User talk:Aboutmovies

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is my talk page and although I normally do not, I can remove anything from this page w/o archiving it. See WP:USER

Thanks!

First for the welcome... It is an amazing project to slowly be dipping my 'pen' into. Hope there arent too many blots on the horizon. Patience... BlueSkyDurban (talk) 07:46, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...

for the userpage revert. Much appreciated! VanTucky 02:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for your warm welcome.--Speedracer05 (talk) 01:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC) Speedracer05 (talk) 15:54, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Aboutmovies (talk) 15:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Bellevue Oregon school building.JPG

Nice! Katr67 (talk) 18:51, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, not bad for shooting and driving. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:19, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Bert E. Haney

Thanks for helping me understand the importance scale better. I appreciate your wisdom and comments. C. Williams (talk) 08:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

WPOR award

Thank you very much. I truly appreciate the award, and I look forward to doing more work on Oregon articles. I like getting the periodic COTW suggestions from you, and I'll try to help with them as time allows. Finetooth (talk) 19:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

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weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 20:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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--Gatoclass (talk) 06:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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--Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 18:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Mt. Hood

The Mt. Hood records information is relevant encyclopedic information. Why did you remove it all? I could see if you wanted it briefer, at the most. But delete it all? Also, it is not "promotional". It is relevant to Mt. Hood mountaineering and the use of my Hood by people, that is, the social history of Mt. Hood.--Saffron1x (talk) 08:07, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I disagree with your assertions, and judging from subsequent editor's actions, I'm not alone. Replied more thoroughly on your talk page. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:BandondunesLogo.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:BandondunesLogo.gif. You've indicated that the image meets Wikipedia's criteria for non-free content, but there is no explanation of why it meets those criteria. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. If you have any questions, please post them at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions.

Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 20:11, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Template conversion

Thanks. I wasn't going to update until EncMstr fixed the tl. I guess I'll let you take care of the cats too then? Katr67 (talk) 07:41, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Congrats!

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weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 19:16, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

John Kitzhaber

Helloooo Aboutmovies- Just wondering why there is no information on John Kitzhaber before he was governor- what with all his work on the OHP and such. Just brought it up hear cause I know youre an expert on Oregon-related topics. --DerRichter (talk) 05:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

dyk Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

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--Victuallers (talk) 23:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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--Maxim_(talk) 23:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that

Hey thanks for the welcome note.

I'm new to this, but I'll try and use the FAQ pages to get me up to speed.

Michaelssg (talk) 03:38, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

COTW

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for organizing the COTW. Don't know if you get to hear that very much, but it really does help build the collaborative spirit of WPOR and makes getting involved with the project more fun. best, Northwesterner1 (talk) 08:07, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thomas H. Tongue

The article Thomas H. Tongue you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Thomas H. Tongue for things needed to be addressed. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 06:47, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Helen J. Frye

On 10 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helen J. Frye, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:58, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Albert E. Tozier

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--BorgQueen (talk) 14:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Hillsboro Central/3rd Avenue Transit Center (MAX station)

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--BorgQueen (talk) 12:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Mark Hatfield's GA nomination

Just a note to let you know that I've reviewed Mark Hatfield and placed it on hold. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 09:08, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

I've reviewed your changes, and they're great. Just a few more issues in "Well-written", and I'll be ready to pass. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 05:36, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Cheryl Albrecht

AM, I think you can just PROD the Cheryl Albrecht article. I'm the author, and I wrote it before I was familiar with WP:NOTE (or WP:COI, for that matter). I can't imagine anyone would contest this; I know Cheryl is not deeply attached to it. -Pete (talk) 19:14, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Enjoy your wikibreak

I hope everything is going well! Katr67 (talk) 22:41, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

6/22, 10:52 pm, 7 lbs 5 oz. Need sleep. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Hooray! Best wishes to everyone! Take care of yourselves. Katr67 (talk) 23:34, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey, that's awesome! Congrats! Enjoy every minute. (Waking and/or sleeping). --Esprqii (talk) 00:00, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Me too! Big congrats! And hey, any time you can put that 7 lbs. 5 oz. to work, we've still got a few legislator stubs to crank out... -Pete (talk) 00:50, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all, here are some pictures. Aboutmovies (talk) 00:44, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Awww! Great pictures. I feel proud like some sort of WikiAuntie. :) Katr67 (talk) 20:33, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Such a lookin li'l gal, thanks for sharing! Congrats on the Mark Hatfield and City Hall GA's, and of course you're welcome for the help...thought you might be a little preoccupied. And I'll get to that archiving..uh, one of these days...... -Pete (talk)

