User talk:Postcard Cathy

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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!

Dear Aqualand: Welcome to Wikipedia, a free and open-content encyclopedia. I hope you enjoy contributing. To help get you settled in, I thought you might find the following pages useful:

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Also, thank you for adding the Kutsher's Camp Anawana article. Wikipedia always needs additional substantive material.

Take a look at some other summer camp articles (you can search Wikipedia for "summer camp" and "New York" and get many examples). You'll likely find some useful examples of article tone and formatting. Another editor has tagged the article as potentially lacking "notability" (and therefore a candidate for deletion). As a first step, you may want to add some categories to the article -- see Wikipedia:Categorization.

I hope you'll keep adding to Wikipedia.

--A. B. 18:32, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aqualand?

Oops...

I was welcoming several different new editors with new articles...
--A. B. 14:24, 9 July 2006 (UTC) (the TypoKing)

[edit] Kutsher's Camp Anawana

This article has come a long way!

I was not trying to stick a finger in your eye by tagging it for notability. And, as you figured out already, you can take the tag off the article yourself; there's no one hanging around tracking it.

New articles by new editors are deleted almost instantaneously if there is any hint that they might not be notable. Personally I think more experienced editors can be a bit too quick on the trigger when they do this. This is probably because most new articles are, in fact, not notable and never will be; many are also "vanity articles". When I can, I try to help a few newcomers such as yourself that have submitted promising articles; mostly this consists of welcoming them, giving them a few pointers and then trying to defend their article from deletion. That's the whole reason I put the notability tag on the article -- it flags one of the people "patrolling" new articles for potential deletion that at least one semi-experienced editor has reviewed the page, noted problems and left comments on the talk page. At that point, they are supposed to look at the talk page before deleting the article. "New page patrollers" sometimes delete these articles anyway, in which case I make a big fuss and the article gets restored (with some grumbling).

Thanks for your work on Wikipedia and I hope you'll keep at. --A. B. 14:54, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Postcrossing

Hi there

I invite you to put this userbox on your userpage !

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This user is addicted to Postcrossing.

Just click edit this page to see the code for it ! Happy Postcrossing! Swollib 11:19, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Carolyn Gussoff

You've listed this at WP:MFD but since it is a likely misspelling of her name I've redirected it. For future reference, you don't need to list uncontroversial deletions - you can either ask for speedy deletion by placing {{db-reason|REASON}} at the top of the page (assuming it meets one of the criteria for speedy deletion) or add {{subst:prod|REASON}} to propose it for deletion. You only need to list the article at WP:AFD if somebody objects. Cheers, Yomangani ^talk 00:30, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh I know it is a misspelling I made it! BUt it was so confusing as to how to have the page deleted! I am fairly new to Wiki and just learning my way around. Hopefully I won't make the same mistake again! Postcard Cathy 01:04, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Postcrossing?!?!?

Postcrossing?!? As a longtime deltiologist I can't believe that I never heard of this before!! Where can I sign up? Paul 02:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah Postcrossing is a lot of fun! go to http://www.postcrossing.com There is a quick registration process. Then you request up to five addresses and you will also get a unique ID number for each. Put the ID on the card, send them off and then wait for the card to be arrived and then registered. Once the card is registered, you will places on the list to receive a card! THe only thing is you can get or receive cards from your own country. All cards are from or sent to countries other than your own! Postcard Cathy 04:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Masa (restaurant)

Excellent article! WP:DYK it immediately! - crz crztalk 23:53, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

This is the first I have heard of this. How do I do the WP:DYK? Postcard Cathy 23:57, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

I'll try and make a suggestion on the talk page there... - crz crztalk 00:03, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... no go... it's too short.... if you can add two paragraphs, perhaps about what food is offered and which celebs have visited or the Chef's other endeavors, we can swing it... - crz crztalk 00:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey can you do it? It is pushing 7:30 here and I want dinner! Also, you would know how to do the DYK thingy! If you check the article that I referenced (the one that talks about the $300 prix fixe meals), it talks about specific types of sushi offered and other dishes. Postcard Cathy 00:28, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey thanks for expanding! I got back on after I decided to make a frozen Freschetta pizza for dinner and while it was cooking I thought I would try to expand the article but you beat me too it! Now, how do I access the articles on the DYK page? It sounds like a cool page to check out! Postcard Cathy 00:43, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

