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WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VI (February 2008)

The February 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Delivered on 19:11, 5 March 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

RE: Ads

Thanks for the compliment! I've been meaning to get around to put in the images but I just got home from school, and now must go eat. I'll do it in a bit. Anyway, the AIM guy is licensed LGPL, so it's ok to use him. Cheers, Master of Puppets Call me MoP!☺ 23:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Wow, good to know! Thanks for the clarification! :-) - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 06:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer!!!!! :)

Hello! Thank you so much for pointing out my multiple tilde problem! [1] It was very nice of you!!!!!!! You are a class act, through and through!!! ;P


  • I'm glad you read my comment, however, please remember to sign comments with four (4) tildes, as indicated on the first bullet of my "STOP Please read before posting here for the first time". Thanks. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: User:Sudoguy

The user has to be online at the time and engaging in vandalism for me to report him. Next time you see someone engaging in vandalism and they have received their last warning, you should report them to WP:AIAV immediately. Cheers! Redfarmer (talk) 09:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the heads up! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 12:11, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Round 7 of WP:UNI/COTF is finally here!

Hope everyone got a good two week rest in observance of Spring Break. Here are the new articles for the next fourteen days until 27 Mar 2008.

The current University Collaborations of the Fortnight are:
Editor Nominated Topic King's College London
B-Class Improvement Drive Clemson University
Start/Stub Improvement Drive University of Hong Kong

Every fortnight three higher education-related topics, stubs, or red linked articles are chosen for you to improve. Be bold!
This COTF is organized by Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities. (Nominate future collaborations or see past collaborations.)
This WP:UNI/COTF is effective: Mar 14, 2008 ~ Mar 27, 2008.

I've taken advice to purposefully scramble the articles so they must be multi-nation (so we don't get complaints that it's too US-centric). This time we've got an article in UK, one in US, and one in HKG. Hope this will suffice. As always, please let me know if there are any questions. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:03, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Your revert

Rollback is generally only for vandalism. Using it for good-faith edits isn't really within the boudaries of policy. I'm not criticizing you, just informing you that you should usually use the [Twinkle (AGF] button in the future. Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 21:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I considered it as vandalism since those links were to unknown airlines, like poodleair (returned no google results: here). I believed that these were false airlines, google search did not return a result, and there is no article named Poodleair. Therefore I considered it vandalism. Thanks for keeping users in check and notifying me of these edits. Please let me know if you have any further questions regarding that particular edit.  :-) Have a great day! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 01:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Okay, I understand. Thanks, Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 01:11, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Why?

Why are you being so difficult? It seems like you're out to get me. You can reply on my talk page. GreenJoe 03:39, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

No, I'll reply here. I'm not out to get you - only respond to your comments. Using a Wikipedia essay as an excuse over the numerous guidelines and policies on Wikipedia does not justify anything. All I've done was copy and paste the top box of the essay you've been citing so much. You need mount yourself a more compelling argument towards your cause - not bicker with other editors who respond to your comments with accusations of stalking and not assuming good faith. It is a mistake on your part and you should not be directing that frustration on me. All I've done was point out the obvious. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Deadline used to be part of WP:NOT. I'm not sure why it was removed. GreenJoe 18:09, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
I have not examined WP:NOT's edit history in detail yet, but having the deadline portion "used to be" there really does not change anything. The fact is, your citation off of a Wikipedia essay is not a valid explanation nor is it a policy to keep. And since this AfD revolves a time period after the deadline portion moved to an essay and not a guideline, it has no basis for a keep vote. I'm not interested in why the essay was moved to its current location, but I am wondering if you're actually going to make a compelling argument on why each of SUs on AfD are notable. Just focus on that and stop making accusations on people stalking you and not assuming good faith. It makes you sound unfriendly and hard to work with. It also doesn't change people's delete votes. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 18:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Note This edit of Wikipedia:There is no deadline was from August 23, 2006. Which means it has been an essay since then. And it looks like your first edit on this account was on 12:40, 3 September 2006. So unless you were editing under a different account before that, this has been an essay since you first started using Wikipedia. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 18:36, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Like many people here I used to edit anonymously before I created an account. I do see your point though. I'll look for more relevant policies. GreenJoe 18:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Re Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Talk:Stefano Carlson