NRHP subcats

You've gone mad! No, I've been thinking that would be a good idea. BTW, did you notice there's a new "C" class rating for articles? Katr67 (talk) 08:01, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Ya, the main cat was approaching 200, which I hate cats that take more than one page. I think I got all of the MultCo ones, but which county do you think has the 2nd most? That would probably get the number in the main cat under 100. I hadn't see C class, I've been slacking a bit on Wikipedia. I'm guessing that's why the B class rating color changed? Aboutmovies (talk) 08:59, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Marion is probably next up, then the others drop off considerably. Here's the goods on the C-class discussion. Katr67 (talk) 09:24, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Jessica Page Morrell

I recently noticed that you deleted the article about author Jessica Page Morrell. I started the article and believe it has merit. I'm relatively new as a contributor to Wikipedia and am still learning the ropes. You expressed some concern about "notabiltiy," and I will do my best to address that issue. Would you restore the article? Thanks. User talk: Mike Klaassen

Korazim says thanks

Hey Aboutmovies :-) Thanks for your remarks on my english entry of "The million women study". I am now working on translation of a few articles to as many langueges as possible. Attached is the mail I've just posted to the translators community, which explains my motivation best:

My name is O.K, from Israel. I am interested in translation of various articles that fall under the Wikipharma project, specificly relating to women's health topics. The articles need to be translated from english to any other language. My motivation for this activity comes from a concern to women's health worldwide; During 2002 and 2003 two wide scale studies showed clearly that thew medication used to treat menopause symptoms and osteoporosis (hormone replacement therapy) doubles the chances of breast cancer and increases the chances for trombosis by nearly 40%!!

I believe that it is crucial for women world-wide to have this information, understand the risks of HRT, and be aware of alternative treatments - IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES from the interests of various online players.

The articles I would like to offer for translation are: 1. The Million Women Study 2. Women's Health Initiative 3. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) 4. Femarelle (DT56a) 5. Hot Flashes

Sincerely,

O.K. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Korazim (talk • contribs) 10:18, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind welcome

Thank you. Thenkyn (talk) 15:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

ZehnKatzen Thanks you for invite!

I've added the userbox and even got it to flush right (even though I didn't completely understand what it was I was doing!)

Samuel John Klein, designer, illustrator, artist - Portland Oregon (talk) 07:00, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

My Apologies

I'm sorry. I clicked through too soon. At first glance it seemed to be a sale of some sort. Will not happen again.

Heisenbergthechemist (talk) 08:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Infobox Library

You added a few months ago the field 'coordinates' to the template of the infobox library, if I correctly inderstood the history page. I've noticed that most pages using this infobox (like most pages concerning a geographical spot) have the coordinates floating on the top of the page, thank to a template like {{coor dms}}, and so even if this second template is included into the first (i.e. into the field you added). I proposed today a revision/extension of the infobox library template, that you might be interested to see and comment about, where I wrote that the 'coordinates' field is 'probably superfluous'. I hope you won't mind. Clpda (talk) 16:48, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

I have followed the proposal you provided on the template talk page and it works well (example in my sandbox with the Swiss NL). The coordinates are, funnily enough, duplicated on the top of the page but I don't think this redundancy is seriously problematic - who sees everything on a page ? - so, I'll remove my statement about the 'superfluousness' of this field. Kind regards, Clpda (talk) 22:43, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for updating the instructions. I implemented this on the example that had coordinates available. Clpda (talk) 22:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much by your commentaries !

I have forgotten to sign my contributions( Jaume Cañellas i Galindo ), under I feel, will not return to happen.--Gumersindoperu (talk) 11:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

RaShawn McAllister

Hi Aboutmovies, I already prodded it and it was deprodded by the original author. It needs to go to AFD. I will nominate it unless you want to do it. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 09:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, you already have your first !vote. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 09:28, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport

On 17 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 18:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Did you know?

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--Ryan Postlethwaite 03:21, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Lorry I. Lokey

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--BorgQueen (talk) 19:54, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 31 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Laurel, Oregon, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wafulz (talk) 19:49, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Mal Loth

Hi, and thank You for warm welcome :).

