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[edit] User:Ratherduarm

Could you take a look at Ratherduarm (talk · contribs)'s edits and comments at WP:DRV concerning Encyclopedia Dramatica? Especially his comment to me, and I quote, "Shut the hell up." He has completely come out of the closet and admits to being an ED troll. Corvus cornix 02:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Good god, conduct yourself like an adult, crying "mutual masturbation session" and running off to an authority figure is not mature, not all. You called him a slug, and he told you to shut the hell up, get over it. --MichaelLinnear 02:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Michael. Do you have an ED account? Ratherduarm 02:33, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Why does that matter? --MichaelLinnear 02:34, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to know. Ratherduarm 02:37, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Expungement request

Yo, Easy You, my Bantu friend.

Could you possibly delete the rather implausible redirect "Khoekhoegowab" language? I find it unlikely that anyone would search for that...

Is there any special reason why you're on a break?

Tebello TheWHAT!!?? 15:41, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

  • I have deleted the redirect. I need to take a break (I'm trying to, rather unsuccessfully) because I have some real-world undertakings to deal with. --Ezeu 21:42, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request to rescind your decision to delete the Kenneth Wapnick article on July 6, 2006

Dear Ezeu,
          I am one of the editors for the ACIM Wiki article, and I would like to request that you rescind your 2006 decision to delete the Kenneth Wapnick article as shown in Articles for deletion/Kenneth Wapnick. This nomination for deletion was first made by one former user Ste4k who was subsequently permanently banned from Wiki for his divisive and disruptive behavior regarding the group of articles related to ACIM. This user made nominations for deletion for nearly every ACIM related article in the summer of 2006, intentionally using only partial and misleading logic in his nominations. He also attempted to have the main ACIM article essentially deleted by creating a rival POV fork article, and by placing numerous derogatory templates on the main ACIM article. By the time that his behavior pattern had become apparent to all, much damage had already been done, one of the casualties of his behavior being the deletion of the Kenneth Wapnick article.

          A few points of notability that were not even touched on in the Afd discussion were:

1.          The fact that Dr. Wapnick is the author of over 130 books.
2.          A Google search for "Kenneth Wapnick" brings up 32,900 links. Apparently the rest of the Internet community feels he is notable enough to write extensively about.
3.          The fact that Dr. Wapnick is one of the three primary editors of ACIM (a book that has sold over 1.5 million copies and a book that is considered by many to be a spiritual classic.) While Afd discussion contributor Andrew Parodi noted this, this fact was seen as "non-notable" for some unstated reason by the other Afd contributors.

          These three facts alone seem to me to warrant the inclusion in Wikipedia of an article on Dr. Wapnick. It appears to me that user Ste4k may have intentionally omitted these three facts from his nomination, and that subsequent contributors to the Afd discussion may have not been thorough enough in their review of the Afd discussion to have uncovered these very notable and relevant facts. Unfortunately, I myself was on a 'Wiki-break' during this hasty deletion process.

          I will admit that the old article needs some work to bring it up to the newer, stricter standards of documentation for Wikipedia articles that seemed to evolve in the summer of 2006, but I don't feel that the need for improvement in documentation should have been suitable reason to have the article deleted at the request of the now banned Ste4k. I would very much appreciate it if you could please either reinstate this article or at least give a good reason why the author of 130 books, who pulls 32,000 Google hits, and the editor of a significant spiritual classic is viewed as 'unnotable' by Wikipedia standards.

