User talk:Consequencefree

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Welcome to my *deep booming voice* usertalk page. Any comments welcome... Let me know how I'm doing, if there's anything you'd like to see me improve upon (after all no on is perfect, but we can all try to be), if you want my help with something, or almost anything else under the sun. =D

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, welcome to Wikipedia. You might like to start by reading the tutorial and introducing yourself at the new users page. If you have any questions, you can ask at the help desk or on my talk page. Two useful tips are that you can sign your name using four tildes (~~~~) and you can preview your changes before you save using the show preview button. You can regularly find new tips on the Community Portal. I look forward to reading your great articles and I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian. :)

Boilerplate welcome. Since you haven't been welcomed yet...welcome! =P PMC 06:55, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Great Big Sea (album)

Hi...just letting you know I moved Great Big Sea (self-titled) to Great Big Sea (album). It's easier to use, plus it conforms better with disambig policy. (Which is to be as general as possible unless specificity is necessary and in this case I don't think it is) [[User:Premeditated Chaos|User:Premeditated Chaos/Sig]] 18:41, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hey-o! Thanks for the heads up about the move on the Great Big Sea (album) page. I was wondering what to name that in the first place, I can't believe I missed that. Oh, and thanks for the welcome too! =D [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 00:10, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
hey man thanks for answering my question--Irish rover 02:24, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image source

Hi! I don't suppose you could provide a source when you upload images? (I'm thinking of the Post-It note one). To quote, "if you are uploading an image under the doctrine of fair use, please place the text {{fairuse}} in the image description and give the source of the image." — Wikipedia:Uploading_images#Licenses. Thanks, and keep up the good work! — Matt Crypto 08:26, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the head's up on that but as it turns out I put the wrong tag on the picture in my absentmindedness. I took the picture myself and have changed the liscenece to the GFLD accordingly. Thanks for the heads up.
On a lighter note I'd like to thank you for all your contribution to the Enigma article! It made the research for my project on the machine go so much faster! Its a small wikiworld after all eh?
[[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 06:02, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Are you sure you're the original author? It's just that I came across it on this blog: [1]. Thanks for the comments on the Enigma article; I'm glad it helped your research! — Matt Crypto 12:34, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Oh dear now you're going to think I'm crazy for having so many pictures of post-it notes on my computer. I uploaded the wrong file that a. looks nearly identical and b. was named the exact same thing =P Anywayz problem solved, thanks once again for the head's up! (You probably saved my life somewhere down the line on wiki!) [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 01:01, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)


[edit] BJAODN

Hi!,

What is the BJAODN ?? Supercool Dude 09:33, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hey Supercool Dude! Please don't take offense to my comment, I've been back to the vfd now and see that you apparently may have had sources. But you have to understand that when I first saw the article it seemed rediculous and it didn't have any cited sources so I thought it would make a good candidate for BJAODN, which is wikislang for Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense which is where humourous pages that are not appropriate for wikipedia go. [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 02:03, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] JRM Mars Image

Just wanted to say an enourmous thanks for uploading that image of the mars - I've been looking for a copyright compatible image of the planes for a while now. You wouldn't happen to have a higher-res version would you? Once again thanks! -Lommer | talk 00:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think I might have one a bit higher resolution, the currently there is from my summer cabin dock on Sproat Lake. The other one is from right next to the bomber but isn't quite as flattering an angle.. so let me know what you think. For comparison the current version and the higher res version. Now that I actually look at it, they both look pretty low. But I had my digicam set to low res soo what can ya do. As for any other pictures of the current Mars', I know the mechanics =D so I've been inside and have all kinds of pictures (switchboards, cockpit, water tanks etc), all you have to do is ask, and anything that I don't have I can get when I go this summer. [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 04:12, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
The second picture is great - I've substituted it into the Mars article. While it might not be as flattering a photo, i think the extra resolution and the close-up detail helps. Lucky you for knowing the mechanics - I've always wanted to go up there and see some aspect of the Mars operations (I've seen them in flight and listened to them battling interior fires on the radio, but never been to sproat lake). Thanks again. -Lommer | talk 23:09, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Comment removal

Removing people's comments from article talk pages, like you did in this edit, is considered very unacceptable behavior, and can result in you being blocked from editing Wikipedia. Please don't do it. --Carnildo 10:06, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Please don't bite me! The comment removal was completely inadvertant! I was actually working on re-inserting the comments when I got your message. I was editing through jedit you see, and as I'm a n00b at using it, that wasn't going so well. With that edit all I *thought* I was doing was adding an extra line between my comment and the next heading... apparently not. I can assure you that such atrocities will not happen in future. I'd be just as mad if someone had done it to me. I apologise and ask forgiveness. Thank you for your time. [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 10:22, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Glad to hear there's a reasonable explanation for what happened. I'm sorry if I came across as a bit harsh, but there have been a number of incidents lately where newcomers have tried to influence voting by removing votes, and I wanted to try to head off any such problems as quickly as possible. Keep up the good editing! --Carnildo 18:38, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Northstar

Wow! Thanks for the handy tip! [[User:Premeditated Chaos|User:Premeditated Chaos/Sig]] 18:35, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sarcasm, gotta love it [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 23:46, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Come back, Shane!

We miss you around these parts. +sj + 04:33, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

see Shane. You hadn't been around in a while, that's all. +sj + 14:11, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Un-fair to the little guy.

I have used wikipedia for a few months now and I have the impression that they arent about getting lots of information but more about getting "important" information. Wikipedia should be about all facts. When the little guy has something that is true but small they should have just as much right as lets say the great Herbie Hancock. ANy other thoughts? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Climberchild (talk • contribs) .

  • The policy of wikipedia is to be as verifiable, notable and far-reaching as possible. Unfortunately, the article Pirates of war isn't verifiable, and by nature of not being verifiable, also isn't notable. Wikipedia is indeed about gathering as many facts as possible in a superb manner, but giving equal print to someone like George Duke and a band I put together to play at local clubs doesn't make sense. If you could look over What Wikipedia is not, perhaps you will understand more what I am talking about. Ardent†∈ 00:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sept. 24

That was September 24, 2005! :-) I always welcome more meetups. I will probably go to the one in Seattle on Sept. 9, and there could be a meetup in Portland when Jimbo is there some time in November. At the meeting a year ago only one other person showed up beside myself. I'll put it high on my agenda to come if someone else organizes the meeting. Eclecticology 01:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

The idea of having Wikimania 2006 in Vancouver was suggested when I went to Frankfort. A North American site somewhere was almost a certainty, and there was a lot of resistance to a US site given the visa problems that many would have. When I got back and couln't find local interest I dropped the idea. The rumour mill would show some preference for a far-east site in 2007, and possibly London in 2008. This would bring things back to the Americas for 2009, and unless some surprises come out of Latin America a west coast site would have strong support. I'm sure that there will be some brainstorming about a Seattle bid at the Sept. 9 meetup. Eclecticology 04:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chess (old post)

Thank you for participating in my game of chess. The game was won by black.
A new game has started at User:GW_Simulations/Chess/Game 2 if you are interested in participating.
GW_Simulations - 10:58, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chess

Thank you for participating in my game of chess. The game was won by White.
A new game has started at User:GW_Simulations/Chess/Game 3 if you are interested in participating.
GW_Simulations - 20:48, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Vancouver

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[edit] Coastal Sound Music Academy

A tag has been placed on Coastal Sound Music Academy, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{hangon}} on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. GreenJoe 23:11, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content which gains a consensus among editors. GreenJoe 18:03, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

It should be noted that the previous comment refers to two edits made by me (diffs -> [2] and [3]) that were three days apart, and each edit was a different attempt to compromise on the material to be included, accompanied by appropriate talk page comments. In this editor's opinion, my actions do not qualify as an edit war on any level. Ardent†alk∈

[edit] User warns

Just a note, when placing warnings, they are meant to be placed at the bottom of the section, rather than at the top of the section, which is what you did in this edit. It might have been just to make sure the IP recognises that it is his last warning, or whatever, but I'm just letting you know because it is what is supposed to happen. Kind regards, Sebi (talk) 06:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

He's at AIV now, so we should be seeing the last of him for a while... Sebi (talk) 06:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re Rawlins

Dennis Rawlins is using computers registered to a University to hide the fact that he is breaking Wikipedia rules banning vanity pages. I have a perfect right to point this out. Try deleting that banned autobiography. It was started by his friend Pickering, also to hide the vanity element. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.248.168 (talk) 14:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC) It is not wise to get any where near Dennis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.248.168 (talk) 14:23, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Your current edit to User_talk:128.220.212.154‎ seem more reasonable since the situation is actually explained, rather than the potentially ambiguous "this user is xyz", which can easily be seen as an invasion of an ip user's deliberately chosen privacy. May I suggest that you list Rawlins' potential sock-puppets on the alleged auto-biographical article's talk page (thus centralizing such information)? Ardent†alk∈ 03:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I have actually given a list of IP numbers on the Talk page of Aristarchus of Samos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 09:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Remarks on the Talk page of the vanity page cause a torrent of obscene abuse, with no reply to the point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 09:27, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Assuming the above comment came from yourself (may I suggest getting a useraccount to make such discussions easier?), if that is indeed the case, then perhaps it is time to take the matter to a dispute resolution process such as formal mediation or arbitration. Ardent†alk∈ 07:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Much of Rawlins' puffery has been removed by VSmith, an administrator. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.175.88 (talk) 14:00, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Vancouver

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[edit] Vancouver Meetup Invite

Wikimedia Vancouver Meetup

Please come to an informal gathering of Vancouver Wikipedians, Monday, May 5 at 6:30 pm. It will be at Benny's Bagels, 2505 West Broadway. We'd love to see you there, and please invite others! Watch the Vancouver Meetup page for details.

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Regards, Mkdwtalk 22:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)