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Thanks again for the contributions to List of tornadoes in the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak and to its parent article. I'm a little confused, though, because I don't know what source to check to verify the data you're changing. Can you perhaps include a reference? <ref name="foo">http://foo.com/my/path.html</ref> will be sufficient for starters, and if you want to re-use the same reference elsewhere in the article, just mention it by name: <ref name="foo" />. -- ke4roh (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

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It is possible to deal with them with gentleness. If that doesn't work, polite firmness is called for. (If that doesn't work, some have to be blocked...). I've left a message for one at User talk:Thesafepony. Peridon (talk) 16:26, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

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Edits to Talk:April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak

"I did agree to it yesterday because everyone else had, but I never really thought the page should be moved."

What do you mean by this? Did you think that you were making things easier by going along with the crowd? Never stray from your honest opinion just because it might be unpopular. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 20:31, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Oklahoma Tornado

I am not going to participate in this revert war any longer. It is Wikiproject Severe Weather policy that if a tornado occurred after midnight but before 1200 UTC, it is counted as part of the previous day and not the new one. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 01:56, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Tornado totals

Before I start reverting edits, I wanted to get your standpoint on the difference in tornado totals across the board. Since the SPC is the final word on the number of tornadoes, the number they give is what we should be using, not the total we come up with by sifting through the NCDC data. By using a number different than them we are in effect synthesizing our own information. I do believe you read through the reports thoroughly enough to trust the numbers you come up with; however, with the sheer number of tornadoes, there's likely something being missed (such as county-crossing tornadoes) that is inflating the totals. If you do clearly find reason to have a higher number (which would take a lot of effort of recompiling reports into a place easily accessible to others) than you should email either Storm Prediction Center and National Climatic Data Center to have the discrepancy resolved. Occasionally there are mistakes in the data input, such as cases where operationally confirmed tornadoes are not entered into the database, where the local National Weather Service office should also be informed to have the details of that event input into the Storm Data server.

Best regards, Cyclonebiskit (talk) 18:22, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

I would relay the information on the additional tornadoes to the SPC and see what they think about it (especially if the additional tornadoes are EF1 or higher). As for the May tornado, although it may have been confirmed by a trained spotter, the final say is by the NWS/SPC/NCDC so if they don't have it, we don't list it. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:25, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

April 2012 Outbreak Reversions

Hello, just wondering why you reverted some of my edits. I have noticed that the tornado table is outdated and newer information can be found on the NWS page. I do not fill in the blanks with information that I "pull out of the air" if you will. I DO put research into this subject before I edit, sometimes hours worth. The tornado table list was reverted back to the way I had it, but I left in the other edits you added not related to the table. Anyway if you have any concerns about this subject we can talk it over specifically.

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Sharkguy05 (talk) 19:09, 6 June 2012 (UTC)Sharkguy05

Oh and also, would you mind and slots in the tornado table for the unrated Dodge City forecast area tornadoes? I'll see if I can dig up some info. Sharkguy05 (talk) 02:13, 7 June 2012 (UTC)Sharkguy05

WP:Accessibility

Please remember that not everyone can see a colour and determine what that colour refers to especially people with Screen readers which is why we have the special symbols TS or whatever on the timelines. I dont like it much but it makes sense.Jason Rees (talk) 02:28, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I would personally argue that table needs to be chucked in the bin, since it is redundant to the table of contents above. However if we were to keep it i dont think it would allow us to meet the accessibility criteria as i understand them, since everything has to be accessible to all.Jason Rees (talk) 02:53, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

As for the messy timeline, try playing around with the barsetbreaks, im sure you could come up with a decent solution.Jason Rees (talk) 13:49, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

March 17 Cali tornado

The 3/17 CA tornado was only a reported event, not confirmed (both operationally and by the NCDC). If you read through the LSR summary, the source of the tornado report was "Broadcast Media", not the NWS. Therefore, it is not a confirmed event. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:15, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I get what you're trying to say but we can't research things ourselves per WP:OR. Since the NCDC and SPC have the final official say in this matter we have to take their word for it. If you have a concern that they missed a report, which is entirely possible, just send them and the respective NWS Office an email about it. But for now, we can't really include it as a confirmed tornado without breaching WP:OR Cyclonebiskit (talk) 11:35, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

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Please stop undoing my changes to the 2012 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons' timelines. They are formatted that way because otherwise they fail WP:ACCESS. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 19:00, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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2012 Aurora shooting

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I see that you've done it again. Why?

