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Thanks for Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company[edit]

A belated thank you for your submission of image file File:Belknap-ad.jpg to the article on Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company.Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 17:52, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. I'm always excited to find or take a usable image for Wikipedia. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:37, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Four Award for Richie Farmer[edit]

Four Award
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Richie Farmer. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 18, 2015[edit]

AC, A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank (push to talk) 21:12, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: Looks great. Would you have an experienced image evaluator take a look at the portrait of Laffoon and confirm that it is PD? I added it based on my understanding of the "between 1923 and 1963" business, but I'd feel better having an experienced hand double-check its copyright status before it shows up on the main page. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:53, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Pinging Chris. - Dank (push to talk) 14:24, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The source file was uploaded by the University of Illinois. I would expect their copyright check to have used reasonable diligence. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:28, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the "Governor of Kentucky whose administration was hampered by the Great Depression", precious again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

user vandalism[edit]

please see the contribs of ip 115.186.146.225 who is continuosly adding wrong informations to articles and he always write anti-Pashtuns. He is also using sock puppets to spread wrong info and adding maps which are created according to his own mind and those maps are not factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.108.128.167 (talk) 14:18, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Samuel J. Randall[edit]

Hi, Acdixon. I was wondering if you might be interested in reviewing Samuel J. Randall in its nomination for FA. I hate to beg for reviews, but it's getting near to the bottom of the list and I'd hate to risk it failing for lack of interest. If you can't, no big deal, but I've found your reviews helpful in the past and if you wouldn't mind reading a nineteenth-century biography, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 22:16, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Coemgenus: As someone who has been disappointed by a number of my own FACs ending in lack of interest, I really want to help here. Can't make any promises, but I will try to take a look. I've done several biographies of nineteenth century politicians myself, so it won't be unfamiliar or uninteresting territory, at least. I'm glad you've found my past reviews helpful. I try to either do them right – which takes a lot of time – or not do them at all. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:10, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Coemgenus: Just did a read-through over lunch. Quite an interesting biography, and free of any major concerns from me. I was pleased to see cameos by a couple of my beloved Kentuckians, J. C. S. Blackburn and John G. Carlisle. The former's brother, Luke Pryor Blackburn, is the subject of a featured article I worked on. I'll try to pull together some of my nitpicks into a review, but I don't see any gaping holes. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:15, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 21:39, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Don't mean to nag, but I just wanted to remind you of this. Thanks again! --Coemgenus (talk) 13:57, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Coemgenus: Would you believe I was on my way to do this just as your message arrived? I've just finished my review. I will be traveling for parts of Saturday and Sunday, but I should be able to register a !vote pretty soon after you address the comments. Again, quite the interesting read. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Great! Thanks again, I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I'll address your points over the next couple days. Have a nice weekend. --Coemgenus (talk) 21:43, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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KY bound[edit]

Onton, Kentucky and Anton, Kentucky are now articlesCoal town guy (talk) 21:45, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Coal town guy: You da man. Thanks as always. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:33, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Let me know if you have a target county, I should be back in the swing soon...yayCoal town guy (talk) 16:23, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IPA[edit]

Started adding IPA to your sound files on Commons. I'm using respelling rather than IPA in the coding, so it's easier for you to verify they're correct. Also, you can check with mouseovers. Probably only the vowels will need confirming. For "Weir", for example, the vowel is the 'ear' in "beard". If that matches your pronunciation (if you pronounced Weir with the same vowel as beard), then I got it right. If not, ping me and we can figure it out. — kwami (talk) 20:06, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Kwamikagami: You got it. Thanks for doing this. I find IPA rather baffling. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 20:28, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Some questions of whether we've got the vowel of law or of spa, or of Mary marry merry. Might not make any difference to you (I don't know), but we're also advising people who do make these distinctions. And many of your vowels are full when I might expect them to be reduced, schwa-like vowels. I suspect that may be because you pronounced them carefully for the sound file, but it could be people really do retain full vowels.
The IPA is no more difficult than the respelling in Webster's dictionary, if you're used to it, but it doesn't help that different dictionaries use different transcriptions. — kwami (talk) 20:37, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Kwamikagami: Yes, I'm noticing some of your notes on Commons and honestly arguing with myself in some cases which it is. It doesn't help that sometimes we aren't terribly careful with our pronunciation around here. I want to get it right, though. After all, what's the point in doing it if we're not going to get it right anyway? I'll be traveling a bit during the long weekend, but I'll try to check back soon with some clarifications. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:01, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If your accent doesn't distinguish two vowels, then no amount of pondering will help. In such cases we can either choose spelling pronunciations, or say "locally X", though the latter might imply that outsiders don't pronounce it that way. — kwami (talk) 21:22, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Kwamikagami: Sorry it took me so long to get to these. We had a little medical issue over the weekend that messed up some plans. You did an exceptional job making distinctions between sounds that I have difficulty making. There are a couple that seem to need a bit more discussion. First, on Commons:File:Corydon.ogg, I would say I don't really distinguish "horse" from "hoarse" from "orange". Does that make your job basically impossible?
Also, on Commons:File:Jessamine.ogg, I must have gotten lazy with my pronunciation in the file. I hear the final syllable ("mine") exactly as the final syllable as in "Bellarmine", which according to the IPA on that page, would be the "e" in "roses". I think that would be more correct than the "a" in "about". Thanks so much for doing this. I think I was able to make the proper choices on the rest of them. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:43, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't make the distinction, then we're engaged in a bit of OR as to how people who do make the distinction would pronounce the name. Usually people would go off the spelling, which is what I meant by spelling pronunciations above. But in this case Corydon is listed in the OED (as a generic proper name for a rustic in pastoral poetry). It has the same stress pattern as the town, and is given just the vowel one would expect (the "orange" vowel). Fixed both. — kwami (talk) 19:12, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks much. May have a couple more at some point, but these were the first ones that came to mind. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 19:42, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Holidays[edit]

