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Thanks for the heads up. Read the latest product. It is better to focus on the horse. The Coburn's have obviously been filling in the blanks while the camera's are focused on them. They are precariously straddling the line between hyping their story and crossing over into the pool where untruths muddy the waters.
I suspect that much of it is already known to the media who are just waiting to film Coburn pass out with bourbon in hand. For instance, the Martin's never complained about their treatment at the Kentucky Derby. Don't know what was wrong with the Coburn's and why they generated such a story...except to keep focus on themselves. Churchill does have a long way to go in terms of physically challenged patrons and the use of volunteers but they have appeared to be trying to do the right thing. Then there is the issue of Coburn not wanting to sell his share of CC for six million for 51%. How could sell 51% when he owns 30%? I suspect that this is the major problem when citing interviews as sources followed by not checking the facts. It takes a lot of time and several different journalists to get at the truth after a poorly written article is based on skewed interviews. It seems to me that a lot of interesting things will come tumbling out in the future...if anyone will be interested at that time.
Loved your work and will try to follow your future projects.------ greensodagal ( talk) 04:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
... they get everywhere... -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 21:40, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
(diff) What was up with it? I've been squinting at my edit, but I'm still quite sure that I improved the grammar... ∴ ZX95 [ discuss 18:03, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
And another drahmahz concluded on a positive note
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I may get chastised for making a shortcut to your excellent little bit of mini-essay, but it's a darned useful little thingamawhatzit, and given what's going on in the yammering at User talk:Jimbo Wales/Archive 170#Monkey business and related sections, seems very apt right now....if TLDR is an essay, then your little tidbit should be too; I removed a highly offensive line from TLDR earlier by the way.....I'm not sure with the full phrase if I have to put WP:Brat in a bubble or if Brat in a bubble should be used. WP:BUBBLE maybe too? Skookum1 ( talk) 16:39, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
MfD nomination of User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubbleUser:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 19:16, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
FWIW, "teh drahmahz" is here:
Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble. Just being helpful. Given that this lived in obscurity as a userspace subpage that no one linked to, I find it amusing that I am now being targeted on precisely the issues that led to the creation of the gender gap task force in the first place. Oh! Forgot to ping them too!
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What are we supposed to do with User:Kjangdom? Kelsang Jangdom is one of the people who organizes various New Kadampa/Shugden campaign organizations. See Dorje Shugden Controversy revision history. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 04:38, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
My understanding is that the NKT is a cult within Buddhism, sort of like the
Unification Church and other cults are to Christianity. I'd say that an example of "what are NPOV editors to do?" can be found in the dramas that have surrounded articles on
Scientology,
Young Earth creationism and related topics. My goal is to stay on the edges of this issue, as I am not an expert in Buddhism, either, (I personally am a liberal Christian within the Methodist tradition, FWIW) but I do believe quite firmly in NPOV and am concerned that NKT does engage in questionable practices and may be linked to the Chinese government. These sources
[1],
[2], and particularly
this, and
this lead me to conclude that we are dealing with a POV-pushing issue here.
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The Writer's Barnstar |
Thanks for your work on California Chrome, and congratulations on getting it through FAC. I am sorry I never made it back for another round of comments, but it looks like I wasn't needed. Keep up the great work, and God bless! Go Phightins ! 21:52, 10 August 2014 (UTC) |
Well done!! Surprised I didn't hear about it this personally though! Did I piss you off with my review :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montanabw,
Ansel Adams devoted three paragraphs to the Varians in his 1985 autobiography. The anecdote is on pages 140-141 of my paperback copy. Adams described an assignment from Life magazine to photograph "mad scientists". He describes the humorous aftermath, with people writing letters to the editor and to the Varians, trying to figure out what the experimental gear in the photos was. This may well be the photo session that is the source of the photos in your Wikipedia article. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:29, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Cullen328: OMG! Your info would be a gold mine. Please (pretty please with lots of maple sugar on top!) feel free to trot over there ( Russell and Sigurd Varian) and add anything to the article that you can source to any of your hardcopy books or other resources! I would really enjoy taking that article to GA or farther, and it works best when there is a collaborator (two heads are better than one!) Having just finished the FAC for Cal Chrome (see above) and finishing up the PR and polishing for my next FAC ( Bazy Tankersley), I'm casting about for the next article to pop into the queue. I found working on those fellows to be absolutely fascinating - the dovetailing of radar and tech during WWII, combined with the birth of Silicon Valley coupled with a conservation ethic and a whiff of socialist idealism was an incredible mix. Amazing. FWIW, I got there after writing the BLP Sheila Varian - about their niece, whose horse ranch was, basically, bankrolled by "Aunt Dorothy" - then writing John Osborne Varian - about Russell and Sigurd's father. Positively amazing family. Montanabw (talk) 18:19, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, could you take a look at my note on your nomination? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 09:52, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello, would you be interested in working on Equus for GA? LittleJerry ( talk) 19:38, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:03, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for
your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edits to
California Chrome, it is recommended that you use the
preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, reduces
edit conflicts, and prevents clogging up
recent changes and the
page history. Tough choice: this template or a trout.
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Oh for crying out loud, I just took the thing to FAC, didn't anyone tell you not to template the regulars? Montanabw (talk) 04:00, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Plip!
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The Shaggy Pony Award |
For the great research, great editing, and great fostering of the Featured Article on Soring—which must have left you pooped, isolated, and with no time for grooming...just like a pony in winter! - Tim1965 ( talk) 02:11, 21 August 2014 (UTC) |
Thanks! Montanabw (talk) 03:03, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
Its fine now. Until tomorrow, when they do it again. They do it everyday at the same time, in the same order. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 07:09, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your thanks! The note I've inserted may be discutable, but the rest is careful copy-editing. And I'd already corretced the level of some subheaders two times; Vic reverted, without taking a proper look, and then you reverted too... Best regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 07:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
On getting Horse Protection Act of 1970 on to the front page. As soon as I saw it I thought "I bet that's Montanabw's article". Bayern (horse) will definitely be due for an article if he overcomes Wicked Strong and Tonalist in the Travers. Tigerboy1966 12:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello, Montanabw. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 00:13, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
Nice one! LOL just don't google image "Asian ass" or "Indian wild ass" without a filter though, it might turn up something which might be better suited to Bomis :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:29, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
My humour is wasted on wikipedians!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
LOL!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:45, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
Well we have a few weeks protection for the horse worship article. Fall is already in the air here so I hope that you haven't had snow already :-) Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 05:05, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your amendments to riding hall. I appreciate your improvements. However, on the way you have made assumptions about UK English which are not quite true - the "arena" is the space inside the hall for the horses, not a US vs. UK term. And so far from "internationalizing" the article you have "Americanized" it with terms like bleachers and bathrooms. The article needs to be consistent and I agree international English is useful. There is also an article on sandwich panel. And draught netting is a translation of Windschutznetze - wind protection nets from the German Wiki article. Hope that helps. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:39, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
After reviewing your request for the account creator right, I have enabled the flag on your account. Keep in mind these things:
If you no longer require the right, let me know, or ask any other administrator. Drop a note if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of the account creator right. Happy editing! Keilana| Parlez ici 18:48, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
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The Prairie Flowers Award |
Great fun meeting you at last! Perhaps you'd like to polish up Emily E. Sloan, created just for you ... Monumenteer2014camper ( talk) 17:26, 1 September 2014 (UTC) |
Hello Montanabw,
I have not forgotten your request regarding the Varians. One week ago, Napa and Vallejo, the cities where I spend most of my time, were hit by a 6.0 earthquake. It has been a sad situation filled also with inspiration. Today, my wife, son and I visited damaged historic buildings, and I photographed them for Wikimedia Commons. We stopped by an antique shop we've visited many times before, and they said 80% of their fragile items were destroyed. But not books. I found this, which I hope you can excerpt and use in some way:
WHAT MAJESTIC WORD
In memory of Russell Varian
BY
ANSEL ADAMS
PORTFOLIO FOUR
SIERRA CLUB * SAN FRANCISCO
1963
"The production of a Portfolio of creative photographs of the natural scene seemed from the start to be an appropriate expression of tribute and affecton for Russell Varian. The fact that original prints were considered gave a more intense validity to the project than would obtain from reproductions in a book, no matter how fine they might be. In addition, the excerpts from his writings, and the poetry of his father, John O. Varian, accentuate the highly personal character of this presentation.
In selecting from a considerable number of appropriate images the particular and inevitable photographs for inclusion in the Portfolio I was constantly aware of a man of great intellect and mystical perceptions. To him nature was a fundamental spiritual reality. He was not a place-gatherer, or a mountain-winner, or did he in any way approach the world as prey for egotistical conquest. His Irish forebears, his poet father, his exposure to the subtle beauty of dunes and forests as a youth, and his life-long love affair with the rocks, trees, clouds, lights and storms comprising the vast Divine Performance in which we live, accumulated in him a grandeur of spirit and a magnificence of mind and heart unique in our time.
