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Note your suggestion about merging this. Not opposed. There's several small articles about SOE ops, but where to merge them is the question. The main SOE article is very general, it only refers to a minority of named operations. It would become far too large, in time, so regional summaries might be better, with separate articles where there's sufficient significance or info. This list is a partial list that needs attention. Folks at 137 ( talk) 17:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Have you ever tried this one? I saw a clip in which some food critic praises the dish, and they look quite yummy. You seem to be somewhat connected to Scandinavian culture (or Biking? :D), so I'm just asking. -- Caspian blue 18:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for getting involved in the Ancient Egypt race article. Do you know where I can go to challenge the bogus banning that I and others experienced? AncientObserver ( talk) 17:27, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
The tags you asked about handle how the Transclusion works: WP:Transclusion#Transclusion_markup. BillyTFried ( talk) 19:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Let's wait and see, since I believe the main reason for opposition to a merge was because the individual pages would disappear, but with this solution they remain as they are. Hence it's not really a true "Merge" at all. BillyTFried ( talk) 20:08, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Please be aware that Ancient Egyptian race controversy is under arbcomm probation, as per the notice at the top of Talk:Ancient Egyptian race controversy William M. Connolley ( talk) 21:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey ChildofMidnight. I appreciate your comments. I know they will be added in the future. They are on the rise and their message couldn't be more deserving of coverage. In this World which is missing many things positive and uplifting ThreePeace is a throwback to a more pure age. Not afraid to speak their minds and also having a message of peace with the music. The Music is great and the message so I will definately be keeping it and adding on when I get the nugget that will make it "notable". Not sure that is really clear through all the discussions, yet, this has only fueled my dedication to it. If is removed I will submit it to the ThreePeace newsgroups on MySpace, Twitter, and their own website and see if I can't get a few more ThreePeace fans on the cause. We will see and thanks for your suggestions. Riddiman ( talk) 01:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Re, your message, I don't know if I'm good at giving tips, past experience says I'm not, but I'll try. Usually just poke through their edits, compare the edits of the suspected sock with the master account on a single article they both edit, then file a report noting two edits from the accounts which look similar. If it isn't a clear-cut case, and the master has shown the ability to evade blocks before, a checkuser might be appropriate, if, for anything else, to see if rangeblocks are possible.— Dæ dαlus Contribs 04:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm not sure how this talk thing works - as I'm new to editing wiki pages.
the information i changed was justified. i actually built this article myself (the original;as it did not exist before). i'm very familiar with Wiel's work. and i'm an architect - and realise that images are VERY important. but no architect wants BAD images on their wiki page.
there are much better images (copyright free) that i have found on flickr... an i'm in the process of uploading them.
the library is a notable building (but it seems a link to the university (where it's located) would be helpful for people unfamiliar with utrecht. i will begin starting an article on it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArchitectinNY ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
ChildofMidnight, could you take care of this photo request? Badagnani ( talk) 02:21, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I've requested an amendment to the Obama ArbCom case to examine and remove several of the findings of fact and remedies passed by the Committee. Your comments would be appreciated here. Thank you. Sceptre ( talk) 13:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
? Drmies ( talk) 17:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Harry Reid was certainly right about the war in Iraq. We lost that thing a long time ago. By the way, I'm on a string of bad luck with my comments. Not only is Doc unappreciative, but my harmless comment about regime change and the axis of evil to another editor was removed as "trolling". And did you guys know that interest in who the Egyptians were started with the Afrocentric movement in the 1960s and that the notion that the Egyptians may have been black is fringe on Wikipedia? Yup. No one had ever considered, discussed or debated who the Egyptians were before the civil rights movement. And apparently there is no way they were black. Not possible. Not sure why, but that's what I'm told. Crazy things you learn here on Wikipedia I tell you! And Doc, we Americans are not always shocked when the neighbors go on a killing spree. With some of the neighbors I've had I frequently expect that kind of thing and am shocked when nothing horrible happens. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 18:04, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
If anyone enjoys doing AfDs, I think Assaultshirts and George Li warrant them. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 22:44, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Double loop marketing needs a prod or AfD me thinks. But maybe someone else thinks this marketing-speak is notable? And the Stephen Gillett seems borderline, but maybe there are other sources... And then there's Doll & The Kicks, which needs sources or to go. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
We're cleaning this up.
What else needs to be done to it?
Please answer at Talk:List of topics related to Black and African people#Clean up.
Thank you.
The Transhumanist 23:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
No, never heard of him, but he sounds very interesting! Thanks for bringing this obscure article to light (it's a stub that certainly needs attention). I'll look into it.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 03:06, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I am sorry, I have no idea about the facts mentioned... :( Paalappoo ( talk) 07:30, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Law
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Wow, that is amazing! Drmies ( talk) 04:57, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
When you get a few minutes (it will take more than a few) can you look at Paul David Wilson (the article not the person, well the person too if you are up to it), it is rather résuméish, (see the first line ("Paul David Wilson (born August 30, 1952) has, throughout his colorful and multi faceted life, proven himself to be exceptionally gifted as a songwriter, composer, conductor, producer, executive and human being.") and while I see some notability, it is probably longer than an article about him should be, or at least too promotional. It just got moved into mainspace after sitting in userspace for a while following a keep close at MfD. Anyway another twist to the story is there is a main editor of the article, User:Pauldavidwilson who is (I am willing to step out on a limb here without a checkuser) also know as User:Paul David Wilson. The second was mainly used as the userspace used to house the article before it's move, however I think he is only using the first user name for editing now. I notified him breifly about WP:COI, and there had been some notice at User talk:Paul David Wilson, not sure if he is taking heed or not though. Anyway I am busy this weekend with my son's birthday (and I don't do much editing on weekends anyway), and am off to Denver (actually Golden) on Monday for a week, maybe two, unlikely three, so I won't get a chance to do much editing methinks (although I may be around in the evenings depending on what is going around the hotel, I suspect nothing). Anyway can you take a look at it and see what you can improve? Cheers, and have a great weekend. -- kelapstick ( talk) 21:47, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey CoM. I know this is going back quite a while, back to when we first met at Stick candy. I recently ate at Cracker Barrel, and grabbed some stick candy for my grandkids. Do you need me to take a pic of them next to a tape measure to verify the length and width? — Ched : ? 22:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Here are a couple of illustrations of coloring with fractions. A pair of dots joined with a line can't share any colors. Got it?
CoM, I don't know how much you've been following along with the Civility Poll, but one thing that's been rolling around in my mind finally found its way to something I'm considering posting to the page. I asked how the question would be taken here, and I think it's an important question to ask in regards to civility. Certainly some may consider it a pointed question relating to the Butcher group incident, but actually it goes further into history than that. I ran across some AN/I threads long ago (in wiki-time) regarding an editor who was working on some 10-string guitar article. What people put up with amazed me, and when another expert received preferential treatment (in my opinion), I was left wondering why we should accept this in an "open community". I'm not trying to dwell on the past CoM, but I would like to find a way to avoid future injustices. Didn't know if you'd be interested in following along or not. (and I'll set up a shoot on the stick candy in the next day or two - cotton candy, cinnamon, bubble-gum, clove, and maybe root-beer were the flavors I think) — Ched : ? 02:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
How did you get it? 174.3.103.39 ( talk) 02:52, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I really appreciate it. Dave ( talk) 04:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Ha, I'm sure you saw my edit summary. Sorry. Thanks anyway though! And thanks also for what you did on the talkpage there, the request for photos. Did you click the HEMA link? Yeah, she worked with a few other writers too, but the Schmidt-Westendorp collaboration is almost beyond iconic. I'm reading Pluk to Elisabeth, one chapter a night--she can't wait for us to get to the wolf, but we have a few weeks to go. (Recap: Pluk found a home, saved the cockroach Zaza from Mrs. Helderder's spray can, visited the Stampertjes and ate french fries in their apartment, went to the park with Aagje where she saved a squirrel, Duizeltje, and with his tow truck pulled the longest horse of the world out of a muddy canal. Oh, and he almost got kicked out of his new apartment in the Petteflet, but the Major prevented that. Such adventures!) Later, Drmies ( talk) 04:53, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on your recent participation in several Food and Drink related merge discussion, I would like to point out several open discussions that might interest you:
-- Jeremy ( blah blah) 05:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I have added some content here - more than enough to establish a deep and entirely notable relationship in my opinion. But being a modest and retiring sort of editor, I will let you take full credit when you post the article to mainspace. Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:50, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
User:Simon Dodd has requested comment on the proposed merger. You are being informed as you participated in the recent AfD discussion. Discussion at Talk:Bristol Indymedia Jezhotwells ( talk) 08:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
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ChildofMidnight, you're hereby awarded the Surreal Barnstar for your delightful and innovative thinking when editing Iceland-South Korea relations. You have brought me really a big laughter with an amusement for your creativity. Even though that approach could be wrongly accused of a practice of original research by some, well, I appreciate your avant garde sprite to the community. Caspian blue 21:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC) |
you would better redact the last comment regarding your hopeful ArbCom plan and capital punishment or the whole opinion [2]? That sounds reckless in the situation because you can be viewed as "enjoy the whole situation".-- Caspian blue 00:06, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing Electro-kinetic road ramp. I thought I had used copy and paste to create the title, but I guess perhaps I hadn't. Thanks for helping out. Grundle2600 ( talk) 07:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Please, got to Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification.-- Lusala lu ne Nkuka Luka ( talk) 14:43, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Alrighty then. Looking forward to it. Mmmm, bacon... weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 19:33, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Per your question here. The answer is likely that you have not requested any additional rights. see: WP:PERM. However, in boldly reviewing your contributions, which exceed 20,000 - I believe that you can be trusted with a few additional tools that will improve your abilities to contribute to our project. I have added the following rights to your list:
1. Rollback. Please note that this should never be used in a content dispute, but only for blatant vandalism. Please read through: WP:ROLLBACK
2. Autoreview. As you have contributed to over 1,000 NPP efforts, and created 100 articles, I believe you would find this tool useful in relieving others of reviewing some of your work. (although I do realize that your edits are reviewed by a great number of people, and in great detail). Please read through Wikipedia:Autoreviewer
Best of luck, and feel free to ask if you have any questions. ;-) — Ched : ? 17:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
←Without getting too much into my own personal beliefs on political matters, I can appreciate CoMs view of the current presentation of American political viewpoints. I believe in a level playing field, and my perception is that there is often a "tilted" viewpoint in regards to many things here. I often cringe at some of the things that are said, and I truly wish that I could find a way to bring opposing sides to a mutual understanding and respect - even if they don't agree. I'm often in a difficult situation when 2 people that I admire and respect can not find a way to communicate.
CoM, I do honestly understand how strongly you feel, how offended you've felt, and how hurt you've been; but I really wish you would see that there are good and honest people on both sides of every issue. I watched, and even participated in (mildly), an effort to "reach across the isle" in a gesture of collaboration. I ask you now, PLEASE ... put down the tools of confrontation, and at least "look" at the tools of co-existence. We build the best bridges when we work together - please consider that. Your friend always, Ched. — Ched : ? 03:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to help us out over here? Thanks. Law type! snype? 04:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
In reviewing the situation, it appears that you've used rollback incorrectly. While I understand your reasons to remove the post you removed, rollback is not intended to be used in this manner. You can use a manual method of removal, or even a twinkle "AGF" link to revert items, but "rollback" has implications in regards to the WP database which are important. Please do not use the rollback feature unless it is clearly vandalism. Mistakes happen, but if they continue, then I would be forced to remove that button - and I'd rather not do that. Please be careful. — Ched : ? 05:21, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
<outdent> @Casp Isn't that very similar to the word for one of the tastes? Umo, ume, umi or something like that? Let's get this conversation back on track with the important stuff that matters! Nite all. I'll try to do some big time rollbacking tomorrow so we can really see how it works... ChildofMidnight ( talk) 08:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
How about this? Drmies ( talk) 14:42, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear fellow Wikipedian, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not! :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 17:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
How's about this for an important article to add to User:ChildofMidnight/Bacon Challenge 2010#Bacon-related - Outline of bacon? There are lots of topics covered in WP:WPOOK (which I'm not a member of) – shouldn't bacon be one of them? -- Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) 18:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Glad I could help. hgilbert ( talk) 21:31, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing Electro-kinetic road ramp. I thought I had used copy and paste to create the title, but I guess perhaps I hadn't. Thanks for helping out. Grundle2600 ( talk) 07:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
...do you really want Claw Boys Claw 3 in 1 deleted or merged? Drmies ( talk) 01:17, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Regarding your reply to Vassyana: Why are you angry at ArbCom? Ice Cold Beer is not a member of ArbCom. Moreover, it is up to administrators in general topolice the acts of other administrators. I can understand why you feel there is some failure in the system, but I do not understand why you direct your anger at ArbCom when the failure seems to lie directly with Ice Cold Beer and a handful of other admins, none of whom are on ArbCom.
I mention this for tactical reasons too - it is still quite possible that ArbCom will be open to hearing a case against ICB or others you consider to be disruptive editors. My guess is that ArbCom will say this is not their jurisdiction and should be settlesat AN/I. That would be a victory for the banned users. As long as this is possibl, what, practically, is gained from attacking ArbCom? Slrubenstein | Talk 10:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
It is not up to ArbCom to review this block. You grant ArbCom powers that it does not have. It is up to the community of other admins to support or revoke the block. ArbCom has nothing to do with this and you're looking to ArbCom is tantamount to your giving ArbCom powers that belong to the community. Slrubenstein | Talk 20:25, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
You just have lazy admins. You need an admin to say, "FILE a complaint at ArbCom, or lets deal with it ouselves, but there is no middle gound. Slrubenstein | Talk 23:35, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Please give the link to where exactly at AN/I it says that. Slrubenstein | Talk
I have come to apologize for my overreaction to you yesterday. The passage "delicate man" is a parody of Law's comment on Ched's personality, so I joked with it, but it conveyed as a different and odd meaning, so I was upset at it. I'm okay for you to call me a nick name other than Casp. (Caspi would be perfectly fine). I tend to not go easy in this hot and sizzling summer, so I'm reducing my activity on writing articles during the season...You can find me working on FPC or other image areas that do not require reading texts, reviewing nice images is fun.-- Caspian blue 19:46, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply to #Bacon, but I was busy for the most part yesterday, then I got caught up in a talk page thread this morning, then I spent the entire afternoon reading up on the deletion policy. What sort of contents do you think would go well in a bacon portal? -- Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) 01:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
May I ask whose bright idea this was?-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 00:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Well you know, I've created no articles at all this month and this could be a good time to clear the WebHamster incident from memory. It should never have happened and hopefully, if I took a break from helping out at ANI, I would have a good excuse to make some great article developments. I read a comment the other day saying that if everyone spent time resolving dramas at AN/I the encyclopedia would look the same now as it did in 2005. -- The Legendary Sky Attacker 01:09, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
... per your request on my talk page here, I've "rolledback" your rights ... sorry, I couldn't resist the pun. ;-) Cheerio. — Ched : ? 17:51, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for creating America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. I proposed a few categories and redirects on the article's talk page - no drama - nothing controversial! Have fun! Grundle2600 ( talk) 19:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/Log has a list of articles that people started during the dramaout. Although the dramaout has not officially started, given that you started this article in response to my request on the dramaout page, I think it would be OK if you added it to the list, if you wanted to. I started the dramaout early, and I added Madison Keyes to the list. Grundle2600 ( talk) 20:53, 16 July 2009 (UTC) That was fast! Grundle2600 ( talk) 20:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Just letting you know that the discussion for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wal-Mart (disambiguation) (3rd nomination) has been listed for deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 July 15. You may be interested in commenting. Tatterfly ( talk) 22:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
...for all the times we've shared. It's been great but I'll be lucky to be around for another 24 hours. I really, really, really want to stay at Wikipedia, but the WebHamster incident has gone way too far. Yes, the situation has always been between about WebHamster and Noloop but I think my involvement in the situation has pissed a few people off too. I thought I would put an end to a problem by warning WebHamster for his actions, but it only made things worse. After leaving a nasty message on my talk page, I thought a civility message would set him straight but it only allowed this mess to carry-on. I left a message saying that although I didn't fully agree with his actions, I would forgive him and would try to "leave him alone" as he wanted. I still don't understand why he still responded in the same way because I left him alone and carried on as though it had never happened. Yes, Noloop has been dragging this on for too long, but my failed attempts at resolving their conflict backfired into this explosion. With the exception of a thank you note for reverting vandalism to my userpage, I have not edited his page since and I have not edited Malleus' talk page either. And apart from endorsing Abce2's comment at the RfC I've have completely let it be. I have not certified the RfC.
But I think some people are somewhat pissed off with me, even if they don't say it, and are more pissed off with the other two editors who always have been more involved than myself. For this reason this could be my last day on Wikipedia. I want to stay more than anything else, but not if it means pissing people off. I just wanted to thank you for the times we have shared over the past few months and say that if I'm no longer here at the end of the day....goodbye CoM.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 22:41, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
It actually has more to do with Drmies saying "Not to mention, you were told to fuck off, right?". I don't know in what tone his/her reply was supposed to be in but I got worked up because it sounded as though, even my ally editors that I trusted the most were pissed off with me and wanted me to "fuck off" as well.
You are right, this is a minor incident that is almost entirely WebHamster vs. Noloop. Maybe I'm just overreacting right now, but I'm worked up because I never intended to piss off anybody. Hopefully, I haven't.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 23:22, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Sky Attacker, please don't leave! Just because you are feeling upset over an incident doesn't mean you should leave. Heck, I think that if a wikipedia editor has never stirred up at least some trouble, they are being too timid and uncreative in their edits. I was going to suggest that you join us at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout, but I see you already signed up for it. The worst thing in the world is to give up hope. If you feel that you are having trouble with a certain area of wikipedia, there are plenty of other areas where you may be happier. Please stay! Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I thought you might be interested in reading these:
Grundle2600 ( talk) 00:48, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I suggest you tread lightly at this under-Arbcom-probation article and read through the talk page archives and discussing changes before making any changes to the article. The content which you removed has a consensus to be where it is. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 22:06, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Allstarecho has been one of the most biased of editors. It's truly appauling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.163.18.130 ( talk) 14:45, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm way ahead of ya. :) – Juliancolton | Talk 22:43, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I want to thank you for sticking to standards on the Matt Sanchez article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.163.18.130 ( talk) 14:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
2.
Lead looks good! Thanks for the bold tweak. -- Samir 16:44, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for signing up for the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Wikipedia stands to benefit from the improvements in the article space as a result of this campaign. This is a double reminder. First, the campaign begins on July 18, 2009 at 00:00 (UTC). Second, please remember to log any articles you have worked on during the campaign at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/Log. Thanks again for your participation! -- Jayron32. talk. say no to drama 21:16, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Please see Talk:America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Thanks. Grundle2600 ( talk) 01:53, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Did you know that ArbCom has formed a new council to devise new forms of Wikipedia governance( Wikipedia:Advisory Council on Project Development)? I thought you might be interested in looking over who has been made a member of this council. They were not selected through any kind of transparent process. I have strong doubts about at least one of them, based on this comment, which I believe would be of interest to you. You and I know Wikipedia has problems that need to be addressed. Is a council with this member going to address them? Slrubenstein | Talk 10:35, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
this provides more context and discussion of the issue at hand. Slrubenstein | Talk 19:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Did you find any mention of the Hof's Hut that used to be near John Wayne airport. I actually met John Wayne, when I was 1.5 years old, at that location. According to family legend, he called me a 'little buckaroo' and patted me on the head. Law type! snype? 23:00, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
What is your neck of the woods? I'll do pho over Hof's bro. Law type! snype? 00:11, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
This is a courtesy note to inform you that the set of five recent Ancient Egyptian race controversy topic bans by Ice Cold Beer ( talk · contribs) has been raised at arbitration enforcement for review: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Ancient Egyptian race controversy ban review. I am informing you because you are an involved party or commented at the arbitration clarification request. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to leave me a talk page message. -- Vassyana ( talk) 00:55, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Battle of the Oranges at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! The hook says it's the largest "food fight", but the source says it's the largest "fruit fight". Maybe there is no difference, unless there is a larger pie fight, or some other type of food fight. Can the hook be revised or a more specific reference used?
Rlendog (
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01:58, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I am considering going live with User:MichaelQSchmidt/sandbox/National Fibromyalgia Association. I'm feeling pretty good about 10 hours of work. Please take a look and advise of any concerns. Thank you, MichaelQSchmidt ( talk) 07:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Restore Our American Mustangs Act might be a good idea for an article. Breitbart.com has this article. Here is a government website on it. Grundle2600 ( talk) 16:57, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm happy to help. By the way, see User:Law's edit summary-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 20:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, first of all, telling someone that their closing was "weak and biased" doesn't tend to be the best way of getting them to reverse it. Still, I've had a look, and given that Walpin's article is merely 11.6K and this incredibly important event takes up just ten lines of text seems to only reinforce the fact that it was, in fact, the correct close. This is backed up when you see that, of those opining "Keep" on the AfD, five haven't edited since, one has been topic-banned from Obama articles, and one has been found to be a sock and blocked. Funny, that. Still, if you can create an article that addresses the original concerns in userspace, feel free to request it be re-created at DRV. (Incidentally, of those new sources, the first one is a blog, and the second one is a re-print of the third, so there's effectively only one useful source there). Black Kite 21:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, you said: "I've had a look, and given that Walpin's article is merely 11.6K and this incredibly important event takes up just ten lines of text seems to only reinforce the fact that it was, in fact, the correct close." If you read Talk:Gerald Walpin, you will see plenty of other information that I would like to be in the article, but which I cannot add, because I am topic banned from political articles for three months. I made my argument for including that information very good and strong. Furthermore, the people who objected to included that information were unwilling and unable to answer my questions about why the information should not be included. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:27, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, here are some articles to prove how noteworthy Walpin's firing is: Washington Post, Washington Post 2, Washongton Post 3, New York Times, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Politico, Politico 2, examiner.com, examiner.com 2, examiner.com 3, San Francisco Chronicle, National Review, ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, Altanta Journal Constitution, law.com, Youth Today, Fox News, Fox News 2, Fox News 3, Fox News 4, Fox News 5, Kansas City Star, Huffington Post, Brietbart, Salon, Wall St. Journal. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:44, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, please explain why you think it's not highly notable that President Obama fired Walpin after Walpin accused one of Obama's freinds of corruption. Please explain why you think it's not highly notable that Obama justified firing Walpin by accusing Walpin of being incoherent, but then more than 100 prominent people signed a bipartisian petition saying that Obama's accusations against Walpin were false. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:47, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, this is what I propose be added to Gerald Walpin. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:52, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
It's too short. It needs 780 more characters. You want to help me expand it in the next hour? I have to head to school soon. Law type! snype? 22:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm sorry I didn't realize you had already nominated the article, thank you so much for taking care of that mess. a little insignificant 01:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I plan to keep an eye on the Witch's House, because they need to put back the shutters (which complete the look). I live in MPLS, but I visit my ethnic homeland of SoCal pretty regularly. From what I can tell, that renovation has been going on something like 4 years! Given the economy, the owner (if its still the realtor) has no reason to rush things. I actually saw those MN food articles only last week, they were fascinating. If I see some of those dishes I'll certainly take a photo, the others on the MN Wikiproject are actually very, very good at getting photos in a hurry --and some of them are natives who might have readier access to some of those dishes. Meanwhile, I've been planning on taking photos of the exteriors of eternal rivals Matt's Bar/5-8 Club for the Jucy Lucy article. It reminds me of the similar rivalry between Philippe's and the Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet over the origination of the French dip (regardless, my personal flavor preference is Philippe's). -- Bobak ( talk) 03:08, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I can't say I can explain the logic to it. Only, that I must have picked it up from someone else when I started to create my first articles and I have done so ever since. My guess? Perhaps it is to single out words that are names of places such as the name of a resturant. In this case, the name Beefburger is of particular importance but you can't bluelink it to another article and you can't put it in speechmarks either. Good question.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 04:30, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
And the only reason I unlinked kaiser BUN was because it didn't link to anything. I can't believe I didn't think of kaiser ROLL though.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 04:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Florence Court Forest Park and Darwin Forest are two of the articles I have been working on during the WP:NODRAMA. But I must confess I know next to nothing about them. Consider me to be a bit of a Dr.Blofeld creating stubs for articles missing from Wikipedia. I really want to try and do as much as possible during these five days, but was stuck for ideas so I ended up looking at random Wikipedia lists for redlinks and I stumbled across two forests and I've taken it from there...
