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[edit] Encouragement

Hi SmthManly, I don't know you from Adam, so I have absolutely no agenda here. I happened to see your note on Raul's talk page, and can tell you're having a hard time right now, both on Wiki and in real life, apparently. I just want to say that I know how stressful it can be here sometimes; it seems like it's more about politicking than making an encyclopedia. And personalities sometimes seem to come before the project. But in spite of all that, Wikipedia is a great idea, and every editor is valued and needed. I urge you to reconsider your decision to leave. If I can offer you any assistance at all, please feel free to call upon me. I am a good listener. If you do decide to leave, please let me thank you for your contributions. I know you did the main page updates, and that is a vital task here. With kind regards, Jeffpw 21:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi SmthManly, I'm so sorry to hear this news. You've been a steady, valued contributor; whether you return to Wiki or not, I wish you Godspeed. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
  • I am so glad you are reconsidering! I know several people were disappointed that you were considering leaving. If you think you need a wikibreak, perhaps you should take one. However, it certainly doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could cut back on general editing, and the things you find stressful, and just do the things you enjoy (like the Today's Featured Article tagging). And you certainly don't need to feel silly about being stressed out by events here. you're not the first, and absolutely not the last to get aggravated by policies and users here. Please let me know what you decide to do. I am happy to fill in for you on TFA, but would be happier still if I knew I had supported a contributer here in remaining with the project. And by the way, I voted Keep on the Airline destinations deletion nomination. Some people don't seem to think about the effect of their actions before they do things that distress others (though I try to assume good faith, it is trying, at times).Jeffpw 21:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Off the top of my head, Sandy, Rual and myself. I'm sure, too, that anyone involved in making sure that the FA process goes smoothly was distressed at your decision. I was aware of your work there through my own tagging of FAs (though I have the less glamorous task of adding {{facfailed}} tags to articles). You do something very important here, though most don't see or appreciate it. Those who work in that area, however, appreciate it a lot. If you are still sititng on the fence about leaving, why don't you just remain for the FA stuff for now, and see how you feel later? I am not trying to pressure you, but it's just a shame to see a valued contributer quit in disgust. Jeffpw 21:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Nice to see you posting again! I hope you've decided to stick around; your departure would be a loss to the project -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 22:18, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spirit SJO

Hey SmthManly- I would add it because it was posted in the Miami Herald and like you said, you even know the flight schedules. But if you really want to you can delete it until the formal announcement is made. I'll leave it up to you. Sox23 22:37, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

LOL- i'm having a stupid day....as for SJO, I would say go for it; if anything changes you can always delete it from the page. Since you've seen the schedules I think its okay to add because there will probably be an announcement soon. Sox23 22:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I usually just list destinations served "nonstop" from the airport that I'm editing (I just like that better for some reason) even though technically you could include direct flights. As for the leak...just say it wasn't you?! Or I could add it if you want..just give me the info. Sox23 22:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Does a nonstop BOS flight begin on February 14? / The nonstop wasn't needed even though you meant that it would be nonstop as opposed to direct / Do you think an announcement for SJO is imminent/soon? Sox23 22:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I wouldn't worry about the reverted Boston destination (it isn't truly a nonstop flight from FLL and whoever deleted it probably feels how I do about nonstop flights) And maybe we should just wait until the airline releases the announcement and gets permission from the Puerto Rican government...shouldn't be too long seeing how every other destination has been cleared. I would say the second Spirit announces SJO the FLL page is there waiting for you! Sox23 23:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

By the way have you heard how they are voting on whether or not to delete the airline destination pages? That's rediculous they must be out of their minds!! Sox23 23:09, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

You can add whatever you want but I wouldn't add nonstop to the LAS page...Vegaswikian will revert it before you can hit the save button! lol. However, if 66.32.103.153 deletes "nonstop" again I would just leave it (there's less than a month left before it will be deleted anyway). Sox23 23:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
As for the "destination page issues," I wouldn't leave wikipedia over it. I really think that the vote will pass to keep them around (and if it doesn't we can just transfer it to the airline page (however crappy it will look)). Besides, if you leave wikipedia who will edit FLL with me, 66.32.103.153?! lol Sox23 23:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Did you add SJO to FLL's destination page? Sox23 04:56, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey SmthManly- is the information right on the FLL page with SJO beginning April 21, 2007? Because I thought you said SJO was going to begin sometime in May? Just wondering. Sox23 22:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mainpage date

I think we may have gotten our wires crossed. I thought you were going to continue tagging articles, in spite of your wikibreak. I noticed that it hadn't been done for January 20-22, so have done this. Should I continue, or do you want to go back to doing it? Jeffpw 10:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear that you intend to stay. In the meantime, I had asked Schutz to look into automating the main-page-to-come template, as well as letting him know about an important new template we are rolling out (this is something you should be aware of as well). Raul654 18:47, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Great news, SmthManly! I enjoyed the task, but I have a lot of other things to work on, so I don't mind at all giving it back to you. Happy to hear you're back contributing again. Cheers, Jeffpw 09:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Airlines destinations

Hi!

I just wanted to let you know that I changed my vote to weak keep in that AfD (diff). My concerns there should explain my position. I was also affected by your comment on my talk page.

I would also like to say that I have also contributed to articles on the subject, for instance I wrote the first version of AOM French Airlines (permanent link), which I am still quite proud of. Writing an article on an obscure French airline which existed for a decade and where most of the material is in a foreign language is not easy. I also wrote the stubs for two of the airports served: La Tontouta International Airport and Le Lamentin Airport.

The reason for my shameless self-promotion is related to my basic gripe: lists of destinations should be written for posterity, we should record not only where airlines fly but where they flew, that is encyclopedic content. I would also like to see more article text on routes and equipment. As it is now these articles are like timetables.--Oden 21:20, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NKS fleet age

No wonder the number was so high....if you know how go ahead and do it (I have no idea) but if not just delete the fleet age from the page. thanks Sox23 00:02, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

great Sox23 00:45, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New ArticleHistory template

Hi, SmthManly. I wanted to make sure you're aware of {{ArticleHistory}}, as you'll be encountering it from now on when adding mainpage dates. (Not all FAs have it yet, but many do, and more will be migrated as soon as the bot gets throught them all.) The template itself has a parameter for the date, which automatically changes the text from past tense once the date occurs. So, when you encounter the template on a page, you only need to insert the date parameter in the template as (in the example of Seabirds) |maindate=February 2,2007 The idea is to eliminate so many templates on talk pages by combining FA article info into one template. If you have any questions, pop over to the talk page at the template. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:07, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

If I'm understanding you correctly, I noticed the same problem, commented on it, and I think it was fixed yesterday. Can you double check, and give me an example where the date isn't wikilinked if you find it? Thanks. Any questions, you can go to the ArticleHistory template talk page, as the bot programmers are more knowledgeable than I am. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:14, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Also, just to make sure I expressed myself clearly :-) If you do encounter {{ArticleHistory}} when adding mainpage date, just add the maindate parameter. If you don't encounter the template on an article talk page, just add the date the way you've always done. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, SmthManly - you don't have to keep notifying me, unless a problem comes up. I periodically go through the archive and check them, but you always beat me to it :-) Eventually, as all the articles get switched over (we're working hard), you'll find less and less without the template. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:54, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

It's pretty messy because a lot of the older articles have removed templates from their talk pages, so we have to go looking for missing pieces of history. You have to be pretty well immersed in FAC, FAR, and GAC to know where to look for all the pieces; I'm not sure it will be worth all the time to bring you up to speed on it, because we'll <hopefully> be done by the time I could explain it all to you. Thanks so much for the offer ! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:16, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Think about it this way - it's good we are doing it now. Imagine what it would be like if we waited another 5 years ;) Raul654 04:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi, SmthManly. I *think* we should now be caught up on the ArticleHistory templates on main page request articles, so if you come across any without the template from here on in, can you let me know? Thanks, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:57, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] PIE

There's a revert button?! tell me more... Sox23 01:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Yea, I'm interested in admin...does it cost anything or do I have to do anything extra? Sox23 01:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Uh...I've been editing wikipedia since about September 2, 2006 (I don't know if there's a way to check) but I mainly focus on imporving airline/airport articles and check/edit/improve pages on my watchlist every day....I've participated in discussions and am a member of WP:Airports and WP:Airlines (most recently I nominated and changed the Midway Airport article from Midway Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport)...I think pretty much sums it up...Sox23 01:44, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I need help!!!!

