User talk:NearTheZoo

Welcome to Wikipedia

Welcome Welcome! Hello, NearTheZoo, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: The five pillars of Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page and How to develop articles How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish) Manual of Style I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! The High Fin Sperm Whale 21:04, 20 March 2010 (UTC) Thanks, Whale!! NearTheZoo (talk) 22:24, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Discussion about deleting category of Inspirational Fiction

Inspirational fiction I have trouble with articles that are too essay like, but i think you are covering a lot of important points here. i will take a look at it again, in time. im not up to thoroughly reviewing it now, but thanks for the notice. I wonder if michael murphy's "golf in the kingdom" would fit here, as we have the section "visionary fiction". Mercurywoodrose (talk) 04:26, 26 March 2010 (UTC) Oh, you also had a question about removing comments. my understanding is that talk page content, unless absolutely unrelated to the article in question (and thus removed), can be edited by the ORIGINAL writer by using this is now removed from this comment but people can still read it. see, that allows changes in thought without the appearance of trying to delete ones "mistakes" and clean up ones image. since the history will show all changes anyway, this is more transparent. does that help?Mercurywoodrose (talk) 04:36, 26 March 2010 (UTC) were you able to find this summary of the debate and the decision? here it is: The result of the discussion was: delete. Considering this discussion in light of the top-level guideline concerning categories and categorization, which contains guidance to avoid categories "based on incidental or subjective features", the arguments for deletion have a better grounding in codified consensus. That there seems to be no objective definition, which can be applied consistently and systematically across different articles, for what constitutes "inspirational fiction" was noted/acknowledged on several occasions, both by those who support the category's deletion and those who oppose it. Although allowing editors to place articles about books into this category based on their personal opinions (i.e., based on whether they feel the work is inspirational or intended to be inspirational) is certainly a tolerant and conflict-free approach, it does conflict with one of Wikipedia's core principles—namely, that "Wikipedia does not publish original research or original thought" (at least not in content pages, such as articles and the categories in which they are placed) and decisions concerning content should reflect information available in published reliable sources. On a personal note, I would like to suggest exploring the possibility of including the information in the article Inspirational fiction itself. If a reliable source (see Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources) identifies a particular book as an example of "inspirational fiction", then the fact of that evaluation could be noted in the article—though it should probably be presented as the opinion/evaluation of the source or its author, rather than as a simple fact (for details, see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#A simple formulation: "Assert facts, including facts about opinions—but do not assert the opinions themselves."). -- Black Falcon (talk) 22:37, 4 April 2010 (UTC) I see this as a positive comment. any sourced material you or anyone can find about the way the world defines this subject can be added to the article on the subject. the decision this person made is their summary of the points raised in the debate, supplemented by their understanding of WP guidelines. i think they are correct: categories have to be extremely objective as well as NPOV, while articles can have lots of subjective material, as long as its sourced and is stated to be subjective. i know that objective fades into subjective, anything less concrete than mathematics has its debates. but this is it. thats the debate. no other business was conducted, say a conference of admins or something. its all here. i will check out the article periodically. i think any new book categories are going to be a huge uphill battle.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:41, 11 April 2010 (UTC) Thanks! For some reason, I couldn't find that summary. It makes sense, plus I see now that the final decision to delete does take into account all the comments in the discussion! I'm still learning. Many thanks! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:03, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Discussion about creating user page

Your user name Hi again. I just wanted to suggest that you write something — anything — on your user page, so your name will show up with a blue link. It gives you more credence in the eyes of other editors. All the best, Yoninah (talk) 16:35, 3 May 2010 (UTC) Thanks, Yoninah -- I'll do that right away! And, again, I appreciate your helping me! NearTheZoo (talk) 20:58, 3 May 2010 (UTC) Hey, you're in Washington? Based on our similarly-timed give-and-take, I thought you might be here in Jerusalem, near the Biblical Zoo! :) If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask! All the best, Yoninah (talk) 21:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC) Thanks again, Yoninah! (I just thanked you on the Omer page, too -- but it never hurts to give extra thanks!). I wish I were nearer the Jerusalem Zoo, which I happen to like a lot! Of course, when I tell people I'm in DC and I'm near the zoo, they think I mean Congress or the Pentagon. So I guess I could say I'm "NearTheZoos." Anyway, I have a feeling we'll be discussing other Jewish pages. Hope so! And -- I will turn you you if I need help! It will be good to have a Wiki friend! Best wishes - NearTheZoo (talk) 21:22, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Sandy Koufax photo
Sandy Koufax photo Good photo, but one related to something in the text would be better. WCCasey (talk) 05:08, 14 November 2010 (UTC) Thanks! I'll add a note in the text about the way he was singled out at the reception as a hero for many American Jews! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:57, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

