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LGA _talk^edits 08:32, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

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Tulane University

Hi. Thanks for your great contributions to Louisiana topics. I don't understand some of your recent edits to Tulane University related photos however. You have been removing more specific subcategories to put things into the general Category:Tulane University. It looks to me like that category is overpopulated, and would benefit from more subcategorization, rather than lumping everything with anything to do with Tulane together. What were you trying to do? Thanks. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 01:36, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi Infrogmation, I appreciate you thanking me for my contributions and for reaching out to me. I've noticed your contributions in New Orleans and Louisiana in general and think it's great. You must stay busy with all the photos you take. Louisiana has so much to offer and Wikipedia really could have more notable Louisiana articles and photos to truly capture everything it has to offer. Regarding Tulane, I agree with you about more subcategorization and I was actually doing that. I did remove photos of Chris Paul and a powderpuff football game from Category:Tulane athletics, but I moved probably 3x's more photos from Category:Tulane University to Category:Tulane athletics. The Tulane Publications Dept, added many photos to the athletics category that have nothing to do with Tulane athletics. I also found many Tulane athletics photos in the Category:Tulane University. For example, I moved many photos of Tulane fans, coaches, players and facilities for baseball, volleyball, men's basketball and football into the appropriate subcategory in Category:Tulane athletics. There are probably close to 200 additional photos of football that I will be moving to Category:Tulane Green Wave football from Category:Tulane University and Category:Tulane Homecoming. I would also like to again remove the Chris Paul and powderpuff football game photos from Category:Tulane athletics since they have no association with the Tulane athletic dept, but I will wait for your response. If I did a poor job and was unclear in my reply to you, please let me know and I'll be happy to do a better job with my follow up reply. Spatms (talk) 3:58, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

File:LSUcannons crop.jpg

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Suggestion: CropTool for your uploads?

Hi, thanks for your work with LSU football player photos. Have you considered using Commons:CropTool since your recent uploads have been crops of existing Commons photos? It's easy to use, especially because it automatically loads the source and license info from the original image, and links to the picture you cropped from.

I bring this up because I noticed you're sourcing photos to either "Wikimedia Commons" with no wikilink or incorrect Flickr source, neither of which is helpful to other users who need to verify the source info or looking to find the original image. Using CropTool will also help you avoid messages like the one above. Let me know if you have questions, but in the meantime, please make sure you enter useful, correct source info for your uploads. Thanks! Ytoyoda (talk) 15:16, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi, wanted to reiterate my recommendation for using CropTool - the auto-populated information fields make it easier for other users to find the photographs you cropped from, and helps you avoid errors like the one you made here, where you linked to an unrelated Flickr image. Please give the tool a shot, thanks! Ytoyoda (talk) 18:06, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

File tagging File:Leonard Marshall.jpg

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Patrick Rogel (talk) 09:27, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

This photo was already on the Leonard Marshall Wikipedia page. I just brought it over to Commons from Wikipedia. It had a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) copyright attached to it. I'm guessing that if it's already approved for Wikipedia, it's o.k. for Commons.User:Spatms (talk) 09:33, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

CfD: College athletics programs

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Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons vs. Category:Missouri Tigers football by year

Hello, I saw you change it to Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons from Category:Missouri Tigers football by year. I believe the standard on Wikimedia Commons is the latter, if you go to any other college football team page. --Engineerchange (talk) 14:28, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I've seen both, but I'm good with whatever the standard is. Schools like USC, Michigan and Arkansas use season and others use by year. I'm good either way, but I appreciate you pointing that out to me.

Spatms (talk) 14:32, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

When you want to delete an unuseful empty category...

... it is a lot better if you marked it with {{SD|C2}} rather than blanking it. That would call it to admins' attention. I happen to be looking through parentless categories, so I noticed, but there are thousands of parentless categories and most need to be fixed rather than deleted, so it can take a while for one of those to be noticed as empty.- Jmabel ! talk 04:08, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Also, use {db-noimage|help=off} for pictures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spatms (talk • contribs) 07:27, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jmabel, that is excellent information and appreciate you sending it. I will keep it on here, so I can reference it in the future. Spatms (talk) 04:36, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

An update to that: if the category name is a likely search term, it may be better to turn it into a category redirect, like I've done with Category:Auburn Tigers. Best, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:48, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I can't redirect. Maybe because not an admin? Could you please redirect Category:Detroit Mercy Titans? Spatms (talk) 02:00, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Renamings

Hi. Thanks for your work. Just a comment: I'm not sure why you seem fond of asking for parenthetical expressions be added in file renaming requests - there were a couple where the word "Louisiana" was already in the title, so adding (LA) would not only be dubious but redundant. I'd tend to avoid parenthetical additives where it can be clear without them. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:39, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I saw some were approved without the parenthetical expression and I believe I prefer that. Many high schools already had the parenthetical expression, so I just went with that format for consistency. Now that I've seen the format you discussed, I will continue with that format. Please feel free to change the files that have the parenthetical expression and Louisiana to include only the state name. Spatms (talk) 03:47, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

• A suggestion: When you decide to go to the trouble of requesting a file be renamed, the new better name does not need to retain unhelpful garbage numbers in the file name eg . Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:57, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

  Good to hear from you, Infrogmation. You bring excellent news. I've always wanted to get rid of those numbers but was worried I would break a copyright rule or something to that effect, so I would request to change as little as possible. I did see you change them occasionally, but I figured as an admin you had the ability to make those changes or you at least knew the rules better. Thanks for reaching out to explain this. Take care. Spatms (talk) 07:26, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

"Format"

Hi. 1) I suggest you stop describing edits to remove categories "Format". 2) If for example you don't see the usefulness of "Category:History of Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana" on File:BonnetCarreSpillwayOpening1973.jpg, note that it shows a significant historical event in the location. We seem to be gradually creating decade (and when there's enough material year) categories for counties and parishes - until such is created for Saint Charles Parish, "history of" seems most relevant. Thanks for your attention. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 01:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello Infrogmation, I like that we focus on Louisiana and Southern Louisiana in particular because the entire state needs help. I also understand how you can feel that I'm encroaching on what you consider your domain on WikiMedia Commons. I'm very mindful of this and try to avoid ever touching any of your work (I truly do). I would like to add that your complaint about the descriptions is a bit much and the threatening tone is also a bit much, but I know I'm working in an area that you feel is home and people like spaces to themselves. Over the many years we have both shared the same area on this platform, I haven't criticized your work and only make changes if it matches other parishes, states, regions, etc... I'm not trying to make it personal and I'm only trying to bring Louisiana up to the standards that other states currently have. I prefer to not have disagreements, so I try to avoid criticizing others even if I don't 100% agree with their edits.

All that being said, categorizing is what I'm good at and I like to standardize the categories across the counties/parishes, just like the other states in the U.S. Louisiana lags behind other states in most categories and what I'm doing matches other areas, plus the categories I'm developing fit wiki guidelines because they've already been invented. Regarding the Bonne Carre Spillway, I do see the usefulness of the File:BonnetCarreSpillwayOpening1973.jpg on the "History of Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana", and I do note that it shows a significant historical event in the location. That is why I moved the entire spillway under that category. This specific location has played a huge role in history even before the Europeans arrived. There is more to the history of this location than the 1973 Mississippi River Flood. I know the history of the area and why the Bonne Carre is located in its location (multiple crevasses in the same location). I know it was built because of the 1927 flood and 1973 was significant because the Old Man River Structure was almost destroyed, and Morgan City would be New Orleans now. By moving the entire spillway category under the history of St. Charles Parish, it captures the entire history of the location along with the 1973 flood, plus it avoids having multiple entries for the same area. I will not try to change your reversal, but we now have multiple entries that could fit under another category. All good, though.

