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Hi I am a senior at Simmons College and was wondering if you would help me out as my mentor with this project. We have not picked our topics yet but will do so in the next week.Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Symons2 (talk • contribs) 06:11, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I'd be glad to be your mentor. I'll pop a note on your talk page tomorrow morning ;) sonia♫ 09:20, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

I just went and found a ton of articles they are on my user page. Let me know what you think. Thanks Symons2 (talk) 19:34, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wilmer Tanner

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Uh, I don't remember being involved in that, but okay... sonia♫ 00:33, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I put you down because of copy-editing the translation. Thank you for the help! See you round! TCO (talk) 02:35, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Ah, right. CET asked me to look over his translation- I didn't expect that that would be counted as "creation or substantial expansion"! Either way- I'd be happy to do a copyedit for you any time :) sonia♫ 04:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Lies, lies! My translations are perfect! [CharlieEchoTango] 05:13, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Nous can do some more. Il ya becoup des herpes Americaines dans le Wiki francais.TCO (talk) 05:19, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I understood most of that, bar "herpes". (surely you don't mean "There is a lot of American herpes in the French Wikipedia?" :P) Mm- mon français est terrible, but if CET does the (perfect) translation I can play the same role again :) sonia♫ 06:01, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, that's how it translates anyways. Strange thing to say!. Of course, perfect translations anytime! [CharlieEchoTango] 06:09, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Les herpetologists: studiers of herpes I guess.  ;) TCO (talk) 17:07, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Either way, whether there's lots of herpes or people studying herpes there, it must be quite an epidemic! And if it can be spread via the internet, I'd better stay away from francophones like Charlie then... ;) sonia♫ 04:29, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

If your EFD results in a merge with another editor...TCO (talk) 05:37, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Be my mentor for my Public Relations Seminar class!

Hi my name is Claudia. A senior in Simmons College. Communications Major with a minor in Managament and Film. I use wikipedia, but never ever added or contributed to it before this class. And to be honest I have no idea what I am doing with Wiki and its editing tool. Hopefully I am able t catch up. For our class each student has to research, write, and edit a Wikipedia entry on a public policy issue that is integral to a case study of crisis communications that I select or is given to me. I have 2 cases that I need to research; one on GM and one on WikiLeaks. Cdjsuarez (talk) 15:49, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Claudia! I'd love to be your mentor. I've dropped you a welcome message that hopefully helps you a bit with what you're doing on-wiki; you can always reach me on Gtalk or MSN if you'd like real-time help with editing (email me for details). Your class looks to be following the suggested timeline for the most part; I'll be following that along and checking on you as time passes, but do feel free to ask for help with anything at any point, and explore the place beyond the constraints of your assignment! sonia♫ 04:29, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

So I am interested in working on some LGBT rights or Human rights in the US, but my professor finds the topic too broad, and maybe not enough to work on or edit on. Do you have any suggestions? Also - I am researching some more this weekend - but feel free to give me feedback and advise. Cdjsuarez (talk) 18:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Im looking for a mentor, would you possibly consider...

I'm new to Wikipedia as a student at Montana State University, taking NAS 426 Law and Policy and am looking for an online mentor, who will be available to offer advice and assistance as I start editing. Thanks Misstbird 153.90.170.89 (talk) 19:11, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Misstbird, I see that you've also asked KrakatoaKatie about this; I feel she would be a better mentor and will leave it up to her :) If she's too busy to take you on, I'm afraid I've already got the two mentees I've set as my tentative limit this semester, but I can certainly point you to others in our group of excellent mentors whom I've had personal contact with and trust. Don't feel restricted by your assignment's details-- experimenting with Wikipedia (especially before the due dates start looming) will help you do well and make this experience more fun as well! :) sonia♫ 04:29, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Mentor request

Hey Sonia,

I am a student at James Madison University in a copy editing class. We are working on a wikipedia project doing copy editing on public policy pages. I'd love for you to be my mentor if your up to it. Thanks for your time!

