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Archive
Archives
  1) Jul. 9, 2005 – Aug. 27, 2006
  2) Aug. 31, 2006 - Nov. 17, 2006
  3) Nov. 21, 2006 - Jan. 13, 2007
  4) Jan. 13, 2007 - Mar. 13, 2007
  5) Mar. 13, 2007 - May 10, 2007
  6) May 16, 2007 - Jul. 11, 2007
  7) Jul. 12, 2007 - Sep. 25, 2007
  8) Sep. 25, 2007 - Nov. 15, 2007
  9) Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan. 16. 2008
10) Jan. 16. 2008 - Feb. 20, 2008
11) Feb. 21 2008 - Mar. 27, 2008
12) Mar. 27, 2008 - Apr. 30, 2008
13) May 1, 2008 - Jun. 1, 2008


Welcome to my talk page. Please leave me a message below and I will typically reply on your talk page. Please be aware that although my email address is enabled, it is not an address I check often (so I may be slow in replying to email). Thanks and happy editing! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:10, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Contents

Mr. Stain

I have addressed the problems and have submitteed it for copyedit at WIKI:LOCE....Thank you
Binarymoron (talk) 19:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

could you also run the bot script to check for anytoher issues?, thanks Binarymoron (talk) 06:35, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I ran the script myself these were the issues:

  • Dates must not be wikilinked.
But I thought they should be, I do not understand this.
  • Copyediting so that it satisfies Criteria 1a.
I have requested a copyedit.

Binarymoron (talk) 08:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for all your reviews and suggestions, Michael Devore is helping me with the copyedits :) Binarymoron (talk) 07:48, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Michael Devore suggested that I convert the episodes into a list similar to the Execl Saga list, I agree with him but I do not know how to integrate the pics with the list. I have implemented the changes, but is there any better way to use the pictures? Thanks, Binarymoron (talk) 10:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


Michael Devore has given a few suggestions relating to the pictures on my talk page, please take a look.

  • I could provide with some more screenshots from the series.

thanks alot,Binarymoron (talk) 15:02, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about my inactivity... thank you for your help Binarymoron (talk) 20:25, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Overdue award

The Photographer's Barnstar
For your superb photographs of Joseph Priestley's house. I bet you never knew the stairwell would be so interesting! Thanks again for all of your hard work on this article. Awadewit | talk 10:37, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Image:Halfstar.png The Half Barnstar
For cooperating so well with Awadewit on improving Joseph Priestley House to featured status. Daniel Case (talk) 07:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


GAN Reviews

Hi,

This is a reply to your note on my talk page. Actually, I was thinking about this after seeing the backlog on GAN. However, I've only reviewed one article for GAN and have been nervous about doing another because I am a relative newbie and don't want to lower the quality of the GA program by passing an article which shouldn't (I think GA is one of the best programs for Wikipedia). So, what I was going to propose is that I review an article and then, perhaps, you could take a look at my review and advise me on any recommended improvements I could make to it? In other words, we could have a brief GAN coaching.

This would allow me to be confident that I wasn't making a mistake by promoting an unwarranted article. What do you think? Lazulilasher (talk) 17:49, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey there, I did a review of Bethlehem. The review is here. Please let me know if there is anything that I missed. Thanks again for all of your help! Lazulilasher (talk) 18:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Good article reviewer, dot maps

Thank you for suggesting the good article review possibility. I have been thinking that I might someday volunteer for review work. I've been wanting to build my base of Wikipedia-specific knowledge before plunging in, but I will probably do so later this winter. Meanwhile, I'm trying to improve my map-making skills. I've downloaded and installed Paint.net, and I'm trying to figure out how people add the red dots to locator maps. I'm looking at Chester, Pennsylvania, which is close to the Leiper Canal; I created the Leiper Canal stub in the fall, and I'd like to embellish it. The Chester infobox has three maps in it, one of which is a red dot map, "Location of Chester in Pennsylvania". When I click on the map, I'm whisked away to Image:Pennsylvania Locator Map.PNG, one of your maps. But it doesn't have the red dot embedded in it. Where does the red dot come from? Does code in the geobox template read the map coordinates and place the dot automatically? Since no infobox seems to exist for canals, do I need to add the dot "by hand" and create a separate image to upload to the Commons? Any advice about these arcane matters would be appreciated. Finetooth (talk) 18:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the dots and maps info. I will pore over the details with relish. The inset maps look terrific. Finetooth (talk) 04:29, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
I picked the Leiper Canal to work on because it was one of the shortest. My best source uses "several" miles for the length, and since he is usually so precise, it may be that nobody knows the exact number. Most of the canal has been destroyed, and some of the "canal" might have been deep slackwater on Crum Creek near the Delaware River. So, I know where the one terminus was but not precisely (yet) where the other was. I have considered using a single approximate red dot or maybe just one for the lower terminus or drawing a line on a map to represent "several", but I would need a footnote explaining that the map might not conform to reality. Unless I can find a better source or pinpoint the upper terminus from language about the Leiper family's properties and stone-hauling business, I might be stuck with such a footnote. Meanwhile, I've been asked to keep a promise to help with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the canals will have to wait. That's OK, because I like not knowing exactly what each day will bring or which task(s) will jump to the head of the line. Finetooth (talk) 17:04, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for hunting for more info on the exact location. I will probably do a dot map for the lower terminus. This will give me some map-making practice if nothing else. Finetooth (talk) 22:09, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Choess sent me some further data. I used it and what you had sent to look up a specific address for the Leiper House Museum, which I had not heard of before. It turns out to be at 521 Avondale Road, in Wallingford. Using that address as the upper terminus of the canal, I ran a MapQuest query to confirm the distance from the Leiper house along Crum Creek to the Delaware River at three miles or so close to it that I can call it three and feel satisfied. Thank you again for your input. I can now proceed with a linear map. Finetooth (talk) 01:13, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
The Leiper Canal now has two maps, one borrowed and one brand new. I can imagine better ones, but these would seem to get at the basics. Finetooth (talk) 14:46, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

McClure is missing

From the GNIS data base [1]. Could you contact them? I found it on TopoZone [2]. Dincher (talk) 00:25, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Doh! I overlooked it. Thanks. I didn't make sense that it was missing. Dincher (talk) 00:51, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I have been trying to figure out if Selinsgrove Speedway is in Selinsgrove or Penn Township and not having any luck. I know that it is close to the line. Where could I find this info? TopoZone isn't much help, neither is the census website. Dincher (talk) 06:27, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the google earth tip! Dincher (talk) 17:58, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Neat article

A little off topic, but have you seen the recent article in Science on the original forms of streams in the mid-Atlantic? [3] Very interesting in putting forth a new archetype for pre-settlement streams. Choess (talk) 14:35, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Map of England

I was wondering if it would be possible for you to make a map of England for the Austen articles. It has been suggested that a map with relevant Austenian locations would help readers. I have now generated a list of towns at Talk:Timeline of Jane Austen#Willow's suggestions for the Jane Austen timeline. I would greatly appreciate it and obviously be willing to review or copy edit something of yours in return. :) Awadewit | talk 00:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 6

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Orphans

Has anything been made easier in the area of identifying and adopting little orphaned articles? You might recognize a pic at Gregg Township. Do you have more info on the history of its seperation from Lycoming County that you could add? Dincher (talk) 22:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Kindness

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For your help with mapmaking and ever so many other things. Finetooth (talk) 14:42, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Cache

Oh, that's what it is. I had forgotten about the cache problem, and I was wondering why in the world my updates were not "taking". In fact, I was gnashing my teeth just about the time your explanation came through. I cleared my cache, and everything looks OK. I actually thought at one point I was overwriting :Image:Shackleton Endurance Aurora map2.png but instead uploaded :Image:Shackleton Endurance Aurora map2.PNG. Because three articles are linked to the "png" version, which still contained the Minna Bluff error, I uploaded again, this time succeeding in overwriting "png" with a corrected "png". Now both PNG and png are correct though duplicative. A third version with a slightly different name and even more errors is also sitting there from a similar goofy session a few days ago, waiting to be deleted. I think I will get smoother at this with a little more practice. Finetooth (talk) 20:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Railroad

