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[edit] Ed

Are articles of a metaphysical nature acceptable? Thanks Ed


Apologies for biting a newcomer. Wikipedia sometimes gets people using it for advertising. Susvolans (pigs can fly) 17:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Britpop

Actually half of the material is entirely mine. Entirely. With some minor exceptions from people that edited my work, the other half is mine... I'll write something new and I'll combine it with my material.--Painbearer 09:18, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What Wikipedia:WikiProject Rankings project is not

  • This is not suggesting a hierarcal system.
  • It will be used only by users who want to use it.
  • Only ranking will be assigend to users who want to use it.
  • The idea ment to make it like barn stars, but based on regular contribution.
  • It is currently a prototype, likely that it is nothing like the final version.

I urge you to reconsider your vote based on this clarification. Thanks --Cool Cat My Talk 08:46, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User:60.240.178.196 Block

"I've blocked the anon for 48 hours. 24 hours for vandalism of All-women band and Pope Benedict XVI and 24 hours for the death threats."

Um, isn't making death threats a far more serious offence than vandalism? Why the same penalty for both offences? Djbrianuk 22:46, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

  • It is, but I was unsure about whether the IP was fixed or not. I'd be happy to block him longer if his behavior continues now the block expired. Mgm|(talk) 08:30, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

Hello, you have an answer on my talk page. --Ninam 02:12, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


[edit] re: Kobayashi Maru

I can't recall where I read that failing to attempt rescue leads to a lower grade--almost certainly it was from a source of less-than-canonical accuracy--but it's only logical, don't you think? Marblespire 09:07, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

  • I mean, look at the test: it's a no-win scenario. It would make no sense if you could obtain a "passing grade" by just ignoring the Maru as it breaks up. Having said that, no TV show or movie have ever mentioned any form of grade, merely that the cadet has to take the test and, in the process, decide between two bad choices. And furthermore, in the Diane Carey novel Dreadnaught, the viewpoint character achieves what appears to be a passing grade by taking her ship in and having it blown out from under her. If it's possible to pass even if you lose, then it had better be possible to pass if you bug out too. Of course, that's not necessarily canon. So, who knows. (My feeling is, since it's a no-win scenario, there should be no way to pass the test--you get an F no matter what you do. Hopefully it doesn't impact your GPA too much.) Marblespire 09:49, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Incubus (band)

Thanks for the note. -- FP <talk><edits> 11:28, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] your message

You wrote: I've reverted all your spam links on The Darkness related articles. Spamming links is considered vandalism. Djbrianuk 12:40, 10 August 2005 (UTC) -

Why you would consider a non-profit Darkness fan club, which is clearly an homage to the band, a commercial link?

The other sites listed are all much more commercial than mine.

Who is the editor above you?

[edit] WikiProject Shannara

I noticed that you have made several Shannara edits, and would like to know if you would like to join WikiProject Shannara, a WikiProject devoted to creating and improving Shannara-related articles. Thanks, Alex Nisnevich (talk) (02:38, 13 August 2005 (UTC)).

[edit] Emma Watson

The paragraph that the user changed states quite clearly that editors should not change the reference and gives a citation why this is the case. The user would have seen this when performing the edit, hence the warning about vandalism. --Yamla 04:17, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Daniel Radcliffe

I'm somewhat confused as to why you deleted the two sites I restored to Daniel Radcliffes page. You're correct in that neither is an official site, however neither was described as such. As there is no official site at this time, these two sites offer more resources for people interested in Daniel Radcliffe, including items of interest to them, but not appropiate for an encyclopedia entry. They are certainly of higher quality than the links that have been left (aside from the IMDB entry), without them further reading consists of a single interview and a bunch of pictures. I think they do add value as an external resource, and I'd like to add them back to the article. exolon 23:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't exactly disagree, as you'll see on the discussion page; however, others who maintain the page say no, so I've been following their lead. To be honest, I'd write them. RadioKirk talk to me 23:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
I must be missing something - I did look at the discussion page - one editor objected to the links and removed them, you put them back in in lieu of an actual official site (much as I did) and someone else removed the 'Whois' info. Can't see any other objections on the article discussion page, nor on your or the other editors talk page. I'm going to leave a note on the article talk page asking for opinions on restoring the links and leave it for 24 hours - if noone has objected, I'll add them then and see what the response is. Do you have any thoughts on this? exolon 23:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
Hm... I seem to remember the discussion was more involved than what's there now. If it were me, between the two sites (I've looked at them); I would only include the first one (from the UK) with a different summary that doesn't sound like a rabid fan promoting his/her site; something like, "Fan site with assistance from the Radcliffe family". RadioKirk talk to me 23:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geoff Shoesmith

I'll vfd it then - no problem. -Oscarthecat 21:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Lawgiver Bullet Type

