User talk:SarekOfVulcan

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[edit] DeMolay Logo

We have a valid fair use claim on the logo, we do it with lots of companies and organizations. It only spreads their new logo around and gets it out there (personally I think it's ugly, I like the old one better). Anyway, we have solid grounds for fair use on logos and I tend to err on the side of being restrictive of fair use. --Wgfinley 00:52, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hope you know

I hope you know you violated the 3rvt rule....Chooserr 03:21, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attention required

Your attention is required at Safe sex and Condom. Thanks. Hipocrite - «Talk» 22:42, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I hate user RFCs (aka Requests for Lynching). They are a waste of time and space. It's possible that meditation might work, but I hope that rational discussion and extensive source citing will solve most issues. Hipocrite - «Talk» 23:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't really want to be RFC'd because I am trying to contribute, and have added information - with sources - which has balanced the article out. I see no reason why quotes around "Safe Sex" and a hard skull should get me banned or restricted. After all I can control my posts and rarely violate the 3rvt rule any more. Chooserr 23:09, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Hipocrite, I'd find that argument more convincing if Chooserr hadn't just disputed the CDC as a source of reliable health information.--SarekOfVulcan 23:16, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
He's agressively fighting for his POV. That's just how it goes here. He'll never get what he wants via a "cite sources - no your source isn't good enough," unless our information is bad. You want something that REALLY needs help? Hit the Random article button. That's in much worse shape, and requires much less time, than this does. If we dress up what is a simple POV dispute in an RFC, it'll just waste more time. Also, note that AIDS revisionism exists - in an article about the HIV AIDS connection, it would be appropriate to be more precise in language. This is just not the correct article to do that in. Also - more flies with honey. Trust me, I know from experience. See my new-leaf resolution on my user page. Hipocrite - «Talk» 23:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sarek

Since I know your so much in favour of the truth mind reverting the IP that has just vandalised the Condom Page - skewing facts in the process...? I don't know if I'm alowed to due to my previous reverts. Chooserr 23:35, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Verified at the cited URL and reverted. Thanks.--SarekOfVulcan 23:37, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I provided a link!

I was told this by someone else, and recently did some study. Look over the link and if that isn't satisfactory I will add another. In the mean time I will revert your edits. Chooserr 01:05, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't really want to revert it myself so please look over the link and revert yourself. I don't think it would warrant a block even if I exceeded the 3rvt because after reading the rules it said that you can revert vandalism, and repeated blanking, but I don't believe to much in the admins so....please look it over. Chooserr 01:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I read through that article quickly, and I really don't think it supports your thesis sufficiently.--SarekOfVulcan 01:11, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Can you please reply on my talk in the future. Chooserr 01:38, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Right

I'll look for more information concerning the Casual Sex article, but my additions to the Safe sex article are in order, and shouldn't be deleted. I struggled all day to keep it or fix it according to complaints voiced by hipocrit, and bent over backwards several times, but overall it's better than it was at the beginning. Chooserr 02:06, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks...

I appreciate what you say, but if I did commit a 3 rvt violation it shouldn't count according to the 3 revert rule which says that you can revert blanking and vandalism, which is what I was doing. Chooserr 02:07, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

No repeatedly blanking things is vandalism. I'll prove it to you when I take a section out of the masturbation page 3 times. Chooserr 02:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Looking over your last edit to Safe sex I can't help but wonder how you could re-add that statement. It blantly contradicts the Catholic beliefs telling anyone who reads it to "USE A CONDOM"!!!!!!!!!! I mean seriously...that's not even wikipedia standard. It pushes a POV. It isn't neutral. Damn my edits might not all have been good but removing phrases like "without the benifit of birth control" or "Use a Condom" can hardly be objectionable. The are making the damn article Neutral!!!!!!!!!! Objective!!!!!!! Chooserr 03:30, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what to say. I just wanted to improve wikipedia. I know it isn't just for Catholics, but I don't see why it should endorse condoms. Anyway I didn't imply anything about you being devout or not being devout, being good or not being good. If I did I'd most assuredly be blocked by a dozen editors. Bye, Chooserr 04:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I know you didn't. That was my characterization.--SarekOfVulcan 04:14, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prince Georg

