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John Duncan Winslow

 There is a book currently in existence (on Kindle) that depicts the history of the Blues, entitled "The Origin of 20th Century Music on Urantia", supposedly written, not by a human author, but by "angels" who give an eyewitness account of 'the birth of the blues". In the final chapters, the famed "crossroads" (Legend has it where the first guitarist to play the blues got his talent by in return for 'selling his soul to the devil") but, in "Origins", was actually where he met his maker after a deadly railroad accident that happened at a railroad crossing in Moorehead, Mississippi.  The railroad crossing is known as "Where the Southern cross the dog", and where 7 people lost their lives.  This makes complete sense, because it is a known fact, the first blues song ever heard was noted b W.C. Handy who claims he heard it in a Tutwiler, Miss. train station in 1907, where he saw a black man sliding a penknife over the strings of his guitar while singing "I'm going where the southern cross the dog", the railroad crossing accident depicted in "The Origin of 20th Century Music" account, and the legendary place where the blues was born.  Other artists such as Louis Armstrong have also written songs entitled "Where the Southern Cross the Dog".  This event is, at least, legendary.   

Ottawa roads

I hadn't actually seen that; I caught the ones I did only by reviewing the edit history of a problematic editor who's been creating new articles about non-notable roads in the past few weeks. I'd have to agree that the vast majority of them don't have any demonstrated or sourced notability per our actual inclusion rules about roads — I haven't reviewed them all comprehensively, but about the only ones I could defend just by seeing the name are Bank Street (the east-west dividing line), Confederation Boulevard (the ceremonial boulevard that connects the major political institutions), Nicholas (unusual as a city street that's actually part of the National Highway System as a connecting link between the Queensway and Quebec's A-50), Rideau, Sussex and Wellington. Some others might be possible with the investigation, but those are the only ones that land as automatic no-brainers. I'm not sure I'd want to actually tackle them all by myself, though. Bearcat (talk) 16:32, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Danhai Light Rail Transit

On 20 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Danhai Light Rail Transit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Taiwan's Danhai Light Rail Transit cars will have batteries so that the overhead power cable does not need to be continuous through intersections? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danhai Light Rail Transit. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Danhai Light Rail Transit), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Heterelmis stephani

Hello! Your submission of Heterelmis stephani at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 06:46, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 21:32, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

name dropping?

Hello - I got a notification that I got referenced somewhere by you but following the links in said notification weren't helpful or illuminating. Could you fill me in please? Thanks in advance. Dkendr (talk) 18:34, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

I have no idea. This doesn't ring-a-bell. MB 22:41, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Heterelmis stephani

On 30 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heterelmis stephani, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that less than 50 years after being discovered, Heterelmis stephani is now presumed extinct? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heterelmis stephani. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Heterelmis stephani), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Perley Bridge

You're right, that's immensely better than it was — if the article had looked like this at the outset, I would never have nominated it for deletion in the first place. Could you take a quick second to list it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge as an improved article? Thanks again. Bearcat (talk) 05:22, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

I have access to both the Ottawa Citizen and the Montreal Gazette (the other major newspaper that's relatively local to the bridge) through my public library's subscription to the ProQuest "Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies" database, but only as far back as 1981. For anything older than that, I only have The Globe and Mail (where some stuff might also turn up) and the Toronto Star (where I doubt there'd be as much.) If you're in Arizona, though, I doubt your library would offer any of those (if it even offers database access at all, which I know not all do.) So I guess I should probably step up from here. It's pretty much time for me to hit the sack, so I won't be able to get to it until tomorrow sometime, but if you have any specific questions in mind that you want to see if those newspapers cover or not, feel free to let me know — and otherwise, I'll just do a search to see what might be useful. Bearcat (talk) 06:41, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Also I should mention that Wikipedia:Newspapers.com appears to have accepted new applications for account access within the past couple of weeks, so I'd recommend signing up there if you're interested. It may take a while to actually get approved, though, so in the meantime I've clipped some stuff from the old Ottawa Journal for you to look at. They may not all be useful, but some of them will:

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659434//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659431//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659425//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659415// (for the lolz)

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659411//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659405//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659392//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659373//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659369//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659362//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659348//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659339// (sad)

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659313//

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659503// (1/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7659507// (2/2)

If you do want to use any of them, the standard format that it's requested to use to format the reference is {{cite news|title=Obituary Notes: Charles Wingate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/141558/the_new_york_timesnew_york_new/|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 2, 1909|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 21, 2014 }} {{free access}}, of course with the reference-specific details changed.

I'll take a look at ProQuest for Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette hits tomorrow, but right now it's bedtime for bearcat. Bearcat (talk) 07:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick

On 12 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there was no marker for the grave of theologian Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen at Elm Ridge Cemetery for more than a century after his burial? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK nomination of Perley Bridge

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DYK for Deer Valley, Phoenix

On 20 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Deer Valley, Phoenix, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that you can fly model airplanes or ride model trains behind a flood control dam in Phoenix, Arizona's Deer Valley urban village? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deer Valley, Phoenix. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Deer Valley, Phoenix), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Perley Bridge

On 30 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Perley Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both towns connected by the 1931 opening of the Perley Bridge declared a half-day holiday to start at noon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Perley Bridge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Perley Bridge), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Newspapers.com and The Wikipedia Library

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Kinneys

I can see a credible overall claim of notability for the corporate history as a whole, but I'm definitely not seeing why we would need three separate articles about it to all coexist simultaneously (in addition to the two you asked me about, there's also Kinney National Company) just because the name changed — there should probably be one article at the most recent name, rather than a separate splitout for each phase. So I'm inclined to believe the best approach here would be to initiate a merge discussion. Bearcat (talk) 04:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK review

Hi there. I forgot to ping you regarding the review of Template:Did you know nominations/Chenail Island. Note that although the review is rather lengthy, there's not that much to do to get it promoted. Mindmatrix 19:48, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Mindmatrix Yes, I saw the review. Just been busy with other things. Will probably get to it later in the week. MB 22:38, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chenail Island

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DYK for Chenail Island

On 1 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chenail Island, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a monument on Chenail Island honors the families that lived there before much of the island was submerged? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chenail Island. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chenail Island), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:41, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Italicisation

Re Pageant, please note that songs aren't italicised. They are put in quotes. Albums, however, are italicised. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:27, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Centipede Press

Thank you, MB, for the help on the entry "Centipede Press." It currently has a request at top, "Please help by rewriting this article from a neutral point of view."

I have just red the excellent section on "neutral point of view" at WikiHelp, and have adjusted the entry in some ways. I see a challenge in trying to show the nature of a press and its contributions, without that expression seemed slanted or anything other than detached. While the entry is still fresh in your mind, do you see any words or arguments in it that you sense should be dropped or adjusted? Much obliged.Seekbeauty (talk) 18:25, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK

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DYK for Uris Buildings Corporation

On 3 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uris Buildings Corporation, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yale University architecture professor Louis Kahn said he would have given a failing grade to Uris Buildings Corporation's Three Penn Center? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uris Buildings Corporation. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uris Buildings Corporation), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Souper Salad

On 4 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Souper Salad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one location of the all-you-can-eat Souper Salad buffet restaurant is in a former bank branch (pictured) that has been called one of the "10 Coolest Buildings" in Phoenix, Arizona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Souper Salad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Souper Salad), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:01, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Voting for Steve Lacy (musician) Article

Hello MB! I want to thank you again for contributing to the Steve Lacy article. I also wanted to let you know that the article you contributed to is being considered for deletion as I did not initially provide proper sources for it. I have since added more reliable sources and have deleted the non-reliable ones. Please vote here (if you chose to): Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Lacy (musician).

-Bmegrl9113 (talk) 06:02, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Just a heads up

When creating biographies, you should bold the name and add specific dates of birth and death.

For example:

John Doe (December 20, 1700 – February 1, 1775) was a ___

instead of

John Doe (1700-1775) was a ____

Thanks!

MB298 (talk) 05:47, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for John Blair, Sr.

