User talk:Chadlupkes

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TOC
A table of contents automatically shows up if the article has enough subheadings... :-) --HappyCamper 16:23, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

John R. Brazil
Please provide sources for the information in this stub. Thnx. TheRingess 01:12, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

DuPont
Have at it, just an FYI, I am done editing the article tonight, so there should be no edit conflicts. Travb 23:41, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Randy Gordon
Chad, on Darcy Burner's page you apparently made a change indicating that Randy Gordon had dropped out of the WA-8 CD race ... is that true?

Konrad Kgrr 16:08, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Page names
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Daniel Akerson
This article is a copyright violation from. In the future, please do not cut and paste copyrigted material, as it is illegal to do so. ErikNY 13:54, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Coke CEO Copy
In future, don't be copying directly from company pages. E._Neville_Isdell--Matt von Furrie 09:00, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Deletion conversation
Chadlupkes, hello. Over in the deletion queue we're discussing whether or not some corporate-board member biographies reach the level of notability for wikipedia. I noticed you had entered some of these, and I thought you might want to join that discussion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/George_L._Miles cheers --Lockley 23:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey Chad, to answer your question "Is there an article related to the subject of board members being part of multiple boards?", there appear to be 2: Interlocking directorate and Corporate interlocks. The 1st is brief; the 2nd seems to deal with the issue from a sociological standpoint rather than corporate governance. I'm going to expand the first one and welcome your advice & guidance. --Lockley 21:12, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Oregon and Washington elections
Hi Chad,

I looked at your work, and I'm very impressed. Thanks very much for saying hello. I expect there's lots we can learn from each other's efforts. I like the way you categorized things, and I think I'll probably restructure what I've done into categories like yours.

I'd be interested in discussing in more detail. If you want to contact me: peteforsyth is the address and the domain is mac. (Sorry, I'm paranoid of spidering spambots!)

-Pete 00:07, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Oregon election
Hi Chad,

Thanks for the note. Yes, I had originally made the legislature table a separate table. A novice Wikipedia editor pointed out to me how difficult that made it to make modifications...and I realized it really served no purpose to keep it separate, so I copied it into the main page.

Unfortunately, when I attempted to delete the now-irrelevant table page, a "bot" would not allow me to.

If you know a way to get it deleted, delete away!

Thanks, -Pete

Hey, you're a wikiwarrior, too!
Hey, Chad. I saw your sig in Talk:99942 Apophis and I thought: what are the chances?! Well, apparently, greater than the chance of asteroidal collision! Nice to see you here, but couldn't you have found a less obvious user name? ;) Brian Sayrs 02:26, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Wikiproject:Space
Thanks man! Sign up if you want. - Reaverdrop 18:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to WP:SPACE!
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Bruce Guthrie
Hi,

I was the person who removed the biographical paragraph from the Bruce Guthrie article. The reason I removed it is that it is a direct copy of text from a page which asserts copyright. This page asserts a copyright, so I don't think that this text can stand as it is. Am I misunderstanding the copyright policy? ScottW 20:24, 12 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I agree that the information should exist in some form. There's actually a little more information I'm planning on putting in once the AfD issue is resolved (assuming it's kept). I may also try to reorganize the information as well. I saw your changes to the paragraph, and I think that it should be ok (although I'm not sure that technically it is different enough). I've also made a change to the first sentence. See what you think, if you get time. ScottW 23:24, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Elections
Just wanted to say thanks for the template suggestion for Georgia, I haven't had time to get started on it until now - funny how being forced to stay at work past 7:30 on a Friday can create time ;-P Ataru 23:31, 12 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, there are Georgia state legislature elections this year, but (un)fortunately I've been busy working on the actual campaigns rather than updating the Wikipedia articles :-) Ataru 05:27, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Saudi Aramco does not produce 10 million barrels of oil per day

Re: Korean Language Institute
The problem is that the whole Wikipedia article is a copy of a source that is not giving information for free. If there is not enough information about the topic, it is better to have no article than to have a copy from a copyrighted text. Note that the article is giving two external links but no reference. When copying something from another site, use a quote or italics, and add the link just after the quotation, so that it can be seen as reference. -- ReyBrujo 17:16, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course. Rewriting the article is a good step. As for "automatically declaring that anything copied and not formatted properly is grounds for deletion and possible blocking of the user", don't worry. Unless the user keeps adding dubious copyright statements, he will not be blocked. At worst, if the article is deleted it can be recreated. The article was tagged by a bot which does a search for every new article and reports if the text has been found somewhere. We are not trying to discourage people from creating articles, but instead to educate them. You can create a temporal page from that Institute page. If the article is deleted due copyright problems, the copy is put in its place. -- ReyBrujo 19:37, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
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Featured list candidate
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As I have labored hard on the article, I would appreciate your looking it over. You can find a discussion here: Featured list candidates/List of United States federal legislation.

Thank you!

