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On 5 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article First Baptist Church (Bakersfield, California), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the First Baptist Church complex in Bakersfield, California, was the only religious structure of its era to survive the massive 1952 Kern County earthquake? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 03:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bakersfield California Building, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Bakersfield Californian's 1926 building gave women a public restroom in downtown Bakersfield, California? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 10:06, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Ault Store at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:25, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Um... we're not done yet. Please come back to the DYK page to discuss. --Orlady (talk) 03:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have mixed feelings Justia and linking in general. I like that Justia has a lot of decisions and is free, but I don't like the ads or the formatting and I don't know if its reliable or will be there tomorrow. If we were talking about Canadian law, the choice to link to canlii would be obvious (or its counterpart in most other common law countries), but I don't think Justia or any other site (findlaw, Cornell, GoogleScholar, supremecourt.gov, etc.) is that good for US opinions. I've been talking to some of my more techni-capable friends about the possibility of doing something like what Wikipedia currently does for ISBNs; that would at least give people a choice between these options. However, as things stand, I see only marginal value in linking to any of these sites in footnotes. Given that I don't think any of the sites I mentioned are that compatible with the values of Wikipedia, I don't like the idea of propping them up with ad revenue through my or anyone else's labor (with the exception of Cornell, but they don't have any old decisions). I am more supportive of linking to these in infoboxes and external links sections than in footnotes. I do acknowledge that legal citations aren't the most accessible thing in the world to non-lawyers, and remain open to ways to improve this, but I'm not ready to external link to any of the aforementioned sites in footnotes as of yet. Savidan 04:38, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And, by the way, I don't like west/lexis either. I think the "keycite" is worthless. The only useful features they have are automatically generating links and their version of the "what links here" feature (which they don't even do that well for older cases), plus the ability to search within jurisdictions. My hope is that a free site will emerge with these features soon, and without ads---after all, the decisions are in the public domain. Sure, the integration with secondary sources and the manually generated negative history feature (which again, isn't that good) would be hard for a free site, but I for one could do without these. However, I'm don't provide west/lexis specific citations (except for unreported decisions). Readers could theoretically take reporter citations and plug them into the free, proprietary, or hard-copy source of their choice. Savidan 04:56, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the infobox links are automatically generated. The fact that the infobox can create these links with only the U.S. Reports cite give me hope that what I've described above is possible. Savidan 05:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 14 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jackie (dog), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a Nazi saluting dog nearly brought the wrath of the Third Reich upon a Finnish pharmaceutical company? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Bobak,

