User talk:Royalbroil/Archive4

Uploading of photos of WIS highways
I was confronted by another user (see photos my talk page) about "poor quality photos" being on Wikipedia articles - and also there seems to be a consensus against photo galleries in WP:USRD. Just to let you know about it. An optimal solution to this would be to move the images to Wikimedia Commons, then apply Commons or Commonscat. The CC sharealike license is allowed in Commons so I don't see any problem - but they will have to be transwikied over. If any questions, let me know thanks --  master_son  Talk  -  Edits 21:56, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ouch! I found their discussion, and the discussion appears to be over. There are close to 100 images that would need to be reuploaded, which would take many DAYS. I wish that I could get help from someone with a super lightning fast internet connection. RoyalbroilT : C 12:37, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll help out where I can over the next few days - I have a copy of the Commonist app. I'll make sure to maintain the same license and credit you as the source. --  master_son  Talk  -  Edits  04:16, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Please add any images that I took to the Commons category Commons:Category:Files by User:Royalbroil from en.wikipedia. Also add them to Category:Cities in Wisconsin if appropriate. My class schedule prevents me from doing much Wikipedia in the first half of the week. RoyalbroilT : C 13:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Banjo Matthews
Hey. I started an article on him, so if you still have that photo of him, we can add it now. Recury 18:14, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

User:Fatwhales
I just checked the block log, and all his sockpuppets have been blocked. We can drop the WP:SSP case now. :D. Retiono Virginian 18:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Note: I was looking through the history of the Kiel city in Wincosin and I found previous vandalism by this user User:Tyler Dhein Who appears to be another sockpuppet of Fatwhales. Who was blocked indef but had vandalised in very similar patterns to him. So, be on alert for more socks, and if this continues should we start a request at WP:RFCU? Retiono Virginian 17:00, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh, do me a favor and sign here thanks. Retiono Virginian 17:01, 3 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Just found yet another sockpuppet. User:Bulldog17. Vandalism to Wisconsin today, very similar to what he normally does to Wisconsin and other related articles. Since of this being the forth abusive account. I will be starting A WP:RFCU. As soon as I get round to it. Retiono Virginian 13:56, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Please do. Let me know if you need any help or for me to witness anything. Good job keeping your eyes open! <b style="color:#000000;">Royal</b><b style="color:#FFCC00;">broil</b>T : C 16:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

great
Thanks for the quick response on List of Dove Award winners! — coe l acan — 05:12, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Disambiguation of IndyCar
Hi Royalbroil. I've spot-checked several of your changes and they look fine to me. (I was actually checking them as you went along). I think American Championship Car Racing was quite an appropriate target for most of the links. I also agree that it's OK for some pages to link to the IndyCar disambiguation page. Thanks for your efforts. DH85868993 05:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 5

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Barlow Girl, continued...
Thanks for the thankyou - I am a bit grumpy at times, and tend to go in cutting out everything I don't like the look of, especially in an article about something as risqué as this one - thanks for putting up with me and, of course, expanding the abbreviations! Yours, Hawker Typhoon 22:17, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. I'm surprised that you consider the article to be risqué, as the group is squeaky clean. <b style="color:#000000;">Royal</b><b style="color:#FFCC00;">broil</b>T : C 23:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
For editing the article on Jenna Jameson. I didn't know that. Red_Rooster 12:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Check your facts. I've never edited the article. I've edited over 5200 other articles. Royal broil  13:33, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Opps!! It must have been some other porn star. Red_Rooster 19:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 6

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Christian Lyrics Network
When you're prodding an article can you put the reason right in the prod. It saves time. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 08:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry. It was discussed at WikiProject Contemporary Christian Music. Royal broil  11:35, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

NowCommons tagging
Hi Royalbroil, I can't seem to find this image on Commons - is there a typo in the title? Cheers, – Riana ऋ 12:38, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Same goes for this one. – Riana ऋ 14:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Somehow the upload process removed the periods in the first image. I linked the first file to the correct Wikimedia Commons file. It looks like you got the second one. Royal broil  15:24, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, I didn't get the second one - JPD did - and I still can't find it on Commons. commons:Image:WisconsinHighway57atWisconsinHighway96.jpg – Riana ऋ 15:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * commons:Image:WisconsinHighway57atWisconsinHighway96a.jpg I don't remember why the name got changed. Sorry. Royal broil  15:28, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That's fine! Thanks for the update :) – Riana ऋ 15:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Harmon Marble article, your comments
I'm confused about this. I'm offering primary source information that is not available anywhere else, yet I have to reference it. Doesn't make sense. And the comments about Mr. Marble's photographic abilities are not subjective opinions. They are based on my own hands-on examination of between 50 and 100 original Marble prints, which were badly composed, inconsistently exposed, and poorly printed. I'm well qualified to make those observation as both professional photographer, photographic collector, and photographic historian with more than 35 years of experience. I was actually very diplomatic about it. He was a dreadful photographer, but prolific and apparently full of good intentions. I purchased the only good photograph out of the lot I examined (the one I posted). I suppose I could post the information somewhere else online and quote myself, but that seems kind of pointless. There are many online sources offering his work for sale, some with bits of biographical information, but most of the information I posted came from hand-written family documents which accompanied the photo I purchased and posted, and won't be found elsewhere. Except for dates of birth and death, there is no other online source for most of it. It's not worth my time and trouble to make it up, and anyone who can refute it or add to it is welcome to edit. I simply found the man interesting enough to write about, and thought the information might be of interest since virtually nothing is known about him. If it won't stand, then so be it. I did make one false statement in the interests of diplomacy. My comment about natural rendition of his subjects is a friendly fib (but one that is repeated almost universally in offerings of his work for sale--it's utterly false, yet I could make a book of references for it). Marble had the snapshot shooter's penchant for standing everyone in a row and saying "look at the camera and don't move." The photo I posted is not as bad as most, but you can see it there too. With few exceptions, his subjects are posed standing stiffly as though for lack of anything better to do. If I had to be absolutely honest, I prefer the fluid work of skilled photographers like Curtis and Wanamaker. They did what good photographers do, and criticism of sentimentality in their images is misguided. However, bad as he was, Marble is interesting, and apparently he accomplished good things in his work with the Indians. He also made the attempt to create a photographic record. Seems a shame he shouldn't be identified and credited somewhere for the effort.

Ultimately, I suppose I'm baffled that Wikipedia does not recognize personal expertise as an acceptable source of information, especially as it's subject to review and edit by virtually anyone. After all, someone (of usually unknown qualifications) had to write the referenced material. The fact that it's posted online somewhere doesn't make it verifiable truth. There's a lot of garbage out there. Very strange. PastReflections 06:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * A couple of comments back to you. It doesn't have to be online to be used, in fact hard references like newspapers, books, and magazine are actually prefered! There is great emphasis on quality references, and little weight (if any) given to weak references. (See the policy and guidelineVerifiability and Citing sources).


 * We can't accept personal expertise because think of how choatic this place would be if everyone put their opinions and/or "personal experience" here. Well-intentioned people disagree with each other all the time here even with sources to back them up. Wikipedia is not a blog or a place for people to post their opinions. It is an encyclopedia. I wonder if it would be acceptable for you to were to say something like "on one of his pictures he wrote ...". The relevant policy (not to be broken) is No original research.


 * You I disagree with your assessment about how his bad picture taking skills. Not because of my extremely limited photographic expertise, but because that is your opinion. There may 99 out of 100 people that agree with you, but that is your group's opinion. Find a well-known photographic expert's review, and you can cite it. You can say critic XYZ or the American Photography club if they do it in some sort of printed assessment of his work. Make sure that you cite the reference. But I don't see why his photographic skills are matter anyhow. Royal broil'  00:33, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Old rural "church" in Ozaukee County
I believe that the picture on the Ozaukee County page labelled as a church is actually a schoolhouse. If you notice, there are no religious design/markings built into the structure, such as a spire or cross.

Here is a picture of the historical Stoney Hill Schoolhouse in Waubeka, about six miles away. Although built with fieldstone, you will notice that the architectural profile is quite similar. It has a small bell tower in front, and a chimney in the back.

--Radon360 18:45, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You're probably right, so I changed the caption on the image. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! Royal broil  00:49, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:User Commons
Please review and correct your change to the userbox. The new version has added some extraneous text to all users who use the box, including myself. Cheers! Royal broil 13:09, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It was a missing /
 * Thanks for letting me know : ) - jc37 16:40, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Those darn closing tags! Royal broil  20:17, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi Royalbroil, thanks for your help editing the 1013 Project articles, especially EAA AirVenture Museum. My students are learning a lot from their interaction with Wikipedians. They're starting to get the hang of this, and they seem to be enjoying themselves. "Final" revisions on their articles are due next Thursday, so please help look out for them over the next week. Congrats on your graduation! 1013-josh 07:30, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Acuity Insurance
Hi - There's no denying that Acuity claims that it is the 80th large group - However, their own marketing literature does not count as a reliable source, and by that token whould not be included. That being said, notability is no doubt establshed with the "best place to work" mention - The article could do with more non-trivial mentions of that nature - Tiswas (t) 09:40, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 7

