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Quinebaug River

Hello...I noticed that you changed the source information on the Quinebaug River. Do you have a reference for that? I did some research and I can only find that the Quinebaug River named after Holland Pond, not Hamilton Reservoir. If Hamilton Reservoir is the source, that body of water extends into Tolland County in Connecticut and you deleted that so that's why I wanted to ask about a reference for your edit. Thanks. Dbroer (talk) 20:25, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Oh I'm just as confused as you. It was originally ending in Southbridge and it made no sense, I used google maps and followed the stream up to the reservoir. I'll try to find a source that has it, if not I'll change it to Holland Pond.--JJBers (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Couldn't find anything, I'll fix it right now.--JJBers (talk) 20:31, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Changes to Windows articles

Why did you change the syntax of the support dates? {{Start date and age}} may only be used once in a microformat-embedding infobox per the documentation, and this is the release date typically. Additionally, it removed the exact end of support date and replaced it with just a month, which could mean anything. ViperSnake151  Talk  01:37, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Alright I fixed the pages to the end day and re-added days back--JJBers (talk) 02:12, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for William C. O'Neill Bike Path

On 3 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William C. O'Neill Bike Path, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rhode Island's William C. O'Neill Bike Path follows a route first proposed for use as a school children's rail line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William C. O'Neill Bike Path. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, William C. O'Neill Bike Path), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

September 2016

Please do not create, maintain or restore hoaxes on Misplaced Pages, as you did at List_of_the_most_subscribed_users_on_YouTube. Hoaxes are eligible for speedy deletion under criterion G3. If you are interested in how accurate Misplaced Pages is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Misplaced Pages — and then to correct them if possible. Please do not disrupt Misplaced Pages. Feel free to take a look at the five pillars of Misplaced Pages to learn more about this project and how you can contribute constructively. Thank you. Jergling (talk) 18:20, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm very sorry, I was at school, and I didn't realize until now that my school blocked the content on his channel, but thanks for reminding me!--JJBers (talk) 18:45, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

I understand, please keep that in mind in the future. Generally, it's a good idea to defer to Archive.org before assuming a page has been totally obliterated. Especially on a busy article like this, try to bring it up on the talk page first. Have a nice day, -Jergling (talk) 15:22, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Copyright violation

You appear to have cut and pasted content from List of rail trails to List of rail trails in United States. To do so without providing proper attribution is copyright violation and not permitted. Please read WP:splitting and WP:copying within Misplaced Pages and take the appropriate action. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:40, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Alright, I have credited the page history in the begging of the page.--JJBers (talk) 19:24, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Now please do it the way specified in Misplaced Pages:Copying within Misplaced Pages. --David Biddulph (talk) 20:09, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

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Bistate roads

FYI, you need to use an en dash (–) between states instead of a hyphen. Connecticut-Massachusetts→Connecticut–Massachusetts. MOS:DASH has some handy tips for dash use. –Fredddie™ 14:32, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Confusion

Greetings. You seem to suddenly be going around causing trouble on Connecticut River bridge articles. Why is this? I'd like to know before I start reverting you right and left, and addressing the issue on an admin page looking for arbitration. - Denimadept (talk) 01:50, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm just learning how to use a few new tools, and the pages that were nominated for deletion did qualify for A11 as there was not reliable sources. The Route 3 bridge is the only one I deiced to tag. The other 3 did also comply too, but I wanted to properly test out the other tools. The other CT River bridges I did edit, I put information in. You can delete the revision for the speedy deletion if you feel it is unnecessary. I just feel the pages are unnecessary and are as important as a local stream crossing.--JJBers (talk) 01:57, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

You'll get no argument from me for most of your edits, and in fact I was toning down my post here when you replied, so I gave up on doing so. I apologize for the original phrasing. The Rt 3 bridge is the northern-most (first) bridge on the river, as I thought we agreed was notable a few days ago. Maybe that was someone else. The Enfield bridge image removal was inappropriate as it showed additional information. The Stub/Start distinction is somewhat vague, I agree, but it seems nicer to call them "Start" since someone might find more information about the subjects. - Denimadept (talk) 02:01, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

I agree with most of what you said there, and also I did say it was notable a few days ago, and it kinda is, but it would be better off not being a separate article, and more of a note for the bridge listing on the CT River Crossings. The Enfield Bridge photo removal was because it disrupted the flow of text, and I found no other way to fix other than simply removing it, and I understood it provided useful info, but it could of also been transferred into text, or linked to the page in some way. Finally, a lot of the Start articles had stub tags, or were very short summaries for history, and also for every single one I re-marked, the Bridge WikiProject had the page marked as stub, while the Connecticut WikiProject had it marked as start, which caused confusion with me...Oh well, I'm not the feisty user with these types of situations, and I agree with most of the points mentioned.--JJBers (talk) 02:15, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

