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I dont know if you know it or not but you were mentioned in a CNN article. I'll get the link in a minute. Because of that I thought you might be interest in being part of a conversation at [[User talk:Jimbo Wales#Paid operatives]]. As the general election approaches it is a primary WP issue. TY. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 04:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 04:26, 7 February 2012
Welcome to my talk page I am Cullen328 on Wikipedia, but you can call me "Jim" because that's my real first name. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" at the top of this page. I keep the comments from July and August of 2009 that follow the table of contents readily visible, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia when I first started editing.
Thoughts on the importance of civility from Wikipedia's founder
- "One of the great strengths of civility is that it helps others to see who is in the wrong - when you answer rudeness with rudeness, it only generates noise that makes it harder for people to properly reprimand the person who started it. Let someone be as obnoxious and disgusting and horrible as they want - respond to them with professionalism and don't sink to their level. By doing this, you strengthen the community, build a happier environment for all of us, and make it all the more clear who needs to be banned for general obnoxiousness." Jimbo Wales
The importance of a friendly greeting
Hello and welcome to my talk page. If you want to start a new conversation, please click "New section" at the top of this page. I keep the comments that follow from July and August of 2009 readily visible, because these friendly words of greeting made me feel welcome here on Wikipedia when I first started editing. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 17:38, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Please offer your thoughts
I would appreciate comments and suggestions on any contributions I make. I am learning.Cullen328 (talk) 03:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
- Nice work on Jules Eichorn. He's been needing an article for a while. Will Beback talk 06:28, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- If I may suggest, now that you've posted the Eichorn article the draft below might be deleted. It's your talk page to do with as you like, but it's a bit hard to edit around.
- As for formatting and pictures, a good way to learn is to look around at other articles to see what you think looks best. It can be helpful to break up long blocks of text into subsections. Perhaps it'd be possible to split the biography into two or three eras. Other than that, the formatting is usually kept fairly plain. As for photos, it's easy to upload them: the trick is in finding photos with appropriate licensing. If you have any personal photos then those'd be fine. There are might be pictures of the peaks he did first ascents on in the Wikicommons. File:Cathedral Peak.png is a so-so pic of Eichorn Pinnacle.
- As before, feel free to ask if you have any questions. There are several editors here who are mountaineers or just admirers of the Sierra, so you're in good company. Will Beback talk 21:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- PS: Many editors create "sandbox" pages for drafting articles. For example, User talk:Cullen328/Sandbox. Will Beback talk 00:17, 1 August 2009
Your climber biographies
Hey Jim, just wanted to say welcome and thanks for your contributions to the Sierra Nevada climbing history articles. You're filling a niche that's been missing here, I look forward to working with you. --Justin (talk) 11:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
- I'll second that. Nice work on Allen Steck and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't know who you are planning to write up next but if your taking requests I think Peter Croft (climber) could really use a page. If you ever have any questions please ask. Thanks again for your great additions.--OMCV (talk) 02:25, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Justin and OMCV. I am beginning work on Tom Frost and Glen Dawson. Comments on Norman Clyde would be welcomed. I will defintely read up on Peter Croft, OMCV. I am still "learning the ropes" in Wikipedia, to use a climbing analogy, and have all sorts of things in mind. My biggest challenge right now is getting permission to use images. My next biggest challenge is hiking to the top of Mt. Whitney with my wife in ten days - she's never been above 12,000 feet except for the train ride up Pikes Peak. As she's 56 and developing arthritis in her toes, it will be an accomplishment if she (and I) complete the Class 1 feat. Jim Heaphy (talk) 02:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- Debra and I made it to the summit of Mt. Whitney at 2:20 PM on Friday, September 11. Jim Heaphy (talk) 00:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Hedyot AfD
Occassionally, there will be a random page that I just am unable to edit for a while. I can edit other pages, but will get an error message every time I try to change that one. (This seems to have nothing to do with protection; as far as I can tell, it's just a glitch somewhere in the works.) Anyhow, the Hedyot AfD seems to be one of those pages for me at the moment. Would you mind adding to it the following: {{subst:delsort|Judaism|~~~~}} {{subst:delsort|Language|~~~~}} ? I have added the AfD to those lists, but can't add the relevant delsort tags to the AfD. Thanks, LadyofShalott 08:52, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
/* Ocean County Sheriff's Department */
We added some references now.LuciferWildCat (talk) 18:13, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
New evidence has come to light. Please have another look. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 04:55, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am always happy to look at new sources. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Re: Tioga Road
Our drive over the Tioga Road (on Thurs., Dec. 29) was fine, and there was little snow present even up at the higher elevations. Temperatures at Tuolumne at 8500 feet seemed not lower than the 40s. Even at Tioga Pass at 9950 feet there was a respectable amount of snow, but nothing monumental. We took 120 down to Mono Lake (that restaurant was closed), stayed the night in Mammoth Lakes (7800 feet, unseasonably warm there, too) and came home to Los Angeles via 395 and 14 on Friday the 30th. We did not at any point go to Lee Vining (out of our way, I believe).
There is a Yosemite phone menu which gives you road and weather conditions, which I have been calling every day out of curiosity to see if the road is still open, and as of this morning, it is (the exact same recording has been up for nearly a week, and they change it as soon as the road conditions change). No precipitation is expected for the next week or so. I can give you the number if you'd like, then again you may already know it.
RedSoxFan274 (leave a message~contribs) 07:34, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
- My wife and I drove across Tioga Pass at an elevation of 9943 feet at about 9:00 AM this morning, January 7, 2012. We had spent the previous night in Bridgeport, California after a Friday business meeting in Carson City, Nevada. The weather was crisply cold but crystal clear and sunny, and the views of the High Sierra were spectacular. I never believed that we would be able to drive through this gorgeous countryside in January, when in almost all previous years, the road would have been deeply buried in a heavy snow fall. But this is 2012, not another year. We saw ice climbers in the frozen gullies at the foot of Mount Dana and ice skaters on Tenaya Lake.
- Whoa Nellie Deli (in my opinion, the best restaurant in the Eastern Sierra) is always closed in the winter. Beautiful downtown Lee Vining, California is located about 3/4 of a mile north of the intersection of California State Route 120 and U.S. Route 395 in California at Mono Lake. You turned south towards Los Angeles instead, but don't feel bad, because I love Lee Vining only because of the wonderful scenery that surrounds it, as opposed to the tiny hick town itself.
- After 75 miles of slow driving through the high country, we took time to spend a few hours in Yosemite Valley where the winter sunlight was vibrant and intense. Yosemite Falls was a frozen trickle, but we had crystal clear photographer's views of El Capitan and Sentinel Rock. On the way home to American Canyon, California, we checked out antique shops in Sonora, California. Every business trip should be so sweet.
- Talk page stalkers, make plans to visit this area as soon as possible! When blizzards hit, defer your plans until July or August. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:15, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- Did you stop at Olmsted Point? Loved seeing Half Dome from the back.
- Tioga Road is still open with sunny and clear weather expected for Yosemite Valley for upwards of a week, as of this morning. It's closing in on a month of being open now. This has to be longer than the time it was open in December 1999.
RedSoxFan274 (leave a message~contribs) 08:27, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
- Tioga Road is still open with sunny and clear weather expected for Yosemite Valley for upwards of a week, as of this morning. It's closing in on a month of being open now. This has to be longer than the time it was open in December 1999.
- Yes, we stopped at Olmstead Point and looked at that wonderful view as well as the brass model of the scenery, and I ran my hands over the topographical representation as if I were a blind man. As compared to the conventional view, Half Dome looks different from that angle but endures as a most spectacular slab of granite. I yearned to walk down that trail all the way to Yosemite Valley, but instead we drove down there by the long paved route, and a few hours later, then headed home to our sons and our jobs and our everyday lives. But even a brief visit to Yosemite recharges our spirits. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 08:47, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Rescue Metro Walk
Hi, I hate to bother you but is there any way you can help me save Metro Walk? I think this article is headed to the chopping block but I have been able to find quite a few references. I need some help editing it and finding more sources if there is something that you could do to help I would be most appreciative.LuciferWildCat (talk) 03:44, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
- FYI, article isn't eligible for rescue; it is being slated for merger, not deletion, and therefore referencing is hardly relevant Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 05:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you for the tip, Luciferwildcat. I share your interest in topics related to Richmond, California, though with less enthusiasm, perhaps. As "rescue" is such a loaded term in connection with AfD and related discussions, I prefer to talk about "improving" articles, which I hope all editors can agree is a worthy goal. Again, I encourage the two of you to go your separate ways, and improve the encyclopedia. Your interactions with each other seem counterproductive to me. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:07, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Thank You
I am sorry if my comment seemed inappropriate. I have my own preferences too and whether or not all languages are notable is not my issue with this whole situation. What is my issue is this: 1) These comments belong on the articles talk page not my talk page 2) The user could have simply removed the tag, which he did, and that would have been it, but the user felt it necessary to go on my talk page and call me out. That is rude and unacceptable and takes the conversation away from the article talk page and brings it to my talk page. 3) You had even less of a right to comment on my page because the tag had already been removed and there was no problem. Again you are entitled to your opinion on this one but it belongs on the article's talk page not my talk page. 4) I used the PROD, not XFD, not CSD, PROD is very low level and if anyone disagreed with me they could remove the tag, which they did. There was no reason to start up on my page. 5) I am very familiar with wikipedia's policies, I have been on Wikipedia for over 6 years and have spent extensive time pouring over the policies and guidelines. 6) I will continue tagging articles for PROD if they are poorly written, contain no resources, and do not do a good job proving their subject notable. The whole point of PROD is to encourage this kind of talk but it should be on the articles talk page not mine. Thank you Zzaffuto118 (talk) 20:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Online ambassador query
Greetings Jim. This is my first use of a Talk page. It’s on yours because you included some instructions on how to do it. I still may be making mistakes, so I appreciate your openness to newbies. I’m writing to ask if you’d be a mentor for my course (the first in Arizona according to Tom Cloyd). The course concerns children’s language development; it has 110 students and a teaching team of 11 (I’m the professor). If you agree to help me out, it’s important for you to know that from my perspective Wikipedia’s education arm has gone silent, so I have no CAs. Classes start next week, so I’m reducing this to a pilot (probably wise for other reasons too). I’ll use online materials to get a couple of my undergraduate preceptors into roughly CA-shape; one graduate student is interested in helping; and I myself am working to become more knowledgeable. But I’m impressively ignorant at this stage. I don’t even know how I’ll learn the answer to my question to you. – Cecile McKee or Cecilemckee (talk) 16:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am delighted to help. I am out of town on a business trip right now, but will respond at greater length later. Good to hear from you and welcome to Wikipedia. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 20:18, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
- Eee gads, it looks complicated to have a 'discussion.' I have no idea which page I should be editing - yours or mine. WP's instructions on talking though did explain the colon bit. Never mind that for now (unless you want to teach me how to do it better). For now, thank you very much for agreeing to be one of my online ambassadors. I'll add you to my course page, if I can figure out how to do that myself. Best Cecilemckee (talk) 16:59, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
changes to the walt disney family museum's page
hi jim,
thank you so much for your edits and opinions. i've done my best to comb through the page and make corrections to your suggestions. sometimes it gets confusing (calling "walt" "disney") because it's difficult to tell if we're talking about walt, or the actual disney company. but i tried my best to catch all the "walts", and i've also tried my best to switch my text to the neutral point of view.
