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[edit] Daszewo

I am afraid pl:Daszewo on pl wiki has no more information so far. It's a village. PS. There was a German documental film on it: [2]. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  05:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

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Boeing will fly in around 800 representatives of airline customers, including the CEOs of all 45 airlines that have ordered the Dreamliner to attend the rollout. [1]

and other international satellite channels [2]

8379 Straczynski (1992 SW10)[3]

Press Release[4]

Financial Times[5]

Design News - no air bleed[6]

Active Gust Alleviation system [7]

AFDX technology to improve communications on Boeing 787 [8]

According to the manufacturer the composite is also more durable, allowing a higher cabin pressure during flight compared to aluminum.[9]

This has led to higher congestion and more pollution.[10]

This has led to higher congestion and more pollution.[10]


These start-ups have placed more pressure on capacity on trunk routes and have encouraged the usage of ever smaller planes between very large cities.[11]

Randy's Journal[12]

FAA [13]

  • Boeing, as part of its "Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2" project, is experimenting with several engine noise-reducing technologies for the 787. Among these are a redesigned air inlet containing sound-absorbing materials and redesigned exhaust duct covers whose rims are tipped in a toothed pattern to allow for quieter mixing of exhaust and outside air. Boeing expects these developments to make the 787 significantly quieter both inside and out.[14]
  • Construction materials (by weight): 50% composite, 20% aluminum, 15% titanium, 10% steel, 5% other. Composite materials are significantly lighter and stronger than traditional aircraft materials, making the 787 a very light aircraft for its capabilities.[15]

These start-ups have placed more pressure on capacity on trunk routes and have encouraged the usage of ever smaller planes between very large cities.[3].

  • Boeing engineers designed the 787 interior to better accommodate persons with mobility, sensory and cognitive disabilities. For example, a 56-inch by 57-inch convertible lavatory includes a movable center wall that allows two separate lavatories to become one large, wheelchair-accessible facility.[16]

final assembly process.[17]

Carbon Fiber[18]

Environmental [19]

  • An advanced cabin air-conditioning system that removes ozone from outside air; HEPA filter that removes bacteria, viruses and fungi; and gaseous filtration system that removes odors, irritants and gaseous contaminants[19]
  • Since its inception in 2004, the 787 has had research and development costs ranging from $10-12 billion+ USD.[20]

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Boeing 787-8 Interior [22]


Archie W. League [23]


Doric Wilson[24]

He made his Broadway debut in "The Affair" (1962) after appearing in Canadian stage and TV productions.[25][26] Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Paxton Whitehead provided vocals on the track Some Thoughts From Aboard from the comedy album Beyond The Fringe '64.[25][27] He went on to appear with the American Shakespeare Company to direct in regional repertory.[26]

41°7′1″N, 87°51′50″W

There is also a Dassow, Poland (54° 4' 59.88"N, 15° 52' 59.88"E).

There is also a Dassow, Poland 54°4′59.88″N, 15°52′59.88″E.

  • Snow White : an assembly length children's play dramatized by J. Michael Straczynski. c1979.[28][29]

It was formerly known as Dassow, Poland.[30]

On August 20, 2007, Hamilton Sundstrand stated that it had delivered its first two cabin air conditioning packs to Boeing for the initial flight-test of the 787 Dreamliner.[31]

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According to the US Census Bureau, Dassow is the 52,272nd most popular last name (surname) in the United States with a frequency of 0.000% and a percentile is 86.286.[32][33]

The standard pronunciation of Dassow is D AE1 S OW0.[34][35]

According to Boeing Vice President Jeff Hawk, who heads the effort to certify the 787 for airline service, the vertical drop of a partial fuselage section from about 15 feet onto a one inch-thick steel plate went ahead as planned August 23, 2007 in Mesa, Arizona.[36]


  • Water Castle Johannstorf on the North side of the Dassower See

[37]

Drop Test[38]


Over 30 companies are located in the trade area Holmer Berg. ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH, the largest European manufacturer of CDs and DVDs, has its headquarters in Dassow with approximately 1200 jobs at that location. ODS purchased six Deluxe Media Services companies from Rank in November 2006.[39] The PCO Group has its headquarters in Dassow with distribution throughout Europe. The PCO Group was formed January 1, 2006 as a merger of The Popcorn Company and Octagon GmbH.[40]

Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter stated on September 6, 2007 that results matched what Boeing's engineers had predicted. As a result the company can model various crash scenarios using computational analysis rather than performing more tests on actual pieces of the plane.[41][42]

start earlier.[43][44]


Archie William League is generally considered the first air traffic controller.[45]

League had been a licensed pilot, and licensed engine and aircraft mechanic. He had barnstormed around in Missouri and Illinois with his "flying circus," prior to St. Louis hiring him as the first U.S. air traffic controller in 1929.[46] He was stationed at the airfield in St. Louis, Missouri (now known as Lambert-St. Louis International Airport). Before the installation of a radio tower, he was a flagman who directed traffic via flags. His first "control tower" consisted of wheelbarrow on which he mounted a beach umbrella for the summer heat. In it he carried a beach chair, his lunch, water, a note pad and a pair of signal flags to direct the aircraft. He used a checkered flag to indicate to the pilot "GO", i.e. proceed, or a red flag to indicate the pilot should "HOLD" their position. He kept warm out on the field in the winters by wearing a padded flying suit. When a radio tower was installed in the early 1930s, he became the airport's first radio controller.[23]

League went on to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering from Washington University. League joined the Federal service in 1937 at the Bureau of Air Commerce (the precursor to the Civil Aeronautics Authority, and the Federal Aviation Administration). He rose rapidly through the ranks as an Air Traffic controller, served as a pilot in World War II (where he rose to the rank of Colonel) then progressed to his first top management position in 1956, as Assistant Regional Administrator of the Central Region. He next went to Washington headquarters as Chief of the Planning Division (Planning and Development Office) in 1958. After a short assignment as Director, Bureau of National Capital Airports, he moved to Fort Worth as the Director of Southwest Region. His next assignment was in May 1965, relocating to Washington headquarters as Director of Air Traffic Services, where he became head of the staff responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the nation’s air traffic control system. He eventually became FAA's Air Traffic Service director and retired as an Assistant Administrator for Appraisal in 1973.[47][48] During his 36-year career he helped develop the federal air traffic control system.[46] The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) named the Archie League Medal of Safety Awards after him.[49]

He was born in 1907 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri in Butler County.[50] He died on October 1, 1986 at the age of 79 in Annandale, Virginia.[51]


Script Book[52][53][54][55][56] [57] [58]

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  23. ^ a b Mola, Roger. Aircraft Landing Technology. U. S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  24. ^ "[1]." Doric Wilson Professional Web Page. Originally printed in 'Other Stages (NYC)'. March 8, 1979.
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  39. ^ ODS buys six Deluxe Media Services companies from Rank: 14 European territories now covered by the ODS distribution network (Adobe Acrobat) (English). Press Release. ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH (November 30, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  40. ^ The PCO Group home Page (English). The PCO Group. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
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  43. ^ Gates, Dominic (September 5, 2007). 787 flight delay blamed on unfinished structures, software. Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  44. ^ Adams, Marilyn (September 5, 2007). Boeing pushes back first 787 test flight. USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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  50. ^ Rodgers, Brenda (transcription); Hudson, Mary (proofreading) (2000). Butler Co., Missouri 1910 Federal Census - pg 254a-257a.txt. Transcription of 1910 Census 256a line 64. rootsweb. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  51. ^ Roz, Ellen. Archie W. League. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  52. ^ HUP037 Scriptwriting (English). Course Sylabus. London Metropolitan University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  53. ^ Hart, Liz (2007). CW3029 - Writing for Radio (English). Course Sylabus. University of Central Lancaster. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  54. ^ Fuller, Shane (2007). THEA 4371 Scriptwriting (English). Course Sylabus. East Texas Baptist University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  55. ^ Adam, Scott (2007). WS508A: Ministry and Media: Theory and Production (English). Course Sylabus. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  56. ^ Charuvatana, A. Tharaputh (2007). BV 4303 Advertising Production (English). Course Sylabus. Assumption University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  57. ^ Martin, Carey (2007). Process in Creative Script Writing (English). Course Sylabus. East Carolina University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  58. ^ 57990 Developing Creative Media (English). Course Sylabus. University of Technology Sydney (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-13.