          Thanks,

          Scott P. 15:33, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I think it goes without saying that there should be a page about him. On the A Course In Miracles page there is a reference to ACIM being the most obvious choice for a single volume book for the New Age movement. Many people consider Ken Wapnick the most important ACIM teacher. The book Disappearance of the Universe shot to #2 on Amazon.com's sales list, and this book lists Wapnick as ACIM's most important teacher, predicting that he will be an important figure in world history. That has yet to be seen, but what has been seen is that ACIM is an important spiritual movement (hence the encyclopedia article), and Ken is perhaps THE most important teacher in the movement. Additionally, Ken was one of the central figures in the court case that resulted in the overturning of an early manuscript of A Course In Miracles. People of much less note have been given Wikipedia articles. Lastly, I think it should be remembered that the Wapnick article was deleted in a deletion frenzy of all ACIM-related articles. That frenzy was led by an editor who has since been discovered to have had a great anti-ACIM bias. -- Andrew Parodi 19:56, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
ScottP has stated a strong case, 1,2, and 3. Curious to hear your response Ezeu. Sethie 23:11, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the input Ezeu. Per your suggestion, I have gone ahead and opened a discussion at:
Reconsidering inclusion of an article on Kenneth Wapnick
regarding this request. Looking forward to any observations or suggestions you might have regarding this request,
-Scott P. 02:50, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lopango yaBa Nka notability

I simply don't think the Lopango yaBa Nka article lacks notability.

For example, take a look at http://www.google.cl/search?q=Lopango+ya+Banka&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_esCL210CL210 , and see the results: 362 as 24/VIII/2007, I think that is enought to be notable for Wikipedia. If you think the same, I think It would be better to remove the tag in the article in question

--Camahuetos 19:25, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Regarding Lopango yaba Nka, I tagged that article in April requesting that references be given to assert the band's notability. Edit the article appropriately, cite sources, and there shouldn't be any problems. --Ezeu 00:25, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP Zimbabwe

You have been invited to join the WikiProject Zimbabwe, a collaborative effort focused on improving Wikipedia's coverage of Zimbabwe. If you'd like to join, just add your name to the member list. Thanks for reading!

Part 18:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Permblock request - WarsawBoy

[1]. OldEnt § 21:02, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Pavarotti.jpg

I've listed Image:Pavarotti.jpg at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images/2007 September 6. --- RockMFR 22:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

The picture was taken by User:Kowloonese. Whats the problem, do you reckon Kowloonese is lying? --Ezeu 22:19, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
No. I believe he did take the picture. But it might not be possible to license this under a free license if it is considered a derivative work of the waxform figure. --- RockMFR 22:26, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Well, then lets find the appropriate licence and tag the image accordingly. --Ezeu 22:31, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
That's why I've listed it at possibly unfree images. --- RockMFR 22:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Did you know that the latest Pavarotti image is a wax model? Seems a bit strange for the main page... --Stephen 1-800-STEVE 23:06, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
I don't think putting a photograph of a wax figure (Pavarotti.jpg) in Template:In_the_news was a good edit. I appreciate your effort to include an image of the subject, but I feel that another image (or no image) would have been more appropriate. --Pixelface 23:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WPZW Welcome

Hi, Ezeu, and welcome to WikiProject
Zimbabwe!

We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying, categorizing, and improving articles relevant to Zimbabwe. Here are some points that may be helpful:

  • Our main aim is to help improve Zimbabwe-related articles, so if people ask for help with an article, please try your hardest to help them if you are able.
  • Most important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it.
  • The project has several ongoing and developing activities, such as the current collaboration, which you are welcome to participate.
  • If you have another language besides English, please consider adding yourself to our translation section, to help us improve our foreign Zimbabwe topics.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you.

Again, welcome! We hope you enjoy working on this project.

Also, please make sure that you have added the notice board to your watchlist to keep up to date with important announcements. Again, Welcome. Mangwanani 11:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Floyd Landis

You recently removed a blurb about Floyd Landis from ITN. I have raised the issue at ITN's talk page for community input. You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:In the news#Floyd Landis. AecisBrievenbus 09:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scottish English

Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland wants to use {{User en-sc}} for Scottish English, and I have suggested they follow ISO code to use {{User en-gb-sct}} instead and allow en-sc instead for Seychellois English, per the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 having "sc" Seychelles and ISO 3166-1:GB#BS-only codes having "gb-sct" as Scotland, just like ISO 3166-1:US having "us-ca" for California and {{User en-us-ca}} for California English. Could you please take a look at Wikipedia:User categories for discussion#Scottish English and give your thoughts? Thanks! Taric25 16:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:In the news

Can you change that back again? This editor doesn't seem to understand that the naming conventions of all cities and providences in Vietnam are written without diacritics. — Moe ε 19:37, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Looks like an edit war brewing. I opt to stay out of it because if I revert he will revert, then what? --Ezeu 19:48, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Meh, wheel warring admins do no good. Thanks anyways. Since your (involuntarily :p) involved now, feel free to comment at Talk:Can Tho Bridge or when a different discussion emerges. — Moe ε 19:52, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] thanks

[2] That revert was so smooth I just recognized it. Thanks muchly, BanyanTree 11:19, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Queen

Hi Ezeu! i have corrected the edit you carried out on the Helen Mirren film "The Queen" as it is not a historically drama, the majority of the film is fictional based on facts reported and aimed for the American market (hence why the man who creates warp drive in Star Trek is playing Prince Philip!).

If you want to see a worse film made for America about the Royal family that is even more inaccurate you should attempt to watch "Prince William".

I would welcome your comments.

Regards

Flexcoupling —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flexcoupling (talk • contribs) 13:33, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Good idea!

Flexcoupling —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flexcoupling (talk • contribs) 14:38, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad you agreed with this. --Ezeu 14:41, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Duh!

e, Ezeu my Bantu friend. Could you possibly please delete Sesotho people which I accidentally created today?? e??

Tebello TheWHAT!!?? 12:55, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Ezeu (I'm assuming that the page was deleted by you; why don't deletions and moves appear on the Watchlist?). You're the bestest best Bantu friend a man could possibly hope to ever get! ;-)

Tebello TheWHAT!!?? 16:29, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spoiler tags

Just for your reference, spoiler tags are now considered redundant for plot summaries (identified as such) of film articles, per WP:SPOILER, because the section title is a de facto spoiler notice. Thanks. Ward3001 18:05, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Makerere crest.jpg

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[edit] new article Military history of Uganda

Hey Ezeu, Buckshot06 just pointed out to me that Military history of Uganda has been created and I thought you might be interested in at least bits of it. Cheers, BanyanTree 01:26, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, it could be fun working on. --Ezeu 18:38, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cut and past move?

Hello, I noticed that you reverted an article redirect on the Arab Slave Trade, and I do not understand why. Could you possibly explain? Atari400 13:25, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Explained at your talk page. --Ezeu (talk) 13:34, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Angolan Civil War

This user previously vandalized[3] Angolan Civil War to harass me. Notice she added the text: "However, according to Perspicacite, Portugal annexed Cabinda from the Belgian Congo in 1927." The user kept on trying to insist that the references did not support the text[4] and resorted to personal attacks, as she is doing now, and she was blocked for 24 hours for it. The true intention of her latest edits is not to change the formatting of the kilometers but to add random fact templates to lower the quality of the article, as she did in the above diff. She has called me "ignorant and mindless" at least six times in the past 24 hours. Jose João (talk) 17:43, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

You really need to stop focussing on personalities (including your own), User:Perspicacite, and concentrate on whether the actual edits improve or diminish our articles.
I seriously resent you categorizing my edits as vandalism and even more the way you ignorantly (ie you seem ignorant of both the content and rationale of the edits you are reverting) keep reverting bona fide edits.
Please do not mendaciously pretend to know an "ulterior motive" for my edits, User:Perspicacite, unless you are claiming telepathic powers. The annexation of Cabinda claim is just plain wrong; I have not excised it since I do not wish to edit war with you but no other source you or I have been able to find supports your bizarre claim. The fact template (that you removed in two successive reverts) was not "random"ly positioned but precisely positioned to draw attention to your weird claim that borders on original research. Your source is (the probable typographic error) in the caption to a map in an obscure monograph. Do you wonder why the relevant Governments do not support this oddball claim of annexation?
This self-same pattern of ignorant reverts is present in our Rhodesia article if you examine the edit history. Please desist in your harassment and ownership games and edit constructively and progressively.
You should also note that it is your behaviour that I categorize as "ignorant and mindless" and that I am concerned with since it is degrading our encyclopedia and wasting other editor's productive time.

