User talk:ThomasHorn7

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Beaumont

Template:Beaumont has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 22:40, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Southland Conference

I tried everything to fix it. I even copied the timeline from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and tried to rebuild it. That didn't work either. I give up. How do you call an administrator for help? Quidam65 (talk) 13:57, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contents Box

{{helpme}} I need to find out how to build a contents box. Like the Contents Box that appear at the beginning of articles.

If there's more than three headings (==This starts a heading==) then it will show automatically. If there are less than that then you could put __FORCETOC__ at the top and it should do it. See Help:Magic words#Behavior switches. Killiondude (talk) 22:30, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:LUFootballPan09112010.jpg

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License tagging for File:LU Football 09112010.jpg

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Possibly unfree File:SUSRCLamarU.jpg

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Possibly unfree File:Lamarfightingcardinal.gif

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Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, ThomasHorn7! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 20:46, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the project. --Kumioko (talk) 04:25, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New Years Message for WikiProject United States

With the first of what I hope will be monthly newsletters I again want to welcome you to the project and hope that as we all work together through the year we can expand the project, create missing articles and generally improve the pedia thought mutual cooperation and support. Now that we have a project and a solid pool of willing members I wanted to strike while the iron is hot and solicite help in doing a few things that I believe is a good next step in solidifiing the project. I have outlined a few suggestions where you can help with on the projects talk page. This includes but is not limited too updating Portal:United States, assessing the remaining US related articles that haven't been assessed, eliminating the Unrefernced BLP's and others. If you have other suggestions or are interested in doing other things feel free. I just wanted to offer a few suggestions were additional help is needed. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions or you can always post something on the projects talk page. If you do not want to recieve a monthly message please put an * before your name on the members page.--Kumioko (talk) 05:07, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New WikiProject United States Newsletter: February 2011 edition

Starting with the February 2011 issue WikiProject United States has established a newsletter to inform anyone interested in United States related topics of the latest changes. This newsletter will not only discuss issues relating to WikiProject United States but also:

Portal:United States
the United States Wikipedians Noticeboard
the United States Wikipedians collaboration of the Month - The collaboration article for February is Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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You may read or assist in writing the newsletter, subscribe, unsubscribe or change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you by following this link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page or the Newsletters talk page. --Kumioko (talk) 21:15, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

April 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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May 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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.--Kumioko (talk) 02:50, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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--Kumioko (talk) 23:51, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

US National Archives collaboration

United States National Archives WikiProject

Would you like to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the National Archives and its incredible collection? This summer, the National Archives—which houses some of America's most important historical documents—is hosting me as its Wikipedian in Residence, and I have created WP:NARA to launch these efforts.

There are all sorts of tasks available for any type of editor, whether you're a writer, organizer, gnome, coder, or image guru. The National Archives is making its resources available to Wikipedia, so help us forge this important relationship! Please sign up and introduce yourself. Dominic·t 15:22, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

The July 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

--Kumioko (talk) 14:11, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Southland Conference East

Template:Southland Conference East has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Jweiss11 (talk) 00:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:SLC West

Template:SLC West has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Jweiss11 (talk) 00:12, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Example

An example of how to do what you're asking in one navbox can be found in my userspace, at User:City boy77/conferencenavbox. City boy77 (talk) 17:56, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lamar football

ThomasHorn7, any hard feelings re: the SLC navbox aside, you've done some good work on Lamar football. Thanks for uploading all the pics. Good stuff. Jweiss11 (talk) 20:31, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, ThomasHorn7. You have new messages at Jrcla2's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I also have a question for you over at my talk page, too. Hopefully you have the answer, or at least know a way to get the answer. Thanks! Jrcla2 (talk) 22:55, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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Orphaned non-free image File:LUlogowhitebkgrd.png

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Non-free rationale for File:LUlogowhitebkgrd.png

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Possibly unfree File:Montagne.jpg

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Edits not showing up

This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can ask another question on your talk page, contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse.

