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Help needed on new article 2026 FIFA World Cup
I'm trying to start another article, but my draft is waiting for someone to review. The article was started years ago and was deleted, but there are appropriate sources now. I'm also completely unable to figure out the signature line in these posts (you tried to help me before but I suck). Could you take a look? The page is 2026 FIFA World Cup. Thanks in advance! Fullrabb (talk) 16:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)User:Fullrabb 3 January 2013

The article on the 'Articles for creation/2026 FIFA World Cup' is not my article. I created one with proper sources (there are many already, this is the largest sporting event in the world). It would not save my article when I tried to create the article. I can try again, but I don't know how to replace the crap that is there already. Uggh. Fullrabb (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:25, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Fred and Lucia Farnham House
Are you sure File:Fred and Lucia Farnham House.jpg is actually a picture of the Fred and Lucia Farnham House? It looks nothing like the pictures at the Wisconsin Historical Society's listing for the house. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 00:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I had major internet problems and now I have a new ISP! You're right, it don't look right. I wouldn't use my photograph. I don't remember the details - it was too long ago!  Royal broil  02:13, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * OK, I commented it out of the Columbia County list too. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 02:24, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Good, thank you. I assume that you were okay with my move of Rhine Center, Wisconsin. I moved because of the name on the sign and only one source used the name that you had put it at. The DOT map is clearly in favor of the name "Rhine Center" and I consulted some locals who said it's called Rhine Center.  Royal broil  03:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that makes sense to me. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 04:42, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Harrison (community), Calumet County, Wisconsin
Hi Royalbroil-Many thanks for the Merry Christmas greeting! My Christmas was quiet and I was with family. Okay I left a message for The Catalyst31 about your comment on my talk page. I am not know how to change the coordinates. It could be the coordinates are the same. I do remember there was talk about incorporating the area-part of the town as a village but I have not heard anything else. You may had heard something. It may be something to look into. I hope you are well and that you will a pleasant Happy New Year. RFD (talk) 12:05, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Update-please see Incorporation petition December 2012-thank you-RFD (talk) 12:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure we should change the coordinates in the Harrison article. Unless the article says otherwise, the two communities appear to be distinct, and the first one doesn't appear to have moved as communities sometimes do. The newer Harrison will probably need to be merged with the town article if it becomes a village anyhow, since it's centered around the town hall. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 21:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The town of Harrison and the proposed village of Harrison would definitely be different articles if the village comes to fruition. And the community by the town hall would not be part of the village - just the parts by Darboy, Wisconsin. The name has yet to be determined but the proposed village has applied with a state agency. I'm not sure how the separate unincorporated community of Harrison (the new one) is entrenched as the name for the location for the building surrounding the town hall. But that's what I've heard it called. It would be worth a separate article if what I'm saying can be proven. Then the ghost town could be identified as such. I occasionally travel past the location of the ghost town so I'll check it out and try to get photographs. I assume that the cemetery in the ghost town probably hasn't moved - even since 1973.  Royal broil  02:54, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Ignore what I said before about merging, I somehow didn't read the whole village proposal and assumed the entire town was becoming a village, as has happened elsewhere. Now that I see that neither community is part of the proposed village, that obviously makes no sense. If the second Harrison is in fact a community by the name of Harrison, it should have its own article. The funny thing about the ghost town is I can't find a cemetery anywhere in the area around the community. That might just be the limitations of satellite imagery though, so you should definitely look for it if you're in the area. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 03:55, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Many thanks again-RFD (talk) 11:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank both of you. I hope to look at it when I drive through today.  Royal broil  12:34, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I added a photo. I didn't see evidence of a cemetery and neither did the other riders. I didn't travel east or west on Harrison Road to look for it.  Royal broil  13:42, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi-I look at the USGS map where Harrison is and there is the Mansfield Family Cemetery on Highway 55 in the area of the photo probably north of the intersection. There is also Dorn Cemetery but that is further away from Harrison near Lake Winnebago. Manfield Family Cemetery is small that you people probably did not notice it. Thanks-RFD (talk) 21:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Information about Mansfield Family Cemetery: Mansfield Family Cemetery. The cemetery is located on a farm in back of a barn of off highway 55. No one would notice it. Thanks-RFD (talk) 21:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Neither of them make sense to me. For Mansfield Family Cemetery: First of all my source said that it was a church cemetery not a family cemetery. It's located behind a barn several miles away. I agree that Dorn Cemetery is too far away and it's on the wrong road. Can you figure out a way to find what was the name of the Catholic church in Harrison?  Royal broil  02:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi-this is the link to the cemeteries in Calumet County. Old St. Anthony's Cemetery in town of Harrison was listed but no link: Cemeteries of Calumet County, Wisconsin-maybe this will help. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 12:34, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This link has a map of Calumet County and St. Anthony's Cemetery and Mansfield Cemetery are by Highway 55-thanks-RFD (talk) 12:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the research. Wow, how interesting! Looks like all of the graves were moved to Sherwood to Sacred Heart. No wonder why I can't find anything! I looked and couldn't find anything more even when given the name of the church.  Royal broil  00:51, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Marie Miller
Hi Royalbroil, thanks for the msg about Marie Miller. I updated the info based on her new music focus. Not sure if you follow her career. She has evolved as an artist with her musical direction being more a blend of modern folk, americana & country. More recently in her attempts to go after new radio formats she and her label have a made a decided move not to target contemporary christian genre, hence my changes.

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Checking in...
Just seeing how things are. Asher Heimermann (talk) 00:25, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm doing good! I see that you're back here somewhat and I hope that you're able to be productive with whatever time that you want to volunteer here. I hope that you are doing well too!  Royal broil  00:29, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

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Town of Harrison Calumet County, Wisconsin
Hi-On February 19, 2013, the Town of Harrison in Calumet County had an referendum and voted in incorporate as a village. See Town of Harrison. I let The Catalyst31 know and also User: Rockfang who interested in this. The question what about the unincorporated community of Harrison, Wisconsin. You raised some concerns about that one. Thanks-RFD (talk) 00:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

List of Counties in Wisconsin
Hey there- I did indeed take a look at the list. I will provide a to do list as it were on the talk page. I need you to keep a few things in mind though. It appears that there is a preference for books and not web sites for FL's at this point. Census data, population, square miles, are all fine with the web, BUT, when it comes to individuals, who do not have a wiki article, thety will prefer a ref of a book, which can be done with Google, usually. I will also list what I can do to help with the effort, and a splendid time will be had by allCoal town guy (talk) 14:55, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the wikilove! I look forward to learning more and working with you. I have some older Wisconsin Blue Books if that helps.  Royal broil  01:37, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey - Take a look here. I have the to do list ready to rollCoal town guy (talk) 01:51, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Apologies
I very much wanted to help with Wisconsin, and I very much wish I could help. I wanted to say thank to you for teaching me about the fine state. I apologize to you as I could not anticipate that a voluntary effort on my part would be an imposition on others. I value what I have learned. Many thanksCoal town guy (talk) 14:09, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I saw the argument and decided that I'm not working on it - before you messaged to me. No article is worth a fight between two people. Everyone here is a volunteer. I did pick up from my failed FA attempt that the #1 key to getting anything featured to cross the I's and dot the T's.  Royal broil  00:38, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I am so sorry, and I agree with you, no article is worth that type of hassle, we all volunteer. Fingers crossed here as well. Good luckCoal town guy (talk) 00:41, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

