User talk:Billy Hathorn/Archive 21

Nomination of Vol Dooley for deletion
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Nomination of Don Shows for deletion
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Proposed deletion of Talmadge L. Heflin


The article Talmadge L. Heflin has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:GNG. Not every Texas legislator is inherently notable, nor inherently a subject for a Wikipedia biography of a living person. Perhaps this is list fodder but, in the absence of any response to the 2009 tag requesting citations to reliable sources, enough is enough.

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 * I've tried to help by assessing your edits so far and making some suggestions in reply to your talk page comment here.
 * I hope they're helpful. I'm really not trying to jerk your chain. David in DC (talk) 20:41, 13 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The PROD notice has been taken down by another editor. You can see his rationale in his edit summary and in a converstion of the article's talk page.  Once a PROD notice comes down, it cannot be put back up, although the reason asserted for taking it down is, in my view, dubious. Be that as it may, please consider participating in this AfD discussion: Articles_for_deletion/Talmadge_L._Heflin. I imagine you'd want to oppose it.  David in DC (talk) 15:26, 14 May 2014 (UTC)


 * BracketBot]] (talk) 11:05, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Category:Defenders of slavery
Category:Defenders of slavery, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 15:11, 27 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't remember creating this category but would have no problem with the name change. Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:13, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Ok, please share your thoughts at the linked discussion. Best, --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 15:16, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

doing cite book wrong.
You are doing:
 * publisher=Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 2009, pp. 80-89; ISBN: 9781-58980-655-9

The publisher field only contains the publisher, not all the rest. The correct way is:
 * publisher=Pelican Publishing Company |location=Gretna, Louisiana | date=2009 | pages=80-89 | isbn=9781-58980-655-9

Never put anything after the 'ISBN' except for the number. See the difference
 * ISBN: 9781-58980-655-9    ISBN 9781-58980-655-9

Bgwhite (talk) 04:48, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Don Hathaway for deletion
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Concord, New Hampshire images
Hi there! I wanted you to know that I have removed several images you added to the Concord, New Hampshire article. Images of significant buildings or architecture should show more than just the front entrance. Thank you! Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 18:46, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Excessive addition of photos
Greetings. As I have indicated in edit summaries, I see you overloading article after article with inappropriate and excessive numbers of photographs. Please read—and heed—the entire section found here, especially the long message by Beyond My Ken (beginning with "Yes, we are not an image gallery, we are an encyclopedia"), which I think applies to you nearly 100%. "Ken" makes some excellent points and suggestions that I hope you will take to heart. Hertz1888 (talk) 15:29, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Pat M. Baskin
Hi, I'm TheMagikCow. Billy Hathorn, thanks for creating Pat M. Baskin!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This is a good article but please can there be references towards the top?

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. TheMagikCow (talk) 19:50, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Harbor Church
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Speedy deletion nomination of Harbor Church


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Again with your summaries...
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Nomination of Harbor Church for deletion
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SUMMARY
You are going to give me a hernia over this... Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 17:24, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Ways to improve Flying A Productions
Hi, I'm Teblick. Billy Hathorn, thanks for creating Flying A Productions!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. As I mentioned in my other comment, IMDB is not considered acceptable for Wikipedia citations. You might try Google Books to see if some sources turn up there.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:24, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Suggestions for research on Flying A Productions
Try this search on Google Books: https://www.google.com/search?num=50&newwindow=1&tbs=bkv%3Af&tbm=bks&q=%22Flying+A+Productions%22&oq=%22Flying+A+Productions%22&gs_l=serp.3...13962.16061.0.16865.12.9.0.0.0.1.314.849.1j1j1j1.4.0....0...1c.1.51.serp..12.0.0.q5FCMHaz1Fg It looks as though some of the issues of Billboard could be useful.

Also try the search page at http://mediahistoryproject.org/broadcasting/. It searches a number of old publications related to radio, TV and movies.

If you want more sources to try, check my user page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Teblick/Online_Resources_for_Old-Time_Radio_Research. It's designed with old-time radio in mind, but many of the sources can be useful for TV, too. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:38, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

IMDb as reference
Billy, IMDb should not generally be used as a source for biographical information. You've done so on many articles such as Rico Alaniz and Ben Cooper. Instead of using the movie site as an inline citation, put it in the External Links section as a complementary reference. Also, it's not necessary to mention every single part they've played in the main text. That's what the Filmography list is for. If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to ask.  O s c a r L  10:17, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Clegg Hoyt
Hello, Billy Hathorn. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Clegg Hoyt, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:


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 * 2) remove the text that looks like this:
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Proposed deletion of Clegg Hoyt


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John Horton Slaughter
Hello. Can you please provide references that back up the claim that he was a poker player? Please see the talkpage. Also, please reply on my talkpage. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 03:42, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello again. Please add inlined references for each sentence that you add to this page. There was a major problem with lack of inlined references before I fixed it yesterday, and now it's back again in the parts you've added. So please don't do that. To be frank, it is very annoying to see that you failed to add inlined references and did not discuss the issue on the talkpage. Are references 6 and 7 valid for all your added sentences, and if so, which ones are backed up by 6 and which ones by 7?[[User:Zigzig20s|Zigzig20s] (talk) 15:20, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * , just revert this editors WP:OR, as I have done (below). Prhartcom (talk) 18:53, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Are references 6 and 7 valid for all your added sentences, and if so, which ones are backed up by 6 and which ones by 7?Zigzig20s (talk) 15:20, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, the references 6 and 7 are interchangeable.Billy Hathorn (talk) 04:26, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Please only post comments on my TALKPAGE, not my userpage. Second time I've had to move one of your comments, so please don't do this again. Second, that link is not a reliable/valid reference either, but this should really be discussed on the article's talkpage.Zigzig20s (talk) 22:51, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Adding non-notable names
Family tree sites do not qualify as reliable sources. Thanks, OhNo itsJamie Talk 02:52, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Susybelle Lyons
I have removed your "hangon" template, which would only apply if speedy deletion were proposed. What is on this article is a "Proposed deletion" template, which would not be actioned for seven days, and which you, or anyone, may remove if you disagree with deletion - the template itself says "You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason". The user who placed the template may then choose to nominate the page at WP:Articles for deletion, but that would start a discussion lasting seven days, to which you would be welcome to contribute. JohnCD (talk) 11:34, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Gordon Bau


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Speedy deletion nomination of Cleone Hodges


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Nomination of Harold Terry for deletion
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I'm not a deletionist but...
I'm not sure why an editor of your long history isn't familiar with Wikipedia's guidelines. In the future, when creating questionable content don't advertise your editing at an article like Battle of Okinawa‎ where editors like me will be watching. I also highly recommend using a user sandbox to develop sub-standard drafts before you bring them into mainspace. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 15:49, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Tom Abraham for deletion
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Speedy deletion nomination of Howard B. Gist, Jr.


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Speedy deletion nomination of Harold Terry


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Waggoner Ranch
Hello. I am trying to understand what is. Is it a small prison or store that was on the ranch and has been moved to the museum in Lubbock? If so, I'd like to add it to the page I've just created about the Waggoner Ranch. However, I am not sure. Is there a weblink that explains what it is on the website of the museum that you could find? Your picture on Wikimedia Commons is great, but has no further explanations. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 05:18, 17 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I don't remember this photo. I will try to refresh my memory in the next day or two. Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:47, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

