User talk:Mitchberg

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Mitch Berg, as in [1]? android79 12:52, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes, that's me. Although there are actually two other Mitch Bergs in the IT business in the Twin Cities, oddly enough... Mitchberg 22:22, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Please see my comments on your changes at Talk:Heartland rock. Wasted Time R 03:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

FYI see my comments at Talk:Iron City Houserockers and changes to that article. Wasted Time R 18:10, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Powerline's Retraction of Schiavo Memo - Substantiation?

El, You clipped a piece of Powerline's article re Hinderaker's retraction on their "Schiavo Memo" flub, claiming that it was unsubstantiated and POV.

Now, I'm sort of new to Wikipedia - but I'm a colleague of Hinderakers, and in fact they did retract their story "as soon as possible" - as in, as fast as they could write it.

Just curious - where's the POV? Mitchberg 10:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

It's unsubstantiated because, as of my revision, there was no demonstrable independent evidence supporting it.
First-person accounts (e.g., "I'm a colleague...") fall under the heading of "original research," and are not an acceptable Wikipedia encyclopedic standard. That's not my rule; it's Wikipedia's.[2]
While it's not horrendously POV, it does smack of POV damage control. "As soon as possible" can be construed as a post facto way of trying to burnish Power Line's reputation after it made a mistake. Your revision to "prompt" is more NPOV.
I don't wish to further stir the pot, but there's some question as to whether Power Line's "retraction" was a full retraction at all. Beginning with the querulous heading "Mystery Solved?" the entire "retraction" post is several miles short of a mea culpa, and is begrudging at best.
By the way, welcome to Wikipedia. As you've no doubt seen, any page dealing with a political figure (including bloggers and pundits) is sure to be... I think the best euphemism is "lively."

Eleemosynary 02:17, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Blue eyed soul

Thank you for the great edits. Sorry if the rewrite wasn't up to standards, but I tried to take the article out of a hot mess. Antares33712 01:21, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two-edged sword

Two-edged sword has been proposed for deletion. An editor felt this is more a dictionary entry than an encyclopedia article. Please review WP:WINAD for the relevant guidelines. I'm also not convinced that this is the actual meaning of this metaphor. Please provide sources for the information, to comply with WP:V. Please consider improving the article to address these concerns or explaining your plans on the talk page.

If no one objects to the deletion within five days by removing the prod notice, the article may be deleted without further discussion. NickelShoe 04:07, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandals

Hey. You left a message for help on my talk page, so here's the reply. Vandals are tiresome, aren't they? If you haven't yet found it, here's the place to look for help on dealing with these people: Wikipedia:Vandalism.

I see that another user has already blocked the vandal: User talk:Known Wikipedian. Hope this helps ! --jrleighton 00:40, 18 March 2006 (UTC)


[edit] WPND

Thanks for the support! I think now, we can start building a solid to-do list and eventually finish tagging relevant articles at this point. I look forward to working with you! --AlexWCovington (talk) 05:26, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Usage of the User Monty Python userbox

Hello there...I have come up with a whole slew of new usages for the User Monty Python userbox. They are currently located in my sandbox. I would like your opinion before I put them up for general consumption, and if you have any other suggestions, please let me know.
—Lady Aleena talk/contribs 21:42, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Kuchen

I've heard "koogen" all over the state; In fact, I've never heard a "cha" or "ka" sound in the middle there. It might be different elsewhere, but for the most part all of North Dakota uses your pronunciation. --AlexWCovington (talk) 01:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MatthewUND's RfA

I just self-nominated myself for administrator's status on Wikipedia. As an active member of WikiProject North Dakota, I feel that having admin status would allow me the ability to be more useful to the project and to curtail vandalism and other problems. An admin is able to protect pages that are being bombarded with vandalism and to more quickly revert pages that have been vandalized. I've always hoped that we could get an admin to join the WikiProject so we would have someone to turn to in times of need. Since we still don't have an active admin within the project's membership, I decided to nominate myself. I really hope you will visit my request for adminship and support me. Thanks! --MatthewUND(talk) 10:47, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

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