User talk:Cristo39

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[edit] Section headers

On section headings, we normally only capitalize the first letter the first word and any proper nouns, and leave all of the other letters in lowercase. For example, "Rules and regulations", not "Rules and Regulations". See the Wikipedia Manual of Style for more information. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 23:33, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image source problem with Image:CareyPrice.JPG

Image Copyright problem

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[edit] Quebec Nationhood

Yasou Christo! I can't agree with you more concerning the mention of nationhood on the Quebec page. I argued for months trying to get the wording to say that the "Quebecois form a nation" (with the words Quebecois and nation linked to their respective Wiki pages) and to not have this in the lead, but it seems that those with strong nationalist POV prevailed. There was consensus to have a mediator come in and then the present text was pushed through. I disagree with you in that giving the text an "F" is far too generous! CWPappas (talk) 05:44, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. There is no need to sit back and not get involed...take to opportunity to find out more and state your opinions! If there is anything I've learned about Wikipedia, you don't have to be qualified to make a change here...you just need to have more people who have similar views to bully out the opposition! Seriously, things have quieted down on the Quebec page since that contentious bit was added to the lead paragraph.

If you are interested in the subject of the language laws' effects on Quebec minorities and want some light reading, there was a book called "The Anglo Guide to Survival in Quebec" and a sequel called "Anglo 2—The Sequel to the Anglo Guide to Survival in Quebec" [I'm not 100% sure if the title to the second book is correct]. The first book is a classic but now out-of-print. Coincidentally, I just bought a copy of "Anglo 2..." today and haven't started reading it yet. You might be able to find it at a library or one of Montreal's used bookstores. It is a humorous look at the impact of the language laws on the Anglo population. It was written only a few years after the enactment of the first laws. Let me know what you think!

I hope you don't mind me asking and you are, of course, not obligated to answer but I am wondering if you are of Greek ancestry. I am and your nick could be appropriate for a Greek.

Cheers!! CWPappas (talk) 07:14, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi again Cristo. Unfortunately, there was concensus to call a moderator in but none were actually called into the discussions. That's what bothers me and now, like you, I don't get involved nearly as much as I used to.

My wife's niece came to live with us for a year, when we lived in Montreal, and the niece was obliged to go to high school in the French-language system (even though my wife and I would be a much greater help to the niece in her studies if she went to an English school and that the niece was only going to be in Montreal for a year or so. Also, the niece could speak a little English and had no exposure to French prior to arriving in Montreal) and the way a lot of the subjects were presented made Canada seem as though it was a foreign country.

My French is not as good as I think it should be (but was good enough to pass the exam to work as a help-line answer guy on a Canadian census in the 80s) and there seems to me that the best way to achieve a longterm social peace in Quebec is to introduce the kids in the French and English schools to each other at an early age, perhaps to have "mixed" classes there the two groups would just converse, maybe the first half of the class in one language and the second half in the other. This would make give them a reason to learn the other language (to be able to communicate with their new friends), provide a way to actually practice the other language, and eventually lead to a dialogue on respecting each other's needs and learning that the other group does not grow horns. It's great hearing from you.--CWPappas (talk) 05:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trans fat

Noticed your change: while it's no longer the same, at the time it was cited, the source read this way. Cheers,LeadSongDog (talk) 02:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)