User talk:BMRR/Archive 1

Wells Regional Transportation Center Photo

Since I didn't do it before, I'd like to thank you for adding the pictures to the Wells Regional Transportation Center. I wish more people(including myself) had more photos of railroad stations they could upload. ---- DanTD 15:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure! —BMRR 15:29, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm

I am sorry that you find my edit to be un wikipedia worthy, but I think you are missing the point.

You see, I put that statement into the article to add some laughs for everyone. Even an encyclopedia needs some humor. Would you agree? --65.18.12.61 (talk) 17:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Television stubs

I just left a message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Categories regarding the category tree for this. For some reason in the sub-categories for Category:Television stubs is Category:Publishing company stubs and its sub-categories; my bot scraped the parent category & sub-categories - and surprise! Hopefully we'll get some good action/advice from the Categories Project. I've stopped the bot for now & will do a new database scrape without some of the subcategories for now. SkierRMH (talk) 01:03, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Class II "list" versus template "US class II"

I was updating another Class II railroad and noticed that {{US class 2}} redirects to {{US class II}}, so I was "cleaning up" and eliminating the redirects from a few common pages, and the railroads in Southern Alaska and Northern Ohio.

When I came across the List of U.S. Class II railroads, I noticed that the list article and template {{US class II}} were/are not in synchronization.

So actually, I added a reporting mark "PAR" on the LINE AFTER Pan American. There were/are a few "reporting marks" in the template "US class II" which were/are not in the list, as well as a few in the list not in the template {{US class II}}.

My intent of adding the ones which are in the template to the list was/is to see if anyone could point out which should be added or removed from either the list or template. LeheckaG (talk) 18:52, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there an "authoritative" (government, professional association, ...) source for determining the Class I/II/III status of a North American (U.S. or Canadian) railroad? I understand the Class distinctions have to do with annual revenues, and then a whole bunch of other government regulatory requirements as a result. LeheckaG (talk) 19:53, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The AAR may have that info somewhere on their web site; it might take some digging to find it, though.

—BMRR (talk) 19:59, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AAR 2007 Catalog of Publications seems to point to RailInc.Com ? LeheckaG (talk) 01:36, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

		The Original Barnstar
		In recognition of the work you have done to improve Wikipedia on the history of the United States, New England, Maine, and railroads, I present you with The Original Barnstar--Hugh Manatee (talk) 13:40, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks/Sorry/Question...

Thanks for being so polite regarding the nottion of edits when I do so on pages. Why are you so polite/professional when sending notes but others (Asher196) aren't? I feel this other person has a lot to learn about "people skills". How do you become an Administrator if you lack common human relation skills? Anyway, maybe you can help me with a question regarding the use of copyrighted images. I recently uploaded images from automobile brochures "wonderful, super-perfect human being", Asher196, deleted. Ok, "copyrighted by the auto manufacturers", I get it. What I don't fully understand is the "fair use" section. If I answer all 10 of the conditions, is it appropriate to use these pictures?? I forgot to add: I'm not sure where to find references for the "Fleetwood Brougham" articles as they are from my personal knowledge and info gained from reading the brochures over the years. MJEH (talk) 03:37, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

re: edit summaries

I'll be sure to do that, I just forgot the last time I made edits to the Ogunquit, Maine article to put an edit summary. Thanks, and happy editing. --♥Soccer5525♥Talk To Me! 17:38, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please assist me in adding the info on the marginal way. i added a note on the discussion page of oqunquit maine. i don't believe i deleted anything, but i couldn't copy and paste to a picture, so i included a link. you can fix it up if you'd like. thanx. Furtive admirer (talk) 17:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From the Terrace: additions

you are very good at this! would you mind editing on to the "From the Terrace" Page what i added on the "From the Terrace" discussion page. then, by example, i will see what is acceptable, and will learn easier by comparison. where is the edit summary box located? thanx Furtive admirer (talk) 18:09, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:PipeOrgan needs you!

Hi everyone.

In case you haven't spotted it, Pipe organ is a featured article candidate. If any of you can lend a hand to address the concerns, the WikiProject PipeOrgan would be indebted to you. The article itself is in pretty good shape, there are some concerns about the referencing at the moment, so if you have any reliable sources that may be useful, please have a look at the article.

Many thanks, –MDCollins (talk) 00:47, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

P.S. Recently added some images to Railroad history of Portland, Maine. Take care.--Hugh Manatee (talk) 17:00, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about no subject data!

Hi BMRR- Sorry about no subject data - I'll do a better job at that. Just trying to keep New England Amtrak data up-to-data and accessible! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kwhit244 (talk • contribs) 23:17, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Muse Gram report on WP:AIV

I saw your report on WP:AIV. Although you reported him to the administrators because he's vandalizing right now, it's best to take it to Sockpuppet Investigations. That way we can confirm that this user is using sock puppets. Thanks for reporting him anyway. Techman224^Talk 23:47, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Westbrook College

Hey, no prob. I've been doing a lot of university history splitting the past couple of days, so I guess I was just on a roll, haha. Glad to be of help. :-) --Aepoutre (talk) 18:48, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron Carpenter former name

On Cameron's site is his biography, indicating that he sang on Joe Jackson's CD "Night Music" at a young age. He was credited as "Taylor Carpenter" for his work on that album. There are also several videos on youtube early in his performance career when he still went by the name "Taylor". An alumni newsletter indicates that he was still using the name "Taylor" during his US tour in 2003. That's all I can tell you, I'm afraid...I haven't found an "official" statement indicating when and why he changed names. WholeNote68 (talk) 22:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Two Brunswick Station Pages

I was looking at Brunswick Maine Street Station and Brunswick (Amtrak station), to see what the difference was seeing that they are both about the same thing. Finding no differences I would suggest that they be merged (i.e. Brunswick (Amtrak Station) redirects to Brunswick Maine Street Station). 1) Do you think that is a good idea? 2) Is that something you or I could do (as I am not always sure of the best way to merge pages). Some Food for thought... --Bubblecuffer (talk) 12:25, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I don't have any objection to merging those two articles. I believe the proper procedure is this: we put a note at the top of both articles stating that it has been proposed that the two articles be merged, and that people who agree or disagree can comment on the talk page. If after a week or so there is consensus that a merge is appropriate, we can go ahead and perform the merge. Sound good? —BMRR (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds Good, I think it would make the most sense to merge the two.--Bubblecuffer (talk) 21:12, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll go ahead and put the merge notices on the articles. Leaving them up for a week should suffice, assuming that there isn't any controversy (and I highly doubt there will be!). —BMRR (talk) 00:50, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BMLRR

I am gathering from your user page that you are in Maine and are interested in the B&MLRR. If you are not already familiar with it, you may find my extensive online history of the old "Broken & Mended" of interest. I spotted you because of an edit you just made on the MEC page which I watch. (Do I know you outside of Wikipedia? Check my user page to see if you know me.) I see we also have quite a few interests in common besides railroads (click on the links on my user page to see my railroad sites.) I have been using Apples/Macs exclusively since 1981. I am interested in digital photography and do digital image restoration professionally. (My brother-in-law is also a "Nikon nut") I am also interested in pipe organs (I have a 3 rank M.P. Moller chapel organ built in 1936 in my living room).

I have always loved the Waldo-Hancock Bridge which I crossed many, many times heading into or out of Bucksport and also photographed often both before and after it was closed.. (I am also a direct descendent of Col. Jonathan Buck after whom the town is named.) While I live in Pennsylvania, I have had family in Waldo County since 1759 when my first ancestor to live there, Lt. Joshua Treat arrived from Boston to be the Armourer at Ft. Pownell in Stockton and his family (my grandmother was a Treat) have been prominent citizens in Stockton, Frankfort, Winterport, Searsport, and Belfast ever since. I also have another ancestor who was the captain of one of the ships lost in the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition at Castine in 1779. I have vacationed in Belfast annually for decades and am there now through the end of July. Cheers (Centpacrr (talk) 01:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC))[reply]

PS: I just realized that your username must refer to the Boston & Maine and not the Belfast & Moosehead Lake (which the MEC operated under lease as its Belfast Branch from 1870 to December 31, 1925) but you may still be interested in my B&ML page nonetheless. :=) (Centpacrr (talk) 03:36, 24 June 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Thanks for your reply on my talk page. I hope you enjoy my B&MLRR history. (Centpacrr (talk) 12:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC))[reply]

List of GE engines

Thanks for your additions to List of GE engines. Biscuittin (talk) 21:47, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Portland Terminal Company

Thank you for the kind words about my PTM map. One of the best things about retirement is the time it has given me to explore a long-time interest in cartography. It is especially good to hear from another downeasterner. Thewellman (talk) 05:15, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed your school bus interest, and thought I would share a story about growing up in rural Maine. The town provided bus transport through high school and hired a wonderful old down-easterner to drive the town bus. The driver had a heart of gold but maintained a stern, quiet exterior to defend himself from the pranks of his youthful passengers. Every afternoon he would depart the high school with an overflow load of students exuberant at their recent release from classroom restraints. The old manual transmission bus had to negotiate a mile-long grade with a full load requiring a difficult downshift before the summit. The decreasing frequency of engine and drive-train vibration was barely audible despite the 40 student voices shouting to be heard. As the frequency approached the critical value requiring downshift, the voices suddenly hushed in anticipation. The students knew their driver missed the shift about once a week, and the stream of expletives precipitated by such failure might increase their vocabulary. Student voices resumed full volume following the downshift with great merriment if the driver's response had been particularly emphatic or with a brief sound of collective disappointment when man triumphed over machine. It was the most anticipated event of the whole school day. Thewellman (talk) 06:38, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Note

Thank you for telling me, I try to make good edits when I can, and I responded to the adminchat. (talk) 20:31, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amtrak

Why did you revert my edits? 99.151.253.124 (talk) 22:10, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The largest pipe organs

Can I suggest that the heading 'Large' Organs should be changed to The largest pipe organs in the world?

Why do you need single inverted commas around the word large? Bewp (talk) 19:15, 16 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Shivers

I just undid your edit to this article. The {{Lifetime}} template as used in the article with a blank DoB parameter (the second one) automatically adds the hidden Category:Year of birth missing (living people). If you want see hidden categories, go to your preferences and check the appropriate box in the "Advanced options" section of the "Appearance" tab. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 19:03, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! —BMRR (talk) 19:04, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

thanks for signing my sig. page, how did you find it?--Coldplay Expert 21:55, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. :-) I was reverting vandalism at Monarch (butterfly) and noticed that you had also reverted some. Strange that such an innocent article gets vandalized so often! —BMRR (talk) 22:16, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RE:edit summary

Yes, I know that you are suppose to add a edit summary before every edit, sometimes I'm lazy and unresponsible with these things.
I will make edit summaries next time, though.
Thanx for your constructive criticism and happy editing!
ATC^{. Talk} 20:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

For the typo fix on Ogunquit, Maine.

Captain-tucker (talk) has bought you a pint! Sharing a pint is a great way to bond with other editors after a day of hard work. Spread the WikiLove by buying someone else a pint, whether it be someone with whom you have collaborated or had disagreements. Cheers!

