User talk:Bigturtle

Archive 1

I set up your Archive 1. Test it. There are now other red links for future Archives.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:05, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Be sure to check the bottom of Archive for latest messages today, just before the Archive.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:07, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

When archiving it would be best to block everything below the archive box and cut. Save the page, which will then be blank - except for the archive box. Paste this new Archive into the next red link Archive. Give it dates (from the beginning message through the last message). --Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:06, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

It looks like you archive about once every 6 years, therefore you have about 50 years of red links available.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 23:12, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Getting a copyright free image

Here is the wording I use to get copyright free images from Flickr that works 70% of the time:

I write articles for Wikipedia. Your picture is interesting
(provide URL of his picture here)
and would fit into one or more of the articles I am presently writing on.
There is at least one tag in use that makes your picture not usable on Wikipedia.
Would you consider downgrading your copyright tags to ONLY "Attribution Creative Commons" so I could use it on some Wikipedia articles.
Do you have any other similar pictures?
Thanks for your consideration.
(signed)

A derivitive of above might be to e-mail the person at Find A Grave tombstone pictures of Justin Butterfield.

I write articles for Wikipedia. Your tombstone pictures are interesting and would fit into one or more of the articles I am presently writing on.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85086225

There is at least one tag in use (All Rights Reserved) that makes your tombstone pictures not usable on Wikipedia.

Would you consider uploading your tombstone pictures to Flickr and downgrading your copyright tags to ONLY "Attribution Creative Commons" so I could use it on some Wikipedia articles.

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Justin_Butterfield

Do you have any other similar pictures?

Thanks for your consideration.

(signed)

• Try it, you'll like it!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:36, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

I did make a posting of roughly this type, let's see what happens. Bigturtle (talk) 03:16, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Good! You never know UNLESS you ask. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:00, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Looks like the owner has downloaded a lot more images onto Flickr but they still say, 'Some rights reserved'. Bigturtle (talk) 03:58, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

The default on Flickr is 'Some rights reserved'. That's why you have to ask him about a specific picture to downgrade. Then use this tool to upload the picture. It will only upload pictures with the correct license. Foolproof!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:25, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

This Flickr image [1] cannot be uploaded onto Wikimedia Commons through the tool provided; nor does the system explain why it cannot be uploaded. Bigturtle (talk) 04:56, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I think the problem is that you were NOT logged in at Wikipedia Commons (through another browser), while you were trying to upload. It worked fine for me. Obviously he responded to your email request. He has set his Butterfield/Gellatly Plot in Graceland set to Attribution Creative Commons, so any of his pictures WILL upload to Commons.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:59, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Another possible problem COULD BE that first after uploading through the tool you click save THEN you immediately after that you click on a special place called something like "click here". These steps here are a little tricky, so you really have to pay attention to what is said for the steps. Go slow, pay attention to the steps, and it WILL upload - I guarantee it! Once you learn these tricky steps, then uploading becomes a breeze and you will want to us this tool all the time. Practice, practice, practice.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:25, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I dropped the picture into the Justin Butterfield article. Obviously IF you see a better picture for the article from his set, just upload it to Commons and then change the picture in the article. Any other questions along these lines, feel free to ask as I upload a lot of pictures and have a pretty good idea how to do it. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:13, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

HighBeam Research

I understand you have access to HighBeam Research. Do you use it much? Can you find anything on this case? Can you put your search results into a PDF or text file or JPG? Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Justin Butterfield

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A barnstar for you!

