I took some time off due to work and family issues. Thanks to all who wrote while i was away. --vertical 01:22, 15 June 2007 (UTC)Reply


Puerto Rico trivia : Who said;"Puerto Rico politically speaking is a territory, Sociologically speaking is a Nation" ? answer: pro us statehood leader and ex-governor Carlos Romero Barcelo Who said "We are a latin american Nation"? answer: governor Sila Maria Calderon and PPD ex president months before the 2000 elections Who said "We are a Nation without soveregnty"? answer: Juan Mari Bras,founder of the pro independence movement and socialist leader.


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Nota edit

I read your comments in the talk page of El Grito de Lares. Just wanted you to know that it is great to have another Boricua around. Tony the Marine 04:29, 26 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

List of Puerto Ricans edit

One of the main concerns about the "list" is that it is getting out of control and that many names of people who have only had their "15 minutes of fame" or simply are non-notables are being added. I propose that we set up guidelines as to who should be admitted with a clear definition as to the terms "notable" and "fame". I am calling upon the parties interested to express their opinion and to help develope these guidelines. I believe that after we take a vote and reach a consensus, said guidelines should be followed and posted either on the article or the articles talk page. We need your help. Tony the Marine 19:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

I totally agree. I believe that those that only had their 15 minutes of fame should not be included. We have quite a lot of notable Puerto Ricans, as noted on boricuafirst.com, that have contributed immensely to make this a better world. (Cesar)


Please particpate here: [1]

Draft of a Proposal edit

Thank you for participating in the issue of the List of Puerto Ricans. Please continue to do so by going here:[2]. Tony the Marine 02:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

List of notable Puerto Ricans edit

I would like to invite you to join the committee that will monitor the List of notable Puerto Ricans. We need people like you who will help in making sure that those in the list or added to the list meet the established criteria and maintaion this list to the highest standards. If you adree to join us please place this list on your "watchlist" and add your name here: Notability Criteria. Thank you. Tony the Marine 02:58, 12 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject Latinos edit

I just wanted to let you know about Wikiproject Latinos.--JuanMuslim 1m 21:15, 23 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

  You are invited to participate in Wikipedia:WikiProject Latinos, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about Latinos and Hispanics.
Currently, we are discussing prospects for the project. Your input would be greatly appreciated!

Boricua Barnstar
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This Boricua Tireless Contributor Barnstar is presented to Vertical123 for his continous work on Puerto Rican related articles. Presented by Tony the Marine 04:39, 15 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Please accept this "Boricua Barnstar" as a show of appreciation of your dedication and contributions to all things related to Puerto Rico. Que Díos te bendiga. Tony the Marine 04:39, 15 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Feliz Navidad
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Tony the Marine

O.K., so maybe you don't believe in Santa, but I still want to wish you and your loved ones a "Happy Holidays" and all of the happiness in the world and the best new year ever. Your friend, Tony the Marine 23:55, 20 December 2006 (UTC)Reply


Check this out edit

Check out this entery in the Portal:Puerto Rico/Did you know

"That Puerto Rico is not a country, but is a Commonwealth of the United States?" and

"That Puerto Rico has never been a country?"

I don't know, but that doesn't make any sense to me. What do you think? Tony the Marine 06:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

Happy New Year
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(Feliz Año Nuevo)


 

Happy New Year from Tony the Marine 02:36, 1 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

I wish you and your loved ones all the happiness in the world this coming year.

Survey Invitation edit

Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. --WikiInquirer 12:15, 3 March 2007 (UTC)talk to meReply

Portal:Puerto Rico edit

Hey! The Puerto Rico Portal page has been revamped with additional content, including a Selected series of Articles, Pictures, and Biographies related to Puerto Rico. However, maintaining a Portal is no easy task. As a member of the WikiProject Puerto Rico, please consider helping out in one of the following tasks:

  • You can add Puerto Rico current events and news to the In the news... section as they occur.
  • You can participate in the discussion of Nominations for content nominated to Selected status.
  • You can nominate content for Selected status in the Nominations page.

Your help and contributions are greatly appreciated. Enjoy the Portal! - Mtmelendez (Talk|UB|Home) 03:52, 1 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

This is an automated message for all WikiProject Puerto Rico participants.

