→La Verdad: new section |
→Thank you for supporting my RfA: new section |
||
Line 467: | Line 467: | ||
Here is my project for today: [[La Verdad (horse)]]. Feel free to help with any other content needed. [[User:JRHorse|JRHorse]] ([[User talk:JRHorse|talk]]) 21:25, 1 February 2016 (UTC) |
Here is my project for today: [[La Verdad (horse)]]. Feel free to help with any other content needed. [[User:JRHorse|JRHorse]] ([[User talk:JRHorse|talk]]) 21:25, 1 February 2016 (UTC) |
||
== Thank you for supporting my RfA == |
|||
{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;" |
|||
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Persian Cat (kitten).jpg|100px]] |
|||
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Hawkeye7 RfA Appreciation award''' |
|||
|- |
|||
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for participating in and supporting my RfA. It was very much appreciated. I still cannot understand why your own RfA failed. Being an [[ENTJ]] personality should automatically qualify you. Again, heartfelt thanks. [[User:Hawkeye7|Hawkeye7]] ([[User talk:Hawkeye7|talk]]) 23:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC) |
|||
|} |
Revision as of 23:00, 1 February 2016
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20240622032723im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Wikistress3D_2_v3.jpg/220px-Wikistress3D_2_v3.jpg)
User:Jake Wartenberg/centijimbo |
Sandbox invite
2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2014-2 • 2015-1 • 2015-2 • 2016 |
This page has archives. Sections older than 30 days may be automatically archived by Lowercase sigmabot III. |
This page has archives. Sections older than 30 days may be automatically archived by Lowercase sigmabot III. |
Anyone may play in my sandboxes, in the archive list to the right, IF you promise to behave. This means:
- No kicking sand
- No hitting other people over the head with toys
- No pooping, even if you are a cat and neatly cover it up!
- It's my sandbox, so I can throw you out if you misbehave! :-)
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20240622032723im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Paulus_Hector_Mair_Tjost_fig2.jpg/220px-Paulus_Hector_Mair_Tjost_fig2.jpg)
"[The] readers will not be privy to the massive undercurrents of dross that underpins WP. They require well written, well sourced, encyclopaedic material that can inform, enlighten and satisfy their interest."
—User:Leaky caldron to User:ThatPeskyCommoner
"We live a time when criticism, especially here on Wikipedia, is considered to be a personal attack, which is at the root of this nonsense. Yet without criticism we can't improve."
—The user formerly known as Malleus Fatuorum
![]() |
---|
8 June 2024 |
"Montana, you know I respect you greatly--you write FAs that have fewer adjectives than that outburst."
—User:Drmies
"Every edit, especially bold ones, is disruptive. Disruptive just means changing the status quo and because Wikipedia is in a constant state of evolution, it is in a constant state of disruption ..."
—User: Liz
Before you post on my talk page (humor)
Happy Montanabw's Day!
![]() |
User:Montanabw has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, Peace, A record of your Day will always be kept here. |
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
- Louisa Venable Kyle wrote a children's book on The Witch of Pungo --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:50, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- Precious translates to the PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:03, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
A Barnstar for You!
![]() |
The Mammal Barnstar | |
The ghost of Tongdaeng told me that you've been previously recognized for your work on Fauna, but didn't have this one. Tongdaeng is very respectful of your contributions to Cattle and reminds me that Wikipedians are mammals, too. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 19:09, 30 December 2015 (UTC) |
Thank you so much! I need a fierce tiger right now! GRRRRROAR! Montanabw(talk) 03:33, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, but watch out for this. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 18:53, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Plain: 2016 year of the reader and peace
![]() | |
peace bell |
---|
Thank you for continued support, latest a tricky DYK nom, with my review, and the peace bell by Yunshui! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
Click on bell for the soft sound of peace (and jest) ;) - the cantata was now on the Main page, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Seriously?
I spent hours editing the Parelli Natural Horsemanship page. I had seen the unfortunate state that it had been in for years and decided to make my first attempt at editing Wikipedia on the page for PNH, a subject with which I have extensive experience and education. By contrast, the initial page had clearly been created by someone with only the most rudimentary familiarity with this variety of natural horsemanship. I wrote the article with the intent of being entirely unbiased (but will admit that I realized upon rereading it that a few brief clauses were too laudatory and needed adjustment).
