User talk:Gating

Welcome[edit]

Hello, Gating! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can 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

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An Invite to join Saskatchewan WikiProject[edit]

Hi, you are graciously extended an invitation to join the Saskatchewan WikiProject! The Saskatchewan WikiProject is a fairly new WikiProject. We are a group of editors who are dedicated to creating, revising, and expanding articles, lists, categories, and Wikiprojects, to do with anything Saskatchewan.

As you have shown an interest in The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan we thought you might like to take an interest in this growing WikiProject.

Please assist with any ongoing requests

You might like to take an extra interest in our To Do list

Another project dedicated to Saskatchewan is the Saskatchewan Roads and Highways Wikiproject

Also, a descendant project for Saskatchewan is the WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods

We look forward to welcoming you to the project! SriMesh | talk 01:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan[edit]

I was puttering at Whitewood, Saskatchewan along with Masalai, and found your contributions at The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan! Wow!!! and Wow!!! Keep up the wonderful work.

		The Exceptional Newcomer Award
		I SriMesh do herby acknowledge your excellent contributions to Saskatchewan placenames and historical related articles as shown in The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan. Good work

Kind Regards SriMesh | talk 01:27, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is very exciting for me to learn about the history of Saskatchewan as it is spread far and wide, and there were unique histories of the several ethnic bloc and other settlements, trying out various ideas from their weveral homelands. I had previously heard of la Rolanderie ranch, but not the rich diversity you presented in the article. And I had heard of other settlements such as Cannington Manor and the East London Artisans which were more aristocratic type settlements compared to some of the others. Kind Regards SriMesh | talk 19:32, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Signing article edits[edit]

see [1] - I doubt that you meant to do that. Dougweller (talk) 06:31, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of File:BU Crest.jpg[edit]

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Adoption / Assistance[edit]

Hi there.. you recently popped a note on my page requesting some help with wikipedia....I would surely love to answer any questions that may have arisen for you.... and will also advise you to use my email - on my talk page - so you can contact me more directly as well. Your varied interests will surely be an asset to several fields of articles on wikipedia once you get going. SriMesh | talk 02:41, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

PENT[edit]

Hello Gating,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, PENT, may be copied from http://www.brandonu.ca/pent/. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 00:36, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hi Gating, I see you have already welcomed your teammates in the WikiSOO class to Wikipedia. Great! I am glad to see an experienced Wikipedian in the class. If you attend the lab sessions, perhaps you would like to help answer some of the questions that come up? I think it is very helpful for the new students to hear from a variety of experienced Wikipedians, so I am always glad to have more experienced students chime in. Welcome to the class! -Pete (talk) 06:44, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, WikiPie teammate! Echoing Peter's idea, I for one would like to hear about your experience in the course lab session. --Litjade 22:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Litjade (talk • contribs)

Thanks for your note! I hope too see you in today's class. -Pete (talk) 23:07, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New editor barnstar[edit]

		The Excellent New Editor's Barnstar A new editor on the right path
		for responding to a reversion on the Euphamism page by adding a needed footnote. If it's footnoted basically, it's invulnerable. ElijahBosley ^{(talk ☞)} 12:05, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Final project[edit]

I've chosen a specific Orchid article Stub to work on. Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica. Asking our team if anyone is interested in working on it with me.Lorrie (talk) 14:53, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See you in WIKISOO?[edit]

Hey Gating, coming to today's webinar? Keep in touch! -Sara FB (talk) 00:48, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

Hello, Gating. You have new messages at Qwertyus's talk page.
Message added 13:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

QVVERTYVS (hm?) 13:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback again[edit]

Hello, Gating. You have new messages at Peteforsyth's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

-Pete (talk) 22:44, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of First Nations Seeker for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article First Nations Seeker is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Nations Seeker until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 12:14, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Burba Badge[edit]

Hi Gating, you asked about the article Epistemology of Wikipedia and the WIKISOO Burba Badge. I did not see a formal submission for the badge here: http://badges.p2pu.org/en/badge/view/22/ So I am sorry to say I did not review your article in depth. I will gladly take a closer look at it in the coming days. I should note, the badge requires 200 edits to Wikipedia; you are getting close, but are not quite there, with 154. (To find that link to your edit count, click "contributions" in the upper right; then scroll to the bottom of the page and click "edit count.") We did cover these things, but perhaps only in the lab session; my apologies that I did not make them clearer before! I will update the relevant pages here (mainly WP:WIKISOO/Final project) accordingly, so hopefully others will not have the same problem. -Pete (talk) 19:48, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Moving your note[edit]

Hi Glen! I found your account! :) I see you left a note on Orangeabundance's Talk page just now. I'd suggesting moving it over to the main talk page for the class, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:School_of_Open_course - you can also type wt:wikisoo into the search box to get there faster. That way more people will see it! (I only got notified as I had just posted on her page myself.) Keep this discuss in the public eye, it's fascinating! - Sara FB (talk) 21:22, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Outline of open education[edit]

Hi Gating-- I boldly redirected your article, Outline of open education to Open education, as it seems like it might be better to improve the article there rather than make a new one outlining the concept. If you need to see the contents of what you wrote, you can find that here for reference. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 16:14, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

Hello, Gating. You have new messages at I JethroBT's talk page.
Message added 16:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 16:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to WIKISOO[edit]

Hello and welcome to the Writing Wikipedia Articles course (#WIKISOO)! We look forward to meeting you in the first class on 25 February (Americas)/26 Feb (Asia/Australia). By now you should have received an introductory email with some details about the course. If you can't find it, there's an archived copy of the email at this link.

