User talk:TShilo12/Archive 5

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ARCHIVED VERSIONS OF MY TALK PAGE
< Jan. 10, 2005 - May 29, 2005 > < May 29, 2005 - July 13, 2005 > < July 13, 2005 - Aug. 22, 2005 > < Aug. 22, 2005 - Dec.  4, 2005 >
< Dec.  5, 2005 - Feb. 12, 2006 > < Feb. 12, 2006 - July 31, 2006 > < Aug. 1, 2006 - Jan. 31, 2007 >

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[edit] Re: Edit count tool

Nope, not yet. That's on my list of things to add next — see User:Flcelloguy/Tool, where I've added my future developments. However, it might take some time to do because of my limited time and the rather-more complex way of sorting namespace contributions. It'll be done, though. Feel free to leave feedback there. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:54, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sources for Pileni language

Hello, good work on Pileni language, and thanks for the contribution. However, you did not provide any references or sources in the article. Keeping Wikipedia accurate and verifiable is very important, and as you might be aware there is currently a push to encourage editors to cite the sources they used when adding content. From what websites, books, or other places did you learn the information that you added to Pileni language? Would it be possible for you to mention them in the article? You can simply add links, or see WP:CITET if you wish to review some of the different citation methods. Thanks! Lupin|talk|popups 03:37, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Looking good - thanks! Lupin|talk|popups 04:35, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish history stub

Hi Tomer: Please see, and cast your vote at [1] concerning Category:Jewish history-related stubs. Thanks. IZAK 10:09, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Tomer - you seem to be confused about what is happening at SFD. No-one is talking about getting rid of the template and category, simply renaming them to be in line with the stub naming conventions. All that means is that {{JewHist-stub}} and Cat:Jewish history-related stubs would become {{Jewish-hist-stub}} and Cat:Jewish history stubs. It would be a bit silly having this category as "xxx-related stubs" when all the others are "xxx stubs" (which they will be within a week), or having "JewHist-stub" when all other history stub subcategory templates are of the form xxx-hist-stub. I'd ask you to please reconsider your vote. Grutness...wha? 11:23, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Answer for you

at Talk:Kaddish#New "text of kaddish". =P jnothman talk 04:34, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BD2412's RFA

Although my RfA is not over yet, I figured that since so many people (ahem) voted before it had been posted, I may as well start thanking people before it wraps up. Thanks for your support, and for the strength of it. No need to apologize for not nominating me sooner - I wouldn't have accepted any earlier (and barely accepted this one, early as it was in my book). I'll do my best as an admin to make the reality rise to the level of the dream. BD2412 T 04:38, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sepharad

What do you make of this Sepharad little jumble? IZAK 11:11, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Flying machines and Roylee

I saw here that you and dab have interacted with Roylee, a user notorious for editing a web of fringe theories into Wikipedia. A request for comments has recently been opened concerning this user: Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Roylee. You might want to weigh in at its talk or maybe add a vote of endorsement or otherwise. Kind regards, — mark ✎ 13:07, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] StargateTopics

Very nice color choices! Thanks man! Staxringold 23:46, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

If you don't mind my asking, why did you remove the link to Known Wraith? It is small now, but it can only grow larger as Atlantis grows past it's developmental stages. Staxringold 23:56, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
Hah, thanks, all better. I think I'm going to try making a Stargate Babel-style Userpage template. :D. Staxringold 00:00, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
There you go. {{User WPStargate}}. Staxringold 00:09, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Template:StargateTopics

If you want your colors, I won't fight you on them.  :p You actually editted at the same time as me. I finished editting and it told me I had edit conflicts. I actually don't care too much one way or the other. The original colors hurt, but yours are fine. I chose the colors I used just so it was more consistent with the general color scheme, but I'm not especially concerned about the colors, so long as they aren't painful. (Question, what's the etiquette with this? Should I have replied on my user page, or here?) -- Dpark 00:00, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] favor

TShilo12, I have just added a new section to Judaism and Christianity on "love." It is just a stub of a section. When you have time, would you go over it and add whatever additional material, detail, nuance, explanation on the Jewish conception/its meaning and importance for Judaism you think necessary? Slrubenstein | Talk 00:31, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

First, thanks. Second, of course you are right. I would oppose anyone deleting the Bloomian material, which I think is valid. I hope the lack of imbalance will be fixed by people adding to it, from other sources, and other points of view. And if you have more ideas about that, well, I encourage you to add. Slrubenstein | Talk 01:30, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

thanks for caring enough to add another question. It is a fair question, and I have responded to it.--Alhutch 10:04, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support vote. It means a lot to me. I was beginning to fear that the RfA would be completely unvoted on! I promise to remain active in the future, and to state the reasons for my periods of inactivity if there are any. thanks again and see you around the wiki, Alhutch 10:10, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for the nice comments. I very much appreciate your support. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a he, my name is Allan, and I voted support on your RfA just now (based on my judgment, not just because you voted for me). thanks again :-) Alhutch 10:34, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
I am a Quaker! thanks for asking! I will go ahead and put that on my user page.--Alhutch 10:41, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
no problem, it made me laugh. we quakers are hearty folk. :-) Alhutch 10:46, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
lol :-) see you around--Alhutch 10:50, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User page broken

It seems your userpage is broken. The third image on the top is somewhere in the Babel boxes. Ucucha (talk) 13:55, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't have a very small resolution, I think (but I don't really know what it is, never interested in that). In any case, it's fine now :-). Ucucha (talk) 18:05, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Quote added by Ian Pitchford

A user has repeatedly added this quote: [2]

Following the the war (and most notably during and after the trial of Adolf Eichmann) the mufti's role and the extent of his influence with the Nazis were inflated in what historian Idith Zertal describes as "a landmark in the process of the organized, explicit mobilization of the Holocaust in the service of Israeli politics and state policy, especially in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict". Zertal continues: "The transference of the Holocaust situation on to the Middle East reality, which harsh and hostile to Israel as it was, was of a totally different kind, not only created a false sense of the imminent danger of mass destruction. It also immensely distorted the image of the Holocaust, dwarfing the magnitude of the atrocities committed by the Nazis, trivializing the unique agony of the victims and the survivors, and utterly demonizing the Arabs and their leaders."

