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Request for Comments on Current events
Hello Fsotrain09 –
I'm trying to get some discussion going on two proposals regarding the current events page, but so far have gotten little to no response. Since you have recently edited the current events page, I'm asking for your input on these two proposals:
One proposal (this is the big one) involves putting the daily events from the current events pages into article-templates, a lá the monthly pages from 2003 to 2005, as well and having a consistent number of recent days on the current events page instead of a monthly archive. This would allow for the current events page and the respective month pages to be updated simultaneously without the monthly archival. For more, see the current events talk page.
Another proposal involves merging the content of the regional current events pages (such as British and Irish current events and Canadian current events) into fewer continental articles. For more, see the current events WikiProject talk page.
Your input on one or both of these issues would be appreciated. joturner 22:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
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Nation building
Hiya, you contributed to the Nation building article. I've just flagged up what I think are a bunch of problems with the article and would welcome your input. Cheers Vizjim 15:11, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
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Spam spam spam!
I certainly hope you don't eat only spam, jam, and ham. You'd have scurvy and all sorts of other nasty things! ;-) Does giving you nutritional advice count as "somthing"? Fsotrain09 03:03, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
Don't worry, I occasionally indulge in Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top, and spam ;) s»abhorreo»i 08:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
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Guantanamo detainee
Thanks for the suggestion.
I have been wondering how to organize the data.
The DoD, and the Washington Post lists tried to shoehorn the names into the English style first name and last name format. It didn't work very well, because names can have so many different transliterations. And some nations, like Yemen, have areas where people can have a tribal name, that looks like a surname to us. Maybe sorting them by first name, within nationalities, would be better.
I'll work on it. -- Geo Swan 01:17, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
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AfDs
Hey there! I seem to be right behind you on new page patrol tonight, and have come across a couple of AfDs you have started on a couple of pages. You might want to consider tagging articles like Julie ju with a speedy deletion tag to save the trouble of taking them to AfD when they're quite obviously nonsense or non-notable. (I've also noticed several articles where you haven't finished the AfD process - don't know if you're going to get to that or not, but thought I'd remind you.) Cheers! Tony Fox 05:37, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
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Translation requested
Hi, I noticed that you are versed in Arabic. I'm trying to figure out what 69.68.161.253 (talk • contribs) this user is trying to say on Islam-related pages and my talk page. I've been able to translates some of the words, but I'm not unclear on the intended meaning. Thanks! OhNoitsJamieTalk 16:30, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
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Bribe the Ghost
Hey -- Just a friendly reminder to be sure to use an edit summary that says "prod" when you propose an article for deletion. It's always good to use edit summaries, of course, but it's especially helpful for proposed deletion, because prod tags are not supposed to be re-added once they are removed, and the easiest way to tell if a prod tag was previously placed on an article is to look at the edit history. Also, in this case, I marked the article for speedy deletion; when it applies, speedy deletion is better than prod, because it requires less attention. I left the prod tag there, though, just in case anyone denies the speedy deletion (which I doubt will happen). Anyway, thanks, just letting you know! Mangojuicetalk 16:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
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Pije ocet
Yes, you are correct. I googled for a bit after I saw your change and it looks like it is Polish. I found a free online Polish translator (kinda like Babelfish) http://www.poltran.com/ and put in the text just to see what it was about ... the translation wasn't very helpful ... something about vinegar ... I'm going out on a limb and assuming that it is about some kind of wine.
But even so, the fact that the "article" ends in "aahahahahahaha" makes me very skeptical that there is any meaningful content ... that's pretty universal. BigDT 22:28, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
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Murdoch sockpuppet
are we talking Rupert or The A_Team ? does spelling count? ;) --FairNBalanced 03:39, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
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Mochikoro
Pages that have no content or just an external link, like Mochikoro, can be speedy deleted with the {{empty}} or similar tag. Just an FYI. --mtz206 (talk) 22:19, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
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informative graphics
Hi thar,
New to the WIKIpeida.