Spread the good cheer and camaraderie by adding {{subst:WikiPint}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks for copyediting

Thanks for the copyediting GH1 article.

User:Yousaf465 (talk) has eaten your {{cookie}}! The cookie made them happy and they'd like to give you a great big hug for donating it. Spread the WikiLove by giving out more {{cookie}}s, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Thanks again!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat a cookie with {{subst:munch}}!

!.User:Yousaf465 (talk)

Edit summaries

Hi. Yes, I will definitely try to use edit summaries in the future! Cheers :) Ronline ✉ 01:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page archive

{{helpme}} How do I create an archive of my talk page messages?

Thanks! --BMRR (talk) 17:53, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are several ways of doing this, but the most common is, create the page User talk:BMRR/Archive 1, make the first line {{talkarchivenav}} (which makes an appropriate header). Then, just cut things from this page, and paste it in. At the top of this page, add {{archive box|auto=yes}}, which will then provide a link to the archive.

Give it a whirl, and if you have problems, just ask for help. It's also possible to set up automatic archiving of stuff that is more than xxx days old; if you want, I can set that up for you - drop me a note on my own talk page. Cheers! Chzz ► 18:11, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Auto archive

Hi,

I've set up this page for auto-archiving, for messages over 90 days old.

Normally, I prefer to explain how to do stuff, but in the case of archive set-up, it's easier to just do it for you. The voodoo to make it work is here; the bot should come along within about a day and kick things off. Note the archive box at the top which, currently, will say "no archives yet (create)" - don't create anything, just let the bot do its thing.

Note that a) it won't archive very small threads or things with no sigs in (ie no date) - you can cut those yourself and paste 'em into the archive page if you want.

So - that's about it; no action required, just let the bot do its thing, and - if I've done it correctly - all should be well. If it goes wrong, of course, give me a shout. Cheers! Chzz ► 17:37, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. A great starting-point for finding help is The Missing Manual. The other top-tip is, talk to helpers live, with this link Chzz ► 17:40, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Hammer

Legitimate edits. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HammerforMaine (talk • contribs) 18:24, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but adding a link to the candidate's book for sale on Amazon constitutes spam. You can keep adding it, but it will keep getting deleted. Please also note that this constitutes edit warring and is likely to get you blocked from editing Wikipedia. –BMRR (talk) 18:42, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about uploading a new version of an image

{{helpme}} Yesterday I uploaded a new version of this image. However, the page that uses that image is still displaying the old version, rather than the new version. Did I do it wrong? The new version shows up on the image page itself, but doesn't show up in the article. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 04:22, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You did just fine. It looks like some kind of software bug. I was going to blame it on your browser, but when it did it to me, well, that's another thing.

I caused a purge of the image and article by modified the edit URLs like so: http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Wells,_Maine&action=purge and http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=File:Official_seal_of_town_of_wells_maine.jpg&action=purge - very very occasionally, MediaWiki gets stuck, but there is this manual work-around. Keep it in mind for the next time something really weird happens! A special case of percussive maintenance. Josh Parris 04:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for your help! –BMRR (talk) 04:43, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Acadia National Park

BMRR, that is your opinion, yes i respect everyones opinions freedom of speech, just was asking you why did u think this was "uncyclopedic" information that i found and added into the article? --Biosforlife (talk) 01:44, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ask yourself, does "spooky things" sound like a headline you would expect to see in an encyclopedia? Additionally, I'm not certain that ghostsofamerica.com qualifies as a reliable source. Are there any news articles about this alleged ghost? –BMRR (talk) 01:48, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

i'll look. thank you, BMRR. --Biosforlife (talk) 01:49, 9 January 2010 (UTC) Looks like a phony to me. :( sorry for taking up your time with bogus paranormal sightings, BMRR. --Biosforlife (talk) 01:59, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Goodbye

As it has become painfully obvious, my contributions are no longer welcome or needed here. In light of this situation, I am leaving this screwed up bureaucracy for the conceivable future. Good luck, my friend and keep fighting the good fight. ILLEGITIMUS NON CARBORUNDUM WuhWuzDat 02:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron Carpenter

Hello, the edits I made were legitimate and did not constitute any libelous or non-neutral action. The article in question was overly slanted in the discussion of a controversial figure, and the claims made are sufficiently cited. Thank you for your vigilance in keeping Wikipedia a safe place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.110.17.164 (talk) 23:03, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a Lot

Thank you so much for stealing the external links I found and making the article "Spose" and giving yourself all the credit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eckenrrp (talk • contribs) 18:35, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't "steal" anything. I saw an article about Spose in the newspaper this morning, and after reading it, I did some Googling and found various other articles. Your article was deleted before I ever had a chance to see it, therefore making it impossible for me to have "stolen" any of its content. Regardless, it doesn't really matter where or how I found those links — anybody in the world could have found them via a simple Google search, which is exactly how I found them. –BMRR (talk) 18:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page of I'm Awesome by Spose

Please read and reconsider your recent re-edit. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.92.45.10 (talk) 13:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

I am very sorry about changing your link; I will be more careful next time. The Savage Norwegian 21:55, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No apology necessary! It was an innocent mistake that anyone could have made. –BMRR (talk) 22:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

McKinley

Left some info for you at the McKinley talk page. More is a available at the Ida Saxton McKinley article and at the Pan-American Exposition article. Lot's of good links too. Happy editing. Dr. Dan (talk) 00:56, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Roger Ebert

Is a discussion not a place where we discuss things? Stop being an idiot and leave discussions alone. If that is taken down, then you may as well take down my Afterfall discussion. God! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.53.135.31 (talk) 11:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You wrote, quote, "== This Dude Can.........== GO FUCK HIMSELF!!!!!".[1] That's not discussion; that's vandalism. –BMRR (talk) 17:02, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One man's vandalism is another man's self-expression. Censorship never did anyone any good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.204.43 (talk) 03:26, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Question...

