User talk:Finetooth/Archive 17

WP:Today's featured article/February 13, 2015
Hi Finetooth. A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. I had to squeeze the text down to a little over 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank (push to talk) 20:29, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dank. I added a comma, but everything else looks OK. Finetooth (talk) 20:39, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Good call, and thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 21:05, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Always good to see your work recognized, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:38, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Finetooth (talk) 23:18, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Good to see it running,  precious  again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 13 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you. It was a fun project to carry out. Finetooth (talk) 16:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

I am impressed!
Finetooth, you are blowing my socks off with the work you are doing on the Jackalope article! No one should be allowed to have that much fun on wiki! After this, I might recommend a deeper look at cow tipping. Holler if you need a hand with anything. Montanabw (talk) 04:34, 30 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I keep finding stuff, more than I thought likely. Please jump in anywhere and make improvements. There are still several unsourced claims in the article, and some of the sources for other claims are not RS. I haven't been able to find anything to back up the Huichol claims. The Wichita Eagle article has more good stuff, which I will get to tomorrow, I hope. It mentions horned rabbits in Asia and Africa. If Jackalope is to rise in the world of Wikipedia, though, I will certainly need help. Finetooth (talk) 05:56, 30 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I've mostly been watching in awe. When you have pretty much drilled down on all you can find, ping me and I'll do some wikignoming and cleanup.  In the meantime, speaking of the whimsical, take a peek at my latest, Jim Dolan (sculptor).   Montanabw (talk)  00:03, 31 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I will ping when I run out of things to say. Meanwhile, I read and slightly tweaked Jim Dolan, which I like. File:Jim Dolan Sculpture Montana under stormy sky (5862106919).jpg is way cool. I spent a couple of months in Basin a few years back, and the Basin article was my first GA. The landscape looks really familiar. Finetooth (talk) 02:09, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Aw, shucks! Thank you very much. Finetooth (talk) 05:56, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Staryl C. Austin
Finetooth: I've added some new text to Staryl Austin article and broken it up into sections. Since you recently did some improvement work on that article, though you might want to take a look and make sure you're ok with changes.--Orygun (talk) 22:30, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Orygun. I was hoping you'd pop in and improve the article. You did, and I think it is much better. I went over it once more with a feather duster just now; nothing big. Finetooth (talk) 00:54, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys, it looks great! Valfontis (talk) 17:57, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Bull Run River
Seeing your article on the main page today was a happy reminder of older times. A pleasant start to the morning. Brianboulton (talk) 09:46, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I was also very glad to see it on the Main Page - congratulations! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 11:26, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you both. It's always good to hear from you. Finetooth (talk) 16:46, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, congrats! It's funny I actually started that article from a redir, I had forgotten. I take no credit for its current status however! Valfontis (talk) 17:51, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I didn't know you had started the article. Curious about Portland's water supply, I drove to Bull Run but could only get to the lower stretch of the river outside the fenced area. Sometime later I signed up for a Water Bureau tour of the stuff inside the fence and got more photos. That was a fun trip, including a visit to the inside of one of the dams. Finetooth (talk) 18:11, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Congrats on the main page appearance! What a beautiful article. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:46, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Help, please
This user Uaat, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Uaat , Vandalism a lot of article for a long time , can you stop this guy ? thank you ViPremierce (talk) 13:15, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I have no such powers. I recommend looking at the list of options at WP:RFC and starting with the least complicated option; that is, discussion with the other user on the article's talk page. If that fails to resolve the problem, you can move to other options in the list. The goal is to reach agreement, possibly a compromise, rather than to win the argument. Finetooth (talk) 18:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Re: Oregon Theatre
Thanks! I've been working on theatre (building) articles lately and figured the Oregon Theatre article would be quick, easy and... interesting. It was. :) Paris Theatre (Portland, Oregon) may be my next one to promote. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:32, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jackalope
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jackalope you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr. Guye -- Mr. Guye (talk) 02:00, 9 April 2015 (UTC)


 * The reviewer has a review up now, I'm hitting the easy ones.  Montanabw (talk)  06:41, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sybil Plumlee
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sybil Plumlee you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Montanabw -- Montanabw (talk) 05:01, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jackalope
The article Jackalope you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jackalope for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr. Guye -- Mr. Guye (talk) 22:21, 6 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey, Finetooth, checking to see if you have any objection if I add Jackalope to my GA list at my userpage. I'm also checking to see if the contribs I made since the first of the year are enough for wikicup points.  I definitely think you took the lead on this and I don't want to step on your toes in my quest for shiny things so let me know if I'm going to create an issue by claiming shotgun for credits...  Montanabw (talk)  02:14, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

The Quarter Million Award

 * Just wanted to add my congrats to you Finetooth for your work in bringing the Jackalope article to GA status. Well done and your efforts are much appreciated. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:13, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:35, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Anaconda
My favorite revert of all time was during a period when an 8th-grade English teacher let a middle schooler loose on the article for extra credit:  Thought you would appreciate that one! Montanabw (talk) 15:34, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I love it. I spent eight weeks in Basin a few years ago but saw nary a mean badger. Mean dogs, yes. Maybe the Anaconda badgers don't like Basin topography, or maybe they don't like dogs. Finetooth (talk) 17:24, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Not a lot of badgers around Basin, I suspect.  Montanabw (talk)  21:17, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Club Sesso
Not sure if this article interests you or not, but since you worked on Mary's Club and other venue-related articles like Roseland Theater, I thought I would see if you had any interest. This article is about Ron Jeremy's swingers' club that just closed. Seems like it would be a pretty easy article to complete and promote to Good status--it certainly passes the notability threshold but doesn't have a ton of articles to incorporate. I expect there will be a few articles about its opening but then more about its recent string of troubles and eventual closure. Anyways, if you have any interest in working on another quirky Portland-related article, feel free to swing by (oy...) the article and help out! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:37, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I think there may be some public material about lawsuits, but since this is a private club, the data will be pretty scant, I'm guessing. Good luck with it. Finetooth (talk) 22:49, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Crooked River (Oregon)
Beautiful photo. Thank you! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words. Finetooth (talk) 01:47, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

A request
Hi! It's been a while since we were in touch, but I'm pleased to see that you've been editing most productively in the meantime. I too been busy on a range of projects, and I am hoping you might have time to give me a little help on a map issue. Let me explain.

I have been researching the USS Jeannette disaster, and hope soon to begin work on the article. The map on the present Jeannette article is in my view wholly inadequate. You may remember that, a few years ago, for Last voyage of the Karluk, you were able to produce this superb map, and I wonder if it would be possible to produce something similar for the Jeanette article?

The base map is here. There is absolutely no hurry as I can't start immediately, but if you feel able to tackle this, I'll give you details of what's required – basically, bold lines based on the old map, insertion of some dates and a few more labels. I feel a little awkward about asking this favour after so much time, but if you can do it I'm sure the article will benefit greatly – as the Karluk one did. My very best wishes. Brianboulton (talk) 22:51, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your speedy response, and I'm delighted with your offer to help.  I will furnish details of what's required within a few days. Brianboulton (talk) 20:24, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Further to my recent request, here are details from which you may be be able to draft a route map for the ice journey of the Jeannette crew. It is very kind of you to agree to this; please let me know if you need more information, or if there are unforeseen problems.

The base map to be used is File:New Siberian Islands map.png. The objective is to show the journey, by boat and sledge,  from the point of the ship's sinking to landing on the the Lena Delta on the Siberian coast. Unfortunately the map does not show clear latitude or longitude lines, so the positions won't be exact, but should be close enough.
 * The co-ordinates for the sinking are  77°15N, 155°E, which is a point slightly to the north and west of Henrietta island, in the top right hand corner of th map. This point should be marked with an x and noted: "Jeannette sunk, June 11, 1881".
 * The line of the march proceeds initially NW from sinking site for a short distance, then sharply doubles back SE, before turning sharply W to Bennett Is.  The date of arrival at Bennett Island should be marked,  July 2, 1881
 * From Bennett Is. the line travels south and slightly west to pass between  Faddeyevsky & Novaya Sibir Islands. The partly landed at the southernmost point of Faddeyevsky Island on  August 30. Mark.
 * The journey continues along the southern coast of Kotelny I., with a stop half way along, dated September 4.
 * Continuing, passes north of Stolbovoy Island then continues westward and slightly south.
 * Just past the northern point of Stolbovoy I, the party stopped at Semyonowsky I., a small island that subesequently was submerged and vanished. This island needs to be marked as a dot, with a note that the party stopped there on September 10.
 * As the journey line approaches  the most westerly meridian shown on the map, it divides into 3  parts. The division point should be dated   September 12. One line, marked "De Long", continues westward to the edge of the map at the most northerly point of the protruding land. This land is the Lena Delta. Another line, marked "Melville", travels south west, and reaches the delta just north of the deep bay immediately above Tikski. This point of landing should be marked September 17
 * A third, very short line, marked "Chipp", bisects the De Long and Melville lines and ends in the sea.
 * The name "Tikski" should be removed from the map – it wasn't there at the time.

With grateful thanks. Brianboulton (talk) 18:08, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


 * There is no immediate hurry. I am still doing the basic research and reading, and am unlikely to start serious drafting for at least a week. This cheerful article is my summer holidays project! Brianboulton (talk) 10:18, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

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Trout Creek Mountains
I remember hearing you were interested in this article. Since it became a GA, I've been working to prepare it for FA. Would you recommend a peer review before FAC? Thanks, and there's no hurry. Jsayre64 (talk)  20:32, 30 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. Thanks. Jsayre64 (talk)  05:07, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Nominated for FA here, in case you weren't watching the article talk page. Congrats on the live TFA for Balch Creek, by the way. Jsayre64 (talk)  01:38, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

TFAR
Today's featured article/requests/Balch Creek --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Jeannette Expedition
Just to let you know how things are going: I decided to split the expedition from the existing ship article. The ship, after all, had many years of history before it even became Jeannette, and the expedition is a worthy story in its own right. Your excellent chart now sits in the expedition article. I've just completed the first draft; it's a rather bloated 7,700 words at present, but over the next week I will have it trimmed by 1000 or so. I'm looking to have it peer reviewed at the end of the month. I trust you are well and are having a restful and enjoyable summer. Brianboulton (talk) 22:52, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, yes, doing well. I left a brief note on your talk page about the expedition article. Finetooth (talk) 16:57, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Basin
Curious why you changed the weather stats to Butte -- Butte has a rather different ecosystem from Basin exmples. Basin is in a relatively sheltered canyon, different elevation, and still-technically- east of the divide...? Montanabw (talk) 04:39, 18 August 2015 (UTC)


 * For years I used the Weather Channel as a reliable source. Alas, the Weather Channel has deleted its long-term charts, and those pages are not archived, as far as I can tell. The Weather Underground, another possibility, is so loaded with blinking ads that it's painful to visit and may not be RS. Ow! Ow! I needed to replace the dead URL in Basin with something reliable. No such source exists, apparently. However, the NOAA numbers for Butte looked quite similar to the old Weather Channel numbers for Basin, so I went with it. It's an imperfect solution, I agree. I'm open to suggestion since I have interests in many similar small-town articles. Link rot makes me tear my hair (or used to when I had some). Finetooth (talk) 16:56, 18 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Both Weather Channel and Weather Underground (and virtually every other weather website) get their data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (free for anyone to download). Wouldn't be as easy as citing with a link, but then you would never have to deal with link rot. Boulder and Galena, Montana appear to have stations closer to Basin than Butte, would any of them work? Basin did, however, have a weather station from 1949 to 1970, but apparently only measured precipitation if that's any better. Niagara  ​​Don't give up the ship 00:17, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Niagara. Long time, no see. Finetooth (talk) 02:08, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Lurked for awhile, but slowly getting back into writing again...which if you're so inclined to use your considerable copy-editing expertise on a a certain article (or perhaps a review), it would be greatly appreciated. If you do have further trouble getting the climate data, let me know...I managed to get results similar to what's already there. Niagara  ​​Don't give up the ship 02:31, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I looked over the NCEI site after getting your note but did not figure out how to find anything about Basin. I might be able to puzzle through it, but if you have precise instructions or links, I'd be grateful. Also, I'd be glad to review Union Station. Might take me a few days to get to it. Finetooth (talk) 16:55, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * From the NCEI homepage > "Weather and Climate" > "Data Access" > "Land-Based Station" > "Find a Station". Search for "Basin, Montana" with as wide of a date range as possible. The data won't actually be averaged by month, rather in raw monthly measurements, but I downloaded the data and calculated it in Excel (the reason why I cut back time on Wikipedia was to finish a degree in Meteorology, which explains why I'm familiar with finding and using this data). I do not believe you will be able to link directly to it, but including the station name, station identification, and a link to the NCEI should enable anyone interested enough to be able to find it. Niagara  ​​Don't give up the ship 01:18, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That sounds like it should work. Congrats on the degree in meteorology, which is a field that sounds fascinating. Finetooth (talk) 04:10, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Good sleuthing, folks. If you get desperate, Boulder] is only 10 miles from Basin, (Basin and Butte are about 30 mi apart) though Boulder and Basin have different microclimates, so best to try and find Basin data - Basin is in a fairly deep canyon, while Boulder is in more open country. But they are closer than Butte and on the same side of the mountains.   Montanabw (talk)  04:57, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Found the precip numbers via the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) site. No luck finding temps. The WRCC says "insufficient data" for temps, and the NCEI site returns nothing at all, probably because I haven't figured out how to make it do anything useful. I did a halfway fix to the Basin page but now must disappear for three or four days to tend to things off-wiki. Finetooth (talk) 18:39, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I believe there may be only precip data available for Basin, if NCEI doesn't have it (which they don't), it probably doesn't exist. It might be best to use either only Boulder data, or both Boulder and what there is for Basin (noting which one is which so they can be compared). Niagara  ​​Don't give up the ship 21:28, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Works for me, especially because I have no clue how to do it; but Boulder will be closer than Butte.  Montanabw <sup style="color:purple;">(talk)  01:38, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I added links to NCEI data and Basin snowfall; I believe separating the two boxes would provide for better clarification (also the observations are over different time periods). There is also Boulder data on record max and min temperatures; if that would be useful, I could add it. Niagara  ​​Don't give up the ship 23:33, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Much appreciated. I left town in a hurry before getting around to snowfall, etc. I'm back home again and just starting to review the train station article. Basin max, mins would be useful and anything else you come up with. Soon we may be adding smoke stats to anything in the West (just kidding in a dark way). Clean air is really nice, and forest-fire smoke is not. Finetooth (talk) 23:48, 25 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Kudos to both of you for great work. Indeed, the smoke is terrible; couldn't see the mountains today at all - not even stuff 10 miles away!  Horrible...   Montanabw <sup style="color:purple;">(talk)  06:23, 26 August 2015 (UTC)


 * The Air Now site quantifies the pollution and has a dynamic illustration (AQI Loop) of how the smoke clouds moved during any particular day at any location in the United States. Here's the link.

Today's featured article/September 9, 2015
Quick question: I've always read "nature preserve" in AmEng, "reserve" is BritEng AFAIK, but you may know different. - Dank (push to talk) 13:09, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * They are synonyms, according to Wiktionary: wikt:nature reserve. Nature preserve redirects to "nature reserve", which includes U.S. examples. No need to change it, IMHO. Thanks for the notification. I'm tweaking the 62 in the summary since it starts a sentence. Finetooth (talk) 16:53, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Jeannette Expedition PR
I have now opened a peer review page for the Jeannette article, here: Peer review/Jeannette Expedition/archive1. I'd be very grateful if you would take a look, and comment. Brianboulton (talk) 20:25, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
 * This is a note to all participants in the recent peer review. Many thanks for your help; the article is now at WP:FAC Brianboulton (talk) 20:50, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ...And this is to let you know that all went well, and Jeannette was promoted today. Thanks for your help. Brianboulton (talk) 20:55, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Re: Balch Creek
Congrats on the Main Page appearance! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:36, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Andrew Sledd FAC
FYI, the Andrew Sledd article, for which you conducted a peer review, has been nominated as a Feature Article candidate. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 18:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll comment at FAC as time allows. Finetooth (talk) 02:17, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, sir. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 02:19, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Gettings Creek
Hey Finetooth, long time no chat! I've seen you gnoming away on the city articles, thanks! I see that Gettings Creek is an orphan, do you have time to figure out where it fits into the hierarchy at List of rivers of Oregon? Valfontis (talk) 22:40, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes. Done. Finetooth (talk) 23:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Also Limpy Creek. There's a ton more, of the "funny name" variety, that aren't tagged as orphans but aren't in the river page. Let me know if you want a list. Cheers, Valfontis (talk) 23:22, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, please. I'm sure I can fix them all, serially, no matter how long the list. I have other promises to keep, so I'll have to get to them one by one as time allows. I see that you are busy with a variety of interesting things. Finetooth (talk) 23:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * "Interesting" is a nice way to put some of the things! I discovered a defunct town I'd never heard of before, so look for that soon. Here's the ones that popped on my watchlist from the category move: Southworth Creek, TNT Creek, Tenmile Creek (Lane County, Oregon)‎, Sharps Creek (Oregon)‎, Mosby Creek, Lost Creek (Oregon)‎, Muddy Creek (Linn County, Oregon)‎. I'll look for more but that ought to keep you busy for a while. Valfontis (talk) 23:55, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Finetooth (talk) 01:53, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the very nice note. As a matter of fact, I am planning to bring Arthur Sullivan to FAC sometime soon. If you have time, please have at him. Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:44, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Gladly. I will post any thoughts I might have to the article's talk page. Finetooth (talk) 22:34, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the edits and the comments! Please take a look at my responses to your comments, and if you think I'm mistaken, please speak up.  I haven't gotten to the refs/dead links yet but will do so.  All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:59, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

