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[edit] Your FPC

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Alchemist's Laboratory, Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae, 1595 3.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Thanks for your nomination! --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 23:32, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] T.J. Klausutis

Please see the talk page of Talk:Lori Klausutis. IP address resolves to Florida. --Tbeatty 02:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism?!?!

Surely IF what Rossnixon did of adding in a word to the creation science article was "bad" when compared to the previous state of it then what you did [1] of then putting in the *opposite* instead has got to be on average equally bad! Perhaps just think more carefully about that aspect of it next time? Thanks Mathmo 17:59, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

And I should probably add that a true revert would have put it back to the exact same state, and have not added in your own opposing viewpoint. And to have called it a revert in the edit summary is rather sneaky if not down right deceitful. Mathmo 18:00, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dragonfly on Fir0002 FPC's

Hi Brian!
I've got a quite a large batch to choose from this time... --Fir0002 www 11:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blain

Hi: I saw the message on the topic in your archives, and I wanted to just let you know that when I saw 'blain', I thought of chilblains, which are blisters. So perhaps calling it a blister would be appropriate. Also, despite the description from the time, the malady that it reminded me of was described in one of the James Herriot books, where he had to lance an abscess in a cow's throat that was threatening to cut off its airway. He exlained that at the time they didn't know what caused these frequent abscesses, but later wisdom decreed that they were most likely caused by tuburculosis.--Anchoress 02:04, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] microwaved DVD

If you can spare the money again, I think I know what is wrong with it not making featured picture - it is the perspective. If you can get a photo of it at a particular angle such that it looks like a landscape, perhaps that would do it. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 22:44, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A favor please

Hello friend, do you remember me? In the month of September 2005, your vote had made me an administrator. we all know that the life here is exciting and full of challenges. I would request you to please spare fem moments for me, and favor me with your comments and suggestions (here please) on my performance as a wikipedian. Let us continue to build the Better than the Best global encyclopedia. Thank you and regards. --Bhadani 10:27, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Marty Meehan - your friendly anti wheel war message

I un-sprotected because its been a couple months since its been on the sites, hopefully not a vandal magnet any more. Please let me know if you have any problems and enjoy your wikibreak -- Tawker 17:15, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject Newsletter - Issue II

The April 2006 issue of the project newsletter is now out. You may read this issue or change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you by following the link. Thanks. Kirill Lokshin 18:30, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

What do you mean by

"you did not provide any references or sources in the article" ?

I have put as many links as I could find.

Besides, I wish someone could find his date of birth.

[edit] Barnstar

moved to user page.

[edit] Richard D. James

I noticed your incredible Richard D. James music collection. I have been seeking high and low for a recording of his 1996 performance in Norway. I was pondering if you could somehow lead me to a source that will assist me in procuring this file.

Regards, Nalco 06:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you so much for getting that sketch done for us on the Psittacosaurus article. It's perfect for the taxobox! I'll be dropping a line to the artist as well. Thanks again.
Sheep81 08:09, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military history WikiProject Newsletter - Issue III - May 2006

The May 2006 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. —ERcheck @ 11:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Hi, when you update DYK don't forget to update the refresh timer: Template_talk:Did_you_know#Refreshment so others know when it can be done again. thanks for your efforts. (Thanks for remembering to stamp the articles and contributors as well...) ++Lar: t/c 05:42, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Corinthian brass, 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.

[edit] One week block for FruitsAndVegetables133

Do you think this is a little harsh for a first-time offender? RN 03:39, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Erm, I see the AN post, so I guess a response isn't 100% neccesary :) RN 03:44, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I'd like to reintroduce you to an old friend...

69.119.119.178 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log) is back, and has been catching up on vandalism-a-go-go for over a week now. I and another user posted a notice on WP:AIV but nothing's come of it as yet. Papacha 16:51, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] revert war?

Please consider participating in Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#What_.22recent_additions.22_links_to ... thanks! ++Lar: t/c 19:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On December 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vital heat, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] DYK

On December 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Callippic cycle, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Classical music titles

Hello Brian. I'm honored that my article on Stravinsky's Mass was chosen for DYK! You changed the title from Bold Roman Type to Italicized Bold. I'm confused because according to the Wikipedia's Classical Music Manual of Style, generic titles like Symphony and Mass should not be italicized. I changed it back in the actual article but don't believe I have such privelages for the main page. Thanks for your input? -- MarkBuckles 13:04, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On December 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Caloyers, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On December 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camlet, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On December 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ludi Capitolini, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

-- This is starting to look like some sort of record, great work ... Cactus.man ✍ 18:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your redirects

Hey Brian... You do realize that the redirects that you're creating aren't pointing to any article right? Other editors may delete them for no content if you don't put at least a stub for the destination. Regards Charlie^{( @CIRL | talk | email )} 05:16, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

That's cool... It just looked rather odd to me creating multiple links to nowhere. But then again I haven't been around anywhere near to as long as you have. Sorry to bother you. --Charlie^{( @CIRL | talk | email )} 05:26, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carcass (projectile), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Cactus.man ✍ 19:53, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the note regarding Filippo Salvatore Gilii. The article was borderline in size but interesting (or at least I thought) so I was bold, gasp. The pleasures of doing one's bit to help out ... :-) --Cactus.man ✍ 07:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Andrew´s Page

Hello, Dear Brian. I have just written a page about Fort Fisher. I would like that You may check it and -- later -- you may tell me your qualification. I´m particularly interested about grammatical issues. Anytime. --AndresArce 13:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)AndresArce

[edit] DYK Carmen (verse)

On June 1, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carmen (verse), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Spangineer^[es] (háblame) 22:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 2, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Libri Carolini, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Cactus.man ✍ 11:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Latin

To be honest, my Latin's a bit rusty, but I've had a bash at the Magdeburg Centuries anyway. There's a couple of words I'm not sure about, but it should be an acceptable translation. — Haeleth Talk 16:43, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Translation

I've had some difficulty with your translation request as "integram" and "ideam" do not appear to be classical latin words. I'm afraid I can't do this.--Frenchman113 on wheels! 19:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

• On second thought, I think I've got a rough translation worked out, ignoring the abnormalities in Medieval latin.

[edit] DYK

On June 3, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Casting (falconry), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Autostereogram review

Hi Brian, I edited the Autostereogram article in accordance with recommendations. Can you please check it again? Thanks. Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates#Autostereogram. Fred Hsu 20:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Would you mind reviewing autostereogram again? I know the nomination has been archived, but I continued to enhance it and to add inline citations. I believe it is now done. Would you mind updating your comment on the Review page? Fred Hsu 02:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protection of Feature Article

Apologies for the semi-protection of the Featured Article. I will adopt a different tack next time. Capitalistroadster 22:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 4, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catastrophe (drama), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Another DYK!

On June 4, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article catoptric theatre, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Featured pic! Thanks as always for your efforts... ++Lar: t/c 22:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signature

What do you think of my new one? I got the idea from yours, though I completly recoded it. LINUXERIST@ 00:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... I'll work with it later. I have not installed Wine on this computer yet. LINUXERIST@ 00:59, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I tried it, but I'm not quite sure what to do. I know for one thing I need to change "grey" to "gray". Any other suggestions? LINUXERIST@ 19:40, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Circular number

I have made some edits to the article circular number that you started, and have put some comments on its talk page. It would be helpful if you can explain where the term circular number comes from - is it your own invention, or do you have a reference for this usage, which we can add to the article ? Gandalf61 10:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 5, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Magdeburg Centuries, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Cactus.man ✍ 12:17, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK wording for Yucca Mountain Johnny

I noticed you just changed the wording for Yucca Mountain Johnny's fact in DYK. Is there a reason you removed the bit about it being controversial? That's kind of the reason I thought it was interesting in the first place.

