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WikiProject Oregon! Great job with your article creations in November, lots o' government stuff that's been needed. Aboutmovies ( talk) 06:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC) |
Hi there, nice to "meet" you as well. I appreciate the invite, and will look into it more when I get home. I am new to the Oregon info-realm, as I am not currently an Oregonian but plan on moving to Portland in the very near future. It has been interesting learning all about Oregon, and I am very much looking forward to meeting new people and seeing new places. Hopefully your fellow Oregonians are as nice as you are (though perhaps I should not assumer you are an Oregonian--I am doing so only based on the fact you are posting info about the state in your spare time). Thanks again! Whataworld06 ( talk) 22:44, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, thanks for your contributions to and assistance with the Cannabis in Oregon article. It's certainly off to a great start, and I look forward to seeing it expand. Whataworld06 ( talk) 14:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
The Oregon Constitution and its index still needs a lot of work, and it's an awful lot of work for one person. If you got time to help out, it'd be appreciated. I also posted a suggestion concerning the index on this talk page. Äþelwulf Talk to me. 11:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips. I've tried to use the five or is it seven pillars when posting. I didn't realize that substantive debate didn't belong on that page. As you can probably tell my main interest is making sure that what is said about me is largely true if debateable. On my own web page (coastda.com) I invite all comers and never delete or edit out negative comments. But if you check out the URL from the unsigned user you edited you'll see a small but extremely vitriolic group of haters. I'm comfortable with controversy and look forward to other people putting counter views. Much of what I've written (in newspapers) generates lively debate. Thanks for the tips and edits Coastda ( talk) 16:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips Peter and I sincerely appreciate the help. This fellow above is precisely the reason I monitor the page. In my business I will inevitably alienate some people but to give you an idea of what I consider a legitimate controvery from someone who really dislikes me but makes his point well see this piece by David Feige from the Boston GLOBE: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/07/16/innocence_by_the_numbers/ This was in turn in response to a series of pieces by the New York Times' Adam Liptak: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/us/25bar.html That particular article post-dates Feige's piece but you get the idea. Coastda ( talk) 23:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. I hope to keep plugging away on the measures, and other political/election topics and articles centric to Oregon. Ideally if we could have the full story on Oregon elections, politics and the history thereof, that would be a great resource I (and I suspect others) would use. Pipe dream perhaps, but there it is. Lestatdelc ( talk) 00:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Doing something with the tidal Columbia is an interesting idea and not one I had considered before you brought it up. I know zilch about Vancouver Lake, truth be told. This leads me, though, to another thought I keep having, which is that it's too bad forward movement on the Columbia River article has stopped. I had imagined that we'd push through the rather big list of to-dos in a couple of weeks and charge off to FAC, but it's proven harder than I expected. I don't think the main problem is a writing problem so much as a too-many-cooks problem. If you decide again to take it to FAC, I won't holler "whoa" as I did before but will help however I can. I'd prefer to be only a helper and nothing more grand; just give the word if you want to have another go at it. Finetooth ( talk) 03:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
If anyone could improve this article, I bet it's you! lol --David Shankbone 23:32, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Here, I'll do a gallery of the expressions as the truther is yelling:
I believe the joke was "Forsyth is TOTALLY WRONG." - Pete ( talk)
Cirt ( talk) 21:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
May I ask what user you are talking about? -- Orange Mike | Talk 17:22, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Woo-hoo! --David Shankbone 15:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I haven't noticed a lot of significant progress being documented at PdxWiki. No activity on the talk page since my last comment either. Maybe I'm just out of the loop? How can I get into it? — Athelwulf [T]/ [C] 03:58, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your wonderful suggestion on: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous) as someone who invests time in saving articles, you maybe interested in the conversation we are having here: Changing name to Articles for deletion, you may also be interested in Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron. Have a great weekend, hope to see you very soon again! travb ( talk) 15:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
The Socratic Barnstar | ||
I just read this post of yours and have to say, this is probably the best and clearest explanation I've ever seen of how people start out here and how we should treat each other. This should be a motto for all of us. Politizer talk/ contribs 23:14, 17 January 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for your good advice. I think we've smoothed out the issue and I definitely understand where he's coming from better than than I did before. I was ignoring some of his very legitimate concerns with the way I approached him, and I apologized for that. In the end, it may prove to be a useful incident to learn from, as you suggest. ... Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:56, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
What's with this edit to the Peter Courtney article, using a diff to another article as a reference? I'm assuming it was a mistake, seeing that the diff doesn't seem to provide any relevant info and knowing you're a pretty busy person. Jason McHuff ( talk) 07:40, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey Pete. I was speaking with someone you may know the other day (Carla Axtman of BlueOregon / Loaded Orygun fame) about an online project in the vain of what we chatted about here, and she suggested that I get in touch with you to discuss it further. If you could shoot me an email at lestatdelc@mac.com I would love to talk to you about it and seek your input and council on it. Lestatdelc ( talk) 03:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations, you have been inducted into the Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame.
The Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame award, a Life Preserver has been added to your existing awards.
