User talk:AdjustShift

RfA thanks

Hi AdjustShift, and thanks for supporting my successful request for adminship. It was nice to see all the kind comments I got from my supporters and I hope that I will be more useful to the community now that I have the tools again.--Berig (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. AdjustShift (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much...

...for the generous barnstar and the very kind comments. I greatly appreciate your visit to my Talk Page. :) Ecoleetage (talk) 21:42, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

October 25 DYKs

I deleted the articles in accordance with DYK's usual policy: 1. The time limmit has expired. 2.With the exception of Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, all of the remaining articles had issues with sources, time limmit, or citations which made them inelligible. In the case of Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, you failed to address the concerns given by Daniel Case regarding plagiarism (although he used a kinder phrase) in the propper timeframe allotted. These DYK noms have actually extended a day longer than we usually let them go. I personally haven't reviewed your article so I don't know whether Daniel Case's concerns were valid or not. However, since you didn't respond to him I have to go with the reviewers assessment.Nrswanson (talk) 08:39, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid I would oppose such a move. Normally we retire anything that is older than a week. Typically, only two days extend below the expiring nom line. We had four when October 25 was there (partly due to Halloween throwing us behind). The extension to this late is already unusual. Questionable DYKs are thrown out usually a few days earlier than what I just did. However, since you were only given 24 hours to respond to the reviewer I am willing to give you the option to fix it quickly, as in right now, so that I can stick it into this next round of DYKs. Otherwise you are out of luck because I'm not putting the October 25 DYK section back. Sorry you are kind of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop (in terms of time to fix problems) but we are having a major backload right now, so the pressure is on for us to get caught up. Nrswanson (talk)

It's all good. It looks like you fixed the problem so I went ahead and added it to the next update.Nrswanson (talk) 09:13, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Petrus Johannes Waardenburg

On 3 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:24, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 13:28, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Robert Alexander Cameron

Dear Kresock,

Thanks for developing the bio of Luther Prentice Bradley. I've started a new bio called Robert Alexander Cameron. You've developed lots of articles on people related to the Civil War. You also have a userbox that says "This user loves the American Civil War". Can you develop the bio? If you can develop the bio and find a nice hook, it may qualify for the "Did you know".

Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 17:20, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Good day AdjustShift! Began work on the page, giving it PD pic; give me a little time to flesh it out. I'm not a DYK hunter, but if anything added to it hooks well go ahead and nominate if you like. Hope you like the results! Kresock (talk) 23:26, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

I added info from my books and will go for online stuff next. Enjoy! Kresock (talk) 07:41, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, I'll nominate the bio for the "Did you know", and you will also get credit. And how do you download images on Wikipedia? Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 09:39, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

I've nominated the bio for DYK. You can see the hook at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_November_4. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 10:26, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

You're quite welcome. To add a media file to the english Wikipedia, click the "Upload file" from the toolbox in the column to the left. Follow the instructions by providing dates, source, and copyright info. This last thing is very important, as Wikipedia is supremely conscience about copyright violations. What makes pics of American Civil War folks easier is most of them are in the U.S. public domain due to their copyright expiring in January 1923. Click on Cameron's photo to see its page and summary for an example, and remember if all of this info is not provided, it will most likely be deleted. Feel free to ask anything else. Kresock (talk) 14:30, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Think I've done as much as I can for the general. Thanks for the ref formatting so everything is consistent. I'm gonna have MILHIST assess it so more eyes can be on the article. Kresock (talk) 01:21, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

It qualified for B-Class. I want to bring the bio to GA, your help will be invaluable. Have a nice day. AdjustShift (talk) 16:19, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Let me know what you need and I'll give it a go. Good day! Kresock (talk) 01:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which recently passed with 126 in support, 22 in opposition and 6 neutral votes. Thanks for your support in my RFA!! • If you want to reply to this message please use my talk page as watch listing about 150 pages is a bit messy • ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 21:50, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. AdjustShift (talk) 09:21, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

For your vote at Roman Catholic Church. I am sorry to inform you that we failed FAC but will again be at peer review in a few weeks to sort things out. Hopefully we will make it through next time. We will be contacting all supporters and opposers of the article when we open the next peer review to hopefully get all issues addressed and hashed out before the next FAC try. Thanks again for your time and attention to this important article. NancyHeise ^talk 01:21, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Your DYK submission of Robert Alexander Cameron

Hello! Your submission of Robert Alexander Cameron at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. 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! —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 02:40, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

 Done I added an exact cite from source dealing with this. Kresock (talk) 03:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much. AdjustShift (talk) 13:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Alexander Cameron

On 10 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Alexander Cameron, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 06:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news. AdjustShift (talk) 13:22, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

BN board

BTW, the reason why I responded with the alternative wording was because left unchallenged, your post implied "the default position on this is that this case should fail because of the strong nature of the oppose." Whereas my position would be "the default position on this is that this case should pass because of the weak nature of the oppose." I agree, if this case stays in the 68-75% range, I do think the closing 'crats statement may be key in how RfA's are viewed in the future. A well crafted closing statement could pass/fail the candidate without setting precident, but that would require a well crafted comment. I am curious as to how this one will close (assuming it remains in that 68-75% range.)---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 20:41, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

A sincere Cenere thanks

Thank you very much for your supportive message on Cenere. There is a clip of the film on YouTube, if you are curious to see what it is like. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 21:02, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Eco's civility

Hey AdjustShift, I know that in Aervanath's RfA, I cited Eco's civility during his RfA as one of the reasons his RfA failed. You indicated that he was civil, I just wanted to note that was the reason why I specified during his RfA. He killed his RfA when he responded to Dilligent Terrier. DT's oppose may have been justified/unjustified, but Eco's response to it significantly hurt Eco's chances---it was cited as a reason for opposes. Individuals/noms need to learn to shut up during their candidate's RfA---especially when they see what they think is an injustice. Finding that right balancing act between proactively defending yourself/your nom, and letting things slide is a challenging balancing act. (I've failed it in the past---take a look at Stephen Buxton's RfA where several people had to come to my talk page and tell me to shut up.) It is especially tough when you feel unjustly criticized, but it is one of those things where the system dictates certain behavior... or you get squashed. But again, my comment about Eco's civility was strictly in the confines of his particular RfA.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 22:28, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I assume there must be a severe deficit of interesting subjects of conversation if you have to devote a section to gossip about me. If we are going to define incivility, I would also add that intentionally lying about people is far more egregious than vigourously defending one's honour. My RfA was riddled with blatant falsehoods that I was "begging for barnstars," helping sockpuppets, lying, spamming, picking fights with people, etc. In my book, bearing false witness against people is a definition of incivility -- defending oneself against attacks by people bearing false witness is not. But then again, if we are talking about perceptions, let's not forget that when Balloonman first reviewed my record prior to the RfA, he claimed I needed "more experience in building the 'pedia" -- even though at the time I had already created 125 original entries (which, by my count, is 125 more than his current RfA protege has ever brought to the project). Ecoleetage (talk) 11:28, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Eco, this isn't gossip about you, it was a clafication on a tag from a current RfA discussion, where your RfA was brought up as an example of a good candidate who failed. You were a good candidate, this is born out by the fact that your RfA was flying through (you withdrew at 87-18--and that's after 6 people switched from support to oppose!) Why did you withdraw? Because, right or wrong, justified or unjustified, your response to various opposes impacted your RfA negatively. You were seen as being uncivil and your defense turned six supporters into opposers and you saw the writing on the wall. Your RfA is, the prototypical example of how a vigorous defense can kill an RfA---if you had just ignored the allegations against you or given quick simple, "I disagree with the above comment and here's why" responses, you would be an admin today. Your RfA came up, not because we are gossiping about you, but rather because we are talking about the RfA process in general, and your RfA was cited as an example again of a good candidate who failed. Oh yeah, I should point out, that *I* initially supported your RfA because I saw that you took my preliminary review to heart and worked on the concerns I had. I did switch to oppose, but it wasn't because of lack of experience or article building.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 15:38, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Since it was my action, I can speak as the expert: I voluntarily withdrew my RfA because the conversation was hijacked with outrageous claims and behavior (including an unprecedented demand to post off-Wiki communications as "evidence"). The fact that people were angry with my refutation, as opposed to inane claims of "begging" and "spamming" and what-not (only Cari bothered to stand up to that rubbish), suggested that we somehow wound up on the wrong side of the looking glass. My withdrawal came on the second day of the RfA -- I could not imagine five more days of non-stop nonsense (and, trust me, I fully understand the pressure that Wisdom89 stated when he voluntarily withdrew under very similar circumstances). I later showed the transcript of the RfA to a well-known writer who is a friend and who is not involved with Wikipedia, and he was aghast at the abuse I received (he asked me why I put myself through that -- damned if I could come up with a good answer). I'll tell you what, BM -- if you think I am such a good candidate, you are welcome to nominate me for another go round. Between you and our mutual friend who is hosting this conversation, we are guaranteed at least two !votes! :) Ecoleetage (talk) 16:21, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

