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[edit] Birthday

Happy Birthday!

Here's a tasty Birthday cake. Best wishes to you! Hope you enjoy your day. Now, get on out there and have some fun! ;)

--Jen Moakler 03:01, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Handbook of Texas proposed deletion

Please go here and express your opinion on whether Category:Handbook of Texas citations should be deleted. As a Texan Wikipedian, your opinion on this topic is particularly valuable. 66.167.253.162 17:48, 26 September 2005 (UTC).

[edit] UH Navbox

Nice work on the UH Navbox. Thanks! Emoll 14:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Props... To The UH Navbox work (much needed) and to Shasta (also needed) work, as well. Nick22aku 21:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Houston

Thank you for becoming a participant! Your expertise in the areas you mentioned will surely benefit the project. Please feel free to discuss anything related to the project at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Houston and add/update the collaboration items at Wikipedia:WikiProject Houston. Also, please add the project banner/article assessment template for every new project-related article you create. The templates are found here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Houston/Resources. Thanks again, Postoak 20:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Tyrrell Flawn

Do you know if the article Peter Tyrrell Flawn should be moved to Peter T. Flawn? I haven't really seen any articles with the middle name written out like that. -WarthogDemon 21:02, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Cheers. :) -WarthogDemon 21:36, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Block

Hello. I have blocked editing from this account for Disruption on HTC Wizard. Basically we have resumed edit warring after the protection has expired. Please use the talk page for content disputes rather than reverting each others changes. To contest this block use the {{unblock|your reason here}} template on this page. Regards, Navou banter 04:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

{{tl:unblock|Despite several attempts at discussion in the talk page, the other user refuses to participate. Ironically, the anonymous user claims that any revert of his edits should be discussed, however he never participates. The only alternative I have is to revert the edit because this has already been discussed several times and there is a consensus among the other wikipedians that this shouldn't be there. I really want to discuss this, and have done so, but I can't help that the other user refuses to participate. }}

{{tl:unblock-auto|1=129.7.254.34|2=Disruption on HTC Wizard|3=Navou}}

I see this, and I apologize. Navou banter 04:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Should be unblocked now. Navou banter 04:30, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Y

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Autoblock of 129.7.254.34 lifted or expired.

Request handled by: Navou banter 04:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you! Brianreading 04:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for understanding. Navou banter 04:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Third Opinions

Hi. Wikipedia:Third opinion is probably not the proper avenue for revolving your dispute with 122.160.82.88 regarding HTC Wizard, since more than two editors seem to be involved already and since the primary problem is that one of the involved editors is refusing to discuss the situation. As the page indicates, third opinion "requires good faith and civility on both sides of the dispute", and unfortunately you don't seem to have that. :/ I have left a message for the user at User talk:122.160.82.88 advising of our policies on Wikipedia:consensus and tendentious editing and requesting that he or she discuss these changes on the talk page before implementing them. If he persists without an effort to establish consensus, you may wish to follow the recommended steps at disruptive editing by considering Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts or Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct. (The requisite steps to follow prior to pursuing that are listed here.) Good luck with resolving this. --Moonriddengirl 15:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help on Windows Mobile needed ...

Dear Brian, we have some discussions with one wiki moderator and need help from independent Windows Mobile expert. May I ask you one question - what are popular Windows Mobile websites that you know? Thank you, Victor —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shab victor (talk • contribs) 18:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

If we're talking about appropriate External links to include, we should look at Wikipedia's guidelines on external links sections. From these guidelines, we know that External links should be kept to a minimum. Thus, just because a site is popular, doesn't mean it should necessarily be included. Where is this discussion taking place? Which links are in question? Thanks! Brianreading 21:10, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UH

Hi Brian, I rated UH as high importance with the other state schools. Sorry that I forgot the first time...and good luck on your GA quest! Karanacs 19:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:UH Fight Song.ogg)

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Hey, I could participate :) WhisperToMe 06:32, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: WikiProject University of Houston

Sure, I would be interested in participating. I think the most important thing is to define the scope of this project. Do we want a project for the University of Houston or the University of Houston System. If we decide on just University of Houston, then the project should clearly define that and guidelines should be set to state that other articles related to UH–Clear Lake, UH–Downtown, or UH–Victoria are not part of the scope. I prefer a project just for the University of Houston, but also see that this will be problematic as other editors will argue that three other UH System institutions should be part of the project as well since they bear "University of Houston" in their name.

I guess before moving forward, we need to decide what to call the project in accordance with the scope:

WikiProject University of Houston or WikiProject University of Houston System.

I think you should post on the talk pages of Houston and Texas so other editors will be aware of this proposed project.

I read your userpage and noticed that you went to Clements HS! I went and graduated from there as well.

—RJN 18:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

I'd prefer a University of Houston only project also, but I certainly see your point! However, I'd honestly think it'd be a better idea to deal with those cases of editors trying to include the rest of the UH System in the scope on an individual basis. My reasoning for this stems from the fact that I don't believe we'll get a lot of these editors often because the other UH System school articles are seldom edited. So, with your willingness to join a UH project, I will get started on creating one. However, I will heed your advice and post on the talk pages for UH, Houston, and Texas. This will allow for more exposure of this project to those who would be interested but otherwise wouldn't know.
Clements was surely a great high school to graduate from. I'm proud to have my diploma from there.
—Brianreading 19:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Sounds great! My only concern is that someone will start tagging all UH System articles with the WikiProject University of Houston template. I wouldn't want to get into an edit war over this by removing them and having to explain that other three UH System institutions are not branch/extension campuses of UH.
When did you graduated from CHS? I graduated in 2002 from CHS and 12/2006 from UH. —RJN 21:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
I guess somewhere on the project page, we'll have to include a little tidbit about the scope for the project. That way, we can always refer back to something that existed before the editor started making changes. It's part of good WikiProject etiquette after all to have a well-defined scope.
Anyway, yeah. I gradated from Clements in 2003, so it looks like you were a year ahead of me. I'm planning on graduating from UH around late '08 or mid '09. —Brianreading 21:42, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Brian, Thanks for the invitation to join the UH project. At this time I'm not sure I can put a lot of energy into this effort, but I will definitly watch the project page and may jump in to a few articles I spot needing work. Thank you for organizing this and putting time into the UH articles. I used to watch the UH pages closely but was turned off a bit when someone came through and nominated every image for deletion. I'll try to get interested again. --Rgb9000 16:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
Great work on the launch of WikiProject University of Houston! - Postoak (talk) 06:27, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Brian! Thank you for the invitation to the University of Houston Project. I'd love to help out but have never been part of a project like this. Where do I start and how can I help?

EwokiWiki (talk) 23:16, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] University of Houston Good Article nomination is on hold

I've put University of Houston on hold for GA, listing some things to work on on the talk page. Dylan (talk) 06:48, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UH article

Brianreading, good job on spearheading the improvements to the University of Houston article and getting it elevated to good article status. Nicely done. --Evb-wiki (talk) 20:30, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] External links for Live Search Mobile

Hey thanks! I was cleaning up the external links section for Live Search Mobile and wasn't sure if I should remove that too. Glad you helped! --Pikablu0530 (talk) 07:38, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] UH Law Center

I think the UH Law Center Page is looking good. I just put some more info in tonight. Please let me know what you think needs to be done. Also how do I get the status changed from start page? MC Lewis (talk) 05:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] fact tag addition

...on the Texas A&M page was removed by me because that assertion is made in the following reference. In general, it is perfectly acceptable to summarize something from an article in 2-3 sentences and put a single reference at the end. — BQZip01 — talk 05:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

Hi Brian. Questions added. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 21:36, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Brianreading

Brian, I am sorry to inform you that I have closed your RfA as an unsuccessful snowball closure: there was an 8:1 ratio against the request at the time of processing. However, don't be downhearted by this: I can assure you that your contributions are both highly welcome and valued—many editors have failed their first request for adminship, only to sail through later and become well-respected administrators. Kindest regards, AGK (contact) 22:11, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your consistent hard work on Texas university articles. Cheers! Eustress (talk) 20:01, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] University of Houston Portal

Beautiful! Make sure you list it at Portal:Contents/Portals and Wikipedia:Portal/Directory. Great work, Postoak (talk) 06:34, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

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I don't know how much more "sources" you need for alumni like Devin Brown whos jersey is hanging in the fucking convo, how much more do you fucking need for something like that?

[edit] UTSA

I don't know how much more "sources" you need for alumni like Devin Brown whos jersey is hanging in the convo, how much more do you need for something like that?

Someone running across a Wikipedia article doesn't know things like that. Putting things up that are contentious based on personal experience constitutes as original research. If these alumni are in fact from UTSA, it should be simple to find that written in an independent source somewhere. Luckily, another user has done this for you, and it has made the article much more credible now. By the way, I'm a UTSA alum too, so I'm not just picking on UTSA. Brianreading (talk) 14:20, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Yo sorry for that response, I left my computer turned on and somebody (my friend) decided to abuse it trying to be funny or cute, I already talked to him about doing this crap. I did originally made the changes to the site but did not reply to your message in fact I did not know about this message sent to you until I logged on and saw your message to me. I see that someone already cited the sources, so that is great. Once again I apologize for the rude message. Bigj8585 (talk) 20:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Moving

If you want to move a page to a title that already exists, list it at WP:Requested moves, instead of cutting and pasting. Thanks. --Closedmouth (talk) 15:32, 23 May 2008 (UTC)