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No problem!!! Sorry for the confusion. TDI19 (talk) 20:51, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

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2012 Atlantic hurricane season#Season effects

Can you explain why you decided to remove the landfall locations from the table? It was agreed upon that landfall areas would be kept in the table since they are explicitly stated by the NHC. Thanks, Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:31, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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The final is upon us! We are down to our final 8. A massive 573 was our lowest qualifying score; this is higher than the 150 points needed last year and the 430 needed in 2010. Even in 2009, when points were acquired for mainspace edit count in addition to audited content, 417 points secured a place. That leaves this year's WikiCup, by one measure at least, our most competitive ever. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

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In response to your undo edit summary here. First off, how were they wrong? Second off, you do realize you're writing for Joe Public here, not the scientific community, right? CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 02:52, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

The only thing I see is that I did wrong was I wrote am/pm without putting a space, per WP:MOSTIME. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 02:54, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

You didn't answer my question, I converted the times that were already there. If your issue is the times not being in UTC then your problem is with another editor. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 03:16, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Looks like it's CapeVerdeWave (talk · contribs). CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 03:29, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Back on topic here, can we put the 12-hour format or not? CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 03:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

My understanding is UTC is a time zone not a time format. So why is 12-hour format forbidden? Not everyone in the world uses the 24-hour format. I also don't see any defining MOS on either project's project page. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 07:17, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

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Sorry about changing that – I just assumed that since it is not Sept. 29 yet, I should change it back. However, you do have a point about the next advisory.

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Can you please explain why you are adding unsourced info and adding overlinking? Thanks. YE ^{Pacific Hurricane} 03:00, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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Because we are not a news site and that "fact" needs a cite. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:55, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

So it's OK to act as a news site and paste bare URLs into an article? Can you point to the policy that states this please? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:59, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

I've added a RfC on the talk page. Please do not restore the bare URLs until the matter is sorted. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:03, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't see the bit that states using bare URLs are OK. Can you point that out to me? I do see the text at the top that clearly states "This advice is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline", however WP:NOTNEWS is. The RfC has been raised. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:09, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

And I think this is incredibly bad faith. It's for OBVIOUS spammers - please remove it and apologise. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:14, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Frankenstorm

When we have an article that's getting as much attention as Sandy is right now, removing a section and just saying, "for the last time, if you think this should be included, discuss it on the talk page" isn't really helping the situation. Sure, we have a lot of non-project users editing the page, but that doesn't mean the burden of proof should be switched to them. If you have a problem with a section, as long as it's somewhat relevant and sourced, it's typically best to leave it there; then you can take the high road and take it to the talk page. But getting argumentative in edit summaries isn't helping anyone or the article. Inks.LWC (talk) 04:49, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Post-Tropical Cyclone

Shouldn't that[3] be "Post-tropical storm", or "tropical storm"? Or simply "Sandy"? Apteva (talk) 23:08, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

It is best to go by what the NHC says. In this case it is "Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy". United States Man (talk) 23:12, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

That is geek speak though. For the article it should use terms that real people understand, and normal capitalization. "post-tropical cyclone" is not a part of the name, as most people would understand the name. Sandy is the name. Apteva (talk) 23:19, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Cyclone itself is geek speak. While hurricanes and cyclones are just two different names for the same type of storm, no one in the United States uses cyclone. Apteva (talk) 23:22, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

What does the H in NHC stand for? Apteva (talk) 23:23, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Well, that's not my fault. If you want it to be different then you need to contact the NHC. Unless the NHC refers to it differently then it needs to stay the same. United States Man (talk) 23:24, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Do you see "Post-Tropical Cyclone" anywhere in this article?[4]. "Storm" does just fine for readers. Apteva (talk) 23:34, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Do you realize that you just gave a link to an unofficial source. As I have already said, whatever the NHC goes by is what we will go by. United States Man (talk) 23:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes. WP prefers secondary, not primary sources. Apteva (talk) 00:16, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

This is one of those cases in which WP:IAR may apply. If we relied on news media for updates then these hurricane articles would be quite a mess. United States Man (talk) 00:19, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

By the way, can you keep tabs on the fatalities? This edit[5] added to the U.S. total with no reference, and did not correct the total, and the total did not agree with the sum even before this I think. Apteva (talk) 00:22, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I will stick to updating the infobox for now. Too much edit conflicting for me. United States Man (talk) 00:26, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

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List of United States disasters by death toll

I would like your opinion on a matter regarding the List of United States disasters by death toll. Currently the disaster type for all tornado-related events is listed as "tornado" whether the even in question was a single tornado or an outbreak. I think this is a bit misleading, especially for events where no single tornado accounted for the majority of the deaths. Do you think there should be a distinction between the two in the article? I posted this query in the article's talk page back in June but never received any response. TornadoLGS (talk) 05:09, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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Winter Storm Athena

Remember how I created that article on the United States winter storms? Well, Winter Storm Athena has officially formed on the east coast. I was wondering if we could maybe restore it? Since this naming thing has taken off, then can we make a season article for it? Or should we just stick with Athena's article until a few more have formed? ST✪12 01:39, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

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"Brutus"

I see you have also done some work on the article Winter Storm Brutus. I'm a bit confused here as I though it was decided that were were not going to use TWC's names. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:32, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

It's not the edits themselves that I'm concerned about, I understand what they were about. I just saw them and knew that you'd noticed the article and want to know what's going on with the names of winter storms. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:48, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

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St Louis tornado

I have a little improvement I was planning to the 2011 St. Louis tornado that has been in my sandbox for a bit now. Do you have any suggestions? TornadoLGS (talk) 03:51, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. The nickname is in there from the original version of the article but I will take it out. TornadoLGS (talk) 20:26, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

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We need to talk

Yes we do. First off, rude things like "nonsense" are not nescessary. A constructive way to handle it would be to do a simple search, realize I am correct, and add your own citations. And my information about the Milton tornado was correct. If you didn't like my citation change, the fix it, instead of rudely reverting it. You do not own this website. Let others contribute, and work on your trust issues. Everything I post is verifiable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.58.26.140 (talk) 20:40, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Also I just realized your summary of the Mobile tornado is not cited whatsoever. 184.58.26.140 (talk) 21:09, 21 December 2012 (UTC)Sharkguy05

You failed to place a single inline citation in the summary. You instead put them in the box that is specifically for the NWS links. And there you go with the rudeness 184.58.26.140 (talk) 21:20, 21 December 2012 (UTC)sharkguy05

I guess I can be a nice guy and put my citations in the grey box if thats what you want, because you seem to be under the impression that inline citations are "wrong". I really don't like this awkward conflict, so next time just tell me to fix something when I forget, instead of reverting. I will fix it. 184.58.26.140 (talk) 21:24, 21 December 2012 (UTC)Sharkguy05

Then tell me where info such as damage info from media sources will go? I am just trying to figure out how you want this done so I won't have to deal with this anymore. 184.58.26.140 (talk) 21:54, 21 December 2012 (UTC)Sharkguy05

It is true. There are pictures of the flipped cars and destroyed gas station damage widely available. The NWS writeup missed a lot of specifics. Media can count when there are verifiable pics of the damage. http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/viewart/20121221/NEWS02/312210002/COLUMNISTS http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/article/288024/6/Damage-from-possible-tornado-reported-in-Mobile-Ala — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharkguy05 (talk • contribs) 22:12, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

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Article of the month – Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built in 1958 by NASCAR founder William France Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998, and today it is the third largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. (Read more...)
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TWC names

It seems whoever this new advocate of TWC's names is getting insistent. He/she moved "Euclid" back. I have restarted the discussion at Talk:Winter Storm Euclid, and I though you would like to weigh in.TornadoLGS (talk) 02:27, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

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Re: 2012 European tornadoes

I think I can find the time, but is there a place I can go to get the reports/survey information? TornadoLGS (talk) 19:12, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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Other storms

I am not saying that the disturbances/depressions arent notable, i just dont think that there is any point in having a full blown section for a weak system that has only have a couple of sentences.Jason Rees (talk) 01:20, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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