User talk:Jnothman/Dec 2005

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[edit] JavaScript problem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jnothman/automod.js

You have "Decemeber" instead of "December"

Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 13:12, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Whoops! Thanks... jnothman talk 10:50, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

I would like to thank you for your support of my recent successful RfA (muahaha I can delete the UNSW article now! They're so un-notable!). If you have any further comments or feedback for me, my door's open - don't hesistate to drop a note on my talk page. Happy editing! Enochlau 11:25, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm not addicted *looks around*, well my edit count hasn't quite gotten 5 digits yet. Judging by what I've seen, it's traditional to thank people who support (or oppose as the case may be) your RfA for taking the time out to read through your nomination. See you around. Enochlau 13:29, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
Whoops, I didn't see the posts above, you've gotten many of these before :) It's Saturday night? Shhh, don't let anyone catch us out. Enochlau 13:38, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Creating watchlist automatically

Hi, Don't know if you have any thoughts about this but it seems worth asking. I'm running a bot creating a few hundred articles e.g. Arrondissement of Castelsarrasin and I'd like some way of automatically adding them to my watchlist. They all are of the form Arrondissement of ... - can you think of any way of doing that? If not, no problem - I can maybe do something with the bot code but it would be handy to be able to do it retrospectively in Javascript. Regards, Dlyons493 Talk 12:44, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

    • That's most helpful - thanks.

[edit] Category:Cities with significant Arab Israeli populations

Hi Jnothman: Please see the Vote for Deletion (vfd) for Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 December 4#Category:Cities with significant Arab Israeli populations. Thank you. IZAK 12:53, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Question for you

at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism#Kaddish. Tomertalk 04:10, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

More for you at Talk:Kaddish. Tomertalk 07:31, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for HelpDesk answer

Thanks for your answer on Wikipedia:Help desk regarding section and supersection headings. I hadn't realized that "supersection" headings existed. I was so convinced that "==" was the top-level section that I didn't ever look properly at the Help desk's source. Thanks! -- Creidieki 08:38, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for helping me fix the problem. JedOs 18:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hi Jnothman,

Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. It did very well and finished with a vote of 70/1/2! If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! Thank you once again! – NSLE (T+C+CVU) 06:13, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] AFD Helper

Great script, very nice thanks. Saves lots of edit time :)  I also fixed some capitalisation problems on your AFD helper page. --Cactus.man ✍ 15:28, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I had left the "AFD" in my monobook because it was inside the comment, but probably best to change it which I'll do now. Cheers. --Cactus.man ✍ 08:52, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
The link is now changed so my monobook should now show up on your 'what links here' check. --Cactus.man ✍ 16:35, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, and thanks for the tip about my signature. I think I have it working correctly now. I look forward to using your AfD helper. Best wishes for a happy new year, Tom Harrison Talk 13:43, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ==Re: Fixing monobook.js for afd helper ==

Hi. You tried to install the afd helper, but it seems you copied the script at a time when some things had accidentally been capitalised, breaking the script. Please replace AFD_helper with afd_helper in your monobook.js. Thanks and enjoy! jnothman talk 22:25, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

I just fixed that but still have the same problem. None of the scripts seems to be working. WAvegetarian (talk) (email) (contribs) 22:35, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. I will probably ask you for more help regarding the loading later, but right now I have to go to dinner. Thanks again WAvegetarian (talk) (email) (contribs) 23:05, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Footnotes question

Thanks for answering my question about footnotes! ApolloCreed 02:25, 12 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] User_talk:Aravind_parvatikar

Hi, thanks a ton for answering the question of the user. --Gurubrahma 07:27, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks a bunch for your help.

Thanks a bunch for your help. --avnp* 07:37, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] idanraichel

see here - [1] --Dalida 11:55, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

יש אישור להעלת התמונה בויקי עברית

[edit] thanks re: my RfA :-)

Hey Jnothman/Dec 2005! Thanks for your support on my RfA. The final outcome was (57/4/3), so I am now an administrator. If you need help, have a question, or just want to chat (or if I get out of line!), please don't hesitate to let me know! Again, thanks! :D

Tomertalk

[edit] Do you have the page I typed within the previous hour?

