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Saw you mention this in one of your comments, thought you might like a quick info dump from Taber, etc.:
Given a little time to brush up, will discuss any in sufficient detail to cause hemorrhage--when built, motivations, and so forth. Best, Choess 07:04, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Congrats! Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 07:56, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
I apologize for taking so long to respond to the question about the municipalities in Allegheny County. There are 138 municipalities in Cook County, IL plus unincorporated areas. See [1]. As this website is part of the Cook County government's page, I would trust its accuracy on this matter. I did not put anything about Allegheny County being 2nd or 3rd because I really do not know. I only know that the 138 in Cook County is greater than 130 in Allegheny. It seems to be a reasonable assumption that Allegheny is second because I just can't imagine yet another county with over 130 municipalities out there--however, I do not know this for a fact. RichardPgh 01:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
I've rewritten the "Current Railroads" section. The NS branch line names come from our Keystone Corridor article and the rest generally from your PDF. (I'll have to scrounge up the official filings in re. Sahd Salvage, but they're on line.) I have an inchoate history at User:Choess/Lancaster Railroads that I was working on for this section, but it still needs a lot of work. I have an interesting cultural tidbit in regards to Lanco RR history, which I haven't been able to pursue online. A good many years ago, while reading Botkin & Harlow's "Railroad Folklore", I came across the song "The Wagoner's Curse on the Railroad". From the lyrics ("If we go to Philadelphia...", "Our states they are indebted to keep them in repair...") it would seem to refer to the construction of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, but there's no further information online. Choess 05:27, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Got the last public school district (Pequea Valley) done, plus Dillersville and Leaman Place, and Conestoga Wood Specialties. I see someone got highway 10 done. We're getting there.
I spent 45 minutes trying to figure out what township Kelleys Island is in, and I couldn't come up with an answer. In Ohio, the township trustees don't have a lot of responsibilities, but they do sell dog licenses and administer poor relief. They're also responsible for minor roads and for township cemeteries. It's quite possible that all roads on Kelleys Island are township roads, and that there's no township cemetery. You can buy your dog licenses at the county courthouse. If the county handles poor relief, maybe it's not inside a township, but the map of the townships shows KI in a different color than any of the townships, and they aren't doing that with any of the other villages or either city. I really don't need to know - but I'm curious. ClairSamoht - Help make Wikipedia the most authoritative source of information in the world 03:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I don't always find an appreciative audience for long recitations about obscure railroads. I'm honored to be praised by a contributor of such high-quality content. Choess 02:14, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
I thank you as well. Sometimes, I wonder if anyone else really gives a damn whether Wikipedia can be trusted. I decided long ago that I was doing this because I wanted to, not because someone else thought I was wonderful, so getting a star is a nice "extra". ClairSamoht 03:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way the article turned out. Your support for its candidacy is much appreciated. Christopher Parham (talk) 19:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm as ambivalent as you seem to be over putting that in LC, but I can tell you this: I'd sure like to read it. Maybe it belongs in LC, maybe it ought to be a standalone article with a Template:seealso in LC. You'd have a lot more freedom to do it right in a standalone article, because the focus is on the trails, instead of the county. ClairSamoht - Help make Wikipedia the most authoritative source of information in the world 02:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
--Srikeit (Talk | Email) 18:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
On getting the FA for Larrys Creek -- well deserved. I lurk now and again but have no real time for editing these days. Thanks for your kind words: if I ever get back here on a more regular basis, I promise to give what little help I can to your projects. I think the work you do is first-rate. All my best, Jwrosenzweig 02:27, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
You sure did a nice job of polishing the text. On the schools page, too. I could blame the school article on the fact that I haven't been to bed for about 60 hours at this point - not sure why I can't sleep - but JA's rough edges are old and moldy.
There seem to be a lot of people who say "they" say that JA had Marfan's, but I can't find anyone who is willing to make that claim on his own, so consequently, I have a weasel-worded allegation. I suspect people with Marfan's would like there to be someone notable that they can use as a poster child. The guy who runs the Lincoln Library says people claim Lincoln had Marfan's, too, but it's equally unlikely. I think the "Rambo was JA's favorite" claim was similarly inspired by wishful thinking. It'd be a boon for you if your orchard produced Rambo, and it became more popular because of a celebrity endorsement; after all, it'd take quite a while for the supply of Rambos to increase to match the demand, and you'd do well in the meanwhile.
I did the Milan Township article tonight, hurridly, and poorly, to get rid of the red wikilink. I couldn't find much on the township, and so it's got original research from my memory, plus a list of cemeteries in the township, and a list of the structures that the local architectural preservation society thinks are worth preserving. There's no CDP in the entire township, only 1380 houses in the entire township, so census.gov is about useless. I hate using original research, but I wanted enough content to keep the page from being marked for deletion.
I've been thinking for the last month, that if I was running Al Queda, I'd pull some sort of stunt on 9/11, because I'd get a lot more publicity for my efforts. So this afternoon, all of a sudden, I got dozens of calls. Four of my five servers were unresponsive; it was as if they had been swallowed up by a black hole. I tried to contact the data center, and their websites were unavailable, too, and I couldn't get through on the phone. Sites came back up in an hour, about the time it takes to replace a router, and I can't find out what happened, or where, but the server logs show that those servers actually continued to operate, but traffic was down 80% or 90%. That means the router wouldn't have been in the data center, but on the backbone, but nobody seems to know what happened. But now that that excitement is over, maybe I can relax enough to sleep. Or not.
I've been doing some GA reviews. Many of them are pretty sad. Found one today that's pretty good, though. Empires: Dawn of the Modern World ClairSamoht - Help make Wikipedia the most authoritative source of information in the world 04:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
--Srikeit (Talk | Email) 08:25, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
I've added a longer segment to the article than I thought! Normally I confine edits to the user space of others to disambiguation, but rest assured that you (and ClairSamoht, for that matter) are welcome to meddle with whatever Pennsylvania history projects I may be incubating in user space. Yours, Choess 02:50, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
I used an older map of Erie County that listed it as both a township and a village. I think that map was from 1984, so it's very possible that it's outdated. Frank12 23:05, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
Alchemists have professional reputations to consider and if they get caught lying, it's Not A Good Thing, but WP is edited anonymously, and consequently PCs are not considered a WP:RS.
There are four articles being threatened by a merge proposal. The details are listed here Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pennsylvania#Announcements. Would you mind weighing in (hopefully in support) of keeping the articles. --evrik 01:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Honest injun, cowboy bob, I told you that I'd probably be interested.
My first thought: Boy, this article just cries out for some maps. You know anyone who can make maps?
My second thought: the local newspapers refer to them as the Conestoga tribe, not the Susquehannock, and I believe the local broadcasters do, too. There are other uses of Conestoga in Wikipedia, and I haven't suggested moving the Susquehannock article to their "real" name, but it sure "feels" strange. Sorta like Chickies Rock Park, Chickies Hill Road, Chickies Rock Moose Lodge #307, Chickies Creek.
But I keep going back to my first thought: this isn't your father's oldsmobile; it's interesting, and it's something you're not going to find in other encyclopedias, because they could never afford to do it right. Kudos.
Johnny Appleseed has its GA. In addition to fixing the red wikilinks, I want to go through the LC article, check all the citations, and add a retrieval date to the footnotes.
The IRS doesn't allow non-terrestrial addresses. Where do you tell *them* you're from? ClairSamoht - Help make Wikipedia the most authoritative source of information in the world 05:13, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I made two small corrections of "led" for "lead". Looks pretty good. Was the path from Gap to Newport the route for the present Pennsylvania Route 41 and State Route 41 (Delaware)? I guess I should push my part of the transportation article into article space: does Transportation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania sound like a good title? Choess 20:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
OK, I have launched into article space at Transportation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Merge as you please. I will work on a "Trolleys" section with the material I have here (which is unfortunately deficient in comparison with what I know to be the breadth of the literature). I'm not sure comparing the paths to railroads and canals (rather than roads) is actually that useful. The paths could go up hill and down dale if they needed to, whereas the other two were constrained to more level routes, and so they only coincided by happenstance, when the path followed a convenient stream. Obviously, some of the paths later became important roads, however. As regards maps, I've been thinking about that...I tend to favor a map more or less confined to Lancaster County, to keep the scale manageable, with labels at the edges to show the destinations of the exiting paths. The problem is that one wishes to avoid anachronism in describing those destinations, but it's difficult to speak of them without modern labels. (e.g., Indian Shamokin vs. our Shamokin.) I almost wonder if there isn't a mismatch here between the scale of the article and the subject — perhaps it might be better to have an article on Indian paths of Pennsylvania, or eastern Pennsylvania, rather than trying to cut them up along county lines. I also noticed that odd business with the summit altitude on Chickies Rock. I'm guessing the 262-foot figure either represents an error in transcription, as benchmark number 262 is in the vicinity. (It might also be the height above the Susquehanna; the rock climbing page says "220-foot vertical wall", and maybe the other 42 feet can be scraped out of the rest of the setting.) Choess 05:07, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestions in Demosthenes. I tried to make some improvements and I'd like to have your opinion in Wikipedia:Peer review/Demosthenes/archive2. Regards!--Yannismarou 16:05, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
I just created a page for Ravensburg State Park. I think I did pretty good for my first time. Some feedback would be appreciated. And if you could use your expertise to add maps and pictures I would really appreciate it. Thanks Dinch Dincher 00:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback, map and edits. I will be working on wikipedia mostly on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I work those nights at the catalog desk at J.C. Penney in Fayetteville, North Carolina and have tons of time to fiddle around on the internet. Not my real job. I am a 2nd grade teacher. Originally from PA of course. The Greatest Commonwealth in the land. Dincher 21:54, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
I am actually going to Penn State this weekend. Ravensburg isn't too far away. I'll try to get over there and get a picture or too. Dincher 04:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
We didn't get to Ravensburg. This week I plan on adding two state park articles. I'll just go for some that appear in red, unless there is a list of priorities. Dinch Dincher 01:38, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I think that the Ravensburg Park pictures are great! It shows what the park looks like when it is cold and rainy. One of the things I don't miss about living in PA is the cold and rainy weather! Thanks for the other info about kilometers etc., Dinch Dincher 01:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Expanded the Codorus State Park article tonight. Needs a map and picture when possible. How does it look? Dincher 23:42, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Shikellamy State Park tonight. Needs a map and picture when possible. Shikellamy is pretty close to some of the other parks on your list to visit soon. Maybe you could stop by. Dinch Dincher 23:52, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
It took me awhile on the map to get it zeroed in to where I needed the dot. Is there a method or do you just shoot until you hit your target. Next article I will try to get the lat. and long. of whatever park I write about. I am pretty excited about making the DYK list. Now people from all over just might read about Ravensburg. Some have already added their two cents worth. Dincher 20:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Trough Creek State Park tonight. I am not sure about the accuracy of the co-ordinates. Went to www.topozone.com to get them. I am have trouble translating them to the template. Dincher 23:17, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Milton State Park article tonight. Didn't try to mess with the co-ordinates. I have been to this park many many times. Hopefully you can stop and get a picture. Easy to get to from US 15 at the West Milton exit. Dincher 00:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Got another one done. Swatara State Park Should I keep on passing the message along when I get a State Park article started or not? How does this work within the project? Are other people watching what I am doing or should I keep you posted. Dincher 00:55, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I will keep you posted on articles as I get them completed. I definetly want another pair of eyes reading the article and correcting any mistakes. Thanks for the Help. Dincher 15:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I created Sizerville State Park tonight. Any copy edits that you can do will be great! I think I got most of it right this time. Dincher 23:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip about creating my own sandbox. I will use it soon. I would be glad to look at your new articles. Just keep me posted. An extra pair of eyes always helps. I spelled Sizerville with an "l" quite a few times as I was typing. My typing skills are not too sharp. Thanks for catching my mistakes. Dincher 14:42, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Hills Creek State Park tonight 10-24-06. This park is very close to Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania where my parents live. I have asked them to get some photos of it and other nearby state parks. Regarding Larrys Creek if I am correct Camp Kiwanis is on Larrys Creek. My Dad went to camp there as a kid. Have you learned anything about Camp Kiwanis? Relating to Larrys Creek that is. Copy edit on Hills Creek will be grately apresheeated. =)Dincher 23:26, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Archbald Pothole State Park tonight 10-25-06. This one is very interesting. I had a lot of fun learning about potholes. Let me know what you think. I read a little bit about tannin pollution. I will look for more and let you know. Dincher 01:19, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking about submitting Archbald Pothole State Park to the DYK page. I had some doubts. But it is worth a shot. Would they be interested in posting a DYK on another PA State Park so soon after Ravensburg State Park made an appearance? Archbald Pothole itself could make a very interesting article on its own. I bet lots of interesting things have happened there over the years. Dincher 18:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I expanded Black Moshannon State Park and Colton Point State Park this weekend. I am pretty sure they will need some copy edit. Thanks Dincher 21:26, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Just finished up Leonard Harrison State Park. Much of the info is exactly the same as Colton Point State Park. Dincher 22:29, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
I created Lyman Run State Park. It was a World War 2 POW camp. Very interesting. I am going to look for more info on this. It will be tough. There were lots of little POW camps all over the US. Dincher 00:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
The big hole in the ground, Archbald Pothole State Park, made the DYK list. Thanks again. Also thanks for the copy edits. Have a Happy Halloween! Dincher 16:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
