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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)
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.
[[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.
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)
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! Falconusptc12:38, 10 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)
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)
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)
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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)
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)
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. --RedtigerxyzTalk17:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments. I have addressed your concerns. Happy holidays!!!
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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.
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)
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)
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 thosewho 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 thosewho think in the box)04:31, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
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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.
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)
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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)
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. =]
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)
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. Blofeld22:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. 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)
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