Also, you used the past tense "was", but I think "is" would be more appropriate, as the cartoon still exists. --JerryOrr 15:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, I personally think the comparison to Joe Camel is compelling enough to be in the DYK blurb, but you're the Admin, so it's your prerogative. I do think you ought to change the tense, though, as I mentioned earlier. --JerryOrr 15:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assume good faith

I didn't appreciate your comment in your edit to Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 5, 2006: "did you even try looking at the image? it's full size is only 173px wide. the diagram is completely useless and uninformative. also, Raul654 said the image won't be changed again today, so leave it". If you'd been following along in the discussion, you'd know exactly why I selected that image. Please remember to assume good faith from your fellow editors, and please don't ever again order someone to "leave it." - Brian Kendig 17:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 6, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catholicon (electuary), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On June 6, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cento (poetry), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] negative attack

is there such thing as a positive attack?--Andy 16:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• Probably. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-06 16:26

name 1--The Nation 17:18, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• I don't know much about argumentation theory. Let me know if you find anything out. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-06 17:23

• Example of a positive attack: BRIAN0918, I'm sick of you constantly making positive contributions to the encyclopedia! You're nothing but a do-gooding improver! BD2412 T 17:22, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

That's still negative. It has the word "to" in there. --Monotonehell 18:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Speaking of negative attacks. I'm sorry I couldn't help you out more with the recent FA Eye debarcle. I kept trying to leave more comments and arguments pro-WP's stance on such things but the server kept timeing out and so on. You did a mamoth job however. --Monotonehell 18:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks, but please don't encourage me to waste more time :) — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-06 19:15

• HA! I'm here instead of writing my essay for uni... Stupid Interweb. --Monotonehell 19:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK questions

Brian0918 - I see that you are a very active contributor to DYK (and admin). Perhaps you could answer a question for me on process.

• If a nomination is made with a particular phrasing and a better phrasing is suggested, does the DYK staff use the better phrasing. Or, is the original nomination (top line) supposed to be edited to reflect the current phrasing?

Thanks. —ERcheck (talk) @ 00:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks for the answer. —ERcheck (talk) @ 00:57, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 7, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chartophylax, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Value of DYK

Brian, Thanks for taking care of the DYK. You moved Richard K. Sorenson to the DYK template today and it generated traffic, a number of helpful edits, and a question on the talk page which spurred me to research and answer the question (Who were the other two survivors?). This was my first article on DYK and it has increased my appreciation for this Main Page feature. —ERcheck (talk) @ 01:25, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User 137.154.16.31

Could you please consider blocking User:137.154.16.31 from editing wikipedia. He has vandalised several pages, most recently Daniel Carter, he has been warned numerous times but doesn't seem to respond to this. Thanks, Shudda ^talk 03:40, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pando

Thanks for commenting on the Pando (Quaking Aspen) article. We are currently trying to have it achieve featured article status. Any input on its peer review would be helpful. Thank you again. Globeism 16:18, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 8, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chrysargyron, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Hi Brian. Thanks for the help. I took a long time because it was my first time and I was still checking all the code carefully and stuff. I didn't choose your entry because I thought it should wait for the next update so that the picture could be used. I also pulled the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange out of sequence mainly because I know the people involved and I wouldn't have been around to do the next update, when it would have been roughly scheduled. Thanks for your help. Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 04:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 9, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Circumferentor, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Cactus.man ✍ 12:45, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Care to explain?

What's going on?.. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:31, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's fair to promote your own entry from the second to the first position at the expense of a superior entry. Also, I find your practice of heavily revising nominations once they are featured in the template rather disturbing. Please reflect that both authors and nominators may not like your gratuitous rephrasing. Nominations have sufficient exposure on Template talk:Did you know to discuss proposed changes there, rather than implement them single-handedly on Template:Did you know. Take care, Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

If you only fix grammatical or stylistic problems, as you claim, please find time to do so on Template talk:Did you know. Don't you think that even "grammatical or stylistic problems" may be subjective and their fixing controversial? As to your second argument, most nominators know DYK procedures too little to understand who changes their nominations and why. Cheers, Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Featured Picture defense

Good job defending the eyeball picture. It's always nice to see someone actually bothering to defend common sense. Rob 19:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 9, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cledonism, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On June 9, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Client (Ancient Rome), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your note. The potentially short turn around time keeps it alive and fluid IMO and I really don't think it's necessary to rotate images within a DYK featured cycle, and certainly not without discussion beforehand. But I appreciate what you were trying to do, thanks for the explanation. --Cactus.man ✍ 07:02, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Featured picture promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:San Francisco in ruin edit2.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

~ Veledan • Talk 09:36, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 10, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Climacteric, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Order?

Just curious... why was the order changed here? Was it a formatting thing, so the bullets wouldn't be atop one another, or was there some other motive? Thanks. --You Know Who ^{(Dark Mark)} 17:33, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough... I just couldn't determine the purpose of it. Oh well... Thanks. :-) --You Know Who ^{(Dark Mark)} 17:38, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Europasaurus.png

The transparent background was deliberate change. Why do you object to that? —David Levy 00:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Anyone who has a custom skin with moderately dark background, or anything darker, is going to see a mess. I have a black background, and all I see are a few white specks where some bones show up. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-11 00:17

Thanks for the explanation. I've changed the background to solid white. —David Levy 00:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 11, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Assize of Bread and Ale, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Grammar Nazism

I like language to evolve and support coining new words or, in this case, coming up with alternate definitions. But I am guilty of grammar nazism from time to time, too. I like keeping the old rules for a sense of basic structure (different from, not different than). In my opinion, a distinction exists between innovative usage and erroneous usage. And I am a physics student, too. Teply 17:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Collegiants

Very nice article! I'd like to make a quick request and some more general comments:

• Could you give translations of the Ducth references' titles?
• Same for the Latin titles?

The aticle stop shorts in the 18th century, which leaves either two centuries of history of thesect unexplored, or fails to explain its disappearance. Circeus 23:49, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] H. G. Wells Society better now???

Added: Sources, See Also section, External links and Template links to Wikiquote and Wikisource. Hope the article is now worthy of 'da wide wide web' ;-)

Cheers,

Tom Ordelman (Thor NL 02:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC))

[edit] No

I'm just opposed to you. --JohnO 12:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

• Hmm? — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-12 16:21

[edit] Where can I find ...

I've been unable to find {{Footer_Movies_Joel_and_Ethan_Coen}} Can you help? BabuBhatt 21:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. BabuBhatt 21:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 12, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collegiants, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Alignment issues

Hmm... are this and [2] really aligned differently for you? The only difference I see is a little less blank space above and below the Wikinews footer in the second one. What browser are you using (I'm using Firefox)?--Pharos 02:53, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protecting POTD rows

Hello, Brian0918! I noticed you protected a series of POTD rows, which appear on the Main Page. There's no need to protect so far in advance; I, along with a few other admins, regularly take care of protecting the main page images, templates and pages. We usually protect no more than 24 hours in advance, leaving editing as open as long as possible. I understand your protection of the POTD rows, similarly to how the FA templates are protected in advance, but the POTD text hasn't been "approved", per say, and it's best we leave it as open as possible. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 17:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see. I've been travelling for a few days and I guess no one else noticed that it wasn't protected. However, I should be able to take care of things from now on. In the future, I'll also protect a day or two in advance if I know I won't be available. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 17:30, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 14, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Colocynth, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Chris is cool

Thank you for protecting the page! :) --Cat out 08:59, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Moved barnstar to main page.

[edit] Broken link on your userpage

Hi Brian. I just noticed the broken link to the image of Chopin. The link you were looking for is this one: image:Frederic Chopin photo.jpeg. Best. Valentinian ^(talk) 22:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK fiddling

[3] Why not propose correct ions to the noms you have issues with while they are unselected instead of fiddling with them after they're on the main page? You waited a whole 1 minute after I saved to start. I'd prefer you didn't do that every time. And if you do, make all your fixes in one go, the main page and its includes get a lot of hits. ++Lar: t/c 01:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

(I prefer to keep threads threaded ++Lar)

When they're on the talk page, I focus on the interest of the fact, not its grammar. That can easily be fixed once its being finalized. When I update, I usually check the grammar before submitting the new entries. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-16 02:03

OK, makes sense, but still, try to make all your fixes in one pass instead of 6, please, it clutters the history up badly. Makes it harder to find the last pic to unprotect sometimes... I'm not sure I agree that 4000 needed to be 4,000 in this particular case though... more importantly I have a larger concern with changing more than just grammar, like you did for that ruminant and the scent gland. That again is something that should have been corrected while it was a nom, in my view, if it mattered that much. ++Lar: t/c 02:08, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Also, just so you know, editing a template that is included on the main page is not a problem. The main page is only one page, and it only has to be regenerated that one time. Editing a template that is included on thousands of pages, like a stub template, is much worse, because those thousands of pages all have to be regenerated (I just checked with a dev to make sure). But the dev said neither are a problem. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-16 02:10

Already knew that, thanks. I'm referring to the amount of real change visible in one page of the history for the template. 6 small edits in a row means less real change visible. It's a bad practice if you can avoid it. Try to use preview more. (I should talk because I have the same problem, but still...) ++Lar: t/c 02:48, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I didn't even see the scent gland entry in the suggestions... maybe it was a late nomination. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-16 02:11

The history would tell you, it might well be. ++Lar: t/c 02:48, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh Lord.

Two wrongs don't necessarily make a right. NSLE _(T+C) at 17:29 UTC (2006-06-10)

But 3 lefts do. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-10 17:41

That is the wittiest reply I've seen ever. Henceforth, you shall be my God of Wittiness. You will serve as my muse and source of inspiration when confronted with pressure on making a witty comment. With outmost devotion, your humble Jobjörn (Talk | contribs) 02:09, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IMDB photo

Do you have a link to the Lloyd photo? Mad Jack 06:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 16, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Panarion, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Banu Nadir

The link you provided refers to it as "highly offensive." Please never use the term. 17:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Banu Nadir

Thanks for letting me know. I can't say it was entirely unexpected, since articles that can be construed as showing Islam in general and Muhammad in particular in a negative light routinely come under attack. Pecher ^Talk 19:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

I've read the talk page and am coming back with this:

Moved to user page.

This is my first barnstar ever. Pecher ^Talk 19:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Your update of DYK added the article Banu Nadir to the page... which... was created 23:22, 13 February 2006... not within the five day time frame. Tickle Me nominated it... but... be careful.... it did have lots of content growth and I don't feel like removing it (because... I think it's better to change all of them at once) but... like... it shouldn't be there? Thanks. gren グレン 19:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, okay... that has been changed recently. Last time I looked must have been then or before so I didn't notice. Sounds good. gren グレン 21:15, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

It's been changed recently, but in a very biased way. There was a treaty between all the jews of Medina and and Muhammed formed in 622, and the current version of the article doesn't mention it at all, citing The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book, which probably doesn't mention it either. The treaty was broken in 623 with each side accusing the other of treachery -- which again, the current version of the article omits, but earlier versions covered. I think you've been trolled. Publicola 06:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Compitalia

I am finding this article extremely confusing. Are these mostly articles within Smith? Maybe using the format generated by {{cite encyclopedia}} would be useful. Regards. Circeus 23:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Indeed they are:

• Saturnalia i.7
  • Is that the "saturnalia" entry in one of the ref, a book title, a classic work? Same for all otehr similar entries.
• In Pisonem. 4; Ascon. l.c.
  • This one looks like a classicalwork, but the abbreviation of the author's anme makes it impossible for the layman to know who it is.

Am I mistaken in saying you are giving the same references as Smith? I don't think that is necessary. I think these refs use a system that is explained somewhere in the book itself (e.g. for abbreviations and "standard" titles), but in Wikipedia becomes simply impossible to understand. Circeus 23:39, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Oups... Sorry about the greek stuff. I should have checked before saving. Circeus 03:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maybe, when you read this in time...

Hi Brian!

I believe the News section on the Main Page of the English Wikipedia has an omission today... Maybe if you read this in time, it could still be fixed. I have put a little piece about this in the News Items on the Main Dutch Page as well. Here's the English translation of what I wrote there... Something along these lines should be carried by the English version too, I believe...:

[quote on]

• June 18 » Paul McCartney, who wrote his song "When I'm Sixty-Four" over 50 years ago, will himself reach the age of 64 today! . Tomorrow at the latest he will be able to say from his own experience that today's 64-year-old, with his dramatically increased life expectancy, has luckily turned out much less old, frail and tired of life than his counterpart halfway into the 20th century, who after all inspired young Paul to those famous, worried lines: "When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, / Will you still be sending me a Valentine, / birthday greetings, bottle of wine? / If I'd been out 'till quarter to three, / would you lock the door? / Will you still need me, will you still feed me, / When I'm sixty-four?" ...

[quote off]

Cheers,

Tom. Thor NL^{AMAZE ME} 11:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stature of Liberty

Hey there, I need a favor from an admin due to a silly error on my part. It seems I uploaded Image:Stature of Liberty in Planet of the Apes.jpg with an extra letter in the name - while humorous, I'd appreciate it if you fixed the typo before I use the image in any articles. Thanks. :) Moulder 17:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your article, Levant Company, was selected for DYK!

On June 18, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Levant Company, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 19:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Update notices

[4] Please do not remove, or claim to remove, update notices, let the updating DYK admin do it. Thank you. Further, is it REALLY necessary to ALWAYS fiddle with every update, especially while it's still in progress? It's very offputting, please stop doing it. ++Lar: t/c 19:58, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

(refactored, this is the second time I've had to do this with a conversation of yours. Another annoying trait is that apparently you don't read talk page headers)

We edited at the same time, so although I did remove it, you did first. I just assumed you forgot, as another admin removed my DYK notice when I forgot. I don't see the problem with fixing grammatical errors. Nobody owns the template. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-18 20:01

It is not necesary to fix things while the update is in progress. It's rude and causes errors and wasted communication. You seem to like to edit rather tendentiously and I find it quite offputting. DYK was a lot more harmonious before you started participating again, and that is not just my perception. Perhaps there might be another area of the encyclopedia that could better appreciate your contributions? ++Lar: t/c 20:07, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I didn't know fixing grammatical errors could be so offputting. Well, I'm going to continue, but I'll at least wait until the update notice is gone, or at least a while after the update, to give the updater a chance to fix his own mistakes. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-18 20:23

It's not just that, Brian, it's your whole approach to editing. That whole ordering thing really demonstrated it nicely... you made a change without checking for consensus first, fought tenaciously against reverting it back in the teeth of everyone else saying you needed to do it, that it was a bad change, and that it was the wrong way to do things, all the time refusing to admit that you had done anything wrong and when finally, someone else did your cleanup for you, your attitude was "oh gee, it doesn't matter, you all are wrong but whatever". Totally not the right way to be collegial. When I review your other contributions to the DYK process, in many (but not all) cases, the same pattern emerges. Really, I strongly ask you to change your approach, admit that you're sometimes incorrect, and when you are, make amends instead of ignoring the messes you caused, and discuss things in a way that appears less abrasive. I've asked around and I'm by far not the only person that reads your words and finds them offputting. Not just on DYK, mind you, but that's the part of the site I wanted to be able to edit that caused me to want to be an admin in the first place, so it's the part I care about most, and you're just making it a lot less pleasant, and I wish you'd change your approach. ++Lar: t/c 20:52, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

The ordering of a talk page and grammatical fixes in a template are unrelated. Are you trying to make a list of grievances against me? Also, please don't use quotes around misrepresentations of my words. I did admit that I was mistaken in being bold and updating the ordering. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-18 20:54

I'm talking about a pattern of behaviour here, and so the different actions are indeed related, they are part of a pattern. As for the quotes around "oh gee, it doesn't matter, you all are wrong but whatever"... that is how I (and others) interpreted your words, the quotes were a setoff, not an intent to quote you, since I said "your attitude" not "your words". I would dispute that you properly dealt with that ordering incident, admitting your mistake but refusing to undo it is not collegial. I note that you're not addressing the fundamental issue here, and I wish you'd internalise that there might be an issue and that you might want to consider a change in approach. ++Lar: t/c 21:31, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

As long as I'm making grammatical errors or obvious stylistic improvements, I don't see the problem. You really sound your inflating your problems with me, whatever they are, for whatever reason. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-19 01:49

And you really sound like you're not internalising what I and others tell you. As long as you don't do any more rash things that are hard to undo, I guess it's not the end of the world. ++Lar: t/c 02:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories Which List People Executed by Governments

From Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 16#Category:People killed by or on behalf of Muhammad, you stated...

