User talk:Marek69

If you leave a message here, I will respond here, unless you ask for a response on your talk page.

Re: Welcome

Hi Marek, Thanks for the warm welcome and the encouraging chocolate chip cookies! Regards 9er9ely (talk) 20:22, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi 9er9ely, You're very welcome, if you require any assistance, just let me know. Wishing you happy editing :-) Marek.69 ^talk 12:50, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Re:

Hi Marek69, thanks for your welcome! --Cusio (talk) 12:33, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Cusio, You're welcome, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know, meanwhile happy editing :-) Marek.69 ^talk 12:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

arrested development - marta complex

additions should prob. have been sandboxed first for proper formatting and completeness - blame it on exhaustion - but should not entirely be reverted. this includes one addition directly cut/pasted from the next episode, incorrectly identified as the first time michael is "okay" with gob. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.23.246.223 (talk) 21:05, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I'm not sure quite what I can do to help. Could you please explain what you would like me to do. Marek.69 ^talk 22:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Re:question

You wrote:

Hi Victorius III, Welcome to Wikipedia. Would it be OK to ask you to explain why you consider my correction/clean-up edit with AWB to be 'vandalism'? (as you described it in your edit summary here when you reverted it) Victorious, again you have reverted my edit, describing it as 'vandalism', clearly it is not, would you mind explaining why you think so?

Done the same thing again on the Genetic History of Europe page I cannot revert because of the three revert rule. Victorius III is possibly a sock.PB666 ^yap 01:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi PB666, I have left a message on the users talk page. I agree that the editing style is a bit unusual for someone new to Wikipedia. I too, have technically made the same edit twice today, so I should take a step back as well. (It could easily escalate into an edit war, which I don't really want). Let's just both take a step back. I'm sure others will correct any mistakes here. -- Marek.69 ^talk 01:47, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Luc19

Hello Marek, thank you for your welcome !! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luc19 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Luc19, I hope you enjoy your time editing on Wikipedia :-) Marek.69 ^talk 20:33, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! ...

Thanks for the cookies! :) - ZombieLeChuck (talk) 22:08, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

You're Welcome. Happy Wiki-ing! :-) - Marek.69 ^talk 22:31, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! ....

Hi Marek69,

Thanks for the welcome message, mmmm chocolate chip!

Peter Trudelle (talk) 19:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Peter, you're very welcome. I hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia and if there's anything I can assist you with, just let me know.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 19:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: On assistance

Hi Marek, I might have a couple of queries focused on styling-formatting at some stage as I have the impression these issues sometimes follow 'rules' based more on tradition or convention beeing probably a 'no-two-situations-are-identical' issues. On the other hand I found that on general questions Wikipedia is very well documented with plenty of help pages & examples. It also gives a good overview on HTML language coding which becomes more and more interesting every day now nearly more than contributing to articles... Thanks again, 9er9ely (talk) 15:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Cześć, Marek

Cześć, Marek

Thank you for the biscuits. They went beautifully with some Java. Best wishes

Jan

Jan1nad (talk) 11:06, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Jan, I'm pleased you enjoyed them :-) Happy editing. Marek.69 ^talk 09:34, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Message re: Bat Yam

Hello Marek69,

I was wondering if you could help me. I have tried adding a person to the notable residents section of the article entitled "Bat Yam." Bat Yam is a city within the area in Israel referred to as "Gush Dan" and is a town adjacent to Tel Aviv. My addition to the notable residents has been removed several times by someone very adament, who also mentioned something about "vandalism" in regard to my addition. While I respect that no one should put up false information on any article, I can't help but feel that this person seems to think he "owns" the article and only he is entitled to make changes.

I added someone named "David Vildof" to the notables list. The Vildorf Family has long been residents of Bat Yam, back when there were no buildinga, but tents... there has been a book printed about them and David Vildorf is a philanthropist and people know this almost 80-year-old man in the community. He is a philanthropist, but not the kind who you see at parties or in the newspapers, but a man who does good and prefers to fly under the radar if you will. He is a Zionist, a man who has fought in all the wars of the country except the last two, and continues to volunteer his time to rightous causes.

I was surprised that this YHockey person was so possesive about the article. I invite you to read our exchanges and look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks, AnnAvildorf (talk) 06:14, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Bat Yam

Hi Markek69,

I sent you a note last week regarding the article titled "Bat Yam." I know you are probobly busy, or maybe I sent it to the wrong place, or the wrong way, being that I am new. I will not repeat what I said so as not to bother you. If you did not receive the message/question, I will be happy to resend. Thanks, AvildorfAvildorf (talk) 05:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Ann, I did receive your message (above), however I am currently travelling around Europe and am experiencing difficulties in getting a reliable internet connection. I've only just managed to connect. Please excuse me if I do not reply immediately to any messages. If I can connect then I will endeavour to help. :-) Marek.69 ^talk 09:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

I've had a look and I think to start with it may be a good idea to read en:Wikipedia's policy on the notability of people

You mention that a book exists mentioning David Vildof, in which case you may want to provide a citation to back up your claim of notability. For more information on how to do this, see this article on citing sources.

I hope this helps. Marek.69 ^talk 21:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Marek

Hi Marek, how are you? I hope you are fine. I have a question: Do you know how i can display on my page, which languages i speak? Perhaps you can help me. Kind regards, Jadran.

Hi Jadran, I think you'll find the information you need this article

If there's anything else I can help with, just let me know :-) Marek.69 ^talk 21:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

Hi Marek,

Thanks for the welcome. I forgot to log in when editing the Szeged page. Take care!

Kinneytj (talk) 18:55, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Kinneytj, Thanks for your message, you're welcome. I hope you enjoy your time editing on Wikipedia. Marek.69 ^talk 13:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Repetitive references to same source

Marek,

I applied what you taught me regarding references, and added two references in the article Fernandina Beach. However, they are both to the same source. How do I add a second (third, etc.) reference to a source already referenced? Morogoso (talk) 04:55, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi again Morogoso,

You need to give the reference a name, in this example it is "Manila";

 

<ref name="Manila">{{cite web|url=http://www.manila.gov.ph/cityhall.htm#sistercities|title=Sister Cities of 

Manila|publisher=City Government of Manila|accessdate=2009-08-12}}</ref>

The next time you wish to use this same reference, simply use

 

<ref name="Manila"/>

You can do this any number of times.

For more information on how to do this, see Wikipedia:Citing sources.

I hope this helps :-)

Please come back if you need any further help. Marek.69 ^talk 09:24, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Morogoso (talk) 12:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

?

I didn't make any edit in Emma Ferguson's page, so I think you made a mistake.--Enkiduk (talk) 14:04, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Enkiduk, I'm not sure what you are referring to. Could you please explain.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:09, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

If you are referring to this message relating to this edit to the Emma Ferguson page made on the 14th July 2009, then it may be that you have a dynamic or shared IP address. In which case, if you did not make the edit then please ignore the message. It was meant for the person who was using that particular IP address on that day. Sorry for any confusion.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:17, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Thank you Marek for your welcome, I'm an editor in wiki:es but sometimes I make little corrections in wiki:en too! Kind regards, Oikema

Hi Oikema, I too am sometimes on wiki:es, but mainly here on wiki:en. Wishing you happy editing :-) Marek.69 ^talk 01:30, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Er....I don't intend to edit in this IP address for very long. I know what Wikipedia is like, and its Welcome is worth about a broken 1c piece --124.183.158.90 (talk) 01:12, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your message. I live in England, so I use £ & pence, rarely do I encounter 1c pieces.

I hope enjoy your time here on Wikipedia :-) Marek.69 ^talk 01:27, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

About the talk signature

Hello, thank you for the reminder about using the 4 tildes. I am just wondering whether it might not be preferable that the signature be automatic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gentleman wiki (talk • contribs) 02:36, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Gentleman wiki, I think it is generally preferable to sign your comments with the four tildes (~~~~). If this is difficult (not on keyboard) just copy/paste it.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 13:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Frozen Wikipedia

Marek, Do you know why Wikipedia is frozen? 2 nights in-a-row it has not updated to the new day. 70.171.23.73 (talk) 02:48, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm not sure. They must be having some sort of technical problems. I'm sure it will be fixed soon :-) Marek.69 ^talk 13:07, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the nice welcome!

Hi Marek69,

I really appreciate your kind offer of help, and will definitely take you up on it if I run into any issues that Wikipedia's very helpful guidelines don't clarify for me.

Thanks and best regards, Nsmartinsfm (talk) 19:51, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Nsmartinsfm, Thanks for the message. Best Regards and happy editing :) Marek.69 ^talk 11:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

American Film Institute edits

Hi Marek,

Thanks so much for your involvement with the article. I am new to Wikipedia and appreciate any help you can offer. As the house editor for AFI, my wish is to have the most up-to-date information posted. Now that I've read the style guide I can appreciate that the article did not entirely conform--and was still missing links. I would welcome your advice on ways to make the story conform more to wiki standards. Since I'm new, I wanted to post the correct, factual information and then add the links, etc that are still missing.

I'm curious to hear why it was removed? And how you think it could be fixed.

Thanks Filmmaven (talk) 22:29, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Filmmaven, thank you for your message. I took a look at the American Film Institute article.

I think the edit you are referring to was this one, with an edit summary of rv copy and paste. new info must conform to wiki style

I'm pleased you have read the style guide. I think the problem here maybe that the other editor may have thought you simply copy/pasted from another internet page in your original edit

To clarify this, it may be worth explaining where this information is taken from, and perhaps proving some citations. You can read more about this in Wikipedia:Citing sources. It may also be helpful to you, to start a discussion on the article's talk page explaining your additions for other editors benefit and for better clarity.

I hope this puts you in the right direction.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 13:04, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome!

Thanks for the welcome, Marek69, I'll make sure I'm as good and helpful a Wikipedian as I can be.

Son Frank 13:04, 2 September 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonfrank (talk • contribs)

Hi Sonfrank, I'm sure you will make a very good Wikipedian. I hope you enjoy your time on Wikipedia and please come back if there is anything I can help you with :) Marek.69 ^talk 11:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Question

galatasaray or fenerbahçe?which one your prefer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.238.138.197 (talk) 13:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the message. Unfortunately I do not really follow either, sorry.

If I had to make a choice, hmm... Fenerbahçe, I suppose ;-) Marek.69 ^talk 12:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Welcome

Thank you for the welcome note. --NeoXNeo (talk) 15:35, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi NeoXNeo, you're welcome! I hope you enjoy your time here! Marek.69 ^talk 11:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Marek,

Your online cookies were very tasty, thank you.

Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 06:10, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Nedim, you're welcome. Wishing you happy editing :) Marek.69 ^talk 12:31, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!!

It felt good to be welcomed so nicely on Wikipedia. I promise I will make a good Wikipedian. SirEbenezer (talk) 19:53, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

That's Great!! I'm sure you will be, SirEbenezer. Thanks for your message. If there's anything I can do to help you, please let me know. Happy editing :-) Marek.69 ^talk 20:08, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

How to make numbered sub-heds

Thanks for your warm welcome. Quick question: How Do I make a Level 3 headline? Or I guess a Level 2 headline that is numbered, eg., 6.1, 6.2 etc., and indented? I see this all the time but can never find any code or template for it. Thanks!

Timoleon212 (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)timoleon212

Hi Timoleon212, thanks for your message.

In answer to your question.

To create a Level 2 heading, use two equal signs before and after the wording.

To create a Level 3 heading, use three equal signs before and after the wording, and so on

e.g. the following code:

==Level 2 Heading==

===Level 3 Heading===

====Level 4 Heading====

will give this result:

Level 2 Heading

Level 3 Heading

Level 4 Heading

This will automatically be added to the Table of Contents, with appropriate numbering.

