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[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/List of Saskatchewan-related topics

Hello. I'm writing to inform the members of this project that I have moved the article List of Saskatchewan-related topics to Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/List of Saskatchewan-related topics per discussion here. -- Black Falcon (Talk) 21:04, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Simpson, Saskatchewan

Can someone please take a look at this article. I reverted some vandalism here, but it looks like it is still being vandalised and I'm not sure what is fact vs. fiction. I'm hoping that someone from this WP has familiarity with the area and can clean this up. --After Midnight 0001 15:57, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Added tourist attractions, history and cited sources, and statistical facts to this village article.SriMesh | talk 02:55, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Idea

Hi, I am not a very active Wikipedian, but I try to make a contribution when I can. I was wondering if there would be interest in some of the Saskatchewan Wpians getting together some time in the near future. I suggest the Craik Eco-Centre at noon for lunch on Saturday, June 23. Delzen 22:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Sounds great. We can even arrange a Wikimeetup. --Victor D PARLE 06:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Great initiative Delzen, see the meetup schedule prepared by him : Wikipedia:Meetup/Saskatchewan 1. --Victor D PARLE 19:13, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
SASK MEET ONE Date: 23 June 2007 | Time: 12.00pm | Place: Craik Eco-Centre, Craik, Saskatchewan | Please RSVP | So far: 3 †


Delzen 20:41, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] As a person with the userbox

id love to help with regina area articles.

and i have a request for a userbox regarding "loves the riders but wont live to see them win a championship"

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looking forward to work with all of you!

SniperSarge 22:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

How about:
Sask Riders This user loves the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but won't live to see them win the Grey Cup

Does that look any good? Just edit the page and copy the wikicode if you like it. (there's also a userbox at User:Royalguard11/userboxes/riderfan) -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 22:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)



Spot On! thanks SniperSarge 00:58, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Louis Riel

The article right now just has the standard bio infobox, but I'm pretty sure there's something more specific that we could use (there's like a hundred persons infoboxes). If anyone can find a more specific one, that would be great (it must have been featured a while ago, before infoboxes were a definite requirement for passing). -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 03:43, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for Comment: 207.81.56.49

I apologise for the long-winded message, but I ask fellow editors to look closely at this request. Please comment on the the following Anonymous IP:

This anon. IP has been trying to re-insert misrepresentative and non-relevant statistics into the North-central section of the article Regina neighbourhoods. There was also quite a hullabaloo a couple of months back over the same statistics that was perpetrated by the editor Mayor Quimby and his or her anon. IP sockpuppets:

Mayor Quimby and socks engaged in unprecedented edit-warring, personal attacks, vandalism, and just plain hostility and ill-will. The disturbances caused by Mayor Quimby ended when the troll was indefinitely blocked from Wikipedia for making legal threats against Ryulong and others who got caught up in the disruptions.

If one looks at the edit history and diffs of the articles Regina neighbourhoods and Pat Fiacco one can see where the recent trouble begins with the anon. IP. 207.81.56.49. I ask editors to also look closely at the pattern of edits and the personal attack messages related to North-central Regina and the very same statistics that were deposited by Mayor Quimby and series of other anon. IPs that originated from Saskatoon several months ago. The same stuff can be found in the diffs of Regina, Saskatchewan. Now, please note that the recent disruptions caused by 207.81.56.49 come from Victoria, B.C.! I think that there is a connection between the incidents from a couple of months back and most recently. Simply put, based on the great similarities between edits and the single-minded attention to a personal crusade to 'expose' North-central Regina, I propose that 207.81.56.49 is actually Mayor Quimby and has moved, temporarily or otherwise, from Saskatoon to Victoria, B.C.

The anon. IP has been blocked for 24 hours, but this block is almost up. The anon. IP will be back very soon. I had some correspondence with which this anon. IP took offence, but since I have some experience with the user I would ask editors to not needlessly provoke as the anon IP appears to carry a grudge (please check the vandalism in the history and diffs on my talk page!). Please also note that I and other editors honestly attempted to debate collegially with and entreat Mayor Quimby and his/her sockpuppets on a number of article edit-related issues a few months back (see Talk:Regina neighbourhoods, Talk:Regina, Saskatchewan). In response we were met with nothing but the exact same hostility, malfeasance, and illogical reasoning as from 207.81.56.49! I ask all concerned editors to specifically comment on the following:

1) Based on the same patterns of edit warring etc named above, do you agree with my hypothesis that 207.81.56.49 may in fact be Mayor Quimby?

2) This occurs on multiple articles. Besides this, what can we do, if anything, to prevent such abusive behaviour and malfeasance? For example, is there enough evidence to report the Anon. IP as a sockpuppet of Mayor Quimby?

Please respond on this talk page. Thank you. Mumun 無文 15:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments regarding 207.81.56.49

  • I think it's possible, but it is difficult to say at this point given how little editing has been done. --Kmsiever 02:47, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Isn't that a little presumptive and circumstantial. Are you attempting to silence any and all discussion that is counter to your POV ?--207.81.56.49 03:49, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
  • UPDATE: This issue was discussed by administrators on WP:AN/I over the weekend. Two administrators, including one with direct experience in the original disruptions, compared the edits and agreed with the hypothesis that I present above. Mumun 無文 11:54, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
  • UPDATE 2: The above user confirmed as a sockpuppet of Mayor Quimby. Here is the investigation result. The Mayor was notified that s/he was indef. blocked as Mayor Quimby and is thus not permitted to edit Wikipedia under any user name or IP address (see here). Mumun 無文 16:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Compromise Regina Neighbourhoods

I have posted a compromise to the issues in the Talk:Regina Neighbourhoods. It is my hope that this will lead to a solution over the disputed figures and edits. I also hope that this will eliminate future accusations as to my identity and/or relation to other banned users. I would appreciate that you read over the compromise and comment on it. I just want to find a solution, that will satisfy all parties.--207.81.56.49 07:28, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sedley, Saskatchewan

You may be interested to know the above article is up for deletion - see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sedley, Saskatchewan. Cheers, Mattinbgn/ talk 10:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Posted to Canadian Wikipedians' notice board. -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 23:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2 things (geminis and a userbox regarding)

according to cjme , regina is getting the geminis .

  1. 1 - an article would be nice; ill help with it
  2. 2 - a userbox perhaps?


SniperSarge 16:33, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

sorry forgot to sign

[edit] Suggestions For The Wikiproject Main Page

I have a thought that we could feature and article on the main page of the Wikiproject. Also, I am thought to have a news section as well. Just some ideas. Mr. C.C. 05:34, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Add article to project

I'm adding a WikiProject:Saskatchewan tag to the article on the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right or if I even have the authority to do it, so if anyone can give guidance I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! JoeyETS 15:44, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Saskatchewan in popular culture

Saskatchewan in popular culture was WP:PRODed by someone. 132.205.44.5 00:09, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

It is now at WP:AFD for deletion. 132.205.44.5 19:05, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Saskatchewan Archaeological Society

The subject of the article is the SAS. However, there is another unrelated section in the same article called 'Saskatchewan archaeological sites'. The SAS is an organisation composed of people interested in archaeology. 'Saskatchewan archaeological sites' is a list of sites that show evidence of the presence of humans in history and prehistory. As such these are two completely different topics. At Talk:SAS I have proposed that 'Saskatchewan archaeological sites' be spun off from the SAS article and given its own article space as a list. Please help us to find the best course of action on the article talk page. Mumun 無文 17:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox

I am new at making userboxes, so this userbox is not all that great. The name for it is too long, so just copy and paste it.

SASK This user is a member of WikiProject Saskatchewan.

Loghead1 17:39, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corner Gas Userbox

Courtesy of Loghead1

CG This user enjoys watching Corner Gas.


