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Hi!
I just ran across a remark you made, and it rang a bell. Did I know you? Are you a skurve? I'm a lloydie. DavidCBryant 12:35, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words. I'm starting to worry that this taskforce is getting too successful. The rate of progress is beyond ridiculous right now and unless Alaibot starts digging out new work, we'll soon be out of a job... Pascal.Tesson 16:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna. Thank you. B. Wolterding ( talk) 16:24, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
tedder ( talk) 08:04, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for creating the page; it was on my frontburner too. Zigzig20s ( talk) 18:56, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
While I think my most recent edit there improved the article from the previous state, there is still quite a bit of room for improvement. Perhaps you can think of some substitute for the "mysterious forces" phrasing? Or perhaps the claims themselves are inaccurate, given that Eckern himself claimed to be resigning voluntarily rather than at the behest of mysterious forces?-- Bhuck ( talk) 23:56, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey Joe! Thanks for the note. It's been good emailing with you and now meeting you on wiki! Peace, delldot ∇. 00:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Noticed an edit of yours, thought I'd say hello.
So: Hello.
Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 01:12, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
The issue is as much about POV as it is redundancy. This is a small section which doesn't need any kind of introductory paragraph. The information that some are adding is already reported: the FBI cautions against blaming Prop 8 opponents and that no leads have been found. The introductory paragraph reports the same information verbatim, accept it was constructed with intent of de-linking the vandalism and terrorism with Proposition 8. Every news source mentions the LDS Church's involvement in Proposition 8 as a likely cause. The introductory paragraph needs to remain deleted. Ejnogarb ( talk) 21:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
I just read the California Lawyer article last night and thought that it would be a good idea to review this entry in light of it. Glad to see that you've done that. I haven't done a thorough review, but the one thing that stands out on skimming (and which has been a problem since the beginning) is that the Olson quote - and the tone of that section in general - gives more weight to AFER's view that Olson/Boies are automatically the best judges of whether this lawsuit has a good chance of success vs. the groups' POV that their two decades of experience makes them better judges of that.
My first thought is to add the groups' reasons for attempting to intervene, as stated in the article (i.e. that Walker asked about discovery and Olson was baffled as to why that would be necessary). But it would probably be a better approach to just take out the quote and stick to a "just the facts" recitation of what happened, rather than get into balancing the motivations of each group, especially since this will end up being just a tiny part of the article as the case progresses.
I'll do a more thorough review today or tomorrow and incorporate my thoughts, either in the article or the talk page. Thanks for adding the article. P.S. It just went up online, so I added a link to your ref. Viciouslies ( talk) 13:00, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for sourcing this article :) NW ( Talk) 02:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
That edit you made on the Roy Ashburn article on his reasons for quitting the show are spot on. Thanks for the correction. Frotz ( talk) 07:26, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Joe, Thanks for looking at my page on Colm Kiernan and starting my talk page. I do have a problem but it is not with you, but I don't know how to fix it, or what to do about it. I put a {{helpme}} on my talk page, but so far have had no response. It is to do with a separate page, though connected, and I have pasted my problem below
Deaths in March 2010
Colm Kiernan happened to be born in London, to Irish parents. He spent his childhood in Ireland and grew up in Ireland and spent his adulthood mostly in Australia, though there were several years spent in Ireland as an adult too. His names are Irish and he certainly never considered himself British. If he ever had to say it, he would say he happened to be born in England but was Irish-Australian. There is a page in wikipedia devoted to Irish Australians, and many of these were his friends and he has written about them. In generations previous to his, the Irish hated the English, but his father was the first Irish Ambassador and worked harmoniously with the English. I keep deleting it, because he never considered himself British and would have been very offended to have that written there. Why does it need to be there at all? Thanks Margaretjhamilton (talk) 06:34, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
So where a person is born, is not necessarily their nationality, or how they identified themselves, and is really only a minor detail about some people - almost an accident of fate. Colm Kiernan travelled on an Australian passport, but everything else about him was Irish, including a very strong Irish accent. I have tried to delete British born, several times, but they keep putting it back and the comments are not helpful, but I don't know where or how to comment back. I would prefer it not there at all, but if it really has to be there, why can't it be English-born? Thanks, Margaret Margaretjhamilton ( talk) 11:35, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your comments and help. I've decided to leave it be, and hope it goes unnoticed, rather than stirring up old battles. As for the helpme - I copied it, and didn't realise the tab turned it off !! Thanks again. Margaretjhamilton ( talk) 08:16, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've expanded this further and proposed it for a DYK actually. I've made some photo requests too, hopefully we can get an image of her. I love Greenland too!! Dr. Blofeld White cat 12:51, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I removed the prod from Luc Denommee. It now has a source and there is some semblance of notability. Feel free to send it to AfD if you feel the notability is still in doubt. J04n( talk page) 02:13, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for finding a source! I'm good with it, I'm generally a lot more concerned about sourcing than the other fine lines of notability. -- Joe Decker ( talk) 23:12, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
I've taken what you've said into account and I've reverted my change, but I've added a note to the word 'almost' explaining the differences. Take a look and see what you think. -- Eraserhead1 < talk> 17:30, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Greetings: just saw by chance that my page has been deleted and the authenticity of my claims around drag and drop interface innovation for windows have been disputed. I'd like to address this with the aim of having page reinstated and the problems addressed. The challenge is that this was a while ago and not much is online, but I do have (some) the actual product(s), magazine articles, and books that reference it, information on the software publisher and so forth. Some of the folks are still around at PC Magazine and could attest... But I don't have alot of time/energy to pursue this, so I'd like to get some advice and clarity on what is needed. It would be helpful to dialog this or build it incrementally... I wish I had been able to participate and address the deletion discussion so that I could perhaps address the concerns...
