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Template talk:Architecture in Portland, Oregon
Project members are invited to discuss the future of Template:Architecture in Portland, Oregon. I have removed hotels from the template and created Template:Hotels in Portland, Oregon. Similarly, I removed theaters from the template and created Template:Theatres in Portland, Oregon. I think we should eliminate the Architecture template altogether, which is subjective (what are the criteria for inclusion?) and not particularly helpful. There are not similar Architecture templates for other cities, but there are similar Hotel, Theatre, etc. templates for many cities. Thoughts? ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:23, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
- I don't have a real strong feeling, but it seems to me that Architecture is a more encyclopedic topic that Theaters, Hotels, and Sports Venues, all of which seem more tourist guidebook fare. Keep building the topic- and neighborhood- specific templates and perhaps lists and categories, and then maybe think about eliminating this template. YBG (talk) 21:38, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
- But, at least these more specific templates can incorporate all notable subjects of a particular building type. The buildings included in the Architecture template seem completely arbitrary. Any NRHP site could be considered a "historic building", and there are many other museums and entertainment venues than the ones listed currently. The same could have been said for the Hotels and Theatres... some were included but others were not. Are there any templates project members feel should be created? Government buildings (or, maybe just a Government of Portland, Oregon template with a buildings section?), or architecture firms? Seems to me the transportation entries could be moved to templates specific to airports, TriMet or MAX, etc. I do like grouping the tallest buildings together, especially since there is a corresponding Wikipedia list for Portland's tallest buildings. I am still working on the neighborhoods project, slowly but surely! ----Another Believer (Talk) 21:51, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Phoenix, Oregon
... on the article forPhoenix, Oregon I wrote that it was just Rick Bolz who was from Phoenix in Neighbrhood Children, because no other member during their fame was from Phoenix. -- Preceding unsigned comment added by Dakman111 (talk o contribs) 00:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
Are named collections of features suitable articles?
Thomas Creek (Oregon)?? is like many articles I have created. It helps identify a feature, alerts one to its ambiguity (or lack thereof), and locates it.
A well-meaning editor identified it as a disambiguation page and made some of the edits necessary to convert it, including removing it from category:Streams of Oregon and WP:WikiProject Rivers.
Would someone please take a look at its recent edits and comment? Thanks! --EncMstr (talk) 00:11, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Mayors update
If anyone needs a little project, the mayors of Category:Cities in Oregon probably need updating after the past election. Here's a previous discussion on how to go about it (we don't need nowiki tags anymore though). And how about the legislature, Mr. @Esprqii:? Valfontis (talk) 21:08, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
I'll check that out Pete. As I was working on the mayors--which project I finished, you're welcome :-)--that the Oregon Blue Book has also linked to what articles Oregon Encyclopedia has on various cities (they have no internal consistency with the article titles), but we have 100% coverage of all 242 and they...don't! </gloat> I've added the Blue Book and OE links to all the city articles so we have 100% mutual linking with the S.O.S. Valfontis (talk) 23:41, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
WikiProject X is live!
Hello everyone!
You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
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Harej (talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
I noticed a bunch of new project tags today on a series of redirs (example: Talk:United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1914), and asked about it on Koavf's talk page. Valfontis (talk) 02:46, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Too funny
This is only tangentially related to WP:ORE, but I wanted to share it with someone. I noticed an Oregon high school with an article at ja.wikipedia, so I wondered how many Oregon schools were represented there. So I used chrome's translate facility to navigate to the category page Oregon Education. Chrome nicely translated the page for me, including the 'alphabetical' subheadings -- ka-ki-ku-ke-ko and the like. Well, many of those subheadings can be translated, so Westview High is categorized under "Cormorant" (?) and Beaverton under "Facial" (?) and the entirety of district 48 under "Following the fire" (? ???, not sure what the kanji is doing in the 'alphabetical' header). Somewhere in America is a high school whose mascot is the Cormorant and whose Japanese name begins with "?". That would truly be funny! Hopefully, someone in WP:ORE finds this interesting. YBG (talk) 14:48, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Horse meat packing in Portland
I was just reading this pricenomics article on eating horse meat and stumbled across this: "On July 19, 1895, the first-ever industrial horse meat packing plant opened in Portland, Oregon. Armed with $10,000 worth of machinery for "slaughtering, packaging, and shipping meat," the plant set about shipping thousands of tonnes of meat every week. "The selling and eating of horse meat is very repulsive to the average American," admitted its owner, "but it is not so clear that it is forbidden by the law.""
There were links to the following 1895 NYT article snippets: a and b, and more links: [1] [2] [3]. Not sure where it should go, but I thought it was worth tossing on WP:ORE. tedder (talk) 19:25, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Foul weather in Portland?
Hey climate fans, here's your chance to do something about the weather. There is a discussion at Talk:Portland, Oregon#Climate about what the heck to call Portland's climate. Valfontis (talk) 22:14, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Waterfront Blues Festival
I have WP:PROD an article that may be of interest to this group (Waterfront Blues Festival) as not being WP:NOTE. XFEM Skier (talk) 22:02, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Internet Archive
Jill Lepore of The New Yorker has written a most interesting article, published this month as "The Cobweb", here about the Internet Archive and its history. Many of you already know about the Wayback Machine and how you personally can prevent link rot in your favorite articles. For those who might not already know, just go to this page, enter the URL of the page you want to save, and click Save Page. That's all there is to it. Finetooth (talk) 18:04, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
A map showing history of tallest buildings?
Over at List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon I suggested that it would be really nice to illustrate the timeline with a map. Anybody else think this would be a good idea? YBG (talk) 08:56, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Collaboration alive and well in Oregon...
Hey all, just a quick note -- I noticed there's some good stuff happening on one of our current Collaboration of the Month items, the Heathman Hotel -- check out the improvement so far this month: Special:Diff/638005007/642807322 Lots of people chipping away at this. The other CotM (Cover Oregon) is going a little slower... -Pete (talk) 17:59, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Hot Lake Hotel
It's possibly haunted, it's definitely on the NRHP, and it's very interesting. An expert on the topic, @Richard R. Roth:, just added a great deal of information to the article but it's not formatted for Wikipedia. My first impulse is to revert it all and ask the author to start over. Does anyone with more patience than me want to take a look at this rather than blow it up? Valfontis (talk) 15:37, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Category:Mayors of places in Oregon
This category caught my eye. In Oregon (unlike many states), I believe it is not possible to be a mayor of any place other than a city; Oregon doesn't have towns, etc. (There are now hamlets in Clackamas County, but they don't have mayors.) So. I suggest this category be moved either to one of the following:
- Category:Mayors of Oregon cities
- Category:Mayors in Oregon
Thoughts? -Pete (talk) 02:11, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Librarians are popular
Did you know? That there's a tool that tracks page views for articles related to the project? Check it out here. The results may surprise you. And it makes me glad I stumbled across the filming of The Librarians and was able to add a crappy image. Question: Since the public seems hungry for info on the show, should I upload the rest of my even crappier pictures? Valfontis (talk) 20:33, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
List of historical buildings and landmarks in Portland, Oregon
This passed AfC as Portland Historical Buildings and Landmarks, which is troublesome. I don't think anybody from this project has really looked at it. I don't want to crush anyone's dreams but I think this needs to be deleted. What should we do with it? Is is salvageable? Valfontis (talk) 04:54, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
I wonder if there's a place for this on WikiTravel or whatever we're calling it these days... Does anyone work over there? Valfontis (talk) 05:42, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
Weed, pot, marijuana, cannabis, and buses in Lake O - Your monthly collaboration
Time for a new set: Lake Oswego Transit Center and Oregon Ballot Measure 80 (2012). The later is the pot tax, but maybe marijuana articles in Oregon in general, man. Any one need some Taco Bell? Aboutmovies (talk) 07:42, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
Category:Cannabis in Oregon, in case related articles are of interest. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:34, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
Restaurants
I recently added a bunch of restaurant links to Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/to do, but figured I would share them here, too: Andina (restaurant), Apizza Scholls, Ava Gene's, Beast (restaurant), Biwa (restaurant), Bollywood Theater, Byways Cafe, Caffe Mingo, Castagna (restaurant), Clyde Common, Dime Store (Portland, Oregon), Dixie Tavern, Expatriate (restaurant), Firehouse (restaurant), Genoa (restaurant), Grüner (restaurant), Henry's Tavern, Higgins Restaurant and Bar, Hobo's (bar), Irving Street Kitchen, Ken's Artisan Pizza, Laurelhurst Market, Le Pigeon, Lincoln (restaurant), Little Bird Bistro, Mother's Bistro and Bar, Ned Ludd (restaurant), Nostrana (restaurant), Nuestra Cocina, Olympic Provisions, Oven and Shaker, Ox (restaurant), Paley's Place, Pine State Biscuits, Por Que No, Portobello Vegan Trattoria, Produce Row Cafe, Raven & Rose, Republic Cafe and Ming Lounge, Screen Door (restaurant), Tasty n Sons, Teardrop Lounge, The Blue Goose, The Parish, The Woodsman Tavern, Toro Bravo, Veritable Quandary. I believe all have received reviews and/or been included in "best of" lists, etc., so notability should not be a problem. Feel free to create articles, suggest other notable restaurants, or add more red links to Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/to do for future development. ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:18, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ It seems like an article like Restaurants in Portland, Oregon would fall in the middle of the notability spectrum and probably satisfy both sides. By not naming it List of restaurants in Portland, Oregon, it would best cover the entire restaurant scene and naming the establishments with local notability (cited of course), though most entries would not be linked because the nature of restaurants is rather like--I don't know--bathrooms and restrooms in a house: They are not usually anything to take note of, unless missing.
There is a wide range of comparable articles, but none come close to what I would hope to see. The closest is probably List of restaurants in New York City, especially the pizzaria section. There are also:
- Lists of restaurants: fetile hunting ground to find good examples
- List of restaurants in London: a counterexample
- List of restaurants in Barcelona: better than London, but a far cry from what a good article should do
- List of restaurants in Lagos: almost worthless
- List of restaurants in Hawaii: ditto
- Restaurant Row (Manhattan): Maybe should be an AfD?
Our Portland article should definitely mention farmers markets, food carts, and the little-known fact I read in an in-flight magazine in the 1990s: Portland has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the U.S. (or was it world?). Of course we should cover the most written about restaurants, especially if there isn't enough material for an article on that restaurant. It could also mention the number of Burger Kings, McDonalds, etc. restaurants. The Barcelona article gives the Michelin star rating. The year a restaurant opened might be a good, verifiable surrogate for the impact a restaurant has. I can think of lots of things I would like to see when choosing a restaurant: cuisine, awards, number of vegan/vegetarian options, seating capacity, price range, difficulty of getting a table, but those have numerous editorial problems. --EncMstr (talk) 02:04, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
Don't bite me, but I created an article for Por Que No... *hides* I mention this because I am hoping someone might be able to add coordinates for the Mississippi (original) location and/or possess a picture of the Hawthorne restaurant's exterior. And, in all seriousness, I would say this restaurant meets notability criteria, but what do others think? ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:10, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
Historic Oregon Newspapers
I just saw a note from the Keizer historical society that the UO's Historic Oregon Newspaper archives has added Smoke Signals, the paper of the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde, and the Chemawa American from Chemawa Indian School. The latter goes back to 1914. The whole archive is an amazing free resource and now has over 100 historic newspapers from all over the state scanned and OCRed. Fun reading (if you're nerdy), even if you're not doing research. Valfontis (talk) 05:48, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Oregon Theatre
An article for that theater. ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:42, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Oregon Theatre/GA1 is going smoothly thus far, though the Theatre vs. Theater debate has been brought up. If anyone cares to contribute to the discussion, feel free. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:33, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
I thought you should know
When the Arlington Club (old building) elected new officers in 1904, including T.B. Wilcox as president, a buffet commenced featuring the following menu:
The Oregonian (December 11, 1904; p. 13) These facts may not now be useful, but Geirfuglasker (talk) 05:45, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Kitzhaber biographical blurb at Oregon Portal
By chance, I just discovered that the "Selected biography" entry on John Kitzhaber at the Oregon Portal was very badly out of date, referring to him as as a "former governor" and not even mentioning that he became governor again in 2011 and continues to serve in the office. I made some quick edits to correct the biggest errors, but I don't have much interest in editing articles about politicians, so the blurb still needs attention. However, in light of current events (February 2015), generating a lot of controversy around Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes, it's probably best to remove this entry entirely from the "Selected biography" list, temporarily - but that's not very simple to do for Portal items that are randomly selected from a list. Thoughts? SJ Morg (talk) 08:37, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
governor follies
