User talk:Newportm/Archives/2008

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June 2008

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Image without license

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Resolved

– -Newportm (talk) 16:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use Image:Usfa-pre-war_sm.jpg

Replaceable fair use

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Also: Image:Usfa-cheney.gif Image:Usfa-gunslinger-sm.jpg Image:Usfa-nettleton-sm.jpg Image:Usfa-custer_sm.jpg Image:Usfa-cattle-cyl3.gif Image:Usfa-engraving.gif Image:Usfa-LVPD-R.jpg Image:Usfa-169th-gripR.jpg Image:Usfa-heston.gif Image:Usfa-rodeo-sm.jpg Image:Usfa-rodeo-two-sm.jpg. Rettetast (talk) 17:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

– -Newportm (talk) 01:00, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Firearms

Welcome to the WikiProject Firearms. I hope you enjoy being a member.--LWF (talk) 01:26, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the note!--Newportm (talk) 13:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hokulea

I have removed to red links from the see also section. Per WP:SEEALSO, re links should not be included in the see also section, only blue links should be included. For details, see WP:SEEALSO. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 03:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads up!--Newportm (talk) 04:02, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Hawaiʻi

Welcome to the project. You're doing a great job on Hokulea. I've included a copy of the newsletter below. Viriditas (talk) 21:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the warm welcome. Before I started, I knew Hokuleʻa was a voyaging canoe which had carried some remarkable people on historic voyages. I wrote a paper in college about native navigational techniques and am familiar with Andrew Sharp's and Thor Heyerdahl's hypotheses. Now, more than two decades later, it is fascinating to return to the topic to learn about recent developments. It's fascinating to learn about Hokuleʻa's broader cultural impacts, her mission to carry forward unique traditions and knowledge, and her message of mālama Hawaiʻi. I welcome ideas, criticisms, comments, insights, what have you. Newportm (talk) 22:36, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you'll get them. :-) You're doing fine, though. Are you interested in making a DYK nomination? Viriditas (talk) 22:58, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would support this if it is appropriate. I am fairly new and have not researched this concept. Newportm (talk) 23:19, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's no hurry, but see Wikipedia:Did you know for more info. Within the last five days, you've expanded the article from 11,209 to about 27,099 bytes. It would have to be expanded to at least 55,000 within a five-day time frame to qualify, or more likely, we can create a DYK from one of the stubs you split out and expand out of the current article; This has a less restrictive set of guidelines. Again, nothing to worry about now, but something to consider for the future. Viriditas (talk) 23:23, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hawaiʻi WikiProject Newsletter - Issue V - August 2008

Aloha. The August 2008 issue of the Hawaiʻi WikiProject newsletter has been published. To change your delivery options or unsubscribe, visit this link. Mahalo nui loa. WikiProject Hawaiʻi 21:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Mahalo for all your work on Hokulea!

You are dong a great job on this article! Mahalo nui loa. Makana Chai (talk) 19:10, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback! Newportm (talk) 19:20, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Festival of Pacific Arts

The article states the festival is held in the Pacific. Can you clarify the place i.e. which country and in which city? Or there is no fixed venue for this festival? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 18:18, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You presume correctly that there is no fixed host for this festival, I meant to imply such by stating that it is a "traveling festival." Perhaps I should be more explicit by stating in the stub that its host country changes from year to year, promoting cultural interchange? Newportm (talk) 18:26, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, a clarification like this will make it clearer. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 18:24, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

– Done. Thank you. -Newportm (talk) 18:26, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 15 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Festival of Pacific Arts, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 11:10, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

E->H Dictionary

You responded on my talk page in reference to my inability to access E->H on the basic wehewehe site....thanx for the response, however, the current technology restrictions(Palm OS and the default Blazer browser) I have to deal with can't access that button that would convert the dictionary language of commerce to english. I was able to find/install the link to the format needed. I'll remmember to look for that button when I get access to more powerful stuff. Mahalo nui! ---bentnhaf (talk) 05:30, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hawaiʻi WikiProject Newsletter - Issue VI - September 2008

Aloha. The September 2008 issue of the Hawaiʻi WikiProject newsletter has been published. To change your delivery options or unsubscribe, visit this link. Mahalo nui loa. WikiProject Hawaiʻi 14:33, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Template:User BRUIN ALUM

True, that's the official university color. The athletic department use their own True Blue color of blue. They have used different shades of blue and called different names. The current color of blue polo shirts by Adidas is best. Ucla90024 (talk) 17:48, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hawaiʻi WikiProject Newsletter - Issue VII - October 2008

Aloha. The October 2008 issue of the Hawaiʻi WikiProject newsletter has been published. To change your delivery options or unsubscribe, visit this link. Mahalo nui loa. WikiProject Hawaiʻi 17:24, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Hokulea

I've proposed some tasks over at Talk:Hokulea/temp. Let me know what you think, either here or on my talk page. I would like to help you get this through GA soon. Viriditas (talk) 08:02, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great offer of assistance; thank you! I have not had time to fully explore each of the comments on the template. The "rewrite lead" comment got me thinking; dimensional stuff about the boat now in the lead should move down the page. Information which communicates why the boat (and the people) are notable should move into the lead. Newportm (talk) 02:42, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try and help out more later tonight. BTW, thanks for all the great work you've done on this article! Viriditas (talk) 09:01, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I found some time to share on this tonight. There is a draft in my Sandbox awaiting feedback.

The new lead is fine for right now. Work needs to be done on the "List of voyages" sections. There are many different ways of dealing with this. The easiest would be to split the list out of the article and replace it with a link to the new article and 2-4 paragraphs of prose. Obviously, that is not the only way to solve this issue, but it is one that requires the least amount of work. I can help out with this, it's just that I've been hesitant to do anything with it so as to not step on any toes. But, I doubt it would come close to passing GA without taking care of this. One other thing that GA reviewers are going to want to see is much more coverage of the anthropological findings and technical aspects of navigation. These are actually the most interesting parts of the article-but they haven't been written yet. Also, selected images should be merged into the article. We don't need the gallery as we have the link to the commons at the bottom. The article is currently less than 13000 bytes, and I predict it won't be satisfactory for GA until hits double that size. Viriditas (talk) 12:16, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've been working on your suggestion in my Sandbox. Newportm (talk) 15:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm following that page. Please keep an eye on Talk:Hokulea/temp, where I've added several tasks. I recommend expanding "construction and purpose" starting with its predecessor, the Nalehia. Most of the content that we need already appears in Ben_Finney#Polynesian_voyaging. Viriditas (talk) 11:56, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hawaiʻi WikiProject Newsletter - Issue VIII - November 2008

Aloha. The November 2008 issue of the Hawaiʻi WikiProject newsletter has been published. To change your delivery options or unsubscribe, visit this link. Mahalo nui loa. WikiProject Hawaiʻi 07:02, 2 December 2008 (UTC)