Hence, every photograph in this Portfolio is related in some direct or indirect way to the places, things and moods Russell Varian loved. In some, the essences of light and space dominate; in others the substance of rock and wood, and the luminous insistence of growing things. Shapes of nature, transformed into what the artist calls forms by the controlled eye and the perceptive spirit, are presented here as the equivalents of experience. Obviously such equivalents could never be inclusive as the experiences are practically infinite. It is my intention to present -- through the medium of photography -- intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators, just as they might have had meaning to him. And through them I hope that some of the quality, sensitivity and heart of Russell Varian may be revealed -- at least suggested to a world in need of the vast and patient benedictions of nature and the benefactions of noble men."
Carmel, California
October 1, 1963
Ansel Adams
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My apologies for not spotting your response to my query about Pesky on Eric's talk page earlier. Please would you pass on my best wishes to her if/when you next meet up on Facebook or wherever. She has had a rough time lately. I'm sure I'm not the only one who misses her here but, more importantly, I think that she needs to know that people care. I do. . - Sitush ( talk) 01:09, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
Thank you for the transfer of the data I had put in Intermezzo (Bruckner) before Nikkimaria blanked it to make a redirecting page. Thereafter she deleted some of the transferred data including the infobox.
Nikkimaria did also the same previously in Rondo in C minor (Bruckner). You had then restored the infobox, which she afterwards deleted again.
I do not understand why she deletes the infoboxes, as well as some of my other edits, which are all substantiated by reliable references (she also deletes), and which are in accordance with other pages I have created or updated concerning Anton Bruckner's compositions.
Please arbitrate, -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 08:22, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
Meneerke bloem suggested I invite you to paricipate in Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rondo in C minor (Bruckner) and Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner)
FYI, reformatting Meneerke bloem's initial mediation request according to the required template automatically made me an involved party, although I have no conflict either way with any of the other involved parties, not on the topic of this mediation, nor in any other way. This makes my understanding of the matters at hand rather low (I expressed my desinterestedness at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music#Please mediate). So a helping hand may be welcome for the mediation? -- Francis Schonken ( talk) 09:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I noticed that you were active in WikiProject Veterinary medicine and was wondering if you could take a look at a draft article I produced and shared here on a page where I have a COI. In particular, the second paragraph of the History section of the my draft is regarding a veterinary-type issue where my COI seems particularly relevant. I felt the lean in the draft towards the food not being contaminated was appropriate based on comments from vets and the FDA, but it's possible I have a skewed perspective and would appreciate a second look if you have time. CorporateM ( Talk) 14:25, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I was intrigued by your comment at the current case request, because, while I am unable to work on it for a few days at least, I am mulling over an essay I hope to write, tentatively titled "Time and Place"-- S Philbrick (Talk) 23:01, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
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In going through the list of ambiguous links, I came upon asil (as Faizhaider did last night). I've converted all seven of the links to pipe through the (disambiguation) redirect (per WP:INTDABLINK), since you stated in an edit summary that the link is intentional. From a look at the disambiguation page, it's clear why the links are intentional. I figured I'd give you a heads up that I did this, as I'm sure these changes will all appear on your watchlist. This piping will also prevent these links from appearing on the disambiguation lists created for WP:DPL, so we'll leave them alone in the future.
Is there enough information out there about the concept of "asil" to create an article, even a short one? - Niceguyedc Go Huskies! 09:28, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
BW, I wish you had at least asked about this first. As this goes forward, I really want to avoid having to include all the vigilante and mob violence crap that happened after statehood. The article focuses on the pre-territory and territorial period, but now anyone who wants to challenge it on a "comprehensiveness" basis can insist on adding all that statehood crap. A lot of stuff on Montana in WP is screwed up that way. There's was a cogent reason for renaming the article. Oh by the way, it also broke the GAN nomination. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 21:02, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Mike Cline:, a lot of "the other stuff" doesn't deserve to be called "vigilantism" (i.e. Frank Little, etc.) Those were mob lynchings. That's the stuff the needs a spinoff, not the actual mainstream period. Much as I have my issues with the over-heroicizing of the Vigilantes (no doubt in part because I must endure a two-hour annual high school skip day parade every year honoring them, which ties up downtown traffic for almost the entire afternoon... sigh), the 1863-1889 period was what it was all about. Montanabw (talk) 21:08, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
I see you just changed it to east, but I'm still curious as to how Lockwood could be considered southeast of Billings. This looks like northeast to me. T C N7JM 09:48, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
The highway and river don't run due east-west there, but in essence, the bulk of the area is on the "south" (OK, more southeast) side of the Yellowstone River, look at where the school is and such. Montanabw (talk) 09:54, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
Quite happy to contribute to this although the reflinks outage is driving me nuts. The creator is a v.good editor, but one of those who pops up to do a ton of work and then disappears for months. I think it's something to do with "having a life", a concept I have always struggled with. For some reason I have developed an interest in Standardbred pacers and am engaged in such life-changing issues as whether or not there should be an apostrophe in Matt's Scooter. Tigerboy1966 20:26, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
Your sources you cite also still claim that the Tuskegee 'never lost a bomber' a claim proved FALSE over and over. None of the Tuskegee airmen participated in any of the Normandy Invasion plans.
Both the 332nd and 99th were based in Italy. Much too far away for a mission across France to Normandy. Your sources are home grown websites that glamorize the 'Red-Tails'. Not printed facts. 63.72.235.5 ( talk) 14:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montana, it's been good to see you around, especially at the Lady's Aide Society meetings. IMO, you are one of the very few that seems to actually understand what feminism is really about. Like you I was around in the early years, but from what I'm am seeing from a few of the leaders of the War on Uncivilness, you'd think that we were still stuck way back then with no progress in the last 40 years. It's bad enough to call myself a feminist around men who are less likely to understand what it means, but to be around women who don't understand is much worse.
I spent a little time in a peace activist community and I have seen Carol's type before. Many peace activists are great, but IMO there are just as many who need to live in a constant state of anger at something or another. In my expert psychiatric diagnosis, some people just continually project their inner turmoil out into the external world. They fight an outward battle rather than the inward battle, which is actually much more difficult. Gandydancer ( talk) 14:45, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
I thought you might have some input [ [3]]. This was settled long ago, and now is being quibbled over by people who don't seem to actually have much to do with regional history; too many names in the region derive from the double-l spelling for there to be any substance invoking the single-l version now seemingly favoured by this discussion of the blind led by the uninformed. Quantitative reading of citations over qualitative ones, and lack of knowledge of the subject matter, are the bugbears of too many name discussions. I've been doing a good "job" of staying away from Wikipedia, but this one I decided to weigh in on because of some of the nonsense and narrow views being heard.....by those who don't actually work on the article, as in so many cases, beyond count. Skookum1 ( talk) 06:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
Just wondering why you inserted that the NKT is 'parent organization' of the WSS? (this was the effect of the revert you made) Are there any reliable sources for this? We need to be careful about writing stuff in the voice of Wikipedia that clearly ain't true... Take care, Audrey Audrey37 ( talk) 22:53, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
Thank you for your support. On Talk:Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), you can see that I have put a similar argumentation as that I have put on Talk:Rondo in C minor (Bruckner). Is it OK for you?
Best regards, -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 11:52, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Time to get this one out of the sandbox, I think. Tigerboy1966 22:24, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Tigerboy1966:, I got the Kaleem Shah article out first, it was farther along because I had a userfied version to start from. Feel free to play in the Bayern sandbox, I threw in some stuff, User:Montanabw/Bayern_(horse), but more needed, particularly your standardized blurbs! Montanabw (talk) 08:09, 21 September 2014 (UTC) User:Montanabw/Bayern_(horse)
Nikkimaria remains stiff-necked and does not accept my argumentation about the selection of a discography. A real dialogue of the deaf...
See my last reply concerning the selected discography on Talk:Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), subsection "How does a work / performance get notability?" and the comments I have put about the Discography on Talk:Vexilla regis (Bruckner), Talk:Virga Jesse (Bruckner), Talk:Locus iste and Talk:Ecce sacerdos magnus (Bruckner).
Till a consensus is achieved I will not amend the discography, but put my comments on the talk pages, so that other users can react. -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 10:30, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
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— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:04, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
On my watchlist now. Dougweller ( talk) 13:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
The Mediation Committee has proposed to reject the Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rondo in C minor (Bruckner) and Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), because "Primary opponent has declined mediation" and they recommend "Probably ought to go to lower-level dispute resolution first, after additional discussion on the article talk pages".
It is what I am doing, with long-lasting, strenuous, time-consuming discussions and eventually a not very positive outcome, because of Nikki's stiff-necked attitude.
Nikki has in the meantime drafted a few pages on Bruckner's motets, with again the same kind of discussions and again a not very positive outcome.
Please let me know what you would propose to come out of this situation unto a kind of gentlemen's agreement. -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 10:27, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your support!
Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (
To reply)
09:37, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
I sometimes forget that the "(thank)" feature requires a confirmation dialog, not just a click, so I'm not sure my "thank" attempts actually went through, about this or that. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 04:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Please notice that some users are using the same abbreviations such as "DL" and "DS". VictoriaGrayson Talk 13:06, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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If 2 NKT accounts a) use the same abbreviations "DS" and "DL" b) make a big deal about being a new account c) complain about being treated badly by older accounts is that enough for SPI? Or is that a Quantum leap over Manhattan? VictoriaGrayson Talk 00:11, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
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Don't know if you've seen this story [4]. The comments give you a hint of the sheer incomprehension we feel on this side of the pond at the response of US racing authorities to doping offences. Tigerboy1966 20:55, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
Please see Audrey37's latest edits, especially to the 14th Dalai Lama page. Pinging @ Cullen328: as well. VictoriaGrayson Talk 22:57, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Evidence. Please add your evidence by October 17, 2014, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm ( T• C• G• E) 14:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi,
I've just put Barry Williams (spree killer) up for GA (my first attempt), if you're interested. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:41, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment at Talk:Guoxia; that's a puzzle. So, I started looking at that editor's contribs; it seems from the user talk page that this problem was identified at the time, but not, unfortunately, dealt with. I don't (so far) think it is big enough to justify a CCI, but there are extensive probems. Question: would you prefer that I do not slap a {{ cclean}} notice on Talk:Banker Horse? I'd normally do so, as this version was substantially copied from here. Though the copied stuff is all long gone, it seems sensible to note that the issue has been seen and dealt with; but I don't want to seem (or be) unduly heavy-handed, hence this note. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 21:53, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for mail and other questions. I haven't given you any answers because I don't have any to give. I have no interest whatsoever in the sort of argumentation and confrontation some people enjoy; nor do I have any inclination to stand by and watch another project get walked all over like the bird one did (that discussion should probably be re-opened, too). So it's the classic rock/hard place. As for Landrace, that seems to be wall-to-wall fork, synth and OR, trying to create a topic out of thin air. It should probably be a dab, with links to Breed and Cultivar; AfD might be the way to get it there. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 21:53, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Yup. Exactly what I mean. Exhibit A here
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I'm torn if you should keep at that. On the one hand it's an unnecessary dramafest, but on the other it is causing some clueless people to waste their time reading all of that. Sometimes TL;DR is a good thing. My question to SMcC before was sincere. I've never seen the guy before, nor know what you two have been arguing about but If everyone says the same thing, then you might just want to consider the possibility they are right. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 04:18, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
I'm putting together some of carols greatest hits as it were for the ARB page. Where did she acuse you of being a man? I didn't find this, though I more likely missed it. Thanks. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 00:02, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
Just logged in for the first time in a while (didn't realize I was logged out) and noticed a reversion of yours that I think is mistaken. I don't know the best etiquette for these discussions. I posted to /info/en/?search=Talk:Travois and now drop you a line here. Cheers! Claudia ( talk) 00:23, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
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So, the CCI is open. I was very impressed that you'd got to Java Pony, as it wasn't on the list (explanation here) and I'd forgotten about the talk page notices. So that was a total coincidence, but a nice catch. There don't seem to be many useful sources for those Indonesian horses (and there are a lot of them), and they really desperately need some. It looks as if Breeds of empire: the 'invention' of the horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, 1500-1950, by Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart, 2007, might have some useful stuff. Which brings me to the shocking proposal: what if you get that book on library loan and we collaborate on writing a few lines of referenced text for each of them? I can't believe I wrote that; if you don't want to or have other stuff to do, NP. There's one too many of them, BTW - I'll ping you there. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 23:09, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
I think this is unhelpful and a violation of WP:UP#OWN. VQuakr ( talk) 06:33, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
How dare you revert my edit to revert vandalism!!!! Sadly, I got that message this week on an undo. I don't know what it is, but every time I see your name, I smile. I need to see your name more often. You are one of the people who makes this enjoyable. Thank You. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:16, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
So how does one ease into reviewing nominated articles? I'd like to help, but I think the job would be a bit too much to review everything in a nominated article. Do people work in conjunction like an assembly line, focusing on one element at a time? Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 02:27, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi. You reverted me here. Your edit (reverting my own revert of myself) resulted in a link to a dab page. I don't believe we should be linking to a dab page. Tx. -- Epeefleche ( talk) 21:32, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
What type of horse does Shugden ride in older images? Thoroughbred? VictoriaGrayson Talk 21:54, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Its interesting that Prasangika37 inserted a NPOV tag right before major NKT protests were commencing. VictoriaGrayson Talk 19:58, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Montana, you can put a nice infobox on Auguste Bonheur if you want, You know how dagerous you are. Actually, I would like to have one of your infoboxes if possible. Infobox artist is terribly boring. This guy is Rosa Bonheur's little brother, we found him recently. Hafspajen ( talk) 19:10, 23 October 2014 (UTC) Might misunderstod that one. Hafspajen ( talk) 07:13, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
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Greetings Montanabw. There's a new project for organising articles on animal anatomy (shortcut WP:ANAN). You may have noticed that I've linked some horse articles to it. Please feel free to change any assessments you don't agree with. It would be great to have you as a member on the project if it interests you. Regards. -- Epipelagic ( talk) 06:06, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
Re
Talk:Stoor worm#Traill Dennison's long version, I have now come to the realization that with the
HathiTrust description page url I used, you were having problems figuring out what to click to jump to the acual online book page.
So I've replaced url (or tried to) with the "
Full View" link. Now you should be able to view the online version of Dennison's long text and notes (in the US).
The page specific links are:
But you are still formatting it improperly. Please work with the other editors to format sources properly AND include all relevant material, do not just erase other people's sources. Montanabw (talk) 15:46, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
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2014 Breeders' Cup Classic is Saturday, time to start vandal patrol for California Chrome again. Probably won't be as bad as it was this summer for the Triple Crown Series, but can't hurt to have many eyes on vandal patrol. Thanks all! Montanabw (talk) 04:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
What do you know about this standard for minimum bets? I think it was 2 bucks back in the 50s, at least according to the punters in my family. Seems odd they wouldn't increase it with inflation 60 years later. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 22:21, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
here. VictoriaGrayson Talk 20:10, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
Among plenty of other examples, I have to take issue most recently with your abuse of reversion for the sole purpose of disrupting article histories with snide comments, as you did here. If you have time to fill a request for a full citation, just fulfill it. It is unnecessary to waste cycles and raise tempers simply to jab at other editors. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 03:49, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
I have moved the non-disambiguating material to this draft page, in case someone wants to write a proper article on the subject. Disambiguation pages are purely navigational devices (like redirects with multiple targets), so we do not house anything on them except the minimum information needed to direct readers to an unambiguous title. If there is an historical interest in the phrase as there is with an adage like A picture is worth a thousand words or A rising tide lifts all boats, then a case will need to be made that there is enough sourced material to support an article, and that this article conveys the primary meaning of the term. The latter issue should be easy to address, however, if a well-sourced article is made. bd2412 T 04:04, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
It's movie talk and in a few books. Probably best worked into the articles about the movies or something. Montanabw (talk) 08:07, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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That's a 9 on the scale! Montanabw (talk) 21:43, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
And here, a trainwreck of similar magnitude, but of a different realm... -- Pitke ( talk) 23:33, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Sorry about the internal watchlist screwup which I had no inkling about (and frankly still don't really understand what this is about - I'd be greatful when I could understand a bit better).
