User talk:Orygun

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Welcome!

Hello, Orygun, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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WikiProject Oregon invitation

You are invited to join WikiProject Oregon, a WikiProject dedicated to improving articles related to the U.S. state of Oregon. You received this invitation because of your interest in Oregon and/or your edits to Oregon articles. If you would like to join, please visit the project page, and add your name to the list of participants.

Katr67 05:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bernard Daly‎

Nice work on the Daly article! And welcome to WPORE! Katr67 21:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Katr67: Thanks--great to be part of wiki-team! Have couple Q's if you have time--first, what's protocal for answering mail like your note above? Do I answer here or go to your user-page? If I answer here, how do I let you know something is posted for you? If it there, how do I put answer in context so you know what I'm responding to? Second, still can't figure out how to insert category tags at bottom of article. Can you give me scrip to lay in categories (e.g. "Catagories: Oregon/North American Geography"). Finally, is ther list of commonly used Oregon-related categories?--Orygun 02:33, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Good questions. See Wikipedia:Talk page for some talk page protocol. (note at the time I left this message, a vandal had moved the page, so things might look a little weird). There's no hard and fast rule. Personally I answer pretty randomly. Some people like conversations all on one page, but if you respond on the other person's talk page, they'll get that little orange bar letting them know they got a new message. Sometimes I'll respond on my own talk page and leave a short post on the other page so they get the orange alert bar. If I leave someone a note, I generally watchlist their page for a while to see if I get an answer. And if I respond on the other page, I'll generally link in the header which article I'm talking about, some people add "Re:" or a link to the question on the other talk page. Category tags look something like this [[Category:Geography of Oregon]] and a full list is on the front page of the WikiProject Oregon page in a tree format. If you don't know the exact category you need, try adding a broad category, like Category:Geography, click on it and search around in there for a subcategory that would be a better fit. If you try adding a category and it's a redlink (because it's one that doesn't exist), but it's reasonably close to one that does exist, someone might come along and fix it for you. I'm pretty familiar with the Oregon-related ones that are available, so I try to take care of this on the articles I run across. I hope that helps! Katr67 06:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright rules for very old photos

Would like to understand copyright rules for several specific cases. First case....photo is potrait of long-dead public figure. The individual died in 1920 so photo was obviously taken before 1923. I found the image on internet, but I have also seen it on a book cover and number of other places. Are there any restrictions on use of this image? Can I upload it to Wiki-Commons? Second case....I have number of original photos take in China between 1915 and 1945. I did not take them, but I inherited them so the original hard-copies are my property. What copyright rule apply, if any? --Orygun 05:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Copyright law is a bit peculiar: you can own the original physical copy of something without owning the copyright. What's the history of the China photos: who took them, for what purpose, and have they been published anywhere?
As for the pre-1920 photo: is it reasonably likely that the photo was published before 1923? --Carnildo 07:21, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Pre-1920 photo is of State official; probably his official portrait. It was published in a local news paper obituary on 8 Jan 1920. China photos were taken by my grandfather who was U.S. diplomat in China. They are personal photos; however, many were taken while traveling on Gov business. There are few photos of him so he obviously didn't take those, but they were clearly taken with his camera. Photos have never been published. Among the photos is one formal portrait. It could be official State Dept portrait photo; however, there is no photographers label on front or back.--Orygun 19:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like they're all useable, then. The pre-1920 photo is in the public domain in the United States, and you appear to have the rights to do what you want to with your grandfather's photos. --Carnildo 08:08, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Regarding my grandfathers China photos which you say are mine to release; I uploaded one of the images (Image:Ernest B. Price.JPG) and was notified I need to add a tag. The image is either mine as discussed above or copy of official Government portrait--either way, it should be releasable. However, image was hit with "No Tag" notice. I've tried 3 time to add tag, but w/o success. Really don't care how image is classifed just want to get it tagged so it can be used. What do I do?--Orygun (talk) 03:13, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

If your grandfather took the photos then he owned the copyright; It seems unlikely that you would have inherited the hard copies without also inheriting the copyright. You would tag the pre-1923 one with {{PD-US}}, the others (that you own the copyright on) can be any free -self license like {{GFDL-self}}, {{PD-self}}, etc.—Random832 19:49, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
oh, and any that were official works of the US government are {{PD-USGov}}.—Random832 19:51, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK nomination

OK? Victuallers (talk) 17:03, 24 November 2007 (UTC) ps: Why are you not using the "references/" tag? Is your approach preferred or are you unaware of this bit of wiki?

Victuallers: Tried to highlight relevant cross-references, but it's hard to catch them all. Regarding these 2 topics: Chinese languages was highlighted in first paragraph of Ernest B. Price article so don't think it's necessary here; wasn't aware that Japanese troops would hit reference so that's good addition. Am still learning wiki-rules.--Orygun (talk) 23:36, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

...hmm maybe I'm taking your knowledge for granted. DYK stands for "Did you lnow". On the bottom left of the main wikipedia page is the DYK section. Your excellent article will be advertised there with the "hook" above in next 2-3 days. I hope I'm not teaching you the obvious... and you are finding my assistance helpful rather than annoying Victuallers (talk) 16:25, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Victuallers: Have ~30 days experience as wikipedian--so still have lot to learn about wiki-universe. DNK ("Did Not Know") about DYK section, but it was very nice to have article highlighted there--thanks for nomination and DYK info.--Orygun (talk) 01:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Something shiny

The Exceptional Newcomer Award
Welcome and thanks for your hard work in November. Aboutmovies 21:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK nomination of Charles D. Metcalf

Hi. I've nominated Charles D. Metcalf, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article at Template talk:Did you know#Articles created.2Fexpanded on December 12, where you can improve it if you see fit. Black Falcon (Talk) 08:44, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Updated DYK query On 16 December 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles D. Metcalf, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--EncycloPetey (talk) 17:59, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Very cool--thanks for nominating my Charles D. Metcalf article!--Orygun (talk) 18:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for writing it! :) Black Falcon (Talk) 18:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Official photo of state legislator

Found photo of former Oregon state legislator on Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer's web-site Earl Blumenauer for Oregon. Legislator I'm interested in served in Oregon House of Reps from 1965-1977 and dead in 1984. Photo appears to be official photo probably from Oregon Blue Book (e.g. Members of Oregon House of Representatives) before Blue Books were published on-line. Blue Book is published by Oregon Secretary of State as part of the Oregon State Archives. What is status of state archive photos? Are they Public Domain like US Government photos? If not, can such photos be used in Wikipedia under Fair Use rule? It looks like they probably meet Fair Use criterion.--Orygun (talk) 02:25, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Complicated see User:Peteforsyth/leg Megapixie (talk) 03:32, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Submitted above query to Wikipedia:Media copyright questions; Megapixie suggested you might be able to help with answer.--Orygun (talk) 04:32, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Orygun, thanks for asking…at present, the Oregon Blue Book appears to claim copyright for such images, but it's unclear whether they are actually able to do so. Seems that all of Wikipedia has been operating under the assumption that such images are not public domain. Hopefully that is incorrect, but if so, it's going to take some work to make that determination. I don't think there would be any problem using the photo under fair use in the subject's article, since the subject is no longer alive.
Also, thanks for the link to Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. I wasn't aware of that page, it will be very useful! Good luck, and be sure to let us know if you learn anything interesting on the subject. -Pete (talk) 07:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

FYI. Here's image use policy for at least part of Oregon State Archives collection (see text below Sample Images). Says: ...images displayed in Oregon Historical County Records Guide may be used free of charge without permission provided photo credit shown below is given....cite photos used from Oregon Historical County Records Guide as: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.... Seems like these archive photos may be avail for use as req'd.--Orygun (talk) 03:05, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

That link is very helpful, thank you! I don't know how I missed that, I looked hard for something like that a while back. I suspect that, since the policy claims that the OSA retains control over the work, and doesn't mention derivative works, it's unfortunately probably not good enough for WP's high standards. But, this will be an excellent foundation for asking a pointed question. (In addition to OSA works, I'm wondering about the works of the Legislative Services Committee, such as [1]. More to check into…) -Pete (talk) 09:22, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Need Fair Use review of photo

Have uplaoded (Image:Sam Johnson.jpg) and need senior editors review for Fair Use tag. Rationale is included in upload notes. Prior to uploading photo I discussed rationale with Megapixie on this page and was referred to Peteforsyth who said: "...I don't think there would be any problem using the photo under fair use in the subject's article..." Senior editor review and tag would be appriciated.--Orygun (talk) 21:53, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not the most senior editor in this area (as a rule of thumb, if User:Megapixie says one thing and I say another, I'm definitely wrong), but I would say that your fair use rationale is definitely okay. The only question is whether or not it's even needed, given that it may be in the public domain. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 04:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

How do I replace current "see senior editor" tag with approp tag--to be conservative, lets say Fair Use tag?--Orygun (talk) 02:21, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, think I fixed it. Would you check Image:Sam Johnson.jpg to see if I got it right?--Orygun (talk) 03:35, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

As the license being used calls for a fair use rationale, I changed the information template to a fair use template Dbiel (Talk) 04:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!--Orygun (talk) 02:53, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Deleting Image

Help! I hit upload button for Image:NCO Map.png before I was finished entering input info. Tried to fix it, but it just adds new entry and incomplete tag remains. Can someone tell me how to delete imgage so I can start again. Image is map I created myself using background from another map already in Wiki Commons.--Orygun (talk) 01:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

If you add {{db-author}} to the images in question, they'll be deleted fairly quickly by administrators. In the alternative, you can simply edit the input info in the pages by clicking "edit this page" at the top, just like for an article. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 04:38, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!--Orygun (talk) 02:23, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cape Perpetua

I knew if I procrastinated long enough someone would take this off my to-do list! I cleaned up Devils Churn one day and never did get around to it Great job.Awotter (talk) 09:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 20 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cape Perpetua, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Maxim(talk) 16:05, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Summer Lake, Oregon

Well written article, good job! Basketballoneten 01:36, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Is there a procedure for reporting vandalism? One of those numbered users inserted some garbage into Fisher House Foundation article. It isn't related to Oregon, but am not sure how/where to report vandalism problem. I reversed the chgs--now what next? Any advice would be appriciated.--Orygun (talk) 05:07, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

WP:VANDAL should answer most of your questions. Basically, there's no need to "report" most instances of vandalism; rather, just issue a warning on the user's "talk page." If the user is persistent, the number of warnings will add up, and only if there's a major problem is there a need to report it to an administrator and seek a block or other remedy. (The best way to report a first-time vandal is with {{subst:uw-vandal1}} or {{subst:uw-vandal2}}. Hope this helps! -Pete (talk) 05:30, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Orygun: You did good. Removing the vandalism is top priority—as soon as you see it. If you're up for it, look at his contributions and talk page to see if there is a pattern of recent vandalism. If not, it's acceptable to do nothing more. But if it's blatant and intentional vandalism, you ought to warn him (which doubles as a count of notches toward blocking him). Researching history and warning are much easier to perform if your popups gadget is enabled. (see Special:Preferences | Gadgets | Navigation popups) To simplify issuing warnings (and other useful features), see twinkle which you can enable with a simple edit to your account. If the user was recently given a final warning, by all means, report them to WP:AIV (Administrator intervention against vandalism). That is also much easier to do correctly and successfully with twinkle. —EncMstr 06:11, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Pete(talk): This particular litter bug looks like junior high kid. Posted warning--thanks for your help with code for warning banner. EncMstr: Saw you followed up and found another vandalized article. Seemed like odd combination of sites to hit--obsure Hungarian painter and American non-profit foundation. In any case, thanks for your help as well.--Orygun (talk) 03:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Vandals tend to hit the "random article" button and vandalize whatever they find there. Checking a vandal's contribs is always a helpful thing to do if you have the time. For advanced vandal-fighting, I will check the "whois" link on the IP user page and often find out the vandals *are* schoolkids. There are even templates you can add to the talk page showing the IP is from a school. Those IPs may get blocked faster if there is a school IP notice posted. Thanks for helping out! Katr67 (talk) 18:18, 31 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Fisher House logo.JPEG

Thanks for uploading Image:Fisher House logo.JPEG. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 19:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Corrected WP:NFCC#10c violation

Used are Fisher House logo (Image:Fisher House logo.JPEG) under Fair Use rationale for article on Fisher House Foundation. However, in justifation box, article cited was "Fisher House" vice "Fisher House Foundation". As result, there was no direct link to article using image. Have corrected this so there is now direct link to article using logo image. This elimates WP:NFCC#10c violation. Believe rest of my Fair Use justificcation is complete/appropriate. Request speedy review of Image:Fisher House logo.JPEG by senior editor. Thanks!--Orygun (talk) 02:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Megapixie (talk) 06:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Clown COTW

Greetings once again to members of the best encyclopedia online about Oregon (aka WP:ORE)! Last week we improved Neil Goldschmidt to close to GA level, and moved the Wells Fargo Center from Stub to Start for the Collaboration of the Week. This week we’re clowning around with some bozo from Oregon, Pinto Colvig, and then in an attempt to garner another DYK, the rather stubby Cooper Spur. As always, any contribution is appreciated, and to opt out of these messages visit here.

As we have quite a few new members over the last six months, I’ll make another pitch for our various subprojects. Listed here, you will find a variety of groups focused on specific areas of Oregon from transportation to culture. Not only can you sign up and coordinate work there, but each often has useful sources and templates related to that topic. No pressure, just an introduction to those new to the project. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 17:17, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] James H. Douglas, Jr.

Hi Orygun — just to let you know, I've nominated your recent article in the "Did You Know?" column. The fact I have suggested is:

Did you know that after spending a year as Assistant Secretary to the Treasury under Franklin D. Roosevelt, James H. Douglas, Jr. left Federal Government and founded a committee opposing Roosevelt’s monetary policies?

The suggestion is currently on the pending list here — hopefully it will be successful! Hassocks5489 (talk) 23:29, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Cool....thanks!--Orygun (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] well done

Updated DYK query On 24 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James H. Douglas, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Victuallers (talk) 16:28, 24 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Sun Pass State Forest

Updated DYK query On 29 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sun Pass State Forest, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 22:34, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Old Buildings and Pictures

Greetings from WP:WikiProject Oregon. Blah blah blah. This week we have our semi-annual Picture Drive and a article creation drive for the NRHP List. For the picture drive, go take a picture, or find a free use one (lots of links to gov sites above) and upload it Wikipedia. For the National Register of Historic Places, find a red link on the main Oregon list or one of the county lists at start a new article. If its more than just a stub, don’t forget to nominate it for a DYK! Once again, to opt out or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:02, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK: Santiam State Forest

Hi. I've nominated Santiam State Forest, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article at Template talk:Did you know#Articles created/expanded on March 8, where you can improve it if you see fit. Thanks, PFHLai (talk) 09:13, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

And, if you could add the inline citations to the article, providing the refs for Santiam State Forest being "the largest single block of state-owned forest land in the Cascades", that would be great. too. Many thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 09:18, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK: 3/14

Updated DYK query On 14 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Santiam State Forest, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 22:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that makes 3 Oregon related DYKs, so just two more and you get the {{WPOR DYK bronze}}! Great job. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:06, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Mitchell Recreation Area, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On March 15, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mitchell Recreation Area, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 04:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] March 14 OR COTW

Hello again or welcome if you are new to WP:WikiProject Oregon! Last week we did a picture drive and a NRHP creation drive. It’s hard to track the picture results, but I know I saw quite a few pictures added, so great job. With NRHP we added 7 that I saw: Mitchell Recreation Area, Salem First United Methodist Church, Portland City Hall, Crater Lake Lodge, Central Library (Portland, Oregon), Watchman Lookout Station, and Alvin T. Smith House; with most now nominated for DYK’s! So great work everybody.

This week, its back to stubs with one of the largest newspapers in the state, The Register-Guard, and a request with Oregon Coast. Feel free to help with either one, and the paper article is so short a DYK should be pretty easy to get (just need 5X expansion). As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:00, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

The COTW award from WPOR.
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week!
Thanks for writing some NRHP articles! Aboutmovies (talk) 19:47, 15 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Sinnott Memorial Observation Station

Updated DYK query On 25 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 11:17, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sinnott Building pages copied to Commons

