User talk:Oldag07/Archive5

MEastman Welcome
Thanks you for your welcome. Since you ask, can you show me how to add a photo image to an article? Everything I see tells me how to upload, but not how to place it.MEastman (talk) 21:35, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Exactly what I needed - Thank you! MEastman (talk) 23:32, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Can you do me a favor and check out the gay student services v. Texas A&M page, and tell me if you can see the photos I uploaded? I see them when I log in, but others don't. I have 'saved' and yet, when I go to a different computer, I don't see it, but on the one I made the update, I do, as if it were saved correctly. Any idea on what I'm doing wrong? MEastman (talk) 00:08, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I see two pictures on the page. I assume you uploaded two pictures.


 * I don't know this as concrete fact. Sometimes Wikipedia delays what is shown for new edits for a couple of hours for people without accounts.  This is a way to block out vandalism. Imagine if someone uploaded an inappropriate picture on the George W. Bush page, a heavily trafficked page.  Even if it was reverted quickly, with the hundreds of people who view the page every minute, you would have some very angry people.  You should ask friends if they can see the pictures now. They should be up. Thanks for your hard work.  keep it up.  Gig em! Oldag07 (talk) 03:33, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Stan9999
I added additional citations to the University of Texas at Dallas article. It was noted as not having enough. I hope that helps.

Thanks
 * Stan, you are doing a great job. And I appreciate all of the contributions you are doing.  It isn't so much the number of citations that I am worried about.  It is the fact that most of them are from http://www.utdallas.edu/ . Several university featured articles such as Texas Tech University, or Texas A&M University, are good examples of a healthier mix of outside sources.  Still, the material coming in is really good, and keep it up.  Oldag07 (talk) 04:29, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it.

The problem I found with an outside direct link to US News rankings is that one would need to purchase their Premium Online Edition to see all schools in the ranking list. That is why I chose the indirect links to utdallas.edu. Example:

I have just added direct links to BusinessWeek where the rankings are available.

Oldag07, Your changes are great, thanks! It's good to have an Aggie help a UT page.:) My side of the family is all UT Austin, my wife's side are all A&M folks. My oldest son has advanced degrees from UT Austin but my youngest son is attending UTD. He loves it there.


 * I am a grad student at UTD. I was just on campus a minute ago. I like it a lot. It is far more relaxed in the fall then or respective football schools. Still, once an Aggie. . . . Keep up the good work. Oldag07 (talk) 21:00, 30 April 2010 (UTC)


 * BTW, Be sure to sign your comments with ~ I used a special code so you could see those tildes, but if you just enter them in normally, wikipedia will sign your comments for you.  Like this:  Oldag07 (talk) 21:02, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Your changes and additions were great! The UTD page is starting to look much more professional then just a few days ago. Stan9999 (talk) 03:03, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Not much activity on the UTD discussion page? Stan9999 (talk) 12:55, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Yea, I guess that is how things go in an all volunteer encyclopedia. Remember, on wikipedia, there is no deadline. I know it is frustrating at times. Texas A&M page hasn't had any real discussion since January. I honestly am waiting until the user Karanacs reviews our page. She is well respected in the wikipedia community, and while working on the TAMU page, she was the glue of the four editors hammering that page. She should give some very helpful hints before moving on.

Do feel free to work on other pages of interest for you. You probably will find a bigger group of wikipedians on your alma meter's page. Be sure to check out the watch list tool. It helps me keep track of the many pages I have worked on. That is how I found out you were working on the UTD page. I must tell you in advance, this summer (Early June to mid August) I am going to have limited to no access to the internet. As such I probably am going to take a pretty long wikibreak soon. I wish I could be more of help. Thanks again for your hard work, and I am looking forward to see what we can accomplish in the next few weeks. Oldag07 (talk) 00:54, 7 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I will probably just work on the UTD page for now. I added some more alumni. That list is looking better now.Stan9999 (talk) 02:43, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Can anything be done about these drive-by folks trying to put the SAT scores back at the top?
 * 1) (cur | prev)  18:04, 9 May 2010 71.232.146.115  (talk)  (78,522 bytes) (undo)
 * 2) (cur | prev) 18:00, 9 May 2010 71.232.146.115 (talk) (78,348 bytes) (undo) Stan9999 (talk) 01:59, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * One of the key principles of wikipedia is to assume good faith. These people are trying to do their best. We just just try to inform them of why we want the SAT scores elsewhere.  I am going to put a comment on the top of the page asking people to discuss adding SAT scores on the talk page. Thanks again for your hardwork, and dedication to this page.  Oldag07 (talk) 02:09, 10 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, seeing that I am retired it either this or Honey Doo's.Stan9999 (talk) 02:33, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

