User talk:Ruhrfisch/Archive24

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; 00:03, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Fort Antes
I found the cemetary and I can only assume that the fort was near the cemetary. I have pics of the cemetary, marker and Colonel Antes' grave marker. I think I am going to write an article on the colonel himself, soon. I can email you how to get to the cemetary if you wish. I didn't have time to nose around much. My wife was wondering where I had gotten off too. =) Dincher (talk) 00:45, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

PR
I think I added a fifth PR. It has been nearly two weeks since PokerTracker has had substantive commentary. You can close that.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Will a bot update the Article history and/or the template?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:29, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll do the article history.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:37, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi again
Hi ruhrfisch.

Some replies to your suggestions;-


 * I do know that the article contains several short paragraphs. But I am helpless. I do not have sufficient info to expand them, neither can I merge it with any other paragraph.


 * If you see the stadiums section, there is a reference for the stadia. How many more refs do you need?


 * In the refs, I always provide the URL, title and accessdate. If I can, I will add other info as well.


 * I don't understand what you mean by linking rupee to crore. Your statement was :

Or link Rupee and crore in " Rs.103 crores See WP:PCR (Note that now the link to INR is a dab and crore is till unlinked)

Please explain and elaborate this statement.

I appreciate your help in improving this article. Any other suggestions are most welcome.

Ankitbhatt (talk) 12:56, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I have made a new infobox in the article 2003 Afro-Asian Games. If you can, plz tell me what u think about it.

Ankitbhatt (talk) 16:18, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Johnny Appleseed
Right. Well, I did some searching of my own, and you're right that there's very little written that is not for children. Generally I think the important thing is to use the best sources available, and the two sources you mention - while not ideal, perhaps - seem reliable enough. If you could incorporate those and also implement the other changes I've mentioned, I'd keep the article as a GA. Lampman (talk) 19:33, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Holy Bible
I've noticed your comment that Wikipedia is not a center for Bible study.

Wikipedia is undeniably a center for the study of a huge, impressive, and staggering number of subjects.

That is, Wikipedia is a source of instructive reference material about those topics.

By what logic do you suggest (apparently) that the Bible or Biblical matters should be excluded from Wikipedia?

Or have I misunderstood your intent or meaning?

Thanks.

Doc. DocRushing (talk) 14:44, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

German expertise required
Can you help me with the plural form of "Leitmotiv"? Is it just adding an s, or is it more complicated? Thanks Brianboulton (talk) 15:52, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

New source
I have added some content to both BP Pedestrian Bridge and Cloud Gate from a new source. You may want to proofread my additions.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I have added two sources and believe I am now done.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I should have been clear. I am done with Cloud Gate.  I have one more book to go through for BP Pedestrian Bridge.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:22, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The photographer has given consent, but we do not have consent of the artist or the city.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 14:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I have gone through Conversations With Frank Gehry and it does not mention the Bridge. So I am done with both articles for now although, I have some things for the Pavilion in this book.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 17:33, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

A(nother) request
Hey, Ruhrfisch. Long time no see. :]

If you are up to it, could you review Whitney High School at WP:GAN? I'd really appreciate it if you could. It looks like school articles are not getting reviewed that often. --Starstriker7(Talk) 04:42, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

If you don't mind me asking, how did you find the lasting motivation to formulate so much featured content?


 * So, it just sorta happens with articles that you and others you know are truly interested in? That's actually pretty awesome. One really needs to have a passion for the stuff, huh? I hope I also will find that switch inside of me that'll encourage me to take articles onwards to FA.


 * Also, you won't need to do the review&mdash;the high school seemed to have decided to renovate their website yesterday and now the sourcing for several of the sections are dead&mdash;I'll remove it from GAN for now until they finish up. But thanks for agreeing to help me out. --Starstriker7(Talk) 18:52, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Haha, wow...I wouldn't've guessed such an archive existed, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.


 * Thank you so much, you've just saved my patience account a good two months of continual withdrawal. :D
 * --Starstriker7(Talk) 19:08, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm going to resubmit this at WP:GAN. If you are still willing to take a look at it, it'll be there. --Starstriker7(Talk) 19:14, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * It's no problem, don't worry about it. :)


 * En route back home, I flew over Pennsylvania. The storms looked insane from the air. Are things all right over there? --Starstriker7(Talk) 08:33, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Thomas Gold PR
Thank you again for the peer review. I will start working on the recommended changes shortly. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 12:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Please contribute to Murder of Huang Na's peer review
Greetings, Ruhrfisch! Six years ago, an eight-year-old Mainland Chinese girl, named Huang Na, came to Singapore with her mother, a peidu mama. She had a bright future ahead of her, until she disappeared one day, sparking a nationwide search that lasted three weeks. Turns out that she was brutally murdered by a family friend.

Now I humbly present an article about the murder case: Murder of Huang Na! The story is tragic yet fascinating - I believe you will enjoy reading it and learn more about Singaporean culture too. But besides reading it, could you please contribute to its ongoing peer review? Doing so would help clear the backlog at PR and help me write another GA for the sake of Wikipedia and fighting systemic bias. --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 12:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

PR backlog (tell me the old old story)
Hi. I thought I might post the following message on each incoming peer review, at least until the backlog descends from its present lofty levels. Judging by the numbers of recently nominated articles, this could be quite a while. I am trying to do at least one PR a day, but other commitments keep intervening. Smetana made it to FA, but I have The Bartered Bride coming up. I will delay sending that to FAC for a week, to give me a bit more space for dealing with the benighted backlog. My proposed message:-

"Note to PR nominators: Due to a chronic shortage of available reviewers, the current long PR backlog means that there could well be considerable delays before your article is reviewed. You can help to reduce the backlog by reviewing one of the articles awaiting review there - see the WP:Peer review page. This might bring forward the date of your article's review."

