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== [[See My Vest]] ==
Great job! This is a hilarious, yet somehow factual article. I don't know how long it'll stay up, and I'm not sure what the fair use laws are on posting the entire lyrics, and I really don't care. I particularly enjoyed the analysis of how many and what kinds of animals are needed for each garment. (I came across the article because I saw Beauty and the Beast on stage tonight, and my friends and I only remembered three lines of the song.) Anyways, I laughed, so thanks! --[[User:ByeByeBaby|ByeByeBaby]] 09:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

== [[WP:CRIC|WikiProject Cricket]] ==

I saw that you have an interest in cricket. You may consider joining the project. Thanks [[User:DaGizza|<b style="color:teal;">Gizza</b>]]''[[User_talk:DaGizza|<sup style="color:teal;">Chat</sup>]]'' <sup>[[Special:Contributions/DaGizza|<b style="color:teal;">&#169;</b>]]</sup> 07:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

== LOTR revert...my error ==

My error...sorry. We must have been editing at the same time. The edit I was trying to rv was [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Lord_of_the_Rings&diff=prev&oldid=79574145 this one] which you can see was definitely trolling. I apologise for you getting caught in the loop. By all means restore your text. Cheers and take care....and again sorry. [[User:Anger22|Anger22]] 04:45, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

* No worries!  Thanks for the quick reply, and keep up the good work. [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 05:08, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

== Re: Cricket Batting Graphs ==

Thanks for offering to help, but I really don't feel I need any. You are correct that I have a lot of graphs, but most of them are players who have retired, so of course they don't need any updating. I generally update the relevent graphs at the end of each test series. It doesn't actually take that long and the time between updates is often quite lengthy. Plus, I quite enjoy doing them! Thanks again for your offer, but I'm quite happy to do them by myself. [[User:Raven4x4x|Raven4x4x]] 05:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

== Star Trek is indeed Science Fiction ==

[[User:Nadirali]] posted a bit of a diatribe on the [[Talk:Star Trek|talk page]] for the main [[Star Trek]] article.  I answered his concerns on his own talk page as follows:

Sir, I have read and noted your concerns on the [[Talk:Star Trek|Star Trek main article talk page]].  I am not going to call you a "moron" outright, although I may just question your motives in this case.  This is not a reflection on your intelligence nor your capacity for rational thought (which it would be if I did call you a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moron moron]), but rather a rebuke against your provocative statements on that talk page which are clearly calculated to incite.

[[Star Trek]] is [[science fiction]] because it involves a narrative setting which differs from the present-day real world in terms of technology and [[futurology]].  The futurology aspect is "scientific" because the narrative specifically invokes scientific advances and discoveries as the motive force behind the development of society to the state seen in the stories.  That is, economic and religious factors are negligible or absent factors in the narrated future as depicted in Star Trek; the characters do the things they do because they have more advanced scientific and technological knowledges, resources and tools than we do in this present day.  This is axiomatically "science fiction".

You have - fairly, in my opinion - cited examples of storylines and narrative events which appear to have no scientific basis, eg [[Charlie X|Charlie Evans]].  However those things, whilst better classified as [[fantasy]] in their own right, do not alter the classification of the whole as science fiction.  The characters in the episode [[Charlie X]] travel in a starship and do many other things which are science-based fiction.

You provocatively cite something which clearly irritates you personally, being the outrageous claim of Trekkies that the cell phone was invented thanks to Star Trek.  Bringing up this one example - which is refutable by simply pointing to [[Get Smart]] or to [[Dick Tracy]] - diminishes your attempt to puncture Star Trek's scientific credentials, because you specifically ''failed'' to refute it.  You merely pooh-poohed it, which is not a valid argument.  It is well documented that the scientists and inventors of today have found inspiration in the fiction of the past, of which Star Trek is a part.  The enthusiasm of Trekkies to promote the importance of their own in this process is perfectly understandable, and should not cause you any unease.  If you don't agree with such fan statements, then good for you.  I also think the importance of Star Trek in the development of late-20th century technology is overstated - the [[Apollo Program]] had many times the degree of influence.

I am disturbed by this statement of yours - {{cquote|Forget I even asked.I came looking for answers(I even pleaded for answers only) not discussions.And both times I got lectures.So forget I even asked since I probably won;t find the answers i seek}} - because your frustration (at being unable to engage Star Trek fans in a debate) clearly blinded you to the fact that ''you were the first to give a lecture''.  If you wanted answers, you should have asked a short and constructive question instead of sprinkling your lecture with merely rhetorical questions.  "Where's the science in that?" is not a question seeking information, it is a rebuke phrased as a question and will usually not encourage meanignful answers.

This statement was buried in your lecture: '''I'd like someone to answer what Star Trek has to do with science at all.'''  I conclude here by saying, I hope you now have a good answer, and that you can live with it.  [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 13:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

== Star Trek is actually sci-fi/fantasy ==

It was not my intention at all to provoke any Trekkies or to trash Star Trek in any way.(The only trashing it deserves is it is exagerrating the "science" in it or better "abusing scientific terms and concepts" as Dr Micheal Wong puts it.).I only provided a long list of examples,so my point is understood better and not rebuffed as a "lecture". True,Star Trek may have science in it but the magical elements are too significant to go unnoticed,(as I stated '''almost every episode''' and not just charlie X has it)which is why it should be classified as science fiction/fantasy. The "unease" that I have is that people(especially gullable people) who are not too well educated in science and mathamatics will start precieving Star Trek to be reality as Trekkies always promote it to be.I believed all this much before I even stumbled accross Dr Wong's page.(Whom by the way has recieved death threats and threats of injuries from Trekkies for the things he proves). I never said Trekkies are not allowed to promote their enthusiasm.Trekkies can call themselves Bush haters for all I care.But crossing the line is where they try to impose their beliefs that Star Trek is "science" or "the future"(thus misguiding people) or that "Star Trek rocks compared to Star Wars"(That's a POV by the way).Give me a break. Please you spelled meaningful as '''meanignful'''.So before checking others' minor spelling mistakes,please check your own.Nadirali 00:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC)Nadirali (just erase my statement from the Star Trek talk page if it still "disturbs" you)Thanks.

*I'm going to leave the above in place, as a simple guide to how '''not''' to layout text in any written media. [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 04:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

== Welcome ==

Good to see yet another rscer here :-) [[User:Tintin1107|Tintin]] ([[User_talk:Tintin1107|talk]]) 08:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

* Hey hey!  Reckon we need an article for [[rec.sport.cricket]]? [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 11:23, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

:*Yeah, though I don't whether it is "notable" :-) [[User:Tintin1107|Tintin]] ([[User_talk:Tintin1107|talk]]) 02:43, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

== [[WP:CRIC]] ==

Thanks so much for helping with the succession box. Happy to go with whatever consensus says re the positioning. It'll be nice for cricket to lead the way with its WP treatment of world record holders, though I totally agree with whoever posted that we need to be restrained in just how prominent (or not) the records are that we include as successions. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] 11:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

*No problemo, cricket is a passion of mine, and I have a mind to a systematic improvement of every WP cricket-related article.  I have just used the same succession box editing technique on [[Greg Chappell]] to add his career total runscoring record achievements. [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 12:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Darcyj, please stop adding those succession boxes.  Can we just establish that there is a consensus to have them first.  At least 3 people don't think so. &mdash;[[User talk:Moondyne|Moondyne]] 13:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

*OK.  Will hold.  [[User:Darcyj|Darcyj]] 23:11, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

== Ponting ==
Hello there Darcy. I created a early years section and put the nickname in there. In general, I tend to dislike having nicknames in the lead, unless it is used almost continuosly, like Ataturk or Thorpedo/Thorpey. Regards, '''[[User:Blnguyen|Blnguyen]]'''  ([[User talk:Blnguyen|bananabucket]]) 03:54, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

== Re:cricket ==

Seeing you're a great contributer to the subject of cricket,do you think it's worth adding the cricket stand off that took place last summer between an English reffree and the Pakistan cricket team?
I think it's worth mentioning as this never happened before in the history of cricket.

I'm not that much of a cricket fan,but it definately is one of my favorite sport games that's for sure.[[User:Nadirali|Nadirali نادرالی]]

It's okay the article has already been written on that.Maybe you can help on it.--[[User:Nadirali|Nadirali نادرالی]]

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''Welcome!'' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia|WikiProject Australia]] is a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]], which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of [[Australia]] and [[:Category:Australia|Australia-related topics]]. This newsletter exists simply to notify Australian Wikipedians of ongoing events within the project and relating to Australia on Wikipedia.

<h3>[[WP:AUS/GA|200 GA Drive]]
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Last year, an informal pact/commitment was made late in the year to aim for 100 good articles by the end of the year. As a result, a net increase of 24 GAs was achieved in December 2007 and the GA count hit triple figures, ending the year on 106 GAs. This year seasonally adjusted, the GA production has been slower than in last during the May-November periods ''(see graphs below)''. At the start of the month, our WikiProject had 178 good articles. Another GA Drive has been organised, with the hope of reaching the double century by the end of the year or Australia Day 2009 at the least. As of 16 December, there are 180 GAs and 15 currently nominated, primarily in response to the GA appeal. Everyone's help is requested to make the drive a success.

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Following the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], some Australian Wikipedians attended the various welcome home parades for the athletes, with one objective being to help create free images of the athletes. Previously, less than ten had photos. However, there are now over 100 athletes that do have photos, but unfortunately in some cases, they have not yet been identified. Help is requested for this purpose at the link above.

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After much hard work in slogging through paperwork and government regulations, '''[[m:Wikimedia_Australia|Wikimedia Australia]]''' was incorporated on 6 August, and membership was opened on 12 November. Its [[m:Wikimedia_Australia/SoP|stated purpose]] is to be "an independent, not-for-profit organisation, whose primary aim is to promote equality of opportunity to access and participate in the collaborative creation of Free Cultural Works, especially educational works, and works about Australia, its culture, natural environment, and Australian news and media". It will be developing a joint publication with Creative Commons Australia, and members are in the process of spreading the Wikipedia message, with Wikipedia being introduced into the curriculum in some courses in Australia next year. The first AGM is planned for 11 January 2009.

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Well known Australian Wikipedian and polyglot FA writer Casliber, known for his writings on Australian wildlife among other things, has placed first in this year's arbitration election and appears certain to be appointed.

<h3>Quality watch
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[[File:GHSTrott.jpg|thumb|Mattinbgn is rather camera shy, so here is [[Harry Trott]].]]
2008 saw a major feat for WikiProject Australia: '''100''' articles were promoted to '''[[WP:FA|featured article]] status'''. This is huge not only for the project's individual members and those who helped achieved such an impressive statistic, but for all of Wikipedia. Everyone involved has given readers from all around the world a chance to learn about Australia and relevant topics online from the best of sources. Congratulations to [[User:Mattinbgn|Mattinbgn]], who wrote the 100th FA, [[Harry Trott]]. Also of note was the promotion of national icon Sir [[Donald  Bradman]], which then appeared as the main page FA on his 100th birthday. WikiProject Australia's '''maiden [[WP:FT|featured topics]]''' arrived early in the year, with [[Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Dream_Days_at_the_Hotel_Existence|Dream Days at the Hotel Existence]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured topics/Powderfinger albums|Powderfinger albums]], both about the band [[Powderfinger]]. [[Portal:New South Wales|New South Wales]] and [[Portal:Music of Australia|Music of Australia]] became featured portals. A further 13 [[WP:FL|featured lists]] have been produced.

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Here are some statistics for WikiProject Australia in terms of 2008's good article and featured article promotions. Summing it up: '''116''' featured articles, and '''178''' good articles. So far this year, a net 36 FAs and 72 GAs have been added. The areas of FA growth were cricket (+12), military history (+7), swimming (+5), Powderfinger (+4), birds (+4), Silverchair (+2), Holden (+1), Wiggles (+1). These areas have been traditional strengths of the project, and this year, [[User:Abraham, B.S.|Abraham, B.S.]] has started another strong tradition, with a series of articles on Australian [[Victoria Cross]] awardees (1FA, 8GA). It would be great to see a wider range of Australian topics represented at FA in future. Two FAs were sent to [[WP:FAR|Featured article review]], but [[User:Bilby|Bilby]] was instrumental in renovating and saving both [[Shrine of Remembrance]] and [[Waterfall Gully, South Australia]].

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==Youkilis==
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== Canberra meetup invitation (August 2016) ==

I'll be in Canberra from the 29-30 August, there is a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Canberra/August 2016|planned meet-up]] at King O'Malley's (though I'm open to suggestions) from 6pm on the 29 August. Sorry for the short noticed, only had the trip confirmed this afternoon. [[User:Bidgee|Bidgee]] ([[User talk:Bidgee|talk]]) 11:11, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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== Canberra meetup ==

Hi, there will be a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Canberra/January 2018|meetup in Canberra on the 20 January 2018 at 7pm]], I hope you're able to make it but understand that this is very short notice. [[User:Bidgee|Bidgee]] ([[User talk:Bidgee|talk]]) 13:00, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
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