User:Valfontis/Archive 7

Irving Depot
I did a little searching and could not find anything on the station. I was looking for the year it shut down. I guess we can ask the experts for help. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

template:WikiProject Oregon
In your (seemingly) final edit, you made this effective change. I didn't add lowercase acceptance of the classes (a, b, c, fa, fl, Fa, Fl) because the class parameter is used directly for category naming and template calls. For this change to stand, you'd have to verify that actually rating an article "c" (instead of C) doesn't redlink anything. Est-ce logique? —EncMstr (talk) 17:08, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Need some help on your message and action.
Hi, I noticed that you have undo some of the links that I put for hospitals links for the external links. I would like to know why this was a violation of the policy: Example: List of hospitals in the United States,  I added a link to hospitalfinder.com which is similar to medlineplus and also the article "how to find the best hospitals above". If both are ok, why not this new one. It is related to the topic. Another example: List of hospitals in Utah, it previously contains a link: http://www.u-s-hospitals.com/states/ut.htm| which is a link to another external website. Again, why that was allowed but not the new link? I am happy to remove the links if you can provide me an explanation of the rule. The link that I provide is related to the topic. If you allow the "how to find best hospital link": http://www.dotgovwatch.com/?/archives/14-Find-the-Best-Hospitals-With-Government-Statistics.html which is a .com site and the http://www.u-s-hospitals.com/states/ut.htm|, why not this one? I also look at other pages of external links. As long as they are related to the topics, they are generally allowed in the external links section even they are .com site. I read the spam policy, it doesn't mention any difference on .com vs .org or .gov. So I am a bit confused. The site (ushospitalfinder.com) that I added doesn't require user to log in or register. It is just a free general informational website. So I am here to ask for some help and explanation, so that I won't make the same mistake if there is any. In the meantime, I put back my links. If you provide me a good explanation, I am happy to undo all my change. So it won't create more work for you. Thank you for you help and guidance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Millionstars (talk • contribs) 13:37, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, to echo what EncMstr said to you, um, sorry to pull rank on you, but when an experienced editor rolls back all of your edits, the response should not be to revert those actions. That's what's known as edit warring. I've mentioned your editing at WikiProject Spam, and its not likely they will have a different response from mine. Sorry, that's not how it works here. [To clarify "how it works"--Simply reverting many many edits without heeding the advice of other editors is not a good way to operate here. You won't get your way simply by reverting--discussion is necessary. Katr67 (talk) 17:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)] Hopefully you can find a way to add content, not links and help build the encyclopedia. Thanks. Katr67 (talk) 15:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * P.S. Read WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. Gotta run. Katr67 (talk) 15:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for alerting me to the other spam, it has either been reported or removed. And my point about "other crap" is that generally on Wikipedia, you can't point to anything and say "if this exists then my article/link should be included too", because as a volunteer-driven project, it likely that we simply haven't got around to removing the problem yet. You happened to add your link to an article I (and many other editors--it happens to be part of a current collaboration effort) watch, and then I looked at your other edits and saw there was a problem. Just because other edits have gone by unchallenged does not mean they are necessarily good edits. I hope that helps. Please do contribute to the spam discussion. If you're interested in improving the coverage of hospitals on Wikipedia, there are lots of ways to do that. Good luck! Katr67 (talk) 17:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Ssssh, Be Very Very Quiet, its Oregon COTW time
Howdy folks, its time for this week’s edition of Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week. First off, great job the last two weeks with Greg Oden & the Hospital red link drive. We had close to ten new hospital articles and two DYKs plus other improvements to the list itself. So thank you to those who helped out. This week, we have on a sad note Kevin Duckworth, and the Statesman Journal. Duckworth should have plenty of sources so hopefully in tribute we can get his article up to standards. With the SJ, hopefully we can get it above a stub so all three of the top three papers are no longer stubs, and maybe even a DYK and GA like we got from the Register-Guard? Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Hasta la bye bye. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:14, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Format for Photos? and How to Submit?
Katr, Sorry if this is one of those "oughta be obvious" questions. I wanted to help out with Wiki Project Oregon's requested photos for the Eugene area. Could you please advise or direct me as far as resolution, file type and size WPO is looking for? Also, after I've taken one and made it the right resolution, size, and format, how would I actually submit it to the Project? Email? Upload? As always--Thanks! Tracktowner (talk) 17:28, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey Tracktowner, welcome to the project! Check out this great post from the WikiProject Oregon blog about how to upload photos: http://wikiprojectoregon.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/list-of-oregon-photos-needed-and-how-to-upload-and-use-them/ Check out the rest of the blog too--there are lots of great tips for new users on there! Cheers! Katr67 (talk) 18:00, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
Generally, you want two separate lists, for faculty and alumni. It also helps if the articles about said alumni mention that they are alumni thereof. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  00:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I know that, actually. WikiProject Oregon has high standards in that regard. Just trying to salvage something from the puff piece. If I get around to improving it, so be it. If not, . Cheers, Katr67 (talk) 02:50, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Re:Welcome
Thanks for starting my talk page Katr67. I'll bookmark this one. Ahhh, "the Gorilla" is one of my favorite Brassens songs. Cheers. Edsdet (talk) 17:57, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Editing Coburg Hills (Oregon)
Please feel free. I was going to figure out how to link to that USGS ref page properly. But that can wait. --Tesscass (talk) 22:10, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon)
As you expressed an interest in the Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon) article, I wanted to let you know that I've significantly expanded it. Comments, edits, etc. are most welcome. Jayjg (talk) 02:29, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the compliment, and thanks for submitting it for re-assessment; I never thought of doing that. Jayjg (talk) 04:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Jim Torrey
Thanks for helping me out with my recent counter point post. I understand why it had to be pulled the first time, and I am very pleased to see the way the references are laid out. I am still unclear on the syntax to get a proper reference. I wanted to add the Huffington Post article pointing out the specific campaign contribution of $2000 to GW Bush made by the former mayor.

I figured out that a reference link is specified by "[]". How do I get an anchor for a local link similar to how you have the references laid out? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe bussell (talk • contribs) 14:30, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Death, dignity, and all that
Hey there, what do you think of Aid in Dying and Category:Aid in dying as a general approach to this issue we've discussed? If you have the time please explore the adjustments I've made to the category tree, too. Thanks! -Pete (talk) 22:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

WP:ORE COTW Version 2.2
Hello WikiProject Oregon contributors. It's time for another COTW. Thank you to those who helped improve Kevin Duckworth and the Statesman Journal last week, we received another DYK for the SJ. This week, by request we have Mr. Ken Kesey and not by request Nike, Inc.. Nike is the only Start class article in the top 30 of those articles selected for the hard copy edition, and it could easily be improved to B class. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:49, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Myra Albert Wiggins
I'm confused about why you undid my change to the link for Women Painters of Washington (WPA). The WPA web site is not a reference and does not provide source material for the article. I could not find anything about Wiggins on the WPA site. I simply made it an external link for convenience. You make it appear something more than it is. Lexaxis7 (talk) 17:04, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Good catch - I missed the reference in the "About Us" section. Thanks for finding it. Lexaxis7 (talk) 04:20, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Neil Goldschmidt
Katr,

It looks like the edit war over the Goldschmidt article has gotten pretty nasty. I haven't been around much, so I have no idea what's going on (and I think I'd rather not know honestly). I'd help you out, but I've pretty much given up on Wikipedia since it's a playground for those who want to spread lies and push their own personal agendas. The people who are editing that article are destroying it. Honestly it might be better to revert back to a version last April or something and at least get the bias back out of it. Good luck. Davidpdx (talk) 09:57, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Albany Oregon
you asked for a citation of the Urban growth boundery of albany. I am still new to all that is WikipediA so I ask for your help with the citation of this.

where the information comes from is right off of the albany official webpage. http://www.cityofalbany.net/about/statistics.php

that is where i got the information and where i would like to make the citation from but I have yet to figure out how to do so. would you be willing to help teach me how to site that to the page.

if you could contact me back on my talk page so i know when you get this that would be great.

