User talk:Ruhrfisch/Archive22

Welcome to my talk page. Please leave me a message below and I will reply on your talk page. Although my email address is enabled, it is not an address I check often (so I may be slow in replying to email). Please also note that while I am glad to do a peer review on just about any article, I do not have the time to do copyedits (sorry). Thanks for stopping by and happy editing! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:22, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

A new map
Hi there, its been a while since we've spoken, but I have continued to enjoy your excellent work on Pennsylvannian landmarks when I come across them. You helped me greatly with some maps last year and I was wondering if you could help again. This should actually be a fairly simple request: I'm working in my userspace on an expanded and improved version of Expédition d'Irlande and really need a map showing Bantry Bay in Ireland. At its most basic, the map would need to be like Image:Bantry-Bay.PNG, (although without the political division, which did not exist in 1796) possibly similar to this great map you did for me last year Image:Battle of Tory Island.svg. If you were feeling a little more adventurous, it could look a little like File:Battle of Bantry Bay,11 May 1689-en.svg, although without the lines criss-crossing it (there is no point redawing lines for this campaign, the fleet routes were hopelessly muddled - even they didn't know where they were half the time). Any help you can give will be gratefully appreciated and if I can give you a hand in anyway then I'd be happy to perform any reviews or copyedits you need. Many thanks and I hope you are keeping well, --Jackyd101 (talk) 22:54, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much and don't worry about deadlines! Take as long as you need.--Jackyd101 (talk) 15:40, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It its to be that style of map, then labelling France, Britain and Ireland would be useful. Beyond that, its not a problem if the towns listed stay as they are, although it is essential that Bantry Bay, Brest, Cork and Plymouth are labelled. The only place I'd consider adding (and it isn't essential) is Spithead, the area of water immediately north of the Isle of Wight (where the British fleet was based). As I mentioned, there is no point trying to track the fleet's passage because not even they were sure where they were half the time. Is this enough information or do you need anything else?--Jackyd101 (talk) 18:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The map as it is is perfect in terms of the area it displays, because it clearly illustrates all of the places mentioned in the article. Is that everything you need? If you have any furthers questions or any articles you'd like me to take a look at for you, then please let me know.--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:12, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That map is perfect, thankyou very much. Congratulations on the Cherry Springs article, I thought it was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. If you have any additional review requests in the future, don't hesitate to drop me a line.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:20, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Flagship Niagara closing
I saw the newspaper reports, but did not see the PHMC report. If the Niagara is kept in port, it'll still be open as an exhibit at the museum. Some people have come up with novel ways to try and help drum up support. Hopefully, the state won't have to resort to closing historical sites to cut spending (I can think of a bunch of state salaries that could be cut instead, though). --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 03:41, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Jessup
Jessup has seen some really silly vandalism lately. Could you watch it too? Still really busy IRL. I just mowed the grass for the first time in 2009. Also planting flowers etc. Dincher (talk) 15:02, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I also see that the brig in Niagra is in danger of closing. Glad to know that PA is closing historic locations and at the same time opening casinos. Nice. It's really a shame. Good to hear the CSSP is just about ready to go. Hopefully none of the state parks will be closed. Dincher (talk) 15:41, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Captain Scott (and other matters)
Thank you for intervening and reverting the recent destructive editing on the Scott article. As you can see on the talk page, the editor concerned has "apologised", while continuing to post provocative remarks higher up. I will do my best to be patient - he may well be a very young editor - but I'd be obliged if you kept an eye on this situation, with a view to avoiding if possible an edit war.

On another matter: can you give me an English translation of "Die Saranzenin" - it's the title of an opera that Wagner never got round to writing.

I'm ready to go to FAC with Aurora's drift, but the Scott situation is bothering me a little, so I'm holding off for 24 hours or so to see what develops. Brianboulton (talk) 00:03, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * A spellcheck has revealed that Wagner's draft was indeed Die Sarazenin, so "The Saracens" it is. Thanks. I am sorry to hear about the proposed Priestley house closure; perhaps someone will step in? Brianboulton (talk) 08:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * All quiet on the Scott front, so I've gone ahead at FAC with Aurora's drift. Tempting the fates, maybe.... Brianboulton (talk) 23:26, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Fast inverse square root
Thanks a bundle for that peer review. It was very helpful to get some fresh eyes on the article. :) Protonk (talk) 19:47, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

East Kittanning
Agree, no reason for a separate article. With nothing referenced, nothing to merge, so you might as well redirect it. Nyttend (talk) 01:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Aurora mooring image
Thanks very much for doing this. I have replaced the former image. Would it be possible for you to comment on the article name change that someone has suggested? Personally I have no objection to either "SY Aurora's drift," or even "Drift of SY Aurora", the latter being close to my original title, way back. Before changing, though, I'd like another opinion. (I see Shackleton's on the front page again; he really does hog the limelight). Brianboulton (talk) 07:45, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Priestley House
Dear Ruhrfisch,

Thank you for your message and for your work on the article itself. I not only translated the article about the house, but articles uppon Joseph Priestley and Priestley Riots as well. All articles related to JP are of an excellent quality.

I'm very sad to read the JP House may close. As I often go to USA, I planned a visit there very soon.

Is it something we can do, like signing a petition or writing to some administration, or political representative ?

Best regards. Giovanni-P (talk) 09:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the link. I'll write an e-mail and hope this historical house will stay and be preserved for the next generations. Faithfully yours. Giovanni-P (talk) 12:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I am no longer watching this or White Deer Hole Creek. Could you keep me posted on their status' for the main page. I am willing to lend my support for both. Dincher (talk) 01:04, 8 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Would you please take a look at the "Emigrate vs immigrate" comment on the article's talk page. Thanks. Truthanado (talk) 15:32, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Conflict scheduled for April 13
Hi Ruhrfisch, I've been looking at Today's featured article/requests and I see that you've nominated White Deer Hole Creek to be featured on April 13. Like you, I also have an article, Acid2, that I'd like featured on April 13. Since Acid2 has a much stronger date connection, April 13 being the fourth anniversary of Acid2's release, would you be willing to change your request for White Deer Hole Creek to April 12? That way, both of the articles could be featured. Please comment at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. —Remember the dot (talk) 19:09, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Sorry but you need it
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Threeblur0 (talk • contribs) 14:23, April 8, 2009
 * So somebody slapped you with a fish. Your plans for CSSP sound pretty good. I agree with cutting it to just dark sky stuff and not the parks out west. I read about the dark sky park in Ohio in either National Geographic or Smithsonian. Dincher (talk) 16:16, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I did a link check the other day. I won't have time to do an external link/ref check until Sat. night. It's fine with me if you nominate it for PR before then. Dincher (talk) 16:26, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. Dincher (talk) 17:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

White Deer Hole Creek
I'd be glad to. This is the first time I've looked into the WP:TFAR process. Interesting. Finetooth (talk) 16:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. I have done a pretty close sweep of the whole article, which I like a lot. I removed three or four terminal periods from captions that were single non-sentences, but I resisted making other direct changes. Instead, I have compiled a list much like I do at Peer Review. Where should I post it? I could leave it in my sandbox, where it is now, or I could copy-and-paste to the article talk page or anywhere else you'd like it. Just let me know. Finetooth (talk) 20:38, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I posted it to the article talk page just now. I had read the article quickly a few months ago, but it was fun reading it down at the level of microscopic detail. You have included a lot of nice stuff about the native trails, the logging railroad, the penitentiary, and recreation. I wonder why the Indians cut through the creek valley instead of following the Susquehanna all the way to Lock Haven. Finetooth (talk) 21:31, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You are most welcome, and thanks for the additional info about the paths. I look forward to seeing this article on the main page. Finetooth (talk) 21:06, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Well it certainly has been a busy day on White Deer Hole Creek. Fine work and I admire your patience. Could you please add, Windber, which is in Pennslyvania in the United States ;) to your watchlist. Something about saving falcons keeps coming up over there. That's all for now. Will look at PR of CSSP soon. Dincher (talk) 02:55, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Cherry Springs Airport

 * Good work. Congrats! Dincher (talk) 03:58, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * We're off to Southport, North Carolina for a couple of days. Have a good one. I am intrigued with Lyman Run State Park's possibilities. There must be some info out there about it's days as a POW camp. UPBSP or bust! Dincher (talk) 18:00, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I am back and will be at "work" this evening. Thanks for helping with Indian Lake. Dincher (talk) 21:01, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Well that certainly is good news! Saw this guy in Southport yesterday. He has a place on Bald Head Island. I just said hi to his dog. If I was famous I wouldn't people bothering me when I am with my family and headed to dinner, which he was. It was pretty exciting to see him, though. Dincher (talk) 23:55, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Scott talk page
You will probably have seen the latest contributions to this page. I have made several attempts to interact with this editor with a view to meeting his concerns, but I see no point in trying further. This level of aggression, hostilty and false accusation is surely unacceptable. What is the best course of action now?

