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I don't suppose we could make this edit official WP policy? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:53, 29 December 2013 (UTC) |
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Hello Montanabw: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:35, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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Happy New Year! Hope you are having a lovely time!!!! All the best for you, you surly dismal-dreaming scut!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hafspajen ( talk) 19:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hello Montanabw, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition began on 1 January. There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn ( talk · contribs), The ed17 ( talk · contribs) and Miyagawa ( talk · contribs) 18:17, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I've listed Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter for peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter/archive1 and would appreciate it if you would take a look at it (if you have the time). Thanks, GregJackP Boomer! 19:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
I have a lot of interest in horse and horse related areas. I'm no expert on horses, but I have dabbled a bit here and there on horse related articles. Any help needed in any specific articles or areas?( Littleolive oil ( talk) 15:35, 6 January 2014 (UTC))
@ Littleolive oil: I've been wanting to work on BLPs lately, especially women jockeys. Does that interest you? They're all in pretty poor shape, so low-hanging fruit for the wikicup, also (!) One I am working on now is Rosie Napravnik and the other one I'd love to get to GA is Julie Krone. If you are interested in a Canadian jockey, the Emma-Jayne Wilson article needs work. If horse racing isn't your gig, I can sure point you at any number of other things that need help (If you are conversant with MEDRS in general, several horse health articles need work too, some are vital to our project and only C-class at best, notably the two big ones, horse colic and laminitis. Oh, there's only 3,000+ tagged for WPEQ, I'm certain we can find something!!! LOL!! Montanabw (talk) 16:51, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Just wondering why you have reverted my changes to Cowboy? My thinking was that it is often considered unprofessional and rude (not saying that is your intent) to call someone by only their last name. Since this is not a quote I thought it would be appropriate to have some sort of title before his last name. Do you agree? Ednyfed ( talk) 17:27, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
While, intuitively, I agree that it inconceivable that horses were not ridden long before they were driven, as a person without any experience with horses, I'm stumped trying to explain exactly why ... I can only guess but not speak with any authority at all. So I'd be highly interested in your thoughts on the matter. (You might wish to respond on Talk:Domestication of the horse#riding/drawing.) -- Florian Blaschke ( talk) 20:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Take a look at the article; keep in mind that horses were domesticated on the steppes, not in the more settled areas, driving implies wheels, which implies roads. Riding is far more efficient. A book by David Anthony, The Horse, the Wheel, and Language - cited in the article and the studies underlying the book are also cited - goes into a lot of detail on this. I'll pop by there too. Montanabw (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Looks to be moving through the process fairly smoothly. With articles like this I sometimes feel like I ran the second leg in a relay race and am now sitting panting by the side of the track whilst you take the baton across the line. Sorry if my Britticisms on dates held things up. Still chugging along with my start/C class articles and I have managed to do one on an American-trained two-year-old No Nay Never. Deep breath as we wait for the Eclipse Award results. Tigerboy1966 23:15, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
@ Tigerboy1966: Well, Wise Dan mops up again, probably deservedly, given everything, but dang it, I'd like to see them run him at any distance other than a mile. What did you think of the Castellano win? $26 million nothing to sneeze at...but... Montanabw (talk) 05:33, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
I just found out Douglas Lake bought up Alkali Lake.... by looking up a dead citation on Douglas Lake Cattle Company. Here, you should have a read. Also, been scanning my grandfather's Spanish-American War volume of photos, some real cool horsey pics, in 1200 dpi so I think too large to put on flickr and it'll take a while to save some down to 300 dpi and compressed, I'm still buzzing at it; but a few shots made me think of you and your equestrian passion. Email me, or wait until I find a gallery for them; I'm selling the book, y'see, but rescuing the images for family archiving purposes..and so maybe when I get back to Asia I can find out more about where Granddad got to and so on... Skookum1 ( talk) 07:21, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
Hard to say which was which in some cases, i.e. things taken on orders in the course of his military duties, snaps around camp or of filipino individuals or family groups; ceremonials probably in the course of military duty; the horse shots tend to be casual portraits; but he might have been in his official capacity at all times, simply by dint of having his uniform on and being on duty? Skookum1 ( talk) 03:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
@ Wehwalt:There may be kind and helpful admins at Commons who could take your back if the gurus of such things can agree in advance that the images are probably copacetic. I think I recall one of the rounds of trouble you had before, but wasn't that a batch that wouldn't qualify under PD+70? I'm pinging Wehwalt, as he is knowledgable about that era and about image stuff. Montanabw (talk) 05:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
The article Mucho Macho Man you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mucho Macho Man for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 07:32, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the links to Ballotpedia and other external links. I didn't realize those were "live" when I deleted them -- I thought they were a template for something that wasn't yet populated.
I also added the .pdf of the IG report as a reference in the body of the article -- you took it out as an external link, and I think it fits better as a reference for the topic in question.
Thanks,
Billmckern ( talk) 12:14, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Apologies for the awkward rewrite in the FIP article. My goal was to represent recent changes in the understanding of this disease. Great article, but it needs a few updates. Thanks for your consideration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cytovet ( talk • contribs) 18:02, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw. I'm working on new templates for animal welfare - I'd really appreciate you having a look at Template Talk:Animal welfare and leaving feedback. Come and join my gang ;-) __ DrChrissy ( talk) 01:04, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
One of my FB friends, who's also a noted local author Sage Birchwater, who could use an article some day (I mean he couldn't use the article, but wikipedia could), posted this 1941 video shot by the "Indian Nurse" and at a certain point onwards by a young Indian boy. The soundtrack isn't from the period, though the style of fiddling may be local....the US flag you'll see would have always shown up for any event drawing an international crowd; the Williams Lake Stampede is one of BC's larger rodeos and draws competitors from the Mountain States and beyond. This is all amazing footage....sending it to you because of the horseflesh in it. I think I made an article on Sugarcane, as Williams Lake Indian Reserve No. 1 is called (might be in Wikipedia as Williams Lake 1); the reference is to a sweet-tasting reed that grows on the marge of the eponymous lake. See Williams Lake, British Columbia for the mostly-white town west of the Reserve....I guess you know we have Boxing Day on Dec 26....Williams Lake (or Billy's Puddle as it's called) invented Wrestling Day, January 2..... Skookum1 ( talk) 08:14, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
You have policy backwards. Any contested unsourced claim can be removed instantly and cannot be reinserted without consensus and sourcing. So please dont keep editwarring to keep an obviously problematic unsourced claim in the article. User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 23:59, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Um, no, the rule is WP:BRD. The IP deleted (B), I said no (R) with a simple explanation (edit summaries, are, by their nature, terse), then you barged in and reverted with a nasty edit summary that was a touch racist in it's "they couldn't possibly have been there" tone (no nuance possible in an edit summary I will acknowledge), so I restored and said tag, (that's 2RR, not "edit-warring") then you got obnoxious and left your lovely message above. (kind of a D) Then I went out of my way (to the neglect of other wikipedia tasks I hoped to accomplish yesterday) to find a source and straighten out the matter. Disagreeing with your approach is not edit-warring, and calling you on your mean, nasty, snarky and generally disrespectful tone is not "rude" - it's "back atcha, bucko." You still are mis-stating policy, the operative phrase is "challenge and remove" not "remove and attack people who disagree with you." Fankly, you can do anything you want work-wise, but likewise, I have a perfect right to be irritable at people who make more work for me and act like the cat, the dog, and all the other creatures in The Little Red Hen who want others to do all the work but they are perfectly willing to reap the benefits. And please, refrain from using four-letter obscenities on my talk page again. Though we all cuss a bit from time to time (yes, even me), I have no interest in seeing profanity here. Montanabw (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Actually I am looking for dogs for the article Cultural depictions of dogs; but keep finding horses. Here you have them. Hafspajen ( talk) 01:57, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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I'm very happy to know that humility and knowledge are coexisting in you. You truely have a beautiful mind with a beautiful heart. Thanks for being the way you are. Seabuckthorn ♥ 08:28, 26 January 2014 (UTC) |
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Kind regards, Afro-Eurasian (talk) 23:53, 26 January 2014 (UTC) |
Have you seen those signs that employers put on commercial vehicles so they can get feedback on how a driver is doing? I recently had some interactions with the TFA coordinator that raised some concerns in my mind about whether he's exactly the right person for that job. I'm worried about his interpretation of policies like WP:OWN, WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY and WP:BATTLEGROUND. In my interaction, some statements he made suggested that the TFA coordinate may overrule WP:CONSENSUS, using a "because I said so" sort of argument. But hopefully, my interaction is just an anomaly.
I'm not part of the mainpage community, I've never made a proposal at TFA-- in contrast, you userpage is full of stars and you seem familiar with things, so you're a good person to ask.
Has the current coordinator's tenure been well received by the main page community? Is my interaction with the coordinator an anomaly that comes just from fact that I made a very controversial proposal? Or is this just one datapoint in a larger pattern of behavior?
I hope the answer is that it's just an anomaly, but I hafta ask. -- HectorMoffet ( talk) 19:44, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
I liked your vote, - one link goes to "awesomely weird", -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:05, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting that edit on Saddlebag! -- Keithonearth ( talk) 21:31, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw,
You reverted my content without explanation, so I undid this revision. Was this a mistake or was this intentional, because if its intentional, then why did you remove legitimate content from an article? Sportsguy17 ( T • C) 00:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
I screwed up and hit the wrong link when comparing old and new versions. Completely my mistake, and I am sorry! Montanabw (talk) 04:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
On 2 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thunder (mascot), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two purebred Arabian horses have served as " Thunder" ("Thunder II" pictured), the mascot of the Denver Broncos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thunder (mascot). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 16:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
The damn things turn up everywhere... -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 20:55, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
The article Thunder (mascot) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Thunder (mascot) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 20:22, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
My plan is to start peer review on Cutthroat trout as soon as the FA comes through on the Rainbow. Then once the cutthroat peer review is underway, I'll list one of the following for GAN: Brown, Brook or Dolly Varden trout. Been working on all three as time permits. On the road this week, but back in frigid Montana on Friday.
FYI re wikilink to Redband trout - Columbia River redband trout is a redirect to same article so I don't know if both links are required. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 21:43, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
If you have time, can you take a look at the recent series of edits to Exmoor Pony (which I reverted)? The source used introduced no new DNA studies, but contains a new interpretation of existing DNA research, and the (new) editor in question is using it to re-build the focus of the section. You worked with Pesky on this article more than I did, I think, so I'm hoping that you can take a look at the source (it's a freely-available PDF) and see if there's anything useful in it. Dana boomer ( talk) 13:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw. See User talk:Bladesmulti/Mentorship#Edit#2 Hayagriva and User talk:Bladesmulti/Mentorship#Edit#3 Horse worship. I've no intention to spend more time to search for sources, but if you think this is better, fine. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 16:57, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Have a look [1]. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 20:41, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Please see WP:REDNOT and WP:EXISTING regarding red links in navboxes. Also, articles should not be linked to more than once in a navbox. There were also some WP:BIDIRECTIONAL issues. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 20:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
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Your wholesale revert of {{ Sports governing bodies of Canada}} was not helpful. As this is outside of your usual editing patterns, I can only assume that you were checking my edits. Whilst the discussion rages on about the Animal breeds, your blatant disregard for the guidelines here as well does not show good faith. You may find your WP:LOCALCONSENSUS with the animal breeds, who knows, but a lot of other navboxes need tidying up - and this was clearly one, as it included a lot of unlinked text as well as redlinks. I'd suggest any further discussion regarding this particular navbox be taken to the corresponding talk page, and I urge you not to revert my future edits where your reversions go against the established guidelines for navboxes. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 10:20, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montana, sorry about mispresuming your gender. (Not so many women on WP as you know. In fact if you did run an RfA, I've observed distinct positive bias that favors women candidates there. However I've also sometimes noticed a fawning quality to same, which is a bit disturbing since seems to be based on perception the candidate is "traditionally conservative" and not likely to rock any boat for "the men in charge". And that would be hypocritically sexist of course.) I'm into board games on the WP, I see our interests intersect in the little article I created here. (I added an art graphic, but really would have preferred this one, but it's proprietary and not on Commons, of course!) Cheers, Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 04:38, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I thought I'd write here as it's quieter, but it has just occurred to me that you may have missed the point regarding WP:REDNOT. The guideline is a broad guideline for all of Wikipedia, not a specific one for navboxes, and where it mentions "Do not create red links to articles that are not likely to be created", this is not for navboxes, but a rule for all of Wikipedia. It then goes on to state how they should not generally be placed in navboxes, with a possible exception for series sets. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 13:38, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
214.15.218.74 ( talk) 10:49, 16 February 2014 (UTC)Since you insist on deleting my entire section from the article instead of editing the part you feel is pure POV I thought I would ask you how it is you feel you have the right to do so? It's akin to someone creating an article on Cars and another person creating a subsection on Tires and you deciding that Tires have nothing to do with cars and then deleting the whole section.
Thanks and have a nice day.
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Two years ago, you were the 27th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:49, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Couldn't seem to respond to your undoing of my addition to the white horse wiki directly at the location of the edit/notification, so this will have to do. I did add a popular references topic to the Talk page of the article itself but I wasn't sure that you'd see that. I'm sure you'll get a notification that I undid your undoing.
As I say on the Talk page of the article in question, I'm not quite sure how such a well-known popular reference to white horses in mysticism constitutes "a stretch," but whether you're a fan of heavy metal or not I dare say that genre and its associated imagery do indeed qualify as bona fide elements of popular culture. Yes, almost without a doubt, Ozzy Osbourne and similar acts use such imagery for the shock value. The fact remains that fans (i.e. "popular culture") eat it up and many take it very seriously. Even among those who simply like the sound of the music, the reference in the Mr. Crowley lyrics is well-known. Must I provide a demographic counting of heavy metal fans to make the point? If so, I call on you or the previous authors to similarly support your choice of "references in popular culture."
At any rate, I have duly provided a reference to the "official" lyrics of the song from the Ozzy Osbourne website (not sure how much more "official it gets. . . ) as well as a wiki link to Mr. Crowley's wiki page, Mr. Crowley being the subject of the song in question and rider of said white horse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikerrr ( talk • contribs) 21:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
If ALL references are deleted, fine. Otherwise, I maintain that the Ozzy reference was a valid as the rest and call on whomever is responsible for those to defend them equally.