The RR article looks good. I will look at it more closely soon. DYK sounds good too. I am sick IRL. Dincher (talk) 20:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I just gave it a good read. I have no problems at all. Other might not like repeated links to Danville and the North Shore Railroad. I remember reading this in one of your FA reviews for White Deer Hole Creek or Larrys Creek. Dincher (talk) 22:18, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
No time for the L&B yet, I'm afraid, but a piece of gossip: the last segment of the Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad is supposedly about to breathe its last gasp. The last remaining equipment in Mifflinburg was hauled out January 8 in the first move over the line in years [4], and rumor has it the track will be lifted to become a rail-trail this summer. Choess (talk) 04:12, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Pied noir

Hey there,

Thanks for the pied-noir review. It's true I've been busy trying to scramble for the FAC...but I do appreciate the review and am going to start at the to-do list tomorrow. Anyway, thanks again for the time spent (and also for the support on Ernest Shackleton). Lazulilasher (talk) 05:30, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On January 28, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad, 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! Nishkid64 (talk) 05:59, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Congradiddlyations. Dincher (talk) 22:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

A request for help on a completely new, unrelated topic

Hey there, hope all is well. So, one of my unrelated to Shackleton/pied-noir interests is France in general and I've been screwing around adding with Template:Infobox_Paris_metro (specifically the Paris map at the bottom of the infobox). Anyway, I've noticed your the local map expert...so, I've got a question. I've got the map to load with the correct geographic area corresponding to each metro station. However, for the life of me I cannot get the darned thing to center inside of the infobox.....do you have any ideas? Thanks again for always helping this hapless newbie ;) Lazulilasher (talk) 00:23, 29 January 2008 (UTC) (cut & paste from Finetooth's talk page...where I accidentally posted this a minute ago...)

Ya, it does work the majority of the time. The only instances where the map doesn't center in the box correctly is when (I think) the top image is when either the text or top image is larger than the map width. Weird...to correct the problem, at least temporarily, I've increased the border width of the map to 325px....although this subsequently widens the infobox....hmm..what do you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lazulilasher (talk • contribs) 01:20, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Too funny

I posted at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Liturgical calendar (Lutheran) right after you. :) Awadewit | talk 17:12, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Pecks Pond

I have a great pic of Pecks Pond in Monroe County that I would like to upload. I need some help. What township is it in? It is the source of Bush Kill which flows into the Delaware. My research capabilities are limited, as always, here at "work". The Swedish painter is pretty far from your usual work. Nice work! Dincher (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. Too bad the pond is in two townships. I can't determine which. Oh, well. I will look at the hook, but I am sure that it is good. Dincher (talk) 23:34, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Hook looks good. I am sure that it will make it. Dincher (talk) 23:37, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I will probably use the pic in Porter Township. For Worlds End I think that of course the creek with swimming area labled and the whitewater zones. I believe that rafting is not permitted in the swimming area. The trails, cabins, main entrance and parking area, ranger station too if there is one. I will be able to tell more when I see a rough draft. I would assume the same will apply for Black Moshannon. Definetly need to include the natural area, bogs, historic towns if possible. Playing hooky today. Dincher (talk) 16:08, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I am going to work on Pecks Pond right now. I just added a little bit more to Black Mo. There is a potential problem with the DCNR history link (Ref 3). It's going to a dead link page. Hopefully this is a temporary problem. Dincher (talk) 01:05, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
The pic is up. Porter Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Thanks for the help. It was too nice of a pic to pass up. Dincher (talk) 01:18, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Please contact PADCNR about the Black Mo history problem. Thanks and good night. Dincher (talk) 03:16, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

I have noticed that you have taken a larger role in the DYK business. I did not notice any mistakes. I shall take a look. Have a good one. Dincher (talk) 03:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Liturgical calendar (Lutheran) FAC

