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[edit] PD stamps

Over at commons we've assembled commons:Stamps/Public_domain, a handy list of PD status for country's stamps that we know about; also check out commons:Category:German Democratic Republic stamps for the rather hefty extant collection of GDR stamp images. I would characterize the extra material in the two-stamp image as too trivial to be copyrightable. (It's actually on my own todo list to scan those two stamps at high magnification so the design error is more readily visible.) Stan (talk) 00:39, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I'm in the APS, but never thought of using StampStore images! Scanning things oneself gives more control over the details, but it does take longer... Stan (talk) 19:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced estimates?

Please justify reverting me and removing estimates that I had added references for (Yuma County, Arizona, Yavapai County, Arizona, and Santa Cruz County, Arizona). If you don't want unreferenced estimates, do you have a justification for removing REFERENCED estimates? --Node (talk) 08:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 02:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thoughts on paper townships

I'm digesting all of the information provided regarding the township debate on User_Talk:Omnedon. With respect to your question on paper townships, like thouse in Ohio, I would not object to applying that in general terms as it applies to providing a history of township evolution. How do you envision applying something like that to Iowa. As I understand the Ohio situation, the township previously existed as a distinct entity. In Iowa, the city-township didn't exist prior to creation of the city. Also, Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio mentioned in paper townships currently redirects to the Huber Heights, Ohio city that replaced it. That redirect seems to bolster my argument that any city-township issues can be just as easily discussed in the body of the main city article. Most of the paper townships are listed in Category:Defunct townships in Ohio. Do you have any examples of paper townships that still exist, but have no functioning government, with their own articles?Dcmacnut (talk) 00:07, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help

hi i was just wondering if you could do something for me. since you are an admin u can block accounts well while at school i heard people saying that they are screwing up pages particularly the portage wisconsin page so i was wondering if you could keep a watch on that page and take action if neccisary thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.187.42.5 (talk) 03:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks for award

Thanks for the edit award. I figure in only another six years I might catch up to you! Unless, of course, you continue to edit. Then it might take a little longer!  :) Student7 (talk) 00:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Advertising

Having a bit of a problem with what appears to me to be blatant advertising. I noticed that you have looked at the List of Pepsi spokespersons for example. The list seems to me to be gratuitous. I am familiar with business writing. This isn't it IMO. While business listings aren't beyond touting their successful advertising, listing everybody would seem preposterous. I would appreciate your opinion.

This sort of thing is getting out of hand for Businesses and Resorts. Oddly enough, Malls have strict rules against listing tenants, which I found gratifying. So at least one Project is trying to control gratuitous lists and promotion. Student7 (talk) 01:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Iowa paper townships

So your argument would be in favor of simply redirecting the "city of ____ township" articles. I tend to agree that it seems unnecessary to make specific mention of a township or other subdivision organization that doesn't literally exist. The city is by its very nature a subdivision of the county, but is different from the other cities/places in the county in that the Census Bureau breaks out census stats for that city by itself, but not for the other smaller cities. Given all the work User:Omnedon did to the maps and articles, I'm inclined to allow for some mention of it just so that work isn't wasted. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to do it. I'll wait to hear back from him, I suppose. Thanks for all the input.Dcmacnut (talk) 01:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] See Taos, New Mexico

I've responded to your edit change and your brief rationale on the Taos, New Mexico Discussion page.

24.130.9.210 (talk) 02:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] British 5 star officers category

Greetings. I noticed that you recently deleted Category:British 5 star officers on the basis that it was "db-empty"[1]. However, less that 12 hours before, the category contained Category:British Field Marshals[2], Category:Marshals of the Royal Air Force[3] and Category:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet[4]. I understand that there is an argument that the aforementioned categories of British officers are not considered to be 5-star officers (which I do not agree with) but my concern here is that as per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion the category you deleted had not been empty for more than four days and as such this was an out of process deletion. I was regretable that the category was emptied by User:Nobunaga24; I would have preferred this disagreement to be dealt with at WP:CFD. Perhaps you might reinstate the category and nominate it at WP:CFD if you see fit? Greenshed (talk) 17:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School

