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How's the library business? You'll see that I flicked a crumb off the surface of that Châteauesque article, which you seem to have adopted, in your legendary fashion. D is damn near halfway through law school and honing her skills on "Litigation: the Home Game", but still retains some reassuring gaps in her knowledge. It's growing colder at night and Portland around Homecoming looks like a Norman Rockwell autumn, achingly photogenic, if you can picture a Norman Rockwell autumn peopled by whippet-thin hepcats with sideburns, tattooed piercings and heavy black-frame glasses. Life is rich and strange. There are actually adult kickball leagues up here. Hope you're well, truly. --Lockley (talk) 08:03, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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History of fountains in the United States

It seems to me that the list of significant fountains would work better as a table. I, for one, want to be able to see an image of each and be able to compare them. If you agree, I'll start it. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:17, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm starting a table. If you really hate it, you can revert. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:14, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. Decide if you like it. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:42, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like I just vandalized the page. Moving things into the table uses a lot fewer bytes. Feel free to fill in as you wish. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:32, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I guess you can do right or left, or stack them. I had a lot of fun with the table on the Oval Office. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:44, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. You're very kind. I'd rather work toward making something better than stew in frustration over it. And it's satisfying. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:56, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Philadelphia has a Total Abstinence Fountain left over from the Centennial that's about 50 feet in diameter with lots of sculpture. I created a "Category:Drinking fountains" to put these Temperance fountains. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:39, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a couple hours ahead of you (and yes, I do get obsessed). Odd that I can't find a PD image of the Thatcher Fountain. Maybe HABS or SIRIS. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:29, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm going to back off for now, so we don't get into more edit conflicts. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:43, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know whether it's good art or not, but I'm particularly fond of this work by Stirling Calder: [1] Freshman year in college, I lived about 100 feet away, and walked by it every day. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:15, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I agree on dropping "History" from the title of the article. It can be a subject heading. I added the Calder to the Drinking fountains in the United States, along with links to images of works still under copyright. I should start an article on the Centre Square Waterworks; technologically, it's important, and there are nice images. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 12:47, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Unexpected situation in New Orleans. There are TWO Hyams Memorial Fountains in the city, seemingly identical, both with the same Isidore Konti sculptures, but located in different parks:[2] Who wudda thunk? == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:33, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I care. And I'm glad you started them. (Although it's taken time for me to really appreciate them.)
SIRIS only lists one Hyams fountain, which is why it surprised me. I don't know if it was the donor's directive or a cost-saving measure (duplicate statues are cheaper?), but it does seem odd to have identical fountains in the same city only miles apart.
Sorry about the plumbing problems. Nothing funny about that. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:16, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have access to JSTOR, but I've noticed some of their articles are now free (all, not just the 1st page). == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 18:09, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted a sentence you added to the fountains article. The William Rush sculptures Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River and Allegorical Figure of the Waterworks are both from 1825. They were never part of the Centre Square Waterworks (1801). Philadelphia outgrew the capacity of the single water tower by the 1810s, and built a reservoir on a hill called "Fairmount," now the site of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Fairmount Waterworks was built along the Schuylkill River to pump water up to the reservoir. The two later sculptures were architectural pieces, installed atop two small pavilions.[3] To my knowledge they never adorned fountains. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:01, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations on the bookcases. One can never have too many. Regarding Rush's Water Nymph and Bittern (a bittern is a water bird common on the Schuylkill), a bronze casting was made of the wooden statue, I think in the early 1870s. The bronze casting became the centerpiece of a fountain at the Fairmount Waterworks. Thomas Eakins found the original wooden statue rotting away in storage, and became obsessed with it, leading to his 4 William Rush paintings. The head of the wooden statue survives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 03:21, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have a good friend who's an Eakins scholar, and she argues that Rush probably did not use a nude model. Eakins either assumed/imagined that Rush had, or co-opted the Rush legend to promote what he had been taught in Paris -- the necessity of working from the nude. The most interesting artifact of Eakins's obsession with Rush is the unfinished painting in Honolulu, where Eakins seems to paint himself as Rush.[4] == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:37, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Granted, it's MUCH more fun. My username came from my niece and nephews, after I gave a detailed critique of an obscure American history YouTube video. I prefer to think that they intended that the history was boring, rather than the guy. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:44, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We have talked about it, more than 2 years ago. I know it's not why you brought it up, but I intended to visit the PMA library to see if they have a full list of the sculptors. (Which I expect they do.) My Eakins scholar works at PMA (and is a delightful luncheon companion). She's urged me to come down, but I haven't been there in about 3 years. High time to go. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:00, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did some research in the library about 10 years ago, the librarian, Susan Anderson (another Scandanavian?), was very helpful. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:16, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Brookgreen Gardens