Thanks for the offer. I'm working on the suggestions right now. I'm suprised that the review was closed suddenly since things were still ongoing, so I sent a note to the owner of the bot. It's probably just as well, because this way I don't feel under a lot of pressure to address the comments raised as quickly. And, thanks for the sympahty. I guess I'm sensitive about the article because I am the sole author (aside from minor edits by a few people) and in some sense I see the whole thing as a validation of my work on Wikipedia becuase I haven't recieved much else in the way of acknoledgement. In any case, thanks for your offer of assistance. I will work on the suggestions that have been made thus far and will let you know when it is done. -- jackturner3 (talk) 14:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

See, that's why I need to keep you around, you're always looking out for me. Thanks for the pointer and thanks also for the accolade; I'm touched, and I do mean that. I will, as I said, work up the comments that were put out there and get back on the saddle (maybe in a week or two?), letting you see it before I do. Thanks again. -- jackturner3 (talk) 17:08, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Informing past contributors of new TFD for Template:Maintained

As you were a contributor in the last TFD, I am letting you know that {{Maintained}} is again up for deletion. Please review the current version of the template and discuss it at the TFD. Thanks! — BRIAN0918 • 2008-01-30 17:48Z

Carl Frederik von Breda

Updated DYK query On 31 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carl Frederik von Breda, 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.

--howcheng {chat} 23:26, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Sailing

Please excuse my recent radio silence. I was dealing with a few galling issues with some local stones, if you catch my drift. I've tagged a quick 'support' and as predicted its all plain sailing. Pardon my ignorance but what's 'MLA'? Ben MacDuiTalk/Walk 14:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Image

I deleted the former Image:Image-Bridge over seine bs.jpg which you uploaded from Commons. After deleting, I notice that the image does not exist on Commons. Please undelete if it is useful/needed. Royalbroil 14:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the DYK

Thanks for the DYK on the Eugenio Monti track. I really appreciate it. Chris (talk) 15:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

 !

Things seem to be going along swimmingly at the FAC, don't they? :) Awadewit | talk 19:38, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

PR stats

Hey, Ruhrfisch, do you have any ideas about this? Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:32, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Priestly

I just saw that the house made FA! Congrats!Dincher (talk) 01:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Congrats from me, as well! You guys deserve it. :) María (habla conmigo) 03:00, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

I, too, want to say great work. I was wondering why, though, you can't at least restore the NRHP infobox. I see what you were doing with all the maps and how that caused problems, and I know articles aren't required to have them and you certainly proved it wasn't necessary, but I still think it would be good for the readers to have a quick extraction of salient facts available. and for an NRHP project FA to have the same infobox.

If it isn't possible, or adverse to a readable article, I understand. Daniel Case (talk) 20:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

UPB

I caught it completely by accident. I was searching for the elevation of Howard or Milesburg and used the link within the Upper Pine Bottom article to get to the GNIS website. Lucky accident! Dincher (talk) 19:03, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Getting Upper Pine Bottom up to GA would be the mother of all accomplishments. Maybe I should systematically go through the parks and check the GNIS refs. I still have alot of in line refs to do there too. For now I am somewhat obessed with getting infoboxes in the PA municipalities. I had planned on just Tioga County, but things changed from there. Wiki work will never end. I think I might write up the Grange Fair in Centre Hall for my next DYK. I will have to check the resources available. Have a good one. Dincher (talk) 02:24, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Ya-ay!

Thanks so much for the DKY. Nice summary – appreciate it, best Julia Rossi (talk) 23:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC) Oops, on Tuki Brando. : )

First GA nomination, first GA review

Following up with a semi-promise made here earlier, I'm in the middle of my first GA review, of Hanford Site. I also took another bold leap and nominated Basin, Montana, one of my pet projects, for GA. We shall see what we shall see. Finetooth (talk) 00:39, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the helpful tip about the GNIS. I did not know such a thing existed, and since none of the Hanford editors mentioned it, I think they did not know either. I will tell them. This bit of information will certainly be useful to me in the future as well. Finetooth (talk) 04:25, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

David Doremus DYK on WP:ERRORS

Just an FYI, that an anon has brought up objections to this recent DYK that you promoted. AgneCheese/Wine 21:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Kohndo at DYK

