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Presidents named Bush

OOppss!!.........--Buster7 (talk) 16:36, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I started

Adolph Alexander Weinman back in 2004 and you just picked out a typo that has been there, if not that long, probably close to it. Welcome to wikipedia and keep up the good work. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 03:55, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

AWW just keeps getting better. I really like the portrait that you added. eek aka Carptrash (talk) 22:58, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

National Maritime Heritage Foundation

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Timeline

Hey, Diis. I invited Josh to create 2011 but glad you did so that it exists and that its a mirror image of what preceeds it (2009 and 2010). BTW, in the infobox on all relevent pages, we should change to include 2011 as you did with "see also". I would but Im not sure how. MC and HNY...Buster Seven Talk 19:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done I added '11 to the Barack Obama sidebar. You just edit that in the sidebar's template which is at Template:Barack_Obama_sidebar. Kind regards, Diiscool (talk) 19:48, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 Done Looks good. I moved some of the "furniture" over from 2010. thanks! Buster Seven Talk 22:16, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey Diis, HNY. Just for my continuing education, what is the purpose of your most recent edit re: "temporary...FORCETOC"? Is it some kind of protective sheltering device? Does it have to do with the General Sanctions that preside over all Obama articles (WP:GS/BO)?
Buster, no no, that doesn't have anything to do with protecting the article. The FORCETOC forces the article to have a Table of Contents (TOC) no matter how many sections it has. Since we only have three sections in the article (January, References, and See also) it would not have a Table of Contents without the FORCETOC. I wanted it to have a TOC mainly for formatting so that the Barack Obama box at the top right won't interfere with the image I added. Once we get February in, or any other section, the TOC would have been automatic. You can read more about it here: WP:TOC. Happy new year to you.—Diiscool (talk) 15:47, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Scilly naval disaster of 1707 B class

It seems this article has met the criteria needed for B class, but since I'm not a member of the Wikiproject I'd like a second opinion, thx--Macarenses (talk) 11:09, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Eugene K. Garfield

Please see my comments about problems I see with the Eugene K. Garfield nomination at T:TDYK. Nyttend (talk) 13:07, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Please come again -- there are still some unresolved issues. --Orlady (talk) 05:01, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Eugene K. Garfield

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Timeline-Jan 19

I know that I didn't do the refs right re: citenews. I guess I don't follow the instructions correctly. Can you transfer the instructions into 'layman english' for me. Much appreciated. Also, do the cite new ref instructions pertain to ALL other refs to WP articles?? Thanks...Buster Seven Talk 22:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Buster, the {{Cite news}} template is pretty straightforward; you just fill in the known information. So, for example, using the URL you just added to the Obama timeline, I added the information that the news sources gives us: authors, date, publisher, access date. Those are the usual items. You should always try to include the access date so people know that the URL was active at that time. I'll break it down for you:
  • {{cite news
  • |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H07Z20110119 → obviously, the URL to the article
  • |first1=Chris |last1=Buckley |first2=Matt |last2=Spetalnick → in this case, the news article had two authors, so you can see there is a place for the first and last names of both, differentiated with numbers; I think this can go up to 9
  • |title=Obama presses China's Hu on currency, rights → the news article's title
  • |publisher=Reuters → the news article's publisher, in this case Reuters
  • |date=January 19, 2011 → the date the news article was published, usually found at the top of the article
  • |accessdate=January 19, 2011}} → the date you saw the news article and added it to Wikipedia; this doesn't have to be the same as the date the thing was published
I think you can use any of the cite templates on any Wikipedia article, unless the article already has an established citation system.—Diiscool (talk) 22:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

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CSD A1

Hi, I just noticed that you tagged RAIS ALLAH DITTA RIND for speedy deletion per CSD A1/notenglish. Please note that "insufficient context" does not apply to foreign language articles (unless you can speak Arabic and assess the content) and that "db-notenglish" is only applicable if there exists a corresponding article on another Wikipedia in a foreign language. New articles in languages other than English should simply be tagged with {{notenglish}} (note: there's no db-) and then listed at WP:PNT for translation, which is what you did too. If there's no progress in translation after 14 days such articles will be proposed for deletion anyway. Happy editing, De728631 (talk) 17:24, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I had never done a {{notenglish}} before, but now I see how it works. —Diiscool (talk) 17:40, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:US federal budget

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Reversion...?

