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A kitten for you!

Thanks for the help with the redirects. I appreciate it. I almost never create soft redirects and therefore I am not very familiar with them.

Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 20:00, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK nom for HMS Phoenix (N96)

Hi Ryan, I have reviewed your DYK nom at Template talk:Did you know/HMS Phoenix (N96) and there is still a small issue I would like to see addressed. Could you respond at the nominations page? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:22, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

The image is not especially good at 100px, so I have promoted the hook without the image. It is in Prep 3 now. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:16, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

I think the cropped version looks pretty good though. Aspects of the submarine are clearly discernible and the wake is crisp. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:20, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Alright, I will try and move it to Prep 4. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:24, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Nice to see you

at Territorial architecture. However your last change (at least in terms of the article's layout) "The style remained in use until 1900. It came back into use in 1930 in the form of Territorial Revival architecture." Is going to need some work because I am finding Territorial styles houses from the 1920s - which puts them between the two styles as we how have them. In any case, it is nice to be involved in a good-faith effort such as this. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 15:38, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

The Conron and Lent reference is from a magazine, New Mexico Architecture, which I have. Almost all of my references are from books in my library, I rarely use stuff from the www, so links don't exist, that I am aware of. What more can I add to that citation? Do you need a direct quote for something? Carptrash (talk) 15:43, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for HMS Phoenix (N96)

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The Kingdom Tower DYK is today

Can you revert poor edits, it hasn't received any IP vandalism yet, but a few mediocre registered editor have made edits that would be better not made, so can you undo bad edits at some points during the next 3-8 hours? I've made the article significantly better even since the GA nom, and today is the day tons of people will see it; it will look silly with non content-adding additions, which is the only thing I ever too. I think it's just silly to look at the revision history of most highly trafficked articles and see page after page of stagnantly fluctuating byte length because all the edits are as pointless as banter. Daniel Christensen (talk) 03:18, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

I would but I'm not going to be on much while it is on the main page. I open at work tomorrow and am logging off early. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:31, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

The DYK is over already, why was it immediately at the bottom of the list so that it was the first to be pushed off? Is it percieved as a bad article? It was the last DYK right from the start, even though most DYK's are much shorter and not GA's. Oh well, hopefully it can be "in the news" at some point, like if there's an official construction ceremony. Daniel Christensen (talk) 11:03, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Nope, the order on the list has nothing to do with when they are removed. Each group of DYK's is on the main page for 8 hours. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:09, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

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User:Ryan Vesey/Pre-RFA Proposal

Hi Ryan. I'm just wondering if you might not have preferred to have created this at WP:RFA/RADICAL where it would gain maximum exposure and feedback. Past research has shown that Wikipedia project pages are more likely to be on the watchlists of a broader readership than individual user projects. The 'radical' sub page was created on the request of several members the task force for just such interesting new ideas. Of course it's entirely up to you. If you need any help with anything don't hesitate to drop me a line. Best, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:32, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

I will be moving this, but it isn't completely finished yet. Ryan Vesey Review me! 12:54, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Whoops

Yeah, I just saw that, and was about to fix it. The template was sitting on a user's Talk page and when I edited what I thought was their Talk page, I somehow wound up editing the template. Whoops. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 20:49, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Adoption offer: 4tiggy

Hi Ryan, thanks for the adoption offer ... much appreciated :) I am on vacation til September, after that I would appreciate help ... especially with the sandbox article stub I have created to a red link :) Thanks and enjoy the rest of the summer!--4tiggy (talk) 22:26, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

User:Ryan Vesey/Pre-RFA Proposal

Hi, good job but do you mind if I fix the grammar a little bit on it? Puffin ^{Let's talk!} 12:53, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem. It hasn't really gotten out of the starting gate yet, but I would appreciate some assistance before it gets there. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:13, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Three months have passed

Today is the end of the time I said I would watch you, so I have taken this page off my watch list. Of course you are still welcome to contact me, as any Wikipedia user is, but there is no longer any formal relationship. I never thought there would be any serious problems, but undertook to keep an eye on you to satisfy the doubts of other admins. Keep up the good work. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:28, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

I feel a head pat is in order. *Pats Ryan's head* Worm^TT · (talk) 11:30, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the time you have put in. Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:51, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

It must of been hard, seeing all the contributions for 3 months strait. I know what you are thinking, that I am watched by Belovedfreak indefinitely, but it must be hard. Well, congrats RV! ~~Ebe123~~ ^talk_Contribs 22:36, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

In regards to the last edit to your user page...

one word: Reflinks. ;) Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 03:00, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Ahh, but I would have missed out on all the fun. I actually have a gadget installed to help with refs and didn't think to use it. I may try reflinks in the future, thanks. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:07, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

