User talk:Twintone/Archive Mar 2007

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] Chicago College of Performing Arts

This is still a copyvio, not just POV, so I have added back the tag as only a few words have been altered from the copyright page from which this is taken (see link on page). Unless you feel like rewriting the article, I suggest leaving the copyvio tag in-place as a copyvio is more important than POV. Perhaps you have some better justification to remove it but I don't see it. Cheers ww2censor 03:09, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

I did not necessarily say you removed the tag but IMHO a copyvio is more serious an offence than POV. POV can be edited while a copyvio is still a copyvio. What do really suggest be done as there is a second page with identical text that no one has modified since I tagged it. Cheers ww2censor 03:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Understood and I agree. The person "writing" that material seems to work for that college. I think it is justifiable for a Wikipedia article but not in the form that it currently is. thanks,--Twintone 03:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

So why not give it a shot, do some research and then rewrite it in your own language but verifiable and encyclopaedic. Cheers ww2censor 02:48, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ron Glass

I was wondering if you had a reference for his being an alum of the University of Evansville -- his article notes that he's from Evansville but attended school elsewhere. Thanks! — Lomn | Talk 17:51, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

This is from http://www.dragoncon.org/people/glassr.html. I might even be information worth adding to the Ron Glass article.

Ron grew up the hard way in Evansville, Indiana but it was a childhood of strength and self reliance. His determination got him into the University of Evansville where he excelled academically and was inducted into several scholastic fraternities.

Later, following Ron’s national success, the university paid special tribute to his accomplishments. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, a commendation rarely given in the University’s long history.

He graduated with a double major receiving the B. A. in Drama and Literature. His out standing performances at the University’s Shankin Theatre let this gifted actor to a Theatre Communications Group audition. Ron received so many offers from Regionl/Repretory Theatres throughout the country that he set a record which remains unbroken

Also if you do a google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ron+glass+university+of+evansville) several other sites listing the same information come up.--Twintone 20:09, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks much! I just wanted to make sure that "from" and "attended" weren't crossed up. — Lomn | Talk 20:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bassprov

If you are still working on on it - tag it {{inuse}} Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 16:47, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protecting MySpace

Just to let you know, adding {{sprotected}} or {{protected}} to a page is only a means for an admin to notify users that a page is protected. This does not actually confer protection to the article such as the notice you placed on MySpace. If you need help protecting a page, please contact an admin. Thanks! -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Wikipedia:Help desk

If you let me know which edits contained the personal information (date and time and/or the name of the IP/account that contributed them), then I can delete them from Phi Kappa Tau's history. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 23:26, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

(cur) (last) 16:28, 6 August 2006 67.175.35.103 (Talk)

(cur) (last) 16:23, 6 August 2006 67.175.35.103 (Talk)

Thanks! --Twintone 14:19, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not prepared to delete those. Deleting revisions from the history is a delicate matter, and if we did it too liberally we would violate the terms of the GFDL, which means the history of who wrote what has to be preserved publicly as far as possible. For that reason we reserve it for incidents like people posting real names and address/contact details, or other stuff which could put people in danger. You should, of course, still feel free to revert additions of stuff like that, because if they're actually secret they're unverifiable. Hope you understand. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 14:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] An automated message from Werdnabot

Hi there, I tried to archive your user talk page, but it seems that you have an error in your Werdnabot directive that prevented me from correctly archiving your User talk page. Please review this error, or contact Werdna648 for assistance. Werdnabot ^(DNBF)/_T\^C 02:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot

SuggestBot predicts that you will enjoy editing some of these articles. Have fun!

SuggestBot picks articles in a number of ways based on other articles you've edited, including straight text similarity, following wikilinks, and matching your editing patterns against those of other Wikipedians. It tries to recommend only articles that other Wikipedians have marked as needing work. Your contributions make Wikipedia better -- thanks for helping.

If you have feedback on how to make SuggestBot better, please tell me on SuggestBot's talk page. Thanks from ForteTuba, SuggestBot's caretaker.

