Anchoress is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia soon. |
I came across this posted by you in a discussion:
"This is factually incorrect, deep fried pizza has been on most chip shop menues, in the Paisley area at least, since well before the 1980's. I practically lived on them through the 80's and they certainly weren't new then." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Deep-fried_Mars_Bar#Odd.2C_possibly_illogical_sentence
Were you living in Scotland at the time?
The current Angus origin mention on the page is almost certainly incorrect but has been there for 4 years now.
Randal Oulton ( talk) 16:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for posting that link to the personal attacks noticeboard. My time here on WP has thus far been fairly sedate, so I didn't realize there was such a thing. (Oops)
(Just a bit of background: Juppiter and other parties have publicly apologized to Yrgh, but he has refused to accept them as sincere. It looks to be shaping up into something nasty in the end. Oh well...) -- SandChigger 02:37, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I can attempt to write an article on VCC 128 (which I will probably identify by its UGCA number), but it will take be time to understand the science behind the press release. Dr. Submillimeter 02:09, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Before you tag something as a copyvio, make sure you have a look at the page history. It's very clear from the page history that that article is the work of various editors spanning at least 5 years. In addition, the page you said it was copied from clearly credited Wikipedia (although not enough for them not to be in violation of the GFDL). Please be more careful when tagging articles - almost all our articles are mirrored somewhere. Guettarda 14:05, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you very much, anchoress. I'm particularly a newbie on wikipedia and found the pregnancy fetishism article, which is shocking. To know an actual pregnancy experience (I had 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter) will tell them striaght forward. I hope they got disgusted and rather not obsess over her hypersexually, but I truly feel pregnancy has a beauty attached to it by the greatness of god or whatever you believe in, it's all the same in the mystique and sanctity of women giving birth to new babies to the world. For starters, Pregnancy isn't to look "sexually abnormal", a major obnoxious theme in prego fetish web sites and chat forums. All right have a good day. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.14.1 ( talk • contribs) 00:09, 26 January 2007.
It was lots of fun! Thank you for asking. I have a particularly vivid memory of the start of Christmas Day. We had been for dinner and were outside trying to get a taxi-an impossible task. Anyway, no sooner did midnight arrive than people began to celebrate the arrival of Christmas by throwing fire-crackers from their balconies. And what crackers they were: it was as if the city had suddenly descended into a war! Talking of war, I managed to pick up basic tango steps with the help of some very nice Argentinian gentlemen. Sigh-it all seems so long ago now. Still, ever forward. I will be spending most of February in Mexico City, another new experience. Best wishes. Clio the Muse 13:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Couple notes:
I've already been knocking out 30-40 entries a day at Cat:csd... in fact that and PROD have been pretty much all I've done here since I got my mop and bucket. Not much more I can do... they get added faster than I can clear them out.-- Isotope23 18:39, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
For logs: Night Gyr ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Night Gyr ( talk/ Oy) 21:37, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, and congrats on your promotion! Per this discussion, I'm dropping a friendly note to some of the recently-promoted admins requesting help with speedy deletions. I am not an administrator, so if you don't feel comfortable diving into deletions - or if you need more info - please don't come to me, but I'm sure that Cyde Weys would be happy to guide you if you want to help. Any help is great, but I'm sure that Cyde and others would deeply appreciate it if you could put the page on your watchlist and do a bit of work there on a regular basis? Maybe weekly? Thanks in advance! Anchoress 18:27, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the template message. I have read the thread already and am very busy at CSD since the promotion. I hope You detect the sarcasm in my reply. Best, feydey 18:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I also appreciated the template message. However, I've determined myself to be unqualified for the time being to do speedy deletions, and think its best if a more inclusionist-minded administrator takes a look at some of these pages before giving them the axe. Savidan 18:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
If you look at my deletion log, you'll see that I've already been active in CSD work. I even wrote myself a JavaScript tool to help stick in the correct CSD reason. =) -- Gogo Dodo 19:44, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
In addition to the other users above, I am very active in CSD and AfD. I have also added direct links to the template with pre-selected warning to speed up the Speedy Deletion progress. Although I am I currently busy in real life, I am helping. Cbrown1023 talk 21:08, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your message. CAT:CSD is definitely going to be my first sysop priority, because there is indeed a huge problem there.-- Yannismarou 08:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm typically fairly active in WP:UCFD, and though I have been distracted lately from WP:CFD work by other Wikipedia things, I intend to be more active there as my next priority. However, I'd be glad to help in the apparent current "crisis", though I tend to stay away from Images... - jc37 10:50, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
-- TomasBat ( Talk) 13:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Anchoress. I stole your template from the top of this page and put it on my talk page, but left you an exact copy. I managed to make mine look less appealing by randomly assigning a color without hitting preview. It could have been worse, I guess. Take care. --- Sluzzelin 17:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I don't think that was a very good idea to write in a public place, FYI. This isn't a disagreement with the facts, per se, but an experienced user expecting backlash. You might want to consider not participating - I'm opting out myself. Hipocrite - «Talk» 18:37, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Given that the cat is out of the bag, it's probably appropriate for you to apologize to LC for the comment that started this all - honestly, I would have been a little offended if it were about me. I was hopeful he wasn't going to see it and we could bygones the whole incident, but obviously we can't. Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:48, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I tried to fix a stupid mistake I made when I made the two archives at top, but it doesn't seem to have worked. Anchoress 19:09, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
No problem. Only admins can technically delete (something which IMO needs fixed), but if you ever accidentally make a page, you can tag it with {{db-author}} and somebody will delete it. Friday (talk) 19:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry to rope you into a chat session there, just get so little opportunity to "talk" to ya! Since you are keeping your $0.02 to yourself (smile). -- Justanother 21:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | ||
I'm giving MYSELF this barnstar for reducing my watchlist from 700+ to 432. The hard way. By actually looking at each page to determine if it still needed to be there. Anchoress 03:34, 9 February 2007 (UTC) |
Yup--newbie error on my part. Addere 02:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I have nominated a category you created, Category:Wikipedians who aren't administrators, for deletion. You can contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia:User categories for discussion. Thanks, VegaDark 21:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Just to let you know that most cleanup templates, like "unreferenced", "fact", "cleanup" etc., are best not "subst"ed. See WP:SUBST for more details. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 16:32 27 February 2007 (GMT).
I have created a barnstar for Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment. Please visit the talk page to vote for the barnstar since there are no votes for 2 months. OhanaUnited 20:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
... vandalising Wikipedia during study hall. I rolled that one back; drop me a note if he does it again and you want me to protect the page. And you were right about database lag! Cheers ... :) Antandrus (talk) 19:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
When I make a mistake, and I'm called on it, I never hesitate to admit my guilt. Yes, lowering myself to the level of others was wrong, and I admit that mistake.