Created Ole Bull State Park tonight. What do you think of it's DYK possibilities?Dincher 00:21, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
You're busy doing work and taking a break with wiki. I am at work and taking a break from wiki, wishing for work. Tonight has been a very slow night at JC Penney. I submitted a DYK for Lyman Run. Maybe I'll get lucky again. Dincher 01:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
How does this DYK teaser sound Did you know that Ole Bull State Park in Pennsylvania is named for the renowned Norwegian violinist who tried to establish a Norwegian colony in the wilderness of Pennsylvania? It's the day after Halloween. I am going to have 20 second graders hopped up on candy on my hands in a few minutes! Here they come! Dincher 12:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Knocked out three tiny ones tonight. Denton Hill State Park, little more than a ski resort, Patterson State Park, seems to be a roadside rest with access to some trails, and Prouty Place State Park, you can't get there from here. I will submit Ole Bull for DYK soon. Thanks for the tip on the pic. I didn't know I could use a pic from another wiki site like that. Could your picture of the Pine Creek Gorge be added to Leonard Harrison State Park? Dincher 00:33, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
If Upper Pine Bottom State Park is the spot I am thinking of, it's been like that for at least twenty years. Is it just outside of Waterville, kinda near Happy Acres? These tiny parks, I think might be left overs of once dreamt of larger state parks. I would be surprised if the get any further development. I "confiscated" some candy today. You could say that I am pretty hopped up on sugar. The kids really weren't that bad. I just had to play Mean Mr. Dincher today instead of nice easying going Mr. Dincher. Dincher 01:58, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Created Mont Alto State Park tonight. The first state park in PA! Not much to it now. Dincher 01:03, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Created Samuel S. Lewis State Park. Dincher 20:59, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Expanded Cherry Springs State Park. Potter County state parks should be completed. Penn State lost =( Dincher 23:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar! What is a barnstar? I mean in the real world, not wikipedia. Dincher 15:53, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Created Beltzville State Park this afternoon. Lyman Run State Park makes DYK. 3 for 3! Thanks again for the barnstar! Dincher 22:26, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Somebody named Circeus is making edits to the Lyman Run State Park article. Who is he and what makes him think he can level such criticism? He doesn't seem to understand the point of writing the PA Sate Park articles. I think that the articles are fine. He says they read like a park advertisement and they aren't neutral. I feel like all I did was state the facts. People interested in visiting Lyman Run State park should find this information useful. Does he expect to see criticism of the state park? Dincher 15:16, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
Good evening. I have been plugging away again tonight. Things are still slow at Penney's. I created Bendigo State Park and Colonel Denning State Park and expanded Elk State Park. Bendigo is named for an Irish boxer turned evangelist. I found an wiki article on boxer named Bendigo, same era, same Christian name, but it doesn't mention this fella moving to the US. Might be, might not be the same guy. Oh yeah, Colonel Denning was never a colonel. Interesting. Dincher 01:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
I submitted the Denning Article for DYK. I wrote it with the changes Circeus recommended on the Lyman Run article in mind. Hopefully if it get chosen he won't have much of a problem with it. I still don't understand what his role on Wikipedia is. Do you? Why do we care? What's ToC? Dincher 02:31, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
First of all I can't believe that someone for Quebec is so interested in my little article. Second of all I have little to no respect for him. He really came across as an _______. I explained my POV on the situation at the Lyman Run State Park talk page. I am firmly opposed to changing any of the State Park articles. The sections serve a purpose! I am someone who has a hard time reading things on the computer that are not divided up into sections. If it is just a mass paragraph I lose focus. Focus is not my strong suit. This wiki articles are I think a bit of an improvement on the PA DCNR articles. They don't have the click and skip feature that someone like me really likes to use. Enough of that. Thanks for the heads up on not editing his edits. I don't want to be locked out. I will be working on another State Park article tonight. Dincher 22:05, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
The changes to Lyman Run look good. I hope he is happy. Dincher 16:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi, you just added a semi-automated peer review to Wikipedia:Peer review/International Phonetic Alphabet/archive2 [2]. I'm confused by the footnotes in it. They all just say "See footnote", but there's no other footnote to see. What's going on? —Angr 14:31, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
Got it. I've blocked several of the accounts for now, and plan to block the others if they continue their current trends. Abington Heights School District is sprotected, for a few days, in the hopes this blows over. Let me know if there's any further issues in these regards. Thanks for combating vandalism -- just as we need writers to build an encyclopedia, we need RC patrollers to defend it; every little bit helps! Regards, Luna Santin 07:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I am one of the people who was editing the Abington Heights page and I'd just like to say I'm terribley sorry to everyone and that it won't happen again. I got caught and given a three day suspension, I learned my lesson. Breakdown2218 18:30, 16 October 2006.
