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[edit] Rakhi

Thanks for adding it! I edited the article to bring it to better standards. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 02:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

You are very welcome, Samir. Happy editing. :-) -- PFHLai 02:28, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question about Main Page 'On this day'

I see that you are active on the On this day... feature. I have a nomination for August 21. Should I add it to Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/August_21 or to the talk page? Or, is there another process? — ERcheck (talk) 01:24, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, ERcheck, suggestions can go to the talkpage of the Sel. Anniv. template. Please be reminded that the featured item (with the link in boldface) must be a decent wikipage (no stubs, no problem tags like {NPOV} or {cleanup}, etc.) with the date in the text, important historic events are strongly preferred, and hopefully the same wikipage don't get featured in another Sel. Anniv. templates. There is also the issue of diversity (in topic, era, geographical locations ....) and we are not supposed to steal TFA's thunder or re-use recent DYK or ITN items. I'm not trying to discourage you, but I thought I should let you know of the "rules" there. What would you like to post there ? I'm looking for a replacement for the 1680 item, anyway. -- PFHLai 13:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
The article is not a stub. The information is verified and cited in the article. It has not been in DYK or ITN.
On August 21, 1968, the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to James Anderson, Jr. — which was the first award of the Medal of Honor to an African American U.S. Marine.
Let me know if this meets the need. If so, I'll add it to the talk page. — ERcheck (talk) 22:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestion, ERcheck. I've added a similar line to the template as a hidden backup item (in case one of the other items becoming a TFA, getting tagged for NPOV, etc.) I did not use it as a 'live' item because there have been complaints about having too many US-related items in the Sel.Anniv. section, e.g. Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries#USA bias in Selected Anniverary. If you feel strongly about featuring this item, please consider swapping this with the 1976 item. (I don't think Operation Paul Bunyan was that historic an event, but this year is the 30th anniversary. What the heck.) You are an admin, so you can edit it anytime. I'll be off-line that whole week, so help yourself. :-) Cheers. -- PFHLai 06:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion on ITN

Hi there - see you added the content to "In the news" about the "Queen of the Maori" I would suggest it would be better titled "Maori Queen" (as per first paragraph of the Te Atairangikaahu article. Most New Zealanders knew her as the Maori Queen not Queen of the Maori. Also the use of the flag on the main page seems strange - the flag is not really the flag of the Maori soveriegn his/herself but more a flag representing Maori (see Tino rangatiratanga) cheers Goldfinger820 04:37, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello. I typed in "Queen of the Maori" to avoid sticking "(flag pictured)" in between "Maori" and "Queen". I've fixed it now. Hope it's better.
The flag was suggested on Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates. If there is a better image to use on ITN, please post your suggestion there. Thanks. -- PFHLai 13:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:SharakuTwoActors.jpg

Hello! You noted in your edit summary that this image "never left MainPage." Actually, I removed it from the main page before I unprotected it. Mzajac re-added the image without re-protecting it. —David Levy 04:20, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... away for a mere 30 minutes ? Come on. Does that count ? If that image were human, that's not even enough to get thru' the airport security, customs and immigration...... :-) -- PFHLai 09:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maraba Coffee

Hello! As you're a Wikipedian interested in African topics, I'm writing to notify you that the Maraba Coffee article is now a 'Featured Article Candidate'. Please feel free to evaluate the article and write your support or opposition at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates. Thanks — SteveRwanda 15:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] European Day of Languages

Thanks for adding European Day of Languages at Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 26 -but you 'd better finish your graduate thesis :-) --Michkalas 19:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome, Michkalas. And thanks for the reminder. I'm logging off now. Take care. -- PFHLai 19:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good luck

I hope you are having a good vacation. If you have time, please check Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/September 25. --Ghirla -трёп- 07:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your good wishes. (It's so hard to stay away...): Shostakovich is now on MainPage. Happy ? :-) Thanks for the suggestion. -- PFHLai 12:28, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sunset-to-Sunset Holidays on Selected anniversaries

Hope you are doing well on your current Wikivacation. Since you have been the most active on WP:SA, I want to let you know there has been a request to post sunset-to-sunset holidays on both days. A couple of users posted messages on both WP:ERRORS and Talk:Main Page who would have liked to have Yom Kippur listed on both October 1 and October 2. I have archived the discussion on WP:ERRORS to Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 05:16, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the note, Zzyzx11. I would've missed it otherwise. Thanks. --PFHLai 13:55, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thanks for fixing my mistake on the Stephen Campbell page. Khatru2 22:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome. :-) -- PFHLai 22:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commons images

Hi PFHLai, thanks for completing the descriptions of those images I uploaded to commons. I was in a rush when I uploaded them and meant to complete them later, but you beat me to it :) Cheers, jaco♫plane 19:26, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome, Jacoplane. I was about to upload the exact same images, but you beat me to it. Happy editing. -- PFHLai 19:36, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removing protected broken redirect

