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hello,
can you search the following book on JSTOR: Miles Davis: sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten. It is in German, but it contains important content about his LPs, from the page 105 on (I was unable to find that information in English, maybe because there are more Davis fans in Germany than in other countries :)). It might be useful for Miles Davis discography. Regards.-- GoP T C N 21:03, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Was updating some of the broken references on the Stephens City article and one is giving me grief. It is appears the website is having an "internal service error", so I can't pull of the link for the reference, but it is still on the archives for the site (scroll down and look for "Shull sworn in as mayor of town"). Would the archive link (showing the page I have linked to currently) be enough for a reference or would I have to find an actual article. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
|archiveurl=
and |archivedate=
in the cite web template while leaving the original url intact? I think it is generally used when something has been archived by an external site, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
Ryan
Vesey
Review me!
23:03, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Well, if you go on the other side of the bridge, turn down "Town Run Lane" (which is right beside the KFC/Taco Bell) you will see it on your left (81 is on your right). It's between the KFC/Taco Bell and the two motels. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Can you give the Demographics section a look-see, particularly the Ancestry section (last paragraph in that section). In 2000, the US Census Bureau the Ancestry stats in precentages, but in 2010, they just gave figures (numbers, no precentages). I did my best to change up how I was writing the stats, but it looks kinda bad. It is sourced through the US Census Bureau, but my writing just sucks. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I'd be willing to PR it for you or take it up for review if it is listed at GAC, next month. I am really hectic with the Roy Lichtenstein exhibit that opens at the Art Institute of Chicago tomorrow. I have about 10 books checked out from the Chicago Public Library. Prior to May 9 WP only had one of his paintings. Now see Category:Paintings by Roy Lichtenstein has 28 paintings. List it at PR next month or GAC sooner and ping me in about 3 weeks or when you see I am no longer working on those articles.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 14:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I cut the parens. The idea here was to mimic the Mass parameters (four of them). See this test. I filled in the other silver fields with stuff. The "0.36169[1] troy oz" would have appeared in parens. I think the idea with Mass was to use all of the fields. If you don't expect to use all of them, we could leave it as-is, but I'm thinking that it might be better to cut the fields you're not going to use (and I'm not sure which those would be). Jack Merridew 17:27, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
| Gold = | Gold_troy_oz = | Gold_grain = | Gold_ounce =
Just to let you know, I've closed the Child PR and nominated it at FAC. I saw your comment on Tim's talkpage about possible Cosima sources. I am quite well provided here (lists of material accumulated so far are in my sandboxes nos 7 and 8), but if you have ideas about stuff that ought to be added I'd be very grateful. I have made a start with Brundage. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:04, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
would you please watchlist this .. asking cause I know you're familiar with FA stuff. — Ched : ? 11:25, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I selected a couple adopter names that resonated well with me to see if someone could mentor a new editor already going through RFC/U. There is disagreement whether the editor's admitted bad habit of not handling disputes well is reformable or irreformable. It appeared the next step was for an outside entrant (me) on the "pro" !side to see if a neutral mentor can be found agreeable to all parties. It would be understood that if two other editors objected to the mentee's edits as, say, personal attacks, the mentee and the objectors (e.g., those from the "irreformable" !side) would give you the power to make a judgment to strike or not to strike. The editor in question is User:Agent00f and the topic area is mixed martial arts, though he has expressed willingness to demonstrate constructive edits to other topic areas. You can see some of the hot pages in my edit history, but I'll watch for replies here for a bit. Thank you for your consideration. JJB 19:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry. Try RFC/U or RFC. JJB 21:10, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello guys, this was linked from the RfC in question by JJB. You can see my reply to John's question there, and can also check my recent contribs for more context. The core issues can probably hashed out in less than a day with any sort of efficiency and I don't think it would take more than a week for broader discussion. I also don't think any MMA knowledge is necessary, since JJB came into this with none and after some moderate discussion now understands the situation as it relates to wiki policy and whatnot perhaps better than I do. You can look at all of his questions on the RfC Q&A and subsequent discussion on the talk page. If the magnitude of the MMA affair is not something you're comfortable with, please feel free to nominate others who might be better candidates. Thanks. Agent00f ( talk) 19:23, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Ryan and Wehwalt, just a reminder for followup on mentorship, as an admin in the MMA case now believes mediation "didn't work out". I think a simple repetition of the understandings (as already outline) by either Ryan or Wehwalt, and acceptance by Agent, would do the trick; then the certifiers can accept or reject. Thanks for your consideration. JJB 17:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Wehwalt, i hope you are doing good :). I was thinking if you could kindly grant me the Wikipedia:Autochecked users user right which is a part of the Pending changes feature. I am already a trusted user with several user rights which help me in my Wiki-work and also having this would help me to test it at Wikipedia:Pending changes/Testing which i do many times. I always use these user rights carefully and responsibly and having this flag will help too. Also can you help me in building this article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Anarchopedia which i had started some days ago but haven't submitted it for review yet, because i am not sure it is completed much as it needs more content, references and sources. But i am sure you will be of very good help as you are great article writer :). Regards. TheGeneralUser ( talk) 14:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt, on the Richard Nixon article, I view you as kind of our coach and elder statesman. Now, per wikipedia, we kind of have to pretend that isn't the case and we're all equal! All the same, please rest assured that I very much appreciate your contributions and your sensible, matter-of-fact coaching.
I have been busy with a lot of other stuff and I feel my research on the sickle cell angle has stalled out and is at risk of dying on the vine (and I have researched this on the Internet at least five times!). I'm going to try and roll ahead with what I have in as straightforward a fashion as possible. I think it will be at least good or above, but it's not etched in concrete and we can change it as need be.
On an unrelated note, I think when Nixon was in the House and the Senate, his colleagues most probably referred to him as Dick Nixon. And his wife almost certainly used this shortened form of Richard. Now, how formal he was as vice president and later as president would be another interesting aspect. FriendlyRiverOtter ( talk) 18:39, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Your post inspired me to begin work on a page on the pavilion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BoringHistoryGuy/sandbox I found mediocre but PD B&W images at HABS, and will upload them to Wiki Commons. One good PD color photo would be nice. Eventually, the Liberty Bell Center should probably have its own article. BoringHistoryGuy ( talk) 20:29, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
You opened this as a Talk and others say I need a project page not talk. You put it in Talk. Can you put it next into Wikipedia:Articles for Creation/Constitutional question of constitutionalism vs. imperialism? Thanks.-- Evarose3 ( talk) 21:00, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Cg2p0B0u8m and I have put the old boy up for peer review, if you have time and inclination to look in we shall be grateful. There is not the least urgency about it. We hope to get Pierre up to FAC at some time in the future, but we have set no deadlines for ourselves. Tim riley ( talk) 12:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm sure you are metres/meters ahead of me, but are you plotting to get Avery B on the front page while the 2012 Olympics are bringing London to its knees enrapturing the world in the next two months?
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...for all your copyedits on The Concert in Central Park! :) GoP T C N 13:07, 2 June 2012 (UTC) |
Hi Wehwalt, Jesse Washington is at FAC now if you'd like to review. You helped with the peer review a few weeks back, feels like a long time though, I'll be glad to finish this project. Mark Arsten ( talk) 04:17, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt. According to the Carly Adams source, the quote came from the front page of the New York Times 25 Dec 1931. Sadly, I was unable to find a way to access it (for free) from the paper's archives. The current quote sounds like a typo to me, but it's hard to tell without looking at the original source as the Butterfield quote differs. If you can find a way to look at it you may get a definitive answer – there is an accuracy issue here because I've read three versions: one with an extraneous "what", one with a "that", and the version I sourced with neither. Yes. This is nit-picking at its greatest! SFB 10:30, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you, Wehwalt, for !voting at my successful RFA; I am humbled that you put your trust in me. I grant you this flower, which, if tended to properly, will grow to be the fruit of Wikipedia's labours. Looking forward to some more coins or politicians on the front page! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 11:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC) |
Greetings Wehwalt. I can't figure the meaning of your post: "I'll work with anyone willing to do enough work to justify the article being a conom." Is "conom" a typo (which I can't relate) or some jargon of which I am unaware? Thanks - My76Strat ( talk) 04:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
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For your assistance in the promotion of Lynching of Jesse Washington to featured status. Mark Arsten ( talk) 16:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC) |
I've been lazy lately but I did notice you broke the ice on Al Davis, need a hand? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 18:32, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm sorry to bother you with this -- and feel free to tell me you're too busy -- but I don't know what the proper procedure is. I think the Ostroh Academy article is absurd and have expressed my feelings on the Talk page, but from past experience the probability is that my complaint will simply sit there gathering cobwebs and nothing will happen. That wouldn't be the end of the world, but the situation irritates me enough that I'd prefer it if something were done about it. If you have a minute, could you take a look and tell me 1) if my feelings are justified, and 2) if so, what the next step should be? Thanks! Languagehat ( talk) 20:50, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
#5 on the list! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:23, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
It seems Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)/archive3 is stalling with 3 supports. The nomination is over 2 months old now. Just wondering if you might have any thoughts.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
You an administrator who is listed at WP:DYK as willing to help, so I wanted to call your attention to a particularly timely hook for the next queue Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Possible Queue 6 late substitution or addition. You may want to make a late addition or substitution since the Tony Awards are tonight.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 22:10, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Making extraordinary claims against individuals when you don't have any evidence and then snapping at them when they object is uncivil. You aren't required to comment on Jimbo's page and so you can keep unsubstantiated opinions of other editors to yourself. You can strike out your incivility though and apologise. See this relevant section from WP:UNCIVIL:
IRWolfie- ( talk) 15:47, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
You did a phenomenal Peer Review a few months ago, and the article is now at FAC. If you have time to do the FAC review, it is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive1. Cheers. -- Noleander ( talk) 14:12, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Were you content to have the new editor re-insert the longer plot? I'm happy to help you keep it trim, but I'll let you decide. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 03:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive1. FYI: Your comment appears to include an incomplete sentence: "I should add that Noleander (who has worked very hard on this article)." -- Noleander ( talk) 12:47, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
hello,
do you think it is ready for the last step? Regards.-- GoP T C N 13:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt! i hope your'e doing good :) I was looking for adoption from an experienced administrator and after searching and examining the full adopter's list and checking it out, i am pretty sure that you will be one of the best and most suitable adopter and mentor for me :). I am also thinking about getting adopted and mentored by at least 2 users (the other one also being an administrator) and if you know any other user with great skills and experience then do let me know. I am not actually new here and not a new user as i have been quite active here for many months now. But the thing is that adoption is really important for me to pass this basic test, earn more experience in other areas of the project and also get to know the adoption process beforehand in case i want to adopt and mentor my own future adoptee's. And Wehwalt as you have a wide range of experience in many areas of Wikipedia plus in addition to also having awesome contributions in the article mainspace that's why it makes you truly one of the best. I am sure that this adoption process will help me become a far more better and experienced editor and you my friend can help me do it. I will be really glad, happy and thankful to have a mentor like you :) and i'm sure that one day you will also be glad, happy and thankful for having an adoptee like me! I'm looking forward to hear from you. Best regards.