Feel free to add more articles saved awards, and to award other people this award too, for saving articles from deletion on Wikipedia. Ikip ( talk) 16:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
“ | AFD: Being a Deletionist or Inclusionist is inappropriate. In my opinion being either is a violation of the neutral point of view and an assumption of bad faith. Each editor that thinks about deleting another article or participants in the AFD process needs to enter either with an open heart and an open mind, and then apply the relevant Wikipedia guidelines/policies to the individual articles. Otherwise your bias can get in the way of making a sound decision based on the current policies. | ” |
Did your email to the Oregon legislatures ever go out? Raul654 ( talk) 22:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
G'day Pete. I'm wondering if there has been any activity lately on the bill. I still very much would like to help out with the bill (schoolwork permitting), but I don't know what progress we've had. There's certainly been a lot of vandalism on that page, but the last time any content was actually changed, our president was still the president-elect. :) Also, is there an unofficial, implicit leader of this effort? — Athelwulf [T]/ [C] 22:14, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey, do you think there are enough articles to create a similar template for Cannabis in Oregon. I'm not as familiar with differences between Measures, Acts, Propositions, Bills, etc. to know what could be included where, nor am I familiar with which legislative proposals have articles on wikipedia. Since I know you are familiar with the ballot measures and other Oregon-related legislation, I wanted to get your feedback on the issue of creating a template. Possibilities: Portland Hempstalk Festival, Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, etc. Thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Showed up today out of the blue & I'm about to disappear again, but I just wanted to say a quick hello before I do. Thanks for all your contributions -- and I say yes take Columbia River to FAC! I hope to be back editing again someday, but now I'm going to vanish again. Keep up the great work! (That NW1, so mysterious!) Northwesterner1 ( talk) 03:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
The Real Life Barnstar | ||
This is measly reward for the dedication Pete has shown to Wikimedia, wikis, collaboration and transparency through his tireless real world advocacy as a member of WikiProject Oregon. To call this barnstar long overdue would be an understatement. Steven Walling (talk) 20:48, 12 April 2009 (UTC) |
This recent edit [3] by disruptive WP:SPA Off2riorob ( talk · contribs) who has a history of already being blocked for Disruptive editing: Poorly sourced POV edits despite warnings, seems to be a violation of WP:POINT, especially in light of the subsequent comment made by the POV-pusher at the article's talk page: for example see this inappropriate edit summary [4], and the incivility in the remarks which stray off topic of discussing the article's content itself, and of reliable sources. It would be appreciated as you are an admin at WikiProject Oregon, if you could investigate this user's behavior. Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 20:35, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Posted to ANI to get some additional attention: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Disruption_from_two_users_at_a_GA-rated_article. Cirt ( talk) 21:38, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
You forgot to sign this. Good email, BTW. tedder ( talk) 19:05, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, in fact I was so interested I read it hours ago. Good letter. I hope it gets results. I've been pleasantly surprised at how promptly and helpfully non-Wikipedia authorities have responded to my requests. The USGS adjusted their Columbia Slough coordinates in response to one of my queries. (I give EncMstr full credit for the idea of sending an e-mail to the USGS in the first place.) More recently, I wrote to Peter Harnik, the director of the Center for City Park Excellence, Trust for Public Land, to point out that the Trust was using an out-of-date number for the size of Forest Park. He congratulated me (us, really) on our important work and agreed to make a change to the Trust's park list sometime during the next few weeks. Finetooth ( talk) 21:35, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
thanks pete . I also agree that the mug shot should stay . I trimmed the picture in windows paint and it ended up as a bitmap and I couldnt upload a bmp file , so it needs trimming which program would be good for that or should I upload the original and let someone else trim it ? I prefer to trim it myself ..help!( Off2riorob ( talk) 20:25, 18 April 2009 (UTC))
In reply to pete's question on my userpage . I am new to image licencening , so a little help would be good . Right now I'm unsure , and that is why I havn.t tagged it . Basically I emailed Sheela asking her for a free use photo and telling her what I wanted to do with it , to update her photo on wikipedia . After askng a couple of questions on picture help I have sent her an email asking her to confirm free to use rights and I am awaiting a reply.So although I feel I already have been given free use from the owner , I have sent asking her to confirm this and I have been bold in uploading it. What could I tag it with while I am waiting confirmation?( Off2riorob ( talk) 07:08, 19 April 2009 (UTC))
So, I am not sure how involved you are with the construction and maintenance of WikiProject Oregon (I know you work on many of the articles, but I am referring to the project itself), but I was wondering if you might have any suggestions for WikiProject Rufus Wainwright. I am trying to assemble a group to work on articles related to Wainwright, his albums/songs, etc. Based on some of the other project pages I have seen, I created a scope, participant list, DYK section, as well as a couple templates for group use. However, I was not sure if I needed to create one of those quality/importance assessment charts like the one WikiProject Oregon uses (along with many other projects). If you happen to have just one second to take a look at the project I have started, when you are free and able to do so, it would be much appreciated. Just wondering if there is anything else I can do to improve the page and better organize the articles associated with the project, creating goals and to-do lists, etc. Thanks again! I promise some day I will learn to quit bothering you. :p
BTW - Portland is incredible! While finding employment has been very difficult, I am not regretting the move yet and I am hoping something in my preferred field will come to me soon. I look forward to reading and contributing to many more articles related to Oregon in the future! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 23:48, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
About yr/so ago, we exchg'd notes on rules for using photos produced by State of Oregon in wiki-articles. Bottomline was--even though State of Oregon makes all its photos available for any use w/o restriction, fact that State prohibits third parties from selling rights to State Archive/Blue Book photos makes them off limits for use in wikipedia (unless there is specific Fair Use rationale). However, just found very interest statement on photo gallery page of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It says: "These images are the work of ODFW employees, taken during the course of the person's official duties and belong to the Public Domain." That's pretty clear statement. So, why would photos taken by ODFW employees be different from photos taken by other State employees? Can we then assume, based on very clear statement by ODFW, that all photos taken by State of Oregon employees in course of their duties are Public Domain? What do you think?-- Orygun ( talk) 02:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia Motivation Award | ||
With a Real Life Barnstar cluster. For continuing to promote Wikipedia, and WikiProject Oregon, to the rest of the world, and in real life, and especially for tomorrow's radio show. Good job! Katr67 ( talk) 19:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC) |
Well that's such an incredibly cool award...I'm really flattered. Thanks Katr! - Pete ( talk) 02:22, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Pete Forsyth is on the radio tomorrow morning repping WikiProject Oregon. -->David Shankbone 00:13, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Did I do the right thing on Eagle_Nebula#External_links? (I tried clicking on what had been the last of the External links, but Avast gave me a Trojan Horse! warning. So I felt the responsible thing to do was to disable the link, but leave it available in case it gets fixed.) — Martha ( talk) 02:36, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, as conominator at Kotra's RfA I am happy to see that you added your support. It happens that I don't know Kotra personally nor his/her gender. I notice you refer to Kotra as "he". Many editors (including myself) don't give out personal information and I try to respect that. Do you have a source for kotra's gender? Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 10:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC) (Reply on my page)
Hilarious!
