User talk:DavidOaks/Archive 1

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The Amish
I have been kicking around the Amish article for a great while, and, except for the final three subsections or so, I feel it is almost ready to be nominated as a feature article. However, I have neither the time nor the wikipatience to shepard it through the sometimes tedious process. Feel free to act as its champion if you wish; I will be glad to help make any changes suggested in the process. Thanks and good luck. Wachholder0

Vandalism
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 * Thanks for the headsup. A visitor to my house used my logged-in computer to commit vandalism, and I've dealt with him. I apologize for his bad taste. A quick look at my contributions will show that I'm no vandal. DavidOaks 17:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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Wiehre
Thanks for starting the article, I will copyedit, format and expand it later; if you don't mind? Poeloq 10:08, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Gang
What vandalism are you talking about? I removed the entire history section because is was a copyright violation, just cut and pasted from another website, see the talk page. Also, I pared down the excessive redundant EL section, it had gotten out of hand (as I posted in my edit summary.) See WP:EL, and WP:USER because it is perfectly acceptable to delete one's own talkpage. K1ng l0v3 16:51, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Reversion
I disagree with this revert. Please discuss this change with me on the talk page, perhaps we can come to agreement. Thanks in advance, Navou 04:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Stephen W. Thompson
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I'm hoping that you can help me. You deleted an item I submitted on Thompson, so I added a reason. But then Jonjonbt deleted that and asked for verification. I sent him a lot of information, but he still calls me a vandal. Can you look at his talk page to see our discussion? If not I can send you what I sent him. I think you can evaluate it because it appears that you know a lot about Missouri and, perhaps, West Plains.--Bobby Jim 18:24, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Stephen W. Thompson
Thanks, very much! As you can probably see, I have almost no experiance with Wikipedia. Except for documents I have, here's the only place I know to find his birthplace: Go to afhra.maxwell.af.mil and click on Personal Papers in the AFHRA, then click on T and finally on SWT.--Bobby Jim 02:09, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Oral tradition
Hi David. I like your article on this topic; good summary -- congratulations! It has been flagged that it lacks references and could therefore be removed. I've tried to add some where I have them. Can you go back over it as well? Thanks!Brett epic 08:28, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Jospeh C. Porter
Hello, are you just going off of what Mudd wrote in his books for the history of Joseph C. Porter. Also, do you know anything about the history of the Battle of Hartville. We are a small church in Competition, MO. (Porter Chapel Church). We are wanting to know the history of our church, and our research so far shows that during the battle of Hartville the confederates pusehd the Union Army north towards Lebanon, MO. That is where we are. We do know that during the civil war, our church was used a confederate field hospital. Any info would be helpful.

you can email me at mdelcour@porterchapel.org

Thank You

Rumspringa
Hi David. I wrote some thoughts about my changes that you just undid on the Talk:Rumspringa page, I'd really like to help clean up that article but I'm also interested in working with you so they satisfy your needs. My research didn't convey that it was a factual part of the Amish tradition but that it was a factually observed phenomenon that is notable. So I wanted to both add useful citations as well as add higher quality details and improve readability for the article. Right now it's not very readable to me. Owlmonkey 06:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I've edited the talk page some, with my proposed new introduction, but haven't seen any comments from you. Are you ok with the new introduction? or would you take a stab at some edits for it? Thanks Owlmonkey 07:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Awesome, just saw your comment on the talk page. I'll go ahead with the edit when I have some time soon. Thanks again! Owlmonkey 22:20, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
 * In rearranging a couple of the paragraphs for the new outline/sectioning I wasn't sure exactly how to order things without doing more editing to the pre-existing paragraphs. Would love your input or further editing with the new outline. Owlmonkey 22:33, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Brother Jed
I saw you removed the prod tag from the above article. Where are the sources? The only thing resembling a source is a mock interview on comedy central which still does not make the subject notable. KnightLago 01:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I was too hasty. There is no crusade against this category. I simply wondered upon it and after looking at the articles did not think they met the notability requirement. I still don't think they really do, but if you think they are notable that is fine with me. I also encourage you to add the sources you have found to the articles. And maybe removing some of the self-published sources from some of these articles. KnightLago 02:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

** Kybo song **
David:

I've been rewriting the "Outhouse article" for the past couple of months. I appreciated your Kybo song contribution. 76.226.207.182 S from Michigan —Preceding comment was added at 12:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Additionally, the link for your source doesn't appear to be working. Please take care of it. Thank you.

I got a new user name: 7&6=thirteen

You can call me Stan, however. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 7&6=thirteen (talk • contribs) 14:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

My new username folows:

7&amp;6=thirteen 21:18, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Electric Six vandal
I was reverting his vandalism. I am fighting vandalism under a IP. Are you baming me for being a vandal too, when I actually am reverting, not adding? It's people like you that make me happy tonight is my last night. 98.161.53.217 (talk) 03:10, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

I am way over the 3 revert rule. Block me. 98.161.53.217 (talk) 03:15, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

It's Ok. Sorry, i was a little rude. 98.161.53.217 (talk) 03:21, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Paige Davis
Thanks for your comments on the Talk page. I didn't figure anyone was ever going to look in the history and see the deletions the other editor made after I worked so hard on sourcing, frequently within minutes of the material being restored. It was at a time when I was stressed out and I found I was getting too engaged in trying to get her/him to quit removing legitimate content, so I gave it up for the time being. I've now restored the info as you suggested &mdash; and agree totally as to the ill effects on Wikipedia if we allow this sort of bullying to become accepted &mdash; as well as editing the info, adding further sources, and adding different background info on Davis and her career. Your encouragement to keep the articles accurate and well-informed is appreciated. Lawikitejana (talk) 00:34, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Way to go -- I suspect the person interfering may have been the subject of the article. DavidOaks (talk) 01:24, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'd doubt it ... while it's not unheard of, you'd be amazed how dedicated some fans are about pulling anything from a page they think besmirches their star's reputation (such as any mention of the fact that a specific celebrity's orientation is widely discussed &mdash; granted, it's an area in which one has to stay away from rumor, gossip sites, and irrelevancy, but for many stars, the discussion is so commonplace that totally omitting it from Wikipedia comes off as ludicrous). Davis herself comes off in virtually all public mentions of her response as not wanting people to exaggerate, but as not at all ashamed of participation in the charity event or of having flipped up her skirt, etc.; her publicist specifically mentions in at least one story the amount of money that was raised. Thanks for the support all the same! Lawikitejana (talk) 01:49, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

gang
I swear the picture has no association with that brodadstreet thing.--E tac (talk) 05:17, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I looked that thing up, that Biel guy is really tall and the guy you are claiming is him is not, so there--E tac (talk) 05:21, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * It may not be a real gang but it is what a typical street gang looks like.--E tac (talk) 19:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Re.: Alien Abduction
'''THAT IS NOT VANDALISIM AT ALL. MORE THAN ONE KIND OF ALIEN HAS BEEN REPORTED.' Maybe someone else'' screwed up things. 65.173.104.52 (talk) 20:00, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Stephen W. Thompson
I hope that you can help me. You may recall that you suggested an article could be written about Thompson. You probably know that's been done. Today someone deleted all the references and categories. What would be a reason for that? I'm hoping that you can clear it up and perhaps fix it. Also please look at him in American aviators. I can't edit that page. Thanks Bobby Jim (talk) 18:30, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Thompson
Thanks, but when I click on the references nothing comes up. I can see them under Edit This Page, so they are there but I can't bring them up. Sorry to be such a bother. Under American Aviators his name is there, but also--First Aerial..... and I can't get rid of that. Also a question about West Plains. My father was told that his birth certificate was destroyed in a fire (explosion?) Was that the explosion in the article? If so, it might be worth mentioning that records were destroyed.

Bobby Jim (talk) 20:05, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Germany Invitation
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February 2008
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Per your edit summary in this edit: "use citation tags to identify more precisely what requires source", I suggest you check the article edit history. In this edit I citation-tagged the material in question (although it would have been perfectly permissible, per WP:V, to delete them immediately). I waited a week or so for them to be cited, then deleted them. Please do not reinsert meterial without first citing it (per WP:V). HrafnTalkStalk 03:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Fabian Bruskewitz
Great info on Lincoln bishop Fabian Bruskewitz and his refusal to sign the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young people. Good luck in keeping it there. I added something similar last month regarding his non-compliance with the USCCB but Wknight94 undid my (RobButler) edits and blocked me as a Sock Puppet even though I signed in under my username, which is also my real name, Rob Butler. My source was clearly sited as the April 14, 2002 Omaha World-Herald, a very public and reliable source. Nothing was based on personal opinion (I personally think Fabian Bruskewitz is a very, very bad man and will burn in hell because he is greedy and greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. rob_m_butler@hotmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.13.147.216 (talk) 04:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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Re Peter Noone and friends
Hi, thanks for your query on my talkpage. The link was to YouTube, and was one of several that an editor had uploaded. There is/was some query regarding the copyright on the material, whether it was the performance or the song I am unaware, and after blocking the uploader I rolledback all of the links. If you wish to ascertain the copyright of the clip, and re-instate the link if satisfied then go ahead. Since there were very many links I acted on the side of caution. I hope this explains my action(s). LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:11, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, I figured the reason was something of the sort, and didn't want to revert w/o asking. Thanks.DavidOaks (talk) 22:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

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RE: Mudhouse Mansion
I've went ahead and restored it. - Rjd0060 (talk) 22:15, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Herman's Hermits
Thanks for helping to keep POV out of this article.

Maybe you can help with something else too: The article currently includes this passage: "Original members were Keith Hopwood (guitar, vocals), Karl Green (bass guitar, vocals), Alan Wrigley (bass guitar, vocals), John Adamson (rhythm guitar), Steve Titterington (drums), and Peter Noone (lead vocals)."

I'm dubious about the group originally including two bass guitarists (Karl Green and Alan Wrigley). I'd guess that this is an error and that Alan Wrigley really played guitar (although that would make three guitarists, which also seems excessive--could there have been a piano or organ player?), but since I've actually never heard of him I can't really say. Do you have any information about this? TheScotch (talk) 17:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

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