User talk:Carptrash/Archive02

Back of Penny
Neat picture of the back of the penny. I hadn't realized it was there until I saw your picture. It inspired me to take one myself which I think shows it a bit more clearly. I replaced yours with it, I hope you don't mind. Lorax 01:31, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)

Serpent Mound
I've removed the Squire and Davis map. I had no idea that the Smithsonian owned the rights to such an important and landmark publication. I've replaced it with a drawing from a periodical called The Century, published in 1890. Sorry about that. Last Pantagruelist 17:44, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

My Generation album cover
Hello. I'm working on infoboxes for The Who albums (I've done about four or so). I like the image that you uploaded for My Generation, but there's a lot of white space around it, which makes if look awkward. I don't want to replace it, so could you possibly crop out the white or scan it again? 06:24, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC) Shirimasen


 * Great job. I added the tag for you. For future reference, you put on the page to add tag. I wish I had some original Who LPs. I did get Quadrophenia on CD for Chirstmas though, which was cool. Shirimasen 01:26, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Well, I sent my apps to MIT and Cornell. I had a long talk with my parents, however, and we think that SUNY Courtland would be best for me to attend, for various reasons.

Yeah, I'm about the only one of three kids in my school that is even aware of The Who. I think they're brilliant. Unfortunately, I got into them after Entwistle died. I hear that they're still a good live act, though.

How goes? I can't wait to read that Wired article with you in it, but it's not out on my newsstands yet, so I'll have to wait. I just had a six hour editing marathon (Half day of school, nothing better to do); I'm wiped, but now all the articles on The Who albums have album boxes. Now I need to find another project to work on. Maybe something to do with photography.

~Shiri 06:47, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)

A. A. Weinman
Einar,

I am a great fan of A. A. Weinman and his sculpture. As a layman, I have been unable to locate a thorough biography or collection of source material detailing his life. As recently as two years ago I saw an unpublished manuscript biography at auction, but was unable to afford a bid on it at that time.

Can you suggest any detailed treatment of his development as a sculptor?

Best Regards,

Jeremy O'Kelly

Jeremy -I'm glad that you tracked me down. I'll have to think about it - but bascially there is no one really great source. How can I get in touch with yu about what i have/know?

Modotti article
Ah, yes, the Open Tasks template. Amazing how many bored copyeditors it attracts on a cold Saturday night. :-) --da blaze  18:12, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, let's hope that the Modotti edit won't take much longer to complete.


 * As for shadowy yet relevant allegations, take it from a jaded former journalist: the best way to say something without saying it is to say who else said it, without saying it yourself. (Got that?) Like:


 * Acquaintances of Modotti during her time in Moscow have said that she played a role in Stalin's purges, but no independent information has yet been uncovered to confirm this claim, much less the exact nature of her presumed role.


 * OK, that's a bit clumsy, but good enough for a talk page.


 * Timelines? Easy. If things are unclear, just gloss things over accurately. A great way to do this is to not tie yourself down to specific dates, but to say things like:


 * In the early to mid-1920s, Modotti carried on numerous affairs, including a year-long tryst with muralist Diego Rivera, who she also modeled for in several paintings. She married Whatshisname before/after breaking up with Rivera/Weston, but he was shot in 1929 while walking down the street and Modotti [never married again/married someone else later/whatever].


 * As for her accomplishments as a photog, it's all you (or someone other than me!). But I'll gladly edit whatever y'all come up with. --da blaze  19:02, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)


 * In response to your most recent post on my talk page, I actually didn't add any information about Modotti to the article, since I don't really know anything about her. Someone else must have put in the stuff about her marriages. One bit of advice, though -- don't get too bogged down in details at first. Maybe there's an entry on the inverted pyramid style on here somewhere. You seem to be very familiar with her life, but in writing I've found that the hardest thing to do is to know what not to write, since almost any subject could be described to the nth degree.


 * So perhaps you might find it easier to strip things down to the basics and go from there.


 * Here's the outline that comes to mind (remembering, of course, that I'm not the expert here):


 * I. Overview
 * II. (Political?)& artistic life before Mexico City
 * III. Political & artistic life in Mexico City
 * IV. Political & (artistic?) life after Mexico City
 * V. Personal relationships
 * These may be touched upon above, but Modotti's affairs seem so complicated that it might be easier for everyone involved if they're dealt with separately, and can reference previously described events.


 * In any case, the article's basically good, but some minor stuff needs to be cut or consolidated, and a section about Modotti-as-photographer needs to be put in. No big deal! Just concentrate on producing an overview that hits all the basic points, so that you or other contributors can build on it later. --da blaze  01:10, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)


 * I like your rewrite. I get a clearer picture of who Modotti was (but I'm still curious about her impact as a photographer. Was she well-received at the time, or only after her death? Or at all?)


 * Unfortunately I won't be able to do a copyedit for at least a few days (though I might sneak in some work if I'm bored late at night). Plus, any number of other people could jump in too, but if they don't I'll try to do some bits and pieces throughout the week.


 * Now that the copy seems to be in good shape, any chance of finding a public domain image? Even a portrait? I did a Google image search, and the same one kept popping up -- Modotti in a 20s-looking hat/bonnet thing. Probably not the most artistic or "radical," but perhaps copyright-free, though I wasn't able to tell for sure. And one of the photographs she took would be great too, but I'm sure they're all copyrighted.


 * Cheers! --da blaze  23:12, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)

Michael K / Haymarket Riots
I've changed the caption beneath the Michael K picture to insert the appellation "Activist". It now reads : "Activist Michael K at the statueless pedestal of the Policemen Monument, Chicago IL. MK took to his too early grave whatever he knew about the 1969 and 1970 bombings". I think this adequately describes MK's reason to be in the article. He sounds like an interesting chap. I like your story that he 'would never tell' what he knew about the bombings. An An 23:19, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Hi Carptrash, that's an interesting picture of Michael K's funeral / Ingrid. He must've been committed to have a wobbly funeral. Perhaps he (or his tendency) deserves an entry? 09:35, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Wired fame
There's a lovely intro about you in Dan Pink's article in the March ed. of WIRED! It sounds like he visited you, so you probably know already, but just in case... :-) +sj +  22:25, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I just got it today too. Congratulations. &rarr;Raul654 23:51, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)

sacrifice?
are you able to give some context at Image:AnimalSacrificeToday.jpg? regards, dab (&#5839;) 11:12, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Re: To the Commons !
About the Commons: you upload the images there just as you would upload them to this wiki. This wiki automatically recognizes the image, and you can use the same code to include images as usual. If you want, you can create two image pages: one at the Commons, and one here. This way other language wikis can use the images you've uploaded, with a minimum of hassle. (I'm a sysop at vi:, and I'm pretty finicky about the format of image pages over there... interwiki links, categories, and the like, so this just makes my life a bit easier.  )

Where exactly is "Standing Lincoln"? I live in the suburbs, so I'm not familiar with all the art downtown, except for the Big Pig Gig – I'll have to write an article about that soon. I'm probably going to move away from Cincinnati for college, so I'd like to contribute some material on the city before I leave.

