User talk:Marine 69-71/Archive 37

Robert P Lemiszki Jr.
My dear friends in Wikipedia, I was informed today by Ashley Lemiszki of the passing of Robert P Lemiszki Jr., a fellow Wikipedian, who went by the User name:bahamut0013. The news saddens me because not only was he a wonderful member of our community, but he was a great person. RIP. Tony the Marine (talk) 19:47, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry about your friend. I salute all who honorably serve. Can you say what happened to him? Is there a memorial page for passed wiki users? Pumpkin Sky  talk  21:31, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * My condolences also, and my thanks for drawing attention to the situation. is one frequent contributor with whom I have had no dealings but it is already evident that many did and that he was A Good Man. It would also appear that he was a young man, which adds to the pain. Regarding memorial page(s), see WP:RIP. - Sitush (talk) 01:21, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry that anyone has to be the bearer of sad tidings, Tony, but I thank you for sharing the news. He and I interacted often on a couple of article pages that we both had watchlisted -- and that were frequently subject to problematic edits. I appreciated his good sense and I admired his military service. He died much too young and the world will miss him. --Orlady (talk) 02:59, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sadly, another young comrade-in-arms has passed. A silent salute is given.Tony, please pass my condolences to his wife & family.Oldwildbill (talk) 04:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for letting us know, Tony. Is there any chance you could email Arbcom in respect of this? We have a particular interest as bahamut0013 was a member of the Audit Subcommittee.  It's .  Thanks for sharing this very sad news.  Risker (talk) 02:05, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Re:Bahamut0013
Thank you for the heads up. I left a message, and based on his merits and hard work for the battleship project I have decided to nominated him for the Titan's Cross in Silver. It would be posthumous, but I think in light of all his hard work for OMT its the least we at the project can do. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:42, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Tony, thanks for the head's up. FieldMarine (talk) 00:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you for passing on this very sad news Tony. As Bahamut was an admin I have posted a notification at WP:BN. Nick-D (talk) 00:55, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Per your request I add both the Titan's Cross in Silver and the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves to bahamut0013's award page. In looking over the page I have come to the conclusion that from his point of view these two awards would go in the "other" section, so that is where I have added them. TomStar81 (Talk) 19:11, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Marine 69-71, I wish to email you privately regarding an aspect of this matter but you don't have email enabled. Do you have an email address at which you can be reached, and if so would you email it to me, if this is possible (or enable email here)? Herostratus (talk) 06:11, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

There actually isn't a lot of Wiki-case material for this sort of thing. I know that there is some precedent for postings links requesting assistance on account of Wikipedia doing that after Hurricane Katrina struck to raise money for the victims. If nothing else, we may be able to add something about this to the upcoming issue of The Bugle (milhist's news letter), but I am not sure if the assistance ad itself can be placed anywhere else without bumping up against policy or guidelines. I'll look into it and let you know what I find. (Also, in light of the section header may I ask if Baham was demoted from Sargent, and if so, why?) TomStar81 (Talk) 01:13, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hiya, Tony. I need a favor: when you get this message, shoot me an email so I can talk to you privately about a discovery as it relates to the deceased. I need to know if you or anyone else were aware of this discovery I just made before I broadcast the discovery to those to whom it may concern. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:57, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Felisa Rincon
Tony, I just made a small edit in the Felisa Rincon de Gautier article. Please let me know if it works. All best, Nelson

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 18:56, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Fernando Lopez Tuero (workshop #31)
Tony,

I have a question about this sentence:

"These beetles are nocturnal, coming to lights in great numbers."

Did you mean emerging at night in great numbers?

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 17:56, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Workshop #31-35
Tony,

I looked at your Workshop #31-35 articles, and found a few small things here and there. Those doctors are far better than any I have encountered in NYC. The only one that comes even close visited my home, carrying a little black bag, and saw me when I was 4.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 20:17, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Ladislao Martinez
Tony,

In the Ladislao Martinez article someone wrote "quitter" as a musical instrument. Should the word be "quinto?"

Also the main footnote (footnote 1) is a dead link.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 16:37, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

José F. Cordero
Tony,

I just re-arranged some portions of the José F. Cordero article, please review if you are able. Also...are all these notices from me a big pain? Or should I just make the edits without cc'ing to your talk page?

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 18:17, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Jose F. Valdez
Tony, I did look at the article and there was an explanation as to why they removed the ribbon bar. Since it is not my article, I am not bothered, however since this is an article that you created, I feel that you should have say in what it looks like. DocYako (talk) 23 September 2011
 * I respect your decision to to leave it, but for someone who has fought for his country and has guaranteed other rights and freedoms, you should be allowed to say your piece without getting the short end of the stick. Semper Fi. DocYako (talk) 24 September 2011

Cleveland Airport Hispanic Heritage ceremony
Based on what I read, several Hispanics were honored at a ceremony held at Cleveland Airport, including several Hispanics related to the aviation field, a former Hispanic CLE worker and keynote speaker McClintock. The following web address contained a link to all their bios: http://www.clevelandairport.com/Airport-Guide/News---Media-Relations/Top-Stories/Increased-Security-Presence.aspx Pr4ever (talk) 22:28, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

I looked through the Workshop articles
Tony,

I looked through articles 30-35 in your second workshop Workshop 2 and 26-34 in your first workshop Workshop 1, and made a few contributions (mostly minor things - italics, word choice, paragraph breaks, etc.).

Would you like me to look at any other articles in particular? If not, I'll just look through the rest of your workshop.

The Puerto Ricans in World War I and Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War articles were outstanding - a great breadth of issues, yet encyclopedic in their detail.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 20:58, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Mariana Bracetti
Hi Tony! :) In response to your edit summary question... MOS:APPENDIX claims that the "Further reading" section should appear after the "References" section (and before "External links" if it exists). I believe it was correct before your change. -- WikHead (talk) 00:52, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. I thought that it looked better in the article my way, but I'm fine with whatever is done. Tony the Marine (talk) 01:32, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree that your way did look better. I only changed it to help keep things uniform throughout. I do however see that more changes have been made by another user since I first posted my message, and the layout-order is really out of whack now. I'll leave it to you to decide what changes are made next. Have yourself a great day, and happy editing. :) -- WikHead (talk) 01:52, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Tony and WikHead: I recently entered some minor edits (punctuation and the photo size) but none of them were in the "Further reading," "References," or "External links" section. However if any edit affected a prior layout-order, please feel free to modify or revert them.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 03:08, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * That was certainly a very pleasant yet unexpected complement you just left on my talk page Tony. Thank you very kindly! All the best to you... stay well, and regards, :) -- WikHead (talk) 05:06, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Position and size of photo
Tony,

I looked at Mariana Bracetti as well, and left the following note on its talk page:

Since The Flag of Lares is a significant subject in this article, I increased the size of the photo which depicts the flag.

I also tried to re-position the photo on the left side of the page, but the margin of the photo abutted right onto the text, and it looked much too cluttered.

If another editor can properly execute this (ie, re-position photo to the left, and establish some space around the photo's margin ), I think it would be an improvement.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 01:48, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Tony, WikHead got in touch with me. My edits were not the problem (I didn't think they were). WikHead was very cordial, nice person. Nelsondenis248 (talk) 04:15, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Irma Lozada
Tony, I agree there is a notable resemblance between Irma Lozada and J.Lo. Irma was a hero, though (or heroine). My heart goes out to her family. Nelsondenis248 (talk) 15:34, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Raymond Márquez
Thanks for your supportive comments in Raymond Márquez. I've examined the text that the new editor wished to add, and found that for the most part it added nothing useful or, in the case of the two paragraphs on tax cases, was actually self-promotional for the attorney involved. However, his suggestion on the Daily News article was helpful. Hopefully that whole issue has been resolved. ScottyBerg (talk) 16:39, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * What is right, is right. You did the right thing. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:13, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It's a good idea for an article. He's very well known. Even I've heard of him, and I don't follow crime news. I'm surprised there was no article about him already. ScottyBerg (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I found two articles that provide further context.