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River Warren
Thank you for the kind note. I hope you are able to visit some of these places. Lake Pepin is half in Wisconsin, of course, and Minnehaha Falls has signs which discuss the geology of the area. Regards, Kablammo 03:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:AaronShust AnythingWorthSaving.jpg
Hi Royalbroil, I think you uploaded this image for the Aaron Shust article. The name of the album is "Anything Worth Saying". I am asking your permission to upload the image again undre the right name. Thanks, and have a great day!!-- CJ King 23:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * How do you get an image speedy deleted as uploader? What's the template for that? I really need it.--&#91;&#91;User:CJ King&#124;&lt;font color="dark"&gt;CJ King&lt;/font&gt;]] 19:44, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinking dates

 * 1) One thing I saw in your edits to Langhorne Speedway was that you wikilinked the date and year of a referenced website's retrieval in the citation. I haven't reviewed Wikipedia:Footnotes or Wikipedia:Citing sources today (I'm at link using an untabbed browser), but I don't think that meets guidelines nor is needed.  Nothing about the ref lookup is a historical event that has relevance to that date and year, and there's no reason it needs to show up in the "what links here" tool for the date or year.  Can you provide a reason why we should be doing that?
 * 2) On the other hand, linking years of actual encyclopedic events to "1949 in NASCAR" or "1950 in motor racing" gives us a tool for eventually building those year-in-topic articles automatically builds those categories. Where some don't exist yet (like 1949 in both NASCAR and motor racing), are we better off adding the desired link and letting it be redlinked until the article is created, or just leaving it unlinked or wikilinked to the general year article such as 1949?  Barno 13:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I wikilink dates because it allows the reader's user preferences to work. For example, I like to see May 11, 2007. Others in Europe like 11 May 2007. See the guideline WP:DATE. Note that I only wikilink full dates, not month/year. I have been primarily using the citation templates like cite news and cite-web. I recommend using these instead. I never use the "Year in motorsports/NASCAR", but I added 1949 in NASCAR to be consistent with what you had. I thought that the article "1949 in NASCAR" existed and I didn't check that it worked right. Sorry. I have no information on the IndyCar races at Langhorne. Thanks for you time for commenting on the Mario Andretti article. Royal broil  15:37, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I wasn't familiar with how the software formats its display of dates to match the reader's preference set in his profile. Personally I don't think this pandering to tastes is needed, but since it exists and is recommended by the Manual of Style guidelines, I'm fine with it, and will start using it where the date seems relevant enough to be worth wikilinking.  Thanks for pointing me to the relevant guideline. Barno 17:07, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * F.Y.I. - the reason that I changed that date is because you didn't use the standard U.S. date pattern. Using the wikilink trick allows me to see the date the way that I am used to. Note that articles should use the standard date, word spelling, and word choice preferences that are prevalent in the country that the subject of the article is from. I first ran into that problem when I wrote two simultaneous DYK articles about Henry Segrave and the Segrave Trophy from the U.K. I questioned someone about why they were changing the date order to DD MM YYYY. I find it VERY helpful to see dates from anywhere in the world in my customary format. Just my $0.02. Royal broil  18:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar
Thank you! Also, thanks for the picture of the Mullet River. I wonder if you'd mind if I re-upload it on the Commons with a tiny sliver cropped off the left side, just to take out the rearview mirror? Thanks-- Malepheasant 16:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

re:IMSA GT
Hi

I would like to say thanks a lot for the nomination, but the trouble is on Sunday after I received this post, I started to look for source, whilst going on a page, that page caused my web brower to crash, losing all the reference work I have done so afr, therefore I have to start again. As I have started to work on it, is there a deadline for this referencing work to be done as I am currently trying to juggle this with my college coursework. Also is there a way you could make it easy by placing cite marks

Also, how do I cite from a website whose webpage that has since ceased to exist? Willirennen 02:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Quoting from the page: Turbochargers were not permitted until the mid-1977 season, and became permitted after protests by Porsche motorsport department after inspecting Al Holbert's AAGT winning Chevrolet Monza, which had won him two titles. Prior to 1977, Porsche privateers had to make do with obsolete 911 Carrera RSRs, which they sometime managed to scrape a victory, otherwise struggled with the AAGT cars


 * Except for the one about the Chevrolet Monza bit at the middle which came from the Prototype book, was in fact come from the Brumos website, but the last time I read that was back in February 2001. Also is with the referencing, the page is now a total mess, is there a way that could be sorted out, I would be very thankful if you could help? Willirennen 03:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Also thanks for the edit and for the edit that helped me to get my first DYK, as it is something I never thought I would have. I was also very surprised how quick it took to get one. With the editing, I have made a small bit of editing, but the bad news is, that is not the end of the edit as the next step is to eventually turn it into a FA graded article as well as user:The359 is going to start on a season by season account sometimes in the summer. What my plan is somewhere in the year, I will be creating some articles for the cars of IMSA GTP.


