User talk:Storkk

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Notice: I'd greatly appreciate help with some unidentified photos so that I can upload them. I have uploaded them to Flickr. They are currently very small images that should still be identifiable. If you are a taxonomist (or ornithologist, herpetologist or entomologist), or are otherwise familiar with the wildlife of Costa Rica, Mexico, Europe, or the USA, please have a look to see if you can help identify them! On Flickr, they are very low-quality, scaled-down versions under a more restrictive license: This won't be the case for any photos I upload to Commons ... Many Thanks! Storkk 11:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

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NB. I will respond on your talk page, unless you request otherwise. I would also prefer if you responded on mine. I annotate conversations that would otherwise be difficult to follow. Thanks! Storkk

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Contents 1 DYK 2 The Halo's RfA 3 Ben Savage 4 CfD for banned films 5 Thanks 6 You asked, so 7 Quick Nicola (chief) fix 8 Diabetes 9 RfA thanks 10 removal of suhana khan 11 talk:Mountain Jews 12 WikiProject Disambiguation Talk Request 13 RE: The Test Wiki e-mail 14 Brian Lindley 15 I hope it's OK now 16 RfB With A Smile :) 17 My RFA 17.1 Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Yomangani 18 VandalSniper 19 Gary Kirk's RfA 20 My edit counter 21 My RfA thanks 22 User abusing in articles 23 Thank you Storkk! 24 Clairsmut is GONE! 25 Re: Unusual Question 26 Scouts 27 Re: Talk:Tetrix 28 Canute the Great#Family tree

[edit] DYK

On 22 September 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jeûne genevois, 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.

--Mgm|^(talk) 18:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Halo's RfA

Thank you very much for your kind and supportive message Storkk. It is really great to read that type of message :) Thε Halo ^Θ 20:16, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ben Savage

Sorry dude about what I did with Ben Savage's page, you see there is this site with a forum I am in with people rumoring his death and Im trying to ward them off. They are bound to post something worse. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kwertie (talk • contribs).

[edit] CfD for banned films

Hi. Thanks for reminding me of this debate! I had not put it on my watchlist but I was happy to weigh in again. I do find it a bit sad that such harmless categories come up for deletion. I think editors tend to forget that we can try and accomodate both our ambition of becoming a perfectly decent encyclopedia and our de facto status as a provider of fun trivia-like content. Just my 0.02$ of course. Cheers. Pascal.Tesson 18:18, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for putting the Wikify notice on Hendrik Bulthuis. I look forward to seeing what happens and studying the results. O'RyanW (☺ ₪) 18:30, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I reordered words in the lead, italicized a title, and removed bullets. If there is something specific I can address, I'll be happy to do so. Thanks for your help. O'RyanW (☺ ₪) 20:14, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You asked, so

NB. This pertains to a talk page that I had marked for WP:CSD, but was unsure if that was correct procedure. In my edit comment, I asked for clarification --Storkk 00:32, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Tetrix was nothing but spam; would have been a waste of effort to go through the motions for MfD, in my opinion. :) Deleted. Luna Santin 23:03, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I thought so, but I was unaware of whether talk pages could be speedied. Tagged it db nonetheless... Cheers, Storkk 23:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Go ahead and delete TETRIX from the 'tetrix' section repeatedly, but it doesn't change the fact that they exist. Their albums (8 albums) are registered as 'cultural artifacts' in the Canadian National Library, so it bothers me that you somehow think you are qualified to classify it as spam when you aren't even a Canadian.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.147.191.219 (talk • contribs).

?!. prozac. Storkk 01:23, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Not only did you send me a threatening email stating you would ban me from Wikipedia if I added TETRIX to the tetrix section, now you are implying I need to take drugs when I responded to it. Not very professional at all.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.147.191.219 (talk • contribs).

