Template talk:Adventure travel edit

I have a question for you at Template talk:Adventure travel. Please respond. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 18:33, 2 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

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No problems. If you require any advice or help in the future, feel free to ask. Wikipedia is a community after all! Michellecrisp (talk) 07:40, 16 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Take a look at WP:RFA Michellecrisp (talk) 15:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Nicholas Street Gaol edit

I reverted your edits. You turned the jail-related article into a hostel-related one. That was not the intent of the entry. Might I suggest that you create a separate section about the hostel within the existing article rather than performing a complete re-write.--JeffJ (talk) 23:40, 16 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

The Toronto Central Prison no longer exists; most of the land has been converted for use as a railway yard and condominiums. Before being converted to use for condos, the buildings and land were owned by John Inglis and Company. But I wouldn't rewrite the article to change the focus to John Inglis, then railways and condos. Instead those eras in the prison's history are mentioned, but Inglis has an article of its own.
The article on the Nicholas Street Gaol is about the gaol. If you want to have a specific article about the Ottawa Jail Hostel, then write one, with appropriate links to the article about the gaol. But don't just hijack another article.--JeffJ (talk) 01:10, 17 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

I went one step further: I took your edits and created a separate article about the Ottawa Jail Hostel. I truncated the history of the jail, leaving that for the Nicholas Street Gaol article. I hope this satisfies both our interests.--JeffJ (talk) 01:21, 17 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

If suggested, I would argue against a merge. Many different businesses have used a pre-existing building as is the case here. You cited the Rogers Centre as an example, however I would argue that that is a case of a facility retaining it's original use, but changing owners. The jail not only changed owners, but changed function. It became an entirely new entity even though it retained some of the previous motif. I believe that 2 separate articles serves better in that those interested the the gaol (or correctional facilities in general) have a clear source, and those interested in hostels (or similar) have a clear source. Each article caters to clearly differing avenues of interest. Anyway, we can debate further if the subject of a merge ever comes up.--JeffJ (talk) 02:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've left a comment on the Gaol talk page but subsequently noticed some discussion above. It would help if you write in the edit summary a description of your edit so we can track changes more easily. Michellecrisp (talk) 03:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

DonTrail picture not of the Don River edit

I reverted your picture of the Don River because it does not show the Don but is actually a scene from Taylor-Massey Creek. I suggest you add your picture to that article. Atrian (talk) 14:05, 9 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

August 2008 edit

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"Vandalism" edit

copied from my own talk...

Feel free to discuss it with another admin but my first warning to you was on August 10th. According to your contributions, you edited again on the 12th and 14th, with the 12th being yet another edit that violates COI guidelines as well as those on external links. You're perilously close to a spam block especially with your username. I suggest you keep those in mind, but like I said feel free to discuss it with another admin. TravellingCari 03:35, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

As a regular and responsible Wikipedian edit

It offends me that others can attempt to shoot down those trying to create goodwill. Its amazing the things people will find their time to do. Yuck TravelJournalNetwork (talk) 04:30, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

The guidelines are pretty clear at WP:SPAM. Creating goodwill is unfortunately not using Wikipedia as a vehicle of promotion. Michellecrisp (talk) 04:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
Folks are mostly giving of their time here to build a meaningful and helpful encyclopedia, not an Internet advertising/promotional site. Gwen Gale (talk) 05:55, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

"instructional articles" edit

  • I tend to think there is a bias about external links on wikipedia by wikipedians who may be addicted to the nature of the site. There is no clear discernment between who thinks what is advertising and what is actually instructional. TravelJournalNetwork (talk) 15:33, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
Pretty clear what is advertising. Even "interest sites" with sponsored ads are considered advertising. Wikipedia is pretty clear about this. Please reread WP:LINKS. Michellecrisp (talk) 23:49, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
  • I feel like some users tend to gang up on others. This isn't a street gang, it's a work of education meant to share as much relevant information as possible. Not a TupperWare club. The vandalism complaint stands and I feel a bit bullied having been a strong contributor over the last 5 months or so. TravelJournalNetwork (talk) 05:36, 16 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
  • You have made legitamite contributions and they've stood. Spam will not. It would have been well within any admin's right to block you by now. Tread carefully is good advice. Calling legit warnings vandalism is not. TravellingCari 20:38, 16 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

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