thanks! andi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awangwdfmuseum (talk • contribs) 20:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
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Please read the part where I take issue about "articles of interest" Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 04:25, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Richmond
Just email me man.LuciferWildCat (talk) 06:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Hotel Polen fire
Thanks for your copyediting of the article. SpeakFree (talk)(contribs) 01:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
- You are welcome. I hope you approve of the changes I made. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 02:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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Schomburg
Why do you keep wikifying Dr. Mohammed's name? It's wikified in 3 places now. 66.234.33.8 (talk) 21:19, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
- I wikified it once: in the section of the article that describes his tenure. Whether to wikify only at first mention rather than more than once is an editorial decision. My thinking is that someone interested primarily in the current leadership of the institution may not have noticed the earlier link. An alternative would be to move the sentence about his appointment into the section discussing the current tenure. I think it is common practice to wikilink both the infobox and at least the first mention in the body of the text. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:46, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
- "An alternative would be to move the sentence about his appointment into the section discussing the current tenure." I would certainly favor that approach. I am just in the "jamming facts and citations" in the article now, as you can plainly see. The biggest problem, you may not have noticed, but the 103 west 135th street library is officially listed, by the NYPL, as the original Countee Cullen library. After about a month, I look to have overwhelming support that it is not viewed as such by the community. I am, of course, extremely biased, I also view it as the original Schomburg Center. I am also editing the Countee Cullen article. Suffice it to say, there is nothing in there about the "Countee Cullen library" and authors write about Cullen in a bio-bibliographic format, so they are ostensibly useless when it comes to the Schomburg Center. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.234.33.8 (talk) 23:57, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
- I moved the description of Khalil Gibran Muhammad's appointment as discussed. I know next to nothing about the libraries of New York, but did find this mention in African American lives. Perhaps you will find it helpful. Perhaps you could describe the history of the library in a "Legacy" section of Countee Cullen. By the way, I have no expertise about the poet - my user name refers to an aspect of my own family background (Cullen was my grandfather's middle name). Cullen328 Let's discuss it 00:41, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- "An alternative would be to move the sentence about his appointment into the section discussing the current tenure." I would certainly favor that approach. I am just in the "jamming facts and citations" in the article now, as you can plainly see. The biggest problem, you may not have noticed, but the 103 west 135th street library is officially listed, by the NYPL, as the original Countee Cullen library. After about a month, I look to have overwhelming support that it is not viewed as such by the community. I am, of course, extremely biased, I also view it as the original Schomburg Center. I am also editing the Countee Cullen article. Suffice it to say, there is nothing in there about the "Countee Cullen library" and authors write about Cullen in a bio-bibliographic format, so they are ostensibly useless when it comes to the Schomburg Center. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.234.33.8 (talk) 23:57, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Hey Cullen, would you mind having a look at my latest creation? It can do with a copyedit and maybe some tightening here and there. (I asked Ed17 to look at it as well.) I'm about to nominate it for DYK with a nice hook about a captain leaving his ship, but I think it is possibly a GA. Your help, as always, is much appreciated. (BTW, re: above, I enjoy reciting Countee Cullen's "Incident" in class.) Drmies (talk) 19:12, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- I certainly need a better lead... Drmies (talk) 19:58, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am sure that Ed would find it more interesting if it had lots of big guns mounted all over it. I will board the ship once I get done with work. What's up with these Italian sea captains? Seems like this kind of thing happens every 106 years or so. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 20:36, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- I made a number of stylistic changes, Drmies, and I hope that you approve. I am an advocate of shorter sentences, simpler wording and often, shorter paragraphs united around a clearly defined theme. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 02:49, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- I haven't looked yet, but my finger is itching to click rollback, of course. You shortened my sentences? How many innocent east-coast semi-colons have fallen victim to your clipped Hemingway-inflected barbarian western style?? Drmies (talk) 03:21, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Well done Cullen--thank you. That is precisely the kind of work one often can't do with one's own article. Wait for it...
