User talk:Finetooth/Archive 5

Very Special COTW, act now!
Greetings WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is once again time for another edition of the COTW. Thank you to those who helped eliminate some red links the last few weeks (the NWFP received little attention). This week, we have the stub High Desert Museum and then in honor of losing airline service again, McNary Field. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Colton Point State Park

 * I just wanted to add my sincerest thanks too - Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 17:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your kind words and all of your help to me and to Dincher and to so many others, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:00, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

RfA :)
Finetooth, thank you much for supporting me in my RfA. I've made plain my respect for your wok on WP, so the support meant much to me. I am expecting your support with my next FA nom, or I'll block you (kidding!) Kindest, Lazulilasher (talk) 23:38, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Kannada literature in the Western Chalukya Empire
Hi Finetooth. If you are free, can you copy edit this article. It is currently in PR and I dont expect many changes. Thanks,Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:52, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. Hope you come back kicking at some point. Please do a PR of this same topic if you have time.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 00:03, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Re Favor
The problem is there is no calibrated Washington map for the Geobox - see User_talk:VerruckteDan. I have never calibrated one of these maps, but will try to do so in the next 24 hours. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:09, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I made the calibrated map and added it back to your Sandbox. It looks to me that the dot may be a bit low (2 or so pixels), but I am not sure. Let me know if it looks OK or it needs to be tweaked more. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:54, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the problem was perhaps a WP:BYC issue - my last edit on the map last night was just remeasuring on Google Earth - apparently I got it right the second time doing that (ninth tweak overall). I am glad it is useful and need to let Pfly know it is working as he had asked about it initially. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 23:02, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Columbia River tributaries
Wow, thanks for all the work on these! I'd been poking at them off and on for a bit, but time is hard to come by for me. You've done in the last several days more than I'd been hoping to do over the rest of the year, and a lot more really. Now I can relax! heh. Pfly (talk) 03:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I got the coordinates from Google Earth and saw where the mouth should be, but I am somehow unable to tweak the map to get the dot up. I will ask for help. I like the picture in the Geobox in your Sandbox very much. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:20, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Idlewild and Soak Zone
Hey Finetooth, thanks for the comments at the review. I think I've addressed each of the issues you've brought up. If you have further comments, feel free to add them. If not, I'm interested in your opinion on where to go with it next. Thanks,  Grsz  X  00:24, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Vithoba
Hi, can you please look at that the article again? The article is at FAC Featured article candidates/Vithoba. An editor has expressed concerns about "1a (prose)". Thanks. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 14:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * "I will talk about 1a (prose) later. Ling.Nut (talk—WP:3IAR) 02:35, 16 October 2008 (UTC)" If the reviewer points any prose problems I can't fix, i will approach you again, i hope you are not busy with any project of your own. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 03:52, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * An editor recently changed all "an historic" --> "a historic". Is it right? I always thought it was "an historic". --Redtigerxyz (talk) 12:26, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Can you please look at the Legends section, in particular and the article again. See the FAC for specific comments. Thanks --Redtigerxyz (talk) 17:32, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 09:53, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Galena has left wiki for indefinite time. Do you anyone who can help? Can you inspect the article for grammar, if I add more sentences. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 10:01, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

(undent) Can you please help handle these: they deal with primarily with sentence formation, finding a hard time with this.
 * "Pundarika asks Krishna for a boon to stay in that form..." Awkward connection between "boon" and "stay in that form". It reads as though the boon is staying in some form.
 * "When he asked the reason for their appearance, they told Pundalik that Kukkuta served his parents and thus became pious and that by serving the sage they became pure too." Snake sentence.
 * "Pundalik and his wife [..] forced the parents to walk the whole way and to groom horses while Pundalik and his wife rode on horseback." Pundalik's parents are grooming the moving horses while Pundalik and his wife ride them?
 * "Pundalik asked a boon that the Lord " Syntax error in the use of "boon" again.--Redtigerxyz (talk) 10:24, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 10:11, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Would you mind if ask any other copyeditor to look at the article again for general copyediting and lack of coherence, discussed in FAC OR would you like copyediting it once again.--Redtigerxyz (talk) 15:15, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Mexico City Cathedral
Made the edits you suggested. Thanks! Thelmadatter (talk) 21:52, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Karina (2008) Peer Review Request
Hi Finetooth. Got another favor to ask, can you do a peer review for Tropical Storm Karina (2008)? Although the Tropical Cyclone Report isn't out, I just would like an idea of anything else I would need to do for the article. Thanks :) Cyclonebiskit (talk) 04:06, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks :D Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:04, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Lafayette
Since you helped with the c/e, I thought I would alert you that I nominated Marquis de Lafayette for FAC today; after it passed its A-class review. I also removed all of those pesky nbsps after Sandy Georgia started...so, you were correct about those. Lazulilasher (talk) 00:12, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

