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Thanks for answering my question. So, I assume river passages take place in the early morning hours? Also, I am curious, where does traffic stop? On the bridge, or a considerable distance away? Thanks. OOODDD (talk) 21:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Can you look at these contribs (that I reverted) and make sure I'm not smoking some 3RR crack? In other words, I'd rather not be the only one to revert him until he's blocked, especially if I'm incorrect or taking it personal. tedder (talk) 03:47, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
You seem to know a lot about the area--so does this pic File:Img_detroitlake.jpg from the Detroit Lake article show the former townsite? If so it would make a good addition to the Detroit article. I'm letting John2165 in on the discussion as well. Katr67 (talk) 21:30, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
This photo is of Mongold State Park. The roads and foundations in this photo are of the temporary buildings they erected during the construction of Detroit Lake. The new boat ramp is pictured in the forefront of this photo, the old road is still used to launch boats. In 2001, is the only time the lake didn't fill. This was a one time event in over 50 years of history. We are hoping that will never happen again. Because of the snow pack we had last year, we have a great supply of ground water and this will help keep the lake full this year. The old town was at the base of Piety Island and is covered by water, mud.
I posted several helpful links for Detroit, Oregon and Detroit Lake, Oregon. I no longer see them in the external links section. Can you help me figure out how to keep them there? Thanks for being interested in Detroit Lake. Check out my many photos on Panoramio photo sharing site. That link is still available on the listing for Detroit Lake, Oregon. John2165 (talk) 15:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
The lenticular cloud photograph was taken in March on our way home from Detroit. It was an "Oh My Gosh" moment. We turned around and took the photo with a telephoto lens from the view point to Mt. Jefferson on Highway 22 at Detroit Lake. This photo was selected as the February photo for the Statesmen Journal 2008 calendar in Salem, Oregon. I consider it to be a perfect example of lenticular could formations. John2165 (talk) 19:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
The picture of Mongold State Park new winter time boat ramp show the park during low pool. Detroit lake rises and falls 119 feet each season. The old road used as the previous winter boat ramp was flat. This new ramp will allow for boats to launch safely during the time when the water level falls below the main ramps at Mongold State Park. The foundations seen in the photo are from the temporary housing built during the Dam construction completed in 1952. The old town of Detroit is under water near Piety Island on the SE side. John2165 (talk) 19:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
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A big thank you for dealing with all those vandals and deleting pages during the time non-admins couldn't edit! :) Versus22 talk 20:40, 9 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hi,
This is just a quick heads-up to say, I'm investigating this issue.
Godblessyrblackheart raised a helpme, and has explained their version of the history to me.
I've started investigating, and I will get to the bottom of the matter, assume good faith, and try to help them to come to some form of consensus to resolve the edit conflicts and other issues raised.
I'm not asking for your input from you at this stage, I just realize that you've been involved in the matter in the past, and thought it would be good to let you know what's happening.
I'll be posting my findings on my own talk page under User talk:Chzz#User:RickeyGoodling
All the best, -- Chzz ► 19:58, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Would you mind changing your block for this IP? --Kanonkas : Talk 06:56, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
May you please reconsider your indefinite protection of this article from recreation? Currently, there is an AfD debate (2nd nomination) that is going on for Criticism of George W. Bush. I voted to keep and I believe the consensus will support keep. While I fully agree that unsourced criticism should not be included in a criticism article/section and undue weight not be given to a particular criticism, there inevitably will be criticism for any President of the United States. I would suspect, while there may not be that much material on criticism for President Obama currently, as the President has only been in office for 2 months, as time progresses there will be more criticism based upon policy decisions, handling of crises, potentially character issues (though I personally would doubt this to happen) etc. I don't know how the Wikipedia server works, but if you could at least move the time of expiration of protection to a couple days after the end of the AfD discussion of Bush's article and then semi-protect it indefinitely (at least until there's a good start for Obama's article), I think you'll avert any incriminations of systemic bias on Wikipedia over this issue. As I cited on the AfD, there are already articles in the global media alleging preferential treatment of Barack Obama over George W. Bush on Wikipedia. Barack Obama 'receives preferential treatment on Wikipedia', report claims - Guardian (UK) JustGettingItRight (talk) 06:19, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Greetings WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is once again time for another edition of the World Famous Collaboration Of The Week. Thank you to those who worked on Clyde and [the lack of] Religion in Oregon. This week (as many have noticed), we have the “it was a red link” and by request Eugene Station and Heceta Head in honor of the work that’s been going on at Oregon Coast. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. On a side note, does the recent news of Portland being the unhappiest place in all the land make people there more unhappy? Aboutmovies (talk) 06:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Can you look at this photo and help me interpret the copyright position please. I emailed the Library. There are around 75 cool photos, some showing the dam construction and old town. The photos come with explanations.
http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=3766&CISOBOX=1&REC=5 Thanks,--John2165 (talk) 23:36, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
You should reprotect the criticism of Obama (and criticism of Bush) pages as there was a consensus to merge the two topics into the public image of articles. Thanks, Sceptre (talk) 10:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi. A while ago, you expressed interest in the effort to put state works in the public domain. The central hub for that has moved to a PDX Wiki Wednesday page, and now there's a discussion forum. We have made quite a bit of progress, but we are hopelessly short on active members. If you're still interested, I urge you to get involved. Please check out the PDX Wiki Wednesday page and the forum for the progress we've made so far, and other info. Thanks! — Athelwulf [T]/[C] 21:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Hear ye, hear ye WikiProject Oregon villagers. Tis time for another edition of ye ol’ Collaboration Of Thine Week. Thank you to those who worked on Eugene Station and Heceta Head the last few weeks, may the Black Death spare ye family. This time we have a we little stub in the John Ross Tower and by request Bill Walton in honor of a pretty good chance at making the playoffs for the Blazers (sorry can’t think of a good Old English type language for that one, but if we go with Olde English 800, then the Jail Blazers could come into play). Anyway, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:07, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
hi EncMstr... would you comment on this.....someone who commits a crime in the past and pays the punishments and then reintegrates themselves into society should not now be refered to as a criminal . they commited a crime in the past ..that doesnt mean you can call them a criminal for the rest of their life .. they were a criminal and they did commit a crime ....all in the past.. I want to remove the criminalinfobox if no-one disputes my comments..do you disagree with this? Or would you say once a criminal always a criminal?(Off2riorob (talk) 17:22, 30 March 2009 (UTC))
I note your hidden comment "strange tag for a disambiguation page" about ((WikiProject NRHP|class=dab)) tag upon Lewis and Clark Bridge dab. I didn't create the dab class for Wp:NRHP tagging of disambiguation pages, but i have been applying it widely as I develop and/or clean up dab pages that involve one or more NRHP listings. One main purpose I understand for the tag is that having the tag will cause there to be notice to the wikiproject if someone goes to delete the dab. There have been lots of previous deletions, especially on dabs having redlinks for some or many of the NRHP entries (not the case with this one). Does this help? doncram (talk) 21:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Due to this, could you check the speedied version and see if it mentioned he was in the legislature? Thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:49, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
EncMstr- can you take a quick glance through my contribs and/or other tools and let me know what I should do to continue down a path of becoming an admin? I know I'm weak at new articles and improving to FA/GA, but is there anything else you'd suggest I work on? (feel free to tb here, or copy/paste to my talk; I follow yours anyhow) tedder (talk) 03:00, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I don't see how a member of a local city council comes anywhere near meeting WP:BIO or WP:POLITICIAN, for the same reasons that most members of, say, the Milwaukee Common Council would not. We're not talking Harvey Milk here. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I object to your deletion of the Van Dyke Houses page earlier this morning. The reason given was "blatant advertising." The page was created by a 18 year old resident of the Houses who created it for a technology and literacy program in our Brooklyn school. The page did not "advertise" the Van Dyke Houses; it presented significant and relevant information about one of New York's largest public housing facilities. The information about the filming of the movie "Brooklyn's Finest" should not be considered advertising for public housing - this isn't a condo development we're talking about, it's a place that has real import and merit to what New York City and Brooklyn are all about.
