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==schools & categories==
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Categories are tricky, especially when there's not a whole lot of content to need categorization. I'll see if I can make some sense of it. Thanks for the heads up. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 16:34, 28 April 2006 (PDT)
<div style="text-align: center">'''Archives'''</div>
:: OK, I made [[List of School Systems]] and [[Homewood School System]] both feed into [[:Category:School systems]], which is then a subcategory of [[:Category:Schools]]. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 16:39, 28 April 2006 (PDT)
# [[User talk:Lkseitz/Archive 1|April&ndash;August 2006]]
# [[User talk:Lkseitz/Archive 2|September&ndash;December 2006]]
# [[User talk:Lkseitz/Archive 3|January&ndash;December 2007]]
# [[User talk:Lkseitz/Archive 4|January&ndash;December 2008]]
# [[User talk:Lkseitz/Archive 5|January&ndash;December 2009]]
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==Stubs==
==Sterling Foster==
(To [[User talk:Dystopos]])
* I meant to have taken the dates from the SHPC page. I must have used the wrong set. My bad. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 15:33, 9 April 2010 (PDT)
I've created a stub template and category. I added a few of the articles I've stubbed out just to get a feel for how it works. Do we want to follow the Wikipedia model of having a whole bunch of stub categories (and templates)? --Lkseitz 18:32, 30 May 2006 (PDT)


* Nice addition. I think we could start off with major categories and work down as necessary. It makes sense, I think, to have biography stubs as a separate category. Probably schools too. Whatever we have a lot of I guess. Welcome back. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 19:04, 30 May 2006 (PDT)
==Templates==
* It might be a good idea to start a [[Bhamwiki:Templates]] page to document what's available. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 09:52, 27 April 2010 (PDT)
** Agreed.  I'll see if I can get to it soon. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:50, 27 April 2010 (PDT)
** Behold, [[Bhamwiki:Templates]]. Kinda lengthy, but there you go.  BTW, [[Bhamwiki:Licensing templates]] needs to be updated and I don't have permissions to do it. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 15:19, 4 May 2010 (PDT)
*** Awesome. I took the lazy way out and unprotected it. (I still have two years of homicide prosecutions to review, and then the Birmingham Americans...) --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 15:23, 4 May 2010 (PDT)
**** Okay, [[Bhamwiki:Licensing templates]] is updated, [[Bhamwiki:Media templates]] has been written, and the media templates categorized into [[:Category:Media templates|their own category]].  It looks like [[Template:Fair use-ad|ads]], [[Template:Fair use-Logo|logos]], and [[Template:Fair use-Program|programs]] still need media templates, as those three types of things still have individual fair use templates.  I suspect it was something you were going to do, took a break from, and then forgot about.  I might work on it in the future, but not today. If you want to, I think the following templates can be deleted, but you might want to double-check that we're not using them: [[Template:Fair use-Book]],[[Template:Fair use-CD]], and [[Template:Fair use-Program]]. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 12:12, 5 May 2010 (PDT)
***** I'm intimidated by the number of edits needed to replace the logo template. Any ideas? --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 14:09, 5 May 2010 (PDT)
****** I hadn't looked at the numbers. Over 600, eh?  Well, maybe logos can just continue to be a special case, then.  And in case you were wondering why I said the program fair use template could be deleted, I meant to say [[Template:Fair use-Postcard]]. (And it's redirect, [[Template:Fair use-Post card]].)  Sorry, I trimmed the wrong thing after I copied & pasted. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 07:32, 6 May 2010 (PDT)
* On the UAB template, you might want to add the latest residence hall, [[NFR_Hall]] to the Housing section. [[User:Robert Matthews|Robert Matthews]] ([[User talk:Robert Matthews|talk]]) 08:41, 19 August 2016 (PDT)
** Thanks and done. You're always welcome to modify them yourself. It may seem intimidating, but just adding an entry is a copy, paste, and change the link. And if you just can't get it, you can always undo your changes. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] ([[User talk:Lkseitz|talk]]) 07:53, 20 August 2016 (PDT)


==Award==
==4th Avenue==
[[Image:Key to the wiki.jpg|left|125px]]
* Right on. I started that article once, but didn't take care to save intermittently (or to compose it in wordpad or something) and lost it to a power interruption. That kind of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 16:48, 9 August 2010 (PDT)
This award is given on July 18, 2006 in recognition of and appreciation for your hard work on behalf of BhamWiki. Thank you. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 11:23, 18 July 2006 (PDT)
** Yeah, I hate losing work like that and also really hate redoing it.  I was looking at the [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]] list and 4th Avenue North was the highest ranked article that wasn't a year or a big event (e.g. World War II), so I thought I'd knock it out. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 10:43, 10 August 2010 (PDT)
*** I'm so glad to hear you're working on that WWII article, now! Here's a template ([http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1348 EofA]) and a good read: ([http://books.google.com/books?id=YQQNlqfprrMC&lpg=PP1&ots=Ibilatxqvv&dq=Forth%20to%20the%20Mighty%20Conflict%3AAlabama&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false 0817350276]) --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 11:05, 10 August 2010 (PDT)
**** Nice try, but I wouldn't know to begin how to summarize World War II for Bhamwiki.  I think 1978 is more of a scale that I could handle. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:19, 10 August 2010 (PDT)


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==1978 or 1977?==
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All of your "Context" entries on the [[1978]] page reference [[1977]] but they do not match the Context entries on the 1977 page.  I am confused.  [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 14:35, 27 August 2010 (PDT)
==Style==
* It's called, "I copied from 1977 and removed all but the beginnings of the sentences, then forgot to change the year as I filled it out."  Fixed now. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 14:46, 27 August 2010 (PDT)
This is a minor request, and a matter of preference, but I prefer not to use periods at the end of abbreviations unless the abbreviated letters are missing from the end of the word. I made a note of it at [[Bhamwiki:Style]] a while ago when I noticed I was doing it. Feel absolutely free to use your own judgment, but in my opinion it won't be necessary to patrol every article for consistency with either preference. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 13:55, 2 August 2006 (PDT)
:*I figured but wasn't 100% sure. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 14:54, 27 August 2010 (PDT)


==State routes==
== RReach reverts ==
You may be interested in a discussion in progress on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:State_route_naming_conventions_poll Wikipedia:State route naming conventions poll] --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 16:26, 22 August 2006 (PDT)
When you reverted Ray Reach's web site listings, you also removed several album covers he'd added previously ([[James Clark (singer)|1]], [[Mark Dunn|2]], [[UAB SuperJazz featuring Ellis Marsalis|3]], [[Magic City Jazz Orchestra|4]], [[Amy Drinkwater|5]], [[Doc Snow|6]]).  Was that intentional? --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:31, 26 January 2011 (PST)
* No. Oops. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 11:32, 26 January 2011 (PST)
** Fixed 'em. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 15:14, 26 January 2011 (PST)
*** You're a peach. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 15:16, 26 January 2011 (PST)


==succession boxes==
== BBSs ==
Nice work with the boxes. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 22:25, 22 September 2006 (PDT)
* Bring it. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 19:53, 5 August 2011 (PDT)


==portal==
==Almanac==
* I'm taking a stab at preparing a "portal" on sustainability topics for a [[Catalyst4Birmingham]] task force to use. You can see my progress at [[BhamWiki:Sustainability]]. For our own purposes, I'm planning to someday set up similar portals for history, sports, business, music, etc. -- Right now, though, there are a couple of things I don't know how to fix and I wondered if you could help. I've used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Earth_sciences Wikipedia's Portal:Earth sciences]] as a model. (With the difference that I've decided to use the BhamWiki: namespace for our portals). The first difference I see is that WP's portal puts the included text into the box where mine drops it below. The second difference is that the "edit" links in the WP header bars actually take you somewhere, where our don't. And third, the subpages in the WP portal have links back to the main portal, where mine doesn't. -- Any thoughts? --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 16:43, 10 October 2006 (PDT)
* Got a pamphlet, "Alabama Anniversary: 365 Events of Significance in the History of Alabama" prepared by the Alabama Historical Association, published by WAPI-WAFM-WABT in 1953. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]]


