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drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 04:14, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Article assessment question

I noticed that you created a nice assessment page for Wikiproject Houston. Is this something any wikiproject can have, or do you have to request it? (I think it would be a good idea for Wikiproject Idol Series) Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 02:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have created the assesment page, but whaen I created this category, I noticed I had no idea what to do. May I ask your help with the cats. in my projects? And also, what database do I have to update? Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign in)} 03:39, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it's working now! Tennis DyNamiTe ^{(sign here)} 22:24, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas lead

No other city has a lengthy discussion of local politics in the introduction. This should especially not be the case when the rest of article doesn't mention it at all since the introduction should serve as a summary.--Loodog 23:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WatchlistBot

I've used User:WatchlistBot to set up Wikipedia:WikiProject Dallas/Articles. I generated it from the existing list of articles which link to the template on their talk pages. The bot can also help you tag categories (by interactively traversing the category hierarchy), and tag all articles within tagged categories. Please let me know if you'd like me to help you with any of that. Otherwise, the Articles page will be updated periodically, on no set schedule. This will pick up article name changes, deletions, or articles which have manually had tags added. Ingrid 21:37, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of American Airlines Center needed

Hi DrumGuy8800,

you seem to be the right person to ask for a picture of the AAC in Dallas, Texas - since you seem to be 'Mr. Dallas'

If you have one, could you upload it to the Commons and release it under GDFL, CC-BY_SA or similar? Woulkd like to use it for the Dallas Stars page in the german wiki and the commons. CU

--Xgeorg / Commons:User:Xgeorg 14-12-2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.235.16.70 (talk) 15:38, 14 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Converting me to {{convert}}

I just reverted your additions of this template to List of largest suspension bridges. I have a couple of problems with it:

You converted all the meter data to feet. For some bridges the raw information was originally in feet and converted (manually) to meters. Converting it back to feet can introduce errors. If you want to research all hundred-odd bridges to check the numbers be my guest. As the numbers are already there, and I checked their accuracy when I first added the bridges to the list, I see no need to do this.
The template added scores of links to meter and feet, contrary to style guidelines which says they should only be linked on their first occurance. I think the list looks better without m and ft. links displayed as links or plain text. Perhaps you could make both choices optional, and displaying them as plain text I would think would be the default, since the link only needs to be turned on once. I would have used it if the m/ft labels were not displayed at all.
You removed a link that had nothing to do with meters or feet.

Otherwise, I could see how this template can be very helpful, and will look for occasions to use it. -- Samuel Wantman 04:19, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Of course you didn't add it, you wrote the template. But perhaps the template as it is, is not appropriate for lists. Have you considered leaving out the units entirely, and have people add them linked or not, as needed? This could be an alternate version, so people will decide which to use, instead of having to code switches. -- Samuel Wantman 08:30, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oak Cliff Neighborhoods

Please see the talk page for Oak Cliff. Most are indeed legit, and yes, it took much longer than 30 minutes.Dirtydan667 17:11, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Booberella

She appears in both, you're right (actually, I haven't seen her in a 3rd episode). I'm going to change the redirection.--WithNuts 17:01, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My sandbox!

How dare you remove my categories! :P Kidding. Thanks for watching out for me. Eclectek ^C ^T 16:32, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cat:Avifauna of Texas

Hello, from the Sonoran Desert (in this case extreme SW Arizona, at Yuma, Arizona). I did a bird page for SW ariz, yuma county, area specifically, which ended up in the cat: Lower Colorado River Valley.

I did put the roadrunner in Mexioo and SW United States, as opposed to any state; It is a signature bird for Arizona, as far as tourism goes, as does the signature bird: Cactus Wren. However they would also be signature birds of the Sonoran Desert (I started that category, after someone started the Mojave Desert Cat.). For the Chihuahuan Desert cat that i started, I don't know what birds would be called signature birds. It is a higher elevation, colder desert, with birds wintering from the Midwest U.S. (the Larkspurs, etc ?). I am still learning about bird ranges. If you look at the SW Texas Avifauna, those are either in the extreme S. at Brownsville on the Rio Grande (but they are also on the Gulf and go down the Eastern Side of Mexico). The SW Texas birds go up the Rio Grande Valley, and some into the inland regions of the Chihuahuan desert, and/or states of NE Mexico.

I just started an avifauna for Northeast Mexico, breaking it out of the Fauna of Northeast Mexico, a lot of snakes, lizards, etc. I have started breaking up the areas of mexico to include: birds of the Madrean sky islands, and just lately: birds of the mountain range (West): Birds of Sierra Madre Occidental.

This has all been a progression. Since Texas has an Avifauna of North Texas for some plains species, and is BIIIGGGG Texas, with trees in the East vs the entire State, (I also started fauna of east TExas) to go with the Forests of East Texas. I suggest you put the "Greater Roadrunner" in Avifauna of Texas, that way it covers all the regions that it may be in. I assume that farther east, and farther north the bird becomes more scarce. Thanx for asking. I am NOT an expert, but I am studying and learning. Andd... I just bit off doing the Caribbean stuff after going down thru C. America, and doing a lot of the S. America stuff (Trees were under Flora, Birds of S. America were under Fauna). So thanx for asking me, and sorry for a lengthy discourse for an answer. Michael- from the HotSonoranDesert of(extreme)SWestern AZ-- ..Mmcannis 03:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas Map

Nice work on the new Image:Texas map - Dallas.svg! It's much more detailed and useful than the old dot map. But I have one question -- Lake Ray Hubbard is actually part of Dallas. Should we include it in the map, or make the outline of the lake in blue or something of the sort? Also, how did you make the map? Many cities in the surrounding area can make use of your technique, including Fort Worth, Denton, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, etc. --Stallions2010 18:55, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Extra column

I just looked for where there was a line for a row break in the extra column to see which row had the extra column...it only took about a minute to find and fix it. —Doug Bell ^talk 18:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Will & Grace - building name.jpg

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What is considered linkspam?