Gracias edit

Man, I haven't heard from you for sometime. What have you been doing? Did you that Senator K. McClintock spoke about me in his Memorial Day speech? Check out what he said over here: User:Marine 69-71/Why do I write in Wikipedia. Tony the Marine 01:27, 15 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Welcome back!! We thought you were away for good. I put a message on top advising users that you hadn't edited since December 2006. But its good to hear of your return. Wikipedia needs good Boricua editors. Paz. - Mtmelendez (Talk|UB|Home) 10:35, 17 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thank you!--vertical 20:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Main Page edit

Surprise! History of Puerto Rico has been selected for presentation on the Main Page for Monday, June 18, 2007 (tomorrow!). My congratulations to all editors who helped bring this important Puerto Rican topic to FA, especially to Joelito. But don't celebrate yet. There's two important things we should do:

  1. Review the article. Since it became FA, it has received extensive edits from users, and therefore may need copy-editing and MOS-adjustments for presentation. Some users related to the Main Page-selection process have already made many edits, and we should continue their good work to make sure the article is pristine.
  2. WATCH IT!! Given the Main Page's exposure (millions view it every day), FA articles which are presented there get viewed by many people, including vandals. Please watch the page carefully, reverting vandalism as you go. I've seen Main Page articles get overwhelmed with vandalism, and since many more people keep going to it on the Main Page, we don't want them to see a vandalized article. This is a 24 hour task (as long as its presented), and requires the collaboration of the entire Puerto Rico WikiProject.

Well, gente, take pride that on June 18, Puerto Rico's history will be presented on the grandest of pages in Wikipedia. Peace! - Mtmelendez (Talk|UB|Home) 10:35, 17 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Congratulations to all the good editors who have worked in the page thru all these years (and the many to come!). --vertical 20:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Puerto Rico June 2007 Newsletter edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year I - Issue 1 - June 2007

Hello, Vertical123. This is the WikiProject Puerto Rico Monthly Newsletter for June 2007. Enjoy!

News
  • The first issue of the Wikiproject Puerto Rico Newsletter was delivered! Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on Boricuaeddie's talk page.
  • Special thanks to R Delivery Bot and its operator, R, for delivering this newsletter.
  • Eljohnson15 joined the project on June 22. Welcome!
  • Portal:Puerto Rico was revamped with additional content, including Selected series of Articles, Pictures, and Biographies related to Puerto Rico. Please help maintain the Portal. Thank you, Mtmelendez, for all of your help with the Portal!
  • History of Puerto Rico, one of our Featured articles, was displayed at the Main Page on June 18. Thanks to all of the users who helped by reviewing and improving the article and reverting vandalism done to the article during its display. Special thanks to Joelito for all of his work on the article.
  • Special thanks to Mtmelendez for keeping us updated on all things related to the project.
  • See or edit the current tasklist here.
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Happy Constitution Day! edit

File:Escudo de Puerto Rico.jpg Happy Day of the Constitution! Happy editing! Yours sincerely, Boricuaeddie 00:39, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Puerto Rico July 2007 Newsletter edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year I - Issue 2 - July 2007

"Sería borincano aunque naciera en la luna..." - Roy Brown

From the editor

Hello, Vertical123. This is the second issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on my talk page. Enjoy!

Yours sincerely, Boricuaeddie 03:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Notice edit

To those interested, the article "Puerto Ricans in NASA" has been placed for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Puerto Ricans in NASA Tony the Marine 00:18, 26 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

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WikiProject Puerto Rico August Newsletter edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year I - Issue 2 - August 2007

"Pa' lante siempre" - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

From the editor

Hello, Vertical123. This is the third issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on my talk page. Enjoy!

Yours sincerely, Boricuaeddie 15:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Moving Benicio Del Toro to Benicio del Toro edit

Seeing as you're a participant in WikiProject Puerto Rico, I wish to invite you to participate in the survey at Talk:Benicio Del Toro on whether the article on Benicio del Toro should be moved from Benicio Del Toro to Benicio del Toro. Timeineurope 15:03, 2 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Puerto Rico September 2007 Newsletter edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year I - Issue 4 - September 2007

"La razón no grita. La razón convence." - Luis A. Ferré

From the editor

Hello, Vertical123. This is the fourth issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on my talk page.

Enjoy! --Agüeybaná 16:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Tribute to "the Marine"

I would like to pay a small tribute in this edition to Tony "the Marine". Editing since May 24, 2004, he has been one of our project's most active editors and has become one of Wikipedia's most recognized writers. He has authored over 400 articles, including 4 Featured Articles, 1 Featured List, 10 Good Articles, and 28 DYKs. His name has appeared in newspapers and magazines and has been mentioned by politicians and artists. He has brought Puerto Rico's history and its people to the web. He has shown the world that Puerto Ricans have done much more than just be gangsters and drug dealers. He has shown the world that we have contributed to history and the world just as much as any other group of people.

On September 29, 2007, Tony announced that we would not be writing for Wikipedia anymore. We, the members of this project, are sad that he will not be able to continue to spread the word of Hispanics' contributions here on the web, but I, for one, feel honored that he has entrusted us with the duty of continuing and improving his excellent work.

Tony, rest assured that your contributions, your wisdom, and the help you provided to all of us when we were new users will be remembered for generations. Que Dios te bendiga, Tony, y que tu recompensa sea grande en el Reino de los Cielos.

