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Welcome

Warning, boilerplate ahead:

Welcome!

Hello, Torsodog, and

welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions
. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a

discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions
, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome!

All safe, boilerplate over. So anyway: thank you for your edits on Asakusa and elsewhere. Please keep it up.

Oh dear, the boilerplate has some nonsense about how you should ask me for help. But please don't, as I'm about to leave Wikipedia to its own devices for the greater part of two weeks. However, if you have any question after that, you're very welcome to ask me. Although you seem to know what you're doing as it is. -- Hoary (talk) 07:14, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Sensōji

Please don't move pages by cut and paste, that loses the edit history of the original article, which is a copyright violation. I'm going to undo your move until it can be moved properly. Corvus cornixtalk 07:46, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Please don't revert my edits. You are violating copyright. Corvus cornixtalk 07:52, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Not a problem. Unfortunately, now that both articles have an edit history, only an admin can do a move. You can make a request for a valid history move at

WP:RFPM. Corvus cornixtalk
07:58, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Peer review feedback

Hi, I noticed you have a request in at

list of requests without responses), then ask that they look at your request. Hope these are helpful suggestions and help to get some feedback for your request soon, Ruhrfisch ><>°°
17:09, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Sanja Matsuri/archive1

Hey Torsodog, thanks for you kind words. Of course you're welcome, if there's anything more I can do to help with this or any other article, or anything else Wikipedia-related, don't hesitate to give me a shout. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 08:24, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Your work on Posting system

The Original Barnstar
Great work on the Posting system article. I saw a couple of the edits you'd made as I was going to bed, and when I woke up, there was a fully sourced article. Fantastic stuff. Mosmof (talk) 12:37, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks so much! Working on the article was my pleasure. It combines two of my passions, baseball and Japan, so I thought it was only fitting that I work on the article. Plus I learned a lot of new things about the Posting system in the process. Torsodog (talk) 19:40, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
I wish I could help with a peer review, but right now I'm simply too busy to provide assistance to other folks. Good luck with it though, and hopefully I can be of service in the future. – Scartol • Tok 11:39, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Peer Review of Tokyo Tower

Heh heh...sorry, bud, for two things: one, for throwing you off with the new username, and two, for making you feel stupid. I've been there!

P.S.: I've changed my sig. colors. ;-) --La Pianísta 04:45, 1 April 2008 (UTC)


La Pianísta has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Portal:Japan

I thought I'd give you a heads up that I don't think I'll be working on the Portal until Friday night or Saturday. My coursework requires more attention at the moment. In the mean time, another user left some feedback on the portal on my talk page. Check it out if you'd like. -JadeFox (talk) 03:36, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


Hi, I got your message. Nice job changing the Overview tab to Geography. By the way, the text (from the Japan article) in the Projects tabbed box seems out of context. A brief overview of what WikiProject Japan's objectives and most important activities are would be more appropriate. Article creation, maintenance, AfD rescue, etc. The WikiProject page is very well detailed - lots of material there to work from. The Transhumanist 08:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:AWB

Approved. Enjoy! --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 20:52, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

JapanWiki

Hey Torsodog. I recently began a project called japanwiki (japanwiki.org). I did that before I discovered the Portal:Japan function in Wikipedia. I resoect the work you have done so far and I was wondering if you could ask the community what they think is best. The portal function of Wikipedia or a completely independent site. I built the site using mediawiki (same as wikipedia) and I am hoping to make it a source of knowledge for Japan. I wanted to ask for the help of the community but I see that a lot of the work has already been done here. Do you think the community would be willing to move the content to JapanWiki? What do you think? I would be willing to let anyone who is serious to be an administrator and shape the site his preference. Jubeidono (talk) 19:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

GA Nomination of Posting system

Hello, your GAN of the above article has been reviewed, however, it does not meet the GA criteria to the fullest, though, it has been placed on hold, in order for the comments to be addressed. Thank You and Good luck.--

X
21:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

One more comment left before p/f.--
X
 23:09, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Good Job. The article is now at GA Status. --
X
 23:39, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

You may present this on your userpage:

This user helped promote Posting system to good article status.




Thanks so much! Torsodog (talk) 23:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Top Importance Chicago Articles

If you want to help me choose

WP:LOTM
) 13:49, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Millennium Park

I am kind of interested in pursuing a

WP:LOTM
) 08:12, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

To pass at
WP:LOTM
) 06:35, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Someone needs to add overview paragraphs for all the features at
WP:LOTM
) 20:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Images

I replied to your comment at

WP:LOTM
) 23:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I will also need photos from McCormick Tribune Plaza and Lurie Garden, which are my next two projects.--
WP:LOTM
) 23:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Weather permitting, I plan on taking pictures of needed Millennium Park and Lakeshore East structures either tomorrow or Monday. Hopefully you'll see them soon. Torsodog (talk) 06:17, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Excellent. I could not find any McCormick pictures that were properly licensed on Flickr. I have not looked for Lurie yet. Your pictures will help I am sure. Feel free to swap out any poor images currently in the articles.--
WP:LOTM
) 06:37, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I just scoured flickr. The following are out Lurie Garden options:

  1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/senor_codo/217430820/
  2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheek/149506023/
  3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/2527457590/
  4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcktmanil/35271388/

I will probably upload them to commons tomorrow or Monday.--

WP:LOTM
) 08:22, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh great. It is always nice to find good, usable pictures on Flickr. Plus now it is one less thing for me to photograph! Torsodog (talk) 08:25, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Don't let flickr stop you if you can do better or see something that is missing.--
WP:LOTM
) 16:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
I noticed many of your images popping up in articles, but we still have no main image at
WP:LOTM
) 08:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I had taken a great picture of the Bridge from the top floor of my building, but I realized when I uploaded it that there was a distracting reflection on the window that I hadn't noticed before. I will retake the picture ASAP tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Torsodog (talk) 08:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Cloud Gate

I just added some info to the

WP:LOTM
) 20:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Make sure to add a story about the new Xmas tradition of carolling at the Cloud Gate. I am not sure if it is any of those in the link below, but you should be able to find something on the web.--
WP:LOTM
) 17:04, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I think we have made great strides with this article. Once we go through all those
WP:LOTM
) 16:12, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I agree. There is a great chance to make this a FAC sometime soon. I'm going to start sifting through the articles this weekend to find some more info that I missed before. I think a couple other articles could be ready soon as well (mainly Crown Fountain and maybe Jay Pritzker Pavilion). --TorsodogTalk 18:07, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I have been out of town for over two weeks. I intend to check out Millennium Park by Timothy Gilfoyle from the library this week. I think we may be able to improve all of the articles based on this book.--
WP:LOTM
) 02:18, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
P.S. I am not so sure about the prospects for JPP because it was recently put under
WP:LOTM
) 02:20, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:FT

Now we have

WP:LOTM
) 05:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Great pic of
WP:LOTM
) 04:38, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
They are not going to use the pic on the main page.--
WP:LOTM
) 04:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I forget how many times zoom the picture is, but it wasn't much. Sadly, that is still the picture with the reflection I was referring to previously. It has been WAY too foggy the past two days for me to give it another try. Also, thanks for trying to get it on the main page. I'm still not too sure how all that stuff works yet. --TorsodogTalk 06:27, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Main page

There are five sections in the

WP:LOTM
) 08:41, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Another suggestion for a new article would be
WP:LOTM
) 15:10, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Exelon Pavilion

If you get a chance we could use a picture of the North

WP:LOTM
) 03:47, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

That is no problem at all. First chance I get I'll shoot a few pictures. --TorsodogTalk 08:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
It sounds like the guy who shot http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegoi/1971723518/ will release it, but we can still use other photos. especially the inside ceiling and maybe something like this showing proximity to
WP:LOTM
) 23:03, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Alright, I'll check it out. I've never actually been inside the pavilion, but from what I've gathered from walking by it everyday, it's just a welcome center, so it shouldn't be a problem getting pictures inside. --TorsodogTalk 06:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

McDonald's Cycle Center

The interior pictures are not so good on flickr compared to those at http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek05/tw0325/0325pw_bike.htm . You are practically across the street from that one, but I am not sure if you have to pay to see the insides. Can you see the Cycle Center from the same place you shot the Bridge? We have some images, but might do better with better images. E.g., comparing the locker photo we have with the one at AIA is not so good for us.--

WP:LOTM
) 23:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Wow, I had no idea the inside was so extensive. I know I could easily get pictures of the interior racks by simply going through the windows, but anything further I wouldn't know about. I could ask if you think new pictures are essential. I know that I can get much better pictures of the exterior structure for the article though. I'll shoot this when I hit the Exelon Pavilion. --TorsodogTalk 06:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Japanese addresses

Hey, what guidelines are you using for writing out Japanese addresses in English? I haven't been able to find any consensus on the "proper" way of doing it, so I'm seeing what information you have before I start a discussion on

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles) seems a bit out of date, so that's why I want to update it all). Thanks for your input. Douggers (talk
) 05:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I generally follow what is stated in the MOS-JP (which is pretty much what I learned when I was in Japan), though I usually also add the postal code. I do think that we could better explain/standardize the form, however, and would gladly participate in a discussion on the issue.--TorsodogTalk 05:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Alright, I've started a dicussion at
Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)#Update Addresses. I brought up proper romanization and linebreaking, basically. Thanks for your help. Douggers (talk
) 06:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

Updated DYK query On
13 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yūshūkan, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page
.

--Gatoclass (talk) 20:32, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:CHIFTD

At

WP:LOTM
) 00:44, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

I was able to check Millennium Park out at the library this morning.--
WP:LOTM
) 15:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

GA thanks

Thanks for your assistance at

WP:LOTM
) 04:21, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Also thanks for keeping an eye on this one:
WP:LOTM
) 04:23, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your hard work. Make sure you post this somewhere:

WP:LOTM
) 03:45, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

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