I'm glad you took the time with DW to visit the meet-up yesterday. I was fascinated to hear about the amusement park. I've been near that lake, to visit friends, but didn't realize that there was something like that farther west than Excelsior from the Twin Cities. I've been finding new sources to add to the source lists I keep in my user space to help wikipedians source articles on the more controversial topics where I usually edit. Bopping by articles on your contributions list will always be a good way for me to have a change of pace. Keep up the good work. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 21:35, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It was great to see you again and I'm really happy I was able to make it out --even for a bit. Spending time looking at NRHP listings has occasionally revealed some fascinating, if not semi-forgotten historical quirks from around the state, definitely join us on those projects whenever you feel like it! :-) --Bobak (talk) 22:19, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 17 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Winter Saloon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the 63 years after it opened, the cost of a liquor license for the Winter Saloon rose over 72,000%? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:09, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 19 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward T. Archibald House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Edward T. Archibald House was home to a man who took "the leading place among flour makers of [the U.S.] or of the world"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:04, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the quality of your contributions at DYK and clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 03:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You could ask Sage to limit the number of mentees you get until you actually figure out how much time you have free during the semester. Even if you do one or two, the help would be greatly appreciated (we are looking at 500+ students this semester), Sadads (talk) 03:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ault Store, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the arrival of the railway eventually left the Ault Store as the only remaining commercial building in Dundas, Minnesota's original business district? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:04, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed your article for DYK and have also made a few minor amendments. Two comments: unfortunately, the link to the Broussard book only goes to the first page of the article, as it appears to need a subscription. Should this be mentioned in the reference? Secondly, an article on the father would be an interesting addition to Wikipedia. Best wishes. -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 06:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed the father was quite interesting; I think he'll be my next bio article when I get around to it (there are plenty of materials about him online). I forgot about the JSTOR article having the sub requirement, I just accessed it through the University of Minnesota Library System but I forget that I'm an adjunct so it let's me pass-through. I'll throw a mention in the ref --a surprising number of academic institutions offer free access to JSTOR, and given the numbers of college students on Wikipedia, I'll go ahead and include a mention/link of that too. --Bobak (talk) 17:05, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 29 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article McCants Stewart, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that McCants Stewart (pictured), the first African American lawyer in Oregon, was the son of an Associate Justice of the Liberian Supreme Court? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bridge No. L-5573, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the closure of the Clinton Falls Bridge in its 100th year led local residents to successfully push for its historic preservation? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:02, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Grand Hotel (New Ulm, Minnesota) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! . Thanks, Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 08:02, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 9 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New Ulm Oil Company Service Station, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the New Ulm Oil Company Service Station (pictured) was supposed to be flanked by decorative windmills? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:02, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 15 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grand Hotel (New Ulm, Minnesota), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the three-story Grand Hotel (pictured) of New Ulm, Minnesota still shows the signs of when it was a two-story building? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Can you pleas have a look at here? Regards, --Verman1 (talk) 17:06, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bobak, Next time you stop by SHPO I would like to talk to you about this issue. It is quite madding to go through all the work on my end here at MHS and then have someone delete them over a year later with no debate. VernoWhitney also attempted to delete more images on Wikimedia Commons but it looks like he didn't understand copyright law fully before be attempted to delete them. I am hope you might either have ideas or provide some insight on this.
Myotus (talk) 14:32, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Joe, I'll try to come in this week --I apologize for the delay. This sort of thing irks me as well. --Bobak (talk) 05:15, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Where they belong is not really a big deal to me, rather how they got deleted without discussion is puzzling. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 23:25, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: There is an AFD discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Directional Michigan (3rd nomination) you may be interested in. You participated in previous discussions on the topic, so I am sending you a notification.--Paul McDonald (talk) 20:36, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Bobak, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a nice day! Logan Talk Contributions 01:31, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day, Bobak, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Logan Talk Contributions 01:31, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Bobak ... Since you've contributed a number of photos to National Register of Historic Places listings in Olmsted County, Minnesota, I thought you might want to be aware that a new listing was announced today ... the Bernike Family Barn at 5209 Co. Rd. 21 NE., Farmington Township. If you're in the neighborhood, it would be nice to keep that list complete with photos. Thanks for your efforts! --sanfranman59 (talk) 21:59, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bobak,

The picture you posted of Aguinaldo and delegates in the Philippine revolution appears to be one taken much much later. Firstly, Mr. Aguinaldo appears to be older than he was in his 1898 and 1899 pictures. Likewise, the fashion of the people around him appear to be worn in the height of the American colonization of the Philippines. Unless the persons in the picture with Mr. Aguinaldo can be identified to be members of the 1898-1899 Malolos Constitutional Convention, I do not think it was taken during the Philippine revolution (note lastly that the place does not look like Barasoain church where there are existing pictures of the convention).

Just my two cents worth,

A.M.R. Gonzalez — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.55.181.229 (talk) 11:37, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback, the information I added to that caption/photo when I uploaded it would've been from the source it was taken from --I tend to upload public domain photos from a variety of sources when they have historical interest. --Bobak (talk) 07:50, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Bobak,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 15:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Minneapolis History edit-a-thon

The Minnesota Wikipedia community and local historians are invited to edit entries in Wikipedia on Minneapolis history. Please help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by utilizing materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own Minneapolis History topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections Librarians.

Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
When: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10-5 pm
10 am - 11 am Orientation to Minneapolis Collection
11 am - 5 pm Edit-a-thon
Website: Hennepin County Library, Special Collections, Map & Directions
Parking: Metered street parking or pay ramp in basement, enter on 4th Ave

For more information see Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Minnesota#2012. —innotata 00:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	Happy Adminship	from the Birthday Committee
	Wishing Bobak a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! -- Ramesh Ramaiah talk 14:11, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the area? You're invited to the Great American Wiknic.

