User talk:McGhiever

List of regional parks in Minnesota

Wow! Awsome! Thanks! I started that article and then I was like.. holy crap that's a lot of parks. Thank you so much! -Ravedave

Nice Work!

Thanks for the great work on Minnesota parks and everything. I especially like what you added to William O'Brien State Park. Keep it up! -the dharma bum 20:10, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

You also did a nice job on John Latsch State Park, which was just a little stub before you expanded it. Would you like to join the Minnesota Wikiproject? Jonathunder 16:46, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Coworker too

You've been busy! You want a little background on Franz Jevne State Park? I drove there with Franz's son Bob Jevne in 1998, after a visit we made to the Northwest Angle. He was about 80 years old. He was a retired librarian from the University of Minnesota who ate late lunches at St. Martin's Table, not far from Wilson Library, where he volunteered. That is where I met him. Franz Jevne was, if I remember right, the District Attorney of Koochiching County. He donated the land as a state park. Franz had acquired it, if I remember correctly, as payment for services. You may contact Bob Jevne's relatives. He died a couple of years ago. His nephew is a lawyer in Minneapolis, I believe. Mkitabu 03:00, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

DYK

On December 11, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Natural Bridge State Park (Wisconsin), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Hello Mcghiever, and thank you for creating this interesting article, which GeeJo kindly nominated. In future, feel free to self-nominate, as the majority of our articles are self-nominated. Happy editing, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:46, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Minnesota state parks

In my wanderings around Minnesota wiki articles I came across some of yours on state parks, and discovered the breadth and depth of your contributions there. Outstanding work! It would be great to see one of them as a Featured Article. (FAs tend to be gargantuan in size; it would be nice to see one that merely says what it needs to say, and stops-- as do your articles on Minnesota parks.)

And if you feel so inclined and time permits, you may want to have a look at some of the articles being created or expanded on features in the Arrowhead region. Here are a few: Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, North Shore (Lake Superior), Superior National Forest, Grand Portage National Monument, Duluth Complex, Sawtooth Mountains, Misquah Hills, Eagle Mountain (Minnesota), Moose Mountain (Minnesota); Palisade Head, Height of Land Portage. Any input or criticism would be appreciated. Kablammo 15:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Does the book you have say anything about former parks? I am trying to compile a list but there doesn't seem to be much info on the web.-Ravedave 00:14, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I'm trying to get List of Minnesota state parks to featured status, all I need is for people to review the facts about the parks. I made a work list of parks split into groups of 7 on the talk page, any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -Ravedave 04:05, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Savanna Portage State Park

Hello Mcghiever. I have recently expanded this article but it could use a little fleshing out, particularly for the creation and more recent history of the park, and its amenities. I don't have any more specific resources available to me other than the somewhat skimpy park website. If you wish to contribute please feel free. The article has now been expanded five-fold and therefore could be a candidate for WP:DYK, but could use more sourced history and text on the park itself. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 01:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Wisconsin Barnstar

		The WikiProject Wisconsin Barnstar
		For all of your hard work on Wisconsin State Park articles, I hereby award you the WikiProject Wisconsin barnstar. Thank you for working on these necessary articles! Royalbroil 05:59, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

If you're taking article requests, I have photographs of Hartman's Creek State Park, Harrington Beach State Park, Long Lake State Park, and Kohler Andrae State Park. Some of these can be found at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:State_parks_of_Wisconsin. Royalbroil 06:07, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Minnesota state waysides

By statute I count 13: Minn. Stat. § 85.013. I'll look further but there does not appear to be specific page on the DNR site for waysides. Kablammo (talk) 00:51, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I found a bare list, which has only 6. [1]. Kablammo (talk) 01:00, 8 September 2008 (UTC) And 8 here: [2]. What's going on? Kablammo (talk) 01:05, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

The count of 13 includes 5 units of the Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, which was created as a series of waysides along a state trail. The count of 6 leaves off Sam Brown and Devils Track Falls, I'm guessing because they are de facto managed by other agencies (the city of Browns Valley and Superior National Forest, respectively), so the DNR doesn't claim much responsibility for them. However I find no evidence that they've been officially degazetted.McGhiever (talk) 01:26, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for that clarification. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 01:30, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Interstate Park

A slight expansion?

Very nice work.

I nominated it for DYK;[3] I hope that is OK. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 12:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

On 14 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Interstate Park, 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.

--BorgQueen (talk) 10:35, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)

Why do you think that all the External links that you removed from the page on 27 June 2008 were linkspam? For example, what is so bad about High-resolution photos of the park? I thought they were useful, because they gave a good idea about the way the park looks... --Galina ovt 15 November 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 22:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC).

You recently asked me about a link I removed from Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin). Certainly they are very nice pictures. Please look over Wikipedia:NOT#Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files. In articles about scenic parts of the world, there is an understandable temptation to make links to pictures. However this is not the purpose of Wikipedia. In general, external links in articles should only go to official websites and sites that further the encyclopedic content of that article. External links should not replace a simple search in Google or Flickr. If you have your own pictures to upload, please look into contributing to Wikimedia Commons. I hope this helps to explain my action. Happy editing! McGhiever (talk) 20:53, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Great job expanding this. It went from a one-paragraph stub to a solid and well-written article in one edit. Did you plan to nominate this for DYK? I believe it qualifies. Jonathunder (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I have nominated this. I hope you don't mind. Jonathunder (talk) 14:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

I moved the nomination from Dec. 31 to Dec. 30. The 30th is the day that it was expanded. Very, very nice work. Dincher (talk) 18:58, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

On January 8, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your 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) 12:00, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Congrats on the DYK. Again, very, very nice work. Dincher (talk) 12:37, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Judge C. R. Magney State Park

Could you modify the citations to Green's book in this article? Forgive me if I'm telling you what you already know, but we really need page numbers in the citations; if you want to continue using the ref name feature, you can use {{rp}} after a reference to cite the page numbers. If you're not familiar with this system, you can find an example of its use at Mummy Cave. Thanks for the work on this article; I'm quite impressed with it, especially regarding the waterfall. Nyttend (talk) 02:11, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

