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What do you think about a GAN? Jsayre64 (talk) 02:18, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your message about this article. I also think the main body of the article could do with some significant revision. However, and as you've correctly guessed, I don't presently have access to the main printed reference material, particularly the Mertens book, which has been published in several different languages and editions, but not English. In the meantime, I've been creating "start" articles about other TEE trains, on the basis that the foreign language equivalent articles I've been translating have clearly been based upon Mertens' work ... Bahnfrend ( talk) 02:11, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Settebello (train), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Settebello, a high-speed train between Milan and Rome, used ETR 300 trainsets, which had distinctive observation lounges at front and rear? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Settebello (train). 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) 00:04, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blauer Enzian, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blauer Enzian, a German / Austrian express train, was named after a mountain flower, the Blue (or Spring) Gentian ( Gentiana verna)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blauer Enzian. 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) 16:03, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your message. I know a bit about copyright. I'm also keen to avoid breaching it. Some (to my eyes somewhat amateur) guidance can be found here, but should be read in conjunction with what the US Supreme Court said in this case. The important point made in the Supreme Court case is that length is not the only issue, and probably wasn't the most important issue in that case. A similar point is made here, in a useful commentary (by specialist intellectual property lawyers based in Florida) about another case. Applying the traditional (and statutory) four factor test referred to in the cases, the quote I've added to the article is an obviously good faith quote, in an encyclopedia article published by a non profit charitable organisation, of a little under two paragraphs of a non fictional work published 32 years ago; it's specific to, and informative about, the author's observations of the subject matter of the article; it's taken from a book nearly 200 pages long; and is unlikely to have any significant negative effect on the value of the copyright because the book is long out of print (and a video or DVD of the TV series has never been available, much to the chagrin of enthusiasts of the series, myself included). Some further comments about the length - the first (part) paragraph really needs to be quoted in full to do justice to the points the author is making in it, and the second (short) paragraph makes a point not made in the first (part) paragraph, namely that taking the train was much nicer than the alternative of flying. Again, all points are informative about, and specific to, the subject matter of the article. So my firm view is that it's a fair use quote. Bahnfrend ( talk) 15:41, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
On 10 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catalan Talgo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 1969 the Trans Europ Express Catalan Talgo began providing through train service between Spain and Switzerland despite a break-of-gauge at the Spanish–French border? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Catalan Talgo. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Chamal T• C 17:23, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
On 12 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gottardo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the RAe TEE II electric trainsets used by the Gottardo (pictured), a Trans Europ Express (TEE) train, could operate at four different overhead line voltages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gottardo. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:07, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
File:Loading up (5280885372).jpg | The Chooo-chooo Barnstar of Trains |
For your excellent work on trains!! Keep it up! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:27, 12 March 2013 (UTC) |
Thank you for the Barnstar, and thank you for reviewing my articles about named trains in Europe. As I have acces to the written sources and can read them as well, I started to complete the TEE trains in English. Mertens' work is the standard work on TEE, written in French and later translated in Italian and German. This book also contains info about the trains before 1957 and in the EuroCity era as far as they had a TEE history. But as you have noticed there are many more sources than Mertens. You asked for some clarification about the EC-index. I've added this index to the table of EuroCity services when I was comparing the list in the Japanese wiki, which had 64 entries, with the EuroCitys listed in order to complete all 64 initial services. The EuroCity list I had, was obviously incomplete as the written sources (Hajt and an annual report in Dutch) mentioned the number of 64 trains but didn't say which (and there isn't an official EuroCity site), and my list had 54 names. The index numbers are based upon the 1987 trainnumbering scheme ordered by trainnumbers. Trainnumber one doesn't exist for ordinary people (as Air Force one), so the first EC train in 1987 was EC 2,3 etc. Because the German numbering scheme is related to bordercrossings, sorting by index will result in a grouping by routes/geography automatically. Numbers can exist more than once (this is Europe) as long as the number isn't used double within the same country. In Europe International Day services have one or two digits, all other trains have three or four, so the night services end up at the end of the list. Exception is the London - Amsterdam "night"service, advertised as one of the night trains but numbered as day service. I hope it is clarified now, but I'am afraid that this explanation is too long/detailed to integrate in the EuroCity article. I'll first finish the TEE articles and pick-up EuroCity issues later on. Greetings Jaap. -- JB63 ( talk) 21:40, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
What's going on is that you actually caught me being mildly sloppy - oops. I've been going through National Register of Historic Places listings in Clatsop County, Oregon, validating the coords given one-by-one. On that list, the coords previously shown for Astoria City Hall (old) were off by over half a mile. After making the correction to the list, I simply assumed without checking that the coords in the old city hall's own article were similarly incorrect, and "fixed" them. Clearly my assumption was wrong and I should have proceeded more deliberately. Mea culpa.
In short, the reason I thought I had for editing those coordinates wasn't a reason after all. The change from dms to dec didn't actually accomplish anything - you were right to find that puzzling. I have now reinstated the dms coordinates. — Ipoellet ( talk) 14:53, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
This makes it the oldest tram ever! ;-) Tuvalkin ( talk) 11:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
SJ:
I've noticed your interest in urban public transit.
With that in mind I cordially invite to take a peek at my description of the Southern Coach Lines and the Nashville Transit Company –
a
section in a chapter, entitled "Growing Up at Greyhound", in my autobiography.
Cheers!
Doc.