FLC nominations and reviews
Hi, Ruhrfisch. You may not be aware, but the new Featured list criteria was implemented Sunday 5 April, 00:56 (UTC) following two weeks of discussion at Wikipedia talk:Featured list criteria.

I've gone through the nominations and have noticed you have !voted Support, Oppose or Neutral at the following nominations: Please could you take the time to revisit the articles and candidate pages, and check them against the new Featured list criteria, and confirm/revise your !vote; any !vote made against the old criteria that is not confirmed against the new criteria will be ignored when the nomination is closed.
 * 1) Featured list candidates/Gene Kelly filmography/archive1 (Gene Kelly filmography)

Finally, please accept my apologies for the brusqueness of this message; the same wording is being sent to everyone who has outstanding reviews, with only the names of lists being changed. Regards, Matthewedwards : Chat  05:21, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK update
Update needed from queue 4. I can do credits and archiving. Shubinator (talk) 16:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I've finished credits, so the queue can be cleared. Oh, and don't forget to bump the queue count to 5. Shubinator (talk) 17:20, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the offer. Royalbroil said the same. I'm not sure if it'll be that useful for me though. On the occasions I have done vandal fighting, I like to see the diffs so I know what changes are made; I don't think I'd ever revert blindly. On the other hand, there have been a few times where a vandal has made a few edits to the same page and it's harder to unsnarl the mess with undo (this guy was quite impressive, in a bad way). Shubinator (talk) 00:43, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Another update needed, from queue 6. As usual, I can do credits and archiving. Shubinator (talk) 19:37, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh, that's interesting, Victuallers was also doing an update. Credits finished, so the queue can be cleared. Shubinator (talk) 19:48, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Indian Lake, PA
Thanks for the help, explanation and AWESOME tutorial material.

I'm wrestling with what I need as a 'definitive source' for information on Indian Lake Borough, since we are Indian Lake Borough. I could have the Mayor issue a proclamation or Council vote on a declaration of fact. What do I do with it; post it on the Official Borough site, perhaps? I do not wish to be argumentative; these are real questions I'm unclear about. Your reference materials look super and maybe I'll find the answers there as I digest them.

I've stayed away from adding more up-to-date demographics, etc., than the 2000 census, over the concerns you mention. As for the links, I believe you are right; you can get everywhere you need to from the Official Borough site; it has been moved, however, to www.indianlakepa.us. The old url points to the new site, so it's OK. If you wish to correct it, I won't undo it though... :)

Regards and thanks again. Wikipedia is an incredible resource, thanks to folks like you.

Hansonrf (talk) 02:39, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

There is a book on the Lake by the late John McIntyre. I'll check on the publisher. On the long drive home from Pgh to the Lake tonight I reflected and the light went on... I get it...  think encyclopedia...  We have a demographic and data sheet we put together for a recent Planning study which I will post on the Borough site as a reference. We have a bunch of data on the Planning Commission site but access to it requires registration so I knew not to link to it. Most locals use the community-service website as the real handy reference. What I need to do is step back and think about what info users will go/come to Wikipedia for, and which they will 'goggle' for. Facts on Wikipedia, and opinions/ads/issues they can search for.

I am extremely impressed with the effort that goes into keeping this 'right' and the wealth of quality info available; the least I can do is my part in what I/we contribute. Your patience and help is most appreciated. I apologize for being dense, but I get it now.

Hansonrf (talk) 04:59, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Scott disruption
User:Calamitybrook continues his campaign of hostility and accusations of bad faith – see his "apology" on article talkpage. I have no further intention of wasting time with him. Every attempt by me, you and user Ottre has been thrown back in our faces. He repeatedly breaches the rules of behavior concerning civility and assumptions of good faith, and has clearly no intention of cooperating with anyone. I appreciate the efforts you have made to resolve the dispute, but I believe the time has come to take further action, to restore some sanity to this page and to allow the updating of the article to proceed. Brianboulton (talk) 08:47, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK update - great minds think alike! ... and mine too. Victuallers (talk) 19:57, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Good news for the Aurora
Quite unexpectedly, the good ship was promoted today. Thank you for all your help on this. Brianboulton (talk) 22:57, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

question about relative size of NJ vs NY
The relative size of the reference maps of NJ and NY has been bothering me for a while. I'm assuming there were complications in trying to keep the same scale, I was just curious what they were. Thanks dm (talk) 04:26, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * thanks. I agree RI would be a challenge :)  dm (talk) 05:49, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