Pages such as this do not need to be sent to MfD. They can be speedy deleted under G8. Just so you know =] seresin | wasn't he just...? 20:29, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Oh yeah! I almost forgot about this category... wow my memory sucks... hahaha I'll reread WP:CSD again. Thanks for a reminder! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 20:33, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

List of Fraternities and Sororities at George Mason University -- afd

I closed as no consensus, but acknowledged that there is consensus to retain the information, either at an expanded article or merge back to the main. I'd suggest raising a discussion on the article talk page about the way forward rather than another AfD. Gnangarra 08:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

University of Florida Division of Continuing Education

  • I disagree with your opinion that this article has notability issues. This is just like any other College or School that has been created for the University of Florida. The only difference is that it's offered in a non-traditional format, and some of the degree programs are being facilitated via distance learning. This is a legitiate division that receives funding from the Legislature just like any other school, in addition it has it's very own Dean to carry out the day to day operations. To be honest, some of the degree programs being facilitated in this Division are the only one of it's kind being offered by the university, and therefore is extremely notable so that prospective students might be able to learn about these unique opportunities.
  • Lastly, I believe that non-traditional programs get a bad rap because they are new, and that they do not fall under the cookie cutter version of what a tradition academic program should encompass. This is simply an old paradigm that will take time to dissipate, and I firmly believe that Wikipedia can help to shed some light on this new method of instruction. Jccort (talk) 20:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
  • As I said before, your best option is to establishing notability via in-line citations from reliable third-party sources. I understand your viewpoint as well as your reasons to have an article in this division. However, you must also note colleges ("faculties" in UK) and other academic programs that had articles on Wikipedia that were AfDed. I'm not trying to nominate the article for deletion here, but it won't stop others from doing so. And to prove to you just what I'm talking about, please read what happened to the article I tried to create myself last year Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Florida Institute of Technology/College of Engineering. I would suggest you do something similar to what I did (group all of the otherwise non-notable colleges together and internally link the notable ones). Please let me know if you have any further questions. Let me make this clear, I'm not out to get you or to derail your WikiProject, just letting you know something's getting slightly "gray". I wasn't trying to single out the continuing education division either, it just caught my eye when I was looking at WP:NPP. I've been reviewing some of the other college articles you've created, and I'm afraid some of them have similar notability issues. Please see if you can establish notability of them too. I'd hate to see your hard work go to waste. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Happy Easter

Sorry for the late delivery, but

Open your card >> >> >>

Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar, I appreciate it. It's my first! Anyway, I hope we can finally be done with developing consensus on the article guidelines. Once it's archived at the village pump I will change the template atop the page to an official guideline. Hopefully it won't be a problem. Awesome.—Noetic Sage 19:18, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Thank you for so quickly commenting on my page. I realize that wikipedia is a completely open editing website. The little disclaimer at the top is merely to allow my project team to get all of our efforts on the page before it is edited by the rest of the community (even though I realize that there is no stopping them). I am trying to actually get everything up tonight, so I may be revising that statement in the very near future. And yes, I immediately realized my error in referencing, and i fixed it. Thank you very much for your guidance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soggypenny (talk • contribs) 05:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


Good point

Yes, I have just realized the impossibility of my request. A suggestion has just been put up to bring what what I have so far into a userspace. How exactly do I do that? Once again, thank you for all of your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soggypenny (talk • contribs) 05:47, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you so much. I guess it's safe to assume, since this is the sandbox, that I will be able to edit this to my heart's content and make it into a legitimate encyclopedia article before bringing it out into the rough seas of wikipedia. Once again, thank you for being my life preserver here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soggypenny (talk • contribs) 05:55, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


Got it

Yes, yes. I have learned so much in such a short amount of time. The post-move edit was a delay in my reading your message telling me of your benevolent actions. I will no longer edit in the article marked for deletion, but will use my userspace instead. A million thank yous. (and now for the tildas). Soggypenny (talk) 06:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

YAY! There's a signature! :D - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 06:08, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

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COTF

Just poking you to select the next round of COTF so I can send out the newsletter. :) —Noetic Sage 03:18, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

ROUND 8 WP:UNI/COTF

The current University Collaborations of the Fortnight are:
Editor Nominated Topic Kennesaw State University
B-Class Improvement Drive Columbia University
Start/Stub Improvement Drive Chulalongkorn University

Every fortnight three higher education-related topics, stubs, or red linked articles are chosen for you to improve. Be bold!
This COTF is organized by Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities. (Nominate future collaborations or see past collaborations.)
This WP:UNI/COTF is effective: Mar 28, 2008 ~ Apr 10, 2008.

OK... so Columbia's a B-class article looking at FA nomination. Let's see if we can push it through FAN! (And good luck to anyone who speaks Thai and can translate the Thai version of Chulalongkorn University article into English) See you all 5 days before tax day (for those of us who are US taxpayers)! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:44, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Some admin coaching!

I bet you thought I'd forgotten about you but really I've been bogged down with uni-work. You said earlier that you were interested in AfDs so how about some practice closes? Try closing these (templates and all) and I'll provide commentary. I chose more difficult ones because the clear cut results don't require practice. Note that when closing you must remove the line that says: {{REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD|X}} but in these cases I have already removed them to prevent my subpages appearing in the AfD log. That's the bit I forget most often. The 3rd is becoming increasingly common; people with notability for one event. I'm not going to say wrong or right, just say what I would have done as all of these are open to interpretation. I've only copied accross 3 so far so take a crack! User:James086/AFD1, User:James086/AFD2 and User:James086/AFD3. James086Talk | Email 14:02, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Goblin chronicles - I agree with your no consensus close on this one. The references added aren't very good but if they exist there might be more.
  • Lisa jennings - I disagree here; I would have deleted. What you said in your closing summary is correct but I don't think there would be much left after the un-reference-able original research was removed. That's not to say you're wrong, I might be more deletionist than you and there are definitely loads of people who would have closed the same way. It will be interesting to see how someone else closes it.
  • Kristin Davis (prostitute) - Definitely agree, I doubt we'll ever hear of her again. James086Talk | Email 09:39, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Also I just read over your recent 500 contribs and the following speedies were turned down:

  • Ronny van Dyke - Close, there is a weak assertion of notability and I may or may not have deleted.
  • Kimo nz - I can't see an assertion so I'll ask the admin who declined.
  • Tora (alice nine) - I would have nom'd for AfD because it is a notable person (being a member of the band) but there wasn't any worthwhile content.
  • Psychostats - Software isn't eligible for speedy deletion under A7 (unfortunately) so it should have been PROD or AfD.

I think you're tagging quite well with a high rate of success (is that the right word?). Anyway, I think the only thing preventing a successful RfA now is time. Early May (3 months since your first) seems to be the time people think is acceptable and I definitely think you'll pass then. James086Talk | Email 09:39, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Woohoo! :D To tell you the truth I was in a really good mood while doing the Lisa Jennings article. I agree that most likely I would have deleted it. The main reason I didn't want to delete it was because I did find a lot on "Ito En" in the Japanese Google Search. However, my rusty Japanese skills couldn't sift through it well enough to make sure they were talking about the tea and not the girl... Since I did see a blog which I could decipher out that there was a reference on the girl, I actually gave the article the benefit of the doubt. I'm not sure if I was supposed to do that. I agree with the CSDs you've referenced. The problem with these CSDs is that I tag them when they first click on Submit. Many times the articles I tag are just incomplete and I don't see their finish product. Most of the time I do go back to my watchlist and make sure the articles are CSDed or else I'd reevaluate and AfD them. (I do the same with prods). Anyways... thanks for evaluating my AfDs and my last 500 edits - that must have took a lot of time! Thank you! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 16:56, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

BYU flagship

Hello, apparently Wrad contacted you about my edits. Wrad objected to me calling BYU the "flagship" of the Mormon church. He wanted official sources for this appellation. He rejected my unofficial sources. But now I have found some sources that are pretty official; they are quotes from some Mormon leaders. I will discuss it on the BYU page.JackWilliams (talk) 22:18, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Wrad contacted WikiProject Universities to request non-biased option in hopes to find a impartial consensus. It is not canvassing. And you still have not read my statement about quoting people saying something incorrectly does not make it encyclopedic. Please actually read my comments before responding. Thank you. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:23, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
The term "flagship" does not only apply to public universities. The website dictionary.reference.com has the following for definition #4 for "flagship": "4. the best or most important one of a group or system: This store is the flagship of our retail chain." Also, I found quotes from some high-level Mormon leader referring to the idea of BYU being the flagship of the Mormon church.JackWilliams (talk) 22:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not going to attempt to tell you this again about quoting random people. I am not going to argue with dictionary.com. However, I will use the definition of flagship university for my argument. Unless you can reach consensus (not by just editing that article to fit your personal needs) with the editors on that article, usage of the term flagship on a parallel interface that states that a flagship university is a public university will be considered incorrect. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:34, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue VII (March 2008)

The March 2008 issue of the WikiProject Universities newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —Delivered on 18:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

Read - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Robotics category

I actually don't know how to do that, unfortunately. I tried putting the category in the talk template, but it didn't work, only the template showed up in the category. :( Midorihana~いいですね? はい! 05:36, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Replied - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Melbourne International Airport

It has to do with the px error that was prevalent several days ago. All that is required is to remove the px. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 02:40, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

hm... interesting... - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:48, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Invite WP:ROBO

Recently you invited me to join WP:ROBO. I very much appreciate the invite, but I'm busy enough with userscripts and all kinds of edits regarding spaceflight. I really don't have the time to be any sort of useful member of other WikiProjects atm. Happy editing though ! --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 15:19, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Afds and vandalism

I don't know if there is a script that does it; if so then I've been doing it old school. The template used is {{Relist}} and then they copy the name of the afd (i.e. copy {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/foo}}) to today's log. I only tend to use that template when there are only 1 or 2 comments although admittedly I haven't closed an AfD in ages! Oh and with regard to vandalism, I just let it stay; I would prefer they vandalise my userspace to the mainspace and usually once they start on my userpages they keep going until they get blocked. Besides it gets archived by Miszabot pretty fast. James086Talk | Email 08:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Lee MinJin

Women's world Go champion not important enough? There doesn't seem to be a speedy delete tag and I have put the {hangon} in the wrong place it seems. Please don't delete without discussion. SmokeyTheCat  •TALK• 10:50, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Babycakes Clothing

I've heard of this guy and his clothing line; the Telegraph article suggests a tinge of notability. If this article doesn't survive now, it'll be back soon. ;-) - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 13:32, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I did a google search on it again by changing a couple of parameters and found something slightly more reliable than a myspace page to back the article up, but still the notability on it was marginal during the time when I nominated it. I hope the guy realizes our notability policies and produces a better cited article next time. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 20:15, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Mike burgener‎

I could use some help.

How can I change the title of my article? I want to put a capital B for Burgener.

What is wrong with the lead section?

Thanks

Babycmon (talk) 04:53, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Replied to user talk page. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:51, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Der Letzte Tag

Dude, you gotta prod these. They are not eligible for speedy deletion. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 14:16, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Wow... didn't know how this one slipped. Thanks for the heads up. Weird, could have sworn the article was about something else... - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:51, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

As real as your life

how did you find my page? and why are you so vigilant in the murdering of pre-mature articles? just out of curiosity . Akiman89 (talk) 23:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


All new pages show up on a main Wikipedia thread. I do apologize if you're mistaken, but I'm not in the assassination business. However, I do what I can to prevent articles that do not satisfy the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia from staying on their servers. Have a good day. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


Thank you for you politeness and honesty, this isn't the first time i've had a failed attampt at a article but i'll keep tryinAkiman89 (talk) 23:38, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

If you are trying to start an article, I suggest you understand why we delete your articles to start with. Reading and understanding Wikipedia policies and guidelines will help you fix the problems before we see them. If you need to work on an article and it's not done yet, WP:SANDBOX and spots in your userspace serve great places for you to experiment with Wiki code and work on articles without the peer review. Of course they wouldn't exist in the main article webspace, but you should be able to work on them enough until you are ready to deploy it as a full-fledged article. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Get a grip on your trigger happy CSD finger, please

You put a completely unwarrented CSD notice on Visual Researchers' Society of Canada. Might I suggest instead of spending your time writing off the work of others, you contribute something useful yourself. Note: do not reply quoting "Wikipedia policies" or anything similar because I will simply label you a pathetic bureaucrat and question the point of your life if you do so. --Flukes1 (talk) 00:55, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I won't reply quoting Wikipedia policies, just that you didn't read the notice above. (I had hoped that the big red stop sign would catch the attention of our ADHD users.) Don't whine to me about why your article got deleted. I only nominated your article for deletion, I didn't actually delete it. An admin siding with my decision seconded my POV in deleting your article. And I do contribute to Wikipedia. My 7000+ edits I've made should be a clear indication. Perhaps you should consider the fact that the world does not revolve around you, and your illiteracy is actually catching up to you. Have a great day. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:43, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

University AFDs

Hello. It seems some of the university-related AFD are having trouble gaining enough discussion to form a consensus. I thought you might want to voice your opinion on this AFD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Student Action--SevernSevern (talk) 17:09, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

RE:Userpage

Thanks for that note. What colors would you suggest I use on my userpage? What colors would go well together and look good? Thanks.  Marlith (Talk)  18:58, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Invitaton

Thanks for the invitation. Is there a ubx for the project. If there isn't I could make it.    Juthani1    19:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Check out the Userbox WT:ROBO/Userbox. I also added it to the Project Page.    Juthani1    20:45, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Not Sure if you can do that. If you know how to go ahead and do it. People will probable add their name on the page anyway. We could make a category for paticipants. That may work, but again I'm not sure.    Juthani1    21:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Waityou didn't tell me you guys were all ready working on it! I feel bad that I used mine when you guys made your own. If you want to the project can have more than one userbox.    Juthani1    22:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Student Government AFDs

Hello. I have proposed a change to the student government/student union section under Common Deletion Outcomes, and I would like your input. Thanks! User:SevernSevern aka Flunkerton (talk) 17:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:OUTCOMES

What about this language for the common deletion outcomes?

Proposed Language: "UK and Canadian University or college student unions tend to survive AfD, but American student governments tend not to survive AFD without significant secondary coverage."

As always, I'm open to suggestions.User:SevernSevern aka Flunkerton (talk) 16:48, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Personally I don't like generalizations like that. It gives people like GreenJoe (not a personal attack here) an excuse to keep a UK/Canadian Student Union, saying it should follow suit of the other many UK and Canadian SUs.
How about "UK and Canadian Student Unions have been quite successful in demonstrating notability than many American Student Unions/Student Governments. However, individual case-by-case demonstration of notability should be the prime determining factor and this common outcome should not be used as "precedence" for future AfDs."
Does this sound OK? - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 17:39, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, that is better. How about this:
"The notability of student unions may vary between different counties and different universities. A case-by-case demonstration of notability for each student union should be the prime determining factor in each AFD"
Thoughts?--Flunkerton (talk) 18:35, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Score. That sounds even better. I'd support you on that. Forward this wording to User:Noeticsage for comment too. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 19:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I notified NoeticSage and put you down as a "Support" on the talkpage. (I hope that doesn't violate etiquette.) --Flunkerton (talk) 19:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I changed the language at WP:OUTCOMES. It looked like consensus to me. Thanks for the help.--Flunkerton (talk) 22:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
No problem, just note that I replied on your user talk page instead due to a couple additional notes. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Well, it seemed like the the proposed language was not very controversial, so I figured "What the Hell." But I guess someone could have a legitimate beef with it. I'll take out the closed discussion templates in case there are any other comments people have. The link to the guide works well.--Flunkerton (talk) 22:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I hope the link would be helpful. It's a good guide to those who are wondering what to vote for in AfDs. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 22:18, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Apparently, someone does not like you...