Yet there's a serious injustice going on here at Wikipedia. Certain users are pretty much getting away with murder when it comes to incivility, yet the admins seem to be oblivious about it all. I actually got blocked today for calling someone a coward, which, admittedly, was wrong. Yet take a look at the shockingly disgusting exchange of insults on the RefDesk talk page in the discussion entitled "Not a soapbox". Why are certain users allowed to attack others as being "intellectually impoverished wankers", among dozens of other equally disgusting insults, without even getting so much as a warning, while, at the same time, my referring to someone as a "coward" (which, though admittedly insulting, is not the least bit vulgar) gets me blocked?
I hope you can understand how frustrating it can be to be forced to play on such an uneven playing field. Yes it was a mistake to call hipocrite a coward, I just lost my cool.
I just only wish that everyone were subject to the same rules. I honestly believe that if that were the case, much of this nonsensical hostility would disappear. The admins just don't seem to realize, but in ignoring Clio's insulting remarks, and given her young age, they're creating a monster. They're basically telling her that she can insult others to her heart's content and not get the slightest warning about it, because, as we all know, she's always right, and everyone else is always wrong.
These are the worst possible of messages to be sending a obnoxious, arrogant 24 year old girl. She's obviously intelligent, and one would hope, for her sake at least, that her intelligence be tempered with discipline and humility. If only an admin would send her a warning: "Look, Clio, you've got to tone it down, your insults of others are just as innapropriate as those directed at you. If you're criticized, that doesn't invariably mean that the world is out to get you in some sort "witch-hunt". You've got to learn to show some respect for others if you expect them to show respect for you". That's all.
Like I said, she's a very intelligent girl with a great deal of potential. And I wish her the best in achieving that potential. Yet she's desperately lacking in social skills. If someone doesn't finally put their foot down, put her in her place, and tell her when she's acting inappropriately, she'll never achieve that potential, and that would be a shame.
But there's only so much I can do. After all, I've done quite well for myself and live a happy and successful life. It's her life and happiness that are at stake here. I can try here and there, but without any support, and on top of that getting blocked for a silly mistake really doesn't help.
Anyway, I've gone on too long. I'd be really interested in your feedback, though.
Write back if you can.
Lewis Loomis 06:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
You choose to answer some of the slipperier questions at the desks, sometimes subtly in the background, yet steadily and gracefully, just like Macke's tightrope walker here. And you even manage to pull off a Wallendas act from time to time, balancing the other funambulists, while keeping the question balanced as well. Your stunts are greatly appreciated by this member of the audience. Happy spring to you. --- Sluzzelin talk 00:26, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for the reply and links on the help desk. I got your reply yesterday about 2 hours after you left it I think. I think that's good advice you gave. -- Rebroad 15:48, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Calvin's father award | ||
Sluzzelîn, hereby awards you the barnstar for Good Humor for all that wonderful nonsense on sense. Please expect my bill for giggoliposuction (made necessary by your answer at the Miscellaneous Desk). --- Sluzzelin |
Re Virginia Tech massacre...the "adviser" spelling is from a direct quote from Drudge. The American Heritage Dictionary also lists it as correct. -- zenohockey 00:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Are you active on IRC? -- Durin 13:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering why you feel the Laura Smith Haviland article needs to be copyedited. Would you please explain so I can fix the problem? Thank you Epousesquecido 16:33, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Did you mean to tell him to "stay frosty" ? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 06:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I saw your post on the computing help desk and I couldn't help but wonder why no one offered to just take a look at the file and do the conversion for you. Unless the file contents are private and you do not want that out, I'm happy to lend a hand (2000 or so links doesn't sound like much). Alternatively, if you have a few "example links" I can try to put together a script, post it for you and you can run it yourself.
I'm assuming you wouldn't mind having the hyperlinks represented in access as:
link_target ;; link_text ;; link_id http://www.yahoo.com ;; Yahoo! ;; 1 http://www.ebay.com ;; Ebay! ;; 2
and so forth. If you haven't found an easy solution by the time you read this, let me know. I'll be happy to help. Regards. dr.ef.tymac 01:00, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks dr.ef.tymac, your many suggestions and the work you've put into helping me has been very helpful. Unfortunately I just checked and my version of Excel doesn't support the XML format, as you feared. I'll check some of the other solutions, I'm just feeling a bit discouraged for now and I think I'll take a break from this whole thing. ;-) Anchoress 04:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Request for clarification:
If you want me to come up with the VB code, please clearly explain what you want. Is this correct:
The cells in Excel contain hyperlinks and the raw code for each one reads
<a href="http://www.example1.com">Example1</a>
and you want to extract it to say
www.example1.com
Is that correct?
Rfwoolf
08:15, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I will not reconsider it, if I may be blunt. I don't know where you got the arbitrary 50-character standard from, but I do know that it is too long for practical purposes. — 210 physicq ( c) 03:27, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
You can probably cancel that WP:ANI request. That request got both User:TREYWiki and I blocked for 48 hours. Because of that, TREY left Wikipedia altogether and I am not helping anyone, reverting anything, or really doing anything but editing. TREY and I tried to help, did what we thought was right, moved a request ro WP:ANI and were blocked for it. Oh well. Just don't want you to get in trouble too. Take care.... SVRTVDude ( V T) 03:28, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#Family_Trusts -- Goingempty 16:51, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to say thanks for the stuff about the Adambrowne666 Inaction Figure - v funny and cute - made my day. Adambrowne666 07:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Never discount the possibility that the developers and the users are "dum". Friday (talk) 14:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
A few things I would do in over hauling your user page.
1. I would put your userboxes in a more orderly fashion.
2. Any thing vandalized on your page, I would either put it in a separate category on your user page or delete it all together.
3. Any tips or suggestions for other users I would keep that is non-vandalism related.
I hope this help and I look forward to your replay on my page if you like.
Chris
23:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't know how to make the two columns on my userpage an even width. Thanks in advance!! Anchoress 03:09, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Magnus already fixed it, but didn't remove your help tag.. I guess I should have looked at edit history, just didn't anticipate someone would have helped that quickly. Here's a little something for you anyway. Peace. Lsi john 03:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd suggest asking over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Awards. I'm none too good with graphics myself, so I'm afraid I can't help you with that. >Radiant< 07:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your help in my question 'The Effects of Music on Plants' I really appreciated it. -- Ninjawolf 23:50, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
As sad, tragic, (and all other appropriate words) as it is, is the De Anza article/case really notable, beyond the local town? I thought that WP:NOT says we are not a news agency. Lsi john 21:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Anchoress, thank you for your response. As you specifically asked for a response from me on-wiki, here it is.
My feedback to you is this: To me, this is a subject that you have quite a bit of energy on. To wit, I asked a relatively simple question (or so I thought), and you expounded with an opinion on deletionism .vs. a statement made by Jimbo, and the current trend of wikipedia. I was a bit overwhelmed, as I had not anticipated such an opined (and positional) response. Then, when I attempted to follow your lead, and continued the discussion on the path you had chosen, you MEH'd me and said you were not interested in discussing the subject, citing my DNS stranding example as being uninteresting. Thus, closing the conversation as abruptly as it had begun.
