This is my first Archive page. Please don't edit it! Trafford09 ( talk) 10:37, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Trafford09. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meandv ( talk • contribs) 16:02, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
(This section was added by Suyogaerospace, to reply to my query on his page about the topic. I've inserted my original query here too, for clarity.) Trafford09 ( talk) 09:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
My actual change to the Mumbai page was, following an existing sentence referring to "Mumbai's ... better standard of living ... attract migrants" to add this direct quote from the BBC: "[However,] around half of Mumbai's population live in slums." I included a proper reference to the article [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7909660.stm ].
When my change was undone, I posted the following on the reverter's talk page, and you'll also see his reply on my page, below my query.
Hi Suyogaerospace. You seem to have undone a change I made today to Mumbai. Maybe you were correct to do so. However, my change was just to add a sentence of 9 words, complete with a proper reference to a BBC News article from today. Do you not think it was a little harsh that the reason given for undoing my contribution was the 1-word 'vandelism'? Trafford09 ( talk) 09:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I have reverted your edits because its that policy, have you seen the HTML comments on mumbai page? It says that to do a change you should gain a census about it. Alreadly debate on % of people living in slums is going on (check talk page of mumbai) diffrent sources gives diffrent number of percentage. So its better to first agree on % and then add it on article. Secondly I request you to get involve in discussion on talk page. Please dont reignite this isssue ;) Dont consider my reverts as biting or harresment. Assume good faith (PS I just corrected a caption of an image and my edit was reverted just because I didnt put it on talk page then we had a huge debate and I was prove right ;))(Please reply on my talkpage)-- Suyog talk to me! 02:33, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi again, Suyogaerospace. May I make the following observations:
1. It seems more helpful to have our comments on the same page, so I'll put my points here, and also put a small pointer on your talk page.
2. Yes, my contribution was with hindsight in error - a point I acknowledged in my query to you - because, as you correctly pointed out in your reply, there are rules on editing that article. When I posted my change, I hadn't realised these rules were in place. I hadn't appreciated that (a) it was an FA [Wikipedia Featured Article], nor that (b) there was much talk on its Discussion page. I also hadn't spotted that the article already contained my 9 words (albeit some pages further down, under Demographics, section 9).
3. However, the reverter said only 'Vandelism' as the reason for reverting. If they had instead said 'Vandalism - please see Discussion page.', or a few words to that effect, then I could have understood. After all, to most people, vandalism suggests something far worse. It may be deleting existing portions, defacing them, or adding content that is offensive, non-relevant, or unsupported by a proper reference to its source. My contribution was none of these.
4. You rightly advise "Assume good faith.". Surely one act of good faith would be to encourage a contributor, even if he is breaking rules. Simply point out to them where the rules are, rather than dismisss as 'vandalism', with no help to them?
5. Wikipedia's own advice - in Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset - encourages contributors to: (1) Be bold! in updating pages. Go ahead, it's a wiki! Encourage others, including those who disagree with you, likewise to Be bold! (6) Particularly, don't revert good faith edits. Reverting is a little too powerful sometimes ... If you really can't stand something, revert once, with an edit summary something like "(rv) I disagree strongly, I'll explain why in talk." and immediately take it to talk.
6. You mention an edit of yours being reverted and your being proved right. How does this relate to my query?
7. I suggest the following spellings: vandalism, it's, Mumbai, consensus, different, don't, harassment. Trafford09 ( talk) 11:03, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi hmmm your point number 3 to 5 are almost same so I'll answer them together.
{{helpme}}
Please could you explain what (top) signifies, on a Page History page - I tried to find (top) in Help search, but no joy. Thx.
{{helpme}}
Please could you advise me whether & how one can add
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/11.22.333.44 (as example) to one's watchlist? Thanks.
Thanks Roux.
Thanks ;) I purposely do grammatical errors to increase my edit counts while fixing them :D-- Suyog talk to me! 07:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
{{helpme}} Could somebody please tell me the name of one of the templates which appears when a logged-in editor writes a new article? The template I'm referring to is the one which includes the text "When creating an article, provide references to reliable published sources. An article without references will likely be deleted quickly.". I've searched Help, and followed links to Template:Semi-protected et al, but cannot find the one I'm seeking. Thanks in advance. Trafford09 ( talk) 11:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
{{refimprove}} (remove the tn| to see the real template for refimprove)
-- Chzz ► 11:20, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Hjhjhjh&action=edit&redlink=1 into your browser, you'll see the exact page where it appears. (But thanks anyway.) Trafford09 ( talk) 11:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
(but with WIKILINKs); if you need it, I might be able to get a copy of the actual source code?
-- Chzz ► 11:57, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
OK, I'm going to close off this 'helpme' for now. If you do require further help, please either contact me via my talk page, or put another helpme request on this page.
Thanks! -- Chzz ► 12:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your time, Chzz. Trafford09 ( talk) 12:38, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
You're very welcome, any time
psst - has anyone told you about the missing manual? Ssh. It's a secret :-)
-- Chzz ► 13:03, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
GT5162 (我的对话页) 15:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Yes, I do remember; Sorry I failed t o track it to that mediawiki page; we live and learn. I've 'thrown my oar in' to the discussion. Cheers, -- Chzz ► 15:34, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback}}|Chzz|Update & query re leaving messages -- Chzz ► 14:52, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
By the way, although it is noted in the helpme template, you may not be aware that the
talk to us live thing really works; there's several people, including myself, sitting there all the time, more than happy to help users with any Wikipedia questions. Pop in and say "hi" some time.--
Chzz
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14:55, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
No problem. You're welcome. Cool3 ( talk) 15:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I noticed you asked a couple of things in help, when nobody was there.
1 can you tell if an editor's logged in? (Except by checking their recent edits)
2 How do you tell an editor's rights?
{{talkback}}|Rectilinium|West Point query {{tb}}|Chzz|IE says "Done, but with errors on page." Chzz ► 16:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
{{helpme}}
Could somebody deal with this user? I've got to go out!
“ | Hiya. Just letting you know that after your edit to the Talk:Retiarius Talk page, I've had to removed the Category {{WPFISHING}}, as it's inappropriate to the article. If you meant to add a different Category, please redo your edit, selecting the appropriate category that you intended to add. | ” |
— Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk), 17:07, 18 April 2009 (UTC) |
Answered in User:Trafford09/Sandbox, as requested Chzz ► 17:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
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The Wet Trout Award | |
I, ~~, have the honor of presenting you the Wet Trout Award for For slapping yourself on the IRC earlier. Chzz ► 01:23, 1 May 2009 (UTC) |
I humbly accept. Trafford09 ( talk) 01:46, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
That very same article says he was addicted to heroin. 200.160.69.53 ( talk) 16:11, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, that page should go, too. I'll MfD it. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:25, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Actually I just put a db-ad on it. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Ta. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
I thought it might be worth noting these links, while I had them open.
So - the SUL utility is here,
And the Japanese SPI investigation mentioning the user is here.
Cheers, Chzz ► 04:50, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
yes it is ACCA
Colossal ( talk) 15:51, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Regarding this edit to User:Dr. Blofeld's talk page, he is permitted to remove comments from his own talk page as he sees fit, even though archiving is preferred, this is also true of warning templates as removing a warning template implies that you have read and understand it. Also I hope you can appreciate the irony in not signing your comment about signing comments. -- kelapstick ( talk) 18:35, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for checking about whether the appearance of the link for the page on users looking for help meant that I needed help. I'm actually just keeping a list of pages I would like to look at at some point to familiarize myself with what they're for. I wasn't trying to request help by it, but really appreciate your asking. I'll update the page to clarify so it doesn't confuse anyone else. -- Vaarky ( talk) 06:33, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Apparently:
"Before creating an article, please
search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines to which all articles should adhere. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain
original research, must be written from a
neutral point of view, should
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Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
If you still think an article is appropriate, see
Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at
Wikipedia:Your first article and
Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the
Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation."
