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[edit] Articles for WikiProject Houston

Hey there. Thanks for the complement. I have some more notables I want to write about. By the way, since you are interested in Houston people in history, I could use your help. I want to expand and improve an article I submitted a while back: John Henry Kirby. I know that the street is name after him as well as a major plaza or building (is that right?) Could you see if you can locate a non-copyrighted photo for the article? He is definitely a part of Houston for sure. And I know I will check out the WikiProject Houston for sure. ;-) JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 00:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I will see what I can find...and John Henry Kirby is another great article. Thanks Postoak 01:22, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

This Texas website here has some good photos, but none of Kirby that I found (I haven't explored the whole site). I'll keep looking though. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 04:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

What a party! I read somewhere that Glenn was there to protest the demo of the Shamrock Hilton in '86. He passed on within two years after that. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 04:36, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I was there! I lived in an apartment at Kirby and Main. I walked up the street to join the protest. Right after the hotel was closed, the mngmt sold everything in the guest rooms, furniture, lamps, etc. I still have a table that I bought, it's at my parents house. I can't believe it was 20 years ago. Postoak 04:41, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome Template?

I have created a welcome template for the WPHouston project and was wondering: should I propose it on the proposal page? Here's the template:

You are invited to participate in Wikipedia:WikiProject Houston, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about Houston and related areas. Currently, we are discussing prospects for the project. Your input would be greatly appreciated!

Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 23:18, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Looks great! please add it to the proposals page. Also, if you have time, could you please create a WikiProject Houston member/user box for our user pages? Thanks Postoak 23:29, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Will do. Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 23:34, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and should I put it towards the bottom on the top of the page? Also, is this going to be a vote that will be supported or opposed? Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 23:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I added a section at the top of the page. It should be support/oppose. Postoak 23:42, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

I actually found a bunch of 1903 photos of a "Compton Flood" (the LA river was notorious for floods before the US Corp. of Engineers paved it), but there was no mention in the article. Sort of like all the photos for a 1920 Inglewood Earthquake that I found but need to write an article for... --Bobak 02:34, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article in AFD

Which article is it? WhisperToMe 21:44, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images on Flickr

I have a few images on Flickr/Creative Commons that I'd like to upload, but I'm not fully sure if they are legal. The licenses vary. What is the difference between Creative Commons 2.0 and 2.5 licensing?

Here are a few examples, can they be uploaded and used in an article?

• Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 - [1]
• Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 - [2]
• Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 - [3]

Perhaps we should add a quick reference list of all legal licenses and how they are worded/described on some of the CC resources? Thank you for your help Postoak 00:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

The general view is that all creative commons licenses are ok except for non-commercial ones, and no-deriv ones. So, only the middle on is ok. Any combination of ShareAlike, and Attribution is ok. We have wikipedia tags for them also {{cc-by-2.5}}, {{cc-by-sa-2.0}} etc. All the different versions are ok, so you don't really have to worry about that at all. If you go to the flickr advanced search [4] and click only cc license, and then both the checks under that for commercial, and derivative works being ok you will only get results that are ok to use on wikipedia. I love flickr, haha - cohesion 01:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Postoak

[edit] Texas

If time permits, you should join me to improve the Texas article to GA status. I have been wanting to do this for a while. —RJN 05:59, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Houston article

Peer review is in progess for Houston, Texas at Wikipedia:Peer review/Houston, Texas. Please participate with the article improvement suggestions that will soon follow. Thanks, Postoak 00:09, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the update, maybe eventually I can get to some more of the project pages and check for images :D - cohesion 05:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I could try, but I am terrible at photoshop. I can take pictures ok, but manipulation is certainly not my strong suite :P - cohesion 08:04, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

There was a lower resolution image available, would this be a better choice instead a high res image? Postoak 08:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Houston neighborhood titles

While we're on the subject, should the titles for neighborhood articles be revised to remove "Texas" at the end? This would be in keeping with the practice for other cities, such as Category:Chicago neighborhoods, Category:New York City neighborhoods and Category:Detroit neighborhoods. I realize that there's some variance for other cities, but since Houston were uniform (and numerous) I decided to leave them alone (there's currently no official guideline at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (settlements), though there's some mention of the issue on the talk page). FYI, my current activity on the neighborhoods is due to my doing some work on the Texas District (LCMS) article, making locations more specific. MisfitToys 23:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I would say that the titles should remain as they are with "Texas" at the end. It appears to be a naming convention that has been in use for a while now. Postoak 00:18, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another article you might be interested in

Another article you might be interested in: Joseph S. Cullinan. He started The Texas Co. that later became Texaco. He moved the corporate office to Houston starting in 1905. I have a family event I have to attend, so I will be busy a big part of this weekend. Also, recent events here have me feeling down. I don’t feel like editing much right now. See you around. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 16:51, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Another great article, thanks! I've included it in WP:HOU and updated the new article list. I hope you have a great weekend and don't ever let this place get you down. Take care Postoak 00:01, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Approved for AWB!

Thank you for your recent application to use AutoWikiBrowser. I have approved your request and you should now be able to use the AWB application. Be sure to check every edit before you save it, and don't forget to check out the AWB Guide. You can get any help you need over on the AWB talk page. Feel free to contact me with any questions, Alphachimp 03:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! Postoak 03:07, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Houston: Member Userbox

Userboxes are not my strong point, but I have come up with this:

This user is a member of WikiProject Houston.

Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 02:36, 13 December 2006 (UTC)