Place: near Minnehaha Falls at Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis
Date: Saturday, July 7, 2012 (rain date July 8)
Time: 12–3 pm

• Accessible from the Minnehaha Park light rail station, bus, walk, bike, or car
• If driving, free parking available at 46th Ave. S, and pay parking in the park
• Food and drink options nearby, or bring your own... maybe even to share!

See the meetup talk page for more. —innotata 23:55, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could you comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National_Register of Historic Places#use of upload-assisting pic in NRHP lists?

This is regarding a key part of the upcoming WLM-US photo contest. Smallbones (talk) 12:24, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coming soon, - a good time to polish article and blurb, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:18, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

w00t! --Bobak (talk) 17:29, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Los Angeles Athletic Club requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a club, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Hi Bobak, you recently removed a deletion tag from Los Angeles Athletic Club. Because Wikipedia policy does not allow the creator of the page to remove speedy deletion tags, an automated program has replaced the tag. Although the deletion proposal may be incorrect, removing the tag is not the correct way for you to contest the deletion, even if you are more experienced than the nominator. Instead, please use the talk page to explain why the page should not be deleted. Remember to be patient, there is no harm in waiting for another experienced user to review the deletion and judge what the right course of action is. As you are involved, and therefore potentially biased, you should refrain from doing this yourself. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 13:02, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Bobak! Do you speak Arabic? If so, would you mind adding an Arabic description to File:2011-0209-Dubai-MOE-Pinkberry.jpg? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 18:12, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delayed response: I don't speak Arabic, unfortunately. --Bobak (talk) 15:11, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, ok. Thanks for the feedback :) WhisperToMe (talk) 20:02, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the area? You are invited to Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Minneapolis.

Hennepin County Library's Special Collections is hosting a Minneapolis history editathon on November 3. Help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by using materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections librarians.

There will also be an intro for people new to Wikipedia, and tours of Special Collections.

Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Special Collections (4th floor)
When: 10am-4:30pm, Saturday, November 3, 2012

For more info and to sign up (not required), see the meetup talk page. —innotata 13:15, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'm thinking of posting it on the request board to have someone make a Mandarin description, but at File:Beijing smog comparison August 2005.png is it usual to have a first person description? I think it may be better to have a shorter description written in the third person, like "Two photos taken in the same location in Beijing in August 2005. The photograph on the left was taken after it had rained for two days. The right photograph shows smog covering Beijing in what would otherwise be a sunny day." - The licensing info can be moved to a separate template that can be applied to all of your pictures.

Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 20:05, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine with me. I actually changed it to a first person perspective because early on people were saying the caption was backwards and would alter it. I finally made it clear that, "no, as the photographer that's what happened". --Bobak (talk) 22:49, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cool beans! For an example of a user license template see Commons:User:raboe001/licence WhisperToMe (talk) 01:14, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bobak, I am requesting protection for the 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football through the 2013 BCS title game, on Jan 7, 2013. I am already starting to see reverted edits by registered editors on these pages and I think to make all our lives easier it would be prudent to protect these pages, given the magnitude of Alabama and Notre Dame for the national title and the media circus that is sure to ensue. Thanks! Tedmoseby (talk) 03:16, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You should've not reverted my changes to File:2012-1103-USC-HolmesKhaled.jpg. The current format of the image stretches the infobox content too far to the bottom. Landscape format (with a picture just including the person's face) looks much better (see e.g. Vince Wilfork, or Everson Griffen). --bender235 (talk) 17:15, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Create a new, cropped image, don't destroy the original. That's not my license. It's free to adapt the work (and plenty have with my thousands of other photos), but not by replacing the original. --Bobak (talk)

Okay. But the original was not destroyed. It was still there, in the version history. --bender235 (talk) 14:33, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if I came off harsh. I just tend to find some of my images totally changed and I occasionally get into it with commercial websites that use my images without citation (a photo I took of the LA Coliseum surprises me for how popular it was... the Pac-12 even used it in their teaser commercial). Here's an example of a photo of mine on Commons that other users have chopped up for other photos but kept them listed as "derivative works" linked in the original. --Bobak (talk) 14:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is that okay? --bender235 (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect, thanks! I went ahead and connected the two through their license tag "other versions". --Bobak (talk) 14:45, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	The Special Barnstar
	I wanted to take a moment to tell you how awesome you are for all the work you do on Shahs of Sunset‎. Recollected 23:55, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