Anyway, I'd like to figure out how to get this addressed as I believe my claims are more or less accurate and correct...
Also, is it possible to get a copy of the old content so that I could at least start to address the concerns without starting from scratch.
Also is this the best way to correspond on this?
Thanks
jeffrey greenberg
www.jeffrey-greenberg.com
www.inventivity.com
www.tweettronics.com
I can be reached through email on the sites above...
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Joe, I didn't mean to override your edit here, I just ran into an edit conflict when adding the sources. Coincidentally we were both trying to add the same sources at the same time! Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 14:31, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I disagree. The current situation is sloppy, ill-phrased, inaccurate. Open an RFC and I'll comment. If you choose not to, I will revert. Please move all conversation on this topic to the talk page. I do not believe in deal on personal talk pages - neither should you. PS: Longstanding original text remains until consensus has been reached. Standard practice. 86.172.196.114 ( talk) 07:15, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Joe, Cheers for the heads up on "minor edits." I rarely edit wikipedia pages and was unaware of these guidelines. Your message was very helpful in pointing me to important information. Thanks ! Tyler ( talk) 17:36, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Tbc32
Unfortunately I didn't keep notes on the articles I have read but not sourced. In the past, I frequently would hit the random article function on the unreferenced BLPs page. If I could source them, I would but I didn't leave a mark if I couldn't. So the record of hundreds of articles I have fixed are buried in my "contributions" but not the misses. When I found patterns, I would chase them. That ultimately led me to avoid many foreign sounding names, while it also led me to, among others, chasing a lengthy list of Russian names in September 2009 that all turned out to be easily sourced Russian Olympic athletes. Admittedly, I have not been as active in BLP sourcing lately--I've just got better things to do. Trackinfo ( talk) 06:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
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No problem at all with your additions. The Gill and Mass decisions are looking much better now. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 16:31, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Joe, I noticed a few vandalism reversions amidst all your referencing, would you be interested in wp:rollback? If so have a read of it and tell me when you would and wouldn't use it. Ϣere SpielChequers 10:47, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi - i saw your request in the articles needing translation page and tried to fix the entry for Paolo Seganti. Could you proofread it? Bye -- Itemirus Talk Page 13:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Is this worth an entry?
Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 23:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
I hope I'm not jinxing anything here, but I wanted to pop in to say congratulations before the chaos starts. Cheers!-- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 18:01, 29 July 2010 (UTC) PS Take your pick for a celebratory drink:
Cool! I get to be first to say this! Anyhoo, congratulations! :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 18:41, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Enjoy using it. And may your underwear always be asbestos. Just a nicely flameproof but non-dangerous type. Congratulations. -- Dweller ( talk) 18:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks everyone! :) :) :) -- j⚛e decker talk 03:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
You forgot to sign. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 17:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Joe! You are right about the reversion. H. Arctic is newer and prettier, but that's it − it's not 'main' in any sense of the word. Though personally, I'd stay away from Hvide Falk solely due to its wonky architecture, but that's just me ;) Greetings, — Algkalv ( talk) 15:42, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hello Joe Decker, thank you for supporting
my RfA!
I was promoted with a final tally of 65/4/3.
I hope I can live up to everyone's expectations, do my best for Wikipedia, and take to heart the constructive criticism. Always feel free to message me if I'm around.
