User talk:Theflyer

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[edit] Infobox Help

Hi, I've noticed you've added the {{helpme}} tag. Can I help you with something>? --Pilotguy (talk ¦ ✉) 23:57, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes looking for help with Infox boxes. I'm trying to get a new page started on Lake George (Anoka County) and grabbed a "info_box" from the article on the Mississippi River. Was wondering if there is a better one for lakes? Theflyer 00:00, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Just use the river infobox. We don't think there is one for lakes. --Pilotguy (talk ¦ ✉) 00:10, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Pilotguy! Theflyer 00:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

As Pilotguy said, there isn't currently an Infobox for lakes. Instead of an infobox you could just use a table. I am happy to set that up for you, just tell me what sort of information you want in the table.--Commander Keane 00:25, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Commander Keane, That would be great. I didn't have any particular success in adapting the river info box. It just doesn't meet the needs. The items that would be good to include are: area, diameter, depth, type of water (fresh, brackish, etc), How is the lake fed (stream, spring, snow melt, etc). I'm drawing a blank on other stuff, but if you set it up as a table, I should be able to modify that easily enough. I appreciate the help. If you want, feel free to just replace the river info box with your creation on the Lake George (Anoka County) page. Thanks again. Theflyer 00:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I added the table. I took out the spot for an image since we don't have one yet, but it's easy to put it in later. Have fun! --Commander Keane 01:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Prussia and Libertarianism

I apologize for poor revert. Conversation moved to Talk:Konfederacio Orienta Prusio to archive with article topic. Theflyer 15:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like the article and the talk page must have been deleted and then User:Der Eberswalder recreated it making it a redirect. See old talk page entry for background on the issue. Theflyer 23:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] redirect to copyvio

You redirected an article I started to one that was a total copyvio. My article seems to have disappeared, so I listed the article as a copyvio -- word for word it is totally from a web page. Sincerely, Mattisse

Matisse, It appears from my watch list that you are referring to Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, but since you weren't clear and don't provide a link, I cannot be for sure. I don't understand how it can be copyvio if it is from a federal government web site. Also, standard etiquette when commenting is to use the signature option (icon looks like a signature above the edit window or use four tildes ~~~~) to sign your entries, so it is easier to follow-up. Theflyer 18:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio

Hi! I wrote the article using my own words and more than one source and then suddenly it was redirected to a copyvio of one of the pages I had used as a reference. It was a word-for-word copy. So I listed the article on the possible copyvio list per directions so the admins decide. Once the possible copyvio template is on the page (the material was still on the page), I listed it per the directions as below:

If you have just labeled this page as a possible copyright infringement, please add the following to the bottom of Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2007_January_28/Articles

The admins decided it was copyvio because they removed the material as you can tell from the watchlist. User:Rmky87 removed it. I felt bad because i had spent time putting it in my own words and using several sources, just to have it redirected to a copyvio. I don't know how that happened because I lost my much better article through the redirect! Sincerely, Mattisse 22:48, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, looking at the article history I did not write it (I was thinking of something else!) I came across it as needing wikifying and recognised the material from the web site, so I submitted it as a possible copyvio. Sorry! Anyway, they make the final decision whether it is copyvio or not. Not me. So you cannot reverse their decision without discussing it with them. Sincerely, Mattisse 22:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
It is not copyvio, it is from a public domain web site. See Talk:Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. I'm pretty certain the decision will be reversed when someone else reviews my documentation. I chose to wait for others to review instead of reverting myself. The disclaimer on the web site, which is a federal government web site, clearly states that the web page is public domain. I'm glad to hear that I didn't overwrite something you'd written because I try hard not to do anything like that. Happy editing. Theflyer 23:54, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
That's a good decision on your part to appeal and let them decide. I'll be interested to know in the outcome becaue these things are not clear to me (past experience) even when it seems Public Domain. Good luck! Sincerely, Mattisse 00:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MD

Thanks for creating the MD navigation template. Very cool. -Ravedave 05:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

My pleasure Dave (oh my, there's a flashback to HAL), it's the kind of thing I like to do. Notice from your contributions and your user page, you've done a lot of work on Minnesota stuff. I've been slowly working on Lake George (Anoka County). It still needs a lot of work but is coming along. Maybe you could take a gander when your little one is taking a seista (congratulations by the way). Theflyer 05:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I'll see what I can do. You should checkout WP:WPMN -Ravedave 05:56, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Political views of Mitt Romney

Moved my response to Talk:Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2008#Split out 'Political positions' into separate article?. Theflyer 05:11, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion about Romney political views/positions article title

Hi. Over at the the article Political views of Mitt Romney, in case you're interested, there's a discussion underway about whether it's an improvement to name it Political positions of Mitt Romney, at Talk:Political views of Mitt Romney#Requested move. (And thanks for your kind and thoughtful discussion about the article and its creation.)

-- Yellowdesk 16:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Muscular Dystrophy Template

Moved discussion to Talk:Muscular_dystrophy#Types. Theflyer 22:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation

You recently created FSH (disambiguation) and redirected FSH there. Just thought you might like to know for future reference that the preference is for titles with "(disambiguation)" in the title to redirect to the plain title, as long as the plain title is not being used by another article. No big deal, but it creates a little more work for Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Malplaced disambiguation pages. Happy editing... Dekimasuよ! 02:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Dekimasu, If I understand your post and the help page above correctly, the objective is to not create "Topic (disambiguation)" pages unless it is absolutely necessary and in most cases it probably is not. Is this a correct understanding? While I could simply move the information from the FSH (disambiguation) to FSH, the page above indicates I should probably just list it there for an administrator to resolve. Do you agree? I also assume this would be the same case with FSHD (disambiguation)...do you agree? Thank you for taking the time to reach out and give me this pointer. By the way, can you provide me a good example where a "topic X (disambiguation)" page is used properly for my own reference. Theflyer 02:52, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to take so long to get back to you. Yes, you are correct – "(disambiguation)" is used in the title only when necessary. An example of an effective page with "(disambiguation)" in the title is Cervantes (disambiguation). You can take a look at the setup of the plain title, Cervantes, and see that it redirects to the most common use, Miguel de Cervantes. Then there is a note at the top of Miguel de Cervantes telling the user that he/she may be looking for Cervantes (disambiguation). "Cervantes" would not be the correct title for Miguel's article, but it is still the most common use of the term. In a case in which the term is widely distinguishable by the plain title itself, we might see an article at Rome and a disambiguation page at Rome (disambiguation). Here, the editors have decided that there is no need to redirect Rome to Rome, Italy.
I see that the FSH redirect has been changed and is now pointing to a primary topic like the Cervantes page, per Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Primary topic. That's a fine solution to the problem, as long as there is a primary topic. If there isn't, we move the page to the plain title, per my last post.
I hope this will help to answer your questions a little bit. I'm not sure if what I wrote as very clear, but you can take a look WP:DAB or WP:MOS-DAB for further information. Please let me know if you have any more questions! Dekimasuよ! 17:31, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
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