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How are ya? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:26, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, life has been a little hectic. I was finishing up my honors thesis and applying to grad schools. Got into a MA program in English at

Kansas State so that was a success! How has life been treating you? Sadads (talk) 19:55, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply

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Funny: Gave a bamboo stick to a groups of kids. In two secs they were all fighting over it. I grabbed it back. Wrote a number 1 to 100 on a paper. Told them closest gets it. My number was 67. Biggest kid won calling out "99!". All the other kids were small and picked "4", "12", "11", "6". :) So cute. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:08, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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	In appreciation of all that you do for wp:novels, novels articles, etc. INeverCry 07:17, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why thank you :) I really appreciate the acknowledgement of my work, Sadads (talk) 13:13, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well-deserved. I hope you're planning on sticking around. INeverCry 18:36, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to, but lately I have been getting overwhelmed when committing to helping on certain projects. I think I was doing a little bit too much last year, and everytime I come back on, I subconciously try to commit at the level I was doing before, which isn't really going to work. I will certainly be around, and I will definitely respond to communications and make small edits when I encounter problems, but right now I am not at the level of frequent contribution, Sadads (talk) 19:43, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to a discussion on the merging of the articles

Hello Saddads. Thanks for the barnstar. Along with other editors I've been getting the Thomas Jefferson page in shape for the last couple of years. We had to go through a lot of edit wars and debates to do it, but finally the page is shaping up. I just started on the Fenimore page. If you like Ships and Naval history I recently created List of ships captured in the 19th century and Blockade runners of the American Civil War you may want to check out. All the best. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 18:33, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not move articles to insert the (United States) or other country disambiguator, unless there are two or more units/formations with the same name, in accordance with the MILMOS. The three Armoured Cavalry Regiments, at the very least, are unique in any land force. Buckshot06 (talk) 00:38, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What prompted this, I haven't touched MILHIST articles in well over a year.... Sadads (talk) 12:35, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The move of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment to 11 ACR (US) citing standardization. Buckshot06 (talk) 19:48, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

From 2 years ago? You are asking me not to repeat an edit from 2 years ago? Hmm.... Sadads (talk) 19:54, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Aye Saddads, there is a note for you at the James Fenimore Cooper talk page. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:24, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The correct date would have been may 2012 as the article did not exist in may 2011

Hi. Thanks for the welcome message. If you get a chance check out the page for the Chandler novel The Little Sister I made some significant changes. Essentially, I've: 1) Added a real plot summary 2) Moved a story about Billy Wilder into a new Background section that I created 3) Reformatted and added three references. I haven't submitted the page for a formal review yet because I've been working from memory of the novel. I recently re-read it so I'm confident the plot summary I wrote is accurate but I want to double check before submitting it. Also, I can't remember the name of the gangster or the doctor. I have the book at home but I'm travelling and won't be home until August 1. In the mean time I'm trying to get an electronic copy of the book via my library. They have one copy and its currently checked out, I think I'm next in line. BTW, is there a collaboration page where it would be appropriate to ask a question such as "can someone look up the names of the doctor and gangster in Little Sister"? I thought it was too specific a question, more for the novel community not for the Tea House. Its not a big deal anyway, I can just wait until I get my hands on a copy of the book. I would also appreciate any general feedback on what I've done so far if you have the chance. I'm not competely satisfied with the plot summary, I usually write better than that, its really still work in progress but I got to the point where I thought what I had was obviously so much better than what was currently live that I thought it was worthwhile to get experience making a major change anyway. Also, just fyi since I'm not at home I'm doing all this on my iPad which is working fine but its still not quite as easy to view and edit as a desktop so I'm not being quite as dilligent as I normally would. Oh, one more side note I've been including the four tildas in the comments that describe my changes which I now think is wrong, as when I look at the comments I actually see four tildas. I think I misunderstood that usage and that its not necessary to use them when describing an edit only when adding to a talk page like this: Mdebellis (talk) 20:31, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sadads, thanks for the reply on my talk page. That all sounds good. I will check out the references you provided. Also, fyi I got the Cambridge Companion (a series recommended in the novels page) for Crime Fiction and have been reading through the sections relevant to Chandler. To be honest I'm not thrilled with it so far, its pretty stuffy, IMO the author of the particular chapter is too much of an academic to really get writers like Chandler and Hammet but still reading and hopefully will find some useful stuff. I'm just going to wait until I can get my hands on a copy of The Little Sister or see if anyone responds on the Talk page rather than post additional requests for help. I realize how overworked the editors are and its not like this is the most crucial novel, not even the most crucial Chandler novel for that matter. Oh, one last question is there a page that talks about the various reference formats? I couldn't find one. I've been just copying and editing existing references which is working ok but if there is a page that defines specific standards for citing chapters in books, intros to books, etc I would like to see it. Thanks again for the feedback and help so far. Mdebellis (talk) 17:27, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for assigning autopatrolled permission to me. --Meno25 (talk) 19:29, 13 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your welcome. No problem, Sadads (talk) 14:42, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sadads, Maryana here :) Just wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting you in D.C. this weekend, and thank you for your help in brainstorming/planning the cleanup template experiment. We're going to be tidying up that page in the next couple of weeks and finding a good time to run the actual test, so feel free to leave any additional suggestions or comments on the talk page. Hope to see you again IRL sometime soon, and in the meantime, catch you on the wikis! Accedie^{talk to me} 19:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will definitely keep following it! Sadads (talk) 12:53, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Good, simple tweaks to Satellite Sentinel Project. JohnInDC (talk) 19:58, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant. Glad you like it. I am a small tweaks kind of editor most of the time, makes Wikipedia more relaxing, Sadads (talk) 20:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sadads,

