User talk:Parkwells

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I added an indent to a reply-post you made today, so the timeline (of what you were replying to and the timeline of another post below yours) would be more clear...hope that's alright. Shearonink (talk) 15:28, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for helping keep the page more clear; will try to improve.Parkwells (talk) 16:15, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm kind of done with trying to work on the article at this point. It doesn't matter what is done it is never enough...very frustrating. Shearonink (talk) 17:46, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

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Sorry for the inconvenience caused at article page Paul Kosok

You might have noticed my {{inuse}} tag recently at Paul Kosok. Actually I was trying to fix the broken <ref> tag and reference section but got into an edit conflict twice with a fellow editor (which I found later was you!). I placed the tag to temporarily notify that someone else is editing too. Finally when I got my chance, I found that you had already fixed it ! So I had to remove the tag without any actually editing done in between. I'm really sorry if it disrupted your editing!

trunks_ishida (talk) 17:14, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

No problem; in this case, it seemed a problem for you and not for me, but thanks for your note.Parkwells (talk) 18:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Glad to hear that it didn't cause much disruption. Thanks and Happy Editing!

trunks_ishida (talk) 18:45, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Alabama State Capitol

Hey, you may not remember me, but we've collaborated on a few Alabama-related articles before. Over the last few months I've been working on a large expansion of the Alabama State Capitol article and was wondering if you would take a look and maybe do some copyedits. Most sources (including Federal/NRHP documentation) has in-depth info about its Confederate-related history, but largely neglects its role during the Civil Rights Movement. I've tried to balance all of this out, but thought you might be able to contribute (and maybe fix any mistakes I've made) also. If you have the time and energy to do so, it would be much appreciated. Altairisfar (talk) 17:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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BCE/AD warrior

What are thoughts on this Talk:Cahokia#Date Style? Heiro 04:42, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Cahokia DRN thread

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The Battle for Whiteclay

I started a new article: The Battle for Whiteclay. You did an excellent job on this In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (book) and African Burial Ground National Monument. So if you get a chance and could possibly add to the The Battle for Whiteclay, it would be appreciated. Thanks. 7mike5000 (talk) 01:42, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice job on The Battle for Whiteclay. 7mike5000 (talk) 13:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, 7mike. I've put some questions on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Talk page, as it would be useful for us to decided the best breakdown of content among that, this article, and the one on Whiteclay, Nebraska. There's much overlap and we may be able to define them better for both readers and editors.Parkwells (talk) 13:51, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

You've done an outstanding job on the articles which concern the issues surrounding Whiteclay. The article Pine Ridge, Nebraska got 10,000 hits the other day, so alot of people are reading what you have written. Just wanted to say thanks. Buenos días. 7mike5000 (talk) 14:21, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Taking a break

I'm taking a break from that article and the talkpage as well. Sometimes lockdowns aren't necessarily a bad thing...I guess... Shearonink (talk) 05:03, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

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Thomas Jefferson 02

I am no longer able to make any edits on the Thomas Jefferson article. I believe Brad, Gwillhickers, and TheDarkOneLives, have claimed ownership on the article. The discussion page, in my opinion is completely toxic and negative. Best en devours on your Wikipedia editing efforts. Cmguy777 (talk) 21:27, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

I have contacted Orlady on this issue, however, Orlady has not responded or as far as I know is not interested in the subject. I believe Orlady is a Wikipedia administrator. Cmguy777 (talk) 19:16, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

The article is currently dominated by Gwillhickers, TheDarkOneLives, and Brad. Are there any administrators that can be contacted? Who has the enforcement power to prevent ownership of articles? Cmguy777 (talk) 03:23, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Don't know what to suggest. I will be working to add updated current cites and content to the appropriate articles - see additions to Thomas Jefferson and Slavery re: his failure as executor after 1817 to carry out the will of Tadeusz Kościuszko, who designated money and property in the US to be used to free and educate slaves, including Jefferson's.Parkwells (talk) 12:52, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Native American Lending Alliance

Hello. Back on February 8, 2012, I requested the creation of a page for the Native American Lending Alliance (NALA) on the Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Businesses and organizations page since I have conflict of interest as I represent the organization in its Wikipedia outreach efforts. NALA is an association of Native American tribes that provides financial products for underbanked consumers and creates new economic opportunities for Native American communities. However, no action has been taken. In regards to media mentions, since submitting this request the New York Times has published a letter to the editor by a NALA board member and the Denver Post published an Associated Press article mentioning the organization.

I see that you work on Native American-related articles. I would appreciate any assistance in successfully getting a Native American Lending Alliance article created. Thanks.--Digistrat (talk) 15:38, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

There appears to be little information available from Reliable Sources about the NALA, perhaps because it is so new. Generally, organization's own websites are not considered sufficient as sources, and I find that of NALA to be rather vague. The indirect mention in the AP article and the letter to the editor are not sufficient sources for an article.Parkwells (talk) 05:40, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

It does not appear to a be a topic I want to write about. This opinion piece is very critical: Delvin Cree, "Predatory lending a cash cow in Indian country", Indianz.com, 17 February 2012 <http://www.indianz.com/News/2012/004651.asp> Parkwells (talk) 14:34, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Margaret Lea Houston

Thanks for your contribution on Mrs. Houston's article. I'm currently reading the William Seale book on her, and we'll see if anything else significant is in that book.

If you're interested, Temple Lea Houston could use some editing. Or a lot, depending upon one's point of view. Not very well structured/sectioned. As I skim through it, the article looks like it was a copy and paste from somewhere to focus on some image. It suffers from POV, IMO. Lots of quotes with no citations. I added the Personal life section. His wife and children had not even been mentioned in the article. I'll get around to it, but just thought I'd mention it if you have any interest.Maile66 (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

The Battle for Whiteclay (cont'd)

Images

Hi Parkwells, I have been a bit pre-occupied and I also have a tendency of not finishing what I start. Youv'e been doing all the work on the Whiteclay issue (article about Whiteclay on the front page of the New york Times today). If you should feel so inclined to take care of the copyright requirements for the image use from The Battle for Whiteclay it would be appreciated. I have limited time at the moment. I got the information from User talk:Anthonyhcole: "Get him to email our volunteers at: permissions-enwikimedia.org using this format. He can copy and paste it into his email.

I hereby affirm that I, (name here) am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of [describe the work to be released in detail, give the URL of the work]

I agree to publish that work under the free license "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0" (unported) and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).

I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.

I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me.

I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

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and tell him to ask the OTRS volunteers to post a note on the The Battle for Whiteclay talk page or your talk page letting you know when they've received his email. Once that's done, you can upload the images quoting the OTRS "ticket" number." He also said he has other images that could be used.

Mark Vasina's e-mail is listed on the documentary's website: mvasina@neb.rr.com Thanks 7mike5000 (talk) 13:37, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Won't be able to do it today, but will try. Did update the Whiteclay, NE article based on the NY Times and some other older cites. Parkwells (talk) 15:52, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank's. Mark Vasina seems like a really nice person and he offered to provide more images. A picture tells a thousand words so relevant images would help to elucidate what Whiteclay is all about. Just tell him you're the guy thst's been keeping the content current, he has read the Wikipedia article and said he was impressed with the fact that it was regularly updated. And you can tell him the guy from New York who called him is a bit of a fruit loop so sorry for the delay. I'm just not able to do much right now. So thanks again. 7mike5000 (talk) 01:35, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Archive 5

looks like you accidentally created Archive 5 in the main article space. Zad68 (talk) 18:33, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

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JUst move the article to the correct page, and then you can remove the CSD notice once its in your user space. Gaijin42 (talk) 18:53, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, it's gone. I've started it over in my User space.Parkwells (talk) 19:48, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Was wondering if you'd be interested

Know you have an account at Commons too, so thought I'd ask. I've added to/created a slew of new archaeological sites for Georgia and the south lately. A few have illustrations/photos on nps.gov sites or are credited to NPS. I was wondering if you knew anything about how to find out if we can use them and upload them to commons, I know a lot of the government stuff are PD, but am having trouble figuring out how to do it. Some specific ones I'm interested in so far are :

• Lamar Mounds and Village Site, see BandW photo of mound and drawing of mound layout for images.
• King Archaeological Site, see upper right hand painting by Townsend This one is iffy if we can use it or not, but I think the 2 for Lamar would be good

Any help would be appreciated. Heiro 00:13, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Hieronymous - good to hear from you. Congratulations on all your work. Those are great additions. I haven't done this myself, but do know that NPS photos, as government works, would be part of the public domain, as would be images from the National Archives or Library of Congress. I should investigate and try to figure it out. Will get back to you.Parkwells (talk) 13:56, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Wole Soyinka

Hi Parkwells, thanks for so much good work on so many articles. I've been cleaning up the writer Wole Soyinka and wondered if you'd swing by. It's an almost entirely unref'd BLP of a hugely influential writer, who deserves better. Your eyes on it are welcome. Thanks Span (talk) 10:49, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Span - thanks for your note. I'll take a look at that; have read Soyinka's work and know that he is really good. Will try to find some sources, too.

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Henry P. Cheatham

Thank you for working on Henry P. Cheatham. But I am curious, where does the fact that he served in the North Carolina state legislature come from? That's not listed in his official congressional biography, and it is not listed in the North Carolina Manual of 1913.Awbeal (talk) 17:34, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your sharp eyes- I was going to look further for that. The article had said that he supported the passage in 1883 of the founding of the orphanage, and I thought they meant he had been in the state legislature, but was going to doublecheck. Have been working on five articles at once, so am glad for the help. Will correct it.Parkwells (talk) 19:57, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

No problem. I see that you have corrected it. Where may I ask does the interest in Henry P. Cheatham come from? Do you live in NC like me? Awbeal (talk) 19:04, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

No, I don't live there but got interested in the five US Congressmen elected from the South at the end of the 19th century, before disfranchisement. (Had done quite a lot of work on that topic a while ago, and as it comes up in other articles, it always grips me. Also had worked on John Mercer Langston at an earlier time, and his brother.) The US Congress: Black Americans in Congress site is good, as is its related Historical Essay on this. So I decided to add to thes articles, supplemented by books available.Parkwells (talk) 21:01, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Related TfD

Hey there Parkwells! Hope you're doing well, and that your editing continues with full force- looks like it. I'd appreciate you weighing in on Template:Fur Trade in Nebraska. Take care! • Freechildtalk 18:23, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Glad to add a vote for keeping - I like the templates. Yes, am managing to continue to find things to write about; hope you're doing well, too. Parkwells (talk) 21:37, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Parkwells! Following your DYKs, it looks like you're still hammering away awesomely. Congrats- I'm glad you've stayed with it so strongly. I'm mostly maintenance these days, although I've found a few interesting things to throw in here and there. Anyway, wanted to let you know about an article I had published in a local rag - thought you might appreciate it. Take care! • Freechildtalk 02:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Hey, Freechild - great to hear from you! I'd thought, too, about writing about "why" I write for Wikipedia. Your article captured much of it. It's funny, as some friends get it and others don't, although many say they use WP regularly. Have not had your focus, but started from a similar basis of personal interest, and have followed curiosity and trying to fill perceived gaps. Have also come across a man on WP id'd as "Tony the Marine", who has specialized in restoring, discovering, rescuing Puerto Rican history and figures, particularly those associated with the independence movement, and gotten awards from the government and civic groups for his work. Each of us could have personal blogs, but I like that we're contributing to a collaborative effort.Parkwells (talk) 16:07, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

I agree, it is all about the collective, the whole of it. I do try occasionally to rewrite the North Omaha history articles into snippy blog entries, but they die for good editing, so I continue here. Thanks for all you've ever done for the articles I've started, for sure. I don't think we'll ever get national awards or anything, and those little badges are cute but dull, so I'll simply say thank you for joining me in this little endeavor. It's a blast! • Freechildtalk 16:29, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

And thank you, too!Parkwells (talk) 20:30, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Melungeon

Any comments on the IP's edits at this page? Keeps inserting material linked to a forum and a private genetics company. Dougweller (talk) 08:55, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for checking; I agree with HR's restoration of text to RS in the Melungeon article. Forums are not valid sources. It's also unclear exactly what point the editor was trying to make - it's unlikely that 75% of the European haplotype was Portuguese, given the history of the populations. Read like a misapplication of data, from the little there was to see.Parkwells (talk) 12:23, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Much appreciated. I'm sure the IP will be back though. Dougweller (talk) 13:10, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Back, claims of vandalism in edit summaries, original research, etc. I've taken the sources to WP:RSN. Dougweller (talk) 10:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Melungeon shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

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It has also became clear that your wikipedia edits are entirely based on african american sibjects, and are now trying to use that stuff on my own families' wikipedia article, you are using the same website for reference to your claims while i use the same site that you used, yet claim i can not use the same site you use. Now this is a cease and desist to you on the melungeon page if you continue using racism on wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.68.123 (talk) 17:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing, as you did at Melungeon. Your edits have been reverted or removed.

