User talk:Ken Gallager/Archive 4

Mount Chocorua and Scissorfight

Hi Ken -

I'm wondering why you keep removing a citation under the arts section for Mount Chocorua about the band Scissorfight. I'm familiar with the band, and you can read about them here on Wikipedia. They're completely legit. The citation was originally put up by a UNH PhD who is an authority on the music scene in New Hampshire. Do you kill information if it's not the kind of music you like or something?

What gives?

Thanks - Graham —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grahamsmith (talk • contribs) 15:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Based on your persistence, I'm not inclined to get into an edit war about it. It has nothing to do with their style of music and everything to do with the fact that I can't find any indication that they are of more than local interest. Somebody who is not an authority on the New Hampshire music scene should be able to see the list of cultural references and at least have some idea of what the list is talking about. Hovhaness and Stevens meet that criterion; Scissorfight does not. Nothing in their Wikipedia article suggests otherwise, and therefore it appears that the addition to the list is simply the work of an ardent fan. If the band still existed, I would be suspicious of self-promotion, but I see that this is not the case. --Ken Gallager (talk) 18:54, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

North Woods Camp

Hello Ken Thanks for adding something to North Woods Camp, the article needs help and is now being threaten by deletion. Is there any chance you could help me refine it more? I had attended the class and found that original article had been deleted. I am new at wikipedia, so the article isn't that good. The person in question wants more sources references and certifications to prove that valid entry. YMCA of Great Boston does not have alot information and isn't listed Wikipeda. I've added link to their website but i'm not sure what else i can do list more information on the site. --Colt9033 (talk) 11:04, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi. My standards for inclusion are less strict than Wikipedia's. Unfortunately, my reason for keeping it would simply be that other camps in the state have articles, which isn't sufficient to satisfy the wiki-community. If you can dig up anything newsworthy or published (as you can see, Google searches won't cut it), that would solve the problem - perhaps a history of summer camping in New England? Sorry I can't be of help. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:49, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

NRHP in New Hampshire

Thanks for checking on the National Register of Historic Places properties in New Hampshire. As far as I've seen, these sites normally have a location given in the "City or Town" column for the nearest population center (i.e. village or whatever-you-call-bigger-than-a-village), and (if I understand right) there are probably some that are listed in one town when they're really in another. Could you go through them, when you get a chance, and make sure that these sites are all listed in the correct towns and cities? Nyttend (talk) 19:26, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

With pleasure. I'm also inclined to add more info in the "Summary" column if possible, usually if there is a closely-related Wikipedia article already in existence (e.g. Josiah Bartlett for the Josiah Bartlett House), or in the case of bridges, the name of the water body that they cross. Does that sound reasonable to you? Nice job getting the tables fixed up! --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, also — seeing that you didn't edit Strafford County, I was wondering: was it simply that there's nothing that needs to be fixed? Nyttend (talk) 19:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

It was perfect (as far as I could tell). How about that? --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Just curious about one thing: in Merrimack County, you changed the Lower Warner Meetinghouse from being in Lower Warner to being in Warner. I'm sure that most buildings named something like "____ Building" are located in _____; but I'm also sure that you know this are better than I do. In case that this is the sole reason you changed it, and in case you don't already know it: the coords aren't always correct — two buildings in Massachusetts came with coords that put them on the Equator, and a house in Altoona, PA was placed in the ocean south of Long Island. No complaints; I'm just confused :-) Nyttend (talk) 21:25, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

There is a place called "Lower Warner" that is shown on topographic maps, so the name of the meetinghouse is correct. [Okay, I just checked, and it's actually displayed on the quad as "Lower Village". - KG] However, as far as I can tell, if you ask a Warner resident if they live in Lower Warner, you will just get a confused look -- the term simply isn't used anymore except in this one historical context. Also, I've started double-checking the coordinates and changing them if I can detect an obvious error and I can tell from the address information where the real location is. So far I've made it through Belknap and Carroll counties and only found a couple of sites that needed to be changed (and that I was able to change).--Ken Gallager (talk) 13:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for continuing to fix these addresses etc.; I've known that the listings are sometimes wrong, but it's surprising (and annoying) to see how many problems there are. Nyttend (talk) 17:37, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