Hi Ruhrfisch -- I (& I believe someone else) objected to this one on grounds of lack of independent references. As far as I can see, it is only referenced to his personal webpage. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

  • I've removed it. I can't quickly see another article that 100% meets the criteria, so I suggest we just leave it at six hooks -- it looks reasonably balanced at my screen width. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:36, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the most undeserved barnstar, Ruhrfisch! I've been neglecting DYK of late, but hope to be more active there in future. Kudos for all your hard work on updates, which I'm usually far too intimidated to do! Espresso Addict (talk) 14:36, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Hello. I believe this may be an error, my apologizes if it's not. I nominated two article for DYK, and both of them for featured on the Main Page today. However, I did not receive a DYK 'template' for nominating Kimberly Crest House and Gardens. I believe this was an error. As a matter of fact, here is a history link[5]. If you go down to the Kimberly nomination you will notice I nominated it.` `- Milk's Favorite Cookie 22:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Black Moshannon State Park

Thanks for fixing the Black Mo history ref. Did you find it yourself or did DCNR help? The map for Worlds End looks pretty good. Maybe you'll be inspired to make maps for the 118 other state parks! You'll never know when a wikipedia project will show up. Somebody is beating me with a cane! Dincher (talk) 23:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Message on my talk page you responded to

Yes, I know who Butz is. Since I had no idea why the message should concern me, and for that other reason, I didn't respond. Daniel Case (talk) 16:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Last night I just gave the Priestley House a neighbor on the PA NHL list: Terence V. Powderly House, the other NHL in Scranton besides Steamtown. Daniel Case (talk) 16:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for those links ... I knew there was a similar database for PA to the one NYORPHP maintains (and it uses PDF instead of JavaScript, to the relief of my eyes). I'll see if I missed anything on those other Scranton RHPs.

Yes, Steamtown is the NHL known officially as Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Co. Manufacturing Facility. Or something like that.

I will also be doing Grey Towers National Historic Site soon (the Gifford Pinchot House, as the NPS knows it). If you were ever thinking/worrying about getting out to Milford (much closer to me), you don't have to now. Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Apologies

I realized that I left my desk around the same time that that edit was made. I did not edit that, but I apologize for any inconvenience caused. Glacier Wolf 21:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

NY and PA NHL Lists

Hi -- I wonder if you could provide an assist in the development of List of National Historic Landmarks in New York towards Featured List status, perhaps just by visiting and commenting upon it in its Talk page. There are not yet any NHL list articles that have been elevated to Featured List, so standards aren't entirely clear. Also I don't have any previous experience with attaining a FL or a FA, while i know u have successes with both. I do prefer for NRHP list articles to have good development of the NRHP sites they index, and a lot has been done. However this the biggest state list (it has 257 NHLs in two parts), and it is easy to get bogged down for a long time in implementing any specific additional improvement to the site descriptions or to the 257 articles it covers. It would be nice to get to FL status efficiently. Daniel Case, Dmadeo, and I have done the most work on it, though several others have also contributed on multiple NHLs. Any thoughts, for me and others, would be appreciated. Sincerely, doncram (talk) 22:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your helpful reply. I will follow your suggestion and put it up for Peer Review. doncram (talk) 20:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Please comment at Wikipedia:Peer review#List of National Historic Landmarks in New York. doncram (talk) 23:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

P.S. I noticed you've contributed to the corresponding List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, which has been coming along slowly and steadily (now at about 110 articles created for 158 NHLs statewide). If you wanted a change of pace to work on that, that would be great, too. doncram (talk) 22:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

PR

I'm an idiot - thanks for fixing that link at the Concussion PR. I'm not entirely sure why PR is so large again, so I've asked Carl if he can provide any info. Cheers, Geometry guy 20:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Sullivan County

The list looks pretty good. I am working on checking it out. I don't think it will take long to get to FL. I was going to work on Black Mo but forgot to bring some printed resources, oh well. I am sure I will find more to do to keep myself busy "working". Dincher (talk) 20:51, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I found refs for the settlement dates of Forksville and Dushore. I cannot access the forksvillestore ref at work. You may want to look it up and make sure I am correct with the title, publisher, etc. I used both references when I placed the infoboxes in the articles. I am happy to work on something like this, thanks. Dincher (talk) 22:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
I've been looking on the web for something similar to the Meginness book for Sullivan County. Not much luck yet. There is a rootsweb page that has tons of family histories. I wouldn't want to dig through all of that to find settlement dates. Cameron County would be super easy. There might be ten municipalities. Dincher (talk) 00:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for including me in the nomination. I shall now look for more references. Dincher (talk) 03:37, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The reference seems to be pretty much what we are going to need to find the named for info. I added George Fox to Fox Township and then got off task avoiding Quaker redirects. Hopefully the link will work at work tomorrow. Good night. Dincher (talk) 04:09, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I thought the Brown's and Mifflin's in the formed froms were weird, but I assumed you had looked it up and that it was correct. Must be a leftover from the Lyco list. Good night. Dincher (talk) 04:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I switched Forksville to 1794. This is pretty clearly stated in the Sullivan History ref. Dincher (talk) 22:02, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
The lead looks fine with me. I added a tidbit about John Hill to Hillsgrove. I say check with Goodcharles and send it to PR. It's ready! Dincher (talk) 02:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
"Formed while part of" seems best. Formed while in could mean that it was moved. And how do you move a township? I'd say it's ready for PR and to go for it. Dincher (talk) 22:27, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
I made the change. Does it seem bulky with "Formed from Shrewsbury Township while part of Lycoming County" over and over? Dincher (talk) 22:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
That was a good fix. I wish I'd thought of it! Francis Bok is being expanded. This is going to be a long one. Dincher (talk) 00:20, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Nominate it! Dincher (talk) 00:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Great finds on the French dudes. I assume LaPorte is French. Sounds French. I vaguely recall running across Dushore earlier. I am glad I don't have to spell very many French words. I have enough trouble with English! Dincher (talk) 01:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
I am really not sure what our web browser is or for that matter what a web browser is. We pay Embarq for internet access and the program is some sort of Windows but I am not sure what. Dincher (talk) 19:59, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
I was told that I have Internet Explorer. It is the blue e. Dincher (talk) 22:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Francis Bok

Could you look at Francis Bok and see if it is short enough for me to expand to DYK. I am reading his book now and it is very compelling and saddening. What are the rules about DYK? How long is too long for expansion to DYK? Dincher (talk) 02:42, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the prompt reply. Have a good one and good night. Dincher (talk) 02:54, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
I am going to wait to write about Franics Bok until I have finished the book, hopefully soon. What else do you want to add to the Sullivan County list? I am going to work some more on inline refs for the state parks. Dincher (talk) 23:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

This article is getting to be pretty long. I am ready to nominate it for DYK and would like some help. Perhaps DYK that Francis Bok who was held as a slave in Northern Sudan for 10 years (1986-1996) now works as an abolitionist for the American Anti-Slavery Group? This is probably too wordy. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am going to take a break from working on it. Hopefully I can finish it up the next couple of days. Dincher (talk) 01:50, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Another question. What day shoud I file it under for nomination? Dincher (talk) 04:16, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Guess what? Another question. Is the pic that I added with the nomination okay for the main page. I had submitted a pic for Robert Harrill a ways back and it got pulled.Dincher (talk) 04:39, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
I am glad that the Francis Bok pic is okay. I saw the Pine Creek Rail Trail. I was going to congratulate you on 2 in a day. I guess you still deserve it. Good work and good night. Dincher (talk) 05:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay. I am pretty much done with Francis Bok. Please take a look at it and make any changes you see fit. Thanks. Dincher (talk) 16:31, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks in advance. Could you look at reference 10? It doesn't look right and I can't figure it out. Dincher (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
I was able to fix the problematic reference. I don't really know what the problem was. Oreo Priest mentioned some problems with the templates. I think this may have happened after I ran the peer review. Have a good one. Dincher (talk) 03:52, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
I think it was a space issue. When I corrected it via a user page. It came up +1 on the article history counter.Dincher (talk) 03:57, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the copy edits on Francis Bok I added the dates as you suggested. I highly recommend the book. Have a good one. Dincher (talk) 03:42, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I saw Francis Bok on DYK just before I went to bed last night. I wish it was up longer. This is a subject that I feel like more people need to know about. I might try to get it up to FA. Then it could be up for an entire day. Dincher (talk) 16:28, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I am going to work on it some more and nominate it for GA, which I "misremember" how to do. I'll figure that out myself first and ask for help if I need it. Thanks for the offer and I am sure I will take you up on it. Dincher (talk) 23:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I expanded the lead on Francis Bok. Could you look at it please? Changes and suggestions are always welcome. I will nominate it for GA later tonight after I confirm what his full name is. It's pretty long. Thanks in advance. The Sullivan List is looking pretty good. Hopefully it'll get bumped up soon. Dincher (talk) 23:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I had taken the refs out of the lead then added them back after looking at Larrys Creek which has refs in the lead. Now I am confused Bobby Robson has no refs in the lead, but Tech Tower does. What's the deal? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dincher (talk • contribs) 23:47, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Glorious First to June map

