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Fire at Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
I was wondering if you think this should be included in the Incidents at Universal parks article. Thoughts?
--Snowman Guy (talk) 01:24, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- Yes it should be included in both Incidents at Universal parks and Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls. Themeparkgc Talk 01:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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Being Human
Hmm - I just moved
RE: 2010 in Australian television
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Sooooo sorry about the stuff I removed from 2010 in Australian television. I was on a vandal-fighting rampage and assumed it was some ignoramus section blanking. My apologies again! Cheers Bped1985 (talk) 14:41, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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- thx for your reply. yes, the three sites don't agree. my guess is that the RCD info (being the most generic) is from original PR estimates (this makes some sense too as RCD is also showing 4 trains), the Ferrari World info is from design specs and that the Intamin info is based upon what they actually manufactured/installed. were it not for the length being so close to the others in the "longest coaster" measuring stick (which is important to some folks, not me personally) I think that being squishy would be fine. in this case it actually makes a difference in the results. all that said, I'm good either way; the info should be consistent tho and the Formula Rossa page should match the others.
- thx for the tip on the citing tools, I'll play with that. kind regards,
- Ride and Show Guy (talk) 13:40, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
- I've standardised the statistics across the articles (Formula Rossa and List of roller coaster rankings) to feature the data from the Intamin website. Glad I could help with the referencing tool. Themeparkgc Talk 04:19, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Deadlink protocol
Hi, thanks for the note re: deadlink protocol. I removed one link on each of two articles, and reinstated a link which had been tagged as dead on one. Can you recall which link removal is giving you concern? If it is for the Anglesey Model Village item then the link was irrelevant as the information contained in the "undeadlinked" external reference includes all relevant information mentioned in the article (which in my opinion is pretty much advertising anyway). If it was the Clocks (band) article then I might understand your point, although since the link was to the band's own website then there is absolutely no likelihood of a defunct band resurrecting it, surely? Neither site is cached anywhere that I could find. Sitush (talk) 04:13, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, I see that you found a cached version. Still seems to me to be a pointless reference but, sure, that's the policy. Sorry to have bothered you. Sitush (talk) 04:16, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- That's okay. If you come across a dead link you can head to http://web.archive.org/*/ and paste the dead link on the end of that. If there are any archived copies it should come up. That's what I did in this edit. Regards Themeparkgc Talk 04:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- That's one of the things which I thought I had done, but clearly not properly! Do you not think that the information in this case is redundant due to duplication, though? I've put a note on my talk page about this, just above your TB insert. Sitush (talk) 04:27, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- I've proposed it for deletion on the grounds of it being a stub article with no contributions in the last 3 years and it being an advert. Themeparkgc Talk 04:33, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- That's one of the things which I thought I had done, but clearly not properly! Do you not think that the information in this case is redundant due to duplication, though? I've put a note on my talk page about this, just above your TB insert. Sitush (talk) 04:27, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
- That's okay. If you come across a dead link you can head to http://web.archive.org/*/ and paste the dead link on the end of that. If there are any archived copies it should come up. That's what I did in this edit. Regards Themeparkgc Talk 04:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
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- I was wondering if you have made a mistake with tagging this image. It has {{Non-free use rationale}} filled in already on the page. The speedy tag states "A rationale must be included on this image description page." It is included so why is it being nominated for deletion? Do you want more details filled in on the rationale? Themeparkgc Talk 23:37, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
- No mistake, a fair-use rationale must detail why the image is necessary for the article it's used in, why it's not replaceable with a free equivalent, why it doesn't compete with the copyright holder's use of the work in question. Basically it needs to fulfil all ten criteria of the WP:NFCC. A lot of people seem to think that because an image is promotional, the company who created the image won't mind us using it without claiming fair use because they're getting free advertising, which is faulty logic. Oh well. --Closedmouth (talk) 18:51, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry it was just {{db-f6}} that confused me because it regards images without rationales or copyright tags (both of which the image had). It seems to me that maybe {{db-f7}} would have been better suited - I don't know though. I've expanded the rationale anyway now. Hopefully it details why it is relevant to the article and why it should be included on Wikipedia. Thanks for your reply. Themeparkgc Talk23:57, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
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Amusement Parks and Summer Camps
A note to any Wiki Administrator:
If you look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amusement_parks_in_the_United_States_by_state you will find more defunct parks than active parks in many states. Since there is a category for defunct parks, and since it is a great waste of time for people looking for active parks to click on all the dead parks, I would like permission to move all inactive parks to the defunct category. This is also true for summer camps.