TheGeneralUser (
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The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan. The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932; they were struck in that metal until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 and 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date 1776–1976; there are no 1975-dated quarters. Since 1999, the original eagle reverse has not been used; instead that side of the quarter has commemorated the 50 states, the nation's other jurisdictions, and National Park Service sites—the last as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters series, which will continue until 2021. The bust on the obverse was slightly modified by William Cousins on issues from 1999 through 2009; however, beginning in 2010, the bust was restored to a smaller version of the original of Flanagan's head of Washington. ( more...)
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Are you able to review this? I've just opened a peer review. It's a bit of a difficult one, a kind of Brundage problem: how to be non-judgemental and neutral about someone who was basically unsympathetic - in fact something of a monster. I'd be glad to have your views. Brianboulton ( talk) 20:46, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
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For your outstanding support and dedication in getting Yogo sapphire from a new article to DYK to GA to FA and FOUR. The team effort of the uncountable people involved in getting this unique article to FA is a textbook case of teamwork in article improvement, ie, what Wikipedia should be, not what it all too often is. I can never thank everyone enough. PumpkinSky talk 23:15, 20 June 2012 (UTC) |
These files "match"
I downloaded both originals and cropped them using a selection marquee that had the same xy ratio as the Hanna image. This means that when the three are grouped and sized to whatever, they will all match. I tried to zoom in to about the same degree, too. Compare now with before. The old way had them rendering as different height, and different apparent sizes. Best, Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 19:48, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'll look at it this weekend if not tonight. Cheers, – Connormah ( talk) 19:00, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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I just wanted to thank you again for all of your assistance in helping me get the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery article up to FA status. The article is now being displayed as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page. Thanks for all your hard work in making this possible. I greatly appreciate it. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 12:58, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation. Unfortunately, he didn't really answer my question. Incu Master ( talk) 16:07, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I think you possibly meant 'user talk:Jimbo Wales' [2]. Quisquiliae ( talk) 18:05, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
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Garret Hobart (1844–1899) was the 24th Vice President of the United States (1897–1899), serving under President William McKinley. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office. Hobart served in local governmental positions, and then successfully ran for office as a Republican, serving in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Hobart was a longtime party official, and New Jersey delegates went to the 1896 Republican National Convention determined to nominate the popular lawyer for vice president. Hobart's political views were similar to those of McKinley, who was the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. With New Jersey a key state in the upcoming election, McKinley and his close adviser, future senator Mark Hanna, decided to have the convention select Hobart. The vice-presidential candidate emulated his running mate with a front porch campaign, though spending much time at the campaign's New York City office. McKinley and Hobart were elected. As vice president, Hobart proved a popular figure in Washington and was a close adviser to McKinley. Hobart's tact and good humor were valuable to the President. Hobart died in November 1899 of heart disease at age 55; his place on the Republican ticket in 1900 was taken by New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt. ( more...)
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The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan, a former congressman from Nebraska, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. In the address, Bryan supported bimetallism or " free silver", which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard, concluding the speech, "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold". Bryan's address helped catapult him to the Democratic Party's presidential nomination; it is considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history. For twenty years, Americans had been bitterly divided over the nation's monetary standard. Many Americans believed bimetallism (making both gold and silver legal tender) was necessary to the nation's economic health. Bryan's speech, delivered at the close of the debate on the party platform, electrified the convention and is generally credited with getting him the nomination for president. However, he lost the general election to William McKinley and the United States formally adopted the gold standard in 1900. ( more...)
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Greetings, I've been an editor for four years, and I have various permissions (rollback, etc.) but I don't believe I have "autopatrol" such as User:Sitush recently got. Can I get autopatrol so that my new pages (often several dozen in a week) don't tie up folks at NPP? Thanks! MatthewVanitas ( talk) 16:22, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been reviewing Heinrich Himmler for GAN. Having reviewed already Reinhard Heydrich, I didn't think I'd have a problem. The Albert Speer article was brought up and I looked at it, which you were responsible for.
Would you be willing to look at the Heinrich Himmler and tell me what you think? This is just a feeling on my part, but so much of the article depends on (translations?), opinions by Peter Longerich who I'm getting the feeling has some POV. Did you worry about who did the translations that you quoted from? (I'm certainly not a defender of Himmler, but I think a biography should be a biography and about the human being. It's so easy to just write about the bad guy, instead of seeing the complexity. But perhaps Himmler had no complexity?)
I don't know enough about German history to see that Himmler was worse than Hitler. Hitler is barely mentioned in the article, so everything seems like Himmler's doing on his own. (Maybe this is true. But in the Heydrick article it says: "Historians regard him as the darkest figure within the Nazi elite; Hitler christened him 'the man with the iron heart'.") So whose worst?
If you'd be willing, if you'd read it over and give me your opinion I'd much appreciate it. MathewTownsend ( talk) 22:30, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Many changes have been made to Heinrich Himmler. If you could look back, that would be great. Best wishes, MathewTownsend ( talk) 23:12, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
I know you have problems with internet connections, but if you would just look at Heinrich Himmler, it would be so appreciated by me. I do believe the article has been immensely improved, but by this time my head is muddled on the subject. Many changes have been made. MathewTownsend ( talk) 14:43, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
I feel ok about the article now, but a once over with your expertise would be greatly appreciated. MathewTownsend ( talk) 23:34, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for saving my hide and righting the wrong! MathewTownsend ( talk) 13:46, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you caught my reply, two or three days back, to your thanks note on my talkpage? I asked if you could possibly look at Cosima Wagner, currently pining at FAC. You may recall peer-reviewing this a while back. As I say in my note, the problem is that nearly all the "music" people are either off for the summer or have retired or gone into hiding, so articles like this are struggling for reviewer attention. I may have to take up military history. Brianboulton ( talk) 16:51, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
I do't get the meaning what you wanted to say there. Gooing22 ( talk) 21:36, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Wehwalt, I'm at a working group meeting for the education program and the question came up of JSTOR access for Wikipedians. I know you were involved in that discussion - did anything come of it? Has the foundation decided whether or not it can or will fund that kind of research assistance to editors? Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 20:38, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Please check out the talk page and recent changes to this article. Best regards, -- Ssilvers ( talk) 22:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
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Glad to know you. Alarbus ( talk) 12:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC) |
"Ist nicht des Herrn Wort ... wie ein Hammer?", we heard this and your comment in a staged version in the theater pictured on my user, staged by Jens-Daniel Herzog: when the fire fell, all PC screens went black ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:24, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
Did you know there's a musical connection to "your" president? - Will reform refs, then nominate ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:58, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Nice to see another quality article of yours, United States Senate elections in Ohio, 1898,, no, I did not know, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:37, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
One more step towards independence with Vice President Garret Hobart making history! Fireworks! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:19, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Nice to see this with increased value ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought of the name change from Wehwalt to Siegmund when I nominated this (on the Main page now) and added it to my personal memories, remembering Die Walküre, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:55, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Article work: Vier ernste Gesänge, more on Kathleen Ferrier than what you could read on the Main page on her day, 22 April, seriously. Not as serious, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:47, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
This is entertaining; makes a nice section header, too. Don't miss the talk page, with 3, count'em, 3 requested move discussions. (noticed this on WP:Great Dismal Swamp. Best, Alarbus ( talk) 05:11, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks Wehwalt for helping to promote United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898 to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 04:17, 21 July 2012 (UTC) |
Hi! Mark Arsten recommend that I ask you to take a look at Louis Riel (comics) (which is up for FAC), as you've brought John A.'s article to FA. Would you be interested in taking the time to look it over? CüRlyTüRkey Talk Contribs 23:03, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I have unveiled Reginald Heber at peer review. It's one of my remedial exercises, to get over the stresses and strains of the Wagner family, quite untopical and guaranteed to raise the ire of those who think FA subjects must be popular. I don't think he'll gain much attention - I very much doubt that you'll have heard of him - but I'll be pleased if you can find time to look the article over. Brianboulton ( talk) 11:27, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I'm still working, want to include at least some details about Carswell and other nominees. Might take some time.
On an unrelated note, any chance you might have some interest in concussion, post-concussion syndrome, football? FriendlyRiverOtter ( talk) 18:20, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed Category:Athletics US NC champions templates. I recall he was a three time national champion. You may want to look for a template with his name on it or create one from this source. I just created templates for Tora Harris and Augie Wolf. It takes me about an hour and a half to make each one after getting all the dabs straight.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 23:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I saw your post in 2011 at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive690#Wtshymanski failing to work collaboratively. Now he's at it again with an AfD for Switched-mode power supply applications. Electron9 ( talk) 03:02, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
I noticed some time ago you changed the name of
Joseph B. Foraker to
Joseph Foraker, with note that it was the more frequent search term. Re-directs would take care of that issue. I think the article should have the middle initial, as he always signed his name that way, and his autobiography used his middle name. Others seem to have always addressed him with the middle name or initial.
Roseohioresident (
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21:56, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
So much for my ambition re: Al Davis. I guess it'll be a slow moving project. Anyway, I'm thinking about giving Rex another go at FAC. Thoughts? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 18:42, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
You can haz mail, nao? Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC) 02:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I am really sorry for responding after 2 months. I was caught up in some work that is why couldn't work on the
Jinnah article. I have corrected the lead paragraph and removed all the references from it and placed them in the body where they could have been used. There are some
citation needed tags added in the article about which I haven't yet found any references. I had also raised this concern on the
talk page about 20 days ago but I think that other editors also couldn't find any
WP:RS. You can take a look at the article whenever you find some time and let me know if you think of any additional changes which should be made to it. I really appreciate your help :)
Thank you
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
19:57, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
So is there any more work that you think should be done on
Jinnah? I have also adjusted the images a bit as they were scattered all over the article. Some work on the citations has to be done and I am still working on that. Any more suggestions?
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
11:47, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Okay. I'll leave a message on Br'er Rabbit's talk page. As for simply merging the section of criticism into the whole article, I was thinking of upgrading it by changing the heading to Personality and public image as mentioned in the article of
Richard Nixon and by adding the image of Jinnah as a whole instead of just leaving negative comments in the section. But you are a better judge for what's right for getting the article to a FA status, I just thought to share my opinion.
Thanks
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
12:04, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I saw some of your edits on Jinnah article. Thanks for the help. Though I have noticed some edits, that you told me earlier shouldn't be in a feature article, made by some editors. Like you told me that a reader doesn't care what Jinnah said. Like these
Saying 1,
Founding of Pakistan,
Jinnah's vision for Pakistan and
Governor General. Similarly there shouldn't be any citations in the lead paragraph (like the one used in first line). I have a lot of books written by known authors of Pakistan on Jinnah, using them I can put more information but there are already a lot of problems which need to be rectified first. So if you suggest I should remove some sayings of Jinnah, I will and raise the issue on the talk page as I think it's already been a long time and by now, it should have attained a FA status.
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
15:27, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
In reference to the email I sent you yesterday, this is the sentence about Virgil E. Watson I added (with source) to the Stephens City article. I am just a little concerned about it just being a two sentence paragraph (if it can even be called one). I am unsure if it can be joined into another paragraph in that section or not since they are all about different subjects. What do you think? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:30, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
Done - I autotraced it this time to match the penstroke texture. Sorry for the wait. – Connormah ( talk) 05:07, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
My new friend, Wehwalt, I am Tamravidhir. I recently nominated Tourism in West Bengal for FA but it was declined, I have a to-do list here and here...I request you to help me. Please help me. When replying please leave me a Tb template. Thank you so much! -- Tamravidhir( ২০১২) 13:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
There is a request for you at RFPP regarding an article you protected, Dick Pound. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. WrestleMania XXVIII The Undertaker 20–0 08:00, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
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You know why today was heart-warming! PumpkinSky talk 02:36, 5 August 2012 (UTC) |
I see that Foraker is there, and I will get to it soon. Joseph will shortly be joined by Reginald Heber, and I shall be glad if you will keep an eye out for this, as it seems to me to have "likely to be ignored" written all over it. Brianboulton ( talk) 17:51, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciate your sentiments, and especially in the confidence you expressed in me. Much obliged.
To return the favour... have you ever considered running for ArbCom again? I mean, don't feel pressured into it — the choice is entirely yours. But if ever you decide to stand for election once more, know that you will have my full support. Yours is a unique and reasoned perspective, one which I've found very valuable in my past encounters with you.
By the way, I just took a piece of baklava (see above). Hope you don't mind. =) Master&Expert ( Talk) 23:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898. TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC) |
-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I read the article up till Fourteen points as it is up till 1928. If you ask my overall point of view till that heading, it's commendable and superb. Now the article seems to have a professional touch and I really like the way you have changed the Early years part. Previously it was a cluster of links. Some points, which I think should be changed, did catch my eye. Like in the lead paragraph, there is a link present on the Gujrati language. It should be removed as I checked the link and there isn't any Gujrati script present there, so it's useless. In the second paragraph of lead, should (congress) be mentioned after writing Indian National Congress? Rest of the lead seems good to me. The third paragraph under the Break from Congress is about his wedding and wife. Shouldn't it be in his personal life, somewhere in Return to India?
Dina Jinnah is still alive so I think it should be "continues to live in India" in the last line of Fourteen points. Rest of the article has greatly extolled my expectations. Now it seems polished. Great work.
Thanks
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
20:22, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Please see the above. I think it's past time to finish reworking the last of the articles you've taken to GA/FA. Mostly it's the musical theatre ones and, as you know, I've some decades experience there. A pity this one's GAR was scuppered. Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 03:33, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt (and talk page stalkers of Wehwalt) - I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand - I'm planning to create an article on I. B. Thompson, (Ira Bowman Thompson), an Alabama legislator from Luverne, Crenshaw County, Alabama. Preliminary searches online turn up that someone named Ira B. Thompson from the same area was a part of the local Ku Klux Klan in the late 1920s. Though I cannot 100% link the two, I'm 95% sure they're the same person - see a bio here mentioning the rep.'s service in France - [4] (ch. 4, pg 216) and the klansmen's - [5]. More searches show they were both attorneys in the area at the time and so on. No biography in the state register mentions the rep's participation in the Klan. We can also see that the state rep. was a captain or served in the military of some sort from the military uniform he's wearing in this 1947 composite photo - [6]. So the question is - are the two linked? If I make an article on the legislator, can or should I include the KKK stuff in it? Could anyone else possibly sniff around for things to link the two? I think this can be a good DYK if I can work out all the links, but this is a toughie. Thanks! – Connormah ( talk) 08:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Someone's felt the need to insert an image of Gregory the Great into the blurb - but it's not an image that's even used in the Gregorian mission article and it's 1000 years past Gregory's date. Unfortunately, it implies in the blurb that this is what Gregory looked like... but the blurb page is protected. And of course, no one notified the talk page of hte article either. I'm so sick of TFAs... Ealdgyth - Talk 01:53, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Street-Legal
Sockpuppet
Br'er
Rabbit
03:28, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Above, Ealdgyth asks for an image change.
I do see the thumbnail legibility issue with the images in the article.
On talk:main page, Ealdgyth asked that the image you added be removed as inappropriate.
You've reverted another admin over this, too.
You also usurped teh authoritah of teh Featured Article Dictator who arbitrarily selected no image (you get a personal pass on this from me, though).
Ealdgyth was 'fine' with the non-contemporary image that you reverted back out.
This is a time-critical situation as the page is live now. The others are not editing presumably due to sleeping,
while much of the world is getting your image at something like a thousand hits a minute.
I just sat down at keyboard with a cup of coffee. I think I'll read this later.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 11:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I am sending this note to Wikipedians with whom I have most closely collaborated over the last six years or so. After pondering hard during a month's wiki-break in July I have sadly decided to withdraw fully from contributing. I have been worn down by continual carping, sniping and belittling from a wearisome few (you know the sort of people I refer to); the joy has gone out of taking part in this wonderful enterprise. I should be more resilient, but alas it's finally got to me.
Working with you has been a pleasure and a privilege: I count myself fortunate to have had such colleagues. My warmest wishes go with you for the future. I shall be happy to do any research, copy-editing, fact-checking etc you may ever feel inclined to ask me to do – but safely offline.
With my very best wishes,
Tim. (
Tim riley (
talk)
15:55, 10 August 2012 (UTC))
Perhaps you could pass along this request to Mattisse: User talk:Philcha#Free image of Philcha. Cheers. Kaldari ( talk) 22:52, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
First I want to say thank you so much for respecting my ineptitude when it comes to FA/TFA things. The fact that you would take the time to privately clue me in on the process regarding my question speaks volumes about your integrity. To be quite honest, I was outright afraid to approach Raul on his talk page about this. That's why I posted on the TFA talk page. The article I am interested in is Amazing Grace. I think it could probably use a little TLC before going on the main page (a few refs in the lead could maybe be done away with) - but I absolutely LOVE the whole concept of forgiveness and acceptance. I may ask User:Br'er Rabbit to have a look at the references as he seems very astute in the current methods. (I'm wondering if the "reflist" thing is a bit "2008".) Anyway - question: How much should the "blurb" follow the way the lead is written? Or is it better to say it in "my own" words? — Ched : ? 22:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
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For bringing Joseph B. Foraker up to featured status. It's incredible how productive you are. Mark Arsten ( talk) 01:32, 18 August 2012 (UTC) |
Please explain: how was your action on User talk:Anthonyhcole a legitimate use of RevDel? Gimmetoo ( talk) 18:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Gimme .. Wehwalt removed a "name" from a post. A name that has not ever been associated with the user or account to which it referenced. This is NOT any attempt to "intimidate" ANYone, or anything "against" Anthonyhcole. It's a respect for privacy. I don't understand what you're not getting here, or how else to explain it. — Ched : ? 20:03, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
( edit conflict)w/Brad. Gimme, my real name was mentioned. Some people know this and I have said so a few times on-wiki, but I don't call attention to it. Anthony went there and it was appropriately removed and MarkA and Brad have commented on this. You're involved up to your ears with me and your efforts here are trolling me and Wehwalt and are simply more indication that you're unfit for adminship. Hope that's sorted out at some point.
Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 21:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello Wehwalt. Some months ago you had granted me the Reviewer user right from a request at the Help desk, now you can remove that from my account. Seeing as the Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Reviewer have started again which weren't active at that time, I will add the request there and let another Administrator approve it in a proper way which i'm sure will be done. Thanks for having your trust and faith in me which i am confident that i will always hold it true and keep it up :) Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser ( talk) 11:53, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
I was on a roll but I'm having trouble getting at least one more supporter, any suggestions? By the way, congratulations on Foraker, excellent read. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 13:42, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
HST and Kafak have several books used by prior editors with no page numbers. I've added the proper parameter to the ref but how does one deal with this when trying to achieve GA and FA? Let's assume one can't find the book in question. PumpkinSky talk 21:42, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
I was able to get a pretty good preview of Corngold 2004, and page xii backs up the attendance at the Gymnasium, but does not give any details as to its location, and passing the Matura exam does not seem to be in the book. I solved the Nabokov one; and the third one does not seem to be backed up by the cited source. Sorry about the edit conflict, PS; I think I patched it up ok. -- Dianna ( talk) 02:41, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Replied at my talk page. If this were FAC I'd oppose straightaway. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 09:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I am changing my email address, and the cox.net address probably won't work after September or whenever I cancel their service, in favor of a gmail address. I have already changed my email address with Wikipedia. I will probably eventually get to sending out change of address notes but I have about a hundred or so places to change my email on, so it may take some time.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 01:22, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I have made another comment on the Speer talk page and I would like to hear back from you on it. TL36 ( talk) 17:23, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
must go on, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:25, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey, do I recall correctly that you're a practicing attorney? If so, this question [7] on the ref desk could use your expertise. :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
I'll do the coin article. Perhaps you'd take a look at The Rite of Spring? I haven't got it to PR yet, but it should be there some time tomorrow. This was originally a joint project with Tim, which I've carried on with. I'm still hoping he will make a few suggestions offline which I can introduce. There is now no one other than me that I know of, who is working on featured classical music/opera articles (though see something on my talkpage about Beethoven). Brianboulton ( talk) 22:45, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
diff this sort of cut and paste move is bad, right? I've left a note on the user's talk page, but ... err... I'm kinda flabbergasted that someone would just do that... Ealdgyth - Talk 21:12, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
The image of the Gobrecht silver dollar from the Garrett collection that you uploaded about a year ago is a scan of a halftone print from a catalog, and it shows all the printing screen artifacts. Was this intentional, or was it due to lack of de-screening capability in your scanner software and/or subsequent image editing software? It could be improved by removing the screen, and I have succeeded doing so in GIMP with the Descreen filter. Any thoughts about replacing the image? You can examine the cleaned version here. A bit of the screen is still visible, but applying more aggressive filtering results in loss of detail. — Quicksilver T @ 18:36, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt :). Hope you're doing good! I recently came around this article
Bagatayam Waterfall and i think it currently does not meet the basic minimum requirements for a
Wikipedia:Stub. The article only has a external link to flicker website of a picture and a external map link. There are no other reliable sources and references. If possible can you have a look at it and see what can be eventually done ? I believe your help will be invaluable
. Regards.
TheGeneralUser (
talk)
20:07, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
An award for ...
...
this post, asking the arbs why some admins are more equal than others
PumpkinSky
talk
23:09, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
I have been helping User:Sarastro with Learie Constantine, which is doing pretty well at FAC, but needs a sources review. Could you possibly do this? Not spotchecks, obviously. I don't myself see any problems on reliability, but there may be the odd formatting issue, etc. Brianboulton ( talk) 10:17, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, just saw your message on Commons while going through emails today. I'll see if I can get to it tomorrow. All is well, though it's been pretty damn hot, humid and stormy up here.... – Connormah ( talk) 03:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
You reverted my edit to the caption on a period cartoon following the defeat of
Alexander Mackenzie, Canada's second Prime Minister, by
John A. Macdonald who was, incidentally, also Canada's first Prime Minister. Actually, my original intention was simply to change Mackenzie to Alexander Mackenzie to ensure that there was no confusion with
William Lyon Mackenzie King, rather better known simply as Mackenzie King or just King. However, since he was (by the time of the cartoon) no longer Prime Minister but rather a former Prime Minister or (more specifically) the outgoing Prime Minister, I added that detail while I was editing. I think this maybe a little more detail, but not too much since I suspect that most visitors scan the page and just read parts... Anyway, just my impression.
Enquire (
talk)
06:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry to ask, but could you briefly revisit Wikipedia:Peer review/The Rite of Spring/archive1 and pass an opinion on the soundfile issue I have raised at the end of the review? I want to decide whether this file is worth keeping but other reviewers have not taken this up. The soundfile only lasts 12 seconds so please listen to it. Brianboulton ( talk) 22:45, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
May I nominate William McKinley for the 14th September, 2012, for featured article? Lucky102 ( talk) 20:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
coming soon -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
On HST, we need a consistent way to cite his memoirs. Some refs currently say "Memoirs 1", "Memoirs 2", etc. Others use the actual title, such as "Year of Decisions", which I THINK is the same as "Memoirs 1". What method should we use here. Then there's the issue of all the people to lazy to put a page cite in with their book ref, which I'm tagging with "page needed". PumpkinSky talk 12:21, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
Do you have any idea where I can find a converter for 1938 Straits dollars to (either contemporary or present) dollars or pounds? I'm pushing to get Terang Boelan to FA. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:48, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
TheGeneralUser has given you a puppy! Puppies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your puppy must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a puppy, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
Spread the goodness of puppies by adding {{ subst:Puppy}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message.
Thanks a lot being a Faithful Companion and a Good Wikifriend :) TheGeneralUser ( talk) 18:04, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt
! I have started my second editor review at
Wikipedia:Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for
Adminship. As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing!
TheGeneralUser (
talk)
21:26, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Just to let you know that The Rite of Spring, which you recently helped improve via the peer review, has now been nominated at FAC. Any further observations will be welcome there; I hope someone will review the images. I have followed the PR consensus, and removed the substandard soundfile; it is possible that this decision will be challenged, but we shall see. In your own time, of course. (PS don't do puppies, alas) Brianboulton ( talk) 22:30, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
I was scouring my Twitter feed and came across this little gem. Apparently in Chris Kluwe's rant about the officials there was a Heidi reference with an obligatory link to our FA. Hooray? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 19:07, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
May I nominate John A. Macdonald for article on main page for the 17th of October, since you seem to be a significant contributor to the article, I am asking you. Thanks! -- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:35, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of this review? I know it's not that good, but it's my first review.-- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:21, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Chapter One Nouveau Political Science
Suppose political science was defined as the study of politics, reduced to its fundamental or elemental particles, and compounds, and finally the forces that control the interactions between them. The elemental particles would be citizens, lawyers, lobbyists, legislators, executives, judges, administrators, and civil servants. The compounds would be the bodies politic, such as legislatures, the executive branch with its vast array of administrative machines, the courts with citizen juries, and political parties of all sorts. The forces are laws.
Next suppose that in the discipline of political science we were able to factor out all the prejudice, preferences, perceptions and misperceptions, political bias, and the irrational influences of political parties. Excised would be the misconceptions caused by media misinformation, educational mythology, and the distortion of political rhetoric. Suppose reason could be substituted for the prejudgments we have held since youth. The psychological inertia of long held convictions about this party or that, and the unquestioned economic “verities” we long held as truths could be exposed as mere half-truths of little use. They would simply fall away from consideration. By exercise of reason, we would have nothing but pure political science.
Political Science would now become the cold reasoned dispassionate study of the forces that control these “elements” and “compounds”. This study, properly done would simply be a study of fundamental truths or principles upon which all citizens, regardless of political party, can agree.
For example, Aristotle, in his book titled Politics, made three memorable statements, upon which all can agree. He told us:
The proper “business” of government is to create justice for its citizens That a government that does not create justice shall not long stand That justice is a specie of equality: equal rights for equal citizens
Because governments are judged by its citizens on its ability to create an environment for prosperity for those who care to make meaningful efforts towards productivity, let us look closely at the activities of those in charge of our governments; federal, state, and local. We find today our governance has become simply the creation, enforcement, and sale of economic privileges to any person or organization that cares to bid for them. Allowing our politicos to sell privileges creates problems.
The first problem with grants of economic privileges is that they act to destroy our national prosperity. Here is how. There exists a privilege/opportunity equilibrium: each privilege government creates diminishes, ever so slightly, the liberties and opportunities of all the remaining citizens of that society. When these privileges are economic privileges the consequences of these grants over time become enormous. Economic opportunities end up in the hands of a few successful bidders, usually the corporate “citizens”. The consequence of grants of economic privilege is that we have allowed our politicos to destroy our middle class. Notice the decline in jobs and paychecks. Look at the dreadful erosion of pensions and savings. Look at the paucity of jobs for our children, and the paltry pay packets in their future. By this means we are destroying our national prosperity. These United States, used to be known around the world as the land of opportunity. Today we are merely the land of bought and sold privilege, and we lead the world in campaign contributions.
The second problem with grants of economic privileges is that makes dispensing equality an impossible job for our courts. Citizens come demanding their rights, and corporations come demanding their expensive privileges be honored. How can equality be made of this? It is irreconcilable.
The third problem with grants of economic privilege is that the act to divide, distract, frustrate, and exasperate our citizens. Invariably this leads to inequality, resentment, hostility, none of which is in the general welfare. Is it then surprising that we get the “occupy” movements, and the home grown terrorist with mass killings? Fixated with creation and sale of economic favors, our politicos have entirely forgotten the notion of civility and civics. The activities of our politicos, creating economic privileges are directly opposed to the civility our society needs to be functional. All men were create equal, and it is not for politicians to create aristocracies of politics, education, and wealth by granting privileges.
wehalt I am completely new to this process. I am a retired litigation attorney wishing to clean up politics, and think I have the answers and the procedures necessary to do so. Would like to be "adopted" and guided. can be reached at Guidetopolitics ( talk) 00:26, 12 September 2012 (UTC) jc@jhcjd.com. Feel free to contact me at that address. John H. Correll JD
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I appreciate your review and feedback at NFLPA. Hopefully I can take care of those issues you mentioned on the talk page and get the ball rolling on that soon. I had a question about a sentence you changed, because it is quite confusing: "Both sides compromised and on John Mackey of the Baltimore Colts, before the merger an NFL team, but being grouped with the former AFL teams in the American Football Conference as president on the condition that former AFL player Alan Miller would become general counsel."
Good to see this on the Main page! - Wagner music in my ears, Tristan yesterday, you would have liked it, Tristan singer Andreas Schager will be known some day, I am sure, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:42, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
I see that you're starting work on the Barber coinage article - would there possibly be any better images of Barber himself (or his father William, all there is is [8]...] in your sources? The grainy one we currently have seems to be the only one floating around online. Also, out of curiosity, are you planning to do his article in the near future? – Connormah ( talk) 23:58, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I asked for a peer review of the english language, two days later(today) somebody made another one and got a review, while mine didn't. I don't think that's fair!-- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:19, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Avery Brundage know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on September 6, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 6, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Avery Brundage (1887–1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), serving from 1952 to 1972. Brundage attended the University of Illinois to study engineering and became a track star. In 1912, he competed in the Summer Olympics, contesting the pentathlon and decathlon; both events were won by Jim Thorpe. Following his retirement from athletics, Brundage became a sports administrator, rising rapidly through the ranks in United States sports groups. As leader of America's Olympic organizations, he fought zealously against a boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Although Brundage was successful in getting a team to the Games, its participation was controversial, and has remained so. Brundage was elected to the IOC that year, and quickly became a major figure in the Olympic movement. Elected IOC president in 1952, Brundage fought strongly for amateurism and against commercialization of the Olympic Games. His final Olympics as president, at Munich in 1972, was marked by controversy: at the memorial service following the murder of 11 Israeli athletes by terrorists, Brundage decried the politicization of sports, and refused to cancel the remainder of the Olympics, declaring "the Games must go on". ( more...)
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William McKinley (1843–1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his death. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. McKinley's administration ended with his assassination in September 1901, but his presidency began a period of over a third of a century dominated by the Republican Party. McKinley served in the Civil War and rose from private to brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. In 1876, he was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican Party's expert on the protective tariff, which he promised would bring prosperity. His highly controversial 1890 McKinley Tariff, together with a Democratic redistricting effort aimed at gerrymandering him out of office led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of this image? IMHO an FA should not have a blurry photo as the lead image. Otherwise if the hand in the crotch is your only objection, I can do a better crop of it from the Library of Congress original TIFF tonight.
Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 16:18, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
During the course of an almost entirely unrelated conversation, Mark Arsten ( talk · contribs) mentioned that you and PumpkinSky ( talk · contribs) are working on bringing Harry S. Truman up to FA. Quite by happy coincidence, I decided a few weeks ago to do a major rewrite on Truman's VP, Alben W. Barkley, with Kentucky and Kentuckians being my particular area of interest and all. The rewrite is currently under construction in my sandbox. Just thought I'd let you know in case you run across any good information about Barkley, and I'll try to do the same for you with Truman. Acdixon ( talk · contribs) 20:30, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
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hello,
can you search the following book on JSTOR: Miles Davis: sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten. It is in German, but it contains important content about his LPs, from the page 105 on (I was unable to find that information in English, maybe because there are more Davis fans in Germany than in other countries :)). It might be useful for Miles Davis discography. Regards.-- GoP T C N 21:03, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Was updating some of the broken references on the Stephens City article and one is giving me grief. It is appears the website is having an "internal service error", so I can't pull of the link for the reference, but it is still on the archives for the site (scroll down and look for "Shull sworn in as mayor of town"). Would the archive link (showing the page I have linked to currently) be enough for a reference or would I have to find an actual article. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
|archiveurl=
and |archivedate=
in the cite web template while leaving the original url intact? I think it is generally used when something has been archived by an external site, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
Ryan
Vesey
Review me!
