User talk:Shsilver

Worldcon GoHs

A no consensus close is always an option, but I didn't feel it was the right option there. Debates at XfD are always attended by a tiny minority of interested editors. That's why they aren't supposed to be a vote, but instead to be closed based on the arguments and the relevant policies and guidelines. There seemed to be better ways to present the information to readers based on the guidance at Wikipedia:Overcategorization and the comments at the CFD. The information fitted nicely into List of Worldcons, and Worldcon wasn't so large that it couldn't have been included there if that was preferred, or even on a separate list. Of course, I could be wrong. It's not unusual... Angus McLellan (Talk) 15:47, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CHICOTW GA

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Near South Side, Chicago during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA Review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following Improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors: AKeen, Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 20:59, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hull House GA on Hold status

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Hull House during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has been placed on Good article on hold status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA reviews 1 & 2 and help us raise it towards the good article and eventually featured article classification level. The article was given good article on hold status on March 25, 2007. It will be reevaluated in between 2 and 7 days from this date. Remember the Good Article Criteria. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following Improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors:AKeen, Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good article nominee/Good article on hold

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 18:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hull House GA

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Hull House during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following Improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors:AKeen, Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 15:04, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CBOTB GA

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Chicago Board of Trade Building during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we built this page from scratch. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors:AKeen, ChicagoPimp, Drinibot, Elkman, ILike2BeAnonymous, Shsilver, SmackBot, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 17:15, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CHICOTW GA on hold

Since our GA on hold status is so pointed I am only contacting you right now. The GA basically revovles around one of your contributions. Please take a look and see if there is anything further you can do. Please reply to my talk page once you have considered the case. If you and I can not get it resolved, I will send out GA on hold notices on Wed. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 14:34, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Timothy Blackstone GA onhold

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Timothy Blackstone during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has been placed on Good article on hold status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA reviews at #1 & #2 and help us raise it towards the good article and eventually featured article classification level. The article was given good article on hold status on 2007-04-15. It will be reevaluated in between 2 and 7 days from this date. Remember the Good Article Criteria. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we converted a redlink into this. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors:Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good article nominee/Good article on hold

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 23:56, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Timothy Blackstone GA

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Site A is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Timothy Blackstone during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA reviews at #1, #2 & #3 and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we converted a redlink into this. See our CHICOTW Improvement History. Note our good articles.
Contributing editors:Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 16:25, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

James D. Nicoll

If Nicoll's fame comes from Usenet, using Usenet as a source is certainly permissable. Shsilver 20:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, it is not permissible to source biographies of living people from Usenet postings. Do not let it happen again. Burntsauce 20:36, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editorial assistance

I apologize for not recognizing you earlier. I am just getting familiar with this type of userbox. You may want to place the following on your user page:

This user helped promote Timothy Blackstone to good article status.

This user helped promote Washington Park (Chicago park) to good article status.

This user helped promote Hull House to good article status.

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 21:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Allerton Hotel

Can you add citations to the interesting Allerton Hotel claims you have added? TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 21:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any time you can get to them is fine. You should come by WP:CHICOTW or help us decide top importance articles at WP:CHIASSESS.

Top Candidates

I was hoping to get some feedback on prospective top candidates before we get to 10500 articles and then take our next top candidates vote when we get to around 11000. Your feedback would be appreciated. TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 13:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Advent (publisher)

While I greatly appreciate the yeoman work you've been doing on fandom-related articles, I am dubious about removing Advent from the SF Fans category. This is a classic example of a project born within fandom, for fannish purposes. Just because it became semi-legit, does not mean it ceased to be fannish. --Orange Mike 13:25, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Colors

I have been watching Talk:List_of_Chicago_Landmarks#The_colors.21 to see what you think of my latest changes. Please respond. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Everleigh club copyright violation

Hi, I noticed that you work a lot on the article group Everleigh Club, Minna Everleigh and Ada Everleigh. I just saw that a big chunk of the latter two articles is a copyright violation from PBS, added by an anonymous user. I didn't want to jump in, thinking that maybe you can better coordinate the three articles and rephrase whatever is important from the offending paragraphs. Cheers, AxelBoldt 14:11, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks very good now, thanks! AxelBoldt 20:27, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit of Derrial Book

Just curious, but I added a bit of history to the Derrial Book Wikipedia page, which you then removed saying it was interpretive. I believe it was a statement of fact, not an interpretation. In fact earlier in the same page he is identified as a Christian of some type. Later in the page this is done again in a different way. They type of Christianity he espouses is unknown, clearly we have no clue if he is Catholic or Protestant based on his exchanges with other characters, but to deny that "there is a Christian influence to his character" seems absurd. Heck I wasn't trying to inject my beliefs into the page, just to clarify that he came from an Abbey (those are typically associated with Catholics), used a Bible (obviously of Judeo-Christian origin) and referred to the Christian messages of the Bible (clearly the New Testament, which is the Christian portion of the Bible). Hence, there is clearly a Christian influence to his character. Statement of fact, not interpretation.

You are still making assumptions about how Book interprets Christian teachings. Whedon very deliberately kept the details about what a "Shepherd" does or believes ambiguous. Your bald assertion added nothing useful to the article. --Orange Mike 17:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Based on the edit history, it is Melensdad and I left my explanation on User talk:Melensdad, which is similar to what Orange Mike wrote.Shsilver 17:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Everleigh Club

Well, no. Everything and anything is part of and/or influenced Chicago's culture. My view is that there are a very few things that define Chicagoans culturally, and that the rest will just get the category deleted if anyone puts it up for CfD. The category was used as a catch-all by people due to a lack of suitable categories. Speciate 21:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Michelle K.

Thanks for the help with making the canoe section a bit more neutral. Its much appreciated. --I already forgot 17:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Literary collaborations

Hi Shsilver, I notice you have removed this category that I created yesterday from some of the articles I added it to, including Flora Eldershaw who was one of the main reasons I created this category. You also removed it from Charmian Clift...and others. Can you please tell me why? Sterry2607 23:46, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okey doke. I'm disappointed that you didn't discuss it with me first as I did think about the issue you've raised and felt the one heading could cover both. However, your point is a fair enough one, particularly given the number of articles that can be flagged with this category, so I think the best thing is to create a second heading for the collaborators as I've suggested on the Literary Collaboration talk page. I'll go ahead and do that, and reflag all the ones you removed from my initial category. I appreciate that it's difficult to manage these discussions when we are in different time zones, particularly when one is keen to get going on a task. I hope you agree with having two categories. Regards Sterry2607 04:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't notice that you had created it already. Thanks for that Sterry2607 00:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article TransAtlantic Fan Fund has been nominated for deletion

Thought you'd want to know. --Orange Mike 15:00, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We can't simply delete the tag without addressing the concerns raised by the nominator. --Orange Mike 15:24, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CHICOTW

Glad to have you back. I was wondering if you have any opinion on which articles should be nominated for consideration in the next set of Category:Top-importance Chicago articles at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chicago/Assessment? We will need to choose 3 or 4 more soon.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:28, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lincoln Towing Service

If you are online you can make the first edit at Lincoln Towing Service. Make one similar to the first one at South side (Chicago) last week with a similar edit summary.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 00:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am telling you this because many people like to keep track of articles that they created. Since it was your nominee, if you start it before I get around to it you can be the creator as you should be.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 00:12, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see much more to add to Lincoln Towing Service. If you think we might do better spending the rest of the week on the runner up you can make the change at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/COTW/Current. Since according to the WP:CHICOTW rules, you are the only person with the power to make such a decision it is your choice. You have until the end of the day (UTC). If you think there may be more info out there on this private company we can stick with it.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:31, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how to add much more myself. If you think others may be able to help then keep it. We have certainly had worse WP:CHICOTW improvements. I know I could add a lot more to the runner up now, but every winner has the right to command attention for a whole week. It is your call. I will be disappointed if the rest of the week is wasted, but there is no demand that the article be changed.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:42, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's too late now for us to give another article justice. We'll just let it ride.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 02:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago Top importance voting

Let the voting begin (see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chicago/Assessment#Current_Top-importance_Candidates).--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:20, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed content

I am trying to figure out how to rearrange the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chicago#Reviewed_content section now that we are finding so many articles that have been WP:FA and WP:GA for a long time. I was thinking about three options.

