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[edit] RedTopBG.com

I thought you knew i was the webmaster of this site, it is stated on my talk page during my discussion of the AfD on the backgammon chouette article. The information on the site is from a number of backgammon players and other personal resources. I will work on finding more resources for the article so we can remove some of the redtopbg.com links so the article would not be based on the redtop site Davidoff 12:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] what does gammonempire have to do with neural network software?

Nothing :) This user inserted a link to GammonEmpire which is a tracker so if someone was to click on it and deposit money into gammonempire the guy who ownes the link would get money. good that you removed it quickly. Just thought i would let you know :) Davidoff 03:47, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ludo changes - thanks

Thanks for deleting my entry on ludo page. I was mistaken about how wikipedia works. Keep up the good work. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by A Moose (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Unlinking common words

I try to be aware of where links are relevant. However, in the particular case of Holy Wednesday (and some others e.g. Shrove Tuesday, Freaky Friday), I don't see the need for a link to Wednesday. Surely a reader of that article is in search of information about a specific type of Wednesday. It's hardly likely that they would need a link to an encyclopedia article to tell them what Wednesday means. Unlike, for example, Days of the week, where the links are essential and I've left them in place. Colonies Chris 23:24, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Interest in the LCMS Logo

I am a member of the clergy roster of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, on the staff of a seminary library owned and operated by the LCMS. I am not a legal representative of the church, however. I am fairly conversant in copyright issues due to my role in the creation of online electronic texts. In this case, the fair use argument simply does not hold water, especially since the church has clearly expressed its wish that no one outside the church use it. I can detail a fair use analysis, if you'd like, but it fails on all but one factor -- the market. --CTSWyneken(talk) 16:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I beg to differ. They explicitly forbid use without permission. In this case, we know about it. To act anyway is deliberately defying them. Even were it not illegal to do so, it is bad practice and unethical.
We do see it as in effect a tacit endorsement of the content of the article. That is the difficulty here. Visitors will assume that we agree with the content, which we do not.
Even though Wikipedia acts as if this is fair use, it is not. We have copied the whole image. The use is not educational by court definition and it is used in products for sale (CDs of Wikipedia). The work is creative in all senses of the word. There is a modest effect on the market for electronic versions of the image and it reduces the number of people who would come to the LCMS to get a copy of the logo.
Thus, it is not fair use to put the image on our pages. Permission is necessary. --CTSWyneken(talk) 18:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Your agrument on the Logo Cross image page is one from trademark law, not copyright law. Again, the four factors are: Nature of use (inconclusive. Wikipedia is not an educational institution, nor is it a commercial institution.), it is a work of art, which weighs against fair use, we are using the full image, which weighs against fair use. The fourth factor, market, weighs in favor of fair use. At best, the four factors are tied. This analysis comes from a great deal of experience on my part. Please stop supressing an opinion you disagree with. It is important for those who want to use this image to know they may be liable. --CTSWyneken(talk) 14:13, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] love your name

Especially in content of removing YTMND vandalism to time travel. Anomo 00:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-notability

Hey, I appreciate your comment, but I was wondering if you could explain your assesment with a little detail. Also, I just made a spot for a real straw poll, where long side-discussions won't get in the way. Just to note, in case your concern is that WP:NNOT will allow tons of non-notable junk, it is the opinion of the writers of the proposal that most of that junk will violate other policy like WP:V and WP:NOT. But thats for you to decide - and I would still appreciate your opinion at that poll. Fresheneesz 07:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Backgammon set from American civil war

I apologixe for the late reply, but I am no longer as active on Wikipedia as I once was. According to the website:

Information presented on this website, unless otherwise indicated, is considered in the public domain. It may may be distributed or copied as is permitted by the law.

There is no copyright notice on or near the image page which would indicate it is not owned by the National Park Service. So I believe it must be in the public domain.

[edit] Personal attacks

Thanks for removing the personal attacks on the cat article. I was tired and angry and didn't feel like just putting up with it this time. --liquidGhoul 04:54, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] salman rushdie

hey, the template you left says see talk page for further discussion, but you did not leave a message. do kindly explain what you want changed and why. thanks.trueblood 20:15, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Logo on LCMS Page

Is there any way we can get the logo into the upper left? It looks funny where it is to me. On my screen, it's half off the screen without scrolling, the text of the lead bunches up in the upper left and there is a ton of white space next to the TOC. I managed the to shift it up, but couldn't manage the white space issue in the process. --CTSWyneken(talk) 02:03, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... what about moving down the info box alongside the TOC? If not that, then at the top of the info box above the title in the box? --CTSWyneken(talk) 09:42, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! That was kind of what I was thinking, but the infobox doesn't fill the empty space next to the TOC very well... What does it look like with the image in the info box above the info box heading? --CTSWyneken(talk) 00:16, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Both are very attractive. I think the one below the header looks the best. What do you think? --CTSWyneken(talk) 09:18, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! I really did not see a need to edit the temp pages. Go ahead and put the image below the title version, then. Thanks for bearing with me on this one. --CTSWyneken(talk) 15:36, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Boxing text

Hi

Thanks for all the help the other night.

I'm still working away of the homebrew article. I'd like to box up a couple of minor sub-sections to make them stand out but have tried to do it with a table and have failed badly; can you help?

DavidP02 22:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_brewing#Boiling_wort
This is an aside on the advantages of boiling brewing wort.
An example of the advantages of boxing up aside texts can be found in this review by an aquaintance of mine entitled circuitry and specs
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec03/articles/davelectronicsbg1.htm
Don't worry - worked it out DavidP02 23:28, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Kudos!

Nice work in reverting the linkspam tonight. Above and beyond the call of Wikiduty! Johnbrownsbody 03:35, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to Sexual intercourse

Your recent edit to Sexual intercourse (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 03:45, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Well intentioned, I'm sure. I've left a message at your talk page. —ptk✰fgs 03:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] HomeComputer

Note also his malicious abuse of AN/I in reaction to the vandalism report.[1]--Mantanmoreland 06:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Administrator's Noticeboard

I added a link to your edit just so it would be clearer to HomeComputer that Home Computer is a much older user. Gdo01 07:16, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wookieepedia

May I refer you to the main article Wookieepedia which has been marked for deletion --Plkrtn 07:24, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the help with the Crome page

Just wanted to say thanks for the help with getting the Crome page off the ground and helping with some of the formatting and coding... Im still learning all of the formatting on Wiki, the codes and all that... Anyways, I appreciate the help...

Exempt 17:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] It's a COOKIE!

For putting up with cranky Wiccans like me!
For putting up with cranky Wiccans like me!

Justin Eiler 21:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar


72		 The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
Thank you for your superb and continious efforts against spammers. Noticing and exterminating spam posts such as this clearly displays your dedication. --Cat out 00:08, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


it really wasn't that difficult; I noticed a link from an old thread you'd posted about the spambot in the AN archives. i clicked it and there was spam; so i put db-spam on and that was that. :-) —ptk✰fgs 00:11, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

It was so natural to you that you didn't notice... I stand corrected. --Cat out 00:39, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ifranjiah?!

Ifranjiah?! Whoever wrote that is wrong! It is an Arabic word but has nothing to do with backgammon. The game of backgammon has two names in Arabic. Some Arabs call it tawilat el-nard (طاولة النرد) and others call it tawilat el-zahr (طاولة الزهر), both mean "board of dice". You can also use lo'bat (لعبة), which means "the game of" instead of tawilat (طاولة). I changed it in the article. By the way, you can add the template wherever an Arabic transcript is needed, whether the article's name is Anglicized or not. If you need any help in Arabic or anything else, you know where to find me. ;) --Anas Salloum 17:28, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Don't mention it man. :) --Anas Salloum 19:02, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lane End Primary School article

Hi since your delete comment on the above article I have expanded it and added information locally relevant. I would appreciate it if you would review the article and your comment. Thank you --Alex 15:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Watch you mouth

Your recent edit on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Here Comes the Squirtle Squad (Superlative delete all. Blow the pokecruft out the goddamned airlock. —ptk✰fgs 02:19, 28 October 2006 (UTC)), please don't say th lord name in vain. It ofends people. Pokeant (02:23, 28 October 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Deletion of "damaka" wikipedia page

I'd like to know why you deleted the page for "damaka". Why do you think its "obvious spam" when other products have similar pages on wikipedia? I'd appreciate a response.

thanks, SWoods —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sandelwoods (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Reconsider vote for Dr.S. Hussain Zaheer Memorial High School

I would like to ask you to reconsider your creation of the AfD for Dr.S. Hussain Zaheer Memorial High School. With a little bit of research, it is clear that the school is indeed notable, and the additional information has been added to the article with material from the school's web site and several references from The Hindu, India's main national newspaper. With its management and operation by the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, the school has a unique science program that allows students to learn from India's top scientists, and to have heard from several recent Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureates. The school competes in, and has won, at the top levels of sport in the state. I strongly suggest that all those who previously voted to Delete should re-read the article and reconsider their vote. Alansohn 16:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. Take 2: I meant to say that I would like to ask you to reconsider your vote in the AfD for Dr.S. Hussain Zaheer Memorial High School. Alansohn 16:57, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

PUNCH THE KEYS FOR GOD'S SAKE! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Koolaider (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Jerky (food) article dispute

Hello. If you get a chance, could you please stop by the Jerky article and help resolve a dispute regarding proper WP:External links. The relevant discussion is at Talk:Jerky (food)#Recipes, and I am seeking third party opinions since another user and I seem to be at an impasse. I am sending this to all editors who have recently edited the article or its talk page. Thanks so much for your time, Satori Son 17:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Longgammon in Backgammon

Hi. I noticed that you removed the section on Longgammon in the Backgammon article. May I ask what your reasoning was? Longgammon appears to have been part of the Tables (board game) article some time ago but is not any more. I thought it made sense to put something into Backgammon and update the Longgammon redirect to Backgammon instead of Tables.

I figure it's better to ask than to get into an edit war. :) It's fine for you to reply here rather than my talk page, I'll see your response.

Regards, Paddles TC 06:57, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Chris. -Brian PuerExMachina 19:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your input is requested

Your input would be appreciated at this Request for Comments. Kelly Martin (talk) 18:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Serenity PR

I replied to some of the suggestions you put at the above page, please check it out. Cbrown1023 01:39, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Emory Logo

Hey, I think you understand the current (and old) debate going on over Emory logo and would appreciate it if you left your thoughts on the Emory talk page :-). Nrbelex (talk) 06:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Go

The problem with trying to describe how many possible go games there are is that there is no natural number that comes close. The invented number googolplex is both meaningless to the average person and absurdly too great, while a googol is closer to the number of atoms or protons in the universe, it is absurdly too small. Do you not know how to square a number? Does that not imply to you something bigger? How about to the fourth power? Do you know what that is, regardless of whether you know the chain rule or not? Does it not allow you to realize that this must be a really really big number? As I point out in my discussion, atoms squared to the fourth only gets you to 10^640, but since the closest competition, Chess, is down around 10^50, or by some sources 10^123 it clearly makes the point. Do you have a better suggestion? If not, use it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.125.109.73 (talk • contribs).

It's obviously a really, really big number. Simply stating that it is greater than the estimated number of atoms in the universe is both accurate and sufficient. Tacking on piles of exponents does not give the reader a better idea of the scale of the number. It merely makes the sentence more difficult to read. —ptk✰fgs 00:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NEDM

PTKFGS,

Thank you for letting me off with a warning. I was not trying to "Joke Edit" the British Longhair article. While YTMND is still unbeknownst to the general public, I figured that such information would nonetheless benefit the page. Although, I suppose you know better than I do about these sort of things.

Have a splendid day, MistahFOUR —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.199.154.85 (talk • contribs). —ptk✰fgs 23:58, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

I Angelbo award you this Barnstar for your board and table-top game related contributions
I Angelbo award you this Barnstar for your board and table-top game related contributions

Here is something for you, for all your contributions to game related articles on wikipeida. Regards -Angelbo 01:20, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ×××HOLiC / XXXholic

Hi, sorry to bother you with this, but would you mind to formally repeat your endorsement of "XXXholic" in the move discussion at Talk:×××HOLiC? With all the recent fuss around WP:MOS-TM, I'm sure we'd all hate to have another precedent in favor of stylized typography go down, because enough fans of the manga happened to show up. Regards - Cyrus XIII 12:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AWB

If you can't pay attention to what you're doing, then stop using AWB. You changed the capitalization on the name attribute of a ref tag in Backgammon. This does not help anyone, and it has only the potential to break further ref tags that use the same name. —ptk✰fgs 23:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't hurt anyone either. If AWB changes one ref tag, it will change all ref tags using that name. I don't see what's the big deal about simple capitalization. I've redone the edit, this time without changing the capitalization. Harryboyles 00:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TNA Impact!

Is there any way that we can get the page unprotected, and just let him violate the 3rr and get himself blocked as usual? -- The Hybrid 23:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please dont

Please dont mess with my sig again, i'll do it myself --User:Atomic Religione

...yeah, it's still enormous. —ptk✰fgs 07:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I like it this way and you are the first to complain --User:Atomic Religione

ok. —ptk✰fgs 18:25, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Backgammon softrware using AI

Who are you and why to you think you have the right to decide which software gets promoted or used as examples under backgammon. There are several promoted there. My games have as much right to be included under artificial intelligence as the others to under neural nets. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Backgammonexpert (talk • contribs) 18:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC).

(worse than BKG9.8, in my estimation)

How have you determined this?

Who are you?