  • I pointed out to him that this is predicated on three unverified premises:
    • a) The Mufti's Nazi-ties were exaggerated after the war.
    • b) This was done by Jews/Zionists to further their malign aims, by gaining sympathy.
    • c) There is a campaign to "explicitly mobilize the Holocaust in the service of Israeli politics and state policy."
  • I put it to him that before he can add such a POV quote to the article he must provide the writers answers to how, where and when this was done and not just the why (to gain sympathy by abusing the memory of the holocaust). jucifer 00:13, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eggstone

It's back (for about a month now). I requested speedy deletion. -- Dpark 14:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, someone removed my db notice. Rather than take it directly to AfD, I decided to do some reasearch. Turns out that they're possibly notable, so I actually added to the page. -- Dpark 22:25, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vote

Hi Tomer, please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Etymology of the word Jew. Thanks. IZAK 10:44, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Administrator

Congratulations Tomer! SlimVirgin (talk) 22:09, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations Tomer! SlimVirgin (talk) 22:09, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations, you are now an administrator! If you haven't already, now is the time to read the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, I'm happy to help, or you can ask them at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Best wishes, Warofdreams talk 12:56, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Mazel Tov! Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 15:29, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Excellent news indeed! I think you'll be great.  :-) Antandrus (talk) 21:29, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations, and you're quite welcome! --Merovingian 22:01, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Congrats! And you get bonus points for having custom "thank you" messages, depending on the user whom you're actually thanking. ;) ナイトスタリオン ✉ 22:02, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Congrats, Tomer, on a well-deserved promotion. ;-) SlimVirgin (talk) 22:09, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

No Whisky? Well, Gin is fine! !מזל טוב -- Svest 22:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)  Wiki me up™

Congratulations! I know you'll do a great job. Jayjg (talk) 22:51, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Dude, you should have let me know you were on RFA! Congrats, and have a retroactive vote from me. Enjoy the game, and don't let the morons burn you out. JFW | T@lk 23:00, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Congratulations on your promotion to administrator. Crotalus horridus 00:29, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Congrats from me too. You'll be a fine admin. A word of caution though - take on board what was said by those who opposed - healthy criticism can be useful. But congrats again - enjoy! Grutness...wha? 02:08, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations Tomer on your new mop! --MPerel ( talk | contrib) 02:38, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
I missed the voting (sorry!) but congrats anyway! Its good to see more Wisconsinites with the mop, now if you could just help me find a picture of cheese curds for the article (as someone living outside the state, they are surprisingly unavailable) --Goodoldpolonius2 02:45, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Congratulations. It's a red letter day for the project. An impressive display of support for you too. FeloniousMonk 02:57, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • congrats, and thanks again for your vote on my RfA.--Alhutch 04:19, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Let me add my congratulations to the list. Guettarda 04:37, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Yup - congratulations - I can smell the shawarma already! Ramallite (talk) 05:03, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Congratulations on your adminship and your are welcome for the message.--Dakota t e 06:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Congratulations Tomer, I knew you would make it! I am sure you wont be hearing any complaints from me. It was an honour (excuse the "u") nominating you. Thanks for the candy! Banes 06:43, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Mazel Tov ! IZAK 15:30, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Way to go! Congrats! HollyAm 04:41, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Nice job. You're gonna make a great admin!!!--Alhutch 05:57, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • I missed the vote, but congratulations! —HorsePunchKid→龜 2005-12-15 08:43:25Z

[edit] Anabolics

I have no idea about chemistry. It's the only subject I hated at school. So don't ask me about renaming or moving. As far as copyvio goes - as long as it's not on Wiki, I am happy. BTW, congrats on new admin powers. Renata3 04:06, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Redirecting sounds good :) Renata3 04:09, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Ah, well, kindergarden. And now you have the power are the nanny :) Renata3 04:22, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rejection of Tanakh

Hi Tomer: Please see and vote at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 December 12#Category:Hebrew Bible where it is beeing suggested that the word "Tanakh" is "not neutral", and I am trying to explain to them that it is in keeping with NPOV to convey the way Judaism uses certain terms to describe the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh. Thanks. IZAK 15:31, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Orioane's RfA

Hey TShilo12/Archive 5! Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. To my amazement there were no negative or neutral votes and the result was (28/0/0). I am now an administrator so I'll try and do my best in this new position. I'll be happy to answer any comments or requests from you. Thanks one more time, Mihai -talk 20:32, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Alhutch's RfA

I'm an administrator, and I've got you to thank for it! Thanks to your support, my RfA passed 25/0. I hope I can live up to your expectations. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can help you with anything. See you around the wiki, :-) Alhutch 05:45, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

P.S. thanks for being the initial support vote and for your kind comments. It means a lot to me.

[edit] WikiProject Jewish culture

Hi TShilo12/Archive 5, I was wondering whether you were interested in joining and developing a new WikiProject. While the more-established WikiProject Judaism focuses on relgious aspects of Judaism, this project intends to look at Jewish literature, music, theater, language and history, among other aspects of culture. If you are interested in helping to edit and review these articles, please join! jnothman talk 06:06, 14 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Esperanza elections

Hi TShilo12/Archive 5: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005.

Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December and all Esperanza members are encouraged to join in.

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[edit] Radhanite

I put this article up for featured status. Your input would be most welcome. --Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 22:34, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You

Hi

Thank you for moving my page.

I did not know that it is possible.

I just have some questions

1. Can others search my page?
2. Is it ok if I keep stuff in my user space?

Thank You

Regards

--Swapnil durgadetalk 04:42, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 7 up plus

sorry, im kinda an idiot, and put this on the wrong talk page. my apologies. -AKMask 19:56, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Democratic Party talk page

I overreacted to your question. The official name is "Democratic Party" though. --Revolución (talk) 18:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Democratic Party talk page

Please do try and be civil when discussing heated topics. Please refrain from commenting on other editors personally. It isn't a matter of who is right, but rather, a matter of being able to get along and find consensus. I am sorry to have to scold you like this. Thanks. --LV (Dark Mark) 18:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] News from Esperanza

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[edit] A gift of Hebrew work.

In honor of your good deeds on this project, I am awarding you the duty of keeping Hebrew disambiguated. It is completely clean at the moment (except for some user/talk/project page links, and some intentional links. Your job is to check here every few days and fix any new links that are made to this disambiguation page (it usually picks up 3-4 a day, and every once in a while one of those is a nonsense article to be speedied or AfD'd). Cheers! BD2412 T 23:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Ah, I see no links to the disambig page - good work! :-D BD2412 T 15:09, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Abu 'Afak on lists of jews

Not sure what to do with Abu 'Afak. Jewish arab poet. What list of jews should he be included in? (rhetorical question :)) freestylefrappe 02:53, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hey TShilo12! 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€ 03:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Seasons Greetings

I would like to wish you and your family a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas, and all the best for the New Year. Guettarda 17:53, 22 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Merry Christmas!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, TShilo12/Archive 5! A well deserved pressy!--Santa on Sleigh 22:11, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
MERRY CHRISTMAS, TShilo12/Archive 5! A well deserved pressy!--Santa on Sleigh 22:11, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hebrew Alphabet

Saw this message, what do you think of it? IZAK 06:25, 25 December 2005 (UTC):

"I have rewritten the articles on all the Hebrew letters here and before I replace the pages, your input would be appreciated. Thanks! Sputnikcccp 16:26, 23 December 2005 (UTC)"

[edit] Hi!

Please check your email :) --Mistress Selina Kyle (Α⇔Ω ¦ ⇒✉) 10:19, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

(Just now) --Mistress Selina Kyle (Α⇔Ω ¦ ⇒✉) 10:22, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] hi again

Are you sure you sent me an email, and to the right address?

if you're using outlook or something you might need to click Send/Receive to make sure it's sent

maybe try sending again?

I definitely don't have any reply in my inbox :¦ --Mistress Selina Kyle (Α⇔Ω ¦ ⇒✉) 10:30, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Izehar's RfA

Hi TShilo,

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 16:42, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi Tomer! Thank you for your kind support on my RfA. -- Szvest 17:29, 25 December 2005 (UTC)  Wiki me up™

[edit] Allah

You might have some remarks to make re my remarks on Talk:Allah. Or you might not. Hope you had a good Hanukkah. Palmiro | Talk 04:10, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Just out of curiosity

Where did you learn all those languages? Assuming the Babel sidebar isn't just a joke, I'm very impressed. Oh, and re your comments about DS9 on your user page, God forgives you. ;) Jibbajabba 18:34, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rio de la Plata

You should go ahead and make the changes you outlined. River Plate can be made a dab page with the football team and the river.

Sebastian Kessel Talk 02:11, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Hey, I'm cool with waiting a few days, but I have a feeling that few people care. As far as I've seen here in the US, little people know what or where the "Rio de la Plata" is, but in the few pages I've seen it mentioned (ie: FIFA.com) it is in its spanish version. OTOH, it is gramatically wrong, as you say, but "Sierra del Plata" is the common name for the place. I have no clue as to why, but in Argentina that form is used several times (like in the city of Mar del Plata). I strikes me as an archaic form of expressing it, somewhat like the legend of Eldorado which should be "El Dorado".

PS: Good job with the survey, it's always a good rule of thumb, even if it's NOR. :) Sebastian Kessel Talk 16:10, 28 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 (formerly Lifeisunfair) 06:35, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Everyking

Sorry he personally attacked you :(. I realize it was a tough descision to block him - just remember that it is a rather complicated situation. One which you need to be careful of running into the Milgram experiment.

I think a 24-hour cooldown for it is probably warranted, although personally I want to block both of them :).

Just wanted to make sure it wasn't sending you "over the edge" so to speak :).

Happy Holidays!

WhiteNight T | @ | C 07:43, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] You could try...

...WP:AWNB. There are a lot of people who know about this stuff on there. - Ta bu shi da yu 13:23, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, my issue is that I can really only work on one article at a time... and I managed to pick a particularly large one, USA PATRIOT Act. Check out my progress at USA PATRIOT Act, Title II! - Ta bu shi da yu 13:30, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
I didn't right the main one. The main article is crap, IMO. I'm documenting each title, then I'll tackle the main one! - Ta bu shi da yu 13:44, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Ya, I'll get a nice American to fix up the spelling to U.S. spelling. I'm an Aussie, so we largely use British spelling here. I have absolutely no issue with American spelling, however. :-) Ta bu shi da yu 14:21, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Proposals for Australian states

I know articles should ideally be sourced, but it gets kind of annoying when you continually accuse proposals for new Australian states of being original research. I don't think I've ever edited the article, and I certainly didn't write it, but none of those were new to me. I understand that you're unlikely to have heard of them yourself in Wisconsin, but all of the incidences on that page should be no surprised to educated Australians (one reason, I suspect, why no one has bothered to reference it until now). Ambi 14:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

You're welcome for reverting vandalism on your talk page. Glad to help. Jim16 20:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New Australian States

Hi Tomer - not quite sure why you thought I'd know anything about this article, but I've had a look at it. The only think I note about it is the weird idea that anyone would suggest New Zealand should become part of Australia. Historically, that may have been true before about 1910, but I'd be amazed if you'd find anyone suggesting it now. Grutness...wha? 23:00, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh, one thing I forgot to add - as the comment a couple of paragraphs up also says, this isn't original research, even if the external links aren't brilliant. Another web project I'm involved with (Flags of the World) also had some information recently about it. How seriously the proposal's being taken, i don't know, but it seems to have made some ripples in Aus. Grutness...wha? 10:03, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fijian and Rotuman

Thanks for correcting that error that Rotuman is related to Polynesian languages more distantly than Fijian. I think I intended to write "distinctly", made a typo of it, which my spelling corrector must have miscorrected to "distantly." Thanks for keeping a watchful eye on it! David Cannon 09:17, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

The situation is somewhat analogous to the relationship between English and its fellow-Germanic languages on the one hand, and Romance languages on the other. English is not a Romance language, but extensive borrowings from French and Latin have left their mark on English vocabulary, to the extent that English/American students of Romance languages find 40-50 percent of the vocabulary recognizable. From what I've heard, Fiji underwent numerous invasions from Tonga. The conquest by Enele Ma'afu of much of eastern Fiji in the 18th Century was just the latest of many such invasions. Tongan (i.e. Polynesian) vocabulary, and to some extent grammatical patterns, have left their mark on the Fijian language as a whole, and in a very pronounced way on some Eastern dialects. (I'm just going by what I've heard - I don't have a source for it). I agree that the issue needs further study. David Cannon 09:45, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Fiji was not totally invaded by Maafu. Remember Fiji has 300+islands. Tongan warriors only fought on Viti Levu as mercenries during the perpetual [tribal wars[3]. It would be prudent on their survival, not to over-step that freedom of arms in Fiji.

[edit] Yasher Koach

On all your hard work, you should keep it up. You should go from strength to strength. With kind regards and blessings, 220.233.48.200 18:18, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your RFA support

Hi TShilo12/Archive 5! I have been on a refreshing wikibreak for the last week, so this is a belated thank-you for your excessively flamboyant support of my adminship. A big big מזל טוב on your recent success, as well. Happy new year (if that's your kind of thing) and חנוכה שמח! jnothman talk 18:17, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
Once when the Rebbe was handing out dollars on New Years, the Rebbe said Happy New years to someone, and the person asked the Rebbe saying, he thoguht we didn't hold of it. The Rebbe pointed out in Ibid. 87 we say "The Lord will count in the register of people" which means, what the majority of the people count, HaShem too will count this. Same applies to what the majority of the people count the calander. With Regards and Blessinging, 220.233.48.200 19:18, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Aaron-Zalman Conflict and Satmar

Hi Tomer, I have been asked for advice concerning problems at the Satmar article, see User talk:IZAK#Aaron-Zalman Conflict and Satmar. Thanks. IZAK 05:07, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Satmar, et al.

Hi Tomer- Basically, my problems at the Satmar page are twofold:

A- There are two guys who keep deleting/redirecting the Aaron-Zalman conflict section. B- They refuse to explain exactly what their problems with the section are, how they could be fixed, or what sort of compromise they would be willing to agree to.

So I guess I'd be interested in, first of all, having the page protected, but also, in getting some advice or support from other wikipedians (preferably someone with some superiority that they might listen to?) insofar as helping to find a resolution to the ongoing problems relating to the article, so that the edit war doesn't continue once the page is no longer protected. Or maybe simply protecting it for a little while will make the other guys stop? I don't know. I'm certainly open to changing the article to make it more accurate or more NPOV, I just have a problem with the position that because some guys don't think it's "worthy of wikipedia", it must be deleted.

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer. ShalomShlomo 08:32, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] anti-polonism

I'd suggest to ask Polish editors to work on the article first. This would save us time and stress of yet another edit war. I have very mixed feelings about the article myself. --Lysy (talk) 01:55, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

I have the feeling it's improving, slowly. Or am I wrong ? I agree that this particular article is almost a "no-touch" now. Maybe it just neeeds some time. --Lysy (talk) 02:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vote for deletion

You may be interested in this vote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/A_wife_confused_for_a_sister --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€ 18:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Why? So you can round up Meatpuppets? --User talk:FDuffy 02:17, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My actions over Marsden's block duration

Hi, TShilo12, I have created an RFC on myself so you can express any comments you have about my actions regarding the block duration of Marsden. I've attempted to fairly summarise the events and I've justified my actions. Based on the outcome of the comments given on the RFC, I'll take appropriate action afterwards. Thanks in advance for any comments you make. Talrias (t | e | c) 22:17, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Request for Adminship

Greetings, TShilo12! I wanted to sincerely thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with a final result of 55/14/3. Your support means a lot to me! If you have any questions or input regarding my activities, be they adminly or just a "normal" user's, or if you just want to chat about anything at all, feel free to drop me a line. Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 07:51, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Illnesses of Ariel Sharon

Hi Tomer: I have nominated Illnesses of Ariel Sharon for speedy deletion because it's sheer bunk. Anything of value is already in the main Ariel Sharon article. IZAK 05:54, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rfa thanks

Hello TShilo12. Thank you for supporting my Rfa! :) I will try my best to be a good administrator. Please ask me if you need any help. --a.n.o.n.y.m t 17:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

 Hi,
I just want to say thanks for supporting me on my request for adminship! It passed by a 58/3/0 margin, so I am now an administrator. If you need me to help you out, or you find that I'm doing anything wrong, please don't hesitate to contact me. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 19:56, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My bureaucrat nomination

Thank you!