Yet you appear to have wholesale deleted all of those additions less than two days later?! And, not only that, you *left in* the uncited nonsense that had been there for four years?
What gives?
JackieLL007 (talk) 23:09, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
- Your edits were sourced off your own website, and we're not here for promotional purposes. Also, we can't help that the article was created by somebody with little knowledge of Parelli. Wikipedia is a volunteer organization. Many of the articles are in bad shape, because we have so few people. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 01:44, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- And it read like an advertisement for Parelli. (See WP:NOADS) Plus, if your " extensive experience and education" means you are Parelli certified and make your living pomoting the Parelli method, then you also have a conflict of interest. (See WP:COI). Also, "natural horsemanship" is far more than Parelli, who simply is probably the most financially successful. As for "uncited nonsense", tag what's uncited. The bottom line is that Parelli is subject to significant criticism in the wider horse world and is a notorious self-promoter. There are other practitioners within the natural horsemanship world (notably Clinton Anderson and John Lyons, just for starters) who are actually far more talented and capable. Montanabw(talk) 20:52, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- A Teahouse user sent this person a warning for edit-warring. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 20:58, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- And it read like an advertisement for Parelli. (See WP:NOADS) Plus, if your " extensive experience and education" means you are Parelli certified and make your living pomoting the Parelli method, then you also have a conflict of interest. (See WP:COI). Also, "natural horsemanship" is far more than Parelli, who simply is probably the most financially successful. As for "uncited nonsense", tag what's uncited. The bottom line is that Parelli is subject to significant criticism in the wider horse world and is a notorious self-promoter. There are other practitioners within the natural horsemanship world (notably Clinton Anderson and John Lyons, just for starters) who are actually far more talented and capable. Montanabw(talk) 20:52, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- And of course, once again, I'm getting accused of "ownership." God, I get sick of that nonsense. Montanabw(talk) 23:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- Montanabw, in response to ^^^, I'm just going to say that I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. Patience is a virtue, and over time, often produces great rewards. In retrospect, look at how your patience helped me to see more clearly, and here we are today collaborating, and helping to improve and enhance the project. You are a very special Wikipedian and those of us who have taken the time to know you appreciate that about you.
Atsme📞📧 23:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- Montanabw, in response to ^^^, I'm just going to say that I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. Patience is a virtue, and over time, often produces great rewards. In retrospect, look at how your patience helped me to see more clearly, and here we are today collaborating, and helping to improve and enhance the project. You are a very special Wikipedian and those of us who have taken the time to know you appreciate that about you.
- And of course, once again, I'm getting accused of "ownership." God, I get sick of that nonsense. Montanabw(talk) 23:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
Montanabw,
I have added material to the Parelli talk page that might be of interest to you.
JackieLL007 (talk) 15:56, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Montanabw,
I have added additional material to the Parelli talk page that might be of interest to you.
