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[edit] Welcome to the Wikipedia

I noticed you were new, and wanted to share some links I thought useful:

For more information click here. You can sign your name by typing 4 tildes, like this: ~~~~.

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Sam Spade 13:24, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Interview Request

Hi, I'm a reporter with Governing Magazine in D.C. I'm doing a story on the Wikipedia profiles of governors, mayors and other state & local politicians, and saw that you've long taken an interest in Gov. Blagojevich's profile, among others. Would you be willing to talk to me for the piece? If so, please email me at cswope@governing.com.

Chris Swope, Governing Magazine

[edit] Bobber2

Hi; I see you've recently posted something on User:Bobber2's talk page. FYI, this is a "problem editor" that I've kind of been keeping my eye on for a while, and he hasn't used this name since the end of April. He now goes by User:Bobber1. He's almost completely unresponsive to messages on his talk pages (Bobber1 or Bobber2), so don't expect a reply. If you see a problem with one of his edits, especially copyvio, just go ahead and fix it, but keep an eye on the article, because he has a tendency to undo other editor's fixes. Thanks, Soundguy99 15:13, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

  • He may not entirely be a lost cause; I've actually noticed a little bit of improvement in the time I've been watching him (I've actually only been around a couple of months myself). And not all of his edits are junk, although the good ones tend to be pretty minor. I just happened to notice that you found him via "HhGttGalaxy movie" (so tired of typing the whole movie title); this appears to be one of his favorite subjects. I can't really fix too much in that article - I haven't seen the movie yet. (Not sure I want to, actually; loved the books/radio shows/BBC series and I've seen several reviews that say the movie's been "Hollywoodized" and is missing all the offbeat goodness of the originals.) I figure that if more people see his edits and fix them and leave messages on his talk page(s), he might actually learn something by example. Soundguy99 16:10, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that Bobber's real young, like 12 or under, so I doubt that he grasps the concept of "copyright". Also, AFAIK, putting copywritten material on any Wikipedia page, "Talk" pages included, w/out permission of the copyright holder is a violation of copyright, so I'd say you can probably feel free to delete any of the stuff he's adding that's copyvio. Soundguy99 11:22, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] hitchhiker's

glad to see the radio and tv series get their own pages at last. thanks!  :) Morwen - Talk 20:52, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

No worries. If I objected to my stuff to being edited I wouldn't submit it ;) Going to add a summary of the 6th episode. Glad I'm not treading on your toes there. Morwen - Talk 21:06, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
It is certainly common practice to do such scans/photos. Not really an expert on the legalities of it. Morwen - Talk 16:01, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the changes regarding 5.1 - I believe that digital radio is working on that one, though. Ck lostsword 19:37, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hitchhiker's links

There isn't a hard and fast rule. Have a look at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links) to see what I mean. Generally, links are there where they are most useful. In the case of a page as long as that one, it's probably useful to have the actor names linked once per main section, so that the reader doesn't have to scroll all the way back up to find it (especially if they're using the TOC to jump to a later part of the article). But having it multiply linked within the same section would be excessive, I think. My suggestion would be once within each section is the right balance to strike. --khaosworks 16:54, May 25, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Intelligent Design

A quick response about removing the reference to Behe and so-called "intelligent design"... My intention was to expose a parallel between the (genuinely fictional) experiment by the mice in HHGG and Behe's (real-life postulation) of a time-traveling intellient designer twenty years later. It doesn't have anything to do with insulting Adams or disputing his views on Darwin and atheism - quite the opposite indeed. The issue is that ID/pseudoscience/creationism draws upon sci-fi concepts to promote counter-Darwinian concepts. I'm not sure how to best present the emergence of this type of cultural transition, using comparisons with HHGG or other sci-fi (such as Kubrick's 2001 for example), without appearing to stir up controversy. Any thoughts would be appreciated JXM 18:14, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

I see what you mean, but this does not link specifically to an encyclodaeic entry about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Perhaps there is a section about 'ID in pop fiction'? Ck lostsword 19:59, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Or indeed "Intelligent Design in Science Fiction" - and could we move this from my user talk page to a more appropriate talk page? ;) --JohnDBuell 20:04, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Certainly. Very sorry. There is now a section on Talk:Intelligent_design. Enjoy! :P Ck lostsword 20:41, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hitchhiker's

Do you think we really need a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) article about all the radio series at all? I think it would be better if all the stuff in there was moved to the sub-articles. Morwen - Talk 12:38, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Testing

Just wanted to test my own signature to make sure I did it right! --JohnDBuell 16:46, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It really DOES make a difference when I replace "Name" with my actual user name. *slaps self* --JohnDBuell | Talk 16:50, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling note

Yeah, either that or just have the spelling note on the main page. Morwen - Talk 23:07, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dresden

Does that mean that You would support consistent use of the name Gdansk, instead of the present Gdansk/Danzig roulette? Space Cadet 01:31, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] H2G2

Noticed already. Yay! Morwen - Talk 11:44, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pope Benedict XVI FAC

The minor objection you have placed has been fixed. If you think it is good enough, then I ask you if you wish to strike out the comment you made and place other objections or place support for the article. Thank you. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:55, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] U.S. English

I rather liked "nonety" (why does the keyboard stick "i" and "o" next to each other). I hadn't realised that U.S. English didn't distinguish between floors and tales, though — is that universal in the States? I could have sworn I'd seen the normal U.K. spelling in U.S. novels. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 6 July 2005 16:13 (UTC)

I didn't understand the first part of your reply; as to the second, that's something I've often wondered about. Where did the use of "first floor" for "ground floor" come from? The usual answer to such questions is German, or Italian, or Spanish, etc., but they all use variants on the U.K. English version (they use the U.S. stle in Japan, but I imagine that the influence is the other way). Trivial, but fascinating. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 6 July 2005 16:43 (UTC)
I see; I think that my original question was too obscure; I just meant that I hadn't realised that U.S. English used the same word, "story", for both the floors of a building and tales told by a storyteller. Is it possible that both spellings are in use? Here, I've never seen any spelling but "storey". Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 6 July 2005 17:03 (UTC)

[edit] BioCOTW

I'm sorry for the confusion on that page, I forgot the edit section. Falphin 00:33, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] DNA and diaeresis

Thank you for providing sources for the ¨ in Noël. --Palnatoke 16:33, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Naperville Central High School

Thanks for letting me know; as it stood it looked like a rather random bit of sub-vandalism. I've tweaked the new section (I removed "famous", as it seemed to me to emphasise the non-fame (outside the locality?) of the people mentioned). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 14:20, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

I'd go for "notable" myself (and why not add yourself? I've heard of you, and I hadn't heard of the others...). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 18:44, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago area meetup

I've finally decided on a place for the first Wikipedia meetup in Chicago: 2 p.m. at Saturday, October 15th at Cafe Iberico, a tapas bar in the River North neighborhood of Chicago at 739 N. La Salle Drive. They have parking available and are 0.3 mile from the Chicago stop of the CTA Red Line. See their website for parking information; for transit planning use the RTA trip planner with a destination address of "739 N. La Salle Dr." Cafe Iberico has vegetarian selections for those who are so inclined (sorry, they're not very vegan-friendly, I'm afraid). The food is excellent and the environment very suitable for an informal gathering. Do check their webpage for any additional questions, or ask me. They typically cost typically costs between $10 and $15 per person; I'm willing to cover for anyone for whom this is too much (as long as we don't get too many people).