The Village of Harrison, Wisconsin
Hi-The Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug LaFollette certified the new Village of Harrison, Wisconsin on March 8 and the village election will be on April 23. You may want to respond at the The Catalyst31's talk page=thank you as always-RFD (talk) 21:06, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
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The Village of Harrison, Wisconsin
Hi-TheCatalyst31 started an article about the Village of Harrison in Calumet County. I am not too certain what will happen to the unincorporated community of Harrison in Calumet County. Also part of Darboy, Wisconsin is in the village and part in the Town of Buchanan in Outagamie County-please see the talk page at the town of Harrison, Calumet County article-thanks-RFD (talk) 22:38, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks
Thanks for for reverting the La Grange, Wisconsin dab page. I am relunctant to start dab pages without them being merged. Merging articles is not always the best thing-from a reader's perspective it can be confusing.RFD (talk) 14:16, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. It was too hard (as a reader) to find the page that I was looking for. I will be uploading photographs to the community's article right away.  Royal broil  15:59, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Palmyra Municipal Airport
Hi-I added the Palmyra Municipal Airport to the Palmyra (town), Wisconsin article. You could added the airport photo to the article. Thanks-RFD (talk) 19:33, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Condolences
I just wanted to extend a thought and kind feeling to you buddy. I know we haven't talked much the last couple years, and I'll try to work on that. I watched Dick Trickle win many a race. Walked down into the pits at tracks like Heidleburg, Sharon, Berlin, Slinger, Bristol, Winchester, Salem, and so many more to say hi to him after a race. Just an amazing man. I know we in the NASCAR and Stock Car Racing ranks are a family that outsiders will never know. I get the feeling that User:The Bushranger is also one of us - and I thank him for watching over the article on wiki. I haven't felt this much sense of loss often; Earnhardt, Kulwicki, Herb Scott, ... sigh. As sort of a "hometown hero" - I can only imagine how it has touched you. All my best my friend. — Ched : ?  04:51, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'm feeling his loss too. It reminds me of the Kulwicki, Davey Allison and Earnhardt loses. I didn't start going to local track races until 1989 so I never saw Trickle race in his heyday around here. I know other people that actually knew Trickle pretty well. I never met him but I heard him talk several times. His stories were AWESOME with a capital A! During the 2012 Slinger Nationals, he was called to the infield as the mystery grand marshal while the YMCA song was playing. It took him several minutes to appear (from the section next to me). The ham started doing the moves on the way there! He won at all of the tracks around me. A real treasure and class act. If he was feeling that he needed love, I wish that he would have moved back to Wisconsin. There are plenty of people who worshiped the ground that he walked on. So sad that he went that way. Thanks for the note and I'm glad to hear from you!  Royal broil  11:50, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Ched, here's a few GREAT stories about Dick Trickle - the way that I remember him (page 2): |mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE.  Royal broil  14:52, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Wisconsin new articles-
Hi-the bot that processes new articles for various wikiprojects is up and running. You may want to check the Wisconsin WikiProject new articles section. There are several new articles about Wisconsin airports and you may have photos to add to them. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 14:53, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I went through all of the Commons images of Wisconsin airports and found several that weren't being used.  Royal broil  04:44, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Jimmy Snyder
Hi, Royalbroil! How do you mean that this link doesn't work? "A member of the “Chicago Gang,” midget racers that included Tony Bettenhausen and Paul Russo, Snyder..." It's a brief summary of the driver's career, which fits as a decent further reading. It's a bit liter than Miller's usual. Bye! --NaBUru38 (talk) 10:17, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * First, when I clicked on it last time it didn't come up. It works when I click on it now, but the external link comes up with a huge advertising page (which is problematic per WP:ELNO). It's not an official website for him; instead it's an article about several drivers (point #13). It can be used as a source for information to write the article. I fail to see how it passes WP:ELNO point #1.  Royal broil  11:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Wisconsin airports
Hi-Some new Wisconsin airports articles came up. I wanted to let you know-any photos?-thanks-RFD (talk) 11:44, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * All of my airport images have been uploaded, they can be found at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Airports_in_Wisconsin (if you're curious).  Royal  broil  01:31, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

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If you have time ...
... could you have a look at this? ... something doesn't feel right about it, but I don't have time to look into it. — Ched : ?  02:18, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I just had a very brief moment to look back in on this - and Thank You!!! The ASA of the 1970s through the 1990s is something very close to my heart, and I appreciate your help RB. — Ched :  ?  18:17, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I was an ASA fan too in the 1980s and 1990s. I didn't go to a race track (in person) until about 1990 and I never saw them in person.  Royal broil  02:20, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Cedarburg area
Yes, I live there. Funny you mention Cedarburg Bog. I had planned on going there sometime this summer. I've been waiting for it to warm up, and dry up a bit. I'll definitely get photos. I've never been to Lizard Mound. I'll see if I can get up there sometime in the near future. Sounds like a cool place. Thanks! -Freekee (talk) 19:31, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