:#The problem with the text being outside the boxes is a &lt;/div&gt; is getting inserted immediately after the one that opens to contain the text.  Unfortunately, I cannot determine the cause for this.  It doesn't appear to be in a template; rather it looks like something the software's doing (but I could be mistaken).
==1922 & 1924 Bham city directories==
:#The edit buttons not working seems to have to do with the "<nowiki>{{#if:{{{section|}}}|&section={{{section|}}}}}}}</nowiki>" bit in the template.  This is called a predefined template over on Wikipedia.  I'm suspecting this predefined template simply doesn't exist on BhamWiki, thus it doesn't do anything.  You might try taking that bit out. I think, for your purposes, the links will work without it.
* Supposedly online, but I'm not having success viewing them. ([http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&vl(freeText0)=Business+enterprises+--+Alabama+--+Birmingham+--+Directories%3b+Alabama%2c+Jefferson%2c+Birmingham+-+Directories%3b+Business+enterprises+--+Alabama+--+Jefferson+County+--+Directories%3b+Alabama%2c+Jefferson+-+Directories%3b&tab=default_tab&mode=Basic&scp.scps=scope%3a(DCMS-FHD)&vid=FHD_PUBLIC&vl(52089205UI1)=all_items&vl(1UIStartWith0)=exact&vl(37629025UI0)=sub link]) --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 05:16, 17 March 2012 (PDT)
:#I'm guessing the sub-pages linking back to the portal has to do with using the "Portal" namespace (instead of "Wikipedia" or, in our case, "Bhamwiki").  Of course, it's possible the whole portal thing isn't implemented here at BhamWiki. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 19:41, 10 October 2006 (PDT)
** The 1922 directory is a 1,370 page PDF file, 457 megabytes.  And the first page is blank, making it non-obvious that it has successfully loaded until you scroll down.  But the good news is that it's text searchable (mostly)!  The bad news is too much information.  For example, I doubt we want to list 39 separate businesses that had offices within the [[Lyric Theatre]]'s office space.  And that's just 1922! (Perhaps a separate page with a sortable table for Lyric Building tenants?)  I'm now trying to load the 1924 one. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 09:09, 19 March 2012 (PDT)


::: Thanks for taking a look. I think you're right about not having a portal implementation here. If I try to create  Portal:Foo it just ends up being a project page as far as mediawiki is concerned.  
==Re:Birmingham addressing==
*I'm glad you pointed that page out to me. Maybe we can collaborate on merging the two somehow. And, on a side note, I've managed to lose the tinkerings page, in that I can't figure out how to find it. The main reason I made it was that I really want to get more involved in the wiki than I have been, but at the same time, I don't want to create random pages about things that only I would find interesting (I actually had an idea for a page running down the styles of street signage used in the city). I really enjoy feedback, and I also love being a part of this project. --[[User:Jared Johnson|Jared Johnson]] 12:28, 16 April 2012 (PDT)


:::So.. I'd like to figure out how to put the text in the box. I noticed that the [[:Template:Box-footer]] as implemented on Wikipedia had an extra <nowiki></div></nowiki> when it was copied over here. It wasn't closing anything, so it just printed out all over my portal here. So I deleted it. I guess what I need to figure out is how to open that command in the right place (and what the command should consist of.. all way over my head). I also think it's important to get an edit link in the header that sends people to the right sub-page even if we have to fake it. I did fake a reverse link by putting it within <nowiki><noinclude></nowiki> tags on the subpage. Thanks again. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 19:54, 10 October 2006 (PDT)
==19th Century==
You've completed the 19th century. I've never completed anything. I think I even still have stub mayors. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 17:53, 22 August 2012 (PDT)
* But unlike other Bhamwiki articles, the years require no outside research (beyond the Wikipedia page for that year for context). That makes them easier to crank out. And you created a whole freakin' wiki!  I believe that counts for something. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 07:31, 23 August 2012 (PDT)


::::The &lt;/div&gt; in [[Template:Box-footer]] is supposed to close one opened in [[Template:Box-header]].  I attempted to add a &lt;/div&gt; tag to the end of [[Template:Sustainability box-footer]], but the system treated it as literal text instead of an HTML tag, which confounds me. I've now tried it for Box-footer, but again the system treated it as text instead of a tag.  I don't understand why. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 04:54, 11 October 2006 (PDT)
== [[Beechnut Street]] ==
I used "Locations" instead of "Notable locations" because the lodge and the gas station/restaurant are literally the only 2 buildings on the street. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 08:08, 26 November 2012 (PST)
* Ah, okay. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 10:08, 26 November 2012 (PST)


==Infobox schools==
== Overton Park ==
I've created an infobox for K-12 schools. You can see an example at Vestavia Hills High School. Unfortunately the lack of #if means all fields are required. Feedback desired. --Lkseitz 15:06, 25 October 2006 (PDT)


:That's a lovely and inobtrusive box. That's important to me. In fact, the smaller the better. Looks like we could reduce the space between the columns a bit and omit the "www." from the link (or just show the word "link" in light blue next to the heading "website"). I think the name of the school should be inside the box (with no divider above the image) and, if you can make some of the fields optional, that would be grand. Otherwise, great job! --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 15:53, 25 October 2006 (PDT)
Now there's a third [[Overton Park]] in Mountain Brook. [http://www.welcometomountainbrook.com/parks-recreation.php Link]. You'll need to update your About templates, I am unfamiliar with them. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 08:23, 19 November 2013 (PST)
* Since Bhamwiki doesn't let us create templates with a variable number of arguments yet, we just point the last part to the disambiguation page. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 15:08, 19 November 2013 (PST)
** I need to talk to Mr. Sheets again. At this rate, we may be having a tech summit with dinner in March. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 06:25, 20 November 2013 (PST)


::I've done what I can to reduce spaces between columns.  I've also reduced the total width of the box. I've changed the website text to "Link" because the URL doesn't work without the "www". (This could be deceptive to someone who only had a printed version of the page.) I've moved the school name. Making fields optional is going to require getting #if to work in templates, which is beyond my skills and access level. I've added it to the [[Homewood High School]] article too now. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:30, 26 October 2006 (PDT)
==User groups & BBS numbers==
* I ran across [http://www.textfiles.com/magazines/BTN/btn056.txt this] today. If you're not the one who put it there, it may interest you. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 08:56, 9 January 2014 (PST)
** I don't remember if I provided that particular file, but I provided [http://www.textfiles.com/magazines/BTN/ some of these].  Mainly, I provided the impetus for someone else to dig up the complete set of files and provide them.  But I appreciate you thinking of me when you saw it!  Guess I should finish my web pages on the B'ham BBS scene. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 09:11, 9 January 2014 (PST)
 
==GFDL==
* [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:GFDL]] , Looks like we have about 52 of them. Such is our legacy. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 13:53, 21 January 2014 (PST)
** Down to 18 now. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 06:27, 20 November 2017 (PST)
 
== Southern disComfort ==
 
Hey, 'Dib, we could probably use and update to the [[Southern disComfort]] article if you have a chance.  Of course, I'm presuming you know something of the event's status. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 09:44, 2 May 2014 (PDT)
* Done. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 11:22, 2 May 2014 (PDT)
 
== Steve ==
* I found the text of the [[Bhamwiki:Press|November 2006 article]] on a post by my mom on bookcrossing. She changed names to protect our identities. I assumed you were "Steve". Did I get that right? --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 15:15, 16 September 2015 (PDT)
 
== Administrator ==
I've made you and Darren administrators. The front page is now open to your business. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 07:40, 1 March 2016 (PST)
* Mwahahahaha! The power is mine! --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] ([[User talk:Lkseitz|talk]]) 06:15, 2 March 2016 (PST)
 
==Invasive vs Non-native==
I changed your new "invasive" categories to "non-native" for two reasons. First, "invasive" is a subset of non-native, which can include intentional or incidental introductions which do not spread uncontrollably or crowd out native species; and second because the determination of whether something is invasive is a bit of a judgment call and I don't know whose authority we would use to back up our categorization. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 06:26, 20 November 2017 (PST)
* Okay, that's fine. I wasn't sure "invasive" was the best term to use, but decided to "be bold" and just do it. Yours also has the advantage of being sorted closely together. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] ([[User talk:Lkseitz|talk]]) 05:05, 21 November 2017 (PST)
** Being bold improved the project. Good job. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 06:31, 21 November 2017 (PST)
 
==MSAs==
Thanks for tackling that MSA/CSA stuff. I took one look and backed away slowly. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 07:03, 16 June 2021 (PDT)
* No problem. Sorry I didn't realize the changes sooner. I noted that we need a new graphic. Might I suggest a single graphic highlighting the six counties of the Birmingham-Hoover MSA in one color and the Cullman, Jasper, and Talladega-Sylacauga MicroSAs each in different colors. Then we can use one graphic for all the articles and just note the color(s) for the current article in the caption. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] ([[User talk:Lkseitz|talk]]) 21:19, 16 June 2021 (PDT)
 
==BSC campaign==
I guess I have to call them back and tell them that I won't, in fact, be able to cover their entire operating deficit. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] ([[User talk:Dystopos|talk]]) 08:31, 20 December 2022 (PST)
* LOL. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] ([[User talk:Lkseitz|talk]]) 21:08, 21 December 2022 (PST)

Latest revision as of 00:08, 22 December 2022

Archives
  1. April–August 2006
  2. September–December 2006
  3. January–December 2007
  4. January–December 2008
  5. January–December 2009

Sterling Foster

  • I meant to have taken the dates from the SHPC page. I must have used the wrong set. My bad. --Dystopos 15:33, 9 April 2010 (PDT)

Templates

  • It might be a good idea to start a Bhamwiki:Templates page to document what's available. --Dystopos 09:52, 27 April 2010 (PDT)
    • Agreed. I'll see if I can get to it soon. --Lkseitz 11:50, 27 April 2010 (PDT)
    • Behold, Bhamwiki:Templates. Kinda lengthy, but there you go. BTW, Bhamwiki:Licensing templates needs to be updated and I don't have permissions to do it. --Lkseitz 15:19, 4 May 2010 (PDT)
      • Awesome. I took the lazy way out and unprotected it. (I still have two years of homicide prosecutions to review, and then the Birmingham Americans...) --Dystopos 15:23, 4 May 2010 (PDT)
        • Okay, Bhamwiki:Licensing templates is updated, Bhamwiki:Media templates has been written, and the media templates categorized into their own category. It looks like ads, logos, and programs still need media templates, as those three types of things still have individual fair use templates. I suspect it was something you were going to do, took a break from, and then forgot about. I might work on it in the future, but not today. If you want to, I think the following templates can be deleted, but you might want to double-check that we're not using them: Template:Fair use-Book,Template:Fair use-CD, and Template:Fair use-Program. --Lkseitz 12:12, 5 May 2010 (PDT)
          • I'm intimidated by the number of edits needed to replace the logo template. Any ideas? --Dystopos 14:09, 5 May 2010 (PDT)
            • I hadn't looked at the numbers. Over 600, eh? Well, maybe logos can just continue to be a special case, then. And in case you were wondering why I said the program fair use template could be deleted, I meant to say Template:Fair use-Postcard. (And it's redirect, Template:Fair use-Post card.) Sorry, I trimmed the wrong thing after I copied & pasted. --Lkseitz 07:32, 6 May 2010 (PDT)
  • On the UAB template, you might want to add the latest residence hall, NFR_Hall to the Housing section. Robert Matthews (talk) 08:41, 19 August 2016 (PDT)
    • Thanks and done. You're always welcome to modify them yourself. It may seem intimidating, but just adding an entry is a copy, paste, and change the link. And if you just can't get it, you can always undo your changes. --Lkseitz (talk) 07:53, 20 August 2016 (PDT)

