Benjamin Mako Hill

Salut!

Salut Mako! C'est Ashlyn du "Investigating Content Integrity and Disinformation Risks Across Wikipedia Language Editions" DRG au UW. J'espère que vous avez un bon week-end! Ashlyn.b.a (talk) 04:12, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

@Ashlyn.b.a: Bienvenue sur Wikipedia Anglais (ironiquement peut-être). :) —mako๛ 01:27, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi Mako! This is Richard from the Disinformation Wikipedia DRG! Hope this message works! RichardLei (talk) 19:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

@RichardLei: Ciao Richard! Looks like you made it! —mako๛ 01:27, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi!

Hey Mako, this is Chris from the Wikipedia DRG. I think I figure out how to send messages, took me this long lol 😂 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sh1tongLyu (talk • contribs) 01:50, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

@Sh1tongLyu: Hey there you are! Too me a while to respond too! —mako๛ 05:31, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

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March 2023 Seattle meetup

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Meetup in Seattle on 16 January 2024

Seattle Wikimedia meetup | 16 January 2024
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Seattle March 2024 Events

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	Tuesday, March 12 2024 3pm – 7pm (PDT), Seattle articles edit-a-thon, Seattle Public Library University Branch
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	Tuesday March 19 2024 6pm – 8pm (PDT), March monthly meetup, Little Oddfellows Café—new location!!!
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Seattle Wiknic 11 August 2024

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Class introduction

hello from josh! Dogsinthefield (talk) 21:21, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Dogsinthefield: Glad to have you in the class. —mako๛ 18:43, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako! My name is Jayla Nguyen! Jaylacnguyen (talk) 01:47, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jaylacnguyen: Welcome! —mako๛ 18:44, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Professor Hill! My name is Weixuan Wu:) Samoyedweixuan (talk) 03:50, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Samoyedweixuan: Ciao! I look forward to following up and working with you in the class. —mako๛ 23:13, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Professor Mako! I am Frida Wang. Fridawyx (talk) 03:56, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Fridawyx: Hi Frida! —mako๛ 23:14, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! I am Andrew Chan, looking forward to this class! ChromeAndy (talk) 23:37, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@ChromeAndy: I look forward to having you in the class! —mako๛ 16:49, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! I'm Serena, I look forward to learning interesting things about online communities this class. Serena1205 (talk) 03:23, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Serena1205: I hope that the things we cover are, in fact, interesting to you! ;) —mako๛ 16:49, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Professor Mako! My name is Yiming. I'm looking forward to studying this class! Yiming11 (talk) 15:46, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Yiming11: I look forward to having you in the class! —mako๛ 16:49, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Professor Mako! My name is Jiaying Chi(Lucie). I'm looking forward to join this class and learn about online communities. Jiayingchi.lucie (talk) 18:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Jiayingchi.lucie: Welcome. You can just call me Mako (i.e., no need for "professor"). —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! I'm Xinyao. Nice to me you in this class. I am excited to learn more about online communities. Xinyao Liu Coco (talk) 18:48, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Xinyao Liu Coco: Nice to see you here. It's be nice to get to you know you a little bit already after class and on email. —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Intro

Hi Mako, This is Theresa! Im looking forward to this class and learning more about you! Tms22 (talk) 18:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Tms22: I'm sure we'll learn plenty about each other this quarter! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako, this is Asa! Doing the assignment requirement. Excited for class! Asa Rhoden (talk) 19:00, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Asa Rhoden: Checking you off! Welcome! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Introduction

Hi my name is Madison! I am currently a senior double majoring in LSJ and Communications. I am originally from Houston Texas. A fun fact about myself that I like to tell people is that I have a twin brother. Madisonce02 (talk) 20:05, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Madisonce02: Nice! I love Houston! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! I'm Yongfan Chen. It's really nice to join this class. I'm looking forward to learn more about online communities. Yongfc (talk) 20:10, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Yongfc: I'm glad you're happy to be here! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Greetings Mako, I am Chanwit. This was a pretty fun and rather unforgettable first assignment of the quarter. I am excited to learn more! ChanMellow (talk) 20:59, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@ChanMellow: Hah! We're just getting started! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! My name is Cora and I am excited to take your COM 481 class! Coralafollette (talk) 21:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Coralafollette: Welcome Cora! Very glad to have you. —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, my name is Yulisa and I am excited for this quarter! Yuli.chavez56 (talk) 21:05, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Yuli.chavez56: I'm excited to! Welcome! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako! My name is Alfita and I am excited to be in your COM 481 class! Owlfyta (talk) 21:08, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Owlfyta: Welcome! 🦉 —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi I am Amelia! I am a Comms major with a GWSS minor. Im so excited to be apart of this class, and I am excited to learn how to navigate and participate on Wikipedia. Mooncakemimi (talk) 21:11, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Mooncakemimi: You've come to the right place! I like the username! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako, my name is Lindsay, and I am excited to take your Online Communities (COM481) class and learn more from you this quarter. Lindsay Kim (talk) 21:12, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Lindsay Kim: Hi Lindsay! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! My name is Tianshi. This is my fourth year at UW. I'm really excited to take your Online Communities class this quarter and hope I can learn a lot from you! WilliamsXu (talk) 21:16, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@WilliamsXu: Welcome! Glad to have you! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! My name is Makana and I'm a fourth year COM major enrolled in your COM481 class. I'm very excited to be in this class and am looking forward to what this class has to offer! Xypheria (talk) 23:30, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

@Xypheria: Ciao! ♥ the username! —mako๛ 02:50, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! My name is Eva and I am excited to take you COM481 class! EvaZhuu (talk) 12:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

@EvaZhuu: Nice to see you here! —mako๛ 03:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako! My name is Lily, I finally got my Wikipedia account set up and the introduction modules finished. Looking forward to the rest of this class! Lily Monty (talk) 05:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@Lily Monty: Hi Lily! I'm ver happy you're here. —mako๛ 22:10, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako, my name is Conor. Sorry for the late introduction, but hopefully better late than never! I am very excited to continue in this course and expand my knowledge of Wikipedia and online communities as a whole. ConorStudebaker (talk) 16:35, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@ConorStudebaker: Definitely better late than never. Glad you made it here! —mako๛ 22:10, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi Mako! My name is Sarah Locke, I'm a 3rd year Communications major at UW and I am really looking forward to learning in this class. I honestly used to find myself having a real aversion to the user interface of Wikipedia, but it is definitely a super useful and valuable community, so I look forward to navigating it better! See you in class on Wednesday! Sarahlocke (talk) 02:26, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

@Sarahlocke: You're not the only one who doesn't love the Wikipedia UI. Luckily, this is definitely not a class about UI/UX and we wouldn't be using WP an example if it were! —mako๛ 22:10, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi Mako! My name is Joyce Shang and I'm a senior double majoring in Communication and Cinema and Media Studies. I just joined this COM 481 today, and I've already caught up on the current timeline! Looking forward to learn more about online communities! See you in class! JoJoyce Shang (talk) 23:27, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

@JoJoyce Shang: Happy to have you and I appreciate that you're getting caught up. —mako๛ 22:10, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello!

Hii Mako!! My name is Ruinan Wang and you can call me Rina. I am from Cohort 23 MCDM track and majoring in marketing and public relations. My hobby is reading novels and playing games and I am currently working in a game company as a branding intern. This is my first time using Wikipedia and I'm still trying to learn and explore this platform and pages. Looking forward to learn more knowledge in the following courses! And I hope your back can get better soon! Ruinan Wang (talk) 21:18, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Ruinan Wang: Welcome to the class Ruinan! —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello

Hey Mako! My name is Alyson and I'm in your COM 481 class, nice to meet you! Alywhi (talk) 18:35, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Alywhi: Welcome Alyson! —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Saying hi!

Hi Mako! This is Emily from your COMM 570 class. I am so psyched to have you as my instructor in my first quarter as a CommLead master's student, and I'm excited to learn more about online communities. A bit about myself - I am a Seattle native and double Husky, I play the piano, I love to travel (a flight a month keeps the Seattle scaries away) and I speak three languages (English, French, Mandarin Chinese). I look forward to the in person class next week! Emilyvhuang (talk) 20:39, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Emilyvhuang: Welcome! I'm glad you're here! —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako, I'm Giselle from Com 481, I'm a third-year communications major and I looking for to this quarter. Giselleflores16 (talk) 21:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Giselleflores16: Greetings Gisele! I'm glad you're catching on the WP assignment. —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Oh hello!

Excited to be taking your class this quarter. Wiki is a whole world. who knew! Well, lots of people, but not me. I am in the MCCN track of CommLead. I also work full time at an internal communication specialist for HealthPoint. This quarter I'm taking your course and a Crisis Comms course, it's going to be lively! I grew up and still live in southeast Seattle (near Columbia City) and have two beautiful hound dogs named Mei and Pearl. CiderDog06 (talk) 01:35, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@CiderDog06: Always great to meet other Seattlites who are still in Seattle. —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello from COM 597 :)

Hi Mako, this is Hyeonjeong, a 2nd year PhD student from HCDE. I'm excited to learn more about Wikipedia, and broadly about computer-mediated communication this quarter. See you in class! Hyeonjeong Byeon (talk) 02:37, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@Hyeonjeong Byeon: Sweet! Welcome! —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi, Mako, I'm Haitong, from Sichuan, the Southwest China, which is famous for the Panda 🐼 and spicy food. I'm a MCDM student and so excited to explore Wikipedia with you this quarter! Haitongzhang (talk) 05:35, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@Haitongzhang: Hello Haitong! I'm excited to have you in the class. —mako๛ 22:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako. This is Betty Cohn from COM 597. I am a third year PhD student in Public Health Genetics and am excited to learn more about online communities this quarter. Looking forward to hopefully meeting in person soon. Betty Cohn (talk) 00:59, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako,

This is Alyse Marie from COM 597. I apologize for my tardiness, I got a bit overwhelmed. Fireflysummers (talk) 09:51, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako,

This is Chentao Cui, from CommLead Cohort 23. I am a former TV reporter from China, and now working as a fact-check writer focusing on U.S. politic issues for Chinese audience. Last quarter, I participated in a class about dis- and misinformation from Kate Starbird. I learnt a lot from her. So exicetd to learn from you this quarter. I want to understand why rumor community is much more dynamic than people who followed mainsteam media and fack-check pieces. Chentaocui (talk) 00:43, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Mako,

This Logan Redinger, student in your COM 481 class. I am sending this now because I unfortunately missed the part where it said to do this back on October 4. Now the date is October 14th, but I still wanted to participate. I am from Spokane , WA, studying commuinication and business. I aim to pursue a career involved in the sports industry. I wanted to take this class because it revolves around particular online aspects I'd use in my career. For instance, the Wikipedia assignment I will be editing and promoting a page for the soccer team I am currently an intern for, Spokane Velocity. I can't wait to learn and work more in this class and hopefully you see this comment so I can at least earn some points back :)). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loganredingerr (talk • contribs) 09:06, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Class Introduction

Hi @Benjamin Mako Hill!, This is Jenny Yang from COM 481 class. It was good to see you in class again. I am currently senior majoring in Communication and excited to take this class this quarter. I am from Korea and there are some few major online communities that people are all participating but not known in the U.S. My goal after this class is to look up that communities more detailed view and find why people are insane with that communities and the effective of that. Thank you and see you in class! Jenynfur (talk) 22:31, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

(slow starting) student this fall!

Hi Mako, thank you for the gentle nudge to get on the ball this quarter. I'm looking forward to the class and hopefully fewer needs for nudging :D. I'm really looking forward to the quarter as I spend a lot of my time in community management and community building. See you in class! Meganisrad (talk) 05:17, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

@Meganisrad: Sweet! Welcome to Wikipedia! —mako๛ 20:27, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako, I'm so sorry I'm late！I am very glad that I finally found the correct course page. Thank you very much for reminding me that I entered the wrong class. I really enjoy the sessions in which my classmates share their opinions, because I can always open up new ways of thinking about problems. I am also looking forward to the next class. Haizhen Sun (talk) 01:45, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Class Introduction

Hi Mako! This is Kaili Kitamura, I am one of your COM 481 students. My apologies, for some reason while catching up on the course joining late this portion of the assignment went totally over my head. I have been really enjoying this course so far and look forward to learning more about the various online communities around me, as well as participating in the Wiki community! Kailikita (talk) 05:42, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

@Kailikita: Hi Kaili! It's great to connect here. —mako๛ 16:23, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Mako! My name is Joy. Sorry I am late to leave this message. Joyiiw (talk) 06:17, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Joyiiw: Hi Kaili! It's great to connect here. —mako๛ 16:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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