User talk:Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009

Bonjour[edit]

Je suis wikipédienne ma fiche depuis Août dernier et j'ai lu votre nom dans la liste des personnes susceptibles de répondre à mon besoin. Je souhaiterais qu'un article présent en français sur "fr.wikipedia.org" Ici existe également en anglais sur en.wikipedia.org. Le sujet : Un musicien devenu inventeur en intelligence artificielle musicale. Il s'agit de la biographie de l'inventeur. Elle n'est pas trop longue et ne contient aucune terminologie ténébreuse et autres jargons techniques. Peut-être à bientôt (je l'espère très fortement). Cordialement. --JCAILLAT (talk) 21:26, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Old Dutch Church, and nrhp hds[edit]

Hi Daniel, glad to see u at work on that one, as I am partial to the Minard Lafever ones and would be happy to see a good full article there. I was afraid i might cause an edit conflict for u, but thot i should look up and add the NHLSUM reference. I won't edit more there now, will look forward to see what you develop. I've done a good amount of pic-taking recently in cny, by the way, will be able to add pics to many articles.

About nrhp hds, i know u r somewhat aware of there having been some contention btwn me and another editor in CT articles. With time and a good amount of communication, we have made a lot of progress and have basic agreement for most types of nrhp hds which were originally all in contention. There remain a number of open merger/split proposals to address and close with decisions, and some other issues open as well or yet to be discussed, now with more moderation on both sides. The other editor and i agreed we would take it down several notches, and agree to abide by third party decisions. In particular we'd be happy if you would be willing to help mediate/arbitrate/judge: would you consider this?

There is now a pretty large body of past discussion at Talk:List of RHPs in CT including an RFC there and including a corresponding archive, at Talk:List of RHPs in VT, at Talk:List of RHPs in RI, and at individual NRHP HD articles and town/village/hamlet articles referenced from those. I wouldn't want to ask anyone to go through all of that, and a lot was said which does not need to be rehashed. What we'd appreciate is someone willing to be an invited discussion leader and then closer in merger/split proposals in selected specific cases, to be decided on the merits of information about the extent of geographical and historical overlap in those cases. It would be important, I think, to have at least some decisions close in favor of merger against my own previously stated opinions (and I would hope for some decisions closing in favor of splitting/no merger, too). What I myself have argued is that two separate articles should be allowed, at least until adequate information is developed, and then a merger proposal could go either way. Additional information has developed in some cases now and some would probably be ready for a closing-type decision, perhaps following one more flurry of moderate discussion. Would you be willing to help, in a limited way, in resolving some of these, in that kind of role? doncram (talk) 16:30, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mansion Historic District[edit]

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mt. Zion Methodist Church[edit]

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:08, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Larbkai/Megazawa07[edit]

Hi Daniel. Could you give your opinion at User talk:Rettetast#Blocking of User:Megazawa07. Rettetast (talk) 13:33, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiProject Novels Newsletter - July 2009[edit]

The July 2009 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Alan16(talk)

Orphaned non-free media (File:TPM logo.jpg)[edit]

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DYK for Gerard Crane House[edit]

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Re: Followup[edit]

Cool. I have hardly gone through this weekends images. I uploaded one from my Albany trip - see here - it came out well, shows the angle behind it too.Mitch/HC32 16:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit more dubious, I fear[edit]

I'm not going to gainsay what you did, but his open admission of a desire to "promote" (and he did use that verb) his favorite genre of music, seemed to me to be insufficiently constructive. I hope you turn out to be right, of course; heaven knows I'm an old-time folkie myself. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Central Troy Historic District [edit]

Hi, I am review Central Troy Historic District for GA and have left a few comments at Talk:Central Troy Historic District/GA1. Regards, —Mattisse (Talk) 17:51, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Better late than never[edit]

In response to this request, I have two photos. I did the best I could; the setup does not allow for a very photographable experience, but I tried. wadester 16 20:28, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum[edit]

Hi Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009,

I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in United States legal articles to take a look at WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".

Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.

Each casebook will have a subpage.

Over the course of a semester, each subpage will shift its focus to track the unfolding curriculum(s) for classes using that casebook around the country.
It will also feature an extensive, hyperlinked "index" or "outline" to that casebook, pointing to pages, headers, or {{anchors}} in Wikipedia (example).
Individual law schools can freely adapt our casebook outlines to the idiosyncratic curriculum devised by each individual professor.

I'm encouraging law students around the country to create local chapters of the club I'm starting at my own law school, "Student WP:Hornbook Editors". Using WP:Hornbook as our headquarters, we're hoping to create a study group so inclusive that nobody will dare not join.

What you can do now:

1. Add WP:Hornbook to your watchlist, {{User Hornbook}} to your userpage, and ~~~~ to Wikipedia:Hornbook/participants.

2. If you're a law student,

Email http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Hornbook to your classmates, and tell them to do the same.
Contact me directly via talk page or email about coordinating a chapter of "Student WP:Hornbook Editors" at your own school.

(You don't have to start the club, or even be involved in it; just help direct me to someone who might.)

3. Introduce yourself to me. Law editors on Wikipedia are a scarce commodity. Do knock on my talk page if there's an article you'd like help on.

Regards, Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 06:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Smartphonedaily[edit]

I'm a bit skeptical (again), but won't object if somebody else unblocks him/her and takes responsibility for watching the subsequent edits. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bridge L-158[edit]

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Wikiproject: Did you know? 20:14, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Your DYK nomination[edit]

Per your comment, the article has been approved, so feel free to remove the tag. Thanks, Little Mountain 5 01:27, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AIV[edit]

AltGold (talk · contribs) is not currently blocked. The tag on the page just says he is because it's easier to just copy the template off of another blocked sockpuppet's page.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 04:11, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Cades29[edit]

Hi Daniel. I think you're right - I'll be sure to note that in the future. Thanks for the note. -FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:15, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re:LedBeatles52596[edit]

Hmmm...alright - I'm willing to give the user another chance. What do you think? -FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:49, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your Opinion is more important than you think![edit]

		Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
		Awarded to Daniel Case for suggesting I quit editing for the evening - Editing after a long and tiring day was definitely not one of my best ideas. Thanks! -FASTILY ^(TALK) 23:42, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Old Dutch Church (Kingston, New York)[edit]

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So Why 08:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would an article like this be notable?[edit]

I'm thinking of making an article for Albany streets along the lines of articles on streets in other cities, such as List of streets in Baltimore, Maryland, and List of streets in Hamilton, Ontario, probably more like the last one than the others. Listing only the important streets and their name changes, who/what they are named for, historical significance, notable buildings along the street, etc. I thought of this because several of our articles mention by name certain streets and it might be good to have a central article they can link to. That's my thought. I didnt know if these other list of street articles were frowned upon. Your opinion is appreciated. There are lots of sources I can use including the NYS museum website on colonial Albany history, their page about street names has been used several times, including in Clinton Avenue Historic District and Pastures Historic District talking about name changes (the entire state museum website is down until Monday for maintenance so all links are out right now).Camelbinky (talk) 19:04, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've created the article at List of streets in Albany, New York.Camelbinky (talk) 22:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WhaleMuseum's question for you[edit]

Heads up, the blocked editor User:WhaleMuseum has a question for you pertaining to your terms for unblocking. Pastor Theo (talk) 19:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK help[edit]

Since you are a DYK guru, would you mind looking over this and let me know if you can think of something better? I seem to only write about boring subjects and then have trouble coming up with an interesting hook. :-) wadester 16 20:06, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Something that may interest you[edit]

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0667 wadester 16 22:29, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This too: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0678 wadester 16 22:53, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Panel[edit]

Thanks for your kind words, I do remember our conversation at the conference. Yes, getting editors to work together can sometimes be a real challenge, it can be like herding cats! Not surprising really, since each Wikipedia editor has to be self-sufficient, a self-starter and all those things. I think that a few of our editors probably never look at the Project talk page or the Project page. I may send a few people a reminder that sometimes really important and interesting things come up there, so it is worth checking in every so often. It's really a delicate thing to handle other people right, not to be too pushy, and to respect people's individual strengths while still trying to get the overall project into reasonable shape as it grows. Good luck with the Fashion and Urban studies and planning Projects. Actually as it happens I do know a fair bit about fashion and fashion history, but I am not active in that on Wikipedia, although once in a great while I do a few edits to a garment-related (like boardshorts or fabric-related page (like linen). Best wishes to you, Invertzoo (talk) 21:28, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats![edit]

Congrats! Nice to add that to the roster! wadester 16 21:13, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats![edit]

I wanted to be the first to congratulate you on your GA promotion of Central Troy Historic District. I took the liberty of changing the Wikiproject page to reflect it and put up the photo of River Street to highlight it. Great article, wish I had had the time to help, it would have been fun to research an interesting topic like that.Camelbinky (talk) 21:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA reassessment of Anna Wintour[edit]

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the article which you can see at Talk:Anna Wintour/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 13:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009's Day![edit]

User:Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25/2009!

Peace,
Rlevse
~

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:22, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on your very well-deserved day! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 00:50, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto! wadester 16 02:23, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely agree. dm (talk) 04:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thompson Pond[edit]

I added a photo I took a few days ago. Stissing mountain is still being uploaded. dm (talk) 05:07, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance needed[edit]

What are the templates for request of a third opinion and for request of intervention of an Administrator? Thank you in advance. Dgarq (talk) 17:46, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Is it the same as asking for an expert's opinion or to solve a dispute? Dgarq (talk) 16:21, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Audio4fun[edit]

Thanks for the head's up! I've unblocked for purposes of name change. Skier Dude (talk) 19:21, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

I'm getting articles going for all the Van Rensselaers that were patroons but at least a few of them were named Kiliaen or Jeremias, and none of them have suffixes (i.e. Jr, II, III...). How do I distinguish them in article names, especially since some of them have no known birth or death dates? Would Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon of Rensselaerswyck) be prudent (and if that's the case, should the first one get a rename to conform to that system?) Seems too much, but it may be the only way... Let me know what you think. wadester 16 15:49, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thank you. I will look into that:)

PoetsLabyrinth

Sulgrave club.[edit]

Greetings, Daniel Case. I'm interested in creating a page on the Sulgrave club in the District of Columbia, in Washington D.C. I have a sketch of the article worked out in my sandbox, but I'm not sure it's ready for creation yet. As you are in the WikiProject related to National Register of Historic Places, and an administrator, I was hoping you could help me; if there are any tweaks or fixings you think could be done to improve the page so it is its best before creation, I'd appreciate the information. Thanks! Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 09:22, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NRHP Question[edit]

Where do I find the NRHP Reference# and the exact date this was added to the NRHP? I can't seem to find anything in the application (and, as a comparison, the "added" date for Little Red Schoolhouse (Brunswick, New York) was listed online, but that wasn't available in 1988). Thanks. wadester 16 16:08, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PLEASE DELETE MY ACCOUNT[edit]

Hello,admin. Could you please delete my account completly, every trace that I had of it?