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Well, I deleted all the video games and pretty much anything from the mid-20th century forward, if that will work for you. I would agree that Ozzy has greater significance than some video game. But let's discuss it over there, not here. Montanabw (talk) 00:48, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Please see User_talk:CJLippert#payback.3F, and the paragraphs preceding it, and User_talk:Uyvsdi#Whoa.21.21.21_-_re_Category:Squamish, although by the end of the day this will be at anywhere from a CfD to ARBCOM or ANI. The optics here aren't good at all, and indicates to me that somebody's been sharpening axes..... now causing a problem and washing their hands of it glibly.... and so time/energy that should go into article writing/expansion/improvement is now once again going to go to procedural/guideline games....all precipitated by someone unconnected to the articles' subject matter, and oblivious to the on-the-ground realities of same. And now calling on other editors who she's already ignored by overturning the CfD.....and leaving it to me to go enlist other WPCANADA editors to deal with the problem she's re-created, and no doubt will accuse me of "polling" them......the arrogance of all this is breath-taking, IMO..... Skookum1 ( talk) 05:17, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
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What was that moving stuff all about? -- Falcadore ( talk) 00:13, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Sorry, I think I got in your way there. I am finished for now. -- John ( talk) 22:45, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Just FYI. I have created " Arabian horse (disambiguation)" to list the record album, Arabian Horse, plus see-also links to related Arabian-horse titles, then used template {{ other uses}} to link that dab page. In general, record albums should not be in hatnotes in major articles, because it acts as an advert for the album, where page "Arabian horse" is viewed 900 times per day, as 900 mentions of the album to readers. This hatnote issue is an advice from Jimmy Wales, who had decided, years ago (after 12 years of WP experience!), how the hatnotes should avoid promoting specific pages, unless almost as notable as a general Arabian horse. Feel free to expand the dab page with other see-also titles of "Arabian horse". - Wikid77 22:17, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
BW: Cutthroat trout has been listed for peer review - go for it: Wikipedia:Peer review/Cutthroat trout/archive1 -- Mike Cline ( talk) 22:39, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
On 26 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Montana Race to the Sky, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Montana Race to the Sky is a long distance sled dog race known as "the Iditarod of the Lower 48"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Montana Race to the Sky. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it may be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:
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If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email), The ed17 ( talk • email) and Miyagawa ( talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
Please review your reversion of my edits. You reverted several edits, of which only one change is described in your edit summary. Axl ¤ [Talk] 22:37, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I know this is late but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your participation in my RfA. I was very inspired by the many that supported me and it’s that feeling of friendship and camaraderie that keeps me coming back to the project. So, thank you for your support and for your continued sense of fairness and compassion in all areas of WP. I look forward to the opportunity to work together in the days to come. Best wishes, -- — Keithbob • Talk • 18:54, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Are you any good with chickens, or do you know anyone into chicken breeds? The Polish chicken is a most weird article. Mostly opinions, I think. Hafspajen ( talk) 22:11, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Sorry I never got around to replying to your mail. Anyway, don't expect any contributions from me on Flat racing for the next month or so as it's the climax of the National Hunt season in the UK. A point that might have been of interest to you is that one of the leading contenders for the Champion Hurdle, Un de Sceaux is a non-Thoroughbred with Anglo-Arab ancestry, but sadly his trainer has decided to bypass the race. Pretty sure he'll get an article at some point: he is unbeaten in seven races with an aggregate winning margin of 144 lengths. Tigerboy1966 01:14, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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But Big Red was the most beautiful horse to ever grace the planet. ;-) Jbcrichton ( talk) 16:38, 14 March 2014 (UTC) |
Hi. You have commented on Draft v1 or v2 in the Arbitration Committee's 2013 review of the discretionary sanctions system. I thought you'd like to know Draft v3 has now been posted to the main review page. You are very welcome to comment on it on the review talk page. Regards, AGK [•] 00:16, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
BW, just loaded up Cutthroat at FAC. Thanks for your help on the peer review. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 18:22, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
BW, I was linking some stuff in a draft article on Montana grayling and came across this Melrose, Montana. It is in pretty poor shape. I am not big into tagging, but this article could certainly use some work. You are pretty good with city type articles, you might like to whip this one into shape. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 14:13, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
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On 22 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adena Springs, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Adena Springs, a race horse breeding operation owned by Frank Stronach, won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder seven times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adena Springs. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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Any suggestions on getting the image changed? Portal talk:Animals#Animal portal image issues
Cheers Jim1138 ( talk) 02:25, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
["animals"] = "Sow with piglet.jpg",
to whatever the name of the image is (minus the "File:", obviously). It's line 97 in the code.
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For being an eternal source of knowledge on all things equine. From the user formerly known as Ling.Nut, • Serviceable† Villain 04:41, 24 March 2014 (UTC) |
I'm not certain why you reverted my re-ordering of Secretariat -- an edit summary would have been helpful. Anyhow, MOS:DAB indicates that subheadings within DAB pages can be helpful. As is, the list is not all that easy to navigate. Also, any reason for removing the link for Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee? Korossyl ( talk) 11:24, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
The article Bazy Tankersley you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bazy Tankersley for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Rosiestep -- Rosiestep ( talk) 02:11, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
Congrats! I was happy to review this one for you. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 23:49, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Godot13 ( submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Cliftonian ( submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.
With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email), The ed17 ( talk • email) and Miyagawa ( talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Instead of the old-fashioned talkback, I sent my messenger to you to convey that I've addressed your issues at the DYK nom for Shammi (actress). Thanks for reviewing, and yes, you can keep this kitten.
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You just pinged me over regarding the Shammi (actress) article. I presently am not in my city and am editing from my mobile, which is very inconvenient. I'll be back on the tenth of this month, so till then I'm really handicapped with this issue. Will you be able to fix the issues? Much thanks in advance. Regards, Ethically Yours! 13:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi there- this is just a quick note to apologise for a small but important mistake in the last WikiCup newsletter; it is not 64 users who will progress to the next round, but 32. J Milburn ( talk) 18:39, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Sorry. You fixed everything very nicely. It appeared to me that Gerda and Col. Henry had more to say, and I was waiting to see how that turned out. Since all remains quiet, I'm going to make the first move. Very nice job. Finetooth ( talk) 00:23, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
The Food and Drink Barnstar | ||
Thanks for creating the new Sip 'n Dip Lounge article, and for expanding Wikipedia's coverage of notable tiki bars! NorthAmerica 1000 00:49, 5 April 2014 (UTC) |
On 6 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles LoPresti, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Charles LoPresti, trainer of two-time American Horse of the Year Wise Dan, enjoys team roping in his spare time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles LoPresti. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thank you for this contribution Victuallers ( talk) 00:02, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Update: I have promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Sip 'n Dip Lounge using your original hook. Content has been copied to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4. Cheers, NorthAmerica 1000 02:57, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
The article was developed by me after making on-line search. I was initially surprised there was no wiki article on such a senior actor of Indian film industry.I have made changes to the lines so as to avoid any copyright issue if at all it arises. Furthur changes also can be made to the lines by replacing words or changing sentence formation- but basic information must remain intact. Sortlips ( talk) 04:38, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
The full name of the person is Tara Harish. SO better to use full name.Instead of suing just a part of the name. Sortlips ( talk) 05:34, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Another article I have completed. Am sure this gets your approval soon. Sortlips ( talk) 06:47, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Well Montana, it's been quite a while (a week and more) that no one has reviewed this article. I nominated it on the 27 of March, and it's the 6 of April today. Maybe you can review this article? It's my own creation. Here's the DYK page and this is the article page. Thanks! Ethically Yours! 06:56, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
I know that as the creator of the article Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 you must feel like a protective parent towards your creation, but I'm sure that you are aware of WP:OWN. No one person, even the articles creator owns the articles. When you create an article, the article is now part of Wikipedia and can be edited by anyone. Also I must add that the date format, YMD date format is beginning to fall out of favor across Wikipedia. Editors are preferring to use DMY or MDY throughout the articles. Having a different date format in only part of the references makes no sense. They should all be unified. JOJ Hutton 02:23, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
On 8 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sip 'n Dip Lounge, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that GQ magazine ranked the Sip 'n Dip Lounge (pictured), a tiki bar in Great Falls, Montana, as the #1 bar in the world "worth flying for"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sip 'n Dip Lounge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thank you from the wiki Victuallers ( talk) 00:01, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello. This message is to inform you that there are currently two discussions at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding issues with which you probably wouldn't want to be involved. One is a comment which mentions talking horses, and the other is a notification that User:ClueBot has difficulty distinguishing between real and fictional unicorns. Thank you. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 17:44, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Montana State Award of Merit | |
For your excellent work on Montana articles! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 9 April 2014 (UTC) |
There you go, you have two now!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Montana State Award of Merit | |
For your excellent work on Montana articles! And horsies!! - Tim1965 ( talk) 18:04, 9 April 2014 (UTC) |
By the way, next time you head Great Falls way, would it be possible to stop by the Fort Shaw National Historic Distric and Cemetery? I've been trying to find some modern shots of the fort, historic sign, and cemetery. But the only ones I can find are not permissible for Commons. Booo! I worked my butt off to improve the Fort Shaw article improved, and now can't find diddly-squat in terms of modern-day images. - Tim1965 ( talk) 19:53, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Not even a word of thanks for the barnstar either after all of that :-)!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:37, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
@ Dr. Blofeld:, just your typical wikiquette! What? You do nice things and expect gratitude too? Sheesh! ;-) (grinning, ducking, running...) Montanabw (talk) 20:42, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
LOL, expect gratitude on wikipedia? Never!! I was thinking about adding a horse to the center of the flag, but I thought you wouldn't really care!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:43, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
On 11 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article California Chrome, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the owners of the race horse California Chrome (pictured) turned down an offer of $6 million for the horse prior to his win in the Santa Anita Derby? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/California Chrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 02:20, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi- I just wanting to pick up on something you said on that editor review. "4 points for a GAN review versus 30 for a GA - I suggest bumping up the points for reviewers - along with the length requirement for a thorough review!" As I'm sure you're aware, we have a long consultation process towards the end of every year on how WikiCup rules should change. There was serious opposition from some people to raising the review points above the DYK points, as the perception was that reviewing should not be worth more than content creation. GAC points started out low precisely to discourage poor reviews- the fear was that high points would encourage people to produce large numbers of poor reviews. Like you, I think there's a lot of value in the GAC process, and I've no love for when it's done badly. The last thing I'd want is for the WikiCup to be blamed for poor reviews in the same way that people frequently blame it for bad DYKs. J Milburn ( talk) 19:54, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
It's good to know that history and I appreciate you discussing it here. This is the first year I've tried the wikicup and while I certainly am a person who favors credit for content creation, I've also done a lot more reviews of other people's stuff than in the past and am aware that to do a thorough and conscientious review is also a lot of work - which was why I've ducked doing reviews on the past (hangs head...) As with all things, there is a continual need for review and improvement. Thanks for all your comments! Montanabw (talk) 22:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Thanks. User:Another Believer, an Oregon editor that I often work with, has three, which he's listed on my talk page under your query. You could choose any that look interesting. Finetooth ( talk) 22:44, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
The article Sip 'n Dip Lounge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sip 'n Dip Lounge for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zanimum -- Zanimum ( talk) 21:21, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
Congrats on the promotion of Mucho Macho Man to featured status. Finetooth ( talk) 17:17, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Mucho Macho Man to FA status recently. I know you know all about WP:TFAR and the "pending" list, so this is just a reminder to use them as and when suits you. You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates similar to those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating an article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you.
(I know you know, but no harm in advertising the new system to your many talk-page readers, I thought!) Bencherlite Talk 13:34, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article California Chrome you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jamesx12345 -- Jamesx12345 ( talk) 21:11, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Oxbow (horse) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 17, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at present, please ask Bencherlite ( talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 17, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Oxbow ( foaled 2010) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2013 Preakness Stakes. A bay colt sired by Awesome Again, a winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic and out of a full sister to Tiznow, another Breeders' Cup Classic winner, he was sold as a yearling at Keeneland for $250,000. Oxbow is owned by Brad Kelley of Calumet Farm, was trained by D. Wayne Lukas, and was ridden in his Triple Crown races by Gary Stevens. His Preakness win was Calumet Farm's first win in a Triple Crown race in 45 years and breeder Richard Santulli's first win in a Triple Crown classic race. It also was Stevens' first Triple Crown win since 2001, following his return to riding in early 2013 after a seven-year retirement, and Lukas' first Triple Crown win since 2000. Oxbow's second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes in June made him only the third horse to have $1 million in purse wins for 2013. Later in the season, he was pulled up shortly after finishing fourth in the Haskell Invitational, whereupon he was found to have suffered a soft tissue injury, was taken out of competition for the remainder of his three-year-old season, and retired to stud in October 2013. ( Full article...)
You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:02, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
For your excellent work on promoting Oxbow (horse) to FA status! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:49, 26 April 2014 (UTC) |
I appreciate that you took the step of hiding the information rather than deleting it. Red Pen kept deleting stuff all over the place and it was getting ridiculous to try and keep track of things.
I'm still confused why extensive sourcing is needed for such a simple issue as "there's a unicorn with wings here". It's pretty much self-evident, and pictures were even present supporting a lot of the info. I mean when we have actual screenshots of Jewel Riders and She-Ra having them as co-stars and Kleo having one as the primary star, I don't see why that alone wouldn't serve as proof of the media containing the creatures...
Can't help but think some newer articles are being held to (unrealistically) higher standards than older ones. If we look at the various 'list of characters' associated with many series, each character (and sometimes the page altogether) may lack references on a case-by-case basis yet the data is kept up.
Do you have any suggestions on how I can begin adding things back? I am glad at least with it hidden rather than deleted that it will be a simple case of moving things 1 at a time from unseen to seen and take up the disputes individually. Compared to prior times when we have to come and guess what got removed. Ranze ( talk) 02:27, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
The article California Chrome you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:California Chrome for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jamesx12345 -- Jamesx12345 ( talk) 08:21, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
Howdy Hi - Just a very polite ping to various trusted editors and my talk page stalkers: on Derby Day (Saturday, May 3) can you please help keep an eye on a recent GA that I've worked on, California Chrome? The horse is the favorite for the race, already has a rabid fan base, the "Chromies" (in a good way, mostly) but the article is already getting anon IP edits from people who are making random odd edits. I have meticulously sourced this article and if there are errors, they are in the sources consulted (or at least my interpretation of them) and, while of course any article can be improved, anyone changing material needs different/better sources to correct errors and not just put in random rants. I think everyone around here knows the drill, but... thanks in advance. I'm driving back home that day and will be on the road about 7 hours, I'm hoping I can at least catch the race itself in a cafe or something along the way, I won't likely have internet access during the race itself and other eyes will be much appreciated, thanks! Montanabw (talk) 06:07, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's Adam Cuerden ( submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's Godot13 ( submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's ChrisGualtieri ( submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included Cliftonian ( submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and Caponer ( submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from Reid,iain james ( submissions), tiger from Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and The Lion King from Igordebraga ( submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to Czar ( submissions) and Red Phoenix ( submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.
192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email), The ed17 ( talk • email) and Miyagawa ( talk • email) 17:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
You removed an entry I made on the above page describing it as 'Appears to be a bit too personal and too editorializing for here. .'. Whilst I accept that the phrase 'Although it would benefit the breed for the 2 societies to work together......' can be called personal opinion, the remainder of the entry was intended as a factual statement of something that is a huge problem for the breed. It is a fact that the relationship between the 2 breed societies has broken down, and it is a fact that CENE questions the legitimacy of TEPSL's registration, and both these are referred to in the document linked to. Whilst I can understand why the first part of the entry was removed, I am perplexed why facts supported by a link to a document published by a Govt organisation were removed. I was under the impression that being able to link to a reliable source that demonstrated the veracity of what was said gave credence to the statement made.
