User talk:Clipper471

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Use of commas in dates

I don't see anywhere else in Wikipedia where this system is being implimented. And in case you didn't read this website's Manual of Style, it isn't necessary to put commas after dates. I know you're a copy editor, but this book doesn't define Wikipedia style and some of it's "rules" that are in it, but not on wikipedia, shouldn't be followed. Even the wikipedia article you showed me said that the book had only a limited number of followers. --NcSchu 15:15, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Will do! Thank you for your knowledge - It has been absorbed. --NcSchu 17:38, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Trinity Pic

I was just wondering why you deleted the Trinity pic from the San Antonio colleges gallery. The pic was never erased from wikipedia. Dknights411 20:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

It's OK. I'm just kinda proud of that picture because I took it ;-) Anyway, the Trinity pic come out just fine on my computer. If it's at all possibe, you might want to check a second computer just to make sure if everything's all right. Dknights411 03:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Boston-Maine Airways‎/Northeast Airlines‎ Articles

Clipper, Thanks for fixing up my edits to the Boston-Maine Airways‎ and Northeast Airlines‎ articles... —Cliffb 04:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Pan Am Railways / Pan Am Systems

Hello,

Thank you for redirecting the Guilford Rail System and Guilford Transportation Industries pages to new pages for Pan Am Railways and Pan Am Systems, respectively. I've been wanting to do that, but I'm still a newbie and wasn't sure how.

Is there a "Wikipedia For Dummies" book available?  ;-) That's what I need!

BMRR 15:22, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Kohl's

Thanks for the help. I, too, wish there was a "Wikiediting for Dummies" book, or at least a pdf --Orange Mike 00:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)}

Erick Barkley

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.--Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

No. It wasn't an experiment. It was a removal of a category that does not apply to the player. The template you used does not apply. Clipper471 21:57, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Igor Rakočević

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.--Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

No. It wasn't an experiment. It was a removal of a category that does not apply to the player. The template you used does not apply. Clipper471 21:57, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Don't have to playing in the United States to be considered professionals. Please stop removing the word professional from the Igor Rakočević article. Thank you. // Laughing Man 15:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. The edit has been restored. The removal was accidently made during other reversions. (See above.) Clipper471 22:00, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

John Salmons

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.--Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

No. It wasn't an experiment. It was a removal of a category that does not apply to the player. The template you used does not apply. Clipper471 21:59, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Please stop your edit war with Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)}. Anyone who takes the time to check online (as I did, I know nothing about basketball) can see that Salmons was associated with the Spurs, but is no longer a team member. The two of you are the only ones editing this article, so please decide how to deal witht this argument. --Iriseyes 05:26, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. This was a case where I reacted negatively to Downwards personal attacks. A review of his Talk page shows he frequently does this to other editors. Clipper471 21:59, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Barry Sumpter

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.--Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

No. It wasn't an experiment. It was a removal of a category that does not apply to the player. The template you used does not apply. Clipper471 21:59, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

3RR

You are in danger of violating the three-revert rule. Please cease further reverts or you may be blocked from editing. // Laughing Man 04:20, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three revert rule in regard to the article Igor Rakočević. Other users in violation have also been blocked. The timing of this block is coincidental, and does not represent an endorsement of the current article revision. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future on the article's talk page (Talk:Igor Rakočević).

Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:16, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Actually, for the massiveness of this all, I'm extending the block to 48h. Please see [1]. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:55, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. This was warranted. I reacted negatively to Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} personal attacks, particularly his Christ give this guy a brain comment he made in an edit summary in my first interaction with him. Will keep my cool. Clipper471 22:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

A few comments

Hi Clipper471. We may or may not have interacted in the past, but whenever I see your name on an NBA or San Antonio Spurs related edit, I never have to check it, because I know you are very knowledgable in those subjects, and always have great edits to improve the encyclopedia. However, your recent edit wars with Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} have been very disconcerting. I understand that you feel he has violated a few Wikipedia guidelines, including NPA and 3RR, but I remind you that it takes at least two to edit war. In the future, I hope the two of you can work out your differences on the article talk pages, or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Basketball Association. Edit wars are unproductive for many reasons, including that they cloud page histories, create bad feelings between editors, and take up huge amounts of time from otherwise very productive editors. Thanks for your understanding, and I hope you and Downwards can get along better in the future; having you blocked is a major detriment to the quality of the encyclopedia. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers, EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 22:28, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes. I reacted negatively to Downwards ^{(Talk|contribs)} personal attacks. I let him get the better of me. Clipper471 22:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

