User talk:Ruhrfisch/Archive 36

Welcome to my talk page. Please leave me a message below and I will generally reply on your talk page. Although my email address is enabled, it is not an address I check often (so I may be slow in replying to email and very much prefer to have conversations here). Please also note that while I am glad to do a peer review on just about any article, it will often take me a few days, and I do not have the time to do copyedits (sorry). If you want me to review an article, please open a peer review on it. Thanks for stopping by and happy editing! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 22:17, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

One of your suggestions in the Peer Review for Dylan and Cole Sprouse

One of your suggestions in the peer review I opened says "Although this is the English Wikipedia, I am not sure that all readers will know that "Bros" is an abbreviation for "Brothers" - it would help to spell this out (know collectively as the Sprouse brothers, usually abbreviated as Sprouse Bros)." Since it's an alternative name, it should be bolded. But should both of them be bolded, or just one or the other (e.g. Sprouse Bros)? - Purplewowies (talk) 22:23, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Just a reminder

At midnight Sunday/Monday the nominations period ends for Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Fall 2011 Photo Contest Best Photo. I'd guess there's no reason to have 2 rounds of !voting. Whatever you think best, of course. Thanks. Smallbones (talk) 04:16, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

GRIN

Yeah about the Cat Stevens photos- That picture in the infobox was in my first uploads of photos- maybe the first dozen. It's possibly the reason I kept begging for more. But also, his photos and those of The Rolling Stones (the montage of them as a current band was my idea) and Eric Clapton I am proud of finding. THE toughest ones to find tend to be famous people who died young, and drummers since they are in the back. I think the Brian Jones photo was the hardest to find, and the only one in any of the language Wikipedias so far. Anyway, thanks for noticing the Cat Stevens photo. We wikignomes so often are ignored and unappreciated! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 09:18, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

Need help from you once again as Admin in two places!

Hi. I've found a couple of glitches, including photos that need to be moved to Commons. The first issue, I hope you can help with is that I uploaded a photo from the same source to Commons, only to see I'd done it already. There are two duplicate uploads I uploaded for Huey Morgan. I added the {{duplicate}} to one of them, but am unsure if anyone will notice and fix it before it affects other language Wikpedias. Please take a look and surgically remove or whatever to keep that from happening? Next: moving files. The ones that come to mind off the top of my head, are this one.

1. [[Archivo:Susan Tedeschi Live in Wien.JPG]] Here at: [1] BTW-- do you understand German? Are articles like that one of Susan Tedeschi acceptable with so little text and all the photos shoved into it, making a mess? On the en.Wiki, it wouldn't be acceptable.
2. Rudy Rotta [2]

There are others but I need to compile a short list so you know who they are. Thanks for your helpfulness! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 16:53, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. My mistake-- and it does appear that someone in Commons found my duplicate tag. So Sorry! I just gotta quit staying up all night! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 00:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Ra.One

Have requested for copy edit, can you take a time to check certain comments and things resolved. -- Karthik Nadar (talk) 07:07, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Early close

Please close Wikipedia:Peer review/Kit Mueller/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:15, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:25, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Cogan House Covered Bridge

I see that the talk page of Cogan House Covered Bridge lists you as "actively involved" with the article, so I just wanted to let you know that I marked a stable version of it on its talk page. This is to help make a good, solid, somewhat static, version of the article available to people, and to help avoid article rot. This does not affect whatsoever the ability to edit the article; it is in fact just a link to a permanent link to that version - if the article goes through major changes or improvements (to adjust to new events, etc), then consider updating the stable version to reflect those facts. It's a brand new idea on Wikipedia, so we don't really have any policy whatsoever surrounding the "stable version" yet - it's just a response to widespread article rot, where articles actually lose a lot of quality after people stop supporting them. I also encourage you to spread the word about it, to help people learn about this template. I don't know if you've seen yet, but it looks like that article will be going to the main page in a few days. Thanks, congratulations on contributing to soon-to-be front-page featured article, and happy editing! Falconus^{p t c} 12:38, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

No problem :-). I just added a couple parameters to the template as well. Falconus^{p t c} 20:27, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm inviting discussion at User talk:Falconus#Stable_version. - Dank (push to talk) 20:15, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Congrats on making the main page, again! Gerry D (talk) 00:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Congrats on the beautiful article and main page appearance! Well done. --Another Believer _(Talk) 03:13, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I had no idea so much information existed about a single bridge, at least not major ones like Golden Gate, etc. It looks like you focus on Pennsylvania, but feel free to lend your talents to WikiProject Oregon any time (I promise we have some beautiful bridges!) --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:47, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

My congrats as well. Finetooth (talk) 03:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Hello! Please accept this Editor's Barnstar for your map of the Black Hawk wars: Template:Black Hawk War Map. I which we had more of those :-) Hashar (talk) 10:41, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Ra.One Issue

Hello. Please comment here and put up your opinion regarding this issue. Your help will be much appreciated. Thank You. AnkitBhatt^WDF 15:27, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Burger King Pre-FAC Review

Hello again, would you be interested in helping me finish this? I believe I can devote more time to it now if you are willing to help me get this done. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 06:34, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Just to let you know, I am off on a family vacation this week and will not be readily available during that time. If you leave any notes about the article, please do not be alarmed if I do not get back to them until after Christmas. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 17:31, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

I have completed allot of the suggestions from your postings, could you continue with the review? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 09:07, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

I have moved through your next list, so when you are able to get back to it I'll be waiting. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Murder of Joanna Yeates

Hi Ruhrfisch, thanks for reviewing the article. You've made some really useful suggestions which I'll start to incorporate over the next few days. I listed the article for copyediting yesterday so should hopefully get some help with the punctuation and any other related issues. If all goes well, I'll try to get everything done for the weekend then put it forward for GA. Cheers and thanks again.Paul MacDermott (talk) 22:05, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi again, I think I've addressed everything you mentioned and am just about finished tweaking the text, etc. Let me know if there's anything I've forgotten. Some copyediting was done yesterday, but still waiting for someone to go through the entire article. I'll have one last read through it myself (probably tomorrow) then hopefully put it up for GA in the next couple of days once everything is finished. Thanks again for your help. Paul MacDermott (talk) 22:20, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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--Kumioko (talk) 01:55, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Cogan House Covered Bridge

I would like to thank you for writing the article about Cogan House Covered Bridge. It has been very informative and it has been rightfully promoted to a featured article. Keep up the good job! 193.2.144.145 (talk) 07:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Ditto on the congrats! I put List of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania under See also, replacing the uncovered version. Also (little reminder), you've got a bit of judging to do at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Fall 2011 Photo Contest, which will close the entire contest. (Looks like a tie to me, but you could always cast your own vote to break it) Again, congrats, and all the best. Smallbones (talk) 14:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I hope I didn't bug you too much. BTW, for my latest act, see Lady Lilith, I think I borrowed an image map from you: Pennsylvania ==> Drawing room, Montour County ==> "Lady Lilith", etc. Smallbones (talk) 02:17, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer_review/Ahalya/archive1: Ahalya

I am trying to improve Ahalya to FA status and have started a PR Wikipedia:Peer_review/Ahalya/archive1. If you have time, please give your comments to improve the article to FA status on the PR or the talk. The article needs more non-Hindu, non-Indian eyes, who have never heard of Ahalya. Thanks a lot. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

It will be worth the wait. If the PR closes in that time, please comment on Talk:Ahalya. Waiting for your constructive criticism. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I have addressed your concerns. Happy holidays!!!

Redtigerxyz ^Talk is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the Christmas cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

User:Sheodred's topic ban

Hello,

I've only just been made aware of this AN edit warring restriction, in which you were involved.

As a result of Sheodred's recent behaviour, I should like to bring the following ECCN report to your attention: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Geopolitical ethnic and religious conflicts#Anglo-Irish and Irish Bios and also raise concerns regarding the use of AN/I against two editors, one being myself, in bad faith over the "Anglo-Irish" situation: here and here. Despite his "agreement to cease making edits regarding Irish nationality on any articles for one month", he seems to have instead taken the opportunity to wage disputes regarding the use or relevance of "British" on several articles, which suggests to me that imposing a one month block will not curb his behaviour. Like being told not to "play on the grass" in one place, he has simply found another field to wage his nationality disputes over.

I have proposed a topic ban at ECCN, without stating a period, as that is an admin decision. Though I expect nothing less than 6 months will put a stop to the multi-thread issues he is creating across wiki, as well as attempts to undermine the neutrality of MOS.