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	4999 Bigturtle 11,384 AP, Rv, Ro Congratulations! You broke the 5,000 barrier! And happy New Year too! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:20, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Owen Ray Skelton

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Antonio Gil y'Barbo

Hello BT, I'm not at all sure I'm putting this in the right place, but I wanted to thank you for the "flowers" you left the other day. Thanks also for starting the article; y'Barbo is a special interest for me and I thought about doing it about a year ago, but was overwhelmed with the idea of starting from scratch. Still learning my way around here, of course. Still much to do. But one question: How did you even know about AGyB unless you have some connection to east Texas? Tejanoviejo (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:28, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Quest (ship) reference

Hi, Bigturtle! I'm helping to fix typo'd ISBNs in references. Way back in 2010, you created the Quest article, and included a reference that shows as having a bad checksum. The book has undergone countless editions, and so I was just hoping you might be able to double-check the ISBN? I've left a Talk:Quest (ship) talk page message too. Many thanks! Storkk (talk) 19:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

The ISBN number given is the book's valid identifier for ISBN 13. I am not up on the current ISBN numbering system, but believe this is current. Bigturtle (talk) 23:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Storkk (talk) 00:41, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for George Ronan

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Thanks!

For the barnstar and the kind words! Don't know if you've seen it, but I'm especially proud of this one Mississippian copper plates. Cheers, Heiro 04:49, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Justin Butterfield

I received an e-mail from an editor, and he had edited out the initial in "Justin D. Butterfield". I undid his change. Now I've been trying to track this down. Please take a look and correct me if necessary. Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:34, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I reviewed all the source information that I could find on Justin Butterfield, and was only able to find one reference to him having the middle initial “D.” It’s from a passage reprinted in both The Bench and Bar of Illinois, and a History of Kane County, ILL. In it, several lawyers are mentioned who worked the circuit court in Kane County, including a “J.D. Butterfield, of Chicago.” While I think it’s probable that J.D. Butterfield and Justin Butterfield are the same person, I’m not convinced that this is enough of a basis to say that Mr. Butterfield actually had a middle name that started with D. There is no census record, directory listing, legal writing, land patent record, newspaper article or biographical sketch that I’ve ever seen of the man that supports this notion. Even his monument in Graceland Cemetery gives his name simply as Justin Butterfield. I certainly can’t say that his middle initial wasn’t D, but I also haven’t seen enough evidence to say that is was. At least so far. If you have another source for this, I would very much like to see it. Thanks. Robertwaustin (talk) 15:49, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

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I have applied for High Beam. https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:HighBeam#HighBeam_8

How long does it take to get the free one year subscription? Can one then renew the one year subscription without too much trouble?

Meanwhile, can you e-mail a biography? Brown, Virginia Mae (1923–1991) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591301481.html

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Revert question

Hi Bigturtle - Could you please tell me why you reverted my edit here to Highland Recreation Area? Thank you, Dana boomer (talk) 14:12, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

New Category

Added Category:Wikipedians who edit Wikipedia to your User Page, for your approval. A little humor! If you don't like, you can of course remove.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:41, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Albert Levy (soldier)

I'm seriously burnt out. Any help and additions you can summon up in the article would be GREATLY appreciated. Best to you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:34, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

I hope this helps. Bigturtle (talk) 00:37, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Notes on "Yank" Levy

Big Turtle, Great work! Maybe this will inspire some more additions. I have some suggestions for further modifications on this article. Here. Feel free to use them. Remember to paraphrase, as those are all direct quotes. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:02, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

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hi, a discussion has been opened to delete some categories about churches among them catholic and orthodox I would like to have your opinion here Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2017 January 21--Warairarepano&Guaicaipuro (talk) 12:55, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

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EE Brown citation

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/10/28/page/25/article/n-w-preserve-is-given-name-of-ned-brown — Preceding unsigned comment added by DaoKaioshin (talk • contribs) 02:27, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

SS Clifton

I have not yet finished this. The "Discovery" subsection needs lots of work. What is missing is (1) the size of the area where they were looking, and it was an intense focus of searches for almost 100 years; (2) the finder (found 80 boats before) who was an expert diver and finder of lost ships; (3) the fact that this was 'the holy Grail' of lost ships on Lake Huron (only whaleback that was lost in that Great Lake) so this had to be it!; (4) the delay in announcing the find and the reason for it (and they released it on the anniversary of the loss); and (5) Infoboxes (see the other SS Clifton article. Feel free to add material. I have to go to the dog park. The first four points are fully covered in the cited articles on the discovery. The picture needs to be cropped. I am already well over a 5X expansion, so DYK requirements are met. Once that is all put together I will nominate it for a DYK, including you, User:Doug Coldwell and me as cocreators. 14:30, 22 October 2017 (UTC) 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:46, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

