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I'm probably not the cause of your indefinite break, Donald, but perhaps I've contributed. In any case, I well remember having a fairly heated exchange with you (at least from my view) about the need for proof of "notability" in the list of Tallahassee notables. It's odd, but I have, over the last few months, come over entirely to your position. I now find myself making rather precisely your argument on the List of Florida State University alumni discussion page. You were right. Good show. Come on back. Tim Ross (talk) 11:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
It has taken me a while, as things often do, but I took heed of your words on the Everglades National Park article, and I'm in the process of expanding the Everglades article. In doing so, I found it necessary to create one of at least four satellite articles, and I'd like you to take a look at it. Indigenous people of the Everglades region. The other satellites will be written in due time. The entire project will take me some months to do. Hope you're around to check it out. -- Moni3 ( talk) 15:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
You may be interested in this proposal to revise the text for articles using non-English sources. -- ROGER DAVIES talk 04:34, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
The source is incorrect. See Art Instruction Schools. Pepso2 ( talk) 12:47, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi - when you propose a merger - please initiate the discussion giving your rationale - an edit summary is not sufficient as it means people have to go back to the history of the article - the template invites discussion and that is how the matter is decided. -- Matilda talk 23:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for your feedback
I actually haven’t yet entered the citations, however all information is verifiable. In retrospect, I suspect I should have included them before posting. Besides that any other feedback? Your help is appreciated Thanks -- reagan ( talk) 23:42, 12 July 2008 (UTC) you wrote: Wow! No sources other than the subject's own web site, and it does indeed read like an advertisement. Your editing interests also seem to be very narrowly focused. I think that Leivick's issues with the article are quite reasonable. -- Donald Albury 22:05, 12 July 2008 (UTC
It was quiet at WP:FLA while you were on Wikibreak. (smile) Horologium (talk) 12:07, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Many thanks Donald. I've replied there now. Much obliged :-) AlasdairGreen27 ( talk) 13:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, the last few discussions i've started have gotten nowhere, i figured this would be more effective in drawing attention, i mean, what's the worse that can happen? a bunch of people will whine, more people will whine against their whinning, smearing and slandering will occur, arbitrators will step in, and then something will happen, if there's any other way things go about in this place, please let me know. Thanks! :-) -- SmthManly / ManlyTalk / ManlyContribs 06:38, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Mr. Albury,
You continue to remove factual material that is listed in the Tampa, Florida "Music" section. You claim that you are removing this material because it has not been cited. First, the additions to the music section describe three aspects of an underground music scene that has defined Tampa among the American youth for over three decades. It is an underground music scene, and thus it may be difficult for the authors of this section to cite what are typically considered "factual" sources within the mainstream media. Second, if we strictly adhere to your criteria that citations must be provided for all additions, then more than half of this Tampa page must be deleted. I agree that most information on Wikipedia should be supported with citations. Yet you seem to be removing material simply because there are no citations provided, rather than because you think that it is not true. That is not conducive to the wider dissemination of knowledge, a goal for which this wiki was created.
Sincerely, Mr. P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.34.37.186 ( talk) 04:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Donald, I've sent you an e-mail (I think) in response to your name and image comments. I've also replied to the image comment if you would please get back to me. Thanks, -- Daniel —Preceding unsigned comment added by Palmbeachpost ( talk • contribs) 15:22, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi, your prod on
Brandon (given name) expired, and I deleted the page. In the future, if you create a page and then decide you don't think it should exist, if no one else has edited it, you can request that it be deleted under
CSD G7 (author requested) by using {{
db-g7}}
. This will get the page deleted much more quickly and you do not have to come up with any custom reason for it.
Cheers! J.delanoy gabs adds 05:41, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
-- Gatoclass ( talk) 08:24, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
You might want to fix your signature; it currently links to User talk:Donal Albury, which doesn't exist. Horologium (talk) 15:42, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your change at Troy, which tried to keep the "eras" format consistent within the article. However the one you changed was a link, which broke, so regrettably I had to change it back. Best. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 05:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
69.23.202.204 (
talk) 20:27, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Dalbury, I'd like your opinion on this issue, if you'd like to take the time to weigh in. Thanks. -- Moni3 ( talk) 14:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/Tampa -- You're invited! Hires an editor ( talk) 01:32, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Provided it's during the weekend, sure! María ( habla con migo) 12:33, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hello Donald, this is David from frugalreef. I see you deleted my links without comment yesterday. Could you let me know why you think they weren't appropriate? Drachs ( talk) 15:34, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Dear Donald: Thanks for your note. I agree, of course, that they have a website that has a commercial purpose. But I did not include it for that reason. I've been working on lots of lighthouse articles, and am well familiar with the information that is available on line. It is my opinion that the particular photographs that they offer are a real potential bonus for our readers. They are unique and better than alternative sources. I do not know which article you were referring to. In any event, I think that there is room in Wikipedia and there is room under Wiki policy for such a website, provided that it has suitable content and a proper purpose. I would suggest that you chat with Barek about this. He is a premier spam fighter, and will provide you with wise counsel. Whatever he says is something I will live with. I will send on your note to him, so the two of you can examine the issue and communicate. Best to you. 7&6=thirteen ( talk) 19:27, 15 August 2008 (UTC) Stan
Hey, I was wondering if you could help get consensus as to what we will be doing and which date we're going to be meeting up. I'm hoping with more notice that we can have a better turnout than three people from the last Miami meetup. :D Thanks a bunch! Hope all is well. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:00, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello Donald. Thanks for your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tjandamurra O'Shane (2nd nomination). I have just done some work with the article, introducing new references. Others are still working on it as we speak. I request you take a 2nd look at the article, to determine if the article is now worthy of surviving. Tjandamurra O'Shane is a household name in Australia. I think the references now show that better. As someone else who comment on the AfD list said, every major Australian media organisation is covering his 18th birthday, 12 years after the event, which is testament to it having more lasting significance than a passing news story. Thanks for your consideration, -- Lester 01:25, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
I did not post any warnings, and thus, certainly not any fake ones. Why do you find my recommendation, which I have been posting, misleading?