[edit] Was-contributions-reason for-My answer-See the Spider-

Also,find the page which disappeared just after 1:00 a.m.I can understand why it did-I just want to be sure you got it-

[edit] I left a note about the Spider-I figure the Spider erased it-

I provided a direct answer as to the reason for my contributions.Part of my answer is that that the internet is a seeming toy.It's invitation to converse,along with the range of information available could be wonderful.Unfortunately,it could have the new colloquialism,the dark side.That is a poor metaphor which does not value a good night's sleep in the preferable dark.The Spider and Strangelove was part of the item.If time be short for anything,or of unspecified length,the manner of worthless struggle in this world-planet was there-in described.As long as you did or will read it,fine.I am not concerned about it's deletion.Thank you-

[edit] BD2412's RfA

Thank you, Jnothman, for your support of my RfA - I'll do my best as an admin to help the reality of Wikipedia live up to the dream! BD2412 T 15:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Helpdesk page header

Thanks for fixing up the page header. I was going to "be bold" but I've been out of touch for a couple of days and you beat me to it. I like the way it's finished up.

That was me, sorry, forgot to add my sig yet again. --LesleyW 22:39, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] recent items-december-12-13

If you have my reference to a railroad "stub" turnout-I noticed a stub article reference on your site-this is a lingual problem-multiple definition of terms-My 1959 websters collegiate dictionary had an almost continuous systematic four definitions as an average thru-out the text where ever there was any multiple(more than one definition)I have concluded that universal data systems originate from a source electronic storage which was damged,or suffered a componant failure(some particular circuit or module)resulting in so to speak salvaging by substituting near but not exact meanings.The word take in my 1947 webster unabridged has over 50 definitions following the first.(may be relative to idea of "mistake")Foul is close to four-one begins to swear-(obscenities)What may happen is a data failure-the individual has become the victim of cross purposes in the system.Many times I have found myself working with tools,partcularly,and had to give up.I would go back into the house and sit down and try to figure out better ways of accomplishing the task.I would either remember a better method,or,on creative days,concieve of one.If one of these solutions did not occur,I would consider the job unecessary.Sometimes dats or a week would pass,and a solution would pop into my brain.These tasks were usually small dream jobs in my workshop.I have since relegated anything important to the factory.(buy a new one)Rhyme swear with wear-The letter of the law-In fact,I finally discarded a 20 volume do-it-yourself encyclopedia out of disgust.Do what yourself? No man is an Island-True fact-In a time is no object world more would be possible-Time has a value-I saved one or two volumes of the encyclopedia for crypt value,which was the only value that remained-The article was on a page with a garden pathway curvature resembling a type of railway curve,with a number according to my own code observation,railroad related.This being an image,then must go to a graphics mode somewhere.Division,thoughts,images-data overlaps in an image system-something errant in a central cyber index-and/or something missing-The entire code track or path I have found puts references for apple pie,on occasion,in Chilton's auto repair manual-There is confusion in the world-One item for main page "Kadee"-In model railroading,Kadee is a special coupler manufacturer.Adress-720 grape street-medford-oregon.Somewhere in central America,(from a national geographic article)there is a bird named the Kiskadee-The article says that the bird makes it's nest from dried or shedded snake skins-This may be close co-operation between bird and snake-Thus,plane and train-I have installed probably a hundred of the very small couplers on ho scale models-they approach the real thing in function and appearance-they do not come standard on the majority of models;which use only a simple hook arrangement-Without exception,the smaller the scale model,the les working parts it has.Deletions and substitutions are utilized-Speculation-Lexicon-Mexican-aztec-A to z technology-Mex-Mix-Where a universal language could have disappeared-Mexico and south-?I spotted the personal name Kadee and had to put this in-Maybe you can make something of it-A value in 12 ounce locomotives-model or module?

