User talk:Smedpull

January 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to More Crap has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Alansohn (talk) 03:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Changing episode guide links to episode player links...why?
The episode guide has a link right at the top (BIG LINK), with a summary of the episode, and more. I don't understand why linking to the "smaller" page that has only the video is better. Have you talked about this on the discussion pages? This is a lot of change.sinneed (talk) 05:52, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Katie Couric and South Park
Please read over the discussions about her being a journalist - Infotainer, Vandalism from 168.253 range and Journalist. I believe this will show that others might find she lacks the credibility to be considered a journalist.

In regards to your assumption that information on Couric in Popular Culture is too much I would advise you to remember that Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia. You might find the reference of her in South Park to be irrelevant, but it is a way in which she was mentioned in a very popular form of media in the U.S. and I have provided adequate citation to backup the references to the episode.

Also keep in mind that this should be viewed as a biographical piece on Couric and not a fan club page for people who are enamored with her style. You might find the reference to be trivial, however someone may find the South Park reference to be new information that gives a different critique to Couric's persona.

Later SmedPull 11:05, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I should be advising you on the same thing. Whether I’m a fan Katie Couric or not, it does not mean a thing to the administrators of Wikipedia.  Indeed you are right, this is a biographical piece as you described, and not a fan club page.  Therefore, a trivial reference on a particular episode of what appears to be your absolute favorite television show, judging by your history record, is something that would not be included.  If a show like E! True Hollywood Story were to do such a piece on her, this would not be something that would be included.  What you’re putting is not popular culture, it’s as I said...trivial.  Wikipeidia has rules against trivial information, known as Fancruft.  I should know about that, because I had been a violator of that rule before.  I put trivial information on other celebrities’ articles, not necessarily offensive and degratory like the one you’re putting here, and every single time, it got reverted.  On top of that, there is no trivial reference of this particular episode on Bono’s article.  Truthfully speaking, he was the central figure of this episode, not Couric.  So if I have to venture a guess about your intentions here, I would say that you wouldn’t be described as a non-Couric fan, but rather an anti Couric.  By all means, correct me if I’m wrong.  Nevertheless, this has been discussed before six months earlier, and this particular piece of information does not belong on the Katie Couric article, whether you respectfully deagree with me or not.  KeltieMartinFan (talk) 22:50, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

South Park and More Crap
I understand you might find the way in which South Park refers to Couric in the episode More Crap to be offensive and insensitive. However, I do think it would be intellectually dishonest to edit the episode's wiki page in a way that undermines the credibility of Wikipedia as a source for honest and well verified information.

Later SmedPull 11:11, 6 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Just to reinterate on something you wrote to me earlier. “This is a biographical piece as you described, and not a fan club page.”  If this is something you feel very passionate about, why don’t you start a South Park fanpage then.  I watched that episode that is in question, and the actual spelling is “kuric” not “couric”, just as Yukichigai (talk) perscribed it. KeltieMartinFan (talk) 23:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Lions' uniforms
A citation is needed that officially says the team will not wear the black uniforms for the 2009 season. JohnnySeoul (talk) 21:41, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, nevermind. It was added to the main wiki page. Good catch. JohnnySeoul (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

February 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Ava Devine has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. J.delanoy gabs adds 02:39, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Little Sable Point Light
Nice picture. I like the picture, but it doesn't seem to quite fit in the size and place where you put it. Maybe we should ask for help in the discussion page. What do you think? 7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 21:40, 1 March 2009 (UTC) Stan
 * Good job! 7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 14:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC) Stan

Manitou Island (Lake Superior) and Gull Island
Dear Smedpull, I really appreciate your adding pictures to the Michigan lighthouse articles. You've chosen well. As to Manitou Island, we need more content in the article (take a look at the links on the page, and you will find lots to paraphrase. My specific concern is that the new infobox and picture have made the Further reading not span the whole page.  Happy editing!  Best regards.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 11:25, 3 March 2009 (UTC) Stan
 * I fixed that. It still needs more content, however about the lights.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 11:37, 3 March 2009 (UTC) Stan

St. Martin Island
While you were adding the picture (thank you), you may have noticed that this article is missing a lighthouse infobox, and is also short on content. The External links have lots of info that could be paraphrased. I'll try to get back and put in the infobox this afternoon. Keep an eye on how the note section breaks (right now it doesn't extend across the page. That will be easily fixed by a couple of lines of text, but the new infobox will aggravate the effect.  Happy editing.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 12:34, 3 March 2009 (UTC) Stan
 * I took care of the short term problem, but this one too is woefully short on content. You can help!  Cheers.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 12:49, 3 March 2009 (UTC) Stan