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[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Deniseq.jpg

MECU≈talk 16:03, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edits here to User talk:Flybd5

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Tony the Marine

O.K., so maybe you don't believe in Santa, but I still want to wish you and your loved ones a "Happy Holidays" and all of the happiness in the world and the best new year ever. Your friend, Tony the Marine 23:55, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Chat

I added a final warning. See here: User talk:70.126.2.82 Tony the Marine 04:55, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding reversions[1] made on December 23, 2006 to Denise Quiñones

You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three-revert rule. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future.

The duration of the block is 24 hours. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 05:12, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:PAIN

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[edit] Pedro Rosselló

The article has been locked. Please mind WP:CIVIL and discuss each change individually. Also, refrain from calling other editors "sicko." That is a personal attack and wikipedia has a policy against personal attacks. (see WP:NPA) ---J.S ^(T/C) 18:15, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shanna Moakler

You already left a message. What would be the point? Dismas|^(talk) 01:40, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!!!! and happy holidays! -hotspot ^{(come say hi)} 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Check this out

Check out this entery in the Portal:Puerto Rico/Did you know

"That Puerto Rico is not a country, but is a Commonwealth of the United States?" and

"That Puerto Rico has never been a country?"

I don't know, but that doesn't make any sense to me. What do you think? Tony the Marine 06:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I wanted to let you know I posted an update on what's going on in the page. --Stux 22:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Deniseq.jpg)

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[edit] Questionable edit:

Why was this revert made? ---J.S ^(T/C) 05:05, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I didn't make that edit. I only made my edits with my name signed on. --XLR8TION 18:22, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

That has your name signed on it. Scroll to the right. Now, I ask again, why the wholesale revert?---J.S ^(T/C) 19:41, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Your edit summary was incorrect and you removed half a paragraph and a citation. ---J.S ^(T/C) 08:21, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Under the "Retirement, return and election results" section. ---J.S ^(T/C) 08:22, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Block warning The removal of reliably sourced information constitutes vandalism at Wikipedia. The page diff demonstrates that the edit is clearly yours. This is a blockable policy violation. Durova^Charge! 03:25, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

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Happy New Year from Tony the Marine 02:52, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I wish you and your loved ones all the happiness in the world this coming year.

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Dennymendez002.gif)

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[edit] List of famous Puerto Ricans

Man, I know what you mean. Some of these people editing can be a pain in el "culo". Anyway, who exactly is the editor deleting the names? Here is a solution, add something like this to the introducing paragraph "This is a list of people who were either born in Puerto Rico, are descendents of Puerto Ricans or have chosen Puerto Rico as their homeland." By doing so, it is clear that there will be non-Puerto Ricans in the list that have contributed and dedicated themselves to the island and therefore, considered by many of us as "Puerto Ricans". This way the person deleting the names will not be justified in doing so. I'm always on the look-out when it comes to the miliatry and science sections. In one case I noticed that someone deleted Adam Clayton Powell IV's name and I fixed it. Tell me what you think. Tony the Marine 18:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with you 100%. Sometimes due to an Ango surname, editors might be mistaken that they are nopt Puerto Rican. However, some such as Kate Donnelly should not be included in the list unless that person has spent considerable amount of their life in Puerto Rico. She is reviled by many on the island as being a reason that her husband has become so anti-nationalist and also blame her for encouraging him to cover up the Cerro Maravilla scandal. --XLR8TION 19:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Very few people "revile" doña Kate, and even if you believe that is so, an opinion which I respect, that is no reason to remove her, just as one would not remove criminals, outlaws, terrorists or defeated politicians. I have never heard absolutely anyone "blame her for encouraging him to cover up the Cerro Maravilla scandal" or "being a reason that her husband has become so anti-nationalist". Don't be an apologist for Romero Barceló. Whatever he did and whatever he believes in, nobody should be blamed but himself! You specifically removed former first ladies who are no longer active. That is contrary to the definition/introduction to the List, which states: "Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity." First Ladies were all certainly well-known during the peak of their popularity. Doña Kate must be close to 70 and has lived in Puerto Rico for over 40 years---more than 80% of her adult life, which certainly covers the "residency" requirement to be on the list. She's remained active, raising funds for the children of dead policemen and served as trustee for the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust. What list would you put her in but this one? Every First Lady should be on the list, alive, dead, active or inactive. [comment left by 200.50.30.205 ]

