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Japanese Lighthouse, micronesia

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At wt:NRHP, you indicated interest in developing coverage of Micronesia's NRHP-listed Japanese Lighthouse. Okay, go to it, at User:Doncram/Japanese Lighthouse (Poluwat, Federated States of Micronesia), or move it into your userspace if you like. I am not bothering to develop it much more, and I am refraining from submitting it via wp:ACH. If you wanna run with it, that's great. Go ahead and make a double DYK, or whatever, please feel free, and you do not need to credit me. Please do let me know if you choose not to take this forward. Cheers, --doncram 20:19, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Japanese Lighthouse (Garapan, Saipan)

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DYK for Japanese Lighthouse (Poluwat, Chuuk)

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50,000 NRHP sites illustrated

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WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Award
For helping WP:NRHP to illustrate 50,000 historic sites. We couldn't have a "project achievement" barnstar without including you. Keep up the good work!
Smallbones(smalltalk) 14:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP:FOUR RFC

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There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:05, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Founders Tower (Oklahoma City)

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The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar and for organizing the challenge!

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It really inspired me to go take some more pictures. Btw, it was used for railroad barges to get rail cars across the Hudson River since the next rail bridge was 70 miles up River. dm (talk) 03:18, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

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<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar (honorable mention) given with respect and admiration to Niagara for your photo roadtrip going 1,691 miles from Texas to the wilds of New Jersey (Challenge #6 - Interstate Traveler). Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:21, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Niagara for finding sites in 7 categories (2nd Place) of Challenge #12 - Scavenger Hunt in Pennsylvania. Smallbones(smalltalk) 05:11, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

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Pennsylvania
Thank you for quality articles on Pennsylvania topics, such as Horseshoe Curve and Kinzua Bridge, for your clean userpage and your motto, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 303rd recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Four years ago, you were recipient no. 303 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 13 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for today's Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:34, 3 December 2016 (UTC) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seven years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 13 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
Hey, I like the election apportionment diagram you made for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. I was wondering if you could tell me how to make them so I could do the same for the Washington legislature. Thanks UWHuskyFan2 (talk) 15:35, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again, i uploaded the image to the Washington State Senate, and am about to do one for the house, do u think you could like edit it to look cleaner and like make sure i got my sources right? Thanks UWHuskyFan2 (talk) 04:14, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
oh nevermind, I think it's good, thank you so much! UWHuskyFan2 (talk) 04:51, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hi

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hi again, when u removed the blank space from the senate is made the diagram weird and stretched out, it there a way to remove the blank space and make it not so stretched out? — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWHuskyFan2 (talkcontribs) 17:27, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Oh jk i fixed it, thanks so much for all your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWHuskyFan2 (talkcontribs) 17:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Seasonal greetings

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Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and productive 2014!
Ruhrfisch ><>°° 01:52, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Announcing: NRHP Fall Photo Contest!

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The WP:NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest will kick off at midnight eastern time on Monday September 1! This is an opportunity for all folks with a camera (or a sketchpad and scanner, doncha know) and an interest in the National Register of Historic Places to just have some low-key fun and maybe get some barnstars. Come submit some photos or pose a challenge to your fellow editors. And maybe, just maybe, along the line we'll improve the encyclopedia... (Note that while this contest is intentionally concurrent with Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 and the Wikipedia Summer of Monuments, there ain't gonna be no cash prizes or press releases here. But compete in 'em all if you like - we won't be jealous.) — Ipoellet (talk) 22:55, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Seasonal greetings

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Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and productive 2015!
Ruhrfisch ><>°° 14:46, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Global account

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Hi Niagara! As a Steward I'm involved in the upcoming unification of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see m:Single User Login finalisation announcement). By looking at your account, I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on Special:MergeAccount and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Cheers, —DerHexer (Talk) 17:21, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania photos

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Saw your comment about the Gudgeonville Covered Bridge at WT:NRHP. I visited the bridge site six months ago, and I was amused to see that it was a wooden-decked structure; I wonder if they're still using the temporary structure that's mentioned in the bridge article? Anyway, thanks very much for getting the photos. I thoroughly agree with Daniel Case's words about our photos being potentially irreplaceable; that's a big reason that I take and upload so many.

Unrelated matter: if you're ever around very much, I'd appreciate any assistance you can give on uploading photos for unillustrated municipalities. See User:Nyttend/Pennsylvania — several of us are working on illustrating as many municipalities as possible; so far we're about 70% done, but that means that we still have 750 municipalities remaining. Nyttend (talk) 04:39, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I got Waterford, but the only differences between your photo and mine are (1) more graffiti, (2) more clouds, (3) less sun, and (4) fewer leaves on the trees. I ran out of time and didn't get Harrington, but I hit it in January; however, because of the plentiful snow, I didn't dare stop for more than a few seconds (no idea whether it would be safe to pull off, and I couldn't block the road), so all I got was the bridge portals. There's no reason for me to upload anything of either of them, since the current infobox photos are better than anything I have. As far as municipalities: the goal is something representative. In a rural township, perhaps it's a significant building, like a church or the municipal building; perhaps it's a group of houses in a village; perhaps it's a landscape. In a borough, perhaps it's an important building again, or perhaps it's a street scene. Or in any of them, perhaps it's a landmark, like NR sites or Mail Pouch Tobacco barns. Here are a few examples that I've recently added: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Nyttend (talk) 23:19, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please see

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Thank you

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Paladin of Hampshire County Historic Places
Niagara, it is my sincere privilege to hereby name you a Paladin of Hampshire County Historic Places in recognition of your thoughtful peer review and appreciated guidance, which better prepared Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge for Featured Article candidacy. Thank you for helping to bring awareness to Hampshire County's historic landmarks! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:42, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Niagara, I know this not a historic place, but would you happen to have time to provide me with feedback, whether formally or informally, regarding my FAC for Romney Literary Society. This is the most comprehensive article about the society in existence. I know it could use improvement, and given your thoughtful comments for Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge, I thought you could provide additional suggestions for this one, too. Thank you! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:25, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Email

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A beer for you!

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​​​​​​​​Niagara 
Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a prosperous new year!
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Season's greetings

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My best wishes to you and yours in this holiday season

and in the year ahead. Finetooth (talk) 18:08, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats

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Hooray and congrats on the promotion of Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania) to FA. Finetooth (talk) 23:28, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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User page photo

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I like the photo on your user page. At first I thought it was logical to see a "Niagara" type loco on your user page, but then I looked more closely -- it's a Berkshire, not a Niagara/Northern/Confederation/FEF/4-8-4.

I don't think any road but the New York Central used the "Niagara" designation, so, strictly speaking, the only "Niagara" image we have is File:NIAGARA NYC 6013 JAGRAFX.jpg. It's a striking line drawing. Since Timken 1111 was first used on the Central, arguably you could use File:Timken 1111 builders portrait 1929.jpg. .     Jim . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:59, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That's interesting! I wasn't aware of that designation. Incidentally, the photo was chosen mainly for Horseshoe Curve, but I'll have to see about a Northern should I replace the photo. Niagara ​​Don't give up the ship 22:19, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

An article that you have been involved in editing—Pennsylvania Railroad 3936 and 3937—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Mackensen (talk) 23:22, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Kinzua Bridge

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Hello! I saw you are one of the main editors of the article about Kinzua Bridge and I just wanted to let you know that it is one of the best articles I have read on en.wikipedia. My compliments! I especially appreciated the fact that weights are expressed both in short tons and tonnes, while in many articles there are just "tons" and, at least to an European, it's not immediatly clear what they are referring to. In next days I'm going to translate the article into the Italian wikipedia :) --Postcrosser (talk) 00:40, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Peer review request

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Hello Niagara. I came across your name as one who might be open to peer reviewing a georgraphy article before it became a featured article. I would very much appreciate it if you took a look at the peer review request for New Albion which you can read HERE. If that is not possible, I would also appreciate a quick perusal with any advice you might be able to briefly provide. Most kind regards,Hu Nhu (talk) 03:37, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, it seems interesting. It might take some time, but I'll see what kind of comments I can provide for a review. Niagara ​​Don't give up the ship 01:08, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, Niagara. I saw today the small fixes you made and appreciate them very much. I really look forward to what you have to say.Hu Nhu (talk) 05:11, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of WLEP-LD for deletion

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Mvcg66b3r (talk) 13:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:WLEP-LD logo.png

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Peer review request

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Hi Niagara, I hope you’re doing well. I noticed your name on the volunteer list for Peer Review, and I would be truly grateful if you could review the Machu Picchu article before I nominate it for GA status. If a full review isn't feasible, any brief feedback would also be incredibly helpful. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Best regards, --JustEMV (talk) 18:32, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]

Reminder to participate in Wikipedia research

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I recently invited you to take a survey about administration on Wikipedia. If you haven’t yet had a chance, there is still time to participate– we’d truly appreciate your feedback. The survey is anonymous and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:39, 13 November 2024 (UTC) [reply]