 * Its a shame as a UK resident for most of my life, coverages for IMSA has been rather difficult, despite being in a Group C territory which I am also a fan of, that is what led me to like the series as I have always being a fan of the GTP cars itself, I never had satellite television as it was a way to get hold of coverages, but I have seen one IMSA GTP race somewhere in 1990 at a friend's house, despite this, through to coming to the Goodwood Festival of Speed on a regular basis, I have seen a lot of the GTP/GTO cars as well as meeting many of its drivers and personnels, and also I would thank you very much for your assistance in edits to get it to DYK. Also, considering your interest in IMSA GTP, can I interest you with joining this WikiProject Sports Car Racing. Willirennen 03:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Slipstreaming and Drafting
(copied from Royalbroil's user page) A partial merge? What's the difference between the two concepts? One is American English, one is British English, there is no difference from what I can tell. Famico666 14:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:C801561.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:C801561.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self-no-disclaimers tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Fair use, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following [ this link]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 00:58, 19 May 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Jusjih 00:58, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I specifically asked to not be contact me for every flphoto as I indicated on the discussion for deletion of the license. There are people working on either clearing this up or deleting the photos. Royal broil  06:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 8

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User talk:AGK#Deletion of Template:Flphoto
Good evening (GMT time); just to let you know I've posted a reply to your comment at User talk:AGK&mdash;the thread is located here. You are invited to respond - I'm anxious to help you, but I was confused by the post; further details are given at my talk page - please respond there, if you wish to continue the matter.

Kind regards, Anthøny  20:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Florida Photographic Collection
Do you know what license is used for the Florida Photographic Collection? User:Jusjih seems bent on eraticating images and I've put a lot of time and effort into getting images appropiate for articles I create and edit. I maintain that those who run across photos, remove the image info and replace it with a deletion notice should replace it with the so-called correct license tag. I don't feel like spending hours retagging photos that are completely legal. Noles1984 14:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm inserting (fairuse) tags hoping and I think is the correct tag.Noles1984 14:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :)
Hello,

Thanks for your comment about the Mary Brunner article! Very much appreciated. I had some free time the night I created it and did some research. I am still tinkering with it some (as I do with a lot of my articles) because it seems to me to still be a bit awkward. Also, thank you for the "Did you know..." nomination! Thanks much! ExRat 15:28, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

DYK list
For the purposes of User:Anonymous Dissident/List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs, I think you can just count creations/noms/expansions all together into one number. Smee 14:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Actually, I was NOT counting the nom only. I'll add it to the list based on your comment. Should I get a bonus point for creating the userbox User Did You Know2? Just kidding. Cheers! Royal broil  14:04, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hehe, I was just clarifying the way (I think) that the list is being used. Cheers to you as well!  Later,  Smee 14:06, 22 May 2007 (UTC).

Re:Bot
Looks good to me! --D-Day 14:30, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

All-American Girl Racing
Are you satisified that the article demonstrated enough notability now? I cited an article where the drivers and team are featured in the USA Today. Please leave me a message either way. Cheers! Royal broil 13:21, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'm very satisfied and removed the template. Good job on the wikification and source finding. Best, nadav (talk) 13:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Pr09097.jpg
Thank you for uploading Image:Pr09097.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Purgatorio 18:01, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Apologies - the image simply showed up when I ran through some random images and unfortunately it isn't one of the ones that is clearly public domain. Most of the images do seem to have been better catered for now in terms of replacement tags. Would it be wise to remove the defunct from those which have a replacement tag, so that the small number of dregs can be more readily identified using Whatlinkshere? There are only around 200 images to work through so I am quite happy to do that. Purgatorio 20:38, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Florida Photographic Collection
I understand your frustration. Please see the messages left on your talk page not as warnings but rather as notification that a certain picture might be deleted. I, of course, will not notify you since you requested not to but unfortunately not everyone will see the message you have left on your talk page as a lot of us use automated scripts to notify the uploaders, so just remove those "warnings"\messages if you want (although I do understand it's a hassle, it seems to me as if it's unavoidable).


