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My first article?

Walter P. Temple [[3]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DocOfSoc/Walter_P._Temple

You deserve this

When you first became an editor you had lots of obstacles to over come with being under constant attack, but you did it. You have come such a long way during your time here. You are a good editor who is also a great asset to the project. Keep up your good work. --CrohnieGal^Talk 14:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I really mean it, you have come a long way now that you don't have to worry about constant attacks, well mostly not worry. Your editing and esp. your ability to locate sources is very impressive. When I saw this barnstar I thought of you. Keep up the good work.--CrohnieGal^Talk 14:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

What a nice surprise and compliment! Thank you for all your help in moving forward. I don't know that I could have made up for so much wasted time without your thoughtful guidance. Namaste...DocOfSoc (talk) 19:10, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

No, this time you did it yourself. You learned how to get reliable sources and got them. Well heck you've become one heck of an editor here and I thought it was time to acknowledge it. You are doing great, keep it up. --CrohnieGal^Talk 21:23, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Chinatowns

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?]*title=Chinatown%2C_Los_Angeles&action=[[historysubmit&diff=392947407&oldid=392945120http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Southern_California_Chinatowns]

I am wondering if there are any racism issues going on?????

Reminder

The thing to remember about these trolls is that they don't get any positive feedback, ever, so they get a fix from annoying people instead. Any attempt to communicate with them only makes it harder for them to recognise themselves for that they are and do something about it. Follow Wikipedia:Deny recognition and remember to Revert, block, ignore. You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions Chzz is taking a break from Wikipedia. -- Chzz ► 04:36, 27 July 2010 ...sort-of. For a combination of Wiki?edia-related and IRL reasons, I'm not quite editing at my normal capacity. I may or may not be around. I hope that 'normal service' will be resumed, at some point in the future. Chzz ► 12:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC) If you are looking for a recent-ish reply, it'll be in User talk:Chzz/Archive 26 OR 27

(talk page stalker) You might be interested in this.    Thorncrag  19:09, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Bungalow Heaven

I know you meant well, but please don't just copy and paste entire articles from one page to another without noting what you've done in an edit summary. That content is the work of other editors; copying it without attribution violates our licensing policy. If you feel an article should be merged into another, there is a process for that. In this case, because Bungalow Heaven is on the historic register it has its own notability, so the content probably should not be merged. If you still think it should, there's a process for that, too.

On a related note, {{main}} is meant to direct readers to the main article mentioned in a small subsection of a larger article, not the other way around. It should be used in the "Bungalow Heaven" section of the Pasadena article, not at the top of the Bungalow Heaven article.

I've made the necessary corrections, so if you're happy with how it is now there's no need for you to do anything. I just wanted to explain this for future reference. Thanks - Kafziel ^{Complaint Department: Please take a number} 16:45, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi There! First of all , thank you for your impressive service to and for our country, I salute you!

RE: Bungalow Heaven: Thank you for fixing my mistake. I had looked at the merging process and it looked like I needed an admin so was going to do that later. You beat me ;-) As an aside, I have lived within a few miles of Pasadena my entire life, somewhere in the vicinity of half a century, and had never heard of Bungalow Heaven. It looks like a stub and quacks like a stub... I digress :-D IMO it should be merged with Pasadena, with it's many Historical Landmarks.

If Pasadena had a separate stub for all its historical landmarks there would be a plethora of stubs! Anyway, It is a pleasure to "meet" you and I look forward to hearing your opinion on "merging". Thanks again! Namaste...DocOfSoc (talk) 21:10, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah, a rare Los Angeles native! :) I live in Mt. Washington. Bungalow Heaven is one of my favorite parts of Pasadena (and just a stone's throw from the Gamble House). Great spot to walk around, if you're into architecture.

I agree the article could do with some expansion, but it does have references and a photo so it's not actually a stub. Just a short article. Even so, stubs are okay; as long as the subject is notable and there's some possibility for growth, there's no limit to the number we can have. The NRHP Wikiproject is working to expand coverage of everything on the National Register, which I suppose is why that article was created in the first place. It's short, but I think it has legs to stand on its own. I'll see if I can expand it a bit, though.

Nice to meet you! Kafziel ^{Complaint Department: Please take a number} 16:35, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you for such a quick response to this. Much appreciated. I was just talking with Errant after thanking him for doing a revert. He said a little birdy whispered in his ear...I got a great laugh. I don't have the dif on me but look at my contributions to find what I'm babbling about. It won't be hard to find.  :) Thanks again, about to leave the computer, hubby's birthday today. --CrohnieGal^Talk 12:57, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiBreak

"forsooth, there is no one I trust more." Where are ye when I need ye?"DocOfSoc (talk) 08:11, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

It's a New Day

They are much deadlier in real life

Bearly...

Tet Festival in Little Saigon, in Southern California

Let's Party!

Andriza Mircovich

		The Teamwork Barnstar
		Thank you for your collective initiative in improving Andriza Mircovich. KimChee (talk) 18:32, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Regarding your post on the talk page, I think the lead is still short in proportion to the length of the rest of the article, but it may merit a GA nomination in the near future. KimChee (talk) 18:32, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Hello DocOfSoc. For the sake of objectivity, it is recommended that an editor who has substantially edited an article avoid self-assessment beyond a rating of "start" or "stub" (if very short). You can seek third-party assessments for biographical articles from WP:BIOGRAPHY/A. In the case of Andriza Mircovich, a requested editor did in fact rate it "B" so there is no issue over its current rating, but I thought it worthwhile to point this out to you. Cheers. KimChee (talk) 20:46, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Abraham Curry

Hello, your edits to the article are a welcome improvement. However, I noticed that reference #11 (which you requested for wikification) was a duplicate of reference #4. Here is the template used for that particular citation: <ref name="ONE-Curry">{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Sandra|url=http://www.onlinenevada.org/abraham_curry|title=Abraham Curry|publisher=Online Nevada Encyclopedia|date=September 29, 2010|accessdate=November 5, 2010}}</ref>

Useful citation templates that help conform to the Harvard style include: {{cite book}} for literary sources, {{cite journal}} for journals and magazines, {{cite news}} for news sources, and {{cite web}} for other online sources. Let me know if you need any additional pointers. KimChee (talk) 14:49, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks KimChee, I really enJoy working with you. I appreciate your tip! The murderer article is shaping up really well, see you there and back at Curry! Namaste...DocOfSoc (talk) 15:43, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

RE: et al

I have always been told to wait until I calm down until I post. That is what I have done. Apparently that was misinterpreted.

Sorry, Will, that I was flippant. I have edited the Bell article faithfully everyday for months and it is obvious I had a bad day. I never, ever, intentionally [copy] or try to infringe anybody's copyright. I am truly sorry that it seemed that way. I will from this point stick pretty much to SGV articles and hope the two editors following me to those will cease and desist. Will, you are admirable in your handling of that whole Chinatown non-issue. Thank you.

TY Crohnie for all your much appreciated efforts. You have to keep me because I spell your name right! To all my wonderful admins, I always appreciate you. I am sorry if I upset any of you , it was totally non-intentional. Doc#1, ?? Namaste...DocOfSoc (talk) 15:43, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

sitting in the corner eating humble pie  :-( DocOfSoc (talk) 02:28, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

A few minutes of checking turned up this edit, which appears to be a verbatim copy of text contained here. DocOfSoc, what would be helpful right now may be that you stop making new article edits and instead go back over your prior contributions to identify any other places where you have directly copied text from other sources. If you are unclear on the concepts we can help you to understand; and if there are further instances, we need to go about remedying the situation. You obviously copy-pasted this text, right down to missing the line-wrap that combined "bycharter". Please work with us so that we can correct your past mistakes. Franamax (talk) 04:45, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Bruce Vilanch

Concerning your recent citation addition to the Bruce Vilanch article, please note that NewsBank's archive does not support bookmarks. Please cite to the original source. --Bejnar (talk) 23:42, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

TY did not know that .DocOfSoc (talk) 13

24, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Levy article

I have deliberately not edited the Levy article so I could rate it. I changed to a C because that is all I can do at this point. . It is really well done, at least a B, and ready for GA, IMHO. Happy Thanksgiving! DocOfSoc (talk) 03:11, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, I hope the feedback from all the editors has not discouraged any good faith efforts. Everything here thrives on the WP:BRD cycle. Ratings below GA are somewhat informal and users have the discretion to rate other articles up to "B". I often observe reviewers make minor edits to articles for clean up, even during GA review. Here is a ratings guide with criteria for biographical articles that you may find useful. KimChee (talk) 03:30, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Kim Chee, what feedback are you referring to? Also, I have long since memorized the assessment scale but TY! I see things going well for your projects. DocOfSoc (talk) 08:49, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah never mind, I had made an erroneous assumption from your boundless enthusiasm that you were a relatively new editor. :) KimChee (talk) 10:03, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Aww TY You make me smile! I needed that! You are a delight ;-) DocOfSoc (talk) 11:03, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

JD

With all due respect and acknowledgment for your attempts at improving the JD article - my edit summary is clear and specific as edit summaries should be and in no way a "rant," nor does mentioning the obvious poor usage and fanboy tone of much of the article constitute one. I suggest you look down the history page at a series of edits by User:Viriditas, such as "Remove outrageous claim authored by Wikipedia editor User:Jtpaladin)." That is an attack that does not assume good faith and targets an editor - it might fairly be called a rant. Pointing out where the article is deficient in an edit summary does not. Regards,

Sensei48 (talk) 00:28, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

"Edit section to rmv the most egregious POV language and rhetorical errors, esp. inappropriate passive voice. Article is still rife with substandard English usage. More to be done.)"

A. This belongs on the JD talk page not mine!

B. Viriditas comment was entirely appropriate under the circumstances

C. Respect? Your condescending tone is highly offensive. i.e. "attempts"

D. Cruising in one day into an article I have worked on for months, and calling my edits, " substandard" and "egregious" is egregious in itself and violates many Wiki standards starting with Civility and the former Concordia, not to mention Good Faith

E. Your assessment of my English skills is a violation of Etiquette;"Be polite, please. " A soft answer turneth :away wrath. " It is your own PO. As a former English professor, I postulate that my style may be vastly different than yours, that does not make it erroneous.

Since I am, relatively speaking, the only one that has done any serious editing, Your "rant" borders on a personal attack

I sincerely hope you don't critique your students in such a manner.