User talk:Borofkin

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i think we have a difference in political ideology. while i believe that the war was right and good you do not. i respect your opinion, but that does not change my opinion of a person who from all reports is personally agressive. i hope you understand, that i, unlike you, am more scared of latham than howard. Xtra 02:02, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

it was just a comment of my personal impression. i would not put it up on an article about latham. i put it up on my page, just to show people where i stand. Xtra 02:15, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC) i am considering reducing some of the loadedness of my page. will look through when have time. Xtra 02:16, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

that's cool Xtra 02:30, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hey Borofkin, You asked about excision of territory from Australia's migration zone and confusion re sovereignty. When the Tiwi islands were retrospectively removed from the migration zone the Australian media reported Tiwi islanders becoming concerned that their islands were no longer part of Australia. In addition the issue has been raised on talk back radio, etc. For myself, I researched the topic to find out just what effects excision land from the migration zone might have other than the desired one. I wondered, for example, if a legal immigrant might not be able to start their permanent residency there. Various authorities have stated that there are no consequences to this except to stop illegal immigrants having recourse to the courts. Why not just remove all Australian territory from the migration zone then? Apparently there are 2 reason: 1) national pride, 2) the UN would get upset since it would amount to Australia excluding all illegals from the courts. Robertbrockway, 02:47, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Australian Immigration

Nice work on the immigration article. I wanted to include some info on immigration to Australian now- like who gets in and the requirements for entry, any where in particular that you think that information should go? Also are you planning on covering short-term immigration and the various visas and permanent residency? --nixie 04:41, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinews demo up and running

Hi!

I'm writing to let you know that the Wikimedia Board of Trustees has approved the first stage of the Wikinews project. There's now a fully operational English demo site at demo.wikinews.org. This will be used for experimenting with various review models and basic policies before the site is launched officially in about a week. demo.wikinews.org will become the English version later.

You voted for the Wikinews project, so I'm asking for your participation now. Everything is open, nothing is final. What Wikinews will and can be depends in large part on you. There already is a global Wikinews mailing list for discussing the project. If you are interested at all, please subscribe -- coordination is of key importance. There's also an IRC channel #wikinews on irc.freenode.net. Realtime discussion can help to polish up articles.

If you're looking for something to do, check out the articles in development and articles in review. Or start a new story in the Wikinews workspace, or ignore the proposed review system - it's up to you. I hope you'll join us soon in this exciting experiment.--Eloquence* 01:59, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Nice work

Nice work on the whole immigration/refugee area. I'm really glad someone's on it, keep it up! Tez 00:37, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)


[edit] Prison categories

Hey... I love your work on Australian prisons. Just a question about the categorisation. A better way to organise it would be to place each prison or detention centre in the state category

Good idea. I didn't have my head around categories that day. I've tidied it up :) Longhair 13:00, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] The Humungous Image Tagging Project

Hi. You've helped with the Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Syntax, so I thought it worth alerting you to the latest and greatest of Wikipedia fixing project, User:Yann/Untagged Images, which is seeking to put copyright tags on all of the untagged images. There are probably, oh, thirty thousand or so to do (he said, reaching into the air for a large figure). But hey: they're images ... you'll get to see lots of random pretty pictures. That must be better than looking for at at and the the, non? You know you'll love it. best wishes --Tagishsimon (talk)

[edit] Illegal immigration

Since immigration is your speciality I thought of you when I read the illegal immigration page. You might want to take a look at/edit the page, its very U.S focussed and doesn't mention illegal immigraion in a global context at all--nixie 23:02, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Review request

Hi :) If you have a few minutes it be great if you could have a look at West Papua and the re-name proposal at the bottom of its discussion page. Any input, edits, or opinions be great. All Best :)Daeron 16:45, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Human rights

Hi, how would you feel about tackling Human rights in Australia, I'm not sure where to start with it--nixie 01:28, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Neat, I'll help out where I can --nixie 03:33, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Hi Borofkin. I was wondering if you could explain this edit of yours to me? - Mark 07:22, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ahhh, I was wondering if anyone had noticed that. It's a tonge-in-cheek and very POV reference to how our current immigration policy seems to be at odds with values such as freedom, justice, and equality. I could have also linked "fair go" to White Australia policy, for example. - Borofkin 07:26, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)


[edit] You helped choose {{subst:IDRIVEtopic article}} as this week's WP:ACID winner

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[edit] Immigration

Hi, haven't seen you around for a while. A new editor has popped up and is using dodgy statistics to push anti-immigration sentiment, we got rid of them on Australia, but the editor has since recreated and extended the section on the immigration to Australia page. I'd appreciate your back up to keep things NPOV if you get a chance. Thanks. --nixie 23:39, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Email re wikinews interview

Just confirming I've received it AOK... will get a reply back to you as soon as I can, thanks! Image:glenstollery.gifPOW! 07:05, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinews interview

David, Sorry about the delay! I have posted the interview at: User:Stollery/Interview - if you have any other questions just buzz me, and thanks for the opportunity and your patience! ĢĿ€Ñ §τοĿĿ€ŖγŤč 06:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] about the cup of tea.

Sorry, but i REALLY can't think of much anything positive about Illuminato. And since he poured me a cup of tea i feel a bit obliged to respond in turn. That was about THE BEST most 100% positive compliment i could think of.

Sorry... but he's given me A LOT of problems in the past. And not much else.... sorry but there's not really any positive things i can say about him. :-( Nateland 00:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jimbo is coming to Sydney

Sorry to spam you if you aren't interested. See Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney#April 25th for more info if you are interested. - Ta bu shi da yu 08:18, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edit Explanation

I was hoping you could justify this edit for me, as well as similar edits on other Utilitarianism pages. Fyfe is a well-known blogger, but I fail to see his importance for the general philosophical scene. Indeed, the fact that Desire utilitarianism has its own page is itself mildly dubious to me. But while I am willing to overlook the latter point, bringing Fyfe into important WikiProject Philosophy pages needs to be justified. Postmodern Beatnik 14:36, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. You make a reasonable point about the links being justified so long as the Desire utilitarianism page itself is, but I wanted to ask Banno for his opinion on the matter. I'll almost certainly defer to his judgment. Postmodern Beatnik 19:10, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
I think the mini-wiki [1] is a good compromise for now. After some thought, I believe a link to the mini-wiki in the External Links section of the main Utilitarianism article might be appropriate, as well. It probably wouldn't be appropriate on the other pages, but I see no reason not to put a link on the main page. I'll leave it to you, though. Postmodern Beatnik 20:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
I'm not sure that the mini-wiki will take off, either. But if it is substantive, a link may still be warranted. I leave it to your judgment, however. Postmodern Beatnik 15:55, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Desire utilitarianism

I have commenced deletion proceedings at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Desire utilitarianism Banno 21:16, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:TemplateName

Template:TemplateName has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Silly rabbit (talk) 04:50, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Puzzled

Hello. Your ref fix [2] to the North American currency union has me puzzled. Why not just revert this IP's persistent vandalism [3] to the article? --Kralizec! (talk) 02:22, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

No worries! Thanks for taking the time to fix the broken ref. As much as this article is a magnet for vandalism and/or POV-pushing, I only wish all of its issues were so easily fixed! --Kralizec! (talk) 02:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notice of Wikimedia Australia incorporation meeting

Dear Wikimedian,

I am writing to you as your named is listed at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia under "People interested in helping to create a local chapter". Wikimedia Australia's draft rules have been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation, and we now intend to incorporate in the state of Victoria. You are hereby informed of the intention to hold a Wikimedia Australia meeting on 20th April 2008 with the intention to

(a) authorize a person who has attained the age of 18 years and who is resident in the State to incorporate Wikimedia Australia under the Victorian Associations Incorporation Act 1981; [that is, elect a Public Officer] (b) approve a proposed statement of purposes of Wikimedia Australia; and (c) approve the proposed rules of Wikimedia Australia.

A majority of members must vote to pass the motion to incorporate as an association, for it to meet the requirements of the Act.

The proposed rules, and proposed statement of purpose, can be found here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Draft_Rules_for_Wikimedia_Australia_Inc

Details of the incorporation meeting, including local meetings (to be joined up by teleconferencing, with any luck) and the agenda, can be found here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Incorporation


In particular, you are invited to attend the Melbourne meeting:

I also encourage you to take part in discussion on the mailing list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/Wikimediaau-l

If you are unable to attend, you can vote by proxy. Please copy the proxy form at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Proxy_form and send it to me in an email. (It is better to appoint a generic member, e.g. "Meeting Chair" or "Acting Secretary", both of whom will be of Melbourne, rather than a specific member, but the choice is yours.)

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Yours sincerely, Brianna Laugher Provisional Secretary, Wikimedia Australia

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