User talk:Jonathunder/archive14

Cakes

Has someone been baking? ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not me, but I went to a great potluck and boldly took photos of food, ignoring a few odd looks for the sake of the encyclopedia. Jonathunder (talk) 22:59, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:25, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Lord

I started an article about Jim Lord. He was in the Minnesota State Senate and was Minnesota State Treasurer. His father was retired US district judge Miles Lord. Please take a look at it and make any improvements. Thnaks-RFD (talk) 14:43, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. An interesting note: according to his obituary, he and Al Gore served together as U.S. Senate pages and as teenagers agreed that should either of them become President, he would appoint the other attorney general. Don't you think that would be a cool Did you know hook? Jonathunder (talk) 00:21, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you are interested in the State Treasurers of Minnesota (and who wouldn't be?), check out Val Bjornson. He was a fascinating man. Could anyone imagine Norm Coleman and Al Franken traveling Minnesota together in the same car? Bjornson and H.H. Humphrey did, as rivals for the same office half a century earlier. Jonathunder (talk) 05:20, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did meet and talk to Walter Judd-he gave a talk in Rochester, Minnesota and we had a nice talk about the FDR administration and the UN. Another person from Minnesota I meet and talk to was Paul Wellstone. I was with some friends at a dinner at a Roman Catholic church in La Crescent, Minnesota and Senator and Mrs. Wellstone were there too. We had a pleasant conversation and fortunately the Senator did not hold it against me about being from Wisconsin! Many thanks-RFD (talk) 17:11, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops!

In case you're wondering why I reverted your edit on your own talk page and then immediately reverted my own edit, my original revert was a mistake. I have your talk page on my watchlist for some odd reason, and I clicked the wrong button. Sorry! Tim meh 00:55, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Val Bjornson

Hello! Your submission of Val Bjornson at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Manxruler (talk) 19:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thankspam

Hello, Jonathunder! This is just a note thanking you for participating in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with a total of 93 support !votes, 1 oppose and 3 editors remaining neutral. While frankly overwhelmed by the level of support, I humbly thank the community for the trust it has placed in me, and vow to use the tools judiciously and without malice.

KV5 (Talk • Phils)

Great job with Winona pics

Great job with getting high quality images for the National Register of Historic Places listings in Winona County, Minnesota (especially Winona)! I came to upload what I had just to see that you had uploaded nearly the entire list. None of my images appear to be taken from that one remaining historic district. I did take about 4 more pictures of the same buildings. They were equal or poorer except for the one picture that I uploaded. I'd rather not spend the time to upload if they're equal to something existing. Have a Happy Holidays, and I wish you a Merry Christmas if you're a Christian. Royal broil 04:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Jonathunder! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 389 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

Douglas K. Amdahl - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 07:04, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

On January 8, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:00, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Red River Trails

I saw your comments on the Red River Trails page (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Trails) and offer this website at http://www.plainsfolk.com/songs/song4.htm with information researched on the song. I contend based on this research that the song DOES have roots in my area. I write a local history blog about Pembina (ND) and St. Vincent (MN), twin towns on the Red River of the North at http://56755.blogspot.com and the history of that area is a passion of mine...I hope you'll consider adding that in regarding the song on that page, and any page that may be about the song itself...

Trishymouse (talk) 03:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tobias Mealey

I had into a problem with the article Tobias Mealey who served in both houses of the Minnesota State Legislature. The original article was titled Tobias Hogan and it needed citations. I check the Minnesota Legislature about past legislators and found no Tobias Hogan. Tobias Mealey was listed for that time frame so I change it to Tobias Mealey. Senator Mealey and his wife owned a house in Minnesota that is historic. Would you please look at the article? Tobias Mealey may had been one of the important Minnesota legislators in the 19th century. Thank you-RFD (talk) 18:58, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

His house in Monticello, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which may help in researching him. Jonathunder (talk) 20:54, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

E-mail

Forgot to tell you I wrote back. Sorry to have to make a new section. Auntie E. (talk) 06:34, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. Feel free to reply on either page or by email if you wish. Jonathunder (talk) 17:53, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Salad?

