User talk:ColdRedRain

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Hello, ColdRedRain, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, please be sure to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, or three tildes (~~~) for just your name. If you have any questions, you can post to the help desk or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  RJFJR 01:02, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] JW and Cult

Using the definition you supplied, there is decidedly nothing charismatic about the "leadership" of Jehovah's Witnesses. Moreover, this topic has been discussed and debated on Wikpedia ad nauseum. The term is perjorative, and because individual opinions are not valid, we can only document what opinions and views rest solidly as reliable sources in the common collection of contemporary knowledge.

ColdRedRain, I see that you have been editing here for a while, so I assume you understand the purpose of this resource. So I fail to see the value of your statement. It appears to be intended only to create dissension and divisions among editors who are working VERY hard to remain objective and neutral. Interestingly, there are already pages dedicated to the issues you brought up, and their significance, as noted by reliable resources, is noted as well. If you have more to add, I would hope that you do so contsructively. I'm certain that parties on all sides would certainly appreciate it. Respectfully, CobaltBlueTony 20:46, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of Border Battle

  • Heh, actually I'm a big baseball fan (go Pirates! :P); however, you provide no sources or outside data and your article is full of opinions. And, actually, it is YOU who must prove notability, not I who must prove lack of notability. I'm surprised I haven't heard the term if its so popular. While I recognize that MLB has set up rivalries for interleague games between certain cities, I have not heard this term in conjunction with it. If you provide some sources, I can help you out with these issues.Wickethewok 08:09, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
  • I've fixed this article up. Feel free to edit it yourself in the future, just be careful to use WP:NPOV. Wickethewok 19:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Mysterious Case of the Two Derrick Alexanders

Thanks for the message - I'm happy to help. If I'm not clear about something, just shout and I'll try again.

This isn't too hard to do. They both spell their name the same way, but at least one is a wideout and one's a DE. If you know Derrick Defense's middle name, that's the easiest way to differ, but if not you can do it like this way.

Wikipedia has an entry for Derrick Offense, and we're going to keep it the main 'Derrick' because he's older and entered the NFL first, and because he's got links to his entry already. Changing his name by moving his page is a nightmare, so we're gonna add Derrick Defense.

  • Start your new page with a title like "Derrick Alexander (defensive end)," or some other difference - you can say "(Florida State)" or "(Cleveland Browns)" or whatever you like. Be sure it's capitalized correctly and with correct punctuation for whatever you decide, because you only have one shot. We don't want to have to move the page for a typo.
  • The first line of your article, add a sentence saying (in italics) "This article is about Derrick Alexander the defensive end from Florida State. For the wide receiver from Michigan, see Derrick Alexander." (I hope that's right - I think he was from Michigan.) When you're finished writing your article, do the same thing at the Derrick Offense page - "this is the entry for Derrick Offense, for the lineman from FSU see Derrick Alexander (defensive end). Wikilink their names.
  • Then write your article and save. Put the categories in it, for Browns and defensive ends and Florida State and all those things. Use another entry as reference for structure and content. If you don't have time to do it all in one sitting, a stub is better than nothing. You can come back to it another time, and someone else may very well have pitched in to help.
  • Now, make some redirects for search terms like 'Derrick Alexander Browns' and 'Derrick Alexander defense', search terms that someone might use to look for Derrick Defense (see WP:REDIRECT for help - it's easy). You want it to be easy to find for people who are trying to find it, so if they put in 'derrick alexander end' and hit 'Go' it comes to you. As an example, I was trying to find an image of Elton John tonight, and there are at least 15 different terms that will take me to the Elton John entry - Sir Elton, Sir Elton John, John Elton, Elton H. John, Elton john album - see what I mean? Be creative. Then do the same thing for Derrick Offense - use his full name including middle name, "derrick alexander wr', 'derrick alexander chiefs', 'derrick alexander KC', and on and on.

That's it! Let me know if you need help or have questions. And let's hope that there are no more Derrick Alexanders, at least for a while. :-) Happy editing - Baseball,Baby! balls•strikes 01:42, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your Hurricane Userbox

Ive made a template, along with a Hurricane scale for wikipedia, Which allows you to be put into one of the categorys on the Wikipedia Hurricane Scale. You can use it if you want, Its the same thing as Template:Infobox hurricane but ive modified it somewhat. Check my userpage if you want to see an example. Your welcome to use it too! °≈§→ Robomæyhem: T/←§≈° 04:03, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minnesota meetup

A meetup of Wikipedians in Minnesota is proposed: please stop by the discussion page if interested. Jonathunder 22:57, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Reminder: Meetup October 29, one o'clock, Mall of America. Jonathunder 15:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey Invitation

Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. --WikiInquirer 09:54, 16 March 2007 (UTC)talk to me

[edit] Change to extratropical cyclone

Do you have a reference to prove the change you made? Canada, Europe, HPC, and randomly even the NHC have kept the name of systems that have finished extratropical transition. I reverted the article in the meantime. Thegreatdr 21:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


Link? I'm not saying it isn't probably true, I just need a link. ColdRedRain 00:24, 16 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Minnesota Meetup

Minnesota Meetup
Sunday, 2007-10-07, 1:00 p.m. (13:00)
Pracna on Main
117 Main SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Map
Please pass this on! RSVP here.
Spam delivered by Jonathunder 16:24, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Border Battle

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