1319:
1245:
715:
127:
interested in editing LGBT articles generally, such as a userbox, a list of articles edited or a sentence saying "I like editing articles on gay photographers/lesbian plumbers/the history of homosexuality in Costa Rica". Their contributions can also reveal what their area of editing is. If a person seems like they are a good and helpful contributor to LGBT articles, leave an invitation on their talkpage as explained above.It is important to remember that we are looking for
914:
814:
708:
1007:
828:
1193:
373:
31:
272:
1038:
1253:
807:
722:
62:
of the LGBT WikiProject is a centralised place to develop ways of fostering a sense of community and belonging in all our members, and to recruit more people into our community. Editors who are happy and have support when they need it are more likely to work harder at improving articles than if they
126:
A final way of recruiting is to "head-hunt" potential contributors. To do this, choose any LGBT article. Then look through the history for an editor who has made a good edit to the article (rv vandalism and category changes do not count) and go to their userpage. Look for indications that they are
114:
Another method of recruitment is by direct invitation. An active editor to LGBT articles will meet many editors who could be interested in joining the WikiProject. To invite them, simply leave a note on their talkpage with a link to the
Project. A potential invitation could go something like this:
106:
There are several methods of recruiting. The simplest and easiest is to tag LGBT article talkpages with our assessment banner. Just add {{LGBT WikiProject|class=}} to the top of the talkpage. The banner then acts as an advertisement for the WikiProject. See our
161:
The poster is a great promotional tool which can be put it up in LGBT reference libraries, centres and cybercafes, or just normal places which are situated in gay communities. Of course, everyone is welcome to place it elsewhere.
1013:"Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching."
495:
455:
450:
445:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
440:
430:
425:
415:
410:
405:
289:
We are a growing community of
Knowledge editors dedicated to identifying, categorizing, and improving articles of interest to the LGBT community. Some points that may be helpful:
103:" Another consideration is that recuiting members from diverse areas of the wiki brings in expertise and different perspectives that can be beneficial to the WikiProject.
316:
327:
312:
320:
308:
108:
293:
Our main aim is to help improve LGBT-related articles, so if someone asks for help with an article, please try your hardest to help them if you are able.
1343:
383:
41:
580:
334:
435:
420:
342:
297:
253:
846:
185:
222:
1235:"If we agree in love, there is no disagreement that can do us any injury, but if we do not, no other agreement can do us any good." -
920:"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
281:
120:
17:
532:
If you would like a copy of the newsletter, or a link, delivered to your talkpage, for whatever reason, please add your name below.
132:
169:
for anyone interested in drumming up some publicity (or just showing off). (Need apparently two clicks from here to read it.)
1318:
794:"We all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."
101:
A WikiProject must recruit new members to make up for attrition; any project that fails to do this will eventually collapse.
1182:"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." -- MLK
1093:
252:
Members are encouraged to promote the WikiProject wherever they can, and be sure to note any external coverage on the
319:, all of which you are welcome to take part in. We also have a unique program to improve our lower quality articles,
567:
172:
As awareness of us grows, WikiProject LGBT studies has been featured in an increasing number of external sources:
562:
Any member may take a patch. Some users have chosen to place favourite quotes, others pictures. Please note that
123:- we're a group of editors who are working together to improve LGBT-related articles. Would you be interested?"
1145:
240:
905:"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
1094:
This is the field where grass joined hands, where no monument stands, and the only heroic thing is the sky.
714:
166:
625:
575:
507:
If you would like the newsletter delivered to you as a link or not at all, please place your name below.
643:
521:
208:
73:
A welcome template to inform new members of aspects of the WikiProject and where they can go for help.
511:
1244:
1120:
871:
770:
667:
84:
1141:
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.
1283:
588:
563:
197:
913:
143:
The WikiProject has a poster to promote the project outside
Knowledge, which can be found here:
1140:
212:
813:
684:
96:
1099:
1083:
1014:
855:
729:
653:
634:
518:
707:
1272:
763:
544:
355:
The template may be periodically updated to reflect new developments in the WikiProject.