DocRushing (
talk)
15:18, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
i was being polite, and trying not to be pedantic, but you're absolutely wrong....just as one would not say 'the Carnegie Hall'. please let's not continue to war over it and take it to the talk page. -- emerson7 04:54, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
In expressing opinion at Wikipedia:BOTREQ#TedderBot_replacement. If enough people comment there, maybe something will finally happen. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:21, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
... for contributing so many great images to this month's Wikipedia Takes Portland campaign (and for including great image descriptions and appropriate categories). I've enjoyed viewing so many great photographs! Much appreciated. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:46, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Nice! Thanks! Valfontis ( talk) 16:38, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar | |
For your many quality contributions to this year's Wikipedia Takes Portland campaign. We should all be proud of the new photographs uploaded, along with the NRHP articles that were created and updated in the process. Thank you! Another Believer ( Talk) 15:08, 27 September 2013 (UTC) |
Hi, SJ. Thanks for the note on my talk page. Yes, the Wikipedia Takes Portland category has to be added manually. I am not sure if Ipoellet and Visitor7 know this or not, but I spent a lot of time adding the categories manually. It was my choice to do this. I have tried to explain to photographers that they can easily add categories when they are mass uploading images at Commons (including date categories like "2013 in Portland, Oregon" and "September 2013 in Oregon", etc.), but there is nothing I can really do beyond offering the suggestion. I try to keep a close eye on Visitor7's uploads, mostly because I am very much a fan of his work and appreciate his contributions. I noticed Ipoellet's many photographs, both within and outside of Portland, and tried to add both of their Portland area photos to the Wikipedia Takes Portland category. If you happen to come across their most recent photos, or ones I might have missed, please feel free to add them to the category. Thanks again! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:54, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up! Great job with expanding the article. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional photos to upload. I will definitely need to go on another photo tour next time I am in Astoria. BTW, you can always add additional info to refs using the following format: (ref tag){Cite web|BLAH} Note: Here is where I add a note.(/ref) In English, you can add a note between the citation template and the closing reference tag. That way, you can still use citation templates for consistency. Thanks again for your work on the article! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:17, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
On 1 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Jacob Astor Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the world's first cable television system was installed in 1948 in Astoria, Oregon, using an antenna on the roof of the Hotel Astoria (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Jacob Astor Hotel. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Excellent work, if you expand/create any more can you add it to List of hotels in the United States? Cheers!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:04, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Oregon Architectural Award of Excellence | |
For your hard work into improving Oregonian architectural articles, especially Hotel Astoria. Keep up the good work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:13, 1 November 2013 (UTC) |
Since this page is no longer being used (other than to redirect), should the sculpture article be moved to this article title? Or, should Weather Machine be made into a disambiguation page, explaining it could be weather modifications, the band or the sculpture? I do not mind if the sculpture article is moved or not, but I think normally the parenthetical disambiguator is not preferred if there are not multiple articles with the same main title. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:21, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
An overdue but well-deserved medal for your first 25 DYK creations, mostly on the subject of public transport in Oregon and around the world. Thanks for helping build a great encyclopedia! Yoninah ( talk) 01:28, 24 January 2014 (UTC) |
Thanks for adding a few photos from the winter storm. I liked seeing Union Station covered in white snow. Not sure what next month's photo campaigns will be yet. Let me know if you have any ideas! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:07, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
I can't help but think the new spelling was also to avoid the snickers of teenagers.... Thanks for being on top of things. Looks like you're taking care of a lot of cleanup so I'll back off to avoid stepping on edits. More later. -- Esprqii ( talk) 19:16, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
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Valfontis (
talk)
16:05, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
What was the mis-execution? I've compared the past couple of versions of the page and don't see where it went wrong. But I'm still new to that particular function of AWB and may have easily missed something. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 12:54, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building. QPQ needs to be done! -- Doug Coldwell ( talk) 18:52, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
On 16 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Oregonian Building, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building. 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. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 10:05, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi. As you have made several edits to this article, you may be able to answer the question at Talk:Trolleybuses in St. Gallen#What does this mean?. chris_j_wood ( talk) 10:01, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your changes, which I have copy edited, but not (I hope) changed the intent. To explain my intent, I think I need to point out that there are two issues in play here, of which you only addressed one in your change comment:
-- chris_j_wood ( talk) 10:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi SJ Morg: Do you know of a tool that let's one search many wiki's at once? E.g. all the English wikipedias, including commons? Be useful, at least, whenever a move/rename gets suggested. Thanks either way — Lentower ( talk) 20:18, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
I'm glad you like the photo. The same evening, I also took quite a few other photos, some of which I have now also uploaded. I also intend, in due course, to upload some more St.Gallen images, of trolleybuses, the Trogenerbahn and/or the station. Unfortunately there was only other place where I was able to photograph a trolleybus during my recent trip to Europe, namely London, and I've now uploaded the London photo as well. Bahnfrend ( talk) 16:06, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