I assume this user is the same as Carl helsing who has twice posted on my talk page material of a similar genre. I still do not get it. If anyone ever sees this, can they give me any idea on what this is asking me to do, if anything? It seems strangely too cohesive to be computer generated. jnothman talk 22:31, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
Looks computer-generated to me, probably seeded with words from your talk page or links from it. --LesleyW 22:47, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
I'm quite sure it's not computer generated: after I deleted the first posting from Carl on this talk page and left a note on his talk page, saying, "I didn't understand your message. Or any of your contributions to wikipedia. Please be more coherent."; I received the responses above, which both claims that the responses are typed, and responds directly to my deletion of the first post and comment on the user's talk page.
I further don't think that this could be seeded from stuff on my talk page, nor that with that number of errors, and that amount of seeming coherence, this could be computer generated. But it is nonsense, or psychosis. jnothman talk 23:15, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree it's nonsense. I'm somewhat intrigued, and have been poking around contribs etc. I'm less convinced than I was, but I still think it could be a clever bot, perhaps in conjunction with its creator who's probably sitting out there laughing at us. There are some smart people out there doing AI linguistic stuff (see Turing test and related pages). Some of it looks very stream-of-consciousness and it wouldn't be hard to simulate that by following random links and taking bits of text on the way - the cleverness would be in selecting the bits and joining them together but I imagine it can be done by those who have the time and inclination. If there is no bot involved, then the user is one very, er, unusual individual. --LesleyW 03:45, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the welcome note!

Hi

I will commit my images to the commons as soon as exams are over and when I have a little bit of "free time". Thanks for the welcoming note and I shall see you around!

Matt.

Matt c j486 03:54, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Commons

Done. I had been wanting to do some Commons proselytising for a while. :)

BTW, perhaps it is time to take the default-"minor edit" option off? The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". See Wikipedia:Minor edit. By-the-by, you're doing good work on the help desk. A rather thankless task. Cheers, pfctdayelise 11:59, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Just wanted to leave you a personal thanks for helping me with the columns on the occupational therapy page. I was pleased to look at your user page and see another Orthodox Jew :) --aishel 00:32, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Jewish culture

Yes, I will participate. Thank you for informing me of it. Do you have email enabled by the way?--Dakota t e 04:59, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

A question about some of the edits made to the articles on Judaism.--Dakota t e 07:09, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Shortpages

I saw the note on the WP:HD and thought, well at least I can do some. :-) --LesleyW 13:58, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

PS: I'm not sure if [[Image:Shater.jpg]] should be deleted. It was uploaded by Daloy who made about a zillion malicious edits to Ehsan Yarshater. Any thoughts? --LesleyW 14:06, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, have marked it for both copyvio and speedy deletion. I decided to check the contribs of vandals as I reverted them, that's how I found the pics. I would rather be doing constructive stuff though, wish all the vandals would just go away. But that's holiday season I guess. --LesleyW 23:12, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] help desk help

hey i noticed you answer a lot of help desk questions, could you answer mine on sourcing? --Urthogie 23:03, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

I got this one. --LesleyW 23:28, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re talk page note on Palestinian exodus

Dear J,

As you suggest in your message, what seems "neutral" to one person is far from being "neutral" in the eyes of another. The sections that I edited appeared to me to be very biased and I made modifications that made the picture more even-handed. It is somewhat odd that you would presume to determine that what I wrote was more biased than what you have written before me (and after). It was also quite unpleasant to read the implicit threats in your message - it seemed as if you were suggesting that unless people adhere to your perception of neutrality, there's no room for their input in Wikipedia.

S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.74.1.4 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Barghouti

Hi there,

I'm afraid I don't quite follow your argument, which is probably because it is very late and I have been struggling for some hours with the translation of a fiendishly obscure article about early Persians (alas, I have to earn a living as well). To be honest, it was the appearance of the word "irony" that set my alarm bells ringing. Feel free to fix it as you see fit, if I am any closer to being sentient tomorrow I will look at it again (but are you saying that the parallel is yours? and if so, would that not be a violation of our sacrosanct ban on original research?). Thanks for the note, in any case. Palmiro | Talk 02:07, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ianbrown's RfA

Thanks for voting in my recent RfA. I was overwhelmed at the turnout and comments received.

Ian ≡ talk 07:35, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I would say, the vandal is YOU!

