User talk:Youngamerican/Archive 11
Huttonsville WMA
editI noticed you changed the listing of WV WMAs to read Huttonsville WMA instead of Huttonsville State Farm WMA. I'm seeing conflicting listings on the DNR website, but at least as of mid-January the on-site signage still said Huttonsville State Farm WMA along US 250.Brian Powell (talk) 02:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
WV State Parks list
editI was away from working on Wikipedia articles for quite a while. So I wasn't around when List of West Virginia state parks was prodded. But I noticed what you did, and I want to thank you for saving the list from prodding last summer. (I can't really comprehend the argument raised against it, but....different strokes for .... )
I'm going to try to put some more time in on WV things in the future. B-) WVhybrid (talk) 00:19, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
- Good idea. I'll try. Some comments regarding WV articles.
- I've been working with User:Bmpowell on the state park list. I think we are 2-3 photos away from meeting all the requirements of a featured list. But I'm a little biased. Perhaps you could take a look and give me your opinion of the where the article stands vs. the WP:Featured list criteria.
- I've noticed a lot a plagiarism on WV state park articles. Copying directly from the DNR page, for instance. I'd like to spend some time fixing the problems, but I'd appreciate an administrator's support if I get hassled.
- I think the state forest and wildlife area lists could get a similar treatment as the state park list.
Hi, you were the admin that recently protected/unprotected this page, so I was wondering if you could advise on how to proceed. Tigreat (talk · contribs) has been basically adding the same things that you protected the page for. I reverted. He made some more edits after I reverted that didn't seem to be as objectionable, but I reverted anyway, just to be on the safe side (all material was unsourced). erc talk/contribs 17:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
A-P WMA
editNice photos. I was going to use a wildlife photo for each WMA, but actual photos are much better. (Plus, there are lotsa red links left to fill with wildlife photos.WVhybrid (talk) 22:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
- When you think about how long it took to get ~35 pix for the state parks, we've got a quite a chore ahead to get photos for all the WMAs. Oh, well, I need something to do this week-end anyway. B-) WVhybrid (talk) 22:30, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
A question for ya
edit[1] WVhybrid (talk) 02:16, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
You know what's funny? Watching people update a serious story like Eight Belles' situation in real time. I've got five different PDFs of the articles in less than five minutes. It would be nice if people waited for the true facts, but no, it's better to post first and change one minute later. I merely cut and pasted someone else's trash. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Racer997 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
It would also be nice if certain people didn't mock the death of an innocent animal by treating it like a car race, Racer997.Posie (talk) 04:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
WV communities
editGood job on creating all those WV communities. Just curious: seeing that you've added some to the templates, are all of them on their respective county templates? Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 03:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- If you look at my contributions, I've been making a bunch of new communities also (I support the bot idea wholeheartedly, but I'd like to have some more humancreated places also!) lately. I'm not at all complaining about your adding them to templates before creating them; it's just that, as most of my work is making and placing county templates, it's always a little frustrating when someone writes an article and doesn't place it on the template at all. Thanks ! Nyttend (talk) 14:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- By the way, one thing: looking at few (for example, Allingdale, West Virginia), they're unsourced. What's your source? Nyttend (talk) 14:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- I wasn't worried that you didn't have a source :-) So you have images for all these places...I don't have images for any of the many communities that I create. Sounds nice! Nyttend (talk) 16:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- By the way, one thing: looking at few (for example, Allingdale, West Virginia), they're unsourced. What's your source? Nyttend (talk) 14:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
WV State Park list peer review
editThere were some useful comments posted on the SP list peer review: Wikipedia:Peer review/List of West Virginia state parks/archive1. You might want to check them out (as well as my replies). WVhybrid (talk) 04:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
- Ya know, sometimes its good I have the "screwup" userbox on my page User:WVhybrid. Tonight I nominated "Image:Glade Creek Grist Mill.jpg" for featured status. I had checked the English featured photos to make sure it wasn't already nominated, and I checked the image for any defects that might cause problems. The only thing was, I didn't check the Commons featured photos, and didn't scroll all the way to the bottom of the image article, and yes, you guessed it, the image is already a featured photo at Wiki Commons. Arrgh!. So I caught this error before I listed the nomination at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, but the nomination still exists. How can I fix this mess? Can you delete the nomination page? Sadly.WVhybrid (talk) 01:03, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the delete.WVhybrid (talk) 01:55, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Km
editIt is nearly 0.6 miles. ;-) 80.98.37.248 (talk) 15:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
RE: the Patrick Ewing photo
