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[edit] PD stamps
Over at commons we've assembled commons:Stamps/Public_domain, a handy list of PD status for country's stamps that we know about; also check out commons:Category:German Democratic Republic stamps for the rather hefty extant collection of GDR stamp images. I would characterize the extra material in the two-stamp image as too trivial to be copyrightable. (It's actually on my own todo list to scan those two stamps at high magnification so the design error is more readily visible.) Stan (talk) 00:39, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, I'm in the APS, but never thought of using StampStore images! Scanning things oneself gives more control over the details, but it does take longer... Stan (talk) 19:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Unreferenced estimates?
Please justify reverting me and removing estimates that I had added references for (Yuma County, Arizona, Yavapai County, Arizona, and Santa Cruz County, Arizona). If you don't want unreferenced estimates, do you have a justification for removing REFERENCED estimates? --Node (talk) 08:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New Project
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.
If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 02:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thoughts on paper townships
I'm digesting all of the information provided regarding the township debate on User_Talk:Omnedon. With respect to your question on paper townships, like thouse in Ohio, I would not object to applying that in general terms as it applies to providing a history of township evolution. How do you envision applying something like that to Iowa. As I understand the Ohio situation, the township previously existed as a distinct entity. In Iowa, the city-township didn't exist prior to creation of the city. Also, Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio mentioned in paper townships currently redirects to the Huber Heights, Ohio city that replaced it. That redirect seems to bolster my argument that any city-township issues can be just as easily discussed in the body of the main city article. Most of the paper townships are listed in Category:Defunct townships in Ohio. Do you have any examples of paper townships that still exist, but have no functioning government, with their own articles?Dcmacnut (talk) 00:07, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Help
hi i was just wondering if you could do something for me. since you are an admin u can block accounts well while at school i heard people saying that they are screwing up pages particularly the portage wisconsin page so i was wondering if you could keep a watch on that page and take action if neccisary thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.187.42.5 (talk) 03:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks for award
Thanks for the edit award. I figure in only another six years I might catch up to you! Unless, of course, you continue to edit. Then it might take a little longer! :) Student7 (talk) 00:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Advertising
Having a bit of a problem with what appears to me to be blatant advertising. I noticed that you have looked at the List of Pepsi spokespersons for example. The list seems to me to be gratuitous. I am familiar with business writing. This isn't it IMO. While business listings aren't beyond touting their successful advertising, listing everybody would seem preposterous. I would appreciate your opinion.
This sort of thing is getting out of hand for Businesses and Resorts. Oddly enough, Malls have strict rules against listing tenants, which I found gratifying. So at least one Project is trying to control gratuitous lists and promotion. Student7 (talk) 01:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Iowa paper townships
So your argument would be in favor of simply redirecting the "city of ____ township" articles. I tend to agree that it seems unnecessary to make specific mention of a township or other subdivision organization that doesn't literally exist. The city is by its very nature a subdivision of the county, but is different from the other cities/places in the county in that the Census Bureau breaks out census stats for that city by itself, but not for the other smaller cities. Given all the work User:Omnedon did to the maps and articles, I'm inclined to allow for some mention of it just so that work isn't wasted. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to do it. I'll wait to hear back from him, I suppose. Thanks for all the input.Dcmacnut (talk) 01:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] See Taos, New Mexico
I've responded to your edit change and your brief rationale on the Taos, New Mexico Discussion page.