Is it possible to rescue the discussion that was recently developing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Infobox (I mean before you moved the old page over it again)? -- Francis Schonken ( talk) 21:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
If you have any time, would you kindly look at Shambhala Training. IMO that article relies far too heavily on primary sources. The only secondary or tertiary sources cited are where the article explains some Tibetan terms and concepts. There are no objective secondary sources used in relation to Shambhala Training itself. Consequently the article reads like a subjective promotional piece - not an encyclopaedic article. I've left a note about this on the talk page of the article as well. Chris Fynn ( talk) 16:42, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
(Hopefully this appeal may appeal to your love of equestrian related topics (if only peripherally) and momentarily distract your mind away from Tibetan goblins.) I noticed an article Windhorse but was disappointed to find that it was only related to a film called Windhorse so I moved that to Windhorse (film) which seemed more appropriate. Then I discovered an article Wind Horse (bad name) the content of which properly belongs at Windhorse. But I lack the magic senior wizard's power to move Wind Horse to Windhorse (with some kind of disambiguation for people who actually are are looking for an article on the film)- as a page by that name (currently a re-direct) already exists. What is the best way to proceed from here? I suppose I could cut and paste, but it would seem better If someone could delete Windhorse and then move Wind Horse to Windhorse. I have already taken care of links to Windhorse that did intend to link to the article on the film. (BTW I made the graphic of the Windhorse which I have just posted on Commons and put here for your pleasure.) Chris Fynn ( talk) 18:44, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Its just another NKT site. Its run by Kelsang Rabten. VictoriaGrayson Talk 03:30, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Website is gone now. VictoriaGrayson Talk 22:48, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
what about the other 37s? VictoriaGrayson Talk 03:28, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I, rather stupidly, couldn't help myself from commenting at the GGTF arbcom proposals talk page where I mentioned you by name in regards to your interactions with Carol when the GGTF first started as an example of a battleground attitude in Carol's original assumption you that you were a man. The difs have been part of evidence from the start and had been discussed before so I thought little of it as bringing up an example in a passing remark, but I mentioned you specifically and I've seen other editors take offense to thier named being used without notification. It was a small remark of little consequence but I just want to be sure no offense was taken and if you feel my remark casts that episode in a different light than I said let me know and I'll strike it. Capeo ( talk) 01:05, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
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"You are the master of projection and gaslighting". I'd never seen gaslighting before reading your post containing that sentence. Interesting how a colloquialism comes into academic usage. - Sitush ( talk) 12:31, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
Photo was actually taken from the southeast looking northwest. Rcopeland17 ( talk) 17:52, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
Since you participated in previous discussion about merging the Bach Magnificat articles: After discussion at my user talk page, I have restored the pre-merger situation as best I am able. There may be talk pages left in the wrong place and so forth. I expect a new merger discussion to be started and to be closed by an uninvolved person, preferably another admin. It might be a good idea to inform a relevant wikiproject or two? Yngvadottir ( talk) 20:18, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
As you know, I really love horses. I've found the perfect name for me, the Oglala Sioux name of Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi or Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. I'll have to drop 'Young' off of it and according to my wife, I'll have to drop 'Man' too. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:08, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Article up and running. Haven't spent so long on a US horse article since Carry Back! Lede and background need some work. Tigerboy1966 20:30, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
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I notice you removed me from the authors section of the List of people from Montana page. Any particular reason? I'm not clear on the criteria for being included on that page, but I certainly feel like I meet them all. Did I violate a rule by adding myself to the page? Being a (very) part-time Wikipedian, I may not be up to speed on all of the rules and etiquette. Gary D Robson ( talk) 03:44, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
I have an urge to write on wiki, and the nicest editor I am aware of is you. So to you I say I do wish I still knew how to create articles. I want wiki to include some of the best horses of the past who aren't given their due. Every year a promising 2-year-old comes along and up goes an article which then remains static if the promise goes awry. I'm guilty of that myself. Meanwhile some of the greats have no article at all. Once upon a time I busily wrote over 200 or so articles: horses, races, a few jockeys, a racetrack or two. It was simple. But now I have no idea how to work with wiki except simple editing. Of course, many of my articles are marked as too colorful, not very wiki, and would someone please do something about it. No one ever does - except Silky Sullivan. Silky was cut to shreds. I admit I know too much about Silky because I knew his owner (recently deceased) and had little in the way of citations. That's the problem with the older horses. No online citations. Those today can simply be cited right out of Bloodhorse or wherever. Easy peasy. And there's my whine for the evening as I go about making sure the races are kept up to date the best I can. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 04:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Where you can find a link, Wayback is helpful. It's frustrating that Time, the New York Times, etc have put their articles behind a paywall, though it's "legal" to cite to the hardcopy without a URL (Ealdgyth verified this for me.) The bottom line is where you have books or a paid database subscription, use meticulous citations - have page numbers and full citations so those who might actually care (as opposed to trolls) can independently verify what you wrote (Inter-library loan is a beautiful thing). The main thing is that we can't have too much "color" in these articles, which sucks at times, but oh well, I guess after doing a few articles, we all probably could try to write for publication to let our creative side have free rein! Montanabw (talk) 17:16, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Well, wow. Thank you all. What I'd like to do is a history of American horse racing, or perhaps just the extremely interesting Nantura Stock Farm... but I have a feeling whatever I chose would work better as a book, colorful language and all. I've looked at the way things are going on wiki and with its desire to be dry and encyclopedic (no blame from me) and now with the loss of good citations (if there were any to begin with), I wonder if I belong here. I rather think I don't. I'm not a non-fiction writer in the first place, but even if I were, I simply can't keep to just the facts, ma'am. Although I thank Tigerboy1966 for the great stuff on Silky. And you, Montana, for offering to mess about in a sandbox with me. I hope I haven't wasted your time. But no, I'm not a wiki writer. I know that now. I am a wiki user though. And I'll continue updating races. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 18:42, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi: Gerda is understandably exhausted with the whole matter, but following the closure of Talk:Magnificat (Bach)#Merge discussion against the merge, I could really use a clear statement on whether I need to move any articles over existing redirects, and if so what to where. If I attempt to figure it out, I will probably botch it badly. I am leaving it up to you who know the subject (I won't say "know the score" - oops, I just did) to decide what to reverse from Francis Schonken's earlier moves of material between articles, but I have reverted his actions today at Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 since they appear to be reimplementation of the rejected merge, and have warned him about edit warring with Gerda. I'd appreciate if you could tell me - or find someone else who can - if there is something requiring admin tools to move, title-wise. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:40, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw, just to let you know about what I've said at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article#Wrapping this up, in case there was anything you wanted to say there. Best wishes, Bencherlite Talk 12:04, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
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At pages like Karma in Buddhism some editors are inserting popular Buddhist teachers rather than academic books. VictoriaGrayson Talk 04:55, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Dalai Lama's Gelug school is weird. Just accept it. VictoriaGrayson Talk 21:17, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
OK, so who is "normal" or "mainstream" in your view? Montanabw (talk) 23:24, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
I think Drmies talk has horse problems. Hafspajen ( talk) 03:37, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
Something strange is going on here. You have thanked me twice today. We are mortal horse enemies. We shouldn't be agreeing with each other. Oh great, I see where Hafs is spamming your talk page too. Hafs is like a fly bothering a horse. :) Bgwhite ( talk) 00:55, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
Read your comment and have no idea how to "ping" you. I am a researcher and a writer, not a programmer and often find Wikipedia difficult to navigate. The two articles are written. I think? you can access them here Draft:Kansas Act of 1940 and Draft:Tillie Hardwick. Thank you for your help. Truly appreciate it. SusunW ( talk) 02:51, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
@ SusunW: You "pinged" nicely! Here on Wiki, we tend to use "ping" colloquially as in "let me know - somehoe!" Montanabw (talk) 23:35, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
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I have some images I took sometime back that I can load to commons for her to use.
But thank you VERY MUCH for the tip!
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I wasn't actually planning to write an article, when a friend sent me this obituary today, but...she is fascinating. She was at Wounded Knee. She painted paintings owned by royalty. What can I say? Would you be so kind as to look this one over when you can? Is it possible to use the photograph in the obituary but crop out the words at the bottom? It seems to me that as it has accompanied numerous news articles they have released it to public domain, but I don't know that.
I promise, no new articles until after the New Year. :) Draft:Gina Gray Hope you and yours have a happy holiday, in whatever fashion you celebrate the dead of winter. (I am happy to live in the tropics at this time of year.) SusunW ( talk) 10:41, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
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I missed your comment over on the OR Noticeboard (I did reply now that I saw it) and thought the discussion had been archived so I edited the Splashed White article with a note on the talk page. Since we are still discussing it please feel free to revert my edits. We can continue our discussion either at ORN or on the talk page at Splashed White whichever you prefer. Please ping me on my talk page, that will send me an email notice since I do not edit enough to notice something on my watch list. JBH ( talk) 17:39, 25 December 2014 (UTC) (JBH == jbhunley) PS Merry Christmas!
Can @ Montanabw: or anyone who watches her talk page help me with an edit, okay a bunch of editing :-). I'm working on the termination policy and need some other editors to weigh in. Looks like anyone else who was working on this page stopped looking at in in 2011. If you could read through the Talk:Indian termination policy sections on Republican Administrations?, 14 Termination Laws, Number of tribes/bands terminated?, and Arthur V. Watkins and offer any insight or comment, it would be very much appreciated. SusunW ( talk) 06:05, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
Okay, so based on what you and @ Maunus and Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw·: said, I am going to try to make redlinks and break out the larger sections into articles which will only be briefly summarized on the main page. Think that will make it a whole lot easier. I'm gonna see if I did this right because am about to push the button and create Creating Klamath Termination Act would that be here? Klamath Termination Act and if it works, who puts the banner on it, etc.? And thanks for the tips on my user page as well. SusunW ( talk) 03:19, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
Yay! except that I have no idea how Maunus created the talk or bannered (is that a word?) the page or put that stuff at the bottom. BUT, I am learning how to use this beast :) SusunW ( talk) 03:32, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I know that the women are peers suo jure. In the category, the reference provided shows that women in the House of Lords wanted to be treated as suo jure peers. The point being that peers are always suo jure while peeresses are sometimes suo jure sometimes not. This is because a woman's title does not elevate her husband to a peer unless in special cases (usually if he is a titleholder in his own right) . Peer is more of a status than a title so it can refer to both men and women when referring to the suo jure titleholder.-- Hipposcrashed ( talk) 03:58, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
Feel like helping with the COI at Aro gTér? I could use your help. I'm having trouble with a page with what I think is an obvious COI and stubborn editor... let's just say it needs degaussing of its hagiographical/highly biased writing. The Aro gTér people are a fringe cult; not exactly one but plastic shaman-y, and I think they are editing the page with bias. I'm so not interested in a knife fight right now but I see clear page ownership issues at minimum. You are tough and let's just say I'm not tough right now. Ogress smash! 07:08, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
No idea if it is another example of drive by tagging, but the article has been nominated for GA by other editor. Few dead links and few tagged with {{cn}}. Bladesmulti ( talk) 09:51, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
I don't know if you're up for it, but Passenger pigeon looks almost ready to go to GA as is, bar a bit of copyediting and addressing some tags. Is that something you think you could have a stab at? I remember Bill Bryson being quite scathing about their extinction. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:23, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
You did a great job on the TFA paragraph. I trimmed just a bit and squeezed in one more thing, see what you think. - Dank ( push to talk) 00:46, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for the heads up. Read the latest product. It is better to focus on the horse. The Coburn's have obviously been filling in the blanks while the camera's are focused on them. They are precariously straddling the line between hyping their story and crossing over into the pool where untruths muddy the waters.