Also, every state has a subcategory of waterparks, which creates redundant entries and rather ludicrous directories, like a state that has 2 parks, and a sub-category with only one waterpark. So, I would like to get permission to migrate all waterparks to the state level.
Wiki commons has a single category of parks for all states, and that list is going to get huge, as North America has 65 combo parks, 34 large amusement parks, 237 waterparks (and hundreds of smaller aquatic centers and fun parks, which should not be in a Wiki anyway). So I would like to create a set of commons sub-categories for each state, identical to the wiki articles.
With over 850 traditional summer camps (not including scouting, day camps and special needs camps) it gets confusing to have summer schools in the list. I would like to utilize the category for schools, and clean out the traditional camps directory.
I am doing all of this in preparation for a massive 2011 update to the summer vacation wiki categories. Tons of photos will be uploaded, all CC3.0, and hundreds of Wikis created. After that I am going to walk on water and ascend to heaven.
Jon Summer Vacation (talk) 14:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Summer Vacation (talk • contribs) 13:32, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Re:It's a Small World
"it's a small world" is a proper noun, not a trademark. Please put new talk under old talk, and respect the proper noun "it's a small world". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Disneywizard (talk • contribs) 09:47, 2 March 2011
- Firstly, I did put new talk under old talk. Please comment on the discussion of capitization at the article's talk page. Themeparkgc Talk 00:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
User:Themeparkgc/Sandboxes/Template/doc
You seemed to have blanked
- From time to time I will blank pages in my user space. I would not like them to be deleted because they are sandboxes that I will continue to use in the future. If I do however want it deleted, I'll tag it with {{Db-g7}}. Thanks Themeparkgc Talk 09:21, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Amusement and Water Park Categories
I am merging Amusement Parks and Waterparks to eliminate redundant listings and confusion. Many of the combination parks (150+ in the world) are split up, which confuses people about the park. Also, many parks are hybrids, since many waterparks are adding dry attractions, and many amusement parks are adding wet attractions that do not yet qualify them as waterparks. Just to make life more complicated, and fun, zoos and castles are adding amusements and splash parks. It any case, the single category for both APs and WPs makes it easier to find all of the fun parks in a state or country. This is in preparation for adding text to wiki articles, and adding thousands of photos to commons, and placing some of those photos in the wiki articles.
Also, a state like Hawaii has only one of each, so having 2 categories for most of these small states and countries creates a maintenance nightmare. And for Florida, it is easier to see what Disney has to offer if all of the Disney sub-parks are listed together, like the zoo and the two waterparks next to Epcot and Magic Kingdom.
