User talk:Dogru144

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Articles vs Categories

Hi Dogru, this is in response to your followup question posted on the lounge music talk page. Please respond to me here instead of in that article. Before I get too deep into this I really suggest reading the help pages that I linked you to previously. They should answer most of the questions you have.

"Please explain the criteria for classification as a category and not as an article."

• An article has a single purpose, which is to explain in an encyclopedic form what a particular subject is about. An article on "kitsch" will explain what "kitsch" is, when the term was first used, what sort of things are considered kitsch and why, and so on.
• A category collects links to related articles. It contains no information, it is just a list. The category of "kitsch" (if one existed) would be a list of links to such articles as Dogs Playing Poker, and plastic flamingo, but would contain absolutely no information about them. Again, information about those subjects would be put into articles. A category is just a simple way of seeing which articles are related to one another.

So to summarize:

• You should link to an article when you wish a person to read more about a specific subject.
• You should link to a category when you wish a person to see a list of other related subjects.

Since categories are merely lists of links to related articles, it's best to only create categories for which there are a high number of articles to link to. A category like "kitsch" is probably a good candidate since there are potentially dozens, if not hundreds, of subjects that could be classified as "kitsch."

What you need to do to properly create a category:

1. Browse the current categories to make sure that there isn't already a similar category on Wikipedia. If a very similar category exists, go ahead and use that one. If no similar categories exist, continue on.
2. Find articles that relate to your category. For "kitsch," try searching for articles about things that you would consider to be kitsch. If there aren't a high number of articles (a dozen or more, I'd say) then it's best to wait until Wikipedia has enough articles to merit putting them all into a category.
3. Go to the category you want to create by typing, for example, "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Kitsch" then click "Start the Category:Kitsch page."
4. Type in some basic information about what the category is for, and link back to the main Kitsch article so that people can find out more about the subject (because remember, a category does not provide information about the subject - that is the purpose of an article).
5. Return to one of the pages that you found in step 2 and add "Category:Kitsch" to it. Since you have already created the category, the links will show up as blue.
6. Continue adding Category:Kitsch to other relevant pages. If you click on the blue link to Category:Kitsch you will see that it now contains a list of all of the pages that you have added to this category. People can now visit this category page and see what items are considered "kitsch."

"I have sometimes entered categories. Initially they appear as red; however, in a few days, they appear blue."

What will sometimes happen is another editor will see that you entered a non-existent category. They will then properly create the category and begin adding other articles into it. This process isn't automated at all, it is explicitly done by another person. If you only did part of step 5 (outlined above) thus producing a broken red link, another person will sometimes go ahead an finish the rest of the steps.

Also worth noting, sometimes categories will be created and maintained, but then deleted at a later time thus turning all of the links red.

Green Party candidate on the ballot

Gail Parker is state secretary of the Independent Greens of Virginia. They call themselves Virginia's Independent Party. They are not affiliated with the national Green Party. In 2005 she ran as a candidate for Virginia State delegate for the 44th district, receiving 3.3% of the vote. [1]. On May 23, 2006, the Virginia state board of elections confirmed Parker's place on the ballot, following the petition drive in which her party collected over 20,000 petition signatures for her.

Parker calls for immediate balancing of the federal budget, paying off the federal debt, stopping the waste of taxpayer dollars, installing an auditable accounting system at the Pentagon, and term limits for both the U.S. House and Senate. Her nickname, "Gail for Rail", is from the proposal to build a statewide high-speed Maglev train system. She is pro-life, supports the death penalty, and supports 2nd Amendment rights.

At the July 22nd U.S. Senate debate in Hot Springs, Virginia, Parker spoke with the incumbent Senator briefly both before and after the debate. Allen said he would welcome Parker to future debates. The other challenger also indicated he'd accept Parker into the debates.

In July 28th Rasmussen poll, Parker, who calls herself a common sense conservative, appeared to be within the 15% threshold to get into the U.S. Senate debates. Two live TV debates are scheduled. Sept 17th on Meet the Press. Sept 18th with the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce moderated by ABC newsman George Stephanopoulos.

Parker met with Chamber of Commerce President William Lecos Thursday July 27th. Lecos invited Parker to present her transportation plan to the Chamber's Political Action Committee. Parker's "More Trains, Less Traffic" plan matches the Chamber's for rail from Washington D.C. thru affluent Tysons Corner to Dulles International Airport.

According to a story in the Hampton Roads Pilot, Parker said she does not expect to win. "I’m being practical about this, and I know the chances of a third party candidate winning are very low," the newsported reported that she said during an interview. "My goal is to create a public forum to discuss the rail issue."[2].

Parker corrected the story at a "Common Sense Virginia Independents for Congress" press conference. She attended along with five pro-rail Independents on the ballot for congress. The associated press headline "Rail, the solution for a troubled world."

Possible racism

I looked at 11 edits summed here. I understand you oppose the removal of the image, which you could take up on the talk page, but this doesn't seem like "a racially disturbing pattern of edits". Rich Farmbrough, 13:22 11 March 2007 (GMT).

Page layout

Seems User:RockMFR has kindly fixed it up for you. Rich Farmbrough, 08:49 17 April 2007 (GMT).

Re:Why did you erase my article??

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hey, thanks for improving the article on Michelle D. Bernard

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Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England

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New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

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Categories

Please do not add Category:Named passenger trains of the United States to articles about current (and former) Amtrak routes. They are already properly categorized into Category:Amtrak routes (and Category:Former Amtrak routes), which is a subcategory of the 'Named passenger trains' category. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:23, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

This was never stated as policy of the page for Category:Named passenger trains of the United States.Dogru144 (talk) 03:28, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

That is a fundamental policy of all categorization across Wikimedia projects - see WP:SUBCAT. "...an article should be categorised as low down in the category hierarchy as possible, without duplication in parent categories above it." Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:31, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

I was going to think that you were arguing in good faith. --Until you started beginning wholesale removal of items. Panama Limited is not an Amtrak train. It was a train for 50 years under the Illinois Central.Dogru144 (talk) 03:52, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

I was very careful to remove only trains with substantial histories under Amtrak. The Panama Limited was in fact an Amtrak train for ten years, and is properly categorized under 'Former Amtrak routes'. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:05, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

For 6/7 of its history the Panama Limited was Illinois Central, that is a strong majority of its period. It is highly problematic to strike it out of the Named Passenger Train category. Deleting it on the count of its Amtrak history is overriding that majority of its tenure as a train.Dogru144 (talk) 02:36, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Southern Railway named trains

Template:Southern Railway named trains has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 19:56, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

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You have not properly justified the inclusion of yge information. You described it and then improperly described it as pertinent without explaining how it's pertinent, while ignoring my engagement on the talk pages. That is not the way to win an argument