User:Lethaniol/Archive1

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Am Newbie to Wikipedia

But am trying hard - looking to get involved in all aspects from cleanup toextending stubs from writing new articles to stopping vandalism!

If I upset you at all - please leave your comments here so I know and canunderstand what I am doing wrong:))

Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

Hello Lethaniol! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someonewill show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using fourtildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date.You may also push the signature button located above the editwindow. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. This is considered animportant guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than nosummary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement.Happy Editing! -- Kukini 16:17, 7 September 2006(UTC) Getting Started * Wikipedia Tutorial * How to edit a page * The five pillars of Wikipedia * Manual of Style * Be bold in editing * How to write a great article * WikiProjects Getting your info out there * Cite your sources * Neutral Point of View * Point of View * Verifiability * Uploading images * Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules * Policy Library Getting Help * New contributors' help page * Where to ask a question * Help Desk * Frequently Asked Questions Getting along * Wikiquette * Civility * Sign your posts * Wikipedians * Conflict resolution Getting technical * Cleaning up vandalism * Pages needing attention * Peer review * Utilities * Village pump

Newbie Patrol

I watch for new folk, especially ones like you whoare trying to learn the system and edit in a helpful manner. I have found thelinks I gave you very helpful in learning how things work around here. Welcomeagain! Kukini 16:33, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Tariff

Hi; I think I must just have had a bad day thatday!--Anthony.bradbury 18:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Merck

Hi there; you are quite right. I have put mycomment in (much shorter than yours).--Anthony.bradbury 21:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Ex-pfc Wintergreen

He does have his own page, second to last entry onthe list (under the Ws). Czolgolz 12:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi. Regarding this edit, I'm not sure ifit was your intention to revert my edits like I was a vandal and reintroduceall that dodgy javascript, but since you are admittedly new here, I thought Iwould just point out that rollback should only be used for cases of purevandalism, and should only be done with extreme care. A look through the pagehistory can usually give you the context you need. Thanks for cleaning up thearticle anyway - I have reinstated my edits. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 12:40, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. I justthought I would mention it because a) you did ask for feedback, and b) abuse of these tools is a realproblem around here. You did a great job on the cleanup. -- zzuuzz ^(talk)

Catch-22

If anyone is a fan of the classic novel Catch-22 your help would be verymuch appreaciated in bringing its pages up to scratch:) --Lethaniol 09:51, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I haven't had a chance to go into details, but itlooks like you are really bringing things up to pace (personally, I'm glad youmerged some of the minor characters). Those large articles are your ownwords, right? Czolgolz 01:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Didn't mean to imply that you plagarized. Ireally like what you've been doing, keep it up. Czolgolz 03:35, 4October 2006 (UTC)

Hey thanks for leaving a note on my talk page. I'veread the book only 3 times and so don't know enough to comment. However I doplan to make the pages look non-academic and more encyclopedic. Many of thecharacter pages are taking the form of classwork. Jay 20:08, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

List of Snowclones

Hi! Just wondering, why did you reverted my edits to the List of Snowclones? --elzr 19:13, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

No need to apologize, I now realize how it could bethought of as vandalism at a glance. I put back the edit, with a different(hopefully clearer) summary. Thanks for being so professional about this! --elzr 14:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

• Re these messages -I am not sure how this vandalism happened - it was not my intention. Ifyou look at my previous edits I have spent lots of time tacklingvandalism. It could be that someone had hacked my password (I have nowchanged it) or that I was using Lupin's filter recent changes and rollbackinappropriately. Either way - I hope it will not happen again. --Lethaniol 18:45, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia; it isconsidered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Armadillo<fontcolor="#000000">FromHell 16:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contributeconstructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing.However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to G-Nilz, are considered vandalism. If you continue inthis manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, andconsider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thanks. --ArmadilloFromHell 16:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contributeconstructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing.However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to G-Nilz, are considered vandalism. If you continue inthis manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, andconsider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thanks. -- Fan-1967 16:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Question What are youdoing, you seemed to make a lot of constructive edits and now you arevandalizing? --Armadillo<fontcolor="#000000">FromHell 16:35, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Maybe time to change your password --Armadillo<fontcolor="#000000">FromHell 16:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Greg Brown (softwareengineer)

I recommend tagging articles for speedy deletionsare better made by persons familiar with the respective topic and science andwith more WP experience than 10 days. See my explanation at the talk page.--Peter Eisenburger 19:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

• The fact that thisarticle appears to have been removed by an administrator speaks for itself. It certainly seemed like a non-notable bio to me (especially many red links to organisations), and if it is not then there areways and means of contesting a csd. Lethaniol 12:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC) Also no explanation on talk page. Lethaniol 12:06, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

The explanationwas immediatley given on the talk page of the article itself and has beendeleted altogether without any further hesitation. But as I understandWikipedia rules it should have been "taken to AfD instead".

"Many red links to organisations". 4 organisations mentioned,one blue, one red with anextensive article already existing as a subpage, two red to medium-sized companies. One of them will get an articleby me, the other by someone else. Of course they are red until they get an entry.

While I agree therehave to be limits for entries I doubt acting of you and the admin here. Why isa baseball announcer more important or an article about a single of somepopsinger w/o any further information given? But that was my argument in thefirst place. I'm no expert to modern R&B, so I wouldn't tag it.--Peter Eisenburger 13:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies

Hey Lethaniol =) I noticed you have added your nameto the Constituencies project. Maybe you can help me out finishing the table atConstituenciesin the next United Kingdomgeneral election ?

Good to have you around =) doktorb _words^deeds 15:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey - there arestill a few blank boxes - the Bristols are one example. There was a whole raftof updates at one point but it dried up after the initial start, so any help onfilling in the blanks would be great doktorb _words^deeds 06:51, 21September 2006 (UTC)

Hi - I noticed that you left a note at WikiProjectUK Parliament constituencies requesting websites with information on historicconstituencies. The most useful ones are [1], with general election results for every constituencysince 1950, [2] with all by-electionresults since 1945, and [3] with mostly reliable listsof MPs for each constituency, since 1660. Finally, for Irishconstituencies, [4] is very useful, withall results since 1918. If you need any more, you'll have to find F. W.S. Craig's books. Hope to see your contributions, Warofdreams talk 02:10, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Help me

Quick question hopefully. The article MerckSource has been recreatedafter a month since a vote to delete it. I have put a new AfD on but is thisthe right thing to do for recreated page? Also I suspect the user of being asockpuppet.

Thanks for any help in advance--Lethaniol 10:13, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

{{csd-g4}} works better - it is madespecifically for this kind of thing. More info can be found at WP:CSD. Cheers, <fontface="sans-serif">Daniel.Bryant 10:17, 3 October 2006(UTC)

A suggestion

I noticed thecomment you made on the talk page for the Cannabis (drug) article. Perhaps youmay be interested in contributing to the Health issues and the effects of cannabis article, which takes amore scientific approach to the subject of cannabinoids and their physiology.The more qualified scientists that work on that topic, the better. Take care.--Howrealisreal 18:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Dirtrucks answer

I'm sure it's better to have a stub on this bandthan nothing at all. I did try to find more information (like their surnames)but wasn't successful thus far. Bare in mind that it is a new band with onlyone EP and that they are fromJapan so there isn't much information yet. I'm putting a stubtemplate and hope that some bigger Dirtruck fan will help us with the article. Stubs are like seeds. Be patient. Lathrop1885 14:42, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Protected DoubleRedirect

I cant removed this double redirect as Austin Osueke is protected - cansomeone with the right privelages sort this out.

  1.Austin Osueke (Edit) →

‎ Eigomanga → ‎ EigoMANGA

Thanks --Lethaniol 12:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

You need to get incontact with an administrator to remove thatredirect. They will be able to handle it for you as long as they knowabout it. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 12:53, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

MTV

Thanks, you're a genius! LittleOldMe 17:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Userfying

Anyone can do it (except I think there is a delaybefore new users are allowed to move pages). If the author's userpage isempty, you move the article to the userpage, and then tag the article forspeedy deletion r2 (cross-space redirect). It is also helpful to leavethe author a message on their talk page explaining what you did. Thanks, NawlinWiki 14:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Userfyingt

Anyone can do it (except I think there is a delaybefore new users are allowed to move pages). If the author's userpage isempty, you move the article to the userpage, and then tag the article forspeedy deletion r2 (cross-space redirect). It is also helpful to leavethe author a message on their talk page explaining what you did. Thanks, NawlinWiki 14:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

First Table

Am useless with tables, can someone sort out thefirst it has gone awry!--Lethaniol 18:20, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to what do yourefer! :: Kevinalewis : <spanstyle="color:#CC9900">^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 09:32, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Is that any better,not so good in IE now better a better balance I think. Also the gradins schemeis now transcluded as it should be and the text is more uptodate - and in myview much better. :: <spanstyle="color: #33C;">Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/<spanstyle="color:#CC9900">_(Desk) 13:21, 3 November 2006(UTC)

Illiad as basis forCatch-22

This information was actually given by JosephHeller in his interview with Charlie Reilly. I got the article on Thomson Gale(lit database) ... here is the URL... [5] If you can't access it, tell me and I'll just quoteparts from it for you.

How would I convert this MLA style to a wikipediacitation? Reilly, Charlie. "an interview with JOSEPHHELLER.(Interview)." Contemporary Literature 39.4 (Winter 1998): 507(1).Student Edition. Thomson Gale. Oakton High School. 7 Nov. 2006 <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=IPS&docId=A53542746&source=gale&userGroupName=oakton_e&version=1.0>.

Thanks for yourcomments.

Thanks for your comments on Hinduism. Infact, the caste system has no place in this article as caste system is not amatter of religion but of social system created by some sages.

Promenient Hindu editors of Indian origin likeBakasuprman and Saivasuj has already commented against inclusion of castesystem in this article either on talk page of Hinduism or some user's talkpage.

HeBhagawan is somehow bent upon include thiscontroversial topic.

If, you have a chance, pl. see the detaileddiscussion of last two days or so.

Once again thanks for your interest.

swadhyayee 14:22, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

wikEd

Hi, I have seen that you are using the Cacycle editor extension. This program is no longer actively maintainedin favor of its much more powerful successor wikEd.

wikEd has all the functionality of theold editor plus: • syntaxhighlighting • nifty image buttons • more fixing buttons• paste formatted text from Word or web pages • convert theformatted text into wikicode • adjust the font size • and much, much more.

Switching to wikEd is easy, check the detailed installation description onits project homepage. Often it is as simple as changing every occurrence of editor.js into wikEd.js on your User:YourUsername/monobook.js page.

Cacycle 22:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry if you felt so.

Sorry if you felt so but in most cases vandal takeplace through IP add. I also saw the contribution, this did not seem tobe befitting as addition to the article.

swadhyayee 15:51, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Welcomes and warnings

I see you're running the welome wagon for new usersat the moment. Good job! However please note that welcome messages should go onthe user's talk page, not the user'suserpage (User_talk:Lethaniol, not User:Lethaniol). Apart from anythingelse a user won't see a "new messages" box for edits to theiruserpage, so won't be told about your friendly greeting unless they happen tolook at their userpage or notice the update on their watchlist (unlikely for abrand new user). Same applies to warnings, with the added caveat that the userpage may be fairly freely edited by the user, so they'd be quite within theirrights to delete warning messages (which is frowned upon if they're deletedfrom their talk page as they're deleting evidence of past misdemeanours). Cheers, Tonywalton | Talk 18:42, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Help needed

See Talk:Dirtrucks. Ericd 01:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

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Abaana

Hi there;I have not touched this article. But isimportant that you appreciate that Wiki policy stipulates that anyone can editany article; you cannot beg special treatment for an article, however welldeserved.--Anthony.bradbury 23:20, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Deletions