Oh, and is there any way to delete something in the editing history? there's something I really need to get out of there. Breakdown2218 17:02, 17 October 2006.
If you can run another script that would be good, thanks :-) Timeshift 05:29, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ruhrfisch, you may be happy to hear that 56 is now scheduled for FA on 23 October. Thanks for your help in this! Istvan 05:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ruhrfisch. Thanks for commenting on my page Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr.. I became concerned after reading your post that Toulmin was in Springfield, OH but every now and then I wrote Springfield, Ill. It turns out, the reference from which I took the information[3] is from NASA and lists Illinios. Here is the NASA entry for 1904 JANUARY 14. "Wrights write to Harry A. Toulmin, patent attorney in Springfield, Ill., for appointment to discuss pending patent application." Here is the entry for 1904 JANUARY 22. "Wilbur goes to Springfield, Ill., to see Toulmin and places Wright patent case in his hands. Wilbur saw Toulmin again on February 4 to discuss foreign patent applications. Chanute visits Wrights in Dayton to discuss rules for aeronautic competition scheduled for St. Louis World’s Fair." Search the reference[4] for Toulmin and you will see some of the information I used. The Bushnell Building is located at 14 E Main St, Springfield, OH 45502-1358. So NASA is wrong. Wacky!Jreferee 05:46, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I keep reading: Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that the it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work (emphasis added). Time to zap the "the"! -- Hoary 15:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for taking over the automated peer reviews while I was away - I thought the concept would completely die out; guess I was wrong :). AZ t 21:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
The additions do make it more interesting. Perhaps you could state some more about how nature has sort of taken the creek back in the last several decades. That it once was largely polluted and industrialized and is now a source of drinking water and fishing. Just a rough idea on my part for now. Dincher 20:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I didn't read about Camp Kiwanis before I read about it on Larrys Creek. Anyway. I bet my Dad would be happy to answer questions about Camp Kiwanis and what it was like in the 1950's. This could add more interest to Larrys Creek Dincher 23:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Wow! You were really digging deep to get info about tannin pollution way back in Medieval Times. Right now I am just looking some stuff over while I am chatting with my wife. Not a good time to read and think. I will read more tomorrow. Have a great trip! Dincher 03:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
These state parks have really captured my interest. I have previewed some of them. Black Moshannon is going to be coming up soon. It was a big CCC camp. The CCC is very interesting to me. They built the football stadium in my hometown, South Williamsport. It is a football stadium. Not just some bleachers on a field like most other high school football fields. Anyway. Imagine that. Leather companies don't have much to say about pollution. Another idea that interests me is in how nature can reclaim the land. The Swatara article was interesting in that way. I am looking forward to finding other examples of this as I complete more State Park articles. Dincher 11:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I believe that the EPA report in combination about the medieval ages pollution evidence should be sufficient evidence for proving pollution on Larrys Creek. Expanded Colton Point State Park tonight. Leonard Harrison should be next. Easy to do too, much of the info is the same as Colton Point. Dincher 04:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
