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Hey !

Hey Folic Acid, How are you? I haven't "spoken" to you in a while. Anyways, just to let you know, no more TingMing socks have appeared so far, if he has, he's brought down his POV a lot...anyhoo, just wanted to tell you that I added you on Facebook (Just in case you think I some random person...well I am random but you get what I mean :D :P). Nat Tang ta | co | em 15:05, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Hey Nat! Yeah - I've been on a break for a little while, since I've been inordinately busy with work and my family. Still, I can't let things slide too much. I'm sure that even if the TingMing isn't around, someone like him is waiting in the wings for an opportune time to come and muck things up. As for Facebook... do I even have a page? If I do, it's been quite some time since I looked at it. I probably ought to go see what's going on with it.  :) Thanks for the note - great to hear from you! --Folic Acid 12:08, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi, stranger!

Yeah, thanks for that - I'll read your comments later. John Smith's 19:02, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello yourself! I hope I haven't missed too much. The war against the forces of Ting really tired me out, so a bit of a wiki-holiday was in order. Nice to see that there's still activity in our corner of wikiland. --Folic Acid 19:06, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Well Ting is gone now, thank God! Even if he comes back he'll just be banned again. So our hard work in stopping him was not in vain. John Smith's 14:27, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks. You give me too much credit. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 02:37, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Adminship

Hey Folic Acid, I thought about it, but I feel that I'm probably gonna get a lot of opposes because of some, now that I look back, questionable activities and comments. However, If you wanna nominate me, go for it :D. Nat Tang ta | co | em 13:44, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Roger that. I'll look into it.  :) --Folic Acid 13:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Cheers

Well, I shouldn't worry about it. Thanks for your support - you were very gracious. John Smith's 18:00, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

You sent me a message regarding vandalism to Red Wolf. I haven't ever viewed that page, and there is no one else that could have viewed or edited that page on my IP address. I'm just replying to see if it was a mistake or I am having some sort of security problem. I would strongly dislike being prohibited from editing in the future, so I'm just trying to clear this up and get some sort of confirmation. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.213.15.120 (talk) 00:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania in Atlanta!

Hi! I noticed your involvement on U.S. South-related articles, categories and WikiProjects, and I wanted to let you know about a bid we're formulating to get next year's Wikimania held in Atlanta! If you would like to help, be sure to sign your name to the "In Atlanta" section of the Southeast team portion of the bid if you're in town, or to the "Outside Atlanta" section if you still want to help but don't live in the city or the suburbs. If you would like to contribute more, please write on my talk page, the talk page of the bid, or join us at the #wikimania-atlanta IRC chat on freenode.org. Have a great day!

P.S. While this is a template for maximum efficiency, I would appreciate a note on my talk page so I know you got the message, and what you think. This is time-sensitive, so your urgent cooperation is appreciated. :) Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:38, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me! All you need to do is sign this page and tell us how you can help. Where you are, if you can help online or in person, things like that. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 20:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Funny name

Hi there, I was amused to see your username. I'm currently working on folate metabolism! Tim Vickers 23:16, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! :D

Thanks Folic Acid/Archive 1
I would like to thank you for your participation in my successful RfA, which passed with a tally of (44/10/5)[1]. Whether you supported, opposed or were neutral in my RfA, I appreciate your participation and I hope that we can continue to work together to build a stronger and better Wikipedia.

Regards, nattang 04:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

my recent act of vandalism

I am sorry but I have never seen the PLUR page of wikipedia before and I haven't vandalized it. There must be a mistake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.120.71.246 (talk) 18:11, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome. I felt I needed a long vacation after the last major incident, glad to see that everything is still running (relatively) smoothly. -Loren 00:59, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah - nothing too big going on. The biggest China-related issue is the proposal to have China actually be the title for People's Republic of China and Taiwan be the title for Republic of China. You can find those discussions on Talk:China and Wikipedia Talk: Naming conventions (Chinese). --Folic_Acid 01:02, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

History of the Republic of China

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to History of the Republic of China: You may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit was inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. --LeyteWolfer 03:32, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the support.