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Russ Mitchell[2]

Madison Eastwood[3]


Amy Ryan[4][5]

Variety[6]


Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore and John Malkovich, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan and Michael Kelly [7]


John Malkovich [8]

Composite Fuselage [9]


Ventilators[10]

--Dan Dassow (talk) 20:13, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Just a test--Dan Dassow (talk) 17:52, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dassow Family Name and Related Information Sandbox

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Dassow is also a family name that most likely derives from the town of Dassow, Germany. The standard pronunciation of Dassow is D AE1 S OW0.[12][13]

The earliest recorded person with the last name of Dassow is Hinrich Dassow who was born about 1610 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and died January 16, 1690 in Biestow, Germany.[14] He married in 1640 and had five children including Hans Dassow.[15]

There were 48 people with the last name of Dassow who migrated to the United States via ship between December 10, 1853 and April 7, 1890.They primarily departed from Hamburg, Germany and all arrived at New York, New York.[16] There was also a group of people with the last name of Dassow who came to Brazil during the period of the German colonization of Southern Brazil and of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1830 to 1870.

According to the US Census Bureau, Dassow is the 52,272nd most popular last name (surname) in the United States with a frequency of 0.000% and a percentile is 86.286.[17][18] The majority of Dassows in the United States live in Wisconsin with the largest concentration in Medford, Wisconsin. There are approximately 187 Dassow households in the United States. Outside of the United States, Germany has the largest concentration of Dassows. There are few Dassow households outside of the United States and Germany: Two in Canada, two in Australia, seven in Great Britain and an unknown number in Brazil.

There are a number of locations with the name Dassow. Trinity Lutheran Church[19] is located at W5334 Dassow Avenue, Medford, WI 54451.[20] There is also a Dassow Road in Medford, Wisconsin.[21] There are a Dassow Park[22] and Dassow Milling Company Dam[23] in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. There was a Dassow School in Livingston County, Illinois which is in Central Illinois.[24][25] St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Germanville began meeting in a building known as the Dassow School in 1879. In 1901, a new building was constructed at a cost of $1,300, on land donated by the Froedbe family. There is a Dassow Court in Alpharetta, Georgia.[26] Erwin Geschonneck plays Luden Dassow in the movie Tambari (1977).[27]

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  2. ^ Press Club to honor CBS' Russ Mitchell at its annual scholarship dinner Dec. 13 (English). Press release. St. Louis Press Club (November 16, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
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  13. ^ Dassow Pronunciation. cooldictionary.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  14. ^ Ausgewählte Familien und Personen (Selected families and persons): Hinrich DASSOW (German). geneology. ende-genealogy.de. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  15. ^ Ausgewählte Familien und Personen (Selected families and persons): Hans DASSOW (German). geneology. ende-genealogy.de. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  16. ^ Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports: 1850 - 1891. Scholarly Resource Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897, © 1990 through 1998, Vol 6: p. 146; Vol 11: pp. 97, 225, 251; Vol 14: pp. 205, 397; Vol 18: p. 357; Vol 20: p. 24; Vol 32: p. 326; Vol 42: p. 326; Vol 58: p. 383. ISBN 0-8420-2279-1. 
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  19. ^ Trinity Lutheran Church home page. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  20. ^ Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS. Google. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  21. ^ Dassow Road. Google. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  22. ^ Dassow Park. Google. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  23. ^ Dassow Milling Company Dam, USGS Sheboygan Falls (WI) Topo Map. Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  24. ^ Dassow School. Google. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  25. ^ Illinois Schools: Dassow School (historical). my-usa-data.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  26. ^ Dassow Court. Google. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  27. ^ Tambari (1977). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.

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However exciting you may have found the news, it had no place in Wikipedia, which is not a news venue. I know, you were excited, but it was still out of place. Somebody else has already yanked it out. --Orange Mike 23:38, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

I am trying to figure out what User:Orangemike is talking about. I am not certain about the protocol for asking for clarification to his assertion. I reviewed my contributions and I cannot find the contribution to which he refers. I am assuming that he is talking about contributions to the article J. Michael Straczynski, since he is known as "The Great Maker" to Babylon 5 fans. --Dan Dassow 04:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Why not ask him yourself at User talk:Orangemike. -- John Reaves 04:47, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
My profound apologies. The gushing remarks in question were from another editor entirely! I got mixed up with your edit, which followed his. Again, I regret the error. --Orange Mike 18:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Daszewo

Try also asking for input at WP:PWNB and its German counterpart.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  05:11, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Archie

Archie is the first ATCO of History, this is a specie of tribute ;-) --Tamorlan 04:01, 17 August 2007 (UTC) OK. I'll do the same with you, if I can search more information about Archie. Many Thanks --Tamorlan 18:15, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Dassow Sandbox

The Dassow metropolitan area extends from the Baltic Sea coast (between Klützer Winkel and Priwall) to the banks of the Pötenitzer Wiek and the Dassower See up to the delta of the Maurine which flows into the Stepenitz. The town center is at the entrance of the Stepenitz as it flows into Dassower Sees, which forms a side bay of the Travemündung into the Baltic Sea at sea level. In the hilly area northeast of Dassow, the terrain reaches 58 m over the banks of the Dassower See and the Stepenitz, as well as parts of the coastal region, which are protected nature reserves.

