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Hey APK, hope all is going well with you. I was wondering if your travels (either during the holiday season or in the near future) will take you to or through Harrisonburg. I am trying to get a confirmation on a radio station that switched formats, but I can't hear it from here. If you are going to be going through Harrisonburg, please let me know. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:28, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
I won't be traveling this Christmas (I'm working today and tomorrow), but if we're heading south for some reason in the near future, I'll let you know. Hope you have a Merry Christmas! APKwhisper in my ear10:29, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, much appreciated. You are working on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?! I hope you are getting overtime...or holiday pay. Hope you have a Merry Christmas as well. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 11:03, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
I see you've now been blocked for edit warring. You and the other user need to discuss the changes at Talk:Kashmiri Muslims once your block has ended. You two have gone back and forth on each other's talk pages and in edit summaries, but not a single word has been spoken at the appropriate venue, the article's talk page. APKwhisper in my ear18:38, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
In short, we had one user (77.8.92.117) fighting against a sockfarm; since I don't know which side is making better edits (it's a topic about which I know virtually nothing), I'll support this IP's fight against someone who obviously doesn't care about our policies. Nyttend (talk) 14:00, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
In the article about about Artaxerxes II there was material about about Artaxerxes I which does not belong there. See talk page. I removed it but you reverted my changes. Why?--216.48.176.5 (talk) 21:16, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Because it looked as if you were removing cited content. Your edit summary was "removed sections pertaining to Artaxerxes I" and I thought it said "removed sections pertaining to Artaxerxes II". My apologies. APKwhisper in my ear21:20, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
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Hello! And Happy New Year APK! I think my edits to the Highly Sensitive Person Wikipedia is appropriate because I am the owner of the registered trademark Highly Sensitive People and the website devoted to information in the the trait of high sensitivity. What are the reasons you find these edits inappropriate? Thank you for taking another look, maybe visit the www.HighlySensitivePeople.com website, because I'm confident you'll find the additions I'm offering are quite appropriate. Thank you very much APK! Wishing you, and yours, a very Happy New a Year! Jim Hallowes — Preceding unsigned comment added by JimHallowes (talk • contribs) 22:01, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello. This question has already been answered when you asked other users in 2007 and 2013. You're spamming your website and inserting the address into an article. That's not allowed. (see WP:SPAM and WP:COI) The fact you've registered "Highly Sensitive People" is irrelevant to the article. Thank you. APKwhisper in my ear22:13, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, An Image I had uploaded is marked by yourself for deletion due to copyright, I am Very new to Wikipedia and it looks like I didn't select the correct copyright option.
Say, APK, where in WP:MoS, is it written that collapsible boxes are to be put before the "External links" heading? 'cause I have looked and have found nothing. If there's something, I'd like to be brought up to date, if there's nothing, it would be useful to agree on this detail before we start counteredit each other because we each think we're right and the other's wrong. Thanks! MinorStoop (talk) 08:32, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Oops! I didn't mean for the box to be above the EL section, my bad. But the EL section should come after the References section, per MoS. (just look at any FA, they all follow this layout) APKwhisper in my ear14:28, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
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I owe you a big apology so I will start with that. Some of my comments (and a specific post) were really wrong, and mean spirited, and I am really sorry. It has been a hard week, I lost something really close to me, and it was overwhelming. I am truly sorry. Keep up your photographic efforts, I have reviewed many of your building photos and your are doing a good job. If I can ever be of an assistance with your photographic efforts, I would be more then happy to help, so please do not be shy should you have any questions. Have a wonderful day. talk→WPPilot14:15, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
Welcome back. Wikipedia has gotten worse, more spiteful, more divisive and more wrong, except for the parts that aren't. In other words, nothing much has changed. Acroterion(talk)01:30, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
Lots of people have abandoned Flickr due to the recent changes. I like it because WikiCommons integrates with it so well. Makes it easy to find and upload images where none exist. (I uploaded a bunch of DC FEMS images that way, which helped a lot!) - Tim1965 (talk) 17:24, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
You can probably tell this is nowhere near done - the list of content for it only closed Sunday morning - but I wanted to check: Should I credit you as "AgnosticPreachersKid" or as "APK"? I always try to credit people as they prefer... Adam Cuerden(talk)05:05, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Abraham Lincoln (Flannery) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 15:01, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
I just finished reviewing your article while having a coffee at the Dupont Circle Starbucks, APK--small world. The article is certainly intriguing and I feel with some minor fixes, it can easily move forward to Good Article status. I'd recommend finding a few more sources to solidify some of your article's content. I included a couple from a cursory search in my review. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments in the meantime. Thanks APK! Great article! -- Caponer (talk) 13:40, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the review! I'll work on it this evening and hopefully all the issues will be addressed. I spent a lot of time at that Starbucks (if you're referring to the one on the circle itself, since there's four in Dupont), especially the second floor after they renovated the place. The second floor at the 21st and P Starbucks is also a nice quiet place to get some work done. APKwhisper in my ear21:59, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Yep, the one on the circle, upstairs of course! Usually by the window at a table, although rarely is one available when I arrive! Alright sir thank you for all your phenomenal work on this article. I have passed it to Good Article status. You may want to consider making similar edits to you other statue articles up for Good Article review, especially moving the history above the design sections. Thanks again and congratulations for a job well done! -- Caponer (talk) 00:41, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Taras Shevchenko Memorial you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 03:41, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations APK, I hereby pass this article to GA status! Your edits looked great, and the article easily met the GA criteria. Good job! --Caponer (talk) 06:34, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dupont Circle Fountain you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 21:21, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article General Philip Sheridan you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 09:01, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
You out in Winchester now? Nice area. I don't know if you keep up with the NRHP listings for DC, but there have been some additions over the past year that have not yet, to my knowledge, had articles written about them. If you're interested in working your magic...
