User talk:Dtcdthingy

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On Sony

While I appreciate your willingness to work on wikipedia, please refrain from calling people arses. Also, please note that "sony" is a brand of the sony corporation, and is also applied to other companies. See japanese companies in general and the concept of keiretsu for background information on branding in the japanese corporate structure. Have a wonderful New Year. Christopher Mahan 05:30, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

User:Christopher Mahan has been renaming things to be "correct" without regard to whether they are useful. He has not responded to requests to stop and discuss the issue (see Toyota). What to do next? --SFoskett 14:39, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC)
Just because everybody in the world refers to the United States of America as "America", does not make it correct. Look at the "America" article. Also, I am married to a japanese. The issue of brand vs company name is a thorny one in japan. Sony Corporation is a Japanese company. Sony Corporation of America is a US company. Guess where sony.com goes: Answer: not Sony Corporation, but Sony Corporation of America. How are we supposed to describe the financial and cultural differences between these separate companies if all the links point to the same article? Hope all of you have a happy new year. Christopher Mahan 17:18, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] Consensus Science

Hi. You said, "There's an article to be written about that critique, but this isn't it" on the deletion page for the consensus science article. Could you reread the article after my recent edits, and if you feel the new version is more appropriate, consider changing your deletion vote? I tried to bring it more into NPOV, and turn it into a more serious description of a critique methodology. Thanks. — Cortonin | Talk 09:21, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Consensus science and RFC's

(William M. Connolley 22:17, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)) Hi. After your recent experiences on consensus science, you might care to comment on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/William M. Connolley and Wikipedia:Requests for comment/JonGwynne, which I've just created.

[edit] A poof documentary?

Oops. I've corrected it. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:22, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vegas template

There was consensus to move the Bellagio article to Bellagio (hotel and casino), so I took the liberty of editing your template to keep it current. JamesMLane 20:11, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fuwch Frech

Hi. Came across this whilst disambiguating. Erm. Are there any references for this godcow (godcow??) which aren't pantheon.org and its mirrors? I have found a couple of references to a speckled cow which appears and gives milk to people, but they don't mention godcows, which is a pity because I have no idea what this means. I ask because I know nothing about pantheon.org beyond seeing it used as an authoritive reference more than once on wikipedia, and I am a little uncertain of how authoritative it is. Thanks --Telsa 23:34, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Oh, I see. I'm not sure I dare ask what the long story is. But if you can't tell how accurate it is, is it a good idea to put it in Wikipedia at all? Cite your sources and all that. I have to admit that without sources, I am really tempted to suggest it is a candidate for deletion. --Telsa 07:42, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My sig

Well, according to this, you've only got about another 2,800 instances of my signature which you don't like to go. Plus to which there's a long list of other people who also don't sign with their userid's - you gonna go around and change them all too? If so, let me know, and I'll give you a list - many of them are also going to have several thousand signtures for you to "fix" to meet your personal high standards.

There's a reason I sign as [[User:Jnc|Noel]], instead of just plain "Noel" - so that when you click on the "Noel", it takes you to my page. Noel (talk) 15:57, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] YIQ

Added the source you asked for to my discussions page. Laurence.


[edit] Brenda

Why did you redirect "Brenda" to Queen Elizabath the II? It shouldn't be a redirect in the first place, and it most definitely shouldn't redirect to QEII. --maru (talk) contribs 23:20, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Aine Chambers

The article was tagged for speedy deletion using the {{db-bio}} template, and I deleted it accordingly. The article you wrote provided little or no context, no assertion of notability (how is she an internet phenomenom? Are there any verifiable sources that back this claim up?), could be interpreted as an attack against a person, and provided no verifiable souces or information. If you still think that the subject is notable enough for inclusion, please try and provide more verifiable and sourced information. I apologize if my deletion summary didn't seem adequate. Let me know if you still have questions. Thanks for your understanding! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] X-Factor

I had to put in a requested move because the prefered suffix for comics related articles is (comics). X-Factor (comics) already exists as a redirect to X-Factor, so you wouldn't have been able to move it there anyway. I'll probably have to go through and fix all the links to 'X-Factor'. Just thought I'd give a heads up. --waffle iron talk 23:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

In the meantime, I'm not going to repair any of the disambig links, because I'll have to go through and do them again after the correct move is done by an admin. --waffle iron talk 00:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meg Mathews

No. The content was "Meg Mathews''' is the ex-wife of Noel Gallagher. She is also a minor celebrity in her own right.{{uk-stub}}'" which is not a valid article. Absolutely feel free to rewrite, but you have to assert within the article WHY the person is notable enough to have an article (or, in this article's case, who the person really is even, other than an ex-wife). Staxringold talkcontribs 04:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blair force one

Hi, you have commented in the discussion about the merits of the article Blair Force One in its discussion page. I thought you might like to know that it's now been nominated for deletion; if you would like to support or oppose that nomination you can do so at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blair Force One. – Kieran T (talk | contribs) 12:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DLP question

Hi there, I left a question (and a request) for you over at Talk:Digital micromirror device. Cheers, AxelBoldt 05:42, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Londonoverground.png

Sorry, I hadn't noticed that it was GFDL'd. I see you've replaced your earlier version of the image - presumably the replacement is now surplus to requirements? And please refrain from personal attacks - they're inappropriate and a potentially blockable offence. -- ChrisO 08:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paddington

I know you just split this article. However, nevertheless the H & C station could be considered part of the mainline station (despite what the article says). Also LU maps show direct interchange. Therefore i don't really think they could be considered seperate. Well the map also shows H&C as one station and the other lines joined at another. Simply south 15:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tube split at London Paddington

Just a heads up that a consensus seems to be developing to revert your previous change here. You may care to take a look at Talk:Paddington station. -- Chris j wood 13:05, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] P!nk

hey guy sorry but u crazy?? all the charts of the album i'm not dead deleted!! such information is trash for you??? is a lot work ok? all the number is rights. please stop deleting the stuff please!

[edit] I'm not Dead

hey guy sorry but, u know all the peak position still on the official webcharts...why u deleted all stuff?? BBC [uk chart] , australia [RIA] so...

the confessions on a dancefloor have no sources of peak positions of the album...and still that why the pink position will be delected??

[edit] South Western

Why did you redirect this to SW trains? It is a projected future company although there is a bit of a mix up between the South Western franchise and South Western TOC. Simply south 15:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

It is in essence a seperate company and the addition of the Island Line line and company is not minor. It is a merger. Various other railway companies have had seperate articles so why not this one? Even stagecoach are showing it will be a seperate company. However, i may leave the redirect to SW trains for now but create a new article for South Western. Simply south 16:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

See South Western bids and look at stagecoach, for example. Simply south 20:23, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

This is bot crystal ball-ism as various websites suggest it will exist. Look under the external links in the South Western (rail franchise) article. Simply south 13:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

However, basically the new company is going to have the same as the franchise (plus Trains added on). Simply south 23:00, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] London Overground

While you may consider that London Overground has nothing to do with other rail operators, the fact remains that it will be a National Rail train operating franchise, just as every other train operating franchise, from GNER to Island Line is; it will be operating on tracks owned and maintained by Network Rail, and therefore the train operator infobox is a valid addition to the London Overground page. I would appreciate it therefore if you did a bit of reading around the Wikipedia pages relating to the railways in the UK before simply reverting the article as you have previously. Hammersfan 02/11/06, 22.00 GMT

What you seem to misunderstand is that London Overground is the brand name of the franchise holder for the London Overground network franchise, just as Island Line is the brand name Stagecoach uses for the Island Line franchise, c2c is the brand name National Express uses for the LTS franchise, GNER is the brand name Sea Containers uses for the ECML franchise and so on. Hammersfan 03/11/06, 00.05 GMT

[edit] Terminii

How would you class terminii as major?

Cannon Street has trains from Suburban London right the way through to Kent Blackfriars ditto

Moorgate is a suburban terminus for trains in North London and through to Herfordshire and Cambridgeshire (partially)

Simply south 23:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi, I'm a vandal

Calling someone a vandal for making an edit you disagree with is not cool. --Dtcdthingy 04:56, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so I'm not cool. Doesn't bother me a bit. Just because you're an admin doesn't mean you can't be a vandal. --Lembut 11:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Jackal

When you moved The Jackal to The Jackal (film), you caused a large number of pages to redirect to a disambiguation page. That's usually a bad thing, so I'm going to change the redirect to point to the film; if you want "The Jackal" to redirect to "Jackal", you'll need to fix all the other pages as well so they don't lead readers to a disambiguation page. If you need help or have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks, and happy editing! Kafziel Talk 21:15, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

But that's like saying no one should start an article unless they're going to complete it. Wikipedia is always in a state of flux, and the links can stay broken until someone fixes them, or until I do.

re: The move. When there are several possibilities for a particular phrase, one use has to be overwhelmingly more important than the others. The movie does not pass that test. There's no need for any discussion. --Dtcdthingy 22:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

That's incorrect. There are not several uses for "The Jackal", with capital letters and the definite article. There is only one. Everything that links there is intending to link to the film, not the animal or any other use. See WP:NAME for more information on article naming policies.
The links can not just stay broken until you decide to fix them. If you decide to move a page, you need to make sure it doesn't break links in other pages. See WP:MOVE.
All in all, it's not that big a deal; nobody is upset about it. I've fixed it for the time being and we can work on figuring out the right location and what to do. Kafziel Talk 00:28, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Terrorism in country categories

I saw you created the Terrorism in the United Kingdom category a while back. A new user is upset by the use of the word terrorism and is removing categories from pages at random. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at, and consider reverting the user's edits to, East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Grey Wolves, and Kurdistan Workers Party. Thanks, KazakhPol 02:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Class 378

Please see TfL Board Meeting, 25/10/06 Agenda Item 4, Page 5 "Following the announcement for 44 trains for London Overground services, Bombardier have started mobilisation at their Derby plant. The first trains will be delivered in late 2008 and have been categorised by Network Rail as Class 378s." I believe that counts as verifible evidence. Hammersfan 11/03/07, 12.35 GMT

As a member of the Wiki Trains Project ... which you are NOT ... please do not tell us what pages to delete. ALECTRIC451 13:42, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your Pages

I have had a good look over some of the pages that you have listed, and have put most of them up for deletion. Few have any citations or references to justify them. They break most of the rules on verifiability, and I deem them suitable for deletion. I intend to be rigorous in my pursuit of getting them deleted unless they are improved. ALECTRIC451 14:48, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I thought The Krankies was oddly prod'd, and I now see why. A tad childish. - Dudesleeper · Talk 18:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lea Valley Lines

So is there any way of showing the only-one-train-a-day-each-way going from the Seven Sisters branch to the actual Lea Valley branch to Stratford via Gospel Oak to Barking Line and through South Tottenham without a mess or the previous edit? It should be noted however, as this is only one of two parts where the Goblin is actually electrified. Simply south 22:41, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

With the current range of symbols it's just not practical to show most junctions without massively distorting the lines. I simplified it because it took me a while to figure out what was going on, and I know the lines already. I think it's better to give novice readers an accurate idea of the general layout than screw everything up to squeeze in a minor detail. --Dtcdthingy 22:53, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Okay. I think i will however make a note of it in the text. Simply south 22:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Ldn_Ovrgrd_Train.jpg

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[edit] Pegasus Bridge edit

Man, you seriously deleted some of my work on the Pegasus Bridge article. Apparently you found some text copied from a different source and deleted it, but you also removed my work.... Why? Stingray 22:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Varsity Line

If you are interested, i have just created a template on the route of the Varsity Line. Simply south (talk) 18:29, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Varsity_line2.png as vector

Hello Dtcdthingy. I noticed that the Image:Varsity_line2.png diagram used on the Varsity Line article was originally created in a vector formatted, but export to raster before uploading. Do you have the original vector file to hand, so this can be uploaded in a maintainable/editable format?—Rather than as a (much larger) raster approximation. Many thanks for creating the diagram in the first place! —Sladen (talk) 01:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)