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Just wanted to commend you on your speedy block of this vandal. No response needed. Newmhost 13:10, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
with all due respect to your removal at AIV, Revolution de Mai is a vandalism only account. All contributions at the high school page have been either vandalism, or non-notable vanity. Also vandalized my user page, and another subpage of it, and has been coordinating with at least 1 other registered user and an IP to both personally attack me on my talk page, and on the article talk page. RevolutiondeMai should receive an indef block as a vandalism only account, whereas the other IP's should be blocked temporarily as IP vandals. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 08:18, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Request for comment:
I have pointedly ignored the rather bitter aside regarding my good self, but I don't mind telling you that I get a tad p'd off with the low tone adopted by my detractors. Is such behaviour really conducive to the best interests of Wikipedia? Every single Scottish cat that I, or anybody else, has created is a subcat of the appropriate UK cat: a fact which the anti-English/Scottish/Welsh/NI cat campaigners choose to ignore or obscure. (While you are there, you may want to have a look at the :Category:Cinema of Northern Ireland deletion nomination. I really do wonder about some folk sometimes.) -- Mais oui! 08:23, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to draw your attention to the plight of DYK again. This morning, I noticed that the template had not been updated for almost two days. I posted a notice on Main Page talk and someone updated it, but very arbitrarily, picking some of the newest nominations which he found interesting and leaving the older ones to become stale. Probably an early update is required this time, so that the items from April 20 and April 21 wouldn't be lost? What do you think? -- Ghirla -трёп- 16:17, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Good initiative from Ghir. I was thinking the same. -- Candide, or Optimism 00:48, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Thanks for the DYK, it's an honor ... but can you correct the grammar? It currently says "...first year it's of showing in theaters". It really should be "first year of its showing in theaters" - reverse its and of, and remove the apostrophe. I'd do it myself, but it looks like you need admin powers or something. Thanks again AnonEMouse 07:28, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
I came across the supposed image for Metamorphosis III uploaded in February; this image is actually the same as the one in Metamorphosis II, just larger and laid out differently. Metamorphosis III is about twice as long. There's a Quicktime version here at http://www.studioargento.com/optical/meta3.html but I haven't come across a version suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProphetM ( talk • contribs)
Thank you for the notification on the page on Rollie Free appearing on 'Did You Know?' Well chuffed - I hope we share a dram or two some time! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trident13 ( talk • contribs)
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Cactus - thank you for your investigation of the above photo of Rollie Free. I agree with your analysis - only one, historic, low res. I will give you the honour of placing the phot on the article - your work! Best Regards -- Trident13 20:50, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the update. It seems that nobody cares about this wretched template except you and me :) -- Ghirla -трёп- 15:14, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for picking that one, and it is particularly gratifying that it was selected during my RfA (in which one voter voted neutral for "not enough mainspace edits"!... ya, OK... 300+ different articles touched, 11 DYKs out of 11 noms... (this one took 11 edits to go live but I've gotten DYK quality articles with only 5-6 edits) not enough mainspace edits all right!) and thanks for your support in my RfA. I'll be after you and Gurubrahma soon to show me the ropes on doing DYK, it's one of the reasons I stood, I want to help there. + + Lar: t/ c 15:40, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello Uppland, thanks for creating the article and for nominating it for DYK. I see there has been a bit of difficulty in agreeing a suitable wording for the entry, which is a shame because it is a nice article and I would like to see it feature. I think the problem is the length of your suggested wording. Can I suggest the following compromise wording, with the possible inclusion of the image from the article:
Let me know what you think. Best wishes. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:51, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
I double checked the date Dmitry Pavlov became General of the Army (USSR) and it turns out this was actually on February 22, 1941, according to this website at least (unfortunately, I don't have a print source). So the year on the main page notice is off by one. Could you fix this? Note that in my nomination comment I did not add the year as I was not 100% sure. Balcer 22:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
They are an actal band. The entry was not self promotion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Evil0verl0rd ( talk • contribs)
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Hello Cactus.man/Archive 4, and thanks for supporting me on my recent request for adminship! It has succeeded with an unanimous support of 67 votes, so that I am now an administrator. Please feel free to leave a note on my talk page should you wish to leave any comments or ask for any help. Again, thanks a lot, AndyZ t 22:04, 5 May 2006 (UTC) |