If the Van Dyke Houses page is advertising, than what must be added or removed for it to be acceptable? In comparison with other wikipages that deal with public housing (both in and out of NYC) it seems to be at least as viable.
Thanks Sooperjones (talk) 17:18, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Greetings WikiProject Oregon guys and gals. Once again it is time for another edition of the our niche market Collaboration Of The Week. As always, thank you to those who worked on the Ross Tower and Walton. For this week we have the Calapooya Mountains and by request (and in honor of the opening) the venerable Portland Saturday Market. Just remember, if you are feeling blue, try breathing (rimshot please). Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 21:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Amusing edit summary! All those overzealous coordinators (is that the right word?) Law shoot! 04:14, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
In general, the "standard format" is WP:USCITY. The reason for this one having the coor dms is that, unless I'm writing an article in it, my sandbox contains a basic layout for a community article that I use whenever I write about a community; because until I wrote the Union City article I'd not written one for a long time, I'd failed to update the layout. Once I finish the article that's incubating, the layout will return to the surface, but with ((coord)). As for the number of coordinates: it's normal to have coordinates in the body of the article, and the standard National Register of Historic Places infobox comes with them as well. If someone comes up with more sources for the place, it can be expanded, and the coords spread out a lot more. By the way, I only see four instances: in the text, in the ELs, in the infobox, and in the top right corner; where's the fifth? Nyttend (talk) 00:26, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Here's how portals are linked in articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_layout
Go to the See also section. Articles are not namesakes, they're articles. "See also" section Shortcuts: WP:ALSO WP:SEEALSO Contents: The "See also" (less commonly "Related topics") section provides internal links to related Wikipedia articles. "See also" is the most appropriate place to link a Portal with the ((portal)) template.
Oops. I don't believe it's true that the url doesn't work on the full gnis citations I've been making with "cite web". Both formats link to the same place. However, the "cite gnis" template leaves out the date and access date, and this won't survive FAC if it should come to that. If I use "cite gnis" for stream articles, I then have to add the missing data by hand. Does my reasoning fall short somehow? Finetooth (talk) 04:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
—EncMstr (talk) 04:07, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi EncMstr, thanks for commenting at the AfD discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Osho Follower, just to let you know I responded to your comment there. Cirt (talk) 11:00, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
i) I resent the term 'stole' - Assume good faith ii) Since you feel this page should be a disambiguation, I've now linked it to the existing Devil's Punch Bowl (disambiguation) page.
Neil (talk) 09:14, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks again for your photos, admirably gracing Forest Park (Portland), which made FA this afternoon. Finetooth (talk) 01:19, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads-up. I was unaware of the injunction. I have reverted my Oregon Encyclopedia unlinks, and I shall unlink no more until the case is settled. Finetooth (talk) 22:42, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
“ | Temporary injunction regarding linking/delinking: Note that until the Date delinking arbitration case is decided or until otherwise directed by the Arbitration Committee, all editors are instructed not to engage in any program of mass linking or delinking of dates in existing articles, including but not limited to through the use of bots, scripts, tools, or otherwise. (Injunction in place since 11:52, 13 January 2009 (UTC)) | ” |
Howdy WikiProject Oregon folks. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week. A big thank you to those who worked on Calapooya Mountains and Portland Saturday Market, both saw some great improvements. For this week we have two great opportunities for DYKs with Brian McMenamin and Algoma, Oregon. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:35, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Happy‑melon 12:03, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
would plese provide a link to the assesment of the article .. or where can I find it? thanks (Off2riorob (talk) 20:20, 23 April 2009 (UTC))
So ((PAGENAME-T)) isn't necessary in the coords link to pass the pagename along? tedder (talk)
The first time you made this change I assumed it was an oversight or spurious edit on your part. Perhaps you know German? I believe that would be required in German, but it definitely does not belong in English. —EncMstr (talk) 05:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Good afternoon WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week, Volume 82. Thank you to those who worked on Algoma, Oregon and Brian McMenamin, both saw some great improvements and are up for DYks. This week we have Mary Alice Ford and by request Waterfront Blues Festival. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Live long and phosphorous. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:24, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
If you're awake and at the computer, Starwayrestaurants (talk · contribs) looks like a candidate for a username block if you are so inclined. There may be 3 or 4 shreds of useful info that was added to the now-an-avert Skipper's, Inc. article, so I didn't roll it all back. I'd fix it but I need to go to bed! Cheers! Katr67 (talk) 05:00, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
EncMstr (also leaving same message for Pete), perhaps you have noticed our serial spammer User talk:Chawman69 who adds SPAM across Oregon articles and has been asked to stop on many occasions? Can they be blocked for a period or, does this need to go through some sort of formal process? It is low volume, but it grows old. See also User talk:Tedder#Re: portland-area linkspam. Let me know, thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:49, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. (Halfway to never (talk) 16:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC))
I've gone through all the articles in the main namespace that transcluded this template and replaced it by using other functionality. Now I'd like to cleanup the template page itself. I would like the code in Template:Geolinks-US-cityscale replaced with the code in User:Droll/testcases. I've created a documentation page that should display after the cut and paste. I have altered the code a bit so that error messages and such do not appear. I hope you can look over the new code to make sure I made no mistakes. If you wish to see how I cleaned up ((Geolinks-US-cityscale)) you can check my user contributions. I changed about 4000 articles using AWD. Thanks. --droll [chat] 01:32, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
There is a proposal on WP:ANI to formally ban that idiot, now that he's branching out into harassment and trying to get other users in trouble. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 03:55, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for editing Camp Abbot article! However, one change altered meaning little. Original text said: "The Williamson-Abbot survey party included a geologist and botanist, a physician and naturalist,..." This referred to two individuals--a geologist who was also a botanist, and physician who was also a naturalist. Edit changed text into proper list: "...a geologist, botanist, physician, naturalist,..." which makes it appear that there were 4 scientists. On other hand, all four scientific areas were represented so your version isn't wrong. Just wanted to set record straight--it was 2 scientist, each with a pair of specialties.--Orygun (talk) 04:26, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for requesting that for me. (Off2riorob (talk) 23:13, 21 May 2009 (UTC))