American Jewish Military Heritage Project

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Robert S. Wood

/* Robert S. Wood */ I think you mean to leave that note for an IP. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_S._Wood&action=historysubmit&diff=406108527&oldid=398946381 this is the edit in question. regards, Rich Farmbrough, 20:39, 5 January 2011 (UTC). Oops! Thanks for alerting me. Just left the same note to the IP address user. Thanks again! NearTheZoo (talk) 20:50, 5 January 2011 (UTC) No problem. The IP also inserted the "Peacock" tag. Rich Farmbrough, 00:37, 6 January 2011 (UTC).

Discussion about title, "The Honorable"

The Honorable The title sounds a little odd on a labor leader, but as far as I know, he's entitled to it.--CMG (talk) 22:48, 5 January 2011 (UTC) Thanks! I see it's on the wikipedia page for his predecessor. I always thought that anyone with Senate confirmation gets the "Honorable" title, but didn't know if the recess appointment changed that situation.. Thanks again! NearTheZoo (talk) 23:01, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

KazablanPoster.jpg

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Deleting and renaming category
Category:United States Navy Chaplains I've deleted it for you, you can try again. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:04, 20 February 2011 (UTC) JohnCD - Thanks!!!!! :) NearTheZoo (talk) 16:05, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Deleting pages

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Seymour Simckes.jpg

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Seymour Simckes.jpg A tag has been placed on File:Seymour Simckes.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an image page for a missing or corrupt image or an empty image description page for a Commons-hosted image. If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Sreejith K (talk) 06:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC) Dear Sreejithk2000: I need your help! I received a msg from you regarding the image Seymour_Simckes.jpg on wikimedia commons, telling me it is OTRS approved. (You did ask if I could get an image that is higher resolution, and I will try -- but the image there is approved.) However, an image of the same name (two immages, I think) -- Seymour_Simckes.jpg -- was uploaded to the English version of wikipedia, and this one is not approved. I would like to delete the wikipedia/English images, and use the approved wikimedia commons image for the article, Lazarre Seymour Simckes. Since the files have the same name, I don't know how to change the image being used in the article. Could you help? Thanks!!!! NearTheZoo (talk) 11:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC) Thanks for uploading File:Seymour Simckes.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please: Go to the media description page and edit it to add {{di-replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original replaceable fair use template. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all. 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I have been trying to change this image and permission and have alerted permissions-wikimedia.org of the following: 1 - I originally uploaded it until fair use onto wikipedia (English) 2 - I was able to track down the subject and copy holder, Seymour Simckes 3 - At that point, I uploaded it from wikipedia to wikimedia-commons, with a note that OTRS permission was on the way 4 - Then, I gave Seymour Simckes the exact wording of the email to send to permissions-wikimedia, including the correct license. 5 - Seymour Simckes did send that email, and sent me a copy. My hope is that all of this effort will prove successful, and the OTRS people will change the image to show that it is OTRS verified and approved! I hope that happens soon! Many thanks - NearTheZoo (talk) 21:55, 11 February 2011 (UTC) I'm not sure why this page isn't transcluding the description from commons correctly, but a missing file shouldn't have a talk page and I deleted it. With the OTRS ticket on commons you shouldn't have to worry about the file being deleted from there. --Selket Talk 01:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC) Many thanks!! NearTheZoo (talk) 03:20, 28 February 2011 (UTC) In fact, it's showing up now. It was probably just a caching issue. --Selket Talk 10:59, 28 February 2011 (UTC) Just checked again, thanks to your message, and I'm very happy you're right! I apologize for the trouble - and thank you very much! Have a great day! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:09, 28 February 2011 (UTC) PS: Mystery solved! At the same time I put this help-me note up, I put a note at wikimedia commons on the approved photo, and just saw that someone working on permissions there went ahead and deleted this old image, which solved the problem. http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_talk:Seymour_Simckes.jpg&action=submit I am happy that this problem is resolved, and I am grateful to both wikipedia and wikimedia! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:15, 28 February 2011 (UTC) It was actually a software bug on Commons - Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Commons_image_details_not_transcluded_to_Wikipedia.3F  Ronhjones  (Talk) 21:54, 28 February 2011 (UTC) Thanks! It sometimes "takes a village" to get these things fixed, and I'm grateful to the village!  :) NearTheZoo (talk) 22:37, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Harry Halpern
DYK for Harry Halpern Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wilson's Arch (Jerusalem)
DYK for Wilson's Arch (Jerusalem) FYI -- I've taken the liberty of noming Wilson's Arch at DYK. If you have a preferred hook or image, feel free to suggest them.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:47, 14 March 2011 (UTC) Cheers, BigDom 08:02, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Daniel Coughlin

Daniel Coughlin Please consider nominating Daniel Coughlin at WP:GAN.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:47, 22 April 2011 (UTC) Thanks, TTT! I've never done that before, but I'll look into it now, thanks to your suggestion and the link you provided! NearTheZoo (talk) 20:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC) I almost always avoid reviewing articles that fall under WP:CHICAGO. Unlike many projects that classify as special interests, it does not usually cause an article to be lacking of expert consideration. It avoids WP:COI of me reviewing what is in my domain. It is becoming more common for projects to share assessment responsibilities and it would not be unfair to assign B to other projects. You might want to give the biography group a chance to tag your article since they often add relevant of subprojects to an article if their parameter is blank.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:06, 27 April 2011 (UTC) Thanks for this response! I keep trying to learn more about wikipedia, and I appreciate it when another editor helps teach me. Best wishes and thanks - NearTheZoo (talk) 23:24, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Daniel Coughlin
DYK for Daniel Coughlin The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Moline
DYK for Jack Moline The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Question re DYK nomination of military chaplain symbols article

DYK nomination of United States military chaplain symbols Hello! Your submission of United States military chaplain symbols at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 18 May 2011 (UTC) Thanks, Yoninah! Answered you on the nomination page. Nice to hear from you again! (The last time you thought my name might come from living near Jeruslam's Biblical Zoo, but I said it was the Washington, D.C. zoo.) Best wishes! NearTheZoo (talk) 22:36, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for joining wikipedia

thanks for joining Wikipedia Hi, NearTheZoo. I just read your reply on my talk page. You're welcome. Wow, contacting the Army Chaplain Museum director -- you are clearly a "do-er" -- way to go! When I put my "new message" note on your talk page earlier, I read some of the discussions between you and other editors. It reminded me of some of the discussions I had, in 2009, when I was a "newbie". The other editors' comments to you (at least the ones that I happened to read) seemed very cordial, which should apply to all such exchanges on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, every human being has a different personality, temperament, etc. If you receive any unfriendly comments, please try not to let them discourage you. Sometimes, the editor doesn't mean it personally, but instead perhaps has a "different" writing/commenting style that comes off as brusque, etc. Even if an editor does seem to be using intentionally confrontational words, I hope you will try to avoid responding in kind. Sometimes, it is better to not respond at all. As you know, we can't change other people. The important thing is that Wikipedia needs all the editors it can get. Thank you for joining this wonderful world of Wikipedia. I'm glad I joined. Eagle4000 (talk) 02:14, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for United States military chaplain symbols
DYK for United States military chaplain symbols The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Daniel Coughlin
Talkback Hello, NearTheZoo. You have new messages at Talk:Daniel Coughlin/GA1. Message added 13:52, 30 June 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Moray An Par (talk) 13:52, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned images

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GA nomination of Jack Moline
Your GA nomination of Jack Moline Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Jack Moline you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Puffin Let's talk! 13:32, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited! The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art in, Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 17:11, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Good article nominations

GAC We aren't you responding to concerns at Talk:Daniel Coughlin/GA1 and Talk:Jack Moline/GA1. I see no responses by you on either nomination.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC) TonyTheTiger, thanks for the "nudge." I will respond to both that I'm just too busy right now to think about making changes to those pages, and would be willing to retract my Good Article nominations for now if that would help. I am putting in an amazing amount of time on the article "Religious symbolism in the United States military," and that's just about all I can afford to contribute to wikipedia right now. I definitely should have responded, though.... Thanks!NearTheZoo (talk) 23:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Religious symbolism in the United States military

