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[edit] Your WP:FILMS Post

I replied to your post on the WikiProject Films talk page. Cbrown1023 00:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Test

You're right, a {{test}} is more appripriate, I thought your warning was old. Thanks for the heads up, I'll be removing the warning. Happy patrolling. Oh and by the way; use the substitution template for delivering warnings to vandals (for example: {{subst:test}}) --– sampi (talkcontribemail) 07:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re vandal

the next step is to report to WP:AIV Betacommand (talkcontribsBot) 01:01, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes on Japanese films

Please link to [[Japanese language|Japanese]] when you add infoboxes to Japanese movies. The infoboxes have been creating a large number of links to the Japanese disambiguation page. Thanks! Dekimasu 09:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] License tagging for Image:The setting sun film.jpg

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[edit] Re:adding user defined searches

It's definitely possible to look for particular edit summaries (which is what the counter does at the moment). If you know JavaScript you can just copy User:ais523/editcount.js to your userspace and tinker with it yourself (including your copy rather than mine); otherwise, let me know more precisely want you want to do and I'll look into it. --ais523 07:42, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi!

I coughed up five thousand bucks for this piece of shit car and the transmission shit the bed the next day!. The fucker who sold it to me didn't even give me a reach around!. FUCK!! --190.45.178.6 00:23, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

My first bit of vandalism, I feel so privileged. RichMac 08:32, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disambig

Thanks for your message. {{disambiguation}} specifically refers to "articles associated with the same title", which singing fish does not. I thought there was a more appropriate template but I couldn't find it. Regards--Shantavira 10:46, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion

Regarding the article PCSX, which you tagged for speedy deletion with the reason "it is patent nonsense", I wanted you to know that I have removed the speedy deletion tag. This article does not qualify for speedy deletion because patent nonsense is content that is so confused and unclear as to be completely incomprehensible; this article is not. If you still want the article to be deleted, please use the WP:AFD process. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 19:21, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Personally tagged the article as copyright infringment. Origional contributor removed copy-vio tag and User:80.41.241.145 added nonsense tag. RichMac 23:41, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
My bad, sorry for the wrong message. I've proposed that the article should be deleted. If you agree you can add the {{prod2}} tag. Stifle (talk) 21:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] In Defense of the "OpenHuman" Article

To be honest, I don't really care what happens to OpenHuman. I see Saxifrage already deleted it. I created the article because the site looked interesting and I was immensely bored. But now that I must defend myself, here's the best (subjective) defense of the article: "OpenHuman" was notable enough to be Slashdotted [1], so I figured that it could be notable enough for Wikipedia. It's not that OpenHuman itself is any more notable than it really is, but that it is strongly related to the open-source movement in a way that few other sites are. Slashdot's actual post regarding OpenHuman accurately sums the significance that OpenHuman has to the open-source and social website movement, and how those two ideas, when combined, create privacy concerns:

"Many people love and use open source software. Open source has made an impact in just about every place imaginable; education, hardware, coke, beer, cell phones, pharmaceuticals, search engines and encyclopedias. However, OpenHuman takes it one step further and invites you to open source yourself to experiment with the open human idea. This may sound crazy and rife with privacy concerns but as the author asks, do you still believe in Internet privacy in the age of blogs, MySpace, LinkedIn, Meetup, and Flickr?"

Therefore, I think it's important to have an OpenHuman article because it reveals how far we are willing to go with this open-source/social stuff, to the point where the creator of the site even suggests that users upload "naked pictures" :/

If any social site is worth noting on Wikipedia, it's this one. --qrc 19:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: The Documentary

I removed it becuase the person who added it, didn't format it correctly so I just removed it. See here --Ted87 07:24, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Red Fruit

I removed the db tag, as it was verifiable and not patent nonsense. If you have a good reason for its deletion, please list it for an AfD. --Gray Porpoise 19:25, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On La Niña de los Peines

RichMac, all the comments I have put in this article can be read in 90 per cent of critical reviews. Maybe you don't know much about flamenco, but doubting the importance of this singer is like doubting the importance of Shakespeare for English literature. If you have any concrete claims on any particular sentence, please specify, adding your sources, as I've done. In the meantime, I'll be adding more sources and information (the article is a start, so give me break). GemmaMS 02:17, 19 November 2006 (UTC). You can answer here if you want.

She is called "Most important woman flamenco singer" by Álvarez Caballero in both his books in the sources list. "the most important singer of her time" by Ríos Ruiz (2002), Some quotations from Antonio Mairena and Ricardo Molina: "Regarding its best interpreters (of tangos), the most supreme interpreter is Pastora Pavón", about tientos (another flamenco style): "From Manuel Torre, tientos passed to Pastora Pavón, whose eminently dynamic genius multiplied them and had the best out of them with spontaneous and infallible art"... etc, etc. etc. As I've said, I'll be adding more comments and sources. If I find any negative comment, OK, I'll add it... but it will be difficult to find one. I don't think that stating the (generally accepted) artistic value of a singer is lack of objectivity. As I say, nobody would discuss Shakespeare's importance to English literature. But I understand that English Wikipedia readers may need more confirmation, if flamenco is not part of their culture.... Now it's 3:47 a.m. here, and I need a sleep, so good night. (By the way, Lola Flores doesn't appear in flamenco history books, except as the temporary artistic partner of Manolo Caracol. The reason is that she was not really a flamenco singer, but mainly a singer of copla andaluza, which is a different genre (although with occasional and scarcely remembered incursions in a few flamenco palos like bulería or rumba). GemmaMS 02:57, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Well, I think that now the claim of "most important blah, blah" is sufficiently substantiated in the article, especially in the section on "views" and by the sources. It would be cumbersome to give all these quotations in the introduction. I searched all my books on flamenco and several web pages, and couldn't find any comment to the contrary. So I've removed the NOPV tag. GemmaMS 17:28, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
No need to apologize. I understand that for people who are not into traditional flamenco, any statement about the importance of a flamenco artist should be verifiable. Thanks for making me more aware of it. GemmaMS 18:50, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Terrence Duren

Why did you delete the article on Terrence Duren? You deleted it before I had a chance to defend the article! He is a central figure in the current incident with Mostafa Tabatabainejad which has been making the news recently. This issue vitally important to police-community relations! I don't understand why you have me 30 seconds to defend the article before you deleted it! I hadn't even finished putting up information about it! This is what I originally wanted to write for a defense in the discussion:

I'm not sure why RichMac feels that this article "does not assert the importance or significance of the subject." This is the officer that repeatedly tasered Mostafa Tabatabainejad at the UCLA library and has been in the news. There is also plenty of public information about his past investigations, as well as lots of information that NEEDS to be documented as the investigation of the incident continues. I will be adding more information on him, and I hope that others will also contribute. This is not a small matter as it has made national news.

I also implore everybody to stay objective on this article. Please do not use this page to bash the officer Duren regardless of personal feelings. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Timchanzee (talkcontribs).

[edit] The STUDIO L2 page has been CHANGED!!

The STUDIO L2 page has been CHANGED!! - I was actually working with and the changes was been performed at the same time as the warnings came up. Now it does not sound as an advert (it did first, since the next was copy pasted, then I CHANGED it)... OK? Nike —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nike George (talkcontribs).

hello! is it possible to take away the warnings now since the next is neutralized and just informative - we don't sell anything (not even on the art museum's or studio's home page. the text is completely informative from a cultural perspective.. Please let me know! Nike

hello! is it possible to take away the warnings now since the next is neutralized and just informative - we don't sell anything (not even on the art museum's or studio's home page. the text is completely informative from a cultural perspective.. Please let me know! Nike —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nike George (talkcontribs).

[edit] Less text....

Hello even less text now....take away as much as you like. We just want to inform about the Studio L2, which is more like an institution than a commercial gallery. Please erase as much as u like! Thanks! Nike —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nike George (talkcontribs).

[edit] WHY?

Why do you delete everything I write? I am still working with the changes you wanted me to make, but the text disappears all the time, and it stresses me. Why is the artist also deleted? She is a famous wellrenowned Swedish artist, WHY?? If you delete her I want you to delete: me as a member everything i have written And will block not come back —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nike George (talkcontribs).