Brianboulton (talk) 22:55, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Nature
Heya. I'm trying to arrange a ranger-led slog through Everglades National Park. I've asked for it to be off-season in November and somewhat specialized since I assume I may be a bit more informed than most who go on tours in the park. The idea led me to think of the Wikipedia Loves Art project, where Wikipedians go to museums to help their abilities to expand and create art-related articles.

What if there was a Wikipedia Loves Nature group to go to protected areas and do something similar? I don't know how to create such a thing or if it would be a good idea or what, but if a few Wikipedians who are interested in nature also join me in my slog, there are quite a few articles related to such a trek that might be expanded. I'm asking your Important Bird Area opinion. Ive also asked Guettarda and Casliber for their opinions. Let me know if you're interested or have ideas. Thanks. --Moni3 (talk) 18:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Habay and the rest of them
Thank you for your very thorough review of the Jeff Habay article. I will incorporate the suggestions over the next few weeks, hopefully culminating in a GA.

I do have a question on another matter. I collected links for some Pennsylvania General Assembly-specific resources on one page, with instructions on how to use them: User:Blargh29/Resources. I guess I did it to organize the random links I had strewn about my userpage. I am thinking that other people researching the PA General Assembly might find it useful, but I'm not sure what to do with it. Should I put it under the projectspace of the Pennsylvania Wikiproject? Should I leave it in my userspace and just link to it from various locations? Should I push its development into a taskforce or other organized effort? I would appreciate your thoughts.--Blargh29 (talk) 05:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Peer review/Iravan/archive1
Please review Iravan for FA concerns, as you did Vithoba a long time ago. The article is a regional Hindu god and epic character, and may have issues similar to Vithoba in terms of jargon. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 13:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Adams Lake State Park
I created Adams Lake State Park today. I don't know if there's a DYK in it or not. Could you take a look and let me know what you think? Dincher (talk) 19:46, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Works for me. Thanks! I might get another Ohio state park done today, too. Hope all is well. Dincher (talk) 20:03, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed it. Thanks, the nomination is in. Dincher (talk) 20:33, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Could be. ;) Dincher (talk) 20:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Good. I'll look at the links tomorrow. Dincher (talk) 05:36, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I just read the Hyner articles. Very nice, especially the second one that tells of soaring with eagles. Dincher (talk)

PR talk page
Oops! I just noticed that I did not have a watch on the PR talk page, and I've missed all the conversations going on there for several months. That's why I didn't comment on your suggestion for making the backlog workable. I don't have any new ideas, but I posted an old one just now to the PR talk page. It's really just a variation on your idea of making perhaps five suggestions per review, then moving on. Finetooth (talk) 23:26, 12 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'd be glad to help with the article and boilerplate. I've often thought if I were better organized, I'd keep a list of comments and links to clone and paste rather than re-writing the same thing over and over and having to look up the pertinent links to the MOS or other guidelines. I've half-memorized some of these comments and links. For example, lately I've taken to directing editors who've submitted articles with weak leads to a subsection, MOS:INTRO, of WP:LEAD and citing one sentence from it that says, "The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article." This single sentence covers the essence of what I usually have to say about a weak lead. I use other quotes or boilerplate language and/or favorite links for other kinds of problems. Finetooth (talk) 03:07, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Indeed, your PR boilerplate page is the kind of thing I've been thinking I ought to do. Finetooth (talk) 04:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Missing talk page template
In reviewing Canadian rock today, I noticed that the article's talk page did not have a PR template. I have at least once in the past attempted a fix by inserting the template myself, but today I hesitated because it occurred to me that this might create a duplicate record and gum up the works. What's the best way to handle this? Finetooth (talk) 18:18, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Cloud Gate
Thank you. Of course, now we move on to the next ones, Crown Fountain is at WP:PR and McDonald's Cycle Center will soon be added.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 14:59, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Closing TRAJQ Peer Review
Believe it or not, to FIX the things suggested there (copyediting), I would need to have the article in peer review (for copyeditors). Congratulations on further stalling this article's improvement and being a model of WP:CIVIL with your incorrect cry of "read the fucking manual." ZeaLitY [ DREAM  -  REFLECT  ]  03:09, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I did not make the comment attributed to me in quotation marks above, see diff. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 15:34, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Vincent van Gogh PR
Do you consider this having received commentary? This should be listed with articles still having no commentary, IMO. Please don't close this any time soon, it needs feedback.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:00, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, please either review the article or mention to BrianBoulton to add it to the list of articles needing reviews.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:06, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Common problems at Peer Review
Sorry for the delay in getting back – a certain lady has been claiming my full attention lately. I agree with the idea of a Signpost article to highlight the sort of things we frequently encounter at PR. I would add to the list various MOS issues such as the correct use of hyphens and dashes, no-break spaces, etc. One problem that I often find stems from lack of rigour in earlier GA reviews. Some articles pass GA without in my view being properly vetted against the GA criteria, or indeed any meaningful criteria, and thus arrive at PR in an all-round undeveloped state. It is hard to convince editors that such articles, having passed GA, require top-to-bottom revision. It might be a bit tactless to express the problem thus, but some careful wording might be used. Anyway, count me in, and I'll help in any way I can. Brianboulton (talk) 12:03, 18 July 2009 (UTC) .

Crown Fountain
I will talk to and see if he can get a video for us.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:34, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

The article seems extensive and thorough with respect to general history. It is not clear to me what proportions of flights were private aviation and commercial aviation. You may want to add WP:ALT text. Is there anything special about the two aircraft housed at the airport? In general it is a fine article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:50, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Watch Featured article candidates/Crown Fountain/archive4--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:14, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Admin
Thanks for being a willing con-nom. Like I told Julian C, I am flattered but not interested. Right now IRL I am pondering getting my master's degree, finally. It's kind of scary since I am not the best student. Dincher (talk) 23:03, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If I could get a master's in Pennsylvania state parks, that would be pretty cool. Dincher (talk) 23:04, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team/archive1
If you are satisfied with Peer review/2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team/archive1, you can close it so I can move on to the next one.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 17:01, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Peer review on NLOTH
Many thanks to you for responding on the No Line on the Horizon peer review. I've done some work as per your recommendations on the page and it is looking much better. However, I do have some questions which I have left in response to your comments. If you could take a look and respond to them, I'd really appreciate it. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:25, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding to my questions on the page. I've tried to address the weight issue of the Linear section; could I ask you to take a quick look and see if I've managed to work it better? Cheers, MelicansMatkin (talk) 23:32, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for reviewing and answering my questions. I think I've now addressed all of your points, and I've requested a couple of editors to copyedit. Once that's done, I think it'll be ready for FAC. Thanks again so much! MelicansMatkin (talk) 04:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Stow-Munroe Falls High School
If you could have a look at the recent edits made to Stow-Munroe Falls High School I would appreciate any assistance there. The article is in horrible shape, but an anonymous editor has been adding tons of unreferenced peacock and POV info (mainly the Junior Classical League section) and removing reference tags and I would rather not risk getting a 3RR block for reverting it over and over. Thanks for any help --JonRidinger (talk) 03:14, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Peer review
A team of editors has been working on upgrading the Sustainability article over the past several months. We have had one peer review and the reviewer (Finetooth) recommended we get a second review prior to submitting the article as a Featured Article Candidate. I've looked through the PRV list for someone who has a science background and an interest in the natural environment. You fit that bill. Would you be willing to consider doing a peer review of the article? Sunray (talk) 07:33, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Cowan Lake State Park
I am working on expanding Cowan Lake State Park and have come across some interesting information about a William Smalley. I want to make sure that the Smalley in the first link I have included is the same Smalley in this link provided by the Buckeye State. Since I am at "work" and can't look at maps and some other links to make sure I am barking up the right tree, could you check for me? The history of Smalley is somewhat sensational, but it was published in 1882 back in the days when describing Indians as murderous savages was acceptable and down right expected. If you can't get to it, no problem, I will check from home, later. Hope all is well. Dincher (talk) 22:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I probably won't get to work it this much until Friday, but I agree, it is going to be interesting. Dincher (talk) 00:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. Cowan Lake State Park is expanded and ready for DYK. Any hook suggestions. Perhaps ...DYK that William Smalley, the first settler in the area of Cowan Lake State Park was help captive by the Lenape for a total of 6 years and 7 months. Or something to do with him. Dincher (talk) 00:59, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, the hook is in with a pic. Dincher (talk) 17:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
Sunray (talk) 02:19, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

County Fair
I saw the upload at Hughesville. It made me wonder if the fair is actually in Hughesville itself or in Wolf Twp. And it reminded me of going to the Cumberland County fair and barfing after I got off the Round-Up, which was pretty embarassing. I do like pano pic, maybe it could be added at the bottom of the Lycoming County page. Hopefully I'll get to work on Cowan Lake tonight. Kind of busy at work. I actually have more real work to do. Dincher (talk) 22:08, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, same pic twice isn't the best. That's what's going on at South Williamsport. Have you thought of writing an article about the fair. Dincher (talk) 00:21, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * South Williamsport doesn't have a "downtown", so I am not sure what you could get. There aren't even many old, old buildings like what I took for Jersey Shore. I guess maybe the borough hall or maybe from the high school looking down into town. Do you have any hook ideas for Cowan Lake State PArk? Dincher (talk) 15:15, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I looked that the Wolf Twp. official map and notice that Plunketts Creek Twp. is marked as "Picture Rocks Twp.! Dincher (talk) 15:26, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The Humdinger would be great! Been there tons of times. Dincher (talk) 16:58, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Advice wanted
As a famous dispenser of oil on troubled waters, can you advise me? A member of the Wikipedia Opera Project has changed the section order of my current FAC nominee The Bartered Bride. This is a unilateral action by him, without talkpage or peer review discussion. When I reverted to the original order, he reimposed his edit with a highly intemperate edit summary - see for yourself. He then opened a discussion on the article's talkpage, again in an aggressive style. I have responded relatively calmly to him, as you can see, and made a suggestion as to how the difference might be resolved. If he accepts my offer, well and good; otherwise, what would you advise me to do? It looks like deliberate disruptive editing to me, but I have little experience of this (apart from CalamityJane), and don't want to put myself in the wrong. A reply here would be appreciated. Brianboulton (talk) 00:37, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * @ Brian: Do you think that the other editors preference will keep the article in question from reaching FA? If not, it may be best to go with how he or she wants it. But if you believe that it needs to be formatted as you think, then by all means try to reach an agreement for your preference. Dincher (talk) 01:04, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Sandy has promoted the Bride, so that's not an issue, now. My main concern is that an editor, who has lurked on the sidelines throughout the article's development, tried to enforce a non-consensual change at a very late stage in the FAC review. At any stage in the last few weeks he could, if he had chosen, have raised his concern for open discussion (he made minor edits during the PR process, so clearly has been watching the article). The change he wanted was relatively small, but significant enough, in my view, to have weakened the article – it probably wouldn't have affected the FAC outcome, though. Anyway, the article is promoted; comments added to its talkpage, and Ruhrfisch's reply on my talkpage (which if necessary I will paste in to any further discussion on this matter) have reinforced the consensus against the change that Viva-Verdi tried to force through. Thanks for the advice and support, and let us hope the matter goes away now. Brianboulton (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

PR script bot
Just letting you know of the BOTREQ. Feel free to contact anyone else who should know about this.Headbomb {{{sup|ταλκ}}κοντριβς – WP Physics} 05:18, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * User:Dispenser had a different idea: let people run their own semi-auto reviews whenever they want, using this tool he developed: . If that works, we could avoid saving them to the wiki entirely, which would save both your edits and peerreviewbot's edits. &mdash; Carl (CBM · talk) 20:54, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi again!!
Hi ruhrfisch.

Some things I have to tell:


 * I am confused - what do you mean by a "lead image"? Can you please elaborate?


 * You have to understand my plight - I am not writing an article about the Olympics or Comonwealth Games. It is really difficult to find references, or to expand very short paragraphs. What I have been able to do with such a limited number of websites is commendable. If you find any info, please tell me or put it up directle on the artcle.

Thanx

Ankitbhatt (talk) 08:13, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK question
I am wondering if you could offer some advice. I have suggested a DYK incorporating three new pages I wrote, Albert J. Neri, John Verbanac, and The Insider (newspaper). The nomination is here Template talk:Did you know. Can you suggest some improvements to these articles to get them through DYK? --Blargh29 (talk) 23:57, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Fresh opinion
Hate to bother you again, but if you could take a look at a conversation I have been having with another editor regarding sources. He definitely means well, but I think believes that if one knows something, they can change an article even without any type of published source. I would appreciate any advice you can give either of us and at least offer some fresh air to the discussion. What the other editor has said can be found here and what I have said can be found here. Thanks for any help you can offer. --JonRidinger (talk) 02:35, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your insights! --JonRidinger (talk) 04:08, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

New map assistance
Hi there, its been a while since we last spoke, but I was wondering if you would be able to assit me with another map. I don't know how difficult this is, it might be a simple job or a very complex one, but what I'm looking for is a version of File:Bay of Bengal map.png that conforms to national boundaries as they were in the early nineteenth century. After thinking about the requirements, I believe that it is too complex to redraw the national boundaries, so would it be possible to a) eliminate all modern political boundaries b) Rename Sri Lanka to Ceylon, Myanmar to Burma and Indonesia to the "Dutch East Indies" c) remove the labels for Bangladesh and Malaysia d) Remove the labels and dots from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Otherwise the map can remain as it is. If this is too complex or you don't have time then don't worry, its just that it appears anachronistic when I use it on articles about events in the early nineteenth century. As always, any articles you want reviewing or copyediting please send them my way whenever you want. Regards--Jackyd101 (talk) 12:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thankyou very much! Very quick response! That map is certainly less anachronistic and does the job very well, thanks, --Jackyd101 (talk) 20:12, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Help!
Hello,

I don't know exactly what to do about the following related pages, Logan the Mingo, Daniel Greathouse, John Gibson, and possibly others. Am I able to flag pages that are loaded with fictional sources somehow to warn users that information is bogus? I have not had time to make changes or delete most of the problems. Most of the errors are coming in from Eckert books being taken as historical non fiction rather than history novels. His works are so popular, his made up version of events appears on nearly every page that has to do with Logan or the Yellow Creek massacre. I hate just blanket deleting entries without having the time to make accurate substitutions, but I also hate the misinformation being passed on. Do I just tattle to you, or do I just delete and hope real information will eventually be posted? TruthBastion (talk) 00:01, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello, TruthBastion. Are you referring to made-up sources? If the entire content of an article is made up, you can tag it as Db-hoax if it's obvious. Otherwise you should post your evidence to an admin noticeboard for greater scrutiny. -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 00:17, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Alum Creek State Park
If you have the time, I have another Ohio state park, Alum Creek State Park up and running. I am thinking of a DYK for it, perhaps DYK... that Sycamore Trail along Alum Creek in what is now Alum Creek State Park in Ohio was a major path on the Underground Railroad?
 * I hope all things go smoothly tomorrow. Said a special prayer at Mass and you both are in my thoughts. Dincher (talk) 00:44, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I just nominated it. No need to worry about a hook, but won't be offended if you have a better one. Dincher (talk) 01:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Two for Tuesday. That's pretty cool. Thanks for the hooks! Dincher (talk) 22:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Larrys Creek
Hey, um, I used some of your stuff about the plank road (in my own words) for the rewrite of Pennsylvania Route 287. I hope you don't mind!Mitch/HC32 02:18, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I couldn't find it, but I saw the post.Mitch/HC32 02:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, but I am still having trouble figuring it out. I am not strong with templates.Mitch/HC32 13:35, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I got it working, yay :) - I know I am a bit stubborn on the PR, but there are no Delaware River bridges at FA, and this is hopefully going to be the first one. I like this style of article because it details the history. The bridge right now is very non-descript :| - <i style="color:red;">Mitch</i>/<i style="color:black;">HC32</i> 14:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Inauguration of Barack Obama/archive3
You were the PR discussant of Inauguration of Barack Obama at both of its PRs. Featured article candidates/Inauguration of Barack Obama/archive3 is getting long in the tooth and could use some decisive feedback.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:40, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Main page
Thanks. I'm not sure how it happened. A notice appeared on the article's talk page last evening. "Oh my", I said. Finetooth (talk) 14:41, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Peer reviews
I'm afraid I won't be able to do much on the PR page for about a week. I'll carry on doing the daily clerical update, but I probably won't be able to pick up many reviews in that time. The problem is, I'm getting completely bogged down with my latest brainchild Cosmo Gordon Lang, and I need to concentrate on that for a few days. I'll try and complete the review I've started on Tony the Tiger's Trump Tower article, but I've warned him it may take a while. I will try and get back into full reviewing mode by the end of next week. (I see the backlog has virtually gone, thanks to you & Finetooth) Brianboulton (talk) 23:08, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

If you can get the parks to Featured Article
Help us get the roads that lead to them :P - Pennsylvania Route 660 (Leonard Harrison) and Pennsylvania Route 832 (Presque Isle) are examples of ones that could use your great help :) - We'd really like it if you've found a way to relate them :P Later. <i style="color:red;">Mitch</i>/<i style="color:black;">HC32</i> 00:41, 31 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, the Pennsylvania Roads project is dead, and I am trying to build it up again. The two I used above are just examples, but yeah 44 is in real need of rewriting, its 145 miles and should be an FA at some point. But, it would be well worth the help, and as per your significant sources thing, you can try working it in with your parks for example, since two of your FAs, Presque Isle and Leonard Harrison are involved with the two above. Also, your FA on Larrys Creek got you a GA for Pennsylvania Route 287 (which I will bring to FAC at some point). You were right, PA 287 was your starting. Just think about it and reply when you can.<i style="color:red;">Mitch</i>/<i style="color:black;">HC32</i> 14:10, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Cloud Gate FA thanks
You have already recieved a well-deserved Chicago Barnstar, but since Cloud Gate has achieved WP:FA status and you have been an active editor of the article I need thank you for your involvement by reminding you about this userbox.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:30, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

BP Pedestrian Bridge FA thanks
Thank you for your editorial involvment in BP Pedestrian Bridge as well.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:33, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Articles peer review
But many of the WikiProject are not active! Maybe you could help. By the are are you living in the United Kingdom? If you are I would like to ask for pictures of the interior of the British rail class 390 and pictures of the London Overground latest Turbostar trains. --<font face="Georgia">Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) 10:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Articles peer review
But many of the WikiProject are not active! Maybe you could help. By the are are you living in the United Kingdom? If you are I would like to ask for pictures of the interior of the British Rail Class 390 and pictures of the London Overground latest Turbostar trains. --<font face="Georgia">Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) 10:10, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Your fakery
Although I've been online for a while this morning, you discovered that before I did :-) Nyttend (talk) 13:36, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Sofia Rotaru PR
The Sofia Rotaru article appears to have two open Peer reviews at Peer review/Sofia Rotaru/archive1 and Peer review/Sofia Rotaru/archive2. How is this handled? Does the second one need deleting? I can't remember if you're an admin or not. If you need me to handle it though, just let me know. Matthewedwards : Chat  04:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessessment of Joyce Kilmer
I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found a large number of concerns and as a result have de-listed the article. When these issues have been addressed, it may be re-nominated at WP:GAN. If you disagree with the delisting and the assessment at Talk:Joyce Kilmer/GA1, you may ask for a community reassessment at WP:GAR. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 12:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Inauguration of Barack Obama
Any suggestions would be welcome. You have now reviewed it twice at PR and my be out of ideas. However, feel free to leave any suggestions on the talk page if there are changes that would enable you to support a future FAC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 15:19, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Peer review of Sustainability
Thank you very much for your comments. They are most helpful and offered in a most collegial spirit. We have been debating whether to make the specific changes you have recommended and submit right away for GA or "A"-Class review, or whether the article has enough merit that we should press forward with a stronger effort on meeting criteria 1a and go for FA. What is your gut feel on that? Sunray (talk) 16:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

McDonald's Cycle Center
Could you please close the PR. I want to nominate this at FAC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 01:25, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It is now at FAC. Feel free to come by and comment.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time to do some copyediting. I have made a lot of changes to the article as a result of FAC feedback.  I hope none of them conflicted with your visions for the article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:17, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I will finish up Ottava's concerns tomorrow. Then I will let you know.  It will return to FAC third or fourth the current Crown Fountain, Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago), and maybe Rob Pelinka.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:16, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Administrative request wrt PR
Hi Ruhrfisch. This PR is clearly in a reviewable state, so I have removed it from the list and put a speedy deletion tag on it. Do you know what the correct procedure is for these PRs? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 13:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and sorry for making a mess of things. Dabomb87 (talk) 13:50, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Notability
Hello again! When you get a chance, could you check two articles for notability? I tagged both of them. The first is Robert B. "Yank" Heisler and the other is Brent A. Webb. They both have in common being alumni of Ravenna High School (Ohio), so there seems to be some effort to create articles for alumni of that school lately, all of which have limited if any notability. Another one to check might be Don M. Wilson III. The article has several references that are third party, so it could pass some criteria, but I still don't see how it's notable enough for an article since the sources only seem to exist because of the company he worked for rather than because of his own notability. Thanks for your time --JonRidinger (talk) 17:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Need Help
HI Ruhrfisch, I need some help. A Wikipedic writer has deleted large sections of a talk page section "Talk:Josip Broz Tito". It was done by somebody call DIREKTOR. I know that the debate is rather heated due to the sensitivity of the topics (Bleiburg massacre & Foibe Massacres done during WW2) but I see no need for this. This can be interpret as suppression of "freedom of speech". I hope that you can help me in this since I'm new to Wiki protocols. Also I must admit that I'm overwhelmed by Wikipedia itself.

