User talk:Antelan/Archive 1

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Contents 1 Welcome, Antelan! :) 2 Sig Testing 3 RFC/discussion of article Glyconutrient 4 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot 5 Nominating articles for deletion with pre-existing debates 6 Sandbox Parapsychology Article 7 Paranormal arbitration 8 NPOV 9 YechielMan's RFA 10 My user page 11 Cleanup templates 12 The 40,000 13 new task force

[edit] Welcome, Antelan! :)

Hello, Antelan, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
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• How to write a great article
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• Also feel free to make test edits in my sandbox.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, please leave me a message. Srose (talk) 19:39, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks for the smile!! Wow, have you been editing as an IP? You seem to have a lot of knowledge about how to do things around here. :) It's always good to see a knowledgable newcomer. Please let me know either through email or on my talk page if you need anything at all. :) Srose (talk) 19:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• Hey Antelan, how is everything? Lewsan 21:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
• Of course I know it's you JP, no one else calls me Sweet Lew : ) Lewsan 06:50, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sig Testing

--Antelan ^talk 06:29, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RFC/discussion of article Glyconutrient

Hello, Antelan. As a prominent contributor to Glyconutrient, you may want to be aware that a request for comments has been filed about it. The RFC can be found by the article's name in this list, and the actual discussion can be found on Talk:Glyconutrient, in case you wish to participate. Thank you for your contributions. -- ju66l3r 04:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

UnderstoodDGG 05:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC).

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[edit] Nominating articles for deletion with pre-existing debates

Hi. I notice that you were trying to append the closed debate Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Autocoitus to today's AfD roster. If you do intend to renominate the article for deletion, please follow the instructions on WP:AFD for renomination. In brief,

1. Add {{subst:afdx|2nd}} on Autocoitus,
2. Use the "preloaded debate" link on the resulting box to write your nomination, and
3. On Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2007 March 29, use {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Autocoitus (2nd nomination)}} instead of {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Autocoitus}}.

As a general rule, closed debate pages should not be edited. — Kaustuv Chaudhuri 06:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Kaustuv - thanks for the heads up. I wasn't aware of the pre-existing debate until I my new debate notification was posted; thank you for your instructions, which are very helpful. Antelan ^talk 07:34, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sandbox Parapsychology Article

I noticed that you've been making a number of edits to the parapsychology article. I have been working on a rewrite of the article for some time now in my Sandbox. I'm really striving to make the article comprehensive, neutral, and scientifically responsible...that is, I'd like to acknowledge the small steps that academic parapsychology has made toward scientific legitimacy, but without creating the false impression that they have over-turned any paradigms. You seem to be a fair-minded editor, and your input would be welcome. Please join us. --Annalisa Ventola _{(Talk | Contribs)} 03:14, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Paranormal arbitration

I noticed you posted a reply in "Evidence provided by Tom Butler". In case you weren't aware, at the top of the page it explicitly asks us not to make any edits in other editors' "evidence" sections. (But if you provide a diff showing Tom's edit, or failing that quote it verbatim, you can cite it as evidence and reply - as long as it's in your own evidence section.) You made a good point, and I don't want there to be any problem with it. SheffieldSteel 13:39, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, thank you for pointing out my error. I will fix it. Antelan ^talk 18:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

The evidence page isn't the place for a discussion. And you would be quite right to use the wording you propose from Britannica, if and only if you could source it. But of course you couldn't, because it is a sweeping negative claim, which is not sourcable. Britannica doesn't operate under the restrictions of Wikipedia. Britannica allows its authors to express opinion. Martin^phi _{(Talk Ψ Contribs)} 01:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

For future reference, in case others should read this, I presume you are referring to this edit. That edit contains findings of fact that I consider to be appropriate to the evidence page. On the other hand, this edit of yours contains only interpretation and argumentation, not evidence. Antelan ^talk 01:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Antelan, I hope you aren't angry. I only meant to say that discussion back and forth should be conducted outside the evidence page.

I doubt the Arbitrators will think that Britannica policy is relevant to Wikipedia, which has, explicitly, a very different policy regarding sourcing of claims. Martin^phi _{(Talk Ψ Contribs)} 04:17, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Martin, I'm definitely not angry, and I appreciate your comment. Wikipedia and Britannica's policies are not in lock-step, but I still find Britannica to be one useful source. It's a piece of evidence, but it may not be convincing to the ArbCom. If it's not a meritorious finding, I trust they'll stick to the evidence that's most pertinent. Antelan ^talk 02:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Right. Martin^phi _{(Talk Ψ Contribs)} 19:24, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] YechielMan's RFA

Thank you for participating in either of my unsuccessful requests for adminship. Although the experience was frustrating, it showed me some mistakes I was making, and I hope to learn from those mistakes.

Please take a few minutes to read User:YechielMan/Other stuff/RFA review and advise me how to proceed. Best regards. YechielMan 21:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My user page

It is Ok to carry on a correspondence with an arbitrator on their user page. Fred Bauder 01:18, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup templates

Just to let you know that most cleanup templates, like "unreferenced", "fact", "cleanup" etc., are best not "subst"ed. See WP:SUBST for more details. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 12:46 18 June 2007 (GMT).

Very good to know. Thanks for the link. Antelan ^talk 18:37, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The 40,000

From Talk:Mannatech: "With an email list of 40,000 on my blog RSS, all well educated on this matter, I believe we may make a bigger point as a group." Conflict of interest? I have coached over 40,000 patients and clients over the years and A wellness and nutrition expert, Dr. Tom is also a highly successful and sought out entrepreneur in the 5th Top Small Business in America (Forbes Nov. 2006) and the 12th Hottest Growth Company. Jim Dunning | talk 23:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Impressive research, JimDunning. Here is another website from the blog that you found. Antelan ^talk 23:45, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Also, this diff followed by this diff make almost trivial to conclude that IP 76.105.197.64 is the same user as Cosmochao. This probably isn't a big deal, since Cosmochao has since become much more familiar with WP rules and customs at this point. Antelan ^talk 11:28, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] new task force

You are being recruited by the Environmental Record Task Force, a collaborative project committed to accurately and consistently representing the environmental impact of policymakers, corporations, and institutions throughout the encyclopedia. Join us!

Hi Antelan,
I was noticing your mannatech edits and wondering if you might be interested in this new project also at an intersection of business and science. Please come by and have a look / let me know what you think.
cheers
Cyrusc 06:22, 20 June 2007 (UTC)