24.130.9.210 (talk) 02:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] British 5 star officers category
Greetings. I noticed that you recently deleted Category:British 5 star officers on the basis that it was "db-empty"[1]. However, less that 12 hours before, the category contained Category:British Field Marshals[2], Category:Marshals of the Royal Air Force[3] and Category:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet[4]. I understand that there is an argument that the aforementioned categories of British officers are not considered to be 5-star officers (which I do not agree with) but my concern here is that as per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion the category you deleted had not been empty for more than four days and as such this was an out of process deletion. I was regretable that the category was emptied by User:Nobunaga24; I would have preferred this disagreement to be dealt with at WP:CFD. Perhaps you might reinstate the category and nominate it at WP:CFD if you see fit? Greenshed (talk) 17:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School
Hi, Nyttend. The nominator closed the AfD discussion by withdrawing: [5]. I think all three middle schools in the district should get merged into Palo Alto Unified School District. I wanted to get your thoughts on this matter, both the early closure of the discussion and the outcome for these three articles. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 22:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting back to me. I may propose the merger of the three schools; I need to look the articles over again. Darkspots (talk) 23:31, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
- After consideration, I have in fact proposed a merger of the articles for the three middle schools of the Palo Alto Unified School District into the main article for the district. Discussion is here. I'm notifying everyone who was involved in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 14:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Coordinate Template
Hi, you sent me a message and said that the mapit template was required and I have found nothing that said it is required in the link you sent me. That page says "Although it is often included as a header or in the infobox, absolute positioning coordinates (eg. template:coor dms) can be included here." if this is not true than please explain why they are required, or I am going to remove the redundant coordinates again. Thanks--CPacker (talk) 22:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
- Is there any way to just have it at the bottom and not at the very top right? I am not trying to cause an edit war but I just feel that having the coordinates so many times in an article is not nessecary. You added them back saying that they are required even the guideline page states "...there are no requirements to follow it in editing...".--CPacker (talk) 23:20, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thats cool im not trying to tell you you were wrong or anything just trying to figure out what you were saying because you said it was required. Thanks for your help with the Oklahoma templates. Is there a website you use to find out what communities are unincorporated communities because there are some more communities in wagoner county such as Toppers, Rocky Point, Yonkers, and Neodesha that are not on wikipedia nor can I find alot of info on the internet but I know that they are there. Thanks--CPacker (talk) 23:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Tulsa in Rogers County
Hmmm.... I didn't see that before. Humorously, 4 people from Tulsa live in Rogers County... hmmm... so, maybe one house? I question if the source made some mistake or if it's a technicality issue and the city limits of Tulsa don't actually extend into Rogers County. My print maps of Tulsa have the city limits stopping at the Rogers County line, as do the online versions. Even if it's true, is a count of 4 people really enough to say Tulsa is a city in Rogers county? Okiefromokla complaints 01:43, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Douglas County, Kansas
Hello, I was wondering if you could look into the topic Douglas County Pollution in the article. I think it needs cleaning up and better sources for the information so I figured I'd ask. Thanks. Bhall87 (talk) 15:42, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sinkhole de Mayo
Thanks for the work on Daisetta, Texas. I created Sinkhole de Mayo as a redirect, as I expect people will try to find it. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 15:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Smith County, Texas
What is the line of demarcation between a city and a town in {{Smith County, Texas}}? It's my understanding that in Texas there is no legal difference, but I could be wrong.