Sincerely Sir Floyd (talk) 01:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Dear Mr Ruhrfisch
Clearly there is problem here. Wikipedia has writers of extreme views (Stalin Style) and who are very abusive. You seem to tolerate them. Ps. I'm out of here! Regards Sir Floyd (talk) 11:29, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Heh, please note: that's a sock account of either User:Luigi 28 (most likely) or User:Brunodam. Both are relentless POV-pushers banned for edit-warring, block evasion, harassment, and sockpuppeteering. He's just bored and is trying to stir-up trouble :) -- DIREKTOR  ( TALK ) 23:17, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

New image for Award
Hi,

I stumbled upon your on a user page. It was so cute i couldn't resist the urge to try to make a better one, even though I'm no graphist. I hope you will like the new version, but feel free to reverse it if you don't. If you do like it, i can do the same for the, i've kept the xcf file for that.

Regards, Ksempac (talk) 12:57, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your appreciation. Looking back at the picture, i think there are a couple of tiny things I could adjust to make it better, and i will do the GA one too. However, I can't do it on this computer, so it will have to wait till Monday. Things do adjust :


 * make the ribbon and the yellow thing more linked, they doesn't look to be the same thing
 * put the bottom left of the star behind the groundhog's paw.
 * make the star a bit brighter so that it can be seen better when the image is reduced. I dimmed it (actually, added a bit of transparency) to make it more like a part of the picture (the original colors are too cartoonish), but didn't think of the reduction in the award's banner.


 * If you think of anything else, pls let me know. I don't promise anything (as I said, i don't consider myself to have GIMP skills), but at least I can try. Ksempac (talk) 08:25, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, i did a new version of both the FA and GA award. I'm still not entirely satisfied of how it looks, but I do think it's a bit better than my first attempt. Tell me what you think :) (btw is Wikiproject pennsylvania dead ? i posted there and no one answered ?) Ksempac (talk) 10:42, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, thank you very much for my first barnstar ! :) Ksempac (talk) 12:02, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Has the APR bot broken down?
I noticed that
 * Peer_review/Automated/August_2009
 * Peer review/Automated/Archives

have not been updated for August. You might want to update Peer review/Automated to clarify any role involving http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Peerreviewer, User:Gary_King and/or User:Dispenser. One other piece of maintenance is that you might want to review User_Talk:AndyZ, gather up any APR suggestions and create a new archive of the talk page (suggestion: ending July 2008).

I noticed that User talk:AZPR redirects to User_Talk:AndyZ which might now be a dead-end and no longer be appropriate.

Of course, you might want to make it more clear where suggestions for User:AndyZ/peerreviewer.js belong and if that script itself should find a new home.--75.36.188.124 (talk) 23:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Per the discussion on the peer review talk page, as of July 31, I have stopped doing the semi-automated peer reviews as User:AZPR and the Peer Review Bot has stopped linking the SAPRs in the peer reviews themselves. The toolserver version of the script is linked in each peer review now. Although I used the AZPR script, I am not able to fix the script and so did not pay much attention to the AZPR / AndyZ talk page suggestions beyond trying to find someone to fix the issues raised. I have been quite busy IRL and not online much lately but letting Gary King know about the new situation is on my to do list. Thanks for your concerns, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review of Zoroastrianism
Could you please peer review the article Zoroastrianism. The archive can be found here. Mr.TrustWorthy Got Something to Tell Me? 06:03, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Democratic primary
Thanks again for your comments at Peer review/Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 1964/archive1. I'm leaving this here because you mentioned not watching the Peer Review pages. I had originally intended to get to the issues raised this weekend but will be preoccupied for another couple of days or so.

In the meantime, I'd like to know what you think of the current state of the infobox. User:Leonard^Bloom was playing around with it yesterday, and my major concern is that it might leave the reader wondering what's going on with the rest of the vote. There was no real contest to speak of, but the unique set of circumstances is what makes it difficult to display accurately. Recognizance (talk) 20:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Don't worry about the delay. I'm currently in the process of addressing various things you mentioned on the PR page. As far as the infobox goes, I really have no idea how to present it other than the current method. Wiki-formatting is a weak point for me. :) I'll be leaving a couple comments on the PR page in a minute. Recognizance (talk) 22:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Backlog maintenance
As I am likely to be away tonight (Mon 10th) I won't be able to update the backlog. I hope to resume peer-reviewing in a couple of days - though I note that when I keep away the backlog disappears, so maybe there's a message there? Brianboulton (talk) 08:31, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Although I'm sure the above comment was meant in jest, I want to butt in here to reiterate how appreciated your efforts are (both of you). I sometimes think of myself as a workhorse in my discussions with editors who do "gnome" tasks like punctuation and formatting, but people like you, who perform the tasks the rest of us take for granted, are the real workhorses. Keep it up. Recognizance (talk) 09:23, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
.. for your continuing vigilance at St Kilda. Long time no chat - just let me know if I can be of assistance. Ben  Mac  Dui  16:27, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your review
Thanks for you comments on MIKE2.0 Methodology. You are right, there are some non-encylopedic phrases in here. As well, I am very close to the MIKE2.0 approach so I don't want to do write too much of the content here ... but I will make make changes inline with some of your comments as I think it will improve the approach for the community. I will also add some more external links that reference the approach. --Sean.mcclowry (talk) 23:24, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Docklands Light Railway rolling stock
Can you re-review this article and strike out which of the issues addressed in the old review are fixed and which isn't. --<font face="Georgia">Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) 23:36, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

