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[edit] CH2M HILL

Please stop the gainsaying. Just stop.

Let me introduce you to something. Did you realize there is a website where retirees from CH2M HILL post their remembrances of the firm's history? These are the people that were there -- at the time -- when significant events occurred in the firm's history.

Here is a quote from their history (http://www.alumni.ch2m.com/History/mature.htm):

"1980 CH2M HILL was now a mature, robust company with a reputation that was beginning to extend well beyond the borders of the U.S.A. The growth process continued unabated, but now it was a bit easier to attract the eyes of major clients. The firm's reputation, so laboriously built and carefully nurtured, served to open doors which had previously been out of reach for the fledgeling company. In this year Gross Income exceeded $100 Milion. Generous salaries, handsome bonuses and Key Employee participation permitted the Company to share the profits with the dynamic, talented staff who generated the revenue. Looking into the future, the firm's officers saw that the seat of operations could be better managed and represented if it was based in a larger, more industrialized location. After much agonizing and discussion, the city of Denver was chosen to become the new home for the firm, and the Executive Offices were moved there, as the first step in establishing all major Corporate functions there."

Please note the text. It doesn't talk about Englewood, or Meridian. It talks about Denver. That's where the headquarters was relocated. It has been at various locations in the Denver Metro area over the years. Its location is Denver.

Please stop the gainsaying. Just stop.

[edit] CH2M HILL

CH2M HILL's location of Meridian, CO, is a small incorporated area unknown to the vast majority of readers outside the Denver metro area. It is trivia. It doesn't communicate location effectively to most readers. By listing the location as Denver, which represents the Denver SMSA, the company's location becomes immediately understandable to most people with a sense of U.S. Geography.

It is not misleading to list it as Denver. It is accurate and communicates effectively whereas "Meridian" serves only to confuse.

I can see below that you have a pattern with this kind of behavior when it comes to geographic names in Colorado. Despite what you may think, you are not being civil. You are cluttering the script of the article with comments. Please stop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zedshed (talk • contribs) 15:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Have fun with your eastern Colorado trivia re: CH2M HILL

When I have time to construct a statement, I will bring this before the powers that be at Wikipedia. And - until then - please stop changing it back. Your changes won't last. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zedshed (talk • contribs) 07:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CH2M HILL in Denver vs. Meridian, Colorado

I am puzzled by your insistence at inserting what is essentially trivia into the lead section of the CH2M HILL article. The Company is considered to be Denver-based by the national as well as local business press. It is part of the Denver SMSA. It is pointless and confusing to those unfamiliar with minute trivia of eastern Colorado suburban geography for the Wikipedia article to refer to Meridian, Colorado - a location virtually no one outside of that location will comprehend. Please stop switching it back to Meridian or I will have to escalate this to Wikipedia management.

Thanks

-Zedshed —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zedshed (talk • contribs) 17:00, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Watkins, Colorado

Please, I'm just trying to help with the article. I do not appreciate the attack at all. BTW, Welcome to Wikipedia. --Moreau36 00:58, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I am calm thank you very much. Like I stated above, I just wanted to help, if I OFENDED you in any manner,my apologies. Please, don't take offense on me just trying to help. That's all I'm asking. Thank You. --Moreau36 01:06, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Denver, Colorado

I have noticed you have removed the list of adjacent counties from the article Denver, Colorado, and more than once [1] [2]. I am not sure why you are removing this information. I strongly recommend commenting on the talk page to see what other editors think before removing information from an article. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 18:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Center of population

Hi! I noticed you removed the reference I put in for the center of population of Colorado. If you check the coordinates on Google Maps, you'll notice that they show up between Redtail Rd and Arnett Ranch Rd, both of which are in the town of Littleton. So the center of population is in Littleton. I've put the reference back on the page. -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 02:26, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Exclaves versus Dismemberment

Arapahoe County is currently a county with two small exclaves. A consolidated City and County of Aurora would only create one more division of Arapahoe County, but that division would separate the county seat and the bulk of the county's population from the bulk of the county's territory. I haven't lived in Aurora or Arapahoe County in 24 years, but Aurora needs all the friends it can get if it hopes for greater autonomy.

--Buaidh 22:10, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

PS - It is usually considered bad manners to remove the material of others without prior discussion.

[edit] Fletcher

According to the Colorado State Archives, the Town of Fletcher was incorporated on May 5, 1903. Please see Colorado Municipal Incorporations (HTML). State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives (December 1, 2004). Retrieved on December 8, 2006..

Please don't change data willy-nilly unless you have a reference of higher authority. It takes me longer to repair your intrusions than to gather the data in the first place.

--Buaidh 15:08, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Census Designated Places

The United States Census Bureau defines Census Designated Places prior to each decennial census. Census Designated Places do not expire when an area is incorporated. I will mark Castlewood and Southglenn as defunct Census Designated Places.

Please don't remove data unless you can cite an authoritative reference.

--Buaidh 15:20, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion

We need someone to write a new article for each of the unincorporated towns shown in red on the list of cities in Colorado. Please e-mail me if you need help. Thanks.

--Buaidh 23:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Post Offices

I've changed the list of cities in Colorado to show the primary Post Office designations rather than just the acceptable ZIP Codes, per your recommendation. Please e-mail me if you have any comments. Thanks.

--Buaidh 14:08, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Montbello, Denver, Colorado

"PS - It is usually considered bad manners to remove the material of others without prior discussion." Watkinsian 08:24, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Your racist opinions have no place in an encyclopedia. --Buaidh 20:24, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport lies entirely within Jefferson County, Colorado. Much of the privately owned property surrounding the airport lies in the City and County of Broomfield. Please see the CDOT map of the City and County of Broomfield].

Please fix your edits. If you are unwilling to do a little research, please don't edit. --21:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Buaidh

When the Jefferson County Commissioners discovered that the City of Broomfield wanted to become a consolidated City and County, they blocked the annexation of the Jeffco Airport by the City. That's one of the disadvantages of being a City and County.

Maps of every county and town in Colorado are located at [CDOT Maps]. --Buaidh 14:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't mean to come across as arrogant. Wikipedia is now the most widely used encyclopedia in the world. It is very important that any content be completely factual, documented, unbiased, and thoroughly vetted. I've been a researcher for more than 40 years. If you need any help locating reference materials, please drop me a note at User talk:Buaidh. I'll be glad to help. --Buaidh 16:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of U.S. cities in multiple counties

Thank you for selectively editing the List of U.S. cities in multiple counties rather than merely reverting.

The US Census Bureau data files for other states are located in the Census 2000 Summary File GCT-PH1. The Geography updates since Census 2000 are available in the Boundary Changes. --Buaidh 15:10, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eaglecrest High School

Eaglecrest High School is within the city limits of Centennial, CO. Please check the school's web site, and refer to the Arapahoe County Assessor's office if you need to verify. http://www.ehs.ccsd.k12.co.us/ Savagej21 03:16, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interstate Business Routes

I defer to Matt Salek for most of my Colorado highway information. Please see Interstate Business Loops and Spurs. Matt is a young highway engineer and PE who lives in Aurora. Matt solicits any corrections to his information at mileposts@msn.com. --Buaidh 19:55, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of high schools in Colorado

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to List of high schools in Colorado. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. As to your comment unconstructive, bossy editors blow, your entire talkpage here is fraught with conflict and useless edits others have had to revert; I'm not the only one apparently that thinks you are unfamiliar with what an encyclopedia is. I am now reporting you as in violation of 3RR. And grow up. Chris 22:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Three Revert Rule Violation: List of high schools in Colorado

This message is to notify you that you have violated the Wikipedia Three Revert Rule - WP:3RR - and that all further edits should be discussed on the :talk page first. A further violation will be posted on the administrator's noticeboard. Chris 02:47, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Englewood

Please stop changing the locations of Englewood to Centennial. The businesses you're changing all reference their address to Englewood, therefore you are adding Original Research. For unincorporated areas it is typical to refer to the Post Office designation in general, and the references backing the article in particular. AKRadecki^Speaketh 17:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I have to say that Alan is quite right on this one. Please read our policies on verifiability and original research. You need to ask yourself at this point whether there is any verifiable evidence that what you say is true, and, failing that, whether this is worth being blocked over, something that will inevitably happen if you edit-war. --John 02:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I see that you are persisting in your edit war, and I'm now going to assume that what you are really doing is vandalism. It has gone beyond a good faith edit attempt, as our policies have clearly been explained to you and you choose to ingore them. AKRadecki^Speaketh 14:53, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for edit warring and 3RR violation. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below.

FWIW, I did have another admin look at this, User:John, and he warned you very clearly, and you clearly decided to ignore his advice. I came here myself as an outside admin, requested by another editor, and you chose to ignore my outside view and the actions I took to conform these articles to policy. You have been warned multiple times about our 3RR rule, and you deliberately chose to violate this. Time to step back, take a deep breath, and come back with a spirit of cooperation and collaboration. AKRadecki^Speaketh 19:29, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

A little advise: Once your block expires do NOT go back to arguing on the blocking administrators turf. Contact the foundation and let them know of the serious problems that you are having with this individual.68.244.210.210 (talk) 00:24, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lakeside, Colorado

Very tiny towns are usually located in very remote areas. --Buaidh (talk) 23:32, 3 March 2008 (UTC)