Hello Folic Acid,

Thank you very much for coming out in support of my RfA, which was successful. I especially appreciated the part about being an "excellent candidate!" ;)

Anyway, please feel free to contact me if you need help with any actions requiring administrative access. I will do my best to be of assistance to you. Cheers, --Aarktica 01:52, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

  • P.S. Could you please check your signature? It appears that there is a typo in the "Folic" section; it directs to User:Folic acid as opposed to User:Folic Acid. The lower case in "acid" does seem to make a difference. --Aarktica 01:54, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Sure enough! Whoops! <blush> --Folic_Acid 10:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

RFA Thank You Note from Jehochman

Ready to swab the deck!   
Another motley scallawag has joined the crew.
Thanks for your comments at my RFA. Arrrgh!

- - Jehochman Talk 02:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

With thanks!   
Thanks for participating in my RfA, which closed successfuly.
I leave you with a picture of the real Blood Red Sandman!
Note his 'mop' is slightly deadlier than mine!
- - Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 18:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Hsu Tain-tsair

Hi Folic Acid. I'm wondering if you can check for any grammatical mistakes in the article Hsu Tain-tsair. If not, don't you think it's good enough for it to be a Good Article? Or do I need more sources?--Jerry 19:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure - I'd be happy to give it a look. --Folic_Acid 19:51, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks!--Jerry 20:56, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Would you like me to make some edits to it, or would you rather do it? There are a couple of minor things that need to be fixed, I think. --Folic Acid 18:52, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Go ahead and fix the minor things, I think that'll be easier. If you see some major mistakes, feel free to fix them too!--Jerry 19:06, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Well, I'll fix minor things. I'll bring up anything major (like actual content) on the talk page. --Folic_Acid 19:11, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
That sounds good to me.--Jerry 19:59, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok - I've made some smallish edits. What do you think? Also, I'd really like to get Republic of China up to Good Article status. Want to help with that? --FolicAcid 13:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I'll try.--Jerry 13:29, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Your sig

Per WP:SIG, signatures should not be transcluded. Either subst, or put the code into Special:Preferences. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 03:51, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah - my mistake. Thanks! --FolicAcid 03:55, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for commenting on my RFA

Thank you for commenting on my RFA, which was withdrawn. Whether you supported or opposed, I thank you for the suggestions for improvement. And please forgive me if my wording was a bit harsh, by oppose I meant opposing Wikipedia. Marlith T/C 04:25, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Forgive me if I sounded a bit rude and boorish on the RfA, future discussions will not be like that again.
Forgive me if I sounded a bit rude and boorish on the RfA, future discussions will not be like that again.
Marlith T/C 03:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Joke

The joke comment was referring to the user, not you. I knew yours was a joke. --Haemo 22:44, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

That's what I figured, but you can never be certain with folks around here (as that guy indicates).  :) --FolicAcid 02:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

RE: AN/I

Thanks for taking care of User:Karnoff. I wanted to give the guy a chance, but he's obviously proved himself a troll. Keep up the good work. -- Folic_Acid | talk  14:12, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. Thanks! El_C 14:15, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Incidentally, what is a Chipoll, anyway? I've mulled it over, and can't figure it out. -- Folic_Acid | talk  14:18, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Many have asked, my answer remains: see it as interpretive dance of chiprotest! El_C 14:20, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Right. Carry on, then! -- Folic_Acid | talk  14:42, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Copy that! El_C 14:49, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thanks, Archive 1!
Thank you for your support in my RfA. It was a success, and I look forward to getting started! Hiberniantears 17:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA

Dearest Supporter,

Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed unsuccessfully with 39 supports, 15 oppose, and 1 neutral. I would have liked to gain some experience of being an admin, but it wasn't to be. At least I gained some valuable time there and will use my knowledge picked up to my next candidacy. I would like to say once again, thank you for voting and I hope to see you at my next request be it a nomination or self-induced, I hope I don't get as many questions!
Rudget Contributions 09:21, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Tojo

