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I was looking at [[Template:Disambiguation]] and [[Template:Disambiguation/doc]] a little while ago, and I found an issue that might have been accidentally caused by a category deletion in conjuction with the move discussed/suggested by you at [[Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation/Archive 37#Category:Chemistry disambiguation pages and Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]]; per the doc, and as proven on the article [[Fluor]], the {{tlx|Disambiguation|molform}} tag puts the tagged article into the non-existent [[:Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]]. Unfortunately, I am both not very versed in how to find out how this link is happening in the source code for '''Template:Disambiguation''', nor can I edit this template since I am not an administrator. Would you be able to take a look at '''Template:Disambiguation''' and see if the syntax causing that tag to link to [[:Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]] could be removed? [[User:Steel1943|<font color="DarkSlateGray">'''''Steel1943'''''</font>]] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 04:23, 28 March 2013 (UTC) |
I was looking at [[Template:Disambiguation]] and [[Template:Disambiguation/doc]] a little while ago, and I found an issue that might have been accidentally caused by a category deletion in conjuction with the move discussed/suggested by you at [[Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation/Archive 37#Category:Chemistry disambiguation pages and Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]]; per the doc, and as proven on the article [[Fluor]], the {{tlx|Disambiguation|molform}} tag puts the tagged article into the non-existent [[:Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]]. Unfortunately, I am both not very versed in how to find out how this link is happening in the source code for '''Template:Disambiguation''', nor can I edit this template since I am not an administrator. Would you be able to take a look at '''Template:Disambiguation''' and see if the syntax causing that tag to link to [[:Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]] could be removed? [[User:Steel1943|<font color="DarkSlateGray">'''''Steel1943'''''</font>]] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 04:23, 28 March 2013 (UTC) |
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== Usurpation of Charm on English Wikipedia!?! == |
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Hi Esteemed BD2412: I have just noticed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Charm&diff=prev&oldid=547428282 post] from you on [[User talk: Charm|my Talk page]] saying that User:Charm has been usurped at "English Wikipedia". Based on what I see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACentralAuth&target=Charm here], I assume you meant to tell me the account was usurped on the French Wikipedia? I shouldn't be worried about someone else trying to usurp on English Wikipedia, right? [[User:Charm|Charm]] [[Special:Contributions/Charm|©]][[User talk:Charm|†]] 21:07, 29 March 2013 (UTC) |
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Disam contestWell good. :) But. :) I haven't been in the top 4 in quite some time. So. We'll see. --User:Woohookitty Disamming fool! 05:35, 1 February 2013 (UTC) This is a great idea and am hoping to participate. Thank you… and HaPpY eDiTiNg! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC) January 2013
Thanks! Cheers. bd2412 T 02:05, 2 February 2013 (UTC) Im sorry i never sorted the redirect, but why did you delete it. Rather than recreating the page to add the Template:DisambigProject could you please undelete and add the tag removing the redirect, keeps the history which given the move i don't see as a bad thing even though redirects are cheap.Blethering Scot 18:43, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
DisambiguationBD - I filled out the rest of Fort Fisher and did all of the Battle of Corinth links at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Disambiguation help needed., but that's about the extent of my knowledge. If no one steps up to do the other ones, I may put my nose to the grindstone and try to figure out what is what, but I'm relatively inexpert at 20th century conflicts. Cdtew (talk) 18:44, 4 February 2013 (UTC) The standard title for given names articles seems to be Name (given name). I am also trying to avoid having the given name page turned into a disambiguation page. The title of the article should be moved back immediately to Tabitha (given name) and the disambiguation page should be separate. --Bookworm857158367 (talk) 20:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Yes, better wording. I had two drafts from stream of consciousness and tried to make a coherent whole but came in just shy of the mark. :-) Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:53, 5 February 2013 (UTC) Wikipedia manuals considered harmfulHi, thanks for the note on 2-entry DABs. Now I will have to find another sense and start another article, just to save that page. 8-)
Revert of change to redirectHello. You reverted a change to a redirect. I presumed that edit would have been non-controversial in substance. The redirect, as it stood, did not even direct to a "Thema". In contrast, the diambig that was created as a target included a number of actual Themas, as well as the original target. You cited WP:MDP. According to that wikiproject page, I gather that "Thema" should link directly to what is now the "Thema (disambiguation)" page, but should be named "Thema". (As the wp project page says, "This situation is avoidable, as the disambiguation page can exist at Foogle."). That would be best, I think, as Thema properly refers to a number of articles where Thema is significant in the name of the article: such as Thema (rapper), Thema International Fund, Thema macroscia, Thema psammoxantha, Thema Mundi, Thema protogramma, as well as Thema syneidiseos. That's in addition to the target that you re-created for the phrase, which fails to even have "Thema" in its name -- Theme (Byzantine district). Thoughts?--Epeefleche (talk) 20:02, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
WP U.S. Supreme Court Cases in the SignpostThe WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court Cases for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to SCOTUS cases and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot (talk) 13:22, 13 February 2013 (UTC) Your edit rate,I'm seeing 6 or 7 entries of you in Recent Changes at a time. I don't know what you think, but many bots don't edit this fast. Command and Conquer Expert! speak to me...review me... 05:13, 14 February 2013 (UTC) notification of current state of work title capitalization rules discussion over at WT:MoSHi. As you're one of those folks who contributed to the work title capitalization rules discussion over at WT:MoS but then seemed to tune out (and therefore – as opposed to the "MoS regulars" – probably didn't follow it any further), I just briefly wanted to point you towards my latest post there (beginning with "As there has been little progress"), which might well be the last overall: I'm phasing out, and since there hasn't been much input by other users lately, it's likely that over the next few days, the thread'll die (i.e., disappear into the archives) without there having been made any changes to the MoS. So I'd be much obliged if you took the time to stake your support for or opposition to my proposal (should I also have put an RfC tag there?) and – unless it's accepted (I'm not holding my breath...) – maybe even considered keeping the debate going. Thanks. (I'm aware of the unsolicited nature of this message, so if you feel molested by it, I apologize.) – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 14:25, 15 February 2013 (UTC) AqueductHi. Instead of simply marking every instance of "aqueduct" as needing disambiguation, why not actually disaqmbiguate them yourself? Most of the time the meaning is clear, and when it is not immediately so, a small amount of research will give the answer. This would be much more helpful than simply tagging the word and leaving the work for someone else to do. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:32, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)Sorry, you can't A7 a song or record. The performer has an article, so A9 would be out too. As it's a single, you could try prod. Peridon (talk) 21:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Rihanna articlesSorry for that, but I was really pissed of at the redirect of the article page. Currently this is active. And the real title of the album page should be only 'Good Girl Gone Bad' because it's the most notable of all. So for now you can fix the refs mistake, please. — Tomíca(T2ME) 16:28, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for help on Bank stress testsBTW Happy Birthday! Thanks for help on Bank stress tests. There is still some proposed deletion of the stub articles that describe the annual programs but hopefully that can be resolved. Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/2011_Comprehensive_Capital_Assessment_Review_(CCAR) I saw your strong background in law and wanted to put in a plug for a law topic upgrade and perhaps an area that could capture your intellectual imagination?
Rick (talk) 19:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Intellectual Property can't (for the most part) be economically protected. I remember when Corning sued Sumitomo over blatant violation of their IP rights to single mode optical fibers. During the march to a slow and expensive, but surely thought to be "just and equitable solution" in a clear cut case, Sumitomo managed to successfully ex-appropriate via deposition every last one of Corning's top scientists daily detailed notebooks, complete with the results of years of incredibly expensive research. As Sumitomo paid their paltry fines on the IP infringement they snickered, having obtained an incredible treasure trove of Corning's expensive research for pennies on the dollar. Take a look at that stuff on Regulatory Capture, Posner and the article on Deep Capture. It all applies just as well to USPTO functioning "for the public good" as it does to banking. When the system is radically broken it needs to be fixed. Rick (talk) 05:26, 22 February 2013 (UTC) Satellite Direct disambiguation page deletion, please block Satellite Direct TV article from possible creation.I know that having information about a topic on a disambiguation page is not a very common practice, however I felt that there should be something in Wikipedia about the Satellite Direct TV marketers. Since you apparently feel otherwise, that is okay, but could you please block the Satellite Direct TV article from possible re-creation? I do not want to see those marketers attempting to use Wikipedia for their advertising purposes again. Thanks, Scott P. (talk) 20:54, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Advice pleaseAvoiding Edit wars... Sirs: I wish to dearly avoid an edit war. There is an article that has one source, and I am looking for other sources, as I have read the other source, and seen the other source, neither of which I can document now, but easily more noteworthy than the current source. ( the primary source is dead, but it has been documented twice outside the web, ( unfortunately before I was born )). I made the changes, but was reverted without discussion or notice. Article: Light-Foot. Source: Time Life Books on computers. Source: Computer History Museum. Would you suggest, I got to the museum, take a picture of the wire ( that predates me. ), and post it? Would that be original research? The email I got back from the museum: "Oh those idiots[ Wikipedia ]? The wouldn't know the truth if it was drilling into their thick skulls.", personal email. What to do next? I reverted my changes, then re-reverted them, so the page is as [Erroneous] as stands. 