--Malloth (talk) 20:25, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar for you

		The Reference Desk Barnstar
		For finding two extraordinary online books for WP:ORE/RD, that will be invaluable in the Old Dead Guys project and more. I've already updated the photo for A. C. Gibbs, and see lots more great photos in there -- Harvey W. Scott, Matthew Deady…it's gonna be a busy weekend! Pete (talk) 20:08, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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--Gatoclass (talk) 14:05, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Deleting old username

Hi Aboutmovies, I was wondering if I could change my old signature here to my present username. I'm trying to get rid of all my sigs from that old username. Thanks! LittleMountain5 03:45, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I changed it. LittleMountain5 14:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the help with the Laurel, Oregon article. I was surprised when I found nothing on Wikipedia about it, and wanted to start something, but didn't have time to really flush things out. Thanks for your help in expanding the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidmooreinfo (talk • contribs) 16:48, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

first of all

I wasn't being uncivil to anyone. Secondly, Oregon's Outdoor industry, believe it or not serves as a Mecca to alot of folks within the industry at large...5 of the largest knife companies in the US are headquartered there as well as a few big players in the fields of optics, firearms, etc. My opinion is to exclude these businesses smacks of elitism. But don't worry, i'm not part of your project and don't care to be. I was improving the articles in question, saw the template on the Leatherman page and added it to the 2 of the others (Kershaw and Gerber, to downplay those two in particular is a mistake, in my opinion). As Kershaw and Gerber dwarf Leatherman in sales, it never occured to me there was a minimum amount in question until I read your revision. Even Benchmade made more revenue than the defunct cellphone company listed. Apologies if I offended. Thanks.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 13:53, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for DYK medal! Also, didn't know that adding wiki-Oregon banner would trigger bot to pick-up new article--will do that from now on. Thanks!--Orygun (talk) 04:24, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Justin Meyer

Hello, this was my first Wiki contribution so I am trying my best. I added some more references. Based on my experience with wiki, I can say with certainty that I feel this article is worthy of inclusion. I will continue to add references if possible. Jimmywalnuts (talk) 17:22, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Venetian Theatre

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--Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 15:01, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello, thank you for your note of welcome! Cantor4803 (talk) 14:17, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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--Mspraveen (talk) 06:58, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Mount Hood

Yup, thanks. --Lord₪Sunday 01:50, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Welcome note!

I will spend some time on the tutorials and try to improve my first article. And then on to more! Thanks for making me feel welcome. Rudyzip (talk) 17:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Expanded McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center

Thanks for the helpful links. I located several sources and was able to expand the main body to somewhere between 1.5k and 2k. I hope to be able to contribute more as time permits. Thanks again. Bobert G (talk) 04:38, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I understand

This is my first posting to Wikipedia. Very impressive. Thanks for the direction. I can take care of these things. Your comments are appreciated. Garydino (talk) 11:56, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Non-free images

Please note that non-free images which may not comply with the non-free content criteria should be tagged as {{subst:dfu|reason}} rather than {{PUI}}. Stifle (talk) 13:45, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Portal:Oregon/Selected picture

You seem to be pretty familiar with updating the other parts of the portal, so feel free to add these nominations in as new subpages and update the main portal page if you want - (alternatively I will get to updating from the nominations at some point soon). Thanks for all the work you put into updating the portal, it really looks awesome. Cirt (talk) 06:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay I will take a look at your self-noms. I am sure they are fine - the main thing I look for is to see if there is a relevant article that we can bold/highlight along with the image, double-check that the image is free-use, and of course a quick inspection of image quality. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 09:58, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

 Done, I chose the option of the 2 Oregon Pioneers where you could see the face. Very nice pictures. Cirt (talk) 09:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Waldo, Jersey City

I removed WALDO because there is no such thing. That name was a place holder for an area in downtown Jersey City that was used while plans for the area were finalized. The name has not been used in years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valeriol (talk • contribs) 19:17, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid I didn't explain myself: WALDO never really existed, it was only a place holder. The district still exists, but it's know as the Powerhouse Arts District (PAD) and it has a redevelopment plan (the article on WALDO makes it sound like an abandoned area.) I'm going to ask someone with better writing skills than me to write a full article about PAD, I just inserted a stub.

P.S.: I apologize for forgetting to sign my previous message --Valeriol (talk) 19:32, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

WALDO never really existed and the fact that "some" people used it doesn't make any more real. In 2000, when the effort to save the district started, they needed a temporary name to designate the area while the proper studies were conducted. In 2002, when the Urban League Institute did their study, they proposed Powerhouse Arts District (PAD) and the name was adopted. It is incorrect to say that one of the neighborhoods in downtown Jersey City is called WALDO since the term was never intended as the name and few people ever used it. The neighborhood association that represents the people that moved in the renovated buildings is called the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association (PADNA.) If anything the term WALDO should be referenced in the article on the PAD, but should not have a separate article. --Valeriol (talk) 17:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

CAT

Ok. Sory, I made mistake. If I see some similar case can I fix it?--Vojvodaeist 09:55, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center

On 31 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 14:13, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Matt Wingard page

Hello, back on 8/21 you removed my post from Matt Wingard's page saying (among other things) that I since I copied and pasted directly from his campaign website that I needed permission from the website owner. I am the website owner. I'll go back to research on how to properly cite this reference. Thanks. Jennyk17 (talk) 23:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Matt Wingard update

Thanks for responding so quickly. I've been reading through the resources/guidelines for posting. I see the dangers in posting from a self-published source. And though I am the website owner, I am not actively supporting his campaign. I just do the site. ;-) But still, all the conflict of interest, self-published stuff makes a lot of sense. I can see how damaging that could potentially be to someone. I'll make sure to relay that information back to his camp and let them know they need more reliable resources. Thanks again. Jennyk17 (talk) 23:50, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 3 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Willamette Valley Medical Center, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wafulz (talk) 18:54, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Interstate 82 GAN

Hello. Sorry to bother you, but I would like your second opinion on Interstate 82. It is currently a GAN and is in need of a second opinion. You may do it any time you would like and all comments would be appreciated. Thank you and have a nice day. ~~ ĈĠ (☺ - Review!) ^Simple? 21:54, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Well done

The Did you know? hook based on a fact from the article you created or substantially expanded, Liberia College, has been added to the Wikipedia Portal, Portal:Africa. Thank you for your contributions in this topic! If you know of another relevant fact from an article that has appeared at Did you know?, then please suggest it at the associated portal talk page.

On 4 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Liberia College, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Victuallers (talk) 09:43, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

-- nice one! Victuallers (talk) 23:30, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Award

Thank you. Yes, you are right. I like them very much, and they encourage me to keep plugging away. I've been meaning to send you a note saying you were right about copyright concerns about the Vera Katz statue photo. I took the photo at a glancing angle, but the Commons editors removed it. They were right, and now I know better. The other thing I've been meaning to ask about has to do with unsourced material. I'd like to finish cleaning up the history section of the Westside Express Service so I can remove the "needs sources" tag. I've found sources for material similar to the unsourced material or most of it. What's the best approach: (1) discuss replacing the unsourced material with sourced material on the article's talk page first or (2) boldly make the changes? I prefer the "boldly" option because it's much more efficient than a discussion; on the other hand, I'm fairly new to the Oregon project, and I don't want to annoy other contributors. Finetooth (talk) 21:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, all of that interests me. I'm adding WES to my to-do list as well as the list of GAs you mentioned, starting with Mark Hatfield. By the way, I used your Image:WES train close up.JPG in the Oregon Electric section of Fanno Creek. Finetooth (talk) 18:31, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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Congratulations and keep up the good work! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:54, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

I need Help Please.

You offered to help earlier, so I am taking you up on the offer. In an effort to be a better and more productive contributer, I created a new article that I realized was missing from wikipedia. I read the instructions and on creating new articles and read that new users, which I am, who wish to create a new article should first create it on his/her user page first. So I did, but when I was ready to move it, I moved it, then realized I actually moved my entire user page plus talk page with it. So now I have neither, or so it seems. Could you offer advice on how to rectify this discrepancy? Jojhutton (talk) 00:45, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what you did, but it seemed to work and work fast. Thank You Very Much.Jojhutton (talk) 01:01, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Downtown Languages Deletion

I must admit that I was a bit surprised to find the article I started last week about a local non-profit group was almost immediately deleted under the not-notable clause. I understand the need for speedy deletions from time to time, but really. I have a job, a life and am trying to do a bit of community service here and before I could even finish the article... it was noted, marked for deletion and then removed. I didn't even have the chance to log in a second time to complete it before the marking was up and the article gone.

I could understand this if there was something objectional about it, but in truth I was just away leading my life. Nothing notable was put in the article because I wanted to ensure that I wasn't just re-broadcasting the advertisements of the group. Speedy is one thing, but less than a week since the start of the article is something else. Really, shouldn't you at least allow two weeks for the author to check in again? Maybe wait a couple of days from the start of the article to see if it grows? I needed to check the sources of the articles in the papers, get the dates right, etc.