This sentence stands out as maybe being wrong or perhaps I am just confused. Homes and fields were abandoned, with livestock driven along and a few possessions floated on rafts on the river west to Muncy, then further south to Sunbury. I am pretty sure that they fled east to Muncy instead of west as it says. Or it could say that they fled from the west to Muncy. Am I right? I will admit to being biased for this article. Anything about Lycoming County is going to get my support since that is where I am from. I always thought that the name Larrys Creek was pretty funny. My Dad never really had an answer for why it was called Larrys Creek. I really like the article alot. I the maps and diagrams are very helpful to me and the division into sections is a plus as well. Thanks for the fix on the ref at Hyner Run and the tip about the template. Dincher 04:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Guten tag. Just to say thanks for giving input for the above article's peer review (see Wikipedia:Peer_review/Ilaiyaraaja) AppleJuggler 03:16, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Preoccupied with all sorts of this-and-that, so I haven't been around much. (Today's woe was leaving one end of the S300 column uncapped when switching it out for my own homebrewed DEAE cellulose column, which likes to blow the end off at >0.5 ml/min. Joy. Damage assessment tomorrow, when the rehydration is done, although only part of the top went dry. At least I'm getting some...interesting...empirical experience in how to separate nucleotide phosphates on equipment probably not quite designed for the task.) I've stuck a draft of the canal map up in my own webspace (http://www.stwing.org/~choess/LancasterCanal.PNG). It does look a bit over-busy with all the boundaries, but they do help somewhat with the placement of labels. Let me know what you think. I'm not sure of an immediate application for your pictures, but they look quite nice, and good to have around. Best, Choess 04:59, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
is "& n b s p ;" the same as just pressing the space bar...if so, i'll just leave measurements alone.—ExplorerCDT 22:58, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
Let me thank you again for your comments and all your help so far. What things did you notice were expect when Larrys Creek went on to be an FAC (i'm right now waiting for someone to click the PK over to a good article)? What things/how demanding a grilling do you think the PK will get at FAC? —ExplorerCDT 04:49, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
I'll bust through the refs tomorrow most likely. My book is being released by the end of the month, early next. As for the images, the fed picture is easy, some fisheries website i have in my notebook, the shafer house...I have copies of the e-mail exchange between me and Arnie Shafer, whose site it is taken from...I did source it to his website on the tage page, but if i mention personal e-mails (which I'll keep and fwd upon request) and even quote the permitting e-mail on the tag site, would that suffice? —ExplorerCDT 15:25, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Killdeer a predator...maybe to grubs. The killdeer thing is a joke between me and another wikipedian. He hasn't had the chance to see it yet. There's another joke on the Princeton University article...see if you can find it (given what you know about me).
Thanks for your note. I have been udpating Ohio villages and I noticed that some of them are involved in athletic conferences. It was my first attempt at creating a template. I took the information from the Blanchard article itself. I didn't have any way to know if there were errors in that info, I trusted it was correct. Do you know that area? —Preceding unsigned comment added by CRKingston (talk • contribs)
First Larry Sanger quit, and this afternoon, I read that Jimmy Wales has now quit. If the founders are that unhappy with Wikipedia, I feel better about my decision.
I see you and Waitak have defended my user page. I appreciate the gesture.
May you (and all good men) have a wonderful yule/christmas/saturnalia/etc season. I'd wish you peace on earth, but I think the Homeland Security folks consider that phrase to be unpatriotic.
Adios. ClairSamoht - Wikipedia - by policy, they don't care about truth, by practice, they don't care about verifiability. 18:08, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
There is no "Sir Henry Rutgers Hall" at Princeton...it's a jab at the Rutgers vs. Princeton Rivalry. Should read "Stanhope Hall". I put that in over 18 months ago and no one working the Princeton University article has noticed it.
As to my understanding of Lenape, I have a background in linguistics, so while I can't speak it, I can do etymologies rather well, translate proficiently, and I have most of the better books/dictionaries dealing with it. What can I help you with? —ExplorerCDT 21:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
You wanted to know when the next meetup was being organized in New York City. Plan for Saturday, 9 December 2006. While you're at it. Come help us decide on a restaurant. See: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC. Spread the word. Thanks. —ExplorerCDT 22:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch, I just expanded Bucktail State Park. I made a new PNG file on my computer for the map. A red dot just will not work for this park. I am completely clueless as to how to go about getting it from my computer to the wiki world. I tried going to wikicommons, but got freaked out. I am not a computer guru! Waiting your advice Dincher 00:08, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I would like to upload it myself. I will be needing step by step instructions. I will soon be signing off for the night and won't be back to this computer here at home until Thursday, so there is no hurry. Your advice about being nice is being heeded. I do feel a sense of ownership. That is to be expected. He just twisted by buttons. Should not have let it happen. Bucktail State Park is the 75 mile state park on the West Branch and Sinnemahoning. Dincher 02:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I have never been one to read directions. Just as you were sending me a message about looking for the upload a file link on wikipedia I had found it. Now. The map is on the Bucktail State Park page. It looks kinda fuzzy. Feel free to fix it if you want. I am also sure that I messed up the licensing and crediting stuff. Dincher 02:32, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Go ahead and fix it. I made an unfuzzy picure but am getting frustrated with uploading it. Something ain't right. My wife is home from bowling and it's time to get off Wikipedia. Dincher 02:49, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I saw the fixes this morning it looks much better. Thanks. I was getting Elk and Cameron counties confused. Have a good day. I will be plugging away again this evening. Dincher 12:45, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I see you found Big Spring State Park and Fowlers Hollow State Park already. I also completed Hyner Run State Park tonight. I found some useful info on the CCC camp at Hyner Run. I cited it, but something weird comes up here is what it looks like Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specified. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-08. I am not sure what is up with that. I hope you aren't too busy with work! Dincher 02:07, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
I created Hyner View State Park today. It would be great if we could get a photo from the view. There really isn't much to it. Basically just a scenic lookout. Dincher 20:36, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
I expanded Canoe Creek State Park today. I added a bat picture to it, I don't like it's location but don't know how to move it. Could you move it to the right? Dincher 16:19, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Darwinek says this about having the State Parks in the Pennsylvania Category: (all should be placed only in the "Pennsylvania state parks" category which is a subcat of "Pennsylvania" cat.) what do you think? Thanks for the congrats. Hakuna Mata Dincher 17:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
I created Reeds Gap State Park tonight. That will be all for the evening my wife is home from bowling soon. Are you having fun? Dincher 01:24, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
You misunderstood about the Kentucky Colonel. I was using it to let people know that you can be a colonel and not be in the army. The person who asked the ? did not ID himself. They might not be familiar with Kentucky Colonels. My theory is that it was just bestowed upon him in a totally informal way. More like a nickname than anything else. You are right. Poe Paddy and Poe Valley will be knocked out tomorrow night, probably. My wife is sick. I get the germs from the kids and pass them on to her. I don't really get sick. I have some kind of immunity built up against kid diseases! =) Dincher 03:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
Yeah I know the Balls Mills Naval Academy. I love it. I have family that lives in Pleasant Valley and Rose Valley, Balls Mills is on the way there and I make a point to pass it (the academy) sometimes. I am sure that I have built up an immunity to monster germs. I will check the colonel on DYK. Dincher 12:39, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
I expanded and renamed Kings Gap State Park is was Kings Gap Environmental and Education Center. I did this so it will fit in easily with the other state parks. It still is a state park anyway. Don't know if this is okay or not, but I went for it. I will have to check out the link about Balls Mills Naval Academy when I get home. My sweetie says she is feeling better. She should be well soon, thanks for the thoughts. Dincher 01:54, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
How many people need to register as alumni of Balls Mills Naval Academy before Classmates realizes that it is a garage? =) Dincher 03:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Go ahead and ask about Kings Gap. Perhaps we could fix it so that clicking Kings Gap State Park and Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center gets the user to the same place. Can it be done? If it can will you go ahead and do it? It's good to know that Balls Mills Naval Academy is no longer active on Classmates. I was thinking of registering! Dincher 16:38, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I created Sand Bridge State Park just now. It needs more info that I can't access at work, like township, acreage, and nearest town. Dincher 21:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I created Nescopeck State Park tonight and Nockamixon State Park as well. I originally had renamed Lake Nockamixon to the state park, but switched it back. Now there are two entries, one for the state park and one for the lake. That should be it for the night. Dincher 01:32, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that this appears at the top of Susquehannock State Park This article is about the Pennsylvania State Park. For other uses, see Susquehanna State Park does it belong there? Dincher 02:24, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
The tornadoes were to the east of here, Hope Mills. They hit a very poor area, Columbus County. You have to see how some people live to believe it. Thanks for the concern and have a good one. Dincher 22:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
Hey, everything is cool. It's hard to communicate in writing alone, too. We both want to make the best contributions, and I appreciate you letting me know that those didn't measure up. I won't assume other articles are correct going forward, I'll check them first. CRKingston 00:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)