23:03, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Well, if you go on the other side of the bridge, turn down "Town Run Lane" (which is right beside the KFC/Taco Bell) you will see it on your left (81 is on your right). It's between the KFC/Taco Bell and the two motels. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Can you give the Demographics section a look-see, particularly the Ancestry section (last paragraph in that section). In 2000, the US Census Bureau the Ancestry stats in precentages, but in 2010, they just gave figures (numbers, no precentages). I did my best to change up how I was writing the stats, but it looks kinda bad. It is sourced through the US Census Bureau, but my writing just sucks. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I'd be willing to PR it for you or take it up for review if it is listed at GAC, next month. I am really hectic with the Roy Lichtenstein exhibit that opens at the Art Institute of Chicago tomorrow. I have about 10 books checked out from the Chicago Public Library. Prior to May 9 WP only had one of his paintings. Now see Category:Paintings by Roy Lichtenstein has 28 paintings. List it at PR next month or GAC sooner and ping me in about 3 weeks or when you see I am no longer working on those articles.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 14:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I cut the parens. The idea here was to mimic the Mass parameters (four of them). See this test. I filled in the other silver fields with stuff. The "0.36169[1] troy oz" would have appeared in parens. I think the idea with Mass was to use all of the fields. If you don't expect to use all of them, we could leave it as-is, but I'm thinking that it might be better to cut the fields you're not going to use (and I'm not sure which those would be). Jack Merridew 17:27, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
| Gold = | Gold_troy_oz = | Gold_grain = | Gold_ounce =
Just to let you know, I've closed the Child PR and nominated it at FAC. I saw your comment on Tim's talkpage about possible Cosima sources. I am quite well provided here (lists of material accumulated so far are in my sandboxes nos 7 and 8), but if you have ideas about stuff that ought to be added I'd be very grateful. I have made a start with Brundage. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:04, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
would you please watchlist this .. asking cause I know you're familiar with FA stuff. — Ched : ? 11:25, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I selected a couple adopter names that resonated well with me to see if someone could mentor a new editor already going through RFC/U. There is disagreement whether the editor's admitted bad habit of not handling disputes well is reformable or irreformable. It appeared the next step was for an outside entrant (me) on the "pro" !side to see if a neutral mentor can be found agreeable to all parties. It would be understood that if two other editors objected to the mentee's edits as, say, personal attacks, the mentee and the objectors (e.g., those from the "irreformable" !side) would give you the power to make a judgment to strike or not to strike. The editor in question is User:Agent00f and the topic area is mixed martial arts, though he has expressed willingness to demonstrate constructive edits to other topic areas. You can see some of the hot pages in my edit history, but I'll watch for replies here for a bit. Thank you for your consideration. JJB 19:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry. Try RFC/U or RFC. JJB 21:10, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello guys, this was linked from the RfC in question by JJB. You can see my reply to John's question there, and can also check my recent contribs for more context. The core issues can probably hashed out in less than a day with any sort of efficiency and I don't think it would take more than a week for broader discussion. I also don't think any MMA knowledge is necessary, since JJB came into this with none and after some moderate discussion now understands the situation as it relates to wiki policy and whatnot perhaps better than I do. You can look at all of his questions on the RfC Q&A and subsequent discussion on the talk page. If the magnitude of the MMA affair is not something you're comfortable with, please feel free to nominate others who might be better candidates. Thanks. Agent00f ( talk) 19:23, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Ryan and Wehwalt, just a reminder for followup on mentorship, as an admin in the MMA case now believes mediation "didn't work out". I think a simple repetition of the understandings (as already outline) by either Ryan or Wehwalt, and acceptance by Agent, would do the trick; then the certifiers can accept or reject. Thanks for your consideration. JJB 17:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Wehwalt, i hope you are doing good :). I was thinking if you could kindly grant me the Wikipedia:Autochecked users user right which is a part of the Pending changes feature. I am already a trusted user with several user rights which help me in my Wiki-work and also having this would help me to test it at Wikipedia:Pending changes/Testing which i do many times. I always use these user rights carefully and responsibly and having this flag will help too. Also can you help me in building this article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Anarchopedia which i had started some days ago but haven't submitted it for review yet, because i am not sure it is completed much as it needs more content, references and sources. But i am sure you will be of very good help as you are great article writer :). Regards. TheGeneralUser ( talk) 14:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt, on the Richard Nixon article, I view you as kind of our coach and elder statesman. Now, per wikipedia, we kind of have to pretend that isn't the case and we're all equal! All the same, please rest assured that I very much appreciate your contributions and your sensible, matter-of-fact coaching.
I have been busy with a lot of other stuff and I feel my research on the sickle cell angle has stalled out and is at risk of dying on the vine (and I have researched this on the Internet at least five times!). I'm going to try and roll ahead with what I have in as straightforward a fashion as possible. I think it will be at least good or above, but it's not etched in concrete and we can change it as need be.
On an unrelated note, I think when Nixon was in the House and the Senate, his colleagues most probably referred to him as Dick Nixon. And his wife almost certainly used this shortened form of Richard. Now, how formal he was as vice president and later as president would be another interesting aspect. FriendlyRiverOtter ( talk) 18:39, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Your post inspired me to begin work on a page on the pavilion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BoringHistoryGuy/sandbox I found mediocre but PD B&W images at HABS, and will upload them to Wiki Commons. One good PD color photo would be nice. Eventually, the Liberty Bell Center should probably have its own article. BoringHistoryGuy ( talk) 20:29, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
You opened this as a Talk and others say I need a project page not talk. You put it in Talk. Can you put it next into Wikipedia:Articles for Creation/Constitutional question of constitutionalism vs. imperialism? Thanks.-- Evarose3 ( talk) 21:00, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Cg2p0B0u8m and I have put the old boy up for peer review, if you have time and inclination to look in we shall be grateful. There is not the least urgency about it. We hope to get Pierre up to FAC at some time in the future, but we have set no deadlines for ourselves. Tim riley ( talk) 12:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm sure you are metres/meters ahead of me, but are you plotting to get Avery B on the front page while the 2012 Olympics are bringing London to its knees enrapturing the world in the next two months?
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...for all your copyedits on The Concert in Central Park! :) GoP T C N 13:07, 2 June 2012 (UTC) |
Hi Wehwalt, Jesse Washington is at FAC now if you'd like to review. You helped with the peer review a few weeks back, feels like a long time though, I'll be glad to finish this project. Mark Arsten ( talk) 04:17, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt. According to the Carly Adams source, the quote came from the front page of the New York Times 25 Dec 1931. Sadly, I was unable to find a way to access it (for free) from the paper's archives. The current quote sounds like a typo to me, but it's hard to tell without looking at the original source as the Butterfield quote differs. If you can find a way to look at it you may get a definitive answer – there is an accuracy issue here because I've read three versions: one with an extraneous "what", one with a "that", and the version I sourced with neither. Yes. This is nit-picking at its greatest! SFB 10:30, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you, Wehwalt, for !voting at my successful RFA; I am humbled that you put your trust in me. I grant you this flower, which, if tended to properly, will grow to be the fruit of Wikipedia's labours. Looking forward to some more coins or politicians on the front page! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 11:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC) |
Greetings Wehwalt. I can't figure the meaning of your post: "I'll work with anyone willing to do enough work to justify the article being a conom." Is "conom" a typo (which I can't relate) or some jargon of which I am unaware? Thanks - My76Strat ( talk) 04:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
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For your assistance in the promotion of Lynching of Jesse Washington to featured status. Mark Arsten ( talk) 16:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC) |
I've been lazy lately but I did notice you broke the ice on Al Davis, need a hand? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 18:32, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm sorry to bother you with this -- and feel free to tell me you're too busy -- but I don't know what the proper procedure is. I think the Ostroh Academy article is absurd and have expressed my feelings on the Talk page, but from past experience the probability is that my complaint will simply sit there gathering cobwebs and nothing will happen. That wouldn't be the end of the world, but the situation irritates me enough that I'd prefer it if something were done about it. If you have a minute, could you take a look and tell me 1) if my feelings are justified, and 2) if so, what the next step should be? Thanks! Languagehat ( talk) 20:50, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
#5 on the list! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:23, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
It seems Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)/archive3 is stalling with 3 supports. The nomination is over 2 months old now. Just wondering if you might have any thoughts.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
You an administrator who is listed at WP:DYK as willing to help, so I wanted to call your attention to a particularly timely hook for the next queue Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Possible Queue 6 late substitution or addition. You may want to make a late addition or substitution since the Tony Awards are tonight.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 22:10, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Making extraordinary claims against individuals when you don't have any evidence and then snapping at them when they object is uncivil. You aren't required to comment on Jimbo's page and so you can keep unsubstantiated opinions of other editors to yourself. You can strike out your incivility though and apologise. See this relevant section from WP:UNCIVIL:
IRWolfie- ( talk) 15:47, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
You did a phenomenal Peer Review a few months ago, and the article is now at FAC. If you have time to do the FAC review, it is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive1. Cheers. -- Noleander ( talk) 14:12, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Were you content to have the new editor re-insert the longer plot? I'm happy to help you keep it trim, but I'll let you decide. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 03:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive1. FYI: Your comment appears to include an incomplete sentence: "I should add that Noleander (who has worked very hard on this article)." -- Noleander ( talk) 12:47, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
hello,
do you think it is ready for the last step? Regards.-- GoP T C N 13:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt! i hope your'e doing good :) I was looking for adoption from an experienced administrator and after searching and examining the full adopter's list and checking it out, i am pretty sure that you will be one of the best and most suitable adopter and mentor for me :). I am also thinking about getting adopted and mentored by at least 2 users (the other one also being an administrator) and if you know any other user with great skills and experience then do let me know. I am not actually new here and not a new user as i have been quite active here for many months now. But the thing is that adoption is really important for me to pass this basic test, earn more experience in other areas of the project and also get to know the adoption process beforehand in case i want to adopt and mentor my own future adoptee's. And Wehwalt as you have a wide range of experience in many areas of Wikipedia plus in addition to also having awesome contributions in the article mainspace that's why it makes you truly one of the best. I am sure that this adoption process will help me become a far more better and experienced editor and you my friend can help me do it. I will be really glad, happy and thankful to have a mentor like you :) and i'm sure that one day you will also be glad, happy and thankful for having an adoptee like me! I'm looking forward to hear from you. Best regards.