On April 16, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Judge C. R. Magney State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 12:02, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

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Mirror Lake State Park

When you photographed the park, did you happen to take a photograph of the Frank Lloyd Wright house inside the park called Seth Peterson Cottage? Royalbroil 12:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid I only learned about the cottage after my visit. McGhiever (talk) 03:06, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Opinion requested on the use of SHPO sources

As you were at the meet-up at the Minnesota History Center, and an active member of the Minnesota WikiProject, I would like to ask you to please come and share your opinion on the use of certain sources that were found at the State Historic Preservation Office and whether or not they violate WP:RS or WP:OR in how they are being used. The discussion is taking place here. --Bobak (talk) 20:28, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Great to see you at the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Meet-up

Hi, Mcghiever,

It was good to see you again at the tenth anniversary meet-up. I'm always curious about how to encourage wikipedians to source articles better, so I'll have to discuss with you library collaboration with editors to bring about better sourcing. I currently have from our state's two largest academic library collections more than 200 books to read for one or another of the source lists I share with our fellow wikipedians. Your suggestions for formatting or updating those from your professional perspective would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to looking up your articles each time my family travels around the state, the better to know the state park system and other things to see in Minnesota. Keep up the good work. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 22:07, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

New Mexico State Parks

Nice work! I created a bunch of New Mexico State Park stubs and I've been watching you expand on them. Martylunsford (talk) 04:56, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lake Ahquabi State Park

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Infobox problem

Hi McGhiever! I appreciate your great work adding infoboxes and other improvements to the Utah state park articles. There's a minor problem with the East Canyon box though. It looks like you cut-and-pasted the box from the Deer Creek Reservoir article, and didn't update everything. I fixed most of it, but the push-pin map still shows a place in Wasatch County instead of Morgan County, where East Canyon is located. I have no idea how to fix that. Little help? Thanks! GreenGlass^(talk) 04:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much for catching my mistake. I've corrected it. Let me share a great tool for finding coordinates: Find latitude and longitude with Google Maps. The only catch is that site calculates decimal degrees. For degrees, minutes, and seconds you need to copy and paste into a conversion calculator like this one. Both sites are linked on my user page. --McGhiever (talk) 05:47, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Awesome - thanks! Those links help quite a bit! GreenGlass^(talk) 19:18, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Cedar Rock or Lowell Walter Residence

Hi, Mcghiever! I left a note on the talk page of Cedar Rock State Park, expressing my appreciation for your improvements but noting my dissatisfaction with the new lead sentence. I hope we can think this through. Thanks!
--Frankie Rae (talk) 02:51, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

I just combined the first two sentences, so hopefully more of the salient bits feel included in the opening line. Anyone is welcome to fine-tune the wording, and I will happily participate in building consensus here on the talk page. WP:LEADSENTENCE has some stylistic tips. I would simply advocate that the first words of the article should reflect the title. I agree that the phrasing I used initially wasn't very descriptive. I was just trying to rectify the disconnect where the article began with a name in bold that was completely different from the title, which would be confusing to a reader linking in from elsewhere. How does the expanded first sentence sit with folks? --McGhiever (talk) 05:04, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

That works. Thanks, McGhiever!

--Frankie Rae (talk) 15:00, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Dynamic map

Hi! I was wondering how you created the dynamic map for state parks of Iowa, Template:State parks of Iowa map? Did you use a tool or make the points manually? Thanks Michael miceli (talk) 01:52, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Sadly, the x and y coordinates of each site need to be entered manually through trial-and-error. I rely heavily on MapQuest for this process, since it shows county borders (unlike Google Maps). Be aware that Internet Explorer and Firefox display the dots slightly offset, so they'll wind up being slightly off in one browser or another. Be sure you've specified the dimensions you want for the map (in pixels, on the very last line of the template) before you start. I aspire to go through and create these maps for each state, so I would be happy to work on Louisiana next. If you or others want to tackle it yourselves, though, it would save me some work! Please let me know if I can help. --McGhiever (talk) 04:14, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Hey! Sorry, I didn't see this response, because I was expecting it on my discussion page. No worries though, I used the GIMP. You are right about google maps with no parish (county) boarders. That was difficult as it seems almost every state park is on the boarder of a parish. Thanks for the kudos on the list of louisiana state parks article. I'm still working on obtaining images of every park in LA. Then I'm going to work on the history. Thanks for your support and amazing work on Minnesota State parks. Is there a standard for the infoboxes, because I notice you use Geobox|Protected area For Louisiana I've been using Infobox protected area. Thanks againMichael miceli (talk) 03:08, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Red Rock State Park, thanks

Thanks for expanding the stub into a real article! That one's been on my "do sometime" list for awhile. Nice place. Best, Pete Tillman (talk) 19:46, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

List of Nevada state parks

Would have been nice if you had included a picture column. But otherwise looks good. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Gee, thanks for the backhanded compliment. -McGhiever (talk)

Austin Creek State Recreation Area

Thanks for the upgrade! —Stepheng3 (talk) 19:52, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Children welcome at Wikipedia Loves Libraries meet-up?

Hi, Mcghiever,

My son happened to notice the announcement about Wikipedia Loves Libraries when he was looking something up, and that alerted me to the next meet-up. Would my two preteen-age children be allowed to attend the meet-up? They both use Wikipedia a lot, and libraries a lot, and I am trying to acquaint them with the world of research. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 20:22, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely! Libraries are pretty strong advocates of all-ages learning. -McGhiever (talk) 00:12, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

WLL

Hi Mcghiever! Thanks for putting together the Wikipedia Loves Library event in MN. It'd be grand to have a report about it (no matter how short or long) for This Month in GLAM. I do hope you or another attendee can provide a description of how the event went, outcomes and perhaps images (with links to any Wiki space). Please visit here and contribute if you can. It can be in the main features or the briefly section. Thanks again for coordinating the event and for contributing to Wikipedia :) SarahStierch (talk) 20:45, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Real Life Barnstar
	Hi Mcghiever! I just wanted to drop by with this real life barnstar and say thank you for your contributions and participation in GLAMcamp DC! i can't wait to see what happens next, and what we can make happen in MN! SarahStierch (talk) 01:33, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Bear Head Lake State Park

I am happy to review Bear Head Lake State Park for you. I will be out of town for the next two days. Could you send me a reminder on Thursday. I should be able to do it Thursday night. Gerry D (talk) 01:08, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

In case you have not noticed, I have reviewed Bear Head Lake State Park and placed the article on hold. Please see Talk:Bear Head Lake State Park/GA1. Arsenikk ^(talk) 07:36, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Redirects

Thanks to you, I became familiar with a new term today--redirect. But only in a general way, and not in the specific sense of how it could have affected the Farragut State Park article. So, perhaps you might favor me with a short primer on the subject? Obviously, navigating the Wikipedia is not yet one of my strengths. Though I do hope to remedy this deficiency as time goes on. Pendright (talk) 21:21, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your prompt and understandable reply. I’m fine in either case. For my part, I think your logic is sound, and I intend to follow it in the future. Pendright (talk) 23:29, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Wiki loves libraries

I was wondering if you were interested in organising another Wiki Loves Libraries event: they are supposed to be in October or November this year, so I hope it's not too late. The folks at Minneapolis's Special Collections (who organised the editathon earlier this year) were also interested in hosting more Wikipedia events, so I'll contact them as well. Perhaps we could use the event to reach out to other librarians etc as well as Wikipedians (as discussed at events over the last two years), any thoughts on doing this and getting people to come? —innotata 22:05, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Can you make the event (November 3)? And would you be able to talk a little at the start about editing Wikipedia? I threw this out as an idea (I expected you'd be interested particularly), but it's on the library description of the event now (we'll work out something, though I guess).—innotata 02:02, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

I absolutely plan to be there, and I'd love to present to the group. -McGhiever (talk) 00:19, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

OK, you'll be doing this? I'll let the Special Collections people know then, and if you don't have their emails and want to talk I can email them to you. —innotata 17:26, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Lac qui Parle Mission

Hello McG-- I have dabbled in this article, and added a cite. The relevant pages of the Gilman book are available at Google books. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 18:27, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota)

Hello! Your submission of Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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!  MehrajMir  ^(Talk) 16:49, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota)

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Assistance with Wikipedia workshop?

I've been talking with Gobonobo a bit about a Wikipedia editing workshop I'd like to hold in St. Paul, MN at some point this spring; it would be for the Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University. He suggested you might be willing to help out as well. I see you actually work in a library setting too — your perspective as someone familiar with both LIS and Wikipedia would be wonderful! Could you respond here or drop me a line at njsteffel [at] stkate [dot] edu to let me know if you would be interested? Thanks!

Nsteffel (talk) 23:03, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Re: MIA NRHPs in MN

I know I replied on my own talk page, but I wanted to add another quick question: can I comment on some of your listings on User:Mcghiever/NRHP or its talk page? I thought that might make for useful collaboration. For example: I made it over to SHPO today and confirmed now, 100%, that the Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford in Isanti County is gone. The NRHP guy over there said they have a list of at least a dozen structures that have been confirmed demolished (or moved to the point they're disqualified) that they still need to pass on to the National Park Service. I wanted to confirm the Richardson Barn in Anoka, but the file was out (argh)--which makes me suspicious that they also know it's gone. There's a different guy in SHPO who had a database where they note if they are aware of a missing NRHP building but their network was down when I visited...double-argh :-) I just thought what you've done is very useful and might be great for collaboration since you, Elkman, Jonathunder and me (and anyone else I'm missing) seem to do most of the photos. --Bobak (talk) 04:12, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Just reexamined your list: I can confirm, 100% using the SHPO files, that Bridge No. 5388 in Meeker County is gone (or at least the NRHP-related parts were moved), the Jacob Hebeisen House in Carver County is gone, the Alberville Roller Mill in Wright County is gone. I've tipped the state NRHP to those as well as the two I mentioned earlier. --Bobak (talk) 04:17, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi McGhiever, I just wanted to say again how awesome your User:Mcghiever/NRHP is for gathering and tracking information. I hope you don't mind how much I've been exploiting it--For some reason the travel bug really has me right now so I've been doing a lot of driving. --Bobak (talk) 20:03, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, also I notice the good information at User:Mcghiever/NRHP, particularly about demolished cases. Can this good information be moved to articles--which would need to be started--about these places? While having explicit published sources is preferred, it is okay/good by Wikipedia standards to have information like this included into Wikipedia articles, where it is not controversial or contested. Your good info, that a given building has been demolished, etc., should be out there further, IMHO. For the moment i will just add mentions at wp:NRHPhelp#Minnesota and wp:NRIS info issues#Minnesota, as I think most of your information is about Minnesota NRHP properties. --doncram 17:07, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

I've moved those lists to Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota for greater accessibility now that I've finished assembling them. I'm pleased that others are finding them useful, and now it will be clearer that they're there for everyone to use and edit. -McGhiever (talk) 19:15, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Re: Address restricted NRHP sites

I'm only doing this for ones that have been published elsewhere; if I have information about the site but nothing clear, I'll either put just some vague information or nothing at all. It's purely a matter of repeating what's already out there; if I can find this information when I'm hundreds of miles away, local vandals can get it that way too, while they can also find sites by asking around (e.g. word-of-mouth), so it's not particularly an issue. Nyttend (talk) 04:36, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

