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Image:CalgaryAirport.jpg

I assume you took this image? Can you mention that on the image page? Burgundavia (✈ take a flight?) 03:42, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

COTW Project

You voted for Roaring Twenties, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. Falphin 03:35, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Cricket

Why did you make this change? There has been a long consensus that this line can stay, so why did you just introduce a self-reference? smoddy 20:20, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just happened to have removed the template and fixed the redirect. Phoenix2 20:21, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Great, sorry to have leapt down your throat. smoddy 20:41, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I really don't understand what that huge argument is about, but only the basis of the template is there and it does take you to the Portal:Cricket page. Phoenix2 20:44, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I can't say I understand it either. At first glance, your change was reminiscent of a change by another editor that resulted in a major edit war, so I hope I can be forgiven for my assumptions. smoddy 20:52, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I didn't understand that there was controversy surrounding the issue until a moment afterwards, but I can say that this will not result in an edit war because I didn't really have a problem with the page the way it was, I just like the consistent look of that template. Phoenix2 20:55, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Peer review on IFK Göteborg

Hi, as you're both a native English speaker and interrested in football (soccer...), I'd be very happy if you could help on peer reviewing the IFK Göteborg article at Wikipedia:Peer review/IFK Göteborg/archive1. I've got some input on the article already, but we would be happy to see anyone that knows football to review it also. It would be great I you could take a look at the comments and at the article if you have got time over. -- Elisson | Talk 22:35, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I could help with peer reviewing this article. Phoenix2 01:22, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Solar system model

You added a cleanup to this page. I've attempted to do that. Do you have any further concerns about the article? --agr 19:28, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Nope, it looks good. The notice can be removed. There were just some minor grammar/style things. Phoenix2 19:29, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Antarctic krill

thanks for your comment, Phoenix2, I moved images out but others moved them back in - hallo to fine Canada - Uwe Kils 18:37, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Before long, I'll vote in Support for the article. Phoenix2 18:39, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
that would be great - we do everything to promote this mystic critter - may I ask you to help with the language in our article about eel reproduction (I am German and know my English is rotten) Uwe Kils Image:Uwekilsmini.jpg 18:42, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
I'll comment on the eel article on its talk page. Phoenix2 18:43, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

response from London

Uwe wants to share this with you (from his talk page):

Hello Kils

Just would like to state that i have very much enjoyed being involved in a project of this nature. To see the speed of co-operation between various people was (Uwe, Lupo and Salleman and all others) fantastic. It was a complete buzz to go off researching about a scientific subject and coming to some understanding and appreciation of a creature that i would have no knowledge or interest in otherwise. I would like to say that it takes a damn good teacher to get others interested in what they teach and i for one, if only in a rudimentary and general way have found the subject of Krill and sorrounding issues of ecology and environment fascinating. I think that says a lot about your willingness to let others participate in something which you obviously have great knowledge in and could easily have been a lot less humble with. At some point i will put up some informtion on my home page so at least people know a little more about me. Am going to try to extend the article on Ice-algae so any info you may have would be good. I hope the article on Antartic Krill gets featured as i think it is now very good.

Wikiversity sounds like a good idea but will need more time to go through the proposal (not too sure what help i could be).

Once again thanks Uwe! Yakuzai 22:50, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

that feels good

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Antarctic_krill

did you see who gave the picture of the day? take care Uwe Kils Image:heringmini.jpg 23:58, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)==Support and Object== Hi - I've seen you using Support and Object - is there anything wrong with good old fashioned Support and Object? -- ALoan (Talk) 21:45, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Not really, I thought that they looked a little prettier, but now that you mention that they would slow down Wikipedia {{Support}} and {{Oppose}}/{{Object}} will be no more! Also, thanx for the comments at peer review about List of rivers by length. Phoenix2 22:37, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

antarctic krill

krill got 10 supports now - Uwe Kils Image:heringmini.jpg 13:47, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Great, good work. Phoenix2 16:55, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Venus

Why did you move Venus to Venus (disambiguation)? —Wahoofive (talk) 15:40, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The link at the top of Venus (planet) pointed to the Venus disambig page, which was redirected to Venus. Phoenix2 17:09, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
It doesn't make much sense for a main article name to be a redirect to a page with (disambiguation) in the title, so I've listed it on WP:RM. We can fix the link from the planet page.—Wahoofive (talk) 18:15, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If you prefer to have the Venus page as the dab page, I don't mind, I just thought that it would be better since it fixed the redirect at the top of the [[Venus {planet)]] page. Phoenix2 18:23, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

krill

does that mean you like it now? there is still object, if not give us some more suggestions and we will work on it Uwe Kils Image:heringmini.jpg 23:56, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the article is great now, i'll change my vote. What a coincidence, I just finnished reading the article. Phoenix2 23:57, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thank you and hallo to fine Canada from Uwe Kils Image:heringmini.jpg 00:26, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)

Blank space

I left an answer to your message on Talk:Main Page. - Mgm|(talk) 08:41, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)

Trini?