Neither do I -- thus, a 'recommendation'.
I acknowledge that...they are referred to by the modifiers: "convention," "most," "generally," "may appear," "recommend," and "normally."
Again, I have not posted any warnings. If you'd like me to stop posting my recommendation, I respectfully deny your request, as my goal is to make Wikipedia a friendlier place, and I believe that userpage content furthers this goal. If you disagree, by all means, please post your own recommendation to established users who possess usepage content, letting them know that they can blank their userpage while continuing to be an active editor. If you'd like, you can even phrase it as a 'warning'. DRosenbach ( Talk | Contribs) 16:21, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Donald, I have to log off and can't answer the question at the moment but I should be back by late afternoon (Eastern time) and will try to answer for it. If you want to have a go at rearranging go ahead. I'm on a widescreen monitor and have been looking at the templates through different monitors, different operating systems, and different browsers..it renders very differently on different systems. It doesn't have the whitespace effects in my viewing (unless you mean the last list margins in particular). Have to run, sorry for being brief. Cheers, ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ( (⊕)) 14:44, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi. It's from the same user who was changing the images before on similar articles. Not to mention that, both images are good resolutions, contrary to what the user says, which is why I don't see the need to change images, delete galleries and remove content. It's unnecessary. -- Comayagua99 ( talk) 15:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Donald. I'm not sure why you think the animated history links are spam, but I restored the one on General Forrest after checking the link. I think it's an excellent link for anyone interested in Forrest's military history. JD Lambert( T| C) 23:46, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello Donald, I am the author of the HistoryAnimated Web site and I apologize if I have been misusing the site. The site is 100% non-commercial and offers a unique and valuable insite into the subject. I spent about 250 of my own time on each battle and offer it free. Each is carefully taken from the best books and does not promote any specific view. I thought the following discussion had taken care of this - from my talk page. "I didn't intend to send a formal warning, but instead warn you about methodical application of links to the same website to many different pages. Contrary to the warning above, I didn't delete your link. I'll instead caution you to apply such links in only the most relevant articles. While I did enjoy looking at some of the material you linked, I'm not sure that standard will be applied by others. BusterD (talk) 22:15, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
I came here to thank Jcagney for adding the "Animated History of The Siege of Petersburg and Surrender at Appomattox" external link to the Battle of Sayler's Creek article which i was watching because i recently created the Sayler's Creek Battlefield article. I found it really interesting and played it all the way through. I could see it being questioned for its direct relevance to any one article like the Battle of Sayler's Creek article, which is covered in only one page of the animation. The animation would be most relevant for a wikipedia article about the entire siege-to-surrender period, if there is one. However, for the Sayler's Creek article, having the link there still helps to place that battle in a larger context. I think this is an unusual thing, we should try to figure out how to incorporate links to this, rather than block it off because it is different. Anyhow, thanks again because i enjoyed it! doncram (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)"
I can provide you dozens of emails from teachers across the country who feel the material is invaluable to their students as well. Please discuss with me and I will adjust. Best, James Cagney - [email protected] Jcagney ( talk) 14:43, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for writing up Bernard Romans for Wikipedia. I was pleased to find it while fretting over the general lack of articles on colonial Florida. It's well written and sourced. Added it to my watchlist. -- ℜob C. alias ᴀʟᴀʀoʙ 16:36, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
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You do realize that you are yet another loss of those who truly care, making the rest of us even more surrounded, don't you? KillerChihuahua ?!? 11:58, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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Someone uncommented your hiding of the Curtiss MOH claim. I agree with you that it isn't so. I have deleted that assertion from the Glenn Curtiss article. -- rogerd ( talk) 21:46, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
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An editor has asked for a deletion review of Martino de Judicibus. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Iain99 Balderdash and piffle 01:29, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Whaddayamean, "I am on break?" Just as I was going to ask you to look at a sandbox article I was working on: Ormond Mound. I was going to create an article named Ormond Mound, but I just found out that the City of Ormond Beach calls the thing Indian Mound Park. But the name Ormond Mound seems to be attached to the thing, albeit unofficially (its not on the NRHP list). What the heck should I name the article? Gamweb ( talk) 02:20, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Your assistance is requested to rescue Florida County Road 337 from the AfD Squad. Gamweb ( talk) 00:14, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
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I feel this deletion was inappropriate. It certainly was NOT "blatant advertising". I have no connection with the restaurant, except as a former resident of Southern California, and a semi-frequent guest at the restaurant. Note that the Wikipedia policy that you cited clearly says "...simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion." Gladstones IS a landmark; has historical significance; has regional business significance; and is a much-frequented tourist destination. Davidmcb64 ( talk) 22:17, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
I am taking the one note I have left about this directly to your talk page so as not to conduct or promote further disruption to the thread located there per your request... but you raised a new point which I think needs to be addressed... You stated: Srobak, please do not edit or otherwise modify other users' postings on talk pages; that is disruptive to discussions.
I just want to be clear that the ONLY persons postings in talk pages I was editing in this entire situation was my own. In fact - the entire reason this whole thing came to bear is because OTHER PEOPLE were editing my postings on talk pages, and it was in fact very disruptive. Just wanted to clarify that and make sure you were clear on who did what - as I really don't understand you making a comment/warning on the ANI page that I not do something I hadn't done prior and in fact was the core of my entire original complaint. That's all - not looking to get into it with you either - just wanted to clarify, because due to the involvement of so many 3rd parties - it appears who did what has become rather clouded. Thanks for your assistance in the original issue. Srobak ( talk) 19:01, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you not see the 'hangon' notice I added to this page? You should have waited before deleting it, or at least contacted me. -- Donald Albury 19:31, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi there, I just wanted to note that if you think an article is wrongly tagged with a speedy delete tag, you are free to remove that tag, as long as you're not the original author of the article. the {{ hangon}} tag is for the original author to try to contest the speedy deletion. You can read some more here WP:CSD. Just thought I'd make sure you knew that! — LinguistAtLarge • Talk 21:21, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you, Donald, for removing
some weird vandalism from my user page. :)
Cheers,
Amalthea 20:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome to the Philip Wylie fan club. Your edit tells me that you must have a copy of ...Classic Stories. On page 369 of that book there is a list of The Published Crunch and Des Stories. Alas, no list is ever complete - there is one book missing. It is Three to be Read - which contains the story/novella Sporting Blood. I'm not going to add it because I don't think it is useful to have these incomplete lists in the article. GroveGuy ( talk) 02:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Donald, I noticed that like me, you are opposed to any form of dates autoformatting. I have created some userboxes which you might like to add to your userspace to indicate your position. You will find the boxes here. Ohconfucius ( talk) 06:11, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Some items I added are being debated for deletion. Your participation is requested. Please visit w:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Florida#TfD for more info. Thank you. Gamweb ( talk) 04:14, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Donald. I've noticed that you, also, have an interest in the population figures for Tallahassee, and appreciate your having handled some bad (my opinion) edits on the topic. You might be interested in my search for help, at [3]. Tim Ross (talk) 12:48, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
I added a History chapter to the article on The Daytona Beach News-Journal recently after scouring some local history books. I think I revised the text enough to avoid any copyvios, but it would help if someone else with a fresh pair of eyes did the same. Gamweb ( talk) 20:49, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
I suspect that condolences are in order. I thought about you when I heard the news, but I was on the road at the time. Keep well. Guettarda ( talk) 21:36, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I noticed in your recent edit of Freedom you added a line with more than one link in the line and changed the name of the article with a pipe (which is acceptable solely for typesetting such as italicizing the book's title). Since it looks like you edit a lot I thought I would point out to you that these are not inline with MOS:DAB. I'm sure there are a million other things in there that I don't know, but I thought you might want to know about these which I think drastically affect the usability of DAB pages. PDBailey ( talk) 01:06, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Per the recent discussion at Talk:Calusa, I thought you might be able to clarify an issue at Indigenous peoples of the Everglades region. The intro currently says: "After more than 200 years of relations with the Spanish, both indigenous societies lost cohesiveness. The remaining Calusa were assimilated into the newer Seminole nation, born of invading Creeks, leftover Timucua, other tribes absorbed by the Creeks, and escaped African slaves". This makes it sound as if some sort of Calusa (and Timucua) detachment joined up with the Seminoles in a fashion similar to the Tuscarora joining the Iroquois Confederacy. The Calusa section of the article makes no such claim, referring only to their decimation and their removal. If you have a chance, could you alter the wording to make the prevailing ideas about their fate clearer?-- Cúchullain t/ c 17:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Donald, I noticed in your edits here and here, you removed bullet listings for selected shopping centers and businesses in Daytona Beach, Florida. You cited the Notability guideline as the reason for removals. I believe you misused or misinterpreted the notability standard in this case. In the past, I added an article for the Bellair Plaza shopping center. The article was nominated for deletion, using the notablility guideline; the discussion editors determined that the article should be deleted and merged into the city page (Daytona Beach). You have now taken the "Notability" concept a step furthur by deleting the entries from the City page. As for the businesses, I only added those that are recognized as major businesses by the Volusia County Dept. of Economic Development. I can track down a link to a PDF if you like. Gamweb ( talk) 06:08, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
It is not hard to verify importance of this individual. It is widely known in Oxford, Ohio who Phil Morrical is and what he has done. The same would apply to Hamilton, Ohio. Archives of Butler County, Ohio have proved claims to athletic claims by way of records, photographs, rosters, certificates, etc... Phil Morrical's business notoriety is easily accessed through Kiwanis International, Ohio Board of Realtors, various Hamilton records, holds seats on numerous boards and groups in the local community. KDills22 ( talk) 03:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I just rewrote and posted St. Johns River. I get the impression you're more familiar with South Florida, but if you get an inclination, I'd appreciate any comments you can give on the talk page.