JackieLL007 (talk) 14:46, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Broken link
In University of Montana was an external link with a line break. There were error messages in the reference section "Check |url= value", "line feed character in |url= at position 124". I removed this line feed and the link was working. Why have you reverted this fix to the broken link? --GünniX (talk) 08:38, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
- Was chasing a vandal and missed your fixes. I reverted myself! Sorry! Montanabw(talk) 08:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Double DYK
Would love your take on my double DYK proposal to see if it's clean of any BLP or other issues. There's a funny lesson somewhere in here about the cost of living with contemporary art... And could the hook be "hookier"? Thanks — Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 21:40, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- On it! What fun! Montanabw(talk) 23:10, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- If you liked that painting, you might enjoy this one (certainly a relative bargain). Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 20:16, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- On it! What fun! Montanabw(talk) 23:10, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- SCOMN! (Snorted coffee out my nose!) I think the proper response is GOODG ODITS ASTEA LATONL Y3MLESS! Montanabw(talk) 20:51, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- And I thought I did good to win a county art contest one time and get fifty bucks and my name in the paper! White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 23:33, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- SCOMN! (Snorted coffee out my nose!) I think the proper response is GOODG ODITS ASTEA LATONL Y3MLESS! Montanabw(talk) 20:51, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- I've updated/expanded the article considerably since the DYK review and wouldn't mind a quick proofreading. I think I give the painting a fair defense, and it's likely to be a new artist for a lot of readers. Meanwhile, in case you thought Wool wasn't influential in the art world, one last image to consider... Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 00:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- You know, I once had a set of stencils like that, we used them to make a poster for my 4-H demonstration project when I was 9. I think we threw them away in a move... WTF were we thinking? It's like when your mom threw out your 1960s comic book collection! LOL! Montanabw(talk) 00:52, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- And you were an idiot for throwing away(!!) all your empty pre-UPC code cereal boxes and food packaging, much of it now seriously collectible. What the hell were you thinking?!? Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 03:10, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- You know, I once had a set of stencils like that, we used them to make a poster for my 4-H demonstration project when I was 9. I think we threw them away in a move... WTF were we thinking? It's like when your mom threw out your 1960s comic book collection! LOL! Montanabw(talk) 00:52, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Seabiscuit (film)
Your recent edit to the article on Seabiscuit (film) restored the words "an undersized and overlooked" to the description of the horse Seabiscuit. According to your edit summary: Well, he was small and he was overlooked, that's verified by other sources and part of his popularity IRL.
If you look at the article on War Admiral, it says:
- The 2003 movie Seabiscuit features the match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral. The film portrays War Admiral at 18 hands (72 in, or 183 cm) even though War Admiral and Seabiscuit were about the same size with Seabiscuit standing at 15.2 hands and outweighing War Admiral 1,040 to 960 lb (470 to 440 kg)[1]
- ^ Paulick, Ray. "Ray Paulick discusses the 2003 Seabiscuit film". USA Today (Interview). Retrieved 24 September 2004.
I have checked the reference cited, and it does support the text. Please either provide citations, or self-revert.-- Toddy1 (talk) 07:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
I remember liking this when it showed up at FAC. I'll get to it later today ... take a peek. - Dank (push to talk) 17:32, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- Yay! Banker horse. Also was the inspiration for the GAN push for Shackleford (horse) and the beginning of my fun over at WP Horse racing! Montanabw(talk) 19:01, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- And it was part of a successful school project here in North Carolina. Okay, it's good to go. - Dank (push to talk) 19:24, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- Corinne, if you're wondering, I took Banker horse because of my connections to the article. I'll ping you on the next one. - Dank (push to talk) 20:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations to all involved. I was not aware of the Banker horses until now. Great job!!! Atsme📞📧 21:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
organisations
Do you think there is supposed to be a distinction between Category:Clubs and societies in the West Midlands (county) and, for example Category:Organisations based in Greater Manchester? Clearly an organisation may be based in a place, but operate in other places. Rathfelder (talk) 12:28, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- Yes; for example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is "based" or "headquartered" in Missoula, Montana, but it's a nationwide organization for the United States. If you look at its categories, it is Category:Conservation organizations based in the United States, Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States, Category:Organizations based in Missoula, Montana and Category:Non-profit organizations based in Montana. Montanabw(talk) 22:09, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to a virtual editathon on Women in Music
Women in Music | |
---|---|
![]() |
![]()
|
--Ipigott (talk) 15:11, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016: Game On!
We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.