(South) Renovo
I got a picture of Renovo and added it to the article. Also got this photo of South Renovo, which confirms the other photo is of South Renovo (the twin cities of Clinton County). Not sure it is better than the one already in the article. ;-) Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 23:48, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad you like it - I also got a few more pix of Hyner View that I need to upload, as well as some more covered bridges. The slough looks like it will be another FA in time. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:51, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The new Hyner View State Park images are on Commons now. I got a very nice picture of wane siding here at S. B. Elliott State Park. My addcition to Peer review is harder to break than I thought. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:25, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Taking four days off from doing PRs helped with the burnout, and in the end I just couldn't let some requests be archived without some response (for now at least). Glad you like the new pics, I am debating putting a cropped version of Image:Hyner View Fall panorama.jpg or even Image:Hyner View Fall View East.jpg in the park infobox. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:14, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I missed your comment on liking the fall panorama until now - thanks, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:32, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...
again for your comments in Wikipedia talk:Peer review/Islamic Golden Age/archive1.

Which templates would you recommend I place at the top of article (such as de-wikifying it, if there's such a tag)?

—Cesar Tort 17:26, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Christmas 1994 nor'easter
If you get a chance, could you leave some comments at Talk:Christmas 1994 nor'easter before I send it to FAC? Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  16:20, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Certainly. :-) Comments are always appreciated, especially since the FAC is fairly new. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  02:16, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

XXX<-COTW->XXX
Howdy WikiProject Oregon humans. Time for another edition of the C to the O to the T to the W. Thanks to those who help out on McNary Field and Bend’s High Desert Museum. For this week, we shall tackle Bridges on US 101 and then with the last few days of decent weather, The Semi-Annual Picture Drive. Plenty of red links on the bridge list, or improve a stub! Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:03, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Streator, Illinois
Thank you Finetooth for your assessment of the Streator, Illinois article. I am beginning some revisions, and will finish others as I find information to add. As I do not live in the town, I don't have access to local resources for a more detailed history. Your suggestions will greatly improve the page. Thanks again for your efforts. They are much appreciated. --Ljmajer (talk) 11:25, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Art Deco
Thanks for your peer review of Art Deco. I have started working on some of the suggestions you made. If you have any more ideas or suggestions, please don't hesitate. Be bold! Make an edit yourself if you think the article will benefit from it. Well, I'm off to get to work on it. Thanks again, Elucidate ( light up ) 18:54, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Peer review/Internet forum/archive2
Hi,

Your comments at internet forum's peer review have been addressed, as User:7ghost has provided what is, in my opinion, adequate citations. ff m  21:53, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! ff m  23:50, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Bridge Creeks all over the place
''Hi, I saw that you had changed the Bridge Creek (John Day River) title to Bridge Creek (Oregon). The problem with this is that Oregon has many streams named Bridge Creek. Please see the GNIS list here. Adding the parent-stream name is a standard way to differentiate multiple streams with the same name in the same state. If you agree with this logic, could you please revert your change? Finetooth (talk) 01:07, 9 November 2008 (UTC)''


 * I agree with your logic if this were an issue at Wikipedia. However, there are only currently two articles about streams named Bridge Creek.  One is Bridge Creek (British Columbia) and the other is the one in question.  No doubt there are hundreds(?) of streams with that name all over North America but it doesn't seem that they are notable or at any rate they don't have articles at Wikipedia.  Therefore, there's no need to differentiate from any other creek (except the one in BC).  WP:NC:LFORM says that "in practice, most rivers needing disambiguation have been identified by the smallest appropriate political entity."  For interests of symmetry and ease of the general reader, I would prefer this format, i.e., Bridge Creek (Oregon), but I'm not adamant about it if you have strong feelings on the issue since "a river can be identified uniquely as a tributary of another river."  Certainly if other Oregon Bridge Creeks have articles written about them in the future, this would be the way to go, but, as of now I feel the widest possible disambiguator serves the general audience of Wikipedia the best. —   AjaxSmack   14:29, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Elect the Best Financed, Least Offensive Person For the Job (aka Oregon COTW)
Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon folks, it’s time for another COTW. But first, just remember that those other guys only want to raise your taxes, but I won’t. A big thank you to those who helped make improvements to Bridges on US 101 and participating in The Semi-Annual Picture Drive. And unlike the other guys, I won’t ship your jobs overseas! This week, we have Mr. Bipartisan Wayne Morse who went from being a Republican to an Independent and finally to a Democrat. Then, let’s see if we can finish up creating articles for members of the Oregon House before their January inauguration. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. I’m Aboutmovies, and I approve this message. Paid for the committee to elect Aboutmovies. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:49, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Harvest Time @ COTW
Greetings WikiProject Oregon folks, it’s time for another edition of the fabled COTW. Thank you to all who helped make improvements to Wayne Morse and creating some members of the Oregon House. This week, we have by request Upper Klamath Lake which think made the news lately with a salmon plan. Then, in honor of the end of the harvest time, we will go farming with Fort Stevens. There is a beautiful link farm in the article that is ripe for harvesting into citations. It should provide for a bountiful feast, or alternatively you can take your hoe to it and weed some out. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. WARNING: COTW is not approved for children under 3 and may contain choking hazards for small children. DO NOT leave your child unattended with COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:47, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Peer Review Black Mamba
Thank you for the kindness of your peer review on the article Black Mamba. Unfortunately I was approached by this student today and informed they will be exiting the class. I am summoning up the mass exodus of several students involved in the project as Scholastic Attrition. An unfortunate outcome of heavy academic loads at such young ages. I noted that you had invested your time on the peer review and humbly ask you forgiveness; at least for a few students, I over estimated their willingness to commit to the project. --JimmyButler (talk) 16:38, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Gobble gobble


Thanks and thanks for the review of Goldeneye - I had reviewed it once before and was not sure what else to say. Sonestown Covered Bridge is at PR now if you have a chance and interest. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:42, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much, Dincher has already weighed in and caught some overlinking and dabs, but I wanted to get feedback from at least two editors before going to FAC. Take your time, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:19, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry to be unclear - I meant that I am not feeling especially well this evening (under the weather). I really do appreciate the comments and will reply in more detail tomorrow. Thanks again, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:20, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * When not feeling well I become very literal - sorry. The joke seems clearer today (and I am feeling somewhat better, though not 100%). The old Market Street Bridge had an open steel grate deck and also "sang" with traffic. They would take sections of the deck out at night and repair the surroundings - it was always surreal to drive across in the dark and see a figure halfway out of the deck surrounded by showers of sparks. Your story made me realize that the wooden bridges I work on may well be (some of) the oldest bridges in their counties. Will have to check that. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your kind offer - I am feeling mostly better, but am also busy in real life just now. Not sure what else I need help with. I have thought in the near future to try and go to reviewing only PR requests with no repsonse that were planning to go to FAC / FLC as a way of cutting back. I had also thought of making a "Common problems seen in articles at Peer Review" page and just dropping a link to it in the ones I did not review. My goal for today is to get Plunketts Creek Bridge No. 3 far enough along to nominate it for DYK, then finish responding to your PR comments, and reviewing a few articles. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 18:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The AP Bio class articles at PR are sort of like watching a rodent move through a python - the lump is working its way down and slowly getting smaller. At least these are generally better articles than the various Entomology class articles at PR earlier this year. Once the articles through the 22nd are done, it will have been 9 months since the all PRs get a response began. That is seeming more and more like a good stopping point. Thanks for the gatritis review - glad I did not have to look at those images too long. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:58, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the PR for the Sonestown covered bridge is finally done - thanks for all of your helpful comments, I plan to take it to FAC on Friday. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:05, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The FAC nom is in - thanks again for your help with the PR and edits. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Zero Down, Zero Interest at the Oregon COTW
Hello to all the WikiProject Oregon folks, time once again for yet another bone chilling edition of the Collaboration Of The Week. I thank yee who helped make improvements to Fort Stevens and Upper Klamath Lake. For this first week of December, we have by request Mike Bellotti and his archrival Mike Riley, both in honor of that great tradition we call the Civil War (AKA the battle for the platypus). As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. This message is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents is strictly prohibited. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:39, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

DYKs
I know you mentioned on one of the talk pages about trying for some DYKs, which is great. First, someone nominated your Fairview Creek for one. Next, since you didn't seem real clear on the process I thought I would give you quick rundown. FYI I almost nominated the Dairy Creek (which if I find the source again at the state archives I'll note in the article that it was originally spelled Dary or Darry) and the Bybee wetlands articles. But there were two different problems, which leads into the criteria. Roughly: So that's the basics, thus most of the new articles you write qualify. Expansion is tricker, so personally I only bother trying for a DYK from an expansion if I started with a paragraph or less. The reason I didn't nom Dairy Creek was because I didn't find anything particularly interesting that I thought the "hook" checkers would agree was interesting. Unique type stuff usually works, and there if I could remember where I saw it, thus the fact that it is the largest tributary (not sure if by length or flow) of the Tualatin might have worked in conjunction with the Tualatin being the only river in Washington County. With Bybee, I was going to go with the one of the largest wetlands in the US bit, but it was a bit vague and the source was not from a third party. So, when you write in the future, keep that in mind and you can get your article featured on the main page, which in the past often means about 1000 hits, where on a typical day it might only get 5. Let me know if you have any questions or need help with a nomination. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:23, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Start class articles and above (1500 characters of prose) (pretty much everything you write meets this)
 * Created w/i the last 5 days or expand by 5X in the last 5 days
 * Interesting "hook"
 * Hook is cited inline from a RS
 * Butting in, I am also pretty good with coming up with a hook (Dincher sometimes calls me Dr. Hook) if you ever are stuck. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 13:22, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll answer here rather than sending two notes. Thanks to you both. I have been 100 percent remiss about submitting suggestions for DYKs. I say to myself each time the idea occurs to me, "When things settle down, I'll look into that stuff." Things never settle down. However, your helpful and gentle nudges are welcome, and I'm telling myself to make some DYK efforts in the near future. I've been generating sidebar articles to go with Columbia Slough. That's the main reason I created Fairview Creek, Delta Park, Jacob Zimmerman House, and Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. I think I might already have a hook for Blue Lake, which sits in its own tiny watershed north of Fairview Lake and has peculiar hydrological arrangements. I haven't written the Blue Lake article yet, but it's high on my to-do list. Finetooth (talk) 19:41, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Doing....
Thankyou for taking up the B.E. peer review! The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 01:55, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 14:30, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Help with image layout
Hi there. Do you know how one can get help regarding image layouts within articles? It's something I've never really been good at. The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 23:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fairview Creek
Hello! Your submission at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. There still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 16:09, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello! there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

Lincolnshire, Illinois
Hey, Finetooth.

I am planning on nominating Lincolnshire to FAC, but the prose is a bag of crap, so I've since been scanning it and patching it up.

I know from experience that people generally don't have the patience to fix up an article about a faceless community somewhere in the Midwest, so I'm not asking you to copyedit it.

I'm just asking you to read it and tell me what you think. I have huge problems with redundancy and informal wording, so just tell me where to look if you happen to find anything concerning the topics.

Please get back to me as soon as you can.

Thanks, --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 03:43, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I just wanted to thank you for taking time to look Lincolnshire over. Maybe previous complaints of prose quality will finally be quelled here.


 * I'll get to work on the article as soon as possible. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 17:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Very cold, must type about the Oregon COTW to stay warm
Hello again from WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week HQ. Since there was no notice last time, thanks to those who helped improve Mike Riley and Mike Bellotti at the begging of the month and to those who helped create Oregon Department of Justice and Lindsay Applegate last week. Those last two were the red links with lots of links to them from other articles (DOJ was #1). For this week, in honor of Arctic Blast/Winter Storm/Damn its Freakin’ Cold Outside 2008/Storm of the Century/Is there ANYTHING else going on in the world?/We Might Actually Have a White Christmas, we have Snow Bunny. Then as part of the Stub elimination drive, we have state senator Margaret Carter, which could easily be turned into a nice DYK entry once expanded 5X. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas/Hanukah/ Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:18, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Merry Christmas too
It's nice and warm in NC. I'll be wearing short sleeves to Midnight Mass. Happy New Year too! Dincher (talk) 03:34, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Greetings
Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming new year!Dineshkannambadi (talk) 19:42, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Little Blitzen River

 * Congrats - it was fun to have DYK articles on at the same time. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 23:22, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Favor
I will be glad to take a look at it, but it may take me a few days as I may have limited internet time / access in the next week or so. I did just run the script on it as AZPR - the bot will add the link in several hours, but it is here if you want. Nothing major.

Also realize I never replied to your comment on Peacock Lane - the irony with Cancy Cane Lane is that it is "Summer Street" but is only well known in winter. My guess is many places have their own Peacock / Candy Cane lanes, I just had enough reliable sources to get a DYK on one of them. ;-) Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy 2009
Happy 2009 Finetooth. May your year be filled with red pens and other various copyediting errata (but not copyediting erotica, that's just weird). Regards, THE LAZ Lazulilasher (talk) 00:57, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Me? I'm still at my same old haunts: Lafayette and the Louvre. I'm spending a lot of time on Laf now; mostly working on fixing POV problems in the French Revolution section (some my fault, some not). In other news, I've been trying to (still) revive WP:FRANCE and review articles for A-class on Milhist. I'd like to try to find something completely different to work on in the New Year, though; maybe a sports team or a place... Lazulilasher (talk) 01:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Btw, when I get an article with active verbs I'll stop by! Haha, I'm sure you're aware that I couldn't write an entire article in one verb tense; I must always go back and change them. Lazulilasher (talk) 01:43, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Kannada literature in the Kingdom of Mysore
Hi. Happy new year to you. If you have time, could you do a peer review of this article. Your opinions helped greatly improve one of my previous FA's and I am looking forward to your opinions this time around. There is a discussion on the same PR about what would be the correct name for the article. Please air your views on this issue also. Users Ruhrfish and Redtigerxyz have made constructive comments and I am looking forward to yours too. regards,Dineshkannambadi (talk) 16:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your contribution.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 02:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Finetooth, I think you should be an admin
Dear Finetooth: I know that you declined a nomination before; however, times have changed. You are one of the most valuable and trusted contributors to the project. You have helped me and countless others in our article work. You possess the poise and ability. In my opinion, we need our best, most intelligent, and mature editors to assume the role. And, to be frank, we need more like you. To reiterate: I know that you have declined a nomination before; but I cannot think of a more qualified person to become an admin. Kindest, Lazulilasher (talk) 16:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I second Lazulilasher's thoughts, and should you accept I'd be more than happy to co-nom. Cheers, –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  16:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="rfa" style="margin: 0 5%; padding: 0 7px 7px 7px; background: #FFFAEF; border: 1px solid #999999; text-align: left; font-size:95%;"> Lazulilasher and Juliancolton would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then Lazulilasher to accept or decline the nomination. A page Requests for adminship/Finetooth for your nomination will be created. If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.


 * Ah, well, I figured you would not be interested; but, I wanted to ask anyway. In my view, you would be ideal for the role; but, then again I'm not in charge. Btw, I, um, might be asking for a Peer Review in the next few weeks...;) Lazulilasher (talk) 03:53, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Kelley Point Park
--Dravecky (talk) 21:29, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review of NUST
Thank you for your time. I am a bit busy in my real life and will get back to the article soon. Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions, they sure are helpful. Cheers. Marsa Lahminal (talk) 12:32, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Kingdom of Mysore
Hi Finetooth. If you have the time, could you copy edit this article which has seen a lot of FAR related edits by myself and Sarvagnya and nearly 15K of additional data. It is in FARC now and I would appreciate if someone like you could give it polish, when it most needs it. I dont think it needs massive cpedits, just on the surface. Even if you start a week or so from now, its fine. We will continue to improve it over the next few days. Best Regards, Dineshkannambadi (talk) 00:05, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New COTW
Greetings from WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week. First off, thank you to everyone who has done work the last few weeks on the last two COTWs. This week we have by request Oregon and California Railroad, part of the lands involved in the Oregon Land Fraud Scandal. Then as part of the Stub elimination drive, we have longtime politician Grattan Kerans, which hopefully can be turned into a nice DYK entry. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:25, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Cypriot British peer review question
Hi. Just a note to say I have a quick question for you at Peer review/Cypriot British/archive1 if you have a moment. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:24, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Columbia Slough
I will reread the article and weigh in on the FAC in a day or two. I like the Name section. I have also been very favorably impressed by my contacts with GNIS - a number of Pennsylvania state parks had wrong or missing information and they were always prompt to reply and fix errors as found. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:24, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thanks, I picked a time when the backlog had enough done that I could take a week off, and not too bad a number there. Please do not think you need to do any (or any more) at the backlog than you would otherwise do. I know you are busy with FAC. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Finetooth, I see you know that Ruhrfisch is taking a break from PR. I have volunteered to keep updating Peer review/backlog/items for the next week or so, but I'm looking for people who would be interested in helping maintain this list in the longer term. I'm asking both you and User:Brianboulton since you've both been active in reviewing articles from this list recently. I figure if a few people are willing to update it, then each person would only have to do it a few times a week. Interested? Dr pda (talk) 07:47, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK on Blue Lake Regional Park
Hello! there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Shubinator (talk) 04:31, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Idlewild Park
Hey Finetooth, back in October you did a peer review for Idlewild Park. In November it passed as a Good article. I was wondering if you could take some time to do an informal, even brief review again and provide suggestions for a Featured Article push. I would very much appreciate it whenever you find the time. Thanks a lot,  Grsz  11  18:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. You can comment on the article talk page or mine, no matter.  Grsz  11  19:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey I meant to thank you once you posted your comments. I believe I've done most of what you mentioned, perhaps you'll take a second look? Thanks,  Grsz  11  00:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for the help. I might put it in. Again, thanks, and keep up the good work.  Grsz  11  13:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations!
Just saw Columbia Slough got its FA star - congratulations! Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:19, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I was very glad to help a little. Even if you just get Tryon Creek to GA, the five would make a nice featured topic. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Thankyou
I dunno whether you remember me or no. But the Mangalorean Catholics article, which you had copyedited in September got GA Status recently. Thankyou, Kensplanet <b style="color:black;">T</b><b style="color:green;">C</b> 07:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You are welcomed at Featured article candidates/History of Mumbai. Kensplanet <b style="color:black;">T</b><b style="color:green;">C</b> 19:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Borchgrevink Peer review
Thank you for your review of this article. I shall certainly attend to the points you raise. On the question of the Bay of Whales pic I'm not too worried about losing that. What about Image:Ross Ice Shelf 1997.jpg as an alternative? It appears to have NOAA status which I think covers it for PD? Otherwise, in one of my old books I have a really old picture of the Ross Ice Shelf from Ross's Voyage to the South Seas, 1844. It's a drawing, not a photograph, but very graphic. And Ross's party were the only people, prior to Borchgrevink's men, to actually see the Barrier. I could easily scan the Ross drawing in - which do you think would make the more interesting illustration? Brianboulton (talk) 00:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

