User talk:Jhortman/Archive 1

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Olive
May I query what your concerns at Olive are? - there's 15 paragraphs, none of them conspicuously the 'main paragraph'. I agree there's a lot that needs editing, but it would help if you could put down the main problems on the Talk:Olive page. Or go ahead, be bold, and edit it yourself! Thanks, MPF 15:25, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yo
Didn't realize we were both Wikipedia nerds. Rock on

Glad we don't have a secret handshake, Amish Trivedi (class of '05) Atrivedi

Shhhh
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Vandalism
Thanks for reverting banned User:Gibraltarian's vandalism. I guess he finds a meaning to his life doing that. Regards, E    Asterion  u talking to me? 00:07, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome... He was banned a long time ago, wasn't he? --Jhortman 02:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes but unfortunately he never actually stopped... See Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee for the latest news. Regards, E    Asterion  u talking to me? 02:55, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way, I just finished reading the 9/11 entry in your blog. My experience so far restricted itself to read about it in the mainstream media. I am profoundly moved by your account of the story. Best wishes, E    Asterion  u talking to me? 03:11, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Wow, some folks just don't know when to give up, I guess. Thank you for your kind comments about my 9/11 page. --Jhortman 03:20, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Career abuse
Hey -- I changed your speedy into a prod here. Just so you understand, violating WP:CORP, WP:MUSIC, WP:BIO, et cetera, do not constitute criteria for speedy deletion. Deletion, yes, speedy, no. Advertising/spam is also not a speedy deletion criteria. Check out WP:CSD for the list of criteria; it helps if you can point to the specific criterion you think applies when using speedy tags. Thanks! Mango juice talk 03:35, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


 * My mistake, thanks for setting me straight--Jhortman 03:49, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

prod for Kiddy Grade characters
I'm curious as to why you 'ed only some of the Kiddy Grade characters for Fancruft and not others. I'm not a Kiddy Grade fan or anything... just going through the AFD category, and I noticed those. --Jhortman 16:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I prodded all those I could find. If I find more, I will prod them too. Stifle (talk) 21:58, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Georgia congressional district maps
The ones you removed are still the current district maps - the new maps go into effect at the start of the next Congress in January. Qqqqqq 23:19, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I disagree. The districts became official as soon as they were passed by the Georgia State Legislature and were signed by the Governor.  The first elections to be affected by this new redistricting process were the elections in the 2006 cycle, which started with the party primaries on June 19.  The only significance of January is that the officials elected under the new districting system take office in January.  The districts themselves, however, were "official" long before that.  --Jhortman 02:24, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, the current members of the House from Georgia are representing those old districts through next week. In any event, how about if we up the new district maps now?  I'm not sure they're out yet, other than those poor-quality ones produced for information purposes by the General Assembly.  I suppose the National Atlas will be putting them out soon. Qqqqqq 03:21, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Exactly... they're representing the old districts. You're right, though... in a week, it won't matter.  There are actually some pretty good-quality current maps in a PDF file at http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gacdmap.htm.  Unfortunately, that site is owned by UGA, and is protected by copyright.  I agree with you that National Atlas will probably have the new maps up before too long... it might be easiest to wait until they post the maps.  (Though it would be pretty cool to make your own district maps... very time-consuming, though.) --Jhortman 03:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It would probably be too difficult to use those UGA-produced maps, but they're better than nothing. Although I wonder now whether it might not be valuable to have historical maps of these districts -- perhaps including the old maps with a caption indicating that these were the maps used in the 2002 and 2004 elections, and then later we can add the new maps, noting that they will be used in the 2006, 2008, and 2010 elections?  For the sake of completeness, that seems like it would be a viable solution.  And on another note, what do you think about making a page with a statewide map (again, perhaps after the new maps are entered into National Atlas)?  That big red link at the bottom of each district's page cries for some backup.  Qqqqqq 03:34, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It's funny you should mention that... that's what I requested they do with the files over at Wikimedia Commons, where the files are hosted (that is, I requested they changed the name of the file to "blah blah district, 2002-2005"). I think a statewide map is a great idea, but I'm not sure I'd want to create it.  I'm a much better editor than creator.  :-)  --Jhortman 03:48, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. When (if) they rename those files, I'll stick them back on the district pages, then, with proper notation as to the current circumstances.  I'll notify you know when I do that.  And I'll a shot at a page for all of the state's districts as well.  Nice talking with you. :) Qqqqqq 03:54, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Saddam's Execution
Thanks for you help keeping vandals and such at bay, what a crazy page!! :) Viperphantom 05:48, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Just doing my part to help. :-)  --Jhortman 05:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Georgia congressional district maps

