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- 3 Four Award for Richie Farmer
- 4 Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 18, 2015
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- 6 Reference errors on 11 August
- 7 Disambiguation link notification for August 12
- 8 Samuel J. Randall
- 9 Disambiguation link notification for August 31
- 10 KY bound
- 11 IPA
- 12 Reference errors on 29 October
- 13 Reference errors on 10 November
- 14 Reference errors on 20 November
- 15 ArbCom elections are now open!
- 16 Happy Holidays
- 17 Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 12, 2016
- 18 Combs family of Kentucky
- 19 Uma medalha para você!
- 20 Not to nag ...
- 21 The Barnstar for Law
- 22 Reference errors on 10 March
- 23 Basketball???
- 24 Need something at the top of my user and user talk pages
- 25 DYK for Sara W. Combs
- 26 DYK for Janet Stumbo
- 27 Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 18, 2016
- 28 Something for you to do.
- 29 BACK in the saddle
- 30 Request your views on an article nominated for deletion
- 31 writing about Joseph and Arthur McCormack
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Thanks for Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company
A belated thank you for your submission of image file File:Belknap-ad.jpg to the article on Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company.Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 17:52, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
- Not a problem. I'm always excited to find or take a usable image for Wikipedia. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:37, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Four Award for Richie Farmer
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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 18, 2015
AC, A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank (push to talk) 21:12, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Dank: Looks great. Would you have an experienced image evaluator take a look at the portrait of Laffoon and confirm that it is PD? I added it based on my understanding of the "between 1923 and 1963" business, but I'd feel better having an experienced hand double-check its copyright status before it shows up on the main page. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:53, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks. Pinging Chris. - Dank (push to talk) 14:24, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- The source file was uploaded by the University of Illinois. I would expect their copyright check to have used reasonable diligence. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:28, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks. Pinging Chris. - Dank (push to talk) 14:24, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for the "Governor of Kentucky whose administration was hampered by the Great Depression", precious again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
user vandalism
please see the contribs of ip 115.186.146.225 who is continuosly adding wrong informations to articles and he always write anti-Pashtuns. He is also using sock puppets to spread wrong info and adding maps which are created according to his own mind and those maps are not factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.108.128.167 (talk) 14:18, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
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Samuel J. Randall
Hi, Acdixon. I was wondering if you might be interested in reviewing Samuel J. Randall in its nomination for FA. I hate to beg for reviews, but it's getting near to the bottom of the list and I'd hate to risk it failing for lack of interest. If you can't, no big deal, but I've found your reviews helpful in the past and if you wouldn't mind reading a nineteenth-century biography, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 22:16, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Coemgenus: As someone who has been disappointed by a number of my own FACs ending in lack of interest, I really want to help here. Can't make any promises, but I will try to take a look. I've done several biographies of nineteenth century politicians myself, so it won't be unfamiliar or uninteresting territory, at least. I'm glad you've found my past reviews helpful. I try to either do them right – which takes a lot of time – or not do them at all. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:10, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Coemgenus: Just did a read-through over lunch. Quite an interesting biography, and free of any major concerns from me. I was pleased to see cameos by a couple of my beloved Kentuckians, J. C. S. Blackburn and John G. Carlisle. The former's brother, Luke Pryor Blackburn, is the subject of a featured article I worked on. I'll try to pull together some of my nitpicks into a review, but I don't see any gaping holes. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:15, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 21:39, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- Don't mean to nag, but I just wanted to remind you of this. Thanks again! --Coemgenus (talk) 13:57, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Coemgenus: Would you believe I was on my way to do this just as your message arrived? I've just finished my review. I will be traveling for parts of Saturday and Sunday, but I should be able to register a !vote pretty soon after you address the comments. Again, quite the interesting read. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
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KY bound
Onton, Kentucky and Anton, Kentucky are now articlesCoal town guy (talk) 21:45, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Coal town guy: You da man. Thanks as always. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:33, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
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- Let me know if you have a target county, I should be back in the swing soon...yayCoal town guy (talk) 16:23, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
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IPA
Started adding IPA to your sound files on Commons. I'm using respelling rather than IPA in the coding, so it's easier for you to verify they're correct. Also, you can check with mouseovers. Probably only the vowels will need confirming. For "Weir", for example, the vowel is the 'ear' in "beard". If that matches your pronunciation (if you pronounced Weir with the same vowel as beard), then I got it right. If not, ping me and we can figure it out. — kwami (talk) 20:06, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Kwamikagami: You got it. Thanks for doing this. I find IPA rather baffling. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 20:28, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
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- Some questions of whether we've got the vowel of law or of spa, or of Mary marry merry. Might not make any difference to you (I don't know), but we're also advising people who do make these distinctions. And many of your vowels are full when I might expect them to be reduced, schwa-like vowels. I suspect that may be because you pronounced them carefully for the sound file, but it could be people really do retain full vowels.
- The IPA is no more difficult than the respelling in Webster's dictionary, if you're used to it, but it doesn't help that different dictionaries use different transcriptions. — kwami (talk) 20:37, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Kwamikagami: Yes, I'm noticing some of your notes on Commons and honestly arguing with myself in some cases which it is. It doesn't help that sometimes we aren't terribly careful with our pronunciation around here. I want to get it right, though. After all, what's the point in doing it if we're not going to get it right anyway? I'll be traveling a bit during the long weekend, but I'll try to check back soon with some clarifications. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:01, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- If your accent doesn't distinguish two vowels, then no amount of pondering will help. In such cases we can either choose spelling pronunciations, or say "locally X", though the latter might imply that outsiders don't pronounce it that way. — kwami (talk) 21:22, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Kwamikagami: Sorry it took me so long to get to these. We had a little medical issue over the weekend that messed up some plans. You did an exceptional job making distinctions between sounds that I have difficulty making. There are a couple that seem to need a bit more discussion. First, on Commons:File:Corydon.ogg, I would say I don't really distinguish "horse" from "hoarse" from "orange". Does that make your job basically impossible?
- Also, on Commons:File:Jessamine.ogg, I must have gotten lazy with my pronunciation in the file. I hear the final syllable ("mine") exactly as the final syllable as in "Bellarmine", which according to the IPA on that page, would be the "e" in "roses". I think that would be more correct than the "a" in "about". Thanks so much for doing this. I think I was able to make the proper choices on the rest of them. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:43, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
- If your accent doesn't distinguish two vowels, then no amount of pondering will help. In such cases we can either choose spelling pronunciations, or say "locally X", though the latter might imply that outsiders don't pronounce it that way. — kwami (talk) 21:22, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Kwamikagami: Yes, I'm noticing some of your notes on Commons and honestly arguing with myself in some cases which it is. It doesn't help that sometimes we aren't terribly careful with our pronunciation around here. I want to get it right, though. After all, what's the point in doing it if we're not going to get it right anyway? I'll be traveling a bit during the long weekend, but I'll try to check back soon with some clarifications. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:01, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
If you don't make the distinction, then we're engaged in a bit of OR as to how people who do make the distinction would pronounce the name. Usually people would go off the spelling, which is what I meant by spelling pronunciations above. But in this case Corydon is listed in the OED (as a generic proper name for a rustic in pastoral poetry). It has the same stress pattern as the town, and is given just the vowel one would expect (the "orange" vowel). Fixed both. — kwami (talk) 19:12, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks much. May have a couple more at some point, but these were the first ones that came to mind. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 19:42, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 12, 2016
AC, I'll finish this one tonight. - Dank (push to talk) 01:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
- @Dank: Looks good to me. Always appreciate the attention to Kentucky governors. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 03:06, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Precious again, your Kentucky governors, today Keen Johnson!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
Combs family of Kentucky
Hi - I know you are quite familiar with and interested in Kentucky history - I am working on trying to untangle some links about multiple people (all Kentuckians, I think) named Leslie Combs. I recently moved the article on the current state rep of that name (female, btw) to Leslie A. Combs, to help distinguish from similarly named persons (male, btw) one of whom was a rival of John Breckinridge, and another of whom (the first one's son) had been ambassador to Peru and other places. To make it more challenging, there is apparently some lack of clarity over whether the ambassador was Combs II or Combs III, etc. I am planning on trying to straighten this out over the next couple of days, but because of your interest and background, I wanted to invite you to look over my shoulder in case there were any improvements you could offer. Thanks, let me know if I can comment further. KConWiki (talk) 05:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
- @KConWiki: Curse those dynastic families and their lack of originality in naming their children! LOL I don't have any knowledge of Combs – other than vaguely recognizing the name – from my previous endeavors, but I'll try to take a look in some sources I have in the next few days. The weekend will be busy IRL, but I'll see what I can do. I commend you on taking this difficult task. I've run into similar situations before. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Uma medalha para você!