Should we also delete the several other categories which list people executed by governments or leaders for various reasons? Your reasoning makes no sense. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-16 15:30

I found Category:People killed by the Third Reich, but that was it. What are the others you had in mind? joturner 22:11, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I was overly-precise. I've seen other examples, but my only regular experience is with the Category:People executed for heresy. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-18 22:13

I see. I don't believe that's really comprable to the category up for deletion. joturner 22:15, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

It's a category of people executed by a religious organization. How is that different from a category of people executed by order of a religious leader? — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-18 22:20

You are free to disagree, but I would consider Category:People executed by the Roman Catholic Church to be analagous to Category:People killed on behalf of Muhammad and Category:People executed for heresy to be analagous to Category:People killed for rejecting Muhammad's teachings because the former two are by a group (the Church or Muhammad's people) while the later two are for specific offenses. joturner 22:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Again, you are free to disagree. joturner 22:39, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

moved to user page

[edit] FP captions on the Main Page

It would great if you could participate a bit at Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Mainpage_caption_as_part_of_candidate_nomination. Thanks.--Pharos 07:00, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 20, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article French West India Company, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

— BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-20 02:37

[edit] Banu Nadir

Can you please look at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banu_Nadir&diff=59458797&oldid=59433750 . The comparison shows that if you don't allow opinions from both sides, the whole article can be very biased. User:Publicola even raised many issues on talk page, but those issues aren't answered yet but the article is reverted to its original form again and again. Even Britannica Encyclopedia has a much better version. A novice reader has the right to know the story from both sides. If you can do something in this regard, it will be very much appreciated. SaadSaleem 02:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 20, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Compitalia, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

— BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-20 15:58

[edit] re: Speedy-deletion of User:Abodes

Good evening. You recently speedy-deleted this userpage as a copyvio. I have to admit I suspected that as well but could not find anything that was an obvious copyvio. I found a few similar pages but they appeared to be released by the original author and did not appear to me to violate GFDL. Can I ask where you found the copyvio?

By the way, I still think this was deletable. I'm just not sure it was speedy-deletable. Thanks. Rossami (talk) 23:29, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Doesn't it always seem to work that way? Thanks for checking, though. Rossami (talk) 00:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finnish Tango

Did this get selected already? If not, why is there a notice for it? Please don't add notices for my selections, it messes me up. One admin, one update process. ++Lar: t/c 00:25, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

never mind, it was indeed already selected, just not removed from the nomination page... ++Lar: t/c 00:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

refactored (third request to keep things threaded when talking to me... it's in a big banner at the top of my talk page, should I make it bigger?)

Yes it was selected already; see the template history. As for the rest of your comment, I don't know to what you're referring... — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-21 00:29

• It was a last-minute change I think. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-21 00:30

Sorry for confusion about the selection, I go by the noms and forgot to check the template. The rest of the comment refers to that it would be very confusing for more than one person to be adding talk page messages at the same time which is what I thought you were doing. Again, my mistake, which I freely and gladly admit. ++Lar: t/c 00:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sitenotice

Thank you! [5] Wish I had thought of that sooner. Obnoxious, unnecessary advertisement, and now I don't have to put up with it =D. AmiDaniel (talk) 07:20, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your advice abt DYK updation

While I empathise with your suggestion, what choice do I have with all these DYK candidates becoming stale by the time of next update? You may want to check my new post on WT:DYK. --Gurubrahma 18:04, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Once you make a relaxation to the 5-day limit, there is no end to it. As it is, updating admins are accused of favoritism many-a-time. I know as I've been at DYK updation much longer and earlier than you. My reading of the situation is that there has been a pile-up not because of too many suggestions but because the admins couldn't get round to updating DYK. btw, I deleted the image you c-uploaded for the last update - you didn't add the attribution information to the image page while uploading; please do so in future as instructed on {{C-uploaded}}. Copyrights and attribution are a sensitive issue to Wikimedia foundation, and by extension, to WP community. --Gurubrahma 18:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

btw, just to stress that I felt that the noms were diverse. In fact my only worry about balance was that the update was more of art and music (3 entries). I actually looked at it as one on science, one from Russia, one from America (sculptor), one from music and one from Christianity in East (Siam=Thailand). Guess each of us views things differently :-) --Gurubrahma 18:43, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reversion of comment in this thread

"(rv personal attack; leave it on his talk page if you want to criticize my every move. do you have my talk page on your watchlist, or my contribs page?)" I watch this page, as with many other talk pages of editors I interact with, because I have started conversations here, more than once, so watching for replies (I prefer threads kept together) is natural, hope that explains it. I have no issue with others participating in conversations on my page when they have something to say that's relevant, which I thought my comment was. However I don't believe I've ever had a comment reverted, so clearly we're at loggerheads here, it's not my desire to ever say anything that is taken as a personal attack, and I apologise if you took it that way, and for giving offense...

To the point though... you're saying you don't like having your every move criticised? That's a sentiment I strongly share, I do not like having my every move criticised either.. I'm sorry if you think I'm too critical of you and your actions. I think you're too critical of my actions as well. I'll go further, I'd like to try to see if we can all come to some understanding that results in your being less critical of others as well as others being less critical of you. I'll be on IRC tonite, perhaps we could chat directly, you and I, as a starting point? ++Lar: t/c 21:04, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• It seems like every single page I edit, you're right behind me with a snide remark. I'd be fine if you were commenting on my rationale, but it's always about what you believe is my personality/demeanor, the prime example being also being the one I deleted from this page. You'd think with your 25 years of professional experience you'd learn how to interact with people in a civilized way and not resort to ad hominem nonsense. How about if I just ignore you from now on? — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-21 22:17
  • If ignoring me includes not being incivil to me, not giving out snide remarks to me, and not criticising everything I do the way you did here, then that might well be about the best we can do. I'd prefer to try to figure out how to work with you productively, though, and have made an offer to do so, which you are free to accept or not as you choose. I'm always open to feedback from those who are open to feedback as well. ++Lar: t/c 23:02, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Guys, please cool it - you are both mature individuals with great track record on WP. May I make a suggestion? Lar has decided that he'll no longer update his DYK noms to the template. The objective I guess, is to show that there is no conflict of interest. This would have been a bad idea if only one admin were updating DYK (like I was doing for a couple of months or Peta was doing before me). Now that we have at least 3 regular admins updating DYK (both of you and Catus.man have been doing a decent job) with part-timers chipping now and then, I think this suggestion makes immense sense. I wish you guys make up. May I take the liberty to propose that Brian do the next update with Kar's photo suggestion on Artrain making it to the top? We will resolve remaining issues of the updation process etc. in due course of time. All of us have erred however minute in this situation, now let's extricate ourselves from this mess with grace. We as admins are supposed to be role-models for others. Please ignore my message if it has offended either of you and let me unconditionally apologise in advance. Thanks, --Gurubrahma 14:18, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] s:List of victims of the 1913 Great Lakes storm

I hate to open up a sore subject with you, and I imagine this will be one from reading the talk page. However Wikisource has altered her inclusion policy to the exclusion of reference data. The restriction to previously published materials is being strictly enforced with the only exceptions being translations and annotations of published materials. Reference data is being phased out with new batches being listed at proposed deletions every week. This article has not been listed as of yet, but it is only a matter of time. I saw the talk page on this article as I was tagging it with {{refdata}} and wanted to make you aware of the situation. On the brighter side, Wikipedia seems to have loosened up on her policy towards lists and you are likely to find a home for this here.--Birgitte§β ʈ Talk 20:56, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MediaWiki:Edittools - quick

When you added {{polynonic|+}}, you forgot the nowiki's, so it's screwing everything up (try pressing "show" next to Other Characters/Symbols) Fix it as quick as possible! Thanks. —Mets501 (talk) 15:38, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Much better now, thanks for the quick action! —Mets501 (talk) 15:42, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Also, if you could add {{IPA|+}} while you're at it (don't forget the nowiki's for that one either). —Mets501 (talk) 15:39, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 23, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Congiarium, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--BRIAN0918 00:50, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vote on Fir0002 FPC

Hi Brian!
I was wondering if you could leave your comments on this page? Thanks! --Fir0002 04:27, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK superstar!

