User talk:Borisblue

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[edit] Archive

Talk Page Archive- Apr 2005- February 2006

[edit] Atomic theory

Thanks for your offer of help. I'm not having any problems right now with critics. My only concern is that there seems to be so little supportive feedback now that I've fixed the references. Is this article doomed to fail its nomination a second time? Kurzon 15:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arithmetica Universalis

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Arithmetica Universalis, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--A Y Arktos\^talk 10:53, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of religions once classed as cults...

Would you consider changing your vote to keep the information if it were merged with List of groups referred to as cults or expanded into a broader topic: "The Transition from Cult to Religion." That might make a very interesting wikipedia article. cairoi 15:30, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar! That's about the most thanks I've gotten for trying to keep that RFA in line.. thank you! Linuxbeak (drop me a line) 03:46, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Policy disputed tag?

I just reverted a "policy disputed" template on WP:FUC, that was placed there a second time after you reverted it. Does that template even exist? Seems like a strange template to have if you ask me. Borisblue 06:39, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

It's a generic "message" template that someone's using to "dispute" policy. --Carnildo 06:44, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reminder...

When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template.

— Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia awards committee

Check out my comments here, Wikipedia awards committee. Thanks! --evrik 17:36, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Hi!

Why hello there!– Matthew A. Lockhart ^(talk) 02:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

Hey Boris. I would like to nominate you for adminship. Before the wheels can go into motion, you should activate your e-mail preference post-haste. Once you've taken care of that, send me a note and I'll get things started. If you're not ready for adminship just yet, I understand. However, by all means activate your e-mail. Regards --Jay(Reply) 00:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

No problem --Jay(Reply) 14:38, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Davey O'Brien Award

Although the official web site uses the long name, most of the media uses the short name, and therefore the shorter name is more common. Therefore, I think it should be move back as per Wikipedia:Naming conventions where the most common name is given more priority than the official name. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 01:10, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photogs Barnstar

Thanks, Borisblue. At first I couldn't figure out what a Barnstar was. (I'm new to all this.) I will have to reflect upon what's expected of photographers around here before I submit any photos to the FP page again. I'm not soured on WIkipedia, but I don't suppose I'll be putting any FP nominations up for a while. =)

Thanks again!

--Mactographer 05:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Euler

Please do not split it. This section is not too long to be forked or to become a separate artcle. However if you still want to fork it try to reach consensus on talk page. --Haham hanuka 21:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA!

What to do if you are nominated by someone else:

1. Go to your RfA subpage, and either accept or decline your nomination. If you decline, be sure to inform your nominator.
2. After you accept your nomination, make sure to answer the standard questions for all candidates.
3. Change the time on your RfA page to indicate the current time.
4. Edit this page and add the following text above the most recent nomination (replacing USERNAME with your name):

   {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME}} ----

[edit] History of Science WikiProject

Please consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject History of Science. Keep up the good work!--ragesoss 01:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blog links

Hi, I just wanted to say that if you think I was too harsh in removing any of 216.103.214.64's links, I would be OK with restoring some. My main concern was they appeared to be added by the owner of the site or someone trying to promote it. I wouldn't object if a neutral editor thinks any of the links are useful enough to make an exception to the rule about avoiding links to blogs. Wmahan. 07:10, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mathematics 1.0

Thanks for your edits on Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics/Wikipedia 1.0. Currently I seem to be the only person working on rating maths articles, and it would be great to get a bit of help. There is quite a lot to do, most of the mathematicians don't have corresponding Template:maths rating tags, and there are still a lot of articles we have not begun to look at. --Salix alba (talk) 16:11, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your RfA

I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an Administrator. You should find the following forums useful:

• Administrators' reading list
• Administrators' how-to guide
• Administrators' Noticeboard

• Administrators' Noticeboard for Incidents
• Administrators' Noticeboard for Three-revert rule violations

Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge! Redux 14:00, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Helping out with the backlog

Hi there and congratulations on your brand new sysop flag. Now that you are an admin, you might want to help the community in a way you weren't able to before. The obvious example is clearing out the Category:Administrative backlog :-) You might want to start with Wikipedia:Requested moves which I find the easiest to deal with. If you have any questions, just drop me a note! Enjoy! :-) --Dijxtra 09:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Thanks for the offer but I'm not interested, at least not now., maybe in a few months if I stick around as an editor. It's been great working on the Euler article with you. When I first read FA nominations pages I couldn't believe how picky people seemed to be but I realized that this was one of the only real occasions to make sure an article was (almost) as good as it could be. So now I try to do the same and make sure I don't give my okay unless I have really no idea on how to make an article better. I hope I never sounded overly critical, I really think you did a great job building it up and I also think we did a lot of good work since the FA nomination. Cheers. Pascal.Tesson 06:23, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Nandini_Rajendran

With reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Nandini_Rajendran I gind that your ONLY contention seems to be verifiability. Since I have given citations from leading news papers, I expect you to revise the vote as the article is verifiable at present  Doctor Bruno Talk 02:47, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair trade criticism

I followed your suggestion and added a "criticism" section to the Fair trade article. I hope this helps! I am hoping someday to make this a featured article - so any other comments or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks again for your suggestion! Vincentl 22:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] LaRouche theories

In some contexts, the LaRouche networks actually do intersect with current events, and the October Surprise conspiracy theories are a good example. There are several others. I do think it is appropriate to mention their claims when they have risen to a certain level of public awareness or outcome. The clainm that Dukakis was mentally ill is another example, because it created headlines until it was traced back to the LaRouchites. Same with parts oft he Iran/Contra story. Hope this helps.--Cberlet 12:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Euler refs

meh... I'm tempted to disregard the comment since that system of referencing is pretty standard around here. For instance, I randomly picked FA bio articles Norman Borlaug, Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevara. They all work like that. Now we can debate all we want about whether or not that system makes sense but I'd rather stick to an imperfect system in wide use than do something different based on one editor's reluctance. Maybe we can rename the second to last section as "Further reading and references" but to be honest I'm getting a bit annoyed that this FA process isn't over. I mean what else can we do? I suggest it might be good for you to either contact the current FA admin or at least say something on the debate page to re-explain how you have adressed every friggin little comment that everyone has made. I'm confident that the article's quality is above the current FA average, it's a core subject, you've gone and convinced Calinger to review the article. Gaaaah, can't we all move on?

...... and now I'll go and chill! Pascal.Tesson 21:49, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Hi! I want to remove the image that i added. well agreed that the image was copyright but the picture was taken in an sports event.

thanks Sushant gupta 17:19, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Image:Aparna popat.jpg

Sushant gupta 17:22, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Euler now an FA

Congrats for a job well done. Let me know if you ever choose to raise another mathematical page to FA status. It's been fun working with you. Cheers. 19:50, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Buffy nomination restarted

Since you have were involved with discussion before at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you might appreciate knowing that the nomination for the Buffy articles has been restared at the same wiki page. I am letting everyone know who might not be aware (whether they were for or against the article becoming featured). Cheers -- Buffyverse 22:33, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to wikiproject mathematics

Nice to see you join WP maths, and thanks for the work on Euler. If your looking for other articles to take to FA status then Category:A-Class mathematics articles has those articles which are closest. In addition I think Addition is a potential candidate and I'd be intrested in your oppinion on the article. --Salix alba (talk) 14:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] {{StarWarsProject}}

Sorry, I knew it wasn't you who changed the image. I knew that it was Ghatteaux and not you, I should have made the clearer in my comment. Cbrown1023 19:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Punk vote

I attempted to address your concerns with the tattoo section in the article. 07:30, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alicya Eyo

Hey Borisblue, On the article about Alicya Eyo you recently put a copyright violation on it. I am the owner of the website (http://www.alicya-eyo.au.tt - now located at http://www.aeofficial.uk.tt) and I give my FULL permission for it to use the C.V. and Biography on there. I was the one who put it there!

If you'd like to contact me, feel free: tadgh@aeofficial.uk.tt

[edit] Help!!

Borisblue, could you help me?? Someone vandalised my page by adding something unsuitable. His IP address is 60.48.213.121 . Could you please help me block his page if he vandalises my page even more. Thank you, and I would appreciate it if you help me. Acs4b 12:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Semiprotection Mafia article

Thanks for your mail. I understand your concerns, in particular the one to keep WP as open as possible. On the other hand I hope you understand my concern that it is difficult to see an article vandalised very often (at least in my opinion). It is very annoying to keep removing vandalism all the time in stead off spending my time on more useful contributions. Why should I bother if I don't have any support. See the latest one: [1]. Is that the kind of impression you want to make on people who want to get reliable information? The question is very simple: whose side are you one, the people who want to make serious contributions or the ones who are there to mess up? Mafia Expert 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

I would like to thank you for two things; for reverting vandalism and for semi-protecting my page. The semi-protection worked, and I really appreciated your work to protect my page. Should I add the template {{usertalk-sprotect}} to my page? Acs4b 03:31, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Muchas gracias

Hey Boris, thanks a lot for supporting me in my recent RfA. It succeeded, and I am very grateful to all of you. If you ever need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Also, feel free point out any mistakes I make! Thanks again, —Khoikhoi 04:07, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page protection

Thanks for protecting Khwarizmi. Could you also protect Ahwaz and Arabs of Khuzestan? It looks like the last admin mistakenly semi-protected these pages. The problem is not vandalism. It's edit-warring. الأهواز | Hamid | Ahwaz 05:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

Hi Boris,

I don't agree with protecting al-Khwarizmi. Every month someone (or a sockpuppet) comes along and starts disputing his etnicity, disregarding the three references to articles by respected historians of mathematics, based on pure speculation and not on reliable sources. Protection will not provide a longterm solution to this problem and is only very frustration for people who are interested in expanding the interesting and important aspects of this biography. Regards, —Ruud 11:13, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you Borisblue for semi-protecting the Sexual harassment article to help keep it from being sexually harassed. ;) Koala06 18:40, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Ahvaz, al-Khwarizmi

Hey Boris, as Ruud pointed out, the dispute about al-Khwarizmi's ethnicity has been going on for quite awhile. The Ahvaz edit war is new however. I think it would be a good idea to contact all involved parties for the latter. I've also noticed some sockpuppetry lately, and will soon go to WP:RFCU. However, I guess I should assume good faith in the meantime so we can get this settled. Khoikhoi 21:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Isaac Newton

Hello. I've been accused of vandalism in Isaac Newton's article. I wonder why, since all I did was to notice recent vandalism on that page and edit the article exactly as it was before. Thank you.

OK I've just realized what happened. I didn't mean to edit the article like that, it was pure distraction, Borisblue. Thank you for the warning.

[edit] Euler page....

I'd never realized how much traffic the featured article of the day generated. This is insane. Sorry I haven't been helping much but real life makes it hard for me to help you with this today. On the other hand you should check out (if you haven't done so yet) the external link added by an anon (How Euler did it). Nice fun stuff. Pascal.Tesson 22:39, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

on another note. I just noticed your talk page is an A-class mathematics article! Please see WP:VAIN. :-) Pascal.Tesson 22:40, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use discussion

I have to say, I appreciate the level-headededness and maturity you have exhibited in the discourse on the fair use page. Discussion regarding fair use has been extremely heated in the past few days, and it is refreshing to have a conversation about this matter without the intense vitriol that has characterized past debates. And you came up with the goal that you sought- a workable(imho) compromise! I really don't know if the compromise we came up with will garner support, but it's worth a shot. Once again, thank you. Borisblue 10:25, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem, I'd like to say the same. I've hit brick walls in the last day or so making my arguments on both user talk pages and on fair use pages, and I can definitely see blood in the water regarding a policy that may perhaps be unpopular with groups of users. But I think working together is going to get the discussion a lot further than simply brute-enforcement. - Stick Fig 10:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Substance D

You counted correctly, it does indeed have 10 letters. Thus the last digit is '0', allowing me to reprogram one of the words (I chose to replace Childhood with Liquid, and also allowing me to reset the aether number (I chose '9'). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.75.96.88 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 3 December 2006 (UTC). I see you reprogrammed too. Clearly one of us has misunderstood the rules. If it was me, I apologize.

Gotcha. Will do so from now on too. I admit it was never clear to me how to reprogram the aether number, so I usually counted the letters of a random article's lemma. 84.75.96.88 15:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wheel warring

please stop reversing admin actions on the main page FA and discuss at WP:AN/I. --W.marsh 01:51, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Global Highway Deletion

I nominated Global Highway for deletion. The request for deleton has been approved but the article had many related subarticles which were not deleted. Could you give me access to the deleted article so I can find out the names of those articles. Leave me a message on my User talk page. --Natl1 01:53, 12 December 2006 (UTC)