Yeah, I inserted it due to this AfD. I'll do it. Thanks for the notification. --Deathphoenix 02:16, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mahabone

Hm. It gave me something else. I'll go fix it. MSJapan 06:01, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Condoms

The link I provided goes into the pros and cons of the product, but it hardly substantiats the claims made by the "advantage" side. I do want some sorces or I'll put an unsourced template up. Chooserr 06:12, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revert

I will revert your edits to casual sex, because this time I 1) made it neutral 2) cited a specific group 3) gave a website to a member of that group 3) provided a link to another wikipedia article which deals a bit on the same subject 4) and was going to ad another external link that isn't so biased. I don't want to get into any edit wars, so I will remove the last sentence if you can bring proof...I'll work with you if you want add information instead of getting rid of it. Chooserr 06:41, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Sorry if my reply was a bit snappy. I just would like to have an objective view here. If you don't erase that I'll search (and you can too) for a scientific view to combat it. Alright...as it stands now though it isn't using weaselly words. :) Chooserr 06:46, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Basil_Rathbone

He's blocked now. If you wish to add commentary, please do so at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RR#User:Basil Rathbone.--Vidkun 18:09, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, the block on Basil Rathbone has ended, and he has picked up right where he left off!. Same edits, same reverts, etc. Can we get him blocked perminantly? I would put the request in, but I don't know how. Blueboar 14:18, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stalking

Are you or anyone else stalking Chooserr and/or I? --Shanedidona 21:41, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

If I were, I would have let you keep wondering where that page went.--SarekOfVulcan 21:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please contact me regarding socks

Please email me.-Vidkun 14:29, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

No Skull 'n' Femurs 17:57, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Safe Sex

I replied on safe sex to your comments, including your false quote. Chooserr 00:41, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Diff for quote provided as per request on talk page.--SarekOfVulcan 00:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit

Edit ended, thanks.Skull 'n' Femurs 23:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikibreak

I'm trying to give myself a week off here. See you in a few days!--SarekOfVulcan 17:50, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

If I may, I'd like to suggest a more effective method of self-blocking which does not disrupt Wikipedia: editing your Host file. Adding an entry "127.0.0.1 en.wikipedia.org" to it (minus the quotes) will make the site completely inaccessible from that computer until the line is removed. An entry needs to be added for each domain that the user desires to block (wikipedia.org, meta.wikipedia.org, wiktionary.org, etc.)... (from User:TidyCat's comments last fall)

[edit] Thought you might want to know....

A usercheck revealed that Rathbone = Lightbinger, and he revealed his true colors and intent. Even Seraphim was disturbed, which is saying something. Anyhow, he's gone, and my initial suspicions were correct after all. So, your Wikibreak should find you coming back to a much more hospitable environment. MSJapan 03:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Canada Campaign (American Revolution)

DELETE - This Category is not required, each article has a reference to the "Canada Campaign" in the "Battle Box" and all the battles are noted at List of conflicts in Canada and Category:Conflicts in Canada. In addition, the +cat name is in appropriate and the sentence at the top describing the Category "Provence of Canada"...What is this? The creator of the +cat recently created a similiar +cat called Category:Battles of the War of 1812 (Northern Theaters), which was deleted see discussion here: Discussion. Please note that the individual User:Mike McGregor (Can) that created this category is the founder and sole member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Canadian military history task force SirIsaacBrock 13:18, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

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[edit] Edit anniversary

Great grapes
Great grapes

I came here one day before your edit anniversary day. Happy anniversary day, and please continue to work here. And, I have brought some grapes for you. Do you like grapes? In case, you want something else, just tell me. Happy editings !!!!!!! --Bhadani 16:21, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Happy first edit day. — natha(?)nrdotcom (T • C • W) 12:53, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
Yes, happy first edit day indeed from a fellow Esperanzian --«Θ» zeerus 13:14, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, all. :-) Sorry I haven't been around as much lately, but life is in the process of happening. :-)--SarekOfVulcan 06:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza Newsletter #2

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[edit] Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy anniversary!