Hi, and thanks for the help. Toko (aka Keith Bridgeman) is a long term banned vandal who tries to promote his crappy products on Wikipedia. He suffers from some sort of delusion of genius ("My site [is] infinitely better [than Wikipedia].", "My knowledge of [...] is way beyond yours and all of the other amateurish editors put together", etc.) and a lack of basic social skills ("wanker, pedophile, sex offender, faggot, asshole, looser, lesbian," etc.). Since i have blocked by now probably close to 200 of his sockpuppets in the last 2 years and removed his adverts, he does not like me. Like i care. Details are on WP:TOJO. Thanks for your help. -- Chris 73 | Talk 18:59, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Wow - impressive! I had no idea he even existed. I have to give the guy credit - I imagine it takes an enormous amount of persistence (or pique) to create over 400 socks. Anyway, I'm glad to lend a hand. Cheers -- Folic_Acid | talk  19:02, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Heh - thanks Chris. I think it's more amusing than anything. Funny what people like to waste their time on. Congratulations on achieving notoriety, Tojo. I hope it does you some good, somehow. -- Folic_Acid | talk  03:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA thank-spam

 Thank you!
Thank you for your help in my RfA. It hammered home a few things I need to keep in mind while admining and passed with a final tally of 40/0/4; two people forgot to vote in time, leaving me short of that exquisite number :-(, but I'll just have to fudge the next vote about me. Adminship feels slightly august but not particularily exalted, so I shall endeavour to consider it a toolkit and make sincere efforts to know what I'm doing before using it. If you later on have something to say or want to ask for --

MESSAGE EATEN BY BEARS --Kizor 14:06, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
Congrats from me as well! Good luck with the mop and bucket!  :)  Folic_Acid | talk  14:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. I have a lot to learn, but hope to wear them both proudly. --Kizor 14:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

"Frivolous" 3RR?

Ya think? When you popped in on my page, you perhaps should have checked a little further up, including this. -BC aka Callmebc 17:44, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I kind of liked that - it was clever.  :) Anyway, I didn't call them frivolous, I called them premature, since they haven't actually violated 3RR yet. It is a revert-war, though, and that's only going to get you and them into trouble. Since it's a content dispute, I'd recommend an RfC. Cheers,  Folic_Acid | talk  17:48, 24 October 2007 (UTC)


China

Hey I started a new discussion here on the China renaming issue. Could you please give some of your opinions too?--Jerry 22:17, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot

Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, David Mestel(Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC) David Mestel(Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

In Remembrance...

Remembrance Day


--nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 01:23, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Cheers Nat - I really appreciate it.  Folic_Acid | talk  01:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks! I've been toying around with the idea of joining for a while, but wasn't really sure where (or how) I could contribute. I suppose jumping in with both feet is the best way, so here I am. Cheers  Folic_Acid | talk  17:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

RFCU

FYI -- I had earlier initiated an RFCU for Anothersliceofhistory -- so your request is redundant. Thanks. ∴ Therefore | talk 23:28, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh -- and the valid reason for RFCU is code E: 3RR violation using socks which if this is the same user, falls right into it. ∴ Therefore | talk 23:30, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Yeah - I noticed that you'd created one after I had. But, since it asked for the puppeteer's RFCU (and the other guy is the older account), I figured I'd let it stand.  Folic_Acid | talk  23:33, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Puppet master isn't only defined as the older account. In this case, I took the initial editor to the page. These two (one?) performed their tag teaming also on the Louisiana Family Forum page. In that case, it was successful (for now -- it's on my todo list). And I disagree (respectively, natch) with your choice of Code -- this is clearly an 3RR dodge (if it proves true). Thanks. ∴ Therefore | talk 23:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
To be clear, you added yours after mine. ∴ Therefore | talk 23:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Yes, indeed I did, as I said.  :) In any case, I'm sure this will get sorted out.  Folic_Acid | talk  00:29, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
EDIT: Actually, it seems I cut myself off in mid-sentence. What I meant to say previously was "I noticed that you'd created one after I'd already entered mine" - I hadn't checked to see if you'd already started one until I'd already finished entering mine Doesn't really matter - they'll end up in the same place.  :)  Folic_Acid | talk  00:31, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry -- I understand now. Thanks! ∴ Therefore | talk 01:06, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Not a problem - it was my mistake. Looks like it's been consolidated into yours, so that should be good.  Folic_Acid | talk  01:39, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Ack, I really do feel I've been too officious, particularly with you. Sometimes my discussions don't sound as friendly as I prefer being. I apologize for that and do realize that you are being helpful. Usually I try to be more patient to the newbies. I just hate edit wars and avoid them whenever possible so that is probably the root cause of my "severity", as it were. Thanks! ∴ Therefore | talk 01:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Bah! <waves hand dismissively> Think nothing of it - it's a non-issue. I've worked in politics long enough to have developed a thick skin, so no harm done.  :)  Folic_Acid | talk  02:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Another RfA Spaming