Religious symbolism in the United States military I can see how much effort you have put in to this article. I would like to explain why I believe the extra flag is unnecessary. I spend most of my time on Wikipedia with images. It is one of the reasons I have also spent quite a bit of time with this article. I understand that you are trying to show the various changes to the symbols used, however, it is very clear to anyone who looks at this article that the insignia of the Jewish Chaplains was modified to include the use of Hebrew in 1980. There are many images showing this change. When looking at the flags of the four faith groups, along with the two additional images, the use of the old style Jewish flag throws of the symmetry. The last image in the gallery contains the old style flag, and I think, makes for a pleasing display. The extra image, in my opinion only, is superfluous. If you really want to leave that image in the gallery, I will make one that matches the others for continuity, but I do think it looks better without it. Let me know what you think, and I will go along with your choice. And I do like the article and found it very interesting.SGT141 (talk) 20:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC) Thanks for this msg -- for its civility and support. My fear is that taking this one out would raise the question of deleting other images, for example the Navy worship pennant with Roman numerals, which is also shown before the present pennant that displays Hebrew letters. So, although you are right in terms of the pennant with Roman numerals kind of disrupting the flow in this gallery, I think there is a consistency in terms of the other photo galleries throughout the article. I do take your point about the fact that the final image in this gallery does show the old flag...and that's why I'm a little conflicted.... So, although at this point I'll go with your decision, I guess my preference would be to keep the image but to take advantage of your expertise in terms of improving it! I'll watch to see what you do! Thanks very much for all your work-and, again, for your civility. As you and I discussed once before, not every editor "plays well with others." :) NearTheZoo (talk) 21:07, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Chaplain of the US Senate

Chaplain of the US Senate Good Job on the article. I think it looks a lot better. I guess the question we need to ask now is do we want to get it to FL status or FA? FL is a bit easier and as its a list would IMO be appropriate. I think its close to GA now on the FA scale but its also fairly close to FL. --Kumioko (talk) 19:16, 28 July 2011 (UTC) Thanks, Kumioko! It's funny, but I had no intention on working on this article -- but I saw that Patrick Conroy had been added as the latest Senate Chaplain, so I deleted him, since he's the new House Chaplain. Then I added a little more...and a little more...and a little more! :) I think of lists as articles that pretty much are *only* lists, like a list of 9/11 memorials, so I think of this now as more of an article. However, I'd bow to your judgment, and think it would be wonderful if this could be featured in any way. By the way, I'm searching for more photos for the table, and have added a few more today. Thanks again -- NearTheZoo (talk) 19:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Public printers

Public Printers Try this picture, it more closely resembles the others. File:Boarman sm.jpg --CMG (talk) 00:43, 5 August 2011 (UTC) Thanks! I just substituted this one for the last. Feel free (of course) to tinker with the set-up if you want to integrate the photo more fully with the others. I just wanted to ensure we included this photo along with the others. Thanks again - NearTheZoo (talk) 00:49, 5 August 2011 (UTC)  Done I think this is what you have in mind. The original pictures came from Gpo's Portraits of past Public Printers webpage. That's why Boarman wasn't included. --CMG (talk) 13:37, 6 August 2011 (UTC) Wonderful! Many thanks! I did make one tiny change in terms of the caption, which was my mistake to begin with, since I captioned it "Bill Boarman" instead of "William J. Boarman," to match the more formal captions for the other photos. Thanks again! NearTheZoo (talk) 13:47, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

A cookie for you
A cookie for you! For finding the Brooklyn Eagle link. In ictu oculi (talk) 21:27, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of Template - Starz Shows

Nomination for deletion of Template:Starz Shows Template:Starz Shows has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:56, 30 September 2011 (UTC) Nomination for deletion of Template:Starz Shows Template:Starz Shows has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. —Ryulong (竜龙) 03:03, 7 October 2011 (UTC) In case there is some confusion, this is a new and separate discussion, not a relisting. If this issue is a concern to you, you need to come comment.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:46, 8 October 2011 (UTC) I've made a new discussion concerning this template.—Ryulong (竜龙) 21:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C.

Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C.‎ hi, love the work on the article. however a note of caution. for pictures of sculptures by living artists, you may have to use "fair use" such as here [1] rather than government Public domain here [2]; [3]. i.e. if the artist was not an employee of federal government then they retain copyright of statue including photos of statue. see Korean_War_Veterans_Memorial#United_States_postage_stamp_court_case. i expect a copyright images nazi will be along shortly to delete "non free" images from a gallery. see Wikipedia:Non-free#Non-free_image_use_in_galleries_or_tables. however, and article on the sculptures should be in order. Slowking4: 7@1|x 18:23, 23 October 2011 (UTC) Hi, Slowking4 - Thanks for the compliment on the work I did, and thanks also for the heads-up. For images that I thought clearly had copyright problems, I just included links under external links; and (as you noted) I wrote up non-free rationale notes for a couple others. But I thought that photos that were already up on govt sites would be public domain since an employee of the govt put them up. However, thanks to your heads-up, I'll monitor closely -- and if any are taken down, I can just add more external links to those govt pages. (If there is a problem just having an external link to another page, then I'm out of ideas!). Anyway, thank you again. It is nice to have the images available to readers of this article, I think.... NearTheZoo (talk) 18:34, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Joshua Goldberg

Joshua Goldberg Good afternoon, where is the conversation for this proposed deletion? Second, apologies that it took this person so long to respond he was driving across the United States and could not respond properly on a hand-held and does not take laptops and i-pads on the road as a rule. It would seem rather strange to put up for routing to another Joshua Goldberg on the top of this article then to nominate it for deletion -it is as if you took a hit out on an article to be executed by yourself. if you did not have it in the crosshairs already this might be a surprise. Anyway the problem with the double attribution of Jonah Goldberg's elegies to his brother were posted by another more conservative contributor than I. However being that his family is who they are and were and his role in politics and information and opinion dissemination would prove a counter-weight to this nomination. i will put in other sources.Masterknighted (talk) 16:29, 3 November 2011 (UTC) Where is the deletion debate for this article? Second even though he was not victorious in the election he had a higher tally as republican for the seat than any candidate in years ---which is in itself notable in a heavily liberal democratic district of some fame. As well there is a new source listed form Commentary magazine. As well the readership level of the blogs he edited renders the subject notable. Masterknighted (talk) 21:23, 3 November 2011 (UTC) Masterknighted, please indent responses with a colon, plus other colons as the discussion continues. I just added one to your recent comment. Doing well in an election may be notable in a local sense -- but not in terms of meriting an encyclopedia article. But as I wrote, I started a discussion on the talk page of the article. Please put your comments there, and I will get an administrator with much more experience than you or me to weigh in. Thanks! NearTheZoo (talk) 12:47, 4 November 2011 (UTC) Discussion now moving to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Goldberg. Discussion now moved to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Goldberg (2nd nomination).

A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you! The WikiProject Public art Barnstar I, SarahStierch, hereby award you, NearTheZoo, with the Public Art Barnstar for your quality contributions to Wikipedia regarding subjects related to public art like Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C. and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. It's really great to not only see these works documented, but to also see quality coverage about African American heritage and culture in DC and beyond. Thank you - I know the community really values these contributions. SarahStierch (talk) 22:32, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

DC Meetups!

DC Meetups! Hi again NearTheZoo :) Thanks for the nice comment on my talk page! I'm honored to have provided you with your first barnstar! Here is to many more! On that note, if you are ever interested in meeting up with fellow DC area Wikipedians offline, we do have a DC Meetup Invite List which you can sign and then we'll let you know when we have edit-a-thons, meetups, and other cool events (including museum tours, etc). Just wanted to throw that out there in case you had interest (no pressure, of course). We also have a local chapter, which might interest you also: Wikimedia DC. Feel free to drop by my talk page if I can ever help you out with anything. SarahStierch (talk) 22:44, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Joshua L. Goldberg
DYK for Joshua L. Goldberg The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Kippah

Shalom Aleichem. Please do not make edits like you did at the article, claiming Samaritans are not Jews, unless you know your subject well. Here[4] is all the reference you need for this detail. If you revert this edit again in a religiously biased way you will be in danger of possibly violating 3RR. Thank you. Djathinkimacowboy 23:35, 11 December 2011 (UTC)