But what I REALLY want to do is to try and get one of my music-articles to GA status at some point.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 05:00, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for sorting out the article talk pages. I noticed.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 05:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
A bad nomination by a SPA. Read my comments at the AfD. MichaelQSchmidt ( talk) 19:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I don't know about these newfangled anthems. I won't vote for them. The old ones were better. Still, ever onward Aymatth2 ( talk) 02:34, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
The links are now moved to User:Pinkgirl34/Sandbox. And I'm participating in the Wikipedia Dramaout, but I chose the wrong userbox at that time. -- Myfavourite colouris pink 16:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, if you can re-word it, please do so, but to me it sounded like nonsense. I trust you, as always. Bearian ( talk) 21:19, 22 July 2009 (UTC) P.S. FYI, I worked on her 2006 campaign. Bearian ( talk) 21:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you again for your support of the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Preliminary states indicate that 129 new articles were created, 203 other articles were improved, and 183 images were uploaded. Additionally, 41 articles were nominated for DYK, of which at least 2 have already been promoted. There are currently also 8 articles up for GA status and 3 up for FA/FL status. Though the campaign is technically over, please continue to update the log page at WP:NODRAMA/L with any articles which you worked during the campaign, and also to note any that receive commendation, such as DYK, GA or FA status. You may find the following links helpful in nominating your work:
Again, thank you for making this event a success! -- Jayron32. talk. say no to drama 02:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on the speed and reliability of your research I've concluded you are a mutant with at least 4 hands and 6 eyes using several computers simultaeniously. The article Luke Heron was nom'd for deletion largely due to a shortage of solid references. I've added a couple, but lack your obvious biological advantages. Care to strut your stuff? Doc Tropics 18:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
previous section regarding Tamil Nadu
CoM, it's nice to "meet" you. It's funny that we've never interacted before, and yet suddenly we're on so many of the same pages. It can be hard to communicate things personally in text, without using tone, facial expressions, or body language, so I wanted to make a point of dropping in here to say "hi". Even if it seems I might disagree with you on a topic, it's always with respect, and always keeping in mind that we share the same goals: high quality articles that will be a credit a to the project. And on the Sanchez page I don't even "disagree" per se, I just have a "technical" concern about the sourcing of quotes in BLPs. Which reminds me, I noticed that after !voting to "keep" a certain article at AfD, you immediately set about improving it significantly. I consider that extremely admirable! I'm happy to have met you and look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Doc Tropics 18:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I did a little bit of work on Groom of the Stool. Now where do I find a picture of one of Henry VIII's magnificent toilets? Drmies ( talk) 18:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 12:08, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
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BorgQueen ( talk) 18:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I posted a question about the extent of your Obama-related topic ban. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 23:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know 12:08, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
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23:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)Maybe after your block ends, you can go back to making the great kinds of edits on food, animal, science, and technology articles that you are so good at doing! Grundle2600 ( talk) 01:33, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Per your above comment, I have unblocked you. Given that you have said you will avoid Arrest of Henry Louis Gates and similar articles I see no reason to keep this block in effect, particularly since objections to it were raised on ANI. Two other points though: 1) Parts of your comments do not do you credit, as you cast aspersions on other editors unnecessarily using words like "abusive," "trolling," and "stalking." It's understandable that you're upset and annoyed by the situation, but those kind of comments obviously don't help your case. 2) In the future, you should very much err heavily on the side of caution with respect to topics that might fall under the ban restriction. If it even seems remotely related to Obama don't get involved, or at least ask first. Obviously some things might be up for interpretation, but the Gates thing was actually fairly clear cut (for example when you moved text that actually discussed Obama, though you did not write it). As I said on ANI I have no doubt that you were editing there in good faith, but it is basically up to you to hold to your ArbCom restrictions, and if you cross the line you risk a block. If you edit something and then realize it probably falls under the topic ban, just undo yourself and I doubt anyone will make a thing of it.
I think we should try to put this past us now and move on. Happy editing. -- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 04:03, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Ched isn't mad at me now is he? It was just a joke. You know, hazing the noob admin. Gulp. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 07:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Micronation relations can wait. I have just finished a huge, tedious overhaul of the "Foreign relations of ..." articles, and they have enough fantasy to last me for months. "Saudi-Japanese relations are based on mutual respect and common interests in all areas." "The United States has promoted national reconciliation, encouraging Nicaraguans to resolve their problems through dialogue and compromise." Enough! I will do some dull but uncontroversial articles like Ethiopia–People's Republic of China relations while I recover my sanity. You might give it a try. Take a break from the Obama wars. :~) Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Better stay away from Kenya – United States relations - dangerous there. Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:46, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes Aymatth2 ( talk) 23:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Have one of these, my treat!
Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
This comment [7], specifically the "More mature and respectful parties" comment, did not help civility here.
Please don't poke the bears. The section needing collapse was self-evident. Getting nasty back at Roux was not productive.
I've already warned Roux on his talk page, but I want to remind everyone involved not to behave in a hostile manner, particularly on ANI. Thanks. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 01:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 07:28, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
"Why isn't Baptisia arachnifera getting a work up on the beach?" It will - if you look at the times of my work, you'll see I was up way too late last night working on the Duncans. I do have to sleep sometime. Did you see my new article already in mainspace? Ladyof Shalott 14:03, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Hum..., Yes, I would say that they deserve an article, but not the current one in Wikipedia. I used to go to the original one located between Avenida Lomas Verdes and Santa Juanita in Bayamon and let me tell you, forget KFC. Do you know the secret behind their formula? They marinated the "pollos" in beer. Anyway, here are two websites, especailly the "San Juan Herald" which would explian the notability of Martin's BBQ: [8] and Puerto Rico Herald. The article needs a little work. Tony the Marine ( talk) 04:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your kind words CoM. I'll admit, I honestly hoped that you weren't too upset with me. I know that I can be "over the top" sometimes with the "Can't we all just get along" stuff. On a side note, I noticed your post to Jimbo's page - I realize that I must now bow down before you as our supreme commander. :P — Ched : ? 06:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Harissa caught my attention, after the final episode of Food Network Star. Drmies ( talk) 13:58, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi CoM
Created an embarrasingly light stub that perhaps you might be willing to assist on.
Regards, Bongo matic 22:20, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Look at it now...quick! before it gets deleted! Drmies ( talk) 02:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Presumably, one of these, fueled by diesel. Bongo matic 03:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, obviously you have too many fans, so your ArbCom restriction has been used by disruptive editors to game the system or forum shopping. I think minority's voice is always be warranted without fear on Wikipedia, but unfortunately, that does not occur Although I and you seems to have politically different ideas, you have a right to defend your idea to the public as long as you abide by the Wikipedia rules-- Caspian blue 04:07, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
AFD On this AFD. LoveMonkey ( talk) 02:49, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Alright C.O.M., I saw your edits on other stuff with Skomorokh and thought you objective. Jeez I was just asking. LoveMonkey ( talk) 03:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey CoM, what do you think of this? (Serious question!) Drmies ( talk) 15:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I have to agree with Eagles247 about the cowboys.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 19:59, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
The Committee has amended several remedies of Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Obama_articles, at least one of which mentions your name. You may view the amended remedies at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Obama_articles#Remedies.
Ah, my mistake. The topic ban is still in effect. The truth will have to wait... Thanks for the good humor gents. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
This quite clearly violates your topic ban, as you should obviously know since your comment actually mentions Obama, and since you were specifically warned away from the AfD about this article. This is simply not acceptable. As a courtesy to you I agreed to not enforce the Obama ArbCom remedies against you, but another admin would be well within their rights to block you for that talk page edit. I do not think you can claim that you did not know that page was verboten, and it is your job to stay clear of Obama topics, and err on the side of caution—not to count on others to warn you after the fact.
If another admin happens by this you might well be blocked (indeed that's probably what should happen), but I'm just (again) warning you to stop editing in these areas. The next time it happens I'll ask another admin to administer a 24 hour block—you've already been given some leeway on this as you know. -- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 19:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Aren't you limited to one revert per week on BLP's? If so, you're over that limit. Scribner ( talk) 01:38, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
In edit summary for this edit you said that you are tweaking. While most of your changes were tweaks you also reverted my last edit. Was that your intention or you just edited old version of the page by mistake? -- Vision Thing -- 11:48, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
? the source was irrelevant to the sentence it supported, which was about Krugman being "liberal" - a word which doesn't appear in the source. WP:AGF much? Rd232 talk 20:20, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I started the midget car racing article. There had been no other use before early this year. I think the racing article should be renamed to Chili Bowl (race) and Chili Bowl should become a redirect to the disambiguation page. Do you object? If you don't, I doubt it would be controversial. I'm willing to do the work. Please respond here on your talk page with your opinion. Royal broil 21:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
You should see the activity! Drmies ( talk) 02:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
...but better late than never--congratulations to you too! Drmies ( talk) 03:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
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06:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)As was discussed in the thread on ANI, my topic ban applies to article and talk pages. That is not an article or a talk page. This is more disgusting abuse against consensus by an admin. No surprise. You also failed to issue a warning or to discuss the issue first. You've made clear in previous discussions your disdain for me Sarek, so it's no surprise you're coming after me. This is a disgrace. Right up there with Aitias, Connolley and others who abuse policies and disregard our rules to go after editors they don't like and to support their friends. I don't hold grudges so I hope you'll take action to recognize your series of mistakes soon. I've become friends with editors who I've had disagreements with, but some recognition of your part in the problem will be needed. (refactored somewhat) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:13, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
You have been mentioned in an incident report at AN/I. Bongo matic 06:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I have unblocked you, however I will reblock you if you don't tone down your language. John Vandenberg ( chat) 08:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Here's Sarek's idea of civility [12]. Here's Sarek refactoring another user's comments [13]. The other editor changes it back [14]. Sarek refactors again [15]. Then protects his page [16]. Receives a warning [17]. Argues 3 reverts in 24 hours is appropriate and okay. This is the kind of abusive admin we need to get rid of. They make the rules up as they go along, impose them arbitrarily and don't abide by them at all. Sarek should be desysoped along with Connolley. I don't know about Protonk, maybe he's just having a bad week and can't be bothered respecting his fellow editors and assuming good faith. That he sticks to his false and abusive assumptions even when they are proved wrong is pretty distrubing. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:29, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
"I would find it impossible to just sit back and watch the blatant injustice without doing something about it. I'd have reversed that block immediately and blocked the blocking admin for 24 hours, until he'd sobered up." -common sense (uncommon on Wikipedia)
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Note your suggestion about merging this. Not opposed. There's several small articles about SOE ops, but where to merge them is the question. The main SOE article is very general, it only refers to a minority of named operations. It would become far too large, in time, so regional summaries might be better, with separate articles where there's sufficient significance or info. This list is a partial list that needs attention. Folks at 137 ( talk) 17:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Have you ever tried this one? I saw a clip in which some food critic praises the dish, and they look quite yummy. You seem to be somewhat connected to Scandinavian culture (or Biking? :D), so I'm just asking. -- Caspian blue 18:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for getting involved in the Ancient Egypt race article. Do you know where I can go to challenge the bogus banning that I and others experienced? AncientObserver ( talk) 17:27, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
The tags you asked about handle how the Transclusion works: WP:Transclusion#Transclusion_markup. BillyTFried ( talk) 19:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Let's wait and see, since I believe the main reason for opposition to a merge was because the individual pages would disappear, but with this solution they remain as they are. Hence it's not really a true "Merge" at all. BillyTFried ( talk) 20:08, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Please be aware that Ancient Egyptian race controversy is under arbcomm probation, as per the notice at the top of Talk:Ancient Egyptian race controversy William M. Connolley ( talk) 21:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey ChildofMidnight. I appreciate your comments. I know they will be added in the future. They are on the rise and their message couldn't be more deserving of coverage. In this World which is missing many things positive and uplifting ThreePeace is a throwback to a more pure age. Not afraid to speak their minds and also having a message of peace with the music. The Music is great and the message so I will definately be keeping it and adding on when I get the nugget that will make it "notable". Not sure that is really clear through all the discussions, yet, this has only fueled my dedication to it. If is removed I will submit it to the ThreePeace newsgroups on MySpace, Twitter, and their own website and see if I can't get a few more ThreePeace fans on the cause. We will see and thanks for your suggestions. Riddiman ( talk) 01:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Re, your message, I don't know if I'm good at giving tips, past experience says I'm not, but I'll try. Usually just poke through their edits, compare the edits of the suspected sock with the master account on a single article they both edit, then file a report noting two edits from the accounts which look similar. If it isn't a clear-cut case, and the master has shown the ability to evade blocks before, a checkuser might be appropriate, if, for anything else, to see if rangeblocks are possible.— Dæ dαlus Contribs 04:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm not sure how this talk thing works - as I'm new to editing wiki pages.