On June 24, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Congius, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• Thanks to a superstar at DYK! We really appreciate all your fabulous work there. Take care -- Samir धर्म 04:50, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your DYK nomination for Betsey Stockton was successful

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Betsey Stockton, which you recently nominated, 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.

Thanks for suggestions that got the hook selectable! ++Lar: t/c 14:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bruno Senna

Hi Brian,
Sorry to bother you, but I've updated the captions on the edits to make it perfectly clear which version you support. Please update your vote and state which version you support. Please use the naming located under the main caption in bold, large text. Thanks, --Fir0002 09:05, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On June 26, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hilaria, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] DYK

On June 26, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Quinquatria, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Cactus.man ✍ 19:00, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] er, help (undeletion / new article of a deleted one)

Sorry, I didn't know where to go with this, I'm not the best Wikipedian in the world. You put up an article of mine for deletion (but did not carry out the final deletion action(?)), back in December, YouThink.com. I have rewritten the article so that it is more clear that it isn't an advertisement (because that was not its purpose), and the facts that it has more than 270,000 members, as well as the Links section of the site (I-Am-Bored.com domain name) has an Alexa rank in the 2000s, which are at least two requirements that make it an acceptable Wikipedia article (which it only needs one, I believe). I don't really need the article un-deleted, because I've already written it over and all.. so I wasn't sure if I had to go through the formal undeletion procedure (which confuses me just a little), or if I could just put it back up? Thank you for help if you give it to me. EgyptianSushi 09:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ==Legends==

Here is the translation, that needs some editing:

There are a few legends about the island Barsa-Kelmes, for examples: the observation of prehistoric lizards, or the landings of UFO. There is a common belief that time on the island flows differently. Some people who lost their way and spent there, as they thought, just a few hours where returned in a few days. Some refuges hidden themselves there for a year wend back home in a few decades. However these claims were not supported by the facts and, as thought, the result of mystifications.

One of the authors of such mystifications was the science fiction writer Sergey Lukyanenko who admitted in the “Information Summary of KLF MGU” (at the Moscow University): “The stories about flying saucers and machines of time at Barsa-Kelmes that are presented by “TM” (the magazine “Tekhnika Molodyozhi”) as true facts were taken completely out of thin air. Independently of each other newer and newer generations were joined this game. And if we do not stop this chitchat, our grand children will organize expeditions to the unhappy islet. So I have to repent my sins. And cheerful picture from “TM”, where pteranodon bears in the beak flying saucer, alas, it is without foundation”.

In June 2000, the 80th expedition of "Kosmopoisk" took place here. (meladina 14:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC))

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[edit] Image:MontyPythonCast.jpg

I felt that the Image Tagging template was a little too patronising for a user who's been around as long as you have :) Nevertheless, that's the gist of what I'll attempt to say in this message. I accidentally reverted, then re-reverted the above image, so Orphanbot instructed me to take off the {{fairuse}} tag and replace it with something more appropriate. I substituted with {{promophoto}}, but I guess you should provide the source info. Cheers! rianabut of course i'm listening 16:15, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

It's from the BBC website. But as you said, it's probably got too high a resolution to be fair use. I suppose it's gonna go, then. Pity. I'll see if I can find something more suitable. --rianabut of course i'm listening 06:58, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK Newfoundland Tricolour

Thank you very much for posting the article, much appreciated. HJKeats 11:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Newfoundland Tricolour

Thanks for adding it to the template, although apparently it was up and gone before I could even see it. :( Damn you, early morning updates! :) OzLawyer 14:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template talk:Did you know

Brian, I think you forgot to update the refreshment clock when you did your update. It doesn't match my memory of seeing your inprogress note, nor the timestamp on the template. GRBerry 22:12, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK, Treaty of Viterbo

Unfortunately, there's a typo in the nomination: it should read Angevin, not Angevine. Can you fix this on the main page? Choess 02:28, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, I solicited a fix on IRC. Choess 02:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know

I've been away for a while from Did you know, and I'm kind of missing some info. How long are items supposed to stick on the main page before they become stale nowadays? Also, I think the template indicating the new refreshment time is broken. It states the last update was 9 hours ago, when in fact it was 6 hours ago. Please answer the first question on my talk page. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:23, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for not being brutal

As the author of Chaos Theory of Literature, I'm completely fine with having my article criticized -- perhaps I was hasty in thinking it proper to assign an entire theory to this area of study. I accept all criticisms from you folks who have more experience than I on Wikipedia. I will defer without protest to whatever the WP community decides.

However, calling the page (and its contents) "pomo garbage" is a bit harsh, don't you think? The works I mentioned and the insight they offer are important to me; perhaps there is a way to change the content of the article in a way that doesn't bash its very existence. I am very much opposed to the cult of postmodernism and its relentless effort to co-opt every tiny element of culture (popular and otherwise). I do not feel that this is the case here -- there are very real and significant links to be made between the findings of chaos theoreticians and the study of literature.

Further, I never cited Jurassic Park as evidence for anything; I merely noted that it discusses chaos theory (echoing a comment made by someone else). If the discussion of chaos theory in the novel isn't erudite enough, I don't know what to say. The fact remains that it is an integral theme of the novel, and that Ms. Hawkins analyzes it in detail.

Personally, I feel that the suggestion made by Goethean on the afd page is most agreeable (doesn't it suit your erstwhile comment that "there's a big difference between using an idea as a metaphor to aid in explaining another field, and devising an all-out theory of the field"?), but -- as I said -- I will defer to the more experienced here. -- Scartol 12:38, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On July 6, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tone variator, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Big image favor

Brian, I've noticed that you do a lot of work with featured picture candidates, and I was wondering if you could help me out with a FAC I'm interested in getting promoted. The article is Gregorian chant, and the lead image is commons:Image:Graduale Aboense.jpg. As you can see, someone recently uploaded a straightened-out version of this image, however the quality has been seriously degraded to my eye. I was wondering if you could straighten the original image with less loss in quality? Thanks very much for any time you can give. Cheers, Mak (talk) 16:03, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unblocked

Hi. Just wanted to let you know that I removed a block you placed on User:86.140.170.23. While it was certainly a personal attack that's a British Telecom IP potentially used by alot of people. For example, it was impacting User:Skittle. As that was the only edit ever under the IP address hopefully it won't be repeated. --CBD 20:20, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Main Page featured pictures

You've done some great work fixing the captions of the pictures featured on the main page. Thanks for that - it makes it come across much better when the blurb describes the picture. violet/riga (t) 15:59, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Am I a New User?

Please stop judging me by my edits. I used to have an account a long time ago, and I forgot the password when I picked up again. I also have been editing under IP recently. So please don't make me feel that my opinion is unvalued. Thank you.

Ok, I understand now.

[edit] You Are Everywhere

Barnstar moved to user page.

[edit] Your block of "I vandalised wikipedia and all i got was this lousy block"

You blocked I_vandalised_wikipedia_and_all_i_got_was_this_lousy_block (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log) for six months. However, this username is inappropriate according to Wikipedia's username standards, so it should be blocked indefinitely instead of with a definite end. 23:59, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bablefish

I'm loving the machine translation of the it.wp you posted on main:talk. It sounds exactly like my friend from Italy trying to speak english. Something that I can't really laugh about as my Italian is not even at the level of a pre-schooler. --Monotonehell 19:47, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Proposal on Notability

Because you're a member of the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians, I'm notifying you that the inclusionist proposa Wikipedia:Non-notabilityl is in progress to define the role of notability in articles. Please help us make this successful! Also note the proposal Wikipedia:Importance is a deletionist proposla that seeks to officially introduce notabiltiy for the first time. --Ephilei 04:45, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reinvigorate

I feel I must defend the honor of my writing! "Reinvigorate" is a perfectly valid word - check your OED, or [6]; and it has a more appropriate connotation. (No real offense taken.) --Davepape 03:15, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I looked it up also when updating :) But thanks for correcting the other errors. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 10:07, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two Featured Pictures

Your Featured picture candidates have been promoted Your nominations for featured picture status, Image:E coli at 10000x, original.jpg and Image:Yellow mite (Tydeidae) Lorryia formosa 2 edit.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and have been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Contratulations. You've earned your own custom dual congratulations template! Thanks for nominating them. Raven4x4x 06:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Featured Picture

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Grauman's Chinese Theatre, by Carol Highsmith fixed & straightened.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Congratulations again. Raven4x4x 09:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

This is to let you know the Featured Picture you uploaded and/or nominated Image:Grauman's Chinese Theatre, by Carol Highsmith fixed & straightened.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the day on September 22, 2006, when it will be featured on the Main Page. Congratulations! howcheng {chat} 17:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vote on Fir0002 FPC set

Hi Brian!
Hope you can stop by here and leave your much appreciated thoughts. Thanks! --Fir0002 12:15, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hummingbird Hawk-moth FPC

Hi! You supported the Hummingbird Hawk-moth FPC (like everyone else who commented), but HighInBC uploaded an edit that absolutely no-one commented on. I can't promote the image without knowing which version to promote, so now I have to ask everyone which version they prefer. Would you mind specifying which image you are supporting? Thanks. Raven4x4x 09:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry to post 2 messages at once but...

