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== Amazed that no one has welcomed you yet ==

In terms of the goals of Wikipedia and the concepts behind the use of hypertext for sorting political information, I would imagine that you would be sort of a legend around here. I would be curious to hear what you consider the advantages and disadvantages of Wikipedia in terms of organizing political data. The requirement of producing a coherent article often seems to preclude including some of the types of fascinating information you organize on your website. But in the long term, I'm not so sure this is necessarily the case. I would also imagine that I'm not the first to have wished that the Political Graveyard was a Wiki. Best, [[User:Tfine80|Tfine80]] 05:23, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

== NonCommercial ShareAlike license ==

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Political_Graveyard.gif logo] on the wikipedia page on your site will/may be considered for deletion as mentioned in link in the template.
:''Older images should go through a process of VfD to eliminate them in an orderly fashion, taking due account of "fair use".'' [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2005-May/023760.html] 

I'm sure fair use could be argued, but I'm no expert, and since it's your logo I figured I'd let you know since you might know more than me. :)

I came to your talk page via Tfine80's, who asked a question on the [[United States army rations]] talk page. I haven't visited The Political Graveyard before, but it's a cool, well-designed site on a niche topic.

And I'm finally consistently remembering to sign my name. --[[User:TransUtopian|TransUtopian]] 16:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

==1/1000th Common Ancestry==
I'm glad you got a kick out of the article.  You deserve continued kudos for your years of work, which is bound to outlast you (but I hope you last a while), and be a valuable tool to political junkies and genealogists for generations to come.   

I've found a few more interesting kinships that I'll get my act together sometime and send your way.  General/Ambassador [[James Longstreet]] married [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s 1st cousin.  The [[Dudley-Winthrop Family]] has more connections, too.  Were adding to [[Udall family|this]] in a couple weeks, but it'll be 20-30 years before she's elected to anything :) 

Kind regards, [[User:Dr U|Dr U]] 05:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I saw that we have a difference of opinion over at [[7 mile]].  Regardless of how that works out, I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for all of your hard work on the political graveyard.  It's a wonderful resource!  [[User:TMS63112|TMS63112]] 16:28, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

* Hi polygon ! [[User:Soupysales|Soupysales]] 17:50, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

== Jefferson ==

Thanks for chiming in -- always good to get a non-involved point of view.--[[User:SarekOfVulcan|SarekOfVulcan]] 18:17, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan]] ==

Just discovered, joined. -[[User:William Allen Simpson|William Allen Simpson]] 16:56, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[Cabinet counties]] ==

Earlier (on the relevant talk page), I pointed out an error in the map with the article on the [[Cabinet counties]] of Michigan.  There are ten "cabinet counties", but the map highlights eleven, by incorrectly including St. Joseph County, which is named for the St. Joseph River.

Sad to say, a correct map would show two somewhat separated clusters of counties rather than a single region.

I mention this small error here because you requested such notes, on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. counties]]. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 07:24, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

: Well, actually I wanted to know if there were any errors in my own maps. ;)  Anyway, is the new map at [[Cabinet counties]] better?  [[User:Dbenbenn|dbenbenn]] | [[User talk:Dbenbenn|talk]] 08:23, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

::Yup, looks good.  Thanks! [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 17:43, 13 February 2006 (UTC)


==[[Bath School Disaster]]==
Thanks for your note.  If you have anything that shopuld be included, let me know.  I am also in contact with a number of folks from Bath who are helping me with the reseach and providing pictures for the article. If you need any contacts there, let me know.  [[User:Jtmichcock|Jtmichcock]] 17:52, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Aaron Campbell ==

I'm surprised of that. Nobody of that age is involved in politics in Italy, as  far as I know. Since you had some experience, can I ask you to take a quick look at [[William G. Pierce]]? This appears notable as a candidate for the Senate, but I am surprised he gets so few Google news hits [http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22William+G.+Pierce%22&btnG=Search+News]. Could that be normal? - [[User:Paolo Liberatore|Liberatore]]([[User talk:Paolo Liberatore|T]]) 12:29, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

::I'd say he's notable as a candidate in the primary.  It's early yet.  If he stays in the race, there will be an avalanche of news stories about him.  I doubt he has much chance of winning the primary, much less the general election, but his candidacy demonstrates and gives voice to discontent with the incumbent within his own party.

::Google is a great thing, but it's not everything.  If you Google my full name, at first it looks like 1.3 million hits!  But more than 99% of those are on Russian spam sites which have apparently copied random text, including my name, from the Political Graveyard page footer; the genuine search results fit on a single page, with the usual note that "we have omitted some entries very similar to those already displayed". [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 13:10, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Thank you. I'll keep an eye on the news about this one. - [[User:Paolo Liberatore|Liberatore]]([[User talk:Paolo Liberatore|T]]) 14:50, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[User:Kestenbaum/List of Republican celebrities of the past]] ==
I've moved the page into your userspace for you to work on. If you want it deleted later just tag it <nowiki>{{db|userfied page no longer required}}</nowiki> and it will be deleted. Please remember that the page is still subject to the GFDL, so that if you want to use text fr it elsewhere you'll need to make that clear in the edit summaries and link back to the page history. If course, if you re-write the info in your own words that will not apply. Let me know if I can help further. --[[User:Doc glasgow|Doc]] [[User talk:Doc glasgow|<small><sup>ask?</sup></small>]] 13:30, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

== Ann Arbor External Links ==

Thanks for the kind word. Yes, external links are one of my personal little crusades. 