PR
Yea, I've unlinked Norwegian and explorer&mdash; but the link to geographical pole should stay, IMO. Could you try to review Glacier Peak? Thanks, <font color="#000000">Ceran <font color="#000080">→// forge 01:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Your comments have all been resolved, I just didn't bother to waste an edit marking all the rest as done. <font color="#000000">Ceran <font color="#000080">→// forge 12:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Could you review Nevado del Ruiz, which has been at FAC a while with no real review? <font color="#000000">Ceran <font color="#000080">→// forge 11:56, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Museums & Prisons COTW
Howdy to all those in WikiProject Oregon land! To start, thanks to those who helped improve Grattan Kerans and Oregon and California Railroad as part of the Collaboration of the Week. This week we’ll try and start some new articles with a red link elimination drive on a couple of Oregon lists. So, you have your pick of prisons, or museums. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:53, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Horse PR
I'm just here to offer a belated thank you for your fine Peer Review of Horse. Some content issues have come up with the article, so I have yet to implement your wonderful suggestions, but I will keep your review in mind as we finish tweaking the article to FA status. Thanks again! Dana boomer (talk) 00:17, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Uprising PR
Thanks for the review; Ruwan is an in-joke, I'm pretty sure I have a reliable source somewhere I can use to cite that. :) If you every need some assistance with one of your articles, ping me. -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 22:28, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks so much for contacting PennDOT about the "fair use" image in Plunketts Creek Bridge No. 3! Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 22:43, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no idea how long OTRS will take. I have a much better resolution scan of the image if needed (she can just give permission if need be). Thanks again, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:01, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I will be glad to follow up with her. Thanks again for initiating the contact - I think this should all work out fine. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 12:12, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Something you did or I did must have worked. Ms. Russell has sent an e-mail to Wikimedia photosubmissions giving blanket permission "for use of any bridge photographs owned by PennDOT in any Wikipedia article, including, but not limited to, the article entitled “Plunketts Creek Bridge No. 3”." If you did not get a copy of this e-mail, I'd be glad to copy-and-paste all of it and post it here. I will not include any phone numbers or e-mail addresses. I keep learning things by watching what others do. Finetooth (talk) 19:54, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Great news - thanks. I was composing an email to her and saw this, so I did not send the email to her (and did not get a chance to respond to you until now). Thanks very much again, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:29, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The photo is now on Commons and deleted here. If for some reason more contact is needed with Ms. Russell, please let me know and I will be glad to take over the contact. My email is also enabled here if you ever need to contact me off Wiki (although I only check that address a few times a week). I watch your talk page and saw the above. Glad all is well and thanks again, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:35, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I contacted Raul654 with the email address you gave me here and he was unable to find the email or any email from a state of Pennsylvania email account. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:11, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I will be glad to contact her - I was going to send her a thank you email anyway. Thanks for all of your help, and for figuring out the problem. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I just emailed her a few minutes ago and requested she CC me on the OTRS email. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:55, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No, nothing yet. Monday is a holiday and I imagine state offices will be closed, so I will try to call her Tuesday (unless I hear first). Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:07, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I also used my real name, but did not mention you by any name, just wrote One of my colleagues has already contacted you about the photo, but unfortunately there was a typo in the email address and your email is not in the Wikipedia OTRS photo permission system. It might help since you don't mind. If you want I can wait until Tuesday - do you think it would be better to email her again (before calling)? Thanks, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:32, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I just emailed you so you have my address (my email is enabled) and real name - since I left the White House last month I have more time for Wiki ;-) Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually I've never even been inside the White House - just photographed it through the fence along with a zillion other tourists. Thanks for the email, I'll contact her Tuesday. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 14:28, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