Hi drumguy,

I have a lot of good content on my site at http://www.buyandselldallas.com that is very useful for anyone in Dallas, Texas. My site includes city profile information, links to local city homepages, school district information, forums, blogs, news, local maps, restaurants, shopping, entertainment. I've been working on my site for several years. I also have several links leading my users(averaging 2000-3000 per month) directly into this dallas info page, such as http://www.buyandselldallas.com/downtown.htm.

Contact

Thanks for getting back with me so quikly and for posting link back. I appreciate all the information and would love some assistance on my site. Have many issues I'm trying to work through. I majored in Business/Marketing, and minored in Real Estate at Texas Tech and University of NT. I took many programming classes including visual basic, cobal, C++ but ended up changing majors and decided to take a different path. Thus I lack the expertise to implement some of the changes I would like to make on web. I also have several other sites I'm trying to work on(http://www.dfwurbanrealty.com, http://www.searchdallasmls.com, http://www.dallasrealogy.com, http://www.dfwhighrise.com) but lack funds, time and energy to complete. How do I contact you directly? btw, you have done a great job with gathering and organizing information here on Wikipedia Dallas. I have worked in real estate for last 15 years and I'm very familiar with just about every neighborhood and street in Dallas. Information here is very accurate and easy to access. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kc412o0yz (talk • contribs) 07:01, 30 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

W Hotel in Dallas

School assignments are based by building in DISD - Even specific buildings, IMO, should have school assignments mentioned WhisperToMe 04:36, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Lake Livingston

Its one of my various works in progress (to many irons in the fire). I've done some work rephrasing stuff and I intend on completing it and also adding more info. Thanks for helping with it.Feedloadr 06:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Frontage Roads

I thought it would be a good idea to include at least something about Frontage Roads in the Dallas article since all of our highways use them and many people from other areas of the country don't know what they are. Is there a particular reason why this information has been omitted from both Dallas, Texas and Transportation in Dallas, Texas? -- RedPoptarts 09:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(In response to your post on my talk page)Unfortunately I don't know enough about the downtown Dallas highways (I'm from originally from Denton, and have moved to Trophy Club) so I won't really be able to make contributions in this area very easily.

Oh, also I have a statistic you'll probably like. I was updating the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex article, and noticed that a county had been added to the metroplex recently and was not on the list. Upon recalculating the metroplex area, I discovered that the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex's total area is greater than the states of New Jersey and Rhode Island combined! Just a nice bragging right when people stereotypically think you're from a 'small Texas town'. =) -- RedPoptarts 09:14, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Moving images to Commons

Unfortunately, to transfer images from en to commons requires that you download the image to your computer before re-uploading to commons - this is a real pain. However, the CommonsHelper is designed to ease the process, as it makes it easier to preserve the description text. As theres only 20 images in that category, it shouldn't take you too long. Just remember to take the en images with {{NCT}} afterwards :)--Nilf anion (talk) 21:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

S-line

I noticed you're setting up s-line for DART but having trouble with the termini. Can I be of help? Mackensen (talk) 18:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to go for a hike now, though.

:-D

≈Tulkolahten≈^≈talk≈ 09:13, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

North Texas/D-FW/IMAX

The problem is that you linked "north" to "North Texas". "North" should link to the compass heading, not a region. Is there not another instance of "Texas" in the article to link to? Also, I fixed the D-FW metroplex link with a slash, as it is in the article. Not sure of the source on the IMAX comment. Clipper471 05:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pearl Brewing Company a candidate for GA-status

Hey Drumguy. Thanks for your nomination on the Pearl Brewery article. I know it still needs a lot of work, mainly in sections that I haven't gotten around to writing yet. However, I've tried to ensure that as I did write sections, I tried to keep the quality high and consistent. When I initially started this page I never dreamed that it'd get this far. Its not been easy though, since Clipper147 and I seem to be the old people working on it routinely. Thanks again Drumguy for the nomination. Hopefully we'll see Pearl on Wiki's front page one of these days. Cheers. --Brownings 11:38, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Geobox Mountain Range

Of course this is possible, simply use normal wiki syntax [[points to|link text]]. The template encloses the text in the square brackets only when an article with that name exists, otherwise it prints just the text with no brackets. Thats what {{Geobox link}} does. Thanks for that info on {{Convert}}, its great and I'll probably start using it instead of my single purpose conversion template. – Caroig 19:37, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas cover more than 400 square miles

Can you name more than 15 Dallas neighboring cities? Try searching Dallas real estate by memory. How to preference neighborhoods and streets, you do not remember. The Remedy is to search Mapquest listings of Dallas properties zoom in and out Mapquest of Dallas properties.

Complimentary to the wealth of information here, community information of Dallas and over 50 other suburbs are compiled and presented. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Amplesolution (talk • contribs) 09:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

History of Dallas, Texas (1874-1929) GA failed

I have failed this article for the reasons described on the talk page. Once the suggestions are fixed, either renominate or let me know, and I'll look it over again. --Nehrams2020 22:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I looked it over and it appears you have addressed all of the issues. The only other thing I think should be fixed is the placement of the images. There are a lot of images in the article, and they are really clustered together at the bottom of the article. Maybe consider adding a gallery or reworking the locations of the images to space them out better. Once you address that, renominate the article at GAC. --Nehrams2020 20:05, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Math in templates

Hello, Drumguy. I am sending you this message because you seem to be the major contributor to {{convert}}, which I use frequently. I created a template {{River drop}} to convert and display the drop of a river in feet per mile to meters per kilometer. This was my first attempt at creating a template with math functions and I am not sure I did it correctly, but at least it works. I used the template in Yakima River with {{subst}} and it worked all right for display, but it leaves the {{#expr}} in the text of the article. How can I make the template do a complete substitution, not leaving the expression in the text? Also I want to expand the template eventually to convert in the other direction, from meters to feet. I tried to use {{convert}} as an example, but it is so complex that I was not able to glean the information that I needed from it. ●DanMS • Talk 20:11, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the guidance. Yes, I learned the hard way about trying to subst {{convert}}! I did it once (and once only!) and what a mess it left in the article—even though it displayed properly. If you want to add {{River drop}} to {{convert}}, go ahead. The conversion is simple: (feet per mile)/5.28 = meters per kilometer. (Meters per kilometer)*5.28 = feet per mile. Let me know when and if you add the functionality to {{convert}}. Thanks. ●DanMS • Talk 20:38, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sachse, Texas