the information i changed was justified. i actually built this article myself (the original;as it did not exist before). i'm very familiar with Wiel's work. and i'm an architect - and realise that images are VERY important. but no architect wants BAD images on their wiki page.
there are much better images (copyright free) that i have found on flickr... an i'm in the process of uploading them.
the library is a notable building (but it seems a link to the university (where it's located) would be helpful for people unfamiliar with utrecht. i will begin starting an article on it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArchitectinNY ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
ChildofMidnight, could you take care of this photo request? Badagnani ( talk) 02:21, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I've requested an amendment to the Obama ArbCom case to examine and remove several of the findings of fact and remedies passed by the Committee. Your comments would be appreciated here. Thank you. Sceptre ( talk) 13:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
? Drmies ( talk) 17:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Harry Reid was certainly right about the war in Iraq. We lost that thing a long time ago. By the way, I'm on a string of bad luck with my comments. Not only is Doc unappreciative, but my harmless comment about regime change and the axis of evil to another editor was removed as "trolling". And did you guys know that interest in who the Egyptians were started with the Afrocentric movement in the 1960s and that the notion that the Egyptians may have been black is fringe on Wikipedia? Yup. No one had ever considered, discussed or debated who the Egyptians were before the civil rights movement. And apparently there is no way they were black. Not possible. Not sure why, but that's what I'm told. Crazy things you learn here on Wikipedia I tell you! And Doc, we Americans are not always shocked when the neighbors go on a killing spree. With some of the neighbors I've had I frequently expect that kind of thing and am shocked when nothing horrible happens. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 18:04, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
If anyone enjoys doing AfDs, I think Assaultshirts and George Li warrant them. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 22:44, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Double loop marketing needs a prod or AfD me thinks. But maybe someone else thinks this marketing-speak is notable? And the Stephen Gillett seems borderline, but maybe there are other sources... And then there's Doll & The Kicks, which needs sources or to go. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
We're cleaning this up.
What else needs to be done to it?
Please answer at Talk:List of topics related to Black and African people#Clean up.
Thank you.
The Transhumanist 23:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
No, never heard of him, but he sounds very interesting! Thanks for bringing this obscure article to light (it's a stub that certainly needs attention). I'll look into it.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 03:06, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I am sorry, I have no idea about the facts mentioned... :( Paalappoo ( talk) 07:30, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
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Wow, that is amazing! Drmies ( talk) 04:57, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
When you get a few minutes (it will take more than a few) can you look at Paul David Wilson (the article not the person, well the person too if you are up to it), it is rather résuméish, (see the first line ("Paul David Wilson (born August 30, 1952) has, throughout his colorful and multi faceted life, proven himself to be exceptionally gifted as a songwriter, composer, conductor, producer, executive and human being.") and while I see some notability, it is probably longer than an article about him should be, or at least too promotional. It just got moved into mainspace after sitting in userspace for a while following a keep close at MfD. Anyway another twist to the story is there is a main editor of the article, User:Pauldavidwilson who is (I am willing to step out on a limb here without a checkuser) also know as User:Paul David Wilson. The second was mainly used as the userspace used to house the article before it's move, however I think he is only using the first user name for editing now. I notified him breifly about WP:COI, and there had been some notice at User talk:Paul David Wilson, not sure if he is taking heed or not though. Anyway I am busy this weekend with my son's birthday (and I don't do much editing on weekends anyway), and am off to Denver (actually Golden) on Monday for a week, maybe two, unlikely three, so I won't get a chance to do much editing methinks (although I may be around in the evenings depending on what is going around the hotel, I suspect nothing). Anyway can you take a look at it and see what you can improve? Cheers, and have a great weekend. -- kelapstick ( talk) 21:47, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey CoM. I know this is going back quite a while, back to when we first met at Stick candy. I recently ate at Cracker Barrel, and grabbed some stick candy for my grandkids. Do you need me to take a pic of them next to a tape measure to verify the length and width? — Ched : ? 22:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Here are a couple of illustrations of coloring with fractions. A pair of dots joined with a line can't share any colors. Got it?
CoM, I don't know how much you've been following along with the Civility Poll, but one thing that's been rolling around in my mind finally found its way to something I'm considering posting to the page. I asked how the question would be taken here, and I think it's an important question to ask in regards to civility. Certainly some may consider it a pointed question relating to the Butcher group incident, but actually it goes further into history than that. I ran across some AN/I threads long ago (in wiki-time) regarding an editor who was working on some 10-string guitar article. What people put up with amazed me, and when another expert received preferential treatment (in my opinion), I was left wondering why we should accept this in an "open community". I'm not trying to dwell on the past CoM, but I would like to find a way to avoid future injustices. Didn't know if you'd be interested in following along or not. (and I'll set up a shoot on the stick candy in the next day or two - cotton candy, cinnamon, bubble-gum, clove, and maybe root-beer were the flavors I think) — Ched : ? 02:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
How did you get it? 174.3.103.39 ( talk) 02:52, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I really appreciate it. Dave ( talk) 04:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Ha, I'm sure you saw my edit summary. Sorry. Thanks anyway though! And thanks also for what you did on the talkpage there, the request for photos. Did you click the HEMA link? Yeah, she worked with a few other writers too, but the Schmidt-Westendorp collaboration is almost beyond iconic. I'm reading Pluk to Elisabeth, one chapter a night--she can't wait for us to get to the wolf, but we have a few weeks to go. (Recap: Pluk found a home, saved the cockroach Zaza from Mrs. Helderder's spray can, visited the Stampertjes and ate french fries in their apartment, went to the park with Aagje where she saved a squirrel, Duizeltje, and with his tow truck pulled the longest horse of the world out of a muddy canal. Oh, and he almost got kicked out of his new apartment in the Petteflet, but the Major prevented that. Such adventures!) Later, Drmies ( talk) 04:53, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on your recent participation in several Food and Drink related merge discussion, I would like to point out several open discussions that might interest you:
-- Jeremy ( blah blah) 05:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I have added some content here - more than enough to establish a deep and entirely notable relationship in my opinion. But being a modest and retiring sort of editor, I will let you take full credit when you post the article to mainspace. Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:50, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
User:Simon Dodd has requested comment on the proposed merger. You are being informed as you participated in the recent AfD discussion. Discussion at Talk:Bristol Indymedia Jezhotwells ( talk) 08:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
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ChildofMidnight, you're hereby awarded the Surreal Barnstar for your delightful and innovative thinking when editing Iceland-South Korea relations. You have brought me really a big laughter with an amusement for your creativity. Even though that approach could be wrongly accused of a practice of original research by some, well, I appreciate your avant garde sprite to the community. Caspian blue 21:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC) |
you would better redact the last comment regarding your hopeful ArbCom plan and capital punishment or the whole opinion [2]? That sounds reckless in the situation because you can be viewed as "enjoy the whole situation".-- Caspian blue 00:06, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing Electro-kinetic road ramp. I thought I had used copy and paste to create the title, but I guess perhaps I hadn't. Thanks for helping out. Grundle2600 ( talk) 07:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Please, got to Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification.-- Lusala lu ne Nkuka Luka ( talk) 14:43, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Alrighty then. Looking forward to it. Mmmm, bacon... weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 19:33, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Per your question here. The answer is likely that you have not requested any additional rights. see: WP:PERM. However, in boldly reviewing your contributions, which exceed 20,000 - I believe that you can be trusted with a few additional tools that will improve your abilities to contribute to our project. I have added the following rights to your list:
1. Rollback. Please note that this should never be used in a content dispute, but only for blatant vandalism. Please read through: WP:ROLLBACK
2. Autoreview. As you have contributed to over 1,000 NPP efforts, and created 100 articles, I believe you would find this tool useful in relieving others of reviewing some of your work. (although I do realize that your edits are reviewed by a great number of people, and in great detail). Please read through Wikipedia:Autoreviewer
Best of luck, and feel free to ask if you have any questions. ;-) — Ched : ? 17:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
←Without getting too much into my own personal beliefs on political matters, I can appreciate CoMs view of the current presentation of American political viewpoints. I believe in a level playing field, and my perception is that there is often a "tilted" viewpoint in regards to many things here. I often cringe at some of the things that are said, and I truly wish that I could find a way to bring opposing sides to a mutual understanding and respect - even if they don't agree. I'm often in a difficult situation when 2 people that I admire and respect can not find a way to communicate.