Cheers, Ma®©usBritish ^{[Chat • RFF]} 20:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Cc: SarekOfVulcan

Boeing 767 now at FAC

Dear Ruhrfisch, as someone who participated in the earlier peer review of Boeing 767, you might be interested in contributing to its current FA nomination. Cheers, SynergyStar (talk) 01:12, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

WikiThanks

Thank you for adding your comments and suggestions to the FA nomination, and for the image review. Your expertise is much appreciated! SynergyStar (talk) 01:29, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Image review request

No big hurry, but when you get time would you take a look at a sampling of the images used in the article List of Shakespeare plays in quarto? Thanks muchly. Tom Reedy (talk) 13:03, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much for taking the time to look at them. Do the licenses need to be changed or is it OK to leave them as they are (copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer)? Tom Reedy (talk) 19:58, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Never mind, I see that you anticipated my question on the article talk page. Cheers, Ruhrfisch, and happy holiday of your religion, ethnicity, background, and/or preference! Tom Reedy (talk) 20:03, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Christmas greetings

	Seasonal greetings and much happiness for 2012!
	(This historic image shows Brian, on the right, requesting a peer review from Malleus Fatuorum, on the left. The spirit of SandyGeorgia hovers between them.) Brianboulton (talk) 15:51, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

(I hope this won't get me blocked)

Re: Forksville

Useless now, I won't be in the area for an indefinite period of time. ;) - Thanks for the Channukah wishes by the way. My next trip on I-80 in Central Pennsylvania will be on my way to Michigan.Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 05:50, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, the remains of Lee murdered the area pretty bad. Sucks to see such great stuff get destroyed like this. Also, I need a slight favor, could you look around for local stuff on history for PA 660? I plan on improving the article slowly over the next few days, I'd appreciate some help from a local. Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 03:44, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

That's a great find. I have some designation history for Wellsboro to work with, however, I'd also love if you could find plank roads & old 19th Century turnpikes, which help boost my work a bit. (Similar to stuff I did with PA 287). Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 04:31, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Finally got to see Forksville on a day trip today. :) - Will get my photos on Flickr eventually. Was a great walk by the way. Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 05:25, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

The bridge is in great shape. Kind of was afraid to look down due to my heights fear. And, we only drove through World's End, sadly. Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 16:27, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Template:Millennium Park Map

What do you think of this edit? Also, should we be using this template throughout?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:23, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

If I had understood the code, I wouldn't have had to ask you if it was O.K. You might want to talk to the editor who made the revision.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:22, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Glad to hear it.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:22, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

My Sincere Wishes For This Festive Season

		★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★* Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2012 *★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★
		I Wish You And Your Family A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year 2012. May The New Year Bring Much Happiness, Prosperity, Peace, And Success In Your Life. I Am Very Happy To be Part of Wikipedia And To Have Great Friends Like You. Cheers. - From A Big Fan of ----> Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:19, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

You are welcome and thanks. You are my friend and I will always remember you on special occasions. :)) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 21:09, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Village Pump

Which part of the Village pump is the proper place to request new WP:DBRs?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:36, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:45, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

And Happy New Year. Finetooth (talk) 18:08, 23 December 2011 (UTC) ... Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!--Pubdog (talk) 21:59, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Right back at you. :) María (yllosubmarine) 01:37, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Ruhrfisch, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:54, 25 December 2011 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Have a great Christmas mate and keep up the great work in the New Year!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:54, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you! --Gerry D (talk) 15:37, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

I got one in my gmail from my old hotmail account. Was the one you got from hotmail? I haven't used it in years. Gerry D (talk) 04:56, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I went in and deleted all my contacts. Hopefully that should solve the problem. Gerry D (talk) 19:00, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you and your family! Hope you are well and enjoying a fine Christmas. Choess (talk) 18:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

	Happy Holidays!!!!
	Happy Holidays. Keep up the tremendous work.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:28, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

A [belated] Merry Christmas to you! Hope is all is well. ​​​​​​​​Niagara ​​^{Don't give up the ship} 16:30, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Happy holidays

		Happy holidays.
		Best wishes for joy and happiness. Hope you have a great one! Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 00:05, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

