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September–December 2007

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Image source problem with Image:BDA logo3.jpg

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Fixed — added source/fair use rationale to image page JGHowes talk - 17:40, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey, no problem

I figured it was an error due to the weird cut-off point. Jinxmchue 01:06, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Duplicate images uploaded

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note to file: deletion OK, original image upload attempt returned error msg and uploaded image didn't show, possibly due to server lag (?) JGHowes talk -

Zeta

I guess but when images like this image exist it looks kind of bad ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 13:25, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Rex Humbard

The restaurant tower that Rex Humbard started to build and then just left standing was one of the most famous aspects of his life. In all of Ohio and beyond, it has been known as "Rex's Erection" for decades, it is a very famous landmark.

Link: http://explorer.altopix.com/map/kdaocf/Rexs_Erection.htm
unsigned comment 10-11-07 by IP 67.190.90.215

Reply Thx for the msg explaining your edit to Rex Humbard. Certainly good faith edits by anyone are always greatly appreciated. Having said that, however, Wikipedia is one of the Top 10 sites on the internet in terms of daily hits, which number in the millions. As such, we have to be careful that all Articles follow certain guidelines for quality. For example, all information has to be reliably sourced. In a nutshell, that means it must have been printed in a mainstream newspaper or website, etc., and cited in the Article's footnotes. (for details, see WP:RS). Also, Wikipedia is not a collection of "trivia". So although the Rex Humbard article does mention the unfinished tower, I don't see how adding a slang term to describe it adds to the Article's value as an encyclopedic reference. I hope you will understand why it was reverted. Happy editing! JGHowes talk - 19:44, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Hardy palms

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've included a link to a photo album I created last summer with some pics I've taken through the years of hardys in Baltimore. I also included a link to a post by a Baltimore resident of some experience with hardy palms in the Baltimore area.

Strongbad1982 02:50, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Reply: Many thanks...who knew? JGHowes talk - 23:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:E Urner Goodman 1917.jpg

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Fixed — clarified source info. provided JGHowes talk - 23:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

E. Urner Goodman

Here's my first set of suggestions...first, look at Arthur Rose Eldred and George Thomas Coker, both articles I wrote that are also GAs and single person BSA biographies. Make the Goodman article similar in scope and depth of info to these two articles. Then reference every well. When you get there, leave a note on the Goodman talk page and I'll look it over again. Then we'll go from there. Right now, I'd basically say the Goodman article just needs beefing up to get to the GA point. Rlevse 13:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC) I'm going to throw up a stub for the Philadelphia School of Pedagogy. Could you send me that online source you found? Thanks. --evrik (talk) 17:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Ostrich SA2.jpg

Hi, James, just out of idle curiosity is your attribution-type licence for this image actually compatible with the GFDL? I'm not planning to delete it either way, just wondered if there is a potential problem. Jimfbleak 16:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh, yes. {{attribution}} is a free license. See WP:ICT/FL JGHowes talk - 17:42, 16 October 2007 (UTC)


Image copyright problem with Image:Pres Roosevelt and Boy Scouts in 1937.jpg

Image Copyright problem

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Fixed — oops! overlooked the {{Non-free historic image}}, now fixed JGHowes talk - 20:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
The image you asked about looks fine to me. THe tag I put on is on the talk page and a Scouting project tag, totally unrelated to licensing. Rlevse 20:42, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Re:

I don't see how it is "personally targeted behavior that causes an atmosphere of greater conflict and stress. " (from WP:CIVIL). Obscenity is a personal subjective philosophy that I don't subscribe to. -- John Reaves 21:13, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand why you would have clicked on my userpage when you intended to ask me a question. Why wouldn't you just go staright to my talk page? At any rate, what was your question? -- John Reaves 21:35, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
Well thanks for the fix. -- John Reaves 21:54, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:THS logo.jpg

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Fixed — replaced with Non-free media template and more detailed Fair Use Rationale on the image description page JGHowes talk - 04:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:THS magazine.jpg

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Fixed — replaced with Non-free media template and more detailed Fair Use Rationale on the image description page JGHowes talk - 04:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Great articles

Nice job on the Royal Blue and Capitol Limited articles. --DP67 talk/contribs 19:02, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:EPowerBiggs.gif

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Fixed — added Non-Free Media template and elaborated on Fair Use Rationale JGHowes talk - 13:33, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Deirdre imus.jpg

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Fixed — added Non-Free Media template and elaborated on Fair Use Rationale JGHowes talk - 05:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