NRHP delisted items

Hi, i notice you've been developing various NRHP articles, including about several properties that have been delisted from the NRHP. Glad you're taking an interest and contributing! However, please don't remove WikiProject NRHP from the Talk page of delisted properties, as the wikiproject does want to keep associated with these. I think the consensus a while back in a big wt:NRHP discussion about ratings was that "importance=related" should be used, within the Wikiproject NRHP template, for delisted properties. The consensus is definitely that these are part of the Wikiproject's scope...once an NRHP, always an NRHP. :) About the similar issue of including an NRHP template at the bottom of the mainspace article, I personally think that keeping it is fine. I am not as sure about this. Please feel free to seek other opinions at wt:NRHP or otherwise. Anyhow, I hope you don't mind my restoring the NRHP wikiproject to several talk pages you recently visited. And, keep up the good work with your article development. Cheers, --doncram 19:57, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, but the articles I've been editing aren't on the NRHP. I identified 7 properties on National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, Minnesota that were named erroneously. The properties weren't delistings, they were never officially listed and were articled only due to bad information. Should the WikiProject's principle "once an NRHP, always an NRHP" apply since they were only an NRHP to the extent of being nominated and then rejected or ignored? -McGhiever (talk) 20:37, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi, i commented just a bit earlier further above before seeing this just now. I think that NRHP-associated in some way, such as by being deemed NRHP-eligibile or being NRHP-nominated even though not finally listed due to owner objections or intervening demolition or any other reason, definitely qualifies the place to be of interest to WikiProject NRHP. So if there's an article, i would prefer for wp:NRHP to be added to its Talk page. And, by the way, you may or may not known there is a variation of the {{infobox nrhp}} to use for a delisted property. If a place was never NRHP-listed, and to you seems non-notable for Wikipedia, I wouldn't want to argue about creating an article for it. But if it was deemed NRHP-eligible (i.e. approved by state/national officials but had listing torpedoed by owner objection) i would usually believe it would be Wikipedia-eligible, however, if you or anyone wanted to develop an article about it. Anyhow, agaain if there has been erroneous information published, in NRIS or otherwise, it is a help to have that info mentioned at wp:NRIS info issues MN, so that future editors coming across the same info can be informed. Again, thank you for your attention to NRHP articles and thank you for developing the additional info that you have done in your workspace. sincerely, --doncram 18:42, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

A much deserved barnstar

		Minnesota photography barnstar
		For your amazing effort in photographing historic and other significant places all across our state, you are awarded the Minnesota photography barnstar. - Jonathunder (talk)

Nice work!

I want to complement you on the great work you did on the Jay Cooke State Park article. You are an awesome editor! I live in Maine now, but lived in Minnesota for most of my life. But my heart never left Colorado, my home state. Have you ever been to Granite, Colorado? Gandydancer (talk) 23:55, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Coordinates for museums in Minnesota

Hi, I see you have been adding the coordinates for many museums to the List of museums in Minnesota. May I ask why you are putting the coordinates in the list? Will it help with a mapping project? If not, I suggest keeping the coordinates in the actual museum articles and not in the list. If you believe there is a strong reason to keep them in the list, I recommend making a separate column for the coordinates, because it visually distracts from the location column. Thank you. Jllm06 (talk) 21:43, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Counties column for List of museums in Minnesota

Hi, I really appreciate all the work you've done on List of museums in Minnesota. I have added a column for County to many of the state lists (still working through them all), and I think it would be helpful in Minnesota as well. This way it is easier to find museum articles by county and for sorting. I just wanted to include you in this change, since you have made the article so strong. I can work on this myself over time, or you can work on it. What do you think? Thank you. Jllm06 (talk) 22:02, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

I'm definitely in favor of a "county" column; that would help with sorting and also expedite me getting additional photos. I'll help, but I bet you have a system down that would get it done a lot faster than I would. Sorry for not responding to your last inquiry (above); hopefully the utility of the coordinates is manifest at this point. I'm not so keen on delinking the cities, though. Just my two cents. -McGhiever (talk) 02:14, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

I'd also be in favor of keeping both cities and coordinates and adding counties. I agree with having each in its own column. To keep the size manageable, I'd suggest removing the "region" column if the two of you agree. Jonathunder (talk) 22:49, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

I'm cool with dropping the Region column; it's been bothering me that assigning those is really a judgment call. However there's value in being consistent with the other state lists, which is Jllm06's real bailiwick. -McGhiever (talk) 15:44, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Consistency with other states is fine, to a point, but I honestly couldn't tell you without looking it up which counties would be included in "Central" Minnesota, for example. (Adding to my previous post: The Central Minnesota article says "no specific boundaries of the region exist" but then goes on to describe it in terms of major highways, not counties.) - Jonathunder (talk) 21:18, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Burnquist House

I created an article for this endangered historic place. I would be pleased if you or anyone who watches your talk page adds to it and can get a photo soon. Jonathunder (talk) 15:42, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Minnehaha Park article

So good to see you at the article! I do not presently live in MN but I'm also from Colorado and lived in MN for many years. I spent many hours at the park and know it quite well. I've been working on a complete rewrite the last few days and am almost done. I have a vague memory that you did some work on the Jay Cooke Park article after I had done some work on it and I was much impressed with the quality of your work. Would you have any interest in a read of the article with a review of what I have done? Please let me know. Gandydancer (talk) 23:22, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thank you for hosting the Minitex Webinar! I have my user account set up now and am arming myself with knowledge for having an edit-a-thon at my library! :)

Noeloree (talk) 16:30, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for William Sauntry House and Recreation Hall

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:22, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Cokato Temperance Hall

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Shady Lane Stock Farm

Last month, I photographed what I think is Shady Lane Stock Farm. I have closer shots of the silo and barn I can upload, including ones that focus on the iconic "A.C.O." in white letters. Did I get the wrong place? It sure had the feeling of a historic property. Jonathunder (talk) 15:31, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Have a look at the NRIS photoset. The Shady Lane barn had a distinctive L-shape. Based on the map in the nomination form and description of being just east of Springfield, I'm confident the 44°15′3″N 94°56′48″W coordinates are correct, and unfortunately it looks like the correct barn, silo, and granary have all been demolished, with only the farmhouse and three round bins remaining. The farm you photographed turns out to be a similar-looking and more intact farm farther east. Those A.C.O. silos are common around the Midwest; Shady Lane was notable for having one of the prototypes. -McGhiever (talk) 16:05, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

