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Thought of your river-related work this weekend when I drove over the D River. Just wanted to bring the subject to your attention in case you were not familiar. This might be a quick and easy (and "short"!) article to promote to Good or even Featured status, if you are interested. Hope you had a great weekend! --Another Believer(Talk)16:34, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Sounds great. I am always happy to push articles through to obtain Good/Featured status. Are there any articles you have worked on and believe meet Good article criteria? Normally, I try to nominate articles I expanded so that I am familiar with the content and can very easily address concerns raised during GAN, but I can always do my best to address problems even if I am not the primary contributor... --Another Believer(Talk)19:03, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
May I ask why you prefer not to promote articles you have worked on to Good or Featured status? After spending all the time conducting research and writing content, why not go through a formal review process and have your work recognized? I ask only out of curiosity. --Another Believer(Talk)04:12, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Good to know -- thanks for sharing. I am glad you continue to contribute to the project. I am a very bad Wikipedian... I often try to promote content I have worked on, but I have never conducted a GA review for another contributor. My interests simply do not include reviewing work, and since this is a volunteer project I tend to focus on my strengths and interests rather than the tasks I do not enjoy doing. I will take a look at the three articles you mentioned on my talk page. Perhaps when I have some time I can guide them through to GA status--I would, of course, let you know when I have taken action so that you could participate in the GA review if you felt inclined. Thanks again! --Another Believer(Talk)16:22, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
By the way, I very much relate: "... I didn't need a vacation from research, writing, and photography, which are my idea of fun and rarely involve arguments with other editors or bad feelings or serious stress." --Another Believer(Talk)16:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your kind words. I think that, as volunteer editors, we all do what we can! Feel free to keep an eye on the GAN review and jump in as you please. I trust your work and hope to simply address concerns as they arise. --Another Believer(Talk)17:50, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
In appreciation of your contributions to Wikipedia, I hereby present you with the AB Award. By expanding and promoting one of these stubs, which I like to think of as seeds, you have improved this wonderful collaborative project. Thank you, and keep up the great work! --Another Believer(Talk)20:21, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
I believe congrats AND THANK YOU are in order for you, actually. Since I am currently away from my computer, I appreciate that you were able to address the raised concerns. The article was all your work, so congrats on a job well done! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas. --Another Believer(Talk)00:25, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill,
May the year ahead be full of contentment and joy,
May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow,
On 28 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mann Lake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the trout population in Mann Lake was once threatened by goldfish, prompting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to intervene? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mann Lake. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
You're welcome, Finetooth. Please be encouraged to nominate your own good work for DYK. Happy editing. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 23:21, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Wow, that was quick! I will try to address these concerns soon. If any are quick and easy for you to correct, given your familiarity with the subject and references, your help would be much appreciated. I love when things move quickly around here...! --Another Believer(Talk)21:30, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
They don't look too complicated, but I doubt that I'll get to them today. I don't know how you feel about requiring citations after every sentence. I lean toward the view that one citation at the very end of a paragraph means that all the claims in the paragraph are covered by the same reliable source. (I make an exception for direct quotations from source documents and place a citation directly after a quotation even in paragraphs that are all from the same source.) Finetooth (talk) 22:42, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Certainly not after every sentence, but definitely after quotation. I tend to include an inline citation every two or three sentences, depending on their length, if all the material comes from the same source. --Another Believer(Talk)23:05, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Of course! Not too much work on my part, just submitting the nomination and adding a few citations. If you are interested in working together in a similar manner, I'd be happy to nominate the Jerome article soon as well. Yes? --Another Believer(Talk)21:26, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for signing up! Looking forward to meeting you. (By the way, I am not sure what the hold up is with the Jerome, AZ article, but hopefully the review will be revisited shortly...) --Another Believer(Talk)18:30, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Yes, me too. It looks like quite a distinguished group. And don't worry about Jerome. I'll write a note to the reviewer today. Finetooth (talk) 18:52, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Oh no! So sorry you missed the event. We had a good time. I am wondering if there was a miscommunication at some point, since EncMstr also had difficulty locating the space. Hopefully next time... --Another Believer(Talk)04:00, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
If you find something was misprinted somewhere, please let me know the source. The address appears to be correct on the meetup page and the WikiProject invitation. --Another Believer(Talk)04:04, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Sorry. I ventured over to FAC yesterday but re-discovered that I've grown allergic to it and that I'm happier keeping my distance. I wish you the best with Kareena Kapoor. Finetooth (talk) 02:42, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm glad to see that you are still active, if not at your former level. I hope you are well, are doing the things you enjoy doing, and are sensibly avoiding controversy and strife.
I am seeking your help on a technical matter concerning images. A couple of weeks ago I uploaded File:WidmerpoolCartoon.jpg which I am using with a non-free rationale as the lrad image for Kenneth Widmerpool. The image people have requested that the image be replaced with a smaller version. The process for doing this seems simple, but I'm still not certain I can do it; I wonder if you can help? They have also suggested that the image be replaced if possible in a PNG or SVG format. That is way beyond me. Anything you can do, even just to point me in the right direction, will be much appreciated. If you are unable to help, that's fine - just let me know on my talk so I can look elsewhere. Best wishes, Brianboulton (talk) 23:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi to both of you. I'm doing well and staying out of the line of fire though still doing useful things, I hope. Thank you, Ruhrfisch, for solving the problem so neatly. The cartoon is amusing. Finetooth (talk) 00:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
I've heard flowers are being laid at DePreist's star along the sidewalk at the Portland Center for Performing Arts building. I will try to snap a photo ASAP. Should help to illustrate the article nicely. --Another Believer(Talk)22:52, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
I still need to give some thought to the question you posted on the talk page, but for now I created Oregon Symphony discography. This list still needs lots of work but I think this will be a great stand-alone list for the Symphony as well as a partial discography for DePreist (the Symphony discography would be branched from the "Discography" section in DePreist's article). Feel free to contribute to the discography article, only if you are interested! --Another Believer(Talk)23:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
What you have looks good to me. I get out of my depth pretty quickly, though, when it comes to music. I can't think of anything to add to either the list or the bio at this point. I read a fairly large number of obits looking for tidbits, but they pretty much echoed one another. Not surprising. Finetooth (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Currently, it is a Good Article. Since you have done a Peer Review on it a few years back, it's time for either a possible re-assessment or a major bold contribution to this article. Because suspects of Levy's murder are still living, BLP may apply to information about them. Also, 2013 hearings are not mentioned in the article outside the lede paragraph. Therefore, I've addressed my concerns about the lede to one of recent contributors of the article. --George Ho (talk) 16:52, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Was impressed by something you did a while ago
The reviewer's barnstar
For your comments in the first FAC for Jordan River. Really like how you engaged with the piece and the writer. The comments about the discharge being even more interesting because of the diversion were spot-on. TCO (talk) 18:57, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey, I never catch everything in my own work. I depend on others like you to spot the errors. BTW, should "Opus" be abbreviated (twice) in the This England entry in the table since it's abbreviated elsewhere? I forsee no trouble about COI; the article is as neutral as can be. Finetooth (talk) 23:09, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Yes, thanks; I went ahead and turned both into abbreviations for consistency. If you feel like making a similar comment here re: COI/neutrality, your opinion would be appreciated. Even if you are not familiar with Featured list criteria and do not wish to include a support vote, I think the comment would be helpful to other reviewers. This is, of course, only if you feel inclined. I do not want this request to be seen as canvassing... I only mean to direct you to the nomination page and remind you that the list is currently being reviewed. Thanks again! --Another Believer(Talk)23:15, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Stream lengths
I'm wondering if you know of any sources to find the length of a stream besides the USGS National Map, which I tried out yesterday to see if I could find the total length of this Oregon creek. I got it to e-mail me some download packages about seven hours after I had submitted the order, but my Mac couldn't open most of the files; it turns out I needed the application ArcGis Explorer to do that, which only works on Windows systems. So is there any other source I can access that might have this information? Jsayre64(talk)16:54, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
I can usually find a document online that has the length. The USGS topo maps (using Acme Mapper or TopoQuest) often have mile markers on them, especially for larger streams. Other government documents (BLM, Bureau of Reclamation) sometimes have them. So do watershed council sites, in some cases. In this case, I haven't found any document with the total length, and I'm sure you've looked too. User:Little Mountain 5 knows how to use the national viewer and ArcGIS, but I have had no success with it. He might be willing to determine the length for you. You might also post a request for help at WP:RIVERS, because others there know how to use ArcGIS. BTW, the convention for the stream coordinates is to use the mouth coordinates rather than something in the middle. Finetooth (talk) 23:23, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Okay, good to know. Stream length, especially for twisty creeks in rugged terrain, must be very difficult to calculate. I will see if Little Mountain 5 can find the answer for Elkhorn Creek. Thank you for the advice about the coordinates; I will attend to that right now. Jsayre64(talk)01:32, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King
Just in case you are interested, here is another for the Symphony album series. Feel free to make any improvements or let me know if you have any thoughts or concerns. Thanks! --Another Believer(Talk)18:53, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your contributions to the article. At one point I was so determined to get the main article promoted to FA status, and all of the conductor articles to Good status. Much work remains for Avshalomov, and a bit for Gershkovitch, but the latter three conductors are pretty good to go! Perhaps one day I will revisit the project... in the meantime I continue work on the Oregon Symphony! Thanks again. --Another Believer(Talk)20:37, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
One thing leads to another. I went from Burns to the PYP article, and then I had to read it all. Looks to be in very good shape. Finetooth (talk) 20:45, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Piulaski Skyway
I wonder if you have time to have a look at Pulaski Skyway as there's been some changes since new sources became available regarding it's history and it currently undergoing a major rehabilitation. Thanks for your help.Djflem (talk) 03:56, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
Peer Review
Hi, I wondered if I could call in the favour now I have improved Paris. I plan to nominate it for GA once I have found citations for the outstanding paragraphs, but the prose content will essentially be the same.--GilderienChat|List of good deeds—Preceding undated comment added 20:13, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Beatty
Hi Finetooth
There are several justifications for my changes:
1) Beatty is a very small town, and requiring information on Betty printed in a Washington Post is an unfair requirement.
2) If we have a few opinions on the Internet on something, then those are just opinions. If we have massive number of opinions in pretty well-known and policed travel sources, you cannot just brush them away. That would be an utterly arrogant action.
3) I've been a traveler through the region myself many times, and I am writing what I am a personal witness, not some hearsay. I've been traveling through the region for 13 years. This is historically small period but I've been witnessing the significant changes myself.
You and I both know that information is correct. Requiring impossibly high information source standards about this God forgotten place is very unfair. And you are using the same "Beatty News" source in your original article ! But when you do not personally like the information you declare it insufficient. Thats a double standard.
FT, I wanted to make sure you saw this article, which will appear in print tomorrow morning. The author credits me for the Yale Union Laundry Building article, which you had a much greater part in expanding to quality status. Apologies for any misunderstanding, but I hope you take pride in his complimentary reference. --Another Believer(Talk)00:02, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Given your record, I'm sure you'll do fine. I, on the other hand, find my energy and interest in Wikipedia waning to the point that I no longer do much reviewing or copyediting except of a superficial sort on an increasingly irregular basis. I've always enjoyed your work and your company, and I wish you the best. Finetooth (talk) 16:36, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks! We now have South Pacific at FAC here. We would very much value any comments by you there, as this is the most important musical that we have yet brought to FAC. Sorry to hear that your interest is flagging, but hoping that you can drag yourself over to FAC. :-) All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:38, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Hydronymy
Hallo, I am interested in hydronymy as it looks the language of prehistoric Europe is reflected therein. I left a message on the wikiproject rivers talkpage, just looking for editors with similar interests to exchange information. I have discovered the so called old european hydronymy is not limited to Europe but has many correspondences in Iran, India and furhter away so I think this disproves the current scholarly etymological interpretations. Presently I am trying to research Bengal and Burma. Thanks for reading.Aldrasto11 (talk) 11:02, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Aldrasto11. I read your note on the rivers project page but do not know enough about the history of languages to be able to contribute anything. The "names" sections in the river articles I have worked on most often mention a local origin; e.g. "Balch Creek" after a 19th-century resident named Balch. Other river names have a Native American origin; e.g. Willamette after a Clackamas village near the river. Finetooth (talk) 16:18, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
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I have finished the review, and unfortunately I cannot find any minor details to pick up on and quick-fail the article I am delighted to add it as Wikipedia's newest Good Article. Congratulations! --GilderienChat|List of good deeds20:01, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
There was an article in the Oregonian speaking to how the smaller cities on the state's east side were sold on prisons as a boon to their economy and it turned out to be a rather hollow promise. I do not remember whether Lakeview was mentioned in it or not. I know Ontario, Baker and Madras were. I also don't remember the link but if you are interested it is in the article I wrote on Snake River Correctional Institution as a reference. Happy editing. Gtwfan52 (talk) 03:58, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
