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Flags

I tried writing to the town of Harwinton, but so far, no response.--SPhilbrickT 19:12, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Great, thanks! I think that flags will be much harder than town seals. At least with seals you can usually find them on the town website, or failing that on an official document. That and while the towns were required to create seals by the State, there was no such requirement for flags. I'm betting that less than 25% of CT towns/cities will even have one... Markvs88 (talk) 19:17, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Duh, I said flag, but I meant seal. I wrote to one of the selectmen, but I don't know anyone there, just used an online email address. If I don't get anything in a couple days, I'll try calling. If I contact anyone, I'll ask about a flag, but my guess is they have a seal, but not a flag.--SPhilbrickT 20:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey, that's great! I'm personally amazed that we're only missing 14 out of 169... Markvs88 (talk) 20:48, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I have a more High definition flag that could be used for the city of Bristol, Connecticut http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5323535198_ce329b041b_b.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sheven18 (talk • contribs) 11:30, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello and thanks! Did you or do you know who owns/posted the file? Best, Markvs88 (talk) 11:55, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Local media

I admit to lacking much Wiki experience and I would like your suggestion about how to add the names of legitimate local news organizations in the local media section of a number of CT towns. Carllavin (talk) 21:13, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Carllavin! Most of the time websites aren't included in local media unless they're the site of a local newspaper or a town government sanctioned site. I'm not sure which article you're referring to offhand, can you clarify which one you mean? Best, Markvs88 (talk) 21:24, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks for your response. Local newspapers are being replaced by online news sites. This is happening in large areas (http://en.wikipedia.org/MinnPost) and in smaller neighborhoods (see "internet" section of http://en.wikipedia.org/Media_in_Seattle, in particular the reference to westseattleblog).

The notion that a town government has to approve a site or that it has to have roots in a legacy print company to have legitimacy with an audience is becoming outdated. My own career shows some of that arc. I was at four newspapers then Forbes.com as an editor. Now I have joined Main Street Connect, publisher of local news sites in 10 southern Fairfield towns.

When I was with Forbes, I was in touch with some ranking Misplaced Pages editors who suggested that we update Misplaced Pages profiles of billionaires with the latest Forbes information. Some of the profiles had outdated stats. Now that I am here, I recognize that the local media entries for Darien and nine other towns where we operate do not include the websites we publish.

I tried as an experiment to update the Darien entry and I saw that you deleted it. I also noticed that you have been active with many entries related to the state. We would be very interested in learning more about the CT Wiki group with the goal of possibly profiling members who live or work in our area.

I hope this makes sense. Happy to talk more here or by email or phone. Many thanks again for helping me gain a more complete understanding of Misplaced Pages policies and practices. Carl — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carllavin (talk • contribs) 21:40, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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My deletion tag was not "spurious"

I find that offensive and I also wonder how you don't see that it's unnecessary to have an extra article on a team's performance under a specific coach. The team's performance in general is covered in other articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.201.233 (talk) 17:06, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

You are well within your rights to be offended, but I just can't take a one-edit editor putting up a deletion tag without even opening a talk on the subject as serious. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 03:27, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm not a "one edit editor". I've made thousands of edits to Misplaced Pages. My IP changes. You made no attempt to address what I even said, just discarding me as an IP editor. 74.108.82.252 (talk) 16:47, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

No, I'm discarding you as someone that tagged a page for deletion without even bothering to open a discussion on it. Yes, and for all I know you've made thousands of spurious page delete requests from random IP numbers. If you were serious, you'd have done so or gone with a merge/split tag. I don't have to address anything else, as there is nothing to address -- you're the one that's not even considering getting consensus. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 16:56, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

That's extremely rude. There's nothing to merge or split. It's covered already in other articles. I have not made ANY "spurious" page delete requests. You are editing in extremely bad faith and being rude to boot. If you disagree with what I said, you could've explained why, but instead you attacked me. Best, 01:44, 10 January 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.181.97 (talk)

Rude? You asked, I answered. The entirety of the article is most certianly *not* included in other articles, but that's besides the point -- again, you'd tagged for something to be deleted without consensus, which is the definition of rude as it was in at least two Wikiprojects. I attacked you? Where? All I said was that you were well within your rights to be offended, and that you were a one edit editor -- which you persistently seem to be. If this is even the same person. IDK, because you keep changing IPs. I *have* explained why -- three times now. WP:Burden is on you, since you made the tag. You failed to make any comment on the talk, remember? Best, Markvs88 (talk) 01:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

You called my edit spurious, which it certainly was not, and then accused me of making thousands of spurious tags. Most of my edits are minor improvements to articles, and I only propose deletion when I think it's necessary. You have not explained anything. I explained why I felt it should be deleted, and you cast aspersions on me. First you claim I'm a "one edit editor", and then say I make thousands of spurious deletion attempts, both of which are false and assumptions of bad faith. Please read WP:AGF. Best, 74.108.181.97 (talk) 03:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

You can feel that way, but the deletion tag was spurious: it was a bastard effort. Um, no. "for all I know you've made thousands" is non-accusatory. I have cast no aspersions, I've only pointed out that I'm not taking your word for anything (and why should I, since you can't be bothered to always edit from the same IP, much less make an account?). You failed good faith by putting up a del tag with no discussion on a one-edit account. End of story. That's the fourth time I've explained it to you now, I can't see how much clearer I need to make it. Spuriously best, Markvs88 (talk) 12:43, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

"You can feel that way, but the deletion tag was spurious: it was a bastard effort." That's an assumption of bad faith. "(and why should I, since you can't be bothered to always edit from the same IP, much less make an account?)." I have a dynamic IP. It changes without my knowing. Perhaps you should look up what a dynamic IP is before saying such things. "End of story. That's the fourth time I've explained it to you now, I can't see how much clearer I need to make it." I've explained it five times and it doesn't get through to you. I guess you'll only listen to users with accounts. How nice. Best, 74.108.174.117 (talk) 18:17, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