We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Ovarian cancer in mares
Hi Montana! I was wondering if you could lend a hand over at ovarian cancer with the section about ovarian cancer in other animals. I just don't know where to start looking for horsey information...is there much more to include than what's there? If so, where do I go looking? I would very much appreciate the help. :) All the best, Keilana (talk) 03:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
- Given that I actually owned a mare that had a granulosa tumor the size of a volleyball removed from an ovary (along with the ovary) and I was present for the surgery, I'd be glad to take a peek! Montanabw(talk) 03:03, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Unconstructive Warnings
Those who wish to continue this discussion may do so, no need to inflict it on everyone else
|
---|
Please do not leave unconstructive warnings casting aspersions on my talk page as you did here, or make personal attacks at me on other's talk page as you did here. Please remember that you do not own the article in question, despite your assertion here that you are "the owner" you are still expected to avoid personal attacks. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 11:47, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
"I've worked on over 20 featured articles, over 40 Good articles and have created over 200 articles; frankly, it's keeping people from wrecking them with poor research and POV-pushing that is the bane of my WP editing experience." That, is what it boils down to. Anyone that tries to edit "her" articles is immediately put on the defensive. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 15:03, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Well, I certainly wasn't the one who asked you to. It looks too much like tag-teaming to do that. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 15:14, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
user:Mendaliv, I can see you are so biased and are being so provocative on this issue that I see no point in responding to you any longer. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 16:24, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Lynn, I have a constructive request for you: please do not outdent in the middle of a discussions where people responded, carefully placing their comment in the context. Can you try to do the same? I swallow others requests. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:41, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
A quick comment on "expertise." We all know the adage, On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog, therefore our individual "expertise" is less relevant than our use of sources: WP:RS is policy. WP:NPOV is policy. The history I have with this other user consistently is an issue of POV-pushing and poor sourcing. On top of that, well, you see what is happening here, and it is typical of how this user is thin-skinned and refuses to collaborate. If this user actually is some sort of "expert" on feral horses, then we also may have a WP:COI situation here as well, which might explain the POV-pushing behavior. I don't think she is a paid editor, but she may, nonetheless, have a COI. Montanabw(talk) 19:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
As to the rest, Mendaliv and SageRad correctly identified remarks I made several months back (one Oct 2015 and the other in Feb 2015, actually) that was intended as a sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek expression of my frustration. This user brings up other out of context material from a few months back and is using it as ammo in the present dispute, which is a red herring -- this is a simple dispute over her desire to make massive changes to a GA-class article. I actually agreed with a few of her concerns but the mess of almost 50 edits, poor sourcing, improper citation formatting, and assorted other problems (most listed at that article's talk page) required TNT on her edits back to the last clean version per BRD. I am willing to collaborate; but I am not willing to beat my head against the wall. Montanabw(talk) 19:30, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
|
FYI: WP:BURDEN
Hi Montanabw, I've noticed you apparently mis-cite this policy for several years now. It doesn't say what you appear to think it does, and isn't about what you appear to think it is about, and I'd personally therefore advise you to stop mentioning it. What you really mean to cite is usually simply WP:BRD (particularly the part about "Leave the article in the condition it was in before the Bold edit was made (often called the status quo ante) ...", and also WP:CONSENSUS. I hope that's helpful. It would probably help you remember and understand what the policy in the header means if instead you used the name WP:VERIFY for it, instead of WP:BURDEN, because it is not about "burden of proof", but rather about one of the three core Wikipedia content policies: verifiability. Cheers, Softlavender (talk) 13:40, 13 January 2016 (UTC); edited 14:44, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
- No, I undertand both. WP:BURDEN states, "... The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, though you are correct that status quo ante is what is sought. In a BRD situation where an editor removes sourced material and inserts material of poorer quality and poorer sourcing, BURDEN applies on top of BRD. That said, if a "nicer" word causes less drama, that is worth considering, though sometimes being "nice" just prolongs the tl;dr drama. Burden is a subset of verifiability, but I suppose I could do a piped link to point to the correct section, I'll think about it. As for consensus, consensus can always change, of course, but consensus on a GA-class or FA-class article has a higher standard to reach to change things. I hope you understand that I have been on wikipedia almost ten years now, and though I do appreciate being alerted to policies and guidelines that have changed over time, this one is pretty much the same as it ever has been. Montanabw(talk) 19:19, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