 * 1) Anybody can help I suppose and nobody has been explicitly assigned this role but I might take it upon myself to do it.
 * 2) Basically, if you have enough time, you need to contact the Florida Photographic Collection people (I think the e-mail address is Archives@dos.state.fl.us) and ask them what the copyright status of the different photos is. You don't need to contact them for photos that you know were published before 1923 OR for which the author died 70 years ago (1938). I'd be happy to help out with this but unfortunately most of the pictures using this template don't even have a link to the source or any sort of ID that could help me identify it on the FLPC website.
 * 3) In 99% of cases, I'd say they wouldn't.

Thanks, Yonatan talk 14:54, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FireflightPromo.jpg
Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:FireflightPromo.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. MER-C 10:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Andretti curse

 * I have added new sources directly covering this topic at Articles for deletion/Andretti Curse. I invite you to review them and consider whether they might change your opinion on deleting the article.  (Sorry for not doing more on Mario's article; I was out of town for a week, then spent under an hour on Wikipedia for a week.) Barno 00:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Good fix for Florida Memory Project, not complaint
After multiple notices on FMP images, I created the below and it's flying with at least one administrator.

Still sorry you lost all of your good work. Noles1984 15:55, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK
Great idea, I hadn't thought of that. The editor who started the page off beat me by just a few seconds--we must've both seen the news item on the Yahoo main page at the same time! It would be nice to use the book cover photo in there as well. Badagnani 16:35, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Mario
Many apologies for my lack of contributions on this one recently. I like the new structure you have proposed - i suggest you should implement it in the article. My only remaining concern with the structure is the 'Racing in several series'. Have you got any more info on when Mario raced in each of them? 4u1e 13:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem - I just want make sure that things keep moving. I have already added the year info to the series that I have a source. Royal broil  13:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I've just spent an hour or so sifting through various webpages and think I understand things better now - I've outlined what I think on the talk page. It may all be obvious to you, but it was an interesting learning experience for me! :) 4u1e 15:22, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Rutka Laskier
Sure thing! I've gotten in the essential info I needed to for now. So have at it! Cheers, Badagnani 14:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought you were just planning to make one small change of link. The Jerusalem Post article is very good; I hadn't seen that. Badagnani 15:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK (6 June)
No problem; thanks for pointing it out. I've updated DYK now, so its should be appearing on the main page. Laïka 16:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK
Hi there. Feel free. I'd rather not do all this work and would prefer to read books and write them up if someone else was willing, to be honest...And not a prblem about the FLG pages either. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK notifications
Thanks for clearing those, I was a bit pushed for time. Yomangani talk 20:16, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I should have left a message in my edit summary that I was clearing them after I had notified the contributors and marked the articles. I assumed that it was okay for a non-admin to notify. I know it wouldn't bother me! Royal broil  23:25, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, any time you want to do the notifications, jump in. I don't think you'll find any admin complaining. Yomangani talk 00:11, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

DYK list

 * Thanks for the friendly note about DYK updating, and I will definitely check the history next time. I saw you removed yourself from the list of DYKers.  We had a discussion on the talk page of the list, and you no longer have to be in the "top 25" to be listed there, so if you want, you could still list yourself there...  Yours, Smee 04:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC).

Good articles
Have you taken a look at What is a good article? and Reviewing good articles ? Smee 05:21, 8 June 2007 (UTC).
 * I added a couple of quick points, if you want more just message my talk page. Great work so far!  Yours, Smee 05:34, 8 June 2007 (UTC).

Rutka Laskier

 * It sounds reasonable for the limit of a maximum of 1500 characters to be a soft limit. I'm not a Formula 1 fan. Believe it or not there aren't very many F1 fans in the U.S. I didn't become a fan even when Michael Andretti went to F1, and I was a big fan of his. F1 results don't get much TV time on local Sunday night news. NASCAR is top sports news and the two IndyCar series get lesser coverage. F1 often gets skipped. Royal broil  17:44, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Question
What is the easiest way to revert an edit? Red_Rooster 22:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC).