Please let me know before Saturday, October 8th (by email or on my talk page) if you're planning on coming so I can make the appropriate reservations. See you there! Oh, and please share this invitation with anyone you know of in the Chicago area who I've missed. Kelly Martin 19:53, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mark Felt Redux

In June you voted on the featured article candidacy of W. Mark Felt, which failed. It has now been resubmitted. In the event you would like to vote on the new candidacy, it is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/W. Mark Felt. PedanticallySpeaking 18:55, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] HHGTTG

RE: Shoe Event Horizon

Sorry, my mistake. I'm one of the particular subset of old fogeys who, having first encountered the Guide back in 1978 in good old England, can't quite shake himself of the notion that the Hitch Hikers Guide is the radio show, and all the other presentations, productions, exploitations and distortions should be parenthesized. But you're probably right. With the passage of time the true Word gets layered with faulty perceptions, and one has to bow one's head and accept the inevitable. Good luck and may your Guide go with you. --Djdaedalus 03:22, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the Dr Who Info

I just wanted to say thanks for the info about the restoration team website in and the info about the Hartnell box set to come. I appreciate the time and effort that you took to keep me and other wiki Dr Who fans updated.MarnetteD | [[User_talk:MarnetteD|Talk]] 22:52, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] GNU-Darwin

They sell a CD with OpenDarwin on it. [1] They also plan to provide their own installer. [2] But it ain't here yet. They did previously provide an ISO of the OpenDarwin installer. [3] Thanks. AlistairMcMillan 00:17, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

The references are all from the gnu-darwin.org website, which is linked from the article. I'll leave it for you to decide whether they should be added. AlistairMcMillan 00:42, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merit Badge article

What exactly do you mean by more Fair Use? I'm having trouble coming up with more, and I removed the one line about selling. Also, check out the article's talk page and the fac page and look at staxringold's user page. This is some 18-year old high school student who needs to grow up. Is there anything to be done about his lack of professionalism and maturity? Rlevse 19:58, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I understand about personalities. Is this guy an admin? Calling me crazy and not giving me a chance to fix a wording error beforehand is a bit much, and that's only one. I think most will see him for the immature person he is. How do I report it? If it continues, I will do so, but will wait for now.Rlevse 20:08, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I do appreciate your keen eyes on the article. Re: Type G section and Forage Crops. I see the problem (for me) came from the edit mode, where it looked like the single quotes were separating the MB names, but in view mode it all appears as one name. I list three MBs: a) Foundry Practice b) Grasses, Legumes, and Forage Crops (I want to leave it listed since it's the one pictured)--when they renamed it, they just dropped the "Grasses, Legumes, and" part c) Farm Home and its Planning d)--there are others, but I think the list would be too long I thought of different ways to get this appear right in view mode, but if you don't mind, I defer to your experience in this matter. Thanks for your help and support vote.Rlevse 21:45, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

EXCELLENT editing! I fixed the Type G section, let me know what you think. I also for a "shown below" I changed to "shown here" as the photo positions moved. Made a few other updates. Thanks again! Rlevse 00:15, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

John: I like the suggestions by Rebelguys2. They're workable, specific, and balanced. A fair amount of the other stuff, especially from staxringold, is chaff. I think if you and I work on rebelguys2 points, we can make it work. Thanks for continuing to help. QUESTION: When you edited the refs, you left one unnumbered. Was this intentional? Rlevse 14:41, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

You're right, the changes to the MBs over time is just obvious. My ISCA journals may have something. I'll look. I'll fix the last ref too if you haven't already. Rlevse 15:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Love working with you and Rebelguys2. I'll keep plugging away. For having been on the FAC page less than 2 days, my FAC is getting lots of attention--is that good or bad-;)Rlevse 15:45, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

""Well, like I said, it's too bad that these things didn't come out during Peer Review. But at least these are valid, concrete and specific suggestions that can easily be worked on"" ...That's EXACTLY what I said to Rebelguy2 on his talk page. Rlevse 15:48, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

How about we knock out Rebelguys2's suggestions, then change the title, and then have the FAC looked over again? I've thought of archiving the FAC ideas that are fixed, OBE (overtaken by events), or duplicated by Rebelguys2. Rlevse 15:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I archived it myself. You can get to it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Archived_nominations I pasted Rebelguys2 notes into an email for me for easy access. I left him a note too. Glad to keep working with you on his suggestions and thanks again! Rlevse 16:15, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Rebelguys2 says he'll be happy to help us rework it. Any help you'd be willing to provide on this would be appreciated greatly. If you want to help, my suggestion is you and I rework it, and have Rebelguys2 proof it before it is submitted as a FAC again. Rlevse 16:43, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] De Lorean DMC-12

I've made a slight tweak to this article, please consider changing your vote at the FAC, thanks — Wackymacs 11:42, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] MB article un-bullet test

Hi John: Please see the last note in 'merit badge article' thread here one your talk page if you haven't seen it already. I thought of something that might work with un-bulleting this article's bullets. As a test, I've only changed the "badge history" section. I took out the bullets, made a sub-sub section, called it "Examples of merit badge changes", and made it more prosy. I'd appreciate knowing what you think of it and the state of the article as is. If this change to the bullets looks, good, I'll go ahead and change the rest of them. Thanks, Randy. Rlevse 13:26, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

RE: bullets into a paragraph. Yes, I did a preview of that and it just doesn't flow. The problem as I see it is that a set of examples is by nature a list, yet the FAC nazis like prose. I haven't yet come up with a way to resolve this. I'm open to more suggestions. Do you like the current state of the non-bullet parts of it at this point? YIS, Randy Rlevse 17:38, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Help -- Vandal and Porn

John: A page I've been working this am was vandalized just now, 12:46pm or so on 16 Dec, east coast time. The article is The National Scout Organization of Thailand and they put a large photo of a male penis on it. The edit does not show up in the edit page, nor does the use show on the history page. HOW DO I FIX THIS AND REPORT IT??? Rlevse 17:52, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

PS THEY JUST DID IT TO MY Merit badge types (BSA) page too. Rlevse 17:53, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

UPDATE the porn image disappeared just now, but I want to trace it and report it if possible. I find it interesting it happened to two of the Scouting pages I work on at the same time. Rlevse 18:00, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

John: You were close. Jergen reports " 66.240.8.178 inserted the offending picture in one of the templates used in both articles (and also a lot more) - so his vandalism doesn't show in the history. He's banned for the next two weeks. --jergen 21:22, 16 December 2005 (UTC)" Rlevse 21:26, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] re:Doctor Who audio releases

We will add your technological and cultural distinctiveness to our collective. Resistance is futile. Exterminate. --TimPope 17:53, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] MB check

Hi John. I made the history section all one (no example subsection) and made it more prosy. Please let me know what you think. Feel free to edit it. If you like it, I'll go ahead with the other bulleted lists in a likewise manner. Randy, Rlevse 15:30, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, John. Let me rework the other bulleted lists first. I should get to that sometime this evening. Randy Rlevse 19:04, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

OK, I'm done with the un-bulleting. Please give it a good once over. I think it'd be okay if you voted for it again. That would mean I should renominate it. But if you think it's better you nominate it and don't vote, that's okay. Let me know. I've thought the title over too and I think it should stay the same. I now think "generations" in the title would confuse people. My only big concern with another FAC is if someone (especially that one kid) changes the layout. I really hated his second layout. Layout is something not everyone will agree on too. The current layout was his first layout change and I like this one. Most FAC hits are legit, but some are mere opinion. The standards are also not applied equally to each FAC article. For example, look at the large bullted lists that appeared on the Java article that was recently on the Main Page. Keeping my fingers crossed....Rlevse 01:08, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

FAC submission is a done deal. Let the shooting begin-;). Many thanks for the help you've already given and agreed to provide in the future. Rlevse 03:31, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

John: Take a look at this: Merit badge types (BSA)/temp. The user who submitted it talks about it on Merit badge types (BSA) talk page under "writing style". If I do use it, I'd put the background one column to the left. YIS, Randy Rlevse 14:31, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

See the temp page again. Also, were getting much more support this time.Rlevse 17:01, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

John: What is the practical difference in using a hyphen and ampersandndashsemi code on wiki? Randy, Rlevse 17:29, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