OK, I'll go make a DYK suggestion... - crz crztalk 00:51, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

TYVM! Postcard Cathy 00:52, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

done [1] - crz crztalk 01:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

On December 4, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Masa (restaurant), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Hello Cathy. Well done for creating this article. Feel free to self-nominate in future. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:04, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! But I am still unclear on how to that! Postcard Cathy 01:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

CONGRATS! WE'RE ON THE MAIN PAGE! It's a first for me as well. - crz crztalk 01:14, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I saw! Thanks for your help in making this happen! It wouldn't have happened without your help! Postcard Cathy 06:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Camp Roosevelt (Monticello)

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Camp Roosevelt (Monticello), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Camp Roosevelt (Monticello). You may remove the deletion notice, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. M a rtinp23 21:31, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Time will tell if it is worthy of deletion or not but may I make one suggestion: in the future, please wait more than a minute or two before suggesting a page for deletion. I often save my work in the beginning in order to make sure that the work in progress in saved and not timed out or lost if I lose my internet connection. A little patience often goes a long way. At least wait 15 or so minutes for proposing deletion to make sure no further edits are on the way. Postcard Cathy 21:35, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Fine dining

I have nominated this category for deletion because its application requires an exercise in POV - who's to say which restaurant is fine and which isn't... Please come opine at WP:CFD - crz crztalk 16:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

LOL... we were writing at the same time. Barbeque is a fact, "fine" is a judgment call. - crz crztalk 16:40, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

BTW, I joined postcrossing. Very exciting. - crz crztalk 16:41, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I think most people knowledgeable about restaurants know what is and isn't I have been using several criteria: 1) Does the restaurant consider itself "haute cusine" or some other term of similar meaning? 2) have reviews described it as such? 3) If you look at pictures of the restaurant, do you see brass, crystal chandeliers, ... or do you see vinyl covered booths that look like they haven't been washed since Hector was a pup? 4) In reading about the restaurant, does it say formal dress required and/or men must wear jackets? 5) The price! Postcard Cathy 16:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on Postcrossing. I am friendly with a member from your hometown. Postcard Cathy 16:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

He he I meant as a valid category (comparing it to bbq - which btw if you don't know someone from Kansas City will get into a huge arguement with someone from North Carolina who will get into a huge argument with someone from Memphis and so on as to what is really BBQ but the category still stands undisputed despite the fact these regions all claim to be the only places that do real bbq). Postcard Cathy 17:44, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Popcat

Please note that popcat is intended to be used to request that existing articles be allocated to a category not as a request for batch creation of new articles. Thank you. Hawkestone 18:36, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

I never said it was Hawkestone. I know how to read and to comprehend what I read. I understood that. Postcard Cathy 01:42, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Seymour Geisser

Why are you classifying Seymour Geisser as a University of Minnesota alumnus? I though alumnus meant a former student rather than a professor. Michael Hardy 19:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

The University of Montana article listed him as an alumnus, that is why! Postcard Cathy 16:18, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Um... did you mean the University of Minnesota? Where did they list him that way? (Certainly he was a UNC alumnus.) Michael Hardy 00:08, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talk page edit

What IS your major malfunction? [2] --Calton | Talk 05:27, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't aware I was malfunctioning. Damn, I should of gone for that free Jiffy Lube tune up while I had the chance. Or wait, am I a computer who is malfunctioning? Postcard Cathy 01:42, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please do not upload images in the GIF format

Hello and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you've uploaded a number of images in the GIF format. In the future, please save GIF images in the PNG format before converting (see Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload). PNG images almost always have a smaller file size, which decreases the amount of time they take to load. There are a bunch of other advantages to the PNG format such as lossless compression that you can read about on its Wikipedia article. ---Remember the dot 03:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] David Israel entry

It appears that you created this entry. Please see my comments in the discussion section. I haven't wanted to make any changes without giving you a chance to respond. Vbd 09:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

It seems that there are two different people with this name who worked in sports journalism. I went to High School with THIS David Israel and he was definitely graduated HS in 1980 making him 44 or so. Postcard Cathy 16:22, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

See Help:Category for help. enochlau (talk) 11:15, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

And I do if I need to do so. Thanks for the suggestion. If you are talking about a specific thing I did though, it was very nice of you to be clear. I will practice my mindreading abilities now! Postcard Cathy 01:42, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] help me