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Power Rangers images

Are you on a personal mission to delete all Power Rangers images? These are TV screenshots that illustrate the subjects of the articles they are placed on, and there are NO free replacements for TV screenshots since Power Rangers is a work of fiction. ANDROS¹³³⁷_TALK 17:37, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

I am not on a personal mission to delete them all. My tagging was a result of the discussion at Talk:Other Rangers and Ranger-like allies. It is unnecessary to include non-free screenshots of various power rangers because a free alternative to the image can exist in the form of photographs of costumes. Free alternatives were already found for images of various power rangers. I really have absolutely no interest in Power rangers and will not respond to any more comments on the subject. Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:52, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

First of all, none of the images you tagged as replaceable are in fact replaceable due to the fact that they are TV screenshots. And second, we cannot use an image that explicitly depicts characters that were never in Power Rangers to represent the characters in Power Rangers. And third, the photograph of the Gorengers is debateably not free because it was a photograph taken of a defunct museum's exhibition.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 17:53, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

First, the museum does not have a copyright on the exhibit and the image was released into public domain by the photographer. Second, how should I know the image isn't a power ranger, it was shown to me by User:SchuminWeb and it looks like a power ranger to me. Third, I really don't care about power rangers so take this to Talk:Other Rangers and Ranger-like allies. Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:59, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Done so.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 18:03, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

RE: Invitation WikiProject Wikify

It's my honor to be invited in WikiProject Wikify. — Rammaum^talk_stalk 13:44, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

I am glad you chose to join. Have you considered taking part in Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Drives/2011/August our August Drive? Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:34, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Yup! but in slower pace. — Rammaum^talk_stalk 08:38, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

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Architecture infobox request

I noticed your request over on the talk page of WikiProject Architecture. I'm not a member of that particular project, but thought I might suggest you might have a more immediate response to your request to design a new infobox, if you posted it Here. Maile66 (talk) 00:25, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

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Template:Copied syntax

Hi. Thanks for using informative edit summaries and placing {{Copied}}s at Talk:University of Pennsylvania and Talk:Student life at the University of Pennsylvania. Only the numeric oldid values are required, so I've removed the excess URLs (e.g., diff). Flatscan (talk) 04:48, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know :) Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:51, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Year end awards

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Hey, I voted in the 2011 Board of Trustees election and the referendum. ~~Ebe123~~ ^talk_Contribs 10:16, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

I didn't notice you commented here. I voted at the election as well. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:32, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

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WikiProject Wikify August drive

Hey there, I wish I am wrong but I just wanna share you a friendly suggestion as I was seeing your name below mine at WikiProject Wikify August drive page. I think the articles marked with { { Wikify } } counts more. You can find them here randomly. — Rammaum^talk_stalk 23:45, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

The articles in the category Category:All articles that need to be wikified include all of the articles with dead end tags as well. I am currently trying to clear a bunch of small pages to reduce as much of the backlog as I can. Much of the time I don't take credit for the article at all. If I do, the section I have marked with  Done instead of  Completed are only counted as half of an article. Thanks though Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:26, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Salmon High School

Hi. Thanks for your edit. Regarding your edit summary and your useful comment at WT:V, it may be helpful if you gave a link on the article's talk page for the discussion that determined that all high schools are notable. I'd like to look at it too. Thank you. Regards, Bob K31416 (talk) 02:46, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Stated notability issues on talk. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:00, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Regards, Bob K31416 (talk) 03:16, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

• Hi, Ryan. I have answered your question about this at User talk:JamesBWatson#Notability of High Schools. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:53, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
  • I expect you are watching, but to be sure I thought I would just mention that since posting the above I have thought again, and rather changed my view on this. My latest thoughts on it are at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Notability of High Schools. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:51, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Half Barnstar
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Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)

See my comments on the talk page - please do not revert my edits without addressing my talk page comments. TerriersFan (talk) 22:40, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

I am expecting a prompt response otherwise I will re-establish my revert. TerriersFan (talk) 22:55, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

I did respond. Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:56, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
	For starting the WikiProject University of Pennsylvania. DThomsen8 (talk) 12:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Minor afd point

Hi, FYI I think the nominator can not vote in an Afd. But no big deal. Cheers. History2007 (talk) 20:20, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Right, earlier I had changed my decision to rewrite and rename. I was making it clear that I still wanted it deleted. It occurs fairly often too where someone will say "Delete as nom" to make sure their !vote isn't forgotten by the person closing the discussion. Ryan Vesey Review me! 20:26, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

WP:RFA2011

Hi Ryan. I've noticed you have become extremely active recently in many areas of policy making. The idea behind the collaboration of Wikipedia project members, especially at WP:RFA2011, is to make positive proposals. They do not generally offer reasons and opportunities to oppose their own stated aims - the broader community will do enough of that when proposals are made at central RfA. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:04, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Comments are welcome, but If you wish to get involve in policy matters at Wikipedia, please AGF and refrain form making personal attacks, and off topic statements. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:08, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

I am sorry that I did not see the note you provided here earlier, but I completely disagree. It is entirely possible that a member of the project could oppose a minimum requirement. I am sorry if you viewed my comment as a personal attack and I may have taken your comment the wrong way, but it appeared to me that you italicized active in response to my earlier comments that I wasn't a biggy on stats. If you were not directing the comment at me, I am sorry for my overreaction, but I still believe the comment is degrading to whichever editors you were referring to as inactive members. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:21, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Editor review/Ryan Vesey. I trust you'll have the courtesy to remove the personal attack / off topic from the RfA project page yourself. And BTW, we do have unfortunately, several editors who have joined the task force clearly for the wrong reasons and there will shortly be a task force newsletter suggesting that they reconsider their membership. I started WP:RFA2011 and work as hard as anyone at keeping it together and moving forward, and I'm sick and tired of the people who just come along to criticise and tell us we're doing it all wrong - if you read all the project's talk pages from the beginning and get up to date, you'll understand what I mean. Most of the active members of that project are already admins, have been through hell week, and therefore have nothing personal to gain whatsoever by making and pursuing suggestions for improvement in order to make RfA a more pleasant experience for those who follow in our footsteps. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

I disagree that you truly have nothing to gain. You really have everything to gain. Is there something to be gained by becoming an admin? It depends. The admin status shouldn't be the goal, the goal should be the tools. You gain a way to help the community in a stronger way than you are able to previously. I almost think the admins taking part in RfA reform have more to gain than anybody else. They gain the satisfaction of improving Wikipedia for the better with full knowledge that they did not do so for selfish purposes. Similarly, I did not join so I could have an easier RfA, I joined because I saw the devestation that RfA has brought to some editors. As a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify, I lost a really good editor to RfA, my goal is for that to not happen again. Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:06, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

I meant that those of us, like me, who are already admins have nothing personal to gain. I'm aware of the loss of one of the driving forces of the Wikikify project. The RfA attempt would probably not have succeeded anyway, but I certainly agree that it failed for all the wrong reasons - the very issues WP:RFA2011 is trying to get changed. There is also a message for you on my tp. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

I know what you meant, I was just trying to share a different way of viewing it. Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:25, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Link

Just in case you've missed it (as I completely did), your input here would be appreciated. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 23:13, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

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And again. :D LikeLakers2 (talk) 17:16, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

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WP:HD#Ownership question

"If the "point" of the essay is changed, then make a new one!" This should go somewhere like WP:-). :) Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:13, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Hey, and I hope you will stay at the project. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:19, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

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Scottish surnames

A large number of articles throughout the Wiki site are incorrect with respect of Scottish surnames.

For example one clan's name is rendered Mackenzie. This is incorrect. It is MacKenzie (with a capital 'K')

The convention is that surnames derived from 'son of (personal name)' are capitalised, but surnames derived from 'son of (occupation)' are not.

MacKenzie comes from effectively "Mac Kenzie" (an anglicised Kenneth). So "son of Kenneth". But Macintyre comes from Mac an t-Saoir "son of the carpenter" so it is not capitalised.

However I note that Wiki renders Macintyre with a capital 'i'.

I wonder if other contributors might have a discussion on this too. Montalban (talk) 03:51, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

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RfA Reform update

Hi. It's been a little while since the last message on RfA reform, and there's been a fair amount of slow but steady progress. However, there is currently a flurry of activity due to some conversations on Jimbo's talk page.

I think we're very close to putting an idea or two forward before the community and there are at least two newer ones in the pipeline. So if you have a moment:

• Have a look at the min requirement proposal and familiarise yourself with the statistics, I'd appreciate comment on where we should put the bar.
• Any final comments would be appreciated on the clerks proposal.
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Hi Ryan, I see that you've created a log for your CSDs, which is great! Can you please tell me how to set one up as well? Thanks Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 08:01, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Sp33dyphil, I'm afraid Ryan is on a wikibreak at the moment, but I think I can answer this one. If you use Twinkle to do your CSD tagging, you can go to Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences and scroll down to the CSD area. You'll find "Keep a log in userspace of all CSD nominations", check it and voila. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:39, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Help - please

Where can I go to settle an editing dispute on an article. I keep adding information, with citations, but another editior, basing his opinion on one single historian keeps removing it.

Does anyone know where this can be settled?

Montalban (talk) 22:03, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Ryan is currently inactive due to his schooling, but could you post a link to the article? Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 22:16, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

It's on George Henry Thomas Montalban (talk) 01:14, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

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Good luck!

Dear Ryan!

I just want to wish you good luck at school. Congratulations on the true WikiLove, also. :)

I trust you'll return in early January. :)

Best regards,  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 15:36, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Ditto!  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 16:06, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much Kiefer, I'll really need it this week. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:13, 11 November 2011 (UTC)