Thank you for constructive criticism in my recent RFA which did not pass at (18/27/10). I will be sure to improve my editing skills and wait until someone nominates me next time. Thank you for you comments! Tiptoety 00:24, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RfA

Thanks for voting at my RfA. Unfortunately, the result stands at 51 support, 21 oppose and 7 neutral which means that I did not succeed. As many expressed their appreciation of my works in featured portals during my RfA, I will fill up the vacuum position of director in featured portal candidates to maintain the standards of featured contents in addition to my active role in Good articles. Have a great day. OhanaUnitedTalk page 04:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

No one expects a Pigman admin!

Wallowing in my RfA: This time it's personal...
My sincere thanks for your support in my request for adminship, which ended with 51 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. Doubtless it was an error to put one of the government-bred race of pigmen in any position of authority, but I hope your confidence in me proves justified. Even a man pure of heart and who says his prayers at night can become a were-boar when the moon is full and sweet. Fortunately, I'm neither a were-pig nor pure of heart so this doesn't appear to be an imminent danger to Wikipedia for the moment. Fortunate as well because were-pig hooves are hell on keyboards and none too dexterous with computer mice. If ever I should offend, act uncivil, misstep, overstep, annoy, violate policy, or attempt to topple the fascist leadership of Wikipedia, please let me know so I can improve my behaviour and/or my aim. I am not an animal; I am an admin. And, of course, if there is any way in which I can help you on Wikipedia, please do not hesitate to ask me. Despite my japes, I am indeed dedicated to protecting and serving Wikipedia to the best of my foppish and impudent abilities. I will strive to be an admirable admin, shiny and cool, reasonable and beatific. Pigmanwhat?/trail 05:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Post Scriptum: I believe my collaged graphic at left, which incorporates the WP globe and mop image, falls under the rubric of parody for my purposes here. Or is it satire? Regardless, it's a legitimate and legally protected First Amendment usage under US law. Complaints and allegations that this is an improper "fair use" image will be entertained on my talk page, probably with fruit juice, finger food and exotic coffees.

Archiving

Thanks for the archiving -- way too tiring to have to edit that monster! Although I quibbled with your rewrite, I would be happy to support it. ∴ Therefore | talk 20:09, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah - it was getting a little unwieldy. I actually thought about moving the PFF discussion to its own page, but figured that'd be more confusing. Anyway, quibble away - I'm just trying to help boil the thing down to something we can all live with. And thanks for keeping a cool head, despite the unpleasantness.  :)  Folic_Acid | talk  20:11, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your patience and help on the David Vitter page

Thanks for your input -- I always appreciate a "saner" voice participating providing some perspective. You helped tremendously to corral the editors (including me, natch) into a more even-handed approach. Thanks! ∴ Therefore | talk 23:26, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Anytime - always happy to help.  :) Keep up the good work.  Folic_Acid | talk  23:38, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Your comment

Thanks for sharing your concern with me, FA. I've not edited any articles in order to "promote myself or the interests of any organization." My intentions are completely honorable and forthright. I strive for a NPOV.Araphel 03:44, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear it. However, I remain concerned that your close association with LFF may color your views, your own intentions notwithstanding. I don't want to prevent you from sharing your own ideas, but rather, wanted to make you aware of this particular guideline.  Folic_Acid | talk  04:49, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Some thankyou spam, glorious spam

Thankyou for supporting my successful rfa which closed with 58 supports. If i am honest i am rather humbled by the unanimous support and i hope to live up to everyones expectations. If you ever need any help, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again. Woodym555 15:40, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Vitter RFC redux

Thanks for the kind words and the star, FA. I hope I don't have to go though that again any time soon. O_o When reviewing some of my comments, I could kick myself for getting a bit hot under the collar -- particularly towards you. I had gotten into such a defensive mode that I failed, at first, to discriminate between the less than contributive, collaborative voices and the helpful ones. I too am pleased with the result and wouldn't have gotten there if not for your guidance, corralling Araphel and myself into productive editors. Thanks again. ∴ Therefore | talk 22:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Anytime, my friend, anytime. I gave you the star because while I'll agree you were a bit abrupt at the beginning, I was very impressed that you have the guts to admit it - that's an uncommon and most welcome trait in an editor. And not only that, you had the patience to work through a difficult piece with some less-than-accomodating single-issue editors. You definitely earned the star. Keep up the good work!  Folic_Acid | talk  03:12, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

My (Remember the dot)'s RfA

I never thanked you for participating in my RfA a couple of weeks ago. Thank you for your support, though unfortunately the request was closed as "no consensus". I plan to run again at a later time, and I hope you will support me again then.

Thanks again! —Remember the dot (talk) 06:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

re: Sockpuppetry

Thanks a lot! I will add my comments. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 22:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: China

Y Done --nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 14:08, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

And Re:ANI

Thanks! nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 14:24, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Frankly, I'm a little surprised that went on for as long as it did. Maybe it is a legitimate cultural difference, but given that this is English Wikipedia, I'm guessing we adhere to English/Canadian/American standards, where such things are about as obviously bad as you can get. Oh well.  Folic_Acid | talk  14:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

sockpuppetry #2

Thanks for your support Folic. It's greatly appreciated. What annoys me is that, after looking through his "evidence", I realised that this isn't even a sockpuppet case - even if both of those editors are me, it still wouldn't be sockpuppetry. Grr. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 13:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

(lol - edit conflict on my own talk page? That never happens!)
My pleasure. Seems like a no-brainer issue to me. You're a much more valuable editor than Jacky/Peter/<othersockpuppet>, and frankly, I want to avoid another Sumple incident, even if we are occasionally on the opposite sides of issues. I much prefer having having reasonable and intelligent editors like you to discuss things with, instead of POV-pushers with an agenda like our friend here (even if he does know some "renowned sinologists.")  :)  Folic_Acid | talk  13:16, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks again - the sockpuppet case has been closed. And for the record, I live nowhere near Chatswood. Both of the IPs the sockpuppet brought up were indeed me. I don't think editing once or twice without bothering to log in is a hanging offence. Anyway, just glad this is over. Thanks again! --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 11:27, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Howdy Folic Acid, thanks for participating in my request for adminship. I am happy to say it was successful, 55/0/0, and I am looking forward to getting to work. Thanks for your vote of confidence. By all means, feel free to check in on my work to come. Suggestions and advice are always appreciated.

--TeaDrinker 05:12, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA

I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated. I only hope that I am able to help a little on here. Please let me know if I can help you or equally if you find any of my actions questionable. Thanks & regards --Herby talk thyme 12:38, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Republic of China

Hey, I think the article is probably good enough to become a GA, but the whole China/PRC/ROC issue just totally makes the article unstable. Keep up the good work, though.

I'm wondering if you can give your opinion on the requested move of Premier of the Republic of China to President of the Executive Yuan. My point on this is simple (and I don't know why anyone would oppose the move): We're moving it to the official name, as the result of not being able to move it to the most common name (Premier of Taiwan; NPOV issue). And I should also inform you that the current name is neither the common or the official name. Thanks Folic.--Jerry 01:00, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

BTW, the discussion takes place here.--Jerry 01:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep plugging away at it, but I'm not sure how or if we'll be able to resolve that issue to everyone's satisfaction. As for the proposed move, I'll try to get over there tomorrow. Cheers  Folic_Acid | talk  03:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Jerry - I left my feedback about the Premier issue (though you probably won't like it). Sorry I couldn't support you on this one.  Folic_Acid | talk  03:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Folic, I think you misunderstood my point. I replied to your comment, maybe you'll change your mind :)--Jerry 20:43, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your vote

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a vote of (53/0/1).

As a token of my appreciation, please accept this bowl of tzatziki.

I feel honored to be trusted by so many of you. Wikipedia is such a large community, that my acceptance in the face of such large numbers truly is humbling. I will use my new tools to continue the tasks for which you entrusted them to me.

Gratefully, EncycloPetey (talk) 18:34, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Please note the following

Talk:Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall#Name change - again

The article will need a re-write and page move next week. John Smith's (talk) 16:42, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

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Hello, I noticed that you have associated yourself with WikiProject North Carolina in one way or another and I wanted to say Hi. I have been doing a bit of work on the project and wanted to know if you were still interested. One of the major things that we need help with is article assessment. If you go to NC Article Grading and Ranking you will see that as of 12-25-2007 we have over 2,900 articles that are either unassessed and/or have not been tagged with importance. If you are interested in remaining a part of WikiProject North Carolina, please consider placing the userbox {{User WikiProject North Carolina}} if you have not already done so that others will know that you are a part of this Project as well as ensuring that you are listed on the WP North Carolina Participants. If you are no longer interested in participating in the project, please strike through your name on the WP North Carolina Participant list and/or remove the WikiProject NC Userbox! If you have any questions, please let me know!Rob110178 (talk) 22:57, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Conventions

Hi Folic. There's a new discussion on the ROC naming issues again at WP:NC-ZH. I hope you will participate in the discussion. Here's the link: Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(Chinese)#About_ROC.2FTaiwan_Naming_Conventions.--Jerrch 00:38, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter — Issue XXII (December 2007)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter
Issue XXII (December 2007)
Project news
Articles of note

New featured articles:

  1. Battle of Albuera
  2. Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
  3. Battle of the Gebora
  4. Constantine II of Scotland
  5. Francis Harvey
  6. Vasa (ship)
  7. Wulfhere of Mercia

New A-Class articles:

  1. 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing
  2. Evacuation of East Prussia
Current proposals and discussions
Awards and honors
  • Blnguyen has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his efforts in improving the quality of articles related to Vietnamese military history, including the creation of numerous A-Class articles.
  • Woodym555 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his outstanding work on topics related to the Victoria Cross, notably including the creation of featured articles, featured lists, and a featured topic.
  • For their outstanding efforts as part of Tag & Assess 2007, Bedford, TomStar81, and Parsival74 have been awarded the gold, silver, and bronze Wikis, respectively.
Tag & Assess 2007

Tag & Assess 2007 is now officially over, with slightly under 68,000 articles processed. The top twenty scores are as follows:

1. Bedford — 7,600
2. TomStar81 — 5,500
3. Parsival74 — 5,200
4. FayssalF — 3,500
5. Roger Davies — 3,000
6. Ouro — 2600
7. Kateshortforbob — 2250
8. Cromdog — 2,200
9. BrokenSphere — 2000
9. Jacksinterweb — 2,000
9. Maralia — 2,000
12. MBK004 — 1,340
13. JKBrooks85 — 1,250
14. Sniperz11 — 1100
15. Burzmali — 1000
15. Cplakidas — 1000
15. Gimme danger — 1000
15. Raoulduke471000
15. TicketMan — 1000
15. Welsh — 1000
15. Blnguyen — 1000

Although the drive is officially closed, existing participants can continue tagging until January 31 if they wish, with the extra tags counting towards their tally for barnstar purposes.

We'd like to see what lessons can be learned from this drive, so we've set up a feedback workshop. Comments and feedback from participants and non-participants alike are very welcome and appreciated.

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Military history WikiProject coordinator election

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXIII (January 2008)

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Military history WikiProject coordinator election

The February 2008 Military history WikiProject coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting nine coordinators to serve for the next six months from a pool of fifteen candidates. Please vote here by February 28! --Eurocopter tigre (talk) 12:58, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for joining Military Intelligence

Since another of my interests is pharmacology, I'm chuckling about your username, and wondering if methotrexate is to you as Kryptonite is to Superman. Methotrexate is a very useful drug, but it works by suppressing folic acid.