In all honesty Eco, I took a look at you about a week ago... I've been going through some old RfA's and hope to be noming some people with failed first attempts in the not to distant future. I think you probably should wait a few more months before considering it again. Not because you aren't a good editor and valued member of the community, but rather because of the politics involved. It would be your third run (granted one was way premature and closed almost immediately) but your last run is still somewhat fresh in people's minds---it's been barely 2 months since you last ran. I think, because of the way the last RfA ended, that you would probably be best served waiting until at least 6 months have passed. In a few months, I would be more than happy to reveiew you again and can't see any reason why I wouldn't be willing to nom ya.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 16:40, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, and I thought RfA was supposed to be no big deal. I guess someone should delete that page (I won't volunteer a suggestion of which tag to use, lest someone chime in with the stupid remark "Oh, he doesn't know G1 from G3" -- been there, done that). Ecoleetage (talk) 16:50, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for your input (and thanks for not opposing) at my successful Rfa. I'm already thinking about working on my content creation. Hopefully in a few months, I'll have passed the point where you would've !voted Support. If you have any more suggestions on how I can improve myself as an editor, I'd be happy to hear them. Happy editing!--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 03:18, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm glad that your RFA passed, and you'll be a great sysop. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 08:22, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Steedman pic

I determined the relative date of the image from his uniform. His shoulder straps in the main pic show the front star of the two-star Union major general, easier seen on the staff pic lower on Steedman's page. He was a major general from April 1864 until resigning in August 1866, hence the date range. The second pic on his page shows a single centered star of a Union brigadier general, to compare the two straps if you wish. Since this is sorta original research/conclusion on my part, I did not put the date range in the captions in Steedman's article, just on the image's page to help determine public domain & copyright status. If you want me to beef up the American Civil War section on James Sanks Brisbin I'd be happy to. Kresock (talk) 01:50, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Dear Kresock, if I don't know the date, what should I do? Is "not known" acceptable? And, yes, I want you to contribute to the bio of James Sanks Brisbin. It may qualify for the "Did you know". AdjustShift (talk) 03:33, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Is the pic of Brisbin? When I'm not sure of an image's date from the Civil War-era, then I date the pic the life span of the subject. For instance, if I did not know Steedman's promotion info then I would have used 'Photo taken between 1817 and 1883' to cover his entire life, instead of using 'between 1864 and 1866'. It still would make the pic in the U.S. public domain for Wikipedia copyright purposes, since it was first published before 1923 either way. I'll add two pic to Brisbin's page anyway, you can look at them to see how I dated them, and ask further questions if you need to. Kresock (talk) 20:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: 2001 AHS list

Sorry, but I think the list is in very poor shape. The referencing is minimal, the content is rather minimal (compared to the similarly featured List of storms in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season), and the formatting is poor (improper units, uninflated damage totals, date inconsistencies). The entire article needs a rewrite, since its current form was taken from the regular 2001 AHS article. The way to know that the list article is ready, is pretty much figuring what would be needed if it was to go on FAC. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 05:48, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Your DYK submission of James Sanks Brisbin

Hello! Your submission of James Sanks Brisbin at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. 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! —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 14:59, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

AdjustShift, thank you very much for participating in my Rfa, which was successful with 80 Support, 5 Oppose, 6 Neutral. The comments were overwhelming, and hopefully I can live up to the expectation of the community. I would also like to thank my nominator Realist2 and my co-nom Orane (talk), and special mention to Acalamari and Lenticel (talk) for the kindness from the start. Regards, Efe

--Efe (talk) 04:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. AdjustShift (talk) 07:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Reply

It is here. --BorgQueen (talk) 08:51, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for James Sanks Brisbin

On 21 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James Sanks Brisbin, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 12:26, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news. AdjustShift (talk) 15:35, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

just checking in...

