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List of Washington State Routes
Just wanted to let you know that the article has been protected for now. Hopefully the naming dispute can be resolved. Thanks. .:.Jareth.:. babelfish 07:56, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Hey, thanks, man, for noticing
Travis, this is Professor Paul. Thank you for noticing my "Wiki-work." :) To me, Wikipedia is "recreation."  May as well enjoy what you do, I always say.  What was it that you liked?  And, I am not finished with those articles yet.  Take care. 02:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: The 4400
Np :-) Matthew  Fenton  ( contribs ) 16:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

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 * I added a strike-through to an article on your list that I have already fixed.
 * Epolk 21:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: The 4400
Yea, i had thought that there had already been a discussion but as i reverted your message on the talk appeard so i reverted my revert. I just listend to that video and it does to me strongly imply he is an agent.. i'm gona see if i can find a clear shot of his badge as well.  Matthew Fenton  (Talk | Contribs) 16:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Colouring
Hey could you give your opinion on colour at this page here ?  Matthew Fenton  (Talk | Contribs) 16:34, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey could you have a look at the template above as i do not wish to violate 3RR and a guy keeps reverting. Also both parts of Gone where given different prod. #s which is what makes them seperate :P!  Matthew Fenton  (Talk | Contribs) 07:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: The 4400
What do you think of my recent changes? User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 22:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, i think ive sorted the caption: see -> The Home Front (The 4400 episode) (Would you say thats ok caption size?) and about the text.. i'll see if i can find a darker colour or maybe just use black text :P User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * PS: About the episode numbering thing.. yea sounds like a better idea :-) User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * PSS: Also see Template:The 4400 episode; I've darkend the text a bit more, do you think i should make it some more dark? User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok, The numbering is done :-) (So it says now: 3.01 etc ;)) -- If you like the darker text ill implement it on the other tpl as well ;-) (i might be able to get it slightly darker) User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, Implemented captions properly and the darker text :-)! User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Just a note; Shouldnt promicin be spelt with a cap. P? as its a name? I'm not sure tho im crap to spelling etc :P User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 18:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * When we know more about promicin do you think we should give it an article as well, what do you think? User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 18:45, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ahh i see ;) User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 19:04, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Haspel
Sure; I'll get around to taking some today and making it better ;-)

Also i've got a few ideas for promicin thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 07:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Made some minor edits today, i think its slightly better and also added 2 pics. You know what i think? We should start a 4400 WikiProject hehe :-P! thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 18:41, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Template inclusion
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Lookig good :)
The 4400 pages are starting to look pretty good, what do you think :)? thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 08:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yup :-), I'm going to start writing full episode synopsises i hope in time for s4 premiere. thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 09:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Reply

 * Hi great work in a short time ;-), i hope you dont mind but im going to replace your screencap as it doesnt have the dimensions of the other ones (It's WS and the others are SS) also you know when you upload caps for the episodes could you use my summary template that includes a FUR etc so we can keep consistency :P
 *  The 4400 
 * PS: I'm sorry if it sounds like im nitpicking (i hope you dont think i am) but for episodes could you use a name like: The 4400 - XxYZ - .jpg please ?

I'm sorry, i probablly sound like a jerk telling you what to do, great work btw :) thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 07:53, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject The 4400
Hey there, i've created WikiProject The 4400; I've listed your name in the members because i expect you'd be interested in the wikiproject and you know alot about The 4400 ;-)! thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 16:16, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If you have the DVDs a media player like VLC Media Player (the one i use) is fantastic at screen grabbing :-) thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 17:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I was wondering what do you think of including pictures of minor characters for use in List of The 4400 minor characters? (I was thinking they should only be used for characters who've had a 4400 centric episode (IE: Orson in the pilot)) thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 17:09, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I thought that guy was talking to me, hehe! :P thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 17:23, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I created a new page List of The 4400 recurring characters; I considered what would be classed as recuring and came up with:

Got any ideas? thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 17:46, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * At least 3 episodes
 * Been a crucial part in a story line (April had the Ben story line, Gary NTAC/Dennis stuff etc)

