User talk:Ndnguy

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Hi, thanks for your work on that article. I've been trying to get around helping with all the tribal articles in Oregon but unfortunately I haven't had time to do that one. I'm not Native American, but I understand how tribal history is marginalized in favor of white history, so I'm glad to see a tribal member working on the article. I'm sure you're aware of the Siletz (tribe) and Chinook Winds Casino articles, which both could use some work as well, if you have the time and inclination. I think it's important to have three separate articles, so it would be good to fill out the casino article to address the concerns of the editor who wanted to merge it. I hope you don't mind if I do some copyediting of the Siletz article, I'm thinking especially about removing the redlinks to the names of the tribal council members, most of whom are probably not notable enough to merit their own articles. You can read about notability here: WP:NOTE, to see if any of them meet the criteria. Most people think my edits are helpful, hopefully you will too. Thanks again, and let me know if you have any questions. Katr67 16:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * You're most welcome. I'm still thinking about how I want to go about adding content to these three pages. As each one could almost be a book in and of itself. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, there was a lot of inacuarate information as well, which might even come into question later down the road. As you said most of history favors those that come out on top, so the tribal side won't have as many, if any at all, refrences, unlike the other side of the story. I need to brush up on my wiki-rules about what's wanted and/or needed in entries. I'm fairly new to wikipedia but I've done work in the wiki format for another company Neversoft, on their internal wiki site. I agree with you on the council names, although there may be a couple, in the future, that probably deserve their own. Also thank you for the WP:NOTE link, that'll help provide me with some useful information, especially down the road. Again thank you for your help! Ndnguy 20:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Curious, what is the general feeling on wikipedia about adding actual language to the site? I assume that it's frowned on? I'd love to see my language up for future generations and other people to enjoy. I'll search wikipedia for the info on that, but if you know off the top of your head, please let me know.Ndnguy 20:38, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Glad I could help. And of course there are at least *four* articles touching on this, including Siletz Reservation. By the way, is that the preferred form for the name? Someone had recently changed it to "Siltez Indian Reservation", which is technically correct, but I was pretty sure it was simply Siletz Reservation despite what the Census Bureau might say... I don't know much about the language thing, but often with the tribal articles there is also a linguistic section or a separate article. If you check out Category:Native American tribes in Oregon you can see what's available for each tribe--most of these seem to be under a "see also", for example Tolowa language linked from Tolowa. (Looks like we should add a category for native languages of Oregon to make these easier to find.) Most of these are stubs and personally I think adding actual language would be a very good thing. For more a complete article, see Alsean languages, which lists particulars of the language. You might want to check in with the linguistics folks about what is considered appropriate. Also check out that Oregon tribes category for more ideas, especially the related Coquille articles. Katr67 21:39, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for the quick response. I'll be looking into the new links you provided me. I'm out for the rest of the day and probably won't be able to get started until after Christmas, or, at the very latest the start of the New Year. There is a lot of work ahead of me here. But that's part of the fun! I'm just glad I can have an impact of some sorts, for people to learn about my people. Ndnguy 21:43, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Sounds like the start of a beautiful wiki-addiction. :) As if you need more to do, check out WikiProject Oregon if you're interested. Happy holidays! Katr67 21:49, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to the Oregon WikiProject!
Thanks for signing up on our roster. User:Katr67, our regular unofficial greeter and all-around majordomo is away for the holidays, so I thought I'd fill in by extending a warm welcome. I've only been active on the project for a about two months myself, but have found the group to be friendly and cooperative, and happy to see just about any individual effort undertaken which improves the scope or quality of Oregon-related articles on Wikipedia. In addition to my own editing and writing, I am happy to do lookups for others in the newspaper archive databases. So, let me know if I may ever be of assistance. -- &quot;J-M&quot; (Jgilhousen) 22:52, 24 December 2006 (UTC) Nope. I'm in The Dalles, and the local library's microfilm holdings are limited to the Oregonian and the Wasco, Sherman and Hood River county papers. I think the Multnomah County Public Library has the Statesman to pre-statehood editions, but it could be some time before I make it over there to check. If you don't mind waiting up to a month for my next Portland trip, let me know the particulars, and I'll spend some time at the microfilm viewer. It's not entirely an altruistic offer. I always find information for other projects whenever I do a session spinnin' those film wheels. --&quot;J-M&quot; (Jgilhousen) 23:46, 24 December 2006 (UTC) Oregonian was established as a weekly in 1850. The Spectator (Oregon City) four years earlier, but to be honest, I've never looked to see if it is available at the Multnomah County library. Might have to hit the state library or the Oregon Historical Society for that one. And it's not all that far out of my way, because I should be checking these sources for my work on the Oregon Government and Politics workgroup anyway. -- &quot;J-M&quot; (Jgilhousen) 09:04, 25 December 2006 (UTC) OK. Sounds like we're all set for now, so I'll take your talkpage off my watch list. (No need to eavesdrop.) If and when you have a list for my next Portland trip, just drop me a note at my talkpage, or use the "e-mail this user" feature there. Come Spring, I should be making more frequent visits. I tend to "cave dwell" during the winter. -- &quot;J-M&quot; (Jgilhousen) 02:05, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you J-M! You know, now that you mention it. Would you have access to the Statesman? Specifically to articles during the time period of 1850-1860? Ndnguy 22:57, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * That would be really nice of you J-M!! I'll have to go back through some old books. I remember them citing the Statesman for a lot of stuff and it'd be nice to get a little more of an idea about the articles and other things left out. I'll try to come up with a short list (I don't want to have you spend to much time on this stuff as you're going a long way out of the way to help me) of some things/dates/ect. Again, thank you!! Ndnguy 01:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Curious how far back does the Oregonian go back?Ndnguy 08:53, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good then. I'd love the help since I live out of state and anything you could help provide me would be invaluable in my research into the 1850's, specifically of SW Oregon. You'll hear this a lot from me, but I mean it, thank you!Ndnguy 09:10, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Adding Languages
I'm curious as to what the steps/rules are for adding a language to the wikipedia or if there is a sister site for this type of thing.
 * Hi Ndnguy. If you want to requests a new project (ie: Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikinews etc), do so at the meta page here: Proposed. If you are requesting a new language to an existing project, do so here: Requests_for_new_languages. HTH  &mdash; D e on555talkdesksign here! 09:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

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