Hi EncMster - thanks for looking in to the matter on the page a bit more. As it is, that is an interesting source. I'm guessing you're an Oregonian? - anyway if you find anything please do add. Thanks, TheFireTones 20:42, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your intervention. We were starting to rip our hair out. We will do our best to work with the anon to make consensual changes. Gillyweed (talk) 23:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Greetings to WikiProject Oregon folks. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week. A big thank you to those who worked on Mary Alice Ford and the Waterfront Blues Festival, both saw some great improvements. In honor of the great weather, we have our Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive for this week’s collaboration. You can go out and take a picture, or search for a free one on the Internet, or in some cases remove an old request. See the bottom of this page for some links to a variety of free sources. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:54, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking that one article Pioneer Courthouse just now. I wonder if the other two he attacked today should also be protected. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 04:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
Let me know if you'd like any assistance with WP:ABFIL. I've had some moderate success in that area and would be happy to help. Wknight94 talk 16:02, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
I just sent you an e-mail. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 06:07, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for submitting the sockpuppet investigations. The behavior is the same as seen in the past, as are several of the characteristics of phrasing and formatting. I will probably not reply further, and wait for the result. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:28, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
(unindent) I'd second adding it to WP:LTA--I mentioned the situation a while back ago on the LTA talk page but didn't get any response. I guess we just need to be bold. Katr67 (talk) 18:42, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
(unindent) I'll move/copy the saga page to LTA eventually, but I'd prefer to wait a week or two until it really becomes 'mature'. Is that okay with everyone? tedder (talk) 21:47, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
FYI: He seems to have already found a way around the filter. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:41, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Hello to members of the WikiProject o' Oregon. Once again it is time for the Collaboration Of The Week. A thank you to everyone who participated in the Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive, we added a lot of pictures. For this edition we have by request Mr. Maurice Lucas of the Blazers, and a maintenance type project with the Dab Patrol. For the later, pick any Oregon disambiguation page (mainly common city names) and use the "What links here" feature to find any stray incoming links and direct them to the correct article. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Peace out! Aboutmovies (talk) 07:22, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Am I seeing this correctly? It seems like the filter is disallowing edits that simply have the word "pioneer" in them. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 09:06, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your kind help in when to sign my name. I am a Thai lady with limited English, but am slowly learning how to contribute to Wikipedia. So many university students in Bangkok use Wikipedia for their English papers. We appreciate all your contributions. Jackie Jackie-thai (talk) 22:14, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
After having looked at your userpage (I have looked at it) I guess that your points are valid; but the issue here is about the commercial nature of the page the ext. link point; and I think that there's a huge difference between a $50 shareware and $12,000+ commercial software, no matter the uniqueness of the site content. (hope to have explained enough the concept)
To be clear, I have nothing against the business hardware legacy support market, but I feel that if through WP the developer of this emulator sells even one copy of his software (at $12,000+ , mind you..) it's a questionable exploit of the WP, at least IMVHO.
Also, the wording of the ext.link should be reworked: how is now, seems to imply that it's a link to some free/open source software; perhaps substituing with something like "commercial emulator site with info and links on the CDC cyber" is more appropriate ?
On a more personal level (nice to meet you !) I was surprised that an Oregonian has visited Italy, and even learned Latin ! Admittely I grok than Oregon isn't backwards like Ozarks and deep AL, but still seems to me an surprising thing....
Ave atque Vale,
dott.Piergiorgio (talk) 13:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
P.s. Admittely my Latin is a bit on the rusty side....
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From one WikiProject Oregon member to another, I thought I would send you this invitation. I am not sure if you worked on the Cannabis in Oregon article only for being related to Oregon, or if you are interested in cannabis-related material too, but I wanted to let you know about this new WikiProject just in case. The purpose of this new group is to improve articles relating to cannabis, including drug policy, cultural aspects, legislation, activists, strains, organizations, medical benefits, decriminalization, effects, etc.
Also, this brand new project is in need of expert assistance. If you are familiar with upgrading WikiProjects to include assessments, Collaborations of the Week, Recent Talk/Changes pages, DYK and Awards sections, templates/infoboxes, etc., feel free to offer any help you can!
If you are not interested, no problem--keep up the great work at WikiProject Oregon, and best wishes! --Another Believer (Talk) 01:41, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Could you email me the contents of User:MIDNME/Altman Article or put it on a subpage for me? I want to see how close the version is to the final product as part of a sock investigation. Thank you. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:56, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Greetings, see my talk, Thanks!--Trashbag (talk) 16:11, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello to those who participate in WikiProject Oregon. Once again it is time for the Collaboration Of The Week. A thank you to everyone who participated in the Dab Patrol and improvements to Maurice Lucas. For this week we have Oregon company FLIR Systems, and a maintenance type project with the FA Update Drive. For the later, pick any Oregon FA class article and read through it to make sure it is still up-to-date. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. I like frogs. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:37, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the warning. I apologize for the mistake--I did not even know there was a debate regarding date linking. I simply thought it was standard practice not to. Since it sounds a bot will take care of the problem should consensus reach that links should not be linked, I will be sure not to do it myself in the future. Thanks again! --Another Believer (Talk) 05:34, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Dear editor: Please note the erased reference about Audio Amplifier is Peer Reviewed because are published at the Journal of AES. Either way please let me know what are your objections and I personally will rewrite it for the Wikipedia entry (that is very poor as you probably knows). Please you can reply to me in this page if you prefer Regards RodolfoMita
I need help with something. I can't really seem to find any articles that need help, so all I can do is revert vandalisim, add hyper links, or add periods. Are there any articles that actually require some help?Owl 2-Talk to the birds...