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Do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively may result in you being blocked from editing. I don't exactly understand your objective, but you seem to have become rather confrontational in your editing. I suggest to take a deep breath and then discuss your concerns with the article at Talk:Melungeon before further continuing this edit war. I believe you have violated the rule here known as the three-revert rule. This is generally considered a strong sign that things have gotten out of hand — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.68.123 (talk) 18:35, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Is that a legal threat?

Cease and desist? I've taken the IP to the 3RR board now and mentioned this. If you feel it's a legal threat, go to ANI. I'm off to watch tv with my wife right now. A regular date I can't miss! Dougweller (talk) 18:37, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - HR took it to ANI and the IP has been blocked. Parkwells (talk) 19:12, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Essie Mae Washington-Williams

Why did I think she had died? Thanks for catching my boo-boo here. --Javaweb (talk) 20:04, 9 July 2012 (UTC)Javaweb

Ramapough Lenape Nation

Greetings! I like the changes you have made but I have a small thing on one of the changes.. The findings of the BIA agree with the Supreme Court and stated we are "Indians", not "Indian ancestry". There is a difference. Many groups in the US claim Indian ancestry but are not Indian. I hope you will understand and agree with the change back. Ramapoughnative (talk) 02:38, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

A few of us have read your work and we are very pleased with what you have created. Thank you! Ramapoughnative (talk) 02:48, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your encouragement. Parkwells (talk) 13:13, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

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Greetings. I left you a few notes on the Ramapough talk page. Ramapoughnative (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Sussex County, New Jersey

Thanks for your contribution to the Lenape section on SC,NJ. I've been debating how best to approach that section for the last few days and rereading Weslager, Kraft and Schrabisch.--ColonelHenry (talk) 18:20, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - of course more can be added, but I thought the Lede of the Lenape article would at least set the scene. Sounds as if you have good sources.Parkwells (talk) 18:23, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

It's a good start. I see the work over at Minisink and related sites too and appreciate having someone to share the load in our small, oft-neglected postage stamp of native soil. I've just wondered and left idle at the how of condensing 8000-10000 years/500 generations of history in three or four paragraphs. There's an old story about Churchill sitting on the hillside wanting to paint but spending hours starring at a white, blank canvas. Lady Astor walked over, saw his predicament, picked up a brush and put one big bold stroke across the blank canvas and walked away. Churchill painted into the evening. Perhaps it was the move I needed to get back into the work.--ColonelHenry (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome back - good work is always needed. I'm relatively new to this topic, but am encouraged by the research that has been going on, with additions to perspectives and the chances to add updated information here.Parkwells (talk) 16:32, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Nasdijj

Hi -

Would you mind taking a look at the latest set of edits to Nasdijj? I wrote some of the original material and think that some of them are not really supported by the facts/references. However, I'm really time-pressured and can't go through them as carefully as I'd like. I know you looked over the aerticle before and would very much appreciate it if you could do them same again. Best, Vizjim (talk) 08:49, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

New LBH Edits

Hello Parkwells - I've noticed that you have shown interest in creating an accurate and well-written article on Battle of the Little Bighorn from a significant number of thoughtful edits. I'm dropping by now to ask if you'd take a look at a really long addition to the article here Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn#Survivors. I have some serious concerns about the presence of this addition to an already very long article that still needs very substantial editing and sourcing. I am not canvassing, and I could easily rv or rewrite on the bases of length, relevance, writing, and suspect sourcing (History Channel?). It is a good faith edit, as was the earlier "Role of Non-Combatants that I cut down by 75% to what seemed to be strictly relevant to the article. But I think some other eyes need to look it over - I'm also posting this on User:Jusdafax's page. Any help would be appreciated. regards, Sensei48 (talk) 04:44, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, have made comment there. I agree with short summary and separate article.Parkwells (talk) 11:39, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Neutral notice of an RfC

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Thanks

Thanks for your work today on Dumas. Best wishes Span (talk) 21:18, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

If you were ever of a mind, Olaudah Equiano could certainly use your eyes. Best wishes Span (talk) 10:19, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

John Payne Todd's marriage and family

Hi,

can you please add any source for John Payne Todd's marriage and stepson? - I can't find anything showing that Greta and Cortlan Bunce ever existed... --84.130.190.27 (talk) 10:32, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Seem to remember seeing it on a page, but can't find it either. Strange, especially to have specific names and place of origin for Greta.Parkwells (talk) 13:11, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Could be vandalism: Todd has a bad reputation, but probably he never shot anybody, and was a bachelor. [1] --84.130.156.126 (talk) 15:09, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Menominee Tribe v. United States

I wanted to let you know that I reverted your deletion of part of the lead on this page. The material is not OpEd, it is part of the facts of the case, and each one of the sentences deleted is supported by appropriately referenced text in the body of the article. Please see the talk page of the article, or feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, GregJackP Boomer! 23:07, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Please see Talk page of article. You made a mistake of haste, perhaps; I did not delete that material but made two paragraphs from the Lead. Please review the history of the article to see.Parkwells (talk) 00:18, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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For your information

Nobody seems to have brought your attention to this thread where your contribution is being discussed in relation to an open letter by Philip Roth about Wikipedia.--Peter cohen (talk) 23:56, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