Dassow is the only large settlement on the bank of the Dassower See. Schloss Lütgenhof is also situated on the banks of the Dassower See. Moritz von Paepcke designed and built this castle in 1839. Mast-Jägermeister AG converted Schloss Lütgenhof to a restaurant and hotel with 23 rooms in 1999.

Daszewo (formerly known as Dassow, Poland) is approximately 200 miles (320 km) from Dassow, Germany.

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  • I was not aware that links to groups\.msn\.com are considered spam. After AntiSpamBot reverted the page, I made a similar edit to Dassow that excludes the offending link.--Dan Dassow 10:56, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poliomyelitis

Hi Dan,

Thank you for your kind email, it made my day! I am planning to take the polio article to WP:FAC soon. You surely know a lot about the subject, do you have any thoughts on where the article could be improved?--DO11.10 18:51, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi again, I wanted to let you know that Polio has been nominated for Featured Article status. Comments (here) would be greatly appreciated!--DO11.10 02:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Strongly Support: The Polio article Poliomyelitis should be upgraded to a featured article. The subject matter is significant: Polio survivors constitute one of the largest disabled groups in the world with estimates of 10 to 20 million polio survivors worldwide. In 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt became totally and permanently paralyzed from the waist down with Poliomyelitis as a probable cause. In 1938 Roosevelt helped to found the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (now known as the March of Dimes), that raised money for the rehabilitation of victims of paralytic polio, and was instrumental in funding the development of polio vaccines. The inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) developed by Jonas Salk and the oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Albert Sabin are landmarks in the history of vaccine development. Polio survivors were in the forefront of the disability rights movement and pushed legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and lead the Independent Living and Universal design movements.

The Polio article is well-written. It consists of a main article Poliomyelitis and seven daughter articles that go into further depth: Poliovirus, Polio vaccine, Poliomyelitis eradication, History of poliomyelitis, Post-polio syndrome, Polio Hall of Fame, and List of polio survivors. The opening two paragraphs of the main article provide an excellent summary of the subject. The body of the main article strikes the right balance between technical accuracy and readability; it is written at a college level. The article is clearly written and expertly summarizes a complex subject.

The Polio article is comprehensive and factually accurate. It covers the cause, transmission, classification, mechanism, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prevention, eradication and history citing credible sources, such as the Journal of the American Medical Association and historically significant research papers. The article accurately represents the relevant body of published knowledge while maintaining a neutral point of view. Other than vandalism, the article is stable, although the primary authors strive to keep the article up to date.

The polio article follows the style guidelines. The lead section summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the greater detail in the subsequent sections and daughter articles. The series effectively uses hierarchical headings and table of contents. It consistently uses formatted inline citations using footnotes. It appropriately uses images that illustrate the subject, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. It is of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.

As someone who has lived with the aftereffects of polio for over 52 years, I would like to thank the authors for their efforts. I have read extensively about polio over the years, both technical and general interest articles. Their Poliomyelitis article is the best written general interest article I have read on polio.

--Dan Dassow 04:49, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Dan, Thank you for the Barnstar, it means a lot, with Sister Kenny and all. Also thank you for leaving such nice comments at my RfA. I am planning to add some information to the History of Polio article soon (regarding international epidemics, and ancient history stuff based on a book I found at the library). I am also planning to add a bit about Polio in art and movies (have to be careful not make this a trivia section though). I saw your note about Rear Window but if you have any other ideas let me know...--DO11.10 (talk) 03:55, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, DO11.10: A section on Polio in the media (newspapers, radio, film, television and art) can avoid becoming a trivia section by looking at the different perspectives of Polio. For instance: How is polio survivors portrayed in films? How did the public’s perspective change from the time of the great epidemics through the introduction of vaccines through modern times? Has the media effectively forgotten polio in modern times? This has the potential of being a lot of work or may not be possible without original research, which is strongly discouraged by Wikipedia.
Professor Shell’s book lists 54 films with polio themes in its index. I came across quite a few more using polio site:http://www.imdb.com[4] as a search term in Google. Some of these films are documentaries. Others are biographies of people who survived polio and still others are dramatizations of how polio was seen during a certain period of time.
Something else to consider beyond polio in the media, is the evolution of counseling and emotional therapy for polio survivors throughout history.
I will have to be very careful in any contribution regarding polio, since I am emotionally invested in the subject.
--Dan Dassow (talk) 08:16, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images for Archie League article

