User talk:Peteforsyth

An award, and maybe archive time?

		WPOR Award: Sponsored in part by the Big Gold Dude.
		You are hereby granted this shiny object for all your hard work at WikiProject Oregon! Great job with your article creations in November, lots o' government stuff that's been needed. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Agreed on all counts. :-) And thanks for the barnstar! —EncMstr (talk) 19:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite!

Hi there, nice to "meet" you as well. I appreciate the invite, and will look into it more when I get home. I am new to the Oregon info-realm, as I am not currently an Oregonian but plan on moving to Portland in the very near future. It has been interesting learning all about Oregon, and I am very much looking forward to meeting new people and seeing new places. Hopefully your fellow Oregonians are as nice as you are (though perhaps I should not assumer you are an Oregonian--I am doing so only based on the fact you are posting info about the state in your spare time). Thanks again! Whataworld06 (talk) 22:44, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• Nevermind, I now read on your userpage you are from Portland. Perhaps we will cross paths one day! Whataworld06 (talk) 22:52, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
  • • Hey there, again! So I am just reading so much about Portland/Oregon lately, and I was surprised to see I could not find an article specifically dedicated to the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2010. I've seen it mentioned a few times, but realized I had to leave wikipedia for more information. I'm no druggie, but I find this subject fascinating (especially coming from such a conservative state). Am I just not seeing it, or is this possible act not worth its own article? Figured you were the one to ask since you follow legislation and ballot measures so closely. Whataworld06 (talk) 01:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Howard Rich

I've pointed OrangeStaple to the article's talk page, and I'd encourage you to visit Talk:Howard Rich too. Arguing about article content throught the edit summary field seldom works well. I'd like to see a reasonably concise explanation of the problems that you see with OrangeStaple's edits.

Either you two can successfully engage in a dialogue, or I might then have grounds for administrative action. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:02, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey Mr. Administrator -

I've got a question. Suddenly I see something appear on pages, that seems to offer something like a "sandbox" for working up materials to include in a page - but I can't be sure. Have a look at Focusing, You'll see, at the top, a blue box entitled "Documentation", and with a "Create" button; if I click on that, I'm not quite sure WHAT it's inviting me to do! Now, I don't want to do anything at all about that page right now - but here's the rub: I can't find anything in the code that produces that box! Furthermore, there's a </noinclude> just below the box, that seems to be a tag leftover from something....invisible! In the course of trying to understand this I came upon some other page that uses it, actually that's Dictionary - with the SAME meaningless </noinclude> tag!, which is what makes me think it might be part of the code that produces the whole box. I'm wondering if this is a new (and imperfect) template, or if it's a wrong-headed re-write of an old one, or what? Actually....that "Create" button brings up {{Template:Documentation/preload}} and I see that there were some changes made there about 10 days ago. But hey, the whole thing is mysterious to me, and I do think there's a mistake going on somewhere, could you pls. check it out or tell me who to address this question to? Tnx — Martha (talk) 02:52, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Aha! Found something at Wikipedia:Template_documentation#How_to_create_a_documentation_subpage that talks about this, says specifically: "Important: Make sure the opening <noinclude> begins on the same line as the last character of the template code (or text), and not on a new line. Otherwise, extra space will be inserted below the template when it is used, which is usually not wanted." Looks to me like somewhere along the line that got violated. OK, enough time on this for me - time to tape some hoops!! — Martha (talk) 03:02, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, whatever it WAS…it's now gone from those two pages. Maybe somebody else noticed the problem! — Martha (talk) 04:52, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry I didn't reply -- I kinda suspected it was the result of some change that then got fixed, I've seen that sort of thing before. Meant to say so -- sorry! -Pete (talk) 09:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Shame on you, Forsyth, ignoring your ma - don't ruin Christmas again. --David Shankbone 07:03, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Не се притиснявай!" (something like: "Don't get your underwear in a bunch!") I thought that might have been going on, too. Tired puppy gonna sleep now! — Martha (talk) 06:42, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Is it just me, or do words like "underwear" carry an entirely different set of connotations when they come from your mom? I'm not even sure what the connotations are. :) -Pete (talk)

RfD nomination of WPT:OREGON

I have nominated WPT:OREGON (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. MBisanz ^talk 15:09, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Henry W. Corbett

I've done what I was planning on adding to him, so if you have more, add/expand what you can.

