User talk:VirginiaProp

Welcome!

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Eric Helms Monday

Please explain why this person is famous. --AW 21:25, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD Nomination: Eric Helms Monday

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Eric Helms Monday article is probably premature. It will be readded after his book on the Byrd Machine in Virginia is published this Fall. VirginiaProp 20:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ernie Byfield

Do you have any suggestions for sources for this one? I'm sure he is notable but needs sources. Thanks! --Stormbay 00:10, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will try to add a reference or two in the next couple of days. Lucius Beebe wrote about him frequently in his many writings. Also, some of the hotel and hospitality industry writings have references to him. He was apparently an intimate of many of the famous of the 30's, 40's and 50's. His restaurant, the The Pump Room, Chicago was the preferred stopping-over point for celebrities switching trains in Chicago from the 20th Century Limited to the Super Chief, etc. on their way between the West Coast the East Coast. VirginiaProp July 16, 2007

Sounds good to me! Good luck! --Stormbay 02:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Created page with 'Added references and external links sections to provide references. Should the "unreferenced" note be removed? It is still just a stub article. VirginiaProp July 17, 2007

Remove the tags yourself the next time. Does it have a stub tag? Nice fix-up! --Stormbay 17:40, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I wasn't sure of the proper etiquette for removal of tags. I'm new here. VirginiaProp 19:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the additions, it looks good now --AW 20:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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--Christopher Tanner, CCC 16:47, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work out there

I've seen you out there doing lots of good work on Virginia articles and for the Virginia WikiProject. Glad to have you on board - keep it up!--Kubigula (talk) 17:42, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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NPOV Assertion

Hello! This concerns the CCG Systems article: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/CCG_Systems

You had tagged a section of the article as "written like an advertisement." I have removed the most offending statement from it, and only left justifiable facts. For your convenience, I have cut and pasted the text:

FASTER is a computerized database management and reporting system designed for usage by organizations with fleet vehicle assets. Initial editions of FASTER were developed for use under the BOS operating system. In 1995 FASTER was redeveloped for usage on Windows client-server platforms with an installed instance of MS SQL or Oracle. Mobile and Internet web based versions are scheduled for release in 2008.

These are all FACTS, with cites referred in the article where needed, and without negative or positive leanings (I do not claim it is the worst or the best - only that they exist and a date given). I feel such statements are no more different than those made in article such as Windows or Firefox. As per the advertisement ruling: articles about companies and products are acceptable if they are written in an objective and unbiased style. I feel the article is objective and unbiased. I wish to confer with you, since such steps need to be taken before involving a third opinion for arbitration, as per Wikipedia recommends.

Thank you for taking the time to help me improve the article! Nargrakhan 19:07, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

You give Windows and Firefox as examples of notable products. I agree. Both of those products have independent, 3rd party books written about them. They are also widely used and generally well-known products in the general populace. A specialized piece of fleet vehicle management software seems to me to have a high hurdle to overcome to demonstrate its impact on society and notability. VirginiaProp 21:21, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Company Notability

Hello! This concerns the CCG Systems article: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/CCG_Systems

You had tagged the entire article for "notability justification." Company easily meets notability standards, as well as cite criteria. Merely doing a Google search on the keywords "Faster" and "CCG" reveals various government and corporate locations using the software, as well as further details. Just a small sample immediately found:

Company earns a gross revenue of $1.5 to $5.0 million:

http://www.virginiabusiness.org:81/companyinfo/CompanyCard.asp?id=2397&login=&level=&FileNum=&a=

Following government public works use or attempted to acquire FASTER:

City of Vancouver http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/CTYCLERK/CCLERK/980730/a3.htm

King County http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/about/documents/2005_SWANA_Landfill-Mgmt.pdf

City of Norman http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/public_works/fleet/default.htm

City of Tampa http://www.tampagov.net/dept_internal_audit/files/apg/apfleet.pdf

Company is also mentioned in various news articles not associated with CCG:

Buyer Zone http://www.buyerzone.com/software/maintenance_management/rbic-right-equipment-manager.html

Responder Safety http://www.respondersafetyonline.com/500/News/Article/False/70135/News

Red Orbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/270232/ilinc_secures_new_contract_with_ccg_systems_inc/index.html

Nargrakhan 19:13, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

The sources cited as independent non-interested 3rd parties are either incidental mentions, such as quotations from employees of CCG Systems in articles about the industry, or they are reprints of company press releases placed in industry publications. I admit that the notability issue is not black and white, but the independent 3rd party references seem shaky at best. Normally, I would expect to see lengthier articles or more in-depth analysis of a company in order to warrant its notability for encyclopedic versions. The best reference is to have a 3rd party write a lengthy, multi-page article or even a book about a company. Having press-release-like two and three paragraph inserts in trade publications geared towards purchasers of the company's products reads too much like self-serving propaganda. I'm still not convinced of the notability of the company or its product. VirginiaProp 21:21, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't mind, I'll just sum both my arguments into this reply. Will save me sanity and time. ^_^ While I can understand what you are saying, note that Wikipedia does not use "magnitude" as the measure of notability, but verifiability and reference. The company meets all criteria needed for inclusion within Wikipedia (primary and secondary sources with truthful citation/reference). Furthermore, that one suite of CCG's fleet management costs $400K to $500K is not something insignificant (x270 clients that would be over $100 million). References found via a Google search, are also not totally commercial in nature: several are government documentation for procurement (requests for city budget to purchase the software client). Further detail can be obtained through public access of City Hall records. Government Fleet is a magazine publication dedicated to Fleet Management - one can order a subscription from them (free if government; must pay if not). Just because fleet management is not a "common" factor in everyday life, should not be used against it for entry. CCG is a multi million dollar corporation - what the "notability" clause against companies is for, is to prevent each and every "mom and pop stores" from having a Wikipedia article. I believe I have proven CCG is not a "mom and pop" company: counties and cities in two nations (Canada and the US) have purchased FASTER as their central fleet management software suite. These can be cited for truth through various channels that are not exclusively available to myself. Third party references are available - the meatiest of all would be the budget transcripts and requests from government entities - which obviously exist - but these are not readily found online for immediate access. Also requesting such materials can take MONTHS... I have already requested for several in the local area... but there's the processing and waiting. However, using the above examples again - http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/CTYCLERK/CCLERK/980730/a3.htm - that's a third party justification that gives it's own assessment of CCG and the importance of having it (i.e. why the city of Vancouver should pay 1 million for a new fleet system with FASTER). Another was for King County in the state of Washington - http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/about/documents/2005_SWANA_Landfill-Mgmt.pdf - These are not commercial. These are civil agencies - no different than the military publishing their own reports and research. I imagine that each city/county does the same... although that would be independent research. ^_- Nargrakhan 01:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

You seem to know quite a bit about this company and its products. What is your relationship to and interest in the company? VirginiaProp 02:16, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

None really. I just happen to have strange interests in obscure things. For example I'm also writing an article for High School Drama! - which is a relatively unknown game - and did various odds and ends for Sister Princess... among others. It's just that I really use Google to the fullest when hunting info. I've grown careful in covering all my bases, since two past articles I devoted a lot of time and effort upon, were deleted simply because I didn't frame them correctly... later someone else resurrected them, cut and pasting everything I did, but following the rules of Wikipedia. Sucked hardcore to see someone else get credit for my hard work. So yeah... I've picked odd "no one cares about" issues and decided to work on them. Learning as I go along... However I do live in Virginia, and I pass by the CCG headquarters on my way to downtown Norfolk (it's at a stoplight). That's how I know the company exists. Nargrakhan 03:04, 30 August 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nargrakhan (talk • contribs)