Been there several times. Many of the article pictures are mine.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:12, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Category:20th-century women artists

And a couple of others now exist...created last month. I did some filling in yesterday. Thought this might be of interest to you. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:44, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Glad you like where Collegiate Gothic is going. Feel free to dip in. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:03, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No, you're not wrong. As someone who lived in the Quad at Penn for a year, I've come to feel that Collegiate Gothic is as much an ethos as a style. When I visited Yale for the first time in the 1970s, my reaction to the college houses was strongly negative -- Collegiate Gothic on steroids, showy, disingenuous, devoid of meaning. I don't get that vibe from Cope & Stewardson's buildings. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:13, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
So, not a big James Gamble Rogers fan? Carptrash (talk) 20:23, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, at that point I doubt that I'd heard of him. I was familiar with local Gothic fantasies -- Bryn Athyn Cathedral, the abandoned-before-it-was-10%-done Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Bryn Mawr College's Goodhart Hall,[5] -- but Yale seemed to take things to whole different level. I've read excerpts from the 1931 critique in The Nation, "Yale's Cathedral Orgy," but haven't been able to find the whole thing except behind a paywall. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:23, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I added a Hybrid section to the article, but it's only a start. In an extensive quote in the Talk section, Autocorrect changed "spacial poetry" to "special poetry." Isn't that spacial? == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:50, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Autocorrect just did it again here! == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:52, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'll enjoy reading some of the comments to the article in The Atlantic.[6] Several commenters appear to be academics, and some share my opinion of Yale: "On the one hand I like the neo-gothic look, depending on the specific building of course, on the other hand you do get the sense that a campus like Yale is a "Hollywood version of Oxbridge," as I've always said to myself strolling around campuses at my many conference sites." Ignoring the conservative trolls, the biggest gripe seemed to be the author's attempt to directly link Collegiate Gothic to racism. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 12:27, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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On the subject of Philadelphia-centric articles, take a look at the above. Interesting to see tastes evolving over 80-some years, from cows to Cubism and beyond. Hope you're well. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:29, 15 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Murals

The road trip for mural images was successful. Not as extensive as we had planned, but still a great opportunity to visit "small town America". We planned to do 20, but got to about 8 (I think). I wasn't always happy with the i-Phone images (and I should have brought along a step-stool) but something is better than nothing. Hope all is well with you, my friend. TC. . Buster Seven Talk 15:59, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Frances Foy

...is rated a a stub...but I don't think it is. Can a just undo {US-painter-1890s-stub} at the bottom of the edit page? Will I have any problem with the "editing police"? . Buster Seven Talk 15:43, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I found my answer at Wikipedia:Stub. Nevermind! TRA! . Buster Seven Talk 15:47, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
My answer was going to be Be Bold. Carptrash (talk) 17:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
 Fixed 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:35, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, 13. I noticed, Thanks. . Buster Seven Talk 17:39, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Life is good. Carptrash (talk) 17:41, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crab mentality should not apply. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:51, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No offense intended. I love all crustacea! PETA. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:08, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Herschel Lidov (artist)

Hot off the presses. Any additions or advice you (or your friendly stalkers) can provide is appreciated. TRA! Buster Seven Talk 17:31, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Drip, drip, drip ...

Thanks, but isn't it more like: "Only the most obsessive wikipedia editor can win one of these"?

