User talk:Bluedog423

Talk archive 1
June 2006-Oct 2006
Talk archive 2
Nov 2006-Feb 2008

Duke University FAR

Duke University has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here. 152.2.128.80 (talk) 01:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free use disputed for Image:Duke_logo.PNG

Thanks for uploading Image:Duke_logo.PNG. Unfortunately, I think that you have not provided a proper rationale for using this image under "fair use". Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page. Note that the image description page must include the exact name or a link to each article the image is used in and a separate rationale for each one. (If a link is used, automated processes may improperly add the related tag to the image. Please change the fair use template to refer to the exact name, if you see this warning.)

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted after seven days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.. 152.2.128.80 (talk) 16:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:JamesDukeStatuewithChapel.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:JamesDukeStatuewithChapel.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I8 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is available as a bit-for-bit identical copy on the Wikimedia Commons under the same name, or all references to the image on Wikipedia have been updated to point to the title used at Commons.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[ Talk:Image:JamesDukeStatuewithChapel.jpg|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. BJ^Talk 12:35, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Duke logo.PNG)

Thanks for uploading Image:Duke logo.PNG. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media 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 media 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 'image' 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 "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:26, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MIT

Given comments on the previous MIT FAC in January 2007 as well as your work on the Duke University FA, I would like to solicit your feedback on MIT's current article at the peer review for whatever changes you feel would be necessary to secure your support at a future WP:FAC. Madcoverboy (talk) 16:29, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comment. I think any response you might want to leave would be more appropriate on the MIT discussion page rather than my talk page ;) Cheers! Madcoverboy (talk) 19:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Biden

To what consensus are you refering? older ≠ wiser 21:50, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[1] -Bluedog423^Talk 23:38, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:FacilitiesMap.JPG

Thanks for uploading Image:FacilitiesMap.JPG. You've indicated that the image is being used under a claim of fair use, but you have not provided an adequate explanation for why it meets Wikipedia's requirements for such images. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check

That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's description page for each article the image is used in.
That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --FairuseBot (talk) 04:53, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Tinlash

Bluedog423, sorry if this is the wrong way to contact you. I have no idea how else to do it. First, thanks for making modifications to the Duke University rankings page. Unfortunately, I don't think the layout is as readable as it could be. I think it would be better to have each ranking (usnews, business week, etc), and then have the individual ranks horizontally by year. This way, it's easier to see how a specific ranking changed over the years. The current way you set it up prevents that. Thoughts? Thanks again. -User:Tinlash

Chicago montages

Thanks. Glad you like the montage idea. Like the Wrigley and the Art Institute options, and maybe a Buckingham Fountain option. The Hancock and the Watertower would throw it off balance, I also experimented with those and ruled out the Watertower alongside the Sears Tower, it didn't seem balanced. Perhaps create variations for the sub articles.Thomas Paine1776 (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AfD for List of Duke University rankings

I have nominated List of Duke University rankings, an article that you edited, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Duke University rankings. 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. Madcoverboy (talk) 16:07, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for File:Chicago montage example.PNG

Thanks for uploading File:Chicago montage example.PNG. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 05:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Duke University Newspaper, The Chronicle, on Duke Wikipedia Page

Hi there! I apologize in advance if this is the incorrect way to communicate with you, but I've never used "talk" before. I'm a rising sophomore at Duke University and am writing an article for the paper on Duke's Wikipedia page, and I had noticed you had edited that article. I was just wondering why you edited the page, if you have any affiliation with the University, and any and all comments you may have regarding the page. Feel free to reach me here, via email: haa3@duke.edu , or via AIM: haahaamagician . Thank you very much! Haahaamagician (talk) 18:13, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chronicle Article Mentioning You

Just wanted to point out you're in a Chronicle article about the Duke University page. Congrats! And continued thanks for all the hard work for the alma mater - DukeEGR93 17:06, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh

And here I thought we had had all the discussion about not including non-notable or encyclopedic nicknames three years ago. Apparently there's a new anonymazzo who thinks Dook needs another disambiguation fork. See the talk page for details... Any advice on how best to proceed? Fortunately, looks like no one has tried to re-invent Carowhina or Big High School so the precedent is in place. Maybe point folks to the RfM and MedCab links? DukeEGR93 21:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update: looks like the article has been semi-protected for a week's "cooling off" period... DukeEGR93 22:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Update II: Put in for MEDCAB; figured getting an outside perspective would be helpful in crafting policy and potential verbiage. DukeEGR93 15:21, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image (File:Duke shield.PNG)

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Duke shield.PNG. 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. Zoo Fari 01:48, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

Congratulations Bluedog423! Your image Image:NanKeohane.JPG was the Random Picture of the Day! It looked like this:

Random picture of the day

Former Duke University President Nannerl O. Keohane

Image credit: [[User:Bluedog423 (talk)|Bluedog423 (talk)]] ([[User talk:Bluedog423 (talk)|talk]] · [[Special:Contribs/Bluedog423 (talk)|contribs]])

. - Talk to you later, Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 17:21, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

August 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Duke University, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Please remember to put reasoning before blanking. Endofskull (talk) 03:33, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My edit was not vandalism. It's probably because I removed several references that a bot thought I deleted constructive information, but I simply removed the misleading notations of Duke being actively affiliated with the Methodist Church. Duke certainly has historic and symbolic ties to the church, which are already noted in the article, but currently its governance is independent. See [2] for more information. To quote the key points: "Duke University [...] is an independent and non-sectarian institution [...] [T]he Methodist Church does not own or direct the University. Duke is and has developed as a private non-profit corporation which is owned and governed by an autonomous and self-perpetuating Board of Trustees." I also removed a phrase detailed various rankings in the lead that was unnecessary. -Bluedog423^Talk 03:44, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can't *believe* you vandalized the Duke University page, you scoundrel you. Good thing someone came along to let you know what Wikipedia is for :-D DukeEGR93 03:44, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Using some pictures

Hola - just wanted to mention that I've been updating Pratt Pundit and the front page has some of your pictures on it now; hope that's OK. So far, I am using the Fitzpatrick Center, Hudson Hall, and Teer pics. DukeEGR93 17:32, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:DukeChapelMorning1.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:DukeChapelMorning1.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. B (talk) 12:20, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FAR notice

I have nominated Duke University for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Dana boomer (talk) 21:54, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work on Duke

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		For your hard work in bringing Duke University up to current FA standards. Brad (talk) 23:12, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy Amaker

I am just letting you know that as the leading editor at Duke_Blue_Devils_men's_basketball in terms of edit count, I thought you might want to comment at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Tommy_Amaker/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:12, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Chicago montage example.PNG listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Chicago montage example.PNG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Kelly ^hi! 18:38, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you remember where you found WT Gannaway's death date?

If you remember, I'd be curious where you found the death date for WT Gannaway. Thanks! -- 152.3.118.47 (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sulaimon

It is worthwhile to have a discussion as to whether or not the standard for NCAA championship template has changed, so I will start the discussion at WP:College basketball and invite you to take part. There are many, many examples of this - KC Jones was ineligible before the 1956 tournament, Edgar Lacy quit the UCLA team during the 1968 UCLA season, Marcus Ginyard was injured for the majority of the 2009 UNC season, etc. We need to have consistency with how these cases are handled. Semi Ojeleye isn't notable enough to have an article, Czyz' article was created well after the championship and was never added, etc. I am going to restore Sulaimon to the template. please do not change until the discussion has changed and please do take part in the discussion. Thanks. 19:22, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

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) 13:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, Bluedog423. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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

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

ArbCom 2018 election voter message

Hello, Bluedog423. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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

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

FAR for Duke University

I have nominated Duke University for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:30, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:JamesDukeStatueAndChapel2.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:JamesDukeStatueAndChapel2.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:39, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of File:Duketemplate firefox.JPG

The file File:Duketemplate firefox.JPG has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unused Wikipedia screenshot, no other obvious use.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 08:21, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of File:Duketemplate internet explorer.JPG

The file File:Duketemplate internet explorer.JPG has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unused Wikipedia screenshot, no other obvious use.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 08:21, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]