Looks like a bunch of articles--John Kitzhaber, Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon--are about to get a lot of scrutiny and silliness. Let's keep an eye out, WP:ORE folks! --Esprqii (talk) 20:02, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+I'll be around to assist in finally letting all the helpful people out there in WikiLand let us know that Kate Brown is Governor and to improve the rest of today's helpful edits (that's not snark--the vast majority of the drive-by edits relating to the situation have tried to help). Who's in? I'm brewing a pot of coffee. Valfontis (talk) 14:40, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
Tumala Mountain
Can we get a third opinion on this article? I don't want to get into 3RR. Thanks! Valfontis (talk) 03:29, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Ridge, Oregon
The former Umatilla County town of Ridge, Oregon, is not represented here. I wonder if enough information exists to start an article. McArthur says, "Located about 12 miles southeast of Pilot Rock. The name of the post office was taken from the location of the post office, located on the watershed between Birch Creek and Butter Creek drainages. A sawmill was also located there. The post office operated from 1882 and 1906." RoadsideThoughts has a Ridge page. And many members of the Oregon Ogles died in Ridge, although this fact may not be useful.
Of some interest is the change in political climate in Umatilla County, where John Gurdane was elected to the Oregon House in 1894. Gurdane was a Republican from Ridge, and the county was staunchly Democratic at that time. The town of Gurdane, Oregon, is not here either. McArthur says of Gurdane, "Located about 16 miles south of Vinson, Gurdane is named for John S. Gurdane, a pioneer settler of Umatilla County. A post office was established there in 1890. Gurdane was a member of the Oregon State Legislature." Any thoughts? Geirfuglasker (talk) 01:57, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Is this the correct location? I'm curious what's there now. tedder (talk) 23:36, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Past bus links
Dfrr has been adding sections titled "Past Bus Routes" to many TriMet articles. I take the position that such collections fall under WP:NOTDIRECTORY and thus should be removed. However, I'd like some outside input to avoid a content dispute. Conifer (talk) 19:48, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
PDX carpet pic
Hey, if anyone is passing through PDX for the holiday season and could snap a shot of the carpet (sans shoes, as is popular) for a Commons image, that would be great! I'd love to add a picture to the airport's article. However, I'm not 100% sure about copyright on patterns, so any insight into that is welcome too. Conifer (talk) 05:46, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
East Portland Secession movement
Hi my fellow WikiProject Oregon friends! I wanted to let you know, breaking news out of Portland -- residences of East Portland are planning to succeed, and are collecting signatures for the 2016 election ballot. Check out the news story here :) Cheers my Oregonians CookieMonster755 (talk) 01:35, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Art+Feminism, Saturday, March 7 at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Family Library
Local Art+Feminism organizers are hosting an editathon at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Family Library (in the Mark Building) on Saturday, March 7. Click here for more information. "ArtAndFeminism" is a global campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, though really event participants are welcome to work on whatever tickles their fancy. I plan to be there to assist new contributors and hopefully to work a bit on local public art. Hope to see you there! ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:58, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
- Just a reminder about tomorrow's event. Feel free to swing by or contribute online and make note of any related edits in the Results section here. Have a great weekend! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:20, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
- There's an online bit that has already started too! Deets here: Wikipedia:Ms. Fembot Edit-a-Thon. The UO is one of the sponsors so there are several Oregon topics added to the list to pick from. (Added by me for the last edit-a-thon in Eugene). Valfontis (talk) 19:34, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
Our reference desk
I just went to visit reference desk ::coughcough:: it's dusty in there ::coughcough:: and added a section on paid resources. I listed some of the things to which I may or may not have access, feel free to add your name to the list. BTW, I think you can just sign up for a free limited JSTOR account now without having to jump through the hoops at the Wikipedia Library or belong to a member organization. Valfontis (talk) 16:35, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
Stop the presses -- it's getting crazy over at COTM
So, it's getting pretty hectic over at Talk:Lake Oswego Transit Center, one of our Collaborations of the Month. Somebody please come take a look before me or SJ Morg loses an eye or something! -Pete (talk) 02:14, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
Photos for Oregon articles
Lately I've been working on Wikisource and Wikimedia Commons more than Wikipedia. It's worth knowing something about those projects, as they can offer a great deal to Wikipedia.