I understand your point, although I did not see thearicle in question, and therefore can have no opinion on it. But I did see yourone-liner. Have you gone to Wikipedia:deletion review? This is my bestsuggestion.--Anthony.bradbury 23:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Pardon my jumping inhere, but I saw this discussion, and it appears the article has been restored,at least temporarily, which will give you the opportunity to improve it andestablish the notability of the subject before the deletion review concludes.Good luck with it. Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:25, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, Iaccidentally answered on my talk page rather than yours; my comment liesawaiting your arrival. I also note the comment by User:Newyorkbrad.--Anthony.bradbury 00:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Abaana

What gives you the idea that I did not investigate?I did, and I found that Abaana was not a notable charity. I tried looking forAbaana on Google, and found that the charity's website was the only source ofany information that could belong in the article. Before even going to AfD orDRV, I would like to see some evidence that asserts the notability of theorganization. <spanstyle="background:#009;color:#7FFF00">Nish<spanstyle="background:cyan;color:#009">kid64 00:38, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Excuse me? I shouldbe shot? 14,000 hits for an organization is not a lot at ALL. <spanstyle="background:#009;color:#7FFF00">Nish<spanstyle="background:cyan;color:#009">kid64 00:43, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

There is no rulesaying I have to leave a message on the user's talk page about deleting thepage. Also, those links don't even assert notability. The internet has tons andtons of websites that have listings of groups. One link says that they aremerging with Abaana (what notability does that assert); another just lists itand the other gives a brief summary of that group among hundreds of othergroups. Only a few of those listed on the 3rd website actually have articles onWikipedia (Amnesty International, etc.) See WP:BIO and WP:ORG for official Wikipedia policy. If you want to send this toAfD or DRV, go ahead. Nishkid<spanstyle="background:orange;color:navy blue">64 01:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

You are the onecontesting the deletion, so you should make the AfD or DRV topic. It wouldn'tmake sense if I just made it, and then people would not get a chance to seeyour arguments until much later tomorrow. Nishkid<spanstyle="background:orange;color:navy blue">64 01:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I have put a comment on Nishkid64 user talk page. Iagree with you.--Anthony.bradbury 01:13, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if itwill help; admins of any age have more power than I do. But it might.--Anthony.bradbury 01:21, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I am nodeletionist, and I would gladly keep your article if you showed me some viableevidence that it passes notability guidelines. On multiple occasions I haveoverruled previous decisions and favored restoring the article because a userpresented some evidence that asserted the article's notability. If you do so,then I will definitely change my position and throw support for keeping thearticle. And...by proof, I mean some actual 3rd-party references that assertsthe organization's notability. If it follows one guideline of WP:ORG, then it's a keeper. Lethaniol failed to show me anythingthat asserts the notability of the organization. Nishkid<spanstyle="background:orange;color:navy blue">64 01:24, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I have posted a further comment on Nishkid64 talkpage. Let us noe wait and see what happens.

PS You really need to archive your talk page.--Anthony.bradbury 01:45, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

trying hard to helphere; I owe you one for my idiotic comment about the drug tariff.--Anthony.bradbury 01:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I think our stand on Arbaana is valid. Let us seewhat happens over the next day or two. They cannot, i feel , now mark it for {{speedy}}. If it is flagged for {{AfD}} the community will decide.--Anthony.bradbury 02:11, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding your edits at Talk:Abaana, be civil. That a mistake was made does not allow you towrite statements like Who ever did so is a disgrace. and I still think deleting Admin should be shot!. We are all humans, andwe all make mistakes. Also, for your information, the article could have beendeleted as copyvio from the website. -- ReyBrujo 05:28, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

So contradictory,are we? You say I shouldn't bite newbies, and I will take upon your advice (Ionly leave messages for newbies maybe half of the time), but remember whathappened on the article's talk page? You said I should be shot? Please don'tbite admins, thank you! P.S. I dropped my case for the article deletion, soit's a keeper. Enjoy! =) Nishkid<spanstyle="background:orange;color:navy blue">64 22:02, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to theKindness Campaign!

Just my way of saying thanks to newcomers to the Kindness Campaign... a delicious home-baked chocolate chip cookie! Yum. :D ♥ Kylu (talk • contribs • email • logs • count)