I just assumed you were already watching that article. ;-) For the record, I don't think your edits were inappropriate. If anything, I think the additional sources you added improved the article. And the interchange between editors which occurred at the article seems to me to be within normal parameters. What's sketchy is what happened behind the scenes. --GentlemanGhost (talk) 01:09, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know and for your comments; was busy with other things. Definitely seems to be sketchy behind the scenes.Parkwells (talk) 12:12, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Just to note, I've mentioned you in this Signpost story, but I'd be happy to remove your name at your request. Thanks for all the content work you do here. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 06:18, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Touché, Parkwells. I noticed this kerfuffle a few days ago and left a note on the New Yorker blog suggesting readers acquaint themselves with WP since it (or at least its underlying philosophy and technology) is here to stay. Yopienso (talk) 17:13, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Gamble Plantation

Hi, I noticed that you've contributed a great deal to the Gamble Plantation Historic State Park article (in 2011). I am a student at the University of South Florida, and am going to focus on this museum as part of my project for a seminar on the American Museum. I am wondering if you were involved with Janet Snyder Matthews' seminar at the site? I intend to focus on the UDC's involvement with the running of the park and the interpretation of the site.

--Michelledavison (talk) 15:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi, no I was not part of the Matthews' seminar, but was interested in the history of the plantation and Judah Benjamin. The historian David Blight, in Race and Reunion, wrote much about the rise of the UDC and its role in historic preservation after the Civil War. If you're not familiar with his book, it may give some perspective. Good luck with your work. Parkwells (talk) 15:33, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'd not read that book but certainly will now. --Michelledavison (talk) 16:41, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Blight's book was prominent among many recent ones having to do with the institutionalization of memory after the Civil War and the rise of historic preservation organizations. There may be more references on the UDC page, or for some of the women authors whose memoirs the UDC supported publishing in the late 19th-early 20th century. I've noticed many new works on the topic of formation of memory after the war - the North and South struggled to control the narrative. Parkwells (talk) 16:59, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Hi, Does this need a citation, or to be removed? Sounds hokey to me. "Another theory is derived from lore that tells of a waning crescent moon descending to plow furrows in farmer's fields with its sharp cusp, but killing many excited people who cursed and praised the moon's early morning activities." Yopienso (talk) 23:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Strange, indeed. I added citation needed.--Parkwells (talk) 18:20, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Best, Yopienso (talk) 19:00, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

The story has elements of an ancient myth; I need to look further at this. Why should it crop up there?--Parkwells (talk) 14:46, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

For your copyedits on Ruth Norman today, I appreciate the help. It ended up being a pretty smooth day as Today's Featured Article, I was much relieved. My next FA nomination will be Hiram Wesley Evans. If you have time/are interested, I'd be very grateful for any copyediting help on that one. Thanks again, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:23, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you - the Norman article was intriguing and terrific, deserving of your FA. Will look at Evans; thanks for the invite.--Parkwells (talk) 14:44, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks from me too, for Evans. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:54, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Glad to help - provocative subject. Jackson's book gives a good overview of the expansion of the KKK in the larger Midwest and West, especially the cities.--Parkwells (talk) 14:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

∞== HI Parkwells- Quick note of thanks == For cleaning up and improving the B.B. Comer Section. I went to BB Comer elementary school- and other than that I knew nothing about him other than a number of schools were named for him- plus the Comer Bulding (now the City Federal Building). I made the original edits and additions to the original Wiki article (that was a carbon copy from the state archives) that included all of the information relative to the sources of his wealth, peonage, labor and other issues covered in the article.

Just saw your updates on Aug 12 and I think the article is much improved thanks to your work. Well done and many thanks.

HPhilip1984 (talk) 20:40, 15 October 2012 (UTC)HPhilip1984

Hi, HPhilip, thanks for your note.--Parkwells (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

B class assessment for WikiProject ?

Hello Parkwells, I've spent much of this hurricane doing assessments for WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. Since you appear to be one of the knowledgeable folks, perhaps you'd take a look and see if some C-class are ready for B-Class? Djembayz (talk) 00:06, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Parchman

Hey! I responded on the talk page WhisperToMe (talk) 21:26, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the reference; looks useful but haven't had a chance to check it yet.Parkwells (talk) 16:57, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Assessing articles as B class

Don't know on this project-- on WP Ships, convention was that you are welcome to assess your own articles up to C class, and let someone else take a look at them for B. Thinking it over, the most harmonious way to approach this might be to go ahead and assess the articles you didn't write, put the articles you wrote into a "B class assessment requested" section or page, and then ask for comment on the project talk page regarding assessing your own articles.

Regarding tools, our assessment section is rather outdated, and needs modification. It's still called "classification" instead of "assessment". We could also use a B class checklist, like Mil Hist and Ships have, and importance ratings in the template ... and "categories" and "disambig" classes too.

[FWIW I've been adding importance ratings as I go, assuming this will be part of the template eventually.]

Glad to have another knowledgeable person to work with on this. It's always better to have more than one set of eyes for these things! Djembayz (talk) 17:39, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Good suggestion - I'll look further at them. I've often worked on articles other people had started to improve them, rather than starting from scratch. Have assessed one "stub" article; just trying to see what is there.Parkwells (talk) 17:42, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the good edits on the Robert B. Hawley page. TexianPolitico (talk) 19:00, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment!Parkwells (talk) 22:48, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Enoch Brown School Massacre

Are you still interested in the above article? An anon placed some tags on it without explanation, but i really have to agree with him. The accounts I've read are self-contradictory. I really don't believe that there is any evidence that the incident actually occured. At best everything in the article should be prefaced by "XX says ..." or "YYY described ..." Do, please let me know what you think. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:51, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Madisonville Site

Thanks very much for the work here. For a long time I'd been planning to do something with it, but I'd never gotten around to it, which was a pity for such an important site. Nyttend (talk) 21:15, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!Parkwells (talk) 22:46, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

A project for you

Hi! Are you interested in working on Abigail Hopper Gibbons? Lots of room for improvement over there. Yopienso (talk) 16:52, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your help! Yopienso (talk) 11:52, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the invite; that's a first brush attempt. She's interesting and I want to follow up on sources.Parkwells (talk) 14:28, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Seattle Public Library