I just blogged about how to find and extract high quality scans of photos from old (public domain) books, for use in Wikipedia articles or elsewhere. I used the works of Joseph Gaston as an example; if you look at his Wikisource Author page, you'll find links to his works, highlighting lots of photos. The ones that are already uploaded in high resolution are in wikisource:en:Category:Centennial History of Oregon. To the right are some of the "before and afters" where I have been able to add improved photos. (You'll need to click into the bigger versions to see the difference.) I've also added new photos where we didn't have them before -- for instance, William Reid (an architect of Oregon railroads), photos of earlier Oregon State Capitol locations (see talk page), John H. Couch.
I hope this blog/video demonstration is useful, and it would be great if others could explore and find useful images in these books. Valfontis and Liannadavis, take note -- this is the answer I wasn't quite ready to give in a recent discussion about Mr. Newby. -Pete (talk) 17:06, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- Like Thanks for your work on this, Pete! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:10, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
The Dream (sculpture)
Something I worked on this past weekend when I was feeling under the weather. It is missing a photo, if anyone happens to be near the Convention Center soon. Feel free to copy edit / improve. I've nominated it for a copy edit from the Guild of Copy Editors and intend to nominate it for Good status afterwards. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:00, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Pics added to Talos No. 2, Thor, Awning and River Legend. Also, in the process of updating the infobox image for Spanish-American War Soldier's Monument, I noticed that someone added some great historical photographs to the Commons category: see here. ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:48, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
Liberty Bell (Portland, Oregon)
I had no idea about the history of Portland's Liberty Bell. Sharing here in case others find it interesting or know about info the article is lacking. Also, if you happen to come across a photo of the first replica inside City Hall's rotunda, please let me know! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:32, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
This gopher digs Oregon
- The Camas pocket gopher article has been relisted for Featured Article candidacy. I think it is important for WikiProject Oregon, because only a very small number of mammals (probably four or fewer) reside exclusively in our state. If you can show support or offer critical commentary, here is the link: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Camas pocket gopher/archive2. Anyone is welcome to voice support or comment, (or oppose!). Cheers, --Gaff (talk) 14:35, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
WikiProject UO Weaving Women Into Wikipedia
This was brought to my attention. Just sharing in case others are interested. I think I'll add WikiProject Oregon categories and talk page banners to associate this smaller project with a larger one, but we can discuss whether or not that is appropriate. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:52, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Good article nominations
I've nominated three articles for GA status, should anyone care to copy edit, add content, or raise concerns before they are reviewed:
- Liberty Bell (Portland, Oregon)
- Sybil Plumlee
- Vera Katz (sculpture)
Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:48, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
Image at Multnomah County Archives
This photo:
can be found at
That photo was provided by the Multnomah County Archives. If the county's archives are in the public domain, the photo above should be added to the commons so that it could be used in United Airlines Flight 173. Anybody willing to do that? Otherwise, could someone add a suitably smaller version of that Multnomah County Archives photo so that it could be used on fair use terms.
Thanks. 72.244.206.76 (talk) 06:27, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Admin needed
Done --EncMstr (talk) 23:09, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Note to any administrator who has a moment: There's a new user whose user name violates policy. Someone needs to impose a block and leave them a notice about changing their user name. Thanks. - SJ Morg (talk) 09:05, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Images
Here are a couple images I just got from Joseph Gaston's book -- thoughts about how to use them? EncMstr, I'm thinking you especially might be interested in the portrait of Mr. Steel. -Pete (talk) 01:32, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks to Hesperian's efforts, and some categorization, I now have links for lots of images (not yet all) from Gaston's "Portland, Oregon..." book:
- wikisource:en:Category:Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders, volume 1
- wikisource:en:Category:Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders, volume 2
- wikisource:en:Category:Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders, volume 3
Happy browsing -- hopefully this will make it easier to illustrate a number of Oregon articles. -Pete (talk) 20:54, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hassalo on Eighth
If anyone lives/works near the Lloyd District and could snap a photo of the new Hassalo on Eighth construction, that would be great! I checked Flickr, but couldn't find any images with Wikipedia-compatible licenses. Conifer (talk) 20:19, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
New Collaboration
Might be a few months behind, but here we go: Jake's Famous Crawfish and Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility. Aboutmovies (talk) 05:56, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Administrator ...