CoM, I do honestly understand how strongly you feel, how offended you've felt, and how hurt you've been; but I really wish you would see that there are good and honest people on both sides of every issue. I watched, and even participated in (mildly), an effort to "reach across the isle" in a gesture of collaboration. I ask you now, PLEASE ... put down the tools of confrontation, and at least "look" at the tools of co-existence. We build the best bridges when we work together - please consider that. Your friend always, Ched. — Ched : ? 03:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to help us out over here? Thanks. Law type! snype? 04:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
In reviewing the situation, it appears that you've used rollback incorrectly. While I understand your reasons to remove the post you removed, rollback is not intended to be used in this manner. You can use a manual method of removal, or even a twinkle "AGF" link to revert items, but "rollback" has implications in regards to the WP database which are important. Please do not use the rollback feature unless it is clearly vandalism. Mistakes happen, but if they continue, then I would be forced to remove that button - and I'd rather not do that. Please be careful. — Ched : ? 05:21, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
<outdent> @Casp Isn't that very similar to the word for one of the tastes? Umo, ume, umi or something like that? Let's get this conversation back on track with the important stuff that matters! Nite all. I'll try to do some big time rollbacking tomorrow so we can really see how it works... ChildofMidnight ( talk) 08:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
How about this? Drmies ( talk) 14:42, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear fellow Wikipedian, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not! :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 17:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
How's about this for an important article to add to User:ChildofMidnight/Bacon Challenge 2010#Bacon-related - Outline of bacon? There are lots of topics covered in WP:WPOOK (which I'm not a member of) – shouldn't bacon be one of them? -- Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) 18:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Glad I could help. hgilbert ( talk) 21:31, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing Electro-kinetic road ramp. I thought I had used copy and paste to create the title, but I guess perhaps I hadn't. Thanks for helping out. Grundle2600 ( talk) 07:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
...do you really want Claw Boys Claw 3 in 1 deleted or merged? Drmies ( talk) 01:17, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Regarding your reply to Vassyana: Why are you angry at ArbCom? Ice Cold Beer is not a member of ArbCom. Moreover, it is up to administrators in general topolice the acts of other administrators. I can understand why you feel there is some failure in the system, but I do not understand why you direct your anger at ArbCom when the failure seems to lie directly with Ice Cold Beer and a handful of other admins, none of whom are on ArbCom.
I mention this for tactical reasons too - it is still quite possible that ArbCom will be open to hearing a case against ICB or others you consider to be disruptive editors. My guess is that ArbCom will say this is not their jurisdiction and should be settlesat AN/I. That would be a victory for the banned users. As long as this is possibl, what, practically, is gained from attacking ArbCom? Slrubenstein | Talk 10:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
It is not up to ArbCom to review this block. You grant ArbCom powers that it does not have. It is up to the community of other admins to support or revoke the block. ArbCom has nothing to do with this and you're looking to ArbCom is tantamount to your giving ArbCom powers that belong to the community. Slrubenstein | Talk 20:25, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
You just have lazy admins. You need an admin to say, "FILE a complaint at ArbCom, or lets deal with it ouselves, but there is no middle gound. Slrubenstein | Talk 23:35, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Please give the link to where exactly at AN/I it says that. Slrubenstein | Talk
I have come to apologize for my overreaction to you yesterday. The passage "delicate man" is a parody of Law's comment on Ched's personality, so I joked with it, but it conveyed as a different and odd meaning, so I was upset at it. I'm okay for you to call me a nick name other than Casp. (Caspi would be perfectly fine). I tend to not go easy in this hot and sizzling summer, so I'm reducing my activity on writing articles during the season...You can find me working on FPC or other image areas that do not require reading texts, reviewing nice images is fun.-- Caspian blue 19:46, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply to #Bacon, but I was busy for the most part yesterday, then I got caught up in a talk page thread this morning, then I spent the entire afternoon reading up on the deletion policy. What sort of contents do you think would go well in a bacon portal? -- Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) 01:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
May I ask whose bright idea this was?-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 00:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Well you know, I've created no articles at all this month and this could be a good time to clear the WebHamster incident from memory. It should never have happened and hopefully, if I took a break from helping out at ANI, I would have a good excuse to make some great article developments. I read a comment the other day saying that if everyone spent time resolving dramas at AN/I the encyclopedia would look the same now as it did in 2005. -- The Legendary Sky Attacker 01:09, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
... per your request on my talk page here, I've "rolledback" your rights ... sorry, I couldn't resist the pun. ;-) Cheerio. — Ched : ? 17:51, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for creating America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. I proposed a few categories and redirects on the article's talk page - no drama - nothing controversial! Have fun! Grundle2600 ( talk) 19:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/Log has a list of articles that people started during the dramaout. Although the dramaout has not officially started, given that you started this article in response to my request on the dramaout page, I think it would be OK if you added it to the list, if you wanted to. I started the dramaout early, and I added Madison Keyes to the list. Grundle2600 ( talk) 20:53, 16 July 2009 (UTC) That was fast! Grundle2600 ( talk) 20:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Just letting you know that the discussion for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wal-Mart (disambiguation) (3rd nomination) has been listed for deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 July 15. You may be interested in commenting. Tatterfly ( talk) 22:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
...for all the times we've shared. It's been great but I'll be lucky to be around for another 24 hours. I really, really, really want to stay at Wikipedia, but the WebHamster incident has gone way too far. Yes, the situation has always been between about WebHamster and Noloop but I think my involvement in the situation has pissed a few people off too. I thought I would put an end to a problem by warning WebHamster for his actions, but it only made things worse. After leaving a nasty message on my talk page, I thought a civility message would set him straight but it only allowed this mess to carry-on. I left a message saying that although I didn't fully agree with his actions, I would forgive him and would try to "leave him alone" as he wanted. I still don't understand why he still responded in the same way because I left him alone and carried on as though it had never happened. Yes, Noloop has been dragging this on for too long, but my failed attempts at resolving their conflict backfired into this explosion. With the exception of a thank you note for reverting vandalism to my userpage, I have not edited his page since and I have not edited Malleus' talk page either. And apart from endorsing Abce2's comment at the RfC I've have completely let it be. I have not certified the RfC.
But I think some people are somewhat pissed off with me, even if they don't say it, and are more pissed off with the other two editors who always have been more involved than myself. For this reason this could be my last day on Wikipedia. I want to stay more than anything else, but not if it means pissing people off. I just wanted to thank you for the times we have shared over the past few months and say that if I'm no longer here at the end of the day....goodbye CoM.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 22:41, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
It actually has more to do with Drmies saying "Not to mention, you were told to fuck off, right?". I don't know in what tone his/her reply was supposed to be in but I got worked up because it sounded as though, even my ally editors that I trusted the most were pissed off with me and wanted me to "fuck off" as well.