MathewDill (talk) 16:16, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Reversion on Stoel Rives
Why do you keep removing the parent category of Category:Law firms of the United States on Stoel Rives? I simply categorized it in the same manner/convention as all the other law firm articles. --Eastlaw (talk) 00:43, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Not to but in, but the portland cat is a sub cat of the US one, thus standard categorization says you keep it only in the sub cat, see WP:CAT. Aboutmovies (talk) 03:18, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * OK then, never mind all this. If the parent cat is truly redundant, I will remove it where necessary.  Sorry for all the confusion.  --Eastlaw (talk) 05:51, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Willam Christensen
Thank you for fixing Octet (Christensen) etc. Though it may sound strange, choreographers and dancers use the preposition "on" with the verb "made" rather than "for" (this is true for both modern dance and ballet.) — Robert Greer 17:25, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Fair enough, but what's with the strange formatting of the columns? Katr67 (talk) 17:29, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * See Western Symphony. — Robert Greer (talk) 02:30, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Category:Law firms based in Portland, Oregon
All right, removing the parent categories on the other law firm articles is one thing, but Category:Oregon law doesn't belong in this category. The category is for law firms operating in Portland, not for statutes/regulations/cases in the state of Oregon (which is what the latter is for). I know this because I'm the one who created all those "Law firms based in " categories. Quit netcopping. --Eastlaw (talk) 20:25, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Holy cow, assume good faith will ya? What is "netcopping"? Do you need to see my badge? Is this where I make a crack about wikilawyering? All kidding aside, can you suggest a way for us to organize Oregon-related law content that doesn't involve having to use the Oregon law category? User:Postdlf might have some ideas. Please answer at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Oregon and don't post here anymore, thanks. Have a great day. Katr67 (talk) 20:34, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

thank you for your suggestions
Hi, thank you for the suggestions you left on my talk page. I will take them under advisement. I appreciate your help in navigating this wikipedia universe. K8lj (talk) 02:01, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Portland Adventist Academy
Did some work, though now it looks like a bit of undue wait on the legal stuff. Might need to be copyedited. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

My mistake
I'm sorry about reverting the vandalism removal. I was exasperated with the vandal and attempting to rollback his edits - and apparently managed to revert your rollback instead. --Bonadea (talk) 19:08, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Adminship?
Hi Katr67, I can not help but think that you would benefit the project that much more if you had the extra tools and was wondering if you had ever considered becoming a Administrator? Tiptoety talk 21:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Red red links make me feel so fine...
Greetings WikiProject Oregon editors. It's time for another edition of the COTW. Thank you to those who helped improve Ken Kesey and the Nike, Inc. last week. This week, by request we have the Northwest Forest Plan and then a Red Link Elimination Drive. For the red links, pick any one you want from any article, the list provided is just to help make it easier. And if you get a good article started, don’t forget to nominate it for a DYK. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:38, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Bad idea
Is it just me, or does this seem like a bad idea? Aboutmovies (talk) 21:32, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Category:Redirect-Class Oregon articles
Thanks! Sorry 'bout that! -- Shunpiker (talk) 04:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Obscure articles
Mainly I've been going to the bigger cities and using the what links here function to make sure they have everything in their cats, then I'll tag anything new w/o a WPOR tag. I also have just categorizing and finding some buried there. I'm sure there are lots of them. Feel free to gnome away the same way. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:32, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Request for mediation not accepted
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RE:Pioneer vandal
Ah, my mistake. At first I thought it was a content dispute, but I guess I should have looked more deeply into the matter. I've reduced the protection to a semi-protect, so those socks are going to have to work a bit to be able to gain access (and in the meantime, hopefully get noticed and blocked before they can reach the article). If there's anything else I can help with, please do let me know! :) Cheers, Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  16:34, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Market of Choice
Hi Kat, I have removed all bias from my addition but have not cited anything. Citation will be added in the form of a Wiki leaks article which I will add within a day or two with proof of the employment practices. I apologize for not citing anything earlier. But nothing on the article is cited therefore I didn't feel it was necessary.

Thanks, Kitchenclerk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitchenclerk (talk • contribs) 18:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Don't call me Kat. (see note on my user page) Yes, the article is mostly uncited, but when inserting controversial opinions, these definitely need to be cited. See the related: WP:OTHERSTUFF I don't know what Wiki leaks is, but I doubt it is a reliable source. Do click on the blue links in the message I posted to you to learn more. A reliable source would be something like the R-G or the Weekly. Note also per the "not a soapbox" link I posted, that if you're only interested in contributing to Wikipedia in order to post about employment practices at a single business, this may be seen as a single-purpose account, and your editing may be taken less seriously and be subject to reversion by other editors besides me. I'd suggest learning about other ways you can contribute to the project. Cheers. Katr67 (talk) 19:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

List of Registered Historic Places at colleges and universities in the United States of America
If you have a chance, can you check and see if I have added all the Oregon ones? Thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:21, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I added the Frank Estate at Lewis & Clark. There's probably several more. Katr67 (talk) 21:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I figured there were probably some more. And I figured you were a little more familiar with the Oregon listings. Aboutmovies (talk) 21:33, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

question
Katr

I am an employee in the communications office at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. I keep an eye on our Wikipedia page as it has been the target of animal rights activists in the past who want to change the page so that it is only critical of the center and does not talk about our accomplishments.