I'm not trying to be difficult with you. The article is well put together. However, I'm still not convinced that the article meets the notability standards for companies. The 3rd party sources are marginal at best. I will ask an experienced admin to review and offer an opinion. VirginiaProp 19:18, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Understood and understandable. Admin ruling is actually a blessing. If it rules for keeping, then it should quell all future debate. If it rules for removal, then it frees up my time for working on other articles. Either way, win-win for me. ^_^ Nargrakhan 01:14, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 2007 WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter

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British overseas territories

Hello, next time you come across material in a talk page that's not relevant to improving the article as in Talk:British overseas territories, feel free to delete the comment and just quote WP:TPG#Others' comments in the edit summary. :) -- Chris B • talk • contribs 13:02, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm fairly new here, so I try not to be too aggressive. However, your point is well taken. Thanks. VirginiaProp 15:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:British overseas territories

I am sure you are aware of this but ill post it just in case. Re:Breen32
Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. BigDunc 22:42, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The removal of the inflammatory and POV materials ("rape" "pillage" "plunder") from Talk:British overseas territories posted by Breen with no aim towards improving the article itself was entirely and completely justified and I stand by the decision. It was not "bad practice," as you deem it. Rather, the removal of materials not related to the improvement of articles is entirely sanctioned by WP:TPG#Others' comments. Particularly I refer to the following section

Deleting material not relevant to improving the article (per the above subsection How to use article talk pages)

VirginiaProp 00:33, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia barnstar

For excellent contributions to coverage of Virginia within Wikipedia-- awarded by Kubigula, September 2007

I've been seeing all the work you've been doing on Virginia related topics and for the WikiProject, and I think it's time you got a barnstar - a real VA barnstar. Glad to have you aboard, and keep up the good work.--Kubigula (talk) 02:47, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Words of encouragement are always appreciated. Any pointers or hints are also welcome.VirginiaProp 02:50, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be doing just fine so far. Don't hesitate to ask if you ever want advice or assistance. I can't promise satisfaction, but I'm usually happy to help.--Kubigula (talk) 03:27, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Hall Depot image

I do not really know how to solve the problem other than the way that I did. I placed it where I did because otherwise it would take up a lot of space on its own. We might have to ask somebody that is experienced with this kind of advanced formatting so that we can find a good solution. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 01:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Werowocomoco

Thanks for your help with Werowocomoco, which is degenerating into a potential edit war. We seem to have a bull-headed editor on this one and Powhatan's Chimney, ironically an article I started. Mark in Historic Triangle 03:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia wine

Howdy, a goal of mine is to eventually get the Template:American wine filled with blue links of articles of the wine industry in each state. There is currently not an article on Virginia wine. Would you be interested in starting on and I'll be glad to pitch in. I know I've got a nice Cab Fran from James River winery somewhere in my cellar. :) Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 19:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will be happy to give it a start. I'll try to get to it in October. There is some interesting history with attempts at Jamestown and by Jefferson and some interesting pre-Prohibition history of wine in Virginia.VirginiaProp 23:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a great foundation for an article. :) Especially the Jefferson part. Another wishlist article on my list of articles to eventually work on is Thomas Jefferson and wine. There is enough info out there to merit its own article and the current Thomas Jefferson article is a bit lengthy as it is. Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 06:05, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ruth Fisher

Thanks for the kind words. Mark in Historic Triangle 05:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Encyclopedia Virginia

Thanks for the heads up - looks like we will have some competition. You're right that it could be a great source.

That also reminds me that we really need to put out another newsletter.--Kubigula (talk) 02:14, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nat Turner

Review the history of the Nat Turner. I merely reverted the vandalism by the contributor before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.185.0.47 (talk) 00:50, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mea culpa! I just saw two revisions by you - one having vandalism in it and the other not. You must have revised it twice and only removed part of the vandalism the first time. Additionally, I saw the anon IP account and jumped to a conclusion. My apologies. VirginiaProp 00:56, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Peace. 74.185.0.47 00:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

adding wikiprojects

Hi there! I notice that you've been adding WikiProject tags to various Virginia- and university-related articles. When doing so, feel free to assess the article's quality by filling in the class= variable in the banner's code. For example, to tag a university article as being "B-Class", simply type {{WikiProject Universities|class=B}} on the talk page. Doing this while you're tagging the articles the first time through means that someone else won't have to go back and assess it later on. There's a great userscript for that makes doing this a lot easier here. Thanks for your work in this area. Cheers! Esrever 18:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I do try to rate when I can. However, I'm not familar with the importance and class criteria that your WP Universities uses. Perhaps I'm being a bit cautious, but I only try to assess when I am fairly familiar with the particular Project. VirginiaProp 18:24, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. I find that the standards don't vary dramatically among and between most projects, so I tend to just go with whatever rating's already been assessed for another project, or take a quick look at it to decide. To each his own, of course. :) Esrever 22:18, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia Newsletter October 2007

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Re: Removal of Assessment from Ferguson Center for the Arts

I "de-assessed" the article because I extensively re-worked the article and felt that a review was warranted. I have now added references also. I apologize for the inconvenience. I am a relatively new user and this is my second major edit. Thanks for your help. Let me know if I do anything else wrong. Also feel free to remove this from your talk after you have read it. Thanks, (Nicolaususry 02:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC))[reply]

No problems. You didn't do anything wrong. Editing tags are useful and you should view them as help when you are creating an article. The tags make sure that the article gets put on a list that other WikiPedians can view of articles that need various types of assistance. Article creation is collabarative on WP and assistance can be very helpful. Most of us don't have the time or resources to create an article and take it to full GA status on our own. Also, tags are a way for an editor to mark something that needs to be improved, but for which he either doesn't have the time, the knowledge or the interest in improving himself. VirginiaProp 13:03, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter November 2007

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St. Luke's Church, Smithfield

I have left a lengthy comment on the discussion page. I have no knowledge of the early churches of Virginia, but I do know a fair bit about English churches. I would like to suggest some revision in the description. Amandajm (talk) 05:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter December 2007

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WP:WINE newsletter

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In this edition:

Back in black...or rather wine stain burgundy Yes, the newsletter is back and we catch up with the some of the great work being done by Wine Project members like Kharker, VirginiaProp, BodegasAmbite and more!
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News & Notes - Could Zinfandel become the project's first Featured article? Great opportunities for wine related illustrations, a new 1855-Bordeaux template, Did you knows and MORE!
Wiki-Winos - User:Jmjanssen and the mysterious Woop Woop
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News & Notes - Portal:Wine up for Featured Portal status, WANTED-GA Coordinator/liaison and wine region maps, and can you guess which wine-related article was viewed over 85,000 times in December?
Wiki-Winos - Amatulić and his joke that may make you think twice about accepting an unknown glass of wine from a stranger
Wine articles on the Web - Did the Shiraz grape originate in Iran? Where did the Ah-so bottle opener get its name? What is up with that petroleum smell in some Riesling wines? And what the heck is Domaine de la Romanée-Conti doing planting Pinot noir fin? These are the questions that people out on the web are asking. Find out what answers they get when they turn to our Wikipedia wine articles.

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News & Notes - Portal:Wine is a now a Featured Portal! National WINE PRIDE will be on the line as we see which wine country articles got the most page views in the month of Jan-and you maybe surprised at which countries beat out the US & California. The Judgement of Paris it's not.
Wiki-Winos - VanTucky Meet our new GA liaison and find out what in the world is he doing with those sheep?
Wiki wine articles on the Web - A Graciano, Monastrell and Mourvedre grape walk into a bar and meet Carole Meredith....find out how an expert proved a Wikipedia article wrong. Also, our Sparkling wine production article braves new frontiers in the annals of rock band naming games. Plus, find out how our Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine article helped out Wine blogging Wednesday, what makes red wine red and whether riserva Brunello is better than standard Brunello.

