User talk:Maveric149

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If you've been frequenting the RecentChanges page, you might already expect that I am a Wikipediholic -- yep, I admit it (score = 82).
Problem now is, sleeping has switched from a full (i.e. normal) to part time occupation.... oh well - you only live once, there's plenty of time to rest later...

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[edit] Yosemite Valley

Hi, do you happen to have the original copy of Image:Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View in Yosemite NP.JPG? I feel it might do well at FPC, but its too small and has grain and JPEG artifacts right now. Thanks - Jack (talk) 15:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Sadly, that is the highest resolution I have. --mav

[edit] Yosemite National Park FAR

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[edit] WP:MILHIST Coordinator Elections

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[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Fred Rodgers.jpg

[edit] Some info

Mav, I have a new email, you can write to me from my user page which I suggest you read and follow the link at the top of my talk page; any private comments you would like to share with me would be appreciated. Thank you. Alex756 07:27, 2 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your comments; btw some people seem to think there never were "members" of Wikipedia. Do you know where that idea came from? It does not make much sense to me, but it seems that it is being repeated now that there really are no members. Alex756 19:13, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Algerita in Carlsbad Caverns National Park-1.JPG

Hi Daniel, you requested the deletion of this picture from Commons. May I know why? This is just a routine check. Jastrow (Λέγετε) 18:39, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt answer. I unlinked and deleted the picture. Jastrow (Λέγετε) 23:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] favor

Could you consider making a comment at the talk:Race and intelligence page? If you go now, you will see at the top my proposing to mediate a conflict, followed by some discussion by participants in the conflict, followed by a Request for Comment, followed by more discussion by participants in the conflict. It should take you 20 minutes or so to read over it, and I think it would mean a lot if you then left whatever comment you have under the RfC space. The portions I wrote (A second attempt to move ahead, and RfC) are needless to say my own take on the conflict. But if you want the basic empirical data on the conflict these two sections say it all: [1] and [2] Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 12:10, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Looney Tunes intro.jpg)

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[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

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Hi maveric149,

I'm pretty new at editing and not only using wikipedia.

I searched for gams. What I really wanted was GAMS, but I didn't know that wikipedia is case sensitive. So I added a "See Also" at gams which links to the possibilities of GAMS. Why did you remove it?

Actually, when you type GAMS, you first get at site the gives you three possibilties: GAMS (Software), GAMS (Guide) and Gams (city). but if you type gams, you directly get to the city without a choice.

Instead of me adding "See also" to gams, could you add the "choice site" in between? I don't know how to do that

Thanks Jan

That wasn't me. That was User:Docu. --mav

You're right. Sorry —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.133.149.165 (talk) 16:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Moving Yosemite

Hi Mav. Replied on the review. Marskell 18:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military History elections

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[edit] POTD notification

POTD

Hi Daniel,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Zabriskie Point-Panarama-edit2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 17, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-02-17. howcheng {chat} 03:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

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I deleted it. --mav

[edit] US Disambiguator

Do you have any opinion on the recent change to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (acronyms)? I didn't see any recent discussion preceding the change, so I'm puzzled. -- Cjensen 01:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your image (Image:Maveric149.jpg)

Hi Maveric149, just to let you know we can't use fair use image in userpage (as per WP:FU), as you did.It's also replaceable image.Therefore we can't use it. I hope you already know that.Change the license or else it might get deleted. Regards --NAHID 08:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. Changed. --mav

[edit] User:Mougie149

Mougie's pic is quite interesting. Is that Your another account (sockpuppet) from the same IP or does it belong with User:DakKat149. I mean did you create that acn from same IP / another IP? :)--NAHID 08:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I created the Mougie account as an obvious lark. :) The DakKat one is legit, but not used by my parnter since he created it. --mav

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[edit] Survey Invitation

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[edit] Grinding stone image

Hello - I was going to do some editing over on the metate and grinding slab pages, and saw that you had upload an image of a grinding stone (on right) - One quick question - can you tell me where the shot was taken (if you are, in fact, the person who uploaded the image)? I wanted to add some contextual info to the caption and article text, but I have no idea where the stone was located. Thanks in advance! -- Oaxaca dan 18:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Much obliged, mav. That should be good enough for now. -- Oaxaca dan 18:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Gadams.jpg

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[edit] World Heritage template

Hi! I created a template for World Heritage Sites: {{Infobox World Heritage Site}}. Since many of the protected areas are also recognized as World Heritage Sites, I thought that it will be appropriate to forward this template here, and hopefully, for the community to help improve the template. Someone mentioned that the footnotes are unclear (i.e. why the need to emphasize "official" there). It's because the official name (or the name as inscribed on the List) is different from what we usually know. And the Region also has footnote to tackle specifically the classification of those regions which may fall ambiguously between two continents (e.g. those in Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, etc.). In addition, I think that the info provided in the template is much like a jargon for most readers since it box is more of use for internal references in the World Heritage program. I hope that the community will help improve the template and make it more relevant to the readers of wikipedia in general. Thanks. Joey80 13:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Georgia Tech

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[edit] Yellowstone National Park

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I did a lot of updating on the article lately, mainly so the article would continue to be a featured one since there have been some criteria alterations since it was originally promoted to FA level in 2004, due in no small part to your excellent work.--MONGO 04:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] new userbox--what do you think?

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Looks neat. :) --mav

[edit] Delighted to hear from you

It must be because I was thinking about you. As it happens, I was in Valdosta relatively recently after many years away.

First off, let me recommend that you head south of town to Farmer Brown's Market and buy yourself some genuine south Georgia cane syrup. Then, help yourself to a bunch of boiled peanuts. Oh man, I wish.

I see from your pics that you found the courthouse and my favorite store, Southern Salvage, which closed forever the day I got back to town (which I missed).

My number one suggestion of a photo spot is the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area, a southern swamp with boardwalk so you can get out into it. Here are some links:

• Text on Grand Bay
• Some guy's pictures of Grand Bay in late spring
• My brother's Grand Bay pics from early spring, which I think are better pics, but the other guy had a better season.

Near Grand Bay, there is a wonderful little nature museum, operated mainly for scheduled classes by school children, but well worth the visit if you can find it open. Can't temember the name, but I'll see if I can come up with it. (BTW, I see the Grand Bay article is just a stub. I guess I should add something.)

Finally,

• My brother's Valdosta pics including the courthouse and Southern Salvage, as well as some other stuff, including the "antebellum" (actually postbellum) Southern Mansion called "The Crescent".

Two bonuses:

• If you are interested, I could arrange an introduction in Valdosta to my cousin's husband, an avid birdwatcher, and, get this, retired state highway engineer, next time you are there.
• If you can make the time to get down to Tallahassee, you absolutely should not miss another plunge into the North American tropics, Wakulla Springs.

Best regards, Ortolan88 19:17, 28 March 2007 (UTC) Tom Parmenter

[edit] Advice

question -- I guess any new articles that refer to people or companies raise a red flag with the editors.

I tried adding an article about a company which created the first software based PBX, but immediately got a spam warning put on it. I have spent a couple of hours improving the article and adding references (to demonstrate notability), however was hoping you could give advice as well.

In case the consensus is that the company is truly not notable, I have no offense taken - I am not related to this company in any way. However, I am a professional in the field which uses their product, and I can see the value of including information about the product (PBX) and the technology and the field of expertise, as there are many certified engineers out there in the market place that I am sure use Wikipedia.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Jeromewiley 23:19, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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