Hi, Nyttend. The nominator closed the AfD discussion by withdrawing: [5]. I think all three middle schools in the district should get merged into Palo Alto Unified School District. I wanted to get your thoughts on this matter, both the early closure of the discussion and the outcome for these three articles. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 22:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me. I may propose the merger of the three schools; I need to look the articles over again. Darkspots (talk) 23:31, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
After consideration, I have in fact proposed a merger of the articles for the three middle schools of the Palo Alto Unified School District into the main article for the district. Discussion is here. I'm notifying everyone who was involved in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 14:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Coordinate Template

Hi, you sent me a message and said that the mapit template was required and I have found nothing that said it is required in the link you sent me. That page says "Although it is often included as a header or in the infobox, absolute positioning coordinates (eg. template:coor dms) can be included here." if this is not true than please explain why they are required, or I am going to remove the redundant coordinates again. Thanks--CPacker (talk) 22:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Is there any way to just have it at the bottom and not at the very top right? I am not trying to cause an edit war but I just feel that having the coordinates so many times in an article is not nessecary. You added them back saying that they are required even the guideline page states "...there are no requirements to follow it in editing...".--CPacker (talk) 23:20, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Thats cool im not trying to tell you you were wrong or anything just trying to figure out what you were saying because you said it was required. Thanks for your help with the Oklahoma templates. Is there a website you use to find out what communities are unincorporated communities because there are some more communities in wagoner county such as Toppers, Rocky Point, Yonkers, and Neodesha that are not on wikipedia nor can I find alot of info on the internet but I know that they are there. Thanks--CPacker (talk) 23:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Ok will do thanks for the help--CPacker (talk) 04:12, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tulsa in Rogers County

Hmmm.... I didn't see that before. Humorously, 4 people from Tulsa live in Rogers County... hmmm... so, maybe one house? I question if the source made some mistake or if it's a technicality issue and the city limits of Tulsa don't actually extend into Rogers County. My print maps of Tulsa have the city limits stopping at the Rogers County line, as do the online versions. Even if it's true, is a count of 4 people really enough to say Tulsa is a city in Rogers county? Okiefromokla complaints 01:43, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Douglas County, Kansas

Hello, I was wondering if you could look into the topic Douglas County Pollution in the article. I think it needs cleaning up and better sources for the information so I figured I'd ask. Thanks. Bhall87 (talk) 15:42, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sinkhole de Mayo

Thanks for the work on Daisetta, Texas. I created Sinkhole de Mayo as a redirect, as I expect people will try to find it. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 15:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Smith County, Texas

What is the line of demarcation between a city and a town in {{Smith County, Texas}}? It's my understanding that in Texas there is no legal difference, but I could be wrong.

On an unrelated matter, Lindale's mayor passed away over the weekend. If you happen to be around when a new mayor is appointed or elected, can you update the article? Thanks. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 02:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

re: standard practice. I'm just wondering how you tell one from the other in this particular county. Is it how the town/city styles itself? It it by a certain size? Is it by the presence/absence of a city charter? davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 03:02, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I can't be sure without further research, but the census bureau appears to be deferring to the local city as to whether to call it a town or city. I guess if it wanted to, Houston could be a town instead of a city. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 03:21, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oneida, Tennessee

Can you please explain what is meant by the breakdown in the infobox in this article about the "Area" field. The "Area" field is broken down into three separate parts: one saying total area 26.7 km², the second titled "Land" saying 26.3 km² and the last titled "Water" saying 0.4 km². What is the reason dividing the total area into land and water? What constitutes the "Water" portion? Is this includes lakes, ponds etc? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 03:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU

Hello again. The Highly Active Users project has gone through a complete revamping per popular demand. We believe this new format will make it easier for new editors to find assistance. However, with the new format, I must again ask you to verify your information on this page. I attempted to translate the data from the old version to the new, but with the extensive changes, I may have made some errors. Thanks again. Useight (talk) 04:27, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I have created a key on the page to help describe the various columns. There is also a note above the tables stating that the checkmarks indicate areas in which a particular editor considers themselves highly-experienced and knowledgeable. Useight (talk) 15:10, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Looking for a few, good people

Dear Sir, my name is Robert Murphy and I've created a mediawiki site at reformedword.org to be a Moral Compendium of Knowledge and a Linguistic Tool for Studying God's Word. It is Presbyterian and Reformed. I've created a lot of content myself, but am looking for help. I see you can read Greek and Hebrew, and I've got the entire Greek NT and LXX up, as well as the Vulgate and Tanakh. I can see you're a busy man, so I'm not asking for anything other than that you might just take a look. Sorry to bug you if you're not interested. --Aquatiki (talk) 11:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hilo

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[edit] WikiProject Ohio Newsletter


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[edit] Toadstool casserole

Someone (you?) asked on the refdesk a little later and I explained there, but anyway. I guess it shows I'm getting old (sigh!). It is (used to be) a phrase used to indicate that someone "accidentally" caused severe bodily harm or more often the death of someone without definite proof. E.g. if a beautiful lady married a rich old guy and he died there'd be a rumor that she "served him toadstool casserole" i.e. caused his death but couldn't be charged with any crime. The term originated with villagers gathering mushrooms in fields and forests. Depending on their skills in identifying poisonous varieties (commonly referred to as toadstools) the resulting dish could be unhealthy or lethal. Apparently the diners did not have any warning of impeding danger from the taste of the dish. (Don't try this at home!) From there a myth developed of wives cooking dinner containing toadstools to get rid of their husbands. (A similar myth exists regarding the use of arsenic.) Presumably if questioned, they could always claim it was an accident. I used it in the post to indicate that the locals could use deceit and tricks to disrupt the supplies of the British Army. For this tactic to come into play, though, the locals would have to have reason to hate the British (more that their current government) and be used to lifestyle with a high degree of self-reliance. An ethnically fractured population is also less likely to take such measures, because they wouldn't be sure how their neighbors would react and might look forward to seeing their neighbors suffer at the hands of their enemies, even at the cost of suffering themselves (odd tastes we humans can develop). Hope this helps. Lisa4edit (talk) 04:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help needed

Hello, are you an admin online right now? --S.dedalus (talk) 03:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Worrying vandalism to suicide We need someone to call the Ilford Police: 020 8478 1123. Can you? --S.dedalus (talk) 03:48, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
As you can see from the discussion, neither me nor the only other person around could get through. --S.dedalus (talk) 03:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
I asked him. Thanks! --S.dedalus (talk) 03:54, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Looks like he's loged off though. hmmm --S.dedalus (talk) 03:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image for userboxes

I think the images Image:CGT Spain logo.png, Image:CNT black cat logo.png and Image:AIT logo.jpg cannot be used in userboxes. But I am not sure of it and want a second opinion. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 04:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, why you are calling userboxes infobox. Userboxes are present in user pages to decorate or to give information about a specific user and infobox are needed in article mainspace to summarize the subject matter of the article. You will find the difference in Help:Infobox and WP:Userbox.

The definition of infobox:

An infobox on Wikipedia is a consistently-formatted table which is present in articles with a common subject to provide summary information consistently between articles or improve navigation to closely related articles in that subject.

The definition of userbox:

A userbox is a small colored box designed to appear on a Wikipedian's user page as a notice about the user.

The main difference is that userbox is a box used in userpages and infobox is a table used in article mainspace. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 11:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit of Corydon, Iowa

Your edit summary was: "aren't these the same railroad?"

Simply put, if you don't know, please refrain from reverting an edit by someone who does. In fact, the CB&Q ended service over the line to Corydon in 1966. The Burlington Northern merger was in 1970. Therefore, it is more correct to refer to the railroad as the CB&Q.


Thank you. Justus R (talk) 21:18, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion review for Template:FootnotesSmall

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Template:FootnotesSmall. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Rockfang (talk) 19:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Geneva College

It's cool. I know its unsourced, and I'm not exactly a novice at Wikipedia, so I'll take the blame for that. The only sources I know of that would be adequate would the the Beaver County Times website, but articles older than 14 days require a paid account to access them online. If you know anyone with an online account with the Times, we can readd the section and add the necessary sources. Thanks! Jgera5 (talk) 20:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Parkersburg

I realize there was some controversy in the first day, but now that the picture is more clear, the sources agree on five deaths in Parkersburg and two in New Hartford. I have placed two citations from sources in Iowa (Des Moines Register and KWWL TV). KWWL's newer report does increase its number from the originally cited story, and that may have been a source of confusion in this matter.

In addition, a link is placed for the tornado intensity rating from the National Weather Service so that it is no longer unsourced in the article.

Please check out the updated sources before reverting or editing the factual information.

It might be better to discuss this in the Talk:Parkersburg, Iowa page rather than here, so that anyone else with something to say about it would have a chance to discuss. I will be watching that page for future discussion.

Thank you. Justus R (talk) 02:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

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