Ohheyheidi (talk) 21:14, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ohheyheidi, good to see a student who's really getting into the swing of editing. From what I can see, you've done excellently so far, especially in leaving descriptive summaries of what you're doing in each edit. Unfortunately, I'm a bit busy this semester and feel you'd be better off with a mentor who has more time to devote to the project- I'd be more than happy to point you in the direction of one who I think would do a great job, if you'd like that. Do take the time to mess around with Wikipedia outside your course's scope, though- I came to love it and I hope you do too! We're always in need of more editors like you. :) Let me know what you decide. sonia♫ 04:29, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Coordinating a course

Hey Sonia, would you be interested in coordinating Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Public Relations Seminar (Marlene Fine)? It would just require occasionally checking that nothing falls through the woodworks working with the students, and making sure the ambassadors are responding to queries and reviewing content. Also, if there are issues or the class needs attention, you could be the central contact for e-mailing the Google group, etc. If not, no worries, someone else can do it to! Sadads (talk) 01:49, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. I told myself that I'd be very careful about committing to things this term, because I'm undertaking part-time study (math, for any curious talk page stalkers) on top of carrying on with nearly everything I had been involved with in 2010; toward the end of last year life had become a bit much and I don't want that to happen again. However, seeing as I'm already mentoring two students from what appears to be a fairly small and well-organized class with experienced campus ambassadors, I'll give it further thought. (For what it's worth, halfway through last semester I volunteered to coordinate a course, but there was much lesser activity than anticipated and keeping track of all the students- who for the most part did not have mentors- was a nightmare.)

Also, you've showed up quite a lot on my watchlist of late inviting editors into the programme or otherwise doing work for it- I'd like to thank you for the effort you've gone to in not only keeping up with all this, but taking the initiative to go far beyond. sonia♫ 04:29, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

I am glad to see you appreciate my efforts. I really do feel this program is invaluable to the community and has unfettered potential if we figure out ways to make it effective. Again, I don't want to put too much pressure on you, but I think everyone would appreciate your support :) Sadads (talk) 04:42, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Mentor Request

Hi Sonia, I am a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I am majoring in Media Arts and Design and Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communications. This semester, I am in a Professional and Technical Editing class that is working on the U.S. Public Policy Project. I have yet to pick the exact topic that I will be working on. I was hoping that once I do, you will be able to help me and answer any questions that I may have. Will you be my mentor?

DsgnWrte (talk) 20:46, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi DsgnWrte, I'm sorry about the extremely belated response- I see Dana's happy to be your mentor though, and I'd recommend her over myself any day. Glad to see you getting stuck into editing already- take the time to explore the place a bit, and have fun! I hope that you'll stay on after your assignment finishes :) sonia♫ 08:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

keep up the good work

		Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar
		For excellent work as an Online Ambassador so far, especially for reliable help provided to students and others on IRC, I award sonia the Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar. --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 21:03, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! sonia♫ 00:08, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

mentorship

Hello there, I selected you as my mentor when we started this project. On our class page, it doesn't show you next to my screen name. Are we good to go here or should I find another mentor? thanks so much! Penandpad — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penandpad (talk • contribs) 21:41, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi Penandpad, I don't believe I was aware of your choice. If you take a look at your contribs, you'll see the list of edits you've made so far-- only one to my talk page (and thus to communicate with me), and that was the one you've made just now. I'm unfortunately full up on mentees and don't want to take you on only to find I can't meet your needs; however, I'd be more than happy to recommend you to another mentor who'll do a great job. Good to see you testing things out- being bold and having fun are important things! I'm sorry for the inconvenience, do let me know if you'd like me to suggest another mentor. Happy editing, sonia♫ 00:08, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Sock?

No, this is my sock, 'Socks' the cat! (or is that our 'Alien Overlord'?) Note the Zapata-like Moustachio, and evil gaze! :-)) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 15:06, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Aww, but I wanted to be your evil sock! :P Loving the hat though... sonia♫ 21:12, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

NZ

Watching the news, I was thinking of you, and hope you are OK. Let me know.  Chzz  ►  06:03, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Same here. Sven Manguard Wha? 07:34, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Safe and well; no word from others though. sonia♫ 07:58, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Yay ! So far, anyway. - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 08:25, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

You Kiwis are making this a very bad habit. Keep safe down there. Courcelles 09:38, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, Sonia. Best wishes, and I'll speak to you soon. Chzz  ►  11:51, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

For any talk page stalkers, all but one of my friends and family are now accounted for; several have lost homes but are alive- and that's what matters. Also, a huge thank you to all of you who've sent me emails and IRC memos and otherwise expressed your concern and support; it's been most appreciated. (Anyone who'd like to help out: [1].) sonia♫ 04:56, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

IP Mail

You have G-mail. - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 09:39, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