{{helpme}} I would like to use two images for the Archie League article. These images are shown on a Federal Aviation Administrative (FAA) web page titled Photo Album - Air Traffic Control (http://www.faa.gov/about/history/photo_album/air_traffic_control/index.cfm?cid=begins). Both of these images (http://www.faa.gov/about/media/Archflg.jpg and http://www.faa.gov/about/media/Archumb.jpg) are credited to the National Archives. I would like to verify that these images are in the public domain prior prior to placing them in the Wikipedia Commons. I have not been able to find these images in the online version of the national archives. I would like advice from an admin with expertise on intellectual property rights on how best to determine the ownership and usage restrictions of these images. Sincerely, --Dan Dassow (talk) 13:55, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

They are public domain, as per [5] There is no notice and there is no owner but the national archives. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 05:00, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: The Changeling (2008 film) vs Changeling (2008 film)

Well, current Wikipedia policy is against the use of spoiler tags, so they would be inappropriate for the article. I'm against such tags too, but I wouldn't particularly object to your employing a workaround here: Presuming that the real-life events behind the film are notable in of themselves (after all they spawned a film), conceivably an article could be created detailing them. It wouldn't have to be much, perhaps little more than a stub, but then in the film article the Real life events section could instead be a brief, reasonably spoiler-free summary, with a link to the "main" article for those who want to know more. All the best, Steve T • C 09:37, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

As I say, it's just a suggestion; just don't be too surprised or disappointed if someone comes along in the future and merges the two. All the best, Steve T • C 14:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
It all looks pretty good to me. I'd be careful of categorising them as "spoilers" on talk pages and in edit summaries; Wikipedia has a policy of publishing spoilers (a policy I agree with as it happens), and someone may feel that your changes go against this policy. I don't think they do, simply because 1) the incident is notable enough to warrant its own article, and 2) while the film is based upon real life events, there's nothing to indicate that the makers will be following these events slavishly (or even closely) in their telling of it. In fact, there are very few films based on reality which do. And so until more is known, it's far better to keep the information separate. So, yeah, that's the argument you should use if anyone challenges you, but you've done a good job on that. All the best, Steve T • C 09:33, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the Barnstar; it's much appreciated. Truth be told, I'd been meaning to get around to that for a while; the film is likely to be a high-profile one and, with the release approaching, the article needed to contain more than the IMDB could provide. I know you've been "looking after" the article, and I hope I didn't tread on your toes too much. All the best, Steve T • C 13:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Nice work on creating that Jason Butler Harner article; the red link over at Changeling was beginning to get on my nerves. :) Steve T • C 11:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, Dan. And I didn't mean to disparage your work on the article by calling it undernourished. My apologies. Steve T • C 23:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

This is where I got November 7 from. As for the photo, I'm not well-versed in Fair Use matters, but I'll take a look at it and let you know what I find out. All the best, Steve T • C 16:10, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 747

Thanks for the compliment addressed to Jeff and me on Jeff's talk page.

When was polio on the main page? Vandals still coming back? If so, this is vicious because it shows they are not just after the main page but keep coming back.

