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List of colleges and universities in Oregon

This? Totally kicks butt. Thanks for the monumental improvement to that list! Are you in Oregon? Katr67 00:05, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

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FL Main page proposal

You either nominated a WP:FLC or closed such a nomination recently. As such, you are the type of editor whose opinion I am soliciting. We now have over 400 featured lists and seem to be promoting in excess of 30 per month of late (41 in August and 42 in September). When Today's featured article (TFA) started (2004-02-22), they only had about 200 featured articles and were barely promoting 20 new ones per month. I think the quality of featured lists is at least as good as the quality of featured articles was when they started appearing on the main page. Thus, I am ready to open debate on a proposal to institute a List of the Day on the main page with nominations starting November 1 2007, voting starting December 1 2007 and main page appearances starting January 1 2008. For brevity, the proposal page does not discuss the details of eventual main page content, but since the work has already been done, you should consider this proposal assuming the eventual content will resemble the current content at the featured content page. Such output would probably start at the bottom of the main page. The proposal page does not debate whether starting with weekly list main page entries would be better than daily entries. However, I suspect persons in favor of weekly lists are really voicing opinions against lists on the main page since neither TFA nor Picture of the day started as weekly endeavors, to the best of my knowledge. See the List of the Day proposal and comment at WP:LOTDP and its talk page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

User talk:Jack Merridew

Hi - and thanks for looking after my talk page. I'm not even sure what the beef was! --Jack Merridew 08:07, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

hey man thanks for the edit on The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin i didnt know that stuff bout punch magazine. the rumour holds that when idi amin heard the album he put a hit out for John Bird but i cant find any proof on it (JTB01 (talk) 13:55, 19 November 2007 (UTC))

October 2007

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LOTD proposal

You have nominated a recently successful WP:FL. There have been two recent proposals to begin a List of the Day feature on the main page, which have both received majorities but have not been approved as overwhelming support sufficient to change the main page. WP:LOTDP is a new proposal to try to get the ball rolling based on the original proposal. You can voice your thoughts on its talk page. Basically, what the proposal entails is attempting to run an official trial, and then vote after the trial run on whether to change the main page. Support to run a trial requires much less consensus than support to change the main page. Should we succeed at eventually getting such a feature on the main page it would tentatively look like this. Whether or not you support an experimental trial or not you should come discuss the matter at WP:LOTDP's talk page. I apologize if you have either already voiced your opinion on this matter or already tired of hearing about it.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 21:33, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Speedy notice

FYI, I did not create Carlton jakes, I simply did some dabbing and moved the article to Carlton Jakes for correct capitalization. Thanks for the notice anyway. DuncanHill 03:17, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Featured List of the Day Experiment

There have been a series of proposals to initiate a Featured List of the Day on the main page. Numerous proposals have been put forth. After the third one failed, I audited all WP:FL's in order to begin an experiment in my own user space that will hopefully get it going. Today, it commences at WP:LOTD. Afterwards I created my experimental page, a new proposal was set forth to do a featured list that is strikingly similar to my own which is to do a user page experimental featured list, but no format has been confirmed and mechanism set in place. I continue to be willing to do the experiment myself and with this posting it commences. Please submit any list that you would like to have considered for list of the day in the month of January 2008 by the end of this month to WP:LOTD and its subpages. You may submit multiple lists for consideration.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD) 15:47, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Gamma Zee

I already know you disagree with me, but I think this game meets the criterion of notability because of its mention on the websites I listed, and other discussion you can easily find via google. What's the difference between this page and, say, Captain Magneto? Or Crystal Quest? And I'd hardly recommend deleting those pages; you'd probably upset a number of users if you did. The wikipedia page doesn't need to contain very much information but I don't see why it should be deleted, and I don't see what harm is done by letting it stay. Personally, I think it adds something useful and relevant to wikipedia. Cazort (talk) 02:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Xivio

I have added references to the entry. I am not sure what I am to do with the warning regarding sources that you placed. I'm asking if the article meets the requirements, and leaving the warning up. I would appreciate any input, I'm fairly new at this. Thanks, --Gfenning (talk) 13:07, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

List of colleges and universities in Vermont

Hi -- I see you worked a lot on and got featured List of colleges and universities in Vermont. I'm looking at doing the same for New Hampshire, and I was hoping you could help me out. The "Type" category in the list is noted as coming from U.S. News, which is a simplification of the Carnegie Classification. Where are the U.S. News categorizations available? I couldn't find it on their website (where they didn't necessarily have an entry for every school, either), but maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Anyway, I'd appreciate your helps. Thanks! Dylan 16:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

They're listed on the individual college pages under "US News Ranking". For example, Daniel Webster College is a Baccalaureate College. I did cheat a bit and change "National university" to "Research university", since that seems to be the more common term. For the schools that US News doesn't include, you can find the Carnegie Classification in the NCES database. Toohool 06:21, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Sweet! Thanks. Dylan 22:17, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm back! This time, I'm working on List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island. My question is, how did you find out the names of defunct and out-of-state institutions in Vermont, making sure your list was comprehensive? I can't find any evidence of either type of school in Rhode Island, but I suspect I may just be missing the information. Dylan (talk) 05:32, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Here are two sites that list many closed colleges: [1] [2]. Neither is a reliable source, but they're a good starting point. And here's an index of a library collection of college catalogs that includes many defunct schools: [3]. I don't think there's any way to guarantee that such a list is comprehensive.. all we can do is try. Toohool (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Mascota, Jalisco

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AfD nomination of EC (programming language)

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Template:Las Vegas casinos

This was mostly set up to mirror the state reporting areas. So adding NLV is problematic. The resort corridor is part of the strip as reported as I understand it so this is the only breakout. If you want to section out NLV, it should be as a subset of the section those casinos are already in. I suppose that in hindsight, the resort corridor should be a subset of the strip. Vegaswikian (talk) 06:31, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Actually the Strat and Aztec are listed in downtown. So maybe some cleanup is needed. Comments? Vegaswikian (talk) 06:33, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

I would basically argue that Wikipedia templates should be organized around what makes the most sense to Wikipedia readers, not what makes sense to some government agency. If breaking out NLV in a separate section makes it more navigable (e.g. helping a user see what other casinos are nearby to the article they're reading), then we should do it. And I think if you look at most any travel guide, you'll find the Stratosphere filed under the Strip. Toohool (talk) 06:39, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Comments on Talk:Las Vegas

Thanks, I just assumed that it was someone else. I did not check to see who done it. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:57, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Moapa Town

The common name for the CDP is Moapa Town: nationwide, this is how we write about this type of community. You'll similarly not find unofficial names for places like "The Big Apple" or "The Windy City" or "Indy": they're abbreviations or thoroughly nicknames, but they're never the most common names for the official entity. Nyttend backup (talk) 02:02, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

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Speed – The Ride

Saw the bit about moving across from Mandalay Bay. Isn't that the location of the new wheel that is under construction? I have not seen anything about that area except that there were going to be some shops to support the wheel. Vegaswikian (talk) 05:24, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

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Census number reverts

The IP replaced sourced information with unsourced; all 2000 data are sourced with {{GR|2}} in the Demographics section. Nyttend (talk) 05:11, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

No, it doesn't — anything accessed on 2008-01-31 is unable to provide 2010 data. Nyttend (talk) 05:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

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Gold Strike Hotel

Merging building articles is generally not the best choice. Structures that were notable can and probably still should have an article since that building was in fact notable. If merged, both buildings still need an infobox. Also the categories should not all be included in the current article. Also, the old building should at least be a section to more cleanly handle redirects for the old name. Bottom line is that there is little if any advantage for merging building articles when one was destroyed. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