Where can I find the MMA and Baseball (MLB) Wikigroups to patroll recent changes like you have? Red Rooster 02:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Eel River Racing
Thanks for helping out that article for me. I would really like to expand it. Would you like to help me out on the expansion? And also, thanks for creating those links and categories. I don't how to do that stuff, so... well, thanks for the help. And hopefully we can get some good info. on it! Tech43 05:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Davey Ray
Hi Royal. Sorry not to have got back to you sooner. I think I would classify the Australian Speedcar series as "sizeable"; each state has their own series and there's also a national series. I must confess I wasn't familiar with the name "Davey Ray", but I don't really follow speedcar racing that closely, so that doesn't surprise me. I think winning the Australian Championship should qualify Davey as "notable". These sites might give you some more info and an idea of the sort of cars they race:. Hope this helps. DH85868993 13:17, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Selling coal to Newcastle
Very belatedly, I'd like to thank you for this comment last week at Template talk:Did you know regarding the "Selling coal to Newcastle" page. I created it after trying to wikilink to the phrase during a talk page conversation, and discovered to my surprise that it was a redlink. After some hunting I found it had been transwiki'd and deleted the previous month, so I thought it deserved better. Ten minutes of Googling uncovered more than enough sources for a fleshed out stub: its first recorded usage, plenty of contemporary usage by the media, plus the priceless Timothy Dexter anecdote which made me laugh as much as you. I thought it made for a great DYK, but forgot all about it until I thought it was too late to nominate; I was very happy to see someone else had spotted it.

Anyway, while I'm not the type to hand out barnstars, I wanted to say thanks very much for your comment. It was a very enjoyable wee article to write, and it's great to know I wasn't the only one who got a laugh. Reading such feedback is by far my greatest motivator to keep contributing to WP. --DeLarge 14:30, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The article is a gem. Let's both remember to nominate it for the April Fool's Day DYK (April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know) when the process starts next February or March. Royal broil  14:41, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Revision of main article on Nascar
You should redo the changes I made to the main Nascar article because those were not any kind of vandalism. I corrected the fact that they ran the old leaded fuel through the 2007 Daytona 500, so they ran the lead additives until the 2007 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, NOT until the 2007 Daytona 500 and I was making a good faith revision there. I'm done playing around and I don't want to end up getting blocked because I change that page back and make it correct and it's construed by mistake as vandalism. Gracias. --76.174.187.63 23:22, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

You can think whatever you want about me but even later in the section it talks about the first race using unleaded fuel being the Auto Club 500 (which I attended in person) and mentions the engine failures that Dale Jr., Martin Truex, and Kasey Kahne had. I don't know how reputable a source you'd consider scenedaily.com to be but here is an article about the unleaded fuel switch from last October that mentions the Daytona 500 being excluded: http://www.scenedaily.com/stories/2006/10/16/scene_daily394.html. If you actually watched the Daytona 500 or especially the Auto Club 500 broadcast they mentioned it several times and put forth the idea that if there was going to be a problem with the new fuel they would prefer it not be at the biggest race of the season, the Daytona 500, because they didn't want something like that to ruin the "Super Bowl" of stock car racing. Also, although I obviously can't "source" it for you, I listened in at the Auto Club 500 and both Truex and Earnhardt blamed the engine failures they experienced on the fuel over the team radios and I heard it on my scanner at the race track in Fontana. Like I said, think whatever you want about me but don't leave your article Nascar incorrect because you have a personal issue with me goofing around on this site. --76.174.187.63 11:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Also, I'm not meaning to sound like a jerk, I freely admit that I was the one completely in the wrong in the first place, but the revision that I made to the main Nascar article was a correct one. --76.174.187.63 11:19, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Someone else believed you, so they changed the article to your version. I have left it alone. I consider the topic referenced and the discussion over. If you are interested in making positive contributions to Wikipedia, you can create a username (it's FREE AND EASY) and join me at WikiProject NASCAR. We would love to have you. Royal broil  12:28, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Holy Hill Basilica=sources
Hi! I check the WISCAT catalog and came across some sources. I added the most recent source to the article. That one was dated to 1987. Thanks-RFD 14:50, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Indy resource
The project's only just up and running, but I noticed that www.oldracingcars.com has an Indy section, which you might find of interest. Cheers. 4u1e 17:27, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Long articles on the Good Article criteria
The criteria state that Good Article candidates should be marked as long if the main text is greater than around 32k. Note that the Mario Andretti article has approximately 20k of main text (according to Microsoft Word), and extensive table markup (especially from WikiProject Formula One's lengthy table). I think your attributing the long tag to the article is misleading. Royal broil 02:57, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, I'll buy that, after taking a closer look at it. There is a lot of coding on that page. I admit that I went through the list (after encountering a 66k article that was not tagged) and just added tags to everything over 40k. That is the first piece that is significantly over 32K that can be primarily attributed to table construction. I went ahead and removed the long tag, and left a decent edit summary for any who might question it. Sorry about that. Horologium t-c 03:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * No problem - and I understand why you made the assumption. This is my first attempt at a Good Article, so I've been real careful dotting the i's and crossing the t's. I asked for help with learning the process, which I got from fellow WikiProject Motorsport member 4u1e. Royal broil  03:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I can relate to that. My first nomination just got approved yesterday-Coral Springs, Florida. We had to make a few changes at the suggestion of the reviewer, but it was successful. Don't freak out if the first review has a whole laundry list of things to fix; most of them will be easy fixes, and the ones that are a little bit harder will make the article better once they're done. Horologium t-c 03:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