Mable was disambiguation page, but new editor has overwritten it with Wiki-Oregon tagged article . There's been several edits laid over the original disambiguation page and I'm afraid if I tried to fix it I'd only make it worse. The new article also has quite a few other problems ... including potential notability issue. In any case, Administrator might want to take look.--Orygun (talk) 01:05, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
Image upload?
Does anyone know if this image can be uploaded to Wikipedia under fair use for the article Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain? I found it using this Creative Commons search feature, but it says "Some rights reserved". Also, the "Upload file" wizard found on the lefthand sidebar at Wikipedia does not seem to be working for me. Anyone else? ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:39, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Image uploaded, hopefully correctly. Thanks for the assistance! Consider this resolved. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:07, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Copyright Violation Detection - EranBot Project
A new copy-paste detection bot is now in general use on English Wikipedia. Come check it out at the EranBot reporting page. This bot utilizes the Turnitin software (ithenticate), unlike User:CorenSearchBot that relies on a web search API from Yahoo. It checks individual edits rather than just new articles. Please take 15 seconds to visit the EranBot reporting page and check a few of the flagged concerns. Comments welcome regarding potential improvements. These likely copyright violations can be searched by WikiProject categories. Use "control-f" to jump to your area of interest.--Lucas559 (talk) 22:33, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Civic Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
Keep an eye on this article about the stadium that was destroyed by fire yesterday. What a shame given years of efforts to save and restore the structure. I invited WikiProject NRHP members to view the article, too. I posted a couple questions on the talk page and of course all edits are welcome. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:04, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Proposed company updates
Hello, I've added proposed factual edits to the talk page of Radisys, a tech company based in Hillsboro, Ore and part of the WikiProject Oregon. The updates are factual and include third-party references. I added them to the talk page instead of making the edits myself because have a direct COI and I want to avoid overstepping my reach and violating any rules. Is it possible for an editor to take these edits under consideration and then move forward with making the changes? I'm new to the Wikipedia community and I can provide any additional information if necessary. Thank you. L dozer (talk) 01:17, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
"Burnside Burn"
I can't help myself with these one-off quirky Portland/Oregon topics. Check out "Burnside Burn" and feel free to contribute! ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:33, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Question re: Holon (sculpture)
Question: The sculpture Holon is dedicated to someone. If a work of art "honors" an individual, does this justify adding the article to Category:Monuments and memorials in Oregon? I lean towards yes, but realize there may be many works of art dedicated in honor of individuals and don't want to overpopulate the category. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:06, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Portland Wiknic
Hi everyone, Who's interested in a Portland Wiknic or other Meetup this summer? We had a great Wiknic at Laurelhurst Park in 2013, but nothing last year. I would be happy to organize things if there is enough interest. Cheers, Tdslk (talk) 01:38, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Pride
Added some images from the parade here if anyone sees any worth adding to existing to articles, etc. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:01, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Randy Leonard
I found myself working at cross purposes with Jakeran on the Randy Leonard article, including some private email correspondence. I realized part way through that I have a conflict of interest, and I'd rather not continue working on the bio. I hope somebody here can take a look and offer any guidance needed, etc. -Pete (talk) 18:35, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Suggestion
Hello all! I was curious if anyone else thought it might be a good idea to make a (nonbinding) guideline on how all the individual US state WikiProjects should organize themselves, to help standardize them. I originally put this suggestion in the WikiProject United States talk page, so feel free to look there if you're interested. It's pretty empty though; basically all they said was to see what each of the individual projects thought about it. Please tell me if you have any concerns with this idea; hopefully we can find a way for everyone to love it! Also, I'm new at making proposals, so please forgive me if I do anything silly. :) Hope that you like this idea! JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (talk) 04:57, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Regional US/Canada Wikimedia conference - Washington DC - 9-11 October
Hello. I would like to invite you to WikiConference USA. This community gathering will be Friday-Sunday 9-11 October (with Columbus Day being Monday the 12th) in Washington DC at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Persons interested in participating may present a submission, request one of about 25 travel scholarships, or plan to attend. Thanks. Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
Dayton Opera House
Does anyone know whether or not the Dayton Opera House is even still standing? I am having trouble finding much information about the building. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:33, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
I too prowled around Dayton once a couple years ago, camera in hand, looking for all the NRHP things. I have some notes and photos (which are on a currently inaccessible hard drive). So don't hold your breath but just wanted to chime in that I attempted to tackle this project once too. Don't stay tuned, go eat some popcorn or something. Valfontis (talk) 14:39, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Sherwood train trestle notable?
Does anyone have a sense of whether or not the train trestle that was destroyed by fire in Sherwood yesterday is notable? On the news last night, the anchor mentioned the bridge had historical significance and was built in the 1880s. Googling "Sherwood train trestle" results in numerous articles about the fire, but I'll have to dig deeper to see if there is more information about this bridge. Know anything about it or have an opinion as to whether or not it meets WP's notability criteria? ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:19, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Robert C. Stebbins nominated for Good Article
An article about a biologist who lived in Oregon (at least towards the end of his life) is nominated for a Good Article in biology & medicine. It's been awaiting review for about a month, so more eyes couldn't hurt, even if it's not highly relevant to the Oregon Project. Anyone is welcome to review. Cheers, --Animalparty! (talk) 04:42, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
Wildfires
I stumbled upon Category:2015 California wildfires and realized coverage of Oregon's notable wildfires (this season and in years past) is pretty limited. We have Category:Wildfires in Oregon, in case anyone wishes to help populate this category. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:02, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
New collaboration (of the late summer)
I'm late, so sue me. Anyway, it is now Portland Community College (by far the biggest college in the state) and another Redlink elimination drive. Aboutmovies (talk) 17:07, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
no wildfire article?
- 2015_Washington_state_wildfires
We don't have one? I have some pretty pictures to add. I've been busy creating other random stuff, I'm surprised we don't have a wildfire article yet. tedder (talk)
- Please contribute to 2015 Oregon wildfires. I got the ball rolling by creating sections for four notable fires. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:43, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
Doug Flag
I am working on an overhaul of the Doug Flag article. Is there an admin who could move this page to Doug flag (lowercase "flag") for me? Also, I invite all project members to help expand this article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:16, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
Related request for feedback regarding the article's categories: Talk:Doug_Flag#Appropriate_categories.3F. ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:10, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
Category:West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon
As part of my continued effort to categorize Portland articles by geography/neighborhood, I created Category:West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon, which is a CDP and not a Portland neighborhood. I added the parent category "Portland metropolitan area" to West Haven-Sylvan. Would it also be appropriate to make Category:Southwest Portland, Oregon the parent category, or is it inaccurate to consider this area part of Portland? ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:36, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Portland Gas & Coke Building
The Portland Gas & Coke Building (you've seen it on the way to Sauvie Island) is slated for demolition. This is such a cool building and it will be sad to see it go. I created a stub article about the building and hope it expand it to Good status over time. Anyone interested in collaborating? ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:12, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
Category:MAX Orange Line
Please explain me the usefulness of the series of substubs describing (?) stations.Xx236 (talk) 07:29, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Umpqua Community College + Umpqua Community College shooting
Hey we could use some extra eyes on these articles. Also not sure the shooting is "notable". I don't have the heart to tag it right now if someone knows the criteria better than I do. Valfontis (talk) 19:55, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
Hitching Post Square same as Park Blocks in Eugene?
I found a source that said Eugene's Park Blocks were formerly known as Hitching Post Square. I added the former title and source to the Park Blocks article, but is someone more familiar with Eugene able to confirm? ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:57, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, Hitching Post Square became known as the Park Blocks, a 4-block area around the courthouse. The local DAR chapter posted a plaque to the memory of the pioneers who donated the land. You can see the plaque here. Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 09:33, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Reference help
Can someone with Newsbank access or other means get the title of this article?