Glad to hear that there are more of us here. I need to organise a West Indian/Caribbean Wikipedians board. Welcome to Wikipedia. Guettarda 28 June 2005 04:56 (UTC)

Yes, I'm only 14 and moved to Canada when I was 4 or 5 and am now a Canadian citizen. However, I was still born in T & T! Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 28 June 2005 04:58 (UTC)
Where are you from originally? I'm originally from around San Fernando, but have lived at various times in Chaguanas, Ontario, Michigan and currently in Oklahoma.
I was born in Port of Spain, then moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, then here to Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 28 June 2005 05:06 (UTC)
Nice to meet you. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with here in Wikipedia (although you look like you are off to a good start). Guettarda 28 June 2005 05:07 (UTC)
Yes, I've been working hard on List of rivers and nominated it, I would like more people to vote if they're interested. Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 28 June 2005 05:10 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Poland (1945-1989)

Could you perhaps fix the grammar issues you mention? While grammar is important, I think such problems can be fixed in few minutes by any native speaker, and it would be a shame if such a comprehensive article failed due to few minor grammar issues. Tnx. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 29 June 2005 18:51 (UTC)

I'll look over the article. Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 29 June 2005 21:27 (UTC)

Thanks for support on IFK Göteborg FAC

Thanks for your support on the IFK Göteborg FAC, and for your interrest in keeping the football portal up to date, I really appreciate your work on it! I hope we can get a few more football articles up to FA standard some day. -- Elisson | Talk 30 June 2005 17:06 (UTC)

No problem, I enjoyed reading the article. Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 30 June 2005 17:13 (UTC)

Thanks for support

Thanks for supporting African-American literature as a featured article candidate. Best, --Alabamaboy 1 July 2005 00:41 (UTC)

Sure :) Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 1 July 2005 01:43 (UTC)

Caribbean Wikipedians

I am trying to set up a Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board as a place to build community and try to bring an overall focus to Caribbean topics. It you're interested I'd love to have your input on how to develop the project. The page has links to the other national/regional noticeboards, so you can have at what others do. Guettarda 1 July 2005 02:41 (UTC)

I'm really busy nowadays, but I'd love to contribute as much as I can. Image:PhoenixSuns 100.pngPhoenix2 1 July 2005 02:44 (UTC)

re List of NFC Championship Game winners

You're welcome. I seem to be the most active editor dealing with NFL articles so that is why I created that page for you. Good luck on getting them to featured article status. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 2 July 2005 20:27 (UTC)

Thanks. Phoenix2 Canada Day Weekend! 2 July 2005 20:28 (UTC)

thanks!

Thanks, Phoenix2, for supporting my RfA and for your encouraging words. I hope I can continue being a helpful part of this project. See you around! --Spangineer (háblame) July 4, 2005 03:50 (UTC)

No problem, you're an asset to Wikipedia, happy 4th of July. Phoenix2 4th of July! 4 July 2005 04:02 (UTC)

NFL wikiproject

Hey, I only know you from featured list candidates, where you worked on list of Super Bowl champions. I don't know if the NFL is a general area of interest for you, but if it is, you might want to check out Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League, a wikiproject that Zzyzx11 just created.--Sophitus July 4, 2005 16:36 (UTC)

Yes I love the NFL, I'll definitely check out the project. Phoenix2 4th of July! 16:37 (UTC)

Lightgray

Phoenix, your "lightgray" shows up on my monitor (and probably the monitors of others) as a dark blue that almost completely obscures the black text. Please choose another colour. Thanks. Ground Zero 4 July 2005 16:45 (UTC)

No problem. Phoenix2 4th of July! 16:46 (UTC)
Muuuuuch better. Happy Independence Day. Ground Zero 4 July 2005 17:17 (UTC)
Thanks. Phoenix2 4th of July! 17:20 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Hong Kong

Hey, Hong Kong has been shortened some, with more sections summarized, since you objected it was too long. Perhaps you'd be interested in taking a look and seeing if you still want to vote oppose on the ground of length? Best, Bishonen | talk 16:04, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Your thoughts on potential Featured Article

