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Once the FAC for Caged Bird is over, would you mind peer reviewing Jonathan Strange? It is a new kind of article for me - based entirely on newspapers and websites. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! Awadewit ( talk) 18:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar | ||
For your erstwhile and indefatigable devotion to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I award you this Barnstar of Literary Merit. Kudos to you! Scartol • Tok 14:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC) |
What a happy sight to see that glimmering star on the
Caged Bird article! As Ms. Angelou said: "The work is all there is. And when it's done, then you can laugh, have a pot of beans, stroke some child's head, or skip down the street." I daresay you've earned the right to one or more of these tiny pleasures.
Scartol •
Tok
14:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
You're right, Wikipedia's coverage does seem rather skewed against Af. Am. lit; the same thing can be said about Hispanic or Asian Am. lit, as well. I agree it's unfortunate, but the truth is that it's easier to write articles about dead white guys than it is contemporary, minority writers. Not that there's anything wrong with dead white guys... :) Just in case, I did a quick WorldCat search for Angelou, and there seem to be a few promising lit. crit. works available:
Forgive me if you've already been through some of these and found them to be useless! I haven't personally looked at any of these, although most are available from my uni's library, so they shouldn't be hard to find. Hope this helps (and that the WorldCat links work). María ( habla con migo) 18:22, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your helpful review of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - it is nice to know that someone else has struggled with the same sourcing issues! Awadewit ( talk) 22:56, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Possible... what makes you think we might be related? Are you connected to the Moran family somehow? I'm sorry to have to break it to you, but Sam doesn't really have all that much say as to the venues they play; he's employed by the Wiggles, not a part owner (as are the other three). RavShimon ( talk) 09:06, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Hear is a new Greg Article Greg
-- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 20:44, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I see Caged Bird is going to be on the main page on 4 April! Awesome! Awadewit ( talk) 01:26, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to make sure you saw this: link. (I'm a huge Gervais fan, and I know you like The Street.) Enjoy! Scartol • Tok 10:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm contacting you in your capacity as a member of the Factcheck wikiproject. I removed uncited material from the Scott Pelley article, which was added back. The citations are vague (newspaper with only the year!), or don't actually have the information. Or at least that's how it appears to me. I was wondering if you could act as a second pair of eyes to review the claims of a 2009 Peabody award and 2009 Polk award? Thanks. -- Whpq ( talk) 13:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Shubinator ( talk) 02:55, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm happy to take a look, but it'll probably be a week or so. I've already agreed to two other reviews first, and school's back in session. I think Awadewit would be happy to look at it if she has time; she's often willing to expand her horizons (not that they need expanding).. Can't hurt to ask, right?
My Easter was good; I'm nearly done with the latest Balzac article. How was yours? Scartol • Tok 14:13, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Ok, good, thanks. Dumb question: Does this mean that you think that the article is now ready to be submitted for FAC? -- Christine ( talk) 20:26, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting vandalism to my talk page. Cheers, JNW ( talk) 15:00, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
I thought it was the fair thing to move them to a disambiguation page since the American boxer just died today and he actually has more foreign language WP articles (a test of notability). -- Tocino 17:31, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I see you've moved it to candidate status. I found a bit on the Trueblood stuff and also another historical tidbit. I included this on the talk page but I suspect it was well hidden.
"I observed among our soldier students the obvious strength of the Orthodox Jews with whom I met in the vestry of Memorial Church on Friday evenings." "The Best of Elton Trueblood: an anthology" (1979) page 84. publisher Impact Books. editor James R. Newby. Not quite what I remembered. I also uncovered some historical info from "A Chronology of Stanford University and its Founders", Stanford Historical Society, 2001. For February 17, 1966 (page 90) it states "The Board of Trustees approves sectarian worship services in Memorial Church on a trial basis as part of an overall expansion of the university's religious program." The entry then goes on to state that the Board of Trustees went on to get court approval to change the Founding Grant (an amendment in 1902 by Jane Stanford had prohibited "all denominational alliances" on campus) so sectarian services could be allowed permanently.-- Erp ( talk) 03:24, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm gathering some info on the windows and mosaics at User:Erp/Sandbox MemChu notes. Feel free to add there and I will need to double check some items. -- Erp ( talk) 01:37, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Royal broil 03:42, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
While I am honored that someone took the time and effort to launch a page devoted to my book, I am disappointed that none of the highly favorable reviews of "Street Gang" were cited in the report.