– Minh Nguy&#7877;n (talk, contribs, blog) 03:44, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Actually… I was referring to a big event that Cincinnati held back in 2001, which featured more than 400 dressed-up flying pigs, decorated by local groups. (You were right about it having to do with the "Porkopolis" nickname, though.) Take a look at this. All the pigs featured there are quite large – around five or six feet long – and were bolted to sidewalks all over town. (I helped paint my school's pig as a student there.) I have the official book, but I'd have to get permission somehow from Art Opportunities Incorporated.

It'll probably be awhile before I get a chance to go downtown, but I'll be sure to take a photo of Lincoln. Also, according to this, a replica the Capitoline Wolf is there now:


 * As you enter Eden Park from Victory Parkway, on your left is the Twin Lakes area, once an old stone quarry. Just west of the lakes is the bronze replica of the Capitoline Wolf which was a gift from the Italian government and presented by the Order of the Sons of Italy in 1931.

I wonder what happened to the original. Anyhow, I'm not sure where I'm going for college yet, but a strong possibility is Stanford. – Minh Nguy&#7877;n (talk, contribs, blog)

More From J-L
Heh. If you can do something with those Kinks album covers, I'll prepare the pages for you. And looking at your album cover for The Zombies, I can tell that the covers have gone through a lot.

I'll see what I can find on Tina Modotti. Interesting woman.

Mercifully, I'm nearly done with the college apps. Just need to apply for financial aid at SUNY Courtland.

Looks like you'll need to archive your talk page. It's about 14 kilobytes too long. If ya don't know how to do it, go to How to archive a talk page.

Archiving your talk page
Hi there. Seems like you went through all the right steps to archive your talk page, except you neglected to change "Talk:foo" to "User talk:Carptrash" in the boilerplate text you inserted here at the top. So, the current content of Talk:Foo/Archive01 is a whole bunch of your chat. You might want to fix that next time you're on. (Don't be too embarrassed: exact same thing happened to me last week while archiving Talk:Mecca, that's how I came to have Foo and its chat pages on my watchlist.) –Hajor 04:34, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Hey, cool star. First one I've ever got. Thanks a bunch. However, you're not there yet. Your stray talk archive is currently at Talk:Carptrash/Archive01, which is in the main encyclopedia name space, corresponding to a non-existent article on Carptrash; it's not in the "User" space. You want it at User talk:Carptrash/Archive01 (which is what I've just changed the "foo" link at the head of this page to). Hth, as they say... –Hajor 00:49, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Looks like you're all set, talk archive where it's supposed to be. Well done! Now I think I'll head over to How to archive a talk page and see if I can tweak the wording there so fewer people fall into the same trap in future. (Then I'll take a look at Mazatlán -- I remember seeing the seafront deer statue when I drove through last Easter.) Cheers, 02:07, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Elvis/Little Egypt
I'm pretty sure it *wasn't* me, but go ahead and edit it anyway--you seem to know what you're talkng about. jengod 00:05, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

History
Thank you. In return, I offer you another delightful Bierce definition: "Mythology: The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later." The quip on my user page was intended to highlight the confusion of the two that I had found in the article in question. &mdash;E. Underwood 21:59, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

just flagging one cleric
Actually, I was only flagging a particular cleric, changing links that pointed to the John Harvard disambiguation page so they would point to the proper John Harvard, either the Massachusetts cleric or the Manitoba politician. Part of the Disambiguation pages with links cleanup task. Good luck with your own cleric-flagging! FreplySpang 14:22, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Biological Template
Biological was an error. I ment biographical.

Wired
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/wiki_pr.html Kewl! RickK 09:06, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

Aleijadinho, etc.
I got bored with doing articles about music albums today, so I decided to flip through your contributions. Good stuff, but I think I'll help myself to giving them a nice clean up. Your pictures kick all sorts of arse, by the way.

I got accepted to SUNY Cortland, by the way. It'll be a nice change of weather from Key West; it was 90° here today.

I wholeheartedly agree that life is good, Shiri &mdash; Talk 08:32, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC) (Let's test out my new signature, shall we?)

I'm neither of those...
I'm just on spring break and trying to kill some time (and trying to avoid doing calculus homework <_<). That would be great if you could get some of Modotti's artwork with permission (fun fact: The photographs on Edward Weston aren't really PD; somebody out there owns the rights to them, at least that's the impression I get looking at the credits in my photography text). Well, I'll be off to work on more of your stuff then. I'm going to scrounge up that photography barnstar for you, too; I'm surprised that you haven't gotten one with your wide body of work. Shiri &mdash; Talk 07:11, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

copy right vs copy wrong == ==

A bright young wikipedian spark pointed out to me some pictures in the Edward Weston article and was wondering about the copy right issue. I noticed that you were there 15 months ago wondering the same thing. I can not belive that these pictures, one by Tina Modotti and two by Weston are PD. It makes no sense. The version of the shot of Weston by Modotti that I am looking at right now [in a book about Modotti] is owned by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. So I'm looking to you for an opinion, before I start to slash and burn. Carptrash 08:02, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Short answer: beats me. Longer answer: see if you can contact User:JamesDay who seems to have been involved in these and is knowledgeable about such things. If it's been there a while it probably can be there a bit longer. Might be fair use, but the images should not be tagged as in the public domain unless they are. Dpbsmith (talk) 13:47, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Photographer's barnstar
Hi Carptrash,

Hey a barnstar - way to go! I should have thought of it myself, but I will just second Shiri's comments. Thanks for your contributions. -- Solipsist 21:17, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hope you're having a good trip, Einar
Tell me about where you went when you get back. Shiri &mdash; Talk 04:55, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)

Joe's Reply
So many questions!! So many Answers !!!!

Who are you? Carptrash 17:42, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hello

What are you? An omnivore

Good for you. Best of both world, eh?

Why are you reading my talk page? Bored. I got there from Ludlow CO

Who?

Why do you not understand exaggeration as a form of sarcasm? My 5th Garde teacher thought that I was mildly retarded. She might have been right.

Bless. That's fair enough then.

Why would the Pope sway my well established religious beliefs when he is little more that a figurehead? Does your "well established religious beliefs" not have a figurehead too?

Only me. I don't have a particular religion.

Why do you think science is less reliable than religion? Not more, not less. The same.