Hey, I'm wondering why you reverted this edit (with an edit summary of what?)? My change was simply removing an extra newline that was creating ugly blank space on the page (check the difference between my edit and the previous version). I don't see why you had to revert that edit, you could have just brought it up on my talk page. Anyways, I'm going to re-remove the extra blank line, unless you strongly object. (Could you leave a {{talkback}} on my talk page if you reply here? Thanks!) --- c y m r u . l a s s (talk me, stalk me) 20:07, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

You removed a comma that is necessary and you removed a the space following the comma, also necessary. Hardly worth a whole section on your talk page. It's a minor thing. I really don't know why you would remove that comma and run together the URL with the preceding text. —Diiscool (talk) 02:50, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
Looking at the history again, I see I inadvertently replaced the unnecessary line that you took out. I agree that it doesn't need to be there. —Diiscool (talk) 02:54, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Weird... I didn't intend to remove the comma. What I was doing was removing an extra blank line at the bottom of the section. I'm working on a laptop, so I guess I must have scrolled up to that area with my trackpad by mistake. I guess this is why one shouldn't type with a sprained wrist I redid my edit here, and I did it right this time :) --- c y m r u . l a s s (talk me, stalk me) 02:57, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Timeline Feb 11

Ive tried to do the ref for the wonderful situation in Egypt. But i'm screwing it up....DoH!!!! And I have to leave very soon. Can you get there and fix it. I'll check later how yours is diff from mine thanks.Buster Seven Talk 23:29, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done No problem. Thanks for starting it. —Diiscool (talk) 23:51, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for you continual maintenance. RL is hectic and I got involved with Wikipedia:Wiki Guides which is time-consuming. Better that than Drama, tho!. Always a pleasure to see your input.Buster Seven Talk 20:52, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. I try to keep up with the Timeline but things slip. —Diiscool (talk) 21:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

For Giving Your Two Cents Worth

Cents for Sense
Sometimes two cents is worth alot more than it seems. I became a Wiki Guide recently and as an off-shoot one of the Guides started a page about changes to how New Editors are greeted. I've gone around and mentioned it to the editors that I have worked with since I value their (you included) insights and perceptions. If you get a chance, please visit Wikipedia:Wiki Guides/Welcome new users and share your thoughts and experiences. TC...Buster Seven Talk 00:38, 12 March 2011 (UTC)


I made a new batch of koekjes last night. Collaborating w/ you at the Timelines has been a treat.Buster Seven Talk 16:40, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

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Invisible comment outside --Persondata-- template

Hi Diiscool: Thanks for backing me up at Laura Dekker, although I know that was not your intention. I have been having an edit war of sorts, with two anonymous ID's (most likely the same person). He went into 8 sailors' pages and moved an invisible comment found in 

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from the outside to the inside, as indicated in the above example taken from the Wikipedia:Persondata page.

Here are the recent edits of User:75.47.132.78 and the earlier edits of User:75.47.137.104. The ones that you would be interested in are First change at Laura Dekker and Second change at Laura Dekker by the same individual. It appears that he has an obsession with following the example in the box above, like a robot, without realizing that the invisible comment is not only optional but also dispensable.

I would normally go easy on a newbie, but I thought he should be stopped from making ridiculously useless edits, and told him so on both his Talk Pages -- in a nice way :-)
--Skol fir (talk) 15:28, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I've been watching this for several days and I finally got annoyed by it. I wonder if the IP even knows what Persondata is, but that's irrelevant. I looked at the Abraham Lincoln and Aristotle articles (just convenient, alphabetical) to see what they've done with Persondata there and the invisible comment isn't included. I feel that anyone who needs to look up Persondata info probably can find it on their own. —Diiscool (talk) 15:51, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
I'll just go ahead and remove the note from those eight articles and see where it goes from there. —Diiscool (talk) 15:54, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for doing that. I forgot to mention the other two, Zach and Abby Sunderland, but you saw those too. They were included in the first round by this editor, under the ID of 75.47.137.104 and later repeated under the ID of 75.47.137.101 . If you ask me, it looks like this person has the potential of becoming a vandal, the way he hops around from one ID to another. We need to keep a lookout, although so far the edits have been harmless. --Skol fir (talk) 16:08, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
I've dealt with the anonymous IP vandal issue on Abby Sunderland before (see here for those two IP addresses which were located in the same area of California as the two you are dealing with). I am 99% certain that all of these IPs are the same person. —Diiscool (talk) 16:36, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
I reverted all the latest edits by the IP # from Vallejo, CA. I also explained the reasons both in the edit summary and in the user's Talk Pages. It might stick; we'll see. --Skol fir (talk) 18:58, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Help for a new user

Hi Diiscool. I came across a new editor who's interested in sailing and specifically (for now) the International Sailing Federation but he's running into problems because of the somewhat confusing structure of the content in this area. I've given him some general tips but guidance from someone working in this area would be a much better solution. You can check out User talk:Yachty4000 for details. Thanks a lot, Pichpich (talk) 11:00, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Spesutie Island

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Spetsuie Island

Hi Diiscool, I am delighted to see that you plan an article on this island. When I worked on the HMS Highflyer article it bugged me that I could find so little on the island, let alone a link to an article. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 13:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem. I was very surprised to not find an article on it. I'm almost finished with it now. So stay tuned! —Diiscool (talk) 13:52, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
Nice. Now I finally know where it is. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:07, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Speculation in Abby Sunderland

Just for your information, if you would have read the reference before making a snarky comment in the edit summary, you would have seen that the "speculation" was not from me, but was in the article. So don't make it look like I was speculating! You should have directed the insult to the author of the reference, Diane M. Rey, who even writes in the article that Abby Sunderland herself did the speculating: "She expects to get her pilot's license before she gets her driver's license." This was the last sentence in the article.

Next time read the article before you make a foolish assessment of who did what. I did not speculate, I simply reworded what was in the article so no one could accuse me of "copy/paste." If Abby herself says something, I guess we are not to believe it? Hmmm... --Skol fir (talk) 19:40, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I did read the article before removing that bit and I had no intention of making it sound like you were the one speculating. In fact, that would be clear to anyone who looked at the source. I think you are overreacting. Also, you can use your own judgment about what to include and what not to include from a source. As someone with whom I have worked on the Abby Sunderland article for awhile now, I'm surprised at this hostility. —Diiscool (talk) 19:45, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
You could not have read the article, since Abby said she expected to finish the pilot's licence first. That means it is a priority for her. That was not speculation at all, but the author recounting what was said to her in the interview. Get your terms right next time. Of course, I assumed you were directing the edit summary at me. I was the one who put in the statement about her probably finishing her pilot's licence first. Who else would you be directing it to? Get real. --Skol fir (talk) 19:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Timeline Toledo reference

I'm still having trouble getting the references correctly. I see that we were both there at the same time. I'll stay out of the way so that you can fix. :-) Buster Seven Talk 18:12, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about the edit conflict. I just went in to disambiguate "Toledo" and got caught in the middle of your edit. The references look fine to me now. Perhaps if you refresh your browser page, it will show up for you too. I wish I had more time to work on this particular article! —Diiscool (talk) 18:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your efforts. We both strive to keep this article neutral and "clean". I see that my mistake was placing brkts (}}) behind "cite news". Still slowly learning after three years, with the help of editors like you.Buster Seven Talk 18:34, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Ronald Wenonah

Right after his last block Ronald decided to go back and insert the same edit again. I've reported him here Wikipedia:AN/EW#User:Ronald_Wenonah_reported_by_User:Tirronan_.28Result:_.29 and he has decided that it is a personal vendetta by me against him that is the problem. Would you mind heading over and saying what you have to say on the subject?Tirronan (talk) 19:23, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

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Ship class hyphens

Diiscool, I too wondered why the hyphen has never been included in the title. There may once have been a problem with the hyphen character in titles (Wikipedia:CamelCase and Wikipedia?) but this edit introduced the notion that the correct form was hyphenated while retaining the lack of hyphen for the title. Shem (talk) 22:10, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Kastles Stadium at The Wharf for deletion

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1933 Double Eagle

Hello, links to other wikis don't appear anymore... --Madelgarius (talk) 08:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi there. The links to other language wikis appear on the far left hand side of the page, at the bottom of the sidebar. This is standard procedure. You can read more about it here: WP:Interlanguage links. —Diiscool (talk) 13:53, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
I've seen, thanks a lot , --Madelgarius (talk) 17:14, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

YouTube video

I removed that link from American Silver Eagle since it was impossible to tell whether it was a copyright violation. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:07, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

The link was to the official U.S. Mint YouTube page so I assumed the video is public domain, as a work published by the U.S. Mint. There is no notice of copyright on the video, but I see how it could be a problem so I won't add it back. I wish they would put an explicit statement somewhere. —Diiscool (talk) 15:11, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

American Jobs Act

I'm trying to get editors to discuss changes on the talk page before making them as part of the initial steps needed before going to dispute resolution. Joshua refuses to discuss anything and just insists on edit warring, so perhaps we can set a better example. -- Scjessey (talk) 19:44, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

I just left a message on his talk page too. At this rate, he won't last long unfortunately. —Diiscool (talk) 19:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

When you say "the existing text is synth" also, do you mean just the sentence I edited? "In anticipation of criticism that the legislation was motivated by the upcoming election, the President noted that the election is fourteen months away and that Americans do not have the luxury of waiting fourteen months for jobs to be created. I agree, but I don't know what to do with it. I'm working patiently on talk page on another issue right now, but how exactly does someone "make a statement, under the anticipation of criticism that the legislation was motivated by the upcoming election" anyway? Here is the version back when it was in the lead-in! I moved it down on Sept 30th here and was just as confused about what to do. The whole section is being discussed on the talk page, so if you want to drop by, we'd appreciate your input. Thanks, 완젬스 (talk) 21:29, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that is correct. The whole sentence is synth because whoever wrote it to begin with must have inferred the statement. Nowhere in that reference does it say that the speech was in anticipation of criticism, at least not that I could find. It's a terrible reference anyway since the video is no longer available. I'm trying not to get too involved with this article. —Diiscool (talk) 21:33, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Diiscool!
As we all sit down at the dinner table and say our thanks, I would like to give special thanks to you for your wonderful contributions and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. May your turkey, ham or beast of choice satiate you until next year!TRA! Buster Seven Talk 08:19, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Timeline

Back 'atcha..Buster Seven Talk 23:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Magi: Lost Kings or Aliens w/ GPS

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Happy Holidays..--Buster Seven Talk 25 December 2011 (UTC)

MV Explorer

Hi, re your creation of this as an article on a different ship to that which I originally created it on, please see WT:SHIPS, where I have proposed a general reshuffle of titles for the two ships. Will give it a day or so before making any moves unless clear consensus is apparent that the moves either should or should not be made. Mjroots (talk) 10:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

There was no confusion. I originally started the article on the cruise ship when she was reported to be sinking, but discovered that I'd been beaten to it. The other article was better developed so I merely turned my article into a redirect. Your creation of an article on a different ship was entirely proper. It was only because I'd left the redirect under the eyes of my patent article watch system that I noticed you'd created the new article. Anyways, all sorted out now. Moves done, wikilinks altered as appropriate so that they point to the correct article. Mjroots (talk) 10:39, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Ryou-Un Maru

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Timeline, 2012

Thanks for the display of how the refs should look. I will follow your lead. ```Buster Seven Talk 03:00, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

WP Community

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Thank you for all your efforts to improve Wikipedia and befriend your fellow Wikipedian Editors. Sometimes we need a reminder that we are all human afterall. Do let me know if I can be of any help to you. ```Buster Seven Talk 06:36, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Timeline

I would appreciate your input at the talk page regarding a recent edit for August 2012. ```Buster Seven Talk 06:34, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, Diiscool!
As we all sit down at the dinner table and say our thanks, I would like to give thanks to you for your wonderful contributions and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. May your turkey, ham or beast of choice satiate you until next year!

TRA! ```Buster Seven Talk 23:13, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Winter Wonderland

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Happy Holidays. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:09, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Timeline/2013

I look forward to our continued collaboration. Take care. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

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America's Cup

As I am a fellow fan and participant in the sport (not for way too long, it saddens me to say. Life intercedes, unfortunately.) I am super stoked to see as much as I can of the AC and its lead-ups, as the huge catamarans bring back memories. I started out in Hobies, but went to soloing in "A"s and crewing on "C"s. Any help you could give me regarding possible TV coverage would be very helpful! Gtwfan52 (talk) 23:26, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

I don't usually follow the big races, but you might check out http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup. —Diiscool (talk) 01:03, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Dash @ Timeline

How do I create the "correct" dash (after the date)??? ```Buster Seven Talk 22:50, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Buster. Sorry I haven't been helping much lately. I'm very busy right now and probably will be at least through March. Anyway, you can create the en dash (as it's called) by typing the HTML coding (without the quotes) where you want it to appear: "–" or you can click on the special character at the bottom of the editing box under the "Insert" dropdown menu. It's the first symbol shown. Or copy and paste one from elsewhere. Hope you are well. —Diiscool (talk) 00:40, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

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Is this worth doing?

I am messing around with this and would appreciate your thoughts. It is a small merchant fleet but hard to find information on. Any idea how to find sources?


North Korean merchant ships

Name Type Length Last observed
Chong Chon Gang Bulk Cargo 155M July 2013
Dai Hong Dan Bulk Cargo 122M 2008
Kang Nam 1 General Cargo 86M 2012
Ra Nam 3 Cargo 81M July 2013
Mangyongbong-92 Ferry 162M July 2013
Mi Yang 8 Cargo 85M July 2013

Paul, in Saudi (talk) 15:25, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I have no idea where to find information on these ships. —Diiscool (talk) 15:57, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps I am out-of-sorts after Ramadan, but I took offense at TtM's tone. It is probably me. Many thanks for your work. Nobody has said a supportive thing about my little project. Says something about human nature that nobody did, and that I hoped someone would. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 17:53, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
Paul, it is often difficult to read tone on Wikipedia. I'm sure the other editors appreciate your work on the list. It no doubt took some effort. I think it makes a great addition to Wikipedia and hopefully more full articles will be written about the NK ships. Thanks for your work. —Diiscool (talk) 17:57, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
I am sure it just me, far from home for the Eid. However, I am dropping that page from my watchlist. I wanted mess about with a table, and not being s hip person (or a Korea person) have nothing else to contribute. Enjoy, and thank you. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 18:08, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Chickering

Diiscool, THANKS SO MUCH for the Journal / pdf file !!! I had almost forgotten about the Chickering article/draft. Yes, when I first started the draft sources were almost non existent. This however, is a goldmine!!! I'm involved on other pages right now, but first chance I get I'll put that source to good use and put 'Chickering' on the WP map. If you're a stamp and/or postal history collector you might want to check out some of my philatelic creations, listed on my user page. Once again many many thanks!! -- Gwillhickers 21:33, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

I just found out...

...that you are a librarian! I'm semi-retired. My current little part-time job for the last two years is as an evening monitor in ......a library. That coincidence makes me smile! ```Buster Seven Talk 02:48, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

FYI

I will be catching up with the Timeline (2013) soon. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:29, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I've really been busy lately and have been feeling guilty about neglecting it. Not to mention there is so much going on that could be added. It's a bit overwhelming. —Diiscool (talk) 15:33, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Same here. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:36, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
BTW, can you assist me to get an image of an American Kestral that I took a few years back entered at Commons and then to the article? No rush...it's waited this long. ```Buster Seven Talk 15:39, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Uploading to Commons if fairly straightforward and wouldn't be bad for you to learn. I don't do it too often (i.e., infrequently enough that I usually have to look up instructions). Try using the Upload Wizard here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard. —Diiscool (talk) 15:57, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
TY. ```Buster Seven Talk 16:11, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
. That was easy. Even for me. But, now, another problem has surfaced that I can't figure out. In updating the Timeline I have not been able to use the "Templates" or the dropdown menu. The box is visible and the menu appears when clicked but nothing happens. I have to do the "citing" step by step. Did I shut something off inadvertently? ```Buster Seven Talk 15:36, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Buster, I don't know why you wouldn't be able to see/use the cite template menu. It seems to be working fine for me. You have to select "Show edit toolbar" in the "Editing" tab of your preferences. I generally add citations manually. —Diiscool (talk) 20:48, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
I have it selected but it still doesn't "work". No Prob, like you I just do it manually. ```Buster Seven Talk 12:52, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

A Beer for you!

