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"Geothermal resources" maps

Just FYI I found that the NOAA produced maps of "geothermal resources" to go with that 1980 report we use a lot. The good people of University of Nevada Reno scanned them and I grabbed them all and put them here:

Commons:Category:Maps of geothermal resources of the United States

I think it includes all the states in the continental U.S. north and west of Texas, except possibly South Dakota (which may well be out there somewhere). Most are in PDF format but I think can convert to jpg and/or png if need be, just let me know which ones.

I think/hope they should be citable sources if they have any info that isn't already in the report; I cited the California one in one place already as <ref name="CAgeothermmap-1980">{{Cite map |last1=Higgins |first1=Chris T. |last2=Therberge |last3=Ikelman |first2=Albert E. Jr. |first3=Joy A. |title=Geothermal Resources of California |url=https://data.nbmg.unr.edu/public/Geothermal/GreyLiterature/GeothermalResources_California_1980_R.pdf |date=1980 |publisher=California Department of Mines and Geology |publication-place=Sacramento |others=NOAA National Geophysical Center}}</ref>

I can't really figure out the name of the original report or repository these came from so just leaning on the unr.edu for now. Cheers, jengod (talk) 04:48, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Jengod, thanks for your note. How wonderful that you uploaded scans of the maps! I've got a copy of the paper maps from along with the 1980 hardcopy of the report Thermal springs list for the United States (1980) By Berry, George W. ; Grim, P. J. (Paul J.) ; Ikelman, Joy A.

Because I travel alot and live between two states in two different regions of the country, I seldom travel with the paper copies, instead I use a pdf. You can download the entire .pdf of the book here: but it doesn't include the maps. Thanks again for uploading this excellent resource for hot springs! Netherzone (talk) 16:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

I just took a moment to look on Commons, and those are different than the maps than the ones I have. This is a superb new resource, Jen. Thanks again. Netherzone (talk) 16:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

RE: Pueblo pottery

You mentioned that Pueblo pottery has been considered as a potential GA candidate in the past. I have a decent amount of GA experience from both sides of the table and have appreciated my interactions with you recently, so I'd be happy to walk you through a review on such a solid article. There's been something of a renaissance regarding Indigenous American culture on Misplaced Pages over the last couple years, meaning I'm fairly confident that any gaps/concerns that arise would draw support from the handful of other editors in that subject area. If you wind up nominating Pueblo pottery now or later, please ping me and I'll pick up the review. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:10, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for this, it really made my day! I do think it is the best work I've done for WP, and spent a lot of time researching the subject. It was my "pandemic project"; I ordered a bunch of books and hunkered down in the house to work on it. In the next day or two I will read up on GA's and what the expectations and process involves. If I decide to nominate it, I will definitely ping you. Thanks again. Netherzone (talk) 15:17, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Of course! My pandemic projects were a handful of CO ghost towns and the various Book of Common Prayer articles (I've almost wrapped those up!). I happen to presently live in Arlington, Virginia. If additional images or sources are required, they have a lot of material available at the NMAI in DC. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:31, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

A page protecting fox for you too!

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	This fox protects pages! Thanks for letting me know what Inari Ōkami is! Now I've learned something from Misplaced Pages again. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:32, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

YAYYYY! Thank you for the page protecting fox, what a beautiful entity! I shall treasure this. Netherzone (talk) 01:41, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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November music

story · music · places

For a surprise, a Bach cantata is on the Main page today, where it was last year for the 300th anniversary, and they were too lazy to find something new ;) - Look at my story, and listen to the 3 whole-tone steps and the dialogues of Fear and Hope. - An open letter open to be signed (more info on the talk, and the Signpost above), - I haven't checked if you did, please ignore then. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Today's story relates to 2 meanings of 9 Nov, - imagine: I found a DYK I liked from 2006, before my time here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

I uploaded more pics, on a mountain in the sun above the fog. - Madeleine Riffaud - remember. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving articles in November! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:45, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda! Netherzone (talk) 04:08, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Gerda, I'm sorry to hear about your friend, but glad to know you were there to sing. Will check out your pix when I get a chance. Netherzone (talk) 02:05, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

December music

story · music · places

Thank you! Today's story comes from a DYK about a concert that fascinated me, and you can listen! For my taste, the hook has too little music - I miss the unusual scoring and the specific dedication - but it comes instead with a name good for viewcount. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:27, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

On the Main page today Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:02, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

So interesting to learn about Sibelius' life, I've always liked the music. Very grateful they were able to save and restore Notre-Dame. Netherzone (talk) 21:52, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to the (new) Perplexities after Escher. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:56, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:59, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:11, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

Hello Netherzone: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Misplaced Pages. Cheers, Left guide (talk) 21:57, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the lovely holiday card Left guide. It was really great to get to know you this year; your work for the 'pedia is much appreciated. Have a wonderful holiday season, and yes, happy solstice. Thankfully the days will be getting longer, here comes the sun! Netherzone (talk) 22:36, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Pretendian etc

Hello Netherzone, fellow editor! The thing about the sourced material you restored in your recent edits: yes it's sourced, but not up to BLP standards (you may wish to review that at your leisure), especially for contentious material. WP flatly forbids that in BLP's (cf. comments on the noticeboard where you also commented.) Does that make sense? Happy editing, Middle 8 • _(s)talk 10:53, 31 December 2024 (UTC) revised 10:57, 31 December 2024, 11:15, 31 December 2024 (UTC) (UTC)

@Middle 8, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. The only recent edit I did on that article was to change the word "actress" to "musician" because that is what Buffy Sainte Marie is known for. It is not a BLP violation, nor is it contentious. In the future you may want to please double check yourself before assuming bad faith of a fellow editor. And by the way, I did not comment on any "noticeboards" recently, and certainly not for a contentious topic. Thank you, and "happy editing" to you as well. Netherzone (talk) 12:31, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh dear, I've confused you with another editor! My post must have sounded very strange indeed, and I applaud you on your patient reply. (No doubts about your good faith but serious ones about my frontal lobes at the moment... ;-) Sorry for the weirdness and best regards. --Middle 8 • _(s)talk 22:02, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

New Year's Greetings

	Have a happy New Year!
	Greetings, Netherzone, may 2025 bring you joy! Best wishes for the upcoming year, and thank you for all you do for Misplaced Pages and for Native communities! New Year Bell postcard –Yuchitown (talk) 16:34, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

HNY :)

@Netherzone thank you for the lovely message and right backatcha. It's been one of the pleasures of my time here to occasionally collaborate with you on content creation. I hope you and all your people have a beautiful and peaceful new year! jengod (talk) 17:11, 31 December 2024 (UTC)