User talk:Ruhrfisch/Archive 31

Welcome to my talk page. Please leave me a message below and I will generally reply on your talk page. Although my email address is enabled, it is not an address I check often (so I may be slow in replying to email and very much prefer to have conversations here). Please also note that while I am glad to do a peer review on just about any article, I do not usually have the time to do copyedits (sorry). Thanks for stopping by and happy editing! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:35, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

great...

...sig, sayed the speaking pumpkin to the chinchillas -- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 19:33, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Bring Us Together

Is up at FAC [Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bring Us Together/archive1 here].--Wehwalt (talk) 03:05, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

The Story of Miss Moppet

I'm sending this to FA with one new short section at the end "Merchandise" and a few new images. Susanne2009NYC (talk) 05:25, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Juwan Howard/archive2

Why is the title redlinked here?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:36, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Okmulgee and UPBSP

I did see it. I am down to three states left Louisiana, West Virginia and Hawaii. After that I think I am going to start in Maine and work my way south and west and clear all the state park red links, getting as many DYKs as possible. The kitty is still missing. ={ Dincher (talk) 23:48, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

File:UPBSP Flow.jpg another great Nicholas T pic. I will let you decide where to place it.

He's a skinny one. File:White pines, Varden Conservation Area.jpg. Dincher (talk) 03:00, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Dispatches

Hi. I was going through the suggestions at WP:FCDW and I came across your story. From the looks of it you and Finetooth started it and never finished. I contacted you way back in August, but nothing really happened. The page seems pretty complete; I modernized the templates, added to the summary, and added related links. I think it's more or less ready for the pipe; do you have anything to add to it? =) Regards, ResMar 23:57, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

New article

Hello again Ruhrfish. Thanks once again for the reviews you did for Christchurch, Dorset which I am still working hard on to get up to GA standard. Because it has started to become a bloated, I have decided to move some of the information into newly created, seperate articles. I have an unreviewed article User:Ykraps/Landmarks of Christchurch, Dorset at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 October 4 and hoped you might have time to review it there. If not, don't worry, you look like a busy person and have done quite a lot for me already. Regards--Ykraps (talk) 09:13, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

I have acknowledged your feedback and left comments at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 October 4. Regards--Ykraps (talk) 12:50, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Magnum Rolle peer review

Would you mind reviewing Magnum Rolle at Wikipedia:Peer review/Magnum Rolle/archive1? I have worked hard on this article and want to bring it to featured status! ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 22:37, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gymnophyllum wardi

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the hook! The cat is back! and congrats on another DYK. Dincher (talk) 00:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Yup! Double Deam Team. Dincher (talk) 22:14, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Juwan Howard/archive2

Can you close Wikipedia:Peer review/Juwan Howard/archive2. I am nominating this at FAC.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Juwan Howard/archive2

As a reviewer at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tim Duncan, I thought you might consider commenting at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Juwan Howard/archive2.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:56, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Dispatch

Looks highly polished and comprehensive to me. I made an additional half-dozen minor changes, as you will see. I thought "out-of-universe" might not be clear to everyone and changed it to "real-world" and also added a link to WP:MOSFICT. I added a couple of nbsp examples, and I forget what else, not much in any case. Feel free to edit my edits. Finetooth (talk) 20:28, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

• There is a bit of redundancy in the linking and the examples, but I don't see that as a problem. Finetooth (talk) 21:06, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

What exactly did you otherwise intend to write? I would love the hear it. By the time of my involvement with the September 6 Dispatch (which came out much longer then I thought it would, and took a lot of arguing to go through), the section had been dead for over half a year. So basically, I want to revive it =) ResMar 00:10, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I am done with the Dispatch and I believe that Finetooth is too. I do not have any other firm ideas for Dispatches. I have a bunch of articles I want to get written or get to FA, but I imagine you are not asking about those (and I am pretty busy in real life, so I am not getting much done beyond PRs and FAC reviews lately). Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 00:35, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Me neither, unfortunately. With the summer over I have to pell away at school again...what a pain. ResMar 01:33, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Farthest South

As per your suggestion, see the discussioned opened at Talk:Farthest South. Your thoughts on the matter will be appreciated. Cheers. Catiline63 (talk) 17:02, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Please watch...

Please watch List of Kent State University alumni. An anonymous editor has repeatedly tried to add a non-notable local radio host 4 times in the last 2 days (his only 4 edits thus far on Wikipedia), so the list may need a brief period of protection. --JonRidinger (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/1997 Michigan Wolverines football team/archive2

The bot has closed Wikipedia:Peer review/1997 Michigan Wolverines football team/archive2, i think due to FAC recency. I don't think this rule has ever been enforced. E.G. two months ago at Millennium Park a PR was allowed. Even if the rule is enforced, this article was withdrawn rather than failed. Any chance the bot action can be undone for a withdrawn rather than failed article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:48, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

TTT, you may be misunderstanding "withdrawn" vs. "archived"; a withdrawal with significant opposes is no different than an archival. A withdraw with no opposes is not archived. Michigan Wolverines was archived with significant opposes.[1] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:01, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Well. I withdrew based on two opposes without substantive issues and Yellowmonkees oppose which only had the outstanding issue of a request for a section that the two other college football team season don't have. Not sure on consensus on that issue, but will see what I can find. I must have eced with the final oppose because I never saw it.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:25, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

1) The bot checks once a day to see if any PRs are also listed at FAC or FLC. If they are, it closes the PR, which is what happened here. 2) The wording at the top of the PR page is just: Articles must be free of major cleanup banners and 14 days must have passed since any previous peer review or unsuccessful FAC. Notice it makes no distinction between a FAC that has been archived by the director or one of his delegates, or one that is withdrawn or otherwise closed without reaching FA. This is explained in a bit more detail at Wikipedia:Peer review/Request removal policy. While it is true that PR has ignored this rule in the past, it has typically been for FACs that were essentially speedy closes and got little or no feedback beyond "not ready for FAC". I see this as not in that category. There have also been a few PRs opened right after an unsuccessful FAC that were simply not picked up on (i.e. no one noticed). These typically slip through when the backlog is large, as happens to be the case right now.

Please note that there is no restriction from soliciting comments on the article's talk page, which would have the same effect as a formal PR.

There are four people who typically review most of the PR backlog items. Brianboulton is doing most of the source checks at FAC and is thus not able to contribute as much to PR. Jappalang is also in great demand as an image reviewer. Finetooth is currently busy in real life and thus not able to do as many reviews as normal. I am also quite busy in real life, and am painfully aware that I have at least three PRs where I have already said I will make comments, plus I have promised to look at your Juwan Howard FAC (and FAC's where I have not already done a PR typically take me as much time as several normal PRs, plus I am not as comfortable reviewing sports articles). I normally like to split my time about equally between writing articles and reviewing them, but lately I have been doing almost all reviews. So Tony, if you want to ask on Wikipedia talk:Peer review about this being an exception, feel free to do so. I am not sure what the consensus would be, but I know where my !vote would lie. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:42, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Image question

Hi -- I know you do some image reviews at FAC, and I was wondering if you could take a look at something for me. I have two fair use images in an article I'm working on, Venture Science Fiction; the images are the July 1958 cover and the August 1970 cover. I haven't done a fair use image at FAC in a very long time and I suspect the rules have changed; can you tell me if these would or could pass muster? I see you're busy, so if you've no time to look at this, no problem. Thanks -- Mike Christie (talk) 17:56, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much; that's very helpful. I don't know if I have sources that can provide what you suggest, but it's certainly worth looking for. I really appreciate you taking the time to look. (And I plan to take F&SF to FAC one of these days, too.) Mike Christie (talk) 01:49, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

I have an Asimov postcard too! I have my own list of famous sf people I've met, as I imagine most sf readers do -- dinner with Mike Moorcock, going to a bookstore with Kim Stanley Robinson ... I went to Clarion a long time ago, in 1989, and that led to meeting several great writers, including Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm. Still have the t-shirt! Mike Christie (talk) 02:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Well, the rarefied air didn't do me much good -- I wanted to be an sf writer and never managed to get far on that road, though I did get one story published. I still collect the magazines though -- I have over 4,000 sf magazines in the basement, which is one reason why I write all these magazine sf articles. Mike Christie (talk) 02:28, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

State park on main page

Are you interested in getting one of the state parks as a TFA sometime this fall? I don't have a particular one in mind. It's just a thought. Might be nice for fall and all the fall colors. Perhaps Leonard Harrison State Park or Colton Point State Park? Dincher (talk) 19:53, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I know that it's cutting it close, but I think that having one on the main page this month would be best when thinking of the leaves. But if needed I have no problems waiting until later. What do you think? Dincher (talk) 21:26, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. I just really like the idea of having an article on the main page in autumn. Dincher (talk) 22:39, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Now we wait. Dincher (talk) 01:00, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Didn't wait long, did we? Dincher (talk) 22:41, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I think that the images are fine as is. I just uploaded a new pic of Forksville Covered Bridge not sure where you want it. Do we really need to add alt text? I hate alt text! Dincher (talk) 00:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

I thought you might run into the same problem with the bridge. It's a tough call. I do like the inclusion of the store. Initially I thought it would be good for the infobox, but then you'd have two nearly duplicate pictures of the bridge, just one with and one without the store. I also wanted to encourage you to do one of your bridge or creek articles soon, for yourself. It might be a nice break from Peer Reviews and other wiki topics we've touched on off line. I start with the alt texts from the bottom of the article and work my way up. We'll get it done quicker. I have the time to do some tonight. Dincher (talk) 20:44, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes it would. Might I suggest Upper Pine Bottom Run or Rapid Run (Union County)? Dincher (talk) 03:15, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

I just wrote Alvan Macauley. Could you look up his obit for me? I have a hook for it on User:Dincher/Sandbox. What do you think? I see you did the alt texts, couldn't help yourelf could you ;) Dincher (talk) 01:18, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Two states to go! Dincher (talk) 03:00, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Another obit request, Jean Charles Faget died December 7, 1884 in New Orleans. Dincher (talk) 00:10, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

User:Ykraps/Landmarks of Christchurch, Dorset (list)

I have acknowledged your feedback and left comments at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 October 4. Thanks Ykraps (talk) 07:57, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

The Judd School

Thats great news - how did it get that? Tom (talk) 18:43, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

+1 Barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For all your all your contributions in writing and reviewing articles, I award you this barnstar. Quadzilla99 (talk) 18:50, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

GAN question

Hello again! I have two things: 1st, on GAN, I recently evaluated and failed University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The very next day (yesterday) it was renominated for GAN by the same editor even though none of the issues were addressed. My question is, should I simply quick fail it again (it has a citation style tag on the references section among other problems from before), or should I remove the nomination? I didn't see a time limit on renominating, but one day later with no big changes? Just seems like he's trying to get a more lenient editor (I'm pretty lenient as it is!) rather than an actual improvement. That article and another the same editor nominated (which I also had to fail) are my first ventures into GAN rating, so I'm not totally sure.

Second, I recently got Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio) promoted to GA. When you have a chance, if you could look over it and give me an idea what you think needs to be done to get it ready for FAC, I would much appreciate it. Secondary school articles are more difficult because there are hardly any FAs to base them off of and even then, some of the FAs were promoted quite awhile ago. If I learned anything from the FAC for the Kent article, it was that using a 2006 FA standard won't work in 2010. Thanks as always for your time!! --JonRidinger (talk) 15:18, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

I put together a Peer Review...something I've never done. It can be found at Wikipedia:Peer review/Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)/archive1. About the only thing I can see for sure I'd like to do is convert the alumni list into prose, though it's small enough that it probably wouldn't be required. I'm sure there will be some content and excess detail questions as well. The one thing that is different about it versus other FAs is that there are hardly any FAs of American public high schools. While the structure is similar (I grouped things together like including traditions in with the programs they are part of), there are definitely differences in what is emphasized and what isn't. --JonRidinger (talk) 16:37, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

I responded at Wikipedia:Peer review/Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)/archive1. Most of your suggestions I liked and used. I had a few questions there, mostly about the level of detail and the references. Thanks for taking the time to do this! Feel free to respond when totally convenient. I am in no rush! --JonRidinger (talk) 04:05, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

The article Leonard Harrison State Park is schedule to appear as the main page featured article in the near future

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on October 19, 2010. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 19, 2010. If you think that it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 19:14, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Leonard Harrison State Park is a 585-acre (237 ha) Pennsylvania state park near Wellsboro in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is on the east rim of the 800-foot (240 m) deep Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, carved by Pine Creek. The park is known for its vistas, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater boating, and camping. Native Americans used the Pine Creek Path; later used by lumbermen, it became the course of a railroad from 1883 to 1988, and the 63.4-mile (102.0 km) Pine Creek Rail Trail in 1996. The gorge, named a National Natural Landmark in 1968, is protected as a Pennsylvania State Natural Area and Important Bird Area, while Pine Creek is a state Scenic and Wild River. Although the gorge was clearcut in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it is now covered by second growth forest, thanks in part to the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The park is named for Leonard Harrison, a Wellsboro lumberman who cut the timber, then donated the land to the state in 1922. The park attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, and was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for its "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks" list, which praised its "spectacular vistas and a fabulous view of Pine Creek Gorge". (more...)

I've been so busy IRL that I forgot all about this! Dincher (talk) 22:22, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

My hard drive is my long term memory. Short term memory is stored on floppy disks. ;-) Dincher (talk) 22:54, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

There was just an edit on Leonard Harrison that needs to be deleted ASAP. It's the one reverted by DashVbot. Dincher (talk) 21:41, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you think that it's a good move to add Pennsylvania|Portal to some articles? I am doing it as a time killer, will stop if it's not of use. Dincher (talk) 23:31, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

More nastiness. Editor is John Stamos vs Piccolo. Dincher (talk) 00:01, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

I just noticed that Lenny and Larry were TFAs exactly three years apart! Dincher (talk) 01:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

I was surprised to see Lenny the man get that many. Good news all around! Dincher (talk) 03:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

RE: request

Thanks for the heads up - I like the notice. We requested the TFA via TFA/R, so it is not a surprise, and we have already added ALT text and done some minor cleanup, but I like the idea of the notice. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 19:33, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Since this incident it's better prepared to avoid them. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 19:37, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I made one of the maps in that article and knew of the scheduling incident. By the way, I noticed a typo in the header of the notice, it should be "is scheduled": The article Leonard Harrison State Park is schedule[d] to appear as the main page featured article in the near future. Thanks again, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 19:42, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

No, thanks to you for that typo. I corrected it for further notifications. :D Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 19:44, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

More TFA stuff

I was pleased (and a little bit alarmed) to see that Robert Falcon Scott is to be TFA on 24 October. The alarm arises from the high level of attention and vandalism that this article has always attracted. More specifically, I am in France from 22 to 26 October and won't be able to watch the article during is 24 hours in the spotlight. I know that there will be vigilance, but the article will undoubtedly be attacked and some damage may be difficult to detect. You have some knowledge of this article's history; I wonder if on my behalf you could keep an eye on it? It isn't the vandalism that worries me as much as the often well-meaning but semi-informed editors who want to get their POV on to the page.

My absence means I won't be able to update the PR backlog after 21 October, until 26th. Sorry about that. I also have an article on PR (Talbot Baines Reed, a new departure - neither opera singer nor explorer), and any comments on that will be much appreciated, but only when you have time. It seems I am often asking you to do things for me; please let me know if I can do anything in return. I am pleased to see that one of your noms is also going to be TFA. Brianboulton (talk) 23:59, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Both personally and on behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I would like to thank you for your fantastic editing. Please post these on your user page:

This user helped promote Exelon Pavilions to featured article status.