I apologize if I am in any way rude, but I must admit it has become a chore to even try to add articles to this forum. I would enjoy feedback since I do believe in the general concept of Wikipedia. --Lachamann (talk) 00:26, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Extreme Longevity Tracking

Greetings,

In regards to this:

Ryoung, your edit summaries here and here were inappropriate, see Help:Edit Summary for proper use of the edit summary function. Additionally, it is considered improper to remove tags from articles without addressing the issue raised in some way as you did here, and you may want to be weary of WP:OWN on that article. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:06, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps you'd like to help write the article? Carcharoth wanted me to write the article as I am an expert in the field, but I agree there needs to be more input than just one person. Also, plenty of sources are available, some written over a century ago (and listed at the bottom of the article). One of the purposes of this article is to deflect the notion that "supercentenarians" is a "new" field of study, when in fact it has been studied for centuries, and the modern system of tracking ages based on verification began in the 1870s.

Sincerely, Ryoung122 02:10, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Statesman Journal

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--Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:28, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you...

...for the warm welcome! :) Cposkitt (talk) 19:44, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Johnnie Lewis

On 15 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johnnie Lewis, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 01:04, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your welcome :)

Can you please go over notability guidelines with me? One article I created is failing notability guidelines and I would appreciate suggestions on how to fix it.KnowS (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your participation at my RfA, which passed with a count of (166/43/7). I appreciate your comments and in my actions as an administrator I will endeavor to act in ways that earn your full confidence, even though I don't have it now. Cirt (talk) 01:41, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Beaux Arts Deja Vu

Like all those classical revival granges and schools:

• Image:Oregon Civic Justice Center.JPG
• Image:SalemStn.JPG

I just noticed the similarity, though I read in that book I told you about, Historic Salem: an Inventory of Historic Places (1987), that the station was built on a template and there are a few just like it still scattered around the country. I didn't find any architect info on the library, but I would assume it was built to a standard plan as well...

It was great to finally meet you! I suggested to Pete that sometime we try to have a clandestine Wikimeetup for lunch at the Rachel Ray-approved Goudy Commons sometime.

So you know that the "Boundless" UO architecture site is totally awesome, despite their trying to spam everything in creation with links to it. Would you be interested in making a template and vetting the link through a WikiProject, maybe ours and the also the architecture project? User:Beetstra would probably be on-board with such an effort. Have you seen his essay on archivists?

P.S. Yeah, The Oregonian should at least acknowledge that they are using free images from Wikipedia! The rats.

Katr67 (talk) 18:26, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

I noticed the color scheme likeness between the two, so I figured they at least had the same brick supplier. The station has a little different motif with the columns and the arched/round windows, but I could see it being the same architect. I forgot to check the UO site for library info, does that site have non-NRHP items too? The state's website didn't have the library, nor does Salem list it on the list of historic properties. As to a template, were you thinking a citation template, or just an EL template. Citation template I'd be fine with, but I'm not too sure about EL ones like there are for Political Graveyard and Congressional Bio. They just strike me as attracting SPAM with people seeing them as an invitation to add more links, people tend to add them even if the site is already used as a source, and I'm just generally opposed to helping out the libraries/archives websites after seeing all those posts about abusing Wikipedia. But that's just me. I'll check out the Beetstra link.

Goudy? Sure its cheap, but is that the best place? Though I do know a judge who says she likes to eat there.

Update on the picture. After checking it out, I actually did release it under a CC license, so attribution is required, and they didn't. The website directed me to The Oregonian, and I haven't heard back from them yet. So, we'll see what they plan on doing. If nothing else, I can put my law school learn'ns to use and send a lovely cease and desist letter! Aboutmovies (talk) 21:49, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Murray Carter

Dear Aboutmovies,

I'm sorry to see that you've voted for my article about "Murray Carter" to be deleted. It was my first article about a well known (at least here in the Netherlands) bladesmith and first Caucasian that received the status of a Japanese bladesmith. I suspect that since English is not my native language, I lacked in describing sufficient relevant information about the person to illustrate his importance for the knife making industry and bladesmithing in general. At least I think that is what you tried to make clear to me.

I received help from another knife enthusiast, that is an English speaking native. Could you please point out your complaints about the article, so I can adjust this. I understand that writing is all about trail and error! ;)

Sincerly, RobVandeB (talk) 09:42, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

DYK!

On 21 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bridgeport Village (Oregon), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your contributions! - Mailer Diablo 07:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Oregon Civic Justice Center

On 22 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oregon Civic Justice Center, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:04, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Interesting DWG alert

Chauncey Hosford -- your thoughts, and any additions, most welcome! -Pete (talk) 20:33, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Reporting article for merging?

How do I go about reporting article for merging? Secure Cryptoporcessor is just a special case/application of Hardware Security Module. Article itself has dubious references and questionable notability. Please advice. KnowS (talk) 21:54, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! KnowS (talk) 15:58, 23 September 2008 (UTC)