How is something that is fact called Vandalizm? It's on the Rooster Teeth Drunk Tank, and it's in discussion. I'm seriously questioning your ability to be a moderator.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.53.135.31 (talk) 07:47, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Got nothing to say now, ya punk! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.53.135.31 (talk), 31 May 2010

Warning

This guy likes to come by and put nasty comments on your user page. Watch out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.204.43 (talk) 03:19, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how politely asking you to follow the rules can be considered "nasty," but you're entitled to your opinion. –BMRR (talk) 03:28, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was NOTHING polite about the way you asked. It was VERY condescending and cold. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.204.43 (talk) 03:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maine gubernatorial election, 2010

Is it starting to sound to you like 130.111.64.143 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) has a conflict of interest with the Maine gubernatorial election, 2010? The comments about the secretary of state's office in this edit feel like there's an agenda behind them. —C.Fred (talk) 18:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that as well. And if you look at the IP's contribs, all of them dating back to April 2009 are related to Alex Hammer — including the addition of an external link to a site where Hammer's book can be purchased. Also, check out the contribs of this user and note the similarities. Maybe it's the same person...? –BMRR (talk) 18:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't surprise me. And since User:HammerforMaine only got a username block, the IP's edits aren't block evasion. However, that doesn't remove the COI. —C.Fred (talk) 18:43, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear that he is also editing from this IP. –BMRR (talk) 18:04, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And this IP as well. –BMRR (talk) 15:39, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And this one. –BMRR (talk) 17:41, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And this one. –BMRR (talk) 18:38, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings

Greetings BMRR – sorry to butt in on your editing at Anita Baker, but I just want to point out that the lead does not normally include the place of birth of the subject which in the case in point, is included in the infobox. I can’t remember offhand which MoS guideline mentions this, but I thought I’d tell you to save you any extra hassle. Of course, this does not excuse the other party from not filling in the edit summary, but there you go... Cheers!--Technopat (talk) 22:54, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tip. I'm always a little wary when anonymous editors delete things without giving a reason, but I'm glad to know that in this case there was a legitimate reason for it. Thanks for letting me know. :-) –BMRR (talk) 01:18, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Historical Service at the Portland Jetport

User:BMRR, darling, I'm aware that parts of it are there twice. What I was attempting to explain was that I have been turning that list into prose form so that it flows with the article, as per the article's Good article re-assessment but it is unfinished. If you would like to help translate the rest of the list into the article, and bring the article back up to Good Article status, please feel free to help. I will concede to you that having the list of historical service along with the article is redundant, but I felt as if that is a question of clarity. I understand that it is probably better to have it only once, it is just my worry that the prose version of historical service is not very clear. As soon as we finish integrating the list into the article, feel free to delete it, but for now, I would be hesitant to get rid of it.
Bkissin (talk) 00:29, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. As I'm sure you've gotten from other editors, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, so try and be a little nicer when dealing with other editors.

Please take a look at this revision of the article, and scroll down to the Historical Service section. You'll see that there were two identical copies of the list. All I did was remove one of them. I apologize if I stepped on your toes, but I still don't understand why we would need to have two copies of that list, one on top of the other. –BMRR (talk) 00:37, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm so sorry. I must not have noticed the duplication when looking at the differences in the edit history. You are completely right, my mistake. Sorry about that. You are completely right, we only need one copy of the list. When I first saw the edit, I assumed that you had deleted the list altogheter, suggesting that the redundancy was in the article, but now I understand. I'm glad we got that miscommunication resolved.

Bkissin (talk) 02:49, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad we were able to clear that up! :-) –BMRR (talk) 03:25, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer granted

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. –xeno^talk 01:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IH IDI

"less intimidating, perhaps?"

Yes. Much improved now. Thanks for the help! Also if you would like to collaborate on the Talk:International Harvester IDI further breakdown, and add more info/pictures in the future let me know. My grammar is awful so I could use the help. --Dana60Cummins (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

High and Tight

A while back, you deleted this from the page.

Also called a jarhead, it is the United States Marine Corps regulation haircut and they are called jarheads because the hairstyle looks like a mason jar.

I recived this from the hairstyles original page and mason jar page. I will be going to put it back now. Stuntman crow (talk) 22:44, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, as long as you can find and include a reliable source for it. The reason I removed it was because no sources were given. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 23:23, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedians say the darndest things

Is "Don't template me!" the Wikipedian version of "Don't tase me, bro!"? <snort> –BMRR (talk) 23:10, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow

Okay, you would be reason number 10,432 why Wikipedia is unreliable, my post on the Steven Slater page has nothing to do with a classic "I don't like it" argument, I could actually care less. Now, with this info, I will be starting pages of random people I know, and when ignorant people like yourself say, "Well this doesn't belong on Wikipedia", I will win the argument because I will site "I don't like this" argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.151.54.237 (talk)

All you said was that it didn't "deserve" to be an article. You gave no reason why. You didn't cite any Wikipedia policies to back yourself up. I stand by my comment regarding WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Please, feel free to knock yourself out by creating bogus articles. They'll just get deleted, and you'll probably get blocked from editing if you do it often enough. Have fun! –BMRR (talk) 00:57, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

edit warring

i'm pretty sure that i reverted it 3 times and stopped to be in compliance with the 3 revert rule. inka 888 (talk) 03:48, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron County High School