White Deer Hole Creek
The Spring Creek photo is lovely. Congratulations on making the main page with the article. Finetooth (talk) 23:26, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * As is the panorama at the bottom of the article. Wow! KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 00:33, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats on getting the creek on the main page. Hopefully it won't be attacting the wrong type of attention ;-) I was going to to put Erie in for April 18 (the city's founding date), but decided to wait (well before Priestly House was given the spot) because another city-related article was up less than a month before. --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 01:00, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with whatever order to do the state parks in. --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 00:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Well done. Congrats, etc. It's very nice to see your work on the main page. Dincher (talk) 01:42, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, great work as usual. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:09, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Peer review
If you're not too busy, I'd like to have your collaboration on my peer review on Star Wars Episode I. Thanks. igordebraga ≠ 01:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Alright. I just hope it doesn't get archived until then. igordebraga ≠ 17:02, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Non-prophet
I might even be a 501(c)(3). The truth is I've watched quite a few people linking or unlinking that very thing, and both groups seem to include a few fierce advocates. When I see the fierce ones coming, I hide in the bushes until it's safe to come out. On the other hand, I did notice the changes to the caption punctuation and couldn't resist sending off a kind note to the other editor. I pointed him/her to the relevant section of the MoS. Finetooth (talk) 02:42, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

A humble request
Hey Ruhr,

After honestly trying to find the proper way to request a speedy deletion of a category I created mistakenly, by making a typo, I give up. I humbly come to you to request that Category:Battle and skirmishes of the Black Hawk War be stricken from the annals of Wikipedia because of gross spelling negligence in the form of pluralization omission. Thanks senor. --IvoShandor (talk) 03:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ruhr, much appreciated.--IvoShandor (talk) 03:12, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't read it yet, have you had a chance. I will add it to my collection soon, and I am delaying a visit to the local library for various reasons.--IvoShandor (talk) 03:21, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * And, oh yeah, I have been doing a bit of work here and there, User:RFD got me motivated by stubbing John Allen Wakefield, so I nommed Bad Axe massacre for GA and did a quick article on Elizabeth Armstrong (settler). I compiled some sources to fill out the red link at Neutral Ground (Iowa) in the template. I was looking for a historical map of that area and Keokuk's Reserve but have come up blank thus far.--IvoShandor (talk) 03:25, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ba-da-bing!, also no worries on the map thing, I swear I am just inches from finding one. I know I have seen one, maybe on Commons. ::raps fingers menacingly::--IvoShandor (talk) 05:22, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. This one took me forever to get motivated to do. I'm still worried that some of the information is very much anecdotal. The Lincoln scholars all seem to barely touch on his war service, and given so much time it's hard to say what is true and what is not. I need to go to the library. :-)--IvoShandor (talk) 00:31, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK update needed
Up for another update? Should be from queue 5. I can do credits and archiving as usual. Shubinator (talk) 03:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, finished the queue can be cleared. Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 03:54, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Daniela PR
Thanks for that! I wasn't sure why it'd happened. I know you're busy but if you could cast your experienced eyes over it, I'd really appreciate a non-tennis wikiproject input. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool, I'll appreciate your time when you get some! As for the cat, yeah, he was an odd 'un, wouldn't let me type, use the mouse, whatever.  Clearly knew what was best for me...! The Rambling Man (talk) 14:12, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Scott semi-protection
I note that the semi-protection on the Scott article expires in a couple of days. Would it be possible to extend it for a week or so? I shall shortly be posting my proposed revision for the Modern reaction section, which might start that argument up again, and it would be nice not to have to cope with IP vandals at the same time! Brianboulton (talk) 21:46, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch is the pimpin' mack daddy
Seriously. I said to myself, "Perry's all the way up there???" Of course, once you've been to Sumner to use the bathroom in the only store in town, it's pretty easy to forget. --Moni3 (talk) 14:55, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Cherry Spring Park review
I had intended to review this, but I'll wait for Moni. She is pretty thorough, so there probably won't be a lot for me to say when she's finished, but I'll look. Brianboulton (talk) 16:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't wait for me! I might take a couple days. I won't read your review until I write mine. --Moni3 (talk) 16:50, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I think that moving onto Kinzua Bridge State Park next would be best. I am sure that 'D' would be ready and willing to contribute to it. Cherry Springs is looking pretty good so far in PR. I posted some NicholasT flicr pics on the Commons for Black Mo. They are familiar scenes, but I thought you'd want to take a look. Dincher (talk) 18:47, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Whatever you want to do with the Black Mo pics is fine with me. I just added them to the category. Can't have too many pictures of the park, can we? Dincher (talk) 02:20, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

