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DYK for Harl H. Haas, Jr.

On 5 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harl H. Haas, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Oregon judge Harl H. Haas, Jr. used to help babysit Rush Limbaugh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harl H. Haas, Jr.. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Thankyou :) (RevengeTimeComes (talk))

Help !

Sir,i need your help in adding the image"https://commons.wikimedia.org/File:ShivamPatil.jpg " to the page Shivam Patil ( http://en.wikipedia.org/Shivam_Patil )

PProfs of this not being a copyright violation :

1)This image is not a COPYRIGHT VIOLATION because the photographer Prakhar Gupta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92400734@N04/) has given permission to wiki regarding the free license of the image bt a mail sent permissions-commons@wikimedia.org . Evidence regarding the mail being sent/received can also be produced if asked for. 2)One can also check the original image posted by the photographer himself on his Flickr account and the license used to publish it originally . URL- http://www.flickr.com/photos/92400734@N04/10132111193/ 3) The mail has been received by wiki and the following message has been displayed below the image. The message reads "This image was originally posted to Flickr by PrakharGupta_Lucknow at http://flickr.com/photos/92400734@N04/10132111193. It was reviewed on 7 October 2013 by the FlickreviewR robot and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0." Check the message below the image here - https://commons.wikimedia.org/File:ShivamPatil.jpg And uploading a image(flickr) under the license cc-by-2.0 is allowed on wiki as per rules displayed on the upload page . Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by RevengeTimeComes (talk • contribs) 07:22, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages Edit-athon!

WIKI LOVES LIBRARIES 2013! You're invited to attend the upcoming "Wiki Loves Libraries" edit-athon. The event will be held from 1–4pm on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Family Library, located on the second floor of the Museum's Mark Building (formerly the Masonic Temple). The edit-athon will focus on the local arts community (but you can work on other topics as well!). It will also kick off the Oregon Arts Project, an on-wiki initiative to improve coverage of the arts in Oregon. Details and signup here!

Hope to see you there! --Another Believer _(Talk) 15:40, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Coordinates?

Hi AM, might you be able to assist with adding coordinates for this site? --Another Believer _(Talk) 17:59, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. --Another Believer _(Talk) 19:05, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

May I make a similar request for Weather Machine (sculpture)? I just nominated the article for FA status and including coordinates gets it one step closer. --Another Believer _(Talk) 05:05, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again, --Another Believer _(Talk) 07:38, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

New Willamette River sub-category

In this category, are you sure you want to have Cottage Grove, Jasper, Lowell, Oakridge, and Westfir, if Cottage Grove is along the coast fork and the four others are along the middle fork? Jsayre64 (talk) 17:22, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm personally not really a fan of these river/populated places cats, but if they exist they should be complete. My thoughts are that if the stream says Willamette River, it should be considered part of the river, and thus the communities along the "forks" should be in the cat. This mainly since it says they are forks. Not that I agree with the USGS as to naming as I think it would have made more sense to name these forks as other rivers and then have the Willamette start at the confluence, sort of like there is not a Rocky Mountains Fork Mississippi River, instead we call it the Missouri River, but maybe they have actual rules on this somewhere in DC. But anyway, I think the forks should be considered part of the main, but not the other non-Willamette named tributaries. But I don't have a strong attachment. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:24, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Alan Kirby

Hello, and thanks for assessing the class of the above. But when you did it, not sure what happened, but you also changed a parameter name in the {{WikiProject Football}} template to something it isn't, and removed the transclusion of a current DYK nom. I've fixed it, anyway. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 08:02, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I had a similar thing happen around that time as well. I'm wondering if there was some sort of cache problem. Aboutmovies (talk) 04:36, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

That might make sense. Hope it's a one-off, then, and not an ongoing problem. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 06:10, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For Brian Meyer (politician). Bearian (talk) 16:46, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Neutral notice

This is a neutral notice that an RfC has been opened at an article which you have edited within the past year. It is at Talk:Clint Eastwood#8 children by 6 women. --Tenebrae (talk) 14:13, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

Actor cats

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Actors_and_Filmmakers#Simplifying_actor.2Factress_gendered_categories. John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:05, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

library

Is there a ref for the hook fact that it wasn't funded? Otherwise it looks ok? Victuallers (talk) 09:39, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, the hook fact is in the first paragraph of the history section, which is covered by footnote #2, and in that news article it is in the fourth paragraph. Aboutmovies (talk) 14:29, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Requesting your opinion

Hi. Can you offer your opinion in this consensus discussion? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 18:09, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Tigard Public Library

On 6 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tigard Public Library, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the City of Tigard in Oregon started a public library, but didn't fund it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tigard Public Library. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 17:18, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

"Wiki Loves Libraries" edit-athon in Vancouver, WA

	WIKI LOVES LIBRARIES 2013! You are invited to attend the upcoming "Wiki Loves Libraries" edit-athon. The event will be held from 2:30–4:30pm on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Vancouver Community Library (901 C Street) in Vancouver, Washington. The edit-athon will focus on creating and expanding articles related to Vancouver and Clark County. Details and signup here!