Thanks again! (Cannabis in Oregon article)

Hey there, thanks for your contributions to and assistance with the Cannabis in Oregon article. It's certainly off to a great start, and I look forward to seeing it expand. Whataworld06 (talk) 14:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

• By the way, do you have much experience with album articles? It seems to be a pain to upload album covers. I wasn't sure if you knew a fairly easy way to upload album covers without difficulty. If not, no problem--and no need to respond. Keep up the great work! Whataworld06 (talk) 01:50, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, all sorts of copyright restrictions, etc. No worries! I will do more research on the matter. Peace! Whataworld06 (talk) 01:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

A friendly reminder from the oft-forgotten Wikisource

The Oregon Constitution and its index still needs a lot of work, and it's an awful lot of work for one person. If you got time to help out, it'd be appreciated. I also posted a suggestion concerning the index on this talk page. Äþelwulf Talk to me. 11:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

I haven't forgotten, believe me! I'll check in over the weekend. Glad to see you're still hammering away. -Pete (talk) 20:36, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Joshua Marquis

Hey Pete, sorry to stomp on your edits! I see you made some better, Oregon-related links, but I can't follow all of your changes. Would you mind restoring the links? If you do mind, leave me a snarky note on my talk page and I'll respond in kind and then I'll go clean it up. Meanwhile, I'll be trying to remember the code for that "famous Wikipedian" tag and placing it on the article's talk page. Cheers! Katr67 (talk) 21:27, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Joshua Marquis

Thanks for the tips. I've tried to use the five or is it seven pillars when posting. I didn't realize that substantive debate didn't belong on that page. As you can probably tell my main interest is making sure that what is said about me is largely true if debateable. On my own web page (coastda.com) I invite all comers and never delete or edit out negative comments. But if you check out the URL from the unsigned user you edited you'll see a small but extremely vitriolic group of haters. I'm comfortable with controversy and look forward to other people putting counter views. Much of what I've written (in newspapers) generates lively debate. Thanks for the tips and edits Coastda (talk) 16:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

>> "I invite all comers and never delete or edit out negative comments."

False again. He never posts other comments than his own anymore -- that's why the DriedSalmon forum was created and continues. In fact he blocked one person from email for his comments. —75.139.213.230 (talk) 22:40, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the tips Peter and I sincerely appreciate the help. This fellow above is precisely the reason I monitor the page. In my business I will inevitably alienate some people but to give you an idea of what I consider a legitimate controvery from someone who really dislikes me but makes his point well see this piece by David Feige from the Boston GLOBE: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/07/16/innocence_by_the_numbers/ This was in turn in response to a series of pieces by the New York Times' Adam Liptak: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/us/25bar.html That particular article post-dates Feige's piece but you get the idea. Coastda (talk) 23:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Agreed -- it's not difficult to imagine how someone taking this kind of approach might get blocked. Thanks for the links, looks like promising material. -Pete (talk) 23:16, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Very cold, must type about the Oregon COTW to stay warm

Hello again from WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week HQ. Since there was no notice last time, thanks to those who helped improve Mike Riley and Mike Bellotti at the begging of the month and to those who helped create Oregon Department of Justice and Lindsay Applegate last week. Those last two were the red links with lots of links to them from other articles (DOJ was #1). For this week, in honor of Arctic Blast/Winter Storm/Damn its Freakin’ Cold Outside 2008/Storm of the Century/Is there ANYTHING else going on in the world?/We Might Actually Have a White Christmas, we have Snow Bunny. Then as part of the Stub elimination drive, we have state senator Margaret Carter, which could easily be turned into a nice DYK entry once expanded 5X. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas/Hanukah/ Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:23, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Portland Hempstalk Festival

As you've probably seen from the project talk page and the Cannabis in Oregon talk page, I started the Portland Hempstalk Festival article. It definitely needs help, but I completely understand you are currently working on other articles. However, I just thought I'd let you know it was started in case you needed to "stub" it or add it to the Oregon project in ways I am not familiar with. Thanks again for all of your help over the past few weeks, and I hope to continue helping in the few ways I can. Feel free to let me know if I can ever return the favor or help in any way possible. Whataworld06 (talk) 20:57, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Great! Yes, I saw the alcohol in Oregon article--yet another one off to a great start! I am amazed at how much work gets done when everyone contributes to it, even if just a bit. Looking forward to future article collaborations! Whataworld06 (talk) 23:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar. I hope to keep plugging away on the measures, and other political/election topics and articles centric to Oregon. Ideally if we could have the full story on Oregon elections, politics and the history thereof, that would be a great resource I (and I suspect others) would use. Pipe dream perhaps, but there it is. Lestatdelc (talk) 00:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, well-deserved!

