User talk:DAK4Blizzard

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Cabin John MS image problems
I took a look at the two files you uploaded with unknown copyright tags: and neither one passes muster for inclusion. The source website you gave states "© 1995-2009 Montgomery County Public Schools. All rights reserved." I can't find a stated exception or other way to rationalize why they could be freely reused on Wikipedia.
 * File:CabinJohnMiddleSchool.jpg
 * File:CabinJohnMiddleSchool.gif

There could be an exception made if you can find something like an official logo for the school (use of a copyrighted logo is allowed on the page for whatever the logo represents). However, this image is a collage (by appearances and by its filename on their website) not "just" their logo or other official symbol. Can you find a file that is just the tiger-eyes section? DMacks (talk) 20:59, 6 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for checking on those uploaded files. I wasn't expecting them to pass, but because they could complement the article on CJMS, I figured that I should give them a try and see whether they'd pass. Good idea; I'll try looking for an official logo instead of a collage. DAK4Blizzard (talk) 21:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject Maryland
It was recently suggested that WikiProject Maryland might be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. I have started a discussion on the projects talk page soliciting the opinions of the members of the project if this project would be interested in being supported by WikiProject United States. Please feel free to comment on your opinions about this suggestion. --Kumioko (talk) 03:06, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

File:Prince George's County Maryland Regions.JPG
Hi! About the labeling of areas in File:Prince George's County Maryland Regions.JPG? What is the source of the image? As in which documents specify those areas as "North County," "South County," etc.? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 01:29, 1 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Whisper, the map was drawn based on PG County's density patterns, demographic patterns, and development patterns (urban, suburban, rural). I think it has value in organizing those varied geographic traits. It was based on, and meant to complement, the cited information given in the Regions section of the PG County article. I decided to create and post the map because the information in the Regions section had been unchallenged, cited 2010 Census data on density and demographics, and agreed well with the development patterns found in the county.


 * I certainly understand you questioning it and realize it may be too subjective and rely too much on the Wikipedia article (rather than the citations themselves) for its labeling. If this is the case, I may suggest including a note that the boundaries are only approximate and based on Census 2010 data related to density, race, and income. The map could be replaced with more objective maps showing density and demographic data (income, race, education) by census tract. (However, in doing so the reader would lack a visual map of the county's regions as described in the article.) DAK4Blizzard (talk) 11:16, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
 * So, is the classification made from your conjecture of what the areas would be based on raw data? If so, the image may be kept on the Commons (after all it could be used on say, Wikivoyage), but unless the image is based on explicit classifications made by a third party, it would be considered original research on the English Wikipedia. Even though raw data may have been used for the classification, OR says "Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources. If one reliable source says A, and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C that is not mentioned by either of the sources. This would be a synthesis of published material to advance a new position, which is original research." - So I would suggest checking to see if journalists from the Washington Post or Washington Times or another area newspaper classified Prince George's County into regions their own way, or if the county government or Maryland state government classified PG County into its own regions. That way, there would be an explicit basis for the information. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:19, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Merimoocoww
Good Afternoon!

My name is Merissa [username: Merimoocoww], and I am currently experimenting with editing Wiki pages because of a graduate class I am taking at American University. I am a new participant in the Maryland WikiProject and I have experience editing other articles related to Maryland including Montgomery County’s page, White Ferry and the article on Fulton, Maryland. Please let me know if there is anything I can do

Merimoocoww (talk) 23:04, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ways to improve Young Inlet
Hello, DAK4Blizzard,

Thanks for creating Young Inlet! I edit here too, under the username Nick Moyes and it's nice to meet you :-)

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Nick Moyes (talk) 09:41, 31 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi Nick, Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I knew it needed sources, and was preoccupied with other stuff and trying to find legit sources. Although mentions of Young Inlet are relatively few online, I did come across a pretty official source thru the Parks Canada website (part of Canadian government). The map on the website's page should hopefully be enough to officially establish the inlet's name and location. I'll allow you or someone else to confirm that the Unreferenced tag can be removed on Young Inlet DAK4Blizzard (talk) 22:42, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, and thanks for following up. Yeah, go ahead and delete my tag. You could do well to add this in an 'External links' section, too. It's lovely to see someone creating new articles on obscure places, rather than obscure footballers! Nick Moyes (talk) 23:25, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I deleted the tag and added the external link. I was motivated to cover the Canadian Archipelago in light of the recent sea ice melting. I wanted to be able to reference the seas, bays, and inlets found in there when discussing that topic. To that end, I started a discussion on the Young Inlet talk page on one significant body of water that appears to be unnamed. It's mysterious to me because it's the only water body out of hundreds I can find in the archipelago that goes unnamed. It's interesting how many very tiny bays and inlets have been named and become articles on Wikipedia. At roughly 15 x, Young Inlet is actually sizable compared to the water bodies in the archipelago that have Wikipedia articles. But I definitely get the obscurity of it. DAK4Blizzard (talk) 00:04, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

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