You left out all my original research that proved she was a founding member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and is widely thought to be the leading contender to be the Independent Party of Oregon's candidate for the U.S. House seat in Oregon's 6th congressional district in 2012.
-- Esprqii ( talk) 21:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Please see this discussion on Drawn Some's talk page for an explanation of those tags: [9] Fences and windows ( talk) 03:54, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
I was happy to work on the Westside Express Service article; thanks for recognizing the effort... 67.100.125.4 ( talk) 03:41, 11 July 2009 (UTC).
Wikipedia Motivation Award | ||
Here's a barnstar of sorts for going to the trouble of giving an IP editor a bit of recognition. :-) 67.100.125.4 ( talk) 03:55, 11 July 2009 (UTC) |
Greetings! I have been conducting interviews for the WikiProject Report in The Signpost. I would like to interview you for WikiProject Oregon. Are you interested? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 16:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 11:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
I am an intern with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and I am trying to update their wildlife refuge wikipedia pages! I am supposed to take the info from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife website but I can't figure out how to format it correctly. Is there anything I can do to put the info straight off the website without getting in trouble? Kjohns33 ( talk) 16:15, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey , I've been developing a bot to show collaboration and initial edits between two Wikipedians (i.e., how did we first cross paths?). Here are some initial results involving you: User:TedderBot/Bacon_Results#Wikibacon: Peteforsyth, Tedder. Please let me know what you think on my talk page: User talk:Tedder#WikiBacon results. tedder ( talk) 01:42, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
I was starting to reply at Talk:Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon), then realized it would be a much better discussion at WT:WPSCH. Do you mind copying/moving your comment over there so I can reply? It's a fairly general thing, certainly not exclusive to JeffHigh. tedder ( talk) 22:38, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Pete. I noticed your recent message on this user's talk page and welcome your thoughts regarding some slight concerns I have. During this user's mass assessment project they have removed seemingly appropriate WikiProject banners from talk pages, such as Talk:Serial killer here and Talk:Harvey Milk here. They also changed the importance rating on banners for WikiProjects of which they are not members, such as Talk:Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner here and Talk:Anna Politkovskaya here.
A number of editors, including me, have left notes on the user's talk page expressing concern with these types of edits. They can be found in the talk page history, as it appears they have been removed by the user. If my concerns are unwarranted, let me know and I won't mention it again. Thanks, momo ricks 02:46, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed (and left something on the talk page about) what appears to be a leetle discrepancy in the header paragraph: they say there were 7 members of Wikiproject Oregon, but I see only 5 listed. FYI! — Martha ( talk) 19:41, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Pete, I have an idea for making an unbiased assessment of Wikia links from Wikipedia, through objective research. Would you like to help me with the design and execution of this research? It might take about 3 hours of your time, and we could jointly publish it at a credible non-profit org site simultaneously with notice on Wikipedia in a formal RfC. -- Thekohser 20:49, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Pete. Thought you would like to know that Forest Park (Portland) is to be featured on the main page on July 31. I don't know how it was chosen; that's one of those many mysteries I haven't looked into. It wouldn't be as good as it is if you and others hadn't helped me push it from reasonably OK to FA. Finetooth ( talk) 04:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
You gonna add your two cents? Katr67 ( talk) 20:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
The COTW award from WPOR. | ||
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! For your work adopting a governor, I think you were the only one to do so. Aboutmovies ( talk) 06:48, 15 August 2009 (UTC) |
As I said, it's clear you don't know what a redirect is. My apologies. :D SlimVirgin talk| contribs 01:43, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I thought about consulting first, but it seemed quicker to plunge ahead. I figured you'd be tied up with more serious stuff. I picked the spelled-out version because it looked like quite a few of them were already that way. Part way through, I decided that it was the other way around and that I was moving a pile of rocks from one place to another that I vaguely remembered moving before in some sort of proofreader's dream. I'd be willing to wager 50 cents that a reviewer later in the process will suggest abbreviating all but the first one. :-) Finetooth ( talk) 15:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | ||
The Oregon portal is incredibly well-crafted. Makes me and my Connecticut Portal jealous! – Juliancolton | Talk 17:59, 2 September 2009 (UTC) |
Well thank you very much for the recognition, but most of the credit, I think, should go to Aboutmovies ( talk · contribs), Zaui ( talk · contribs), and Cirt ( talk · contribs) who, to my recollection, are the ones who've done most of the heavy lifting over there! I always wonder if there's a better way to approach portals...seems there must be a better way to expose a broad area of coverage, but I keep falling short on specific ideas. I'd be interested to hear any thoughts on that. - Pete ( talk) 18:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
It's nice working with you, too.-- Henry talk 02:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Looks like we are almost to the goal line on Columbia River. Another plunge or three by Refrigerator Perry might do it. Meanwhile, I'm slowly cleaning up Bull Run Watershed and adding to Bull Run River (Oregon) and trying to figure out what goes where. I haven't forgotten Columbia Basin; it's on my longer-range to-do list, as is Willamette River. Meanwhile, I'm about ready to send Tryon Creek to PR to see what's what. Your ideas about Forest Park were extremely helpful, and if you have any thoughts about Tryon Creek, I'd like to hear them. Please let me know if you'd like me to do anything more in particular with Columbia River; I think the dust mice are all nicely vacuumed unless someone spots a batch I've missed. Finetooth ( talk) 19:04, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Lets agree on at least adding 1 sentence that multiple sources state that she allegedly is providing women for men in exchange for money. Please dont delete referenced material from major news sources, because I will just keep adding to the article with even more valid sources. You are a fine editor of natural attractions in Oregon but your POV (could it be love?) skews your views on Kari Ann. Cheers! Meishern ( talk) 21:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