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012 Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104 Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand. Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki. Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration. Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 04:11, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Can you, please, proof read my recent edit

I've made some changes to the content of this section and since I'm not native English speaker, I'd like to ask you to proof read it. Thank you very much for your help and kindness. --DancingPhilosopher ^{my talk} 15:30, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Glad to help - made other changes on Republic of Slovenia.Parkwells (talk) 15:35, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you also for the other changes to Republic of Slovenia. I would be very glad if you would be willing to provide the third opinion in the dispute I have with another user over my changes at this article, and regarding the changes talked about here, as well. Thank you very much, again. --DancingPhilosopher ^{my talk} 15:57, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for providing a Neutral point of view in other related articles, as well. I am aware of the fact that neither me or the other editor (but at least I am aware of it, while the other editor pretends to be neutral) is without bias. So your edits are very welcome. --DancingPhilosopher ^{my talk} 10:06, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Just trying to help. I'm not really knowledgeable about this topic, but am trying to catch up by reading the sources possible, and the related articles. Need to do more.Parkwells (talk) 14:00, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Thanks for fixing most of the paraphrasing issues at Jeffrey Weise! I was just addressing it and found you did it well! Thank you. Albeit27 (talk) 12:20, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!Parkwells (talk) 17:36, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

What do you think about...

...maybe nominating Bath School disaster for GA? According to Talk:Bath School disaster, it was a Featured Article in 2006 but was demoted in 2010. I think the article has been *SO* much improved since then that at least a GA nom might be in order, but am swamped this week with life/etc. so won't be able to get to it for a while. Shearonink (talk) 17:08, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Great idea. Glad you think it's improved (I do, too, and appreciate your help.) I've never taken one through the GA process. Parkwells (talk) 02:27, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Really? That surprises me, you're so careful about sourcing and editing and NPOV. Well, there's no particular hurry, I'm willing to take it on if you'll continue fixing it up, especially improving any sourcing issues you find. I have noticed with this article that there seems to be a tendency of a lot of hit&run/drive-by tagging - yeah, there is unsourced text, but sheesh...how many 'citation needed' tags does an article need and how much time does it take to place them all over the article? I think initially there was a lot of text that probably probably started out with a source, maybe written by someone with local knowledge, but when it was added into the article the editor/s didn't include the references so the text ends up looking like unsourced gossipy hearsay.

I'll read up on the GA parameters/etc., and see if I can find a Reviewer who would be willing to do a GA review it. I took a look at why it was demoted from FA, getting kicked past GA and ending up down into the basement where most articles dwell...the objections raised at the FA review focussed on:

• substandard sourcing and
• copyright issues with images that were in the article at that time (February 23-March 30, 2010).

Shearonink (talk) 02:59, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Just never got around to going through the GA process. I checked the record, too - the sourcing is certainly improved. Not sure about the photos - I looked at a couple but not to compare; some come from Rootsweb, a free site, probably scanned in from historic sources of 1927.Parkwells (talk) 17:12, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Recent developments

I think that the following paragraph must be part of the Puerto Rico article, Recent developments section. What is your opinion?

On December 11th, 2012, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico has enacted a concurrent resolution to request the President and the Congress of the United States to respond diligently and effectively, and to act on the demand of the people of Puerto Rico, as freely and democratically expressed in the plebiscite held on November 6, 2012, to end, once and for all, its current form of territorial status and to begin the process to admit Puerto Rico to the Union as a State.

Reference:The Senate and the House of Representative of Puerto Rico Concurrent Resolution

--Buzity (talk) 01:28, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, sounds like a good idea. You don't need to quote the resolution, but summarize it and add the cite. Clearly the Assembly thinks the vote expressed the will of the people (I understand opponents are bickering about people who didn't vote.)Parkwells (talk) 14:29, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Done! --Seablade (talk) 17:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Oops sorry

Sorry - your mention of tabloidism at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting article got my goat and I initially overreacted, something which I trying to learn not to do! I have now less-initially de-overreacted, if you see what I mean. I apologize for the discourteous earlier version - I may as well mention it as it's there in the edit history, but, believe me, the polite and reasonable version now there is more me than the silly stroppy first draft! Apologies and best wishes DBaK (talk) 11:04, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment; we can agree to disagree, and my comment was probably prompted from irritation about others who wanted to turn it into something else. It made me start thinking about all of these events, though, and that's when the revenge pattern of killing the person close, and then those in the community became so apparent. So you never know where discussion will lead.Parkwells (talk) 12:55, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, and thanks very much. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 13:36, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Feliz Navidad

	<font=3> Wishing you a "Feliz Navidad and a Prospero Año Nuevo" (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year) Tony the Marine

Parkwells, thank you for your message and for sharing your story. I was moved by what happened to your sister. You are right we do have some interests in common. When I was a kid, my cousins told me that we were also Italian, which at the time didn't make any sense to me because I couldn't figure out how could you be Italian when your family came from Puerto Rico. Then I discovered that about 450 families from Corsica settled in "Yauco" the town that my family came from in the 1850's and that the Mattei's (My mom) immigrated from there. I have discovered many things about Puerto Rico which I didn't even know and I figured that there must be a lot of people who deserve to know these things. I was right, believe or not most Puerto Ricans do not know about certain facts of their history and about their positive contributions. That is why I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others. I hope that this New Year brings you and your loved ones a lot of blessings. Tony the Marine (talk) 01:59, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Claude-Anne Lopez

New to wikipedia, so not sure if this is the best way to communicate with you, but fwiw, there are some errors in the Claude-Anne Lopez page and likely some major updates you will want to make. (I'm her son, so I know her and her bio pretty well.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LarryLopez (talk • contribs) 22:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your comment. If you can provide some published sources for the material on your mother, it would be useful, as that is what we are supposed to follow (so that other readers can see it or verify it). I was interested in her story when coming across a reference to her in a NY Time book review, and then followed up with what I could find online.Parkwells (talk) 02:12, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi again, Larry. I didn't mean to put you off, but am new to this kind of situation. I think there may be a way for you to establish your identity as a family member with an administrator, so that material coming directly from you could be accepted, but, as i noted, editors are supposed to rely on published sources - it's a method of trying to keep material based in academic and recognized works.Parkwells (talk) 15:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ervin Marton

Hello! Your submission of Ervin Marton at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 04:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ervin Marton

Hello! Your submission of Ervin Marton at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

It is important that you stop by the nomination page and address the issues raised there. It would be a shame for this submission, which needs only a few things for approval and is such a good article, to fail because no response was made. Thank you for your time. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:03, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your encouragement. Have changed the hook and made minor corrections to cites as noted on the comment page; not sure if I caught everything the reviewer was thinking of.Parkwells (talk) 20:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Yet another barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For careful copyediting on the controversial John Yoo and Torture Memo pages where every sentence has been hard fought, which improved their grammar, syntax and spelling, without affecting their substance, balance or neutrality. ElijahBosley (talk ☞) 15:36, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ervin Marton

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Thorma, Réti

Is there a page number about the 1966 exhibition in the article on Tihanyi? I waded through the article a couple of times but didn't find one. Anyway, it seems counterproductive to remove links to the artists' colony: we're obviously going to have an article on it at some point (there are whole books about it, as well as an article in Grove Art), summarizing its achievements in one place rather than repeating that summary in each of the artists' biographies, and a removed red link just means someone will have to go back and re-add it. - Biruitorul ^Talk 18:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

It was in a footnote at the bottom of a page; not sure if it had a page; will add it if so. Good point about the colony; that was why I had the links, too; will restore them.Parkwells (talk) 18:52, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Edgar Nixon and Browder v. Gayle questions

I'm going to move this discussion to the Browder v. Gayle page so that it's available to more readers. Maybe someone will know the answer.Parkwells (talk) 20:59, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Parkwells. You have new messages at Talk:Melungeon.
Message added 06:37, 24 February 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Sorry it's taken so long. Dougweller (talk) 06:37, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Yates

Can we leave in the commentary on journal articles? It's important to be clear that Yates is fringe, eg the first Ancient American article discusses his claim that Cherokee culture is related to Greek, Jewish, Phoenician and Egyptian culture - or can we have a para on this instead perhaps? Dougweller (talk) 16:17, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I was trying to figure out how to approach that, too. (It's clear how he went about family research: the Yates and Cooper names are in the Jewish cemetery. Deleted it - that's not how you do research, picking and choosing names.) I think it might be better to have it covered in the article. Has anyone reliable commented on his articles or books? What kind of journal is Ancient American? What about his book that "Scotland was Jewish"? So many articles are about consumer embrace of new ethnic identity.Parkwells (talk) 16:27, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

A collection of Ancient American articles was edited by Frank Joseph (a former editor of the magazine who has also written about Atlantis) and Zechariah Sitchin. It's diffusionist -- "they all came to America and brought civilization". Inherently racist.[2], [3], [4]. Dougweller (talk) 16:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Owner is an LDS member, Wayne May. Dougweller (talk) 16:52, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Donald Panther-Yates for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Donald Panther-Yates is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Panther-Yates until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 01:18, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your contribution in few Bangladesh related articles. Beside my own job, it is very problemetic to manage huge time to enrich these articles and fighting against vandals. I wish you will continue your contribution on these article.--Freemesm (talk) 13:36, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)

You have broken three references here, can you fix them please as I do not have the time to go through your edits to see which ones got messed up. Darkness Shines (talk) 23:29, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm very sorry, but have been through it more than once and can't find those references at all. I don't think factual material (for instance, the announcement of a conviction or sentence, which is not disputed) needs multiple sources anyway, but don't recall removing any, either. I've been adding content (names of the suspects and cites, ID for named people all readers may not know), cites, and filling out bare urls. Will try again.Parkwells (talk) 23:59, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Name change in Torture Memos

Hi Parkwells. As you have been working (a lot) on the Torture Memos page I thought I should bring to your attention an unexplained page move which has retitled it, that I have asked the Arbitration Committee to review and undo.ElijahBosley ^{(talk ☞)} 14:33, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you! and a CE request.

Dear Parkwells, I've seen your copy edit in few of Bangladesh related articles. Can I invite you to copy edit Mahmudur Rahman's article? This article seems a pile of news, can you please arrange it's body according to encyclopedic manner? Thanks in advance. FreemesM (talk) 16:01, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks a lot dear Parkwells. Great job indeed. Could you please teach me the way of quick c/e?--FreemesM ^(talk) 06:11, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Jefferson–Hemings controversy

Hey, I was reading your excellent work on the Jefferson–Hemings controversy this morning and thinking of nominating it for Good Article status. Would you have any strong objections? I'll be glad to take care of whatever issues arise in the course of the nomination if you don't feel like diving into it again. Thanks for all the effort you put into this one. -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:19, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Help with article

Hi Parkwells, I see you've been improving the article on the Creole case. I am trying to create a page on a similar incident a few years earlier, when a coastwise slave ship called the Enterprise was forced into Bermuda by bad weather, and quick action by the locals compelled the release of slaves she was carrying. Would you take a look and suggest improvements etc? It's currently awaiting review at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Enterprise_%28slave_ship%29 Thanks RLamb (talk) 22:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the help with the layout and wording, much clearer.RLamb (talk) 12:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Glad to help - will look again and make suggestions on what you might add, what questions seem unanswered. These stories are so heartening; hope in the middle of so much misery. It was great that you found that 1855 British settlement - the Creole article had some statement about a settlement, but no date or source.Parkwells (talk) 12:07, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I tripped over your feet while trying to insert an image - always a bridge too far for me. Have now deleted image; you may want to check I didn't accidentally delete any of your changes.

