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Hi there! Your write-up on The Web Planet was just fine - my edits were just cosmetic to bring it in line with the style of the other pages. Just a couple of things to note: when citing a novel or short story, be sure to say who it's by as well; and when you put in the external links and categories at the bottom, check to see they're correct (I, too, have been a victim of cut-and-paste errors). Aside from that, great job, and please, keep contributing. If you wanted to do a more detailed plot - i.e., expand your synopsis section, then do a short one or three sentence version as an actual synopsis - like in some of the other serial articles, it would be welcome as well. --khaosworks 01:58, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I'm pleased you added the photograph--which is excellent--to the Tol. Museum article. It sorely needed one. I did edit the caption a tiny bit. Incidentally, it would be great to add a photograph of a painting from the collection as well—do you have any idea how a public domain image could be found? Chick Bowen 00:13, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-09-23T00:13:00.000Z","author":"Chick Bowen","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Chick_Bowen-2005-09-23T00:13:00.000Z-Toledo_Museum_of_Art","replies":["c-Chick_Bowen-2005-10-02T14:36:00.000Z-Chick_Bowen-2005-09-23T00:13:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thanks! UT actually teaches an entire course based on that painting. Chick Bowen 14:36, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-10-02T14:36:00.000Z","author":"Chick Bowen","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Chick_Bowen-2005-10-02T14:36:00.000Z-Chick_Bowen-2005-09-23T00:13:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I am unclear as to how to use your Template:State park as a template, namely the syntax. I ended up just copying and editing the table contents for: First Landing State Park. Is this what you intended people to do? Did I use it correctly in that article? — Eoghanacht ^talk 14:13, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-09-28T14:13:00.000Z","author":"Eoghanacht","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Eoghanacht-2005-09-28T14:13:00.000Z-State_park_\"template\"","replies":["c-Eoghanacht-2005-09-29T12:40:00.000Z-Eoghanacht-2005-09-28T14:13:00.000Z"]}}-->

I added a sample syntax under the page's talk. Rework as needed. I could not figure out how to get a coordinate template (such as 37°15′27″N 76°48′11″W / 37.25750°N 76.80306°W / 37.25750; -76.80306) to work within the template. — Eoghanacht ^talk 12:40, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-09-29T12:40:00.000Z","author":"Eoghanacht","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Eoghanacht-2005-09-29T12:40:00.000Z-Eoghanacht-2005-09-28T14:13:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I did not really expect that using a template within a template would work. I just went ahead and tried it without success. There is a template version of the protected areas infobox that allows one to program coordinates. See: Template talk:Protected Area Table. However, only one site (El Morro National Monument), perhaps because it has a text-wrapping problem. — Eoghanacht ^talk 18:29, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-09-29T18:29:00.000Z","author":"Eoghanacht","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Eoghanacht-2005-09-29T18:29:00.000Z-State_park_\"template\"","replies":["c-Eoghanacht-2005-10-31T15:48:00.000Z-Eoghanacht-2005-09-29T18:29:00.000Z"]}}-->

There is a revised template-based version of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Infobox that I think may be useful for all areas, including state parks. See that page for one example (St. Clement's Island). Most of the fields are optional. — Eoghanacht ^talk 15:48, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-10-31T15:48:00.000Z","author":"Eoghanacht","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Eoghanacht-2005-10-31T15:48:00.000Z-Eoghanacht-2005-09-29T18:29:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Vermilion Lighthouse, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

I just wanted to congratulate you on the new article which made the Main Page in the Did You Know feature.

From another lighthouse fan, here in the Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 10:27, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-10-12T10:27:00.000Z","author":"Vaoverland","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Vaoverland-2005-10-12T10:27:00.000Z-DYK_2","replies":[]}}-->

Since a withdrawn nom is a kind of failed nom, I've removed the latter cat from Harriet Miers and made the former a subcat of it. Sound reasonable?  BD2412 ^talk 14:33, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-10-27T14:33:00.000Z","author":"BD2412","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-BD2412-2005-10-27T14:33:00.000Z-\"withdrawn\"_v._\"failed\"","replies":[]}}-->

Hi, this image that you appear to have uploaded is slated for deletion, due to missing copyright/source info. Can you clarify? --Jrohr 20:34, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2005-11-21T20:34:00.000Z","author":"Jrohr","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jrohr-2005-11-21T20:34:00.000Z-Image:Saparmurat_Niyazov_in_2002.jpg","replies":[]}}-->