User talk:DSYoungEsq

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[edit] Welcome, from Gflores

Welcome!

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My thanks for the welcome! It's nice to know someone paid attention to something I did. I'll try not to dissapoint. --DSYoungEsq 02:12, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Response

A message has been sent to Oldwindybear (from User:Gator1) and your talk page has been reverted. If you have further conflicts, feel free to message me, User talk:Gator1, or post a message on Request for Comment or Third opinion. Gflores Talk 16:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

My thanks! The user in question professes to a reformed approach; we'll see how it goes. I should note for the record that I basically avoided anything to do with this site besides reading articles for about three weeks because of what happened (which went well beyond what was reverted). There isn't any clear method for new users who feel harrassed to get something done about it; it doesn't make one easily willing to be a participant. <sigh> Doug 22:31, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm really sorry for the unpleasant conflict you had with the other user. For the most part, Wikipedia users are very kind and help newcomers whenever they can. Whenever you have any questions or wish to report something, you can message an administrator (there are hundreds) or ask on the Help Desk. The more you contribute here, the more friends you'll make, rather than adversaries. Trust me. :) Gflores Talk 02:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

DSYoungEsqDoug, I ventured here to apologize. I myself was a new user, and thought you were mocking me. (i am a disabled vet from the Vietnam Era -- I don't say that to excuse rudeness, but to try to explain that I myself had been harrassed, and I thought you were mocking me) I apologize, and hope you will accept it, and work with me on Tours, or any other area I am working on which you have concerns on. I have almost totally rewritten the article's conclusion to accomadate your concerns that it sound less judgmental, and more informative, simply stating the majority and minority cases, and why. Again, I am sorry if my posting caused you distress. Believe me, I understand being distressed because of such postings! Someone was writing me that the disabled should be drug from their wheelchairs, et al, and such things do bother you. I am sorry I offended you. If you will check the article at Tours, I rewrote the entire section you questioned, I think accomadating your concerns, and asked you on the talk page for your input so if needs further work, I can do so. I have a 2000 volume library here, adn much of it is on the Roman Empire, which of course includes the Carolinians since the Holy Roman Empire began with Martel's grandson, Charlamagne. I am sorry, and welcome your input to improve the article. old windy bear 14:12, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I'll have to wait until Saturday to look and see how it is coming, as I have work, etc. until then. I have seen that there has been effort to edit that section, so I am looking forward to seeing the progress. Doug 02:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Doug Thanks Doug - I believe you will be pleased. The rhetorical statements have all been removed. Anything ending with a ! has been removed. The language has been altered in a major rewrite in a fair attempt to present the majority and minority conclusionas as you pointed out, factually, without non-encyclopedic language. Hopefully, you will pass it, and unflag. But if you feel it needs more, merely indicate what to me, and I will take care of it promptly. (I remember the work, etc., before my health deteriorated to the point I am essentially here 24/7 adn the computer does my venturing; ironic, I who once roamed the world, now roam it only by cybernetics. Oh well, anyway, I think you will be pleased, and thanks for the help. old windy bear 20:52, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Doug Doug, another user, with whom I work on campaign boxes, went in after i was done rewriting, editing, sourcing, and then split the conclusion up, to better reflect as simply reporting of fact the minoirty and majority conclusions, and why. I believe honestly that you will find every one of your complaints has been addressed and the new conclusion so completely different in texture and tone that while the conclusions are the same historically == they are restructured in toto. Again, I will really be surprised if you are not pleased, and enough so to remove the dispute sign. BUT if you still think it requires more, no problem, just let me know what, and it will be taken care of tomorrow. We are anxious to fix this one, and move on! Take care!old windy bear 05:25, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Doug Thanks for the good revert in taking out that sentence in the Tours article -- i don't know why people spend their time putting silly vandalism type stuff in good articles! Anyway, thank you. old windy bear 05:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Frog won!

 Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive.
This week Frog was selected to be improved to featured article status.
Hope you can help…

Dijxtra 21:24, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History of art now COTW

Thanks to your support, this article is now the collaboration of the week. Feel free to help in any way possible during this week. — 0918BRIAN • 2006-02-19 20:20

[edit] are you okay?

User:DSYoungEsqDoug, had not heard from you in awhile, and we wanted to check in and see if you were okay. I have had the usual aches and pains, but am allright. Hope you are the same...old windy bear 01:14, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please Help

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Posted by (^'-')^ Covington 01:45, 10 May 2006 (UTC) on behalf of the the AID Maintenance Team

[edit] RIAA

Hello, you tagged RIAA as {{NPOV}} earlier. I think it is just the facts speaking for themselves, and can't see any obvious problems, so I've removed the tag. If there are any problems, just leave a note on the talk page and I'll see if I can't fix it. --h2g2bob (talk) 23:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

You're right, I just didn't spot the new comment, sorry :( The lawsuits bit does need a lot of work - I'll see what I can do about fixing it. --h2g2bob (talk) 07:25, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In response to my reverting on Star Trek

Hi, Doug. I totally support the re-adding of your grammatical edit on the Star Trek page (regarding the phrase "as well as"). I had thought your edit was a simple oversight due to quick reading. If you have a reasoned, thought-out rationale behind your decision, I was in error in reverting it. Don't take my second-guessing personally; I just thought you had made a hasty mistake (as I have been known to do on occasion). My bad. --LinkTiger (talk) 00:55, 13 April 2008 (UTC)