User talk:Laszlo Panaflex

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[edit] What use are categories?

I opened up the categories page, and it is a bloody mess. I was trying to find what category to put a new page into, but I couldn't find any relevant sections. There is a huge disambiguation problem, but what's more, there is no way one could use the categories to actually find anything. What are they there for? - Laszlo Panaflex 10:38, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppet

Hi, I'm not sure what that is, but it does sound a little scary! JBH 00:56, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

sorry, I see you put a link to it, I'm not sure why you think that I am another user, I just came across the deletion page after looking up irish americans. JBH 00:59, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps it is merely a coincidence, but you registered after voting began on this page, which is one indication of sock-puppet voting. Looks like the page will survive, though, if relevant links are added. Laszlo Panaflex 01:28, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NewsRadio

A few weeks ago, I made a correction to the NewsRadio page, which you then reverted. However, according to the NewsRadio Episode Guide, I was not mistaken. Do you have another source that contradicts me? Many thanks. – ClockworkSoul 05:52, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Nevermind - I figured out my error. I was using the absolute episode numbers rather than the season numbers. – ClockworkSoul 05:56, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

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Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, as you did to Katie Hafner is an asshole, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:06, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Warning

What was that all,about, "Katie Hafner is an asshole"? If you create more similar abusive articles you will be blocked from editing. The choice is yours. Moriori 07:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Do not blank your talk page

Please stop. If you continue to remove legitimate warning messages from your talk page, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Urania3 19:24, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks

I wanted to thank you for bringing an abusive IP address to our attention. I understand that this IP has been warned multiple times and blocked quite a few times. In the future, if you feel an IP is being extremely abusive and constantly vandalizing even after being warned or blocked, you can file a report through: Wikipedia:Abuse Reports. Thanks again. Andrew4010 06:15, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of characters from The Simpsons

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Some of your recent edits, such as those you made to List of characters from The Simpsons, have been considered unhelpful or unconstructive and have been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Do not link articles in mainspace to your userspace. Natalie 14:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The picture in your user space

Sorry, I don't want you to feel like I'm picking on you, but the screen shot on your userpage needs to be removed. It doesn't meet the fair use criteria because your userpage isn't an article (see criterion # 9). Please remove it immediately. Thanks. Natalie 14:36, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Given that you have messaged me, you are obviously online. You have to remove the picture from your userspace, as it violates fair use, immediately. You are violating the copyright of the Fox Network. Natalie 16:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
I've removed the image for you. If you have any questions please don't hestitate to ask. Natalie 16:17, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cross name-space linking

Because you're not allowed to link from mainspace to userspace, as my first message to you indicates. It gives the impression that your userpage is an article, which it isn't. Also, you need to source the assertion that Laszlo Panaflex is an allusion to another person with the same name. Natalie 16:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

So the reference may still be included, but not linked to my page. Correct? Laszlo Panaflex 16:11, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Yes, provided you source it. Sorry, but pages about the Simpsons attract all sorts of crap from people without sources. So if this was mentioned on a DVD commentary or similar, please add a source. Note that IMDB is not an acceptable source for trivia, as that is user generated content. Natalie 16:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The source is the reference itself and the picture of the camera on the screenshot you say I cannot include. Laszlo Kovacs is well linked to the Panaflex camera (see sources on his page), and a movie camera appears on the star. The source is in the episode. That is at least as good a source as those provided for the other cultural references listed on the page; no DVD commentary or further sources are listed for the others, some of which are overtly speculative. Indeed, it is very similar to the MacArthur Park cultural reference listed on the page. Does that need a source, too? Laszlo Panaflex 16:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Firstly, you may be able to include the screen shot in the article, if it meets the fair use criteria, but you absolutely cannot have it in your userspace. This is further elaborated at the fair use pages. Secondly, while your reasoning makes perfect sense, I'm afraid it violates Wikipedia's policy against original research and the requirement of attribution. Lastly, "article x breaks the rules, so article y can, too" is generally not a good argument. I would suggest that if you would like to work with the Simpsons WikiProject on finding sources for trivia, they would welcome your help. Natalie 16:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The argument is that some references are obvious in and of themselves. Where will you find a source for the proposition that the name "MacArthur Parker" refers to the song "MacArthur Park"? It is too obvious for anyone to say on a DVD commentary or write in an article. Similarly, the reference "Laszlo Panaflex" explains itself, if you know who Laszlo Kovacs is and what a Panaflex camera is. An explanation on the page makes that clear for those who do not. Laszlo Panaflex 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
True, that is somewhat of a gray area as far as original research goes. This is my suggestion - take this either to the article talk page or to the Simpsons WikiProject and see what they say. You can re-add it to the article, and I won't revert (bad form), but I can't guarantee that others will not revert. So discussion first is probably the best bet. Natalie 16:52, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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