User talk:L Glidewell

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[edit] References

The original was: [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/Photo_Exhibit_African_American_Senators.htm U.S. Senate: Art & History Home] I changed it to: U.S. Senate: Art & History Home

In the edit box it looks the same, but yours has a carriage return or line feed after the .htm link. Those links will not work with a line feed in them. I just put the cursor in front of U.S. and backspaced until it was right next to the .htm, then hit space ensuring that only one space was there not a line feed and a space. It's a pretty common thing, I think it's happened to me before. --Dual Freq 02:14, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Seattle

Don't bite the newcomers, right? About Seattle, actually, it doesn't rain all year. It has two seasons -- rain and no rain. The rain lasts from September or October until March or April. This is Seattle's best kept secret -- the weather is fantastic in the summer. I'm not going to reinstate the statement you deleted, because (as regards my experience with Italy) the summer is mild, not (so very...) hot, and the winter is pretty cold, if above freezing, thereby making the "Mediterranean Climate" label inappropriate (Northern California is Mediterranean). But still. ...Zweifel 06:44, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Illinois

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! You recently added an external link to external image in Illinois. It has been removed because the link pointed to a non-encyclopedic source.

Per WP:IMAGES Images on external sites can no longer be linked inline due to several reasons: inline linking to images on other sites is often considered "leeching" and is thus rude; allowing online image linking makes it easier for vandals to post images from shock sites; external images are often unreliable and may sometimes be removed by the webmasters.

Please refer to Wikipedia's policy on external links for more information--JoeSmack ^Talk 02:43, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

My response, on JoeSmack's talk page:

Personally, I consider it rather rude of you to respond to my request for an explanation with a vague template. That said, I do not understand why you object to this link. On my browser, it does not appear as an inline image-link. If this is an idiosyncracy of my browser, I ask your forgiveness. Still, I ask you in the future to recognize that not all browsers function in the same way, and that this fact necessitates a more thorough explanation of your choice to revert an editorial change.

Again: I did not make the original change. I reverted your edit because you provided no explanation. Please assume good faith. User:L Glidewell 03:11, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi there; im sorry, but linking an image via a link as opposed to trying to lace it in as to be viewed in an article are a hair different, but the template is the same reasoning. It cannot be guaranteed that the image should be use (licensing, a free version in the commons is the way to go) and every time someone clicks the link it leeches their bandwidth all the same. I absolutely assume good faith, understand that not all browsers function in the same way, and sorry if my first response via a template felt crass. My apologies. For these reasons however, I am reverting this link from the article. JoeSmack ^Talk 03:25, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi--Okay, I understand now. I'd only add that--to my understanding--an "inline image" and a direct link to an image are different things. But, your reasoning makes perfect sense. Thanks for the explanation. Best, User:L Glidewell 03:33, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

They are, you're right. Thanks for working this out! :) JoeSmack ^Talk 03:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey, please allow me to do with my talk page as I like. You can do the same for yours if you want to. JoeSmack ^Talk 05:43, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW nominee

See new procedures. TonyTheTiger 21:19, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I know 25 words is an arbitrary #. If you posted less than 30 I would edit myself to make it consistent. Note that these 25 words will go into posterity when we archive the votes. Please reedit for length. Use sentence fragments if necessary. TonyTheTiger 01:16, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I wikified The Second City assuming this is your reference. If a problem correct. TonyTheTiger 01:31, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW

We missed you this week. I see you were not too active on WP in general. Of course, you are under no obligation to stop by, but every hand is welcome. TonyTheTiger 20:22, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Even though we missed you this week, as one of our founding reformation members, you are recieving the following

	Chicago Collaboration of the Week
You voted for the Chicago Collaboration of the week, and Near South Side, Chicago has been chosen. Please help improve it to raise it towards the quality level of a Wikipedia featured article. See the To Do List to suggest a change or to see a list of open tasks.
	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago

I apologize if you feel spammed. If we do not hear from you this week, we will not bother you in the future. TonyTheTiger 00:27, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW GAonhold

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
The Second City is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has been placed on Good article on hold status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. The article was given good article on hold status on February 2, 2007. It will be reevaluated in between 2 and 7 days from this date. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following Improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History.
Contributing editors: AKeen, L Glidewell, NatusRoma, Sebbeng, TonyTheTiger.
	Good article nominee/Good article on hold

TonyTheTiger 20:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Notice

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
The Second City is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago during its tenure as CHICOTW. It has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following Improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History.
Contributing editors:AKeen, L Glidewell, NatusRoma, TheQuandry*, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger 19:10, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW GA notice

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Chicago Collaboration of the Week
The Second City is the current Chicago COTW You were a contributing editor to Washington Park, Chicago during its tenure as CHICOTW. Washington Park, Chicago (park) has successfully achieved Good article status thanks in part to your efforts. See its GA review and help us raise it towards the featured article classification level. Recall that during its tenure as CHICOTW we achieved the following improvement. See our CHICOTW Improvement History.
Editorial contributors: Ebyabe, L Glidewell, Sebbeng, Shsilver, TheQuandry, TonyTheTiger.
	Good Article

TonyTheTiger 19:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC)