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Hey Tony hello!!! Hey, look!, that autoconfirmed stuff I was objecting to last year and which you explained did something on my behalf!!! look >>> [2], it did!!!. I am glad I kept it! Thanks!!! Mercy11 (talk) 01:57, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Tony, there is a BIG problem in the list of governors of PR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Puerto_Rico) but I don't know how to fix it. I thought maybe you can figure out the cause because I am at my wits ends and have no clue how this problem is possible despite spending a considerable amt of time on this.
This problem is this:
There was a succession of 5 governors in 1898:
Ricardo de Ortega y Diez
Andrés González Muñoz
Ricardo de Ortega y Diez
General Manuel Macías Casado
Ricardo de Ortega y Diez
with one of them being this Ricardo de Ortega y Diez. Well, this Ricardo de Ortega y Diez has the picture of an athlete (one Ariel Ortega) in the List of Governors article - obviously not the Spanish Generalissimo picture you would expect!!!!!!!!!!
The odd thing is that when you click on the name for Ricardo de Ortega y Diez, Wikipedia brings up an article about him and, within that article, Wikipedia shows the correct picture for him ([[3]]). But even more monumentally odd is that both, that picture of Ricardo de Ortega y Diez showing in his article and the picture of the athlete as accessed via the List of Governors of PR article, both of them point to the same "File:Ortega.jpg".
I am clueless. I would like to fix it but don't know how. Some weeks ago, HQ worked on it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mercy11#List_of_Governors) and he knew of a similar problem dealing with the PRBL logo. HQ believes it's related to persistent cache. But wow! this stuff is months old...plus I believe it also happens with other computers that have never been to the List of Governors [4] page before. (I am not sure about this one but intend to check it out within the next day or two).
Are you having the same problem I am having from your PC? Of course, your PC has probably been to List of Governors before, making yours a bad test case (i.e., if your PC displays the Argentinian atlethe in the List of Governors, it could still be blamed on the cache theory...)
FYI, at least at one point, the atlethe's article had the picture of the General in it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ariel_Ortega&direction=next&oldid=336334473) also!!!!
This whole experience makes me mistrust Wikipedia quite a bit for the first time - if the pic for the Governor is wrong, how many other things might be wrong also???
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you comrade! Mercy11 (talk) 01:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Sorry about the avalanche of messages. Was wondering if you could help me lock Cinco de Mayo. I know this is probably not within your wikiprojects, but I don't know about a policy prohibiting an admin from locking a page that's outside his project circle. I requested a lock in the past ([5]) and it got done([6]& [7]), but only for a month.
I don't know if its the beer associated with it but seems vandals were just waiting persistenly until the lock expired to jump on the article and ruin it. Well, it's happened now again for a 3rd time (at least since I got involved, about 2 months ago). A quick look a the article's history in just the last 7 or so days ([8]) reveals what I mean. And with the real 5 de mayo calendar day just 2 weeks away, the vandalism is only bound to get worse and these kids are just now starting to plan their 5 de Mayo beer parties. In short, can you lock the article? The longer the lock, the better. Thanks! Mercy11 (talk) 02:04, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez Referenced in Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Combat_Action_Medal
Bio Here: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=15998
Quazgaa (talk) 14:31, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Tony - Certain edits that you made to the Carmen Gonzalez page are incorrect. For example - the restaurant is no longer open, and the Esquire quote had been edited and written in a way that it was grammatically correct, so the punctuation that you removed needed to be there. Additionally, it did not require its own section because, as Wikipedia Help representatives indicated, it is not 'encyclopedic' so I don't understand why that change was made.
I am aware that we are allowed to make edits to other Wikipedia pages. But in the future, before making these kinds of edits without proper research, I suggest that you contact the original editor to review your ideas. If you have any doubts, please review the following link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OWN
Thank you.
Dchiodi7 (talk) 02:35, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Finally found a Pic, Uploaded the memorial image here:
Recomend the addition of the Memorial to her article. Still working on the others boss. Cuidate Quazgaa (talk) 18:05, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Three Down, Uploaded Memorial Image Here:
She also has a Memorial in her Name. More Images can be Uploaded here for updating her article: http://dma.wi.gov/dma/news/2009News/JASG32_09-014.asp.