OK, thanks for letting me know. I'll see what additional sources I can find awhile. --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 23:08, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Scott (unfortunately)
I had intended to post my revised text ready for discussion, but Calamitybrook has returned to the talkpage with another vicious diatribe. I think this amounts to a breach of the warning you gave him earlier. I will hold off making my post until the question of his behaviour is resolved – it is obviously a waste of time expecting him to contribute to this discussion positively. Brianboulton (talk) 22:50, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Gene Kelly filmography
Thanks for the acknowledgement of the page getting the Featured list award. I might do another one, but I don't know who or what at the moment.

Some time ago I made a three-part John Wayne filmography (this links to the first part). I think it's badly in need of an overhaul. Perhaps even combining all three is needed, but I'm not sure how to do that without wrecking all the hyperlinks going to these pages. Care to take a look and give some comments? Jimknut (talk) 02:20, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

A thank you
I'd just like to take the time to pass along my thanks to you for helping out this "newbie." I greatly appreciate it. I also wanted you to know I read the White Deer Hole Creek article when it was featured, and hope that I can do such excellent and well-documented work at some point in the near future for Wikipedia. I'll be trying my hand at some of the Pennsylvanian articles, and hopefully participating in the spoken Wikipedia project. I am very grateful. Jlaucker (talk) 05:39, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Windber, PA
Hi, I see you have placed Windber, PA's page under semi-protection. I understand it was because "Sterling" kept being added. I have family members from Windber and I can tell you that Sterling helped save the Polish Falcons. (He's also really good at fixing TV's but that's beside the point) Anyhow, let me know why you do not believe Sterling should be listed. Maybe you are right, I don't know. Thanks --24.3.119.127 (talk) 19:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)The Jayzer

Black Moshannon State Park
I also found a picture of a swan at the park. I added it to the commons cat. Found some good pics of Ohiopyle and Salt Springs on flickr as well. Your idea for swapping the pics at Black Moshannon sounds good to me. Will be pretty busy today. Dincher (talk) 13:05, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I like the swan pic. The user has an even better flying goose or some sort of waterfowl pic on flickr, but it's all rights reserved. I also have no idea what sort of swaw it is, if it's a swan. Dincher (talk) 23:30, 17 April 2009 (UTC) 32 minutes into Priestly FA and no vandalism! I think it should be better than the creek because there is no school in Saturdays. It seems like much of the silly vandalism comes from the minds of bored high school students. Dincher (talk) 00:33, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Are doctored pics on the list of no no's for wiki? I do agree that it looks to be doctored, but still think it's kind of nice. Dincher (talk) 03:09, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer, but I just don't have time. The DYK idea sounds good. No problem with reverting the vandal. I am happy to help. Dincher (talk) 03:21, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Reply
Ok, thank-you for explaining! --24.3.119.127 (talk) 19:03, 16 April 2009 (UTC)The Jayzer

Captain Scott and other matters

 * You seem overly concerned with this page and ought to therefore just go away.


 * Your implication that I have engaged in:
 * "vandalism (including page blanking or addition of random text), spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our policies concerning neutral point of view and biographies of living persons"


 * Is obviously very wrong. Why would you imply these things without any basis??


 * You should consider this and remove yourself from Scott page.

Calamitybrook (talk) 04:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK error
The fourth hook on the Main Page right now on the Buntingford Branch Line is a bit confusing. Could you tweak it to
 * ... that walkers were encouraged to use the Buntingford Branch Line on Sundays by being offered cheap tickets?

