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WikiProject Notre Dame Invite

Hey! I noticed you are a Notre Dame alumnus, hence I wanted to invite you to join our project. Also, I know you're already an active member of the project, but I just wanted to tell you that I'm currently in the effort to re-boot the project and make it more productive than ever.

Just out of curiosity, I know you're an alumnus, were you an undergrad? What dorm? Eccekevin (talk) 19:57, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I graduated in 1980 (B.A., Economics). I lived in Lewis Hall. My M.B.A. is from Loyola Chicago in 1982. It was before ND had a MBA program in downtown Chicago, otherwise I would have gone to ND for that also. At the time, they only had a full-time program in Indiana, and although I was accepted, I turned it down so I could move back to my hometown in the W. Suburbs and commute downtown to Loyola's Graduate School of Business. Cheers! Funandtrvl (talk) 20:54, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

That's great! I hope you get to visit often. Also, if you're interested, the current Lewis Hall section Hall is severly lacking. I found good sources , but I don't have time to work on it. If you want, that's definitely something that has to be done Archives[2]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eccekevin (talk • contribs) 05:39, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject Notre Dame

Hi Funandtrvl!

I know that in the past you've been an active Wikiproject Notre Dame. I am currently revamping the project and I'm looking for other people interested in contributing. We are in dire need, since Notre Dame has so much to be covered, but very few editors on it. There is so much to do, either adding content, or editing, or assessing. If you wanted to collaborate, there is the updated to do list (you can find it in the invite box). Are you an alumnus/a of the University? Please feel free to ask me for anything!

Best,

Eccekevin (talk) 00:35, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Two years ago ...

refined templates fun
... you were recipient no. 897 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:47, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! Funandtrvl (talk) 18:14, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

... and four! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you again! Funandtrvl (talk) 22:51, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

... and six! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

WikiProject Notre Dame

Hello Funandtrvl, I just wanted to thank you for your work for the WikiProject Notre Dame. I am currently making an effort to revamp it and improve all articles. I was wondering if you could help out, since any and all help is needed. If you want, you can check out the To Do list for the top priority, or take your own initiative and work on what's needed the most. The top priority articles in bad condition, like the colleges or the grotto, need a lot of help too. Additionally, photos or translation in other languages are also great.

Best and thank once more for your work on Wikipedia, Eccekevin (talk) 02:35, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

thanks- I will take a look at it! Funandtrvl (talk) 17:50, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Resources for finding county-level statistics

• Census QuickFacts
• Social Capital Variables Spreadsheet for 2014, PennState College of Agricultural Sciences, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
• Social Capital Project: Social Capital Index Data spreadsheet accompanying the U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee, Social Capital Project. “The Geography of Social Capital in America.” Report prepared by the Vice Chairman’s staff, 115th Cong., 2nd Sess. (April 2018)
• Religious statistics by county
• PeakVisor, search for "X County" to find high points in a county
• ebird, gives bird species lists for each county
• Midwest Herbaria, search to generate plant species lists for each county
• Mycoportal, search to generate fungus and bryophyte species lists
• NASS QuickStats database, gives agricultural figures by county for many data points
• bestplaces.net--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 21:42, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Happy New Year!

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Funandtrvl,
Have a great 2020 and thanks for your continued contributions to Wikipedia.

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Thank you, Happy New Year! Funandtrvl (talk) 19:24, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

@CAPTAIN RAJU: Thank you! Funandtrvl (talk) 19:58, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thank you for all your work on improving our London pub articles. Edwardx (talk) 12:02, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

@Edwardx: Thank you! I've been reminiscing at the same time that I've been reading & updating the navbox and articles! Funandtrvl (talk) 18:23, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Probably best to stick to virtual visits to London's pubs these days. At least we can still enjoy beer at home, even real ale in a bottle. Cheers. Edwardx (talk) 20:18, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

--Thank you! Funandtrvl (talk) 19:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