I know you won't like every change I make because we are not 100% alike, but I appreciate you capturing the history of the region one picture at a time. The reason I started on Wiki was because the area is greatly underserved, it is very unique, and needs to be shared. I'm just sharing Louisiana with others in a more organized manner similar to other states. There is definitely room for both of us and I will continue to avoid your work as best I can. Take care and I look forward to all your new contributions. Spatms (talk) 03:25, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks much for your detailed and thoughtful reply. Most of it is not directly related to why I contacted you, but is interesting and informative none the less. Cheers to your desire to improve coverage and organization relating to Louisiana (and other topics useful in Commons).

To return briefly to the topic of my early message: Sometimes I when spot checking your edits to things on my watch list, I don't understand what you are trying to do. Perhaps consider when removing a category, especially when the reason may not be obvious to other experienced users active in the topics, rather than state "Format" as the edit summary, you say something more informative, like maybe "removing Category:(name) because (reason)".

To return to your discussion above, I most certainly do not assert any kind of ownership over organization of Greater New Orleans/Louisiana topics, so you are not "encroaching", you and others are very welcome collaborators. If/when there is honest difference of opinions between experienced users as to naming or categorization, discussion is often helpful - for example on category talk pages or user talk pages. Seeing how things are done for other places that seems successfully well organized can be useful examples as well. (I am aware that Greater Orleans, like many locations that had many active contributions in the very early years of the project, sometimes had some categorizations that now seem a bit unusual for the simple reason that they were created "from the ground up" long before similar categories "from the top down" were standardized. When they've been fit into appropriate parent categories and are useful, renaming has not always been a high priority with me compared to other tasks.)

I find your statement "Louisiana lags behind other states" interesting - I'm not disagreeing, my impression would have been while we're not one of the best organized we're a bit above average all in all, but I guess we're looking at different things.

Looking, I couldn't find evidence of any WikiProject Louisiana on Commons, so I've started a category page in line with that of some other states: Category:WikiProject Louisiana. I suggest we start discussion on the talk page - and if appropriate spin off other discussion pages. Your participation is very welcome, from improvements in this starter page to listing of topics for improvement. I further suggest we invite participation from other Louisianans on Wikimedia Commmons. Red beans & ricely, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:32, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi again, thank you for the reply and hope all is well. You may have noticed that I've become more descriptive in my edit summaries. If I'm removing a category, I've changed the description to that exact verbiage moving forward. I will reserve using the term, Changing Format, to when I change the "wiki code" to make changes to the presentation. Regarding my edits, I may also change categories if they no longer make sense as you described in your reply, but they have to match similar categories already established in other areas of the United States. I may also move photos under a different category. For instance, if there are multiple photos of a school, I will add all the photos to a new category named for that school. An example would be multiple photos of Jesuit and I develop a Jesuit category. Then, instead of having each photo have the category, High Schools in New Orleans, I add the category, High Schools in New Orleans, under the new Jesuit category capturing all the photos. This is a synopsis of what I'm doing with categorization and hope this better explains my edits.

I can certainly see your point regarding Louisiana being average in coverage and I agree. I think some states like Wyoming and the Dakotas are behind Louisiana in coverage, but we're behind California for instance. Guess what I meant to say is that I'd like to see Louisiana near the top and take us from average to great coverage. That is why I add categories to Louisiana if I find that category in other states and it applies to Louisiana. Additionally, thank you for developing Category:WikiProject Louisiana. I think it will be a big help.

Lastly, please feel free to revert edits that you think were incorrect. I may not get it right 100% of the time, but I'm very deliberate and cautious with my edits. Believe me, my goal is to get it correct every time. I'm open to suggestions, so let me know if there is something you think is beneficial. Ok, I'm off to add school photos to the appropriate parish and make sure the categories in each parish match. Take care! Spatms (talk) 07:48, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

File:New Orleans Arena (NOLA).jpg

Hello. Are you the same person as Flickr user B & C Hubbard? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:26, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

No, not me. Something I should know or just inquiring? Spatms (talk) 18:54, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

