Avnative

• See also July/August 2004 discussions here.
• See also August/September 2004 discussions here.
• See also September 2004-July 2005 discussions here.

Thanks, ol' buddy!

Av, I am so glad that you are back that I can't express it. Thanks for coming out of "lurkdom," thanks for all the e-mails and thanks for your friendship. We have SoCal desert articles to write, my friend! Let's do 'em!! All the best, Lucky 6.9 04:29, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

SoCal WikiProject

Based upon the articles that you edit, you may be interested in the Southern California WikiProject (and its parent California WikiProject). Please take a look around the project's webpage and see if there is anything that interests you. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me. BlankVerse ∅ 08:55, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

After your message and the one from User:Lucky 6.9, I removed the merge tag and did a little copy-editing to the Low Desert article. I may have to do some more editing. I thought that it was just a California term, but A Google search showed National Weather Service Tucson using it as well. And it's the title of an song by R.E.M.. BlankVerse ∅ 14:13, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment.

re: "Statement in Black": Just to depress myself, I have the Missing Wikipedians page on my watchlist. I created that my "Statement in Black" after seeing one very good editor take a WikiBreak, and then deciding that it wasn't worth returning after his WikiBreak was over. I added the other stuff about admins because around the same time I witnessed an admin deliberately bully another editor off of the Wikipedia. BlankVerse ∅ 09:45, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Since there is now a {{California-south-geo-stub}}, I've been going through the articles that are tagged with {{California-geo-stub}} and retagging those articles in Southern California. I will probably get more from the Antelope Valley, but the one enigma so far is Sun Village, California. It apparently has a post office (or at least a zip code - 93543), and Yahoo! Maps give me a location ([1]), but it's not in my seven-year-old Thomas Guide or in the Wikipedia Antelope Valley article. BlankVerse ∅ 19:56, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

You might look at WP:WPSC-LAC where I've started a new bullet for those places in Antelope Valley that are part of Los Angeles County, plus I've also noted which articles do not have any Rambot-generated Demographic or Geography sections (which in most, but not all cases, means that they are not census-designated places). Then also look at WP:WPSC-IC where I've been putting the Kern County Antelope Valley articles.

When I first started looking at the California-geo-stubs, I thought that I could get away with just looking for those articles that I knew were in Southern California. Instead, I'm finding out that I am having to look at almost every article. I'm also finding plenty of articles that do not have titles that match the Wikipedia Manual of Style, so I'm trying to rename those as I find them. It's turning out to be a much slower process than I had expected.

You did a nice job adding to Sun Village, California. The only thing I changed is that I linked Redlining. (Which is an article that needs serious attention, but not from me. Still, I may try to one of the collaborations or article improvement projects to look at it.) BlankVerse ∅ 05:11, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

I've added Palmdale, California to my Watchlist. You might send a note to User:Lucky 6.9 to watch it as well. BTW: I just discovered the article on Neenach, California, which is one of the interesting articles I've run into lately. BlankVerse ∅ 06:01, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Your problems with Palmdale, California look just as bad as the problems with the Cerritos, California article, except that I haven't even tried to edit that article yet. It's a huge article filled with trivia, heavy with boosterism, and with a bunch of photos taken from the City of Cerritos website that has a very clear copyright notice. The article doesn't need severe copy-editing, it needs a weed-wacker! Every time that I look at it and think that I might decide to tackle it, I end up changing my mind and go off to edit some quiet article like Signal Hill, California. BlankVerse ∅ 06:51, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

The Accident was on ACH, not AFH?

I seem to remember that the accident with the JPL van going off the cliff was on Angeles Crest Highway, not Angeles Forest Highway. I drove by the site along ACH, which has more cliffs than does AFH. I also live in La Cañada, so I would know. I also wish that AFH/ACH be closed to any Antelope Valley traffic during rush hour (or they take Metrolink) as too many cars come down ACH and make traffic. Just looking at those cars, I can tell they aren't LC locals. --fpo 15:39, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

This article begs to differ. Just the angle of the crash, I swear it had to be ACH. --fpo 18:10, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

Okay, you win, I am sorry. I still do find it a bit difficult to believe that someone could crash off a moderately-sloped cliff of AFH while heading uphill. I could understand crashing going downhill along the hairpin turns of ACH.