(outdent)I was very pleasantly surprised by how fast everyone at PennDOT responded to my emails (once they got them). Once the OTRS ticket is in, I will leave notices on the newly free photos at the NRHP, Bridges, and Pennsylvania Wikiprojects. Thanks again for initiating all of this. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:51, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Carsten Borchgrevink
I've taken this to FAC. After a lot of thought, I chose to put the ancient "Ross" image of the Great Ice Barrier rather than a modern photograph; it seems to have more character. Please let me know if you think this is a mistake – I can easily replace it. Thanks Brianboulton (talk) 09:17, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Your feedback requested
at Peer review/2005 Qeshm earthquake/archive1. Thanks, <font color="#000000">Ceran <font color="#000080">→// forge 19:13, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * how's it look now? I've ran through and performed a pretty extensive copyedit, and expanded it. <font color="#000000">Ceran <font color="#000080">→// forge 14:28, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Grandma's Gifts
Hey Finetooth. I really apprectiate you taking the time to critique the article I wrote. You've definitely given me a lot to look over but that's exactly what I wanted. Again, thanks for the help, I appreciate it. Ol Yeller '''<font style="color:#827839;">Talktome 03:06, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

B-day for Oregon
Hello to WikiProject Oregon peoples! Thank you to those who helped start some new articles on prisons and museums. This week, in honor of Oregon’s 150th b-day, we have the slightly older Oregon Constitution and the first state governor John Whiteaker. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 01:14, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Polaris expedition GA Review
Hi Finetooth: I have nominated Polaris expedition for GA status. I wonder if you had the time and inclination, if you would participate in the review. Clevelander96 has also contributed to it, and I understand you worked together on Franklin's lost expedition. Zatoichi26 (talk) 17:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Finetooth, thanks for your help getting this article to GA status! Zatoichi26 (talk) 02:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Request
Would you mind taking a quick look at Kinzua Bridge? I just finished a copyedit and User:Dtbohrer wants to take it to FAC soon. There was a sentence I was having trouble with, but now I am too close to the article to even find it. Thanks in advance, and no worries if you can't take a look, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:49, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I tried looking at it again just now, but still too close. Michael Devore only found one spelling typo so far, so that's good. Hopefully there is not too much else to catch, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 05:50, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for comments on Kinzua. I've replied to them on the PR and have taken care of the majority of them in the article. --​​<font size="2" face="Viner Hand ITC" color="#003500">​​D.B. <font color="#003500" face="Viner Hand ITC">talk •<font color="#003500" face="Viner Hand ITC">contribs 21:20, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * My thanks for the tweaks and peer review. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:52, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your attention to Polaris expedition
Hello again, Finetooth -- just wanted to say thanks for your attention & help with Polaris expedition's GA nomination. Yours is a tried and practiced hand, and very much valued in this area! Clevelander96 (talk) 05:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Image license question
Hi Finetooth, I do not think the image is public domain in the United States (hence failing for storage on either Wikipedia and Commons). This came about because the original map was not public domain in Canada by 1996. I will try to break down the issues involved.


 * 1) Note that commons:Commons:Image casebook specifically states all maps are copyrighted (unless the copyright holder says so otherwise).
 * 2) The Atlas of Canada is a Canadian government work and hence falls under Crown copyrights.
 * 3) As stated on its website, it is free for non-commercial use, but not free for commercial ventures.  Permission is needed for commercial use.  "Freely available" does not equate to "free for any use".
 * 4) This flowchart states that such works would fall into public domain 50 years after its publishing.
 * 5) Hence, the 1957 map is in Canadian public domain on 2007.
 * 6) However, the US has signed a copyright treaty, the URAA, that renews the copyrights of the existing works then.
 * 7) This URAA agreement renews the United States copyright of foreign works unpublished in US; any foreign work that was not in public domain on January 1, 1996, had its copyright extended or renewed.
 * 8) In the case of the 1957 map, its copyright for the United States last until 1957 + 95 = 2052.
 * 9) Hence, although the original map is in Canadian public domain, it will not be in US public domain until 2052.