Of your first edit! --Quentin Smith 13:05, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Classical High School

we spiffied up the page... how do you like it?Slasher600 00:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

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[edit] Microsoft MVP?

I saw in the MS MVP article discussion page that you were an MVP. Just curious, but what product group are you in? Thanks. --Michaelk 09:17, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Knights of Columbus

I've asked for a peer review for the Knights of Columbus article, with the hopes of making it a featured article. Any help you could give would be great. Thanks! Briancua 13:46, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

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[edit] Pope John Paul the Great

Why did you remove every instance of Pope John Paul the Great? --Briancua 23:32, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Because it's a redirect to the actual article, and there's no consensus in the world at large that this should be his title. You'll notice that I didn't touch the discussion of the subject in the article, since it was well-cited, and that I didn't mess with people's sandboxes. --SarekOfVulcan 00:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] yuch?

Dochvam vISop net pIH'a'? --SGOvD webmaster (talk) 02:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Meaning: yuch? = "chocolate?" Dochvam vISop net pIH'a'? = "Am I supposed to eat this?" :-D
I'm some sort of a moderate trekkie. I grew up with Star Trek (TOS were defamiliarized and translated for kids). I'm fascinated of it's liberal and multicultural humanist philosophy, the importance of the Prime Directive etc. and its more ore less hidden political critics. --SGOvD webmaster (talk) 20:27, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Oh, right -- I've heard about those German "translations" of Star Trek -- I could have done better with a Ouija board and a Russian dictionary. :-)--SarekOfVulcan 21:20, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No problem

Just saw it, so I did it. :-P -^demon[yell at me][ubx_war_sux] /02:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to WikiProject Catholicism!

Image:Benedict XVI.jpg

Hello, SarekOfVulcan, and welcome to the Wikiproject Catholicism! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a Catholic Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please remember to sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and happy editing! —Mira 05:05, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:David cicilline.jpg

Hi. Thanks for tagging Image:David cicilline.jpg with its source. Unfortunately the image is non-free per the source site's copyright statement, so I've tagged it accordingly and it will be deleted soon. Thanks! --ⁿɡ͡b Nick Boalch\talk 22:04, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Isaac Cathcart

Thank you for your contribution! Wjhonson 22:17, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Specialthings / Lightbringer

The important thing is that his edits are reverted and that a RFCU is filed. I wonder if he'll ever tire... WegianWarrior 07:45, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Well spotted, I'll add that one to my list of temp bookmarks. WegianWarrior 08:00, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I was bold and added him tothe RFCU as well =) My coffebreak is over, and I has to get back to the grind for a while. WegianWarrior 08:06, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Obstructive sleep apnea following pharyngeal flap surgery

I don't know if Sebyers (talk • contribs) who wrote this article for a class assignment will be back to Wikipedia, so I am letting you know I have removed the prod notice. An AfD may do that article more good, though, acting as a mini-peer review, so I would support it's start (but I would vote likely oppose). My reasons: not WP:NOR (summary of academic research, see references), and any encyclopedic article is 'summary of references' - unless it is NOR, so your prod is somewhat oxymoronic, I am afraid.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus  talk  00:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Please be more careful next time not to remove unrelated comments - sorry, what comments were removed?-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus  talk  01:16, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
These. I know it wasn't intentional, just giving you a heads-up.--SarekOfVulcan 01:20, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Oops, sorry about that.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus  talk  01:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Barbara Bauer

No worries. That's such a contentious topic that I can't blame you what you did. I thought I hit the Preview button and I guess I didn't. My fault. St jb 03:16, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lloyd Monserratt