SW MN road trip

Hello, McGhiever. I hope things are going well. I plan to go to Worthington this weekend and have a list of places I hope to photograph near I-90. I'd like your advice about whether it's worth going to Rock County. I know about the two bridges that are gone, but I wonder about the Jacob Nuffer Farmstead. From Google maps, it looks like a collection of modern buildings. Also, do you know of anything else in Worthington or nearby I should get that I might not know about? Jonathunder (talk) 19:52, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Larson's Hunters Resort

On 11 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Larson's Hunters Resort, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Swedish immigrants who built Larson's Hunters Resort on the western border of Minnesota initially lived in a dugout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Larson's Hunters Resort. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Larson's Hunters Resort), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:42, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

So at least there is some mention of Minnesota on the Main Page for Statehood Day. Thanks for creating the article. Jonathunder (talk) 15:19, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Bridge 5388

On July 4, I finally got the missing bridge of Mower and Meeker Counties. As I walked back to my car, a bald eagle flew overhead. How awesome that would have been to get the eagle in the shot. Alas, I didn't. But I notice we are making really good progress on the NRHP lists. Jonathunder (talk) 03:10, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Reads Landing

Hello McGhiever. I thought you might be interested in this article on the Chippewa Valley branch line of the Milwaukee. It discusses the contest between Reads Landing and Wabasha for the river crossing, but unfortunately does not say why the issue was resolved in favor of Wabasha. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 18:54, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, McGhiever. Reads Landing School, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Fiji photo

Hi McGheiver. Thanks for the new photo of the Fiji house. Your's has less shadows than my original, and isn't blocked by the pine tree. However, the other photos of chapter buildings on the page are framed at an angle. Do you have another photo we can use, at a similar angle? Jax MN (talk) 13:07, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

No, on account of the aforementioned pine tree. That building and its setting pretty much demand a face-on view, and I hope an editorial preference for an arbitrary pattern does not outweigh the first purpose of a photograph, to depict its subject adequately. -McGhiever (talk) 00:39, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Reads Landing School

On 24 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reads Landing School, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Reads Landing School (pictured) features a brick water table? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reads Landing School. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Reads Landing School), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:36, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Editing as Activism Meetup

Hi McGhiever, excellent job with the MIA event for African American Artists, I had a lot of fun at the event!

I am seeing what interest there would be in a Minnesota Meetup for "Editing as Activism" -- the Seattle Meetup group has a planned event in February with some focus on social justice. I think it would be awesome to do something similar in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area with something similar (maybe some guest speakers, planned articles and new editor training/discussion).

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/Editing_as_Activism#Learn_to_Purposefully_Edit_Wikipedia

Would you have two-cents for input on venues or some editors that might be interested? I am thinking some date after the Art+Feminism event in March, so maybe April/May/June. Shaded0 (talk) 03:56, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Judge C. R. Magney State Park mystery

Hello McGhiever. I have added a short summary of yesterday's news to this article, but the previous text might need shortening. If it is on your to-do list I will refrain from attempting that editing.

Regards, Kablammo (talk) 19:02, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I intend to rework the article in the next few days. -McGhiever (talk) 22:49, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Good. I leave it to you. I see that the Strib article has more detail than the cited MPR piece. It will be interesting to see what Dr. Alexander comes up with later this year. Kablammo (talk) 03:08, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Oheyawahi—Pilot Knob

This is the newest NRHP listing in Minnesota. Would you be able to get a photo? Jonathunder (talk) 14:48, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

More urgently, could you get photos of 2620 West 44th Street (near Lake Harriet) in Minneapolis? The hill will remain, this may not. Jonathunder (talk) 14:04, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Will try to get over to the Ueland House one morning this week. -McGhiever (talk) 20:27, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Got some this morning. Might not get them uploaded right away due to RL interruptions. -McGhiever (talk) 02:15, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

I read the house is gone already, so thank you so much for getting it photographed when you did. Jonathunder (talk) 23:35, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Autopatrolled granted

Hi McGhiever, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! — xaosflux ^Talk 20:40, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Croixsyde

Hi, your new article Croixsyde just popped up on my notices stream, I guess because it must have linked to some article that I created, and I made a modification there (added corresponding NRHP photos). I like how you managed to put the apparently common name for the place "Croixsyde" at the top of the infobox, while displaying the official NRHP name which is different. I'm gonna try to add something about how to do that to wp:NRHPHELP or wp:NRHPMOS now. Thanks! --Doncram (talk) 00:42, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Real-Life Barnstar
		Thanks for all your work in support of To Wikipedia, With Love! and educating the community. Likewise, for your work at MIA's African American Artists meetup last year. Keep up the good work! = paul2520 (talk) 22:49, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

János, Thank You so much for making Mia's "To Wikipedia, With Love" Edit-a-thon a success. Enjoy the cupcake (and there are no calories, just WikiLove) JLLurie (talk) 21:06, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Waconia

I have a question about Waconia City Hall. I see you posted a photo of it several years back. I'm also finding a brand newish large Waconia City Hall building when I search online. I couldn't find news reports so I'm wondering what was done with the old building when they built the new one. Probs you have no idea, but I thought I'd ask. I was working on Charles Sumner Sedgwick when I came across it. -FloridaArmy (talk) 06:16, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

The old city hall's National Register nomination notes that it was vacated in 1976. Googling "old Waconia city hall" I found this page from the Carver County Historical Society, whose "related resources" section indicates that it was converted to senior housing in 1984 and the current city hall that you saw opened in 2004 (presumably there was an interim location between '76 and 2004). Another trick you can use is to Google the street address of a property: a search for "9 W. 1st St. Waconia" turns up several real estate listings indicating the old city hall is still some kind of multi-unit apartment. -McGhiever (talk) 16:59, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Dashes between names

McG, thanks for working on dashes between names of houses, bridges, etc. I did over a thousand of those last year, and have compiled a list of more to do, in case you'd like to help: User:Dicklyon/Houses. Dicklyon (talk) 15:43, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Event coordinator

Hi, the English Wikipedia recently created a new user permission for editors involved in off-wiki outreach work, event coordinator. This new permission allows users to mark accounts for confirmed for up to 10 days, and also allows them to create accounts for events without rate limits without some of the features of the account creator right that aren't used at edit-a-thons and other events. I have added the event coordinator permission to your account and removed the account creator permission, as you appear to have been using it mainly for outreach work.