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This is a note to let the main editors of Washington quarter know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 18, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 18, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan. The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932; they were struck in that metal until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 and 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date 1776–1976; there are no 1975-dated quarters. Since 1999, the original eagle reverse has not been used; instead that side of the quarter has commemorated the 50 states, the nation's other jurisdictions, and National Park Service sites—the last as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters series, which will continue until 2021. The bust on the obverse was slightly modified by William Cousins on issues from 1999 through 2009; however, beginning in 2010, the bust was restored to a smaller version of the original of Flanagan's head of Washington. ( more...)
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Are you able to review this? I've just opened a peer review. It's a bit of a difficult one, a kind of Brundage problem: how to be non-judgemental and neutral about someone who was basically unsympathetic - in fact something of a monster. I'd be glad to have your views. Brianboulton ( talk) 20:46, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
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For your outstanding support and dedication in getting Yogo sapphire from a new article to DYK to GA to FA and FOUR. The team effort of the uncountable people involved in getting this unique article to FA is a textbook case of teamwork in article improvement, ie, what Wikipedia should be, not what it all too often is. I can never thank everyone enough. PumpkinSky talk 23:15, 20 June 2012 (UTC) |
These files "match"
I downloaded both originals and cropped them using a selection marquee that had the same xy ratio as the Hanna image. This means that when the three are grouped and sized to whatever, they will all match. I tried to zoom in to about the same degree, too. Compare now with before. The old way had them rendering as different height, and different apparent sizes. Best, Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 19:48, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'll look at it this weekend if not tonight. Cheers, – Connormah ( talk) 19:00, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I would like to thank you for editorial efforts that helped Avery Brundage become a WP:FA.
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-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 22:28, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
I just wanted to thank you again for all of your assistance in helping me get the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery article up to FA status. The article is now being displayed as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page. Thanks for all your hard work in making this possible. I greatly appreciate it. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 12:58, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation. Unfortunately, he didn't really answer my question. Incu Master ( talk) 16:07, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I think you possibly meant 'user talk:Jimbo Wales' [2]. Quisquiliae ( talk) 18:05, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
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This is a note to let the main editors of Garret Hobart know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on July 4, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 4, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Garret Hobart (1844–1899) was the 24th Vice President of the United States (1897–1899), serving under President William McKinley. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office. Hobart served in local governmental positions, and then successfully ran for office as a Republican, serving in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Hobart was a longtime party official, and New Jersey delegates went to the 1896 Republican National Convention determined to nominate the popular lawyer for vice president. Hobart's political views were similar to those of McKinley, who was the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. With New Jersey a key state in the upcoming election, McKinley and his close adviser, future senator Mark Hanna, decided to have the convention select Hobart. The vice-presidential candidate emulated his running mate with a front porch campaign, though spending much time at the campaign's New York City office. McKinley and Hobart were elected. As vice president, Hobart proved a popular figure in Washington and was a close adviser to McKinley. Hobart's tact and good humor were valuable to the President. Hobart died in November 1899 of heart disease at age 55; his place on the Republican ticket in 1900 was taken by New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt. ( more...)
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The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan, a former congressman from Nebraska, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. In the address, Bryan supported bimetallism or " free silver", which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard, concluding the speech, "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold". Bryan's address helped catapult him to the Democratic Party's presidential nomination; it is considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history. For twenty years, Americans had been bitterly divided over the nation's monetary standard. Many Americans believed bimetallism (making both gold and silver legal tender) was necessary to the nation's economic health. Bryan's speech, delivered at the close of the debate on the party platform, electrified the convention and is generally credited with getting him the nomination for president. However, he lost the general election to William McKinley and the United States formally adopted the gold standard in 1900. ( more...)
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Greetings, I've been an editor for four years, and I have various permissions (rollback, etc.) but I don't believe I have "autopatrol" such as User:Sitush recently got. Can I get autopatrol so that my new pages (often several dozen in a week) don't tie up folks at NPP? Thanks! MatthewVanitas ( talk) 16:22, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been reviewing Heinrich Himmler for GAN. Having reviewed already Reinhard Heydrich, I didn't think I'd have a problem. The Albert Speer article was brought up and I looked at it, which you were responsible for.
Would you be willing to look at the Heinrich Himmler and tell me what you think? This is just a feeling on my part, but so much of the article depends on (translations?), opinions by Peter Longerich who I'm getting the feeling has some POV. Did you worry about who did the translations that you quoted from? (I'm certainly not a defender of Himmler, but I think a biography should be a biography and about the human being. It's so easy to just write about the bad guy, instead of seeing the complexity. But perhaps Himmler had no complexity?)
I don't know enough about German history to see that Himmler was worse than Hitler. Hitler is barely mentioned in the article, so everything seems like Himmler's doing on his own. (Maybe this is true. But in the Heydrick article it says: "Historians regard him as the darkest figure within the Nazi elite; Hitler christened him 'the man with the iron heart'.") So whose worst?
If you'd be willing, if you'd read it over and give me your opinion I'd much appreciate it. MathewTownsend ( talk) 22:30, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Many changes have been made to Heinrich Himmler. If you could look back, that would be great. Best wishes, MathewTownsend ( talk) 23:12, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
I know you have problems with internet connections, but if you would just look at Heinrich Himmler, it would be so appreciated by me. I do believe the article has been immensely improved, but by this time my head is muddled on the subject. Many changes have been made. MathewTownsend ( talk) 14:43, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
I feel ok about the article now, but a once over with your expertise would be greatly appreciated. MathewTownsend ( talk) 23:34, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for saving my hide and righting the wrong! MathewTownsend ( talk) 13:46, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you caught my reply, two or three days back, to your thanks note on my talkpage? I asked if you could possibly look at Cosima Wagner, currently pining at FAC. You may recall peer-reviewing this a while back. As I say in my note, the problem is that nearly all the "music" people are either off for the summer or have retired or gone into hiding, so articles like this are struggling for reviewer attention. I may have to take up military history. Brianboulton ( talk) 16:51, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
I do't get the meaning what you wanted to say there. Gooing22 ( talk) 21:36, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Wehwalt, I'm at a working group meeting for the education program and the question came up of JSTOR access for Wikipedians. I know you were involved in that discussion - did anything come of it? Has the foundation decided whether or not it can or will fund that kind of research assistance to editors? Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 20:38, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Please check out the talk page and recent changes to this article. Best regards, -- Ssilvers ( talk) 22:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
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Glad to know you. Alarbus ( talk) 12:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC) |
"Ist nicht des Herrn Wort ... wie ein Hammer?", we heard this and your comment in a staged version in the theater pictured on my user, staged by Jens-Daniel Herzog: when the fire fell, all PC screens went black ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:24, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
Did you know there's a musical connection to "your" president? - Will reform refs, then nominate ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:58, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Nice to see another quality article of yours, United States Senate elections in Ohio, 1898,, no, I did not know, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:37, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
One more step towards independence with Vice President Garret Hobart making history! Fireworks! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:19, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Nice to see this with increased value ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought of the name change from Wehwalt to Siegmund when I nominated this (on the Main page now) and added it to my personal memories, remembering Die Walküre, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:55, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Article work: Vier ernste Gesänge, more on Kathleen Ferrier than what you could read on the Main page on her day, 22 April, seriously. Not as serious, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:47, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
This is entertaining; makes a nice section header, too. Don't miss the talk page, with 3, count'em, 3 requested move discussions. (noticed this on WP:Great Dismal Swamp. Best, Alarbus ( talk) 05:11, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks Wehwalt for helping to promote United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898 to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 04:17, 21 July 2012 (UTC) |
Hi! Mark Arsten recommend that I ask you to take a look at Louis Riel (comics) (which is up for FAC), as you've brought John A.'s article to FA. Would you be interested in taking the time to look it over? CüRlyTüRkey Talk Contribs 23:03, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I have unveiled Reginald Heber at peer review. It's one of my remedial exercises, to get over the stresses and strains of the Wagner family, quite untopical and guaranteed to raise the ire of those who think FA subjects must be popular. I don't think he'll gain much attention - I very much doubt that you'll have heard of him - but I'll be pleased if you can find time to look the article over. Brianboulton ( talk) 11:27, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I'm still working, want to include at least some details about Carswell and other nominees. Might take some time.
On an unrelated note, any chance you might have some interest in concussion, post-concussion syndrome, football? FriendlyRiverOtter ( talk) 18:20, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed Category:Athletics US NC champions templates. I recall he was a three time national champion. You may want to look for a template with his name on it or create one from this source. I just created templates for Tora Harris and Augie Wolf. It takes me about an hour and a half to make each one after getting all the dabs straight.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 23:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I saw your post in 2011 at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive690#Wtshymanski failing to work collaboratively. Now he's at it again with an AfD for Switched-mode power supply applications. Electron9 ( talk) 03:02, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
I noticed some time ago you changed the name of
Joseph B. Foraker to
Joseph Foraker, with note that it was the more frequent search term. Re-directs would take care of that issue. I think the article should have the middle initial, as he always signed his name that way, and his autobiography used his middle name. Others seem to have always addressed him with the middle name or initial.
Roseohioresident (
talk)
21:56, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
So much for my ambition re: Al Davis. I guess it'll be a slow moving project. Anyway, I'm thinking about giving Rex another go at FAC. Thoughts? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 18:42, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
You can haz mail, nao? Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC) 02:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I am really sorry for responding after 2 months. I was caught up in some work that is why couldn't work on the
Jinnah article. I have corrected the lead paragraph and removed all the references from it and placed them in the body where they could have been used. There are some
citation needed tags added in the article about which I haven't yet found any references. I had also raised this concern on the
talk page about 20 days ago but I think that other editors also couldn't find any
WP:RS. You can take a look at the article whenever you find some time and let me know if you think of any additional changes which should be made to it. I really appreciate your help :)
Thank you
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
19:57, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
So is there any more work that you think should be done on
Jinnah? I have also adjusted the images a bit as they were scattered all over the article. Some work on the citations has to be done and I am still working on that. Any more suggestions?
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
11:47, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Okay. I'll leave a message on Br'er Rabbit's talk page. As for simply merging the section of criticism into the whole article, I was thinking of upgrading it by changing the heading to Personality and public image as mentioned in the article of
Richard Nixon and by adding the image of Jinnah as a whole instead of just leaving negative comments in the section. But you are a better judge for what's right for getting the article to a FA status, I just thought to share my opinion.