[edit] Pat Fiacco needs work

The format and presentation of the article as a time-line is inappropriate for a biography article. The article contains highly POV statements. I encourage fellow editors to stop by and make changes so that the article conforms more closely to a high encyclopædic standard. Mumun 無文 14:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Have added infobox and succession template, as well as some sourced statements about Pat Fiacco to help with article, hope it helpsSriMesh | talk 02:17, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newsletter

Any chance why I got your latest newsletter?Mitchcontribs 14:48, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page. Mit was the original editor on Sk roads and highways, which is why the newsletter was sent out. SriMesh | talk 01:09, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Roads in Saskatchewan

Another template for deletion by the same user arguing that templates inside templates are not good. See: the discussion.JForget 19:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Bez

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've moved Delta Bessborough to that location from the awkwardly sounding and rarely used Hotel Bessborough. It looks like there was some discussion last June to put it at Hotel Bessbourough, but (as people here probably know) it's more known as the Delta Bessborough (I've never actually heard it called anything else). If anyone questions the move, now would be a good time to object. -Royalguard11(T·R!) 22:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Louis Riel

Louis Riel has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here.

Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Xdamr (User Talk:Xdamr} 22 September 2007

this note added by SriMesh | talk 02:37, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notability of highways

Editors here may be interested in this discussion. --B. Wolterding 11:06, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Election

The Saskatchewan general election, 2007 is now on, so as Wikipedians we need to be prudent in enforcing traditional guidlines (especially WP:NPOV, WP:RS and WP:V). It doesn't matter what side we're all on for the election, we need to all make sure that articles are accurate and especially neutral. Larger election usually have enough people looking after articles to make sure they're fair, but we're only a small group here. Especially the last week of the election there will probably be a jump in the edits based on political promises, adverts and other things. So let's make sure we don't have anything about who will probably be the next premier, cabinet, ect. Let's make sure that we've got accurate information (if you looked at Calvert lately...). So, let's make this a good first election for this wikiproject to handle. -Royalguard11(T·R!) 03:20, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prong horn page.

the "Pronghorn" page appears to be part of your project. It has recently received a couple of anonomyous edits equating the pronghorn to a regular antelope. Not sure who is minding the pronghorn shop---but someone with authority needs to contemplate this issueRvannatta 02:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brad Wall

There's an edit war taking place on Brad Wall's article, which obviously needs to be resolved fairly quickly since he might very well become your Premier-elect about four days from now. Since you guys are likely the most knowledgeable about the issues and personalities involved (far more so than I am), could somebody from here come help me sort it out? Bearcat 17:11, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

One edit just looked like a revert from someone who deleted a bunch of cited criticism against Wall (and added a lot of direct-from-the-website propaganda). I'm watching it now. -Royalguard11(T·R!) 23:42, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Project Pages

This is probably a poor title for this section, but I was just wondering if the Saskatchewan project banner gets added to notable people from Saskatchewan? Namely athletes, I've been working on a lot of local hockey players, and if I need to add it so the banner is there, I can do that. Thanks.-- Leafschik1967 (talk) 22:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello there a SK banner would be much appreciated on these pages, as biographies get rather lost then from the project, where they are notable, and can also be added to the placename pages whence they are started in their notable persons sections. I popped into Curtis Joseph which you had created, and nested the banners there, if you want to copy and paste the idea to your other talk pages. Thank you very much for your query.SriMesh | talk 02:12, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll try to figure out how to do that. Leafschik1967 (talk) 20:59, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Is there some place I can find formatting stuff like that, or is there an easy way to search for formatting items like this? I am having difficulties finding some of these things. Thanks. Leafschik1967 (talk) 00:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Added answer on the above user talk page about formatting, etc.SriMesh | talk 02:35, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robots and Assessment

In the November newsletter the manner of assessment for Wikiproject Sk is introduced whether ratings should be done on the Canada WP banner or if ratings should be incorporated into SK, and then, perhaps a robot can be requested to assist the project with banner placements. Does anyone also have an opinion on this? SriMesh | talk 02:12, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I think a robot would be good. I noticed that most of the pages I had put the Sask banner on carried a message that said to change it to the Canada WP banner. It would be easier if someone had a bot do most of this work, as there must be 1000s of Sask WP Banners to change. Shootmaster 44 (talk) 06:38, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
There are two folks working on templates, and talk pages. Arctic Gnome has graciously changed the Canada template, and added a deprecated template note to the several talk pages. Ρх₥α is substituting the new template on all Saskatchewan category talk pages, as well as updating the new template on talk pages. See the December newsletter which is underway. SriMesh | talk 02:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed deletion: Saskatchewan Association for the Betterment of Addiction Services