Your Featured picture candidates have been promoted Your nominations for featured picture status, Image:Staphylococcus aureus, 50,000x, USDA, ARS, EMU.jpg and Image:Snowflake 300um LTSEM, 13368.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and have been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Congratulations again. The Agricultural Research Service have you to thank for their recent surge in publicity. Raven4x4x 10:11, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Image:Staphylococcus aureus, 50,000x, USDA, ARS, EMU.jpg will be the POTD on September 24, 2006. Image:Snowflake 300um LTSEM, 13368.jpg follows on September 26. howcheng {chat} 17:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ~

Hello Brian. I was trying out the ogg format and i used ffmpegtotheora (something like that, i renamed it so it would be easier) to convert a video that has a framerate of 30 and is 36 seconds long into an ogg file, and it ALWAYS ends up 10 seconds or less! I tried lots of different commands and just converting without any options, and it's always 10 seconds! (The "media help page" told me to contact you) If you can, please leave a reply on my talk page. Thanks!

[edit] Questionable information in Rime (frost) article

While browsing the featured pictures, I found it hard to believe that supercooled water droplets in the atmosphere could be 10mm in diameter. This page has the same text as quoted in the article, but with what I think are more reasonable numbers, in micrometers instead of millimeters. I know nothing about frost, but I thought maybe you'd like to be informed of this discrepancy between sources.
--Adam 70.100.2.128 18:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Soybean cyst nematode and egg SEM.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

- Mailer Diablo 18:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] why did you block tenpa rinpoche

please cite what content was "fake" in tenpa rinpoche's contributed article about william cassidy

• See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Lawrence Robert Cassidy, and User talk:Tenpa rinpoche. The entire article appeared to be fake by me and others. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-08-07 04:49

[edit] "Other uses" discussion

You were previously involved in discussions relating to whether the wording of templates such as {{otheruses}} should simply say "For other uses" as it currently does or should read differently. I've started a discussion on the issue at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation#"Other uses" of what? and thought you might be interested. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 02:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Vitrification2.png listed for deletion

[edit] User:Uzerbaaji

Hi, Brian, I was hoping you could help me? User:Uzerbaaji is continually adding some foreign text to articles, which I keep reverting but he won't stop. I was hoping you could ask him to stop – I don't know what I should do. – Sophie (talk) 15:28, 9 August 2006

[edit] Tour de France News Item Change

As far as I know, Floyd Landis won't officially be disqualified until after all appeals have been exhausted and so it probably isn't entirely correct to say Oscar Pereiro Sio is the winner of the 2006 Tour de France. -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 15:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Response

If you would have read the entire subpage of the Muybridge nomination, you would have found a written agreement by myself to independently nominate the two within 24 hours, in hopes of finding a counter-solution to the current chaos. Times not up. Whether intentional or not, I would hope in future circumstances of this sort, that you would examine the discussion more carefully. In order to prevent further eccentricity by some users, I will not, respectively, counter your actions. You wrote there was no such thing as replacement. It was exercised when the monopoly board image was nominated for replacement, and no person presented complaint. And due to your large, bolded text, I suppose you would be most interested in the future outcome of situations such as this. A line must be drawn between nominating for replacement images of exact representation/similarity and images that are completely similar but represent different genres. The third option being replacements are automatically forbidden and a permanent notice is present on the FPC Nominations page. Due to the upheaval of the current replacement, I propose the third. What do you think? -- AJ24 19:58, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Yes, I now agree. But with the current situation in mind, should replacements be banned entirely? -- AJ24 20:11, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

• Thank you, I will do just that. -- AJ24 20:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Featuring in DYK

Hi, may I ask you to comment on Talk:Battle of Khaybar, where an editor is trying to remove a DYK notice from the talk page? He argues that the article was listed in Did you know in error because it was unstubbed rather than started shortly before being featured. Pecher ^Talk 06:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Re [7]; "...simply because removing that notice makes no sense"; well it may makes no sense to you or to some people, but definitely not to two experienced editors there (actually two and a half). But if the result of this in your view is that "it makes no sense" as an objective reality, then I can guess why that phrase was repeated twice in your comment. --Aminz 10:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of Khaybar

Hi Brian. In response to your intervention over talk:Battle of Khaybar:

• The article in question is a highly contentious one involving disputes over historical fact and interpretation
• The article was neither new nor recently "unstubbed"; see for example this version from three months prior to the DYK listing
• The DYK extract which appeared on the main page included a controversial claim not supported by consensus
• The editor who has involved you in this dispute is a notorious edit warrior who was 24-hour blocked for 3RR only yesterday
• The listing was neither innocent nor really "an error"; it was, in fact, a calculated piece of POV-pushing by partisan editors
• Given the DYK listing was not legitimate, retaining the DYK notice serves only to reward these wiki-gamers, and to encourage them

I hope you're now able to see why retaining the notice on that page is not in the interests of the project. — JEREMY 16:10, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I responded on the talk page. Pecher ^Talk 20:40, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

To JEREMY:

• "The editor who has involved you in this dispute is a notorious edit warrior who was 24-hour blocked for 3RR only yesterday"
• "The listing was neither innocent nor really "an error"; it was, in fact, a calculated piece of POV-pushing by partisan editors". Pecher ^Talk 20:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Photographer's barnstar

Oooh. Thank you very much for the barnstar. I, actually, didn't expect anything (I can do better photos than that - http://flickr.com/photos/dungodung/), so this came as a surprise for me. This is the first barnstart here for me, so I'm quite glad :D Cheers --Filip (§) 22:13, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New Talk main page footer

Hey Brian, do you think anyone will see the links at the bottom? I'm not convinced of their utility. Although they certainly do no harm. --Monotonehell 16:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Could be could be... heh. Maybe the problem is that they are off to the side. I've been playing with redesigns of that header for weeks now. I still haven't hit on an uncluttered design that I think works. --Monotonehell 16:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I like that idea.... --Monotonehell 16:33, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay I sat down and worked solidly at my concept for the header for a couple of hours. I finally hit on a format that I'm able to present for comment. If I get a chance, I'll also have a look at the monobk.js to see if I can work out some way to put your footer on. --Monotonehell 16:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Islamic Wikiproject Award

Would you be so kind as to go to the discussion about the Islamic Wikiproject Award? This has been a proposal that has lingered for donkey's yonks. I think the image is acceptable as a WP:PUA, but don't think the image is in line with most of the images at Wikipedia:Wikiproject awards. The design is not well supported, and right before I was going to archive the debate for lack of support, someone else moved it to the Wikiproject awards page.

The current discussion is going on here: Wikipedia:Barnstar_and_award_proposals/New_Proposals#Another_image. Your input is appreciated. --evrik 10:48, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I think you should check this out.

I nominated a picture wich I undesrtand you created (from what i can see in the history page). I just thought you should know. The nomination page can be found Here Nnfolz 00:22, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BTP

[edit] Talk:Boston Tea Party

Howdy, I noticed that you and I seem to post in one or two articles dealing with progressive issues in political science/sociology. There's currently a debate beginning in Boston Tea Party as to whether the article should include the category [8]. It meets definitions set in the articles Terrorism and Definition of terrorism, however, there are several self-proclaimed patriots who watch BTP who refuse to recognise the fact. The simple criteria for terrorism generally seem to be intimidation or destruction of property in order to change public policy or public opinion while a state of war has not yet been declared. Some users would rather use recent acts of terrorism as a yardstick, rather than using a firm definition, and hence lose their ability to discuss matters calmly. Would you be able to pop in to the Talk page and join in the discussion? Thanks much, samwaltz 05:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your opinion is needed

Hello! I hope you are feeling great. I would like you to analyze the discussion here and need your comments about the current situation on the talk page. Your comments would be highly regarded! Thank you for your kind patience and understanding. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 02:13, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You edited my comments without my permission

How dare you!! Who do you think you are!! You insert your comments into my comments, cross out part of what I wrote, cross though part of my header (!!) and tell me I can't start a poll on a talk page. FYI, the issue had been extensively discussed above on the talk page (including by you), I was merely trying to focus the discussion. HOW DARE YOU!!

I expect an apology to me to be your next contribution.

juicifer 08:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image credit

Did you create Image:ADN animation.gif? Or is it taken from the French wiki? I'm gonna put it on Portal:Medicine/Selected picture but I want a photo credit. Please reply on my talk page.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Talk) 17:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] upbrixle

hi,

I was wondering if you could help me, recently watching a television programme where you had to guess the word up-something to win £30,000 and nobody had it so they revealed the answer and guess what it was upbrixle???? I have searched and searched the web for the meaning of this word and the only place it comes up is here, by any chance do you know what it means? as i am a member of a quiztelly forum and its driving us all mad!!!!

Thanks
 Lydia

If you ever find out please let me know as it's bugging me too

semitone0@yahoo.co.uk

[edit] Pi Unrolled

You commented on this animated GIF's Featured Picture nomination. I'm considering a redesign to incorporate concerns raised but I need more clarity. Please see User talk:John Reid/Pi/Unrolled#FP?. Thank you. John Reid 08:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Civil War county map

I noticed that Cumberland County, PA is not colored in red as are Adams and York counties. There were actions in Cumberland County (Battle of Carlisle article, as well as Oysters Point). Scott Mingus 12:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Featured Picture

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, Image:Sun, Earth size comparison labeled.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution!

Congratulatios again. Raven4x4x 04:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

This is to let you know the Featured Picture you uploaded and/or nominated Image:Sun, Earth size comparison labeled.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the day on October 28, 2006, when it will be featured on the Main Page. Congratulations! howcheng {chat} 16:17, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry...

...for reverting your edit to the Signpost article. I explained my reversion in a subsequent edit, which you may or may not have seen. Nevertheless, you are probably right. I was only going by previous issues of the Signpost, which have each indicated the page that they are listed on, regardless of how accurate a different description may be. Sorry about that, just another Signpost n00b mistake. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 23:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Eh, I'll just leave the description as is. "Sun" is a bit misleading, I agree. So I'll leave it as it is. Sorry about the confusion! If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 23:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] arrested developement talk.

Hello. Never had anything much to do with wikipedia before, except as a reader. Was just looking at the Arrested Developement Talk page and noticed there are TWO "Bush comparison" sections. I'm guessing it's an editing error, but may be intentional. Figured I'd point it out to someone and found your name first as having something to do with the page. Would send email, but need to register/log in first so this seems to be the only recourse available. Still I hesitate to add something to this 'page', but I guess you can always delete it... right? Dan.

[edit] Dominickers (ethnic group)

Brian, thanks much for adding the section headers! I'm new and still feeling my way through all the ways & means of formatting. But as the article has grown in length, I was already thinking about dividing it into sections; you've made that little task easier for me now, and I appreciate your help.

BTW, I do think it may be a point not worth quibbling over, the use of "today's" vs. "modern American" standards. If you will go read the two short typescript accounts, reproduced verbatim at source #3 in my list, I think you might agree with me that the nasty, vicious attitude displayed there would indeed be considered racist *anywhere* on any continent in "today's" world, not only in America. Go check them out and let me know what you think.

Thanks again for the help, though. Textorus 20:48, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invisible Pink Unicorn

Image:Ipu.gif is marked as fair use but neither has source nor rational. Can you set them? Platonides 13:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Microwaving DVD-Rs

Okay, I have a pretty lame question based on the image you made which is on the fractal page. You mentioned a minor lightning storm and smoke. Do you think I could get away with doing this in my dorm or is either action too major to keep a fire alarm from going off? Thanks. Amphytrite 00:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yet More Eurovision... (from Main Page talk)

The issue is that right now every nomination at DYK conforming to the guidelines is accepted and displayed on the main page, with no discretion on the part of the admins. This means that every single eligible Eurovision article gets featured on the main page eventually. So adding more articles on other subjects is not a useful way to reduce the number of the DYKs on a single repetitive subject appearing on the front page. What is needed is less frequent updating of DYK, which will allow admins to exercise more discretion in choosing from among the submissions and allow for more variety. Andrew Levine 02:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MedCab case

Hi, I am going to be the mediator for the Caloyers MedCab case and the discussion is going to start on the talk page. Thanks, Addhoc 16:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 7 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Loimologia, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Srikeit ^{(Talk | Email)} 18:57, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Distributed Indexing

Have you considered kicking your scans of Cyclopaedia over to the Distributed Proofreading project? -- Gwern (contribs) 00:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The War of the Jews on Wiki-source

How can we get the Greek version of the text? When I click on the link for "Works Originally in Greek" I don't get any Greek. Bounton 14:13, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Solvay conference 1927.jpg

I would like you to take a careful look at the picture of the 1927 Solvay Conference you can find on Københavnerfortolkningen - Pressemateriale, and compare that to the picture you uploaded to Commons a while back, Image:Solvay conference 1927.jpg. To me it looks like that it is a different shot taken during the same photo session; people are in a slightly different position compared to the Commons picture. Not only that, to me it looks like that it is even sharper than the one you uploaded to Commons. I don't know what to do with it; I am hesitant to upload it to Commons, because I have my doubt wrt copyright status. The website states "Billederne herunder kan frit benyttes af pressen.", which I think means something like "the pictures below can be freely used in print", but my knowledge of Danish is not what it should be :-) JdH 21:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Translation

Hi there, Brian. I've already done the translation and posted it (here). I hope it helps with the article. Cheers, Redux 03:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, and great to know about it being in the DYK section of the Main Page. I'll be keeping an eye out for it. :) Cheers, Redux 03:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Translation of external page on Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida

Hello. I've seen your request on my talk page. Do you still need this? The post above seems to indicate otherwise, but let me know, and I'll get into it if need be.--Saoshyant 11:16, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 17 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 17 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Request

I've done. --Brand спойт 16:40, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 24 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aloara, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

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[edit] Image:RTL bug.png listed for deletion

Tsvi Nussbaum is the boy in the picture, no one but you is doubting that.

[edit] DYK

On 30 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 30 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alypius (music writer), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] Nussbaum

I am still working on learning the ways of Wiki and I have not yet completly learned the talk pages or how to use them to their fullest potential.

[edit] Image:Caribou from Wagon Trails.jpg

Did you take this picture? It seems like it from the FPC nomination but you're missing credit on the Commons image description page. howcheng {chat} 21:58, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pi-unrolled

I recently cranked out a new and greatly improved version of Pi-unrolled.gif and (why not?) nominated it for FP. Since you commented on the nomination of the previous version of the same graphic, I'd like to invite you to comment on the new nomination. Thank you. John Reid 04:18, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Much obliged

Through the course of searching for a specific genus of spider, I somehow stumbled upon your user page once more via an Araneus marmoreus image (Image:Araneus marmoreus 1.jpg). It seemed rather coincidental considering you have granted me yet another generous service (the antecedent being the Richard D. James mp3s). Cheers. — Nalco 05:18, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 7 October 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Eldridge, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Good article but, if I may ask, when you say that "recently, while improvements were being made...", would it be possible to put a more specific date on that? Not necessarily an exact one, just more precise than "recently." Biruitorul 00:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Can I...

Can I use your fotografies of Alpacas in this page: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaga

I'm a Belgian wikipedia user

Please let me a message there: http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Discussion_Utilisateur:Gont&action=edit

thanks and apologies for my bad english

[edit] Invitation

[edit] Thank you for help

Thank you for your help on the Single-grain experiment article. It was DYK on October 12. I greatly appreciated it.Chris 01:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ==Lori Klausutis==

Is up for deletion again. I beleive you fought to have it removed for the front office at one point. --68.226.97.243 03:32, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You

For offering your opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lori Klausutis (third nomination). The article was deleted. "The quality of mercy is not strain'd . . . It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy seasons justice." ~ Wm. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV Scene 1. Morton devonshire 22:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snowflake on digg

FYI the image you nominated for featured pic of a snowflake is on digg.com and is getting voted pretty high. [9] -Ravedave ^{(help name my baby)} 02:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Vandalism Help

Hi there mate, Im not really sure what to do because Im still learning the ropes, but I noticed you banned the member: 204.90.50.252 before. This member continues to vadalise the page: Bolt (website). Is there something that can be done? I am the watcher over this article :)

[edit] Adding "Contents" link to Main Page

Hi, Brian0918. A discussion at Talk:Main Page#Proposal: add one or more of these links to the main page seems to show consensus to add a link to Contents at the top of the Main Page. To keep 800X600 displays on one line, this can be accomplished by removing the link to Searching, then adding the Contents link just to the left of Categories. However, no admin has stepped forward to add the link. User:David Levy, suggested to me that you might be willing to talk a look and make the change. Thanks for your consideration. Rfrisbie^talk 13:05, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please consider looking at my editor review

You were one of the first users to help me on WP, and now that I'm 2500 edits old, I'd be very proud if you were to participate in my ER. Even if you prefer not to participate, thanks. BusterD 01:59, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] David Eldridge

Sir, thirty-five days ago I sent you a message regarding this article, but you failed to reply. Let's try this again:

If I may ask, when you say that "recently, while improvements were being made...", would it be possible to put a more specific date on that? Not necessarily an exact one, just more precise than "recently." Biruitorul 04:28, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

I put "In the early 2000s" for now, if that's all right. Biruitorul 19:28, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:R

Take a look at User:R and what it links to, I do not see any reason for "User:R" to be used, as it is inactive (total). And, also, I want to have the username "R". Is there anyway for me to have this username?

Please reply on User_talk:Tsaiight.

Please and thank-you, 86.20.248.142 22:24, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FAO Graph

Hi Brian, I found your graph under a 'green revolution' search for the FAO stats for 1961-2004 for grain production. I'm trying to create similar graphs to this. I'm wondering what software you used to create this or if you found it off the FAO site and where. I have only been able to find the numbers but no graphs. This one is great. Thanks, suzanne

[edit] Mediation Cabal

Please see: Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-11-17 Religious opposition to same-sex marriage in South Africa. Thank you. IZAK 12:17, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MediaWiki:Standard.js

Note: this comment is part of a synchronised thread. You can reply by clicking the [edit] link next to the comment's heading, or following this link. To ensure that you can see any further responses I make, add this page to your watchlist. Once you have replied, feel free to remove this boilerplate.

Hello Brian,

Some time ago, you added a script to MediaWiki:Standard.js. Did you mean for this to be at MediaWiki:Monobook.js? The Standard.js file is not actually used within the MediaWiki system.

Anyway, I would like to add it, if I can, to Monobook.js. Are there any tweaks I would have to make to it to pull that off? Karl Dickman ^talk 16:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peters the faker

Your addition to In Search of Excellence that Peters admitted to faking the data in this book is so desperately out of context that it's tantamount to libel. Did you read the actual admission in Fast Company provided at the end of the article? A vastly better version of this admission was removed by Wookiepedian in September. At best, Peters is not using the word "data" in a conventional sense, the sense that would, for example, lead a scientist who "faked data" directly to a board of inquiry: he is referred to having portrayed the selection of "excellent" companies as having been more objective and data-driven than it fact it was; that it had in fact been based just as much on talking to really smart people and trusting gut instincts. The word "fake" is being used to poke a sharp pin at business consulting in general and the delusional mystique that surrounds his own book.

Was our process fundamentally sound? Absolutely! If you want to go find smart people who are doing cool stuff from which you can learn the most useful, cutting-edge principles, then do what we did with Search: Start by using common sense, by trusting your instincts, and by soliciting the views of "strange" (that is, nonconventional) people. You can always worry about proving the facts later.

I'm not going to wade into this page right now. Perhaps if you feel the importance of including this admission, you can sort out with Wookiepedian why the superior inclusion of this fact-about-faking was previously reverted. MaxEnt 20:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin talk same-sex marriage

Hi Brian: I just noticed that you and a few admins had a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive147#User:IZAK criticizing same-sex marriage on talk page that took place 16-17 November 2006. I would have liked to respond to the comments there at the time, but the page has already been archived, even though the question of editing the article is not over. So I am copying the following response to you, that I had wanted to put in. Best wishes, IZAK 09:21, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Response from IZAK

Hi folks I just noticed your comments here and I wanted to respond in my own "defense" to set the record "straight" (good pun, no? ;-}) So here goes: IZAK 09:05, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• If an article deals with same-sex marriage, then as long as the comment/s on a talk page (yet!) deals with that topic it is connected to it, even though it may be phrased in a way that may not always please everyone... because according to the Bible it is a shame on South Africa and any other place that makes same-sex marriage "legal" since the Bible condemns that kind of behavior. What if a law was passed "allowing" theft, or murder, or adultery? Would that make them "legal" too? This is not about WP:SOAP, this is about understanding why the majority of religious leaders and people are opposed to such things, and that can, must and will be part of articles like this. What can I do, I didn't write the Bible! Honest!
• At no point did I re-insert my comment 3 times into the talk pae within 24 hours, and to say that it violates the 3RR is false. I did it over a few days, so there could not have been any application of the 3RR in this case under any circumstance.
• תועבה can be translated in a few ways, I was using only one from the JPS version. Indeed, I actually prefer one translation given by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan who said that the word means "mistaken act" תוע-בהbut regardless of how it translated into other languages, the Hebrew Bible clearly condemns this act.
• The list of "abominations" in the Bible is long, and homosexuality is most definitely one of the abominations, so we can't argue it away with other comparisons that are not to the point.
• I subsequently expanded the implications of what I had written on the talk page, but it was not written in "religious" terms, but that addition to the article was deleted because an editor there said it was "all made up".
• At that point, after someone threatened to block me, instead of practicing what they preached and engaging me in a serious dialogue on the issues and not as a distraction about what I was doing, I took the entire matter to Mediation Cabal where it has remained this past week. See Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-11-17 Religious opposition to same-sex marriage in South Africa and Wikipedia talk:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-11-17 Religious opposition to same-sex marriage in South Africa, where you can read the series of events and when they took place. Please feel free to add your comments there as well, I'd love to hear from you.
• Finally, when the dust settles I will go back to work on the article and provide many more quotes and references, so that the article can reflect all parties views in South Africa, and not just those of the ANC-South African Communist Party-dominated government, parliament, and courts. There are always at least two sides to every story, right? That is the essence of NPOV. IZAK 09:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] addLoadEvent

Hi, one of your user scripts uses the addLoadEvent( func ) function (see [10]). This function will be removed from MediaWiki:Common.js soon. Please modify your scripts to use addOnloadHook( func ) instead. —Ruud 18:38, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue IX - November 2006

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[edit] Image:Queen Beatrix.PNG

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[edit] Arrested Development Move

Hello. I noticed on Talk:Arrested Development that you're the person to talk to about issues with the corresponding article. I've proposed that it be moved to Arrested Development (television), and would very much value your input. Skiasaurus 11:36, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Grue zork.gif

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[edit] Down Syndrome = Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For tireless, endless, and exceptionally annoying reverts on Down Syndrome when it was on the main page: OUR THANKS! Scoutersig 03:08, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Award

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Your efforts fighting vandals and reverting vandalism (especially tonight with the Down Syndrome article) is quite worthy of this Barnstar. Good job! Sharkface217 03:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Keep up the good work, man. Sharkface217 03:41, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism reversions of Down syndrome

How do you get to them so fast? Do you ride your watchlist super-hard or is there some kind of special software that's alerting you when it changes?--Kchase T 03:41, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can