And replied. sonia♫ 22:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/In_review#Another_new_idea

could you take a look at it? thanks Kayau Voting IS evil 15:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

done, though I'm sure your zh is a lot better than mine! :P sonia♫ 22:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

My subpage Article

I've noticed you've fixed my spelling mistake. Thanks for picking that up. My only concern for that one footnote, I was going to make it longer and explain that "England offered refuge" (Whittle, (2010) p. 9.) but I thought that this footnote was only for his birth place and year, while adding his parents were German. I'll think about where I could put his parents background and "England offeredd refuge" somewhere in the article, while I'm in no hurry to post it to the main article on wikipedia. As long as no one else makes any edits before I do! Thanks for your help in #wikipedia-en-help. I'll add your page to my watchlist. Adamdaley (talk) 06:25, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

sonia,

Could you read the lead paragraph to see if it makes sense and make any changes that you think would work. Trying to get his multiple names to the "note" section and even the meaning of his name to the "note" section. Adamdaley (talk) 13:08, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

will do. sonia♫ 22:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

I can see what you've done. I did find a little mistake you made missing a fullstop, then the footnote should be after the fullstop, I can easily fix that myself. This is the second article that I've helped with but the first article a major addition. Sadly, this article, does have a few other people who were involved with this person directly or indirectly, but at the moment I'm concentrating on this one. I'll do a little more of it tonight or tomorrow. Once again, your help is appreciated. How much do you charge for each edit? Adamdaley (talk) 09:14, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Merged all your sections on this talk page into one for easy reference, Adam, hope you don't mind. I'm more than happy to keep working w/ you on the article, and on any more you're creating-- you've done very well. Charge? I'll think about it and get back to you ;) sonia♫ 01:37, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

I was thinking of doing the "merging" of the three sections into one. But I wasn't sure if you would like it or not. The only article I'm working on is the one on my subpage. There is starting to be a problem with the opening paragraph and then his early life with information I have. It's conflicting and I know the opening paragraph is only an basic summary of who this guy was and what he was notable for. The main conflict is how to word it and where to put it then reference/source/footnote it. For example, in his information box there is a name used as "Emil R. Goldfus", one book has it like that, then another one has "Emil Robert Goldfus". A second example would be another name he used "Andrew Kayotis" which is the English translation from the Lithuanian name but later in the same book it has "Andrew Yurgesovich Kayotis". So I am a little confused on what to do about those two examples. Which are already referenced or footnoted without the middle name. Once again I appreciate all the help you've done for me. Also, I have your discussion/talkpage on my watchlist. Adamdaley (talk) 05:52, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Thinking about it. sonia♫ 22:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Japan Earthquake

You are probably 'all quaked out', but there has been a major quake (8.9!), and a tsunami in Japan! See 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Oz TV News said 5th biggest ever recorded! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 07:33, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

I got nineteen edit conflicts trying to copyedit that article last night! Poor Japan; aftershocks every ten minutes- each comparable in intensity to the Chch quake! sonia♫ 22:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

I got 3! But that was only about 3½ hours after the event trying to edit the lead. Indeed, in hindsight, Christchurch may have gotten off lightly. (No tsunami!) Now there are considerable back and forth reports about the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant and a related, (premature I hope!) article Fukushima I disaster.
• The SAR teams now all have recent experience, and some may be able to go straight to Japan (the Japanese SAR team have gone early) as they are already 'in the area.' So some 'good' is coming from your quake, perhaps. :-{ - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 14:36, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes :-/ I've recently been involved in helping settle a few exchange students who were studying in Chch into schools here, and it's been a difficult enough road for them already without having to worry about family back home... Made a few minor tweaks to the power plant article, might go through and citeweb all the refs if I have time. sonia♫ 01:37, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Japanese are they? The "power plant article" is becoming the real story, hope it ends well. Fukushima I disaster as mentioned above, was deleted, but is now a re-direct to the Power Plant thought there is a discussion that seems to be leading to a split again. The video of the explosion of the reactor building was reather worrying. (Godzilla fans had some 'fun' saying it was his/her fault. Rubbish, I know it's Mothra! ;-) )
• The tsunami though reached as far as Oregon(where I have an Uncle, living 'inland') and caused US$30-50 Million(est.) damage in Brookings, Oregon (Updated by moi of course!) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 07:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Mm, Japanese. Seems they've all been able to contact family back home, which is good. I think a split might be a good idea, but perhaps it's a bit early to tell... sonia♫ 22:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Twas split, now merged again (when I started typing anyway!), but apparently against concensus. Re-merge 'discussion' was proposer, one other registered, and one IP editor over about 80 minutes. Took 43 min. for someone to say 'nay' though! The 6 opposers + 'request for independent opinion'. Don't know if this duscussion link will work, if it gets 'de-merged'. UzT! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 14:41, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Kitten

Dcoetzee has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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more like User:Mazca/Malicekitten , but thanks :P sonia♫ 22:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		For your tireless and kind-hearted efforts in helping every newbie to shine and become a great contributor - all the more important in these times of declining participation. Never lose faith. Dcoetzee 07:10, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

*blush* What's behind the outpouring of gifts all of a sudden? :) sonia♫ 01:37, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

page-turner

Cool beans! --Gnom (talk) 21:16, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Just needed an article to write :) I've been a page-turner a handful of times, but am simply not coordinated enough to do a very good job of it! sonia♫ 01:37, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

I started a 'simple' article too! :-) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 07:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Wow. I don't know if I realised how many "basic" subjects Simple was missing... Courcelles 08:14, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

"Doo-doo, doo-doo. DOO Doo, DOO Doo" (or however the Twilight Zone theme would 'sound' in print)

"You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination — Next stop, the Twilight Zone"

- 220.101 talk^\Contribs 10:35, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

@220.101: yep, and I see Clem's been following you around copyediting! :P

@Courcelles: simple:October War, for example, doesn't exist either... there's twenty or so active editors, only ten of which create content, and only maybe three prolifically. It's difficult for those numbers to keep up with much, on top of the prolific sockers and other problem users enwiki seems to direct our way. sonia♫ 22:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Well Done!

A very manly man, just like you!

You have been awarded the Manliness Award for helping to construct a great encyclopedia.

Keep up the great work!

A Very Manly Man (talk) 08:12, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

I shall tackle my future tasks with my newfound manly authority, since I'm a real boy now! sonia♫ 08:32, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Rolling eyes and laughing. Shame he was blocked, Sadads (talk) 10:00, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 18:34, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Now I wonder if giving out "womanly woman" awards would be something to propose to the gendergap list... sonia♫ 08:14, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

"Feminine excellence" awards would be a little better then womanly women methinks, doesn't have the cultural connotations of "womanly", sight we have a mysogonistic culture, Sadads (talk) 11:22, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Token of Appreciation

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For patiently and whole-heartedly guided a newbie like me in improving Alodia Gosiengfiao towards a better article, Much appreciated - Shadowmoon9 (talk) 03:57, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm not really sure if a novice like me are already allowed to give a Barnstar hehehe. But yeah please accept this as my of token appreciation. Shadowmoon9 (talk) 03:57, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Of course you are! That said, you've done an incredible amount of work and produced an article that I'd be proud to make, so well done :) sonia♫ 08:14, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Marking articles students are working on

Howdy, Online Ambassador!

This is a quick message to all the ambassadors about marking and tracking which articles students are working on. For the classes working with the ambassador program, please look over any articles being worked on by students (in particular, any ones you are mentoring, but others who don't have mentors as well) and do these things:

1. Add {{WAP assignment | term = Spring 2011 }} to the articles' talk pages. (The other parameters of the {{WAP assignment}} template are helpful, so please add them as well, but the term = Spring 2011 one is most important.)
2. If the article is related to United States public policy, make sure the article the WikiProject banner is on the talk page: {{WikiProject United States Public Policy}}
3. Add Category:Article Feedback Pilot (a hidden category) to the article itself. The second phase of the Article Feedback Tool project has started, and this time we're trying to include all of the articles students are working on. Please test out the Article Feedback Tool, as well. The new version just deployed, so any bug reports or feedback will be appreciated by the tech team working on it.

And of course, don't forget to check in on the students, give them constructive feedback, praise them for positive contributions, award them {{The WikiPen}} if they are doing excellent work, and so on. And if you haven't done so, make sure any students you are mentoring are listed on your mentor profile.

Thanks! --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 18:14, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Will do. sonia♫ 08:14, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

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SUL

Hello! User Sonia from gl.wiki was renamed, and the new Sonia it's all for you ;) Bye! --Albert galiza (talk) 16:15, 19 March 2011 (UTC)