On 23 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Blair, Sr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Blair, who served four times as acting governor of the Colony of Virginia, resigned his life appointment in 1770 so he would not be acting governor a fifth time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Blair, Sr.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Blair, Sr.), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Precious

historic personalities and places

Thank you for quality articles such as John Blair, Sr., Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse, Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903 and Chenail Island, for uploading images, for systematic help with disambiguation, - user from Arizona, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:17, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt, Thank you. I don't recall any prior interaction with you; this is certainly a nice introduction. MB 02:04, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

I reviewed Blair, Sr., and looked further ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Individual trees in Colombia

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DYK for John Blair (pastor)

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Materialscientist (talk) 05:45, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel Blair (pastor)

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Materialscientist (talk) 05:45, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Armistead Burwell (judge)

On 26 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Armistead Burwell (judge), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being severely wounded in the American Civil War in 1864, Armistead Burwell became licensed to practice law five years later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Armistead Burwell (judge). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Armistead Burwell (judge)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Rainbow Canyon (California)

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Reverted DYK edit that deleted multiple posts

MB Your post deleted several edits by other users, and also changed/deleted select text within posts of other editors. I reverted back to the version before your post. Please to not delete or change posts by other editors. — Maile (talk) 01:09, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Maile66, Of course not, it was inadvertent. I was reading a version for which I received a notification and didn't realize it wasn't the latest version. I've re-added my response in the right place.MB 01:16, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

I figured it was an accident. As long as you know why I did the revert. No issues. — Maile (talk) 01:18, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Rainbow Canyon (California)

On 25 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rainbow Canyon (California), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the US military refers to Death Valley's Rainbow Canyon as Star Wars Canyon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rainbow Canyon (California). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rainbow Canyon (California)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Falcon Nest

On 1 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Falcon Nest, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Falcon Nest is the tallest single-family home in North America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Falcon Nest. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Falcon Nest), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 01:26, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Reverted good faith edits by O484~enwiki (talk): Maps show track run parallel to street. (TW))

Still, I'm glad he put that up. (And, of course, I am equally glad you took it down.) It's a threefer: You got road, rail, and canal all paralleling. Kinda neat. Anmccaff (talk) 00:53, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Thunder River (Tapeats Creek)

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DYK nomination of Albert Pierce Taylor

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Location map

Hello. I'd like to have help for improving possible mistakes at the maps. Currently, I was taking coordinates from the articles of the cities; but I don't know really which criteria must I follow for using them. Thank you for your advice. Asturkian (talk) 15:56, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Oh, the difference was for copy-pasting the numbers from other articles instead of addapting all the formats. As the final result is the same, I thought to do this operation was useful. Thank you. Asturkian (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Red Rock Bridge

On 17 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Red Rock Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red Rock Bridge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Red Rock Bridge), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—David Levy 03:44, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tapeats Creek

On 22 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tapeats Creek, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tapeats Creek in the Grand Canyon National Park is named after the Southern Paiute Indian who claimed ownership of it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tapeats Creek. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tapeats Creek), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:04, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Thunder River (Tapeats Creek)

On 24 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thunder River (Tapeats Creek), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Grand Canyon's Thunder River is the steepest in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thunder River (Tapeats Creek). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thunder River (Tapeats Creek)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940, Mb66w!

Wikipedia editor Jamesbushell.au just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

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Comment to cause archiving. MB 03:28, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Barel

In a situation like that, I would just withdraw the AFD. We have the ability to revision delete individual edits from the history, instead of necessarily having to delete the whole thing and restart from scratch just because there's problematic content in its history — but we don't need an AFD discussion to weigh in before we can do that, and sometimes we just wouldn't bother if the problematic edits didn't have WP:BLP implications about a real person (although in this case I see that it might be worthwhile, as the article has a very longstanding history of being wrong.) So if you feel really strongly that we should strip the unverifiable village in Kashmir from the edit history, you can always still propose that on the article's talk page — the AFD doesn't have to close that way for it to still be an option. Bearcat (talk) 12:11, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