For the seasons wishes, and back at you. Amazing job you do here and so thankless and admirably low profile. When I think of the guys in the trenches selflessly keeping the review process ticking over without fuss, its yourself and Brian. I respect yer work a lot. Ceoil (talk) 18:10, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Ruhrfisch for the season's greetings and I can't underscore enough everything that Ceoil says above. Wishing you a Happy New Year! And thanks so much for being such an all around supportive editor and for adding so much value here. Truthkeeper (talk) 17:55, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Lovin' You

One of the sweetest guys on the English Wikipedia! Thanks for all the happiness you lent me in the past few years! Hoping that we are all doing well in this new year! (Even the Chinchillas can't keep me away!) --Leahtwosaints (talk) 06:33, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Happy New Year

...and thank you for the Christmas wish on my talk page last week. I spent the holidays in Florida and my archive bot beat me to the task, but your well-wishes are very much appreciated. All the best, Juliancolton (talk) 19:17, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

I second Julian's greetings and thanks: here's to a wonderful 2012! Jwrosenzweig (talk) 04:48, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

2011 Syrian uprising

Thanks for the peer review, I really appreciate it. And also, thanks for your positive comments regarding the background section; I don't mean to brag, but I was the one who wrote it. =]

Anyways, I'll definitely address the points raised at the peer review once I get around to it. Thank you so much. Master&Expert (Talk) 19:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Quality questions

Hello Ruhrfisch. A few weeks ago you very kindly did a PR for an intended FL. While I realise that this list will never be able to comply with all the contents required to meet the requirements for FL, we would nevertheless like to get it to the highest quality possible because although I am not connected with the subject in any way other than being a former local resident and the coordinator of WP:WORCS, it is one of the four or five most prestigious schools in the UK and deserves a really clean article. I have a couple of questions. With over 150 entries, is it viable or necessary to make a table? Can FUR be used for images of people for whom it is no longer possible to obtain photos? Are referenced extracts of the school register acceptable as RS? Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:52, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Collage request

Happy New Year Ruhrfisch! I have a request can you make a collage out of the following: File:2009-03 Kathmandu 08.jpg (at the top all the way across) File:KathmanduDurbarSquare.jpg, File:Durbar Square 2010.jpg, File:SwayambhunathAtNight.jpg, File:IMG 0361 Kathmandu Bodnath.jpg, File:Kathmandu palace.jpg, File:Shanker.jpg, File:IMG 0483 Kathmandu Pashupatinath.jpg, and File:Hanuman Dhoka1.jpg ?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:07, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes any of the images would be fine. Whatever you feel like I don't mind. If you can cram all in including the original top picture (which could have the sky cropped) it would be great.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

FAC image check

Hi. I'm sheparding W. E. B. Du Bois through the FAC process, and user TruthKeeper suggested that I ask you to perform an image check on it. Would you mind taking a look? Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 19:04, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the card

Haven't been on Wiki in a long time and was great to hear a familiar voice. Hope all's well with you and that you have a great 2012. Jonyungk (talk) 19:12, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

DYK

Thanks. My Wikipedia work has declined of late for various reasons, but I still manage to keep an oar in the water. Another editor nommed this one, found new sources, and roughly doubled the size of my original during the DYK process. Interesting. Finetooth (talk) 21:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Kathmandu

Hi there! Thanks a lot for your suggestions of pictures. I think this one is the better of the three for panorama. Thank you.--Eukesh (talk) 14:24, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Also, is it possible to create a panorama from this pic?--Eukesh (talk) 14:37, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Its awesome, thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:35, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

PR nom procedure

I've just seen this, in the peer review nominations procedure: "...14 days must have passed since any previous peer review or unsuccessful FAC." I must say that I've not noticed this before; it's the last bit that worries me. When reviewing at FAC and find an article lacking, I often suggest that it be sent to PR for attention, particularly if it's not had a formal review before. But, according that rule, editors must wait 14 days after their FAC article has been archived before coming to peer review. That does not seem to me to be helpful, or right. How do you feel about this? Brianboulton (talk) 00:54, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Thanks for the helpful peer review of David Meerman Scott. I'll address the issues ASAP. Perhaps I can ping you when I'm done? Cheers, Woz2 (talk) 03:54, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Improvement

