User talk:Berek

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, welcome to Wikipedia. Here are some useful links in case you haven't already found them;

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!

Tip: you can sign your name with ~~~~

snoyes 15:39, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Wow, two years editing the Wikipedia and you finally get a welcome (from someone who only registered last year)! <grin>Is this a record ?</grin> -- Derek Ross 03:55, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Article Licensing

Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 2000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

Option 1
I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:
{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

OR

Option 2
I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:
{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk)

[edit] Auditing Link

While I was at work this morning, I thought to myself that the way I reworded the opening paragraph really called for a link to Auditing. And you beat me to it. Thanks.--Fredrik Coulter 00:04, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History of Religion in the Netherlands

Hi Berek. I am pretty new on Wikipedia. I don't know if i am using the talk page the right way. I also lost my data about Religion in the Netherlands. I wrote more then a thousand words after the Frankish period, and it is all lost. Is it, or can i get it back somewhere? I forgot to log in at first. I am the user that started the page.

Daan

  • Hi Daan, I can't seen anything more saved under the Franks in the history of the article, so I'm afraid it's lost. You did fine with the talk page, although we usually add new stuff at the bottom of the page (I'll move this there soon), and we also sign our names using ~~~~ , like this: Berek 6 July 2005 15:43 (UTC)

[edit] Elizabeth II renaming (round XXXIV)

You may have noticed *mega sigh* that yet another user has dragged up the lets rename Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom farce, only 9 days after the last vote ended. (What next? A vote every day on the issue next?) I have proposed instead this vote on Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom page:

That Wikipedia stop wasting time on endless revoting on this goddamned issue and ban votes on this issue from this page for at least six months.

Hopefully this will put this nonsense to bed for at least 6 months. Your (hopefully final) vote would be welcome. FearÉIREANN\(caint) 21:08, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

I've now voted. Berek 11:36, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Europe

You reverted my edit to remove Category:Scotland from Category:Europe, saying that you see other countries there. You must have mistaken the articles in Category:Europe for the subcategories. Is it 'OK' to get Category:Scotland out of Category:Europe? Thelb'4 15:19, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Highgate Wood

Thanks! I often wonder how people are so quickly on to obscure articles like this one. Is there some log of new articles or something? ElectricRay 14:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it's Special:Newpages. Hope this helps. Berek 08:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please remove categories from Berek/Sandbox

You're creating links from category pages to your user page which I don't think is proper Wiki-etiquette. --JeffW 03:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Categories removed. --Berek 07:57, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Stotfield Fishing Disaster

You altered 'ferm toun' to 'farm town'. I've reverted to original as this is a real Scots expression and relevant in a historical context. Billreid 08:47, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I think the italics you've put round it this time make this clearer. Thanks for the message. Berek 09:28, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ruislip Lido

Dude, that was quick. In the middle of my creating this article and saving as I went coz I am on an unreliable link, you managed to confuse the heck out of me by removing things I was adding, and by changing links. Trust me, it is "London borough of Hillingdon" that needs linking, not "London" and "Hillingdon". It is, after all, in Ruislip. I know the pages are for "anyone to edit", but leaping in that quickly meant total bewilderment. Fiddle Faddle 15:20, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Apologies for any confusion. "London borough of Hillingdon" was a red link, which stuck out in the article, and I thought it might be best if I changed it. Berek 15:26, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Article now links to London Borough of Hillingdon.Berek 15:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pages listed on Categories for deletion

Discussion on CFD - proposal to merge all subcats of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies up into the main cat. Relevant categories which would be deleted are:

I think that this is a rather important discussion for editors interested in Scotland-related articles, especially Scottish politics and Scottish biographical articles (particularly local history). Please have a read and ponder, and contribute to the debate if you like. Thanks. --Mais oui! 17:42, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

It would also be relevant in this context to consider the discussions in the parent category for the UK parliament: Category talk:British MPs. I find it regrettable that Mais oui! has engaged in a restructuring of that category without entering into the discussions there. --BrownHairedGirl 17:58, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_July_23#Category:Members_of_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament_from_Scottish_constituencies is just about to close. I would really appreciate your contribution, because this debate needs some serious input. --Mais oui! 09:48, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland

Pre-script: we are currently undergoing peer review, see: Wikipedia:Peer review/Scotland.

I am beginning to think that the Scottish Wikipedians' notice board is not the best vehicle for pushing up the quality of the Scotland article (we ought to try to get it to WP:FA, in order to get into Wikipedia:Version 0.5, or, failing that, Wikipedia:Version 1.0), and the other key Scottish articles. It is becoming increasingly obvious to me that we really ought to start up the long-mooted WikiProject Scotland.

Most of the stuff at the notice board (at least on the bottom half) is actually WikiProject material anyway, and the Talk page is really being used as a WikiProject talk already! The notice board should be just that: for bunging up brief notices and signposts. I am thinking of launching a Wikiproject and correspondingly radically clearing out, and chopping down, the noticeboard (a re-launch if you like). The Scotland Portal concept is fine (but currently mediocre/undynamic content), but in stasis: it needs a good kick up the jacksie.

For comparison, have a look at:

And, if you are at a loose end, have a look at:

Thoughts? Please express them here. --Mais oui! 18:37, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland

Following a successful period of consultation WikiProject Scotland has now been launched. As a participant in the Scottish Wikipedians' notice board I wonder if you may be interested in this new endeavour too? If so, please sign-up here. The WikiProject will be replacing some of the functions of the notice board, especially those in the lower half.

While I am here, please also have a look at the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Scotland and give it a "Watch". It was started up by User:Visviva a few days ago, after long being mooted at the notice board, and effectively replaces all the AfD listings at the notice board. Being a transclusion of all the on-going discussions it is a much more useful tool.

Even if you do not want to spend too much time on the WikiProject, please give it a "Watch" and feel free to contribute to Talk page discussions: the more contributors the merrier.

All the best. --Mais oui! 10:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of Scotland-related topics

Please join the discussion at:

Thanks. --Mais oui! 08:18, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Ta for the notice. Just had v quick glance: good start. I'm away out now, but hopefully will have chance to contribute during weekend. Cin cin! --Mais oui! 20:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
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