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Hello, Cactus.man/Archive 4, and thank you for vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 62/2/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. As I acclimate myself to my new tools, feel free to let me know how you believe I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! Radio Kirk talk to me 05:41, 6 May 2006 (UTC) |
Well it was a long time in gestation with a lot of diversions on the way, but that's Catherine Cranston put together. There's a bit of overlap with Willow Tearooms#The early tearooms and I pinched a line of yours, it strikes me that the Kate article could be linked from there with a see main, and detail reduced a bit in that section. There are also some discrepancies where the Kate sources seem pretty solid, will try to go over the Willow Tearooms article sometime. You'll note The Dug Out: info from books I have. Enjoy, ... dave souza, talk 23:45, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
I think you've done a great job with the Reverend John Thomson article. My attempt to get Jock Tamson's Bairns deleted failed, but I don't really mind, seeing as it led to someone who so obviously deserved an article getting one. Alls well that ends well, I suppose.-- Nydas 18:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Cactus Man - Nice job - how do you produce well-crafted articles so quickly? Love that romantic (?) murky orange pic! Reluctantly, I feel I have to express scepticism about JT as origin of the phrase. -- HJMG 08:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, forgot to link to this! (So my last message was stupid.) Really, I don't know - but it would be great to find some solid evidence! -- HJMG 09:27, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
It strikes me that DYK is crying out for a nomination on the lines of ....The Reverend John Thomson, minister of Duddingston Kirk near Edinburgh and distinguised landscape painter, is often credited with originating the famous Scots adage " We’re aw Jock Tamson’s bairns"? Any advice? .. dave souza, talk 12:19, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Have read the expanded version as requested, and it's looking good. A couple of minor comments:
The reference to the Skating Rev. looks fine to me and is useful both to link the local connection, and to dispel possible confusion. Wikipedia is not paper! ... dave souza, talk 09:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your warm words. It seemed strange to me that WP had no article on such an important subject. As for the Victory Over the Sun, I would like to see my stub expanded sooner or later by someone more knowledgable. I still don't understand what that production was about :) Cheers, Ghirla -трёп- 21:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and the vote in my RfA! It did not gain consensus, but I'm glad I accepted the nomination. - Amgine 17:04, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello Conrad, you seem to be the main author of the excellent refresh template and you kindly fixed some formatting anomolies recently. Unfortunately it seems to have "gone off the rails" again for some reason. It's currently displaying "Earliest time for next refreshment is Wednesday, 11 May 2006 00:15 Wikipedia time (UTC).". I'd be grateful if you could have a look into this, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks Cactus.man. It's good to know that the 'update clock' is useful. I remember seeing people trying to keep it up to date manually and just thought that was inordinately cruel. :] -- CBDunkerson 22:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the update. Please check Wikipedia talk:Did you know when you have time. -- Ghirla -трёп- 16:36, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Great article. I can't believe I forgot to notify you though... (blushes and looks sheepish) + + Lar: t/ c 01:25, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for another great update. I was going to do it last nite but got to BOS really late and I just didn't feel comfy. I wonder if we should start putting "I think I can do the next update at 1100 UTC but if it gets to be 1200 and I haven't started it, go for it!" sorts of comments in the refresh area (inside html comment tags)? (you can answer here, I watch talk pages) + + Lar: t/ c 13:43, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for your efforts as always. + + Lar: t/ c 13:04, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Cactus, I hope to get involved in updating the DYK temp in the future - in the meantime I'll be watching and learning, and if there's anything I should know then please tutor me! Nice one, Deizio talk 23:31, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! -- AmiDaniel ( talk) 02:11, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
not sure where to put this bunch of trivia... a couple of times lately when you copy the archives over you haven't been changing the <li> to a "*"... (at least I think it's you, maybe not) no big deal, I do it when I see it. Also I think we are low on pictures so I left the top article this time, watch out if you do DYK and archive next, that article and pic is already in the archive. Finally, I think the tool that generates archive entries from the entire DYK template is broken. Not sure why, it was working OK on Saturday. Who authored those? Also maybe you could weign in on this "articles MUST have references" thing again, the encylopedic standards guys are all turning up and being insistent that process must be changed. Thanks! + + Lar: t/ c 03:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
<li>
to a "*" before archiving. Then after the <ul style="text-indent:-1em;margin:0 0 0 1em;padding:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none">
got stripped from the template by accident, causing bullet points to be displayed, I realised that the lone standing <li>
formats just the same as the "*". Then I spotted somebody had left the <li>
in a previous archiving, so I followed suit - it's less work after all. It still formats OK, but I'm not sure if it's needed for the archive bot or not. I've seen {{User:AllyUnion]] mentioned in connection with the bot, not sure if he authored it or not. You say it was working on Saturday?Please consider participating in Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#What_.22recent_additions.22_links_to ... thanks! + + Lar: t/ c 19:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm so glad you expanded this article on a seriously neglected important photographer! Pinkville
Howdy! Whilst editing, I came across an article using Image:Scott Monument close.jpg, which you uploaded claiming a {{ cc-by-sa-2.0}} license. However, on checking the source ( bflickr's Flickr account), it appears that the image is only available under a non commercial ({{ cc-by-nc-sa-2.0}}) license, and so I've listed it for deletion. If you disagree with this, add a {{ hangon}} tag to the images talk page. Otherwise, if you're aware of any other photographs that have been uploaded from this source to either Wikipedia or Commons, could you check to ensure that they're available under an acceptable free license? Happy editing! GeeJo (t)⁄ (c) • 17:03, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for the notification. I am glad, that a fact from the article, created by me, was selected for the DYK. Actually, I was really stunned by that fact, and I suggested it. Cmapm 18:20, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
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Hi there prickly one, and thank you for your supportive comments in my request for adminship! With a final tally of (109/5/1), I have been entrusted with adminship. It's been several weeks since the conclusion of the process, so hopefully you've had a chance to see me in action. Please let me know what you think! Thanks again, and I will do everything I can to justify the trust you've placed in me! It's been great doing DYKs with you, and I look forward to lots more... + + Lar: t/ c 03:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
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I am a bit concerned about the Gillian McKeith article. It seems to be getting used as free advertising space by people who strongly dislike her. I know very little about the woman, although the little I have heard has been positive, so I was a bit taken aback by the very hostile tone which the Wikipedia article adopts. I have removed the article from Category:Quackery as I consider this to be clearly defamatory, and Wikipedia cannot lay itself so open to legal problems (I have also nominated that category for deletion, if you would like to take part in that debate).
Anyway, I am asking you because I do not quite know how to go about resolving the situation, but I feel that "something ought to be done". I commented at the Talk page, but to no avail. Any suggestions?
(The above is a copy of a comment I left at User talk:Leithp, but I just saw your name on my Watchlist, and immediately thought: "two heads better than one... ") -- Mais oui! 14:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I noted that you are the creator of the 3D_5_v3 graphic. I would like to ask: can you create a 3D_6_v3? My reason for asking is -- I'm already there. Thanks. Jason Palpatine 22:47, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Looks like somebody beat me to it. See Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 6 and Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 7. Hope that helps.-- Cactus.man ✍ 08:24, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Anti-Userboxers - go and write some articles; Pro-Userboxers - go and write some articles.
*sigh* Isn't it odd how many people have been saying the same things for so long, yet with so little impact? The real problem is that often on Wikipedia simple bloody-mindedness is an effective strategy. If you keep hammering away, ignoring all opposition, eight times out of eleven the "other side" will eventually get bored and go away. I want a button to press that *boing* ejects non-compromise editors through the roof of wikipedia, still in their seats, trailing mouse and keyboard cables behind them.
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Hi, You might be interested to know that there was a previous upload of Thomson's photograph of Prince Gong (aka Kung), but yours has more information and is properly tagged. Do you think a request for deletion of the previous version is in order? Pinkville 19:56, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Garry, thanks for sourcing and adding the Tom Weir image to the article. I've been trying to get a decent one for ages, and this one's great. Perfect Tom Weir image, complete with bunnet !!! Well done, cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 19:35, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
GarryMc 20:05, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
I thought you would like to know that someone has nominated Shaker Aamer for deletion. In their explanation of why they think it should be deleted they state they picked it because it was the first article in alphabetic order, and, if the afd succeeds, they plan to nominate every article about Guantanamo detainees for deletion. -- Geo Swan 02:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
File:Atlanticpuffin4.jpg | Hello Cactus man. Thank you for your strong support and lovely comments at my request for adminship which ended at the overwhelming and flattering result of (160/1/0), and leaves me in a position of having to live up to a high standard of community expectation. You can see me in action and observe what then happened as a result. Naturally, if I make any procedural mistakes, feel free to point them out. I look forward to working with you in the future, hopefully updating some DYKs. In the meantime, enjoy the Scottish summer?! Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 05:33, 31 May 2006 (UTC) |
If you like Redon, I bet you also like James Ensor? Pinkville 13:48, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