Note to User:Ezeu: I'm sorry to be forced to respond here, but User:Perspicacite consistently refuses to engage in constructive dialogue with his fellow editors on the relevant pages - ie his own user talk and, where that fails, article talk pages - as this little episode emphasises. Alice.S 18:16, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Looks like regular edit warring from both sides. Knee-jerk reverting will only lead to useless disputes. Use talk pages to discuss, gain consensus, assume good faith, etc. --Ezeu (talk) 18:37, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I would love to engage in constructive dialogue but every question I pose is either removed instantly without answer (on P's talk page) or ignored by him (or answered facetiously) on article discussion pages. If there is no reason for not converting metric measurements (normally standard procedure on WP), why does P just not self-revert?Alice.S 18:41, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Negrito

Please refrain from reverting information before the discussion on the talk page is over. I provided two sources and not just the one that you say doesn't mention the African Negrito. I have responded to another editor on the talk page and left additional sources. I will revert your change in a few hours to avoid breaking the 3-revert rule. --Ghostexorcist (talk) 13:01, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

".. refrain from reverting?" Look who's talking. --Ezeu (talk) 13:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Exactly. --Ghostexorcist (talk) 23:46, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Alice✉ 22:44, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sunir Shah

I'm very upset that my Sunir Shah article has been deleted without my even having a chance to participate in the debate. I failed to look at Wikipedia for about two weeks, and when I did I found the debate already closed. Moreover, all of the participants seem to have the same opinion, so there was little real debate at all. The standard deletion process seems to provide only 5 days for debate, but to be democratic you should at least make sure that the article's author can participate. How do I go about asking for redress and having the debate opened back up so that I - and other people who might be interested - can at least contribute to it? - Redeyed Treefrog (talk) 22:08, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

You go about it by posting a deletion review request at Wikipedia:Deletion review. --Ezeu (talk) 00:22, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for this information, Ezeu. I think I will first wait to see the outcome of the MeatballWiki deletion review. Also, I would like to discuss this matter directly with you if possible. Can you give me an email address? To contact me you can use michaelrobertslattery@gmail.com. - Redeyed Treefrog (talk) 14:17, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Uganda

You may want to join WikiProject Uganda. Look forward to seeing you about!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ Talk? 20:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 7/7 Truth Movement

Hi, could you please provide me with a copy of 7/7 Truth Movement ? Thanks, — Xiutwel ♫☺♥♪ (talk) 02:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

A copy of the article (the version prior to deletion) is at User:Xiutwel/7/7 Truth Movement --Ezeu (talk) 17:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Ed McBain (disambiguation)

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Thanks for letting me know. Fair enough prod, which I will not dipute. --Ezeu (talk) 18:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tanzania

I saw your comment on the Tanzania talk page, and if you are still interested, I invite you to have a look at the article, where I have heeded your comments on the history section, and hived them off to History of Tanzania, with rewrites. Any comments welcome! BrainyBabe (talk) 09:19, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Idi Amin

Idi Amin is currently GA. I was wondering if you intended to bring the article to FA status anytime soon? I was considering bringing this article to FA myself, and I was told to contact you about the article. Thoughts on a collaboration? Nishkid64 (Make articles, not love) 23:52, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

  • This article could easily make FA. It was on the verge of FA before I got lazy. The FA rejection here includes many good suggestions on how to go about it. There were also some other good suggestions elsewhere, cannot remember where, will let you know when I find them. Bringing an article to FA status requires som work. If you are willing to do it, I'll happily help out. --Ezeu (talk) 03:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] False warning?

Hello, you left a comment on my userpage:
"Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to the Andrew page. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Ezeu 21:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)"
I did no such thing as editing the article 'Andrew'. I'm researching the 1960s for my US History project. I've almost never contributed the Wikipedia other than rarely fixing grammar/spelling mistakes or cleaning up vandalism. I would appreciate if you would withdraw your warning. Thanks. --68.248.224.111 (talk) 02:46, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I've checked my history and it seems you are correct, but I still don't understand who made these edits and how they were made. --68.248.224.111 (talk) 02:49, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Shantaram

Yeah OK --Liamjones4477 (talk) 03:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] favor

Would you please asess Wildlife of Zambia? It would be a big help if you would. Thanks, Mattkenn3 (talk) 03:02, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Categories

I remember seeing a discussion about it some months ago, can't recall where. Any changes done are made to prepare for articles on smaller settlements and where there is considerable confusion on what is a city or a town or a village. You're happy to see articles on places with 200 people classified as "Cities"? Numerous people including User:Squeakbox and User:Sadalmelik have fully supported the changes, as in doing so I am also adding infoboxes and maps to many of these places and improving articles in the long term ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:13, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Organizationally, the strongest thing we can do for these articles is to have all articles on settlements in a given area in one convienient category, it is simpler and makes organization easier to understand, particularly as it will lead to dramatic improvements in places in most world countries and an increase in content ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Such a massive renaming of categories should have been preceeded by a CFD discussion. --Ezeu (talk) 20:18, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I was pretty sure it was several months ago. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:21, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

As for Uganda, expect several hundred new articles on places in the coming weeks ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:24, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

The CFD discussion was back in 2005 when categories such as Category:Cities, towns and villages in Cyprus were created -see the edit history with the statement it was created after CFD discussion. Gradually the categories have undergone change as article content has developed. Things will only get better in regards to this trust me ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 20:34, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hamitic

After I finish editing the article, I'll re=read it and add a couple of sentences to summarize it. Keraunos (talk) 22:59, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cut and paste moves

I'm aware of the rules regarding cut and paste moves etc. I was just helping out a friend who is relatively new to Wikipedia who had created separate pages for "River of Babylon", "Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. song)" and "Rivers of Babylon (single)". I couldn't move the pages the normal way by just renaming them (triple moves) so unfortunately it was the only solution in this case.... It was an attempt to repair the damage that already had been done and make it all more comprehensible again - and I moved the talk pages as well. But as I said, otherwise I'm fully aware of the rules and regulations about "cut 'n' paste" jobs. Thanks for keeping a watching eye on the pages.

Regards

/S


Dreamer.se (talk) 16:43, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

No worries. Need help moving an article over a redirect, just drop me or some other admin a note, and we'll fix it pronto. Bra jobbat. --Ezeu (talk) 16:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Mwahaha. Tack och bock för assistansen. :-)

Dreamer.se (talk) 16:52, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed deletion of Pride in Paisley Party

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[edit] AfD nomination of Pride in Paisley Party

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[edit] Whitespace

I was just about to drop you a message for removing the whitespace. I have no idea how to deal with that problem. I made the image in OpenOffice.org version 2.0 Draw and was careful to select only the pentagons to be exported in .svg format. Any advice for the future? JFW | T@lk 12:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I used Inkspace (free software) and adjusted the image size to match the illustration. --Ezeu (talk) 12:14, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Machiavellianism

I am not sure why you decided to remove the dated prod tag. There has been no indication that a rewrite will occur. Doctormanhattan (talk) 03:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Anyanya II

Please visit talk page of the article Anyanya. Notice that, furthermore, the quoted reference in this article refers only to the first civil war. I'm user jolle of the catalan wikipedia but I don't have acount in english wikipedia because I'm not fluent on english. Best regards.--83.56.237.128 (talk) 13:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)