You are right, this is a minor incident that is almost entirely WebHamster vs. Noloop. Maybe I'm just overreacting right now, but I'm worked up because I never intended to piss off anybody. Hopefully, I haven't.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 23:22, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Sky Attacker, please don't leave! Just because you are feeling upset over an incident doesn't mean you should leave. Heck, I think that if a wikipedia editor has never stirred up at least some trouble, they are being too timid and uncreative in their edits. I was going to suggest that you join us at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout, but I see you already signed up for it. The worst thing in the world is to give up hope. If you feel that you are having trouble with a certain area of wikipedia, there are plenty of other areas where you may be happier. Please stay! Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I thought you might be interested in reading these:
Grundle2600 ( talk) 00:48, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I suggest you tread lightly at this under-Arbcom-probation article and read through the talk page archives and discussing changes before making any changes to the article. The content which you removed has a consensus to be where it is. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 22:06, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Allstarecho has been one of the most biased of editors. It's truly appauling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.163.18.130 ( talk) 14:45, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm way ahead of ya. :) – Juliancolton | Talk 22:43, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I want to thank you for sticking to standards on the Matt Sanchez article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.163.18.130 ( talk) 14:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
2.
Lead looks good! Thanks for the bold tweak. -- Samir 16:44, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for signing up for the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Wikipedia stands to benefit from the improvements in the article space as a result of this campaign. This is a double reminder. First, the campaign begins on July 18, 2009 at 00:00 (UTC). Second, please remember to log any articles you have worked on during the campaign at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/Log. Thanks again for your participation! -- Jayron32. talk. say no to drama 21:16, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Please see Talk:America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Thanks. Grundle2600 ( talk) 01:53, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Did you know that ArbCom has formed a new council to devise new forms of Wikipedia governance( Wikipedia:Advisory Council on Project Development)? I thought you might be interested in looking over who has been made a member of this council. They were not selected through any kind of transparent process. I have strong doubts about at least one of them, based on this comment, which I believe would be of interest to you. You and I know Wikipedia has problems that need to be addressed. Is a council with this member going to address them? Slrubenstein | Talk 10:35, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
this provides more context and discussion of the issue at hand. Slrubenstein | Talk 19:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Did you find any mention of the Hof's Hut that used to be near John Wayne airport. I actually met John Wayne, when I was 1.5 years old, at that location. According to family legend, he called me a 'little buckaroo' and patted me on the head. Law type! snype? 23:00, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
What is your neck of the woods? I'll do pho over Hof's bro. Law type! snype? 00:11, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
This is a courtesy note to inform you that the set of five recent Ancient Egyptian race controversy topic bans by Ice Cold Beer ( talk · contribs) has been raised at arbitration enforcement for review: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Ancient Egyptian race controversy ban review. I am informing you because you are an involved party or commented at the arbitration clarification request. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to leave me a talk page message. -- Vassyana ( talk) 00:55, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Battle of the Oranges at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! The hook says it's the largest "food fight", but the source says it's the largest "fruit fight". Maybe there is no difference, unless there is a larger pie fight, or some other type of food fight. Can the hook be revised or a more specific reference used?
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I am considering going live with User:MichaelQSchmidt/sandbox/National Fibromyalgia Association. I'm feeling pretty good about 10 hours of work. Please take a look and advise of any concerns. Thank you, MichaelQSchmidt ( talk) 07:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Restore Our American Mustangs Act might be a good idea for an article. Breitbart.com has this article. Here is a government website on it. Grundle2600 ( talk) 16:57, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm happy to help. By the way, see User:Law's edit summary-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 20:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, first of all, telling someone that their closing was "weak and biased" doesn't tend to be the best way of getting them to reverse it. Still, I've had a look, and given that Walpin's article is merely 11.6K and this incredibly important event takes up just ten lines of text seems to only reinforce the fact that it was, in fact, the correct close. This is backed up when you see that, of those opining "Keep" on the AfD, five haven't edited since, one has been topic-banned from Obama articles, and one has been found to be a sock and blocked. Funny, that. Still, if you can create an article that addresses the original concerns in userspace, feel free to request it be re-created at DRV. (Incidentally, of those new sources, the first one is a blog, and the second one is a re-print of the third, so there's effectively only one useful source there). Black Kite 21:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, you said: "I've had a look, and given that Walpin's article is merely 11.6K and this incredibly important event takes up just ten lines of text seems to only reinforce the fact that it was, in fact, the correct close." If you read Talk:Gerald Walpin, you will see plenty of other information that I would like to be in the article, but which I cannot add, because I am topic banned from political articles for three months. I made my argument for including that information very good and strong. Furthermore, the people who objected to included that information were unwilling and unable to answer my questions about why the information should not be included. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:27, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, here are some articles to prove how noteworthy Walpin's firing is: Washington Post, Washington Post 2, Washongton Post 3, New York Times, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Politico, Politico 2, examiner.com, examiner.com 2, examiner.com 3, San Francisco Chronicle, National Review, ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, Altanta Journal Constitution, law.com, Youth Today, Fox News, Fox News 2, Fox News 3, Fox News 4, Fox News 5, Kansas City Star, Huffington Post, Brietbart, Salon, Wall St. Journal. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:44, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, please explain why you think it's not highly notable that President Obama fired Walpin after Walpin accused one of Obama's freinds of corruption. Please explain why you think it's not highly notable that Obama justified firing Walpin by accusing Walpin of being incoherent, but then more than 100 prominent people signed a bipartisian petition saying that Obama's accusations against Walpin were false. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:47, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Black Kite, this is what I propose be added to Gerald Walpin. Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:52, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
It's too short. It needs 780 more characters. You want to help me expand it in the next hour? I have to head to school soon. Law type! snype? 22:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm sorry I didn't realize you had already nominated the article, thank you so much for taking care of that mess. a little insignificant 01:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! I plan to keep an eye on the Witch's House, because they need to put back the shutters (which complete the look). I live in MPLS, but I visit my ethnic homeland of SoCal pretty regularly. From what I can tell, that renovation has been going on something like 4 years! Given the economy, the owner (if its still the realtor) has no reason to rush things. I actually saw those MN food articles only last week, they were fascinating. If I see some of those dishes I'll certainly take a photo, the others on the MN Wikiproject are actually very, very good at getting photos in a hurry --and some of them are natives who might have readier access to some of those dishes. Meanwhile, I've been planning on taking photos of the exteriors of eternal rivals Matt's Bar/5-8 Club for the Jucy Lucy article. It reminds me of the similar rivalry between Philippe's and the Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet over the origination of the French dip (regardless, my personal flavor preference is Philippe's). -- Bobak ( talk) 03:08, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I can't say I can explain the logic to it. Only, that I must have picked it up from someone else when I started to create my first articles and I have done so ever since. My guess? Perhaps it is to single out words that are names of places such as the name of a resturant. In this case, the name Beefburger is of particular importance but you can't bluelink it to another article and you can't put it in speechmarks either. Good question.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 04:30, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
And the only reason I unlinked kaiser BUN was because it didn't link to anything. I can't believe I didn't think of kaiser ROLL though.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 04:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Florence Court Forest Park and Darwin Forest are two of the articles I have been working on during the WP:NODRAMA. But I must confess I know next to nothing about them. Consider me to be a bit of a Dr.Blofeld creating stubs for articles missing from Wikipedia. I really want to try and do as much as possible during these five days, but was stuck for ideas so I ended up looking at random Wikipedia lists for redlinks and I stumbled across two forests and I've taken it from there...
