User talk:91.148.159.4

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or possibly

--91.148.159.4 17:18, 11 July 2007 (UTC) is taking a long wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia at some point.

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[edit] Your edits to Ceratosaurus

I don't know what happened, but your edit of Ceratosaurus wiped out most of the article. Also, the dinosaur articles don't use paleoboxes. J. Spencer 01:28, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem! Sometimes, really weird things just happen. J. Spencer 02:08, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
I figured out what happened. Somehow, you ended up editing the revision of 23:45, 11 June 2006. J. Spencer 02:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
And another mystery...solved! Have a good day, and if you're interested in more pronunciations, could you have a look at Iguanodon, Amphicoelias, or Thescelosaurus? They're a few of the better dinosaur articles, but they don't have anything in the way of pronunciation. J. Spencer 03:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
From The Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide, which is pretty good for these sorts of things, Thescelosaurus has a hard "c", like a "k", but in practice, most professionals I've known have turned it into a soft "c". I've never done much in this area because I'm not comfortable with the symbology, and I grew up using some very non-standard pronunciations. J. Spencer 04:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Looks good! Thank you very much! J. Spencer 04:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Talk about timing - I'd just checked my watchlist and your edits, and was writing you while you were writing me! J. Spencer 05:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scelidosaurus

Hi 91,

Could you possibly create an IPA pronunciation for Scelidosaurus, too? I don't really understand the IPA pronunciations... Firsfron of Ronchester 05:18, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Firsfron of Ronchester 18:13, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] self-hatred

I'll take a look at it and try to help if I can. — Malik Shabazz | Talk 00:06, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome!

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Thanks!--91.148.159.4 11:41, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ant vandalism

The last vandal to that page made two edits: one was vandalism, and the next was repairing his or her own vandalism. So that means there was no net change to the page, which is why it won't let you revert it. Everyking 11:33, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arrogance

Hi, you'll not be the first to recognize my arrogance. Thanks. But seriously (1) there is a template which is imbedded in the text, so that the text between multiple pages in the notability infrastructure is the same. (2) There is an extensive debate going on in several places about whether the template should be used and what the language should be within the template or used in its place. It's really not a "you" thing, it's a matter of procedure and decorum. --Kevin Murray 17:39, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Here is the link to the template Template:Pnc and the text is below:

  • Template:Pnc

Per your last note, you clearly don't understand the nuances of the process. You will receive much more respect by identifying yourself with a user name and developing a user page. Until then you are due courtesy, but your opinions will carry little weight with me or the community in general. --Kevin Murray 17:44, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

You might also want to read the dicussion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Template:pnc. I'm happy to answer any questions that you have about this process and the history of the template etc. You can certainly make comments at the deletion discussion, but your comment will carry more weight if you have a user name etc. This may not be fair etc., but it is reality. Please feel free to contact me on any WP questions. Welcome! --Kevin Murray 17:48, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

You are right that there should be more development and consensus before text is included at our policies and guidelines. However, based on my observation nothing gets done until a change is made and controversy fuels the discussion. As a club of writers we have inherent weaknesses including a predisposition to debate issues incessantly with no resolution. Thus a primary tenet of WP is to be bold. --Kevin Murray 17:53, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

The current state of the page is definitely confusing. I didn’t want to change the notification tag since I'm one of the primary parties to the discussion and there are some raw feelings after a week or so of debate. --Kevin Murray 17:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

You are right in your evaluation of "wiki racism." However, the problem stems from several sources: (1) some unscrupulous editors will use multiple entities to either vote multiple times or use IP addresses to work around blocks etc. Especially with shared resource computers such as school computer labs etc. (2) We get a huge amount of vandalism generally form unidentified users. Sometimes the guidelines are victimized frequently. (3) Generally unidentified users are new users, whose ideas are welcome in articles, but without experience, lack the understanding of the scheme of the notability and policy infrastructure. I was there myself last year, even as an identified user. I am opposed to the complexity of the rule-sets at WP, because they are such a complex web, and any change must be reflected in many places. If you chose to remain anonymous, you might preface your comments with a statement about your experience at WP and why you choose anonymity. --Kevin Murray 18:08, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Register, and become more anonymous