High schools are almost always notable. I found two citations and three external links very easily online. Please be more careful in the future. Bearian (talk) 23:56, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad you were able to improve the article. It's much better now. Can you explain what you meant when you advised me to be more careful in the future? I'm not sure what you mean by that. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 00:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. Please search online for possible sources before you propose deletion. Look at Google, or Google books or news or scholar, or Bing, if you prefer. If there are some possibly good sources, consider tagging it, or sending to WP:AfD, instead of Prodding it. Schools, places, and state or national politicians are usually presumed to be notable, so err on the side of caution. Musicians, unreleased records, local politicians, and college teachers, for example, are not per se notable. I also have my own standards. I hope that is helpful. Thanks again. Bearian (talk) 17:43, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info! –BMRR (talk) 20:58, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re:

I've replied to your message on my talk. Tiderolls 00:04, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Combos logo.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Combos logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk 04:03, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neighborhoods of Portland, Maine

Hi there, First off, I want to congratulate you on the fine work you have done on Wikipedia, particularly related to Maine-related topics. Too many Wikipedians such as yourself, put in hard work and do a great job and too many go unthanked, so --Hugh Manatee (talk) 20:26, 28 January 2011 (UTC)realize that your edits are noticed and appreciated. On another note, I am working on creating a top quality Neighborhoods of Portland, Maine article, which is currently located here. If you want to contribute to it, I would greatly appreciate the help. Thanks and keep up the good work.--TM 04:10, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Thank you for your kind words. It is nice to know that my efforts have not gone unnoticed. I spend the majority of my time on Wikipedia cleaning up vandalism. I would rather devote that time to other tasks, but the vandals never stop! I will definitely take a look at the neighborhoods article, and will attempt to help in any way I can. Thank you for thinking of me, and best of luck with the article and with everything else you're doing to improve Wikipedia! –BMRR (talk) 18:20, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Western Cemetery (Portland, Maine)

Hi there, I noticed you have been adding picture of Portland, which is great. I am currently away from Maine but will be back soon and hope to put up more self-shot pictures. Anyway, next time you are considering taking pictures, consider taking one of the Western Cemetery (Portland, Maine). I am itching to include one. Anyway, best of luck.--TM 06:26, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea. Thanks for the suggestion! –BMRR (talk) 23:33, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Another suggestion

Hi there, the edit war at the Maine governor's election is very unfortunate. It is too bad that editors from away are pushing an agenda without any knowledge of the election other than the results. It is quite frustrating. Anyway, I just started Linda Bean and I'd love to expand it. There is a lot of recent information about her because of her recent business expansions. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.--TM 01:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name of railroad in Unstoppable

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall seeing or hearing the railroad's full name in the movie. Daniel Case (talk) 05:48, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just got back from the movie and they did mention it at least once, possibly twice. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 05:50, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm probably going to see it again; I'll be sure to double-check on the name. :) –BMRR (talk) 06:01, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, BMRR/Archive 1! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 02:47, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't me

Anon editor, IP adress 95.149.223.225, added the "info". I just fixed it up, without checking the infobox. Isn't ironic – I didn't check the info, while you didn't check who added it? Sp33dyphil ^(Talk) ^{(Contributions)}^{(Feed back needed @ Talk page)}

I'm aware that it was an anonymous IP editor who originally added the info. Yes, I did check who added it. But since you "fixed it up" without first checking to see if it was correct, you're responsible for it. I simply wanted to give you the courtesy of letting you know that I reverted your "fix" as well as the incorrect info added by the anonymous IP editor. –BMRR (talk) 02:43, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Raid on Wells

Added Raid on Wells page, transferring data from overburdened town history site. Also, did some editing -- your pictures are much better than most of mine, so I did some weeding. Hope you don't mind. Best to you.--Hugh Manatee (talk) 20:26, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What a nice article! It makes me happy to see Wells represented so well on Wikipedia. Thank you for your hard work and for letting me know about it. –BMRR (talk) 23:43, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Paul LePage

Thanks for catching my mistake. I'm still not sure how it happened, but I'm glad you fixed it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John Broughton (talk • contribs) 01:33, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Someone has replied to your request for help.
Please see below for the reply. If you need more help or have additional questions, please replace the code {{help me-helped}} on this page with {{help me}}, or contact the responding user(s) directly on their own user talk page.

I have a question about Wikimedia Commons, which I asked over there (since that seemed like the logical place to ask it), but a week has gone by and no one has answered. I'm hoping that someone here at Wikipedia will be able to help. Thanks. –BMRR (talk) 18:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons. If that doesn't answer your question, post another "helpme". JohnCD (talk) 18:38, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! –BMRR (talk) 18:51, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm, basically, CommonsHelper - very easy - but you do need a a TUSC account to log in. Chzz ► 19:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the links! –BMRR (talk) 19:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

re your helpme at Commons just add {{subst:ncd}} to the files at wikipedia, its neither fast or automated but it is easy. see Wikipedia:Moving files to the Commons for more.--KTo288 (talk) 23:28, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! –BMRR (talk) 00:50, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Paul LePage

Stop messaging me, as I really do not care what you think. -Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.133.222 (talk) 00:22, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh noes! Block me from editing??? The humanity! Are you daft? I said stop messaging me. -Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.130.96 (talk • contribs) 01:56, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BMRR: FYI, I just gave this IP an immediate level 4 warning, as it's the same user hopping to a new IP. —C.Fred (talk) 01:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, C.Fred! –BMRR (talk) 02:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maine

I was removing the fact stating that Maine was the only state that borders one state because it was already noted later in the article.66.194.72.10 (talk) 22:55, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for letting me know. Please be sure to provide an edit summary before saving your edits. Thanks, –BMRR (talk) 23:31, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Downeaster WiFi

