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Hello,

I recently changed the Houston articles "about box" to float right. The way you modified it there is a huge gap between the intro and the History section. If you look at other articles about boxes (like Austin's, NYC's, San Francisco's, etc.) they float on the right to prevent wide gaps and allow the article to flow.

Thank you.

174.59.83.155 (talk) 16:33, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE: I see that you weren't necessarily modifying the float but the other text I updated. I will adjust the float again and not change anything else.

I'm leaving this message as you're listed as a current participant of WikiProject Business. I was informed yesterday that the current World Factoring Yearbook (circa £150) is now free for download as an ebook. It's a matter of filling out this form. I'm not sure if you'll find this useful as a reliable source, but I thought I should let you know that it's freely available online. I apologise in advance if this doesn't interest you! All the best, The Cavalry (Message me) 15:13, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, RJN!

User:Pharos proposed that the Houstonian Wikipedians should meet at a "Wikinic" (an event held in late June). Now, I will not be personally able to attend, but I am checking to see if there are any area Wikipedians who are interested in going to one WhisperToMe (talk) 17:54, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:UHCL logo3.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:18, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please read my reply at User talk:Dcljr#Conclusion. - dcljr (talk) 03:32, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. - dcljr (talk) 06:41, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! One thing I noticed was that the six year graduation rate and the student body statistics were removed in this edit. These statistics are vital and should be kept. I understand that UH Downtown is introducing admissions criteria, so the info may change. Since the information is stated as being valid in a certain year, the reader should understand that the statistics reflect that year, and may not necessarily reflect subsequent years, so the editors can say "this isn't misleading" WhisperToMe (talk) 18:14, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While it's true that not everything in the newspaper is correct or true, one has to document things so editors who drop by and/or who are not aware of the issues are informed. I was not aware that the effect dates of the abolishment were the same. Perhaps what Rhor meant was that UT Brownsville had already finalized its decision to abolish open enrollment before UH Downtown had done so, but what wasn't stated is that the dates when open enrollment would effectively be over coincide for both universities; at the time of Rhor's article UH Downtown had not finalized its decision to end open enrollment. The best solution, instead of removing the information, would be to clarify it with new sources and to make notes in the talk page, within the article (using <!-- -->) and/or using the "Page notice" to inform users unfamiliar with the subject. In Talk:Deng_Xiaoping_and_the_Making_of_Modern_China I mention what other people say about the book in the book review in order to assist editors who may use the book as a source. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:13, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If there is a source conflict between information, if one can't easily ascertain which is correct, one should document who says what. Rhor said that it had a 15% six year graduation rate in a February 2012 article. She did not give any more specifics other than that. The Texas state document at http://reports.thecb.state.tx.us/ibi_apps/WFServlet?PG_REQTYPE=REDIRECT&PG_MRsaved=false&PG_Func=GETBINARY&PG_File=hifapdym.pdf said that for students entering in fall 2004, the six year rate total is 18.1%, but the rate in the same institution was 13.7% and the rate with others is 4.4%. Since the state information has more nuances I agree that I would use that over Rhor's. But it could be helpful to send Rhor an e-mail and clarify things. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:22, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I just sent Ms. Rhor an e-mail asking her about the two other assertions. I will modify the text about UH Downtown's open enrollment to say that UH Downtown was the last to abolish it, but it would not be the last to offer it as the date open enrollment ends would be the same as the date it ends for UT Brownsville, which had already decided to abolish it before UH Downtown had decided to. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:35, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the meantime I updated University_of_Houston–Downtown#Academics - The UT board voted to abolish open admissions for UT Brownsville before the UH board voted to abolish open admissions for UH Downtown, but the closed admissions for both schools will begin at the same time. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:57, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the meantime I want to find a way to have the information at http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/resumes/ archived so it can be accessed even if the original website is modified or taken down. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, Why you revented 1 by? You made this edit I made edit in Houston. For 2011 estimate population number. This http://factfinder.census.gov is old. New click to http://factfinder2.census.gov I myself made this edit. 2,145,146 population in Houston on July 1, 2011 Estimate. Click to Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 Thank. --Rossdegenstein (talk) 17:49, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I just started an article on Broadacres, Houston - Do we have a photo of the Wortham House? Do you think there's enough of a basis of an article on the Wortham House? WhisperToMe (talk) 22:15, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• We have a black and white photo at File:Wortham House.jpg but we need a color photo WhisperToMe (talk) 22:43, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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A user has removed content from Bacliff, Texas saying that the content is "non-factual." I have begun dispute resolution and made posts to the RS noticeboard about it. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:01, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's now shifted to a discussion page: Talk:Bacliff,_Texas#Houston_Press_reply_.232 WhisperToMe (talk) 02:49, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi RJN, glad to see your recent contributions on NRHPs in Harris County / Houston. Could you possibly please comment at Talk:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Harris_County,_Texas#Split? About how the list should be split up? cheers, --doncram 01:25, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you "freezing out" anything referring to Galveston in a section of Texas known to the federal government as the Houston-Galveston Area? Is it because of the high population of Blacks in Galveston? It sure seems like the affluent, almost all-White areas like the Woodlands and Sugar Land, are high on your list while the areas-of-minorities are glossed over - or completely ignored. You'd think the oldest continuously printed newspaper in Texas, the Galveston County Daily News, would deserve a little mention in this article. (LazLong Sr (talk) 20:56, 1 November 2013 (UTC))[reply]

Update this section of the article! For example, their is no evidence that Philadelphia has the 2nd largest Jamaican/west indian population, yes Philly does have a large jamaican and west indian population, but there is no evidence at all about it having the 2nd largest. Also, Philadelphia DOES have the 2nd largest Puerto Rican population, and there is numerous sources to prove this its not even funny, so why is that not up there?? And there is much more Dominicans than Mexicans in Philly, so why is the Mexican population highlighted and not the Dominican? I mean, I could go on and on.. You guys need to fix this. This is mis-information.