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Musicals Infobox

Hello, according to your comments on the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicals/General page you have had some experience in infobox code. If you get a chance, could you take a look at the code on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicals/Template_sandbox as I believe it to have some formating issues (I'm not sure) and it is not completely wikified. There are a couple comments about it on the Template sandbox page (don't worry about removing any information yet as a consensus seems not to have been reached yet). Thanks so much for your help and I look forward to working with you. --omtay38 02:06, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Things in common

I'm following ICMP tunnel which led me to Image:DiagramNeeded.gif and then to Event monitoring. I'm thinking of cleaning up Event monitoring since the intro reads as a cross between link spamming and original research, when who do I see but you in the edit history from earlier this year cleaning up and wikifying. I have a feeling the two of us have more in common than simply WP:EiC. Anyway, somewhat related to all this, here are some possible issues I've run across tonight:

Looks like this is starting to show up more in articles. Personally, I find it unfortunate since it makes the articles seem like they're in the middle of being edited. What do you think? --Stephane Charette 06:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for the editing you provided on the St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, Waterloo Region Catholic School Board template and page. Appreciate the help! --Ithinkhelikesit 17:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudoscalar

Hi, Why did you split the aticle on pseudoscalar ?? Both the physics and the math concept are one and the same thing -- mathematical pseudoscalars have odd parity. I'm reverting for now. linas 01:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted, and cleaned up the article to make it clear that this is not two different things being talked about, but is the same thing. linas 01:17, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Next time that you have any questions about physics or math, consider contacting Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics or Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics. In this case, it would have saved you the time and effort spent trying to sort out the various links to the article. More generally, I'd suggest that you refrain from editing articles on which you are not knowledgable. linas 01:54, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the recent post to WP:WPM about additive group, the answer may have been confusing but the results hopefully helpful. linas 16:01, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Musical templates

Thanks for your support of my musical theatre templates! I'm currently working on a Gilbert and Sullivan one, and hopefully I'll get around to Andrew Lloyd Webber today as well. After that, I don't know where to go, but it was good to know someone agrees. :) Daydream believer2 05:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Profile

I'm curious as to why you moved Profile (engineering) to the See also section when, by MoS:DP guidelines, it should be in the main section. --Usgnus 06:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted my edit and expanded on the various engineering uses of the term as the page only listed one of the four definitions previously, thus it didn't disambiguate the subject adequately.--Lordkinbote 07:20, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Peel logo

I reverted the logo change and put a bit more info on the logo over at Talk:Peel District School Board. Hope this makes sense. (Sorry, I just feel bad every time I have to revert something which otherwise should be a perfectly valid edit...!) --Stephane Charette 21:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just wondering...

Right now, I can't seem to e-mail you using the "E-mail this user" link. Do you think you can add one? I've been meaning to ask you some things in a more private setting. Thanks. -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 00:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll set one up and get back to you. --Usgnus 00:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Parks in British Columbia cat re change on Victory Square

Hi; saw your change to Victory Square's category; I'm surprised there's not a Vancouver parks cat; you'd think there would be; especially since GVRD-wide there's tons of them. My concern with the Parks in British Columbia category is that it's going to be huge once all prov, RD, fed and municipal parks are added in. Wouldn't a subcat hierarchy be more workable? Or are there not just enough park articles yet?Skookum1 02:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC) PS I know there's a provincial-parks cat, and there's only 10 or so federal parks (lots more fed-park proposals); but still between munis and RDs it's going to be a huge list...Skookum1 02:36, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Saw your response on my talk page and agree about not all parks being worthy; but even in the city of Van it's a list: Hastings, Queen E, Stanley, Jericho, Vanier, Pacific Spirit, China Creek etc, which have some history or other significance to them; and no doubt people will want their own neighbourhood greenspace added in, like that new insta-park at Homer and Davie, as we've seen with "invented neighbourhoods" (remember "Dickens"?); but I'm not the sort to leap in and invent categories because I don't know the existing hierarchies well enough. One little tidbit park comes to mind that's almost worth a blurb is that little creek just west of where Point Grey Road meets MacDonald; it was featured in the film That Cold Day In The Park ([[Robert Altman|Altman]'s first-and-worst, they say...); can't remember what it's called right now...

Might as well take the time now to invite you to sign up for the draft BC WikiProject at User:Buchanan-Hermit/WikiProject-Sandbox, where tonight I fielded the idea by Buchanan-Hermit that the model for project organization cooked up by the incredible Phædriel ♥ tell me for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America (q.v. her revamp as of the last few days) be used to help coordinate what obviously will be a vast and complicated set of articles/issues and sundry; he wanted input from other editors but only he and me (he and I?) are signed up so far, and the project's not "gone official" of course; he's no slouch in the formatting department himself as the User:Buchanan-Hermit page demonstrates. But given that suggestion, it also seems a propos that maybe Phaedriel's layout be applied/adapted to the Vancouver WikiProject also; I know only a few people bit at those table formats I tried introducing, but if the project layout were made less unwieldy they'd work in just fine. Give 'er some thought and pls feedback; and also pls consider the BC Wikiproject, which I think it's high time for (esp. since OR, ID and AK have 'em going, and WA and AB aren't far behind)....Skookum1 09:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:EiC

Just wanted to know, if I want to be listed on the Participants page... Do I just go and add myself?

