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Question

Hey, I saw your comments at [1]. I made a couple of these articles into redirects into parent articles (WCAU-TV Anchors, WCAU-TV Reporters, etc.), since the information within them has already been merged there. However, my edits were reverted by User:CFIF who claimed that the AFD decision of "keep" precluded me from changing them into redirects. Am I allowed to redirect articles to parent articles, if the information in the articles is already wholly contained within the parent articles? Thanks, JianLi 17:14, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks (re Carlyle)

Thanks for removing the weird thingie I added to the end of the Carlyle Hotel stub. I'm new to Wikipedia, and i have no idea how I did that!Hickoryhillster 01:17, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

No. Here's why.

WP:ASR. 1ne 14:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

I didnt know simple spelling errors constituted the devotion of your time and energy to correct me. I will be sure to stay clear of that frisky Shift button next time. =)

Thank you also for your consistant sacrifices to Wikipedia. We are truly lucky to have a member such as yourself.NYKenny 17:43, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you again =) NYKenny 18:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Woody Allen

I don't have any problem with the cover being in the article as long as it actually illustrates a point made in the article. Perhaps you could tie it in a bit more closely with the Play It Again Sam play/movie to avoid any doubts. However, I did add back the citation tag to the "Stardust Memories" quote. Direct quotes need to be cited, and requiring someone curious about the reference to watch the whole movie isn't fair. It's been quoted in reviews, books, whatever if it's that significant. Without an explicit reference, how can we be sure it's not a not-quite-right quote like "Play it again, Sam"? The editor soon to be formerly known as Harmonica Wolfowitz 23:31, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

expand tagging

Hi Pascal, I have seen you have changed many {{importance}} tags into {{expand}} tags. I feel that the expand-tag is misused in many cases, since wikipedia, articles are meant to expand. I am moving the 'importance' tag back into the chemical substances, these pages do not tell why the substance is of interest to the public, so I think that that is the main goal in these articles. Moreover, the importance tag also asks to expand the article. But thanks for the watching eye, hope to see you around. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 08:37, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Linda Trimble

Hi, I found those on a quick Google Scholar search - are there two Linda Trimble's working in similar areas? Dlyons493 Talk 13:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Luke Nightingale

I plan on expanding the Luke Nightingale Article so please don't delete it. ➨ Darren

Image tagging for Image:Allen-Jackan-Johannson-Scoop.jpg

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Luke Nightingale

Thank you for your concern regarding the Luke Nightingale article. I have dedicated a fair amount of time, researching and writing the article so i would be deeply upset if it was to disappear. I am sorry the image was not "fair use" and i will do my best to find a legitimate photograph of him. ➨ Darren

Image:Biio.PDF

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Image:Biio.PDF, which you proposed for deletion, because the page you proposed for deletion was not an article. If you still feel the page should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to it, as proposed deletion is only for articles. Instead, consider using Images for deletion for this page. In some cases, a speedy deletion criterion may apply. Thanks! --Signed and Sealed, JJJJust (T C) 18:55, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: your closure of AfD

Hi. I see you closed the AfD for San Francisco Bay Psychotherapy Center. Thanks but I want to remind you that the debate also concerned the related Sequoia Psychotherapy Center. Thanks. Pascal.Tesson 16:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, now deleted too!  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  16:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Category intersection

Hi. We've finished our proposal for category intersection and are beginning to present it to the larger community. You wondered what use there is for trying to design something that doesn't exist. It turns out that the code to do category intersections already exists in the MediaWiki software. What doesn't exist is a design for the user interface to make it happen, or a model for how it would be implemented. We have tried do both, complete with mockups for how it would work and alternative ways it might be implemented. Please come by and have a look. Thanks. -- Samuel Wantman 07:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

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Where2Golf Links

Hi Pascal,

Thank you for your reply and comments. Just wanted to mention that Where2Golf.com is not a commercial site. It is purely informative i.e. golf information website. It provides a Who's Who in Golf, Professional Touranment statistics back to 1860 and lists the top golf courses by country to help travelling golfers find the best courses in specific regions around the world. The data has been thoroughly researched, it is accurate and the site covers good-quality information, as well as photographic content. Brgds, --Suzanne@where2golf.com 12:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

proposal

hey pascal --

after observing and being involved with 3RR on a few occassions, i decided to put together some suggestions for changing the policy. come take a look at my policy proposal changes at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Three-revert_rule#Proposed_policy_changes

i think they could prevent a good portion of the conflict that comes with 3RR. comments are welcome.