KTLA's Bill Smith is cool. Nobody outside of here can pronounce La Cañada correctly. I heard that the fire started because on new homes being built?

Please don't play the NPOV card on me. When on trips, I go up Sierra Highway (never been on 14 north of Acton). I have a lot of respect for the land (Ansel is my desktop picture), and we both have to suffer Antonovich's rule. I just beg you guys not to speed down ACH through town.

I hope you don't mind my asking, but if you find yourself in the area of the Palmdale Metrolink station, I must ask you - Is there a fence separating the railroad tracks at that station?

Thank you --fpo 03:56, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

For ñ -

Click down below on the foreign characters when editing a page

Go to Character Map

With Num Lock on, hold down the Alt key and press 0241 --fpo 15:08, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

By the way, it's SCRRA, standing for Southern California Regional Rail Authority. The fence separates the Metrolink track (with the platform) from the Union Pacific tracks. However, I've always thought that the two railroads should run joint trackage from Palmdale Junction to Lancaster... --fpo 00:05, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

America the Beautiful

Thank you. Whatever perspective I have comes from being older (over 50) along with a healthy interest in history instilled by my parents and my public education, which was top-notch in those days. I am often either amused or annoyed at the lack of either interest or knowledge in anything that happened before the Clinton administration. One question I like to ask someone is, who is the first President they recall being aware of. That tells me something about their age bracket and their interest in such matters. In my case, the answer is Dwight Eisenhower. In my parents' case, it's Calvin Coolidge. It's a little scary to run into folks who don't remember Ronald Reagan's years, for example, or much worse, don't know much about those years. Of course, I don't know what it was like to live during the Depression or WWII, but I have at least some sense of it from listening to my parents talk about it. I'm also always interested in learning new facts, which is one reason why your piece caught my attention. I think I had a hand in trying to assert the Christian hymnal info some weeks back, and gave up on it because the yahoos kept reverting it. Good luck.  :) Wahkeenah 19:22, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

It occurred to me on re-reading that the lack of reference to ATB in the 1929 encyclopedia, contrasted with the presence of those war-like songs, might say something about the views of the editor... but it might also provide a clue as to why the song has never succeeded in various efforts to make it the anthem. I have a hunch the song is just not as popular among the "masses" as we in the "intellectual elite" think it is, or should be. For a lame comparison, consider the popularity of two famous sci-fi series: "Star Trek" and "Star Wars". For all the critical acclaim for "Star Trek", and the someone looking-down-on "Star Wars" by the intellectuals, the fact remains that "Star Wars" has a much broader audience. No amount of hype is likely to change that. And I think that as much as the intellectuals snear at "The Star-Spangled Banner" for various reasons, its straightforward lyrics, which require no interpretation and have no subtlety, have resonated over the years more strongly with the general public, than the lyrics of "America the Beautiful", which might actually make the listener stop and think. Wahkeenah 19:58, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Cleanup of talk page

Done. I found your talk page (and many others) on Wikipedia:Duplicated sections, a Wikipedia cleanup page. You're welcome! Andrew pmk | Talk 20:45, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you

A thanks for the support on my admin nomination (and for the nice comment). CG 18:11, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Thank you

File:Meles-face-1a.jpg

Thank you for supporting my RfA application! Much appreciated! The Singing Badger 16:24, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Android79's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA and for your kind comments. Any friend of Lucky's is a friend of mine. :-) android79 22:35, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Need your comment

I've made a proposal for a new namespace, but it didn't have much comments. Could you check the idea and comment here? Thank you. CG 18:09, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Jimbo Wales to Attend San Diego Meetup on October 18 2005

Hello, Jimbo Wales will be in San Diego to attend OOPSLA and has agreed to come by and visit with the San Diego wikipedians. If you are interested, you will find more info on my talk page. Johntex\^talk 00:54, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Image:0171598-R1-054-25A.jpg listed for deletion

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Another LA-area Wikipedia meetup?