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Just wanted to commend you on your speedy block of this vandal. No response needed. Newmhost 13:10, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
with all due respect to your removal at AIV, Revolution de Mai is a vandalism only account. All contributions at the high school page have been either vandalism, or non-notable vanity. Also vandalized my user page, and another subpage of it, and has been coordinating with at least 1 other registered user and an IP to both personally attack me on my talk page, and on the article talk page. RevolutiondeMai should receive an indef block as a vandalism only account, whereas the other IP's should be blocked temporarily as IP vandals. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 08:18, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Request for comment:
I have pointedly ignored the rather bitter aside regarding my good self, but I don't mind telling you that I get a tad p'd off with the low tone adopted by my detractors. Is such behaviour really conducive to the best interests of Wikipedia? Every single Scottish cat that I, or anybody else, has created is a subcat of the appropriate UK cat: a fact which the anti-English/Scottish/Welsh/NI cat campaigners choose to ignore or obscure. (While you are there, you may want to have a look at the :Category:Cinema of Northern Ireland deletion nomination. I really do wonder about some folk sometimes.) -- Mais oui! 08:23, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to draw your attention to the plight of DYK again. This morning, I noticed that the template had not been updated for almost two days. I posted a notice on Main Page talk and someone updated it, but very arbitrarily, picking some of the newest nominations which he found interesting and leaving the older ones to become stale. Probably an early update is required this time, so that the items from April 20 and April 21 wouldn't be lost? What do you think? -- Ghirla -трёп- 16:17, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Good initiative from Ghir. I was thinking the same. -- Candide, or Optimism 00:48, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Thanks for the DYK, it's an honor ... but can you correct the grammar? It currently says "...first year it's of showing in theaters". It really should be "first year of its showing in theaters" - reverse its and of, and remove the apostrophe. I'd do it myself, but it looks like you need admin powers or something. Thanks again AnonEMouse 07:28, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
I came across the supposed image for Metamorphosis III uploaded in February; this image is actually the same as the one in Metamorphosis II, just larger and laid out differently. Metamorphosis III is about twice as long. There's a Quicktime version here at http://www.studioargento.com/optical/meta3.html but I haven't come across a version suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProphetM ( talk • contribs)
Thank you for the notification on the page on Rollie Free appearing on 'Did You Know?' Well chuffed - I hope we share a dram or two some time! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trident13 ( talk • contribs)
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Cactus - thank you for your investigation of the above photo of Rollie Free. I agree with your analysis - only one, historic, low res. I will give you the honour of placing the phot on the article - your work! Best Regards -- Trident13 20:50, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the update. It seems that nobody cares about this wretched template except you and me :) -- Ghirla -трёп- 15:14, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for picking that one, and it is particularly gratifying that it was selected during my RfA (in which one voter voted neutral for "not enough mainspace edits"!... ya, OK... 300+ different articles touched, 11 DYKs out of 11 noms... (this one took 11 edits to go live but I've gotten DYK quality articles with only 5-6 edits) not enough mainspace edits all right!) and thanks for your support in my RfA. I'll be after you and Gurubrahma soon to show me the ropes on doing DYK, it's one of the reasons I stood, I want to help there. + + Lar: t/ c 15:40, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello Uppland, thanks for creating the article and for nominating it for DYK. I see there has been a bit of difficulty in agreeing a suitable wording for the entry, which is a shame because it is a nice article and I would like to see it feature. I think the problem is the length of your suggested wording. Can I suggest the following compromise wording, with the possible inclusion of the image from the article:
Let me know what you think. Best wishes. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:51, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
I double checked the date Dmitry Pavlov became General of the Army (USSR) and it turns out this was actually on February 22, 1941, according to this website at least (unfortunately, I don't have a print source). So the year on the main page notice is off by one. Could you fix this? Note that in my nomination comment I did not add the year as I was not 100% sure. Balcer 22:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
They are an actal band. The entry was not self promotion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Evil0verl0rd ( talk • contribs)
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Hello Cactus.man/Archive 4, and thanks for supporting me on my recent request for adminship! It has succeeded with an unanimous support of 67 votes, so that I am now an administrator. Please feel free to leave a note on my talk page should you wish to leave any comments or ask for any help. Again, thanks a lot, AndyZ t 22:04, 5 May 2006 (UTC) |