Please do not revert any informations in future.Thank you. Greetings 11:00, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] hi

i read your comment on the GH avisualagency AfD page and saw that you have extensive experience on here. i am trying to contribute to the GH article but everyone on the discussion page keeps giving me the wrong advice. most insisted that i have to prove notability, then they said that it was wrong to list articles about the collective. i don't know who to believe as they all keep leading me astray. if you could please offer me any advice on how to make the article better or make any adjustments yourself i would sincerely appreciate it. even if it does get deleted, at least i will have known that i tried my hardest to make it the best i could given the limited time frame. thanks so much.

Inspectorpanther 17:35, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Good luck with your RfA

Not that I think you need it or anything, 'most everyone seems to be in favour. --LesleyW 03:51, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the table help!

Thanks for the help aligning the Babel and Instrument boxes with a table - it worked out perfectly! -- Natalya 12:30, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I hope to shout

That US expression is from, oh, the 1960s. Which reminds me of a story. My wife was in a shop in Sydney and the assistant said, "You're American, aren't you? I love the American accent!" My wife replied, "We like the Australian accent too." Whereupon the girl exclaimed, "We don't have an accent!" Halcatalyst 16:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Radhanite

This FAC is being opposed by a POV pusher who has consistantly tried to downplay Jewish contributions to history (while simultaneously shrugging off or sweeping under the rug Muslim atrocities against Jews and others, see, e.g., al-Andalus and Banu Qurayza). Please review the article when you are able and weigh in on the FAC page as you feel appropriate. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 05:57, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] A second opinion

Hey there... Wikipedia can sometimes be a bitter battleground. If I may ask of you a favour, would you be able to take a look at Talk:Chinese New Years greetings (the "move" section) and see whether I'm horribly incorrect in saying that the merge from Kung Hei Fat Choi (moved to Chinese New Years greetings) into Chinese New Year was horribly wrong and should not have happened? Me and another user (User:Novacatz) are starting to become a little wearied at the constant argument, which has at times degenerated into personal attacks by the other parties. I'm considering a WP:RfC but it would be good to get a second opinion on the matter first. Many thanks! enochlau (talk) 06:44, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] CSS

Hmmmmm. I tried copying and pasting, then saving, the text from your fr style monobook.css page to my page. No workee.

I confess I know nothing about css, and my competency-based technical days are long past. Is there a quick implementation you could do on my page? I appreciate the fact that you wrote up the fr style monobook.css code just for me! Thanks! Halcatalyst 01:56, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your latest response, J. I'm kinda lost but will take a whack at it tomorrow. Howsomeever (another Americanism, Midwestern to be precise), if I can't get it, hey, I tried. Halcatalyst 04:50, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
  • It actually works! I don't get the technology behind it, but thanks again. Halcatalyst 01:16, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Movement

What do you think of the movement? Reply here. Thanks.--Kin Khan 02:47, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hey Jnothman! Thanks for your support on my RfA. The final outcome was an unanimous (45/0/0), so I am now an administrator. If you need help, or have a question, please don't hesitate to let me know! Again, thanks! :D --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€ 03:34, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your comment again

I really do hope I'm not bothering you too much. Have I really made a blunder? Apart from the capital letters (which were basically because it's the same guy getting on my nerves again and again), I don't think I've done anything wrong... Thanks :) Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Enochlau enochlau (talk) 06:52, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] No page move bug

Hi Jnothman - the problem seems to have sorted itself now, I guess some temporary bug in the works. Thanks for your assistance and advice! - MPF 01:46, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for helping me: ), but I moved it back due to the Manual of Style guidelines. εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 02:22, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the help on CSLP page

I'm amazed by how this all works. The only thing cooler than getting an entry online is coming back to one I've made and seeing it improved while I was away. Awesome! --Delzen 05:52, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

text:cheersCheers. --Delzen 02:43, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ma Tovu

I saw you edited the talkpage so you may be able to answer my question;is this the only version of Ma Tovu? The one I'm familiar with begins with something along the lines of: "Maaaaa Tovuuuu u-ma-na-heemmmm shevhet taseem gam-ya-had." Which is not the version shown...freestylefrappe 20:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Your talk page is protected, so I can't respond there till probably tomorrow night. Ma Tovu is a prayer recited upon entering the synagogue. What you refer to is a song known as "Hine ma tov" (note, no u). It is a verse from Psalms (133:1),
Hine ma tov uma naʻim, shevet achim gam yachad
But, at least near me, this is often pronounced as:
Hine ma tov umanaayiim, shevet achim gamyaachad
Anyway, it's a popular song and means
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" (JPS 1917)
It's therefore sung often at occasions where people come together, and is also very common at interfaith events. I'm not sure, though, that it would deserve its own Wikipedia article. jnothman talk 12:35, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] W.marsh's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA. The final outcome was (30/2/0). I will do my best at the janitorial position I now am in. Thanks again! --W.marsh 03:03, 24 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Hey

Thanks for commenting on my adminship application. And thanks for the advice. Btw, I've done heaps more edits but never log in so i guess i should use my account more. And i didnt merge the articles with the bad structure:(...anyway thanks for the advice and keep at your editing, and so shall I. Theres always another time to apply for admin for me.

cya mate

forgot to leave my id b4...--Ari89 12:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks Jnothman

Hello. I've read your note and i'd like you to put this information back again. I've translated this movement's goals as they are in Hebrew. So here i'll just fix the mistake for the begining.


The movement's goals:

1. To be an adolescent who sees the human being and his happiness as the central foundation of his creation and lives by this belief.

2. To be an adolescent who stands for democratic and socialist principles.

3. To be an adolescent who sees in the Jewish tradition a source of inspiration and influence, not a source of authority.

4. To be an adolescent whose own responsibility and criticism are the foundations of his life conception and life-style's consolidation.

5. To be an adolescent who bases his material and cultural existence on his own creation.

6. To be an adolescent who is involved and active in social changing processes led by his beliefs and concepts.

7. To be an adolescent whose ambition is to live in the state of Israel and takes part in its defense and building.

8. To be an adolescent whose ambition is to live in a Kibbutz or in any other socialist and cooperative way of living.


thank you.

[edit] ok.

that's just fine. so are you going to add it?

[edit] Congratulations!

Congratulations! It's my pleasure to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the new administrators' how-to guide helpful. Cheers! -- 16:14, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

  • !מזל טוב, יואל Tomertalk 17:34, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations! מזל טוב --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€ 23:27, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Izehar's RfA

Hi Jnothman,

I would like to thank you for your kind support on my RfA. I'll do my best to be a good administrator. If you need anything or if I ever do something I shouldn't have, please, don't hesitate to drop me a line. Izehar 16:36, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Happy New Year

Wish you a happy and Prosperous New Year
Wish you a happy and Prosperous New Year

Aravind Parvatikar

[edit] Howcheng's RfA

Thank you for your support in my recent request for adminship. I was successfully promoted with a final tally of 74/0/0. I will endeavour not to let you down. Thanks again. howcheng {chat} 06:57, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] My RfA

Thank you for supporting my successful RfA! Your trust means a great deal to me, and I promise to try my hardest to serve the community. —David Levy 06:40, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

Thank you for your support in my request for adminship. I was promoted with a final tally of 31/1/1. Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can assist. --BorgQueen 22:52, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Is Template:click really faulty?

After your comment in the Help desk, I took a look on the pages that are using Template:Click (see What links here), and I found that it worked fine. Why do you find it faulty? CG 07:32, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Bibleverse error

I was just editing Azariah and converting the external links to {{Bibleverse}}. For my ease, I kept the verses cited JPS. But one of the verses cited is from 2 Chronicles -- the original link works, but your script says 2 Chronicles isn't in the collection [2]. So I guess this isn't actually an error in the template, it's an error in your script :) Would you mind looking into it? Thanks! -- Tetraminoe 13:17, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing this! --Tetraminoe 06:46, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Hello Jnothman/Dec 2005,

I wish to thank you for your vote on my RfA. It has passed with a final tally of 59/0/0. If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 03:53, 31 December 2005 (UTC)