Good news! I finally got my hands on photos of Cookie salad, Glorified rice, and Strawberry Delight. ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:09, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You should have let me know you were looking. My grocer generally has all of those. Any others you need? Jonathunder (talk) 23:38, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jeesh, I was looking for them for ages! What others are there? I'm planning a broccoli salad article for the 2010 Bacon Challenge. ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:56, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is that the salad with bacon, mayo, raisins, broccoli (naturally), and some other veggies? If so, my mother makes it. Jonathunder (talk) 14:39, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's the one. See photo. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI I started an article on Nueske's. ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:57, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I never heard of it. Are you sure that it should have an article? Anyhow, I know where Wittenburg is but I've never see it in a store. Any idea where I might find it? You can reply here for both of our benefits. Royal broil 03:57, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Positive! The New York Times said they sell the beluga of bacons, which may be a compliment??? ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Participation at my RfA

Thank you for taking the time to weigh in on my RfA. It was successful, in that the community's wish not to grant me the tools at this time was honored. I'm taking all the comments as constructive feedback and hope to become more valuable to the project as a result; I've also discovered several new areas in which to work. Because debating the merits of a candidate can be taxing on the heart and brain, I offer this kitten as a low-allergen, low-stress token of my appreciation. --otherl left 13:03, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination

A tag has been placed on Telephone Miami Dog Jesus, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

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 the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. BLM Platinum (talk) 22:51, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Jonathunder (talk) 22:53, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Virginius Bennes

Thanks for your help on this article. It still needs a lot of work, but I'm a big believer in gradualism. :) I hope all is well with you. Spring is coming! I hope it delivers plenty of sunshine and warm cheer for you. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:22, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and the reason I included the vegemite link in the fruit-bacon article is because "Rationed in Australia during World War II, Vegemite was included in Australian Army rations and by the late 1940s was used in nine out of ten Australian homes." So I thought it was an interesting connection. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:14, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tasted vegemite only once, as a child, and I'm afraid I offended terribly the hopeful young exchange teacher who brought a jar of the stuff halfway around the planet in her luggage. I don't know what kind of security alert it would probably set off these days.

On the Hitler bacon article, I thought the question suggested on its talk page of whether it is kosher was, ahem, interesting. Jonathunder (talk) 05:29, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bacon WikiCup 2010 Award

		Bacon WikiCup 2010 - Participant Medal
		Because of your work and dedication to expanding bacon-related content during the Bacon Challenge 2010, you have been awarded the Bacon WikiCup 2010 Particpant Medal for partipcating in the Bacon WikiCup 2010 with a final score of 4, earning yourself twelfth place. Congratulations, and thank you for your great work! *~SuperHamster* Talk Contribs 02:05, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for the warm welcome and the resources. I look forward to contributing to Wikipedia. Thanks again. Wkaardal (talk) 19:37, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota State Constitution Article 6 Section 2 "The supreme court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure a clerk, a reporter, a state law librarian and other necessary employees." Wkaardal (talk) 20:26, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Greeting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Fulkerson Hope you're well. :-) ~ AaronF (talk) 20:26, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Photos of Katherine Jefferts Schori

I feel pretty strongly that the photo at the top of the article is extremely unflattering of her. I appreciate the incorporation of my image contributions in the body of the article, but I really don't feel like the one at the top is the best choice. Ozma1981Ozma1981 (talk) 02:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your post on the ANI page

Hi Jonathunder. I thought your post at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Mass changes.2C marijuana.2Fcannabis was both on point and very funny. I think that I know what distracted you towards the end of your edit. Was it this?

I thought about adding this pic to that thread but, sometimes, this kind of humor is not appreciated on that page. I hope you enjoy these. Cheers and happy editing. MarnetteD | Talk 20:54, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Minnesota Meetup

Jonathunder, I wanted to thank you for your invitations. Unfortunately, I have now moved out of Minnesota, so I won't be able to attend any of these in the future. Look forward to running into you around Wikipedia! — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:52, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RFA -- New questions

Thanks for your support! Maurreen (talk) 17:47, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page contributions

