User talk:APK/Archive 22

Life is good.

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		For your time and effort in capturing some great photos of Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, I award you this Photographer's Barnstar. You made a good article better... and reminded me of some quality time that I'd spent there. Many thanks! Carptrash (talk) 21:11, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Muchas gracias. ;-) While photographing that memorial, I came across something rather cute. You can see them at the bottom of this photo. APK whisper in my ear 21:57, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

In one of those misguided moments that we all (opinion) subject ourselves to, I put all my slides of stained glass, including quite a bit of John LaFarge's work, in one folder. Now I can't find it. I don't suppose that you've seen it? Cute quackers. bye the way. Carptrash (talk) 01:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Do you mean the photos are on Commons? I love LaFarge. APK whisper in my ear 11:42, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Well what I am looking for is a three ring binder with a bunch of my stained glass slides from 25 years ago when I was doing pilgrimages to various people's works, including La Farge. If a mind is a terrible thing to loose, loosing slides is even worse. Your pictures should probably go to commons - making them easier to fond, Carptrash (talk) 15:26, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Thinking sweet, filthy thoughts of you

Reading this, curiously, made me think at once of you and...SandyGeorgia. I should go link it for her. --Moni3 (talk) 14:21, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

"Sometimes they get in your face." If I had a nickel... APK whisper in my ear 20:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Ah, wilderness!...or should it be long day's journey?

I instantly thought of you. I don't know if this, this, or this is my favorite. So many choices, so many Kodak Brownies... - Tim1965 (talk) 12:57, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

"Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh. / Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh. / Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh. The right stuff." I wasn't allowed to listen to NKOTB. That song brings back so many memories of my disturbed, sheltered childhood. I must say, Grambo is my kind of woman – much like Pat Benatar. APK whisper in my ear 13:21, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

• I'm ashamed to say I like his legs. But those too-tight hot-pants have gotta go. Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? - Tim1965 (talk) 13:55, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

"We wear short shorts." APK whisper in my ear 14:05, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

thanks for replacing

Best place for a laser tag game?

my picture of Paul Manship's "Dancer with Gazelles", with a better one. " We like change" (a household mantra here). Carptrash (talk) 02:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

I got a bit of a scare at National Building Museum too. Carptrash (talk) 03:04, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

and now my Caspar too??? Carptrash (talk) 05:18, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

:-) It seems the powers that be moved Dancer and Gazelles to the Old Patent Office Building. (since your photo was taken at the Corcoran) Every time I visit the National Building Museum, I can't help but think it would be a great place to play laser tag. I kick ass at that game. APK whisper in my ear 16:24, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Sunday I played in the 42nd Annual Hippies vs Indians softball game, and while I played okay we got out butts kicked 24 to 15 or so. As a result I can hardly walk now and would be a sitting duck for any lazer (or any other ) action. But go ahead, put me out of my misery. Carptrash (talk) 02:06, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

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Just making contact

Hi, APK! I am a babe in the woods when it comes to wikipedia compared to you, but see we sometimes work on the same articles, so just wanted to make contact, thank you (including a thank you for some photos of yours I've used), and wish you continued success! I do wonder if you ever take photos of people, in addition to buildings. I would love to have a photograph of some activity of Bet Mishpachah, to go with the article I just created (and to go with your photo of the building they use!). NearTheZoo (talk) 13:33, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Howdy! I'm glad you've made good use of the images. I rarely take photos of people (buildings don't stare back at you, wondering what the heck you're doing...ha), but a friend of mine has attended Bet Mishpachah's services. I'll ask him to snap a few pix.

P.S. Since you've written several articles related to Judaism in Washington, D.C., this will help if you're uploading images.

P.S.S. Have you read The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C., Southwest Washington, D.C., or Jewish Washington? I have copies of the first two. Do you know if the third book is any good? It might come in handy for an article on Washington's Jewish history (see Category:Jews and Judaism in the United States by city). APK whisper in my ear 06:38, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, APK!! If your friend could take a photo or two of Bet Mishpachah, that would be great. I don't know what their policy is about photos during Sabbath services, but perhaps he could get permission to take a photo before the service, or at a special event.