I suspect that much of it is already known to the media who are just waiting to film Coburn pass out with bourbon in hand. For instance, the Martin's never complained about their treatment at the Kentucky Derby. Don't know what was wrong with the Coburn's and why they generated such a story...except to keep focus on themselves. Churchill does have a long way to go in terms of physically challenged patrons and the use of volunteers but they have appeared to be trying to do the right thing. Then there is the issue of Coburn not wanting to sell his share of CC for six million for 51%. How could sell 51% when he owns 30%? I suspect that this is the major problem when citing interviews as sources followed by not checking the facts. It takes a lot of time and several different journalists to get at the truth after a poorly written article is based on skewed interviews. It seems to me that a lot of interesting things will come tumbling out in the future...if anyone will be interested at that time.
Loved your work and will try to follow your future projects.------ greensodagal ( talk) 04:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
... they get everywhere... -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 21:40, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
(diff) What was up with it? I've been squinting at my edit, but I'm still quite sure that I improved the grammar... ∴ ZX95 [ discuss 18:03, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
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I may get chastised for making a shortcut to your excellent little bit of mini-essay, but it's a darned useful little thingamawhatzit, and given what's going on in the yammering at User talk:Jimbo Wales/Archive 170#Monkey business and related sections, seems very apt right now....if TLDR is an essay, then your little tidbit should be too; I removed a highly offensive line from TLDR earlier by the way.....I'm not sure with the full phrase if I have to put WP:Brat in a bubble or if Brat in a bubble should be used. WP:BUBBLE maybe too? Skookum1 ( talk) 16:39, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
MfD nomination of User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubbleUser:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 19:16, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
FWIW, "teh drahmahz" is here:
Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Montanabw/Brat in a bubble. Just being helpful. Given that this lived in obscurity as a userspace subpage that no one linked to, I find it amusing that I am now being targeted on precisely the issues that led to the creation of the gender gap task force in the first place. Oh! Forgot to ping them too!
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What are we supposed to do with User:Kjangdom? Kelsang Jangdom is one of the people who organizes various New Kadampa/Shugden campaign organizations. See Dorje Shugden Controversy revision history. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 04:38, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
My understanding is that the NKT is a cult within Buddhism, sort of like the
Unification Church and other cults are to Christianity. I'd say that an example of "what are NPOV editors to do?" can be found in the dramas that have surrounded articles on
Scientology,
Young Earth creationism and related topics. My goal is to stay on the edges of this issue, as I am not an expert in Buddhism, either, (I personally am a liberal Christian within the Methodist tradition, FWIW) but I do believe quite firmly in NPOV and am concerned that NKT does engage in questionable practices and may be linked to the Chinese government. These sources
[1],
[2], and particularly
this, and
this lead me to conclude that we are dealing with a POV-pushing issue here.
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The Writer's Barnstar |
Thanks for your work on California Chrome, and congratulations on getting it through FAC. I am sorry I never made it back for another round of comments, but it looks like I wasn't needed. Keep up the great work, and God bless! Go Phightins ! 21:52, 10 August 2014 (UTC) |
Well done!! Surprised I didn't hear about it this personally though! Did I piss you off with my review :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montanabw,
Ansel Adams devoted three paragraphs to the Varians in his 1985 autobiography. The anecdote is on pages 140-141 of my paperback copy. Adams described an assignment from Life magazine to photograph "mad scientists". He describes the humorous aftermath, with people writing letters to the editor and to the Varians, trying to figure out what the experimental gear in the photos was. This may well be the photo session that is the source of the photos in your Wikipedia article. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:29, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
@ Cullen328: OMG! Your info would be a gold mine. Please (pretty please with lots of maple sugar on top!) feel free to trot over there ( Russell and Sigurd Varian) and add anything to the article that you can source to any of your hardcopy books or other resources! I would really enjoy taking that article to GA or farther, and it works best when there is a collaborator (two heads are better than one!) Having just finished the FAC for Cal Chrome (see above) and finishing up the PR and polishing for my next FAC ( Bazy Tankersley), I'm casting about for the next article to pop into the queue. I found working on those fellows to be absolutely fascinating - the dovetailing of radar and tech during WWII, combined with the birth of Silicon Valley coupled with a conservation ethic and a whiff of socialist idealism was an incredible mix. Amazing. FWIW, I got there after writing the BLP Sheila Varian - about their niece, whose horse ranch was, basically, bankrolled by "Aunt Dorothy" - then writing John Osborne Varian - about Russell and Sigurd's father. Positively amazing family. Montanabw (talk) 18:19, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, could you take a look at my note on your nomination? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 09:52, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello, would you be interested in working on Equus for GA? LittleJerry ( talk) 19:38, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:03, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for
your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edits to
California Chrome, it is recommended that you use the
preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, reduces
edit conflicts, and prevents clogging up
recent changes and the
page history. Tough choice: this template or a trout.
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Oh for crying out loud, I just took the thing to FAC, didn't anyone tell you not to template the regulars? Montanabw (talk) 04:00, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Plip!
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The Shaggy Pony Award |
For the great research, great editing, and great fostering of the Featured Article on Soring—which must have left you pooped, isolated, and with no time for grooming...just like a pony in winter! - Tim1965 ( talk) 02:11, 21 August 2014 (UTC) |
Thanks! Montanabw (talk) 03:03, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
Its fine now. Until tomorrow, when they do it again. They do it everyday at the same time, in the same order. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 07:09, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your thanks! The note I've inserted may be discutable, but the rest is careful copy-editing. And I'd already corretced the level of some subheaders two times; Vic reverted, without taking a proper look, and then you reverted too... Best regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 07:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
On getting Horse Protection Act of 1970 on to the front page. As soon as I saw it I thought "I bet that's Montanabw's article". Bayern (horse) will definitely be due for an article if he overcomes Wicked Strong and Tonalist in the Travers. Tigerboy1966 12:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello, Montanabw. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. VictoriaGrayson ( talk) 00:13, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
Nice one! LOL just don't google image "Asian ass" or "Indian wild ass" without a filter though, it might turn up something which might be better suited to Bomis :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:29, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
My humour is wasted on wikipedians!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
LOL!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:45, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
Well we have a few weeks protection for the horse worship article. Fall is already in the air here so I hope that you haven't had snow already :-) Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 05:05, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your amendments to riding hall. I appreciate your improvements. However, on the way you have made assumptions about UK English which are not quite true - the "arena" is the space inside the hall for the horses, not a US vs. UK term. And so far from "internationalizing" the article you have "Americanized" it with terms like bleachers and bathrooms. The article needs to be consistent and I agree international English is useful. There is also an article on sandwich panel. And draught netting is a translation of Windschutznetze - wind protection nets from the German Wiki article. Hope that helps. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:39, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
After reviewing your request for the account creator right, I have enabled the flag on your account. Keep in mind these things:
If you no longer require the right, let me know, or ask any other administrator. Drop a note if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of the account creator right. Happy editing! Keilana| Parlez ici 18:48, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
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The Prairie Flowers Award |
Great fun meeting you at last! Perhaps you'd like to polish up Emily E. Sloan, created just for you ... Monumenteer2014camper ( talk) 17:26, 1 September 2014 (UTC) |
Hello Montanabw,
I have not forgotten your request regarding the Varians. One week ago, Napa and Vallejo, the cities where I spend most of my time, were hit by a 6.0 earthquake. It has been a sad situation filled also with inspiration. Today, my wife, son and I visited damaged historic buildings, and I photographed them for Wikimedia Commons. We stopped by an antique shop we've visited many times before, and they said 80% of their fragile items were destroyed. But not books. I found this, which I hope you can excerpt and use in some way:
WHAT MAJESTIC WORD
In memory of Russell Varian
BY
ANSEL ADAMS
PORTFOLIO FOUR
SIERRA CLUB * SAN FRANCISCO
1963
"The production of a Portfolio of creative photographs of the natural scene seemed from the start to be an appropriate expression of tribute and affecton for Russell Varian. The fact that original prints were considered gave a more intense validity to the project than would obtain from reproductions in a book, no matter how fine they might be. In addition, the excerpts from his writings, and the poetry of his father, John O. Varian, accentuate the highly personal character of this presentation.
In selecting from a considerable number of appropriate images the particular and inevitable photographs for inclusion in the Portfolio I was constantly aware of a man of great intellect and mystical perceptions. To him nature was a fundamental spiritual reality. He was not a place-gatherer, or a mountain-winner, or did he in any way approach the world as prey for egotistical conquest. His Irish forebears, his poet father, his exposure to the subtle beauty of dunes and forests as a youth, and his life-long love affair with the rocks, trees, clouds, lights and storms comprising the vast Divine Performance in which we live, accumulated in him a grandeur of spirit and a magnificence of mind and heart unique in our time.
Hence, every photograph in this Portfolio is related in some direct or indirect way to the places, things and moods Russell Varian loved. In some, the essences of light and space dominate; in others the substance of rock and wood, and the luminous insistence of growing things. Shapes of nature, transformed into what the artist calls forms by the controlled eye and the perceptive spirit, are presented here as the equivalents of experience. Obviously such equivalents could never be inclusive as the experiences are practically infinite. It is my intention to present -- through the medium of photography -- intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators, just as they might have had meaning to him. And through them I hope that some of the quality, sensitivity and heart of Russell Varian may be revealed -- at least suggested to a world in need of the vast and patient benedictions of nature and the benefactions of noble men."