Jon Summer Vacation (talk) 01:29, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
- I was going to respond to a comment on my talk page, but since the discussion is started. It is not correct to start combining these categories since they are about parks that may be co located. Add to that the fact that many water parks are standalone and that in and of itself justifies keeping both structures. Yes there may be overlap, but that does not make it wrong. The same goes for small categories when they are a part of a series. If you want to continue this I suggest that you start a discussion, like I suggested on your talk page. Vegaswikian (talk) 01:16, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
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Two further incidents at Universal Orlando
According to this article smoke was seen coming out of a fan on the outside of the
- I guess they could be mentioned but both seem pretty minor. No injuries or damage to Universal property was reported. These stories probably wouldn't have even been published if it weren't for the Ripsaw Falls incident a few months back. In saying that though, if you want to include them in the article, do so, I won't revert it. Themeparkgc Talk 22:49, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Universal CityWalk Incident
According to this article, a man was tazered by police officers at
- I don't see why not. Themeparkgc Talk 23:15, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
I'm not sure how to paste it on the Wikipedia website but I'm 100% positive that the information is true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bandrade88 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
- See Talk:The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man#The true Spider-man Voice Cast to the ride Themeparkgc Talk 22:07, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
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Admin on Commons
Hi, I was wondering if you know of any admins at Wikimedia commons who can help me. I recently nominated a picture for deletion and suspect it might be child pornography. (Deletion request here). I have already contacted the foundation via email as well voicing my concerns. However, there has been no response in three days and am worried that my concerns went unnoticed. Is there anyone you know who can delete the file while waiting for the foundation to completely get rid of it, if they find it necessary? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:52, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
- Here's a list of admins on Commons. Unfortunately, I don't know any of them. Hopefully one of them can help you though. Themeparkgc Talk 21:06, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks. I've tried looking for it, but I couldn't find any lists like that. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:31, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
WP:RM
Could you please explain this edit please. I delibrately did not move it to contested requests and I stated as such. There may have been a simple good reason that I was not aware of (this not being an area of my expertise) that mean it was uncontroversial. Asking for more information is not the same as contesting a request - especially as contested requests pretty much automatically starts a full discussion and this may not have been neccessary in this case. If you were contesting yourself then obviously that's fine but your edit summary suggests that wasn't the case.Dpmuk (talk) 23:05, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
- I probably should have noted in my edit summary that I felt it should probably go to discussion. Anyway it seems like the request was withdrawn by the nominator in this edit. Themeparkgc Talk 23:11, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
- Yep, because it had already been done by an admin they had asked - long before listing it at ) 23:14, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
- My understanding is a move could be considered uncontroversial if nobody watching WP:RMnor the admin moving the article disagrees with the proposal. Some types of moves that I'd consider as uncontroversial:
- If the original page had disambiguation bracketsbut the non-disambiguated title was a redirect to the disambiguated title the article with the disambiguated title could be moved over the redirect.
- Article creator request
- Obvious typo/capitalisation fixes
- User draft to article namespace
- If the original page had
- In a lot of cases, articles listed as uncontroversial are actually sent for a full discussion only for the result to be in favour of support anyway. Themeparkgc Talk 10:38, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
- My understanding is a move could be considered uncontroversial if nobody watching
Speedy deletion of Template:Undercover Boss (U.S. TV series)
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RE:Categories
Thank you for the suggestion. Yes, I do believe it would be easier to structure it in the same manner of Roller Coaster categories, as well as to add HOTCAT. On a similar note, I was also planning on creating an "Amusement rides disestablished by year" category to replace the current "disestablishments" category on theme park articles. Would you be able to perform the edits for me? Thanks.--Snowman Guy (talk) 21:54, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
- I'll change the category structure shortly. I'm currently just adding the categories to a batch of articles. Themeparkgc Talk 21:56, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
- Done Themeparkgc Talk 23:03, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Random comment
new attractions is not the only goal of shanghai, maybe you should read the website a bit more carefully, there are classic attraction as well, by the way i doubt you know chinese, even on the chinese version they said there are familiar things as well, trust me, i am a native of shanghai, i know what my city is gonna get. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.131.18 (talk) 00:24, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- Unsure of what you mean - could you please explain it a bit better? Themeparkgc Talk 21:32, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
Adventure World logo
hi and thanks for the wikipedia contributions you've made to our listing for Adventure World in perth Western Australia.
The logo you have shared, however, is not current and we'd appreciate it if you could change it to our current logo?
Best regards
Clare Read-Smith
Marketing Manager, Adventure World
www.adventureworld.net.au
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.6.5.67 (talk) 05:59, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Clare. I've updated the logo for you. Thanks for noticing my contributions. Themeparkgc Talk 08:04, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
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Windseeker
Hello, you are probably the only person i know that knows lots about Windseeker (we both edit it) so i was just wondering... I found a picture of windseeker in action and it is from facebook. Can facebook pictures be used on Wikipedia? And also, after you assessed the WindSeeker page, what does 'add a ride' section mean? (I know what you mean about the history but that will take some time as its a new ride) Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- Unfortunately Facebook pictures cannot be used on Wikipedia unless they specifically state that they are released into the public domain or are under a compatible Creative Commons license. Here are a few photos that could be used, however, all of them are not of the best quality and probably wouldn't be worth transferring them over. If you do find a photo that you think may be eligible post a message here with the link and I'll check it out.
