User talk:Ipoellet/Archive 3

What happened?
Please disregard following query--got very good explanation from Media Questions page.--Orygun (talk) 04:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I uploaded several Public Domain images from National Park Service few weeks ago. Just found what looks like pull-and-replace action that killed original files (Image:Sinnott Memorial Building at Crater Lake National Park, 1981.jpg / Image:Sinnott Memorial observation deck, 1938.jpg), and replaced them with new files with same name/source info/etc (Image:Sinnott Memorial Building at Crater Lake National Park 1981.jpg / Image:Sinnott Memorial observation deck 1938.jpg). Images still appear in wiki-articles so must be some kind of re-formating job; however, "image" and "discussion" tabs remain red. Changes were made by User:Werewombat, and that use page referred me to your user page. Can you tell me what happened and why? Also, what do I need to do to get format right when I upload images so folks don't have to do re-work.--Orygun (talk) 02:59, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Please disregard--hope I didn't cause you any additional work!--Orygun (talk) 04:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Elected Oregon
Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon folks and entities. Thanks to those who helped out with improving Vera Katz and History of Oregon during the last Collaboration of the Week! As you may have noticed, we have changed the banners a bit, but not our dedication to everything Oregon! This week, in honor of the political process, we have: Current Oregon Senate members & Current Oregon House members. Hopefully by November we can have an article on every current member of the Oregon Legislature. So feel free to turn a red link blue or expand an existing article. Since it is an election year, there should be plenty of newspaper stories. Plus, the state archives has this site that allows you to go back and see when they started serving and district info, plus at a minimum show they were a state legislator from a WP:RS. And per WP:BIO, all state legislator's are notable so no need to worry about AFD. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:49, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Alpena Light
Sorry I didn't respond quickly to your note about moving the Alpena light to Common. I note however that all I had provided before was a low resolution image. I have uploaded a better resolution image to the common area, but was not sure how to link the larger image to the smaller one. Charles W. Bash (talk) 12:20, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the update. I've linked the photos.

Have another problem. Can you take a look at Fourteen Foot Shoal Light and Poe Reef Light? (Or maybe there's a better way for me to ask for help, so counsel that as well.) I've loaded the first photo on en.wikipedia. I've loaded the second photo on commons.wikipedia. Neither shows up in my infobox. Can you see what I've done wrong? Thanks for the assistance (and, OBTW, God Bless) Charles W. Bash (talk) 21:33, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, that was smart of you. I'm used to case sensitive names, but not suffixes. God bless. Charles W. Bash (talk) 16:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

License for Image:LightshipColumbia.jpg
Hi. I moved it to commons. I picked some license. I don't know if that's a good one, but when I uploaded it, it looked like a good one, because it was under "best practices" or something like that. I'm not an expert.

I also added the template telling about the move to the image page here. On commons there was something about categories, but I don't know how to add those, so if you find something there and you know how to do that, feel free to add those.

Thanks. BigBen212 (talk) 14:31, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Big Gold Dude
Thanks for Wiki-Oregon Big Gold Dude and National Historic Places bronze star. Always nice to have work recognized--Orygun (talk) 04:17, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Juxtaposition COTW
Howdy Ho WikiProject Oregon! Time for another installment of Collaboration of the Week. The last few weeks we’ve knocked out quite a few articles of our current state legislators, and even a few former ones too. Great job to all those who helped make it happen. On a related note, we have had several DYKs from this and now have 53 DYKs so far this year (not counting multiples), less than four full months into the year. Last year we had a total of 83 DYKs for the entire year, and 7 combined for 2006 & 2005. So we are well on our way to another record year. Each time an article makes it to the main page as a DYK it will typically get an extra 1000 hits, which is usually far more than the typical 100 hits per month most minor articles receive. With that said, this week we have two requests, Portland Lumberjax and Silicon Forest. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 03:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Cinco de COTW
Greetings once again from the Collaboration of the Week at WikiProject Oregon. Thank you to those who helped out with the last set of articles. This week we have the lone Stub class article left in the Top importance classification, Flag of Oregon, and by request, Detroit Lake. Help where you can, if you can. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Zzzz Oregon COTW
Howdy ya’ll, time for another Collaboration of the Week from WikiProject Oregon. Last week we improved Flag of Oregon & Detroit Lake, enough I think to move them to Start class, so great job everyone! This week, we have another request in Oregon Ballot Measure 47 and a randomly selected two sentence stub that should be easy to expand enough for a DYK in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

QWERTY: Oregon COTW
Hello WikiProject Oregon participants, time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week we made some great improvements to Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and Oregon Ballot Measure 47 (1996), with a DYK for the forest. Great job everyone! This week we have another stub, George Lemuel Woods, one of only two governor stubs left, and should be an easy job getting it to Start class. Then, in honor of the long weekend, we have our second State Park Article Creation Drive. Lots of red links to turn blue, lots of opportunities for DYKs. Help if you can, even if it is only adding pictures of state parks. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. May the The Schwartz be with you. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:31, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Wheeler, Oregon Photo
To Whom It May Concern, I am currently building a website for the View of the West Condominiums in Wheeler, Oregon. The property owner has asked me to get permission to use your photo posted on Wikipedia to use on the site. The photo is currently located at.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Wheeler_OR_2007.06.jpg

The View of the West Condominiums is the top most building in the photo.

The photo would be used once somewhere on www.ViewOfTheWest.com

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Seth Gardner Seth@PhotoTreehouse.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.208.95 (talk) 18:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

X marks the WPOR COTW spot
Guten Tag WikiProject Oregon team members! Great job last week with the Collaboration of the Week, we improved George Lemuel Woods and added eleven new state park articles. This past week we also surpassed the 6000 article mark as a project. The weather may suck, but WPORE is not. For this week we have by request Music of Oregon and Phil Knight. Both need some help, and with Knight we might be able to improve it to GA standards. Once again, to opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:23, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

A is for Apple at COTW
Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:07, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

NHLs by Fourth of July, or bust
Hi Ipoellet, it would be great if you would participate in the possible drive to get the last NHLs at least stubbed, and possibly a bit more, and put the whole list up for DYK on July 4, per talk section at wt:NRHP. I wonder in particular if you'd be interested/willing to draft an intro to the List of NHLs by state article, perhaps in a sandbox, and to be the one nominating the list on June 28 or whichever day is necessary to get it in the right DYK cohort?

By the way, it's a long way to getting the lists to FL status, but you might get the idea by now, that i pretty much noticed when you said: "And maybe in the end the entire system of lists can achieve FL status... One can dream. Ipoellet 16:09, 4 October 2007 (UTC)"

cheers, doncram (talk) 23:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Lvklock has been reviewing the state lists, and, only skipping part of California, is up to List of NHLs in HI now. I wonder if you would be willing to respond to Lvklock's comments in WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/ProgressOnNHLsByState?  Lvklock is evaluating according to several criteria that were discussed quickly at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places.  It would be great to finish getting them all started, though i don't see how we can finish by 4th of July, at the present rate, because Lvklock is being perhaps too good at finding problems.... :) doncram (talk) 05:31, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Xtra COTW
Greeting once again WikiProject Oregon Folks. Time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week. First, thank you to those who helped out on the last few COTWs. This week we have the soon to open Westside Express Service, formerly the Washington County Commuter Rail, so lets see if we can get it up to WPORE standards. Then there is a Coordinates Drive to add coordinates to any articles currently missing them, to help increase readership by allowing them to be shown on Google Earth/Maps. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:49, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Fourth of July, or bust, Thanks!
Thank you especially for setting the stage for developing all of the NHL list-articles. doncram (talk) 16:20, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Qrazy sale at COTW! Act now! Total liquidation!
Greetings WikiProject Oregon folks, time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week! Last week we saw some good improvements made to Westside Express Service, while we also worked on a Coordinates Drive. I don’t know how many articles had the coordinates added to, but thanks to those who helped out. This week we have two more requests: William Clark of Lewis & Clark fame and the famed Oregon Bottle Bill. Hopefully we can work both up to B class. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:57, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