A pipe dream perhaps, but one that I've shared for a long time. We've hit some pretty major milestones recently: the full history of ballot measures (largely due to EncMstr's efforts) and complete coverage of current Oregon State Senate members (stubs for all, full articles for many), largely attributable to Esprqii and Aboutmovies. Also been working on the Oregon Constitution with Athelwulf, both here and on Wikisource. We're making big strides, and your recent efforts are a great addition.

Going forward, I'm pretty focused on getting a wiki-friendly bill through the legislature: [1]] (please help out there too if you're interested, or at least add your name in support) and, related to that, I'm planning to email all current legislators and request that they submit photos. (That email will go out Jan. 5).

Anyway, very glad to see you getting this stuff taken care of, and looking forward to seeing what we can get accomplished in '09. -Pete (talk) 07:11, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

We seem to envision many of the same things about the true potential of hypertext and open transparent publication of a truly accessible narrative about our government and politics. To be quite honest, I am shocked to learn of an actual legal impediment to ordinary citizens doing things like re-publishing Oregon laws, etc. I have signed up as a supporter, though I am not sure how best I can help at this point, and don't want to overcommit in any case, but would like to help when and how I can. Lestatdelc (talk) 08:40, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

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Columbia and cousins

Doing something with the tidal Columbia is an interesting idea and not one I had considered before you brought it up. I know zilch about Vancouver Lake, truth be told. This leads me, though, to another thought I keep having, which is that it's too bad forward movement on the Columbia River article has stopped. I had imagined that we'd push through the rather big list of to-dos in a couple of weeks and charge off to FAC, but it's proven harder than I expected. I don't think the main problem is a writing problem so much as a too-many-cooks problem. If you decide again to take it to FAC, I won't holler "whoa" as I did before but will help however I can. I'd prefer to be only a helper and nothing more grand; just give the word if you want to have another go at it. Finetooth (talk) 03:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

For me, the thing that stopped me was the realization that our coverage of things native was so egregiously thin. I actually found a source that would help in fleshing it out, but it just suddenly seemed like...so much work! I will get back to it, shortly. I think I'll do that much, and then nominate. That seemed to me like the only thing i'd classify as "major" holding it back. Thanks again for your help, and your support! -Pete (talk) 04:37, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

MacDaddy

If anyone could improve this article, I bet it's you! lol --David Shankbone 23:32, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• Man! I finally found the proper redirect -- Virility. Sorry I called you a pimp and a prosty! --David Shankbone 00:10, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Does anybody know who this Shankbone character is? Might just be me, but I think the guy's got a couple of screws loose. -Pete (talk)

You know...virility could use a new photo.... might I suggest this one? --David Shankbone 00:13, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking about you during that photoshoot, baby. -Pete (talk)

I think you have enough on your plate, Petey. Just get past New Year's before expanding your horizons - lol! --David Shankbone 00:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Dead links

Ok

So what I should do when i will be another time in that situation ? Delete link only ? But then (as you can see on that article now) template "cite news" is broken. PMG (talk) 12:18, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Alcohol in Oregon on WP:DYK

Did it ever get featured? I haven't checked thouroughly, but it seemed like it fell through the cracks. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 07:23, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

No, I think it's coming up -- it's always a little tricky to understand how this works, the system seems a little complicated and I think they're always tinkering to make it more streamlined. But I am pretty sure it's in the works. See this edit. -Pete (talk) 08:08, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

It was on deck, see the link from this note. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:43, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for checking on it AM. Looks like a simple mistake. Fingers crossed. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 09:40, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Yep, its been fixed and is back in the que. Aboutmovies (talk) 12:12, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 18:32, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you both for tracking it down. -Pete (talk) 18:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Peteforsyth was inducted into The Hall of The Greats

On December 30, 2008, User:Peteforsyth was inducted into

The Hall of The Greats
This portrait of Stephen Colbert was dedicated in his honor.
David Shankbone.

Shucks, thanks. The look on his face seems like someone who is about to get blindsided by an errant ladder or two by four. Here's hoping it's Steven who takes the blow, not me! Appreciate it, Dave. -Pete (talk) 19:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

You are, of course, *totally* wrong. (lol - inside joke before I get taken to ANI). Actually, there were maybe 9 photographers at this event, and we of course get our own section up close and unobstructed. Right when Colbert arrived and sat down, one of the photographers revealed himself to be a spy! He was a 9-11 Truther! He started screaming, "Keep laughing, Stephen, when are you going to tell the truth about 9-11? Why don't you tell another joke, Stephen!?" as he was led away (and of course he shouted out some web address nobody wrote down). It was cool in that it was an unscripted moment, and also when photographing it's easy to get lost in the view finder - I had to force myself to ignore the Truther, or I wouldn't have gotten any shots. So all of the Colbert photos on Commons from this event were taken as a 9-11 Truther was screaming at Colbert, and he was trying to pretend he couldn't hear him. --David Shankbone 19:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Here, I'll do a gallery of the expressions as the truther is yelling:

• 
  "Hey Stephen! Tell the truth about 9/11!" blah blah blah
• 
  Colbert realizing it's a wacko
• 
  Colbert mouthing "I can't hear what you're saying" and then shakes his head
• 
  Colbert turning to someone who came in with him and making a joke nobody could hear as the guy is taken away screaming

I believe the joke was "Forsyth is TOTALLY WRONG." -Pete (talk)

DYK for Alcohol in Oregon

On 30 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alcohol in Oregon, 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.

Cirt (talk) 21:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Removing ballot measures form the Oregon election year categories

I noticed you had a bot remove the "Oregon elections, 2008" categories from the articles Oregon Ballot Measure 52 (2008) and Oregon Ballot Measure 51 (2008). I am curious as to why? All the other ballot measures on the 2008 ballot have those category tags. I am not 100% clear on how we should be structuring the category tags for all ballot measures and elections, but it would seem that either we should remove the tags from all of the other 2008 measures or add the tag back into the 52 and 51 articles. Lestatdelc (talk) 03:31, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Not to butt in, but I believe Pete removed it because the ballot measures are in Category:Oregon 2008 ballot measures, which is a sub category of Category:Oregon elections, 2008, thus it is in that category. And we generally do not place articles in both the parent and child categories. Also, its not a bot, it is HotCat, which is a handy category tool you can enable under your "my preferences" area. It allows you to quickly add categories, and even will give suggestions as you type, plus let's you know if the cat already exists. Hope that helps. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:03, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. I knew there was most likely a sound reason for it. I was not 100% how the category structuring worked. So I assume I should clean up the other ballot measure articles and remove any Category:Oregon elections, 2008 tags and just put the Category:Oregon 2008 ballot measures tags (and do likewise going forward). Yes? Lestatdelc (talk) 09:38, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes to both, and great job writing all these ballot measure articles. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:46, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi there - Lestatdelc, sorry, I meant to send you a note explaining that, but got distracted. AM, thanks for explaining. I'm happy to keep chipping away at it too, but...not now, it's time for bed. -Pete (talk) 10:04, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

CRC

Do you know you forgot the link here? tedder (talk) 12:04, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives

Technically Dave isn't the speaker until Monday, not that I care all that much. I'm just bummed I have a dentist appointment that day and can't watch the entire opening day proceedings on the Oregon Channel... Katr67 (talk)

That's what I thought, but the Blue Book (the source cited) lists him as Speaker. Was there actually a window where Dianne was? Seems plausible, but I'd definitly want a source for something like that. It'll all be moot in a few days....oh, I'm thinking about heading down to Salem for that. So if work (dental and otherwise) don't have a claim on your whole day, got time for a coffee? -Pete (talk) 22:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I saw it mentioned somewhere. It's a weird situation as Diane isn't going to be in the House much longer either. Mostly just a ceremonial thing, I think, in case there's some multi-politician disaster. (See Earl Snell). Yeah, coffee would be good! Either early or at lunchtime. Send me a note on facebook when you know your plans. I'm tempted to geek out and take the whole day off... Katr67 (talk) 00:05, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

P.S. We should see if AM can sneak away... Katr67 (talk) 00:07, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

I hear my name. First, if you haven't realized this yet, FYI the Blue Book has many errors, so take stuff they have with a grain of salt. I got two corrected the other day (dates of taking office for Edward D. Hamilton varied depending on what Blue Book page you wanted to use, and then in the legislator listings (technically not Blue Book, but same authors) they had John N. Williamson dying when he really went to Congress). I also asked them to look into why on the Speaker/Sen. Prez. lists why the 1859 special session people weren't listed. As to Monday, I know I'll be in Salem, and I know I have class. But hell if I've looked yet. I'll check tonight and get back with ya. If I get in, maybe I can bring my camera with telephoto lens to the ceremony and snap a few legislators. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New COTW

Greetings from WikiProject Oregon’s Collaboration of the Week. First off, thank you to everyone who has done work the last few weeks on the last two COTWs. This week we have by request Oregon and California Railroad, part of the lands involved in the Oregon Land Fraud Scandal. Then as part of the Stub elimination drive, we have longtime politician Grattan Kerans, which hopefully can be turned into a nice DYK entry. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:21, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Message on my talk page

May I ask what user you are talking about? --Orange Mike | Talk 17:22, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah, that one! As a fellow government worker (on his lunch break), I can sympathise with that user; but our rules are clear. Another editor (Finngall) did give Metrogov a welcome, along with a warning, before I blocked them. As I said in my message on the talk page, their intentions were quite possibly benign; but we have to hold everybody to the same standards on rules like role accounts and inappropriate usernames. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:33, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Yours is an excellent point, and one I will keep in mind in the future. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:44, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

No big. I'm thick-skinned and slow to anger. We obviously have interests in common, not least in local and state government. Oregon is also high on the list of places-not-Wisconsin-where-I-could-bear-to-live; but Potlatch is not quite WisCon. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:03, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Petey's coming to Colorado!

Woo-hoo! --David Shankbone 15:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wayne Morse

The article Wayne Morse 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:Wayne Morse for things needed to be addressed. Million_Moments (talk) 17:01, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

No worries, these things happen. If I fail the article for now you can just re-nom it when you've made the necessary changes and it should pass easily! Sound okay like a plan? Million_Moments (talk) 09:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Any activity on the Oregon Government 2.0 bill?

I haven't noticed a lot of significant progress being documented at PdxWiki. No activity on the talk page since my last comment either. Maybe I'm just out of the loop? How can I get into it? — Athelwulf ^[T]/_[C] 03:58, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

My fault! Actually, a fair amount going on, which I haven't gotten into an email or onto the wiki yet. We got a draft back for the public domain stuff; and we've got somebody working on an additional bill to require government to use open document formats. And, a Flash developer who's volutneered to produce a 5 minute video piece, if we can put together a script etc., to advocate what we're doing. I will put together an update email, and update the wiki page, by tomorrow night. Thanks for the "ping," and my apologies for not being more on top of this! -Pete (talk) 21:09, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

WikiThanks

Thank you for your wonderful suggestion on: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous) as someone who invests time in saving articles, you maybe interested in the conversation we are having here: Changing name to Articles for deletion, you may also be interested in Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron. Have a great weekend, hope to see you very soon again! travb (talk) 15:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Hats off

		The Socratic Barnstar
		I just read this post of yours and have to say, this is probably the best and clearest explanation I've ever seen of how people start out here and how we should treat each other. This should be a motto for all of us. Politizer talk/contribs 23:14, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Merge meth into Controlled substances in Oregon

I'm think about merging the meth in Oregon article into the controlled substances article. I think it would be cool to make a good topic out of Cannabis, Alcohol, and Controlled sustances. What do you think? - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 18:47, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Not a bad idea -- I think there's plenty of room for expansion on the meth article, but I doubt I'll get to it any time soon, so a merger would be OK with me. I'll keep an eye on your work -- good job expanding with cocaine and heroin info! -Pete (talk) 19:04, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

The info definitely exists. I think an article could be made for each section in CSIO. For now I'd like to concentrate at a higher level, and see if I can make a good topic. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 20:28, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

