User talk:Thunk

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[edit] Office of Surface Mining

I added some more to the Office of Surface Mining, I started reading the annual report, got through like page 50. I fixed some errors and such. I know that I stopped half-way through, I will finish it tomorrow or such. I also added a template, same as the National Park Service Template.

I found a lot of information in the OSM's annual report, it's divided up into like 6 sections, I found a lot of info in the intro and the section on regulation of mines.

CuBiXcRaYfIsH 07:21, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] IUCN Category

Thanks for your e-mail about Jewel Cave National Monument. For each protected area, you should first look in the World Database on Protected Areas (http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdbpa/), click on "Search for Sites" to the left. (Jewel Cave is shown as "III".) If it is not there, I then guess based the definitions (also on that website) and similar areas that have designations. However, the designation (such as State Park, National Monument, etc.), is never a guarantee of the IUCN designation. There are many examples of areas with the same national designation being in different IUCN categories.

When all else fails, my default mode is:

  • Wilderness areas: Ib
  • National parks: II
  • National monuments and world heritage sites: III
  • Wildlife refuges: IV
  • Battlefields, historic sites, seashores, recreation areas, state parks, etc.: V
  • National and state forests: VI

I also put a non-displaying note in the text of the article, just after the infobox, explaining my guess (see the code for Fort Raleigh National Historic Site).

Also, you can get visitation stats for NPS sites at: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/NPstats/select_report.cfm?by=year

One more thing, if you add the protected area infobox to an article, please also add the wikiproject tag to the articles talk page. Just cut and paste:

{{Messagebox protected areas}}

— Eoghanacht talk 18:10, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] US GOV Agencies Wikiproject

Hi Thunk

I noticed that you have helped out with the Office of Surface Mining article, I was wondering if you would like to get involved with the WikiProject United States Government Agencies The goal of the project is to basically try to provide high quality articles on all the different agencies within the United States Government CuBiXcRaYfIsH 21:12, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] MDM - Consultoria e Negócios Ltda.

I've speedy deleted, since it's substantially the same content. There is a trick for re-nominations, but I forget what it is. Rich Farmbrough. 10:05, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Law-related Wikiprojects

Hello, Thunk. I noticed that your profile said you were a law professor, so I was just wondering if you would like to join WikiProject Law and WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases. Please let me know if you are interested, and sign your name on those project pages if you decide to join. I happen to be a 2nd year law student myself, and I can tell you that we could definitely use more lawyers around here.

Thanks, --Eastlaw 17:07, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Earth Abides image

I have replied to your message on my Talk page. --Slowking Man 08:08, 17 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Stephen King Misery cover.jpg

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Harrison WestOfEden.jpg

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