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Hi. I've seen your mfds and you may want to see User:Bahamut0013/Secret pages. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:31, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for clarifying.
I don't have a userpage for several reasons but am now reconsidering. First, if I had a userpage, I'd probably update my edit count every five edits I make so that 20% of my edits would be of me updating my userpage. What a great way to get up my edit count! Then, instead of slaving away on Middlesex (novel), I would be able to spend endless hours searching for the "right" userboxes that describe who I am. I would also be able to include hidden links to MY secret page, as well as to a couple "false" ones. Finally, I would be able to join the clique of elite editors who possess secret pages. Oh, I'd have to withdraw all my MfDs so that I wouldn't be proclaimed as a hypocrite. I also need to give vandals two playgrounds. My talk page is not enough for their amusement. What do you think? ;) Cunard ( talk) 20:29, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
See this? I thought I had the pages deleted before, and I was right! How'd they get back, though? Did I recreate them? I didn't think I did... ALI nom nom 20:03, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
I didn't mean to be insulting or condescending. I just meant to let you know that I had removed the speedy. When I saw the redirect to a page that existed, I thought I should check whether the topic was notable, and since it was, I created a stub at the redirect's target – not that easily, since I don't know much about Oregon. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 16:49, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for creating the article, though. Most would have deleted the redirect instead of expanding Wikipedia's knowledge. I am frequently impressed by the work you do rescuing articles from CAT:CSD and WP:AFD. Cheers, Cunard ( talk) 18:18, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
I apologize in advance for anyhting I might say to anger you. I have just served a two week suspension from Wikipedia that YOU caused. I helped you find the proper source for Miranda Uhl's article and I thought that was all behind us. The next thing I know, I'm banned form Wikipedia for being a sockpuppet. I then try to defend myself and I am called a liar and totally disregarded. Eventually even my right to defend myself is taken away from me and I am forced to sit and wait out my suspension with my mouth gagged! This all stems from you. I am not here to insult you or to scream at you but I would like to ask a favor of you. Next time you see what might be a sockpuppeting case, ask those involved for an explanation before putting them at the mercy of the fascist administrators that I have met over the past two weeks. Thank you.-- Johncoracing48 ( talk) 18:03, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Cunard, I'm afraid I don't have time for another read-through/peer review. I can quickly say, however, that you need to add initial publication info to the "Background and publication" section. "Middlesex was published on October 7, 2002 by..." etc. Hope this helps, and sorry I can't do more at the moment, María ( habla con migo) 12:17, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Dear Sir / Madam,
I wrote this page on a great personality who served in army medical core and was awarded with Tamgha-i-Khidmat (medal for good services) from Government of Pakistan. He was a sufi saint and guide of people especially young generation towards spiritual teachings. He has many followers from ordinary people to scholars from different subjects. I just wrote a page on Wikipedia first and a full team is busy in collecting information about his life and welfare works to develop a website. Soon this web site will be available online. We also working to upload his video addresses on web.
You can visit his group on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=384781618645
His fans page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-Muhammad-Zia-ul-Haq-Zia/353414497930
If any further information you need then please tell me.
Thanks & Regards,
Mian Adnan —Preceding unsigned comment added by MianAdnanZia ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm actually in the middle of my first read as we speak. Sorry I didn't get started sooner, I thought I could have began the review a day or two earlier but I got caught up in some other things. Already I can tell you that the article seems to be in good shape. I'm sure I'll have some comments and suggestions, but I'm confident any and all can be addressed easily. And fortunately, I just read (and enjoyed) this novel myself for the first time about one month ago, so it's all fresh in my head. — Hun ter Ka hn 05:27, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I hadn't heard anything back yet but did just poke back so hopefully we'll hear something. James ( T| C) 09:44, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I want to answer something you said about the number of fake secret pages, just so that there isn't any misunderstanding about it. User:Hi878/Right Secret Page is the barnstar, User:Hi878/Wrong Secret Page is the "You didn't find it." message, and User:Hi878/Secret Page List is the lit everyone can see so that they see how many people have found it. The other four are the actual, and the real. I'm not still trying to convince you of anything, I just didn't want any misunderstanding about any of it. Good luck with editing. Hi878 ( talk) 00:03, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard, I don't think you'll be able to get consensus to delete all silly secret game pages in the short term. It does look likely that there would be consensus to delete all such pages for non-productive editors. Would you like to attempt this as the next step. The majority of participants at Wikipedia talk:User pages#Should secret pages be tolerated based on some assessment of the editor, on his productive edit history and percentage productive edits. seem to have a philosophical problem with this, but regardless it seems to me to be a true reflection of actual practice. I think the participants at WT:UP reflect a different bias to the participants at MfD, for good or ill. MfD results count for more than majority opinion at WT:UP. -- SmokeyJoe ( talk) 05:55, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Secret pages, whether from productive editors or non-productive ones, are inappropriate because they promote social networking. Secret page barnstars devalue the reputation of barnstars which are meant for commending those who actually contribute to the encyclopedia, not for praising those who play hide-and-seek games.
There are no vested contributors. I strongly agree with A Stop at Willoughby ( talk · contribs)'s comments about this:
[W]e block admins for edit-warring just as we block regular editors for the same; we don't maintain a double standard. I believe that we should avoid a double standard regarding secret pages as well. We should not be telling newer users who ask, "Why are you deleting my secret pages and letting admin X keep his?" that "Admin X is a better user than you, that's why." That's unacceptable; we should only pass judgement on an editor's merits if he solicits such judgement (i.e. at WP:RfA, WP:RfB, WP:RfBAG, WP:ER, etc.) or if his conduct is so problematic as to demand such judgement (i.e. at WP:RFC/U, WP:WQA, WP:ANI, etc.).