Meanwhile, I am going to order Jewish Washington, since there is an inexpensive used copy available on Amazon. I do have The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C. I'll also look around for the book on Southwest Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, I'll also check the wikipedia and wikipedia commons pages you recommended -- and if I get energized, I'll even consider creating a page on Washington Jewish history! Thanks again!!!! (PS I'm getting ready to launch another article, on the annual White House Hanukkah Party.) NearTheZoo (talk) 00:32, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Great. I found another cornerstone ceremony picture, in addition to one exterior and three interior images. (in case you need them) Cheers. APK whisper in my ear 00:57, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Wonderful! Just added the second cornerstone photo. (Love those old photos!!). Not sure about the interior ones, although I do enjoy seeing them! Thanks!! (By the way, did finish the White House Hanukkah Party page. Learned a lot of trivia!). NearTheZoo (talk) 02:31, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi again, APK!! Just wanted to say that if your friends at Bet Mishpachah are willing to take a photo or two, that might be the only way we'll get one for the page! I've been in touch with a few of the big mucky-mucks, who promise to get something to me, but nothing seems to be happening! They may eventually come through, but I really do think that a photo with people would spice up the page, since the building (DCJCC) is the only photo there now -- and that one is there thanks to you! Best wishes -- and congratulations on all your continuing good work!! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:41, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Arthur L. Willard

Thanks for adding the pic of Arthur L. Willards former home in Washington D.C. I wonder if I might ask a favor. Since you're in the D.C. area (I assume) would you be willing to check with Library of Congress or other sources for a photo of Willard himself, preferrably in uniform, that could be added to the article? I've done some online searching as well as e-mailing with the US Naval archive people and had no luck. Only photos are of Willard in a mass group and not very clear. The admiral was raised in my hometown, so I've taken sort of a special interest in this largely forgotten naval hero. Any help much appreciated. Sector001 (talk) 01:15, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Here you go. It's the only picture I can find online, but I'll look for a higher quality image. APK whisper in my ear 01:53, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Thats AWESOME! Thanks so much for finding it and uploading. I owe you one. Sector001 (talk) 04:12, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

No problem. ;-) APK whisper in my ear 04:13, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

2 things

First I apologize for the Newseum piece; I didn't mean for you to eliminate your photo. I am OK if you want to take it back to your original. Second, I was looking at Union Station, Washington, D.C. I don't know enough about HTML to correct the gallery section. On my screen it appears the photos are overlapping and I knew you could make the technical corrections. Thanks Karen Nutini (talk) 15:09, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

No worries. Union Station's gallery seems fine on my computer. What size is your monitor? APK whisper in my ear 22:24, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

1920 x 1200 How weird. Two photos are overlapping when at full screen. But when I slightly minimize the window the USGS photo floats up and down the left side. I'll need to look at it later on my work computer. Thanks, APK. Karen Nutini (talk) 22:36, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Arkansas flash floods

Hey, that link works now, I added it before i created the Spanish article.. Now im done with it.--Vrysxy! (talk) 05:12, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Ah, okay. APK whisper in my ear 05:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

for this. :) LadyofShalott 18:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Je t'en prie. Your user/talk pages are turning into the official Wikipedia Complaints Department®. APK whisper in my ear 20:25, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

LOL, yeah that seems to be the case. LadyofShalott 03:02, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Hoping to avoid a dispute over whether David Nesenoff is an Jew and a Conservative rabbi

Hi, I noticed that you removed the American Jew cat and said in the edit summary that you were removing Conservative rabbi cat. He is both, so I am re-adding. Hope that is all right with you, but if not, we should discuss. KeptSouth (talk) 15:27, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

I never said I was removing Category:American Conservative rabbis. I removed the parent category (Category:American Jews). There's no need for the latter since American Conservative rabbis is more specific. APK whisper in my ear 15:31, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

P.S. Why would you assume I'd start an edit war ("Hoping to avoid a dispute") over something so trivial? APK whisper in my ear 15:33, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I misunderstood the edit summary {"External links: remove parent cat of Category:American Conservative rabbis)" and thought that meant you were removing the Conservative rabbi cat. Thanks for explaining that that meant you were removing the American Jews category.

