User talk:Tom

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politician stubs

I'd been waiting to see if someone would revert all of them. After making the changes to the pics a few months ago, I thought about it myself at times, but some other users seemed to like them while others didn't. If anyone switches back any of your reversions, I'll ask them to discuss on the main talkpage for the US politician stub cat so we can establish uniformity. Personally, I have been leaning to state seals for politicians, but the flags are fine if everyone else agrees. Cheers. youngamerican (ahoy-hoy) 04:56, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Susan Sontag

Tom, how is it that someone who declares the white race to be the "cancer of human history" fails to meet your standard of objectively qualifying as racist? Is there something rather biased and onerously-non-NPOV about acknowledging it? Would it also be non-NPOV to call Hitler a racist? I'd appreciate if you'd discuss this on the Susan Sontag talk page, where I've already touched upon this issue.

Thanks, 20.137.68.52 18:04, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Stephen Kappes; Who makes you the expert ?

The information you keep reverting to is inaccurate ab initio. You appear to be afraid to allow the truth on this individual. Just because it is in the newspaper doesn't mean it is accurate. And, just because there aren't media stories to cite to doesn't mean it isn't accurate. Check with Mr. Kappes, he can't deny any of this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Toothteller (talk • contribs) at 01:20 UTC on July 12, 2006.

Brain tumor

Hi, just a note, the CT scan on brain tumor is breast cancer metastatic to the brain. (I know most things related to breast tend to be vandalism, but this is not!) Cheers -- Samir धर्म 07:33, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I've wiki-linked the word metastasis which should clarify the concerns. Thanks -- Samir धर्म 17:50, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Robert Milligan McLane

Tomf688: You posted that Robert Milligan McLane was chair of the Democratic National Committee on his biography page. He is not listed on the list of DNC Chairs, and his online bio does not mention the position. Could you please provide a reference to this data, especially the time period that he served? I was trying to clean up DNC list (fix links, made a table, added home states, etc.) and became confused when I saw Gov. McLane's name in the DNC catagory. If you could help clear up my confusion I would be appreciative. Thanks.WVhybrid 20:48, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for setting me straight, Tomf688 and John K. Also thanks for the table format change. I am slowly picking up the many format functions. Now on to the Republican list B-).WVhybrid 01:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

DNC Chairs

See here. This site, while not explicitly sourced, has normally proved accurate when compared with more authoritative sources. john k 23:22, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Japanese American internment

Greetings. I'd like to request that you unprotect the page. If you review my comments on the talk page, they'll show that I'm concerned about these edits. Should you browse the talk archives, you'll see that a similar (but smaller scale) edit war occurred about two years ago (as well as some of my comments on those edits). I've looked at some of the sources that these editors have provided, and I am satisfied that they contradict or complicate more than a few of the statements in the article in its current (protected) revision. I agree that the article presented by the unregistered editors is an editorial mess, but as I've written in several places, there are numerous claims in the current revision that are also in need of citations. When the page is unprotected, it needs--at a minimum--RfC ASAP. Also, the article needs NPOV until these disputes can be resolved. But the protection status of the page is causing a lot of smoke, hopefully no fire, but very little light, either. --ishu 21:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

User:History Student is making noises about resuming editing, as editor is unable to offer consensus on others' points, nor able to achieve consensus on own points. I suppose we'll have to wait until the revert war ensues before admins can take action. --ishu 16:23, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

abuse

tom -- you were abusing your privileges. please don't do it again Justforasecond 20:55, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

you've abused your privileges and i called you on it. now please stop harassing me. Justforasecond 23:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Tom Angelis Page

Hello.... I'm new to wikipedia and am still trying to figure out what I am allowed to put on the Tom Angelis wikipedia page. Please stop deleting my work. I am willing to abide by the rules but your not helping. I am the webmaster for www.tomangelis.com. Tom is running for County Executive in my county.

Here's the problem tom, as you may already know politics can get dirty. Tom has been having a real bad problem with people against him, posting untrue statement about him that could hurt his campaign. What do YOU propose I do about this?

Honestly... i'd rather keep the page protected so that nobody can edit it. Is that possible? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jkpcguru (talk • contribs) at 17:49, July 21, 2006.

AIDS

Excuse me, why did you change this? Attic Owl 14:23, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Great, thanks. Attic Owl 21:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

One More Thing: How far do I have to go before I could become an administrator? Attic Owl 21:26, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

No President/No Vice President

So, you're saying from March 3rd Midnight (pre-20th Amendment) until March 4th Noon EST, the United States of America had No President & No Vice President? For 12 hours the nation's top two executive offices were vacant? GoodDay 22:50, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

This is frustrating, Septentrionalis agrees with me, that March 4th is correct and he'll provide the evidence. Meanwhile, your'e saying leave it at March 3rd. Again, what about those 12 hours? Did the Presidential & VP terms begin as Midnight March 3/4 OR at NOON EST March 4th? The scary thing is, there's references out there that support both dates. GoodDay 23:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Noon is more definite than the evidence permits, but it is clear that Herbert Hoover was president on the morning of March 4, 1933; see Talk:Herbert Hoover. I will be consulting actual secondary sources before going further. Please stop reverting. Septentrionalis 23:09, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