—Markles 23:09, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Joshua I. Smith
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 * Yeah, I understand. The emphasis on notability has centered somewhat on verifiability, though, so if you have sources... NickelShoe (Talk) 17:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You show notability by the fact that other people have published about something. Have you read WP:N lately? NickelShoe (Talk) 17:39, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Michael L. Eskew
Can you please rewrite the article so it sounds like an article and not a resume? Thanks! 14:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Message posted on Thursday, May 31, 2007
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 * Delete it then. If the community is not interested in collecting information like this, then I guess it's not an encyclopedia entry.  Chadlupkes 16:45, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The point is that it is text that has been copied without permission. Copyrights are important and need to be respected.  One cannot just copy text from another source and insert it into wikipedia without confirming that the text is either public domain or released under the GFDL.  There are links in the above message that can help you understand these issues. Regards. -- Whpq 16:49, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I understand that now. I didn't understand it in December, 2005 when I made the copy.  There have been some changes and additions made to it since then.  I'm no longer working on it, so delete it if you feel that is necessary.  Chadlupkes 16:53, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

New table for H Res 333
Chadlupkes, I just wanted to say thanks for the new sortable table format for co-sponsors! I didn't know how to do that. It's quite handy and looks great!--OtisTDog 19:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

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 * So we're not even allowed to leave a stub now? I'm trying to encourage people to help fill in the blanks because I don't have time to do everything.  But, if that's the rules, I'll just go somewhere else to try and build information infrastructure.  Wikipedia is less and less meaningful and useful as a tool because of rules that are approaching imperialism.  That's coming from a friend of Jimbo.  Chadlupkes 21:39, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * With all due respect, I don't have time either. Too big a project.  The imperialistic attitude is why I left this project before.  However, there are minimum rules for inclusion and one of those rules is size.  You can leave a stub, but it should be more than a single sentence and a taxobox.  I make original contributions as well, but I try to fulfill the minimum requirements for size when I do.  There is no reason for you not to recreate the article.  Just add some more info when you do.  If you had hung the construction template on it the first time, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.  Technically, it's still a speedy but I'll leave it up to you to flesh it out.  Regarding Jimbo:  I have the utmost respect for him, but he lets this site pretty much run itself.  He probably logs on less than anyone else here.  Relax and remember WP:BITE.  PMDrive1061 22:13, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Chad, I've taken some time to flesh this out a bit based on the station's history page. I'll go back and add the taxobox later.  I work in broadcasting (hence the username) and I've written a few station articles under my previous username.  I hope I've helped. --PMDrive1061 03:39, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! That looks great, and it should prevent the article from being deleted again.  I appreciate the help.  Chadlupkes 03:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

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Category:Massachusetts elections templates
What's the purpose of Category:Massachusetts elections templates? How many templates are their going to be?—Markles 22:59, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * There are quite a few elections templates scattered around. I'm going through all 50 states to put them in categories under each 'State elections' category.  Do you have a different idea on how to organize them?  Chadlupkes (talk) 23:01, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Example: Category:Washington election templates


 * I'm not sure, frankly. Maybe put all the 50 states elections templates into one meta-category, such as, "Category:United States state elections templates."  But right now you've got a category (perhaps 50 categories), containing only one article/template.  See Overcategorization.—Markles 23:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Good point. I'm not finding a lot of templates that need to go into categories yet.  Right now I'm trying to clean up the state elections categories by separating them out by year for each state.  Probably overboard, but I've been seeing more and more articles popping up as more people actually start to pay attention and want to look up or contribute.  So I'm trying to put things into a organized pattern.  What's the general rule on how many, or how few, articles should be in a category to make it worth keeping?  Chadlupkes (talk) 23:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * For the best discussion of how many/few articles should be in a category to make it worth keeping, see Overcategorization.  I see that there are now an article and a subcategory, Massachusetts presidential primary navigational boxes.  That sub-cat is so overboard because it's templates are just unnecessary.  But that's a different discussion for a different time.  —Markles 23:28, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed. Also, I'm not creating the templates yet, just trying to categorize what I can find already created.  Chadlupkes (talk) 23:29, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Eastgate CDP, Washington
Chad, in 2005, some information about the federal election for President were added to the Eastgate CDP, Washington article under politics. I'm not able to find the election outcomes for the area down to the precincts. Do you happen to have that information? Konrad Kgrr (talk) 07:09, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks like it is within the Bellevue precincts. If you can find the precinct numbers, I can point you to the election results pages.  Chadlupkes (talk) 16:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

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Category:Federal elections in Illinois cfd
Where is the cfd discussion?—Markles 10:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I probably did that wrong. I'm trying to mark the category as unnecessary and ready to delete.  Chadlupkes (talk) 13:33, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * See WP:CFD for complete instructions on how to do it right. Why is it unnecessary?  I think I created it to contain elections to the Senate, House & President.—Markles 16:47, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * How many other states follow the same pattern? And do we really need it to?  Chadlupkes (talk) 16:49, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Check the containing supercategory, Category:United States federal elections by state.—Markles 17:01, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah. Interesting.  Ok, let's reverse what I did and build these up.  Sorry about that!  Chadlupkes (talk) 17:04, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

2010 Elections
The election is still two years away, and we haven't even had this year's yet. You're not going to have any references for the article, most likely until those papers are filed, yes. Until that time, everything is going to be pure speculation, which is not what Wikipedia is for. You need reliable sources to verify anything you add, which is what you were told in the last AfD. Guessing what is going to happen is a violation of WP:CRYSTAL, and would be entirely original research. I'd suggest you look over those policies, as they're probably going to answer your questions for you. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 15:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

List of United States presidential electors, 2008
Chad, could you take a quick look at the presidential electors from Washington and check them over, and perhaps add any more detail you know (with references of course).Kgrr (talk) 15:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

WP:LAYOUT and closing sections
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 * Further reading
 * External links

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 * Only a few hundred pages I've done like that... Thanks for letting me know.  I've always considered navigational boxes to be part of "see also", but it looks like they can just go under External Links on their own instead of within a sectional header.  I'll keep that standard from now on.  Chadlupkes (talk) 18:06, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

We need to add more space agencies.
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United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2010
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 * Hi there. The project kind of died on the vine, so nobody actually came up with the standards for future elections.  I've been collecting detailed history information at a county level for the Presidential elections, and have started a few foundations for the 2010 elections, but haven't had time to really do much more than that.  Chadlupkes (talk) 16:07, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

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