User talk:Ken Gallager/Archive 16

Hello! I have added one of my own images of the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council into the article. I'll keep looking for images I have from other parts of your list of articles needing a photo. :) ~RAM (talk) 08:21, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's very helpful! I appreciate it. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:25, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Holy cow, you're even tidying up the articles for Jonesville and Pennington Gap? That's reaching pretty far afield!

I lived in Pennington Gap decades ago. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 16:21, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! That's a remote part of Virginia. I've never been closer than Bristol. --Ken Gallager (talk) 16:22, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have done research about this.... you keep changing it...

here is what I found...

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/when-do-you-capitalize-president/

the title the President is capitalized because it is a title referring to a specific person

each college website I have done research about the people.. it is also Capitalized.

If you feel strongly about capitalizing "President", you are welcome to. Please don't undo any of my other changes, though. --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I know you love copyediting... I worked on this a while it was a complete mess to start with, and I found a ton of references... I have probably read and read it a couple dozen times ;-) wanna do your magic? ha ha slulek (talk) 04:35, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! That's quite a big article now. We shall see. Thanks, --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:41, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it is pretty big now.. There was so much in the middle that I didn't even get a chance to touch... The original edits and adds on it didn't flow very well and a few parts were repetitive... I know it still probably needs a bit of work .. ha ha slulek (talk) 16:29, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is a discussion about articles for New Jersey CDPs and their inclusion in navigation boxes taking place at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New Jersey. Your input here would be most helpful. Alansohn (talk) 14:08, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I notice that the two of us are both members of the rather non-exclusive group of those bullied by KidAd. Oh, the joys of Wikipedia. 😄 Matza Pizza (talk) 05:31, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! Thanks for the sympathy! --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:08, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, you should sign up as a maintainer with me. Some people are running around deleting State Portals... - Mjquinn_id (talk) 00:31, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ken! Not sure if you've noticed this before, but I decided to check out the early edit history of

Are you talking about the mustache? --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:47, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mustache? No, I was just referring to how its second edit ever was to break news of the collapse. I'm glad DavidWBrooks started the page when he did so that we at least got to cover it in the present tense for a short while haha. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 16:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely! --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:28, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ken,

What are "autopatrolled" rights? How could I get that "right" if it is useful? I'm looking for things that will make my "Notable people" birth/death date updating mission easier/more streamlined etc. If you believe my efforts have been helpful to the encyclopedia, I'd appreciate your help in getting the "auto-patrolled" rights if its helpful. Thanks! Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 07:10, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Th78blue: Please read the message I left on your talk page before you make any more mass changes to US city articles. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 13:24, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Magnolia677:, I checked that out now, thanks! As an aside, I was still curious what AP rights mean? Thats all I had been asking Ken about in this post on his talk page. And hi again, @Ken Gallager:, Magnolia677 and I have been discussing the merits of adding birth/death years or not, on all "Notable people" sections of USA cities and towns. I'd love to have your input here when you get a chance so that we can reach a consensus, discussion on WikiProject Cities seeking consensus around "birth/death" date add. Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 20:37, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Th78blue: I think you can hold off on seeking autopatrolled rights at this point. That is a feature that expedites the process of article creation, and has no effect on projects like yours which are editing large numbers of existing articles. I recommend continuing to establish a pattern of productive edits, as you are doing, and down the road that pattern should help when you are ready to produce new articles. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:31, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Autopatrolled. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:32, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, no worries on the AP rights. I don't make many articles anyway, but I DO try to make many helpful edits. Especially with this "Notable people" "campaign" that I am working on. , though I am trying to make sure I have consensus on it before moving ahead. I added a new comment on the page that you commented on now too, if you wish to add a follow up. I really deeply appreciate your comments, and I hope to reach "consensus" soon. That has always been something that I don't quite understand when you "have it" or not. Given that many people might not contribute a response or not on something, so often it is just one or two people against another, and then the 2v1 beat the 1. Consensus? Seems small. But anyway, I digress. I think not using the ^[when?] tag is a-ok, but I would love to have a suggestion for what to use instead. Also, if I am not to use unsourced birth/death dates that are on a persons actual article page, I'd like for us all to decide what to do instead. Leave it blank? Remove the birth/death dates from the primary article as WELL? Use the dates, but add a ^{[citation needed]} tag (my personal suggestion)? Thanks!!! Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 16:08, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Have this 'Barnstar of Diligence' for you persistence in helping out with the "Notable people" discussion. I look forward to some closure/consensus on that soon so that I can get back to my work on that effort! Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 05:45, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Th78blue! I'll look forward to seeing your work going forward. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like the "All around good guy" edit popped back up. I reverted it as vandalism. The edit was made by an IP address, not a registered account, otherwise I would put a warning on the page of the user. I'm still new to the "counter-vandalism" stuff. So if you have any tips, I'm open. I'll watch Greenfield, New Hampshire otherwise though, and suggest perhaps that you do the same since I know NH is your focus (whereas mine is all over the place with the "Notable people" stuff). Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 20:23, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, with the IP addresses, there's not much you can do other than keep reverting. I have seen IPs get blocked, but it doesn't keep the user from logging back in another way. Greenfield is in fact on my watch list, as are all the other towns in the state - it's how I first picked up on your activity... --Ken Gallager (talk) 20:36, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Only just now seeing this, sorry! Please {ping} me if you don't mind and I'll respond much more promptly. Also, would you be able to please weigh in on the "Notable people" consensus gathering? I think that since I am JUST collecting information from the main articles and then pasting it over to the various states "Notable people" lists, that it really should be on the onus of the primary article to be properly sourced etc. I will have to abandon this project altogether (and I think it was a value add in NH at least, in addition to Wyoming, Alaska, and many other places), but I continue to run into one obstacle and one obstacle only, the user Magnolia677. I understand their concern, but I asked them if we should then be going into every primary article and deleting the birth and death date information over there if in fact it is "unsourced", to which they have thus far failed to respond. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline#NEED CONSENSUS FROM ALL PLEASE (on Birth/Death date year adds for "Notable people" lists)!!! Th78blue (They/Them/Their • talk) 23:48, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I saw your comment just now. Much appreciated, and I agree that 'mission creep' is something worth avoiding. This project has just turned out to be somewhat frustrating after some initial success with several states (NH, Wyoming, Alaska, and part of Delaware) until I was halted. So I'm still trying to figure out how to proceed. I don't believe it looks aesthetically pleasing (nor is it harming any real integrity of the encyclopedia) in my view to add only some, but not all birth/death dates for a list. Granted, where it does not exist, I have already stopped using the tags (^[when?]). That was a worthwhile and valid criticism. So I'm hoping I can get some kind of consensus soon and get back to it. Until then, I'll just peruse the "Recent changes" feed for vandalism.Th78blue (They/Them/Their • talk) 17:32, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delivered by ManaliJain (talk) 14:00, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Significantly contributed" ... no. --Ken Gallager (talk) 14:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings,

You seem to have copyedited the article Black sea in last month.

I am interested in having following kind of maps related to Black sea.

• Map of coastal populated centers along black sea (with a special focus on trade centers)
• 2 Historic maps of slave trade centers and slave trade routes along black sea (Pre Ottoman times and during Ottoman times)

I am not aware how map making process happens. May be you can help in the process of Map making for above if above topic interests you.

Thanks and warm regards

Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 10:49, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]