This user helped promote Millennium Park to featured article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:53, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Can you find coords?

I just went through all of the Pennsylvania NR lists to add coords for those few sites that were missing, and the only one that I couldn't find was for the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Could you find separate coords for the canal in Pike and Wayne counties? Nyttend (talk) 03:23, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I actually tried the aqueduct already, but I can't find where the canal itself is on the southwestern bank of the river there; the only thing that I thought might be it was a railroad line. Nyttend (talk) 03:58, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, thanks very much! I really didn't know what to do, especially because (as far as I could see) there wasn't anything of the canal left on the Pennsylvania side; the map on the canal article made me think that it was all in New York, and I knew that I couldn't see anything as substantial, say, as this piece of the Miami and Erie Canal in western Ohio. Nyttend (talk) 01:16, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Crittenden

I am indeed watching the review page, and I appreciate your comments. I'll try to address them before my daughter is scheduled to arrive on Friday. Everything I can respond to now is one less thing to worry about at FAC. Thanks. BTW, nice chinchilla picture. :) Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 18:55, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind comments. I'll be pleased to let you know when I nominate the Crittenden article at FAC, as I'm too well aware of the slow pace of reviews there. I've had articles that failed multiple FACs for no other reason than lack of comments. As Kentucky governors don't generate much interest, it's tough to get good reviews. Hopefully, Governors of Kentucky will be a good topic within a month or two (still awaiting two GA reviews so I can nominate the topic). Not sure whether I'll bring Crittenden or Governor of Kentucky to FAC first, but they'll both end up there eventually. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 01:12, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Dash script

Just saw your note about the script. Yes, I have it, and I'd be glad to run it any time even though it's no longer needed in this case. I'm still only 10 percent wiki-functional because of travel. Should be back to normal soon. Finetooth (talk) 22:01, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for Scott etc

I am back from my Paris jaunt and can resume my PR backlog duties (I see it has grown somewhat in my absence!). Thank you for looking after Scott on its TFA day; it doesn't look as though it was attacked as much as I had feared, but your efforts plus those of Sandy, Dincher and others kept it tidy.

Thank you also for your review comments on Talbot Baines Reed, which I have addressed. I am giving the article a final prose check today, and will probably nominate for FAC either later today or tomorrow - I'll let you know. Brianboulton (talk) 11:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I have now nominated Reed at FAC. Brianboulton (talk) 18:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Photo

Please call me at 717-566-3251 or email me at news@thesunontheweb.com concerning one of your Commons photos (Marcellus_Shale_Gas_Drilling_Tower_1.jpg). Thanks! Dave —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dbuffington (talk • contribs) 15:27, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Petitcodiac River

Hey, I'd like to thank you again for reviewing this article last month at FAC, and I would like to inform you that I've addressed your concerns and re-nominated it. I would highly appreciate if you gave final remarks at the new nomination, as you are already familiar with the subject matter (and rivers). Thanks! _EricLeb⁰¹ (Page | Talk) 22:15, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

If you had other concerns for this FAC, could you post them on the talk page? Today would be a perfect day for me to fix them. Thanks. _EricLeb⁰¹ (Page | Talk) 18:20, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

The area and length have been resolved. We still cannot verify if the map is completely accurate, but its copyright status is fine. _EricLeb⁰¹ (Page | Talk) 00:43, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Morrison Hershfield page

Hey Ruhrfisch,

Thank you for taking the time to look over the page, I appreciate the feedback you have provided me with. I stuck to recent awards and notable projects as it is tough to find credible 3rd party references for much older projects and awards. If I were to post some of the older projects that do not have these references I am sure they would be eventually be tagged by an editor saying reference needed, so that is an issue I am currently having. I still have more content to add to the page, I more so wanted to see how other editors felt about the page before I went any further with it. I will take all of your suggestions into consideration before making any more edits to the page. Thanks Again, Joe Fielder (talk) 12:22, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

The Howard Stern Show fine history

Many thanks for reviewing the article. Definitely a help! LowSelfEstidle (talk) 12:11, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It's raining thanks spam!

• Please pardon the intrusion. This tin of thanks spam is offered to everyone who commented or !voted (Support, Oppose or Neutral) on my recent RfA. I appreciate the fact that you care enough about the encyclopedia and its community to participate in this forum.
• There are a host of processes that further need community support, including content review (WP:GAN, WP:PR, WP:FAC, and WP:FAR). You can also consider becoming a Wikipedia Ambassador. If you have the requisite experience and knowledge, consider running for admin yourself!
• If you have any further comments, input or questions, please do feel free to drop a line to me on my talk page. I am open to all discussion. Thanks • Ling.Nut (talk) 02:30, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Social model of disability/archive1

Thanks for doing the review. I'm a total newbie at the review and article rating process, so please excuse my dumb questions: What is the next step after all your reccommentations have been followed? Can any editor upgrade the article rating or is there another process to get a B or higher quality rating? In your opinion, if all the improvements you advised are completed, what rating would the article qualify for? Roger (talk) 20:45, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The Story of Miss Moppet

Oh my goodness! I didn't know I was so honored until you wrote! I'm thrilled! I couldn't be more pleased! And I think you should share the gold star. I'll drop a line to the deputies asking for a gold star to be sent your way. I may not have received that star without your calm and assured guidance along the way! I'm very, very grateful for all your insight, strength, and clear vision through the process. I'm thrilled, I'm delighted! It's so encouraging to have a Featured Article acknowledgement! It makes me want to do better and better! Susanne2009NYC (talk) 00:52, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

PEFO to FAC

I nominated Petrified Forest National Park at FAC just now. Thought you would like to know. Finetooth (talk) 02:32, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Shawnee National Forest

I didn't add that link, I just reformatted it. AdamNewcomb (talk) 00:27, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Cook Forest and Quehanna

Thanks. I got to watch the first part of the game and came to work in a bad mood. Things improved. :) I can't see the image, but I trust your judgement. I am very busy with ECU and not so much here. One class is going very well. The technology class is a challenge. Dincher (talk) 21:58, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Yup. Go fir it. ;) Dincher (talk) 22:16, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

I replaced an image. They all look very good. Thanks for the encouragement. I am uplifted by the words of a co-worker at school who took the same course and said that it was rough for her too and that her grades were terrible, but in the end she got an "A." Dincher (talk) 23:03, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Did you see NicholasT's latest contributions? Some wonderful shots of Quehanna Wild Area including a very amusing picture of Wildcat Rock. How's wikilife going? I have stepped back from DYK for awhile. Things to be in a big uproar over there and I have no interest in getting involved. I am sorry that things are bad, but I am staying out. I've been doing category work, but other than watching my watch list nothing else. I am still Hawaii away from all 50 states in DYK, but there's no hurry. Dincher (talk) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

File:Buttonwood Covered Bridge from US15.jpg Is my favorite. It's a different perspective. Yeah, he uploads stuff and then deletes it sometimes. It's usually stuff that's not what you'd call his best work. I imagine he has loads of pics that never see flickr. Dincher (talk) 04:04, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I voted. Still very busy IRL. Dincher (talk) 23:27, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

PR backlog

I added TEN yesterday; that's actually two days' worth, as I was unwell the previous day and unable to do the usual update. I will try and get stuck in to PR this week, provided that my FAC chores don't escalate. Ealdgyth isn't doing sources reviews any more, and it's just as well that FAC is relatively quiet at present - not much movement in or out. Brianboulton (talk) 10:46, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Enugu

Sure, I'll have a look at it tonight. Not sure if it is comprehensive enough for FA yet though..♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:13, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Have to be tomorrow, hope this is OK. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:38, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Could you look at Monadnock Building?

I have been working on Monadnock Building, a Chicago Landmark and NRHP/NHL, for a while now. I am hoping to take it to FAC soon, and I have listed it at PR for feedback. I'd be grateful if you could take a look and share any suggestions. Many thanks. --Nasty Housecat (talk) 04:09, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Moving forward on IP certification

Please see Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates#Suggestion; momentum seems to have stalled at WT:FAC. My idea is to create a page that would be useful across all content review processes, and where we would have a centralized registry so we don't have to clutter each nomination with the same questions to repeat nominators. I'm not sure how we would name the page, so I've put it in my userspace for now-- feel free to edit. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:34, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Harris TFA

Is 14K good? It is no where near the leaderboard: Wikipedia:TFASTATS--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:39, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

European union

Thank you very much for the peer review you made, I will reply in it when all will be improved, you can also watch my current replies to single points of your suggestions, I agree with you that the article is far from being FA yet but we can still improve it Petrb (talk) 10:42, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the congrats and the heads-up. You saw the star before I did. Thanks also for doing the copyvio, plagiarism, and close-paraphrasing checks. They are a good idea, especially in light of the recent incident. Finetooth (talk) 02:40, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I added the link to Sandy's page to my Desk page, and I'll try to do more formal spot checks for violations during PR and other reviews. The close paraphrases are a bit harder to detect than the other two without a close look at the sources. By the way, thanks also for your support during the FAC, your helpful suggestions, and the image review. I didn't mention it during the FAC, but that was the first inset map I'd ever attempted; I used your inset map for Jordan River (Utah) as a model. Finetooth (talk) 04:26, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Boldly changing Miss Moppet

Hi Ruhrfisch - I hope you don't mind, but I've put your version of the Redfield analysis into The Story of Miss Moppet for now. I think it's an accurate summarization of the essay, and perhaps better than what's in place at the moment. It can always be tweaked if necessary. I do have background in children's literature, so can help Susanne if necessary, though am fairly busy at the moment. Thought I'd let you know. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 19:46, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

I think we're almost there, don't you? I'm a little busy workwise for the next few days, but will be popping in and out, just so you know. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 03:34, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Albany Pine Bush peer review

Thanks for the review. I may not get to all this for a couple of weeks, but I just wanted to let you know that I agree with all your points, and I will address them. I don't know if you want to close the review manually, but you can now.
--Gyrobo (talk) 02:44, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Ping

Hi, I've emailed you. Tony (talk) 14:22, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Watch TRHS page

I think you have the Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio) page on your watchlist already, but in case not, it may be in need of protection. I have two editors who are trying to insert changes and are insistent. One is trying to "update" the enrollment "since he won't finish" and the other "didn't know what razed meant" so he keeps trying to replace it with "destroyed" or "removed". I have already hit 3RR and he likely has now. Thanks --JonRidinger (talk) 04:45, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Jon thanks for giving Ruhrfisch a heads up here. Ruhrfisch I am unsure as to why you have posted a 3RR warning on my talk page as I have not gone over it and you did not post any thing on Jons page. Do you favor editors over others? Also I wanted to get your opinon on whether the word demolished would pass WP:FAC as always thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwerty5225 (talk • contribs) 04:59, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Note I stated above that I already hit 3RR. No need to warn me if I already know. Second, both demolished and razed are acceptable terms and either would be OK on FAC. The problem here is changing it because you weren't familiar with the word when it is clearly a commonly used word as shown by the link to the city of Kent's website. Rather than change it, look it up and increase your vocabulary. The only time I replace words is if the word is slang (slang is not encyclopedic), is a localism (something that only people from a particular area understand), or it is a more common term in, say, British English than American English (like using the term "carriageway" in an article about a U.S. Highway). --JonRidinger (talk) 05:13, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey tahnks for the RR reminder I was under the impression that Revert ment to switch back to the previous version which I had done only 3 times but after reading the document you posted on my page I realize that the first change counts as a revert for some reason. I appreciate you reminding me on this issue as I have been out of the edditing loop for quite some time now but I am excited to get back into it. Thanks