Removing even part of a talk page contribution is far from being mere "refactoring". Removing substantially all of a contribution completely denies the responses their context. People do not continue to "own" their comments after hitting "save", especially when others have already responded to them. -Rrius (talk) 03:49, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the extraneous remarks on Talk:Elena Kagan: the editor who added them, myself, and now a third editor have removed them, or the entire section. Please do not disrupt Wikipedia by adding them again. Jonathunder (talk) 05:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The thread, in toto, was archived. My edit was not disruptive. If you would bother to read, what Jessemackay did is not okay, so I restored it. You were wrong to revert me. It is really as simple as that. So instead of giving me ridiculous, pointless, and asinine warnings, why don't you read up on what an editor should do when they want to retract a statement, and why simply deleting the comment after it has been responded to is absolutely the wrong way to go about it. -Rrius (talk) 06:07, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help and suggestions on Mill City Museum

Hi Jonathunder,
I was wondering if you had any help or suggestions for moving Wkaardal's Mill City Museum page from draft to live? I am watching it with interest and see that it has been rejected by a Wikipedia admin opting instead to continue having Mill City Museum on the Washburn A Mill page. Would it be considered to close to home (working for MHS) if I worked on it to get it published?
Myotus (talk) 22:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a good draft and should be published somewhere. I also think your help would be great, and not an issue. The issue on the move, I think, was whether there should be one article or two. Until there is enough material for two good articles, my preference would be to have one really good article under the title Mill City Museum, with Washburn A Mill redirecting there. I think the name of the musuem is becoming better known than the name of the mill. Jonathunder (talk) 22:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Washburn A Mill article information has been merged into the draftarticleonmillcitymuseum article. Question: what happens now? Can/should the Washburn A Mill article be renamed Mill City Museum to preserve the editing history or should draftarticleonmillcitymuseum be renamed or should a new Mill City Museum page be created? oh so confusing! Thanks for the help!Myotus (talk) 01:42, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has to preserve the editing history for copyright reasons. I'll look at what we need to do. Jonathunder (talk) 12:45, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done See Mill City Museum and its talk page. Jonathunder (talk) 03:28, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Flaggedrevs

I fulfilled your request for admin on flaggedrevs.labs. Sorry for the delay. delirious & lost ☯ ^{~talk to her~} 11:00, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image q

I found out the pictures at the GMA awards were taken by Aaron Crisler/Gospel Music Association. I know at least one image was shown on live TV, and that qualifies as fair use, and can be shown here. However, I have no clue about the other 8. Should I contact both the photographer and GMA? Sorry if I am being a nuisance. Toa Nidhiki05 00:42, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Naming conventions for United States federal buildings

You opinion is welcome at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Naming conventions for United States federal buildings. Cheers! bd2412 T 19:31, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Helen Thomas image

Hey Jonathunder,

Regarding your choice of image on the Helen Thomas page; while I'd agree it was wise to replace the old image with a more recent one, I think the image you've chosen is uniquely unflattering. Is it possible we could find a replacement?

Thanks, NickCT (talk) 19:36, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Email

Thanks for the mail.

No, not really anything to do with that, although being at the time generally jaded there were a couple of things about the conversation that didn't make me any happier, but absolutely nothing you did or said. On reflection, and after reading a few messages I got, I decided retiring was a bit of an over the top, silly reaction, so I'm going to just cut back a bit on the time I spend here instead, and see how that goes. After all, where would be the fun in anonymity if we couldn't stomp off in a silly tantrum, then come back after some sleep feeling we made some sort of point? :-) You be well, too... Begoon^talk 01:52, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks,

Ya, I live in Minnesota, born and raised. Just working on a bunch of Minnesota Historical Site information right now and getting all the techinical wikipedia aspects down. I will definitely talk to you if I need any help, thanks again.

Simcor06 (talk) 20:18, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Attribution for your photos

I am collecting photos for a project and I came across your bay leaves photo and may possibly want to use it.

How exactly would you like to be credited? To discuss this with me, you can find me on IRC.

name: app or app103
network: efnet 
channel: #donationcoder

71.172.127.140 (talk) 23:34, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This page gives you the legalese, but basically all you would have to do in this case is credit "Jonathunder of Wikimedia"

I'd be interested to see where this is used. Feel free to email me with that, or if you have more questions. Jonathunder (talk) 02:20, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]