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[edit] Paramahansa Yogananda

Not sure I would have picked that one, the history seems to show it was quite substantial on 9 December. You can reply here (if a reply's necessary, that was more of just a comment). ++Lar: t/c 12:40, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Whoops - a mistake on my part. Normally, I don't mind a substantial article if it is overwhelming new, eg 5k -> 30kb, but here we have something which is only half-new. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bravada?

Hi Blnguyen, what did happen to Bravada? I have some outstanding "assignments" from him (i.e. Barreiros and Chrysler articles) and I just realised his userpage is gone?!? Regards, Asteriontalk 21:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, he retired after a dispute over the fair use policy with a person who appears to be something of an authority on fair use images who interprets the policy much more strictly than Wikipedia. I did send him an email but it seems unlikely he will come back. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pakhub

isn't this some how wrong? The website is run by User:Unre4L--D-Boy 06:51, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I was away from Wikipedia for the last two weeks, and WP:AUTO, WP:SPAM, WP:N and WP:WEB all have issues with this posting. I did take a look at the website and it seems as though only a few people go there. Looks like everything is in order again. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your article, Irfan Pathan, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On December 24, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Irfan Pathan, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Nishkid64 14:28, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Am I missing something? How did this qualify for DYK? I appreciate it's been worked on but it was hardly a stub on, e.g. Nov. 30 [1]. Deizio talk 14:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Hmm...for some reason the DYK articles seem to be getting worse and worse. I think Irfan Pathan is a good article but in the last couple of days ive seen a bunch of stubs get on. Its sad to note that some of us spend time writing articles like Mangalkavya while we could merely get away with a Var (poetry). In this instance, I wouldnt even complain if u, geejo and nish pick ur own DYK's. At least u guys make good picks. Look into the stubs thing though, if something is going to show up on the main page, it might as well look like a B class article.Bakaman 04:10, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
I think we have different concerns, mine is that DYK is for new articles, or ones very recently expanded from stubs. The point of DYK has never, afaik, been to showcase "good" articles, but to inspire editors to start new ones. Deizio talk 14:08, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps we should discuss on DYK page itself.Bakaman 18:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, it was 5kb before the expansion, and was 32kb afterwards. So effectively it was 80%+ new content, so the article was mostly new and I threw out most of the 5kb that was already there so even more than 80%. Personally I don't mind having expansions of non-stubs if the vast majority of the article is new, and in this case it is, as the article is effectively "new". I decided to use the Christmas lack of supply to see how it would be received....Personally, I would say that 80%+ new articles should be allowed even if the 20% old stuff is already non-stub, as it is a proportional thing... Let's see what people think. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 100 mark

Passed the created 100 articles mark.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Bakasuprman (talk • contribs)

[edit] Happy New year!!!

The last similar message I left for some reason did not show up on your discussion page. So I have copied this again. Hopefully all these reverts/socks will go away and give way for smooth flowing wikibusiness. By the way, I have proposed a solution to the Rashtrakuta revert problem on its discussion page. Please see if this is ok with you, when you are free.thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dineshkannambadi (talk • contribs) 03:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC). Sorry, must have been a glitch.Dineshkannambadi 02:54, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy New Year!

Blnguyen, I do not believe we have spoken before, but I have seen you in countless places around Wikipedia. Thank you for working so hard this year, and for entertaining me and countless others who with your YellowMonkey pictures. All the best from your fellow simian editor, Dar-Ape 23:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] bit late

I know this is a bit late, but many thanks for the kind Christmas message you left on my talk page. Hope you enjoyed the holiday season as well, best of luck with your studies next year.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Beneaththelandslide (talk • contribs)

[edit] ArbCom

Congratulations! :-) SlimVirgin (talk) 03:44, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations! :-) SlimVirgin (talk) 03:44, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
The teetotalling YellowMonkey takes a sip and promptly is unable to think clearly for the next two years :) ! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats!

Blnguyen is very happy, humnbled, honoured to have received such levels of support and endorsing comments for the Arbitration Committee. He is looking forward to serving the community to achieve its goals of making decisions which further the encyclopedia. He is also relieved after the turbulent and rocky ride of the election period. He is first and foremost an editor at heart also intends to continue his work as a humble editor! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Blnguyen is very happy, humnbled, honoured to have received such levels of support and endorsing comments for the Arbitration Committee. He is looking forward to serving the community to achieve its goals of making decisions which further the encyclopedia. He is also relieved after the turbulent and rocky ride of the election period. He is first and foremost an editor at heart also intends to continue his work as a humble editor! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on your appointment to the ArbCom! – Chacor 03:46, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 05:28, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Offerings for ArbMonkey! --Srikeit 05:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Offerings for ArbMonkey! --Srikeit 05:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Have some Sachertorte in celebration! -- Samir धर्म 12:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Have some Sachertorte in celebration! -- Samir धर्म 12:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Hey! Congratulations. You'll do a great job. All the best! - Aksi_great (talk) 05:40, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Good luck. Terence Ong 05:58, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations and best of luck! ॐ Priyanath talk 06:07, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Grandmasterka 06:31, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

By the way, if you wish, we both seem to have an intent to improve Mark Waugh - I saw your list at the top of the page. I've got some reading material, and would be happy to collaborate :) Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 07:35, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
I have his biography. I hope to get that to FA sometime as well. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Wow!!! Congrats!!!! — Lost(talk) 08:18, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

  • good news - Agathoclea 09:12, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Yay! I knew you'd get it! ;-) Khoikhoi 09:13, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

zOMG! YEAH! — Nearly Headless Nick 09:27, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations! I'm so glad you were chosen for the ArbCom. This has been perhaps the best election yet. You'll make a great arbitrator. Thanks for volunterring. Cheers, -Will Beback · † · 11:42, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Get in :) Deizio talk 13:32, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Yay! Congrats and Good luck!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 15:00, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations and all best wishes for your success! ++Lar: t/c 15:06, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats but sad that you'll probably now be lost to WP:CRIC :-( Tintin (talk) 15:14, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Ross Emerson, Munaf Patel and the Duleep Trophy teams aside, all the other cricket stuff under User:Blnguyen/Contributions was done after my RfA. So hopefully it is a sign that I perfomr better under responsibility and will become more productive. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations bro.Bakaman 15:55, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on the arbcom appointment :)--Dakota 17:26, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Contratulations Blnguyen. I have every confidence in you - and it's a new era of hope for Wikipedia with you and FloNight on board. I'm sorry I was such a stupid jerk when I first came on to this site. I'm trying to do better now. NinaEliza (talk • contribs • logs) 19:08, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Excellent! Congrats! - crz crztalk 20:01, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

This is great!!! :-))))) I'm really happy to see you've done it, you're one of the very best of us (at least in my humble opinion), it's fantastic to know that editors like you, Paul and Kirill shall be on the board. These elections really couldn't go better! :-))))--Aldux 21:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats!! We have representation from the hood! Yay India! Nishkid64 23:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! Glad to see you appointed to Arbcom. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 23:46, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on the arbcom appointment.Dineshkannambadi 23:54, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on your appointment to arbcom committee. -- Naveen (talk) 04:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I only read the Signpost now! Another belated congrats GizzaChat © 09:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

 Congratulations! Quite marvelous. ~ trialsanderrors 09:38, 27 December 2006 (UTC) 

Congratulations. I missed the vote, by the way. I am sure you will help to speed up the ArbCom work. Good luck :-) Asteriontalk 09:40, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Esperanza and New Rock Star congratulates you!
Esperanza and New Rock Star congratulates you!

Hearty Congratulations !!!! I knew you'd be appointed !!! Cheers ! --NRS | T/M\B 10:09, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Not that you don't already have enough congratulations, but congratluations anyway! -- Natalya 17:45, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Or should I say, my sympathies.  :) I just saw the announcement on your appointment to the ArbCom. Wear the hat well. User:Zoe|(talk) 17:12, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Great news. Congrats. Try to stay sane - or whatever it is you call your current mental state ;) Guettarda 18:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats and good luck! You should do a fine job :) Orderinchaos78 21:07, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Just wanted to add my congratulations! Happy New Year, Ruhrfisch 04:52, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ARYAN818's unacceptable comments on Talk:Dravidian_people.