Hello, it's me again and on a totally different subject. (probably should have started a new thread...feel free to do so if it is easier for you). I live in the Ontario, Oregon area and am planning on running for admin sometime after this coming February. My content creation is weak and I need to do some things to crank it up. Local resources here suck to put it mildly. (The newest computer reference book in the Ontario Library is on XP. They have nothing, not even clip files or the like on any of the NRHP sites in Malheur County). My feeling is that I must write at least 5 new articles to go with the three I have already created and raise at least one article to GA or FA. Can you give me any advice on what to do, and would you maybe be interested in collaborating on a promotion? I was thinking maybe either Vale, Oregon or Vale High School. Both have really deep histories and the their articles are weak right now. Take your time in answering, and please don't put yourself out for me. Anything you can do would help. Thanks! Gtwfan52 (talk) 20:18, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
Good example of an Oregon lake article?
Hi Finetooth, I hope things are going well. I've got a friend who is interested in expanding on a lake article. Can you think of a couple examples of, say, mid-level Oregon lake articles that are well developed? In other words, not a Crater Lake level of information (though I just noticed that article is relatively short!), but something approachable. If EncMstr watches this page maybe he has some ideas too. Cheers! Valfontis (talk) 19:24, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi Valfontis. It's been quite a while since our last conversation, perhaps because I have a way of disappearing. (Poof!) The Wickiup Reservoir article is well-started and could use expansion and some work on its citations. A good source for more info is the Atlas of Oregon Lakes. It has stuff about prehistory and where the name "Wickiup" came from, and it's got more stats, like shoreline length. If your friend would like to try a new article, Tahkenitch Lake, near Reedsport, is on my to-do list. Good RS info is on this page of the atlas. Hope this helps. Finetooth (talk) 21:16, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
I think I am the one who disappeared! Thanks for the info, I think I was unclear though! He was interested in a specific lake, and I wanted to give him a couple of examples of what we are working towards. But I think I overwhelmed him with my WikiEnthusiasm (it still exists, even if I'm not editing much) so I don't know if he will decide to do it or not. I will tell him about the atlas. Meantime, I sort of promised to write something on the bustling metropolis of Broadacres, Oregon so if I do that maybe he will work on the lake article. Valfontis (talk) 23:25, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I just happened to come across this discussion (or perhaps EncMstr isn't the only one who might be checking this page once in a while; who knows?). For expansion and improving on existing content, I would recommend Upper Klamath Lake, which I think is the largest lake in Oregon; and nearby Agency Lake; and Crescent Lake, which reminds me of Waldo Lake and the Summit Lake just a few miles west of there, for which there is no article; which in turn reminds me of the Middle Fork Willamette River and its three reservoirs. Then there's the arid, salty ones like Goose, Malheur, and Harney. And also east of the Cascades, Ochoco Reservoir (that redirects to the dam), and Lake Billy Chinook (no article on that!). Out of breath; I've just been underwater. Jsayre64(talk)00:17, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, Hope you are doing good, recently one of the article of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (a local Non profit prganization of Balochistan) is nominated for deletion because of near-total absence of WP:RS to establish notability. I have so far founded a number of reliable sources about this NGO, in fact this NGO is one of the most notable NGO in Pakistan. Please go through the article and give your comment here as "Keep" or "Delete": Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Balochistan Rural Support Programme
Congrats on the FA for Amaker. I did very little to improve it; the effort was almost all yours. In case you didn't see my notes on your talk page or found them confusing, I posted my suggestions yesterday for improving the 2013 NCAA tournament article. They are on its talk page. That wasn't the article you wanted reviewed, but I think you could take the tournament article to at least GA without breaking a sweat. Finetooth (talk) 17:39, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward between the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Range, the river and its tributaries form the Willamette Valley, which contains two-thirds of Oregon's population. The state's largest city, Portland, surrounds the Willamette's mouth at the Columbia. Due to prolific rainfall in the basin and sediments from the glacial Missoula Floods, the Willamette Valley is one of the most fertile agricultural regions in North America, and was thus the destination of many 19th-century pioneers traveling west along the Oregon Trail. Since 1900, more than 15 large dams and many smaller ones have been built in the Willamette's drainage basin. They are used primarily to produce hydroelectricity, to store water for irrigation, and to prevent flooding. The river and its tributaries support 60 fish species, including many species of salmon and trout; this is despite the dams, other alterations, and pollution (especially on the river's lower reaches). (Full article...)
