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Welcome!

Hello, Dora Nichov, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Werewolf? Yeah Right!

  • This article claims that Dora Nichov turns into a wolf when he sees something round, in other words a werewolf. Come on! Everyone knows that werewolves are make-belive. It's an old myth that came from a fictional storybook written by a Roman author. Saying werewolves exist is like saying the Frankenstein monster exists. I kept trying to remove it but it kept getting re-added and the article says if you make a change to the article you must post it here. So I suggest we remove the lines about Dora Nihov being a werewolf. 68.164.84.89 22:46, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Huh, you're too realistic. I am the one that deals with what I put on my own userpage, so stop changing it. Dora Nichov 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Well how was I supposed to know it was a joke? 68.164.84.233 00:47, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  • It's a joke. Now put it back and if you change my userpage again without permission or discussion I'll just have to report you.
  • One more thing, that line about you not liking to call animals shortened names says "T. rex for Tyrannosaurus" when it should say "T. rex for Tyrannosaurus Rex" 68.164.88.204 14:42, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh who cares? They're the same anyway. Dora Nichov 00:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

By the way, you can be a pretty good editor! Maybe you can even get an account! It's easy and it doesn't require any personal information! Just remember to look carefully at other's talk pages to see if they'd welcome your edits. Dora Nichov 00:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Animal Names

I actually do not think it okay to use the animal names from the encyclopedia, as they are not used in the film. Moreover, the encyclopedia often references well-preserved species as examples used as models for less well-preserved species, therefore not directly claiming the animal in the film is that specific species. So let us not use the species names unless they are referred to in the film itself.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Denn333 (talk • contribs)

Disagree. VERY DISAGREE! It's better to be specific. So, the Seymouria is not a Seymouria because they said it was an amphibian, that's what you're saying. Look, who are you? The maker of this documentary!? If they said the chasmatosaur they meant was a Proterosuchus, then it's a Proterosuchus. It's different from, say, a fossil of a Coelophysis but they said it was a Struthiomimus. Totally D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T! Dora Nichov 06:21, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Who is the "they" that say this? The encylcopedia? or the film itself. This Wikipedia entry is about the film, not the encyclopedia. I will grant that it is helpful to reference the encyclopedia, especially if it adds more information. That said, your editing of this entry is very confusing, because species/class names like "Gorgonops" are not used in the film. However, we must make such references clear, as the typical reader will assume that these are references to the film, which they are not. You could, for example put links to the encyclopedia in for all cases in which the film does not use a name that you insist should be included because it was referenced in the encyclopedia. --Denn333 06:29, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

It's (the encyclopedia) an indirect reference to the film, since it's written by the makers of the programme. Good idea about citing a reference to the encyclopedia. Dora Nichov 06:54, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Glad that you agree. I want to make clear that I was not contesting the Seymouria... That one is referenced online, but I cannot find a single place onlne that cites the Gorgonopsid in Walking with Monsters as being a Gorgonops. This seems bizarre, because Gorgonops actually comes from Africa and is none only from skulls (I think). However, there IS a beautiful, nearly complete skeleton of a large gorgonopsid from Russia called Inostrancevia! Why didn't the Walking with folks show THAT one instead? It seems much more relevant. Alas, this confusion, added to by the encylcopedia references in the article, is the source of my consternation. (Well that, and the fact that the Gorgonopsids are my favorite animals ever!)--Denn333 07:18, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

I wonder too, why the Walking With... people decided that the gorgonopsid was a Gorgonops. They could have used Inostrancevia instead... Dora Nichov 07:27, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

WWM is inaccurate and is not reliable. When I watched it on Discovery Channel, I was at the Hynerpeton part, and I was very anxious, because I really wanted to see Ichthyostega.

"This is an amphibian... Hynerpeton."

I was a little disapointed. But Hynerpeton was still interesting. Giant Blue Anteater 05:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, they could have used a more famous animal. In the encyclopedia, Tim Haines confessed that Hynerpeton is not really our ancestor, at most, just a cousin, since it has eight digitd on each foot. And, yeah, Walking With Monsters is less accurate than both Walking With Dinosaurs or Walking With Beasts. Dora Nichov 11:04, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Dora Nichov and Great Blue Anteater... I think we have a problem about accuracy.

I just got the Haines-made encyclopedia myself this week. Unfortunately, it seems that you guys are making inferences that weren't intended by Haines. The encyclopedia reuses stills from the film. See paragraph 3 of p. 6 (the introduction... I have the second printing from 2006.) So, for example, the book says Gorgonops, but that does not mean we are looking at Gorgonops in the film. Rather, Haines et al are reusing the image of the gorgonopsid from the film to portray Gorgonops in the book. Of course, that's a logical thing to do--why make new art when you can repurpose old art? (The reason, of course, that this approach works is that the artwork is based on whatever evidence they can find, and Gorgonops, being known only from some large skulls, allows Haines and company a lot of flexibility in portrayal. If they had chosen Inostrancevia, for which there is a nearly complete skeleton, then they'd have had less flexibility!)

At any rate, I am afraid that the Wikipedia entry, as it stands, has details that are not applicable to the film--or at least not explicitly supported by the encyclopedia, as a result of what I have explained above, barring comments from Haines himself. I would be agreeable, though, to saying "the Complete GUide to Prehistoric Life uses this image to represent the very similar Gorgonops" I am willing to let you guys do it, because I know you care a lot about this entry... Or I can do it myself. It's your choice.  :-)

By the way... I didn't find a reference to Ericiolacerta in mine. I was really psyched the film had a Therecephalian, but isn't Ericiolacerta really tiny? the one the film is about 2/3 the length of the Lystrosaurus. Where did the Ericiolacerta come from? --Denn333 09:22, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Ericiolacerta isn't in that encyclopedia. You should look through history and see who made the first Ericiolacerta edit. Then ask him, clutter him with messages, whatever, not my buisness. >_< Other than that, we shouldn't do anything too rashly. Look for proof of using common species for pictures before jumping to conclusions. >_^ Dora Nichov 11:26, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Not rash at all... And I didn't say they used common species for pictures... I said they re-used pictures from the film for the book afterward, and got more specific for the book than they did with the film. When I change the entry, I will post a complete rationale on the talk page, okay. --Denn333 18:01, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Notosuchus/Allodaposuchus