Hi,

I am reporting user User:ARYAN818 in regards to his unacceptablecomments on Talk:Dravidian_people [2]. His comment made me feel very, very unconfortable since I am of Dravidian ancestory myself. It almost sounded like he was saying that we do not exist. I found it very shocking and disturbing. I also have seen that he has a history of similar incidents and that he has been blocked in the past. Please, if there is something you can do about this. Thank you. Wiki Raja 10:55, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I have asked him to temper his comments. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Western Chalukyas

Extreme indecent and uncouth behavior of Mr.kannambadi. Marathi is a official language of India. Why are Marathi citations challenged? Mr.Kannambadi must explain his dubious citations rather than challenging mine. My translation is full-proof, I am a native Marathi speaker. Manasollas does have Marathi songs and that is clear in the citation. Mr.Kannambadi is warned to mind his words. 59.95.6.80 17:13, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. Is this an acceptable citation?. Its a web page completely in Marathi. It claims a Sanskrit work by a Chalukya king Someswara as "Marathi songs", and that it was a stepping stone to Marathi Literature. Can we get a native Marathi speaker to even validate the page and its contents.

Marathi songs in "Manasollas" (मानसोल्लास) by Kalyani king Someshwar are termed as stepping stone of Marathi literature.Marathiworld.com-History

thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dineshkannambadi (talk • contribs) 13:44, 29 December 2006 (UTC).

My computer doesn't process the script and I can't read the thing at all. I don't have any knowledge of this website and can't analyse it to see if it can be considered to be a partisan site - eg tamilnation is considered to be partisan, but I do not know anything about this website's neutrality. I think a request for input at WT:INB would get better idea of public opinion. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Can you look at something for me?

Hi Blnguyen... hope you had a good New Years :) If you have time I'd appreciate you looking at something for me: Brightideasguru (talk · contribs) inserted some information about herself at Victoria Davis... apparently she is a "leading edublogger and wiki creator". I removed it as it did not belong there... but apparently the woman was unhappy, leading to this blog entry and further discussion on her talk page and mine. She is basically claiming that these pageant titleholders are not notable and that the information belongs on Wiki News (?!). She has slapped a notability template on there as well. Hope you can help me sort this one out! -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 04:14, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi PageantUpdater, sorry for the delay, I appear to have been on break for a while and am catching up on all my paperwork. I removed the template for know, as the trends suggest that the article would survive an AfD and people are able to try that if they want, but putting a tag there for a while isn't likely to do the article any good either way. If Brightideasguru wants to, then she can start her own page at Victoria Davis (educator) and see what people think of it, as even if she was notable, you can't put two biographies in the same place, which solves the problem she expresses right above. The reason that WP:AUTO exists is that people can have their judgment affected by conflict of interest, so it is discouraged - I have had a few people attack me strongly and then spam WP:ANI after I deleted their autobiography, so it's nothing to be alarmed about. I'm happy to talk to her as well, although the queue is a bit long at the moment. Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ian Bell

As an administrator, I would like your opinion on the "Sherminator" trivia on Ian Bell's page. I've commented on it on the talk page, but have not reverted the most recent edit. I don't think that childish name calling deserves a place on Wikipedia, but I don't wish to get involved in a revert war without having someone else's opinion on the matter. KingStrato 20:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't like it either so I've removed it - we shouldn't document every sledge or rude insults ever said - else, Wikipedia turns into a tabloid toilet. Or else we could list every Shane Warne affair for instance, or in India, where cricketers enjoy many "fringe benefits" from super-stardom and are repeatedly linked to glamourous Bollywood actresses etc. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orangutan

I seek your esteemed wisdom kind sir on the fate of the on-going edit war at orangutan - I am not sure whether to -

(1) suggest a separate article for the belligerent culture person
(2) seek other remedies - like a vote on the talk page?
with as much of christmas/solstice goodwill as possible.
Problem is I consider the belligerent is being provocative - while the reverters can be seen in the same manner. What do you think? I would appreciate any comment SatuSuro 07:41, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Sorry about being so late, as I have been away for two weeks - is Orangutans in popular culture the article in question? It seems to have quietened down somewhat since the separate article was created and if everybody is happy, then that appears to be good. Is it? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh esteemed Bananabucket trust you rested well free of wikipedia - and of course you must know the result of the test in the eastern states - first time in 83 years (moondyne is still absent - : 0 probably been watching every minute of it) . As for the orang utan - things happen a lot even in one day here (viz hesperians latest adventure)- there is a much larger wider generic issue re trivia and 'in popular culture sections' in biological articles - some eds are vicious - some more mediating - the thing there is now a collection in the category of animals in popular culture which appear to have been created to avert the adhoc unsystematic lists of things from tv and film in the usa that some feel compelled to add willy nilly - there is no overview general article for the category - but I had tried in the orangutan in pop cult to add in a ref or two from the academics - the problem is that the arts are of very varying qulaity. length and standards - the oa pest hasnt returned - despite invitations - but If I had the time I would try to create a parent article for the animals in popular culture category with some general issues (am intrigued by the rats in flushed away, charlottes web and chicken run -I have three children) - to try to stop too much variation between the arts - but ah I haves too many threads I pursues - projects - pages here and there - and not the capacity to endure creating a good art about the curses of mainly us-centric popular culture and the animals that inhabit them - I hope that sort of answers the message in a sort of way - I had resolved to try to reduce talk page acitivity for the new year but it fell apart on the 2nd - so be it. Thanks for responding, I hope this gives an idea of what has happened. Happy new year! SatuSuro 06:12, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] If you are on

The most recent eds on orangutan and adam smith are repeated vndlsms (if you check the recent edits - think the bod needs a prod! )SatuSuro 06:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that - I was trying to do a sweet and sour and yours got in! SatuSuro 06:31, 5 January 2007 (UTC) Actually I accidently put a warning on the user page. I am off for a while I think SatuSuro 06:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Use of Non-English books,publications etc

Dear Sir, The usage of non-English language material is growing on English Wikipedia in utter abandon. User:Utcursch has already adviced user:Vishu123 (user:Mrtag, user:Itihass) that English language works sould be given importance on English wikipedia but this is beign treated with utter disregard by him who sees the inability of wikipedia admins in bringing clarity into this matter. The problem has now spread to Chalukya page (see Chalukya discussion). If this issue is not solved now, it will grow into a huge problem for English wikipedia. Just imagine, India is a country with 22 or more official languages not to mention hundreds of dialects.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 15:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I sincerely suggest we bring together a large group of admins/wiki seniors etc. to decide if non-english language citations and self translation are allowed. If we dont do this now, this can only spread thorough out English-wikipedia and become a menace beyond control. In the best interest of English wikipedia-thanks.Dineshkannambadi 16:34, 2 January 2007 (UTC) Marathi Books being quoted by Vishu123:

  • Medieval India (madhyayugin bharat) By C.V.Vaidya- It contains both the theories of Dr.Bhandrakar and V.K.Rajwade
  • Marathyancha Itihaas By Dr.S.G Kolarkar (it books too contain many postulates of above noted historians)
  • महाराष्ट्राचे प्राचीन राज्यकर्ते Maharashtrache prachin rajyakarte by V.K rajwade
  • Bharatacha Ithaas Dr.S.G Kolarkar.
  • ऐतिहासिक प्रस्तावना (Aitihasik Prastavana) by V.K.Rajwade

The first book is also Marathi, only its title is translated by Vishu123.Dineshkannambadi 18:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC) Other citations without head or tail:

