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Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame) 14:06, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
Barnstar
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| For all your work with vandalism, but especially tonight (New Years Eve), I, Sharkface217, hereby award you with this barnstar. Good job, man.S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 03:29, 1 January 2007 (UTC) |
Heh, thank you for giving me the personal attack warning. That was me talking to the person directly next to me in the computer lab today as I gave her a tutorial on wikipedia. Heh, sorry for waaaasting yer time on that one! Ittan 03:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
WSAZ
While you are 100% correct that they are licensed to WV, I am just saying that it is an NBC affiliate serving parts of WV, OH, and KY. So, techincally it is a NBC station in those states, but I will go with leaving it just in WV. - SVRTVDude (Yell - Toil) 04:47, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
U.S. Roads Newsletter Issue #2
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Avruhom Yehida Balser
I very much disagree that the article that was deleted was advertising; I have never bought anything from his store as a matter of fact, but I do know that his is one of the most used online Judaica shops out there. What can I do to make the article acceptable? Noogster 00:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm pretty sure there are good reliable outside sources about Mr. Balser, I just haven't even looked for them (been busy lately). Tell me, since the article was deleted, will I have to remake it from scratch? Noogster 01:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
the notability of munib sana
Munib Sana is the first and only 1st team All-State, full-blooded, Afghan football player in the entire country. He is also the first and only Afghan in the record books of the Iowa State Track Meet. You can google search "Munib Sana" and find his accomplishments in many different newspaper articles yourself. I demand that you take a second look at his notability.
I apparently don't know how to leave messages
DISCLAMER: I am not trying to spam, I don’t know who to contact about this or how to contact anyone, and I don’t want to be a pest, but this is what I posted on the discussion page of the article in question that instigated this. I am sorry, I am really confused.... I made a page and within minutes was sent a message saying it was scheduled for speedy deletion because it was blatant promotion of a business. It gave me information which I could use to try and state my case and explain article and it's relevence among other things. It stated quite clearly I could post a "Hang On" as well as post on this discussion page as to why it is a valid article. Here is the message I received in it’s entirety: A tag has been placed on Bob's World Famous Java Jive, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group or service and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam. If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add “Hang on” on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Mhking 00:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC) In that defense I was not given a chance to make, I was posting an article on a historical land mark in the city where I live. I am niether affiliated with this establishment nor am I what you would call an avid customer of it in it's current incarnation, as it is a tavern and I don’t drink. I have sources to verify that which I wrote, not all of which were available to me at the time of this posting. I didn't feel I was doing anything wrong or terribly prematurely, as all they while I was reading the rules and making sure I wasn't breaking them, I kept reading statements to the effct of "Jump right in and get started" and such, things that bolstered my confidence and let me think this was a good idea, and that I couldn't do anything wrong. Here is the article I posted. I would like an explanation in detail as to where exactly I have been inappropriate. I am not trying to spam or make a big deal, and I have read most all the rules that apply to this, so you can understand my confusion. I am not mad, but incredibly bewildered, and would simply like some clarification.
Thanks for your time.
Bobs World Famous Java Jive
Bob’s “World Famous” Java Jive was built in 1927, and is located at 2102 S. Tacoma Way in Tacoma, Washington. Originally a drive-thru called the Coffee Pot Restaurant, The Jive, as its regulars refer to it, is a vintage coffee pot shaped building known as a “Duck” (a form of novelty architecture shaped like an oversized object to promote its business). Built with a wooden frame and stucco finish, it was designed by local artist and promoter Bert Smyser and constructed in sections by local veterinarian and owner Otis G. Button. It originally housed a restaurant on the ground floor and an apartment above. In 1955 it was bought by Bob and Lylabelle Radonich and has been a restaurant and lounge since then. It was Lylabelle who coined the moniker “Java Jive”, adopting it from a lyric in an old song of the same name by the Ink Spots. Danette Staatz, the Radonich’s daughter, inherited the business from her father when he died in 2002.
It’s interior is adorned with years of accumulated campy nostalgia, photographs, strands of Christmas lights and a lot of bamboo branches, giving the place an abstract, jungle themed motif cherished by loyal patrons. Autographs of those who have frequented the establishment are written or often times carved on tables, walls, etc. Over the years it has hosted vaudeville shows and USO tours, various styles of music and karaoke, featured curbside dining and go-go girls, and even achieved official status as a local historical landmark from the City of Tacoma.
Adding to the mystique of this quaint little dive bar are the urban legends and pop culture icons that weave their way in and out of its doors. Tales tell of the place originally being intended as a speakeasy, but that prohibition ended before the building opened. Others say that the notorious D.B. Cooper made his last known appearance seated in one of the bus booths at the bar. It actually was home to two chimpanzes who lived in the Jungle Room, named Java and Jive. The chimps played drums for customers for several years until animal rights protests and Health Department complaints forced the owners to give the pets to friends. It has survived fires, threats of demolition, and financial turmoil. It exists today as a tavern and venue for local and touring bands alike. It was threatened with closure in the early portion of 2007 due to electric and fire code violations, but volunteers rallied to support the venue and make the necessary accomodations to keep this local institution up and running. Prior to this incident, it had only closed once before in 52 years. The tavern was shut down for one day in 1996 when the building lost power because of a small electrical fire.
The Java Jive has been featured in the films; Three Fugitives, I Love You to Death, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Say Anything. The History Channel series "Hit the Road" had an episode focusing on roadside architecture in which the Jive was featured prominently. Hollywood stars Clara Bow, Harold Lloyd and later Bing Crosby are said to have hung out at the Jive during its early days. Other celebrities of note to drop in over the years were the Ventures, who often performed there before the Tacoma surf-rock band scored its first big hit “Walk, – Don’t Run,” in 1960. Members of Nirvana (band) hung out there in the ’80s, though the urban legend that the band performed there isn’t true. Members of Tacoma punk band Girl Trouble were also regulars around that time; singer Kurt Kendall and guitarist Bill “Kahuna” Henderson met there. Girl trouble has been a staple act at the Jive since their inception, carrying on the Garage Rock and Go-Go tradition the establishment has become renowned for. Neko Case was even employed as a bartender there before she became a rising alt-country star. Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix signed and dated their monikers in one of the booths during the filming of I Love You to Death.