For more information on this subject, read this section of the Manual of Style

I hope this information helps you.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:10, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Republic of Macedonia

Hello, I have noticed that this page is blocked to newly registered accounts. Since I cannot edit this article, I would like to request that you add this interwiki [[tl:Republika ng Masedonya]] to the article. Thank you. Estudyante (talk) 02:46, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Estudyante, I had a look and it has already been done. Marek.69 ^talk 13:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks Marek69! Will get in touch with you once I need help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overandaway (talk • contribs) 16:28, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Hope to be a useful contributor and one of Wikipedians... :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overandaway (talk • contribs) 16:31, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Twin citys of fredirksberg kommune

Hi i m new in wikipedia and dicoverd, that in the fraedriksberg (dk) wiki, which you edited the 7.9.09 are missing following twin citys, I found them in the kommunens site on this page:

http://www.frederiksberg.dk/PolitikOgDemokrati/PolitikkerOgStrategier/Samarbejde/InternationaleSamarbejder/Venskabsbyer.aspx

I m not editing, so if you like to you could add the following citys:

best regards dominique (ger)

Tartu, Estonia Uppsala i Sverige Bærum i Norge Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus) i Finland Havnefjord på Island. Palanga i Litauen Césis i Letland —Preceding unsigned comment added by Turzler (talk • contribs) 19:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Dominique, thanks for the message and the information.

I have made the necessary additions to the Frederiksberg Municipality to include all the twin towns listed on the official website.

Happy editing for the future :-)

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 20:44, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the warm welcome, Marek69. Cheers ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by LucasEllerNYC (talk • contribs) 00:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

You're Welcome, Lucas :-) Marek.69 ^talk 00:12, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Malta

An anonymous user, from an IP address close to the one you reverted recently, has again done a mass edit of the article. Although some of the changes are OK, some are bad, i.e., they remove relevant info. How should we respond? I would like to fix a couple of areas where I am more familiar with the info, having put it in originally, but don't want to do anything that would impede a mass rollback if that is the best response. Acad Ronin (talk) 00:33, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Acad, Thank you for letting me know. Historian19 is a persistent pest in this area. I have reverted the edit and filed a new report at WP:SPI

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 00:52, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Grazie mille

Grazie mille per il gentilissimo messaggio, siamo contenti di contribuire al progetto di wikipedia, continueremo ad inserire gallerie fotografiche ogni volta che ne avremo nuove.

Cordiali saluti

Grazia Panaro e Prof. Riccado Zipoli (93.148.34.175 (talk) 15:04, 10 September 2009 (UTC))

Use of AWB

Please be more careful with your use of AWB. See WP:AWB#Rules of use: "Check every edit before you save it. Make sure you understand the text and have NOT changed the meaning." Your edit here changed "Montaner" into "Mountainer". That is incorrect and has been reverted. If you don't understand the language used in an article (Catalan in this case), please think carefully before using AWB for making changes. Misuse of AWB can lead to withdrawal of your permission to use it. Thanks. - 85.94.186.91 (talk) 00:14, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I missed that one. You're right, I should double-check my edits with AWB. I do a lot of typo-fixing with AWB, so I really should have spotted the obvious mistake. Occasionally one slips through though.

Thank you for spotting it and please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused. I will be more careful in future.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 00:24, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

"Fixing" links to redirects that are not broken

I see you are doing hundreds of edits "fixing" links to redirects that are not broken, e.g. here. This is positively unhelpful and against the guideline WP:NOTBROKEN. Please stop and have a think about your editing pattern. You are doing a lot of minor "janitorial" edits using tools such as AWB, TW, WikiCleaner, etc. Such edits can be done by bots if the edits are really necessary. Why not try spending time on more productive edits such as writing new articles or expanding existing ones? That will get you noticed in a good way! - 85.94.186.91 (talk) 00:41, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I'm sorry but I do not entirely agree with your comments and would like to defend my 'editing pattern'

Regarding the "fixing" of unbroken links with WikiCleaner, if you take a closer look you will see that in most cases the links I am fixing are those I actually created.