I would be pleased to assist an editor to discover the reviews posted at People magazine (4 stars), Publisher's Weekly, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Booklist, Time Out New York, the Baltimore Sun, USA Today, the National Post of Canada, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and CNN.com, among others.
I'd hate to think that there was an effort to skew opinion of "Street Gang" by limiting the review voices to only those who found fault with it.
Should anyone like to discuss this with me privately or offline, please visit streetgangbook.com and click on the appropriate link to send me a message. I'll respond promptly.
Many thanks.
Michael Davis May 11, 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Madavis2u ( talk • contribs) 19:44, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Mr. Davis,
Thanks for your note on my talk page; I really appreciate it, and it's an honor to receive communication from the author of such an important book. As this article's creator and main editor, I'm sorry that you thought the review section was so negative. Please understand that it was not my intention to present it that way or that I was in any way trying to disparage your book. In my rush to get the article published, I did a google search and those are the reviews I found. Also please understand that this is a Wikipedia article, and the article as it now stands will never be "complete". It's a work in progress. I thought an article about Street Gang was important enough to get out there. I am by no means a professional writer, so I'm certain there are all kinds of weaknesses about it, so I depend upon the feedback of other more experienced editors. I would've thought that the other sections of the article demonstrates my respect for you and for your work. I appreciate your feedback, something I always welcome as a Wikipedia editor. If you are aware of other sources that I wasn't able to locate, please send them my way, on my talk page. I'll repeat this message via your webpage, to ensure that you see it.
You should also know that I've taken it upon myself to improve all Sesame Street-related articles on Wikipedia. It's a big project, and a great need. For example, Sesame Street, at one point was actually a featured article, but it was recently downgraded for some really good reasons. It's an unfortunate state at the current time. Your book came out shortly after I took on the project, so it's been a boom for me. I thought focusing on the history of the show was a natural place to start, so your book has been a valuable resource. I've already started working on this article: History of Sesame Street, and if you look at the reference section, you'll see that I've used your book extensively. It's also a work in progess, and no where near finished. My goal is that at least this article get up to featured article status by Sesame Street's 40th anniversary in November. I can't tell you how much your book has helped me.
On a personal level, I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. It was a fun read, and immensely interesting. I was brought to tears many times, especially when I realized while reading about all that Joan Cooney and her team did to get the show on the air. See, I'm turning 45 this year, which makes me old enough to be the first audience that watched it. I had to put the book down to compose myself when I realized, "They did all that for me!" I appreciate learning about the struggles they all went through to affect my life so profoundly, and now the life of my own children, who are severely developmentally disabled and love the show as much as I did and still do. I believe that Sesame Street deserves high quality articles on Wikipedia, and I've taken it upon myself to help accomplish that. If you, as the ultimate expert, could assist me in that goal, I can't tell you how valuable that would be. Again, thanks for the feedback and communication. -- Christine ( talk) 04:35, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Hope I'm posting this correctly. I would love to be adopted/mentored. I've been around Wikipedia for a while but have very little familiarity with editing.
Thanks in advance!
I look forward to learning from you. Thanks!
I'd be willing to help out with your FAC if you would like. Jamesrnorwood 15:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
You didn't wrote those articles about Balzac and Barton Fink! Did you? OMG! Is this some kind of Fight Club nightmare where I don't remember what I'm doing half the time? Are we the same person? Gasp!! (Actually I'm honored that you like the code enough to use it on your page.) Scartol • Tok 19:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Jamesrnorwood ( talk) 01:00, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
you should add this to the Wiggles Page The Wiggles Move To Sprout From Disney -- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 23:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
your welcome and go to my Post on the new wiggletime Board I Posted a Link that you can Request your Cable tv to get sprout I have Directv so I get it on channel 295 -- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 21:27, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out the vandalism. Don't you think the article could use a screenshot? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 17:34, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
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Oh, I see what you were looking for. Something like this? (Someone may revert it, so I put a link to the version I did. Hopefully it's still the same layout when you take a look.) Scartol • Tok 17:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello Chrsitine, Iam having all my contributions deleted from feminism and other related articles.
Dear Christine, I read your comment on Moni3's talk page. So you want to become an admin? I just analyzed your edits, and I think you have a potential to become a good admin. I can help you. If you are interested, please ping me on my talk page. Have a nice day! ;-) AdjustShift ( talk) 01:41, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
I looked over passages from each section of MemChu. The paraphrasing looks fine to me. In some places words are copied, but they seem to be the only the words possible (architectural terms, for example). Sometimes the sentences reflect the same structure as the original, but you are always switching sources, so that helps. Do you write with your sources right next to the computer? It might help to insert a note-taking step or two. Just a thought. Awadewit ( talk) 04:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated User:Figureskatingfan/Sesame Street history, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/User:Figureskatingfan/Sesame Street history. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Christine ( talk) 17:04, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
AfD is not the correct venue. Use {{
db-u1}}
to request deletion of your own subpage. Thanks,
MrKIA11 (
talk)
18:02, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
I still don't see that note you were talking about. It still appears to be that the list of works is almost entirely unreferenced, while the prose section is referenced. 70.29.208.69 ( talk) 19:50, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Christine, I can't find any guide for using this "Talk" forum, so I am ploughing ahead as best I know how. My edits are almost always corrections of grammar ('She are famous') and improvements of style ('Throw Grandma down the stairs a kiss'). I leave it to you to ferret out the details of facts. Only in some glaring abuse of fact, such as 'Al Gore invented the Internet,' might I try to right the wrong. Wikievil666 ( talk) 01:16, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
No, I did not delete it, you just have to re-examine the talk page. 70.29.208.69 ( talk) 23:20, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I replyed to your Blog got a Little Suprise for ya.... -- Jena ( talk) 17:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
What is the reason for removing it? There is now a section that pertains directly to the plan. As for the bare feet, if the organist isn't happy, then they have to go, but I had just added an explanation (previously lacking) for why his feet were bare. It's normal to play the pedals in bare feet or sox. Amandajm ( talk) 14:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I see it's been promoted - congratulations! -- Joopercoopers ( talk) 16:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Christine,
I've just been fixing disambiguation links to the Greg Page article which was recently moved to Greg Page (musician), so that's why I edited your user page. When I found your blog post about parallels between two articles you'd worked on, I just *had* to say something. According to my link fixing, the two most famous people named Greg Page are the former member of The Wiggles and the late heavyweight boxer. I can't think of two occupations that are more different; I certainly can't imagine someone doing both of them at the same time! The boxer and the musician had about the same number of links, so I think turning Greg Page into a disambiguation page was probably a good move. I'd heard of The Wiggles before, but until today, I couldn't have named any members of the group. I'd never heard of the boxer before doing this link fixing. I found that "Greg Page" was a disambiguation page after an edit to the article 1972, which is on my watchlist because vandals used to mess around with entries on the page. Graham 87 09:48, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I checked into the OTRS status of the last image related to the MemChu FAC. Apparently you posted the email to Commons here. It was removed since we cannot post private emails onwiki. Please send the email to permissions-commons AT wikimedia.org so that an OTRS ticket can be established and confirmed. Awadewit ( talk) 00:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Christine. The thing is, the entire list is rife with unreferenced characters. That fact, coupled with your edit summary, gave the impression that you doubted its veracity. I apologize for assuming otherwise. The question is, though, why just the Big Bad Wolf? Powers T 20:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi SilkTork, I'm Figureskatingfan/Christine, and I'm requesting a favor from you. I've nominated the above article to GA, but there's such a huge backlog over there, I thought I'd "expedite" the process and ask for a review. I notice that you've reviewed a GA or two in your time, so I thought you'd be a good person to ask. If it's an inappropriate request, please ignore it, and I'll be a good girl and wait my turn in the very long queue. I ask, though, because I'd really like this article to become a FA by November, which is the 40th anniversary of The Show, and it needs a GA-pass before I can get it peer reviewed and then submitted for FAC. I know that I could by-pass the GAN process, but I didn't want to do that. So would you mind helping me out a giving it a look-over/review? I'd be much appreciative if you did, thanks. -- Christine ( talk) 05:13, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
Ah, thank you for taking time to help copyedit and most of all, review Ohno's page. I understand how busy you can be~ Thanks for the heads up about the references and the style edit. I'll keep those in mind in my future edits. It would be awesome if you could suggest some citizens around these parts can be of use down the road if/when I get this article stronger. Once again, thank you for the time you spent in improving and reviewing Ohno's article! on camera (t) 23:51, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi ST, this article has had three (3!) reviews for GA. Is that unprecedented? ;)
Anywho, User:Geometry guy has completed his review, and has stated that it's up to the original reviewer to decide if the changes made after his review are enough for it to pass to GA. That be you, dude! Would you mind looking at it? I appreciate all your assistance. I'm looking forward to moving to the next stage of article development, the peer review/copyedit. Thanks again! -- Christine ( talk) 04:52, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking your time to review my article Stargate literature. -- TIAYN ( talk) 21:04, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Christine, I understand and sympathize with the disappointment you had in History of Sesame Street not being listed as a GA, but am encouraged to see that you have found someone you can work with as (effectively) a peer reviewer. It was unfortunate that SilkTork's request for a second opinion from Mattisse coincided with her being blocked for using sock-puppetry as a device to criticize sock-puppetry (pretty ironic, huh?). I fully supported the block, anyway. That may well have been a drama, but it involved issues tangential to the review and I see no evidence that it impacted on it. I reviewed the article in good faith and Moni3 has raised similar issues which you are now fixing: "according to whom" is exactly the way I usually describe material (including quotation) requiring qualification/attribution.
I fail to see any drama at GAC. I can only assume you meant WP:WIAGA, where there are proposals to clarify the criteria, but they have been discussed within the collaborative spirit of the encyclopedia. In particular, I would like to assure you that this was not in my mind when I added my GA commentary. For example, I do not wish to make the prose requirement in the criteria stronger. Can I also reassure you that you can raise any concerns you have about my motivations on my talk page, and this will rarely impact any content review I am involved with: on rare occasions where it does, I will recuse.
I dislike wikipolitics, and get involved in it very reluctantly: it tends to lead me to edit less and do something more fun offwiki instead (this is my leisure time). On the other hand, when I see editors like yourself determined to focus on article content, I want to help and encourage further progress. I hope you continue to work well with Moni3: she sure knows about good content. Geometry guy 21:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Hey Great Job Christine! -- Jena ( talk) 14:23, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
LOL I'm sorry! My comp chreshed after I wrote that then I forgot to all about it! I just read your blog... -- Jena ( talk) 00:55, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
I know, i could have followed all your suggestions (with the exception with your image suggestion), but i just didn't bother. -- TIAYN ( talk) 16:41, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Do you see what I see on the main page of wikipedia today (Sept.16)? I wasn't expecting it to show up so quickly.-- Erp ( talk) 03:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Huzzah and hooray! Well done, my friend. Have a donut. Scartol • Tok 11:21, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
I was responding to my talk page threads today and I just took a glance at History of Sesame Street to see how things were going. I see a lot is going on there. Let me know if I can help - I'm back to editing now. By the way, I used a "Sesame Street News Flash" (Rapunzel) on the first day of my Children's Lit class - it was so fun to watch all of those and pick just the right one. Awadewit ( talk) 06:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
"as the anonymous IP is intimidating above". I Liked the deliberate error you intimate here. -- Joopercoopers ( talk) 13:10, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas/GA1. A few minor fixes and it would be ready to be passed as a Good Article. It was a strong read. Ottava Rima ( talk) 18:14, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that i'm finished. :D -- TIAYN ( talk) 05:11, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
someone added a new pic of Paul Paddick one Problum IT'S NOT PAUL! look hear is who did it User talk:Howcheng -- Jena ( talk) 21:12, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
I talked to that guy
User talk:Howcheng ... he fixed it! --
Jena (
talk)
12:07, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
I stumbled across the Sesame Street page in its state of moderate disrepair, and noticed the crazy amount of work you've been doing. I'd like to help out. I'm rather new to Wikipedia, but I'm not new to proper writing, copy-editing, and fact-finding. I'm going to start doing some editing and such, and look forward to working with you in the Talk pages if you're still interested in improving this article. Jhfortier ( talk) 06:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
there is a LOT of New Articles on Greg!
[2] This one is about the Wiggles too! [3]
and [4] -- Jena ( talk) 20:25, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I know! They've been in the news a lot lately, what with Sam and Lyn's new baby, the rumors about Anthony's marriage, and Greg's recent activities. I've already included the stuff about the honorary degree, but the Age article about Greg is new to me. So thanks for that. I'll include his new band and the GP Foundation this article mentions, but not the stuff about his marriage and girlfriend and new baby, since that stuff isn't encyclopedic. I'll edit Greg's bio in the next day or so. I really like how you keep me aware of the new stuff, Jena. Keep it up! -- Christine ( talk) 18:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm Glad I could help! -- Jena ( talk) 20:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
oh and Can we use the Pic of the 5 Wiggles seince it is in a Magasine? -- Jena ( talk) 20:32, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome. No, sorry, we can't use it. It's not free use. I have an email to somebody who posted photos on Flickr, but I haven't heard back yet. -- Christine ( talk) 02:37, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Once the FAC for Caged Bird is over, would you mind peer reviewing Jonathan Strange? It is a new kind of article for me - based entirely on newspapers and websites. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! Awadewit ( talk) 18:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar | ||
For your erstwhile and indefatigable devotion to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I award you this Barnstar of Literary Merit. Kudos to you! Scartol • Tok 14:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC) |
What a happy sight to see that glimmering star on the
Caged Bird article! As Ms. Angelou said: "The work is all there is. And when it's done, then you can laugh, have a pot of beans, stroke some child's head, or skip down the street." I daresay you've earned the right to one or more of these tiny pleasures.
Scartol •
Tok
14:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
You're right, Wikipedia's coverage does seem rather skewed against Af. Am. lit; the same thing can be said about Hispanic or Asian Am. lit, as well. I agree it's unfortunate, but the truth is that it's easier to write articles about dead white guys than it is contemporary, minority writers. Not that there's anything wrong with dead white guys... :) Just in case, I did a quick WorldCat search for Angelou, and there seem to be a few promising lit. crit. works available:
Forgive me if you've already been through some of these and found them to be useless! I haven't personally looked at any of these, although most are available from my uni's library, so they shouldn't be hard to find. Hope this helps (and that the WorldCat links work). María ( habla con migo) 18:22, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your helpful review of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - it is nice to know that someone else has struggled with the same sourcing issues! Awadewit ( talk) 22:56, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Possible... what makes you think we might be related? Are you connected to the Moran family somehow? I'm sorry to have to break it to you, but Sam doesn't really have all that much say as to the venues they play; he's employed by the Wiggles, not a part owner (as are the other three). RavShimon ( talk) 09:06, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Hear is a new Greg Article Greg
-- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 20:44, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I see Caged Bird is going to be on the main page on 4 April! Awesome! Awadewit ( talk) 01:26, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to make sure you saw this: link. (I'm a huge Gervais fan, and I know you like The Street.) Enjoy! Scartol • Tok 10:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm contacting you in your capacity as a member of the Factcheck wikiproject. I removed uncited material from the Scott Pelley article, which was added back. The citations are vague (newspaper with only the year!), or don't actually have the information. Or at least that's how it appears to me. I was wondering if you could act as a second pair of eyes to review the claims of a 2009 Peabody award and 2009 Polk award? Thanks. -- Whpq ( talk) 13:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Shubinator ( talk) 02:55, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm happy to take a look, but it'll probably be a week or so. I've already agreed to two other reviews first, and school's back in session. I think Awadewit would be happy to look at it if she has time; she's often willing to expand her horizons (not that they need expanding).. Can't hurt to ask, right?
My Easter was good; I'm nearly done with the latest Balzac article. How was yours? Scartol • Tok 14:13, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Ok, good, thanks. Dumb question: Does this mean that you think that the article is now ready to be submitted for FAC? -- Christine ( talk) 20:26, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting vandalism to my talk page. Cheers, JNW ( talk) 15:00, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
I thought it was the fair thing to move them to a disambiguation page since the American boxer just died today and he actually has more foreign language WP articles (a test of notability). -- Tocino 17:31, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I see you've moved it to candidate status. I found a bit on the Trueblood stuff and also another historical tidbit. I included this on the talk page but I suspect it was well hidden.
"I observed among our soldier students the obvious strength of the Orthodox Jews with whom I met in the vestry of Memorial Church on Friday evenings." "The Best of Elton Trueblood: an anthology" (1979) page 84. publisher Impact Books. editor James R. Newby. Not quite what I remembered. I also uncovered some historical info from "A Chronology of Stanford University and its Founders", Stanford Historical Society, 2001. For February 17, 1966 (page 90) it states "The Board of Trustees approves sectarian worship services in Memorial Church on a trial basis as part of an overall expansion of the university's religious program." The entry then goes on to state that the Board of Trustees went on to get court approval to change the Founding Grant (an amendment in 1902 by Jane Stanford had prohibited "all denominational alliances" on campus) so sectarian services could be allowed permanently.-- Erp ( talk) 03:24, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm gathering some info on the windows and mosaics at User:Erp/Sandbox MemChu notes. Feel free to add there and I will need to double check some items. -- Erp ( talk) 01:37, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Royal broil 03:42, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
While I am honored that someone took the time and effort to launch a page devoted to my book, I am disappointed that none of the highly favorable reviews of "Street Gang" were cited in the report.
I would be pleased to assist an editor to discover the reviews posted at People magazine (4 stars), Publisher's Weekly, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Booklist, Time Out New York, the Baltimore Sun, USA Today, the National Post of Canada, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and CNN.com, among others.
I'd hate to think that there was an effort to skew opinion of "Street Gang" by limiting the review voices to only those who found fault with it.
Should anyone like to discuss this with me privately or offline, please visit streetgangbook.com and click on the appropriate link to send me a message. I'll respond promptly.
Many thanks.
Michael Davis May 11, 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Madavis2u ( talk • contribs) 19:44, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Mr. Davis,
Thanks for your note on my talk page; I really appreciate it, and it's an honor to receive communication from the author of such an important book. As this article's creator and main editor, I'm sorry that you thought the review section was so negative. Please understand that it was not my intention to present it that way or that I was in any way trying to disparage your book. In my rush to get the article published, I did a google search and those are the reviews I found. Also please understand that this is a Wikipedia article, and the article as it now stands will never be "complete". It's a work in progress. I thought an article about Street Gang was important enough to get out there. I am by no means a professional writer, so I'm certain there are all kinds of weaknesses about it, so I depend upon the feedback of other more experienced editors. I would've thought that the other sections of the article demonstrates my respect for you and for your work. I appreciate your feedback, something I always welcome as a Wikipedia editor. If you are aware of other sources that I wasn't able to locate, please send them my way, on my talk page. I'll repeat this message via your webpage, to ensure that you see it.
You should also know that I've taken it upon myself to improve all Sesame Street-related articles on Wikipedia. It's a big project, and a great need. For example, Sesame Street, at one point was actually a featured article, but it was recently downgraded for some really good reasons. It's an unfortunate state at the current time. Your book came out shortly after I took on the project, so it's been a boom for me. I thought focusing on the history of the show was a natural place to start, so your book has been a valuable resource. I've already started working on this article: History of Sesame Street, and if you look at the reference section, you'll see that I've used your book extensively. It's also a work in progess, and no where near finished. My goal is that at least this article get up to featured article status by Sesame Street's 40th anniversary in November. I can't tell you how much your book has helped me.
On a personal level, I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. It was a fun read, and immensely interesting. I was brought to tears many times, especially when I realized while reading about all that Joan Cooney and her team did to get the show on the air. See, I'm turning 45 this year, which makes me old enough to be the first audience that watched it. I had to put the book down to compose myself when I realized, "They did all that for me!" I appreciate learning about the struggles they all went through to affect my life so profoundly, and now the life of my own children, who are severely developmentally disabled and love the show as much as I did and still do. I believe that Sesame Street deserves high quality articles on Wikipedia, and I've taken it upon myself to help accomplish that. If you, as the ultimate expert, could assist me in that goal, I can't tell you how valuable that would be. Again, thanks for the feedback and communication. -- Christine ( talk) 04:35, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Hope I'm posting this correctly. I would love to be adopted/mentored. I've been around Wikipedia for a while but have very little familiarity with editing.
Thanks in advance!
I look forward to learning from you. Thanks!
I'd be willing to help out with your FAC if you would like. Jamesrnorwood 15:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
You didn't wrote those articles about Balzac and Barton Fink! Did you? OMG! Is this some kind of Fight Club nightmare where I don't remember what I'm doing half the time? Are we the same person? Gasp!! (Actually I'm honored that you like the code enough to use it on your page.) Scartol • Tok 19:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Jamesrnorwood ( talk) 01:00, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
you should add this to the Wiggles Page The Wiggles Move To Sprout From Disney -- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 23:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
your welcome and go to my Post on the new wiggletime Board I Posted a Link that you can Request your Cable tv to get sprout I have Directv so I get it on channel 295 -- Jena I LOVE ANTHONY FIELD! ( talk) 21:27, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out the vandalism. Don't you think the article could use a screenshot? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 17:34, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
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Oh, I see what you were looking for. Something like this? (Someone may revert it, so I put a link to the version I did. Hopefully it's still the same layout when you take a look.) Scartol • Tok 17:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello Chrsitine, Iam having all my contributions deleted from feminism and other related articles.