 * The weather was nice, so I went up there and took a look around Cedarburg Bog. Take a look. Also got a pic of some poison sumac, for that article. :-) -Freekee (talk) 05:31, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Onalaska (town), Wisconsin-incorporation
Hi-the town of Onalaska (town), Wisconsin voted to seek incorporation as a village name Midawy. The unincorporated community of Midway, Wisconsin is located in the town and the town hall is also in Midway. Please feel free to make any comments at the town of Onalaska, Wisconsin article talk page-thanks-RFD (talk) 11:30, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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Websites
I have started the discussion, so lets talk if you want.HotHat (talk) 07:57, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Forest County, Wisconsin
Hi-I had to revert your edit of the Forest County, Wisconsin templete. I thought Wisconsin towns were listed after cities and villages and before CDPs and unincorporated communities. One would have to make the same changes of the other Wisconsin counties templetes. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 12:25, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I see, consistency over importance. Thanks for explaining.  Royal broil  00:19, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Many thanks-it was the format when the templates were created and it was not only Wisconsin; it was the other states also. RFD (talk) 11:50, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Howie Lettow Memorial
Just curious if you're going to be there today. - The Bushranger One ping only 12:57, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I never really considered going to the Milwaukee Mile tonight. Last year started mid afternoon and went to very late at night. I live too far away for those circumstances.  Royal broil  23:40, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Ironically, this year it was cut short by 35 laps due to darkness, as they didn't have lights...ah well. - The Bushranger One ping only 05:25, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And on the subject of annoying things, race reports that don't include laps completed are way up there (and are astoundingly common among short tracks it seems) - the initial report, posted right after the race on the ARCAMWT site, included each car's laps, but the Official Results now don't! Gah. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:23, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow, cut short because of darkness! I wonder what happened with the lights. Sun sets at around 8:40 this time of the year. There have been major financial issues and changing promoters at the track. If it knew it would have gotten done at around 9:00/9:30, I would have considered going. I know Matt Kenseth was planning to race when he went to the tower to speak at the Slinger Nationals on the week before.  Royal broil  04:19, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Miss Wisconsin
Hi-the photo of Miss Wisconsin could be construed as being promotional. I would not add it to the Wikipedia. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 10:33, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

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Tallest Buildings in Milwaukee
Hi Royalbroil, as an administrator of the Wisconsin WikiProject, I thought you might want to know that the List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee is up for featured status. The discussion can be found here. Also I initiated a peer review of U.S. Bank Center, to see what can be done to bring it up to GA status. That can be found here. Thanks. Zonafan39 (talk) 16:07, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Great job!

 * Thank you! I appreciate the good will and I'm happy to help! I love how I can look at many community articles from around Wisconsin and see photos that I took.  Royal broil  03:46, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

TORC and LOORRS articles
Hi, Royalbroil. You seem to be the person recently most interested in maintaining those articles, so you might want to review some changes I just made. I also created a redirect for "The Off Road Championship" and cited it under "torc" disambiguation. I have followed all those series for ages; and, for me, it was pretty clear that TORC did not replace CORR. Unfortunately, I cannot provide a reference; but even the CORR article implies that CORR was largely replaced by LOORRS, which is consistent with my own observations. I recognize that the relationships were not as obvious at the time of the transitions as they have become in succeeding years. DrHow (talk) 04:22, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up on the dead link policy. I must confess that I had not read that. I have often managed to repair links that had gone bad; but I did not realize that it was desired to keep links for references even if they could not be repaired. (Although, in retrospect, that does make some sense based on AGF.) The truth is that I actually did want to see one of those references because I doubted the statement it was supposed to be supporting - in particular, the claim that TORC replaced CORR. If there was ever any truth to that, it certainly does not apply today. (Yes, TORC does have one race out west but at a track (Primm I think.) that CORR never used.) DrHow (talk) 19:03, 13 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Either the offroad.com article is not at archives.org or I do not properly know how to use the site. I know what you mean about drivers of note not even having any coverage.  My recent efforts started when I tried to look up Mark Jenkins.  It seems to me that he is notable both as a driver and as owner of title sponsor Traxxas.  (There is an article for the company, where he is listed as owner.)  There are some racing series for which all results of all active drivers are listed.  I am just a fan with TV exposure only.  (For some reason, I tend to prefer any kind of racing on dirt to any kind on pavement.  I have missed extremely few of the short course offroad race TV shows going back to SODA.)  It seems to me that there should be some folks closer to the sport who would think it worth entering a lot more information.


 * BTW, I am not clear on whether we should keep bouncing back and forth between each other's talk pages or whether a discussion like this should be kept on one of the pages. Do I get a notice if you update your page responding to me?  And, if so, does it take some effort on your end to make that happen?


 * BTW2: I think it's about time for you to archive your talk page again. It takes forever to load. DrHow (talk) 23:58, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

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Re:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Fall 2013 Wiki Loves Monuments Photo Contest
Royal,

I've signed up with a scavenger hunt challenge, and did some copy edting. Niagara also put up a Railroad challenge. I did make some changes in the self reporting methods. I don't think we'll be doing any diffs because the photographer may not add the photos to the pages themselves. Since all photos will go through WLM-US first, it will likely make our work easier. I'll suggest that most self reporting can be of the form Short label (and I'll just hope the nobody forgets the intial colon :)

One thing, I think you're taking on a bit too much by yourself with 10 challenges. You'll likely get overwhelmed at judging time. I do like all the individual challenges. Why not ask others at WT:NRHP if they'll take over a few for you?