  • "Rāṣṭrakūṭa Dynasty." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite.Dineshkannambadi 02:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I take it as a deep offense. Mr.kannambadi has no right to pass such comments. C.V.Vaidya, V.K.Rajwade, Dr.Bhandarkar are all noted historians. Who is Suryanath Kamath or chandranath ravat? I have never heard such names. Mr.Kannambadi is shamelessly glorifying his books and scorning mine.Vishu123 19:05, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Ps:Medieval India is written by C.V Vaidya.I have used its Marathi translation.
English version of C.V's book is not available in any library. I think we must consider not allowing partisan and unknwn authors like Mr.kannambadi has quoted. The books being in english doesnt make them pristine. We cant build history English wikipedia by using only books of few partisan and unimportant writers. You are requested to check my translation.The books which Mr.Kannambadi are pure kannada partisan and hence the trouble is growing.Vishu123 17:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Bhandarkar is quite notable and respected. Suryakant U. Kamat is widely respected as well. I have not heard of ravat, vaidya, or rajwade but I am not amazingly well-read (nor am I interested in) medeival deccan history.Bakaman 03:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Use of snippets as citation

Here are some of the the "scholarly" snippets used by user:Vishu123 (user:Mrtag, User:Ithaas) to accurately represent the history of the Rashtrakuta Empire and Western Chalukyas. We need to bring consensus about this also along with Marathi sources, in order to preserve the quality of wikipedia.


  • [3]
  • [4]
  • [5]
  • [6] (in this case user:Utcursch has provided an eqvivalent English language citation, but User:Vishu123 prefers his native language and expects the world to follow his command.

If this problem is not resolved, the History of India will a trail of snippets.thanks.Dineshkannambadi 01:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi case of Tintin

Hi flunkuyen fuckeuy, when are going to write a good nominaion for user:tintin107? He has been waiting it for long. Ask Samir to co-analyse. Don't delay. Kuntotti 19:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

you've been blocked as a sockpuppet of Kuntan. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tendulkar lbw

It seems according to this article that you were right. Ansell 03:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Replies, I didn't even know that they tried it in 2002. I thought the 2005 ICC SuperSeries was the first, which is why I thought it couldn't have been Tendulkar, since he was injured. Anyway, anybody up for a few cricket FAs in time for the CWC2007 (specifically those related to this year's event)? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] {{cleanup-reason}}

Hi, what's cleanup-reason for? We already have to many cleanup templates... Rich Farmbrough, 21:17 10 January 2007 (GMT).

I guess it's nice to be able to substantiate in detail without going to the talk page either....Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:54, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adam Smith

Isnt there a point where this one gets protected? It seems constant! SatuSuro 01:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Only once a day isn't really justification - see Football (soccer) or even cricket. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:54, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Heheh I like that, as we at Indonesia and Krakatoa get that and get tired of it - thanks for the info. Oh well, lifes just a game of cricket then :) SatuSuro 01:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Signpost interview

Hello, and congratulations on being named to the Arbitration Committee. The Wikipedia Signpost is doing a post-election interview with the arbitrators elected this year. Please answer these questions to the best of your ability. We request that responses be submitted any time between now and Monday, 17:00 UTC, to guarantee that your responses will be published. Please reply on my talk page. Thanks, Ral315 (talk) 04:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