You flagged a page I just created for deletion. It was as a link reference (Informative Graphics) from XPS as a reference. I was trying to give background to Informative Graphics since background was given to HP, Ricoh etc from this XPS page as well. I thought it would be ok since the other companies have info pages as well for the XPS. I think it is important to note that more than just "printing" companies are doing work with XPS. I didn't think I was spamming or "selling". Any rate - I don't want to offend anyone so I tried to delete the page. Guess I can't do that. But can you give me some insight as to why some companies (like HP, and even small electronics companies) can have info pages and it is considered acceptable? Just trying to understand. --snailshoes(talk) 21:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks.
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Guffless
I was thinking that the article should go to AfD as nn, rather than being prod-ed. On second thoughts, it doesn't really assert notability, so I think it's liable to be speedied. --David.Mestel 20:49, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
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informative graphics
Hi Again,
Ok - I read through the link you provided. It does look like "public" companies are considered in a different light. Just the same XPS is an interesting move by Microsoft to have a alternative to PDF. The XPS article on this wiki refers to only "hardware" companies supporting this format. I think it is important to note that it isn't just hardware companies. Since Informative Graphics is not a "known" company, I felt it was appropriate to at least give a background. Seems like content can be written to "sell" or to "inform". But the policy is any content written about a non-public company is to "sell" and is adspace. Not sure this is really right - especially considering that most of the public company listings are complete "sell" in nature (including product lines, links to product lines, etc). This is also a disadvantage being created for "small companies" that aren't public.
Any rate - no problem and I didn't take it personally. I believe the page has been deleted now and I am little WIKIPEDIA wiser (lol).
Thanks
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Saryn Hooks
You participated in the Finola Hackett AfD. Please also join the discussion here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saryn Hooks (second nomination). Thank you. - CrazyRussian talk/email 17:31, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Prod
On HL Engineering, you restored the prod tag twice after the author removed it. A prod tag should not be re-added to an article once it has been removed and the author is allowed to remove a prod. Prod is for uncontroversial deletions only. Once the original prod was removed, it should have gone straight to AFD. An article with multiple prod nominations will not be deleted by the closing admin. Also, your edit summary of "rv; please do not remove speedy delete tags" is incorrect as prod is not a speedy delete tag. Please see WP:PROD if you have questions. Thanks. -- JLaTondre11:16, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Fsotrain, I checked the page. It's about people who can not understand music (music deaf) but it's not a encyclopedia type article. Besides, it's a copy from an Iranian magazine which probably has copyright on it, so I suggest that the article is removed. Mahanchian17:13, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
citation still not ok for article "rudo makunike" have'nt figured out how to cite yet - please help
Re: WoW template
You do not have to be an admin to place the template, but you do have to be an admin to do the actual blocking. The reason it took so long to block the last WoW vandal (63.191.271.47.) is that he had a "." at the end of what looked like an IP address, which led the admins to investigate the ip address, and not the user name. I hope that cleared up your confusion. --digital_me(TalkˑContribs)17:51, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Can you do a further copy-edit (see discussion) as a native English speaker? I'll fix some other problems pointed out by TheGrappler. Thanks so much :) --Brandспойт19:46, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi! I just wanted to let you know, I have removed the FAOL tags from Lope de Barrientos and Cao Yu. The full text of the two articles was already translated by me from the Spanish language articles, so the tag, which identifies that the text may be improved by translation of the material in the foreign language article, is not relevant. I am also a member of wikiproject echo, and want to commend you on your efforts. In almost every case, those tags are relevant; very few articles have been fully translated as these two have, and there's no way you could have known without checking the text and comparing. Another words, though I removed the tags, I think you did exactly what you were supposed to do.--Fuhghettaboutit00:57, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I had written an article on this Institute. It has been tagged as Possible Copyright Violations. I am relatively new to wikipedia. Can you please tell me how can it be resolved? I have mentioned one site where from I took some information. Is that the reason? If so can I rewrite the content again?