On an unrelated matter, Lindale's mayor passed away over the weekend. If you happen to be around when a new mayor is appointed or elected, can you update the article? Thanks. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 02:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
- re: standard practice. I'm just wondering how you tell one from the other in this particular county. Is it how the town/city styles itself? It it by a certain size? Is it by the presence/absence of a city charter? davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 03:02, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Oneida, Tennessee
Can you please explain what is meant by the breakdown in the infobox in this article about the "Area" field. The "Area" field is broken down into three separate parts: one saying total area 26.7 km², the second titled "Land" saying 26.3 km² and the last titled "Water" saying 0.4 km². What is the reason dividing the total area into land and water? What constitutes the "Water" portion? Is this includes lakes, ponds etc? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 03:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:HAU
Hello again. The Highly Active Users project has gone through a complete revamping per popular demand. We believe this new format will make it easier for new editors to find assistance. However, with the new format, I must again ask you to verify your information on this page. I attempted to translate the data from the old version to the new, but with the extensive changes, I may have made some errors. Thanks again. Useight (talk) 04:27, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- I have created a key on the page to help describe the various columns. There is also a note above the tables stating that the checkmarks indicate areas in which a particular editor considers themselves highly-experienced and knowledgeable. Useight (talk) 15:10, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Looking for a few, good people
Dear Sir, my name is Robert Murphy and I've created a mediawiki site at reformedword.org to be a Moral Compendium of Knowledge and a Linguistic Tool for Studying God's Word. It is Presbyterian and Reformed. I've created a lot of content myself, but am looking for help. I see you can read Greek and Hebrew, and I've got the entire Greek NT and LXX up, as well as the Vulgate and Tanakh. I can see you're a busy man, so I'm not asking for anything other than that you might just take a look. Sorry to bug you if you're not interested. --Aquatiki (talk) 11:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Hilo
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[edit] Toadstool casserole
Someone (you?) asked on the refdesk a little later and I explained there, but anyway. I guess it shows I'm getting old (sigh!). It is (used to be) a phrase used to indicate that someone "accidentally" caused severe bodily harm or more often the death of someone without definite proof. E.g. if a beautiful lady married a rich old guy and he died there'd be a rumor that she "served him toadstool casserole" i.e. caused his death but couldn't be charged with any crime. The term originated with villagers gathering mushrooms in fields and forests. Depending on their skills in identifying poisonous varieties (commonly referred to as toadstools) the resulting dish could be unhealthy or lethal. Apparently the diners did not have any warning of impeding danger from the taste of the dish. (Don't try this at home!) From there a myth developed of wives cooking dinner containing toadstools to get rid of their husbands. (A similar myth exists regarding the use of arsenic.) Presumably if questioned, they could always claim it was an accident. I used it in the post to indicate that the locals could use deceit and tricks to disrupt the supplies of the British Army. For this tactic to come into play, though, the locals would have to have reason to hate the British (more that their current government) and be used to lifestyle with a high degree of self-reliance. An ethnically fractured population is also less likely to take such measures, because they wouldn't be sure how their neighbors would react and might look forward to seeing their neighbors suffer at the hands of their enemies, even at the cost of suffering themselves (odd tastes we humans can develop). Hope this helps. Lisa4edit (talk) 04:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Help needed
Hello, are you an admin online right now? --S.dedalus (talk) 03:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Worrying vandalism to suicide We need someone to call the Ilford Police: 020 8478 1123. Can you? --S.dedalus (talk) 03:48, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- As you can see from the discussion, neither me nor the only other person around could get through. --S.dedalus (talk) 03:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Image for userboxes
I think the images Image:CGT Spain logo.png, Image:CNT black cat logo.png and Image:AIT logo.jpg cannot be used in userboxes. But I am not sure of it and want a second opinion. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 04:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, why you are calling userboxes infobox. Userboxes are present in user pages to decorate or to give information about a specific user and infobox are needed in article mainspace to summarize the subject matter of the article. You will find the difference in Help:Infobox and WP:Userbox.
The definition of infobox:
An infobox on Wikipedia is a consistently-formatted table which is present in articles with a common subject to provide summary information consistently between articles or improve navigation to closely related articles in that subject.
The definition of userbox:
A userbox is a small colored box designed to appear on a Wikipedian's user page as a notice about the user.
The main difference is that userbox is a box used in userpages and infobox is a table used in article mainspace. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 11:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Your edit of Corydon, Iowa
Your edit summary was: "aren't these the same railroad?"
Simply put, if you don't know, please refrain from reverting an edit by someone who does. In fact, the CB&Q ended service over the line to Corydon in 1966. The Burlington Northern merger was in 1970. Therefore, it is more correct to refer to the railroad as the CB&Q.
Thank you. Justus R (talk) 21:18, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion review for Template:FootnotesSmall
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Template:FootnotesSmall. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Rockfang (talk) 19:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Geneva College
It's cool. I know its unsourced, and I'm not exactly a novice at Wikipedia, so I'll take the blame for that. The only sources I know of that would be adequate would the the Beaver County Times website, but articles older than 14 days require a paid account to access them online. If you know anyone with an online account with the Times, we can readd the section and add the necessary sources. Thanks! Jgera5 (talk) 20:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Parkersburg
I realize there was some controversy in the first day, but now that the picture is more clear, the sources agree on five deaths in Parkersburg and two in New Hartford. I have placed two citations from sources in Iowa (Des Moines Register and KWWL TV). KWWL's newer report does increase its number from the originally cited story, and that may have been a source of confusion in this matter.
In addition, a link is placed for the tornado intensity rating from the National Weather Service so that it is no longer unsourced in the article.
Please check out the updated sources before reverting or editing the factual information.
It might be better to discuss this in the Talk:Parkersburg, Iowa page rather than here, so that anyone else with something to say about it would have a chance to discuss. I will be watching that page for future discussion.
Thank you. Justus R (talk) 02:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks for the cleanup on Forest Lakes, Arizona. It looks a lot .. well .. cleaner. Arkyan 22:28, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] pay attention
The wikipedia article on Crane Lake Twp states it organized in 2002. Crane Lake cdp is not organized. I can say with all certainty, that I have been in both, and have been a resident of St. Louis County.--K3vin (talk) 08:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Minnesota geographic names are simple yet confusing. There are only two recognized types of municipalities. Townships or cities. No villages, burroughs, hamlets or whatnot. It gets confusing because townships call themselves "towns" sometime. Crane Lake Township recently organized its government so it would have a local voice. The county seat is a three hour drive, at 137 miles. To murk matters more, there has been a wide spot in the road called Crane Lake with a hotel cafe and bait shop that is "the community" Then the lake itself. all sharing the name. I may end up suggesting some sort of disambiguation for the like, since Crane Lake the body of water is an international body of water, and Crane Lake the Community, which of course is within the township is a entry port to the us. And the Township boundary extends beyond the historic congressional township boundary. The link in my update was the township website, that clarified it is less than 6 years old. http://cranelaketwp.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by K3vin (talk • contribs) 16:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC) just goes to show even with my best of intentions, I still got mired up with the community of Crane Lake and the township, I of course meant to, but I thought I tested the link out too. But any way. bygones. But I may as well let you know, I have a fascination of small super rural townships, and will strive to be more careful when I make the changes so as not to make the extra effort create mnore work for others. --K3vin (talk) 17:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fine.
Delete my article then. About the school, which is BORING.
Im sorry i couldnt do it all on my own I just dont have enough info, i tried to put a request in but...i couldnt for some reason.
The reason I wanted to make an article about it was because it has recently been demolished and rebuilt and is a big part of Newcastle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eleanizzle (talk • contribs) 20:35, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Jerel McNeal
- Please note this article has been recreated immediately after you deleted it. Thank you. Paste (talk) 21:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Citation Needed
Im wondering why there has again been a citation needed box on the Milford, Iowa page after a citation was in fact added, but then deleted along with much of the information on the page and then ruled unverifiable. I have been working for a while on it and was still working on it when the page recieved the second message, and if my references were cited, why did I waste 2 hours out of my life to type up information and then get an edit error saying that the content was ruled unverifiable before I added my new information? (which was then deleted). warby07-644-2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warby07-644-2010 (talk • contribs) 04:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] No.