Hi, Orygun! I was just setting about responding to your question when your "please disregard" note came in. Seriously, your timing was on to within a couple of seconds there! Anyhow, I'm glad you got a satisfactory explanation. I'm an advocate of loading free-use images to the Commons - I see my activities there as simply an extension of my Wikipedia work. (Yes, Ipoellet and Werewombat are one and the same. I guess I was feeling inconsistent the day I created my username at the Commons.) Your Sinnott contributions were excellent, and I encourage you to upload images to the Commons in the future where they will be as widely available as possible. I apologize that moving those pics caused confusion for you, but it seems to have worked out. I look forward to crossing paths further with you in the future! Ipoellet (talk) 04:42, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Elected Oregon

Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon folks and entities. Thanks to those who helped out with improving Vera Katz and History of Oregon during the last Collaboration of the Week! As you may have noticed, we have changed the banners a bit, but not our dedication to everything Oregon! This week, in honor of the political process, we have: Current Oregon Senate members & Current Oregon House members. Hopefully by November we can have an article on every current member of the Oregon Legislature. So feel free to turn a red link blue or expand an existing article. Since it is an election year, there should be plenty of newspaper stories. Plus, the state archives has this site that allows you to go back and see when they started serving and district info, plus at a minimum show they were a state legislator from a WP:RS. And per WP:BIO, all state legislator's are notable so no need to worry about AFD. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:53, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Triple DYK

Updated DYK query On 11 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Comfort Station No. 68, Comfort Station No. 72, and Rim Village Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Lead items, with image. Great stuff! BencherliteTalk 00:25, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Munson Valley Historic District

Great job with Munson Valley Historic District article, i noticed it in the DYK pending page, was right that it included a NHL, the Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence, an article i had started. Oh, just noticing now that you developed that article too, and nicely. Hope u don't mind i made a couple small edits to the Munson Valley one. If you prefer, for the Munson Valley article, not to mention the NHL status of the residence, go ahead and remove what i added about that, I won't mind.

By the way, I am hopeful that articles for each of the sites covered by List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon will get developed up to at least Start status, necessary to support the list itself going toward Featured List someday. Hope you will keep up the good work on Oregon places such as these.... cheers, doncram (talk) 23:01, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NRHP text source

Browsing a few more of your articles on NRHPs, for which you got DYKs, I notice you write well and you have good sources. I don't see mention of the official NRHP inventory/nomination document in any one of them though, perhaps you don't know that you can obtain those fairly easily. I put some info at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places#Official text and photo documents. These are available on-line for most NRHPs that are also National Historic Landmarks, and I make it a point to put those into most articles on NHLs. Otherwise, to get the document for any one site, send an email giving your postal address to the National Register Reference Team, nr_reference (at) nps.gov. Hope you might try this. You could do it for some sites you have already written up, and I think you will find these documents provide some additional information not available elsewhere. Thanks. doncram (talk) 23:12, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Two barnstars at the same time

WPOR Award: Sponsored in part by the Big Gold Dude.
You are hereby granted this shiny object for all your hard work at WikiProject Oregon!
Fantastic work on the NRHP sites at Crater Lake! Ipoellet (talk) 17:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Award
Especially the two historic districts! Ipoellet (talk) 17:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 18 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Munson Valley Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 04:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] 5/3 DYK

Updated DYK query On 3 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rim Drive, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 02:16, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Chewaucan River

Updated DYK query On 9 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chewaucan River, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 10:04, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Zzzz Oregon COTW

Howdy ya’ll, time for another Collaboration of the Week from WikiProject Oregon. Last week we improved Flag of Oregon & Detroit Lake, enough I think to move them to Start class, so great job everyone! This week, we have another request in Oregon Ballot Measure 47 and a randomly selected two sentence stub that should be easy to expand enough for a DYK in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] QWERTY: Oregon COTW

Hello WikiProject Oregon participants, time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week we made some great improvements to Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and Oregon Ballot Measure 47 (1996), with a DYK for the forest. Great job everyone! This week we have another stub, George Lemuel Woods, one of only two governor stubs left, and should be an easy job getting it to Start class. Then, in honor of the long weekend, we have our second State Park Article Creation Drive. Lots of red links to turn blue, lots of opportunities for DYKs. Help if you can, even if it is only adding pictures of state parks. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. May the The Schwartz be with you. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Collier Memorial State Park

Updated DYK query On 2 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collier Memorial State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 11:05, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A is for Apple at COTW

Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)