Hello Fsotrain09/Archive, and thank you for your strong support at my Request for Adminship, which succeeded with an overwhelming final count of (105/2/0). I was very pleased with the outpouring of kind words from the community that has now entrusted me with these tools, from the classroom, the lesson in human psychology and the international resource known as Wikipedia. The Free Encyclopedia. I will continue to monitor WP:PNT, although you and Fabricationary (and others) are doing a great job in what used to be mainly my area alone. Please feel free to leave me plenty of requests, monitor my actions (through the admin desk on my userpage) and, if you find yourself in the mood, listen to some of what I do in real life. In any case, keep up the great work and have a fabulous day. Grandmasterka05:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your pointer. I've rewritten the article and also included the external link as you told in the temporary page. Al-Ameen Mission/Temp. Please check if it resolves the issue.
I'm not sure if you intended to, but it appears that when you tried to revert the vandal on the page Lutheranism you inadvertently reverted to a much worse version[1]. Peyna02:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
That was a good article on Dang Thuy Tram (though the LA Times seems to be getting round to the story a bit late). Hope a lot of Americans are able to read the book once it comes out. Badagnani17:42, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
P.S. Send me a message if you read the message above!
Q
Hi there -
1. I don't know how to communicate w/a Wiki user, like u did 4 me, so I'm doing it this way. Pls let me know if this is not the right way.
2. I was told that replacing text w/blank content is vandalism. However, how do I change something that should be deleted w/o blanking it out? I looked into ways to "revert" but if the text that needs to be blanked was done many revisions ago it doesn't seem possible to revert and keep the later changes. Or is it?
thx. Lance06:00, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
the Arabic def. art. AL-
Dear Fsotrain09, Unfortunately my field of study has been Indo-European comparative linguistics with approach to Indo-Iranian branch. Although I know Arabic and Hebrew well, my linguistic knowledge does not include Afro-Asiatic languages. But I should thank you for bringing the issue to my attention. As sson as I can get any info, I will contribute. -User:DrMoslehi 09 August 2006, 17:35 (UTC+3:30)
I also do not have any information regarding the article al, I would actually like to learn more about the origin itself. You may try asking Angrynight and Mustafaa, both are Arabic speakers and linguists (I'm not quite sure about Angrynight though). --Inahet02:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
semitic definite articles
hi there, you may want to consider adding the following interesting detail. some semiticists have hypothesised that the arabic definite article 'al-' (-ال) and the hebrew definite article 'ha-' (-ה) have origins in a proto-semitic definite article 'hal-' (-הל-/ال) (no alif/alef because it's not a long vowel in either case). evidence for this can also be found in the origins of the arabic 'this': 'hadhā' (هذا), which, when combined with a definite phrase, often shortens from 'hadhā al-bayt' to 'hal-bayt' (هذا البيت becomes هلبيت). otherwise, the article looks nice! i'll add this and you can edit it to fit into your article. dgl15:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
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How do you make citations? I haven't figured it out yet.
Thanks,
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Brittany Camacho
When I wrote the article about Brittany Camacho, I got that information from Brittany Camacho herself and her whole family. That is my source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MCRGIRL (talk • contribs)
rental homes
Please help me with any edits needed for the article on RentalHomesPlus to ensure that it will comply with the Wikipedia standards.
Hello Fsotrain09. I have gone over your Amos Yarkoni article and added stuff that I managed to find. Take a look -- hope it's all OK. Cheers, AWN AWN210:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello Fsotrain09 :)
Regarding the circumstances of the burial of Amos Yarkoni z"l, yes, I too believe they were "memorable". I am trying to get more information before adding anything, but the way I heard it, there was a problem burying him in the Military Cemetary, because according to Jewish burial law, Jews are supposed to be buried amongst Jews, and Amos was not Jewish. There was a short-term fracas whereby a military hero was unable to be buried in a military cemetary. In the end, his lifelong close friend Rehavam Zeevi* bought three plots: one for himself, one for his wife, and one for Amos, so that Amos could be on the end of a row and technically not in the Jewish cemetary, yet still buried in the Military Cemetary... It was all a little unseemly and created quite a storm that a hero like Amos (even though he was dead) had to go through it...