Disputed fair use rationale for Image:First Rockefeller Center Tree1931.jpg

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Fixed — detailed Fair Use rationale, which was present on the Image page, has been re-formatted using template JGHowes talk - 12:02, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


Ocean Grove

Hi, Alansohn- We seem to keep running into each other on various articles - small world, isn't it? :o)

I've reworded slightly Ocean Grove, New Jersey since your edit, to clarify that although the court quashed OG's status as a separate borough in 1921, the Camp Meeting Assn continued to exercise local ordinance powers for another 60 years (until the newspaper deliveryman sued the Assn in 1981 because he couldn't drive his delivery truck into the Grove on Sundays).

Just didn't want you to think me rude for changing your edit.

Cheers, JGHowes talk - 19:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

  • It sure is a small world. The original wording implied that that Ocean Grove was ruled unconstitutional as a municipality in 1981. I was reading (and digesting) a New York Times article on the 1981 ruling and I will integrate it with your edits. Thanks for taking the time to clarify the ruling in the article and for the heads up. Alansohn 19:48, 6 November 2007 (UTC)


Disputed fair use rationale for Image:New Lassie 1989.jpg

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Fixed — Fair Use information reformatted using Non-free media template JGHowes talk - 11:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Template:Dominionism

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Tiffany glass

Wow! ...Amandajm 15:02, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Eleanor Roosevelt GA nomination failed

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JetBlue Labor Dispute

I re-added the section on the JetBlue labor dispute, sourcing the information from Crain's NY Business Journal. The dispute was also covered in NY Newsday as well. Pipa32bj (talk) 17:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:NRHS logo.png)

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[this is a BOT malfunction, image is not orphaned]

References

No, I actually prefer <references />. The change is part of WP:AWB's general fixes, and for this reason I have turned off "general fixes" in my main "date maintenance tags" run. However, on balance, with the standard headers I decided that the type of article is more likely to benefit from the general fixes. I have also asked the AWB developers to remove this particular feature. (Note the reason I prefer <references /> is purely the font size.) Rich Farmbrough, 18:39 5 December 2007 (GMT).

Thank you

I want to thank you for updating the fair use rationale for the Image:Westmoreland Seal.jpg. Normally when I receive notices that the usage is disputed, I will take care of them immediately. However, I am in the process of studying for finals, and did not have time to do anything with it. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 01:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

re: Towson, Maryland

ok, have fun. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 20:48, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

changed image name incorrectly

Hi, fyi the BOT changed an image name at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport from image:St.Petelogo.gif to image:St. Petelogo.gif, rendering it blanked. I've reverted this. JGHowes talk - —Preceding comment was added at 13:32, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Oops! Thanks for catching that. Cheers, CmdrObot (talk) 15:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Great eye for GA

Hi, you seem to have a great eye for Good Articles.. Could you take a look at Victor G Bloede and let me know what you think. I'm certain it's not even close to a GA but would be nice to have some pointers on how to improve it the best I can. The biggest problem is the resources. What you see for refs is about it! I can't seem to find much of any I used every bit I could from what little I had. Thanks! --DP67 (talk/contribs) 16:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions and advice on Victor G Bloede I'll keep working at it. Although I doubt with such limited references it will be a GA, but still I'd like to make it an interesting article to read. One of the biggest problems I'm having as far as researching his patents and inventions is that most of them where made in the late 19th century to the early 20th century and I cant find any references on them other than what is already written. Any idea where I could find such information on them so I can cite them? I'm sure having only a few references does not help its creditability.
--DP67 (talk/contribs) 12:14, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Congrats on the milestone

Congrats on the 5K+!

~~~ has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--DP67 (talk/contribs) 07:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

The Gandy dancers Barnstar
JGHowes/Archive 2 has earned the Railroad workers award
for tireless efforts in maintaining the Trains WikiProject.

--DP67 (talk/contribs) 10:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Disclaimer

You make a reasonable point. However, you may observe that while I'm the reporter, the disclaimer is an "editor's note". I might actually further suggest changes, since the story is supposed to reflect my reporting but not especially my "opinions" as the disclaimer refers to it. Anyway, I'll mention this to Ral315 and maybe we can improve the standard disclaimer for future instances. --Michael Snow (talk) 19:09, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

That's a good point. I've made a change to it, and I'm certainly open to changing it further. Ral315 (talk) 19:53, 22 December 2007 (UTC)