This is the sort of thing I really enjoy doing on Wikipedia. I'm not too surprised about the occasional errors in the coordinates and even less so in the text descriptions of the locations, seeing as data has been entered over such a long period of time. I only wonder if any of these corrections will get back into the NRHP database.--Ken Gallager (talk) 18:26, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Robert Greenleaf Leavitt & Blazo-Leavitt House

Hello Ken, I know you keep an eye on those New England pages. As you'll notice from the two pages I mention, a new user (who states that she is the granddaughter of Robert G. Leavitt) is now editing the pieces, unfortunately without much sense that this is an encyclopedia and not a family album. In any case, I just thought I would point the changes out to you, because although I know she is trying to be helpful, I think it's best as a new user particularly to try to insert one's information as gently as possible. I suppose someone should direct her to a summary of what wikipedia is meant to be. Also, I have updated my own user page, and I am trying to find time to get back to the Phillips Exeter entry to do some add-ons, although I have to say that that page seems to be looking better these days. In any case, many thanks. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:16, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

John LaMattina and UNH

• John LaMattina, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc and President, Pfizer Global Research and Development

I am not sure why he is not "notable". He is now retired from Pfizer, but still very respectable chemist. Also he received a honorable Doctoral degree from UNH in 2007.

Thanks for your service!

Then write an article about him. --Ken Gallager (talk) 18:23, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Jimmy C

hey sorry i messed up this page with this comment but idk where to put it so sorry. any way i am asking you to not revise the hanover nh page subsection notable inhabitants you keep deleating jimmy c he is a local singer who is well known locally i just think he should be allowed to go up sorry again for the lack of puncuation

regards ... j—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.147.130 (talk • contribs)

Replied on your talkpage.--Terrillja _talk 01:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Grafton, New Hampshire

1] was and now-defunct is redundant. 2] The Free State Project is a movement of "liberty-loving people of all stripes" not strictly libertarian people. The Free Town Project participants were all members of the Free State Project. 3] The same analysis above applies to the Grafton Gazzete. 4] The Grafton Gazette was founded in June of 2008. I will change newly-founded with founded in June, 2008 to more factual and lose the injection of opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon4258 (talk • contribs) 19:25, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

The Free State Project is not a movement of "liberty-loving people of all stripes" because I can think of numerous "liberty-loving people" who want nothing to do with it. The term assumes that those who disagree with the Free State Project hate liberty, and that is false. --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:32, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Berwock

Thanks for catching the typo: I expanded the descriptions on that list from a very barebones format, but I obviously didn't find all the typos in the original. There's a place, by the way, to list problems like this: if you find an error, it's appreciated :-) if you note it at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRIS information issues.

Do you know enough outside New Hampshire that you would be willing to work with National Register properties elsewhere in New England as you did for New Hampshire? Nyttend (talk) 15:00, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for making me aware of the place to note errors. I'll definitely make use of it. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the areas outside of New Hampshire, unless they're close to the state border, as Berwick is. Still, sometimes (especially when red links to towns appear) it's obvious when there's a typo.--Ken Gallager (talk) 15:07, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

You won't find much of any redlinks for community names: I was tired of seeing redlinks, so I simply relinked them to the appropriate places — see all the links for Kittery Foreside or York Beach in the York County list for an example. I caught a few community-name errors, such as a "Red Reach" (actually "Red Beach") on the New Brunswick border, but there weren't many in Maine. So much easier to catch a misnamed community than a misnamed little road. Nyttend (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Towns

As far as the (town) thing: you're correct about Maine being unique in this way right now; Vermont has several (town)s, but they're to distinguish from its incorporated villages. Of the eight states with minor civil divisions called "towns", four have (town): ME, VT, NY, and WI; this includes many CDPs in NY and WI. Of course, that's unrelated to how it should be done, but thought you'd want to know...Polaron, you may know, has done the same with CT CDPs as you did with NH, although I have a vague impression (I've not looked at it in a long time) that it was less systematically done there. As far as Rhode Island, there are a few CDPs there; it's simply been like with Berwick, where the town article was moved and the CDP left where it was. I have never been involved with Massachusetts much, but I assume it's the same as Rhode Island. Forgive me if this is all old hat :-) I have to study for a college test (reading the unusual and complicated Golden Ass; at least it's in English!), so no time to give my opinion on moving as you did. I'll try to get back to you later. Nyttend (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I didn't mention New York and Wisconsin, but I don't really want to touch them! 1) I'm not familiar with them the way I am with New England, and 2) it appears that once again we're dealing with separate legal entities (towns versus cities in Wisconsin or towns versus villages in New York), rather than something drawn up for making statistical comparisons. --Ken Gallager (talk) 15:38, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

I see that there are a few (CDP) articles in New York and Wisconsin, but they are few in comparison to the distinction that has been made between towns, cities, and villages. --Ken Gallager (talk) 15:42, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Yeah; I just brought those in because of the naming conventions. I don't exactly understand the power of New York towns (except that they're weaker than ones in New England and stronger than civil townships), but I know that those of Wisconsin are simply civil townships under different names. BTW, about the NRIS errors page: what you did was what I was suggesting — thanks! Nyttend (talk) 19:30, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Blythe Brown

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Requested moves of Maine towns

Hi. I noticed your move requests on two Maine towns and have commented. However, you should probably list these at WP:RM otherwise no one will really know about the move requests. --Polaron | Talk 15:29, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Will do. I thought that I should wait a week or so for article comments to come in before doing that, but I probably misread the process. Thanks for your comments.--Ken Gallager (talk) 15:35, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Invite

You're invited to be a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Appalachia, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to Appalachia and the Appalachian Mountains. To accept this invitation, click here!

Still under construction. We need someone familiar with the northern Appalachians. Bms4880 (talk) 17:23, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Question

Is the New Hampshire Mountains project still active? If so, i'd like to heavily edit the interface within it so that it is a bit more active looking. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:09, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Appalachian music

On Monday, March 9, 2009, I created the article Appalachian music after reading the WikiProject Appalachia page. Someone attempted to restore the redirect to Old-time music, telling me that there was very little information. I undid that edit. However, they were correct regarding the amount of information in the article. Thus, I have a proposal: if we can, we can work together to improve and expand the Appalachian music article. If you know anyone who can help out with the article, please let them know. If you are interested in assisting, have questions, want to talk, etc., feel free to put something on my talk page.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated. TTS51207 (talk) 15:48, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Maine town moving

Ken,

I noticed that in filing on talk pages your requested moves you were linking them all to Talk:East Millinocket (town), Maine#Requested move rather than the requested move section on each town's talk page.[1] Should this be fixed? GRBerry 16:15, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

No, it's recommended to do it that way, since all the towns are being moved for the same reason; see WP:Requested moves#Moving several pages at once. I added a note to the discussion page to clarify that. Thanks for the endorsement, --Ken Gallager (talk) 16:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Hollis NH

Oh dear; I wrote a little item for the Telegraph, joking about an earlier Hollis-vs-Brookline vandalism in the article ... that vandalism quickly followed suit. Better keep an eye on this article. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 16:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I was wondering about that. I'd noticed a rise in taunting and was surprised to find it was a different user every time. --Ken Gallager (talk) 16:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks --- Fairview

Thanks very much for catching my errors on the various Fairview MD pages ... I'm so embarassed!--Pubdog (talk) 00:11, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm glad to help out, and there's no need to be embarrassed -- we all have overlooked something like that at some point! Happy editing, --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Merrimack

1995 is before the Telegraph's electronic archives - and to be honest, I don't remember Shakespeare coming up in that controversy. I do remember a lot about creationism, though, as in this NY Times article [2] But here's an Education Week article that (midway through) says "Twelfth Night" was removed by a teacher [3]. This item [4] talks about the resulting election. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:42, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

NRHP in Grafton County

Thanks for the corrections; I didn't know about the concurrency, but I guess I should have looked at the picture of the bridge before changing "Crossed" to "Crosses". Nyttend (talk) 13:45, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Margarita's Mexican Restaurants

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Maps

Are you aware of Category:Wikipedia requested maps in New Hampshire? It seems like something you could do. Cooljeanius (talk) (contribs) 17:39, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm.... must think about this. --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:50, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Smith River

I am under the impression that you once moved the Smith River (New Hampshire) to Smith River (Pemigewasset River). I could not find a Smith River near Wolfeboro, so I wonder wether it's relevant enough outside New Hampshire. Moving it back would bring the naming of the site in concordance with the other Smith Rivers on Wikipedia (CA, MT). As it is now, it seems to suggest at casual glance that the Smith river is the Pemi. Or vice versa. If there's another Smith River in NH, perhaps a sidenote or some such could be integrated in the article. Regards, KapHorn (talk) 10:09, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi - The other New Hampshire Smith River, while not found in the Geographic Names Information System and therefore not on any topographic map, is in the town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. (See Smith River Canoe Race, for example.) It's a very short connecting stream between Lake Wentworth and Lake Winnipesaukee -- short, but large enough to run canoes and kayaks down it every spring. For that reason, I'm not inclined to change the article name for the Smith River that flows into the Pemi.

You'll find that there are many other rivers in Wikipedia with the same naming convention, where the river's outlet is in parentheses. I agree that the convention may lead some people to briefly think that the name in parentheses is an alternate name, but I think that overall that particular problem is very minor. But thanks for bringing it up. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:15, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

I see. Can't help but agree on the minority of the matter - way too minor to start another convention discussion. Thnx for the input. KapHorn (talk) 08:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Methuen TRAIN Depot

Thanks for catching it! that ought to teach me not to WP at 4 am! alas there will be no more trains on that line, the depot is now owned by the Contractors Union. (and there is an airport lying across the ROW further up the line)EraserGirl (talk) 16:01, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

NRHP NH

If you would ever like to gang up on this and create a mess of stubs, let me in on it and I will give you a few days of heavy lifting. Until then I will keep poking around my side of the border. 8) EraserGirl (talk) 16:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good. I will certainly do that. --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Rollback

Hello Ken Gallager, I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. Acalamari 17:55, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Al Kaprielian

Would you take a look at an AFD on a New Hampshire article you edited a few months back.Historicist (talk) 00:46, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

NowCommons: File:ChimneyPondLT.jpg

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Coldwater

Hello Ken I see that you have removed a lot of references on the disambig page for Coldwater. I don't want to edit war so I was just wondering if you could please expand on your logic. Thanks ReformatMe (talk) 08:54, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, it's appreciated! ReformatMe (talk) 12:52, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Les Kiss

Howdy! With this edit, I think you've put young Les on the wrong page. I think it would be better/more useful to put him on Kiss (surname). What do you think? Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:42, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

You're quite right. I took the liberty of putting the entry for the surname article in a new "People" section so other people wouldn't overlook it the way I did. Thanks for letting me know. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:47, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

(Pleasant sigh of satisfaction.) It's so nice to interact with reasonable people on WP.

(Especially when they share my point of view!) Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:54, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Emma Lenora Borden

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. WWGB (talk) 12:22, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I've added the "hangon" tag to allow the author of the text (not myself) time to see where his/her text went and to offer justification/additional information towards keeping it. The text had been placed in the Newmarket, New Hampshire "Notable inhabitants" section, where it was too long, and it seemed more appropriate to be converted into its own article. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:09, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

German American Politicians -- Category Deletion Discussion now at ...

[5] --Epeefleche (talk) 16:39, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Danville NH

Ken, Thanks for catching some of the shenanigans on the Danville NH page.