Magog the Ogre ( talk) 11:18, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
I believe this article should go to AfD now. It's already had one PROD tag (which was removed by an IP). I posted a note on the IP's talk page suggesting that he/she provides references pronto but since nothing has happened, I was planning to nominate it for AfD this weekend. OK?-- Plad2 ( talk) 22:10, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
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I admit that I inwardly cringed a bit when I saw the "new messages" banner this morning. My mouse cursor paused shakily over what was sure to be my global block... Cheers, Efcmagnew ( talk) 18:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
The phrase "or were" refers to deceased people because it would be inappropriate to state that they "are" Catholic. Regarding Dan Savage, look at footnote number 10; he identifies himself as an atheist. I think that throws serious doubt into the issue of whether he self-identifies as Catholic. Please find a better source. Thank you. Cresix ( talk) 20:32, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
Calvinist? Could you cite that please as there doesn't appear any content to support it, also the Baptist claim appears weak, I would appreciate it if you can direct me to the support for that, thanks. Off2riorob ( talk) 21:08, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Per your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pad feet I have removed the AfD tag from the article. You can thank me later :-p Bigger digger ( talk) 23:45, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
The ball is back in your court. ☺ Uncle G ( talk) 00:33, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Funny how no one can ever be arsed to clean up poor articles unless I send them to AFD. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Otters want attention) 23:06, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
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Please do not put words in my mouth. I never said primary sources were invalid, I just corrected you that they are not secondary sources.— Dæ dαlus Contribs 23:19, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
Where was this request? Me-123567-Me ( talk) 03:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Please reconsider or explain this reversion: "Dr. Henry Diaz et al" is not a correctly formatted citation as academic titles are not as far as I know used. Diaz does not appear in the article references and was introduced by change without edit summary so this should as far as I can see not be allowed.
To complicate the issue "Reeves et al" does not appear in the article references either... – Mirokado ( talk) 17:39, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
That's fine.
The users contribs [5] are a bit of a clue as to the reliability of their posts, but hey - AGF and all that... a_man_alone ( talk) 18:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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I'm really new to editing Wikipedia, so figuring out how to send messages to other users was difficult. Still not sure I'm doing it right. Anyway, as to the article... I'm a bit surprised. I always assumed it was the singer from Iron Maiden they were trying to portray. I guess I should be more careful. Thanks for being polite with me about my change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdtipa ( talk • contribs) 18:38, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Re. "drop me a line if there's something that needs to be looked at urgently" ( BLPN)
There's a lot more useful info in [7], particularly misrepresentation of research, which is typical of groups like ACP. I'll let you edit the article for now since there's no point in edit conflicting all the time. Tijfo098 ( talk) 23:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you too Joe, for the kind words. It's nothing however, compared to the 1,200 that you have cleared up. My effort was really just a drop in the BLP ocean. I would like to do more, but I have too many plates spinning at the moment trying to prevent new unsourced BLP from arriving here - mainly concerning socks, CCI and mass produced stubs. I'm probably going to have to apply for a set of those mops and buckets before I can make any real headway, because I can work when most of the en.Wiki world is asleep :) -- Kudpung ( talk) 11:30, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I'll do everything I can to live up to your expectations and trust. Panyd The muffin is not subtle 22:07, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words! Have been trying to complete at least one BLP a day since the drive began. We hope ( talk) 02:37, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
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I really respect the work you've been doing on our uBLPs Ϣere SpielChequers 13:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi. You PRODed Byadrangiin Lkhagvasüren because of sourcing issues. I've been able to source his participation at the 2006 Asian Games. I'm still not convinced that this alone is sufficient notability per WP:ATHLETE, but I've removed the PROD and slapped a notability tag on it instead. -- Whpq ( talk) 14:40, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there! I need little help in fight against vandalism on articles about Ukrainians and Ukrainian culture and history in general. Several well known users obviously intentionally break rules of Wikipedia. They are most active on the talk page - Talk:Ukrainians. These users often delete sources and then set their own inaccurate interpretation with no sources. The same users often delete every trace of Ukrainian impact in Russian history and culture on other articles. This is a very serious issue because same users do not allow me and some other users to work on the same issues objectively for a long time. Closely following their activities, it can be said that this is pure anti-ukrainian sentiment which borders with fascism. There is a small informational war against the Ukrainians, their culture and selfidentification! These are powerful words but they have their background. You can check itself and the work of these contributors. Please do something, or forward this appeal to the responsible administrators. Thanks a lot!-- SeikoEn ( talk) 17:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks a lot! Some examples of erasing every trace of the Ukrainian impact in Russian culture and history. First example can be Fyodor Dostoyevsky or Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Their fathers were from Ukraine, and several users constantly erases that fact. On the other side, they are distorting facts and completely distort the meaning of article about Ukrainians and their culture. Some traces:
I have not followed all the examples but I believe they are in some cases worse. These customers are very clever and they know what they are doing very well! They do it for a long time. I even doubt in ambivalence of their identity. These are the true meaning of vandalism jobs at Wikipedia! Thanks for the effort, I have honest intentions for this Wikipedia, but it is evident that some users are here to carry out political propaganda. -- SeikoEn ( talk) 07:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
There is no problem. This question can not be solved at once, I am aware of that. I wanted to start and support further observation work on the articles about Ukrainians, Ukraine ... in fight against vandalism. Take your time, I understnd you completly - same problems at my home ... :-)-- SeikoEn ( talk) 08:38, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
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Thank you, that was a fun effort to contribute to! -- j⚛e decker talk 05:35, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 07:10, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. Joe, for your kind words. I think a lot of us amateur Go-players are passionate about the game & its rich history. On behalf of Wikipedia:WikiProject Go, may I say we appreciate your thoughts, and of course, equally, wish you well with your sourcing wikiproject WP:URBLPR. Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk) 22:32, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Joe.