67.180.156.92 (talk) 00:46, 22 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.156.92 (talk) Happy AnniversaryHi BD2412. Congratualtions on making it to the 8 year mark. Very few Wikipedians have been here this long. The community and the project are very lucky to have dedicated editors such as yourself and I thank you for all the time and effort you have donated to the project. Your efforts benefit all of humanity and you and your family should be very proud of this accomplishment. Thank you. 64.40.54.147 (talk) 01:51, 22 February 2013 (UTC) Sex PositiveThanks for your note about the disambiguation and you prefering to keep Sex Positive for the film. I tried to revert to what you say, but couldn't achieve the reversal for some reason myself either. But I have no opposition if you want to make Sex Positive film entry the main and you know your way around. We can always make Sex Positive (disambiguation) and keep the main Sex Positive for the gripping documentary. But you should know I have done huge improvements for all those who visit the page now. This is what we had on 19 February 2013 before I intervened: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sex_Positive_(film)&diff=528140238&oldid=527881460 This is what we have now after my edits of 20 February http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Positive_(film) I am so glad about it. I was watching the film just being fascinated and blown away by this Berkowitz guy.... and I was passing the changes while following the film... werldwayd (talk) 03:29, 22 February 2013 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
DisambiguationCan you please take a look at MRSA? Someone has fixed all the incoming links, but I'm sure this fairly common term will continue to attract more links if it remains as a dab page. Thanks. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 12:31, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
DC happy hour on Thursday, February 28!Please join Wikimedia DC for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome! For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:16, 24 February 2013 (UTC) Great job on this article; it's worlds better than the shabby dab that was there before. Keep up the good work! --BDD (talk) 02:29, 24 February 2013 (UTC) WikiProject Cleanup
TalkbackHello, BD2412. You have new messages at Talk:Bank stress test.
Message added 17:23, 24 February 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. RadioFan (talk) 17:23, 24 February 2013 (UTC) TrotMike Cline reversed his close of your move request. We have at least a 4:2 or better vote, but maybe need more supports. Just an FYI that it's still open. Montanabw(talk) 00:53, 28 February 2013 (UTC) Invitation to a discussion: Wikipedia and legislative dataHi BD2412, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.) There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!
Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:02, 1 March 2013 (UTC) DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, March 9!Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome! For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 13:51, 4 March 2013 (UTC) Nomination of List of papabili in the 2005 papal conclave for deletionA discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of papabili in the 2005 papal conclave is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of papabili in the 2005 papal conclave until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. --FoxyOrange (talk) 12:43, 6 March 2013 (UTC) Soviet?Just a heads up: you might want to double check the edit summary used here and elsewhere. Zagalejo^^^ 04:22, 8 March 2013 (UTC) Nomination of Immunity (reality television) for deletionA discussion is taking place as to whether the article Immunity (reality television) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Immunity (reality television) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. AldezD (talk) 19:19, 12 March 2013 (UTC) You are invited to a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:07, 20 March 2013 (UTC) TalkbackHello, BD2412. You have new messages at LittleWink's talk page.
Message added 17:01, 25 March 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. LittleWink (talk) 17:01, 25 March 2013 (UTC) Would you be able to assist with "fixing" some syntax in Template:Disambiguation?I was looking at Template:Disambiguation and Template:Disambiguation/doc a little while ago, and I found an issue that might have been accidentally caused by a category deletion in conjuction with the move discussed/suggested by you at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation/Archive 37#Category:Chemistry disambiguation pages and Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages; per the doc, and as proven on the article Fluor, the Usurpation of Charm on English Wikipedia!?!Hi Esteemed BD2412: I have just noticed a post from you on my Talk page saying that User:Charm has been usurped at "English Wikipedia". Based on what I see here, I assume you meant to tell me the account was usurped on the French Wikipedia? I shouldn't be worried about someone else trying to usurp on English Wikipedia, right? Charm ©† 21:07, 29 March 2013 (UTC) | ||||||||