Thanks. -- Moni3 ( talk) 20:09, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your replies to my comments at Talk:Human. :-) -- 201.37.230.43 ( talk) 17:32, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Why are you suppressing information regarding "yuor stinky Ammerican hole"? Take heart, there is hope! Just try this and your stinky hole will be... less stinky. Act now! KillerChihuahua ?!? Advice 12:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
When I looked for sources I found none. That is why I just left the change to West Palm Beach. Can you point out the source you were telling me about?-- Jorfer ( talk) 02:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
When I looked for sources I found none and the first source used in the whole article uses West Palm Beach [5]. That is why I just left the change to West Palm Beach. Can you point out the source you were telling me about?-- Jorfer ( talk) 02:36, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Ummm, are you planning on doing a lot of this? Per Wikipedia:Lead section#Format of the first sentence TOL articles usually (or often) bold both ethe most common name and the scientific name (hence Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae.). Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:07, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Here is the link to the article "An Improved Method On Calibrating The Human Mitochondrial Molecular Clock" in American Journal of Human Genetics.
http://download.cell.com/AJHG/mmcs/journals/0002-9297/PIIS0002929709001633.mmc1.pdf -- 192.172.8.13 ( talk) 19:21, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
I noticed that you deleted several articles earlier today as expired prods that hadn't actually be listed for the requisite 7 days. (They had somewhere between 1 and 24 hours left to go from what I saw.) I am not asking for any of them to be restored, but I do think it is important to properly follow process. As such, consider this a friendly reminder that PROD candidates should be listed at least 7 full days before deletion.
Thank you and have a nice day, ThaddeusB ( talk) 04:36, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
We are grateful outraged! Just so you know, you failed to ruin
all the fun (i.e you
missed a
couple). However, I happily grudgingly took it upon myself to finish up. Regards,
Ripogenus77 (
talk) 00:24, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Do you happen to know what induced anon contributors' sudden recent interest in city nicknames articles? I imagine that they were highlighted in a popular blog or forum somewhere... -- Orlady ( talk) 13:56, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I have unblocked 200.55.135.211 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) because it originates in Cuba. The benefits of having even a few editors from Cuba outweigh the burden of any vandalism, IMO. Fred Talk 21:43, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Can you shed some light on the reason behind this warning? The only edit I've made to Ocala, Florida is here, which was pretty obvious vandalism. I'll skip the speech about not templating the regulars, as I'm hoping this was a mistake on your part. Thanks. // Blaxthos ( t / c ) 15:48, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm thinking that Dave Barry probably either moved since that book was written, or living in Coral Gables counts as living in Miami for some sources. I'm not sure, but you're welcome to edit as needed. Wm.C ( talk) 21:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Please cease vandalizing the page on Oxford, Ohio. Furth is a somewhat well known architect at least in Prague and Southwest Ohio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marqqq ( talk • contribs) 00:24, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
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Hi! Unfortunately I've got to disappoint you. The first time I interfered in Wikipedia was in September 2008, I never had the hands on "Still life". Numbers like "141.13.170.2" are distributed by the supervisors of the network of the University of Bamberg, Germany. I do not feel responsible for what my "141.13.170.2"-ancestors have done and I'm not sure whether "141.13.170.2" is currently not shared by more than one person. Cheerio 92.230.34.117 ( talk) 17:48, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
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I posted an answer to your question-- Trente7cinq ( talk) 12:02, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/Miami 3 is coming up in the near future, you are invited to participate. Thanks Secret account 17:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
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Article qualifies for a featured article review and I no longer have the health to focus on rescuing the article. Can you help update it please. I'll see what I could do with sourcing and I'll ask my professor (who's the historian of Miami Paul George) for suggestions. Thanks Secret account 13:57, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey Donald, do you know anything about the current research on the Mocama? I worry that reliance on the newspaper accounts is going to skew what archaeologists are actually saying about them, especially regarding how "distinct" they were from their neighbors. At any rate it's quite interesting.-- Cúchullain t/ c 14:26, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to bring WP:WikiProject Theoretical Linguistics back to semi-active status. Toward that end, I have moved all members who have not posted to the project page in the past six months to a section, "Inactive members." If you wish to be active in the project, I hope you will move your name back to the section, "Members." You may also remove your name if you are no longer interested in the project. Thanks, and happy editing, Cnilep ( talk) 17:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Donald - Yes I did check, even though I seem to remember that the Hurricane House edition was photographically reproduced from the Henry Holt edition. The reason I changed the publisher was that 1953 was the date of the Henry Holt edition and I didn't happen to have the other book readily at hand. GroveGuy ( talk) 04:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi! Lemme review the edit histories and I will transplant my edit from the bad to the good :) WhisperToMe ( talk) 14:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
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I have made a major change to an article that you may or may not like and you may be an interested party, I thought I'd give you a "heads up" so hat you may comment and/or make or suggest improvements. VictorianMutant ( talk) 02:36, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Greetings,
I recently started the Space Coast Wiki. It is a wiki for everything in Brevard County, Florida, including many articles which may not be notable enough for Wikipedia. It's brand new, so we really need some help publicizing it, recruiting editors, and building content. Any help is greatly appreciated. Greg Bard ( talk) 04:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
I have started a discussion about changes to Sarasota, Florida, an article you have contributed to substantially here. Any comments, suggestions and/or criticism you may have are welcome. Thanks, VictorianMutant ( talk) 05:35, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
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![]() | On 19 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Florida Reef, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Florida Reef is the third largest coral barrier reef in the world, and that in the middle of the 19th century there were close to 50 shipwrecks a year on the reef? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 12:02, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
I don't know if you are interested in roads, but I noticed you have worked on the Daytona Beach, Florida page recently. These two roads in Daytona Beach have been proposed for deletion. Any assistance you can give to prevent their deletion would be appreciated. Gamweb ( talk) 04:22, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
You responded to a helpme on Dec. 24 on my talk page. I've taken that info to make a suggestion on the talk page of WP:FN Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(footnotes)#New_subsection_for_consecutive_sentences_using_the_same_source
- Verapar ( talk) 05:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
![]() | On 5 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Molasses Reef Wreck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Molasses Reef Wreck in the Turks and Caicos Islands is the earliest wreck of a European ship in the Americas to be scientifically excavated? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Dravecky ( talk) 22:27, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for the welcome. I just realized my mistake in removing the parenthesis. Cheers! Frerin ( talk) 01:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi, My name is Rebecca, I'm a junior at James Madison University and I'm a Writing Rhetoric & Technical Communications major. This semester I'm taking a technical editing class where I am required to use Wikipedia. If I have any questions this semester, would you be willing to help me?
Thanks, Rebecca — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lippmare ( talk • contribs) 20:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Nutstoyou.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Courcelles 03:44, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
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— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:05, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 1 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article HMS Nimble (1826), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1827, HMS Nimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the Florida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish slave ship Guerrero, which also ran aground and sank? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:05, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi.
I am a student (MSU Bozeman, Montana) in a Native American studies class which is writing for Wikipedia this semester.
Would you consider taking me on as a "mentee"?
Thanks much.
Lynn Doyle
Lpdoyle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lpdoyle ( talk • contribs) 13:14, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
I was waiting for the student to reply and confirm, but I guess this is unlikely to happen anyway. I will adjust the templates accordingly. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 17:34, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Just a heads-up, redirects go here, not here. This one looks to be completely non-controversial housekeeping, so I've tagged it for speedy deletion. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Otters want attention) 18:28, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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![]() | On 11 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New Georgia, Liberia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Georgia, Liberia, was established by Africans "recaptured" from a slave ship and held for seven years in Georgia waiting for courts to decide their fate? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 18:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
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This could probably be considered a request for a refund. Would you be willing to userfy it for User:AryconVyper? Thanks! VQuakr ( talk) 20:40, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
I agreed to be a mentor to user:TrueBlueWolverine, but haven't heard from him since. It appears he has stopped editing. Not sure what to do. Could you help? Serendi pod ous 14:16, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
I could use some help finding a mentor. The ones I've asked have told me they are already booked up on people they are mentoring. Do you know of any available ones? Thank you. BrickWallBartholomew ( talk) 19:40, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Change of Topic
This message is going out to all of the Online Ambassadors who are, or will be, serving as mentors this term.
Hi there! This is just a friendly reminder to check in on what your mentees are doing. If they've started making edits, take a look and help them out or do some example fixes for them, if they need it. And if they are doing good, let them know it!
If you aren't mentoring anyone yet, it looks like you will be soon; at least one large class is asking us to assign mentors for them, and students in a number of others haven't yet gotten to asking ambassadors to be their mentors, but may soon. -- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 20:06, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
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Please take a look at this project page and see if you can be a mentor to one of the many Areas of Study. If you can, please put your name in the "Online Mentor" area of the Area of Study of your choice and then contact the students you will be working with. As the Coordinating Online Ambassador for this project, please let me know if I can be of assistance. Take Care... Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:25, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
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Hello. I have replied to your review of
George James Bruere at the
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there?