I appreciate your assistance with the Military History Detachments page. I have picked up this project after talking with the folks in the Field Programs division. We here at CMH will be doing several more addiitons to the page as we try to get it up to where it belongs. I've been at CMH since March of 2012. I got my Masters in Hsitory from James Madison in 1990. Vmijeb85 (talk) 20:27, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant! Biggest suggestion: flesh up something for the CMH website that talks about what the Military History attachments are currently doing, get it hosted on the CMH website, and then you will have a

Reliable source as well as a page that will be found via google searches and stuffs. The biggest problem I had when I first wrote the article was that CMH is not very straight forward about what the Army Historical Community is doing, especially the unit historians and the military history detachments. Remember Wikipedia is built on WP:Verifiability, or the concept that we can verify anything in good Wikipedia articles through reliable sources (secondary sources with some sort of authority), Sadads (talk) 14:31, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply

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On it! Sadads (talk) 13:55, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My source is me. You see I am related to him and my last name has the fitst "s" capatilized. I thought that we could show him and my family respect by spelling his name right. It might be unusal that it has two capital letters but it means "son of Simon" so the "s" must be capatilized. Thanks Jacklax100 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacklax100 (talk • contribs) 13:40, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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That should be the case 'cause I haven't done anything. You see I'm pretty much new to Wikipedia and I don't pretty much remember making such huge removal from the page. Well, it must have been a mistake. I've done quite a few editing the other day which was definitely so puzzling and the internet connection was pretty botched. Well thanks a lot for the revisions you've done. :) Tonylennox (talk) 04:10, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Sadads, you helped me with some basic questions a while ago. I have been working on The Little Sister and while it still needs a lot of work I think its at a point where it might be more than a stub and I could use some feedback. I'm not sure what the next step is so thought I would see if you can help. thanks, Mdebellis (talk) 01:52, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Sadads. I noticed that you're a member of the group responsible for editing and maintaining the War and Peace article. I'm currently working with a theater that's in the middle of a production[1] based off of a portion of War and Peace. One of my jobs at the moment is to find little interesting facts, tidbits, etc to give a bit of flavor for audiences reading our Twitter, FB, etc. Given how little I know about the original novel, I really don't know where to start. I was wondering if you'd be willing to offer me some advice of themes to look into, point me in the right direction, etc? I'm inclined to look at historical context and/or modern events that closely relate to the portion the play is based on (I *think* it's Book 8, but I'm not positive), and could use as much help as I can get. :-) Thanks in advance. RunnerOnIce (talk) 22:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Caveat, I have not done extensive study on War and Peace. For authoritative thoughts, I would strongly recommend getting the Norton Critical edition of the Novel, which will have discussions in light of both Tolstoy's life and other writings, as well as discussions of the historical context of the book. The whole Norton critical series of books has excellent introductions and does a great job at contextualizing the texts themselves. (Since you are in the states, you should be able to get the book for under 10$ on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Second-Edition-Norton-Critical-Editions/dp/039396647X). The critical edition would be able to point you to the best voices talking about the novel, and also give you direct comments made by Tolstoy about the book. In particular, the essay by Vladimir Lenin, I am guessing, will be fascinating and might provide you some interesting quotes, etc.

