User talk:Robbiegiles

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Hello, Robbiegiles. I congratulate on your first article, deaconess is far better than my first article (err...). You provided all the references, many external links, great job, mate, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you stick around and become a great contributor. You're well on the way already.

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Again, welcome aboard! [[User:DO'Neil|DO'Иeil]] 06:44, Jul 16, 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Coeur d'Alene (Tribe)

I'm glad you're reworking that article. It pained me to have to list it as copyvio because it was such a good article. You can effectively change the name of the article yourself to include the space. Just place the reworked version at Coeur d'Alene (Tribe) and then list the non-space page on VfD. BTW, I've checked some of your other edits. Great work! Keep typing.  :-) SWAdair | Talk 00:52, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Camassia

Howdy. I searched through the imagelist and couldn't find any file named Camassia-quamash.jpg or any variation thereof. Also, your contribution list doesn't show that you uploaded any such file. I'd suggest that you upload the file again. Sometimes that happens. Drop a note on my talk page if it still doesn't work for you. Ocon | Talk 19:05, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I see that you got the picture working. Don't forget to go to your image page for anything you upload and add copyright information and source info for your images. - Ocon | Talk 06:48, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)


I see that you are rather new to the Wikipedia community. well, for a newbie, you did a good job at Camassia. I did some tinkering and I think the article should withstand scrutiny.

On the other hand, as the description of Flora and Fauna is subjected to a number of rules, I advise you to read carefully these instructions :

My main project is however the Wikipedia:WikiProject Gastropods, yes, snails and especially sea slugs. JoJan 09:58, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] List of U.S. national parks

I am not sure that adding the state they are in adds anything important to the list. Could you explain your reasoning? Why not size or age or nothing? The state will be prominent in each article. Rmhermen 23:51, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

Can't say I understood your answer to this question. About categories, they are a new feature in the software added about a month or two ago - we don't have a really good feel for all the ways they may be used. You could try looking around Wikipedia:Category. Rmhermen 00:59, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Deaconess

The change that I made on purpose was to remove the colons from the ISBN references. (If you type "ISBN: 12345", it doesn't automatically make it a link, but if you instead type "ISBN 12345", it becomes a link.)

The other changes were accidents. Often, when some browsers edit a non-standard character (such as a special open-quote, or a special dash), the browser gets confused and replaces it with a question mark. These non-standard characters usually come about when someone cut-and-pastes from MS-Word. Anyway, thank for telling me; I went back and fixed it. – Quadell (talk) (help)[[]] 05:14, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Christian evangelicalism category

There has been a lot of discussion on the talk page for Category:Christian fundamentalism and evangelicalism to split that category into each of its two component parts, but apparently no one (including me) wanted to take the initiative to do all the re-categorizing work. Seeing that you have created this new category, however, if you're in the mood to crank on this project, I invite you to consult that combined category as a raw source and go through to decide whether each article within it needs to be moved into one, the other, or both of the two new, more specific categories. I'm sure others of us will pitch in, but we are in need of willing elbow grease. --Gary D 20:54, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)

Well, I can at least get started. I will be writing for the evangelicalism article over the next few weeks based on the 19th century historical aspect of Evangelicalism. I will do a bibliography as well. Then I will place my 'argument' or 'thesis' on the discussion page of Cf&e and Ce to have separate categories. If it doesn't fly, we can always go back to square one with the joint category. Let me get going on Ce before changing Cf&e. -- Robbie Giles 21:31, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
Heck, there's no need to tack your theses to the church door, Mr. Luther, we were all pretty much agreed the separation was probably a good idea; we were all just too lazy to do it ourselves, LOL! --Gary D 23:55, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
A P.S. on category titles: User:One Salient Oversight was talking about the category titles, "Fundamentalist Christianity" and "Evangelical Christianity" rather than "Christian fundamentalism" and "Christian evangelicalism", so that if/when we eventually split up the other double category, Category:Charismatic and Pentecostal Topics, the two new categories could then be "Charismatic Christianity" and "Pentecostal Christianity" as part of a consistent overall naming system, since none of us has come up with a suitable noun form or "ism" form for the adjective, "Charismatic". --Gary D 23:55, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Question from a newbie

Hi, i noticed that you made an edit to the Walla Walla article, which i'm thinking about creating a related new article for. I also noticed that you've created some articles yourself, so I thought you might be able to help me out.

