Talk:Calma

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[edit] Old talk

I just created all the content you see on this page. For some reason, my user name did not get attached to the edit, so I'm making a trivial edit now so that my name will be on it. -- tomtab Tomtab 02:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

A possible reason is that you were away from the wikipedia editing for a longer time, and the session was timed out.

I am glad that someone remembers pioneers of the industry. I hope that your text does not constitute a copyright violation, i.e., it is not a verbatim copy from non-public sources. I apologise if this remark offended you, but this is a common mistake of many newcomer editors of wikipedia. See Wikipedia:copyrights. For this particular case: by law, facts are not copyrightable, but their descriptions are. Therefore it is adimissible to rephrase descriptions you see elsewhere. mikka (t) 18:00, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

The quoted material is from an SEC filing, and as such should be in the public domain. I would not have included this quote if it were from a document readily available on the web, but since it is from 1978, I rather doubt that this is the case. I don't like resorting to quotes, but until such time as we can add detailed descriptions of the Calma products to Wikipedia, it seemed like a reasonable place-holder. Tomtab 22:37, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Irma

Irma of Calma died in 1992. The daughters no longer have the flower shop. Jeff Milde (Cal and Irma's grandson) 66.92.12.200 21:25, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Sad. Any proof, so that this info may be added into article? `'mikka 06:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Irma Louise Hefte died 9/27/92, in San Jose, Calif. CC of Death Certificate on file in Santa Clara Co. #537853. Calma began as a Manufacturers Representative Company in 1962, from the 4th bedroom of the family home on Amby Drive in San Jose, Ca., prior to its incorporation. Calvin took care of sales, Irma acted as secretary and daughters Sheri and Barbara filed and stamped literature to promote the family business. Irma, Sheri and Barbara were partners in a Los Gatos Flower Shop, Carousel of Flowers. The shop was sold when Irma became ill the year prior to her death. Sheri lives in San Jose, Ca and Barbara in Westminster, Colo. Calvin and Irma have 5 surviving grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren in addition to their daughters and 2 son-in-laws.Sherimilde 16:27, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Sheri Milde (Calvin and Irma's daughter)

Thank you. In wikipedia there is a rule ("cite your sources") that added info must be referenced from reliable sources, therefore I asked for proof. Are there any books or journal articles or other documents that cover biographical details? If you are around Sunnyvale, CA, we can talk in person, if you e-mail me by clicking here--> Special:Emailuser/Mikkalai. `'mikka 19:08, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Hedges

Tom Hedges, one of the architects of the GDS II system, died on November 16, 2007 at age 57. At his memorial, his widow expressed a wish for his name on this page to link to something. Accordingly, I have added an external link to his obituary. If anyone can think of a more appropriate link for him, I would welcome it.Tomtab (talk) 03:13, 29 November 2007 (UTC)