That's a tertiary source. It is not preferable to Susan Kennedy's book on the banking crisis, or to a printed biography of Hoover or Roosevelt. I do not see how to make the full NPOV acknowledgement of uncertainty in this context; but we should not prefer a compilation to historians. Septentrionalis 23:16, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Further more, I remember reading US President books (can't remember which), describing March 3rd, 1845 (the day President Tyler signed the bill making Florida a state), as Tyler's last FULL DAY in office (NOT his last day) suggesing Tyler's term continued into March 4th, 1845. GoodDay 23:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Midnight judges is a metaphor; Adams nominated them on March 2. See Marbury v. Madison. Septentrionalis 23:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

For more evidence on this subject, see Talk:Woodrow Wilson#March 4, 1921. Congress adjourned immediately before noon on the 4th, and Wilson was still President. Septentrionalis 18:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you; that is absolutely clear. Noon, March 4, Washington time; but the Congressional record accounts for those twelve hours as an extension of the legislative day of March 3. The qualification should be explained in those articles where it is on topic; the biographies of the Presidents are not such places, and should say March 4, as the Senate Report on Presidential terms does:

From 1789 through 1937, presidential and vice presidential terms ended on March 4 of every year following a presidential election, a date set by the Second Congress.

Regards, Septentrionalis 15:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

FYI, lots of additional evidence on this topic has been compiled at Talk:List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States which you might want to take a look at. You are right about the bioguide as giving the dates as March 3, but I believe that is a function of a limitation on their database (not being able to hold two names as occupying the same office on the same date) rather than a substantive comment on the legal end of the terms. Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your further input on the article talk page. I've responded there. I will add that you are right about the CongBio database listing both outgoing and incoming Members for January 3, so I withdraw "technical database limitations" as a reason that the CongBio dates are (in my opinion) off by half a day. Regards, and as indicated, I will try to post some further evidence based on the Congressional Record after I can get to a library. Newyorkbrad 01:25, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

It may well reflect what the e-mail actually addresses; that Congress counted the morning of March 4 as part of the legislative day of March 3. This is an artificial convention, which it would be misleading to follow. Congress quite regularly adjourned just before noon, March 4, Washington time. March 4, 1917 is discussed at the list of Presidents; March 4, 1921 is discussed on Talk:Woodrow Wilson. Septentrionalis 01:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

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Bush approval ratings

please update the bush approval rating on george w bush's page as of the latest month

Thank You! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.1.173.11 (talk • contribs) 20:35, August 8, 2006 (UTC)

Crystal Gail Mangum

Nice edit on the CGM page. You found a decent compromise to the situation. I realize that you feel that the dispute was pety, but to those who have served the distinction can be monumental. Again, thanks for throwing your level headedness into the fray. Mutant Zero 21:42, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

i left this on university of maryland, college park talk page

Point of Failure

I'm a student at U of M, and neither I, nor any of my friends, have never seen this plaque mentioned in the wiki warning students about the legend. I really don't think there actually is one. Can someone confirm? Perhaps I'm just blind. User:70.108.29.250 21:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Tom Angelis

I was wondering why the Tom Angelis Page has been deleted but all the rest of the candidates pages were allowed to remain up? It dosent seam fair to allow some and block others. (Phil Bissett, David G. Boschert, John R. Leopold, George F. Johnson, IV, Dennis Callahan) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jay-Z23 (talk • contribs)

Hi, this article was restored but left protected. That doesn't seem like what was intended. --Dhartung | Talk 18:33, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Please Update G.W. Bush Approval Rating Chart

Would you be so kind as to update the George W. Bush Approval rating chart please? Thanks. Btw, is there a certain application or program you use to create and update said chart?

--Ai.kefu 00:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

parent/child categories

Thanks for your advice re categorizations. I figured since all these darned overlapping categories exist, I might as well use them all.

But I understand your point and will no longer do so.

Thanks again. HOT L Baltimore 23:44, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

habeas corpus vote in U.S. Senate, September 28, 2006

I noticed that you deleted all mention of the "torture compromise" achieved by Senator John McCain, despite the fact that it was front-page news for several days in the United States, and despite the fact that McCain's change of heart was critical in swaying other Senators. There were (literally) thousands of articles on this subject both in the United States and around the world. If you had reduced the amount of copy, I might understand, and could accept your editing as NPOV — however, I regard your wholesale deletion of this news item, which by all accounts was a significant change of direction for McCain, as coarse censorship. I am restoring accordingly, and would be happy to discuss the issue on the Talk pages per Wikipedia practice. Sandover 00:26, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

User Page Layout

Hi, I shamelessly stole your layout. But I have a question. How do you change the userboxes on the right? For example, if I wanted to add |mathie| to the box, how would I do it? (Feel free to edit my userpage). --Mysmartmouth 02:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I LOVE YOU! --Mysmartmouth 01:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Graphic Designer's Barnstar

Awarded for your help with the design of my userpage, as well as the excellent design of yours. --Mysmartmouth