More rural legends
For ever so many good reasons, but particularly to discourage vandals, want to try another Green Acres project and help me bring cow tipping to GA?  Montanabw <sup style="color:purple;">(talk)  01:58, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Re: Lola Baldwin
Just stumbled upon this article again. It looks great!... or, one might say... good. :) Unless you feel additional research is needed, I hope you'll consider nominating this article for Good status one day. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:44, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, sir
Tim Riley just pinged me that the Andrew Sledd article has been promoted to Feature Article. It was a much improved article for your review and comments, and I look forward to our next GA/FA collaboration. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 16:38, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
To You and Yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:35, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year
And it's that time of the year when everyone starts saying that it's that time of the year. But really, what coverage of Oregon waterways the encyclopedia has thanks to you! Pennsylvania may come close, but I say we're #1. <font style="font-family:Rockwell">Jsayre64 <font style="font-family:Rockwell">(talk)  21:29, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations
If you like you can add this userbox to your collection. BTW, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven  <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk  02:20, 27 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Congrats Finetooth and thanks for all your work here at WikiP! MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:37, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Wiki-Oregon Discussion
FYI. In case you didn’t see discussion on Wiki-Oregon Talk Page, project editors are reviewing some articles for upgrade to TOP importance. Vote is now underway in case you’re interested.--Orygun (talk) 23:31, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Union Station
What a nice surprise! I wasn't expecting it today. Thanks again for reviewing the article, it helped immensely. Niagara ​​Don't give up the ship 03:04, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

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Many thanks!
I so appreciate your contributions to Kalaloch, Washington. My fond childhood memories of camping there every summer during the '50s led me to add content to the stub article when I was first editing, and I did a little maintenance of citations recently, but you take the art of editing to a new finetooth comb level! Really good work. Thank you, thank you! --Grand&#39;mere Eugene (talk) 22:10, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Proofread needed, if you have the time or inclination!
Hi Finetooth, suggested I contact you for a proofread of an article I currently have at FAC: Walt Disney. Although I'm normally happy enough with what I put out, I am British and some of the American punctuation (particularly comma use) escapes me. Ssilvers and Wehwalt have given the article a good clean-up of the obvious things (at PR stage), but any additional help in clearing out the last bits would be much appreciated. No problems if you don't have the time etc! Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 10:14, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Cow tipping has been nominated for Did You Know
Thank you, Brianhe. I've been away for three days and just saw this. I was on a ranch for two of those days and met five cows who live there. Moo x 5. Finetooth (talk) 23:50, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Cow tipping
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:08, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for today's Johnson Creek (Willamette River)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * And thank you for cheering us all on. Finetooth (talk) 16:17, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Chhinnamasta: Peer review/Chhinnamasta/archive1
Hi Finetooth.. I hope you are doing well ... It is been a long time since you helped Ahalya's journey to a FA. The article Chinnamasta was recently expanded for a potential FAC. Like Ahalya, Chinnamasta will benefit from reviewers, who are unfamiliar with Hinduism so that we can know if a non-Hindu understands the article. Chinnamasta is a self-decapitated Hindu goddess, who holds her severed head in her hand and drinks blood from her wound.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:49, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Conversions
Hi Finetooth, thank you for adding conversions to articles which, in general, is not a bad thing as long as we don't go overboard. For example, MOS:CONVERSIONS are deprecated where it would make the expression awkward e.g. "a 32-metre-high tower" and by implication we should not have to change the word order purely in order to use a conversion. Also in articles that use a lot of measurements it can be excessive to convert every occurrence. Especially for articles on European structures and places, everyone uses the metric system apart from the occasional tourist. ☺ --Bermicourt (talk) 08:01, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Bermicourt. Points taken. I'll modify my approach. Finetooth (talk) 19:48, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

FAC voluntary mentoring scheme
During a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors.

Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 18:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

(Delighted that you're still editing, by the way! Brianboulton (talk) 18:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the invitation and the kind words. While it's true that I still do some Wikipedia editing, it's trifling compared to times past. Like Candide, I spend much of my time tending my garden, editing Bermuda grass. I have no desire to be a mentor, but I wish you luck on the project and in your other endeavors. Finetooth (talk) 16:29, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Lola Baldwin
Hi, Finetooth! I think I'd like to nominate this article for Good status. Do you object for any reason, or have an interest in being listed as a co-nominator? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:32, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

I have no objection, but I don't want to co-nominate. Thanks for doing this and all the other good work you do. Finetooth (talk) 02:58, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * No prob, thanks for letting me know! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:45, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

Just a heads up: Another editor has been making changes to this article, but I reverted them and encouraged discussion of proposed changes on the talk page. You are welcome to see if any of the proposed changes are worth keeping, if interested. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:42, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing the proposed changes and commenting on my talk page. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:03, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

The article has been promoted. Thanks again for your work on this biography. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:01, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge
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Rogue River (Oregon) for TFA
This is to let you know that the Rogue River (Oregon) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 9 January 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/January 9, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:35, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Mike. I'll check the main page text and give the whole article another once-over before January 9. Finetooth (talk) 18:01, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:59, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Best Wishes
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I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 00:00, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

GA-ready articles?
Come on, now, what other GA-worthy articles have you written that I can nominate on your behalf? :p I'm sure there are some other gems needing the little green icon. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:14, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Nothing comes to mind. For what it's worth, I'd like to see Crater Lake National Park improved at least to GA, and I think Oregon Caves National Monument might make FA with a relatively modest amount of further work. Someone with lots of energy might take either of these on; that person or group would have a fair chance of success, I think. Finetooth (talk) 18:10, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Noted. Content familiarity is crucial at FA, so I'd probably only try to promote articles I've expanded myself, but thanks for the leads. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 06:07, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Congrats
Nice to see Rogue River on the Main Page! Congrats! Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:11, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * +1 --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 06:01, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Seems like you two got here first. Good job! <font face="Perpetua" color="#008080" size="3">Shann <font color = "#DC143C" size = "3" face = "Perpetua">o <font face="Mistral" color="#4B6CFC" size="3">n  06:38, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * +1 for the "Wild and Scenic River" that "flows about 250 feet (76 m) through a lava tube"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you one and all. Finetooth (talk) 16:58, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Johnson Creek (Willamette River) scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Johnson Creek (Willamette River) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 7 February 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/February 7, 2017. Thanks! <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  14:43, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Jim. I'll check the main page text and give the whole article another once-over before February 7. Finetooth (talk) 17:38, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The main page text looks fine to me. Finetooth (talk) 17:42, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Another great Finetooth article. FWIW, I'm removing "as of 2012", since TFA is a daily column rather than an article. If a source gives a different figure for 2017, please change the number. - Dank (push to talk) 20:04, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dank. If I can find an RS with a 2017 figure, I'll add it. Finetooth (talk) 23:32, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Always a pleasure to see your work on the Main Page! Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:42, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. This article was the first I ever took to FAC. I learned a lot in the process. Finetooth (talk) 00:29, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of OR-7
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article OR-7 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jclemens -- Jclemens (talk) 04:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of OR-7
The article OR-7 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:OR-7 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jclemens -- Jclemens (talk) 04:41, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Congrats! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:31, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Finetooth (talk) 17:55, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

FAC
In the middle of a rather intense discussion at WT:FAC, I cannot describe how pleased I was to see your name popping up to review articles! Sarastro1 (talk) 21:32, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I was equally happy to see you among the coordinators. Sorry about the intense discussion, which I just browsed through. Yow! Finetooth (talk) 23:20, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Art+Feminism @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (March 18, 2017)
You are invited to the upcoming Art+Feminism edit-athon, which will be held at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (415 Southwest 10th Avenue #300, Portland 97205) on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 10:00am – 5:00pm. For more information, visit Eventbrite.

Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

The Air Mail
I did a bit of work on an article you created; take a look. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:34, 22 March 2017 (UTC)