Financial details:

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/14/nyregion/police-raids-attempt-to-crush-a-notorious-numbers-game.html

Rikers Island / second-hand smoke lawsuit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/nyregion/14lawsuit.html?ref=nyregion

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 21:45, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * That's helpful. If you have the opportunity you should feel free to stop by and plug in the relevant details. ScottyBerg (talk) 22:04, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 23:17, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I made a few edits, re-configured the page a bit.

Tony - responded to your post on my talk page. Thanks again for your help with this unpleasantness. ScottyBerg (talk) 15:21, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nicholas Estavillo
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Tony
Tony,

Thank you for the great honor. It is the greatest honor, because it came from you.

I placed it on my user page, and it is the only thing that appears there.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 02:28, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Irma Lozada
Thanks from me and the DYK project Victuallers (talk) 12:02, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Islands of Puerto Rico
Hi Tony, hope everything is well and you are enjoying life more now that it's been a number of months since your delicate surgery. Hey, I am contacting because I noticed in the Puerto Rico article there is (at the very bottom) an expandable section in blue titled "Articles related to Puerto Rico", and in it there is a pink sub-section titled "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" with a list of "Islands" [of Puerto Rico]. I tried adding a few southern island (haha, you know me, the ones in Ponce!) but couldn't, there is something like a template or what have you, and I don't work with that stuff (read: don't know how to do it). To Caja de Muertos (which is there), we should also add Cardona (Ponce), Gatas (Ponce), Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío, Morrillito, and Ratones. What's the trick? where is it done, you must know... Can you help? Thanks! God bless. Mercy11 (talk) 14:05, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Awesome! it's done. Also, in the template Template:Puerto Rico topics there is a section called Geography, and it has Mona and Desecheo listed although they are already found in the same level under "Islands" (under Mayaguez). Seems to me those two should be deleted from that level. But I'll let you do it if I am right. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 19:13, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey, speaking of PRindependence, these guys at Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mercy11&redirect=no#File:DSC00299_-_Claridad_newspaper_front_page.2C_Nov_4-10.2C_2010.jpg) want to delete the image of Claridad independence media, but state that it could be saved under fair-use but not in Commons but in English Wikipedia (like, say, File:Seattletimes-frontpage.jpg). But uploading images to English WP is something I can't figure out how to do (if it came to that) because everytime I tried to upload something to it (it's been a while) it always said it should be uploaded to Commons instead. Maybe you have a chance and take a look. Thanks! Mercy11 (talk) 19:35, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey man thanks for taking the time, and now I know I need look no further. I like you porque tu lo sueltas tal y como es! -hehe Thanks! Oh and I am sorry that I messed up your page with the image of the Seattle newspaper. My intention was not to display the image itslef but a link, and so I also tried using the "nowiki" thing but it wouldn't work. sorry. Mercy11 (talk) 22:03, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Finally learned how to upload to English wiki,,, just to find out someone else had already recently uploaded an image of Claridad's front page. My bad!!! Mercy11 (talk) 20:40, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi
Hi I am Puerto Rican too. I am ten and I am trying best to contribute to Wikipedia. I know you have done a lot more than me so, GOOD JOB! KF5LLG (talk) 23:32, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Also another thing
Thanks for the advice. Another thing. My grandma's maiden name is Santiago. She lives in San Juan...KF5LLG (talk) 01:05, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

LLT
Yes I agree that he could be listed under both (and there was 1 or 2 more like him) but I just didn't have the time nor the energy to go in that direction last night before bedtime. However, I don't think that just -living- at a place is enough. IMO, the person must have actually -performed- at that place the feat that made him go down in history to be considered as being from there. Again, this is my opinion, and I am not saying I have found this set on stone anywhere (yet), but is pure logic - I'll explain.

