User talk:Mintguy
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I just don't think I can be bothered with Wikipedia anymore. It has stopped being fun. The lunatics are taking over the asylum. I think the spat with User:Netoholic was the last straw. At that time my wiki-stress was at boiling point and Netoholic's continued despicable behaviour made me incensed. His determination to have me de-sysoped (for blocking and reverting a known vandal) through the RFC and RFAr process just confirmed to me that this place has become too full of people who like the bureaucracy and red-tape that is now so much a part of editing here. His behaviour was all about him getting his own way and had nothing to do with what was right for Wikipedia. This was obvious to one and all, but due process had to proceed and I felt like I had been hung out to dry. By the end of that affair I felt drained and my editing has been reduced to a mere trickle. I said I wouldn't be forced out by trolls and vandals, but I guess I have been. So many good editors have stopped editing here recently and I go to join their legions. Farewell one and all.
Mintguy (Wikipedia editor August 2002 - November 2004).
[edit] The Football Wiki
If you just want to work on football stuff, then go to The Football Wiki. --202.47.51.30 05:53, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Take a wikivacation and relax. The best way to deal with the bureaucracy is to ignore it - in the case of Wikimedia, it's fairly harmless.--Eloquence*
[edit] Article Licensing
Whenever I need a WikiVacation, sometimes I go back to working on articles that absolutely no one would think to write about so they leave me alone. Anyway if you ever come back and have a moment to consider this, I've "started" the Free the Rambot Articles Project which aims to get users to release all of their contributions to the U.S. state, county, and city articles (if any) under the CC-by-sa 1.0 and 2.0 license (at minimum) or into the public domain if they prefer. A secondary, but equally important, goal is to get those users to release ALL of their edits for ALL articles. I've personally chosen to multi-license all of the rambot and Ram-Man contributions under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License so that other projects, such as WikiTravel, can use our articles. I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all your contributions (or at minimum those on the geographic articles) so that we can keep most of the articles available under the multi-license. Many users use the {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}} template (or even {{MultiLicensePD}} for public domain) on their user page, but there are other templates for other options at Template messages/User namespace. If you only prefer using the GFDL, I understand, but I thought I'd at least ask, just in case, since the number of your edits is in the top 100. If you do want to do it, simply just copy and paste one of the above two templates into your user page and it will allow us to track those users who have done it. For example:
- Option 1
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
OR
- Option 2
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain (which many people do or don't like to do, see Wikipedia:Multi-licensing), you could replace {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}} with {{MultiLicensePD}} -- Ram-Man 00:10, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Argh
Sometimes I can't keep up with who's gone. Sorry not to have left a goodbye note sooner -- please don't take it as a sign that your contributions weren't valued. I'll miss seeing you around and hope you can return someday (and we'll see if I'm still around then!). Best wishes in all you do, and drop in on us now and then, if you will, as a favor to those of us who didn't push you over the edge. :-) Jwrosenzweig 09:22, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Lord Denning
There is a move to rename the article on Lord Denning see:Talk:Alfred Denning, Baron Denning. Philip Baird Shearer 09:22, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Conrad Schumann.jpg
This image, uploaded by you, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images. Thuresson 18:38, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Royal consorts and monarchs
hi there. i know it can be frustrating, but i´m trying to get a discussion going on how to change the rules on queen consorts, and monarchs, etc.. because it´s all a bit of a mess at the moment. feel free to look under. maybe you wanna join in and give your opinion? feel free [1] i can totally understand your frustrations, but don´t give up yet. cheers Antares911 23:32, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Template talk:Infobox Biography
I'm having some issues on John Vanbrugh. People keep removing the infobox! I think it's quite useful as it does take some hunting to find information about birth places, birth dates and death dates/places in many of the articles. Could you comment on the talk page? - Ta bu shi da yu 02:53, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Are you still here?
Maybe you've long gone, but I noticed you were one of the earliest editors of Celtic F.C.
What I'd like to ask, if you're interested, is if you have any info for an article on Sean Fallon, as I haven't been able to come up with much on the web or elsewhere? 
Camillus
talk|contribs 23:03, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Infobox Biography
Template:Infobox Biography has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#Template:Infobox Biography. Thank you. DreamGuy 07:09, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:CanadianHawkerHurricane1.jpg
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[edit] Copa America nominated in FAID
I noticed that you said a couple years ago "It's a shame that Wikipedia hasn't given the Copa América the same amount of attention as was paid to Euro 2004". Here's a chance to vote and to work on the Copa America page. So please can you vote for it. Kingjeff 02:24, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I forgot to lleave the link. You can vote for it here. Kingjeff 02:27, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Neville Chamberlain2.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Neville Chamberlain2.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).
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[edit] Proposed Georgia Move
As a past participant in the discussion on how to handle the Georgia pages, I thought you might be interested to know that there's a new attempt to reach consensus on the matter being addressed at Talk:Georgia (country)#Requested_Move_-_July_2006. Please come by and share your thoughts to help form a consensus. --Vengeful Cynic 03:19, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unspecified source for Image:MermaidsAtBrighton.jpg
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[edit] Nice
Aside from your obsession with CE/BCE you've done quite a good job.
[edit] Clapham Junction in Battersea
You say that Clapham Junction is in Battersea do you mean to imply that it is not in Clapham? If it is outside the area it is named after, this is something it has in common with other railway stations in South London such as West Dulwich and Tulse Hill railway stations. Alec - U.K. 06:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Way_out_tube.jpg
[edit] No Michael Jordan is Mintguy
Wow, I'm impressed. Someone who retired and stayed retired.
Can I have your name? Unschool 17:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Non-free use disputed for Image:TheCoupCoverLarge.jpg
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[edit] Image tagging for Image:MrsBeeton1.jpg
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[edit] Unspecified source for Image:PeterBlakeCover1.jpg
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[edit] Image source problem with Image:Conrad Schumann.jpg
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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Conrad Schumann.jpg
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[edit] AfD nomination of The pill
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[edit] Image:Neville_Chamberlain2.jpg listed for deletion
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[edit] Retirement
Well, I hope you are enjoying your retirement. Yeah, the bureaucracy on Wikipedia seems to grow every day. I used to love dealing with administration, but eventually I just stopped talking to anyone and worked on my own. If you ever do come back, you should try that. Working on your own, while you have limited to no human contact and you don't ever get credit for your work, is gratifying. You can do what you want and get stuff done.
Hope your retirement goes well, --Sharkface217 03:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Viz
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[edit] Image:Duchesse de Montpensier.jpg listed for deletion
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[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:LewesBattle Small.jpg
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