- I was thinking that a "History" section could be added which would detail when the ride was announced, when construction began at each location, when construction was completed. Basically this would wrap or replace the current "Construction status" section. As for the "Ride" section, it could describe the basic ride experience - e.g. "Riders are seated on one of 64 (check that) seats spread out around a central, 300-foot (91 m) tower. When the ride is dispatched it begins to slowly rotate around the tower and raise up the tower. Once at the top of the tower, guests experience __ Gsas the ride spins its top speed of ___ ." etc. I know the ride isn't open yet but further detail could be added based upon the concept videos as well as videos of other installations.
- Any problems or further queries feel free to contact me. Kind Regards Themeparkgc Talk 21:32, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- O.K. thanks!!! I'll probably start to work on a 'history' section in the next week. You also might want to check out the new section i put in called 'Layout'. It's probably worth changing the words and adding more (I think your the person to do it). (P.S. Just added photo to WindSeeker. Please check of it is fine. Delete it if necessary) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- Just with the photo - is it yours? It's just you have a non-free rationale (normally used when the file is not yours) however you claimed it was your own work and published it under a Creative Commons license. Themeparkgc Talk 22:05, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- Hey, I caught this conversation when a talkback template showed up on my watchlist. Interestingly, all but one of the photos that show up on your Flickr link above are mine; go figure. Apologies for the quality of those photos; they were taken on Kings Island's opening day with just the crappy 640x480 camera on my old cheap cell phone. Once KI's ride is operational, I intend to take my good 5-megapixel camera down there and try to get a good picture of it spinning at the top of the tower from the top observation deck of the park's Eiffel Tower replica, which is approximately the same height as WindSeeker. This would help show what the ride looks like from a direct side view rather than the bottom-up view shown by the photo Dom497 added. jcgoble3 (talk) 22:24, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
- So here's what happened...I asked my friend if he had a good picture of WindSeeker (he went this past weekend). He asked me if it can be from FB (he has an account) and i said probably not. So he emiled his own picture to me and said i can put 'own work'. It turns out later that it was another persons photo from FB and he just sent it to me. So that picture is out and will be deleted. And for once more... WindSeeker is without a picture!!! (Oh and Jcgoble3, after what was discovered at CW with the ride, all windseekers have started their testing all over again. Just look at kings island webcams... you can see the test dummies are back on the seats. For short... windseeker probably won't be open for one more week) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 23:25, May 30, 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, I've heard unconfirmed reports on a forum I frequent that KI's WindSeeker hasn't even begun testing and that the movement of the ride unit up and down the tower seen on the webcam is only because the ride unit is being used as a lift to access various parts of the tower. I don't have a reliable source for that, though. I do know that when I was at KI last Friday, the seats were tethered together with a rope. jcgoble3 (talk) 01:21, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Well, I've added a "Ride" section to the article. Hopefully we can get an image sorted sometime in the future. Themeparkgc Talk 08:11, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
- Jcgoble3 i'm not saying your wrong but if you look on the KI website (Windseeker page) you will see a post saying that testing has begun (posted on May 19, 2011). For the past week, i haven't seen any movement of the ride on the webcams and say that they dummies were taken OFF of the ride. Then just yesterday i saw them back on... so i think testing was happening at one point but now has to start again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
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WindSeeker False Information
Hello, just wanted to notify you that over the last couple of months alot of false info has been added to the WindSeeker page. I don't know if your an administrator, but i think it will be a good idea to semi-protect the page for awhile... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Dom497. Just to let you know, I am not an administrator. If you feel the page should be semi-protected you could nominate it rollback rights. Themeparkgc Talk21:56, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
I liked how you have revised the
- Essentially that is what I was thinking. I expect the deletion discussion will be closed as Merge and Redirect. If/when that is the case Whpq (talk · contribs) and I will merge the articles into the List of former attractions article. You are welcome to help if you wish. I'll leave it a couple of weeks to see the result of the deletion discussion before I do anything to the article. Regards Themeparkgc Talk 00:13, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
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The Swamp Thing Set & Other Stuff...