I see that LLT was born in JD, but did what he did while he was in Ponce, and that's why I reverted, because his connection to Ponce was vastly more prominent that his connection to JD (and in fact he probably would not have done what he did had he stayed in JD.) In the case of LLT, he was born in JD, spent his childhood in various other towns, travelled to Europe and got his degree/s there, but it was not until he moved, lived, and spent years in Ponce that he got to make his place in history. I am convinced that, say, 10 years after his return to PR in 1901, had he traveled to, say, NYC, to dictate, say, a conference or to give an exposition, that he would had been introduced as LLT from Ponce, PR, and not LLT from JD, PR. Based on this reasoning I believe the cat "from Ponce" is relevant, more so (and if need be, in place of) than the cat "from JD".

So, to address just the question, yes imo it would be correct to have both and I will add JD now that I am all rested (jaja). Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 14:58, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

James De La Vega
Hi Tony. I wanted to ask for your advice about the James De La Vega article. I am willing to work on it but it looks like users systematically edit it for the worse, add contentious material, and eliminate important information. I requested semi-protection but I don't know if they will grant it. There's also material referenced to a book that has not come out, my gut feeling is to eliminate all strange-sounding claims that are not substantiated in the articles that have come out in reputable sources. Any advice? Thanks,--Lawrlafo (talk) 10:26, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks!--Lawrlafo (talk) 19:07, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info! I have eliminated that sentence, or rather, moved it to the Discussion section. I believe the statement is untrue. At any rate, it can be reinserted when the book comes out. Right now, there are no published sources confirming that De La Vega was a priest or that he studied with Jacques Derrida.--Lawrlafo (talk) 21:31, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Theodore Roosevelt
Hi! This HERE would seem to say that the first visit by any U.S. president to any country outside the Continental U.S. was to Puerto Rico. That would make Ponce the first city ever host a US president outside the continental US. Do you agree? Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 19:21, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

I doesn't cease to amaze me how almost everyone in this place is suddenly an expert in copyright law. K entrometio ece! Diosito peldonalos xk nosaben lo k dicen. cuidat 'mano k d los vuenos kedamos pocos. heehee. Mercy11 (talk) 23:50, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Toño Bicicleta
Tony,

I have another name for your "Criminals and Outlaws" project: Toño Bicicleta.

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 04:11, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Greetings
Happy USMC birthday, old pal! Chris the speller  yack  14:27, 10 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Tony, I add my belated birthday greeting. Happy Birthday USMC!  Semper fi!  &mdash;  23:48, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Happy Veterans Day
Thought I would take this chance to wish you a happy Veterans Day. Thanks for your service to the nation, I for one appreciate it very much. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:49, 11 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for you service and faithfulness! Semper fi!   In memory of all who gave the ultimate sacrifice.... a moment of silence. &mdash;  23:51, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Reply to workshop
Oh yes please! I'd love it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by KF5LLG (talk • contribs) 04:09, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes thanks! KF5LLG (talk) 15:26, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Still..how do I make articles on it? KF5LLG (talk) 23:36, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey mi amigo
Hope you had a great weekend! Thanks for your contributions on military history which has helped learn a lot! Regards always, Mercy11 (talk) 13:29, 14 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Instead of the email, maybe we could meet at one of the Wikipedia gatherings in NYC or Arizona (???) or who knows?, maybe even Ponce! (heehee) where we could then exchange emails. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 20:33, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Chi-Chi Rodriguez and PR military cats
Based on WP:CATEGORY, which states, "Each article should be placed in all of the most specific categories to which it logically belongs. This means that if a page belongs to a subcategory of C (or a subcategory of a subcategory of C, and so on) then it is not normally placed directly into C. For exceptions to this rule, see Eponymous categories and Non-diffusing subcategories below." I don't think Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez should be in both the "Puerto Rican Army personnel" and "Puerto Rican military personnel" categories. He served in the U.S. Army so the PR Army cat is the most specific cat that applies. I think this also applies to most of the biography articles in "Puerto Rican military personnel". If a person is in one or more of the sub-cats, they shouldn't also be in the parent cat. Tewapack (talk) 21:52, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Diego Archuleta & Mercedes O. Cubria for DYK
Hello, Tony. The noms have been withdrawn as requested. Pity... Your work deserves the spotlight on MainPage. Sorry that things have turned out that way. Please keep the good wikibios coming. Thank you. --PFHLai (talk) 04:45, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Rum
Hello Tony,