Trafford09 (
talk)
11:46, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
I got it!!!!
test Srimukh ( talk) 10:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
{{
tb|Chzz|Google hits}}
Chzz
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11:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Chzz ► 07:46, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I saw what you were trying to do there, so I located the references and wrapped them in nowiki tags. That should prevent the error message from displaying at the bottom. Best, TN X Man 01:00, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Hello - thanks for the message. You're doing fine! My meaning was that IP addresses - especially dynamic ones like that one - cannot be vandalism-only accounts. The next person who logs on from their living room may be completely different than this guy and we don't want them to feel unwelcome. Also, IPs are rarely blocked longer than 24 to 48 hours unless it's a static IP with a long history of abuse. This IPs three edits don't qualify.
Lastly, be sure that any editor you're about to report to AIV a) has been given a final level 4 warning, and b) has made an abusive edit after that final warning. Many users are simply testing out the 'anyone can edit' thing; others will stop after the level 3 warning, as this particular editor did; and even more will stop after their final warning. We want to be preventing current abusive edits from a bad-faith user, not punishing for edits made several hours or days prior. The vandalism and blocking policies have more information. Keep up the good work! - Krakatoa Katie 02:26, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
{{
tb|chzz|Static & dynamic IP addresses, et al.}}
And...
Please
I've helped you a bit, yes?
I don't often - actually, this is 1st time ever - ask for favours in return;
Please, do *something* to improve William Windsor (goat)
I am asking everyone I know to contribute...even if just a little...to this interesting, quirky article.
Fix a typo; improve a ref; get some background info from the web; email the barracks and ask for a pic; ask others to contribute; say something on the talk page, or the DYK request or the peer review; ***anything*** :-)
Please help restore my faith in the wiki community; many hands make light work, etc.
Chzz ► 00:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and the other improvements you made on the article. As to the "in" part, it may be a US/British English thing, or maybe even a Pacific Northwest thing, or possibly the usage in this particular manner. Here we also usually use "in" as in your car example, but there 1985 will always be 1985. With this example the time frame will vary depending on the person at the beginning of the sentence, as in his senior year was 1963 to 1964, but my senior year was 1993 to 1994. Now, I don't know if that is the reason why here we more typically omit the "in" when discussing students and their class years, but my experience is that we do omit it. The other change I had reverted, just FYI, is a bit clunky with my wording, but the use of "third year" (or "first year") is the lingo for law school, but I had to make sure people understood it was also the final year. Thanks. Aboutmovies ( talk) 07:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi. If you warn someone could you not report them immediately afterwards since warnings could possibly deter them? (As in this case, even though it was valid since it's a vandal-only account). -- Menti fisto 22:57, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Hey,
You might be interested in Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Are_outside_forums_appropriate_in_welcome_message.3F.
Chzz ► 16:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Trafford09, I'm glad you are a "mere mortal" that maybe can help me! I looked in Wikimedia Commons for a photo of this band but didn't see one, but I believe that this album cover can and should be allowed under "fair use" law, and also because this album is out of print (from 1986). MTStern ( talk) 13:47, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09, I want to continue this conversation with you, since you're already familiar with what i've explained so far. It seems that the file was uploaded, but to where, I'm not sure. Perhaps, I just need to wait??
About the "live chat", I did try that... but it seemed rather slow. Also, I didn't know if I should put your user name in on the first screen or mine.