I didn't mean to imply you would start an edit war, I was expressing my intention first, before I did anything with anyone's edit. The way I look at it general defensiveness is the order of the day b/c someone was indef blocked for a while due to a content dispute in which he was mainly if not entirely in the right. The block was reduced by another admin to about 5 days total; the same penalty I have seen others get for having up to 8 confirmed sock puppets, some of which voted on the same ANI's or Afd's and faux-debated each other.

The entire episode is chilling - to think that someone who is in the right or merely disagreeing on content can be run off WP so easily, and I know others have been desysoped for the same "offense".

It seems false allegations are often made on these Arab-Israel conflict related pages of vandalism, sock puppetry, arabism (whatever that is), and even support of terrorists, if an ed. is going against the grain of one point of view and attempting to balance the articles per WP policies. And, if you are not familiar with the disputes, they are now over the most small and trial of points. I have little problem with debating content - except now I see the false allegations, forum shopping and all kinds of other dirty tricks succeeding so well. Sorry to bother you with all this, I was just explaining my position as defensive on these articles, and as not meant to be a personal attack. If you haven't already re-removed the American jews category, I will. - Regards KeptSouth (talk) 15:57, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Cake Wrecks FTW

FYI, My wife just got a picture on Cake Wrecks...It's the Fathers Day one shaped like a Y...Thought you would get a kick out of it.--kelapstick (talk) 01:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Haha, that's awesome. I assume it's this one. APK whisper in my ear 02:22, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

I believe that is the one. Her first submission.--kelapstick (talk) 02:24, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

This one has me totally confused. Your The Best Day "Um, gee, thanks kids." APK whisper in my ear 03:01, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Have you ever submitted anything to them, if you did, then you could upload it here and add a picture to the article. Would be an improvement.--kelapstick (talk) 03:24, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Not yet, but that's a good idea. I doubt there's many "wreckers" at Cakelove. I'll try Harris Teeter.  ;-) I first heard about the site via DCist. (their "whale" cake was featured on CW) APK whisper in my ear 03:37, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Deepwater Horizon oil spill - May 24, 2010.jpg

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Deepwater Horizon oil spill - May 24, 2010.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 16:40, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the FP star yourself. Was busy for a while there... Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 16:40, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Wheeeeee! This calls for a celebration dance. all that junk APK whisper in my ear 19:46, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Falling Waters State Park

Thanks for checking and approving Falling Waters State Park. The link in question works fine on the computer that I used to expand the article and it works on the one I am now using as well. I am going to leave things be. Thanks again. Dincher (talk) 01:29, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good. My computer must have the hiccups. APK whisper in my ear 01:32, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 2010 Central Canada earthquake

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:04, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ronnie Lee Gardner

-- Cirt (talk) 18:02, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Mordecai Barbour

Hey APK, I noticed your reviews of various article submissions for "Did You Know?" and was wondering if you could briefly check out my article, Mordecai Barbour, and give me some guidance as to what I can do to improve it for submission. Any comments or critique you could provide would be of the greatest assistance. Thanks! --Caponer (talk) 22:04, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Howdy. I'll be happy to take a look. Four suggestions - 1) The birth/death dates include four citations. I'd stick with one or two if at all possible. This reference says he was born in 1763, while this one says "Sep 1753". The Wiki article says 1764 and January 4, 1846, which seems to match these references. I suggest removing the conflicting two citations. 2) Barbour's relatives are mentioned in the lede, but I don't see the need to mention their birth/death dates until later in the article. 3) Since Barbour was an American, I suggest "Americanizing" the dates. (4 January 1846 ===> January 4, 1846) Someone will probably do it when the article is linked on the Main Page. 4) Possible hooks - mention Barbour having served under the command of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, or his participation in the Siege of Yorktown. I hope that helps. APK whisper in my ear 02:27, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

St. Aloysius' Catholic Church (Carthagena, Ohio)

I've replied about the sourcing issues for this article at T:TDYK. Thanks for the review! Nyttend (talk) 23:53, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Replied here. For some unknown reason, I had trouble finding the hook. Self-trout APK whisper in my ear 02:27, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Little Thetford flesh-hooks