If article deletion isn't a topic you are interested in discussing, then (rhetorically) why did you open that door with such elaboration? And, as it was a conversation between you and me, if your response wasn't directed at me, then (rhetorically) to whom was it directed? We were the only two in the conversation.
Anchoress, I saw you make an edit in the article, I assumed you were somewhat familiar with the article, I recalled your previous offer to help with wiki questions, and I asked for your opinion. Though I was aware of your position on deleting articles, it did not occur to me when I asked your opinion. In hindsight, it was not one of my better choices, and I apologize.
You asked me where I perceived judgment in your response. To me, there is both judgment and conclusion in your comment about the current trend of wikipedia. And, based on results, I would submit that article deletion is a subject about which you are very interested.
Respectfully, I would prefer not to address this further on-wiki. Without sufficient background (our conversations) to understand it, I feel the conversation could easily appear confrontational to the casual reader, and I have neither the desire to be, nor to appear to be, confrontational with you.
Best regards,
Peace in God. Lsi john 13:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Anchoress, Could you assist me with copyediting this article 2007 De Anza baseball players rape case. Thank you.PEACE TalkAbout 22:05, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi! I came across an offer from you on the Reward Board that you're looking for a Vulcan themed barnstar. Before replying, know that a) I've currently got no decent editor for SVG images, b) I use typically low-tech methods for design, and c) I am fascinated ( ;) ) with the challenge, think the reward is ample, and think it would be something I'd try my hand at. So, I'd like to know: a) That the reward offer is genuine, b) Would you: prefer a green standard barnstar with Vulcan ears at 11:00 and 1:00 'points' added or replacing the 10:00 and 2:00 points with ears, and c) Would you like the addition of a circular "THE NEEDS OF THE MANY..." around the perimeter of the Star. Or do you have some other concept in mind? (Also, I wouldn't want you working on the reward, or taking down the notice, until I deliver the image to your satisfaction.) I now have your talk on my watchlist for a reply. Thanks. LaughingVulcan 03:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Nice. Friday (talk) 00:14, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Moved DYK notice because I wasn't the originator, just the nominator. Anchoress 06:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Anchoress,
looking at your edits I'm not sure this is in your line, but thought I'd invite you to come have a look--could sure use someone w/ your wp experience!
Best,
Cyrusc
23:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
After lots of work on the article, I've nominated ocean sunfish for Featured Article status. I noticed your post at Talk:Ocean sunfish, and thought you might be interested in taking part in the nomination discussion. I hope to see you there! PaladinWhite 01:41, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Would you mind taking a look again at the ocean sunfish page, and add your support to Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Ocean_sunfish if you believe most concerned are now addressed? I have edited the article extensively to address questions raised in the nomination page. Thanks! Fred Hsu 18:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
VanTucky has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! ...for letting me know about the thread and for providing a more civil voice than mine to the toupee discussion.
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
VanTucky 16:59, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
I looked and didn't find the incorrect reference in the Giant squid article. I guess someone removed it already. Nice catch, and of course that gem of an answer is untoppable - I love that scene! Any further reply would have ruined the the thread. Completely irrelevant, but the kind of thing I notice: Cosmic synchronicity expressed itself on Wikipedia on July 11, 2007. --- Sluzzelin talk 11:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to participate at the discussion in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project. I listened carefully to all concerns, and will do my best to incorporate all of the constructive advice that I received, into my future actions on Wikipedia. If you can think of any other ways that I can further improve, please let me know. Best wishes, El on ka 05:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I reverted your entry as it was malformed. Please try it again, using the provided template at the bottom of the page. You need to cite diffs for each user you believe violated 3RR.
If you believe that 3RR was violated by a user abusing multiple accounts or IP's to bypass 3RR, you need to post at WP:RFCU for a checkuser case (there is a special code letter for 3RR vios), including diffs there. If the result comes back positive, they block will be done there, with no need to post on the 3RR. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 02:59, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Lighten up. Give Cliff some credit; he has a sense of humour. If you can't have a totally inoffensive chuckle at the complexity of template syntax, you may need a wikibreak. Adrian M. H. 07:16, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I thought you might find it interesting that User:Pez1103 deleted the advice you posted to her talk page (see this diff: [1]). Dyanega 07:59, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I apologize if I offended you by deleting your comments. I did not want people to take your comment about my "neglecting my child" out of context. I noticed that other editors were already commenting on it. The last thing that I want is for CPS to show up at my door. All I meant when I said that was I was spending time on the computer when could have been paying attention to her - not that I was neglecting to feed her or anything. There appears to be quite the campaign against me and I don't want to add fuel to it -- don't you find it odd that Dyanega would "tattle" on me above? I'm just trying to create a less biased article. That's it. 11:43, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello Anchoress - I'm an editor who often helps out at WP:WQA. I responded to an alert regarding the Morgellons situation and had some communications with Durova and Thatcher and EdJohnston about it, as well as trying to help Pez1103 find an adopter. As a result of all that I saw the incident with the deleting of your comment from her talk page and the various discussion that followed.
I thought that was over, but then today I saw this comment at WP:EAR. I'm not involved with the Morgellons debate any more, but I saw Pez1103 feels really bad about that comment, so thought I should contact you about this. I've not mentioned it to her.
Now that you have had a personal resolution with her about the deleting of your comment from her talk page, would you be willing to delete that same comment from WP:EAR? To be clear, I have no direct knowledge of Pez1103 as a person. So, no pressure, it's totally up to you, but that's my request, based on just basic compassion I guess. (By the way, an aside, I concur with your reply to her in the section just above here). Best Wishes -- Parsifal Hello 10:02, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
This is better. >Radiant< 08:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the head's up, I meant August 13th. Did you have another question/comment for me or were you just browsing? Thanks again, VanTucky (talk) 18:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I had not read the full discussion. I agree with your points about not being convicted yet. I only added the tag because he "admitted he was a serial killer", of course until proven in a court of law this is just the state's (or is it crown in Canadian law) word against his. Anyway I agree with your removal of the tag. If there is anything I can do to help out on this article please feel free to drop me a line on my userpage. Thanks, Jmm6f488 04:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for linking to this - I had no idea it existed. Very handy! — Matt Eason ( Talk • Contribs) 11:30, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
At that rewards/bounty thing you requested a Vulcan barnstar, I thought I would chuck in this attempt. Hope you find it useful! —Preceding unsigned comment added by SGGH ( talk • contribs) 22:39, August 27, 2007 (UTC)
Please note that the article for Abeer Qasim Hamza, which you commented on, has again been nominated for merging with the Mahmudiyah incident. nut-meg 03:17, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Clay Tyson, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per CSD a7.
Under the
criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please
see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{
hangon}}
on the top of the article 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.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{
hangon}}
on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself.