Also, if you're looking for places to go on a photo-tour, there are a lot of things in the Shenandoah Valley which need photographing. I've done what I can in Rappahannock and Madison Counties, but there are a lot of gaps that want filling. (Had a chance to photograph this property from the road below it, but I didn't know it for what it was and so let it lie. It's a fascinating house - maybe someday I'll expand the article on it a tad.)
Yeah, my partner and I moved to Frederick County in 2013. (it's a big change from Dupont, that's for sure, but he's from this area) I'll take a look at some of the more recent D.C. listings when I finish my current work on D.C. Civil War monuments. I noticed there are a lot of Shenandoah Valley articles that need photographs. When I have more free time (and when it's warmer), I hope to take more photos. I was in the hospital for two months (July-August) and didn't start back at work until November, so I'm still kind of in recuperation mode and not going out much other than work and necessary errands. About DYK, it would be nice if the process was more simple like in olden days. I enjoyed contributing and reviewing articles there. APKwhisper in my ear22:15, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
I know points farther south myself, more than Frederick County - let me know if you need any suggestions for stuff to look at down in the Valley. I can think of a lot of stuff there that wants looking at, improving, that sort of thing. I suspect there's a lot in Clarke County that needs to be photographed.
Samir Becic (subject of a delete in 2012. Has literally 50 sources independent of him in major US and German newspapers and fitness trade journals)
APK,
You're on to something here. I'm not saying Kino's off or wasn't right in 2012. But A LOT has changed in three years-- especially independent, third-party press coverage in secondary sources for Samir Becic. It was premature to delete by fiat the page, now, in 2015. Can you please help me lobby this through?
I am politely requesting that you review the Samir Becic article at AFC and bring it live.
I posted the below on Kino's wall, especially given his clear "spite" towards "SPAs" and "IP" users. We're people too. Some of us are damn smart, too, and know Wiki rules with a quick read. This page should be live man.
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I get it. Some people are legit and not legit. Some people are "Too Early." But this warrants a review. I'm a fellow Ivy Leaguer-- no I didn't go to Yale-- but you're not working with an idiot here. I'm a lot more like you than the rest of the general public. Thanks for handling.2601:E:280:1C00:4D5E:4F3A:560A:36D9 (talk) 01:58, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Major General George Henry Thomas you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 02:41, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I've barely started a draft in my userspace for Hill FBC. I wonder if it might be better to do the whole district though. Do you have any experience with articles about districts, rather than discrete properties? LadyofShalott17:46, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
The only district articles I've started were stubs back in 2008/2009. I've found, depending on the nomination form, there can be an overwhelming amount of information about lots of buildings (the more recent listings tend to be more thorough, like this novel for Washington Heights Historic District). So I've found it confusing as to where to start. :-/ That's why I usually stick to individual listings, minus these Civil War monuments I've been writing. The nomination form for the Reese Street Historic District is a short one though, so you might have a much easier time writing it. (not saying you couldn't write a great one using a long form, natch) APKwhisper in my ear19:06, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for that link! (How do you find those?) I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed - district or just the church, but either way, that helps. LadyofShalott16:01, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
Look on my user page under "easy links" and you'll find this one. It's a great tool by User:Elkman that provides links to NRHP nomination forms (for ones that have been digitized by the National Park Service, that is), not to mention an infobox and other helpful content like categories, etc. APKwhisper in my ear16:06, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
Hope that all is well. You may have answered this already, but how would you like to be listed in your featured photos, in the Signpost? APK or AgnosticPreachersKid, Thanks & Cheers! --talk→WPPilot17:51, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