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Duplicate pages
Just an FYI that I recently found two duplicate pages you created. A few days ago, you created Ron Reynolds (Texas politician). That's a duplicate of Ron Reynolds (Texas), which has been a page since November 2013. I then found that on December 1 of this year, you created two duplicate pages back-to-back, the only difference being the spelling of the page titles. They were Koni Burton and Konni Burton (I'm not sure what happened here since you created them both on the same day). I appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia but think it would be wise if you did a more thorough search for existing articles before creating new ones. Champaign Supernova (talk) 05:25, 14 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I created the Dec. 12 article Ron Reynolds (Texas politician) but not the short one Ron Reynolds (politician) from November 2013. I did not find the short one when I created the new one. I left a message on the talk page explaining that. The correct spelling is Konni Burton. The first one "Koni" was a typo. I also explained that on the talk page. I do not know how to correct such mistakes. Perhaps you know how to throw out the two that should be dropped. Thank you and my apology for the errors.Billy Hathorn (talk) 11:23, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I see that you explained the typo in the article's title (Koni Burton) on the talk page, but no one was going to see that because it was a newly created article. It wasn't on anyone's watch list. If something like this happens in the future, I think you should go to the Wikipedia help page, the village pump, or the talk page of an administrator and explain the situation. Then it can be handled swiftly by someone who knows what to do. As for Ron Reynolds, if you Google "Ron Reynolds Texas," both of our Wikipedia pages on him come up. That tells me that if you'd done that prior to creating your article on him, you would have found that we already have one via a quick Google search. When you're going to create an article in the future, in addition to looking for a pre-existing article on Wikipedia, I'd recommend using a search engine. If you'd looked on this page first (Texas House of Representatives), you also would have seen that Ron Reynolds was already linked to an existing article before you created yours. Champaign Supernova (talk) 17:23, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Duplicate Articles
Please do not create duplicate articles about the same person using different forms of their name, such as Koni Burton and Konni Burton, both of which you created this month. That is not the way that Wikipedia handles name issues. We use Redirects instead. Creating duplicate articles inevitably introduces discrepancies, as different edits are made to different articles. Considerable work is then required to merge the articles. You also created an article Ron Reynolds (Texas politician) that appears to be a copy of Ron Reynolds (Texas). Please read about redirects and use them rather than creating duplicate articles. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:26, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Ron Reynolds (Texas politician) is full article; Ron Reynolds (politician) is or was a short stub. I did not know the stub existed when I created the article. The Konni Burton article was mistakenly put there twice, after "Koni" was mistyped the first time. I could not get the redirect to work for the Burton article. Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:30, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Category:Members of the Forty and Eight veterans organization
Category:Members of the Forty and Eight veterans organization, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. DexDor (talk) 05:30, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Name of the subject of an article in the succession box
Please check out WP:Succession Box, and see that the name of the person about whom the article is, is not mentioned in the box. Please have a look also at other biographical articles, like for example Andrew Stevenson... Kraxler (talk) 16:31, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Don Jones (Louisiana politician) for deletion
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Friendly suggestion
Hi Billy, you are a great article writer, and you've made a lot of great contributions to Wikipedia. However, you need to pay more attention to WP:NPOL criteria, especially the sections about "non-trivial" and "extensive" media coverage. While some subjects make the cut easily (state and federal legislators, for instance), I've had to nominate a number of articles you've created about minor political figures for deletion, and I feel bad about your wasted time on such articles. One suggestion you might want to consider; for articles where the notability of the subject isn't solid, try first submitting a draft to WP:AfC. That way you can get feedback from others before committing more time to an article that might not make the cut. Cheers, OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:32, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Non-free rationale for File:Chris Ullo of Jefferson Parish, LA.jpeg
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Speedy deletion nomination of Gene S. Walker, Sr.


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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Texas rancher Gene S. Walker, Sr.jpg


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Replaceable fair use File:Texas rancher Gene S. Walker, Sr.jpg
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Nomination of Gene S. Walker, Sr. for deletion
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File:Chris Ullo of Jefferson Parish, LA.jpeg
I've declined the pseudo speedy as you added (a bit of) a Fair Use Rationale - I've added the proper template - could you please fill in the details (add after the various "=" signs) - note the reason for replaceable section needs to be "no - deceased". We need it done this way as each use of the image needs it's own template with the article name (at the moment there is only one page to use - some images do run to several) Ron h jones (Talk) 21:41, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:George Nattin, Jr., playing golf.jpg
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Would like your input
Hey Billy. I saw the overzealous deletion policies that were trying to wipe out small town history. There's similar overzealousness and harshness going on in this discussion I'm involved in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Florescu_brothers If you want to give your thoughts, you'd have my thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paperpencils (talk • contribs) 19:16, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Consuelo Raymond Kazen of Laredo, TX.jpg


