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Tom Peterson says it time for Oregon COTW

Wake up! Wake up to a happy day! Says Tom Peterson. Greetings to the gang at WP:ORE, its time for another round of Collaboration of the Week. Last week was a very successful endeavor with great improvement to Oregon Swallowtail and Deuce Biglow Canyon Wind Farm. OK, so there’s no “e” but it makes me laugh. The Biglow production was so successful we got our first DYK out of it. So, let’s try for a second with the tallest building in the state, the Wells Fargo Center. Then by request we have the former governor (among other things) Neil Goldschmidt. Again, to opt out or suggest future collaborative efforts, visit here. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:56, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

{{CAsia-studies-stub}}

Hi - a stub template or category which you created has been nominated for deletion or renaming at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion. The stub type, which was not proposed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals, does not meet the standard requirements for a stub type, either through being incorrectly named, ambiguously scoped, or through failure to meet standards relating to the current stub hierarchy or likely size, as explained at Wikipedia:Stub. Please feel free to make any comments at WP:SFD regarding this stub type, and in future, please consider proposing new stub types first! Grutness...wha? 10:15, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Scholar-stub types

Hi Otebig - you might like to add some comments to the debate I've initiated at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Proposals/2008/February#Scholar-stub_types. Grutness...wha? 23:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Central Asia Monitor

From what I hear, Valery Chalidze, the editor, basically ran the entire show at the journal and just got tired of it. He had to constantly send out subscription notices. I was subscribed to the journal and remember getting a lot of notices. Also, a number of other journals with Central Asian themes began popping up, so maybe Chalidze didn't feel the need for the journal.

Regards David Straub (talk) 01:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Clown COTW

Greetings once again to members of the best encyclopedia online about Oregon (aka WP:ORE)! Last week we improved Neil Goldschmidt to close to GA level, and moved the Wells Fargo Center from Stub to Start for the Collaboration of the Week. This week we’re clowning around with some bozo from Oregon, Pinto Colvig, and then in an attempt to garner another DYK, the rather stubby Cooper Spur. As always, any contribution is appreciated, and to opt out of these messages visit here.

As we have quite a few new members over the last six months, I’ll make another pitch for our various subprojects. Listed here, you will find a variety of groups focused on specific areas of Oregon from transportation to culture. Not only can you sign up and coordinate work there, but each often has useful sources and templates related to that topic. No pressure, just an introduction to those new to the project. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 16:58, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Our weekly COTW message from WPOR

Welcome to another wonderful world of WP:ORE COTW. Thanks again to those who lent a hand improving Pinto Colvig and Cooper Spur ski area this past week or so. This week we return to the High importance Stubs, with the mighty Seal of Oregon and former governor and legal superstar Sylvester Pennoyer. To opt out of these messages, or suggest an article, swing by here. Or to stop receiving any WPORE messages just remove your name from the list of members at WP:ORE. Auf Wiedersehen. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Tajikistan

As far as I know, the project was made by an eager editor in 2006 without a wide support base. As that is my old neighborhood, I joined thinking others would get on board. I may be the only active member now. This one I would absolutely support being made a workgroup of the CenAsia project until it can germinate. It would make more sense for there to be an Uzbek Project than this one, for sheer population and geopolitical position. If you want to suggest a merge back into CenAsia, I would support it.

My comments last month were about the vitriol being slung, not the topic at hand, nor the backstory that led to it. For that topic at that time with those participants, it needed to be civil. I have no animosity toward you or anyone. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:38, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Central Asian scholars stubs

Hi Otebig - main problem is that there's been a backlog of work on WP:SFD to get through, and I was a bit loathe to close the debate there since I initiated it. Also, there seems to be a deadlock on the name of the stub templates, though hopefully my latest addition will solve that. ... I'd say that as things stand the scholar/studies-bio stubs look like they're supported enough to be made, and once they are the Central Asian studies stub type will be so little used as to be deletable. I'd leave it a few more days to see whether we can reach agreement on the naming. Hopefully then a series of scholar/studies-bio templates can be made :) Grutness...wha? 08:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Old Buildings and Pictures

Greetings from WP:WikiProject Oregon. Blah blah blah. This week we have our semi-annual Picture Drive and a article creation drive for the NRHP List. For the picture drive, go take a picture, or find a free use one (lots of links to gov sites above) and upload it Wikipedia. For the National Register of Historic Places, find a red link on the main Oregon list or one of the county lists at start a new article. If its more than just a stub, don’t forget to nominate it for a DYK! Once again, to opt out or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:59, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

CAsia templates

Hey - I will get back to you as soon as I can, but real life needs attention for now - sorry! Aelfthrytha (talk) 18:05, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Bolashak Magazine.jpg)

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March 14 OR COTW

Hello again or welcome if you are new to WP:WikiProject Oregon! Last week we did a picture drive and a NRHP creation drive. It’s hard to track the picture results, but I know I saw quite a few pictures added, so great job. With NRHP we added 7 that I saw: Mitchell Recreation Area, Salem First United Methodist Church, Portland City Hall, Crater Lake Lodge, Central Library (Portland, Oregon), Watchman Lookout Station, and Alvin T. Smith House; with most now nominated for DYK’s! So great work everybody.

This week, its back to stubs with one of the largest newspapers in the state, The Register-Guard, and a request with Oregon Coast. Feel free to help with either one, and the paper article is so short a DYK should be pretty easy to get (just need 5X expansion). As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:03, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Central Asian demonyms

Hello, I've responded on my page. Joeldl (talk) 22:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Vera Katz and History

Howdy folks, its time for another installment of WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week! Last week we made some improvements to the Oregon Coast and brought The Register-Guard up to B class while garnering a DYK! Great job to those who lent a hand. This week we finish up the High priority Stubs with former mayor and Speaker of the House, Vera Katz, which is pretty much a Start class now and could easily get to B class. We also have History of Oregon by request. Help out if you can, where you can. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Elected Oregon

Hello fellow WikiProject Oregon folks and entities. Thanks to those who helped out with improving Vera Katz and History of Oregon during the last Collaboration of the Week! As you may have noticed, we have changed the banners a bit, but not our dedication to everything Oregon! This week, in honor of the political process, we have: Current Oregon Senate members & Current Oregon House members. Hopefully by November we can have an article on every current member of the Oregon Legislature. So feel free to turn a red link blue or expand an existing article. Since it is an election year, there should be plenty of newspaper stories. Plus, the state archives has this site that allows you to go back and see when they started serving and district info, plus at a minimum show they were a state legislator from a WP:RS. And per WP:BIO, all state legislator's are notable so no need to worry about AFD. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:49, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Juxtaposition COTW

Howdy Ho WikiProject Oregon! Time for another installment of Collaboration of the Week. The last few weeks we’ve knocked out quite a few articles of our current state legislators, and even a few former ones too. Great job to all those who helped make it happen. On a related note, we have had several DYKs from this and now have 53 DYKs so far this year (not counting multiples), less than four full months into the year. Last year we had a total of 83 DYKs for the entire year, and 7 combined for 2006 & 2005. So we are well on our way to another record year. Each time an article makes it to the main page as a DYK it will typically get an extra 1000 hits, which is usually far more than the typical 100 hits per month most minor articles receive. With that said, this week we have two requests, Portland Lumberjax and Silicon Forest. As always, to opt out, opt in, or suggest future collaborative efforts, click here. Aboutmovies (talk) 03:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Cinco de COTW

Greetings once again from the Collaboration of the Week at WikiProject Oregon. Thank you to those who helped out with the last set of articles. This week we have the lone Stub class article left in the Top importance classification, Flag of Oregon, and by request, Detroit Lake. Help where you can, if you can. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 22:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 10 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Central Eurasian Studies Society, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 01:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Zzzz Oregon COTW

Howdy ya’ll, time for another Collaboration of the Week from WikiProject Oregon. Last week we improved Flag of Oregon & Detroit Lake, enough I think to move them to Start class, so great job everyone! This week, we have another request in Oregon Ballot Measure 47 and a randomly selected two sentence stub that should be easy to expand enough for a DYK in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

QWERTY: Oregon COTW

Hello WikiProject Oregon participants, time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week we made some great improvements to Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and Oregon Ballot Measure 47 (1996), with a DYK for the forest. Great job everyone! This week we have another stub, George Lemuel Woods, one of only two governor stubs left, and should be an easy job getting it to Start class. Then, in honor of the long weekend, we have our second State Park Article Creation Drive. Lots of red links to turn blue, lots of opportunities for DYKs. Help if you can, even if it is only adding pictures of state parks. To opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. May the The Schwartz be with you. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:31, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

X marks the WPOR COTW spot

Guten Tag WikiProject Oregon team members! Great job last week with the Collaboration of the Week, we improved George Lemuel Woods and added eleven new state park articles. This past week we also surpassed the 6000 article mark as a project. The weather may suck, but WPORE is not. For this week we have by request Music of Oregon and Phil Knight. Both need some help, and with Knight we might be able to improve it to GA standards. Once again, to opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:23, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

A is for Apple at COTW

Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:06, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

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Xtra COTW

Greeting once again WikiProject Oregon Folks. Time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week. First, thank you to those who helped out on the last few COTWs. This week we have the soon to open Westside Express Service, formerly the Washington County Commuter Rail, so lets see if we can get it up to WPORE standards. Then there is a Coordinates Drive to add coordinates to any articles currently missing them, to help increase readership by allowing them to be shown on Google Earth/Maps. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:48, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Kyrgyzstan

I am mostly in Bishkek and the north. However, my office pretty frequently sends people out to register things in nearby towns / oblasts and they encourage me to go to see what I can see. The most likely places would be in Chui oblast, then after that Issyk Kul, and then maybe Jalalabat, Talas, or Naryn. I probably won't get to Batken or Osh. Tomorrow morning around 9 I will be leaving to drive up to Issyk Kul for the day (north shore, no further than Cholpon-Ata). Any suggestions of places I can get pics of tomorrow? Aelfthrytha (talk) 08:48, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Update - next weekend I am going to Son-Kul by car. I'll definitely get pictures of it, but is there anything nearby or on the way? Aelfthrytha (talk) 03:44, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I have many pictures of Sonkul and of the mountains in Naryn on the way up there. I also took pictures of a few villages on the way to Sonkul, but there's no stub for one (Sarybulak?) and the other's sign seems to have met with an unfortunate accident (i.e. I don't know its name). Maybe we can consult with some other contributors about that. I won't be able to upload for a month or so. I plan to do some more traveling in the month I have left here. Aelfthrytha (talk) 04:50, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

In approximately two weeks, I will be back at home base. Then I'll be able to load the pictures I've taken from my camera to my computer and to the internet as well. I would like some assistance from you and the other CA project editors in selecting what pictures are useful, so I am considering uploading them to flickr or a similar site for comments and suggestions. What do you think? Aelfthrytha (talk) 05:47, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Where exactly is the technical university? I'll try to get a picture of it if it's anywhere convenient. Reply quickly if you can -- I'll only be here through Tuesday. Aelfthrytha (talk) 05:49, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Qrazy sale at COTW! Act now! Total liquidation!

Greetings WikiProject Oregon folks, time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week! Last week we saw some good improvements made to Westside Express Service, while we also worked on a Coordinates Drive. I don’t know how many articles had the coordinates added to, but thanks to those who helped out. This week we have two more requests: William Clark of Lewis & Clark fame and the famed Oregon Bottle Bill. Hopefully we can work both up to B class. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Adios. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:57, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Summer Time in the COTW

Hello again to those of the WikiProject Oregon Clan. Time for another new edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to William Clark and the legendary Oregon Bottle Bill, great job to those who helped out. This week, by request is the Owyhee Reservoir, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, also by request is a red link elimination drive on Oregon newspapers. Feel free to help out with either. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:33, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Kazakhstan-South Korea relations

On 19 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kazakhstan-South Korea relations, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 21:03, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

See Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_July_22. Badagnani (talk) 07:51, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for addl. info (how did you possibly find it?); any idea about his high school or college? It's conspicuously absent from every biographical source. Badagnani (talk) 21:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Payne DYK

On 24 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Payne (lobbyist), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 23:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Are you going to add more info? One thing, I believe several of the removed redlinks were indeed beneficial, as they highlight articles that should be created (such as the Restore America PAC). Badagnani (talk) 00:21, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

The info about the father was interesting; not sure how you found that. Still no info about his high school or college. Badagnani (talk) 00:25, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Zebras are not allowed to participate at COTW, but penguins may

Howdy ya’ll, its WikiProject Oregon Collaboration of the Week time! Thanks to those who helped improve Owyhee Reservoir and start some new Oregon newspaper article, we had four new ones. This week it is time for a Stub Improvement Drive. So select a Stub, any Stub, and try to improve it to at least a Start class. If you expand it by 5X, then think about nominating it at Did You Know so it can be featured on the main page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:25, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Bubusara

Do you think it would be relevant to include this news article http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080730/pl_nm/usa_kyrgyzstan_dc_1 in the article about [Bubusara Beyshenalieva]? Aelfthrytha (talk) 07:35, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

1 Year of the Collaboration of the Week

Hello again to those of WikiProject Oregon. It is time again for another Collaboration of the Week. The last two weeks were a Stub Improvement Drive, and thank you to those who improved any Stubs.

This week marks the one week anniversary of the COTW, so a brief highlight reel:

• At least 10 DYKs
• Three articles passed GA after being listed at COTW
• Probably around 25 articles started
• Almost all Top importance articles are now better than Stub class

And now on with our countdown. This week we have two requests, the Willamette Meteorite and Tom McCall. Hopefully we can get both to GA quality. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Thank you. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:46, 15 August 2008 (UTC)