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Hello. I'm a Brazilian editor and I appreciate your great work in politician articles (mainly of Kentucky). Thanks so much! Érico (msg) 00:07, 16 January 2016 (UTC) |
- @Érico: Thank you so much! It is my pleasure to share information about my home state with others around the world. I am pleased you have enjoyed my work. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:46, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
Not to nag ...
But... Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Monroe Edwards/archive1 ? Ealdgyth - Talk 19:17, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Ealdgyth: On a couple of the unstruck issues, I was waiting to see if any other reviewers wanted to comment. Apparently, additional reviewers have yet to materialize. I would probably strike the rest and support if this were the only hold-up to the article's promotion, but that doesn't look like the case right now. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:26, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
- No worries. I'm not sure why it's slow at FAC right now.. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:38, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
- @Ealdgyth: Haven't taken anything there in a while, but in my past experiences, it's always slow at FAC. Definitely ping me again if you've got two supports and are just waiting on me. I won't torpedo all your hard work for any of the issues I've left outstanding. I know how frustrating it can be. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:45, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
- No worries. I'm not sure why it's slow at FAC right now.. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:38, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
The Barnstar for Law
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For your exceptional contribution to Sara W. Combs. bd2412 T 04:25, 9 March 2016 (UTC) |
- Adding my thank you for your contributions to the Sara W. Combs article. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:40, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- Not a problem. I had already worked on Bert T. Combs, so when I saw BD2412's note about missing Supreme Court justice articles at WikiProject Kentucky, I figured I could give an assist. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:53, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
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Basketball???
Eeewww.... There are only two sports seasons - football and no-football. Thanks for the support! Ealdgyth - Talk 22:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Ealdgyth: It's a little different in Kentucky – home of the now-29-time SEC Tournament champion Kentucky Wildcats. We have three seasons – basketball recruiting season, basketball season, and the NBA Draft! :) Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:06, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Need something at the top of my user and user talk pages
I have medical issues, because of that I can't put it up, so you can put it up for me. You have my premission to do that. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 00:58, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
- @DatNuttyWikipedian: I'm afraid I don't understand. What do you want placed on your user and user talk pages, and how is your medical issue preventing you from putting it there yourself? Obviously, I'm not asking you to disclose anything private or personal. I'm just having trouble understanding what it is you want. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:07, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
Well im visually impaired, I can't see well, even on these talk pages. On ain articles. well the previous sentence is the proff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DatNuttyWikipedian (talk • contribs) 14:56, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
- @DatNuttyWikipedian: OK, I understand a little better now. In fact, in a previous life, I was a webmaster, and I tried to study up on issues of web accessibility. Now, what is it that you would like added to the top of your user and user talk pages? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:44, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Sara W. Combs
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DYK for Janet Stumbo
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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 18, 2016
Another governor. - Dank (push to talk) 16:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Dank: A good choice; one of my favorite articles that I have worked on. Blurb looks good. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:54, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
Precious again, your governor William O'Connell Bradley!
One of my favorites is up for FAC, in case you do reviews ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:32, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: Thanks, as always, Gerda. I'd love to do a review for you, but I'd be "way in over my skis" - to use an American idiom - trying to do an FA review on a music article. I can barely play the radio, much less a musical instrument. Best of luck, though. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:34, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
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- What I like about FAC reviewing is that you don't have to be an expert, you don't have to deal in depth with all aspects of an article, but can read through it and say what you would like to see improved. The further away from a topic, the better (in a way), because it should be comprehensible to anybody. I don't do GA reviews because then you have to review all aspects, and I - not being a native speaker - can't do justice to the prose, but I look at FACs and offer my 2ct, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
Something for you to do.
I think the article of Jesus should be moved to either Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth because there is many people named Jesus. Thanks! DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 12:52, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- @DatNuttyWikipedian: I think the present naming is appropriate, per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. I suspect the number of people who search Wikipedia for "Jesus" is dominated by those looking for the present article. Besides, I would need to see a discussion providing overwhelming WP:CONSENSUS for such a move before I'd even consider it. Wading into controversial topics on Wikipedia generally isn't worth it for me, although I've made a few exceptions over the years. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:58, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
BACK in the saddle
Hey There, I am back after taking care of a few million real world things,. I can walk again, ANDF not be in pain, woo hoo....Had my knee scoped and a few other physical things, but I am able to contribute again. Many Thanks for the message on my talkCoal town guy (talk) 01:40, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Coal town guy: Good to see you back, friend, and glad that it sounds like you're better than ever. When I dropped by your talk page in January, I noticed your contributions had been sparse, and I was afraid we'd lost you as a contributor. Of course, your friends User:TheCatalyst31 and User:RFD stepped up with the assist, but it's good to know you're around again. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:31, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
Request your views on an article nominated for deletion
I'd request you to state your vote on [[1]] article for deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.177.216.113 (talk) 11:22, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
writing about Joseph and Arthur McCormack
I apologize. I shouldn't have assumed that Stevietheman was the one who wrote about Blackburn and Goebel. As an editor, can you access my sandbox before I submit my piece to the editors? Feel free to take a look. I still have a lot of tweaking to do. Yes, I would very much like to talk to someone about Kentucky history. Joseph McCormack, among other things, is credited for establishing the public health system in Kentucky while he was executive officer of the State Board of Health from 1883-1913. He also served in the House of Representatives. His son, Arthur, also a national figure, was Public Health Commissioner from 1913-1943. He was also executive secretary of the Kentucky Medical Association and editor of the KMA Journal (all three at the same time). So these two men set up and "ran" medicine and public health in Kentucky for 60+ years. We don't think of medicine and public health as being political, but their enemies called this the "McCormack Machine." A historian of the American Medical Association wrote that Joseph was the most influential person in the AMA during the Progressive Era, perhaps in its entire history. You can find them in the Kentucky Encyclopedia although those articles don't do them justice. Please let me know if there's a more appropriate way for me to correspond with you. And thanks for getting in touch.Drvalsummers (talk) 19:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Drvalsummers: Yes, I can see the draft you are creating in your sandbox. I'll try to look it over soon. If he's mentioned in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, then his notability is almost a given. Sounds like a worthy addition to Wikipedia. I'll try to help where I can, and certainly drop me line here on my talk page any time you have a question. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 19:37, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'd appreciate your suggestions, especially about my links to other Wikipedia articles. The incident about Goebel isn't really important to my story, but it does show that Joseph was a well-respected physician. (He signed Goebel's death certificate.) I've included it so that I'd have a link to a notable Kentuckian. Likewise with Blackburn; some corrections are needed about their relationship. The article about JNM in the Kentucky Encyclopedia contains at least seven errors. At one point, I write about JNM's alliances. I've decided to write about one additional sentence each about Linda Neville, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Cora Wilson Stewart and Robert Allen to show their connections to JNM and the public health movement in Kentucky. Final question for today: will we be 'talking' on your page or mine? I've been in the sandbox for about two weeks and have a lot to learn about the protocols. Thanks. Drvalsummers (talk) 20:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Drvalsummers:I'll look at the context of the connections you cite. It sounds to me like they are defensible inclusions, although the motivation of simply connecting the subject to other notable subjects usually is not usually a good one. I'm concerned about your assertion that the Kentucky Encyclopedia article contains seven errors. If you are going to note these errors in the Wikipedia article, just make sure to cite reliable sources that back up that claim, and remember that original research is not allowable on Wikipedia. As for where to continue the conversation, it doesn't matter to me whether it's on your page or mine. It's usually most helpful to me if you use the {{ping}} template to let me know if you want me to see something anywhere other than here on my talk page. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 20:26, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- OK. I'll wait till you've had a chance to look at it. It looks like I'm trying to write a book instead of an article. Drvalsummers (talk) 22:07, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'd appreciate your suggestions, especially about my links to other Wikipedia articles. The incident about Goebel isn't really important to my story, but it does show that Joseph was a well-respected physician. (He signed Goebel's death certificate.) I've included it so that I'd have a link to a notable Kentuckian. Likewise with Blackburn; some corrections are needed about their relationship. The article about JNM in the Kentucky Encyclopedia contains at least seven errors. At one point, I write about JNM's alliances. I've decided to write about one additional sentence each about Linda Neville, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Cora Wilson Stewart and Robert Allen to show their connections to JNM and the public health movement in Kentucky. Final question for today: will we be 'talking' on your page or mine? I've been in the sandbox for about two weeks and have a lot to learn about the protocols. Thanks. Drvalsummers (talk) 20:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)