Just include the newly discovered articles in the alphabetical list. (the old way)
Include the newly discovered articles both in the alphabetical list and in a separate newly discovered list. (the new way)
Rearrange the new articles list to be listed by date the article was promoted within WP:CHICAGO instead of the WP promotion date (see here). What do you think?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 20:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 20 August, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lincoln Towing Service, 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.

--Wizardman 23:00, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Smith AfD

Thank you for notifying me, since the nominator wasn't courteous enough to do so himself.--SarekOfVulcan 14:05, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for notifying me as well; I've got the page watchlisted, but it's easy for things to slip by even so. --Sopoforic 14:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Great job on saving this article. Bearian 18:58, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Filking

Actually, it was Smbrinich whom I thought might be making an assumption of bad faith (for some reason, he also deleted some comments, but I don't suppose that matters now). That said, I think you'll find the ideal is in asserting notability via signficant coverage independent and reliable, secondary sources; the two are closely related, and a lack of the latter does open a question about the former.

Anyhow, it's done with now. Cheers. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 16:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Nash

Feel free to start Patrick Nash when you get a chance.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 00:02, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the prior WP:CSD was another Patrick Nash. Go ahead and recreate over this page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 01:06, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago-style pizza

Hi there, can you explain why you undid my edits the the Chicago-style pizza article, with regards the link to the Calzone article? Thanks. SPTimoshenko 05:25, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers.SPTimoshenko 16:45, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Burials at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

Thanks for creating Category:Burials at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago. If you know any other Chicago cemetary burial lists I think these are good categories. Also, in the future, when you create a new Chicago related category please list it at both Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Bot Category List so the but can periodically check it for new articles‎ and Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Categories so it is listed for our perusal.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 16:07, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since you've edited Harry Harrison recently

The category Esperantists was deleted recently, and the deletion is up for review. In case you'd like to chime in, go here. --Orange Mike 18:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 4 September, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Patrick Nash, 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.

--Carabinieri 22:07, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Walk t'plank!

		Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
		RegARRds, Orange Mike 21:16, 19 September 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Northern Exposure

Once Rob Morrow left Northern Exposure, he did not return. He gave notice before the sixth season and they wrote him out in a lengthy story arc that lasted until about the seventh episode from the end. The series finale, the episode called "Tranquillity Base" was a single episode and not originally intended as a series finale. It was slightly re-edited (and Morrow did not appear in it) once they found out they they had not been picked up for a seventh season. Shsilver 16:46, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure about that? I clearly remember Morrow appearing in the finale. The last shot was of him on the Long Island ferry... this was after he and Maggie went on the trek through the woods, met Adam, continued for a bit, then he parted the trees and walked through. Then, later, he sends her a postcard from NY. Or maybe that actually wasn't the final episode? (I haven't seen it since 1995). The Parsnip!

Positive. Watched all of them earlier this year. The final episode is set in Maurice's lodge and ends with Maggie showing up and hooking up with Chris Stevens after she decided not to go off to visit Mike Monroe.Shsilver 16:54, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

YES! You're right, now I remember. I forgot about the Maggie and Chris thing. I must be thinking of the mid season when Morrow left and they needed to write him out. The Parsnip! 16:56, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago Lists

Sorry. I'll leave it alone. Your way of doing it makes more sense. clariosophic 19:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

brisco county jr

thanks for clarifying the edit about zoe's pistols. it didn't originally read as being related to brisco county. :) stolenbyme 21:16, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]