User talk:Kmsiever/2008

Surrey - Misc

Where do you think the right place would be for the sister cities to go? Geography? Or make something like Vancouver#Affiliated Cities?

I have no idea what to do with the kabbadi stadium as it's not ref'd.

(Reply on your talk, I'll watch) Franamax (talk) 13:47, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Turns out I was WP:BOLD instead - I'd welcome your review of the changes I made to Surrey, British Columbia. Franamax (talk) 14:30, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Your edits look good. I made a few changes. --Kmsiever (talk) 15:30, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Duotang

I notice that you have edited Duotang. I'd be grateful if you could keep an eye on it because there is an anon IP address that keeps adding nonsensical unreferenced stories into it. Thanks. Hu (talk) 23:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing. --Kmsiever (talk) 00:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Dear concerned citizen(s), the information that I added was actually gathered from the diaries of one Miguel Weebles. I purchased these diaries in an antique store in Geneva back in the spring of 2004. I would ask you please instead of dismissing my long hours of translating and research, to advise me how to cite the 300 year old diaries as a source on wiki? --Weeber —Preceding comment was added at 05:32, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Can you provide us with some sort of proof these diaries exist, other than your word? As you can see in Wikipedia's policy on verifiability, the source needs to be published. --Kmsiever (talk) 16:02, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a repository for original research. I sense a wind-up here, since Weebles = Weeber. Other details in the story are weak attempts at humor. I advise playing your games in a blog. Hu (talk) 21:59, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I know it is just a small thing, but thank you for a good job of craftsmanship on the Duotang article, and thanks for keeping an eye on it. Hu (talk) 22:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

No problem. --Kmsiever (talk) 23:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

2008 presidential election

Please refrain from edit warring 2008 presidential election. Thank you--IceFrappe (talk) 21:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

One could say the same to you. FYI, I have requested for comment at WP:RFC. Hopefully, other editors can help us reach an agreement. I tried to make the request as neutral and balanced as possible. --Kmsiever (talk) 21:35, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Neighbourhoods

Since you've commented on WP:CANSTYLE before, I was wondering if you have any thoughts on Wikipedia talk:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board/Style guide#Neighbourhoods? Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:39, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

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References

Thanks for making the change, I've noticed this previous "issue" is popping up again on some Canadian articles. Hope you are well. Michellecrisp (talk) 11:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I am well, actually. My wife and I celebrate 13 years together today actually. :) --Kmsiever (talk) 17:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

congrats! lucky you. My husband and I are yet to reach that! ...actually the references and notes thing is happening again...I've just had to revert. Michellecrisp (talk) 23:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Lethbridge Transit

You created this article and I recently added an infobox & logo and the new Template:Public Transit Systems in Canada. What we really need now is a nice bus picture and since you live there perhaps you can find someone to contibute. I am working on creating an article for every current public transit system in Canada and obviously I will have to rely on some local help. A final thought on the address that I entered as 4th Avenue, which I obtained from the Ride Guide, and you changed to 4 Avenue. Is that the official street name and postal address or is it just local usage? -Secondarywaltz (talk) 18:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I will take a look at my photos. I may have a photo to use, but I don't know how good any of them are. The official street name is 4 Avenue. Local usage is 4th Avenue. --Kmsiever (talk) 20:38, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Here's a picture. [1] --Kmsiever (talk) 20:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

It's not what I originally had in mind; more a sort of bus portrait. This picture is better for the overall article in that it tells a story about the downtown transfer point. I uploaded Image:Guelph Transit 02.JPG, which shows a similar 'meeting place' in Guelph, Ontario. Would it be okay if I download your picture to Wikimedia Commons, with the proper attribution of course? -Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

How about these? [2][3] All 3 photos are in Creative Commons. --Kmsiever (talk) 00:38, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Kim. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 12:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia would not allow me to upload the two recent picures from Flickr because "Author is using NC, ND, or all rights reserved." I have used the one you took a couple of years ago of downtown and I think it does add to the article. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 00:47, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

That doesn't make any sense. I specifically changed it. Weird. --Kmsiever (talk)

Thanks - that one is better. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 14:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Newton Town Centre

Dear Sir/Madam, I have lived in the Newton area of Surrey for more than 15 years. The reason I took the image of the library was because it was an award winning building in the Newton town centre. The previous image for this article was of the King George Highway. You ask for a photo of Newton Town Centre and I've included one of the most prominent buildings here. There is no other single other notable building in the town Centre--it is mostly a series of strip malls like the King's Cross shopping mall. I think an image of a strip mall filled with cars in the parking lot would not do justice to my community. PS: I could try to add an image of the Newton Wave pool (a recreation facility) here but it is located on a busy street in front of a bus loop with many people and buses obstructing its view. That is why I have decided to readd the image of the library building to this article. Everyone who lives in Surrey Newton knows about it. It meets Wikipedia's requirements of WP:N. With kind Regards, Leoboudv (talk) 05:52, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

The point, however, is that the photos does not represent the Newton Town Centre. Just like the flag at Flag Chev doesn't represent Guildford Town Centre, and Toy's R Us doesn't represent Whalley Town Centre. In an article on a neighbourhood, accompanying photos should illustrate the neighbourhood. Remember, not everyone who is reading the article lives in Newton, and is thus not familiar with the neighbourhood. Including the photo does very little to give them an idea of what the neighbourhood is like. --Kmsiever (talk) 15:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Naming convention