I did a spin off of the academic programs, hope you like, if not undo.Stan9999 (talk) 01:05, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I like it. Great work! Oldag07 (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Whew! I was hoping you would like it. Whoosh!:)Stan9999 (talk) 16:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I think, between the two of us, the UTD page look really good now. Stan9999 (talk) 20:53, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * It always is fun to work with someone else. Like I said, I am taking a long wikibreak at the end of the month. I feel bad I can't help more.  Thanks again for inspiring more to work on this page. Oldag07 (talk) 02:57, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I did some work on the List of University of Texas at Dallas people page changing the Presidents and Alumni lists to prose.Stan9999 (talk) 23:36, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


 * WOW! The table format looks great. Just keeps getting better...Stan9999 (talk) 13:53, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

UTD peer review
I saw that Peer review/University of Texas at Dallas/archive1 had been closed by the bot with minimal comments so I added some more. Not sure if you were still watching it or not. Hope they are useful, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 14:53, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I greatly appreciate the comments. We were having lots of problems attracting people to review it.  I know there is a huge backlog, and I guess I should be doing a review for other pages.  Thanks again for your help.   Oldag07 (talk) 21:29, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

I attempted a redo of the Introduction and History sections per the review, hope you like it. Wow, those folks are picky.:)Stan9999 (talk) 18:29, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * BTW, I may post a misguided quip or two about the reviewers but a long while back my sister was Isaac Asimov's editor at Doubleday and then the editor of a mystery magazine before she past away. This is my first attempt at this sort of stuff so I plan on making the UTD page the best and greatly appreciate any and all help.Stan9999 (talk) 20:20, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I am trying to help. The real world is getting in my way.  Remember,  there is no deadline Oldag07 (talk) 04:12, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * My son just finished his freshmen year so I do have a number of years left to focus on the page and also help keep it up-to-date. BTW, he ended up with a 3.93 GPA so he is doing good,(UTD DAD).:)Stan9999 (talk) 12:33, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Whoosh!! Tell your son congrats. Oldag07 (talk) 19:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I'll pass it on to him. He will appreciate it especially coming from a grad student at UTD.Stan9999 (talk) 17:14, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

File:SHouston 2.jpg
Hi Oldag, I hope you are enjoying your wikibreak! I discovered that we apparently connect in lots of places on WP, as I'm using an image you uploaded, File:SHouston 2.jpg, in Convention of 1833. I nominated the article for FAC, and there was confusion over what the appropriate license should be for that image. At user:Jappalang's suggestion, I started a thread at the commons village pump. I'm not sure if you're breaking your wikibreak or not, so if you don't see this before I'll replace the link with a permanent link once there's been any dicussion. Thanks so much for your image work, in addition to everything else you do! Karanacs (talk) 16:19, 2 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Karanacs! It isn't so much wikipedia that I am trying to avoid, but rather the internet itself. Well, I can't completely avoid the internet, and helping a friend certainly is an exception I can make for this internet/wikibreak. I can definitely solve the image problem. It is always a joy to work with you, and thank you for all if your work. I hope everything is going well for you, and best of luck. Oldag07 (talk) 19:43, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the image fix, and I'm sorry to be the one to draw you back in.... better run quick before strongarm you into staying for good!! Everything's going well for me, although I'm busy busy with a one-year-old to chase after (I had forgotten how fast they move).  Enjoy your summer! Karanacs (talk) 23:38, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Revision to Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri articles
I noticed that you have revised either Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri or Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire.

I intend to revise those articles following the WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines. There are more details on the discussion pages of those articles. I'd be interested in any comments you have. It would be best if your comments were on the discussion pages of the two articles.

Thank you.