I have never emailed you (let alone "threatening"ly), nor would I know how to, not being privy to your email address, something that is necessary in order to do so. Nor have I ever deleted a page on Wikipedia, not being able to do that either. I did tag a talk page for speedy deletion, because it was irrelevant and unencyclopedic. I also removed an external spam link from a disambiguation page, as it blatantly violated policy. If you can show your band's notability, by all means create an article for them. My semi-sarcastic remark above was merely a suggestion that you act with a little more rationality. Please read the following policies and abide by them: WP:AGF, WP:NPA, WP:CIVIL. --Storkk 18:59, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quick Nicola (chief) fix

NB. This pertains to editing that went on with regards to strange bolding in the above-linked article. More of the conversation can be found at User talk:Skookum1 --Storkk 00:40, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Wow, that was fast...I know, the bug was hidden in among all those apostrophes mid-name and such, right? Thanks!!Skookum1 00:03, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

The bug - was it the extra wikistrophe (wiki apostrophe) at the end of "Nkwala"? I only meant to italicize that, not bold it, as there's supposed to be an apostrophe on the end of the name - representing a glottal stop I'd guess, or perhaps an accent. I don't know the current native orthography for this name, and it could be different in Nlaka'pamux, Okanagan and Shuswap respectively anyway, as all their latinization systems are somewhat different. Anyway, I can't say if it should be a rhythm-accent or a phoneme, but I was trying to spell it as in my source (James A. Teit, Jessop North Pacific Expedition materials).Skookum1 00:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Thx again. I guess I thought one of the 'strophes would show up as only that; maybe it only works from the other end? Or is it just the brackets that work like that?Skookum1 00:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

reply re date issue on my talk page. Gonna go have a smoke, will come back to finish the bio. Fascinating story, no?Skookum1 00:35, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diabetes

I initially wrote a short intro, which just grew over time. When you pointed this out, I simply reverted back to my old intro.

I think tags on the page itself should only be used if the article is presently not compliant with WP:NPOV, WP:NOR or WP:V, our prime content policies (e.g. {{unreferenced}}). Guidelines should IMHO not be enforced on the article page. But we've already crossed swords over this. Let me know if any other medical articles have outrageous intros. JFW | T@lk 06:57, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a tally of 66/11/5. I learned quite a bit during the process, and I expect to be learning a lot more in the days ahead. As I stated in the request itself, I respect your decision to oppose me based on my short tour of duty, but I hope I can earn your trust. I will be taking things slowly (and doing a lot of re-reading), but please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve in my new capacity. -- Merope Talk 13:56, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removal of suhana khan

I hadnt read grounds for notability. My mistake, will check up before starting a new page next time. Thanks for pointing it out. Xcentaur 16:51, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] talk:Mountain Jews

I've replied there. - Jmabel | Talk 18:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Disambiguation Talk Request

This is a form message being sent to all WikiProject Disambiguation participants. I recently left a proposed banner idea on the WikiProject Disambiguation talk page and I would appreciate any input you could provide. Before it can be approved or denied, I would prefer a lot of feedback from multiple participants in the project. So if you have the time please join in the discussion to help improve the WikiProject. Keep up the good work in link repair and thanks for your time. Nehrams2020 22:28, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: The Test Wiki e-mail

NB. This conversation pertains to the test-wiki, and is totally irrelevant to anything at Wikipedia. --Storkk 15:07, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

From what I can see, this extension has been requested and installed before - but it basically crashed the wiki. Since myself and Where know not that much about Mediawiki, we've left it. Sorry I couldn't help you much :( —Xyrael / 18:20, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, sorry we couldn't help that much. Are you sysopped over there? —Xyrael / 16:01, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brian Lindley

Hi. I notice from User_talk:Brianl2008 that he had created this page before, at least once, and you deleted it. Since he seems to be persistent in this, would you mind salting the earth? Thanks for your time. --Storkk 16:04, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Done and the editor is now blocked for 48 hours for persistent recreation after repeated warnings. (aeropagitica) 16:36, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I hope it's OK now

NB. This pertains to a {{db-bio}} tag that I had placed on Unni Wilhelmsen, which at that time seemed to be a candidate for speedy deletion. --Storkk 14:47, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your message. I hope my article of the Norwegian artists Unni Wilhelmsen is all good now. hehe...this is my first article and I really try to get it right. Please don't delete it.I have used some hours here :) I think she really deserves her own Wikipedia site. Thank you!

Siv75 17:39, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfB With A Smile :)

[edit] My RFA

NB. These pertain to an RfA that I mistakenly !voted twice on. Embarrassing. :-( --Storkk 14:50, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your support - unfortunately you seem to have voted for me twice. Personally, I don't mind, but I don't think it will count. Cheers, Yomangani^talk 16:18, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Yomangani

Supports #49 and #72. Make up your mind. :P – Chacor 16:20, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

oops! taken care of. --Storkk 16:28, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] VandalSniper

Thanks for applying to use VandalSniper! You have been approved. If have not already done so, you may find instructions to install VS on the project page.

As some of the libraries VandalSniper runs on are currently in transition, there have been a few issues reported with setup. At the moment, Linux is the most compatible platform for VS. If you have questions or problems, you may find help on the project page or its talk page. Please also feel free to contact me for help and I will do my best to assist you.

Thanks for becoming a part of one of Wikipedia's best new software tools! -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 17:20, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gary Kirk's RfA

[edit] My edit counter

NB. This discussion pertains to an effort to get ais523's user contribution script working on a non-IE browser. More of the troubleshooting process can be found at ais523's talk page. Storkk 16:18, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

There aren't any obvious conflicts in your monobook.js; did you remember to bypass your cache? (This is the most common reason for the counter not to work; I've even forgotten myself sometimes.) --ais523 07:39, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I've checked your monobook.js (by copying it to mine); it seems to work fine for me, so the problem's probably at your end. Another idea; the tabs should be on the contribs page (perhaps you're looking in the wrong place?) --ais523 12:37, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Try adding

addOnloadHook(function(){ecAddTab("javascript:alert('This is a test');","ca-test","test","");});

to the end of your monobook.js (after my script); this should cause a 'test' tab to appear on all pages. This might help to narrow down the cause of the problem. --ais523 15:41, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Doubled tabs normally means that there's a runtime error in a script somewhere. I'd be reasonably surprised if the small portion of my code that creates the tab contains an error that hasn't been detected by other users, so either I've made a typo in the test above (which would seem to be contradicted by the IE results), or there's an incompatibility in one of the other scripts. I would have expected two purge tabs and two test tabs, though, so I'm not entirely sure about this. --ais523 16:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Your commenting-out didn't work properly, searching for the string '/* Intro */' may reveal why (comments don't nest in JavaScript), so that test won't work. As this is a wiki, you could try blanking the other scripts and then reverting in the usual fashion once the test is complete. --ais523 16:14, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Out of the 102 users in the 'what links here' (last I checked), many use Firefox; although I don't have it myself, User:Shardsofmetal once contacted me about another of my scripts not working in Firefox, and they also use the counter, so it would be a bit strange if it didn't work in Firefox and nobody had told me yet. I could understand if it was only the non-Firefox Mozilla that didn't work, but I'm as confused as you are now. --ais523 16:39, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA thanks

Hi, Storkk! Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 75/0/1! I hope I can live up to the standards of adminship, and I will try my best to make Wikipedia a better place. Feel free to send me a message if you need any assistance. :)

--Coredesat 16:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User abusing in articles

NB. I had notified Xcentaur that I placed a {{db-bio}} tag on an article he had created; he therefore assumed that I was "in charge" around here... My reply is found here. --Storkk 14:41, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

A user from IP:206.201.45.2, has been warned about vandalism before. See talk page. I just removed an abuse he put on another page, see history, on page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metrovick_950&diff=81251775&oldid=73615158

Could you please take strict action against this?

Xcentaur 18:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

OK,got it. Read the policy now. Thanks. Take care Xcentaur 10:18, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you Storkk!

Thank you very much for editing and anglicizing my translation from the French Wikipedia of the article on Jean-Noël Jeanneney. I had not taken the time to revisit my translation (and it was my first), so I appreciate your contributions to the page. I will keep them in mind as I do further translation work! Gabeellsworth 19:40, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clairsmut is GONE!

You will be happy to know that the vandal which you warned on his talk page has left WP. I for one could not be happier. He has been vandalising many of my entries for the last year. Thank you for your work on this and getting rid of the garbage on WP! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.44.78 (talk • contribs).

