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Suzanne Engo

I'm just letting you know that another user has all but blanked this article and is now attempting to have it deleted. 02:16, 1 April 2008 (UTC)John celona (talk)

RacePacket

Racepacket (www.racepacket.com) is owned/operated by Robert Platt. 207.91.86.2 is the ip Address for Fleischman & Harding LLP in DC (http://www.fh-law.com/). One guess who works at Fleischman & Harding LLP.

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Lori Rom

Hi! I recently added some info to an article about an actress called Lori Rom. Would you mind editing it? Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/Lori_Rom. Thank! Neptunekh (talk) 16:57, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Opinion?

Your opinion, please? Nyttend (talk) 16:49, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK :)

Number 108

On 12 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leonard Lomell, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Wow, you have got to archive your Talk page! I could barely load it to notify you :) Best, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:45, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)

Created this tonight. Jrcla2 04:14, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Interesting HS sports source

As if you didn't have enough to work on, I know. But I just thought you might find this interesting. It served as the reference for my Woodbury & Paulsboro HS sports sections and might be of some use to you in future editing. Jrcla2 22:10, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

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User Gregchance324

Can you please block this user for a year or longer? Look at his history and edits - all he does it completely vandalize and rip apart TCRHS. He's a total waste of life. -Jrcla2 (talk) 07:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Need your help

Could you look at The Pillory (magazine) and try to fix the infobox in it? I don't know what I did wrong that makes the information drag out of the box like that and off the screen. -Jrcla2 (talk) 05:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks I'll try that later today. -Jrcla2 (talk) 14:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

The Seventh Coin

Hi! Would you mind editing a page called the Seventh coin? I added to that page recently? Here's the link http://en.wikipedia.org/The_Seventh_Coin Thanks!Neptunekh (talk) 00:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Cape May - Separating Wheat from Chaff

Hi!

I have to disagree with your decision to undo the rewritten lede on the Ocean Grove, NJ story. (I also have to apologize for not previously contacting you. This is my first Misplaced Pages contribution, and I still don't know how to do much of the procedures.)

I came across the article as I was preparing a beach weekend, and noted that the article was rated only "Start Class," and doesn't yet register on the importance scale. As a United Methodist clergyman and 15-year veteran copy editor at three different Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers, I think I can help explain how the story suffers.

The justification for removing the attributed information had nothing to do with its level of attribution. The rewrite I gave it changed no facts, but simply put different ones in the first paragraph more important and interesting facts to draw the reader into the article. In newspaper parlance, you had buried your lede under a flurry of unrelated details that did nothing to build the foundation for the basis of the article. In my opinion, that is 1) What Ocean Grove is today, 2) How it was founded, 3) How the specifics of its founding affected its development, and 4) How the remaining effective specifics of its founding have created a unique community WITHIN a chartered, incorporated township.

The amount of legalese in your first paragraph, which reflects your depth of knowledge of NJ civics, is NOT INTERESTING unless it makes a larger point. The fact that Ocean Grove "is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Neptune Township" all could -- and in my opinion, should -- be in the Geography section. I left in Monmouth County as a way to identify the general location within NJ, but on reflection I believe I should have written that it is XX miles or a ZZ-minute drive south of New York City.

As for the word editing, please consider the redundancies of 1)Ocean Grove is on the ocean in New Jersey; that would be "on the Atlantic Ocean"; 2) on the ocean in New Jersey means it is located on "Jersey Shore"; 3) that means the Ocean Grove camp meeting site would be "on the New Jersey seashore"; 4) juxtaposing "Ocean Grove" with "Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association" is one too many references to Ocean Grove within eight words.

Factually, please consider that Ellwood Stokes' historical sketch on the Camp Meeting Association web site says:

1) The state legislature granted charter at the request of the newly formed ruling body of 13 clergy and 13 lay persons "under the following title: The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church." My understanding is that the "title" consisted of chartered ownership, NOT the name of the land owned. If so, then Ocean Grove would not have been founded as the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association," 2) Since the Camp Meeting Association was half clergy and half laity, the community could not be said to be founded by "a group of Methodist clergymen," 3) That Stokes organized the first re-creational outing in summer 1869 along with eight to 10 families; Osborn was a promoter of the camp-meeting movement sweeping the country in the mid- to late-19th century, and encouraged and worked with Stokes to turn the site of their outing into a camp meeting. Therefore, Osborn would not merit equal mention with - let alone top billing over - Stokes. Remember that it is Stokes whose statue graces the grounds, and not Osborn. 4) The state charter granted only six acres; subsequent additions were purchased (see below). But NO mention is made of the "square mile" so often referred to as Ocean Grove, but most certainly not granted by the charter as currently stated in article. 5) No reference to anything more than the 230 acres purchased by 1872 (a square mile is 640 acres). Information contained in the Geography section of the article mentions the community as only 0.4 square miles. The community still has the same northern and southern boundaries as those mentioned by Stokes (Wesley Lake and Fletcher Lake), so if the owned land has been cut to less than half of the claimed square mile it must have been chopped off the west by road development or eroded from the beach on the east. Was there ever one square mile? Or was that hyperbole?