Hey thanks, but is it possible that you can remove every trace of me, like my account nevered existed?

I will respond here since I deleted your talk page. If you're asking me to oversight all your contribs, that's beyond the limit of the oversight policy. It might be possible to selectively delete them from each article. But the right to vanish has never included the ability to make all your contribs go away.

What you might want to consider doing is asking a bureaucrat to rename the account, if you want to distance yourself from it. Daniel Case (talk) 18:07, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GoRight[edit]

Hi Daniel, can you give just a little more clarification of your reason for unblocking GoRight? "Per Hersfold's comment" is a little cryptic, especially since Hersfold never actually said he wanted GoRight to be unblocked. Thanks - Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 03:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. I had interpreted "another admin can review your request" as not being an instruction to unblock, but that an admin could review the request and decide one way or the other. I can see how it might be taken another way. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 03:19, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Daniel. I appreciate the assistance. I still had a bit of trouble with the autoblock but Mangojuice took care of that. As you can see I am working again. --GoRight (talk) 04:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ulster Performing Arts Center[edit]

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King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Novels - Narnia Task Force[edit]

Hi! You would be glad to know that a new wikipedia ad has been created by Srinivas to encourage users to join Chronicles of Narnia Task Force. You can display that ad on your user/talk page too using the following code: {{Wikipedia ads|ad=190}}


Wikipedia ads	file info – #190

-- Alan16 (talk) 10:30, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kingston City Hall[edit]

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King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:00, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Kingston City Library[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Kingston City Library 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! ✍ 20:21, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Novels - August 2009 Newsletter[edit]

The August 2009 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Alan16 (talk) 17:25, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly unfair block and admins taking sides[edit]

Hi Daniel case,

I see you are very active on the incident boards and there was recently an incident here [1] which I reported with all the evidence needed and I also explained the situation, yet a senior admin took sides against me and even blocked me when there was clear evidence against the other user and I had done nothing wrong, In fact a number of 'Indian' editors shad been canvassing against me, including with that administrator that blocked me, such as here [2] and this can be easily verified. I would appreciate it if you could help or advise me on this matter. Regards. Khokhar (talk) 23:27, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use Image:Laurie Geltman.jpg[edit]

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DYK for Kingston City Library[edit]

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So Why 16:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anna interview on Letterman[edit]

Thought of you while watching it ... dm (talk) 04:13, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen her speak before, so it was interesting to see more than the photo and quotes. I didnt notice anything that should show up in an article, but she did have some comments about Devil Wears Prada, notably that "we enjoy fiction at Vogue" and "I liked how it showed how hard it is to put a magazine out" roughly paraphrased. dm (talk) 04:49, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Quick DYK fix[edit]

Could you remove (example pictured) from hook #7 on T:DYK? From WP:ERRORS. Shubinator (talk) 05:17, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, Killiondude got it. Shubinator (talk) 05:22, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use Image:SPARC Stewart map.gif[edit]

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Discussion at WikiProject New Jersey[edit]

Hi, Daniel, User:Nightscream and I had a disagreement over certain parts of NJ municipality articles; because the discussion could potentially affect hundreds of articles, we decided to bring the discussion to WikiProject New Jersey. I would value your input in the discussion, which you can find here. Thanks, A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 14:59, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited...[edit]

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference New York, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan and Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 02:00, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Haverstraw, New York)[edit]

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— Jake Wartenberg 11:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Das_Ansehnlisch[edit]

Hello there

I’ve started an ANI thread (here) on User:Das Ansehnlisch who you blocked temporarily some weeks ago. His user page redirects to another user, so here’s a link to the contribs page.

regards. --Merbabu (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re BeyondRelations[edit]

From the unblock request, it appears that the account is stating it will continue to edit in a promotional area of interest. Cirt (talk) 18:02, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over[edit]

Hi Daniel,

I understand you are only trying to ensure the safety of Wiki. The name sydtrolls is one I have used for over 15 years and it is a non computer reference. I have no plans on disrupting any pages. I simply wanted to use my screen name. I have used the same name in Lostpedia and felt it would be accepted here. So far I have only made one edit and that was to add an actor in the "bit parts" to the American Werewolf in London page. Which, I have noticed has already been taken down. I am new to editing and have only contributed a few pictures and made one change in Lostpedia. I am a casual reader and appreciate Wiki. Honestly, I am still trying to figure out how to contribute more. If this is not satisfactory please let me know.

Sincerely, Kevin sydtrolls Sydtrolls (talk) 18:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)sydtrollsSydtrolls (talk) 18:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re re Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over[edit]

Daniel, I am not sure if I am supposed to respond on my page or yours. I don't believe that a a username request for comment should be necessary. Since sydtrolls does not fall under any of the other 3 specifically disallowed user names, I assume that you may consider my name to be "considered outright trolling". If that is correct, are you assuming I plan on disrupting Wikipedia? Please take a second to Google sydtrolls and you will find my youtube channel, Ih8mudd forum posts and even an old eharmoney account. I believe I should be judged on the quality of the work I do (which I admit is currently poor as I am still learning) not the incorrect meaning of my user name. Which for record actually stands for Syd trips and rolls. Sydtrolls (talk) 19:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)sydtrolls[reply]

Read this over?[edit]

I just finished a months long rewrite of Kiliaen van Rensselaer (Dutch merchant). I'm wondering if you'd be interested in reading it over and possibly copyediting it? Don't feel obligate, but I'd like to bring it to GAN sometime in the next month, so a fresh pair of eyes would be helpful. upstate NYer_{formerly wadester16} 02:12, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library[edit]

On September 4, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, 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.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 11:14, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

coordinates problem?[edit]

I am admitedly no specialist of New York state, but the coordinates given in St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Peekskill, New York) appear to be those of the Poughkeepsie Galleria... Circeus (talk) 06:27, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Removal of all non de jure diplomatic Missions in List Articles[edit]

I would like to seek your view as to whether we should eliminate from the lists of diplomatic missions by sending/receiving countries all references to representative offices of sending states that do not have formal diplomatic missions with the host states. This would affect a large number of articles which relate to Taiwan, Palestine, Kosovo and other states. Please provide your views here. You have received this notice because you have regularly contributed to either kind of article, or have had dealings with editors concerning the conduct of this dispute. Thank you. Kransky (talk) 07:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York)[edit]

On September 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York), 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.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 17:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Nyack, New York)[edit]

On September 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Post Office (Nyack, New York), 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.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 23:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

User at it again[edit]

IP user 65.40.42.240 whom you previously blocked is at it again. I issued a final warning. -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:57, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

reason?[edit]

Would u pls tell me why someone called Blueboy96 blocked my ip address and you declined my request of lifting thet block?

!!!=[edit]

just this? i even dont know who is that mr Adollahi. which edit of this person is/was similar to mine exactly? which page(s)? if a hacker uses my ip then you'll blocke me? any one can block someone else just becoz he/she thinks that someone's edits are similar to someone else's edits? it is really funny.

2nd[edit]

No i didnt, but i do right now, what will i get if i do? i was blocked for a couple of days. may valuable times was robbed by someone. also your review was wrong as well as that boy who blocked me. i asked you which page(s) are similar to my edits? i wanna visit those edits myself and see weather they r really similar or not! but anyway the problam is: this system of blocking is wrong, tell me pls how can i prove i dont know that mr abdollahi? who is responsible for this unacceptable blocking? how can i get my times back???

3rd[edit]

Ok dear, i wrote a messege in his talk page, hope i'll get an answer, some one should do his job right and see we r NOT same persons, also i need that apology as well. about my time, its not about money, charge ... it is about my freedom (that i guess you know we always have concern about it coz we r iranians :) if you were in middle east you could understand how much is freedom important for us) that somebody has stolen it becoz of his wrong ideas about me, am loosing my motivation becoz some one thinks wrong things about me which am not responsible for it, why should i pay for that? i just want my freedome of edit becoz am working hard in wiki as a responsible good editor. also i have a question dear, how can some one be an administrator? tnx for your answers and patience and sorry for my broken english :) regards,

Pournick[edit]

Just had a look at that IP ... there is definitely a possibility that this was collateral damage from that sockmaster's block. Maybe have a checkuser take a look, just to be safe? Blueboy 96 20:01, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Idiota[edit]

Hi Daniel,

I picked the username idiota from Catholic tradition - it was the pen name of a Catholic in the 900's. There is a wiki article about him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiota

Calling myself an idiot is intended to be in the spirit of Socrates, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates who upon being told by the Oracle that no one is wiser than he, concluded that on the cosmic scale we're all pretty much on the same level.

777 is a play on being not - 666, as well as by way of commemorating the Motu Proprio of 7/7/2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summorum_Pontificum I hope this is ok?

God bless,

Br Dominic Mary, F.SS.R. Idiota777 (talk) 09:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Guru of leads[edit]

Hey, do you think you could work your magic on the lead of User:Eliphaletnott/Union College? You did more than an outstanding job on Central Troy Historic District. This one needs some serious help, but is the last obstacle we need to tackle before it goes live and replaces Union College. Any interest? upstate NYer 02:22, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks awesome; thanks for the hand! upstate NYer 05:40, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Think this would warrant a link in a See also section? upstate NYer 05:43, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Peekskill Presbyterian Church[edit]

On September 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peekskill Presbyterian Church, 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.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 00:42, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Foster Building[edit]

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— Jake Wartenberg 06:42, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

65.95.139.168 report comment[edit]

Hi, the comment you made on the 65.95.139.168 report as "Edits are not vandalism" I think is wrong. Most of the edits to me, look like vandalism. If I'm mistaken, please contact me. Thanks. Chevy Impala 2009 (Sign me!) 01:34, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've also looked at the edits again. The first one is arguably an attempt to add (unsourced) information. The 2nd I was suspicious by the name... Randy Meare --> Randy Mare. The 3rd and 4th edits are pure vandalism. Could you look at this IPs contributions again? They all look like vandalism to me. If you say I'm mistaken, no worries - but I'd appreciate it if you would just double check their contributions. Thanks -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 02:32, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the edits made on 15 September between 01:17 and 01:54 (although the previous edit on that IP at 02:12 on 14 September was removing information, it could be someone else):

01:17, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Emirati people ‎ (→Numbers of Emiratis) added "The Emirais are know to have small dicks."
01:21, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Dubai ‎ (→Transportation) added "Dubai's oil factorys has enough oil to fill texas."
01:24, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Dubai ‎ (→History) added "In the late 1740's Dubai discovered they had oil. That's why they are a rich country now."
01:47, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Strathroy ‎ (→Places) added "Strathroy was founded by Randy Lauffer, a loyal Canadian and named the town after his daughter." - A Google Search does not confirm this
01:49, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Strathroy ‎ (→Places) changed "Randy Lauffer" to "Randy Meare" - again, a Google search does not confirm this
01:54, 15 September 2009 (hist) (diff) Strathroy ‎ (→Places) added "Strathroy is home of Cuddy Farm, a famous Canadian farm that grows corn." - A Google search confirms there is a Cuddy Farm in Strathroy in Canada - but after the previous vandalisms, I assumed that this was also vandalism.

It was suspicious behaviour over the course of 37 minutes that made me think a block might be in order. As you say, nothing further has happened on that IP since 01:54 according to the Special:Contributions. I just wanted to show you that I hadn't made an arbritary decision to warn and report this IP!

Anyhoo, unless the IP is used again for vandalism, that's the end of it! Regards, -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 04:08, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Per our chat yesterday ...[edit]

Hi Daniel Case! Thank you for your information. I will try the poster. The idea of an infobox for notable art exhibitions sounds great but I would not have the know how to get it through. If you would know how to get it done I second the suggestion. Very best regards, (Salmon1 (talk) 03:08, 15 September 2009 (UTC))[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Peekskill, New York)[edit]

On September 15, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Post Office (Peekskill, New York), 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.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 12:42, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Albany Union Station[edit]

Would you be willing to move Albany Union Station to Union Station (Albany, New York), I cant because the second name already exists as a redirect to the first, and it said I need an admin to do it. The second name is prefered in my opinion because 1- it keeps the format already existing for all the other similarly named stations on List of union stations and at Union Station; and 2- the station, when in operation or afterwards, was not listed as "Albany Union Station" in any newspaper or publication I can find (other than the NRHP), its a made up name, most likely created by the NRHP to disambiguate from any other "Union Station".Camelbinky (talk) 19:26, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! The article was on my watchlist and I just noticed Daniel Case implementing the move. Came here to comment that there is nearly complete Requested Move discussion about similar case of Springfield Union Station at Talk:Springfield, Massachusetts (Amtrak station)‎#Requested move, and recently completed fully discussed other requested moves, going differently than how you are just now leaning. In my view, it seems in the past that the "Union Station" name was misapplied to places where the actual station name is different. It is not necessary or desirable to change article names to make a disambiguation or other Wikipedia list look better in some way. For example, an NRHP list can display the NRHP program name for a place while pipelinking to a differently named article. In particular what shows in the Union Station disambiguation page is currently Albany Union Station and that is fine if Albany Union Station is the name of the station. If the primary name for the station is Union Station, and the article will be changed to show that, then your move is fine, though, and the Union Station list can be updated. But if the primary name for the station is Albany Union Station, and that is what is shown first in bold in the lede of the article, then it should be moved back, in my view. (To Camelbinky: Also, I'm not checking now, but I believe that Albany Union Station is the NRHP name for the place, and whatever is the NRHP name for the place should be kept in the NRHP infobox, even if the primary name is now deemed to be different.) That's my view, anyhow. Happy to discuss further here or for there to be a formal Requested Move discussion if it would be helpful to get more input. doncram (talk) 01:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As I stated above I have not ever seen the station referred to as anything other than "Union Station" (or "Union Depot" in Albany Revisited by Don Rittner) in books, articles, in references to the building today by the various bank companies that have owned it through the years (currently BofA), or in newspaper articles in the Albany Times Union. If someone finds a different name actually used by the owner of the station when it was a station then ok, but I think the move was needed since only the NRHP listing had it named as "Albany Union Station". Being a "union station" in the generic term means that more than one railroad served the same station, this particular station was a "union station" along with having its name as the Union Station, I assume but do not know for sure that it was the NY Central who actually owned it for most of the buildings existance as a station.Camelbinky (talk) 16:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, i updated the lede in Union Station (Albany, New York) and updated its mention in the Union Station disambiguation page. Keep in mind that you can use the wp:RM service process to request either quick expected-to-be uncontroversial moves (no discussion required) or to open discussion for possibly controversial moves (with discussion to happen at Talk page of the article proposed for move, and with invited comment and closing by non-involved RM people). I consider all train station moves to be possibly controversial, because in fact there has been disagreement in past cases, although I don't think any more notice or discussion is needed for this one, now. doncram (talk) 16:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Evologics[edit]

Actually, he did respond to my query. Look at the page history -- he put "yes" in another unblock request. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 15:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What's going on here?[edit]

Can you explain what's going on at Brunswick, New York? An image of yours is showing up three times, but I see no code calling for it, and I have the last 3 dozen edits, none of which brought that image. Nice image by the way, but not very relevant at Brunswick, New York. :-) upstate NYer 03:27, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, looking at the image page, it seems it's showing up on a number of local pages. What's the deal? upstate NYer 03:28, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like an issue with {{Infobox settlement}}. I've left a note with the admin who recently made an edit to the aforementioned template. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:39, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for General Electric Realty Plot[edit]

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So Why 13:42, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User De Sable[edit]

Hello, I saw the problem that user De Sable is having, being blocked under the accusation that he is a sockpuppet of user Top Gun. And he requested to be unblocked. But you declined him. I would like to clear some things up. I am user Top Gun and De Sable is not a sockpuppet of mine. He is an innocet user. You can confirm this by conducting a checkuser operation or whatever you do. Check his IP also or whatever. I am coming out clean on this because I can not stand by and let an innocent user be accused of something he didn't do. This is a result because user Nick-D is on some strange personal crusade against me to the point that he already blocked one other user that is not me but he was convinced that he is me, that other user is 98.156.123.135. I tried to tell him this but he wouldn't listen to me. You can check this other user also by checking where his IP is originating from in comparison with my IP. User Nick-D has become out of control on the question of blocking users, his blocking too many of them, it's come to the point that a few days ago he blocked himself also. In any case, these two users shold be unblocked immediatly and you should block me insted, I would take whatever punishment you have but don't drag other users into this.89.216.239.65 (talk) 13:48, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Stockade Historic District[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Stockade Historic District 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! Grsz¹¹ 16:12, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York)[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York) 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! --Dylan 620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 01:49, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Photo+[edit]

Not the best photo I've ever taken. Very residential and I felt odd taking the photo while people were outside. So I ran away. :-/ upstate NYer 21:38, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Elston Hall[edit]

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BorgQueen (talk) 22:07, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wanna do a train station NRHP with me?[edit]

The Gladstone New Jersey Transit station is on the NRHP and I would love help expanding it if you are interested.Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 16:22, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No shock. The Department of Transportation here is very inconvenient as well in terms of documents.Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 16:32, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting Westchester County NRHP lists[edit]

I just thought I'd let you know that tonight I've split off New Rochelle and Peekskill from the Westchester County, New York NRHP list. Unfortunatley, I still don't think that's good enough. ----DanTD (talk) 00:07, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Funny you should mention Ossining. When I was working on my list for Peekskill, I actually considered a new list for both Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson. ----DanTD (talk) 03:33, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York)[edit]

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BorgQueen (talk) 12:21, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of U.S. Post Office (Scotia, New York)[edit]

Hello! Your submission of U.S. Post Office (Scotia, New York) 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! cmadler (talk) 13:52, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Daniel Case. You have new messages at Firelord1114's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

DYK for Stockade Historic District[edit]

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≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 12:42, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Union Mill Complex[edit]

I've assessed this as C class for WP:MILLS. Just a couple of unreferenced sentences are preventing it reaching B class. If you can sort this I'd be happy to upgrade it. Mjroots (talk) 19:55, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Block of 173.27.24.115[edit]

Quick work: thanks for that Fortnum (talk) 17:10, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Craftyminion[edit]

Hey, Daniel, I'm contacting you because you are the one who unblocked Craftyminion (talk · contribs). Craftyminion has made a fairly uncivil comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Insight Meditation Society (2nd nomination). Although I believe that the comment was made in jest and am not offended by it, I'm concerned that Craftyminion may make such a comment to editors who do not have such a thick skin. Crafty and I have have had no interaction before, so I was surprised that he made this comment out of the blue. Please warn Crafty that uncivil comments are not tolerated. Cunard (talk) 08:16, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

79.78.XXX.XXX rants[edit]

Thanks for acting on my problem with the guy. The block's been gone though and the guy's just nothing but a troll. --Eaglestorm (talk) 13:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Glan House[edit]

This DYK needs to have the facts more clearly sourced - there's no reference tags anywhere near the paragraph in question, and while I realise it's just one source, I'm doing a massivbe review of dozens of DYKs, and don't have time to be fixing problems =/ Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 209 FCs served} 15:02, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Lucy-marie block[edit]

There seems to be some confusion over exactly why this user has been blocked. Would you be generous enough to head back there and look into it a bit more, and possibly provide an explanation to the user in question? Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:04, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciated. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:24, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Schenectady Armory[edit]

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Kanonkas : Talk 20:43, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Recent Block[edit]

I am highly irritated by your recent removal to lift block imposed upon me based on no current evidence and only based upon a case which was resolved two years ago. After which there has been no further similar cases involving my self. Please can you explain yourself as to why this action was taken.--Lucy-marie (talk) 09:17, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Post Office (Ballston Spa, New York)[edit]

Hey Daniel, I just commented on the DYK for Post Office (Ballston Spa, New York). It just seems to me, that since the article is about the building, which would be notable whether it was still a post office or not, the hook should be about that building. Grsz¹¹ 14:41, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:ElxalrajSimetra/Puu[edit]

This is a hoax page created by the troll you blocked earlier, could you please get rid of it? Thanks, Triplestop x3 00:19, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Helicopter Parents[edit]

Hi Daniel,

I just visited the page on Helicopter Parents. Wow, I think the topic is hysterically funny. I think the article is well done, though. If I find any new stuff out there I'll let you know.67.100.84.54 (talk) 04:33, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I forgot to log-in, That's me up there, Malke 2010 (talk) 04:35, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Verbeck House[edit]

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NW (Talk) 12:42, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for National Bottle Museum[edit]

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NW (Talk) 12:42, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Ballston Spa, New York)[edit]

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\ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 04:25, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Scotia, New York)[edit]

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≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 18:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Abraham Glen House[edit]

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BorgQueen (talk) 06:29, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikis Take Manhattan[edit]

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 20:51, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IP sock[edit]

You just semi-protected Sister Roma. The IP editor who most recently joined the fray is by their own admission a sock of the banned user User:Fredrick day, see [3]. Please block the IP addresses 193.35.132.148 and 193.35.132.149. They've claimed on their talks that it's a dynamic IP, but I think that's misdirection. They've been merrily vandalising while evading a ban for months. Fences&Windows 23:44, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both for your attention to this. -- Banjeboi 09:00, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NRHP question[edit]

I'm doing an overhaul of this. Is the NRHP app considered public domain (i.e. can I steal quotes and use in the article?)? I think we discusses this once before, but I can't remember. upstate NYer 23:49, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Brookside Museum[edit]

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Thanks ... Do think about one for Halloween! Victuallers (talk) 18:28, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Union Mill Complex[edit]

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≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 06:47, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

content dispute[edit]

Why have you blocked an IP editor for a content dispute with Benboji? I can't say I'm impressed with his edits to that page either and neither is another editor, so why are you favouring one editor in a content dispute? Also are you aware it's the orange mobile network and you are likely blocking thousands of people? --Cameron Scott (talk) 08:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron Scott, your personal grudge is both distasteful and misplaced. That banned editors evading blocks are iusing socks are defended by you tells a lot more about what seems to be your personal gripe than any concern for improving Wikipedia articles. You have utterly failed time and again to show any COI editing was taking place yet you show every sign of continuing to beat a dead horse in hopes that your version of reality will be newly shared by others. That simply hasn't happened likely because it isn't true. Sorry but show with reliable sources that anything on the Sister Roma article is false. I'll give you a hint, some anon targeted the article (I believe a year ago) so the entire thing was stubbed and rebuilt. yet here you are defending a banned editor who seems only to harass and Smallbones who despite numerous requests has no actual evidence of any COI content - at all. Whether it comes from me - someone who you apparently don't approve and I don't care why - or any number of other editors/admins the same answer is apt. Show there is actually something wrong with the article or move on. If you can't seem to let this go we can find some other way to help redirect your energies. -- Banjeboi 09:58, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what* banned editor? I see no evidence that the IP is an banned editor, that's my point. Who is this banned editor? where was he banned? Where is the evidence? we can find some other way to help redirect your energies - you keep making those threats - as I've told you again and again, head over to AN/I if you have a problem with my actions - the last three or four times you tried it, it went nowhere, I'm happy for you to do so again because I'm happy with my actions. Nobody at the LGBT project did when you tried your bullyboy tactics there. --Cameron Scott (talk) 13:42, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you were a bit less focussed on assuming bad faith on my, and apparently anyone who doesn't oppose me, part you may have noticed this which links to a self-disclosure of a self-admitted sock of a banned user. It would be more helpful if you focussed on content rather than contributors. -- Banjeboi 03:16, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That indicates that at some stage last year, the account Frederick day used a mobile internet ISP used by over eight million people. It means nothing, the system only has a limited number of IP addresses and assigns them dynamically to users as they use their phones. --Cameron Scott (talk) 08:03, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It failed the duck test, apparently. Next time they are blocked you can appeal in their defense. -- Banjeboi 14:51, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Inuit18[edit]

Hi. You have blocked Inuit18 (talk · contribs) for reverting falsifying and disruptive edits by a banned user (NisarKand (talk · contribs) who has some 100+ known sockpuppets so far). Do you think that was a correct decision to ban someone indef. who was reverting falsifying edits by a disruptive and banned user?! Regards. Tajik (talk) 15:32, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I am sorry. I thought you had blocked him. Thanks for the reply anyway. Tajik (talk) 15:49, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CfD notification[edit]

Hey there, a category you created, Category:Vogue, is being considered to be renamed. Feel free to take part of the discussion, which can be found here. Thank you. — ξ ^xplicit 06:45, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No more suggestions[edit]

Lists have been printed. Too late :P-Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 02:40, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, please understand you-know-who has to behave this time around.Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 03:03, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Muhammad of Ghor[edit]

Hi. Could you please take a look at this? Wikipedia lacks admins specialized in this field, that's why anon IPs and POV-pushers can distort these articles. However, admin help is needed. Tajik (talk) 11:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just a general question: is this really "vandalism"? The same comment got User:Inuit18 permanently banned. Tajik (talk) 23:00, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerks removing your section[edit]

Hi Daniel. It looks as though they have not told you, but your section in the recent sockpuppet case has been removed by the clerks [4].

They did the same with mine, which I have reinserted. Your's also includes an additional follow-up comment I made, so as things stand a big chuck of valuable input has been expunged. Do you want to put it back in your own section and I'll do the same with my bit? Leaky Caldron 00:05, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good block[edit]

You beat me too it. The comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zero History are a bit much. Regards, Hamster Sandwich (talk) 03:47, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for East Side Historic District (Saratoga Springs, New York)[edit]

On October 12, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East Side Historic District (Saratoga Springs, New York), 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.

— Jake Wartenberg 09:28, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IP Block exemption[edit]

I would like to apply for IP Block exemption. Could you direct me to the appropriate venue?shaidar cuebiyar ( talk | contribs ) 21:30, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) You should e-mail a checkuser (that is, any recently active user listed here) and explain to them why you would like/why you need IP block exemption (for instance, you may need it if your IP is frequently used for vandalism and you would like IPBE in case the IP gets hard-blocked). --Dylan 620 (contribs, logs, review) 21:41, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Review request[edit]

I just finished an overhaul of Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York). Would you mind reading it through for me, and letting me know what you think? Leave comments on the talk, if you would please. Thanks. upstate NYer 05:56, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, send me that red ink when you're ready. :-) upstate NYer 23:12, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for West Side Historic District (Saratoga Springs, New York)[edit]

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{{User0|Giants27 09:28, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saratoga Gas, Electric Light and Power Company Complex[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Saratoga Gas, Electric Light and Power Company Complex 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! Geraldk (talk) 11:15, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question for you. Odd event[edit]

This question is to help understand Wikipedia. I am not asking for unblock or appealing any decision. See where you declined unblock. Looking at the block log, this user is not blocked. Am I looking at the wrong spot?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Annmarieburnett

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Annmarieburnett

Odd? Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:19, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Gronkbot[edit]

Daniel, I was going to remove User:Gronkbot from WP:UAAHP after blocking, but saw that you had attempted to start a discussion with the user. How would you like me to proceed? Should I block with {{uw-botublock}} or just leave well enough alone? Ioeth (talk contribs twinkle friendly) 19:53, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hiram Charles Todd House[edit]

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Thank you - have a rest! Lots of time to get a Halloween hook Victuallers (talk) 21:28, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gideon Putnam Burying Ground[edit]

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≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 09:28, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Saratoga Springs, New York)[edit]

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{{User0|Hamiltonstone 09:28, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

U.S. Post Office (Saratoga Springs, New York)[edit]

Hi Daniel. I did the translation of the article into the German WP today and I am not sure if I understood the following sentence correctly:

Inside, the lobby has a 14-foot–high (4.3 m) plaster coffered ceiling with a central leaded glass skylight, curved to match the angle of the rear wall.