Carmel, California
October 1, 1963
Ansel Adams
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My apologies for not spotting your response to my query about Pesky on Eric's talk page earlier. Please would you pass on my best wishes to her if/when you next meet up on Facebook or wherever. She has had a rough time lately. I'm sure I'm not the only one who misses her here but, more importantly, I think that she needs to know that people care. I do. . - Sitush ( talk) 01:09, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
Thank you for the transfer of the data I had put in Intermezzo (Bruckner) before Nikkimaria blanked it to make a redirecting page. Thereafter she deleted some of the transferred data including the infobox.
Nikkimaria did also the same previously in Rondo in C minor (Bruckner). You had then restored the infobox, which she afterwards deleted again.
I do not understand why she deletes the infoboxes, as well as some of my other edits, which are all substantiated by reliable references (she also deletes), and which are in accordance with other pages I have created or updated concerning Anton Bruckner's compositions.
Please arbitrate, -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 08:22, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
Meneerke bloem suggested I invite you to paricipate in Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rondo in C minor (Bruckner) and Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner)
FYI, reformatting Meneerke bloem's initial mediation request according to the required template automatically made me an involved party, although I have no conflict either way with any of the other involved parties, not on the topic of this mediation, nor in any other way. This makes my understanding of the matters at hand rather low (I expressed my desinterestedness at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music#Please mediate). So a helping hand may be welcome for the mediation? -- Francis Schonken ( talk) 09:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I noticed that you were active in WikiProject Veterinary medicine and was wondering if you could take a look at a draft article I produced and shared here on a page where I have a COI. In particular, the second paragraph of the History section of the my draft is regarding a veterinary-type issue where my COI seems particularly relevant. I felt the lean in the draft towards the food not being contaminated was appropriate based on comments from vets and the FDA, but it's possible I have a skewed perspective and would appreciate a second look if you have time. CorporateM ( Talk) 14:25, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I was intrigued by your comment at the current case request, because, while I am unable to work on it for a few days at least, I am mulling over an essay I hope to write, tentatively titled "Time and Place"-- S Philbrick (Talk) 23:01, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
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In going through the list of ambiguous links, I came upon asil (as Faizhaider did last night). I've converted all seven of the links to pipe through the (disambiguation) redirect (per WP:INTDABLINK), since you stated in an edit summary that the link is intentional. From a look at the disambiguation page, it's clear why the links are intentional. I figured I'd give you a heads up that I did this, as I'm sure these changes will all appear on your watchlist. This piping will also prevent these links from appearing on the disambiguation lists created for WP:DPL, so we'll leave them alone in the future.
Is there enough information out there about the concept of "asil" to create an article, even a short one? - Niceguyedc Go Huskies! 09:28, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
BW, I wish you had at least asked about this first. As this goes forward, I really want to avoid having to include all the vigilante and mob violence crap that happened after statehood. The article focuses on the pre-territory and territorial period, but now anyone who wants to challenge it on a "comprehensiveness" basis can insist on adding all that statehood crap. A lot of stuff on Montana in WP is screwed up that way. There's was a cogent reason for renaming the article. Oh by the way, it also broke the GAN nomination. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 21:02, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Mike Cline:, a lot of "the other stuff" doesn't deserve to be called "vigilantism" (i.e. Frank Little, etc.) Those were mob lynchings. That's the stuff the needs a spinoff, not the actual mainstream period. Much as I have my issues with the over-heroicizing of the Vigilantes (no doubt in part because I must endure a two-hour annual high school skip day parade every year honoring them, which ties up downtown traffic for almost the entire afternoon... sigh), the 1863-1889 period was what it was all about. Montanabw (talk) 21:08, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
I see you just changed it to east, but I'm still curious as to how Lockwood could be considered southeast of Billings. This looks like northeast to me. T C N7JM 09:48, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
The highway and river don't run due east-west there, but in essence, the bulk of the area is on the "south" (OK, more southeast) side of the Yellowstone River, look at where the school is and such. Montanabw (talk) 09:54, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
Quite happy to contribute to this although the reflinks outage is driving me nuts. The creator is a v.good editor, but one of those who pops up to do a ton of work and then disappears for months. I think it's something to do with "having a life", a concept I have always struggled with. For some reason I have developed an interest in Standardbred pacers and am engaged in such life-changing issues as whether or not there should be an apostrophe in Matt's Scooter. Tigerboy1966 20:26, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
Your sources you cite also still claim that the Tuskegee 'never lost a bomber' a claim proved FALSE over and over. None of the Tuskegee airmen participated in any of the Normandy Invasion plans.
Both the 332nd and 99th were based in Italy. Much too far away for a mission across France to Normandy. Your sources are home grown websites that glamorize the 'Red-Tails'. Not printed facts. 63.72.235.5 ( talk) 14:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montana, it's been good to see you around, especially at the Lady's Aide Society meetings. IMO, you are one of the very few that seems to actually understand what feminism is really about. Like you I was around in the early years, but from what I'm am seeing from a few of the leaders of the War on Uncivilness, you'd think that we were still stuck way back then with no progress in the last 40 years. It's bad enough to call myself a feminist around men who are less likely to understand what it means, but to be around women who don't understand is much worse.
I spent a little time in a peace activist community and I have seen Carol's type before. Many peace activists are great, but IMO there are just as many who need to live in a constant state of anger at something or another. In my expert psychiatric diagnosis, some people just continually project their inner turmoil out into the external world. They fight an outward battle rather than the inward battle, which is actually much more difficult. Gandydancer ( talk) 14:45, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
I thought you might have some input [ [3]]. This was settled long ago, and now is being quibbled over by people who don't seem to actually have much to do with regional history; too many names in the region derive from the double-l spelling for there to be any substance invoking the single-l version now seemingly favoured by this discussion of the blind led by the uninformed. Quantitative reading of citations over qualitative ones, and lack of knowledge of the subject matter, are the bugbears of too many name discussions. I've been doing a good "job" of staying away from Wikipedia, but this one I decided to weigh in on because of some of the nonsense and narrow views being heard.....by those who don't actually work on the article, as in so many cases, beyond count. Skookum1 ( talk) 06:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
Just wondering why you inserted that the NKT is 'parent organization' of the WSS? (this was the effect of the revert you made) Are there any reliable sources for this? We need to be careful about writing stuff in the voice of Wikipedia that clearly ain't true... Take care, Audrey Audrey37 ( talk) 22:53, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
Thank you for your support. On Talk:Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), you can see that I have put a similar argumentation as that I have put on Talk:Rondo in C minor (Bruckner). Is it OK for you?
Best regards, -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 11:52, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Time to get this one out of the sandbox, I think. Tigerboy1966 22:24, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Tigerboy1966:, I got the Kaleem Shah article out first, it was farther along because I had a userfied version to start from. Feel free to play in the Bayern sandbox, I threw in some stuff, User:Montanabw/Bayern_(horse), but more needed, particularly your standardized blurbs! Montanabw (talk) 08:09, 21 September 2014 (UTC) User:Montanabw/Bayern_(horse)
Nikkimaria remains stiff-necked and does not accept my argumentation about the selection of a discography. A real dialogue of the deaf...
See my last reply concerning the selected discography on Talk:Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), subsection "How does a work / performance get notability?" and the comments I have put about the Discography on Talk:Vexilla regis (Bruckner), Talk:Virga Jesse (Bruckner), Talk:Locus iste and Talk:Ecce sacerdos magnus (Bruckner).
Till a consensus is achieved I will not amend the discography, but put my comments on the talk pages, so that other users can react. -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 10:30, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
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— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:04, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
On my watchlist now. Dougweller ( talk) 13:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
Dear Montanabw,
The Mediation Committee has proposed to reject the Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rondo in C minor (Bruckner) and Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner), because "Primary opponent has declined mediation" and they recommend "Probably ought to go to lower-level dispute resolution first, after additional discussion on the article talk pages".
It is what I am doing, with long-lasting, strenuous, time-consuming discussions and eventually a not very positive outcome, because of Nikki's stiff-necked attitude.
Nikki has in the meantime drafted a few pages on Bruckner's motets, with again the same kind of discussions and again a not very positive outcome.
Please let me know what you would propose to come out of this situation unto a kind of gentlemen's agreement. -- Réginald alias Meneerke bloem ( To reply) 10:27, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your support!
Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (
To reply)
09:37, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
I sometimes forget that the "(thank)" feature requires a confirmation dialog, not just a click, so I'm not sure my "thank" attempts actually went through, about this or that. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 04:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Please notice that some users are using the same abbreviations such as "DL" and "DS". VictoriaGrayson Talk 13:06, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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If 2 NKT accounts a) use the same abbreviations "DS" and "DL" b) make a big deal about being a new account c) complain about being treated badly by older accounts is that enough for SPI? Or is that a Quantum leap over Manhattan? VictoriaGrayson Talk 00:11, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
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Don't know if you've seen this story [4]. The comments give you a hint of the sheer incomprehension we feel on this side of the pond at the response of US racing authorities to doping offences. Tigerboy1966 20:55, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
Please see Audrey37's latest edits, especially to the 14th Dalai Lama page. Pinging @ Cullen328: as well. VictoriaGrayson Talk 22:57, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Evidence. Please add your evidence by October 17, 2014, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm ( T• C• G• E) 14:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi,
I've just put Barry Williams (spree killer) up for GA (my first attempt), if you're interested. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:41, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment at Talk:Guoxia; that's a puzzle. So, I started looking at that editor's contribs; it seems from the user talk page that this problem was identified at the time, but not, unfortunately, dealt with. I don't (so far) think it is big enough to justify a CCI, but there are extensive probems. Question: would you prefer that I do not slap a {{ cclean}} notice on Talk:Banker Horse? I'd normally do so, as this version was substantially copied from here. Though the copied stuff is all long gone, it seems sensible to note that the issue has been seen and dealt with; but I don't want to seem (or be) unduly heavy-handed, hence this note. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 21:53, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for mail and other questions. I haven't given you any answers because I don't have any to give. I have no interest whatsoever in the sort of argumentation and confrontation some people enjoy; nor do I have any inclination to stand by and watch another project get walked all over like the bird one did (that discussion should probably be re-opened, too). So it's the classic rock/hard place. As for Landrace, that seems to be wall-to-wall fork, synth and OR, trying to create a topic out of thin air. It should probably be a dab, with links to Breed and Cultivar; AfD might be the way to get it there. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 21:53, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Yup. Exactly what I mean. Exhibit A here
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I'm torn if you should keep at that. On the one hand it's an unnecessary dramafest, but on the other it is causing some clueless people to waste their time reading all of that. Sometimes TL;DR is a good thing. My question to SMcC before was sincere. I've never seen the guy before, nor know what you two have been arguing about but If everyone says the same thing, then you might just want to consider the possibility they are right. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 04:18, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
I'm putting together some of carols greatest hits as it were for the ARB page. Where did she acuse you of being a man? I didn't find this, though I more likely missed it. Thanks. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 00:02, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
Just logged in for the first time in a while (didn't realize I was logged out) and noticed a reversion of yours that I think is mistaken. I don't know the best etiquette for these discussions. I posted to /info/en/?search=Talk:Travois and now drop you a line here. Cheers! Claudia ( talk) 00:23, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
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So, the CCI is open. I was very impressed that you'd got to Java Pony, as it wasn't on the list (explanation here) and I'd forgotten about the talk page notices. So that was a total coincidence, but a nice catch. There don't seem to be many useful sources for those Indonesian horses (and there are a lot of them), and they really desperately need some. It looks as if Breeds of empire: the 'invention' of the horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, 1500-1950, by Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart, 2007, might have some useful stuff. Which brings me to the shocking proposal: what if you get that book on library loan and we collaborate on writing a few lines of referenced text for each of them? I can't believe I wrote that; if you don't want to or have other stuff to do, NP. There's one too many of them, BTW - I'll ping you there. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 23:09, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
I think this is unhelpful and a violation of WP:UP#OWN. VQuakr ( talk) 06:33, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
How dare you revert my edit to revert vandalism!!!! Sadly, I got that message this week on an undo. I don't know what it is, but every time I see your name, I smile. I need to see your name more often. You are one of the people who makes this enjoyable. Thank You. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:16, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
So how does one ease into reviewing nominated articles? I'd like to help, but I think the job would be a bit too much to review everything in a nominated article. Do people work in conjunction like an assembly line, focusing on one element at a time? Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 02:27, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi. You reverted me here. Your edit (reverting my own revert of myself) resulted in a link to a dab page. I don't believe we should be linking to a dab page. Tx. -- Epeefleche ( talk) 21:32, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
What type of horse does Shugden ride in older images? Thoroughbred? VictoriaGrayson Talk 21:54, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Its interesting that Prasangika37 inserted a NPOV tag right before major NKT protests were commencing. VictoriaGrayson Talk 19:58, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Montana, you can put a nice infobox on Auguste Bonheur if you want, You know how dagerous you are. Actually, I would like to have one of your infoboxes if possible. Infobox artist is terribly boring. This guy is Rosa Bonheur's little brother, we found him recently. Hafspajen ( talk) 19:10, 23 October 2014 (UTC) Might misunderstod that one. Hafspajen ( talk) 07:13, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
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Hello Montanabw:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable
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Hello Montanabw:
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Greetings Montanabw. There's a new project for organising articles on animal anatomy (shortcut WP:ANAN). You may have noticed that I've linked some horse articles to it. Please feel free to change any assessments you don't agree with. It would be great to have you as a member on the project if it interests you. Regards. -- Epipelagic ( talk) 06:06, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
Re
Talk:Stoor worm#Traill Dennison's long version, I have now come to the realization that with the
HathiTrust description page url I used, you were having problems figuring out what to click to jump to the acual online book page.
So I've replaced url (or tried to) with the "
Full View" link. Now you should be able to view the online version of Dennison's long text and notes (in the US).
The page specific links are:
But you are still formatting it improperly. Please work with the other editors to format sources properly AND include all relevant material, do not just erase other people's sources. Montanabw (talk) 15:46, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
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2014 Breeders' Cup Classic is Saturday, time to start vandal patrol for California Chrome again. Probably won't be as bad as it was this summer for the Triple Crown Series, but can't hurt to have many eyes on vandal patrol. Thanks all! Montanabw (talk) 04:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
What do you know about this standard for minimum bets? I think it was 2 bucks back in the 50s, at least according to the punters in my family. Seems odd they wouldn't increase it with inflation 60 years later. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 22:21, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
here. VictoriaGrayson Talk 20:10, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
Among plenty of other examples, I have to take issue most recently with your abuse of reversion for the sole purpose of disrupting article histories with snide comments, as you did here. If you have time to fill a request for a full citation, just fulfill it. It is unnecessary to waste cycles and raise tempers simply to jab at other editors. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 03:49, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
I have moved the non-disambiguating material to this draft page, in case someone wants to write a proper article on the subject. Disambiguation pages are purely navigational devices (like redirects with multiple targets), so we do not house anything on them except the minimum information needed to direct readers to an unambiguous title. If there is an historical interest in the phrase as there is with an adage like A picture is worth a thousand words or A rising tide lifts all boats, then a case will need to be made that there is enough sourced material to support an article, and that this article conveys the primary meaning of the term. The latter issue should be easy to address, however, if a well-sourced article is made. bd2412 T 04:04, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
It's movie talk and in a few books. Probably best worked into the articles about the movies or something. Montanabw (talk) 08:07, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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That's a 9 on the scale! Montanabw (talk) 21:43, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
And here, a trainwreck of similar magnitude, but of a different realm... -- Pitke ( talk) 23:33, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Sorry about the internal watchlist screwup which I had no inkling about (and frankly still don't really understand what this is about - I'd be greatful when I could understand a bit better).
Is it possible to rescue the discussion that was recently developing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Infobox (I mean before you moved the old page over it again)? -- Francis Schonken ( talk) 21:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
If you have any time, would you kindly look at Shambhala Training. IMO that article relies far too heavily on primary sources. The only secondary or tertiary sources cited are where the article explains some Tibetan terms and concepts. There are no objective secondary sources used in relation to Shambhala Training itself. Consequently the article reads like a subjective promotional piece - not an encyclopaedic article. I've left a note about this on the talk page of the article as well. Chris Fynn ( talk) 16:42, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
(Hopefully this appeal may appeal to your love of equestrian related topics (if only peripherally) and momentarily distract your mind away from Tibetan goblins.) I noticed an article Windhorse but was disappointed to find that it was only related to a film called Windhorse so I moved that to Windhorse (film) which seemed more appropriate. Then I discovered an article Wind Horse (bad name) the content of which properly belongs at Windhorse. But I lack the magic senior wizard's power to move Wind Horse to Windhorse (with some kind of disambiguation for people who actually are are looking for an article on the film)- as a page by that name (currently a re-direct) already exists. What is the best way to proceed from here? I suppose I could cut and paste, but it would seem better If someone could delete Windhorse and then move Wind Horse to Windhorse. I have already taken care of links to Windhorse that did intend to link to the article on the film. (BTW I made the graphic of the Windhorse which I have just posted on Commons and put here for your pleasure.) Chris Fynn ( talk) 18:44, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Its just another NKT site. Its run by Kelsang Rabten. VictoriaGrayson Talk 03:30, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Website is gone now. VictoriaGrayson Talk 22:48, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
what about the other 37s? VictoriaGrayson Talk 03:28, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I, rather stupidly, couldn't help myself from commenting at the GGTF arbcom proposals talk page where I mentioned you by name in regards to your interactions with Carol when the GGTF first started as an example of a battleground attitude in Carol's original assumption you that you were a man. The difs have been part of evidence from the start and had been discussed before so I thought little of it as bringing up an example in a passing remark, but I mentioned you specifically and I've seen other editors take offense to thier named being used without notification. It was a small remark of little consequence but I just want to be sure no offense was taken and if you feel my remark casts that episode in a different light than I said let me know and I'll strike it. Capeo ( talk) 01:05, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
"You are the master of projection and gaslighting". I'd never seen gaslighting before reading your post containing that sentence. Interesting how a colloquialism comes into academic usage. - Sitush ( talk) 12:31, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
Photo was actually taken from the southeast looking northwest. Rcopeland17 ( talk) 17:52, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
Since you participated in previous discussion about merging the Bach Magnificat articles: After discussion at my user talk page, I have restored the pre-merger situation as best I am able. There may be talk pages left in the wrong place and so forth. I expect a new merger discussion to be started and to be closed by an uninvolved person, preferably another admin. It might be a good idea to inform a relevant wikiproject or two? Yngvadottir ( talk) 20:18, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
As you know, I really love horses. I've found the perfect name for me, the Oglala Sioux name of Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi or Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. I'll have to drop 'Young' off of it and according to my wife, I'll have to drop 'Man' too. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:08, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Article up and running. Haven't spent so long on a US horse article since Carry Back! Lede and background need some work. Tigerboy1966 20:30, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
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Montanabw
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I notice you removed me from the authors section of the List of people from Montana page. Any particular reason? I'm not clear on the criteria for being included on that page, but I certainly feel like I meet them all. Did I violate a rule by adding myself to the page? Being a (very) part-time Wikipedian, I may not be up to speed on all of the rules and etiquette. Gary D Robson ( talk) 03:44, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
I have an urge to write on wiki, and the nicest editor I am aware of is you. So to you I say I do wish I still knew how to create articles. I want wiki to include some of the best horses of the past who aren't given their due. Every year a promising 2-year-old comes along and up goes an article which then remains static if the promise goes awry. I'm guilty of that myself. Meanwhile some of the greats have no article at all. Once upon a time I busily wrote over 200 or so articles: horses, races, a few jockeys, a racetrack or two. It was simple. But now I have no idea how to work with wiki except simple editing. Of course, many of my articles are marked as too colorful, not very wiki, and would someone please do something about it. No one ever does - except Silky Sullivan. Silky was cut to shreds. I admit I know too much about Silky because I knew his owner (recently deceased) and had little in the way of citations. That's the problem with the older horses. No online citations. Those today can simply be cited right out of Bloodhorse or wherever. Easy peasy. And there's my whine for the evening as I go about making sure the races are kept up to date the best I can. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 04:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Where you can find a link, Wayback is helpful. It's frustrating that Time, the New York Times, etc have put their articles behind a paywall, though it's "legal" to cite to the hardcopy without a URL (Ealdgyth verified this for me.) The bottom line is where you have books or a paid database subscription, use meticulous citations - have page numbers and full citations so those who might actually care (as opposed to trolls) can independently verify what you wrote (Inter-library loan is a beautiful thing). The main thing is that we can't have too much "color" in these articles, which sucks at times, but oh well, I guess after doing a few articles, we all probably could try to write for publication to let our creative side have free rein! Montanabw (talk) 17:16, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Well, wow. Thank you all. What I'd like to do is a history of American horse racing, or perhaps just the extremely interesting Nantura Stock Farm... but I have a feeling whatever I chose would work better as a book, colorful language and all. I've looked at the way things are going on wiki and with its desire to be dry and encyclopedic (no blame from me) and now with the loss of good citations (if there were any to begin with), I wonder if I belong here. I rather think I don't. I'm not a non-fiction writer in the first place, but even if I were, I simply can't keep to just the facts, ma'am. Although I thank Tigerboy1966 for the great stuff on Silky. And you, Montana, for offering to mess about in a sandbox with me. I hope I haven't wasted your time. But no, I'm not a wiki writer. I know that now. I am a wiki user though. And I'll continue updating races. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 18:42, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi: Gerda is understandably exhausted with the whole matter, but following the closure of Talk:Magnificat (Bach)#Merge discussion against the merge, I could really use a clear statement on whether I need to move any articles over existing redirects, and if so what to where. If I attempt to figure it out, I will probably botch it badly. I am leaving it up to you who know the subject (I won't say "know the score" - oops, I just did) to decide what to reverse from Francis Schonken's earlier moves of material between articles, but I have reverted his actions today at Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 since they appear to be reimplementation of the rejected merge, and have warned him about edit warring with Gerda. I'd appreciate if you could tell me - or find someone else who can - if there is something requiring admin tools to move, title-wise. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:40, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw, just to let you know about what I've said at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article#Wrapping this up, in case there was anything you wanted to say there. Best wishes, Bencherlite Talk 12:04, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.
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At pages like Karma in Buddhism some editors are inserting popular Buddhist teachers rather than academic books. VictoriaGrayson Talk 04:55, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Dalai Lama's Gelug school is weird. Just accept it. VictoriaGrayson Talk 21:17, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
OK, so who is "normal" or "mainstream" in your view? Montanabw (talk) 23:24, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
I think Drmies talk has horse problems. Hafspajen ( talk) 03:37, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
Something strange is going on here. You have thanked me twice today. We are mortal horse enemies. We shouldn't be agreeing with each other. Oh great, I see where Hafs is spamming your talk page too. Hafs is like a fly bothering a horse. :) Bgwhite ( talk) 00:55, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
Read your comment and have no idea how to "ping" you. I am a researcher and a writer, not a programmer and often find Wikipedia difficult to navigate. The two articles are written. I think? you can access them here Draft:Kansas Act of 1940 and Draft:Tillie Hardwick. Thank you for your help. Truly appreciate it. SusunW ( talk) 02:51, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
@ SusunW: You "pinged" nicely! Here on Wiki, we tend to use "ping" colloquially as in "let me know - somehoe!" Montanabw (talk) 23:35, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
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I have some images I took sometime back that I can load to commons for her to use.
But thank you VERY MUCH for the tip!
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I wasn't actually planning to write an article, when a friend sent me this obituary today, but...she is fascinating. She was at Wounded Knee. She painted paintings owned by royalty. What can I say? Would you be so kind as to look this one over when you can? Is it possible to use the photograph in the obituary but crop out the words at the bottom? It seems to me that as it has accompanied numerous news articles they have released it to public domain, but I don't know that.
I promise, no new articles until after the New Year. :) Draft:Gina Gray Hope you and yours have a happy holiday, in whatever fashion you celebrate the dead of winter. (I am happy to live in the tropics at this time of year.) SusunW ( talk) 10:41, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
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Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. - Ealdgyth - Talk 15:06, 25 December 2014 (UTC) |
I missed your comment over on the OR Noticeboard (I did reply now that I saw it) and thought the discussion had been archived so I edited the Splashed White article with a note on the talk page. Since we are still discussing it please feel free to revert my edits. We can continue our discussion either at ORN or on the talk page at Splashed White whichever you prefer. Please ping me on my talk page, that will send me an email notice since I do not edit enough to notice something on my watch list. JBH ( talk) 17:39, 25 December 2014 (UTC) (JBH == jbhunley) PS Merry Christmas!
Can @ Montanabw: or anyone who watches her talk page help me with an edit, okay a bunch of editing :-). I'm working on the termination policy and need some other editors to weigh in. Looks like anyone else who was working on this page stopped looking at in in 2011. If you could read through the Talk:Indian termination policy sections on Republican Administrations?, 14 Termination Laws, Number of tribes/bands terminated?, and Arthur V. Watkins and offer any insight or comment, it would be very much appreciated. SusunW ( talk) 06:05, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
Okay, so based on what you and @ Maunus and Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw·: said, I am going to try to make redlinks and break out the larger sections into articles which will only be briefly summarized on the main page. Think that will make it a whole lot easier. I'm gonna see if I did this right because am about to push the button and create Creating Klamath Termination Act would that be here? Klamath Termination Act and if it works, who puts the banner on it, etc.? And thanks for the tips on my user page as well. SusunW ( talk) 03:19, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
Yay! except that I have no idea how Maunus created the talk or bannered (is that a word?) the page or put that stuff at the bottom. BUT, I am learning how to use this beast :) SusunW ( talk) 03:32, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I know that the women are peers suo jure. In the category, the reference provided shows that women in the House of Lords wanted to be treated as suo jure peers. The point being that peers are always suo jure while peeresses are sometimes suo jure sometimes not. This is because a woman's title does not elevate her husband to a peer unless in special cases (usually if he is a titleholder in his own right) . Peer is more of a status than a title so it can refer to both men and women when referring to the suo jure titleholder.-- Hipposcrashed ( talk) 03:58, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
Feel like helping with the COI at Aro gTér? I could use your help. I'm having trouble with a page with what I think is an obvious COI and stubborn editor... let's just say it needs degaussing of its hagiographical/highly biased writing. The Aro gTér people are a fringe cult; not exactly one but plastic shaman-y, and I think they are editing the page with bias. I'm so not interested in a knife fight right now but I see clear page ownership issues at minimum. You are tough and let's just say I'm not tough right now. Ogress smash! 07:08, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
No idea if it is another example of drive by tagging, but the article has been nominated for GA by other editor. Few dead links and few tagged with {{cn}}. Bladesmulti ( talk) 09:51, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
I don't know if you're up for it, but Passenger pigeon looks almost ready to go to GA as is, bar a bit of copyediting and addressing some tags. Is that something you think you could have a stab at? I remember Bill Bryson being quite scathing about their extinction. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:23, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
You did a great job on the TFA paragraph. I trimmed just a bit and squeezed in one more thing, see what you think. - Dank ( push to talk) 00:46, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
This is to inform you that William Robinson Brown, which you nominated at WP:FAC, will appear on the Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 17 January 2015. The proposed main page blurb is here; you may amend if necessary. Please check for dead links and other possible faults before the appearance date. Brianboulton ( talk) 10:03, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
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