P.S. You received these suggestions because your name was listed on the SuggestBot request page. If this was in error, sorry about the confusion. -- SuggestBot 17:02, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your editor review

Hi. I noticed you were having difficulties setting up your editor review request, so I've done it for you here. I'll post a review for you as soon as I can (I have a Physics exam in a few hours), but in the meantime, please consider posting a small paragraph about yourself at the top of the page (just above the "Reviews" section), and answering the questions below. Thanks! RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 00:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Great thanks!--Twintone 01:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

No trouble, I hope my comments helped you a little? You are certainly doing good work, and I look forward to your contributions :) Cheers! — riana_dzasta • t • c • e • ER • 23:01, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW

	Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Last week you voted for the Chicago COTW. Thank you! This week Chicago Theatre has been chosen. Please help improve it towards the quality level of a Wikipedia featured article. See the To Do List to suggest a change or to see an open tasks list.
	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago

TonyTheTiger 02:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notability of Size 14

A tag has been placed on Size 14, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Finngall 21:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Rescinding the tag: No prob. But you have to admit that before the supplemental material was added, it didn't look too much different from the run-of-the-mill "here's an article about my band we're just getting started but we're gonna be big cause we won our high school battle of the bands" article. It doesn't take much time playing Whac-A-Mole with the "my band is kool" articles, the barely literate vanity articles, and the "my classmate eats poo and is gay" articles before one gets real quick on the speedy-tag trigger. Thanks, and take care. --Finngall 23:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Park Place Tower (Chicago)

Thanks for taking a look at it. If it is the tallest building in the area it can stay for now- someone can always nominate it at AfD if they don't think its notable enough for a building article. Now I've taken the blatant publicity out of the article it isn't doing much farm... WjBscribe 22:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Comedians

I am thinking about making the Comedians wikiproject, the pages, templates, lists, etc. Would this be okay this you, and could you take the project from there?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adumbvoget (talk • contribs) 01:52, 16 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Alcoholics Anonymous

I believe the current Wikipedia entry on Alcoholics Anonymous and its twelve-step program of recovery needs work to become more accurate. Seemingly reliable information can be found at www.route164.net, www.aaprimarypurpose.org/reading.htm, www.ppgaadallas.org the FAQ section at http://anonpress.org and http://hindsfoot.org/

This reflects my current understanding of AA's perspective:

Alcoholism is a disease, a hopeless state of mind and body that only a spiritual solution can overcome. A problem in the body causes the loss of control; a problem in the mind takes away the power of choice. Alcoholism is a two-part disease involving a spiritual malady that only a spiritual solution can overcome. (The italicized words here come from “Alcoholics Anonymous - The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered From Alcoholism”, 4th Ed.) The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink, (p. 24:1) • The physical part – an allergy produces a craving – When alcohol enters my body, an allergic reaction produces a craving—my body wants more and more. The [poorly understood] phenomenon of craving is limited to [alcoholics] and never occurs in the average temperate drinker (Dr. Silkworth, p. xxviii). Moderate drinkers and the hard drinker do not have this allergic reaction; the hard drinker… given sufficiently strong reason, can stop or moderate… but at some stage of his drinking career [the real alcoholic] begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink. (p.20-21) • The mental part – an obsession of the mind – “When sober for a period of time (days, weeks, or months), I begin to feel restless, irritable and discontented, I seek the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by having a few drinks – drinks which [I] see others taking with impunity [without consequences].” (Silkworth p. xxvii) There is an obsession; the idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death. (p.30 & 23) Again and again, I said to myself; “I have learned my lesson. This time I can feel better by having a few drinks without losing control.” • The Spiritual Malady - My “bedevilments” cause me to become restless, irritable and discontented. Page 52 says, “We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people.” Page 62 explains the cause of my problems. • The Spiritual Solution - Dr. Silkworth said only a complete psychic change could overcome the malady (p. xxix) and Dr. Carl Jung carefully described the mysterious phenomenon of a psychic change, calling it a “vital spiritual experience” (p. 27). Dr. Jung said, “Deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, 'something is out of tune’.” He told Rowland Hazard “I believe that every human being has an inner search for wholeness. I have never been able to help a person who found that wholeness in alcohol. It requires a power greater than human power.” The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous explains that a spiritual experience is a sudden event while a spiritual awakening occurs over a period of days, weeks, or months. (Appendix II, p. 567) • The Alcoholics Anonymous program of Recovery: By diligently taking the steps and applying the principles of A.A.’s 12 Step Program of Recovery, we have a spiritual awakening. The obsession to drink leaves us; the promises of recovery, including those on p. 83-84, come true for us. Thanks to a continually growing relationship with our Higher Power -- God, as we understand him -- we become happy, joyous and free. • AA's Great Fact: “The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God's universe. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.” (p. 25:2) “Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us.” (p. 164:2)

Don Karabelnikoff

Don@Karabelnikoff.net 18:12, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CHICOTW

	Chicago Collaboration of the Week
Last week you helped edit the Chicago COTW, but did not vote. Thank you for your help! Your input in future selections would also be appreciated. This week Beaches in Chicago has been chosen. Please help improve it towards the quality level of a Wikipedia featured article. See the To Do List to suggest a change or to see an open tasks list.
	Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago

TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 00:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)