taking credit for coordinates

Hi, i see some edits by you popping up on my watchlist like this one, in which you added coordinates for a Prescott, Arizona NRHP-listed place. Great that you are adding or improving coordinates! Could you possibly please indicate a source for the coordinates, though, per recent/ongoing discussion now at wt:NRHP#footnoting coordinates. May I assume you figured out the coordinates using Google satellite view or Bing maps satellite view in conjunction with your reviewing NRHP documentation or your personal knowledge from visiting the place. If so, then the current practice would be for you to source your username, so add "source:MB", per that discussion. Please feel free to comment there, and I will also try to watch for any response here. Any which way, thanks for the coordinates there. --doncram 02:21, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Doncram, OK I can start using the source field. Your assumptions are correct, I have been getting coordinates from Google Maps. Most of the places I recently updated are places where I have visited to take a photo. I edit in a variety of areas beyond NRHP; is it accepted practice to use this method for coordinates source elsewhere? There is probably no consensus on that.

Another question, the NRHP listings for Yavapai County, Arizona has one list for within City of Prescott and another list for the rest of the county. There are several entries on the wrong list, some in the city list are outside of the city. Do you see any issue if I moved these? MB 03:26, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi, great. As you will have seen at the wt:NRHP discussion, i'm asking that you use "coordsource=MB" on NRHP list-articles, after the lat= and lon= coordinate fields in the {{NRHP row}}s. I do think i should probably open a proposal about coordinate sourcing elsewhere, either at or with notice at template talk:Coord. And usage of this has not hugely taken off yet even within NRHP wikiproject; there are 3 or 4 people doing it now. Revision of the Coord template and/or of the NRHP row template may let us see a category so we can tell how much usage it is getting. I just think it is too bad we didn't start doing this 5 to 10 years ago, so in NRHP we could tell the difference between individual-editor-improved coordinates vs. unverified ones from NRIS database which has mediocre quality.

About moving between Prescott list vs. Yavapai list, the equivalent question comes up from time to time at wt:NRHP. You should just go ahead and make the appropriate moves. And in my opinion, with or without cleanup of the numbering of the lists, because other editors have tools which redo the numbering relatively easily. But I would be glad to help clean up numbering or anything else if you could ping me.

Perkinsville Bridge, several years ago, not hard to find, just pretty far out

By the way about Prescott and Yavapai, I visited there several years ago and uploaded pics for some places but not some others; i should still dig in and find my pics for the others. It was really hard to find some of the more out-of-way places in Yavapai county. Did not get to them all, like not to some sheep bridge, but did find a remote ranger station or two and a couple rural bridges. I screwed up on getting a highway bridge to the north of Prescott, taking pics of a modern bridge and not realizing the old bridge was out of sight around a hill where the highway used to go through. Because coordinates were not improved by anyone yet! cheers, --doncram 14:58, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Actually yes I see there are places like Lynx Creek Bridge which is apparently 5.9 miles out of Prescott, yet still on its list. The NRIS database, which was used to create lists like these, often gives the name of the nearest city or town of a certain size, for a given place. Sometimes this is across a county line or even a state line. And editors have been tidying up this stuff for years, but haven't properly done Prescott vs. Yavapai County yet, i am glad you are able to do that. --doncram 15:08, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Doncram, I am done moving entries from Prescott to Yavapai County; I think I moved six total. I have NOT fixed the numbers (of properties) in the intros or the numbering in the tables. I will leave that to someone with tools as you mentioned.

I also found a redlink for Camp Date Creek in the Yavapai County list, where we already had an article at Fort Date Creek. I created a Redirect to handle this, and added the article to some NRHP categories. It has an Military Structure infobox, so it probably needs a NHRP infobox also, and talk page updates. If you have a chance to get to these updates before I do, go right ahead. MB 03:59, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Your help desk question

You didn't get a response to your template question. Have you tried WP:VPT?— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:16, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Vchimpanzee, thanks for the follow-up. I tried WP:CQ and got an answer. MB 21:41, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Good. I just wanted to make sure you were trying other places or even returning to the Help Desk.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:52, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Legacy