How do you revert a page? It seems like someone chopped off a bunch of info on DeWitt Clinton, the onetime Governor of New York State. It would seem like a shame if someone had to basically start over. Postcard Cathy 22:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Click on the page history and find the last good revision and click edit add a edit summary stating that your reverting and click submit and the page will be reverted back to the revision that you were viewing. see Help:Reverting for more information. Hope this helps— WilsBadKarma ^(Talk) 22:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

How cool! I always wanted to know how to do that! It worked. Thanks alot! Postcard Cathy 22:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] {{Prod-nn}}

Hi, I've created a {{Prod-nn}} template, which could be of interest... Addhoc 13:30, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] S-B and prod

Thanks for the note. Will try to avoid this problem. Rich Farmbrough 14:28 26 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Radcliffe College alumni

I wanted to point out to you the recent decision to redirect "Harvard College alumni" into Category:Harvard University alumni. I confess, I was surprised that a "Radcliffe College alumni" category did not exist. However, I think that creating the category may run into similar problems -- that people think of the undergraduate college as synonymous with the University. This is less true with Radcliffe than with Harvard College, but it happens nonetheless. Of course, you also have to contend with a historical distinction that no longer exists. Food for thought?--Vbd (talk) 22:35, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

As far as I am concerned, if Barnard College can have a category apart from Columbia University, than so can Radcliffe and Harvard! Postcard Cathy 22:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't entirely disagree. I just have some concerns about it. It may not be much of a distinction, but Barnard remains an independent college, while Radcliffe does not.

The one specific request I have for you is that, for the sake of consistency, the category be moved from Category:Harvard University to the subcat Category:Harvard University alumni, where all of the University's schools have their individual alumni categories listed (those that exist).--Vbd (talk) 23:00, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

OK I will do that That makes a bunch of sense! In about 3 minutes, double check I did what you asked correctly - I had trouble getting the correct version of your message and want to make sure I read what you wrote correctly! Postcard Cathy 23:02, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! You did it right! I made a minor adjustment so that it will show up on the first page of Category:Harvard University alumni rather than on the page with the "R's." I also added it to another category Category:Alumnae of women's universities and colleges. Thanks again.--67.161.13.243 00:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC) (sorry, I'm not signed in and I'm in a hurry.)

Thanks alot! We have some things in common, besides my loving Montreal! I graduated college two years before you and was accepted at BU but went to GW instead. I did end up at BU for grad school though - in Public Health! I still live in the area! Keep in touch! Postcard Cathy 00:19, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Loving Montreal is key! You obviously are a discerning individual. I had a great time at BU as an undergrad. My impression is that the School of Public Health is well-regarded -- congratulations!

I wanted to give you a head's up about a Cfm I nominated. It came about in part because you made me think about Radcliffe. Thanks.--Vbd (talk) 02:44, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah. I forgot to suggest that you add a note to the Category:Radcliffe College alumni page that provides parameters for including people. Is the cut-off date 1977? 1999? Did all women who graduated before 1977 get Radcliffe degrees or were some considered Harvard students? --Vbd (talk) 02:53, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recess episode nominations

You recently nominated numerous episodes of Recess for deletion, regardless of what the outcome is, you did something wrong. Not knowing what you tried to do, I can't guess, but in the future, I think it would be strongly appreciated if you tried to group the episodes together. Certainly mass nominations are often a problem, but in this case, you made things worse. Also, if you started off with only one page first, it might work a lot better to get consensus. As of now, I think it's just too horrible a mess. Mister.Manticore 20:19, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I tried to follow the instructions but I think I did something wrong. For some reason, whenever I try to follow the instructions in cases like this, things never seem to go right! Postcard Cathy 11:15, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categorizing AfD debates

I see you recently made a bunch of AfD nominations. You forgot to enter a debate category in the {{REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD}} tag. Please go through your recent nominations and categorize them so people who follow AfD can find ones of interest to them. I also note your userpage says you are a member of the uncategorized task force, so this should come naturally to you ;-) —dgies^t_c 21:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Nah, doesn't come naturally to me. I don't like the way the instructions for these things are written since I usually have trouble when I try to put them into place! I stick to going to the uncategorized pages category and try to put them in the right place. Much easier! Postcard Cathy 11:16, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

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