Incidentally, and unrelatedly, I just got a letter "from you" (from your office, that is). I was just telling my wife last night how her elected offical also had a longtime online presence, and here you are! It's interesting how interwoven things can be. Cheers. <b><span style="color: #f33"> &middot; [[User talk:Rodii|<span style="color: #666"> rodii </span>]] &middot; </span></b> 16:45, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

::There's a lot of people in Ann Arbor, but it's still a small town. &mdash; My online involvement has had sometimes unexpected impacts on my political life.  &mdash; Am I calling you for jury duty? [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 23:36, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

:::Nah, I paid off a mortgage. :) <b><span style="color: #f33"> &middot; [[User talk:Rodii|<span style="color: #666"> rodii </span>]] &middot; </span></b> 01:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


> That band listing you reverted was not only misplaced; I'm pretty sure it was a hoax. "Semi 
> popular"? "Wonk-Rock"? "Tally Hall"?  (A failed indoor mall project on Liberty St.) 
> [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 02:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

They are indeed a band: named, I'm guessing, after the mall. (I tried to turn the [[Tally Hall]] wikipedia article -- which is on the band -- into a disambiguation page leading both to the band and to the failed mall, but it got reverted.) Whether they're "semi-popular" or not... I'm doubtful. On another topic, I've had trouble writing the section on the [[Louis D. Belcher]] page regarding the bizarre contested 1977 mayoral election. I've included all the stuff I could find online (it was before I was born, so I don't remember it), but if you know anything please feel invited to pitch in. [[User:Ropcat|Ropcat]] 05:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Larry, pls see my response on the Ann Arbor Talk Page to your remark on the abortion amendment to the city charter. You're an attorney and might want to add some useful commentary. [[User:Ropcat|Ropcat]] 06:35, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[William Worrall Mayo|WW Mayo]] ==

Hi. In this [[William Worrall Mayo|article]], it is said that double W Mayo was born in Eccles, Lancashire, England whereas in [[Mayo Clinic|this one]] it is stated that he emigrated from Salford, Manchester district, UK.
Perhaps you know where double W was actually from ? Archie<br>
[[User:Archibald Tuttle|Archibald Tuttle]] 19:26, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

::Why can't both of those be true?  He was born in place A; later, he emigrated from place B, winding up at place C.  [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 00:12, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Sure. I was asking you because you mentioned in discussion that you read several bios (or that's one might guess reading your notes). So maybe you're able to fill the gap between A and B. To be more precise : did he start medical practice in Salford and if so what gave him the idea of leaving ? Cheers, Archie<br>
[[User:Archibald Tuttle|Archibald Tuttle]] 14:58, 10 April 2006 (UTC)<br>
...Since the above lines, I've found , I think the explanation of discrepancies : Eccles is a town belonging to the current metropolitan borough of Salford (it is located next but distinct from the municipality of Salford city). The metropolitan borough of Salford belongs to the greater Manchester Metropolitan County. This area was formerly included in the Lancashire county (i.e before the 1974 revision of administrative divisions). British geography is a delectation.
Cheers : Archie<br>
[[User:Archibald Tuttle|Archibald Tuttle]] 18:46, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

== == Country subdivision == ==

...IMO splitting the cats into a group of "Administatrive divisions of some countries" and "Political divisions of some other countries" is not useful.

could you maybe change your vote on [[Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_April_4#Category:Subdivisions_by_country_to_Category:Political_divisions_by_country]]

and let's discuss this on the project page 

[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Subnational_entities/Naming#Umbrella_terms]]

or [[Country subdivision]] page

first? It is really is mass rename, since it not only involves the cats and subcates but also lots of articles. [[User:Tobias Conradi|Tobias Conradi]] [[User_talk:Tobias Conradi|(Talk)]] 01:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

==Subdivision category debate==
The original debate for renameing the country subdivision categories was closed and a new debate on the subject has now been [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 April 15#Subdivisions to appropriate divisions|listed]].  The results of the old debate are shown, but will not be counted when the current debate is closed.  You are being notified because you were involved in the previous debate.  If you still have an interest in the outcome, please come and participate in the new debate. - [[User:TexasAndroid|TexasAndroid]] 20:38, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

== Notability of Congressional candidates ==

What standard do you use for notability?  Discussion at [[Talk:John Kelly]].
:--[[User:William Allen Simpson|William Allen Simpson]] 12:17, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

== political categories renaming ==

There are a lot of political categories renaming, it would help to have your feedback at [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion]] such as:
*[[:Category:Foreign-born US political figures]]
*[[:Category:United States Congressional districts]]

Just search for polit and congress.

See the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Congress]], too.
:--[[User:William Allen Simpson|William Allen Simpson]] 05:25, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

==Ben Franklin's Son==
[[William Franklin]], Governor of New Jersey.  Never heard of him before, but other sources confirm it, he is the bastard son of [[Benjamin Franklin]].  Political Graveyard has no mention of him.  [[User:Dr U|Dr U]] 03:53, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

::He's not mentioned in Political Graveyard because I have not included the pre-revolutionary royal governors, with only a few exceptions. Problems: (1) I need to figure out the governmental structures of that era, and (2) I need some way of making sense of the titles of nobility many of those governors have, sometimes to the seeming exclusion of regular names.  [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 05:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

:::Thanks for your response.  I'd be happy to help do any leg work needed to help you identify the government structures and nobility.  As you know, I have a keen interest in how various political families tie together, and often times the links are pre-revolutionary.  [[User:Dr U|Dr U]] 05:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

== [[New Orleans Rhythm Kings]] ==

I'm happy to contribute in any way I can.  I'm no jazz historian myself.  In fact, I'm not a particularly big fan of really early jazz (with a few exceptions).  But the lack of information about early jazz on Wikipedia is disappointing.  I've toyed with the idea of starting a jazz Wikiproject, as I can't believe there isn't already one.  --[[user:Cholmes75|cholmes75]] <sup>([[User talk:Cholmes75|chit chat]])</sup> 21:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

== Lists marked for deletion ==
Larry - I noticed the new thread for deletion [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of celebrities with links to the U.S. Democratic Party]] (which also covers the similar GOP and Libertarian lists), and thought you might want to offer your opinion (and possibly shift the pages' content to your user space, as was done with [[User:Kestenbaum/List of Republican celebrities of the past]]). [[User:MisfitToys|MisfitToys]] 23:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Dingell ==

Larry, Do you think that liberal is a fair characterization of Dingell's career/voting record? It seems that for 20 years or so he's been the most conservative Democrat from SE Michigan.  I don't know if I'm being too picky about people using the term liberal or if it really is over-used, particularly by those on the right when they don't like someone who may or may not be a liberal. I think of Sen. Levin, Alma Wheeler Smith (whom I wanted for gov), John Conyers and Howard Wolpe as liberals.  Gov Granholm, John Dingell and Debbie Stabenow strike me as from the moderate wing of the party, or centrists like the Clintons.[[User:Mp2dtw|mp2dtw]] 05:09, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

== [[Malcolm X]] ==

I think we ran into some kind of technical glitch; it was not my intent to revert your change. I was merely changing his place of death from [[Harlem]] to [[Washington Heights, Manhattan]]. Both your edit and mine are time-stamped to the same minute, and mine must have trampled yours inadvertently. I certainly will not stand in the way of your including the other cities in his category list.

