User talk:Chaosdna

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[edit] Geographic Coordinates

You recently created an article for Loss Creek, which contains geographic coordinates.

Here's some useful information can use in articles when you want to specify geographic coordinates:

Geographical coordinates guidelines

Geographical coordinates project

and in particular on the above page, this section: Templates

Here's an example of converting a set of plain-text coordinates to a link to many different online maps:

Instead of using: 124° 4' 9" W, 48° 29' 49" N

Try using this link to many maps instead: 48°29′49″N, 124°4′9″W

The link above actually is actually coded as follows, in the edit window:

{{coor dms|48|29|49|N|124|4|9|W}}


The {{ characters signify the start of a template.

coor is the name of the template.

dms is a parameter that tells the template you are using degrees, minutes, seconds.

The degrees, minutes, seconds are separated by the | character.

Use N or S for North/South, and E or W for East/West.

The }} characters are the end of the template.


Please specify the latitude first, then longitude. I hope this helps! Itsfullofstars 23:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Great start

Keep up the good work. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 02:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Crescentvspacific.jpg listed for deletion

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If you have any questions please ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 04:51, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Pity, it is such a good image. I was looking at it before, and saw the license was no good, or I would have already uploaded it hehe. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 04:51, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Red-tail!

Hi Chaosdna. Yup, it's definitely a Red-tailed Hawk. And you're right—they are big, particularly the females. That lovely strawberry-blond tail is a great field mark for an adult bird, and you've captured it well on your second picture. How lucky you are to have this as a "yard bird"! MeegsC | Talk 18:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)