Hi. I do not wish to suffer The slings and arrows of your discontent. I will therefore not propose a DYK hook for Little Thetford again. I have now read the rules. I am in the process of creating a new article in my user space. The article is currently 3,448 bytes long. It will grow to be around twice that within the next few days as I continue my research. The article is similar in topic, but different in prose style, to Dunaverney_flesh-hook. In particular, I hope to broaden the subject by including more detail as I find it. I have also sourced an image of the artifact. I am waiting for the image to be cleared for copyright and then uploaded into wikimedia commons. As you can see, I am not sure when I can complete the research to make this article a nice article for DYK. This is why I have created it in my user space. I hope this does not break any rules I have missed. Also, I am slow at verifying my research material :(

To cut a long story short, would you object to me (eventually) creating a DYK:hook for Little Thetford flesh-hook?

--Senra (talk) 17:00, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi again. The article you're working on would be eligible for DYK. Just make sure you nominate it within five days of moving it to mainspace. As I mentioned before, you did a nice job with Little Thetford. I look forward to the next one. APK whisper in my ear 01:44, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

I asked for help to move User_talk:Senra/Flesh-hook earlier today and it got moved to main space for 10 minutes or so. It was moved incorrectly from User_talk:Senra/Flesh-hook to Little Thetford flesh-hook. Ten minutes later it was moved to User:Senra/Little Thetford flesh-hook where it is now. The discussions are at User_talk:Senra#Little Thetford flesh-hook and User_talk:Senra#erm_Little_Thetford_flesh-hook_live.3F. Would that move have caused the DYK clock to start ticking? --Senra (talk) 22:46, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

No, it's fine. If someone raises the concern, explain what happened and I'm sure they'll understand. APK whisper in my ear 23:25, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Got my DYK passed. Slight problem with someone editing my UK English Artefact for US English Artifact and I had not noticed, but all is well now. Thank you for your help earlier. --Senra (talk) 20:07, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

De nada. Don't let them Americanize Americanise the hook! :-P APK whisper in my ear 20:18, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Yep, blame me. I thought it was a misspelling. Sorry for any trouble. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 17:11, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK nom

I've significantly expanded it and referenced the hook. Thanks :)  – Tommy [message] 16:16, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Looks like someone else beat me to it. APK whisper in my ear 18:05, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

A thief in the night

What a little turd this person is! I was working on an article about a wilderness study area in Montana, which can see I started on June 27. This little thief came along on July 2, and stole that article off my Talk page!!! He even it with incomplete sections and errors still intact! I can't believe it! He didn't even bother to rewrite any part of it! I am appalled! (Note that I completed the article today and tried to create it, only to find — to my astonishment — it had already been created, and that little pinhead had stolen it.) What a rotten little so-and-so! - Tim1965 (talk) 00:27, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh no, he didn't! Takes off earrings and high heels. Someone did that to me in 2008. (I think the article was speedily deleted and I recreated it.) It looks like Qao-bou was blocked as a sock and you've already tagged the article for deletion. All betterz! I still feel like fighting. Hardcore gayngsta! APK whisper in my ear 05:40, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

It looks like the article has been deleted and recreated by you. I really dislike these thieves. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 17:10, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK nom Radio23

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DYK for Illegals Program

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Diego's Hair Salon

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:05, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

This is an interesting article and not spam as the title might suggest. It is very short but so entertaining, I will nominate it for good article. Passage will require some work, though.

I am curious to what happened. See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diego%27s_Hair_Salon&action=historysubmit&diff=369133288&oldid=253747104 What did you do? Did you change the name of the article? Or was there garbage in the Diego's article that was hidden for 2 years? Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:15, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.  ;-) I wrote the article in one of my sandboxes, then moved it to main space. APK whisper in my ear 15:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Stalkers, can someone explain what is going on here? APK whisper in my ear 15:50, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

It's turtles all the way down. (It looks like you moved the user subpage to the article namespace, and it had some extra unrelated revisions that were bothering The Earwig, so he hackishly split the page. He may have also created a Horcrux in the process.) --MZMcBride (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Happy fourth

Hello again. I wondered if I might ask a favor? I have just set up Mizabot to archive my talk page, which had gotten ungainly. I wondered if you might have a look and tell me if I've done it properly? Many thanks and enjoy your holiday. MarmadukePercy (talk) 13:26, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Hey. It looks good to me. Your watchlist is going to have a large, red number (my guess is -150,000) the next time Mizabot visits.  ;-) APK whisper in my ear 13:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks for having a look. I should have installed it a bit sooner. ;-) MarmadukePercy (talk) 19:26, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Also, a rather dumb question. When the bot archives, does it carry over intact all the images on the page as well? MarmadukePercy (talk) 23:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

It's not a dumb question. A tourist asking me "Where's the stores?" (while walking on the Mall) is a dumb question. You can take a look at my archives. Everything stays intact; barnstars, DYK templates, images, etc. APK whisper in my ear 23:20, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks for all your help with this, and enjoy what's left of the holiday. Best, MarmadukePercy (talk) 23:56, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I'm confused. It says mizabot archived my page, but no archives exist. Do you happen to know where all that stuff went? Thanks. MarmadukePercy (talk) 18:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

I found the archives, but for some reason mizabot named them archives 22, 23 and 24, and they don't show up on the archive box on my talk page. Weird. MarmadukePercy (talk) 18:12, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm. I'm also confused since we have the same configuration. I'm not tech savvy, but MZMcBride might be able to help you. These kids, with their new-fangled computers, cordless telephones, and tiny Walkmans; MZMcBride, get off my lawn! (get into my car) APK whisper in my ear 23:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. MarmadukePercy (talk) 00:19, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Fixed that for you. --MZMcBride (talk) 14:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Fucking tourists, with their complete disregard for subject-verb agreement. (And, FWIW, the arrival of LiquidThreads will make page archiving / archive bots obsolete, though who knows when that will be activated here.) --MZMcBride (talk) 00:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

I don't do tourists - only interns. See above comment, por favor. APK whisper in my ear 23:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

All this talk, and at the end of the day, I get no actual lovin'. :-( --MZMcBride (talk) 14:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Meet me here at midnight. You'll recognize me by the red rose stuck in my rear end. APK whisper in my ear 16:01, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

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APK rant

A British editor changing date formats on an American-topic article is extremely annoying. If I tried the same thing, on say, 7 July 2005 London bombings, the Brits would be screaming bloody murder. Today is July 9, 2010; not – gag me – 9 July 2010. USA, USA, USA!! APK whisper in my ear 13:34, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

You sound like you need to read this. --Moni3 (talk) 13:42, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

If I had a nickel for every time a heifer licked me in junior high...

If you replace meters (yep, it's meters; not metres) with centimeters, it sums up my activities last weekend. APK whisper in my ear 13:56, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

I refer you to numbers 5 - 8, 10 - 15, 17 - 18, 30 (for some reason), 44 (for pulling the Kanye reference), 48, and 49 (FTW!) --Moni3 (talk) 14:22, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Try writing on Canadian topics - the convergence of British and American spellings and usage is nightmarish. As a West Virginian, I have enough trouble with my native grammar, distinguishing when to use we'uns vs. us'uns, not to mention them'uns and you'uns. Acroterion _(talk) 14:36, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

14 and 49 are my favs. 30 leaves me with many, many questions.

You'll never go wrong by randomly adding "Eh?" throughout Canadian articles. Try it! My grammar ain't that good, but my strong Southern accent has improved somewhat since college. You should have heard me recite Richard Cory in Speech 101. My professor cringed. APK whisper in my ear 16:01, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

This is for that ABBA Mommie Dearest video

I nearly threw up I laughed so hard at this. [1]

Oh. Nevermind. Forget that nearly. --Moni3 (talk) 16:58, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

When Pat Buchannan said "two men sunbathing together", I actually did throw up a little in my mouth. You're on very thin ice, very thin ice. APK whisper in my ear 17:39, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Awwww. --Moni3 (talk) 01:42, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Dammit! It's like buttah. Now I'm verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic: The Holy Roman Empire. Neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire. Discuss.

It reminds me of this scene from QAF. I rented the first season DVDs and just watched episodes one and two. The first time I watched those episodes was the summer between my freshman and sophomore years at college. I would rent QAF from Blockbuster and watch it when my mom wasn't home. Oh, sweet memories! Thanks for the link. It's now on my favorites list. APK whisper in my ear 01:59, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Because life isn't confusing enough. --Moni3 (talk) 03:32, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Responding to this comment

They have actually translated the Bible into lolcat. Also, just to make you feel older, I was born after the Cold War officially ended. Soxwon (talk) 02:57, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh my. The first verse I looked up was John 11:35. ("Happy Cat wepted.") King James is rolling in his grave! APK whisper in my ear 03:00, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Just so long as this doesn't replace good ol' Oxford we're fine. Soxwon (talk) 03:05, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I should probably not laugh at this, but I do every time. --Moni3 (talk) 03:01, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I just bookmarked that page, rly. "But Lotz wyfe not listen. She luked bak at home-place and now has a flavor, flavor iz salty." APK whisper in my ear 03:03, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

One of my favorites Soxwon (talk) 03:05, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for your help on the Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge article. I'm hoping to fill in some of these other Butler County locations. I created Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank yesterday, please feel free to add or subrtract anything there as well. Kindzmarauli (talk) 05:19, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome.  :-) APK whisper in my ear 05:24, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

I just found the nomination forms (best reference for NRHP articles) for Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge and Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank. APK whisper in my ear 05:29, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! I wonder if I could copypasta the text from these and use them to expand the articles? Seems like National Park Service documents would be public domain. What do you think? Kindzmarauli (talk) 05:26, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

De nada. NRHP forms are usually prepared by private citizens, which means they're not public domain. For instance, the Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge form was prepared by "Kerry Davis, Architectural Historian, & Elizabeth Rosin, Partner" (their names are on page 4). APK whisper in my ear 07:03, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I see, thanks for explaining that. I guess I will just have to do some actual work, haha. :) Kindzmarauli (talk) 06:40, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

First Smithsonian workshop conversation

Please check out the conversation at Wikipedia talk:GLAM/SI#First workshop session, thanks Sadads (talk) 22:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

No Wikspedition?

Don't like the description, or better on the Wikipedia page, or best left for another site? Neurokeller (talk) 04:52, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia's policy regarding articles on neologisms. A Google search for "Wikspedition" results in two hits; one is the page you created, and the second is someone's myspace page. A redirect to the Wikipedia article is the best solution. APK whisper in my ear 05:01, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Two Google hits and no mention of the word in the Wikipedia article told me that it is "best left to another site". — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 17:47, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Even better. APK whisper in my ear 17:51, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Disruptive?

Hi. You claimed here that I am being disruptive. My edit maybe is not great but at least helps in readability of the wikicode. How your edit benefits of anything? What's the reason of a pointless revert? -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:34, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Your bot is making pointless edits (1, 2, 3) to countless talk pages and my watchlist doesn't need any more clutter. No one cares about "readability of the wikicode" because the talk headers and project banners are fine as is. Your bot needs to be shut down if it can't find anything substantial to improve. In regards to a pointless revert, I might ask you the same thing. APK whisper in my ear 07:41, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I think I explained why I did this revert. Just keep in mind that many editors don't watch bots' edits so your reverts probably cluttered more watchlists than my bot's. I am not planning to go further on it. This work is not my bot's main task anyway. -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:46, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

"I am not planning to go further on it." - Thank God. APK whisper in my ear 07:47, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Just for information. These changes will be part of WP:AWB's new release. I am testing performance and checking for potential bugs. -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:54, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

That's swell. APK whisper in my ear 07:55, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

FWIW, WP:NOTBROKEN (and from that page, this helpful page) explain pretty clearly why bypassing redirects is a stupid idea. Magioladitis, I know you know this. And, as far as I remember, AWB is designed specifically to not do purely cosmetic changes by themselves for this very reason (cluttering watchlists and page histories and annoying contributors). --MZMcBride (talk) 22:43, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad Magioladitis is still making such valuable contributions to the encyclopedia. APK whisper in my ear 01:08, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

The pointless Energizer Bunny keeps going and going and going... APK whisper in my ear 13:48, 15 July 2010 (UTC)