User talk:Finetooth/Archive 17
Hi Finetooth. A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. I had to squeeze the text down to a little over 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank (push to talk) 20:29, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
Good to see it running, precious again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
I am impressed!Finetooth, you are blowing my socks off with the work you are doing on the Jackalope article! No one should be allowed to have that much fun on wiki! After this, I might recommend a deeper look at cow tipping. Holler if you need a hand with anything. Montanabw(talk) 04:34, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
Finetooth: I've added some new text to Staryl Austin article and broken it up into sections. Since you recently did some improvement work on that article, though you might want to take a look and make sure you're ok with changes.--Orygun (talk) 22:30, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Bull Run RiverSeeing your article on the main page today was a happy reminder of older times. A pleasant start to the morning. Brianboulton (talk) 09:46, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Congrats on the main page appearance! What a beautiful article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:46, 16 February 2015 (UTC) Help , pleaseThis user Uaat , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Uaat , Vandalism a lot of article for a long time , can you stop this guy ? thank you ViPremierce (talk) 13:15, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Re: Oregon TheatreThanks! I've been working on theatre (building) articles lately and figured the Oregon Theatre article would be quick, easy and... interesting. It was. :) Paris Theatre (Portland, Oregon) may be my next one to promote. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:32, 16 February 2015 (UTC) Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jackalope you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr. Guye -- Mr. Guye (talk) 02:00, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Sybil PlumleeHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sybil Plumlee you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Montanabw -- Montanabw (talk) 05:01, 30 April 2015 (UTC) The article Jackalope you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jackalope for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr. Guye -- Mr. Guye (talk) 22:21, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
The Quarter Million Award
AnacondaMy favorite revert of all time was during a period when an 8th-grade English teacher let a middle schooler loose on the article for extra credit: [1] Thought you would appreciate that one! Montanabw(talk) 15:34, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Not sure if this article interests you or not, but since you worked on Mary's Club and other venue-related articles like Roseland Theater, I thought I would see if you had any interest. This article is about Ron Jeremy's swingers' club that just closed. Seems like it would be a pretty easy article to complete and promote to Good status--it certainly passes the notability threshold but doesn't have a ton of articles to incorporate. I expect there will be a few articles about its opening but then more about its recent string of troubles and eventual closure. Anyways, if you have any interest in working on another quirky Portland-related article, feel free to swing by (oy...) the article and help out! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:37, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Beautiful photo. Thank you! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
A requestHi! It's been a while since we were in touch, but I'm pleased to see that you've been editing most productively in the meantime. I too been busy on a range of projects, and I am hoping you might have time to give me a little help on a map issue. Let me explain. I have been researching the USS Jeannette disaster, and hope soon to begin work on the article. The map on the present Jeannette article is in my view wholly inadequate. You may remember that, a few years ago, for Last voyage of the Karluk, you were able to produce this superb map, and I wonder if it would be possible to produce something similar for the Jeanette article? The base map is here. There is absolutely no hurry as I can't start immediately, but if you feel able to tackle this, I'll give you details of what's required – basically, bold lines based on the old map, insertion of some dates and a few more labels. I feel a little awkward about asking this favour after so much time, but if you can do it I'm sure the article will benefit greatly – as the Karluk one did. My very best wishes. Brianboulton (talk) 22:51, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Further to my recent request, here are details from which you may be be able to draft a route map for the ice journey of the Jeannette crew. It is very kind of you to agree to this; please let me know if you need more information, or if there are unforeseen problems. The base map to be used is File:New Siberian Islands map.png. The objective is to show the journey, by boat and sledge, from the point of the ship's sinking to landing on the the Lena Delta on the Siberian coast. Unfortunately the map does not show clear latitude or longitude lines, so the positions won't be exact, but should be close enough.
With grateful thanks. Brianboulton (talk) 18:08, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
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I remember hearing you were interested in this article. Since it became a GA, I've been working to prepare it for FA. Would you recommend a peer review before FAC? Thanks, and there's no hurry. Jsayre64 (talk) 20:32, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
TFARWikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Balch Creek --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 5 August 2015 (UTC) Just to let you know how things are going: I decided to split the expedition from the existing ship article. The ship, after all, had many years of history before it even became Jeannette, and the expedition is a worthy story in its own right. Your excellent chart now sits in the expedition article. I've just completed the first draft; it's a rather bloated 7,700 words at present, but over the next week I will have it trimmed by 1000 or so. I'm looking to have it peer reviewed at the end of the month. I trust you are well and are having a restful and enjoyable summer. Brianboulton (talk) 22:52, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
BasinCurious why you changed the weather stats to Butte -- Butte has a rather different ecosystem from Basin exmples. Basin is in a relatively sheltered canyon, different elevation, and still-technically- east of the divide...? Montanabw(talk) 04:39, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Found the precip numbers via the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) site. No luck finding temps. The WRCC says "insufficient data" for temps, and the NCEI site returns nothing at all, probably because I haven't figured out how to make it do anything useful. I did a halfway fix to the Basin page but now must disappear for three or four days to tend to things off-wiki. Finetooth (talk) 18:39, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
Quick question: I've always read "nature preserve" in AmEng, "reserve" is BritEng AFAIK, but you may know different. - Dank (push to talk) 13:09, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
I have now opened a peer review page for the Jeannette article, here: Wikipedia:Peer review/Jeannette Expedition/archive1. I'd be very grateful if you would take a look, and comment. Brianboulton (talk) 20:25, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Re: Balch CreekCongrats on the Main Page appearance! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:36, 11 September 2015 (UTC) Andrew Sledd FACFYI, the Andrew Sledd article, for which you conducted a peer review, has been nominated as a Feature Article candidate. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 18:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hey Finetooth, long time no chat! I've seen you gnoming away on the city articles, thanks! I see that Gettings Creek is an orphan, do you have time to figure out where it fits into the hierarchy at List of rivers of Oregon? Valfontis (talk) 22:40, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
ThanksThanks for the very nice note. As a matter of fact, I am planning to bring Arthur Sullivan to FAC sometime soon. If you have time, please have at him. Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:44, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
More rural legendsFor ever so many good reasons, but particularly to discourage vandals, want to try another Green Acres project and help me bring cow tipping to GA? Montanabw(talk) 01:58, 22 November 2015 (UTC) Re: Lola BaldwinJust stumbled upon this article again. It looks great!... or, one might say... good. :) Unless you feel additional research is needed, I hope you'll consider nominating this article for Good status one day. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:44, 23 November 2015 (UTC) Thank you, sirTim Riley just pinged me that the Andrew Sledd article has been promoted to Feature Article. It was a much improved article for your review and comments, and I look forward to our next GA/FA collaboration. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 16:38, 19 December 2015 (UTC) It's that time of the year
Season's GreetingsTo You and Yours! A beer for you!
Happy Christmas and Merry New YearAnd it's that time of the year when everyone starts saying that it's that time of the year. But really, what coverage of Oregon waterways the encyclopedia has thanks to you! Pennsylvania may come close, but I say we're #1. Jsayre64 (talk) 21:29, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Season's Greetings
Merry Christmas!
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Thank you, Brianhe. I've been away for three days and just saw this. I was on a ranch for two of those days and met five cows who live there. Moo x 5. Finetooth (talk) 23:50, 3 June 2016 (UTC) DYK for Cow tippingOn 3 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cow tipping, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to scientists, cow tipping would require between 4 and 14 coordinated people, unlike the depiction of the urban legend in film and television? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cow tipping. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cow tipping), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:08, 3 June 2016 (UTC) Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 23 June 2016 (UTC) Thank you for today's Johnson Creek (Willamette River)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi Finetooth.. I hope you are doing well ... It is been a long time since you helped Ahalya's journey to a FA. The article Chinnamasta was recently expanded for a potential FAC. Like Ahalya, Chinnamasta will benefit from reviewers, who are unfamiliar with Hinduism so that we can know if a non-Hindu understands the article. Chinnamasta is a self-decapitated Hindu goddess, who holds her severed head in her hand and drinks blood from her wound.--Redtigerxyz Talk 17:49, 6 August 2016 (UTC) ConversionsHi Finetooth, thank you for adding conversions to articles which, in general, is not a bad thing as long as we don't go overboard. For example, MOS:CONVERSIONS are deprecated where it would make the expression awkward e.g. "a 32-metre-high tower" and by implication we should not have to change the word order purely in order to use a conversion. Also in articles that use a lot of measurements it can be excessive to convert every occurrence. Especially for articles on European structures and places, everyone uses the metric system apart from the occasional tourist. ☺ --Bermicourt (talk) 08:01, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
FAC voluntary mentoring schemeDuring a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Wikipedia: Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors. Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 18:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC) (Delighted that you're still editing, by the way! Brianboulton (talk) 18:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
Lola BaldwinHi, Finetooth! I think I'd like to nominate this article for Good status. Do you object for any reason, or have an interest in being listed as a co-nominator? ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:32, 28 September 2016 (UTC) I have no objection, but I don't want to co-nominate. Thanks for doing this and all the other good work you do. Finetooth (talk) 02:58, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
Just a heads up: Another editor has been making changes to this article, but I reverted them and encouraged discussion of proposed changes on the talk page. You are welcome to see if any of the proposed changes are worth keeping, if interested. ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:42, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
The article has been promoted. Thanks again for your work on this biography. ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:01, 24 December 2016 (UTC) A Barnstar
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Rogue River (Oregon) for TFAThis is to let you know that the Rogue River (Oregon) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 9 January 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 9, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:35, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
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Merry, merry!From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:59, 25 December 2016 (UTC) Best WishesI wish you the best this holiday season. May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams. GA-ready articles?Come on, now, what other GA-worthy articles have you written that I can nominate on your behalf? :p I'm sure there are some other gems needing the little green icon. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:14, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
CongratsNice to see Rogue River on the Main Page! Congrats! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 04:11, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
Johnson Creek (Willamette River) scheduled for TFAThis is to let you know that the Johnson Creek (Willamette River) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 7 February 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 7, 2017. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:43, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article OR-7 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jclemens -- Jclemens (talk) 04:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC) The article OR-7 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:OR-7 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jclemens -- Jclemens (talk) 04:41, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
FACIn the middle of a rather intense discussion at WT:FAC, I cannot describe how pleased I was to see your name popping up to review articles! Sarastro1 (talk) 21:32, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
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