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Thank you to all

Thanks to all for the support the last few days. I have been under real and wiki stress (over 2600 edits in 6 weeks). The break did me good. Thanks again.BarkingMoon (talk) 00:10, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Glad to have you back. — Ched :  ?  02:05, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes indeed! Sharktopus 02:11, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Relieved! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:22, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Noel F. Parrish

On 25 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Noel F. Parrish, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the most prestigious award of the association of World War II's black US airmen, the Tuskegee Airmen, is named for Noel F. Parrish, their white commanding officer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:00, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda! BarkingMoon (talk) 12:07, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

This is such an interesting article, but one I would probably not have seen if not for you and DYK. So glad you are back with us. Sharktopus 12:49, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Why thanks Sharky. Glad you liked it. BarkingMoon (talk) 13:45, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Soldiers Chapel

Thanks for the nice new one, I found it approved. Bach's cantata might be moved, I like the pic! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:45, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Glad you like it. You mean the cantata might get renamed? BarkingMoon (talk) 22:48, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

I like the DYK hook for Soldier's Chapel and left an idea for expansion on the talk page. Montanabw 03:42, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks MTBW. Hopefully we can find sources for it.BarkingMoon (talk) 10:36, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Wink

Corrected some geography: http://nris.mt.gov/gis/gisdatalib/downloads/hwymapmdt.pdf National news articles sort of miss geographic nuance, Billings Gazette probably best coverage of the 2011 flooding in MT (wink). I don't focus on MT articles, but should you need a hand, drop me a line and I'll point you in the right direction ;-) (smiles) Montanabw 19:23, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Taking another ? to you. BarkingMoon (talk) 19:28, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Not official, but I think accurate: http://www.montanariveraction.org/musselshell.river.html Will look for official — Preceding unsigned comment added by Montanabw (talk • contribs)

Yea, I'm using that a lot to expand it. BarkingMoon (talk) 19:38, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Here's a bunch of official, but sort scanned, very little on length, and not word searchable. However, Chapter 1 (several pages in, designated page 1, though) seems to explain why the different numbers for length, appears to be whether you count the headwater tributaries (there are two) or not -- and probably if they count both of them or not. http://dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/water_mgmt/surfacewaterstudies/pdfs/musselshell_rbwm_study_appendixes.pdf Martinsdale to Fort Peck stretch is the "official" river, but the two tributaries originate, obviously, more miles away. Good luck from here! Montanabw 19:45, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Much thanks!BarkingMoon (talk) 20:31, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

BTW, also did a quick drive-by of Montana Stream Access Law, I probably will not be back there (have compelling real life reasons to not raise my blood pressure editing these sorts of articles) but provided some stuff that may be helpful to others working on it. Montanabw 20:33, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Cool, but why is the Musselshell not listed in the stream access article?BarkingMoon (talk) 20:41, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Follow the money (grin)! Not a lot of trout there (mostly Browns that don't get super big) and you can't float a boatload of tourists down it in the summer. Dewatering from irrigation impacts the fishery for sure, so whatever is in there has to be OK with warm water and not too much of it. Attractive little river, but most floaters can't navigate in anything larger than an inner tube, people don't like to have the whitefish outnumber trout, and Harlow isn't exactly a tourist mecca for the state. see this ;-) Montanabw 21:22, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Idea

If you wanted to do up an article on the 2011 floods throughout Montana, it might be interesting. Missoula had some near-misses due to the Clark Fork and a 3-year old boy drowned in Helena. Scary stuff. Montanabw 21:22, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Invisible Rail

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Invisible Rail, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the most recent confirmed sighting of the vulnerable Invisible Rail was in 2003? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Not a good idea

"No special rules for Giano, nor anyone else. It's high time Giano stop thinking he's so damn special. He is not God's gift to wiki.BarkingMoon (talk) 18:39, 26 June 2011 (UTC)" I would not start having little jabs and jibes at me if I were you. I had not noticed you before and it would have been wise to have left it that way. You are as transparent as daylight. Giacomo Returned 07:25, 27 June 2011 (UTC)