines]] - it's not perfect but should help inform on those gnip-gnop battles that do seem to drag on, and not in the [[drag queen|good way]].
+;<u>R U Popular?</u>
+[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Popular pages]] is a new handy place to see which LGBT-tagged pages are the most popular in any given month.
+;<u>Article alerts</u>
+As part of the redecorating at [[WT:LGBT|our talkpage]], the article alerts and keyword search alerts are handily located at the top of the page. Always fascinating to see what's up. All help appreciated on those.
+;<u>Glambert</u>
+[[Adam Lambert]] is soooo gay - surprised? Neither is anyone else. Nuff said. [[David Ogden Stiers]] was [[outed]] but apparently he wasn't terribly in either.
+;<u>Community Quilt reminder</u>
+[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Quilt]] - update it and add yourself!
+;<u>Our own little IRC home</u>
+The LGBT studies project does have its own free [[Internet Relay Chat]] channel, {{IRC|wikipedia-en-lgbt}}, for coordination, collaboration and socializing. This channel is hosted on [[Freenode]] and can be accessed in one of two ways: If you already have an [[Internet Relay Chat#Clients|IRC client]], click the link to the left. If you do not have an IRC client, you'll need to get one installed on your computer first. Once you've done this, then click on the link to the left.
+For more general information on IRC and a listing of other useful Wikipedia-related channels, see [[Wikipedia:IRC channels]].
+The project had at one point another channel at {{IRC|LGBTproject}} but as the original people associated with the setting up and administration of that channel have seemed to have disappeared, this new channel has been set up. Plus the new channel is inline with required naming conventions for Wikipedia related IRC channels. So, feel free to use this channel. Such a channel gives opportunity to discuss the latest happening on articles, the LGBT project itself, latest happening in your life with "wiki-friends" here, etc.. You can say things on there you normally wouldn't here on Wikipedia (keeping it civil of course) like talk about the latest hot guy/girl or tell a joke.. you get the point. Anyway, see you there - eventually!
+;<u>LGBT to-do list (held over from last edition)</u>
+* Give out more '''[[WP:Barnstar|barnstar]]s''', and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
+* Create a guide to '''stave off burnout''', because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
+* Bring back the '''monthly collaboration project'''.
+* Participate in LGBT '''Peer reviews'''.
+* Get familiar with the characteristics of '''Good Articles''' and get our top priority articles to [[WP:GA]].
+* Keep our [[WP:LGBT|project page]] and [[Template:LGBT_open_tasks|open tasks template]] '''updated'''.
+* Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
+* Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and '''support''' to '''your fellow editors'''.
+* Keep the '''[[WT:LGBT|project talk page]] informed of problems''' and discussions we should know about.
+|-
+| colspan="2" valign="top" style="border: 3px pink solid; padding: 2em; width: 55%; background-color: #E6E6FA;" |
+{{cquote|There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. [I]n both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism. [...]<br/> LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.<br/> At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "[[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]]" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. [...]<br/> As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. [...]<br/> I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.'' - Barack Obama, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2009], The White House (June 1, 2009).}}
+[[Judy Garland as gay icon|Click your heels three times]] ladies and gents, home is where [[Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|hot]] is! [[User_talk:Benjiboi| -- <u style="font-size:14px; font-family: cursive;color:#8000FF">Banj<font color="#FF4400">e</font></u><u style="font-size:14px;font-family: Zapfino, sans-serif;color:deeppink">b<font color="#CC0000">oi</font></u>]]
+|-
+| valign="top" colspan="2" style="padding: 0.5em; text-align: right; font-size: 85%; " |
+To receive this newsletter in a different format, please let us know [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Community#Different format|here]].<br>If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let [[User:Moni3|Moni3]] know.
+|}
+|}
+::*<small>Newsletter delivery by <font face="Verdana">[[User:Xenobot|<font color="black">'''xeno'''bot</font>]]</font> 17:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)</small>