I've finished all of the listed stuff, except and just added "the delay in announcing the find and the reason for it (and they released it on the anniversary of the loss)". You could probably add more. I'll leave it to you to finish and polish it up. I will nominate it for a DYK in the morning. Hook suggestions are always welcome. You and User:Doug Coldwell were a great help. Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:39, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Looking at the other ships listed at Category:Whaleback ships I think our effort compares very well to the other articles. Thank you for your assistance. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:27, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

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SS Andaste

there is enough material here that we could do a 5X expansion. Brehm, Victoria (April 13, 2004) [1998]. A Fully Accredited Ocean: Essays of the Great Lakes. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 167–174. ISBN 9780472107094. 12:06, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

Hayden, Jim (May 11, 2010). "Search for ship, Andaste, that went down in 1929 begins". Holland Sentinel. Retrieved November 1, 2017. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:27, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

An observation I received. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:06, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for SS Clifton

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Non-lead hooks with at least 15K and #1 for October. Congratulations. We are the leader for the month of October! It would have been bigger (I think) if they ran the picture, or in the lead slot. Your help was beyond value! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:41, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for SS Andaste

On 22 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SS Andaste, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the SS Andaste (pictured) – a hybrid whaleback Great Lakes cargo vessel – disappeared with all hands on Lake Michigan in 1929 and is still listed as unfound? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Andaste. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, SS Andaste), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations. You hauled a lot of water on that one. Although they DYK process repeatedly got mired in b.s. Good joint effort. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Kudos to you, on your excellent work on the SS Andaste article! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! — Kralizec! (talk) 15:14, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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Joliet Transportation Center

Would you have any objections to me merging Joliet Transportation Center (which you created a few years ago) back into Joliet Union Station? I believe it would be sensible to have all the history of the stations in a single article, rather than splitting into a second article for a station building that's literally across the tracks. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:37, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

You are welcome to do so, but something to know is that until last July 31 I had created and tried to maintain a single article for the current and former Amtrak passenger railroad depot stations of Dwight, Illinois, the next stop down the tracks from Joliet. Another redditor protested against the single article on that date, pointing out that Station A was notable for its historic identity (enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places) while Station B was notable for its current use as the operating Amtrak depot. Furthermore the two stations were on opposite sides of the tracks, had slightly different GPS locations, and the historic station is now cut off by security fencing from the tracks it used to serve. So a suggestion was made to split the article. I have got to admit that I am OK with a Wikipedia made up of many, many articles and so I had no problem with this suggestion and worked with others to create 2 articles for Dwight railroad stations past and present. The two articles are Dwight depot (Chicago and Alton Railroad) and Dwight station, and a look at the articles' history and talk pages will provide more data of the story summarized here. The factors operating with regards to Dwight also apply to Joliet, and so I cannot vouch for the longevity of an article merger. I would be happy to help you out, though, should you choose to take on this project. Bigturtle (talk) 22:25, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the detailed information! They seem to be rather in closer proximity than at Dwight, which will hopefully be in favor of the merger. There's plenty of precedent for having a combined article for a modern station adjacent to its historical NRHP-listed counterpart - see Framingham station for an example I worked on. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan

On 10 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan houses the Katherine V, believed to be the last intact wooden fishing tug built to harvest the freshwater fish of the Great Lakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 June 25

Hi Bigturtle, as a respected editor I wondered if you had a few moments to contribute to a second RfC on the retention of an image of the Reverse of the Australian Antarctic Medal. It's been re-nominated for deletion by one editor at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 June 25, following consensus on its retention previously. As the original RfC was only comprised of 4 views, I think it might help the other editor involved if there was a wider input. It's all fairly short, so takes no more than a minute or two of reading, and you are welcome to express any opinion you think is appropriate. Thanks in advance if you can spare the time. Kangaresearch 04:11, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Robert Logan (naval architect)

I have turned this article into a Good Article (note green icon in corner). I have 100 Good Articles now and have made 29 so far this month during the October GAN drive. I have had a lot of my DYK articles I created in the past reviewed for Good Article and been able to solve the issues involved. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:16, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

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WP:DP - Article improved to reflect Twin Cities Daily Planet current (as of 2021) status as an inactive website. Bigturtle (talk) 17:25, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

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deletion request reverted, so as to enable all of the separately operated railroads of Michigan to have their own articles. Bigturtle (talk) 11:55, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Wawatam Lighthouse plus SS Chief Wawatam

If you and User:7&6=thirteen could expand the lead on SS Chief Wawatam it sure would help the chances of it becoming a Good Article. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:57, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Put this on your watch list. If I get stumped, maybe you could help. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:05, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

I have another review in the works on Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company and will be busy for a few days. Maybe you and User:7&6=thirteen can start working on the issues on the Wawatam Lighthouse review, which I suspect will show up in the next day or so. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:01, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

I broke my shoulder on a fall and will not be able to respond to GAN issues for 3 weeks. Maybe you and User:7&6=thirteen can take over in replying on the issues, since you two have 88% authorship into the article anyway. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:33, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

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Wonderful job on SS Chief Wawatam

Your wording is much more polished than mine. Thanks for your great work. Do you have some sort of college degree or university degree? I am only a high school graduate. Never did any college, however did have 2 years technical training in electronics. My main career was as an electronics technician, mostly repairing computers and space satellites. I ran the article through Earwig copy detector and get 41%. Maybe that site copied our article-> what do you think? --Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:29, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Michigan

Sounds like you may be from Michigan, somewhere. I live in Ludington. Is Bigturtle an indian name? What tribe? --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Brief note from Bigturtle

You have left some notes in my talk box - I will try to answer them: (a) I am from Central Illinois, but have deep-set family and kinship ties to the Straits of Mackinac; (b) I am not Native American except in vague family lore (which millions of Americans have, and means nothing), (c) the pen-name 'Bigturtle' is a non-Indian man's tribute to the concept of Turtle Island, a significant piece of folklore at the Straits, (d) I went to a fancy college out East, (e) my attendance was so long ago that I could turn in papers before anybody had to run them through a scanner to check for electronic plagiarism, and (f) a vast quantity of plagiarism and copying takes places on today's Internet, some of it entirely harmless. I have seen stuff I have written copied in stories run by some of the world's top-ranking news sources. Fine by me, if people learn from it! I can tell from your work that you like to see people learning things. It is an honor to work with you. Bigturtle (talk) 02:07, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Michilimackinac means the great turtle, the island, now shortened to Mackinac, is shaped like a turtle. It made sense to me because Bigturtle edits articles relating to the area. My reaction was, "that's a great username", an insiders' reference that people from the area will immediately get as a reference to local solidarity. And (addressing Bigturtle), I uploaded some satellite/aerial photos to commons (Special:ListFiles?limit=250&user=Epiphyllumlover). So far two of the aerial images not on articles yet are from Michigan. Especially since I am so behind on getting photos into articles, feel free to use these photos in articles directly or crop them. Sometimes croptool makes them the image thumbnail blurry though, and I have to re-upload the picture (edited slightly to evade the duplicate image blocker) to get it to display correctly. bigChunkedUpload usually gets them onto commons. (I also use url2commons to get the astronaut photos on without having to download them first.)--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 20:39, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

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What as the thank you given for on the Talk:Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant? Criticalthinker (talk) 10:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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