Vyeh (talk) 13:07, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Before I forget
This source should be great for the Star Trek page. Oldag07 (talk) 03:43, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

UTD MSET photo
Any chance you might be able to get a photo of UTD's new Math, Science and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center (MSET)? SLC on the campus map.Stan9999 (talk) 02:25, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I will try. Oldag07 (talk) 03:29, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * A photo of the five linear pools in the mall and circular pool with the fog column would be good to place in the Landscape Architecture section.Stan9999 (talk) 03:13, 18 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry about not getting something earlier. I am student teaching this semester, and haven't been on campus that much.  I will try to bring a camera the next time I am on. Oldag07 (talk) 03:44, 18 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I was on campus Sunday to visit my kid and there was still some construction blocking the linear pools so I couldn't get a picture. I did get one of the Science Learning Center (SLC) but it wasn't very good. I went ahead and put it in the article under "Building plans". Hopefully get a better one later.Stan9999 (talk) 01:49, 20 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I am sorry. Student teaching is all consuming. Thanks for all your hard work again.  Oldag07 (talk) 01:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Move requests
Hi! When you close move requests on article talk pages, please remember to remove the movereq tag so that the bot knows to delist it from the WP:RM page. Regards, Jafeluv (talk) 20:47, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Oldag07 (talk) 20:48, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I've moved Avatar (disambiguation) to Avatar now. By the way, if there's a page you can't move because there's already a redirect under the target name, you can request the redirect to be deleted by tagging it with db-move. Jafeluv (talk) 21:12, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks a bunch. Oldag07 (talk) 21:14, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

(removed quote form Dbachmann because it belonged on the Avatar page. Oldag07 (talk) 00:36, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Avatar
Hey there,

You seem to be using Avatar (Hinduism) in a lot of cases where Incarnation (the next item on the Avatar disambiguation page) would likely be more appropriate; just a head's up. 24.148.0.83 (talk) 05:28, 28 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello
 * All Avatar are not Avatar (Hinduism) for example Clash of the Titans (2010 film) or Dormammu.
 * Please, be more cautious when you are doing such changes.
 * --Crazy runner (talk) 05:31, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * ps: 24.148.0.83 is speeder than me.
 * LOL :) But yeah, only Hinduism-related subjects should be using that link. 24.148.0.83 (talk) 05:40, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Just so you know, when making an intentional link to a disambiguation page, we generally do use the "(disambiguation)" redirect. That isolates intentional links from unintentional ones. Please allow links to Avatar (disambiguation). 69.3.72.249 (talk) 05:28, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Dreamfall Chapters
(Moved discussion to Talk:Dreamfall Chapters.Oldag07 (talk) 04:31, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've replied to your proposal on Talk:Dreamfall Chapters. Basically, my question is what Wikipedia policy sanctions deletion of articles on games, which were announced but currently not in production? Also, the deletion proposal suggests improving the article as means to prevent deletion but with your argumentation, there is not much room for improvement. --Koveras ☭ 06:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I would say WP:FUTURE would stick out the policy supporting the deletion. I would have put on a merge template, but the information on the Dreamfall: The Longest Journey page seems adequate at the moment. One must note that StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, does not have a page, and that game is definitely under production. Oldag07 (talk) 22:41, 13 December 2010 (UTC)


 * AFAIK HotS is an expansion pack, while DC is a standalone game. The weight category is different. :) My main problem with your reasoning is that I don't think that the current section in the Dreamfall article is adequate, compared to the DC article, at the moment. --Koveras ☭ 07:33, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I haven't done a whole long of research with video games, however for movie sequels show strong precedence for what i am proposing. The future films Star Trek XII and The Dark Knight Rises are good examples of this.


 * Moreover, the majority of Dreamfall chapters is based off that RT's blog. While I agree that RT's blog is an exception to the rule against blogs, the article's reliance on it make it flirt with ONESOURCE.  Both Star Trek XII and The Dark Knight Rises have far more sources discussing rumors about what will happen in these films. Both films have release dates. However, Dreamfall Chapters isn't even under production. As such, while RT discusses in his blog (which is down) what he would like in the game, what discussed in the blog, and hence the article is speculative at best.  Note I just played though Dreamfall for the third time a few days ago. Love the game.  I just don't think it should have a page yet. Oldag07 (talk) 00:33, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you too!
and Happy New Year!! BTHO LSU! BlueAg09 (Talk) 01:31, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