Dear Ruhrfisch - thank you for your earlier advice on this article. I've made a few quick improvements, mostly linking in the references provided so that each sentence has some substantiation, providing a bit more structure, and adding photos. If you think that there should still be more references (more than 25 or so), I'll have to work on this a little later. Also, do you think the introductory paragraph, which is a brief summary of the article, should also have inline sources? Thanks so much, -Darouet (talk) 23:37, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much!!! -Darouet (talk) 21:28, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Need advice re Histoires ou contes du temps passé

This is an article about Charles Perrault's fairy tales that I intend to exand - a lot. I was a little uncertain about some of the statements in the lead based on the sources I have at hand. I've just looked at the history and realize our friend created the page. For now I've commented out the small pieces I added last night and since there's not much there am thinking about boldly blanking & starting fresh. Do you think that's okay to do? Btw - thanks for being patient with me - I got a little stressed out at the end of the year (to say the least!). Truthkeeper (talk) 19:34, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

The January 2012 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

 
--Kumi-Taskbot (talk) 19:38, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the FAC image review of W. E. B. Du Bois. I'll take care of all the issues you raised. --Noleander (talk) 17:24, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

More PR stuff

As you will have seen, the backlog keeps growing. Currently, articles are being added to it at roughly twice the rate they are leaving it, hence the total has risen from 15 on 1 Jan to 34 on 15 Jan.

Should we (1) warn nominators that they may have to wait a month for a review, and (2) restrict nominators to one active nomination, per FAC, except in special circumstances? The real problem is of course the lack of reviewer interest. I agree I'm not being much help here at the moment, but I'm also trying to plug gaps at FAC, which is also heavily backlogged. And there are offstage noises... I've hardly any time now for working on my own articles, and am keen to get back to that (as I dare say you are; time for a bridge). If you have any other ideas in the crisis management area, please drop me a line! Brianboulton (talk) 00:36, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Apologies for butting in: But it seems like this "lack of reviewers" issue is plaguing FAC and GAN and PR. Plus, CopyEditing and Wikification projects have bi-monthly drives to clear backlogs. I'm wondering if there could be a broader solution that addresses all these backlogs? It seems wasteful for each one of these queues to be inventing their own, unique solutions. Throttling the input; awards for reviewing; periodic backlog-clearance drives; quid-pro-quo reviews; recruiting reviewers, etc, etc. The same solutions keep being proposed over and over. Knowing the WP community, it is highly unlikely a global solution/process will ever be adopted (which spans FAC, GAN, and PR) but I'm wondering if a global process for governing all three has been considered before? --Noleander (talk) 01:10, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Not to my knowledge, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:42, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

PA 973

Could I ask of a favor, could you keep updates on the Slabtown Bridge for its construction? Mitch32^{(Never support those who think in the box)} 04:35, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Oh Xmas

Just wanted to drop a thanks to you for your holiday greetings, I know - belated. As you can guess, the holidays were a busy time, but I just wanted you to know that I noticed you took the time to send me best wishes and I appreciated it. I hope all is well for you, and that 2012 brings you accolades, barnstars, and big, fat stacks of cash! IvoShandor (talk) 03:20, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

LH

Thanks for looking after the Lock Haven article. I've been so preoccupied with other things that I didn't notice that anything was amiss for quite a while. It's strange how an article will remain stable for months and then suddenly experience a flurry of activity. Arctic-adventure articles never get any rest, but articles about obscure waterways and small towns seem generally more enduring. Finetooth (talk) 17:38, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I updated the census stuff this morning. I had to improvise rather than to simply plug in new numbers, because in some cases the Census Bureau has apparently changed the category names. The original Wikipedia demographics stuff in countless city articles was probably bot-generated and bit too generalized to fit every situation really well. The LH one is now more idiosyncratic than ever. If you get a chance to give it a gander, please do. Finetooth (talk) 20:15, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

*PING* MLP:FiM PR

Oh hello thar! As much as I would love to believe those are the only issues standing in the way of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic reaching FA, that most likely isn't the case. Wikipedia:Peer_review/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic/archive4 Fluttershy !xmcuvg2MH 01:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

		Thanks for helping
		Thanks for your help getting W. E. B. Du Bois promoted to FA status. He was a great man, and deserves a great article. --Noleander (talk) 03:06, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks and Happy New Year!

Many thanks for your Christmas greeting – I'm always happy to hear from you! – have a great year – Athaenara ✉ 05:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

New article about tiger

I've created Tiger (Danish store). Can you do a quick review of it, please. It would be much appreciatted. It is a small drop in the vast ocean of Wikipedia. Cheers! OboeCrack (talk) 12:18, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Those missing operas

I have responded to your PR comments, mainly by adding short introductions to the Mantua and Venice sections. Could you look and tell me if you think these are adequate? On your point about L'Orfeo, I am a little reluctant to say more about it; it's not a lost opera, and I'm afraid that further information on it might confuse. I've already altered the lead and background sections in response to Ealdgyth's comment that it wasn't immediately obvious what the lost operas were. If you think there is still any confusion on this issue, let me know and I'll try something else. I've answered your Proserpina point on the PR page. Brianboulton (talk) 19:17, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Proposal

I'll review three entries in the PR backlog is you review my one. ResMar 03:08, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

If I Were a Boy

Thank you very much for everything you are doing. Really thanks a lot. :) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:26, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouraging words. The article is good., I agree. :D But that Live performances section is horrible. Lol. I am happy to know that you like the song. You must listen to her fourth studio album, It is full of songs like that. It was critically acclaimed but under-performed because of the material. It is more like for adults. :D As you know, youngsters are crazy about generic songs with a lot of foul words, etc. Plus she was pregnant, she did not promote anything and her label/management team (I want to kill them), they did nothing to push the album. Nevertheless, it has sold 2.4 million copies in 6 months with no hit single. :) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:30, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi. How are you? Hey, can you please tell me why you are using the word "thought"? I am confused. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:41, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Wow. that's great. I did not even know that word. Maybe, you should link it. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, you are. :D Thank you. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:05, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Aww thank you so much. That was very nice of you. :D Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:41, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, please close PR

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Looks like the peer review archiving process needs clarifying

As far as I could tell, I followed the current instructions on how to archive a peer review. Perhaps the instructions need revising? Thanks! Allens (talk) 01:53, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Peer review on John Paul II

Hi Ruhrfisch, would you be interested in commenting on the peer review of this article? -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:33, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

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Monteverdi's lost operas

I have closed the peer review and nominated at FAC. If you could incorporate image/media comments into your review, I would be most grateful. Brianboulton (talk) 12:15, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Please comment at Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore's ongoing peer review!

Since you have listed yourself as a peer review volunteer interested in the social sciences, would you like to support the quest to counter systemic bias on Wikipedia by giving a thorough review of the article Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore? MINDS turns 50 this year and getting their article to GA status would be a great way to appreciate their support of intellectually disabled Singaporeans. Thanks! 谢谢！Terima kasih! நன்றி! --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 09:37, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Alkali metal

Is the current placement of the "Hydrogen" section OK? Double sharp (talk) 09:44, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review: Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Could you, please...??? :) Best --Khanassassin (talk) 20:50, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Cool, thanks :) --Khanassassin (talk) 10:11, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

I hope you still plan to peer review it :) --Khanassassin (talk) 20:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Do you have time for a review of images?

Hi. Do you have time to review the images at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Birth control movement in the United States/archive1? I triple-checked them already, so with any luck it should go smoothly. I know you are busy, so any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 02:45, 7 February 2012 (UTC) ]

User NikkiMaria just did an unsolicited image check on that FAC, so that task is no longer outstanding. But, if you want to review the article ... :-) --Noleander (talk) 01:23, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

PR not closed

Wikipedia:Peer review/Jabari Parker/archive1 should have closed by now.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

PR

I know that there are new rules at PR designed to reduce overload. I was pondering nominating Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song). However, the purpose of my nomination was going to be to get someone to teach me what the problems were with the citations in the current version because this was one of the two issues still outstanding from the prior FAC. I have asked the complainant, but have not gotten a alot of feedback at User_talk:Nikkimaria#Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates.2FHere_We_Go_Again_.28Ray_Charles_song.29.2Farchive2. Can I use a PR for this purpose?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:09, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Request for advice

Hi Ruhrfisch. I hope you've been well. I wanted to ask your advice. Someone has been editing my comments against my repeated requests not to. I posted the issue at Wikipedia:Wikiquette assistance. After looking at the top of the page again, I'm not sure that's the best place for me to bring the topic up. Can you advise me on this? Thanks! --Airborne84 (talk) 15:03, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I posted the diff you requested on my talk page as well as the Wikiquette assistance page. Many thanks! --Airborne84 (talk) 22:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Monkey Island peer review

Thanks for your kind review! I've made several corrections to the article based on your advice. Keep up the good work! Electroguv (talk) 16:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

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PD on ?