However, there are two problems with this narrative:
Rehavam Zeevi is not buried at Kiryat Shaul (he is buried on Mt Herzl); and
Amos Yarkoni's grave is not located on the end of the row.
Possible answers to the above are:
Zeevi bought the "Jewish" plots, but they ended up being used by others;
At Kiryat Shaul, there are two graves a slight distance from the other graves, one of them being Yarkoni's. The two graves may be Yarkoni and his wife, or Yarkoni and another non-Jewish soldier.
I want to try and get more information about this and try and confirm things before adding to the article.
Let me know what you think... By the way, thanks for starting the article -- I was merely standing on the shoulders of giants by adding to it :) Cheers AWN AWN201:00, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
*Reading stuff on the net about Rehavam Zeevi, one would get the impression that he was an anti-Arab racist. This was not the case, although he did take a hard line against Israelis -- Jews and non-Jews (he once challenged the US Ambassador to Israel, who was Jewish, to a fistfight!) -- who were not loyal to Israel. He was a fluent Arabic speaker and had many close Arab and Druze friends, including Yarkoni.
Hi Fsotrain09 :) I agree, the incident should go on the website. I have found another source of information (all in Hebrew!!), which I am reading through and hope to have some stuff on the article soon. I just don't want to put anything up until I have some definitive background. What I described was told to me by my father, so I want to source it properly first. It might take a day or two though... Let me know what you think :) Adam AWN202:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Amos Yarkoni article progress
Hello Fsotrain09 :) I have added about as much to the Amos Yarkoni article as I can for now. Please have a read over it and let me know what you think, and whether there are any changes required. Unfortunately, all my additional sources are in Hebrew only. Cheers, Adam AWN211:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Al- etymology
i read or heard somewhere that "Al-" was related or a corruption the demonstratives haːʔulaːʔ or ʔulaːʔika im not sure if i find anything ill tell ya. Cass-bot.
Campo de Gurs
Hello! Just wanted to say that I like your translation of the first paragraph, and that if you want to work on the rest of the article together, I'd love to collaborate, even if it gets voted down as translation of the week.
Greetings! You're welcome on the revert. I suspect you were targeted because you had left the most recent talk page note on Kafziel's page on Aug 8 -- that is the day that vandal hit his/her page the first time, and he/it must have seen your request for assistance. Let me know if that vandal bothers you again since it is still unblocked. Happy editing! Antandrus (talk)14:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Amos Yarkoni
Hi Fsotrain :) Just wondering if you'd had a chance to look at the Amos Yarkoni page, and had any thoughts on it :) Cheers, AWN AWN202:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I wish I could help personally, unfortunately my spanish isn't what it was. But I'll we watching the article with interest. User:Joelr31 is a native speaker and a contributer to birds related articles. Sabine's Sunbirdtalk02:04, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Amos Yarkoni
Hi Fsotrain09 :) After much searching, I have managed to find a picture of Amos Yarkoni z"l, which I have uploaded to the article. I managed to speak to my father about Amos, and he came up with some interesting stuff. I'd be interested to hear how an Irish-American came to know of Amos Yarkoni. My e-mail address is embedded in my Wikipedia user page, if you wish to reply in a less public forum! Anyway, thanks for your edits of a fortnight ago -- I think they add to the article :) Cheers, AWN AWN207:32, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, it's very simple really, I was browsing on Israel-related articles and came across his redlink. The surrounding context, e.i., "one of only six Israeli-Arabs to receive this high military honor" made it seem that not only did Yarkoni merit an article, but the English Wikipedia needed to have an article on him. So, in a nutshell, I learned about him completely from Wikipedia! :) -Fsotrain0920:22, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
This from a website which stated John Seigenthaler's father killed John Kennedy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.158.179.194 (talk • contribs)