I got it wrong, the guide isn't actually official but it's the most collated source out there and actually get's it's information from the comics (sources for each entry are referenced at the end of each one).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312137338/002-3289983-9985659?n=283155
I used to read Judge Dredd comics as a kid and I've got a whole bunch of them back home. I'm a student at the moment so it's not possible to check the comics or the Encyclopedia (I actually got the original information from the book though, I just re-organised it into my own words. Saying that I should probably list it as a source).
I haven't read any of the Dice comics, they may have changed the name since I stopped reading them? My reference was from the plain old Judge Dredd comics and 2000AD. Most of the A-Z references seem to come from 2000AD and since Judge Dredd originally began in 2000AD then maybe it should count as the highest Canon?
I'll check the references when I go home in a few weeks, but to be quite honest I've never once heared of it being called 'standard execution' in the comics. I have, however, heared it being called that in the film. I don't think we can take the film as a decent enough source since they got a lot of things wrong in it and, quite frankly, it wasn't the best film either. Since the film actually dredged up it's information from the comics we should actually refer to the comics for our references because, like most movie adaptations, they tend to change things around. Since we're counting the Dice comics and fan sources here though, I'm not sure what to make of it.
I'll look into it and get back to you :-) --Vanguard 00:20, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I think I'll leave it be, I'm probably wrong anyway. I did get that from the A-Z guide but if the majority of sources are calling it 'standard execution' then I guess It'll have to be left in there. I'll dig out my old comics this summer to see what they call it there.
Cheers for the heads up anyway!--Vanguard 03:31, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding your message at User_talk:Jappie

Please do not engage in personal attacks against other editors, even if they have vandalized articles (see WP:NPA for more information). Bjelleklang - talk 01:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Worse than that is your edit summary on the F-16 page:
"RV MORONIC VANDALISM BY STUPID ASSHOLE FUCKWANK"
In my opinion this is worse than the relatively minor vandalism the user in question is guilty of. Mark83 16:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

It's precisely this kind of attitude that is going to doom the project. Editors who are trying to improve the project are attacked, while blatant vandals and trolls are ignored. The lunatics are taking over the asylum. exolon 04:20, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Exactly, trolls and vandals are ignored, and hopefully they see that they haven't accomplished anything, causing them to stop. Nobody has attacked any editors, but being rude to others don't really help at all! Bjelleklang - talk 11:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Response to "interesting"

Come on, we're on the same side — we both think vandalism is wrong. I wasn't "attacking" you, I just wanted to raise a flag with you that the language in question should be avoided. There are many templates to produce warnings available at Wikipedia:Vandalism.

I don't have the power or wish to block you or raise a RFC. I've had a look through your contributions and you're right, there is a lot of good work there. Mark83 11:35, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FARC

Thans for the note - I see that the nomination has been removed. To be perfectly honest though, I find the vast majority of the criticism incredibly misguided and unfounded. Live Forever 05:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your message

Thanks for letting me know. No, I didn't realise that there was an RfC — I've responded there now. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 10:43, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] speedies

Hi Brian. Hey when you speedy something wudja mind puttin' in reason, even if it seems obvious, makes it easier to review, thx. Wiki on! Herostratus 02:25, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rue Dussault

I delisted this from CSD, as it didn't wasn't nominated under any specific criteria, and I didn't feel that it met the terms of CSDA1. I am not a hard inclusionist either, and delete laods of CSD everytime I work them. I will not argue a keep in the deletion debate though. If you haven't seen PROD before, you might want to check it out. It is somewhat of an intermediary process between CSD and AFD, and works well for swiftly deleting anything, so long as it is not contested. — xaosflux Talk 01:17, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Ice Hockey

Hey, I saw you were asking about the hockey team stubs. I thought I would explain. A league is only a governing body, the teams are where all the history is. A lot of these teams have been around for almost 100 years (these leagues average lasting about 10 years) and have great histories to be told, which either I or a fan of those teams will tell them (See Durham Huskies). I welcome your questions about Ice Hockey, and I am sorry if one of our members made you feel lesser, I just don't think he fully knew why you were asking the question. We all have been working hard on building this community... I would say it is 5 times bigger than it was in February, and it will bear fruit. Thank you for the question, and if you come across anything again with a hockey subject, and you see my name in the "history", feel free to ask me on MY discussion page. By putting it in the WikiProject Forum, you opened it up to literally an open forum, and I'm not shocked that a person took offense to it. Don't worry about this, and feel free to contact me if you have anything else to ask. DMighton 19:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "WP:VSCA" should not be cited in AfD

Stating something is vanispamcruftisement is no different than stating it's original research or non-notable. VSCA is cited all the time. Royboycrashfan 00:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Shys

I had no clue that was a policy. I've actually been on a few articles where they have individual pages for the band members that are only three, four, sentences long. Lillix is a perfect example of that. I guess I wanted to make the pages in hope that there would be more info later. : )
On a side note, are you a fan of The Shys? Starla Dear 17:26, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: your AfD for TTK

You forgot to sign your nom. Remember to always sign all of your posts on talk pages. Typing four tildes after your comment ( ~~~~ ) will insert a signature showing your username and a date/time stamp, which is very helpful. --LBMixPro<Speak|on|it!> 00:23, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

My bad. It wasn't like I'm trying to down you or anything like that. It was just a good faith reminder, since I'm not sure how other editors will react to an unsigned AfD nom. --LBMixPro<Speak|on|it!> 00:40, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blogospheres of The World

Hi, I am trying to help save Romanian blogosphere by putting it into a more substantive global context, please give me some time before deleting, thanks. Attic Owl 15:17, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fred Phelps

Fred Phelps is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. (I think this may have been your FA? If not, please disregard.) Sandy 15:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Forbidden Truth

I am unable to submit any review of the band :( Gets Auto deleted


[edit] The Launderette

Hey man, why the deletion notice? John 19:52, 19 August 2006 (UTC)


Should those internet references prove to be enough? (The Launderette) Evrenosogullari 14:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jessica Smith

Just a heads up, the article you tagged for speedy deletion fails to mention that she was just announced as a contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands. I don't think that's enough to save the article in the end, but maybe it means it's not a speedy candidate. Whatever you think. --Maxamegalon2000 01:12, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Buildings

Well, i'm thankful and glad that you notified me of the nomination for 607 Shelby Street. If it's deleted, it's no big deal. Personally, i'd love to see Industrial Building Apartments restored... Raccoon Fox • Talk • Stalk 01:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Detroit Buildings Wikiproject

Should i start a Detroit Buildings Wikiproject? If so, would you be willing to join and assist me in it? Raccoon Fox • Talk • Stalk 03:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't live in the united states, either. I live in canada, but i'm very close to Detroit. I have considered joining other projects... Raccoon Fox • Talk • Stalk 18:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On meeting house

Got it. Thanks. --Improv 18:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About Saliya Aladeniya's article

I'm SL Navy person, and i have rights to do so. And I’d like to take this moment for appreciate for you to about concerning on our articles.

[edit] About copyright violation notice

Dear sir, Currently we have an ongoing project for update our web site and our picture on internet. You have seen that "Copyright®2004 Sri Lanka Navy" phase. That’s a good clue for our outdated site. So I hereby take this moment for appeal a kindly request on you, please don’t try to make any copyright violation notices on our articles.

Thank you, Lt.G.K.M.L.Karunarathne (RSP,USP)

[edit] Civility

Concerning your edits to User talk:Voice of All [1], please remember to remain civil and avoid making sarcastic comments solely meant to attack someone. Doing so gets us nowhere and only makes situations worse. Thank you. Cowman109Talk 00:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Don't worry, I'm quitting the project anyway. See my last contribution. exolon 00:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Utter Debacle

You may want to take a look at User talk:Publicgirluk, and the associated Wikipedia:Publicgirluk photo debate and Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_August_27#Publicgirluk.27s_images. Quite frankly, the attitudes and actions of some of the editors and admins during this farce have been unbelievable. They've managed to drive away a user who attempted to contribute in good faith, and I've quit the project as I can't justify contributing to a project that treats people so shabbily. exolon 14:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

It looks to me like this "user who attempted to contribute in good faith" was likely just trolling us. The "utter debacle" I see here is that good people were suckered into defending this nonsense. "Publicgirluk" should have been indef blocked and the images speedied without so much as a how do you do. --Jimbo Wales 16:01, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Launderette

The Launderette is a reputable online publication - it's deletion has apparently come despite those links I put on the talk page. Wikipedia has been doing much lately with internet publications and I'm rather disappointed. John 11:11, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Summer School Wust

I can´t see the reason why an article about an institution like the summer school should be deleted at all, and the threat of speedy deletion seems to be quite hasty! One can argue about the importance of the school, but in the usual time of 7 days. At least there are criteria to distinguish between deletion and speedy deletion! Alfred E. Neander 22:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Summer School Wust

Small thanks to you!

The Summer School in Wust is NOT a students exchange program but a singular project in East Germany! Students and teachers from Anglo-saxon universities teach young people who are interested and gifted but not so well-monied to go to Eton College - maybe there are loads of summer schools all over the world, easy-going courses for pupils simple-minded - in a region of poor infrastructure like East Germany it means much more!

The first try to annihilate the article in a speedy deletion action(my first one in English Wikipedia, by the way) I regard as a severe offence against the principles of Wikipedia ! There was no nonsense stuff, no bad intention, no item to fulfill the criteria of speedy deletion!

Strangely enough nobody cares about the article about the village Wust (Germany) itself - an obscure place in the middle of nowhere - no article to annihilate immediately, yet? Why? Is it the coffin of Hans Hermann von Katte to be of a superior importance? I doubt it.

P.S.: Sorry, if my English knowledge seems to be so poor. I had just a few lessons in the summer school.Alfred E. Neander 22:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

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