Should we limit the total number of challenges? We'll also need to figure out how to publicize this, though I assume WLM and Wiki Takes America will do something.

More later.

Smallbones( smalltalk ) 01:43, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think that we should limit the total number of challenges - let the sponsors dictate the final number. I would be happy to give up sponsorship on several challenges, especially ones that I plan to participate in like the "Interstate Traveler" for the greatest distance apart between photographs. I just got back from a long trip and I'm still reviewing / organizing / preparing my uploads. Do you want to take over several challenges of your choice? I didn't know if anyone was even interested in doing this add on to the WLM contest so I took the bull by the horns and picked the best challenges from 2011. I brainstormed and took notes while doing on the Amtrak ride back from Montana. I even snapped a decent shot for at least one ND listing out the train window! Perhaps the signpost will run an article about the WLM and it could be added to the story ( 1 ).  Royal broil  05:10, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Jesus Freak Hideout for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Jesus Freak Hideout & until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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September 2013
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Query
Just wondering if there was a reason you don't seem to have uploaded this to Commons? - The Bushranger One ping only 03:59, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It's just his late model. Do you think that it's encyclopedic?  Royal broil  04:05, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I just finshed overhauling his page and included a section on his late model racing - that's the clearest pic of one of his pavement cars I've seen in the free-pics section. - The Bushranger One ping only 04:18, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for recalling my memory of an AWESOME place to watch a race - the world's fastest 1/4 mile track. It's shaped like a bowl with around 33 degree banking! 11 second laps with a super late model - WOW! Ched commented in an earlier conversation that he really enjoyed the track too. It's so easy to photograph there - a telephoto lens sitting in turn 4 gives awesome shots all day long (over the fence). Here's a video if you want to watch a full 6 lap race in less than 1.25 minutes!  Royal broil  05:00, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

sorry!
I didnt plan my trip to Alaska specifically to take nrhp pictures for this contest, but the timing sure worked out well. :) Did you use a great circle calculator to adjust your number?  I really couldnt figure out how to get google maps to cough one up.  If I used driving distances, the number would go WAY up. dm (talk) 05:41, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There's nothing to apologize for. I am VERY impressed! I doubt that anyone will be in the ballpark of your distance and I don't think that the counting method will matter. Too bad that Canada doesn't count because I took a photo for their contest which was about 600 miles north of the border. I photographed a sign near that city stating that the road was the shortcut to Alaska!  Royal broil  02:05, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the barnstar
Thanks for the barnstar for part #10 of the NRHP photo contest. I appreciate your taking on the task of judging so many of the contests. It seems to have been a great stimulus to NRHP photography--I'm floored by the fact that User:Faolin42 was able to hit 234 sites, and although nobody else seems to have come close to that, we had several people illustrate >100 new sites. I'll be very interested in seeing what the percent-illustrated maps at the progress page look like in the wake of this. Ammodramus (talk) 02:03, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the shoutout! (But it was only 234 sites...) Faolin42 (talk) 13:45, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

My sincere thanks too! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:02, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar and for organizing several challenges!
As I told User:Niagara, it really inspired me to take some pictures. I'm amazed at what some of the other people were able to do dm (talk) 03:25, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! It helped inspire me to take some photos too!  Royal broil  05:26, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

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RE: Images
Some pictures would be great, you have anything with Formula Atlantic cars? some different car models would be great or the car of Michael Mallinen. Can't think of any more requests at the moment, if you have any SCCA Pro Spec Racer Ford pictures that would be awesome too. Thanks!

By the way, love some of the articles you created, keep up the good work!
 * Here is an image of Michael Mallinen in his Formula Atlantic car when he won the 2011 Runoffs. I uploaded it back in early 2012. I added it to his article just now. I had put it in the Formula Atlantic article about 2 years ago. I fondly remember the 2011 Runoffs as the time that it was raining. I found out that I REALLY enjoy watching racing in the rain. The entire field has Toyota or Mazda written on the car. Is their any particular Mazda driver or should I pick the best looking one? I got a few rooster tail shots.