A very pleasant surprise, thanks! --Bobak (talk) 00:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Nothing like Wikipedia users who prefer to tear down borderline line photos rather than build them up. It must make them feel like bigger human beings than they are in real life. --Bobak (talk) 14:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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In general, it is perfectly acceptable to notify other editors of ongoing discussions, provided that it is done with the intent to improve the quality of the discussion by broadening participation to more fully achieve consensus (WP:CAN) . - The general notice written on your talk page did not include any reference, tone or words that could be interpreted as trying to influence the outcome of a discussion towards one side of a debate.

After desperately trying to get balanced discussion going an extremely difficult situation arised i.e. stalemate. A possible precedent may have been set in regards to media journalism and media speculation as the predominant source. We needed as many sharp pencils as we had in the box i.e. editors-administrators with experience to solve the policy & guideline conundrum. It was simply a plee for help in getting Wikipedia heads together solving a problem concering alleged speculation and contested sources. I am sorry you took the message for something else. The post on the Talk Page was forthright, simply and neutral without breaking any clear WP guideline. I'm sorry some editors jumped so fast to other more sinister conclusions. Let's just assume the good faith in the future. --JamboQueen (talk) 20:39, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't misquote policy and Wikilawyer me. I'm both an admin on Wikipedia and a real life lawyer. Please stop this ridiculous behavior. --Bobak (talk) 20:46, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not misquoting policy. My post on the talk page did in any sense of the word violate WP:CAN policy. You have taken a quite unWikpedian tone with me and I think in all of this the burden of proof lies with the accuser.