Hello Dora Nichov,

I trust you when you say that the crocodile-like creature in Dinosaur Planet was a Notosuchus. However, I'm still positive Allodaposuchus is also in the series. Was it in a different episode? It's been a long time since I saw it, wasn't there also a crocodile-like animal in the episode Pod's Travels? If so, then that was probably Allodaposuchus. Jerkov 12:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

YES! Allodaposuchus is in Pod's Travels, while Notosuchus is in Alpha's Eggs. By the way, nice of you to drop by! Dora Nichov 00:08, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

List Of Secrets In Zoo Tycoon

Hi Dora, I just wanted to let you know, in case you were unaware, that there really are no secrets on a Wiki. I'm not picking on you, just letting you know that simply reposting the "Inaccuracies" article at a different name is likely to get it speedily deleted as a recreation of previously deleted material (see G4 on that page). Like I said previously, I think a smaller description/summation of the inaccuracies of the game is useful to the article, I just didn't think it warranted an entirely separate article by itself. Good luck here at Wikipedia, and don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have. -- nae'blis (talk) 00:24, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

The inaccuracies have been moved to Wikibooks. Dora Nichov 04:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

About The Tiger Article

Hi thanks for supporting me, or in other words, the truth. Recently some "tiger lovers" have come together and are vandalising the article. There is a lot of exaggeration in that article. Whenever I change it, they keep reverting it back. Then I decided to try to explain them the truth (when one of them told me that I was vandalising, acutally they were.). They are so not objective, they don't understand. No one replied my last message, although they didn't forget to revert. Still, after all that explanation, they are warning me (in the history section and in my personal space), that I will be reported because of "vandalism". It's so unbelievable and funny. I know you don't like editing animal articles but please support me with this. They are ruining that page. John9834 17:35, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Don't worry, I understand. I've been in this position several times myself. I'll be happy to help. Dora Nichov 01:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Names In 6th Episode Of Walking With Beasts

Hello Dora Nichov,

Don't you think it's better to use the common English names for the creatures in the 6th episode of Walking With Beasts? Listing Coelodonta when the animal in question is generally called 'woolly rhinoceros' makes it look a bit silly. We also don't list the gray wolf from that episode as Canis. Jerkov 18:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't know anything about the gray wolf/Canis thing. But it is true I gave the prehistoric animals their scientific names. I think we should give the scientific names a mention in the list of animals, though they're not neede in the episode summary. Dora Nichov 01:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I just used the gray wolf/Canis thing as an example of how it is a bit strange when scientific names are used when there are much better-known English names. Of course we use scientific names in articles regarding the animals themselves, but in an article about a TV show they appeared in it looks weird and gimmicky. Jerkov 18:20, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Jerkov... You are right; filmmakers like Haines et al sometimes use generic names in order to present a film that is more comprehensible to a broader, less educated audience than Dora, you, me, etc.
Dora Nichov is really struggling with how to name the animals. I understand where he is coming, trying to resolve the animals he sees with actual, scientific animals; moreover, he wants to provide that information to the audiences who watch the programs with Wikipedia as a cross-reference resource!
I encourage you to edit the entry to reflect what information is provided IN THE TV show. However, to appease people who want to cross reference what they SEE with what SCIENCE knows, I encourage you to notate things in the following form:
* NAME GIVEN IN FILM (representing X")
or, occasionally, as appropriate,
* NAME GIVEN IN FILM (modeled on X, but possibly representing Y)
where X is the name Dora Nichov want to include and Y is a very closely related animal occasionally used by Haines, etc., to figure out how the heck X should look on screen!!! In both cases, it would be best to cite the Haines-published encyclopedia (or set up the citation and let someone who has the book fill in the page number. The book can be referenced, I think, simply as
Haines et al, The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life
For the record, while Wikipedia is supposed to be an encylopedia (official rules) and NOT meant to be a scientific reference guide for television shows, I think it's safe to say that nobody will cite you for breaking that rule here (nobody has cited him yet, after all!!!) And we ALL will have fun clicking the names to learn more!!! (If you want to write back to me, you can do so on my own user talk)--Denn333 03:39, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't see anything wrong with the current state of the articles in question. The sources are stated and identified. Like I said a long time ago, if the moviemakers say that the gogonopsid used in their film is a Gorgonops, then it IS a Gorgonops, because the programme is THEIR creation. It's different from digging up a Tyrannosaurus fossil and saying it's an Allosaurus, 'cause the fossil is not YOUR creation. Anyways, I thought this whole thing was settled. What do you mean the article is inaccurate? It's better to be specific. Dora Nichov 09:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

You are wrong; you were just to lazy to look because it means admitting you were wrong (seriously, dude). The moviemakers NEVER SAID the gorgonopsid on the tv show is a "Gorgonops." If they did, tell me where, and I will stop. I'm open to being proved wrong, but so far I just keep getting "it's in the encyclopedia."

Well let me refer YOU to the encyclopedia. Read the introduction of the The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life. It says, in the 2006 edition, in VERY CLEAR language

  • (first paragraph) they made Walking with Dinosaurs
  • (second paragraph) they made the other Walking With... shows; they "finished with seven and a half hours of television"
  • (third paragraph) "The combined coverage of these television series has allowed us to fulfil another long-standing ambition - namely, to produce a book that could tell the same storyusing the unique high-resolution stills made possible by the materials produced specailly for the programmes.

This CLEARLY shows that they made the movies and then took stills from the movies and made the book.

Are we finally clear? The animal names in the Wikipedia entry, when I have time to edit them, WILL be the ones used in the film. I will compromise the "Wikipedia is an encylopedia" rule and add the more specific names used in the encyclopedia. If that does not satisfy, you can take it up with a formal complaint OR provide EVIDENCE that I am wrong above. --Denn333 19:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Calm down. I just said there's nothing wrong with the article. Besides, you don't even have proof that the animals IN THE FILM are not meant to be the ones IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA. (Or vice versa). Dora Nichov 09:06, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

By the way, what happened to you? It's like you're so aggresive all of a sudden. There's nothing to be angry about. Also, I'd admit I'm wrong if I am, but I'm not. Don't make stupid assumptions like I'm too lazy or unwilling to let my work be changed, etc. Dora Nichov 10:08, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Dora Nichov... You need to, once and for all, separate the encyclopedia from the movie. They are different things. The encylcopedia is not a companion to the movie. They merely draw from the same well of art because they were made by similar people.

As for "proof" YOU must provide the proof that the animals in the film ARE meant to be the same ones in the encyclopedia. Otherwise, you are making stuff up. That's how proof works. You are making the claim that Gorgonops appears in Walking with Monsters, and therefore you need to cite the evidence. Nowhere does it say "The animals in this book appeared in Walking with Monsters." In fact, I cited evidence to the contrary above.

In short, you are making an inference that is not supported by evidence. I am getting harsh, because I worry that your preconceptions are so strong that you are unable to see your error. Preconceptions can be powerful, and I worry that they are blocking your ability to see the truth of this matter. Denn333 21:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Also, I remember you said that Seymouria and Proterogyrinus were revealed on the web. Then why do you believe the web and not the encyclopedia? And, as I said before, you're suddenly aggresive. You were nicer before. Dora Nichov 14:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

THAT is a good question, and one which might help you "get" the point. The web reference SAYS that it is a description OF the MOVIE Walking with Monsters. The encyclopedia never says this, and in fact, suggests that they just used the same artwork. Of course, the overlap is, by and large, ubiquitous, but not 100%.

Do you get my point finally?

Yes. While I don't have evidence that the animals ARE the same as the movie, you don't have proof that they aren't, either. Dora Nichov 09:12, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The point is, BECAUSE the encyclopedia were made by the creators and used stills from the programme, it's safer to assume the encyclopedia animals were meant to be the movie ones, rather than not. At least you can agree with that, right? So until more evidence turns up, the article should remain in it's current state. That's what I think, and don't worry about me getting carried away by my own thoughts, thank you. Dora Nichov 09:59, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Never assume. If you can't provide absolute evidence that the animals are one in the same, it's speculation, and it's not permitted on wikipedia.Denn333 09:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, I never said I did. I just said that it's safer to assume that they're meant to be the same animals. We should try to clear this up using the things I said. Dora Nichov 12:45, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

As for Jerkov's problem, I think prehistoric animals should be identified by their scientific names. Don't know why, it's just a habit of mine. Dora Nichov 06:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Personal Article Tag

I have added {{personal Article}} to your user page. Giant Blue Anteater 01:07, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

What does that do? Dora Nichov 07:44, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

It's nothing bad. It just let's you know that it's a personal article. Giant Blue Anteater 23:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, OK. Dora Nichov 02:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Question

Do you miss Steve Irwin? I sure do! Giant Blue Anteater 23:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, maybe not as much as most, but I do. Dora Nichov 06:56, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Over the Hedge

While I do not neccesarily disagree with your recent edit removing some content in Over the Hedge (film), your reasoning for doing so made me a bit curious. None of what you removed seemed to look like vandalism to me? Again, I'm not protesting, I'm just curious. Debolaz 19:24, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I was just trying to remove the "opossums don't have prehensile tails" part 'cause it's not true. Dora Nichov 10:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Walking with... Trilogy

Out of curiousity and to avoid an edit war :-) The BBC has released the Complete Walking with.. Collection link, which does also not include Walking with Monsters. If this is the case, who is actually defining the contents of the Walking with-trilogy? Certainly not the BBC itself.

Secondly, the see also-section is not limited to mentioning only the "trilogy" (assuming it is an official trilogy). Considering Walking with Cavemen is in many ways similar to the other Walking withs it is worth referring to this as well. People visiting Wikipedia, who are interested in these series will certianly look also for WWC.

I hope you can explain your viewpoint?

Brynnar 14:41, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I promise that I will revert this change every time, Dora Nichov. You are being a busy body that is going against the expertise of many, many people besides you. Whether it's "in the series" or not is not relevant for "See also." You get to be picky about "in the series" at the top of the article. "See also" is a place for related articles. The Walking with Cavemen article is a related article, and that is something many people have over-ridden you on MANY times now.

By persisting on these things, you make yourself a nuisance. Look at how long your talk page is? That should be evidence enough that you are making too many changes that you should not be making.

Are we clear?Denn333 06:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Fine, it is related, blah blah blah. OK, we are clear, but how long my talk page is doesn't make me a nuisance. I've met many rather NICE, SENSIBLE people with long talk pages. It depends on what they're talking about. For example, one guy wrote to thank me in helping with HIS arguement with somebody else. Another one simply wrote to ask a question. AND there's another section that's simply the Unblocking Center. (Plus the welcome section). See? Nearly everyone EXCEPT you is complaining about my edits on my talk page. Most simply want me to clarify my edits, not rant and rave about how I'm annoying, blah, blah, blah, etc. By the way, Brynnar, the Walking With... Collection is indeed a combined box of the Walking With... Trilogy and Walking With Cavemen. So, you (and Denn333, I must admit reluctantly) are right about them related in some ways. Also, Walking With Monsters was not made when they made the Walking With... Collection, explaining why it wasn't included in it. But it stands Walking With Dinosaurs, Walking With Beasts, Walking With Monsters and their specials are combined in the Walking With... Trilogy, in which Walking With Cavemen is not included. Dora Nichov 12:53, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

And please keep all new sections above the Unblocking Center, thank you. (I like neatness, you see). Dora Nichov 12:56, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

And in fact, Denn333, the longest sections WERE those complaining about my edits, but they were all written by YOU! See? Nobody else is complaining. Dora Nichov 13:05, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Finally, you talk with some sense. It takes forever to get you to break your preconceptions. Sheesh.

Anyway, the reason it's called the trilogy is because the marketing plan was made when there were only 3 available. Had they known they would make Walking with cavemen, they would not have called it a trilogy... that was in the future though. So it's a trilogy only because of a stupid technicality. Denn333 03:01, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

NOW you say I talk sense. Anyway, THIS matter is settled. By the way, Walking With Monsters was made AFTER Walking With Cavemen, though of course you could say they had decided to make the Walking With... Trilogy and made Walking With Cavemen before they finished. I think (this is just what I think, not a fact) that Tim Haines had decided to make the Walking With... Trilogy. While the other crew mambers agreed, they also made, by themselves, Walking With Cavemen. That's what I think anyway, don't take it seriously. Dora Nichov 04:37, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Hybrid Cassowary/Walking With... Wikibooks

What do you mean you don't think it's possible just because they are from differen't genera? It so happens that I have heard of & seen a great many intergeneric hybrids & even some that cross family boundaries (documented, not just rumors). I often hear about people who don't think certain hybrids are possible and every time I hear their reasons I can't help but feel dissapointed that there are still so many myths about hybrids. See the Hybrid article for details. Some Inter-familial hybrids can be seen here [1]. The Cassowary and the Emu are very closely related (there is even a recent, intermediate fossil form called Emuarius). I think that it is indeed VERY likely that if someone were to try a hybridizing experiment with the two mentioned Ratites, it would be succesfull. I was just wondering weather it had been done before (but I do value opinions, and my post has been empty for so long it's nice to just hear from somebody on the subject). By the way, good job on the Walking with... wikibook thing, keep up the good work. And have you heard from Den333 and Dinogeek? Have you seen them recently anywhere else on wikipedia, because I still haven't heard from them. - 04:06, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

As for the predator thing, there were large predators in Australia's recent past, so I think that's the reason for the Claw and Kicks. Also, the kick could just be a byproduct of another adaptation (such as powerful leg muscles, and the fact that it evolved from running ancestors). - 04:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

I just noticed Denn's "recent" edit to your talk page. Hmmmm. - 04:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!!! Youcan help with the Wikibooks thing if you want, and no, ever since Denn333 recently said that I finally made sense, he never comes anymore. And Dinogeek seems to have disappeared. Plus Denn333 didn't pursue the subject when he appeared — he was talking about another subject. Dora Nichov 05:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

It's great to see you too. Sorry it took so long to put this post in, after I wrote the others (I was taking a short Internet break). I will try to help with the wikibooks, but I'm not good with paragraphs, so I will just stick with creating the species list and episode guide. By the way, I noticed that you wrote the Synopsis for "A Cruel Sea" before "Time Of The Titans". Didn't the events in "... Sea" come after "... Titans"?. Or did they come first?. Or is this just a temporary arangement?. - 20:41, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I have finished the settings and species lists for Monsters, Dinosaurs and Beasts (I based Beasts and Monsters on the Dinosaurs page -except for the paragraphs- you created and I based the species list on their Wikipedia counterparts). All that is left is for you to fix any errors or anything you see wrong with it and to write the paragraphs (sorry I didn't write them, but I'm not good at that). - 23:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Correction: I stopped coming here because there was no reason to, given that you you finally relented on a stubborn, incorrect view that caused an edit war with me and several others. Denn333 12:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

192-something, I made a mistake with the episodes... And good for you! Denn333, OK, whatever, but you didn't pursue the subject all the same. And what do you mean "several others"? Only this guy called Dinogeek is currently with you, and he hasn't appeared since. But if you want to drop it, let's drop it. Dora Nichov 11:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Dora, when I added the species list to the wikibooks I changed "Cruel Sea" from Early Jurassic to Late Jurassic. When I returned recently I found that it was changed back. The "Walking with Dinosaurs" article states that "Time of the Titans" takes place 152 mya and "Cruel Sea" takes place 149 mya. That would make "... Sea" even later in the Jurassic than "... Titans". Could you elaborate your opinion on the subject? By the way, are you sure that "Prehistoric Park" is part of the "Walking with..." series?. - 02:14, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

You're right... I'll do more research about Prehistoric Park. Dora Nichov 06:59, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Prehistoric Park

Dear Dora,

I would like to point out that in the prehistoric park talk page, it is generally considered rude and stupid to give in the last word when the other wikipedians requested an end to the discussion. I removed your comment to prevent you looking as so and to help you realize that the last word is not always needed, but if you choose to have such a negative impact on others' view of you, then go ahead. Sorry for removing your comment, but the last word is not always the best word. --DeadGuy 14:51, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for telling me. I just like to answer to anything I can, sorry if I have violated any rules or offended anyone, etc. Dora Nichov 08:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Original Research On List Of Apex Predators

THe reason I reverted your edit that restored the article to a former state was due to the article not complying to Wikipedia's No original research policy. WE, as editors, shouldn't classify animals of whether they are apex predators or not. That is up to bilogists. Classifying in this way is dificult because it isn't very cut and dry. For example, most articles i've read about great whites state that it is an apex predator. If verifiable, reliable sources can back that up, than the great white should stay regardless of whether it conflicts with the definition in the Apex predator article. I think it would be wise to refrain from adding new entries without any sources. Currently only one has a source. The ones i left are pretty much undisputed, obvious examples of apex predators. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Justinmeister (talk • contribs) 15:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC).

Hmm... You're right. One thing I must add -- some animals are only occasionally preyed on by other animals but aren't usually. For example, leopards are sometimes eaten by lions, but not very often. As they're not the normal prey, they're still apex predators. (Same with the great white shark). Dora Nichov 12:10, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Pufferfish

Hi Dora,

I've reverted your change re: pufferfish chewing their way out of other animals if swallowed. This sounds unlikely to me, however, if you've got a source for this information please discuss it (and the sources) at Talk:Pufferfish prior to re-adding the change.

Thanks! MidgleyDJ 10:02, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I just remember seeing it somewhere, but I guess I'll have to find a source... Dora Nichov 10:05, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Dora, could you please provide a proper citation for this claim? Please read up on WP:CITE if unsure how to go about this. I find this claim very unlikely, and I think that Darwin may not be a very reliable source in this case. No offense to Darwin. If the claim is properly cited then it can remain in the article while debate is held on the reliability of the source. Thanks. BFD1 17:10, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Re: Fennec Nichov

To be honest with you, I didn't laugh, just smiled a bit! Maybe put some more humour, not just the characters fighting. Let's say, some dinosaurs are arguing and one of them says something bad to another and that dino makes a good comeback. I'll like it more that way, but I don't know about other people. And also, try to make a good joke there. Like, from all the funny programs you've seen, try to remember something funny and add it there. Ok, maybe not the EXACT SAME THING, but still... I'm not saying the writing is bad, just that ... there's more room for improvement, you know what I mean? Send me more and i will EVALUATE them. Radical3

Yeah... Well, I know the whole thing is all similar but there will be some slightly different jokes (but this one's mostly similar nonetheless, there's more difference in the Walking With Beasts interview) like funny call-ins and stuff. Just bear with this epsode for a few days. And you'd better see the end credits! Anyways, thanks! Feel free to make improvements if you see any! (As always, the commercials are better than the show itself LOL, except that Steropodon egg commercial, it was lousy, like Fennec Nichov said)... Dora Nichov 09:15, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Anyways, I didn't thought you'd take me saying "humorous" so seriously! Dora Nichov 13:21, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

The Most Extreme

Hi Dora, I know you recently told me that you have seen the "Odd Couples" episode. I checked out TV.com and found out that number 2 was the Caterpillar and Tree Ant. Can you tell me why? Radical3 20:07, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Tree ants protect trees. Caterpillars smell like trees. So the tree ants protect them too. Dora Nichov 08:56, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Really? Awesome!Radical3 20:58, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah. Sorry I haven't contacted you these days. I've been busy. Dora Nichov 11:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh! That's allright. Radical3 13:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I have another question for you. Can you name me some animals that come back "from the dead", besides hog-nosed snakes, opossums, bears, wetas, lungfish, frogs, and targigades. I do know that the tarantula can be paralyzed by tarantula hawks, and can you name another animal (if you can) with the same sort of "coming back from the dead" as the tarantula. Radical3 22:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

And I think I know something that you don't know. HAHAHAHA! (not trying to be mean or anything, but): The Madrilenian butterly, unlike other butteflies, feeds on blood. It lives in Spain and was just recently discovered. Radical3 23:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Cool about the butterfly! I didn't know that! Let's see... I'm sure many wasps paralyze different insects, like some attack caterpillars while others paralyze weevils. The ground squirrel can lower its body temperature to like 7 degrees C while hibernating. Animals that play dead... There's plenty of those! Stick insects, some South American canines, some rodents, some lizards all use that trick, just to name a few.

What's a liver fluke? Radical3 14:34, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh, flukes are worm-like thingys are parasites. Dora Nichov 01:46, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Strange name for such an animal. For parasites, I would be expecting the name hookworm or roundworm, lol. Unless if the parasite has a more common name. Radical3 17:08, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Liver flukes come in several species. They are similar to flatworms, and have a totally parasitic life cycle with the immature stage spent in one host species, usually a snail, and the mature stage spent in the liver of a mammal such as a sheep, cow, pig or human. They live within the small biliary ducts, causing obstruction and the graual onset of cirrhosis, and shed large mubers of eggs into the biliary system, whence they are excreted via the bowel to reinfect the primary hosts.--Anthony.bradbury 17:57, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey Dora, look who came. Mr. Anthony who doesn't accept the fact that truth is stranger than fiction. Radical3 20:05, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Haha. LOL Dora Nichov 00:52, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh well! I don't blame him. There ARE no websites about the species. I guess I have to wait until more people learn about the butterfly. But until then, I guess I'll have to wait a LONG time. Radical3 03:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah. Dora Nichov 09:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Butterfly

Dora, I have left a message for User:Radical3 on his talk page. I note your comment thereon. You have a valid point, but we are dependent on external sources to verify new articles, and sometimes these sources let us down. Such is life. I found your comment to me only accidentally, after Radical3 contacted me. It would have been better to post to my talk-page, where I would be certain to find it.--Anthony.bradbury 17:19, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, it is a wikipedia policy to avoid personal attacks on other editors. Your comment to me comes a little close to breaching this policy. Let's all stay friends.--Anthony.bradbury 17:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

OK, whatever you say. But truth is stranger than fiction and you've got to admit it. Dora Nichov 00:52, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh and Anthony, if you do wanna stay friends (I'm surprised!), then STOP DELETING FRIGGEN' ARTICLES OR PUT THEM ON SPEEDY FRIGGEN' DELETION OR WHATEVER YOU FRIGGEN' CALL THEM!!! Radical3 03:54, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Exactly. Dora Nichov 09:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

As I have said on User:Radical3's page, I am not an admin and you are both moaning at the wrong person. As I have also said, I have no particular need to stay friends with you (which I never have been) and threatening edits on talk pages are not regarded with favour in wikipedia. Persistent threats tend to end in users being blocked from editing wikipedia, which I am sure none of us want.--Anthony.bradbury 01:28, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, fine! Dora Nichov 09:12, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Question #2

Do you really turn into a werewolf when you see something round? LOL. Radical3 20:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

No, LOL. But if I could it would do me a lot of good though... Dora Nichov 09:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

This is another dumb question: If not, then why did you write it on user page? (You might think I'm stupid ........................ I am.) LOL Radical3 20:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, you don't have to tell the truth on your userpage, do you? But that (and the taxobox LOL) are the only untruths on my userpage. Dora Nichov 06:44, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, if you look here then you'll see why I wrote that and how I got my name. Read all the way through... You'll see my name. Dora Nichov 06:54, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Now, I've seen everything. Radical3 19:25, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

You mean that article, or my userpage? Dora Nichov 00:32, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Yay! Today's my birthday! And ... uh... can you respond on MY talk page, for I don't really like visiting your talk page and then responding. Just write yer response on MY talk page. Radical3 18:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

OK... Dora Nichov 01:16, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Animal Poem

Here goes:

I am the biggest of the birds
I am the ostrich, in other words.
I can't fly, but I am fast.
And in a race, I won't be last.

Best I can do. Radical3 05:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Animal Face-Off

Hello, Dora. I just recently checked out the talk page of Animal Face-Off. Who vandalized my article and what did he change? Radical3 03:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

He said you liked to use uncommon animal names instead of normal ones. Not a big change, but I suppose it's not true. Dora Nichov 04:20, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Have you seen the animal face-off clips on YouTube?

You can't see it really well, but at least you can still watch it. Radical3 16:19, 20 January 2007 (UTC)


I also found some "The Most Extreme" clips on YouTube.

You can see these clips much better. Radical3 17:12, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey! I got an idea Animal-Face Off can do for another episode. How about: Polar Bear vs. Kodiak Bear. Not bad, eh? Radical3 19:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Wait! I got more ideas:

  • Jaguar vs. Caiman
  • Cheetah vs. Spotted Hyena
  • Bull Shark vs. Saltwater Crocodile
  • Cougar vs. Jaguar
  • Polar Bear vs. Musk Ox
  • Leopard vs. Wildebeest

And for YOUR ideas:

  • Wolverine vs Wolf - wolverine is powerful, it could even drive away 3 wolves!
  • Fox vs Raccoon - hmmm... i dunno
  • Bald Eagle vs Great Horned Owl - i'm thinking bald eagle ... cuz it's larger
  • Giant Anteater vs Jaguar - definetily jaguar for me
  • Warthog vs Leopard - aggresive warthog vs. skilled leopard - I like this 1
  • Killer Whale vs Great White Shark - killer whale! it's WAY bigger than the shark

I just thought of another idea:

  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark (not Whitetip Reef Shark) vs. Bull shark

Quick question: Where can you get tablets on your userpage (i think that is what they are called, but i'm not sure) Radical3 16:23, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Another question: What are the Animal Face-Off scenarios that you disagree with?Radical3 00:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Black rhino ranger: Here's my ideas

Episode Title Location Winner Loser Won by
1 Gharial vs Indian Rhino India Rhino Gharial Swimming towards the Gharial and gores him on the chest
2 Black Rhino vs African rabbit Africa Rhino Rabbit Tossing the bunny over
3 Reticulated Python vs komodo dragon Komodo or any other parts of indonesia Komodo dragon python Biting and poisoning the python's neck
4 Condor vs eagle Californa Condor Eagle Scrapping the eagle"s heart
5 Caiman vs Rainbow boa South america Boa Caiman Constricting the caiman twice
6 Snapping turtle vs water rat North america Snapping turtle Water rat Put the rat to the water and drowning it and saving it for lunch
7 Dolphin vs killer whale Any ocean Killer whale Dolphin Grabbing it for lunch
8 Humpback whale vs hammerhead shark Any ocean Humpback whale Hammerhead shark Crushing the shark's head
9 King snake vs coyote North america King snake Coyote Squeezing the coyote twice
10 Giraffe vs spotted hyena africa Giraffe Hyena Kicking the hyena in the heart
11 Asian elephant vs wild boar India or south east asia Elephant Boar sunking tusk in the pig's body
12 Panda vs dhole china Panda Dhole Biting the dhole's heart

What do you think

The "Ice Age" Animals

I haver moderately good news; I think that we are very close to finding out the solution to just what kinds of animals are shown in the "Ice Age" films. As it turns out, I've taken the liberty of writing Blue Sky Studios a letter asking them just what kinds of animals are shown. Some could theoretically be the species shown, but are we reallly sure? If that doesn't work, I'm also sending a letter to Peter DeSeve, the guy who's designed the animals. He might tell us what kinds of animals are shown; as he designed the film, he should know what animals he used!

Thanks very much for your time!--KnowledgeLord 18:02, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!!! Dora Nichov 01:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Reporting vandals

Hello, just a note to let you know that Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism is for reporting people who are actively vandalizing so administrators can intervene. If the vandalism has stopped, it isn't necessary to report it. Thanks! --Ginkgo100talk 04:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Also, I checked the hisotry of Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals, and it looks to me more like a content dispute than vandalism. Adding inflammatory comments is not likely to do anything except egg this user on (eg, "For those that are coming to add fake stuff, STOP or we'll have to report you to ban you and we mean it! Signed: All HONEST editors of this article"). If you cannot discuss the issue politely with the other editor (for instance, if they refuse to talk), then you might want to try dispute resolution. --Ginkgo100talk 04:18, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

OK. Dora Nichov 04:24, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Edit Summaries

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thanks, and happy editing.

This would help avoid reversion problems. It is also necessary for you to explain why you are reverting good faith edits to the Finding Nemo article. You should use the talk page to explain why you continue to revert my changes without any explanations. Thanks. ju66l3r 08:38, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Why remove the inaccuracies section? Dora Nichov 08:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed the section because the content is original research that did not even have a single source. If another source, such as a magazine or newspaper article, listed all of the inaccuracies of the movie compared to reality, then reporting it as something someone else has found to be true would be a sourced fact that could be of interest to the article, but it is not the role of Wikipedia to house a list of movie inaccuracies that the community has to create itself. That is the definition of WP:OR. I have left it in for now and will discuss it on the article's talk page. ju66l3r 08:51, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

OK. Dora Nichov 08:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


I'd like to second that regarding The Land Before Time. The section has every single problem Ju66l3r pointed out. I'm deleting the innacuracies section until we find one that meets wikipedia standards. In the future, please don't revert edits unless they are vandalism, or you are able to make a good argument for the decision on the talk page. Cheers, AmberAlert1713

Regarding this edit

Please do not make legal threats or claims of legal action against users or Wikipedia itself on Wikipedia. If you have a genuine dispute with the Community or its members, please use dispute resolution. Thank you. PeaceNT 05:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I know I know. Dora Nichov 08:42, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


How's it going?

Hey! What's up? Haven't heard from you for a long time. How is life? Radical3 03:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Er, as you can see above, I've been blocked... Dora Nichov 03:28, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for dropping a line for me. Yes i did get Zoo tycoon 2. Have marine mania, african adventure, and endangered species. Haven't looked @ the zoo tycoon page 4 a long time now. Drop a line 4 me if you need help!!!! Starry.dreams 21:45, 25 February 2007 (UTC) P.S. I can also speak Mandarin

Thank you. Dora Nichov 09:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Note

Want to join me as an animal wikipedian? --Cuddly Panda 08:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi there

Where were you? Radical3 23:32, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Anyways, I wrote the thing about "Walking with Cavemen" being related to "Walking with Monsters", lol. No, wait I didn't! That was someone else lol. I just wrote that WWD, and WWB were related. Radical3 13:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey, why did you revert all my Walking with Dinosaurs edits??? :( Radical3 16:11, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

So, you watched the making? What did you find? Radical3 22:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello!

Just a-strolling along Radical3's Talk page and I noticed you two are friends. I've known him personally for a long time, and I just wanted to get acquainted with you. Thanks for reading this (most people ignore me)! - Pants 3000

Yes, and the same to you. Just trying desperately to meet some new friends. I'm a newb (or n00b or however you spell that) to this wikipedia so I'm trying to meet new people and become known in this...um...community? - Pants 3000

Zoo Tycoon 2

Would it be too much to ask that you STOP vandalising the Zoo Tycoon 2 page? If you don't believe me, try playing the game. Or vandalise the Zoo Tycoon page whilst you're at it (please don't, I'm being sarcastic).CBFan 17:52, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

"Vandals are people who deliberately attempt to damage Wikipedia, not those who make adverse edits", according to Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal". If the problem might be that Dora Nichov doesn't believe CBFan, then it is a difference of opinion, not vandalism. Art LaPella 23:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

I've never vandalized it. I have the game and I play it all the time. There are 97 SPECIES of animals, as the two giraffes are the same species. Dora Nichov 00:25, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

-There are 98 ANIMALS and if you do play Zoo Tycoon 2, you obviously hate it, because you don't blatantly vandalise all the OTHER zoo simulation game pages which hold two different subspecies for at least one of their animals (or two varieties of the same subspecies even). Zoo Tycoon 1 does, Wildlife Park 1 does, Zoo Empire does (a lot) and no one ever complains. Why baslock with Zoo Tycoon 2? Do you hate it? The answer appears to be yes. Nobody cares, just leave it.

Oh... You are very mean, to put things bluntly. I'll be getting to the ZT page and ZT2 is my favorite computer game in the world. I haven't played Wildlife Park or Zoo Empire. Another thing, there really is no need to remove that edit. It's true and not real vandalism. Dora Nichov 12:27, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Nobody cares? I'm somebody am I? Plus I didn't change ZT because I've found out that it doesn't mention the amount of animals. Dora Nichov 12:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

-Yeah, but have you noticed that YOU are the only person whinging about it? There are 98 animals in Zoo Tycoon 2, regardless of the fact that two animals are the same species and whether you like it or not. Try visiting a real zoo, perhaps, that contains different subspecies of the same species. See how THEY treat them. And you better not vandalise the Zoo Tycoon page (adding irrelevant info is vandalism in my book).

I've never played the game, but since I'm here I read the editing history. I see you're both saying the same thing in different ways. You both agree that there are 98 animals if both giraffes are counted separately, 97 if both giraffes are only counted once, and that the giraffes are different subspecies but the same species. I'm not sure which is the best way to say it, but Wikipedia uses the word "vandalism" for something completely different. Vandalism is a deliberate attempt to damage Wikipedia, and the only damage here is this silly flame war. Art LaPella 17:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm not whining about ANYTHING. I'm just adding true information when you come along and accuse me of vandalism. And I've NEVER vandalized ANYTHING. Never. I hate vandalism as much as you do and I never vandalize. Dora Nichov 12:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

You are vandalising by beating a dead horse. I explained everything to you and asked you, politely, to stop. You blatantly ignored that. Your "topic" is extremely pointless. Whilst you're at it, I might as well say "There are 98 varieties, although there is only 1 kingdom". There? You see? Pointless. Please stop insisting that you are right. There are 98 selectible animals, and that's all that matters. Nobody cares. CBFan 14:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I can see what you mean but it's still nice to add some more information. Dora Nichov 09:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OVER HERE

Black Rhino Ranger: What's the I say What's the big Idea changing the animal face off wikitable, I Created it, so put back the species or I'll show this instead

Episode Title Location Winner Loser Won by
1 Crocodile vs. Shark Australia or Southeast Asia Shark Crocodile Biting crocodile's belly while the crocodile is breathing
2 Rhinoceros vs Elephant Africa Elephant Rhinoceros Topping rhinoceros over and stomping it
3 Lion vs. Tiger India Lion Tiger Biting the tiger's throat
4 Hippopotamus vs. Shark Africa Hippopotamus shark Grabbing and shaking the shark
5 Wolf vs. Cougar North America Cougar Wolf Crushing the wolf's throat
6 Bear vs. Walrus Arctic Walrus Bear Sunk tusks in the bear's back, killing it.
7 Tiger vs. Bear Siberia Bear Tiger The bear's paw swipe managed to break the tiger's spine and a throat bite finished it off
8 Lion vs. Crocodile Africa Nile Crocodile Lion Grabbed the lion into the water and killing it with a deathroll
9 Anaconda vs. Jaguar Amazon Anaconda Jaguar Binding the jaguar to suffocate it and crush its bone.
10 Gorilla vs. Leopard Africa Gorilla Leopard Broke leopard's spine with its arm
11 Alligator vs. Bear America Bear Alligator Tearing the alligator's belly with its claws
12 Whale vs. Squid Any ocean Whale Squid Caught the squid in its mouth for lunch

And please add in the funny thing what happened in whale vs squid, the whale caught the squid for lunch and the squid cannot live in cold places including antartica so say any ocean OR YOUR BLOCKED FOREVER

SnakeZilla (yes, we know it's you) Shut. The Hell. UP! If you were to do ANY research, you'd know that the Collosal Squid was found in the Antarctic Ocean. The people who view this HAVE to know the species. Also, you have already been warned against threats, so stop doing that, and SIGN YOUR BLOOMING NAME PROPERLY! ~ times 4!
I haven't found the article you're debating, but:
1. Wikipedia allows others to change articles you created. See Wikipedia:Ownership.
2. BlackRhinoRanger doesn't have the power to block anybody forever (actually Wikipedia calls that an "indefinite ban") without asking a Wikipedia:Administrator.
3. I'm not as politically correct as some people, but try to "Comment on content, not on the contributor" (Wikipedia:No personal attacks) - that is, you can generally describe what you think the other person has done wrong without getting distracted with uninvolved issues (like Hell, for instance). Art LaPella 18:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Art LaPella is right so I guess I don't have to say anything more. Dora Nichov 08:49, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Hey

Keeping on changing my edits, eh? Nah, joking, joking... Radical3 03:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Just a Bit of Advice

If you post "Don't get on my nerves", trolls will take the opportunity to test you to get you all mad. This happened at my website, when on one of my pages there is a tribute to Steve Irwin. I posted something like "DON'T MOCK STEVE IRWIN", and then someone decided to test me to get me all mad.

So you might want to remove it, as I reverted one troll edit that was trying to get you all mad. Just a bit of advice. Giant Blue Anteater 20:54, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh, that. I don't mind, I'll just revert it all and report those vandals. Dora Nichov 12:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Bah, let's not template

Hi, don't forget to subst the warnings templates, that way the text doesn't change after the warning, and that hides a bit the template to vandals :) -- lucasbfr talk 11:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Change your acount

You username sounds like a girl, you should change it to a more man username. By the way, I'm King of the monarators 10:28, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Who cares!? Dora Nichov 10:30, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

If you keep it, then everyone will think your a girl so change your account. Komodo dover 05:24, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't mind. It's an easy mistake. Dora Nichov 05:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

You can't do that, only admins can. Dora Nichov 06:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I can't, but I will call them to block you. Komodo dover 06:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Try. I'll just tell them you're a sockpuppet. And people only get banned for usernames that are vulgar and offensive, mine doesn't, your report to the admins won't work. Dora Nichov 06:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

You are now breaking the rules by making mistakes on your account, wikipedia is not the place for mistake. Face it you are just like me. 58.71.169.50 05:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

The relevant rules are listed at Wikipedia:Username policy#Inappropriate usernames. It doesn't say anything about using a girl's name. Besides, Nichov sounds like a Slavic name, so maybe Dora is a man's name in Russia - I don't know and neither do most Americans. Art LaPella 05:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm not doing anything wrong -- UNLIKE you, Komodo Lover. Besides, there's no rule about using a username that sounds like a girl. Dora Nichov 03:14, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Civility

Your arguing with User:Black Rhino Ranger is not constructive and serves no purpose. The only thing your posts are doing are aggravating him. Try to be civil and respectful. In any case, I'm sure that you have more constructive things that require your attention. As such, I request that you simply stop posting on his talk page, or that of any of his sockpuppets. You certainly can keep a watch on him and report any of his new sockpuppets to WP:SSP, but please do not aggrandize the situation. Thank you. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 02:23, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

OK, I'll do just that. Dora Nichov 03:09, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism warnings

Hey, there. I notice you've recently been handing out vandalism warning templates in what appears to be a content dispute. Please do note that actions taken in good faith are not considered simple vandalism, under Wikipedia policy, and that warnings of that sort rarely do anything to calm down other users. Instead, you might consider engaging in a calm debate, rather than calling your fellow editors "stupid" or telling them to "shut up." Please feel free to make use of our robust dispute resolution process, and remember to keep a cool head when editing gets hot. Thanks. – Luna Santin (talk) 02:53, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. That guy is a persistent vandal and msot of us are VERY tired of him constantly vandalizing, rebelling against Wikipedia, making new sockpuppets, etc. Dora Nichov 02:59, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Hm... looking a bit deeper, I'm beginning to get the same feeling. Is there any collection of previously used accounts, somewhere, or could you get me a link to some old contribs from other accounts? – Luna Santin (talk) 03:05, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
I don't usually do this sort of research, but do you mean like Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Komodo lover? Art LaPella 03:09, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes. Dora Nichov 03:10, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Most of his known sockpuppets are here. He constantly vandalizes the same pages in the exact same fashion even when told not to. He was also cheeky enough (on several occasions) to rebel against Wikipedia rules (as can be seen by one of his usernames "Noadminsallowed"), making "rules" of his own. The most annoying of all is probably his constant use of sockpuppets. Dora Nichov 03:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Aha. Blocked this one. Will be happy to deal with any future incidents, just let me know at my talk page if they turn up again. I'll try and keep an eye out, as well. – Luna Santin (talk) 03:11, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. ;) Dora Nichov 03:12, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

Have you considered adding userboxes to your page? ----- Cuddly Panda (talk · contribs) 01:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I might. Dora Nichov 11:11, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I made some you might like: User:Cuddly Panda/Userboxes. ----- Cuddly Panda (talk · contribs) 01:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah! ;) Dora Nichov 07:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

hey! You copied mine! Why don't you make up your own Vandal message? ----- Cuddly Panda (talk · contribs) review me! 03:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, I feel perfectly the same way. Dora Nichov 04:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

OK, I changed it. Not half as impressive though. Dora Nichov 04:36, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Stories

Your stories section was so long I moved it to User:Dora Nichov/Stories. Is that OK? ----- Cuddly Panda (talk · contribs) review me! 03:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

OK. Dora Nichov 04:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Who to report to...

Who was the best person to talk to concerning Komodo Lover and his sockpuppets? Because I've found two more that I believe to be him...Special:Contributions/202.151.193.26 and User:Not infinety. CBFan 15:00, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

User:Luna Santin, according to the end of #Vandalism warnings. Art LaPella 15:11, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Yup. Dora Nichov 00:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Join Today!

Join Wikipedia:The Club of Useless but True Info Today! I'm inviting all the users I see as legends to come Join! I'm Sure You'll love it! Not an anon anymore!!!! Yeah!!!! 03:52, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh rats, it was deleted before you got a chance to see it. Not an anon anymore!!!! Yeah!!!! 14:25, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Sloth is not stunted

I must say that as per your edits, it is unlikely that Sid is a stunted Megalonyx. After all, there are other of his species that are all the same size, remember? --KnowledgeLord 18:41, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Ah right. I haven't been to that article for while now and my memory seems to fail me. I was trying to correct some messy work. Dora Nichov 10:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Editing wars

Please help me with a trouble regarding the "Ice Age" pages and all that imply. You see, some dummy is reposting that Sid is a megatherium over and over again and in other words, insisting on what you and I know to be false. And so I ask, can you help me to stop him? His IP is 24.20.47.60, and I beg of you to help me to stop him. --KnowledgeLord 21:29, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Just reported him to the admins. Dora Nichov 12:06, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

What? They didn't block him because he hadn't edited for 14 hours! Well, next time he tries, I'll report him straight away! Dora Nichov 00:45, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Walking with Cavemen has been reassigned as a spinoff

It may not be part of the trilogy, but it clearly is related, so I listed it as a spinoff. Thegreyanomaly 06:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

OK. Dora Nichov 10:22, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

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