No. As a matter of fact, it is not written word for word and did not brake the copy write laws. This is a 427 page book and the information I had posted on there was scattered across the first 100 pages. I am now wondering how you can "guess" if I broke the copy write laws, and do this all because of a guess. what if that guess happened to be wrong? did you honestly think of that? I really doubt you own this book, because if you did you would know that I did not do this. Be my guest and buy it. It is sold in the Milford Memorial Library. I am not sure if you can get it online, but I would encourage you to look it up. I did not brake any laws. I was following the rules. And a lot of information wasted because of the guess you made. If I had been braking any laws and copying it out of the book I would not be taking the time to write this to you. I simply wanted to put some information on my home town because I was aware that I could post information on here and the Milford cite was lacking information. I would greatly appreciate it if you would stop posting these and let me finish, citing my work and all correctly like I have been for the past 5 hours. Thank you, I appreciate you listening to my concern. -warby07-644-2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warby07-644-2010 (talk • contribs) 04:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank You.
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[edit] Ok
Yes, I will add page numbers. Thanks for the advice! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warby07-644-2010 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Beau Billingslea
Beau Billingslea was not born in Aguila, ask him, see what he says. . .
[edit] Deletion
Hi there, you recently deleted Boogey_Ball saying it was not notable [6] If you do a quick and simple google search you will find that it is for example hasbro pdf and in their list of products e.t.c. I dont mean to jump on you but please try to research before using the big red button. ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 12:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Closing AfDs
Hi Nyttend, if you are interested, the AfD closure procedure is here: WP:Deletion process#Articles for Deletion page. Thanks for your diligence, Marasmusine (talk) 12:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
- Merely deleting it was a bit generous.
- Every few months, some person in this "Acmar" company comes up with a new username and reposts a pile of spam articles about it.
- Until today. His activities will be curtailed by my driving stakes through ("salting") these articles. The process is half explained here; what you do is to type http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Title_of_repeatedly_posted_crap_article&action=protect on your command line. (Don't do this with all articles you delete; just those people will be sick of whackamoling.) -- Hoary (talk) 13:44, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Aripeka, Florida
As you can probably tell by the blue link, Aripeka, Florida has an article now, although it could use some work. ----DanTD (talk) 00:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sioux Center
Once again you have discouraged me from editing Wikipedia articles. You are cavalier with your assumptions of importance, utrivia and your own expertise. Delete on, brave warrior, delete on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valecito (talk • contribs) 04:30, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:HAU
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 17:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Subsandbox
...it is? Crap. I meant it to be on my sandbox. Thanks for letting me know.
It's been one of those days... --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 01:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] SD of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
This was deleted so quickly I was still writing it. How do I appeal? I think I should be given more than a few minutes to write. Hippo (talk) 01:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Question on your reverts of my Brattleboro, Vermont additions
I understand questioning the addition of iBrattleboro to the media section, since it is "citizen journalism" plus discussion, and not a newspaper or radio station. But what's wrong with my accurate listing of radio stations???? User:75.68.11.214 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 11:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks-Town of Fremont-Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Thanks for what you can do with the town of Fremont article.There were some bots that had done the updating, of these articles, etc.We all tried to make Wikipedia better. Be encourage and thank you-RFD (talk) 12:29, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wisconsin Barnstar
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[edit] Ohkay Owingeh