Thankyou very, very much, that map is excellent! I think it is fine as it is, those looking closely will recognise that the crosses mean flagships and I will put a note in the label for the map to make sure. Thankyou again, this is exactly what I have been looking for these last few months! I'll add it to the article tonight.--Jackyd101 (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I have now replied to your comments on the FAC. Thankyou very much for your help here and although I realise you have already voted support, I hope the article has improved as a result of the comments made. All the best--Jackyd101 (talk) 01:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
huge thankyou for the comments and maps you provided for the Glorious First of June article which has just passed FAC. The maps especially were hugely appreciated and improved the article greatly. Thankyou.--Jackyd101 (talk) 00:47, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Three hours late. I've prepared the update if you want to post it. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 13:47, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks heaps for the quick response Ruhrfisch, much appreciated :) Gatoclass (talk) 13:59, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

RE: DYK

Thanks for including it! WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN it seems the winds have stopped... 21:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, I wasn't here anyway ;) WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN it seems the winds have stopped... 18:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Cedar Run

I'm sorry, I think I was confused about where the Cedar Run community was located and had come across something that said Cedar Run was the largest waterway in the county. I'm not from Pennsylvania so I admittedly don't have personal knowledge of this. Thanks for letting me know I was wrong, and sorry again! Colleenthegreat (talk) 05:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


Image copyright problem with Image:Priestley House Infobox.JPG

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DYK 2008-02-15

Updated DYK query On 15 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of municipalities in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 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.

Happyl post-Valentine's Day ! Good one! --Daniel Case (talk) 10:59, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Updated DYK query On 16 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pine Creek Rail Trail, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 03:09, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Tin Brook pic

Thanks for the compliment (you weren't the only one to make one, see the talk page). I do like the colors and the reflection in the water. However past experience with picture reviewing has convinced me that I would have to correct some things: the purple fringing along the leaves and branches with sky behind them; the fact that the sky itself is sort of blown and the distortion along the edges. There is, however, an absence of noise, which has frequently deterred me from submitting things either to PPR here or QIC on commons. Perhaps I can fix it by cropping the sky out and some of the left side. Daniel Case (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Fowler Hollow Run

Fowler Hollow Run was created today and is already slated for deletion. Perhaps you could add enough to keep it from being deleted. If you think it is notable enough. A state parks was named for it. Seems notable to me. I will be nominating Francis Bok for GA once I get the lead up to speed. Dincher (talk) 01:52, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Dincher (talk) 02:19, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Back to the CDPs

I'm trying to get consensus for a standard format for county navboxes, especially related to CDPs, but only four people have participated in the discussion. You participated in the earlier discussion; would you please join the second one so that we can have a broader consensus? Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 15:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Gazetteer

You're welcome! Hopefully not too many people are going to go pull down a 63-MB PDF. (OK, so I got my copy this afternoon.) Choess (talk) 02:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)