I see that you have been editing the page and thank you for that. I think it is great to see information added so that the public learns more about us.

Because I am aware of the policy that organizations should not edit their own pages, I am writing you to get your advice.

There are a few things about the page in its current state that concern me and I would like your thoughts about how the system can work to ensure that the page accurate in its representation of the center

Here are my specific thoughts:

The page seems slanted right now so that animal rights issues as a whole heavily dominate the page. These incidents were part of our history and I certainly don't think they should be deleted, but we have existed for over 40 years and they are a small part of our history. It seems to me that in comparison the section about our research is incredibly short and not representative of the tremendous breakthroughs we have had. I would be happy to add to it but apparently cannot - thoughts on this?

One breakthrough, which is not even mentioned, is last year’s groundbreaking stem cell finding that was named by TIME magazine (along with a human study) as the #1 science breakthrough of the year. The finding was also reported in over 700 news outlets around the world. Here are a few links to illustrate http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16298417 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/science/15primate.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/15/MNHITCGT6.DTL&type=printable http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686252_1690920,00.html

While this was a huge finding, we have also had many other very significant ones that are not mentioned at all on the page. It just seems odd to me that this section is so short when we have done so much

Another concerning issue about the page is that it fails to mention that in 2007 (just as was the case in the 2000 animal rights infiltration) we were cleared of wrongdoing by the USDA. Here are links to documentation (The USDA report, news articles) that prove this: http://speakingofresearch.com/2008/07/04/peta-out-with-the-new-in-with-the-old/ http://speakingofresearch.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/11-26-2007_onprc_inspection_rpt.pdf http://www.katu.com/news/local/12163211.html http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8TBFBT80.html

The animal care oversight section is also incredibly short. The amount of oversight that we have and our outstanding record (it’s very common for us to get a completely clean bill of health) are not explained here. This is not as big of an issue, but for all the regulation we operate under, this seems really, really short.

If you have a chance to give me advice on how our page can become more representative of what we are, I’d value your thoughts – thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Onprc (talk • contribs) 00:16, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I just saw this now. This info would be better presented on the article's talk page. I'm neither pro- nor anti-ONPRC and don't really wish to be involved except in the formatting of the page. Katr67 (talk) 18:50, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Very Special COTW, act now!
Greetings WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is once again time for another edition of the COTW. Thank you to those who helped eliminate some red links the last few weeks (the NWFP received little attention). This week, we have the stub High Desert Museum and then in honor of losing airline service again, McNary Field. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:11, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe I thanked you for the post on my talk page...
User_talk:Xitit diff

I just wanted to send you a note saying such. It's been useful! -- Xitit (talk) 16:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

where are the edits made? They all have sources and are neutral
where are the edits made? Ronleenow (talk) 16:52, 13 October 2008 (UTC)Ron Lee

RE:Non
The "Have fun" comment was a remark not towards the fact of having fun deleting the material, but rather it will be a long hard process to weed out the non notable airports in the list. It was no way in regards to Trashbag either. Undead Warrior (talk) 15:09, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

world as wiki?
sense of place? this seems right up your alley. -Pete (talk)
 * Cool, thanks! Fortunaerota is pondering what to tell you about the OE meeting. Maybe I'll just forward you what he wrote to me about it if it's juicy enough! Katr67 (talk) 22:30, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Technicolor Web of Sound
Thanks for your comments on my talk page and at WP:EAR. I'm OK with your revert at Neighb'rhood Childr'n, but I'm curious what you think the external link adds to the article. All I could see was the name and home city of the band, plus a lot of advertising. Maybe you know something I don't. Thanks. Ward3001 (talk) 22:04, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I admit it doesn't add much, but it shows images of all the albums, with the label numbers, and especially since the cheesy MySpace page got taken down, it perhaps gives folks a chance to hear what the band sounds like. The TWOS website looks to me more like a labor of love than a commercial site--he's got a donate button, and maybe he makes some money from Amazon click-throughs. I'd assume good faith, even if he shouldn't be adding his link to the big-name bands' articles. And I can assure you that I really hate linkspam and self-promotion on the wiki! I hope this explains. Katr67 (talk) 22:29, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

RE: If you feel you have been...
What are you referring to when you said "You should read about dispute resolution and see if you need a third opinion. "

JakeGavin (talk) 02:33, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikiproject Oregon
Thanks for the invite, but I don't see myself putting in enough time on those articles to warrant being a member of the project. Let me know if my occasional edits get in the way, however. --ClarkLewis (talk) 02:35, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

reverted edit
I have reverted your deletion of the parent category in Category:Oregon school stubs It is there for the specific reason of making easier for users to properly categorize stubs and is consistant with the use in the other Categories Category:Education in State Name Dbiel (Talk) 03:01, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Re:You may be spamming
Thanks for contacting me and for your spirit of good faith and cooperation you wrote your comment with.

"Such pages could contain further research that is accurate and on-topic; information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail; or other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article for reasons unrelated to its accuracy." I think the Whole Wheat Radio wiki pages that I've been linking fit that definition admirably - perhaps better than the commercial pages (Myspace, Allmusic, etc.) that are frequently included in the External Links sections. Our non-commercial "good faith" mission statement

If you are in a position to determine if these links to a well-established, long-term, non-commercial, all volunteer supported Mediawiki collaborative site where a large database of additional information about these artists, albums and songs can be found is considered spam, please let me know. If the spam concern is because I was the principal founder of WWR, then it would be extremely helpful for me to know that so I can further encourage other WWR listeners to do the actual linking. I understand if you are personally unable to do that since it appears you have an active life outside of Wikipedia.

Once again, I sincerely appreciate your pointing out the potential problem - it's not entirely unexpected. I decided, as I significantly reduce my personal involvement with WWR (it is definitely no longer "my" site but a fully-volunteer supported wiki collaborative site I help facilitate), I would at least give it a shot with the independent artists found here. I have notified WWR listeners that I need their help in posting these links and I will cease doing the linking unless I am given some assure from the Wikipedia community that this good-faith cross-pollination of two non-commercial wikis is not going to be called out as potential spam again. I despise spam as much as...no...more...than anyone.

Thanks again for your input and any comments you may have. Jimkloss (talk) 00:11, 23 October 2008 (UTC) ADDENDUM: Further discussion/explanation taking place. Jimkloss (talk) 13:49, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the clarification
I was about to get in an editing war with you, until you clarified what is considered Wiki standards for Notable Residents regarding Coos Bay, OR. I will make all the appropriate entries in to Wiki, give John his own page etc, and then come back and edit the Coos Bay page. More then likely Muenchrath will be the next mayor of Coos Bay, so I may wait until then to make the edits. Kind Regards 12.107.135.146 (talk) 17:25, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Cap names
I think Donald Mackenzie (explorer) is one of them. Dictionary of Oregon History says the river is named after him, so my guess is its this guy. Plus this guy is the only one with that or a similar name in that book. But I think you have the Cap Names book? Aboutmovies (talk) 07:59, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * That's our boy! Thanks! I was going to search on my redlinks to see if any of them already had articles, but you know how my intentions are... Katr67 (talk) 15:34, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Banner priority rating for Jerry Andrus article
Hello, I'm curious about the Mid to Low priority rating change on the Jerry Andrus article WikiProject banners. I classified it as Mid based on the WikiProject Biography priority scale. Thanks, --  momoricks   talk  23:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Each WikiProject assigns an importance rating. The quality ratings should generally be the same across projects, but the importance ratings can vary. For Oregon, he seems to be of low importance, because although he lived in Oregon, his notability doesn't seem to be Oregon-related. You can see more about WP:ORE's guidelines here. The ratings don't reflect anything more than the priority we feel should be given to improving the article, and is not a reflection on the worth of the subject. I hope that explains. Katr67 (talk) 00:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. I asked that question because I mistakenly thought you had assigned Low priority to all of the banners. Doh!

