User talk:Williamborg
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[edit] Thank you for voting
Thank you for voting in my RfA which at 51/20/6 unfortunately did not achieve consensus. In closing the nomination, Essjay remarked that it was one of the better discussed RfAs seen recently and I would like to thank you and all others who chose to vote for making it as such. It was extremely humbling to see the large number of support votes, and the number of oppose votes and comments will help me to become stronger. I hope to run again for adminship soon. Thank you all once more. Wikiwoohoo 20:22, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Brand
The discription of the parsonage in Ibsen's Brand, translated by Eli Sonja Vasset:
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- And here it stands without a fear
- Because the glacier passes here
- Just when the time of leave sprouts comes
- Above the heads like boulder storms
- The parsonage protected stands, like in a cascade cave.
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--Frode Inge Helland 09:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
In the Norweigan edition in the beginning of part 3. Brand expresses his dislike of his parsonage and Agnes replies:
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- Her ligger det dess mere trygt.
- Så ytterlig har breen bygt,
- at når ved løvspretts-tid den går,
- den skrider utenover oss,
- og prestehuset urørt står,
- som inne i en hulfalls-foss
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--Frode Inge Helland 14:52, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ceyockey RfA
I appreciate your spending the effort to look into my editing in as much detail as you obviously did in order to emerge with words of support in my RfA. I'm glad that you affirmed Radiant's nomination and I'll be measured in my use of the cleaning closet's contents. I am curious though ... I hadn't realized any of the disputes I've been involved in were "rather famous"; which one were you thinking about? User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] My RfA
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[edit] Merry Christmas
Hi! I just want to say Merry Christmas to you! Have a nice holiday time in, as I hope, snowy Norway. :) - Darwinek 10:56, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Topographic pictures from Norway
Happy new year, Bill!
- You have probably seen many of these pictures before: Nevetheless, you find them on Commons Category:Topographic pictures from Norway. --84.202.110.67 20:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC) Sorry, forgot to log in. --Frode Inge Helland 20:05, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Translation
Hello my fellow WikiProject Lakes colleague! I would like to ask you if you can translate a tiny stub from NO wiki, no:Briksdalsbreen ? It would be very much appreciated. Thank you. - Darwinek 11:04, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for the translation. I have been there in 2000, beautiful place. I plan to start stub about Dalsnibba mountain in future, currently there is only DE wiki article about it. I have been there in 2000, also. It is a very popular tourist spot located near the magnificient Geirangerfjord. Take care. - Darwinek 20:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- I like Poland a lot, too but there are many far more exciting places than Łódź :). I will translate the German one in future (after some exams), and I'll let you know then. - Darwinek 21:02, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Arnfinn Kjelland
Hi there, I have added a "prod" template to the stub Arnfinn Kjelland, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. If you still believe that the author can assert some notability I suggest that you move this article to the Norwegian Wikipedia, he does not have an entry there. Cheers, ArchStanton 16:54, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- Hi again and thanks for your patronising words and welcome message on my talk page (yes, I have read the introduction already). Seems like I have encountered the unwritten rule that a newbie questioning the work of senior editors will face heavy scrutinisation of their own contributions.
- Williamborg response: Guilty as charged on the patronizing words— and acknowledge that even a new editor can make valid comments. As to an unwritten rule—I suspect this is just human nature to respond to a relative new editor who challenges ones work.
- On my proposal to delete the article on Arnfinn Kjelland: If you disagree with the nomination you can simply remove the tag and explain why in the edit summary.
- Williamborg response: Yes, I know. But I do not remove prods on my own work—I'm hardly dispassionate, as you noted, and may not be the best judge. Will let the closing Admin decide merit.
- On your comments about my other edits: Writing new articles is of course important, ensuring that the articles in Wikipedia are of a certain quality is of equal importance. I have reviewed quite a few of the articles on Norwegians, and discovered that many articles, especially on academics and writers, are obviously written by themselves, publishers or business associates to improve their ghits. My so-called ‘campaign’ was that I nominated 4-5 of the ones I thought were obvious for deletion, and warned the authors (if not anonymous). Most of them are now deleted, those contested (I admit that I can be wrong!) can stay – no problem.
- Williamborg response: Okay, "campaign" was harsh. I do agree that your work is actually extremely good and that your heart was in the improvement of the Wikipedia.
- I will take your advice and do my best to increase the number of articles on notable Norwegian people (especially these, and people/bands in the area of what you referred to as ‘pop culture’). There are some other articles that I would like to see deleted too, but that can wait.
- Williamborg response: This is exceptionally good news! Some fraction of new editors are drawn to administrative actions. Soon enough they become administrators with the powers to delete/undelete/block/unblock who render final the judgments on others work; they tend to make better admins when they've done serious contributing/editing before moving ot admin functions. So I have long preferred to see new editors contribute for a while before they go to the admin functions.
- Williamborg response: And I do like your intent to contribute to Norwegian writers; there are many holes.
- Williamborg response: As to pop culture, I do feel there is already too low a standard, allowing inclusion of Fancruft on Wikipedia, but Wikipedia is a relational database & can accommodate lots of this evanescent material. And I could well be wrong on the enduring value of what I see as Fancruft, so will respect your (and many, many others) contributions.
Until then, cheers ArchStanton 19:08, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
AFD now opened at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arnfinn Kjelland. GRBerry 15:33, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'll comment. Williamborg (Bill) 02:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hello, thanx...
... for greeting me welcome. And for tips, applying one: (Carl S. Bj 14:43, 12 January 2007 (UTC))
[edit] Wikibreak
[edit] Help in the article Savage Islands
There is a war of edition in this article. I din´t do changes only revert the edition of Pedro because he was adding fake information and I show that it is true in the discussion page. The answer of Pedro are things like that:
hã? que estás para ai a dizer seu anormal? --Pedro 18:10, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
The translations is "What are you saying, retarded?" He is menacing me with be banned also but he is not administrator. Please help. Noviscum 21:13, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Wikibreak
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arnfinn Kjelland
I have closed the debate with delete, and I hope that my reasoning is sound for you. Teke (talk) 06:48, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies
Seeing that you are an active member of the WikiBiography Project, I was wondering if you would help lend a hand in helping us clear out the amount of [unassessed articles] tagged with {{WPBiography}}. Many of them are of stub and start class, but a few are of B or A caliber. Getting a simple assessment rating can help us start moving many of these biographies to a higher quality article. Thank you! --Ozgod 23:21, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] New article Corfu slide
Hello, I have started a new article that ties in with your work on the Missoula Floods. Just a start as I need to get to the library for some more research, not much I can find on the web. I live in Othello so I will try to get a picture of the slide later this week and add that to the article. I wonder if you might want to add this new page to the boxes you have put at the bottom of several related articles and on your user page, or can I go ahead and do that myself? Also, are there any other articles/pictures you would like to see on the area that I could help with? Thnx --killing sparrows 03:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. I didn't know how to edit the box but I see that by going to the page Template:Ice Age Floods I can add the page there as you have done. I hope to add some other articles on this topic and I will put them in the template as I do that. I travel alot, heading for St Paul Island, Alaska soon but Othello is my home base so if you ever head out this way let me know!==killing sparrows 17:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
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