- All right, my error then. :) Softlavender (talk) 06:34, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Horse drawn vandalfighting
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20240622032723im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Bulletin_%2820234138030%29.jpg/220px-Bulletin_%2820234138030%29.jpg)
Hi MontanaBW, I thought you might like to see this picture of an early horsedrawn version of cluebot with special trample feature. The photo claims to be from 1825 but my suspicion is that it could be several decades later. ϢereSpielChequers 18:19, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
- Vandal-fighting, what an arduous, uphill climb it's always been! And the year 1825 makes this a valuable new photographic discovery. Thanks, WereSpielChequers!! Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 19:34, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Horse races in Rhode Island
There are three so far as I know. Should I create a category or leave them in Horse races in the United States?...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 16:55, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
- I wouldn't. I don't think there currently is much racing in Rhode Island today... Montanabw(talk) 22:05, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
- Just a heads-up: If you're into Walking Horses, or PRs, or know someone who is, the PR request of Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is a little ols. Tks! Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 11:12, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
- I was the one who put it up for PR; even though I did QPQ, nobody else has looked at it. Maybe it can finally get done by somebody. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 14:57, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
- I didn't take it because I'm too "close" to the article, I suggest one of my kind talk page stalkers take a look, WAF is taking an article she created to PR for the first time, so helping hands and mentors will be, I think, most welcome. She's a great new editor and has been a lot of fun to work with! Montanabw(talk) 21:45, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
Please do not cast aspersions on talk pages
Giving the other person the last word
|
---|
Please do not cast aspersions as you did here about the quality of my research. You do not own the article, and I do not have to have your "trust" and permission to edit it, and I certainly don't have to accept your "instruction". Please stop framing your opinion on what is undue weight or what belongs in other articles as policy. And for crying out loud, do a little research before you start reverting correct information and chastizing me for it. The information on the Boer war is correct. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 03:04, 22 January 2016 (UTC) Also, take what you said here ONE HALF HOUR LATER: "I"m fine with a FOC, it's the 'you are too stupid and incompetent to understand the right way to do it' attitude that is baiting and frustrating" and realize that the very behavior you are complaining about is what you are inflicting on me. Lynn (SLW) (talk) 03:31, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
You need to learn to accept constructive criticism and follow the policies of wikipedia. None of us create featured articles all on our own, and I claim substantial contributions to 20; my record of collaboration is excellent. I have helped many other people with their projects and not claimed that I am a major contributor or any kind of lead editor there. So please do not make assumptions about me or what I think. Your false accusations and psychological projection are inappropriate, and if you want "evidence" of how many times I have caught you dead to rights "extrapolating" things (I think that is your word for what the rest of us call OR and SYNTH if it isn't simply promoting your own theories) I can dig it out, though it doesn't seem necessary at the moment -- you know what I have criticized. I would be delighted to have a cooperative and collaborative environment on the Mustang articles, I've wanted that main one to become a GA or FA-class article for years. (And, I might remind you, the 1971 Act article already IS GA-class, and I wasn't even the lead editor.) So let me be blunt: You don't seem to "get it" about wikipedia's rules, the POLICIES that we do not conduct original research. That is where my concerns with your editing lie; your competence problem is that you have a POV, you have a WP:SOAPBOX, and you have been told by other people than just myself that you need to work on your unwillingness to collaborate. Now, as I stated before, if you don't follow the rules, do not be surprised if you get reverted and no one comes to your defense. Study up on how to write a good article on wikipedia; take one of the other articles you've been peacefully working on to GA and see what happens. Montanabw(talk) 21:39, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
|
Medal
![]() |
The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
For undertaking 50 creation and expansion contributions to the Did you know? project. LavaBaron (talk) 12:02, 23 January 2016 (UTC) |
Newbie, Mustangs
There's a new user you welcomed, who now has an article about the Cerbat Mustang in draft. I helped them out a little (seems to be a legit breed, it's in 3 of the breed books on Google) and added refs, but it needs some more work and watching. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 17:17, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
- Link me the URL? And yes, it's a legit Mustang group, which on-wiki we are classifying as a breed. See Colonial Spanish horse and List of BLM Herd Management Areas. For comparison, you can show them Pryor Mountain Mustang or Kiger Mustang to compare. Montanabw(talk) 20:40, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
- User:Horsegeek/Cerbat Mustang. The urls with the info are in the ref section; I already erased them from my clipboard, but they seemed to have a lot of coverage. Weird genetic thing going on too: apparently the roan foals come out roan, instead of shedding and fading out later. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 01:56, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
- Heh. Looks like the article is being worked on by a non-English speaker, but I'm glad they are trying. But nothing weird or unique about the genetics; many foals are born roan, though not all show it until they shed their foal coats. See roan (horse) for the real genetics scoop, and this site has lots of cool photos of roan QH babies. Their source does say what it says, but they are probably copying from a promo website. They probably don't resemble the modern Andalusian in the least, but clearly are of Colonial Spanish Horse type. Use your own judgement as far as diving in and "helping" until it hits mainspace, but I'd say that wikignoming into standard English and running reFill can't hurt. If they are having trouble getting it blessed for mainspace, ping me and I'll make it happen. Montanabw(talk) 03:08, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
BBK
Consider yourself pinged by a Large Azure Felid. Tigerboy1966 20:16, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to an online editathon on Black Women's History
Invitation | |
---|---|
Black Women's History online edit-a-thon ![]()
|
(You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Women in Red events by removing your name from this list.)--Ipigott (talk) 12:18, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Adopt a user program
Hi Montanabw,
I've found your profile on the adopt-a-user list and would be happy if you be my mentor helping me with some steps in English wikipedia. I am from Germany and first ask there for some mentor but they recommend me to talk to an user with experience in English version of wikipedia since I would like to publish within the English version
Would be great if you can help me
Pepino2410 (talk) 00:26, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi Montanabw,
have you read my answer on my talk page? Not sure how does it work here. Have you got a notification?
Pepino2410 (talk) 07:23, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
Sip 'n' Dip
The Sip 'n' Dip is hiring men for mermen!!! I need to move back to Great Falls... - Tim1965 (talk) 15:19, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
- I fear those are just the drunks who dive into the pool, thinking that the girls are real mermaids... LOL! Montanabw(talk) 22:41, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
- I went to high school with a girl who was a mermaid at the Sip 'n' Dip. Having gone to Great Falls High, just after they built their fieldhouse and pool, I would hope it's Bison boys who end up in the drink. (Can you imagine being an adult male, and saying to your sweetie, "Oh, yeah, my day job is a half-naked swimming merman at this bar...") - Tim1965 (talk) 17:23, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Just funny what happens
Many many months I replied to a question at a help desk about how old Frédéric Chopin was when he died and explained why this calculation was not done on his page like with other bios (in the infobox). Saw a post within the same ballpark today...asking how old Richard Wagner was when he died.....yet in this case its in the article. I am going to keep note of these talks if I can find them again...this is a great way to demonstrate how people look for info in the box and how some simply are to lazy to search for the info in the article or do a simple calculation. I wonder how many readers we loss to other websites that have this info at readers finger tips. Have you ever seen anything like this yourself? Going to be asking a few people about this as I think its a good debating tool that all need to understand. -- Moxy (talk) 19:46, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
- Indeed. You've made my pro-infobox argument better than I ever did! Gerda Arendt would also like to see these examples, perhaps. Montanabw(talk) 22:36, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
- Sure. The infobox is the place to hold what was formerly hidden in Persondata. Mozart, Sibelius. (Help for Bach, Beethoven, Handel, though.) Tell project composers, not me ;) - I am on vacation, or might do it yourself. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Categories
Should I create a new cat titled something like Category:Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Trainers for some of my articles? I have Steve Hill (horse trainer), Albert Dement, and Bud Dunn, plus there are a few others I think meet notability and will probably create sooner or later, like James Brantley. It seems sorta stupid to put them in Category:Tennessee Walking Horses, because they're not horses. They don't really fit into the racehorse trainers and owners categories either. Any thoughts? White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 20:08, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
- I think there is Category:Western horse trainers. You can do something like that and then link it to the TWH cat, maybe make it broad, such as "gaited horse trainers" or something. Or not; your call. Montanabw(talk) 22:24, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
- Hmm, I guess I'll think about it. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 00:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
La Verdad
Here is my project for today: La Verdad (horse). Feel free to help with any other content needed. JRHorse (talk) 21:25, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting my RfA
![]() |
Hawkeye7 RfA Appreciation award |
Thank you for participating in and supporting my RfA. It was very much appreciated. I still cannot understand why your own RfA failed. Being an ENTJ personality should automatically qualify you. Again, heartfelt thanks. Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC) |