Dear BMRR, Thanks for correcting me on the Downeaster WiFi. After in-depth research I have discovered that the Amtrak Downeaster does indeed have WiFi. Thanks for the correction again and hopefully all Amtrak trains will soon have WiFi. Cheers, Rsteilberg 16:55, 11 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rsteilberg (talk • contribs)

Presidential State car

Hi there BMRR. I saw many sources referring that the car consumption is 8 miles per gallon, but I couldn't find it on a completely reliable source like a prestigious newspaper or article. I'll try to find it and then I will add it later. Thank you very much. João Pimentel Ferreira 12:37, 25 March 2011 (UTC) Hi there again, may you kindly tell me if you consider the following sources as reliable. I've done a deep and wide search throughout the cyberspace to try to find out the presidential car fuel consumption and the only sites I found were the following ones. Nothing on CNN nor on nytimes.com[reply]

Greetings João Pimentel Ferreira 11:05, 26 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joao.pimentel.ferreira (talk • contribs)

User:ChasePuglisi

Hi, I saw you requested edit summaries from User:ChasePuglisi. It's probably wishful thinking. ChasePuglisi is almost certainly the same editor as 24.17.135.204 and probably 98.247.55.11 as well. Same articles edited. 24.17.135.204 was blocked twice for vandalism and there was never an edit summary on any of the edits. GcSwRhIc (talk) 15:46, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. You may wish to bring this up at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. –BMRR (talk) 17:49, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thought about it, but I'll wait a little while to see how ChasePuglisi behaves.GcSwRhIc (talk) 18:04, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for posting the notice on Vaoverland's page. He was one of the first folks I interacted with when I got to wikipedia, and he made me feel good about the place. If you were a friend, my condolences to you. I always enjoyed interacting with him. Best, MarmadukePercy (talk) 21:25, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad I could be of service. I didn't know Mr. Fisher and I'm not sure if I ever really interacted with him here on Wikipedia, but we edited a lot of the same articles, so I was familiar with his name from seeing it in the edit histories of many of the articles I work on. He had a great deal of knowledge about Wayne Corporation, a company I've always admired. I'm sad that he's gone. 59 is far too young. :-( –BMRR (talk) 21:52, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He always struck me as a very kind and gentle person. He was welcoming to newcomers here, which meant a lot to me when I started. And you're right: 59 is way too young. He'll be missed. Thank you again for posting on his page so we'd know. Best, MarmadukePercy (talk) 00:44, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since you knew him better than I, perhaps you could contribute a write-up for the Deceased Wikipedians page. I'd be happy to help in any way I can. (Well, "happy" isn't the right word, but you know what I mean...) –BMRR (talk) 00:54, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I started a stub section for Mr. Fisher on the Deceased Wikipedians page. Feel free to add to it / expand it, if you're feeling up to it. –BMRR (talk) 19:38, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you for letting me know. I'll try to contribute something to that. Best, MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I also wanted to thank you for updating his userpage with the news and for starting the write-up on the deceased wikipedians page.--Kubigula (talk) 03:13, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help. Wish it had been under happier circumstances. :-( –BMRR (talk) 03:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Diego Gomes

Hello there, I have added a reliable reference, and an external link about Diego Gomes. If you follow the reference, you will see a bunch of info about him. I hope this helps keep the page on WIkipedia. Thanks, Monkeys 9711 (talk) 16:52, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RE:User:Vaoverland

I protected the userpage in line with the guidelines for dealing with the pages of deceased Wikipedians. Unfortunately, the consensus is that the user talk pages are not protected as stated at Wikipedia:PROT#Deceased_users. This was as a result of a discussion a couple of years back. The messages regarding image licences etc could be helpful to anyone who watches the page and might be able to fix them for example. As such I can't protect the page. Regards, Woody (talk) 22:45, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for letting me know. –BMRR (talk) 23:22, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas HDX Cat Power

The Thomas HDX has had an option for a cat c7 (3126) engine up till 2009 at which cat stopped making on road engines for emission reasons. I ride a Thomas HDX with a Cat c7 everyday. Here are a few ads for HDX's with the cat c7 engine option:

http://www.schoolbuscentral.com/gallery/updates/jun06/th/05_05hdx_nv.htm http://www.schoolbusland.com/thomas/tz52.htm http://www.bargainbusnews.com/Buses/2872-2004ThomasSafe-T-Liner/ http://busweb.awardspace.us/archives/ky1/arch/kyoweni_603.htm

Please review these and see for yourself. My county has over 800 Thomas HDX busses and 70% of them are Cat powered. AND!!! They also came with an option of a CNG John Deere engine (http://p2pays.org/ref/37/36022.pdf)! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.121.10 (talk) 21:56, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, but the section of the article you were editing is about the versions of the HDX and EF currently offered by Thomas, not the discontinued versions that they offered in the past. Cat doesn't make the C7 anymore, as you know, so clearly there is no way it could be an option on current HDX or EF buses.

At any rate, thanks for taking the time to explain what you were trying to do, and in the future, please remember to provide an edit summary before saving your edits. I would also recommend familiarizing yourself with Wikipedia's Reliable Source policies. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 23:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RE:User:nickline4

Thanks for interacting with me - I'll be more diligent about edit summaries in the future. Were you concerned about a particular edit I made? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.179.69.74 (talk) 02:04, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries just make life much easier for your fellow Wikipedia editors, that's all. :-) Thanks! –BMRR (talk) 02:14, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re:User:Arunsingh16

Hi. Thanks for the feedback (reproduced below). Will take your suggestion forward. Cheers. Arun Singh

"Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Before saving your changes to an article, please provide an edit summary for your edits. Doing so helps everyone understand the intention of your edit (and prevents legitimate edits from being mistaken for vandalism). It is also helpful to users reading the edit history of the page. Thank you. –BMRR (talk) 17:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arunsingh16 (talk • contribs)

Threatened deletion

It appears you have recently added a tag to Energy Direct, stating that article "is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted". Can you please explain why? Perhaps a comment on that article's talk page would be appropriate. On that talk page, it is clear that the question of notability was raised and addressed in 2009. Thank you. --Pakaraki (talk) 07:01, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article didn't have any references, therefore notability was not established. Since you've added some references (thank you!), feel free to remove the notability tag. –BMRR (talk) 15:32, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Since there are many reasons why an article might be considered to be not notable, it might be less ambiguous to use the unreferenced tag, or to use the article's talk page to clarify why it might be not notable. That way, it would be clear to other editors what changes you are suggesting. Thanks. --Pakaraki (talk) 18:56, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your vigilance against vandalism and consistent editing of Maine-related articles. Thanks! TM 01:07, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree File:Great value neufchatel cheese.jpg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Great value neufchatel cheese.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. /ƒETCH COMMS / 01:38, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Gomes

Re your recent concerns [2] [3]:

The statement that Gomes was raised Baptist but later baptized Catholic was in the article as I found it, and as you might have seen from my comments embedded in the markup, didn't sound right. I assume you listened to enough of the Colbert interview to be sure that the reverse (Catholic to Baptist, so to speak) is indeed correct?
The "death" section I meant to move somewhere else in the article, but accidentally dropped it completely. The article is an awful mess of unconnected and duplicative stuff (and was even worse before -- there's still much work to be done) and while I'm very careful, I'm not surprised that something got lost as I tried to bring order out of chaos.

If you have an interest in Gomes, then you know he was a very special man. I can improve the quality of the article's writing, but it's missing stuff I'm not qualified to add: real meat about his theological writings, his advocacy, the excellence of his sermonizing (examples would be great), and so on. If you can add anything like that it would help make the article worthy of him, which it certainly isn't now. Thanks. EEng (talk) 01:18, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good evening! Yes, I watched the Colbert interview in its entirety, and coupled with the fact that Rev. Gomes was an American Baptist minister, my assumption was that he went from being Catholic to Baptist, not Baptist to Catholic. I suppose it's possible that his parents initially raised him as a Baptist, then the entire family converted to Catholicism and he was baptized as a Catholic, and then he converted back to Baptist later in life... but I can't find any source for that, and it does seem unlikely. Regarding the death section, no problem; these things happen. There's still much that I don't know about Rev. Gomes, but I've always found him fascinating, and I loved to listen to him speak — his voice is nearly identical to that of a teacher I had in high school. I could listen to him for hours. So sad that Rev. Gomes passed far too soon. –BMRR (talk) 01:47, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Maine Gubernatorial 2010

Don't remove information that is less complete and less accurate than what you are substituting. Don't put snarky comments in explanation. Appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.179.54.227 (talk) 03:51, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free rationale for File:Hannaford dijon mustard.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Hannaford dijon mustard.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly ^hi! 21:36, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for edit

If it was mandatory to enter a reason the box would be mandatory, it isn't so it is obviously is not mandatory. Maybe you need a hobby like stamp collecting to keep you occupied, otherwise keep up the good work!109.32.206.127 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:54, 12 November 2011 (UTC).[reply]

While edit summaries are not strictly mandatory, they are strongly encouraged and there's generally no valid reason not to provide one before saving your edits. Additionally, if a user deletes content from articles without providing some sort of explanation, this is considered disruptive editing and may result in the user being blocked from editing. –BMRR (talk) 21:59, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Railyards

I was just wondering, if u can put the towns names that have Pan Am railways railyards and the railyards names? Brian4449 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian4449 (talk • contribs) 21:24, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism edit mistake

My apologies for the edit at Kathie Lee Gifford, the preceding edit seemed somewhat deceiving that I naively mistook for vandalism. I'll go through the guideline and will be more thorough with reverting edits next time. Pristinegoal (talk) 19:01, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

November 2011

Thank you for editing my typos in the station/staton references I cited. And I thought I'd properly proofed everything! Appreciate your help... Cranboy (talk) 02:45, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Heluva good horseradish.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Heluva good horseradish.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 18:39, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Come back

Hi BMRR, I see that you have decided to retire. I hope it will be a temporary break and you will return. Your edits have been extremely valuable, as have your pictures. If it is not temporary, I wish you all the best in your endeavors.--TM 05:30, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. You have a new message at 117.199.96.131's talk page.

Wiki Loves Pride 2014

Hi BMRR. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:46, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I don't know if we've ever talked, but I've seen your edits around a lot, especially Maine-related articles. Glad to see you're back. —Soap— 01:33, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome back! I retired from Wikipedia and was gone for about three years, but recently had an urge to write an article about a local architect (Wilbur R. Ingalls, Jr.) and decided to come out of retirement. I probably won't be as active as I used to be, but it's nice to be back and I appreciate the warm welcome. :-) —BMRR (talk) 01:40, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your input is requested at WikiProject Maine!

	Hello fellow WikiProject Maine members!