4th Avenue

  • Right on. I started that article once, but didn't take care to save intermittently (or to compose it in wordpad or something) and lost it to a power interruption. That kind of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. --Dystopos 16:48, 9 August 2010 (PDT)
    • Yeah, I hate losing work like that and also really hate redoing it. I was looking at the wanted pages list and 4th Avenue North was the highest ranked article that wasn't a year or a big event (e.g. World War II), so I thought I'd knock it out. --Lkseitz 10:43, 10 August 2010 (PDT)
      • I'm so glad to hear you're working on that WWII article, now! Here's a template (EofA) and a good read: (0817350276) --Dystopos 11:05, 10 August 2010 (PDT)
        • Nice try, but I wouldn't know to begin how to summarize World War II for Bhamwiki. I think 1978 is more of a scale that I could handle. --Lkseitz 11:19, 10 August 2010 (PDT)

1978 or 1977?

All of your "Context" entries on the 1978 page reference 1977 but they do not match the Context entries on the 1977 page. I am confused. --Wheresdib 14:35, 27 August 2010 (PDT)

  • It's called, "I copied from 1977 and removed all but the beginnings of the sentences, then forgot to change the year as I filled it out." Fixed now. --Lkseitz 14:46, 27 August 2010 (PDT)
  • I figured but wasn't 100% sure. --Wheresdib 14:54, 27 August 2010 (PDT)

RReach reverts

When you reverted Ray Reach's web site listings, you also removed several album covers he'd added previously (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Was that intentional? --Lkseitz 11:31, 26 January 2011 (PST)

  • No. Oops. --Dystopos 11:32, 26 January 2011 (PST)
    • Fixed 'em. --Lkseitz 15:14, 26 January 2011 (PST)
      • You're a peach. --Dystopos 15:16, 26 January 2011 (PST)

BBSs

  • Bring it. --Dystopos 19:53, 5 August 2011 (PDT)

Almanac

  • Got a pamphlet, "Alabama Anniversary: 365 Events of Significance in the History of Alabama" prepared by the Alabama Historical Association, published by WAPI-WAFM-WABT in 1953. --Dystopos

1922 & 1924 Bham city directories

  • Supposedly online, but I'm not having success viewing them. (link) --Dystopos 05:16, 17 March 2012 (PDT)
    • The 1922 directory is a 1,370 page PDF file, 457 megabytes. And the first page is blank, making it non-obvious that it has successfully loaded until you scroll down. But the good news is that it's text searchable (mostly)! The bad news is too much information. For example, I doubt we want to list 39 separate businesses that had offices within the Lyric Theatre's office space. And that's just 1922! (Perhaps a separate page with a sortable table for Lyric Building tenants?) I'm now trying to load the 1924 one. --Lkseitz 09:09, 19 March 2012 (PDT)

Re:Birmingham addressing

  • I'm glad you pointed that page out to me. Maybe we can collaborate on merging the two somehow. And, on a side note, I've managed to lose the tinkerings page, in that I can't figure out how to find it. The main reason I made it was that I really want to get more involved in the wiki than I have been, but at the same time, I don't want to create random pages about things that only I would find interesting (I actually had an idea for a page running down the styles of street signage used in the city). I really enjoy feedback, and I also love being a part of this project. --Jared Johnson 12:28, 16 April 2012 (PDT)