I don't have an appropriately shaped barnstar but just wanted to say thanks for all your good work in the portal namespace. I watch quite a few of its pages, mainly to counter vandalism, and most of the good edits that I skip over are yours. Certes (talk) 22:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@Certes:, thank you for the kind message! I've tried to clean up pages, and fix the problems, as much as I can. Cheers Funandtrvl (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Sourcing

Since you are part of the WikiProject:Notre Dame, would you help me source some pages that risk being deleted/redirected, like Alumni Hall, Badin Hall, Carroll Hall, and Keenan Hall. I am trying to improve them to make sure they pass GNG. Thank you.Eccekevin (talk) 10:12, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Eccekevin, this clearly violates canvasing for votes at AfD. You are free to post to Wikiproject talk pages, but canvasing individual editors you feel will support your position is a significant violation.  // Timothy :: talk  10:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: many thanks! --Funandtrvl (talk) 22:35, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Wishing Funandtrvl a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee!   CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy April 1

Don't open this!
What the?! Happy April Fool's Day! Thanks for your contributions to improve the dissemination of free knowledge to humanity! North America1000 15:35, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Check it!

Ha-ha! April Fool's! --Funandtrvl (talk) 15:38, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

The Points Guy help

Hello. I saw you’re a member of WikiProject Travel and Tourism, and was hoping you could assist on The Points Guy. I posted a few suggested updates to the Talk page Talk:The_Points_Guy#Proposed_Updates_to_Article to improve the article - if possible, can you review the proposed changes? I have a COI, and didn’t want to update the article directly. Thank you for your help! Cheergirl325 (talk) 15:37, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear Funandtrvl,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 18:53, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you @CAPTAIN RAJU: --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:25, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Funandtrvl!

Happy New Year!

Funandtrvl,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
— Moops ^⋠T⋡ 00:16, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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— Moops ^⋠T⋡ 00:16, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Always precious

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Senior Wikipedians

WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older has been inactive for some time. The following three proposals may help invigorate this project.

1. Change the name of this project to WikiProject Senior Wikipedians.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:15th-century revolutions

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 13:32, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Funandtrvl. Thank you for your work on Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum. Another editor, North8000, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

good start

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|North8000}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

North8000 (talk) 18:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Request for you to write a Wiki article

Hello Funandtrvl, I was led to you by your latest edit of the "ACP Rail International" edit on August 7, 2024. I would like to request that you write an article for another company called AccesRail. It is a company that provides consumers access to booking plane, train and bus tickets all in website.

I attempted writing it myself, but I am not that experienced and also considered as paid editor since I work for a company that works for AccesRail, which most Wikipedia people seem to frown upon. There are plenty of articles in the Internet about AccesRail but most seem to lack notability, not sure if it is because I am the one presenting it.

We were hoping a Vanguard Editor like you would have a better chance at accomplishing this since it seems to be within your field of interest (Travel) as well.

Thank you in advance for considering it. LFTSOS (talk) 20:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Scott Bessent

Hi Funandtrvl, I am working to update Scott Bessent's Wikipedia article. I see that you are a member of WP:Finance, and since Mr. Bessent works in finance, I'm hoping that you will take a look at the edit request I have posted here. Would you consider adding the information to the page?

Thank you, MG for Scott Bessent (talk) 14:42, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Elder Wikipedians

WikiProject Elder Wikipedians

My proposal to make extensive changes to WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older was a bust, primarily because many users felt that the term "Senior Wikipedian" implied a higher ranking Wikipedia membership. Therefore, I am making two less ambitious proposals:

Proposal #1. Change the name of "WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older" to "WikiProject Elder Wikipedians".

Proposal #2. Drop the minimum age requirement to 60 years.

Please respond to Elder Wikipedians and let us know what you think of each of these proposals.
Thank you,  Buaidh  talk e-mail

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Japan infobox templates

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:41, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

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