Do you know of any citations we could get to support this HERE. I couldn't find any in teh text of the article or its references section. Thx, Mercy11 (talk) 03:39, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Tony, that way no deletionist can come by challenging it. I knew if the material came from you it is so! Take care, Mercy11 (talk) 01:48, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Many Anglo-Saxons seem to have a hardtime telling the difference, or understanding the diff between race and ethnicity. Hey, without taking sides, you may want to take a look at the PR talk page. We are finally heading to achieving a compromise, but boy! this fellow Seablade seems to think I have it in my blood to be acting in bad faith. I am not asking at all you present your wiew in the issue (so to speak) "in debate" per se. But simply that maybe you can help keep heads cool. I think he is well intentioned but sometimes seems to think I am not well intentioned as well. If you don't want to get involved at all, I understand. (If I am guessing right, it would be for the same reason that I, to be sure I enjoying editing here more often than regret editing it, I oftentimes work on articles that nobody cares about, such as List of rivers of Ponce -- heehee). I call my approach a Wiki vacation. If you do get involved you may wish to point out I made the invitation. Either way, thanks. Take care, Mercy11 (talk) 02:19, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Degetau
Check out this article. You probably monitor it any way. I tried to smooth out the way it read. And there is one sentence that needs clarifying. Take care, Mercy11 (talk) 16:47, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I know, brother, I know. BTW, it's spelled "pride" (hahaha) Mercy11 (talk) 00:42, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

The Rullan Ruling
Tony,

I provided a few thoughts regarding the Rullan ruling, and the current discussion in the Puerto Rico article. The participants in that discussion are deeply immersed in the issues, so I offered my thoughts in a modest way. Nelsondenis248 (talk) 21:20, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Funny caption
There's an old expression, "scared as a turkey in November." Have a good one. ScottyBerg (talk) 15:55, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Re: Happy Thanksgiving
And a very happy Thanksgiving to you as well Tony! Thanks for thinking of me on your day of celebration. All the best to you and yours. :) -- WikHead (talk) 16:31, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

¡Pregúntale al pabo!
Tony,

And a Happy Thanksgiving to you!

I walked by a cemetery this weekend, and saw something most unusual. Someone had placed about twenty turkeys inside the cemetery. They were roaming around, grazing in the grass, doing whatever turkeys do. Of course, they were utterly oblivious to their impending doom. Someone with a great degree of practicality and a macabre sense of humor placed those poor turkeys in the cemetery.

It reminded me of the GOP presidential debate which I saw last night.

¡Un feliz dia de accion de gracias, para ti y tu familia!

Happy Thanksgiving,

Nelson

Nelsondenis248 (talk) 16:53, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanksgiving
Gracias Tony. May you spend yours around the warmth of loved ones. Mercy11 (talk) 17:21, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving
I haven't yet learned spanish. ,y mom and dad want me to. But Happy Thanksgiving! P.S: I can understand Spanish(when spoken)but I can't speak it.KF5LLG (talk) 16:23, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Re:Dia del Pavo
Gracias Tony. Im also glad to see you around. It's nice to have you drop by my talk page! Cuidate mi hermano, --Jmundo (talk) 20:12, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

You know I don't have anything positive to say about the Spanish Wikipedia. But you are right, its a pity that somebody is not using the resources of the en.wikipedia to write more Spanish articles. The problem is that the environment is not inviting and the project is control by a few that doesn't even care about content. But hopefully things change and your deseo de navidad se haga realidad. --Jmundo (talk) 00:14, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Greetings
Tony, thanks for the Thanksgiving Day note. It's good to hear from you. All is well here & got to spend some quality time with my family. Hope you are doing well. Best regards & Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 22:17, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Te invito
a que leas ESTE articulo. Se trata de la version moderna del caso de Isabel González. Saludos, Mercy11 (talk) 18:40, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

David Bernier
David bernier is either my distant tio or distant abuelo. My last name is Bernier. My abuelo told me he was distant, but related.KF5LLG (talk) 12:22, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Well..yes I knew that! He is directly related! The Bernier's started in Puerto Rico when three French people came! I have the whole family tree! Yep. He is related, and I know that.KF5LLG (talk) 23:20, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

My Pal Tony:


Unwittingly, I became the first on your long list of dedicated friends to desire you Feliz Navidad y un venturoso Año Nuevo 2012. I hope you enjoy good health and spiritual moments along with your family and loved ones. Te quiere: MusiCitizen (talk) 14:05, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Antonio Vélez Alvarado
Awesome! I also used your Spanish name customs format. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 14:38, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

RE: Translation
Will do. So here is I've been doing: I've been expanding and promoting GA's to Latin American music articles for the music task force I created a year ago. Check out this list of number-one Tropical Albums. It's a complete list and goes by decade, lots of Puerto Ricans on that chart. Erick (talk) 17:51, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Herbert Lewis Hardwick
Awesome! However, shouldn't his birth name be "Herbert Lewis Hardwick Arroyo"? He was born in PR in 1914 thus he must have had a PR Birth Certificate which at that time where issued with both parents' names to reduce deadbeat fathers. Also he was raised by his aunt a Puerto Rican and into Puerto Rican customs and heritage. Hey. his American Negro father even died young, so there is little chance Herbert was raised with American or American Negro heritage, right? So there! Understandably, since he fought mostly in the US it is to be expected that sports commentators and records would only use his father's surname when describing his "birth name" which, BTW, in the world of boxing is just something other than your stage name (Cocoa Kid). Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 16:41, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Hiya, Tony
Thanks for the message. I hope you had much for which to be thankful. Such things are all around us, really.

Enjoy the heck out of Xmas, and welcome the new year with new hope. SamEV (talk) 17:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Criollos
Hi. Check THIS out. Then notice that Juan Ponce de Leon II is on the list, yet his article says he was Puerto Rican. OK, so which was he??? To add insult to injury, THIS template (and found at the bottom of Criollo people) seems to state that a criollo is an "ethnicity" resulting from the mixing of 2 pure blood Spaniards. wow! Any comment? Mercy11 (talk) 19:14, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Great exposé!!! this means that Juan Ponce de León y Loayza was a pure ponceño and there is nothing to change, and I am safe!! Mercy11 (talk) 22:44, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

El Jibaro moderno
Ay, Bendito!!!

Mercy11 (talk) 16:29, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Juan Ponce de León II
You wrote "are welcomed" but I'm sure you meant "are not welcomed". Dougweller (talk) 21:47, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oops! Big mistake. Made the proper fixes, thanks for letting me know. Tony the Marine (talk) 22:14, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
Bgwhite (talk) 20:24, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the greetings! Same to you. Thief12 (talk) 02:07, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Same here! All the best to you and your family. ScottyBerg (talk) 14:16, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Re: Seasons Greetings
Feliz Navidad and a Prospero Año Nuevo to you and your family as well Tony! It's comforting to know I'm in the presence of such good natured wikipedians as yourself. Thank you for always thinking of me in times of good cheer. :) -- WikHead (talk) 18:20, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Gracias! Felices Pascuas, feliz Reyes, y un felícisimo 2012, a usted y toda su familia! SamEV (talk) 00:26, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Que Reyes y Santa Claus te traigan mucha salud, amor, y dinero (jaja) en ese order, en el 2012! Mercy11 (talk) 18:56, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Guanica or Yauco?
I recently came across THIS, and the Summary box to the right of "Yauco Battle Site", with the question there. Do you know the answer? Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 13:31, 24 December 2011 (UTC)


 * So we can justify the switch in the NRHP records from Guanica to Yauco, do we have a citation that supports the statement "the battlefield is located in present day Yauco???


