User talk:Happy-melon

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[edit] Instant Runoff Voting

Thanks for pointing that out to me; I just thought it didn't seem to fit. There also seems to be a lot of cases where i.e. and e.g. could be used interchangeably, which is probably why in a more "formal" document like an encyclopedia, neither should be used and we should just type out the whole phrase. =] Peyna 19:48, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup resources

Creating Cleanup resources, which redirected to Wikipedia:Cleanup resources, was inappropriate. Per Wikipedia:Avoid self-references, pages in the article namespace must not redirect to the Wikipedia: namespace. The encyclopedia must be self-contained.--Srleffler 11:50, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polarization

I removed the context tag you put on polarization. I can't see what you had in mind. Please leave a note on the talk page there if there's something I'm missing.--Srleffler 11:50, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, considering the text you put on my talk page, someone knowledgeable in the subject would immediately think of polarization. It's the most obvious distinction between electromagnetic waves and water or sound waves, which depends on the 3-dimensional (vector) nature of the EM wave. I understand your point, though, and you're right: the introduction fails to say with precision what polarization is. I'll see if I can remedy that when I have more time. Regarding the tone tag, was it that you felt the article was too technical, or did you have some other concern?--Srleffler 14:20, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

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[edit] Mythbusters 4

Mythbusters, at least in my region, is aired on the Discovery Channel. New episodes are aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Pacific time with reruns being aired at various times during the week. If you have any other questions, just check out there main site at: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html --Winter04 01:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of cocktails

Hello. I responded to your very good questions at Talk:List of cocktails#Layout/style and also at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cocktails/Style/Measurements. I'd love your input, especially about the measurements. --Willscrlt 00:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Cocktails

Hello. As a person interested in WikiProject Cocktails, you may be interested to know that a name change is being considered from Cocktails to Mixed Drinks. Please add your opinions to the discussion and vote. Also, check out the recent changes to the WikiProject area. Consider becoming an active Participant. Thanks! --Willscrlt 08:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

Thanks for starting the infobox. Since it's not really your cup of tea, I went ahead and created the first draft of the infobox template[1] and left an explanation. I'm still working on it, and tags are subject to change, plus we need to move it to real template space, before it goes live, so please don't start slapping it up on pages yet. You certainly can (and probably should) experiment with it in your sandbox if you like. Everyone involved should put it through a few more samples before anyone decides it is finished. As for me, I'm off to bed now. Thank goodness today is a holiday in the U.S. :-) Bye for now. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 15:43, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

It startled me to see Snakebite (beer cocktail) was already infobox tagged. I thought I was posting tags in my sleep now! :-) How do you like? I just finished debugging it (I think). It's ready for prime time, I think. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 16:28, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Great job on adding all those infoboxes. I love it! :-) I also left you two or three comments[2] on the talk page. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 02:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The First Mixed Drinks WikiProject Barnstar

The WikiProject Mixed Drinks Barnstar is hereby award by Willscrlt to Happy-melon for his ongoing dedication and participation with our WikiProject and tireless tagging of articles with infoboxes. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 14:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Several weeks ago, I created this award specifically with you in mind as its first recipient. I waited a while to see if your interest was short-term, or long, and I see now that you are an incredibly diligent hard worker. So, I just want you to know how much I appreciate all your efforts (grunt work as you call it), and also to know that it has not gone unnoticed. It thrills me to see the daily list of new WPMIXInfoboxes that appear in my watchlist. It may seem like a little thing, but it really means a lot to me, and to the overall good of the WikiProject.

I don't mean to ignore your other contributions, either. You edit boldly, speak up when you see things that need to be done, and are an all-around great asset to have on our WikiProject. I would like to encourage you to join the two related bartending projects (one at WikiBooks and one I hope will eventually help coordinate between the two projects).

WikiBooks is a very different critter than Wikipedia. Yes, they both use MediaWiki software, but the focus is very different. I'm sure to run into some resistance from the status quo for my Wikipedian ways. It's hard to break Wikipedia habits and go with the different WikiBooks flow. WikiBooks is essentially a collection of text books (like for use in a classroom). In our particular case, it's a Bartender's Guide. So, forget everything about what Wikipedia is not when you are there, because that's, to some degree, what WikiBooks is. But not exactly. It's a little hard to describe, and I'm still mentally adjusting (though I've been an editor there for nearly as long as on Wikipedia, though much, much less active). Another difference is that linking is discouraged. The entire contents of the text book should be found in a fairly sequential order and without having to jump around between articles. You know, like when you read a book.

I feel that WikiBooks has been given the bad end of the stick for a long time when it comes to mixed drink articles. Anything that was determined was not Wikipedia-quality, has been dumped into WikiBooks through the transwiki process (which I still haven't figured out) that somehow keeps the edit histories intact for GFDL compliance. Essentially, it moves the article between websites. Anyway, as a result of that process, the Bartending Guide is in a much worse mess than the List of cocktails was when I started working on it. Partly that is the nature of the book format, but it's also a lot to do with being Wikipedia's dumping ground.

I think that parallel cleanup would be beneficial to both sites. I'm also a little scared of alienating the existing editors over there or of pissing them off with my bold new ideas. I think that it could be very beneficial, however, because it would help standardize information on both sides, and we could work together instead of at odds with each other. If this sounds interesting to you, please let me know. Better yet, sign up as an Active Participant there, too.

Congratulations again on receiving the first Mixed Drinks WikiProject Barnstar ever awarded. :-)

--Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 14:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Big discussions

Hi. Philvarner and I have various thoughts on how to restructure the entire mixed drinks and bartending section of Wikipedia, and that also squarely ties in with WikiBooks. Some of these are pretty sweeping changes, and as one of the most active WikiProject Participants, your input is really important. Please visit the Restructure Section to read, discuss, and hopefully help plan these important changes. Thank you. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 11:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting article on Pegu

I went to the Mixed Drinks WikiProject page but didn't see a good place to request an article. You seem very active in this area. I was hoping to see an article on my favortie cockatil the Pegu. it's considered a vinatge cocktail but is becoming pretty popular again where I live (Hollywood, CA). I'd be happy to help expand it once created. thanks. Lisapollison 03:52, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for creating the article and infobox. I'm working on the article now. FYI, wouldn't a Pegu be considered part of the Sour family of drinks? I just saw the page on sours and now realize that maybe the Pegu should go there instead of having its own page. You would be the better judge. Lisapollison 03:32, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting data on "Down Low" Cocktail

I got the recipe for the drink from a local Boston periodical called the Weekly Dig. A recent issue listed a series of interesting cocktails that I thought might make good contributions because they aren't commonly found in bar guides. [3] Hotspur23 22:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)