So, a briefer and simpler description of what Ocean Grove is today and how it was founded could thus be established much more strongly and with much greater substance in the first two paragraphs.

As for how the camp meeting roots and control of the land affected development and created unique attributes of Ocean Grove, please consider: 1a) Stokes provides astonishing statistics for the growth of the community, none of which is included in the current article but should be. In two years it grew from six acres to 230, upon which 1,500 lots had been surveyed -- and "two-thirds of which are now sold." In two years, 1,000 lots were sold! and of those lots, over 300 already had on them cottages, "some of them very beautiful, varying in cost from one hundred fifty to over three thousand dollars...." (Need to translate those figures into 2007 dollars) That dovetails nicely with the subsequent decline into "Ocean Grave." 1b) What caused that decline? Hard question to answer with attributable information, but CRUCIAL. Again, the Camp Meeting -- this time with blue laws -- seems to be the key. And when talking about a real estate arc of some 140 years, statistics about the real estate market last year have NO MEANING. 2) The land of Ocean Grove being owned by the Camp Meeting Association was critically important and relevant to the reason Ocean Grove is listed on the National Register. How is it that Ocean Grove is noted for its abundant Victorian homes (I think "abundance of Victorian homes" is what you mean to say)? Where they came from seems to be linked to the meteoric growth of the community caused by the camp meeting. But the blue laws, perhaps inadvertently, had a profound effect on preventing widespread demolition of the prevailing architectural style. Again the history shaped the current form of Ocean Grove. 3) The ongoing incorporation struggles of Ocean Grove and how it can maintain its identity as a community (or "census-designated place") despite being part of another township are rooted in ownership of land by the camp meeting assoociation. 4) The extremes of Ocean Grove's blue laws are extraordinary! Banning commerce on Sundays is the usual application; closing the beach all day (or even the current half-day) on Sunday is unusual. Outlawing vehicular traffic on Sunday is very unusual. And forcing residents and visitors to REMOVE THEIR VEHICLES (buggies and wagons, then cars) from the town before sunset Saturday is unheard of!!!!!!!! This is interesting history, and foundation for the current restrictions of using the beach on Sunday morning as well as a shore resort being "dry." Both continue to shape the ethos of the community. 5a) A knowledge of Methodist history and bible is helpful in sorting out the names of streets and landmarks. For instance, "Pilgrim Pathway" is NOT a biblical name but a reference to the believers who journeyed to Ocean Grove to restore their souls; Mt. Tabor Way IS a biblical name, as is Beersheba (as mentioned) and Mt. Carmel (as NOT mentioned). Meanwhile, Wesley Lake is named for the founder of the Methodist movement in England; Fletcher Lake is named for his fellow Anglican priest John Fletcher, who evolved as Wesley's right-hand man and probable successor except that Wesley outlived Fletcher. Asbury Avenue is named for Francis Asbury, the only British preacher sent by Wesley who remained here during the American Revolution and who became the defining figure of American Methodism. Whitefield was, with John and brother Charles Wesley, a founding member of the Holy Club at Oxford that John later called "the first rise of Methodism." Webb is named for Thomas Webb, a retired British army captain and prodigious lay preacher based in New York who made a richly successful evangelistic journey south to Philadelphia and into Delaware and throughout New Jersey. Same with the meeting site itself. There is no "Bishop-Janes Tabernacle." However, there is a tabernacle named for Bishop Edmund S. Janes, who was consecrated in 1844 and was instrumental in founding congregations of slaves freed during the Civil War. 5b)And why is neighboring Asbury Park, featuring its own Asbury Avenue, also filled with Methodist names (Bishop Calvin Kingsley; historian Nathan Bangs; Bishop John Emory, founder/namesake of Emory University)? Because Mr. Bradley (first name unknown to me) who developed Bradley Beach to the south and Asbury Park to the north, was a devout Methodist!

Finally, the Civil Union civil lawsuit does not belong in an article about Ocean Grove. At the very least, it should be split into a parallel entry on the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. More specifically, it belongs in a story about the white-hot controversies in denominations - including The United Methodist Church - on rights and responsibilities of gay and lesbian persons. I personally have the utmost sympathy for the plantiffs, but their story is not germane to the story of Ocean Grove. It is part of something much, much bigger, as suggested by WikiProject LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgendered) studies at the LGBT Portal.