Unrelated, my serious beef with the article is that it is basically a summary of the Autobiography, which is, like most autobiographies, a selective and biased summary of the man's life. Changes made by editors in the past to include information from other sources have been swiftly edited out by others who reason, perhaps "this new material is less favorable to Malcolm X than the only source with which I am familiar, therefore this editor is biased and must be reverted." This article will not be good until that is fixed. [[User:Uucp|Uucp]] 10:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

::Thanks, and I have fixed the categories (including alphabetizing him on category pages under X instead of M).  Yes, strongly agreed that other sources should be used and taken seriously.  [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 16:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== [[Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)]] ==

Well, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Bkonrad&oldid=75743421#Elmwood_Cemetery_.28Detroit.29_as_.22Rural.22 that] is very interesting information. And should be mentioned in the article. It is hardly anything that could be easily inferred from the article at present. [[User:Bkonrad|older]] ≠ [[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 19:03, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

== [[Mark Hackel]] ==

Thanks for your support on keeping this article.  I don't understand why someone 1,000 miles from a place would care about an article about someone from a place a 1,000 miles from them so much that they would put up such a fight to get the article deleted.  I tend to be an include (almost) everything kinda editor.  I know that the article is not that good, but it was never intended to be a novel.

By the way, I used your political graveyard website last year to research G. Mennen Williams &mdash;great website.  

Thanks, &mdash;[[User:MJCdetroit|MJCdetroit]] 18:59, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

== Real property & indexes at registers of deeds ==

Hello there. Since this is my first attempt to edit an article in Wiki, I'm a bit amazed at the quickness to which my contribution is subjected to revision. Even while I was reading the saved copy, and trying to smooth out links, the edits were redacted and links made unneccessary. (Woah, get those horses under rein!)

I am hardly an authority on all U.S. states' real estate law, far from any legal eagle on exact terminology, and my experience as a genealogically-interested researcher is limited to four states so far. But I wonder greatly about the fine distinctions you imply by changing "real estate" to "estate in land". And I really don't believe you should attempt to make a one-state reference to one of several (? or only two?) typical practices. (Iowa is one of about a dozen states that use the Torrons title system, I think.)

But I hope that the topic will be the better for our joint attention...
Best regards,
Tom Kohn

p.s. I don't yet know about setting up my user talk page, so do reply on yours.

::Oops, sorry about that.  I don't remember changing "real estate" to "estate in land", but sometimes weird things happen when two people are trying to edit a page at once.  I think I jumped in there to fix a typo or something, and ended making a lot more changes than I planned.  While I was at it, it occurred to me that "recorder of deeds" ought to link to Torrens.

::Absolutely, two heads on this are better than one.

::My understanding (which is Michigan-centric and could be out of date) is that Iowa has the Torrens system for every parcel in every county, and it makes unnecessary a lot of the work that realtors and title companies do in all the other states.  Some specific places (like Wayne County, next door to me) have a tract index, but that's not the same thing as Torrens.  Some states, like New York, have enacted legislation to make it possible to put a property on the Torrens system, but the cost of doing so is very daunting and few owners have taken advantage of this.  So I changed both articles to stress Iowa's pre-eminence.

::Go ahead and make what edits you think are necessary, and I'll check back tomorrow or so. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 18:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== NY Times ==

Congratulations on the ''NY Times'' quote. You've earned the recognition. -[[User:Will Beback|Will Beback]] 07:29, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-10-01 Lyndon LaRouche: cult leader category?|LaRouche Cult Mediation]] ==

Dear Kestenbaum, I have started to discuss the above topic under the [[Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-10-01 Lyndon LaRouche: cult leader category?#Discussion|discussion entry]]. I'm not sure this was the purpose, could you please correct me if I am wrong? Best wishes, [[User:Astor Piazzolla|Astor Piazzolla]] 09:08, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

::As far as I understand the process, your comment is entirely appropriate. No problem as far as I am concerned. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 11:42, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places]] ==

I just wanted to say welcome to the WikiProject and let you know I've run across your Political Graveyard website many a time when googling for obscure stuff about Oregon. I'm looking forward to your contributions to the project. Keep up the good work and happy editing! [[User:Katr67|Katr67]] 03:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_November_12#Category:Anti-Semitic_people Vote request]==

Please [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_November_12#Category:Anti-Semitic_people Vote], as per wiktionary the correct spelling is [[Wiktionary:anti-Semitic]] NOT '''Antisemitic'''.  [[User:67.70.68.51|67.70.68.51]] 12:32, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Haha, thanks for the note about Bill Sali - and more thanks for noting my dealings with the other guy than for my actual work on the article. :-) BTW, I've cited the Political Graveyard in at least one other Wiki article, and have learned quite a few things from it. Thanks! --[[User:texasmusician|texasmusician]] 22:54, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== Citing the Political Graveyard ==

Hi, do you have any preferences for how citations for The Political Graveyard should appear? For example [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Biddle_%28Michigan%29&oldid=94831438 this version] of an article uses [[:Template:cite web]]: 
*{{cite web
| url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biddle.html#RNX03551X
| title =  Index to Politicians: Biddle| accessdate = 2006-07-06
| author = Lawrence Kestenbaum
| date = 10 March 2005| work = [[Political Graveyard]]
| publisher = Paul Haas}}

Most of the time, where I cite it, I use something like this:
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/macdougal-maciora.html#R9M0J4UOH The Political Graveyard]

I'm almost inclined to create a template specifically for the site, somewhat similar to [[:template:CongBio|CongBio]]. I just wondered if you had any preferences and any advice on the most reliable way to link to entry for a specific politician. Cheers. [[User:Bkonrad|older]] ≠ [[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 14:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

::Belated reply: I don't have a strong preference about citation.  I did come across a Political Graveyard source template earlier (a startling discovery at the time), but maybe it has been deleted since then.  I'm too tired right now to go hunting for it.

::The site will shortly be moving to a different server, so it doesn't make much sense to mention a "publisher".

::Probably the site's name ought to be prominent, and mine mentioned later or not at all. That template I found earlier didn't mention me at all, just that "this article incorporates facts from The Political Graveyard" or words to that effect.  But I'm certainly not hiding my name, and if standard citation practice demands that it be included in Wikipedia source notes, I won't argue.

::Links to entries on specific politicians seem to work very well in Firefox, not so well in Internet Explorer.  I have someone working with me on update and redesign, and I expect that will be addressed. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 07:15, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== Bill Sali ==

The anonymous fellow on the Bill Sali page is REALLY starting to try my patience, and I could use some backup. Could you take a long at the discussion page/recent history and get involved, please? I'd really appreciate it. (Please respond on my talk page.) Thanks!

--[[User:texasmusician|texasmusician]] 02:20, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Understood. An occasional third/fourth voice on the discussion page would be nice, particularly when it's just him and me back-and-forth on the same reverts (for the first time, we seem to have hit something we can't de facto compromise on), and a nanny tiebreaker would be appreciated. I'm too much of a Wiki amateur to know the official mediation process. Anyways, thanks for whatever you can do!

--[[User:texasmusician|texasmusician]] 05:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

== T. Casey Brennan ==

I have a new comic on sale at the Vault of Midnight on
Main St. in Ann Arbor.  It's called ACTOR COMICS
PRESENTS #1.  Spiderman & the Hulk are on the cover;
my story is on page 47.   I wrote Vampirella in the 70s...I'm now a singer/lyricist in a band called FRANKENHEAD; a video of my song LET THEM RISE was on the 2005 Halloween episode of a local punk rock show, Crazy Mark TV.  You should be able to get it directly with this URL (takes forever to load; be patient):

http://www.marktv.net/FRANKENHEAD.mov

Kitaro's Sideshow, podcast in Israel (which ALSO takes forever to load) just played my songs on shows #36 and #37, at...

http://sideshow.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=37990

http://sideshow.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=34595

The song & refs to me are on toward the end on both shows.

This is my band's page (my 2 songs are SOCIAL WORKER BLUES and LET THEM RISE:

http://norecordlabel.com/newbandpage.php?b_id=3479

Celebrity Homeless List w/my name, plus fan pages about me...

http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/lists/homeless.html

This is a comic book oriented fan page with the trenchcoat photo:

http://www.darkelfdesigns.homestead.com/mkultra02.html

This is my column at Popimage:

http://www.popimage.com/industrial/conjurella092204.html

This is from The Konformist magazine; scroll down to get the trenchcoat photo cropped & with caption: "sexiest JFK MK-ULTRA assassin alive":

http://www.konformist.com/mkkafe/tcasey/tcasey.htm

This is from a professor at the University of Rhode Island; no photo:

http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/Conspiracy_theories/Brennan--Conjurella/Brennan.html

Satanic Reds T. Casey Brennan fan page...satire of Hare Krishnas; has trenchcoat photo wreathed in flowers:

http://www.geocities.com/tcb_sr

Anathema Research's original T. Casey Brennan archive reposted with new material by the Mind  Control Forums, but no photo:

http://www.mindcontrolforums.com/tc/tcasey.html

This is the NEW TCB fan page, with Clinton document, but no photo:

http://pw1.netcom.com/~mthorn/0brennan.htm 

Best,

T. Casey Brennan <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Fullmoonguy|Fullmoonguy]] ([[User talk:Fullmoonguy|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Fullmoonguy|contribs]]) 07:09, 4 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

==New NRHP Collaboration Division==
Hey, saw you were a participant in the [[WP:NRHP|National Register of Historic Places WikiProject]]. I thought I would let you know that there is a new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Collaboration|Collaboration Division]] up for the project. The goal of the division is to select an article or articles for improvement to [[WP:WIAGA|Good article]] standard [[WP:WIAFA|or higher]]. There is a simple nomination process, which you can check out on the division subpage, to make sure each candidate for collaboration has enough interested editors. This is a good way to get a lot of articles to a quality status quickly. Please consider participating. More details can be seen at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Collaboration|division subpage]]. [[User:IvoShandor|IvoShandor]] 11:09, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

== Could you have a look at these articles and their talk?  ==

Could you have a look at these articles and their talk? 

* [[Jewish reactions to intelligent design]]
* [[Jewish opposition to evolution]]

I feel the articles are extremely well sourced and balanced. I'd like somebody else to remove the tags. Please look at my last versions, because I have run up against somebody from the evolution/creation universe who wants to troll around for ''lehakholis'' (Aramaic word, you might be able to guess what it means). --[[User:Metzenberg|Metzenberg]] 03:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

== Just Greetings ==

Saw your link via LJ and just wanted to say HI!  ''':)'''  [[User:An Earthshine|An Earthshine]] 19:48, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

==Congressional District article==
Could you take a look at [[Illinois' 3rd congressional district]] and offer any suggestions or ideas? I've been working on it for a while, and would be interested in anything you might think of it. There's a little bit I want to add in the next day or two, but most of my other ideas are more long-range. (There are also a couple of things I hope you can help me track down, but those can wait; for now, I'd just like your opinion on the article so far.) [[User:MisfitToys|MisfitToys]] 02:41, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

::I don't have much experience reading Wikipedia articles about specific congressional districts, but this article certainly looks admirably thorough, and easily answered every question I could think of at 1:50 am.

::Having a single article on the 3rd district (I.e., the history of all the 3rd congressional districts Illinois has ever had) feels peculiar to me, but that's obviously the Wikipedia way of doing things.  The historical continuity of district numbering in Illinois certainly helps.  Michigan had that kind of continuity in congressional district numbering for twelve decades, until it was smashed in 1992. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 05:55, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Thanks for having a look. One specific thing I wanted to ask: according to various editions of CQ's ''Presidential Elections Since 1789'', county-by-county popular vote totals for president throughout the U.S. since 1824 are maintained by the Inter-University Consortium for Political Research at the University of Michigan. Do you know if these have been published in any reasonably accessible volume? For now, I'm looking for Illinois voting by county for 1832-1868. [[User:MisfitToys|MisfitToys]] 22:53, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

==Your opinion would be greatly appreciated==
Hello there, I am a fellow member of Wikiproject jazz. I was wondering, if you had a moment to spare, if you would be willing to give your opinion on a matter at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 June 15]] concerning a category I created. The category is <nowiki>[[Category:Jazz musicians of New Orleans]]</nowiki>, and it has been proposed that the article be merged with Musicians of New Orleans and American jazz musicians. This is precisely why I created the category, because it seemed to me the birthplace of jazz music and continous modern symbol of jazz certainly deserves a category unto itself. Regardless of your opinion, I would greatly appreciate your input there so as to have a discussion over the matter. Thanks. ([[User:Mind meal|Mind meal]] 03:24, 15 June 2007 (UTC))

