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[edit] commons:Image:Newmellewatertower.jpg

Hi, this photo is still missing a copyright tag and information about the source. Please provide the information as quckly as possible. This has been a deletion requests since September 6. Thuresson 01:51, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Changes

I have changed most all my images from pd to the new PD-user|Colin.faulkingham this was a rather recent change made by wikipedia.

Thanks, --Colin Faulkingham 16:16, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Montesquieuian gauntlet

Montesquieuian gauntlet has been proposed for deletion. NickelShoe 06:50, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You forgot the hyphens

You need to throw two hyphens before the tildes for the formatting to kick in. --KHill-LTown 20:17, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spoken Stuff

Any suggestions before I head in? I've read Wikipedia:Media, Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia/Recording guidelines, and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia as suggested on the main project page, but was curious if there was anything else I should know before starting. As a whole, how long does it take from first starting to record a page to the completion does it require? Anything else to suggest? #jcarkeys 05:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I think the best thing to do after reading everything is just plunge right in and ask for feedback as you go. There seems to be a nice variation in the readings. Some people are more playful with them than others (I prefer a more serious approach, but to each his/her own). I've been offline for a long while due to various real world things that got all bunched up and prioritized--so I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you.

As for the time..it seems to depend on a lot of things. Here are some things that slow me down:

  • lots of sidebars/infoboxes ... have to figure out how to read or skip over them.
  • Extremely long articles (Columbine H.S. Massacre would be a good example) ..not just recording time, but also figuring out how to subdivide them for easier downloading.
  • Words/names you aren't sure how to pronounce. I think it's always best to ask about this on the article's talk page. Usually someone will be familiar with it.
  • Your state: if you've got a head cold, you're obviously going to need to shelf your work for a bit.
  • Technical difficulties ("why won't Linux let Audacity record?!" "This room makes me sound too echoey!" "Damned train!" are a few of mine)
  • Long reference URLs or bibliographic info. A pain, but worth reading anyway, I say.
  • Realizing that the article is being heavily modified as you work OR need improving before recording. Ex: The Flash Mob article was short and cool, but it needed cleaning up.

Another tip is to try to do your article while you're on a roll. I did 5 hours of recording for Columbine H.S. massacre and then I found out that I had to go back and redo some of the names and things and ended up not doing anything with it from late Jan until now. I just don't ever feel like editing it.

Also, you need to figure out how you like to work. I prefer to edit as I go, rather than recording several takes and then cutting them out later. Other people like to just get started.

If the article is long, keep a glass of water nearby to keep your mouth and throat from drying out. And try not to terribly fast. Some people get really nervous about the "this is my one shot to get it right" aspect of recording. I know I do. Stay relaxed and if anything, speak a bit slower than you are inclined to, since we naturally speed up when nervous.

I guess that's about it. I know some of that was in the project reading materials, but that's what comes to mind. We're still hashing a lot of it out in an attempt to standardize the articles, so if you're unsure of how to handle something in the article, see if we've talked about it on the Project Talk page. If not, start a discussion.

I think the most important thing, though is not to be discouraged about your ability to do this. One of my favorite things about the project is the humanity that comes with the variety of voices reading articles. We have contributors from all over the world--and it takes all kinds of readers to represent them.

Best of luck!

Ckamaeleon 10:07, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Missouri

Dear Jcarkeys, I am beginning the process to create a wikiproject for Missouri. in order to do so i'm required to show that there is a base of at least 5-10 people who would be interested in contributing to such a project. the project would serve to aid in the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State Missouri, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history, education, and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Missouri in a fair and accurate manner. Since you're stated as being a wikipedian in missouri, i wanted to see if you were interested. if you are, please add your username at Wikipedia:Wikiproject/List_of_proposed_projects#Missouri and User:Preschooler.at.heart/Missouri. thanks for your consideration. --preschooler.at.heart my talk - contribs 16:03, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

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