1308:
1054:
1044:
896:
862:
837:
797:
661:
389:
379:
372:
49:
37:
30:
1337:
1225:
1214:
1157:
1065:
1031:
995:
973:
960:
887:
754:
571:
570:
or public-domain images can be used here. Simply, if the image would be permitted by
326:
If you have another language besides
English, please consider adding yourself to our
180:
76:
A newsletter to keep members up to date with all the latest news from the WikiProject
1021:
Where passion overcomes fear, you'll usually find pulp, trash, really hot lesbians,
1236:
1170:
988:
878:
827:
747:
536:
243:
226:
70:
A successful recuiting programme to headhunt helpful contributors to the
Knowledge.
1264:
We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars. - Oscar Wilde
1249:
Some people are born great but it's the fabulous people who great people remember.
1006:
176:
154:
948:
921:
777:
616:
550:
216:
1323:
If you're going to hell anyway you may as well be on fire. Or at least flaming.
1192:
271:
1205:
979:
692:
79:
A quilt in which every member has their own patch to place whatever they want.
1252:
1037:
906:
201:
151:(you have to directly cut and paste the url to download it, because just
968:
806:
231:
189:
721:
1307:"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane." -
1082:"We're in love. We're ... lovers. We're lesbian, gay-type lovers."
307:
The project has several ongoing and developing activities, such as
246:
234:
204:
192:
1022:
367:
116:
25:
198:"WikiProject LGBT Studies" ~ Mix Brasil (Portuguese language)
270:
135:
that one time who has "I am
Zoroastrian" on their userpage.
223:
The LGBT Wikipedians behind the mammoth online encyclopedia
928:
If children live with condemnation, they learn to condemn.
603:
596:
301:
296:
Most important discussions take place on the project's
264:
Add {{subst:LGBT Welcome}} to new members' talkpages:
177:
GLBTRT Newsletter/Spring 2007 - Vol. 19 No. 1, Page 6
181:
GLBT Round Table of the
American Library Association
83:
Any other ideas are welcome! Please propose them on
1042:"If the times aren't ripe, we must ripen the times"
333:If you're planning to stay, have a square in our
930:Live with tolerance, and they learn to tolerate.
46:It was last substantively updated June 24, 2009.
149:http://wplgbt.tripod.com/Wikipedianeedsyou.doc
330:, to help us improve our foreign LGBT topics.
8:
677:Being a hero isn't about winning, it's about
574:then it's okay here too. The quilt below is
834:Heterosexuality is not normal, only common.
700:Find what you love and love what you find.
566:images cannot be used on the quilt, only
280:Hi, WikiProject LGBT studies, welcome to
241:"Something Wiki this way comes" - SX News
111:page for how to assess articles as well.
611:
341:If you have any questions, feel free to
337:! You can put anything you want in it.
323:, so please consider signing up there.
690:Nothing is forever, so sparkle today!
386:and is no longer actively maintained.
119:, and I'd like to invite you to join
44:and is no longer actively maintained.
7:
789:Why yes, I do like gay porn.. a lot!
345:, and we will be happy to help you.
317:a project-wide article collaboration
300:; it is highly recommended that you
66:To achieve this, we currently have:
129:great contributors to LGBT articles
24:
18:Knowledge:WikiProject LGBT studies
1026:-Moni3 (the prolific, and trashy)
1344:WikiProject LGBT studies archive
1317:
1251:
1243:
1191:
1036:
1005:
912:
826:
812:
805:
720:
713:
706:
371:
230:LGBT newsmagazine (Issue # 987,
133:Homosexuality and Zoroastrianism
29:
940:Living is easy with eyes closed
266:
131:, not that person that edited
1:
945:Misunderstanding all you see.
647:Medically Related LGBT Topics
517:Not at all please, thanks. -
186:"Happy Endings" ~ Queerty.com
157:runs into a referrer check!)
845:I thank God that I am not a
953:"Strawberry Fields Forever"
660:
651:
641:
632:
623:
614:
1360:
586:
348:And once again - Welcome!
309:article quality assessment
680:showing up for the fight.
522:23:18, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
269:
115:"Hi, I saw your edits to
1146:Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
392:to find current content.
380:WikiProject LGBT studies
282:WikiProject LGBT Studies
121:WikiProject LGBT studies
52:to find current content.
38:WikiProject LGBT studies
847:well meaning Wikipedian
1030:"Follow your bliss" -
275:
159:
274:
260:Welcoming new members
146:
343:ask on the talk page
298:main discussion page
60:Community Department
328:translation section
209:English translation
97:WikiProject Council
63:feel no-one cares.
1265:
701:
627:Philippe Beaudette
547:, full newsletter.
539:, full newsletter.
276:
1332:
1331:
1324:
1266:
1263:
1102:
1086:
1027:
1017:
954:
942:
936:
924:
909:
840:
802:
790:
702:
699:
687:
648:
644:Osteopathic Freak
578:: add your patch
572:Commons:Licensing
528:External Interest
396:
395:
390:main project page
353:
352:
85:the main talkpage
56:
55:
50:main project page
1351:
1322:
1321:
1295:
1289:
1262:
1255:
1247:
1228:
1195:
1173:
1123:
1100:William Stafford
1096:
1091:
1084:Willow Rosenberg
1081:
1068:
1057:
1040:
1020:
1015:Jean Baudrillard
1012:
1009:
982:
944:
939:
934:Teach tolerance.
927:
919:
916:
904:
890:
881:
865:
832:
830:
822:
816:
809:
793:
788:
780:
757:
741:
724:
717:
710:
698:
676:
670:
664:
656:
646:
637:
628:
619:
612:
606:
599:
503:Different format
382:project page is
375:
368:
267:
165:There is also a
40:project page is
33:
26:
1359:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1334:
1333:
1293:
1287:
1273:User:6afraidof7
1226:
1171:
1121:
1092:
1066:
1055:
980:
888:
879:
863:
820:
778:
755:
739:
668:
662:
654:
635:
626:
617:
610:
609:
602:
595:
591:
568:freely-licensed
560:
545:User:Scarykitty
530:
505:
500:
401:
399:Previous Issues
366:
361:
286:
262:
141:
99:'s Guide says "
93:
22:
21:
20:
12:
11:
5:
1357:
1355:
1347:
1346:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1309:Philip K. Dick
1304:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1268:
1267:
1260:
1258:
1256:
1250:
1248:
1241:
1239:
1232:
1231:
1222:
1220:
1218:
1211:
1209:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:Don't I wish!
1196:
1189:
1187:
1185:
1183:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1167:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1097:
1089:
1087:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1062:
1060:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1045:Dorothy Height
1043:
1041:
1034:
1028:
1025:
1018:
1010:
1002:
1001:
999:
992:
985:
976:
971:
965:
964:
959:
956:
952:
946:
941:
937:
932:
931:
929:
925:
917:
910:
901:
900:
893:
884:
875:
872:Alynna Kasmira
868:
859:
851:
850:
843:
841:
838:Dorothy Parker
836:
831:
825:
824:
821:QUEER COMPOSER
817:
810:
803:
795:
791:
787:
784:
783:
774:
771:Beggarsbanquet
767:
760:
751:
744:
726:
725:
718:
711:
704:
695:
691:
688:
682:
678:
673:
672:
666:
659:
650:
640:
631:
622:
608:
607:
600:
592:
587:
559:
556:
555:
554:
548:
541:
540:
529:
526:
525:
524:
515:
504:
501:
499:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
461:September 2007
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
402:
400:
397:
394:
393:
387:
376:
365:
362:
360:
357:
351:
350:
339:
338:
331:
324:
305:
294:
278:
261:
258:
254:main Talk page
250:
249:
238:
220:
195:
183:
144:
140:
137:
92:
89:
81:
80:
77:
74:
71:
54:
53:
47:
45:
34:
23:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1356:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1328:
1326:
1320:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1296:
1290:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1261:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1246:
1242:
1240:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1162:
1160:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1095:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1080:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1052:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1032:Joseph Conrad