Happy Saturnalia
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:19, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 12, 2016[edit]

AC, I'll finish this one tonight. - Dank (push to talk) 01:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: Looks good to me. Always appreciate the attention to Kentucky governors. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 03:06, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Precious again, your Kentucky governors, today Keen Johnson!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Combs family of Kentucky[edit]

Hi - I know you are quite familiar with and interested in Kentucky history - I am working on trying to untangle some links about multiple people (all Kentuckians, I think) named Leslie Combs. I recently moved the article on the current state rep of that name (female, btw) to Leslie A. Combs, to help distinguish from similarly named persons (male, btw) one of whom was a rival of John Breckinridge, and another of whom (the first one's son) had been ambassador to Peru and other places. To make it more challenging, there is apparently some lack of clarity over whether the ambassador was Combs II or Combs III, etc. I am planning on trying to straighten this out over the next couple of days, but because of your interest and background, I wanted to invite you to look over my shoulder in case there were any improvements you could offer. Thanks, let me know if I can comment further. KConWiki (talk) 05:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@KConWiki: Curse those dynastic families and their lack of originality in naming their children! LOL I don't have any knowledge of Combs – other than vaguely recognizing the name – from my previous endeavors, but I'll try to take a look in some sources I have in the next few days. The weekend will be busy IRL, but I'll see what I can do. I commend you on taking this difficult task. I've run into similar situations before. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Uma medalha para você![edit]

A medalha de editor
Hello. I'm a Brazilian editor and I appreciate your great work in politician articles (mainly of Kentucky). Thanks so much! Érico (msg) 00:07, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Érico: Thank you so much! It is my pleasure to share information about my home state with others around the world. I am pleased you have enjoyed my work. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:46, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not to nag ...[edit]

But... Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Monroe Edwards/archive1 ? Ealdgyth - Talk 19:17, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ealdgyth: On a couple of the unstruck issues, I was waiting to see if any other reviewers wanted to comment. Apparently, additional reviewers have yet to materialize. I would probably strike the rest and support if this were the only hold-up to the article's promotion, but that doesn't look like the case right now. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:26, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. I'm not sure why it's slow at FAC right now.. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:38, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Ealdgyth: Haven't taken anything there in a while, but in my past experiences, it's always slow at FAC. Definitely ping me again if you've got two supports and are just waiting on me. I won't torpedo all your hard work for any of the issues I've left outstanding. I know how frustrating it can be. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:45, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Barnstar for Law[edit]

The Law Barnstar
For your exceptional contribution to Sara W. Combs. bd2412 T 04:25, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Adding my thank you for your contributions to the Sara W. Combs article. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:40, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Not a problem. I had already worked on Bert T. Combs, so when I saw BD2412's note about missing Supreme Court justice articles at WikiProject Kentucky, I figured I could give an assist. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:53, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Basketball???[edit]

Eeewww.... There are only two sports seasons - football and no-football. Thanks for the support! Ealdgyth - Talk 22:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ealdgyth: It's a little different in Kentucky – home of the now-29-time SEC Tournament champion Kentucky Wildcats. We have three seasons – basketball recruiting season, basketball season, and the NBA Draft! :) Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:06, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
yep! Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:34, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need something at the top of my user and user talk pages[edit]