Could you please clarify, what is curved, the ceiling or the skylight? TIA. --Matthiasb (talk) 20:50, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your pic on news site[edit]

A picture you uploaded, re. Gifford Pinchot, is being used on Philly.com here. They've given named credit, although I can't see a link to Wikipedia. Though that you'd like to know it was there. Cheers, Chzz ► 07:30, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You have new messages

Hello, Daniel Case. You have new messages at Chzz's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{user:chzz/tb}} template. File:Ico specie.png

Chzz ► 06:14, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Old Warren County Courthouse Complex[edit]

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Thanks for the contribution to the Wiki Victuallers (talk) 18:00, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Saratoga Gas, Electric Light and Power Company Complex[edit]

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Wikipedia exists due to the contributions of volunteers like you. Thanks Victuallers (talk) 02:00, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of U.S. Post Office (Lake George, New York)[edit]

Hello! Your submission of U.S. Post Office (Lake George, New York) 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! doncram (talk) 05:01, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, why not add a link to the available pic set that accompanied the NRHP nomination text, with this and other articles you do about NY NRHP-listed places? You have it right there when searching the NYS website, would be relatively easy to add, while very hard for anyone else to make the match later. I haven't checked the pic set for this one in particular. doncram (talk) 05:01, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RfD nomination of T:UAA[edit]

DYK for Hadley Parabolic Bridge[edit]

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Bencherlite ^Talk 05:42, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Lake George, New York)[edit]

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Bobamnertiopsis (talk) 13:42, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When you were in Washington County[edit]

Please tell me you have some kind of partial roadway picture for New York State Route 149. I made mass changes and am looking for another picture (not the building ones mind you).Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 14:09, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nah just 149 - since i just worked on it.Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 15:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oakwood[edit]

Do you have the printout done? I want to bring this to GAN soon. upstate NYer 00:48, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't get the email. upstate NYer 02:28, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for South Granville Congregational Church[edit]

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Bencherlite ^Talk 07:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Salem Historic District (New York)[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Salem Historic District (New York) 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! Geraldk (talk) 22:47, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NRHP listing for New Rochelle (Metro-North station)[edit]

Do you have a link for the NRHP status of New Rochelle (Metro-North station)? Because I can't find it on any of the NRHP-related websites. ----DanTD (talk) 02:03, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's a new listing, in Friday's weekly announcements, here (as linked from the article). doncram (talk) 07:27, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that after I asked you about it, thank you. I had to struggle to find it, though. ----DanTD (talk) 13:01, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Because random laughs are neat[edit]

I have to say this is the funniest edit summary I've seen in a while. Circeus (talk) 01:27, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia NYC Historic Sites Videos project[edit]

Hi Daniel. Can you perhaps write back to Gabriel's email and maybe suggest some landmark interior sites that might be good, or whatever other ideas come to mind? Thanks!--Pharos (talk) 01:53, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much[edit]

I want to thank you for going out of your way to decline my unblock request. It is good to see the admin's reinforcing the oh-so-good Wikipedia policy, WP:AGF--125.239.151.99 (talk) 07:38, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for the unblock sir.....My IP got suddenly blocked by process bot....Now i can start contributing to Wikipedia......

But i still dont understandwhy my IP was called as a zombie IP????And does that mean any harm to my computer or Wikipedia????

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:08, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thnks sir.......

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 16:13, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Asar-mr and User talk:64.115.134.206[edit]

I imagine these are the same user, just he forgot to log in on one occasion. I strongly recommend unblocking with this in mind as he has withdrawn his legal threats. Stifle (talk) 18:53, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also support unblocking. However, to clarify, the article has been edited in like fashion by several IPs for a period of some months, all apparently the same person. See [5]. Note that my April 10 edit removed "Mr.s" and other evidnece of COI edits. That's not a big thing, and I don't want to make a federal case out of it, but I think it's reasonable to ask that only one account be used, and that the user confine himself to the talk page. I've pleaded with one or more of the past IPs for quite a while to bring his/her concerns to the talk page but only in the past day has he/she done so, and for the purpose of making a legal threat. --JohnnyB256 (talk) 19:32, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Granville, New York)[edit]

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Wikiproject: Did you know? 03:00, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Salem Historic District (New York)[edit]

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Wikiproject: Did you know? 04:21, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Revolutionary War Cemetery[edit]

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Wikiproject: Did you know? 10:50, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for U.S. Post Office (Hoosick Falls, New York)[edit]

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JamieS93 00:36, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cambridge Historic District[edit]

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Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 13:00, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alert: User talk:Happyabout[edit]

This user, who is a sock of the user whose page you protected (Mitchell Levy), is repeating the same bad unblock requests. Triplestop x3 00:58, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Littlt help[edit]

Sir,

I wanted to give the article Malayali a citation from a web page which was using frames in it.....The full address of the page is www.kerala.gov.in/language & literature/language.htm.....However when i give this link, when i click on the link, the browser shows me the error File not found on the server.I found out that the sub address language.htm was embedded as frames in the page.So how can i site this page???I now gave in the reference just kerala.gov.in ....Pls help me.....The section in the article is Malayali#Etymology....Pls help......

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 13:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thnks sir...But will other editors take this in the same spirit???

And can i add citations from encyclopedia brittanica????Will it have any legal consequences?

Pls help....

ARUNKUMAR P.R^Talk 15:32, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK prep areas[edit]

Prep 1 and Prep 2 are full. Could you put them in the queue please? Jolly Ω Janner 23:39, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure myself, but I had a look at Template:Did you know/Queue/1 and the user appear to copy and paste everything across and not just the hooks. I think you should do the same. And if you view it in edit mode then you'll see that you need to add something stating the Daniel Case made the update. Jolly Ω Janner 23:53, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well done! And to thank you I checked your entry at DYK and added it to the prep as soon as I could. Thanks once again. Jolly Ω Janner 00:10, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added it to try and signify that the Italianate architecture was popular in Manhattan in the 1850s and 1860s. Jolly Ω Janner 00:20, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, thanks again for the collaboration. Jolly Ω Janner 00:23, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street[edit]

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Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 2 November 2009 (UTC) 07:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck[edit]

Best of luck tomorrow. Your first run at an elected position? upstate NYer 23:22, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From me too - let us know how things turn out (and congrats on 275 DYK). Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:26, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Hoosick Falls, New York)[edit]

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Hassocks5489 (talk) 01:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Where should the Damascus Historic District NRHP stuff go?[edit]

I just finished Pennsylvania Route 371, which is on the NRHP in Damascus,Pennsylvania (Damascus Historic District). Do we want to put NRHP stuff in 371 for the relation.Mitch32^{(The Password is... See here!)} 02:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited![edit]

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In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 03:19, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

you're right[edit]

Making DYK are quite annoying (they are always on fungi), so I do know the anger. I actually felt really bad posting that as I should have been supportive of it (thanks for removing it), I was just shocked that US historical architecture is covered so much better than it is for European on Wikipedia. --Squidonius (talk) 10:09, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Photographers barnstar[edit]

Thanks for the barnstar ... it means a lot to me! --Pubdog (talk) 11:24, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hoosick Falls Armory[edit]

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Well done .... thx from the wiki and Victuallers (talk) 13:57, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MFD nomination of User:HarryAlffa/ArbCom[edit]

Hello, this page has been nominated for deletion. You may be interested in participating in the discussion, located here. Thanks, GlassCobra 18:49, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alert Re Cwiker[edit]

Please see [6] Triplestop x3 21:27, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is the status of my account name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.74.213.112 (talk) 07:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably still blocked. Daniel Case (talk) 14:30, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can we please change that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.74.213.112 (talk) 07:19, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nyack, New York[edit]

Hallo Daniel, I am preparing the x-lation of the Nyack post office article into DE at the moment and looked into the village's article. Please stop by there, I guess the sections Historical markers and Landmarks and places of interest should be rearranged somehow since they don't have to do with demographics. Maybe some of the places of interest also could be linked (as I did with the post office). TIA. --Matthiasb (talk) 15:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Former railway stations[edit]

I have nomed this cat for deletion, here. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 00:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Hartford Baptist Church[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Hartford Baptist Church 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! -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 06:37, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hartford Baptist Church[edit]

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Materialscientist (talk) 11:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User AKScott[edit]

Do you have a huge issue with me disabling the talk page of AKScott? AGF only goes so far. Vandal --> legal threat --> silliness --> productive user? I think not... Tan | 39 16:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

vandalism???[edit]

hello, I saw you wrote on my IP talk page that I vandalized Wikipedia... actually I didn't do anything, I just write sometimes on the article AS Roma 2009-10, nothing more... can you please tell me if someone has stolen my account, please? Thank you User:Gaúcho

DYK for East 78th Street Houses[edit]

On November 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East 78th Street Houses, 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) 23:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop[edit]

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Get well soon![edit]

Sorry to see you've been hospitalized, and hope that you are soon feeling much better. Also sorry about the election, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 23:34, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He wasn't hurt. This was a planned surgery :( - he's fine and thanks for the barnstar, although I don't need thanks. Just being a friend.Mitch32^{(A fortune in fabulous articles can be yours!)} 00:26, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded. Good luck and get well soon! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:09, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Walden United Methodist Church[edit]

On November 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Walden United Methodist Church, 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.

So Why 19:21, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls![edit]

Feeling wikistress? Wish you could have a vacation someplace with two dozen waterfalls? Well the next best thing is here!

If you want to, please come look at pictures of waterfalls and pick which ones you like best. You'll be helping make a better article too.

Thanks, Dincher (talk) and Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:49, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. That wikilink again: User talk:Ruhrfisch/Waterfalls

Username discussion with User:I Hate Clifford, The Small Red Puppy and who it probably really is[edit]

This name is consistent with the recent pattern of named sock of a certain notorious banned user, i.e. User:I Hate Bernard The Clumsy Polar Bear. Just though you should be aware who it is you are almost certainly talking to. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:48, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (November 2009)[edit]

The WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter

Volume II - Issue 1	12 November 2009

Project News

Article Alerts

Education Task Force - The conversion of the former WikiProject Education is New Jersey has been completed. New Jersey education-related articles are now supported by the Education task force. The project banner has been updated to fully support the task force with independent importance ratings.

No More Comments - A proposal at the Village Pump has resulted in the deprecation of comments subpages. These were usually found at Talk:Article title/Comments and contained little more than assessment notes. These pages were not widely watched, and are often a hidden location for vandalism and BLP violations. WPNJ has 104 articles that used these pages. A complete list of them, along with their contents, can be viewed at Wikipedia:WikiProject New Jersey/Deprecation of comments. It is up to the members of WPNJ to decide what to do with this information.

The following articles may be in need of attention:

Featured Article candidates:

none currently

Good Article nominees:

Municipality template compromise; School Districts (almost) complete

New WPNJ members

Legislative templates in municipal articles - A rather lengthy discussion ran from the end of August until the end of October regarding the use of our legislative district templates in articles about local municipalities. Many WPNJ members commented on the concept, and a proposed compromise seems to have been reached. The templates will require some adjustments to fit the new wording, but should result in more directly relevant sections about County, State, and Federal representation in our articles on cities, towns, villages, townships, and boroughs. Hopefully, more dicussions like this can result is some kind of Manual of Style to bring greater standardization to all of these articles.

School District articles now comprehensive - WPNJ Founder Alansohn recently reported that almost all of New Jersey's school districts now have articles - "I have created the article for the last missing (non-vocational) school district in the state." Congrats to Alansohn, who I am sure would love more members at the Education task force to help maintain these articles!

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Disagree with unblock of HeartRN[edit]

~~Did you notice in the unblock request the user refers to themselves only as "we"??? This account is quite likely for use by more than one person and is a violation of WP:Role account! Please reblock.~~ In the future if at all possible please extend the courtesy of discussion with the blocking admin first, not afterwards. Cirt (talk) 20:41, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind about that first part, I happen to fully agree with the comment at the user's talk page, by Mr.Z-man (talk · contribs). I would have appreciated a courtesy notice and extension of possible discussion with me about it, before undoing my admin action. The majority of the time, when notified, I will choose to undo it, myself, anyways. Cirt (talk) 20:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. :) Cirt (talk) 02:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fort Washington Avenue Armory[edit]

On November 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fort Washington Avenue Armory, 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) 12:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TXhomeowner[edit]

I have counseled TXhomeowner (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) regarding conflict of interest and created Just Laws (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) for them. Fred Talk 00:35, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rangeblock discussion[edit]

FYI, I'm attempting to raise discussion of the rangeblock you were involved in reviewing, here. Smartiger (talk) 04:31, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedian of the Day[edit]

Congratulations, Daniel Case/Archive 13 7/24/2009-12/25! For your kindness to others, your hard work around the wiki, and for being a great user, you have been awarded the "Wikipedian of the Day" award for today, 22, November 2009! Keep up the great work!--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 02:52, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: You could also recieve the "Wikipedian of the Week award for this week!

DYK for Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Office[edit]

On November 26, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Office, 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) 13:52, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Thanksgiving![edit]

Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you and your contributions here! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 22:06, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Danskammer Generating Station[edit]

Hi Daniel! Can you add sources to the second paragraph of the history section? It was nominated for DYK, but the lack of sources is [currently] an issue to be adressed. That's all!--Canniba loki 18:59, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia page being vandalized[edit]

There is a user named Azayas4reel who has been banned from Wikipedia. His has since used the sock puppets HarabianNights, Harabiannights1 and Tainotalisman2 and is currently using Tainotalisman8. He is vandalizing the article Banjee (^[1]) right now. Please ban him to prevent him from vandalizing again. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.205.96.44 (talk) 00:54, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Danskammer Generating Station[edit]

On November 28, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Danskammer Generating Station, 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) 20:42, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Webb Horton House[edit]

On November 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Webb Horton House, 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.

⇌ Jake Wartenberg 14:45, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

your bad faith[edit]

"And you wonder why we're suspicious"??

Indeed. I find you very suspicious. I was clear; I used to edit with a username, but I got immensely tired of wikipedia, of all the games and nonsense . Just for you, oh danny boy, I've made one. Feel free to do whatever you like to me, because once I've left this note to you, I'll do what I did with my previous account and just salt the password anyways. Wikipedia long ago ceased to be worthwhile, and the epidemic of WP:BITE style behavior and random, unfounded sockpuppet accusations that trumped-up little trolls with far too much power and far too little accompanying brainpower (such as yourself) jump on as an excuse to be abusive is nothing short of breathtaking.

It's small wonder that Wikipedia is losing editors at an alarming rate, with people like you behaving in ways designed deliberately to drive new and old editors away.

For the record, I'm not the first editor, but I was the editor case of the page I link to above. I see you are as always too stupid to comprehend the idea that a good samaritan, seeing the usual trumped-up trolls that comprise the majority of wikipedia's administrator corps participating in their usual gang attack mentality, might offer a response to potentially get the less than 1% and falling (of which I know you're NOT a part) of honest and decent admins to take a look. That is, if any of them are left at all.

So I shall simply leave you congratulations on being just another of wikipedia's problem trolls who, sadly, gained admin weaponry and abuses it regularly. MilwaukeeForever (talk) 14:12, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I need hardly tell you that not all Milwaukeeans wish to be associated with the above remarks, Daniel. If we ever meet in meatspace, I'll be glad to buy you a Sprecher Brewery product of your choice! --Orange Mike | Talk 15:22, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Cristinabelmontelabado[edit]

She misunderstood the appealing of blocks. Her second appeal was a response to my question, she just did it out of order and in another unblock request. I think she should be unblocked, if kept on a short leash. I'll be able to watch now (I was out of town for Thanksgiving weekend). Could you please unblock her? —ShadowRanger ^(talk|stalk) 14:12, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In response to [7]: Technically, I wasn't the blocking admin, just the WP:AIV reporter (I'm not an admin at all), but Tan (who blocked her in the first place at my request) agreed to the unblock in any event. Thanks for unblocking her. I'll keep any eye out for future abuses, but I'm hoping she understands the problem and will not repeat it. —ShadowRanger ^(talk|stalk) 18:33, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Who wants to peer review something of mine? :)[edit]

Heya. I got a well-needed rewrite done on an article important to me and maybe you. Its called the Pond Eddy Bridge. Lots more information. I have also put it up for peer review, located here. I'd like it if you could give it a good review.Mitch32^{(A fortune in fabulous articles can be yours!)} 18:08, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hillside Cemetery (Middletown, New York)[edit]

On December 1, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hillside Cemetery (Middletown, New York), 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.

⇌ Jake Wartenberg 09:21, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kirkland Hotel[edit]

On December 1, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kirkland Hotel, 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.

⇌ Jake Wartenberg 09:21, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

66.135.109.66[edit]

Hi. FYI, the block on 66.135.109.66 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) is not a checkuser block, just a blatant WP:DUCK block. Wknight94 ^talk 19:35, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes, the sockmaster was based on checkuser - a few days ago or more. 66.135.109.66 just appeared today making the exact same edits so I blocked sans checkuser. Just so there is no confusion... Wknight94 ^talk 20:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spamublock account creation[edit]

When spammy usernames are blocked do we usually disable account creation? I thought not, since they'd logically be able to register another non-spammy username, but I noticed your blocks do. -- Menti fisto 09:14, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Username block?[edit]

Regarding this IP: your block notice says that the username is the reason for the block. They're anonymous; they can't change that. WP:AGF all the way! :-D. —Duncan (that's me!)^{What I Do} / _{What I Say} 12:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LOL Not a problem! But now, you've gone and deleted part of your signature!! XD Don't worry, though; I'll fix that right up! Enjoy the coffee! I'll be on my way to my local 7-Eleven for a good cup of joe in a bit, too! —Duncan (that's me!)^{What I Do} / _{What I Say} 13:01, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK problem[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Kingston Stockade District 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! Little Mountain 5 15:41, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Smallpox Hospital[edit]

I just finished an expansion on this article and was wondering if you could give it a look and possibly suggest some improvements. I don't have much experience in writing about architecture, but decided to give it a go after falling in love with the ruins last time I was in New York. AniMate 21:03, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I missed the window on DYK, and I haven't really contributed much in that project, so maybe next time. I've noticed the majority of the NRHP entries are basically two or three sentences that only say when they were built and when they were added to the registry. While I doubt all will be as interesting as I found the hospital, there are others that will likely be good DYK candidates in the future. I was planning on going through New York and working on those, but have decided to switch to the Los Angeles area instead. I think it will be a lot easier for me to track down information if I have to drive somewhere rather than ask people on the other side of the country. Still, thanks for the help. This should be an interesting area to work on. AniMate 04:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please feel free to write about the building and nominate it for DYK. Credit is not too important to me, I just think it's a really interesting place. Should you find yourself in NYC, go to Roosevelt Island at night. Very creepy and beautiful at the same time. AniMate 09:11, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding the building information and for the DYK nom. Life is pretty hectic right now and I wouldn't have really had time to do this without your help. Thanks again. AniMate 23:28, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Assume good faith[edit]

Have you ever read assume good faith? In a nutshell it says:

Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume that people who work on the project are trying to help it, not hurt it.
If criticism is needed, discuss editors' actions, but avoid accusing others of harmful motives without clear evidence.

Now we know WP:DUCK is only an essay and is not clear evidence, and could not be used to support your decline here. Now could you please explain to this new editor why they were blocked after two edits, neither of which was disruptive. --Domer48_'fenian' 18:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be a condescending ~~dick~~, Domer. You know Daniel Case has read AGF; there's also such a thing as "not being a fool". AGF is not required in all cases. Tan | 39 19:08, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AGF is not required in all cases, yes I agree, like obvious vandalism or disruption! That is not what we have here. Now I made a comment on the unblock request, and I asked a reasonable question. ~~Now if I'd wanted your opinion I'd have gone onto your talk page, but I didn't because your condescending dick. In your case AGF is not required, so~~ let Daniel Case respond to a valid concern I have with their handling of this unblock request. --Domer48_'fenian' 20:28, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, but I still need for Tan to do the same. Daniel Case (talk) 12:46, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Both of you apologize to each other, and stop insulting each other on my talk page. Until then I'm not responding to any request. Daniel Case (talk) 22:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be too surprised. Danny Case is another of the psychotic Judge Dredd or Queen of Hearts "Guilty until... aw fuck it just guilty" types that pervade the ranks of Wikipedia's administration and ruin the encyclopedia today.

Another Houston-area Comcast account? Daniel Case (talk) 01:35, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please address the concerns I have raised thanks. --Domer48_'fenian' 17:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I really wish Tan would apologize, given his status ... but apparently he won't. So, since you have, you deserve one:

The first edit was a little atypical for a first edit. New editors usually don't make changes so sweeping to a potentially controversial article.

The article in question is covered by the Troubles ArbCom case, as noted elsewhere. To me this limits the good faith we might otherwise assume.

The wording of this edit does seem to leave it open that someone else might have put him up to this. Daniel Case (talk) 20:14, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also give weight to the fact that two other admins in good standing (i.e., I have no reason to distrust their motives) have looked at this. One made the block, the other upheld it.

If someone else wants to unblock and keep an eye on him, I have no objections. But since I don't edit those articles and don't know the habits of regular editors there, I would prefer that someone who does do that. Daniel Case (talk) 20:14, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that Daniel Case, and if I may draw your attention to some minor considerations you may not be aware off.

While I agree to some degree with the point you make, I would not at all consider it to be so sweeping or potentially controversial as you suggest. It has in fact be reverted three times [8] [9] [10] and this was done without any discussion at all.
As to your second point, I really have to point you to this section here I opened for this editor. This illustrates the level of disruption which is tolerated on articles covered by the Troubles ArbCom. The editors two contributions were in no way disruptive. They also indicate that they have edited before as an IP with no adverse reaction. This was their first account? They used the talk page to explain their edit.
On this point I really have an issue. The editors who were accused of this, one being me and the other being BigDunc have both had editors and Admins come forward and say that this not our style at all. When you compare editors and admins who may have an issue with us, and who regularly edit in this area say they don't believe it was us I'd take that over admins who don't know us from adam. In addition, some of the accusations have now been withdrawn.
On the final point, the editor who made the block withdrew their accusation, and the editor who up held the block has been cautioned about their accusations and attitude towards a named group of editors.
In light of the above, the editor should a) not have been blocked, and b) should not still be blocked. If they were to remain indef blocked then the current list on their page of genuine disruptive editors should all be blocked. If the editor turns out to be a sock or a disruptive editor so be it block away. They will slip up, they always do. Block them and back it up with evidence, that is how we have had all the sock, meat and puppet masters blocked. In light of the discussions in light of this block, the fickle finger of faith could be pointed in the direction of editors who wanted suspicion to be pointed in a particular direction. Personally I like the editor to edit, and if they slipped up, trust me, I'd take pleasure in shopping them. However, we must first and foremost assume good faith and that should have been given precedence over WP:DUCK which had no supporting evidence. To me that's reasonable? --Domer48_'fenian' 21:06, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kingston Stockade District[edit]

On December 4, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kingston Stockade District, 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.

Orlady (talk) 02:48, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SPI[edit]

Thanks for inspiring me on that. I read what you said on the AFD and I figured that I might as well dive into the realm of SPI. It's good to know that you're also watching out for people like them. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:36, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I was actually going to notify you with a message stating something along the lines of "Back me up please." I also have dealt with this user today, so it only makes sense that I talk. First an AFD then an SPI today, I wonder what will be next. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:50, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh thank god you're on. I was wondering if you have been watching the threads as it seems like GaGa is writing in the style of Bravedog. I've also noticed that GaGa is attacking my credibility, something which Bravedog attempted to do. Thanks for the difference now, as you are completing what I was doing an hour or so ago. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:11, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No one outside of GaGa is attacking your credibility, and you may both be right that this is an obvious sockpuppet. Don't overreact to that ANI thread, Kevin. I'm merely telling you to try not to use an unproven allegation as part of an AfD !vote. Patience is your key here; simply wait for the CU results. Tan | 39 00:14, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I understand Tan. Bravedog thought that I was going hysterical on the deletion of the Perm club incident only because I wondered why I wasn't notified for something that I created. I know it is a common courtesy, but not telling one of the most contributing editors to an article is a good way to further your own opinion as they won't be there to defend something that they must like, thus increasing the likelihood that it will get deleted. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:27, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to thank you for the help that you provided me at SPI. I never thought that my first one would be so stressful, but I learned quick. Thanks again for backing me up against his determined defense. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:53, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I really enjoyed the edit summary part and the fact that he communicated with himself when we pointed it out. I think Bravedog was the dirty hand sock as he actually used it to upload a photo of his genitalia onto the site, but it seems it was deleted (thank god). I tried to keep my cool as I knew if I blew up he would try to say that I am incompetent because I blew up and he would try to discount my accusations. I did find it odd though that he was really agressive when the other SPIs I looked at had no response. Well it's good to know that I got one of the more stressful SPIs out of the way as I now won't be suprised when something bad like that happens again. Thanks again. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:28, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you send me that file?[edit]

You had mentioned way back that you had a file that you marked of Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York). It just passed GA recently and I'd like to bring it to FAC soon. Can you send me that file if you still have it? You can note the changes in the article, too, since it was upgraded to GA. upstate NYer 22:59, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK problem[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Sharp Burial Ground 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! Little Mountain 5 03:24, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More questions posted at T:TDYK. Cheers. PS Consider archiving your 170k+ talk. Materialscientist (talk) 09:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia vandal banned numerous times is back on Wikipedia[edit]

There is this Wikipedia vandal named Azayas4reel who has been banned for vandalism and self-promotion. He takes on a new alias and tries to edit the same article. He is doing it again. In total, he has been banned about 14 times because of sock puppetry. One of his sock puppets was Penumbraborealis. He is now editing under the name Penumbras. He keeps trying to vandalism the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjee. Please ban him again and prevent him from committing further vandalism on the site. Thank you. Ronald Backardy (talk) 02:05, 8 December 2009 (UTC)Ronald Backardy Thanks, Mr. Case. Ronald Backardy (talk) 03:06, 8 December 2009 (UTC)Ronald Backardy. Is there a way of talking to you via e-mail (so it won't show up on this page)? I have to ask you a particular question. Ronald Backardy (talk) 03:23, 8 December 2009 (UTC)Ronald Backardy.[reply]

DYK for Smallpox Hospital[edit]

On December 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Smallpox Hospital, 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) 00:14, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tobias Van Steenburgh House[edit]

On December 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tobias Van Steenburgh House, 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) 00:14, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Daniel[edit]

I know you already said you're neutral on it, [11]. This has to deal with User Talk:Boneyarddog, an unblock request that you declined a bit ago. Just an FYI. SirFozzie (talk) 08:02, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nom of Benjamin Ten Broeck House[edit]

Your hook says (pictured}, but you forgot to include the picture you wanted. Since the article has two, can you clarify which one should be included? Bradjamesbrown (talk) 10:32, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sharp Burial Ground[edit]

On December 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sharp Burial Ground, 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) 12:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SPI Report[edit]

I took that AIV report on 173.81.182.46 to SPI. If I missed anything, please let me know, also please add any information you have. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 16:09, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, if anything comes to you, the report will be there for a couple. Either way, I figure the anon will be blocked for awhile, so we won't have to deal with him. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 16:27, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for James and Mary Forsyth House[edit]

On December 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James and Mary Forsyth House, 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) 18:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notability and buildings[edit]

Hi Daniel, just thought I'd drop you a note because I'm thinking of creating a little article about a Long Island mansion, and as I don't do many articles on buildings, I thought I would ask your advice.

Basically, the mansion seems to have plenty of secondary sources available to establish notability, but it's not AFAIK on the National Register of Historic Places or any similar list. Does this mean it would be likely to be challenged by people with more experience writing about buildings? I don't want to go to the trouble of writing it, just to have it nominated for AfD or something. Gatoclass (talk) 01:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tips! Having followed your leads, it looks like I'm going to get at least a nice little DYK double out of this. I might be able to pass one or two onto you as well. Watch this space :) Gatoclass (talk) 09:14, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Request for collaboration[edit]

Hey, just thought you might be interested in collaborating on this article that I've worked on a bit last night. If you do want to help out, great! If not, great! Thanks, ConCompS (Talk to me) 22:57, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bye and Happy Christmas[edit]

Please accept my advanced Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.I will not be able to wish you on those days as I will be taking a Wiki break for one month starting tomorrow. Also wishing you a Happy editing.. :) arun talk 06:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possible to reblock IP to prevent talk page editing?[edit]

I don't think there's any real point to entertain this guy any further, calling me a liar and such, is it possible to block him from editing his talk page? Momo san ^Gespräch 15:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also I made a SSP case involving all his IP's here. Hoping that rangeblocks can be issued. Momo san ^Gespräch 16:04, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

block of User:Garage Sale[edit]

I'm not so sure this was a good block. While they were doing some COI editing, I don't think the username is a blatant violation. Garage sale is a very common generic term in the U.S. As you stated that the username was the only reason for the block, I'm thinking they should probably be unblocked. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Salem Historic District (New York)[edit]

Hallo, Daniel. There is an issue with the year when Salem was settled. The article says 1761; however Salem (village), New York claims 1761. Further, the village article claims that there was a rather big conflict which had to be settled by the national guard while the NRHP article says, the both groups were living in harmony. Do you have any further information before I am going to contact the village's hsitorian? --Matthiasb (talk) 17:27, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying so quickly. Well the lack of the National Guard shows that I just had too much Good Faith when I translated parts of the village article into DE some weeks ago. Embarassing for me :( However, the contact with the historian would be good. Maybe I can talk him to improve the history section of the village article himself... the village homepage seems not to have a page concerning history, it seems so some correct and hopely sourced additions would help. --Matthiasb (talk) 19:29, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly can enlight the discrepancy of the year in which Salem was settled: it's Salem einself who is confusing us. This page is claiming 1761, while that page tells the year 1762. Tonight I will file my ~~enquiry~~ request to both the towns and villages historians and will keep you informed when answer got in. Until then or until some other item about my translations of your articles, bye. --Matthiasb (talk) 23:16, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Breakout Character[edit]

A BC is a minor character who becomes a major character. 2nd billed is a major character to begin with. Chuck Bass is widely considered to be the show's BC, as he went from a recurring character to a full cast member, and gets considerably more focus than he used to. Even the CB wikipedia page says that he "serves as" the show's breakout character. Drolz ⁰⁹ 22:29, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, your point about the definition is fair. I don't think I agree about "stolen the spotlight" being the same thing though, because this term is very often used in reference to actors (and isn't that from an article about Meester?) rather than characters. Also, doesn't the fact that, however much Blair increased in importance, Chuck Bass increased way more, going from recurring to full regular, necessarily eclipse her as breakout character? And by the way, I like Blair, I'm not on some anti-Blair crusade, it just seems like a really silly thing to call her the breakout character. Drolz ⁰⁹ 23:19, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be one guy who believes, against all reason, that Blair is a breakout character. You indicate that you also disagreed with this, but that he made a fuss when you deleted the entry. I would also not that, insofar as I am familiar with those shows, none of the other characters listed on the page support the claim that someone who starts as second billed can become a breakout character. Given that the two of us seem to agree on this basic precept, and that this other user has not showed up to complain again, I don't see why you insist on reverting me. Drolz ⁰⁹ 22:34, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would love to hear him explain himself, given that he is the only person I have ever heard claim that Blair is a breakout character, and I want to understand his rationale in this. Drolz ⁰⁹ 22:40, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure, but you might be misunderstanding me. I'm not saying a character who only attains second billing can't be a breakout. I'm saying that a character who starts with second billing can't be a breakout. Or at least, there would need to be very clear evidence of a major shift in show dynamics (which there hasn't been on GG with respect to Serena and Blair) to support the claim. Drolz ⁰⁹ 22:52, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:The Office US title.jpg[edit]

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DYK for Benjamin Ten Broeck House[edit]

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Materialscientist (talk) 03:28, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets[edit]

hi there. Are the buildings in this list notable? I saw you took some of the photos on the list. Some of these are just a block away from where I am atm and I was going to take a photo of them in any case, just wondering if they will have separate articles eventually. Oh, and your talk page is very long YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles finally at Featured topic candidates) 15:25, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Am I right in in thinking that every listed house in in [ this list and the others is a designated historic place] as the article says that he list is not complete. Seems likes every street has 10+ including the place from where I'm typing. Anyway, "minor streets" don't have their own article Category:Streets of Manhattan, only those with more than one lane of traffic seem, to , even these ones, if they have 10 historic houses, that makes them notable, I think? .... Your page is so long that there is a time delay when typing for ti to show up on teh screen YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles finally at Featured topic candidates) 13:50, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually her house is one of the ones listed in the pdf I showed you, of which only a small fraction is on the wikipage, which is tagged as being incomplete. So are all those dozens of specific houses listed in that booklet supposed to be on the wiki list? There are multiple houses in each street in teh book but only a small few are ont eh wiki page YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles finally at Featured topic candidates) 23:10, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Claverack Library[edit]

Could the "Claverack Main Library" at Trinity Episcopal Church (Claverack, New York) in fact be the Claverack Free Library? Circéus (talk) 00:41, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maryum Jameelah[edit]

I have nominated the above page for deletion here, back in 2007 you reviewed the same page here and decided to delete it. Just thought I should let you know. Codf1977 (talk) 17:44, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Denial[edit]

Hi, you recently denied my request to unblock an ip. Let me explain It is not my IP adres but that of the national library of belgium also known as the KBR(koninklijke bibliothek royale). The internet there is accesible by anyone who is doing research. Should i be denied to make a valid change (which i by now have made at home, i believe in wikipedia) because some nitwit vandalised on the same ip adress. The reason why it is the only edit of my account is because until recently i only edited the dutch version under the name of programmasters, because my english isn't as good i wish it to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maesschalck (talk • contribs) 21:27, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seanmercy[edit]

He has requested unblock, states that he has edited from a school IP and that may be the reason for it. Who is he supposed to be a sock of, and what's the evidence? Daniel Case (talk) 18:48, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Daniel. Here is the case. -- FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up®} 01:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possible collaboration drive?[edit]

I'm thinking of expanding Ulster County, New York with the hopes of getting WikiProject U.S. Counties' first GA. Would you be interested in working on the geography and history sections? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Great Wikipedia Dramaout[edit]

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report[edit]

here we are YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles finally at Featured topic candidates) 21:34, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

?? YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 14:44, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for First Columbia County Courthouse[edit]

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Materialscientist (talk) 03:43, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for People v. Croswell[edit]

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DYK for Harriet Phillips Bungalow[edit]

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DYK for Cornelius S. Muller House[edit]

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Talk:Brittany Murphy[edit]

Hi Daniel Case, it looks like a comment of yours that you just restored has been restored twice: I restored it here just before you restored it afterwards when someone removed it. Best. Acalamari 21:41, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. Thanks for any help you can provide here, too. How sad and terrible this all is! Acalamari 21:49, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Advice for expanding a Historic District stub[edit]

Hi, I am looking to expand the Texas Technological College Historic District article with an ultimate goal of FA status but unsure what sections should be used. Looking over the only two GA historic districts, articles you have made a lot of contributions to, they both have the sections: Geography, History and Significant contributing properties. The first two sections solved most of my problems but the "Significant contributing properties" section is my largest hangup. For the Texas Tech district article, I'm looking to include: 29 buildings, one structure, one site, and one object. Since only four buildings are noncontributing should I not include them in that section or since there are so few contributing resources, rename the section and include the noncontributing properties? Thanks for any advice or suggestions! NThomas (talk) 02:26, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for George Felpel House[edit]

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LOL[edit]

Good one, lump of coal. Please tell User:Thejadefalcon how sorry i am for my horrible profanity used against him, i just tried to explain to him several times i was sorry for vandalising his talk page, but he kept reverting my sections and i was driven to "inhumane" anger.--92.25.195.16 (talk) 18:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC) Thanks, i owe you one.--92.25.195.16 (talk) 18:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Daniel Case. You have new messages at Thejadefalcon's talk page.
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What was wrong?[edit]

I apologised, i even tried to get things back together, what is wrong with Jade? Can you help explain why a silly incident could upset so much to be in a "not accepting apology mood"?--92.25.196.130 (talk) 20:02, 21 December 2009 (UTC) Could you give me an example of what else could have made him upset at the same time--78.144.103.59 (talk) 09:21, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please[edit]

Please, i'm begging you, give me some guidance. They've blocked my master account because they think i've been socking, but it's really a guy pretending to be me, i have proof because he stays just up the road from me. Please lift my block--84.13.73.51 (talk) 10:58, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

battered corners[edit]

Hi, when working on a new NRHP article, Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin, i come across an unfamiliar architectural term, "battered corners". From wikipedia searching, it seems Old Dutch Church (Kingston, New York) is one other NRHP-listed place having them. From your visit(s) there, do you happen to have any photo that shows them? I would be interested in getting an image to use in battered corners article that i just started. I added an external link to a contractors' website that shows an image, in case you're wondering what they are. Cheers, --doncram (talk) 19:36, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Crow's nest[edit]

Per your comment and correction on my photo, the page is born... Ahodges7 ^talk 02:44, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Asgardian RFC/U[edit]

Hello,

I notice that you were involved in a previous attempt to start an RFC/U regarding this user. I'm letting you know that I have started another one in case you are interested in commenting. BOZ (talk) 06:13, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for making this one active. I made Asgardian aware of the RFC before I even posted it; he says he will likely post a response after the holidays (or at least after Christmas). Nightscream is also aware of the RFC. BOZ (talk) 07:03, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, BOZ already alerted me, and as you can see from that page, he pasted what I told him about my recent conflicts with Asgardian. Should I put my signature there too? I'm unfamiliar with the significance of doing so. Is it to affirm that I'm one of the people who's had problems with him? Happy Holidays! Nightscream (talk) 15:34, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll sign the Users endorsing area. As for a testimonial with diffs, well, I'm not an "outsider", but I did detail my conflicts with Asgardian over the past year to BOZ, who then pasted what I told him onto that page already, so I think that's enough. Nightscream (talk) 08:37, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack[edit]

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Breakout character[edit]

Sorry for the late response. I think the problem is that the article's opening definition appears to be inaccurate. The article asserts that a breakout character has to begin as a minor character. I haven't found that to be the case when examining its sources.

According to the definition in the article, a breakout character is a figure who "evolves from a minor role to a major role." Having examined the citation which immediately follows, I did not find that definition in the source. I merely found the following:

"Originally, the Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli character was to be a comic relief dropout type, put there for comic contrast to the whitebread Richie and his pals. He was a tall, lanky guy, but when Henry Winkler blew everybody away at his reading, they decided to cut Fonzie down to Henry's size. Ultimately, Winkler molded the character around himself and everybody, including Ron Howard, realized this would be the show's 'breakout' character."

At no point in that description is Fonzarelli described as originally having a "minor role." It merely states that he was set to become the show's "breakout character."

According to the second source presented within the article, a breakout character is defined as follows:

"'The Fonzie' was a very popular character from the 1970s TV show 'Happy Days.' A 'breakout character' from a show is the character that becomes the most popular and talked about, and perhaps imitated."

According to the sources, the second definition appears to be the primary one. It's true that in some cases, a breakout character begins as a minor character, but that doesn't appear to be a necessity. Therefore, I think the opening definition needs to be removed, rewritten, or properly sourced. In the meantime, I'm returning Blair's entry in accordance with WP:V. Love to hear your input. Thank you very much for informing me of this. -- James26 (talk) 08:02, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings[edit]

Thank you for being one of the people who has made 2009 such an interesting and enlightening year for me. It has certainly had its challenges, but also many highlights. I wish you peace and contentment in 2010, and a joyous holiday season to you and yours.

In honour of the season, I hope you will enjoy a little musical token. Your choice: traditional or cheeky.

Best, Risker (talk) 02:10, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

	<font=3> Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2010! Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:15, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays[edit]

❄ upstate NYer ❄ is wishing you a happy Capital District holiday! Wikiproject Capital District is coming up on one year of successful work. I'd like to thank you for the help and support, and effort to expand the scope of New York's Capital District on Wikipedia. Enjoy your respective holiday and best wishes for the coming new year (especially related to your content work on Wikipedia)!

DYK for Harmon Miller House[edit]

I can not seem to pull up the site used for cite[1] for Harmon Miller House. Can you check to see if its working ok for you. Thanks Calmer Waters 18:36, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alamanth[edit]

Based on his editing history I have unblocked Alamanth (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). The edits for which he was blocked were reasonable. Fred Talk 23:01, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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