1029:
1024:
1019:
1016:
1011:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1000:
998:
997:
993:
991:
990:
986:
984:
983:
977:
975:
974:User:MishMich
972:
970:
967:
966:
962:
961:New York City
957:
955:
950:
938:
935:
926:
923:
918:
915:
911:
908:
903:
902:
899:
898:
894:
892:
891:
885:
883:
882:
876:
874:
873:
869:
867:
866:
860:
858:
857:
853:
852:
849:
848:
842:
839:
835:
829:
823:
818:
815:
811:
808:
804:
801:
800:
792:
786:
785:
782:
781:
775:
773:
772:
768:
766:
765:
761:
759:
758:
752:
750:
749:
745:
743:
738:
736:
732:
728:
727:
723:
719:
716:
712:
709:
705:
703:
696:
694:
689:
686:
681:
675:
674:
671:
665:
658:
657:
649:
645:
639:
638:
630:
629:
621:
620:
613:
605:
604:WP:LGBT/QUILT
601:
598:
594:
593:
590:
585:
583:
582:
577:
573:
569:
565:
557:
552:
549:
546:
543:
542:
538:
535:
534:
533:
527:
523:
520:
516:
513:
510:
509:
508:
502:
497:
496:December 2006
494:
492:
489:
487:
486:February 2007
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
451:November 2007
449:
447:
446:December 2007
444:
442:
439:
437:
436:February 2008
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
406:November 2008
404:
403:
398:
391:
385:
381:
377:
374:
370:
369:
364:Current Issue
363:
358:
356:
349:
346:
344:
336:
332:
329:
325:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
303:
299:
295:
292:
291:
290:
287:
285:
283:
273:
268:
265:
259:
257:
255:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
229:
228:
224:
221:
218:
214:
210:
206:
203:
199:
196:
194:
191:
187:
184:
182:
178:
175:
174:
173:
170:
168:
163:
158:
156:
152:
150:
145:
138:
136:
134:
130:
124:
122:
118:
112:
110:
104:
102:
98:
90:
88:
86:
78:
75:
72:
69:
68:
67:
64:
61:
51:
43:
39:
35:
32:
28:
27:
19:
1291:
1285:
1282:
1271:
1237:Hosea Ballou
1224:
1213:
1204:
1169:
1156:
1119:
1064:
1053:
994:
989:User:Bearian
987:
978:
943:
933:
895:
886:
877:
870:
861:
854:
844:
833:
819:
798:
776:
769:
762:
753:
746:
742:
734:
730:
697:
679:
652:
642:
633:
624:
615:
579:
561:
531:
506:
491:January 2007
456:October 2007
441:January 2008
354:
347:
340:
302:watchlist it
288:
279:
277:
263:
251:
244:19 September
227:The Advocate
225:
171:
164:
160:
153:
148:
147:
142:
128:
125:
113:
105:
100:
94:
82:
65:
59:
57:
949:The Beatles
922:Elie Wiesel
856:Altairisfar
655:FisherQueen
636:Fluffball70
576:transcluded
519:Lee Stanley
313:peer review
91:Recruitment
764:Kingturtle
693:Ozymandias
669:Talk to me
512:Wikihermit
481:March 2007
476:April 2007
431:March 2008
426:April 2008
388:Visit the
359:Newsletter
321:Jumpaclass
237:, page 26)
109:Assessment
48:Visit the
1122:Number301
1056:Ohmyerica
907:Dr. Seuss
897:DrGaellon
864:WJBscribe
663:Abedecian
597:WP:LGBT/Q
589:Shortcuts
466:June 2007
416:June 2008
411:July 2008
167:Press kit
139:Publicity
1338:Category
1227:Ganymead
1215:Jenova20
1158:Skyler13
1067:Coelacan
996:MishaPan
889:Lwollert
756:Raystorm
564:fair use
471:May 2007
421:May 2008
384:archived
202:10 April
155:clicking
42:archived
1172:SatyrTN
1023:and art
880:Iceflow
748:Varnent
553:, link.
537:Example
514:, link.
232:June 19
190:9 April
958:Just a
779:Jeffpw
618:Dev920
551:MBK004
217:StuRat
1206:Aleta
981:Moni3
963:boy.
685:Angel
558:Quilt
378:This
335:quilt
36:This
16:<
1286:Banj
733:LLST
581:here
315:and
247:2007
235:2007
215:and
213:A.Z.
205:2007
193:2007
95:The
58:The
1284:--
799:JFK
211:by
117:gay
1340::
1294:oi
1144:—
1098:—
969:Pi
947:—
683:-
584:.
311:,
256:.
200:,
188:,
179:~
87:.
1292:b
1288:e
951:,
796:-
740:▼
737:R
735:✰
731:A
304:.
284:!
219:)
207:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
