User:ColonelHenry/sandbox

TASK LIST (Late MAR/Early APR 2014)

 * Requested reviews
 * 1) FAC comments for Featured article candidates/Mucho Macho Man/archive1 (Montanabw)
 * 2) GAN (Dr Blofeld) Talk:Culture of the Cook Islands/GA1 (started 26MAR14)


 * My stuff
 * 1) clear out SBs 2-7 by 15APR14
 * 2) Prepare articles for GAN: Drew University, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, and Queens Campus, others.
 * 3) Prepare TFA blurbs for Schanck Observatory, Kirkpatrick Chapel, William the Silent (statue)
 * 4) Prepare article for Dent corn and Voorhees Mall
 * 5) Look up info on Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, prospective collab with Montanabw

Ongoing Revision Projects

 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/Drew University
 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/List of volcanic sites in New Jersey
 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/New Jersey Geological Survey
 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/Delaware River
 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/Rutgers University
 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/The Waste Land

For list of Rutgers University presidents, biographical details and career accomplishments at pp. 14 ff.

2014 Tally - Completions

 * FA: (1) - (1) A Song for Simeon (23JAN14) - (2) Finn M. W. Caspersen (12APR14) - (3) Geology Hall (13APR4) -
 * FAC: (4) Daniel S. Schanck Observatory (PENDING nom. 12APR14) -
 * FL: (0)
 * FLC: (0) NONE
 * GA: (6) - (1) Daniel S. Schanck Observatory (02JAN14) - (2) New Brunswick Theological Seminary (22JAN14) - (3) Poet Laureate of New Jersey (20FEB14) - (4) Remember not, Lord, our offences (26FEB14) - (5) Meralda Warren (26FEB14) - (6) William the Silent (statue) (07MAR14) - (7)
 * GAN: (PENDING) (A)

Goals

 * 33 ARTICLES IN TABLE (below)
 * 10-12 Featured Articles or lists,
 * 25-30 GAs


 * Some wine/winegrape varieties (below)
 * Address baseball rules articles.
 * Fix up Rutgers University people list.
 * Some SC articles

2014/2015 Goal/Project Completition: Get Rutgers University presidents to GA level

 * with GA Rutgers presidents, and FL list...can create a good topic.

Evolving Projects (lower priority)
KEY: D (Done) X (Goal) S (Started) N (Nominated) P (Promoted) A (Achieved)

Editorial
Editors I've enjoyed working with: DavidinNJ (retired), Kafziel (retired), Agne27, Cwmhiraeth, Gerda Arendt, Curly Turkey, Brianboulton, LT910001 (LtGovNJ GA), Khazar2, Edge3, Nikkimaria, MasterOfHisOwnDomain (Tornada GA), Alansohn, Dr. Blofeld, Quadell, Taylor Trescott, Wee Curry Monster, Eric Corbett (NBTS GAN), Bencherlite, Cirt, Crisco 1492

Editors who I haven't enjoyed working with: Xxanthippe (stalker), SummerPhD, AfadsBad, Robsinden (IDHT), Hasteur (AFC ArbCom w/Kafziel case),

Tools and interesting stuff

 * User:ColonelHenry/common.js
 * http://excel2wiki.net/ Copy & Paste Excel-to-Wiki Converter
 * IPC sections (wood)

If Brian Penny comes back

 * 19:12, 5 September 2013 Secret (talk | contribs) deleted page Brian Penny (A7: No explanation of significance (real person/animal/organization/web content/organized event): every single "source" is either articles he has written or doesn't mention him at all, sorry Wikipedia is not your LinkedIn page)
 * 16:56, 2 March 2012 Malik Shabazz (talk | contribs) deleted page Brian Penny (G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion (CSDH))
 * 03:47, 27 October 2011 Davewild (talk | contribs) deleted page Brian Penny (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Penny)

Guidance for improving Dent corn, from Afadsbad

 * The taxonomy section contradicts the article, a variety and a species are not the same thing, the taxonomy is of the species. Use page numbers. ELS is a primary source, the USDA should have plenty on the varieties, refer to ELS from another source, but don't use for information. Without doing any research, I thought it was the non-feed corn variety, the yellow, and the white dent is what is made into masa. The introduction loses its agricultural importance, but should emphasize it. Start out, dent corn is a variety that is distinguished by its kernel shape, was developed for the reason by someone, and is available in yellow and white, differing by starch content or starch type, and is now grown for certain purposes, the yellow for this and the white for that. It comprises what percentage of maize production worldwide/USA. The taxonomy section should be the specifics about its development, including, countries of origin, centers for biodiversity. The part about the grasses photosynesis is way out there in its current location. Link both flint corn and the type of floury corn bred for the result, and move out of lead into the "taxonomy" section. I see yellow and white are at bottom, needs better developed in its own section. Sould have large section on production, it is an ag product.
 * Needs GMO information, genomics information, specific agricultural research stations (Albany, CA?) for genomics and crop production, locations where it grows (soils, ranfall amount and timing), fertilization, seed production, harvest, how, when, loss of crops, insect, fungal, etc., pests and research. USA/global perspectives. Section on starch, nutrition. Markets. Its presence in mixtures. History of production, development of markets.