There is a proposal for a 3rd LA-area meetup at Philippe's on Saturday, 24 June 2006. If you are interested in another meetup, please visit the proposal and comment on the date and location. ^BlankVerse 08:46, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Independent proposal for WP:CAL and WP:SOCAL tags

User Spamreporter1 has made a proposal for the tagging issue. He was not previously involved with either project before seeing this discussion, and I belive that his opinion therefore is NPOV. The suggestion is that articles that have no state-wide scope be tagged only locally. Please go to this section on the SoCal page to provide input. —ScouterSig 18:48, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Mountain Communities in Southern California

In addition to Gorman, California, the following new or heavily revised articles are now ready for your perusal and cooperation in improving them: Neenach, California, Sandberg, California, Scheideck, California, Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, Frazier Park, California, Lake of the Woods, California, Lebec, California, Three Points, California. Sincerely, and with great good wishes, GeorgeLouis (talk) 15:47, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art#Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 23:32, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

LA-area Meetup: Saturday, November 19

	National Archives Backstage Pass at the Reagan Library
	You are invited to the first-ever backstage pass tour and Wikipedia editathon hosted by the Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, on Saturday, November 19th! The Reagan Library, home to a real Air Force One and other treasures from American history, will take Wikipedians on a special tour of the grounds and archives, followed by an editathon; free catered lunch provided. Please sign up! Dominic·t 20:30, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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Invitation

	Great American Wikinic at Pan-Pacific Park
	You are invited to the second Great American Wikinic taking place in Pan-Pacific Park, in Los Angeles, on Saturday, June 23, 2012! Last year's was a blast (see the LA Weekly blog post on it) and we hope we can do better this year. We would love to have you there! —howcheng {chat} 18:27, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
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You're invited! FemTech Edit-a-Thon at Claremont Graduate University

October 26 - FemTech Edit-a-Thon & Roundtable - You are invited!

Everyone is invited to the first FemTech Edit-a-Thon & Roundtable at Claremont Graduate University on October 26 from 3-6 pm. The event will open with a roundtable discussion about feminism and anti-racist technology projects, followed by an edit-a-thon focusing on feminists & women in science. Experienced Wikipedians will be on hand to support new editors. We hope you can join us! Sign up here - see you there! 00:59, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

2013 Wikinic

	Great American Wikinic at Pan-Pacific Park
	You are invited to the third Great American Wikinic taking place in Pan-Pacific Park, in Los Angeles, on Saturday, June 22, 2013! We would love to see you there! —howcheng {chat} 18:33, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
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Wikipedia Meetup

You are invited to "Come Edit Wikipedia!" at the West Hollywood Library on Saturday, July 27th, 2013. There will be coffee, cookies, and good times! -- Olegkagan (talk) — Message delivered by Hazard-Bot at 04:10, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Meetup

Help build the Wikipedia community in Southern California at "Come Edit Wikipedia!" presented by the West Hollywood Library on Saturday, August 31st, 2013 from 1-5pm. Drop in for some lively editing and conversation! Plus, it's a library, so there are plenty of sources. --Olegkagan (talk) — Message delivered by Hazard-Bot at 01:25, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Edit-a-thons at UC Riverside

The UCR Libraries are hosting three edit-a-thons focusing on their great special collections (science fiction, water resources, the Inland Empire and more) on Oct. 12, 2013, Oct. 26, 2013, and Nov. 23, 2013. Please participate if you can! Details and signup here. All are welcome, new and experienced editors alike! -- phoebe / (talk to me) 04:10, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

March 9 edit-a-thon at MOCA in downtown LA

LA Meetup: March 9 edit-a-thon at MOCA

Dear fellow Wikipedian, You have been invited to a meetup and edit-a-thon at the Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 11 am to 6 pm! This event is in collaboration with MOCA and the arts collective East of Borneo and aims to improve coverage of LA art since the 1980s. (Even if contemporary art isn't your thing, you're welcome to join too!) Please RSVP here if you're interested. I hope to see you there! User:Calliopejen1 (talk) To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