You deleted Red Books because it expired its PROD. I am concerned that the editor who put the PROD on has been putting PROD on a lot of articles for organisations and publications he has a religious objection to (mostly progressive organisations and publications within Adventism). He also failed to notify the authors of the articles about the PRODs. I have removed a load of his PRODs as I do not feel "No notability" is a sufficient deletion rationale on an article that has at least some referencing and claim to notability and that a religious grudge should play no part in proposing articles for deletion.
I have no idea what the article on Red Books looked like but it is quite possible that it did not deserve to be deleted. Perhaps you could either review it yourself or put a copy in my userspace for me to see if it is rescuable? Also, it might be worth making a list of any other articles he was able to get put through PROD and see if any of them need rescuing too.
Sorry to drop a can of worms in your lap but I really don't like the idea that some guy with a grudge can quietly delete articles without anybody noticing.
Regards, -- DanielRigal ( talk) 23:30, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Dear Joe Decker,
I have appealed your proposed deletion for Christodoulos Sabbatos-reasons given on talk page. I should also be grateful for restitution of the Tzerpos article professorial notoriety reason and to permit expansion- with thanks---- Clive Sweeting moved from user page 15:59, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I started a discussion as to the notability of clergymen at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Clergymen, your input is welcome. J04n( talk page) 15:27, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Tainan (disambiguation), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There does not appear to have been a merger. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/ Stalk 07:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
You were fast, I was still looking up how to mark it. Wee Curry Monster talk 00:16, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. Can you please stop taking down the site I am working on for my job. I work for the designer Nicole Miller and have been straddled with working on the wiki page. I am trying to go through and cite everything now, even though I have no idea what I am doing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nmiller25 ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I've substantially rewritten this article and referenced nearly everything in it. I can't verify a couple of minor items about his football career, but it turns out that's not why he's notable. Please take a look at the new article. If you agree that he now passes WP:N and WP:V please consider revising your contributions to the deletion discussion. Thanks! Pburka ( talk) 18:16, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. Can you please stop taking down the site I am working on for my job. I work for the designer Nicole Miller and have been straddled with working on the wiki page. I am trying to go through and cite everything now, even though I have no idea what I am doing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nmiller25 ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the tool suggestion. I've never installed any wiki tools, so I'll have to find time to give "RefToolbar" a try. Until then, can you please be more specific about what you didn't like with my {{cite}} usage? I know two of the references should have been {{cite news}}, but I was pressed for time, and I figured any ref is better than no ref. (I'm planning to go back and re-format them soon, so feel free to leave them to me.) What else should I have done differently? Johnson487682 ( talk) 17:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
You're most certainly welcome Joe! Thanks for your note of appreciation :) -- WikHead ( talk) 00:33, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the note. I'm still working on getting more references at my local Jewish library. Meanwhile, do you know how to fix the Brisker Family Tree? Berel is the eldest son, but the tree makes it look like Meshulam Dovid is. I'm not sure about the rest of the birth order of the siblings. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 10:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
[8]? Bulldog123 21:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Just a note to let you know I've taken this to AFD, where your contribution would be welcome. Thanks. -- Michig ( talk) 08:18, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support Joe - your words at my RfA were incredibly kind. Working with editors such as yourself is a big reason why I enjoy editing Wikipedia. Here's to many more years of collaboration! (But hopefully only a few more months of URBLPR. I'm hoping it becomes obsolete in the near future). Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 20:06, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
That was a truly lovely surprise. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:34, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey Joe, when you delete articles, please remember to check for redirects to the deleted article and zap them under CSD G8. Cheers! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 02:03, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
Yep, I messed up a bit changing the name from "Academic art in Brazil" to "Brazilian Academic Art". I hope to get more proficient in using the wiki in the future, and I'll ask for help if needed. Anyway, there are many articles from portuguese wiki to be translated, so I'll try to help with that. Cheers, Diego Vieitez ( talk) 01:17, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
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Hi!