License for Image:Former Saginaw Post Office (Now Castle Museum)).png
As per your request, I changed the licensing tag for Image:Former Saginaw Post Office (Now Castle Museum)).png --CrazyElk (talk) 07:42, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

I just received
or rather just discovered, your note about GuardianBuildingCP.jpg. This comes at a good time for me because I have been very frustrated with wikipedia copyright activities around my pictures in the past few months. It is nice to have someone wanting it rather than demanding it go away. But I digress. I picked on the the tags you offered and went to the picture, but could not decide exactly where and how to make the change. Do I just replace the new tag with the old one? Any suggestions that you have would be appreciated. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 14:25, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that this takes care of the pictures at Masonic Temple in Detroit. I was surprised to find them still there because I've pulled most of my pictures in the past few months due to run-ins with the copyright police.  Glad to have these saved.  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 02:29, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Summer Time in the COTW
Hello again to those of the WikiProject Oregon Clan. Time for another new edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to William Clark and the legendary Oregon Bottle Bill, great job to those who helped out. This week, by request is the Owyhee Reservoir, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, also by request is a red link elimination drive on Oregon newspapers. Feel free to help out with either. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:33, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

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Harbor Beach Light
Iopollet: We seem to have lost an image here. 7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 13:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC) Stan
 * That image was deleted due to insufficient copyright information. The uploader claimed it as his/her own, but it was clearly copied from the Chamber of Commerce web site. The uploader could in theory still legitimately own the copyright to the image, but the documentation necessary to establish that (see WP:IOWN) was not done. If you know who the copyright holder is (or if it's you) and they give permission, then I'll gladly help get the image undeleted. Ipoellet (talk) 15:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Iopollet: Obviously, it would be really good to have a modern photo. I didn't upload it, so I have no knowledge of its source.  This article needs a photo.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 18:57, 24 July 2008 (UTC) Stan

I had uploaded the lighthouse picture, and have permission to use the picture. Please note I am responsible for updating the Harbor Beach Chamber of Commerce's site, and have put the picture on that site.--HB Edit (talk) 00:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Were you the photographer, or was another person? Ipoellet (talk) 01:24, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * No, I am not the photographer, but the picture was given to me to promote the Harbor Beach Light.--HB Edit (talk) 01:13, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Alexander Macomb (American general)
There is an image problem in this article. Please take a looksee. Thanks. 7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 22:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC) Stan
 * I'm guessing you were referring to the statue picture Image:Macomb statue in detroit.jpg that wasn't displaying. There was just a missing set of square brackets, so fixed. Now, that picture could also have a copyright problem, since the statue itself is (probably) under copyright by the sculptor, and therefore the photograph (a derivative work) is subject to the same copyright. This could probably be resolved by the addition of a fair-use rationale on the image page - which would make it allowable for use in this article, but wouldn't actually override the copyright on the sculpture. Ipoellet (talk) 23:23, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't get involved in this ongoing internal Wiki war about fair use of pictures of sculptures. I saw the maelstrom that carptrash got.  However, this is a VERY old sculpture, and the sculptor is long since dead.  Adolph Alexander Weinman died August 8, 1952.  Under U.S. law the copyright is long gone (I think, but my legal expertise is not 'intellectual property') ; and fair use of a photo of such a sculpture in a public place is fair game.  I don't pretend to know EU or other law on the subject.  Anyway, thanks for fixing the bracket.  I hate trying to fix those things, as I only tend to make matters worse.   Best to you.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 23:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC) Stan
 * Hard to say actually - depends on things like when the statue was erected, whether there's a copyright notice on the statue itself, whether the copyright was ever registered/renewed, and other such stuff. There's a very good chance that the statue is in fact in the public domain. But as I read the easy-to-find resources (I'm no lawyer), if:
 * the statue was erected after 1923, and
 * it has a copyright notice on it, and
 * the copyright was renewed
 * then it's under copyright until 95 years after the date of erection - i.e. until no earlier than 2018 and no later than 2047 (assuming it was put up before Weinman died). In my mind, it's just easier to assume it's copyrighted and go through the fair use steps. Ipoellet (talk) 00:07, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Zebras are not allowed to participate at COTW, but penguins may
Howdy ya’ll, its WikiProject Oregon Collaboration of the Week time! Thanks to those who helped improve Owyhee Reservoir and start some new Oregon newspaper article, we had four new ones. This week it is time for a Stub Improvement Drive. So select a Stub, any Stub, and try to improve it to at least a Start class. If you expand it by 5X, then think about nominating it at Did You Know so it can be featured on the main page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:25, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