Sounds good (PS: Sorry for late reply didnt notice your reply was in my archive -- oppsy :P!) thanks/User:MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 20:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Image
Sure; I'll retake one tommorow :-) - What do you think of my extended reviews :-P? I took a break tonight as im shattered but back to writing tommorow :). thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 22:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Updated the screencap ;-) - So what do you think of my reviews so far :-)? I was particularly proud of Wake Up Call (The 4400 episode) as its my longest review to date :P. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 08:11, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That new pic okay? I didnt bother witing tonight.. i'm just soo tired, and i dont know why :( thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 20:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * PS: I changed the highland beach photo to thsi free great one Buchanan took (check out his gallery; he's took some great pictures of vancouver ;-)!) thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 20:46, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yea, it's general to leave it how it is autored by a person not from the country of creation. I thought i'd got all the typos out of it as i wrote it in MSWord, i *should* of set the dictionary to American. i'll try and remember to use the American words in future episodes, but being from England the only American spellings i know i see on the web :P. (PS: Do you use MSN Messenger? Would be good if we could chat.) thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 21:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * IM address sent via e-mail. Travisl 22:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Tacoma
Hi! Thanks for updating, take care! -- Hedwig in Washington (TALK) 02:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Screencaps
Yep! It's part of a plan to imrpoove the episode list and make it better, i'll tell you why and more on messenger :-) thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 15:41, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm currently in the proccess of writing the synopsis for Carrier, would you like to review it before I submit it to the wiki for typos etc? thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 21:59, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah. I'll let you look at it on the wiki then when you get sometime, hehe.. domains are cool ;-) (I own derwafflehuas.net and matthewfenton.net) thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 22:11, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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CPF
You're welcome, bo-ne-he-ad! Now go tag the others skulking on wikipedia! --Don Sowell 07:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

"Thanks also for fixing my Poker user tag. Didn't even know it was broken yet."
 * You're welcome!

"BTW, I was just looking at your list of contributions. You've pretty much stuck to sports and a couple of presidents. Compare that to my list -- I'm much more all over the place: a lot of local stuff, some TV shows, a few movies, etc."
 * Yep! You've done some great work! I loved the article on Wonderbug. That show was probably my favorite from the Kroft Supershow. Too bad the title song was removed. That should probably find it's way back into the article.

"The fun ones (and I'm using the term "fun" pretty loosely) are when I click Random article and look for spelling and grammar mistakes, or when I check out Recent changes looking for really badly done edits. Just an observation."
 * Ooh! Nice idea. I've been using the random button to read articles, but not really shooting for editing them. It takes me awhile to get rid of my tendancy to be gun shy about that.

"I've not gotten to the point where I'm running bots and placing articles up for deletion or the like."
 * Me neither, lthough someone seems to have a thorn in their side about breaking up NFL team articles. I really should follow up on that one after the holidays.

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Tz2k
Do you like the 2002 revival of TZ? Matthew 20:10, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I tried watching some of the 1985 series, "The Wall" was good.. then another was about them flying on a spaceship to some planet of God.. I found that one slightly silly. I've been watching the 2002 episodes lately, I've liked them. I remember watching "It's Still a Good Life" in 2003, hehe :-). Matthew 21:32, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

FutonCritic
Hey. It's because FutonCritic uses official press releases for their information (so it's the word of the USA Network) where as the previous stemmed from a fan-blog (and they have dubious reliability). Matthew 15:57, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Formatting and layout of The Twilight Zone cast lists
To retain subject continuity, I left my reply to your communication on my talk page. Romanspinner (talk) 08:15, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Zombies in popular culture

 * Ha, thanks for the good word, and for your own fine efforts on that article. The GA Tribunal isn't so impressed, but hell... it was too soon. And at least it put us on the right track. Someday ZIPC shall be the best damn article about nothing on this whole site! Subcreature 20:55, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Nikki Hudson
Afternoon Travis, just a heads up that Brooke is actually main cast for season one (just double checked my DVD). Oh, did you enjoy "The Wrath of Graham"? Matthew 15:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I was quite apprehensive at first, but I enjoyed the episode. From my perspective it is basically a 4400 of the week story that ties up loose ends, etc. I get the feeling we'll be hearing from the future soon. Matthew 20:32, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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 * Recreated, this time with crunchy nutritious content. Travisl 22:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Nice one! 195.137.96.79 02:21, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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 * Note to self: Blank article appropriately deleted. Project tag in discussion still there. Yay! Travisl 17:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

your change to Template:Protected Areas of Washington
Thanks! I can't believe I missed that! Murderbike 06:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Summaries
Sure thing. For the record: c+p = copy+paste (plagiarism), MoS = Manual of Style and req. could mean request or required. Matthew 18:56, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

4400 LOE
Hi Travis, late message (sorry, had to pop out). A common misconception on Wikipedia is that a primary source: a) sources the air-date and b) sources the title (some shows (e.g. the Star Treks) have titles self-contained -- so the episode would be a valid source in those cases).