The Chicken (football game)
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Mass Effect cats
I'm going to have to disagree with your adding sorts to the Mass Effect category. The purpose of doing it with the Civ games is that there are many expansions and sub-games for each edition of Civ. Mass Effect doesn't have the same issue, so the sort keys are pointless. &mdash;  The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 23:45, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to fight it if you feel strongly about it. I assume that the franchise will grow, so it might be necessary in the future. But either way is technically correct. Oldag07 (talk) 23:56, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, they've stated that the third will be the last of the series. And yes, either one is technically correct. But I just see the sort keys as unnecessary for Mass Effect, and I kinda get a bug up my butt about unnecessary changes. :D &mdash;  The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 02:00, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Handthatfeeds, do what makes you comfortable. Oldag07 (talk) 03:19, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Active users sought
Hi. I'm Ace. And I kinda need your help. I'm trying to build consensus over at Talk:John Byrne. So far, not so good. I just need to find people willing to express an opinion here. I didn't think it'd be this hard. Eh. I guess this is just a slow peiod. Ah well. If you can top by in the next 24 hours, that'd be great. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 22:01, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. Seems like you have a solid case. I did put a comment about puting a movenotice template on top of the article.  That tends to help. Best of luck. Oldag07 (talk) 13:10, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Heh. Yeah... I guess I'm a little rusty with regards to the process. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 19:22, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Midway Games
Please do not add the Defunct video game companies category into the Midway Games. Midway is not a defunct company. It is a company in liquidation and probably won't be defunct before many months or even years. Farine (talk) 21:45, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Talk:StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty/FAQ for deletion
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Talk:Plano High School is a self redirect
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 * Good Catch. Oldag07 (talk) 21:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

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Note, I got two more notices for both of these images from dashbot. I am now blocking the bot from my page for now. Oldag07 (talk) 02:46, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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Ship names
Thank you for your efforts to add italics to all those ship name-titled pages.

I would, however, have appreciated a bit more if you hadn't misused the  magic word quite so much, leaving cleaning up for others to do.

In the first place, disambiguation pages should not have their titles italicized if they include things that are not ships. (For instance, Andrea Doria (disambiguation) includes a person and a football club, neither of which are appropriate to italicize.)

When it is appropriate to italicize the title, there are several templates you can use that are more memorable and require less typing than. For instance, if it is "Ship Name (disambiguation)" with no prefix, as with Admiral Ushakov (warship), you can use Italic title, which automatically adds italics only to the part that's not in brackets.

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— Paul A (talk) 04:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

PS. I see that you did try to use Italic title prefixed on USC&GS Arago and it didn't work there. The situation is unlikely to come up again elsewhere, but you might be interested to know the reason: In HTML, the & character is used to mark the beginning of special code strings that display unusual characters, and so to avoid confusion there is also a special code string that is used to display the & character itself. One consequence is that Italic title prefixed sees "USC&GS" as a 10-character-long prefix (with & being a 5-character-long code instead of a single character).

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 * I know I made several mistakes adding italics to the ship titles. I appreciate you helping me clean up the mess. I tried to minimize the use of the  template to the "USC&GS" ships and the titles with the character "(". Several previous editors have used the   code on pages like the USS Enterprise. I guess I could clean those out. Thanks for your patience. Oldag07 (talk) 13:24, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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fair use
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Your Dr Seuss page
Dr Seuss Beginner Book Videos on VHS there are 8 listed. My son with autism is begging for #8 All about the Human Body/I Wish I had Duck Feet Was this video actually produced? I cannot find it for sale anywhere, I cannot find a listing with "not available" anywhere. I have been looking for 3 months. I am beginning to think it was never actually produced. Please let me know why you listed it, and any other information that may help me find a copy of it or confirmation that it was never created. Can we please remove it from the page if there is reasonable doubt that it does not exist. I would greatly appreciate that. thank you for your help. Heidi AutismComic (talk) 17:26, 10 September 2012 (UTC)


 * AutismComic. Thanks so much for taking an interest in this particular page.  I am so sorry you can't find that particular video.  I did a quick search and did not come put with anything either. I was not the person who put up that information. I did trace the information down to someone with this IP address. User_talk:75.132.30.12. I highly doubt this person will respond but it might be worth a shot. Right now I am going to put a citation needed template on it, and I will remove it if I don't see anything in a few weeks.  Thanks again for catching that.  Oldag07 (talk) 02:00, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually, they don't seem that notable, so I will remove them. Oldag07 (talk) 02:07, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! Oldag07 (talk) 00:07, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 00:48, 12 September 2012 (UTC)