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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 98.210.96.126 (talk) at 20:23, 10 July 2011 (→‎beehives.jpg: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Feel free to make suggestions below for my to do list: articles to write or work on and photographs to take.

Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Pierce House, Rochester, MN Photos

Finally scanned the images and placed them on our Flickr account under CC-By-SA-2.5. I did color correct them but unfortunately the slides are rather dirty. Ugh. Maybe it is something I can fix in the future. Myotus (talk) 15:30, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Opinion requested on the use of SHPO sources

As you were at the meet-up at the Minnesota History Center, and an active member of the Minnesota WikiProject, I would like to ask you to please come and share your opinion on the use of certain sources that were found at the State Historic Preservation Office and whether or not they violate WP:RS or WP:OR in how they are being used. The discussion is taking place here. --Bobak (talk) 20:28, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Biographical information policy proposal

I have proposed a change in policy at [[WT:BLP#Do we need a WP:BILP policy?]], it should explain what my motivation was. Also sent to some other people: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. <( User:Couch on his Head and Smiling (talk) )> 06:50, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Meetup signage

1) Do you need any additional puzzle globe Minnesota Meetup signs (maybe with arrows), and if you do, what sizes and how many of what type?
2) For the tenwiki Minnesota Meetup, I plan on printing one Loon & tenwiki. What size do you want?
CJLippert (talk) 23:35, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays. It would be fun to go to the January event, but I have a prior commitment elsewhere in the Twin Cities that day. I will try my best to stop in, but I don't know for how long. As far as signs, I would say do what you think is best. Have you been to Brit's before? Jonathunder (talk) 04:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK. well then I will print 1 banner-sized Loon & TenWiki. I have been past Brit's but I have never stopped in. CJLippert (talk) 05:31, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Forest Mall

Hi! I was wondering why you deleted the page Forest Mall. I was planning on adding a whole bunch of information to it, but now that you deleted it, I cannot do so. :-( Please respond to me at my talk page. Thanks again. Krause + AJ = Ingenuity 15:24, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome thank you

Hi Jonathunder, thank you for the advice on my talk page. I'll definately read up on those pages. Archivist100 (talk) 16:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, Jonathunder/archive16! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 20:24, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great to see you at the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Meet-up

Hi, Jonathunder,

I was glad you made it to the meet-up yesterday, and especially glad you made it there in such appropriately anachronistic dress. Thanks too for arranging the photograph. I've found some new sources for the source lists to share with wikipedians on some of the more controversial topics that are included in the encyclopedia, and I hope that any time you have suggestions for the source lists, or comments on my edits in the related articles, you will feel free to pass those along. Keep up the good work; see you on the articles. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 21:46, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey that's cool

I'm going to use that some time. SlightSmile 04:03, 19 February 2011 (UTC) [reply]

Error in posting photo

The photo you have posted as "Wilson Power and Light Company Icehouse 120 East Broadway West Memphis" is neither the correct title nor the correct address for the building you have listed. My building is listed on the National Register and includes a photo of a red brick building which is approximately three times the size of the building in your photo, and is much taller. The building in your photo is NOT of the "Wilson Power and Light Company Icehouse 120 East Broadway West Memphis".

Thank you for correcting this error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerbotim (talk • contribs) 02:08, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why?

Could you please explain this edit? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No. Kind regards. Jonathunder (talk) 22:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File source problem with File:OUTmagazineCarlsonTwins.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:OUTmagazineCarlsonTwins.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 01:39, 16 April 2011 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 01:39, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

licensing SilverLakeRPU.jpg

My name is Ruth Patton, and I'm the communications director for a nonprofit called Fresh Energy (www.fresh-energy.org). We advocate for smart energy and transportation policies in Minnesota and the Midwest.

We publish a print newsletter four times each year. I'd love to use your photo of the RPU Silver Lake Power Plant in our spring issue, due out at the end of the month. It would be for an article about progress toward implementation of Minnesota's clean energy policies.

May I use it? If so, how would you like the attribution to read?

The newsletter is mailed to about 800 of our members, distributed to publication racks at a number of venues throughout the Twin Cities, and made available at events where we're exhibiting.

Please let me know what you think!