Please can you clarify this for me. Thanks Eriskaypony ( talk) 00:51, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
There is something up with your nomination for Today's Featured Article. At least I think there is something up with it, as it isn't in the same format as all the rest and when trying to edit it you are presented with some sort of internal reference for the file to include rather than the text. It's beyond my - as yet - limited Wikipedia powers to fix it if it is indeed broken rather than intentional (I plan to become more powerful in the ways of Wikipedia than your puny earthling brain can possibly imagine but I also need to have some supper and a rumbling tum trumps meglomania for the moment). Belle ( talk) 16:30, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey, we don't just do this any more. We discuss individual cases and get a consensus for them before adding them to ITN/R. You're obviously more than welcome to initiate those discussions should you have the time and energy. The Rambling Man ( talk) 19:13, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for offering this - I can put it to good use. How great to find a horse lover! You have really carried through on that. Enjoyed your great article on Chrome, and it led me to look further. My parents had lived in Louisville when young and saw a great horse win the Kentucky Derby, so I was tracking that down. Your piece on "free rein" on your User Pge made me laugh. Reading when people misuse "free reign" for "free rein" also makes me crazy. Even if they didn't know where the true expression came from, their version usually doesn't make any sense. I wonder how long it will continue, with people having no knowledge of the correct term? Parkwells ( talk) 12:59, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Hafspajen!
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I knew about two of the three, looking more for drama, perhaps a painting?? Montanabw (talk) 04:20, 11 May 2014 (UTC) OK. Hafspajen ( talk) 10:07, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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I see that you have reverted my edits. My edit changed dates to the DMY format because the article contains the template {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}}. If you are sure that there is in fact a consensus for another date format then please change that. If you wish, I can come back and re-edit when the matter is settled as I have an AWB tool kit for formatting dates either way. Gaius Cornelius ( talk) 20:11, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
To be populated place, people must be living in the place. Otherwise, it is a former populated place (no trace of it exists) or a ghost town (some trace left). A place cannot be both a populated place and a ghost town. Also the populated place category has been split into subcategories for cities, towns, unincorporated communities, former populated places, etc.. Same with article text. And I only go by what is in the text of the article, not some outside non-RS information. Thanks Hmains ( talk) 17:17, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
And your source for this definition of a ghost town, oh great one, was pulled from your butt or can you provide me a link to a reliable source? By your standard, half the populated places in Montana would not be. Montanabw (talk) 02:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
On 17 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Art Sherman, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, with his first entrant, California Chrome, 77-year-old Art Sherman became the oldest horse trainer to ever win the Kentucky Derby? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Art Sherman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:18, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi, no worries about the revert, only I did a fairly heavy overhaul of the article a couple of years back for Pesky, and I thought I'd have another look with a new toy – new to me, anyway: the things I deleted showed up as errors, because they're not used for references. Maybe that's fine and forget it, but Wanderings in Roman Britain is from 1926 so probably very old hat, leaving only Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia from 2001 as something probably useful: thing is, I did check back to see if there were ever any related references with page numbers and I didn't find any. I did the delete with something Eric said to me the other day in mind, about referencing errors, in an article I've just been crazy enough to nominate as a FAC... And I couldn't get sight of the Encyclopedia. Just telling you what I saw in a hopefully helpful sort of way! :o) Nortonius ( talk) 22:36, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
First, a thank you to all my talk page stalkers for helping with the California Chrome article, which got 35,000 hits on Preakness Day and another 50,000 hits the day after. Second, I am in a mood to see if we can have some fun on wikipedia: If anyone feels like it, especially if you watchlist the article, how about changing your signature to be green and purple (Chrome's stable colors), the way I just did, at least through the 2014 Belmont Stakes. (If you've never done this, go to preferences and enter the same syntax as in my signature, only with your user name and user talk instead). I don't think this would be viewed as POV-pushing or as "ownership" of the article, it's just fun! I suppose you could even do different stable colors if you want to cheer for one of the other horses, but I think it would be a fun way to say that you are watching the article and - maybe - acknowledge that you are upholding WP:BLP when it comes to his people's assorted feel-good stories. Montanabw (talk) 17:30, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
Is "unload" a term of art in horse-related topics? It could be but this sentence does read a bit oddly to me: Once the plane landed, however, he refused to unload until he was turned around and backed down the ramp; Alan Sherman explained later that this was his typical way of unloading from ground-based transportation as well. Normally animate objects don't unload; things are unloaded; it is done to them by others, and not by them. Maybe Once the plane landed, however, he refused to be unloaded until he was turned around and backed down the ramp; Alan Sherman explained later that this was his typical manner of egress from ground-based transportation as well.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 22:35, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the ping thank you M. You may have already noticed that I have added a hidden message to try and alert other editors who want to add items to the see also section. While they don't work 100% of the time I have been pleasantly surprised with how often they do help. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 17:31, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
I don't think our aims are that different here -- should we try to start a new article about native dance basically from scratch? I could withdraw the deletion nomination, and we could move the page to a new title... Calliopejen1 ( talk) 18:04, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Re your revert on Great Northern - how does the entry "One of a number of railways; see Great Northern Railway (disambiguation)" (two places above) not cover it? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 06:52, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey Montanabw. As you've said you're planning on a FAC, one thing I noticed in the article (which is really shaping up, good job) is retrieval dates given for paper sources. Not an issue I care much about but you will inevitably be asked to remove them at a FAC so I thought I'd note it to give you one less issue when you nominate.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 19:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I didn't realize you were filling Prep 4 at the same time. When I went to copy and paste the ones I chose, I found you had already used them. I'm stopping editing Prep 3 now. There are quite a few good hooks available, but since I approved them, I couldn't promote them. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 23:25, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
@ Yoninah: Tell me which ones you approved and I can promote them. I'm done with prep 4 now. Would you be so kind as to promote nasal strip for me? Montanabw (talk) 23:29, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
Thank you for your efforts to fill out the prep areas and tackle the backlog at WP:DYK. v/r - T P 06:25, 1 June 2014 (UTC) |
Good morning, Montanabw. I would like to ask you a question about one of my edits, that you reverted, on the article Troika (driving). I'm curious about the reason why you cancelled this edit. Is this because there is a YouTube link as a reference? Regards — KiwiNeko14 ( Meow) 09:12, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
On 3 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nasal strip, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that nasal strips are worn both by race horses ( California Chrome pictured) and by human athletes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nasal strip. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 10:20, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Hello, You recently reverted changes I made to the open range page. Specifically, you kept in the language that says Larson-Steiner eliminated the open range doctrine altogether in Montana. I do not believe that is a correct statement of the law. I would encourage you to read the Larson-Steiner opinion again, paying careful attention to paragraphs 28 and 29, and reconsider your edit.
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.128.250 ( talk) 21:54, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
If you provide a cite for the MLR article, I would like to read it.
thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.128.250 ( talk) 22:19, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey Montana, I'll take "chic" at face value if only for grammatical reasons--"hippie chick cowgirl" is three (really, four) nouns in one compound; "hippie chic cowgirl" has "hippie chic", a fairly common phrase, as a adjectival phrase modifying "cowgirl". In other words, I'm giving her the stylistic benefit of the doubt. I'll get back to the DYK today or tomorrow (I'm teaching today); I do need to look closely at the sources, some of which, as you know, aren't really, well, books or printed magazines and papers. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 15:00, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
I understand your point about metric units being used in Australia, and have no objection to that coming first (though just above is a hands-inches-cm conversion that doesn't follow a metric-first conversion ordering).
My concern was only that it gives an inaccurate result - 16 stone is exactly 224 lbs, by definition, but by converting through kg first you get 223. If you want metric first, I might suggest we just do a stones-kg conversion by template, followed by a manual stones-lbs conversion, which would avoid the inaccuracy. By that same token, if you want metric-first, the hands/inches/cm conversion could have a hands-cm template conversion followed by a manual hands-inches conversion, since again the latter is fixed by definition. Russ3Z ( talk) 13:47, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
People are "who", everything else is "that" or "which", when I was taught English. When did naming an animal anthropomorphize it? MOS: Number lists one-nine, then 10; sorry about the 9.
But your not supporting the Classical music projects attempts to have their own "style" at their articles is now going to bite us all. What that did was basically confirm that wikiprojects can't set their own guidelines on style or naming - so now... you can't use the equine project's knowledge to keep the breed names as they should be. Consider this not so much a "I told you so" but a "wish things were different" because the birds project lost out and now we've got the MOS-pushers on our backs. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:18, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I saw the tick you gave it yesterday. I also saw that Storye Book has made an impressive effort to approve all the nominations that have been lying around since March. I'm just a bit wary to start promoting all these hooks, because of the reams of discussion and argument that went into them previously. I admit I'm gun-shy from last month's barrage of criticism of DYK hooks both from within the project and without. I thought I'd wait a couple of days and see if anyone responds to your bold move, and if the coast seems clear, then promote it. Your thoughts? Yoninah ( talk) 19:53, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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Too bad California Chrome didn't win, but terrific work on the article, and one way or another, it looks like it will be an FA pretty soon. Thanks again for your hard work! Go Phightins ! 23:03, 7 June 2014 (UTC) |
You folks have all been great. Your help is appreciated! Keep vandal watching for a couple hours, this is the peak of the hits. Montanabw (talk) 23:08, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey all, California Chrome article and 2014 Belmont Stakes articles should be watchlisted for the next 24-36 hours. Anticipate some vandalism, whether the horse wins or loses. We have several regular editors who will make responsible edits to update the articles with race results, besides me, but be alert for people making massive content changes, after the last race, someone deleted half the article! If all else fails, revert to an edit of mine. I'm going to do a couple that I will identify as a baseline for reversion if needed. Thanks for everyone's help! Montanabw (talk) 02:02, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
just some Wikignome edits. the adjective form of tonalist, while widely used, should, i believe, be trumped by the proper noun use in this case. I am a complete newcomer to editing horse articles, but i like to try my hands at new subjects, and to make sure little details are corrected. thanks for noticing. i remember secretariat. this race today was very exciting, and sad for this Cali native. but, hooray to the winner! hope he gets an apple. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 23:39, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
You're doing great. Go ahead and swipe @ Tigerboy1966:'s default style for the article, see, for example, Wicked Strong. Needs an infobox, even if not all the data is in it yet, Tigerboy usually does the pedigrees 'cause he's good at it. Go to Equibase.com and type in the horse's name for his racing record. Montanabw (talk) 23:42, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, disappointing results today. Just wanted to note that you mentioned that California Chrome lost, and how, in the lead, but didn't source it. Yoninah ( talk) 00:17, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Just wanted to give a big shoutout to everyone who helped keep an eye on things today, and especially a tip of the hat to @ Go Phightins!: For putting temporary semi-protection on the article BEFORE the race and saving us all from an onslaught of trolls - the article got 79,000 hits on Belmont day! Whew! Montanabw (talk) 06:45, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback around the horse racing project. im only editing here (after my initial excitement watching the race) because you were kind enough to award me with a pony! That seems to have inspired me. that also increases my ability to assume good faith and be bold, and to also accept criticism or reversion without rancor. if anything i attempt is off base somehow, let me know. I dont know who is keeping the project articles assessed, but thats hard work, and deserves credit. many projects dont keep up with it. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 16:19, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
This ... I'd say not all TC winners are "high" importance, but some are. SS, Affirmed, War Admiral, Secretariat, Citation, and possibly Count Fleet are definitely high as they went on to have a big breeding influence. Omaha maybe. Sir Barton, no. Assault, no. Whirlaway and Gallant Fox, maybe but probably not. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:16, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
This been one of the busiest weekends ever. Apart from all the issues relating to the "Big Two" races, which attracted lots of well meaning new editors as well as a few outright trolls, we have had to do updates for lots of top horses including Princess of Sylmar, Beholder, Just A Way, Cirrus des Aigles, Palace Malice etc. The French also saw fit to run their biggest hurdle race of the year on the same weekend. I even managed to forget my nephew's birthday, and much grovelling ensued. If it wasn't so much fun I'd complain! Tigerboy1966 20:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
On 9 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Templeton Thompson, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Templeton Thompson combines her interests in horses and country music in songs such as "When I Get This Pony Rode"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Templeton Thompson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 12:03, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
There is currently a refdesk thread proposing, well, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science#Horses on Mars. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 22:45, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for suggesting i look at it. i feel it is an article, and a potentially great article, and the list aspects are minor. PS this work on horse articles is getting me interested in the human/horse partnership, as a parallel to the human/dog partnership. I will probably actually READ an article on horses that touches on this. wow, reading an article.... Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 05:49, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! I always wanted a pony. :) Stylteralmaldo ( talk) 19:43, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I am very sorry to do this, but I have some important things going on in real life Thursday and Friday, and I ought to be preparing today and tomorrow, but since I don't trust myself not to get engrossed, I am going to have to take a forced wiki-break from now until Friday afternoon, at which point I will resume the GAN. Again, sorry, but I need to handle the real life matter. Thanks for understanding. Go Phightins ! 00:53, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
I know you are active in editing California Chrome. Are you aware of the cite error? I suspect you can track it down easier than I can.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 20:37, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
I have restored the attribution of the author of File:Lazador insurgente Mexique.jpg in the "History" section of this article. The image presents an idealized view from 1828 of a ranchero in a heroic action. A link to the artist, a radical revolutionary, is entirely relevant. The history section is weak and should be expanded to cover the myths and history that form a large part of the appeal of modern charreada. Aymatth2 ( talk) 01:06, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
Want to start a discussion on this topic about dog names. See here why Is there any standard way of doing it? I certainly think that moving Dalmatian (dog) to Dalmatian dog is not a good idea, as it is now the Dalmatian dog could refer to any dog that is in Dalmatia, or born there, no matter what breed. Maybe at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs/Dog breeds task force? Afghan Hound; that is one thing, a name, but Chihuahua (dog), Boxer (dog) and will soon be moved, I guess, like the Dalmatian and others, Bolonese...dog? The dog breed is called Dalmatian, not Dalmatian dog. Can't find any discussion on this move... Breed group (dog) - now that will be aproblem, for example, Hafspajen ( talk) 12:40, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
The page you directed me to tell me: Parenthetical disambiguation: If natural disambiguation is not possible, add a disambiguating term in parentheses, after the ambiguous name. So, it is very clear, that those dog articles need the parenthetical disambiguation, so we just start putting them back where they were. Hafspajen (talk) 21:15, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey, if you could look at The Boat Race 1978, that'd be great. Thanks. The Rambling Man ( talk) 18:15, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw, I need your help. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes has changed their Logo for the 2013 and 2014 editions. But every time I place any logos or Artwork on wikipedia they are deleted. Apparently I am doing something wrong. Here is a url to see what it looks like. [4] Is there any way that you could help me place the Logo on the 2013 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and 2014 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes pages in place of the old Logo. I appreciate your help as always if you can accomplish this.-- Craiglduncan ( talk) 20:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Why are you removing the WikiProject Mammal banner? I realize WikiProject Equine is a subproject of Mammals, but I really don't see the sense in having the Mammals project essentially covering only those mammals that aren't equines, felids, canids, primates, cetaceans or rodents. Especially when, aside from rodents, each of the subprojects covers only a few hundred species. There's nothing wrong with having subprojects for people who are particularly interested in a smaller group of mammals, but I don't see the advantage of excluding mammals covered by the subprojects from the parent project. Plantdrew ( talk) 23:31, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
I found this snippet that briefly gives a glimpse into the Martin's lives. It turns out that Mrs. Martin knows a little something about horses.
I'm sorry about California Chrome as well. Racing luck does figure into it. I think he would have gotten the Crown but things to happen. He is a great athlete.
The Belmont was completely filled. We couldn't get out of the parking lot for several hours.
greensodagal ( talk) 17:50, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey, sorry I didn't respond sooner, but of course, let me know when Chrome hits FAC. It's a great and detailed article, shouldn't be a problem at FAC barring the standard snark. I'll be more than happy to help with technical table stuff if that crops up too, so don't be afraid to ping me. The Rambling Man ( talk) 20:29, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
This is to notify you, as required by dispute resolution, that I have filed a request for dispute resolution regarding your communications with me. Daniellagreen ( talk) 00:54, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
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Thank you for all you do....after all, horses are people too! MONGO 18:53, 26 June 2014 (UTC) |
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hanks, BracketBot ( talk) 03:54, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I did not vandalize any page. I correctly pointed out that there was no citations for what was posted as opposed to what had been there before. I do not appreciate your rudeness nor your accusations.-- Stubborn Myth ( talk) 04:19, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot ( talk) 22:13, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
My subject says it all save - thanks for the pony. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 02:41, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
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BW, there's a bit of method to this madness. The MSU Library is going all out to improve the use (and editing of) wikipedia by MSU students, faculty and staff. The library dean is a great supporter of Wikipedia. They will be hosting a grant funded Wikipedia for historians workshop (Richard Jensen is running it and I'll be assisting) on July 19th. In October, the MSU Library is sponsoring a Wiki Editathon in collaboration with Colorado State University on the subject of Water in the West. I'll be assisting in that. MY fellow Campus Ambassador and I thought the userbox would be a good way to identify all the participants in these projects over time Especially those who are not really MSU alumni. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 22:08, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi! Would you care to review my FA nomination for the article Of Human Feelings? The article is about a jazz album by Ornette Coleman, and the criteria for FA articles is at WP:FACR. If not, feel free to ignore this message. Cheers! Dan56 ( talk) 09:51, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
"my current and future approach to conflict is and will be moderated by my understanding of the value of reasoned discussion where possible, and formal dispute-resolution processes where necessary" (not written by me) Montanabw (talk) 16:13, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
There is not a replacement yet to the watchlists as far as I know. When they are all up and running I will make a template for them to add back to all the projects.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Moxy ( talk • contribs)
Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful interventions on the subject of "as of". Now, a real nitpick from me about formatting fractions. I noticed this in your excellent horse article as well. Rather than typing "1 -1/2 days' worth", type in "{{fraction|1|1|2}} days' worth", which displays as "1+1⁄2 days' worth". Isn't it cool? -- John ( talk) 22:32, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Moved to article talk. Montanabw (talk) 23:13, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Moved to article talk. Montanabw (talk) 23:58, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Although unrelated to the subject of this thread the title reminded me that I read Richard Adams book Traveller many years ago. Seeing the Civil war through the eyes of R.E. Lee's horse was a fascinating idea. It is long out of print but it might be available at a library or online if it piques your interest. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 00:24, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
Not to be a major pain in the _____, but I think this edit is a little ... not nicely worded in the "California Chrome is curious about everything around him". When I read that, I picture Curious George, which I don't think is the intention. I don't have a phrasing that's necessarily better, but just wanted to let you know how I read it. Maybe something like "California Chrome is interested in the world around him" or CC "embodies curiosity in his daily life" or something along those lines. I don't know; just spouting some suggestions. Your call. All the best, Go Phightins ! 03:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your edits to my translation of Aubergne horse. I was really hoping that someone who knew about horses would review the article as I was struggling a lot with the terminology since I know nothing about horses. It appeared next on my list of geography articles requiring translation although I dont see how its a geography article. I still do not understand the reference to hocks being clos in French which I translated as closed but you say this is wrong. Also there were a few words that defied translation which I left in the article: noyé (about withers), cordés, avalėe, and en pupitre. Do you have any clue what they mean in English in relation to the horse? There are also a couple of places where I used the word "kidneys" but later realised its supposed to be "loins". There is also reference to the horse being of "postier" type - does it mean the "Breton Postier" or something else? I hesitated to put in the word Breton in case it was wrong. Of course I had no clue what mediolinear meant but assumed that it meant something.
Thanks also for reformatting the article which I think is a great improvement. If you had time to review and correct the contents it would be much appreciated. Samrong01 ( talk) 02:11, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Maybe this person needs a welcome to or from WikiProject equines or something similar, to fill out their currently non-existent talk page? My welcome toolbox only seems to have cookies. Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 46#Pemoline -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 18:54, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
Nominated Chrome for FAC today, FYI: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/California Chrome/archive1. Grab your popcorn and watch the show. Montanabw (talk) 22:59, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
I will definitely take a pass relatively soon. Can you please take a look at blue nuthatch which I think will be my next FAC candidate? See if anything pops out at you as needing fixing.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:39, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montana, I know you're a specialist about horse coat genetics... a, you help me for this case ? In french we have a prehistoric level of knowledge about horse coat color genetics (and an aberrant "official" classification of coat colors, where "noir pangaré" (litterally "black pangaré") correspond with the seal brown coat color ... so regularly, I have to clean and use scientific sources. Is there a difference between flaxen and silver dapple gene, or is it the same gene? We have a French page " crins lavés" matching flaxen, and a silver dapple page I translated from English. -- Tsaag Valren ( talk) 21:51, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Tsaag Valren: Totally different! The genetic mechanism behind flaxen is yet to be mapped (as far as I know), but flaxen occurs on chestnut horses only. The silver dapple gene is a dilution gene that only acts on a black coat. Montanabw (talk) 00:54, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Tsaag Valren: flaxen gene is now live! Any improvements welcomed! Montanabw (talk) 06:43, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
Yet another editor who has never touched the article in question has a RM request at Talk:Mustang horse. Sheesh. Montanabw (talk) 21:24, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
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For unstinting untiring value-adding to article space In ictu oculi ( talk) 23:56, 17 July 2014 (UTC) |
Hey Montana, I probably should post this in the talk page for Horse colic, but wanted your opinion on breaking it up into two articles since it is getting a little long and unwieldy. I was thinking about starting a new page for they types of colic. What do you think? I'm not sure if that would be OK as a stand-alone article. Open to suggestions. Thanks! Eventer ( talk) 20:40, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
They eliminated the length limits on WP articles a few years ago. Right now, the question would be, into what? I can't really see a logical two-way split, more like a dozen, one for each type of colic, with this main article more of an overview or list. Let me take a peek at it and offer more comments there. I'm just so glad you're working on it! (You want to see long, check out my current FAC, California Chrome. Montanabw (talk) 23:04, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
I still haven't done that documentation for {{ convert}} and hands, but I'm working on it! Meanwhile I have been fiddling with how convert handles fractions, which required dealing with the anomalous use of fractions with hands, and that led me to notice the following:
{{convert|12+1/2|hand|in cm}}
→ 12+1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches; 123 cm){{convert|12.0+1/2|hand|in cm}}
→ 12.0+1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches; 123 cm){{hands|12+1/2}}
→ 12 1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches, 123 cm){{hands|12.0+1/2}}
→ 12 1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches, 123 cm)I think you once told me that 12+1/2 means twelve-and-half hands (50 inches), so two of the above are incorrect. I suppose that detail doesn't really matter? I checked all usage of {{ hands}} as at May 2014. There is only one like the above, and I'll leave it for you to decide if some tweak to the article should occur. Andalusian horse#Characteristics has:
{{hands|15 + 1/2}}
→ mares average 15 1⁄2
hands (60.5 inches, 154 cm)Johnuniq ( talk) 10:55, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
{{convert|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}
→ 77 to 88 centimetres (7.2+1⁄2 to 8.2+1⁄2
hands; 30+1⁄2 to 34+1⁄2 in){{convert/2|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}
→ {{convert/2|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}Montanabw, this GA review hasn't had any action since the end of May, and the article hasn't been edited since then either. A "hold" notice was placed on the nominator's page well over a month ago. It's probably time for it to be closed for inaction. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 18:55, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Mike Cline: Mike? Are you going to work on this one? Montanabw (talk) 19:22, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
Well hello there! Mighty comfy digs you've built for yourself, I must say. =)
Would it be OK with you if I cut the entire "Capitalization of 'mustang'" conversation from the article's talk page and paste it here? I'd ping the one other editor who commented as well. — Jaydiem ( talk) 02:17, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your note. I think I'm OK on the references. In fact, one of my arguments against the edits another contributor was trying to make to this page yesterday and today is that he didn't format his references.
I'll look forward to the updates you make to the Walsh page. I forget whether I created it or was an early contributor to it, but it's starting to accrete a lot of new details, especially with the most recent news articles.
Billmckern ( talk) 23:31, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Before you tell me that Untapable is overdue for an article, I thought I'd let you know that I'm on it. Looks like another good year for the ladies as Taghrooda has overtaken Treve and The Fugue as this year's BIG HORSE in Europe. (btw it was good to see my boy Wicked Strong winning yesterday as well) Tigerboy1966 12:27, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
I have Ian's talk on my watchlist so I saw the message, but I haven't gotten that one or several of your other pings via the Notifications system, not quite sure why. (And not sure whether anyone else is being missed...). Unless we can work out what's going on with that, if I haven't responded to something within a couple of days, try pinging the "old-fashioned way" on my talkpage. Nikkimaria ( talk) 01:33, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
On 31 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DAP Racing, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two horse racing newcomers calling themselves "Dumb Ass Partners" won the 2014 Kentucky Derby with California Chrome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DAP Racing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:56, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
BW, I think this needs much wider discussion if indeed you think the military conflict infobox is inappropriate for this article. There are several other massacre articles: Wounded Knee Massacre, Bear River Massacre, and Sand Creek massacre that employ this infobox. I am sure I could find others as well. I don't think unilaterally deciding it is unappropriate for the Marias Massacre article is the right move. If you feel strongly about this, I would suggest surfacing it at the Military History project to see if there is wider support for removing the infobox from massacre related articles. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 15:09, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
Which accounts? Most of the contemporary ones were loaded with "evil natives" propaganda. At least we agree that Baker was an idiot! ;-) Montanabw (talk) 15:20, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
My brief foray into the gender gap project has been almost surreal. On the one hand, I really identify with and support what you said there:
But I'm unsure of what your take is on my experience there. I have spent a good part of my editing time defending myself from male editors, and one female (who has also joined the gender gap project). Now, rather than showing any signs of understanding, I'm being lectured or ignored by men and women there. Do you have any sympathy for this sister? If not, I'll just beg your pardon and move along. Btw: I enjoyed the poem. Lightbreather ( talk) 03:08, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw! Just want to apologize in advance, because I have no idea how to use this page- sorry!
I am an archival researcher, and am doing some research on the Montana State Hospital for a documentary movie. I am interested in the photos you've posted of the building here. Would you mind emailing me at susan.johnson@gmail.com so that I might follow up on this? I would be happy to use this Talk page, but it is so confusing!! Thanks so much, in advance- 71.161.192.107 ( talk) 19:10, 29 July 2014 (UTC) Susan Johnson
Thanks so much for your response, Montanabw. Sigh... feeling like a moron... I really can't find the "email this user" link, even thought I am logged in now. Thanks for your patience. I would love to use one of your photos, however they're not high enough resolution. Do you happen to have the dark, gloomy originals? I'm happy to adjust color/exposure on them myself. The one I'm particularly interested in is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warm_Springs_State_Hospital_04.jpg, only because it has older cars in the photo.
Fyi, this is for a documentary on Robert "Evel" Knievel, who was from Butte, and apparently spent a day selling policies at the Montana State Hospital while he was a salesman for Combined Insurance. Was this hospital not sometimes known as "Deer Lodge" at the time? Thinking maybe you would know. I'm sorry I can't figure out how to email you– it's ridiculous. I guess, just let me know if you still have high resolution for that one shot, and maybe I'll figure it out :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subiej ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Translation problem ? -- Tsaag Valren ( talk) 12:04, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montanabw. I have a question: Why did you review the most recent GAN in Sports & Recreation? Wouldn't it be better to review an article that has been languishing in the queue for months not hours? I'm sure there is a valid reason. Cheers NickGibson3900 - Talk - Sign my Guestbook 08:29, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
I understand that you just want the title to be left alone, but as someone who has not worked on horse articles (which is true for almost all of our readers), I have to say that Mustang horse is grating. It's not natural. Mustang (horse) makes much more sense. I get that there is a convention to use "(horse)" to disambiguate the names of particular individual horses, and that adding "horse" to the title is reasonable for many kinds because that's done in reliable sources, but does it make sense to force that convention onto cases where it's not natural? I mean, the disambiguator "horse" is itself ambiguous with "individual horse" and "horse kind"... why can't it be used for both? In the rare case where a given name might be used for a notable individual horse as well as a horse kind, we can use a more specific disambiguator for both. What's wrong with that? -- В²C ☎ 18:29, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
As weird looking as parenthetical disambiguation might be, we use it, including for disambiguating ambiguous names of individual horses. Why not use it for disambiguating ambiguous names of horse kinds when "horse-kind-name horse" is not natural? -- В²C ☎ 18:49, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
User:Intothatdarkness, when a title is grating, that means it's not natural, which is contrary to WP:CRITERIA. That it might have been common in the 1800s is not relevant to how we title articles today.
User:Montanabw, sorry, but your "best reason" is not very good. Yes, of course we use parenthetical disambiguation for individual humans. And it's a good idea to do so for individual horses. But that's not a good reason to not use it for horse kinds. In those cases, if natural disambiguation is, well, natural, then fine. Go au naturel! But if it's not natural, like "Mustang horse", then we should use parenthetic disambiguation, just like for any other ambiguous title that does not have a commonly used natural disambiguation. Just because we use parenthetic disambiguation for individual horses does not mean we should not use it for horse kinds, when appropriate. To not use parenthetic disambiguation for horse kinds because we use it for individual horses is simply a really bizarre and non-nonsensical rule. -- В²C ☎ 20:34, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
User:Intothatdarkness, isn't "Mustang horse" obviously grating? Or at least obviously inconsistent with usage in reliable sources? And I'm not the one applying any magic standard here. The magic (and bizarre IMHO) standard being applied here is, "don't use parenthetic disambiguation for horse kinds because we use it for individual horses". -- В²C ☎ 23:54, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Well, my hope and dream (the impossible dream, most likely) is that the matter is settled for now. I really have other fish to fry. Montanabw (talk) 21:05, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:24, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, Just letting you know that I’ve added a note to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel R. Gernatt, Jr. I tried pinging you, but that doesn’t seem to work. Thanks NQ talk 03:52, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello M. I made a few fixes to your 3rr report to make the links work. I hope that is okay with you and I apologize if it isn't. If the IP doesn't get blocked and keeps making the same edit you might want to make a post on the talk page of the article in question about why the addition is inappropriate. That will help in any future situations. Also remember that you can file a RFPP if the IP persists. Now these are just suggestions and you do not have to act on them. I know I have seen another editor with this My Little Pony obsession but darned it I can remember who or when. Maybe the memory banks will come up with something. If so I will let you know. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 01:17, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I saw that you reverted all of my changes to the RBST article. I would like you to reconsider the revert:
If you have an issue with the lack of wikilinks for ducks, geese and turkeys, why did you not just revert the top edit which added those lists? Then the text at the top will also be relevant as there will only be chickens listed in the article. Kat ( talk) 08:29, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
You did a poor quality edit, I wouldn't have reverted if you hadn't screwed something up. I don't have the time to go through and correct everything, just try again and be more careful. Basically: DON'T remove wikilinks - or at least replace them if you redo something, DON'T remove citations unless you replace them with newer and better ones (formatted in the same way as the others in the existing article) - I can't even remember this particular edit,but I suspect you did one of those two errors, which is usually what prompts me to do a total revert. Montanabw (talk) 21:58, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
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Hello Montanabw: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:35, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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Happy New Year! Hope you are having a lovely time!!!! All the best for you, you surly dismal-dreaming scut!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hafspajen ( talk) 19:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hello Montanabw, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition began on 1 January. There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn ( talk · contribs), The ed17 ( talk · contribs) and Miyagawa ( talk · contribs) 18:17, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I've listed Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter for peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter/archive1 and would appreciate it if you would take a look at it (if you have the time). Thanks, GregJackP Boomer! 19:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
I have a lot of interest in horse and horse related areas. I'm no expert on horses, but I have dabbled a bit here and there on horse related articles. Any help needed in any specific articles or areas?( Littleolive oil ( talk) 15:35, 6 January 2014 (UTC))
@ Littleolive oil: I've been wanting to work on BLPs lately, especially women jockeys. Does that interest you? They're all in pretty poor shape, so low-hanging fruit for the wikicup, also (!) One I am working on now is Rosie Napravnik and the other one I'd love to get to GA is Julie Krone. If you are interested in a Canadian jockey, the Emma-Jayne Wilson article needs work. If horse racing isn't your gig, I can sure point you at any number of other things that need help (If you are conversant with MEDRS in general, several horse health articles need work too, some are vital to our project and only C-class at best, notably the two big ones, horse colic and laminitis. Oh, there's only 3,000+ tagged for WPEQ, I'm certain we can find something!!! LOL!! Montanabw (talk) 16:51, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Just wondering why you have reverted my changes to Cowboy? My thinking was that it is often considered unprofessional and rude (not saying that is your intent) to call someone by only their last name. Since this is not a quote I thought it would be appropriate to have some sort of title before his last name. Do you agree? Ednyfed ( talk) 17:27, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
While, intuitively, I agree that it inconceivable that horses were not ridden long before they were driven, as a person without any experience with horses, I'm stumped trying to explain exactly why ... I can only guess but not speak with any authority at all. So I'd be highly interested in your thoughts on the matter. (You might wish to respond on Talk:Domestication of the horse#riding/drawing.) -- Florian Blaschke ( talk) 20:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Take a look at the article; keep in mind that horses were domesticated on the steppes, not in the more settled areas, driving implies wheels, which implies roads. Riding is far more efficient. A book by David Anthony, The Horse, the Wheel, and Language - cited in the article and the studies underlying the book are also cited - goes into a lot of detail on this. I'll pop by there too. Montanabw (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Looks to be moving through the process fairly smoothly. With articles like this I sometimes feel like I ran the second leg in a relay race and am now sitting panting by the side of the track whilst you take the baton across the line. Sorry if my Britticisms on dates held things up. Still chugging along with my start/C class articles and I have managed to do one on an American-trained two-year-old No Nay Never. Deep breath as we wait for the Eclipse Award results. Tigerboy1966 23:15, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
@ Tigerboy1966: Well, Wise Dan mops up again, probably deservedly, given everything, but dang it, I'd like to see them run him at any distance other than a mile. What did you think of the Castellano win? $26 million nothing to sneeze at...but... Montanabw (talk) 05:33, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
I just found out Douglas Lake bought up Alkali Lake.... by looking up a dead citation on Douglas Lake Cattle Company. Here, you should have a read. Also, been scanning my grandfather's Spanish-American War volume of photos, some real cool horsey pics, in 1200 dpi so I think too large to put on flickr and it'll take a while to save some down to 300 dpi and compressed, I'm still buzzing at it; but a few shots made me think of you and your equestrian passion. Email me, or wait until I find a gallery for them; I'm selling the book, y'see, but rescuing the images for family archiving purposes..and so maybe when I get back to Asia I can find out more about where Granddad got to and so on... Skookum1 ( talk) 07:21, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
Hard to say which was which in some cases, i.e. things taken on orders in the course of his military duties, snaps around camp or of filipino individuals or family groups; ceremonials probably in the course of military duty; the horse shots tend to be casual portraits; but he might have been in his official capacity at all times, simply by dint of having his uniform on and being on duty? Skookum1 ( talk) 03:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
@ Wehwalt:There may be kind and helpful admins at Commons who could take your back if the gurus of such things can agree in advance that the images are probably copacetic. I think I recall one of the rounds of trouble you had before, but wasn't that a batch that wouldn't qualify under PD+70? I'm pinging Wehwalt, as he is knowledgable about that era and about image stuff. Montanabw (talk) 05:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
The article Mucho Macho Man you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mucho Macho Man for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 07:32, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the links to Ballotpedia and other external links. I didn't realize those were "live" when I deleted them -- I thought they were a template for something that wasn't yet populated.
I also added the .pdf of the IG report as a reference in the body of the article -- you took it out as an external link, and I think it fits better as a reference for the topic in question.
Thanks,
Billmckern ( talk) 12:14, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Apologies for the awkward rewrite in the FIP article. My goal was to represent recent changes in the understanding of this disease. Great article, but it needs a few updates. Thanks for your consideration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cytovet ( talk • contribs) 18:02, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw. I'm working on new templates for animal welfare - I'd really appreciate you having a look at Template Talk:Animal welfare and leaving feedback. Come and join my gang ;-) __ DrChrissy ( talk) 01:04, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
One of my FB friends, who's also a noted local author Sage Birchwater, who could use an article some day (I mean he couldn't use the article, but wikipedia could), posted this 1941 video shot by the "Indian Nurse" and at a certain point onwards by a young Indian boy. The soundtrack isn't from the period, though the style of fiddling may be local....the US flag you'll see would have always shown up for any event drawing an international crowd; the Williams Lake Stampede is one of BC's larger rodeos and draws competitors from the Mountain States and beyond. This is all amazing footage....sending it to you because of the horseflesh in it. I think I made an article on Sugarcane, as Williams Lake Indian Reserve No. 1 is called (might be in Wikipedia as Williams Lake 1); the reference is to a sweet-tasting reed that grows on the marge of the eponymous lake. See Williams Lake, British Columbia for the mostly-white town west of the Reserve....I guess you know we have Boxing Day on Dec 26....Williams Lake (or Billy's Puddle as it's called) invented Wrestling Day, January 2..... Skookum1 ( talk) 08:14, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
You have policy backwards. Any contested unsourced claim can be removed instantly and cannot be reinserted without consensus and sourcing. So please dont keep editwarring to keep an obviously problematic unsourced claim in the article. User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 23:59, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Um, no, the rule is WP:BRD. The IP deleted (B), I said no (R) with a simple explanation (edit summaries, are, by their nature, terse), then you barged in and reverted with a nasty edit summary that was a touch racist in it's "they couldn't possibly have been there" tone (no nuance possible in an edit summary I will acknowledge), so I restored and said tag, (that's 2RR, not "edit-warring") then you got obnoxious and left your lovely message above. (kind of a D) Then I went out of my way (to the neglect of other wikipedia tasks I hoped to accomplish yesterday) to find a source and straighten out the matter. Disagreeing with your approach is not edit-warring, and calling you on your mean, nasty, snarky and generally disrespectful tone is not "rude" - it's "back atcha, bucko." You still are mis-stating policy, the operative phrase is "challenge and remove" not "remove and attack people who disagree with you." Fankly, you can do anything you want work-wise, but likewise, I have a perfect right to be irritable at people who make more work for me and act like the cat, the dog, and all the other creatures in The Little Red Hen who want others to do all the work but they are perfectly willing to reap the benefits. And please, refrain from using four-letter obscenities on my talk page again. Though we all cuss a bit from time to time (yes, even me), I have no interest in seeing profanity here. Montanabw (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Actually I am looking for dogs for the article Cultural depictions of dogs; but keep finding horses. Here you have them. Hafspajen ( talk) 01:57, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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I'm very happy to know that humility and knowledge are coexisting in you. You truely have a beautiful mind with a beautiful heart. Thanks for being the way you are. Seabuckthorn ♥ 08:28, 26 January 2014 (UTC) |
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Have you seen those signs that employers put on commercial vehicles so they can get feedback on how a driver is doing? I recently had some interactions with the TFA coordinator that raised some concerns in my mind about whether he's exactly the right person for that job. I'm worried about his interpretation of policies like WP:OWN, WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY and WP:BATTLEGROUND. In my interaction, some statements he made suggested that the TFA coordinate may overrule WP:CONSENSUS, using a "because I said so" sort of argument. But hopefully, my interaction is just an anomaly.
I'm not part of the mainpage community, I've never made a proposal at TFA-- in contrast, you userpage is full of stars and you seem familiar with things, so you're a good person to ask.
Has the current coordinator's tenure been well received by the main page community? Is my interaction with the coordinator an anomaly that comes just from fact that I made a very controversial proposal? Or is this just one datapoint in a larger pattern of behavior?
I hope the answer is that it's just an anomaly, but I hafta ask. -- HectorMoffet ( talk) 19:44, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
I liked your vote, - one link goes to "awesomely weird", -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:05, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting that edit on Saddlebag! -- Keithonearth ( talk) 21:31, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw,
You reverted my content without explanation, so I undid this revision. Was this a mistake or was this intentional, because if its intentional, then why did you remove legitimate content from an article? Sportsguy17 ( T • C) 00:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
I screwed up and hit the wrong link when comparing old and new versions. Completely my mistake, and I am sorry! Montanabw (talk) 04:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
On 2 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thunder (mascot), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two purebred Arabian horses have served as " Thunder" ("Thunder II" pictured), the mascot of the Denver Broncos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thunder (mascot). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 16:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
The damn things turn up everywhere... -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 20:55, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
The article Thunder (mascot) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Thunder (mascot) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man ( talk) 20:22, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
My plan is to start peer review on Cutthroat trout as soon as the FA comes through on the Rainbow. Then once the cutthroat peer review is underway, I'll list one of the following for GAN: Brown, Brook or Dolly Varden trout. Been working on all three as time permits. On the road this week, but back in frigid Montana on Friday.
FYI re wikilink to Redband trout - Columbia River redband trout is a redirect to same article so I don't know if both links are required. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 21:43, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
If you have time, can you take a look at the recent series of edits to Exmoor Pony (which I reverted)? The source used introduced no new DNA studies, but contains a new interpretation of existing DNA research, and the (new) editor in question is using it to re-build the focus of the section. You worked with Pesky on this article more than I did, I think, so I'm hoping that you can take a look at the source (it's a freely-available PDF) and see if there's anything useful in it. Dana boomer ( talk) 13:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw. See User talk:Bladesmulti/Mentorship#Edit#2 Hayagriva and User talk:Bladesmulti/Mentorship#Edit#3 Horse worship. I've no intention to spend more time to search for sources, but if you think this is better, fine. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 16:57, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Have a look [1]. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 20:41, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Please see WP:REDNOT and WP:EXISTING regarding red links in navboxes. Also, articles should not be linked to more than once in a navbox. There were also some WP:BIDIRECTIONAL issues. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 20:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
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Your wholesale revert of {{ Sports governing bodies of Canada}} was not helpful. As this is outside of your usual editing patterns, I can only assume that you were checking my edits. Whilst the discussion rages on about the Animal breeds, your blatant disregard for the guidelines here as well does not show good faith. You may find your WP:LOCALCONSENSUS with the animal breeds, who knows, but a lot of other navboxes need tidying up - and this was clearly one, as it included a lot of unlinked text as well as redlinks. I'd suggest any further discussion regarding this particular navbox be taken to the corresponding talk page, and I urge you not to revert my future edits where your reversions go against the established guidelines for navboxes. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 10:20, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montana, sorry about mispresuming your gender. (Not so many women on WP as you know. In fact if you did run an RfA, I've observed distinct positive bias that favors women candidates there. However I've also sometimes noticed a fawning quality to same, which is a bit disturbing since seems to be based on perception the candidate is "traditionally conservative" and not likely to rock any boat for "the men in charge". And that would be hypocritically sexist of course.) I'm into board games on the WP, I see our interests intersect in the little article I created here. (I added an art graphic, but really would have preferred this one, but it's proprietary and not on Commons, of course!) Cheers, Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 04:38, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Hello, I thought I'd write here as it's quieter, but it has just occurred to me that you may have missed the point regarding WP:REDNOT. The guideline is a broad guideline for all of Wikipedia, not a specific one for navboxes, and where it mentions "Do not create red links to articles that are not likely to be created", this is not for navboxes, but a rule for all of Wikipedia. It then goes on to state how they should not generally be placed in navboxes, with a possible exception for series sets. -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 13:38, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
214.15.218.74 ( talk) 10:49, 16 February 2014 (UTC)Since you insist on deleting my entire section from the article instead of editing the part you feel is pure POV I thought I would ask you how it is you feel you have the right to do so? It's akin to someone creating an article on Cars and another person creating a subsection on Tires and you deciding that Tires have nothing to do with cars and then deleting the whole section.
Thanks and have a nice day.
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Two years ago, you were the 27th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:49, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Couldn't seem to respond to your undoing of my addition to the white horse wiki directly at the location of the edit/notification, so this will have to do. I did add a popular references topic to the Talk page of the article itself but I wasn't sure that you'd see that. I'm sure you'll get a notification that I undid your undoing.
As I say on the Talk page of the article in question, I'm not quite sure how such a well-known popular reference to white horses in mysticism constitutes "a stretch," but whether you're a fan of heavy metal or not I dare say that genre and its associated imagery do indeed qualify as bona fide elements of popular culture. Yes, almost without a doubt, Ozzy Osbourne and similar acts use such imagery for the shock value. The fact remains that fans (i.e. "popular culture") eat it up and many take it very seriously. Even among those who simply like the sound of the music, the reference in the Mr. Crowley lyrics is well-known. Must I provide a demographic counting of heavy metal fans to make the point? If so, I call on you or the previous authors to similarly support your choice of "references in popular culture."
At any rate, I have duly provided a reference to the "official" lyrics of the song from the Ozzy Osbourne website (not sure how much more "official it gets. . . ) as well as a wiki link to Mr. Crowley's wiki page, Mr. Crowley being the subject of the song in question and rider of said white horse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikerrr ( talk • contribs) 21:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
If ALL references are deleted, fine. Otherwise, I maintain that the Ozzy reference was a valid as the rest and call on whomever is responsible for those to defend them equally.