- I made a number of stylistic changes, Drmies, and I hope that you approve. I am an advocate of shorter sentences, simpler wording and often, shorter paragraphs united around a clearly defined theme. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 02:49, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am sure that Ed would find it more interesting if it had lots of big guns mounted all over it. I will board the ship once I get done with work. What's up with these Italian sea captains? Seems like this kind of thing happens every 106 years or so. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 20:36, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Thanks for your work on SS Sirio. I appreciate your help and admire your fine decisions. Drmies (talk) 03:25, 20 January 2012 (UTC) |
Current ref 6 says youngest representative, ref 10 not free. 'Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature.' Debbie Wasserman Schultz entry at Political Graveyard. Dru of Id (talk) 03:12, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
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DYK for Oxide jacking
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- Congratulations, to you and your son. I hope it breaks all the records. Listen, Cullen, would you mind having a look at Template:Did you know nominations/John Horsefield? Thanks! Drmies (talk) 04:43, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- Holy moly! (So they didn't keep "rust bust"?) Drmies (talk) 15:06, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- Cullen, thank you for your soothing comment re: a-hole. Sometimes you can't win. No, it's not OK to call someone that. But, sometimes these things happen. No, that doesn't always call for immediate blocks. Yes, that means that discussions that deteriorate into shoutfests should be closed. *Sigh* Thanks again, and I hope you're having a great weekend. BTW, I saw a nice restaurant around the corner from the Publix I always go to. Their Valentine's menu looked really interesting, and at $150 per couple, not so bad. ($75 extra to throw in the matching wine.) Shall I make reservations for you and Mrs. Cullen? You are welcome to spend the night at our place, and with a little bit of luck the pool will be above 50 degrees by then...(no skinny-dipping please; I know how liberal you Californians are!) Drmies (talk) 03:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
Sarah Hamilton-Byrne
Thanks for your comments. I'll be happy to take account of them if I get the opportunity to improve the article. As for the negative comments at the top of my page, you obviously haven't had three stalkers in three years. Sardaka (talk) 07:04, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- In my opinion, a positive presentation on an editor's talk page tends to promote positive interactions in the future. I very much regret that you had negative interactions with other editors in the past, and wish you well going forward. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 17:41, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Barnstar
Tuna goddess
Would you mind adding a citation from your Polynesian mythology book to substantial Kohara? Nyttend (talk) 02:11, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- It's not my book, but I will be happy to add the reference after I hear Newt Gingrich's victory speech, and what the commentators have to say about it. I am, after all, a political junkie as well as a Wikipediholic. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 02:20, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- I have expanded the article a bit, although it is still a stub. I've also added four sources, though each mention is brief. It can use work, but I believe the topic to be notable. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
User:Edison
You said "much of the editor's recent behavior has appeared childish." Really? Look at any 100 consecutive edits and please note the ones which seem "childish." Granted, not every edit represents what I aspire to. I am always interested in improving my editing. Edison (talk) 05:02, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- I was referring to the Spiderman stuff, the Beavis and Butthead stuff, the segregationists in the schoolhouse door stuff, the chaining of the library door stuff, and so on. My guess is that in six months, you will look back on those remarks with regret, but then again, I could be wrong. Let's not fixate on recent disagreements. Instead, lets write, expand, reference and improve encyclopedia articles. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:10, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- That was a small fraction of my edits for the week. And note that I did not interfere in any way with access to the encyclopedia. Making a bold political gesture by blocking access to the encyclopedia and calling on all would-be users to contact their congressmen for or against some legislation is very much akin to the "climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spiderman" analogy. Blocking access to the encyclopedia to achieve a political objective is very much akin to standing in the schoolhouse door and blocking access to achieve some political objective. "The end justifies the means" is not a philosophy I can endorse. Making the encyclopedia into a political action site is something contrary to the five pillars. Edison (talk) 05:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- I could re-hash the various points but instead I will move on. I don't doubt your good faith but I believe that your analogies are weak. So, let's just agree to disagree, and look forward to agreeing on other issues in the future. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:26, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- That was a small fraction of my edits for the week. And note that I did not interfere in any way with access to the encyclopedia. Making a bold political gesture by blocking access to the encyclopedia and calling on all would-be users to contact their congressmen for or against some legislation is very much akin to the "climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spiderman" analogy. Blocking access to the encyclopedia to achieve a political objective is very much akin to standing in the schoolhouse door and blocking access to achieve some political objective. "The end justifies the means" is not a philosophy I can endorse. Making the encyclopedia into a political action site is something contrary to the five pillars. Edison (talk) 05:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
Sig 522
I sourced my information from the Sig Sauer website. Previous users had copy/pasted the GunBlog review on the 522, thus resulting in deletion. Thanks for your comment RichardMills65 (talk) 05:47, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- According to Wikipedia policy, we need some independent sources, such as reviews in reliable firearms magazines. In general, blogs and user-submitted website content are not considered reliable sources on Wikipedia, with the exception of blogs by professional journalists and recognized experts. The article should be written in your own words, and copying and pasting from any source (with very narrow exceptions) is considered a copyright violation and strictly forbidden on Wikipedia. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- Cullen - Thanks for the heads up. I only sourced basic information (length, weight, material) and avoided any subjective judgements about the quality or other aspects of the rifle. I will put it on my to-do list to go back and add sources; but in the meantime, can I be sure that it is of substantial quality to not be removed ?--RichardMills65 (talk) 06:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- Any unreferenced article is at risk of deletion. I would recommend at least one independent reference ASAP. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:18, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
Worked on it
Did a 5x expansion on Helena Train Wreck. Should address concerns now. Montanabw(talk) 06:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- You've convinced me, and I've flipped to "Keep". Well done! Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:34, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
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Adoption and Language Development
Hello,
Thanks for offering to adopt me! I just came back from training with Wikipedia on how to be a campus ambassador so I am definitely looking for someone to help and guide me to become a better Wikipedia user/editor. I'm sure you saw that we are working together in the same class. Unlike the other CA's listed on the course page I have not taken the course before and have absolutely no knowledge of language acquisition or development. I just had a meeting with User:cecilemckee and she wanted to be sure that you, User:Bilby and I understood that we are to stay away from all content and focus on formating, copyright issues, and the 5 pillars. Luckily the other CA's have taken the course and will be concentrating on content and course requirements. Anyways, I'm super excited to be working on this with you and finding out what "adoption" entails. Semccraw (talk)Semccraw —Preceding undated comment added 03:06, 23 January 2012 (UTC).
- Well, then, you and I will find out what "adoption" entails together. What I will say right now is that I will do my best to help you in any way I can. I've been heavily involved with this project for 2-1/2 years. I know a lot about some things and very little about other things. So, I will be honest with you either way. The best advice I can give is to edit as much as you can. Try things, ask questions, jump in and participate. If you don't know about language acquisition, then what do you know and care about? Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:44, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
I'm really interested in working on references on articles. I'm also interested in book history and archives. I was thinking about making articles/working on articles for different archives and special collections libraries. I'm honestly a little nervous about actually adding content right now but I know that I do just need to jump in and do something. Semccraw (talk)Semccraw —Preceding undated comment added 19:40, 27 January 2012 (UTC).
- If you add high quality references to articles, all experienced editors will sing your praises. I understand your nervous feelings, but just give it a try. You can always experiment in a sandbox to see how things look, and then copy and paste what you've developed into the article in question when you are satisfied with it. I do that all the time for complicated edits. Articles about notable libraries would be wonderful and I am sure that you can help improve book history articles. I know an excellent editor called User:DGG, real name David Goodman who is a librarian and an administrator here. He may be able to offer some tips - he's a very helpful guy. By the way, don't forget to sign your talk page posts by adding four tildes ~~~~ at the end of your comment. The software will add your signature and date stamp instantly when you save the page. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 23:06, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Most special collection libraries are parts of larger libraries. In general I would proceed by first making a building up a section on them in the article on the main library, and then seeing if there was sufficient to split. My own view, is that for only a very few of the most famous would it be suitable. When the collection is not part of a general library, but closely connected with the primary activity of an institution of which it is a part, I'd give similar advice. But of course when it's an independent library or archive., or the institution exists mainly to sponsor the library, then the article should be about the specific library. Not just libraries; I'd give similar advice about almost all topics where the article is about part of a larger organization. DGG ( talk ) 01:24, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks Cullen328! David helped me a lot with my ideas. Thanks for putting me in touch with him. Semccraw (talk) 03:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for John Horsefield
Hi, just a quick note to say that if you're happy to progress the nomination above you need to add one of the ticks to it. Richerman (talk) 23:19, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- I did so a couple of days ago - I am assuming that the DYK is moving along. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:56, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Thankspam
I had a heavy hitter, Cullen--thanks in part to your help! Drmies (talk) 04:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- That's awesome. Happy to be of assistance. Do you think a train wreck article would do as well? If so, feel free to jump on some of the Montana catastrophes I discussed at the AfD debate for Helena Train Wreck. How about a head on collision between two trains, one carrying passengers and the other freight, during a blizzard? That might grab some eyes. I'm kind of busy for the next couple of days, but let me know if that kind of thing interests you. Maybe we could write it together. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
Request for ambassador for course assignment
Hi Cullen328, I've included a wikipedia assignment in my course this semester, and I'm looking for one or more online mentors for the course, as I understand I'm recommended to do. The course is a graduate course in personality psychology. I contacted you because I see you have experience with a psychology course. Is this something you'd be interested in doing? William Fleeson (talk) 02:07, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure whether I should reply here or my talk page, because I am just learning the system, so please forgive any mistakes! Thanks very much for your willingness to explore this with me. I’ve also contacted another online ambassador and a "course ambassador", as I believe I was recommended to do. The assignment is flexible at this point. The students are required to create a new page or edit substantially an existing page, or something else of equivalent magnitude. I just noticed that Social Psychology has 37 categories and 461 pages, whereas Personality Psychology has 1 page (no categories). Social Psychology is a bigger field, but the good news is that this means there is lots of room for the students to add pages. (It also means that I may be changing Personality Psychology from a page into a category.) My students are 13 first year graduate students, taking my course on personality psychology. The paper will be due near the end of this semester (late April or very early May). I’m not sure what help I am asking for at this point. Wikipedia has recommended that I “Get Support in-person from Campus Ambassadors and/or on Wikipedia from Online Ambassadors. Together, you and your team of Wikipedia Ambassadors can guide your class to effectively improve Wikipedia and make lasting contributions to public knowledge.” So, I’ve gone ahead and contacted you and two other ambassadors. I’ve heard from you and from the campus ambassador. I’m using the example syllabus as a guide http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/The_Syllabus. I want to be very clear that although I am an experienced writer and an experienced teacher, I have almost 0 knowledge of how to navigate Wikipedia – You would be guiding a very new editor, in addition to the new student editors. Any thoughts?William Fleeson (talk) 16:39, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Happy to be of help, and I have responded at greater length on your talk page, which I will watch. That's probably the best place to communicate at this time, but feel free to ask urgent questions here. I get a message on my mobile phone when someone posts here, and try to respond promptly when needed. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:54, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
When to cite
I have a question that just came up. So I'm working on the List of film archives and a lot of the countries are missing the name of a film archive there. I looked it up on a government website that lists all countries and their film archives. Would it be considered plagiarism to take those names and put them under the countries in the WP article? I linked to the web site in External Links but do you think I should cite each of them? Would it be considered common knowledge? Semccraw (talk) 04:07, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- In all honesty, I don't work on lists very much. I think that referencing of lists tends to be weaker than referencing of articles, perhaps because some editors assume that the references will be in the articles for the items on the list. Others feel that the references establishing membership in the list should be part of the list article, and I go along with that. It is not plagiarism to extract and rewrite information from a source as long as you reference that source. It is, however, a copyright violation to copy extensive text other than brief quotes in quotation marks, if the government website is copyrighted. U.S. Federal Government websites and publications are mostly in the public domain, while state and local ones are usually copyrighted. You have to check everything. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:25, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
"Keep drama to a minimum"
If I may ask, why do you construe asking another editor to explain a potentially controversial position "drama"? Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 15:21, 28 January 2012 (UTC)ly
- Perhaps I should have explained my thought better. I was not referring to that specific conversation with DGG but instead to what I've observed of your interactions with many others in recent months, especially when others were trying to convince you to step away from negative interactions with an editor from Richmond. I am happy to see that situation has calmed down. I wish you well. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:06, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks!
Glad to see you can join us for lunch on Saturday. :) Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 20:39, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your thoughts
on my issue, posted elsewhere. I am looking for opinions, yours is as good as anyones. Example. I just got a letter from the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (which is fun because I started the article here 5 years ago) to Oswald Hoepfner (no article yet, I'm working on it) asking him to head their architectural sculpture program. Or something like that. Because it is not a published source I shouldn't use it, but if I uploaded it to wikimedia then I could quote it? The issue here is not a copyright one. I am sorry that i did not make that clear. All this stuff is mine to use as I see fit. Even the post 1923 stuff. The problem is how do I reference a letter that i have a copy of but has never been published? But keep talking. This is good. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 07:11, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- You can't use material that hasn't been discussed in a reliable source as a reference to support any claim of notability or anything contentious. Primary sources can be used only in very limited ways. Best to have a scholar discuss it in a reliable source, and cite that. Also, just because you own an original document does not mean you own the copyright. If you buy a painting from an artist, that doesn't mean you can print and sell posters of that painting. Or if you buy an animation cel with Mickey Mouse on it, you can't sell souvenirs with that image on it. Disney would sue you for sure. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:33, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
The pictures that i have were taken by my family, who were in the Boxer Rebellion. the other materials have been given to me by heirs to use as I see fit. I have a letter that is on National Sculpture Society letterhead, but that does not mean that the NSS has the copyright to the letter. But how do I reference something that is in the letter? That is the sort of thing I'm struggling with. Carptrash (talk) 07:38, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
quick question
Im involved in the language development project and im suppose to start my project by editting.. Does that mean i randomly select an article to edit or how do i go about beginning to edit. Thank you, Cindy Cardenas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cindyy1 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- I suggest that you start out by editing your own user page to create an impression of yourself to other editors here. You can take a look at experienced editors' pages for ideas. Leave messages on your classmates' talk pages. Try improving an article on a topic you know well and care about, or an article that seems weak to you. Maybe you own a good book about something that is sketchy on Wikipedia. Use that as a reference and improve that weak article. You can try things on a sandbox page first. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 19:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Introduction
Hi,
My name is Alicia and I am a student in Dr. Fleeson's Personality Psychology class and I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I look forward to working with you this semester.
Thanks for helping us! Abj89 (talk) 16:51, 3 February 2012 (UTC)abj89
- Hello Alicia, Nice to hear from you, and I look forward to working with you and your fellow students. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:21, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
W== Introduction ==
Hi Cullen328
I'm Kalpa and I am also a student in Dr. Fleeson's Personality Psychology class. I am excited about learning how to contribute to Wikipedia, and ultimately to write an article on a topic within Personality Psychology. I look forward to corresponding with you further! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Velvsop (talk • contribs) 17:00, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hello Kalpa, Feel free to ask for assistance at any time. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:19, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Jim! Rather than start another subheading I thought I'd hijack Kalpa's instead. :) I'm Sarah, and I'm a student in the same class. Looking forward to working with you in the future! Carps11 (talk) 19:10, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia, Sarah. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 19:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
SF meetup tomorrow
Hi! I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that we're having a lunch meetup at the Wikimedia Foundation on Saturday. Thanks for signing up! Just as a reminder you can find the location, time, and more info about the meetup at Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco 17. See you tomorrow, Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 00:55, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
- I will be there, Steven, and I am looking forward to it. I appreciate the reminder and the link. 03:25, 4 February 2012 (UTC)Cullen328 Let's discuss it
- Those links I said I'd point you to... mw:Special:VisualEditorSandbox and m:Mobile Projects, especially the brainstorming page and features ideas page. Thanks again! Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 22:32, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Wikiproject Cooperation
I saw your post on the CREWE Facebook group and was wondering if you'd like to join Wikiproject Cooperation. SilverserenC 04:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you for the invitation, and I have added my username to the list. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Request to act as Mentor for HG252
G'day,
I would like to ask you to act as a mentor for our class project on Language, Technology and the Internet. Over the next 6 or so weeks, 13 groups of 3 students will propose a topic, write, edit, and maintain a page about it. The aim is for all articles to reach the level of good articles, although not necessarily within the time-span of the class.
We would appreciate your support,
Francis Bond (talk) 15:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Happy to be of assistance, Francis. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 15:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Ask Jimbo
I dont know if you know it or not but you were mentioned in a CNN article. I'll get the link in a minute. Because of that I thought you might be interest in being part of a conversation at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Paid operatives. As the general election approaches it is a primary WP issue. TY. ```Buster Seven Talk 04:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)