But what I REALLY want to do is to try and get one of my music-articles to GA status at some point.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 05:00, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for sorting out the article talk pages. I noticed.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 05:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
A bad nomination by a SPA. Read my comments at the AfD. MichaelQSchmidt ( talk) 19:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I don't know about these newfangled anthems. I won't vote for them. The old ones were better. Still, ever onward Aymatth2 ( talk) 02:34, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
The links are now moved to User:Pinkgirl34/Sandbox. And I'm participating in the Wikipedia Dramaout, but I chose the wrong userbox at that time. -- Myfavourite colouris pink 16:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, if you can re-word it, please do so, but to me it sounded like nonsense. I trust you, as always. Bearian ( talk) 21:19, 22 July 2009 (UTC) P.S. FYI, I worked on her 2006 campaign. Bearian ( talk) 21:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you again for your support of the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Preliminary states indicate that 129 new articles were created, 203 other articles were improved, and 183 images were uploaded. Additionally, 41 articles were nominated for DYK, of which at least 2 have already been promoted. There are currently also 8 articles up for GA status and 3 up for FA/FL status. Though the campaign is technically over, please continue to update the log page at WP:NODRAMA/L with any articles which you worked during the campaign, and also to note any that receive commendation, such as DYK, GA or FA status. You may find the following links helpful in nominating your work:
Again, thank you for making this event a success! -- Jayron32. talk. say no to drama 02:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Based on the speed and reliability of your research I've concluded you are a mutant with at least 4 hands and 6 eyes using several computers simultaeniously. The article Luke Heron was nom'd for deletion largely due to a shortage of solid references. I've added a couple, but lack your obvious biological advantages. Care to strut your stuff? Doc Tropics 18:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
previous section regarding Tamil Nadu
CoM, it's nice to "meet" you. It's funny that we've never interacted before, and yet suddenly we're on so many of the same pages. It can be hard to communicate things personally in text, without using tone, facial expressions, or body language, so I wanted to make a point of dropping in here to say "hi". Even if it seems I might disagree with you on a topic, it's always with respect, and always keeping in mind that we share the same goals: high quality articles that will be a credit a to the project. And on the Sanchez page I don't even "disagree" per se, I just have a "technical" concern about the sourcing of quotes in BLPs. Which reminds me, I noticed that after !voting to "keep" a certain article at AfD, you immediately set about improving it significantly. I consider that extremely admirable! I'm happy to have met you and look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Doc Tropics 18:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I did a little bit of work on Groom of the Stool. Now where do I find a picture of one of Henry VIII's magnificent toilets? Drmies ( talk) 18:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
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I posted a question about the extent of your Obama-related topic ban. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 23:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know 12:08, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
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23:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)Maybe after your block ends, you can go back to making the great kinds of edits on food, animal, science, and technology articles that you are so good at doing! Grundle2600 ( talk) 01:33, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Per your above comment, I have unblocked you. Given that you have said you will avoid Arrest of Henry Louis Gates and similar articles I see no reason to keep this block in effect, particularly since objections to it were raised on ANI. Two other points though: 1) Parts of your comments do not do you credit, as you cast aspersions on other editors unnecessarily using words like "abusive," "trolling," and "stalking." It's understandable that you're upset and annoyed by the situation, but those kind of comments obviously don't help your case. 2) In the future, you should very much err heavily on the side of caution with respect to topics that might fall under the ban restriction. If it even seems remotely related to Obama don't get involved, or at least ask first. Obviously some things might be up for interpretation, but the Gates thing was actually fairly clear cut (for example when you moved text that actually discussed Obama, though you did not write it). As I said on ANI I have no doubt that you were editing there in good faith, but it is basically up to you to hold to your ArbCom restrictions, and if you cross the line you risk a block. If you edit something and then realize it probably falls under the topic ban, just undo yourself and I doubt anyone will make a thing of it.
I think we should try to put this past us now and move on. Happy editing. -- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 04:03, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Ched isn't mad at me now is he? It was just a joke. You know, hazing the noob admin. Gulp. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 07:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Micronation relations can wait. I have just finished a huge, tedious overhaul of the "Foreign relations of ..." articles, and they have enough fantasy to last me for months. "Saudi-Japanese relations are based on mutual respect and common interests in all areas." "The United States has promoted national reconciliation, encouraging Nicaraguans to resolve their problems through dialogue and compromise." Enough! I will do some dull but uncontroversial articles like Ethiopia–People's Republic of China relations while I recover my sanity. You might give it a try. Take a break from the Obama wars. :~) Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Better stay away from Kenya – United States relations - dangerous there. Aymatth2 ( talk) 20:46, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes Aymatth2 ( talk) 23:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Have one of these, my treat!
Grundle2600 ( talk) 23:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
This comment [7], specifically the "More mature and respectful parties" comment, did not help civility here.
Please don't poke the bears. The section needing collapse was self-evident. Getting nasty back at Roux was not productive.
I've already warned Roux on his talk page, but I want to remind everyone involved not to behave in a hostile manner, particularly on ANI. Thanks. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 01:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen ( talk) 07:28, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
"Why isn't Baptisia arachnifera getting a work up on the beach?" It will - if you look at the times of my work, you'll see I was up way too late last night working on the Duncans. I do have to sleep sometime. Did you see my new article already in mainspace? Ladyof Shalott 14:03, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Hum..., Yes, I would say that they deserve an article, but not the current one in Wikipedia. I used to go to the original one located between Avenida Lomas Verdes and Santa Juanita in Bayamon and let me tell you, forget KFC. Do you know the secret behind their formula? They marinated the "pollos" in beer. Anyway, here are two websites, especailly the "San Juan Herald" which would explian the notability of Martin's BBQ: [8] and Puerto Rico Herald. The article needs a little work. Tony the Marine ( talk) 04:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your kind words CoM. I'll admit, I honestly hoped that you weren't too upset with me. I know that I can be "over the top" sometimes with the "Can't we all just get along" stuff. On a side note, I noticed your post to Jimbo's page - I realize that I must now bow down before you as our supreme commander. :P — Ched : ? 06:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Harissa caught my attention, after the final episode of Food Network Star. Drmies ( talk) 13:58, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi CoM
Created an embarrasingly light stub that perhaps you might be willing to assist on.
Regards, Bongo matic 22:20, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Look at it now...quick! before it gets deleted! Drmies ( talk) 02:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Presumably, one of these, fueled by diesel. Bongo matic 03:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, obviously you have too many fans, so your ArbCom restriction has been used by disruptive editors to game the system or forum shopping. I think minority's voice is always be warranted without fear on Wikipedia, but unfortunately, that does not occur Although I and you seems to have politically different ideas, you have a right to defend your idea to the public as long as you abide by the Wikipedia rules-- Caspian blue 04:07, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
AFD On this AFD. LoveMonkey ( talk) 02:49, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Alright C.O.M., I saw your edits on other stuff with Skomorokh and thought you objective. Jeez I was just asking. LoveMonkey ( talk) 03:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey CoM, what do you think of this? (Serious question!) Drmies ( talk) 15:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I have to agree with Eagles247 about the cowboys.-- The Legendary Sky Attacker 19:59, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
The Committee has amended several remedies of Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Obama_articles, at least one of which mentions your name. You may view the amended remedies at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Obama_articles#Remedies.
Ah, my mistake. The topic ban is still in effect. The truth will have to wait... Thanks for the good humor gents. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
This quite clearly violates your topic ban, as you should obviously know since your comment actually mentions Obama, and since you were specifically warned away from the AfD about this article. This is simply not acceptable. As a courtesy to you I agreed to not enforce the Obama ArbCom remedies against you, but another admin would be well within their rights to block you for that talk page edit. I do not think you can claim that you did not know that page was verboten, and it is your job to stay clear of Obama topics, and err on the side of caution—not to count on others to warn you after the fact.
If another admin happens by this you might well be blocked (indeed that's probably what should happen), but I'm just (again) warning you to stop editing in these areas. The next time it happens I'll ask another admin to administer a 24 hour block—you've already been given some leeway on this as you know. -- Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 19:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Aren't you limited to one revert per week on BLP's? If so, you're over that limit. Scribner ( talk) 01:38, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
In edit summary for this edit you said that you are tweaking. While most of your changes were tweaks you also reverted my last edit. Was that your intention or you just edited old version of the page by mistake? -- Vision Thing -- 11:48, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
? the source was irrelevant to the sentence it supported, which was about Krugman being "liberal" - a word which doesn't appear in the source. WP:AGF much? Rd232 talk 20:20, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I started the midget car racing article. There had been no other use before early this year. I think the racing article should be renamed to Chili Bowl (race) and Chili Bowl should become a redirect to the disambiguation page. Do you object? If you don't, I doubt it would be controversial. I'm willing to do the work. Please respond here on your talk page with your opinion. Royal broil 21:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
You should see the activity! Drmies ( talk) 02:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
...but better late than never--congratulations to you too! Drmies ( talk) 03:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
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06:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)As was discussed in the thread on ANI, my topic ban applies to article and talk pages. That is not an article or a talk page. This is more disgusting abuse against consensus by an admin. No surprise. You also failed to issue a warning or to discuss the issue first. You've made clear in previous discussions your disdain for me Sarek, so it's no surprise you're coming after me. This is a disgrace. Right up there with Aitias, Connolley and others who abuse policies and disregard our rules to go after editors they don't like and to support their friends. I don't hold grudges so I hope you'll take action to recognize your series of mistakes soon. I've become friends with editors who I've had disagreements with, but some recognition of your part in the problem will be needed. (refactored somewhat) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:13, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
You have been mentioned in an incident report at AN/I. Bongo matic 06:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I have unblocked you, however I will reblock you if you don't tone down your language. John Vandenberg ( chat) 08:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Here's Sarek's idea of civility [12]. Here's Sarek refactoring another user's comments [13]. The other editor changes it back [14]. Sarek refactors again [15]. Then protects his page [16]. Receives a warning [17]. Argues 3 reverts in 24 hours is appropriate and okay. This is the kind of abusive admin we need to get rid of. They make the rules up as they go along, impose them arbitrarily and don't abide by them at all. Sarek should be desysoped along with Connolley. I don't know about Protonk, maybe he's just having a bad week and can't be bothered respecting his fellow editors and assuming good faith. That he sticks to his false and abusive assumptions even when they are proved wrong is pretty distrubing. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:29, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
"I would find it impossible to just sit back and watch the blatant injustice without doing something about it. I'd have reversed that block immediately and blocked the blocking admin for 24 hours, until he'd sobered up." -common sense (uncommon on Wikipedia)