Thanks
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
12:04, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt,
I saw some of your edits on Jinnah article. Thanks for the help. Though I have noticed some edits, that you told me earlier shouldn't be in a feature article, made by some editors. Like you told me that a reader doesn't care what Jinnah said. Like these
Saying 1,
Founding of Pakistan,
Jinnah's vision for Pakistan and
Governor General. Similarly there shouldn't be any citations in the lead paragraph (like the one used in first line). I have a lot of books written by known authors of Pakistan on Jinnah, using them I can put more information but there are already a lot of problems which need to be rectified first. So if you suggest I should remove some sayings of Jinnah, I will and raise the issue on the talk page as I think it's already been a long time and by now, it should have attained a FA status.
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
15:27, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
In reference to the email I sent you yesterday, this is the sentence about Virgil E. Watson I added (with source) to the Stephens City article. I am just a little concerned about it just being a two sentence paragraph (if it can even be called one). I am unsure if it can be joined into another paragraph in that section or not since they are all about different subjects. What do you think? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:30, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
Done - I autotraced it this time to match the penstroke texture. Sorry for the wait. – Connormah ( talk) 05:07, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
My new friend, Wehwalt, I am Tamravidhir. I recently nominated Tourism in West Bengal for FA but it was declined, I have a to-do list here and here...I request you to help me. Please help me. When replying please leave me a Tb template. Thank you so much! -- Tamravidhir( ২০১২) 13:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
There is a request for you at RFPP regarding an article you protected, Dick Pound. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. WrestleMania XXVIII The Undertaker 20–0 08:00, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
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You know why today was heart-warming! PumpkinSky talk 02:36, 5 August 2012 (UTC) |
I see that Foraker is there, and I will get to it soon. Joseph will shortly be joined by Reginald Heber, and I shall be glad if you will keep an eye out for this, as it seems to me to have "likely to be ignored" written all over it. Brianboulton ( talk) 17:51, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciate your sentiments, and especially in the confidence you expressed in me. Much obliged.
To return the favour... have you ever considered running for ArbCom again? I mean, don't feel pressured into it — the choice is entirely yours. But if ever you decide to stand for election once more, know that you will have my full support. Yours is a unique and reasoned perspective, one which I've found very valuable in my past encounters with you.
By the way, I just took a piece of baklava (see above). Hope you don't mind. =) Master&Expert ( Talk) 23:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898. TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC) |
-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I read the article up till Fourteen points as it is up till 1928. If you ask my overall point of view till that heading, it's commendable and superb. Now the article seems to have a professional touch and I really like the way you have changed the Early years part. Previously it was a cluster of links. Some points, which I think should be changed, did catch my eye. Like in the lead paragraph, there is a link present on the Gujrati language. It should be removed as I checked the link and there isn't any Gujrati script present there, so it's useless. In the second paragraph of lead, should (congress) be mentioned after writing Indian National Congress? Rest of the lead seems good to me. The third paragraph under the Break from Congress is about his wedding and wife. Shouldn't it be in his personal life, somewhere in Return to India?
Dina Jinnah is still alive so I think it should be "continues to live in India" in the last line of Fourteen points. Rest of the article has greatly extolled my expectations. Now it seems polished. Great work.
Thanks
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Inlandmamba (
talk to me)
20:22, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Please see the above. I think it's past time to finish reworking the last of the articles you've taken to GA/FA. Mostly it's the musical theatre ones and, as you know, I've some decades experience there. A pity this one's GAR was scuppered. Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 03:33, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt (and talk page stalkers of Wehwalt) - I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand - I'm planning to create an article on I. B. Thompson, (Ira Bowman Thompson), an Alabama legislator from Luverne, Crenshaw County, Alabama. Preliminary searches online turn up that someone named Ira B. Thompson from the same area was a part of the local Ku Klux Klan in the late 1920s. Though I cannot 100% link the two, I'm 95% sure they're the same person - see a bio here mentioning the rep.'s service in France - [4] (ch. 4, pg 216) and the klansmen's - [5]. More searches show they were both attorneys in the area at the time and so on. No biography in the state register mentions the rep's participation in the Klan. We can also see that the state rep. was a captain or served in the military of some sort from the military uniform he's wearing in this 1947 composite photo - [6]. So the question is - are the two linked? If I make an article on the legislator, can or should I include the KKK stuff in it? Could anyone else possibly sniff around for things to link the two? I think this can be a good DYK if I can work out all the links, but this is a toughie. Thanks! – Connormah ( talk) 08:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Someone's felt the need to insert an image of Gregory the Great into the blurb - but it's not an image that's even used in the Gregorian mission article and it's 1000 years past Gregory's date. Unfortunately, it implies in the blurb that this is what Gregory looked like... but the blurb page is protected. And of course, no one notified the talk page of hte article either. I'm so sick of TFAs... Ealdgyth - Talk 01:53, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Street-Legal
Sockpuppet
Br'er
Rabbit
03:28, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Above, Ealdgyth asks for an image change.
I do see the thumbnail legibility issue with the images in the article.
On talk:main page, Ealdgyth asked that the image you added be removed as inappropriate.
You've reverted another admin over this, too.
You also usurped teh authoritah of teh Featured Article Dictator who arbitrarily selected no image (you get a personal pass on this from me, though).
Ealdgyth was 'fine' with the non-contemporary image that you reverted back out.
This is a time-critical situation as the page is live now. The others are not editing presumably due to sleeping,
while much of the world is getting your image at something like a thousand hits a minute.
I just sat down at keyboard with a cup of coffee. I think I'll read this later.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 11:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I am sending this note to Wikipedians with whom I have most closely collaborated over the last six years or so. After pondering hard during a month's wiki-break in July I have sadly decided to withdraw fully from contributing. I have been worn down by continual carping, sniping and belittling from a wearisome few (you know the sort of people I refer to); the joy has gone out of taking part in this wonderful enterprise. I should be more resilient, but alas it's finally got to me.
Working with you has been a pleasure and a privilege: I count myself fortunate to have had such colleagues. My warmest wishes go with you for the future. I shall be happy to do any research, copy-editing, fact-checking etc you may ever feel inclined to ask me to do – but safely offline.
With my very best wishes,
Tim. (
Tim riley (
talk)
15:55, 10 August 2012 (UTC))
Perhaps you could pass along this request to Mattisse: User talk:Philcha#Free image of Philcha. Cheers. Kaldari ( talk) 22:52, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
First I want to say thank you so much for respecting my ineptitude when it comes to FA/TFA things. The fact that you would take the time to privately clue me in on the process regarding my question speaks volumes about your integrity. To be quite honest, I was outright afraid to approach Raul on his talk page about this. That's why I posted on the TFA talk page. The article I am interested in is Amazing Grace. I think it could probably use a little TLC before going on the main page (a few refs in the lead could maybe be done away with) - but I absolutely LOVE the whole concept of forgiveness and acceptance. I may ask User:Br'er Rabbit to have a look at the references as he seems very astute in the current methods. (I'm wondering if the "reflist" thing is a bit "2008".) Anyway - question: How much should the "blurb" follow the way the lead is written? Or is it better to say it in "my own" words? — Ched : ? 22:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks, Rs chen 7754 09:10, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
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For bringing Joseph B. Foraker up to featured status. It's incredible how productive you are. Mark Arsten ( talk) 01:32, 18 August 2012 (UTC) |
Please explain: how was your action on User talk:Anthonyhcole a legitimate use of RevDel? Gimmetoo ( talk) 18:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Gimme .. Wehwalt removed a "name" from a post. A name that has not ever been associated with the user or account to which it referenced. This is NOT any attempt to "intimidate" ANYone, or anything "against" Anthonyhcole. It's a respect for privacy. I don't understand what you're not getting here, or how else to explain it. — Ched : ? 20:03, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
( edit conflict)w/Brad. Gimme, my real name was mentioned. Some people know this and I have said so a few times on-wiki, but I don't call attention to it. Anthony went there and it was appropriately removed and MarkA and Brad have commented on this. You're involved up to your ears with me and your efforts here are trolling me and Wehwalt and are simply more indication that you're unfit for adminship. Hope that's sorted out at some point.
Br'er Rabbit ( talk) 21:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello Wehwalt. Some months ago you had granted me the Reviewer user right from a request at the Help desk, now you can remove that from my account. Seeing as the Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Reviewer have started again which weren't active at that time, I will add the request there and let another Administrator approve it in a proper way which i'm sure will be done. Thanks for having your trust and faith in me which i am confident that i will always hold it true and keep it up :) Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser ( talk) 11:53, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
I was on a roll but I'm having trouble getting at least one more supporter, any suggestions? By the way, congratulations on Foraker, excellent read. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 13:42, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
HST and Kafak have several books used by prior editors with no page numbers. I've added the proper parameter to the ref but how does one deal with this when trying to achieve GA and FA? Let's assume one can't find the book in question. PumpkinSky talk 21:42, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
I was able to get a pretty good preview of Corngold 2004, and page xii backs up the attendance at the Gymnasium, but does not give any details as to its location, and passing the Matura exam does not seem to be in the book. I solved the Nabokov one; and the third one does not seem to be backed up by the cited source. Sorry about the edit conflict, PS; I think I patched it up ok. -- Dianna ( talk) 02:41, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Replied at my talk page. If this were FAC I'd oppose straightaway. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 09:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I am changing my email address, and the cox.net address probably won't work after September or whenever I cancel their service, in favor of a gmail address. I have already changed my email address with Wikipedia. I will probably eventually get to sending out change of address notes but I have about a hundred or so places to change my email on, so it may take some time.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 01:22, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I have made another comment on the Speer talk page and I would like to hear back from you on it. TL36 ( talk) 17:23, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
must go on, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:25, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey, do I recall correctly that you're a practicing attorney? If so, this question [7] on the ref desk could use your expertise. :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
I'll do the coin article. Perhaps you'd take a look at The Rite of Spring? I haven't got it to PR yet, but it should be there some time tomorrow. This was originally a joint project with Tim, which I've carried on with. I'm still hoping he will make a few suggestions offline which I can introduce. There is now no one other than me that I know of, who is working on featured classical music/opera articles (though see something on my talkpage about Beethoven). Brianboulton ( talk) 22:45, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
diff this sort of cut and paste move is bad, right? I've left a note on the user's talk page, but ... err... I'm kinda flabbergasted that someone would just do that... Ealdgyth - Talk 21:12, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
The image of the Gobrecht silver dollar from the Garrett collection that you uploaded about a year ago is a scan of a halftone print from a catalog, and it shows all the printing screen artifacts. Was this intentional, or was it due to lack of de-screening capability in your scanner software and/or subsequent image editing software? It could be improved by removing the screen, and I have succeeded doing so in GIMP with the Descreen filter. Any thoughts about replacing the image? You can examine the cleaned version here. A bit of the screen is still visible, but applying more aggressive filtering results in loss of detail. — Quicksilver T @ 18:36, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt :). Hope you're doing good! I recently came around this article
Bagatayam Waterfall and i think it currently does not meet the basic minimum requirements for a
Wikipedia:Stub. The article only has a external link to flicker website of a picture and a external map link. There are no other reliable sources and references. If possible can you have a look at it and see what can be eventually done ? I believe your help will be invaluable
. Regards.