PR rudeness
In response to my note that I would review Snow patrol discography, five days after its PR nomination, the nominator responded "About time!". I have told him to find another reviewer - I'm not prepared to give review time in those circumstances. Depending on how - or if - the nominator responds, it might be worth sending him a short note explaining that PR reviewers are hard-pressed editors who nevertheless commit themselves, entirely voluntarily, to helping other editors improve their articles. If he wants help from the review process then he/she needs to show respect to the people who do it. (I have copied this to Finetooth) Brianboulton (talk) 16:58, 14 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Later: Happily, I have resolved this with the editor concerned, so no action needed. I may have overracted, it's been a bad day. Brianboulton (talk) 18:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You're invited!
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 17:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy 's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it.<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 00:12, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats. :) – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:42, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. Ruhr, you deserve this award and a hundred more like it for all the work you've done. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:49, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Karma in Jainism
I Would like to put up this article for FA review. As far as possible, I have made changes to this article, but I will require additional help on it. As you have done before, kindly help me to improve this article so that it can be put for FA. --Anish (talk) 08:43, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I have put it up for PR as per your suggestion. I will value your advice with an eye on FA.--Anish (talk) 20:02, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)/archive1
Is it possible to request that Peer review/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)/archive1 be kept open an additional 30 days.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 12:33, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I would support that. I have been doing a lot of review work on this; the article is developing well but is still quite fluid and needs more time. Brianboulton (talk) 22:49, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Cosmo Gordon Lang
The above article, my current pet, is on peer review. It won't go into the backlog as it is getting comments. However, it may not get a full readthough review, so I am asking whether, if there is a quiet moment next week, you could look over it? There isn't any hurry; I intend to keep this on peer review until I am quite certain it is ready to go forward. Meantime I will do my best to help keep the backlog down. Brianboulton (talk) 22:49, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
It's good to see there are still a few folks I recognize--thank you for, as always, being quick to greet me on my return. :-) I hope I can contribute a bit more than I have in recent years. Working on any interesting projects these days? Jwrosenzweig (talk) 17:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Ravenna High School (Ohio)
If you could look at the article Ravenna High School (Ohio), particularly the edit history, an anonymous editor continues to re-add an entry to the notable alumni section that has been removed by myself and others multiple times since the article it links to was deleted (non-notable). This article may need a protection or the editor blocked. The deletion of the article (Brent A. Webb) ended up producing a very angry and hateful response from Mr. Webb himself directed at me via Facebook, so it wouldn't surprise me if the anonymous editor is Mr. Webb or his manager. Thanks as always for your time. --JonRidinger (talk) 02:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks --JonRidinger (talk) 02:33, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: MissingNo.
I'm sorry to be a pest with this, but can you be more specific with the prose issues (meaning point out everything you have a problem with and I'll tend to them). I wouldn't ask but I'm at a loss in a few cases there from what you said.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 06:12, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

PR Backlog update
I will have only limited online access for the next couple of days. Doing my backlog update duty shouldn't be a problem, but in case it is, perhaps you would keep an eye on it (if it hasn't been done by say 9.00 pm EST then maybe you should intervene). On my earlier request re Lang, I have had lots of PR comments, so don't feel obligated to give this much attention, though if you can get to it, anything you have to say will be greatly appreciated. Also - a word of thanks for keeping sentinel over Scott and Shackleton, those two honeypots for vandals and wierd comments. Brianboulton (talk) 07:53, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Map error
I noticed a flaw in the map at St. Johns River that I got from the St. Johns River Water Management District. The town of DeLand, Florida is in the wrong county, far north of where it's actually located. I might not have noticed this except for I just took a trip driving the length of the river and spent the night in DeLand. I've already written the SJRWMD to ask if they can fix it and repost a new one. DeLand is mentioned in the article, citing the most significant increase in streamflow between Lake Harney and DeLand. If they cannot fix and repost, should the map be used, or marked as having an error in it? I've not encountered this before. --Moni3 (talk) 14:28, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Semi-automated peer review script fixes
What ideas? <font face="Verdana"> Gary King ( talk ) 23:19, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought I fixed the File: problem a few weeks ago. It still does not work? <font face="Verdana"> Gary King ( talk ) 23:56, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