 * Also, Tony, coffee grows best in the mountains (this is due to the friendlier lower temperatures) and when protected by tall shady trees, none of which are true of that barren valley and hill in the photo HERE. Could it be true that the battle took place where the photo was shot if the battle took place in a coffee plantation? I have been personally to southern and SW Puerto Rico before and have seen only sugar cane grow in the terrain shown in the alleged photo of the Battle of Yauco/Mariani Coffee Plantation, and I have likewise seen first hand (personally) coffee plantations in Yauco, but -ONLY- in the mountains. Coffee does not grow well in the valleys, even in a hill the size of that one in the  NRHP photo Battle of Yauco picture.


 * Also, whose photo is THAT anyway? I mean, who took it? Can it be replaced by a newer one (obviously the place hasn't dissappeared from earth, even if it was now overrun by an urbanizacion or a shopping plaza, etc)? Can someone locate d the exact location? Do we have the exact coordinates? Is the mark location marked with a historical marking such as a monument of any size? Maybe a roadside monument? It would probably be more useful to have a close up photo of a monument in addition to an old picture of the terrain as it stood at/near the time of the battle.


 * On a separate note, what do you know about the Marianis? There is a residential district in Ponce Historic Zone called "Mariani". It was built before my times -- maybe 10-20 years BM (that's "Before Mercy11", hehe) and I have searched far and wide and have come up with no historical reason for that naming. Could it have come from the Marianis in Yauco? Was it name after someone in this family?


 * Thanks for providing your insights! 15:54, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * YOU SAID: "...The men who participated in the battle were entrenched in the Hills of Seboruco. Now, get this the Lomas de Seboruco in Carenero are part of the Lajara Hills (Cerro Lajara) in current Guanica. I believe that the hill on the picture is of La Lomas de Seboruco...All you have to do is look up the coordinates of the Cerro Lajara to get an idea of the exact location."
 * It turns out that Barrio Montalva (Western Guanica and bordering Lajas) and Barrio Cerenero (Eastern Guanica and bordering Yauco) are at opposite ends in the municipality of Guanica. Though none of this would matter if Guanica (the whole current day Guanica) was part of Yauco at the time of the Battle of Yauco in 1898, it is still useful in knowing where the heck that hill in the picture is located within Guanica.


 * Also Cerro Lajara (the tallest in all Guanica) is located in barrio Montalva (Note: Limites Admins, Relieve, and 09-10 Orto must all be on to view the Cerro). Thus it would APPEAR that Seboruco Hills are NOT part of Lajara Hills, especially if we check this HERE (at "Topography"), where it categorically states that Lomas de Seboruco are located in Barrio Cerenero and Lajara Hills in barrio Montalva. So, the Battle of "Yauco" couldn't have taken place in Guanica's barrio Cerenero, nor could it have taken place in the Hills of Seboruco (for Lomas de Seboruco are located in Barrio Carenero). Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 00:46, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I had seen the article and the pic in it, but dismissed them both. I am not convinced a gringo govt PhD sitting in a desk in TN knows the diff between a Puerto Rican town and a municipality... His not providing the precise location of the hill falls short of a doctor who has, presumably, learned the rigoruos rules of research and academic reporting. Mercy11 (talk) 01:31, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Feliz Navidad, Tony
Tony,

Feliz Navidad, prospero año y felicidad. Todo lo mejor para un gran caballero y un great Wikipedian. Tu sigues siendo una gran inspiración para todos. Siempre cuenta conmigo. Nelsondenis248 (talk) 20:52, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings
Tony, Merry Christmas to you & your family, Best wished to you. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 17:09, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Which one?
I know you are good with biographies, so after pulling my hair in all directions I decided maybe it was time to get your opinion:

Who was the mother of Ramón Marín, the grandfather of Luis Muñoz Marín by way of his mother (according to the "Ancestors of Luis Muñoz Marín" section in his bio article), and thus great-grandmother of LMM on his mother's side?