==New categories for jazz musicians==
Hello fellow member of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Jazz]]! I am delivering this message to all members of the project to inform them of a major addition to the evolution of this project. Please see [[:Category:Jazz musicians by genre]] to familiarize yourselves with the new categories for jazz musicians. Most of the genre categories contain sub-genres in their drop-down menus, so be sure to open them up! I am sending this to everyone to speed up the population of these categories. The sub-genres have been carefully researched to ensure they belong under their corresponding "mother genre"! And please, when in doubt do not categorize something via an assumption. Well, that about covers it! Any help in this regard will be greatly appreciated.([[User:Mind meal|Mind meal]] 05:25, 25 June 2007 (UTC))

==Category: SF Fans== 
There has been another a call for [[Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_June_24#Category:Science_fiction_fans|discussion for the deletion]] of the Science Fiction fans category.[[User:Shsilver|Shsilver]] 22:08, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

== Convention Delegates Categories ==

With regard to the categories for convention delegates, I think the idea is to flesh-out information about people who are already notable, not to include all 50,000 delegates. As I understand it many of them are regular business owners and students who would not meet the notability requirements. I believe that the categories themselves, however, help identify notable political figures, especially ones who may only have a stub biography. [[User:MrPrada|MrPrada]] 14:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::I agree with you (and obviously I think delegates are important), but the similar category for county officials, which I tried to defend with the same arguments, got deleted. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] 14:37, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:::Yea, I suppose the deletions can be inconsitent from time to time. There are county and even town level categories for New York State. My favorite obscure Category is "Comptrollers of Eerie County, NY". I once remarked in an AfD on a Town Supervisor article that there are 400 some odd articles in the Female Porn Star category, none of which are sourced. What does this say about notability if we're going to keep those and get rid of Town Supervisor articles? Perhaps they both should be gotten rid of. I happen to believe there is room for both. The same goes for the categories. If someone flags them, I will go with whatever the Wiki-consensus decides. [[User:MrPrada|MrPrada]] 20:17, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


==Notability of [[:Rollin Dart]]==
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==Dart Family Pages==
Hi, I got your message. I doubt I'll be able to contribute much to either of the pages you've created anytime soon as I'm pretty busy at the moment (law school, your userpage says you're an attorney, so you must understand), but I've added them to my watchlist and will oppose any votes for deletion, as I think both subjects are notable. Incidentally, I suspect there's very little overlap between lawyers and doc corbin dart fans. You and I belong to a rare breed. --[[User:Osbojos|Osbojos]] 07:55, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
== Category:Wikipedians by alma mater and subcats ==

An editor has asked for a [[Wikipedia:Deletion review#{{{2|Category:Wikipedians by alma mater and subcats}}}|deletion review]] of [[:Category:Wikipedians by alma mater and subcats]]. Since you participated in the deletion discussion for these categories, you might want to participate in the deletion review. - [[User:AuburnPilot|<span style="color:#0000cd;">auburn</span><span style="color:#EF6521;">pilot</span>]] [[User_talk:AuburnPilot|<small>talk</small>]] 17:18, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

==New T. Casey Brennan Interview in Ann Arbor==
There's an article on me on page 14 of REAL DETROIT
WEEKLY; Feb. 6-12 issue, says "Don't Sleep on VAMPIRE
WEEKEND!!!" on the cover.  It's a free weekly
newspaper; there's a free box of them in front of the
Ann Arbor post office & elsewhere.  -- T. Casey
Brennan  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Fullmoonguy|Fullmoonguy]] ([[User talk:Fullmoonguy|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Fullmoonguy|contribs]]) 15:34, 7 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Political graveyard entries on [[Frank Murphy]]==
Dear Larry:
I was at your political graveyard site, and was not finding a way to write you there.  Sorry for writing you here, but it seemed like a direct way to get to you.

You've got the information about him correct as Supreme Court justice, but you show a bunch of other entries that also pertain to him, and say odd things like "presumed dead" and 'grave unknown.'  This would apply, inter alia, to him as mayor of Detroit, Recorder's court judge, etc.  I've put together a fairly complete article on him in Wikipedia, which connects to a number of good sites, including yours and Find-a-Grave.  P.S., I do like your Political graveyard site, and its been most helpful in Wiki-work.  Best regards.[[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|7&amp;6=thirteen]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|talk]]) 13:14, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Stan

::Yes, I'm aware there are some problems there, and I think I have fixed them in the database.  The web site needs to be updated, and I'm working on that.  I'll look at (and link to) his Wikipedia page. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 15:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

:::Thanks.  Sorry that I put that remark on your user page.  Excuse the error, please.  Given the pages that you've worked on, your thoughts and assistance on [[Frank Murphy]] would of course be valuable.  Best.  [[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|7&amp;6=thirteen]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|talk]]) 15:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Stan

::::No problem, and thanks for bringing this to my attention.  Nice job on the Murphy article.  Was William Francis his birth name? [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 19:47, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

:::::Yes, it was his birth name.  Thanks for the kind word.  I also have an electronic copy of the article referenced in [[Frank Murphy]] that was written by (and sent to me by) my friend, [[Theodore J. St. Antoine]], which has a lot of good information about his influence on federal labor policy.  [[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|7&amp;6=thirteen]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|talk]]) 19:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Stan

==New article [[State Bar of Michigan]]==
This is just a beginning.  As someone who has lots of related experience, your help would be appreciated.  [[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|7&amp;6=thirteen]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|talk]]) 18:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Stan

::I'll see what I can do. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 19:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

== Political Graveyard - Charles "Charlie" Norwood ==

This politician, [[Charlie Norwood]], died last year, it appears you haven't updated the site with it. - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] ([[User talk:Presidentman|talk]]) [[User:GeorgeMoney/potd|Random Picture of the Day]] 23:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

::The update is in the database, and will be reflected when I get the complete new version of the site online. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 19:54, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