I would appreciate your thoughts in response to my thoughts as shared herein. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Circuit Hider (talk • contribs) 07:44, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Van Nest - Weston Burying Ground, Bound Brook

This cemetery is located in Hillsborough on the border with Manville. It is nowhere near Bound Brook. I tried to contact the author of the article, one Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), but he didn't reply. I think the article should be renamed, maybe drop the erroneous Bound Brook altogether. -98.221.133.96 (talk) 11:52, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Request for arbitration

I'm adding you as an "involved party" in a WP:Requests for arbitration about RAN's use of footnote quotes. RedSpruce (talk) 13:51, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It's baffling that it should require arbitration to determine if editors can use a feature built into the system. If the only way to determine that there is no issue other than personal preference is by arbitration, then so be it. Alansohn (talk) 14:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Nothing baffling about it. All of the features built into the Misplaced Pages system are subject to misuse. Indeed, all arbitration requests are about using features that are built into the system. RedSpruce (talk) 14:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Engaging in insults like this one isn't useful, and is contrary to WP guidelines. RedSpruce (talk) 16:04, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It is and was a clear, concise and accurate summary of your actions here. It would probably be more useful to come up with a defense for your actions at WP:RfAr and seek a resolution that minimizes damage to Misplaced Pages and to your future editing priveleges. Alansohn (talk) 16:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

When you post a comment in an arb request, you're supposed to include diffs that support your claims. You might consider using a spell-checker too. RedSpruce (talk) 16:56, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip! I thought it more important to make sure that your half-truths were responded to, while making it abundantly clear that you are the person whose incivility and refusal to cooperate are the underlying issue here. Unfortunately, the machine I was on at the time lacks the automatic spell-checking I have elsewhere. When I have finished collecting and sorting through your accumulated policy violations, I will also go back and correct the spelling errors. If your pedantic responses here are intended as a demonstration of your problem-resolution skills, I'll probably include a few of these diffs in the RfAr, as well. Alansohn (talk) 17:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

:-) Okay; have fun.

Ocean Grove - Union Lawsuit

Greetings!

Thanks for your quick response to my thoughts. I will look forward to more as time allows you.

Reflecting on your rationale for including info on the lawsuit, I see and agree with your point. In fact, a reference to it would fall under my suggestion that the article would be most effective if it contained more information about how Ocean Grove continues to be affected by its founding Camp Meeting Association. How is the community affected by the lawsuit? Does the expense and energy of defending against the suit distract the Association from responsibilities to residents? Distract from the mission and ministry of the Camp Meeting? Have community leaders (either in Ocean Grove or Neptune Township) made statements about the issue? Is there anticipation/fear/hope that the result of the suit might change the "family-friendly" feel of the community?

I am thinking of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, which also was founded as a Methodist camp meeting but saw that ministry die long ago. Since then, Rehoboth has blossomed in various ways both good and bad (depending on one's perspective). But probably the biggest change is that Rehoboth now is nationally known as a "gay-friendly" shore resort. Just as ironically, community leaders say this has NOT harmed the family-friendly aspects of the town and perhaps even has improved it.

In the Ocean Grove article, my thought is that the depth of details of the suit -- all of which I find interesting -- currently included would be best presented in a different article. Added to my earlier suggestion of possibilities comes a note from JGHowes suggesting the Christianity WikiProject, especially as it has recently formed a work group on Methodism.

Circuit Hider (talk) 21:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

P.S. I have several historic images of Ocean Grove taken from a DVD video titled "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: A Retrospective on Historic Ocean Grove, NJ 1869-1994." I don't think it would violate any copyright laws (even if any applied to pictures filmed courtesy of Ocean Grove Historical Society and/or OG Camp Meeting Association) for me to send a couple to you. Would you be interested? How might I send them to you? Or might I post them on my personal web site and invite you to view them there? Please advise.....

• • • Tinton Falls BOE ***

I apologize if i am doing this wrong. The reason I am putting the members on the TF web page is pretty simple. We are eleceted representatives of the Borough of Tinton Falls. We control a large portion of the taxes. When people want to know about a town one of the first things they want to know about are the schools and they should know who are the elected officials running them. Please let me know the correct way to keep the names on the page. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.31.225 (talk) 03:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey Alansohn, Sorry If I Came Out the Wrong Way.

Hey Alansohn,

Thanks for your message. I do appreciate your point of view, and I know you are also trying to improve[REDACTED] in good faith. I'm sorry about the personal attacks. It's just that I'm really getting tired of people distorting articles to suit their own agendas. I had a bad experience in editing the Central Jersey and Delaware Valley (Philadelphia Metro) sections. If I offended you in any way, I sincerely apologize.