Viva Puerto Rico libre. —Agüeybaná 16:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Feliz Navidad edit

Feliz Navidad and a Happy New Year a ti tambien. Te dije que el Senado de Puerto Rico me rindio un homenaje y me entrego una resolucion por mi trabajo? Tony the Marine (talk) 02:14, 21 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year II - Issue 1 - Summer 2008

"Confía en tu propia voluntad más que en hombre alguno sobre la tierra. Esa es tu fuerza, no soy yo tu fuerza. Tú mismo eres tu fuerza!" - Luis Muñoz Marín

From the editor

Hello, Vertical123. This is the fifth issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. I will continue Eddie's format and willingness to include new material by request. As he once said, please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on my talk page. - Caribbean~H.Q. 01:17, 29 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Se levanta un gigante dormido

Saludos to all, I present to you the new version of our project's Newsletter. It has been almost a year since the last edition, but rest assured that we haven't been lazy. Our Good Article count has raised by 11, while we have produced two Featured Lists and two Featured Articles. I will tweak the delivery format, from now on the Newsletter will be delivered per season. That means four anual editions, one for summer, fall, winter and spring. Speaking of summer, it has been a hot one, make sure to check out the project news below. I will also introduce a new section titled "Puerto Rican Highlight" where we will comment about positive accomplishments reached by Puerto Ricans and our representative organizations. - Caribbean~H.Q. 01:17, 29 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Majestic isn't it? That's the Arecibo Observatory, it has the largest single-aperture telescope ever built.
Majestic isn't it? That's the Arecibo Observatory, it has the largest single-aperture telescope ever built.
Project News
Puerto Rican Highlight
On August 3, Tarah Gieger became the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win a gold medal at the Summer X Games. (ESPN Deportes) In 2007, Gieger also became the first woman to participate at a Motocross des Nations, being part of Team Puerto Rico.

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Banderas edit

Hello, in light of recent discoveries, I am proposing a consensus concerning the colors of the flag of Puerto Rico in neutral articles. Please see the project's talk page for further detail. Thanks for your time. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter Year III - Issue 1 - Fall & Winter 2008-09 edit

 
The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
Year III - Issue 1 - Fall & Winter 2008-09

"Yo exigí que se tocara La Borinqueña." - José Torres to Rafael Bracero, discussing the preparations for his championship fight against Willie Pastrano.

From the editor

Hello, Vertical123. This is the sixth issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Continuing our new format, this issue will discuss the news, achievements and other incidences relevant to our project between fall and winter. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Flags and records

Greetings, during the past months, there has been a lot of activity and active discussion surrounding articles within our scope. Of particular interest is one that took place in Flag of Puerto Rico, in which several project members exposed their points of view regarding the tones of our flag. Ultimately, research brought forth a severe loophole in the regulation employed by the Senate of Puerto Rico. Our flag doesn't have official tones! Attempting to prevent future conflicts, I presented a proposal in the project's talk page. The subsequent discussion served as an perfect example of consensus. Thanks to everyone for your participation. In other news, our friend Tony the Marine added another impressive achievement to his brilliant resume. On December 8, 2008, his DYK hook for Ivan Castro (soldier) broke the previous all-time record for more views, receiving 71,300 visits. Tony has also been actively cooperating with this Newsletter, the inclusion of a new "Did you Know?" section, was entirely his idea. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Never forget, regardless of colors or ideals, this flag represents all of us.
Project News
Puerto Rican Highlight
On November 1, Jonathan González won the flyweight division's gold medal at the International Boxing Association's Youth World Championships.
(Primera Hora) González joins John John Molina, Aníbal Santiago Acevedo, Carlos Febres and Daniel Alicea as gold medalists in this competition.

Did you Know?
That the Elfin-woods Warbler, an endemic bird of Puerto Rico first observed in 1968, is the last New World warbler species to be discovered?

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Deletion of Puerto Rican images edit

As you all know, certain situations among which are included my personal health, have led me take a leave of absence from Wikipedia, however I believe that the idea proposed by Angusmclellan is an excellent one. Instead of nominating Puerto Rican related images by the masses, the images which have problems will first be listed in the page which I just created: Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems. We will be given more then sufficient time as a "team" to find sources and make what ever fixes need be in order to keep them from being deleted. This is a Wiki-community team effort regardless of who uploaded the image. I ask all those who really care about the images related to Puerto Rico to post the link "Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems" in your "watchlists". Tony the Marine (talk) 01:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

"Self Governing"? edit

I noticed your Edit Revert here. As I am not inclined to partake in edit reverting wars, there is a current continuing discussion on this topic of which you are already an active participant. What disturbs me the most is that you called this edit Vandalism and I cannot disagree more. Mercy11 is a dedicated and irreplaceable WikiProject Puerto Rico member and I am disappointed that you would call what is clearly not vandalism so. QuazGaa 14:49, 28 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:53, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

Good article reassessment for Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña edit

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply