User talk:Ehurtley

Astronaut Badge
Sir-

Where did you get the new image for Astronaut Badge? While it is a good image, it looks very much the original Astronaut Wings picture, which was created by the National Personnel Records Center, was modified by “tacking on” the FAA image. I don’t know the copyright rules about that, which is why I’m asking. Thanks for your time! Husnock – 6 Oct 2004


 * Hi, I used the same base NPRC image, and did indeed 'tack on' the FAA image. As both are U.S. Government agencies, and all pictured designs are U.S. government created (therefore, in the Public Domain,) I figured there wouldn't be any copyright issues.  If you know otherwise, I would be happy to re-edit the image using other sources for the military images.  (I did find other sources, I just got lazy and didn't create an all-new image.)  Ehurtley  - 12 Oct 2004

Windows XP 64-bit Edition
User AlistairMcMillan has not yet replied to my 15 October 2005 inquiry as to why he removed my edit on the Windows XP 64-bit Edition page. I figure five days is enough time, so on 20 Oct, I'm going to re-revert to give a page with some detail. Here is my reasoning:

Windows has indeed been ported to different architectures over the years. The most prominent were the ports of NT 4.0 to PowerPC, MIPS, R4x00, and Alpha. These were simple, direct ports. The code for all architectures was on the main NT 4.0 CD (indeed, the disc was bootable on PowerPC, when it was not bootable on x86!) These deserve to be mentioned in the NT 4.0 page as ports.

Windows XP 64-bit Edition, however, is as separate a version of Windows as are Tablet PC and Media Center editions. I am actually of the thought that Windows XP Professional x64 Edition should be listed as a subcategory of Windows XP Professional, as it is closer to being a 'simple port' like the NT 4.0 ports. The Itanium version, however, is specifically *NOT* 'Windows XP Professional'. It is 'Windows XP 64-bit'. It is a separate product.

In my version of the page, the redirect to the x64 page is gone, in its place is a stub page describing the actual Itanium version. This is a case where someone looking for information on one product is shunted to a page on a different product. (Which is how I found it in the first place, I was looking for detailed information on the Itanium version.) How would you like it if you tried to go to a page on the Ford Taurus automobile, only to be shunted to the Ford Five Hundred page, with no mention of the Taurus at all? Ehurtley 00:01, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Speedy-D Music
Thanks for your note. It's not an original phrase, but when I saw it I decided I had to use it. I did add the "Once more, with feeling" part. It seemed appropriate for a Music discussion.— Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) –  February 23, 2006, 16:06 (UTC)

IFD / Macintosh II images / the Mac gallery on Commons
Hi Ehurtley,

I saw that you replaced the Macintosh II image on Apple Macintosh. Well your new one is certainly much better - but you listed the old one on WP:IFD, which is kind of pointless, since it's located on Commons, where an en.wikipedia IFD will count for nothing and redundant images are rarely ever deleted anyway. In fact, I've been the main maintainer of The Mac collection on Commons for quite a while now, so I've added you new image over there as well, even though we already had another, better Macintosh II image - I just never noticed that the old one was still on Apple Macintosh. Anyway, now the local copy of your image is redundant and blocking the Commons one, and with your permission I'd like to delete it. Please contact me if that's okay with you.

Oh, and you might want to consider getting a Commons account and uploading any further free images you contribute over there, it's a great tool and a great resource, especialy for smaller Wikipedias. If you want more information, I'm an admin over there and would be glad to answer any questions you might have.

Greeting and happy editing,

-- grm_wnr Esc  13:39, 29 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note. I always forget about the commons.  Yeah, that one is better than mine, go ahead and replace mine with that one, then delete mine.  I just thought that the existing one was so horrid that it had to be replaced.  (heh.  And I like the note at the top of your talk page.  I also can't stand fragmented discussions.  They're too hard to follow.)  Ehurtley 19:13, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Editathon: The Visibility Project - Saturday, January 19
Make+Think+Code and the Pacific Northwest College of Art are hosting a Wikipedia editathon at the Shipley Collins Mediatheque (511 NW Broadway) on Saturday, January 19 from 10am to 2:30pm. The purpose of the event is to make Wikipedia a more vibrant, representative, inclusive and diverse resource. Please visit Meetup/MakeThinkCode/TheVisibilityProject for more information. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:46, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Oregon State University Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Friday, February 8
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PNCA Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon, Saturday, March 9
The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in the Shipley Collins Mediatheque (511 NW Broadway) on Saturday, March 9 from 10am – 2:30pm. This is a free community event designed to teach people to add and edit information about cis and transgender women and nonbinary folks to Wikipedia. We'll have training sessions, artist talks, snacks, free childcare, and plenty of exciting energy and collaboration! You're welcome to drop in any time during the event. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops and charging cables, though if you are not able, computer stations will be available. Please visit this link for more information. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:02, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Oregon Jewish Museum, Thursday, March 7
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, in partnership with social practice artist Shoshana Gugenheim and as part of the Art+Feminism Project, will host the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to edit and/or create Wikipedia articles for Jewish women artists. The event will be held at the museum on Thursday, March 7 from 4 to 8 pm. Pre-registration is preferred but not required. Members of the public are invited to come to the museum to learn about the editing process, its history, its impact, and how to do it. We aim to collaboratively edit/enter 18 Jewish women artists into the canon. Support will be provided by an experienced local Wikipedian who will be on site to teach and guide the process. This edit-a-thon will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participants will have an opportunity to select an artist/s ahead of time or on site.

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Portland Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon: March 12, 2022
You are invited! An Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon will be held in Portland, Oregon, on March 12, 2022. Learn more here!

Wikipedia is one of the most-visited sites on the internet—and it’s created by people who volunteer their time to write and edit pages. Learn how to edit Wikipedia and be a part of shaping our understanding of our world. In this workshop, volunteer Wikipedia editors will be on hand to train participants on how to get started editing pages and offer ideas for which pages you can pitch in to help improve. Show up at any point during the four hours to get started!

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