That said, I still disagree with you on the census data. My interpretation of the style manual was that dates only need to be added for facts that will "date quickly." That assumes a kind of uncertainty about the fact itself. For example, you cannot say, "the weather in town A is 70 degrees." That requires a date because the weather will most likely not be 70 degrees tomorrow. It also requires a date because we will know with certainty what the weather will be like tomorrow once the day passes. This is why you need to date the weather. But as for the census information, there is nothing you can do to change the process. A census is taken only every ten years. In actuality, the income figures for every county are different with each passing day. The problem is, unlike the weather, we cannot measure income everyday, as that will be wildly impractical. So we can only go by what we have. Thus, in 2009 the 2000 data will still be the most current. That's just the system. Of course, once the new data becomes available, I'm sure people will pounce and update the information, as well they should. But for now, we can only go off of what we know. But the good news is that we'll have new info in a couple of years (hopefully).

Hello Alansohn,

Thanks for your reply. I very much appreciate your point of view.

We are very much on the same page when it comes of verifying some of the articles in New Jersey. You are at the forefront of this movement and I applaud your efforts. You are making[REDACTED] better through objective analysis.

I understand your issues with sources. Having done research myself (mostly financial), I can tell you that sources should be approached with the utmost caution. Articles today are rife with opinion and hidden agendas. It is very hard to sort through truth, or untruths based on selective factual references or opinions framed in an "objective" way. That is why I think a source like the census bureau's statistics site is the BEST source you can have. They have all the information. You just have to put it together. With respect to the census bureau's site, all you have to do is type in all the counties in the New York area and look up their per-capita figure in the chart provided. Then you make the comparisons. I'm sure this is how the original wiki article on per-capital income was produced. Just because there isn't a list for you doesn't mean you can't create a list yourself, using the data provided. That is the best type of source because everyone can produce the results themselves. Never rely on others when you can rely on yourself!

I guess there is no right or wrong answer to our issue regarding dates. I think your "reasonableness" standard is certainly, well, reasonable. But then the question becomes "well, what is reasonable?" I see your point about how census data changes. Where I differ is the effect of not putting in the dates. I think most people know what the census is. They also know that incomes change. That is part of the uncertainty of life. No one would expect, therefore, the census figures to be absolutes. No one in their right mind would say, "Well, they say Somerset is 10th, so it must be 10th forever." That is perhaps the best rebuttal to your argument. Another rejoinder to your argument is the idea that most of these counties won't change all the much in their per-capita income. Ten years is not going to dramatically alter the economic complexion of a county (the 2006 numbers prove that). If that were the case, then you would have the "date quickly" standard. But that doesn't apply here. No one reasonably would expect those numbers to be permanent absolutes. They are subject to change, but we can only do this every once in a while. The census provides official information every ten years. When the time comes in 2010, we should make the changes.

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If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Misplaced Pages namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 02:57, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

redundant cats

Hi. Please remove category:people from The Bronx from the articles that you add category:people from Riverdale, New York.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 02:16, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the reminder. Once I have finished populating the cat, I will clean up as needed. Alansohn (talk) 02:17, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I went through the whole cat and corrected accordingly. Most of them actually did not have this specific repetition. best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 06:36, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

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Proposal to remove claims of alleged controversy about Raritan Valley

Thanks for your past contributions to the article Central Jersey. I've placed a proposal on the article's talk page to remove the claims that there is controversy over whether the Raritan Valley in New Jersey exists. Please visit the page and register your support or opposition for the proposal. Thanks. --Bryan H Bell (talk) 04:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Raritan Valley

Hello Alansohn,

I saw your comment about the Raritan Valley. I agree with your contentions about the nebulous nature of defining Central Jersey. However, I think we should note that there is a clear division between the Raritan Valley and the Shore sections. First, there is an economic divide. As I have stated, the Raritan Valley counties have far more local industry than the shore sections, which appear (unless proven otherwise), to be solely a bedroom community for New York City commuters (with some tourism). I think this divide is important because it captures a distinction that divides the two regions. You could make the argument that the shore region is more closely identified with New York than the Raritan Valley because there are more commuters to New York. But that is besides the point. The point is that there is a clear division, and we need to understand that.

Second, the use of the term "Raritan Valley" is no more nebulous than the use of the word "Shore." I mean, is Union county part of the "Jersey Shore" because it is next to water? We really don't know. We're only talking about rough estimates here. I have used Raritan Valley because that is closest you can get to defining that region (mainly Union, Somerset, Middlesex and Hunterdon). There are certainly references to the Raritan Valley. For example, there is a Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch. There is a popular waste removal service called Raritan Valley Disposal in Hunterdon county. There is a Raritan Valley YMCA in East Brunswick. There is a Raritan Valley Train Line covering Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex and Union Counties. Just google "Raritan Valley" and see for yourself. There is certainly ample justification to divide the Raritan Valley from the shore. Like I said, there is a key economic difference between the two regions.