I just ran across a remark you made, and it rang a bell. Did I know you? Are you a skurve? I'm a lloydie. DavidCBryant 12:35, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words. I'm starting to worry that this taskforce is getting too successful. The rate of progress is beyond ridiculous right now and unless Alaibot starts digging out new work, we'll soon be out of a job... Pascal.Tesson 16:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna. Thank you. B. Wolterding ( talk) 16:24, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks for creating the page; it was on my frontburner too. Zigzig20s ( talk) 18:56, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
While I think my most recent edit there improved the article from the previous state, there is still quite a bit of room for improvement. Perhaps you can think of some substitute for the "mysterious forces" phrasing? Or perhaps the claims themselves are inaccurate, given that Eckern himself claimed to be resigning voluntarily rather than at the behest of mysterious forces?-- Bhuck ( talk) 23:56, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey Joe! Thanks for the note. It's been good emailing with you and now meeting you on wiki! Peace, delldot ∇. 00:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Noticed an edit of yours, thought I'd say hello.
So: Hello.
Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 01:12, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
The issue is as much about POV as it is redundancy. This is a small section which doesn't need any kind of introductory paragraph. The information that some are adding is already reported: the FBI cautions against blaming Prop 8 opponents and that no leads have been found. The introductory paragraph reports the same information verbatim, accept it was constructed with intent of de-linking the vandalism and terrorism with Proposition 8. Every news source mentions the LDS Church's involvement in Proposition 8 as a likely cause. The introductory paragraph needs to remain deleted. Ejnogarb ( talk) 21:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
I just read the California Lawyer article last night and thought that it would be a good idea to review this entry in light of it. Glad to see that you've done that. I haven't done a thorough review, but the one thing that stands out on skimming (and which has been a problem since the beginning) is that the Olson quote - and the tone of that section in general - gives more weight to AFER's view that Olson/Boies are automatically the best judges of whether this lawsuit has a good chance of success vs. the groups' POV that their two decades of experience makes them better judges of that.
My first thought is to add the groups' reasons for attempting to intervene, as stated in the article (i.e. that Walker asked about discovery and Olson was baffled as to why that would be necessary). But it would probably be a better approach to just take out the quote and stick to a "just the facts" recitation of what happened, rather than get into balancing the motivations of each group, especially since this will end up being just a tiny part of the article as the case progresses.
I'll do a more thorough review today or tomorrow and incorporate my thoughts, either in the article or the talk page. Thanks for adding the article. P.S. It just went up online, so I added a link to your ref. Viciouslies ( talk) 13:00, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for sourcing this article :) NW ( Talk) 02:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
That edit you made on the Roy Ashburn article on his reasons for quitting the show are spot on. Thanks for the correction. Frotz ( talk) 07:26, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Joe, Thanks for looking at my page on Colm Kiernan and starting my talk page. I do have a problem but it is not with you, but I don't know how to fix it, or what to do about it. I put a {{helpme}} on my talk page, but so far have had no response. It is to do with a separate page, though connected, and I have pasted my problem below
Deaths in March 2010
Colm Kiernan happened to be born in London, to Irish parents. He spent his childhood in Ireland and grew up in Ireland and spent his adulthood mostly in Australia, though there were several years spent in Ireland as an adult too. His names are Irish and he certainly never considered himself British. If he ever had to say it, he would say he happened to be born in England but was Irish-Australian. There is a page in wikipedia devoted to Irish Australians, and many of these were his friends and he has written about them. In generations previous to his, the Irish hated the English, but his father was the first Irish Ambassador and worked harmoniously with the English. I keep deleting it, because he never considered himself British and would have been very offended to have that written there. Why does it need to be there at all? Thanks Margaretjhamilton (talk) 06:34, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