FYI: Comments on the sabotages

Curt Springer Chairman, Town Web site committee (townofdanville.org) Sponsor (one of four), SpeakoutDanville (speakoutdanville.org)

Len Mullen, the proprietor of Danville Delivery (DanvilleDelivery.com) was formerly associated with ToD and SoD, but there was a falling out a couple of years ago.

---

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Curt Springer (talk • contribs) 23:41, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

--Curt Springer (talk) 02:39, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Camp Merrimac

Hi Ken ... this is Palomar444 -- are you a Camp Merrimac Alum?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Palomar444 (talk • contribs)

Hi Palomar - No, I'm not, but I live in the area and have an interest in things geographical around New Hampshire. I drove over to the Camp Merrimac site a few months ago and was impressed by the location. --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me. Perhaps you could tell me something about Wikipedia etiquette. I noticed that on this article the user "Grk1011" subsequently deleted some information I had inserted back in June. I'm a Merrimac alum, and I was about to add more information (head counselors, camp traditions, etc.) But I certainly don't want to get into a situation where I'm adding and another person simply removes the information. I'd like to find out why Grk1011 removed the content. Is there a "super editor" or anyone who reviews these changes? And I'm curious to know if I'm even corresponding with you in the appropriate way. Thanks for your help. Palomar444 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.164.222.134 (talk) 17:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello again. There's no particular "super editor", but there is a collection of guidelines that have developed over the years that help the community decide what belongs in Wikipedia and what is, essentially, Too Much Information. Generally, tales about specific campers, counselors, etc., are considered not notable for the encyclopedia, unless it's information that has been published somewhere and can be verified by people not connected with the camp. You can look at WP:Notability and its related articles to get a better sense of what editors are looking for. The basic rule of thumb is to write about things that are published in documents that others can access. Best wishes, and thanks for getting in touch. --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:55, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Actual locations

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pan_Am_Railways&diff=310416884&oldid=310408291 Ken Gallager, real locations are very important in these articles.

You and I know the United States Postal Service "city" does not always match the actual municipality. The thing is, it is important to tell the reader which municipality (possibly the community too) a place is in, so every place article must have the real municipality stated. "North Billerica" is nothing more than a mailing address designation; it's not even a CDP. It's not acceptable to say North Billerica alone. WhisperToMe (talk) 23:22, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't really follow you. North Billerica shows up on USGS maps as an area with its own center of development, and it has its own post office. Why shouldn't that be sufficient, even if it is unincorporated? There are plenty of other situations like this in New England - White River Junction, Vermont, for instance, which is in the town of Hartford, or Contoocook, New Hampshire, in the town of Hopkinton. Why is it necessary to list the exact minor civil division as well? I was tempted to do the same thing that BMRR wound up doing, but it just seemed like overkill, kind of like then listing the county as well. I'm asking this out of curiosity, because perhaps I broke a railroad-writing rule that I was unaware of. --Ken Gallager (talk) 00:54, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

It's not a "railroad writing" rule - it's a convention about places. In an encyclopedia you want to describe the municipality in which a place is located. In Texas there are many unincorporated areas where the mailing address would be "Houston, TX" (or another actual city) - But just because the mailing address is Houston doesn't mean I am going to say that the place is in Houston; it is not legally in Houston as it is not within the municipal boundaries. Therefore I am going to say it is in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, as it is. So, why would I describe something as simply North Billerica, Massachusetts when, aside from the postal designation, nothing else about it exists? If I simply say North Billerica, Massachusetts I would be ignoring the municipality that provides police, fire, etc. services to the place - To be fair, I usually stop at the most influential local government division, i.e. when something is in the Houston city limits, I say it is in Houston but I do not specify the county. But if it is in no municipality I always say it is, for instance, unincorporated Harris County. In the case of New York State, its municipal system is very complicated, so for many places I state the town and the village in which a place is located: Administrative divisions of New York WhisperToMe (talk) 01:28, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm glad to see it's not a particular rule. We simply disagree on how "real" North Billerica is. Take a look at the USGS map on Terraserver: there's a dam on the Concord River, a factory, a church, a train station, and a compact settled area. It's equivalent to North Conway, New Hampshire (except that it's not a Census-designated place): to me it would seem pedantic if every article referring to something in North Conway also had to explain that it's "within the town of Conway". Nevertheless, cheers and happy editing; I'm sure we'll agree on most of our other edits. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Sant Bani School