It was about File:New Orleans Arena (NOLA).jpg, which you seemed to have incorrectly uploaded as your own work. Seems corrected now. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk)

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1984 World's Fair

Hi, thanks for your work on New Orleans & Louisiana subjects. I was wondering however about some of the subcategories you created for Category:1984 Louisiana World Exposition. I don't see how it's useful to create a separate new category for just one file, especially when it's not the intersection of any other categories. I don't see anything wrong with for example Category:United States Pavilion, 1984 Louisiana World Exposition being left in the parent category, since it isn't crowded and that way people can see more of what we have about the fair without extra clicks. Perhaps I'm missing something, what is the purpose? Wondering, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:35, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. I find WikiMedia Commons to not be as organized as it needs to be. People place pictures, perhaps unknowingly, wherever they want more than they should. You may prefer broad categories, while I prefer categories that offer more detail and are easier to navigate to find what you need. Additionally, people will name pictures something that has nothing to do with the subject matter and since the title doesn't describe the photo, they're in categories they shouldn't be or in too broad of a category.

No matter what I do, I have to deal with people wanting it their way and getting upset. For instance, you like to remove the numbers on renamed pictures and like commas to categories. I have done that to keep you from being upset and then someone else was upset for removing the numbers. I just macro-level organized Minor League Baseball and got kudos, but you think I categorize too much. Recently someone was upset because I wanted to rename a photo from something nonsensical, but the name was kept and then I added a category for clarity, and someone else was upset. I've noticed that people mostly get upset about a micro-issue they stumbled upon and don't notice the larger issue. I get it, they stumble upon something, it bugs them, so they address that particular issue and don't see the larger issue. It happens. I'm the opposite and I try to avoid addressing an issue I find because I may not fully understand it, so I just work around it. I may be naive, but I feel mostly everyone on here is trying to make the site better, so I try to just let everyone do their own thing unless it's vandalism. By the way, I never ask to rename your photos and if I do, it is by accident, and I revert if noticed. I will add categories though, as some categories need more clarification to match other subjects, but I try to stay away from your work as much as possible.

Concerning the World's Fair type-issue, if it needs organization, I add categories. A very, very miniscule part of my organization efforts put a single photo in a category, but it happens occasionally. I work at a macro-level at this point. Any organization related activities related to New Orleans and Louisiana are part of a bigger picture. You will also see this with Swimming Pools in New Orleans. It is related to a macro-level organization and I'm matching New Orleans with other cities. Once again, this is a very small part of what I do, but the categorization may be a subject that I will soon be uploading additional photos or historically significant. Believe me, I don't have new ideas when on WikiMedia Commons. It was already established on here and I'm just standardizing.

Anyway, I hope I explained myself without showing attitude. I'm just trying to explain, give examples and give insight into what I do. As mentioned, my #1 thing is to help make the site easier to navigate and somewhat match Wikipedia in this organization/navigation endeavor without going as deep. Commons does need work though and I'm just trying to improve it, stay out of the way if possible, but also enjoy my little hobby at the same time. Hope you've taken some excellent photos recently and documented the areas you've been to. Spatms (talk) 02:16, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. In general, IMO it's seldom useful to create a separate subcategory for a single image that isn't an intersection with another category, especially when the parent category isn't crowded. (Emphasis on the "IMO" here, I'm sharing my perspective, not trying to scold you.) Perhaps you are much more optimistic about Commons getting lots more free licensed images of the 1984 World's Fair than I am - it would be great if we could have many more. That's one of many things I would have made a point of taking several rolls of film of had I thought there would be something like Wikimedia Commons decades later. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:04, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for noticing my response. It took a while to reply because I wanted to put my thoughts together coherently, but I haven't had much time recently. I do try to very much limit making a separate subcategory for a single image, but sometimes it just feels like it's more appropriate. For instance, the Wigwam Motel in Metairie only had one picture all by itself in the main category, but every other motel site had a subcategory, so I felt that would be okay and completed the category. I had a hard time adding the parentheses to the category, but every other location did, so I went with it. I now agree with you that commas look better esthetically than parentheses, so I'll give you credit for that. Additionally, I did laugh about your World's Fair comment and have to agree, I don't think we'll see a bunch of additions. I will say though, it was hard not to categorize some of the single photos, so I just went with it and those I couldn't categorize, I left in the main category. Lastly, who knows? Maybe someone will find a long-lost family album and be able to add to the category. Anyway, take care, Spatms (talk) 09:17, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

A ballpark cheeseburger for you!

Thanks for your extensive work categorizing minor league baseball leagues, teams, stadiums, etc. Waz8 (talk) 03:54, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

On a related note ...

Do you think that independent professional baseball should have its own category hierarchy instead of being part of minor league baseball? The English Wikipedia has separate category hierarchies for Category:Minor league baseball (which actually only applies to the organization of Minor League Baseball) and Category:Independent league baseball. Currently, Commons has a Category:Independent league baseball, which is a subcategory of Category:Minor League Baseball, and it only has a "teams" subcategory. There is also a Category:Independent professional baseball leagues, though it does not have any subcategories. Waz8 (talk) 04:12, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

I like your idea of separating independent professional baseball from Major League sponsored Minor League teams especially if it has already been shown to be beneficial like on Wikipedia. I don't mind matching Wikipedia, if it makes sense, and this makes sense to me and seems like a good idea. Also, thanks for the above message. It was greatly appreciated and besides, who doesn't like a little recognition for their hard work! Spatms (talk) 02:25, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome! I agree that Commons shouldn't necessarily match Wikipedia, unless it makes sense to do so. In this case, it eliminates the confusion that independent leagues are part of the MiLB system. I started the decoupling, though it probably needs some refining. Also, more categories can now be created and placed into the corresponding hierarchy. Waz8 (talk) 05:18, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Mardi Gras pix?

Thanks now and in general for your uploads and work! Good to see you got a couple of snapshots of Shaquille O'Neal in the Bacchus parade. If you got more photos of the parade &/or other Mardi Gras events, I hope you'll share them. I am unfortunately no longer physically able to go to such events, and while some Mardi Gras have Flickr photographers sharing many photos under free licenses, seems not the case for this year. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:29, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

I appreciate your kind words and thanking me for my contributions. Let me see what I have. I didn't take a ton this year, but I do have some additional photos I can upload. Whatever I have, I'll be sure to add them. Take care. Spatms (talk) 02:01, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I went through my '25 Mardi Gras photos and I really didn't take photos of people I wasn't with and I don't upload photos of people I know. Sorry, Shaquille O'Neal was an outlier. Just wanted to update you. Spatms (talk) 04:21, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Older pix

Thanks for scanning and uploading some older photos! Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:40, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi Infrogmation, I hadn't put much thought into scanning older photos before but categorizing the '84 World's Fair and seeing some of those photos, I thought it would be fun to find old photos of mine and upload. Took some time but I was able to find some time to scan them recently. I have a few more to upload from this batch and may take the time to scan more in the future and upload them. I appreciate your thanks. Spatms (talk) 04:14, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Western Metairie

Hi. Sometime within the next few weeks (personal details and weather permitting) I'm planning on taking some photos of the Wagner Library, on Power Blvd near I-10 in Metairie (which we lack any photos of) and Lafrenier Park (which we have a fair number of photos of but I suspect we could use a few more - and I haven't been there since the 1980s). Anything in that area you'd like me to get a photo of? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:17, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi, that is a generous offer, and I appreciate it. I looked at my notes and I don't have anything on my list for that area, and I can't think of anything at the moment. I like the idea of Lafreniere Park, though. I believe it is the '90s for me since I last went. I sort of remember reading something a while back about Jefferson Parish investing more in the park and adding attractions, so I think there will be many new photographs to take. Thanks again and enjoy your day when you go. Spatms (talk) 21:09, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Your new cat Category:University of Washington sports venues

Good idea in general, but I think we need to make sure we don't assume "University of Washington" means the original main campus. There are at least significant intramural athletic facilities at the Bothell campus; not sure what the others have, but you might want to structure the hierarchy a little differently, or we'll replicate the problam we had earlier about University of Washington buildings. - Jmabel ! talk 18:38, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

This is strictly for the UW-Seattle Campus. The sports venues at Bothell or Tacoma would be separate categories. The sports venues categories are named identical to the schools' athletics category to avoid this confusion. UW athletics matches UW sports venues. There are different ways to handle multiple campuses in a system, but it was decided long before I came along. For instance, Rutgers flagship campus uses Rutgers University athletics and Camdem and other campuses use Rutgers University-Camden athletics. Minnesota matches Rutgers. The University of Wisconsin has each campus have the town listed such as University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, etc... As mentioned, the school's athletic dept name/categoty determines their sports venues name/category, so this problem should be avoided. Spatms (talk) 00:18, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Discussion at User talk:Yann#College swimming

 You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:Yann#College swimming. Inviting because you appear to have done some of the removals. In the future, it'd be helpful if you could use better edit summaries than "changed format". Sdkb ^talk 18:00, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

VMI

Per enwiki, VMI is one of two NCAA Division I schools that do not sponsor women's basketball. I checked VMI's athletics page, which does have women's sports, but not basketball as of yet. Abzeronow (talk) 02:33, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Hey Abzeronow, Great catch by you! Removed the women's basketball category from the Cameron Hall (arena) category and put in the request to delete the women's basketball category. Thanks for catching that and take care. Spatms (talk) 03:09, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

removing category trees

What's going on here ? Wondering, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:50, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

I am standardizing this category to match the other band categories already established in the United States for school bands such or pep and marching bands for universities and colleges. I'm also assigning the photos in the general category of bands and adding them to more detailed categories like state. High school marching bands no longer matched the other band categories in the United States.

I never invent or change how categories are organized. If I see a category that is an outlier and does not align with the other categories within the topic I will standardize and have it match the other categories. I follow the rules and that were already established. If a person would like me to adjust formatting such as you using commas instead of () for categories in New Orleans, then I try to accommodate them as best I can. I know you don't like me to touch your photos, so I only do to add categories or update info occasionally. Other than that I try to remain hands off of your photos as much as possible, if I notice they're yours.

In general, the only thing I do is standardize categories within a topic for easier movement on the site and to avoid too many photosin a single category. I recently found one with 600 photos that could be moved to the correct country or state, so I research the photo and assign accordingly. I never invent protocols and match already established formats. I will occasionally add photos, but they're categorized into already established categories or in the format matching the topic. I also extensively research photos to put into the proper category, so we don't have 100s of photos in general categories as mentioned above. That is all I do on this site, organize and standardize into already established formats. Spatms (talk) 16:11, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

I've thought you've done much good work, and am rather surprised and saddened to find you have such a low opinion of me as shown on the comments at Category talk:High school marching bands in the United States. I suggest if you have problems with some specific edits of mine to bring it up on my talk page &/or relevant file/category talk page, and if you think there is some issue I cannot be trusted to deal with reasonably that you bring it to the attention of other admins to deal with. I have started a CFD at Commons:Categories for discussion/2025/11/Category:High school marching bands in the United States where I've expressed my perspective, you can express yours, and other parties can evaluate the best way forward. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:41, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

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Park/sports field in Jefferson Parish Louisiana?

Good day. I've thus far been unable to find the name for the park/sports event field at Andover Street & Shrewsbury Road, in the Shrewsbury neighborhood of Old Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. I was wondering if you might know or have good tips on where to look (I've tried google maps, open street maps, and Jefferson Parish Parks without luck). Cheers and happy Carnival, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I bet you could message https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonParishGov on Facebook and get an answer. - Jmabel ! talk 19:55, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Per some locals I asked on social media, looks to be "Lemon Playground" which somewhat strange since Jeff Parish Parks uses that name for another facility several blocks away on Causeway Blvd. Various facilities not geographically connected using the same name? I would have expected at least a qualifier designation with the name. Still looking for more info. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:07, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

OK, it was pointed out to me that Apple Maps (which I hadn't thought of checking) does have it as "Lemon Playground" - but doesn't label the building on Causeway Blvd (which actually has a sign saying it's Frank Lemon Playground, and is identified as such on Google maps). -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:42, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

If you don't get your answer. I'll search on my end. Spatms (talk) 19:38, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. As far as I've been able to figure out, it does seem that different properties at different locations share a name. I've categorized everything as Category:Lemon Playground, Old Jefferson, Louisiana with additional categorization by street. Additions/corrections/subcategories welcome. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:13, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Cargill

Good work identifying the grain elevator in the 1976 photos! (I never tried to figure it out; since it said "New Orleans" I would have guessed it was one of the old grain elevators that used to be be by the riverfront Uptown since demolished.) I'll change categorization from New Orleans to Jefferson Parish now that the correct location is identified. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:08, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

I appreciate the thanks! Without the big sign in one of the pictures, I probably would've been out of luck. The modern pictures look totally different as the main structure in front of the silos no longer exists. Luckily, the modern photos actually named the elevator. The industrial photos are tough as most look alike, but I research them pretty thoroughly as best I know how and hope one little clue gives it away. Spatms (talk) 16:40, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Dong Phuong and King cake

Hi. I re-added Category:King cake in Louisiana to File:King cakes Uptown New Orleans Party Carnival 2020 01.jpg which you removed while adding Category:Dong Phuong Restaurant & Bakery. Dong Phuong restaurant was famous in the area long before they started doing king cake as well. That's my explanation for re-adding a category you removed. Hm, maybe a category for king cake bakeries or companies that make king cakes might be useful? Any thoughts on that? Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:26, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

• Another possibility might be an intersection category "Dong Phuong king cake" or similar? -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
• I've started a few "King cake from" categories for king cakes from places with some notability in addition to their king cakes (eg Dong Phuong, Bywater Bakery, etc). I think this is a reasonable way to do it - I hope you agree, and if not will let me know any alternative suggestions. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:29, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

  The Category:King cake in Louisiana looks good. Turned out well. Thanks for doing it! Spatms (talk) 00:14, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello Infrogmation, if there is a category within a category, I many times move a photo from the general category and add it to a category that has a closer association and better fits the photo. Using Dong Phuong as an example, I moved a picture of a king cake from Dong Phuong to the category:Dong Phuong b/c the bakery/restaurant was listed in the king cakes category since they're now very well-known for their king cakes. <<Just a general explanation.
I'm fine with however you'd like to categorize king cakes. Take care Spatms (talk) 22:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Rue de la Course

Hi. The building now housing Rue de la Course cafe at Carrollton and Oak, was never a Whitney, it was a Marine Bank. (The Whitney was across Oak Street, and I've already categorized that building.). This is an explanation for my reverting an edit of yours. Thanks for your work. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:13, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the fix. I researched it but certainly missed on this one. I added it to the Marine Bank & Trust category based on your comments but also left it in the former bank buildings in New Orleans category as you had it. If this is incorrect, please change. It has been interesting researching companies and industries in New Orleans and all of Louisiana. Lots of history I didn't know until looking more closely into these topics. Spatms (talk) 15:48, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Carmen Rice - defunct company

Thanks for your work researching and categorizing Louisiana corporations! If you're up for a potential challenge, perhaps "Carmen Rice" - I *think* that was a local brand back in the day. At any rate I took a picture of the sign and building on Tchoupitoulas Street over 40 years ago File:EatCarmenRiceB.jpg. So I remember the brand existing and have photographic evidence, but in a web search all I found were a couple of uninformative ads from the 1970s. Red beans & ricely, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:42, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Sure, I'll give it a shot! Honestly, never heard of it, but let's see if I can get lucky and find info on it. Should be a fun challenge. Spatms (talk) 06:00, 11 June 2026 (UTC)