--Yongblood 03:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the fast answer. Yongblood 03:55, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Do you know how to customize the signature?

--Yongblood No. Remember to use four tildes (~~~~) to sign so that there's a timestamp. --Usgnus 04:24, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW re Education in Canada project

I don't have a copy so can't cite you a page ref, but FYI I was somewhat stunned while reading Francis Decker's Pemberton: History of a Settlement to discover that correspondence courses for elementary and high school were first introduced anywhere in response to pressure and ideas from parents in the Birken-Gates Valley (between Pemberton-Mt Currie and D'Arcy) in the first decade of the 20th Century. Not sure where that fits into existing education articles but if that's one of your WikiFields I thought you might like to know that. Turns out, as an unrelated aside, it was a farmer up there (but in the Pemberton Valley, i.e. the Lilloet River Valley) who was the first to recognize iodine as a cure for goiter (in cattle, originally).Skookum1 09:16, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Very interesting. --Usgnus 14:18, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Category:Women

I think it was originally created as a category meaning women as opposed to men, not as opposed to girls. You appear to be changing it. Georgia guy 23:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. I had to remove exactly 2 articles from each: Girl and Flower girl; Boy and Boy soprano. Besides, who's calling the kettle black [1]. --Usgnus 23:39, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, what do you think it was originally created for?? Georgia guy 23:40, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a mind reader. --Usgnus 23:41, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now, here is a new problem: How would you categorize an article that is for female human beings regardless of age?? Georgia guy 23:57, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In both Women and Children or in Humans, depending on the content. --Usgnus

BC & Pacific Northwest History Forum

Please see RE BC & Pacific Northwest History Forum re: Talk:List of United States military history events#Border Commission troops in the Pacific Northwest. If you think maybe I should also move some or copy some of my other stuff from NW history and BC history pages let me know; I never mean to blog, but I'm voluble and to me everything's interconnected; never meaning to dominate a page so have made this area to post my historical rambles on. Thoughts?Skookum1 03:51, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Extraneous Links

You're right about extraneous links on diambiguation pages. When I added links yesterday, I not only didn't know about that policy, but I didn't notice that I'd added them before and that you'd removed them afterward. You're absolutely correct that you were following Wikipedia policy, and after following your link, I learned something I didn't realize before. I stand corrected, and thanks for your promptness. -- Skymasterson 11:41AM, 14 July 2006

Mission Bridge vs Mission CPR Bridge

Hey; saw your tweak. I know why it's necessary, but the usual and traditional name for it is "the Mission Bridge", now of course meaning the highway bridge; I went to MSS and the bridge (and its line-up) was a part of local life; I guess the official or official-Wiki name has to be Mission CPR Bridge; looks really weird, though, like the long-form Second Narrows Ironworkers Memorial Bridge vs Second Narrows or Ironworkers (as has come into vogue lately). Also I'm not sure it was always CPR; I think it was Burlington Northern; at least as far as Abby (from the border) but I'm pretty sure the track crossings/overpasses in Matsqui Prairie say "Burlington Northern"; or used to, anyway. Before the building of the Pattullo rail bridge (CNR, BNR or BCER I'm not sure whose) rail traffic from the US had to go through Mission via this bridge; I probably already said that in the article, though.Skookum1 19:32, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it to "Mission Railway Bridge". Both bridges are notable and deserve their own articles. Perhaps their naming can be tackled as part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject British Columbia. --Usgnus 00:03, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help

I could use some help with Journalist (talk · contribs). He was assuming bad faith when I reverted the spam link at University of Toronto. Ardenn 03:09, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't worry about it. You explained it, and it seems Journalist is handling it as well as can be expected. --Usgnus 03:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise if I acted too soon with the U of T page. From my end, it really didnt look like spamming. Anyway, thanks for the kind words, and for actually approaching me in such a respectful manner. Regards. Orane (talk • cont.) 03:46, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vancouver Wikipedians Meetup

Greetings, you're getting this spam (courtesy of Tawkerbot) because you were listed on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Vancouver. In short, we're trying to have a meetup and we'd appreciate it if you'd join our Yahoo Group setup to figure out a time/place that would work. You can find the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vancouver_wikipedians/. If you have any questions feel free to make a post there or on the WikiProject page.

Happy Editing!

CFD

I have nominated Category:French language schools in Ottawa for deletion. Ardenn 18:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Double redirects

I'm pretty good with en-mass. --Polar Deluge 14:41, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hope the en mass isn't too en mass. :-) --Polar Deluge 14:50, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]