I randomly clicked user pages in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Arkansas and found many 5,000+ currently editing Wikipedians, and one 40,000+ editor.
Sounds like hitting user_talk pages might be a better approach to finding suitable Wikipedians. On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Craig Franklin <[email protected]> wrote: > This is not an especially helpful response. > > Regards,, > Craig > > On 14 October 2015 at 20:37, Jane Darnell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Arkansas is considered one of the "fly-over" states. Good luck locating a >> Wikipedian somewhere around there, not to mention a Wikimedian. >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > G'day >> > >> > I have been contacted by an active Wikiproject Spam editor for help >> > (because I've recently been working with an editor here in Perth in a >> > similar situation), to talk to a user who appears to be linked to the >> > Encyclopedia of Arkansas. The user is just adding links to EOA in the >> > external links section of related articles, another user has asked for >> the >> > links not to be blacklisted as its a good source. >> > >> > In these case the Australian chapter reaches out such editors as a >> personal >> > discussion over a coffee here works very effectively in turning this type >> > of contact into potential programmatic activities. Being just couple >> miles >> > too far way I was looking for someone closer who would be willing to >> > followup with this on a local level. As I said in my offer of help I'm >> > happy to support and advise them that goes for who ever takes up the >> reigns >> > but the important part of developing this is impractical from here. >> > >> > >> > on WP discussion >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cals.eoa#Help_offer >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Gnangarra#UOA >> > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam#Encyclopedia_of_Arkansas >> > >> > >> > already checked meta there isnt any chapters close by, nearest user group >> > is in North Carolina with a smaller area of interest, and the only >> > experienced editors(10,000+ edits) listed on the en Wikiproject Arkansas >> > havent been active in the last 6 months >> > >> > -- >> > Gnangarra >> > >> > President Wikimedia Australia >> > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> > [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