Also notice the Spelling of Inez with a Z.
Quazgaa (talk) 00:50, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
I don't even know what provoked this. I'm not really sure why Marines seem to need to lash out when I work on Wikipedia (reverting vandalism or crap additions would be my best guess). Mind taking care of this? bahamut0013wordsdeeds 18:41, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Some abuse found here, here, here, and here. Quazgaa (talk) 18:50, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Good Morning:
We are editing the wikipedia page for CPT Ivan Castro under his direction. I see that changes were made to some of the items we edited yesterday because of "unsourced mess". How do we site him as the source? The changes we are maknig coming directly from him under the direction of LTC Dummar.
Thank You,
2LT Basquez —Preceding unsigned comment added by CPTCastro1234 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
I wanted to speak to him personally and was given a phone number by Brig. Gen. Hector Pagan, but unfortunately I lost it. In regard to your question. You can list the additional decorations or any other information here and I will do the rest. Tell Capt. Castro that I am proud of him and that I believe him to be a positive and inspirational role model for our youth. That is why I wrote about him. Tony the Marine (talk) 18:32, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thanks for all your contributions to the hispanics in the civil war page. Its looking great! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1kn0wtruth (talk • contribs) 05:01, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Tony, and thanks fpr your help, support, contributions, etc etc to the 5 de mayo article and its surrondings...I don't know if you ever monitored that article before, but every year is the same story, vandalism left and right, etc.
I was wandering if you wouldn't mind taking a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce,_Puerto_Rico#U.S._Invasion . It is about military history, and I know that's one of your forte. ...Maybe the wording is not right somewhere, or it can be tweaked somewhere else. Maybe you have suggestions somewhere. Maybe the cited references have not been paraphrased entirely well, whatever. If you can, it would be great! If not, well, it won't be!!! Thanks!!! Mercy11 (talk) 00:19, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Info can be found [here]
She is Cited in Wiki as having received the Presidential Citizens Medal [here].
Quazgaa (talk) 15:55, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
No se mucho de ella. Tengo que ponerme al dia. Sera familiar del exjefe de la corte suprema Trias Monge? Otra cosa, cambiando el tema un poco, sabes como un articulo se hace miembro de un projecto? Ejemplo son los articlulos de los temporales en la isla como santa clara, y cipriano, que debastaron la ilsa deben estar en el wikiprojecto de PR no crees? Mercy11 (talk) 21:19, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I see there is already a wiki article on Trias - great because they are best started by someone more knowledgable on the subject - or at least have a zeal for it. As I have time I'll try & review it a bit. For now I found a spelling error ;-) Check out the hurricane pages when you can- they seem half decent. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 02:21, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey Tony; what happened here? I don't really like this new format, it not only looks plain, but the "search" function is located in an odd place. When did it go "live"? By the way, have you been following Javier Culson? - Caribbean~H.Q. 01:46, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi (again) I 've been trying to find out the DOB of this guy, but don't seem to find it anywhere. Isn't the DOB of all armed forces personnel (and especially high-ranking public servants) public record? Thanks, Mercy11 (talk) 03:13, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Description:
On 28 September 1925, Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph B. Aviles transferred from the U.S. Navy to the Coast Guard. Born in Puerto Rico, Aviles became the first known Hispanic-American chief petty officer in the Coast Guard. During World War II he received a war-time promotion to chief warrant officer, becoming the first Hispanic American to reach that level as well.
From USCG site. fyi... There are many more Hispanic-American USCG accomplishments listed on the link, although with limited information and almost no Biographical data. Quazgaa (talk) 13:57, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Great Article Tony! Got some Constructive Comments: This question arises because I am familiar with the US Navy (served 6 years). The Term Chief Gunner's Mate to me is a Chief Petty Officer with the rating of Gunner's Mate (E-7). So If he was not the First Hispanic Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy then who was? Quazgaa (talk) 13:06, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Tony. Even tough I dislike the way that Puerto Ricans were forcefully introduced to war on behalf of the states, I respect the work that people like you do to defend what's ours. You deserve recognition for your great work as a professional as well as you quality as a friend. This day should not commemorate senseless wars, invasions or violence... It should serve to remember the kind of people that undertake the task, the souls lying behind worn-out uniforms and irrelevant flags.
