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Thanks. I just commented on the talk page but don't have time now to expand myself—hopefully soon, & hopefully with help from good editors! --Ginkgo100talk20:42, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
ROFLMAO little did you realize that when you posted this originally, that you were about to start expanding ;-) (for those unfamiliar with the reason why, check out her user boxes.)Balloonman18:16, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Greetings! I noticed you placed the sockpuppet notice up on User:Brushcome. There may be another such sockpuppet afoot in the form of User:Hoursenter. I call specific notice to the fact that this individual is making the same edits to the same articles that the prior user did. Can you address this matter as well, or can you advise me where I should refer this matter to if there is a better forum? Thank you, —C.Fred (talk) 01:04, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not logging on daily these days, so indeed it's better to bring these issues to another forum (although you can certainly also let me know, since I'm familiar with the case). Post such problems at WP:ANI. --Ginkgo100talk16:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fishes
There is a new proposal on naming conventions for fish being discussed at WikiProject Fishes. As a member of said project your feedback would be appreciated at the WikiProject Fishes talk page here. Cheers, David. MidgleyDJ07:04, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sockpuppet tagging
Hello Ginkgo100. When tagging a sockpuppet as blocked[1], please don't use an indefinitely blocked template like {{indefblockeduser}}. This places the page in Category:Temporary Wikipedian userpages, whence it is manually removed by maintaining administrators. The sockpuppet templates themselves include notation for blocked users: {{sockpuppet|Example username|blocked}} (suspected) or {{blockedsock|Example username}} (confirmed). Thanks. :) —{admin} Pathoschild 02:05:49, 09 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the note. I couldn't find a recent example in my contribs where I made this mistake, but I do occasionally have "brain hiccups", and offer apologies for any confusion they cause. --Ginkgo100talk15:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Need help with page move
Hi Ginkgo. I need your help. The "Bolivian ram" has two seperate articles, each with edit histories. I'm trying to move it properly from Mikrogeophagus altispinosa (the older article with older edit history) to Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (the one-day old article but this is the correct Latin name of the fish) but I can't do the next step since I'm not an admin. So, I'd really appreciate it if you would
The reason I created aquaria categories for each state is so that this category could be placed in the visitor attraction category for each state in the same way that the zoo category for each state is handled. Just lumping everything into the aquaria of the US category does not achieve this purpose (of being able to easily look up attractions on a state by state basis). Hmains03:30, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, it appears this is a good situation to make an exception and place the article in both a category and its sub-category, since there is a good reason for it to be in either. This would also apply to other states which, like Colorado, have only one or two other such facilities. --Ginkgo100talk00:39, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I see no reason to make an exception. There is no reason to single out such states for special treatment. The number of aquaria in a state is not relevant to a category scheme. Having one is an artificial distinction proving nothing. Hmains01:52, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There are more than one purpose behind category schemes; another is to find similar articles on a topic. I use categories for that purpose quite often. In this case there is no harm being done. --Ginkgo100talk20:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Since you follow the ADHD article and you are an admin, I want to bring to your attention the user Ned Scott. I placed an NPOV tag on the page to alert those possibly misinformed by the neurology statement in the article that elements in this article are in dispute on the talk page. Ned Scott removed it with a bogus reason. I have replaced it, but he will probably remove it again. It is appropriate for it to be there. I hope you would have a chat with Ned Scott about this. Thanks --Jkhamlin18:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Unless some administrative action is required, an admin doesn't have any more authority on the matter than anyone else does. If he wants to "chat" with me then he can, but he would be doing so as a user and not as an admin. -- Ned Scott18:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Follow up: This Ned character seems to be engaging in several violations of TOS including vandalism, personal attacks, and others.--Jkhamlin18:52, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What? In no way have I vandalized anything. Maybe I shouldn't have called you a troll in an edit summary, but given that you called ADHD a scam I'm not really sure what to think of you. You're reaching, buddy, but you still won't be able to find anything that will get me blocked. It's really poor taste to try to do that just because someone disagrees with you. -- Ned Scott19:07, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry if I was confusing. Of course you can use the templates. I just wanted you to be aware that I didn't write/create most of them myself. Cheers! --Ginkgo100talk20:37, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Templates
I think you've misunderstood. I mean that I've tried to use templates that you've created (at least it seems like you created them, since they start with {{Ginko100/Userboxes/yadda,yadda}}) and they just turned up as redlinks. I was asking if you could tell me why.—Joe Jacard (Talk-Desk) 02:40, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, now I understand. I didn't create most of those userboxes either; I just host them (see WP:GUS). In your example, you misspelled my username, and you also left out the "User:". That might be the problem. Try copy-pasting the text to avoid typos. Sorry for the confusion. --Ginkgo100talk21:03, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
DYK
On 7 June, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fish development, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
i think i got a message from you which this is what it said:
Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to the Gaia Online page. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Ginkgo100talk 22:19, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Wow, that was almost four months ago. Since you are not logged in, you must have gotten a message intended for someone else who was using the IP address you are using now. I'm sorry for any confusion. You are always welcome (but not required) to create a free account, which will prevent you from receiving messages intended for others. --Ginkgo100talk00:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Watch It
I saw your questioning of my speedy deletion nomination. I will say this. I nominated that article for speedy deletion because it had no sources, was incoherent and almost appeared to be a hoax. Obviously you have different opinions about this but the tag I believe was justified. Xtreme racer03:16, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Ginkgo. I need your help again. Recently there were a lot of merging/redirecting and page moves involving several related pages about Synodontis nigriventris (upside-down catfish). You can see the discussion here at WP:AQF. Quite confusing, but it's almost done except for the last step which we need an admin as it requires a deletion. I just wonder if you could:
Done, and you're welcome. I agree that in this case, the scientific name is the best article title. I'm always happy to do these moves. --Ginkgo100talk01:56, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I skimmed the article and found that it stated that the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand had invited them to record an album. That sounded possibly significant, so I googled MAINZ. It's a real institution, so I erred on the side of caution, as I always do with speedy deletions. Note that A7 says "no claim to notability" (my emphasis), not "no valid claim to notability". You can feel free to prod the article, and AfD it if the prod is removed. The problem with speedy deletion is that it is so speedy -- there is no chance to object or discuss, so it should closely meet the criteria. At least that's my interpretation of the deletion policy. Cheers! --Ginkgo100talk23:40, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
For a heavy speedy deleter, I'm actually not much of a deletionist. Most other admins would have deleted it; it's a difference of opinion. But I really do feel that a lot of things are speedily deleted that shouldn't be.--Ginkgo100talk23:46, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks
Hey thanks for reverting the vandalism on my page. Semi protection on my user page would be helpful in case he comes back. Thanks again.--QB1dog02:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What exacly do I need to do with the Clark Adams page? He was president of Internet Infidels and co-founder of Secular Coalition for America. That should be enough I believe, but if not, please tell me what I should do to keep the article. I created this article because I was looking for information about Adams myself. My first choice was to look for it at Wikipedia, but I didn't find an article there so I googled some and found information which I added. What more do I need to add, how, where and why? /Benzocaine17:33, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think what is really missing is references. Thousands of articles about truly mundane people ("my girlfriend so-and-so is the best") are created on Wikipedia, and what they all have in common is that there is nothing published about them. So when editors see a biography with no references, they are automatically suspicious. Check out our info on the verifiability policy and reliable sources, then add the citations to the bottom of the article. --Ginkgo100talk17:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This article is not akin to "My girlfriend so-and-so is the greatest". I have no relation whatsoever to Clark Adams. I have never met or written to the man in question. Could you please clarify what I need to do. Should I add references to the article? I don't want to add things that are not important so exactly what kind of references are you referring to? /Benzocaine17:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Make sure you read these two pages: WP:V and WP:RS. Also read WP:BIO, which gives you information on what is generally accepted as notability (importance of the subject) for biographies. Then add references to the article to create a bibliography. It doesn't have to be long (one or two sources might be enough), but those sources should support everything the article says. At least, that is the ideal we strive for. For example, here is a short article I created that shows one way to list references. I do not edit biography articles very often, but you can get more help from the good folks at WikiProject Biography.
I know this all seems like a lot. My point with the "girlfriend" comment was not to say that Adams was on par with those articles; it was to show why some editors overreact to all biography articles, even the good ones. Now that your article is old enough not to show up on the list of new pages, it is probably much safer from such overreactions. This is a pretty rough introduction to Wikipedia for you, and I hope you are not discouraged from further editing; we always need more dedicated contributors. Cheers! --Ginkgo100talk00:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've been writing pretty much on the Swedish Wikipedia but moved to the English one because it seemed more tolerant. The reactions to my biographical article suggests otherwise but I hope I will be proved wrong on that point in my future contributions. /Benzocaine18:48, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Vishwabrahmin
I've recreated Vishwabrahmin a community among South India. Kindly talk before deleting that again. You can kindly check bharatmatrimony.com to check the existance of the community in India.BalanceRestored05:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks .. I am trying to collect more details towards this subject. These are some of the communities who have lot of contradictory views about the Indian History.. It will be exiting to see more editors quoting their views about this subject. I can assure you that this community which is currently a minority in India has lot to know about the Vedas and Indian Caste System. Thanks for considering to keep the text. BalanceRestored12:35, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have collected enough citations towards the Gotra that had confused you. If you ok with those, We can add the Gotras back to the main article. I heartily thank you for taking interest in the text BalanceRestored06:03, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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excuse me
the article about janey jolly was hardly innapropriate. it was merely informative and gave no graphic details of the video. in fact, i have never seen the video, so stop deleting my posts. i bet you deleted my vo sot vo page too.
Janey jolly could be considered an attack page. This sort of page is absolutely appropriate to Wikipedia. I was the third person to delete Vo Sot Vo; all three times it was deleted because it does not contain information as to why it is notable. Please do not create it again without addressing this issue. Thank you. --Ginkgo100talk02:46, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
alright i understand about the janey jolly page. but the vo sot vo page is about a really great band around my area that has been influencing the minds of me and my friends, as well as others around the area. and they have been looked at by record labels.Tenney133702:52, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
By clicking on the interwiki, a user from a linked Wikipedia in another language would be redirected. However, it makes more sense to move the interwikis to the redirect destination. Either should be fine; I jumped the gun in reverting you. --Ginkgo100talk23:58, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
hello may i talk to you
i would just like to inquire why you are not letting me have freedom of speach. Not that I am mad yet but I would appreciate it if in the future i could have freedom of speech. If you have a problem with what I am saying please inform me directly and I will change it. I am guessing that your name is Dylan? Am i right? thankyou for your coopoertaion —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sassyisabused (talk • contribs) 00:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]
I would be happy to e-mail the contents to you, but you will have to go to "my preferences" and enable e-mail first. When you do this, nobody can actually find out your e-mail address, but you will have the e-mail address of anyone who e-mails you. --Ginkgo100talk00:32, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I deleted it because it did not mention a reason why Gold Quest is notable, significant, or important. You might read WP:CORP, which gives guidelines for creating articles on companies, and write an article on Qi Limited, with a Gold Quest section. However, before making statements about pyramid schemes, please carefully read our three core content policies, which cover original research, neutral point of view, and verifiability. --Ginkgo100talk22:16, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
On 20 July, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Senecio eboracensis, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