Please note that I am a Wikipedian, a user of Wikipedia. I am not a "website", nor did I have anything to do with the John Seigenthaler controversy. I watch the Olaf Wiig article because I started it, and the addition of unsourced information reduces article quality. In the future, please add the supporting references when you add the information; that will reduce the confusion. And please observe Wikipedia policy about assuming good faith and not making personal attacks. Thank you. -Fsotrain0916:18, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
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Arabisches Wikipedia im lateinischen Index
Aslemma. Sirmachni, ana misch fimta. Ana hab iktib fi latin/roman signs kima ana iktib min tower. Ana misch schuf problem. Min fadlek stamel declaration. Schukran. --Peter Littmann04:59, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Are you alright? :)
Hi,
You've asked a question I never thought would arise, and it makes me worry for your sake a little -- Wikipedia might be getting to you! ;)
The name had no meaning or signification for me at all when I concocted it (whilst intoxicated no less!) Originally, I pronounced it "ZOH" (as in Zodiac) - loz (as in the Wizard of Oz.) A friend later suggested that another possibility. Take a music (or a Han) "Solo", pluralize it: Soloes, and change the intial sound to a Z. ZOH-lows, I guess I'd write that.
I am a rather odd fellow, as is well-known, so this is what I decided. The first use of Xoloz by me was NOT on Wikipedia, but elsewhere. To distinguish between this other use and my Wikipedian name, I use the "original" pronunciation (The Wizard of...) for non-Wikipedian purposes, and the more recent suggestion when referring to the Wikipedian.
Aren't you glad you asked? ;) My answer gives further insight into the depths of my insanity; I am proud of myself, though (and pleasantly surprised), that I managed to keep my explanation of the name this short. My verbosity and my sesquipedialism must be both coming under control. :) Best wishes, Xoloz09:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Eva Peron article
Hi. Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I took a hiatus from Wikipedia. Anyway, I'm back now, and, yes, I'm working on the article. I would like to get it to Good Article status. Thanks. Andrew Parodi11:46, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
North Korea vs. DPRK
User:Now3d agreed to stop changing North Korea to DRP Korea and to work through the article talk page some time ago, so I don't think there's any need for more warnings on his talk page. Perhaps your comments could be moved to Talk:North Korea instead. --Reuben17:33, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks
Hiya,
I've been on Wikipedia for a while just doing little bits here and there, nothing special. I logged in today and got your message. Thank you very much, it is nice to feel welcomed. I look forward to enjoying my time here with the help of users such as yourself. Thanks again sijarvis11:20, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Re: North Korean Missile Test (2006)
Hi Fsotrain09,
Thanks for the offer but I don't think I can really. I don't really have the spare time to do a major edit. I tend to just correct minor things that I find. I also don't know much about the subject. I'm glad you liked my edit, it's always nice to have positive feedback. Sorry I can't be of more help. sijarvis19:22, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
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Oh my, that is a necessary article. And a huge article in European Portuguese. I need to finish the really big one I'm working on, and hopefully add at least a few references, and then I will begin this one right afterwards. The Spanish version is a straight translation of the Portuguese version, so your start closely matches the beginning of the Portuguese article. I also found a large tree of Brazilian history articles that need writing/improvement. Lots I could do, and I hope I can find appropriate references in a library or online (anyone can help with that by giving me links to reliable sources on the topic.)
I bet you could understand most written Portuguese. Until recently my whole knowledge of the language came from here, after I realized I could read it okay based on my Spanish. The language in the censorship article is easier than the Brazilian I'm working with now (European Portuguese seems to use more of the grammar and vocabulary I'm used to seeing in Spanish or English.) Grandmasterka07:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
You may recall that we talked briefly a while back about the assessment of Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups articles. I wonder if you would take a look at Romanians and Roma people. Both of them are well-developed, but I can't decide whether they should be a high B-class or a low A-class.