To attend the live session, please check our course home page for instructions and the link. We recommend logging into Blackboard Collaborate (the live class software we use) before the day of class, to be sure it's working. (More tips on the home page.)

If taking the course in self-paced mode, please come say hello on the course talk page so we know who you are! Thanks for signing up, and we'll see you Tuesday! - Pete (talk) 06:16, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Third time around in WIKISOO with Pete and Sara[edit]

I love this class and not sure if I ever want to graduate in the sense that I will have learned it all and won't be coming back. I hope to connect with more people and continue to develop my capacity to edit Wikipedia and to contribute to the body of human knowledge. ggatin (talk) 01:48, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Second WIKISOO class starts soon![edit]

Hi! Just a quick reminder that the second WIKISOO class starts in about 3 hours. Even if you missed Week 1, please join us at this link for the live webinar - ideally about 15 minutes early to test your mic/speakers. If you haven’t finished up your Week 1 homework, there’s still time; post any questions on the class talk page! You can also watch a video of last week’s class on YouTube (earlier audio problems have been corrected). Feel free to contact me on my talk page with questions anytime! - WIKISOO co-instructor Sara FB (talk) 22:08, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WIKISOO Week 3[edit]

Hi Gating, we look forward to seeing you in class in a few hours. We look forward to seeing you in class in a few hours. Here's the link to our Week 3 class page and to the live webinar.

PLEASE NOTE: If you're not in the USA, please double-check the class time. We have gone on Daylight Savings Time (also known as Summer Time) in the USA, so for some of you the class time will be an hour earlier. (If your country goes on Summer Time in the coming weeks, you will want to check again!)

This week we are going to start off with some basic review of all we've covered. So if you've been feeling behind or confused by all the details, we'll make sure we've got your questions answered before forging ahead! See you soon, -Pete (talk) 16:32, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Week 4 of Writing Wikipedia Articles: Final Projects Ahoy![edit]

Hey Gating - hope all is going well with you as we segue into Week 4 of WIKISOO! Just a reminder, in case you need it, that depending on your time zone, class time may have shifted - check out this link to make sure you know when to join us. Looking forward to chatting more with you this week about the Final Project - if you already know which article you're working on, you'll find instructions there for sharing this information easily with your classmates. Post any questions to the class Talk page, please! See you in class tomorrow! Sara FB (talk) 01:47, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for March 18[edit]

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WIKISOO check-in[edit]

How's it going, Gating? Just touching base as we start the fifth (!) week of the WIKISOO course. We're excited to see students working on such a diverse range of articles! If you haven't already, log in, scroll down to the bottom of the main course page to list your chosen final project article next to your own name; brag a little about your work (or just ask questions!) on the course talk page; and join the live lecture tomorrow as we move towards completion of the course! This is when things get exciting. :) Looking forward to seeing you in class! - Sara FB (talk) 23:44, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dana boomer -- Dana boomer (talk) 14:40, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan[edit]

The article The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dana boomer -- Dana boomer (talk) 15:01, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Week 6 of WIKISOO[edit]

Hi Gating! Just checking in as we head into the final week of the Writing Wikipedia Articles class. You can look through last week's ether pad notes, check out your homework assignments from Week 5, and watch last week's lecture on YouTube - all right here. Check out my note from last week (above) if you're still diving into your Final Project... or head over to the course talk page to see if anyone else is having the same issues you are! Looking forward to seeing you in the last live webinar of the session tomorrow. Big WikiLove. -Sara FB (talk) 23:25, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OER inquiry[edit]

Hi Gating, I'm sending you this message because you're one of about 300 users who have recently edited an article in the umbrella category of open educational resources (OER) (or open education). In evaluating several projects we've been working on (e.g. the WIKISOO course and WikiProject Open), my colleague Pete Forsyth and I have wondered who chooses to edit OER-related articles and why. Regardless of whether you've taken the WIKISOO course yourself - and/or never even heard the term OER before - we'd be extremely grateful for your participation in this brief, anonymous survey before 27 April. No personal data is being collected. If you have any ideas or questions, please get in touch. My talk page awaits. Thanks for your support! - Sara FB (talk) 20:40, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Skype[edit]

Hello, from ICT ALFA201617dd21 (talk) 01:03, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Disambiguation link notification for March 16[edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of *constructionism[edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Three Metre Day[edit]

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Nomination of Epistemology of Wikipedia for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Epistemology of Wikipedia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Epistemology of Wikipedia until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 08:43, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]