Ten Pound Hammer • (
Broken clamshells•
Otter chirps)
02:29, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
I nominated Clay Tyson for deletion, but I forgot to notify you of it. I apologize; it simply slipped my mind. (By the way, it was also I who removed the speedy tag from the article.) I'd like to see the article get a fair hearing, and I further apologize if my "lazy" comment offended you. Deor 17:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
I saw your name on the Adopt a user page and thought I would ask. I am having trouble with the Talk:Lord Nicholas Hervey page. There are issues of substance that I am trying to resolve with another (anonymous) editor, and I will continue with that attempt and request help if I need it. What I want to fix now, before too many edits intervene in the "I said/you said" dispute, is simply the format. Ages ago there was a RfD, and a name change debate, and for reasons I can't understand, the whole of the talk page has a dotted blue background as if it is contained in the box that tries to delimit the debate. The text ("The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.") appears correctly, but the visual boundaries are not correct. I have looked at the code, and can't see how to fix this. I did create a pollbottom template, because it appeared to be missing. I don't think this added to the problem, but I might be wrong.
Can you help me, by completing the separation, so that the previous debates are not mixed up with the current ones? Or, if not, could you point me towards someone who can help. Thank you. BrainyBabe 09:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Good catch. I was mixing up two different movies Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie which is a real but non-notable film and the you just saved. It's been an ongoing problem with Zeitgeist the Movie and I reacted too quick. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
See [2] and [3] Thanks! -- Jreferee t/ c 14:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
There's an article now, if you're interested. A.Z. 06:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Did you know that the article exists? CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 02:37, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I see that you have reverted my out of process redirect from the Brazilian waxing page. As I see things, that merge was quite sensible, and I am not aware of compromising an explicit process. I may be wrong. Could you, please, explain how it was out of process? I still am hoping for a successful merge, with Bikini waxing article that features all three types - Brazilian waxing, French waxing and American waxing. Please, respond to my talk page. Thanks. Aditya( talk • contribs) 22:04, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
It is nice to see someone cares. Igor Berger ( talk) 23:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
See the talk page for Leon's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangemike ( talk • contribs) 00:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello please stop deleting the thread on Talk:Samantha Power. Thanks.- Aboveloan0239 ( talk) 22:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I was looking at the time under "History". My mistake. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Just because you disagree with it, doesn't make it "trolling".
If you have legitimate criticism to offer, by all means post it--but don't just dismiss it as a complete troll and advocate elimination of the discussion. Kurt Weber (Go Colts!) 04:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
A state school is a school run by the state (or at least a local authority) from general taxation where any pupil is accepted and where no fees are paid. The vast majority of schools are of this character. A public school is a school run privately usually with a selective entrance exam and very high (10-25000 USD per annum per pupil) fees. See the relevant wikipedia articles for more details. Badgerpatrol ( talk) 17:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Sadly, my British friends assure me, we folks on this side of The Water are prone not to recognize irony-mongery when it is committed in our presence. Our national tradition of simple, blundering bluntness militates against the subtleties; and of course, online discourse, with the lack of visual and auditory clues, makes it all the worse. (Would you believe me, o ancrene wisse, if I were to say that I didn't know that there was a feminine form of the noun "anchor"?) -- Orange Mike | Talk 18:47, 18 March 2008 (UTC) (actually Southron, not a Yank, by birthright)
And I feel like you're both fucking with me. I just take everything I read and write on Wikipedia completely literally. If you guys are going to be sarcastic or ironic or faux naif it's going to fly waaaaaaay over my head. OK? BadgerPatrol, I thought you said you were American, because you said "In the best American fashion I don't know if you're being ironic or not". To me that means that, as an American, you don't understand irony. Plus, you quoted school fees in US dollars. So, what am I supposed to think? Orange Mike, you said you didn't know that Anchoress was the feminine of Anchor. I thought you were being literal. So I guess I'm just a fucking chump. Anchoress · Weigh Anchor · Catacomb 20:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Career info: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=92193 and http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=2147483647&id_register=2948
Footage of attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVIG7RMif6s (and pretty much all the related videos)
Footage of Patrick Roy telling him to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2xX-9A8sn4&feature=related
Michelle Courchesne: http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080325/CPSOLEIL/80324108/6787/CPSOLEIL (I translated the French for my entry)
Public Apology: http://tsn.ca/chl/news_story/?ID=232761&hubname=chl
Criminal Probe: http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Hockey/article/350582
Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Svatos40 ( talk • contribs) 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
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Since you were heavily involved in the discussion at Wikipedia:Responding to suicidal individuals some time ago I thought you might be interested in discussing the merits of a similar but slightly different proposal here. I would be very interested in your opinion. Cheers, -- S.dedalus ( talk) 00:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you listed on the editor assistance page for questions about formatting references. I'm currently working on making some updates to the lipoma article and am having a small dispute with another editor about how best to reference one of the articles. He's been getting somewhat upset with me for not understanding the use of a "Sources" heading in wiki articles, but I can't seem to find much information on Sources vs. References vs. Notes that explains his argument. If you have a chance and could look at the article, or if you could point me to more information on the section headings, it would be most appreciated. Thanks! Schu1321 ( talk) 21:54, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Could you maybe help out on these page with displaying references in is own section; tidy it up a bit.
Honorific titles in popular music —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kelvin Martinez ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Re this: I'm tired and stressed and under a lot of deadlines right now; occasionally, this results in me using the wrong word, and in this case that was the situation, where I should have used "known" instead of "used." even so, any sort of consumer item that is asserted to be widely known but only gets 700 Google hits is quite likely not notable enough for a standalone article in this "buy everything online" era. While I recognize that your comment is valid, please consider the tone of your comment next time; the "really?" struck me as being snarky, which I don't think was really deserved for my misspeaking. Thanks. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! You are the unlucky person I found on the 'editor assisstance' page to ask for help in what to do about this matter.
If you look at the page for Satori (album), a user (whose page I can't link to because it's Japanese text and I'm not sure how to do that) has been consistently removing almost the entire text of the page - including some very well referenced sections. The first time he did it, I thought it was vandalism, undid it, and said "please discuss on the talk page". He then came and undid my edit - without discussing on the talk page. I undid _this_ (maybe I was in the wrong here?), and mentioned in that edit comment, as well as on his talk page, that he should discuss on the Satori page why he wants to remove it all. He instead undid it AGAIN, saying it's all subjective (despite the fact that it is NOT subjective, and it is also referenced). He also posted on my talk page telling me not to touch his talk page again, and he actually deleted my comment off of his talk page. I am at a loss for what to do at this point, thanks for any suggestions you can offer. (you can reply here, i'm watching) Luminifer ( talk) 16:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
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Hello. I wonder if you, or someone else could help with the section in this article to do with Verbal irony and sarcasm? The discussion is getting very long, and I don't feel we are getting anywhere. I added some dictionary definitions and suchlike, in an attempt to set out the way authorities have sought to differentiate the terms. The editor responsible for the original text (which I have hardly touched) objects to this on the grounds that all these definitions are wrong in some way. His original text dealt only with the way psychologists have studied the way people understand irony and sarcasm. He wants to remove my definitions and replace them with more psychology citations. I do not understand what is going on here. I hope you can help. Myrvin ( talk) 14:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Appreciate if you could take a look again at Talk:¡Ay, caramba!#Consensus to redirect. Best. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 07:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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An article that you have edited or that may interest you, ( Clitoris), has content that I have proposed to be removed and moved to another article, ( Human clitoris). If you are interested, please visit the discussion. Thank you. Peaceray ( talk) 05:40, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
Anchoress is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia soon. |
I came across this posted by you in a discussion:
"This is factually incorrect, deep fried pizza has been on most chip shop menues, in the Paisley area at least, since well before the 1980's. I practically lived on them through the 80's and they certainly weren't new then." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Deep-fried_Mars_Bar#Odd.2C_possibly_illogical_sentence
Were you living in Scotland at the time?
The current Angus origin mention on the page is almost certainly incorrect but has been there for 4 years now.
Randal Oulton ( talk) 16:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for posting that link to the personal attacks noticeboard. My time here on WP has thus far been fairly sedate, so I didn't realize there was such a thing. (Oops)
(Just a bit of background: Juppiter and other parties have publicly apologized to Yrgh, but he has refused to accept them as sincere. It looks to be shaping up into something nasty in the end. Oh well...) -- SandChigger 02:37, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I can attempt to write an article on VCC 128 (which I will probably identify by its UGCA number), but it will take be time to understand the science behind the press release. Dr. Submillimeter 02:09, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Before you tag something as a copyvio, make sure you have a look at the page history. It's very clear from the page history that that article is the work of various editors spanning at least 5 years. In addition, the page you said it was copied from clearly credited Wikipedia (although not enough for them not to be in violation of the GFDL). Please be more careful when tagging articles - almost all our articles are mirrored somewhere. Guettarda 14:05, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you very much, anchoress. I'm particularly a newbie on wikipedia and found the pregnancy fetishism article, which is shocking. To know an actual pregnancy experience (I had 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter) will tell them striaght forward. I hope they got disgusted and rather not obsess over her hypersexually, but I truly feel pregnancy has a beauty attached to it by the greatness of god or whatever you believe in, it's all the same in the mystique and sanctity of women giving birth to new babies to the world. For starters, Pregnancy isn't to look "sexually abnormal", a major obnoxious theme in prego fetish web sites and chat forums. All right have a good day. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.14.1 ( talk • contribs) 00:09, 26 January 2007.
It was lots of fun! Thank you for asking. I have a particularly vivid memory of the start of Christmas Day. We had been for dinner and were outside trying to get a taxi-an impossible task. Anyway, no sooner did midnight arrive than people began to celebrate the arrival of Christmas by throwing fire-crackers from their balconies. And what crackers they were: it was as if the city had suddenly descended into a war! Talking of war, I managed to pick up basic tango steps with the help of some very nice Argentinian gentlemen. Sigh-it all seems so long ago now. Still, ever forward. I will be spending most of February in Mexico City, another new experience. Best wishes. Clio the Muse 13:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Couple notes:
I've already been knocking out 30-40 entries a day at Cat:csd... in fact that and PROD have been pretty much all I've done here since I got my mop and bucket. Not much more I can do... they get added faster than I can clear them out.-- Isotope23 18:39, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
For logs: Night Gyr ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Night Gyr ( talk/ Oy) 21:37, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, and congrats on your promotion! Per this discussion, I'm dropping a friendly note to some of the recently-promoted admins requesting help with speedy deletions. I am not an administrator, so if you don't feel comfortable diving into deletions - or if you need more info - please don't come to me, but I'm sure that Cyde Weys would be happy to guide you if you want to help. Any help is great, but I'm sure that Cyde and others would deeply appreciate it if you could put the page on your watchlist and do a bit of work there on a regular basis? Maybe weekly? Thanks in advance! Anchoress 18:27, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the template message. I have read the thread already and am very busy at CSD since the promotion. I hope You detect the sarcasm in my reply. Best, feydey 18:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I also appreciated the template message. However, I've determined myself to be unqualified for the time being to do speedy deletions, and think its best if a more inclusionist-minded administrator takes a look at some of these pages before giving them the axe. Savidan 18:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
If you look at my deletion log, you'll see that I've already been active in CSD work. I even wrote myself a JavaScript tool to help stick in the correct CSD reason. =) -- Gogo Dodo 19:44, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
In addition to the other users above, I am very active in CSD and AfD. I have also added direct links to the template with pre-selected warning to speed up the Speedy Deletion progress. Although I am I currently busy in real life, I am helping. Cbrown1023 talk 21:08, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your message. CAT:CSD is definitely going to be my first sysop priority, because there is indeed a huge problem there.-- Yannismarou 08:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm typically fairly active in WP:UCFD, and though I have been distracted lately from WP:CFD work by other Wikipedia things, I intend to be more active there as my next priority. However, I'd be glad to help in the apparent current "crisis", though I tend to stay away from Images... - jc37 10:50, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
-- TomasBat ( Talk) 13:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Anchoress. I stole your template from the top of this page and put it on my talk page, but left you an exact copy. I managed to make mine look less appealing by randomly assigning a color without hitting preview. It could have been worse, I guess. Take care. --- Sluzzelin 17:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I don't think that was a very good idea to write in a public place, FYI. This isn't a disagreement with the facts, per se, but an experienced user expecting backlash. You might want to consider not participating - I'm opting out myself. Hipocrite - «Talk» 18:37, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Given that the cat is out of the bag, it's probably appropriate for you to apologize to LC for the comment that started this all - honestly, I would have been a little offended if it were about me. I was hopeful he wasn't going to see it and we could bygones the whole incident, but obviously we can't. Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:48, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I tried to fix a stupid mistake I made when I made the two archives at top, but it doesn't seem to have worked. Anchoress 19:09, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
No problem. Only admins can technically delete (something which IMO needs fixed), but if you ever accidentally make a page, you can tag it with {{db-author}} and somebody will delete it. Friday (talk) 19:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry to rope you into a chat session there, just get so little opportunity to "talk" to ya! Since you are keeping your $0.02 to yourself (smile). -- Justanother 21:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | ||
I'm giving MYSELF this barnstar for reducing my watchlist from 700+ to 432. The hard way. By actually looking at each page to determine if it still needed to be there. Anchoress 03:34, 9 February 2007 (UTC) |
Yup--newbie error on my part. Addere 02:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I have nominated a category you created, Category:Wikipedians who aren't administrators, for deletion. You can contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia:User categories for discussion. Thanks, VegaDark 21:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Just to let you know that most cleanup templates, like "unreferenced", "fact", "cleanup" etc., are best not "subst"ed. See WP:SUBST for more details. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 16:32 27 February 2007 (GMT).
I have created a barnstar for Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment. Please visit the talk page to vote for the barnstar since there are no votes for 2 months. OhanaUnited 20:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
... vandalising Wikipedia during study hall. I rolled that one back; drop me a note if he does it again and you want me to protect the page. And you were right about database lag! Cheers ... :) Antandrus (talk) 19:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
When I make a mistake, and I'm called on it, I never hesitate to admit my guilt. Yes, lowering myself to the level of others was wrong, and I admit that mistake.