First, Please sign your comments. Second, marriage to a politician does not make one famous. Only First Ladies who have labored for social issues should be recognized. There are many wives of politicians who have really never done anything and remained in the shadows of their husbands. To me and many others, this doesn't make one notable.--XLR8TION 11:35, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

If only "First Ladies who have labored for social issues should be recognized", when will you start deleting names from the "First Lady of the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" page which "incorrectly" lists them all? ...or should I eliminate Mamie Eisenhower and a few other less notable First Ladies and justify my edits by citing your parameter?

The fact is that while all First Ladies, almost without exception initially became notable because they were married to their husbands, they did become notable figures in their time and, additionally, many took up notable projects, while "in office" and after they ceased to be First Ladies. In doña Kate's case, not only did she develop many worthwhile "social issues" (as you call them, although who are you or me to judge them!) but has continued doing so long after moving out of La Fortaleza. For over 22 years since she left the Governor's Mansion, she raises and pays out funds to the children of slain policemen so they can complete their studies. Is that not a worthwhile "social issue"? Additionally, she has served as one of three Trustees, appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior, of the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, the quasi-public entity that has done the most for environmental conservation and historic preservation. Not more than 20 or 25 people have ever held the ad honorem yet immensely prestigious position of Trustee of the PRCT. [another comment left by 200.50.30.201]

NEWSFLASH: Kate Donnely Barcelos isn't Puerto Rican. She moved to Puerto Rico due to the fact she was married to Barcelo (aka El Asesino). If she wasn't married to Barcelo she would probably be living in the Hamptons with her WASP husband Chip and their kids Muffin, Becky, and Theodore. Once again, marrying a Puerto Rican doesn't make one Puerto Rican. Same goes for somone being famous for having a famous husband. --XLR8TION 15:40, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Puerto Rican First Ladies

To the people involved, The proper forum for the discussion in regard of the "first ladies of Puerto Rico" would be the talk page of the "List of Puerto Ricans".

I would like to state the following. I believe that only those who have made notable contributions to society in general, be either positive or negative, and that are either Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican descent or have adopted Puerto Rico as their homeland should be in the list. These should be personal accomplishments which have given these people a certain degree of fame.

A person is not famous or notable just because she was a "First Lady" unless that person's personal accomplishments has been notable. For example: Former first ladies Betty Ford]] is notable because she established a renowned rehab. center and Hillary Clinton because she became a Senator and is running for president. These ladies can be "listed" as famous Americans, yet what did Julia Dent Grant accomplish besides being a first lady? It would fine to have Mrs. Grant's name in a "List of First Ladies", but not in a "List of famous Americans".

I suggest that one of the persons involved in this discussion create a "List of Puerto Rican First Ladies" and list these ladies there.

Take this as an example, I created the article Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross. There I have listed the fourteen Puerto Ricans who were awarded the second highest military decoration of the United States. Only one of these men merits to be in the list of "Famous Puerto Ricans" and that is Modesto Cartagena because he is the most decorated Hispanic soldier in history. Tony the Marine 19:23, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Bravo Tony! Great idea. You hit right on the point. Marrying someone doesn't make one famous. Regarding First Ladies, there should be a list of them for any nation/country, however to incorporate "non-active" First Ladies of Puerto Rico who have not contributed to the greater good of the island/world, then they are just like an extension of their married surnames. Action speaks louder than words. Sitting in a chair and saying one is the governor's wife while he works and one watches telenovelas at home does not make one famous. --XLR8TION 19:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Tony---you have the wisdom of Solomon. As a result, probably the only First Lady that might be kept on the List of Puerto Ricans would be Jeannette Ramos, Gov. Sánchez Vilella's second wife, since she served for many years as a Superior Court Judge (she studied law and was appointed years after ceasing to be First Lady and very few would attribute her appointment to her prior stint as First Lady) and as one of the first female Appellate Court Judges. The rest were famous for being married to... I look forward to seeing the "List of Puerto Rican First Ladies", or perhaps, better yet, the "List of First Ladies of Puerto Rico" so that Gov. Tugwell's wife, for example, can be included. BTW, doña Kate moved to Puerto Rico prior to becoming Mrs. Romero Barceló, and not as a result of knowing or marrying him. She has lived in Puerto Rico for about 50 of her close to 70 years, a very substantial part of her lifetime, so while under Tony's fair suggestion, she qualifies from the adoption-of-Puerto-Rico criteria, she fails the independently-famous test!

[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 23:18, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Biography March 2007 Newsletter

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[edit] Note

Just wanted you to know that you are now in the Wall of Honor. Have a nice day! Tony the Marine 15:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Deniseq2.jpg

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[edit] List of Puerto Ricans

Hey hermano, The List of Puerto Ricans was placed for deletion. You may want to express your opinion here: List of Puerto Ricans for deletion. Tony the Marine 19:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnic-group lists deletion discussions

Hi, I noticed you participated in one of these three deletion discussions:

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of African Americans (3rd nomination),
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Chinese Americans
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Caucasian Americans (second nomination).

All three discussions have similar issues but are leaning in different directions, so you may want to participate in the others, if only for the sake of consistencey and to avoid accusations that Wikipedians are being unfair to some group or groups (which is something that concerns me). I'm asking everyone who participated in one discussion to participate in the others. I apologize for bothering you if you already have participated in the others. Best wishes, Noroton 04:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your plaque

Here is your WoH plaque. Check out my new article Puerto Ricans in World War II Tony the Marine 01:05, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Wall of Honor
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[edit] Uma vs Wilma

Please note, that this is really a content dispute at this point. It might be more productive if you did not refer to other person's edits as vandalism in your edit summaries, but rather point them to the renaming discussion and ask that they leave the name as it is pending the outcome. If people insist on changing it and ignoring the discussion, you could always ask warn them for disruption. --After Midnight ⁰⁰⁰¹ 16:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Please assume good faith and do not make false accusations that I have violated 3RR as that clearly is not true. I would suggest you either leave the page as-is until the move request is sorted, or at least bring up the issue in a considered manner on the talk page rather than continuing to revert. You are not the only editor with a viewpoint on this matter and I ask that you respect other editors' opinions. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 00:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Again I ask you to assume good faith. I have never violated 3RR and that is clear from the article history. Let's just wait until the move request is dealt with and go from there. And again, your claims that I "own" the article are ridiculous. There are a number of other editors who agree with my viewpoint, but it appears you are the only one persistently reverting the article. I suggest you look at the my last post on the Talk:Wilma Blasini Perez page re Google News Hits. I think that is pretty conclusive evidence that the name chance is warranted. If you disagree, bring it up there, don't make personal attacks on my talk page. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 20:28, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes

Check out the Userboxes: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Puerto Rico, Tony the Marine 20:12, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MedCom Request

Thank you for your interest in using WP:RFM to help solve your dispute. However, you did not follow the instructions properly on the page, resulting in a mis-filed request. If you go to the RFM page, you will see a box part-way down that will explain how to file a request. A bot does a great majority of the work for us, so that's why we politely request you to use the pre-designed form. Thanks so much, ^demon^{[omg plz]} 00:10, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Once all users agree, we can proceed. Thanks again, ^demon^{[omg plz]} 00:22, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mediation

Mediation should have waited until the move request process was completed - and only if people were unhappy with the solution. In the interim, please accept the community consensus solution which is to use a piped link showing "Uma Blasini". I am warning you that a further revision will be a violation of 3RR. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 22:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with this and for same reason I decided not to agree with the mediation proceess. 208.59.119.30 00:51, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

To the parties involved, I looked at the source posted in Wilma Blasini's article and it mentions her as "Uma Blasini". It was my mistake to revert. I recommend that it remains as "Uma Blasini" for now, which seems to be the most common name she is referred to, even if it is her "nickname". There are more important things in Wikipedia to tend to. Tony the Marine 17:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)