Thank you for your kind words on my nomination for bureaucrat. I'm disappointed with the results, but heartened by the support I received by so many fine Wikipedians. You're "one of the good-uns", as they say. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 08:32, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To the nice, weird Wisconsinite of the Jewish faith!

Hi Tomer! Just wanted to express my thanks for your support of my RfA. It was much appreciated, and shall be ever remembered. I'm now an admin, and if there is ever any way I can help you out, just let me know! Thanks again, and B'hatzl'kha. Babajobu 16:04, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rio de la Plata

Hey, I just remember something that might help you.

The spanish dialect spoken in the area is called Rioplatense Spanish not Riverplatish Spanish. That has to help. :)

Sebastian Kessel Talk 20:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi, we have edited together Stary Krym, maybe if you have a few spare minutes you can look into my Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Alex Bakharev? abakharev 00:24, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

This is all my fault. I thought that I had to get 2/3+1 vote that is 2 Supporters for 1 Opposer, thought that I got it comfortably and did not want to spam people. In fact I got more than 75% 3 suppoerters for one opposer but certainly less than 80% (4 to 1). In panic I started to spam people two hours before closing the poll, without much results anyway.

I have put the population data of Stary Krym in the article. I am not sure if it needed but in 1914 there were 6040 people [4]. There is no Stary Krym article on Russian Wiki yet. I do not know there else we could look, it might be Italian (since it was a long-time Genoa colony, or a Turkey wiki because of Turkic connection or Crimean Tatarian wiki or a German wiki, but I hate to think how the city couls be spelled in this languages abakharev 13:14, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Netherlands

Can you look into non-compliance with our rules at this page by User:Fedor. The issue is two users who try to push the point of view that Holland is an improper name for the Netherlands. This is true in Dutch, but here we are the English language Wikipedia. One of them (not Fedor) also tries to push another point about the history of the name the Netherlands. I would appreciate if you can restore the version before the vandalism. I explained already several times the issues, in the article and on the talk page, but these gentleman remove the references and the tag that requests references. Regards, gidonb 06:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: disambiguating language links

Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it. I see you live near Eau Claire Wisconsin. Have you ever been near Red Wing Minnesota? I am originally from that area and know it quite well. Thanks again for your help! yugobrandon 07:04, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not a moment too soon

I'm happy to put some examples together, but could you create some headings to put them under, so I don't tread on your toes? Jakew 14:07, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I think that's probably enough. Don't want to overdo it. I think WP:NPOV's going to be a tricky one, since it's not so obvious unless you know the subject reasonably well. Up to you on that one. I'd like to see this one go to the community fairly quickly. Regards Jakew 23:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
Can I suggest removing the WP:NPOV heading? Seems to me, based on recent AfDs and so on, that it might distract attention from conduct and instead make it Yet Another Circumcision Battleground. Other than that, I think we're ready to go! What do you think? Jakew 13:56, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Messianic Age

Hi Tomer: Please take a look at Messianic Age. It seems sorta orphaned. IZAK 06:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Taking shape

Ok, it's beginning to take shape now. Looking over the RFC rules, it looks like we might have to select a smaller number of specific disputes in which at least two people have tried to resolve, and provide the rest as background material. Need your input - toe plaster casts on standby. Jakew 14:34, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Radhanite

It does, on the discussion page. Isn't that where the FA notice is supposed to go? --Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 14:40, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject WI userboxes

Hi TShilo. I know you created userboxes for the WI Wikiproject. WikiProject Userboxes is trying to convert all userboxes to contain the prefix "User", thusly I converted the userboxes you created. I then replaced the code with non-aligned code, so we only have to have one userbox for the WI project. Just so you know. --Fang Aili 21:41, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Río de la Plata

You may want to vote on the move back to River Plate

Sebastian Kessel Talk 03:44, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

That was a good piece of writing, Tomer. Unfortunately, (and oddly) some of the proponents of "River Plate" refer to this as an "american aberration" (curiously, I wasn't educated in America, issue that they neglected to mention) and even one of them has {{AmE-0}} in his page, which I believe shows a prejudice (or at least an animosity) against AmEnglish. Because of that, I believe this issue may be hard to put to sleep. Sebastian Kessel Talk 16:15, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vote

You may find this vote interesting. --Bletch 15:57, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request For Protection Until Dispute Resolved

Hi, i want to know if its possible to protect the Gothic Metal article. A while back i performed a revision of the page after a near 2 month dispute on the articles contents. After intense discussion and several revisions of the talk page on the since deleted temp article, one of the users has proceeded to start vandalising pages ive edited. This user is DanteInferno. This user was involved in the debate in opposition to the revision i wished to make, which was made due to consensus being reached on the revision and the argument being abandonded against it being posted. Since the users return he has demanded that i am vandalising pages, and has claimed me of using sock puppets to make edits to pages, and has claimed several users dislike me and refuse to work with me. Both of these claims are unsourced. Dante also seems to exhibit Meglomanical Point of View, reverting any edits made to pages listed on his user page, on the basis he 'owns' the articles. I do not know clearly how to deal with this user, and i have posted this message to several admins as i wish to ask advice from several admins i have had no previous contact with, as i do not wish to seem biased. I hope that the page can be protected against this vandalism, as it is disrupting Wikipedia to prove a point, which along with the users other actions against me, is in violationg of several Wikipedia policys. Sorry for having to seek help this way, but i am at a loss at the best way to handle this users personal vendetta against me. Leyasu 17:19, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comment (factual content removal)

When should factural material be completely removed?

I feel that you have removed factually correct material too soon after it is been written. This does not give any chance for a good idea to evolve by multiple correctins and additions. Some people are good with facts and some are good at writing. I guess 2 to 3 months would be long enough to give an article chance to evolve. Presumably, Wikepedia is here for 1000 years, so it does not matter if a few new factually correct articles are imperfectly formed at first edit, as long as they are evolve. I feel also, that you have removed at least one paragraph that has had several edits and several contributors in rather a specialised area of knowledge, so I feel that your vote here is outnumbered, so I would be grateful if you would return such articles and enrich the Wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Snowmanradio (talk • contribs) 07:26, January 16, 2006 (UTC).