RE: New name
Yes, it has everything to do with the Brig Niagara (and the feeling that I needed a more anonymous username). --​​​​​​ ​​<font color=#5E2109>Niagara ​​<font color=#090931>Don't give up the ship 01:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the offer. I've usually been smart when comes to anonymity and the internet (except when it comes to picking a username).
 * Luckily, the Brig Niagara is still sailing. It's being supported almost entirely through private monies. Unfortunately, it's primary method of raising funds probably would not work as well with other sites, like the Priestley House, because as exciting as that would be, it wouldn't be practical to take them on tour across country ;-) --​​​​​​ ​​<font color=#5E2109>Niagara ​​<font color=#090931>Don't give up the ship 02:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Your welcome. I've still have a few articles to add alt text to as well. --​​​​​​ ​​<font color=#5E2109>Niagara ​​<font color=#090931>Don't give up the ship 01:56, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

James Nesbitt
Thank you very much for your help with this article at PR! Bradley0110 (talk) 11:54, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Peer review
I closed peer review 2 becuase it was suggested that i did, but can i re-open it how?. --<font color="Orange">Pedro J. the rookie 03:31, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

What!?
What? Whoa. Really? Wow. I hadn't a clue. I started the process of requesting a Main Page slot but went on vacation and kinda forgot about it. Nice, thanks for the heads up.--IvoShandor (talk) 03:47, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Harvard Bridge review feedback comments
Thanks for the review! I've implemented several of your suggestions, see the edit history for details. I have a few comments for you, though.


 * Organization is chronological in specific sections, and generally regarding the order of sections as well. Some things, mainly in the first few sections, overlap because that's how it works: politics and accounting are separated from the engineering tasks.  Or so I see it.


 * I'm not understanding your point about "pull quotes". The cquote template seems to work well there.  Since I got rid of the Greeley text, there's only one such quote now.  That may help, no?


 * The smoots are not in the infobox instead of feet. Feet are there too, as are meters.


 * Cites are a problem, no argument. In general, the full cite is used first, then a sub-cite with different page numbers is used subsequently, instead of repeating the same thing over and over with different page numbers as the only change.  Do you have a suggestion for a better way to do this?


 * Someone who has a copy of Make Way for Ducklings is welcome to check it and add to this. I don't have one and feel it's a trivial reference which the article doesn't need.  Such is about the book, not the bridge.  It belongs on the book's article with a link to the bridge's article, if true.


 * Same with any other references which are about those sources rather than the bridge. Trivia is to be removed, not added, unless it is strongly co-related to the subject.  Such may exist, I have no idea.  I seem to remember having removed quite a bit of it last Spring.


 * I consider the Houdini section superfluous, but others don't, so I referenced it and got two images, one of which was later pulled by someone who felt it was a copyright violation even though I took the picture. The section used to be a trivia section.  Houdini performed many places, this was just one of them.


 * Will the National Bridge Inventory have as much information about this bridge as we've already placed in it? I believe I have a copy of it from last year (it's downloadable, in sections), but have yet to write software to make use of it.  This is an area where I encourage other editors to contribute. :-)

Again, thanks for the assist! Please reply here, if you do answer. - Denimadept (talk) 23:13, 26 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I have copied this to Peer review/Harvard Bridge/archive1 and replied there - it makes more sense to have this discussion there (vs my talk page). Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:19, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Munroe Falls, Ohio and Stow, Ohio
If you could look at the edit histories for both the Stow, Ohio and Munroe Falls, Ohio articles, particularly in reference to the Education sections, I would much appreciate it. We have a new editor who means well, but is taking removal of trivial information somewhat personally and I'm pretty sure he is using a registered account at times, User:Batcountry13. We have had some discussion with myself and another editor as well about the issues, but it would be nice to have some fresh air and opinions. Thanks --JonRidinger (talk) 23:14, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Covered bridge help
I'm putting together an article on the McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. I understand from Niagara that you've worked on plenty of PA covered bridges; would you be willing to help improve it? Nyttend (talk) 15:56, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've seen all the online sources that you note; in fact, other than a citation to the NRIS, all information is derived from the nomination, the MPS, and the park website :-) I was primarily asking if you could help with print sources such as those that you mention.  Thanks.  Nyttend (talk) 18:50, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much. I've not looked it up in the inventory, but yes it's open to traffic.  I tried looking for a Lawrence County history on Google Books, but the only things that appeared were histories of other states' Lawrence Counties that mentioned Pennsylvania somewhere, except for two recent histories of the county that weren't available to view.  Nyttend (talk) 03:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Silver surfer at peer review
This article has two major cleanup banners, one relating to excessive use of non-free images, the other (from January 2009) on prose. I have reminded the nominator (an old hand) of the rules regarding such banners. Should the nom be archived? I'll do it if you wish. Brianboulton (talk) 18:56, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Columbia River
Pete has nominated the big river. I thought I'd mention it in case you hadn't seen it. Finetooth (talk) 03:28, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I will look at Aliso Creek as well. I read it once many months ago and made a few comments. Finetooth (talk) 14:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm buried in Columbia River work at the moment. I've undertaken the task of adding alt text to its 24 images. I think I can finish those this morning, but the alt reader doesn't seem to see them, not sure why. This will give me lots of practice, which I will need when I add alt text to the many images I've used in other articles, especially the FAs and GAs. Global changes in policy can create an impressive quantity of work, I see. I don't disagree at all with the need for alt text for images, but it certainly adds to the workload per column-inch. Finetooth (talk) 17:04, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Niagara kindly fixed the geobox problems. Both were syntax-related. I used "alt=", but the correct syntax for the main image alt text in the geobox is "image_alt =" and the correct syntax for the geobox map alt text is "map_alt=". "alt=" seems to work for everything else. Finetooth (talk) 02:16, 2 September 2009 (UTC)