I dunno. I see miles more concrete evidence in science. Religion is mostly blind faith, which is a good thing but, at the end of the day, unreliable.

Religion

Can I have some money please? My unemployment checks [‘the dole’ USA style] ran out long ago. So, "Yes you May – but not from me."

Bugger

Why do you care what I think? I’m a New Age, caring sort of fellow.

Fair enough

Why should I care what you think? If I give you $$$$$$$$ will you care?

Nope

Do you really think I didn't realise Tom was a "metaphore"? Sorry, I meant "metawhore."

That's more like it.

Do you think I really meant to kill anyone? I’ve learned [opinion] that this is something best NOT said, especially in writing where almost anyone in the world [opinion] can read it.

Nah. It's pretty obvious I didn't mean it.

What time is it?--Crestville 17:31, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)-- 11:38 AM

Bloody hell, I'm late.--Crestville 17:50, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * These are what are often called "Famous Last Words" and are used as epitaphs and the like. What is ‘obvious" to one is not always so to another.  Or, "obvious" is just :another way of saying "my opinion." 

Well, yeah, it is my opinion. I like it, and I doubt any harm will come of it. By the way, not that I mind at all, but I never poseted on the Ludlow page.--Crestville 19:10, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * It's about damn time too.--Crestville 19:45, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

This conversation is very confusing
Too Old, carptrash, Crestville, "Tom" "ghost"? Who said what, and to whom?

Reminds me of a limerick:

A lesbian, once, in Khartoum, Took a sodomite into her room. All thru the night Was a helluva fight, As to who should do what, and to whom.

No offense..

Too Old 01:29, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)

How do I convert?
Are there any formal requirements for conversion to Confusionism, or is a general astonishment at the doings of mankind enough? I hope there is no hierarchy, but if there is, I would like to be a Cardinal at least, like the 5-year old Joseph Ratzinger. Maybe if I live long enough (I'm only 75 now) I might get to be Pope? Too Old 05:30, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)

Madonna of the Trail
Well it is a worthy subject. Let's call it a collaboration and see if it doesn't just get better. I have no problem with whatever you can do to improve it and correct any errors or omissions. The photo was only only PD one we could find easily. However, raw material for a featured article is potentially there. I hope you can build on whatI started. Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 06:34, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

I have an elderly Mom who doesn't sleep much. She is happy with me playing mp3 files of Big band and organ, hymns, piano, jazz etc, while I type. My sister watches her while I sleep days. I couldn't find much more about August Leimbach. But between us, maybe we can keep improving these two articles. Vaoverland 07:04, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

If you love sculptured things, you would love Richmond. We have the monuments as well as the famous bust of George Washington in the Virginia State Capitol. I recently wrote a piece on Hunter McGuire, M.D., who has a statue outside the capitol building. Vaoverland 07:21, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

Vaoverland
Wow, your efforts with Madonna of the Trail and August Leimbach really helped each of them. As I mentioned earlier, Richmond is loaded with Monuments with sculptured figures. Would you have information on who did those? They range from post Civil-War to the 1980s.

BTW, if you like my talk box on my user page, I can make one for you gratis in about 3 minutes. It helps new messages to go to bottom of your page with a heading. Mine was a gift from another user. Just drop a note back on my talk page. Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 19:38, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

Hrafnkels saga
Thanks for complimenting me on Hrafnkels saga. Somehow my burst of activity ended right after I got the article through the FA-process :) But that's one of the things I like about Wikipedia - I can work when I want to and when I move on other people will pick up the torch. Haukurth 21:21, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

August Leimbach
You might want to check the talk page for this article. Mark. Vaoverland 23:00, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

testing
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Richmond Monuments
I get to test-drive your new talk box! I put one on my User page also, linked to the talk page, which helped keep people from leaving messages ion the user page in error. We can do that for you too if you wish.

Here is a listing of most Richmond, Virginia monuments:


 * Monument Avenue, the monuments, east to west, are:
 * 1) J.E.B. Stuart
 * 2) Robert E. Lee
 * 3) Jefferson Davis
 * 4) Stonewall Jackson
 * 5) Matthew Fontaine Maury
 * 6) Arthur Ashe


 * Capitol Square
 * 1) George Washington (equestrian)
 * 2) Hunter Holmes McGuire
 * 3) George Washington (bust, inside capitol building in rotunda)


 * Other Richmond monuments
 * 1) A.P. Hill
 * 2) Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
 * 3) Christopher Columbus
 * 4) Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
 * 5) World War I Memorial Carillon. A 56-bell carillion tower.
 * 6) Virginia War Memorial (WWII, Korea, Vietnam)

I'll check on spelling and local resources for any more. The first 5 on Monument Avenue were Civil War figures, the last an addition in the 1980s.

Trivia


 * On Monument Avenue, Stuart and Jackson, who were each killed in the war are facing north, Lee is facing south. Maury and Davis face east. Ashe faces west.


 * A.P. Hill is buried under his monument, which is elsewhere.


 * In 1933, while in his hometown (of Richmond, Virginia), he saw two children risk speeding traffic to cross a street because there was no stoplight at the intersection. Robinson went to the city and provided the money to have a safety traffic light installed. In 1973, a statue of "Bojangles" was erected in a small park at the intersection.

Arthur Ashe and Richmond
The placement of Arthur Ashe on Monument Avenue was not without a great deal of controversy. Since then, we have had Abraham Lincoln added right down by the rivah, which still has even more feathers (to say the least) ruffled. I like both monuments, personally. Vaoverland 13:49, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

sculptor
Think of the sculptor first is an unsual perspective. However, I think that many people would be interested in knowing more about these artists, especially those who created what have become cultural icons. Vaoverland 14:59, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

Church of Confusionism
I have decided that, as co-Pope, I will establish my See on Puget Sound in summer, San Diego in winter. Too Old 15:48, 2005 May 2 (UTC)

Gimme a break!
I see that my synod ends a mile or two from the Pacific Ocean, while yours encompasses the rest of the continent, except for Alaska (BRRR). Since you are based in the interior, I suggest that you cede both coasts to me. That allows me to visit my native city (Brooklyn) without special dispensation from you. It also lets me eat Maine lobsters and soft shell crabs without paying an import tariff. You, on the other hand, would still have whitefish and pike and beef from Fargo. I will even give you free import of mushrooms from the northwestern forests. Too Old 04:17, 2005 May 3 (UTC)

Advancing Confusion
My Dear Brother in Confusion;

Since the suggestions in my last message disturbed you so much I hereby withdraw them and accept the boundary you have drawn.

I note that you have, in Holy Confusion, ceded to me the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and South America, together with the waters outside your boundary and the islands they contain. Thank you.