This should have no noticeable impact on your ability to create accounts, and will give you the extra ability to temporarily confirm accounts if you need to. For more information, you can see the information page on the right, or you can ask me if you have any questions. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:40, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Coordinates source

Hi, I appreciate your carefulness with respect to coordinates in this edit, in that you properly removed "source:NRIS2010a" which had been the source for the coordinates before you changed them slightly. Here and in other edits like this, could you please indicate your source, though? E.g. "source:McGhiever" would be fine, which would be interpreted by me and others to mean that it is your judgment, based presumably on Google satellite view or the like. That would help in nation-wide effort to clean up coordinates, because we would understand this one has been refined and doesn't need further checking. Unlike those with no source indicated or with source:NRIS2010a or the like. I am hopeful about getting a bot run or otherwise getting reporting on the numbers of articles whose coordinates have been fixed vs. not. I've opened a couple discussion sections about this at wt:NRHP in the last year or two, and a few editors have been indicating source this way. Could you possibly please join this, or discuss?

Either way, thanks for your numerous improvements in that edit and others like it. Cheers, --Doncram (talk) 18:33, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Doncram, I'm happy to follow suit. Can you point me towards some examples of how to notate this? -McGhiever (talk) 13:18, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Pinging Doncram again. -McGhiever (talk) 23:57, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for ping, and I am sorry I missed your July comment. In this edit at that page, I just inserted "source:McGhiever" into the usage of template:coord there, at the Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall page. Which changed the coordinates row in the NRHP infobox to | coordinates = {{coord|47|2|53|N|92|44|46|W|source:McGhiever|display=inline,title}} I did that with belief that you are asserting that is your personal, informed judgment that the new coordinates are correct, based on your best interpretation of Google Maps' satellite view imagery or Bing maps satellite view or whatever, and your knowledge of the site, perhaps informed by the NRHP document or whatever. That's the kind of source notation which I meant to suggest. I did suggest this in a couple postings to wt:NRHP during the last year or two.

You put in coordinates of 47°2′53″N 92°44′46″W, which is what also shows at National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota for the site. It would be consistent to add a row with "|coordsource=McGhiever" into the county list-article, if you had just changed the information there. Sometimes editors are just fixing the coordinates at the list-article, e.g. say if the Western Bohemian Hall was a redlink, then especially it seems relevant to note the source at the county list-article.

I am hopeful about getting programmers' help, i.e. bot editors help, in creating some reports about counts of coords in individual NRHP articles and in NRHP county list-articles about numbers of each editor's coordinates contributions which are recorded this way. User:ProprioMe OW would probably have the highest count right now, I think, since they have progressed greatly along on a campaign to improve coordinates in multiple states including Louisiana. One or or a few other editors might have improved more coordinates over the years but did not participate in this approach for sourcing. Also the programmers' reports should help us by giving reports of discrepancies, where county NRHP list-article coordinates differ from actual article coordinates (identifying whether those are merely from NRIS2013a or not or whatever), so that we could make informed fixes using the best available info. I have not yet made any request for programmer assistance however, I should do that, well, now. It's time to get that done already. :) --Doncram (talk) 01:25, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		For getting four of your pictures published in a book! Dolotta (talk) 18:30, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

• I created a page in my user space with the information if you are interested. -- Dolotta (talk) 00:56, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Requested move on Little Falls and Dakota Depot

Hi, i appreciate that you commented at the requested move on Little Falls and Dakota Depot. You stated "NRHP titles, especially of train stations, are a mishmash, and rarely influence how the properties are referred to in common practice" and you suggested "Starbuck Depot" as an alternative, but you !voted for move as proposed (to "Starbuck depot"). I agree that NRHP names, maybe especially in some areas like post offices, sometimes don't work well, i.e. they don't capture the historical name of the place as used locally/regionally/whatever, before or since, as can be shown from newspapers and other sources. In this case, the NRHP name does work well, in my opinion, but also "Starbuck Depot" is supported by the history covered in the NRHP document, including factoid there was a publication named the "Starbuck Depot News". Moving to that would be okay by me. This is just one of multiple moves which seem random and uninformed to me. A fundamental principle of our using sources needs to be affirmed, IMHO. Would you possibly be willing to clarify your statement at the requested move, to support the basic principle? And I think it would be helpful if you would revise your !vote to be for a move to "Depot" (and you could add more support for that, if you wish, including by citing the NRHP document and the local Starbuck Depot historical group, too) but that you should oppose, i hope, the proposed move to a made-up name.

