User talk:Malangali

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Malangali! My name is Ryan, aka Acetic Acid. I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started:

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I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. We can use all the help we can get! Have a nice day. Sincerely, Ryan. 12:26, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Okiek and Akiek

I see that you have created different articles for Okiek and Akiek. Since they are synonymous, there is no need for two different articles. One can redirect to the other. I have made Akiek a redirect to Okiek. --Ezeu 02:01, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kwavi / Parakuyo / Baraguyu

Hi I like your Tanzania ethnic stubs but should the article be included in the Kwavi language article??. Personally I think there should be seperate articles for kwani ethnic gropu and language but seperate articles should be linked in each article. e.g in your Kwavi article you should mention the Kwavi language. Also check that the articles you have already listed to not already exist under .... language. good luck James Janderson 13:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your input, James. I have no fish to fry in this discussion - my interest here is to get as complete a list as possible of ethnic groups in Tanzania (in English and Swahili), and to create useful baseline stubs for each group so that people who know more can come along and add more information later. I know almost nothing about the Kwavi, or even whether the article should appear as Kwavi or Parakuyo or Baraguyu. Please feel free to make any fixes that the evidence supports - just make sure to update the page List of ethnic groups in Tanzania if you make any redirects.
On the subject of Kwavi versus Kwavi language, I do have a strong opinion that these should be two separate articles. In general, an article like Kwavi should include information about the people, and an associated article like Kwavi language should be reserved for a discussion of the history of the language and a linguistic description of it. Malangali 15:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Hi, nice work making a start on articles for Tz ethnic groups! — Matt Crypto 22:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Almost done with all the stubs in English - and then it's on to the same list in Swahili... Malangali 22:23, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistencies

I have replied on my talk page, to avoid spreading the discussion over several articles. Kwa heri, — mark ✎ 06:41, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Again replied over there, in case you weren't aware. Regards, — mark ✎ 17:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Interesting user name

Does your user name derive from Malangali Secondary Scool or from the ward it is in? I did voluntary work at Malangali Secondary School for nine months in 2003, so I would be interested in finding out the reason why you chose it as a user name. Marcoscramer 18:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I have lived in Malangali off and on since 1995. I used to live in Mwilavila, down the hill from the secondary school on the road to Itengule. In 1996 I built a house near the top of the hill across the river in Isimikinyi, which you can see from the secondary school area, particularly if you stand at the intersection near the police station. Malangali 20:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Interwiki

I have added interwikilinks to your user pages. This makes it easier to navigate across projects. You can find them on the left, under the toolbox. Best, — mark ✎ 12:15, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, you're a star! Malangali 20:23, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diane Farrell continued...

Well if you haven't seen already I restored the article, and ran straight into a lot of complaints. It looks like the article will be kept now but I was wondering if you would give me permission to post the conversation we had on IRC on wiki in order to set some people's minds at rest. the wub "?!" 12:22, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure, it would be fine to post that conversation. It's also worth considering what to do about the other challengers in the upcoming US Congressional elections - there might be a massive power shift overnight, with dozens of people who have been subject to Wikipedia deletion. Malangali 23:39, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tanzania ethnic groups

Hello there!

I noticed that you created a mass amount of Tanzanian ethnic groups. First off, I would like to thank you for the energy you have put in, too many people concern themselves with the big articles and not enough with improving ignored articles and places. I just wanted to let you know that there is now a {{Tanzania-ethno-group-stub}}. I have begun sorting it, but if you would like to sort them (seeing as you created them) that would be fantastic. Also, try not to include 2 similar categories. For example, don't include Indigenous people of Africa and Indigenous people of East Africa. East Africa is sufficient. Thanks again and continue with the good work.--Thomas.macmillan 20:42, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tanzanian Politicians

Pleas correct your articles to Category:Tanzanian politicians and add a [[ ]] around it now. Ernst Stavro Blofeld 23:19, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I don't understand exactly what you are suggesting. Could you please amend the article for Anna Margareth Abdallah as an example, and then I will be happy to follow through for the rest of the MPs. Malangali 02:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tanzanian politicians

What is the point of creating all these articles with no content and no sources? Why not, for example, create a list and have them redirect? —Centrx→talk • 03:29, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Like this is fine now Anna Margareth Abdallah but please try to add a little bit of info e.g birth date? or what they actually do? Ernst Stavro Blofeld 10:06, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The point is to create stubs that can subsequently be filled in. It is part of a process, not an end to itself. Creation of the stubs is much easier if it can be done mostly by cutting and pasting. Then, the next step will be returning to the individual member pages at the Parliament website to flesh out the details. It is a large project, so I am trying to accomplish it in the manner that is most efficient, not necessarily the most elegant. Malangali 13:36, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stub sorting

Greetings Malangali

Please do not tag articles with both {{Tanzania-bio-stub}} and {{Tanzania-politician-stub}}. Since the -politician-stub is a child of the -bio stub template, using both templates is not only unnecessary, it also makes it very hard to keep the -bio category at a manageable size, which is the main reason why the -politician-stub template was create in the first place. The standard used thoughout Wikipedia is simply to use the most specialized template. I'll try to fix this material, but in the future; please just use {{Tanzania-politician-stub}}. Happy editing. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 17:13, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

I just realized that the {{Tanzania-politician-stub}} template was flawed. It should have linked one way or another to both the politician material and the Tanzanian categories. I have created a Cat:Tanzanian politician stubs which is a child of Cat:Tanzanian people stubs, and regarding the members of the African Parliament, I've made the appropriate category a child of Cat:Tanzanian politicians and resorted the articles accordingly. All in all, I hope that the category tree is more logical now. Happy editing. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 18:06, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, you too! —Angr 12:36, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SFD notification

This message is to notify you that a stub template that you created ({{Tanzania-politics-stub}}) is up for deletion at WP:SFD. Please join the discussion. Thanks. ~ Amalas rawr =^_^= 18:50, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation

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[edit] 39

Happy Birthday, Malangali, from Angr! Have a great day!

[edit] lg.wikipedia

There are some pages in lg:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion. --Jorunn 00:24, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rungu

Hi there. Im just curious why u moved the page from Rungus to Rungu (Borneo ethnic group)? As far as i know the ethnic group is known as "Rungus" in Malaysia, with no distinction for plural or singular. kawaputrahello! 17:48, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck

Homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck currently redirects here.

The original article was AFD'ed but closed as a speedy keep.

The edit history for Homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck still exists so you can view previous versions of the page.

--Richard 06:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Umepotea katika-sw:wiki

Malangali, salam. Jamani Malangali upo? Ni muda sasa sijakuon katika wikipedia yetu ya Kiswahili, na nimeona ujumbe uliomwachia Matt kuhusu kuhudhulia katika uteuzi wa wakabidhi wapya katika wikipedia. Karibu sana na usipotee kiasi hicho!!! Kheri ya mwaka na kazi njema.--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 12:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Irving Adler.JPG

Hi did you take this pic?Genisock2 (talk) 09:48, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

thankyou for letting me know.Genisock2 (talk) 00:03, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List of largest buildings in the world

Hi there, I have recently taken on the task of improving the list of largest buildings in the world article. I noticed that you have made some contributions to this article and read on the talk page that you have done some research into this topic in the past. I was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some sources that you used to carry out this research as I am finding it a little difficult to get information at the moment. Any help would be much appreciated.CStubbies 10:48, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] February 2008

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits like the ones you did on Palace of the Parliament. Thanks--DurzaTwinkTALK 18:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

The article says it is the world's second largest administrative building after the Pentagon. bogdan (talk) 18:57, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Durzatwink - what was unconstructive about the comment? I was correcting an obviously bogus factual error, as I was running out the door. Someone noticed, which means that they should then have picked up the ball and implemented the fix. The fact that the article was reverted to its original incorrect form indicates that everything I said in my temporary fix was 100% correct.
Bogdan, the Palace of the Parliament is NOT the world's 2nd largest administrative building. It is NOT! It is NOT! Look at the list of world's largest buildings and you will find more than one other that is larger. Maybe it was at one time, perhaps, just like the Empire State Building was once the world's tallest building. But the facts have changed as new buildings have been built, so Wikipedia should reflect the new reality. Malangali (talk) 08:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vitufe vya kufanyia kazi

Salam, Malangali. Nd. Kuna baadhi ya vifaa naona hamna katika wiki yetu. Na nimejaribu kuzungumza na Pathochlids kuhusu code za kuongezea vifaa hivyo (vitufe) akasema kwamba ni lazima ni mpate mtu aliye-mkabidhi ndiyo afanye kazi hiyo. Sasa unaweza ukapata kaji muda kadogo cha kufanya hiyo kazi? Basi ukiona umepata, naomba fungua hapa...--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 06:10, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Salam. Jamani upo?--RecorDpRoduceR (talK to mE) 14:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Are blacks more intelligent

Evidence:

http://www.africaresource.com/content/view/528/236/

--70.68.179.142 (talk) 23:51, 14 May 2008 (UTC)