Since you've been involved in the past with the implementation of WP:CANSTYLE, I thought you would be interested in this discussion about a new approach to implementating page moves from disambiguated to plain titles. Skeezix1000 (talk) 21:15, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Surrey town centres

Dear Kmsiever, There was no picture for the suburb of Fleetwood in Surrey. A picture of the library is better than nothing. So, I will readd the picture which you removed. PS: I just added a picture of the important Guildford recreation/community centre which is operated by the city of Surrey in Guildford here. The building is at the heart of the community in Guildford and the building is located only half a block north of Guildford Mall shopping centre. I hope you will not tell me from Alberta what is acceptable and what is not for a picture in a suburb of BC where I live, please. Do you like it when the Liberal MP Garth Turner from Ontario calls all Albertans a bunch of Balkanizers? Of course not! The pictures are added in good faith and only to partly illustrate the article, nothing more. Regards, Leoboudv (talk) 01:29, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

OK I'll remove that picture of Fleetwood Library after reading your reasoning. But I ask that you please allow the image of the community centre in Guildford--it is the largest community centre in all of Surrey and is the heart of the local neighbourhood of Guildford. Regards, Leoboudv (talk) 02:28, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Two things. First, the image of the community centre is better, but an image of the community centre that includes the surrounding neighbourhood would be better. I'll keep it temporarily. Second, my suggestions have nothing to do with my location. They have to do with making sure photos are used that accurately describe the content of the article in which they are placed. That being said, of the 9 years, I lived in the Lower Mainland, 4 were in Newtown and 3 were spent in Whalley. During the time in Whalley, I worked as a courier. I am more than familiar with Surrey and its town centres. In fact, I created all the town centre articles. I'd be happy to clear up any other misconceptions you might have of me. And for the record, I really don't care what Garth Turner has to say about Albertans. After all, I lived in Saskatchewan for longer than I have been in Alberta. --Kmsiever (talk) 23:28, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Its good to know that you have lived in Surrey, BC. You didn't mention that in your user page and, of course, I had the misconception that you were Albertan true and true. As for the picture of Guildford, we'll I could take a street view but the problem is unlike Downtown Newton, the City of Surrey hasn't really carried out a beautification campaign in Guildford. A street view of 152 Street or 104 Avenue would just show some grey standard lightposts and a few stores...no fancy blue coloured light posts with unique eyecatching designs as in my Newton town centre picture. Guildford Mall is a big place with old and new parts to it. Part of the Mall actually goes over 104 Avenue. If I took a photo of the mall, one couldn't really judge if my picture would do justice to Guildford. A great picture of the mall would be an aerial view but that's not possible. So, that was one reason why I settled on the rec centre bldg. The building is massive, only a few years old; is operated by the City of Surrey and it tells the readers that the City is building newer amenities for the area's residents. Its also only half a block north of Guildford Mall which explains the presence of vehicles in the foreground. I took the photo from the mall's parking lot. Regards, Leoboudv (talk) 10:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Hello there. I have noticed you around and about on quite a few articles. It is awesome that you have Sk roots as well as now AB roots beginning. I am only SK all the time. I think it would have been quite joyful to have had the experiences of all those places. I have only been in the city (Saskatoon) and realize only now how much of the rural education I have missed, and I am trying to cram it in now. I have over all this time only been to Qu'Appelle one time and that was enroute Regina to Saskatoon. I am hoping that the article can become ship shape for wikipedia as it has a lot of content in it compared to some of our town stubs. Maybe once all the typical sections are added to the article and the points revert to prose it may become more rounded. Good luck with everything. Kind Regards SriMesh | talk 00:45, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

My cousin actually used to live in Indian Head for awhile and I went skiing once at Mission Ridge, so I've been to the area a few times, but that was years ago. Thanks for stopping by. I really would like to see the article improved as well. Here's hoping some consensus is reached before long. --Kmsiever (talk) 03:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

That is so cool, it is so neat how small the world really does become. The article has a good base, and tis different from a lot of the articles which are just putting stats from books and Statistics Canada into prose and calling it an article. I think some of the original authors actually must have lived there and have first hand knowledge of the area, which does make it come to life more, yet it does have to squ-e-e-e-sh into encyclopedia terms as well. I added a few of the more book type statistical prose type sections lately, and will try to help find some citations for the other existing sections. Will try to smoosh it along, maybe if there is a peer review with constructive ideas and helpful suggestions, the article can grow and become better in quality as well. Will try to keep putting done templates onto the talk page.... and will encourage others adding info into the article to do the same....Kind Regards SriMesh | talk 07:58, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I actually recommended to Masalai nearly a year ago to have it peer reviewed and/or have it looked over by the League of Copyeditors. For whatever reason, it seems he didn't take my suggestions. Now that someone else has, hopefully, we can see a thorough review soon. --Kmsiever (talk) 11:45, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

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Guildford Town Centre

I added 2 photos for Guildford Town Centre. I hope you approve or, at least, don't disapprove. Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 05:20, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Looks great. --Kmsiever (talk) 11:46, 2 October 2008 (UTC)