Could you kindly take a look at Talk:Trolleybuses in Greater Boston#Renaming? if you have some time? An editor there is trying to argue that 1920s-era usage on a few systems should trump the standard "Trolleybuses in XYZ" scheme that you've been a part of implementing, and I'm not sure how to show them why the (very well thought out) scheme is the way it is. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 15:32, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi SJ! I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts at the Streetcars in North America Talk page when you get the chance. I think that's an article that could use some improvement, and I'd like to hear other editors' ideas and opinions on the subject. Thanks in advance! -- IJBall ( talk) 15:41, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia editors appreciate the several edits you have made to the Pacific International article. Although some would debate whether your revert of this edit is necessary, we accept it. Your use of the phrase "and it's mildly insulting to suggest otherwise" in the revert comment is uncalled for. Wikipedia editors are a team, and making personal comments about someone's edit is contrary to Wikipedia principles. Editors are encouraged to make edits, see WP:BOLD, and comments that personally disparage someone's edits are contrary to that. I do not take such comments personally, but others might, and we suggest you refrain from making them in the future. You might also want to take a look at WP:OWN, something that all of us editors should do from time to time. Again, thanks for your contributions. Truthanado ( talk) 13:12, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for catching my mistake! I believe the ref issue has been corrected (this is what happens when I change the way I normally abbreviate familiar references!). I've requested a copy edit from the Guild, then I will nominate the article for GA status. Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:51, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Public Oregon Intercity Transit, I did just enough to establish notability. Feel free to embellish and improve. Cheers, Valfontis ( talk) 19:20, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, truly, for participating in the discussion re: restaurants. Too often I ask a question or request participation in a call to action and it goes completely unanswered. I'll take a dissenting opinion over no response any day. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 20:48, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
SJ, is there a reference for this system being under construction? I looked for one this morning, but couldn't find anything that was recent indicating that it was currently under construction, and if so how far along they were in the construction process and a projected opening date. -- IJBall ( talk) 20:14, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, SJ. In answer to your question in one of the edit summaries on John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President), the details you question are not in the Yale obituary. I'll append the complete text of the obit below. You're right that there's no statement that he did much of anything in Oregon, only that he founded a company with the word "Oregon" in the title. - Nunh-huh 14:10, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
1878 [that's his year of graduation from Yale]
JOHN ADDISON PORTER, son of Professor John Addison Porter (Yale 1842) and Josephine Earl (Sheffield) Porter, daughter of the founder of the Sheffield Scientific School, was born on April 17, 1856, at New Haven, Conn. He was fitted for college at the Hopkins Grammar School. The year after graduation he studied law with his uncle, William J. Boardman, in Cleveland, O., but not with the intention of practicing that profession. On his return to Connecticut he was a reporter on the New Haven Daily Palladium, and for a brief time on the Hartford Courant. After an extended tour in the West in 1880, he pursued a course of post-graduate study in American history in Yale University. For a year in 1882-83 he was literary editor of the New York Observer, and contributed also to the Critic, New Englander and Century Magazine. He then continued literary work in Washington, D. C., and while a resident there served as Secretary to his uncle, William Walter Phelps (Yale 1860), at that time a member of the National House of Representatives, and was afterward clerk of the special Senate Committee on Indian affairs. He also organized and conducted the Oregon Publishing Company in 1886. In 1887 a severe illness compelled him to spend the winter in the South, and on his return in renewed health he purchased an estate in Pomfret, Conn., which was afterward his permanent home. In the autumn of 1888 he bought an interest in the Hartford Evening Post, and the following year became its main proprietor and editor-in-chief, and retained his control until he sold the paper in 1899.
He was elected to the Connecticut Legislature as a Representative from Pomfret in 1891, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892, and was a prominent candidate for Governor in the Republican conventions of Connecticut in 1894, 1896 and 1898. Having been appointed by Mr. McKinley Secretary to the President of the United States in February, 1897, on March 4 he assumed that office and applied himself closely to its duties, which proved very exacting, especially during the Spanish war. His health was seriously impaired in the spring of 1899, but he continued to act as Secretary for a year longer. As it had become certain that he could not continue his duties, the President reluctantly accepted his resignation on May 1, 1900. Although he suffered much he bravely fought his malady, a malignant intestinal disease, until his death, which came suddenly at his home in Pomfret, on December 15, 1900. He was 44 years of age. The funeral service and burial were in New Haven.
He married, on December 28, 1882, Amy Ellen, daughter of George F. Betts (Williams 1844), and sister of Samuel Rossiter Betts (Yale 1875), and had two daughters and a son. One daughter died in early childhood Mrs. Porter, in memory of her husband, has founded in Yale University the John Addison Porter Prize in American History
Besides contributions to periodical literature, Mr. Porter edited in 1885 "Sketches of Yale Life," prepared for the Johns Hopkins Historical Studies of 1885 a monograph on "The City of Washington, its Origin and Development," and wrote a pamphlet on "The Corporation of Yale College."
He was deeply interested in all that concerned the University and unselfishly devoted to whatever he thought was for the highest good of Yale.
Hi SJ Morg, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled right to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Valfontis ( talk) 15:08, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Just in case you wanted to complete or update your list of articles created. Perhaps you are already familiar with this tool. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:45, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
[1] For an explanation of why citation clutter is so bad, see: this
Looks like I'm going to have to put an FAQ on my user page! Regards, NSH002 ( talk) 09:09, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your edit summary here on a citation I had inserted. I was using the Visual Editor, which generates the citation name automatically for multiple use, and since I'm a dinosaur ignorant of most emoticons, I wouldn't have recognized it even had I bothered to check the edit window. Sorry for the faux pas. — Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 15:20, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your recent edit to the article. But, it is unclear to me what "Mike's History Tours guided by memory, research, and a life in Northwest Portland" (see bottom of most recent diff) is about, if you are able to clarify. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 01:36, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey. Regarding this edit, how do you know it's in PDX and for that long? And can you tell me precisely where it is? — Ipoellet ( talk) 01:28, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi SJ Morg! Nice photo of mendoza trolley #47, ex vancouver 2893! I was wondering how you knew it was 2893? Thanks!
