User talk:Jbening

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that recently you carried out a copy and paste page move from Farkel. Please do not move articles by copying and pasting them because it splits the article's history, which is needed for attribution and is helpful in many other ways. If there is an article that you cannot move yourself using the move link at the top of the page, follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Also, if there are any other articles that you copied and pasted, even if it was a long time ago, please list them at Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen. Thank you. Natalie 16:43, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

If you read my message above again, you'll see the only thing I'm notifying you about if the way you performed the move, not that you performed it in the first place. As it says above, cut and paste moves violate Wikipedia's copyright terms (the GFDL, in case you're interested). If you want to move a page, use the "move" tab above the page (between the "history" tab and the "watch" tab). Natalie 17:10, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I can move it for you. I didn't realize you had just registered this account. I must say, though, it sounds like you know your way around Wikipedia. Have you had an account before? It's perfectly fine if you have; I'm just curious. Natalie 17:15, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Well, I'm much slower at responding when I'm not actually online. I can move that page - I looked at the history and it doesn't seem to be a contentious move, so that should be a problem. Natalie 17:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
OK, I moved the page. It would be best if you could find some sources for the spelling and put them on the talk page. Natalie 17:19, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, Jbening, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like it here and decide to stay. If you are looking for help, please do any of the following:

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I see I rather too broadly interpreted the minor edit designation on 24-25 July 2007. Sorry--it won't happen again.Jbening 03:24, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your moderation

I know rivalries are supposed to be kept out of wiki, still there is no reason to have That number includes Bowden's non-Division I-A wins when he was coaching at Howard College (today known as Samford) which is in the Division I-AA on the Bobby Bowden Page, i know things could have been handled differently however it is still a statement that has no relevance in the article. have a good night Nolephin 02:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

As I said over there, I'm inclined to agree. That said, I also think that judicious wording of the Bowden page as I recommended in the discussion could keep the PSU fans from adding it back. Jbening 02:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Bowden’s 368 wins put him in first place in the NCAA football record books for most wins by a Div I-FBS coach. is a great beginning and would be an acceptable compromise to have the Comment about where the wins come from taken out.Nolephin 03:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

there is no compromise on the joe pa site. cant everyone see that UkrNole 485 21:12, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I would like to thank you for your work in trying to reach a compromise on the Paterno/Bowden issue. I recently posted my opinion on the Bowden talk page as requested. I think that I will have to find some sort of Barnstar for you. Dincher 21:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Jbening for providing an unbiased POV in the Paterno/Bowden edit war Dincher 21:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
You are most welcome. I just learned about the Sneetches, thank you, it was one of the few Dr. Seuss books that I am not familiar with. Dincher 22:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] farkle

I regard to the edits on the farkle page, I see your point that it isn't "appropriate" to an encyclopedia. However, in my experience in playing Farkle the name is a very important aspect of the game, and any Wikipedia article on Farkle should mention it. In a desire to prevent an edit war, do you see any way to include it that would be appropriate to an encyclopedia? Darkage7 21:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for starting a conversation! I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean. Essentially the same rules are played under the names Greed, 10000, etc. Of the different names, Farkle is the only one I know of that also serves as a verb to describe having lost all ones points by not scoring any dice. But that aspect is already included in the sentence under "Play": If none of the dice score in any given throw, the player has farkled and all points for that turn are lost. I could imagine claiming in casual conversation that this makes the name superior to any other names for the same dice game, but I'm not sure what one could say in a Wikipedia article on the subject without violating WP:OR. Jbening 21:37, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... you pose a very good argument. I think I'd be happy with "farkled" in quotes. If none of the dice score in any given throw, the player has "farkled" and all points for that turn are lost. That sounds pretty good to me. Darkage7 20:50, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cronquistianthus

Nice catch on the lack of a link to Cronquist's page (I've been too steeped in this material; I forget there are people who don't know who Cronquist is). As for the category, some day it will probably attract the wrath of some of the WP:OC types, but no point in worrying about that until/unless it happens. Kingdon (talk) 04:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] you removed tags

you removed tags from the article about secular, and said if anyone wanted to put them back they had to comment your input explaining why. someone put the tag back and your comment noone has added to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.48.185.142 (talk) 18:49, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What county is Charlottesville in?

I replied at User talk:Colfer2#What_county_is_Charlottesville_in.3F -Colfer2 (talk) 12:06, 12 May 2008 (UTC)