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![]() | On 5 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Douglass (physician), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that William Douglass was an 18th century American physician whose pamphlets on paper money led Adam Smith to call him "honest and downright"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 02:02, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Why did you change my edit of "Penscacola was re-founded in 1696" back to "founded." Pensacola was founded in 1559, destroyed in a hurricane, and re-founded 1696. If you walk around downtown all the signs say, "Founded 1559" and "America's First Settlement." Emperor001 ( talk) 05:41, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 15 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pensacola people, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the name of the Pensacola people means "long-haired people" in both the Pensacola language and the closely-related Choctaw language? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 08:03, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Howdy, Online Ambassador!
This is a quick message to all the ambassadors about marking and tracking which articles students are working on. For the classes working with the ambassador program, please look over any articles being worked on by students (in particular, any ones you are mentoring, but others who don't have mentors as well) and do these things:
And of course, don't forget to check in on the students, give them constructive feedback, praise them for positive contributions, award them {{ The WikiPen}} if they are doing excellent work, and so on. And if you haven't done so, make sure any students you are mentoring are listed on your mentor profile.
Thanks! -- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 18:11, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
You seemed to agree that some of these articles should be deleted in Talk:Neighborhoods of Miami. I tried deleting five of them and they were all rejected. See My Contributions today at 18:33 to 18:22. I know you are an administrator. Any suggestions? GroveGuy ( talk) 21:11, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, thanks for adding to the discussion on Pending Changes. You wrote, "I don't follow the logic that PC has to be turned off completely before we can move on" - so - maybe I can explain.
The problem is, although the majority wants PC, in some form, it is only just a majority. A lot of people don't want it. Therefore, we can't - currently - agree to anything.
Nobody can say e.g. "Let's apply it only to these 100 BLP articles", or "Let's use it only on semi-protected pages", or anything else - because, any such proposal meets enough opposition to be unable to get a consensus.
Partly, that is because everyone is frustrated with a 2-month "trial period" which, 9 months later, is still going on.
So, we're stuck, in limbo.
The only possible way I can see, to clear the air, is to end the trial - and then put forward ideas for discussion.
I've explained this, on the RfC page, in WP:PCRFC#Limbo and Consensus.
In the latter, in particular, it would be great if you could add any ideas.
We really need some way - any way - to move forwards. Any and all ideas are very welcome. Cheers, Chzz ► 18:11, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if you are a fan of minor league baseball - but the Florida State League is about to start its season next month. Many of the team pages need work (I'm working on the Daytona Cubs) Gamweb ( talk) 07:06, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
On my talk page on 26 March you put a message saying a photo of a conch house would be nice in the article. Alas, I don't do photos. I see User:Averette takes LOTS of photos. Maybe he could do some. GroveGuy ( talk) 20:10, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
A formal Request for Comment has now been started on this topic. Feel free to contribute; best, Ironholds ( talk) 20:27, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey, just a happy reminder to make sure that you are regularly checking in on your mentees work for JMU'S Technical editing class, Sadads ( talk) 11:17, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
I noticed your article on Fort Center and made up a precolumbian archeosite infobox for it, but noticed you were actively editing and didnt want to screw you up. Mind if I add it real quick? And would you mind helping to fill it out? I'm not sure of some of the fields, such as archaeologists, excavation history, different cultures, governing body, etc. He iro 17:23, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for sending me the links to get feedback on my article. I'll posted requests on the Brazil and Enironment WikiProject pages. Also, thanks for editing my lede, it's much better now! Deefalvo ( talk) 16:44, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This may be a silly question, but user Antony-22 suggested I change the title of my article (
Landfill Gas Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Brazil) to something shorter - how do I do that? When I click edit I can't see the title. Thanks!
Deefalvo (
talk) 22:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 21 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fort Center, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Fort Center may be the earliest archaeological site in Florida where maize was cultivated? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 12:03, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
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![]() | On 2 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fisheating Creek, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the name of Fisheating Creek (pictured) is derived from the Seminole name for the stream, Thlothlopopka-Hatchee, or "the river where fish are eaten"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:03, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Econfina Creek, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that more than 120 archaeological sites have been found in the Econfina Creek watershed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 06:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Donald Albury/Archive 9,
Your work as an Online Ambassador is making a big contribution to Wikipedia. Right now, we're trying to measure just how much student work improves the quality of Wikipedia. If you'd like contribute to this research and get a firsthand look at the quality improvement that is happening through the project, please sign up to assess articles. Assessment is happening now, just use the quantitative metric and start assessing! Your help would be hugely appreciated!