See new FAC objection by Tsavage. His objections go to the core of the article and would fundamently change it. Perhaps you could respond and placate him. I don't think merely removing the Errors section would satisfy him. Right now I do not see a way to satisfy him and everyone else. Rlevse 00:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Pls see MB FAC response on my talk page. Rlevse 03:35, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Delrina and the evils of homonyms ;-)

You were right to point out the issue regarding "principles". I meant "principals" in terms of sense, but in order to make things more clear, I changed the wording in the article to say "former executives" instead. I can't however figure out how to change the wording in the Feature Article summary for January 4th, as there is no edit function available. Any idea on how to tackle that? Captmondo 03:33, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Have just left a message with Raul654. Just hope he gets it prior to the article being headlined on the 4th! Thanks again for pointing out my mistake. Cheers! Captmondo 23:00, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scouting article improvement

User:Gadget850 has started User talk:Gadget850/BSA article improvements as a step toward improving the BSA section of Wikipedia. Please visit this page and participate if you are interested or cross yourself out of the "Interested Wikipedians" if you are not interested. Thank you. Rlevse 18:20, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please adopt your state(s)

I have now completed the transition from state list to articles on Scouting in each state, as per Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scouting/RulesStandards, for merger and improvement of articles. Please find your state (John, you have several) and help fill in some blanks! Thanks, YiS, Chris 09:25, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wood Badge cat

John: take a look at Category:Wood Badger Wikipedians and look at the edit war User:Silence started. I left a note on his talk page. What do you make of this? I don't see the rationale. He did this to the Eagle Scout cat too.Rlevse 19:00, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

WB is actually world-wide, but Eagle Scout is definitely BSA. Neither are Guiding. See talk on Gadget's improvement page too. This guy went on a 2-rampage through categories and templates. Rlevse 22:23, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Ya, but if he keeps changing them after we change the back, how do we stop him? File a complaint/arbitration, etc? This is why my current plan is to wait til the portal/project/etc is created, it'll give us more ammo, as I see it. Rlevse 02:32, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) FA NOW

John: IT'S A FEATURED ARTICLE!!!! You were certainly a HUGE part of this. So I award you this WIKI MERIT BADGE. A few hours before Raul654 FA'd it, Tuf-Kat gave us a support vote, but left a note saying the title should be in the opening. I agree. If I think of good working of this, I'll do; but feel free to copyedit the opening too.Rlevse 18:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, actually this was the 2nd time. You may be counting the PeerReview as an FA round.Rlevse 21:21, 19 January 2006 (UTC)


I first did the peer review for a week or so. Then the first FA, which lasted only 3 days because it was beat up so bad. After two weeks or so, I put it back up as a FAC--I think it was 28 Dec, so it's been 3 weeks this round. It was 5th from the bottom when it became a FA today. Rlevse 02:26, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commons help

No worries! BTW, I would suggest that uploading an image to commons that has already been deleted from a local wikipedia is quite a serious violation. Either they have no understanding of how wikipedia and copyright work (in which case they should definitely not be uploading images), or they are deliberately flouting policy, which is a warnable offence at lest. IMO you should always let an admin on commons know, so they can go through their contribs. (Also what their en username is, so it's easier to compare what they've done) But this guy has only uploaded 4 images at commons, so it's ok. Good on you for following it up, anyway. :) pfctdayelise 23:58, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HHGTTG radio

please check the talk page of the main hitchhiker's guide article, as i've responded to your reply regarding how to obtain the Radio versions. 69.242.90.133 16:59, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar award

An Award
I, Ck_lostsword, award this Barnstar to JohnDBuell for his superb work contributing to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams and History of Merit Badges, and helping them reach featured article status.

Ck lostsword 17:57, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category war

Please see Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_January_27#.5B.5B:Category:Boy_Scouts_of_America_controversy.5D.5D_and_.5B.5B:Category:Boy_Scouts_of_America_controversies.5D.5D_to_.28he_didn.27t_say_what.29 and comment on the two listing on Scouting categories. Rlevse 13:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unblock

I've unblocked the ip. Also, I tagged the page User talk:66.99.17.194 as you can see to prevent further incidents. Are you aware of other IPS that need to be tagged? -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 20:05, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Douglas Adams

Thank you for the clarification, I stand corrected. :o)

--Supersexyspacemonkey 08:31, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, that makes sense. I was wondering about that... --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 03:31, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk

Hi John! Good point about high-definition in the article Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. I was using it in the sense that the BBC carefully does, about launching "the first high-definition, regularly-scheduled television service" (a nifty way of admitting to not quite being first!). Germany, of course, had a pre-war wired television service run by the Post Office, on 240-something lines, IIRC.

I'm groping for a way of saying in the article "a proper, real TV service in the way most people would know it" without saying that! High definition doesn't cover it as you point out. Can you think of a word that does? "Normal"? "Standard"? Argh! :o)

The original DE article covers it by saying "restarting television" - but I think that's stretching the point a bit in itself.

Any ideas? ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 15:22, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I've gone for calling it 625-line television, and wikilinking the 625 bit to Standard-definition television. Hints at the technicalities of it all, without diverting the article off topic! Oddly, the 'pedia doesn't have an article on 625-line television for a direct link. There's a technical article at 576i that almost covers it, and articles on other line standards, but as you say, the main focus is on colour. And PAL was indeed a West German invention, far superior to NTSC (Never Twice the Same Colour) and SECAM (Something Essentially Contrary to the American Method). :o) ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 15:42, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Main Page

John: Did you see History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) on the main page on 22 Feb? (B-P and Olave's birthday)? Thanks so much again for all your help getting to FA. YIS, Randy, Rlevse 11:26, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Similarly, PLEASE read other editors' edit summaries on a page before deciding to revert back several versions on a page, as was done with Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. There are very good reasons for some things being changed to the way they are, and they usually DO get listed in the edit summaries. --JohnDBuell 15:45, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Fair point, my mistake, thanks for pointing it out. --OscarTheCattalk 16:27, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Doonesbury

Considering that it's a list, there aren't any huge flaws, so it probably did not warrant tagging...I put it there because it was uncategorized and I hadn't kept in mind the different standards for lists. Paul 21:10, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Complaint

I don't understand why you have to correct every little thing I do on the Renaissance Learning and Accelerated Reader webpage. Is this some sort of obsession for you? Do you really want to be like a parent for everything I do on this site? I noticed that you looked up my hometown and edited that page, too. Are you stalking me? I feel very uncomfortable with your behavior. I am to the point that I think I'll change my ID.

Sure, I'm new and I don't know exactly everything I'm doing. But you are being so picky about every little thing I do that I'm downright paranoid about using this site. Are you going to start correcting the other articles I've edited too, since you looked up my hometown and edited that page? Seriously, you need to stop harassing me by correcting everything I try to do. Wikipedia is not your own little venue for you to write and own. Chris53516 22:15, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Hiya Chris53516. Most people have many articles on their watch list. If they see an edit which needs to be fixed, they just fix it. So I don't think this user is harassing or stalking you. Please assume good faith and try not to launch any personal attacks. Take care! --BWD (talk) 22:41, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
I do think he stalked me. I realize now that I should not have used my hometown's zip code in my user ID because he looked up my hometown using the zip code and edited its page. If that isn't stalking, I don't know what is. Furthermore, I feel disrespected by his behavior toward the edits I have made. He edits my edits almost immediately after I've made them, as if my opinion about how to present information is not valid to him. Chris53516 17:00, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Living Legend

Hey, John. Yeah, we missed that one (and possibly a few other "extra" releases). I'll go through the complete list later and pick up any stragglers. Of course, I don't think anyone in the project would mind if you added any stray Doctor Who pages yourself — the template is {{doctorwhoproject}}. See ya 'round! —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:05, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

P.S. I pointed Infinity0 towards h2g2. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:05, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Yeah, hello, I'd like to, uh, apologize for splitting the Slartibartfast section without reaching a consensus.. And for doing other splits without discussing ithem with others,. That's 'bout it, Regards, --Atomic-Suit-n-tieWhat Have I Done?! 03:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

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