I have medical issues, because of that I can't put it up, so you can put it up for me. You have my premission to do that. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 00:58, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: I'm afraid I don't understand. What do you want placed on your user and user talk pages, and how is your medical issue preventing you from putting it there yourself? Obviously, I'm not asking you to disclose anything private or personal. I'm just having trouble understanding what it is you want. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:07, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well im visually impaired, I can't see well, even on these talk pages. On ain articles. well the previous sentence is the proff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DatNuttyWikipedian (talk • contribs) 14:56, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: OK, I understand a little better now. In fact, in a previous life, I was a webmaster, and I tried to study up on issues of web accessibility. Now, what is it that you would like added to the top of your user and user talk pages? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:44, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sara W. Combs[edit]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Janet Stumbo[edit]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 18, 2016[edit]

Another governor. - Dank (push to talk) 16:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: A good choice; one of my favorite articles that I have worked on. Blurb looks good. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:54, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Precious again, your governor William O'Connell Bradley!

One of my favorites is up for FAC, in case you do reviews ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:32, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks, as always, Gerda. I'd love to do a review for you, but I'd be "way in over my skis" - to use an American idiom - trying to do an FA review on a music article. I can barely play the radio, much less a musical instrument. Best of luck, though. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:34, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
What I like about FAC reviewing is that you don't have to be an expert, you don't have to deal in depth with all aspects of an article, but can read through it and say what you would like to see improved. The further away from a topic, the better (in a way), because it should be comprehensible to anybody. I don't do GA reviews because then you have to review all aspects, and I - not being a native speaker - can't do justice to the prose, but I look at FACs and offer my 2ct, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Something for you to do.[edit]

I think the article of Jesus should be moved to either Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth because there is many people named Jesus. Thanks! DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 12:52, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: I think the present naming is appropriate, per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. I suspect the number of people who search Wikipedia for "Jesus" is dominated by those looking for the present article. Besides, I would need to see a discussion providing overwhelming WP:CONSENSUS for such a move before I'd even consider it. Wading into controversial topics on Wikipedia generally isn't worth it for me, although I've made a few exceptions over the years. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:58, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

BACK in the saddle[edit]

Hey There, I am back after taking care of a few million real world things,. I can walk again, ANDF not be in pain, woo hoo....Had my knee scoped and a few other physical things, but I am able to contribute again. Many Thanks for the message on my talkCoal town guy (talk) 01:40, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Coal town guy: Good to see you back, friend, and glad that it sounds like you're better than ever. When I dropped by your talk page in January, I noticed your contributions had been sparse, and I was afraid we'd lost you as a contributor. Of course, your friends User:TheCatalyst31 and User:RFD stepped up with the assist, but it's good to know you're around again. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:31, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Request your views on an article nominated for deletion[edit]

I'd request you to state your vote on [[1]] article for deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.177.216.113 (talk) 11:22, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

writing about Joseph and Arthur McCormack[edit]

I apologize. I shouldn't have assumed that Stevietheman was the one who wrote about Blackburn and Goebel. As an editor, can you access my sandbox before I submit my piece to the editors? Feel free to take a look. I still have a lot of tweaking to do. Yes, I would very much like to talk to someone about Kentucky history. Joseph McCormack, among other things, is credited for establishing the public health system in Kentucky while he was executive officer of the State Board of Health from 1883-1913. He also served in the House of Representatives. His son, Arthur, also a national figure, was Public Health Commissioner from 1913-1943. He was also executive secretary of the Kentucky Medical Association and editor of the KMA Journal (all three at the same time). So these two men set up and "ran" medicine and public health in Kentucky for 60+ years. We don't think of medicine and public health as being political, but their enemies called this the "McCormack Machine." A historian of the American Medical Association wrote that Joseph was the most influential person in the AMA during the Progressive Era, perhaps in its entire history. You can find them in the Kentucky Encyclopedia although those articles don't do them justice. Please let me know if there's a more appropriate way for me to correspond with you. And thanks for getting in touch.Drvalsummers (talk) 19:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Drvalsummers: Yes, I can see the draft you are creating in your sandbox. I'll try to look it over soon. If he's mentioned in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, then his notability is almost a given. Sounds like a worthy addition to Wikipedia. I'll try to help where I can, and certainly drop me line here on my talk page any time you have a question. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 19:37, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'd appreciate your suggestions, especially about my links to other Wikipedia articles. The incident about Goebel isn't really important to my story, but it does show that Joseph was a well-respected physician. (He signed Goebel's death certificate.) I've included it so that I'd have a link to a notable Kentuckian. Likewise with Blackburn; some corrections are needed about their relationship. The article about JNM in the Kentucky Encyclopedia contains at least seven errors. At one point, I write about JNM's alliances. I've decided to write about one additional sentence each about Linda Neville, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Cora Wilson Stewart and Robert Allen to show their connections to JNM and the public health movement in Kentucky. Final question for today: will we be 'talking' on your page or mine? I've been in the sandbox for about two weeks and have a lot to learn about the protocols. Thanks. Drvalsummers (talk) 20:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Drvalsummers:I'll look at the context of the connections you cite. It sounds to me like they are defensible inclusions, although the motivation of simply connecting the subject to other notable subjects usually is not usually a good one. I'm concerned about your assertion that the Kentucky Encyclopedia article contains seven errors. If you are going to note these errors in the Wikipedia article, just make sure to cite reliable sources that back up that claim, and remember that original research is not allowable on Wikipedia. As for where to continue the conversation, it doesn't matter to me whether it's on your page or mine. It's usually most helpful to me if you use the {{ping}} template to let me know if you want me to see something anywhere other than here on my talk page. Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 20:26, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
OK. I'll wait till you've had a chance to look at it. It looks like I'm trying to write a book instead of an article. Drvalsummers (talk) 22:07, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I accidentally moved my userpage to a wrong title.[edit]

Okay I accidentally moved my userpage to a wrong title, the target move was, Real Man User: DatNuttyWikipedian and it seems like I made a mistake because there is no preview on moving pages. And now the name for the user page doesn't make sense. So can you fix my error? Thanks! DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 23:28, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: OK, I've moved your user page back to User:DatNuttyWikipedian. If your intent was to change your user name, please follow the instructions at WP:RENAME. Hope that helps. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:35, 24 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is my wording about Goebel correct?[edit]

I've written this. 'As one of Kentucky’s most respected physicians, McCormack was placed in charge of the team doctors attending William Goebel after the governor-elect’s assassination in 1900.' Should I say governor instead of governor-elect and assassination instead of assassination attempt? Do you know of a better reference to show that McCormack was the lead physician? One of McCormack's colleagues was Archibald Dixon of Henderson. Any relation? Drvalsummers (talk) 13:46, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Drvalsummers: The wording for Goebel will be tricky. At the time he was shot, he was not even governor-elect. Republican William S. Taylor was, by the "official" vote, the governor-elect. While Goebel lay dying, the Democrat-controlled Kentucky General Assembly voted to invalidate enough Taylor votes to make Goebel the governor-elect. Nearly immediately, the proper officials went to Goebel's deathbed and swore him in, making him governor. So, during the span between Goebel's shooting and his death, he was, successively the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor, governor-elect, and governor. Good luck explaining that.
As far as a better reference on McCormack, I don't remember running across that name in my research, but then again, it's been several years since I did the research, and I wasn't looking for the name. The best references on Goebel were Klotter's The Politics of Wrath, Woodson's The First New Dealer, and Hughes, et al.'s That Kentucky Campaign. On Google Books, these are available as a limited preview, a snippet view, and a full view, respectively. No apparent mention of McCormack in Klotter, but Woodson and Hughes both mention him multiple times, although I'm not sure to what degree of detail. You might check them out.
Interesting that you bring up Archibald Dixon. I took his article to good article status in part, so I could see if we were related. He was from Henderson, Kentucky, which is just an hour or so up the road. I didn't establish any familial link, even through my great aunt, who is into genealogy, but it was an interesting article, nonetheless. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:57, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Here's my rationale. Until the person dies, it's an assassination attempt. McCormack didn't treat Goebel after Goebel died, so I'll call it an attempt. He treated governor-elect Goebel and he treated Governor Goebel, so I'll call him Governor. I'll stick with the Hughes reference because he quite often mentioned McCormack. I'm not going to include this in my article, but would like to hear from you if you know where I can find more information. National newspapers reported that Arthur Goebel stated he would give McCormack a $10,000 fee for attending to his brother. I have no way of determining if McCormack accepted the money. Do you have suggestions where I might research this? Most of the biographies I read about Kentucky people are rather short. Am I writing too much about McCormack? BTW, Joseph's friend, Arch Dixon, was the 'respected physician' you wrote about. He was president of the Ky Medical Association and also served on the state board of health for about 10 years.Drvalsummers (talk) 01:51, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Drvalsummers: I don't know of a reference that would help with the bit about Arthur Goebel's fee. I'm sure I have not read that before. You might reach out to Dr. James Klotter, who appears to still be part of the faculty at Georgetown College. I briefly corresponded with him while I was still actively working on the Goebel article. I think your reasoning on the wording makes sense. It's a mess if you try to get into the details. I have not yet had a chance to read your draft, but I will try to look it over soon. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:48, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm only curious about the fee. I talked to Klotter a couple of times while writing my dissertation but I'm not going to bother him with this. I have not yet studied the instructions for categories,but here are some I'm thinking about using. As a Kentucky historian, would you please tell me which are inappropriate. Any other categories I should consider? People from Bowling Green, Kentucky; American physicians; People in public health; Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives; Physicians from the United States; American medical biography stubs; American Medical Association people; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine alumni; Miami University alumni; Physicians from Kentucky; Politicians from Bowling Green, Kentucky; Former buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky (I have a photo of the McCormack Memorial Building).Let me know if I'm bothering you with too many questions. Drvalsummers (talk) 15:22, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Drvalsummers: You are not bothering me at all with questions. I think most of the categories are appropriate, but "Former buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky" would only be appropriate if the building in question were the subject of the article. Also, there is no need to use parent categories if child categories are also included, hence "Physicians from Kentucky" precludes the need for both "American physicians" and "Physicians from the United States", while "Politicians from Bowling Green, Kentucky" precludes "People from Bowling Green, Kentucky". Finally, from what I can see, this won't be anything close to a stub article when it goes to the mainspace, so I'd drop that category as well. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:29, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How much can I quote from a secondary source?[edit]

James Burrow, who wrote the article about McCormack for the Kentucky Encyclopedia, also published two histories of the American Medical Association and is the most cited reference for those writing about the AMA. He devoted an entire chapter to McCormack. In it he writes that McCormack was "the most influential political leader of the profession in the Progressive Era, or perhaps, in the AMA's entire history." Am I allowed to quote a secondary source like this and if so, how much of it can I use? Can I write, for example, in my lead paragraph, that McCormack has been called the "most influential leader of the profession in the Progressive Era"? Or, can I put that in the subheading about McCormack's work in the American Medical Association? Or would this be 'peacock' writing? Drvalsummers (talk) 16:05, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The location doesn't matter; in fact, you could put it in both the lead and the body of the article. I would state that the source of the opinion and the quote together; for example, AMA historian James Burrow wrote that McCormack was "the most influential political leader of the profession in the Progressive Era, or perhaps, in the AMA's entire history". No problem with that at all. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:17, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
MrX has been answering some of my technical questions. He suggested that my article is "fit for publishing... in the (main) article space,'... that I should skip the 'submit for review' process because ...it's usually backlogged. " Do you agree? I think that in about a week I'll be able to "BE BOLD" as Wikipedia says and show the article to the rest of the world. I'm still fixing citations and working on the bibliography. I'm waiting for the Kentucky Medical Association to send me some digital scans for photos. I still haven't read the Wikipedia instructions on catalog pages. So, would you please let me know if/when you think I'm ready to move it to the main article space? I wouldn't mind having some other Kentucky historian-editors look it over for me to offer suggestions--even if much of the article is about McCormack's national, rather than state, activities. I feel there are still some holes in the article, but I did try to include items that could be linked to other articles about Kentuckians so we can build that network. BTW, I no longer live in KY although I will be going to Louisville in June to do more research. And, my MBTI type is INTP which probably means that we're both in some strange category, but that as a 'J' you're the better editor. Drvalsummers (talk) 20:53, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Being vaguely familiar with MrX as an editor, I'd trust his judgment. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If there are still holes to fill, let the world benefit from what's already there and fill the holes later. Even better, the community can help fill the holes! I do understand that the AfC process is pretty heavily backlogged, so skipping that step is probably desirable. Worst case scenario is that some editor nominates your article for deletion, it is (inexplicably) deleted, then I, as an admin, restore the article for you in the draft space and let you beef it up to the point that it will survive a deletion request. Given what you have told me about this individual, though, there is virtually no chance the article will be deleted. We have lots of articles that are in bad shape that are still allowed because the subject is clearly notable. No worries.
Now as for the image uploading, that can be a whole other can of worms. Copyright law is a pill, so make sure you have as much info about the image as possible. I'll be around for questions about that, too. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:01, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The image I have is actually a photograph of a portrait of McCormack commissioned by the Ky Medical Association in 1920. The portrait hangs in the KMA hallway portrait gallery. It's the same picture used in Ky Digital Library and the National Library of Medicine. The attorney at KMA, as the copyright holder, has given me an emailed OK to use it. I doubt anybody knows who took the original photo. I also have his signature and am wondering if only politicians have the side boxes with photo, information and signature or if I can set one of those up for McCormack. Or is that a peacock? Drvalsummers (talk) 20:50, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
If the portrait was finished and unveiled before 1923, it would be in the public domain (i.e. copyright protections have expired). That's the easiest case to deal with. Consider uploading it to Wikimedia Commons and then linking it to the Wikipedia article. I can help with that or even do the upload for you.
As for infoboxes, to use the Wikipedia term, there are infoboxes for darn near everything. I've never used it, but I looked this morning, and we have {{Infobox medical person}}, which would probably be appropriate in this case. It is absolutely not peacock to add either the box or the signature. The preference seems to be to convert signatures to a vectored file format instead of JPEG. If you don't know how to do that (I don't), just upload the JPEG and someone else can do the conversion. Once upon a time, User:Connormah did that kind of thing, but I'm not sure if he is still actively doing it or not. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:44, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Robert F. Stephens[edit]

On 2 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert F. Stephens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that, in 1989, Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Stephens issued an opinion that the state's entire public school system was unconstitutional? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert F. Stephens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert F. Stephens), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 02:23, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

May 4 is only two days away[edit]

Hello Acdixon. I realized tonight that Wednesday, May 4, will be the 75th anniversary of Joseph McCormack's death. For sentimental reasons, I would like to move the article from my sandbox to the main space on or before the 4th. Ordinarily, I would go through the Wikipedia gauntlet and try to learn all the rules to do it myself. But, I'm willing to risk being foolish enough to ask for your help. I just posted a (not so desperate message on the talkpage for MrX) I've been researching McCormack for six years and almost feel like I've been living with him for that long. This would mean so much to me. Would you help me, please, to present him to the world on May 4th? Cordially, Val Drvalsummers (talk) 01:31, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is an admirable goal. I will try to give it a read before then. If I don't get to it, I would still encourage you do the move. I think the article is on solid ground from a notability standpoint, so unless there are copyright issues or something, it should basically be immune to deletion. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:23, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've moved my article about Joseph N McCormack to the mainspace and have received many useful suggestions from editors. And, I've added an article about his son, Arthur T McCormack. I'm hoping experienced editors will help me improve both articles. In the meantime, thanks for all the help you've given me. Drvalsummers (talk) 02:42, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thought you'd like this[edit]

Saw this story and was idly curious if you'd seen this situation in the news :-) Nyttend (talk) 03:26, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I had, indeed. I don't know this person, but I am familiar with the situation. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:50, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Very good :-) I wouldn't expect you to know everyone in a county of 31,499 residents, but I was kind-of expecting it to have hit the local news by the time it reached the Indiana media. Nyttend (talk) 15:09, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, WFIE often does a better job of covering our area than most Kentucky media. If we have severe weather, I usually turn there first. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:28, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hm, okay; I was just expecting that you'd seen it in the Greenville newspaper, or perhaps something from Madisonville [It took work to write this clause; I'm always confusing Hopkins County and Hopkinsville] or Owensboro. Haven't thought about western Kentucky much since I moved out of Indiana in 2014; I was in Evansville for a non-wiki project last month and saw a single McLean County license plate, but that's the only time your area has come to my mind in a long time before I saw this story. Nyttend (talk) 15:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well, both the Greenville and Central City papers are weekly, so sometimes the news there is delayed. I don't get the Owensboro or Madisonville papers, but I do work in Madisonville, so I hear news "through the grapevine" sometimes. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:06, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm surprised; I just assumed that a pair of cities with ten thousand residents, and a county with twenty thousand more, would support a daily newspaper. I'd expect a weekly paper (if any paper at all) for McLean County, but not something as populous as Muhlenberg County. Nyttend (talk) 16:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A file.[edit]

A file that's been deleted on Sunday May 1st It was unique and got deleted, but here's the source URL: https://nookipedia.com/wiki/File:6_Princess_Peaches%3F!.jpg I meant to upload it from the URL. Sorry for confusion. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 14:55, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: Yep, that's gonna be deleted, as it appears to be a screenshot from a copyrighted game. Unless you're planning to use it with some kind of fair use rationale, we can't use images on Wikpedia that are not free. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:08, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well that's hard since I came from the NIWA, the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance they allow it, but here ya'll don't. Plus I do most of my uploads and edits there, over 500 total. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 15:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: I didn't make the rules, but I try to make sure people know about them so they don't get their stuff deleted over and over. It can be really hard to find good pictures of topics of recent vintage. I try to take them when I have time and release them under a public domain license. If anyone can use my crappy pictures, they're welcome to them. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:31, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well it's time to contact Jimbo Wales. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 17:48, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wow you have images! I'll take 1 of them, if you didn't make it up. DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 17:49, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here they are on Commons for anybody who wants them. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 17:54, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Dan Jack Combs[edit]

On 10 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dan Jack Combs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after retiring from the Kentucky Supreme Court, Dan Jack Combs was twice arrested on marijuana-related charges and became an advocate for the drug's legalization in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dan Jack Combs. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dan Jack Combs), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:22, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matt Bevin[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Matt Bevin[edit]

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DYK nomination of Andre Morris[edit]

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DYK for Walter Arnold Baker[edit]

On 17 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Walter Arnold Baker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that former Kentucky Senator Walter Arnold Baker once advised the parliaments of Tomsk and Nizhny Novgorod on writing constitutions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Walter Arnold Baker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Walter Arnold Baker), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 13:11, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Andre Morris[edit]

On 19 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andre Morris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite helping set a world record in the 1995 World University Games 4 × 100 metres relay, Andre Morris said in 1999, "I hate track"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andre Morris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andre Morris), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:27, 19 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join soon to be formed Kentucky Wikimedians User Group[edit]

Hello Acdixon,

Kentucky Wikimedian User Group, an independent affiliate of Wikimedia Foundation, is being formed to provide outreach and assistance to individuals and organizations in Kentucky who want to create and improve Wikipedia content.

User groups are an easy way for Wikipedians to better organize in order to collaborate with other local Wikipedians or local institutions. The requirements for establishing and running them are quite simple. The main requirement is to have 3 people agree to join and share their contact information with Wikimedia Foundation.

As one of the most active Wikipedians from Kentucky, I would be pleased to have you be one of the founding members of the user group.

To join the group, sign on meta here. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 20:46, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@FloNight: Thanks for the invite, Flo. How do you see this differing from WikiProject Kentucky (other than, hopefully, being more active)? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:22, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Acdixon. Hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend.
The main difference between a WikiProject Kentucky and an Kentucky Wikimedians User Group is that the User Group would be more dedicated to group activities/projects rather than individuals collaborating around a particular topic like happens with WikiProjects. Affiliates like User Groups and Chapters are mostly engaged with offline projects such as editathons, meet ups, or creating institutional partnerships to get access to holding. It is possible that some people who get involved with the user group will have other skills besides editing Wikipedia. For example, a reference librarian at a university might join to assist with hosting editathons at their university.
Everyone does not need to meet in person regularly to have a strong group because we are creating an online encyclopedia, and in fact it is good to have a strong online presence for the user group. But I do anticipate have some events over the next year. I hope you join us. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 17:31, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@FloNight: Thanks for the clarification. I hope you will post important notices at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Kentucky, or that there is a way to watch the User Group on my Wikipedia watch list. Once upon a time, I would have been all over this, but that time was before I had two little girls at home! :) Besides, I suspect the meetups will primarily be in the Golden Triangle region, which is a pretty long drive for me. If you host anything out here in the western part of the state, though, drop me a line. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:21, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Acdixon, I certainly understand about balancing time. We'll put all the important announcements and progress reports on the WikiProject Kentucky talk page. One of the common projects for geographically based groups is to improve content about the government and politicians. I would definitely like your thoughts and ideas if we were to undertake a Kentucky State Government project. And you are always welcome to jump in and offer suggestions about suggestions for online content creation. I thought up Wiki Loves Horses since Kentucky is in a unique position to improve equine content. We will do it in connection with WikiProject Horse racing and WikiProject Equine. We'll announce the progress for the project on the WikiProjects. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 19:24, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@FloNight: That sounds great, and yes, please contact me with any Kentucky government/politician collaborations. That's my main focus these days, and I'd love the help. I'm currently working, at BD2412's suggestion, on creating articles for all Kentucky Supreme Court justices that don't presently have them. I can always use help from folks with access to source material, as well. Archives of The Courier-Journal, for example, could be pretty helpful. Also, some sources that are only present at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 19:42, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Requests on my user page for page protection[edit]

A bot said that my request for page protection for my User Page was in a wrong format that's Bull ****. Also there has been complaints on the bot's operater, from another user and me on the requests for Page protection. Thanks! DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 02:41, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: As an admin, I can do page protection. I have edit protected your user page indefinitely. That appears to be what you wanted. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:16, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Ark Encounter[edit]

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DYK for Pleas Jones[edit]

On 6 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pleas Jones, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pleas Jones was the first justice to retire from the Kentucky Supreme Court after its creation in 1976? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pleas Jones. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pleas Jones), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia email re Newspapers.com signup[edit]

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HazelAB (talk) 14:32, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Newspapers.com access[edit]

You should have full access now. Note that our Wikipedia Library accounts don't include "Publisher Extra" content. All the best, HazelAB (talk) 23:47, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HazelAB: Thank you! Naturally, it took me about 20 seconds to find an article I need that is considered "Publisher Extra" content. Do you know anyone who has access to that? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:26, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know anyone who has access but you could try the resource exchange page. HazelAB (talk) 14:16, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John S. Palmore[edit]

On 14 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John S. Palmore, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during his 23-year career on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court, John S. Palmore authored over 800 judicial opinions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John S. Palmore. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John S. Palmore), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

HighBeam[edit]

  • Hi ACDixon. I think you gave me my second barnstar ever; see User:Ling.Nut/awards. Meanwhile, wait a few minutes and check your email. HighBeam approved.  Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 01:25, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Lingzhi: I remember that, but boy, it seems like eons ago now, doesn't it? Still appreciate your help, and glad to see you still around Wikipedia. Thanks for moving quickly with the Highbeam account. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:43, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Courthouse photos[edit]

Perhaps you remember User:W.marsh from years ago; before he retired in 2008, he was active in writing about Kentucky topics. One of the pages he created was a chart of courthouses statewide, an attempt to find an image of each courthouse that was acceptable under our licensing terms, but since he retired several years ago, I ultimately moved it to my userspace.

Two recent trips to the Purchase allowed me to get photos for previously unillustrated courthouses in Carlisle, Crittenden, and Livingston counties, and with that, we have photos for all 120 courthouses. Do you know of any solid sources that provide information about all 120 courthouses? I recently created List of county courthouses in Illinois, and it would be nice to do the same thing for Kentucky, especially as Kentucky, unlike Illinois, has photos for all of them. However, while I own books from scholarly publishers that discuss all the courthouses for Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, I've never seen such a thing for Kentucky (the only such book I've encountered, from 1988, is self-published), so I don't know where/how I'd get good sourcing, especially with all of the new justice centers being built in the 1990s and 2000s that obviously wouldn't appear in the 1988 book. Nyttend (talk) 17:26, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Nyttend: I remember W.marsh and his project. I think I added the photos of Muhlenberg and Todd counties, at least. I also tried to get enough material for a DYK on the Muhlenberg Courthouse, but failed. In my search, I ran across Carpenter's book at my local library. It wasn't especially helpful anyway, at least for my purposes. I'm not aware of anything else at the moment, although the local library has a listing for a book called The history of Kentucky courthouses; an illustrated story of courthouses and county historical data by Elisabeth Garr. It's even older (published in 1972) and was published by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Kentucky, so it may be just as useless in terms of meeting WP:RS. I could check it out, but the library is doing renovations right now, so it might not be easily accessible. I'll keep an eye out for anything else, though. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:30, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've just emailed the UK reference desk, asking them if they're aware of any books beyond Carpenter and Garr, or aware of academic-or-governmental web profiles comparable to https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Courthouses. The University of Kentucky College of Design has an architecture school and a historic preservation department, so surely this is a subject that would be at least somewhat relevant to them, but I'm not hugely optimistic. I vaguely remember something you said about having gone to Murray State; do you know if it would help to email them? Nyttend (talk) 14:46, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Nyttend: I did attend Murray State as an undergrad, but in computer science, I didn't spend a lot of time looking for "dead tree" sources in the library; would have been too out of date. I'm sure there is a reference librarian on staff who would respond to your query. I also did graduate school at Western Kentucky, and although I never set foot in the library there, I later emailed a librarian with a question for Dr. Lowell Harrison, a professor emeritus, and she was super helpful. Apparently, Dr. Harrison was one of her mentors, and she was kind enough to contact him at home for me. I say that only to say that I at least have a single, good experience with that library if you want to contact them as well. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 02:30, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ark Encounter[edit]

On 29 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ark Encounter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the July 7 opening date for the Ark Encounter theme park was chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ark Encounter. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ark Encounter), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:04, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal edit war[edit]

Myranda221 is vandalizeing a single page and I keep on reverting the edits it can go into an edit war between me and that user if a short block is issued to that user it can prevent the edit war from continuing. Thanks! DatNuttyWikipedian (talk) 19:04, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatNuttyWikipedian: I definitely don't know enough about this content to make much of a judgment about the nature of the edits, but the edit war – between the two of you, anyway – seems to have subsided. If it flares again, notify me, and I might issue a short period of page protection to encourage talk page discussion, but Myranda221's edits are not obvious vandalism, based on my very limited knowledge of the subject. I would not issue a block to this user without knowing more about the subject. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:37, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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