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Fanno Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) tributary of the Tualatin River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River, its watershed covers about 32 square miles (83 km2) in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, including about 7 square miles (18 km2) within the Portland city limits. From its headwaters in the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) in southwest Portland, the creek flows generally west and south through the cities of Portland, Beaverton, Tigard and Durham, and unincorporated areas of Washington County. It enters the Tualatin River about 9 miles (14 km) above the Tualatin's confluence with the Willamette River at West Linn. For thousands of years, the Atfalati (Tualatin) tribe of the Kalapuya inhabited the watershed. The first settler of European descent, Augustus Fanno, for whom the creek is named, arrived in the mid-19th century. Fanno Farmhouse, the restored family home, is a Century Farm on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of 14 urban parks in a narrow corridor along the creek. Although heavily polluted, the creek supports aquatic life, including cutthroat trout in its upper reaches. (Full article...)
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I realise you are semi-retired, but I hope you can spare a moment to consider an issue that has recently arisen. In May 2012 you commented on this article at the FAC which led to its promotion. An editor has added a substantial amount of text to the article, without talkpage discussion and, of course, without review. I have outlined some concerns on the article's talk, here. I am hoping to reach all the FAC reviewers, and would greatly appreciate it if you could look at the page and give a brief opinion on this new material. Brianboulton (talk) 22:23, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Ashland, Oregon in which you've been a major contributor, and has been 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.
Thanks for helping with the article's expansion. This should be a fun one to research and expand, and should be pretty easy to get promoted to Good status. I hope to go take a couple pictures of the building ASAP. --Another Believer(Talk)18:50, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Sorry. I was glad to help improve Roseland Theater as part of the Oregon Project's article-of-the-month, but I have no similar reliable sources for venues in Ireland. Finetooth (talk) 02:35, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
Hello! (and PR)
Hello to you, most wonderful Finetooth! Any chance your finely-honed attention might be borrowed momentarily in order to peer review recurrent laryngeal nerve? The review is here Wikipedia:Peer review/Recurrent laryngeal nerve/archive1. In order to serve as 'model' articles (or at least, examples of what GA content would look like in an anatomical context), we have now nominated a bone, a muscle and an accessory structure for good article status; this article is a nerve, and that just leaves a blood vessel. Best wishes, --LT910001 (talk) 00:55, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hillsboro is an American city of 95,000 people in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. It is the fifth-largest city in the state and serves as the county seat of Washington County. Located in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of Portland, Hillsboro is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel(one campus pictured) and TriQuint, which compose what has become known as the Silicon Forest. Other important sectors to the economy are health care, retail, and agriculture (including grapes and local wineries). The area was inhabited by the Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya people prior to the arrival of European-American settlers. Hillsboro was settled in 1842 and is named after David Hill, an Oregon politician and one of the first settlers. A railroad reached the area in the early 1870s and the city incorporated on October 19, 1876. Hillsboro has a council-manager government consisting of a city manager and a seven-person city council headed by a mayor. The city operates more than twenty parks along with Hillsboro Stadium and Hillsboro Ballpark, home to Minor League Baseball's Hillsboro Hops. Nine sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Full article...)
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