TheGeneralUser (
talk)
20:07, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
An award for ...
...
this post, asking the arbs why some admins are more equal than others
PumpkinSky
talk
23:09, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
I have been helping User:Sarastro with Learie Constantine, which is doing pretty well at FAC, but needs a sources review. Could you possibly do this? Not spotchecks, obviously. I don't myself see any problems on reliability, but there may be the odd formatting issue, etc. Brianboulton ( talk) 10:17, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, just saw your message on Commons while going through emails today. I'll see if I can get to it tomorrow. All is well, though it's been pretty damn hot, humid and stormy up here.... – Connormah ( talk) 03:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
You reverted my edit to the caption on a period cartoon following the defeat of
Alexander Mackenzie, Canada's second Prime Minister, by
John A. Macdonald who was, incidentally, also Canada's first Prime Minister. Actually, my original intention was simply to change Mackenzie to Alexander Mackenzie to ensure that there was no confusion with
William Lyon Mackenzie King, rather better known simply as Mackenzie King or just King. However, since he was (by the time of the cartoon) no longer Prime Minister but rather a former Prime Minister or (more specifically) the outgoing Prime Minister, I added that detail while I was editing. I think this maybe a little more detail, but not too much since I suspect that most visitors scan the page and just read parts... Anyway, just my impression.
Enquire (
talk)
06:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry to ask, but could you briefly revisit Wikipedia:Peer review/The Rite of Spring/archive1 and pass an opinion on the soundfile issue I have raised at the end of the review? I want to decide whether this file is worth keeping but other reviewers have not taken this up. The soundfile only lasts 12 seconds so please listen to it. Brianboulton ( talk) 22:45, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
May I nominate William McKinley for the 14th September, 2012, for featured article? Lucky102 ( talk) 20:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
coming soon -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
On HST, we need a consistent way to cite his memoirs. Some refs currently say "Memoirs 1", "Memoirs 2", etc. Others use the actual title, such as "Year of Decisions", which I THINK is the same as "Memoirs 1". What method should we use here. Then there's the issue of all the people to lazy to put a page cite in with their book ref, which I'm tagging with "page needed". PumpkinSky talk 12:21, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
Do you have any idea where I can find a converter for 1938 Straits dollars to (either contemporary or present) dollars or pounds? I'm pushing to get Terang Boelan to FA. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:48, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
TheGeneralUser has given you a puppy! Puppies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your puppy must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a puppy, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
Spread the goodness of puppies by adding {{ subst:Puppy}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message.
Thanks a lot being a Faithful Companion and a Good Wikifriend :) TheGeneralUser ( talk) 18:04, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt
! I have started my second editor review at
Wikipedia:Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for
Adminship. As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing!
TheGeneralUser (
talk)
21:26, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Just to let you know that The Rite of Spring, which you recently helped improve via the peer review, has now been nominated at FAC. Any further observations will be welcome there; I hope someone will review the images. I have followed the PR consensus, and removed the substandard soundfile; it is possible that this decision will be challenged, but we shall see. In your own time, of course. (PS don't do puppies, alas) Brianboulton ( talk) 22:30, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
I was scouring my Twitter feed and came across this little gem. Apparently in Chris Kluwe's rant about the officials there was a Heidi reference with an obligatory link to our FA. Hooray? -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 19:07, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
May I nominate John A. Macdonald for article on main page for the 17th of October, since you seem to be a significant contributor to the article, I am asking you. Thanks! -- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:35, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of this review? I know it's not that good, but it's my first review.-- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:21, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Chapter One Nouveau Political Science
Suppose political science was defined as the study of politics, reduced to its fundamental or elemental particles, and compounds, and finally the forces that control the interactions between them. The elemental particles would be citizens, lawyers, lobbyists, legislators, executives, judges, administrators, and civil servants. The compounds would be the bodies politic, such as legislatures, the executive branch with its vast array of administrative machines, the courts with citizen juries, and political parties of all sorts. The forces are laws.
Next suppose that in the discipline of political science we were able to factor out all the prejudice, preferences, perceptions and misperceptions, political bias, and the irrational influences of political parties. Excised would be the misconceptions caused by media misinformation, educational mythology, and the distortion of political rhetoric. Suppose reason could be substituted for the prejudgments we have held since youth. The psychological inertia of long held convictions about this party or that, and the unquestioned economic “verities” we long held as truths could be exposed as mere half-truths of little use. They would simply fall away from consideration. By exercise of reason, we would have nothing but pure political science.
Political Science would now become the cold reasoned dispassionate study of the forces that control these “elements” and “compounds”. This study, properly done would simply be a study of fundamental truths or principles upon which all citizens, regardless of political party, can agree.
For example, Aristotle, in his book titled Politics, made three memorable statements, upon which all can agree. He told us:
The proper “business” of government is to create justice for its citizens That a government that does not create justice shall not long stand That justice is a specie of equality: equal rights for equal citizens
Because governments are judged by its citizens on its ability to create an environment for prosperity for those who care to make meaningful efforts towards productivity, let us look closely at the activities of those in charge of our governments; federal, state, and local. We find today our governance has become simply the creation, enforcement, and sale of economic privileges to any person or organization that cares to bid for them. Allowing our politicos to sell privileges creates problems.
The first problem with grants of economic privileges is that they act to destroy our national prosperity. Here is how. There exists a privilege/opportunity equilibrium: each privilege government creates diminishes, ever so slightly, the liberties and opportunities of all the remaining citizens of that society. When these privileges are economic privileges the consequences of these grants over time become enormous. Economic opportunities end up in the hands of a few successful bidders, usually the corporate “citizens”. The consequence of grants of economic privilege is that we have allowed our politicos to destroy our middle class. Notice the decline in jobs and paychecks. Look at the dreadful erosion of pensions and savings. Look at the paucity of jobs for our children, and the paltry pay packets in their future. By this means we are destroying our national prosperity. These United States, used to be known around the world as the land of opportunity. Today we are merely the land of bought and sold privilege, and we lead the world in campaign contributions.
The second problem with grants of economic privileges is that makes dispensing equality an impossible job for our courts. Citizens come demanding their rights, and corporations come demanding their expensive privileges be honored. How can equality be made of this? It is irreconcilable.
The third problem with grants of economic privilege is that the act to divide, distract, frustrate, and exasperate our citizens. Invariably this leads to inequality, resentment, hostility, none of which is in the general welfare. Is it then surprising that we get the “occupy” movements, and the home grown terrorist with mass killings? Fixated with creation and sale of economic favors, our politicos have entirely forgotten the notion of civility and civics. The activities of our politicos, creating economic privileges are directly opposed to the civility our society needs to be functional. All men were create equal, and it is not for politicians to create aristocracies of politics, education, and wealth by granting privileges.
wehalt I am completely new to this process. I am a retired litigation attorney wishing to clean up politics, and think I have the answers and the procedures necessary to do so. Would like to be "adopted" and guided. can be reached at Guidetopolitics ( talk) 00:26, 12 September 2012 (UTC) jc@jhcjd.com. Feel free to contact me at that address. John H. Correll JD
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I appreciate your review and feedback at NFLPA. Hopefully I can take care of those issues you mentioned on the talk page and get the ball rolling on that soon. I had a question about a sentence you changed, because it is quite confusing: "Both sides compromised and on John Mackey of the Baltimore Colts, before the merger an NFL team, but being grouped with the former AFL teams in the American Football Conference as president on the condition that former AFL player Alan Miller would become general counsel."
Good to see this on the Main page! - Wagner music in my ears, Tristan yesterday, you would have liked it, Tristan singer Andreas Schager will be known some day, I am sure, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:42, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
I see that you're starting work on the Barber coinage article - would there possibly be any better images of Barber himself (or his father William, all there is is [8]...] in your sources? The grainy one we currently have seems to be the only one floating around online. Also, out of curiosity, are you planning to do his article in the near future? – Connormah ( talk) 23:58, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I asked for a peer review of the english language, two days later(today) somebody made another one and got a review, while mine didn't. I don't think that's fair!-- Lucky102 ( talk) 20:19, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
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Avery Brundage (1887–1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), serving from 1952 to 1972. Brundage attended the University of Illinois to study engineering and became a track star. In 1912, he competed in the Summer Olympics, contesting the pentathlon and decathlon; both events were won by Jim Thorpe. Following his retirement from athletics, Brundage became a sports administrator, rising rapidly through the ranks in United States sports groups. As leader of America's Olympic organizations, he fought zealously against a boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Although Brundage was successful in getting a team to the Games, its participation was controversial, and has remained so. Brundage was elected to the IOC that year, and quickly became a major figure in the Olympic movement. Elected IOC president in 1952, Brundage fought strongly for amateurism and against commercialization of the Olympic Games. His final Olympics as president, at Munich in 1972, was marked by controversy: at the memorial service following the murder of 11 Israeli athletes by terrorists, Brundage decried the politicization of sports, and refused to cancel the remainder of the Olympics, declaring "the Games must go on". ( more...)
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William McKinley (1843–1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his death. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. McKinley's administration ended with his assassination in September 1901, but his presidency began a period of over a third of a century dominated by the Republican Party. McKinley served in the Civil War and rose from private to brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. In 1876, he was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican Party's expert on the protective tariff, which he promised would bring prosperity. His highly controversial 1890 McKinley Tariff, together with a Democratic redistricting effort aimed at gerrymandering him out of office led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of this image? IMHO an FA should not have a blurry photo as the lead image. Otherwise if the hand in the crotch is your only objection, I can do a better crop of it from the Library of Congress original TIFF tonight.
Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 16:18, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
During the course of an almost entirely unrelated conversation, Mark Arsten ( talk · contribs) mentioned that you and PumpkinSky ( talk · contribs) are working on bringing Harry S. Truman up to FA. Quite by happy coincidence, I decided a few weeks ago to do a major rewrite on Truman's VP, Alben W. Barkley, with Kentucky and Kentuckians being my particular area of interest and all. The rewrite is currently under construction in my sandbox. Just thought I'd let you know in case you run across any good information about Barkley, and I'll try to do the same for you with Truman. Acdixon ( talk · contribs) 20:30, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
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