Hi.
The AFD for the collected individual attractions has been closed, so its time to get to work sourcing and merging, or redirecting as appropriate. I'd like to take an organised approach to this so we don't step on each other's toes as we go throguh the list of articles. I suggest we list the attractions on the talk page of Wikipedia:WikiProject Amusement Parks, and then mark them off as they are dealt with. We might get some addiional manpower from other members of the wikiproject. Your thoughts? Cheers! -- Whpq (talk) 20:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- I think we should post a message there but I doubt too much help will come from it. Snowman Guy (talk · contribs) may be willing to assist as he worked quite a bit on all of those articles. I'm going to post a detailed message on Talk:List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions shortly as well as a link from the WikiProject talk page to that discussion. Themeparkgc Talk 22:53, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- Well, I've started a section on the destination article's talk page. I've also posted links on the WikiProject talk page and the talk pages of several users who have expressed interest in Universal-related articles. Themeparkgc Talk 23:33, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Reply: RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Proposed Deletion
I am sorry to see that this is very good evedince being objected. However, it seems that your objection is inline with wikipedia's standards. by gat19g
- I have removed the deeletion notice and reverted the page back to its original form. It should no longer be a problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gat19g (talk • contribs) 17:32, 7 June 2011
- That's fine. Themeparkgc Talk 07:35, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
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Windseeker Support Image
Hello, I know I have been bugging you alot, but knowing that you know alot about rides, I just wanted your opinion if this was a good idea. For the windseeker page, I've been working on a 3D model of the ride to help support the "structure" sub-topic. I tried looking on the web for a good picture but couldn't find one. By the way, if i were to get a windseeker image from Cedar Points website (or some random one) and added a couple of words on it, is that allowed for Wikipedia and would that fall under "My Work" or still the license of "Promotional Material"/ or "Cedar Point's Work"/ "Some other guys work". Should I continue the 3D model, or should i keep looking for an image on the web. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom497 (talk • contribs) 00:16, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
- I can answer part of that, specifically the part about whether adding a few words makes it your own work. Simply put, it doesn't. Such an image would be a derivative work and would thus still be copyrighted by the original creator of the image. I'm headed to Kings Island tomorrow; if I can take "my" camera with me (it's actually my dad's camera), I'll try to get some shots of it and upload them to Flickr under CC-BY-SA. jcgoble3 (talk) 00:50, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
- I like the idea of a 3D model. One thing that I dislike about the non-free images with all the text is that they look a bit cluttered and some of the font is hard to read because of its colour and background. Maybe you could consider labelling the image A, B, C etc like File:Sfmm X2 train Workings.gif and noting this in the paragraph of the structure section: e.g. "An element described as the "red UFO" or "the Crown" exists above this platform (part C in the diagram)." Themeparkgc Talk 04:17, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- I did in fact get some photos at Kings Island yesterday; see Talk:WindSeeker#Some WindSeeker photos taken yesterday for the link. jcgoble3 (talk) 16:26, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- I like the idea of a 3D model. One thing that I dislike about the non-free images with all the text is that they look a bit cluttered and some of the font is hard to read because of its colour and background. Maybe you could consider labelling the image A, B, C etc like File:Sfmm X2 train Workings.gif and noting this in the paragraph of the structure section: e.g. "An element described as the "red UFO" or "the Crown" exists above this platform (part C in the diagram)." Themeparkgc Talk 04:17, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
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WindSeeker Logo Issues
Hello, it looks like the WindSeeker logo image you uploaded to the page (and Wikipedia) doesn't seem to be loading properly. I can't see the logo but i don't know if its just my computer. Where the logo use to be has gone blank and says the only the file name. Just notifying you that you might want to look more into it as you are the uploader of the image.--Dom497 (talk) 19:30, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- As I have stated on the main article's talk page I believe this could have been a result of a server issue. Anyway I see you have replaced the logo now anyway. Themeparkgc Talk 02:36, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
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Restructuring of Universal theme parks articles
Hey there. Nice job on the merging for the
- Well there still is a lot of work to go on merging those articles. There are still 8 articles waiting to be merged after that mass nomination for deletion. Once that is done I may look at what we can do to improve those articles. Themeparkgc Talk 22:33, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Reverting Edits
Hi there
Thank u for ur edit to the
Please stop taking out info for the episode section on s2. There really is no reason. 85.211.132.250, 18:55, June 23 2011 (UTC)
- Complete references are preferred over bare URLs. Also the summary for episode 2 is a copyright violation. I have restored the page to a previous revision again. Themeparkgc Talk
Strike Back Season 2 Edit
I found the date that I added to the premier of the second season on the wikipedia page of Cinemax Original Programing Page. I assumed this page was reviewed. I am guessing that Wikipedia cannot quote Wikipedia so I will have to find a different scource. My apologies for not following protocol, I will read up and try to improve.
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Need some help
As I am leaving for a family trip from June 30, 2011 to July 13, 2011, please find a reference for the edit i made on Canada's Wonderland's History on the WindSeeker page. I was watching the show this morning and saw what happened. But when i tried searching up what happened earlier in the day (i searched it up a couple of hours later) i couldn't find anything. Please try to find a reference as i couldn't find any and knowing that saying "i saw it on tv" is not a refrence Wikipedia accepts. Please do not also delete the edit as i promise that it is true. (This message has also been posted to jcgoble3's talk page as well... so maybe you guys could work together). Thanks!!!--Dom497 (talk) 18:26, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding was that "I saw it on TV" was precisely what {{Cite episode}} was for, so I've cited the info with that template using the information provided in the article. Either one of you is (of course) welcome to tweak it or correct it if I got something wrong. jcgoble3 (talk) 19:53, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
- There just seems to be more and more problems with this ride. Sometime in the not-too-distant future I'll split out all of the information about the problems and incidents that have occurred on the WindSeeker to a separate section. As it is a new type of ride by Mondial there was always going to be problems, but I would've thought they could have fixed them by now. I think this warrants its own section over a bloated history section. Themeparkgc Talk 23:25, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
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How to add???
I know i've been a pain recently asking so many questions (some which are completely point-less) but you know so much about amusement parks that i just can't stop asking you!!! :) So... I live a few minutes away from Wonderland (Canada's Wonderland) and pass by it almost everyday. I usually get stuck at red lights and see Windseeker operating. Once it goes down, Behmoth goes threw about 3 cycles and drop tower goes threw almost 6 cycles before Windseeker begins a new cycle. I think this would be perfect to add to the WS article but because i can't really reference it... is there a way i can add it without it getting deleted. Thanks....again!!!--Dom497 (talk) 13:25, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
- Firstly, don't worry about asking me questions - I don't mind. Now, you may be able to find a source for each of the rides stating their cycle time and/or their capacity. Keep in mind, that these are the theoretical figures. I personally would question the hourly capacity of the WindSeeker because, by my calculations, the ride would ascend, descend, come to a stop and then start ascending immediately again. Anyway the statistics:
Statistic Behemoth WindSeeker Hourly capacity 1545 1280 Riders per dispatch 32 64 Cycle time 1:15 3:00 Adjusted cycle time 2:30 3:00 Refs [1] [2]
- I've calculated the cycle time for Behemoth as the time between each dispatch of a train. Using the capacity and the number of riders per dispatch, when operating at maximum capacity a train must leave the station every 1 minute 15 seconds. As these statistics are based on its 3 train operation, and each train only seats 32 riders; I've adjusted the cycle time for the same amount of riders so the time it takes both rides to dispatch the same amount of riders can be compared.
- In saying all this though, the way I interpreted the statistics would be considered reliable sources, the calculations I made to come up with an adjusted ride time would be O.R. So in conclusion, I think it's best to leave this off. Interesting none the less though. Themeparkgc Talk
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Earthquake the big one
I have a simple little question for you:
Which is easier to do? Revert a good faith merge and watch the merge give up on the article leaving the merge undone for years? Or just delete the unsourced stuff after the merge?
If I merged in unsourced stuff, the answer is to delete it, not to revert the whole damn thing.