Thank you, ARoth (Public Policy Initiative) ( talk) 17:11, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
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Cheers, Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 19:41, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
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Amy Roth (Research Analyst, Public Policy Initiative) ( talk) 20:38, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
...is confusing. It doesn't mean "synonym" really, see the article Taxonomic synonym. They might be true synonyms, but they also are often hyponyms. For example, Canis aquaticus is a taxonomic synonym for Canis lupus familiaris, but it's a semantic hyponym because it meant "poodle" (actually any of the "water dogs" in the wider poodle group) which is a hyponym for "dog", meaning it covers only one type of dog, not all dogs. So it's not a synonym, as the term is used in linguistics, but it is a taxonomic synonym. It's a confusing term "taxonomic synonym", I wish they'd call it something else. The way you were arguing on the talk page of the article human made me think that I should take you aside and explain this to you privately, as the way you were arguing seemed to indicate that you were confused about the meaning of the term "synonym" when it is used in taxonomy, that it was the same as "synonym" as the word is normally understood. I hope this helps! Chrisrus ( talk) 02:03, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
Would you care to weigh in on a proposed name change to Southeastern tribes, since you've worked on the article? - Uyvsdi ( talk) 19:02, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Uyvsdi
This talk of an edit war is new to me, rather than giving threats of a blocking here and now, why not actually attempt to assist me? I was not aware of a 'slow' deletion process, and I find it hard to believe there isn't a form of appeal available by reinstating it. Rather than simply going 'we'll block you if you do it', actually offer an explanation of the actual due process? It's starting to become clear why this site constantly gets targeted by vandals, the way mods behave on here only serves to spur them on. Aidyzzle ( talk) 23:10, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
You removed two links claiming they were not relevant to the article. We interviewed the link content owner before posting our contribution. Their article more accurately describes Radio Jingles.
Similarly you removed two links yet you left a 401 missing and broken as one that is relevant?
Can you help me by understanding why those links remaining are relevant and ours were not? JasonBournes1 ( talk) 15:56, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
You asked me to read the content I did that. My question was. What is in breach of the rules, what is wrong with those two links what constitutes a breach exactly, upon what exact grounds are you removing them and is this factual or speculative on your part? Secondly you did not ask why you removed two links but left a 401 dead link on the page, is a dead link more relevant than the links we chose? What is your authority personally in the field of radio, radio jingles or this context please?
All of these will help me understand why the content I added was saved but external links were removed, makes no sense to me at this stage.
Forgive me but isn't there a discussion about edits or is it a case of we just remove things we don't personally agree with on Wikipedia?
JasonBournes1 ( talk) 21:55, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
My apologies, I was not aware that it was up to two years (I thought it was a good number of months) nor was I aware of the Wayback Machine. Thanks for telling me about them. Dalyup! ( talk) 14:50, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
see his response to you. ani. time but i am ina field so a few hours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller ( talk • contribs) 13:09, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Why do you deleted this article, actually I was not ready with that, could you set a Temp tag instead next time and write something in talk before you delete??! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Napule ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Author of the article you deleted (which I tagged for speedy deletion) is not happy with the decision, and seems to be directing his comments at me (on the erroneous assumption that I was the one who deleted the article). See User talk:Napule#Speedy deletion nomination of Front for the Liberation of the Napolitania and User talk:Singularity42#Speedy Deletion of Front for the Liberation of the Napolitania. I just thought I would bring it to your attention. Singularity42 ( talk) 16:31, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
You reverted an edit by me as an IP as "vandalism" when someone (perhaps me when I first added the information) inverted the numbers "45.9" as "49.5". I like to edit anonymously nowadays but I figured this wouldn't be fixed/clarified until I logged in under my name to let you know that I, a trusted user and admin for 7+ years and not a random IP off the street, made those changes and they were good, I swear! ;) Mike H. Fierce! 08:32, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello Donald Albury. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Herman Fetzer, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Several books published on notable, major, publishers. Thank you. Courcelles 23:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Can you please refer to which references you claim are unreliable. How is a public lecture at a peer conference attended by 400 people unreliable? How is Wikipedia to stay truly up to date if you believe publication in an established peer review journal is the only form of reference? If the references and claims are false, then someone should be able to demonstrate this. I submitted this information in the public interest, it's a shame they can't judge it for themselves.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nen888 ( talk • contribs) 13:07, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
This text is verbatim from a public monument that that stands in a city park and was erected by the "Alachua County Historical Commission in cooperation with department of - State 1975"
It is *NOT* copyrighted.
Although it is quoted in a copyrighted book, the text itself not copyrighted and I copied the text from the monument itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lipsio ( talk • contribs) 13:45, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
Thus have I done, albeit reluctantly seeing that you are a Wikipedia administrator and ambassador and so, I suppose, should know what is a copyright violation and what is not. Nonetheless, I find it *so* hard to believe that the marker falls into that category (especially since it's quoted in print in a book I referenced in the article in question) that I've asked; also, methinks that if "Anything published by state or local governments in the U.S. is subject to copyright" then even statutes can not be quoted on Wikipedia.
If I'm judged as in violation, I do promise to never repeat the mistake and please accept my apolgies in advance,
Lipsio ( talk) 21:18, 5 July 2011 (UTC) Vince Lipsio
As you may well be aware, I did ask about it at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions your opinion was upheld: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Is_the_text_of_a_historical_marker_erected_by_a_local_government_in_the_public_domain.3F
Your reversion and your note on the discussion page have been noted. Some day I may extract a few relevant data from the text and incorporate them into the article.
Please accept my apologies for not knowing that such items might be reckoned as not in the public domain.
