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The miscellaneous section of the village pump is used to post messages that do not fit into any other category. Please post on the policy, technical, or proposals pages, or – for assistance – at the help desk, rather than here, if at all appropriate. For general knowledge questions, please use the reference desk.

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GLAM-WIKI 2015 conference, April 9-12 2015, The Netherlands

Wikimedia Nederland welcomes interested Wikimedians and GLAM enthusiasts to join us at the GLAM-WIKI 2015 conference, from 9 - 12 April 2015 in The Hague, The Netherlands. The call for proposals and application for scholarships are now open!
Ter-burg (talk) 15:03, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Horrible

Have you seen this? http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/24/wikipedia-declares-war-on-women-gives-anti-feminist-males-control-over-gender-and-sexuality-entries/

I'm disgusted with Wikipedia and will be spreading the word that it is NOT factual, and a terrible source of information. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.24.66 (talk) 14:26, 31 January 2015

Yes, we have seen it. For instance, Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2015 January 26#Wikipedia part of Anti-Womens rights movement and several other places. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:21, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the Facebook comments on the article, it seems that most people are against the author of the article rather than Wikipedia. So, I wouldn't take this article too seriously, as it's just some biased, liberal garbage. Pyrotle…the "y" is silent, BTW. 15:34, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That article is itself full of wild claims that have little to do with the real situation. This Washington Post article is better commentary, because it—unlike many other articles—gets the facts right. {{Nihiltres|talk|edits}} 17:22, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you may be interested in reading the reports by the Wikipedia Signpost --NaBUru38 (talk) 15:31, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Wikipedia as a source of factual information, see Kitten. bd2412 T 16:34, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: Should the the lead paragraph for Mexican film director Iñárritu state the genres of his films, based on WP:RS?

Alejandro González Iñárritu (born August 15, 1963) is a Mexican film director, famous for films like Babel. I welcome your input on whether you think the genres of his films are pertinent to mention in the lead of the director's article. The RfC can be viewed here. OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 00:03, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FYI - this rfc is at Talk:Alejandro González Iñárritu. Blueboar (talk) 02:53, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Blueboar: Does the link after the words "can be viewed" not work? --Redrose64 (talk) 09:42, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It didn't when I wrote the above... but it does now. all is good. Blueboar (talk) 13:49, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: Should the lead section of the article on actress Rosamund Pike state the genre of the films she has appeared in, as set out in a WP:RS?

Should the lead section of the article on actress Rosamund Pike state the genre of the films she has appeared in, as set out in a WP:RS? The RfC is here OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 01:26, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AltMetrics are now including Wikipedia citations

AltMetrics are now including Wikipedia citations in their scoring. I'm quoted in their announcement. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:45, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing: Thanks for sharing. I see that it displays "the username of the person who wrote the mention" in the results. If editor1 adds an unformatted URL as a citation, and editor2 changes it to use a citation template, and editor3 makes some fixes to the citation template, I wonder which username will be listed. GoingBatty (talk) 18:13, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I start my project - libreidea.org - and I need help

Dear wikipedians,

I would love to receive constructive criticism on your part on my project to improve it.

This project is somehow a WW suggestion box where people grouped around ideas to start projects. The goal is that one day the site receives great ideas (from teenagers to elders, from the whole planet) and that, some beautiful projects see the day...

For those who want to participate in libreidea here's a todo list and a chan libreidea on freenode

I count on you Wikipedians to talk to your loved ones and your network.

Thanks for your help and do not forget if you have good ideas, the reflex is libreidea!

--Vev (talk) 20:41, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]