Justforasecond 16:08, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

George Daniel

Thanks for letting me know about the AfD tag, it must have slipped my mind to remove the tags. Anyway, I have no problem with a relisting of the AfD... it was "no consensus", and I'll agree that the arguments for keeping it were rather weak. I know it's not considered kosher to relist an AfD which was closed as "keep" too soon after the closing date, but I'm actually not sure what the protocol is with "no concensus". Maybe you might want to wait a little while, a week or so, and see if someone shows up to clean it up? Thanks, --- Deville (Talk) 18:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment as someone who spends a lot of (some might say too much) time lurking AfDs, immediately renominating an article for AfD right after the close of the previous AfD will likely entice some people to show up and opine keep simply because it is too close to the previous AfD (even though it was a no consensus. My advice would be to wait 30-60 days and if this person still does not meet WP:BIO, renominate it. If/when you renominate this, be sure to mention there was a previous AfD closed on no consensus with only 3 contributors to the discussion and outline what guidelines and policies this article still does not meet. It fails WP:BIO and WP:V right now...--Isotope23 20:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment, I understand and I'm not necessarily trying to disuade you from renominating this, I'm just saying if you do so, be prepared for some knee-jerk "keep" opinions based solely on the reasoning that this is "too close to the previous" AfD.--Isotope23 20:26, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Awards for Kathakali artistes

Hello Pascal,

Eventhough I created the article, I just moved the details from the main topic Kathakali.

Regards

Rajesh Kakkanatt

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ousmane Zongo

hi Pascal -- thanks for your comments here. I have found that AfD discussion extremely discouraging as well, and it's making me question whether I want to continue to contribute to wikipedia. Some of the comments have been shocking. In any case, I appreciated hearing yours. best, bikeable (talk) 00:02, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for starting the WP:ANI on this - an admin has now closed the AFD and hopefully is taking action against those involved. It was a truly unpleasant discussion and I think quite a lot of people were shocked or upset by it. No more bongos 21:36, 11 September 2006 (UTC) I see the worst "perps" have been blocked...No more bongos 21:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Martin Sjardijn

Vanity is not a reason for deletion. Only if it's not notable. As to the latter, it's a bit borderline. He might or might not get away with it. I'm seeing what else transpires. You may feel differently.:) Tyrenius 00:39, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough! Please list on Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Visual arts. Thanks. Tyrenius 02:14, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Might get some informed editors along that way. Tyrenius 02:32, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Zip cube (second nomination)

When nominating an article for AfD that was the subject of a previous AfD, do not edit or move the original discussion. Instead, give the new AfD a new name (such as "Zip cube (second nomination)". You moved the original AfD, which resulted in all links (including that on the article's Talk:Zip cube page) going to the current AfD instead of the historic one. It took me a while to find the original - I had to go into your user contribution page to find where it went. I've tried to fix it, but can only do so much with the tools ordinary editors have. Agent 86 01:14, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Noxiousness from the "Casemoe" hoaxer(s).

This dude is also a sockpuppeteer, at least between User:1xg and User:United Knowledge Foundation. The latter was highly suspiscious in many ways. I've prod2a'd their contributions and tagged them as hoaxes, since all of them had been tagged with prod before I got there. Anything else that may be missed? 68.39.174.238 23:29, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Biography Newsletter September 2006

The September 2006 issue of the Biography WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. plange 23:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Hilton Paris

I sort of replied to your comment on Talk:Hilton_Paris. I agree and think it should probably be deleted but don't think I have access to do that. I found out how to redirect it and wonder if I should add the REDIRECT to Hilton Hotels since that's probably the right thing to do? Or maybe the page should just have two options, Hilton Hotels and Paris Hilton since there might be confusion? Thank you. Touchdown Turnaround 21:42, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Conspiracy Cruft

Just wanted to make sure you were aware of this list of Afds on 9/11 conspiracy theories and theorists. See User:GabrielF/911TMCruft. Morton devonshire 04:39, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