1 Year of the Collaboration of the Week
Hello again to those of WikiProject Oregon. It is time again for another Collaboration of the Week. The last two weeks were a Stub Improvement Drive, and thank you to those who improved any Stubs.

This week marks the one week anniversary of the COTW, so a brief highlight reel: And now on with our countdown. This week we have two requests, the Willamette Meteorite and Tom McCall. Hopefully we can get both to GA quality. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Thank you. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:46, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * At least 10 DYKs
 * Three articles passed GA after being listed at COTW
 * Probably around 25 articles started
 * Almost all Top importance articles are now better than Stub class

Jim N E Cricket, its another Oregon Collaboration of the Week
Greetings WikiProject Oregon folks, it is time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week! A big thanks to those who helped out in improving Tom McCall and the Willamette Meteorite last week. This week we have a request for Mr. Greg Oden who has been back in the news as of late, so hopefully we can get him up to B class before training camp starts. Then we have a Hospital red link drive with plenty of opportunity for DYKs! As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Bu bye. Aboutmovies (talk) 15:44, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

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Ssssh, Be Very Very Quiet, its Oregon COTW time
Howdy folks, its time for this week’s edition of Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week. First off, great job the last two weeks with Greg Oden & the Hospital red link drive. We had close to ten new hospital articles and two DYKs plus other improvements to the list itself. So thank you to those who helped out. This week, we have on a sad note Kevin Duckworth, and the Statesman Journal. Duckworth should have plenty of sources so hopefully in tribute we can get his article up to standards. With the SJ, hopefully we can get it above a stub so all three of the top three papers are no longer stubs, and maybe even a DYK and GA like we got from the Register-Guard? Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Hasta la bye bye. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:15, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Washington NRHP photos
Hey, good job on getting those photos, that's a part of the state I don't get to spend much time in. Cheers! Murderbike (talk) 00:21, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

WP:ORE COTW Version 2.2
Hello WikiProject Oregon contributors. It's time for another COTW. Thank you to those who helped improve Kevin Duckworth and the Statesman Journal last week, we received another DYK for the SJ. This week, by request we have Mr. Ken Kesey and not by request Nike, Inc.. Nike is the only Start class article in the top 30 of those articles selected for the hard copy edition, and it could easily be improved to B class. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:53, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Red red links make me feel so fine...
Greetings WikiProject Oregon editors. It's time for another edition of the COTW. Thank you to those who helped improve Ken Kesey and the Nike, Inc. last week. This week, by request we have the Northwest Forest Plan and then a Red Link Elimination Drive. For the red links, pick any one you want from any article, the list provided is just to help make it easier. And if you get a good article started, don’t forget to nominate it for a DYK. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:48, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

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) 07:14, 11 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) 09:57, 29 October 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) 19:45, 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) 08:42, 22 November 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) 20:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Two things
Happy holidays, Steven Walling (talk) 01:24, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Remember the photo you took of the Thaddeus Fisher House? I live there. :)
 * 2) If you're in Portland, you should swing by the Portland WikiWednesday next month (or anytime).