The page User:MarkS/Extra edit buttons/dev2.js contains a broken redirect and needs to be removed. Thanks a lot. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 00:14, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I can delete it, but I would prefer getting a note directly from the wikipedian who created it. It's a subpage of MarkS's userpage. Thanks for letting me know, anyway. --PFHLai 00:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chronological order at "In the news"

Hi there. I noticed that with this edit you changed the date for the chess entry from 13 October to 12 October. In fact, 13 October was the correct date, as the tie-break session was played that day. Something to be careful about and check in future, to avoid misunderstandings. Also, I'm not sure why you changed the picture. Thanks. Carcharoth 09:58, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Carcharoth. Thanks for pointing that out. I must have misread the article yesterday. I've fixed the order on ITN. About the picture, well, I put Ban Ki-moon on top so I posted his pic there to go with the top line. Ban's pic is now a day old. If there is a better image available (e.g. the actual Currie Cup), we can use it instead. -- PFHLai 13:13, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the correction. Carcharoth 13:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
You are welcome. -- PFHLai 13:14, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Martti Ahtisaari

In an interview on Finnish TV, Martti Ahtisaari said that he thought this was his last chance to have a realistic hope of ever winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I took it to mean he isn't going to bother trying to win it any more. But I'm glad you reverted my addition anyway, it wasn't really important. JIP | Talk 14:02, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... I wonder why he would say that. He might get it next year or whenever he is done with Kosovo. I hope he is okay health-wise. Anyway, I'm happy that you approve of my edit at ITN. --PFHLai 15:18, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for your suggestion regarding Gene's publicity shot. I appreciate your help. I think I'm just going to go ahead and contact his theatre and get specific permission for Wikipedia. That way they'll be no question what-so-ever. Thanks Again! KindSould 19:20, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome, KindSould. Glad that I could help. Good luck. -- PFHLai 19:22, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cyclist

hey, i was looking at an old talkpage archive of mine and clicked on your name randomly, then noticed ur cycling template and thought it was kind of ironic and coincidental that last wednesday I almost died in a cycling accident, it kinda of made me chuckle at the coincidence that ur template says you may crash, ha ha, and i did actually crash. Yeah, I ended up with just a severe concussion, recovering now, but still thought it interesting to bring up. Sorry to be random about it though, lol. -- SmthManly / ManlyTalk / ManlyContribs 21:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that you had a serious bike accident, Pedro. Unconscious for 14 hours ? Sounds scary. How are you doing now ? I hope you are doing better.
I'm glad that you find that 'joke userbox' of mine amusing. I've had my share of close calls. I take the subway every day now.
Have a speedy recovery, i.e. Let's put your concussion on WP:SPEEDY. Take care. -- PFHLai 17:39, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the message. I've mostly recovered already but I'm not allowed to drive or do anything strenous (like work or go to school) until October 30... this has been a really boring week is all i can say. When i started out last week i could hardly type coherently, had vertigo and terrible headaches, now I feel fine but am still not allowed to do anything, but hey it could've been a lot worse. It's all my fault for not wearing a helmet, lol. Thanks for the message again, and for using my first name cause no one ever calls me that on here, lol. -- SmthManly / ManlyTalk / ManlyContribs 17:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
You are welcome, Pedro. Good to know that you are indeed getting better. Here's a new userbox for you:
This user will wear a bicycle helmet (pictured left) from now on.
Cheers. -- PFHLai 18:08, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
P.S. I didn't know your real name till today !  :-)

[edit] Rugby World Cup

Perhaps you might want to change the image to Image:William Webb Ellis Cup.jpg?--HamedogTalk|@ 12:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll pass; because (1) the holder's arm appears too prominently and distracting, (2) more details of the Cup can be seen in the current pic (Image:Free RWC William Webb Ellis.PNG). Thanks for the suggestion, though. -- PFHLai 12:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your opinions.--HamedogTalk|@ 12:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Hamedog, you might want to check with the TFA Director. He prefers using images actually in use in the FAs. --PFHLai 12:35, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] T:DYK

You enlarged the image size to 101px. But the problem is that earlier it was displaying properly on my browser, and now it doesn't. I'm not too sure if I should revert it, but if it works for you, I guess I'll wait. Cheers! --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 14:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

This is odd. Earlier today, it wasn't working on my screen at 100px, but appeared fine at 105px or 101px. Now it's not working at any dimensions. I've reverted it back to your version. Hope it's showing alright on your screen. Thank you for letting me know, Shreshth91. Please go ahead and change things as you see fit. -- PFHLai 14:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I tried the image at 110px in my sandbox and it appears there. Take a look. If it appears on your screen too, then you can change the template to 110px. - Aksi_great (talk) 14:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
It seems to work properly at 110px. Great job, Aksi great. Thanks. -- PFHLai 15:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
No need for a thank you message. Glad to be of assistance. - Aksi_great (talk) 15:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Some problem again. I can't see the pic any longer. - Aksi_great (talk) 15:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I am using Firefox and am unable to view the image. Can you fix the parameter? — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 15:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Disappeared on me again! :-( I'm in the process of refreshing DYK completely. Hang in there. --PFHLai 15:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I've refreshed DYK with new entries and the new pic seems to work fine on my screen. I hope this is the end of the problem. --PFHLai 17:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes. It is working now. Thank you for your kind help. :) — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 17:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

You are very welcome. --PFHLai 17:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Yes. Everything looks fine now. That particular image must not have liked being cropped. :) - Aksi_great (talk) 17:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Good to know that it is still working. Thanks. No more cropping by me for the next little while, I suppose. --PFHLai 17:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] James Robert Baker

Hi, and thank you for your interest in my Baker article. You made an edit, saying a fact needed a citation (first edition prices). I know that first edition prices are in the hundreds of dollars, because I collect Baker's books. However, I can't find a stable online source that states this fact explicitly; only search engines at rare book websites, and they change depending on the available stock. Any suggestions?Jeffpw 08:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I have added as a source, the website alibris.com, which is an online resource for finding rare books. Using their search engine, titles of priced First editions of his books show up. Is this an acceptable source?Jeffpw 09:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey, Jeff. Thank you for looking this up. Citing an everchanging webpage is not ideal, but I suppose anything is better than nothing to substantiate it. Thanks ! -- PFHLai 13:40, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for the DYK

Thank you for the DYK on Samuel Cate Prescott. I really appreciated it. Chris 12:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey, Chris. No need to thank me. We should all thank you for doing a good job with the article. Happy editing. --PFHLai 13:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Whenever I receive something like the DYK, all I want to do is to be gracious when I accept the award. This include those who have helped on me getting this and to those who have have issued the award. I realize we are all in this together in improving Wikipedia, especially on items that are overdue. That is all. Chris 13:42, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Chris, you've certainly done the harder and more important part in improving Wikipedia, compared to my simple copying-&-pasting job at the DYK section on MainPage. We need more contributers like you. Thank you. -- PFHLai 14:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
You are welcome. Chris 14:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Hi, I've seen that you edit some of the Selected Anniversary pages. I've created a new page for Birth of Bahá'u'lláh which is probably a better link for Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 12. I was wondering if you could change the link. Thanks, -- Jeff3000 21:59, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion, Jeff3000. I've changed the link as suggested. I wonder if this should be mentioned one day earlier, as per Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries#Sunset-to-Sunset Holidays. --PFHLai 22:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
The observance is indeed sunset to sunset (sunset on November 11th to sunset on November 12th). After reading the discussion on the talk page, I'm not sure what the consensus was. My personal feeling is that since most of the holy day observance happens on the second day of the event, the holiday should be noted on the second day, but if the consensus is otherwise, then the holiday should be mentioned on the 11th for consistency. Thanks again. -- Jeff3000 22:28, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
You are welcome. I don't think there is consensus. I can move links around as needed, but let's leave things as is for now. Thanks. --PFHLai 22:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Just wanted to thank you again for helping out. -- Jeff3000 23:17, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Glad that I could help, Jeff3000. :-) Happy editing. Cheers! --PFHLai 03:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Stockholm Bloodbath

Hello there! I saw that you added the Stockholm Bloodbath to Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 10. This is unfortunately wrong, since it began on November 8 and ended on November 9. /Ludde23 Talk Contrib 09:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Ludde23. I wish I had known about this earlier. Thanks for letting me know. I posted this event on [Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 10] because I thought, after reading the article (and "http://members.tripod.com/Strv102r/stockholm_bloodbath.htm" in the external link section at the end), that the executions began after midnight of Nov. 9th (or, after 0:00 hours on Nov. 10th) and most of the executions took place during the following day (or, during daytime on Nov. 10th). I counted the days from Nov.7th (the evening when Christian called in the elders for a "meeting") onwards myself, but I do not have access to better references. (Googling was no help.) Did I mis-counted the days ? Please be encouraged to fix the dates in the Stockholm Bloodbath article. I would very much appreciate if you can help out with that. For 2007, I (or any admin) can move this anniversary to another day's template to go with the content of the article. Many thanks. --PFHLai 22:04, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] T:ITN

Sorry, but I don't want to screw this up, so I'm asking you. The headline I added is about Augusto Pinochet and the image I want to add Image:Augusto Pinochet official portrait.jpg. Can you crop or do whatever it is that you do and put it on the Main Page? Thanks in advance. Nishkid64 23:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Nishkid64, cropping would be a good idea, but I don't think a fairuse image such as [Image:Augusto Pinochet official portrait.jpg] would be good for ITN. Anyway, Centrx has removed the line on Pinochet from ITN. Sorry for the delayed response. I'm not around that much these days. --PFHLai 16:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SFD notification

This is a notification to inform you that a stub category that you created ({cl|Korean history stubs}}) is up for deletion at WP:SFD. Please join the discussion. ~ Amalas rawr =^_^= 17:11, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, Amalas, for letting me know. I wouldn't have notice this, otherwise. Thanks. -- PFHLai 07:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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