User talk:Cullen328/2009 Archive

2009 archive

Did you know nomination for Tom Frost

Hello! Your submission of Tom Frost at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Chzz  ►  08:43, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for responding - I think this is fine to go ahead now.  Chzz  ►  03:37, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi Jim, thanks for the message; yes, it was a bit ambiguous. As was "Royal Robbins described Frost as one of his heroes in 2002"! But I changed that too... Funny how there seems to have already been a Frost page, but that it was deleted. See here[1]. I wonder why it was scrapped? Great article of yours anyway. Regards, Ericoides (talk) 17:24, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info. No probs re the edit. Ericoides (talk) 17:40, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, interesting question. I'm really not sure. It would be good to have a date before it appears on the home page as a DYK. Why not have a go; there wouldn't be a way to reference it tho', but I don't see the harm in that. I can't find a date online, but I haven't looked too hard. From one of the pages linked in your article we know for a fact that he is over 60... (Added later: From this interview[2] we know he is at least 72, but I'm not sure when the interview took place. Even if I did, the year might be one of two, as it were) But at present the article is like a statue missing a head. Ericoides (talk) 17:57, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

If I might make one more remark, good idea for scrapping the infobox. I can't see the point of them for this kind of article. Cheers, Ericoides (talk) 06:59, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Ah. If you look at the infobox in the Allen Steck article it should be clear. Simply add info to the fields for which you have info. Details here: MOS:INFOBOX. If Frost does repond, you could be cheeky and ask if he has a photo of himself which he'd be happy for us to use.... Regards, Ericoides (talk) 08:55, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Good work on TF; how nice to hear of someone so reclusive and publicity-shy. Thanks for the Garmo input too. Ericoides (talk) 05:54, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Frost

On October 15, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Frost, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

SoWhy 15:29, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

John Muir Trail

Hey, great additions to the article. It looks much better. Lets see if you can add some citations though. The article has already been tagged for lack of citations and the addition of more information without citations only makes that problem worse. Thanks--Jojhutton (talk) 22:44, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Tom Frost photos

Hi Jim,

I saw over on Commons you uploaded some photos by Tom Frost and noted that he has granted permission for his photos to be uploaded to Wikipedia Commons. Can you provide more details about his grant? Does it apply to any photos of his we might find on the internet? If so, that would be fantastic news, as there are many classic images of his which can be found on sites like http://yosemiteclimbing.org/. Jfire (talk) 17:18, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello Jfire,

I've been in touch with Tom Frost about the article about him, which I wrote - specifically trying to determine his date and place of birth. He's private about that kind of stuff but we had a great phone conversation. He isn't a "computer guy" and doesn't do email. So, I mailed him a copy of the article and a friendly snail mail letter mentioning the need for good images on rock climbing history. He wrote back on 10/21/09 "Any photos you can find or download you are welcome to use." He also marked up the article with a few suggestions for addition and not a single correction - that made me feel good. I was busy with other things, but yesterday, I got around to finding photos he took of John Salathe and Royal Robbins, and uploaded them to Wikimedia Commons, trying to handle the licensing thing right. I then added the photos to the relevant articles.

Wikimedia Commons immediately let me know the quote above is not adequate, and they need a formal license. I have to call Tom and then mail him the license agreement and have him sign off on it. I also have to get his specific permission for me to scan and upload on his behalf. I tried to call him today but got a busy signal. I think it would be best if a single Wikipedian handled the contacts with him at this point. I will keep you posted. Jim Heaphy (talk) 00:42, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Jfire, I just got off the phone with Tom Frost. He is happy to sign the Creative Commons agreement, so I will send it off to him in tomorrow's mail. Jim Heaphy (talk) 01:10, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

File:Marmots_Eating_Trash.jpg

Extended content

Hi, I saw your picture in the Hoary Marmot article on Wikipedia. It is a nice image but I believe it is misidentified. I believe the animals in the image are are not hoary marmots because: The hoary marmots don't seem to have yellow bellies. The image seems to have been taken out of the range of the hoary marmot. I believe the image is of yellow bellied marmots, Marmota flaviventris. I would have added the category Marmota flaviventris to the image file, but I didn't want to while the image was in the hoary marmot article and until I checked with you in case you disagreed with me. --Davefoc (talk) 16:35, 4 November 2009 (UTC) Agreed, only M. flaviventris lives in the Sierra. Justin (talk) 18:36, 4 November 2009 (UTC) If you folks agree that I got the species wrong, please feel free to change the image file and remove it from the article. Sorry. Jim Heaphy (talk) 19:02, 4 November 2009 (UTC) I added the image instead to Yellow-bellied Marmot. Thanks to both of you. Jim Heaphy (talk) 22:19, 6 November 2009 (UTC) Glad to see you found a new home for it. Justin (talk) 23:52, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery

On November 15, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 19:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Chuck Pratt

On December 16, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chuck Pratt, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 19:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Mezzetta

Hi. I have been doing some work on the article Mezzetta to save it from deletion. Thanks for also helping out. By the way, there is no need to put ~~~~ in your edit summaries. It does nothing. Btilm 03:29, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks - I will add more references. I guess I should have worked it out in my sandbox first. I am trying to develop the habit of using the four tildes all the time, as another administrator told me to do so. Jim Heaphy (talk) 03:34, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh. I will give you a few tips. You only need to use ~~~~ when you write a comment and need to sign it, or whenever something says you need to use it. And there is another way to respond to this message. Instead of putting an asterisk, use a colon for every above section/reply. So guess how many you need to reply to this message? (the answer is 3) Btilm 03:38, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

I hope that I understand you properly. Thanks for the tips. I am still a Wikipedia kindergartner, but am enjoying the learning process.

If I can just chuck in my tuppence worth, you DO need to put the four tildes in your comment above. Happy Xmas! Ericoides (talk) 10:33, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Child pertective service inland empire,ca

My name is Anthony Alvarez I have a 2 year old son who was recently taken by C.P.S without warning I have not given them any reason someone supposedly called and said there was criminal activity at my address but yet no police reports no kind of arrest nothing other than them saying I have a criminal past in 1994 I was charged for two couns of bank robberie while incarcerated I managed to earn an acociates degree and become a certified H..V.A.C technician and once released managed to buy a home by myself I worked for California air power out of rancho Cucamonga for 11 years I was married for 29 years until in our son who was 16 years old passed away supposedly from a swimming accident in Huntington Beach,ca the one thing I don't understand while incarcerated the county of Riverside sent me paperwork asking me to forfeit my rights as a parent of course I refused to sign but they keep herassin is about my past could someone please recommend a lawyer or someone who could help they phisicly took my baby and didn't give reason why is this even legal? This happened yesterday today they called and asked for a drug test witch I have no problem but I feel like they are stealing my baby A.A9095220981 47.138.199.208 (talk) 07:01, 27 May 2022 (UTC)