Rodriguez-Trias has one interesting story; I would like to know more about her work in the Middle East, its so rare seeing someone from the "developed world" going there to do something constructive. - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:04, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, hope you are having a great weekend!!! Mercy11 (talk) 21:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Vicente Balbás Capó might be of interest to you. Mercy11 (talk) 04:09, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Might be of some interest to you, this box:
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This image, which was originally uploaded with an assertion of Public Domain status, was reviewed on 2010-06-3 by the administrator or trusted user — Tony the Marine • Talk • , who confirmed the status of public domain within the United States. This work should not be transferred to Commons unless it is also public domain in the country of origin. (If this work is public domain in the country of origin it should be transferred to Commons). |
I think it is beneficial to add this verification to images, especially since source links tend to change over time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quazgaa (talk • contribs) 13:11, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Quazgaa (talk) 13:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Good stuff in here if you haven't read it yet. About 50mb PDF file.
http://www.navy.mil/navco/pages/ssp/reference/hispanics-def.pdf
Quazgaa (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, consider adding a link to List of Puerto Ricans of African descent under "See also" for Juano Hernández. Thanks!--Lawrlafo (talk) 18:16, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello Tony,
Been trying to "Contribute" to the National Register of Historic Places-listed Puerto Rico. These Images are posted here. It seems these images have been Challenged as non-public domain images although there are listed as Public Access. Anyways, All of these images were taken by personel hired by the Puerto Rican State Historic Preservation office link (State Govt Entitiy). I am inquiring to see if OTRS permission can be obtained for all images taken by PRSHP officers like was done with ((PD-PRGov-OfficialPortraits)) and ((PD-PRGov-IPC)). There are hundreds of these images on the NPS focus website and I think they would be beneficial to the respective articles in question. Discussion can be viewed here on my talk page. Thanks for your Help! Quazgaa (talk) 14:48, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
No Problemo Tony, Poco a Poco se llega lejos. All Photos are on Hold now and the image Nazi's are being reasonable and awaiting verdict. Some photos are actually done by private architecture companies for PRSHPO. Others where taken by PRSHPO officers (Govt. Employees) and others by IPC (Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña). TY for your help!--Quazgaa (talk) 14:35, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Please contact me at quantumvision2@yahoo.com. I have information prepared for an article including confirmed reference links to publications but need someone with knowledge how to arrange in appropriate Wikipedia format who is supportive of Puerto Rican/Latino info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quantumvision (talk • contribs) 19:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Tony, check out my comment of your edit at Antonio Barceló's talk page. Pr4ever (talk) 01:11, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Everything's fine, but spending less time editing. I've felt somewhat disillussioned with fights among editors, etc. but you can count on my support. Pr4ever (talk) 01:28, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Martínez Nadal's and Barceló's infobox says they're the "Incumbent" Senate Presidents. I don't know how to edit that out. When you do, I'll be learning! Pr4ever (talk) 10:58, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Looks great - very little editing required. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 06:01, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Added some other ideas. Use the ones you like, toss out the ones you don't. The article looks very clean and lean (not wordy) the way you built it. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 11:57, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
Nowhere, I was just using it like the Socorro name, as a placeholder, and was just suggesting that if you know her profession & town, it would run smoother with the already present profession and employer of her brother. BTW, I -was- suggesting you could eliminate the surnames because it seems customary in obituaries (thou maybe not in encyclopedias, thou I believe there too) to drop all surnames of the surviving children. Sorry about teh confusion. Take care, Mercy11 (talk) 02:06, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Tony. I created the category LGBT people of Puerto Rican descent after another Wikipedian deleted 14 entries from Category:LGBT people from Puerto Rico on the grounds that those people were US based or born. The new category I created is now being considered for merging with Category:LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people, which would eliminate the possibility to easily link the two groups of Puerto Ricans. Perhaps you can comment on this.