("by offering" → "by being offered") Shubinator (talk) 21:23, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! If you're not busy there are two queues in Next and Next Next waiting. Shubinator (talk) 21:29, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Next should go to queue 4 and next next should go to queue 5. Shubinator (talk) 21:32, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 22:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

You are invited to participate in Flag of Singapore's peer review
Hello, Ruhrfisch! How is the peer review backlog? Flag of Singapore is currently undergoing its fourth peer review, in preparation for its second FAC. We (Zscout370, Jacklee and I) are particularly concerned about the prose and organisation. Unfortunately, the peer review has received only one response in three weeks. Perhaps you could help us (and help deal with the backlog) by reviewing the article? Thank you in advance! --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 03:31, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Plum, again
There is some foolishness going on again at Plum, Pennsylvania and Plum High School. I've been working on reverting edits, but can't block anybody. Dincher (talk) 23:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Rollback sounds good to me. Sure, I'd like to have that tool to use. Reminds me of Wal*Mart, not my favorite place, but it sounds like a good deal. Dincher (talk) 23:29, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I am reading up on it right now. I will let you know how it goes. Should be simple enough, hopefully. Dincher (talk) 23:36, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like it works. Really simple. I had been wondering how rollback was done. Now I know, thank you.Dincher (talk) 23:40, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Does Williamsport have a new city hall? If not the latest edit needs to be reverted. I am pretty sure that it does not as I read the Sun-Gazette online regularly. Just checking with you first. Dincher (talk) 01:01, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yup on Pine Street. I remember it well. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Dincher (talk) 01:48, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I know that City Hall has been "city hall" for at least 25 years, if not more. Dincher (talk) 02:50, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

TFA page views
I thought you would like to see the number of page views for when White Deer Hole Creek and Joseph Priestley House where on the main page. The numbers, of course, mean nothing but its interesting to see them. White Deer Hole was viewed roughly 17,500 times and Priestley House was viewed 11,900 times. Full results are here and here, respectively. --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 02:41, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I like check the page views if anything of possible importance happens to the subject of an article, to see if there was any effect. Last January, Kinzua Bridge had a jump in views when it was mentioned on the History Channel. I have yet to have DYK to break 5,000 (I was close, though, with my latest), but I've haven't written of huge importance or interest. I wonder if Priestley House's TFA was mentioned anywhere off wiki? --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 03:46, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The number of page views for Emma Watson shows where most people's interest lie. But when I crunched the numbers, the number of page views on the initial day for the Priestley House had increased 32,000%, White Deer Hole Creek by 80,000% versus only 6,000% for Miss Watson. Isn't math fun! --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 02:57, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Forest Park
Thanks. I had been working on this one off and on for about a year, and I took it from PR to FAC without the GA step or sounding any klaxons. I had fun doing the map, which flummoxed me for a while. I assembled it from 30 Census maps at the 1.1-mile setting. Then I put them together like a jigsaw puzzle on a big canvas. I was surprised that this actually worked. Finetooth (talk) 03:37, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * To tell the truth, I'm not sure what I did. I sometimes proceed by trial-and-error until I hit upon something that works. I should take more notes. Right now I'm catching my breath, doing a few reviews, and fiddling with Oregon river and creek articles. Now and again I circle back to Tryon Creek. A week or so ago I visited the park along the creek to take some photos, and I got yet another map from someone at the park headquarters. He said that the reason I'm having trouble with the tributary names is that some of them are informal and unlikely to appear on maps. I ran into the same problem with Balch Creek. This is not too surprising since these tributaries are trifling. Finetooth (talk) 16:25, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Andrews Sisters
Can you help? I was just browsing through Wikipedia and came across the page on The Andrews Sisters. It seems to have been vandalised. Is there a quick way to fix it? Jimknut (talk) 17:17, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Algonquin toponyms
Yeah, I decided that I might as well help a little. See my recent contributions :-)

Totally unrelated subject: I've been thinking of this for a while, but haven't gotten around to talking with you for a long time. Last year, Omnedon and I moved all Minnesota townships to "_____ Township, _____ County, Minnesota" for the sake of consistency and clarity, so that all township articles in the state would be at the same naming format. What do you think about doing the same thing for Pennsylvania? As I work with Pennsylvania geography, especially with National Register of Historic Places in the state, I'm finding it tiresome to have to keep checking whether there's a county name attached to the township or not. Nyttend (talk) 15:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Michael Jackson
Hey Ruhrfisch, would it be possible for you to manually archive the peer review of Michael Jackson for me. I have a history of messing it up, and I know it's a piece of cake for you. Thanks. Kind regards. — R  2  00:48, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Appreciation

 * Thanks for the unique Tiger. I was getting worried my streak of six consecutive calendar months with a new Tiger would come to an end.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 16:37, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, there are no rules against two Tigers. Feel free to drop a second one on my page at some point.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 16:45, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Cool gizmo
Have you seen this little delight? Dincher (talk) 23:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