- "Title". The Oregonian. October 26, 1986. p. 1. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
My library doesn't seem to have it, though they did link to our list of newspapers. Thanks! Valfontis (talk) 02:50, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
Radisys (again)
Over at Talk:Radisys §§ Factual updates and Following up on request from L dozer, folks with a COI are asking for updated information per a request made back in June. This was discussed by EncMstr and tedder at WT:WikiProject Oregon/Archive 24 § Proposed company updates. I note that Aboutmovies made some significant contributions that led to a DYK on July 14, 2009.
To me, both the proposed additions and the existing article seem like so much marketing-speak. Nevertheless, I'm appreciate the fact that the proposers recognize their COI and are trying to do things right. I started to try, but my eyes just glazed over. YBG (talk) 04:59, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
Copyrights
First, don't use BitTorrent, it will cost you, a lot.
That said, I was in the MOD Pizza at the new shopping center off Kruse Way in Lake Oswego and was looking at their wall of pictures. I notice what appear to be some familiar pictures. One was this of Esprqii (talk · contribs) which is PD, so no issue. But, I'm pretty sure this one was up, and it requires attribution (SJ Morg (talk · contribs)). I think I vaguely recall seeing similar picture walls at the Tanasbourne location, but a heads up if you happen by a MOD. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:18, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
Category:Streams of Oregon
Our beloved Category:Streams of Oregon is up for merge into Category:Rivers of Oregon. The discussion is here: Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 October 24#Streams. Discuss. Valfontis (talk) 16:03, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
I don't have a strong opinion, but I suspect that the folks who are into categories aren't going to like the navigable/non cats. Something like Rickreall Creek used to have steamboats near its mouth a long time ago but it seems misleading to call it navigable. The floods of the 1860s through 1890s messed a lot of the navigability up! West and east might work though. Valfontis (talk) 00:43, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Esparza's
I've requested a copy edit from WP:GOCE for this article, but would appreciate another pair of eyes if someone is interested. It is a relatively short article, but with perhaps a bit too long of a Reception section (especially with the scathing Mercury review, which had me laughing). If anyone feels like getting out their scalpel before I nominate the article for Good status, your help would be appreciated. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:54, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Some niggling tedium questions
So, it appears we are a little behind the ever-evanescent marketing folks who keep re-branding everything.
Apparently the Portland Center for the Performing Arts is now "Portland'5 Centers for the Arts" (since 2013), which is acknowledged in the lead, but not the article title. Are we waiting for a regime change to bring the marketers back to their senses or are we just ignoring the change? The same marketers are now referring to "Brunish Theatre" rather than Brunish Hall.
I have no opinion, just wanted to raise the questions for wiser beings, who understand Emerson's foolish consistency adage. Cheers! -- Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 22:57, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
I just created a redir from Portland's Centers for the Arts but if they're bound and determined to be the "5" thing and are no longer PCPA, we should move the PCPA page there and say in the lede "(stylized as Portland'5 Centers for the Arts)". Kind of like how me move Civic Stadium every time it gets a new sponsor. At least with that place the Timbers play at, I don't cringe visibly each time I look at the name. Valfontis (talk) 00:21, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Final Collaboration of 2015
With two months to go, we head into the final collaboration. This time we have Antoinette Hatfield Hall and Aunt Betty, so have some fun. Aboutmovies (talk) 05:21, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
Sinfire
A Hood River Distillers product, Sinfire could use a third or fourth opinion. Cheers, Valfontis (talk) 07:05, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
Re: Indian Maiden and Fawn
A coupe of us were discussing Indian Maiden and Fawn recently. Just sharing that I've started a stub about the sculpture and plan to work on it more as soon as possible. Of course, others are welcome to contribute! ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment for redlink drive
Please, especially military history fans, look over my draft bare-bones account of the glorious 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which I would I like to take live because military history isn't my forte and I'm rather tired of the thing and would like to set it free. Especially make sure the background on the Spanish-American War doesn't sound stupid, but also feel free to make the data dump of troop movements, or anything else, look pretty. This message brought to you by the number 2, the letter O, and the kind-of annual Redlink Round-Up & Rodeo. Yee haw. Valfontis (talk) 11:17, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
Public domain
Are works by the Oregon state government in the public domain? I was planning to upload an image of Treasurer Ted Wheeler (on the Treasury's website) however was unsure of the copyright status. Wikipedia's article on the topic gave no mentions of the state of Oregon whatsoever. MB298 (talk) 22:35, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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