Hi there. Been attempting to track down whether this photo was printed in the US before 1923 to qualify for PD status and found this discussion about it on Commons re. its proposed deletion and assignment of PD status two years ago. Would that qualify me to use it as a PD image in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? Had quite a tussle over it in FAC back in '09 with Jappalang for this reason. Thanks. Jonyungk (talk) 08:20, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply and the good news. The photo made for a nice sidebar in Tchaikovsky.

BTW, if you have time, I am open to suggestions to improving the Music section of Tchaikovsky. Past comments from other editors have indicated that something needs to be done. I am currently looking Brian's Mahler article and other composer FAs for ideas but could use feedback. I've posted a request for input on Tchaikovsky's talk page but value yours, as well. If you're tied up, don't worry—I'll understand. Thanks again. Jonyungk (talk) 13:33, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Ruhrfisch,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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York Springs, Pennsylvania

There is a deletion needed at York Springs, Pennsylvania. I reverted the offensive edit. Gerry D (talk) 15:25, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Same thing at Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania Gerry D (talk) 01:18, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Nastiness at Leroy Township. Happy Leap Day. Gerry D (talk) 22:05, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the peer review!

Thanks. I actually usually use model articles. For example, when I was working on this article, I used The Secret of/Tales of Monkey Island, and a few others as "models". I don't know, should I delete the whole Setting and characters..? --Khanassassin ☪ 16:16, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Me again - should I merge Setting and characters to another section or delete it completly...? --Khanassassin ☪ 08:53, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Actaully, The Hendersons are on the list of characters: Duane Henderson, and Pearl Henderson... --Khanassassin ☪ 13:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I made a change on the article. What do you think? --Khanassassin ☪ 13:24, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

So, are you done reviewing the article? Since your last edit was titled: "done". Best --Khanassassin ☪ 13:48, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

OK then. Can you please archieve it? Best --Khanassassin ☪ 13:58, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I went to the WP:PR page and learned how to after I asked you. :) Best --Khanassassin ☪ 14:06, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but it looks weird. Check it out, please... :) --Khanassassin ☪ 14:24, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

How to determine PD images

Either you or Jappalang told me quite some time back how to find images that are in Public Domain but I cannot find the instructions and have forgotten how to do it. Could you please refresh my memory? Thanks. Jonyungk (talk) 04:38, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the link but I thought there was a formula that you could use in Google books that could seek out books printed before 1923 and find images printed in them that way. Jonyungk (talk) 18:18, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I've not heard of this. One thing I do, though, is google Project Gutenberg, then use a key word, e.g. "Tchaikovsky" to see what comes up. Sometimes the Gutenberg texts are typed transcriptions, but others are facsimile. I have picked up some terrific PD pics that way. Brianboulton (talk) 01:16, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

There is a way to search Google books by date, which I have posted on Jonyungk's talk page. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 04:06, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

The Google Book info was just what I was looking for but will try Brian's suggestion of Project Gutenberg, as well. Thanks! Jonyungk (talk) 18:13, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

The Doon School

Hi Ruhrfisch, Would you be interested in reviewing the Doon School page here:- Wikipedia:Peer review/The Doon School/archive1. We are seriously working/improving/editing this article to make it a Good Article. It's the first potential good school article from India. Thanks! Merlaysamuel (talk) 17:13, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply on my talk page. Your suggestions for Doon School page will be an asset!

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Tchaikovsky and Sexuality

Thanks very much for the support with your note to Smerus on my talk page. any chance of anything comparable appearing on Talk:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? Jonyungk (talk) 20:04, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Either copying your comments to the talk page or having you say something there your self was what I had in mind. Since Smerus has backed off and nobody is currently commenting on the issue, it's apparently no longer an issue.

While I have your attention, though, I've been trying to track down the original publishing date or photographer for . The person who downloaded it remembers only that it came from an old book. There's actually a better pic of Modest on Tchaikovsky-research.net but they haven't answered my e-mail on whether that pic is PD. Nothing in Google Books or Gutenberg. Any suggestions? Jonyungk (talk) 04:55, 29 February 2012 (UTC)