Basically, I just want to determin if it makes sense for me to start this article and if so, how to properly source it. I'm doing a research paper for a class and my book has in its appendix a great article from the "Army and Navy Journal" Nov. 1st 1879 and it is about the "Walla Walla Massacre." I was thinking about summerizing it as a new article. What do you think? schwael 7:17pm 29 Jan 2005

Thanks for the good advice! I posted the article and managed to find a second source as well. Research is fun! Schwael 05:43, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:W-white-pine.jpg

Hi Robbie - nice pic, but . . . there's a bit of a problem with this (and all forestryimages.org) pics: the non-commercial restriction makes it an invalid license for use on wikipedia. However, it is possible that the non-commercial restriction is invalid; if the photo was taken by a USFS employee in the course of their official duties, then the pic is in the public domain, and the restriction placed by UGa on its use is invalid. But if the pic was taken by a USFS employee during their own private time, then it is not in the public domain, and the restriction can be valid. As a general rule, it is best not to upload photos where there is any doubt over the unconditionality of the license - MPF 22:07, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

  • I understand your point, however the [2] site says the images are available for non-commercial use with attribution. Does Wiki have a license that covers that? In this case the person is a USDA staff member. How is this different from the images at The PLANTS Database National Plant Data Center (USDA)? Thanks in advance. Robbie Giles 00:13, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
Hi Robbie - sorry for the delay in replying - The USDA plants database is helpful in that they give clear usage guidelines that are distinct for each pic; for some (e.g. [3]), this is "This copyrighted image may be freely used for any non-commercial purpose. However, any use requires notification of the copyright holder, and commercial use must be disclosed to and conditions of use negotiated with the copyright holder. Use by non-profit organizations in connection with fund-raising or product sales is considered commercial use. If you want to use this picture in any way, please contact ..."; this is a restrictive license and can't be used on wikipedia. For others (e.g. [4]), it gives "This image is not copyrighted and may be freely used for any purpose. Please credit the artist, original publication if applicable, and the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database". This is public domain, and can be used on wikipedia. The ForestryImages pics however all have the same restrictive non-commercial license added, making them unusable on wikipedia. I suspect that in some cases at least, this restriction is added incorrectly (illegally? - if it is public domain, they have no right to restrict any license on it), but telling which are public domain and which aren't is not easy, maybe impossible. Generally, it is safest not to use them. Maybe one day I'll pluck up the courage to write to ForestryImages and query the legitimacy of their restrictions, but I've not got round to it yet! - MPF 09:12, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nez Percé Horse

What "official" spelling? The two links supplied in the article are weak in content, and only show that the on-line presence of the tribe is accent-less, most likely due to americanisation rather than a conscious decision to drop the original accent (in any case, I'm 100% sure the Nez Percé call themselves something else entirely in their language). This smells like one of those spelling issues that just can't be resolved, because there are not enough sources. I believe both forms are acceptable and should be presented as such. What's your take on this?

Urhixidur 04:41, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

  • The people of the tribe call themselves by the name Nimi'ipuu, which means the "real people or we the people." The official comment refers to the spelling the tribe uses in all its public documents. If you visit the Breeding Program of the horse in Lapwai, ID, there is no accent in the title Nez Perce. The early French explorers of the area erroneously called the tribe by the French term for pierced nose. Yes, the spelling has been Americanized but it is how the tribe spells it. I believe that the presence of the accent in the name for the horse is not and never has been correct. When the program was begun the By-laws of the organization used the name Nez Perce Horse Registry. This is not anecdotal, but rather a legal name. Hope this helps. Robbie Giles 13:04, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
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