Do you believe that there should be vested contributors, such as yourself, who are allowed to host secret pages, whereas those with less productive edits have their games deleted? Cunard ( talk) 04:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
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The Literary Barnstar | |
I hereby award you this Barnstar for all your hard work and dedication in getting Middlesex (novel) to Good Article status. Great job and congratulations! - S Masters ( talk) 07:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC) |
I just noticed that Middlesex made GA, so here's a little gift from me. I'm so happy for you! :-) --
S Masters (
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07:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
If AFD's have come to a "no consensus" result three times in the past, what sense does it make to invite the same people that have proven incapable of agreeing back to the discussion?— Kww( talk) 02:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
The real problem with the past AfD was the mud-slinging, which apparently has already started again. Now you have been accused of a "campaign of canvassing among the EEML warriors" [1]. Pantherskin ( talk) 05:32, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
I will not respond to the subject because that would lead to need discussion and would be distracting from the discussion about the lack of sufficient coverage in reliable sources. It is wise for you to refrain from participating from the debate (I saw your comment at Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Richard Tylman (4th nomination)) and I commend you for your restraint and for your sound advice to other users in the same position. Cunard ( talk) 07:43, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard! This is a minor point hardly worth discussing, so my apologies for that. I noticed you re-added a deletion review tag to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of the War on Terrorism, but the deletion that was actually discussed in the deletion review was a resulting speedy deletion. Or maybe the deletion review tag just goes on anyways? Hope you are well, cheers! Arbitrarily0 ( talk) 14:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Though Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of the War on Terrorism wasn't reviewed at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 April 18, I think it would be best to keep the Delrevafd tag on the AfD. The Delrevafd tag serves as a notice that the DRV has superseded the AfD and that a new AfD has been initiated to determine whether the topic should be kept. The Delrevafd will, I hope, prevent any misunderstandings if editors notice that the article has been restored at a different title. Best, Cunard ( talk) 03:45, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I have left notes on the article's talkpage. Brianboulton ( talk) 21:42, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
I found a third ref for the Template talk:Did you know#Hays Hall DYK. I also added one for Osterling. Should be all clear now. Thanks!-- GrapedApe ( talk) 05:57, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard! and thanks for your brief feedback on my did you know nomination. I have updated/expanded the article and removed the 'expand section' template. Captain n00dle \ Talk 13:07, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Totally agree - and I'm not sure how I missed something that obvious. Thanks for catching my error. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:45, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard. No, I haven't forgotten about your suggestions for improving the Benet Academy article. Unfortunately, while I've managed to fit in a few edits per day, some stuff I need to do in real life has prevented me from fully participating in the FAC process. I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. Benny the mascot ( talk) 04:06, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Oops, you're right - that article does indeed pass the general notability guideline. That was a bit of a drive-by tagging, and a mistake. I'm still not 100% sure it should have an article on Wikipedia, but I'll take a closer look and think about it carefully before deciding whether to take it to AFD. In any case, you were right to remove the template. Robofish ( talk) 22:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 18:03, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Could you look at the userspace draft for Julie Stoffer [2]? I believe it's improved a lot since you commented at the DrV. Not sure it's enough to change your mind, but it's now got two sources that are primarily about the topic and two others that are at least fairly reasonable. Thanks, Hobit ( talk) 21:25, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
...and I think everyone on Wikipedia can blame you, Cunard, for this horrific failure. Also, I hope my edit to the article of at least 97 seconds ago is to your liking. I think 50% of it is probably not up for debate, and 50% of it might be, and either way it's not stuff that's getting in the way of an article that has, in all sincerity, gone from good-to-superb in truly commendable time. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 03:11, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree with your condensing as the review is unnecessary detail, probably what Awadewit would call a " fluff quotation". If you have any input to add to the discussion on the talk page, feel free to join in. I need all the assistance I can get, especially with copyediting.
I am honored by your words of commendation. Thank you! Cunard ( talk) 04:33, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I will review Middlesex' talk page, despite my total contempt for its omnipresent sourcing.
Or something. Really, it's an excellent article. The re-read which led to my curious mix of constructive/destructive editing was a good re-read. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 05:32, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
~ mazca talk 20:30, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. You know that you're doing something right when they yell at you! Say, maybe you could help with this problem... Could you look at Shunan English School? I think that after the first few lines, the problem will be obvious. I'm not entirely sure how to handle it, so... So I'd love it if you could sort it out. :) Hi878 ( talk) 05:59, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 05:47, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Don't know if you were aware or not. User:Cy Q. Faunce got himself blocked. So he might try to sneak back in as a sock. Niteshift36 ( talk) 14:31, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard, I work for Your Baby Can Read and I made extensive edits to the Robert Titzer page per his request, and I just became aware of you reverting everything back to the old text. I will try and make the page more neutral like you stated. What do I need to do to make the changes? I don't want to put more work into it if it is just going to be deleted again. Let me know how to proceed. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Your baby can read ( talk • contribs) 22:16, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the fixes. Freakshownerd ( talk) 22:12, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your fine contribution to that page---and may all your Wikipedia posts stand the test of time. It was a bit frustrating to see that page almost deleted because it lacked "references" and "meat". No longer a danger I'm sure. I had linked to that page for some time---admittedly mostly as a back-handed stab in closing a sarcastic email message: "Have a nice day!" :-) Best regards, Bruce D. Lightner ( talk) 04:28, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
I used the phrase on Ginsengbomb ( talk · contribs)'s talk page here, in the hope that he would get the subtle suggestion to copyedit it to fix any awkward prose. Being a simpleton and slacker, Ginseng has ignored my hint and the article has remained untouched. He didn't even tell me whether he followed my insincere order to have a nice day! I must immediately rush off to his talk page to inquire about whether or not he has been obedient. For his sake, let's hope he has. ;) Cunard ( talk) 06:10, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Have a nice day, an article that you made an ill-advised attempt to improve despite your questionable command of written English, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; however, you are not welcome to edit the article to address these concerns because we are concerned any further editing will only serve to break Wikipedia. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 20:43, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
Just to let you know I do not see how a being founded by a notiable person is a claim of significance since it is accepted that notability is not inherited - I discounted a merge on the grounds that there is nothing sourced to move and with regards to a plain redirect to which link Giorgio Moroder or Casablanca Records. Codf1977 ( talk) 08:11, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for reaching out to CaB for the Korean work. Why do I always seem to stumble on the really messy/crazy AfD's? Argh. Regardless, CaB made it a bit easier to interpret this mess, and I've adjusted my vote in the AfD. I didn't think to request assistance from a Korean editor, and I'm pretty happy you did -- I was dreading trying to figure out how to evaluate those sources. A simple translation wasn't going to cut it.
By the way, I know it's been mentioned on your talk page before, but allow me to mention it again: you would, in my opinion, make an absolutely superb admin. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 17:40, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Adminship? I've thought about it but decided that I do not need an admin account to bully and harass lowly, non-admin editors such as yourself who are guilty of negligence for not copyediting Have a nice day. If I became an administrator, I must confess that I would be desysopped in less than 10 minutes after I am sysopped because I would be sure to make my first admin action indeffing you for being lazy and negligent. Cunard ( talk) 06:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
I noticed that you want to write some more Korean biographies. I suggest taking a look at South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics or South Korea at the 2010 Winter Paralympics for some ideas; there are many red links of Olympians Paralympians that still haven't been written. There are many inspiring stories; for example, I wrote an article about the Paralympian Miranda Uhl who won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Paralympics despite being burdened by excruciating pain in her back and knees because of the disease achondroplasia.
Wikipedia can, at times, be a challenging place, but it's rewarding in that it helps improve your writing and researching skills. Cunard ( talk) 06:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to have them look at structural similarities in the letters in terms of organization, voice, etc. I actually integrated it into a lesson on The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 04:17, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, TV Episodes Considered The Greatest of All Time, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TV Episodes Considered The Greatest of All Time. Thank you.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Maccy69 ( talk) 01:57, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Can we interpret this edit as withdrawal of the nomination? Armbrust Talk Contribs 13:15, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for everything. If you need anything (like images, which I can make and/or find photographs of for you) please let me know. People bios ( talk) 19:32, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
More sources for Dr. Kim will strengthen the position for retaining the article, so if you can find more sources, be sure to add them.
Middlesex (novel) was so inspiring that you were propelled to order the book? Excellent. I hope you'll enjoy it, as it's a compelling tale. Cunard ( talk) 06:15, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
I am definitely planning on adding the sources once I find them. Thank you for editing his article some more. I am actually learning HTML, how to cite sources, etc. by looking at how you and Ginsengbomb (along with some other users) edit and cite things. I sort of wish I received a bit of more formal training on HTML, rather than just trying to copy what I do. I am sure if I had taken a course on HTML, then I wouldn't be having such a difficult time trying to figure out such silly things like why my tags don't always seem to come out right...which is very embarrassing when I find them 2 days later without the format but the "attempted" format....(I know I did '"comment"' one time). Oh for shame... Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 20:28, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
One tip from a perpetual noob such as myself to you, a noob who wishes to one day not be a noob: make extensive use of the Preview button. Don't hit "Save page" until everything looks perfect. Particularly if you've been drinking. Speaking of which, it's Friday. Cheers. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 21:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Speaking of cute, I think this has turned into one of my favorite lolcats.
As for the self-proclaimed noob, I am ready to engage in a debate on who is the bigger noob. I am such a noob that I didn't know what 1337 meant until another wikipedian explained to me that it was the opposite of a noob. How much of a noob does one have to be to not know the definition of the opposite of a noob? Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 22:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
To the two have spent Friday night getting drunk and are uber noobs who can argue like cavemen but have as much knowledge about technology as they, I have expanded Have a nice day and opened a peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Have a nice day/archive1. When someone comments there, I would be grateful if you two would help address any concerns. Cunard ( talk) 18:35, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
I learn so much about wikipedia editing through [ watching you] and Ginsengbomb edit. I am planning on trying to introduce some multimedia to some of the articles. One seasoned editor has been helping me in the process. Once we get something going, I'll send it over to you for your opinion/input. Also, I believe that one day, when I have reached 1337 status, I shall have to find some way to indefinitely collapse all this nonsense above about me being a self-proclaimed noob talking to other self-proclaimed noobs about doing nothing but Wikipedia editing on Friday nights. All this information could be extremely compromising for all my future Wiki career endeavors. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 15:51, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, yeah I saw that you removed the spaces and I was grateful I saw you do it because now I know. I am really glad I'm doing this because every time I stop working on my writing I forget about half of the English grammar/punctuation/writing rules and it's such a pain (although, to be honest, the 'no-space when using em dashes' rule was one I never heard of before). I swear writing is like a musical instrument—you have to keep practicing it or else you lose your ability to write well. I am going to be working on this multimedia project tonight, and once it's done I'll run it by you for your opinion. The other editor, User:Daniel J. Leivick, and I were going to just drop it off in Wiki commons and see how the wiki community reacts to it. Apparently, I like living on the edge... Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 17:55, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
The information about his mother I believe was from his own biography on his website, but I am not sure if that is something I can use as a source and I would rather not include it since I can see what you mean about it being sensitive material. Writing in itself is a task, but writing and learning HTML at the same time is a full time job. I am now thinking about taking more technology classes to get up-to-par on HTML. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 18:40, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Also, I just noticed that you used the the Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/x-15489-Internet-Examiner~y2009m10d20-What-do-you-know-about-Love-Jaeson-Ma-gets-to-the-heart-of-the-matter) in the article as a source. The website is placed on the spam blacklist because it is not a reliable source and has been spammed onto Wikipedia in the past. See Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 35#examiner.com = paid blogging, no editorial oversight for a discussion about examiner.com. I think you should replace the Examiner article on Jaeson Ma with another source. Cunard ( talk) 18:58, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
However, I can see what you mean, and considering it's not worth the hassle since there are discrepancies, I will go ahead and see if I can find another source and I will just remove the claim for now. I am going to work on his article more tomorrow with my tutoring students since I also found some more sources on him and I want them to work on their writing. I am glad you said CNN and CBN as solid sources, because I was guessing that those were the two solid ones (which means I'm figuring this out faster than I initially thought). Thanks Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 15:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
The sentence was pretty basic, but I found 2 other sources that were similar so I just removed the examiner.com source and I used those instead (they were just about youtube hits and Amazon mp3 sales). My students are not very well-versed in HTML (not that I am the expert) so I do all of the actual editing and uploading for them.