I dunno if trying to have a side discussion this way will help, rather than be used against me somehow, but I do think it is important to try to be reasonable (acknowledging NRHP official names are not sacred relative to other official names and common names) and yet firm (insist on evidence of actual usage) with the small crowd attracted to the perceived issue of railway station names. --Doncram (talk) 16:35, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

I really would welcome your or others' intervention, towards a compromise option between what I really do prefer (the original, NRHP name) and what Mackensen prefers (the manufactured name convenient for Wikipedia railway station editors). The principle of using using sources is all-important to come to what is best as common name for a site, IMHO. --Doncram (talk) 04:35, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Delhi Coronet Band Hall

You wrote that this was demolished in 2007. I don't doubt that's true, but I can't find a source. Is the delisting report online? Jonathunder (talk) 22:14, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Minnesota Governor's Residence

Hi. What is this building in a stereoscopic view at Wikipedia Commons? It does not appear to be the Governor's residence in St. Paul. Is it a different building in Minneapolis? I can't fogure it out or what it says on it. Washbuou? Does not seem tp be a governor pf Minnespta by that name. Thanks for any suggestions. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:20, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Apparently that was the mansion of William D. Washburn in Minneapolis. His brother Cadwallader C. Washburn was a governor of Wisconsin, and maybe resided there too before taking or after leaving office? The mansion was built in 1883, willed to the city in 1912, but demolished in 1924 for being too expensive to maintain. The former lot is now the city park between the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The file is misidentified on Commons and NYPL's database; it was never an official governor's residence, just a residence associated with someone who served as a governor (in a different state, no less). [4][5][6]

-McGhiever (talk) 04:07, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day 2019

There's discussion at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Minnesota of a celebration in the Twin Cities on January 19. It would be great if that fits your schedule. Jonathunder (talk) 00:32, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

Dorsey Sporting House

Greetings, McGhiever. It was nice to see you at the meetup. Can you tell me please where Wikipedia has an article about Ida Dorsey and her brothel? I found an article about Nina Clifford but this building still stands in Minneapolis. Thank you. -SusanLesch (talk) 13:57, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Perhaps wrongly, I assumed that by now every Twin Cities NRHP structure is somewhere in Wikipedia. I also assumed that Ida Dorsey was notable enough to have a biography. Also I may be mistaken, maybe her brothel isn't a NRHP building. So as far as you know, should I 1) photograph the building and 2) write her biography? Google maps shows a modern building surrounding 212 11th Ave S. Maybe I should ask User:Elkman. -SusanLesch (talk) 21:06, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

The building isn't on the National Register, but I'm tickled to think that it ought to be. A picture and an article on Ms. Dorsey strike me as worthy endeavors. Fortunately there's a reliable source in Penny Petersen's book. -McGhiever (talk) 23:44, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

OK, thanks, my mistake. Larry Millett is almost the only other author to mention her but I daresay Petersen got there first. It will be a while before I can get to this. -SusanLesch (talk) 04:26, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

It's not on the National Register, either individually or as part of the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. Larry Millett's AIA Guide doesn't mention it either. I found this link which says it was referred to as a "sporting house" and a "house of ill fame", but no information about the architect or builder. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 12:46, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi, LTNS. Millett got around to listing the brothel in AIA Guide to Downtown Minneapolis and he used Ms. Dorsey as a character in his fiction, I guess after Petersen published. I am bringing up the rear, only on page 42 of Petersen, and in school in another city this week. I wonder why this was overlooked. Somewhere I read it is the only surviving brothel building in Minneapolis. The photos of new construction circling around the place (in your link for example) are dramatic. -15:29, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi again. If you or Elkman is willing and able to take photos of this building despite it not being a NRHP structure it would be wonderful. Today ice prevents a walk over there and I'm leaving for San Diego probably until next fall. -SusanLesch (talk) 21:49, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Biography is done at Ida Dorsey. No hurry at all, but I would appreciate a heads up if and when there's a photo for DYK. Thank you. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:54, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

I was waiting for the snow to melt to get a solidly good picture, but I will try to get a decent one in the next week or two for you. -McGhiever (talk) 20:57, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Wow, that's wonderful news. Thank you. (I am a tad worried about overloading her biography with other important things that Wikipedia forgot like Carleton Pillsbury and this building. But we don't have an image of Ms. Dorsey so I hope will be fine.) -SusanLesch (talk) 16:24, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

The picture turned out perfectly. Just a note that Mr. Millett published in 2010, three years before Petersen. I added him to the caption. Thank you so much for the photo. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ida Dorsey

On 7 March 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ida Dorsey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ...that Ida Dorsey built the last standing bordello (pictured) from Minneapolis' three red-light districts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ida Dorsey. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ida Dorsey), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Bright shiny object for you. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:05, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

NRHP question

Hello McGhiever. The first cite in Glensheen Historic Estate goes to a warning page. Is this common, or a fluke? I've never been very good at these cites. Can you fix this? thanks. Kablammo (talk) 18:02, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

The National Park Service's National Register database tends to crash on the weekends. It's usually fine again on Mondays when the IT people get back in the office. 'Merica! Incidentally I was starting to work on a modest revamp of the Glensheen article incorporating the CC-by-SA content from MNopedia. -McGhiever (talk) 18:36, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks; I was not aware of that "feature". I've been by Glensheen many times but have yet to visit; the attractions further up the shore hold more interest for me. Kablammo (talk) 22:04, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

A goat for you!

Thank you for all of your help with Edit-A-Thon at Mia November 9. You are a trainer extraordinaire! And....a great editor.

Sjacobsen1 (talk) 17:28, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Expanded MN State Capitol History

As mentioned before, I am working to expand the Minnesota State Capitol page have created drafts supplemental pages on its history. If you'd like to assess quality or provide feedback that is welcome as well. Help especially with proofing would be greatly appreciated.

Minnesota State Capitol construction
Minnesota State Capitol artwork (still needs citation work)
-Myotus (talk) 18:51, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Augustana Lutheran

Way to go! It's nice to have a more recent picture of this building. High-Five!Comm260 ncu (talk) 21:15, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Tettegouche

Hello McGhiever. Do you have any plans to revise/expand our article on Tettegouche State Park? I believe the first article I created is Palisade Head, which could easily be folded into the park's article. I don't have any plans on editing the park article, but if you do, feel free to merge or otherwise use the article on Palisade.