I see you're making great contributions to Wikipedia. I'm just checking in to see if you have any questions or concerns. Cheers, Kingturtle (talk) 15:35, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for James W. McMillan

On 22 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James W. McMillan, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

18:52, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news. AdjustShift (talk) 18:56, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Franklin M. Fisher

On 23 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Franklin M. Fisher, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

19:11, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good news. AdjustShift (talk) 08:17, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you to all who participated in my RFA- regardless of whether you supported or opposed, all feedback is important to me. I look forward to proving in the coming months that the trust placed in me by the community is not misplaced. Mizu onna sango15

The Barnstar | My RFA | Design by L'Aquatique

		The Mizu onna sango15 Barnstar
		Thank you to all who participated in my RFA- regardless of whether you supported or opposed, all feedback is important to me. I look forward to proving in the coming months that the trust placed in me by the community is not misplaced. —Mizu onna sango15Hello!

You're welcome. AdjustShift (talk) 08:18, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Charles Thomas Campbell

Good day AdjustShift! Did some work on this page, and I hope you like it! Gonna do Robert Francis Catterson when I have the time. Kresock (talk) 03:28, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Done with Robert Francis Catterson. Hope you like it! Kresock (talk) 03:08, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Dear Kresock,

I've nominated the bio of Robert Francis Catterson for DYK. See the hook at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_November_22. You've added:

"He then became commander of the Arkansas Negro militia under Governor Powell Clayton, engaged in fighting against the Ku Klux Klan members operating there,[5] and also as a United States Marshal."

Do you have citation for this? I've added [5], but citation is also required for "and also as a United States Marshal".

Have a nice day. AdjustShift (talk) 03:23, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello again AdjustShift! Warner, page 76, covers all of this paragraph, including him as a marshal and losing it and why. I didn't know exactly when he was a marshal, but I bet it could be found online somehow. Re-adding the online cite doesn't hurt at all. I didn't need the online cite anymore, since all of it came from Warner's book. I don't think we have to change anything, but I you wish I'll directly quote the marshal bit from the source. Let me know. Kresock (talk) 03:39, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

		The RfA Barnstar
		AdjustShift, I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with 112 supports, 4 opposes and 5 neutrals. A special mention goes out to Stwalkerster and Pedro for nominating me, thanks a lot for having trust in me! In response to the neutrals, I will try to double check articles that have been tagged for speedy deletion before I CSD them and will start off slowly with the drama boards of ANI and AN to ensure that I get used to them. In response to the oppose !votes on my RfA, I will check that any images I use meet the non-free content criteria and will attempt to handle any disputes or queries as well as I can. If you need my help at all, feel free to simply ask at my talk page and I'll see if I can help. Once again, thank you for your participation, and have a great day! :) The Helpful One 22:11, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

design by neurolysis | to add this barnstar to your awards page, simply copy and paste {{subst:User:Neurolysis/THOBS}} and remove this bottom text | if you don't like thankspam, please accept my sincere apologies

You're welcome. AdjustShift (talk) 02:39, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for James M. Goggin

On 26 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James M. Goggin, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Victuallers (talk) 02:02, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Marc Feldmann

On 26 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marc Feldmann, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 14:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Francis Catterson

On 28 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Francis Catterson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 02:41, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, but...

...I cannot take credit for creating The Blood of Jesus. I only expanded the existing text -- another editor created the article. I appreciate the kind words...and I should add my congratulations on your DYK success! Ecoleetage (talk) 13:05, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Charles Thomas Campbell

On 28 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Thomas Campbell, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 16:34, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Gardner Champlin

Dear Kresock, I've started another bio of ACW general, Stephen Gardner Champlin. If you can develop the bio, it may qualify for DYK. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 16:53, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

There you go! Kresock (talk) 05:09, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Racing in Illinois

I did some checking on that Bellville Enduro Team that keeps getting re-added to the article Racing in Illinois. It is a legit facility, so I re-added it back into the article, albeit in the facilities list. HOWEVER, I did leave out the promotional stuff, as well as the link that was put in there by the individual. From what I saw of the club/facility, they would make a great article on Wiki, if someone were to write it. JLG 2701 17:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)