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Plus, find out which wine related Did you knows helped to dispel the myths around the Shiraz grape's origins and which Bordeaux wine chateau was a last minute addition to the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855-not without some controversy.

Also, what wine articles have the most potential to reach Good article status?

Wiki-Winos - Meet User:EvanProdromou! Evan who? Well let just say that another "wiki-wino" has come out the closet to say Hi and share what his project Vinismo can do to help Wikipedia's wine articles.
Wiki wine articles on the Web - Guess which prominent wine personality thinks that Wikipedia is one of the best wine resources on the web? Also find out who thinks our Mission grape article is lacking and how our Plavac Mali article cleared up some confusion about the grape's relationship to Zinfandel. Plus, was Mick Jagger really singing about Sommeliers in the Stones' song Beast of Burden?

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As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 00:01, 20 April 2008 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Polly (Parrot) 00:01, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I visited the image page prompted by OrphanBot's change to List of NHLs in VA. Photo appears taken from this webpage. It appears you had believed (reasonably) that it was in public domain because that webpage is one of the National Park Service. However, National Park Service copyright information statements indicate that not all photos on NPS webpages are public domain. Those with separate credits, such as this one credited to Virginia DHR, are not public domain. See Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places#some but not all National Park Service photos are public domain for some expansion on that, with link to NPS copyright statement. I am removing the licensing assertion that was with the photo. Thanks for trying to help; on this one it just isn't working out though. doncram (talk) 12:30, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2008

--Chef Tanner (talk) 17:03, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter July 2008

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NowCommons: File:Harrison operahouse.jpg

File:Harrison operahouse.jpg is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Commons:File:Harrison operahouse.jpg. This is a repository of free media that can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. The image will be deleted from Wikipedia, but this doesn't mean it can't be used anymore. You can embed an image uploaded to Commons like you would an image uploaded to Wikipedia, in this case: [[File:Harrison operahouse.jpg]]. Note that this is an automated message to inform you about the move. This bot did not copy the image itself. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 23:00, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Valhalla Vineyards

I have nominated Valhalla Vineyards, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valhalla Vineyards. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 16:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Valhalla-Logo.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Valhalla-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) 04:04, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are now a Reviewer

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. Courcelles (talk) 01:17, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Collaborative news on quippd

Hey, I noticed that you listed yourself as invoked in the WikiProject Journalism project, and I hoped that you could help out on another collaborative community edited project.

I run quippd, a collaboratively edited social news site, which mixes elements of Wikis, social networking, and social news sites. You can get some more information about what we are doing at: http://quippd.com/about/intro

Basically, we want to get good coverage on news stories, collaboratively edited, like Wikipedia. We are trying to take the ideas of WikiFactCheck -- to make news less biased and speedier (unlike something like Wikinews). By combining social elements to the project, we hope to bring the benefits of wiki enabled fact checking and npov ideas to the masses.

I hope you check us out -- and feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.

--Yoasif (talk) 02:25, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, VirginiaProp! 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) 21:23, 4 January 2011 (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) 17:35, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File source problem with File:Mount Airy.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:Mount Airy.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. Please add this information by editing the image description page.

If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please refer to the image use policy to learn what images you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. Please also check any other files you have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

ATTENTION: This is an automated, BOT-generated message. This bot DID NOT nominate your file(s) for deletion; please refer to the page history of each individual file for details. Thanks, FastilyBot (talk) 03:01, 22 October 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]

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

File source problem with File:Monday as P Henry.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:Monday as P Henry.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. Please add this information by editing the image description page.

If the necessary information is not added within the next seven days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please refer to the image use policy to learn what images you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. Please also check any other files you have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

This bot DID NOT nominate any file(s) for deletion; please refer to the page history of each individual file for details. Thanks, FastilyBot (talk) 01:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]