I use a couple of link-suggestion tools, as well as my own suggestions. These tools, while very useful, can sometimes be a little out-of-date, so usually after adding these links, I run WikiCleaner to modify and update them, using the edit summary of ‘Repairing links to disambiguation pages and avoiding redirects.’. As I said, I am updating links (avoiding redirects) which I added, so I think WP:NOTBROKEN does not strictly apply here.

Regarding TW edits. I use TW to revert vandalism. I consider it to be a very useful tool to do a necessary task. I see no reason to do such a task manually, when a tool such as this exists. (I also use huggle, for same reasons)

Regarding AWB, I have already explained above. Spell checking is a necessary task as well.

As far as the implication that my edits consist mainly of minor "janitorial" edits. This is true to a certain extent, but why not? Someone has to do them; spell checking, link addition and correction, interwiki links, vandalism patrol etc. I do not believe these tasks can all be done by fully automated bots. Being only ‘human’, I do make a mistake once in a while.

Not everyone has the ability to be a content creator, so we do what we can.

Regarding "writing new articles or expanding existing ones", I also suggest you take a close look at my contributions, as I also contribute, albeit in a smaller way, to these type of edits (eg articles I've created or list of articles I've expanded). I also do referencing work.

I'm sorry if any of my edits or my 'editing pattern' upsets or offends you. I am only trying to contribute, in my own way, for the good of the encyclopaedia.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 16:06, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Use of AWB — continued

[bogus warnings removed]

If you're not already aware of it, the behavior of these users is under discussion at WP:AN/I#IP 'revoking' permission to use AWB & threatening block - IP abuse on User talk:Marek69. – Luna Santin (talk) 17:03, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know Luna Santin. Marek.69 ^talk 17:35, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I've just blocked the latest, let me know if you get anymore warnings like these. You can delete them all from your talk page, you can delete anything from your talk page and you certainly should delete these bogus warnings. Dougweller (talk) 19:28, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Dougweller, I've taken your advice and deleted the bogus warnings under this heading.

I'm still confused about the reasoning or motivation behind it. I'm just wondering what provoked this reaction.

Thank you for your help in sorting the situation out. I appreciate it. :-) Marek.69 ^talk 23:21, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I might have some suspicions why; remember that you had a bunch of mosquitoes a while back trying to get you in hot water. This may be them trying to get you in trouble. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Tear him for his bad verses!)} 23:33, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Jeremy, you're probably right. Maybe a six-month ban has just expired. Who knows why? -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:48, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Re: Welcome.

Thanks for the warm welcome and the delicious chocolate chip cookies :D Sapiencia (talk) 01:17, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Sapiencia, you're very welcome! Happy editing! Marek.69 ^talk 01:31, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Thank you for the warm welcome (though it took me some time to read it). --Φοίνιξ (talk) 08:47, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Φοίνιξ, thanks for the message. I'm pleased you took the time to read the extra sections. There is some very useful information there. I wish you happy editing Marek.69 ^talk 12:20, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick revert on that vandalism.

Thanks, I always seem to get a burst of vandalism when patrolling with huggle. Irbisgreif (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Irbisgreif, No problems. I do too, it's an occupational hazzard :-) Marek.69 ^talk 22:17, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome to wikipedia, it is appreciated. I'll be sure to ask if i need any help in the future. Thanks again.

---

purgamentum init, exit purgamentum —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.96.147 (talk) 06:08, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Is est verus :-) Thanks for the message Marek.69 ^talk 13:18, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

re:welcome

thank you for the massage your home page inspired me to make a wiki account no matter how geeky it might be...(laughs) im just kidding. Bluehawk367 (talk) 22:45, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bluehawk367, Geeky? - I don't know what you mean ;-)

I'm please you've signed up now. Happy editing! Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 22:58, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for fixes to Freddy and the Dragon

Hi, thanks for your changes to HTML formatting on Freddy and the Dragon, here [1]. Double thanks if you can cite the Wiki references explaining the guidelines. I remember reading ages ago that image filenames were not to have concatinated_underscores_in_them. But I can't remember why (because they can't be easily searched?) I'm also not sure about use of HTML vs. Wiki conventions. (E.g., <i>, <b> vs. '', '''. What I do know is that it's easier to make a mistake with the Wiki convention, and harder to notice and fix other people's mistakes. So again, if you've got a nice reference, that would be handy. Cheers! Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 02:41, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, thank you for your message. Sorry for the delay in responding - it's been a real busy week!

I too could not find a specific guideline regarding underscores_in_filenames, however I did find this discussion on the subject

As for HTML vs. Wiki conventions, this is covered briefly in the Manual of Style under Keep markup simple.

If I can find anything else on the suject, I'll let you know.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 21:29, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for replying, I really was at a loss, particularly because *after* your edit, a bot called Drilbot came along, making similar changes to another article I wrote. [2]. My inclination, frankly, is to continue doing what easiest and most standard on the Web. I.e., using a specialized syntax makes it: a) difficult for new Wiki editors, and b) difficult for automatic conversion tools seeking to use Wiki material elsewhere. I notice in the comments on Drilbot's page that some of the edits it makes are "really just personal preference", according to Drilnoth.

At any rate, it's not a big issue to me, one way or the other, I was just curious. Regards, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 14:27, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

May I put another link to my Venice pictures on the article 'Venice'?

Hello marek69, I would like to put another link in the article 'Venice' to my pictures of Venice. There is no ad or other business model on my site. It's just a searchable gallery of pictures. The proposed link is: http://www.squinchpix.com/searchn.php?zoom_query=Venice&dmode=gallery

Can do?

Liked your photos.

Bob Consoli

bob.consoli@lmco.com
rconsoli@yahoo.com
bobconsoli@gmail.com 

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dante4848 (talk • contribs) 22:36, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bob, I can't see why not :-)

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 22:44, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Twin town/sister cities in Europe

Thanks for splitting more off of this article -- I was going to do some more, but it was tedious work, what with the named references getting separated from each other. How about updating Template:Twin towns with the new articles you created? I was going to check other twin town articles as well, unless you'd also like to do them. Let me know, either is fine with me. --Auntof6 (talk) 23:13, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Auntof6, thank you for your message. Yes tedious work as you say, but it really needed doing. You inspired me! The list had grown so much recently it was taking ages to load the page. Luckily, as I originally sourced a large part of the citations on the page, I had already compiled a list in User:Marek69/sandbox1, which helped with the stray references.

Template:Twin towns was also on my list of things-to-do. I'll attempt to do tonight, unless you're going there. I'm also OK either way :-)

Do you think the remaining countries on the List of twin towns and sister cities in Europe should have their own articles?

They are all very small and have very few references between them (may get tagged, if in individual articles).

I might just try to find additional references first.

Oh, I left the Ireland (Republic of) section as there appeared to already be an article: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland.

I guess the correct procedure would be to merge the two together?

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 23:27, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm on the fence about whether all the countries should have separate articles. That would make things consistent, but it might not be worth it. As for the Republic of Ireland, I think the detail should be in only one place, either a section in the Europe article, or in its own separate article. --Auntof6 (talk) 01:14, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

I found some more references and decided that for the sake of consistency, I would treat all the sections the same and make a new article from each.

I've just got Republic of Ireland to do now. :-) Marek.69 ^talk 20:48, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

The Republic of Ireland section has now also been merged into List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Marek...

Hi Marek, I'd like to know more about helping to edit Wikipedia. How can I get started? Probably there's something I should read.Dante4848 (talk) 01:21, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bob, these links are a good start:

• Introduction
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help pages
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

(I've left a copy on your talk page)

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 01:43, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

What??

Hi-- I'm curious; what earthly reason did you have for truncating my entry regarding Dacian numismatics on the Dacia page, Occupations section? I've returned it to the previous version, which is both more accurate and more informative. Phida50 (talk) 20:42, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Philda50, thank you for your message. I'm afraid I'm not entirely sure what you are referring to.

Would it be possible for you to provide a diff for the edit in question?

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 21:42, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Not sure how to do a Diff, and I'm too lazy to figure it out. Here is my wording (which I've now restored), in the Dacia page, Occupations section:

The first coins produced by the Geto-Dacians were imitations of silver coins of the Macedonian kings Philip II and Alexander III (the Great). Early in the 1st century BC, the Dacians replaced these with silver denarii of the Roman Republic, both official coins of Rome exported to Dacia and locally made imitations of them.

Here is the edited version:

The first coins produced by the Geto-Dacians were imitations of silver coins of the Macedonian kings Philip II and Alexander III (the Great). Early in the 1st century BC, the Dacians replaced these with imitations of the silver denarii of the Roman Republic.

It seemed you were responsible for the change, but perhaps I misread the edit history.

Phil

OK, I checked the whole edit history and the contributors log for the Dacia article.

It seems that I made 0 edits to that particular article, so I suggest you were mistaken when you read the edit history.

Regards Marek.69 ^talk 22:12, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

OK, here's the Diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dacia&diff=prev&oldid=314288074 Aren't you Purpleturple?

No, I'm Marek69 :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk 22:48, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Sorry Marek! I see how it works now. Sorry to bother you. In my defense, it does make sense that clicking "talk" next to a user name would reach that user. Is there any way I can send a message to Purpleturple? Phil

That's OK. These are the links you require for Purpleturple:

Purpleturple user page

Purpleturple talk page

Purpleturple contributions

To leave a message on the talk page, click on the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, when you get there.

Kind Regards --- Marek.69 ^talk 23:05, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

OK, I see the email link now. We're good!

Thanks for your welcome

and cookies! Cheers Antipastor (talk) 15:17, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Antipastor, Happy Editing! Marek.69 ^talk 20:39, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Metric?

`Hello thanks for the welcome. I happen to be one of the 96% of the planet's population who think everyone should be using the metric system, so when I see it missing in Wikipedia articles I like to include the metric units. I have seen the convert format, however some of these measurements are Nominal (the enemy was 50 yds away) is an estimation and so it would also be 50 meters. If it's an exact measurement, a mountain elevation for example I agree the convert formula would be appropriate. I'm still getting used to some of the editing conventions. I do a lot of traveling, enjoy reading about places I go, when I see an omission or error like to correct the information. I agree I could use some help occasionally, I tried entering a reference one time and it failed, another time it worked, I still have some things to learn. ~~metricmike~~—Preceding unsigned comment added by Metricmike (talk • contribs) 04:27, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Metricmike and Welcome to Wikipedia. Thanks for the message. I think you're right and with the "Convert" template we can have the ‘Best of both Worlds’ for those who are more familiar with Imperial measurements.

If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. Marek.69 ^talk 20:39, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I can't reach the edit page

Hi, Marek,

In your message to me on the 2 nd of Sep., you voluntered to help me. Thanks for the offer. I have a rather technical question. I am trying to write a new article. Well, I am not new in creating articles. (Some in en, but many in tr) But this time I have a problem in reaching the edit page. Even though the article I plan to create doesn’t exist, the name of the article has already been directed to an existing article which is a rather generalization of the subject. So whenever I search for my planned article, I am directed to another page instead of the edit page. Is there any way for me to reach the edit page of my planned article. ?

Sincerely. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 12:34, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Nedim Ardoğa, thank you for your message.

The page you are trying to edit is most likely a 'Redirect' page.

On the page it leads to, on one of the top lines, it will say:

(Redirected from This Page)

If you click on the link of the page (eg This Page), it will take you back to the 'Redirect' page.

From here you can click on the edit option/tab

The page is likely to contain text reading:

#REDIRECT [[Another Page]]

Simply replace this text, with the code for the page you want to create.

I hope this answers your question.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:50, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. It worked fine.Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 05:31, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Polanski Swiss TV query

Hello,

I am a journalist for Swiss National Television preparing a report on the fact Roman Polanski's wikipedia page was frozen over an "editing war". I would like to interview you by webcam about your opinion on this and the whole case. My deadline is urgent: i would need to have your contribution by Thursday morning 10 am Swiss time.

If you are open to this, could you please email me at the following addresses:

laurent.burkhalter@tsr.ch laurent_burkhalter@yahoo.com

or call me, if you are in the US: 011 41 79 570 37 17 or elswhere at ++41 79 570 37 17 thank you

laurent —Preceding unsigned comment added by Burkhala (talk • contribs) 12:12, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Wrong translation of "Gerusalemme liberata"

Marek, is there a way to filter only messages of a user (oneself, for example) in a talk page (like this one)? TIA Morogoso (talk) 12:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Morogoso, thank you for the messages. Could you please give another example as I'm not sure I'm too clear on what you're asking :) Marek.69 ^talk 15:53, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Marek,

"Gerusalemme liberata" was incorrectly translated to "Jerusalem Delivered" when it is really "Jerusalem Freed" or "Jerusalem Liberated". It is the name of a page, and is referenced in many places, including a "Did you know?" entry.

How do we correct this?

Morogoso (talk) 12:52, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Morogoso, I would raise the subject on the Jerusalem Delivered talk page

The article can easily be moved to either of the above titles, but I would wait for further input from other editors to get a consensus, or agreement on what the 'best' title would be, before moving.

When this is agreed, moving is pretty straightforward.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 15:53, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Marek69 - Sandbox

Hi Marek

I very much enjoyed viewing the page regarding Tatars at Ocieka. Nice bit of research. I tip my hat to you.

Now, do you have any evidence of six Mongols purportedly held at Gora Motyczna, captured while foraging for chickens and food at nearby Debica circa 1241?

Again, nice job.

Dennis Benarz Editor, http://spuscizna.org/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.39.234.199 (talk) 22:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Dennis, thanks for the compliment!

If it was my sandbox article which you have read, that's just a collection of bits of text I was translating before it went into an article. The full article is Ocieka

On the question six Mongols purportedly held at Góra Motyczna, I'm sorry but I haven't come across any information on that particular incident, but if I do I will surely let you know.

In the Wikipedia Tartar article it states “In Europe the term Tartar is generally only used in the historical context for Mongolian people who appeared in the 13th century (the Mongol invasions) and assimilated into the local population later.”, so that when you refer to six 'Mongols' I guess 'Tartar' and 'Mongol' would be interchangeable.

I have done several searches on 'Tartars' or 'Mongols' in the Dębica or Góra Motyczna areas, but not really come up with anything. In fact the closest hit being your website.

I thank you for your message and will be in touch in I uncover anything of interest.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 22:14, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Vandal Attack

Hi Marek, I removed a troublesome vandal attack on the article 'Centaur'. It read 'I like waffles' about 1000 times. I'm not sure I really defeated it; you may want to check it out.

Dante4848 (talk) 03:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Dante4848, Thank you for your message. Looks like you cleaned up all the vandalism. Well Done.

I've also left a warning message on the IP's talk page.

You can do this yourself in the future if you wish using Twinkle.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:18, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Rijeka (Town)

Dear Marek,

I've read your message about my failing to add sources of the data to my entry. I will state the sources as soon as it be convenient to me. I have intention to make several new things or to improve the existing stuff, however it is difficult to work in free time.

I live in Rijeka, Croatia, I am a big fan of knowledge and some people call me Kvisko which means something like "Quiz idiot".

Faithfully yours,

Akrsovnik (talk) 10:51, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Akrsovnik, I'm sorry, but I have no idea as to which message of mine you are referring to.

Would it be possible to point the particular message out to me, perhaps you could provide a diff of the edit.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 14:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Your message of 1 October

Why am I getting a "welcome" message when I have been registered, and editing in Wikipedia, for eighteen months.Gordoncph (talk) 16:22, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi Gordoncph, I'm sorry, I saw your userpage and talkpage come up as red links, so I assumed you were new and welcomed you. I should have looked at your contributions, before doing so. I'm sorry for any inconvenience, I've now removed the message :-)

Kind Regards

Glad to have something on my talk page! Thanks for the explanation.Gordoncph (talk) 10:48, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Marek.69 ^talk 16:43, 1 October 2009 (UTC)