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March 2015
Hello, I'm CaroleHenson. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr.‎, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. CaroleHenson (talk) 22:31, 28 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Douglas was not a sibling of Floyd Culbertson, Jr., but the son by the second marriage. The three brothers were John Grier Culbertson (1905–1977), Roy Culbertson (1911-1996), and James Edward "Jim" Culbertson, whose years of birth and death are not available. Billy Hathorn (talk) 22:41, 28 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Yep, I got that. I am not sure if you saw my comment on the Articles for Deletion page for the article:
 * " Do you have a source other than ancestry.com for that? I'm not sure that you're aware, but the link that you provided goes to a page that was built by ancestry.com users. Yes, it's likely based upon primary sources, but there are issues in extrapolation of that data, that's why encyclopedia articles look to secondary sources for reliable sources. Genealogical data quality, particularly by individual contributors vs. trained genealogists, can be quite poor in some cases, and for that reason met with suspicion."-- CaroleHenson (talk) 22:35, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Regarding your point that the information was in the parent's obituaries: Did you see "Culbertson had a sister and brothers Douglas, Jim and Roy.[3][5][b]" that came from the mother's obitaries?" in the Background section? I'll correct Douglas.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 23:04, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Something else I found: The mother Mary Culbertson (1887-1977) died in Minden in September 1977 four days after the death of oldest son, John Grier Culbertson. He was buried in Tarrant County probably the day before his mother died in Minden. She was interred beside her husband, Floyd, Sr., in Minden. The "Douglas" should be John Grier Culbertson, the oldest son. Floyd, Jr.,'s middle name was Douglas, which was also the first name of his son by the second marriage. The only source I had on Douglas being born in CA is the one I cited from the ancestry.com. The Princeton source (and he was not in law school there but undergraduate school) said he was 25 at the time of his death and told about his being from Tulsa. Billy Hathorn (talk) 23:21, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep, I made a mistake when I was editing Douglas (the son) info - but I later corrected it, right? What is your source for the sequence of Mary and John's deaths? I'll go ahead and add John.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 23:33, 28 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Find a grave has John G. Culbertson dying on September 15, 1977. His pictured tombstone at Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tarrant County has only 1977. Minden Press-Herald had his mother Mary (1887-1997) dying on September 19, 1977. Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:04, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Is there something in one of Mary's obituaries about dying after her son?-- CaroleHenson (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't believe it is, or I would have caught that then instead of just today because it is unusual. I have noticed that obits often don't mention that other family members have just died too. I don't know why. So Floyd, Jr., lost a brother, mother, and only son, within a year from 1977 to 1978.Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:49, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow, that's a lot! I think I've read that you can use photographs of gravestones as sources, but it seems to me that there's still some issue with using findagrave as a source for that, but I'll check around on the Reliable sources noticeboard and a couple of other places.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 01:13, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Not looking good at this posting - which has an issue with it coming from findagrave and being a primary source
 * This more recent posting - has issue with it as a primary source and states that images of gravestones still need to be published by a reliable secondary source for proper identification / context.
 * That's what I'm finding, and it seems so clear-cut that I stopped doing any more searching.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 01:24, 29 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much, Carole, for all the work you did on the Culbertson article. You managed to save it! I got so bogged down in it that I could not see the forest for the trees. Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:49, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * My pleasure, I have been there, too.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 03:18, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

A page you started (Karilyn Brown) has been reviewed!
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 * "Need More Source"...now that's an insight 76.118.228.205 (talk) 01:36, 17 April 2015 (UTC)


 * This is all I have been able to find at this point on K. Brown. Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:28, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015
You made a change to an article, Jerome War Relocation Center, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial. Thank you! -- Gmatsuda (talk) 23:12, 18 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Source added. Thanks, Billy Hathorn (talk) 23:26, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for George Neel, Jr.
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 07:49, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.jpg
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 * used in Myrtis Methvin Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:27, 3 June 2015 (UTC)