User talk:Donald Albury: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 23:11, 19 February 2011

This is a Wikipedia user discussion page.

This is not an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user this page belongs to may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Donald_Albury.

Wikimedia Foundation

To leave a message on this page, click here.
If you email me, be aware that even if I am actively editing, I cannot always access my email and it may be a day or two before you receive a reply.
If you message me on this page, I will probably reply on this page. If I messaged you on your page, please reply there.

*Post new messages to the bottom of my talk page.
*Use headlines when starting new talk topics.
*Comment about the content of a specific article on the Talk: page of that article, and not here.
*Do not make personal attacks or use the page for harassment.
*Sign your post using four tildes ( ~~~~ )

Comments which fail to follow the rules above may be immediately deleted.

-->Archive 9 - Archive 8 - Archive 7 - Archive 6 - Archive 5 - Archive 4 - Archive 3 - Archive 2 - Archive 1

Archives

Licensing rights granted to Wikimedia Foundation

I grant non-exclusive permission for the Wikimedia Foundation Inc. to relicense my text and media contributions, including any images, audio clips, or video clips, under any copyleft license that it chooses, provided it maintains the free and open spirit of the GFDL. This permission acknowledges that future licensing needs of the Wikimedia projects may need adapting in unforeseen fashions to facilitate other uses, formats, and locations. It is given for as long as this banner remains.

looking for a mentor

Hi.

I am a student (MSU Bozeman, Montana) in a Native American studies class which is writing for Wikipedia this semester.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Policy/Courses/Spring_2011/Federal_Indian_Law_and_Policy_%28Kristin_Ruppel%29

Would you consider taking me on as a "mentee"?

Thanks much.

Lynn Doyle

Lpdoyle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lpdoyle (talk • contribs) 13:14, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Donald, this looks to be closer to your expertise, so I am happy to leave it with you. --Elekhh (talk) 21:50, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Donald Albury. You have new messages at In fact's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Re: Mentee Lpdoyle

I was waiting for the student to reply and confirm, but I guess this is unlikely to happen anyway. I will adjust the templates accordingly. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 17:34, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Beta cafe/Enter your new article name here

Just a heads-up, redirects go here, not here. This one looks to be completely non-controversial housekeeping, so I've tagged it for speedy deletion. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 18:28, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your JMU Mentees

Lippmare

Hi Donald, Today in class we chose a topic to work on for our project for the semester. I chose a "stub" article called, State Bar Association. My question for you is if you think that this is too broad of a topic and if I should choose a particular state instead, for instance, Virginia State Bar Association? Thanks! Lippmare (talk) 21:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Change of Topic 
Hi Donald, after doing some research I realized it would be alot harder to find resources then I had thought and that it might be much harder to write on a topic that I don't understand completely. Instead I chose "Budget and Accounting Act" and I am definitely going to keep this as my topic. For homework this weekend we have to write one  "cited" paragraph and have it posted on Wikipedia. I'm not very sure of where to start or how to cite on Wikipedia. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks! Lippmare (talk) 17:27, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pietrogpjmu

Hi again. I didn't realize the criteria for 'DYK' eligibility, but now I do. I plan to work intensely on my article over the next school week, and I'd appreciate it if you could check up on my topic page sometime during the week. Thanks again for the motivation. Pietrogpjmu (talk) 23:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Fridays article for 11 February 2011

The Editing Fridays article for 11 February 2011 is Theatre. The previous article was Tradition. We welcome your help! You can sign up here

--Guerillero | My Talk 01:52, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for New Georgia, Liberia

On 11 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New Georgia, Liberia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Georgia, Liberia, was established by Africans "recaptured" from a slave ship and held for seven years in Georgia waiting for courts to decide their fate? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) 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) 18:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 13 February 2011

The newsletter of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – Volume 1, 28 January 2011

This is the second issue of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.

Userboxes and profiles - Add an ambassador userbox to your page, and make sure you've added your mentor profile!
Be a coordinating ambassador - Pick and class and make sure no students fall through the cracks.
New screencasts - Short videos on watchlists and a number of other topics may be useful to students.
Updates from Campus Ambassadors - Ambassadors are starting to report on classroom experiences, both on-wiki and on the Google Group.
Other news - There's a new on-wiki application for being an Online Ambassador, and Editing Friday #2 is today!
Things you can do - This is just a sample; if you're eager for something to do, there's plenty more.

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 18:22, 11 February 2011 (UTC) [reply]

MyTownWiki

This could probably be considered a request for a refund. Would you be willing to userfy it for User:AryconVyper? Thanks! VQuakr (talk) 20:40, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mentor issues

I agreed to be a mentor to user:TrueBlueWolverine, but haven't heard from him since. It appears he has stopped editing. Not sure what to do. Could you help? Serendi ^podous 14:16, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I suppose I could wait a little longer. Wouldn't want to be accused of pushing addictions on the young... :) Serendi ^podous 14:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 Just a heads-up, redirects go [[WP:RFD|here]], not [[WP:MFD|here]]. This one looks to be completely non-controversial housekeeping, so I've tagged it for speedy deletion. <span style="color:green">Ten Pound Hammer</span>, [[Special:Contributions/TenPoundHammer|his otters]] and a clue-bat • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|Otters want attention]])</sup> 18:28, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
-== MentorME ==
+== Your JMU Mentees ==
+;Lippmare:
-Hi Donald,
+:Hi Donald, Today in class we chose a topic to work on for our project for the semester. I chose a "stub" article called, State Bar Association. My question for you is if you think that this is too broad of a topic and if I should choose a particular state instead, for instance, Virginia State Bar Association? Thanks! [[User:Lippmare|Lippmare]] ([[User talk:Lippmare|talk]]) 21:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
-Thanks for advising me that my mentor would be unavailable this semester.  If you have the time, I'd be honored to call you my mentor. How can I go ahead and make that change?
+ Change of Topic
-Thanks again,
+ Hi Donald, after doing some research I realized it would be alot harder to find resources then I had thought and that it might be much harder to write on a topic that I don't understand completely. Instead I chose "Budget and Accounting Act" and I am definitely going to keep this as my topic. For homework this weekend we have to write one  "cited" paragraph and have it posted on Wikipedia. I'm not very sure of where to start or how to cite on Wikipedia. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks! [[User:Lippmare|Lippmare]] ([[User talk:Lippmare|talk]]) 17:27, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
-[[User:Pietrogpjmu|Pietrogpjmu]] ([[User talk:Pietrogpjmu|talk]]) 19:39, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
+;Pietrogpjmu:
-:I can take care of it. -- [[User talk:Donald Albury|Donald Albury]] 21:08, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
+:Hi again.  I didn't realize the criteria for 'DYK' eligibility, but now I do.  I plan to work intensely on my article over the next school week, and I'd appreciate it if you could check up on my topic page sometime during the week.  Thanks again for the motivation.  [[User:Pietrogpjmu|Pietrogpjmu]] ([[User talk:Pietrogpjmu|talk]]) 23:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
-Thank you, thank you.
-An update:
-Today in class we got to choose (or more accurately request) our topics for the [[WP:USPP]] program.  For my topic I selected [[Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009]] :)
-The one request I have for you is to help me learn how to code and write as user friendly as possible.  If you notice instances when I should be coding differently, or if you think my writing comes across as awkward or wordy please don't hesitate to tell me.  I promise, I won't be offended.
-Other than that, thanks again for being my mentor.  Hopefully, it will be fun for us both.
-[[User:Pietrogpjmu|Pietrogpjmu]] ([[User talk:Pietrogpjmu|talk]]) 22:00, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
-Hi Donald,
-Today in class we chose a topic to work on for our project for the semester. I chose a "stub" article called, State Bar Association. My question for you is if you think that this is too broad of a topic and if I should choose a particular state instead, for instance, Virginia State Bar Association?
-Thanks! [[User:Lippmare|Lippmare]] ([[User talk:Lippmare|talk]]) 21:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
-Change of Topic
-Hi Donald, after doing some research I realized it would be alot harder to find resources then I had thought and that it might be much harder to write on a topic that I don't understand completely. Instead I chose "Budget and Accounting Act" and I am definitely going to keep this as my topic. For homework this weekend we have to write one  "cited" paragraph and have it posted on Wikipedia. I'm not very sure of where to start or how to cite on Wikipedia. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks! [[User:Lippmare|Lippmare]] ([[User talk:Lippmare|talk]]) 17:27, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 == Editing Fridays article for 11 February 2011 ==