Hi Diiscool,

Just wanted to inform you that the foundation of the Chickering page is in place and is now nominated for DYK. Once again thanks!!. -- Gwillhickers 05:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for searching and finding a reliable source for the Charles R. Chickering (artist) article, without which creating this article would have been near impossible. -- Gwillhickers 05:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Timelines

In case you were not notified, I have initiated a conversation with Editor:KinkyLipids. Just to let you know. ```Buster Seven Talk 19:26, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Conversation went well. Collaboration is so wonderful and easy when it happens. ```Buster Seven Talk 22:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Glad to hear that. —Diiscool (talk) 00:54, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Congrats

On 5K. I wonder if I might interest you in collaborating on a new article. It currently resides at User:Buster7/The McCormick Mansions of Chicago which is really just a collection of info that Ive gathered from here and there. Obviously the info needs to be turned into prose w/ photos and an infobox, etc. It was intended to be my first REAL article project as Ive created only a very few little articles over time but nothing substantial. I feel a need and urgency to involve myself in the real work of creating an encyclopedia rather the dramaboards. The Timelines are still a priority (for at least 3 more years). The Editor of the Week awards are also important. I'll still fight vandals when I see them, greet newbies when I can, give out the 100000K Awards and be a calming voice where I can. There is no rush to this request and, of course, no obligation. After almost 5 years maybe its time for me to get down to some real work. ```Buster Seven Talk 21:46, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Buster. Thanks for the kind words. I took a quick look at your McCormick mansions page. There's a lot of information there. My initial reaction is that it would be better to create individual pages for each mansion, however I don't know that they would meet WP:GNG (I hope they would). I didn't find any on the National Register of Historic Places but I could have overlooked one. Have you tried the Encyclopedia of Chicago which is available online? Might be something in there. Why don't you pick what you think is the most notable mansion and write an article for that then you can go from there. —Diiscool (talk) 21:56, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I'll get to work on that. Ill check that Enc of chgo out. Ive got a few books that I'll have to look for in the closets, etc. You have provided exactly what I need...someone to point me in the right direction. thanks. ```Buster Seven Talk 22:02, 6 December 2013

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. ```Buster Seven Talk 14:50, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Medals of Honor

The News story I heard mentioned that it was the most ever awarded at a single time. Should that be mentioned? ```Buster Seven Talk 20:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

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Authority control template

Hi Diiscool;

Thanks for adding the Authority Control template at G. Thomas Tanselle. I tried to add it myself when I created the page, but I couldn't figure out how to fill in the data and couldn't see the info on how to do it on the template page -- is there a way to get it to fill itself in? Cheers, ch (talk) 15:26, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

No problem @CWH:. I think the template will autofill if the authority control data is included on the article's Wikidata page (for Tanselle). It's not on Tanselle's Wikidata page so it won't autofill. I rarely edit Wikidata so I'm not too familiar with that process; instead I manually add the authority numbers which I verify in each authority source. —Diiscool (talk) 15:39, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick and clear explanation! I didn't know about the Wikidata link and will look for it in the future.ch (talk) 15:43, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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Best wishes for joy and happiness to my wiki-friend Diiscool from ```Buster Seven Talk 08:31, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

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Seasons Greetings

Seasons Greetings

Christmas! Christmas, everywhere,
on every talk page, I do dispair
Seasons being greeted and Wikibreaks told,
but still time for a little more editing, for being WP:BOLD!
So go on, go forth and enjoy beyond concern
Your Wiki will be waiting for when you return.

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Thanks, Buster! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you, too! —Diiscool (talk) 22:02, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

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