User talk:Marylandstater/Archive 3

2009

Virginia General Assembly
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Rklear (talk) 21:23, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Mayfield, Baltimore
I'm not saying that the houses in the picture aren't in Mayfield: I'm saying that they're not in the historic district. I admit that I could be wrong (I've never visited Baltimore), but even if they are within its bounds, they surely aren't contributing properties, so they really don't belong in the infobox. Do you know the specific location of the picture? The district includes properties on Lake Montebello Rd., Chesterfield Ave., Crossland Ave., and Erdman Ave. Nyttend (talk) 18:38, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Michael Busch
Hey. Thanks for questioning the change because this seems to be an ongoing issue that is getting me nowhere. I removed the content because I was getting into a battle with another editor about what is point of view and what is fact. I then made the point that unless an editor is including his voting record on a wide variety of issues, then it should be viewed as POV. For example, I see many cases where it's noted that a politician voted in favor of saving the environment and helping the poor with prescription drugs. However, when I note that they voted in favor of tax increases it always gets removed for POV, despite the note being factual. Another example is the slots voting. Many politicians voted against it each time during the Ehrlich Administration, but then voted for it under the O'Malley administration. When I added all 3 votes with notation they get removed for POV. How is it POV when they DID vote against it twice, then voted for it? It seems that it's okay to show how the politician voted when it makes them look good, but it's not okay to include voting records that make them look bad. I think the only fair thing to do then is to not allow any voting record information unless it can be tied to some kind of scandal. What are your thoughts?

Additionally, this article contains rhetoric that I see elsewhere. How is, "in the political arena, Speaker Busch is known for his even-handed leadership and his willingness to tackle complex issues" considered a fact? That's totally opinion. Again, what are your thoughts?Wallstreethotrod (talk) 14:23, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Talmadge Branch
You asked: ''Just out of curiosity, how did you decide that Delegate Branch was an alumnus of Reginald Lewis and not W.E.B. DuBois? Both schools, along with Samuel L. Banks were created when Northern high was closed.--«Marylandstater» «reply» 01:55, 4 March 2009 (UTC)''

I was not aware that Northern High School split into 2 high schools. I knew that it had a new name and thought it was Reginald Lewis. I went to NHS's page and it said, "formerly Northern High School", so I figured I guessed correctly. So what's the deal? Are the 2 schools using the same old NHS building? Perhaps as a solution we can create a "Northern High School" alumni section that it shown on both schools? What are your thoughts?

And did you have any feedback on the Legislative Notes section as commented previously on Michael Busch? I'd like to get some consensus on this issue. Thanks!Wallstreethotrod (talk) 03:45, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

NowCommons: File:Anderson ali.JPG
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Upload to Commons?
Hi Marylandstater, you have uploaded quite some nice files here. Can I convince you to upload to Wikimedia Commons in the future? This way your files can be used by all Wikimedia projects right away. You can merge this account and your Commons account into a global account to make it even easier. multichill (talk) 15:13, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Did you have time to take a look at this? If you Merge your accounts you'll be logged in to Commons right away. multichill (talk) 10:59, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Current members of the Maryland State Senate
Hey. Am working on getting the state senators list ready for a Featured List nomination, and was hoping you might be able to get images for the remaining senators. I know it will be hard because the assembly isn't in session, but is there any possibility of that? Geraldk (talk) 20:14, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * That's perfect. No hurry on it, and if you don't get the chance to snap the shots yourself we can request photos from the remaining people. I've done it once or twice before and it's a headache but doable. I'm sure Andy Harris at least will jump at the chance to have his picture in wikipedia, and anywhere else he can manage to place it. Geraldk (talk) 14:24, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

D.C. Meetup, Saturday, June 6, 2009
The 7th DC Meetup dinner will be held this Saturday, June 6th, starting at 5 p.m. The event will be at Bertucci's, near George Washington University and the Foggy Bottom metro station. It will follow the Apps for Democracy open source event at GWU. For details or to RSVP if you haven't already, see Meetup/DC 7. (You have received this announcement because your user page indicates that you live in Maryland, Virginia, or DC.) Delivered by The  Helpful  Bot   at 19:55, 2 June 2009 (UTC) to report errors, please leave a note here.

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Copyright concerns
Hi. There are some questioning regarding the copyright status of material you seem to have added under your alternate account to Baltimore City Public Schools. Since it was under that alternate account, I've left a note there, but wanted to give you a notice here to be sure that it caught your attention. Thanks for any clarification that you can provide. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:39, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:On_set.jpg
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 * Okey, I de-tagged it based on the metadata.  MBisanz  talk 00:06, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Volunteer opportunity in Bethesda, Thursday, July 16
The Wikimedia Foundation will be conducting an all-day Academy at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, July 16. The team that will be teaching at the Academy, a mix of paid staff and volunteers, is looking for four more volunteers to be teaching assistants, providing one-to-one assistance in workshops whenever a workshop participant has a problem following the instructional directions. (We currently have two editors signed up as teaching assistants, and are looking for a total of six.)

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D.C. Meetup, Saturday, September 26
The 8th DC Meetup dinner will be held this Saturday, September 26, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be at Burma Restaurant (740 6th St, NW near the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station). For details or to RSVP if you haven't already, see Meetup/DC 8. (You have received this announcement because your user page indicates that you live in Maryland, Virginia, or DC.) --EdwardsBot (talk) 06:59, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Morgan logo.JPG
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