User talk:Isoxyl

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[edit] Hello!

I'm Isoxyl and I write occasional articles that catch my interest. Write me here at the bottom if you have something to say! Isoxyl 13:39, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Sean_Yazbeck

Hi can you please take a look back at Talk:Sean_Yazbeck I fell your input could be good here Ralphthebear 13:12, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree- this whole discussion is pointless and wasting space. I am in favor of deleting or summaring all comments since you last checked in on June 12th as they all appear to be nothing but a conversation between Ralphthebear and myself (the tone is the same as the unsigned comments from the same IP address). As far as the article goes, I'd be in favor of leaving the school controversy in as long as the modifiers are in or taking them both out. Thank you very much for your help.MRM 17:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hello Isoxyl, welcome to Wikipedia!

I noticed nobody had said hi yet... Hi!

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks and happy editing, Alf melmac 20:55, 8 September 2005 (UTC).

[edit] Image source

Could you add a source to Image:Icelandic_sheep.jpg? (or perhaps you took it yourself?) Rmhermen 14:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

I did indeed take this picture myself, as well as the other one on the page. I'll see if I can figure out how to explicitly source that, I thought I was doing that by indicating the author name as well. Isoxyl 14:10, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I added the image to Commons and just wanted to make sure. Rmhermen 14:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Rmhermen. You can add Image:Icelandic sheep2.jpg as well if you like, I wasn't sure how to add to the Commons. Isoxyl 14:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

If you go to the Wikipedia main page towards the bottom you will find links to the sister projects - Wiktionary, Wikiquote, etc. Commons is in the second row of those links. Uploading there is just like uploading here with one exception - no fair use images are allowed. Public domain, GFDL and CC licenses are. Uploading images to Commons means that they can be used on all language projects without having to upload the image into each language's encyclopedia. I transferred your other picture for you. Thanks. Rmhermen 16:56, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Saint Mungo

I don't think it is usual to have the Saints category when the article is in two of the subcategories of Saints. WP:CG says "Articles should not usually be in both a category and its subcategory." Hope this helps ! Angus McLellan (Talk) 20:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for enlightening me. Haven't spent enough time learning Wikistyle, obviously! =) Isoxyl 03:17, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Naming High Points

Hi Isoxyl -- The way to go about proposing a name for a high point is via the federal Board on Geographic Names. If you follow the "Domestic Names" link, you can "Propose or Change a Name", using an on-line form. (I gave you a link to the BGN home page in case you want to explore the site a bit.) Take a look at the form and see what sort of info they're looking for. Local support for a new name, or evidence for local use of an existing name that hasn't made it into the BGN database, are the things that will make a name proposal successful. Once they receive a naming proposal, they send it out to all sorts of people on their contact list for comment, including the town and county governments, state agencies, and any tribal groups that are in the area. So to build that support, I'd start with some of the town governing boards -- the selectmen, the conservation commission, the historic commission if there is one, maybe the planning board -- and see what type of response you get. Good luck! Ken Gallager 14:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McArthur

I'll be damned if I can remember him name. He was a resident of a town I used to live in, Northampton, MA. I was about 10, it was the early nineties, and I met him at a Veteran's Day ceremony. They had a huge blow-up of that photo to point him out.--Xtreambar 20:54, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stars on houses in new england

Hey, I'm back in New England and I just realized that a lot of houses in nh at least have stars mounted to the right of their doors. You wouldn't happen to have any idea what the symbolize do you? --unsigned from 70.109.131.95

Thanks for writing, 70.109.131.95. I am not sure about it, but I have seen it a lot myself. My mother has one too. It seems like something patriotic, akin to the Blue and Gold Stars seen after WWII. Take a look at Blue Star Mothers Club and Service flag. The stars on these old banners come in three colors: Gold (KIA), Silver (disabled due to wounds), and Blue (in the service). However, most of the stars I've seen today have been Red, which may be a way of honoring this patriotic service, without reference to a child in the military? I'm not sure, but I do see them frequently, and often on all parts of a house -- be it beside a door or somewhere else. Quite large, though. If you find out more, leave me a comment. And sign it with ~~~~! =) Thanks for writing. Isoxyl 18:22, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sidebar template for Homicide

Hi. :) I saw you wrote on Talk:Homicide a while back, saying that the sidebar looked appropriate, but you didn't have any time. I'm been working on User:Switchercat/Sandbox/Homicide for a bit, and wanted to know your opinion on it before I add it to the article{s) officially, since you seemed interested in the idea. So what do you think? Switchercat talkcont 01:32, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Londonderry

Hey Isoxyl, Thanks for your outstanding efforts in tackling the surprisingly touchy wording regarding the origin of Londonderry's name. It was eye-opening to me, especially after I noticed someone (perhaps automatically) changing every reference of "Derry" to "Londonderry" without having read the article. Anyway, you handled the discussion with Derry Boi quite well, and I hope the results will hold up for a while! --Ken Gallager 21:38, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Steve Lake (pit boss)

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Steve Lake (pit boss), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. 172.130.210.194 00:51, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Um...

Sir/Madame,

I am not simply creating a clan. It is what it is! I am in talks with the Lord Lyon King of Arms currently about having my clan recognized as an "official" clan of Scotland. His (the Uk's government) definition of clan is this: ANY family which is comprised of members who claim the same ancestry! As mine does, I will keep undoing your and others' habitual deletian of my entry for my CLAN! Thanks. Rbkl 00:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Talk page comments

The original comment by the anonymous (if memory serves correctly) user should have been put at the bottom when it was first written. You did not err when you responded. The error was on the part of the original poster, who obviously did not know how to leave a new message. No worries. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 21:58, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mo (honorific)

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Mo (honorific), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Mo (honorific). Jfire (talk) 22:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)