Thanks for the heads up. I like to collect the really good insults I get. Unfortunely what was on that page was really run of the mill. Looks like they took a swipe at you too. And they think we don't have lives! Mallanox 21:00, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Zakladnica rastlinskega sveta

Hi, you tagged that article for A2. Could you point to the Wikipedia article where it does exist? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 21:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, actually I was aiming for blatant copyright infringement, as much of the article is a direct copy from [2]. (See google search.) - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 21:04, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 21:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Fractal time

Both "Underconstruction" and "inuse" tags are not needed at the same time. Only one need to be used. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 21:08, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Pushing on a string

I invite you to remove the "notability|neologisms" tag for Pushing on a string. The phrase is no neologism, having first appeared in 1935, and I think I've adequately established its significance with references. Dpbsmith (talk) 21:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Yup. I've removed it. The article did not sufficiently expand on its notability, hence my notability concerning as such. Thanks for letting me know instead of removing the tag yourself. Have a great day! :D - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 21:18, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I shouldn't have posted it before it was in a more complete state.Dpbsmith (talk) 21:21, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

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List of Florida birds

Hi. Thanks for your typo-fixing efforts. However, for future reference, please note that when words like "carolina" and "dominica" and "florida" and "montana" occur as species names in binomial scientific names (such as Dendroica dominica and Cornus florida), they are supposed to start with a lower-case letter. --Orlady (talk) 23:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh my, utter failure... :( - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Not utter failure. Some of your edits on that page were exactly on the mark. --Orlady (talk) 03:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Remove bot

A request has been made to remove the bot installed on the talk page of Brigham Young University. You're attention would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Eustress (talk) 00:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I didn't see a thread on the bot of T:BYU, so I'll just reply here. I'm wondering what reasons you have for removing the bot at the moment. The reason why I installed it in the first place was to sort out old conversations less than I think it was 7 days to minimize scrolling (old edit wars were bundled with side conversations that were affecting general productivity). It was later on changed by another editor to change the counter to 105 days. Personally, having an automatic archiving bot should not hinder normal talk page operations and I have not heard any complaints regarding the usage of the bot apart from its initial archive during an edit war, something that was fixed weeks ago. Please let me know on your thoughts.  :-) - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. I think 105 days is way too long for an article of this magnitude—moreover, any archival period would be difficult with such an article, as I think the editors involved in talk can best determine when text can be archived. I guess I'm just saying that the automation is nice on some articles but not as helpful on this one. I would just like it removed so we can archive the old-fashioned way :) Thanks for your consideration. --Eustress (talk) 03:57, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Question

User:Chzz is telling me that he can't get to the "edit" button on your talk page. This user is using the modern screen and can't see the "edit" tab on your talk page; see here. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 01:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Furhter info: It works on 'monobook' but not on other skins; I think it's due to the {| style="position:absolute; top:0; part - perhaps you could consider changing it? Makes it a bit tricky to write to you! --  Chzz  ►  01:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow, that's the first time anyone has approached me about this. Since I am using modified code from other users, I'll keep my current code and will wait until there is a feasible workaround on this issue on the other Wiki skins. Also, since I will be unable to respond to standard talk page messaging, I did indicate on my user page to email me instead, but I guess I should repost that on my talk page right?  :D Have a great day. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Speedy tagging

When you speedy tag an article, could you please also flag it as 'patrolled' to save a duplication of effort? Thanks.  Chzz  ►  01:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I was under the impression that once the article is CSD-tagged that the article is automatically assumed to be patrolled. Is there a way to modify the CSD scripting so it would do that automatically? - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 05:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

Are you still looking to adopt people? Chexmix53 (talk) 18:31, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Yup, if you're looking for help, please ask away! :D - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 02:44, 31 May 2008 (UTC)