- Firstly, sorry if you disagree with my good faith reversionbut I still feel it was the right thing to do. The nomination for deletion included 17 articles. Yes, the AfD was closed over a month ago now but since I have merged 12 of those articles by myself (and only had assistance from one other editor on another 3 articles) I feel this is a reasonable time period. It will not be left for years and to prove this I'll try and have all 17 articles done within the next week.
- If you felt it was taking too long to merge the articles then you should have had a good look at the verifiable contentfrom the source articles should be merged. Merged information should then match the structure and context of the destination article rather than just being a duplicate of the entire article including its infobox.
- As I stated at the start I still stand by my edit. Regards Themeparkgc Talk 03:15, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Actual height of WindSeeker
I'm really confused but i do belive that Cedar Fair promotes the ride as being 301ft which would be 92m. At the link below, it says that the ride is 94.7m high... whats the actual height of the ride... and who's wrong cedar fair or mondial?
Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewb94/5959638036/in/photostream --Dom497 (talk) 23:58, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
- I would say that Mondial would be correct but since most of the verifiability. Maybe the highest a carriage goes is 92 metres (302 ft) but the actual structure is another 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) taller (to account for the UFO). Themeparkgc Talk00:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Nomination of List of programs formerly broadcast by Network Ten for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of programs formerly broadcast by Network Ten is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Can the Westcoaster images of the Knott's Windseeker be used on Wikipedia. If so, what license would they fall under?
This is the link to the site... just click on the links that say "Knott's Berry Farm": http://www.westcoaster.net/updates.php?updateCD=listing --Dom497 (talk) 13:58, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
- All images from other websites would most likely be copyrighted by their respective owner unless they have given direct permission for others to use the images. Another thing that you could consider is contacting Jim Disney (owner of the site) and asking him for permission to release some of the photos on the site into the public domain. This process is called OTRS and is based on Wikimedia Commons. Click on the OTRS link I have provided for more information regarding that process. Themeparkgc Talk 04:37, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Refrence Archiving
Well, reference numbers 33 and 37 on the WindSeeker page completely don't work and trying to archive them doesn't work either. Are those references gone for good???--Dom497 (talk) 12:24, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
- Yep, they are gone. As they were just images, maybe other sources which are still available could be found. Themeparkgc Talk 22:58, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Dragon Challenge incident at IOA
According to this article a guest riding the attraction was hit in the eye by an unknown object in mid-ride. I believe this should be added to both the Dragon Challenge and Incidents at Universal parks articles but do not have the time to do so at the moment. Would you be able to add it for me? Thanks.--Snowman Guy (talk) 23:30, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
- Done Themeparkgc Talk 07:57, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
CW 2012
I am very excited and look forward to (possibly) working with you.--Dom497 (talk) 11:39, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
CW 2012 Milestone Chart
I was thinking of adding a milestone chart on the 2012 article just like Windseeker but i couldn't seem to think of the proper way to make the chart. I know what the milestones can be listed as as the milestones are listed here. Any help?--Dom497 (talk) 03:13, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know quite what you are saying here but if you are after a table there is a tool under the Advanced tab of the edit toolbar (above the edit window). After you've clicked on that, the last button the the toolbar should allow you to insert a table to the article. Is this what you are after? Themeparkgc Talk 06:46, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- It looks good, however, is it necessary just yet? Once at least one of the milestones has been completed I think it would be good, but at this stage it just seems to be a waste of space. Themeparkgc Talk 03:47, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
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What infobox should i use?
I know you mostly surround articles about amusement parks on Wikipedia but I am currently developing a page for "Tantrum Design". What type of info box should i use for this article? The link to the site is this: http://www.throwatantrum.tv/ Thanks!!!--Dom497 (talk) 00:53, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- {{Infobox company}}? Themeparkgc Talk 03:56, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for our assistance on Knott's Berry Farm article.
I will soon internalize metric conversion. It escaped me at the moment. I am trying to improve myself as an editor, and am hoping I can look to you for guidance. Thank you for our assistance on Knott's Berry Farm article. Disneywizard (talk) 19:03, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
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