Yet there's a serious injustice going on here at Wikipedia. Certain users are pretty much getting away with murder when it comes to incivility, yet the admins seem to be oblivious about it all. I actually got blocked today for calling someone a coward, which, admittedly, was wrong. Yet take a look at the shockingly disgusting exchange of insults on the RefDesk talk page in the discussion entitled "Not a soapbox". Why are certain users allowed to attack others as being "intellectually impoverished wankers", among dozens of other equally disgusting insults, without even getting so much as a warning, while, at the same time, my referring to someone as a "coward" (which, though admittedly insulting, is not the least bit vulgar) gets me blocked?
I hope you can understand how frustrating it can be to be forced to play on such an uneven playing field. Yes it was a mistake to call hipocrite a coward, I just lost my cool.
I just only wish that everyone were subject to the same rules. I honestly believe that if that were the case, much of this nonsensical hostility would disappear. The admins just don't seem to realize, but in ignoring Clio's insulting remarks, and given her young age, they're creating a monster. They're basically telling her that she can insult others to her heart's content and not get the slightest warning about it, because, as we all know, she's always right, and everyone else is always wrong.
These are the worst possible of messages to be sending a obnoxious, arrogant 24 year old girl. She's obviously intelligent, and one would hope, for her sake at least, that her intelligence be tempered with discipline and humility. If only an admin would send her a warning: "Look, Clio, you've got to tone it down, your insults of others are just as innapropriate as those directed at you. If you're criticized, that doesn't invariably mean that the world is out to get you in some sort "witch-hunt". You've got to learn to show some respect for others if you expect them to show respect for you". That's all.
Like I said, she's a very intelligent girl with a great deal of potential. And I wish her the best in achieving that potential. Yet she's desperately lacking in social skills. If someone doesn't finally put their foot down, put her in her place, and tell her when she's acting inappropriately, she'll never achieve that potential, and that would be a shame.
But there's only so much I can do. After all, I've done quite well for myself and live a happy and successful life. It's her life and happiness that are at stake here. I can try here and there, but without any support, and on top of that getting blocked for a silly mistake really doesn't help.
Anyway, I've gone on too long. I'd be really interested in your feedback, though.
Write back if you can.
Lewis Loomis 06:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
You choose to answer some of the slipperier questions at the desks, sometimes subtly in the background, yet steadily and gracefully, just like Macke's tightrope walker here. And you even manage to pull off a Wallendas act from time to time, balancing the other funambulists, while keeping the question balanced as well. Your stunts are greatly appreciated by this member of the audience. Happy spring to you. --- Sluzzelin talk 00:26, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for the reply and links on the help desk. I got your reply yesterday about 2 hours after you left it I think. I think that's good advice you gave. -- Rebroad 15:48, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Calvin's father award | ||
Sluzzelîn, hereby awards you the barnstar for Good Humor for all that wonderful nonsense on sense. Please expect my bill for giggoliposuction (made necessary by your answer at the Miscellaneous Desk). --- Sluzzelin |
Re Virginia Tech massacre...the "adviser" spelling is from a direct quote from Drudge. The American Heritage Dictionary also lists it as correct. -- zenohockey 00:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Are you active on IRC? -- Durin 13:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering why you feel the Laura Smith Haviland article needs to be copyedited. Would you please explain so I can fix the problem? Thank you Epousesquecido 16:33, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Did you mean to tell him to "stay frosty" ? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 06:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I saw your post on the computing help desk and I couldn't help but wonder why no one offered to just take a look at the file and do the conversion for you. Unless the file contents are private and you do not want that out, I'm happy to lend a hand (2000 or so links doesn't sound like much). Alternatively, if you have a few "example links" I can try to put together a script, post it for you and you can run it yourself.
I'm assuming you wouldn't mind having the hyperlinks represented in access as:
link_target ;; link_text ;; link_id http://www.yahoo.com ;; Yahoo! ;; 1 http://www.ebay.com ;; Ebay! ;; 2
and so forth. If you haven't found an easy solution by the time you read this, let me know. I'll be happy to help. Regards. dr.ef.tymac 01:00, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks dr.ef.tymac, your many suggestions and the work you've put into helping me has been very helpful. Unfortunately I just checked and my version of Excel doesn't support the XML format, as you feared. I'll check some of the other solutions, I'm just feeling a bit discouraged for now and I think I'll take a break from this whole thing. ;-) Anchoress 04:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Request for clarification:
If you want me to come up with the VB code, please clearly explain what you want. Is this correct:
The cells in Excel contain hyperlinks and the raw code for each one reads
<a href="http://www.example1.com">Example1</a>
and you want to extract it to say
www.example1.com
Is that correct?
Rfwoolf
08:15, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I will not reconsider it, if I may be blunt. I don't know where you got the arbitrary 50-character standard from, but I do know that it is too long for practical purposes. — 210 physicq ( c) 03:27, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
You can probably cancel that WP:ANI request. That request got both User:TREYWiki and I blocked for 48 hours. Because of that, TREY left Wikipedia altogether and I am not helping anyone, reverting anything, or really doing anything but editing. TREY and I tried to help, did what we thought was right, moved a request ro WP:ANI and were blocked for it. Oh well. Just don't want you to get in trouble too. Take care.... SVRTVDude ( V T) 03:28, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#Family_Trusts -- Goingempty 16:51, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to say thanks for the stuff about the Adambrowne666 Inaction Figure - v funny and cute - made my day. Adambrowne666 07:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Never discount the possibility that the developers and the users are "dum". Friday (talk) 14:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
A few things I would do in over hauling your user page.
1. I would put your userboxes in a more orderly fashion.
2. Any thing vandalized on your page, I would either put it in a separate category on your user page or delete it all together.
3. Any tips or suggestions for other users I would keep that is non-vandalism related.
I hope this help and I look forward to your replay on my page if you like.
Chris
23:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't know how to make the two columns on my userpage an even width. Thanks in advance!! Anchoress 03:09, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Magnus already fixed it, but didn't remove your help tag.. I guess I should have looked at edit history, just didn't anticipate someone would have helped that quickly. Here's a little something for you anyway. Peace. Lsi john 03:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd suggest asking over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Awards. I'm none too good with graphics myself, so I'm afraid I can't help you with that. >Radiant< 07:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your help in my question 'The Effects of Music on Plants' I really appreciated it. -- Ninjawolf 23:50, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
As sad, tragic, (and all other appropriate words) as it is, is the De Anza article/case really notable, beyond the local town? I thought that WP:NOT says we are not a news agency. Lsi john 21:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Anchoress, thank you for your response. As you specifically asked for a response from me on-wiki, here it is.
My feedback to you is this: To me, this is a subject that you have quite a bit of energy on. To wit, I asked a relatively simple question (or so I thought), and you expounded with an opinion on deletionism .vs. a statement made by Jimbo, and the current trend of wikipedia. I was a bit overwhelmed, as I had not anticipated such an opined (and positional) response. Then, when I attempted to follow your lead, and continued the discussion on the path you had chosen, you MEH'd me and said you were not interested in discussing the subject, citing my DNS stranding example as being uninteresting. Thus, closing the conversation as abruptly as it had begun.
If article deletion isn't a topic you are interested in discussing, then (rhetorically) why did you open that door with such elaboration? And, as it was a conversation between you and me, if your response wasn't directed at me, then (rhetorically) to whom was it directed? We were the only two in the conversation.
Anchoress, I saw you make an edit in the article, I assumed you were somewhat familiar with the article, I recalled your previous offer to help with wiki questions, and I asked for your opinion. Though I was aware of your position on deleting articles, it did not occur to me when I asked your opinion. In hindsight, it was not one of my better choices, and I apologize.
You asked me where I perceived judgment in your response. To me, there is both judgment and conclusion in your comment about the current trend of wikipedia. And, based on results, I would submit that article deletion is a subject about which you are very interested.
Respectfully, I would prefer not to address this further on-wiki. Without sufficient background (our conversations) to understand it, I feel the conversation could easily appear confrontational to the casual reader, and I have neither the desire to be, nor to appear to be, confrontational with you.
Best regards,
Peace in God. Lsi john 13:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Anchoress, Could you assist me with copyediting this article 2007 De Anza baseball players rape case. Thank you.PEACE TalkAbout 22:05, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi! I came across an offer from you on the Reward Board that you're looking for a Vulcan themed barnstar. Before replying, know that a) I've currently got no decent editor for SVG images, b) I use typically low-tech methods for design, and c) I am fascinated ( ;) ) with the challenge, think the reward is ample, and think it would be something I'd try my hand at. So, I'd like to know: a) That the reward offer is genuine, b) Would you: prefer a green standard barnstar with Vulcan ears at 11:00 and 1:00 'points' added or replacing the 10:00 and 2:00 points with ears, and c) Would you like the addition of a circular "THE NEEDS OF THE MANY..." around the perimeter of the Star. Or do you have some other concept in mind? (Also, I wouldn't want you working on the reward, or taking down the notice, until I deliver the image to your satisfaction.) I now have your talk on my watchlist for a reply. Thanks. LaughingVulcan 03:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Nice. Friday (talk) 00:14, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Moved DYK notice because I wasn't the originator, just the nominator. Anchoress 06:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Anchoress,
looking at your edits I'm not sure this is in your line, but thought I'd invite you to come have a look--could sure use someone w/ your wp experience!
Best,
Cyrusc
23:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
After lots of work on the article, I've nominated ocean sunfish for Featured Article status. I noticed your post at Talk:Ocean sunfish, and thought you might be interested in taking part in the nomination discussion. I hope to see you there! PaladinWhite 01:41, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Would you mind taking a look again at the ocean sunfish page, and add your support to Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Ocean_sunfish if you believe most concerned are now addressed? I have edited the article extensively to address questions raised in the nomination page. Thanks! Fred Hsu 18:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
VanTucky has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! ...for letting me know about the thread and for providing a more civil voice than mine to the toupee discussion.
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
VanTucky 16:59, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
I looked and didn't find the incorrect reference in the Giant squid article. I guess someone removed it already. Nice catch, and of course that gem of an answer is untoppable - I love that scene! Any further reply would have ruined the the thread. Completely irrelevant, but the kind of thing I notice: Cosmic synchronicity expressed itself on Wikipedia on July 11, 2007. --- Sluzzelin talk 11:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to participate at the discussion in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project. I listened carefully to all concerns, and will do my best to incorporate all of the constructive advice that I received, into my future actions on Wikipedia. If you can think of any other ways that I can further improve, please let me know. Best wishes, El on ka 05:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I reverted your entry as it was malformed. Please try it again, using the provided template at the bottom of the page. You need to cite diffs for each user you believe violated 3RR.
If you believe that 3RR was violated by a user abusing multiple accounts or IP's to bypass 3RR, you need to post at WP:RFCU for a checkuser case (there is a special code letter for 3RR vios), including diffs there. If the result comes back positive, they block will be done there, with no need to post on the 3RR. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 02:59, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Lighten up. Give Cliff some credit; he has a sense of humour. If you can't have a totally inoffensive chuckle at the complexity of template syntax, you may need a wikibreak. Adrian M. H. 07:16, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I thought you might find it interesting that User:Pez1103 deleted the advice you posted to her talk page (see this diff: [1]). Dyanega 07:59, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I apologize if I offended you by deleting your comments. I did not want people to take your comment about my "neglecting my child" out of context. I noticed that other editors were already commenting on it. The last thing that I want is for CPS to show up at my door. All I meant when I said that was I was spending time on the computer when could have been paying attention to her - not that I was neglecting to feed her or anything. There appears to be quite the campaign against me and I don't want to add fuel to it -- don't you find it odd that Dyanega would "tattle" on me above? I'm just trying to create a less biased article. That's it. 11:43, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello Anchoress - I'm an editor who often helps out at WP:WQA. I responded to an alert regarding the Morgellons situation and had some communications with Durova and Thatcher and EdJohnston about it, as well as trying to help Pez1103 find an adopter. As a result of all that I saw the incident with the deleting of your comment from her talk page and the various discussion that followed.
I thought that was over, but then today I saw this comment at WP:EAR. I'm not involved with the Morgellons debate any more, but I saw Pez1103 feels really bad about that comment, so thought I should contact you about this. I've not mentioned it to her.
Now that you have had a personal resolution with her about the deleting of your comment from her talk page, would you be willing to delete that same comment from WP:EAR? To be clear, I have no direct knowledge of Pez1103 as a person. So, no pressure, it's totally up to you, but that's my request, based on just basic compassion I guess. (By the way, an aside, I concur with your reply to her in the section just above here). Best Wishes -- Parsifal Hello 10:02, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
This is better. >Radiant< 08:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the head's up, I meant August 13th. Did you have another question/comment for me or were you just browsing? Thanks again, VanTucky (talk) 18:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I had not read the full discussion. I agree with your points about not being convicted yet. I only added the tag because he "admitted he was a serial killer", of course until proven in a court of law this is just the state's (or is it crown in Canadian law) word against his. Anyway I agree with your removal of the tag. If there is anything I can do to help out on this article please feel free to drop me a line on my userpage. Thanks, Jmm6f488 04:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for linking to this - I had no idea it existed. Very handy! — Matt Eason ( Talk • Contribs) 11:30, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
At that rewards/bounty thing you requested a Vulcan barnstar, I thought I would chuck in this attempt. Hope you find it useful! —Preceding unsigned comment added by SGGH ( talk • contribs) 22:39, August 27, 2007 (UTC)
Please note that the article for Abeer Qasim Hamza, which you commented on, has again been nominated for merging with the Mahmudiyah incident. nut-meg 03:17, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
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I nominated Clay Tyson for deletion, but I forgot to notify you of it. I apologize; it simply slipped my mind. (By the way, it was also I who removed the speedy tag from the article.) I'd like to see the article get a fair hearing, and I further apologize if my "lazy" comment offended you. Deor 17:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
I saw your name on the Adopt a user page and thought I would ask. I am having trouble with the Talk:Lord Nicholas Hervey page. There are issues of substance that I am trying to resolve with another (anonymous) editor, and I will continue with that attempt and request help if I need it. What I want to fix now, before too many edits intervene in the "I said/you said" dispute, is simply the format. Ages ago there was a RfD, and a name change debate, and for reasons I can't understand, the whole of the talk page has a dotted blue background as if it is contained in the box that tries to delimit the debate. The text ("The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.") appears correctly, but the visual boundaries are not correct. I have looked at the code, and can't see how to fix this. I did create a pollbottom template, because it appeared to be missing. I don't think this added to the problem, but I might be wrong.
Can you help me, by completing the separation, so that the previous debates are not mixed up with the current ones? Or, if not, could you point me towards someone who can help. Thank you. BrainyBabe 09:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Good catch. I was mixing up two different movies Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie which is a real but non-notable film and the you just saved. It's been an ongoing problem with Zeitgeist the Movie and I reacted too quick. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
See [2] and [3] Thanks! -- Jreferee t/ c 14:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
There's an article now, if you're interested. A.Z. 06:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Did you know that the article exists? CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 02:37, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I see that you have reverted my out of process redirect from the Brazilian waxing page. As I see things, that merge was quite sensible, and I am not aware of compromising an explicit process. I may be wrong. Could you, please, explain how it was out of process? I still am hoping for a successful merge, with Bikini waxing article that features all three types - Brazilian waxing, French waxing and American waxing. Please, respond to my talk page. Thanks. Aditya( talk • contribs) 22:04, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
It is nice to see someone cares. Igor Berger ( talk) 23:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
See the talk page for Leon's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangemike ( talk • contribs) 00:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello please stop deleting the thread on Talk:Samantha Power. Thanks.- Aboveloan0239 ( talk) 22:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I was looking at the time under "History". My mistake. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Just because you disagree with it, doesn't make it "trolling".
If you have legitimate criticism to offer, by all means post it--but don't just dismiss it as a complete troll and advocate elimination of the discussion. Kurt Weber (Go Colts!) 04:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
A state school is a school run by the state (or at least a local authority) from general taxation where any pupil is accepted and where no fees are paid. The vast majority of schools are of this character. A public school is a school run privately usually with a selective entrance exam and very high (10-25000 USD per annum per pupil) fees. See the relevant wikipedia articles for more details. Badgerpatrol ( talk) 17:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Sadly, my British friends assure me, we folks on this side of The Water are prone not to recognize irony-mongery when it is committed in our presence. Our national tradition of simple, blundering bluntness militates against the subtleties; and of course, online discourse, with the lack of visual and auditory clues, makes it all the worse. (Would you believe me, o ancrene wisse, if I were to say that I didn't know that there was a feminine form of the noun "anchor"?) -- Orange Mike | Talk 18:47, 18 March 2008 (UTC) (actually Southron, not a Yank, by birthright)
And I feel like you're both fucking with me. I just take everything I read and write on Wikipedia completely literally. If you guys are going to be sarcastic or ironic or faux naif it's going to fly waaaaaaay over my head. OK? BadgerPatrol, I thought you said you were American, because you said "In the best American fashion I don't know if you're being ironic or not". To me that means that, as an American, you don't understand irony. Plus, you quoted school fees in US dollars. So, what am I supposed to think? Orange Mike, you said you didn't know that Anchoress was the feminine of Anchor. I thought you were being literal. So I guess I'm just a fucking chump. Anchoress · Weigh Anchor · Catacomb 20:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Career info: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=92193 and http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=2147483647&id_register=2948
Footage of attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVIG7RMif6s (and pretty much all the related videos)
Footage of Patrick Roy telling him to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2xX-9A8sn4&feature=related
Michelle Courchesne: http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080325/CPSOLEIL/80324108/6787/CPSOLEIL (I translated the French for my entry)
Public Apology: http://tsn.ca/chl/news_story/?ID=232761&hubname=chl
Criminal Probe: http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Hockey/article/350582
Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Svatos40 ( talk • contribs) 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
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Since you were heavily involved in the discussion at Wikipedia:Responding to suicidal individuals some time ago I thought you might be interested in discussing the merits of a similar but slightly different proposal here. I would be very interested in your opinion. Cheers, -- S.dedalus ( talk) 00:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you listed on the editor assistance page for questions about formatting references. I'm currently working on making some updates to the lipoma article and am having a small dispute with another editor about how best to reference one of the articles. He's been getting somewhat upset with me for not understanding the use of a "Sources" heading in wiki articles, but I can't seem to find much information on Sources vs. References vs. Notes that explains his argument. If you have a chance and could look at the article, or if you could point me to more information on the section headings, it would be most appreciated. Thanks! Schu1321 ( talk) 21:54, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Could you maybe help out on these page with displaying references in is own section; tidy it up a bit.
Honorific titles in popular music —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kelvin Martinez ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Re this: I'm tired and stressed and under a lot of deadlines right now; occasionally, this results in me using the wrong word, and in this case that was the situation, where I should have used "known" instead of "used." even so, any sort of consumer item that is asserted to be widely known but only gets 700 Google hits is quite likely not notable enough for a standalone article in this "buy everything online" era. While I recognize that your comment is valid, please consider the tone of your comment next time; the "really?" struck me as being snarky, which I don't think was really deserved for my misspeaking. Thanks. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! You are the unlucky person I found on the 'editor assisstance' page to ask for help in what to do about this matter.
If you look at the page for Satori (album), a user (whose page I can't link to because it's Japanese text and I'm not sure how to do that) has been consistently removing almost the entire text of the page - including some very well referenced sections. The first time he did it, I thought it was vandalism, undid it, and said "please discuss on the talk page". He then came and undid my edit - without discussing on the talk page. I undid _this_ (maybe I was in the wrong here?), and mentioned in that edit comment, as well as on his talk page, that he should discuss on the Satori page why he wants to remove it all. He instead undid it AGAIN, saying it's all subjective (despite the fact that it is NOT subjective, and it is also referenced). He also posted on my talk page telling me not to touch his talk page again, and he actually deleted my comment off of his talk page. I am at a loss for what to do at this point, thanks for any suggestions you can offer. (you can reply here, i'm watching) Luminifer ( talk) 16:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
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Hello. I wonder if you, or someone else could help with the section in this article to do with Verbal irony and sarcasm? The discussion is getting very long, and I don't feel we are getting anywhere. I added some dictionary definitions and suchlike, in an attempt to set out the way authorities have sought to differentiate the terms. The editor responsible for the original text (which I have hardly touched) objects to this on the grounds that all these definitions are wrong in some way. His original text dealt only with the way psychologists have studied the way people understand irony and sarcasm. He wants to remove my definitions and replace them with more psychology citations. I do not understand what is going on here. I hope you can help. Myrvin ( talk) 14:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Appreciate if you could take a look again at Talk:¡Ay, caramba!#Consensus to redirect. Best. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 07:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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