PS

I kindly thank you for presenting me your most assuring jurisprudential credentials. Unfortunately my old world understated peculiarity made me withheld my very same academic background from your astute awareness. Shall we simply assume good faith and leave the unfortunate misunderstanding to it's proper resting place. --JamboQueen (talk) 15:25, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop bothering me. You need to own up to your mistake and move on. --Bobak (talk) 15:26, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have not admitted to anything. In the future I hope you refrain from spreading false accusations. I would have hoped you'd owned up to your name tag "administrator" on your user page and advised in the deletion discussion in a policywise manner. For my part I apologize if I have disturbed your secluded Wikipedia existence. It will not happen again. All the best, --JamboQueen (talk) 15:47, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There are no false accusations. You spammed people who had nothing to do with the article. I wasn't the only one to point that out. Please see other comments to you here, here, here, and here. Just because you clear your talk page doesn't mean I can't see your history of warnings. That is a blatant violation of policy. Learn and move on. --Bobak (talk) 16:19, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You selectively pick from posts & discussions to fit your continued offensive line of accusations and a most unbecoming tone. It is indeed regrettable that you where not the only one that stooped to hasted reasoning and a overreactive response. You of course omit to mention that I was thanked for my input and corrective work on the article in question. Be more correct next time and read all what is needed, Here, Here, Here and Here. I am distressed that you actively continue this truly unfriendly line of accusations when everyone else understood after being informed or admonished to immediately back down in reverend silence. I of course took it for granted that 'Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit' was quite valid in this case. I will not have time to answer anymore unkind or false remarks. I offer peace and good faith! Let's just stop here and wipe the slate clean and try to make Wikipedia a better encyclopedia. All the best you. Over and Out --JamboQueen (talk) 17:27, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be unable to accept your actions as wrong. I hope you never try to become an admin because this will come up. You also have the problem of not being able to let go when you've been corrected. You need to keep having the last word, even when it's incorrect. Time to grow up. --Bobak (talk) 17:33, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I see you're getting your kicks out of following me around. LOL. Kind of sad, really. --Bobak (talk) 21:30, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I'd share something with you on the off chance it might be helpful. As I've been checking map coordinates on MN's NRHP listings I've been making a list, initially for my own purposes, of properties that are possibly demolished or uncertain at User:Mcghiever/NRHP. -McGhiever (talk) 15:19, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good idea, I've actually been just contacting the NRHP person at SHPO whenever I know 100% a building is gone. Often this means going out there (or getting Google/Bing aerial confirmation) and comparing it to the file in the SHPO office whenever I happen to visit. I actually was going to be confirming the Richardson Barn in Anoka is gone this week at the file as I was just over there earlier today. Meanwhile I did confirm the Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford in Isanti is gone just by using the Bird's Eye on Bing which, depending on the direction you view, shows a building and then <poof> it's rubble. Just wanted to mention that the NRHP person takes a while to actually update the register--the Albertville Roller Mill and another house in Cologne I know are gone, told them, but they haven't updated the register yet... it's slow. --Bobak (talk) 21:23, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it would be great to work on this collaboratively. You and others would be welcome to make notes at User:Mcghiever/NRHP, or we could move it to another namespace if that's more sensible. -McGhiever (talk) 14:42, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great, look forward to collaborating with you! --Bobak (talk) 16:16, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, guys. Collaboration on a list of confirmed lost places is a great idea. I could add a few in my neck of the woods I know are gone. Jonathunder (talk) 16:51, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sweet! I was hoping to see you and Elkman contribute :) --Bobak (talk) 19:45, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the whole shebang to Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota for greater accessibility. -McGhiever (talk) 19:18, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see you got a picture of Minnesota Correctional Facility – St. Cloud. I went there once and tried to take a picture, but a security guard came over and told me that I could not take a photo there. She was sort of apologetic about it, but she asked me to delete the photo. I think she was implying that if just anyone took a photo, inmates could use it to find a way to escape, or people on the outside could find a way to tunnel under the structure and help prisoners escape, or who knows what. I'm glad to see you were more successful than I was. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 04:48, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Yeah, my strategy for spots like that is a combination of feigning innocence and moving quickly. With active prisons I've learned it's best to prepare your camera ahead of time (full auto, can't be picky), then drive onto the site and snap a photo from the car before anyone can figure out what to do. Lucky me: I arrived during a shift change so the lot was full of officers getting ready for the day, and several looked at me (my car stuck out) but no one approached me, I took a quick snap (I would've preferred straight-on, but that was where all the officers were walking--you can see them in the photo), so I took the angle shot. Luckily the historic features are right there at the entrance. A few years ago, when I tracked down the State School/Hospital for the Feeble Minded in Faribault, I found that it was not only converted into a prison--but all the historic buildings weren't visible at the perimeter but are in the middle. I did walk up to the fence with my camera and snapped a few shots of older looking buildings--but a guard politely shooed me away. I later compared my shots to the photos at SHPO and found the buildings weren't visible. Meanwhile, out in California, the land for the Sequoia Field- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics, a former WWII training facility, is now partly converted into a prison--there I was able to go into the parking lot, walk to the fence, and snap this shot that doesn't reveal the prison. But back to Minnesota: I think for some of these sites that are hidden, like Faribault and the now highly-restricted Center Building-Minnesota Hospital for The Insane in St. Peter we can either schedule tours (I think the latter does) or simply ask SHPO to upload a good photo to their Flickr under a compatible license like they've been willing before. --Bobak (talk) 05:05, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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To kick-off monthly meetups in the Twin Cities, two events will be held in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library this summer. These are mostly planned as opportunities for Wikipedians to discuss editing, but all are welcome!

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I'll be damned, I guess I did make that article 7 years ago... a better move would've been to just create a redirect rather than leaving a blank article. I've gone ahead and done that for you. --Bobak (talk) 15:13, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota monthly meetup on August 3.

