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Hello, Maxl, Welcome to Wikipedia!
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This is a bit late, so you'll know all the above — but better a late welcome than no welcome at all. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:44, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Giovanni Cardinal Canestri

Hi Maxl, you removed the pending delete from this page. I restored the note because the page has to be deleted due to copyright issues.

You may still re-write the article, just click on the temporary subpage link in the copyright violation notice.

--Duk 18:33, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander Sizonenko

Hi - I moved the article you created to Alexander Sizonenko, which seems to be the correct spelling (rather than Sizomenko). I'll update the references as well. -- Rick Block (talk) 01:05, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Giovanni Cardinal Canestri

Yes, you're right, the link is gone - its been a while! You can click the link above (the section header on this note) to start a new article. Glad to see you are back. --Duk 02:09, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Walmarting

There's a vote to delete this article and since you weighed in on the debate article, thought you might want to weigh in.--Beth Wellington 04:51, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for weighing in and for pointing out I hadnn't signed my comment. Went back and added the signature manually from the history. I've only voted in an AfD once before. How long does it take and is it simply numerical? (There are a lot of "deletes" and only 3 of us so far who voted to "keep" and change in some way.)--Beth Wellington 17:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Alan Aycock, the prof whose site I quoted, has now contributed to this article. Pretty neat, huh?--Beth Wellington 23:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad for the outcome. And even before the cancellation of the AfD, Rhobite, who had been for its deletion made good edits.--Beth Wellington 19:35, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Criticism of Wal-Mart

Thanks for the alert. don't really have time now, as the library closes soon, but maybe later...--Beth Wellington 23:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] HP7

Maxl,

I'm sorry if I offended you by removing your edits to Harry Potter 7, but I stand by my actions. Your contribution about the DA makes no sense because it is not written in grammatical English and makes speculations which are not appropriate for Wikipedia. All we can have in the article are definite facts; we can't have everyone's personal view about what will happen. Same thing with the part about Dumbledore's hand -- it's just speculation that it will be important. The other parts of the article only mention definite passages from the book and leave conclusions up to the reader. Also, I do not appreciate the insinuation that I am somehow "biased." That being said, if you have some sort of proof that Dumbledore's hand is important or the teacher will be someone from the DA, please add it. --PKirlin 00:03, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harry Potter 7 again

May I ask you why you reinserted the speculative material which I removed? At the very least, I'd like some sort of discussion on the talk page. Zetawoof(ζ) 19:46, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia sections

Trivia sections, and the problems that surround them, are not improved by being renamed to "notable facts." The issues continue to exist, regardless of the section name. Please consider the purpose of the {{trivia}} tag, and work to integrate the facts rather than disguise the lists as not trivia. I don't want to go through and revert all the edits you made, but maybe I'll take the time to write prose from those sections. Leebo T/C 13:28, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The only problems that surround so-called trivia sections are these stupid tags added by some people who seem to have too much time. The tags are absolute useless while the trivia sections aren't. Whenever I'll come across such a tag I'll remove it. It's jusst a nuisance, nothing else. --Maxl 13:34, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Everybody works on different things here at Wikipedia, please don't dismiss others' work simply because you don't agree with them. Trivia sections, while not worthless (no one's saying they're worthless) would be much better presented as prose. The tag serves as a reminder to change the section to prose, which flows much better than a list. Leebo T/C 13:36, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Also, I'm pretty sure that someone created an automated process to add trivia tags. It's not "someone with too much time" since it might not be a someone at all. Leebo T/C 13:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Maxl, I want to join Leebo's call to stop changing the titles of these sections to "Notable facts" ... that only unnecessary clutters up the edit history of the article, does not change the fact that they are "Trivia" sections and contain trivia that falls under Wikipedia guideline, and does not prevent the tags from being re-added. If you have concerns about the tags or the handling of trivia sections, please raise them at Template talk:Trivia and Wikipedia talk:Avoid trivia sections in articles. Thank you, Black Falcon (Talk) 15:21, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Please stop removing Trivia tags from articles. They are not a condemnation of the article or the facts contained within the section. They are only a reminder that the information contained within the trivia section should be incorporated into the main body of the article. Bryan26 15:34, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Please stop removing trivia tags from article. This could be construed as vandalism by some editors. --Oscarthecat 15:59, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Oscarthecat 16:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please stop changing the names of Trivia sections. Indoles 16:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The trivia tags are the vandalism. I'm working hard to remove that vandalism. --Maxl 16:05, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The trivia tags are established tags on Wikipedia. Please use the talk page for the trivia tag to discuss your disdain for them, but do NOT just remove them from pages. Pats1 16:07, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. I would consider what you are doing vandalism. Indoles 16:25, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
If you remove the trivia tag on Carolina Panthers again, you will be reported for WP:3RR. Pats1 16:06, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Are you trying to blackmail me??? --Maxl 16:09, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
If it means stopping your vandalism of Wikipedia, yes. Pats1 16:19, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
You may have misinterpreted the wikipedia guidelines on this, please take a look at WP:TRIVIA. Such tags are deemed as suitable for such content. I'd like to enter into a dialog with on this page before you continue any any further such edits please. Best regards, --Oscarthecat 16:07, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi. It is not appropriate to merely rename Trivia sections "Additional information", as you did to Howard Webb. No article information is additional, it's just part of the sum of information in the article. And the guidelines currently ask for anything which resembles trivia to be integrated into the article. It is possible, with a little hard work. See Sheffield United F.C. and its edit history to see an example of how. Thanks. Ref (chew)(do) 21:51, 3 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] N.F.L. teams