Is the scary photo encouraging them? Ban IP from editing protected main page featured articles? If it's policy or custom, I'm willing to do it. Archtransit (talk) 20:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Paxton

Yes, I found the same source - what I'm puzzled about is that I swear there was more info in past times... if I have time, i will try to add it. It's unfair Paxton isn't properly credited. Adaircairell (talk) 14:03, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Paxton 2

have added info box and theatre credits. enjoy! Adaircairell (talk) 15:32, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Paxton 3

'Tis Ok, and he is... Adaircairell (talk) 17:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Straczynski's writing 92 of 110 episodes of Babylon 5

It's funny you should have mentioned the section; I was actually thinking about that on my way into work this morning (yeah, I know, a bit sad), as I was still unsatisfied with the wording. But your edit has done the job nicely. As for JMS' writing feat (probably only matched since by Aaron Sorkin's writing of the whole of Studio 60), I almost do wish he'd done what he said after season three: he joked about getting all 22 scripts for the year, putting a huge binder on them, and slapping a cover page on reading "SEASON THREE, WRITTEN BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI", then dropping that on the desk of the Hugo committee saying, "Here, here's one dramatic unit." That would have been fun. Steve T • C 08:56, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot; glad to be back. All the best, Steve T • C 08:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I can has thankspam?

Quick, let's delete the front page!

PS: Thanks for your kind comments and for chasing up that last oppose-turned-neutral vote! I know it shouldn't matter whether I get 100% support or not, but I couldn't help feeling pleased when that turned out the way it did. All the best, Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 09:55, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] November 27

Hello. I noticed that you've been putting quite a bit of effort in to the events at November 27. I also noticed that many of your additions are not globally notable or supported by linked articles. Please have a look at WP:DOY for information on what is considered appropriate for Wikicalendar articles. I'm glad to help if you have any questions. You may respond here with any questions. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 02:56, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Mufka, thank you for pointing out WP:DOY. I will refrain from any further additions to November 27 until I review and understand WP:DOY. I have been going through the list of Pages that link to November 27 and adding what I thought was appropriate. I believe I have been careful about only adding events, births and deaths supported by linked articles. However, I was not aware of the convention that they should also be globally notable. I would appreciate one or two instances my additions that would not be considered globally notable. I will also review what I have added to determine whether or not they are globally notable. I will remove my additions that I determine not to meet that criteria.
I was considering adding the following. Would this be considered globally notable?
1978 - Mazurov relieved of duties; Chernenko elected full member; Nikolai Tikhonov and Eduard Shevardnadze elected candidate members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
--Dan Dassow (talk) 03:25, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure what you're going for in your example above. But I'll give you two examples that you had added before
The first one is considered repetitive. A change in President or Prime Minister (or Pope) is not considered notable on its own. It is usually a procedural change and they are usually only added if there has been a resignation or an assassination. The second one is just, well, I hope it speaks for itself. I usually say that a good rule of thumb is that an event should be an event that has impact no matter where the reader is from and most important, it should be something that is notable for the foreseeable future. If something wouldn't end up in a general history book, it probably doesn't belong. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 03:44, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
Mufka, thank you for the follow-up.
I reviewed your edits and have a better understanding of the policy. By the way, I did not add the reference to Kotaro Yanagi and considered deleting it myself.
Was the following removed because it was not globally notable, or because it was not supported by links?
If the latter, I found a reference to this in Millennialism#Millennialism and Nazism.
Would this have been better phrased as:
--Dan Dassow (talk) 04:06, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
It was removed because it didn't link to a supporting article. Your second version links to the support (but I should note that the supporting section in the article isn't referenced and if I were reviewing this again I would probably tear into that article - mostly because it would pique my curiosity, but that's another kettle of fish). The question then becomes Is the event all that relevant? It is interesting but were the comments acted on? Did they just end up being empty rhetoric? Putting the question bluntly (for analytical purposes and not at all disrespectfully) Why does it matter and Why should I care? Some things are not as black and white as we'd like, as I'm sure you understand. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 04:27, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Polio vaccine stamp

The basic deal with fair use is that there needs to be something about the image that cannot be conveyed with words alone - a distinctive visual appearance, a onetime historical event, etc - and not with any possible free image. In the case of the stamp, well, it just shows random doctor A and random child B, something for which there are probably thousands of free images; you could even stage it with a couple of your friends, and get a color image to boot. The mere fact of appearance on a stamp isn't significant either, what with postal admins worldwide issuing some 10,000 different designs *each* *year* (we collectors are gullible, and will buy any colored sticker that has a country name and denomination on it!). In fact, this particular stamp was from the Celebrate the Century series, a pretty transparent attempt to milk collectors (and yes, I have all of them :-) ). What would make this stamp worthwhile for the article would be something special about the stamp design itself, for instance that it shows an incorrect technique for vaccine administration, or that the model for the child is a famous living person (there is a rule against depicting living persons on US stamps), things like that. Stan (talk) 14:02, 8 April 2008 (UTC)