• I wouldn't recommend mixing meth with all those other substances. You could end up in the hospital.... --David Shankbone 20:35, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually Dr. Craig said it would be just fine! -Pete (talk)

WikiWednesday

Thanks so much for the information and invite! I have a lot on my plate right now, but I'll see what I can do. Hopefully, by then, things will have settled a bit, and I will know my way around a little better. I see you started the 'Controlled substances in Oregon' article--I'll be sure to keep an eye on that one as well. I am not doing as much editing at the moment, but I sure am enjoying reading about Oregon. Wikipedia has been a tremendous help with learning about Portland and the rest of the city. Thanks again! -Whataworld06 (talk) 19:07, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, quick question. So I became a participant of the Oregon project, and added the little member template to my profile page. After making a couple edits, I noticed one of the articles was added to my "watch" list. However, I do not remember specifically adding the article to my watch list (I am not particularly interested in the subject, it was just a minor correction/revert). Are articles associated with the Oregon Project automatically added to your watch list if you are a member and make an edit on an article associated with the project? Trying to figure this one out. Thanks! -Whataworld06 (talk) 20:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your good advice. I think we've smoothed out the issue and I definitely understand where he's coming from better than than I did before. I was ignoring some of his very legitimate concerns with the way I approached him, and I apologized for that. In the end, it may prove to be a useful incident to learn from, as you suggest. ... Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 05:56, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Peter Courtney edit

What's with this edit to the Peter Courtney article, using a diff to another article as a reference? I'm assuming it was a mistake, seeing that the diff doesn't seem to provide any relevant info and knowing you're a pretty busy person. Jason McHuff (talk) 07:40, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, good question -- I suspect I copy-pasted the wrong URL. I'll seek out the right one tomorrow...I know he's the chair, because I testified before that committee ;) Thanks for catching that. -Pete (talk) 07:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Its interesting that such a poor edit has been in there so long. He may not be the Governor, but he is a very notable person. Jason McHuff (talk) 05:45, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Online project

Hey Pete. I was speaking with someone you may know the other day (Carla Axtman of BlueOregon / Loaded Orygun fame) about an online project in the vain of what we chatted about here, and she suggested that I get in touch with you to discuss it further. If you could shoot me an email at [email protected] I would love to talk to you about it and seek your input and council on it. Lestatdelc (talk) 03:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Award from: Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame

Congratulations, you have been inducted into the Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame.

The Article Rescue Squadron's Hall of Fame award, a Life Preserver has been added to your existing awards.

Feel free to add more articles saved awards, and to award other people this award too, for saving articles from deletion on Wikipedia. Ikip (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Your welcome! Have a wonderful week, and I hope to honor you with many more awards in the future. Ikip (talk) 09:44, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I think the wikiproject Oregon perecentage of saveing articles is close to 100%. It's quite a bit different from fiction AfDs, but I keep an eye oon Oregon deletion sorting. I almost can't remember when the result was delete. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 10:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. The only deletion I can remember is List of ZIP Codes in Oregon, part of a large number of similar articles deleted, disregarding/trampling our value added format. —EncMstr (talk) 16:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, I dunno about that. Seems we've slain any number of unneeded articles.. SOULJAZZ comes to mind as a particularly unpleasant deletion debate, but there's any number of others. It may be that we're near 100% for articles where there's a discernible consensus amongst the Oregonian set, but then again that may just indicate that we're all in this together. :)

These words from the wise Aboutmovies come to mind:

“ AFD: Being a Deletionist or Inclusionist is inappropriate. In my opinion being either is a violation of the neutral point of view and an assumption of bad faith. Each editor that thinks about deleting another article or participants in the AFD process needs to enter either with an open heart and an open mind, and then apply the relevant Wikipedia guidelines/policies to the individual articles. Otherwise your bias can get in the way of making a sound decision based on the current policies. ”

-Pete (talk) 19:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Museums & Prisons COTW

Howdy to all those in WikiProject Oregon land! To start, thanks to those who helped improve Grattan Kerans and Oregon and California Railroad as part of the Collaboration of the Week. This week we’ll try and start some new articles with a red link elimination drive on a couple of Oregon lists. So, you have your pick of prisons, or museums. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:51, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Morse

Hi Pete, I just noticed last night that Morse had gone to GA and that you could have used help with some of the material I added to the article. I posted a too-late note on the Morse talk page to verify that Caryl was indeed 14 years younger than her big brother Wayne. When you re-start the GA, I'll be glad to help however I can. Just clang a big gong or send up a rocket so I don't miss it again. Finetooth (talk) 18:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

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Are you sure it's wise for you to be seen in public with this guy?

B-day for Oregon

Hello to WikiProject Oregon peoples! Thank you to those who helped start some new articles on prisons and museums. This week, in honor of Oregon’s 150th b-day, we have the slightly older Oregon Constitution and the first state governor John Whiteaker. As always, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 01:10, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Email to legislatures

Did your email to the Oregon legislatures ever go out? Raul654 (talk) 22:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Xenophopia does not involve a Xylophone: Another WPORE COTW

Greetings to WikiProject Oregon members. A big thank you to everyone who helped last week with the Oregon Constitution and John Whiteaker. This week, we have by request Clyde Drexler and a newer article in Religion in Oregon (I thought surveys said we didn’t have religion in Oregon). Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 10:04, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Government 2.0 bill

G'day Pete. I'm wondering if there has been any activity lately on the bill. I still very much would like to help out with the bill (schoolwork permitting), but I don't know what progress we've had. There's certainly been a lot of vandalism on that page, but the last time any content was actually changed, our president was still the president-elect. :) Also, is there an unofficial, implicit leader of this effort? — Athelwulf ^[T]/_[C] 22:14, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Cannabis in Oregon template

Hey, do you think there are enough articles to create a similar template for Cannabis in Oregon. I'm not as familiar with differences between Measures, Acts, Propositions, Bills, etc. to know what could be included where, nor am I familiar with which legislative proposals have articles on wikipedia. Since I know you are familiar with the ballot measures and other Oregon-related legislation, I wanted to get your feedback on the issue of creating a template. Possibilities: Portland Hempstalk Festival, Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, etc. Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 17:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Could be a good thing. I think having an article like Cannabis in Oregon takes care of most of the need for it (notice that California doesnt have a similar article). But if you want to create a template, I think that would be great. I'd suggest separating your task into two parts: first, find all the articles you might want to include, and then figure out the best way to visually present them. If it were me, I'd first create a category Category:Cannabis in Oregon (or Category:Marijuana in Oregon), and start putting the articles in there. That would be a good category to have anyway, and it will also get you a step closer to building a template. Just a thought, hope it helps. -Pete (talk) 19:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I think you are right. Having Cannabis in Oregon takes care of that--I'm just a sucker for nice templates, so I thought it might be helpful. However, now that I read over the Cannabis in Oregon article, I see there are not enough articles about legislative proposals or laws, etc. to create a template for. Maybe in the future! Thanks again. --Another Believer _(Talk) 23:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Howdy

Welcome back. I knew you'd been traveling. I saw a photo of you in Colorado, but I forget how I came upon it. Don't worry about Wayne or any of the other stuff. I filled in as many of the Wayne blanks as I could, and it probably wouldn't take much more to get him up to GA. All in due time. I'll think some more about the estuary. It sounds complicated, truth be told. I wonder if anyone has created a model that could be imitated. Finetooth (talk) 05:16, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh, well, duh. As I was logging off, I saw the Colorado photo right above my note. Finetooth (talk) 05:18, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Killer Oregon COTW, its Totally Rad

Greetings WikiProject Oregon peoples. It is once again time for another edition of the World Famous Collaboration Of The Week. Thank you to those who worked on Clyde and [the lack of] Religion in Oregon. This week (as many have noticed), we have the “it was a red link” and by request Eugene Station and Heceta Head in honor of the work that’s been going on at Oregon Coast. Once again, click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. On a side note, does the recent news of Portland being the unhappiest place in all the land make people there more unhappy? Aboutmovies (talk) 06:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

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Hi! Bye!

Showed up today out of the blue & I'm about to disappear again, but I just wanted to say a quick hello before I do. Thanks for all your contributions -- and I say yes take Columbia River to FAC! I hope to be back editing again someday, but now I'm going to vanish again. Keep up the great work! (That NW1, so mysterious!) Northwesterner1 (talk) 03:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)