Henceforth if you or your subordinates wish to travel to any of the territories not within your boundary, you may apply at any border crossing and the application will be forwarded to one of my Sees in the most Confused manner, as is appropriate.

Yours in Confusion, Too Old 17:40, 2005 May 3 (UTC)

Monument Avenue
this meassage was left on my talk page.


 * I noticed you have info above sculptors on Monument Avenue; that would be appropriate info in any relevant bio article, I'd think. Hal Jespersen 00:22, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

I am busy with other projects at the moment. Mark in Richmond Vaoverland 00:32, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

I am glad you are a strong resource for sculptors. I am surprised that our racially sensitive city hasn't renamed the Robert E. Lee monument on Monument Avenue here "Traveller and a unamed rider" (or worse)! Mark in Richmond Vaoverland 02:01, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

hello --
Hello Einar, how are you? Just before you posted a msg on my account, I'd sent an email to your arthistorian address, so we're on the same wavelength somehow.... I'll respond fully in another email. cheers --Lockley 06:14, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

Haymarket riot
Do you have a date for the MK photo over at Haymarket riot? Looks like around 1990 but I haven't a clue and would like to give readers some idea of the context. Thanks! Wyss 10:47, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Great, thanks for replying! :) Wyss 18:22, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Image:London-OntarioChurch2.jpg
Do you have a larger or higher-quality version of Image:London-OntarioChurch2.jpg? It's a really nice picture, and I was going to do some perspective corrections on it with Hugin (new favorite toy), but the image is small and has JPEG artifacts. Do you have the original digital camera output? grendel|khan 19:34, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

another way to do it.
I believe that every fly that I splat with my well-used swatter is reincarnated as a hummingbird.

That could be the truth.the fact is that it is not proven to be so, yet. Obvisley your are an semantic thinking person..I think that could be true...from Maimen@tiscali.nl

testing, testing, 1,2 3
Likewise, I'm sure

Stars, Five-Pointed and Otherwise
No idea re five-pointed stars. Wish I did. There has to be vexillogist [sp?] somewhere out there who knows tho. Good luck! jengod 01:11, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Po'pay-SR-03.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Po'pay-SR-03.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, so its copyright status is therefore unclear. Please add a tag to let us know its copyright status. (If you created/took the picture then you can use to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use  .)  If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know on the image description page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Otherwise, see Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. Thanks so much.

Zeimusu | Talk page 04:50, 2005 August 24 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that. the picture was mine so I gfdled it.  For some reason I thought that this process was automatic now.  I quess this is what i get for thinking.  i get to be wrong . . . . . . ... again.  Carptrash 04:56, 24 August 2005 (UTC)  though you might have to remove the big RED thing on the picture.


 * That's cool - red thing removed. GFDL is kind of automatic, but it does put folks minds at rest if you claim your pictures and tag them. Thanks anyway Zeimusu | Talk page 05:04, 2005 August 24 (UTC)

As for fair use - yes go ahead and tag with fairuse Zeimusu | Talk page 05:07, 2005 August 24 (UTC)

Einar
a) Just so you know, I'm a guy. I thought that was evident from my userpage; possibly not. I'm not sure if you were implying anything by referring to me as "Drag Fly" instead of "Dragonfly"; I'll take that as an innocent error.

b) Thank you for trusting that I'm not a crank or a teenage vandal.

c) We do often get articles that are bogged down with superfluous information - ever hang out on New Articles and watch the anonymous creations come through?

d) No, I've never read the Icelandic Sagas. I'll take your word for it that the details of genealogy are important. However, Wikipedia isn't the Sagas, and therefore the article should be a BIT more concise. If you look at the current version, you'll note that (for instance) it does mention that he took the name "Kvaran" in 1916 along with his brothers and nephews, but it doesn't mention who those brothers and nephews were. This is because the article isn't about the brothers and nephews, it's about Einar. We are encouraged to "be bold" in changing articles, to improve them as we see fit. Similarly, since his death information is at the very beginning of the article, I don't think we need it at the end as well.

e) I do sincerely apologize to your octogenarian friend; I hope you're able to convince him to return. It sounds like he could be a valuable contributor.

f) Okay? DS 11:40, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Robert E. Lee's other horse
Speaking of fun, did you know that Lynchburg has the tomb of Robert E. Lee's "other" horse? Check out this site! http://www.retroweb.com/lynchburg/attractions/

Mark (now residing in the Historic Triangle) Vaoverland 20:11, September 7, 2005 (UTC)

User categorization
Hi, there! Your User Page is listed on the Wikipedia:Wikipedians/New Mexico page. The Wikipedia:Wikipedians/New Mexico page is scheduled for deletion. I was going to categorize your User Page as a Wikipedian in New Mexico (Category:Wikipedians in New Mexico), but I see that it is already categorized in Iceland. I justed wanted to let you know in case you wanted to append New Mexico ;-). Great user page!  Thanks!   Roby Wayne  Talk •  Hist 01:06, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * By all means, please categorize yourself as you see fit ;-). I didn't know if you'd like to be listed in both, so I didn't want to take any liberties with your user page by adding New Mexcio.  There isn't any limit on the number of categories that your user page can be listed in that I know of.  All the best!  Roby Wayne  Talk &bull;  Hist 08:23, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * It's 4:30a here on the east coast...my brain is on overdrive. ;-)  I understand self-labelling...I could categorize myself ad nauseum, but try to avoid too many associations.  You can check out Category:Wikipedians for a list of the major cats.  They are trying to clean up the categories so that they are a little more uniform...but, there are quite a few to choose from right now.  Label away!  Roby Wayne  Talk &bull;  Hist 08:41, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Octogenarian
I looked at the Einar H. Kvaran history, and noted that your octogenarian Icelandic friend hasn't contributed any more articles. Possibly the apology I left for him might help? DS 16:40, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

I saw your notice, Carptrash, on my discussion page. And yes genealogy is important in Icelandic culture mainly because it estabilishes the individual's identity thourghly. By the way how did ya find out I was an Icelander? Zarutian 00:17, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Hey
Hey man, keep up the good work on Detroit! SNWEB.ORG 01:51, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Historic Triangle article needs a map
As you suggested, I also think we need a map for this article. I have asked the WP map guru User: Spui for help with one. I will also keep looking.