Vincent J. Lipsio 19:00, 6 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lipsio ( talk • contribs)
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Thanks for your work as an Online Ambassador. If you could clone yourself a couple of times, that would be great. Thanks! Drmies ( talk) 20:54, 9 July 2011 (UTC) |
You declined a speedy deletion nomination of Alternate Solutions Institute, giving in your edit summary the reason "part of article is not obviously a copyvio". However, I could not find any significant content at all in the article which was not either verbatim or very closely paraphrased from one or other of http://www.hum-azad.org/node/70, http://asinstitute.org/about, and http://asinstitute.org/node/382 so I have deleted the article. Certainly much of the material you left in was copied from one or other of those sources, and as far as I can see all of it was. Perhaps you meant that part of it was not copied from the source given in the speedy deletion template. However, it seems to me that whenever a substantial copyright infringement has been found it is essential to check the rest of the article too, as very commonly material is copied from more than one source. JamesBWatson ( talk) 13:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Even though it's been quiet on-wiki, the Wikipedia Ambassador Program has been busy over the last few months getting ready for the next term. We're heading toward over 80 classes in the US, across all disciplines. You'll see courses start popping up here, and this time we want to match one or more Online Ambassadors to each class based on interest or expertise in the subject matter. If you see a class that you're interested, please contact the professor and/or me; the sooner the Ambassadors and professors get in communication, the better things go. Look for more in the coming weeks about next term.
In the meantime, with a little help I've identified all the articles students did significant work on in the last term. Many of the articles have never been assessed, or have ratings that are out of date from before the students improved them. Please help assess them! Pick a class, or just a few articles, and give them a rating (and add a relevant WikiProject banner if there isn't one), and then update the list of articles.
Once we have updated assessments for all these articles, we can get a better idea of how quality varied from course to course, and which approaches to running Wikipedia assignments and managing courses are most effective.
-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 17:23, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
The material that Trapdoor was accused of a copyvio with, is the text of an old Wikipedia article he'd written himself, and then posted to another site (since Wikipedia editors seemed prejudiced against an institution that was famous before most of us were born). He's getting frustrated and I'm having trouble getting him to understand what is going on here. -- Orange Mike | Talk 12:56, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
This article is being reviewed for de-nomination:
Daniel Christensen ( talk) 16:41, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello! If you're planning to be an active Online Ambassador for the upcoming academic term, now is the time to join one or more pods. (A pod consists of the instructor, the Campus Ambassadors, and the Online Ambassadors for single class.) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) explains the expectations for being part of a pod as an Online Ambassador. (The MOU for pods in Canada is essentially the same.) In short, the role of Online Ambassadors this term consists of:
This replaces the 1-on-1 mentoring role for Online Ambassadors that we had in previous terms; rather than being responsible for individual students (some of whom don't want or help or are unresponsive), Online Ambassadors will be there to help whichever students in their class(es) ask for help.
You can browse the upcoming courses here: United States; Canada. More are being added as new pods become active and create their course pages.
Once you've found a class that you want to work with—especially if you some interest or expertise in the topic area—you should sign the MOU listing for that class and get in touch with the instructor. We're hoping to have at least two Online Ambassadors per pod, and more for the larger classes.
If you're up for supporting any kind of class and would like me to assign you to a pod in need of more Online Ambassadors, just let me know.
-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 16:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
PS: There are still a lot of student articles from the last term that haven't been rated. Please rate a few and update the list!
Donald,
I have rewritten this article in such a way that it's not a "direct copy" from Fancyclopedia 3. I agree that a 14-member group is not all that noteworthy, but it seems inconsistent to allow an article on the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA) -- to which I have contributed with several edits -- to stand when it has only 32 members and not to allow one on SAPS. Please contact me directly -- trapdoor (at) ymail (dot) com -- to discuss. Thanks.
Robert Lichtman — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trapdoor2010 ( talk • contribs) 22:56, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
In old (circa 2005) RD archives, your signature was changing the entire RD page into funky green and pink colors. I removed the font tags from your signatures that did that. Just wanted you to know in case you go back and wonder what happened to them. -- kainaw ™ 19:27, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
I challenged the same person you did three years ago about the notability [9] of the weightlifters he has listed. If you got some thoughts. Did you come to agreement with him or decide it wasn't worth fighting?- William 01:31, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for leaving welcome messages for my students! Awadewit ( talk) 02:35, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you for your tireless work making sure the ambassador-related pages are all in sync! It hasn't gone unnoticed. sonia♫ 22:17, 12 September 2011 (UTC) |
Hello! My name is Kristi Fernandez-Kim! I just wanted to drop by and say Hi and THANK YOU for being our Online Ambassador for the Prokaryotic Diversity and Plate Tectonics class. It'll be nice to work with you! -- 만두 ( talk) 04:45, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey there! While the above referenced fall course has 25 students with five OAs, I have decided to step back and help other classes that do not have support. We have a current class, Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/HardenPsy101 with 194 students (and more expected) that does not yet have the support of a Campus Ambassador or Online Ambassadors. Since the Children's Literature class is covered, would you be willing to switch it up and serve as an OA for the Psyche101 class? Any help you can offer is appreciated. Let me know, Cind. amuse (Cindy) 22:44, 15 September 2011 (UTC)