User talk:Slp512

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, Slp512, 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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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!  Leebo T/C 02:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your question at the help desk

I have replied to your question here. When editing talk pages, you can click on the "edit this page" tab at the top just like any other page, or the "[edit]" links on individual sections. You've edited Lonnie Mack, and editing a talk page is no different. Happy editing. Leebo T/C 02:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply to WebHamster

Thanks so much for your help on this. A little background...I'm a semi-retired lawyer in Los Angeles. I became friends with Lonnie a few years ago when I was toying with the idea of basing a character in a screenplay on him. Later we found out we are distantly related; our mothers' families intermarried in the era of Daniel Boone, when Kentucky was "the frontier" and survival strategies included taking an Indian wife.

The screenplay never happened (soneone else was already doing it) but it bothered me that the only things you could find on him were old publicity pieces, so I ended up doing this article. He's an extremely modest guy, with very little formal education, and really has no concept of his historical importance until you sit him down and explain it to him. Although I had been a fan since the early '60s, I didn't appreciate just how significant his contribution had been until I started doing the research.

I'm busy with work now, but will get back to the article soon, and will take your advice re the Intro. I'll also try to get some additional photos into the article.

Again, thanks for all your help.

slp512Slp512 17:21, 4 December 2007 (UTC)



[edit] Lonnie Mack

Apologies for not replying sooner, sort of been distracted here and kept forgetting.

I think I've got up to date now with the formatting of the citations etc. I reckon you've done a great job on the article, even more so that you're new to Wikipedia. Well done.

I have to say, even though I'm a big fan of Mack's since the late 80s, I only came across the article by accident. When I'm bored I do some wiki-gnoming by clicking on 'random article' then editing it if required.

As regards the image. That's reasonably simple (so long as you get the licensing right). Just click on the "Upload file" link over on the right hand side of the page. Choose the appropriate copyright license and click upload. I'm afraid you can't just nab an image of the net, even if it's Mack's site. Likewise you can't use a copyrighted image, even with fair-use, to show the likeness of a living person. To be honest Wikipedia only really likes free images so even with the copyright holder's permission you have to jump through all sorts of hoops to use it.

I reckon the article is almost ready for some peer review to further fine tune it, then maybe reassess its rating. One thing that definitely needs doing though is rewriting the lead section. One sentence is just not enough. It has to be, basically, a mini version of the article. If you read the page linked to above you'll get an idea. Anyway, I hope that helps. It's been a delight to help you out. --WebHamster 03:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peer review

Hi, just to let you know, I've put the Lonnie Mack article up for peer review to garner opinion and comments about how else improvements could be made to the article. The article is a candidate for GA status in my opinion and you should be proud of what you've achieved. However be prepared for some of the comments to be harsh. They will all be constructive though and will have the best interests of the article at heart (though maybe not any sensitivities you may have!!! <g>). You can see the comments here. All the best. --WebHamster 15:45, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] Your recent edits

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