May 10 Asian Pacific American edit-a-thon in LA

LA Meetup: May 10 Asian Pacific American edit-a-thon

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LA edit-a-thons on May 23 and 31

LA meetups: Adrianne Wadewitz memorial edit-a-thons on May 23 and May 31

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L.A. events on June 21 and July 6

Upcoming L.A. events: Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon (Saturday, June 21, 12-5pm) and Wiknic (Sunday, July 6, ~9:30am-4pm)

File:356 S Mission.jpg Gallery at 356 S. Mission Rd. Get hungry for the Wiknic! Dear fellow Wikipedian, The L.A. Wikipedia community has two exciting events coming up in the next few weeks: an edit-a-thon sponsored by the online magazine East of Borneo, and the fourth annual Los Angeles Wiknic! The East of Borneo event is an edit-a-thon that aims to build a better history of art in Southern California. This next chapter of their Unforgetting L.A. series will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 12pm to 5pm at 356 S. Mission Rd. (map). Beginners welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. For more info, see eastofborneo.org/unforgetting. The Wiknic is a part of the nationwide Great American Wiknic. We'll be grilling, getting to know each other better, and building the L.A. Wikipedia community! The event is tentatively planned for Pan-Pacific Park (map) and will be held on Sunday, July 6, 2014 from 9:30am to 4pm or so. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring food or drinks if possible! I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:59, 11 June 2014 (UTC) To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon on September 6

Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon: Saturday, September 6 from 11am to 4pm

Dear fellow Wikipedian, You are invited to meet up with online magazine East of Borneo for an edit-a-thon to build a better history of art in Southern California. This next event in their Unforgetting L.A. series will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 11am - 4pm at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena (map). Beginners welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. For more info, see eastofborneo.org/unforgetting. I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:39, 20 August 2014 (UTC) To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

L.A. Meetup on September 21

The 20th Los Angeles meetup: Sunday, September 21 from 11am to 4pm

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L.A. events on October 7 and 16

Upcoming L.A. events: Wik-Ed Women edit-a-thon (10/7, 6-10pm) and UCR edit-a-thon (10/16, 10am-4pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian, The Southern California Wikipedia community has two exciting events coming up in the next few weeks: a Wik-Ed Women editing session downtown designed to combat systemic bias, and a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event at UC Riverside! Wik-Ed Women is a new monthly series of informal Wikipedia editing sessions for Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists. This second session will take place on Tuesday, October 7 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. The UC Riverside Wikipedia Loves Libraries event is an edit-a-thon targeting articles related to UC Riverside, SoCal, and beyond. Join students and faculty learning how to edit! This event will take place on Thursday, October 16 from 10am to 4pm at UCR's Tomás Rivera Library. Again, RSVPs are requested here. I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:47, 29 September 2014 (UTC) To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

SoCal edit-a-thons on October 21 and 25

Upcoming SoCal edit-a-thons: UC Riverside (10/21, 10am-3pm) and Unforgetting L.A. (10/25, 9am-5pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian, The Southern California Wikipedia community has two more events scheduled for the month of October: a water-related edit-a-thon at UC Riverside, and an Unforgetting L.A. event at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar in conjunction with L.A. as Subject! As part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries and to celebrate Open Access Week, UC Riverside is participating alongside other Western Waters Digital Library members in an edit-a-thon focusing on water issues. Join students and faculty learning how to edit! This event will take place on Tuesday, October 21 from 10am to 3pm at UCR's Orbach Science Library (map). RSVPs are requested here. The Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon and training workshop will take place at the 9th annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, and is hosted by online magazine East of Borneo in partnership with L.A. as Subject. Join us on Saturday, October 25 from 9am to 5pm at the USC Doheny Memorial Library (map). Beginners welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:06, 17 October 2014 (UTC) To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

LA meetup distribution list

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Speedy deletion nomination of Wikipedia:Images of Ridge Route

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