Tomwong97 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomwong97 ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
I created Category:MAX Orange Line and created a few redirects for stations under construction. I hope these article names are consistent with others, but certainly you are more familiar than I am. I invite you to create additional redirects, or even articles, for these stations, or to move the pages I created to their proper names. Of course, only if you are interested. I'll try to take some pictures of these stations when I can. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:12, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello, SJ! I have a question about Buenos Aires' Premetro E2 line (and, as you've been editing it longer than I have, I'm wondering if maybe you know some background on this...) – at both List of tram and light rail transit systems and at its own article, it is defined as being a "tram" system. At the Premetro E2 article this reference is cited to "confirm" the "tram" categorization, yet I don't see the word "tranvía" used anywhere in that article. Separately, this reference at the List of tram and light rail transit systems explicitly refers to the system as "light rail". From the pictures, it looks to me like it operates in an exclusive right-of-way, which is a hallmark of light rail... Bottom line: Should we recategorize the Premetro E2 line as light rail? And, if not, why not?... Thanks in advance. -- IJBall ( contribs • talk) 01:56, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Just a quick note to thank you for taking the photograph I just added to illustrate the article Living Room. When I first started the article, I assumed it would remain forever unillustrated, until I look at the Gresham Transit Center article and was pleasantly surprised. So glad you were able to photograph this now-dismantled installation. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 07:04, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Common does not equal correct. Per WP:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Unit names and symbols - "...a space appears between a numeric value and a unit name or symbol..." This is in line with BIPM recommendation for SI units. Alistair1978 ( talk) 09:06, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
My bad, thanks and cheers. — $PЯINGεrαgђ 00:54 31 August, 2015 (UTC)
Hi SJ. I know you were annoyed when they changed {{
cite web}}, etc. to no longer allow using dates like |date=27 September 2007 (print version 25 September 2007)
(e.g.
Template:Cite web#COinS). Well, I just stumbled upon something – I think there may be a workaround: |publication-date=
. It looks like you can at least partially solve the issue by using both |date=27 September 2007
and |publication-date=25 September 2007
together in the same reference citation. It's not a "perfect" solution (as it doesn't display like "|date=27 September 2007 (print version 25 September 2007)
"...), but at least it's somewhat close. Just thought you should know, in case you didn't already... --
IJBall (
contribs •
talk)
03:40, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
|orig-year=first published online September 27
, or simply |orig-year=online date September 27
, which evidently allows text other than just a date – and (contrary to my assumption) does not actually have to be a year – without generating an error code. –
SJ Morg (
talk)
05:18, 11 January 2016 (UTC)Hi. I am not angry, but I would like to know why my list is being deleted. I don't understand why there can't be a list! RES2773 ( talk) 23:42, 22 September 2015 (UTC) RES2773
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I guess the removal of the current commissioner table can be justified (already listed above in the article), but there should be a section noting former commissioners. While the mayor column perhaps does not need to be included, the commissioners shouldn't be removed just because they may not be notable enough for their own article. Are all the mayors of Hillsboro notable enough for their own articles? No. So that's why they are listed in that article. Are one-term Portland commissioners from the 1940s notable enough for their own article? No. So that's why they should be listed there. While the former notable commissioner section does give a few past officeholders that most people reading the article would recognize, it doesn't give the dates they held office and who they served with, something that the table does in a clear format. MB298 ( talk) 17:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
For taking time to update NPS URLs on so many articles. Much appreciated! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:13, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
Can you take a photo of Clinton St. SE 12th Ave & South Waterfront/SW Moody Ave MAX Station Orange Line and Upload it on Wikimedia Commons? Fanultradance ( talk) 19:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for expanding this article. I love this building. Any plans to nominate the article for Good status? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:13, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
I pinged you to see if you are able to add the source requested Talk:United States National Bank Building/GA1. With this addition, I think the article will be promoted to Good status. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 00:06, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
On 15 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States National Bank Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. National Bank Building (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows by Povey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States National Bank Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, United States National Bank Building), 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.
— Maile ( talk) 00:56, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
On 19 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bank of California Building (Portland), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Bank of California Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bank of California Building (Portland). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Bank of California Building (Portland)), 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.
— Maile ( talk) 00:26, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
On 15 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sawyer's, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sawyer's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sawyer's), 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) 12:02, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello SJ Morg:
Wikipedian, Another Believer requested a copy edit by the Guild of Copy Editors of your article United States National Bank Building earlier this month. This has now been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:07, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting my hat note edit (that's genuine appreciation, not sarcasm). :) Is this edit appropriate, though? My goal was/is just to avoid a redirect. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, I'd completely forgotten about that. It is still a regulatory and equipment availability problem in the West, I'd say. Do you think the article should mention it? Anmccaff ( talk) 16:45, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
This article is coming along splendidly, mostly thanks to you! I am curious, do you have a sense of its completeness? I have a couple books about bridges, but they've also been added as sources, so I am not sure how else I can contribute. When you feel like you're done working on the article, I'd be happy to nominate it for Good status and take it through the review process. I think this is a great new addition to Wikipedia. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 06:10, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
Hello, SJ Morg. Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 12:01, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
I had previously requested a change of title to The Old Church Concert Hall. The building has had this use since it was deconsecrated in the late 1960s. It is currently used as a concert and event space and has been for some time. Changing the title of the page to "The Old Church Concert Hall" is a more accurate reflection of its current use. It will also help concert goers and the broader public find The Old Church Concert Hall more easily. Currently the Google information panel shows up with the title "Calvary Presbyterian Church" which is not correct for this address.
I will go ahead and resubmit a change request (this time not marked as uncontroversial). Apologies for incorrectly marking the first one.
Let me know if you have any concerns.