ChristianRock.Net
Hello, a while back you helped me get a page going for Jesus Freak Hideout due to how many links we had for it, I think we both edited the Skillet page before that. I was wondering if you could help me on the ChristianRock.Net page I'm trying to work on, or if you know whether such a page is allowed. The site is a great source for the charts of Christian rock singles, sometimes the only source. Do you think you could help me figure out a little more info to add to it, if possible? Thanks in advance, and God bless.RoryS89 04:08, 1 July 2007 (UTC)RoryS89
 * I'm sure what we've done a lot more than that together. I'll help. I want to get the notability on the Nate Sallie article asserted first. Royal broil  04:11, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Alright, thank you.RoryS89 06:02, 1 July 2007 (UTC)RoryS89
 * Awesome, thanks for the advise. And thanks again for all your help. Yeah, I've used ChristianRock.Net as a source a lot, so I thought the article would be helpful in proving it's a worthy source.RoryS89 23:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC)RoryS89

Your message on my talk page
I have replied to the message you left on my talk page about Michael Pickens over on my talk page Leaderofearth 23:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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In a side question, only half-related to Wikipedia articles...
...Are you registered at Trackforum.com? I ask because Doctorindy and I are, and it basically has all but up-to-the-minute updates on open-wheel racing in the United States; a good library for links pertaining to the matters. --Chr.K. 07:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Harvey's Point
You may, of course, remove prod templates, but not AfD templates, which I have restored. DrKiernan 15:46, 5 July 2007 (UTC) May I also say that there is nothing notable in the Optimus award, it is only like being accredited by the Tourist Board, much like any other hotel. DrKiernan 15:49, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry. You are right. A contributor had placed several other prod tags that I wanted to at least be discussed in a full AfD. I missed this one AfD. Royal broil  16:47, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

James Nichols
I reverted your removal of the orphan tag on the James Nichols (murder suspect) article. The only pages that link to it are user talk pages, a mis-spelling redirect and a disambig page, so it's effectively isolated. Feel free to remove it again and post your reasons on the talk page if you still disagree. DraxusD 10:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mario Andretti
The article Mario Andretti you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Mario Andretti for things needed to be addressed. LordHarris 01:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

AFD
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Andretti
Will do. Cheers. 4u1e 08:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Think I've addressed satisfactorily, but there's one Indycar thing I can find a ref for. See the talk page. 4u1e 12:32, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mario Andretti
The article Mario Andretti you nominated as a good article has passed, see Talk:Mario Andretti for eventual comments about the article. Well done! LordHarris 14:09, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Mario
Ta for the booze. Chin, Chin! Well done with all your hard work - a well deserved GA, I feel. You may want to take a break from the topic for a bit, but when you feel up to it I agree with LordHarris that a Peer Review would be the best next step. Recently I've had most benefit from WP:BIO reviews, but if you do one it would be useful to ask the relevant wikiprojects to comment as well. I'm going to be pretty much out of contact for a week or two - we've finally completed on the purchase of our flat, so the next few days will be spent packing, unpacking, and (I suspect) trying to get the broadband reconnected.... Cheers. 4u1e 21:15, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I found 2 or 3 reliable sources while sourcing it to the GA level, so I'll be using those to expand the article a bit. One is a new bio from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, which I'll use to expand his early career. I was then planning on doing a solo GA attempt with my idol Alan Kulwicki, who was a NASCAR champion from my state. Another article that is part of multiple WikiProjects. I might do a few articles at the GA level, until I feel like I understand it better, and then go for Featured Article. Good luck with the house, and have a pleasant well-earned wikibreak! Royal broil  23:29, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Good stuff. I will have a look at the new material, but not yet. I'm on dial up at the moment and there are other things I should be doing (a lot of other things....) so I won't be editing for a while. Kulwicki was an interesting guy - his article should make a good story, I look forward to seeing the result! Cheers. 4u1e 11:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Welcome
Hello Royalbroil. I've been so busy messing around with Wikipedia since I joined, that I would almost forget to thank you for you friendly welcome message! I have joined the Wikiproject Formula One like you suggested and will no doubt also become a member of Wikiproject Motorsport once I get some experience with editing. I must say that I find it surprisingly easy to find instructions, and right now the only question I have is why I didn't think of this before :) Thanks! Bobby Doorknobs 20:28, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Travis McCoy
Hi! Thanks for the Welcome. I'm sorry for not providing proof. I do have proof, it might not be good enough though. I'm a member of the Gym Class Heroes Boards and we have a thread about Travis' birthday: here. "Becca", the person that provided me with the birthday, is a close friend of the band. If this isn't enough proof for Wikipedia, should I then change his birthday back to what was originally there? Misssosneaky 19:39, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Deletion of Dryve article
Hello,

