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January 2020 at Women in Red

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Anti-Racism and WMUG

Hi Susan,

I would like to discuss this with you off wiki. DM me at @voxpopulare and I will give you my email address so we can communicate in more detail in a more private manner before communicating publicly.

RachelWex

Nomination for discussion of Template:MinneapolisEvents

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Nomination for merger of Template:Minneapolis neighborhoods

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Nomination for merger of Template:Duluth neighborhoods

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Project

Hi Susan. I don't know if this will interest you, but the abuse of .gov primary sourcing to push whitewashing, historical revisionism, and conspiracy theories into our health (CDC, vaccines, etc.) and political (Trump-Russia nexus) articles is a growing problem. This has inspired me to begin development of a WikiProject, and I'd like you to take a look and join if you feel it has some merit. I have little experience with such projects, so experienced eyes are necessary.

There is a clear difference between pre-MAGA and current .gov content, and older, more reliable, .gov pages are disappearing and being replaced with misinformation and disinformation. If editors do not learn to factor this into their thinking, then we've got a serious problem that will make Wikipedia a very unreliable source of information. We should not be laundering misinformation.

See the talk page at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Valjean/WikiProjectGSC

WikiProject U.S. Government Source Context is a WikiProject focused on improving how editors evaluate and contextualize United States government (.gov) sources. While such sources are often treated as presumptively reliable, the project emphasizes that their reliability can vary depending on political influence, authorship, institutional role, and purpose. Like other institutional sources, United States government sources are not inherently immune from the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation when content is shaped by political control or advocacy.

Valjean (talk) (PING me) 17:57, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Valjean, count me in. I can't promise much time or participation so please ping me for !votes etc. I wish there was a good way to shorten the name but I haven't found it. I only know the Internet Archive and none of the other archive sites. If IA gets in trouble (takeover like the Institute of Peace or the Kennedy Center) then we're in deep trouble. WikiProject Medicine might be interested—they developed WP:MEDRS. I'd ping SandyGeorgia even though she's retired, and WhatamIdoing. Here in California, the government hired Susan Monarez and Debra Houry, the CDC doctors who left. They will be a good source going forward. Thank you for the invitation. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:42, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

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Citation style

Hello, I came across some of your recent citation style revisions to several articles & the related Talk page conversations you had about citation style consensus. I'd like to understand more about sfn versus ref style. Do you have a moment to share more of your thoughts? Do people ever mix citation styles, from what you've seen? Is sfn really unpopular? Personally I like sfn, but I don't want to get attached to a style if most editors don't use it. Thanks for your time. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 05:50, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I like to use sfn for books and journal articles (that have page numbers), and not when citing newspaper articles (that don't have page numbers). So yes, the references section would be mixed, very often. Hope that helps. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:52, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

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Hello User:SusanLesch, I wanted to notify you that there are a few editors, including myself, trying to REVIVE Wikiproject feminism. We recently sorted through the old members' list and found that you were still active! If you want to help Revive Wikiproject feminism we'd love to have you! Also if you have anyone in mind who you think would be willing to join the project please leave them an invitation on their Talk page Goetia [She/They] (talk) 21:28, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

Good article nominations | June 2026 Backlog Drive
June 2026 Backlog Drive: Do you want to become more experienced in the GA process? On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles reviewed. Mentors are available, and new reviewers (<6 reviews) get bonus points! Interested in taking part? You can sign up here.
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Women in Red - June 2026

Women in Red | June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375 Online events: New: LGBTQ+ women | Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L Article improvement campaign: Orphaned women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Eiffel women Tip of the month: Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage of LGBTQ+ women by de-orphaning their articles. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2026 May#Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration

Hi, there is a move review underway relevant to a discussion you were recently involved in. Link above. Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 19:49, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Alice H. Lichtenstein is under review

Your good article nomination of the article Alice H. Lichtenstein is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Matthew Yeager -- Matthew Yeager (talk) 16:41, 4 June 2026 (UTC)