I assume that you are talking about User:ClairSamoht. I resent the implication that I should rejoice in a Wikipedian who seems pretty respected (at least by some) leaving. I merely saw a (admittedly pretty bad) lapse of judgment. I deplore your congratulations above, and stand utterly against petty factionalism. --Storkk 14:03, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Unusual Question

N.B. This comment pertains to a question I had about inclusion of a fair use image that I had replaced by a photo I took... I was asking whether the fair use image could be used in an expanded article in the future, since my image portrays Kevin Crawford as playing an instrument he is not known for. More can be found in my original question and on Fritz Saalfeld's talk page. --Storkk 14:36, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

The fair use image (Image:Kevin crawford.jpg) fails WP:FUC#1 and should be deleted. --Fritz Saalfeld (Talk) 14:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

It fails FUC #1 because he is still alive, and a free image of him playing the flute could thus still be created. See also this discussion.--Fritz Saalfeld (Talk) 17:19, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scouts

You're right, putting OA into the main part of the Eagle article would be out of scope for the article. In See also, maybe, I'll mull it over. As for the ogg file, I've never listened to one. What software will run an ogg file? You seem involved in Scouting, feel free to join on our project page. As for the OA, read over the talk page first, there've been constant debates over is content. Then let us know what you think. Thanks for the help. I've set a watch on your page, you can reply here. Rlevse 14:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

In that case, I do think it should go into the See Also section, since OA (at least Brotherhood and VH) is the other high distinction in BSA, that isn't Rank based. I was involved in Scouting, and became an Eagle Scout, but I prefer not to join Wikiprojects. I'm also no longer involved with BSA at all... at most, what I'll do is make a few minor additions to articles, speak articles, and maybe upload some photos of content that Wikipedia doesn't currently have. I'll respond with ogg info on your talk page. Cheers! Storkk 14:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Any contributions you make to the Scouting articles would be appreciated. The Eagle article is our first spoken one. I made a category to hold it and future ones: "Scouting spoken word files". Let me know if you do more scout ones. I thought your reading was excellent. The only thing I noticed, and it's very minor, is the article said August 21 but you said 21 August. There was no noise or static in the spoken version, pace was steady, no sighs or gasps (something I'd be very guilty of), no accent other than standard American, steady speed. See my About page if you'd like to copy the Eagle Scout user box onto your user page. I installed the codecs and merely associated them with Windows Media Player. Rlevse 02:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. The date issue is just a preference you can set in Wikipedia, and all dates show up as you would like. I'll see what more I can do. Cheers, and thanks again --Storkk 09:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for recording BP House and added it to the Scouting spoken file. I don't know what your plan is for Scouting articles, but if you have the time and interest, I humbly request a recording of our other FAs. There is a list at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Scouting#Featured_articles. Right now there are 6 and you've recorded 2 already. Thanks again. Rlevse 12:27, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

No worries, I enjoy doing them. I was planning on doing a few more, but there were slight problems that would hinder them being recorded right now. I really want to do Witold Pilecki next, but some slight pronunciation issues affect that... Though I can guess for most words, I'll have to ask a Polish friend of mine for letters (& sequences) like ż, czny, lwó, Wł, ę, rzą, etc. I'll also have a go at Gilwell Park. The other two I probably won't do: the merit badge history article is full of tables that wouldn't lend itself well to being read, and I have very little interest in the controversy. It does take me around 4 hours per article, though (from start to finish), so it won't be instantaneous. Cheers! Storkk 12:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

I just had a second look at the merit badge history page, and on second thoughts, it could probably be done ok by just reading the right-hand column of the tables. Most of the rest looks pretty straight forward. So I guess I'll be doing that after the other two. Right now, though, I'm recording Star, which is taking a while (it's long). --Storkk 12:58, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Any help is appreciated. Many thanks.Rlevse 13:07, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

FYI, Girl Scouts of the USA just became an FA!Rlevse 19:55, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Talk:Tetrix

Ohh, I just barely remember that. :) The concerns brought up then don't seem quite as pertinent, now; the band appears more or less notable, and the talk page isn't really a problem. I think. Unless I'm missing something, in which case feel free to poke me again. Luna Santin 08:00, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I thought likewise, hence my hesitant language. Thanks for your input! --Storkk 18:09, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Canute the Great#Family tree

Why does it need clean up? In the context of this article or generally? I think you may have plonked that tag on it while I was editing it and it wasn't at its best. {{User|Neddyseagoon}} 16:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)