I don't find any pundits entertaining. I occasionally listen to Rush, and though he annoys me with his rants, I occasionally look up what he says to see if he's in the ballpark (which, more often than not he's not). I find Jon Stewart and Colbert funny and watch them regularly, but I can't stand Olbermann or Matthews. Oh, and incidentally, my guess is that if Franken wants to remain in power, he'll kowtow to a few special interests (everyone does, no matter how wealthy or independent they are, check out how much running costs and the amount of fundraising they have to do just to remain in office). Soxwon ( talk) 23:53, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
I saw your edit that added William Paine Lord to the 19th Oregon Legislative Assembly. Strange that the 19th Assembly was on my wishlist, and strange that I'd never heard that name before today. Even stranger, I created William P Lord High School this afternoon. Poor Mr. Lord, having a juvie school named for him. tedder ( talk) 00:06, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Pete: Thanks for assessing Tam McArthur article! I don't normally comment on assessments, but in this case think "Mid" importance might be appropriate (vice "Low"). Tam McArther is one of only 70 Oregonian who's bio is included in Oregon Blue Book. While not everyone on that list is well known to general public, these individuals all made important contributions to the state. Based on that, think "Mid" importance would be justified. Again, thanks for taking time to read/rate article.-- Orygun ( talk) 02:23, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
This would have been a great hook, it's too bad the article doesn't qualify. FYI, references, footnotes, tables, charts, images, and pretty much anything else that's not text in paragraphs don't count toward expansion for DYK nominations. I think that's why this article still came up short, despite the major expansion. cmadler ( talk) 12:51, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for offering to help with the Stanley images, which lightens the load. :) If you could send me your email address, I could forward you the non-border versions. That might be easier, though it's up to you. My email is slimvirgin at gmail dot com. Cheers, SlimVirgin talk| contribs 16:28, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Gee, thank you very much. I didn't really expect to receive a barnstar for removing my own article from GA status, but thank you very much.-- Music 26/ 11 20:28, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
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Pete: Thanks for Register-Guard article. Right now, Lewis L. McArthur link simply take reader to Oregon Geographic Names which discusses him as single-line inside rather short article on book. Would like to do stand-alone article about him at some point, but can't find wiki-able photo. However, am collecting source material--so will add Register-Guard article to file. Thanks again!-- Orygun ( talk) 01:47, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Pete, you've probably seen the third support by now and the suggestions from User:Fowler&fowler about re-writing the lead. I'd be happy to undertake the rewrite, but since you're the main contributor, I'm feeling cautious. On the other hand, the sooner we do this, the better. If we respond to F&f's satisfaction by Monday, that would be soon enough to catch the next round of promote and archive activity at FAC. I believe one round normally occurs on Tuesday or Wednesday and another on the weekend. Please let me know if you'd like me to attempt the re-write. Otherwise, I'll assume you are doing it. (I'd be happy to do it by committee, if you think that's best, but it'd be slower, and time is of the essence, as the lawyers say.) Finetooth ( talk) 01:48, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Congrats on bringing this up to FA. Columbia River and the Gorge are undoubtfully among the most scenic natural environments in the US, and they now have an equally fine article to complement it. Dabomb87 ( talk) 23:54, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
[outdent] (Waves hat in air)-Good work, all of you! — Martha ( talk) 00:08, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to give you a call tonight. -->David Shankbone 20:36, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
No problem; I was probably a little snarkier than was warranted, as well. The clerks might remove your comments, but I'll leave them in place. On point, my intent was to show that Glasscobra and Lara are not the only two who supported Law with the knowledge of his true identity as undertow. We can't single them out without looking at the other admins at that Rfa - and if we do that, we have an arbcom case with a measurable percentage of our admins on trial. And I don't think that's a great idea. Best, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 23:45, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Pete, I've just left you a reply at my talk page. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up® 03:20, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
The COTW award from WPOR. | ||
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! For your work on several of the last few COTWs. Not a lot on each, but a lot of work in the aggregate. Aboutmovies ( talk) 08:54, 12 October 2009 (UTC) |
There doesn't seem to be much opposition to moving to "Gordon H. Smith", so could you pull the trigger? - Rrius ( talk) 23:42, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
The text there comes from before it was rated a GA.... — Martha ( talk) 02:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations; let's hear it for public outreach :-) Now if only we could get your mother down to Boston for an event... +sj + 03:12, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
I fixed it: File:User contributions detail.svg. -- Ysangkok ( talk) 02:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Pete,
I just wanted to wish you the heartiest of congratulations on your new position with Wikimedia. It is very well deserved and I'm sure you are delighted to be working for such an amazing organization. From the little that I know about you and this new position, it seems to be a perfect fit. I hope the new opportunity proves rewarding.
Cheers, Cacophony ( talk) 06:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Actually, you're a reverse Californicator; doesn't that make you an Oregonizer? But there should be a dirtier-sounding term. Any of the spies of Pete's page got an idea? Something involving sex oregons? -- Esprqii ( talk) 00:27, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
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WPOR Award: Sponsored in part by the Big Gold Dude. | ||
You are hereby granted this shiny object for all your hard work at
WikiProject Oregon! Great job with your article creations in November, lots o' government stuff that's been needed. Aboutmovies ( talk) 06:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC) |
Hi there, nice to "meet" you as well. I appreciate the invite, and will look into it more when I get home. I am new to the Oregon info-realm, as I am not currently an Oregonian but plan on moving to Portland in the very near future. It has been interesting learning all about Oregon, and I am very much looking forward to meeting new people and seeing new places. Hopefully your fellow Oregonians are as nice as you are (though perhaps I should not assumer you are an Oregonian--I am doing so only based on the fact you are posting info about the state in your spare time). Thanks again! Whataworld06 ( talk) 22:44, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, thanks for your contributions to and assistance with the Cannabis in Oregon article. It's certainly off to a great start, and I look forward to seeing it expand. Whataworld06 ( talk) 14:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
The Oregon Constitution and its index still needs a lot of work, and it's an awful lot of work for one person. If you got time to help out, it'd be appreciated. I also posted a suggestion concerning the index on this talk page. Äþelwulf Talk to me. 11:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips. I've tried to use the five or is it seven pillars when posting. I didn't realize that substantive debate didn't belong on that page. As you can probably tell my main interest is making sure that what is said about me is largely true if debateable. On my own web page (coastda.com) I invite all comers and never delete or edit out negative comments. But if you check out the URL from the unsigned user you edited you'll see a small but extremely vitriolic group of haters. I'm comfortable with controversy and look forward to other people putting counter views. Much of what I've written (in newspapers) generates lively debate. Thanks for the tips and edits Coastda ( talk) 16:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips Peter and I sincerely appreciate the help. This fellow above is precisely the reason I monitor the page. In my business I will inevitably alienate some people but to give you an idea of what I consider a legitimate controvery from someone who really dislikes me but makes his point well see this piece by David Feige from the Boston GLOBE: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/07/16/innocence_by_the_numbers/ This was in turn in response to a series of pieces by the New York Times' Adam Liptak: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/us/25bar.html That particular article post-dates Feige's piece but you get the idea. Coastda ( talk) 23:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. I hope to keep plugging away on the measures, and other political/election topics and articles centric to Oregon. Ideally if we could have the full story on Oregon elections, politics and the history thereof, that would be a great resource I (and I suspect others) would use. Pipe dream perhaps, but there it is. Lestatdelc ( talk) 00:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Doing something with the tidal Columbia is an interesting idea and not one I had considered before you brought it up. I know zilch about Vancouver Lake, truth be told. This leads me, though, to another thought I keep having, which is that it's too bad forward movement on the Columbia River article has stopped. I had imagined that we'd push through the rather big list of to-dos in a couple of weeks and charge off to FAC, but it's proven harder than I expected. I don't think the main problem is a writing problem so much as a too-many-cooks problem. If you decide again to take it to FAC, I won't holler "whoa" as I did before but will help however I can. I'd prefer to be only a helper and nothing more grand; just give the word if you want to have another go at it. Finetooth ( talk) 03:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
If anyone could improve this article, I bet it's you! lol --David Shankbone 23:32, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Here, I'll do a gallery of the expressions as the truther is yelling:
I believe the joke was "Forsyth is TOTALLY WRONG." - Pete ( talk)
Cirt ( talk) 21:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
May I ask what user you are talking about? -- Orange Mike | Talk 17:22, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Woo-hoo! --David Shankbone 15:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I haven't noticed a lot of significant progress being documented at PdxWiki. No activity on the talk page since my last comment either. Maybe I'm just out of the loop? How can I get into it? — Athelwulf [T]/ [C] 03:58, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your wonderful suggestion on: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous) as someone who invests time in saving articles, you maybe interested in the conversation we are having here: Changing name to Articles for deletion, you may also be interested in Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron. Have a great weekend, hope to see you very soon again! travb ( talk) 15:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
The Socratic Barnstar | ||
I just read this post of yours and have to say, this is probably the best and clearest explanation I've ever seen of how people start out here and how we should treat each other. This should be a motto for all of us. Politizer talk/ contribs 23:14, 17 January 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for your good advice. I think we've smoothed out the issue and I definitely understand where he's coming from better than than I did before. I was ignoring some of his very legitimate concerns with the way I approached him, and I apologized for that. In the end, it may prove to be a useful incident to learn from, as you suggest. ... Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:56, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
What's with this edit to the Peter Courtney article, using a diff to another article as a reference? I'm assuming it was a mistake, seeing that the diff doesn't seem to provide any relevant info and knowing you're a pretty busy person. Jason McHuff ( talk) 07:40, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey Pete. I was speaking with someone you may know the other day (Carla Axtman of BlueOregon / Loaded Orygun fame) about an online project in the vain of what we chatted about here, and she suggested that I get in touch with you to discuss it further. If you could shoot me an email at lestatdelc@mac.com I would love to talk to you about it and seek your input and council on it. Lestatdelc ( talk) 03:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations, you have been inducted into the Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame.
The Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame award, a Life Preserver has been added to your existing awards.
Feel free to add more articles saved awards, and to award other people this award too, for saving articles from deletion on Wikipedia. Ikip ( talk) 16:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
“ | AFD: Being a Deletionist or Inclusionist is inappropriate. In my opinion being either is a violation of the neutral point of view and an assumption of bad faith. Each editor that thinks about deleting another article or participants in the AFD process needs to enter either with an open heart and an open mind, and then apply the relevant Wikipedia guidelines/policies to the individual articles. Otherwise your bias can get in the way of making a sound decision based on the current policies. | ” |
Did your email to the Oregon legislatures ever go out? Raul654 ( talk) 22:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
G'day Pete. I'm wondering if there has been any activity lately on the bill. I still very much would like to help out with the bill (schoolwork permitting), but I don't know what progress we've had. There's certainly been a lot of vandalism on that page, but the last time any content was actually changed, our president was still the president-elect. :) Also, is there an unofficial, implicit leader of this effort? — Athelwulf [T]/ [C] 22:14, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey, do you think there are enough articles to create a similar template for Cannabis in Oregon. I'm not as familiar with differences between Measures, Acts, Propositions, Bills, etc. to know what could be included where, nor am I familiar with which legislative proposals have articles on wikipedia. Since I know you are familiar with the ballot measures and other Oregon-related legislation, I wanted to get your feedback on the issue of creating a template. Possibilities: Portland Hempstalk Festival, Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, etc. Thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Showed up today out of the blue & I'm about to disappear again, but I just wanted to say a quick hello before I do. Thanks for all your contributions -- and I say yes take Columbia River to FAC! I hope to be back editing again someday, but now I'm going to vanish again. Keep up the great work! (That NW1, so mysterious!) Northwesterner1 ( talk) 03:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
The Real Life Barnstar | ||
This is measly reward for the dedication Pete has shown to Wikimedia, wikis, collaboration and transparency through his tireless real world advocacy as a member of WikiProject Oregon. To call this barnstar long overdue would be an understatement. Steven Walling (talk) 20:48, 12 April 2009 (UTC) |
This recent edit [3] by disruptive WP:SPA Off2riorob ( talk · contribs) who has a history of already being blocked for Disruptive editing: Poorly sourced POV edits despite warnings, seems to be a violation of WP:POINT, especially in light of the subsequent comment made by the POV-pusher at the article's talk page: for example see this inappropriate edit summary [4], and the incivility in the remarks which stray off topic of discussing the article's content itself, and of reliable sources. It would be appreciated as you are an admin at WikiProject Oregon, if you could investigate this user's behavior. Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 20:35, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Posted to ANI to get some additional attention: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Disruption_from_two_users_at_a_GA-rated_article. Cirt ( talk) 21:38, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
You forgot to sign this. Good email, BTW. tedder ( talk) 19:05, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, in fact I was so interested I read it hours ago. Good letter. I hope it gets results. I've been pleasantly surprised at how promptly and helpfully non-Wikipedia authorities have responded to my requests. The USGS adjusted their Columbia Slough coordinates in response to one of my queries. (I give EncMstr full credit for the idea of sending an e-mail to the USGS in the first place.) More recently, I wrote to Peter Harnik, the director of the Center for City Park Excellence, Trust for Public Land, to point out that the Trust was using an out-of-date number for the size of Forest Park. He congratulated me (us, really) on our important work and agreed to make a change to the Trust's park list sometime during the next few weeks. Finetooth ( talk) 21:35, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
thanks pete . I also agree that the mug shot should stay . I trimmed the picture in windows paint and it ended up as a bitmap and I couldnt upload a bmp file , so it needs trimming which program would be good for that or should I upload the original and let someone else trim it ? I prefer to trim it myself ..help!( Off2riorob ( talk) 20:25, 18 April 2009 (UTC))
In reply to pete's question on my userpage . I am new to image licencening , so a little help would be good . Right now I'm unsure , and that is why I havn.t tagged it . Basically I emailed Sheela asking her for a free use photo and telling her what I wanted to do with it , to update her photo on wikipedia . After askng a couple of questions on picture help I have sent her an email asking her to confirm free to use rights and I am awaiting a reply.So although I feel I already have been given free use from the owner , I have sent asking her to confirm this and I have been bold in uploading it. What could I tag it with while I am waiting confirmation?( Off2riorob ( talk) 07:08, 19 April 2009 (UTC))
So, I am not sure how involved you are with the construction and maintenance of WikiProject Oregon (I know you work on many of the articles, but I am referring to the project itself), but I was wondering if you might have any suggestions for WikiProject Rufus Wainwright. I am trying to assemble a group to work on articles related to Wainwright, his albums/songs, etc. Based on some of the other project pages I have seen, I created a scope, participant list, DYK section, as well as a couple templates for group use. However, I was not sure if I needed to create one of those quality/importance assessment charts like the one WikiProject Oregon uses (along with many other projects). If you happen to have just one second to take a look at the project I have started, when you are free and able to do so, it would be much appreciated. Just wondering if there is anything else I can do to improve the page and better organize the articles associated with the project, creating goals and to-do lists, etc. Thanks again! I promise some day I will learn to quit bothering you. :p
BTW - Portland is incredible! While finding employment has been very difficult, I am not regretting the move yet and I am hoping something in my preferred field will come to me soon. I look forward to reading and contributing to many more articles related to Oregon in the future! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 23:48, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
About yr/so ago, we exchg'd notes on rules for using photos produced by State of Oregon in wiki-articles. Bottomline was--even though State of Oregon makes all its photos available for any use w/o restriction, fact that State prohibits third parties from selling rights to State Archive/Blue Book photos makes them off limits for use in wikipedia (unless there is specific Fair Use rationale). However, just found very interest statement on photo gallery page of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It says: "These images are the work of ODFW employees, taken during the course of the person's official duties and belong to the Public Domain." That's pretty clear statement. So, why would photos taken by ODFW employees be different from photos taken by other State employees? Can we then assume, based on very clear statement by ODFW, that all photos taken by State of Oregon employees in course of their duties are Public Domain? What do you think?-- Orygun ( talk) 02:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia Motivation Award | ||
With a Real Life Barnstar cluster. For continuing to promote Wikipedia, and WikiProject Oregon, to the rest of the world, and in real life, and especially for tomorrow's radio show. Good job! Katr67 ( talk) 19:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC) |
Well that's such an incredibly cool award...I'm really flattered. Thanks Katr! - Pete ( talk) 02:22, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Pete Forsyth is on the radio tomorrow morning repping WikiProject Oregon. -->David Shankbone 00:13, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Did I do the right thing on Eagle_Nebula#External_links? (I tried clicking on what had been the last of the External links, but Avast gave me a Trojan Horse! warning. So I felt the responsible thing to do was to disable the link, but leave it available in case it gets fixed.) — Martha ( talk) 02:36, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, as conominator at Kotra's RfA I am happy to see that you added your support. It happens that I don't know Kotra personally nor his/her gender. I notice you refer to Kotra as "he". Many editors (including myself) don't give out personal information and I try to respect that. Do you have a source for kotra's gender? Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 10:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC) (Reply on my page)
Hilarious!
You left out all my original research that proved she was a founding member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and is widely thought to be the leading contender to be the Independent Party of Oregon's candidate for the U.S. House seat in Oregon's 6th congressional district in 2012.
-- Esprqii ( talk) 21:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Please see this discussion on Drawn Some's talk page for an explanation of those tags: [9] Fences and windows ( talk) 03:54, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
I was happy to work on the Westside Express Service article; thanks for recognizing the effort... 67.100.125.4 ( talk) 03:41, 11 July 2009 (UTC).
Wikipedia Motivation Award | ||
Here's a barnstar of sorts for going to the trouble of giving an IP editor a bit of recognition. :-) 67.100.125.4 ( talk) 03:55, 11 July 2009 (UTC) |
Greetings! I have been conducting interviews for the WikiProject Report in The Signpost. I would like to interview you for WikiProject Oregon. Are you interested? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 16:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 11:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
I am an intern with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and I am trying to update their wildlife refuge wikipedia pages! I am supposed to take the info from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife website but I can't figure out how to format it correctly. Is there anything I can do to put the info straight off the website without getting in trouble? Kjohns33 ( talk) 16:15, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey , I've been developing a bot to show collaboration and initial edits between two Wikipedians (i.e., how did we first cross paths?). Here are some initial results involving you: User:TedderBot/Bacon_Results#Wikibacon: Peteforsyth, Tedder. Please let me know what you think on my talk page: User talk:Tedder#WikiBacon results. tedder ( talk) 01:42, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
I was starting to reply at Talk:Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon), then realized it would be a much better discussion at WT:WPSCH. Do you mind copying/moving your comment over there so I can reply? It's a fairly general thing, certainly not exclusive to JeffHigh. tedder ( talk) 22:38, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Pete. I noticed your recent message on this user's talk page and welcome your thoughts regarding some slight concerns I have. During this user's mass assessment project they have removed seemingly appropriate WikiProject banners from talk pages, such as Talk:Serial killer here and Talk:Harvey Milk here. They also changed the importance rating on banners for WikiProjects of which they are not members, such as Talk:Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner here and Talk:Anna Politkovskaya here.
A number of editors, including me, have left notes on the user's talk page expressing concern with these types of edits. They can be found in the talk page history, as it appears they have been removed by the user. If my concerns are unwarranted, let me know and I won't mention it again. Thanks, momo ricks 02:46, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed (and left something on the talk page about) what appears to be a leetle discrepancy in the header paragraph: they say there were 7 members of Wikiproject Oregon, but I see only 5 listed. FYI! — Martha ( talk) 19:41, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Pete, I have an idea for making an unbiased assessment of Wikia links from Wikipedia, through objective research. Would you like to help me with the design and execution of this research? It might take about 3 hours of your time, and we could jointly publish it at a credible non-profit org site simultaneously with notice on Wikipedia in a formal RfC. -- Thekohser 20:49, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Pete. Thought you would like to know that Forest Park (Portland) is to be featured on the main page on July 31. I don't know how it was chosen; that's one of those many mysteries I haven't looked into. It wouldn't be as good as it is if you and others hadn't helped me push it from reasonably OK to FA. Finetooth ( talk) 04:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
You gonna add your two cents? Katr67 ( talk) 20:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
The COTW award from WPOR. | ||
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! For your work adopting a governor, I think you were the only one to do so. Aboutmovies ( talk) 06:48, 15 August 2009 (UTC) |
As I said, it's clear you don't know what a redirect is. My apologies. :D SlimVirgin talk| contribs 01:43, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I thought about consulting first, but it seemed quicker to plunge ahead. I figured you'd be tied up with more serious stuff. I picked the spelled-out version because it looked like quite a few of them were already that way. Part way through, I decided that it was the other way around and that I was moving a pile of rocks from one place to another that I vaguely remembered moving before in some sort of proofreader's dream. I'd be willing to wager 50 cents that a reviewer later in the process will suggest abbreviating all but the first one. :-) Finetooth ( talk) 15:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | ||
The Oregon portal is incredibly well-crafted. Makes me and my Connecticut Portal jealous! – Juliancolton | Talk 17:59, 2 September 2009 (UTC) |
Well thank you very much for the recognition, but most of the credit, I think, should go to Aboutmovies ( talk · contribs), Zaui ( talk · contribs), and Cirt ( talk · contribs) who, to my recollection, are the ones who've done most of the heavy lifting over there! I always wonder if there's a better way to approach portals...seems there must be a better way to expose a broad area of coverage, but I keep falling short on specific ideas. I'd be interested to hear any thoughts on that. - Pete ( talk) 18:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
It's nice working with you, too.-- Henry talk 02:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Looks like we are almost to the goal line on Columbia River. Another plunge or three by Refrigerator Perry might do it. Meanwhile, I'm slowly cleaning up Bull Run Watershed and adding to Bull Run River (Oregon) and trying to figure out what goes where. I haven't forgotten Columbia Basin; it's on my longer-range to-do list, as is Willamette River. Meanwhile, I'm about ready to send Tryon Creek to PR to see what's what. Your ideas about Forest Park were extremely helpful, and if you have any thoughts about Tryon Creek, I'd like to hear them. Please let me know if you'd like me to do anything more in particular with Columbia River; I think the dust mice are all nicely vacuumed unless someone spots a batch I've missed. Finetooth ( talk) 19:04, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Lets agree on at least adding 1 sentence that multiple sources state that she allegedly is providing women for men in exchange for money. Please dont delete referenced material from major news sources, because I will just keep adding to the article with even more valid sources. You are a fine editor of natural attractions in Oregon but your POV (could it be love?) skews your views on Kari Ann. Cheers! Meishern ( talk) 21:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