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 * After going through a detailed rationale and additing it to the .ogg, it turned out the bot was on the fritz. Go figure. Travisl 15:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

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 * Apparently, even though the image's page automatically shows where the image is being used, I've got to duplicate the information with the fair use claim, as per WP:NFCC. Done, but it sure seems redundant. Travisl 15:59, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

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 * Added seal rationale. This bot is a little overzealous -- it was blatantly obvious that this was a seal which fell under fair use for the only article it was linked to. Makes me hesitate to add any more image improvements. Travisl (talk) 22:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

RE: The Twilight Zone
Thanks for the compliment, I was a little worried about going too far with changing the layout. Shinerunner (talk) 00:01, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikiproject: The Twilight Zone
Hi, I just added a prototype userbox to the project talk page. Let me know what you thinkShinerunner (talk) 15:30, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
Thanks mucho, glad you enjoyed it, I've got more to come, including the Vashon - Burton rivalry on Colvos Passage and the boats' alleged tactic of "baby-snatching." I believe the Hoodsport boat Dode had a female skipper, that was not unknown in those days when boats were run by families as a business. Could write a whole article on that. On a related topic, you might like my Steamboats of the Columbia River also. BTW, Mosquito Fleet still lives, doncha know, down to just one boat however. See Virginia V. Here's an image from an old real estate brochure, somehow my family (who lived near Three Tree Point), ended up with the negatives. When my mother was a child in the 1940s, the remains of the dock were still there. Mtsmallwood (talk) 06:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

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 * Expanded even more. Travisl (talk) 23:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Lakewood, Washington
Thanks for thinking of me on this issue, I don't like to get involved too much in wiki guidelines issues (other than trying to follow them), I just like to write. A lot of people think there's too much external linking, I guess there's some issue with misuse to generate search engine hits or whatever. That's all beyond what I know. Just one external link in an article doesn't seem too bad as long as it's not to some objectionable site, maybe if there's an issue the article should have a discussion of why the link is important or significant. This link in question at Lakewood, Washington seems to be to the municipal government, no? I wouldn't think that would be objectionable. On the other hand, if the linked page is masquerading as a municipal government page, I would think that should be stricken. Has someone run WHOIS on the link? Hope that helps. BTW, I have a new article you might be interested in, Hassalo (sternwheeler 1880) Mtsmallwood (talk) 17:57, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


 * The EL website doesn't seem too bad. There is barely anything there. If the site becomes more obviously a blog or business related thing, then maybe take it up. As it is it doesn't seem to be doing any harm. I agree that people often add external links to their websites that don't add anything to wikipedia, but I avoid being a wiki-cop and usually don't remove things that aren't blatantly bad. A lot of the San Juan island pages get constantly peppered with commercial links, real estate, etc, which sometimes gets to me. If the person is hoping to generate search engine hits, as I understand it links on wikipedia are ignored by search engines so it doesn't help in that way. Sorry to not be more helpful. Pfly (talk) 21:07, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Followup, I can't find a good page about it at the moment, but there's some info about wikipedia's "nofollow" thing here: Wikipedia Signpost/2007-01-22/Nofollow. May or may not be relevant.. Pfly (talk) 21:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Barnstars survey
Hi Travisl. I'm running a small survey about wikipedian barnstars. If you have the time, I would really appreciate you taking a look and participating. The survey can be found here. Thank you! Bestchai (talk) 01:51, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Image:The Private World of Darkness.jpg
Can you restore this image so that I may add fair use rationale to it? Thanks. Travisl (talk) 14:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I restored it, don't forget to remove the tag after you've added the rationale. Melesse (talk) 04:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)