Too often, I think people who come onto the Central Jersey site have their own agendas, calling for citations for anything that does not advance their agenda. While I certainly value the need for sources, I also think that they can get out of control. We cannot source every sentence, every claim, every observation. That defeats the whole purpose of wikipedia. What we can do, however, is divide areas where a clear division exists and provide detailed explanations about a region's economic characters.

By the way, I have always thought about adding a cultural section to each area (suburban northern shore and Raritan Valley), but I have always hesitated to do that because I feared there would be editing wars. I can only include in the article economic references, because they are easily verifiable. I can only divide areas where a clear division exists. I have already been very conservative with the editing of Central Jersey. There is simply not as much controversy in other regions both in New Jersey and elsewhere. I think we are already being too careful because there are so many entrenched interests who will come on and try to pursue their agenda. That is really unfortunate, and I hope you understand where I'm coming from.

Municipality Tagging

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List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_water

Hi! I added to the page List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_water. Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_water I did something wrong on that page. Would you mind fixing it? Thanks! Neptunekh (talk) 03:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

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List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind

Hi! I added to the page of List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind. I did soemthign wrong again. Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_wind Could you please fix it? Thanks! Neptunekh (talk) 16:29, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind

Thank you Anlansohn, but could you fix it so that Sailor Moon is under Publisher(s)/Series and Magic is under Source? Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_wind Thanks again! Neptunekh (talk) 21:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_wind

Hi Anlansohn! Thann you for changring the page. I added a little more to it, so could you change just one more time please? Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_fictional_characters_who_can_manipulate_wind Thanks again!Neptunekh (talk) 04:10, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Inapropriate userspace contents

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Windsor- Notable Bussinesses

Does the source of, "I live in the town" work for you? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ABK20062 (talk • contribs)

Michael Chertoff page

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69.125.137.83 Vandalism

You do realize that most of my small number of edits have been to undo vandalism, and that my own vandalism was undone within minutes, right? There are several PCs here that have the same IP address so it would be needlessly punishing if they were all banned from editing just to prove some kind of a point. But don't let that get in the way of being a hardass or anything.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.137.83 (talk) 15:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

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Userify of North Brunswick High School

Hi Alan, this was the entire content:

"North Brunswick High School is located in the Leland, North Carolina"

TerriersFan (talk) 17:35, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

editing

This is a public IP domain. Around 20 people may be using the same IP address. Stop pointing fingers at a group if you can't point them at individuals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.72.216 (talk) 04:58, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Can you have someone block an address for me?

Hi Alansohn,
It's been a while but could you please have an administrator block 24.173.216.50 indefinitely for me? This person obviously just wants to slander Dorien Bryant, and I don't know any admins. Thanks. -Jrcla2

Shelton Intermediate School (Connecticut)

Hi, I've had difficulty in tracking down the NCES data for this Blue Ribbon school. Can you help, please? TerriersFan (talk) 23:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I raise my hat, the NCES site search didn't work for me :-) TerriersFan (talk) 00:04, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Bizarrely, it was listed simply as "Intermediate School" in the search. Alansohn (talk) 00:05, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

The Legendary Danny O'Doul

The Legendary Danny O'Doul is a respected entertainer, masterchef and metallurgist who lives in Woodmere, NY (Wemphis Enclave). Please stop removing any additions to the Woodmere page, as Mr. O'Doul is a legitimate hometown hero, whose copious, bountiful talents as an entertainer and legendary singer are regularly used for the greater good of the people of the Five Towns, as The Legendary Danny O'Doul performs at numerous charity benefit concerts in the Five Towns and on the South Shore of Long Island. Besides performing gratis, Mr. O'Doul is also a generous philanthropist and humanitarian in the community and participates in the region's meals on wheels program.

You should stop removing referrences to this fine American Patriot, and recognize his widespread influence and respect in the community for which this reference was included. --24.184.226.152 (talk) 21:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

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Stop

I have again removed your templated warning and your suggestion that I be desysoped from my talk page. Please be assured that I got your message and no further input from you is necessary or wanted. Good day. --Kbdank71 23:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

• One can only hope that the message is not only received, but acted upon. Alansohn (talk) 23:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Bridgewater-Raritan High School

I reverted the edit that you made to this article yesterday. It appears that when you inserted information about the "Shop Rite Cup", you also inserted information abut Ramapo High School which obviously did not belong in this article. I am sure this was unintentional. I tried to figure out which parts of your edit to leave in the article, but I was uncertain and wanted to get the extraneous information out of the article as quickly as possible, so I just reverted the whole thing. Neutron (talk) 15:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

6/4 DYK

On 4 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nathaniel Reed, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 00:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Hopkinsville High School

I've noticed that you've added some information about the marching band of Hopkinsville High School and Christian County High School merging. Out of curiosity, how did you find out? Zellthemedic (talk) 04:12, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Daniel J. O'Hern

It is quite annoying to see a new page completely depending on only one reference. Try use some more references for this article. Review WP:RS and WP:V before creating any other article. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:10, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I politely requested you to use some references. There is no question of incivility. Please review WP:NPA before accusing someone of making personal attack. Accusing someone without justification of making personal attacks is also considered a form of personal attack. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• Any statement that begins with the words "It is quite annoying" is anything but "polite". The demand that WP:RS and WP:V be reviewed before creating articles was entirely unneeded and inappropriate in an article that contains a reliable and verifiable source. The overall incivility and personal attack implied in your comment meet the definition of violations of both WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. Alansohn (talk) 17:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Kate Whitman

Hi Alansohn, I'm I was undecided as to whether she should have an article yet, but I was willing to give the author time to develop it. It was nominated for deletion 20-something minutes after its creation. I'm going to dig to see if I can find some info to save it, I recall reading about her even before her Congressional run. I thought you might have access to relevant info given your seemingly unlimited resourcefulness. Take care. Accurizer (talk) 12:01, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

I found reliable sources from before she became a political candidate, and I have expanded the article. I now think it satisfies the general notability guideline. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 14:49, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Roger Cook

[this edit to Bloomfield High School (New Jersey) added a source from Classmates.com as a source. The problem is that the web site is not a reliable source, and even if it were, there any way to know that this is the Roger Cook in question. As such, the source will be removed. I have searched for sources in Google News / Archive and been unable to find anything. The sources needs to be a reliable and verifiable source from an independent book, newspaper or magazine that would establish that this Roger Cook, the graphic designer, attended Bloomfield High School. Alansohn (talk) 16:04, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Alansohn , I am a reliable source, I work at the Bloomfield High school in NJ. Roger Cook the graphic artist is on our wall of fame and in our 1949 year book. (Sevildog (talk) 05:13, 6 June 2008 (UTC))

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Roger Cook

The source provided for Roger Cook (graphic designer) established that his parents settled in Bloomfield, and I will assume that he did grow up there as well, but it does not properly document that he attended Bloomfield High School. Alansohn (talk) 06:13, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Would a scan of the year book with his picture be proof that he attended Bloomfield High school? The picture matches his photo on his web page.(Sevildog (talk) 15:33, 6 June 2008 (UTC))

Roger Cook

That's what we call Synthesis. I can't imagine that there are no articles about Cook that talk about his background. Are there any details on the Bloomfield High School web site about members of its hall of fame? Alansohn (talk) 15:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Not yet, but I will try to get that done. (Sevildog (talk) 16:06, 6 June 2008 (UTC))

From Paul Kondratuk

I'm the user that keeps deleating the play house 22 section of the East Brunswick, NJ article. It was a relevant and necessary edit because I live in East Brunswick and the it's been anounced that the project for rebuilding playhouse 22 has been stopped and the playhouse will no longer be an attraction to our town. So please do not block me for making important edits. If you have any questions or comments please email me @ paulkondratuk@hotmail.com. Thankyou —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.89.31 (talk) 02:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

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People from Greenwich Village and Riverdale

Hi - Finally the CfD was put out of it's misery. Apparently it sat there due to a backlog in closing CfDs. While the GV category was kept, the Riverdale cat wasn't. I'm inclined to let it be rather than initiating a DRV, although you were one of the keepers for the first CfD for Riverdale. Any thoughts? Frankly I was getting rather tired of the whole thing. Too much drama that wasn't on TNT. It certainly was an interesting discussion. Regards — Becksguy (talk) 15:20, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Gil Student and Teaneck

I knew he was from Teaneck but confirmed it from his blog before I added it. He says so here ("...in Teaneck, where I grew up") and here ("I grew up in Teaneck and visit for Shabbos on occasion."). Also, the New Jersey Jewish Standard mentions it ("Student (a Teaneck transplant to Borough Park)"). --MPerel 07:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Essex County

has also been useful, though I don't think it's a reliable source. --NE2 16:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Which newspaper image is better

If you have a chance could you peek at the article Lizzie Borden. There is a link to a newspaper article in a San Francisco newspaper down in the references. One version is what you get when you click on the title of the article in the reference, and in the media file is another link to the same article. Use your best judgment to which should be used as the one you first click to. Sometimes it takes a third pair of eyes to see it for the first time. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 15:28, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Which is the big and which is the small? One is the whole newspaper page, the other is the article cropped from the page. If the cropped version is too small, I can redownload the pdf of the whole page and recrop it at a higher resolution. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 15:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Take a new peek and see if it improved the resolution. I am not sure if just increased the size, or if the resolution is better. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:26, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Community name

Can you give an opinion either on this or this page about the proper name of the article? Nyttend (talk) 14:56, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Article deleted

The Kate Whitman article was deleted, apparently on the basis of one administrator's conclusion that the arguments for deletion were stronger. See http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kate_Whitman. This just seems wrong to me. Do you think there is any point in trying for a deletion review? Or just wait until she actually gets elected to something? Neutron (talk) 20:36, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Alfred LeConey

Link to archives of the New Jersey Mirror: http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/genealogy/newjerseymirror/ Robert M. Hunt (talk) 17:27, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

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A comment

Alansohn, I agree that your arguments are valid. However, it was not a good idea to post complaints at the ANI. Doing so you invite sanctions against yourself. ANI is not a good place to resolve any problems or receive an advice. Better use other forums. Best wishes,Biophys (talk) 02:11, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

• The user in question is edit warring. The way this game appears to be played, anywhere I go I invite sanctions against myself. What do you think is the appropriate forum that might have some possibility of addressing the issue? Alansohn (talk) 02:14, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I do suggest that you stop discussion at WP:ANI immediately, simply because it does not help. I get a block for doing just that. On another occasion, I asked ANI to reconsider a long block for a very good content editor who had a kind of an emotional breakdown at some point. Instead they blocked this user indefinitely. What options do you have? Talk with other individual users including administrators about the problem, file an RfC about the user you complain about, use RS or BLP noticeboards, try mediation, or take a wikibreak. If you wish, I can sometimes visit pages you are editing and look what is going on...Biophys (talk) 22:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree that far too often the process does NOT work. Alansohn (talk) 22:52, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Found this was made a few days ago..

Gloucester Township Technical High School (thought you might like to know). -Jrcla2 17:57, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Blocked

Blocked for breaching arbcom ruling
The Arbitration Committee imposed restrictions on your ability to edit Misplaced Pages due to past behaviour on your part. Notwithstanding this ruling, you have continued to engage in prohibited editing. As a result you have been blocked from editing Misplaced Pages for 31 hours. The restrictions placed on you by the Arbitration Committee were harassment, trolling, and bad faith at , , , , , . If you continue to breach this arbcom ruling you will be subject to a longer block or possibly a ban. MBisanz 03:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

• This is all a game. That an admin who has injected himself into this issue can now choose to call any question of his actions "harassment, trolling, and bad faith" in clear conflict of interest is further demonstration of the problems we face on Misplaced Pages. Alansohn (talk) 03:33, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
• I stand behind every single one of the edits used as an excuse for this invalid action. I will pursue administrative actions after this illegitimate ban has ended. Alansohn (talk) 03:36, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
• If anyone wants to see what will happen to other editors under "special enforcement", just take a look here. User:MBisanz claims of defamation are completely and totally unsupported and unproven. Yet any question of the action are turned into "harassment, trolling, and bad faith". George Orwell where are you? Alansohn (talk) 04:04, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
• What User:MBisanz has used to justify a claim of WP:BLP/WP:LIBEL is "Saying his remarks were 'anti-Vietnamese remarks' when none of the sources use that wording is defamatory to his reputation." (this diff) The only problem is that these remarks were not in any of the text added to the article. It may violate WP:SYN -- even if the conclusion is patently obvious to any reasonable person reading the article -- but it violates neither WP:BLP nor WP:LIBEL. Just wait till admins have "special enforcement" in their arsenal... Alansohn (talk) 05:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
• User:MBisanz admits "Look, lets call if water under a bridge, just double check your sources when adding them and I'll make it a point not to comment on your actions in the future, deal?" (this diff) and strikes out the "defamation" warning (this two-edit diff). The block remains. Misplaced Pages justice at work. Alansohn (talk) 06:39, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

For those interested in a more detailed, wordier reason for this block, feel free to refer to . MBisanz 08:49, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

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Elk Township School District

The Elk Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from Elk Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

For grades 7-12, public school students attend the Delsea Regional School District, which serves students from both Elk Township and Franklin Township. Schools in the district are Delsea Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8, and Delsea Regional High School for grades 9-12.