Yes, I was pretty pleased with myself for tracking down the settlement, though I can't find it listed in U.S. Treaties and am not sure I have its title correctly. Please keep a friendly eye on this - it needs more. I would like both articles to give due credit to the involvement of Bahamians, Bermudans and Jamaicans in pushing change along. Sometimes it sounds like it's just lofty far-off diplomats deciding things.RLamb (talk) 13:29, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Found the 1853 claims treaty and added it (and cite - luckily in googlebooks), plus info about the resulting claims commission, which met for about two years to settle awards. I agree with emphasizing the roles of people on the islands; that's what gives me such pleasure in these stories - seeing them help others get freedom. It captures the imagination. The local magistrates and judges were quick to act, too, as noted in the article in . At first I was going to recommend just using the African Depository source, as it was more complete, but the Salem Gazette on Rootsweb had a few additional details, i.e. the ship came from Washington, DC (which had a major market), although both reprinted parts of the NY Journal of Commerce article, which appeared to be a reprint of a Bermuda Royal Gazette article.Parkwells (talk) 14:21, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

We may also find a way to use this material in articles on those islands, slavery in the Caribbean, or other ways. Will take a look.Parkwells (talk) 18:36, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

The article is so improved it's almost unrecognisable! Thanks a lot, especially for nailing exactly which act covered the compensation. When I have a bit more leisure I shall study how you improved the references. I love it when it's possible to direct someone to a source online :)RLamb (talk) 10:23, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Glad to help - you introduced me to a compelling topic. I was disappointed to come across some reference that said that, after Ashburton's advice to the Governors of the colonies about 1842, the US did not have so many complaints. Will have to try to find out more. One of the articles had headlined the Enterprise incident as "Another Seizure in Bermuda", so will have to research more.Parkwells (talk) 14:44, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Have moved other discussion to the Enterprise (slave ship) Talk page, as sources, etc. may be useful to other readers.Parkwells (talk) 18:20, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Tthanks

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for your continued work over the long term on literature and poetry articles (among many others). Best wishes Span (talk) 17:59, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Many hands make light work...

	Your 'Thanks for the Helping Hand' Award
	Thanks. Here's hoping others will find the article useful and perhaps add to it over time. RLamb (talk) 10:46, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 17

All fixed.Parkwells (talk) 13:19, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

c/e request for Mahmudur Rahman

Hi Parkwells, could you please help to c/e the Mahmudur Rahman article again? Due to current events a large scale change done there and it it seems not arranged according to WP:MOS. A non-encyclopedic emphasis was provided on MR's arrest and defaming government and court. Could you please take a look? Both me and another editor Crtew are welcoming you [[5]]. Thanks in advance.--FreemesM ^(talk) 12:27, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Please fix this ASAP

Please fix this error you introduced "charged with sedition in 2009, 2010, and 2012". You've confused defamation and sedition. He was charged with sedition only in 2010 and 2012. He was charged with defamation in all of those years above, but he was also charged with defamation in 2011. Crtew (talk) 17:23, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Done; you could have fixed the error, but thanks for the notice.Parkwells (talk) 12:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 25

Fixed and deleted notice.Parkwells (talk) 19:02, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu

I am doing some work on the article Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu and would like permission to remove your template for merger. I am not quite done with the article, I think it needs copy editing as it is somewhat disjointed, I have been concentrating so far on adding relevant information in synopsis and adding references. Would be grateful for any help.Ochiwar (talk) 15:26, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Agree with removing template and keeping articles separate. More at Talk page of article.Parkwells (talk) 20:06, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Patterson-Greenfield autos. First African American owned car company.

They are beautiful cars built in the 1915-1929 period. Only 150 were built and none are known to exist. No mention on Wikipedia but I found this article: Greenfield Bus Body company. I started Frederick Patterson's page but I'm pretty bad at setting up a page from scratch. Are the pictures in the article public domain being so old or has Coachbuilt gained some copyright over them being on their page?

I especially like this car. Alatari (talk) 19:32, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Very cool, but I suspect Coachbuilt has the copyright to the photos. You might find photos in Library of Congress collections online, which are public domain. Will be glad to help with the Patterson article; should also be one for his father. They might have bios at the "Black Past" website started by a Univ. of Washington professor. Impressive men. Interesting to see the different ways men entered the auto industry - blacksmiths, carriage builders/manufacturers, curtain/drapery repair.Parkwells (talk) 20:10, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

See <<http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/c-r-patterson-sons-company-1893-1939 C.R. Patterson & Sons Company", Black Past>>Parkwells (talk) 16:22, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

I worked on Frederick Patterson's article tonight with my IP account. I should have logged in but the temptation to go to the watchlist and lose 6 more hours of my life is too great. I added a selection of sources on the talk page. The one 1980 newspaper article has some distinct differences in details. The book about Black Masons is likely the prime source for most the other sources. Yeah, Charles is a notable man of history and needs his article along with the company article. Frederick was a Republican and knew Booker T and worked on getting Harding elected and supposedly is the first black athlete at Ohio State. Alatari (talk) 08:43, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh, I can't quite figure out which Episcopal church Frederick was in. Was it the AME or the white church? His wife was maybe white (the 1980 newspaper said there was a stir about their marriage) and Methodists were abolitionist very early and it would be interesting if he was a member of his wifes church. Her name is messed up and given in three different forms of Qutz, Utz or Outz. Alatari (talk) 08:45, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

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User:Ngunalik

Hi, I see you agree with me (unsurprisingly) that User:Ngunalik's source for the presence and suppression of Black Hebrews in Uganda is unreliable. He is pushing the same claim with the same source in the article Acholi people; I've deleted it and I've informed him about policies, but I just don't have the time to watch the article and conduct the long discussion-cum-edit-war that is sure to follow (there seems to be a lot that isn't clear to him). Could you possibly keep an eye on his actions with respect to that article as well? Greetings, --Anonymous44 (talk) 17:07, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for returning to the discussion. It's hard to know if the editor has looked at the guidelines. Have tried to find other sources as well. Bruder doesn't mention the Acholi at all - zip.Parkwells (talk) 19:06, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit Warring and POV pushing on Ten Lost Tribes

You've suddenly started editing the abovementioned article in a manner inconsistent with policy. I'm not sure if you've violated 3RR yet, but I would think you are close. You would be the second editor in 2 weeks that I have had to take to An/I over POV pushing on the article. I would suggest you discuss any proposed changes to the lead on the article talk page first. The lead is a long-standing consensus based text that reflects the content of the article.--Ubikwit ^連絡 _{見学/迷惑} 07:26, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Something went wrong with your last edits to the Talk page of the article, as I noticed that neither the text nor your signature was showing up. I wanted to post the Amaon link to the book mentioned on my Talk page under your post, so tried reversing the order of passages, with some success, but it is still not right. If you know how to fix it, please do.--Ubikwit ^連絡 _{見学/迷惑} 15:09, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm baffled, too. It had happened earlier, and I can't figure it out.Parkwells (talk) 15:27, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

The Lemba (and Great Zimbabwe)

Thank you for your interest in the above topic.

Looking at your edit of 10 May [at 19.19] - after "Models of circumcised male organs were found at Great Zimbabwe", I wonder if it might be worth retaining the portion: "(the Lemba appear to have introduced that practice into southern Africa)" - because Gayre was trying to make the point that there was evidence of a connection between GZim and the Lemba. [You have left the ((ref name="Junod"/)), which as it stands now is not really appropriate to the previous sentence]. Regards, --DLMcN (talk) 07:20, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the message (and for re-inserting that sentence) ... Have you actually visited Great Zimbabwe? [or some of the other ancient ruins there, like Nalatale). --DLMcN (talk) 16:11, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

No, I haven't been able to go there, but looked up as many photos as I could find after reading the articles on WP related to it. I am increasingly fascinated by these ancient places and thinking about what people created.Parkwells (talk) 16:36, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

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Chełmno overhaul

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I'd like to thank you for your many invaluable edits to the history of Chełmno extermination camp. It was in a bad shape when I first approached it on 22 April 2013 with further expansion, from 24,103 bytes to 39,981 bytes a month later. I'd like to encourage you also to take your time, and make sure that little errors are not reintroduced (as in the case of Kafka's own sister). Some errors were also introduced with your edit to reception of the film Shoah (film), but I will wait till your finished to avoid any potential confusion. Great job, by the way... And thanks for the c/e to the Chełmno Trials. I will submit it to WP:DYK today as intended. All best, Poeticbent talk 18:47, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Wow, you did a great job - I could see that much work had been added. Thanks for your comments - an excellent example of how to add suggestions, by the way. Will look again - Kafka's sister was there; all I did was move her to what seemed to be a more logical place, and intended to double check that, as well as some other things.Parkwells (talk) 22:03, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

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The Move (Sam Fife)

Hi! Apparently, a disgruntled former member tried to edit this article according to his/her perspective, resulting in a poorly formatted attack. I put a band-aid on it, but was unable to restore the reflist, which I see as the worst problem. (The whole thing is a general mess, though.) Your expertise there would help should you care to dabble. Best wishes, Yopienso (talk) 17:38, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, how are you doing? Thanks for thinking of me (I guess). What a mess, is right. May take it on later. I know of no easy way to fix the reflist stuff than to redo every cite under that format - the notes will follow automatically, with their own numbering.Parkwells (talk) 18:11, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm great, thanks. Have a new grandson--that makes three: two girls and a boy, unevenly distributed among our three children.

You're a whiz of an editor, but that's a low-priority article you may not care to invest your time in. Maybe the easiest thing for the reflist is to go back to a previous version of the article and then add/subtract narrative to/from it. I don't really have the time or inclination to do that. Thanks for making the block quotes, which is probably what the IP intended to do, not knowing how to use colons to indent. Take care. Yopienso (talk) 20:27, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Nice copyedits re: Guatemala

Hi, I just wanted to say thanks for your copyedits at Guatemala, History of Guatemala, and Guatemalan Civil War. Copyediting is under-appreciated work and I think you've done a good job of increasing clarity and brevity while preserving meaning. I also note with appreciation your edits at Franz Kafka :-) !!! groupuscule (talk) 19:43, 30 May 2013 (UTC) P.S. Do you read Spanish?

Hi, thanks. I got into the Guatemala topics while applying resources to Wikipedia of the World Digital Library (e.g. learning about and adding the influence of Belgium in Guatemala 1840-1854) as part of that project (you may be interested in that). Had only a couple of years of Spanish, so my reading skills are limited. Depends on the subject. I'm decent at reading French. Parkwells (talk) 13:21, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

I signed up for the WDL project too but instead of being constructive like you I posted a long rant to the Project talk page :-)... frustrated about WP:Systemic bias issues. (BTW: good info on the Belgium/Guatemala question seems hard to come by, but here is a relevant dissertation; check out p.126&128 in particular. Santo Tomás de Castilla sounds like it was a pretty rough place to colonize...) Asked about Spanish because I found you at the Guatemala page... and am seeking Spanish readers who want to assist with research about Jacobo Timerman. I'll keep in mind that you're a Francophone. groupuscule (talk) 23:36, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

I know what you mean about the systemic bias, but am just trying to do what I can. While the WDL background material on the item related to Guatemala wasn't lengthy, adding it gave a perspective lacking in those articles on Guatemala. I thought it was signficant for showing the international connections at the time. That's why I added it to those several articles related to Guatemala and Santo Tomas in the 1840s.Parkwells (talk) 13:00, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I surely did not mean to disparage the contributions of hardworking editors like you (and Sarah, for that matter). I agree that the Belgium connection is relevant... and I'm really not interested in deleting material created based on WDL sources. Counterproductive! My concern has more to do with the selection and presentation of items in the WDL itself. WP:CSB is the mission :-)

I love that you jumped into the article on Timerman, and it looks like you've already done some great work there. The question about citizenship/nationality has revealed some new parts of the story... as if it wasn't wild enough already! (Did Timerman spend years more as an exile in Uruguay after crossing Carlos Menem?) I agree with you also on the need for more information on JT's publishing efforts in the 1950s, and on his connection to Graiver. groupuscule (talk) 14:34, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks - had read about Timerman, and of course reading more made me even more curious. I can make out some in that article - poor man! They wouldn't leave him alone, even though he was ill and retired. Will get back to it.Parkwells (talk) 15:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi, have made some more additions to Timerman and related Argentine figure articles. Using "Translate this page" after learning more about the issues, I can work with articles in Spanish. Added some political context to the events after his death, as this was important.Parkwells (talk) 15:36, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

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Confused

Paterson (automobile) was there two separate Patterson auto manufacturers producing vehicles in the same decade? These and the P-Greenfield cars from Ohio? That has got to confuse things. 97.85.168.22 (talk) 03:42, 19 June 2013 (UTC)