{{unblock-auto|2=Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Clipper471". The reason given for Clipper471's block is: "revert-warring".|3=Future Perfect at Sunrise}}

Try again, should be working now. There was an autoblock, triggered some time last evening. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:02, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Clipper471 22:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Dallas

I noticed you uploaded some images of Dallas.. you may be interested in joining WikiProject Dallas. Cheers! drumguy8800 C T 07:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you so much for your help with Willowbrook Mall. Postoak 22:03, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Looks great, no question about notability. Do you think that a new category "Retail in Houston" would be appropriate for malls, shopping districts and Houston stores (if any exist)? Thanks Postoak 20:26, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

You are invited to participate in WikiProject Houston, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about the Greater Houston area.

Alamo Bowl

I was looking at your edits to Alamo Bowl, and I was very impressed. However, what concerns me is that all other bowl game articles are listed by Winning Team/Losing Team, and without ranks. I was wondering if you were planning to do this for other bowls. If so, great, but if not, I'll have to revert your for consistency's sake. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 00:14, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

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Lord & Taylor

Hello. I'm very sorry that your edits to Lord & Taylor became collateral damage in the huge revert I had to do the other day. I was aware that some likely legitimate edits would be undone; but unfortunately another well intentioned editor, in an attempt to get the article to a version before the vandalism started, reverted all the citations and manual of style changes I had put into the Current stores section. Since there are no citations for the Former stores section, I really have no way to tell what's fact and what's fiction anyway so I have no real basis to pick and choose which edits to keep or delete down there. If you have a reference for the former stores section, could you please cite it, or -if it's online- share it with me and I'll cite it myself? Thanks so much for helping out on the article, and again please accept my apologies for deleting your edits along with the rest the other day. --Elipongo ^{(Talk|contribs)} 15:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Publix

The latest edition of the monthly company newsletter says 889 stores. Up from 885 in November and 780-ish stores at the end of either 2004 or 2005. 68.207.206.69 ^{(Talk|contribs)} 02:51, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

If you need a source or citation for the Publix Fragrance department, I got the information from the Company's monthly newsletter a while back.--68.207.206.69 05:42, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Publix Refrences of store numbers and corporate size: http://publix.com/about/FactsAndFigures.do --68.207.206.69 02:02, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Almeda Mall

Almeda Mall is another article that is about to bite the dust. I'm not sure if this one is worth saving, what do you think? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Postoak (talk) 05:30, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

Whole Foods Market References

Thanks so much for cleaning up the references in the Whole Foods Market entry. Not sure if you've seen my introduction on the Whole Foods talk page, but I work for Whole Foods and am trying to very carefully provide information to ensure that our Wiki entry is accurate. I'm working mostly through the Talk page because I don't want to go in and make edits myself without hearing from the Wiki community first. Since you were doing so much clean up on the references, I wanted to see if you knew any references for the section titled "Distribution." I can't find any references listed for this section. It started out as a fairly innocuous statement but has evolved over the past few months to be 1) untrue and 2) biased. If there are no references for this, shouldn't it simply be removed? I really appreciate your help in guiding me through the Wiki procedures. Thanks, BradyWFM 14:20, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Response to Link removal

Hi Clipper471, The TWA spirit (PaulRichterTWAlegend) site is pure history from TWA records, publications, sound recordings... all referenced by TWA historians and those that were present at the time. The purpose is purely historical. I would really appreciate your review of the site. The new domain TWAspirit.com will have more depth of facts on TWA people and planes of the 20s, 30s, and 40s. It is not like other links that are promotional, selling products or personal opinion and referenced to writers of recent years and flawed press reports. Originally it was removed because of a petty dispute by 'Sedonalegend' when his multi-links were removed. He is promoting a book of fiction and fantasy, mixing semi-facts, gross inaccuracies with 'peacock terms and 'weasel words'. He said he had started my websites which is true. It had to be completely rewritten. And it was necessary to disassociate with him due to his skewing of information and refusal to use facts. Thanks for you editing expertise. I'm a novice and hope to become a better Wiki-ite. Av8er 02:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Trader Joe's Reference