Thanks for your assessment of these two articles. I'm a little surprised that you didn't go ahead and assess them according to your decisions, leaving comments on the /Comments page as you indicated. I'd feel a little guilty doing it myself; as if I were taking credit for your assessment. But if you don't do it in a few days, then I will.
Apparently you and I are looking at the same article at the same time. I put it On Hold as described on its talk page. You can of course disagree if you like.. :-)
Hmm. well, are the names, vocal parts, and singers aligned? If they were before, not much I can do to improve (Though I could move the table left a bit, if you think that'd look better. Adam Cuerdentalk03:49, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
That's the whole thing, I do not see them aligned; I even just tried viewing the page while logged out, per the Talk page suggestion, and still the same, staggered confusing columns. -Fsotrain0903:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Heh. By the way, d'ye know what I did? The problem was, as I discovered after a little research, that the superscript references were throwing the line-height calculations out. So I just added an invisible superscript to every element. If all of them have it, then they're all the same height, whether they have another superscript for the reference or not. Adam Cuerdentalk04:09, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
268 reasons?
[2] What are the other 267? I can see some reasons why you might fail if you try to become an admin right now (you don't substitute user warnings, so bots have to come and clean up after you when you give out warnings, and you don't have your email activated) but it would be a great loss for Wikipedia if we can't persuade you to go for the mop at some time, and I'd be happy to write the nomination when you feel like trying :-) If you have any questions or want to discuss your 268 reasons (from my experience, there is not so much to be afraid of, especially if you don't provide your real name), my talk page is always open and my email is activated :-) Happy editing, Kusma(討論)09:05, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
It's good to hear that you won't refuse the mop forever. I don't think you should change the focus of your contributions to fulfil every possible RfA requirement that people have (to see what these are (and how they change over time) just read WP:RFA every once in a while). Just focus on what you're good at and what you feel like doing, boldly make improvements where you see things or processes that can be improved, and don't worry too much. If you do want a suggestion what to do to get some admin-related experience, I'd say you could try to check out Special:Newpages, where you can tag pages for all kinds of cleanup (or better: clean them yourself), welcome newbies and help them with their questions, tag inappropriate pages for deletion (using speedy deletion, WP:PROD or WP:AFD depending on what is best), fight against copyright violations, categorize uncategorized pages, etc. Happy editing, Kusma(討論)15:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Using Subst
Hi, when you post a welcome message to a newcomer, could you use {{subst:welcome}}, {{subst:welcome2}}, etc., instead of just {{welcome}}, {{welcome2}}, etc. It means that the text of that particular template will be added to the talk page of the user instead of the user just seeing a sort of mirror image of it. Two advantages are that if the actual template is vandalized, the message you have sent will not be altered in any way, and also less load is placed on the server. For more information, please see WP:SUBST. Cheers. Mkdwtalk09:17, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I have added a reason on the article's talk page, though I think the article may be deleted anyway. Feel free to read what I have written and let me know if it needs improvement. (Iuio19:44, 26 November 2006 (UTC))
Did you read my reason? I had no idea that the article was previously created and deleted. The users who put comments after my reason are not helping the situation one bit. (Iuio20:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC))
Copyeditor needed
Hi Fsotrain09,
I'm looking for a copyeditor, and I remember from somewhere that you are good at that. Could you take a look at Germany? The article, which is currently a Featured article candidate (see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Germany) has been mostly written by non-native speakers (the most recent main editors were French, German, and Romanian), so we need a native speaker who can fix our awkward prose. Hope you can help, and happy editing! Kusma(討論)09:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Sayyid
Replacing "western dialects of Arabic" with "Maghreb Arabic" may be more accurate from a linguistic POV, but it's less comprehensible to encyclopedia users who don't know where or what the Maghreb is. Perhaps the "western dialects of Arabic" could be rephrased, so feel free to do that, but stripping the link of the gloss seems ill-advised to me. Zora22:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you Fsotrain09 for issuing the warning to 209.247.5.114. This person in reality is User:Andrew Parodi. He had just finished being upset with some of my edits. I have had no dealings with any other editor. Thank you again. Foolscape.Foolscape19:22, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