I don't find any pundits entertaining. I occasionally listen to Rush, and though he annoys me with his rants, I occasionally look up what he says to see if he's in the ballpark (which, more often than not he's not). I find Jon Stewart and Colbert funny and watch them regularly, but I can't stand Olbermann or Matthews. Oh, and incidentally, my guess is that if Franken wants to remain in power, he'll kowtow to a few special interests (everyone does, no matter how wealthy or independent they are, check out how much running costs and the amount of fundraising they have to do just to remain in office). Soxwon ( talk) 23:53, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
I saw your edit that added William Paine Lord to the 19th Oregon Legislative Assembly. Strange that the 19th Assembly was on my wishlist, and strange that I'd never heard that name before today. Even stranger, I created William P Lord High School this afternoon. Poor Mr. Lord, having a juvie school named for him. tedder ( talk) 00:06, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Pete: Thanks for assessing Tam McArthur article! I don't normally comment on assessments, but in this case think "Mid" importance might be appropriate (vice "Low"). Tam McArther is one of only 70 Oregonian who's bio is included in Oregon Blue Book. While not everyone on that list is well known to general public, these individuals all made important contributions to the state. Based on that, think "Mid" importance would be justified. Again, thanks for taking time to read/rate article.-- Orygun ( talk) 02:23, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
This would have been a great hook, it's too bad the article doesn't qualify. FYI, references, footnotes, tables, charts, images, and pretty much anything else that's not text in paragraphs don't count toward expansion for DYK nominations. I think that's why this article still came up short, despite the major expansion. cmadler ( talk) 12:51, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for offering to help with the Stanley images, which lightens the load. :) If you could send me your email address, I could forward you the non-border versions. That might be easier, though it's up to you. My email is slimvirgin at gmail dot com. Cheers, SlimVirgin talk| contribs 16:28, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Gee, thank you very much. I didn't really expect to receive a barnstar for removing my own article from GA status, but thank you very much.-- Music 26/ 11 20:28, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
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Pete: Thanks for Register-Guard article. Right now, Lewis L. McArthur link simply take reader to Oregon Geographic Names which discusses him as single-line inside rather short article on book. Would like to do stand-alone article about him at some point, but can't find wiki-able photo. However, am collecting source material--so will add Register-Guard article to file. Thanks again!-- Orygun ( talk) 01:47, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Pete, you've probably seen the third support by now and the suggestions from User:Fowler&fowler about re-writing the lead. I'd be happy to undertake the rewrite, but since you're the main contributor, I'm feeling cautious. On the other hand, the sooner we do this, the better. If we respond to F&f's satisfaction by Monday, that would be soon enough to catch the next round of promote and archive activity at FAC. I believe one round normally occurs on Tuesday or Wednesday and another on the weekend. Please let me know if you'd like me to attempt the re-write. Otherwise, I'll assume you are doing it. (I'd be happy to do it by committee, if you think that's best, but it'd be slower, and time is of the essence, as the lawyers say.) Finetooth ( talk) 01:48, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Congrats on bringing this up to FA. Columbia River and the Gorge are undoubtfully among the most scenic natural environments in the US, and they now have an equally fine article to complement it. Dabomb87 ( talk) 23:54, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
[outdent] (Waves hat in air)-Good work, all of you! — Martha ( talk) 00:08, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to give you a call tonight. -->David Shankbone 20:36, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
No problem; I was probably a little snarkier than was warranted, as well. The clerks might remove your comments, but I'll leave them in place. On point, my intent was to show that Glasscobra and Lara are not the only two who supported Law with the knowledge of his true identity as undertow. We can't single them out without looking at the other admins at that Rfa - and if we do that, we have an arbcom case with a measurable percentage of our admins on trial. And I don't think that's a great idea. Best, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 23:45, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Pete, I've just left you a reply at my talk page. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up® 03:20, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
The COTW award from WPOR. | ||
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! For your work on several of the last few COTWs. Not a lot on each, but a lot of work in the aggregate. Aboutmovies ( talk) 08:54, 12 October 2009 (UTC) |
There doesn't seem to be much opposition to moving to "Gordon H. Smith", so could you pull the trigger? - Rrius ( talk) 23:42, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
The text there comes from before it was rated a GA.... — Martha ( talk) 02:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations; let's hear it for public outreach :-) Now if only we could get your mother down to Boston for an event... +sj + 03:12, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
I fixed it: File:User contributions detail.svg. -- Ysangkok ( talk) 02:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Pete,
I just wanted to wish you the heartiest of congratulations on your new position with Wikimedia. It is very well deserved and I'm sure you are delighted to be working for such an amazing organization. From the little that I know about you and this new position, it seems to be a perfect fit. I hope the new opportunity proves rewarding.
Cheers, Cacophony ( talk) 06:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Actually, you're a reverse Californicator; doesn't that make you an Oregonizer? But there should be a dirtier-sounding term. Any of the spies of Pete's page got an idea? Something involving sex oregons? -- Esprqii ( talk) 00:27, 10 November 2009 (UTC)