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Show

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Do you mind if I go ahead with a radical workover on Show-within-a-show? I posted the question on talk a week or so ago, and got no response, so assume no one minds, but, you never know... Mark Richards 21:00, 17 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Admin

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Thanks re:adminship. I will pop over & see you if & when I get around to it, but I figure on being here at least another month before contemplating it. Buttress did come together rather nicely for a random work picked off the Required list; but there's so much more to do. Best get on & see if I can convince a graphics program to give me some illustrations; lines of force are much easier to show than tell. Goof luck with your todo list --Tagishsimon

The name of several places are named

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What was I thinking???olderwiser 03:41, 20 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

many national librairies within countries

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If the national libraies of Quebec and Catalonia are listed as being "under" Canada and Spain then logically the national libraries of the Faeroe islands and Wales should be "under" Denmark and the United Kingdom. Or maybe it should be vice versa. AlainV 05:16, 2004 May 21 (UTC)

Rivers

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You got some U.S. rivers we don't know 'bout? Gotta have 'em all on that list. :) Say, I nominated our friend Bkonrad for adminship. Thought you might want to support him. -- Decumanus | Talk 05:10, 22 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]


40 acres and a mule

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Thanks for correcting the length reference into area. I looked at the Public Land Survey System article and it says that a 'tract' is 576 mile&sup2. So do you think, as I do, that there is still something wrong with saying a tract of 36 mile&sup2?
Bobblewik 11:03, 22 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

LOL

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Okay, were you responsible for the following on the Main Page?

...that the assassination in Sarajevo of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria led to World War I? (Okay, you probably did know that one.)

Best chunkle I've so far this day. -- llywrch 17:11, 22 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Hi back

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I got your message. Sorry for putting unfinished work on public display. I will try to make a stable release and remove the stub message asap, meaning next week or so. Peter Kwok 23:41, 2004 May 22 (UTC)~

Thanks

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for the Michigan history link--lots of goodies there. I'm temporarily without net access at home until our DSL comes next week, till then I have to sneak time at my wife's office on campus, so I'll move the treaties page when I have more time. olderwiser 19:37, 27 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Back Up For Adminship

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Hello, just letting you know that I am back up for adminship. It is at the bottom under the self nominations section. ChrisDJackson

Gratuitously capitalized letters

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Hello. Maybe this comes after you've already adjusted, but just in case: please don't capitalized letters merely because they're part of the title of a section. I've corrected this in several of your articles. Michael Hardy 22:30, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Did you know?

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That the Humboldt River in Nevada is the longest river in the Great Basin and furnished the route of the Central Pacific segment of the transcontinental railroad? :) -- Decumanus 05:10, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the "List of U.S. states by postal abbreviation" article

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Thanks for that, very handy for people not from the U.S. Sorry for putting such a list on my personal pages. I didn't think it could become an encyclopedia article but apparently it could. Could you please leave a note on my talk page when you reply to this? Paulus/laudaka (add me to your YIM/AIM/ICQ/M$N M contact list if you like!) Laudaka's talk page 02:05, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)

United States history category

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Hi there... I noticed you've been making a lot of additions to the United States history category recently. Unfortunately, it's turning into a bit of a mess because there are simply too many articles. Theoretically, every topic having anything to do with the U.S. could be linked to that category, but that wouldn't be a very helpful mode of organization. Nearly all of these should be put into subcategories—the National Security Council history articles seem like an easy and obvious candidate, as do any articles on Supreme Court cases. Some articles may deserve a link to the bottom level category (i.e., cases such as Brown v. Board, or wars such as the Revolutionary War—those that had an especially clear and lasting national impact), but not all, and we should exercise extreme restraint in deciding which ones. Subjects like President of the United States may have had a substantial impact on American history, but it has a more logical and direct association with the Politics of the U.S. category (though why it's called "politics" rather than "government" I have no idea). I think if we follow these sorts of organizational guidelines, these categories could turn out to be quite useful. Thanks! Postdlf 15:37 5 June 2004 (UTC)


You really made me a little more enthusiatic about editing Wikipedia.org. I just tried to enhance the List of U.S. states by postal abbreviation article. Could you have a look? Thanx in advance. You even made me so enthusiastic that I'm working on an article List of U.S. states by time zone, again especially for non-native speakers talking a lot on the net with people from the U.S.A. Thanx again ;-)