16:31, 20 April 2011 (UTC)Ruth Patton

P.S. my apologies for violating talk page guidelines —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.11.56.46 (talk) 16:31, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the note, and no apology needed. I will reply by email. Jonathunder (talk) 02:05, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File source problem with File:1915RedWingSeminary.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:1915RedWingSeminary.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 21:52, 22 April 2011 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Magog the Ogre (talk) 21:52, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

<Grr.> More stupid bots. Does the obvious fact that the photo is from 1915 mean anything? <Grumble, grumble.> Jonathunder (talk) 22:43, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm. To my surprise, the above was not a bot, but a human who failed the Turing test. Uffda. Jonathunder (talk) 22:56, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like Wikipedia needs a proof that the image is indeed taken in 1915. Please add the photographer and the source in the image and the image will be kept. --Sreejith K (talk) 07:01, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, Wikipedia needs proof the image was published in 1915. There is a large difference. Magog the Ogre (talk) 11:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

George Haven House Chatfield, Minnesota

Hello,

My name is Kelley Haven-Mills, my father is George Haven Jr.....he grew up in the house you have listed...his father of course was George Haven. My brother is George Haven III....I searched this house on a whim because I knew my Grandfather was a banker in Chatfield and from looking at pictures growing up, I knew it had to be a historical home. My mother..Lillian Collins-Haven was married to Geo Jr from 1972 until his death in 1994...

THank you!

Kelley Haven-Mills —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.193.147.110 (talk) 00:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please feel free to click this link and add to the article. (I'm especially curious to see information about the wall behind the property.) Jonathunder (talk) 02:18, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Seal on the Minnesota article which you reverted.

I am replacing the locally uploaded seal from en.wikipedia back onto the article. The seal I uploaded locally was taken directly from the Website of the state, at this link as you would have noticed if you'd looked at the image details I uploaded with it. Should you wish to dispute this, please take it to the talk page of the article. Thank you. FishBarking? 03:23, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That link is broken. Moreover, what you added to the Minnesota article looks nothing like what we have on the state flag. Please don't add it again without much better documentation. Jonathunder (talk) 03:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies, wrong link. How's this for documentation? Put the seal back please, it's accurate. As I said, I'm sure the state knows what its own seal looks like. FishBarking? 03:32, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Please stop changing my work. I AM using the official seal. The one the State uses on its own website, clearly marked as the State Seal. Which bit of State Seal do you not get? FishBarking? 03:43, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Did you read what you linked? There are lots of versions floating around, including on state websites, but "a seal, impression, scene, or likeness which does not conform to these provisions is not official." (M.S.A. 1.135) In what you linked, the pioneer is not barefoot, for one thing, let alone the godawful colors. Jonathunder (talk) 03:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Fine, I was wrong. I just wish that when someone showed something like this on an official website, they'd use a copy of the proper seal rather than a messed up version which isn't technically official. Doesn't represent the state well if they can't even show their own seal properly :) Sorry. FishBarking? 04:01, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Jonathunder is correct. Here is the Secretary of State "Official" description. www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=6338 Cheers... Dinkytown talk 04:08, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Fish - I sent before knowing your response. Didn't mean to rub it in - take care... Dinkytown talk 04:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dashed hyphens and mad dashes

Thank you for taking care of the speedy delete/move at Battles of the Mexican-American War. Please know it has been reverted by a user heavily involved in the discussion. If you'd rather I take this elsewhere, please advise accordingly.

--Born2cycle (talk) 03:31, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the Battles of the Hyphen Wars have already been taken elsewhere. If have to squint at the screen to see which dash is being used, I really don't care who has the longest. Jonathunder (talk) 12:32, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Since Jonathunder was one of the supporters of the original proposal to move Mexican-American War to the hyphen form, the move that started this inconsistent mess, he can hardly be expected to mire himself more deeply in the present controversy. Dicklyon (talk) 05:47, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Dicklyon (talk) 06:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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This message is being sent to you because you have previously edited the Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English) page. There is currently a discussion that may result in a significant change to Wikipedia policy. Specifically, a consensus is being sought on if the policies of WP:UCN and WP:EN continues to be working policies for naming biographical articles, or if such policies have been replaced by a new status quo. This discussion is on-going at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (use English), and your comments would be appreciated. Dolovis (talk) 17:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One would think on the English language wikipedia a strong preference for English would be conventional. But thanks for the note; I'll try to have a look before the Rapture. Jonathunder (talk) 22:14, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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show

looking to book the smithereens for a show on long island in october. peter anastasiadis

Try the band's website. I have no special connection with them, nor am I near Long Island. Jonathunder (talk) 03:29, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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beehives.jpg

Jonathunder

I am requesting clarification on the use of the jpg mentioned in the subject of this email. If allowed, it would be used in a brochure and on a website (not yet built) for a local (Northern California) beekeeper who sells her products in local farmer's markets and - in the future - on the internet.

Thank you.

Earl Roske

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