BTW, do you have your Walker Hancock book handy? I'd like to add the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial (Philadelphia, naturally!) to the list, but I can't find the height of the sculpture vs. the pedestal, only the overall height: 39 or 39.5 ft. And there's no listing in SIRIS. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:07, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the sleuthing, I appreciate it. But I suspect they're still imprecise. Somewhere in the back of my mind is the memory that the memorial's black-marble base is 11 ft. tall, which would make the statue 27 or 27.5 ft. If the SIRIS listing of 37 in. represents a 1/9-scale model, the full statue would be 27 ft. 9 in., which sounds about right. The dimensions of the plaster model at MFA Boston are no help because it includes a (squatter) base. I'll just have to plug away some more. Again, thank you. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 00:40, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, okay. You've got me pegged. I was going to make a joke about prostate problems, but let's not go there. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:33, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Still dripping: Daniel Pabst (but almost satisfied).
Very close to a year for you on this one. Carptrash (talk) 20:37, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, more than 7 years Oy! == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:10, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks so much for adding the musicians. Possibly my most favourite Elvis track of all time. It just sizzles. And even reminds me of a certain rumble!! That must be Ray Walker singing that deeeeeeep bass at the end? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:24, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I started an article on Nicola D'Ascenzo because he was a significant artist, and I was frustrated in finding info on him. But Lisa Weilbacker's masters thesis provides a plethora of info. Do you think (as I'm now beginning to) that I should change the name of the article to D'Ascenzo Studios? == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:12, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think that I have a little book on him somewhere in my stained glass section. Where that section is since unpacking is an interesting question? I would leave the article under his name. Life is on the move right now, I have to go shopping then play 4 sets of music starting at 5, but . . . ...I did find the book, which turns out to be an exhibition catalog that you might already have. I'll take a look. Oh yes, well done. Carptrash (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, and thanks for your additions. I have nothing on him, just what I find online. I'm going to rest now, and go to the bank. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 18:22, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well it is not about what one does or does not "have" but what one does with what one finds and you have done wonders. Later, Carptrash (talk) 18:29, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Any images would be welcome (especially ones of Cranbrook). Is his name pronounced "da-SKEN-zo"? == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:19, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. I will look. Most of the churches involved (including Cranbrook) were visited by me due to their architectural sculpture so the windows were sort of a random set of shots with no real attempt at "East side, West side" sort of records kept. But I did find my mini light table, so at least looking at slides is possible. There is, somewhere around here, a book on Christ Church (Cranbrook) that might be useful. Harry Wright Goodhue did windows there too, for example. I will try and ask Mom about pronunciation since she lived in Rome for several years and learned some Italian. in fact she just got up, so, hang on, don't go away yet. Mom says a "soft" C, as in "center." So da scen zo. "sc" as in "scene" and the "en" as in "enter" = "zo." Make sense? Carptrash (talk) 00:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, yes it does make sense. "SC" at the beginning of a work is pronounced like "SK," but I suspected that it might be different in the middle. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:14, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm continuing to drip away on D'Ascenzo. Nice changes on List of the tallest statues in the United States. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:01, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes I did send the e-mail. Isn't there a more straightforward way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.228.211 (talk) 17:52, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, not really. There is a whole bunch of editors who do nothing but track down people who are posting stuff without proper permission and are will to lie about it. Also, don't forget to sign your messages with three of these ~. it is one of the ways that you become a real editor. Carptrash (talk) 18:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy to be of help. To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely convinced of her notability myself, but I respect your judgement. Enjoy your libations - and it's good to see you back in the saddle again. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:12, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For artistic integrity

Defender of the other woman
Keep the love light burning. Nice job! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:40, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Seasons Greetings

Christmas! Christmas, everywhere,
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Seasons being greeted and Wikibreaks told,
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Hello C. I should have stopped by before to thank you for creating this. I have no idea where my manners went. The pic made me laugh out loud when I saw it last year so I asked WereSpielChequers to make it into a Christmas message which he did here. It has been a real hit and received lots of chuckles. I thought you should know how much fun your creation has given. Have a happy Christmas and a wonderful 2016. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:15, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Carptrash: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep up the good work, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...one wonders if Santa is an admin, then. Wonder where he's lurking about... --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:23, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well he was last seen lurking around Sun City, Arizona, but tonight is a big night for him - he could be any/everywhere. Carptrash (talk) 19:37, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A whole lot of beers for you!

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Gnu Ear Greetings

Hopp(y) Gnu Ear

Hoppy Gnu Ear to you! Hoppy Gnu Ear to you!
Be Safe!