19th Century

You've completed the 19th century. I've never completed anything. I think I even still have stub mayors. --Dystopos 17:53, 22 August 2012 (PDT)

  • But unlike other Bhamwiki articles, the years require no outside research (beyond the Wikipedia page for that year for context). That makes them easier to crank out. And you created a whole freakin' wiki! I believe that counts for something. --Lkseitz 07:31, 23 August 2012 (PDT)

Beechnut Street

I used "Locations" instead of "Notable locations" because the lodge and the gas station/restaurant are literally the only 2 buildings on the street. --Wheresdib 08:08, 26 November 2012 (PST)

  • Ah, okay. --Lkseitz 10:08, 26 November 2012 (PST)

Overton Park

Now there's a third Overton Park in Mountain Brook. Link. You'll need to update your About templates, I am unfamiliar with them. --Wheresdib 08:23, 19 November 2013 (PST)

  • Since Bhamwiki doesn't let us create templates with a variable number of arguments yet, we just point the last part to the disambiguation page. --Lkseitz 15:08, 19 November 2013 (PST)
    • I need to talk to Mr. Sheets again. At this rate, we may be having a tech summit with dinner in March. --Dystopos 06:25, 20 November 2013 (PST)

User groups & BBS numbers

  • I ran across this today. If you're not the one who put it there, it may interest you. --Dystopos 08:56, 9 January 2014 (PST)
    • I don't remember if I provided that particular file, but I provided some of these. Mainly, I provided the impetus for someone else to dig up the complete set of files and provide them. But I appreciate you thinking of me when you saw it! Guess I should finish my web pages on the B'ham BBS scene. --Lkseitz 09:11, 9 January 2014 (PST)

GFDL

Southern disComfort

Hey, 'Dib, we could probably use and update to the Southern disComfort article if you have a chance. Of course, I'm presuming you know something of the event's status. --Lkseitz 09:44, 2 May 2014 (PDT)

Steve

  • I found the text of the November 2006 article on a post by my mom on bookcrossing. She changed names to protect our identities. I assumed you were "Steve". Did I get that right? --Dystopos (talk) 15:15, 16 September 2015 (PDT)

Administrator

I've made you and Darren administrators. The front page is now open to your business. --Dystopos (talk) 07:40, 1 March 2016 (PST)

  • Mwahahahaha! The power is mine! --Lkseitz (talk) 06:15, 2 March 2016 (PST)

Invasive vs Non-native

I changed your new "invasive" categories to "non-native" for two reasons. First, "invasive" is a subset of non-native, which can include intentional or incidental introductions which do not spread uncontrollably or crowd out native species; and second because the determination of whether something is invasive is a bit of a judgment call and I don't know whose authority we would use to back up our categorization. --Dystopos (talk) 06:26, 20 November 2017 (PST)

  • Okay, that's fine. I wasn't sure "invasive" was the best term to use, but decided to "be bold" and just do it. Yours also has the advantage of being sorted closely together. --Lkseitz (talk) 05:05, 21 November 2017 (PST)
    • Being bold improved the project. Good job. --Dystopos (talk) 06:31, 21 November 2017 (PST)

MSAs

Thanks for tackling that MSA/CSA stuff. I took one look and backed away slowly. --Dystopos (talk) 07:03, 16 June 2021 (PDT)

  • No problem. Sorry I didn't realize the changes sooner. I noted that we need a new graphic. Might I suggest a single graphic highlighting the six counties of the Birmingham-Hoover MSA in one color and the Cullman, Jasper, and Talladega-Sylacauga MicroSAs each in different colors. Then we can use one graphic for all the articles and just note the color(s) for the current article in the caption. --Lkseitz (talk) 21:19, 16 June 2021 (PDT)

BSC campaign

I guess I have to call them back and tell them that I won't, in fact, be able to cover their entire operating deficit. --Dystopos (talk) 08:31, 20 December 2022 (PST)

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