Place: Lavvu Coffee House
813 4th St SE, Minneapolis 55414
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Sir - I noticed you changed the article Phillip Frost today. You moved the part where his whole name is given from the second paragraph to the lead. I kinda liked it the way it was and was about to revert your edit. But first I looked at your user page and see you are about ten times more experienced at Wikipedia than I am. Frost is very famous here in Miami. He is mentioned in the Miami Herald about once a day. And he is always referred to as "Phillip Frost". That's why I put his entire name later in the article. Could you say why it's better in the lead? Thanks. GroveGuy (talk) 03:35, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bobak. I am referring to a very old statement you put on the discussion page of this article (it's still there). I completely agree with your first statement that the title is way too long. But not with your choice of the new title, which is still incorrect (and still way too long!). According to my wife, who is Nosrat-ed-Dowleh's grand-daughter, the correct article title should be "Firouz Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III". He was called (formally) "Nosrat-ed-Dowleh", which was his title. I went a few years ago at a small ceremony in his memory at the UNO in Geneva, and this is the name he was known by when he was ambassador of the Persian Empire at the League of Nations. The “III" refers to this title, and not to "Farman Farmaian". "Farman Farmaian" is by the way totally incorrect. His correct (more familiar) name was "Firouz Firouz". (The first "Firouz" is simply his first name). The second one is the family name he chose for himself when it became compulsory to do so. "Farman Farmaian" was the family name chosen by his father, but since Nosrat-ed-Dowleh was by this time an adult he could perfectly choose differently, which he did. All his descendants have the family name "Firouz" (he had two sons: Iradj Firouz, my wife's father, and Shahkroh Firouz, who is still alive). Finally the "Mirza" should be removed too: as we all know, this just means "Prince" in Persian. Sapphorain (talk) 08:44, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good timing, I actually changed my opinion on this article over the years but had forgot what the name was! Thanks for bringing it back up, I'll move it now that I remember which one it was. Cheers! --Bobak (talk) 16:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, thanks! I just noticed there is a similar problem with his father Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma which should also be redirected to "Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma" for the same reason. By the way, there are a number of redundancies within this last article, such as "Prince Such-And-Such Mirza Farmanfarmaian", in which (at least) one of the equivalent titles "Prince" and "Mirza" should each time be suppressed: which one do you think should be kept (if any)? (I'll do it)Sapphorain (talk) 22:53, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you understand it, feel free to take the initiative! --Bobak (talk) 01:16, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota meetup in commemoration of Wikipedia Day.

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I especially appreciated your photo of Tony Curtis because I think he's wearing a shirt with a copy of a Beatle's album cover. Here's what Curtis wrote about the album cover:

For the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, Peter [Blake] wanted lots of famous faces, so he used images of W.C. Fields, Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, and a whole slew of people, including me. Marilyn Monroe was on there too. It was particularly uplifting for me partly because I was feeling so downhearted, so upset that I wasn't getting the movies that I wanted to make. I remember that Beatles cover as an emotional oasis during a tough period in my professional life. -- Curtis, Tony. American Prince, a Memoir. With Peter Golenbock. 2008. p. 267

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Not sure how much this matters to you, as it seems it's been a while since you contributed to the page, but in December 2014 an IP removed a large chunk of Mitch Mustain's article with this edit and it was never restored. The rationale for removal seems a little silly to me. Just thought I'd let you know since it looks like you were the one who had added most of that info. Even if it was a hundred years ago. Lizard (talk) 03:51, 25 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Bobak. I hope you are well. I am saddened by the news about Terrace Theater. Will you be able to get photos of it while it still stands? Jonathunder (talk) 15:52, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thinking about rolling by it today, actually! Too bad Pig Ate My Pizza is closed on Tuesdays, haha. --Bobak (talk) 16:04, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tried to take a few pics, honestly the building's setting is such that a late afternoon time (even sunset) would probably do the best for lighting. It's really deteriorated in the last year or so; as I was taking pictures I had a nice old man (who was driving a cab) come by to ask me if I was hunting "pokey-man" with my iPhone, and once I told him what I was actually doing he said he noticed the deterioration was speeding up. If I can, I'll try to go back later to take a new photo of the marquee, that tower is in worse shape than the current 2012 photo, much more faded. --Bobak (talk) 23:20, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Pokemon thing is funny. Apparently, it uses mostly the same set of sites as an older augmented reality game called Ingress, which in turn relies on which places Wikipedia defines as notable. And when the historic place is gone, the gamers may still be there in an empty parking lot. Jonathunder (talk) 00:09, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your photo of HCMC is in today's MinnPost with attribution. Good work and thank you again for your photos. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bobak.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which metropolitan area do you reside in/is most convenient for you? I can add some ideas for photo requests if you like :) WhisperToMe (talk) 11:56, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Here's an event happening soon. Might you be able to make it? Jonathunder (talk) 14:49, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the area? You're invited to a

Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup

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