You are receiving this message because you are listed as an active member of WikiProjectOregon or WikiProject Washington. This message was delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 15:11, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

I hope you enjoy the encyclopaedia too

Inenglishplease (talk) 23:56, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Please enter a personalized message Inenglishplease (talk) 23:57, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for M.E. Blanton House

On 12 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article M.E. Blanton House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the attorney who owned the M.E. Blanton House in Aloha, Oregon, lost an appeal over a road project that removed part of the house's yard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/M.E. Blanton House. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for World Trade Center, Portland

On 16 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article World Trade Center, Portland, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon (pictured), was evacuated in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks? 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Gilgamesh Brewing

Saw your "this needs help" note. Is this even notable? Looks like its creator did it as a class project at Western. I'm too lazy to fix it right now so I don't want to slap a bunch of tags on it. And why wasn't I invited to the hangover breakfast? Was it at Quality Pie? Valfontis (talk) 15:06, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Hard to tell without putting some work into it. There appears to be three S-J articles on the place, which is a good start, but on their own I don't think they would be enough. Not sure if there is coverage elsewhere, such as in beer trade media, but I think it needs a few more sources. Maybe just a few tags including a notability one and then let it simmer for a few months. As to the COTM, currently we are not doing individual editor notices. We hope someone will volunteer to do them, and/or set up an automated or semi-automated process to do it. Aboutmovies (talk) 00:26, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Commons photo

Just a little something I came across while looking at the Bull Mountain article: your description of this photo does not agree with the file name. Jsayre64 (talk) 03:34, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

The shopping center is just out of sight, with the light poles you see in the parking lot. Otherwise, the description has been updated. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:06, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Gert Boyle

On 21 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gert Boyle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Gert Boyle is "one tough mother"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gert Boyle. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Oregon)

On 24 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Oregon), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Portland VA Hospital has a 660-foot (200 m) long pedestrian bridge that is the longest of its type in North America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Oregon). 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:37, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Albert S. Sholes House

On 26 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albert S. Sholes House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the original owner of the Albert S. Sholes House worked with Edward Schulmerich, whose house was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albert S. Sholes House. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:14, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

public figures

Hi, public figures go by the names that they are called by in person, or the names their institutions list them as. Referenced sources can be twisted to produce a different name, but the name requested by the subject should be used if the sources are sufficient to represent both. Jane (talk) 13:31, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Look at the history of the article and you will see I previsouly reverted the addition of his fist name until the anon editor provided a source. So, he announced in public in front of a large crowd what his first name is. Further, your note above does nothing to explain the other change you made. Please read ALL of BLP to understand it, and note all of the items are sourced, which is mostly what BLP is about. His ex-wife is also arguably a public figure given her former position, but more importantly, it was sourced. I will now revert you again, and please take point me to the discussion where the subject made this request so that it can be properly vetted and analyzed. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:27, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

It doesn't matter whether he revealed his first name or not. It is perfectly reasonable to include his first name, just not as the name in the lead. He does not go by the name anywhere except on Misplaced Pages, and unfortunately this causes many new.publications to use this name. As for BLPNAME, I did read this. I really question your personal involvement here, since his family is not notable, neither is his family relevant to his notability. I really don't see the added value to Misplaced Pages to include this, and BTW he is also not the first Afro-American president of a college or university, so there is much more wrong with this article than the names. Please remove your revert, or take the time to fix the article. Jane (talk) 13:42, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

And I'd have to question your involvement given you must be getting secret messages from the subject, since you failed to provide evidence of the complaints from the subject and his daughter. Regardless, I have a strong suspicion he or someone close to him was responsible for much of the personal info in the article, and they were also the party responsible for the "first" you mention (though note, it is qualified as first of an independent college, whatever that means). Anyway, I don't own the article, but have invested a lot of time trying to police it. As to saying it is perfectly reasonable to include his first name, that rings hollow when you removed it from everywhere. So to does your assertion that his family is not notable, which has two problems: 1) one of his wives was/is a public figure; 2) notability does not limit inclusion. BLP does to an extent, due to privacy, but the bigger picture you need to realize is this is a biography, and biographies include personal details, as that is what makes a biography. Biographies are not just mentions of a subject's notable feats, as otherwise dates of birth and where he grew up are not notable either, but they are what make for a good biography. Even before you last message, the names of the kids were removed, so hopefully that is a nice compromise. If not, please take it to the noticeboard. Aboutmovies (talk) 02:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I was confused because yes, I know the subject and all his kids quite well and thought I made it clear in my editing summary that I was acting on his request, which was a perfectly reasonable one. I was under the impression that you were deliberately badmouthing him, but now I understand who you are and would like to extend thanks for policing his article since 2007. I am a bit confused why you feel one of his wives was a public figure, but I have never lived in Oregon so I don't know. I guess you weren't aware that his first name is not the name he is called by. The information about the names of his family members is not necessary on Misplaced Pages for his level for notability and removing that is a perfectly normal thing to do for a BLP, which I did on his request. Your statement in the lead about "first..." is in fact incorrect, but he was one of the first ten, so not a big error. I put his page on my watch list, but I normally edit 17th century painters and not BLP's, so I'll leave it to you. Sorry for the confusion, but maybe you should mail him yourself for his WP complaints/queries? As for the other edits you mention, at least two of these were done by his daughter, and we discussed this with the three of us as I explained the up- and downsides of including such info on Misplaced Pages. Back when this article was created I don't think anybody could have foreseen the later repercussions. Jane (talk) 13:10, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

DYK for George H. Otten

On 1 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George H. Otten, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that George H. Otten completed the landscaping plan for the Oregon State Capitol mall and was responsible for the placement of Timberline Lodge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George H. Otten. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Re: E. J. Singler - um, not my article, but that would not be a speedy

Re your message: Thank you for AGF. I have restored the article at your request. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 06:05, 5 December 2013 (UTC)