If you went to the Virginia State Capitol building while in Richmond, you were probably disappointed to find the renovations have things pretty well inaccessible. Not to worry, I have been assured by a friend in a (very) high place there that the irreplaceable statuary has been carefully protected during the work. Let us hope so. Hope you enjoyed the trip, and hope to see your photos.
 * Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia, Vaoverland 19:19, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

List of songs whose title includes geographical names== ==

Well, the started a vote against this list. Maybe you're interested (in keeping ;-)). Bye, -DePiep 19:39, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Norwegian Lady statues
I have just written a new article about the Norwegian Lady Statues in Norway and Virginia. I hope you will enjoy it. It would be great to know more about the sculptor and even better to find a photo we could use. I plan to put this up for Did You Know nomination, and a photo would look good with it on the Main Page. Looking forward to an email with the photos from your trip to Virginia (hint, hint). (my email is vgn700@aol.com)
 * Yours in the Historic Triangle, Mark Vaoverland 04:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

UPDATE: I have heard from the author of the book referenced in the article. he helped me with some corrections, and is sending me an autographed copy gratis! Not to be greedy, but, now, if we should hear from the sculptor...  Check out the talk page for the article. As you said, life is good!


 * Mark Vaoverland 02:25, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

UPDATE AGAIN: Thanks for getting the article story about the sculptor started. I hope you can get the photo quickly. There is a good possibility this article will be used in the "Did You Know?" feature on the Main Page within a couple of days. All I have found is an old postcard of the original figurehead-statue, and the story is more about the two in bronze.
 * Mark Vaoverland 04:32, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Useful nonsense
Hi, great to read you used wikipedia to compile an aired playlist! I knew we were doing useful things here. DePiep 18:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * OK, you already dit a show with nonsesne-titles. Says even more about usefulness of the list. I think there's a secret sub-community out there, all concerned with nonsense. Feels good to be part of that.
 * I found this List of songs containing the name of a ship, aircraft or spacecraft, and there's List of songs about automobiles. See also the list Lists of songs, which is structured a bit more than category:Lists of songs. Have a nice time (you are walking to your records right now, I guess) ;-) -DePiep 18:22, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

do you know of Frederick William Sievers?
I just tripped over the fact that my former residence in Richmodn was not too far from the home of Frederick William Sievers, sculptor of the Matthew Fontaine Maury and Stonewall Jackson monuments on Monument Avenue as well as the Virginia Monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. P.S. Any progress on a Norwegian Lady Statues photo? It may hit the Main Page in DYK in the next 24-48 hours.


 * Mark Vaoverland 05:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)


 * PS I am kinda ****ed up right now, just having finished up "Tuseday Night Live" on KLDK radio [a co-host brought in a viscious Rum and Herbs Thing] but I think that I wrote the Frederick William Sievers article. I'll have pictures from Richmond later.  Carptrash 06:06, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Image:HughFerris1.jpg
Did Dover Publications really agree to license this photo under the GFDL? Thanks.--Pharos 01:59, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * If Dover Publications (that's it, right?) reprinted the entire book and believes it to be in the public domain, then I suppose that should be good enough for us. I think we should label it PD then, with the explanation.  GFDL means something very specific, and shouldn't be used arbitrarilly for something that seems sort-of free.  Thanks for the info.--Pharos 07:11, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * One small thing. Could you just change your note on the image description page to refer to Dover Publications?  I would do it myself, but of course I don't want to alter a comment signed by you.  Thanks.--Pharos 01:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Hugh Ferris is now a redirect to Hugh Ferriss, and was turned into one automatically when you moved the article. I am an administrator at Wikipedia, which doesn't really give me great privileges, but I'll probably be able to help you out anyway.  What's the issue?--Pharos 05:39, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Questionable links
Sorry I didn't reply sooner. Wikipedia is often the target of spam; see Spam. Please fell free to remove any or quite possibly all of the links. Good luck on improving the page!--Pharos 23:21, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

reply
It was done on request from Categories for deletion, it had been there for a week and was a unanimous decision, the categories are now in line with their parents and daughters. thanks  Martin   19:13, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Thats ok! I wondered why you thought it was "being voted down", go easy on the cheese. thanks  Martin   14:27, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

E. W. Marland
The article has been moved to this title. Ernest W. Marland redirects to it. BTW, I ran across another sculptor when creating the article for Samuel Spencer (Southern Railway). Mark

Mark in Historic Triangle
I finally got some film developed. Still have two more rolls to go. Drop me an email address, and I'll send you a couple of personal pix; sorry, I am the only historic thing. I am still looking forward to your Monument Avenue/Richmond trip pix. Your friend Mark Vaoverland 19:37, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Images
I think WP has server problems at times which we see the most with image problems. It seems the most often to be daytime weekdays, which is probably not WP, but other businesses using some of the same networking. I have a good high speed Internet connection at such times, and problems are limited to WP. Probably nothing you can do at your end except try at different times. Mark Vaoverland 18:05, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson
There's been a response on him. You can delete this post if you wish.--T. Anthony 12:32, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

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Thanks for your editorial work on Vittorio Vidali
Carp:

Thanks for your editorial work on Vittorio Vidale. I wonder how he died. El Jigüe 12/05/05

Iosif Romualdovich Grigulevich
Carp:

Thank you again, I added and additional link, this time Spain, from vittorio Vidale to Iosif Romualdovich Grigulevich. El Jigüe 12/7/05

Mary Lawrence - Response
Thanks for the compliment left on my talk page. I just want to give you two thumbs up for using references when creating artcles. However I do doubt Millet's gentlemanly sense of "Women and children first" would suffenciently make up for a lifetime of sexism against proffesional women. MechBrowman 23:10, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Clarification
I've blamed her in person for it many times. She doesn't care. It's old news. She would probably find it amusing if she saw that there. Besides, after nearly two years she's had to deal with much worse than that. Search 4  Lancer  07:00, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should worry about your own problems and just bugger off. Search  4  Lancer [[Image: Flag of Pennsylvania.svg|25px]] 10:07, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

re: George Bissell
Hi - Just thought I'd let you know I replied at User_talk:Rick_Block. -- Rick Block (talk) 00:53, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I recategorized KLDK into Category:Radio stations in New Mexico. Is this where you wanted it? -- Rick Block (talk) 01:12, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Typos
It makes you a salvation angel! An An 21:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Nat'l Bldg Museum, Montgomery Meigs, Caspar Buberl
First, thanks for your additions to the National Building Museum article. Finally pushed it out of the stub stage. Your question: "do you think that it is too redundant?"
 * There's no rules against it, but I think it's unnecesary to copy the same info into 3 different articles. I like your additions to the NBM article, an article on my watchlist, so I think that should stay as it is. The same info should merely be summarized and tailored for the other two bio. articles with appropriate links back to the NBM article for anyone that wants more detail. For example, the info about Civil War pensions doesn't need to be in the other two articles and all of the details about the frieze don't need to be in the Meigs article. Hope this helps. --דוד ♣ D Monack 06:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Meigs
Hi: I think that we might be tripping over each other in the Reference section - or maybe that was someone else, but it looks okay now. Here is my dilemma. I added more or less the same section on the Pension Building to Montgomery Meigs - the National Building Museum and to Caspar Buberl - because it more or less belongs in all three, the secret, I believe, being the "less" part. So, someone with an interest in the museum part has edited that section, and you should feel free to pare off any unnecessary part in Montgomery Meigs and I'll do the same to Buberl. If you think that it's okay as it is, feel free to leave it. Is this making sense ? Carptrash 19:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