No, it's not an assumption, it's a conclusion. Get through to me? What point would that be, exactly? That you don't understand to discuss a proposed deletion? Spuriously best, Markvs88 (talk) 01:45, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

That it's not necessary to invent new ways to assume bad faith with each response. Also that you should look at the page I linked. Best, 74.101.74.32 (talk) 04:12, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Do you actaully my responses, or do you just assume what I say? It's not new, and it's not bad faith on my part. You acted in bad faith (c'mon, I'll say it a 5th time now) by putting a delete tag without opening disucssion. I'm well aware of WP:AGF. Are you aware of WP:Editing policy ? Obviously not, as you didn't even try for a merge or to get wp:consensus. What amazes me that with all the time you've taken to talk to me, you could have actually started a discussion on getting that page's content merged/deleted. I think we're done here, you're passed wp:dead horse and are whipping it's eyes. Markvs88 (talk) 12:43, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

There's nothing to be merged. The article serves no purpose. I proposed a deletion and stated my reason. You removed it for no reason, giving no explanation other than that I'm an IP so my edits are worthless and you can revert them and be rude, because I'm only an IP. You never once addressed my reasoning. No dead horse. I'm trying to get across my point and you continue along the same road of dismissing my comments. 74.101.71.105 (talk) 17:23, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

"Do you actaully my responses" I think that about sums it up. 74.101.71.105 (talk) 17:23, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Pretty much, I've had to try bad spelling to make you pay attention. See you around! Or, probably not. Markvs88 (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm on Misplaced Pages basically every day, trying to improve it. I don't know what you're doing, but if you're trying to advance the project's best interests, try to treat people the same, regardless of whether they're posting from an account or not. 74.108.207.48 (talk) 04:01, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

WP:Editing policy. QED. Markvs88 (talk) 12:17, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

????? 74.108.178.168 (talk) 16:12, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Yawn. Come back when you have something to say. Whomever you are. Markvs88 (talk) 16:20, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

I have plenty to say. It's your refusal to listen that's the problem. 74.108.178.168 (talk) 19:14, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Nah, you're just wasting your time trying to pick a fight here. But thanks, I always enjoy having yet another stalker! BTW, if you're going to ask people such as user talk:Brewcrewer to look into me, I suggest that you not try to goad me over a week for replies over something which could have been easily solved (sixth time here!) by you commenting on the page you wanted to delete as to why. Markvs88 (talk) 19:21, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

disambig page banners

Hi, i dropped NY, MO, another state wikiproject banners that u had just added to Talk:Washington Bridge (disambiguation). I don't believe any other state actively tags disambiguation pages, except perhaps dab pages that are distinguishing primarily among many similarly named places within that state. There is no need to add state banners corresponding to every item in every disambiguation page! I wouldn't even add CT to this one, myself.

WikiProject NRHP banner is different, as it reflects "ownership" / development / maintenance mostly by me, in the >3,000 NRHP dab pages that i and others built up to provide disambiguation and resolve naming conflicts between NRHP-listed places having articles or not yet having articles. Mostly based off the NRIS database covering approx 85,000 places, of which maybe 5,000 are non-unique names (like Smith House or U.S. Post Office). This was a major project to create all the disambiguation, and it is worth maintaining by wikiProject NRHP. I can't imagine any comparable role for WikiProject New York (inactive) or WikiProject Missouri (not very active) or others to play in dab pages. Hope this background helps. --Doncram (talk) 18:00, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Er, I know Texas, New York, and California all do, and Rhode Island is set up for extended ratings.

Doncram, NRHP is no different from the states or any other wikiproject. No offense, but you really have to come to terms with that some time. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 19:12, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

That's misguided. I put "ownership" in quotes; sure, ownership is usually a silly concept. But the NRHP's NRIS database is in fact the source for all or most of the items in many of the NRHP-related disambiguation pages (maybe not this one). There's been a long development of that disambiguation system, and many past issues contended, and always new editors arriving unaware of nuances of wp:MOSDAB which allow for red-link entries so they start to delete them, and so on, requiring a continuing high amount of monitoring and maintenance. Due to the use of the NRIS database and the size of all of this system, the wikiproject NRHP involvement with the dab pages is fundamentally different than any STATE wikiproject's involvement.

Your adding CT to every dab page that mentions a place in CT won't be helpful, frankly. Please don't add WikiProject New York, anyhow, as a Wikiproject that i belong too (though it is inactive at State level, i am more involved in a couple NY region ones). I can't imagine that Wikiproject MO or any other state wants you adding them to every dab page for them, either. This was by way of information to you. I am not going to go around removing CT banner from dab pages; i will only be mildly irritated by seeing u pop up again and again in my watchlist on the NRHP-related dabs. --Doncram (talk) 19:30, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Doncram, the NRIS is at best "somewhat inaccurate", as I have proven time and again. As a project, however, the NRHP = Connecticut = NBA... et cetera. I accord the NRHP the same respect I would any other project, and that's it. Because it is *not* special by any measure except in your head.

Now, why you feel the need to beat the redlink dead horse for some reason (and I thought we settled that in our last thread?) then fine. But what you cannot imagine in your philosophy is not my problem. I'm happy to deal with you, but I'm not happy with you doing NRHP > everything else. Because that is, in a word, myopic.

My rating CT articles is what has turned up a plethora of articles which have been improved, INCLUDING your NRHP stuff. I've co-tagged quite a bit, you know.

That's fine, I'm often mildly irritated by seeing a ton of useless NRHP stubs in my watchlist on the CT-wikiproject. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 01:45, 8 January 2011 (UTC)