You may find it informative to participate in a dialog concerning the content of the main page of not only your team but all the N.F.L. teams. Please come and share your thoughts on the subject of content and help form a consensus on that topic.Talk:San Diego Chargers "Epic in Miami -Freezer Bowl" is where you will find the debate and we need you to help us to avoid edit wars. Thanks RMANCIL 15:25, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dated cleanup tags

Hi, thanks for your message, SmackBot does not generally add tags, but merely dates those that are already there. Regards, Rich Farmbrough 15:40 3 June 2007 (UTC).

Hi, I have already explained the basis of how SmackBot works, which you would have seen if you had looked at the edits or read its user page. I don't mind it being stopped in error, but a second stop borders on vandalism. You seem like a dedicated editor, don't waste it fighting unnecessary and unwinnable fights. Rich Farmbrough, 16:20 3 June 2007 (GMT).
Hi Max, please name an article which it has tagged as trivia. Rich Farmbrough, 16:29 3 June 2007 (GMT).

[edit] Omar Sharif

Hi - see see you're still switching trivia tags to other names, despite the warnings. This edit been reverted back to its original state. --Oscarthecat 22:01, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Could you just stop harrassing and blackmailing me???? :/ --Maxl 13:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
No one is harassing or blackmailing you. Wikipedia is a collaborative project -- users must be able to discuss changes with you. Leebo T/C 13:45, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes on Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Please don't remove the hidden comments from the infoboxes of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, they're there for a reason. Tony Blair is still the PM and if you put the date he leaves office in, the incumbent banner is removed from the box. Please don't remove the hidden comments from the Gordon Brown page either as he could be knocked down by a bus tomorrow, in which case he wouldn't become PM. Also, there is no such term a Prime Minister-elect or Prime Minister-designate in the United Kingdom and so Brown remains Chancellor until 27 June. --Philip Stevens 19:16, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] going over table for Billings (metric stuff)

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec High °F | Rec High °C 68 | 20 72 | 22 80 | 27 92 | 33 96 | 35,5 105 | 40,5 108 | 42 105 | 40.5 103 | 39.5 90 | 32 77 | 25 69 | 20.5
Norm High °F | Norm High °C 32.8 | 0.4 39.5 | 4.2 47.6 | 8,7 57.5 | 14,2 67.4 | 19,7 78 | 25,6 85.8 | 29.9 84.5 | 29.2 71.8 | 22.1 58.9 | 14.9 42.7 | 5.9 34.5 | 1.4
Norm Low °F | Norm Low °C 15.1 | -9.4 20.1 | -6.6 26.4 | -3.1 34.7 | 1.5 44 | 6.7 52.5 | 11.4 58.3 | 14.6 57.3 | 14.1 47.1 | 8.4 37.2 | 2.9 25.6 | -3.6 17.7 | -7.9
Rec Low °F | Rec Low °C -30 | -34.5 -38 | -39 -19 | -28 -5 | -21 14 | -10 32 | 0 41 | 5 35 | 2 22 | -6 -7 | -22 -22 | -30 -32 | -36
Precip (in) | Precip (mm) 0.81 | 20.6 0.58 | 14.7 1.12 | 28.4 1.74 | 44.2 2.48 | 63.0 1.89 | 48.0 1.28 | 32.5 0.85 | 21.6 1.34 | 34.0 1.26 | 32.0 0.75 | 19.1 0.67 | 17.0
Source: USTravelWeather.com [1]