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can I add one to this list: Gulf Country ? I like the way you approached the Kimberley article. Cheers Istanbuljohnm (talk) 05:48, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
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Just FYI, added you to User:Dihydrogen Monoxide/Brisbaneites. Keep up the great work! dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 09:54, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the cleanup
here. I had intentions of getting back to it eventually :) TRAVELLINGCARIMy storyTell me yours 17:12, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Mount Petrie
Hi. You created Mount Petrie but have not provided any references/sources. Could you please add some? Thanks. RedWolf (talk) 05:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Good luck
http://protocat.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=+Tirari+Desert&type=all&filter%5B%5D=&submit=Find - there may well be web based sources but im intrigued to see how little comes out of the nla cat - cheers SatuSuro 10:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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- If it isn't too much to ask, could you possibly consider uploading you free/self made images to commons:, so people on other projects can use them? It makes things a lot easier for everyone. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
- No, it makes perfect sense, that's fine. I think that was me who moved one of your other images...the best thing to do if you don't want the En copy deleted is to add {{NoCommons}} to it. The image is still available in your deleted contributions (for admins) and in your upload logs, and when I transfer to Commons I watchlist the images there, in case the are nominated for deletion or anything.
- Sorry for the bother, and thanks for replying. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:35, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
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- Done. :) dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:31, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Callide Power Station, Queensland
I found some references at Google News and added them to Callide Power Station, Queensland. --Eastmain (talk) 05:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
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- Does the university from which you graduated provide free access to its library and the library's databases to its alumni? If so, then you have access to even more sources of information that can serve as references. --Eastmain (talk) 15:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Unified orphan/de-orphan process
You might be interested in this discussion.--Aervanath's signature is boring 22:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Witchetty Grub collaboration
Witchetty grub is the new Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight. You supported its nomination, so please help to improve it in any way you can. Thanks - --Scott Davis Talk 13:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Tirari
I am not an oggle enthusiast - and you might find stuff on it - but somewhere like NLA suggest you are a bit optimistic - theres not much specifically on a straight check http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=tirari+desert&type=all&filter%5B%5D=&submit=Find cheers SatuSuro 04:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC) Best of luck with it all - and hey the desert arts sure attract some weird and wonderful vndls! SatuSuro 04:44, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
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Murrumbidgee River is new ACOTF
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Toora Wind Farm
Hi, just letting you know about the 'move' option on the top of every page. It is best to use this is it keeps the history of who contributed to an article there, rather than just copy and pasting things across. It is a mistake you just do once - I did it once upon a time as well. ;-)
The page is sitting at Toora Wind Farm, Victoria (Australia) at the moment, it won't let me move it to Toora Wind Farm as it the page already existed. The others are all just redirects. Wongm (talk) 03:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Bot for WPAus locations
Hi, I have replied on my talk page. I don't think we will be able to convince each other on the merits of the proposal however. Thanks, Mattinbgn\talk 09:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Questions
My useful stuff page? I have no idea. Haven't used in years.
I keep my drafts in my user page because many of them would be completely useless until they're actually finished; my lists would be incomplete, and thus unreliable, and most of the articles would have tons of information about their early years and very little about their later years, and thus would look pretty damn strange to most people. I also don't tend to reference my longer articles until I've actually finished them, which poses a problem for putting them in articlespace first. For instance, I've actually finished my latest article, but without references it would be a bit of a BLP liability to put it in mainspace. Rebecca (talk) 03:01, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Tirari Desert is new ACOTF
Hi. You nominated Tirari Desert for an Australian collaboration. It has been selected, so I created a tiny stub article. Please help to improve it in any way you can. Thanks. --Scott Davis Talk 12:09, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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Far North Sa
I have a real problem with considering the trans australian railway and eyre highway as having anything to do with the far north - and im not even a croweater - most local sa's call that the west and west coast area - so just to let you know im about to remove - it does not make sense - also the arbitrary usage of ceduna etc as a line determiner is not the same as the gotvt publications that i have come acrss - thanks for your version - however as i say im removing bits SatuSuro 01:26, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Also - surely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeuwin_Current serves the purpose re the OCTF - and do you really believe wp oceans is sufficiently active? cheers SatuSuro 01:43, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Oceans for me is a nightmare - I tried to battle some very weird definitions (akin to the almost defunct ruler of the world's great comment about canada and mexico and their border relations) regarding oceans (ie the pacific ocean somehow seeping through the indonesian archipelago almost to the inner rivers of sumatra (sic) ) and so I am fairly pessimistic (or the weirdest edit war about the southern oceans non existence) -and so on. will agree with you re the tirari - that was a great move . The gyre - if you have refs - great - but my personal problem of finding accessible and easily usable - good robust rs for the diamintina deep and trench - leave me hesitant to support at this stage - but hey the tirari went well _ so you never know SatuSuro 05:28, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
OK - have checked out the indian ocean gyre and hey yeah its a bloody great idea! its intriguing SatuSuro 13:56, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Disregard most of above - have found adequate refs - there are lots of the oceans potential articles/subjects not yet in sight on wikipedia SatuSuro 01:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
100+ Waterfalls???
Hello, I saw your name on the list of participants for the wikiproject waterfalls. Currently I am working on an article here at wikipedia.org titled, "List of waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario" and we have at least 100 here in town where I'm from. I would like to know if there are any other cities or towns from around the world that you know of that have more than 100 waterfalls like we have here in Hamilton? Thanks! Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat 19:25, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hello, Thanks for the quick response back. 300 waterfalls at Milford Track is plenty. The thing I am trying to find out though is which city from around the globe, if there are any, has 100+ waterfalls like we do here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. So far I've e-mailed a dozen waterfall enthusiasts and experts from around the world and no one has been able to give me an official answer to this. Thanks again for the quick response back. Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat 18:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Edge - Cool Beans
I'll dig out the appropriate Edge for you. If I haven't got back to you after a week please make sure to remind me on my talk page. - X201 (talk) 08:13, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- Could you send me your email address so that I can send you the scans of the Cool Beans article?. Thanks. - X201 (talk) 11:50, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Sunrise over the derwent
Could you please how that actually helps the article? SatuSuro 04:12, 28 September 2008 (UTC) Sorry I have developed a similar attitude to sunset and sunrise photos that I have for wikilove random messages - maybe cos im trying to fix tassie cats and despair at the state of the tassie project it just hit me when i saw it :( - will be there in december will try for something with my new camera :) SatuSuro 05:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
I did think about whether "on" or "in" was the correct terminology. I guess my basic thinking when deciding on a name was that "on" referred to the geological feature of the Darling Downs and that "in" referred to the region based around the geological feature, although that is probably over-analysing it a bit. Some more consulation before creation may have been in order. My basic thought now is the common English phrasing should be used which going by the town articles appears to be "on"; "in" is only current used when followed by the word "region".
To change the name you will (unfortunately) need to list it at WP:CfD. It doesn't fit the speedy renaming criteria so it will need to be listed there for a full discussion. If you read my talk page you will see I don't have a high opinion of that process but that is all we have at present. I am not keen to list another change myself while I am still fighting in a lost cause about Victorian cricketers, but I would support any change that you list there.
Note that the regulars at CfD have an agenda of standardising category names across the board so you will need to address the argument as to why Darling Downs is an "on" and Riverina, for example is an "in". Establishing "on" as the predominant local use in the local press may help (or may not). If you decide to go ahead and list, I wish you all the best of luck. Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 01:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- Some searches
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Re: Adoption of C class in WP Aus
Thank you so much for your prompt feedback - we appreciate it. :) I might have a few other questions later, and hope you won't mind answering them. Cheers again, Ncmvocalist (talk) 02:40, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your input on C-class articles on WP:INDIA. Much appreciated. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:52, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
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To-do
Done. If there's any problems with the fix give me a yell :) Orderinchaos 07:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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Cavill Avenue
I wouldn't oppose a new article being written under the topic, but the original article has nothing of use to Wikipedia, and was in fact flagged for multiple concerns by a fellow OTRS volunteer. Upon reading it I decided per IAR that no process was necessary to get rid of it. There is an entirely unsourced history section which may be useful, I've included it below.
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It was named after Jim Cavill, a hotelier who gave birth to tourism there, acquired twenty-five acres of land in an area known as Elston - the place we know now as Surfers Paradise. The location of Cavill Avenue used to be a farm owned by James Beattie. Beattie built a shingle-roomed cottage, a barn for his produce and a jetty on the river bank. Around him, farmers were just barely surviving on their farms or selections, growing crops such as maize and sugar cane. A German immigrant called Johann Meyer purchased Beattie's land in 1877. He developed a short-lived sugar plantation and mill on the property. Meyer quickly found as many would in the future - there was money to be made in providing accommodation and services to visitors and travelers. He built a private ferry service over the Nerang River as well as the Main Beach Hotel near the river bank in 1887. He financed his new ventures by selling at auction in Brisbane, The Main Beach Estate. By 1888, a horse and coach service was operating from Southport three times a week. Johann Meyer faced financial ruin and after he died in 1901, the Main Beach Hotel licence lapsed. The town was without a hotel until Jim Cavill built the Surfers Paradise Hotel in 1925. As early as 1917, a Brisbane real estate company, Arthur Blackwood Ltd, offered for sale the 'Surfers Paradise Estate'. The auction was unsuccessful, partly because access to the area was still difficult. In 1925, at a relatively isolated spot near a long white surf beach, Jim Cavill opened his 16-bedroom hotel at the intersection of the South Coast Road and the old coach track which ran from Meyers Ferry to the beach. Around the hotel, the township came to life. Villagers provided refreshments and facilities for campers and holiday-makers. Cavill Avenue became a tourist destination. |
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Oceans
Nah if the ghost can be kept dribbling into the dark ether - I would strongly vote against merging into a big hollow like geography - give me a bit of time yet to apply cpr by various means SatuSuro 22:45, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
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Re: Cleanup?
The expand template was removed because it isn't clear what needs to be expanded. I suggest using the expand template in an empty section to make it clear that there is a request for that section to be written. If we were to place an expand template in a section that already has text, then nearly every article's sections would have expand templates. Same with the refimprove; the article already is already more well referenced than the grand majority of articles. Gary King (talk) 22:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
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Wrong Wollumbin
Hello Shiftchange,
Thank you for your reply.
Officially, the Australian Geoscience Placenames Registry shows Mt Warning is Mt Warning, and our Mountain is Wollumbin.
The Wikipedia site is false. When we try to correct the false information, messages state that the alterations are vandalism.
This is my families identity and the Ngarakwal peoples culture that has been turned into lies by a false Wiki page.
On wednesday, we addressed the board of the Australian Human Rights Commission and are lodging many complaints.
We hope that wikipedia is prepared to include our facts, and wish to alter this false site. (Wollumbinmountain (talk) 06:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC))
My photos
I have been putting my photos into photo galleries because this seemed to be what other people who edit Wikipedia seemed to prefer. Figaro (talk) 09:08, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Das Kapital
Although I'd rather avoid talking about motivation in content discussions when possible, shouldn't "anti-muslim" have a capital "M", like in the Islamophobia article? Andjam (talk) 13:39, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I just noticed you reverted my addition of {{australia-stub}} to Bellenden Ker Range. The article pretty clearly is a stub, and you didn't give an edit summary, so I assumed you reverted inadvertently and restored the stub template as such. Hope that's fine with you. – Hysteria18 (Talk • Contributions) 21:57, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation. I've changed it to {{Queensland-geo-stub}} and I'll leave it up to you whether it stays or goes. – Hysteria18 (Talk • Contributions) 12:34, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Making Contact
My name is Michael Lund and I'm a journalist in Brisbane. I'd be keen to talk to other members of this Brisbane project for a possible story. Please get in touch at www.michaellund.com.au. I look forward to hearing from you. Michael Lund (talk) 23:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi, re "cap and plug" on Montara oil spill article
Hi Shiftchange, sorry about the confusion - yes, perhaps I could have explained it better. Just assumed everyone would have seen the inline citations. Anyway, I've explained at length on the talk page for the Montara oil spill article. Feedback appreciated. It is hard when the media is seemingly very sloppy with the facts. Anyway, I'll come back to the edit later. Cheers for now.Aareo (talk) 08:05, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
QSAC
Thanks for reworking the picture from the gallery into a thumbnail on that article. I've not done too much editing with pics, so I didn't know how to do that! Lugnuts (talk) 19:35, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
The article Geography of Queensland has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- It seems like everything in this article is covered in the Queensland article, I see no point in having a completely separate article for the geography
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Oh. Sorry. I hope I didn't cause you too much trouble. -HaiyaTheWin (talk) 01:27, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Bramble Bay
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tricky....
I thought this hook was kinda cute..could list some alternatives too. Will think some more. Someone might complain hte article should have some more inline refs. Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Brisbane Boys' College GA Review
I noticed you had done a GA Review of Brisbane Boys' College in December, but was not clear if you had concluded your review. Had you meant to put the article on hold or fail it? It seems no changes have been made to address your comments since the review. I was going to review it, but since you were the first reviewer, the decision is yours. Please let me know if I can assist you.Nasty Housecat (talk) 19:13, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
OK. I went ahead and updated the review to fail, with the comment that a long time has passed and your original comments had not been addressed, and encouraged renomination once the issues were addressed. Please let me know if you have any concerns with this. Nasty Housecat (talk) 23:05, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Economy of Queensland
I'm not sure that I can be of much help here - economic issues are definitely not my strongpoint, and I've been following your efforts here because it's really nice to see someone make a decent job of one of the "Economy of X" articles for once.
The only thing I might suggest is that the economic history might go into a bit more detail about the evolution of things like the pastoral and cane industries. Rebecca (talk) 01:52, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
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Binna Burra
Thanks for the message, I'll take your word for it and leave the Binna Burra link in though I'd prefer if the guesthouse link is left out until the relevant article is created. All the best, Valenciano (talk) 19:38, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Your excessive photos
Thank you for your insulting comment. Perhaps it is actually your excessive photos which are wrecking this encyclopedia! Good-bye. Figaro (talk) 10:26, 11 April 2010 (UTC)