I changed the sentence you inserted to make it NPOV. --evrik 20:02, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

  • Edit conflict
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lloyd_Monserratt&oldid=66022666
The link was there, but at the bottom, you edited the article while I was in the middle of adding it as a reference. Thanks for taking so much interest in the article, and for voting to keep it. --evrik 20:09, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
  • As the first author of the article, I knew about the incident, but never knew what to say ... the anon people kinda forced my hand. ;-) --evrik 20:39, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Melanie Martinez

Greetings; do you think there should be a disambig page for MM? There seem to be at least three or so notable MMs. THanks, Sproutviewer 22:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Answered at Talk:Melanie Martinez#Disambig page?.--SarekOfVulcan 02:15, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Glenn Greenwald

Hi Sarek,

If you want your reversion to Greenwald's page to stick, you should probably come justify it on the talk page. I'm certainly not in love with putting in some accusations from fairly unknown bloggers on Greenwald's bio, but obviously others want it there. Just saying someone will bring it back.--FNV 15:24, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This is a test

Can I edit from here? --SarekOfVulcan 20:25, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Not anymore, apparently.--SarekOfVulcan 20:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

unblock|I'm at a King County Library System (kcls.org) public cluster Any more info I can give you before I log off?--SarekOfVulcan 20:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] August Esperanza Newsletter

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[edit] September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade
Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
What's New?
September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves!
Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there!
The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
  1. The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
  2. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage.
  3. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself!
  4. The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it!
  5. TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly!
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd
04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Satan Triumphant

Sorry about pre-emptively spearing your article ... apparently my initial search wasn't thorough enough ;) - Che Nuevara 18:21, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. I was rather suprised that there wasn't already some sort of article by that title... :-)--SarekOfVulcan 20:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lightbringer is back

Heads up at Freemasonry... note the ISP. Blueboar 13:23, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] November Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!)
Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach.

Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
What's New?
The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one!
A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
The last AC meeting (full log)
  • The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
  • There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia.
  • The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested!
  • In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias.
  • A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted!
  • Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello.
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello
20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] To answer questions or concerns about AcadiaMagic

I am new to this and have been trying to figure out the correct procedure. My name is Greg Hartford. I live in Maine and have devoted the last several years to photographing and compiling information about the Acadia National Park area in Maine along with many of the surrounding communities. This has been compiled online at AcadiaMagic.com and, because of its broad and comprehensive scope, it has lots of content that is relevant to many different areas. It is used by people all over the world to plan their vacations, to relive their experiences, and to share with others. I just happen to often use the user name of AcadiaMagic because I am the one associated with the work. My entries were not meant as spam but provide very useful content, at the very least as relevant as those external link sources that I have seen. Is there someone that I may ask some questions of? AcadiaMagic 03:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AcadiaMagic - New Contributor

Thanks for your reply in my User talk, SarekOfVulcan. I responded there in length but will leave a short note here. When you can, please access my User Talk. I am interested to know what I need to do to post the external links again, or even if I am allowed. AcadiaMagic 19:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diocesan Infobox

To the Members of the WikiProject Catholicism

I have proposed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Catholicism an infobox for Catholic Dioceses. I have not gotten any feedback on this proposal, so I’m culling feedback, advice, corrections, etc. for this. If you have the time, would you check out User:SkierRMH/Diocese_Infobox and give me some feedback! Thanks much!!

[edit] Courtesy Note

This is a courtesy note to inform you that I've mentioned you in a comment on Talk:Masonic Temple (Providence) today. Timothy Titus 13:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jesse Jackson

Hey what was the result of all this? I remember something about him absolutely not being a Brother [sic], & it's a touchy subject.... Here's our work on it, a year ago!

I don't seem to have ever heard back. --SarekOfVulcan 01:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Huh. Guess it'll play out. I'm working on some kind of Template to use, so if that's finished & implemented, then I'll address this, I guess... Grye 02:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit]  :D

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