Picture of Union Station

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I don't know if you have administrator capability, but I messed up when I uploaded the picture Image:Union-Station-LA-Waiting-Ro.jpg. I meant to make it Image:Union-Station-LA-Waiting-Room.jpg. Mike. Mackerm 20:06, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)

BTW, Americans frequently (and with no apparant consistency) use the theatre spelling. Note my latest fantastic update to Cinerama Dome. Mackerm 20:11, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Picture of California Gull

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I am not sure if the photo of the California Gull which you uploaded is in the public domain. There is a note on page http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html which says "This page is really a composite of the efforts of many people who have donated photographs, songs, and other information. The photographs, videos and songs are used with permission of the authors. Do not copy photographs, videos or songs without their permission!" Jim Stasz's Email appears on a linked page with a note saying: "Photographs displayed on this server are used with the permission of the photographers. Any other use of the photographs will also require permission. If you have an interest in using any of the photographs, please contact the photographers at the addresses given below" If you did get permission, then you should probably note that on the page for this image. --Big_Iron 21:34, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

That site is one of a few exceptions to the general rule about .gov sites. I put the image on IFD. --Big_Iron 10:10, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Phil Gingrey

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Could you do me a favor and look over Phil Gingrey? I'd appreciate more eyes looking over it and coming to an NPOV version. Thanks, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 19:17, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Specifically, I'm not sure whether to include the Guantanamo stuff. See Talk:Phil Gingrey. Thanks, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 19:30, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Snellen Chart

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Thanks for adding the picture of the chart! It looks great! Joyous 23:50, Jun 24, 2004 (UTC)

I'd say that if you had to choose between snellen chart and powdery mildew for dyk, you definitely picked the more interesting of the two. Joyous 00:00, Jun 25, 2004 (UTC)

Trigonometry

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I still don't care to learn trig, and have forgotten all I ever knew, but bravo on What is trigonometry used for? That's a great article.

Thank you. Michael Hardy 01:07, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Anglican communion/Communion merge

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I'm happy to merge the two articles, but, at present, I'm not sure which way to go. Are the naming conventions majiscule-miniscule or majiscule-majiscule? I had linked to Anglican communion, saw that it was a red link, and then created the article. I thought I had searched for an existant one first. Anyway, the older page isn't much better or worse (some of both, I think) than the new one, and I'm happy to merge the strengths of the two, if I know which way to go & what happens next. Geogre 22:43, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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Many thanks for the links you put onto my talk page a few days back. I've been through them and there's a few things I can't find. I wonder if you're able to point me in the direction of pages on Wikipedia that would give me some guidance on three subjects:

  • Style of references: does Wikipedia have a preferred format for them to be in? Many of the articles I intend to add will have a few journal or report references, so if there is a house style for this, I'd like to know what it is.
  • Capitalization of cardinal points of the compass. I capitalize them by habit, but noted that you changed a few on my Oxford Circus fire article to lowercase: is this a personal preference or standard Wikipedia practice?
  • My list of things to add includes expanding stubs on dead baroque composers. Do you know whether discographies are frowned upon in such articles?

Once again, thanks for taking the time to give me the links. Ecb 19:45, Jun 28, 2004 (UTC)


Hey Jennifer. Thanks for welcoming me. It's nice to know that your work doesn't goes unnoticed. I'm starting to feel the beginning of a real Wikipedia-addiction already ;) Peak Freak 21:01, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

newborn screening

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Nice start to an article I was intending to write (some day). I added some stuff and will try to amplify further. See talk page for question about the "2 zachs" story. Alteripse 16:36, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

  • I expanded the newborn screening article to try to explain the controversies. Does it seem clearly explained and balanced to you, especially as related to your 2 zach story? Alteripse 20:28, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hi. I added a number of photos to Bog, Heath, and Heath (habitat) (Not sure which heath you wanted). I believe the Heath (habitat) photo really is a heath, but would be glad if you could check. Thanks -- Chris 73 | Talk 12:17, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)


Just a head's up, since you take such good care of the "Did You Know ..." section on the Front Page -- I just contributed an article confirming that yes, there really is a place in Oregon called Wankers Corner. I expect it to be a big hit. I only hope that this article is not the high point of my career as an editor on Wikipedia. -- llywrch 23:34, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for your support

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I just wanted to thank you for your support in my recent nomination to become an administrator. I really appreciate it. blankfaze | •• | •• 14:52, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I need help on moving Experiments 611, and 628 to Unactive Pod (Lilo & Stitch)

Thanks.

BigT27 03:03, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)