Why did you recently deleted the "Retrieved on" date in my Supermarket News reference? The "2006 Top 75 North American Food Retailers" article was first written on about April 2006. I wanted to distinguish that date with when I referenced it, December 22. Other references in Trader Joe's article has Retrieved on date. War17 22:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

You added references to Consumer Report, neither of which say much about why Trader Joe's is the better store or why it was selected second. What criteria was measured? Here is a better link http://www.thedenenbergreport.org/article.php?index=905. I suggest using this latter, more informative link than the other two links. War17 19:14, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Alamo Bowl

Hello Clipper, I put the {{inuse}} template on the 2006 Alamo Bowl because I was going to do some updates, but then I noticed you updated the score. Do you have more to add right now? If so, then I will hold off to avoid edit conflicts. Best, Johntex\^talk 02:21, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Clipper - I'll add a bit more for tonight as I watch Georgia vs Virginia Tech. Johntex\^talk 02:28, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Clipper - thanks for your note. According to ESPN, it is a city-wide record for a sporting event. In other words, this was the most people ever to gather in San Anotonio for a sporting event. Does that match with your sources? It seems like the Pope's appearance would not be a conflict with the sporting-event record. Johntex\^talk 04:13, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Clipper - thank you. The mistake was mine, not ESPN's. They had it right but I overly simplified the record when I put it in. I'll make sure in the 2006 Alamo Bowl to say it was a record attendance for a sporting event in San Antonio. Best, Johntex\^talk 04:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Trader Joe's Locations

Why did you reduce the number of stores that I listed opened from 12 to 6 stores? Those 12 stores are accurate and range from late August through Decmeber. 2006. War17 ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

My Pan Am edit

Yes, clumbsy of me. However please note that the current format does make the article less accessible to many readers. Mark83 02:39, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Merge question

Would it not be better to merge and redirect Pan American Airways (1998-2004) and Pan American Airways (1996-1998) into the main article about Pan American World Airways? Ordinarily, I'd just go ahead and do it, but I am always hesitant to make major changes to articles that have FA status. Thanks. Jeffpw 11:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

sale of Pan Am logo to GTI

I don't understand why you removed my single paragraph in the history section about the sale of the Pan Am brand to Guilford Transportation Industries. Don't you think the fate of the Pan Am's world famous colors and logo are a relevant historical note in the companies history? You are doing the Wikipedia community a diservice by editing out historical facts relevant to this company just because you don't think they are important. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.66.112.5 (talk) 15:21, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

While I was not aware of the interim company, Pan American Airways (1996-1998), i think your claim that these companies are "unrelated" is debatable. The insignia and colors of Pan American World Airways brand are a hugely famous - arguably as famous as the company itself. The Pan American World Airways article should explain the fate of such famous logo as it was a coveted asset. The Pan American World Airways article gives zero explaination as to why there are trains running around in 2007 with the Pam Am World Airways logo emblazoned on them, and it is that lack of explaination that I was attempting to gap. This logo sale deserves some kind of mention, as I suspect many people will google Pam Am to find out about the blue Pan Am trains that are appearing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.192.47.145 (talk) 13:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

A website you might find interesting

Given your interest in planes, I thought of you when I found this. Hope you enjoy it, if you haven't seen it. Jeffpw 14:08, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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Player Hater

If it makes you feel any better, I was halfway through the revert on that one. I mean, "Player Haters"? Who would actually name a team that? Looks like there are a few worse ones in that league. Yeesh. Kuru ^talk 01:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Re: "San Antonio Steers" - I am very disappointed... :) Kuru ^talk 03:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Spurs

Actually you're dead wrong, the rule was changed more than fifteen years ago and hasn't changed since. It states that .3 seconds is the minimum time needed to get off a catch and shoot (they had .4). It's called the Trent Tucker Rule look it up and he got the shot off in time according to replays, it was just pure luck. Find one source that says the shot wasn't released in time. It was and there was no controversy I ever heard of. Quadzilla99 01:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

San Antonio Spurs

Removed warning which was put there by myself. In order to end our disagreement. Quadzilla99 13:48, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

To put this message in context, please see the discussion left on Quadzilla99 (talk · contribs) talk page and warnings on Quadzilla99's Talk page (which he has deleted), as well as this edit on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard.

I will not delete this as Quadzilla99 has deleted the same from his Talk page. In addition to doing so, he will be tagged with a 3RR momentarily. Clipper471 01:54, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

I deleted it because you only added it to my talk page after I added this warning to yours. Every single replay shows the shot was good there is no controversy. Originally the Spurs didn't believe it but they didn't have the benefit of replay. I've provided sources from nba.com and washingtonpost.com which say in plain language the shot was released in time. No one reliable source disputes this, hence no controversy. Quadzilla99 02:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Source 1: "So, while his teammates rushed to view a replay of Derek Fisher's controversial game-winning shot, the Spurs' guard sat quietly alone in the locker room, considering what might have been had Fisher misfired with his desperation jumper." ("Parker perplexed once again", San Antonio Express-News, Tom Osborn, May 14, 2004) Clipper471 05:00, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Source 2: "The Los Angeles Lakers brought Hollywood to San Antonio on Thursday night, complete with suspense, action - and some might argue a robbery." ("S.A. is heartbreak city", San Antonio Express-News, Amy Dorsett, May 14, 2004) Clipper471 05:00, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

No hard feelings

Even though we both got worked up I think we both had the best interest of the article at heart. I apologize for any over-the-top reactions I made to you during our disagreement. As a symbol of my apology I will not edit the section in question anymore in order to end this feud. Quadzilla99 13:45, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

North Texas, also IMAX claim in San Antonio article

What's wrong with further disambiguating by providing a link to both the region and state articles?

Also, ..

and a 19-screen movie theater with an IMAX screen, the city's second IMAX and the country's only community theater with an IMAX screen.

Is in the San Antonio article, under the "Northwest" heading under "Districts - Zones - Communities". What exactly is a community theater? There are several "multiplexes" like Cinemark and AMC and such that have an IMAX theater attached. There's one here in Dallas at Webb Chapel & Interstate 635. drumguy8800 C T 05:23, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Pearl Brewing Company a candidate for GA-status

I've nominated Pearl Brewing Company at WP:GA. Pending what they say, I'd even push for FA-status. drumguy8800 C T 05:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Listings of former store locations

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Fair use rationale for Image:WildOats Logo.gif

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Redirect of Gerland's

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Strawbridge's

Hello, Clipper! About a year ago, you helped me with a vandal who was vandalizing the Lord & Taylor page on Wikipedia. Eventually, I found citations for ALL of the content on the page that was being vandalized, and we were able to warn, and eventually block, the user for vandalism. Another similar vandal (possibly the same) one is now vandalizing the Strawbridge's page. I have cited sources today for the content in which the vandal keeps changing. If you don't mind, please add Strawbridge's to your watch list, and the next time you see an edit by 72.82.198.160 and it appears to be vandalism, please report it so the vandal can be warned again and eventually blocked. I have warned the vandal twice before but the material wasn't cited until today so technically it was my word against theirs. I am planning on finding citations for the entire article in the next week or so, but at least for now the material being vandalized is cited.

If you can think of any other tips or suggestions, please let me know. Thank you so much!

PanzaM22 (talk) 19:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC) Mike

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:CPSenergyLogo.gif

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Jimsrestaurant.jpg

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Timeline of airline bankruptcies

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So sad

Almost a year and still no Clipper. Too bad really, Wikipedia has lost a great editor.  :( --Brownings (talk) 12:19, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Logo BILO.gif)

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AfD nomination of List of shopping malls in the United States

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Image copyright problem with Image:Randalls.gif

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Orphaned non-free image (File:Randalls remarkable card.gif)

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File source problem with File:Joskes alamo street late 1800s.jpg

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Speedy deletion nomination of Pan Am Flight 125

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Proposed deletion of File:Joskes SE Art Deco Facade.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Splashtownsa.jpg

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