By registering, but not with your real name, you actually are more anonymous. Your IP address reveals your location. A reason that IP address suffer from lack of respect is that a lot of edits originate from floating IP addresses, from schools or universities, where a lot of vandalism also originates from. SmokeyJoe 04:52, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I realize that; I'm not that concerned about complete anonymity, I just don't have the patience to register each time. I have actually had an account for a year now, but I use it very rarely, mostly to create new articles, or when I think it especially necessary to avoid prejudice against IPs and stuff like that. --91.148.159.4 11:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cicero

No, it was not a typo, but I wrote so in order not to catch your attention. I feel you "know" (type besserwisser) and are arrogant. To say: "removed useless stuff from the lead section, is very much POV". You did not give me time to find a person, who would know whom first century Roman I was citing, but removed the whole sentence. Calm down! Wishing for better and friendlier relationship with you in the future.--Tellervo 07:33, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi! I can tell you're relatively new here. Take it easy! I understand that you are very sensitive about your edits (I have the same problem :)), but what counts is wiki policies and the quality of the encyclopedia we're working on.
I didn't mind the bit about the first century Roman so much, but you actually preserved that part of my edit in which I deleted it, and you reverted my other edit, apparently by mistake. Note that it is not OK to write inaccurate (deceiving) edit summaries in order "not to catch someone's attention" (see e.g. Help:Edit summary). A minimum of honesty is expected. I'm sure this is due to inexperience and not to bad intentions on your part.
As for the "first century Roman sentence", I wrote that it is unnecessary (not "useless") because I felt it was not *so* important in comparison to the other info, and the lead section should only contain the most important and non-dubious information. Even if I was wrong to say that and if my wording was too offensive (I don't think it was), strictly speaking, that wouldn't be called WP:POV (only edits to articles are supposed to conform to NPOV); rather, you could accuse me of being a dick :).
I removed the sentence also, among other reasons, because somebody else had already challenged it by adding a [citation needed] tag, and because the fact that the Roman is unnamed looked suspicious. Usually, people at least write "Sallust/Livius has said", even when they don't specify the book and the paragraph. Note that I am perfectly in my right to do this: any sentence may be removed if there is no source specified, and it's up to the other party to prove it's OK by sourcing it (see e.g. WP:V).
Anyway, I'll add it to the talk page of the article (I guess I was wrong not to start with that) and I hope you can find a source. Look at it this way - if the sentence is inaccurate, that would harm wikipedia's reputation. If it's not, the article won't be so harmed by losing it (hopefully only temporarily).
Best wishes,
--91.148.159.4 12:06, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dhampir

Hi, Thank you for your recent edits to the Dhampir article. Could you please try to re-insert the information you posted there last time without deleting any of the information already there. It would be useful if you could cite sources for your contributions as well. Finally please try to avoid POV as it is likely to ignite edit wars. Hope you are enjoying your time here at Wikipedia. All the best!82.6.114.172 10:23, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

(copied from 82's talk page, where it was deleted):
Hi! Could you please explain which of my edits you regard as POV? Contrary to what you claim, I have cited sources for every single one of my changes, but if you tell me which statement you think lacks sources (or, better still, add a [citation needed] tag), I might be able to point out the place where the source is cited. On the other hand, I see that you are the author of the etymology section that I moved to the article talk page and that does lack sources, as well as being somewhat unclear in other ways, so I would be glad to discuss it with you there. Best, --91.148.159.4 11:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bulgarian infinitive

See Talk:Balkan sprachbund #Bulgarian infinitive. Arath 10:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parasaurolophus

Hello! If you get some time, could you add an IPA guide to Parasaurolophus? There are two common pronunciations; according to the DML Translation and pronunciation guide, the one I thought was wrong is actually more accurate (which is good, because that's how I say it). J. Spencer 03:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

OK, done.--91.148.159.4 12:30, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Thank you very much, and also for Deinonychus! J. Spencer 14:56, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
My pleasure! --91.148.159.4 15:27, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] April 2008

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Hmm. I'll try like this then.--91.148.159.4 (talk) 15:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Re: Louis XVII

Wow, I'm sorry about that. For some reason, I thought you were putting the "reflist" there. Again, I'm sorry about that. There is no problem at all with your edit. Thingg⊕⊗ 18:54, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Saw the removal of a large chunk of cited text by an anon IP and thought it was vandalism. You should register so these kinds of things are less likely to happen. --Ave Caesar (talk) 19:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)