  • Saskatchewan Association for the Betterment of Addiction Services (via WP:PROD on 2007-12-21)
--User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 15:31, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Canada Roads Restructuring

As shown at the Canada Roads Home Page, the project is beginning a complete restructuring. You are gonna be the next target. However, you have left your road articles in a complete disaster. I have gone to the trouble of expanding Saskatchewan Highway 913 to what should be a good road article. I am willing to help you guys out in doing this, but we should discuss this. I have plans for everything. Now will you agree to it?Mitch32contribs 14:08, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Pasted to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Canada Roads/Saskatchewan. –Pomte 02:22, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CCF leaders

I've created new articles on George Hara Williams and John Hewgill Brockelbank if anyone would like to review them. Reggie Perrin (talk) 02:15, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

You can request an assesment on the assesment page >>> Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Assessment. Mr. C.C. (talk) 17:53, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Brant Kersey

A new member to wikipedia has received a Notability tag as well as several others for the new article: Brant Kersey. Does anyone know this hockey player, newspaper editor? SriMesh | talk 03:01, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notability

Prairieland Park, Brant Kersey, Mary MacIsaac, Steven Woods all have received a notability tag. Can anyone help to tweak these articles as the quantity of articles with their notability questioned is very high? notable listing. SriMesh | talk 01:49, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rural municipalities

The official name of rural municipalities is definitely "<name> No. <number>"; however, what is the common name (used in media, vernacular, etc.) for them? Is it just "<name>" or the name and number? TIA. (For those wondering, the result of this answer will essentially determine how the RM are displayed on Saskatchewan provincial highway articles.) --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 16:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't think there's a real agreed upon common name, but "RM of <name>" looks common enough. Sometimes you do see the whole "RM of <name> # <number>" though too (I just did a couple quick google searches, and those seem to be the two used most). -Royalguard11(T·R!) 17:51, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
So, for instance on Saskatchewan Highway 1, the name alone would work for the portion of the infobox where the rural municipalities are listed (prefaced with "Rural municipalities:")? --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 19:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Well, I'd say that you could just put the name. The "box" is for RM's, so just the names should do (like <name>, <name> ect). -Royalguard11(T·R!) 01:09, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
It's just one instance, but I see at the R.M. of Corman Park website, they seem to refer to themselves as the "R.M. of Corman Park". No number. Shanemcd (talk) 19:42, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Naming of Government Departments MoS?

Naming conventions discussion started here. Thank you. SriMesh | talk 02:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Added conversation also to Canadian Wikiproject Notice Board Style GuideSriMesh | talk 16:19, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saskatchewan Crown Corporations

I decided to make a new template to link Saskatchewan's various Crowns together, and it looks like we are missing articles on about half of them. I created Crown Investments Corporation to start off because it's the government's management for all the Crowns. If anyone's got nothing to do, then they could create a few stub articles (CIC has information about all the Crowns on their website). -Royalguard11(T·R!) 19:11, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Added a note to WikiProject Governments of Canada about adding their Gov.of CA banner to the talk pages of the provincial government.SriMesh | talk 20:13, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saskatchewan Ministries

Along the same lines as above for the Government of Saskatchewan. Created Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (Saskatchewan), Category:Saskatchewan government ministries and agencies, Template:Infobox Saskatchewan government ministries and Template:SaskMinistries. Again, as per RoyalGuard above, create a few articles about the various Government Departments and agencies (now labelled as either a ministry, agency, board, commission or crown corporation) For Crowns see above. SriMesh | talk 00:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MPs and MLAs standards

Here is a conversation in regards to standardization of MLAs and MPs. SriMesh | talk 01:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Newsletter Delivery

Placed the delivery of the newsletter in the hands of ENewsBot (pending approval) (approved)... of the ones suggested at Newsletters Wikiproject CouncilSriMesh | talk 00:20, 28 April 2008 (UTC)