We don't always have these admin articles up-to-date. I expect many people forget about them. Regarding the image on the Enfield bridge article, see the text which follows it. - Denimadept (talk) 02:19, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Alright, I deiced to try to fix the bridge image situation, which I felt semi-satisfied with the fix for the short term. Also I'm going to try to sort out the deletion issue, probably trying to re-list it in the near future. Also I'm going to try to attract traffic to the situation by helping other nominations out. I think we can dismiss the situation for now, but we'll have to address this again soon again. For now, so long.--JJBers Public (talk) 14:36, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

AFD

Hi, Could you reopen Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Scott Brook Road bridge over the Connecticut River (and revert the redirect) as there's clearly no consensus to redirect at all, Not only that but you've used the wrong AFD template entirely (Technically I should revert and reclose however it's counterproductive to revert, reclose with the correct temp, and then ask you to reopen), Thanks, –Davey2010 22:50, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

@Davey2010: Alright, I completed all of what you said. This is really a first for me, but while your here, you could bring up something. I closed it because it had matured, and no one had responded in 4 days.— JJBers (talk) 23:00, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Wow that was the easiest ask I've ever done so thank you :),

Well 1 as you were the nominator you cannot close your own discussions, and 2 - Consensus is to at the moment delete and now there's delete !votes present you can't withdraw the AFD,

Forgot to mention but you obviously don't get to choose your preferred outcome - Once you nominate it it's then down to the community to decide what to do with it,

I would strongly advise you read WP:AFD and WP:BADNAC

Thanks and Happy editing :), –Davey2010 23:12, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

@Davey2010: Could you possibly re-list the nomination if possible, it has been nearly 8 days since it was nominated, and nothing much came out of it.— JJBers (talk) 23:19, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Hurricane Matthew death count

Where are you getting these revised, lower numbers? There have been multiple news sources reporting over 1,000 deaths in Haiti. If such a serious change is warranted, it's important that the source be provided. Thanks. Dustin (talk) 23:28, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

I'm putting in the official death count from here and here— JJBers (talk) 23:32, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

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Two things

Hi JJBers. I deleted User:Bdhsj000, which you created with what appeared to be mocking text, and reverted your edits at User:SwisterTwister. It's generally considered impolite to substantially edit other users' user pages, especially if you're only mocking them (in the first case), or they have blanked their entire page due to frustration (the second case). Thanks, Sam Walton (talk) 10:53, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:40, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Not to be a wise guy, but I think you sent to the wrong person, I'm already part of the project.— JJBers|talk 02:43, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Corinth, New York

Hello! Your submission of Corinth, New York at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 03:58, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

JJBers, I'm a bit puzzled as to why you nominated this article: it is not new, certainly doesn't qualify as a recent 5x expansion, and isn't a newly promoted Good Article—the only three ways an article can qualify for DYK. I'm posting this as a courtesy, to remind you of the newness/recentness requirement, because the creation/expansion/promotion needs to have occurred within the past seven days, and also to let you know that the nomination has been closed as unsuccessful because it is not a recent 5x expansion. Best of luck with your next DYK nomination. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:58, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

AfC

Hi. I'm just letting you know that I have temporarily removed your names from the AfC helper script access list. A quick glance at your talk page reveals that you are still not ready for this complex task yet and you are not familiar with the content of WP:NPP which details everything you should really know for reviewing article drafts. Please spend a couple more months doing general editing and then come back to AfC when you have more confidence. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:51, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

New Page Review needs your help

Hi JJBers,

As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).

Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.

Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.

It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.

(Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Former Interstate 84 (Connecticut—Rhode Island) listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Former Interstate 84 (Connecticut—Rhode Island). Since you had some involvement with the Former Interstate 84 (Connecticut—Rhode Island) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 14:34, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

I-84 (Connecticut–Rhode Island)

Re: WPUS50k: Does this article lean towards one state over the other? For reconciliation purposes, it'd probably be best not to count this towards both states when only one template is added to the talk page. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 22:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

I guess it leans toward Connecticut.—JJBers|talk 22:15, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

WPUS template

Woah, why did you move the WPUS50k template? Now the category has reset to 11, unless a bot will go through and repopulate based on the redirected template? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 22:06, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Again, like said in the move it's self, the "k" is really un-needed, and I checked the pages that were affected, and they looked fine. Including the category, the total is at 577, the same as the page.—JJBers|talk 22:14, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Ah, ok, I guess the system just had to catch up. Thanks for checking. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 22:51, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

OrphanReferenceFixer: Help on reversion

Hi there! I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. Recently, you reverted my fix to Interstate 84 (Connecticut–Rhode Island).

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Nomination of Interstate 84 (Connecticut–Rhode Island) for deletion

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The article will be discussed at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Interstate 84 (Connecticut–Rhode Island) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Challenges

Hi, I don't mean to be a control freak, but can you please not create challenge pages unless there is the support there to join them? Mexico is never going to get 10,000 articles on here, and that would be part of the Latin America one anyway.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Alright, but at-least keep the Mexican one, because it will most likely get the support some time later. Also this happened with Canada.—JJBers|talk 22:44, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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