== [[Samuel Beardsley]] ==

The discussion for the renaming of the cat was closed, so I'm bringing this issue to you here. The aforementioned is an example of the problem with the cat. As the article appaprently attests the highest court in New York used to be called the Supreme Court. So what should be done with all those that are in the cat, should I move them to the cat for the Court of Appeals cat, the correct but misnamed cat?--'''''[[User:Brewcrewer|<span style="font family:Arial;color:green">brew</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Brewcrewer|<span style="font-family:Arial;color:#2E82F4">crewer</span>]] [[User talk:Brewcrewer|(yada, yada)]]''''' 17:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

::I don't think that would be a good idea, at least, until we have a clearer picture of what the structure was in Beardsley's day and when it changed. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 19:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

== Photo of you ==
Hi Larry,
I have been contributing to the wikipedia article which features you as a subject.  The Political Graveyard features a Creative Commons License.  However the "meet the site's creator" link you provide sends the reader to potifos.com.  The general look and layout of potifos.com is the same as the political graveyard.  
Did you intend the information on potifos.com to also be covered under creative commons?  I am looking for a photo of you to include with your article.  If you have no objection, I would like to use the photo you include at potifos.com.  Could you please clarify the copyright?
Thank you.  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/72.161.98.54|72.161.98.54]] ([[User talk:72.161.98.54|talk]]) 21:08, 15 June 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::Good question.  I will resolve that later this evening. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 01:57, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

:::Your pic is up. Thanks for updating the Political Graveyard! What is the best way to send you info to use on your website?  Your email address seems to have changed.  [[User:Politics n such|Politics n such]] ([[User talk:Politics n such|talk]]) 20:49, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

::::Hello, I noticed {{User|Politics n such}} uploaded [[:Image:LawrenceKestenbaum.jpg‎]] with a license of {{tl|cc-by-sa-3.0}}, but the source that was cited, [http://potifos.com/ http://potifos.com/] links to [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/], which is Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. The note at the bottom of potifos.com/ also notes non-commercial use only. Unfortunately, images restricted to non-commercial use are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia. Please see [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags]]: ''For an image to be considered "free" under Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use policy]], the license '''must''' permit both '''commercial reuse''' and '''derivative works'''.'' [[User:Bkonrad|older]] ≠ [[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 11:50, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

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<big>'''What's This?'''</big><br>
''Shalom aleichem'' sports fans, and welcome to the first of what I hope will be a monthly newsletter with the need-to-know information about our fair WikiProject. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to recommend a story for the newsletter, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:L%27Aquatique&action=edit&section=new here] to leave a message on the Newsletter Coordinator's talk page.<br>
<big>'''In the News'''</big>
*WikiProject Good Articles is doing sweeps over all our current good articles to ensure they still meet criteria. For more information and how you can help, check out [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps|WikiProject Good Articles Sweeps]].
*GA status for the article [[Jew]] has been put on hold pending a few minor revisions. A list of things that need to be done to return this top importance article to its proper status can be found [[Talk:Jew#GA Sweeps_Review: On Hold|here]]. 
*[[Jerusalem]] is a Featured Article Candidate! Go forth, my people, and [[WP:VOTE|!vote]]!
<big>'''To Do'''</big>
*One new Judaism-related article was created this month, the long requested [[Hebrew Punctuation]]. Thanks to [[User:Epson291|Epson291]] for creating it. Remember, folks, there are over forty [[Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Social_sciences#Judaism|standing requests for Judaism articles]], so whenever you get the opportunity make sure to go create a few.
*In the right column you will see a listing of our most popular articles. All of these articles got 170,000+ page hits in the past month, and they should be on everyone's watchlist so we can keep them vandalism-free.
*Spread the word! No, not the ''[[Divine revelation|Word]]''... <small>(well, you can do that too)</small> I'm talking about inviting knowledgeable users to join the project. You can proclaim your undying love of WikiProject Judaism in methods mild to wild, check the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism/Templates|project template page]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism/Members|member list]] for examples. We also now have a flashy advertisement, to use it add <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wikipedia ads|Wikipedia ads]]|ad=148<nowiki>}}</nowiki> to your userpage. 
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<big>'''Now with 200% ''more'' Jewishness!'''</big><br>
Yes, folks, we're moving on up. This newsletter is now the newsletter for both WikiProject Judaism, WikiProject Jewish History, ''and'' WikiProject Kabbalah. In the future, I may split them, but for now I think we'll be just fine with one. As always, any questions or comments should be directed to me, [[User:L'Aquatique|L'Aquatique]].

<big>'''A Special Dispatch'''</big><br>
Just a note, not aimed at anyone in particular. By order of the administrative cabal, it is officially not cool (and possibly [[WP:DICK|dickish]]) to call someone an anti-semite ''when'' they aren't being anti-semitic. Anti-semitic is a very charged word, and it's important only to use it when you're absolutely sure it applies, lest it become the subject of a [[Godwin's Law|Godwin-esque law]]. Remember Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.<br>
<big>'''In the News'''</big>
*A new class on the importance scale has been added- C Class- which covers articles better than start but not quite to B Class yet. It is up to the WikiProjects to decide whether to adopt them or not. Currently, there has been little discussion within our Projects, so if you feel strongly either way be sure to note so at your Project[s].
*There is a proposal to reword the section on NPOV regarding religious articles. Please see [[Wikipedia_talk:NPOV#Religion section - Disputes between historians or scientists and religious_views]] to weigh in.
*Thanks largely to the efforts of [[User:Xyz7890|Xyz7890]], a new navbox has come into being featuring Halakha topics. See:  [[Template talk:Halakha]] to join in the conversation about how it can best be improved.
<big>'''To Do'''</big>
* The [[:Simple:Main Page|Simple English Wikipedia]] is beginning a project of creating and improving articles related to religion, including Judaism. At the present time, volunteers are needed to propose our most important subjects for articles to be created. The official working list is [[:Simple:User:Eptalon/Religion-related_worklist#Judaism|here]] and a more extended list is [[User:John_Carter/Simple_English_wikipedia#Judaism|here]]. If you are unsure of proper topics, you might try checking our lists of top importance level articles: [[:Category:Top-importance Judaism articles|Judaism]] and [[:Category:Top-importance Jewish history-related articles|Jewish History]]. (WikiProject Kabbalah currently doesn't have such a list)
:*[Simple English] WikiProject Christianity is considering running a monthly drive wherein two or three top importance articles from English Wikipedia are simplified and moved over to S.E. They have extended an offer to work with us in creating a similar project for Judaism related articles. For questions or volunteer opportunities, please contact [[User:John Carter]].
*WikiProject Kabbalah is in dire need of an article rating system for quality and importance. If you are familiar with that system and have some time on your hands, please create one. It could also use some infoboxes...
<big>'''New Members'''</big>
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== Just another note of thanks ==

I just noticed that you are active on Wikipedia, and, since I'd just now cited the Political Graveyard in the article on [[Booth Tarkington]], I thought I'd drop you a note to say thanks for working on, and making available,  the Political Graveyard.  Have you considered getting it mirrored at http://ibiblio.org or some such place as that?  I hope it's been copied by the [[Internet Archive#Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]], but more is better.  As someone mentioned further up the page, it'll be a valuable source for researchers for a long time to come -- but only if it doesn't disappear when you are unable to keep paying for hosting.  In any case, thanks for your work. [[User:JesseW/sig|JesseW, the juggling janitor]] 19:16, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

::It's very motivating to be praised for doing something fun.

::I gave up some time ago on finding any academic or institutional support for the site, and I'm not optimistic about finding someone who would be willing and able to take it over when I'm gone.  But I hope and expect that will be a good many years away.

::How would I go about dealing with ibiblio? [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 21:45, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
:::Well, the place to start is by reading [http://ibiblio.org/collection.php this page]; the Graveyard seems to neatly satisfy all of their criteria.  Let me know what luck you have, or if you have questions. [[User:JesseW/sig|JesseW, the juggling janitor]] 04:54, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Larry, I know some people at UNC who have been involved with ibiblio since it was sunsite, let me know if some introduction would be useful.  [[User:Edward Vielmetti|Edward Vielmetti]] ([[User talk:Edward Vielmetti|talk]]) 20:34, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

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<big>'''"Censorship" of names of G-d'''</big><br>
There is an interesting discussion currently taking place regarding whether or not it is acceptable to censor (i.e. G-d, HaShem->YodHey) names of G-d in articles to protect Jews who may be reading or editing the article. You can weigh in here: [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Judaism#Yahweh]].

<big>'''Article Cleanup Lists'''</big><br>
[[User:B. Wolterding]] has generously offered us use of his bot to generate lists that show which articles of ours are tagged for cleanup. You can read more about this service here: [[User:B._Wolterding/Cleanup_listings]] and if you would like to take him up on his offer, contact him on [[User talk:B._Wolterding|his talk page]].

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[[Image:Wikipro.JPG|75px|left|The Jewish Barnstar]]
[[Image:The_Jewish_Barnstar.png|85px|left|The New Jewish Barnstar]]
*There is a collaboration drive to get [[Holocaust in Lithuania]] to [[WP:GA|good article]] status. For information about how you can help, see the talk page or [[User talk:Piotrus|contact User:Piotrus]].
*WikiProject Kabbalah's only Featured and Good articles have been removed from the WikiProject, on the grounds that neither article ([[Diane Keaton]] and [[David Beckham]], respectively) actually mention the subject's affiliation with [[Kabbalah]]. If you have sourced information linking either of these people to Kabbalah, please add it so the articles can be returned to the WikiProject.
*After a rather heated discussion, there are now ''two'' barnstars for use by the Jewish WikiProjects, {{tl|The Jewish Barnstar}} and {{tl|The New Jewish Barnstar}}, and you can choose which one you would like to use.. Remember: barnstars are for rewarding users who are doing good work on the project or on Judaism, Jewish History, or Kabbalah articles, and anyone can give anyone else a barnstar. If you see a user who you thinks deserves a thank you, give them a barnstar!
<big>'''To Do/Help Requests'''</big>
*If you have some spare time on your hands, we could use an article about a Kabbalah scholar named [[Moshe Idel]]. According to [[User:HG|HG]] there are quite a few sources easily available, you can contact him if you have questions. Be sure to nominate it for [[WP:DYK|DYK]] if the finished article is eligible.
*The folks at [[Shimon Peres]] need some assistance from someone familiar with both the Hebrew calendar and language to help them figure out the subject's birthday. If you can help, please see [[Talk:Shimon_Peres#Birthday]].
<big>'''New Members'''</big>
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== The Political Graveyard - Crispus Attucks Wright ==

According to [http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1794 this site], he was born on September 11, 1914. - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] ([[User talk:Presidentman|talk]]) [[User:GeorgeMoney/potd|Random Picture of the Day]] 14:51, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
:According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=Kmj83Q9SgeIC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=crispus+wright&source=bl&ots=ePjokzqkPD&sig=q60AvHwsLrk43WS6DWoBqRrusbc&hl=en&ei=zd8nSqqFKYjIyQW-3M2eCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#PPA77,M1 Google Books] he was born in Louisiana. - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] ([[User talk:Presidentman|talk]]) [[User:GeorgeMoney/potd|Random Picture of the Day]] 14:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

== The Political Graveyard - Americus Vespucius Rice ==

He was born in Perrysville, Ohio, November 18, 1835, died on April 4, 1904 in Washingron D.C. (from the Congressional Biographical Directory). - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] ([[User talk:Presidentman|talk]]) [[User:GeorgeMoney/potd|Random Picture of the Day]] 14:59, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

== The Political Graveyard - John Fretti ==

John Fretti is the mayor of my hometown, [[Valdosta, Georgia]], [http://www.valdostacity.com/Index.aspx?page=44 here] is his biography. - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] ([[User talk:Presidentman|talk]]) [[User:GeorgeMoney/potd|Random Picture of the Day]] 21:20, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

== Political Graveyard - Thomas C. Wasson ==

Thank you for your rather wonderful 'Political Graveyard' which I consulted when I created my first wiki-biog. You have Thomas as presumed deceased. Can I draw your attention to the wikipedia entry for further details. With best wishes.[[User:Padres Hana|Padres Hana]] ([[User talk:Padres Hana|talk]]) 11:30, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

==[[WP:Hornbook]] -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Law/JD curriculum task force/invitation}}[[User:Agradman|Andrew Gradman]]&nbsp;<small><sup>[[User talk:Agradman|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[WP:Hornbook]]</sub></small> 20:06, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

== [[Joseph Henry Sharp]] ==

It's unclear why you added the additional artists to see also. Could you explain? [[User:Yworo|Yworo]] ([[User talk:Yworo|talk]]) 14:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

:They were contemporaries of his who were also noted for portraiture of American Indians. [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 00:16, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

== Wikipedia Ambassador Program at MSU ==

Hi!  I'm leaving you this message because you're listed as a Wikipedian associated with Michigan State University.  The [[Wikipedia:Ambassadors|Wikipedia Ambassador Program]] is currently looking for Campus Ambassadors to help with Wikipedia assignments at MSU, which will be participating in the Public Policy Initiative for the Spring 2011 semester.  The role of Campus Ambassadors will be to provide face-to-face training and support for students on Wikipedia-related skills (how to edit articles, how to add references, etc.). This includes doing in-class presentations, running workshops and labs, possibly holding office hours, and in general providing in-person mentorship for students.

