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Massive wave of vandalism on Rockwood, Tennessee
Hey Brian, I’ve noticed a large amount of vandalism and ridiculous traffic on Rockwood, Tennessee. We may need to temporarily semi-protect this article, to prevent further vandalism. Averagetennesseejoe (talk) 01:54, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
Hello. I see you uploaded many paintings by Washington Bogart Cooper on Commons. Would you please consider uploading this one?Zigzig20s (talk) 15:42, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
- It shouldn't be a problem, but will it be used in an article? That's normally why I upload them. BrineStans (talk) 20:43, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
- Yes: Joseph Thorpe Elliston. (I'm also looking for someone to upload this picture, taken from this list, for Burlington.)Zigzig20s (talk) 20:52, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
- By the way, if you can find more portraits/pictures of the Elliston family, please upload them too. Thanks!Zigzig20s (talk) 21:07, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
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Hope you can join us this Saturday!--Heathart (talk) 18:02, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Hello. Help copy edit, improvements. Thanks you. Vtukol (talk) 22:02, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
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AfroCine: Join the Months of African Cinema this October!
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After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.
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Pictures of East Knox County areas?
Hello, I have created and I am in the works of expanding several East Knox County pages. I have created the pages regarding the Thorn Grove community near the Midway Road/I-40 interchange and the controversial commercial development project there, the Midway Business Park.
I was wondering since that development is nearing completion of its first phase, and the ever so explosion of residential developments in Eastern Knox County, I was curious if you could take pictures of the Thorn Grove/Midway area, and the in-progress business park?
Thanks, AppalachianCentrist (talk) 23:53, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
- Sure thing, though it may be a few weeks before I'm back in the area. BrineStans (talk) 01:12, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, at Bean Station, Tennessee I notice you changed the Commons link from inline to banner. I had previously changed the link to inline per Template:Commons category#Location: "Do not place this template in a section containing columns without floating left". Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 06:33, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
- Mags: That's cool. My browser was just rendering a single column when I made the edit, but stretching it out a bit shows two columns.
- All good. I wrote my first list article today, List of Chevrolet Corvette owners. What do you think? Magnolia677 (talk) 15:32, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
- Damn. It took all of 7 hours for it to land at AfD. BrineStans (talk) 00:28, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
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The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
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Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
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The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!
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Perry County, Tennessee
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Your edit summary indicated you weren't sure of the point...It's a WP:LTA - now usually caught by a specific edit filter - that is based on a "The Simpson's" meme. Shearonink (talk) 21:00, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
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- Thank you very much! I love the new look and the new quilt star, and I'm excited to chip in when needed. BrineStans (talk) 01:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
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Photo request
Hello! I've never directly approached a Wikipedian with a specific photo request before but I've noticed your photos and work on Knoxville topics many times, and I just noticed a couple of entries on List of children of presidents of the United States are represented photographically with images of their headstones. So. Please ignore or decline this request as you see fit *but* if you're ever in the vicinity of Freedmen's Mission Historic Cemetery at Knoxville College and are so inclined, it would be incredible to have a CC-licensed photo of the grave marker of Elizabeth Johnson Forby. I think the rest of the siblings and Dolly Johnson are buried there too, but no known grave markers. In any case, thank so much for all that you've done for the encyclopedia over the years! Best, jengod (talk) 04:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- I'll try to swing by there next time I'm in Knoxville. BrineStans (talk) 23:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)