Why are my edits not showing up? It makes no sense for me to be on some type of review list, all of my edits are cited. ThomasHorn7 (talk) 15:23, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It looks to me like your edits on Kunming University of Science and Technology were unfortunately missing a closing </ref> tag, which can cause some text to go "missing". Since then, another editor has added the missing tag. Does that solve your issue? If it doesn't, feel free to place another {{helpme}} request. – Luna Santin (talk) 01:47, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

B. B. Davis

I was wondering if you were able to ask B. B. Davis what his first/middle names and date of birth are? If not, no biggie, but since you have access to him personally I think it'd be a solid thing to find out. Jrcla2 (talk) 13:08, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree File:LUFootballPan09112010.jpg

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Pic Q

Hi Mark - did you take this picture yourself? Off2riorob (talk) 13:22, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No ThomasHorn7 (talk) 20:07, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So, your not the owner of the copyright, unless you have been given or bought the copyrights? I see you use a Sony camera - can I assume that you are not the copyright owner of the pictures you have uploaded like this one, not taken with the Sony? Off2riorob (talk) 09:59, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

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Commons photos-Museums and Beaumont homes

Do I have this correct that you are Reagan Rothenberger over on Commons? I have been enjoying the beautiful photography. I have a question about the photos of homes in Beaumont. You have them uploaded by files named HistHouse and then a number. Would you mind taking a look at National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Texas, and see if any of your photos are these listings? If so, could you please rename the files(s) over on Commons to match the NRHP names? It would be helpful to anyone wanting to create the matching article. Thanks for your attention to this.

Also do you have any photos on Commons that match anything on List of museums in Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area, Texas. Maile66 (talk) 15:05, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not Reagan, I also took a few photos of Downtown when I lived there though. ThomasHorn7 (talk) 21:23, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Houston Dynamo Development Academy

A tag has been placed on Houston Dynamo Development Academy 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 an organization or company, 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.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Not your siblings' deletionist (talk) 09:34, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012
Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration.

Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 04:15, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Texas Wikimedians user group and meetups

Hi Thomas! I'd like to let you know about, and invite you to join the proposed Texas Wikimedians user group. Also, on more of a national scale, perhaps you would like to participate at WikiConference USA.--Pharos (talk) 23:40, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:LUCardinal head1.JPG

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Burdens of proof

I'm responding to a comment you made on Walter Görlitz' talk page, here [1]: "Instead of reverting my edit why don't you check to see if the original text was correct. You make wikipedia worse when you revert changes without validating they're wrong."

You've only edited three articles so far this year, and I couldn't find any reverts by WG, so I don't know what edits you're referring to. Was it an edit you made under a different name, or through an IP address?

Anyway, I was inspired to respond to this because the burden of proof should lie with the editor that made the assertion (if you can point to the edits you're referring to, I can see whether or not they were made with sources or explanations). I do a poor job of sourcing my own contributions, so I don't begrudge an editor the lazy way out, but on the flip side, editors should be allowed to challenge additions without criticism that they haven't done the work to verify. We're all volunteers, and between the ideal that all assertions should be sourced, and the ideal that all contributions should be taken as good faith, lies the practical reality that the value of an edit lies in whether or not the community accepts it. If you believe the edit is an improvement, and think it's worth the trouble, work harder to have it remain unchallenged. My two cents. Willondon (talk) 20:32, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This was the edit I made and Oknazevad reverted and correctly pointed-out "That's not what the source says. The window for 2015 was July 8 – August 6". I already knew the issue and did not need to be corrected. My first edit was immediately after an anon's edit. Clearly a case of not signing in and the responding when signed in. Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:16, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're right the burden should be on the editor. Walter Gorlitz did not actually read the source, so when he reverted my edit he actually made the article less accurate. Again, the politics of editing pages on here is ridiculous. ThomasHorn7 (talk) 22:24, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Orphaned non-free image File:LUofficialseal.JPG

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

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Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

2019 US Banknote Contest

US Banknote Contest

November-December 2019

There are an estimated 30,000 different varieties of United States banknotes, yet only a fraction of these are represented on Wikimedia Commons in the form of 2D scans. Additionally, Colonial America, the Confederate States, the Republic of Texas, multiple states and territories, communities, and private companies have issued banknotes that are in the public domain today but are absent from Commons.

In the months of November and December, WikiProject Numismatics will be running a cross-wiki upload-a-thon, the 2019 US Banknote Contest. The goal of the contest is to increase the number of US banknote images available to content creators on all Wikimedia projects. Participants will claim points for uploading and importing 2D scans of US banknotes, and at the end of the contest all will receive awards. Whether you want to claim the Gold Wiki or you just want to have fun, all are invited to participate.

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