Prior Wikipedia skills are ''not'' required for the role, as training will be provided for all Campus Ambassadors (although, of course, being an experienced editor is a plus).

If you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, or know someone in the East Lansing area who might be, please [[Special:EmailUser/Sross_(Public_Policy)|email me]] or leave a message on my talk page.--[[User:Sross (Public Policy)|Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation]] ([[User talk:Sross (Public Policy)|talk]]) 20:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

==May 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|May 2011}}.--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 02:23, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

==June 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|June 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 19:04, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

== US National Archives collaboration ==

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:Would you like to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the '''National Archives''' and its incredible collection? This summer, the National Archives—which houses some of America's most important historical documents—is hosting me as its Wikipedian in Residence, and I have created [[WP:NARA]] to launch these efforts. <p> There are all sorts of tasks available for any type of editor, whether you're a writer, organizer, gnome, coder, or image guru. The National Archives is making its resources available to Wikipedia, so help us forge this important relationship! Please [[Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Participants|sign up and introduce yourself]]. [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 15:22, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
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== The [[WP:NARA|WikiProject National Archives]] Newsletter ==

The first ever '''[[Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Newsletter/July/1|WikiProject National Archives newsletter]]''' has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 21:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

{{Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Newsletter/July/1}}

==July 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|July 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 01:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

== Russell Crowell ==

"Wikipedia is extremely weak on pre-Internet-era labor union leaders. The president of an AFL-CIO international union ought to be considered per se notable." You're arguing [[WP:ILIKEIT]] and [[WP:ITSNOTABLE]], which are weightless arguments. There's no such thing as "per se notable". <span style="color:green">Ten Pound Hammer</span>, [[Special:Contributions/TenPoundHammer|his otters]] and a clue-bat • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|Otters want attention]])</sup> 18:50, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
==Talkback==
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==September 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
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==December 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|December 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 02:40, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

==January 2012 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]] and supported projects==
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==Hey Larry==

I didn't know you were a Wikipedia guy... I just bumped into your name snooping the edit history of [[Robert Morss Lovett]]. I'm playing with a new page for [[Committee of 48]] this week, feel free to tack some stuff on there if you've got some good sourced material perking about. There's surprisingly little written on them in All The Usual Sources, it seems. best, —Tim Davenport //// '''MutantPop@aol.com''' //// [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] ([[User talk:Carrite|talk]]) 05:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
== Coordinator sought for the US National Archives WikiProject ==
[[File:NARA Logo created 2010.svg|100px|right]]
Greetings, [[WP:NARA|WikiProject US National Archives]] member!

We are seeking [[Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Coordinator|a coordinator]] to help reboot the project and work on new initiatives! The role is modeled after other Wikiproject coordinators, like the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|WikiProject Military History coordinators]]. The coordinator will work with the Wikipedian in Residence to organize and increase participation in the WikiProject, with the goal that the WikiProject is an active space for collaboration maintained by and for the Wikipedia editors, rather than the National Archives.

Please see the full information at [[Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Coordinator]] and contact me is you have any questions. Feel free to pass this note along to any interested parties. Thanks! [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 21:04, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

== Documents at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum ==

hi

I work at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library and Museum, and we are uploading materials to Wikimedia Commons. We have a number of documents that might be of interest to you - they are located at Wikimedia, Category:Documents at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

If you are interested in writing articles/stubs, I may be able to provide you with pictures from our archives as well. We have a limited number of artifacts, to also at Wikimedia, Category:Artifacts at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

Let me know if I can help in any way, and please feel free to pass the word about these docs; I'd love to see some content generated around them....thanks! [[User:Bdcousineau|Bdcousineau]] ([[User talk:Bdcousineau|talk]]) 19:53, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Meetup/SeattleWLL/2012|Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle]] ==

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*'''Date''' Saturday, December 8, 2012 
*'''Time''' 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*'''Location''' [http://www.spl.org/ Seattle Public Library] Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library,  1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
*'''Event''' An ''editathon'' on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
*'''Hashtag''' #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
*'''Registration''' [http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com] or use [[Wikipedia:Meetup/SeattleWLL/2012#Sign-up|on-wiki regsistration]].
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== [[Milton Wolf (politician)]] ==

Thanks for your edit.  You should know that I tried to do the "second cousin, once removed" thing and was challenged because the cited source isn't explicit that Wolf's mother is Obama's grandmother's FIRST cousin.  See [[Talk:Milton Wolf (radiologist)|the article's talk page]] for the exchange (which also involved a stupid mistake I made confusing the name of Obama's mother with the name of his grandmother).  I hadn't yet had a chance to hunt down a better source, but if you could that would be great.  --[[User:JohnPomeranz|JohnPomeranz]] ([[User talk:JohnPomeranz|talk]]) 19:16, 23 October 2013 (UTC)to 
::Um, isn't it just the definition of cousinship?  Wolf's mother and Madelyn Dunham were first cousins.  When first cousins have offspring, they are second cousins to each other.  And Obama is the child of Wolf's second cousin.  I realize that some people don't understand the geometry here, but do we really need a citation for this? [[User:Kestenbaum|Kestenbaum]] ([[User talk:Kestenbaum#top|talk]]) 19:21, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
:::The problem, apparently, was that the source I cited said that Wolf's mom and Madelyn were "cousins" but it didn't say "first cousins."  While I'm sure that the source meant first cousins, it is theoretically possible that it meant that they were even more distant cousins, so the editor who reverted my edit wants a source that says "first cousins." --[[User:JohnPomeranz|JohnPomeranz]] ([[User talk:JohnPomeranz|talk]]) 20:20, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
::::Found a cite.  We're good.  --[[User:JohnPomeranz|JohnPomeranz]] ([[User talk:JohnPomeranz|talk]]) 17:19, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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