I could recommend that the editor concerned could instead of using the 1957 map, use the 1915 map (which is definitely PD in US due to publishing before 1923), or use maps sourced from GeoGratis, which has declared all the works stored on it as public domain. Jappalang (talk) 08:38, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Indonesian killings of 1965–66
Hello there. Thanks for your very thorough review of the article. I'm belatedly going through your recommendations now. many thanks --Merbabu (talk) 11:12, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Kripalu Center
I found you on the Volunteer list and I was hoping you give 5 minutes to address some concerns we have at Kripalu Center, particularly whether or not the entire economics section is encyclopedic. This is also discussed at the talk page. The entire article could some degree of attention. Thanks! -- ThujaSol <font color="#FFFF00">∆  17:57, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and a request
Thanks for signing up at Peer review/volunteers and for your work doing reviews. It is now just over a year since the last peer review was archived with no repsonse after 14 (or more) days, something we all can be proud of. There is a new Peer review user box to track the backlog (peer reviews at least 4 days old with no substantial response), which can be found here. To include it on your user or talk page, please add. Thanks again, and keep up the good work, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:57, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * PS I am spamming everyone who is active

Sources Query
I'm thinking about bringing to Glacier Peak to FAC soon, could you link to those sources you mentioned in the peer review? Thanks, <font color="#2F4F4F" face="Century">Ceran <font color="#2F4F4F" face="Century">thor 21:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You said you had some for the recreation section. Here's the link. <font color="#2F4F4F" face="Century">Ceran <font color="#2F4F4F" face="Century">thor 21:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Xenophopia does not involve a Xylophone: Another WPORE COTW
Greetings to WikiProject Oregon members. A big thank you to everyone who helped last week with the Oregon Constitution and John Whiteaker. This week, we have by request Clyde Drexler and a newer article in Religion in Oregon (I thought surveys said we didn’t have religion in Oregon). Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:08, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Noel Coward
Thank you so much for the pointers in your review. I shall follow them up diligently. And point taken about reviewing other people's articles, too. I am greatly indebted to you. Tim riley (talk) 18:27, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rhyolite, Nevada
The article Rhyolite, Nevada you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rhyolite, Nevada for eventual comments about the article. Well done! Admiral Norton (talk) 20:42, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Forest park
Glad to offer my comments on this article. (I'd say that I did it to return the help you gave me on Almu, but I didn't notice that it was you who was working on Forest Park (Portland) until after I finished the review.) It reads a lot stronger now, & the facts you recount about its creation were enlightening. I did add a couple of red links, to articles I believe should be written: Rev. Eliot was the first President of Reed College, after all, & the Portland City Club is a notable & influential Portland institution. Maybe someone will even write these articles... Best, llywrch (talk) 05:51, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

A review request
I hesitate to ask this favour, but I need a little help with my current PR nom, Benjami Morrell. It has been picked up by User:Sarcasticidealist, but he has made it clear he can only comment on a "hit and run" basis. Although I value his contributions, I need a proper review of the whole article rather than hit-and-run comments. I wonder, as there is a (temporary) lull in the PR backlog, if you could give it a look? I would much appreciate this. Brianboulton (talk) 01:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Something shiney

 * Hear, hear! Great work. Katr67 (talk) 19:27, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * PS, I just made some changes to the Hillsboro article (there are even more layers to the MOS than I thought), could you browse through them and make sure they make sense. Thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:32, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Rhyolite
Sorry for the late response, I've replied on the GA nom page. Admiral Norton (talk) 18:25, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I will be glad to peer review it. Will return the favor eventually when we get Cherry Springs State Park ready for FAC. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Geobox trick
I turned off the second creek in the Geobox of Balch Creek. Revert if you want (or use the trick on other River Geoboxes). Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:24, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

RFA; yes, again
Do you think you're ready yet? I would love to nominate you.  Syn  ergy 21:37, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Spokane, Washington peer review request
Hi, I found your name on the WP:Cities list of peer reviewers and I would be thrilled if you could help review the Spokane, Washington article. Seems like its right up your alley. Thanks for your consideration. Anon134 (talk) 02:39, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Copyediting break
May I ask if it is over yet? Ironholds (talk) 07:49, 5 March 2009 (UTC)