An Abundance of Caution

I don't want to alarm you unnecessarily, but we've had a rash of off-Wiki (aka Real Life) threats to people's careers by people who disagree with Wikipedia edits (e.g. the Encyclopedia Dramatica attacks on MONGO on their website). The conspiracy folks are very aggressive, and take it personally when you disagree with them -- keep in mind that they are nuts to begin with. On the William Woodward Afd you revealed some personal information -- I would delete that if I were you, and limit the amount of info people know about you here. BTW, Admins will permanently delete that sort of thing and erase the diffs if you ask them (ask Admin Tom Harrison for help). You might also consider editing under a pseudonym, as many do here. Good luck, and happy editing. Your friend. Morton devonshire 15:26, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Diamond Blade

Thanks Pascal, I appreciate the info. I spent a while trying to change things around but it got zapped again. I even placed some new text on my website saying it was free to distribute as long as there was a reference to it which I placed in the new description but apparently that wasn't proof enough. I'll do what you suggested and make it shorter. Now it's time for a little coffee break :) thanks again I appreciate the support. (I'd sign my message but i'm using a spanish keyboard with no tildes!! :D) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Diamond-blades (talk • contribs)

There you go, signed now! Pascal.Tesson 00:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Rejection

Thanks for the heads up. I commented there. What's really disappointing is the very few people who have commented on the proposal. Books are just not as high on the list as other notability subject areas because we don't see nearly as many articles on them at afd as we do for others. I guess I'll put together a straw poll in a month or so. I really don't see any need to hurry given the time frame and apparent lack of exposure the proposal has enjoyed. I do think we need to archive the talk page and soon.--Fuhghettaboutit 14:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

External links

Just to say thanks for the support - regards --Nigel ^(Talk) 18:08, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Rely

Yes, I did it by mistake but don't have admin priv to delete it -- thanks pls delete if you have privs. — Donama

Archives

Hi, make sure you use the correct namespace when you create archives. I've moved the Wikipedia:Notability (books) talk archive to Wikipedia talk:Notability (books)/Archive 1. User:Zoe|(talk) 23:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. No big deal.  :) User:Zoe|(talk) 23:06, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Primitive recursive function

You mentioned on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics that you have ideas for how to improve primitive recursive function. If you could leave a summary on the talk page for that article, it would be helpful. CMummert 18:09, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Logo

You may like to look at the history here. I've reverted a rather strange edit (in my view). A little inexperienced as yet but if I can help let me know - regards Nigel ^(Talk) 11:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

done thanks, keep you posted & I support you guys on that page. Cheers --Nigel ^(Talk) 13:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Mathematicians at Laval or McGill

Are there any mathematics professors who once taught at Laval or McGill who would be worth adding to Wikipedia? I am thinking of people who retired, moved away or died before you had a chance to meet them, rather than anyone who you know personally. (This implies that there would be little information about them on the Internet, but perhaps a lot at the university's archives or library.) Similarly, some of the people after whom a university building has been named might be worth writing about. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 03:30, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Here's an Idea

Hello, Pascal! I am aware that you read my proposal about User To-do Lists in the Village pump, and I decided to give it a try. You should, too, just to see if you think it's a good idea. Try it if you want, and contact me on my Talk Page.

(: --Oddmartian 18:32, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

CfD

Hi. I recently gave my opinion on the CfD for Category:Banned films, and would like to hear your input, either on my talk page or as a comment underneath mine, since you have previously responded. I'm not agreeing with you on keep, nor am I saying delete. Rather I think a renamed/rethought category would be useful, similar to Category:Public holidays by country. Thanks --Storkk 00:25, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Adminship?

Hey Pascal, I really enjoyed working with you on the Leonhard Euler article. You clearly have the experience, expertise and maturity to contribute well to wikipedia. I was just wondering, would you be interested in adminship? I couldn't help but notice that in past contributions you involve yourself a lot in the Admin noticeboard and AFD. Admin tools would make it a lot easier for you to help out in a lot of ways. I would be more than happy to nominate you, if you are interested. Borisblue 00:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

300 club

Per a Google: [2] that's actually not a hoax, rather a poorly written articel with the numbers transposed. I've fixed it. 68.39.174.238 05:34, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Euler, Bernoulli & Lagrange

Dear Pascale, You are quite right about the relationship between Euler and Langrange. It was intellectual rather than official...so I have added an explanatory note. However Bernoulli really did supervise Euler's PhD thesis at the Univ. Basel, which was finished in 1726. You can check both these out at [3], Best regards,bunix 14:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Battledome

can you please not ruin my battledome wikipedia >.< —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paaaulo (talk • contribs)