I'm trying to breathe a little new life into WP:WP ME and as such I have posted a few questions on the project's talk page that I would like to get some feedback from all of the project's members on! There are apparently a lot of inactive members on our participants list (and even a user that has been blocked for years). What do we as a project want to do about inactive or blocked users? I have some ideas on the issue, but would love feedback from others. Remove blocked users that appear to be no longer interested in participating in developing Wikipedia. Users with zero activity at all in three years are unlikely to come back. I suggest that we remove them from the mailing list and deactivate any categorizing feature of a userbox on their page. When doing this, we must make sure to leave a note on their talk page explaining that since they have been off-wiki for three years that they have been removed from the list as a purely technical measure and they are more than welcome to add themselves back to the list if they choose to start editing again. Users with zero activity on wiki for 18 months may come back, despite it being unlikely. I would suggest that we mark those users as inactive on our mailing list, and stop sending them messages like this one to prevent their user talk page from filling up with irrelevant notices. Users with zero activity on wiki for at least six months should be marked as inactive in the mailing list template, but should still receive mailings. I'm also trying to gauge some interest in there being a Great American Wikinic in Maine! If you are interested, possible locations might include Portland, Augusta, and or Bangor, please make a note in the appropriate section on our talk page! We should create a template to use for mass mailings from this wikiproject so all we need to do is enter our message and signature and the general format of the box and image and title and stuff will stay familiar. What is your opinion on this idea? Do you have any preferences to what that may look like (because I think this looks horrible compared to some I've seen from other projects)?
This message was sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of {{U\|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} at 17:25, 11 June 2014 (UTC). To remove yourself from this list, please remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine/members, remove the WikiProject's userbox/category from your user page (rarely used for mass mailings), or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Opted-out of message delivery to your user talk page.[reply]

Your input is requested at WikiProject Maine!

	Hello fellow WikiProject Maine members!

I'm trying to breathe a little new life into WP:WP ME and as such I have posted a few questions on the project's talk page that I would like to get some feedback from all of the project's members on! There are apparently a lot of inactive members on our participants list (and even a user that has been blocked for years). What do we as a project want to do about inactive or blocked users? I have some ideas on the issue, but would love feedback from others. Remove blocked users that appear to be no longer interested in participating in developing Wikipedia. Users with zero activity at all in three years are unlikely to come back. I suggest that we remove them from the mailing list and deactivate any categorizing feature of a userbox on their page. When doing this, we must make sure to leave a note on their talk page explaining that since they have been off-wiki for three years that they have been removed from the list as a purely technical measure and they are more than welcome to add themselves back to the list if they choose to start editing again. Users with zero activity on wiki for 18 months may come back, despite it being unlikely. I would suggest that we mark those users as inactive on our mailing list, and stop sending them messages like this one to prevent their user talk page from filling up with irrelevant notices. Users with zero activity on wiki for at least six months should be marked as inactive in the mailing list template, but should still receive mailings. I'm also trying to gauge some interest in there being a Great American Wikinic in Maine! If you are interested, possible locations might include Portland, Augusta, and or Bangor, please make a note in the appropriate section on our talk page! We should create a template to use for mass mailings from this wikiproject so all we need to do is enter our message and signature and the general format of the box and image and title and stuff will stay familiar. What is your opinion on this idea? Do you have any preferences to what that may look like (because I think this looks horrible compared to some I've seen from other projects)?
This message was sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of {{U\|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} at 17:26, 11 June 2014 (UTC). To remove yourself from this list, please remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine/members, remove the WikiProject's userbox/category from your user page (rarely used for mass mailings), or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Opted-out of message delivery to your user talk page.[reply]

GE Genesis Correction

I'm the one who you think got something wrong on the GE Genesis page. Well, what I said was true. I can prove to you that some of the Genesis were built for the New Haven Railroad. Look up images of them and see what I was talking about. You should see photos GE Genesis painted in the red, white, and black New Haven paint scheme. I don't know how to send you one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.111.61.55 (talk) 04:41, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen the pictures many times, so no need to send me one, but thanks anyway. The Genesis locomotives that are painted in the New Haven paint scheme are owned by Metro-North. The original New Haven railroad had gone out of business many years before GE started building the Genesis series. Some of Metro-North's Genesis locomotives were painted in the New Haven paint scheme as a way of honoring the past and because it was such a popular and recognizable paint scheme. I hope this helps to clarify things. —BMRR (talk) 12:58, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, okay. That makes sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.111.61.55 (talk) 15:19, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:19, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Loves Pride 2016

As a participant of WikiProject LGBT studies, you are invited to participate in the third annual Wiki Loves Pride campaign, which runs through the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to create and improve content related to LGBT culture and history. How can you help?

Create or improve LGBT-related Wikipedia pages and showcase the results of your work here
Document local LGBT culture and history by taking pictures at pride events and uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons
Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Looking for topics? The Tasks page, which you are welcome to update, offers some ideas and wanted articles.

This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. The group's mission is to develop LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. Visit the affiliate's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 19:49, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:40, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request for 5 minute survey

Hi! I'm a researcher from the University of Minnesota conducting a study on LGBT user contributions to Wikipedia. Would you be willing to answer a short five minute survey? If so, I would appreciate if you could drop me an email at leung085@umn.edu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Weiwensg (talk • contribs) 23:00, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, BMRR. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2018 election voter message

Hello, BMRR. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2020 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 7 December 2020. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2020 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:30, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queering Wikipedia 2021 User Group Working Days: May 14–16

The Wikimedia LGBTQ+ User Group is holding online working days in May. As a member of WikiProject LGBT studies, editing on LGBTQ+ issues or if you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, come help us set goals, develop our organisation and structures, consider how to respond to issues faced by Queer editors, and plan for the next 12 months.

We will be meeting online for 3 half-days, 14–16 May at 1400–1730 UTC. While our working language is English, we are looking to accommodate users who would prefer to participate in other languages, including translation facilities.

More information, and registration details, at QW2021.--Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group 02:36, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom 2021 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 6 December 2021. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2021 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:10, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Carpenter body works logo.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Carpenter body works logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Carpenter body works sabre logo.gif

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Carpenter body works sabre logo.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Crown by carpenter logo.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Crown by carpenter logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:24, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:36, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]