I guess I understand. As long as you're happy with it, I don't see much harm in a small overlap between articles. Two other items:
 * 1) By removing the "who" in that sentence, I cannot parse it grammatically, given its verb and punctuation.
 * 2) I see you're sculpture-oriented. You may wish to look at a stub I created, James E. Kelly (artist). It could use some photos, if you happen to have any.
 * Hal Jespersen 22:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

reply
I'm not sure if it is written down, but it is the de facto standard, plus it looks awful and puts the table of contents above the introduction. Martin 22:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You (and me!) learn something new each day! Martin 22:30, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Go ahead, I'm sure I didnt do a particualy good job on those pictures, but before it was absolutely crazy, all the pictures were overlapping and the text all chopped up. I've got it in my watchlist, so I'm sure we can improve it lots together. Martin 22:43, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

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I think you can find what you are looking for here: Copyright problems. If you can determine an offending portion, by all means edit it out, and you can repaste it with your notation that you thinks its a copyright violation on the article's talk page. If you want to see one I was involved in, read the talk page for the article on Montauk, New York. In that case, we didn't determine the source, but we also didn't discard the whole article, which I think was a more favorable outcome than I have seen with some other problems. I hope this is helpful. Mark Vaoverland 07:55, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

photo
A stunning photo! I have only been to the southwest once, and hope some day to return. Sign me Lost in Virginia, Mark. Vaoverland 08:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Battle of Embudo Pass
Agreed regarding the Indian combatants at Embudo Pass. I look forward to your edits. There is a Siege of Pueblo de Taos battle site and a Battle of Mora one (that I composed) as well. There are factual errors in the Pueblo de Taos page, but I haven't gotten my research in order to get it together yet. I think "Taos Revolt" should have it's own separate page as well, but there are only so many hours in the day. I look forward to your edits! Murcielago 18:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Will make your suggested changes. BTW, the Indians involved in the Taos Revolt were not limited to Pueblos -- Apaches were also involved Murcielago 19:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * thanks for the invite, but sadly I am currently living away from New Mexico, although I am a native of the Land of Enchantment. I've been to Glorieta pass for the re-enactment; quite a sight!  Do let me know when you start any NM articles, I may be an interested collaborator.Murcielago 20:23, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Apropos of New Mexico
If you have an afternoon to spare out of Dixon, I suggest you take the (approx 40 min) drive to Mora, and find Ceran St. Vrain's grave. I can only describe that experience for myself as "surreal." Given his role in territorial New Mexico, the grave's all but forgotten. Oral tradition (obviously not Wiki worthy) tells us that the Americans shelled the town of Mora during the Battle of Mora from the very hill on which the grave lies (which is also logical given Mora's geography). The anniversary is today/February 1 if you want to go beyond the hat-trick. Murcielago 20:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Let me know if you need directions to the grave. It's a lovely drive.  Murcielago 23:33, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I never heard of Durand's book, but just looked it up on Amazon, and the table of contents is intriguing. I propose that we work together on a comprehensive "Taos Revolt" article.  It would be an undertaking though, much more than what I've posted so far.  I'm in possession of several primary sources, including Twitchell's "History of the Military Occupation of New Mexico", and Broadhead's "Ceran St. Vrain."  As for a day trip to Mora,


 * Take highway 518 into Mora. It's the only real road through the town.  When you get to the school, turn into the school grounds and park at the baseball field.  From the baseball field you'll have to walk directly south(crossing a couple of barbed-wire fences) up the hill there.  There is a trail, but it's pretty unmaintained.  Being that you'll be in Mora, you may as well continue and go north on Highway 434 about 1/2 mile and see St. Vrain's mill, which is pretty much falling down, but photogenic nonetheless.  Have lunch/dinner @ Hatcha's cafe there.  The green-chile cheeseburgers are pretty good. Murcielago 00:11, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I found nothing on Burgwin in my research, so unfortunately have nothing to add! Good addition, though. Murcielago 00:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Taos Revolt
Taos Revolt The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Murcielago 00:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Dixon, New Mexico
Thanks for the note - I just got back from vacation. The article looks pretty good right now (12/29/05), hopefully someone can add a picture. Snowfalcon 05:38, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for edit on Mella page
Thanks for edit on Mella page, have addressed all your editorial comments. El Jigüe 1/22/06

re: Nebraska State Capitol mosaic
My interest in Hildreth Meiere came about through two things. Firstly, my PhD was on the ecology of ammonites, which meant trying to figure out what they looked like when still alive. The second thing was that, although British, I have family in Nebraska and ended up spending two and a half years there on a sabbatical of sorts.

To cut a very long story short, I got to know the current Capitol Building architect and we struck up quite a friendship. The outcome of this was to use my resources at the State Museum and University to fund a special exhibition on the Rotunda mosaic. What struck me about the mosaic was that it wasn't just pretty, but scientifically rock-solid. It turns out that Meiere had worked with the director of the State Museum, an expert on fossil elephants, and they'd crafted something of extraordinary integrity. For example, all the fossil animals come from the Nebraska Territory, and some are straightforward copies of actual fossils! We even got a few political cartoons.

Meiere was an outstanding artist, and the quality of this work only reinforces my impression that the Nebraska State Capitol is truly a masterpiece of architecture. In an age when we still have discussions about whether or not the Ten Commandments have a place in a public building, that the Nebraska State Capitol gloriously placed science as well as art on centre stage back in the 1920s/30s just reminds us how these can be handled, and handled well.

Neale Monks

Robert Garrison
Hi, he was not listed by surname in the cats on his page which I have corrected by adding this (|Garrison, Robert) (without curly brackets) after the category name. Regards Arniep 02:47, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Taos Revolt
I would suggest a redirect from Battle of Taos Pueblo, rather than moving "Siege of Pueblo de Taos", as the literature generally refers to it as a Siege. I toyed with the idea of changing Battle of Cañada to either "Battle of La Cañada" in accordance with Spanish grammar, but again, Price's report and history just call the place Cañada or even worse, Canada. I'm about to do more on "Taos Revolt" Murcielago 15:19, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Looks like the article's coming along pretty well! I see that you have listed Tomasito's surname as Romero.  Thanks; none of my sources mention a last name at all (my primary source is Price's report).  The Siege of Pueblo de Taos mentions a "Tomas Baca" as a leader, and I suspect it may be the same "Tomasito", but can't confirm that -- none of my sources mention a "Tomas Baca."  The story of his death at the hands of a dragoon should clear that up.  Also, the # of executed varies in the Siege of Pueblo de Taos article and the Taos Revolt article.  Likewise the tally from your source comes to eleven, while mine gives 15.  We should compare and settle at an actual number.  What are your thoughts? Murcielago 17:06, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Look lower, "El Tomacito -TOMAS ROMERO-The Indian Leader was killed while confined in the Taos Jail. Shot and Killed by A Soldier Fitzgerald (Fitzpatrick) who escaped." Keep me updated on what you're finding . . . I've been adding stuff here and there to the article. Driving to Mora in the snow would be ill-advised.  It's prettier there in the Spring.  -- Murcielago 23:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

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Opinions
Hey Carptrash, it is a sticky problem. I agree with you that its gratuituous, even titilating to describe a persons sexual preferences when that might not have a lot to do with their art. I once read an awful biography of Andy Warhol that couldn't go 2 paragraphs without mentioning that he was a homosexual! The writer was more obsessed with homosexuality than his subject! No-one thinks of putting that emphasis on the sexuality of a married, monogamous, heterosexual. However, I reckon that its a good thing(TM) to mention in passing. I always get a kick out of hearing evidence that confirms the proposition "lesbians are everywhere". Lesbians are everywhere, and they've been everywhere for ages, but the fact of their lesbianism is covered up or downplayed. I think, though, that some writers might freak out and try to make the lesbianism (the aberrant element) into a dominant characteristic of the art when it isn't. Or try to down-play it when it is a dominant element (like in Thea Proctor's woodcuts). That's something to be careful of - but I know you'll do fine!  An An  22:07, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Michael K image
He Carptrash, did you know someone has deleted the image of Michael K which was being used in Haymarket Square? Any chance you can re-upload it with a tag that'll keep the copyright police happy? Wyss 18:11, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

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Bath School Disaster
Thanks for responding. So far, the only contemporary photo of the Girl with a Kitten I have run across is here: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/statue2.jpg. I'm in contact with Mr. Bauerle who built the website about getting the photographer's permission, but I would prefer to get a higher quality photograph, if possible. By any chance, would you have any photos available of the Memorial Park? A close-up of the memorial plaque and the supola in the middle would make nice additions. Thanks for responding. Jtmichcock 12:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Rene Paul Chambellan and Milton Horn
Hello Einar,

Regarding Milton Horn: Thankyou for enhancing his article. A catalog was published c. 1990 when he had his first and last retrospective at the Spertus Museum --and it contains a complete bibliography. An earlier catalog was published 30 years earlier (including the work he did in collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright). You correctly identified the piece which I photographed as a fragment cut from "Hymn to Water". I don't know when that fragment was cast -- but it was only after his death that it was installed on the north wall of the Third Presbyterian Church, near Michigan Avenue -- probably donated to them by Paula Ellis, who established a foundation to secure Milton's legacy by placing his statues in public spaces around the city and eventually (I hope) open a museum in his former home/studio. Needless to say -- I knew Milton for many years. He was my father's teacher at Olivet College -- my father assisted him on some of his projects -- and I first met him around 1962.

Regarding Chambellan, I know nothing -- but from your article, it looks like his work is on the Tribune building. If so -- I'd be happy to photograph it -- but not sure that my simple camera can do it justice.

Thankyou for your comments on my blog.

I found your articles in Wikipedia several months ago -- was impressed -- and tried to contact you -- but I guess my communications were lost in cyberspace.

regards,

Chris

Thanks for the help with the sculptor. I will endeavor to follow up with my sources to get the pics I need. Jtmichcock 21:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

horn and photography
Since you're into photography --- you might notice the quality of the photographs that Horn had taken of his sculpture.

His dad was a photographer -- and he ended up with a large, professional quality, German view camera -- the kind with 12" plates.

His wife, Estelle, learned how to use it -- and develop the prints -- but she never used a timer --- she counted out the seconds on each exposure.

All the pictures in his catalogs were taken by her -- except for the erotic cherubim -- which was the only piece me made after her death. (except for a portrait he did of Paula)

Sorry to pester you with all this trivia.

BTW --- last year was the first time that Horn was displayed in a major museum. A piece from 1946 was put into the new American exhibit at the Art Institute. Unfortunately -- it's not a great piece --- all his great stuff comes after 1950 --  and currently 1950 is the cut-off for contemporary art --- i.e. anything after that time must be judged as contemporary. So his good stuff won't make it to the floor until 2050. (hope I'm still around to see that happen -- but I'd be over a 100 years old by then)

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DH Lawrence's Ranch & Taos articles
Thanks for your comments.

I created the "History" section of TAOS mosrtly from material already written but which appeared elsewhere on that page. It certainly needs expanding; be my guest....

That logically seemed to lead to writing about the Lawrence Ranch. In that article, I did NOTE the controversy over the ashes, so I've ammended Taos in the same way.

We'll leave it people to fight over what is correct.

I didn't think that Santa Fe Opera needed to be in a piece on Taos.....but add it if you like.

Vivaverdi 14:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC) in Santa Fe

Shaw Memorial
You're welcome. I actually didn't flip it. I went to the web site where the original sat and uploaded it again. The first uploader apparently flipped it the wrong way. Hal Jespersen 01:21, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

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Chaim Gross
You're welcome! Dan 00:42, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Michael K
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Just wondering
You say you are into philosophy, so I was wondering, do you like Marx?

Hello, Carptrash
Hi -- i noticed also that we were laying in the same ponds.

I like your plan of adding record album covers to blues musician's pages. It gives the entries a nicely finished look.

I'm glad that you noticed the Hal Blaine trivia i added. I dicovered that back in the 1980s when i held a contest asking people to identify the garbled words in the song. For months, no one could answer, except to supply guesses that did not fit the sound-pattern -- then one day a reader of my column, who worked in the music biz, asked one of the Beach Boys, i think perhaps Dennis Wilson, and was told what it was and why. As soon as it was deciphered, it was quite obvious to the ear, of course.

See ya around!

Catherineyronwode 02:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Your userpage
Try purging. Regards,  Sango  123    (e)  23:10, 7 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello Carptrash, Sango's right,purge or reload when that happens. Thanks.-- Dakota ~   °  23:32, 7 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Same here, your userpage looks fine to me, it still exists! --Joann e B 23:45, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Magonigle & Churrigueresque
Cheers Carptrash, hope everything is well with you. Thanks for your note about Harold Van Buren Magonigle. He has a very entertaining name, it rolls off the tongue. Could I ask you to have a quick look at the new article Churrigueresque? You know more about this sculptural stuff than I.... thanks & keep up the great work --Lockley 05:52, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:CSA---AL.jpg)
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Orphaned fair use image (Image:CSA---LA-detail.jpg)
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Orphaned fair use image (Image:CSA---MS.jpg)
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 * Carptrash, Wikipedia does not allow us to retain an image which is not linked anywhere, so please either use them somewhere or put the orphaned tag again if you think it is not currently useful. Thank you, -- Shyam ( T / C ) 06:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Really a nice idea. Go ahead and create the article and it will save all the images from deletion. Shyam  ( T / C ) 16:16, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Esther-Hicks.jpg
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List of Adolf Hitler books
There are over 100 books using the identical APA format and you use a different format, why pray tell is that ?? SirIsaacBrock 20:34, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Gettysburg-monuments-11.jpg
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Thank you!
Dear Carptrash:

You have the honor of being the 16th person to respond to my survey!

Thank you for your participation. Your responses to the survey are much appreciated!

The final essay should be posted on my user page no later than March 27. Stay tuned!!!

Shuo Xiang 16:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Ásmundur Sveinsson
Hello, the correct name for this article would be Ásmundur Sveinsson, Ásmundar is his name in a different case. I'll leave it up to you to merge the articles (yours is pretty good btw) but I moved Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir to her proper place (with ð) and added both of them to the List of Icelanders. Cheers! --Bjarki 00:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Attilio Piccirilli
This article was flagged, and certainly appeared to be to be a copyright violation of The Bronze Gallery (© 1998 - 2006). This deletion is without prejudice for the subject, only in that it was a copyvio. Please feel free to create a new, referenced, article. The Legal Notice on the Bronze Gallery page specificaly prohibits copying their published material. — xaosflux  Talk  03:36, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Sometimes speedy really is speedy around here :) (on a side note, I posted the prior history on Talk:Attilio Piccirilli per your inquiry) —  xaosflux  Talk  03:43, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Great work on rebuilding that article, so great that:

— xaosflux  Talk  04:43, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Dante
Dante is an indefinitely blocked user who spent his time posting copyvios, hoaxes and inserting "italianised" names into random bios. He keeps returning under different names. I looked through, and reverted, many of the edits made by the person who posted the copyvio version of the Attilio Piccirilli article and i believe it is Dante. Most of the edits made by that person are identical to edits Dante made. Unfortunately s/he uses AOL so they keep avoiding blocks. I only found that copyvio because one of Dante's pet articles came up on my watchlist with a trademark Dante edit on it. I then started checking the person's other edits (they only had about 30) and found two copyvios and lots of hoax edits. By the way, I found your user page fascinating. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 08:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for the barnstar--it's my first one! :) Sarah Ewart (Talk) 10:59, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi. in a moment of
over exuberance I created an article for ’’Girolamo Masani when it turned out that there already was one [which I might or might not have created]. The good one has a picture on it and the ‘’’BAD’’’ was does not. Is deleting it something that you can do? Carptrash 06:42, 22 March 2006 (UTC), because someone needs to.
 * Wait. Are you NOT an administrator? Carptrash 06:44, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Your article Girolamo Masani has been redirected to Girolamo Masini by an anon user. If you still want it deleted you can list it on Articles_for_deletion since it doesn't quite fall into a speedy delete category.  I think the redirect is ok though.  :)  [[Image:Monkeyman.png]]Monkeyman(talk) 13:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Re:Dante
*Sigh* He never gives up! Sarah Ewart (Talk) 04:19, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You have a radio program? That's really cool! Can it be listened to online? Sarah Ewart (Talk) 04:51, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * LOL Unfortunately I don't think I'd be able to see a 100w light bulb from here. It's a shame they don't broadcast via the net because I would have loved to listen in. My cousin John Ewart used to do radio plays back in the day and I find radio a fascinating medium. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 08:00, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

It's here!!!
Dear Carptrash

And it's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Announcing my CS 492 term-end paper: On Wikipedia — the Technology, the People, the Unfinished Work.

Thank you for all the kind help you have lent me during the paper-writing process!!!

Long live Wikipedia!!!

Shuo Xiang 22:17, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Orpheus
Glad you liked it. The monument has a bittersweet history, as later generations did not share the same enthusiam for allegory as those who erected it in the 1920s. Orpheus was moved to a less prominent setting, and long neglected. However, I understand it was conservered a few years ago, so things are looking up for Orpheus. For more info, see http://www.nps.gov/fomc/pdffiles/orpheus.pdf, also I posted a bit of trivia at Talk:Fort McHenry. &mdash; Eoghanacht  talk 18:01, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

cool thanks
Cool thanks! Where do I have the word hate on my page? &rArr;   SWAT Jester     Ready    Aim    Fire!  16:10, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

iceland
No special story. I'm american, but I've always had a desire to move to Iceland. I'm hopefully within a year or two of that goal (though only temporarily, I don't think I'll stay there). &rArr;   SWAT Jester     Ready    Aim    Fire!  01:10, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject Newsletter, Issue I
delivered by Loopy e 04:39, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:LBAAHol2.jpg
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 * Ok, thanks for clearing that up :) Oh and FYI you can see all your uploads in the upload log. Also if I might make a small suggestion you should make it more clear that the user who uploaded the image and the person credited for the photo is in fact the same person, it's harder to presume somethig to be "self made" when there is seemingly no connection between the uploaders username and the name given as photographer (better to just say "I User:Carptrash took this", rather than give a real name that is not used anywhere else). --Sherool (talk) 20:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

E. W. Marland and William H. Murray
Thought you might want to know that the same editor who added the "(THE FOLLOWING ARE QUOTES AND INFO FROM BOOKS ABOUT E. W. MARLAND)" section to the E.W. Marland article did the same to the article on William H. Murray. If you're contacting him you might want to ask about that article too...Scott5114 17:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

"Correct me if I'm wrong"
...is another phrase that usually means "in my opinion". Incidentally, do you live near Albuquerque? I'm going out there, perhaps permanently, would love to meet Wikipedians out in NM. Best, Paul 02:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, are you Icelandic? Went there last year, loved it, would live there if it weren't so damn expensive ($9 for a beer and $80 for a steak, or something like that.) Also, Albany, NY is an awful place. Paul 02:04, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey - good to hear from you - I was just in Albany a few days ago, I'd have taken it for you then...unfortunately I don't think I'll be back there in the near future although if for some reason I am I'd be more than happy to help. I assume you're researching that particular piece? Lots of interesting stuff in Albany, miserable a place as it is. Anyways, keep in touch, I'll leave you a message when I get to ABQ, I'd love to do some driving all over the very scenic state of New Mexico. Paul 04:42, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Alright, cool. I emailed you by the way. Paul 04:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)