  1. How do you feel about getting the opportunity to serve on the ArbCom?
    I feel honoured and surprised to be appointed. Also, it is a large responsibility, so it makes me more conscious of my actions.
  2. What do you think of the election? Do you think they were conducted properly? What could have been improved, in your opinion?
    I thought they were conducted properly according to what was agreed beforehand, and given the system which we have at our disposal, it's surprising and very pleasing that distasteful practices were much less widespread than they could be, which is a credit to the community and something to be proud of. Aside from the unregulatable phenomena of negative campaigning, one thing which I feel can be remedied is that of people posting misleading and false statements in oppose votes to generate negative momentum and scare off the electorate (eg, of pushing POV on articles the candidate did not edit, organising sockpuppets, etc). I personally feel that having a system where the voter submissions are made invisible until after the voting period would make this tactic mostly obsolete.
  3. What would you say to those who supported you? Opposed you?
    I hope that I can fulfil the expectations of those who supported me. I thank the opposers for being frank and giving me a piece of their mind, as a more comprehensive understanding of community sentiment can only help yield better results. I hope I can allay the concerns as to my suitability via my performance, and people are welcome to give me feedback, advice or criticism very liberally on my talk page or privately, especially if they did not give an explicit reason for their opposition.
  4. What do you think of the other Wikipedians who were appointed along with you?
    I have never worked with any of them previously, but I have observed them in action from afar over the last year and have been extremely impressed by and respect them for their judgment, maturity, article contributions, organisational skills, work ethic and wisdom. I think the elections produced a very good result.
  5. After about two weeks on the job, what are your initial thoughts?
    It seems like a large responsibility and a lot of work, especially because of the changeover, but I am confident that it will smooth out over time.
  6. How active a role do you plan to take on ArbCom workshop pages, and in writing ArbCom decisions, a role that has historically been handled mostly by just a few individuals?
    I do think that the workshop pages can be useful, so I intend to use them perhaps more than has been done historically, as I think it's useful to have discussion prior to the final decision. I do intend to help write the decisions on the new cases.
  7. What do you think are the strengths of the ArbCom? Weaknesses?
    I think that the strengths are mainly diverse representation as well as the community and arbitrators viewing its role seriously and thus examining things comprehensively to try and get the most effective solution. Speed is often a problem, mainly due to slow processing.
  8. If you could change anything, what would you change? Why?
    As far as the arbitration process goes, it's too early to tell.
  9. Do you plan on finishing your term? If you had to make a choice right now, when your term expires, would you run for re-election? Why or why not?
    I do intend on finishing my term, and am not thinking about the December 2008 election.
  10. If there's one thing you could say to the Wikipedia community, what would you say, and why? Is there anything else you would like to mention?
    I would like to say that irrespective of what "positions" anybody holds on Wikipedia, the objective of the project is to write quality encyclopedia articles. Thus, everybody is an editor, first and foremost, and everything else is secondary and should be geared towards this. I certainly think of myself first and foremost as an editor and hope that the community thinks in the same way also. I guess the saying "It does not matter who is right, but what is right" is relevant here, as it is the content the world sees which is important, and that we would become a lot more efficient in getting closer to our goal if disputes were not framed in terms of personality, politics, winning and losing, etc, even if it is unspoken and psychological. I don't think that there is room to be complacent about the future success and growth of Wikipedia and everybody should always be looking for improvement.

[edit] Why keep altering the Lincoln College page?

Why is it that just after someone contributes some worthwhile information that reflects on lincoln college and you take it off....why? what is the problem with displaying members of the executive committee? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.205.170.129 (talk) 05:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC).

It is unencyclopedic. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:05, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Seriuously mate i think you have issues....i mean if you have a problem with the exec committee then that is your problem...it should be information that is put up there. Members of the tutor team should also be put up....the page just looks plain dull and boring if you wont put up a few names that other people know. As long as people put stuff up that isnt insulting then what is the harm?—Preceding unsigned comment added by an IP (talk • contribs)

I really dont understand why it is ok for colleges such as St Marks to have an informative website...yet Lincoln College cannot as it is 'unencyclopedic'. What is the deal? Why hinder Lincoln from having information about past collegians, the buildings and grounds, and the social program?—Preceding unsigned comment added by an IP (talk • contribs)


[edit] Thanks

Thank you for accepting my article for DYK. It is great to know that it is interesting enough.--Berig 08:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks and a request

Hi Blnguyen and thanks for supporting my Rfa! I've already made a little mess with my new tools, however. This deletion summary is the problem. I was told that I could notify someone with Oversight so that a Developer could delete the summary. Is that possible here? Thanks! · j e r s y k o talk · 02:45, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure it is a major problem. By default the deletion summary includes the first line of the article, so many attack pages have that in them. Am I missing something? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
See Unsolicited sysop tip #1 on my talk page. I think it's good advice, and I plan to follow it in the future, of course. But I'll defer to your judgment in this particular instance. · j e r s y k o talk · 03:35, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] World Cup advert

Do you think it would be a good idea to add the GA symbol to those that are GAs? GizzaChat © 02:47, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Sure. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Okay, i'm just trying to get used to editing wiki and thought i'd start with a joke. Probably shouldn't have used such an offensive thing. Whatever.

peace.

i'll create an accoutn shortly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.173.172.114 (talk • contribs)