Was she Cándida Solá Salich, born in Cabo Rojo (as stated in LMM's bio article) in 1817 (and supported via the familysearch.org link in citation #58 in the LMM bio article (Shortcut: HERE)), or was she "Rosa", a Puerto Rican slave woman that Vicente Marín, LMM's great-grandfather on his mother's side, took for his wife (as stated in Ramon Marin's bio article, and supported via the link at citation #6 in Ramon Marin's bio article (Shortcut HERE))?

Which of the two women was Luis Munoz Marin's great-grandmother, Candida or Rosa?

Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 04:03, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I too had thought it was Rosa for the same reason you stated (you called it shameful but if, at the time, Rosa was his slave then she was his possession and he was allowed to do pretty much anything he wanted with her, so at the time it may not have been shameful at all). It is possible that Vicente had two wives (hey, maybe even more; happens even today!): Cándida Solá Salich (officially and socially/ecclessiastically legal) and Rosa (unofficially and just a one-night stand or who knows what). It then follows that Rosa was the one that gave birth the only promising child, the only one that would become anybody (Ramon Marin), so his father decided to recognize him as a legitimate child of his.


 * But a million other things may also be possible: Maybe Candida was barren and couldn't have children. And, exactly what was Vicente doing in Cabo Rojo to have met his bride Candida all the way from Arecibo ca. 1830, when it took days, even weeks, to cross the island in those days because of poor infrastructure? Maybe Vicente never really married Candida or, if he did, maybe he just used her as a "front", socially speaking. Maybe Rosa actually belonged to (slave of) Vicente's father, and not Vicente himself, but Vicente -- maybe a teenager son at the time? -- was the one who raped Rosa, from where Ramon was born, and resulting in Vicente eventually having to recognize Ramon as his son. Or, maybe all the children Vicente had (if any others) were via Rosa and they (Vicente and Candida) BOTH adopted them as their own as they were born.  We must also consider than in those years (1830s) most children were born via midwives. (Hey, Ponce didn't have a hospital until 1885, let alone poor Arecibo.) So most births occurred at home, often in the rural and mountain areas. No one knew if a slave had her masters' or master's son's child.


 * I agree with you entirely that it would not look good in LMM's "resume" to say his great grandmother was a slave, and in particular that his great grandfather took his slave woman as his wife from where Ramon Marin and, from there, LMM were born. And thus the family would tend to "erase" that sort of stuff from any/all records. Likle Jefferson's story, it just doesn't look right to say that Puerto Rico's first elected governor came from a great grandmother who had a rendezvous with her slavery master...


 * I had started to tickel with the idea that a good way to start finding out who Ramon Marin's real mother was would be to find out who were Ramon Marin's siblings, and then compare their names to Vicente&Candida's children. It should be out there somewhere who Ramon Marin's siblings were, and then the hard work just becomes finding out who where Candida's other children.


 * As for LMM, Puerto Ricans would had been a lot better without LMM being born: He is teh father of teh current dichotomy in PR politics today if you asked me. Had LMM not been in the pciture, Albizu Campos would had succeeded in getting the bulk of Puerto Ricans to revolt against the US, there would had probably been a protracted war (guerrilla style or otherwise) like the Phillipino brethren had, the American Govt would had been forced by the world community to grant PR its independence (within a couple of years of WWII) and PR would be sovereign republic today.  Dammned Vicente!


 * Ah one more thing: the reference about Candida comes from the LDS (Latter Day Saints) church records. What in the world did they know about Puerto Ricans in the 1830s? Werent the LDSs just forming in the 1830s, and only in the US????


 * Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 00:21, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Happy New Year
Lots of health, blessings, money, love, etc etc are my wished in the 2012 for you! Mercy11 (talk) 15:02, 31 December 2011 (UTC)