User talk:Januarian

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Welcome![edit]

Hello, Januarian! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Beloved Freak 20:13, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much BelovedFreak! I will digest this info and think up some questions to ask you. Best wishes --Januarian (talk) 06:48, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Adoption[edit]

Hi, I've replied at my talkpage. --Beloved Freak 20:13, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, how are you getting on? Are you finding your way around ok? Anything you need help with? --Beloved Freak 19:38, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thank you BelovedFreak for checking on me. I have been finding my way around ok, but have been away from Wiki for a few weeks and need to reacquaint myself with the basics that I learned at the start. I will be in touch once I get going again.--Januarian (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Current projects[edit]

I would be grateful for any content and formatting help with the pages I am currently interested in, particularly the Featherston (town in NZ) page. --Januarian (talk) 10:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to help expand Wikipedia where I can, if only I could find the time to do so, which at the moment is in rather short supply! My personal sources of information that I often use for articles I work on are largely themed around my main interest (New Zealand Railways), so at the moment I can only suggest sources that you are likely to also have access to, i.e. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, New Zealand History Online, Papers Past, public library, etc.

With respect to Featherston, one important fact that should be mentioned is that the town is named after Colonial Secretary, Dr. Isaac Earl Featherston. If I do find the time, I'll contribute what I can. – Matthew25187 (talk) 11:47, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks anyway, I appreciate your reply and suggestions. Many thanks --Januarian (talk) 11:53, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Auckland Meetup 5 on 9 May 2010[edit]

You are invited to Auckland Meetup 5 on the afternoon of Sunday 9th May 2010 at Esquires Cafe, Ground Floor, Auckland Central City Library, Lorne St, Auckland. Please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland 5 for details and RSVP. You can also watch Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland to be informed of future NZ meetups. - Linnah (talk) 14:08, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Challenge for Oceania and Australia[edit]

Hi, Wikipedia:WikiProject Oceania/The 10,000 Challenge and Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/The 5000 Challenge are up and running based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge which has currently produced over 2300 article improvements and creations. The Australia challenge would feed into the wider region one and potentially New Zealand could have a smaller challenge too. The main goal is content improvement, tackling stale old stubs and important content and improving sourcing/making more consistent but new articles are also welcome if sourced. I understand that this is a big goal for regular editors, especially being summertime where you are, but if you'd like to see large scale quality improvements happening for Oceania and Australia like The Africa Destubathon, which has produced over 1700 articles in 5 weeks, sign up on the page. The idea will be an ongoing national editathon/challenge for the region but fuelled by a series of contests to really get articles on every province and subject mass improved. The Africa contest scaled worldwide would naturally provide great benefits to Oceania countries, particularly Australia and attract new editors. I would like some support from existing editors here to get the Challenges off to a start with some articles to make doing a Destubathon worthwhile and potentially bring about hundreds of improvements in a few weeks through a contest! Cheers.♦ --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:12, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request for applications for position of Wikipedian-at-Large, Aotearoa New Zealand[edit]

Kia ora! The Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand User Group invites you to read about the call for applications for a Wikipedian-at-Large for Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024. Group members are happy to explain the process and discuss ideas with interested editors.

Sent by Zippybonzo on behalf of MurielMary using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 06:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay[edit]

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]