 * Thanks for noticing my contributions. Hopefully I've helped clear up confusion about the new districts at least a bit. You might never guess by looking at my user page, but I'm actually a Georgia resident. As far as the above discussion goes (although I guess it's mostly moot by now), I'd agree with your first response, and argue that the new districts were effective as soon as they were legislated. The reason being that while the then still-in-session 109th Congress was elected by constituents of the old districts, it would be the constituents of the new districts who would determine in the next regularly scheduled election whether or not each representative would return for the 110th. Thus, voters grouped together by the new boundaries were already effectively "represented" by those they did not necessarily elect. On the other hand, it doesn't hurt to make a distinction like "adopted 2005, effected 2006" or somesuch. BTW, I hope you don't mind if I grab the maps linked above to add as secondary sources to Georgia Congressional Districts. Cheers! -Tobogganoggin talk 00:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

commons:User:Jhortman
I assert that I am the same user as commons:User:Jhortman --Jhortman 21:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

SPAM
Please, don't revert me on my usertalk! I hate you! Pietras1988 TALK 18:10, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * My warnings to you were not spam. It is against Wikipedia's policy to canvas other Wikipedians, as you did to me, and it is also considered bad practice to remove legitimate content on your talk page, especially when you have blanked a warning given to you. FYI, it's also against Wikipedia's policy to engage in uncivil behavior against other Wikipedians. --Jhortman 18:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 2007
sorry about that Gang14 16:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

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 * All fair use images are required to have a fair use rationale to state why they meet our criteria for inclusion. You are right, there are a lot of national football team logos that do not have the required rationale.  Thank you for bringing them to my attention.  I was able to find three that have rationales:
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 * Image:Peru FA.gif
 * Image:Uruguay National Football Team.PNG
 * I hope that these help. Also, please read through the fair use rationale guideline for more assistance. ~  Bigr  Tex  18:54, 26 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I would be more specific about the purpose, clarifying that it is not being used decoratively - so that it meets criteria #8. Thank you for addressing the issue.  ~  Bigr  Tex  18:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I would also recommend that you specify for which articles you are writing the fair use rationale. This logo wouldn't meet the fair use criteria everywhere (i.e., player pages, tournament pages, etc), so it's best to be specific.  ~  Bigr  Tex  19:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Scouting in Hawaii
Can you please help render "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Hawaiian? Mahalo! Chris 04:35, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania Atlanta
Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 07:24, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Vineyard's Rich Nathan article nominated for deletion
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could i get you opinion
Just wondering if I could get you opinion on something Talk:Manchester mayoral election, 2009 (New Hampshire) is where the discussion is. So there is an disagreement between me and another editor on what the page should be I believe it should be the one posted above and he thinks it should be Manchester, New Hampshire mayoral election, 2009 just wondering if you could contribute thanks Gang14 (talk) 22:37, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

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Florida–Georgia
Jhortman, there are now fourteen "notable" games listed in the article. I don't know if we have the right fourteen games listed, but I guess it's a representative sample. Since UGA still holds the series lead, it would be appropriate if we added one more UGA win to the list. Currently, we are heavy on games from 1970 on. Is there another pre-1970 game that Dawg fans consider especially significant? Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 02:54, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Good question. Recentism has certainly been evident in the past, though it's gotten somewhat better now.  My vote for the most significant pre-1970 game on the list is the 1964 contest.  It was Vince Dooley's first season at the helm and it broke a 13-year streak during which Georgia had gone 2-11. The 7 games from '64-'70 were split 3-3-1, but it led to the Georgia-dominated era of the '70's and 80's.  If you agree, I'll add that '64 game to the notable list.
 * There are other games that might be candidates... the '27 game or the '46 games took place during seasons after which Georgia was named national champions in minor polls, but they are not really notable for reasons other than that. To be perfectly honest, before Florida's winning streak in the 1950's and '60's, not many games were considered "notable" by Georgia fans because they generally always won.  Even the '42 game was really only notable because of the margin of victory (which took on greater importance later in history, not at the time of the game). -Jhortman (talk) 03:26, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The 1964 game looks like a good candidate. Nominal upset of the Gators, Dooley's first game in the series, two evenly matched coaches and teams, Dawg's reversal of previous streak, and you've even got the baby-faced version of the Evil Genius.  I think it would make a good addition to the list.
 * I've had my own issues with the way the notable games list was previously weighted to the 1990s and 2000s, largely, I suspect, because those are games within living memory of younger fans. An older UF-oriented editor recently said on the talk page that there weren't many references available for the pre-1980 games, to which I responded, "Huh?"  The 1928 and 1949 Gator wins were very big deals to Florida fans, and the 10–2 streak in the 1950s and early 1960s was among the highlights of the Woodruff and Graves eras.  The Dawgs' "upsets" of the Gators in 1975 and 1976 kept those Doug Dickey teams from winning a share of the SEC title both years.  Fans always seem to think college football history started their freshman year in college.  LOL
 * BTW, I'm working on footnoting all of the notable games with linked articles from Google News Archive. I also have about a dozen books about Gators football that use to fill gaps.  If you have hard-copy books about Dawgs football, we should really include them in the Bibliography section.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 04:02, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Nomination of Medifast for deletion
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 * This picture is 5 years old... and is just being flagged now? After going back and reviewing the picture, I agree with its speedy deletion due to copyright issues, but 5 years on? -Jhortman (talk) 14:36, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
 * On second thought, I have added a non-free use rationale, as there appear to be no free-use images available of the old Braves mascot. -Jhortman (talk) 14:53, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

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College football team navboxes
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