Hey Drum,
You made some edits to Sachse, Texas and the map wasn't working so I installed a pushpin map. My question to you is how accurate is the pin? I am just trying to see how close it is and you're a Texan, so... Thanks, —MJCdetroit 17:16, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I created Image:TXMap-doton-Sachse.PNG even though its ridiculously archaic.. I'm trying to do maps like Image:Texas map - Dallas.svg with actual city limits in SVG format over at the commons. I've created one so far. ahahahaha... I'll consider finding the limits tonight and making an SVG for Sachse. Out of curiosity, how'd you come across the article? I see that you're from Detroit and you came across the image redlink less than 24 hours after it was created. -- drumguy8800 C T 17:29, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was actually looking to see how accurate that pushpin map for the USA is. I knew you edit cities around Dallas, therefore I looked at your user contributions to see if I could get your take on that pushpin map for the USA from someplace in the south. The redlink was just luck I guess, but that brings me back to my original question: how accurate is the pin for places in the south? BTW, if there is a better map—by all means use it. —MJCdetroit 18:29, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You were a tad too close to the Red River, I think.. is there another one I can look at..? One thing I'd definitely suggest though is a more attractive map, for instance.. Image:Map of USA.svg. I suppose Image:Usa-equidistant.png is being used because its an equirectangular projection but it's only accurate for north and south distances.. is that really worth it? Its almost giving me vertigo. -- drumguy8800 C T 19:37, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know. It does kinda suck. Thanks, —MJCdetroit 19:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if I offended you, wasn't my intent? -- drumguy8800 C T 19:46, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, not at all. I didn't make the map. I was just trying to figure out how accurate it is. I kind of view that map as a last resort type of thing. —MJCdetroit 20:29, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ext links

Thanks, and the issue has geen resolved. I was referring to the WP:IIJ infobox, a complex piece of work which automatically switches maps according to the state. I want some changes done with the code for some more versitality, willing to help? --^{PlaneMad|YakYak} 10:13, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since the infobox must switch between different maps, it must also switch the boundary coordinates (top left, bottom right) point so that it displays the locator dot properly. At present there are four pages: see #3 in [1] that has the four points for a particular map. Is it possible to have them all in one page so that its is easier to edit and tweak --^{PlaneMad|YakYak} 10:27, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hamersley

Thanks for your hard work on putting the template in the article - it'll actually be appearing on the front page in under a week, so good timing as well. Also good to know this template exists - saves me a heap of time on the calculator when I go and do my improvement drive on about 200 articles :) Orderinchaos 15:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re

Hi. WP:IIJ was only sprotected, which means you should have been able to edit {{convert}}. The reason you're locked out probably has more to do with this. You can talk to User:Alison about lifting his/her full protection of your template. At any rate, I lifted the cascading sprotection. Thanks. Saravask 18:26, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template question

Hi, I'm currently trying to knock together a template that operates a bit like a php page, and can't work out how to do it! I wonder if you'd mind seeing if you could suggest anything?

What I want to be able to do is to link years to geological time. I use the template

{{Ma|599.9}}

to produce text like 599.9 million years ago, and I want the number to link to a second template, which produces this:

Timeline

This timeline shows how 599.9 million years relates to the planetary timescale.

599.9 million years ago↓

Millions of years ago

However I only want a link to the timeline - it shouldn't be displayed in the article! So can I generate a link to a page Template:ShowMa?yearsago=599.9 that will generate the template with the specified digits? Or will I have to create a separate page for every year of Earth's long history?

Many thanks!

Verisimilus 13:25, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Solution

Thanks for looking into this for me! Just thought I'd let you know I've found a solution: using Template:Ma/599.9 does the trick!

| Verisimilus 05:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Roadrunner image

Hi. My name is Noah Berlatsky; I work at a correspondence high school developing curriculum materials. I wanted to include your roadrunner picture [2] in one of our study guides. It's not entirely clear how the GNU applies to printed material; I wondered if you could give me permission to print it, maybe with an attribution? (And, if so, what name would you like on the attribution?)

You can contact my talk page, or email me: noahberlatsky at hotmail.com. Thanks! NoahB 17:25, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response. I'll credit you as you ask. Thanks again! NoahB 02:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DEBI DOSS - COPYRIGHT VIOLATION (!!!!!!!)

Hello - you recently said that I committed a 'blatant copyright violation' by duplicating text from singer Debi Doss' website for WikiPedia. If you had cared to look at the website closely, you'll have seen that Tim Hutton (me) was the actual creator / designer of that site. The website was created with Debi Doss and therefore, I think you'll find that this is NOT 'a blatant copyright violation'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Timjhutton (talk • contribs) 06:42, 15 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

IE display problems

Hi. I remember you saying on User talk:Planemad that you were good at resolving HTML/coding issues. Please see Template:Infobox Indian Jurisdiction/Sandbox/Sandbox. It is a sandbox (which you are welcome to edit) where I'm trying to get small (75px) map images aligned with their 1px borders. In Firefox (which I use), the borders are perfectly aligned with the maps. However, in IE, for some reason the maps are offset downwards from their borders whenever the images are sized at less than 110px. Yet I need to keep these inset maps at around 75px. Do you have any ideas? Thanks for your time. Saravask 16:02, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, that's great! Since you got all the borders to show, it really does look much better. Maybe if the background in the bordered div is shaded the color that the map's ocean is, that would make it an even better fix. Yeah, I agree about the pains of template editing; it would be much better if we could test code offline by using some downloadable testing client to display wiki syntax and update display changes automatically. Thanks for your help; I appreciate it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Saravask (talk • contribs) 21:55, 15 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

You mean like this, but with fewer squares? Saravask 22:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps

Thanks for the edits to the Frontier article. I added quite a few references, so I removed the unreferenced tag, hope that's ok. Are you a drummer? Any interest in maybe playing for us? :) --JimBurnell 22:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reason many of the "references" are of the "link" variety is because they aren't articles. All the articles use the "cite" format. What, in your opinion, would elevate the level of the article from "start" class?--JimBurnell 00:15, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Working on getting a good picture. --JimBurnell 00:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re

Sorry for the late reply. I rm'd {{convert}} because of this edit, which caused some naked code/error messages to deform the infobox. Also I read somewhere that placing frequently edited templates inside other templates causes a huge drain on the servers, so my mistake. It's still highly useful for article space, though. Thanks. Saravask 13:28, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do I get a cookie?

I saw the cookie User box. What dose that mean? Kinglou135 20:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

huh?

What's with this? I'm just curious, I warned him because I did the revert - not that it's important who's signature is on the warning, but what inspired you to replace mine with yours? --Versageek 03:23, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Restaurants in Dallas Texas

Before you make a new category (or article for that matter) check to see if one exists already. There already was a category for Restaurants in Dallas under the bigger category of Restaurants by city. So, now that category will need to be deleted. Thanks for the idea but please check for possible duplicates in the future! Thanks, Cathy Postcard Cathy 11:47, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Houston

Operation Stub Attack! - see WikiProject Houston, for report and mission details. Postoak 19:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re User:67.176.247.252

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Regarding lists of feeder schools

In my opinion, using bulleted lists look neater than using commas, and the bulleted lists feel easier on the eyes.

It may be fine to use commas if there are few schools. Some high schools take students from many elementary schools, and those scenarios I prefer to use bullets. WhisperToMe 23:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not to be a noodge, but ...

... why does the WP DFW template kept getting fouled up? Right now it has a lot of formatting errors and even incomplete words in it. The previous one, with the two flags, I think was more distinctive despite my earlier issue with the fact that the Dallas flag is unfamiliar even to many of us natives. :) The skylines, while distinctive at larger sizes, are fairly unrecognizable at the small sizes necessary to a template. Wish I knew formatting etc. so that I could fix things and not just gripe. Pardon my sticking my oar in, as they say.

Was pleased to see the Stanley Marcus article on the Portal:Dallas page last month; I keep trying to get around to adding material from Minding the Store (even bought my own copy at Half Price for that very purpose) but haven't had the chance. Hoping someone comes along with a free-use picture of "Mr. Stanley" that we can add! Lawikitejana 01:05, 6 May 2007 (UTC) (Andrea)[reply]

Update: Well, here's one example, though the display problems seem to be a function of adding parameters(?). Lawikitejana 01:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update, Pt. 2: I noticed today that the glitch I mentioned doesn't seem to occur if the person names the template "WikiProject Dallas," only if they put "WikiProject Dallas-Fort Worth." Thought I'd mention it in case that aids in troubleshooting. Lawikitejana 03:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Schools

Thanks for the advice. I must admit its only half ignorance. I should try and use the sub page ... I couldn't interest you in assessing the Texas Schools ... you should get two thank yous (ie one from us as well) Victuallers 21:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial use of Image:White Rock Lake 3.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Dallas Sections back.png

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Another conversion template

I created a new template {{AcreFeetToM3}} to convert volume in acre-feet to cubic meters. I did not find this in {{convert}} or another template, so I made this new template. Hope I didn't re-invent the wheel here. ●DanMS • Talk 17:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would be just as happy if you added the acre-feet conversion to {{convert}}. It would be nice if all conversions were contained in {{convert}}, but of course that’s not really practical. ●DanMS • Talk 20:49, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas Map (Again)

Hi Drumguy. In January, I posted a comment on your page entitled "Dallas Map," the thirty-fifth comment on this specific talk page. I had forgotten all about it until recently. The comment was posted five months ago, and I am still awaiting a reply. Should Lake Ray Hubbard be included on the Dallas map? Keep in mind that the lake is technically in Dallas city limits, and the Dallas page claims that Dallas city limits extend into Collin, Rockwall, and Kaufman counties; all, except for a small portion of Collin, of these claims are based on the fact that Lake Ray Hubbard is part of Dallas proper. The map should reflect this fact. Also, out of curiosity, how was this map created? It is excellent and accurately sets the boundaries for Dallas, with the exception of Lake Ray Hubbard. We could use your technique for other North Texas cities -- it is much better than the current dot-map system. Thanks for your help! --Stallions2010 23:08, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas article/photos

Hi. Please do not delete my photographs anymore. I don't see what is so "low quality" about my photo of the Dallas skyline (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/DallasSkyline1.png) in the Dallas article that it warrants your deletion. I can understand if you think that it's not placed in a suitable location on the page (i.e. under the wrong category/subtitle), but then I would ask that you kindly move the image to a place on the page where it would be suitable. How would you feel if I deleted your images? Some of the ones you've taken aren't so "high quality," either. I went out on a rainy day, parked my car at a playground in Oak Cliff, climbed over a flood levee full of knee-high grass, and walked over sharp plants in the Trinity River floodplain in my flip-flops just to take some photos of the Dallas skyline, including the one I posted in the article. Then I went home and did a lot of editing to make it brighter. I'm guessing you're someone who frequents the Dallas-Fort Worth Urban Forum (http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com). Give a brother some love. If you would like to edit my photo so that it looks better, feel free to do so...but simply deleting it is a no-no. Have a great day. Talk 01:26, 2 June 2007 (CST)

Western Australia

Dont edit pages you know nothing about in western Aus Iamcool22 05:04, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

photo

May I use your photo for a mostly unimportant market survey? I inserted it then thought to check for a copyright. Please let me know as soon as you can! Thank you! Great Picture!

Can you show me how to do that multi-project banner thing?

I like the new (?) banner combination that tells which projects a multi-project article is under ... can you show me how to do it so that I can do it for the Stanley Marcus article?

Permission Request

Hello,

I would like to see if its possible to get permission to use your photo of Downtown Dallas from the W hotel in some of our marketing materials.

My contact information is:

Name: Pisoot Senethavilay Company: Walton International Group Email: psenethavilay@waltoninternational.com Phone: 602-264-1298

Thank you, Pisoot Senethavilay

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Baumer.png)

Thanks for uploading Image:Baumer.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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Explain your advice

Drumguy8800, as creator of Image:kochsim.gif I suppose you are addressing me with your advice here: "You should ask someone who's experienced with POV-Ray to redo this image.. it could be made rather interesting." I shall listen carefully if you will please explain what you are talking about.Cuddlyable3 08:14, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(No answer from Drumguy8800)? Drumguy8800 I find your failure to give me any answer strange behaviour, since you feel free to tell me what I "should" do. That leaves me with disatisfaction about your attitude which seems quite irresponsible. Why do you think ray tracing which is a method for rendering 3-D scenes has any relevance to showing a 2-D object such as the Koch curve? With nothing from you to suggest otherwise (I am still waiting) it seems that you have merely handed out bad advice, perhaps through ignorance and/or a mindless desire for the kind of "eye candy" images that ray tracing can produce. Cuddlyable3 08:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(Thank you Drumguy8800 for your later reply below. Discussion kept to this your page.) The Koch curve you're showing is in fact not a 2D image, but a 3D image, as there is an x and y dimension to the curve, and you are zooming in (along the Z axis) repeatedly. There may be no tilt or pivot to the camera, but the image is most definitely a 2D representation of a 3D phenomena. I have not responded because I've been busy. Using raytracing will be specifically for eye-candy, making it look better. Your image failed as an FPC because it was not attractive enough. Make it visually stunning with raytracing and it can pass. And don't be rude. -- drumguy8800 C T 15:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Drumguy8800 you are wrong if you think the Koch curve is anything other than a 2-D object. I zoomed the view to illustrate the object's property of self_similarity, and that is the purpose of the illustration for Wikipedia. The view is panned to achieve a seamless repetition, simulating an infinite zoom. If you wish to regard the zoom as a 3rd or "Z" dimension and think that can make pleasing eye-candy then I suggest you get to work on that. I do suggest that you check what has already been [done]. My goals do not include winning any FPC "stunning attractiveness" contest, nor responding to your advice that I find to be gratuitous and arrogant. Cuddlyable3 07:35, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to start an article for Lover's Lane

We very much need an article for the redlink Lover's Lane, Dallas, Texas, as it is linked to by various articles but doesn't yet exist. I started to create it, but really couldn't think how to start. Ideas? A person you'd suggest to ask? I already double checked to make sure it doesn't exist under another name (as Bluffview, Dallas, Texas turned out to do — it was under "Bluff View, Dallas, Texas"). Lawikitejana 18:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I read the deletion discussion and it gave me an idea — if references could be found, what about a single article on various notable streets of Dallas? (Midway, Lover's, etc.) Then the dead links could be turned into redirects. For example, I can find references in DMN to Lover's Lane as we know it at least as far back as the 1930s, and Midway dates back about that far, but there isn't necessarily enough for an article each. It might save some trouble if there were one article to which all such items directed. Lawikitejana 03:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:PocatelloIdahoFlag.jpg

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County Templates

I have recently started doing several county templates for those in Texas. I first made them for the Greater Houston counties, and as of recent I made the first two for the core Metroplex counties: {{Dallas County, Texas}} and {{Tarrant County, Texas}}. If I have more time I'll contribute more for the rest. GETONERD84 13:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the compliment

... on the changes to Forest Avenue High School (Madison HS). I've been using those databases I mentioned that let you look up old articles in the DMN and other papers. That stuff about changing the name because it became a "Negro school" just blew me away. The garbage people have done over the whole race thing, it's just bizarre. I called my mom to find out if she remembers that, as she lived here in the '50s, and she says that she doesn't remember that incident and finds it astonishing even after having lived through the whole period. As a longtime Stanley Marcus fan, I wonder whether he was aware of the whole shebang (as an alumnus of FAHS) — it's hard to imagine how he would've missed it, but it's also hard to imagine his ignoring it, given his political convictions on civil rights.

BTW, we're going to miss you when you're off at college! Lawikitejana 13:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Contact request

The "e-mail this user" link does not work on yours, though mine does. Please contact me, as I have some questions about the city article and don't want to take up that much space on your page. Lawikitejana 18:03, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas skyline image

I'm running a campaign for an officeholder in Dallas County, Texas, and we love your image of Dallas's skyline. Our site's original content is going to be released Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike, but much of the content from other sites (video of the candidate, podcasts, etc) can't be licensed in such a manner. Does that fit your requirements for use of the image? It's absolutely perfect, and we'd love to have it be part of the site's design.

You can contact me on here. Kirkland 03:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas skyline image 2

Thanks! You can see it on here <a href="http://www.lupevaldez.com/index.html">Re-Elect Sheriff Lupe Valdez.</a> I'd like to credit you. You can send me your name or how you'd like to be credited through the email on my Wikipedia page, or let me know if you can't do that and I'll post it here. Kirkland 03:25, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Law and government of Dallas

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Template Convert disp=table

Hi Drum,

I couldn't get the table display part of your edit request to work correctly in my sandbox. I responded over at Template_talk:Convert#Requested_changes.

Regards, —MJCdetroit 15:56, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Texan COTM

The current Texan Collaboration of the Year is Lizzie Velásquez.

Every year, a different Texas-related topic, stub or non-existent article is picked. Please read the nomination text and improve the article any way you can.

Bird's Foot

Drumguy, I cannot find a mention of "Bird's Foot" in the Handbook of Texas. If this isn't verifiable, the article should be deleted! WhisperToMe 23:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas buildings template

I just wanted to let you know that I have nominated Template:DallasBuildings, Template:DallasBuildingsCore and Template:DallasBuildingsInnerCore for deletion, as I have created a new Template:Dallas skyscrapers which is slightly more thorough in its coverage and more consistent with other tallest building templates. You can comment on the deletion nominations at Templates for deletion. Thanks and cheers, Rai-me 17:27, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reunion Tower Picture

I would like to use your picture of the Reunion Tower in a presentation about art. It would be viewed by elementary, middle and high schoolers as well as some college students. I can give you a credit line in the presentation below the picture.

thanks,

Guy Bruggeman —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vikingfan13 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposed: Southside Dallas → List of neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas

It has been proposed to merge the content of Southside Dallas into List of neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas. Since you have previously edited one of these articles, I thought you might be interested. You're welcome to participate in the discussion if you like. --B. Wolterding 12:22, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox Hospitals

Hi, good to see someone adding Template:Infobox Hospital templates to US hospital articles :-) Template is I agree quite complex as it allows for use across many countries' systems; template was developed with help of many editors from a number of countries. But I'm always keen to hear where the template instructions should/could be improved. Couple of pointers for now:

Country uses 2-letter codes, hence "US" rather than "USA"
State, if this is defined (term is automatically wikilinked) then the template automatically gives a link to [[List of hospitals in <State>]]
Region &/or Location parameters may be used to give extra address details (Location parameter takes free text, ie one may define wikilinks and alternative display text as you have correctly done, whilst Region is automatically wikilinked). These give widest flexibility to editors to give street & area names, as well as linking to cities or county areas.
Type may be set to Community, General (District General in UK), Teaching or Specialist. The Speciality parameter then is used to state which specialities if "Type=Specialist" or "Type=Teaching"
Infobox provides hospital homepage link, so this does not need be duplicated as an External Link.
HealthCare is meant to indicate distinction between private fee-paying and public free-to-patient care as per choice present in UK, Canada, Australia etc. Whilst I (just about) grasp the basics of US Medicare system, as far as I can understand, most hospitals in US would count as "private" (with Medicare paying the fee on behalf of patients when required). The template's description of options for US is therefore I suspect wrong and should basically indicate that in most cases US hospitals will have "HealthCare=Private". I would be grateful for any clarrification on this :-)David Ruben ^Talk 20:35, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Archive box

I am attempting to make a new archive box, in which there is no width parameter, and one of the few pages still using the width parameter is this one. Is there any way possible to remove the width parameter from this box? It would be greatly appreciated. All you need is {{archives}}. Thanks, MrKIA11 (talk) 21:51, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of major streets in Dallas, Texas

You may recall some discussion on my Talk page (and maybe here, too) last year about the possibility of creating a single article discussing the main town streets that don't deserve their own article. I've made a tiny start on that here. However, I still have the problem that even though I can find a lot of mentions of the streets, their history per se is not discussed, making it original research. What to do? What to do? Incidentally, I have at least 14 articles from DMN in which Lovers Lane is the subject of the article (though not the history of the street — e.g., I have articles about it being paved, articles in which it's mentioned as early as 1931 as the boundary of a property, a 1923 article in which it was the site of a murder, and a couple about zoning in which it's mentioned as having been a thoroughfare for years). I even have one from WW II in which a person was responding to one letter-writer's argument that paving it would just make a perfect route for the Japanese to use to invade (!) while the rebutting argument is that it led to two major airfields and therefore was an ideal route for our own military. Lawikitejana (talk) 01:00, 22 January 2008 (UTC) wasting her precious day off by digging through the depths of the electronic DMN database for material on Thomas C. Marsh Middle School, Lovers Lane, etc.[reply]

Speedy deletion of Template:Education of Dallas

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WP:DFW

You are listed as a member of the currently inactive Dallas-Fort Worth WikiProject. I have interests of "activating" it (so to speak). Can I have your support? Basketball one 1 0 03:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

your picture file "Geococcyx californianus.jpg" on (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Geococcyx_californianus.jpg)

Hi Derek,

I´m a Wikipedian of the german version and providing a service by a "voluntary ecological year" in Germany. In touch of my work in the ecological sector and the fact, that the Cockoo has been chosen as "the bird of the year 2008" by "NABU" (http://nabu.de/) and "LBV" (http://www.lbv.de/) at the time I´m building up a characteristic of Cockoo (Cuculus canorus). This characteristic is going to be printed this year and used for giving informations to the visitors of the Bavarian State Office of Enviroment. Therefor I wanted to place a photography of a related Cuculiformes to Cuculus canorus. On the search in internet of a good image I came across to your photo of Geococcyx californianus. Now I wanted to ask you if you would allow me, to use your file for this characteristic. The characteristis won´t be used for commercial activities.

Please reply

Sincerely yours

David alias 195.200.70.22 (talk) 12:42, 8 February 2008 (UTC)Night-fever [Night-fever blogs][reply]

P.S.: Sorry for my bad english ;)

I would ask you to answer betimes. Please answer on your User talk or [my german account] or [my english one]

Speedy deletion of Template:History of Dallas

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Disdlogo.gif

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Speedy deletion of Template:US Census tract

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Possibly unfree Image:02140503l.jpg

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Speedy deletion of Template:3di 45

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west village

Your picture of West Village is labeled wrong. It is in Uptown and not Oaklawn. Oaklawn starts at the Katy Trail and between The Katy Trail and 75/north Central is still part of Uptown. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.93.62.150 (talk) 19:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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If you are actively involved in Wikipedia:WikiProject Dallas-Fort Worth, please add your name here. Basketball 110 23:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Belated but sincere ...

Happy birthday!!! Hope college is going well ... we're keepin' the light on for you here in Dallas (and in the Dallas WP). Lawikitejana (talk) 20:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creating density maps

I saw a pretty cool map you made of Vickery Meadows density.

I would like to do the same for Gulfton, a Houston neighborhood. How do I do this? WhisperToMe (talk) 19:40, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

roadrunner photo

--Kfedolfi (talk) 19:07, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Hi I recently went on vacation (from New Hampshire) to Nevada. We drove to Death Valley on one of the days and I happened to get pictures of a coyote. Two days later we were driving in Arizona and there was a Roadrunner along the side of the road. We tried to get a picture but he was too fast. I am an avid scrapbooker and would love to be able to use your image of a roadrunner on one of my pages to go along with the coyote pictures. Please let me know if that is okay (it's for personal use only). Thank you for your consideration![reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:White Rock Lake 2.jpg

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Template:Infobox neighborhood

The template seems to be broken when displaying elevation in feet, at least in the article Downtown McAllen. I see that you have recently edited this part of the template. Is there a correct way to use it, or is the template broken? If it is broken, and you cannot fix it, perhaps you should remove the attempt to convert feet to metres and just display the imperial value.-Mr Adequate (talk) 02:33, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, didn't realise that it was a year ago that you edited the template. I'll take it to the village pump instead.-Mr Adequate (talk) 02:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Use of image

I am producing a documentary film about agricultural industrialization. I would love to use this image on our TAKE ACTION page where we speak about farmers markets and their benefits to a sustainable world.

www.affectedmovie.com/trailer.html is the tariler.

I am redesigning the website entirely and it will launch this week. Let me know! Thanks

Nicole nicole@catawapmusfilms.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.105.224.30 (talk) 07:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Houston Intermodal Transit Center

A silly link

{{s-start}}
{{s-rail|title=METRORail}}
{{s-line|system=METRORail|line=Red|previous=University of Houston-Downtown |next=Terminal}}
{{end}}

next=Terminal goes to Terminal Station which is a film!!! It should perhaps go to Train station#Terminus

{{s-start}}
{{s-rail|title=METRORail}}
{{s-line|system=METRORail|line=Red|previous=University of Houston-Downtown |next=Train station#Terminus}} Can you clean up this nonsense???
{{end}}

Peter Horn 19:53, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Invite to Dallas-Fort Worth Meetup

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Highland Park Village 1.jpg

I'm rewritting the artical on texas in the hebrew wikipedia, and I want to use your picture in the commerce section. I hope you don't mind. I uploaded it here: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94:Highland_Park_Village_1.jpg Gyzmr (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 17:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scalable map West End Dallas Texas

I really like you map of the West End in downtown Dallas. I'd like to use it in a presentation and am requesting your permissions to do so. Since I need it in the next ten minutes or so, I doubt we'll turn this around quick enough. If not, it looks great and next time I'll try to get more lead time.

Emba02 (talk) 19:44, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just dropped by to brag :)

Stanley Marcus was approved today as a Good Article. Please let me know what you think the next additions should be toward getting it up to Featured level. Lawikitejana (talk) 03:26, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your monobook needs to be updated to avoid an error

Hi,

For example:

{{convert|$2|sqft|sqm}}

should be changed to

{{convert|$2|sqft|m2}}

If you want more advice, please ask at Template talk:Convert. Or ask me, I would be glad to help you update your monobook code. Regards Lightmouse (talk) 09:35, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NowCommons: Image:04100403l.jpg

Invitation

As a current or past contributor to a related article or as someone who may otherwise be interested, I wanted to let you know about WikiProject Texas Tech University, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University System. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of tasks. Thanks! — Wordbuilder (talk) 21:57, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Firewheeltowncentermall.jpg

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Photo Use policy

Hello,

         My name is Stephen Marsh and I'm asking if i can use this photo in a school project. It will only be used in a website I am designing and it will not be redistributed under any circumstances. it will be used on this website, www2.branch-isd.org/it/am .And i would be vary thankful if you would allow me to use it.Please reply to this email address with your answer.  Thank you for you time

                                                                                                                                      Sincerely Stephen Marsh  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.247.217.165 (talk) 00:31, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

dallas skyline

I would like a high resolution picture of Dallas to use for a concrete pipe picture for Hanson - our marketing rep wants to "replicate" an old show (low resolution) - can I use this one? Xvixionx 29 April 2006 Dallas Skyline.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leathersm (talk • contribs) 15:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Permission to use photo

Hello, My name is Thomas and I am creating a web site on the top ten things to do in Dallas as part of a school project. The web site will be used for a web site design competition for Business Professionals of America and will be presented to judges at the state conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and possibly at the national conference in Dallas, Texas. After the event is over, the site will no longer be available for public viewing. I would like your permission to use your photo of the Reunion Tower in Dallas that is featured on the tower's wikipedia page. Please email me with your response at thomasfrank09@gmail.com. Thank you for your consideration! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomasfrank09 (talk • contribs) 22:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you notice that using {{convert|2|acre|acre|0}} in your page User:Drumguy8800/sandbox caused a template loop? The reason is obviously that the {{convert}} template can't handle the 1:1 transformation from acres to acres. :) Debresser (talk) 19:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After the work done in Category:Template loop warnings this is the only template loop in Wikipedia. Perhaps you'd care to fix it as well? Debresser (talk) 21:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Downtown Neighborhoods

Hi, I've been updating a bunch of articles on downtown dallas including buildings and neighborhoods. I live downtown in an old loft and I'm involved in a lot of the downtown resident issues.

The maps you created for the downtown neighborhoods are soon going to be out of date when the DART Green Line opens next month. Are you in the process of updating them? Also, there are a few downtown neighborhoods that are not listed: Trinity/Design District, Baylor/Meadows and Fair Park (neighborhood, not the actual park). The DowntownDallas organization now considers neighborhoods both inside and outside of the loop part of the official downtown for Dallas. The Downtown Dallas article needs to reflect this (it can still list neighborhoods as "inside the loop" and "outside the loop". Here's the official map: http://www.yourdspot.com/docs/InsideMap.pdf

Do you need help updating the neighborhood maps/articles? Dfwcre8tive (talk) 21:03, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Farewell

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File:Xvixionx 29 April 2006 Dallas Skyline.jpg

Hello,

I am the webmaster for www.dallas-score-22.org. I would like to use the listed photo of the Dallas Skyline on our website. I have added it with a link to your profile on wikipedia. Please check the site to be sure I have given you proper credit.

Thank you for your photographs and the ability to use them.

68.15.100.50 (talk) 15:50, 24 May 2010 (UTC) Genny Anderson[reply]

Nothing new

Just some nonsense was removed on your talk page. Anyway, happy editing! Minima c (talk) 18:13, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Xvisionxmonarch.jpg

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Your Dallas Skyline 2006.jpg photo

Dear Drumguy 8800,

My name is Tim Jon Semmerling, and I am interested in using your Dallas Skyline 2006.jpg photo in my law firm's website. I want to make certain that I have your permission, and if you require payment for a license please let me know. I would also like to make certain that you have proper credit for the photograph. Please let me know how you would like me to cite you. My email address is timjonsemmerling@aol.com

Thank you. It is a beautiful image.

Tim Jon Semmerling, PhD, JD67.163.54.235 (talk) 18:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Downtown Dallas Skyline

Drumguy8800,

A non profit organization, the Dallas Breakfast Group would like to use one of your photos of the downtown Dallas skyline for the main image on their website. Can you provide us information on how we can gain permission to use the image.

Thanks,

Christy Ricketts 214-333-0301 ex118 cricketts@qsigroup.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.97.3.159 (talk) 14:12, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Permission to use Dallas Skyline Photo?

Derek,

My name is Marc Sandhu and I'm heading up the social media section of the Dallas Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). I was looking for a good cover photo that showcases the Dallas skyline and came across your wonderful image on Wikipedia.

ASCE is a non-profit that helps promote Civil Engineering.

I was wondering if it would be okay to use your photo as our Facebook Cover Photo. I've placed the photo there now to show you what it would look like in the context of the page: https://www.facebook.com/ASCEdallas

We have not advertised the page yet, so the only people who have seen it are people I've asked to approve and check the content. If you don't approve of our use I will happily take it down and find another photo before any advertising is done.

Thanks for considering!

Djmeow86 (talk) 20:45, 5 November 2012 (UTC)Marc[reply]

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Dallas Skyline Photo

Just sent you an email.

Don — Preceding unsigned comment added by TIGADV (talk • contribs) 03:50, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Official site of Dallas Arena

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

Wikilove is in SERIOUS need of some more ethnic food and drink items - would love to send a more Texas-relevant food but don't care to send beer!

Just saw the new wikilove feature and immediately knew the two fellow editors on which a little should be lavished. :) Don't know if you ever visit your user page now that you're a RETIRED editor, but if you do, see this and feel wikiloved. Lawikitejana (talk) 22:36, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Flower Mound, Texas

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Highland Park pictures

Hello. Which park did you take those pictures in? There are several parks in Highland Park, Dallas. It may be possible to create a page for each, if sufficient history can be dig up and someone can take more pictures of different sights, plaques, ponds, etc. Btw I also create Highland Park United Methodist Church and it's badly in need of pictures if you are in Dallas? I am not.Zigzig20s (talk) 03:01, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Dallas Skyline Image

Hello, My father-in-law is giving a presentation at a medical conference and we would like to use your image in his presentation. We are from DeSoto (Dallas suburb) and he is giving wanting to use some humor in his presentation. We will be photoshopping an image of a derelict cottage in front of the dallas skyline as he is mentioning how difficult circumstances have gotten in the medical profession. Let me know what I need to do to legally use your image.

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your dandelion pic

Hello Drumguy8800,

I wanted to ask your permission to use your dandelion photo for a background. I have so many of these in my back and front yard and never realized just how lovely and architectural they are. Yours was an outstanding photo. Great shot.

Here's the link to it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taraxacum_officinale_clock.jpg

Thanks,

Dave pinnaclestrategies@gmail.com

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Dallas Skyline Photo Permission Request

Drumguy8800 My name is Brandy Zeigler and I work for the non profit River Ranch Educational Charities. I am requesting written permission to use your photo titled The Dallas Skyline from the Trinity River Flood Plain Dated April 29th, 2006. We would like to use this on our website and our marketing materials for our new operating facility at the Texas Horse Park in Dallas. Please visit our website Storybookranch.org to see the impact we are making on our community and the children we serve. Thank you for your time and consideration, Brandy Zeigler BrandyZeigler@Yahoo.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.32.163.63 (talk) 18:06, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

sprcial permission for photo

I would like your written permission to use this image the Dallas Skyline for use in our advertising and on our website. Please advise me as to obtain your written permission. Brandy Zeigler 469-337-1150 BRandyZeigler@Yahoo.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:5B0:29FF:2EF0:0:0:0:3B (talk) 22:46, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Use of Photograph

Hello,

I am looking for a couple of images of the Dallas skyline, specifically, with construction cranes in the image. I'd like to talk to you about the use of this image. Would you give me a call?

Thanks! Rhonda Miller Art Dallas, Inc. www.artdallas.com Mobile: 214.557.0573 Gallery: 214.688.0244 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.40.15.162 (talk) 21:54, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas Skyline

If I use your pic on my site and attribute it to you, would you like me to link the attribution to a web page of your choice, and would you like to link back to me?

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Requests for Dallas-Fort Worth peer review

A tag has been placed on Category:Requests for Dallas-Fort Worth peer review requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 15:14, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Maps of Dallas

A tag has been placed on Category:Maps of Dallas requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:13, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Houston grading scheme

Template:Houston grading scheme has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Izno (talk) 06:45, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Dallas-Fort Worth grading scheme

Template:Dallas-Fort Worth grading scheme has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Izno (talk) 07:42, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:US Census tract embedded

Template:US Census tract embedded has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 19:30, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Adderall®" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Adderall® and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 15#Adderall® until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. BD2412 T 04:38, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox neighborhood/Dallas, Texas

Template:Infobox neighborhood/Dallas, Texas has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:18, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting

Wikipedia users in the United States Mountain West and High Plains will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, February 14, 2023, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the history, articles, or photographs of our region is encouraged to attend.

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Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting 05/09/2023

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Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, May 9, 2023, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the history, geography, articles, maps, or photographs of the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. Please see our meeting page for details.

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Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting 08/08/2023

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Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, August 8, 2023, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in articles, history, geography, maps, or photographs of the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. We may try to organize one or more Wiknics. Guests are welcome. Please see our meeting page for details.

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Nomination of Gerald B. Cleaver for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Gerald B. Cleaver is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerald B. Cleaver until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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US Mountain West online meeting November 14

Wikimedia US Mountain West

Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, November 14, 2023, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. All guests are welcome. Please see our meeting page for details.

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U.S. Mountain West Online Meeting

Wikimedia US Mountain West

Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, February 13, 2024, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. All guests are welcome. Please see our meeting page for details.

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Nomination for deletion of Template:METRORail

Template:METRORail has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 07:44, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]