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Hello, Cactus.man/Archive 4, and thank you for vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 62/2/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. As I acclimate myself to my new tools, feel free to let me know how you believe I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! Radio Kirk talk to me 05:41, 6 May 2006 (UTC) |
Well it was a long time in gestation with a lot of diversions on the way, but that's Catherine Cranston put together. There's a bit of overlap with Willow Tearooms#The early tearooms and I pinched a line of yours, it strikes me that the Kate article could be linked from there with a see main, and detail reduced a bit in that section. There are also some discrepancies where the Kate sources seem pretty solid, will try to go over the Willow Tearooms article sometime. You'll note The Dug Out: info from books I have. Enjoy, ... dave souza, talk 23:45, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
I think you've done a great job with the Reverend John Thomson article. My attempt to get Jock Tamson's Bairns deleted failed, but I don't really mind, seeing as it led to someone who so obviously deserved an article getting one. Alls well that ends well, I suppose.-- Nydas 18:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Cactus Man - Nice job - how do you produce well-crafted articles so quickly? Love that romantic (?) murky orange pic! Reluctantly, I feel I have to express scepticism about JT as origin of the phrase. -- HJMG 08:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, forgot to link to this! (So my last message was stupid.) Really, I don't know - but it would be great to find some solid evidence! -- HJMG 09:27, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
It strikes me that DYK is crying out for a nomination on the lines of ....The Reverend John Thomson, minister of Duddingston Kirk near Edinburgh and distinguised landscape painter, is often credited with originating the famous Scots adage " We’re aw Jock Tamson’s bairns"? Any advice? .. dave souza, talk 12:19, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Have read the expanded version as requested, and it's looking good. A couple of minor comments:
The reference to the Skating Rev. looks fine to me and is useful both to link the local connection, and to dispel possible confusion. Wikipedia is not paper! ... dave souza, talk 09:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your warm words. It seemed strange to me that WP had no article on such an important subject. As for the Victory Over the Sun, I would like to see my stub expanded sooner or later by someone more knowledgable. I still don't understand what that production was about :) Cheers, Ghirla -трёп- 21:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and the vote in my RfA! It did not gain consensus, but I'm glad I accepted the nomination. - Amgine 17:04, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello Conrad, you seem to be the main author of the excellent refresh template and you kindly fixed some formatting anomolies recently. Unfortunately it seems to have "gone off the rails" again for some reason. It's currently displaying "Earliest time for next refreshment is Wednesday, 11 May 2006 00:15 Wikipedia time (UTC).". I'd be grateful if you could have a look into this, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks Cactus.man. It's good to know that the 'update clock' is useful. I remember seeing people trying to keep it up to date manually and just thought that was inordinately cruel. :] -- CBDunkerson 22:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the update. Please check Wikipedia talk:Did you know when you have time. -- Ghirla -трёп- 16:36, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Great article. I can't believe I forgot to notify you though... (blushes and looks sheepish) + + Lar: t/ c 01:25, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for another great update. I was going to do it last nite but got to BOS really late and I just didn't feel comfy. I wonder if we should start putting "I think I can do the next update at 1100 UTC but if it gets to be 1200 and I haven't started it, go for it!" sorts of comments in the refresh area (inside html comment tags)? (you can answer here, I watch talk pages) + + Lar: t/ c 13:43, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for your efforts as always. + + Lar: t/ c 13:04, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Cactus, I hope to get involved in updating the DYK temp in the future - in the meantime I'll be watching and learning, and if there's anything I should know then please tutor me! Nice one, Deizio talk 23:31, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! -- AmiDaniel ( talk) 02:11, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
not sure where to put this bunch of trivia... a couple of times lately when you copy the archives over you haven't been changing the <li> to a "*"... (at least I think it's you, maybe not) no big deal, I do it when I see it. Also I think we are low on pictures so I left the top article this time, watch out if you do DYK and archive next, that article and pic is already in the archive. Finally, I think the tool that generates archive entries from the entire DYK template is broken. Not sure why, it was working OK on Saturday. Who authored those? Also maybe you could weign in on this "articles MUST have references" thing again, the encylopedic standards guys are all turning up and being insistent that process must be changed. Thanks! + + Lar: t/ c 03:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
<li>
to a "*" before archiving. Then after the <ul style="text-indent:-1em;margin:0 0 0 1em;padding:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none">
got stripped from the template by accident, causing bullet points to be displayed, I realised that the lone standing <li>
formats just the same as the "*". Then I spotted somebody had left the <li>