Regards, Kablammo (talk) 13:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:State parks of Arizona map

Template:State parks of Arizona map has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:56, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Minnesota Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-thons

After being canceled in March 2020 pause due to COVID, the MN Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-thons are back on. The eight workshops are scheduled from July to November. You mentioned you might be interested in helping out, if you are still interested let me know. Registration has begun. Myotus (talk) 14:11, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Image for deletion

Hello again. There is a discussion at Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2022_June_17#File:MN_StateParkMap.png which may interest you. Best wishes, Kablammo (talk) 12:51, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

2022 Greater Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons

2022 Greater Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons

Saturday, July 16 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. West-Central Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Kandiyohi County Museum, Kandiyohi County Historical Society, 610 Hwy 71 Service Rd, Willmar, MN Saturday, July 23 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. South-Central Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Blue Earth County History Center and Museum, Blue Earth County Historical Society, 424 Warren St, Mankato, MN Saturday, August 6 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Weyerhaeuser Museum, Morrison County Historical Society, 2151 Lindbergh Dr. S, Little Falls, MN Saturday, August 20 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Northwest Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Clearwater County History Center, Clearwater County Historical Society, 264 1st Street, Shevlin, MN Sunday, August 21 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Northland/Northeast Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, MN Saturday, October 8 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Southwest Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Nobles County Historical Museum, Nobles County Historical Society, 225 9th St, Worthington, MN Saturday, October 29 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Southeast Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Winona County History Center, Winona County Historical Society, 160 Johnson St, Winona, MN Saturday, November 12 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Park Region Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Location: Otter Tail County Historical Museum, Otter Tail County Historical Society, 1110 W Lincoln Avenue, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, MN Hello McGhiever, You are invited to attend a Greater Minnesota History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at a Local History Museum. Help increase and improve the depth of information on Greater Minnesota history topics. Find your own topics to edit or work from a list of suggested topics. Please bring a laptop. Lunch will be provided. For more information view the information page at the Minnesota Historical Society. If you are not attending the event in person you do not need to register but only need to sign up on the Event Dashboard. Myotus (talk) 13:17, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for signing up! Myotus (talk) 13:17, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Coliseum Building and Hall

I created an article for the Coliseum Building and Hall in Minneapolis. If you are able to help improve or expand the article, that would be great. - Minnemeeples (talk) 16:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Photo request

Hello, McGhiever. Hope you are well. Do you have time to make a photo of the Owamni restaurant at St. Anthony Falls? I'm also going to ask Jonathunder but think you might be closer. I've looked through about 2,000 images and think this one is the best quality but the photographer didn't respond when I asked for a free license (not surprising!). I hesitate to ask this favor but it might help at Minneapolis. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:37, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Bobak has eaten there and might already have photos. I've been advised to remove myself from this image dispute. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:06, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Uff Da! Editing the Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

Wiki UFF DA! - Editing the Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

Oh, you know, if it isn't just the most basic workshop ever needed, "Wikipedia Editing for Absolute Beginners" for those who haven't had the pleasure of diving into that simple process quite yet. Bless their hearts, they're just starting out, so we thought, why not put something together? Because, you know, it's not like it's rocket science or anything, but hey, we're always happy to lend a hand where we can. And just a little bit of Minnesota Nice to help along the way. 'Uff da!' you say? Well editing the Wikipedia is not hard at all! Join us at one of our three FREE workshops in Minnesota, where you can learn how to edit Wikipedia and add Minnesota's local history in a relaxed and supportive setting. Work alongside others and discover how easy editing Wikipedia can be. The workshops aim to enhance the ability of communities in Greater and rural Minnesota to edit Wikipedia and comprehend it's editing culture and guidelines, as well as to expand Wikipedia's coverage of Minnesota's history. Already good at editing the Wikipedia? You're welcome to come and work on local history Minnesota Wikipedia articles alongside others. Learn more » Registration is required to be included for lunch. Event 1 @ Morris, MN Date & time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm CDT Location: West Central Minnesota Historical Center, McGinnis Room, Briggs Library, University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, Minnesota Event 2 @ Chisholm, MN Date & time: Thursday, November 14, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm CDT Location: MN Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, Minnesota Event 3 @ Mankato, MN Date & time: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm CDT Location: Room 2057, 601 Maywood Ave, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota Facilitator: Myotus | Joe Hoover These workshops are put on by the Minnesota Historical Society as part of their commitment to the Minnesota local history community and are led by Local History Services.

Myotus (talk) 20:55, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

November 2024 Minnesota User Group Meeting

In the area? You're invited to the November 2024 Minnesota User Group Meeting The organizer of this soiree is Joe Hoover aka Myotus feel free to drop him a message. Okay its been a while since the Wikipedia Minnesota User Group has meet. Since the last time we meet there has been social upheaval, plague, etc... - no small thing to be sure. There has been some sad lonely discussions on the Minnesota Meetup page on getting together but little action. So here it is. Come and be seen. Talk about future the Minnesota User Group and see what nefarious plans we can hatch. Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 Time: 1 to 3:30 pm (reminder - Daylight Saving Time ends) Place: Wild Mind Ales' 6031 Pillsbury Ave, Minneapolis, MN Look forward to seeing folks!

Myotus (talk) 01:09, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Meeting notes added

I have a added the meeting notes for the November 3, 2024 Minnesota User Group Meeting. You will have to forgive me, I am a crap note taker. Sorry! Please feel free to edit/add. Myotus (talk) 16:44, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Minnesota User Group Meeting and 2025 Wikipedia Day Celebration

In the area? You're invited to the 2025 Minnesota User Group Wikipedia Day Celebration The organizer of this feed is Joe Hoover aka Myotus feel free to drop him a message. Wednesday, January 15, 2025 is Wikipedia Day and the Minnesota User Group is meeting to celebrate the day with a Tater Tot Hotdish Dinner! When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 pm CDT Where: Rondo Community Library, Meeting Room B 461 Dale Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota To ensure that a helping of Tater Tot Hotdish is waiting for you at the meeting please RVSP on the event page. Transit Metro Green Line | Dale St Station Bus 65 Look forward to seeing folks! Wear yer mittens!

Myotus (talk) 23:50, 13 December 2024 (UTC)