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Great job on the article. I fixed it up a bit per your request. I also submitted it to be featured on the Main Page here. They ask for a pithy "hook" and what I came up with is profoundly unpithy - perhaps you can do better. Feel free to propose an alternative, or replace mine altogether. Glad I was able to help. -- Y not? 07:24, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I undid your change to my DYK hook - the hook needs to be one sentence and must contain factual information only, not opinion about oblivion. -- Y not? 14:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Did you know...

Updated DYK query On 5 September, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helen Hartness Flanders, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Allen3 talk 23:13, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


Thank you for uploading Image:SoziologieCover.jpg. ..... NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. Additionally, if you continue uploading bad images, you may be blocked from uploading. -- STBotI (talk) 17:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Added copyright status, removed tag. -- HopsonRoad (talk) 22:24, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:SoziologieCover.jpg

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Source information added; tag removed.-- HopsonRoad (talk) 22:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Dulles

The Dulles quote can be found in the Library of Congress U.S. historical/cultural collection; there are .pdf and .jpg files here: the quotation ultimately seems to be from Dulles's book, Germany's Underground. - Nunh-huh 03:29, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


Your GA nomination of Helen Hartness Flanders

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Helen Hartness Flanders you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 5 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Thank you. — Rudget contributions 19:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I love reviewing articles that are going to be overlooked. It's those ones that are usually the best. Don't get any ideas though. :) — Rudget contributions 19:33, 27 November 2007 (UTC)


Your GA nomination of Helen Hartness Flanders

The article Helen Hartness Flanders you nominated as a good article has failed , see Talk:Helen Hartness Flanders for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of said article. If you oppose this decision, you may ask for a reassessment. — Rudget contributions 20:58, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm sure you'll be able to get GA once you do those pointers. Thanks for contacting me about this, your sincerity is appreciated. Best, — Rudget contributions 21:12, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

RE:Joe McCarthy

Thanks for contacting me about the matter. The thing is, with words like those, even consensus can't justify using them. They project a blatant bias about a relatively recent series of events, so even if there is a consensus they violate the NPOV policy. If I am reverted I'll take this through due wiki process. While we can see McCarthy was one of the darkest politicians in US history, this is an unbiased encyclopedia, so what our eyes see doesn't matter. Once again, thank you for contacting me about this. I hope I made it neutral enough that there won't be any problems. Cheers, The Hybrid T/C 16:20, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

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Dick Cheney GA

I have completed the receommended tasks you left on Dick Cheney's talk page. Would you consider proceeding into a full-on review? Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 04:43, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I have added in the waterboarding statement under the "umbrella sentence" of "Cheney has proved himself to be a controversial figure..." in the newly redone the "public perception" section. Please take a look and would you consider proceeding into a full-on GA review? Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 22:34, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I have completed all of the tasks pending pass/fail to GA, with the exception of the approval ratings table (which isn't really holding it back from GA). Anyway, with two days remaining in the 7-day "on hold" slot, please feel free to take a look. --Happyme22 (talk) 22:17, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your diligence, Happyme. I'm away from my computer until Monday PM. I'll note that you've reached the finish line ahead of time! Sincerely,--User:HopsonRoad 00:20, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi again. You've done miracles for this article, but I was wondering why you changed all the ref formats to vertical, making it harder to read (at least for me) and unnecessarily drawing out the KB count? Happyme22 (talk) 04:25, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Dear Happyme, as I explained at Talk:Dick Cheney, the vertical format makes the references easier to check—there were many problems that I have found in changing them. References, images, and tags do not affect the KB count, from what I have read. Sincerely,--User:HopsonRoad 04:35, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Oh I always found the other easier, but whatever works. Happyme22 (talk) 04:51, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I will be glad to pop in and look over the article in the upcoming days. I've been pretty busy in the real world and with the Ronald Reagan article, so I'll look when I get a chance. --Happyme22 (talk) 01:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

I have read over the article again. Our combined efforts - yours now and mine before - seemed to have turned an awful article into a flourishing one. I'd say it looks great! And congrats with the Flanders article! --Happyme22 (talk) 01:03, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


That's great! I'm very pleased that Dick Cheney's article has become GA. As I've said before, I started the long process but it couldn't have been finished without your commitment and willingness to take on a big project. The credit goes to both of us, so congrats! I'm trying to stay away from the article's recent discussion about inclusion issues because I really don't want to get into any arguments, but I will continue to watchlist the page and monitor what goes on. Thanks a lot! Best, Happyme22 (talk) 17:29, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

GA Review of Ralph Flanders

I've completed the review of the article you nominated (my very first review!) and have put the nomination on hold to allow you to address a few small issues with prose tweaks. Overall a really nice article! Ealdgyth | Talk 15:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Looks good, I've promoted! Ealdgyth | Talk 02:14, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Hi, Hopson:

The importance rankings, unlike the quality rankings (stub / start / B / GA, etc.) aren't at all a reflection of the article's content. It's just a ranking of the article's priority within a given WikiProject. For that reason, an article that's "low" or "no" importance in one project might be "top" priority in another. For instance, Derek Jeter might be centrally important to WikiProject New York Yankees, but only tangentially important within the broader context of WikiProject United States. You can read more about rankings at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Release Version Criteria#Importance of topic.

For WikiProject Dartmouth College, which is what I reassessed it for, I was implementing a new ranking system that put faculty of Dartmouth in the "low" rather than "mid" category, as discussed on the Project's talk page. Since the rankings are really the prerogative of the WikiProject -- that is, they're used in the context of each project and based on each project's criteria -- I hope you and €pa don't mind if I undo the reversion of that reassessment edit. (I'll drop €pa a line here to explain my rationale.) Dylan (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Dick Cheney article

Hi, Ivan Kinsman here. I wanted to talk to you about this article as you seem to have a pretty level-headed approach to it. I find I cannot talk to that guy anastrophe in a reasonable manner!

I wanted to know if I can get the environment section I have written on the discussion page inserted into the article. I have spent some time on writing this, collating the information etc. so wanted to get your opinion on the matter and to ask about what steps I should take to proceed this, given that the article is locked.

As you can see by my profile, I am not some quick fly-by-nighter ... I seriously believe that some mention needs to be made about Cheney's approach to environmental matters. Thx. Ivankinsman (talk) 15:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

OK. Appreciate the feedback and will await developments ref. this article. Not sure I will look to develop the information further in the sandbox as feel it is pretty much complete and am really beyond that stage. But, will await final outcome Ivankinsman (talk) 19:02, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions

--Jonathan Groß (talk) 07:18, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

… and thank you …

… for developing the articles on James Hartness and Ralph Flanders, as well as your other contributions, which led me to learn some interesting things (for example, about the Kreisau Circle). — ¾-10 19:18, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

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Ralph Flanders (German)

Hello HopsonRoad, I just wanted tell you that your article about Senator Flanders has been re-translated into German. It was a pleasure for me learn about a person like Mr. Flanders and the time that evolved so differently in America and Europe (especially Germany). In case you need some help for further translations, please do not hesitate to contact me - best @ [de] Mgehrmann. Greetings --Mgehrmann (talk) 23:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

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Hi. You changed the birthplace of Flanders to Waterbury, Vermont, citing a downloadable reference. When I tried to consult this, I found a choice of three possible volumes to unzip and search (Vols 2, 3 and 4). I laboriously did this and was unable to find any citation for your edit. There was a mention that some of the Flanders family had lived in Waterbury, Connecticut. In short, your citation turned out not to provide any verification. The relevant intro page also said that the book would not be published owing to the death of an author in 2007. Can you therefore please refine your citation, giving at least a volume number and a direct quote to help in searching? Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 05:35, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry for the inconvenience, Bjenks. You're right, it's an inadequate reference. If you open Volume III on the website and search the following, you'll find the quotation: 6679. m i. Walter E. FLANDERS , born 4 Mar 1871 in Waterbury, VT Title: (M:6). Resided in Detroit, MI in 1910 (K:23). Title: (K:23; M:6). Since the material is both in WordPerfect and RTF (which I opened), it's difficult to cite a page. After you've augmented the reference at E-M-F Company, I'll augment it at Walter Flanders. Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 13:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Aha! Many thanks. Check out what I've done. I think it's only fair to pre-warn about the unzip stuff. Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 15:47, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Very helpful, Bjenks. Thank you in return. Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 17:25, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

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Getting back after a busy week!

Hey HopsonRoad, thanks for your recent best wishes! Sorry it took me all week to get back. Been busy as hell non-WP-wise, and each night I goof around on WP long enough to skim my watchlist and do some trivial bit of content dev that springs to mind, but then it's suddenly way past bedtime. (I remember when staying up too late was easy and I wouldn't even feel it the next day, but that trait seems to be fading nowadays!) I definitely want to get to the museum sometime, although I doubt it's in the cards for this year's budget, in terms of both money and vacation time. I've been allotting time to WP that really I need to transfer to other tasks; but hard to help it, since it's just so much fun, compared to eating my vegetables and so forth. Sorry that my level of metapedianism is maxed out for now; but hopefully at some point in the future I'll be able to expand it a bit. In the meantime, I look forward to seeing you around as we gradually expand content like this and this! Cheers and best regards! — ¾-10 19:29, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in 3/4-10. Perhaps you can make that trip another time! Thank you for your contributions! --Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 21:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Mercedes and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Unfortunately the bald 'translation' into English is into the name of an always quite separate business. I've made the link on that page to show you and other readers the result of that mistake. (Same on the German company's page) You may read the disambiguation here Daimler. The muddle gets worse as time goes on and I wished to slow it up! I'd be pleased to learn your thoughts on the matter and thanks for your note. Eddaido (talk) 19:46, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

This is what a Daimler looked like (this one now with unfortunate chromed wheels and US bumpers), http://www.supercars.net/Pics?viewCarPic=y&source=carGal&carID=3534&pgID=1&pID=965680 the German company made Mercedes-Benz. Eddaido (talk) 20:03, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Pagemoves

Usually my pagemoves are noncontroversial enough that I've gotten out of the habit of checking for discussion - the page name certainly doesn't need both the initialism and the expansion thereof, see?

I've moved it to Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean - would SHEBA project be better? Or perhaps [[SHEBA (oceanography}]]? DS (talk) 15:58, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for coming back on this topic, DS. I understand your good faith in making the move. One source introduces the topic as, "Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA)," the other as, "SHEBA: The Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean." Both articles talk exclusively about SHEBA, thereafter. The question is what title would be the most likely to explain the topic, as well as be widely recognized by someone seeking information. Just "SHEBA" appears to require a lot of disambiguation. My preferred alternate to the original title might have been, "SHEBA (Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean) project." I'm OK with how you've left it. I am concerned that typing "SHEBA" (in caps) doesn't lead to the correct page. Sincerely, User:HopsonRoad 16:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
Meh, redirects are cheap. Fixed. DS (talk) 17:40, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
I think that works out fine. Thank you! User:HopsonRoad 19:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

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Hi, do you have taken File:Freya von Moltke.jpg by yourself or is it scan from a picture taken by another person? I think in the latter case it cannot stay on Commons without written permission by the photographer. Maybe here on en.wp as Fair Use. Raymond (talk) 13:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your message, Raymond. Unfortunately, though I had many opportunities to take a picture myself, I did not take this one and don't know the photographer, personally. I'll go the Fair Use route. Give me the weekend to do so, please. User:HopsonRoad 19:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi HopsonRoad, thanks for your fast answer. Sure, take your time to do it so until next week. Raymond (talk) 21:16, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Raymond, I realized that Fair Use won't solve the Wikimedia world-wide use of the image problem. Therefore, I have contacted von Moltke's surviving son asking for an image that could be used under the "four freedoms" of Wikimedia. He's in Europe, so I'm not sure how quickly he can respond. User:HopsonRoad 14:01, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi HopsonRoad, yes, that's why I don't like Fair Use. And now to tell you the full story why I stumbled about your scan: Last week a new plaque was uncovered on Freya von Moltke's 101st birthday in Cologne. I have taken some pictures (a quick selection only, they need optimizations before upload to Commons). The man on the 3rd and 4th image, in a beige cloak behind the microphone, is the surviving son. Sadly I have not had a chance to get in contact with him on this day. Hopefully you have luck that he will give permission for an image of Freya von Molke. Feel free to give him my rreal name and e-mail address (see my userpage on de.wiki) if he would be more comfortable to speak with a local Wikipedian. I would be glad if I could help. Raymond (talk) 07:14, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

In obtaining a new image with a clean license, should I upload it to the same file or to a new file, which would then necessitate changing all citing articles and deletion of the existing file? I expect to acquire a new image tomorrow or the next day. User:HopsonRoad 03:21, 5 April 2012 (UTC) .

Wonderful! I suggest to upload the new image under another name to avoid any confusions, escpecially in the case that the old image is linked from outside Wikipedia. Raymond (talk) 12:19, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you you for your patience, Raymond. This is taking longer than I thought. Plan A is to obtain a photograph and permission from a specific relative. Plan B is to obtain the same through the Freya von Moltke Stiftung. I've stopped making time forecasts, but am actively engaged. User:HopsonRoad 12:21, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

I've posted File:Freya von Moltke 2009.jpg at Wikimedia. It's awaiting confirmation of an OTRS permission from the photographer. Once granted, I'll substitute the image in the pertinent pages. User:HopsonRoad 22:48, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for organizing the new image with a perfect license and documentation via OTRS. I like this kind of cooperation between Wikipedianer all over the world :-)

Update Now I have uploaded my images of the new plaque for Freya von Moltke: Commons:Category:Freya von Moltke - Enthüllung einer Stele zum 101. Geburtstag. Raymond (talk) 19:42, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

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New England Wikimedia General Meeting

The New England Wikimedia General Meeting will be a large-scale meetup of all Wikimedians (and friends) from the New England area in order to discuss regional coordination and possible formalization of our community (i.e., a chapter). Come hang out with other Wikimedians, learn more about ongoing activities, and help plan for the future!
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Sunday, April 22
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Conference Room C06, Johnson Building,
Boston Public Library—Central Library
700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116
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Work on Vermont Articles!

I am very impressed with the amount and quality of work I have seen you put into Vermont related articles. Vermont is a smallish state that needs much more of an internet presence. Recently this has become aware to me. In an effort to improve Vermont's online presence I have created a website called http://802life.com/ it is a forums website dedicated to improving information regarding various aspecs of Vermont. If you are interested in joining, please sign up. We need your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakebarrington (talkcontribs) 14:36, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

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