So where a person is born, is not necessarily their nationality, or how they identified themselves, and is really only a minor detail about some people - almost an accident of fate. Colm Kiernan travelled on an Australian passport, but everything else about him was Irish, including a very strong Irish accent. I have tried to delete British born, several times, but they keep putting it back and the comments are not helpful, but I don't know where or how to comment back. I would prefer it not there at all, but if it really has to be there, why can't it be English-born? Thanks, Margaret Margaretjhamilton ( talk) 11:35, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your comments and help. I've decided to leave it be, and hope it goes unnoticed, rather than stirring up old battles. As for the helpme - I copied it, and didn't realise the tab turned it off !! Thanks again. Margaretjhamilton ( talk) 08:16, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've expanded this further and proposed it for a DYK actually. I've made some photo requests too, hopefully we can get an image of her. I love Greenland too!! Dr. Blofeld White cat 12:51, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I removed the prod from Luc Denommee. It now has a source and there is some semblance of notability. Feel free to send it to AfD if you feel the notability is still in doubt. J04n( talk page) 02:13, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for finding a source! I'm good with it, I'm generally a lot more concerned about sourcing than the other fine lines of notability. -- Joe Decker ( talk) 23:12, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
I've taken what you've said into account and I've reverted my change, but I've added a note to the word 'almost' explaining the differences. Take a look and see what you think. -- Eraserhead1 < talk> 17:30, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Greetings: just saw by chance that my page has been deleted and the authenticity of my claims around drag and drop interface innovation for windows have been disputed. I'd like to address this with the aim of having page reinstated and the problems addressed. The challenge is that this was a while ago and not much is online, but I do have (some) the actual product(s), magazine articles, and books that reference it, information on the software publisher and so forth. Some of the folks are still around at PC Magazine and could attest... But I don't have alot of time/energy to pursue this, so I'd like to get some advice and clarity on what is needed. It would be helpful to dialog this or build it incrementally... I wish I had been able to participate and address the deletion discussion so that I could perhaps address the concerns...
Anyway, I'd like to figure out how to get this addressed as I believe my claims are more or less accurate and correct...
Also, is it possible to get a copy of the old content so that I could at least start to address the concerns without starting from scratch.
Also is this the best way to correspond on this?
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I can be reached through email on the sites above...
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Joe, I didn't mean to override your edit here, I just ran into an edit conflict when adding the sources. Coincidentally we were both trying to add the same sources at the same time! Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 14:31, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I disagree. The current situation is sloppy, ill-phrased, inaccurate. Open an RFC and I'll comment. If you choose not to, I will revert. Please move all conversation on this topic to the talk page. I do not believe in deal on personal talk pages - neither should you. PS: Longstanding original text remains until consensus has been reached. Standard practice. 86.172.196.114 ( talk) 07:15, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Joe, Cheers for the heads up on "minor edits." I rarely edit wikipedia pages and was unaware of these guidelines. Your message was very helpful in pointing me to important information. Thanks ! Tyler ( talk) 17:36, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Tbc32
Unfortunately I didn't keep notes on the articles I have read but not sourced. In the past, I frequently would hit the random article function on the unreferenced BLPs page. If I could source them, I would but I didn't leave a mark if I couldn't. So the record of hundreds of articles I have fixed are buried in my "contributions" but not the misses. When I found patterns, I would chase them. That ultimately led me to avoid many foreign sounding names, while it also led me to, among others, chasing a lengthy list of Russian names in September 2009 that all turned out to be easily sourced Russian Olympic athletes. Admittedly, I have not been as active in BLP sourcing lately--I've just got better things to do. Trackinfo ( talk) 06:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
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No problem at all with your additions. The Gill and Mass decisions are looking much better now. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 16:31, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Joe, I noticed a few vandalism reversions amidst all your referencing, would you be interested in wp:rollback? If so have a read of it and tell me when you would and wouldn't use it. Ϣere SpielChequers 10:47, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi - i saw your request in the articles needing translation page and tried to fix the entry for Paolo Seganti. Could you proofread it? Bye -- Itemirus Talk Page 13:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Is this worth an entry?
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I hope I'm not jinxing anything here, but I wanted to pop in to say congratulations before the chaos starts. Cheers!-- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 18:01, 29 July 2010 (UTC) PS Take your pick for a celebratory drink:
Cool! I get to be first to say this! Anyhoo, congratulations! :) ~~ Hi878 (Come shout at me!) 18:41, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Enjoy using it. And may your underwear always be asbestos. Just a nicely flameproof but non-dangerous type. Congratulations. -- Dweller ( talk) 18:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks everyone! :) :) :) -- j⚛e decker talk 03:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
You forgot to sign. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 17:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi Joe! You are right about the reversion. H. Arctic is newer and prettier, but that's it − it's not 'main' in any sense of the word. Though personally, I'd stay away from Hvide Falk solely due to its wonky architecture, but that's just me ;) Greetings, — Algkalv ( talk) 15:42, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
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I believe this article should go to AfD now. It's already had one PROD tag (which was removed by an IP). I posted a note on the IP's talk page suggesting that he/she provides references pronto but since nothing has happened, I was planning to nominate it for AfD this weekend. OK?-- Plad2 ( talk) 22:10, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
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I admit that I inwardly cringed a bit when I saw the "new messages" banner this morning. My mouse cursor paused shakily over what was sure to be my global block... Cheers, Efcmagnew ( talk) 18:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
The phrase "or were" refers to deceased people because it would be inappropriate to state that they "are" Catholic. Regarding Dan Savage, look at footnote number 10; he identifies himself as an atheist. I think that throws serious doubt into the issue of whether he self-identifies as Catholic. Please find a better source. Thank you. Cresix ( talk) 20:32, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
Calvinist? Could you cite that please as there doesn't appear any content to support it, also the Baptist claim appears weak, I would appreciate it if you can direct me to the support for that, thanks. Off2riorob ( talk) 21:08, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Per your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pad feet I have removed the AfD tag from the article. You can thank me later :-p Bigger digger ( talk) 23:45, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
The ball is back in your court. ☺ Uncle G ( talk) 00:33, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
Funny how no one can ever be arsed to clean up poor articles unless I send them to AFD. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Otters want attention) 23:06, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
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Please do not put words in my mouth. I never said primary sources were invalid, I just corrected you that they are not secondary sources.— Dæ dαlus Contribs 23:19, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
Where was this request? Me-123567-Me ( talk) 03:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Please reconsider or explain this reversion: "Dr. Henry Diaz et al" is not a correctly formatted citation as academic titles are not as far as I know used. Diaz does not appear in the article references and was introduced by change without edit summary so this should as far as I can see not be allowed.
To complicate the issue "Reeves et al" does not appear in the article references either... – Mirokado ( talk) 17:39, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
That's fine.
The users contribs [5] are a bit of a clue as to the reliability of their posts, but hey - AGF and all that... a_man_alone ( talk) 18:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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Re. "drop me a line if there's something that needs to be looked at urgently" ( BLPN)
There's a lot more useful info in [7], particularly misrepresentation of research, which is typical of groups like ACP. I'll let you edit the article for now since there's no point in edit conflicting all the time. Tijfo098 ( talk) 23:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you too Joe, for the kind words. It's nothing however, compared to the 1,200 that you have cleared up. My effort was really just a drop in the BLP ocean. I would like to do more, but I have too many plates spinning at the moment trying to prevent new unsourced BLP from arriving here - mainly concerning socks, CCI and mass produced stubs. I'm probably going to have to apply for a set of those mops and buckets before I can make any real headway, because I can work when most of the en.Wiki world is asleep :) -- Kudpung ( talk) 11:30, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I'll do everything I can to live up to your expectations and trust. Panyd The muffin is not subtle 22:07, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. You PRODed Byadrangiin Lkhagvasüren because of sourcing issues. I've been able to source his participation at the 2006 Asian Games. I'm still not convinced that this alone is sufficient notability per WP:ATHLETE, but I've removed the PROD and slapped a notability tag on it instead. -- Whpq ( talk) 14:40, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there! I need little help in fight against vandalism on articles about Ukrainians and Ukrainian culture and history in general. Several well known users obviously intentionally break rules of Wikipedia. They are most active on the talk page - Talk:Ukrainians. These users often delete sources and then set their own inaccurate interpretation with no sources. The same users often delete every trace of Ukrainian impact in Russian history and culture on other articles. This is a very serious issue because same users do not allow me and some other users to work on the same issues objectively for a long time. Closely following their activities, it can be said that this is pure anti-ukrainian sentiment which borders with fascism. There is a small informational war against the Ukrainians, their culture and selfidentification! These are powerful words but they have their background. You can check itself and the work of these contributors. Please do something, or forward this appeal to the responsible administrators. Thanks a lot!-- SeikoEn ( talk) 17:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks a lot! Some examples of erasing every trace of the Ukrainian impact in Russian culture and history. First example can be Fyodor Dostoyevsky or Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Their fathers were from Ukraine, and several users constantly erases that fact. On the other side, they are distorting facts and completely distort the meaning of article about Ukrainians and their culture. Some traces:
I have not followed all the examples but I believe they are in some cases worse. These customers are very clever and they know what they are doing very well! They do it for a long time. I even doubt in ambivalence of their identity. These are the true meaning of vandalism jobs at Wikipedia! Thanks for the effort, I have honest intentions for this Wikipedia, but it is evident that some users are here to carry out political propaganda. -- SeikoEn ( talk) 07:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
There is no problem. This question can not be solved at once, I am aware of that. I wanted to start and support further observation work on the articles about Ukrainians, Ukraine ... in fight against vandalism. Take your time, I understnd you completly - same problems at my home ... :-)-- SeikoEn ( talk) 08:38, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
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SchuminWeb ( Talk) 07:10, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. Joe, for your kind words. I think a lot of us amateur Go-players are passionate about the game & its rich history. On behalf of Wikipedia:WikiProject Go, may I say we appreciate your thoughts, and of course, equally, wish you well with your sourcing wikiproject WP:URBLPR. Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk) 22:32, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Joe.