Welcome to the task force! There hasn't been much discussion on the task force itself, but there are comments on articles. Before the task force was formed, there were discussions on the main Project list about what became the hierarchy of articles under intelligence cycle management. There are some miscellaneous intelligence activities, such as financial and medical, which I haven't decided where to place in the hierarchy.

It's been frustrating but rewarding to revise, into a hierarchy of articles not dominated by conspiracy theory, Central Intelligence Agency.

See my userpage for a full list of the intelligence and special operations topics on which I've worked.

Howard C. Berkowitz (talk) 15:05, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

It's my pleasure! Intel has long been a pet fascination of mine (as has pharmacology, until I realized that I hate math), so I'm happy to contribute what I can. I'm sure beating back the tin-hats is a full time job, so I'll do what I can. -- Folic_Acid | talk  16:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

The Matrix (no, not the movie. Scary

Howard - I like the look of this! However, if you don't mind a couple of suggestions, I've tweaked your matrix a little. For the most part, I've added DIA as a collector and processor. The ODNI doesn't really do much in the way of processing raw intelligence, while the DIA does. Also, I noticed that there's no mention of collection from the various military branches - was that intentional? -- Folic_Acid | talk 19:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Originally, the matrix was just to address a question of Ernx, but there seems to be interest in making it more solid. Let me make several comments, in no special order.
ODNI is in some odd roles. I didn't distinguish between analysis and estimates; if I did, the National Intelligence Council is in ODNI and is really the only IC-wide estimates agency. Some of its individual reports are more analysis.
Where things get even trickier in ODNI is that the National Open Source Enterprise is there, and does do open source collection, as with the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (which swallowed the DoD Joint Publications Research). Arguably, OSINT goes at least from collection and processing, to some analysis; I've had a couple of contracts to do OSINT-only as a reality check for some all-source analysts at an agency that I was told I had no need to know. I don't know if the former CIA Domestic Contact Service has moved there or is still in NCS.
Some of the cross-functional Centers/Executives, like Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation do some processing.
Now, the military. In fact, if I expand this significantly, I'll go below the level of the service when they have a major activity for a discipline -- say, Air Force Foreign Technology Division (FTD), which I think has been renamed, for TECHINT. The Air Force also runs a MASINT center, more for education although the MASINT god still is in DIA. Army has the lead medical intelligence function, although there's probably some in the CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence (again an old name), and the NIC has done worldwide disease analysis.
I agree NCS has not been promoted. Still, to be comprehensive rather than hierarchical, it's a major component that is at least quasi-independent. How it relates to what was the Special Collection Service, previously Division D, is something I don't know, but I think SCS, a joint CIA-NSA operational activity, needs to be there, and perhaps some of the military collection activities.
Still thinking about it all, though. I started a userspace page on it, User:Hcberkowitz/Sandbox-ICmatrix, which doesn't have your tweaks yet.

Howard C. Berkowitz (talk) 19:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXIV (February 2008)

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXV (March 2008)

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WikiProject Doctor Who newsletter, March 2008

The Space-Time Telegraph
The WikiProject Doctor Who newsletter
Issue 1 March 2008
Project News
We have five new participants: Sm9800, Seanor3, T saston, Type 40, Jammy0002.
One editor has left the project: StuartDD.
The Doctor Who portal has expanded to increase the number of selected stories to 33.
Articles of note
New featured articles
None
New featured article candidates
New good articles
Delisted articles
None
Proposals
A proposal for changing the layout of the episode pages is under way here.
A discussion about the formatting of the cast lists in episode pages is under way here.
A discussion to move United Nations Intelligence Taskforce to UNIT is under way here.
News
The Torchwood project has become a task-force under the project's scope.
The Torchwood series 2 finale airs on 4th April, and the 4th series of Doctor Who will start to air on 5th April.

For the Doctor Who project, Sceptre (talk) 18:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
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