User talk:Saganaki-

IRI

I am sorry I do not remember that. But I looked at the edit history and saw the ip was taking advantage of the fact that we wait for a few instances of vandalism before blocking. That sounds like violation of WP:POINT to me. As such, I think protecting the article from anon edits is a good idea. Do you want me to? --soum ^talk 14:24, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

 Done --soum ^talk 14:30, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

your user name

Okay, your user name is making me hungry. It's the one thing that manages to sound both Greek and Japanese at once. :) Chris 06:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

...it's a cheese and yang thaing.Saganaki- 06:46, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

IRI, again

Hi, I took a look at the article. The vandalism, as of now, seems like a one-off incident. Thats why I am not doing anything for now. Since the user is not active now, warning wont be of any effect. If he restarts, warn him with an immediate level 4 warning. If he still doesnt stop let me know (or if I am not online at that time, report to AIV). If multiple users/IPs start vandalizing, let me know and I will semi protect the page again. Thanks, and regards. --soum ^talk 07:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Still, the activity seems to be too low to take any action like protecting the article. As for the accounts, they might be pov oriented but does not look likw vandalizing to me. Try to engage in dialogue. Hopefully that will sort it out. --soum ^talk 06:06, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Picsearch

Picsearch article updated... Please go through if interested. Mugunth 08:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

www.askyourdronline.com

At this point, I don't think so -- I cleaned out all the links to the site on WP. It looked to me like only two editors were doing it, and they're blocked now. I'll keep an eye out for it, though. However, if you see more accounts being created to add that link, then we'll take it up with the blacklist, I guess. -- Merope 13:13, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Japan taskforces

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Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for helping out! ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 01:33, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Email posted here to make sure it gets through

Hi,

Thank you for responding in Wikipedia. I am trying email, because I obviously am extremely confused and uninformed about good communication practices within Wikipedia.

I actually am pleased to learn that making serious contributions to Wikipedia is not so simple as just posting an idea that seems to make sense, at least to me. I took your UNDO of my posts as indication I have work to do before my idea is ready for reference in Wikipedia. At first, I took offense, but then I realized that if my position were defensible, I could just work the wikipedia process and force my material into the encyclopedia. My material is not defensible at this point, so I got bounced. Seems fair enough to me.

Yes, I am Dan Allen of Dan Allen Dot Com. The comedian Dan Allen is another guy. I guess I would have to agree that my website is not itself authoritative of anything. I was thinking my idea is so common sensical, it would provide its own authority upon simple inspection.

I've decided to find a professional journal where I think my idea could appear if it were developed and presented properly. If the process proves my idea is dumb, that's fine with me.

I appreciate your efforts to keep Wikipedia up to good standards.

Best regards, AllenFerguson Dan Allen --AllenFerguson —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 01:52, August 25, 2007 (UTC).

Removal of link in Federal Bureau of Investigation Page

Hi, I'm posting here per your request. I noticed that you removed a link I added to the wikipedia page on the Federal Bureau of Investigation a few days ago. This was a link to a web site called GetGrandpasFBIFile.Com that allows a person to generate letter required to request a deceased individual's FBI file. I think you removed it because it is a "private site", but I wanted to better understand your reasons. So you know, the web site is run by two individuals as a free service for the community, much like wikipedia. It exists only to help people file freedom of information act requests with the FBI. It doesn't charge money, there's no profit motive, it doesn't expound any particular philosophy or anything of the sort ... so, can you enlighten me a bit as to why you think the link shouldn't be there? Plapsley 04:59, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Plapsley. I removed the site because it doesn't seem to comply with external links policy (WP:EL) which expressly warns against links to blogs and personal web pages. Wikipedia policy also recommends that you don't add links to sites which you control or otherwise are associated with, see: Wikipedia:External_links#Advertising and conflicts of interest. If you disagree with this, we can ask an admin to provide some more clarity. Cheers Saganaki- 06:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Saganaki-. Thanks for your response. I don't think the site violates the external link policy; GetGrandpasFBIFile is neither a blog nor a personal web page (at least not in the sense of a "here's what I did last summer"-style personal web page). Yes, it's run by a couple of people (vs. a big corporation) but I don't think that makes it a "personal web page", nor is that a good reason not to link to it. The COI issue is closer to home, but I think also not directly relevant here; while I do know the people who run the site, it's not my site. I've filed a lot of Freedom of Information Act requests with the FBI for a book I'm working on, and I've come to believe that the GetGrandpasFBIFile.Com approach is the easiest and most effective way to file such requests, and I think it would be a useful link for readers of the FBI wikipedia page. Plapsley 17:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey Saganaki. As I told Plapsley off-site, I'm indifferent to whether or not the link is included in the article. However, there's nothing in WP:EL to forbid it. It's not a blog, commercial advertising, etc. As far as protocol goes, this is an issue for consensus, not the heavy-hand of an administrator. I'd suggest taking this over to the talk page and getting some other opinions, and perhaps posting a Wikipedia:Requests for comment if there's no agreement. cheers, bobanny 22:48, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Plapsley. I've suggested to Bobanny that we shift the discussion to the article talk page for better archiving. Want to summarise your suggestion there and I'll respond? Cheers Saganaki- 04:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Esashi

doitashimashite. - Zargulon 09:08, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hakodate Airport

Airports on Wikipedia are often added to "Transportation" sections. Since Hakodate may have rail and/or bus services, all three kinds can be explained in the Transportation section. WhisperToMe 00:28, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I added mentioning the train station in text. I also moved the pic of the train station and added a pic of the airport :) WhisperToMe 00:34, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

User Alex Burns is using Wikipedia to promote himself

Thanks for undoing Alex Burns edits, he is behaving like a parasite using respectable articles to promote himself. He even created a wiki page devote for himself EconomistBR (talk) 16:13, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Activity survey for members of WikiProject Companies

placed on talk pages of all participants

I wanted to get a notion of the level of activity of people who are members of WikiProject Companies with respect to monitoring the WikiProject Talk page and participating in discussions of interest and/or responding to requests for input.

Could you please visit Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Companies/Member information#2008 Quarter 1 (Jan-Mar): Talk page monitoring survey and adding yourself to one or more of the several groupings listed?

Thanks for your assistance.

--User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 03:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC)