User talk:Okiefromokla

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Thank you
Opening the page back up and blocking me was more appropriate. It teaches me to be more prepared for aggresive editing within the wikipeida standards. I have no objection to following the rules. I believe we all need to pay for our mistakes if the price is reasonable.

I am not above the rules, but I can certainly appreciate your attempt to give me choices. I had requested the page be locked, but for different reasons. If I was at fault for any reason it seems only fair that I take the punishment and not the page itself.--Amadscientist (talk) 05:22, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for understanding. Okiefromokla questions? 15:33, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

How do you get a vandal blocked.
Hi, how do you get a persistent vandal blocked? The article Adelaide University Union was vandalised 6 or so times from the same IP address. Ozdaren (talk) 14:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi there. Well, the blocking procedure is a little bit different with IP addresses from universities, especially with this one, because there have been some recent non-vandalism edits&mdash;but that's for administrators to think about. If you see this IP vandalize again, go ahead and give it a final warning and then report it to WP:AIV if vandalism still continues. To answer your question in a general sense, dealing with persistent vandals is pretty much the same. Warn them, then report them. Okiefromokla questions? 02:22, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * That's great. Thanks. No worries about taking a while. You weren't long at all. Ozdaren (talk) 03:04, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

This user has stolen my intellectual property
While browsing the Wikipedia page for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I discovered that Okiefromokla, who takes great pride in being a Wikipedia administrator, stole a photograph taken by me and claimed to have been the original creator. The file in question is and may be found on the Tulsa, Oklahoma page and the Greenwood neighborhood page. It is apparent that Okiefromokla downloaded the photo from my flickr page at and then cropped it. According to the photo credits, Okiefromokla claims, "I created this work entirely by myself" and continues to say, "I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law."

Okiefromokla, you should absolutely be ashamed of yourself for first stealing MY work, claiming it as your own and then releasing it to public domain ILLEGALLY.

I have never granted ANY kind of use of this photograph, and demand that it be removed immediately. I have notified Wikipedia of this situation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dsjeffries (talk • contribs) 06:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

File:Greenwoodtulsa.jpg listed for deletion
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I don't know whether this image was created by you or by Dsjeffries, but the claim of copyright violation needs to be evaluated. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 07:11, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Image deleted. See response here. Okiefromokla questions? 23:51, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Patrick Pogan
Hi, it looks like Patrick Pogan got speedy deleted for non-notability. I think this was a mistake, but I obviously don't know what kind of condition the article was in when you got a hold of it.

Would it be possible for you to restore the article, and maybe even move it to User:Bdb484/Patrick Pogan so I can get it in shape before putting it back into the field?

Thanks. —Bdb484 (talk) 15:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Absolutely. I copied it to the userspace page you provided. Right now, it would still meet deletion standards as nothing has changed since it was deleted, so I can't restore it to the mainspace. However, if you feel you can get it up to standard, feel free to give it a shot. It was deleted for CSD&mdash;that is, not establishing sufficient notability. One particular problem it has is that it seems the subject is known for only one event, and that event is fairly insignificant. But if you can establish notability per Notability (people), you can recreate the article in the mainspace. Generally, this means that if you can find at least several reliable sources about this person other than news articles detailing this one event, he could very well meet notability standards. If you need anything else, let me know :) Okiefromokla questions? 22:15, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

USAO
Hello Okiefromokla. I notice you've done some editing on our Wikipedia description and that you're listed as an administrator. I'd like to change the primary description, but i thought it would discuss it with you first so that you understand where it came from. I am the media relations director at USAO.

I notice you changed our previous description as "Oklahoma's only public liberal arts college" to "...is the only public college with a strictly liberal arts-based curriculum in Oklahoma."

Here's what I plan to change the description to:

“USAO is Oklahoma’s only public liberal arts college, officially designated as such by the State Legislature in 1965. USAO has served the same original liberal-arts-focused mission since its founding in 1908 and is recognized as one of the oldest public liberal arts colleges in America.”

I'll be happy to verify our claim to this distinction if needed. Would you like to discuss this?

Randy Talley USAO Media and Community Relations 405-574-1337 Randy Talley (talk) 22:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Patrick Pogan
I have nominated Patrick Pogan, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Patrick Pogan. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. e v i l d e a t h m a t h 16:23, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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If your page is deleted, you also have many options available. Good luck! Ikip (talk) 16:35, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Oklahoma
Hello, as you probably know, Oklahoma is arguably the most conservative state in the united states. But take a look at this. According to this study, Oklahoma City is the 22nd most conservative city in the country and Tulsa is 27. Rarely do you see large cities like this prefer the republican party. I was just wondering you wanted to add this into the Oklahoma article? Richard (talk) 03:03, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Virginia
Hi there, I'm an editor from the article on Virginia, and was hoping you, with your experience on the Oklahoma page, could help us. We're in the middle of an FAC nomination, and are looking for good copyeditors. I see you haven't been active in a while, but if by chance you get this, please drop me a line on whether or not you have any thoughts, such as good copyeditors you've encountered, or if you yourself would be available. Regards,-- Patrick {o Ѻ ∞} 03:03, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

In need of a picture maybe you could help.
Hi I'm looking for a picture of a high school in Oklahoma to be placed on the Del City High School Page and as you are a fellow Oklahoman i think you could help me with this.--Dcheagle (talk) 03:19, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

WIKIPROJECT OKLAHOMA
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Suspension of admin privileges due to inactivity
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Ouachita Mts
I thought you might enjoy my photos of the Ouachita National Forest at my website billtiffee.com/Eden/Photo galleries. I have had over 20 photos of southeastern Ok published in Ok Today Magazine; I think you might also enjoy my essays the Revolutionaries of Eden and the Search for Eden on the website. Some interesting Okie history you probably haven't heard before. regards Bill Tiffee — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.164.253.2 (talk) 21:44, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Wikipedia:WikiProject Oklahoma/Tulsa&action=edit/frame


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Flying L
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were married @ the Flying L Ranch 31 Dec 1947 in Davis, OK. I'm blocked right now, and wasn't able to add this at the talk page. If you have time, maybe you can let someone know, or add it yourself. 69.171.187.84 (talk) 13:07, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

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