Thanks, Mark PdxUrbanHistory ( talk) 20:30, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and advice. I have added references and information to the entry. Current news sources (from 1968 - the present) no longer refer to the building as the Cavalry Presbyterian Church and even the National Register of Historic Places lists its common name as The Old Church. You can find that here: http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=71df9ecf-df04-4287-a19e-b504eb947687 PdxUrbanHistory ( talk) 20:02, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
For the brilliant work done on suggestions given at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). It's good to get to know you. Thank you. Lourdes 11:50, 12 September 2016 (UTC) |
On 17 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a committee of eight Portland, Oregon, residents purchased the Madison Street Bridge in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon)), 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) 00:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
Wishing you a very happy holiday season and a fulfilling 2017. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:07, 21 December 2016 (UTC) |
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What do you think about a GAN? Jsayre64 (talk) 02:18, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your message about this article. I also think the main body of the article could do with some significant revision. However, and as you've correctly guessed, I don't presently have access to the main printed reference material, particularly the Mertens book, which has been published in several different languages and editions, but not English. In the meantime, I've been creating "start" articles about other TEE trains, on the basis that the foreign language equivalent articles I've been translating have clearly been based upon Mertens' work ... Bahnfrend ( talk) 02:11, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Settebello (train), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Settebello, a high-speed train between Milan and Rome, used ETR 300 trainsets, which had distinctive observation lounges at front and rear? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Settebello (train). 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) 00:04, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blauer Enzian, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blauer Enzian, a German / Austrian express train, was named after a mountain flower, the Blue (or Spring) Gentian ( Gentiana verna)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blauer Enzian. 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) 16:03, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your message. I know a bit about copyright. I'm also keen to avoid breaching it. Some (to my eyes somewhat amateur) guidance can be found here, but should be read in conjunction with what the US Supreme Court said in this case. The important point made in the Supreme Court case is that length is not the only issue, and probably wasn't the most important issue in that case. A similar point is made here, in a useful commentary (by specialist intellectual property lawyers based in Florida) about another case. Applying the traditional (and statutory) four factor test referred to in the cases, the quote I've added to the article is an obviously good faith quote, in an encyclopedia article published by a non profit charitable organisation, of a little under two paragraphs of a non fictional work published 32 years ago; it's specific to, and informative about, the author's observations of the subject matter of the article; it's taken from a book nearly 200 pages long; and is unlikely to have any significant negative effect on the value of the copyright because the book is long out of print (and a video or DVD of the TV series has never been available, much to the chagrin of enthusiasts of the series, myself included). Some further comments about the length - the first (part) paragraph really needs to be quoted in full to do justice to the points the author is making in it, and the second (short) paragraph makes a point not made in the first (part) paragraph, namely that taking the train was much nicer than the alternative of flying. Again, all points are informative about, and specific to, the subject matter of the article. So my firm view is that it's a fair use quote. Bahnfrend ( talk) 15:41, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
On 10 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catalan Talgo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 1969 the Trans Europ Express Catalan Talgo began providing through train service between Spain and Switzerland despite a break-of-gauge at the Spanish–French border? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Catalan Talgo. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Chamal T• C 17:23, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
On 12 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gottardo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the RAe TEE II electric trainsets used by the Gottardo (pictured), a Trans Europ Express (TEE) train, could operate at four different overhead line voltages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gottardo. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:07, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
File:Loading up (5280885372).jpg | The Chooo-chooo Barnstar of Trains |
For your excellent work on trains!! Keep it up! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:27, 12 March 2013 (UTC) |
Thank you for the Barnstar, and thank you for reviewing my articles about named trains in Europe. As I have acces to the written sources and can read them as well, I started to complete the TEE trains in English. Mertens' work is the standard work on TEE, written in French and later translated in Italian and German. This book also contains info about the trains before 1957 and in the EuroCity era as far as they had a TEE history. But as you have noticed there are many more sources than Mertens. You asked for some clarification about the EC-index. I've added this index to the table of EuroCity services when I was comparing the list in the Japanese wiki, which had 64 entries, with the EuroCitys listed in order to complete all 64 initial services. The EuroCity list I had, was obviously incomplete as the written sources (Hajt and an annual report in Dutch) mentioned the number of 64 trains but didn't say which (and there isn't an official EuroCity site), and my list had 54 names. The index numbers are based upon the 1987 trainnumbering scheme ordered by trainnumbers. Trainnumber one doesn't exist for ordinary people (as Air Force one), so the first EC train in 1987 was EC 2,3 etc. Because the German numbering scheme is related to bordercrossings, sorting by index will result in a grouping by routes/geography automatically. Numbers can exist more than once (this is Europe) as long as the number isn't used double within the same country. In Europe International Day services have one or two digits, all other trains have three or four, so the night services end up at the end of the list. Exception is the London - Amsterdam "night"service, advertised as one of the night trains but numbered as day service. I hope it is clarified now, but I'am afraid that this explanation is too long/detailed to integrate in the EuroCity article. I'll first finish the TEE articles and pick-up EuroCity issues later on. Greetings Jaap. -- JB63 ( talk) 21:40, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
What's going on is that you actually caught me being mildly sloppy - oops. I've been going through National Register of Historic Places listings in Clatsop County, Oregon, validating the coords given one-by-one. On that list, the coords previously shown for Astoria City Hall (old) were off by over half a mile. After making the correction to the list, I simply assumed without checking that the coords in the old city hall's own article were similarly incorrect, and "fixed" them. Clearly my assumption was wrong and I should have proceeded more deliberately. Mea culpa.
In short, the reason I thought I had for editing those coordinates wasn't a reason after all. The change from dms to dec didn't actually accomplish anything - you were right to find that puzzling. I have now reinstated the dms coordinates. — Ipoellet ( talk) 14:53, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
This makes it the oldest tram ever! ;-) Tuvalkin ( talk) 11:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
SJ:
I've noticed your interest in urban public transit.
With that in mind I cordially invite to take a peek at my description of the Southern Coach Lines and the Nashville Transit Company –
a
section in a chapter, entitled "Growing Up at Greyhound", in my autobiography.
Cheers!
Doc.