I made an article! Thank you for the help!Owl 2-Talk to the birds...
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Please check your email - hoping you can help. And, sorry. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:01, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Greetings and salutations to members of WikiProject Oregon. We hear bye announce another Collaboration Of The Week. Thanks to anyone who participated in updating any FA articles and for the improvements on FLIR Systems. This week we have two requests: former Blazer Sidney Wicks, and a key historical event with Oregon land fraud scandal. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:30, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
I posted the article about Richard Hay and today saw a message that stated it was proposed for deletion. When I went to look at the article I found that you had removed the ((dated prod)) notice, and I saw your explanation. Is there anything else I should be doing? Do I need to provide more evidence of his notability? Or provide other sources? Thanks for your help (and removing the deletion notice).JanetFA (talk) 20:39, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for protecting my talk page from those silly vandals! --Brad Polard (talk) 19:35, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello. There is a big block of text on my Talk page offering me your help. Probably a form letter, but even form letters have meaning....
I heartily accept the motto, -- "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe, -- "That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.
So, the motto predates him. It turns out the Wikipedia is a good source... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_(Thoreau)#.E2.80.9CThat_government_is_best_which_governs_least.E2.80.9D Noloop (talk) 02:31, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Any thoughts on how to deal with this problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Anti-Americanism#Middle_East It seems to me it's almost a liability issue, since the sources are being misrepresented. Again, the person who is reverting me isn't really addressing any points. Or so it seems to me. Noloop (talk) 03:04, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I removed the sentence because I believed it didn't belong in the lead. It kind of stuck out in the lead, as one sentence, not being part of a paragraph. I realize an edit summary would help sort out any confusion. TechOutsider (talk) 22:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
A new user named WikiMemoryBot has recently appeared on Wikipedia and copied your user page, including the ((admin)) template. Is this you on a secondary account, or an impersonator? -- Soap Talk/Contributions 00:12, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
You left a message on my talk page about a photo I had uploaded of Richard L. Hay (scenic designer). I have permission from the creator of the photo to put it into the public domain. I found the upload screen confusing and I guess I didn't do it right. Can you help me correct this? Thanks for your help.JanetFA (talk) 17:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I read your recent change to the article and I feel uncomfortable with the part that says "avalanches are a common hazard on other glaciated mountains". It seems to imply that they are not of concern on Hood. The danger is seasonal it is true but I believe slab avalanches are possible at any time. I think there is a danger in misleading climbers here. I think you wanted to say that other dangers are more likely to factor into an accident. Thanks for your good work. --droll [chat] 01:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello Encmstr, I started a new WikiProject called WikiProject State Legislatures and I heard you might want to join. Thanks --ilamb94 (talk) 04:09, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Greetings! I will be conducting a group interview with WikiProject Oregon members for the Signpost. Peteforsyth suggested that you might be interested in participating. The interview will be taking place here. Instructions can be found on the interview talk page. Hope you can participate! --Cryptic C62 · Talk 15:55, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment regarding my recent addition to the HHL page. As there was nothing regarding the legends of the lighthouse, and I had noticed pop culture references in other entries on Wikipedia before, I had assumed that the information had simply been overlooked. I won't bother to resubmit it. Pythoness Mar (talk) 19:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Hello to WikiProject Oregon folks, and get ready for another Collaboration Of The Week. Thank you to those who worked on the land fraud scandal and Mr. Wicks. This week we have one by request, Central Oregon, and a gnomish task, the Great Infobox Drive of '09. For the infobox drive, just find some articles without infoboxes and add one. People and companies are two prime areas as many do not have infoboxes, yet infoboxes exist for those areas. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:45, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I just noticed that Forest Park (Portland) will be "Today's feature" on the main page on July 31. I'm not sure how it was chosen, but there it is. I thought you'd like to know since the whole world will be admiring your photography. Finetooth (talk) 04:39, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Moving this to User talk:TedderBot/AOP; hope you don't mind. tedder (talk) 06:46, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
Howdy after a long message absence to those of WikiProject Oregon. To answer a common question, no you did not get removed from the COTW notification list, I was just too busy to send out the notification for the last change. So, thank you to all those who helped improve Central Oregon and Mount Jefferson, as well as those who added infoboxes and adopted a governor. For this edition of the COTW, we have partly by request and in honor of the return of college football, Duck football and Beaver football. If you are a fan of neither, maybe go back and work on a governor or add infoboxes this time around. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Concerning this SPI case, this is not how you file an SPI case. If you have a list of sockpuppets, please give it to me, along with your evidence, and I'll do it for you. A single checkuser request with no evidence will not be actionable, as it would be a fishing attempt, and checkuser is not for fishing.— Dædαlus Contribs 08:06, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia talk:Edit filter#Filter Cleanup, a filter/filters which you were the last to edit is/are on the list of filters that I identified to disable. Please comment there if you do not want this/these filter/filters disabled. Prodego talk 18:08, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
While you're in a blocking mood, you could do Sfagadgad, who I am certain is a sock. Notice he only attempted one edit, a "test" which the filter blocked. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 06:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Greetings from WikiProject Oregon. First, thank you to all those who helped improve the Ducks and Beavers football teams. Second, now on with the countdown. For this edition of the COTW, we have by request Portland Hempstalk Festival and Munson Valley Historic District. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:09, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi there,
Thanks for your note. The reason I made the edit to the Buckminster Fuller page was that I found the claim that he was "one of the first to propagate a systemic worldview" to be completely senseless without further contextualization -- and the wikilinks did nothing to help. Surely he is not among the first million people to propagate a systematic worldview. I thought the paragraph that follows nicely elucidated what the writer may have meant, so that the article was only strengthened by taking out this rather grandiose and vague phrase.
Obviously I'm new here and don't know anything about etiquette -- is this sort of change inappropriate, or is the problem that I needed to explain myself somewhere?
