Talk:Old Farmer's Almanac

message: Thank you, very much, for your kind words, suggestions, and input.
I am securing citations for the trivia section this week, removing date links, and I should have an updated document posted at the beginning of next week (at the latest).
I am not sure how to properly proceed at this point. The RfC page says that RfC "discussions will be removed after one month, or if they have no recent comments".
Should I wait until this discussion is closed before posting the proposed changes? I've looked for a guideline, but haven't found one - and I certainly don't want to pull a faux pas at this point. :)
I am much obliged to you for your time and help.
NH-Nemesis 21:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I've seen around here so far, I would say that in general, you can usually go ahead and make a proposed change without a formal closure to the discussion, as long as there's been no significant disagreement. I must say, however, that I’m confused about what the aim is here. I read the article you referred to above, and it sounds like Wales is suggesting that a “white paper” be posted elsewhere (not on Wikipedia) and linked from the Wikipedia discussion page. But from your post, it sounds as if you are talking about replacing the existing Wikipedia entry with the “white paper” version. If that’s your aim, then more discussion might be needed here, and/or you should probably be prepared to find others re-editing your article after it’s posted. I do appreciate your efforts and I must say that the paper looks very professional. However, the paper’s style feels much more like that of the Almanac itself than like the style of an encyclopedia article, despite its wealth of citations.  Hierophany 10:28, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I appreciate your insight and comments!  To clarify, my aim is to comply with Wikipedia guidelines regarding conflict of interest while endeavoring to improve an existing article.  When posting the external "white paper", it was difficult to demonstrate how additions would be merged into the existing Wiki article, so I marked existing article content in bold green text.  We are very well aware that this content will be open to re-editing post-merge - it is most welcome. As someone new to Wikipedia, I have done my best to adhere to the rules - and I do thank you for ensuring that these points were addressed. NH-Nemesis 21:02, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
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message: This article states that the Old Farmer's Almanac is released the second Tuesday of September.  However, I just bought the 2008 edition on August 30.  This statement needs to be updated. Jimtrue 00:07, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Release Date

message: There is a hole in the corner of the almanac. Craig Ferguson of The Late Late Show says the hole is for hanging the almanac on a nail in the outhouse. He said he was serious but he is a comedian. Is this true? If so we ought to include it in the trivia section. If you know anything about this please tell us about it here. Thanks. --Jon in California 13 September 2007 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.73.82 (talk) 08:04, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: FYI - it should not be included in the trivia section because there should not be a trivia section to begin with.  I'll fix this tonight.  MattDredd (talk) 18:03, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:   I merged the trivia section into the rest of the article.  I left out the part about the hole because it is highly speculative and unsourced.  If you can find something reliable other than Craig Ferguson to back it up, let me know and I can re-insert it. MattDredd (talk) 00:17, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  MattDredd We have the "hole" story included in a video on the Old Farmer's Almanac site and on our official YouTube channel Shyfrog (talk) 17:30, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Hole in the corner of the almanac

message: Hello.
I was born and raised in East Tennessee, and my family has always referred to the Farmers Almanac for basically evreything. I still use it to when I cut my hair...And I'm in my 40's now.  It's one of the first books I buy at the beginning of each year. Thank ypu for such a WONDERFUL book.   Shelia Tipton.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.184.17.142 (talk) 01:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cutting my hair... 

message: Hello, I am looking for assistance in getting an evergreen cover image into the infobox for the Old Farmer's Almanac. | Since 1792 Old Farmer's Almanac Cover Shyfrog (talk) 16:56, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: As there has been no response or activity here in a week, I have proceeded editing the page and made some minor changes to grammar and other styles. If there are any issues with how I've gone about this, I'm open to suggestion and correction. I've read what I can about protocol and am attempting to follow it. An evergreen version of the OFA cover has also been uploaded and inserted in the infobox. Shyfrog (talk) 21:22, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: As there has been no response or activity here nearly 2 years, I have proceeded editing the page and made some minor changes to grammar and other styles. If there are any issues with how I've gone about this, I'm open to suggestion and correction. I've read what I can about protocol and am attempting to follow it. An evergreen version of the OFA cover has also been re-uploaded and inserted in the article. Shyfrog (talk) 15:16, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fair-use cover image 

message: Nikthestunned (talk), I found several references to the Old Farmer's Almanac being the oldest continuously published periodical in North America.
 * The American Directory of Writer's Guidelineshttps://books.google.com/books?id=0AaVAm-OzsgC&pg=PA400&lpg=PA400&dq=oldest+continuously+published+periodical+almanac&source=bl&ots=Xnvfrh8d2G&sig=mL08FksAQNMgybJr_LpzVitEe0U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwDGoVChMI5a2s1ISSxwIVR9geCh1jJATz#v=onepage&q=oldest%20continuously%20published%20periodical%20almanac&f=false
 * The Early Republic and Antebellum Americahttps://books.google.com/books?id=pWLxBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA830&lpg=PA830&dq=oldest+continuously+published+periodical+almanac&source=bl&ots=xJUiBHuCrU&sig=I66ol-BXhNnJXiJQblPsdrLr-Qw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMI5a2s1ISSxwIVR9geCh1jJATz#v=onepage&q=oldest%20continuously%20published%20periodical%20almanac&f=false
 * Frank Phillips College Library: Reliable Online Sourceshttp://www.fpctx.edu/Students/Lib_ReliableSources.htm
As I'm unsure if you need to undo that change or if I can do that, I'm reaching out here to make sure proper protocol is followed. Thanks for your help!
Edit: In addition, footnotes 2 and 3 are irrelevant to the article and paragraph they are attached to: Old Farmer's Almanac. If there needs to be discussion/criticism about one aspect of the Almanac's publication (weather forecasting), then it should be it's own section.
Shyfrog (talk) 14:04, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Id probably not use the third source listed, as I'm not sure how reliable that page is - but given the other two specific mentions I'm more than happy for you add that claim back into the article  - I only removed as it was an unsourced 'positive' claim. Your sources also confirm the 1792 date so feel free to replace the less relevant ones / move them elsewhere if still useful! Nikthestunned 19:57, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Nikthestunned (talk), Thanks, I've reintroduced the claim and added the references. I've also moved the two references you included into the Accuracy section. I welcome any tips or ideas to improve this entry moving forward. Shyfrog (talk) 19:28, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oldest Continuously Published Periodical in North America