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Thanks for participating in my RfA!

Thanks for participating in my RfA!
Although it failed 43/27/0, I'm happy because the outcome has been very helpful in many meaningful ways. Moreover I was alerted to some understandable concerns having to do with edit warring and civility. I will take heed and carefully address them. All the best, Gwen Gale (talk) 05:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

Well, not this time anyway it seems...but your support of my effort to regain my adminship was still very much appreciated. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!--MONGO 06:04, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome. I think I'm in good company. Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 07:05, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Eugenics copyvio

Would be nice if you could reply to my comment on Talk:Eugenics#Copyvio. Thanks. — EliasAlucard (Discussion · contribs) 10:29, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I didn't have much to add. We are waiting for an administrator, in my opinion. May I suggest that a single small tag might suffice for your signature, please? It is unreadable on my monitor. Thank you, Walter Siegmund (talk) 17:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Fir Island (Washington)

Nicely done. Basketball110 i'm not yik ginlyùn 04:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to comment. Walter Siegmund (talk) 04:54, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

American Crow photos

Hie, RE: your Am. Crow photos on Commons - are they 100% American and not Northwestern? Because if the ID is certain that should be remarked - it's not like anyone could really tell from the images alone ;-) Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The ID is not certain. I'm not not expert enough to distinguish the two species and their ranges overlap in Seattle where the images were taken. I'll add a note to the image descriptions. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Walter Siegmund (talk) 04:31, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Fir Island, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On February 17, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fir Island, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 22:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Good job!--MONGO 00:07, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank you and thanks for the help with the "hook". Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 02:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

Well Thank You! Finally I am through with this wretched reference, it's amazing how far a dozen pages of crude 100-year-old field notes can get you when you cross-read them with their modern equivalent... Well what am I gonna do next? Maybe something about orchid bees? Or Phthiraptera? Ahhhh decisions decisions :-) Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 23:39, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Black Grace

A tag has been placed on Black Grace requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company or corporation, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for companies and corporations.

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The {{db-inc}} tag was removed from the article by Keilana with the edit summary, "not speediable, 2 NYT articles".[1].Walter Siegmund (talk) 04:25, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Digital sundial

Sorry, correction was not necessary. There is no distinction between "the style of the digital sundial is parallel to the earth axis" and "the style's angle with horizontal equals the sundial's geographical latitude". At the second formulation one can have a better idea of the direction of the style. User_talk:Willy Leenders 08:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Responded at User_talk:Willy Leenders. Walter Siegmund (talk) 01:53, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Updated DYK query On 12 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Grace, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 15:56, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

halema'uma'u

I just cannot get the current events category correct! Help Please Paradiver (talk) 08:14, 23 April 2008 (UTC) Paradiver (talk) 08:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

That category is added by the {{current}} template, I think, but it does not appear to apply to Halema`uma`u crater according to its guidelines; it is for "occasions that many editors (perhaps a hundred or more) edit an article on the same day, as an advisory to editors". Walter Siegmund (talk) 10:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks: FYI the proper name is includes the fact of including Crater -- whereby it is upper case -- rather than in the lower case form. When referred to it is referred to in whole content Halema'uma'u Crater. Crater defines the fact that it is a puka (hole) in the ground as opposed to a Pu'u is to a cinder cone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paradiver (talk • contribs) 00:51, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
You are probably correct, but let's change it everywhere, at one time, once we reach a consensus. We probably ought to wait a week. See the article talk page for the discussion. Walter Siegmund (talk)

Avalanche

Good edit.[2] ·:· Will Beback ·:· 04:54, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Will Beback. Walter Siegmund (talk) 16:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Updated DYK query On 24 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Halema`uma`u crater, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bobet 13:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Halema`uma`u crater

Hi, Wsiegmund.
As you see I've made some changes to Halema`uma`u crater article adding the writing by Mark Twain about the crater. May I please ask you to revert all the changes I've made, if IYO they are not needed and/or not helpful for the article? Thank you for your time.
Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:09, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Mbz1.
Twain was not much of a geologist, but, my, how the man could write! Thank you for adding that content and the link to Roughing It.[3] I enjoyed his description of the hazards, including hot feet (earlier in the same chapter). What an adventure! I wouldn't think of removing it. Thank you for starting the article and illustrating it with your dramatic photographs of the latest eruption, too. Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 03:57, 27 April 2008 (UTC)