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Well, I deleted all the video games and pretty much anything from the mid-20th century forward, if that will work for you. I would agree that Ozzy has greater significance than some video game. But let's discuss it over there, not here. Montanabw (talk) 00:48, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Please see User_talk:CJLippert#payback.3F, and the paragraphs preceding it, and User_talk:Uyvsdi#Whoa.21.21.21_-_re_Category:Squamish, although by the end of the day this will be at anywhere from a CfD to ARBCOM or ANI. The optics here aren't good at all, and indicates to me that somebody's been sharpening axes..... now causing a problem and washing their hands of it glibly.... and so time/energy that should go into article writing/expansion/improvement is now once again going to go to procedural/guideline games....all precipitated by someone unconnected to the articles' subject matter, and oblivious to the on-the-ground realities of same. And now calling on other editors who she's already ignored by overturning the CfD.....and leaving it to me to go enlist other WPCANADA editors to deal with the problem she's re-created, and no doubt will accuse me of "polling" them......the arrogance of all this is breath-taking, IMO..... Skookum1 ( talk) 05:17, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
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What was that moving stuff all about? -- Falcadore ( talk) 00:13, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Sorry, I think I got in your way there. I am finished for now. -- John ( talk) 22:45, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Just FYI. I have created " Arabian horse (disambiguation)" to list the record album, Arabian Horse, plus see-also links to related Arabian-horse titles, then used template {{ other uses}} to link that dab page. In general, record albums should not be in hatnotes in major articles, because it acts as an advert for the album, where page "Arabian horse" is viewed 900 times per day, as 900 mentions of the album to readers. This hatnote issue is an advice from Jimmy Wales, who had decided, years ago (after 12 years of WP experience!), how the hatnotes should avoid promoting specific pages, unless almost as notable as a general Arabian horse. Feel free to expand the dab page with other see-also titles of "Arabian horse". - Wikid77 22:17, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
BW: Cutthroat trout has been listed for peer review - go for it: Wikipedia:Peer review/Cutthroat trout/archive1 -- Mike Cline ( talk) 22:39, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
On 26 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Montana Race to the Sky, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Montana Race to the Sky is a long distance sled dog race known as "the Iditarod of the Lower 48"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Montana Race to the Sky. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it may be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Please review your reversion of my edits. You reverted several edits, of which only one change is described in your edit summary. Axl ¤ [Talk] 22:37, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I know this is late but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your participation in my RfA. I was very inspired by the many that supported me and it’s that feeling of friendship and camaraderie that keeps me coming back to the project. So, thank you for your support and for your continued sense of fairness and compassion in all areas of WP. I look forward to the opportunity to work together in the days to come. Best wishes, -- — Keithbob • Talk • 18:54, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Are you any good with chickens, or do you know anyone into chicken breeds? The Polish chicken is a most weird article. Mostly opinions, I think. Hafspajen ( talk) 22:11, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Sorry I never got around to replying to your mail. Anyway, don't expect any contributions from me on Flat racing for the next month or so as it's the climax of the National Hunt season in the UK. A point that might have been of interest to you is that one of the leading contenders for the Champion Hurdle, Un de Sceaux is a non-Thoroughbred with Anglo-Arab ancestry, but sadly his trainer has decided to bypass the race. Pretty sure he'll get an article at some point: he is unbeaten in seven races with an aggregate winning margin of 144 lengths. Tigerboy1966 01:14, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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But Big Red was the most beautiful horse to ever grace the planet. ;-) Jbcrichton ( talk) 16:38, 14 March 2014 (UTC) |
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BW, just loaded up Cutthroat at FAC. Thanks for your help on the peer review. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 18:22, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
BW, I was linking some stuff in a draft article on Montana grayling and came across this Melrose, Montana. It is in pretty poor shape. I am not big into tagging, but this article could certainly use some work. You are pretty good with city type articles, you might like to whip this one into shape. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 14:13, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 01:12, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
Any suggestions on getting the image changed? Portal talk:Animals#Animal portal image issues
Cheers Jim1138 ( talk) 02:25, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
["animals"] = "Sow with piglet.jpg",
to whatever the name of the image is (minus the "File:", obviously). It's line 97 in the code.
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For being an eternal source of knowledge on all things equine. From the user formerly known as Ling.Nut, • Serviceable† Villain 04:41, 24 March 2014 (UTC) |
I'm not certain why you reverted my re-ordering of Secretariat -- an edit summary would have been helpful. Anyhow, MOS:DAB indicates that subheadings within DAB pages can be helpful. As is, the list is not all that easy to navigate. Also, any reason for removing the link for Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee? Korossyl ( talk) 11:24, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
The article Bazy Tankersley you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bazy Tankersley for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Rosiestep -- Rosiestep ( talk) 02:11, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
Congrats! I was happy to review this one for you. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 23:49, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Godot13 ( submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Cliftonian ( submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.
With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email), The ed17 ( talk • email) and Miyagawa ( talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Instead of the old-fashioned talkback, I sent my messenger to you to convey that I've addressed your issues at the DYK nom for Shammi (actress). Thanks for reviewing, and yes, you can keep this kitten.
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You just pinged me over regarding the Shammi (actress) article. I presently am not in my city and am editing from my mobile, which is very inconvenient. I'll be back on the tenth of this month, so till then I'm really handicapped with this issue. Will you be able to fix the issues? Much thanks in advance. Regards, Ethically Yours! 13:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi there- this is just a quick note to apologise for a small but important mistake in the last WikiCup newsletter; it is not 64 users who will progress to the next round, but 32. J Milburn ( talk) 18:39, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
Sorry. You fixed everything very nicely. It appeared to me that Gerda and Col. Henry had more to say, and I was waiting to see how that turned out. Since all remains quiet, I'm going to make the first move. Very nice job. Finetooth ( talk) 00:23, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for creating the new Sip 'n Dip Lounge article, and for expanding Wikipedia's coverage of notable tiki bars! NorthAmerica 1000 00:49, 5 April 2014 (UTC) |
On 6 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles LoPresti, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Charles LoPresti, trainer of two-time American Horse of the Year Wise Dan, enjoys team roping in his spare time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles LoPresti. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thank you for this contribution Victuallers ( talk) 00:02, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Update: I have promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Sip 'n Dip Lounge using your original hook. Content has been copied to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4. Cheers, NorthAmerica 1000 02:57, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
The article was developed by me after making on-line search. I was initially surprised there was no wiki article on such a senior actor of Indian film industry.I have made changes to the lines so as to avoid any copyright issue if at all it arises. Furthur changes also can be made to the lines by replacing words or changing sentence formation- but basic information must remain intact. Sortlips ( talk) 04:38, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
The full name of the person is Tara Harish. SO better to use full name.Instead of suing just a part of the name. Sortlips ( talk) 05:34, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Another article I have completed. Am sure this gets your approval soon. Sortlips ( talk) 06:47, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Well Montana, it's been quite a while (a week and more) that no one has reviewed this article. I nominated it on the 27 of March, and it's the 6 of April today. Maybe you can review this article? It's my own creation. Here's the DYK page and this is the article page. Thanks! Ethically Yours! 06:56, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
I know that as the creator of the article Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 you must feel like a protective parent towards your creation, but I'm sure that you are aware of WP:OWN. No one person, even the articles creator owns the articles. When you create an article, the article is now part of Wikipedia and can be edited by anyone. Also I must add that the date format, YMD date format is beginning to fall out of favor across Wikipedia. Editors are preferring to use DMY or MDY throughout the articles. Having a different date format in only part of the references makes no sense. They should all be unified. JOJ Hutton 02:23, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
On 8 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sip 'n Dip Lounge, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that GQ magazine ranked the Sip 'n Dip Lounge (pictured), a tiki bar in Great Falls, Montana, as the #1 bar in the world "worth flying for"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sip 'n Dip Lounge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thank you from the wiki Victuallers ( talk) 00:01, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello. This message is to inform you that there are currently two discussions at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding issues with which you probably wouldn't want to be involved. One is a comment which mentions talking horses, and the other is a notification that User:ClueBot has difficulty distinguishing between real and fictional unicorns. Thank you. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 17:44, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Montana State Award of Merit | |
For your excellent work on Montana articles! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 9 April 2014 (UTC) |
There you go, you have two now!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Montana State Award of Merit | |
For your excellent work on Montana articles! And horsies!! - Tim1965 ( talk) 18:04, 9 April 2014 (UTC) |
By the way, next time you head Great Falls way, would it be possible to stop by the Fort Shaw National Historic Distric and Cemetery? I've been trying to find some modern shots of the fort, historic sign, and cemetery. But the only ones I can find are not permissible for Commons. Booo! I worked my butt off to improve the Fort Shaw article improved, and now can't find diddly-squat in terms of modern-day images. - Tim1965 ( talk) 19:53, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Not even a word of thanks for the barnstar either after all of that :-)!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:37, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
@ Dr. Blofeld:, just your typical wikiquette! What? You do nice things and expect gratitude too? Sheesh! ;-) (grinning, ducking, running...) Montanabw (talk) 20:42, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
LOL, expect gratitude on wikipedia? Never!! I was thinking about adding a horse to the center of the flag, but I thought you wouldn't really care!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:43, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
On 11 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article California Chrome, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the owners of the race horse California Chrome (pictured) turned down an offer of $6 million for the horse prior to his win in the Santa Anita Derby? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/California Chrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 02:20, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi- I just wanting to pick up on something you said on that editor review. "4 points for a GAN review versus 30 for a GA - I suggest bumping up the points for reviewers - along with the length requirement for a thorough review!" As I'm sure you're aware, we have a long consultation process towards the end of every year on how WikiCup rules should change. There was serious opposition from some people to raising the review points above the DYK points, as the perception was that reviewing should not be worth more than content creation. GAC points started out low precisely to discourage poor reviews- the fear was that high points would encourage people to produce large numbers of poor reviews. Like you, I think there's a lot of value in the GAC process, and I've no love for when it's done badly. The last thing I'd want is for the WikiCup to be blamed for poor reviews in the same way that people frequently blame it for bad DYKs. J Milburn ( talk) 19:54, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
It's good to know that history and I appreciate you discussing it here. This is the first year I've tried the wikicup and while I certainly am a person who favors credit for content creation, I've also done a lot more reviews of other people's stuff than in the past and am aware that to do a thorough and conscientious review is also a lot of work - which was why I've ducked doing reviews on the past (hangs head...) As with all things, there is a continual need for review and improvement. Thanks for all your comments! Montanabw (talk) 22:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Thanks. User:Another Believer, an Oregon editor that I often work with, has three, which he's listed on my talk page under your query. You could choose any that look interesting. Finetooth ( talk) 22:44, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
The article Sip 'n Dip Lounge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sip 'n Dip Lounge for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zanimum -- Zanimum ( talk) 21:21, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
Congrats on the promotion of Mucho Macho Man to featured status. Finetooth ( talk) 17:17, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Mucho Macho Man to FA status recently. I know you know all about WP:TFAR and the "pending" list, so this is just a reminder to use them as and when suits you. You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates similar to those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating an article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you.
(I know you know, but no harm in advertising the new system to your many talk-page readers, I thought!) Bencherlite Talk 13:34, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article California Chrome you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jamesx12345 -- Jamesx12345 ( talk) 21:11, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Oxbow (horse) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 17, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at present, please ask Bencherlite ( talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 17, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Oxbow ( foaled 2010) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2013 Preakness Stakes. A bay colt sired by Awesome Again, a winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic and out of a full sister to Tiznow, another Breeders' Cup Classic winner, he was sold as a yearling at Keeneland for $250,000. Oxbow is owned by Brad Kelley of Calumet Farm, was trained by D. Wayne Lukas, and was ridden in his Triple Crown races by Gary Stevens. His Preakness win was Calumet Farm's first win in a Triple Crown race in 45 years and breeder Richard Santulli's first win in a Triple Crown classic race. It also was Stevens' first Triple Crown win since 2001, following his return to riding in early 2013 after a seven-year retirement, and Lukas' first Triple Crown win since 2000. Oxbow's second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes in June made him only the third horse to have $1 million in purse wins for 2013. Later in the season, he was pulled up shortly after finishing fourth in the Haskell Invitational, whereupon he was found to have suffered a soft tissue injury, was taken out of competition for the remainder of his three-year-old season, and retired to stud in October 2013. ( Full article...)
You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:02, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
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For your excellent work on promoting Oxbow (horse) to FA status! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:49, 26 April 2014 (UTC) |
I appreciate that you took the step of hiding the information rather than deleting it. Red Pen kept deleting stuff all over the place and it was getting ridiculous to try and keep track of things.
I'm still confused why extensive sourcing is needed for such a simple issue as "there's a unicorn with wings here". It's pretty much self-evident, and pictures were even present supporting a lot of the info. I mean when we have actual screenshots of Jewel Riders and She-Ra having them as co-stars and Kleo having one as the primary star, I don't see why that alone wouldn't serve as proof of the media containing the creatures...
Can't help but think some newer articles are being held to (unrealistically) higher standards than older ones. If we look at the various 'list of characters' associated with many series, each character (and sometimes the page altogether) may lack references on a case-by-case basis yet the data is kept up.
Do you have any suggestions on how I can begin adding things back? I am glad at least with it hidden rather than deleted that it will be a simple case of moving things 1 at a time from unseen to seen and take up the disputes individually. Compared to prior times when we have to come and guess what got removed. Ranze ( talk) 02:27, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
The article California Chrome you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:California Chrome for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jamesx12345 -- Jamesx12345 ( talk) 08:21, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
Howdy Hi - Just a very polite ping to various trusted editors and my talk page stalkers: on Derby Day (Saturday, May 3) can you please help keep an eye on a recent GA that I've worked on, California Chrome? The horse is the favorite for the race, already has a rabid fan base, the "Chromies" (in a good way, mostly) but the article is already getting anon IP edits from people who are making random odd edits. I have meticulously sourced this article and if there are errors, they are in the sources consulted (or at least my interpretation of them) and, while of course any article can be improved, anyone changing material needs different/better sources to correct errors and not just put in random rants. I think everyone around here knows the drill, but... thanks in advance. I'm driving back home that day and will be on the road about 7 hours, I'm hoping I can at least catch the race itself in a cafe or something along the way, I won't likely have internet access during the race itself and other eyes will be much appreciated, thanks! Montanabw (talk) 06:07, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's Adam Cuerden ( submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's Godot13 ( submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's ChrisGualtieri ( submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included Cliftonian ( submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and Caponer ( submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from Reid,iain james ( submissions), tiger from Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and The Lion King from Igordebraga ( submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to Czar ( submissions) and Red Phoenix ( submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.
192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email), The ed17 ( talk • email) and Miyagawa ( talk • email) 17:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
You removed an entry I made on the above page describing it as 'Appears to be a bit too personal and too editorializing for here. .'. Whilst I accept that the phrase 'Although it would benefit the breed for the 2 societies to work together......' can be called personal opinion, the remainder of the entry was intended as a factual statement of something that is a huge problem for the breed. It is a fact that the relationship between the 2 breed societies has broken down, and it is a fact that CENE questions the legitimacy of TEPSL's registration, and both these are referred to in the document linked to. Whilst I can understand why the first part of the entry was removed, I am perplexed why facts supported by a link to a document published by a Govt organisation were removed. I was under the impression that being able to link to a reliable source that demonstrated the veracity of what was said gave credence to the statement made.
Please can you clarify this for me. Thanks Eriskaypony ( talk) 00:51, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
There is something up with your nomination for Today's Featured Article. At least I think there is something up with it, as it isn't in the same format as all the rest and when trying to edit it you are presented with some sort of internal reference for the file to include rather than the text. It's beyond my - as yet - limited Wikipedia powers to fix it if it is indeed broken rather than intentional (I plan to become more powerful in the ways of Wikipedia than your puny earthling brain can possibly imagine but I also need to have some supper and a rumbling tum trumps meglomania for the moment). Belle ( talk) 16:30, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey, we don't just do this any more. We discuss individual cases and get a consensus for them before adding them to ITN/R. You're obviously more than welcome to initiate those discussions should you have the time and energy. The Rambling Man ( talk) 19:13, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for offering this - I can put it to good use. How great to find a horse lover! You have really carried through on that. Enjoyed your great article on Chrome, and it led me to look further. My parents had lived in Louisville when young and saw a great horse win the Kentucky Derby, so I was tracking that down. Your piece on "free rein" on your User Pge made me laugh. Reading when people misuse "free reign" for "free rein" also makes me crazy. Even if they didn't know where the true expression came from, their version usually doesn't make any sense. I wonder how long it will continue, with people having no knowledge of the correct term? Parkwells ( talk) 12:59, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Hafspajen!
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I knew about two of the three, looking more for drama, perhaps a painting?? Montanabw (talk) 04:20, 11 May 2014 (UTC) OK. Hafspajen ( talk) 10:07, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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I see that you have reverted my edits. My edit changed dates to the DMY format because the article contains the template {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}}. If you are sure that there is in fact a consensus for another date format then please change that. If you wish, I can come back and re-edit when the matter is settled as I have an AWB tool kit for formatting dates either way. Gaius Cornelius ( talk) 20:11, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
To be populated place, people must be living in the place. Otherwise, it is a former populated place (no trace of it exists) or a ghost town (some trace left). A place cannot be both a populated place and a ghost town. Also the populated place category has been split into subcategories for cities, towns, unincorporated communities, former populated places, etc.. Same with article text. And I only go by what is in the text of the article, not some outside non-RS information. Thanks Hmains ( talk) 17:17, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
And your source for this definition of a ghost town, oh great one, was pulled from your butt or can you provide me a link to a reliable source? By your standard, half the populated places in Montana would not be. Montanabw (talk) 02:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
On 17 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Art Sherman, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, with his first entrant, California Chrome, 77-year-old Art Sherman became the oldest horse trainer to ever win the Kentucky Derby? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Art Sherman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:18, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi, no worries about the revert, only I did a fairly heavy overhaul of the article a couple of years back for Pesky, and I thought I'd have another look with a new toy – new to me, anyway: the things I deleted showed up as errors, because they're not used for references. Maybe that's fine and forget it, but Wanderings in Roman Britain is from 1926 so probably very old hat, leaving only Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia from 2001 as something probably useful: thing is, I did check back to see if there were ever any related references with page numbers and I didn't find any. I did the delete with something Eric said to me the other day in mind, about referencing errors, in an article I've just been crazy enough to nominate as a FAC... And I couldn't get sight of the Encyclopedia. Just telling you what I saw in a hopefully helpful sort of way! :o) Nortonius ( talk) 22:36, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
First, a thank you to all my talk page stalkers for helping with the California Chrome article, which got 35,000 hits on Preakness Day and another 50,000 hits the day after. Second, I am in a mood to see if we can have some fun on wikipedia: If anyone feels like it, especially if you watchlist the article, how about changing your signature to be green and purple (Chrome's stable colors), the way I just did, at least through the 2014 Belmont Stakes. (If you've never done this, go to preferences and enter the same syntax as in my signature, only with your user name and user talk instead). I don't think this would be viewed as POV-pushing or as "ownership" of the article, it's just fun! I suppose you could even do different stable colors if you want to cheer for one of the other horses, but I think it would be a fun way to say that you are watching the article and - maybe - acknowledge that you are upholding WP:BLP when it comes to his people's assorted feel-good stories. Montanabw (talk) 17:30, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
Is "unload" a term of art in horse-related topics? It could be but this sentence does read a bit oddly to me: Once the plane landed, however, he refused to unload until he was turned around and backed down the ramp; Alan Sherman explained later that this was his typical way of unloading from ground-based transportation as well. Normally animate objects don't unload; things are unloaded; it is done to them by others, and not by them. Maybe Once the plane landed, however, he refused to be unloaded until he was turned around and backed down the ramp; Alan Sherman explained later that this was his typical manner of egress from ground-based transportation as well.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 22:35, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the ping thank you M. You may have already noticed that I have added a hidden message to try and alert other editors who want to add items to the see also section. While they don't work 100% of the time I have been pleasantly surprised with how often they do help. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 17:31, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
I don't think our aims are that different here -- should we try to start a new article about native dance basically from scratch? I could withdraw the deletion nomination, and we could move the page to a new title... Calliopejen1 ( talk) 18:04, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Re your revert on Great Northern - how does the entry "One of a number of railways; see Great Northern Railway (disambiguation)" (two places above) not cover it? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 06:52, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey Montanabw. As you've said you're planning on a FAC, one thing I noticed in the article (which is really shaping up, good job) is retrieval dates given for paper sources. Not an issue I care much about but you will inevitably be asked to remove them at a FAC so I thought I'd note it to give you one less issue when you nominate.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 19:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I didn't realize you were filling Prep 4 at the same time. When I went to copy and paste the ones I chose, I found you had already used them. I'm stopping editing Prep 3 now. There are quite a few good hooks available, but since I approved them, I couldn't promote them. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 23:25, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
@ Yoninah: Tell me which ones you approved and I can promote them. I'm done with prep 4 now. Would you be so kind as to promote nasal strip for me? Montanabw (talk) 23:29, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
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Thank you for your efforts to fill out the prep areas and tackle the backlog at WP:DYK. v/r - T P 06:25, 1 June 2014 (UTC) |
Good morning, Montanabw. I would like to ask you a question about one of my edits, that you reverted, on the article Troika (driving). I'm curious about the reason why you cancelled this edit. Is this because there is a YouTube link as a reference? Regards — KiwiNeko14 ( Meow) 09:12, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
On 3 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nasal strip, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that nasal strips are worn both by race horses ( California Chrome pictured) and by human athletes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nasal strip. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 10:20, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Hello, You recently reverted changes I made to the open range page. Specifically, you kept in the language that says Larson-Steiner eliminated the open range doctrine altogether in Montana. I do not believe that is a correct statement of the law. I would encourage you to read the Larson-Steiner opinion again, paying careful attention to paragraphs 28 and 29, and reconsider your edit.
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.128.250 ( talk) 21:54, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
If you provide a cite for the MLR article, I would like to read it.
thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.128.250 ( talk) 22:19, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey Montana, I'll take "chic" at face value if only for grammatical reasons--"hippie chick cowgirl" is three (really, four) nouns in one compound; "hippie chic cowgirl" has "hippie chic", a fairly common phrase, as a adjectival phrase modifying "cowgirl". In other words, I'm giving her the stylistic benefit of the doubt. I'll get back to the DYK today or tomorrow (I'm teaching today); I do need to look closely at the sources, some of which, as you know, aren't really, well, books or printed magazines and papers. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 15:00, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
I understand your point about metric units being used in Australia, and have no objection to that coming first (though just above is a hands-inches-cm conversion that doesn't follow a metric-first conversion ordering).
My concern was only that it gives an inaccurate result - 16 stone is exactly 224 lbs, by definition, but by converting through kg first you get 223. If you want metric first, I might suggest we just do a stones-kg conversion by template, followed by a manual stones-lbs conversion, which would avoid the inaccuracy. By that same token, if you want metric-first, the hands/inches/cm conversion could have a hands-cm template conversion followed by a manual hands-inches conversion, since again the latter is fixed by definition. Russ3Z ( talk) 13:47, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
People are "who", everything else is "that" or "which", when I was taught English. When did naming an animal anthropomorphize it? MOS: Number lists one-nine, then 10; sorry about the 9.
But your not supporting the Classical music projects attempts to have their own "style" at their articles is now going to bite us all. What that did was basically confirm that wikiprojects can't set their own guidelines on style or naming - so now... you can't use the equine project's knowledge to keep the breed names as they should be. Consider this not so much a "I told you so" but a "wish things were different" because the birds project lost out and now we've got the MOS-pushers on our backs. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:18, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I saw the tick you gave it yesterday. I also saw that Storye Book has made an impressive effort to approve all the nominations that have been lying around since March. I'm just a bit wary to start promoting all these hooks, because of the reams of discussion and argument that went into them previously. I admit I'm gun-shy from last month's barrage of criticism of DYK hooks both from within the project and without. I thought I'd wait a couple of days and see if anyone responds to your bold move, and if the coast seems clear, then promote it. Your thoughts? Yoninah ( talk) 19:53, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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00:39, 3 June 2014 (UTC)The Writer's Barnstar | |
Too bad California Chrome didn't win, but terrific work on the article, and one way or another, it looks like it will be an FA pretty soon. Thanks again for your hard work! Go Phightins ! 23:03, 7 June 2014 (UTC) |
You folks have all been great. Your help is appreciated! Keep vandal watching for a couple hours, this is the peak of the hits. Montanabw (talk) 23:08, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey all, California Chrome article and 2014 Belmont Stakes articles should be watchlisted for the next 24-36 hours. Anticipate some vandalism, whether the horse wins or loses. We have several regular editors who will make responsible edits to update the articles with race results, besides me, but be alert for people making massive content changes, after the last race, someone deleted half the article! If all else fails, revert to an edit of mine. I'm going to do a couple that I will identify as a baseline for reversion if needed. Thanks for everyone's help! Montanabw (talk) 02:02, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
just some Wikignome edits. the adjective form of tonalist, while widely used, should, i believe, be trumped by the proper noun use in this case. I am a complete newcomer to editing horse articles, but i like to try my hands at new subjects, and to make sure little details are corrected. thanks for noticing. i remember secretariat. this race today was very exciting, and sad for this Cali native. but, hooray to the winner! hope he gets an apple. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 23:39, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
You're doing great. Go ahead and swipe @ Tigerboy1966:'s default style for the article, see, for example, Wicked Strong. Needs an infobox, even if not all the data is in it yet, Tigerboy usually does the pedigrees 'cause he's good at it. Go to Equibase.com and type in the horse's name for his racing record. Montanabw (talk) 23:42, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, disappointing results today. Just wanted to note that you mentioned that California Chrome lost, and how, in the lead, but didn't source it. Yoninah ( talk) 00:17, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Just wanted to give a big shoutout to everyone who helped keep an eye on things today, and especially a tip of the hat to @ Go Phightins!: For putting temporary semi-protection on the article BEFORE the race and saving us all from an onslaught of trolls - the article got 79,000 hits on Belmont day! Whew! Montanabw (talk) 06:45, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback around the horse racing project. im only editing here (after my initial excitement watching the race) because you were kind enough to award me with a pony! That seems to have inspired me. that also increases my ability to assume good faith and be bold, and to also accept criticism or reversion without rancor. if anything i attempt is off base somehow, let me know. I dont know who is keeping the project articles assessed, but thats hard work, and deserves credit. many projects dont keep up with it. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 16:19, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
This ... I'd say not all TC winners are "high" importance, but some are. SS, Affirmed, War Admiral, Secretariat, Citation, and possibly Count Fleet are definitely high as they went on to have a big breeding influence. Omaha maybe. Sir Barton, no. Assault, no. Whirlaway and Gallant Fox, maybe but probably not. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:16, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
This been one of the busiest weekends ever. Apart from all the issues relating to the "Big Two" races, which attracted lots of well meaning new editors as well as a few outright trolls, we have had to do updates for lots of top horses including Princess of Sylmar, Beholder, Just A Way, Cirrus des Aigles, Palace Malice etc. The French also saw fit to run their biggest hurdle race of the year on the same weekend. I even managed to forget my nephew's birthday, and much grovelling ensued. If it wasn't so much fun I'd complain! Tigerboy1966 20:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
On 9 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Templeton Thompson, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Templeton Thompson combines her interests in horses and country music in songs such as "When I Get This Pony Rode"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Templeton Thompson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 12:03, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
There is currently a refdesk thread proposing, well, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science#Horses on Mars. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 22:45, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for suggesting i look at it. i feel it is an article, and a potentially great article, and the list aspects are minor. PS this work on horse articles is getting me interested in the human/horse partnership, as a parallel to the human/dog partnership. I will probably actually READ an article on horses that touches on this. wow, reading an article.... Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 05:49, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! I always wanted a pony. :) Stylteralmaldo ( talk) 19:43, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I am very sorry to do this, but I have some important things going on in real life Thursday and Friday, and I ought to be preparing today and tomorrow, but since I don't trust myself not to get engrossed, I am going to have to take a forced wiki-break from now until Friday afternoon, at which point I will resume the GAN. Again, sorry, but I need to handle the real life matter. Thanks for understanding. Go Phightins ! 00:53, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
I know you are active in editing California Chrome. Are you aware of the cite error? I suspect you can track it down easier than I can.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 20:37, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
I have restored the attribution of the author of File:Lazador insurgente Mexique.jpg in the "History" section of this article. The image presents an idealized view from 1828 of a ranchero in a heroic action. A link to the artist, a radical revolutionary, is entirely relevant. The history section is weak and should be expanded to cover the myths and history that form a large part of the appeal of modern charreada. Aymatth2 ( talk) 01:06, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
Want to start a discussion on this topic about dog names. See here why Is there any standard way of doing it? I certainly think that moving Dalmatian (dog) to Dalmatian dog is not a good idea, as it is now the Dalmatian dog could refer to any dog that is in Dalmatia, or born there, no matter what breed. Maybe at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs/Dog breeds task force? Afghan Hound; that is one thing, a name, but Chihuahua (dog), Boxer (dog) and will soon be moved, I guess, like the Dalmatian and others, Bolonese...dog? The dog breed is called Dalmatian, not Dalmatian dog. Can't find any discussion on this move... Breed group (dog) - now that will be aproblem, for example, Hafspajen ( talk) 12:40, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
The page you directed me to tell me: Parenthetical disambiguation: If natural disambiguation is not possible, add a disambiguating term in parentheses, after the ambiguous name. So, it is very clear, that those dog articles need the parenthetical disambiguation, so we just start putting them back where they were. Hafspajen (talk) 21:15, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey, if you could look at The Boat Race 1978, that'd be great. Thanks. The Rambling Man ( talk) 18:15, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw, I need your help. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes has changed their Logo for the 2013 and 2014 editions. But every time I place any logos or Artwork on wikipedia they are deleted. Apparently I am doing something wrong. Here is a url to see what it looks like. [4] Is there any way that you could help me place the Logo on the 2013 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and 2014 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes pages in place of the old Logo. I appreciate your help as always if you can accomplish this.-- Craiglduncan ( talk) 20:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Why are you removing the WikiProject Mammal banner? I realize WikiProject Equine is a subproject of Mammals, but I really don't see the sense in having the Mammals project essentially covering only those mammals that aren't equines, felids, canids, primates, cetaceans or rodents. Especially when, aside from rodents, each of the subprojects covers only a few hundred species. There's nothing wrong with having subprojects for people who are particularly interested in a smaller group of mammals, but I don't see the advantage of excluding mammals covered by the subprojects from the parent project. Plantdrew ( talk) 23:31, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
I found this snippet that briefly gives a glimpse into the Martin's lives. It turns out that Mrs. Martin knows a little something about horses.
I'm sorry about California Chrome as well. Racing luck does figure into it. I think he would have gotten the Crown but things to happen. He is a great athlete.
The Belmont was completely filled. We couldn't get out of the parking lot for several hours.
greensodagal ( talk) 17:50, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey, sorry I didn't respond sooner, but of course, let me know when Chrome hits FAC. It's a great and detailed article, shouldn't be a problem at FAC barring the standard snark. I'll be more than happy to help with technical table stuff if that crops up too, so don't be afraid to ping me. The Rambling Man ( talk) 20:29, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
This is to notify you, as required by dispute resolution, that I have filed a request for dispute resolution regarding your communications with me. Daniellagreen ( talk) 00:54, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
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Thank you for all you do....after all, horses are people too! MONGO 18:53, 26 June 2014 (UTC) |
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* Daniellagreen ( talk) 16:11, 28 June 2014 (UTC) |
hanks, BracketBot ( talk) 03:54, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I did not vandalize any page. I correctly pointed out that there was no citations for what was posted as opposed to what had been there before. I do not appreciate your rudeness nor your accusations.-- Stubborn Myth ( talk) 04:19, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot ( talk) 22:13, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
My subject says it all save - thanks for the pony. Stellabystarlight ( talk) 02:41, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
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BW, there's a bit of method to this madness. The MSU Library is going all out to improve the use (and editing of) wikipedia by MSU students, faculty and staff. The library dean is a great supporter of Wikipedia. They will be hosting a grant funded Wikipedia for historians workshop (Richard Jensen is running it and I'll be assisting) on July 19th. In October, the MSU Library is sponsoring a Wiki Editathon in collaboration with Colorado State University on the subject of Water in the West. I'll be assisting in that. MY fellow Campus Ambassador and I thought the userbox would be a good way to identify all the participants in these projects over time Especially those who are not really MSU alumni. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 22:08, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi! Would you care to review my FA nomination for the article Of Human Feelings? The article is about a jazz album by Ornette Coleman, and the criteria for FA articles is at WP:FACR. If not, feel free to ignore this message. Cheers! Dan56 ( talk) 09:51, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
"my current and future approach to conflict is and will be moderated by my understanding of the value of reasoned discussion where possible, and formal dispute-resolution processes where necessary" (not written by me) Montanabw (talk) 16:13, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
There is not a replacement yet to the watchlists as far as I know. When they are all up and running I will make a template for them to add back to all the projects.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Moxy ( talk • contribs)
Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful interventions on the subject of "as of". Now, a real nitpick from me about formatting fractions. I noticed this in your excellent horse article as well. Rather than typing "1 -1/2 days' worth", type in "{{fraction|1|1|2}} days' worth", which displays as "1+1⁄2 days' worth". Isn't it cool? -- John ( talk) 22:32, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Moved to article talk. Montanabw (talk) 23:13, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Moved to article talk. Montanabw (talk) 23:58, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Although unrelated to the subject of this thread the title reminded me that I read Richard Adams book Traveller many years ago. Seeing the Civil war through the eyes of R.E. Lee's horse was a fascinating idea. It is long out of print but it might be available at a library or online if it piques your interest. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 00:24, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
Not to be a major pain in the _____, but I think this edit is a little ... not nicely worded in the "California Chrome is curious about everything around him". When I read that, I picture Curious George, which I don't think is the intention. I don't have a phrasing that's necessarily better, but just wanted to let you know how I read it. Maybe something like "California Chrome is interested in the world around him" or CC "embodies curiosity in his daily life" or something along those lines. I don't know; just spouting some suggestions. Your call. All the best, Go Phightins ! 03:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your edits to my translation of Aubergne horse. I was really hoping that someone who knew about horses would review the article as I was struggling a lot with the terminology since I know nothing about horses. It appeared next on my list of geography articles requiring translation although I dont see how its a geography article. I still do not understand the reference to hocks being clos in French which I translated as closed but you say this is wrong. Also there were a few words that defied translation which I left in the article: noyé (about withers), cordés, avalėe, and en pupitre. Do you have any clue what they mean in English in relation to the horse? There are also a couple of places where I used the word "kidneys" but later realised its supposed to be "loins". There is also reference to the horse being of "postier" type - does it mean the "Breton Postier" or something else? I hesitated to put in the word Breton in case it was wrong. Of course I had no clue what mediolinear meant but assumed that it meant something.
Thanks also for reformatting the article which I think is a great improvement. If you had time to review and correct the contents it would be much appreciated. Samrong01 ( talk) 02:11, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Maybe this person needs a welcome to or from WikiProject equines or something similar, to fill out their currently non-existent talk page? My welcome toolbox only seems to have cookies. Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 46#Pemoline -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 18:54, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
Nominated Chrome for FAC today, FYI: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/California Chrome/archive1. Grab your popcorn and watch the show. Montanabw (talk) 22:59, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
I will definitely take a pass relatively soon. Can you please take a look at blue nuthatch which I think will be my next FAC candidate? See if anything pops out at you as needing fixing.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:39, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montana, I know you're a specialist about horse coat genetics... a, you help me for this case ? In french we have a prehistoric level of knowledge about horse coat color genetics (and an aberrant "official" classification of coat colors, where "noir pangaré" (litterally "black pangaré") correspond with the seal brown coat color ... so regularly, I have to clean and use scientific sources. Is there a difference between flaxen and silver dapple gene, or is it the same gene? We have a French page " crins lavés" matching flaxen, and a silver dapple page I translated from English. -- Tsaag Valren ( talk) 21:51, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Tsaag Valren: Totally different! The genetic mechanism behind flaxen is yet to be mapped (as far as I know), but flaxen occurs on chestnut horses only. The silver dapple gene is a dilution gene that only acts on a black coat. Montanabw (talk) 00:54, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Tsaag Valren: flaxen gene is now live! Any improvements welcomed! Montanabw (talk) 06:43, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
Yet another editor who has never touched the article in question has a RM request at Talk:Mustang horse. Sheesh. Montanabw (talk) 21:24, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
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For unstinting untiring value-adding to article space In ictu oculi ( talk) 23:56, 17 July 2014 (UTC) |
Hey Montana, I probably should post this in the talk page for Horse colic, but wanted your opinion on breaking it up into two articles since it is getting a little long and unwieldy. I was thinking about starting a new page for they types of colic. What do you think? I'm not sure if that would be OK as a stand-alone article. Open to suggestions. Thanks! Eventer ( talk) 20:40, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
They eliminated the length limits on WP articles a few years ago. Right now, the question would be, into what? I can't really see a logical two-way split, more like a dozen, one for each type of colic, with this main article more of an overview or list. Let me take a peek at it and offer more comments there. I'm just so glad you're working on it! (You want to see long, check out my current FAC, California Chrome. Montanabw (talk) 23:04, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
I still haven't done that documentation for {{ convert}} and hands, but I'm working on it! Meanwhile I have been fiddling with how convert handles fractions, which required dealing with the anomalous use of fractions with hands, and that led me to notice the following:
{{convert|12+1/2|hand|in cm}}
→ 12+1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches; 123 cm){{convert|12.0+1/2|hand|in cm}}
→ 12.0+1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches; 123 cm){{hands|12+1/2}}
→ 12 1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches, 123 cm){{hands|12.0+1/2}}
→ 12 1⁄2
hands (48.5 inches, 123 cm)I think you once told me that 12+1/2 means twelve-and-half hands (50 inches), so two of the above are incorrect. I suppose that detail doesn't really matter? I checked all usage of {{ hands}} as at May 2014. There is only one like the above, and I'll leave it for you to decide if some tweak to the article should occur. Andalusian horse#Characteristics has:
{{hands|15 + 1/2}}
→ mares average 15 1⁄2
hands (60.5 inches, 154 cm)Johnuniq ( talk) 10:55, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
{{convert|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}
→ 77 to 88 centimetres (7.2+1⁄2 to 8.2+1⁄2
hands; 30+1⁄2 to 34+1⁄2 in){{convert/2|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}
→ {{convert/2|77|to|88|cm|hand in|2}}Montanabw, this GA review hasn't had any action since the end of May, and the article hasn't been edited since then either. A "hold" notice was placed on the nominator's page well over a month ago. It's probably time for it to be closed for inaction. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 18:55, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Mike Cline: Mike? Are you going to work on this one? Montanabw (talk) 19:22, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
Well hello there! Mighty comfy digs you've built for yourself, I must say. =)
Would it be OK with you if I cut the entire "Capitalization of 'mustang'" conversation from the article's talk page and paste it here? I'd ping the one other editor who commented as well. — Jaydiem ( talk) 02:17, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your note. I think I'm OK on the references. In fact, one of my arguments against the edits another contributor was trying to make to this page yesterday and today is that he didn't format his references.
I'll look forward to the updates you make to the Walsh page. I forget whether I created it or was an early contributor to it, but it's starting to accrete a lot of new details, especially with the most recent news articles.
Billmckern ( talk) 23:31, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Before you tell me that Untapable is overdue for an article, I thought I'd let you know that I'm on it. Looks like another good year for the ladies as Taghrooda has overtaken Treve and The Fugue as this year's BIG HORSE in Europe. (btw it was good to see my boy Wicked Strong winning yesterday as well) Tigerboy1966 12:27, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
I have Ian's talk on my watchlist so I saw the message, but I haven't gotten that one or several of your other pings via the Notifications system, not quite sure why. (And not sure whether anyone else is being missed...). Unless we can work out what's going on with that, if I haven't responded to something within a couple of days, try pinging the "old-fashioned way" on my talkpage. Nikkimaria ( talk) 01:33, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
On 31 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DAP Racing, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two horse racing newcomers calling themselves "Dumb Ass Partners" won the 2014 Kentucky Derby with California Chrome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DAP Racing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:56, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
BW, I think this needs much wider discussion if indeed you think the military conflict infobox is inappropriate for this article. There are several other massacre articles: Wounded Knee Massacre, Bear River Massacre, and Sand Creek massacre that employ this infobox. I am sure I could find others as well. I don't think unilaterally deciding it is unappropriate for the Marias Massacre article is the right move. If you feel strongly about this, I would suggest surfacing it at the Military History project to see if there is wider support for removing the infobox from massacre related articles. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 15:09, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
Which accounts? Most of the contemporary ones were loaded with "evil natives" propaganda. At least we agree that Baker was an idiot! ;-) Montanabw (talk) 15:20, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
My brief foray into the gender gap project has been almost surreal. On the one hand, I really identify with and support what you said there:
But I'm unsure of what your take is on my experience there. I have spent a good part of my editing time defending myself from male editors, and one female (who has also joined the gender gap project). Now, rather than showing any signs of understanding, I'm being lectured or ignored by men and women there. Do you have any sympathy for this sister? If not, I'll just beg your pardon and move along. Btw: I enjoyed the poem. Lightbreather ( talk) 03:08, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw! Just want to apologize in advance, because I have no idea how to use this page- sorry!
I am an archival researcher, and am doing some research on the Montana State Hospital for a documentary movie. I am interested in the photos you've posted of the building here. Would you mind emailing me at susan.johnson@gmail.com so that I might follow up on this? I would be happy to use this Talk page, but it is so confusing!! Thanks so much, in advance- 71.161.192.107 ( talk) 19:10, 29 July 2014 (UTC) Susan Johnson
Thanks so much for your response, Montanabw. Sigh... feeling like a moron... I really can't find the "email this user" link, even thought I am logged in now. Thanks for your patience. I would love to use one of your photos, however they're not high enough resolution. Do you happen to have the dark, gloomy originals? I'm happy to adjust color/exposure on them myself. The one I'm particularly interested in is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warm_Springs_State_Hospital_04.jpg, only because it has older cars in the photo.
Fyi, this is for a documentary on Robert "Evel" Knievel, who was from Butte, and apparently spent a day selling policies at the Montana State Hospital while he was a salesman for Combined Insurance. Was this hospital not sometimes known as "Deer Lodge" at the time? Thinking maybe you would know. I'm sorry I can't figure out how to email you– it's ridiculous. I guess, just let me know if you still have high resolution for that one shot, and maybe I'll figure it out :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subiej ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Translation problem ? -- Tsaag Valren ( talk) 12:04, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello Montanabw. I have a question: Why did you review the most recent GAN in Sports & Recreation? Wouldn't it be better to review an article that has been languishing in the queue for months not hours? I'm sure there is a valid reason. Cheers NickGibson3900 - Talk - Sign my Guestbook 08:29, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
I understand that you just want the title to be left alone, but as someone who has not worked on horse articles (which is true for almost all of our readers), I have to say that Mustang horse is grating. It's not natural. Mustang (horse) makes much more sense. I get that there is a convention to use "(horse)" to disambiguate the names of particular individual horses, and that adding "horse" to the title is reasonable for many kinds because that's done in reliable sources, but does it make sense to force that convention onto cases where it's not natural? I mean, the disambiguator "horse" is itself ambiguous with "individual horse" and "horse kind"... why can't it be used for both? In the rare case where a given name might be used for a notable individual horse as well as a horse kind, we can use a more specific disambiguator for both. What's wrong with that? -- В²C ☎ 18:29, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
As weird looking as parenthetical disambiguation might be, we use it, including for disambiguating ambiguous names of individual horses. Why not use it for disambiguating ambiguous names of horse kinds when "horse-kind-name horse" is not natural? -- В²C ☎ 18:49, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
User:Intothatdarkness, when a title is grating, that means it's not natural, which is contrary to WP:CRITERIA. That it might have been common in the 1800s is not relevant to how we title articles today.
User:Montanabw, sorry, but your "best reason" is not very good. Yes, of course we use parenthetical disambiguation for individual humans. And it's a good idea to do so for individual horses. But that's not a good reason to not use it for horse kinds. In those cases, if natural disambiguation is, well, natural, then fine. Go au naturel! But if it's not natural, like "Mustang horse", then we should use parenthetic disambiguation, just like for any other ambiguous title that does not have a commonly used natural disambiguation. Just because we use parenthetic disambiguation for individual horses does not mean we should not use it for horse kinds, when appropriate. To not use parenthetic disambiguation for horse kinds because we use it for individual horses is simply a really bizarre and non-nonsensical rule. -- В²C ☎ 20:34, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
User:Intothatdarkness, isn't "Mustang horse" obviously grating? Or at least obviously inconsistent with usage in reliable sources? And I'm not the one applying any magic standard here. The magic (and bizarre IMHO) standard being applied here is, "don't use parenthetic disambiguation for horse kinds because we use it for individual horses". -- В²C ☎ 23:54, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Well, my hope and dream (the impossible dream, most likely) is that the matter is settled for now. I really have other fish to fry. Montanabw (talk) 21:05, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:24, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, Just letting you know that I’ve added a note to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel R. Gernatt, Jr. I tried pinging you, but that doesn’t seem to work. Thanks NQ talk 03:52, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello M. I made a few fixes to your 3rr report to make the links work. I hope that is okay with you and I apologize if it isn't. If the IP doesn't get blocked and keeps making the same edit you might want to make a post on the talk page of the article in question about why the addition is inappropriate. That will help in any future situations. Also remember that you can file a RFPP if the IP persists. Now these are just suggestions and you do not have to act on them. I know I have seen another editor with this My Little Pony obsession but darned it I can remember who or when. Maybe the memory banks will come up with something. If so I will let you know. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 01:17, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I saw that you reverted all of my changes to the RBST article. I would like you to reconsider the revert:
If you have an issue with the lack of wikilinks for ducks, geese and turkeys, why did you not just revert the top edit which added those lists? Then the text at the top will also be relevant as there will only be chickens listed in the article. Kat ( talk) 08:29, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
You did a poor quality edit, I wouldn't have reverted if you hadn't screwed something up. I don't have the time to go through and correct everything, just try again and be more careful. Basically: DON'T remove wikilinks - or at least replace them if you redo something, DON'T remove citations unless you replace them with newer and better ones (formatted in the same way as the others in the existing article) - I can't even remember this particular edit,but I suspect you did one of those two errors, which is usually what prompts me to do a total revert. Montanabw (talk) 21:58, 29 July 2014 (UTC)