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) 08:22, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

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new National Monuments
Do you have a link to the presidential proclamation that your edit title refers to. You are the second person to rename the Mariana/Marianas/Mariana Trench/Marianas Trench article without providing any support. Please don't mind my attempting to revert it, by moving it back, though i made a typo too, and i don't have proof of what is the correct name either. If you could please add a definitive reference, that would be great. doncram (talk) 07:09, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and I am sorry i was being out of sorts. I actually thot u were someone else, another I-person, when i responded unnecessarily testily. I'll move it back if i can, and add the reference. doncram (talk) 07:17, 10 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) 10:23, 11 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) 08:49, 31 January 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) 01:11, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for posting photo
Just used your Werewombat photo of File:Crook County Bank - Prineville Oregon.jpg for article on historic Crook County Bank Building and matching article on A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum that now occupies old bank building. Do you have interior short(s) of Bowman Museum by any chance--they would help finish off museum article. Not big deal, but thought I'd ask. In any case, thanks for posting exterior shot!--Orygun (talk) 19:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

FYI. Used another one of your building photos (File:Balch Hotel - Dufur Oregon.jpg) in article on historic Balch Hotel. Thanks again!--Orygun (talk) 19:35, 28 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) 10:05, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Killer Oregon COTW, its Totally Rad
Greetings WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is once again time for another edition of the World Famous Collaboration Of The Week. Thank you to those who worked on Clyde and [the lack of] Religion in Oregon. This week (as many have noticed), we have the “it was a red link” and by request Eugene Station and Heceta Head in honor of the work that’s been going on at Oregon Coast. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. On a side note, does the recent news of Portland being the unhappiest place in all the land make people there more unhappy? Aboutmovies (talk) 06:50, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

V is for Victory at the COTW: Brought to you by the Letter W (naming rights still available)
Hear ye, hear ye WikiProject Oregon villagers. Tis time for another edition of ye ol’ Collaboration Of Thine Week. Thank you to those who worked on Eugene Station and Heceta Head the last few weeks, may the Black Death spare ye family. This time we have a we little stub in the John Ross Tower and by request Bill Walton in honor of a pretty good chance at making the playoffs for the Blazers (sorry can’t think of a good Old English type language for that one, but if we go with Olde English 800, then the Jail Blazers could come into play). Anyway, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Zeus is a really cool dude and he thinks these WP:ORE articles are cool too
Greetings WikiProject Oregon guys and gals. Once again it is time for another edition of the our niche market Collaboration Of The Week. As always, thank you to those who worked on the Ross Tower and Walton. For this week we have the Calapooya Mountains and by request (and in honor of the opening) the venerable Portland Saturday Market. Just remember, if you are feeling blue, try breathing (rimshot please). Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 21:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

U too can help Oregon
Howdy WikiProject Oregon folks. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week. A big thank you to those who worked on Calapooya Mountains and Portland Saturday Market, both saw some great improvements. For this week we have two great opportunities for DYKs with Brian McMenamin and Algoma, Oregon. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

New image project
Hi. This little form letter is just a courtesy notice to let you know that a proposal to merge the projects WikiProject Free images, WikiProject Fair use, WikiProject Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons and WikiProject Illustration into the newly formed WikiProject Images and Media has met with general support at WikiProject Council/Proposals/Files. Since you're on the rosters of membership in at least one of those projects, I thought you might be interested. Conversation about redirecting those projects is located here. Please participate in that discussion if you have any interest, and if you still have interest in achieving the goals of the original project, we'd love to have you join in. If you aren't interested in either the conversation or the project, please pardon the interruption. :) Thanks. Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:42, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Bring on the COTW
Good afternoon WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week, Volume 82. Thank you to those who worked on Algoma, Oregon‎ and Brian McMenamin, both saw some great improvements and are up for DYks. This week we have Mary Alice Ford and by request Waterfront Blues Festival. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Live long and phosphorous. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

XOXOXO - Oregon loves you, now love Oregon back!
Greetings to WikiProject Oregon folks. It is time again it is time for another round of the Collaboration Of The Week. A big thank you to those who worked on Mary Alice Ford ‎ and the Waterfront Blues Festival, both saw some great improvements. In honor of the great weather, we have our Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive for this week’s collaboration. You can go out and take a picture, or search for a free one on the Internet, or in some cases remove an old request. See the bottom of this page for some links to a variety of free sources. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:56, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Blah blah blah, Oregon COTW
Hello to members of the WikiProject o' Oregon. Once again it is time for the Collaboration Of The Week. A thank you to everyone who participated in the Semi-annual Great Oregon Picture Drive, we added a lot of pictures. For this edition we have by request Mr. Maurice Lucas of the Blazers, and a maintenance type project with the Dab Patrol. For the later, pick any Oregon disambiguation page (mainly common city names) and use the "What links here" feature to find any stray incoming links and direct them to the correct article. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Peace out! Aboutmovies (talk) 07:23, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Kite Man Says beware of powerlines
Hello to those who participate in WikiProject Oregon. Once again it is time for the Collaboration Of The Week. A thank you to everyone who participated in the Dab Patrol and improvements to Maurice Lucas. For this week we have Oregon company FLIR Systems, and a maintenance type project with the FA Update Drive. For the later, pick any Oregon FA class article and read through it to make sure it is still up-to-date. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. I like frogs. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:39, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Boz rates the day a Perfect Ten
Greetings and salutations to members of WikiProject Oregon. We hear bye announce another Collaboration Of The Week. Thanks to anyone who participated in updating any FA articles and for the improvements on FLIR Systems. This week we have two requests: former Blazer Sidney Wicks, and a key historical event with Oregon land fraud scandal. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:32, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Photos of Historic Buildings
FYI. Used your Werewombat photos in Zigzag Ranger Station article--thanks! Hook from that article "w/photo" is being consider for DYK spot on Wiki Main Page--was nominated on 2 Jul, but hasn't been vetted/approved yet. Also, am planning to use your photo of O'Kane Building facade detailing in article on historic O'Kane Building--article will be done next Thurs/Fri. Do you happen to have any other photos of O'Kane Building? Will use photo of facade detail for info box if I can't find street front view of building; however, would rather use frontage shot of building for info box and then use facade close-up as supporting photo in structure section. In any case, really appricate your photo collection!--Orygun (talk) 02:09, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like you're looking just at my user page on the Commons, where I post only my favorite shot of each NRHP site, even if I upload multiple. There is a full-facade shot of the O'Kane Building at File:OKane Building - Bend Oregon.jpg which may do the trick for you. It's at a rather severe angle because my less-than-professional camera doesn't do wide angles and other buildings prevented me from getting a square-on shot from far enough away.

Thanks for your very kind words about my pictures. I'm little better than a hack at photographic technique, but I do enjoy getting out and about to these places. And sometimes the pics turn out almost decent. I'm glad you've found them useful, and BTW I'm just about in awe of your ability to weave a smooth narrative about all these places. I'm excited about the DYK possibility - I'd feel pretty big for my britches if one of my images showed up on the main page.... &mdash;Ipoellet (talk) 08:41, 12 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Just saw DYK queue for next couple of days--Zigzag Ranger Sation made it, but w/o picture--sorry! In any case, am planning to do couple more Bend-related NRHP articles after O'Kane Bldg--probably Smith Pioneer Hardware and Boyd Ranch...unless you have some other interesting Bend NRHP photos I haven't seen.  Again, your photos are much appriciated!--Orygun (talk) 23:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Hot outside, so stay inside working on the Oregon COTW!
Hello to WikiProject Oregon folks, and get ready for another Collaboration Of The Week. Thank you to those who worked on the land fraud scandal and Mr. Wicks. This week we have one by request, Central Oregon, and a gnomish task, the Great Infobox Drive of '09. For the infobox drive, just find some articles without infoboxes and add one. People and companies are two prime areas as many do not have infoboxes, yet infoboxes exist for those areas. Again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:46, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Using another Bend NRHP photo
FYI. Am using another one of your photos for article (File:Smith Pioneer Hardware - Bend Oregon.jpg). Also, saw your new photos of Redmond Hotel and Odem House on Werewombat page--both those are coming up on my to-do list, but need little more ref material. Was in Redmond first week in Jul, but street in front of hotel was torn-up completely...right down to dirt; on other hand, got good photo of Odem House before owner built fence and one of Redmond church that is city's only other NRHS bldg. Have got lots of good info on all/most of Bend's NRHP bldgs--so if you have photos of any Bend NRHP bldgs I'll move them to top of my list. Again, your photos are great asset...keep them coming, thanks!--Orygun (talk) 01:20, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

I couldn't find that church! And as I typed that last exclamation, I had a brainstorm about why. The NRIS gives 641 S E Cascade Ave as the address, but the correct address is apparently SW. I was on the wrong side of town. Twice! If you got that pic, upload it please. I don't want to have to go back to Redmond again. And once again, thank you for the kind words on my photographs. &mdash;Ipoellet (talk) 06:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Here's front and side view photos of NRHP church in Redmond: File:First Presbyterian Church of Redmond 01.JPG and File:First Presbyterian Church of Redmond 02.JPG.--Orygun (talk) 02:11, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, Mr. COTW
Howdy after a long message absence to those of WikiProject Oregon. To answer a common question, no you did not get removed from the COTW notification list, I was just too busy to send out the notification for the last change. So, thank you to all those who helped improve Central Oregon and Mount Jefferson, as well as those who added infoboxes and adopted a governor. For this edition of the COTW, we have partly by request and in honor of the return of college football, Duck football and Beaver football. If you are a fan of neither, maybe go back and work on a governor or add infoboxes this time around. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:26, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Greetings
Hello-

There is a photograph of yours that caught my attention as it is something I have been looking for since 2005. I am new to wikipedia so I am not sure if there is a way to send a private message or how to email you in regard to the photo in more detail. please let me know if there is another way to get ahold of you.

Thank you,

Eblick99 (talk) 04:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Oregon NRHP images
Hi Ipo ... I know that you've been quite active in adding photos of NRHP properties to the Oregon list articles. First off, thanks for all your good work. I'm posting a message to you because I'm going to be attending a work-related meeting in the Columbia River Gorge area in October. When traveling, it has become my habit to spend at least a day or two visiting sites listed on the NRHP and snapping pictures. But I don't want to steal your fun. I was thinking about taking a day trip to Hood River to take photos of the sites that don't currently have them. I'm also probably going to spend part of a day in Portland since I've never had the pleasure of visiting that lovely city in my travels. As I said, I don't want to step on your toes. Nor do I want to duplicate your efforts. Do you have plans to get photos of the remaining NRHP sites in that general geographic area?

By the way, are you one and the same person as User:Werewombat over at Commons? --sanfranman59 (talk) 21:11, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the prompt reply on my talk page. Do you currently have photos of any of the NRHP sites in the area that have not yet been posted to one of the list articles? Do you expect to take more NRHP photos between now and the end of October?


 * I hope your indefinite Wikibreak is not too long and that it's not been precipitated by any of the all-too-common sniping that goes on out here. --sanfranman59 (talk) 22:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Insert profound knowledge and wisdom here with wacky side effects
Greetings from WikiProject Oregon. First, thank you to all those who helped improve the Ducks and Beavers football teams. Second, now on with the countdown. For this edition of the COTW, we have by request Portland Hempstalk Festival and Munson Valley Historic District. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:10, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Goodbye summer, hello Dolly!
Hello WikiProject Oregon member, it is time for another Collaboration of the Week. First, thanks to those who helped out the last few weeks improving the Portland Hempstalk Festival and the Munson Valley Historic District articles. This week we have by request Rasheed Wallace and the Oregon Zoo. The later should have lots of recent news with the new/old exhibit opening. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:16, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

National Register Pics
Hi! I hadn't signed up for the Commons yet but I think I will now. Thanks. Publichall (talk) 10:28, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Merry Columbus Day 2 all and 2 all a goodnite, beware of large windstorms bearing gifts
Greetings fellow WikiProject Oregon member, time to uncork a fine wine as it is once again time for the Collaboration of the Week. As always, thank you to those who helped out the last few weeks improving the Oregon Zoo, the Rasheed Wallace, Willamette Bridges, and the Vanport articles. This week we have by request Jim Paxson and Films shot in Oregon. The later can easily be improved just by adding some sources. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. And with Halloween fast approaching, remember that pennies really suck as a “treat” and you can expect toilet paper and or eggs on your residence for your “trick”. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:19, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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Sorry about accidental edit! Replied at User talk:Doncram. doncram (talk) 17:01, 16 October 2009 (UTC)