DocRushing (
talk)
15:18, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
i was being polite, and trying not to be pedantic, but you're absolutely wrong....just as one would not say 'the Carnegie Hall'. please let's not continue to war over it and take it to the talk page. -- emerson7 04:54, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
In expressing opinion at Wikipedia:BOTREQ#TedderBot_replacement. If enough people comment there, maybe something will finally happen. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:21, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
... for contributing so many great images to this month's Wikipedia Takes Portland campaign (and for including great image descriptions and appropriate categories). I've enjoyed viewing so many great photographs! Much appreciated. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:46, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Nice! Thanks! Valfontis ( talk) 16:38, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar | |
For your many quality contributions to this year's Wikipedia Takes Portland campaign. We should all be proud of the new photographs uploaded, along with the NRHP articles that were created and updated in the process. Thank you! Another Believer ( Talk) 15:08, 27 September 2013 (UTC) |
Hi, SJ. Thanks for the note on my talk page. Yes, the Wikipedia Takes Portland category has to be added manually. I am not sure if Ipoellet and Visitor7 know this or not, but I spent a lot of time adding the categories manually. It was my choice to do this. I have tried to explain to photographers that they can easily add categories when they are mass uploading images at Commons (including date categories like "2013 in Portland, Oregon" and "September 2013 in Oregon", etc.), but there is nothing I can really do beyond offering the suggestion. I try to keep a close eye on Visitor7's uploads, mostly because I am very much a fan of his work and appreciate his contributions. I noticed Ipoellet's many photographs, both within and outside of Portland, and tried to add both of their Portland area photos to the Wikipedia Takes Portland category. If you happen to come across their most recent photos, or ones I might have missed, please feel free to add them to the category. Thanks again! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:54, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up! Great job with expanding the article. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional photos to upload. I will definitely need to go on another photo tour next time I am in Astoria. BTW, you can always add additional info to refs using the following format: (ref tag){Cite web|BLAH} Note: Here is where I add a note.(/ref) In English, you can add a note between the citation template and the closing reference tag. That way, you can still use citation templates for consistency. Thanks again for your work on the article! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:17, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
On 1 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Jacob Astor Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the world's first cable television system was installed in 1948 in Astoria, Oregon, using an antenna on the roof of the Hotel Astoria (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Jacob Astor Hotel. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Excellent work, if you expand/create any more can you add it to List of hotels in the United States? Cheers!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:04, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Oregon Architectural Award of Excellence | |
For your hard work into improving Oregonian architectural articles, especially Hotel Astoria. Keep up the good work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:13, 1 November 2013 (UTC) |
Since this page is no longer being used (other than to redirect), should the sculpture article be moved to this article title? Or, should Weather Machine be made into a disambiguation page, explaining it could be weather modifications, the band or the sculpture? I do not mind if the sculpture article is moved or not, but I think normally the parenthetical disambiguator is not preferred if there are not multiple articles with the same main title. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:21, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
An overdue but well-deserved medal for your first 25 DYK creations, mostly on the subject of public transport in Oregon and around the world. Thanks for helping build a great encyclopedia! Yoninah ( talk) 01:28, 24 January 2014 (UTC) |
Thanks for adding a few photos from the winter storm. I liked seeing Union Station covered in white snow. Not sure what next month's photo campaigns will be yet. Let me know if you have any ideas! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:07, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
I can't help but think the new spelling was also to avoid the snickers of teenagers.... Thanks for being on top of things. Looks like you're taking care of a lot of cleanup so I'll back off to avoid stepping on edits. More later. -- Esprqii ( talk) 19:16, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
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Valfontis (
talk)
16:05, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
What was the mis-execution? I've compared the past couple of versions of the page and don't see where it went wrong. But I'm still new to that particular function of AWB and may have easily missed something. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 12:54, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building. QPQ needs to be done! -- Doug Coldwell ( talk) 18:52, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
On 16 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Oregonian Building, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building. 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. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 10:05, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi. As you have made several edits to this article, you may be able to answer the question at Talk:Trolleybuses in St. Gallen#What does this mean?. chris_j_wood ( talk) 10:01, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your changes, which I have copy edited, but not (I hope) changed the intent. To explain my intent, I think I need to point out that there are two issues in play here, of which you only addressed one in your change comment:
-- chris_j_wood ( talk) 10:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi SJ Morg: Do you know of a tool that let's one search many wiki's at once? E.g. all the English wikipedias, including commons? Be useful, at least, whenever a move/rename gets suggested. Thanks either way — Lentower ( talk) 20:18, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
I'm glad you like the photo. The same evening, I also took quite a few other photos, some of which I have now also uploaded. I also intend, in due course, to upload some more St.Gallen images, of trolleybuses, the Trogenerbahn and/or the station. Unfortunately there was only other place where I was able to photograph a trolleybus during my recent trip to Europe, namely London, and I've now uploaded the London photo as well. Bahnfrend ( talk) 16:06, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
Could you kindly take a look at Talk:Trolleybuses in Greater Boston#Renaming? if you have some time? An editor there is trying to argue that 1920s-era usage on a few systems should trump the standard "Trolleybuses in XYZ" scheme that you've been a part of implementing, and I'm not sure how to show them why the (very well thought out) scheme is the way it is. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 15:32, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi SJ! I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts at the Streetcars in North America Talk page when you get the chance. I think that's an article that could use some improvement, and I'd like to hear other editors' ideas and opinions on the subject. Thanks in advance! -- IJBall ( talk) 15:41, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia editors appreciate the several edits you have made to the Pacific International article. Although some would debate whether your revert of this edit is necessary, we accept it. Your use of the phrase "and it's mildly insulting to suggest otherwise" in the revert comment is uncalled for. Wikipedia editors are a team, and making personal comments about someone's edit is contrary to Wikipedia principles. Editors are encouraged to make edits, see WP:BOLD, and comments that personally disparage someone's edits are contrary to that. I do not take such comments personally, but others might, and we suggest you refrain from making them in the future. You might also want to take a look at WP:OWN, something that all of us editors should do from time to time. Again, thanks for your contributions. Truthanado ( talk) 13:12, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for catching my mistake! I believe the ref issue has been corrected (this is what happens when I change the way I normally abbreviate familiar references!). I've requested a copy edit from the Guild, then I will nominate the article for GA status. Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:51, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Public Oregon Intercity Transit, I did just enough to establish notability. Feel free to embellish and improve. Cheers, Valfontis ( talk) 19:20, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, truly, for participating in the discussion re: restaurants. Too often I ask a question or request participation in a call to action and it goes completely unanswered. I'll take a dissenting opinion over no response any day. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 20:48, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
SJ, is there a reference for this system being under construction? I looked for one this morning, but couldn't find anything that was recent indicating that it was currently under construction, and if so how far along they were in the construction process and a projected opening date. -- IJBall ( talk) 20:14, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, SJ. In answer to your question in one of the edit summaries on John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President), the details you question are not in the Yale obituary. I'll append the complete text of the obit below. You're right that there's no statement that he did much of anything in Oregon, only that he founded a company with the word "Oregon" in the title. - Nunh-huh 14:10, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
1878 [that's his year of graduation from Yale]
JOHN ADDISON PORTER, son of Professor John Addison Porter (Yale 1842) and Josephine Earl (Sheffield) Porter, daughter of the founder of the Sheffield Scientific School, was born on April 17, 1856, at New Haven, Conn. He was fitted for college at the Hopkins Grammar School. The year after graduation he studied law with his uncle, William J. Boardman, in Cleveland, O., but not with the intention of practicing that profession. On his return to Connecticut he was a reporter on the New Haven Daily Palladium, and for a brief time on the Hartford Courant. After an extended tour in the West in 1880, he pursued a course of post-graduate study in American history in Yale University. For a year in 1882-83 he was literary editor of the New York Observer, and contributed also to the Critic, New Englander and Century Magazine. He then continued literary work in Washington, D. C., and while a resident there served as Secretary to his uncle, William Walter Phelps (Yale 1860), at that time a member of the National House of Representatives, and was afterward clerk of the special Senate Committee on Indian affairs. He also organized and conducted the Oregon Publishing Company in 1886. In 1887 a severe illness compelled him to spend the winter in the South, and on his return in renewed health he purchased an estate in Pomfret, Conn., which was afterward his permanent home. In the autumn of 1888 he bought an interest in the Hartford Evening Post, and the following year became its main proprietor and editor-in-chief, and retained his control until he sold the paper in 1899.
He was elected to the Connecticut Legislature as a Representative from Pomfret in 1891, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892, and was a prominent candidate for Governor in the Republican conventions of Connecticut in 1894, 1896 and 1898. Having been appointed by Mr. McKinley Secretary to the President of the United States in February, 1897, on March 4 he assumed that office and applied himself closely to its duties, which proved very exacting, especially during the Spanish war. His health was seriously impaired in the spring of 1899, but he continued to act as Secretary for a year longer. As it had become certain that he could not continue his duties, the President reluctantly accepted his resignation on May 1, 1900. Although he suffered much he bravely fought his malady, a malignant intestinal disease, until his death, which came suddenly at his home in Pomfret, on December 15, 1900. He was 44 years of age. The funeral service and burial were in New Haven.
He married, on December 28, 1882, Amy Ellen, daughter of George F. Betts (Williams 1844), and sister of Samuel Rossiter Betts (Yale 1875), and had two daughters and a son. One daughter died in early childhood Mrs. Porter, in memory of her husband, has founded in Yale University the John Addison Porter Prize in American History
Besides contributions to periodical literature, Mr. Porter edited in 1885 "Sketches of Yale Life," prepared for the Johns Hopkins Historical Studies of 1885 a monograph on "The City of Washington, its Origin and Development," and wrote a pamphlet on "The Corporation of Yale College."
He was deeply interested in all that concerned the University and unselfishly devoted to whatever he thought was for the highest good of Yale.
Hi SJ Morg, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled right to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Valfontis ( talk) 15:08, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Just in case you wanted to complete or update your list of articles created. Perhaps you are already familiar with this tool. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 17:45, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
[1] For an explanation of why citation clutter is so bad, see: this
Looks like I'm going to have to put an FAQ on my user page! Regards, NSH002 ( talk) 09:09, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your edit summary here on a citation I had inserted. I was using the Visual Editor, which generates the citation name automatically for multiple use, and since I'm a dinosaur ignorant of most emoticons, I wouldn't have recognized it even had I bothered to check the edit window. Sorry for the faux pas. — Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 15:20, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your recent edit to the article. But, it is unclear to me what "Mike's History Tours guided by memory, research, and a life in Northwest Portland" (see bottom of most recent diff) is about, if you are able to clarify. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 01:36, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey. Regarding this edit, how do you know it's in PDX and for that long? And can you tell me precisely where it is? — Ipoellet ( talk) 01:28, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi SJ Morg! Nice photo of mendoza trolley #47, ex vancouver 2893! I was wondering how you knew it was 2893? Thanks!