[edit] RfC

It seems thorough and complete to me. Jayjg (talk) 23:19, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't seem terribly contructive to me. I suggest going ahead with the RFC. Jakew 11:13, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Beep Jakew 14:15, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Ding dong! Ok, fun as all the silliness may be, I was just trying to make sure you were aware of the above. Sometimes it's easy to miss talk page msgs. Jakew 14:22, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hebrew font and vowel points

Could you please point me towards an explanation of how to write Hebrew on WP pages? Toda, Benami 15:21, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jesus H Christ: Bored Church Attendees

I moved to another city, and am just now returning to the wiki. I am probably too late to give any useful input on this matter. I thought I'd give you an acknowledgement though. --Peter Kirby 18:24, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deutsch און English

  1. Well, the verb comes at the end because it's a subordinate clause. And it's in the present indicative rather than the past subjunctive because the main clause is. (Actually, I see there is a mistake: the main clause is in the future, which means the subordinate clause should be in the future too. I should have written Dann wird es egal sein, wie viele Dopplungen es geben wird.) Both clauses would have the past subjunctive if it were contrafactual: Dann wäre es egal, wie viele Dopplungen es gäbe, but I have more hope than that that the plan will be implemented.
  2. It's hard to say based only on the few pronunciations you give there, but at a guess, I'd say you lived as a small child in Puerto Rico (based on the flapped pronunciation of the r in Toronto) and spent the majority of your later years in the vicinity of Eau Claire, Wisconsin (based on the front vowel in the second syllable of Toronto). --Angr (tɔk) 05:58, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sigh

Please could you have a look at User talk:Jayjg#What do you make of this?. I'm wondering whether sockpuppetry or metapuppetry is going on here. If so, should we add it to the RFC? Jakew 13:10, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blocking over fair-use image disputes

Tomer, if you have time, your good sense would be much appreciated at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Blocking_over_fair-use_image_disputes, regarding the circumstances in which we may block a user over a fair-use (or other copyright) dispute. We're trying to find a balance between being tough on copyright violation and offering some protection to good-faith editors, so that people aren't blocked simply for restoring an image that an admin has decided ought not to be used. SlimVirgin (talk) 22:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scarlet Robin

Done. Smallweed 11:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your comment

The naming conventions WP:NC "Convention: Name your pages in English and place the native transliteration on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form." and Google returns:

  • about 571 English pages for "Siege of Orléans " -Orleans -wikipedia.
  • about 13,200 English pages for "Siege of Orleans" -Orléans -wikipedia:

So "Orleans" ought to be used if this page is to follow the guidelines. --Philip Baird Shearer 11:43, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Or the guideline should be changed. Our article on the city, after all, is at Orléans, not Orleans. Tomertalk 18:00, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the guideline should be changed, indeed. —Nightstallion (?) 08:16, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Egg War

You know, I've been meaning to do one for ages. So I'll do one tomorrow! Sabine's Sunbird 19:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

    • calm down, calm down, it's up already! I was busy yesterday. Civ IV doesn't play itself, you know! Sabine's Sunbird 12:26, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
      • I don't mind. I think I mentioned this to you before, but I freely switch between English and American usages, going for the ones that look (or sound) better. Dropping the u is just lazy, if you ask me. Sabine's Sunbird 17:19, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stargate Templates

I would like to inform you there's an active debate on Stargate Templates going on here and I would like to hear your input. -b 19:17, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] date links

Just so you know, dates can be in either format ([[22 January]] [[2006]] or [[January 22]] [[2006]]) and will still show according to your own user preferences. It is best to avoid changing them from one to another as this usually annoys people that prefer it the other way and can lead to edit wars. As with spellings, we should try and use the relevant format (either the most appropriate for that article, or using the convention first used there). violet/riga (t) 09:00, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

No offense taken by me - I don't like the silly way that the Americans use! It's not very clearly written in the policies, and made the same mistake myself until someone had a big go at me! violet/riga (t) 15:14, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Was sure I'd put ";)" in above! Oops! violet/riga (t) 16:02, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia's ever-growing number of penis articles

I'll look into it, but suspect that I might have trouble finding reliable sources. Let me have a go. Jakew 11:49, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regent parrot

Good guess on the author. You might find this page useful in future http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html Smallweed 19:12, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Owyhee

No probs. Danny

[edit] Regent Parrot

Hi, nice job translating the article. I've checked the article and your comments, some remarks:

  • You might know these sites, but a dutch dictionary can be found on http://www.vandale.nl (or http://www.vandale.be) (there's a search field in the center of the frontpage, although sometimes a bit difficult to se), and the traditional translation dictionary's around the net of course
  • "schakeringen", plural of "schakering": I've translated it to "shade", just means a pattern, gradient, shade, etc... of colours, or something alike. "verschillende schakeringen op het kopje" just means the colours on its head aren't uniformly coloured but there's some colour gradient or so, I don't have a bird with me to check ;-)
  • "eivoer" , I'm not a specialist in keeping birds ;-), but it seems something like this : http://www.parrotbunch.com/aanvullingen.htm , something extra you can buy for birds, don't know how it would be translated in english

regards --LimoWreck 10:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

  • I'v translated "Eivoer" as "Eggfood" , as per www.cede.be, see English part of site, Products category, there are some "eggfood" products there --LimoWreck 10:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regent Parrot

I checked out the article, but maybe a bird specialist would've been able to help you better. ;)

Still, your translation of the "verschillende schakeringen" sentence is correct. "Eivoer" does indeed mean "eggfood" when taken literally, and a quick google on "eggfood" gives you quite a lot of birdfood related hits. So I think your translation is correct. -- Mystman666 (Talk) 17:25, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Seems that I've come a bit too late. ^^ -- Mystman666 (Talk) 17:26, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Privacy

I don't think an admin is supposed to use admin information to violate a user's privacy. I suggest you remove your statement and carefully read WP:SOCK#Multiple accounts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ZimZum (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia:Harassment - Posting of personal information: (legal name, home or workplace address, telephone number, email address, or other contact information, regardless of whether the information is actually correct). The information you posted can be used to find personal information about me, hence I consider this harassment.
WP:SOCK#Multiple accounts stresses that users should be allowed multiple accounts without anyone knowing about them as long as they don't violate the sock puppet rules. You are clearly in violation with this policy as well. If for example Jimmy was posting anonymously under another user account and you discovered this it would likely be considered very rude to reveal this, or make an accusation of this order in general without any grounds to make such claims.
I'm glad to see this issue resolved. --ZimZum 21:32, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
You didn't refute my accusation that you used admin information, but it has come to my attention that you don't have ip checking priveleges. May I ask what made you make the disputed statement? --ZimZum 12:30, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Circumcision in the Bible & Brit milah

Hi Tomer: I am wondering how to combine/reconcile these two articles: Circumcision in the Bible and Brit milah. What are your thoughts on the subject and do you have any suggestions? Feel free to commence some merging. Best wishes, IZAK 05:20, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for voting!

Hello there! I wanted to thank you for taking the time to vote on my arbitration commitee nomination. Although it was not successful, I appreciate the time you spent to read my statement and questions and for then voting, either positively or negativly. Again, thank you! Páll (Die pienk olifant) 22:25, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inappropriate edit summary

"yes. leave the poll open. we must yet await violetriga's meatpuppets' last minute votes. have you forgotten already her promise to campaign in favor of "River Plate"?!"

It's a good job I'm in a good enough mood not to block (or report) you for violating Wikipedia:No personal attacks. Firstly, I have never and would never use secondary accounts. Secondly, I have no idea why you insist that I'm not neutral, and I've never claimed that I will campaign for either side. Show me a diff to contradict that or please leave the inappropriate comments to yourself. violet/riga (t) 12:23, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure we've all edited after having a few drinks, and given your explanation I take no offence. I hope you will be able to believe that I am neutral though, and only stated that it should be named "River Plate" given my interpretation of the malformed WP:RM - I try to avoid voting in things whereby I have little knowledge (having never heard of this river before) and only came across it when someone asked for assistance. violet/riga (t) 14:06, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Denial

Hi, your user page says that you know German and Hebrew. Could you do me a favour and check if the subject of Denial corresponds with he:הכחשה or de:Leugnen? Interwiki bots keep inserting links between the English and the German article because the Hebrew article is linked to from both. However, the German article (rather a dictionary entry) has nothing to do with Denial; (quite apart from that the German technical term equivalent to denial in psychology is Verleugnen, not Leugnen). Thanks in advance for your help, --Thorsten1 16:37, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vampire Finch

Vampire Finch certainly seems to be a subspecies, but I'm not sure of what, so I can't correct the article. There seems to be general agreement that the other six Geospiza species are good. Smallweed 09:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

The correct binomial for Sharp-beaked Ground Finch is certainly G. difficilis, as per BirdLife International etc. G. nebulosa was a name given by John Gould to a specimen brought back by Charles Darwin in 1837, but at some point in the past it was decided not to be a valid species. Why the name has reared its head again now I have no idea. I think the sooner the name Geospiza nebulosa is removed from Wikipedia the better. But I don't know the best way to edit Vampire Finch. I can't find any reference for it being a valid subspecies of Sharp-beaked Ground Finch, and therefore not worthy of a seperate article. My hunch is that Sharp-beaked Ground Finches found on Wolf Island have the alternate common name of Vampire Finch due to the behaviour they exhibit on just that one island, but i haven't got any hard evidence yet. I'll look into this later when I've got time. Smallweed 13:05, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Out of curiosity...

Why're you linking to my boxpage? =] —Nightstallion (?) 13:01, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assyria

On your userpage, you mention that you support the independence of Assyria. Out of curiosity, where would that independent state be? Which territory would in comprise? Nightworker 23:53, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bible verses and chapters on Wikipedia

Hi Tomer: Shavua Tov! It is important that you see the following proposed Wikipedia policy pages and their discussion pages at Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Verses of 1 Kings 4 and 5 AND Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Whole bible chapter text. Thanks for giving this matter your serious attention before discussion is closed and the "policy" is set. IZAK 09:27, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Rio La Plata

Hi TShilo! What's up Boricua? Me, nothing just here hanging.

I put the info about the boy who died at Rio La Plata after watching it on the news (actually, it was pretty scary, the camera was focused on a boat when divers came to that boat and the body was seen, they immediately switched to another camera!) I get Argentina's news on satellite, but Im a Boricua con orgullo myself!

I saw that you took out the part about the dead boy (R.I.P.) and I agree with you that his death is not revelant as per the article. One thing, however, that Argentine authorities pointed out multiple times during the news broadcast is that it is against the law to swim at Rio La Plata.

If we find online evidence about this, don't you think that information could be kept? It could save someone's life in the future...., I mean, I know people still do careless acts but, if they read that it is against the law to swim there, here at Wiki, it may deter some...

Anyways, I have fond memories of Aguadilla. I remember passing by a few times, seeing Wrangler and Prinair airplanes at Rafael Hernandez Airport. Now that airport is a big one, with Continental, jetBlue, FedEx, UPS, Pan Am and others. I'd never imagined! Aguadilla is a great city, through.

Thanks for your continuous work on Hispanic projects! God bless you!