editThanks so much. It is necessary, though I think it's kinda lame when I see all these articles of retired athletes and the picture is of them in street clothes signing autographs. So I jumped for joy when I happened upon that old snapshot I took back in the day! -Seidenstud (talk) 22:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Cheesey Bacon TenderCrisp is back
editJust thought I would let you know. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 17:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- and again... March 30th. --Jeremy (blah blah) 08:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
Came across a note at BLP/N regarding Bob Wise and his affair. One person added a citation, and I expanded upon that with additional citations and text, and have added some citations to other passages in the article. If you can, please review the article for any issues -- I'm not well versed in policy at the moment -- rarely have time to do any editing at WP anymore, but some extra eyes would be greatly appreciated. seicer | talk | contribs 02:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Zimpher and Gallipolis
editThanks for the UC Magazine source. The normal format for notable natives and residents sections is not to require a reference, but only to list people whose articles state that they are natives of the community, which Zimpher's article doesn't — consequently, I'm about to add it to her article. Nyttend (talk) 01:33, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Rodeo cheeseburger
editIt is a regional product that is a value priced item, not all markets have it. In the northeast BK mandates it at a specific price, $1.39, but in your area (Ohio?) I have no idea what the mandated price is. Gas is the primary elevating factor recently with BK distributors adding a 50¢ surcharge to every case to cover the shipping from its distribution centers, although commodity prices have also shot up for the same reason as well as the demands for bio fuels.
BTW way what article did you cite User:75.118.49.131 for blanking? I tagged him for the Bob Evans Restaurants talk page comment about operation rescue. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 12:50, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
I would like to solicit feedback concerning moving this to Adam Jones (football). It makes sense to me, but is there consensus? Please opine in the section of the article talk page. Cheers, Dlohcierekim's sock (talk) 21:11, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Question/help
editHey, my name is Ramses and I created the West Virginia State Police entry article on wikipedia. I appreciate your editing and I've left them untouched because they're valuable and correct. Recently, I guess within just the past few days, Wikipedia has said that my articles doesn't cite references, more than two years after I created it. I'm pretty confident with what I wrote, but don't have time to monitor the entry. Could you help if you're a Wiki expert editor on what to do to correct the situation so that no-one can no longer see that alert saying the article needs reference citation? I'll check back on this page to see any answer to this text/questions.
- No prob. Check out Wikipedia:Citing sources for some tips on how to cite sources and what types of sources are prefered on Wikipedia. I hope this helps. youngamerican (wtf?) 13:09, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Questions on citation
editOK, after re-reading my work and going to the Wiki citation page you directed me to, I came to the disagreement that I failed to properly cite my work. The West Virginia State Police entry is an original article and its facts are mainly based with my experience from being associated with the agency through the hiring process and through intense reading. So my question to you, do references that I put at the end of the text matter? There is a list of references that include books and website at the end of the entry. Let me know... Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.46.57.76 (talk) 18:06, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- The citations should be done inline. Also, read up on WP:OR for more on Wikipedia's original research policy. It ties into the idea that "truth" alone is not the gold standard, but rather independently verifiable truth. youngamerican (wtf?) 18:14, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Cincy airport
editThanks for answering. I'm down here in Florida, so I don't get back up there that often. Kara Karanne (talk) 18:11, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
POV bias on edit to West Virginia article
editYA:
Please take a look at this edit [2]. I looked at the citation and it appears that it is an exaggeration of the facts, at the least, and I think it is written in a very crappy tone. I looked at the editor's history, and he seems to do a lot of these types of edits, for instance here and here. And although he doesn't have anything on his user page, there are a few complaints of his edits in his talk page history. Also, according to one of his edit comment, all of his citations are for his own work, which, it seems to me, is really OR. WVhybrid (talk) 03:13, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Cecil H. Underwood
editDo you know of any free Cecil H. Underwood images? The article is in damn fine shape now but it's missing an image :( seicer | talk | contribs 14:20, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
A way-old AFD
editHello, in 2006, it appears that you had your hands in an undelete/afd discussion for Martin Randall Travel (see User_talk:Fuzzibloke). The article was recreated and is now up for AFD discussion again, if you would like to join in. SpikeJones (talk) 14:48, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Cheesy bacon tendercrisp
editNo it is not coming back but there is a new Whopper coming out that has pepperjack cheese on it. You could ask for a TenderCrisp with the pepperjack, bacon and the cheese sauce from the breakfast wrap. Bang instant Cheesy Bacon TenderCrisp.