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thanks, and I will start off 2016 well rested since New year's Eve parties here end at 9 or 10 p.m. Carptrash (talk) 18
31, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
Party?? There's a party?? Do I wear Top Hat and Tails??  :~).... Buster Seven Talk 19:19, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. I am not, I would if i could. Carptrash (talk) 22:39, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Soltice & Season's greetings

Merry Christmas and happy New Year
Best wishes to you and your family. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:21, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year

I really liked this and thought it worth sharing. Enjoy! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:41, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ya gotta love the mink too. Carptrash (talk) 23
57, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Newark housing project

Do you have or can you recall any other info about this picture? It likely was in the Central Ward of Newark, but it would be nice to identify the name of the place or the street. Thanks much. Djflem (talk) 08:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To tell you the truth (which is what we try do on wikipedia) I did not really know where I was at the time that I took the shot, other than in a very burned out part of Newark. I was there as part of an affordable housing tour and I remember the local person saying that this is where the Newark riot started. The high rises were interesting to me because they had no utilities, so were technically uninhabited, but it was easy to see that they were occupied to at least three or four stories. I suspect that they have been completely urban renewaled by now. I was shooting slides at the time, which are now complicated for me to look at, but I will try and check and see if there are any street signs. I did not shoot pictures they way we now do with digitals, and this is not really what we were there to see, it was just sort of a "by-the-way" stop.Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 19:20, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much. Sorry to hear that the slides were damaged. Will certainly make use of this or another of the set. At Seventeenth Avenue, they would have been the Homes so I hope you don't mind if I label them as such (And yes they were considered the ignition spot for the '67 riots) The article will focus on the "the projects", those massive urban renewal public housing Brick Citys before they were demolished for the wave of "new urbanism", which by the way if you haven;'t been for a while is changing the Newark landscape considerably. Djflem (talk) 22:16, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Ha ha! Good joke. We should template you, De728631. You have a content dispute ONLY! Take it to the talk page. 18:36, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
This user templates the regulars. There's an ongoing discussion at User talk:Synthwave.94 at which I've already warned both parties for edit warring. I'm not part of the dispute but it's getting disruptive. De728631 (talk) 19:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies, Carptrash – perhaps I should template myself with a trout. This edit was of course not original research. Primary references can be used to verify the existence of something. And thank you for taking the cover images issue to the talkpage. De728631 (talk) 19:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello C. Somehow in our communications in Dec I missed that you live in New Mexico. It is such a special place!! I hope that the Wikipedia:Meetup/Santa Fe/ArtAndFeminism 2016 goes well. After a full day of editing everyone involved should get to relax here :-) Best wishes to all involved with that project. MarnetteD|Talk 01:58, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

MarnetteD Unfortunately (in many ways but one) I am currently in Arizona and will likely miss the March 5th event in person. However I am going to be a part of it on line and am doing some prep work even as we speak. Thanks for the relaxation tip, it will have to be some other time. Carptrash (talk) 18:06, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Boxer Rebellion

I made the change in Boxer Rebellion because they're called American Indians, not Native Americans. a native American is one who was born in the United States, thus being native to the country. NapoleonX (talk) 04:38, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Carp etymology

Just stumbled upon your page and your name aroused my curiosity. Since high school, I never hear the slang term "carp" in reference to a person. In my high school days in 1992 Portland, OR, some my peers referred to the cigarette smokers and edgy students as "carps". I haven't been able to determine if this was a minicultural use of slang isolated to my school, region, or generation, etc., but I did find one historical reference[1]. I've been unsuccessful in efforts to determine any commonality in modern use. Sorry if this comes across as unsavory, I am simply curious if you've ever encountered this use of the term.

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New message

Hi Carptrash,

I work for the organization in question, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development and need to make it clear that Mercy International and Mercy-USA for Aid and Development are, and always have been two separate entities unrelated to each other in all ways. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development has no ties to terrorism, and disputes, with facts every line in the "controversies" section that you kindly deleted.

The source cited for those falsehoods are from a discredited "terrorism expert" , Steven Emerson whose website, Investigative Project on Terrorism is highly biased, inflammatory and inaccurate to say the least.

I'm including just a few references on him for your review.

[2]

[3]

[4]

Mercy-USA is NOT the same organization as the defunct Mercy International and we have retractions from media in the past who have confused Mercy-USA for Aid and Development with the defunct Mercy International.

Mercy-USA is a vetted 501c3 charity with the United States Government and the United Nations. You can see our affiliations here: [5]

We are a 4-star charity on Charity Navigator, [6]

Earlier today, in the live chat I provided quite a few media links to our work were we are recommended as a trusted partner in charity to the many countries we work in around the world.

This erroneous wiki page could do great undeserved harm to our organization's reputation among donors. We need to have the name Mercy International removed from any page that references the work of Mercy-USA for Aid and Development.

Please let me know what else I can do to correct this grievous error.

Kari AnsariCarptrash (talk) 19:20, 31 March 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by KariAnsari (talk • contribs) 19:02, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and more references if needed

Thank you Einar,

I apologize for the novice messaging, as I am new here.

I'm including the same references, properly coded, (I hope) in case you need them plus quite a few media references to Mercy-USA's work in the last year from mainstream media.

[7]

  • Christian Science Monitor - "Steven Emerson, a man often called a "terrorism expert," appeared on Fox News on Sunday to put the Paris terror attacks in context. What followed was a sharp lesson in considering your source."

[8]

[9]

  • More about Steve Emerson, "A small group of conservative foundations and wealthy donors are the lifeblood of the Islamophobia network in America, supporting a central nervous system consisting of a clutch of misinformation experts."

Mercy-USA is NOT the same organization as the defunct Mercy International and we have retractions from media in the past who have confused Mercy-USA for Aid and Development with the defunct Mercy International.

Mercy-USA is a vetted 501c3 charity with the United States Government and the United Nations. You can see our affiliations here: [10]

We are a 4-star charity on Charity Navigator, [11]

Charitable organizations don't typically get in-depth reporting on their work simply because any newspaper would have a dozen other competing charities hammering on their door the next day for equal coverage. With that said, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development has been included on some very prestigious lists of vetted and reliable charities on mainstream media like CNN, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and smaller regional publications in places around the world where we work. I'm referencing a few of those, including the US State Department below to further emphasize our legitimacy and 100% transparency in all things related to our work.

[12] [13] [14]

Thank you for your kind attention to clearing up this matter.KariAnsari (talk) 19:57, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mercy International and Mercy-USA for Aid and Development

Thanks for contacting me. I was writing on the talk page for the article, and have stopped to reply to you. Please see my comments on the talk page. This is a serious problem. I will change the name in the article, but I don't know how to move a page, and don't want to try it without your permission. ThanksTribe of Tiger (talk)

Thanks for moving the page, and for the DIY instructions! What to do about the 'trash-terrorist-talk" on the talk page? If this was a BLP, it would be hidden from view. Don't know if this standard applies to an organization, but it seems as if it should. Let me know your thoughts.Tribe of Tiger (talk)

Thanks and question about some new articles

Thanks for taking care of the talk page for Mercy. I have a question about these articles:[7] [8]. They seem to have just appeared, there's no info in the history about being reviewed, etc. Also, the http address doesn't look like other articles. There are 4 more like this, (no "history") from the same user. Thanks for your help! Tribe of Tiger (talk) 21:07, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch the comment on the http-I copied something incorrectly. History is still a mystery.[9] [10]Tribe of Tiger (talk) 21:14, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. ^ "historical example of slang term, 'carp'". Google Books. Alphabet, Inc.
  2. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2015/0112/Foxnewsfacts-fiction-and-hysteria-in-the-wake-of-Paris-terrorist-attacks-video,
  3. ^ http://fair.org/extra/steven-emersons-crusade/
  4. ^ https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2011/08/pdf/islamophobia_chapter2.pdf
  5. ^ http://mercyusa.org/affiliation/
  6. ^ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4081#.Vv1yXhIrIUE
  7. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2015/0112/Foxnewsfacts-fiction-and-hysteria-in-the-wake-of-Paris-terrorist-attacks-video
  8. ^ http://fair.org/extra/steven-emersons-crusade
  9. ^ https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2011/08/pdf/islamophobia_chapter2.pdf
  10. ^ http://mercyusa.org/affiliation/
  11. ^ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4081#.Vv1yXhIrIUE
  12. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/how-to-help.html?_r=0
  13. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Guide-to-Giving/2015/1121/Syrian-refugee-crisis-How-to-give/Mercy-USA
  14. ^ http://www.cidi.org/syria-ngos/#.Vv2AoBIrIUE

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Hi Carptrash. I'm an editor (not very active till now) of the Italian Wikipedia, where the gender gap is a real issue. I'm trying to participate to an IEG with the project "Women are everywhere". You will find the draft at this link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_are_everywhere It would be great if you could have a look at it. I need any kind of suggestion or advice to improve it. Support or endorsement would be fantastic. I'm trying to write to editors I imagine could be interested in the gender gap issue. Many thanks, --Kenzia (talk) 15:07, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestion! A very good one. I hope the english I use in the user page is correct. I'm never sure, my mother tongue is italian. Grazie--Kenzia (talk) 15:36, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm very sorry for your difficulties with your eyes, I hope you will recover very soon. I know that you have a similar task on English Wikipedia. Thank you for your kind answer. --Kenzia (talk) 16:57, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Your contributions to the grant page are perfect. I'm particularly grateful being aware how difficult it is to look at a screen after an eye surgery. If you don't mind, I would be happy to keep you informed about the project. Grazie, --Kenzia (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Perry Monument (Cleveland)

By any chance, do you have an image of this? I'd love to find a PD image that isn't 140 years old. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:18, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I appreciate your looking. It's in such a public place now (since 1991), I'm surprised I can't find a PD image. I hope you're well. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:02, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, you can still party all night. (It just takes longer to recover.) Have a good time. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:24, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
More depressing was all the editing I did on New Year's Eve. And I still didn't make it to midnight!
I had a good time today. Saw some old friends at the Philadelphia Antiques Show; back from the dead after last year's show was cancelled. Fewer highboys, more art. Someone paid $600,000 for a weather vane. It's magnificent, but you could buy a couple houses for that. A nice place to get pleasantly looped in the middle of the afternoon. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 01:08, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Editor of the Week : nominations needed!

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The list of nominees is running short, and so new nominations are needed for consideration. Have you come across someone in your editing circle who deserves a pat on the back for improving article prose regularly, making it easier to understand? Or perhaps someone has stepped in to mediate a contentious dispute, and did an excellent job. Do you know someone who hasn't received many accolades and is deserving of greater renown? Is there an editor who does lots of little tasks well, such as cleaning up citations?

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Women in photography

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Ernie Harwell

Hello, I am not sure why you reverted my edit on Ernie Harwell's page. That entire section was added about a week and a half ago by someone whose only edit was that, and is completely full of rubbish sentences like "This was the beginning of his inspirational career," " Harwell has been respected by the players, beloved by the fans, and he has had a lasting impact on the world of baseball," and "To many people he was a famous just like Babe Ruth and many more! Many people would mute the television, and turned up the radios and listened to Harwell." If you really feel this adds encyclopedic value to his page, by all means. Penale52 (talk) 21:45, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick reply. I suppose I should have just added a little summary myself, ha. I saw that you've been here a while, so I didn't think you had any malicious intent. All the best. Penale52 (talk) 21:54, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CXXI, April 2016

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I am honored to present you with this Teamwork barnstar for your assisting another editor in improving the article User:Buster7's List of Women Mural artists. Collaborative editing is a hallmark of Wikipedia, and is one of the surest ways to retain editors and to make Wikipedia a better place... and you have done both. Thank you, Buster Seven Talk 09:39, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Here, Here! Congratulations and best wishes. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 01:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Hart

I agree that the lawsuit was a big deal, I just don't think the quote is real. It didn't seem believable to me and when I googled the phrase in quotes the only result was the Wikipedia page. If you know of another source for the quote, I apologize - please add it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Puzzlemap (talk • contribs) 02:07, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Haha yeah anytime! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Puzzlemap (talk • contribs) 03:09, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Brookgreen Gardens

That sounds great! Good for you. If you come anywhere near D.C., please let me know. I'm going to be babysitting my teenaged nieces (May 24 - June 5) while my sister and brother-in-law take a 25th anniversary trip to Europe. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:05, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

the same ones who named you? Will keep it in mind any way. Carptrash (talk) 02:11, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Not the ones who named me. But I suspect they'd agree with their cousins. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:13, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well three cheers for a unified family. Carptrash (talk) 20:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Great. Good for Bloomington (which needs a photographer like you).

I'm in "Bye-Bye Birdie"-land. Babysitting 2 teenaged girls. A slumber party tonight (and thru the weekend?), and another next weekend. Oy.

There are great used bookstores here. I stopped by one Tuesday to pick up Walker Hancock's autobiography, but it had been sold. I'll order a copy online when I get home. Another store was having a 25%-off sale, but when I got to its warehouse today I found that in-store purchases were 50% off. So I bought a lot. My nieces spend a lot of time in their rooms with social media (I sometimes see them at meals), so I have lots of time to read. Hope you're well. == Best, BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:38, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Red vs. Blue

Hey I wanted to ask you a tangentially related question based on the talk page discussion over at Talk:Black Supremacy. I've been on Wikipedia for a while now and have yet to come across an article explaining the "red" vs "blue" (or other color) distinction between editors' handles. Does a user's handle stay red until they populate their user page with content, or is there another source for the difference? Thanks! JordanGero (talk) 21:30, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Joseph Pollia
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Published image

I've discovered that one of your pictures of Gettysburg appears in Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg (illustrated edition) by James M. McPherson, he of the Pulitzer and Battle Cry of Freedom. File:11th PA Infantry monument.jpg appears on p.45. A cropped version of Smallbones's File:Gettysburg mon 72nd Penna Inf.JPG appears on p. 169. One of mine, File:90th Penna Infantry Monument Gettysburg PA1.jpg (cropped) appears on p. 81. The illustrated version was published in 2015. Images are more or less properly credited, one could quibble about compliance with CC-by-SA text requirements. Acroterion (talk) 00:31, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Politicians

Actually, it's thanks to Category:Davy Crockett that he and a few others slipped in there - I'm working on weeding them out. Thanks for spotting; I hadn't realized there were any categories for individual members of the U.S. House. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 08:14, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Or printable, for that matter... --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:47, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Babe Ruth's grave

I found a source that implies that Pollia created the monument for Babe Ruth's grave. I wonder if it's accurate. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:28, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This and a possible work in White Plains, NY remain unaccounted for. Pollia listed his birthplace as Sicily in the 1920 Census, and I found his DOB.
I wonder what his relationship was like with Pietro Montana? Contemporaries, Sicilians, 1st big splashes with WWI monuments, rivals?, frenemies?
I kinda wish he hadn't gone down the Donald De Lue route of hypermuscularity. But then I'm partial to Walker Hancock. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 17:56, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, the muscle thing. De Lue stuff at Gettysburg is pretty scary and his other work is pretty much like that too. But that is how art and fashion and that sort of thing goes. A large strip mall in Sun City just had a new facade job and I was curious as to what the 2016 version would look like and it ended up being gray and green panels - more or less like the 40's and 50's International style stuff that was all torn down in the 70s and 80s. Fascinating, when I can manage to remove myself from the equation. Carptrash (talk) 18:18, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Scariest may be the Boy Scout Memorial. Naked scoutmaster?
BTW, I don't have remote access to my email contact list, but if you email me I'll be able to respond. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 18:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I did not KNOW about the Boy Scout Memorial. Wonder what Lord Baden Powell would have thought? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:56, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well, what did he feel about naken males? Carptrash (talk) 00:33, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

June 1 2016

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Dead horse

The RfC on Black supremacy appears to be a WP:Deadhorse--let it die. Judging by the comment directed at you by the IP editor, the article seems to attract less than mainstream opinions. Will be interesting to see the RfC close, but at least the article itself is in reasonably good shape. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:09, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My wife's phrase is 'don't feed the animals" and that, and your advice is good stuff. However look up "to carp" in the dictionary and you'll see my problem. I will try. Carptrash (talk) 06:29, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Antonin Mercié

It linked to the disambiguation page for Leda. I considered changing it to Leda (mythology) at the time, but that seemed a bit generic and didn't actually provide any information particular to the sculpture itself, (which would also apply to Erzia's "Leda".) I can send it there if you prefer. Mannanan51 (talk) 13:11, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hal Blaine

Not any more, I didn't. Thanks for the tip. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear it. And glad to see you around again. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:21, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Who you calling round. Okay I gained a few pounds, so what! Carptrash (talk) 19:33, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Betcha I've gained more. I couldn't fit into last year's swimsuit the other day when I tried. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:06, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
This is definitely not "More is Less" territory. Carptrash (talk) 00:37, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, but who's counting? Besides my potential future nutritionist... --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

File:Matzen Cain & Abel.jpg / c:File:Matzen Cain & Abel.jpg

Could you please license the photograph so that it is not deleted? Thanks. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 00:04, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]