[edit] ZENN

No, sorry, I must have deleted the text accidentally whist editing the page. Very sorry! --Robdurbar 13:44, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why?

why did ya delete my ZB Fischer article—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Toomak (talkcontribs).

Dont get it - so why did ya delete it please give a straight out answer —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Toomak (talkcontribs).
so why was it deleted in the first place—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Toomak (talkcontribs).

[edit] re Daniel Carrington

Ah. Right. Well, rubbish = patent nonsense which is a CSD. Right, after wading through the first couple paras which were bad enough and getting to "The Carrington Institute is officialy an R&D centre by secretly opperates as an espionage group. It was founded by Daniel Carrington. It has allies with the alian species..." I assumed it was just nonsense/rubbish... I didn't realize it was about a fictional character... my bad... I restored it. Herostratus 07:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User sigs not me

Sorry, the writing you refer to wasn't me. There is a user called Jayden-something... It might have been his/hers. Either that, or someone is using my account without my knowledge. Unlikely, though, it was probably just a similarly named person. If you could direct me to the discussion in question, I might find it interesting (even if I didn't author it) --Jayron32 23:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Found it. The user who wrote the comments you attributed to me is: User:John Reid. My comments were under his, so it is an easy mistake to make. Sorry about the mix-up. Happy editing! --Jayron32 23:56, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fanny Hill

This is to let you know that I've orphaned the fair use image Image:Fanny Hill (novel).jpg, and replaced it with Image:Fanny Hill 1910 cover.jpg, an image in the public domain. For more information, see the book cover replacement project. Thanks. Chick Bowen 05:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Emad Hamdy

Hi, RichMac. You have put {{notability}} template on the article about the Egyptian actor Emad Hamdy. I created the article just now. He is a very famous actor, so, he certainly deserves an article. However, I am currently translating the article about him in the Arabic Wikipedia. I will remove the template. Please check the article again after a few hours.

--Meno25 04:41, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

It's OK. The article is within the scope of the newly formed WikiProject Egypt, so, I think that its quality will improve quickly. Replying to my message shows that you are very polite as I wasn't expecting a reply to my note. Merry Christmas.
--Meno25 03:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the spelling correction.
--Meno25 04:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aarush

If an article can be written on this subject, then I'm perfectly fine with it not being a redirect. However, I also don't think that 12 words can be considered an actual article. - SimonP 04:13, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: User_talk:Gulabjaman - warnings

You're right. The problem is that there are so many available templates that I seldom know which is the most appropriate, though many are relevant. Valley2city 06:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome

I just wanted to let you know that I have replaced the coordinates. They are taken directly from the current Water Aerodrome Supplement (see Canada Flight Supplement) and are the official NAV CANADA figures. At least these are in the water. Some of them use only d/m and end up with water aerodromes on land. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 22:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to take so long in answering, I was trying to find things based on the Google Earth and the rotten black and white maps in the Flight Supplements. This is easier to follow if you have Google Earth but is still be viewable with the Google maps, (satellite images). The 49" 16' 26.44 N 123" 07' 08.90 W brings me to just north of Brentwood Town Centre on the land. The Vancouver Harbour Control Tower is close to the actual dock. I then noticed that the operators of the Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome are West Coast Air and Harbour Air so I checked out their web sites and see that they are both in the same area. They appear to be just west of Canada Place and in Google Earth with the Panoramio setting on you can see where the float planes are and from there a little bit more west and you can see planes tied up. I think that it might be an idea to do something similar to Cambridge Bay Water Aerodrome where the official coordinates are given and then explain in the body of the article where the aircraft dock, about 49 17 26N 123 07 09W. It is viewable in Google maps as well, both images show 6 planes docked. The Flight Supplement map shows the dock area as a "restricted area" and then says that aircraft can't take off or land in that area. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:57, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
I just updated Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome have a look and see if it appears sensible and not jargonised. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 07:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks to you for noticing it in the first place. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 07:53, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: Dark Angel (TV series) edit

Just so you know, that was an actual screencap from the show. Not going to revert it, because it is a bad representation of Max and doesn't add anything to the article, but don't be so quick to judge. WookMuff 10:09, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Like I said, no issue with the edit, just the assumption. I agree it added nothing and looked bad. WookMuff 10:48, 5 April 2007 (UTC)