Also, If you want your Bacon Cheddar Ranch TenderCrisp ask for on w/o mayo and add cheese, bacon and light mustard. Ask for a side of Ranch dressing or ranch sauce and if you want a packet of mustard instead of them putting it on. Put the ranch dressing on the top of the roll and a small amount of mustard on top of the American cheese. The acidity from the mustard will add a cheddar-like tang to the cheese. Bang, instant BCR TenderCrisp
But hey, that's just my crazy thoughts...
Tittytainment
editHey,
I can see that you were the one who deleted the Tittytainment article back in Nov 2006. I cannot seem to find the discussion that led to that decision; this may be my fault or Wikipedia's, and I'd appreciate any hints in the former case. I'd like to (re)create that article, but I thought that maybe I better check with you before ;) Papppfaffe (talk) 13:00, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Wildlife Management Areas
editPer you request last year, I worked on the WV WMAs. They are FINISHED! All red links now have articles. Whew! WVhybrid (talk) 03:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
WV Blue Book?
editDid I read correctly that you have a relatively current West Virginia Blue Book?
If so, would you let me know? I have about 8 things on one page that I need some dates for if you could look them up. The Wheeling Library's most recent complete copy is from the early 70s. Thanks
WVnativeson 17:19, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Opera House Deletion
editI had permission from the author to use his copy entirely in the Wikipedia page. Is this not alright? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maggiebeth08 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Huntington street addresses
editRegarding your comment in this edit: the NRHP uses the addresses provided by the nominator, which is someone or some organisation in West Virginia. Typos could occur in the National Park Service offices, of course, but it's more likely to be an error on the part of someone in a state that lies between Ohio and Virginia :-) Thanks for fixing the addresses! If you find any more, could you list them at this page? Nyttend (talk) 21:42, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
- Definitely no complaints :-) Nyttend (talk) 13:25, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
- A couple bits on pictures, by the way: (1) Regarding the Richwood district picture in Nicholas County, I appreciate your angle, getting multiple buildings along the street; (2) In the description, thanks much for including a detailed explanation of your location when you took the picture! Nyttend (talk) 14:30, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
WV health data
editYa know, y'a, I don't think that health data you tweaked a few hours ago is correct, especially the thing about half of folks over 65 missing all their teeth. That might have been true 50-75 years ago, but not today. I looked at the reference a few weeks ago, and it seemed to me that the guy who wrote the referenced web page was the same guy who posted the change on Wikipedia. By any chance we could figure out what is going on here? WVhybrid (talk) 20:39, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Re: Senate subcommittees
editI've been doing it because I don't think linking every subcommittee on every individual senators' page is necessary, and it reduces the size of the article. Sorry for not using edit summaries. Nevermore | Talk 18:18, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
- FYI I disagree with Nevermore27's rationale here, and have raised the issue at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_U.S._Congress#Delinking_subcommittees. Wasted Time R (talk) 23:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
It is back
editBacon cheddar ranch tendercrisp is back again. --Jeremy (blah blah) 01:50, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
The Epic Barnstar Award
editThe Epic Barnstar Award | ||
In recognition of your much appreciated various and numerous fine quality work with WikiProject West Virginia articles, It is a pleasure to award you this Histories Epic Barnstar Award. --Conaughy talk |
your wholesale reversion of edits by User:Mikevegas40
editI'm not aware of a ban or other action against this editor that would justify blindly reverting any edit made by him. The ANI thread related to this closed with a consensus that action was not needed and the user was behaving reasonably, yet you are apparently reverting any edit by him on sight without even examining the merits. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:35, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
- Replied here (thanks for making me aware of the ANI, btw). youngamerican (wtf?) 19:31, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Cincy Chili (sic)
editMy in-laws line in Dayton, had Skyline last visit. Bleh... 8P
I made the real stuff so they would know the good stuff... ;D
--Jeremy (blah blah) 00:38, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
- I did go to Cincy on that visit, watched the Red Sox kick the Reds' ass, then watch the Celtics win the finals. Good stuff... --Jeremy (blah blah) 00:43, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
But I cited a book. This is not 'original research' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephanhuller (talk • contribs) 01:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)