On a personal note, it's cool to see that you are a member of WikiProject Oregon. I was born and raised in Corvallis, went to school in Eugene and now live in Seattle. Do you mind me asking where you are from? Best regards,  momoricks   talk  23:35, 30 October 2008 (UTC)


 * One of those places. Went to school there too. The coolest one. :) Katr67 (talk) 02:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

XXX<-COTW->XXX
Howdy WikiProject Oregon humans. Time for another edition of the C to the O to the T to the W. Thanks to those who help out on McNary Field and Bend’s High Desert Museum. For this week, we shall tackle Bridges on US 101 and then with the last few days of decent weather, The Semi-Annual Picture Drive. Plenty of red links on the bridge list, or improve a stub! Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:54, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Ghost towns
Remember the thing about Oregon ghost towns that we engaged in some time ago, leading to discussion at the Oregon project talk page? I just discovered by accident rather relevant to this: §221.862 of the Oregon Revised Statutes offers a specific definition of "historic ghost town". Of course, I know that you might be aware of this; but I don't remember such a definition coming up some months ago. Nyttend (talk) 15:35, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It did. See: Category talk: Census-designated places in Oregon where I mentioned it before. As far as I could tell then, it was a ceremonial and largely-abandoned statute. I was unable to find a list or hardly any mention at the time. I'm not sure who would bestow the honor on a place or who would keep track of it. Perhaps the state historic preservation office. However, looking more closely at the statute, it appears to be mostly an administrative designation vs. a ceremonial one. In that case, Greenhorn, Oregon clearly fits. This article talks about the tax base. So there ya go. Katr67 (talk) 07:12, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Oregon reqphotos
I don't have time to type the specific areas...Is this a problem? At least the reqphotos will come up on the main list; anyone else is welcome to finetune it by area later. If you live in Oregon, it would be great to take some pictures and add then. I appreciate the shoutout. Zigzig20s (talk) 03:19, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Elect the Best Financed, Least Offensive Person For the Job (aka Oregon COTW)
Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon folks, it’s time for another COTW. But first, just remember that those other guys only want to raise your taxes, but I won’t. A big thank you to those who helped make improvements to Bridges on US 101 and participating in The Semi-Annual Picture Drive. And unlike the other guys, I won’t ship your jobs overseas! This week, we have Mr. Bipartisan Wayne Morse who went from being a Republican to an Independent and finally to a Democrat. Then, let’s see if we can finish up creating articles for members of the Oregon House before their January inauguration. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. I’m Aboutmovies, and I approve this message. Paid for the committee to elect Aboutmovies. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

How do i fit in then?
You wrote: "Um, huh? You have to have signed up to be considered inactive!"

Oh. Well, User:Peteforsyth invited me to get involved in WikiProject Oregon, and i wanted to indicate my interest even though i have not made the requisite five edits (i thought if i started editing, then i would move my name to the active section). Would that work for you? --John_Abbe (talk) 05:10, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. Go ahead and sign up in the active section--the inactive section is an archive. I just clarified the criteria. If you sign up in the "2008" section we'll have a record of when you joined. Take a look at our to-do lists, take part in some COTWs, and you'll find that getting five edits in two months is easy! Happy editing! Katr67 (talk) 05:18, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Harvest Time @ COTW
Greetings WikiProject Oregon folks, it’s time for another edition of the fabled COTW. Thank you to all who helped make improvements to Wayne Morse and creating some members of the Oregon House. This week, we have by request Upper Klamath Lake which think made the news lately with a salmon plan. Then, in honor of the end of the harvest time, we will go farming with Fort Stevens. There is a beautiful link farm in the article that is ripe for harvesting into citations. It should provide for a bountiful feast, or alternatively you can take your hoe to it and weed some out. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. WARNING: COTW is not approved for children under 3 and may contain choking hazards for small children. DO NOT leave your child unattended with COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:41, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

An admin has blocked the user and has semi-protected the Pioneer Courthouse Square article for 3 months. That should choke off that sock for awhile. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:06, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Zero Down, Zero Interest at the Oregon COTW
Hello to all the WikiProject Oregon folks, time once again for yet another bone chilling edition of the Collaboration Of The Week. I thank yee who helped make improvements to Fort Stevens and Upper Klamath Lake. For this first week of December, we have by request Mike Bellotti and his archrival Mike Riley, both in honor of that great tradition we call the Civil War (AKA the battle for the platypus). As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. This message is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents is strictly prohibited. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Edit On South Salem High School Page
Hello, Katr67.

I was wondering why you reverted my edit on the South Salem High School page. No edit explanation was given.