Neighbourhoods can be a bit tricky under WP:GEOLAND: the difference between a neighbourhood that qualifies for an article and one that doesn't would obviously hinge on whether the neighbourhood was reliably sourceable as a well-established community with a documentable and notable history, or just a veiled advertorial for a residential subdivision. Legacy definitely tipped over into the latter, so I've submitted an AFD nomination on it — but when it comes to the other neighbourhoods, each one would have to be carefully evaluated on its own merits for which side of the line it falls on, and whether the sourcing was repairable to a keepable standard or not. So we can't just do a blanket mass nomination on all 100+ neighbourhoods in one shot, but the other articles aren't in and of themselves a reason why Legacy would need to be kept either. Hope that clarifies things a bit. Bearcat (talk) 15:14, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

AWB

Hi, I approved your request for AWB. Check out the manual for how to use it! Malinaccier (talk) 22:26, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Benito Juárez sculpture...

I wish you would have warned me about plans to nominate this article for deletion. I would have spent some time expanding the article, and confirming details about the Chicago bust and statue as well. It appears there are 3 works here: the bust in Houston, the (gone) bust in Chicago, and the replacement statue in Chicago. These three works all described in a single article would make a nice addition to the encyclopedia, but knowing how AfD works, editors will see the stub, assume there is no content to add, and cast their deletion vote. So, I'm less likely to spend my time expanding the article now that it has been nominated for deletion. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:14, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Remove material cited to original sources per WP:BLPPRIMARY at Kerima (actress)

Please discuss this at the talk page: Talk:Kerima_(actress). Please do not discuss using edit summaries. Best regards CapnZapp (talk) 09:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Kerima (actress)

Hello. I believe that my evocation of WP:BLPPRIMARY to remove material on Kerima (actress) is entirely justified. In this case, it is being used in an attempt to reveal or speculate on her "real" name. As the name uncovered in these primary sources is not available in any of the third-party sources in the article, I believe that it is a personal detail covered by the BLPPRIMARY policy, which is invoked often (usually with pornographic actors) to protect their real names. Thoughts? Canadian Paul 18:39, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Canadian Paul, The third-party sources already said she married Alexis Revidis in 1953, so the fact that her last name was Revidis is not new or speculation. There was no prior mention of "Yvette" as a first name. While you are technically correct on that, I'm not sure that saying she used this first name in 1964 needs to be protected as an issue of privacy. The fact that she married George Hamilton and lived in Andratx for decades tells far more about how she could be tracked down. MB 19:12, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm still a bit uncomfortable with this - this seems exactly like the type of issue that the policy was designed for. I'm going to bring it up at WP:BLPN and get see what the consensus is there. If they say it's fine, then I'm fine with it too. I'll link the discussion once I post. Canadian Paul 17:59, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Link. Canadian Paul 18:11, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

RE: Route Map

I'll have the text removed right away... --JB82 (talk) 00:36, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of James A. Wetmore

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DYK for Federal Real Estate Board

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:47, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for James A. Wetmore

On 21 August 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James A. Wetmore, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James A. Wetmore's name is inscribed on more federal buildings than any other U.S. citizen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James A. Wetmore. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James A. Wetmore), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:04, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Merge School of Education (UWE) & University of the West of England, Bristol

Hi, I see you added proposed merge banners to School of Education (UWE) & University of the West of England, Bristol back in July. I clicked on the "discuss" in the banner and it took me to Talk:University of the West of England, Bristol but I didn't find any section "Merger proposal" to discuss the rationale for this. Could you add your reasoning & I will comment.— Rod ^talk 14:33, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Rodw Added. Pretty straightforward. School of Education (UWE) has no references and is not notable in its current state. Unless it could be improved to pass WP:GNG, it should be redirected to University of the West of England, Bristol. I tagged it for Merging instead to give someone a chance to salvage any of it first. MB 14:46, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Bolick talk page

Letting you know I responded to your comment on the Clint Bolick talk page. Calibrador (talk) 05:32, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK

Hello! Your submission of Delaware Railroad at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:11, 19 September 2017 (UTC)