I wanted to inform you that the History of Poland Featured Article nomination has been reset and is now at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Poland (1945-1989). In the old one, you said there were too many grammatical problems. One reason for this is the article was not primarily written by a native speaker of English but by a Pole. It's been rewritten a little, so it was re-nominated. So you of course have the option of weighing in on the new nomination if you want to. Ruy Lopez 05:53, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I voted in support. Phoenix2 16:15, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

WikiProject on Football

Title says it all. Hope you join in, as you have helped me a lot on both the PR and FAC of IFK Göteborg and on the football portal! -- Elisson • Talk 20:37, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Helen Gandy

You supported my nomination of the Mark Felt article and I wonder if I could get your support on another FBI article up as a FAC, Helen Gandy, who was Hoover's secretary for five decades. PedanticallySpeaking 21:03, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

I'll read it momentarily. Phoenix2 21:36, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

list of white supremacists

Hi Phoenix. I have put list of white supremacists up on VFD; or tried to, anyway. I seem to have fouled things up pretty spectacularly; the notice is on the page, and there is a section created for the VFD discussion, but the two do not appear to be linked. I wondered if you could sort things out for me, since you suggested that you might put it up for VFD yourself anyway. My apologies; I have trouble assembling baby toys also. NoahB 18:30, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Drat. That link is List of White supremacists. Not having much luck today....NoahB 18:31, 15 July 2005 (UTC)


You helped choose {{subst:IDRIVEtopic article}} as this week's WP:ACID winner

 Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive.
This week {{subst:IDRIVEtopic article}} was selected to be improved to featured article status.
Hope you can help.

Cleanup

  • You added a cleanup template to Big O Tires. The current article isn't very informative, but I think that's covered by the stub template. A need for more detailed information isn't what I understand by "cleanup". What kind of cleaning up do you see as needed? JamesMLane 09:28, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
    • Yes, I suppose the cleanup template can be removed, since the article isn't going to become much more informative. Phoenix2 16:02, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

thanks for supporting me

Hello, just a quick note to express my gratitude for your support of my RfA. I'm sure I'll become a familiar face on places like the Administrator's Noticeboard and Requests for Adminship, as well as the murkier parts of my new job. "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." (Luke 12:48, NIV) Never was a truer word spoken. I feel empowered, yes, but not in the "oooh cool delete button!" way I was kind of expecting. Already I feel the weight of the responsibility I have now been entrusted with, a weight that will no doubt reduce given time. Thank you for believing in me. :) GarrettTalk 10:16, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

No problem, good work. Phoenix2 17:24, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

Tom Brinkman

You were kind enough to support my nominating of Helen Gandy as a featured article and I wonder if you would look at my newest FAC, Tom Brinkman. The voting page is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tom Brinkman/archive1. PedanticallySpeaking 14:51, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

I'll look at it. Phoenix2 21:14, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Sandbox2

Your Sandbox2 user sub-page has a category tag that is making it show up in Category:United States lists. Could you please remove the category tag or add a leading ":" while you work on it? Thanks! -Harmil 11:25, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that, will remove. Phoenix2 21:11, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Dragonfly list

Thanks for your comments on List of Dragonfly species recorded in Britain. Some work has been done on the page in response - could you take another look and let me know what you think? Not a lot I can do about the redlinks without a big investment of time (other than creating lots of stubs, I suppose). However, part of the reason for creating this page was to encourage other people to create pages on the individual species so that I wouldn't have to! Many thanks - SP-KP 18:04, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

No problem, I'll look. Phoenix2 16:07, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

Disambiguation

Thank you for helping with disambiguation link repair, but please try to repair more carefully. For example, in Lurgan you changed Irish to point to Ireland, when really it should refer to Irish language. Make sure you consider all options before picking one. Generally, using the name of the actual country is a last resort when no other option is appropriate. I'm sure this was only a momentary slip. Thank you and happy damming! Soo 21:04, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll go back and change some of those. Phoenix2 21:07, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Back Again

You supported my W. Mark Felt FAC nomination. I'm grateful and though it was successful. I've got another FAC now, the next congresswoman from Ohio, Jean Schmidt. The FAC page is here. I hope to get it featured by September 6, the day she will be sworn in. I'd appreciate your support. PedanticallySpeaking 17:26, August 23, 2005 (UTC) (P.S. If you are worried about the "fair use" of her picture, when she's sworn, we'll be able to replace it with a nice U.S. government public domain photo.)

History of South Carolina

Hello. History of South Carolina is on Featured Article Candidates for a third time due to recent controversy. Because you commented on one of its past nominations, you may be interested in commenting this time at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of South Carolina. Toothpaste 19:34, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

The Running Man Barnstar

I hereby award you the Running Man Barnstar for always keeping the Football Portal news up to date! -- Elisson • Talk 09:51, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

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