Dear Christine, I read your comment on Moni3's talk page. So you want to become an admin? I just analyzed your edits, and I think you have a potential to become a good admin. I can help you. If you are interested, please ping me on my talk page. Have a nice day! ;-) AdjustShift ( talk) 01:41, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
I looked over passages from each section of MemChu. The paraphrasing looks fine to me. In some places words are copied, but they seem to be the only the words possible (architectural terms, for example). Sometimes the sentences reflect the same structure as the original, but you are always switching sources, so that helps. Do you write with your sources right next to the computer? It might help to insert a note-taking step or two. Just a thought. Awadewit ( talk) 04:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated User:Figureskatingfan/Sesame Street history, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/User:Figureskatingfan/Sesame Street history. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Christine ( talk) 17:04, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
AfD is not the correct venue. Use {{
db-u1}}
to request deletion of your own subpage. Thanks,
MrKIA11 (
talk)
18:02, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
I still don't see that note you were talking about. It still appears to be that the list of works is almost entirely unreferenced, while the prose section is referenced. 70.29.208.69 ( talk) 19:50, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Christine, I can't find any guide for using this "Talk" forum, so I am ploughing ahead as best I know how. My edits are almost always corrections of grammar ('She are famous') and improvements of style ('Throw Grandma down the stairs a kiss'). I leave it to you to ferret out the details of facts. Only in some glaring abuse of fact, such as 'Al Gore invented the Internet,' might I try to right the wrong. Wikievil666 ( talk) 01:16, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
No, I did not delete it, you just have to re-examine the talk page. 70.29.208.69 ( talk) 23:20, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I replyed to your Blog got a Little Suprise for ya.... -- Jena ( talk) 17:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
What is the reason for removing it? There is now a section that pertains directly to the plan. As for the bare feet, if the organist isn't happy, then they have to go, but I had just added an explanation (previously lacking) for why his feet were bare. It's normal to play the pedals in bare feet or sox. Amandajm ( talk) 14:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I see it's been promoted - congratulations! -- Joopercoopers ( talk) 16:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Christine,
I've just been fixing disambiguation links to the Greg Page article which was recently moved to Greg Page (musician), so that's why I edited your user page. When I found your blog post about parallels between two articles you'd worked on, I just *had* to say something. According to my link fixing, the two most famous people named Greg Page are the former member of The Wiggles and the late heavyweight boxer. I can't think of two occupations that are more different; I certainly can't imagine someone doing both of them at the same time! The boxer and the musician had about the same number of links, so I think turning Greg Page into a disambiguation page was probably a good move. I'd heard of The Wiggles before, but until today, I couldn't have named any members of the group. I'd never heard of the boxer before doing this link fixing. I found that "Greg Page" was a disambiguation page after an edit to the article 1972, which is on my watchlist because vandals used to mess around with entries on the page. Graham 87 09:48, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I checked into the OTRS status of the last image related to the MemChu FAC. Apparently you posted the email to Commons here. It was removed since we cannot post private emails onwiki. Please send the email to permissions-commons AT wikimedia.org so that an OTRS ticket can be established and confirmed. Awadewit ( talk) 00:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Christine. The thing is, the entire list is rife with unreferenced characters. That fact, coupled with your edit summary, gave the impression that you doubted its veracity. I apologize for assuming otherwise. The question is, though, why just the Big Bad Wolf? Powers T 20:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi SilkTork, I'm Figureskatingfan/Christine, and I'm requesting a favor from you. I've nominated the above article to GA, but there's such a huge backlog over there, I thought I'd "expedite" the process and ask for a review. I notice that you've reviewed a GA or two in your time, so I thought you'd be a good person to ask. If it's an inappropriate request, please ignore it, and I'll be a good girl and wait my turn in the very long queue. I ask, though, because I'd really like this article to become a FA by November, which is the 40th anniversary of The Show, and it needs a GA-pass before I can get it peer reviewed and then submitted for FAC. I know that I could by-pass the GAN process, but I didn't want to do that. So would you mind helping me out a giving it a look-over/review? I'd be much appreciative if you did, thanks. -- Christine ( talk) 05:13, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
Ah, thank you for taking time to help copyedit and most of all, review Ohno's page. I understand how busy you can be~ Thanks for the heads up about the references and the style edit. I'll keep those in mind in my future edits. It would be awesome if you could suggest some citizens around these parts can be of use down the road if/when I get this article stronger. Once again, thank you for the time you spent in improving and reviewing Ohno's article! on camera (t) 23:51, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi ST, this article has had three (3!) reviews for GA. Is that unprecedented? ;)
Anywho, User:Geometry guy has completed his review, and has stated that it's up to the original reviewer to decide if the changes made after his review are enough for it to pass to GA. That be you, dude! Would you mind looking at it? I appreciate all your assistance. I'm looking forward to moving to the next stage of article development, the peer review/copyedit. Thanks again! -- Christine ( talk) 04:52, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking your time to review my article Stargate literature. -- TIAYN ( talk) 21:04, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Christine, I understand and sympathize with the disappointment you had in History of Sesame Street not being listed as a GA, but am encouraged to see that you have found someone you can work with as (effectively) a peer reviewer. It was unfortunate that SilkTork's request for a second opinion from Mattisse coincided with her being blocked for using sock-puppetry as a device to criticize sock-puppetry (pretty ironic, huh?). I fully supported the block, anyway. That may well have been a drama, but it involved issues tangential to the review and I see no evidence that it impacted on it. I reviewed the article in good faith and Moni3 has raised similar issues which you are now fixing: "according to whom" is exactly the way I usually describe material (including quotation) requiring qualification/attribution.
I fail to see any drama at GAC. I can only assume you meant WP:WIAGA, where there are proposals to clarify the criteria, but they have been discussed within the collaborative spirit of the encyclopedia. In particular, I would like to assure you that this was not in my mind when I added my GA commentary. For example, I do not wish to make the prose requirement in the criteria stronger. Can I also reassure you that you can raise any concerns you have about my motivations on my talk page, and this will rarely impact any content review I am involved with: on rare occasions where it does, I will recuse.
I dislike wikipolitics, and get involved in it very reluctantly: it tends to lead me to edit less and do something more fun offwiki instead (this is my leisure time). On the other hand, when I see editors like yourself determined to focus on article content, I want to help and encourage further progress. I hope you continue to work well with Moni3: she sure knows about good content. Geometry guy 21:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Hey Great Job Christine! -- Jena ( talk) 14:23, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
LOL I'm sorry! My comp chreshed after I wrote that then I forgot to all about it! I just read your blog... -- Jena ( talk) 00:55, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
I know, i could have followed all your suggestions (with the exception with your image suggestion), but i just didn't bother. -- TIAYN ( talk) 16:41, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Do you see what I see on the main page of wikipedia today (Sept.16)? I wasn't expecting it to show up so quickly.-- Erp ( talk) 03:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Huzzah and hooray! Well done, my friend. Have a donut. Scartol • Tok 11:21, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
I was responding to my talk page threads today and I just took a glance at History of Sesame Street to see how things were going. I see a lot is going on there. Let me know if I can help - I'm back to editing now. By the way, I used a "Sesame Street News Flash" (Rapunzel) on the first day of my Children's Lit class - it was so fun to watch all of those and pick just the right one. Awadewit ( talk) 06:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
"as the anonymous IP is intimidating above". I Liked the deliberate error you intimate here. -- Joopercoopers ( talk) 13:10, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas/GA1. A few minor fixes and it would be ready to be passed as a Good Article. It was a strong read. Ottava Rima ( talk) 18:14, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that i'm finished. :D -- TIAYN ( talk) 05:11, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
someone added a new pic of Paul Paddick one Problum IT'S NOT PAUL! look hear is who did it User talk:Howcheng -- Jena ( talk) 21:12, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
I talked to that guy
User talk:Howcheng ... he fixed it! --
Jena (
talk)
12:07, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
I stumbled across the Sesame Street page in its state of moderate disrepair, and noticed the crazy amount of work you've been doing. I'd like to help out. I'm rather new to Wikipedia, but I'm not new to proper writing, copy-editing, and fact-finding. I'm going to start doing some editing and such, and look forward to working with you in the Talk pages if you're still interested in improving this article. Jhfortier ( talk) 06:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
there is a LOT of New Articles on Greg!
[2] This one is about the Wiggles too! [3]
and [4] -- Jena ( talk) 20:25, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I know! They've been in the news a lot lately, what with Sam and Lyn's new baby, the rumors about Anthony's marriage, and Greg's recent activities. I've already included the stuff about the honorary degree, but the Age article about Greg is new to me. So thanks for that. I'll include his new band and the GP Foundation this article mentions, but not the stuff about his marriage and girlfriend and new baby, since that stuff isn't encyclopedic. I'll edit Greg's bio in the next day or so. I really like how you keep me aware of the new stuff, Jena. Keep it up! -- Christine ( talk) 18:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm Glad I could help! -- Jena ( talk) 20:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
oh and Can we use the Pic of the 5 Wiggles seince it is in a Magasine? -- Jena ( talk) 20:32, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome. No, sorry, we can't use it. It's not free use. I have an email to somebody who posted photos on Flickr, but I haven't heard back yet. -- Christine ( talk) 02:37, 25 October 2009 (UTC)