From what I remember, when reading the book a while ago: Historical context is particularly relevant, especially since the Napoleonic Wars left such a traumatic scar on Europe and became a point to refer to for many different authors in many different European traditions, not just Tolstoy. Also, the novel touches on Masonry, Serf Rights, Nationalism and other issues of leftist politics during the period, so that might be an interesting space to explore. I hope that helps, Sadads (talk) 19:45, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if the Norton would get here in time, but can look into it anyway (maybe I can find the articles online somewhere) I'm seeing the show for the first time tonight, so will definitely see how much our particular version touches on any of the areas you mentioned. Thanks so much! RunnerOnIce (talk) 20:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the discussion on the talk page regarding the sections in question. The thread is titled "Organization".

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Do you know of any resources good for expanding on articles relating to children's literature? I just created Tor Seidler and was wondering how I could build on it. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 23:01, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, the best sources for conversation about an author's work are newspaper reviews. Obituaries are usually pretty good for info on authors. However, for living author content, its usually comes from the usual places: publisher websites, academic journal articles, biographies and academic encyclopedias. If you have access to academic databases I would try those. Something like some of the EBSCOhost databases which are common at public libraries will usually pick up some of those sources. I haven't researched in that area for a while, so that is really general advice. Sorry :P Sadads (talk) 04:13, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I have lived most of the 15 latest years in Florida. Sorry, won't be back in Topeka for a while. We've had a couple of Wikimedia events in Florida the last year, but had to work both times. Bill Pollard (talk) 22:15, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. I invited you because one of your userboxes puts you in the category "Wikipedians in Kansas", Sadads (talk) 22:29, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in Omaha, but may try and make it if the weather permits...but you might regret inviting me since I am the notorious --MONGO 22:17, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We look forward to any company, no matter how notorious! Sadads (talk) 14:44, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! A Wikipedia event in your city! I am glad to see this happening. If you ever want to chat about event planning then write me and we can voice talk. Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:01, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I have opened a Request for comment related to Category:French novels and Category:German novels, in which your edits are mentioned. Andreasm ^{just talk to me} 19:11, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, it was nice to meet with you at the meetup. we were really happy to get the swag and find out about all the projects. you really made the meetup valuable and I am so happy you had a laptop as well. So I created a GLAM group for kansas, mailing list for topeka and a facebook page linked from here Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka . I would like to organize some more meetups at different historic sites in topeka, go there and take photos, collect infomation and work on the articles. It could be a great group event. please let me know what you think, and sign up on the mailing list if you like. we also took pictures of the evening if you want to review them or publish some. I will see if I can get a good presentation for a GLAM institution for you to come to. thanks, James Michael DuPont (talk) 13:54, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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responding on my page... also started a Talk on the agribusiness page... thanks for reaching out! Jytdog (talk) 20:35, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure this merits C-class at this stage? The article is almost entirely cited to questionable non-RS material and is largely written from a promotional point of view. An editor recently expressed this concern on talk. SPECIFICO talk 21:54, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it per the criteria at

Wikipedia:C-class#Grades

:

The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or original research. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.

Most projects interpret that to mean a significant amount of content, with some citations but not high enough quality information (via bias or gaps in coverage) and citations to fulfill B class criteria. I hope that makes sense. Happy editing! Sadads (talk) 15:32, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. Thanks. SPECIFICO talk 16:07, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:08, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Many thanks for dealing with this so quickly and for the useful comments. Rwood128 (talk) 00:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing that bit of the Louis Mink article, all makes sense! XanthamNide (talk) 21:50, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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