User talk:Dan Carkner

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[edit] HeartattaCk

Would you be able to lend a hand on either contributing reliable sources for this article or providing your opinion on the corresponding AfD? PT (s-s-s-s) 00:46, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Tarras and Ternivka

As far as I found from [1], he was born in a village of Ternivka in Teplytskyi_Raion, Vinnytsia_Oblast, not in Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. There's no article even for Teplyk, so I'm removing wiki link to Ternivka from article.

Ah, my mistake! Thanks. Dan Carkner 13:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HeartattaCk

I believe the decision to delete this article was made in error, so I have asked for a deletion review. Since you were involved in the AfD on this, I wanted to inform you so that you might weigh in. PT (s-s-s-s) 17:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blagoevgrad Province#Pirin Macedonia

Could you please specify what exactly is "very POV" with the section? Maybe United Macedonia isn't irredentist and possibly refusing to accept the Bulgarians in the province' right to self-identify as such is absolutely OK? Perphaps claiming Alexander the Great is your first king and Samuil of Bulgaria your medieval Macedonian ruler is not propagandistic and revisionistic?

As for the Bulgarian Communist Party's policies from the 1940s and 1950s and the planned unification of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia which led to the specific census results of 1948 and 1956, you may want to read one of Georgi Dimitrov's speeches of the time here to make yourself familiar with the peculiar situation.

Regards, Todor→Bozhinov 10:56, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply! Certainly, the article needs a history section dealing with its ancient, medieval, Ottoman and modern Bulgarian history, but that's not POV — it's a flaw :)
Of course, the Republic of Macedonia has no aspirations to annex anything (and you perfectly know that would be completely impossible), but education and public opinion in the county is such that in fact most people do regard Pirin Macedonia as somehow "theirs" and think it should be annexed. The version of Balkan history they are taught at school really is propaganda-like and very revisionistic.
Surely, this is hardly ever sourcable, but you can see User:Vlatkoto's user page, for example. For the school textbooks see Talk:Macedonia (terminology)/Archive 3#ROM/FYROM official propaganda.
Not sure what you mean by this "annexation by Bulgaria early in the 20th century". Pirin Macedonia/Blagoevgrad Province (they're the same) became part of Bulgaria after the Balkan Wars and it was ceded by the Ottoman Empire. In fact, Bulgaria was supposed to get an a lot larger share of the region than that, as it was the one who actually fought with the Ottomans on the main front, but Greece and Serbia collaborated to prevent this, and due to earlier Bulgarian diplomatic mistakes succeeded. I agree it's important and should be mentioned as a key part of the history of the region in a separate History section, but fail to understand what role it has regarding the neutrality of the article. Todor→Bozhinov 14:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shawn Scallen

This was a non-notable biography as per the criteria set out in WP:BIO. (aeropagitica) 21:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I am going to restart the article. I just went for supper, give me some time, heh heh! He is notable, mostly for his photography, he has taken promotional pictures of bands such as Green Day, Fugazi, and pretty much any north american punk band from the last 15 years. Give me a chance to put some sources.. Dan Carkner 22:19, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Create the article in a user sub-page and gather the sources before attempting to recreate the page. This should prevent its' speedy deletion. Pay attention to WP:BIO and Wikipedia:reliable sources to ensure that the standards are adhered to. Regards, (aeropagitica) 22:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

The article is up for speedy delete again. A user sub-page would be the better location to work on making it conform to WP:BIO. Please don't reply to me, I am now going off-shift as it is nearly midnight here. (aeropagitica) 22:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Electronic Voting

Just a quick note about your comments on electronic voting, if there's any information the article is missing, criticisms or otherwise, it can always use new information. Also, feel free to suggest links to content that can be worked in on the talk page. --Electiontechnology 02:47, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, but I don't know enough about the topic, it's a little daunting for the uninitiated. I've just worked in and around a few elections in a minor rôle..Dan Carkner 03:58, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Well, the sentiment is appreciated. If you see any relevant information, you know where to pass it along. --Electiontechnology 04:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Speak White

I reverted your revert as your claim is not properly referenced. J Martin81 00:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

If you disagree, instead of blanket reversing your unsourced material, perhaps you should do a Wikipedia:Requests for comment. J Martin81 00:40, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello Dan Carkner

It is interesting how Serbs promoted invented word "Serbophobia" on the internet. First they introduced the word to wikipedia, and then thousands of other scrapper sites copied content from wikipedia, and now Google yields thousands of matches for this invented word. Of course, while Bosniaks wanted to do the same, and create an article Bosniakophobia, Serbs quickly jumped and voted "NO!". And of course, attempts to create Bosniakophobia article failed thanks to Serbian activism on wikipedia! They don't use wikipedia for educational, but for their nationalistic/politic purposes. It is sickening to see Serbian propaganda and lies poisoning Wikipedia. Wikipedia deserves Bosniakophobia article. Bosniak 07:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

It is my business if it violates policy, which I've established. I'll leave it on your talk page if you want. --Coredesat 04:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Iraqi diaspora

I like your cogent argument there, I don't think anyone who voted delete, actually did any research, they just read the two sentences there and said delete. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 00:26, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notice

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT the scope of WikiProject Ottawa is being debated. Your input is requested. Thank you. GreenJoe 20:22, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks...

Thanks for the recording of the Sarajevo article, it is greatly appreciated. Greetings, Vseferović 06:56, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ottawa meetup

Image:Wikimeetup.PNG -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ==SimonP on A-Channel tommorrow

In case, you're not aware, A-Channel will have a news report about Wikipedia on their news bulletin tommorrow and it will feature SimonP. Cheers!--JForget 04:10, 9 February 2007 (UTC)