--Lawrlafo (talk) 03:28, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Tony, I hate to ask this, but I have to: can you delete File:USMC Letter.jpg? Some bureaucrat in the wing headquarters found it and is making noise about the command letterhead being used for personal correspondance. It won't be a total loss, since the WikiSource document has the transcript. I don't really want to see it go, but this is to cover my butt since I technically am in the wrong here. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 17:35, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Happy fathers day!!! I was wondering if you could help me restore the article Nu Sigma Beta. I was the one that asked for the deletion. And when i attempted to place the article back, they deleted it saying it was copy-edited from a web site. Even thou that web site stated that it had copy pasted it FROM WIKIPEDIA!!, Hope you can help me out. If the one deleted 20 February 2010 could be restored then even better. Gracias como siempre! El Johnson (talk) 18:29, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the note! I really don't think that it should be in mainspace in the condition it was when I deleted it, but I can't imagine why I would decline a good-faith request for userfication. I need to run (almost time to leave for evening church), but I'll restore it later; or you can feel free to do it if you want. Nyttend (talk) 21:19, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thanks again El Johnson (talk) 03:19, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
take a look http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Malleus_Fatuorum&diff=prev&oldid=369482765 El Johnson (talk) 03:16, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Tony, I have a question for you. Is it acceptable Wikipedia practice to have exactly the same paragraph appear in six different articles? The text in question is the following (or some version thereof):
This same text (rewritten for the person's first name) appears in six articles:
I was just curious, because this seems strange to me and not good practice (to have the same text repeated, verbatim, in six articles). I suggested that it be changed in Talk:Carlos Monsiváis. Thanks!--Lawrlafo (talk) 08:59, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Hola Tony, I was wondering if you could take a look at a few pictures I uploaded since you have experience giving fair rational and such and I fear they are going to be deleted:
Thanks for any help you can give me.El Johnson (talk) 13:08, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
I emailed the blogger and he said he did not mind that the images are used in wiki as long as he is credited, does that help at all?El Johnson (talk) 19:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Images are being tagged thus by interested parties: ((PermissionOTRS|ticket=https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketID=5082940))
I think I like the one in your workshop better...
Quazgaa (talk) 00:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Might want to take a look a recent additions I made to this article, especially this section, [[10]], as I moved things around a bit. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 04:46, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Humm, how about moving Trias and Lluberas to under the "Physicians" sections to add to De la Pila? Clearly they were/are physicians mopst prominently and then their other stuff second. ALSO, it would present that there have been prominent physicians and health care professional among Puerto Ricans. Your take?
Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 04:51, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I was on vacation and couldn't get to WP stuff as quickly as before, but looks like you've taken care of things. Thanks! Mercy11 (talk) 04:47, 11 July 2010 (UTC) Yeah! it looks good! Mercy11 (talk) 02:58, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Tony, Your time and effort spent on the PRSHPO has inspired me to create an award and make you the first recipient:
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The Hats Off Barnstar | |
This Hats Off Barnstar award goes to Tony the Marine for his dedication and support in acheiving PD status for a multitude of images from PRSHPO. This single contribution, which goes above and beyond Wikipedia, will greatly contribute to Puerto Rican related articles. Bravo Zulu! My Hats off to you Tony. Quazgaa (talk) 14:07, 6 July 2010 (UTC) |
Wow Tony, I did not know you had one. I am Speechless, but I can still type to say: un millon de Gracias! Quazgaa (talk) 00:35, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey Tony, while working with the project's assessment backlog this article came up. To be honest, I just can't see what exactly makes him "notable" enough to meet the standards. As a matter of fact the article itself is written more like a resumé than anything else (WP:VANITY?). What do you think? - Caribbean~H.Q. 09:06, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
nice article, very interesting man, BTW did you watch the inauguration for Mayaguez 2010??El Johnson (talk) 22:05, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
I never heard of him but I am interested since I am very interested in metaphysical studies. I want to write an article on Carlos Martin, who is one of the leading experts on ufology. He has written about numerous incidents about extraterrestial encounters in Puerto Rico, especially heavy activity in Lago Cartagena (Cabo Rojo), El Yunque, and Vieques. He recently interviewed a nuyorican family from Rincon who had a series of paranormal activity. The incidents scared them so much they moved. They have signed sworn statements and even filmed (using a cell phone camera) what is reportedly a spacecraft in the wooded area behind their home. Eerie, but worthy of investigation.--XLR8TION (talk) 22:06, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
I know you are very good with pictures, graphics, diagrams, OTRS, copyrights, and the like, so I am wondering how you would address this problem. Turns out that the Ponce government coat of arms was uploaded in very low resolution, and it's almost useless if you want to follow the short narrative here > Ponce coat of arms. I found another one at this location (http://boricuaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=1) that has a much greater resolution. But that site says Copyright, bla, blah, blah, which makes no sense cause a C-O-A is a C-O-A, so they must have taken it from some other site themselves, such as here>>> (MUNICIPIO). How would go about justifiying an upload of a coat-of-arms with greater resolution? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks. Mercy11 (talk) 22:12, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks guys, I brought it in claiming PD due to over 75 years since the death of the author, and no one's complained yet. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 21:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
No I haven't heard of him. Was he born in Ponce ??? ;-) (heheee) Mercy11 (talk) 23:00, 20 July 2010 (UTC) As you might have noticed, I have been involved in a series (yes, series) of new article creation in the recent past (Ponce mayors, Ponce NRHP, barrios of Ponce, prominent Ponceños,,,etc). If it sounds there is a Ponce trend here it is becuase there is! As I looked around this place I realized that, not only Ponce hurricanes (San Felipe II, uffff), but many other things were missing here, so I took it upon myself to help with that. Meaning, I have been involved in what you -- Tony -- have been involved yourself for some time >>> bios. As I don't have the breath of PR bio knowledge you have, I have been content to concentrate in Ponceño bios. So, no, I had no heard about Margenat, but I am not surprised you had! Cheers, °°°° Mercy11 (talk) 21:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC) °°°°
Since you have an interest in Puerto Rico, would you be interested in joining the Spanish Wikipedia's Puerto Rico project? It is at es:Wikiproyecto:Puerto Rico - It is a daughter project of ES's USA project. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:16, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi. The infobox to this article (Arnaldo Darío Rosado) says he died in Villalba. Hummm, I doubt it. Was he not murdered at Cerro Maravilla itself? Was he taken wounded to a hospital in Villalba and then died in Villalba? I suspect the place of death is incorrectly recorded in the infobox. To the best of my knowledge Cerro Maravilla is shared between Ponce and Jayuya ([11]), but definitely not by Villalba. In fact some sources (http://www.elyunque.com/forests.html) identify Cerro Maravilla as entirely within Ponce. Not to be corny, but did he die on the Jayuya or the Ponce side of the mountain??? What do you think (as far as changing the name of the municipality where he died in the infobox)? Cheers, Mercy11 (talk) 01:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
The infobox for Pedro Albizu Campos is kind of strange. It doesn't seem to have a place for his titles, religion, political party, education, birth place and date, etc, etc. Can it be modified w/o destroying the 3 hidden boxes in there now? Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 04:43, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
Tony, I noticed that her infobox is in the same situation as Albizu Campos'. Maybe it, too, should be fixed to look like Albizu's??? I wonder now if every bio in that series is like that and if they should all be reviewed for updating. Just a comment. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 23:06, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Sup Tony,
Came by the article on Fort Buchanan and was suprised as to how much history is lacking here. I started but decided that this editor should make way for someone more qualified for the task of fixing this up. I hope you are interested, If not, let me know and I can give a crack at it. I am just not ready to write articles as yet (this one probably needs a new rewrite). I did add a reference of its history though. Once I am a Jedi like you I will most probably take a more active role at "Bulk" editing. Thanks Tony! QuazGaa 20:02, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey Tony, I have been slowed a bit by my PC (it is a malfunctioning piece of junk), but this is the first of a series of articles in my list. Just letting you know that it is ready, in case that you can work some of the old magic. Regards, - Caribbean~H.Q. 20:41, 28 July 2010 (UTC)