Thanks, L. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilipatina (talk • contribs) 20:00, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Re: your message: That makes total sense -- thanks for taking the time to explain. I'll be sure to always make a note on my edits in the future! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilipatina (talk • contribs) 21:47, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Greetings EncMstr - I saw that last year you blocked User talk:206.76.136.21 for a year. That block is now up and he/she/they is/are back at it. Please consider re-blocking (or whatever other suitable action is available for such cases). Thanks. --Technopat (talk) 21:46, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Ya beat me to the cleanup at Tillamook County Creamery Association! Katr67 (talk) 00:00, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Hello WikiProject Oregon member, it is time for another Collaboration of the Week. First, thanks to those who helped out the last few weeks improving the Portland Hempstalk Festival and the Munson Valley Historic District articles. This week we have by request Rasheed Wallace and the Oregon Zoo. The later should have lots of recent news with the new/old exhibit opening. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:15, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
I can't spell "accommodate", but I do have a college degree...so hopefully you won't have to hit your head against a wall. :) Hiya, you know more about images than I do--what's the ruling on galleries in articles? Sea Lion Caves seems to have a few too many images (although they are lovely), and perhaps some aren't quite closely related enough. I'm a wee bit dubious about the copyright on some of those too, unless the editor is representing the company. I don't really want to decide which pictures to ruthlessly hack out--maybe you can help. Thanks for taking a look. Katr67 (talk) 23:12, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Here's my robot-generated version of the Oregon/Admin page: User:TedderBot/AOP/admin. Thoughts? Should be almost exact.. tedder (talk) 04:03, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Sorry that I had to nominate it for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bigfoot trap Northwestgnome (talk) 05:32, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Greetings fellow WikiProject Oregon member, time to uncork a fine wine as it is once again time for the Collaboration of the Week. As always, thank you to those who helped out the last few weeks improving the Oregon Zoo, the Rasheed Wallace, Willamette Bridges, and the Vanport articles. This week we have by request Jim Paxson and Films shot in Oregon. The later can easily be improved just by adding some sources. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. And with Halloween fast approaching, remember that pennies really suck as a “treat” and you can expect toilet paper and or eggs on your residence for your “trick”. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:19, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
Is there any way to make this template function for each section alone? such that the map would only come up on a local area, not the whole line of the Columbia; it would be much more useful if it could....please reply on Talk:List of rapids of the Columbia River..Skookum1 (talk) 04:31, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
On 11 June 2009, you had requested support for ranges: -Wikid77 11:53, 22 October 2009
See: Template_talk:Convert#Temperatures ranges working for logical options. -Wikid77
On the Foster Dam page, you clarified my references. Thanks, I didn't know how to do that. It helped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.204.226 (talk) 04:27, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon member, once again time for the Collaboration of the Week in the land of Oregon. As always, thank you to those who helped out the last few weeks improving List of films shot in Oregon and Jim Paxson. This week we have by request Oregon tax revolt and not by request, the annual Hospital creation drive. For the later, I have laid out some sources here, and the remaining red links are all over the state, so you can find one near you! As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. May the wind always be beneath your wings. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:20, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Can you shed some light on this debate: User talk:Katr67#reqphoto? Thanks! Katr67 (talk) 18:59, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
An earlier edit of Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint has left a "expression error" error message in large red letters. I do not know what the problem is, hopefully the edit summary will attract someone to fix it.
Tabletop (talk) 06:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Page Paul West (footballer) is also faulty, but since I do not know how to fix it I will try to think of a method that makes it easy to find such problem pages.
Tabletop (talk) 10:01, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Can you look at my comment and reply there? User talk:TedderBot/AOP#/admin2 results tedder (talk) 03:50, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
*taptaptap* again. I think I'm ready to replace /admin and /admin2 now. tedder (talk) 19:38, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
Greetings to WikiProject Oregon folks. It is time again for another installment of as the Collaboration Of The Week Turns. A big thank you to last time’s guest stars who worked on Oregon tax revolt and creating hospital articles, we had 3 DYKs off the hospital articles createdd. This week is the star-studded affair of the Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive, starring EncMstr. You can go out and take a picture, browse through Commons for an existing one, or search for a free one on the Internet, and in some cases remove an old request (or even add a request to an article that has no images). See the bottom of this page for some links to a variety of free sources. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:18, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Waiting on you for the final signoff before I send the bot through WP:BRFA and turn it on. tedder (talk) 04:50, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Looks like it is getting some powder there, time to shred. (Actually I am surpised that you, as a ski instructor, have never heard that term...) SYSS Mouse (talk) 02:33, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
No problem - actually, immediately after I made my "two survivors" edits, I did some more research and realized that there were two more students who abandoned the climb early, and so I reverted myself on both articles. My reverts went through successfully, but now I don't see them, only yours - I guess I confused the site. - Brian Kendig (talk) 19:42, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello WikiProject Oregon member, and seasons greetings. Here at Collaboration Of The Week we thank you for your efforts making Oregon better, at least on Wikipedia, and hope you are doing better than Joe's. Or, in the eloquent words of some marketing manager for another now defunct Oregon chain, Merry Christmas from PayLess... Merry Chriiiistmaaaasssss!!!
Now that pleasantries have been exchanged, thank you to those who worked on the last two collaborations, the Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive, and Oregon Country Fair and Geoff Petrie. For this edition of the COTW we have Gambling in Oregon and NRHP in Washington County. The hope for the later is to fill in the last few images (5) and then see if we can make it the first NRHP list in Oregon with an article for every entry (need 27). As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Ma Anand Sheela. Off2riorob (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of tendentious editing, exemplified again at yet another article on the topic of Rajneesh. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 12:17, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I should have changed the ref etc. but I wasn't sure where to find the rest of that info. I got the Oregon as 5 info from here [[2]] FourTildes (talk) 01:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC) Yep (: I'll be less haphazard next time. FourTildes (talk) 02:10, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your kind comment about my work on the article Ma Anand Sheela. It is most appreciated. Thanks again, Cirt (talk) 06:17, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps we've got conflicting notions about the purpose of some of the ((Coord)) parameters. The intent of my edit to Crystal Ballroom was not to imply that it is 600 meters in diameter.
My belief is that the purpose of dim:
is to set the scale for maps of the geocoded object or region.
In the case of large regions like cites and lakes, the dim:
value will bear a close relation to the physical extent of the region. But in the case of small objects like individual ships and buildings, it's desirable for maps to show more context, so the dim:
value may be substantially larger than the physical size of the object. In the case of the Crystal Ballroom, a map that shows only the building is of very little use -- it's much more useful to show the building in the context of surrounding streets.