What's the difference between the photos at Spec Racer Ford and what you are requesting?  Royal broil  04:42, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Grafton
I don't know if you recall being involved in a thing concerning the Grafton, Wisconsin article, and a Nazi association. The info has been restored and expanded. I'm not asking you to do anything, I just thought you might be interested, if you recall the discussion. -Freekee (talk) 07:00, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

K&N again
Hi, Royalbroil. Remember this? The same employee of K&N Engineering is back, still trying their best to get the article purged of anything negative about their company. Please look at the article history and the talk page, if you could. Thanks. 24.87.88.125 (talk) 20:50, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

K&N again
Hi, Royalbroil. Remember this? The same employee of K&N Engineering is back, still trying their best to get the article purged of anything negative about their company. Please look at the article history and the talk page, if you could. Thanks. 24.87.88.125 (talk) 20:53, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Re this edit: I added this in the hope that someone would take a photo of the temple and upload it to Commons, because the map in the infobox is not very informative.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 08:13, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year Royalbroil!
I just hope your year of editing ahead will be great!HotHat (talk) 05:25, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Scott Bloomquist - racing career
Hi Royalbroil, the article cited for his racing career, from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, contains some inaccuracies about a race Bloomquist won in California. Plus, the link is broken.

The race in question took place at Speedway 117 (there never has been a "Chula Vista Speedway"), paid $3500 to win and Bloomquist did not lap the field, but did lap all but the second place finisher. These errors may be down to miscommunication with the reporter or the reporter not fact checking. The only source I can provide would be a scan of a race report from a contemporary account in a regional racing newspaper. As with much on auto racing history, there is no accurate on line source.

Googling "Speedway 117" or "South Bay Speedway" will provide you many links to the track that was actually involved and, checking this list (which while flawed is the best there is), you will not find any "Chula Vista Speedway", but will find Speedway 117: http://www.autoracingrecords.com/tracklist2.php?region=California

The information at the above website was taken from Allan E. Brown's book, "The History of America's Speedways Past & Present"

Thanks! JThur1 (talk) 19:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)JThur1
 * I found an archive of the article that I used to write that part and I added it to Bloomquist's article. What information does the regional racing newspaper contain that is relevant to his article? Is it about the track's name, the dollar amount, ..? I certainly know how hard it is to find information about auto racing history. It's unfortunate if the Columbia Ledger newspaper didn't do a good job with their fact checking, but overall it's considered reliable - so another source of similar reliability should be found to justify removal. This information is verifiable as it stands (even if it is wrong). I changed the article to referring to a speedway by the city instead of the track's official name.  Royal broil  03:33, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Royalbroil: The article in the regional racing paper contains information verifying track name, date of race, prize money and the race itself. It fills in details and corrects the errors in the Ledger article.JThur1 (talk) 03:01, 16 January 2014 (UTC)JThur1
 * How about just changing the dollar amount of the race using this racing paper as the source? The exact track name isn't that important (it's an article about Bloomquist not the speedway) and the race name isn't very important either (in my opinion). The prize money is important because it demonstrates how he became an "outlaw" driver who traveled around the country winning the big money races. You can change the article if you want (and know how to add the source - I suggest Cite news). Or you can list the newspaper name, page, full author name, article title, and date of publication for me to take care of the rest. Thanks for discussing this topic with me!  Royal broil  03:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
Hi-I will wait and started the article about the new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette John Doerfler when he is ordained an installed next week. One of the editors is concern about Roman Catholic priests/bishops appointed to dioceses and mention in diocese articles before their installation/ordaination. This particular editor uses WP Crystal guideline and revert changes and would even take you to some administrator board. Consequently I have not done too much with Roman Catholic bishops except when they die. Also on a personal note: my younger brother died suddenly in November 2013 so I am trying to deal with that. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 10:50, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

John Francis Doerfler
Hi-John Francis Doerfler, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette was ordained today-February 11, 2014 and I started at that time. Thanks-RFD (talk) 21:55, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

John Francis Doerfler
Hi-John Francis Doerfler-thanks-RFD (talk) 21:57, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Shelby Can-Am
Hi fellow autosport fan, I see you have lot of American racing pictures. Do you happen to have any pictures of a Shelby Can-Am? These beautiful racers can still be seen at HSR events. Thanks!

Poppo154 (talk) 19:05, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think that I ever saw an HSR event. I went to the SCCA National Runoffs from 2009 - 2013 and I checked the photos from each year. Here's a slim possibility: Any idea what type of cars are on this file? I took it at the June Sprints SCCA event at Road America some time in the 1990s.  Royal broil  07:06, 28 February 2014 (UTC)