I bet you are wondering who I am and what I need you for. I need help. I saw that you edited a page on the FLL site and I was wondering if you can help me post an airport diagram for the airport in West Palm Beach. I am interested in airports and all things having to do with transportation and I wanted to see a diagram on PBI's page because I feel like this airport is left out of being updated compared to FLL and MIA. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Algon1985 (talk • contribs) 05:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Spirit Air

Hey SmthManly- I have added a new section to the Spirit Airlines article...entitled "New Routes". However, as Spirit did not list if these were daily nonstops on their website (and you know a lot more about Spirit than I do) I was wondering when you had time if you could tell me the frequencies of the upcoming new flights out of FLL (to P.R., C.R., Venezuela, etc...), and double check the new routes I posted in the article to see if I am forgetting any...(I only really looked for the new routes out of FLL)...thanks again. Sox23 01:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks alot- I've made the changes to the article. Sox23 04:09, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talk Page Template

Hey again SmthManly, recently I've been creating/updating my user page and I really like the "Have a message for me? Leave it on my talk page" template you have on your user page. Could you tell me what template you used? thanks Sox23 03:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again!Sox23 03:37, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chiclayo

It was on a thread on airliners.net [1]...I read about it too and thought about adding it to Spirt's page but I didn't and some other user ended up putting it on the page and I just fixed the order Sox23 21:41, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

It's done...I've removed CIX, LIM, & POS from the Spirit Page and made note to include only after the airline has announced the routes and/or they get gov't & USDOT approval Sox23 03:53, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Banning a User

Thank you for answering my question. I had already removed the question from your page because I decided to just file a dispute. As for how I found you. I was looking for someone who seem to have the capability to ban a user. So, I figured people who have the capability to list an article as "Today's Featured Article" would know a thing or two about banning. So, I looked at yesterday's featured article to find who had listed it and it seemed that you had. I apologize if I was a bother. It is a rather random and odd way to find someone.

C&R 04:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Sooo

I have no idea what is going on...I have never heard of an Ultra-Low-Cost-Carrier...and charging for checked bags and drinks??? I guess we'll see how this plays out- who knows it could just work for Spirit. I'm interested to see how it takes to public opinion. What do you think of it? Sox23 03:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Job interview for who? A different airline?Sox23 03:24, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Do you have a preference as to which airline? I would personally like to work for SWA but whereever I could get a job (when I'm older) I will be happy Sox23 03:28, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
That would make sense...what position did you apply for? Sox23 03:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Awsome. Good luck w/ your job search...and make sure to tell me who hires you after they call. Sox23 03:48, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm 17- a junior in high school...no prob. I need that break from editing every once in a while- thank god my tennis season has started. I've been feeling like wikipedia is taking over my life (I'm practically obsessed w/ this website lol) do you ever feel like that? Sox23 03:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I know I know I know exactly what you mean...I HATE then next day after I've missed a day of editing! Im scared as to what's going to happen when I go on vacation this summer for 2 weeks (I'll probably spend 2 MORE weeks fixing everything)..but my teachers piled me on w/ homework today and seeing as I've been on the computer (mostly editing) for most of the night I have yet to start it!...so anyways good luck again w/ ur job search and I'm sure I'll hear from you later in the week Sox23 04:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey how did your interviews go? Sox23 23:33, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Congrats...MIA will surely be more eventful than FLL. Good luck Sox23 02:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
It's all good. Thats okay I realize you have been busy Sox23 23:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NK Reply

Thank You very much for responding, That's intresting if it's true, i'll just have to wait and see. Thanks again - Igafooj 17:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Miami Page Update

I noticed your update to the Miami page. Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain your characterization of the satellite image is incorrect. The bottom corner of the dark patch at the top of the image is the intersection of I-75, I-595, and the Sawgrass Expressway. So, the image's northern boundary is just south of Pompano Beach (still in Broward). --Gintar77 04:07, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cassie Bernall

The POV claim you made for "Cassie Bernhall", is unwaranted. i am reverting it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.25.24.245 (talk • contribs).

I have left a comment on the article talk page. I think that explains it all. Purgatory Fubar Converse or Snafu 22:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Air Sunshine

Working on the Fort Lauderdale - came across this discrepency. Is Air Sunshine still in business? Their website is down and it isn't listed on the official airport website's list of airlines. Kmusser 16:37, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Hey SmthManly- seeing as I've been here for over 6 months now (Sept. 2, 2006) I was thinking about trying to get adminship. I don't know what my chances are but I think people can see I'm trustworthy and don't vandalize pages...[I correct them ;)] A few months ago you said something about how nominating a user is better so I was wondering if you could nominate me. If you need any info. just ask...I know I'll be back sooner than I think seeing as I can't go more than a day w/o correcting the changes people have made to pages on my watchlist (you know how that is). Thanks for everything! Sox23 02:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

THANKS AGAIN SO MUCH for your nomination! Sorry it took so long for me to accept. If you ever need anything I'm always here! Sox23 04:32, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
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