-Ryan —Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanGFilm (talk • contribs) 13:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I use rollback without an edit summary when other editors will surely agree that no edit summary is necessary. In this case, the edit summary would have read "Blatant self-promotion--non-notable and links to userspace". In other words, you aren't notable by Wikipedia standards, you're using Wikipedia to promote yourself, and Wikipedia is not a free advertising space, and articles do not contain links to user pages. (Also note that your page may be in violation of #7 on this list of things you shouldn't have on your user page.) Please read about conflict of interest and wait until you are notable enough to have someone else write an article about you. Good luck. Katr67 (talk) 17:19, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I understand where you are coming from and protest that it was not done out of self promotion.


 * I'll explain myself this way:


 * A listed notable alumni is now principal at another school. Filmmaking is quite an achievement and considered even more so than becoming an educator. That is why I submitted that edit. If your opinion is that I'm self promoting myself then the link to my user page could have been deleted and all would be well. In terms of not being notable by Wikipedia standards - well - that in reality is a form of any given editor's opinion. Some may say, for instance, that becoming a principal at a school would be notable. Others would not.


 * What's your opinion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanGFilm (talk • contribs) 09:55, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


 * My opinion and the opinion of the Wikipedia community as outlined in notability guidelines for people is that neither you nor the principal are notable at this time. Thus, neither should be listed at the school' page under "notable alumni", as that has been the consensus around here for quite some time. Also, please sign your talk page posts using ~ after your comments. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


 * My opinion is that you should learn to sign your posts and that Aboutmovies has it right. See also: WP:OTHERSTUFF. Katr67 (talk) 17:35, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


 * My opinion is that you, Kat67, should not be so abrasive when communicating with the Wiki community. It makes for a poor experience. Aboutmovies gave me a sufficient answer and that was enough. And if you don't like how I do, or do not sign my posts then remove them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanGFilm (talk • contribs) 10:27, December 18, 2008

LOL. You're probably right. But ya know, when there's a giant red notice at the top of my page explaining how to sign posts, it does make me a little irritated when people don't do it. As a matter of fact, some editors don't even bother to respond to unsigned posts at all, so it's good to try to remember to do this if you want to learn how to communicate effectively on Wikipedia. Just sayin'. No need to respond--I shan't bother you or your edits again. Good luck with film and Wikipedia, and have a great day! Katr67 (talk) 19:22, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Speedy Renaming
Hi there, Please take a look at the comment I left with regard to the two requests you posted at Speedy Renaming. Neither of them qualify -- basically, you went to the wrong place. I know it's a bit of a bother, but it helps if you take the time to read the criteria carefully. Best, Cgingold (talk) 13:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If it's so darned non-intuitive, I think I'll just not bother anymore. Thanks though. Katr67 (talk) 17:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Another Oregon ghost town: Copper, Oregon
The Medford Mail Tribune had an article on Sunday, 12/12/2008 about the re-emergence of the site of the former ghost town of Copper Oregon from beneath the waters of Applegate Lake. Thought you'd like to read it.DaKine (talk) 07:39, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Very interesting, thanks! I wish the picture was better! Want to go take one??? There are few other places that were flooded out by reservoirs...Celilo Falls of course...there's another town in Lane County I can't think of right now... Katr67 (talk) 19:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I just made a stub article for it. Katr67 (talk) 20:06, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for helping edit this page. I've attempted to use only outside sources that are idenpendtly verifable. One of the earlier editors had suggested that there was no connection to the book "Debating te Death Penalty" so a link to Oxford University Press' own site was added. Coastda (talk) 03:22, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Thurston
Thanks for the note and the explanation (I understand the situation now); I've reverted the ZIP codes page to the way you had it. Nyttend (talk) 01:12, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Very cold, must type about the Oregon COTW to stay warm
Hello again from WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week HQ. Since there was no notice last time, thanks to those who helped improve Mike Riley and Mike Bellotti at the begging of the month and to those who helped create Oregon Department of Justice and Lindsay Applegate last week. Those last two were the red links with lots of links to them from other articles (DOJ was #1). For this week, in honor of Arctic Blast/Winter Storm/Damn its Freakin’ Cold Outside 2008/Storm of the Century/Is there ANYTHING else going on in the world?/We Might Actually Have a White Christmas, we have Snow Bunny. Then as part of the Stub elimination drive, we have state senator Margaret Carter, which could easily be turned into a nice DYK entry once expanded 5X. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas/Hanukah/ Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:23, 22 December 2008 (UTC)