User talk:Ecjmartin

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I see no one gave you the standard welcome message yet. But you seem to have gotten off to a good start. Good work on Beaver Island and Strang. Very interesting period in Michigan. Cheers. older ≠ wiser 01:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Re: Mentone and Loving County, Texas

I was glad to help out. One of the best things about the collaborative nature of Wikipedia is that we improve on each others' efforts. If you're not sure how to format something, someone will come up behind you and fix it. Let me know if you have any questions about the project, or if you need any help. Cheers, Caknuck 17:40, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] James Strang article

Good job on the James Strang article. I had rated the July 1, 2007 version Start class. It's much improved since then.

You asked for ideas for further improvement. The first thing I would do is make sure that there is no question of verifiability. That's the first criteria in a Good Article review. I'd add inline citations to every statement that provides a quote, a number (e.g., the number of current adherents), anything that could possibly be construed as original research or opinion. That sort of thing. It allows the reader to find the specific source for the statement or claim or whatever.

After that, you can nominate it for GA review. I think it's good enough for a review. It seems well-written, but that's not really my strong point. There are other editors that do a great job finding grammatical errors, run-on sentences, and that stuff. I'm not one of those people. --Elliskev 16:31, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Very nice. I like it. as I said, I'm not the guy to look to for Good Article level feedback, but I think it's very good. I really appreciate links to sources throughout an article. The rest can be left up to the GA squad. They do a very good job of raising the bar.
I'm with you in thinking that James Strang is a worthy featured article. It's one of those things in our history that is easily left on the sidelines. Good work! Nominate it. --Elliskev 00:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Golden plates

Thanks for the addition to Golden plates. Because this is being considered as an FA, could you please provide a citation for the full sentence you added?--John Foxe 14:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for writing! I got two references in there for you on Strang: one for his "Voree plates," and one for his "Book of the Law of the Lord." For some reason, the list of references shown at the bottom of the article doesn't seem to go past #145; mine were somewhere in the 160's--but I did get them in there for you.
I've been working on editing and expanding the Wikipedia articles for Voree Plates and Laban (Book of Mormon) recently, and I'm hoping to work on the article for Book of the Law of the Lord soon. I've also been working on an article about James Strang himself for some time now, and hope to get it approved for "GA" status soon. Best of luck on your endeavors, and I hope to see this article in the "Featured" section soon!! --Ecjmartin 15:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. I appreciate it.--John Foxe 18:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations, GA passed !

This user helped promote the article James Strang to good article status.

-- Feel free to add that to your userpage if you wish. Great job on the article! If you haven't already done so, consider helping out with a review at WP:GAC. I am going to make a habit myself of trying to review at least one Good Article Candidate for each one I nominate. Cheers. Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 05:24, 23 October 2007 (UTC).

[edit] James Strang

Hi. I noticed that the {{fn}} links aren't working. I think it might be that the template doesn't like the parentheses. Nice work getting it to GA status. --Elliskev 00:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Also, {{fn}} appears to be deprecated. --Elliskev 00:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention. I got the parentheses removed, and the footnotes are working now. I'll have to look into the depreciation thing, but for now, at least they are working again. Thanks again! - Ecjmartin 03:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Strang, again

I think it's ready to be a FA candidate. I'm going to nominate it. --Elliskev 01:34, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Done --Elliskev 01:52, 11 November 2007 (UTC)-
Thanks so much for your vote of confidence on the Strang article--and for all of your help in the past on it. I'm looking forward to seeing what transpires. Thanks again!! -- Ecjmartin 01:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about my not checking with you first. I thought I knew what I was doing... Live and learn. However, I think it should pass. --Elliskev 23:46, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
I sincerely hope so. I got some feedback from one reviewer, who suggested he might support it if I combo'd some of the shorter paragraphs (he thought there were too many short para's in the article). I took his advice, and invited him to check out what I managed to do and get back with me on it. Hopefully, he (and the other reviewers) will like it better. Thanks again for all your help, and for nominating this article! - Ecjmartin 02:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Plates.jpg

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Plates.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Jusjih (talk) 04:40, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I hereby acknowledge your message, but I prefer to leave the deletion to another disinterested admin who can check OTRS. I have no access.--Jusjih (talk) 02:57, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
If the OTRS does have your forwarded email with GFDL permission, it cannot be revoked when the copyright holder, Mr. Terry Pepper, voluntarily granted the license. As I cannot access OTRS, I cannot speedily delete it per your request.--Jusjih (talk) 03:02, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
No problem. Mr. Pepper was contacted directly by Wikipedia because the original permission form I emailed him was ruled deficient. Mr. Pepper later informed me he had declined to give permission due to his unwillingness to allow others to take his image from Wikipedia and use it without his permission. I'm not sure if this will help, but I hope so. Merry Christmas! - Ecjmartin 13:42, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

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