Wines and grapes stuff
Agne27's outline for FA-level content on a grape variety article.
 * 1.0 History (origins, parent varieties, name meaning, first record plantings, relationship to other grape varieties--siblings, offspring, etc)
 * 2.0 Viticulture (early/late budding, early/late ripening, high/low yielder, viticultural hazards, disease sensitivity, special vine training associated with the variety, soil types that are favored, etc)
 * 3.0 Winemaking (not needed for all varieties but some, such as Chardonnay, which tend to have certain winemaking practices, like malolactic fermentation, associated with them)
 * 4.0 Wine regions (areas of production, acreage, sometimes unique history involving the variety and the region that wasn't previously mentioned in the history section, also any unique flavor notes associated with the grape and a particular region)
 * 5.0 Styles of wine (the kinds of wine made from the grape--sparkling, dessert, fortified, etc--as well as a more general flavor profile that tends to be common with the variety regardless of wine region. Sometimes this flavor profile can be broken down into a general "cool climate" flavor profile versus a general "warm climate" flavor profile)
 * 6.0 Synonyms (Grape varieties tend to have A LOT of synonyms that the grape has been known under in various parts of the world and at various times of history. Some articles, like Pinot gris, have a chart which I think could be tidied and incorporated into other articles)
 * 7.0 Pictures (Ideally a grape cluster, grape leaf close up and picture of the wine itself in its various styles)


 * As for the New Jersey wine article...
 * A few details on the actual wines that were tasted at the Judgment of Princeton since this seems to be a very significant event in the history of New Jersey wine. I know the main event article has the chart (which doesn't need to be replicated here) but it feels like there should at least be at least 3 to 4 lines dedicated to the NJ wines in the event themselves, mentioning things like what general areas the wine were from, etc. Currently that section of the NJ wine article seems to focus more on the methodology and criticism of the tasting rather than on the actual wines themselves.
 * The article mentions that NJ has a variety of vineyard soil types and briefly touches on some geological notes but it doesn't mention any particular soils that seem to be common in NJ wine areas. Most major wine regions of the world are intimately associated with the predominant soil type (clay soils in the Pomerol region of Bordeaux, limestone soils of Chablis, terra rosa soil of Coonawarra in Australia, etc) and, in fact, these soils are sort of "buzz words" that wine drinkers associate with quality wine so it would be of high interest to know if parts of NJ have these particular soil types.
 * Acreage statistics on individual grape varieties. I know this is often hard to find, particularly with info that is relatively current. The article has a good list of all the varieties grown and makes mention of the most widely planted but it is nice to have some hard numbers to allow the reader to conceptualize just how much more widely planted the XX number of acres of Cab is in NJ versus the XX number of acres of Marechal Foch, etc. The German wine article has a very nice table (though slightly outdated) that is a great example. At the very least you may want to separate out the white and red grape varieties in the list rather than have them all grouped together in one paragraph.
 * And finally, maybe a few more pictures, particularly of examples of NJ wine or of vineyards in the various AVAs. I love the historical photos. Those were a great find!

Intriguing miscellany

 * User:Dr pda/Featured article statistics
 * Language of flowers - deleted unsourced list of symbol association.
 * Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
 * DEFN: piaculative (atoning for sin) from Eliot
 * Nikolai Berdyaev

Templates, Coding, Formats

 * For identifying sandbox drafts:
 * For deleting sandbox drafts: ,

Stuff

 * WP:STRONGNATSUCKS or User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/ANTISTRONGNAT (an essay response to WP:STRONGNAT)

FOUR NOMINATION PREP

 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/FOUR

DYK NOMINATIONS

 * None at present

FAC/FLC/GAN QUEUE (2014)

 * FAC Queue
 * Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey (promoted 27DEC13)
 * A Song for Simeon (Jan 2014) (promoted 23JAN14)
 * Finn M. W. Caspersen (Feb 2014) (promoted 12APR14)
 * Geology Hall (March 2014) (promoted 13APR14)
 * Daniel S. Schanck Observatory (nom. 12APR14)
 * William the Silent (statue) (April)
 * Kirkpatrick Chapel (Apr/May 2014)
 * When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd (After GA, May-June 2014)
 * Submit New Brunswick Theological Seminary (PR for FAC prep)
 * Attempt another FAC for Trees (poem) after PR revisions.


 * FLC Queue
 * List of Rutgers University presidents (Feb 2014)
 * List of colleges and universities in New Jersey
 * List of compositions by Gerald Finzi


 * GA Queue
 * Poet Laureate of New Jersey (promoted 20FEB2014)
 * William the Silent (statue) (promoted 07MAR2014)
 * Queens Campus
 * Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh
 * Oxford Professor of Poetry
 * When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
 * Andrew the Apostle
 * Drew University
 * Dent corn
 * Pepper jack cheese
 * New Jersey wine

TFA/R NOMINATIONS

 * Finn M. W. Caspersen



Finn M. W. Caspersen (1941–2009) was an American financier and philanthropist. A graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School, Caspersen became chairman and chief executive of Beneficial Corporation, one of the largest consumer finance companies in the United States. After an $8.6 billion acquisition of Beneficial by Household International in 1998, Caspersen ran Knickerbocker Management, a financial firm overseeing the assets of trusts and foundations. He called education his "particular love" and regarded it as "an investment in the future—an investment in human capital". He donated millions of dollars to the Peddie School, Brown, Harvard, and Drew University, and chaired the Hodson Trust. He supported rowing and equestrian sports and was involved with the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, Princeton National Rowing Association, and the National Rowing Foundation. Caspersen was an influential Republican party donor, and a key supporter of former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean. After his suicide in September 2009, details emerged of Caspersen's financial problems and alleged large-scale tax evasion discovered in the course of federal investigations into offshore tax shelters managed by financial firms UBS and LGT Bank.


 * COUNT: As proposed (above), 185 words, 1,254 characters with spaces. (maybe need 25-50 characters removed)
 * FMWC lede/infobox image is NFC. Email schools for buildings named after him or free portrait images.

FL/TFL Nomination(s)

 * None at present

Articles to start eventually

 * Stars in poetry, Planets in poetry (see: Stars and planetary systems in fiction for how not to do it)
 * List of volcanoes in New Jersey or List of volcanic sites in New Jersey
 * New Jersey Geological Survey or List of New Jersey state geologists (after Michigan example)
 * Funeral Sentences (Croft)

Prospective or ongoing projects - higher priority/interest

 * Dent corn
 * Dornfelder to GA/FA????
 * Rutan Hill to GA/FA. (4:S15MAR13 D: G: F:)
 * of Austrian and German grapes. Wine is produced from Blaufränkisch (Lemberger),  Gewürztraminer,  Grüner Veltliner, Muscat Ottonel,  Riesling, and Zweigelt grapes. Estell also makes fruit wines from apples, blackberries, blueberries, and peaches.

Prospective or ongoing projects - lower priority/interest

 * Anglican Cistercians‎
 * aletheia
 * Beer in New Jersey (GA/FA) / List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey (FL) / List of dry communities by U.S. state (FL) / T.S. Eliot (FA) / Richard Crashaw(GA) / Robert Southwell (GA) / John Donne(GA) / George Herbert(GA) / Henry Vaughan(GA) / Robert Herrick (GA) / Wallkill River (GA/FA) / László Krasznahorkai / Sergiu Celibidache / Poliziano / Donald Hall / Louis Finkelstein (artist) / Winery, Winemaking, Winemaker / Sauerbraten / Maultasche / Russ Van Atta / Helena Rutherfurd Ely (S) / Ernst Meister / Camp Nordland / Wallkill River / Daphne / Dora Deliyska (S) / Hana Blažíková‎ (S) / Articles on German, Austrian and English cuisine. / Henry W. Merriam (redirect from Merriam Shoe Factory and other company references) / Prohibition in New Jersey / New Jersey Farm Winery Act (S) / New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council (S) / New Jersey Quality Wine Alliance / Garden State Wine Grower's Association / Joseph Barton (colonel) / Anthony Swartout / Aaron Hankinson (S) / Fall to Grace (documentary) (S) / Ridge and Valley Conservancy

MISCELLANEOUS IDEAS

 * User:ColonelHenry/sandbox/MiscIdeas

Edit count

 * WBE: 1500: 34,684 / 2000: 27,967 / 2500: 23,537 / 3000: 20,415 / 3500: 17,873 — (as of 30MAR14)

Counting tools

 * Edit Counter
 * Pages created
 * List of Wikipedians by edit count
 * 18DEC13: #5,099 - 25DEC13: #4,866
 * 01JAN14: #4,701 - 08JAN14: #4,638 - 15JAN14: #4,476 - 22JAN14: #4,325 - 27JAN14: #4,151
 * 05FEB14: NoCount - 12FEB14: #3,925 - 19FEB14: #3,856 - 26FEB14: #3,811
 * 05MAR14: #3,760 - 12MAR14: #3,707 - 19MAR14: #3,668 - 26MAR14: #3,618
 * 02APR14: #3,579 - 09APR14: #3,539 - 16APR14: #3,497 - 23APR14 #? - 30APR14: #?
 * 07MAY14: #? - 14MAY14: #? - 21MAY14: #? - 28MAY14: #?

Various external stats

 * User:ColonelHenry/FA2013analysis