You were involved in a debate back in March/April regarding an article on the band Dryve.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dryve

For whatever reason, it was resurrected again for debate and deleted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dryve_%28second_nomination%29

Could you be of help in reversing the deletion? I was a founding member of the band and I can fully verify any and all of the information in the article. I firmly believe it meets the requirements laid out in WP:MUSIC.

Thank you and please contact me if you need any more information.

Keith Andrew kickstar1@hotmail.com --Kickstar1 04:58, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

thanks for your response. so how do i get the article back in my sandbox to work on the sources?

BTW, 'deletionists' is a great and appropriate term as it seems in this case it was some strange personal bone-to-pick issue.--Kickstar1 23:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Extraordinarily Belated Thanks
Due to an exceedingly strange order of events, I find that I have never thanked you for the award of a glass of wine, regarding the Mezzamorphis Good Article promotion. So: thank you very, very much, and here's to many more GAs from WP:CCM! :-) --3M163//Complete Geek 17:15, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm all for it! I don't know too much about BarlowGirl, but I'll most certainly do my best to copyedit/research information/add citations. --3M163//Complete Geek 12:39, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

JMKAC
I hope that was okay of me to create that article? AsherUSA 08:38, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Death of Dale Earnhardt
Are you saying that I should just take the citation out? PS If you responed again, I will answer it on my page. Just heads Up! :] Clonetroop125

Barnstar Award
Thanks for the award! I think now it offers all the functionality of the old NASCAR templates without any compromises. I'm pretty pleased with the way it's turned out so it's good to know others are happy with it too :) AlexJ 19:11, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

nooooooooooooooooo!
Don't take the picture back (thanks, btw), but I didn't leave WP:WPWI... according to Driski555's userpage, he's left Wikipedia, so I removed him from the project's list of participants. I don't have much time to spend on wikipedia anymore, but I have no plans to actually leave. :-) Tom e r<sup style="font-variant: small-caps; color: #129dbc!important;">talk  22:06, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Sandbox infobox
Had a go at doing this, see Template:User Sandbox. AlexJ 15:31, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 * At Template_messages/User_namespaceI guess. Not sure if it's OK to go ahead and add it or whether it needs discussion first? AlexJ 17:05, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Proposed major improvements to the driver infobox situation
Hello there, RoyalBroil. I want to seek your input initially into a major reworking that currently resides in my sandbox. I would like to provide some of the rationalisation that Andy Mabbett was so keen for, but without going that far, so I thought about an infobox that might work well for anyone outside – for example – F1, rallying, and NASCAR or dirt racing. By the same token, the existing infoboxes could use some improvement. It is still work in progress, but your opinion would be valued. One of the biggest issues is how to make the changeover if we decide to make major revisions; I opted not to change the existing infobox, as that would require immediate editing of around 50 articles, so maybe a different name is the only way? I'll keep an eye on this page if you'd prefer to reply here, but I thought I should keep it off the project talk page for now in case that guy sticks his oar in prematurely.  Adrian  M. H.  10:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I've been having ISP problems for the last 6 days, so that's why I haven't been here. The radio on my Wi Fi connnect hasn't been working. I just figured out that it works for about 10 minutes if cold. Hopefully it will be solved very soon. Royal broil  14:16, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I finally got a new radio for my WiFi after 7 very long days, and it is working properly. Off to some motorcycle and 4-wheeler races now though. Royal broil  23:05, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No worries. Have a nice time! I have opened a discussion at WT:MOTOR; early days, but looks like we might just get something sorted out. Regards,  Adrian  M. H.  23:07, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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 * I have been purposely omitting the signature while compiling a list for Portal:Wisconsin. I have reverted your edits. I ALWAYS sign otherwise. I noticed the !nosign! too late. I was using !NOSIGN, which is the code for a different bot. Royal broil  17:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Long count revisited
I put up the (probable) mistake on Talk: Land Speed Record 'cause it wasn't in the (limited) sources I had. Thanks for the sources! Even if I don't use them for the page, I might have use for them... Trekphiler 15:11, 22 August 2007 (UTC)