I also went to the peer review for Have a nice day and I moved the picture to the lead. I'm going to try and spend some more time working on Middlesex soon. I got the book, but I have yet to open it. I ordered a ton of books since I started my wiki obsession, but it seems like the only thing I read these days are more wikipedia articles. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 23:07, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard,
I have been trying to edit the Abigail Child page for the past few months and all of my changes have been discarded, even the most recent ones I've made at the beginning of May in which I simply deleted all of the information I knew to be factually incorrect. I don't have a lot of time to spend working on this page so I was wondering if you could tell me exactly why these edits were rejected/what I need to do to have my edits accepted. Would you be willing to look over a draft of my changes so that they can be accepted? Thanks,
Js2591 ( talk) 17:03, 22 July 2010 (UTC)Jess Schneller
I commented on your talk page in March 2010 about your changes and reproduce them below:
Abigail Child is an artist whose original montage pushes the envelope of sound-image relations with sensitivity, smarts and passion. – the phrases I have bolded are not neutral descriptions of Abigail Child.
Your edit also removed the external links, categories, and interwiki links from the article.
Your changes caused the article not to have wikilinks (see Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing#How do I make links? for how to make some). Also, your edit removed the sourced content that was already in the article; please incorporate your changes into the current revision instead of just writing over it.
Here are some templates to help you cite sources. There are three main templates:
These templates will allow you to better format your references so I ask that you use them for all the references you wish to include in the article.
I reverted your changes because they were not neutral, removed external links, categories, and interwiki links from the article, caused the article not to have wikilinks, and replaced valid, sourced content with other information. Please rectify these concerns, and your changes will be fine.
Thanks,
Cunard ( talk) 17:15, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Cunard, I hope you are doing well. :) Thank you for your kind comments about my writing, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant. Especially that you think the article should be considered at GA or FAC, that is most appreciated. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 21:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Yes, I'll be glad to go through the page. It really is a bit of a mess. Thanks for thinking of me and thanks for your support. -- PMDrive1061 ( talk) 04:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting Manufacturing of Hong Kong; that was very kind of you. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:21, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Would you be interested in being nominated for adminship? If you would, I would love to be the one to nominate you. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 06:21, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
You have previously commented regarding the essay WP:Wikipedia is amoral; I am soliciting suggestions for a better title for the essay. If you have any, please list them at Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_is_amoral#Suggestions_for_new_title.3F. Thanks, -- Cybercobra (talk) 07:01, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
I added a couple more pages to this MFD. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 02:24, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
Please reconsider your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Statue of Liberty Adventure as redirect. I have demonstrated that Statue of Liberty Adventure passes WP:BK #1, so I would prefer that the book have its own article since a merge would result in the loss of much content. The book has received coverage from articles such as the one from School Library Journal which "contain sufficient critical commentary to allow the article to grow past a simple plot summary". Best, Cunard ( talk) 22:36, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi, SilkTork. You are an admin who regularly closes RfCs, so would you being willing to take a look at Wikipedia talk:User pages#Proposal based on above discussions? I posted at WP:AN here but no uninvolved admin has paid attention to it for more than three days. Thanks, Cunard ( talk) 22:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
It's a pitty to see that people do bad research on the Internet, especially Wikipedia, which to me starts to look very strange in the way editors handle deletions. Why i say this? Well if you find, amongst others, the Dutch Olympic Committee and the Dutch National Handbal Federation not impartial and say they are part of the company FIR-TEX i sincerely doubt your ability to judge anything... Flying Dutchman 21:56, 27 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dicky747 ( talk • contribs)
I was not aware of that discussion. I will remove the page immediately after this post. Backtable Speak to me concerning my deeds. 23:34, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Nole lover 15:03, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard. You've done well establishing the community consensus about secret pages. Your MfD nominations appear to go ahead unchallenged. Perhaps you could write an essay/guideline incorporating all the links and information from the last year of the discussions? -- SmokeyJoe ( talk) 22:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Whoops, sorry. みんな空の下 ( トーク) 06:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Don't you think it's better to nominate every secret page in one MFD? Yes it would cause more drama it saves time from listing every single one after the mfd closes. Thanks Secret account 02:51, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for noticing that I forgot to "subst" the afd closure templates on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Burn a Koran Day. I was about to remove the AfD tag from the article and noticed you got there ahead of me. ~ Amatulić ( talk) 00:31, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words but I prefer not to have any extra rights. Rollback frequently leads to mistaken reversions when users misclick links. I prefer the undo button which gives me more time to analyze the edit. I don't want the reviewer rights for similar reasons. Cunard ( talk) 00:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
I added the reference to Leymah Gbowee in the article. Is that right or did you mean it should be in the hook for DYK? Thank you! USchick ( talk) 15:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
For the excellent contributions such as in Abaz Kupi and many other articles where I have seen you move sensibly upward the quality of the articles, please accept my recognition of your very fine work. Sulmues ( talk) 06:45, 12 September 2010 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:User pages/Secret pages to be deleted is very hard to read. Could you remove the redlinks and struck entries so we can actually see what you want deleted? Thanks. DuncanHill ( talk) 09:13, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
In reply to your reply to me, would the following phrasing also work?:
“ | to "continue helping kids more efficiently" | ” |
Hallpriest9 ( Talk) 00:07, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 06:02, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard. Thanks for fixing this for the new editor; I wasn't sure that it is acceptable to move a redirect to a mainspace name, that 's why I made all the hasty suggestions. -- Kudpung ( talk) 00:40, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. I've seen your mfds and you may want to see User:Bahamut0013/Secret pages. Kayau Voting IS evil 09:31, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for clarifying.
I don't have a userpage for several reasons but am now reconsidering. First, if I had a userpage, I'd probably update my edit count every five edits I make so that 20% of my edits would be of me updating my userpage. What a great way to get up my edit count! Then, instead of slaving away on Middlesex (novel), I would be able to spend endless hours searching for the "right" userboxes that describe who I am. I would also be able to include hidden links to MY secret page, as well as to a couple "false" ones. Finally, I would be able to join the clique of elite editors who possess secret pages. Oh, I'd have to withdraw all my MfDs so that I wouldn't be proclaimed as a hypocrite. I also need to give vandals two playgrounds. My talk page is not enough for their amusement. What do you think? ;) Cunard ( talk) 20:29, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
See this? I thought I had the pages deleted before, and I was right! How'd they get back, though? Did I recreate them? I didn't think I did... ALI nom nom 20:03, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
I didn't mean to be insulting or condescending. I just meant to let you know that I had removed the speedy. When I saw the redirect to a page that existed, I thought I should check whether the topic was notable, and since it was, I created a stub at the redirect's target – not that easily, since I don't know much about Oregon. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 16:49, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for creating the article, though. Most would have deleted the redirect instead of expanding Wikipedia's knowledge. I am frequently impressed by the work you do rescuing articles from CAT:CSD and WP:AFD. Cheers, Cunard ( talk) 18:18, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
I apologize in advance for anyhting I might say to anger you. I have just served a two week suspension from Wikipedia that YOU caused. I helped you find the proper source for Miranda Uhl's article and I thought that was all behind us. The next thing I know, I'm banned form Wikipedia for being a sockpuppet. I then try to defend myself and I am called a liar and totally disregarded. Eventually even my right to defend myself is taken away from me and I am forced to sit and wait out my suspension with my mouth gagged! This all stems from you. I am not here to insult you or to scream at you but I would like to ask a favor of you. Next time you see what might be a sockpuppeting case, ask those involved for an explanation before putting them at the mercy of the fascist administrators that I have met over the past two weeks. Thank you.-- Johncoracing48 ( talk) 18:03, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Cunard, I'm afraid I don't have time for another read-through/peer review. I can quickly say, however, that you need to add initial publication info to the "Background and publication" section. "Middlesex was published on October 7, 2002 by..." etc. Hope this helps, and sorry I can't do more at the moment, María ( habla con migo) 12:17, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Dear Sir / Madam,
I wrote this page on a great personality who served in army medical core and was awarded with Tamgha-i-Khidmat (medal for good services) from Government of Pakistan. He was a sufi saint and guide of people especially young generation towards spiritual teachings. He has many followers from ordinary people to scholars from different subjects. I just wrote a page on Wikipedia first and a full team is busy in collecting information about his life and welfare works to develop a website. Soon this web site will be available online. We also working to upload his video addresses on web.
You can visit his group on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=384781618645
His fans page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sufi-Muhammad-Zia-ul-Haq-Zia/353414497930
If any further information you need then please tell me.
Thanks & Regards,
Mian Adnan —Preceding unsigned comment added by MianAdnanZia ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm actually in the middle of my first read as we speak. Sorry I didn't get started sooner, I thought I could have began the review a day or two earlier but I got caught up in some other things. Already I can tell you that the article seems to be in good shape. I'm sure I'll have some comments and suggestions, but I'm confident any and all can be addressed easily. And fortunately, I just read (and enjoyed) this novel myself for the first time about one month ago, so it's all fresh in my head. — Hun ter Ka hn 05:27, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I hadn't heard anything back yet but did just poke back so hopefully we'll hear something. James ( T| C) 09:44, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I want to answer something you said about the number of fake secret pages, just so that there isn't any misunderstanding about it. User:Hi878/Right Secret Page is the barnstar, User:Hi878/Wrong Secret Page is the "You didn't find it." message, and User:Hi878/Secret Page List is the lit everyone can see so that they see how many people have found it. The other four are the actual, and the real. I'm not still trying to convince you of anything, I just didn't want any misunderstanding about any of it. Good luck with editing. Hi878 ( talk) 00:03, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard, I don't think you'll be able to get consensus to delete all silly secret game pages in the short term. It does look likely that there would be consensus to delete all such pages for non-productive editors. Would you like to attempt this as the next step. The majority of participants at Wikipedia talk:User pages#Should secret pages be tolerated based on some assessment of the editor, on his productive edit history and percentage productive edits. seem to have a philosophical problem with this, but regardless it seems to me to be a true reflection of actual practice. I think the participants at WT:UP reflect a different bias to the participants at MfD, for good or ill. MfD results count for more than majority opinion at WT:UP. -- SmokeyJoe ( talk) 05:55, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Secret pages, whether from productive editors or non-productive ones, are inappropriate because they promote social networking. Secret page barnstars devalue the reputation of barnstars which are meant for commending those who actually contribute to the encyclopedia, not for praising those who play hide-and-seek games.
There are no vested contributors. I strongly agree with A Stop at Willoughby ( talk · contribs)'s comments about this:
[W]e block admins for edit-warring just as we block regular editors for the same; we don't maintain a double standard. I believe that we should avoid a double standard regarding secret pages as well. We should not be telling newer users who ask, "Why are you deleting my secret pages and letting admin X keep his?" that "Admin X is a better user than you, that's why." That's unacceptable; we should only pass judgement on an editor's merits if he solicits such judgement (i.e. at WP:RfA, WP:RfB, WP:RfBAG, WP:ER, etc.) or if his conduct is so problematic as to demand such judgement (i.e. at WP:RFC/U, WP:WQA, WP:ANI, etc.).
Do you believe that there should be vested contributors, such as yourself, who are allowed to host secret pages, whereas those with less productive edits have their games deleted? Cunard ( talk) 04:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
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The Literary Barnstar | |
I hereby award you this Barnstar for all your hard work and dedication in getting Middlesex (novel) to Good Article status. Great job and congratulations! - S Masters ( talk) 07:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC) |
I just noticed that Middlesex made GA, so here's a little gift from me. I'm so happy for you! :-) --
S Masters (
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07:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
If AFD's have come to a "no consensus" result three times in the past, what sense does it make to invite the same people that have proven incapable of agreeing back to the discussion?— Kww( talk) 02:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
The real problem with the past AfD was the mud-slinging, which apparently has already started again. Now you have been accused of a "campaign of canvassing among the EEML warriors" [1]. Pantherskin ( talk) 05:32, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
I will not respond to the subject because that would lead to need discussion and would be distracting from the discussion about the lack of sufficient coverage in reliable sources. It is wise for you to refrain from participating from the debate (I saw your comment at Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Richard Tylman (4th nomination)) and I commend you for your restraint and for your sound advice to other users in the same position. Cunard ( talk) 07:43, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard! This is a minor point hardly worth discussing, so my apologies for that. I noticed you re-added a deletion review tag to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of the War on Terrorism, but the deletion that was actually discussed in the deletion review was a resulting speedy deletion. Or maybe the deletion review tag just goes on anyways? Hope you are well, cheers! Arbitrarily0 ( talk) 14:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Though Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of the War on Terrorism wasn't reviewed at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 April 18, I think it would be best to keep the Delrevafd tag on the AfD. The Delrevafd tag serves as a notice that the DRV has superseded the AfD and that a new AfD has been initiated to determine whether the topic should be kept. The Delrevafd will, I hope, prevent any misunderstandings if editors notice that the article has been restored at a different title. Best, Cunard ( talk) 03:45, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I have left notes on the article's talkpage. Brianboulton ( talk) 21:42, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
I found a third ref for the Template talk:Did you know#Hays Hall DYK. I also added one for Osterling. Should be all clear now. Thanks!-- GrapedApe ( talk) 05:57, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard! and thanks for your brief feedback on my did you know nomination. I have updated/expanded the article and removed the 'expand section' template. Captain n00dle \ Talk 13:07, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Totally agree - and I'm not sure how I missed something that obvious. Thanks for catching my error. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:45, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard. No, I haven't forgotten about your suggestions for improving the Benet Academy article. Unfortunately, while I've managed to fit in a few edits per day, some stuff I need to do in real life has prevented me from fully participating in the FAC process. I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. Benny the mascot ( talk) 04:06, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Oops, you're right - that article does indeed pass the general notability guideline. That was a bit of a drive-by tagging, and a mistake. I'm still not 100% sure it should have an article on Wikipedia, but I'll take a closer look and think about it carefully before deciding whether to take it to AFD. In any case, you were right to remove the template. Robofish ( talk) 22:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 18:03, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Could you look at the userspace draft for Julie Stoffer [2]? I believe it's improved a lot since you commented at the DrV. Not sure it's enough to change your mind, but it's now got two sources that are primarily about the topic and two others that are at least fairly reasonable. Thanks, Hobit ( talk) 21:25, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
...and I think everyone on Wikipedia can blame you, Cunard, for this horrific failure. Also, I hope my edit to the article of at least 97 seconds ago is to your liking. I think 50% of it is probably not up for debate, and 50% of it might be, and either way it's not stuff that's getting in the way of an article that has, in all sincerity, gone from good-to-superb in truly commendable time. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 03:11, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree with your condensing as the review is unnecessary detail, probably what Awadewit would call a " fluff quotation". If you have any input to add to the discussion on the talk page, feel free to join in. I need all the assistance I can get, especially with copyediting.
I am honored by your words of commendation. Thank you! Cunard ( talk) 04:33, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I will review Middlesex' talk page, despite my total contempt for its omnipresent sourcing.
Or something. Really, it's an excellent article. The re-read which led to my curious mix of constructive/destructive editing was a good re-read. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 05:32, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
~ mazca talk 20:30, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. You know that you're doing something right when they yell at you! Say, maybe you could help with this problem... Could you look at Shunan English School? I think that after the first few lines, the problem will be obvious. I'm not entirely sure how to handle it, so... So I'd love it if you could sort it out. :) Hi878 ( talk) 05:59, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 05:47, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Don't know if you were aware or not. User:Cy Q. Faunce got himself blocked. So he might try to sneak back in as a sock. Niteshift36 ( talk) 14:31, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Cunard, I work for Your Baby Can Read and I made extensive edits to the Robert Titzer page per his request, and I just became aware of you reverting everything back to the old text. I will try and make the page more neutral like you stated. What do I need to do to make the changes? I don't want to put more work into it if it is just going to be deleted again. Let me know how to proceed. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Your baby can read ( talk • contribs) 22:16, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the fixes. Freakshownerd ( talk) 22:12, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your fine contribution to that page---and may all your Wikipedia posts stand the test of time. It was a bit frustrating to see that page almost deleted because it lacked "references" and "meat". No longer a danger I'm sure. I had linked to that page for some time---admittedly mostly as a back-handed stab in closing a sarcastic email message: "Have a nice day!" :-) Best regards, Bruce D. Lightner ( talk) 04:28, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
I used the phrase on Ginsengbomb ( talk · contribs)'s talk page here, in the hope that he would get the subtle suggestion to copyedit it to fix any awkward prose. Being a simpleton and slacker, Ginseng has ignored my hint and the article has remained untouched. He didn't even tell me whether he followed my insincere order to have a nice day! I must immediately rush off to his talk page to inquire about whether or not he has been obedient. For his sake, let's hope he has. ;) Cunard ( talk) 06:10, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Have a nice day, an article that you made an ill-advised attempt to improve despite your questionable command of written English, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; however, you are not welcome to edit the article to address these concerns because we are concerned any further editing will only serve to break Wikipedia. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 20:43, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
Just to let you know I do not see how a being founded by a notiable person is a claim of significance since it is accepted that notability is not inherited - I discounted a merge on the grounds that there is nothing sourced to move and with regards to a plain redirect to which link Giorgio Moroder or Casablanca Records. Codf1977 ( talk) 08:11, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for reaching out to CaB for the Korean work. Why do I always seem to stumble on the really messy/crazy AfD's? Argh. Regardless, CaB made it a bit easier to interpret this mess, and I've adjusted my vote in the AfD. I didn't think to request assistance from a Korean editor, and I'm pretty happy you did -- I was dreading trying to figure out how to evaluate those sources. A simple translation wasn't going to cut it.
By the way, I know it's been mentioned on your talk page before, but allow me to mention it again: you would, in my opinion, make an absolutely superb admin. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 17:40, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Adminship? I've thought about it but decided that I do not need an admin account to bully and harass lowly, non-admin editors such as yourself who are guilty of negligence for not copyediting Have a nice day. If I became an administrator, I must confess that I would be desysopped in less than 10 minutes after I am sysopped because I would be sure to make my first admin action indeffing you for being lazy and negligent. Cunard ( talk) 06:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
I noticed that you want to write some more Korean biographies. I suggest taking a look at South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics or South Korea at the 2010 Winter Paralympics for some ideas; there are many red links of Olympians Paralympians that still haven't been written. There are many inspiring stories; for example, I wrote an article about the Paralympian Miranda Uhl who won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Paralympics despite being burdened by excruciating pain in her back and knees because of the disease achondroplasia.
Wikipedia can, at times, be a challenging place, but it's rewarding in that it helps improve your writing and researching skills. Cunard ( talk) 06:59, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to have them look at structural similarities in the letters in terms of organization, voice, etc. I actually integrated it into a lesson on The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 04:17, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, TV Episodes Considered The Greatest of All Time, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TV Episodes Considered The Greatest of All Time. Thank you.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Maccy69 ( talk) 01:57, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Can we interpret this edit as withdrawal of the nomination? Armbrust Talk Contribs 13:15, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for everything. If you need anything (like images, which I can make and/or find photographs of for you) please let me know. People bios ( talk) 19:32, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
More sources for Dr. Kim will strengthen the position for retaining the article, so if you can find more sources, be sure to add them.
Middlesex (novel) was so inspiring that you were propelled to order the book? Excellent. I hope you'll enjoy it, as it's a compelling tale. Cunard ( talk) 06:15, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
I am definitely planning on adding the sources once I find them. Thank you for editing his article some more. I am actually learning HTML, how to cite sources, etc. by looking at how you and Ginsengbomb (along with some other users) edit and cite things. I sort of wish I received a bit of more formal training on HTML, rather than just trying to copy what I do. I am sure if I had taken a course on HTML, then I wouldn't be having such a difficult time trying to figure out such silly things like why my tags don't always seem to come out right...which is very embarrassing when I find them 2 days later without the format but the "attempted" format....(I know I did '"comment"' one time). Oh for shame... Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 20:28, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
One tip from a perpetual noob such as myself to you, a noob who wishes to one day not be a noob: make extensive use of the Preview button. Don't hit "Save page" until everything looks perfect. Particularly if you've been drinking. Speaking of which, it's Friday. Cheers. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ bomb 21:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Speaking of cute, I think this has turned into one of my favorite lolcats.
As for the self-proclaimed noob, I am ready to engage in a debate on who is the bigger noob. I am such a noob that I didn't know what 1337 meant until another wikipedian explained to me that it was the opposite of a noob. How much of a noob does one have to be to not know the definition of the opposite of a noob? Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 22:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
To the two have spent Friday night getting drunk and are uber noobs who can argue like cavemen but have as much knowledge about technology as they, I have expanded Have a nice day and opened a peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Have a nice day/archive1. When someone comments there, I would be grateful if you two would help address any concerns. Cunard ( talk) 18:35, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
I learn so much about wikipedia editing through [ watching you] and Ginsengbomb edit. I am planning on trying to introduce some multimedia to some of the articles. One seasoned editor has been helping me in the process. Once we get something going, I'll send it over to you for your opinion/input. Also, I believe that one day, when I have reached 1337 status, I shall have to find some way to indefinitely collapse all this nonsense above about me being a self-proclaimed noob talking to other self-proclaimed noobs about doing nothing but Wikipedia editing on Friday nights. All this information could be extremely compromising for all my future Wiki career endeavors. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 15:51, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, yeah I saw that you removed the spaces and I was grateful I saw you do it because now I know. I am really glad I'm doing this because every time I stop working on my writing I forget about half of the English grammar/punctuation/writing rules and it's such a pain (although, to be honest, the 'no-space when using em dashes' rule was one I never heard of before). I swear writing is like a musical instrument—you have to keep practicing it or else you lose your ability to write well. I am going to be working on this multimedia project tonight, and once it's done I'll run it by you for your opinion. The other editor, User:Daniel J. Leivick, and I were going to just drop it off in Wiki commons and see how the wiki community reacts to it. Apparently, I like living on the edge... Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 17:55, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
The information about his mother I believe was from his own biography on his website, but I am not sure if that is something I can use as a source and I would rather not include it since I can see what you mean about it being sensitive material. Writing in itself is a task, but writing and learning HTML at the same time is a full time job. I am now thinking about taking more technology classes to get up-to-par on HTML. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 18:40, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Also, I just noticed that you used the the Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/x-15489-Internet-Examiner~y2009m10d20-What-do-you-know-about-Love-Jaeson-Ma-gets-to-the-heart-of-the-matter) in the article as a source. The website is placed on the spam blacklist because it is not a reliable source and has been spammed onto Wikipedia in the past. See Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 35#examiner.com = paid blogging, no editorial oversight for a discussion about examiner.com. I think you should replace the Examiner article on Jaeson Ma with another source. Cunard ( talk) 18:58, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
However, I can see what you mean, and considering it's not worth the hassle since there are discrepancies, I will go ahead and see if I can find another source and I will just remove the claim for now. I am going to work on his article more tomorrow with my tutoring students since I also found some more sources on him and I want them to work on their writing. I am glad you said CNN and CBN as solid sources, because I was guessing that those were the two solid ones (which means I'm figuring this out faster than I initially thought). Thanks Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 15:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
The sentence was pretty basic, but I found 2 other sources that were similar so I just removed the examiner.com source and I used those instead (they were just about youtube hits and Amazon mp3 sales). My students are not very well-versed in HTML (not that I am the expert) so I do all of the actual editing and uploading for them.
I also went to the peer review for Have a nice day and I moved the picture to the lead. I'm going to try and spend some more time working on Middlesex soon. I got the book, but I have yet to open it. I ordered a ton of books since I started my wiki obsession, but it seems like the only thing I read these days are more wikipedia articles. Ƥ Ɓ ❤ ʗ Һ ɑ ヒ 23:07, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard,
I have been trying to edit the Abigail Child page for the past few months and all of my changes have been discarded, even the most recent ones I've made at the beginning of May in which I simply deleted all of the information I knew to be factually incorrect. I don't have a lot of time to spend working on this page so I was wondering if you could tell me exactly why these edits were rejected/what I need to do to have my edits accepted. Would you be willing to look over a draft of my changes so that they can be accepted? Thanks,
Js2591 ( talk) 17:03, 22 July 2010 (UTC)Jess Schneller
I commented on your talk page in March 2010 about your changes and reproduce them below:
Abigail Child is an artist whose original montage pushes the envelope of sound-image relations with sensitivity, smarts and passion. – the phrases I have bolded are not neutral descriptions of Abigail Child.
Your edit also removed the external links, categories, and interwiki links from the article.
Your changes caused the article not to have wikilinks (see Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing#How do I make links? for how to make some). Also, your edit removed the sourced content that was already in the article; please incorporate your changes into the current revision instead of just writing over it.
Here are some templates to help you cite sources. There are three main templates:
These templates will allow you to better format your references so I ask that you use them for all the references you wish to include in the article.
I reverted your changes because they were not neutral, removed external links, categories, and interwiki links from the article, caused the article not to have wikilinks, and replaced valid, sourced content with other information. Please rectify these concerns, and your changes will be fine.
Thanks,
Cunard ( talk) 17:15, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Cunard, I hope you are doing well. :) Thank you for your kind comments about my writing, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant. Especially that you think the article should be considered at GA or FAC, that is most appreciated. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 21:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Yes, I'll be glad to go through the page. It really is a bit of a mess. Thanks for thinking of me and thanks for your support. -- PMDrive1061 ( talk) 04:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for copyediting Manufacturing of Hong Kong; that was very kind of you. Kayau Voting IS evil 07:21, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Would you be interested in being nominated for adminship? If you would, I would love to be the one to nominate you. ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 06:21, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
You have previously commented regarding the essay WP:Wikipedia is amoral; I am soliciting suggestions for a better title for the essay. If you have any, please list them at Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_is_amoral#Suggestions_for_new_title.3F. Thanks, -- Cybercobra (talk) 07:01, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
I added a couple more pages to this MFD. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 02:24, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
Please reconsider your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Statue of Liberty Adventure as redirect. I have demonstrated that Statue of Liberty Adventure passes WP:BK #1, so I would prefer that the book have its own article since a merge would result in the loss of much content. The book has received coverage from articles such as the one from School Library Journal which "contain sufficient critical commentary to allow the article to grow past a simple plot summary". Best, Cunard ( talk) 22:36, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi, SilkTork. You are an admin who regularly closes RfCs, so would you being willing to take a look at Wikipedia talk:User pages#Proposal based on above discussions? I posted at WP:AN here but no uninvolved admin has paid attention to it for more than three days. Thanks, Cunard ( talk) 22:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
It's a pitty to see that people do bad research on the Internet, especially Wikipedia, which to me starts to look very strange in the way editors handle deletions. Why i say this? Well if you find, amongst others, the Dutch Olympic Committee and the Dutch National Handbal Federation not impartial and say they are part of the company FIR-TEX i sincerely doubt your ability to judge anything... Flying Dutchman 21:56, 27 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dicky747 ( talk • contribs)
I was not aware of that discussion. I will remove the page immediately after this post. Backtable Speak to me concerning my deeds. 23:34, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Nole lover 15:03, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard. You've done well establishing the community consensus about secret pages. Your MfD nominations appear to go ahead unchallenged. Perhaps you could write an essay/guideline incorporating all the links and information from the last year of the discussions? -- SmokeyJoe ( talk) 22:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Whoops, sorry. みんな空の下 ( トーク) 06:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Don't you think it's better to nominate every secret page in one MFD? Yes it would cause more drama it saves time from listing every single one after the mfd closes. Thanks Secret account 02:51, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for noticing that I forgot to "subst" the afd closure templates on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Burn a Koran Day. I was about to remove the AfD tag from the article and noticed you got there ahead of me. ~ Amatulić ( talk) 00:31, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words but I prefer not to have any extra rights. Rollback frequently leads to mistaken reversions when users misclick links. I prefer the undo button which gives me more time to analyze the edit. I don't want the reviewer rights for similar reasons. Cunard ( talk) 00:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
I added the reference to Leymah Gbowee in the article. Is that right or did you mean it should be in the hook for DYK? Thank you! USchick ( talk) 15:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
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For the excellent contributions such as in Abaz Kupi and many other articles where I have seen you move sensibly upward the quality of the articles, please accept my recognition of your very fine work. Sulmues ( talk) 06:45, 12 September 2010 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:User pages/Secret pages to be deleted is very hard to read. Could you remove the redlinks and struck entries so we can actually see what you want deleted? Thanks. DuncanHill ( talk) 09:13, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
In reply to your reply to me, would the following phrasing also work?:
“ | to "continue helping kids more efficiently" | ” |
Hallpriest9 ( Talk) 00:07, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 September 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article LucyPhone, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 06:02, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Cunard. Thanks for fixing this for the new editor; I wasn't sure that it is acceptable to move a redirect to a mainspace name, that 's why I made all the hasty suggestions. -- Kudpung ( talk) 00:40, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
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