School

The Aura School was built in 1927, with the newest addition built in 2002. The school had an enrollment of 365 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Robert Suessmuth - Interim Superintendent of Schools
• Kathy Mastran - Business Administrator

References

External links

• Elk Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Elk Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Elk Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Delsea Regional School District
• School Performance Reports for the Delsea Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Delsea Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Newfield Borough School District

Remove as non-operating district.

South Harrison Township School District

The South Harrison Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from South Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

For grades 7-12, public school students are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District. The district serves students from East Greenwich Township, Logan Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township. Schools in the district are Kingsway Regional Middle School and Kingsway Regional High School.

School

South Harrison Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 288 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• David Datz, Chief School Administrator
• Fran Adler, Business Administrator

References

External links

• South Harrison Township Elementary School
• School Performance Report for South Harrison Township Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the South Harrison Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Kingsway Regional High School

Wenonah School District

The Wenonah School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from Wenonah, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

For seventh through twelfth grade, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school serving students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.

School

Wenonah Elementary School served an enrollment of 243 students as of 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Frank Vogel, Chief School Administrator
• Michele D. Roemer, Ed.D - Board Secretary

References

External links

• Wenonah Elementary School
• School Performance Reports for the Wenonah Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Wenonah Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics

Westville School District

The Westville School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from Westville, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

For seventh through twelfth grade, students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school serving students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.

School

Parkview Elementary School, home of the Panthers, served 358 students as of 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Donna J. Contrevo, Board Secretary / Business Administrator

References

External links

• Parkview Elementary School
• School Performance Reports for the Parkview Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Parkview Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Gateway Regional High School

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Woodbury Heights School District

The Woodbury Heights School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from Woodbury Heights, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

For seventh through twelfth grade, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school serving students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.

School

Woodbury Heights Elementary School served 240 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Janie Haines - Chief School Administrator
• Bruce Finkle - Business Administrator, Board Secretary

References

External links

• Woodbury Heights Elementary School
• School Performance Reports for the Woodbury Heights Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Woodbury Heights Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics

Bloomsbury School District

The Bloomsbury School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through eighth grade from Bloomsbury, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Students in public school for grades nine through 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District.

School

Bloomsbury Public School served an enrollment of 165 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

References

External links

• Bloomsbury Public School
• School Performance Reports for the Bloomsbury Public School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Bloomsbury Public School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Phillipsburg High School

Clinton Public School

Note: Correct from Clinton Town School District to Clinton Public School in list

The Clinton Public School is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Town of Clinton, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The district currently serves students from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship, as well as other students who attend on a tuition students.

Public school students in grades 9 through 12 attend either North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Bethlehem Township, Franklin Township, Union Township, and Lebanon Borough.

School

Clinton Public School had an enrollment of 539 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

• Richard S. Katz - Principal.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:

• John Alfieri - Superintendent
• Lisa Ayars - Business Administrator

References

External links

• Clinton Public School website
• School Performance Reports for the Clinton Public School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Clinton Public School, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

East Amwell Township School District

The East Amwell Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from East Amwell Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Public school students in grade 9 - 12 attend the Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which serves over 3,000 students in central Hunterdon County. Students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township attend Hunterdon Central High School.

School

East Amwell Township School had an enrollment of 486 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

• John Capuano, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Edward Stoloski, Superintendent
• Judy Holladay, Board Secretary / Business Administrator

References

External links

• East Amwell Township School
• School Performance Reports for the East Amwell Township School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the East Amwell Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Hunterdon Central Regional High School District

Franklin Township School District (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Students in grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.

School

The Franklin Township School served an enrollment of 379 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Karen Lewis, Superintendent
• Barbara Tudek, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

• Franklin Township School
• School Performance Reports for the Franklin Township School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

Glen Gardner Borough School District

Non-operating district

Hampton School District

The Hampton School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through eighth grade from Hampton, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Students in public school for grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Voorhees High School serves students from Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.

School

The Hampton Public School served an enrollment of 182 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Joanna Hughes, Chief School Administrator
• Warren Mitchell, Business Manager

References

External links

• Hampton Public School
• School Performance Reports for the Hampton Public School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Hampton Public School, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

West Amwell Township School District

The West Amwell Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from West Amwell Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Public school students in grade 7 - 12 attend the South Hunterdon Regional High School in Lambertville, part of the South Hunterdon Regional High School District, which served 335 students in southern Hunterdon County in the 2005-06 school year. Students from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township attend South Hunterdon Regional High School.

School

The West Amwell Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 250 students in the 2005-06 school year.

• Mitzi N. Morillo, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Todd A. Fay, Superintendent
• Susan Sommerfeld, Business Administrator

References

External links

• West Amwell Township School
• School Performance Reports for the West Amwell Township School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the West Amwell Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
• South Hunterdon Regional High School

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