If the elevation:
parameter was ever documented for use in the English Wikipedia, there ought to be evidence of this somewhere. So far, I've not seen the evidence. If a proposal were made to add such a parameter, I'd want to see arguments to the effect that the benefits of adding the parameter would outweigh the costs. Also, I'd want some guidance on whether/how to geocode the elevations of such things as skyscrapers, satellites, and confluences. --Stepheng3 (talk) 00:39, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Can you fix the coords in the infobox? Here's the link to the template: Template:Infobox nrhp. I don't know why they don't link or display in the title. Thanks! Katr67 (talk) 21:49, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
May your stocking be stuffed with barnstars and DYKs. Finetooth (talk) 05:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
Happy New Year to you, you WikiProject Oregon member! Tis the season for one last Collaboration Of The Week to get started this year. Thank you to those who worked on Gambling in Oregon and NRHP in Washington County the last few weeks. For the final COTW of 2009, we have Archiving Article Talk Pages and Mr. Standard TV & Appliance, Bill Schonely. For the archiving, we have a lot of old, stale comments on article talk pages from before 2009 that should be archived away, so that new comments are not added to things that either were addressed or not worth addressing. Personally, I archive anything older than a year. Anyway, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Waiting for you on the /admin and /admin results. I think they are good to go, but waiting for your blessing before taking it through WP:BRFA. tedder (talk) 01:44, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Hey there! Not sure if you contributed to the Cannabis in Oregon article a lot simply because it was related to Oregon, or because you have an interest in working on cannabis-related articles, but I am currently in the process of expanding the Cannabis in California article. If interested, feel free to stop on by and contribute in any way you see fit. There is probably much more on the topic in California, so hoping the article can be expanded greatly in the near future and eventually reach Good status. Best wishes! --Another Believer (Talk) 02:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello EncMstr, please could I request your help for a moment, there is a certain editor User:Dbachmann being very uncivil toward me and harrassing me. I'm very concerned with his behaviour toward me, as you can see on my talk page and his, and the article History of Iraq. I noticed you are an eguor admin and appeal to you in confidence. Izzedine 14:11, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
The party in question holds eccentric views and has failed to discuss the matter over the last several months. Get someone with competence in AC transmission to review the case, please. The fact tags are unwarranted on the article and I've tried to rephrase the disputed passage to placate the other party. --Wtshymanski (talk) 04:29, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
<ref>...</ref>
around that in place of ((cn)), and fully fleshing it out? —EncMstr (talk) 16:41, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Two logic errors.
AC <> DC
Limit or capacity is not regulation,only an upper limit.
Also it does not explain what is required for control or regulation of frequency and or voltage (island application) and phase control for stability.
Wdl1961 (talk) 12:56, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Greetings WikiProject Oregon team member. Time for the first new Collaboration Of The Week in 2010. Thank you to those who worked on Bill Schonely and archiving talk pages. For this week, we have Concordia University and the Berry Botanic Garden. Hopefully we can mine the garden’s website before it closes down. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Cheers and stuff. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:46, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
The AOP bot task was 'speedy' approved, I'm going to have it update the 'live' /Admin and /Admin2 in just a minute. I'll monitor it, but wanted to give you a heads up. tedder (talk) 03:17, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Howdy WikiProject Oregon folks, time again for the latest installment of As the Collaboration Of The Week Turns. Last week was one of the more successful COTWs in recent memory as we really worked hard as a community to improve Concordia University and Berry Botanic Garden. Both are now at least C class articles and nicely illustrated (thanks to Tedder, Finetooth, and Ipoellet). Plus it really was a group effort as we had five different WPORE editors work on the garden and ditto with the school, with some overlap between the two.
Anyway, this week, we have by request the completely unrelated Just Out and Terrell Brandon. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. This message paid for by Fooians against COTW killing taxes. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:26, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Please be careful with adding interwikilinks to billion. Previously, bots have messed up everything. Billion is a disambiguation page, so strictly only interwiki's to other disambiguation pages are desired. What might be considered is adding interwiki's to pages in other languages with both numerical meanings of billion, such as [:simple:billion], but even that is strictly not correct (see also the russian wikipedia, which has both a disambiguation page on million and a page on the numbers 10^9 and 10^12. KKoolstra (talk) 10:07, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, why did you delete: Commonroom Cinematic Culture Club, an association of cinematophile students at London School of Economics with a paticular taste for German humor. This club is real, financing is coming in and we will soon create a website. Thanks! Tobias --(—Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.120.133 (talk) 11:33, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Please read [[WP:MOSNUM where it says not to use IEC prefixes like KiB, MiB, GiB.203.125.91.42 (talk) 03:35, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Good catch on Peniche. However, I think your User talk page warning was a little off -- I think this is someone from her management company, I don't think libel is the concern so much libel as WP:NPOV. Might want to clarify that. -Pete (talk) 22:40, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
This made me smile. Thanks for reverting though. Katr67 (talk) 21:13, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
It seems that when you closed this TFD you deleted the template before removing all the transclusions. If you aren't going to de-transclude it yourself you can just list it in the "To orphan" work area (but don't delete until this is done). Just keep this in mind for future. –xenotalk 20:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
I am now proud owner of a TUSC account! —EncMstr (talk) 16:46, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
All right, but "NTFS 5.0" (with win 2K) is also used, e.g.:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186750 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Van Rijn (talk • contribs) 21:56, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
...and thank you so much for the welcome back, too.Duff (talk) 06:14, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, I've looked at Twinkle, but it looks too complicated. Woogee (talk) 03:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi, can you please extend 220.255.0.0/16 block? I think it is too short because he/she has done more vandalism than you have seen.--DailyWikiHelp (talk) 10:09, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
The Userpage Shield | ||
Thank you for the help with protecting my, and others, user pages Bhockey10 (talk) 21:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC) |
You might be interested to weigh in on a discussion going on at Talk:Misty Fiords National Monument#Name of the Monument is Misty Fjords since 1980, since you were the one to rename the article from "Fjords" to "Fiords" last October. —Ipoellet (talk) 22:10, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
Greetings fellow WikiProject Oregon member, it is once again time for the Collaboration of the Week (yes, I know they are not actually every week anymore). Thank you to those who helped out the last few weeks improving Terrell Brandon, Just Out, 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly, and all the unreferenced BLPs. This week we have by request Oregon Coast Aquarium and Arvydas Sabonis (maybe the Blazers can sign him as I think he's healthy). Both need more sourcing. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. And remember folks, the only thing we have to fear is death and taxes, unless of course the dingo ate your baby, at which point you may feel the need, the for speed to get away from said dingos, which in turn can lead to a failure to communicate due to the dynamics of sound waves, though at some point hopefully we can all just get along. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:08, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
It has been proposed by Stepheng3 that ((Infobox mountain)) use the ((coord))'s (({notes))}
parameter to display a link in the title line to a bottom note. See an example here. I invite you to join the discussion is at Template talk:Infobox mountain since I know you are interested in geography related topics. It is proposed that this style be adopted by all templates which include coordinates. –droll [chat] 10:52, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Comments on the usability of ((GeoTemplate)) (the page listing mapping services found by clicking on coordinates in articles) are invited, at Template talk:GeoTemplate#Usability redux. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 17:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Hello WikiProject Oregon member, time for a new edition of the Collaboration of the Week. Thank you to those who helped out the last few weeks improving Oregon Coast Aquarium and Arvydas Sabonis. Also thank you to those few of you helped with the attempt to celebrate Women's History Month with Barbara Roberts and Ursula K. Le Guin.
This week we have by request the Memorial Coliseum that has been in the news a lot lately, and then one of the more important political figures in our state's history, Douglas McKay. The MC needs some ref work and EL work, and McKay really needs a lot more sourcing. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:03, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
The COTW award from WPOR. | ||
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! For your work on the OC Aquarium, good job. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:23, 25 March 2010 (UTC) |
For cleaning up my grammar on the Maggie Gallagher article. I appreciate it.--DCX (talk) 20:21, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
I am not sure why you keep removing the reference and then leaving a "citation needed" note. Can you please advise if I am doing something wrong instead of simply removing it and leaving nothing? The quote referenced is in the Washington Post article I am referencing. Thnx--DCX (talk) 06:26, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
OK, got it.--DCX (talk) 06:34, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the very helpful welcome message! Perhaps those useful links should be posted for every newbie.
I'm taking notes for a new article, and basically putting a bunch of quoted passages into sections as I find them, with the citations added as a reflist.
Is there a way to preview my notes on the desktop, or is the sandbox the best option for editing? A wiki-display desktop software of some sort? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Djembayz (talk • contribs) 15:28, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
Since you worked on the Cannabis in Oregon article, I just thought I would let you know that Peregrine Fisher started the article Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 in case you are interested and may wish to contribute. Thanks! --Another Believer (Talk) 17:39, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thanks for reversing the blanking of my userpage and the personal assault on Talk:Pacific Northwest. I had a look at his usercontributions and it seems he's just resurfaced after a two-year absence; was that a block, by any chance? I'm wondering, given the viciousness of the new attack, and the blanking of my userpage, whether this is worth reporting on the Noticeboard for vandalism? Haven't seen anyone else attacked, so far, but .....Skookum1 (talk) 15:45, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I saw you removed the notable residence I added I am not disputing this but trying to figure out why it was removed and how to add this in if it is of any importance. iTLaPD was founded here in Albany and the by its two creators. Is this not of signifagance on either the founders origin or the holiday itself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.237.75.130 (talk) 19:57, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the information its helpful to get some insight in to how it all warks as I am still learning all the ins and outs of Wiki. I'll see if there is enough information on the two to really make a worth while start to articles for them. Thanks for all your help and I'll keep seeing what I can do to improve upon the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.237.75.130 (talk) 20:35, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Could you lend your superior simple English wordsmithing and diplomacy skills to this article? See the talk page about the confusion regarding the local place names and the past/present-tense debate. I extend the offer of typing out the OGN entry verbatim to you, if that will help. (Can't find a plagiarized version of the Hardman OGN info online anywhere, alas.) Besides the confusing history, I'm also concerned about the tone, but that might be the wine talking (this time a Blaufrankisch). Thanks! Katr67 (talk) 02:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello- is there any Wikipedia article or Internet location in which I can find all of the "Unique Attributes" as you have listed on your user page? For instance, you have listed:
SEA | This user contributes using SeaMonkey. |
Please reply, Optiguy54 (talk) 19:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Please respond to my question on my talk page, EncMstr, ASAP! --Shyguy1991 (talk) 21:58, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Greetings WikiProject Oregon member, time for the next edition of the Collaboration of the Week. Thanks to those who assisted in improving a few articles over the last month. For May Day edition of the COTW (in Wikipedia time its May already), we have by request Rim Village Historic District and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (AKA OMSI). Rim Village just needs some refinement to get to GA, while OMSI needs a lot of work in general. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Adios (on May 5th that is). Aboutmovies (talk) 04:44, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
You seemed to have annoyed somebody. Check the deleted edits. Ivo Josipović (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 20:35, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I picked you as a random admin in Category:Wikipedian engineers.
I'm looking for someone to help assist a famous engineer (unconfirmed, but likely), with the editing of Wikipedia. All the details can be found by a quick perusal of his contributions and his talkpage (See the pre-blanked state in this April diff, and this May diff). I'm hoping you could either help him out, or help me find someone else appropriate to do so. I'm watchlisting everything, so reply/act wherever (and please let me know if I've done anything terribly wrong, so far :) Much thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:56, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Hiya! Regarding User talk:Fullsailbrewing -- please don't use that template that says Your username is the only reason for this block for editors that also have severe conflicts of interest; in this case, the editor's contributions are exclusively to Full Sail Brewing Company , which should be a pretty obvious sign of a COI. It only confuses the editors in question, and creates extra work for other admins who then have to explain why simply changing their name isn't sufficient. --jpgordon::==( o ) 17:00, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Oh ok i didn't know. thanks for informing me. Pro66 (talk) 19:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi - I'm a newuser so apols if this Q seems dim. Virtually all articles I have viewed list a References section and, immediately underneath, an External Links section. Wiki is an online animal and therefore all references are De Facto external links. So whats the point of listing External links? Seems like tautology to me.
When I become sufficiently competent to submit whole articles, I think I wont bother with an External Links section, but I would appreciate comments on the matter.
Thanx - Markdask (talk) 17:17, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
...for reverting and protecting the Diane Downs page. It seems like some people think anything is fair game for addition. No one seems to get that she placed the child up for adoption and that child's privacy should be respected, here, at least. Thanks again. Wildhartlivie (talk) 00:08, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
I was in the middle of an intelligent conversation - and this strap came up saying - "ignore all rules".
Any ideas? Markdask (talk) 21:25, 12 June 2010
(UTC):Thanks........Markdask (talk) 05:55, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, FrankieRae. I did create that page but only to move it out of the Shepherd University page that it was overwhelming. Sorry I can't be of more help. Naniwako (talk) 16:25, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Because there's no need for it to simultaneously be filed in both Category:Planned or proposed bridges and Category:Proposed bridges in the United States. Bearcat (talk) 23:45, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
While it's true that edit warring doesn't require a 3RR violation, I hadn't seen her edit since my 3RR warning at 17:30UTC. Premature block, maybe?--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:41, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
I'm asking for your interference, since I'm meeting an unreasonable user, see, he's deleting my work, what I did is that I fitted items into table formats, as it'd be easier for other users to add items and items in table format are better perceptive than without. He's impeding my progress of creating tables. And as I'm processing it, I also sorting items out like adding separate sections for films, television series, novels etc. And he destroys it everything! I don't want edit conflicts, so come and make things clear. Now I'm just blocked from improving article. Userpd (talk) 18:31, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps you can offer some advice. The debate seems to be going round in circles. Mainly it would seem because (if I am correct) that Userpd does not accept that assumptions about undeveloped story arcs are OR. He even seems to agree that the film we are debating does not in fact feature an apocalypse but that one might have developed later.Slatersteven (talk) 20:50, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello EncMstr,
I have seen you edit on Albany, Oregon before and I am looking for so slightly more expert advice on what to do with it next, what I can do to improve it. I have added alot of material to it and need people to look it over and tell me what would make it better. I am still very new to the Wiki process and I think fresh eyes would help me make it a better article and maybe get it to B-Class.MathewDill (talk) 06:11, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for contesting John Sellwood by the way and I'd like to ask how do you contest a deletion?BGinOC (talk)
I just wanted to say thank you for the Barnstar placed on my page. :) --Surv1v4l1st (Talk|Contribs) 04:03, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
The creator has had a month to come up with credible sources that discuss the subject in significant detail, as WP:BIO requires. Do you know of any such sources yourself? RGTraynor 04:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Please see my comments at Talk:Coalman_Glacier#Name?. Thanks. –droll [chat] 18:17, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey EncMstr,
I am trying to understand this change of your's from 2008. It essentially places Chimaltenango into the incorrect department, and thus appears in no way correct. I'm just trying to understand to ensure am not making a mistake, but I believe the prior coordinates were fully correct. Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.--173.58.234.169 (talk) 22:01, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi guy
The existing button throws up a lot of unworked articles that might detract from the occasional visitor's appreciation of Wikipedia. If the unworked articles were filtered out of the Random Article portal, and a second button created - Random Edit - thru which all articles can be accessed, the occasional visitor could then randomly read without having to, (pardon the humour), flounder in the sea of Wikipedia's unwashed laundry. I've emailed you in more detail.
Does this idea have legs? Thanks in advance for your comments.
Markdask (talk) 10:39, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
Wonderful - thank you for the referrals - I will take it there. The Heck argument is a little tenuous though, because as many casual visitors might equally think Heck - Wikipedia is woefully amateurish.
Thanks again Markdask (talk) 01:49, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words and for your help early on during the talk page discussion about how to separate the general water bureau stuff from the river stuff. The separate water bureau article has potential for at least GA, I think, but needs more tender loving care (TLC) and images of tanks, towers, and other contraptions. Finetooth (talk) 23:54, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
<font=3> Want something to do this weekend? I propose a WikiProject Oregon weekend photo blitz! Let's try to fill up the List of parks in Portland, Oregon as much as possible by getting out and taking our own pictures or finding ones online that can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. The pictures uploaded will not only benefit the aforementioned list, but they will be used for future articles about specific parks and will fill up the Parks in Portland category over at Commons. Get your cameras ready! |
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On 21 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Electro Scientific Industries, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
I've started a discussion at Template talk:Coord#elevation: parameter that may interest you. I'd welcome your participation and input. --Stepheng3 (talk) 22:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
thanks, but actually, i did get a welcome a while back, its archived. i will use this opportunity to revisit the welcome template, looking for previously glossed over information. thanks for taking the time, it does make working here more pleasant when people notice each other.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:02, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
my recent proposal on village pump, to alter random articlebutton has been well received. A fellow editor has agreed to collaborate on a bit of research but I dont know how to email him on here. Our email is enabled and he requested my email but what now? Sorry if this seems a dorkish Q but then, I am a dork. MarkDask 13:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for fixing. Somehow, I mis-read the altitude of the mountain. I was going to mention that Trillium Lake is also visible in the photo, except there seems to be another body of water on the left side (unless it's fog) and I don't know what its name is. Too much detail anyway. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:45, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
I changed the article craigslist edit 'links' to 'full citations' today, the references now appear to be correct. Thank you for your comments and offer of assistance.Wikirjd7 (talk) 14:42, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
Sorry I had to revert your edit to the caption in the infobox for Mount Hood. I compared the profile of Mount Hood when viewed from the two lakes using satellite imagess and the images on the pages for Trillium Lake and Mirror Lake. The profile of the mountain corresponds with views possible from Trillium Lake. The image page at Commons gives the coordinates of the photographer when the photo was taken. I could be wrong but I don't think I am. –droll [chat] 17:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
Are you still holding to this opinion? I'd agree that some photocells are only usable as cryogenic detectors, but these are normal photoresistors. And, on the other end of the spectrum, vacuum photomultipliers are photodetectors but who in sane mind woul call them photocells ? The original redirect to either photoresistor or light-dependent resistor was correct and should prevail. East of Borschov 22:40, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the compliment and fast assessing. Your edits were helpful, and your point about that phrase in the lead was well taken. And I should have reviewed the MOS section on overlinking, to refresh my memory (I hadn't read it in months), before wrapping up, but I knew that that was something that could be easily tidied-up later, by me or someone else. SJ Morg (talk) 20:40, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
but we are chatting about it on talk pages, and i have made edits to remediate the issues the other editor has suggested, however he does not think its even worth mentioning the dating/casual sex part of craigslist and is ignoring the sources, how can we get more feedback?THISBITES 23:51, 8 December 2010 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisbites (talk • contribs)
I noticed you when you recently reverted a likely silly posting in the Pesto article about an "Arthur Pesto" inventing the classic Italian sauce. Your request for a source was well called for, since Internet searches turn up a very few hits on this name, all in the US and having nothing to do with Genova.
I did note the phrase at the bottom of your page: "The best government is that which governs least" (I am doing this from memory so I hope I got it right). I would have lost the bar bet because, like many, I thought that Thomas Jefferson wrote the original phrase (often given as "That government is best which governs least", which scans better). So far as I can see, your attribution to Walt Whitman is valid.
However, in researching this, I did see that the Monticello.org website believes that there was a source for this phrase earlier than Whitman - The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, whose editor wrote in 1837, "The best government is that which governs least."
So, the Whitman attribution is correct, but I figured that given that your background is so similar to mine (computer programmer, foreign language student, and owned by cats), you'd like to see the earliest instantiation of the expression...or not ;-)
William J. 'Bill' McCalpin (talk) 15:34, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the reminder. In the future I will be sure to always use edit summaries.Magister Scienta (talk) 18:23, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm the fastest newpage patroller in the east - didn't you hear? :-) Happy to be of help; excellent article, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:47, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
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