PR backlog
I'm sorry I'm not doing much to reduce this at the moment. I am wrestling with the peer review of a long article (HMS Pinafore) that never made it to the backlog. I should be finished on that this weekend, so will try and weigh in against the backlog then. At the moment requests for PRs are coming in a lot faster than reviews are taking them out, so the backlog is likely to keep rising, unlike the British GNP. Brianboulton (talk) 23:23, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Updating the Duke
Upgrading comments for the John Wayne filmographies can be added to my Usertalk page. That's easiest for me to access. No apologies needed, by the way; everything takes time and there is a lot to do. Thanks. Jimknut (talk) 14:50, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Seeking input on editorial decision
Hey Ruhr,

I was seeking out your opinion on the matter of adding material to an article. I was trying to figure out if the topic of entomological warfare should cover recent revelations about the use of insects in U.S. interrogations of foreign terrorism suspects. (see for instance:, or ), incidentally, the second article is by Jeffery A. Lockwood, who is probably the foremost scholar on the topic. It's a touchy issue so I thought it might help to solicit some other opinions. No rush, think it over, get to it when you have spare time. Thanks. --IvoShandor (talk) 00:25, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Fishes at WP:PR
Hi Ruhrfisch, I see you're currently in the middle of doing the "no-transclusion-to-save-space" trick at WP:PR. While you're there, would you be able to take care of one other issue? Gobioides Broussonneti was created and a peer review opened, but it was then moved to Violet Goby and another peer review opened, so both Peer review/Gobioides Broussonneti/archive1 and Peer_review/Violet_goby/archive1 now exist. Only the first has comments, so deleting the second and moving the one with comments to the correct name should fix things. Dr pda (talk) 02:41, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

PA parks pics
I really hope they're fine to use. It will really help us reach our goal. Pretty cool. Dincher (talk) 20:24, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "Feel free to download the images we see to promote state parks, but be sure to credit the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks." is kind of vague: which image? What about old photos like this one?  Was it donated (and hence copyrighted by a non-federal employee since it could not be published before 1923; did its copyright expire or something)?  Download, but what about use, commercial and non-commercial?  Is their logo copyrighted?  Your case is aided by "The contents of this server are considered public information.", but "Documents available from this server may be protected under the U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws. Permission to reproduce may be required." might be contradictory (although one can argue that "documents" do not encompass images).
 * As I recall, you had success with PennDoT for Plunketts Creek Bridge No. 3. Communications with PennDCNR to clarify the situation (to get them to refine the copyright statements and disclaimers on the site) or to obtain an OTRS might prove to be a surer way to ensure that no disputes arise for images from the site.  Jappalang (talk) 21:02, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * This photo would do nice as a replacement for the blurry Infobox photo in Kinzua Bridge if the above is sorted out. Some other possible good photos (and one historical) at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/kinzuabridge.aspx.  Jappalang (talk) 21:07, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Speaking for myself, the "Feel free to download the images we see to promote state parks" is not the same as "feel free to use the images we see in any manner you desire". I would prefer to get them to clarify which parts of their site are in the public domain (the other photos, especially the old ones, could prove to be of great value); so the OTRS or their updating the site would be better.  Reminder: creation does not equate publication.  Public domain for pre-1923 images refer to images published before 1923, not created before 1923.  Jappalang (talk) 21:26, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * As for the DoT OTRS, it depends on how the OTRS was worded. If the ticket specified that only the contents of the brochure are in public domain, then no, you cannot use the ticket for photos not on the brochure.  If the ticket specified that any image by the PennDoT is in public domain, then yes, you can use the same ticket (would be good to set up a template on Commons for such a case, like commons:Template:Gary Lee Todd permission).  Jappalang (talk) 21:26, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Prouty Place
The above conversation is way above my head, glad you're on the case. As for Prouty Place, I would bet that it is not officially promoted, but I doubt that they run off any campers. Just speculation. I do bet that our contact at Cherry Springs knows the answer. I really how that we can use the pics. Best of luck in that area. Dincher (talk) 00:23, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * As some of my kin would say. Yup, I seen it. Looks good. Dincher (talk) 01:18, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the state forests history. I plan on printing and reading it today. I agree (SAS) has GA potential. Have a good one. Dincher (talk) 10:14, 30 April 2009 (UTC)