Tomwong97 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomwong97 ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
I created Category:MAX Orange Line and created a few redirects for stations under construction. I hope these article names are consistent with others, but certainly you are more familiar than I am. I invite you to create additional redirects, or even articles, for these stations, or to move the pages I created to their proper names. Of course, only if you are interested. I'll try to take some pictures of these stations when I can. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:12, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello, SJ! I have a question about Buenos Aires' Premetro E2 line (and, as you've been editing it longer than I have, I'm wondering if maybe you know some background on this...) – at both List of tram and light rail transit systems and at its own article, it is defined as being a "tram" system. At the Premetro E2 article this reference is cited to "confirm" the "tram" categorization, yet I don't see the word "tranvía" used anywhere in that article. Separately, this reference at the List of tram and light rail transit systems explicitly refers to the system as "light rail". From the pictures, it looks to me like it operates in an exclusive right-of-way, which is a hallmark of light rail... Bottom line: Should we recategorize the Premetro E2 line as light rail? And, if not, why not?... Thanks in advance. -- IJBall ( contribs • talk) 01:56, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Just a quick note to thank you for taking the photograph I just added to illustrate the article Living Room. When I first started the article, I assumed it would remain forever unillustrated, until I look at the Gresham Transit Center article and was pleasantly surprised. So glad you were able to photograph this now-dismantled installation. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 07:04, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Common does not equal correct. Per WP:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Unit names and symbols - "...a space appears between a numeric value and a unit name or symbol..." This is in line with BIPM recommendation for SI units. Alistair1978 ( talk) 09:06, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
My bad, thanks and cheers. — $PЯINGεrαgђ 00:54 31 August, 2015 (UTC)
Hi SJ. I know you were annoyed when they changed {{
cite web}}, etc. to no longer allow using dates like |date=27 September 2007 (print version 25 September 2007)
(e.g.
Template:Cite web#COinS). Well, I just stumbled upon something – I think there may be a workaround: |publication-date=
. It looks like you can at least partially solve the issue by using both |date=27 September 2007
and |publication-date=25 September 2007
together in the same reference citation. It's not a "perfect" solution (as it doesn't display like "|date=27 September 2007 (print version 25 September 2007)
"...), but at least it's somewhat close. Just thought you should know, in case you didn't already... --
IJBall (
contribs •
talk)
03:40, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
|orig-year=first published online September 27
, or simply |orig-year=online date September 27
, which evidently allows text other than just a date – and (contrary to my assumption) does not actually have to be a year – without generating an error code. –
SJ Morg (
talk)
05:18, 11 January 2016 (UTC)Hi. I am not angry, but I would like to know why my list is being deleted. I don't understand why there can't be a list! RES2773 ( talk) 23:42, 22 September 2015 (UTC) RES2773
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Thanks for catching that, as apparently a few slipped in while doing all of those edits! Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 23:52, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
I guess the removal of the current commissioner table can be justified (already listed above in the article), but there should be a section noting former commissioners. While the mayor column perhaps does not need to be included, the commissioners shouldn't be removed just because they may not be notable enough for their own article. Are all the mayors of Hillsboro notable enough for their own articles? No. So that's why they are listed in that article. Are one-term Portland commissioners from the 1940s notable enough for their own article? No. So that's why they should be listed there. While the former notable commissioner section does give a few past officeholders that most people reading the article would recognize, it doesn't give the dates they held office and who they served with, something that the table does in a clear format. MB298 ( talk) 17:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
For taking time to update NPS URLs on so many articles. Much appreciated! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:13, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
Can you take a photo of Clinton St. SE 12th Ave & South Waterfront/SW Moody Ave MAX Station Orange Line and Upload it on Wikimedia Commons? Fanultradance ( talk) 19:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for expanding this article. I love this building. Any plans to nominate the article for Good status? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:13, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
I pinged you to see if you are able to add the source requested Talk:United States National Bank Building/GA1. With this addition, I think the article will be promoted to Good status. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 00:06, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
On 15 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States National Bank Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. National Bank Building (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows by Povey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States National Bank Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, United States National Bank Building), 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.
— Maile ( talk) 00:56, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
On 19 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bank of California Building (Portland), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Bank of California Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bank of California Building (Portland). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Bank of California Building (Portland)), 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.
— Maile ( talk) 00:26, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
On 15 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sawyer's, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sawyer's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sawyer's), 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) 12:02, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello SJ Morg:
Wikipedian, Another Believer requested a copy edit by the Guild of Copy Editors of your article United States National Bank Building earlier this month. This has now been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist ( talk) 13:07, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting my hat note edit (that's genuine appreciation, not sarcasm). :) Is this edit appropriate, though? My goal was/is just to avoid a redirect. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 14:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, I'd completely forgotten about that. It is still a regulatory and equipment availability problem in the West, I'd say. Do you think the article should mention it? Anmccaff ( talk) 16:45, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
This article is coming along splendidly, mostly thanks to you! I am curious, do you have a sense of its completeness? I have a couple books about bridges, but they've also been added as sources, so I am not sure how else I can contribute. When you feel like you're done working on the article, I'd be happy to nominate it for Good status and take it through the review process. I think this is a great new addition to Wikipedia. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 06:10, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
Hello, SJ Morg. Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 12:01, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
I had previously requested a change of title to The Old Church Concert Hall. The building has had this use since it was deconsecrated in the late 1960s. It is currently used as a concert and event space and has been for some time. Changing the title of the page to "The Old Church Concert Hall" is a more accurate reflection of its current use. It will also help concert goers and the broader public find The Old Church Concert Hall more easily. Currently the Google information panel shows up with the title "Calvary Presbyterian Church" which is not correct for this address.
I will go ahead and resubmit a change request (this time not marked as uncontroversial). Apologies for incorrectly marking the first one.
Let me know if you have any concerns.
Thanks, Mark PdxUrbanHistory ( talk) 20:30, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and advice. I have added references and information to the entry. Current news sources (from 1968 - the present) no longer refer to the building as the Cavalry Presbyterian Church and even the National Register of Historic Places lists its common name as The Old Church. You can find that here: http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=71df9ecf-df04-4287-a19e-b504eb947687 PdxUrbanHistory ( talk) 20:02, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
For the brilliant work done on suggestions given at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). It's good to get to know you. Thank you. Lourdes 11:50, 12 September 2016 (UTC) |
On 17 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a committee of eight Portland, Oregon, residents purchased the Madison Street Bridge in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon)), 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) 00:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
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