Sincerely yours, Antonio El Maestro Hernadez Martin

[edit] Radhanite is today's featured article

Huzzah! Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 03:14, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] O Happy Curds!

So, what article is complete without footnotes? And ancient Celtic songs? Your pictures rocked, but you really need to get a fried shot, including mayo dipping sauce, if possible. It can harden arteries over the internet. --Goodoldpolonius2 04:59, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey Compai!!!

Como estas? Good job on Rio La Plata!!!

I'm from Caguas myself...there, we have Rio Cañas (well, nearby anyways!) hehe!! Hey we can't complain, Tavin Pumarejo is from there..lol.

Ok compai just wanted to give you a good que pasa? Take it ez. God bless you, thanks for your message in my page!

Sincerely yours, Antonio Le Lo Lai Martin

[edit] Heh. ;)

I s'pose you were inspired a bit by my user page? grins =] —Nightstallion (?) 07:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lau Islands

I reverted your edit because [a] it corrected nothing and [b] deleted an important fact about the volcanic nature of the islands. I'm reverting your revert. David Cannon 10:19, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lau Islands (2)

I don't agree. Not everybody knows that all "high islands", as you call them, are volcanic. Your edit is unencyclopedic and I'm going to keep on removing it. I will, however, ask a particular Fijian Wikipedian, whose advice I follow 80 percent of the time, to have a look at it. Frankly, your edit is less clear than mine. Remember that we're writing an encyclopedia for the general public, not for an elite echelon of geologists who know everything about the terminology used. That's why your edit is unencyclopedic. David Cannon 10:43, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Excuse me, I didn't say you "invented" the term. I just said that it's not clear, and I stand by that. No offence was intended. I'm slightly defensive myself, however, as 85 percent of everything Wikipedia has on Fiji was written by me, I feel rather protective of that topic. I meant nothing personal by what I said. Even Britannica - a much more scholarly encyclopedia than Wikipedcia claims to be - keeps confusing terms to a minimum and defines them in the text when it uses them. David Cannon 11:00, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] One vote for you

Hi Tshilo12: Please see Spelling vote at Talk:Yitzchak Kaduri. Best wishes, --Shuki 19:35, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CfD: Category:Wikipedian Chazanim

Hi Tomer: Can you believe this: Category:Wikipedian Chazanim ? I have thus nominated it for deletion, see Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 February 5#Category:Wikipedian Chazanim. Thanks. IZAK 20:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bligh Water

Thanks for letting me know about your Bligh Water article! BTW, now that I've slept on the Lau Islands issue, I think I made an unnecessary fuss about the wording. I'm no longer opposed to your use of the term "high island," though I do think that there should be a very brief textual clarification. But I'm sorry I made a mountain out of a molehill. That wasn't very cooperative behaviour on my part, and I apologise. David Cannon 02:25, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maps

I love requests. :) I'll see what I can do for Galapagos, but as for Oceania... one, I don't think it's too useful, and two, my mapping style isn't really fit for it. I tend to only include major islands, and Oceania has a LOT of islands that, having to zoom out that far, are tiny specks but still major. I just don't see it working with my style... but I might look at it, since I've been considering doing continental maps (just because). But no promises - in fact, really, I don't think I can do that one. I can let you know how I make mine, though. :) --Golbez 03:38, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

That second map you linked to is already in the Wikipedia article. :) --Golbez 04:10, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template

I couldn't figure out why "Hebrew" and "Judeo-Persian" were too far left, either. I fixed the things I saw how to fix. - Jmabel | Talk 20:06, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ortho.linz.govt.nz maps

Hi Tomer - not sure who'd be the copyright holder on them (or whether we can use them). I'd suggest querying it at the Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board - someone there might have a better idea. Grutness...wha? 08:21, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] long time no talk

Hey there, thanks for helping out on the 1782 Edict of Tolerance article. I'm taking a Jewish history course this semester and I wanted to try to transfer some of my newly acquired to knowledge to Wikipedia. Your help is much appreciated :-) see you around Alhutch 15:34, 7 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Apartheid outside South Africa

Hey Tomer, would you mind taking a look at the IP edits to the article? They appear to be about something besides Apartheid. Jayjg (talk) 22:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bush Crimes Commission

Hi. Nice that the first comment I received was not an angry anarchist. Xtra 09:39, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of national parks of Dominica

Thanks for the clarification on Dominica compared with Dominican Republic. - ApolloCreed 14:50, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dominica

My apologies on mixing up Dominica and the Dominican Republic. I did have a little uncertainty about that at the time, and I should have followed through. — RJH 15:20, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Duplicates of: Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Hi Tomer: The following four articles (lists actually) have duplicate articles that need to be merged into them. See the "merged into" notices on:

  1. Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2000 (has three duplicates);
  2. Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2001 (has one duplicate);
  3. Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2002 (has two duplicates);
  4. Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2003 (has two duplicates).

Thanks for looking into this. IZAK 13:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pharisees

I hope you read my reply to your comment. I will check my sources, and if I can't find any to support what I contended, I will defer to you. However, I ask that you provide a source for your claim - not to be argumentative, but because it will improve the article. And, if you are right (which I am open to, despite my inappropriately strong language, which I regret), I just imagine it won't be hard to find such a source. Slrubenstein | Talk 18:01, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV pushers

Hello, could you add National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers to your watchlist? It seems that NOCIRC have been complaining that criticism is included, and have been editing to a) remove all criticism, and b) push their point of view (eg here). Thanks. Jakew 19:08, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] jewish articles in catalan

I've read your funny user subpages (specially userboxes). I've seen you speak a bit of catalan and you're quite an expert in jewish articles. This is an area we are weak in catalan wikipedia, so please perhaps you could translate some of them into our site, thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.175.99.45 (talk • contribs)