in a previous archiving, so I followed suit - it's less work after all. It still formats OK, but I'm not sure if it's needed for the archive bot or not. I've seen {{User:AllyUnion]] mentioned in connection with the bot, not sure if he authored it or not. You say it was working on Saturday?Please consider participating in Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#What_.22recent_additions.22_links_to ... thanks! + + Lar: t/ c 19:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm so glad you expanded this article on a seriously neglected important photographer! Pinkville
Howdy! Whilst editing, I came across an article using Image:Scott Monument close.jpg, which you uploaded claiming a {{ cc-by-sa-2.0}} license. However, on checking the source ( bflickr's Flickr account), it appears that the image is only available under a non commercial ({{ cc-by-nc-sa-2.0}}) license, and so I've listed it for deletion. If you disagree with this, add a {{ hangon}} tag to the images talk page. Otherwise, if you're aware of any other photographs that have been uploaded from this source to either Wikipedia or Commons, could you check to ensure that they're available under an acceptable free license? Happy editing! GeeJo (t)⁄ (c) • 17:03, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for the notification. I am glad, that a fact from the article, created by me, was selected for the DYK. Actually, I was really stunned by that fact, and I suggested it. Cmapm 18:20, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
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Hi there prickly one, and thank you for your supportive comments in my request for adminship! With a final tally of (109/5/1), I have been entrusted with adminship. It's been several weeks since the conclusion of the process, so hopefully you've had a chance to see me in action. Please let me know what you think! Thanks again, and I will do everything I can to justify the trust you've placed in me! It's been great doing DYKs with you, and I look forward to lots more... + + Lar: t/ c 03:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
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I am a bit concerned about the Gillian McKeith article. It seems to be getting used as free advertising space by people who strongly dislike her. I know very little about the woman, although the little I have heard has been positive, so I was a bit taken aback by the very hostile tone which the Wikipedia article adopts. I have removed the article from Category:Quackery as I consider this to be clearly defamatory, and Wikipedia cannot lay itself so open to legal problems (I have also nominated that category for deletion, if you would like to take part in that debate).
Anyway, I am asking you because I do not quite know how to go about resolving the situation, but I feel that "something ought to be done". I commented at the Talk page, but to no avail. Any suggestions?
(The above is a copy of a comment I left at User talk:Leithp, but I just saw your name on my Watchlist, and immediately thought: "two heads better than one... ") -- Mais oui! 14:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Hello. I noted that you are the creator of the 3D_5_v3 graphic. I would like to ask: can you create a 3D_6_v3? My reason for asking is -- I'm already there. Thanks. Jason Palpatine 22:47, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Looks like somebody beat me to it. See Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 6 and Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 7. Hope that helps.-- Cactus.man ✍ 08:24, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Did you know...
Anti-Userboxers - go and write some articles; Pro-Userboxers - go and write some articles.
*sigh* Isn't it odd how many people have been saying the same things for so long, yet with so little impact? The real problem is that often on Wikipedia simple bloody-mindedness is an effective strategy. If you keep hammering away, ignoring all opposition, eight times out of eleven the "other side" will eventually get bored and go away. I want a button to press that *boing* ejects non-compromise editors through the roof of wikipedia, still in their seats, trailing mouse and keyboard cables behind them.
brenneman
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02:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, You might be interested to know that there was a previous upload of Thomson's photograph of Prince Gong (aka Kung), but yours has more information and is properly tagged. Do you think a request for deletion of the previous version is in order? Pinkville 19:56, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Garry, thanks for sourcing and adding the Tom Weir image to the article. I've been trying to get a decent one for ages, and this one's great. Perfect Tom Weir image, complete with bunnet !!! Well done, cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 19:35, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
GarryMc 20:05, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
I thought you would like to know that someone has nominated Shaker Aamer for deletion. In their explanation of why they think it should be deleted they state they picked it because it was the first article in alphabetic order, and, if the afd succeeds, they plan to nominate every article about Guantanamo detainees for deletion. -- Geo Swan 02:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
File:Atlanticpuffin4.jpg | Hello Cactus man. Thank you for your strong support and lovely comments at my request for adminship which ended at the overwhelming and flattering result of (160/1/0), and leaves me in a position of having to live up to a high standard of community expectation. You can see me in action and observe what then happened as a result. Naturally, if I make any procedural mistakes, feel free to point them out. I look forward to working with you in the future, hopefully updating some DYKs. In the meantime, enjoy the Scottish summer?! Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 05:33, 31 May 2006 (UTC) |
If you like Redon, I bet you also like James Ensor? Pinkville 13:48, 31 May 2006 (UTC)