Ken, thank you for your assistance in trying to keep the page NPOV. Those of us at the school involved in maintaining the page appreciate your contributions. SBSalum92 (talk) 12:58, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Elizabeth songs

I'm curious: why do you consider songs not to be dab material? Is there anything in WP:MOSDAB about that? Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 22:30, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

List of bridges in the United States revert

The current Arch Bridge (Bellows Falls) in that spot is still there, and is discussed in that article as well, so I reverted your change. If you wish to discuss it, please comment here. - Denimadept (talk) 17:55, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Sulphite Bridge

JFYI, I uploaded one of your images to Commons, commons:File:Sulphite bridge.jpg to use it in my dewiki article on the Franklin&Tilton railroad. :) I hope you don't mind. Best regards and thank you, --Thogo (Talk) 15:55, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Trinity Church

It looks like this Trinity Church is actually in Plymouth. I put the correct NRHP info in the stub, but the article name seems a bit misleading...Thanks for all of your help cleaning up and wikifying the articles. Swampyank (talk) 15:23, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Telegraph

Hi, Ken - it's Dave Brooks at the Nashua Telegraph. Would you be interested in talking one of these days/weeks about your work on wikipedia, as a story for the paper? In light of the coverage about supposed departure of many editors, I was interested in talking to somebody in the state who does regular oversight, adds real content, and somehow doesn't seem to get into edit wars! If so, drop me an email (dbrooks@nashuatelegraph.com) and I could call you next week. Happy Thanksgiving. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 17:46, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Thomson page

Apologies that I reverted all your edits on page Thomson. I must have edited a "previous revision" when I meant to edit your last version. That was an unintended error on my part. --Robert.Allen (talk) 21:09, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem. I've done the same sort of thing a few times. Thanks for getting in touch. --Ken Gallager (talk) 00:00, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Mt. Osceola

What range is Mt. Osceola in? Wikiuser100 (talk) 00:03, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

It's not in any range. It's simply in the Waterville Valley region, according to the AMC White Mountain Guide. So is Mt. Tecumseh. Scar Ridge and Loon Mountain, to the west of Osceola, are also not part of any named range. Osceola is separated from the Sandwich Range by Greeley Notch and Livermore Pass.--Ken Gallager (talk) 02:40, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

"Not in any range" sounds queer, given the mountains immediately adjacent to these are in named ranges (Sandwich, Pemigewasset). I would suggest research beyond the admittedly (and on face seemingly) authoritative AMC guide. Please let me know what you find, and where. BTW, Mt. Osceola East Peak was spectacular yesterday, with six inches on new snow on its summit, covered from the head of trail (Greely Pond Trail) on up. Wikiuser100 (talk) 12:33, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

It's just that the "range" (Osceola over to Loon) has no name. It's not as unusual as you would think in the White Mountains. Carrigain, Hancock, and Moosilauke are three other mountains that immediately come to mind that are not part of a named range. No range name for Osceola comes up in the AMC guide or the GNIS, so that's authoritative enough for me. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:34, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. Osceola, Carrigain, and all the rest spectacular from summit of North Moat yesterday. Cheers. Wikiuser100 (talk) 14:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Northward-flowing NH rivers

Thank you for contributing more northward-flowing New Hampshire rivers. I used AAA's North American atlas to find examples, but the ones that you added are too small to be found on its NH map. I subsequently found the Coastal Region's Squamscott River and added it along with two central New Jersey's rivers. Heff01 (talk) 20:29, 17 December 2009 (UTC)