User talk:Tom/Archive11

United States Ambassador to Pakistan

Just a quick question, are all the ambassadors listed in the article meets WP:BIO to have their own articles? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 20:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

lifeguard picture

Hello, I noticed that on the search page for the word "lifeguard" an Ocean City, MD Beach Patrol employee shows up on the right hand side of the page. Who is in the picture and how did you take it? I worked for the OCBP and was excited and suprised to see the photo.

Chad Whitehead 612 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster, PA 17602-3124

302-588-4468 cell # [email protected] -email address

68.36.70.143 (talk) 14:26, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Melvin_Steinberg.jpg

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Vandal?

Can you look at Holtth (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)? This is the same user that vandalized your page. Notice that all this editor does is create user pages for accounts which do not exist. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 01:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Won't you delete the pages? Think there are one or two accounts which do indeed exist. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 04:00, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

It's fine. BTW, have looked at the history page of User:Holtth? There's something strange about it. Are these socks editing the page? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 18:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I have watchlisted said user page. Can you do the same or is yours too full ATM? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 20:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you think deleting User:Holtth would be a good idea? Seems to serve as a sandbox for vandals and/or socks. What do you think? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 05:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

The Bob McDonnell page.

Tom,

The grad student from William and Mary, apparently doesn't like sourced, factual information that is not favorable to the political aspirations of the subject of the page. He keeps removing my additions to the page, and has apparently requested that you protect the page.

The idea behind WikiPedia, I thought, was to provide information — not just favorable information — about various subjects.

Please consider removing the protection, or in the alternative, consider placing a disclaimer on the page stating that the information on the page is biased toward the subject.

Dave Briggman (talk) 12:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for protecting the Bob McDonnell page, but there is information posted by Briggman that is unsourced and unfactual. He insists on re-inserting the last paragraph in the entry which is simply untrue. I ask that you consider removing this paragraph from the entry and maintaining the protection.

Rdelgado43 (talk) 19:35, 25 April 2008 (UTC) rdelgado

Tom, the cites I have used are a U.S. District Court case (from their site), and Virginia Supreme Court case (from their website and the website of the Virginia General Assembly.

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled the McDonnell's transportation legislation was unconstitutional. Just because the McDonnell supporter doesn't like the information doesn't make it any less true. Calling someone's legislation unconstitutional is not defamatory in the least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Briggman (talk • contribs) 20:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

There is no such thing as "McDonnell's transportation legislation." He is not a member of the legislature and cannot sponsor or introduce legislation. He was involved in the litigation as a result of his statutory role as the Attorney General who defends the laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Rdelgado43 (talk) 01:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)Rdelgado43

Mark Twain photo on TV

I was shocked a couple of days ago when I saw your cropping of Mathew Brady's Mark Twain photo appear on TV. See WLVT Tempo. It's about 45 minutes through the hour long program, so maybe it's not worth it... I've compared the cropping quite closely - same height, slightly narrower (maybe from the borders). Not that this is a big deal - it's from a fairly small PBS station - but I'd never run into TV borrowing from Wikipedia before.

FWIW, we seemed to have a bit of disagreement on selecting the right Twain photo. I'll take this as a sign that we got a good one. Thanks. Smallbones (talk) 14:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Vandal?

Left a reply here. The user's page is still being vandalised by possible socks. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 03:34, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia meetup

As someone who may live or work near Washington D.C., you may be interested - if you've not heard already - about the meetup scheduled for Saturday, May 17th, at Union Station. For details, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 4.

You are receiving this automated message because your userpage appears in Category:Wikipedians in Maryland. Melon‑Bot (STOP!) 19:00, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Hon. Lubbie Harper, Jr.

Hey Tom:

I don't understand why Judge Harper was deleted. Over the next few weeks, I'll be working on biographies for all Supreme and Appealette court judges in Connecticut.

Lets talk.

Ctpolico —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ctpolico (talk • contribs) 02:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Joseph C. Howard, Sr.

Hey Tom: Would you take a look at Joseph C. Howard, Sr. and consider upgrading it to a B-class article? It was just featured on DYK today. Should it remain start class? Marylandstater (talk) 00:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I called the District Court and they have a book of his decisions that they will lend me. I also think there is a book out there about him that might have the same info stated a bit more concisely. As for the native american thing: because he had the proverbial ounce of black blood, he was considered black by his peers. I think it was left over from the Jim Crow days. Therefore, I am not certain how to deal with the native american part. Marylandstater (talk) 16:48, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Heyy! Im a member of wikipedia & Lubbie Harper is my sisters grandad —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.121.244.7 (talk) 02:39, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Michael A. Jackson (sheriff)

Can you explain to me where notability is established here? LaraLove|Talk 16:24, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Michael A. Jackson (sheriff)

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regarding Pervez Musharraf - Wikipedia article

You've posted 2 times your comments regarding my editing the Wikipedia article about Pervez Musharraf. I've not added any commentary to the article. I'm interested, updated and knowledgeable with Pakistani Politics a lot more than most people and would like to strongly raise my voice on the reediting to did, twice, on that article, which seems to be your commentary on the article.

Please do tell me if you've any witness for the illegitimacy of the edit I did, twice, to the article. If not, I would request you to revert the page back to where it was before your reedit. I'll not do it anyway now.

Thanks and regards,

-Imad—Preceding unsigned comment added by Pakismine (talk • contribs) 05:44, June 27, 2008

Rogers Morton

On 4 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rogers Morton, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:35, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Great job

Sorry, I didn't get back to you earlier, but I did read the article and found it to be quite sound. I even read some of the references you cited and found your style in re-writing and avoiding any copyright violations solid. «Marylandstater» ^«reply» 07:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rogers Morton

The article Rogers Morton you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Rogers Morton for things needed to be addressed. Gary King (talk) 23:28, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Alright, I will take a look. Also, no need to post on my talk page; I watch all review pages, so future comments can go there :) Gary King (talk) 23:39, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Use of New Template

I have created a template {{WikiProject Maryland/flag/animated}} using a commons image that could be used on the front page of the Maryland project. As you can see, I have configured it to fly behind the wiki-puzzle-world logo in the upper left portion of the screen. I will leave it there for a couple of days and invite your comments as to whether we should use it on our front page, or not.--«Marylandstater» ^«reply» 16:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Please leave Support or Oppose comments here:

Barnstar

		The Maryland Barnstar
		To Tom for tireless work in assessing Maryland related articles and for his countless contributions to WikiProject Maryland. «Marylandstater» «reply» 15:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

July 11 DYK

On 11 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Mathias, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 09:04, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:City aerial.JPG

Tom, Thanks for your concern about the image, but I can assure you that I personally downloaded the picture from the US Geological Survey's website. My understanding was that the USGS's content is public domain and could therefore be used without issue. Thanks, Golem88991 (talk) 01:23, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Enterprise

Why do you keep deleting my article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossusna02 (talk • contribs) 23:13, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

USS Enterprise

I do feel that the USS Enterprise is a VERY significant building. I am saddened that you fail to see the significance of a Commissioned United States Building which bears the name Enterprise. This particular Enterprise is named in honor of the two previous US Carriers to bear the name. She is responsible for training 1/9th of the 43,000 Recruits that join the Navy each year. Soon she may be the only USS Enterprise in service. She has a Ship's Officer, who fills the role of Commanding Officer, a Ship's LCPO, a Chaplain, a Chief's Mess, and a full complement of Petty Officers who train Recruits from Revilee to Taps, seven days a week, every day of the year.

Buildings such as the UCSD Medical Center, San Diego Convention Center, and Petco park all have an entry, and in my opinion, the USS Enterprise is MUCH more signaificant that a convention center or park. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossusna02 (talk • contribs) 00:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

the courts acknowledge that the Federal Reserve is a privately owned corporation.

You cite the Federal Reserve FAQ page http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/faq/faqfrs.htm#5 as evidence that the Federal Reserve is not a corporation. I will note that the Federal Reserve System owes much of its existence to the publics wide but incorrect perception that it is an entity of the federal government. Also I should point out, that it is hardly legitimate to cite the website of the entity under scrutiny, rather than an impartial source. This would be like one referencing a passage from the bible as proof of the bible's veracity.

Here is a link to a U.S. court case Lewis vs. US, case #80-5905, 9th Circuit, June 24, 1982 clearly showing that the Federal Reserve is in fact a privately owned corporation.

http://www.geocities.com/chrisforliberty/lewis.html

I encourage you to read it for yourself, but if you don't have the time, here are a few of the highlights:

A few excerpts from the opinion by Judge Poole:

"Examining the organization and function of the Federal Reserve Banks, and applying the relevant factors, we conclude that the Reserve Banks are not federal instrumentalities.... but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations."

"Each Federal Reserve Bank is a separate corporation owned by commercial banks in its region."

"The directors enact by-laws regulating the manner of conducting general Bank business, 12 U.S.C. § 341, and appoint officers to implement and supervise daily Bank activities. These activities include collecting and clearing checks, making advances to private and commercial entities, holding reserves for member banks, discounting the notes of member banks, and buying and selling securities on the open market. See 12 U.S.C. §§ 341 [**5] 361.

Each Bank is statutorily empowered to conduct these activities without day to day direction from the federal government."

"It is evident from the legislative history of the Federal Reserve Act that Congress did not intend to give the federal government direction over the daily operation of the Reserve Banks"

And on a final note, the Fed website you cited claims that the Fed is not a for profit corporation.

Which raises one important question in my mind:

Then why (according to its own FAQ page) does it pay dividends?

--Mossh (talk) 01:48, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Tempe Union High School District

Hi, I am seeking your agreement to my restoring this page. As you are aware, the criteria for an A7 excludes schools. Further, through numerous AfDs school districts have been shown to be notable both as government bodies and also as an agreed repository for information on non-notable schools. After restoration I will clean it up. TerriersFan (talk) 20:17, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

My edit of the Dr Horrible page

What I posted is a protest to the blatant rip off of Doctor Steel, who's own entry has been denied again and again. This is immoral. I protest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gazongola (talk • contribs) 23:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

The edit of Jennifer Lopes "I'm Glad" page

Tom,

The edit that i did wasn't vandalism. It was only a way to make the page better, because there was 2 photos of the videoclip and it is not necessary.

I hope you understand it.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedrobelem (talk • contribs) 02:01, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism of Patty Murray page

The controversy about bin Laden were 6 years ago and do not belong as facts. She has been reelected since then, so clearly the remarks had no meaningful bearing on the outcome of that election. The section was moved to Discussion and will be Archived, but CONTROVERSIES ARE NOT FACTS.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.185.78.135 (talk • contribs) 02:09, July 17, 2008

Spider Loc Edit

Why did you edit Spider Loc page by deleting the paragraph about controversies with Young Buck. That paragraph had been in place since July 4th, I went back and removed a link to satisfy a dubious comment and delete some vandalism appearing at the end of the paragraph, but the paragraph needs to be included. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.218.100 (talk) 14:47, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

notability tag

Hi Tom, You recently added a notability tag to an article that I started Marguerite, Duchess of Orléans. I realize that there is ongoing disagreement for notability of peerage articles but wiki is full of them and they seem to be defended and supported. I am wondering why you feel this article is any different? Daytrivia (talk) 22:00, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Tom. As far as I know she is only notable as being a Duchess of French nobility. I will check with other editors to find how they defend this premise. Thanks again. Daytrivia (talk) 01:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Unreference page help

Hello.

I am the Public Relations Director for Rocketsports Racing and its team owner Paul Gentilozzi. I recently signed up to become an editor on Wikipedia to be able to update information for these two pages. While I am new, I have tried to read all the information necessary and obey the rules. I do not want to violate anything while trying to make some changes to these two pages. My source comes from being an internal member to the team and specific person. All information that I added/edited can be found on our website (www.rocketsportsracing.com). So I was basically wondering if you could help me out on explaining why this page now has a note: This article does not cite any reference or sources. Did I cause this because of my edits? And if so, would you be so kind as to giving me some kind of direction as to where I went wrong? I would greatly appreciate any feedback you might be able to offer. All the very best! (Rsrpr (talk) 19:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC))

GA review of Charles Mathias

Hello - I have reviewed Charles Mathias, which you listed at the Good Article nominees page. My review of the article can be found here. As you can see, I've raised quite a few issues with the article. Before you panic/become depressed/burn me in effigy, though, here are some things to bear in mind:

• The points I raise are not necessarily all things that need to be addressed before I list it as a GA. Instead, they are things that I think could improve the article. In my view, the actual GA status is of secondary importance in the GA process; what's more important is improving the article, and I think that goal is best served by making as many suggestions as possible.
• In my experience, I'm among the most stringent GA reviewers out there, especially in the "well-written" category, where I tend to review GA and FA candidates in essentially the same way. Again, I do this because I think it's best for the article; however, if you think the points I've raised are too nit-picky or minor and you'd rather not address them, I may be willing to promote the article without them all being addressed.
• The opinions I express in my GA reviews are just that - my opinions (I also express some things, like grammatical rules or the requirements of WP:V, that are not my opinions). If you disagree with any of my opinions, please say so; you don't need to convince me that you're right, just that your position is a reasonable one. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 00:44, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

I've gone through the article again, and I'm impressed with the improvement. There are just a few issues remaining, and I've boldfaced them to make them easier to find, so you don't need to wade through all the items you'd fixed. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 05:12, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Only three issues remaining now, all of them easily fixed. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 20:26, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Maryland High Schools

I wanted your input on a change that I am proposing to a Maryland article. I want to convert the List of high schools in Maryland article to a sortable version. I have gotten through the F's, but before I continued I wanted to see if there were anything I am missing or anything you would change. My goal is to promote it to featured list status {{FL}}. Here is what I have done so far. --«Marylandstater» ^«reply» 12:59, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I agree with the style changes. I was hesitant to add another category because I did not think I had the room. In the next couple of days I will add addresses to see how it looks and contact you again at that time. Thanks for your input!--«Marylandstater» ^«reply» 12:50, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Deleted page

Hi Tom, I recently added a short bio of myself to the Guardian Angels page. I am the National Director: South Africa for the International Alliance of Guardian Angels. My name is mentioned on their page and I submitted the bio in order that people who are interested my know who I am. When I checked the link I found that it was deleted. Can you assist? Regards Charl Viljoen 41.208.11.176 (talk) 10:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

maps

The map links are necessary as the Wikipedia versions are too small to read without an additional click. Flatterworld (talk) 14:14, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Someone else didn't like links within a title, so I've now combined your suggestion with a 'seealso' link in Maryland. Let me know what you think before I update the 49 other states. Flatterworld (talk) 15:18, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

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AfD

I've nominated Obama Republican and McCain Democrat for deletion. Northwestgnome (talk) 18:39, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

James Lonsdale-Bryans

Hi, you added the category British Diplomats to James Lonsdale-Bryans is this appropriate as he was never given any official status? RohypnolFTW (talk) 15:12, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

On the dutch page their appears to be a connection to Rudolf Hess, I cannot seem to edit the contributors talk page, as an admin who seems to have taken an interest in this could you possibly contact Robert Prummel RohypnolFTW (talk) 00:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind Rookie mistake I couldn't edit his dutch Userpage, but he has an english one, d'ohRohypnolFTW (talk) 00:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

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Charles F. Mercer

Any suggestions for how to negotiate with this editor in Charles F. Mercer? thanks Tedickey (talk) 22:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Mercer vandalism

To Tom: I have reported you as consistently committing vandalism on the Charles Fenton Mercer entry. The fact that these sources are obscure to you hardly makes them so. You may wish to read a book in your spare time. Best, Professor Douglas R. Egerton —Preceding unsigned comment added by Egertondr (talk • contribs) 17:38, 26 September 2008 (UTC)