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL READ THAT ON THE Ohkay Owingeh PAGE that I bolded the part where it says Ohkay Owingeh WAS FORMELY KNOWN as San Juan Pueblo they are the same places they changed the name back to its pre-spanish name if you don't believe me I WILL SEND PROOF FROM THEIR WEBSITE IT WILL SAY FOrMERLY KNOWN AS SAN JUAN PUEBLO. Please quit changing what I have done. I would READ THE ARTICLE BEFORE CHANGING IT. Diamond Joe Quimby (talk) 03:32, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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- I noticed the merge request for San Juan to Ohkay Owingeh, but for some reason can't create the talk page to discuss it, so I thought I'd post here. I also posted this on Diamond Joe's talk page. I did some research, and according to the 2007 U.S. Census Boundary Files, San Juan is now Ohkay Owingeh. The Census Designated Place listed in the 2000 files has been renamed Ohkay Owingeh in the 2007 version. The files are available here. Also, San Juan Pueblo no longer appears as a named place by the US Geographical Survey's Board on Geographic Names. The census puts out an official boundary/geography change document, but the change from San Juan to Ohkay Owingeh is not listed in the current version. Even though google maps still lists it as San Juan seems irrelevant to me, since Google probably doesn't update their maps as quickly as other sources. It would be the same as if a change occurred in 2007, but you were using a 2003 atlas that didn't reflect the change. Diamond Joe's wholesale redirect wasn't productive, I'll admit, since it eliminated a lot of good information from the San Juan article. However, I don't seen an issue with merging the articles or some other renaming. Enough evidence is out there, from news reports on the name change to the 2007 boundary files to the USGS findings that support the name change.Dcmacnut (talk) 23:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the compliment. I wish more editors would research why and how a name change took place rather than just reacting as a local who says "that's not right." As far as my "2003 atlas" comment, I was trying to make an analogy about outdated maps, i.e. just because Google Maps hasn't updated their database to change the name of San Juan doesn't mean the change didn't take place. As far as you having trouble with Census pages, the links I sent aren't direct links to a specific state. It's a search page. On the main boundary change page, you just pick a state from the drop-down menu to find the current changes in effect. It should work for you, and could prove a useful source for you. The Census does an annual Boundary and Annexation Survey inquiring of local governments any name changes, boundary changes, annexations so they have the most recent data. This data ensures accuracy when they do annual population estimates and helps prepare for the next decennial census. Cheers.Dcmacnut (talk) 17:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- I noticed the merge request for San Juan to Ohkay Owingeh, but for some reason can't create the talk page to discuss it, so I thought I'd post here. I also posted this on Diamond Joe's talk page. I did some research, and according to the 2007 U.S. Census Boundary Files, San Juan is now Ohkay Owingeh. The Census Designated Place listed in the 2000 files has been renamed Ohkay Owingeh in the 2007 version. The files are available here. Also, San Juan Pueblo no longer appears as a named place by the US Geographical Survey's Board on Geographic Names. The census puts out an official boundary/geography change document, but the change from San Juan to Ohkay Owingeh is not listed in the current version. Even though google maps still lists it as San Juan seems irrelevant to me, since Google probably doesn't update their maps as quickly as other sources. It would be the same as if a change occurred in 2007, but you were using a 2003 atlas that didn't reflect the change. Diamond Joe's wholesale redirect wasn't productive, I'll admit, since it eliminated a lot of good information from the San Juan article. However, I don't seen an issue with merging the articles or some other renaming. Enough evidence is out there, from news reports on the name change to the 2007 boundary files to the USGS findings that support the name change.Dcmacnut (talk) 23:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Templates or articles?
I added them to the templates first, then wrote the articles for the towns off of said template. As for being linked in the coun ty articles, I haven't done that yet. It shouldn't be too hard, though, as I'm really only focusing on Putnam and Nicholas Counties. Webster, Hardy, and Cabell will be next.
Also, don't be shy about making any changes as neccesary. I'm just trying to get some stubs created before the automated bot does them in the future. y'am'can (wtf?) 11:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Most of the info is from the WVDOT maps. They will be sourced from those maps in the next round of article development (right now is stub creation, next is expansion, adding images, etc.). Don't worry, I've been at this for some time (3 years, 1.5 as an admin) and I know a thing or two about how to successfully do a stub/expansion project.
- Cheers and thanks for the work on geo articles in the area. y'am'can (wtf?) 16:12, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Some images, but not all. I can get some friends to get a few of them for me (hopefully). Some of the river articles feature images taken of said rivers from these towns, so that'll be a start. y'am'can (wtf?) 19:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Orphans
Thanks for your comments! I've responded on my talk page (so as to keep the discussion in one place). -- Avocado (talk) 01:56, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
- BTW, are you aware of this list? -- Avocado (talk) 20:00, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- Would you find it useful for me to also keep a list of non-Maine articles like Bibb City, Georgia that are not orphaned but don't have templates? -- Avocado (talk) 21:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Rusk County
I'm new at this, so I'm not exactly sure how to respond to your message. I hope this works...
Basically, the Rusk County template lists "towns" like Leverett's Chapel and Price, but these towns are listed (elsewhere in wikipedia) as unincorporated communities... It seems like they should be listed as either one or the other?
Also, please teach me the correct format for responding to messages on my talk page... Willyrogers (talk) 19:48, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
UPDATE: in "be bold" fashion, I just updated the template to show what I mean... please let me know if this works.Willyrogers (talk) 19:57, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cairo
Sorry about that. Thanks for fixing my mess. :) §hep • ¡Talk to me! 05:09, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] places in Stark County, Ohio
Thank you for adding the map to Cairo, Stark County, Ohio. I see that you have access to Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, which you added as a reference to the article. I have edited some other Stark County stub articles, including North Industry, Ohio, Waco, Ohio and Avondale, Stark County, Ohio. If you could take a look at these articles and perhaps add the name of the township or townships in which these places are located, that would be an improvement for the article. --Eastmain (talk) 06:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Move
Hi, can you please move List of stamps of Japan showing birds to Bird fauna of Japan on postage stamps? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 03:46, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- That is not the naming convention, not the name he moved it from. the proper name is List of birds on stamps of Japan per all other similar articles and I moved it back to the regular name to which I had moved it from another oddball name some time ago. Thanks. ww2censor (talk) 04:01, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Marengo, Iowa help
As you may have seen, I'm very new to Wikipedia editing. I guess I'm a slow learner or can't find the correct way to enter the data on the page. Therefore I could use some help and/or more direct feedback on how to do this correctly.
Citation needed for State Track Championship - the link is www.iahsaa.org/track/Archives/tr_state_team_champs_ru_coach.pdf It lists the points, but not the first place in six events. I know that because I was on the team. The online archives only go back to 1999.
Citation needed for Library - I had added a link to the library's website, which discusses the Carnegie information.
Thanks, RickH86 (talk) 12:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] County templates for New Hampshire
Hi Nyttend, I see you're setting up templates for all the counties in New Hampshire. They look good. Are you using any criteria for which unincorporated communities get included in the template? For instance, template:Carroll County, New Hampshire lists Melvin Village, New Hampshire, but there are other ones as well, such as Redstone, New Hampshire. Would it be a problem if I assigned all articles about NH unincorporated communities to their appropriate county template? See you, --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Population estimates for New Hampshire communities
Hi again -- In the future, please do not remove the population estimates that are from the NH Office of Energy and Planning. The office is the US Census Bureau state affiliate, and their published estimates are entirely appropriate for inclusion. Thanks. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Coos County, New Hampshire
Hello a third time, I've created a template for Coos County, New Hampshire. Would you mind taking a look at it? Also, since your edits to the towns in the other nine counties of New Hampshire were done so quickly, shall I leave it to you to add the box and whatever other changes you need to make to each of the Coos County communities? Thanks, --Ken Gallager (talk) 18:47, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- The municipal pages look great. I'm always amazed at how quickly you can get through them. Following up on two discussion points:
- 1. We (and just about everybody in New Hampshire) are using the term "village" merely as it's used on its Wikipedia page: just a generic clustered settlement. There are "village districts" in New Hampshire, but they're not the same as how most people, even in New Hampshire, use the term "village". Village districts are simply some sort of municipal corporation set up to provide one or more service, such as water, or sewer, or fire protection. Very often they equate more to a housing development than to a "village". Just thinking of how "village" has been used so far in Wikipedia New Hampshire, it can apply to the main settlement in the town (Hopkinton village), a place with its own zip code (Elkins, New Hampshire), a place that has its own train station (Lakeport, New Hampshire), a registered historic district (Chesham, New Hampshire), or who knows what (Poocham, New Hampshire).
- 2. The names of the townships are used in New Hampshire the way they're listed in the template. State government, county government, and members of the public call the place "Odell", for example, not "Odell Township". It means that even those of us who know the state well are never quite sure whether a minor civil division is incorporated or not, and we have to double-check. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
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- And the ones with "Grant" or "Location", etc., in their names are called that way ("X Grant", "Y Location"). Looked at one way, it doesn't seem to make sense that "Grant" or "Location" get into the names but "Township" doesn't, but people in New Hampshire consider all of the unincorporated minor civil divisions to be "townships" and don't use that name in any of them. Got that? :-) --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Karen Arthur
This is in regards to your undo of Karen Arthur from list of notable residents in Springfield Vermont. Her place of residence is verifiable in the Town of Springfield property records, listing a home valued at $399,000 at 90 Boedtker Road. The property is deeded to her under her married name, Karen Arthur Neuwirth. (She married cinematographer Tom Neuwirth.) There is also this reference in a newspaper article published May 20, 2008:
The film will be directed by Springfield resident Karen Arthur, who has a long history of directing theatrical performances and television shows and films. linked article
VTvid (talk) 19:59, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Residence of Cowboy Mach Bell?
To the best of my my knowledge Bell has not been a YS resident since the early 70s when he moved to the Boston area. Perhaps you have specific information that he has moved back to YS recently; I'm unable to find anything definitive. I'll keep looking. Please let me know if you find a definitive answer. -- Rydra Wong (talk) 00:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Villages in New England
If you're interested, an article in the American Political Science Review found here( requires access to JSTOR) explains the most important aspects of villages in New England. It is a bit outdated as village government has actuallty tended to grow much weaker in recent years. --Polaron | Talk 01:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, Nyttend, I don't have further info about village districts in the other New England states. In New Hampshire, town governments are able to create them; the enabling legislation originated in 1849. --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Another newbie question
I'm sure this information is available on the website, but I'm going to be lazy and ask directly. I got your feedback on references that are available online. How do I note other references? i.e., I have a copy of a newspaper article, but it's not available online.
Thanks, RickH86 (talk) 11:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Rick Wanamaker
Thanks for the example of a newspaper reference.
No, I haven't created a biography page, only added to existing pages to date. I'm also not sure at what point a person "deserves" an article. IMO just because someone is cited in an article doesn't mean that they need an article, particularly living people. In Rick's case, there is more to say, though I don't have the references - first Iowan to high jump 7 ft, played basketball for Drake in the Final Four, but is that enough to justify an article? Due to my location, access to the sources for such an article is limited for now.
RickH86 (talk) 18:17, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I reviewed the wiki page on "notable", and agree that Rick meets the criteria. I also reviewed the page on biographies for living people. I'll try to prepare a brief biography on Rick from what I can find online.
RickH86 (talk) 08:50, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Hassan Township
How come township articles have to include the county name in the article name? Does that mean if Hassan incorporates (which it has begun procedures for), it will thus change back to Hassan, Minnesota? .:DavuMaya:. 07:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- Interesting notes. Its definitely a change from a previous policy I read somewhere about simplifying Wiki names but I don't mind as long as there are redirects for the simpler name. .:DavuMaya:. 15:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Census based population figures
Re to changes at Savage, Minnesota. Could you point me to the WP guideline stating requirements for Census based population figures only. We had been previously using Met Council estimates for all our pages and so I should confirm this first. Secondly if you are converting numbers back to census, you please kindly go the extra mile to find the Census Estimate (if available for that city). Here is the link .:DavuMaya:. 21:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Chelsea Township, Nebraska
Could you correct the spelling error in the county name for Chelsea Township, Nebraska. Currently the page title is Chelsea Township, Fillmroe County, Nebraska. It should be Fillmore County. Thanks! --Acntx (talk) 22:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