I was honestly not asking for or expecting any endorsement. My comment was only to thank you for the warning. No one likes to be called foul and vulgar names and to be told to die. My comment to you had nothing to do with the Eva Peron article. If there is an RfC I will be happy to explain my side of any problems that are brought up. No one likes these type of issues. Thank you for your time. Foolscape20:24, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
I hope something can be done about this harassment. This user has been harassing me for quite some time, as is evident on the Eva Peron talk page. This user has quarelled with me about the proper spelling of Argentina, whether I should use the term "Argentinian" or "Argentine," has lectured me on what "sounds like" a Latin American name, and has accused me of illegal activities, and, in his/her ignorant misunderstanding of what constitutes a "Catholic Icon", misperceived when I was referring to the object in the Pope's hand as an "icon"; instead, he/she claimed I was referring to the Pope in a derogatory manner as a "Catholic Icon" and thus commiting blasphemy. This recent accusation is just the latest in a bizarre sequence of accusations. I wouldn't be surprised but that Foolscape planted a fake message on his/her own Talk page then blamed it on me in an attempt to discredit me. I have no idea what this person has against me personally. I also have no interest in learning. But, as I mentioned on the Eva Peron Talk page, this user's harassment of me extends to two pages: Eva Peron and Bradley Nowell. I might add that these are two pages that I worked on extensively, by myself, and took from mere stubs to one "Good Article" and the other being medium sized and far more comprehensive (though it still needs work).
Unlike Foolscape, I do not hide behind an anonymous username. I use my real name, which makes me feel that much more vulnerable when people harass me. Foolscape's harassment, and my inability to do anything to stop it, and the unwillingness of anyone else to step in and help me cope with it, is the main reason I decided to leave the Eva Peron article. As I am the main person who helped bring that article from a stub up to the current Good Article status, and as I continued to be the main person to contribute to and attempt to improve and expand that article, I think it is a safe bet to make that now that I have left that article it will probably be delisted from being a Good Article. The latest example is the insertion of the allegations of a Swiss bank account. Did you see the website that person linked to? It is completely flimsy, untrustworthy, unverifiable, unscholarly, and just useless for the sake of an encyclopedia article. But I dare not remove it for fear of being attacked by people like Foolscape, who seem to be taking over and attempting to destroy the article I worked so hard to get to Good Article status. It's a pity because, dare I say it, I actually care about the article. I don't know if the same can be said for Foolscape and others who insist on inserting nonsense into it and who insist on attacking my personal character for merely attempting to illustrate the article with pictures that had already met with the approval of the Good Article standards review. Andrew Parodi07:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
I do not really understand your request (the one about moving it to your userpage: you could just create a page with the name of the article and a /temp afterwards), but you could just translate it off the page and move a little marker, e.g. translation in progress, down the page as you go forward with your translation; a little hint on the talk-page would be alright, too. Alternatively, you could hide the Spanish part by using , so that only the English part shows. Lectonar22:14, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for telling me about this. I don't know much about trees, but since a lot of the names are technical, they shouldn't be too hard to work out. I'll give it a go. I wonder where it should be categorised, though, as there don't seem to be any other articles with comparable topics - they're all rubbishy lists (e.g. Forests of Sweden). --Estrellador*14:11, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your help in editing this article. However, Vietnamese people are known by their last given name, not their family name. Please be careful when making culturally specific edits in relation to cultures and languages you may not be familiar with. Thanks. Cripipper17:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Pony Mafia
I am sorry to offend anyone with "nonsense" of the Pony Mafia, but it is quite real in a Michigan farm. I did not finish the article because I needed to do more research. Sorry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RebDrummer61 (talk • contribs) 23:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC).
It is a NPOV. He did mean to shoot Whittington. Why don't you go hunting with Dick Cheney and see how you like it, asshole. How's that for NPOV. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aaldnv1 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC).