You deleted Red Books because it expired its PROD. I am concerned that the editor who put the PROD on has been putting PROD on a lot of articles for organisations and publications he has a religious objection to (mostly progressive organisations and publications within Adventism). He also failed to notify the authors of the articles about the PRODs. I have removed a load of his PRODs as I do not feel "No notability" is a sufficient deletion rationale on an article that has at least some referencing and claim to notability and that a religious grudge should play no part in proposing articles for deletion.
I have no idea what the article on Red Books looked like but it is quite possible that it did not deserve to be deleted. Perhaps you could either review it yourself or put a copy in my userspace for me to see if it is rescuable? Also, it might be worth making a list of any other articles he was able to get put through PROD and see if any of them need rescuing too.
Sorry to drop a can of worms in your lap but I really don't like the idea that some guy with a grudge can quietly delete articles without anybody noticing.
Regards, -- DanielRigal ( talk) 23:30, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Dear Joe Decker,
I have appealed your proposed deletion for Christodoulos Sabbatos-reasons given on talk page. I should also be grateful for restitution of the Tzerpos article professorial notoriety reason and to permit expansion- with thanks---- Clive Sweeting moved from user page 15:59, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I started a discussion as to the notability of clergymen at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Clergymen, your input is welcome. J04n( talk page) 15:27, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Tainan (disambiguation), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There does not appear to have been a merger. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/ Stalk 07:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
You were fast, I was still looking up how to mark it. Wee Curry Monster talk 00:16, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. Can you please stop taking down the site I am working on for my job. I work for the designer Nicole Miller and have been straddled with working on the wiki page. I am trying to go through and cite everything now, even though I have no idea what I am doing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nmiller25 ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I've substantially rewritten this article and referenced nearly everything in it. I can't verify a couple of minor items about his football career, but it turns out that's not why he's notable. Please take a look at the new article. If you agree that he now passes WP:N and WP:V please consider revising your contributions to the deletion discussion. Thanks! Pburka ( talk) 18:16, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello Joe Decker. Can you please stop taking down the site I am working on for my job. I work for the designer Nicole Miller and have been straddled with working on the wiki page. I am trying to go through and cite everything now, even though I have no idea what I am doing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nmiller25 ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the tool suggestion. I've never installed any wiki tools, so I'll have to find time to give "RefToolbar" a try. Until then, can you please be more specific about what you didn't like with my {{cite}} usage? I know two of the references should have been {{cite news}}, but I was pressed for time, and I figured any ref is better than no ref. (I'm planning to go back and re-format them soon, so feel free to leave them to me.) What else should I have done differently? Johnson487682 ( talk) 17:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
You're most certainly welcome Joe! Thanks for your note of appreciation :) -- WikHead ( talk) 00:33, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the note. I'm still working on getting more references at my local Jewish library. Meanwhile, do you know how to fix the Brisker Family Tree? Berel is the eldest son, but the tree makes it look like Meshulam Dovid is. I'm not sure about the rest of the birth order of the siblings. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 10:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
[8]? Bulldog123 21:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Just a note to let you know I've taken this to AFD, where your contribution would be welcome. Thanks. -- Michig ( talk) 08:18, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support Joe - your words at my RfA were incredibly kind. Working with editors such as yourself is a big reason why I enjoy editing Wikipedia. Here's to many more years of collaboration! (But hopefully only a few more months of URBLPR. I'm hoping it becomes obsolete in the near future). Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 20:06, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
That was a truly lovely surprise. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:34, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey Joe, when you delete articles, please remember to check for redirects to the deleted article and zap them under CSD G8. Cheers! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 02:03, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
Yep, I messed up a bit changing the name from "Academic art in Brazil" to "Brazilian Academic Art". I hope to get more proficient in using the wiki in the future, and I'll ask for help if needed. Anyway, there are many articles from portuguese wiki to be translated, so I'll try to help with that. Cheers, Diego Vieitez ( talk) 01:17, 9 February 2011 (UTC)