User talk:Lwalt/Archive Sep 2007

Please clarify

This is with reference to your removing the external link: http://makemyhome.blogspot.com/2007/07/bedroom-design-decorating-furniture.html

Please clarify how my adding a link in external links in interior decoration was a violations to the wiki rule. I studied all the rule links you gave me but had not found myself being in any violation. The link gives a very much to the point, specific information about decorating rooms, which obviously was not covered in that article. I respect wikipedia very much, and follow its rules.

Please visit the said pages of the website and check the content there! Which is very much specific for the users point of view, without making him/her giving theoretical data the content highlights the measures to achieve the said topic in clear terms.

Please Add the link back or give me the permission to do so.

If still you think that it was a violation please state those rules to me (not any links) but the rules listed.

Please look in to the issue.

Regards, keepsharing Keepsharing 09:12, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Localities

What sources did you rely upon to distinguish between "Communities" and "Localities" in Template:Prince George's County, Maryland? AFAIK, these two terms are essentially synonymous. --Russ (talk) 10:46, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

(edited on 8/8/2007) As for "Communities" and "Localities," I relied on information from the Unincorporated places subsection of the Prince George's County, Maryland article. From what I can infer (and from my familiarity with PG county), "community" is recognized as a neighborhood or subdivision by the PG County government and/or U.S. Census Bureau for political or administrative purposes. A "locality" (i.e., locale), on the other hand, is recognized by residents as a location of some significance in the county. For example, Muirkirk, Maryland - a wikilinked locality from that page, is recognized as the location of a transportation stop on the MARC rail commuter line.

The other "locality" -- Chapel Oaks (ZIP Code 20743) is actually a neighborhood near the Washington, DC city line in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Chapel Oaks is significant from the county historical perspective (esp. during Jim Crow times) as the location of a volunteer fire department staffed and run by African Americans since the mid-20th century.

Peace Cross, a frequently mentioned area (i.e., we (people I know) used to say "around the Peace Cross") and landmark that is a large, stone cross mounted in the center of a roundabout or traffic circle (trying here to rely on my memory of the area from >30 years ago) in Bladensburg, Maryland, is another example of a "locality" in PG County. I remember the Peace Cross very well when the locale was mentioned frequently as a reference during traffic reports broadcast on black radio stations during mid-1960s (on 1340 WOOK-AM) and throughout the 1970s.

About "West Hyattsville" -- Although "West Hyattsville" is listed as an "unincorporated community," I know it only as an actual stop on the Metrorail Green Line -- never heard of "West Hyattsville" as a recognized community that's separate from "Hyattsville" (I personally think "West Hyattsville" is a candidate for removal from the list). I'd have to check with my sister, who lives in Hyattsville and occasionally takes the Metro to work from West Hyattsville station.

So, I used what was already on the list of communities on the Prince George's County page for the template, without changing what someone else had already provided in the PG County article. →Lwalt ^♦ talk 19:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Great Seal of Maryland reverse.svg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Great Seal of Maryland reverse.svg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 06:00, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk page comments

Hello! Please be careful not to remove other user's comments on another user's talk page as you did here. Thanks! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 00:26, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Not a big deal and thank you for the nice message. All the best and happy editing! :) Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 01:12, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

learndirect proposed deletion

Hi - thanks for your message re: learndirect. I agree that recent edits to the article by another user have made it sound somewhat unbalanced and I've edited it to restore the neutral pov that it originally had and removed your notices, which I feel were in any case overstated; learndirect is a highly notable public education service in the UK being the result of a government manifesto pledge and a neutral article on it is certainly justified. Cheers, Mactabby 20:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:CP deletion

I'm an admin who patrols that page quite frequently. If I made a mistake, let me know what the specific mistake was. Giving me what's essentially a vandalism warning isn't real helpful, to be honest. And this is the page, not WP:CP. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 10:37, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

see here. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 10:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

No problem. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 10:50, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Message regarding activity during VP vandal patrol

(heading added by lwalt to maintain record and to separate message not attributed to previous author); message posted from anon IP objecting to POV version of article (Silent Spring) reverted during vandal patrol; date added to unsigned comment) →Lwalt ^♦ talk 18:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

My revision was correct, your's was wrong. What is there to argue about? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.203.63.21 (talk • contribs) 06:48, August 15, 2007 (UTC).

james brown

How can I add my vote? MaJic 16:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)