The building was not completely destroyed. The tower, which is the most visible part of the building, was hardly damaged in the fire. They both are notable enough to merit a separate article, but I feel a single article is the most effective way to present the information. WIthout knowing the whole history of the Gold Strike, you can't understand the Hacienda (e.g. how did it come to exist in the middle of a National Recreation Area? How did the current owners come to possess it? Why is the NPS not allowed to make an offer to buy the place?) Separate articles would by necessity have a lot of duplicated information. And not every building automatically has to have an infobox. Redirects are not a problem either, the relationship of the Gold Strike and the Hacienda is made quite clear in the lead paragraph. Toohool (talk) 18:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Lua requests

Hi Toohool, I noticed you worked on Lua scripts at Module:BaseConvert and Module:URL. I just created a request page for Lua scripts at Wikipedia:Lua requests and it'd be great if you could watchlist it to assist anyone who needs help with Lua scripts. Thanks! Dcoetzee 23:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

URL

There seem to be a few edge cases throwing errors from Module:URL. See for example:

• MWF
• Caiseal Mór
• Healthcare in Serbia
• Pilton, Devon

Also Category:Pages with script errors.

Dragons flight (talk) 02:04, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Lua Navbox Template

Regarding Navbox/lua, it all looks good, but I have one question. When I was constructing a rather large navbox, I wanted to have a graphic on the right that is top-aligned. In all of the testcases, it seems like the right-side graphics are center-aligned. Any chance of making an example that is top-aligned? --Abhidevananda (talk) 05:13, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks... just what I needed! Abhidevananda (talk) 05:24, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Navbox + Navbar

I added the functionality of {{navbar}} directly into Module:Navbox. Calling templates from Lua is a bit on the slow side, so I think this will offer better performance. I also exposed {{#invoke:Navbox | navbar }} which code be used to replace {{navbar}}. Please have a look, as a second set of eyes is always good. Dragons flight (talk) 00:19, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Navbox

I installed the Lua version in {{Navbox with collapsible groups}}. See additional comments at Template talk:Navbox. Dragons flight (talk) 01:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Are there any remaining issues with Module:Navbox, or would it make sense to install it to replace {{navbox}}? Dragons flight (talk) 04:23, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

I installed Navbox globally. Dragons flight (talk) 03:47, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Adding Oregon State University - Cascades to "List of colleges and universities in Oregon"

Re: listing Oregon State University - Cascades as a separate listing on the List of colleges and universities in Oregon:

On list of college and universities in Washington - a "future" branch campus is listed -

University of Washington, Seattle

   University of Washington, Bothell, Bothell
   University of Washington North Sound (future)
   University of Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma

We have been around since 2001 - We are a branch campus with local administration and enrollment, and a separate location from the main campus. Freshman can enroll in OSU-Cascades in our dual enrollment program with Central Oregon Community College. Whether we’re a 2+2 model, a four-year model, or if we use both models, we’re a distinct campus. We offer graduate degrees in teaching, counseling and an MFA starting this fall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swisschaz (talk • contribs) 16:54, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Whitespace bug

Hi Toohool. :) I've been using your Lua code for getting the arguments, and I've found what I suspect is a bug in it. Specifically, the issue is with this part:

    local args = {}
    for k, v in pairs(origArgs) do
        if v ~= '' then -- <-- this removes blanks, but not other kinds of whitespace
            args[k] = v
        end
    end

This rejects blank values, but accepts other kinds of whitespace, which I assume is not the behaviour you were expecting. I've set up Module:User:Mr. Stradivarius/whitespacebug to demonstrate it. It doesn't look like it actually makes any difference to the modules it's used in (for example, in Module:Navbox it gets caught by the trim() function) but it could cause unwanted behaviour in future code, so I thought I'd bring it up with you. I had a play around and it looks like the following code catches all the whitespace properly:

        if mw.ustring.match(v, "%S") then
            args[k] = v
        end

Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 15:57, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Module:HtmlBuilder

Hi.

htmlbuilder has some functions which are intentionally sililar to jQuery, which makes JS programmers on wp happy. this is actually very nice.

i'd like to ask that you teach it, just like jquery, to except tables as parameters to "attr" and to "css".

so one will be able to use

t.css( 'attribute', 'value' )
.css( 'att2', 'val2' )
.css( 'att3', 'val3' )

-- but also
tab1 = { attr1 = 'val1', att2 = 'val2', att3 = 'val3' }
tab2 = { attr4 = 'val4', att5 = 'val5', att6 = 'val6' }
t.css( tab1 )
.css( tab2 )

this will allow me to do some fun stuff that is more difficult now.

the reason is that some of the values might be constant, but may be called for multiple entities, so i could construct the table once, and then reuse it when constructing the html entities again and again. maybe more convincing argument will be "jQuery did it"...

same logic also holds for .attr(), but i must admit, i care much more about .css() at the moment.

peace - קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 23:07, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Westin Casuarina

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Online poker

Any idea where the Nevada start up news should go? One source is here. I'm thinking at least a section in Station Casinos but also in Ultimate Gaming which might be justified as an article. Vegaswikian (talk) 06:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Module:Infobox

Hello I have imported and adapted your Module:Infobox to italian wikipedia (it:Modulo:Infobox)), seemingly it works correctly in the test I'have done. But I see that it's still not in use on en.wikipedia, there is still some unsolved problem ?--Moroboshi (talk) 06:15, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

I was wondering about this as well. Are you worried about the issues with ref tags that you had with Module:Navbox? I don't think this is such a big deal - all it will mean is that if any infobox templates are affected, we will have to move the |below= parameter beneath the data parameters. Or maybe it is a different issue? Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 13:57, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Actually, I've just thought of a hack that I think could fix it in the module invocation, without us having to go and fix all the infoboxes. First, we could make the invocation at {{infobox}} something like {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox|below={{{below|}}}}}. Then, in the module, we could use pairs() on frame:getParent().args to get the arguments from the parent frame. At this point, there's still no telling whether we will be passed the below parameter before the data parameters or not. But after that, we could get the below parameter that is passed through to mw.getCurrentFrame().args via the #invoke statement. That way, the value of below passed directly by #invoke will always be processed after the data parameters. Or at least, that's how I think it should work - I haven't actually tested it yet. What do you think? — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 04:02, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, sorry, just saw your message. There's no problems with the module that I know of, other than the reflist issue. I just haven't taken the time and effort to push it forward. Feel free to pick it up and run with it if you want. As for that hack, my hunch is that it won't work, but it's worth a try. Toohool (talk) 03:27, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Lua and method chaining

Hi. I saw that you had implemented HtmlBuilder module. I would like to use this method chaining to create a kind of TableBuilder. Using table.insert(myTable, myString) is redundant (ex.). Based on a fluid interface, I would like to build a kind of:

local myTable = {} --or local myTable = TableBuilder.create()

maTable.insert("Lo").insert("rem")
       .insert("ipsum").insert("dolor")

return myTable.concat()

Knowing that I have no skill in pseudo-object in Lua, do you think this is possible? Best regards. Hlm Z. (talk) 14:39, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the link. Actually, I am looking for a fluid interface module for concatenate the string as HtmlBuilder. StringBuilder in the Lua stringtools library uses the token ":", which differs from object syntax used in HtmlBuilder. Using table.insert(myTable, myString) is better than myString = myString .. "Lorem", I just want to shorten table.insert(myTable, myString) → myTable.insert(myString). Hlm Z. (talk) 00:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

fr:Module:TableBuilder solved my problem. Best regards. Hlm Z. (talk) 11:55, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

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I'm working on the upcoming Capiunto MediaWiki extension for Wikimedia Deutschland. The extension is supposed to provide a Lua (Scribunto) Infobox module on all Wikimedia wikis in a consistent way, similar to the Module:Infobox on the English Wikipedia. As a base for this new extension we plan to use the already mentioned Module:Infobox. Because of this we kindly ask you to give us the permission to reuse your contributions to the modules Infobox and HtmlBuilder under the GNU General Public License v2 or newer (GPL v2+). That makes reusing the code easier for us and matches the license of the rest of the extension. To give us the permission to reuse the mentioned code under the GPL v2+, just reply to this message in an unambiguous manner. The diff in which you approved the code reuse under the GPL v2+ will be noted within the extension. Cheers, and thanks for your work - Hoo man (talk) 22:49, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Sure Hoo man, I'm happy to license my contributions to those and any other modules/templates under GPL v2 or later. Toohool (talk) 23:06, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply and the permissions to reuse your contributions under the GPL v2+. I will inform you by the time the extension passed initial code review and is ready to be installed. Cheers, Hoo man (talk) 16:08, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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Input requested on HtmlBuilder/mw.html

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Module:Sidebar

Is Module:Sidebar in working condition? If so, why is it not currently in use by Template:Sidebar? Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:19, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

@Jackmcbarn: It was working to the extent that I had tested it the last time that I worked on it. I pushed it out to be used in {{sidebar with collapsible lists}}, but I just lost steam and never got around to finishing the testing and making the edit request for {{sidebar}}. At a minimum, there have been a couple changes to {{sidebar}} since then that may require equivalent changes in the module. Toohool (talk) 22:36, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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Vegas arenas

Saw your edits to Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area‎. I had been wondering if we need an article to cover all of the proposed arenas so we can keep naming straight? Maybe a list? Vegaswikian (talk) 17:55, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

@Vegaswikian: I think we could just add links to them in the Arenas section of Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.. "Arenas in the Las Vegas Valley" seems a little thin to be a standalone article.. though it might be nice to get rid of the articles on all the vaporware arenas by merging them into one article (Silver State Arena, New Las Vegas Arena, and Downtown Las Vegas Arena). Toohool (talk) 22:40, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

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Casinos

Hi, thanks for your Sands edits. I've noticed you've done a lot of good work on hotels and casinos. Obviously Sands is at GAR but I wondered if you'd be up for promoting something like Caesar's Palace with me? A core article worth expanding.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:19, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks.. I probably wouldn't be very good at coordinating efforts on an article. I tend to get distracted quickly and go for stretches without much wiki-editing time. If you go for it, I'll probably jump in with some edits to help here and there, but can't promise anything. Toohool (talk) 18:49, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Showcase Mall

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Unincorporated towns in Nevada

I notice you keep changing town types to "unincorporated towns". Can you provide references indicating that each one is in fact, legally, an unincorporated town? Nevada law is specific on this, so if its not an unincorporated town, then you shouldn't list it as such. Famartin (talk) 03:45, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@Famartin: I see you've added the references yourself, thank you. I was simply undoing another editor who changed those infobox entries en masse (probably being unaware of the special status of unincorporated towns in Nevada). Toohool (talk) 04:32, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Heathriel

I see you undid all of my edits - I'm curious as to why. You marked them all as spam/Promotional, however I am well aware of the wikipedia guidelines and provided the best source links I could on each subject. For example, Kim MacQuarrie is a recognized expert on Incas and Peru (via National Geographic, PBS, Discovery Channel, producer of Guidebooks, the country of Peru, etc), and the link I provided was to an updated version of a book or articles that contains the information that was missing from those pages. Where should I have linked to other than his site?

And as for Vegas, I provided an (unbiased) link explaining Hsieh's ongoing support for the Downtown Project, which is what the original article was about. I can provide different ones, although it is difficult to find ones that are purely informational due to the controversial nature of the project.

I'll gladly update them with different links, as there are thousands out there supporting each. I'd just like to know what would pass your particular barometer.

Heathriel (talk) 15:52, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

@Heathriel: Your own company's blog is not a reliable source and you are strongly discouraged from linking to it by Wikipedia's conflict of interest policy. It looks to me like you are also trying to promote Kim MacQuarrie (e.g. linking to a reprint of an LATimes article from his web site, rather than citing the LATimes directly, and linking to his site from Moray (Inca ruin) where the linked page says nothing about the article topic). If you want to improve these articles, you can start by linking to sources that you are not affiliated with or promoting. For example, there have been probably hundreds of newspaper articles about the Downtown Project that you could link to. Toohool (talk) 19:40, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

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AC tallest

Tump Taj Mahal 143.21 m (469.8 ft) Bally's Atlantic City 114.30 m (375.0 ft)

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Re: Hilton Worldwide article request

On second thought, I believe it is still incorrect to include "Blackstone Group" in the infobox in any capacity. Since Hilton Worldwide is a publicly traded company, it is actually incorrect for anyone to be called an "owner" and the parameter guidelines for the infobox say (my bold): "Use this parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. Do not use this field for publicly traded companies. When listing a company as an owner, use the full legal name of the entity that holds the ownership stake in the article's subject company." Would you mind eliminating Blackstone Group from the infobox altogether?

Thanks again for your time and assistance. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:19, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Ok friend. I will only make edits with sources and research that is qualified and undeniable. Thank you for making me a better contributor. Forgive my earlier indiscretions.

Dirroli and Landry's

Just to let you know, I have warned Dirroli about edit warring regarding Landry's, if he continues to revert the changes I think it would be best if he was reported to WP:AN3 as he appears to a die hard edit warrior with previous blocks for violating the the three reverts rule. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 18:50, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Previous blocks (plural)? Why don't you show us these previous blocks. Using drama, collusion and threats to substantiate inserting unreliable sources is an interesting tactic. I am not the only editor who has explained this to the two of you. Also, you may want to take a look at your buddy Toohool's edit warring in the article. Dirroli (talk) 22:22, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

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RE: Mobile gambling article

It's no spam, I've just left this link leading to reviews of casino regulations in different countries. And one more question: why other 4 references are not spam? They seem to be commercial, don't they? Thanks in advance for you reply, Ilanta Petersen (talk) 09:15, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

@Ilanta Petersen: I don't know if the other 4 references are spam or not, but I do know that "latestcasinobonuses.com" does not satisfy Wikipedia's policy about reliable sources. Toohool (talk) 21:15, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Trump Org Revenue

The $611 million figure came from the total of all the revenue reported from each business entity. See this CNN source for confirmation Oriole7 (talk) 05:52, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

@Oriole7: I looked at the filing and I don't see that number anywhere, and the CNN source you are citing does not even mention the Trump Organization. Toohool (talk) 20:42, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

@Toohool: You're not going to find that figure in the filing unless the add the aggregate of all the revenues from each business entity, which happens to make up the Trump Organization. All of the entities in the filing are collectively referred to and do business as The Trump Organization. See . The income reported is actually not Trump's personal net income, but rather gross revenues see . Oriole7 (talk) 22:06, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

@Oriole7: I think you are probably correct, but this is clearly over the WP:OR line. You've got CNN saying "Trump's income from all his 500 companies was $611M, but it's unclear if that's gross or net" (based on the May 2016 filing) plus a guy on TV in March 2016 who says "Trump has been reporting gross revenues as his income", plus a letter from his lawyers saying "The Trump Organization consists of all his 500 companies". And you're putting that all together to say "The Trump Organization had gross revenue of $611M." It's synthesis. Toohool (talk) 22:43, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

@Toohool: Ah, thanks! I wasn't aware of that rule. Still new here. I have removed the figure If I find a more concrete source I will repost. Oriole7 (talk) 23:41, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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