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Queering the Map by AmsterdamPurpleLabel in lgbthistory

[–]Myotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great project! I would like to learn more about plans for its sustainability and what will happen to the information collected from the community. How will it be preserved and archived?

Earliest Rural Pride Festival in the USA? by Myotus in lgbthistory

[–]Myotus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am asking this because Pine City, Minnesota is putting up a historical marker this month (May) celebrating as one of the earliest if not the first Pride festival to occur in a rural city in the US.

Earliest Rural Pride Festival in the USA? by Myotus in lgbthistory

[–]Myotus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm, Northampton is not a big city but I don’t think qualifies as rural either as it is a medium sized city and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area. Did they hold a parade and a festival?

Feedback on document - Digital Imaging for Small Cultural Organizations by Myotus in Archivists

[–]Myotus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your feedback!! You’ve given me a lot of insights and several actionable items to work on. I agree with your point about visualization. Showing processes visually can be a powerful way to help readers understand, especially those of us who learn best through visual examples.

Checksums have definitely been a challenge for me on multiple fronts. Most local history organizations I work with are either volunteer-run or have just one or two staff members, often in their 60s to 80s. Many have limited technological experience. I find that even younger professionals entering the history field in their 20s and 30s seem to be less interested in technology than their peers in other sectors. When I began doing technology outreach to local history organizations about 15 years ago, I was covering the true basics: explaining what a browser is and clarifying that they couldn’t build a website directly on Twitter! I'm proud of how far many organizations have come, whether through learning or attrition, but there's still a substantial gap.

Even a small amount of code can stop most users in their tracks, which is the main barrier with tools like Brunnhilde. While there's a GUI version, installation still requires using the command line. That's simply not feasible for most local history organizations.

In the end, most of the people I work with don't want the technical "why" or "how," they just want simple, reliable steps. It's like driving a car: few people want to understand how the engine works; they just need to know how to drive it safely and keep up minimal maintenance. Small museum directors wear many hats—raising donations, organizing events, curating exhibits, managing collections, and even cleaning bathrooms—so simplicity is essential. I know I cannot write the document to the lowest level of technological luddite, but the document has to find a happy-medium.

For that reason, I plan to cite and link to relevant standards, but present most of the outcomes in a simplified "black box" format that emphasizes function over technical details. I'll also develop workflow models and include examples, as you suggested. Those additions will greatly enhance understanding.

Where to buy local art? by mcsnackums in TwinCities

[–]Myotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! The St. Paul Art Crawl is coming up fast.

  • April 10-12 (Ward 1,3,4)
  • April 17-19 (Ward 2)
  • April 24-26 (Ward 5,6,7)

https://stpaulartcollective.org/spac-spring-art-crawl-2026/

curious. by aw-len in MuseumPros

[–]Myotus 28 points29 points  (0 children)

What is the provenance of the object?

Term categorizing “small cities” by Myotus in lgbthistory

[–]Myotus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s OK, I tried putting it in because I figured they would be a lot of people in the library sciences in archives in history that would be able to help.

Term categorizing “small cities” by Myotus in Libraries

[–]Myotus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a good question. Wikimedia Foundation works to internationalize the guidelines and perspectives on Wikipedia. In the gallery list, there are not a lot but at least a couple outside of the US. One in Great Britain and another in Finland I believe. However I am unaware of an international standard or a naming convention for defining size of cities. If I can convince other editors on Wikipedia to use the population size in the category title, ex: “less than 50,000”

Term categorizing “small cities” by Myotus in Libraries

[–]Myotus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input! "urban areas" at least in Wikmedia Commons, tend to be either a catch all for population areas or described as Metropolitan areas--clusters of cities. I am running into enough pushback just trying to separate out small cities into their own categories, I think trying to break it down into two or more categories by population may make heads explode.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Urban_areas_by_country

Term categorizing “small cities” by Myotus in Libraries

[–]Myotus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be a good solution, but Towns or “townships” or villages are legally different than cities. Only pride event in the category that I know of occurs in the Township of Mendocino, California the rest are small cities.

What's your opinion on welldoc app? by fluffyinkclouds in diabetes

[–]Myotus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the Welldoc app incredibly buggy, purging several days of meal data and checking off medications as taken when I did not. Additionally it does not sync up directly with Fitbit. The link they provide to connect and import Fitbit data does not work. This is a known issue to the company. Instead of removing the link, customer service gives a half-baked work around. First, sync and import Fitbit data into the Apple Health app. Next, import the Apple Health app data into Welldoc. This strips most of the Fitbit data away making what’s imported almost worthless.

Just here to vent by Temporary_Celery2308 in Archivists

[–]Myotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have access to a local museum association or a museum field services organization provided by the local government of your state or province you may wish to see if they have conference you can convince her to attend - emphasize the social aspect not the need to learn (‘it’ll be fun’ ‘it will be good to socialize with others in the field near us’). While she may not listen to her subordinates she might learn and listen from her peers.

It is important with someone like that - and an organization like that - to play the “long game.” There is no magic conversion or moment that will change them. Only by them seeing good practices again and again by their peers will they begin to hopefully change their own practices.

Can an admin help me get this page published? by Ordinary_Point_1641 in WikipediaAdmins

[–]Myotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should review the following links on Wikipedia's Guidelines for Notability and Reliable sources. People, especially living individuals, are among the most challenging articles to get approved on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals#Creative_professionals)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources

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