Thank you very much for your continued assistance and patience. Below is the page I'm trying to add the image to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinonia_(band)
MTStern ( talk) 17:00, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I saw your message on Chzz's talk page to another user & was wondering whether you could have a look over this article I've been working on & see what you think- User:Dottydotdot/workpage/History of Dubai. The current article is at History of Dubai. Any comments on my talk page would be very much appreciated. Thanks! Dottydotdot ( talk) 01:25, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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The Guidance Barnstar | |
Thank you for your help Trafford. Dottydotdot ( talk) 09:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC) |
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | |
For all your efforts to help new users; you thoroughly deserve one of these. Keep it up. Chzz ► 16:01, 31 May 2009 (UTC) |
I've got a very long way to go, to get up to your level, but thanks for the thought & encouragement.
Trafford09 (
talk)
16:28, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
I declined your speedy, added some references, and tidied it up a bit. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 11:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Zabadac ( talk) 15:31, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your help.
I found that there was no 'new section' for the user who sent me a message I want to reply too.
So, I was unable to reply, and challenge things.
Can users disable incoming messages? If so, how do I get a return to this perosn?
kindest regards, Zabadac ( talk) 15:48, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Zabadac ( talk) 15:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC) Thank you Trafford. There is now a 'new section' coming up on that users - Mr Ollie.
I'll send a note now.
Thanks for the tip on spaces.
Thanks! For the speedy response to my distress call on how to cite a thesis. NHearn ( talk) 18:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Sweeeeeeeeeet!!! That is wonderful! Have a great morning. I may come and pick your brain later. 24.248.193.115 ( talk) 13:29, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford
After I was 'advsied' not to add an extrenal link, and it was removed, I checked the extrenal links on a number of entries.
Clearly, there were commercial, advertisng based links. So, I decided I would remove thos offending items.
The revisons I made have been 'reverted', with no reasonable explantion
I am concerned that this system is one rule for one person, and another rule for another person, and that my updates are being 'attacked'.
Either the extrenal oinks policy if followed by everyone, or not.
I would liek you to review the site entry for 'high end audio', specifically the external links, and reveiw the recent 'updates'.
If my suggested link does not follow guidelines, I fail to see how the ones that someone is trying to hang to can meet the guidelines too.
kindest regards
Zabadac ( talk) 19:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford
I got a threatening warning from User:Bgs022 about my edits.
I am unable to communicate with them, and see no reason why I should be threatened for doing something that is correct.
Is there an independent 'abuse' review system in place ?
kindest regards, Zabadac ( talk) 19:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate you taking the time for feedback. I've found a way to communicate back to the user who gave me a warning, asking for a review of his/her actions.
I seem to have hit on a nerve with someone, somewhere. Otherwise I wouldn't attract this attention.
My stance is that if you can have one or more links to single specialist commercial sites, including a major magazine or two, then you can have another one, as long as its relevant and useful resource. Clearly someone thought otherwise, and pointed to the guidelines as the authority for the removal of my edits (made in good faith). I am now at a loss to understand what constitutes a valid external link.
So, a detailed review of those guidelines told me that there were in fact a load of other links that supposedly broke the guidelines. So, I cleaned up the entries.
I will take this matter to dispute if I am attacked again without good reason, and any valid edits that I make reverted.
My view is that there are conflicts of interest here, and I will test the impartially of these people. Seems a bit like 'big bother'.
Of course, someone can simply block my account. Who really cares - well, I do because this activity is not in the spirit, or guidelines, of Wikipedia.
Thanks for the advice to tread carefully, but really, who should I be afraid of? This is either a fair process, or not.
It will be interesting to see. I wait for a response to my refuting the warning.
kindest regards
20:30, 1 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zabadac ( talk • contribs)
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The Goat Star | |
For contributions to
Caprinae
Solidarius Lance Corporal
William Windsor salutes you! |
The award is documented in
User:Chzz/Recipients of the Goat Star. I am working to progress
William Windsor to Good Article status, so please look in some time. Cheers!
Chzz
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22:06, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Bananas are usually green or yellow or brown. However I could not find any references to verify this. Erelyes ( talk) 07:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Furthermore, oranges are orange. Erelyes ( talk) 07:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Ya sure! Thanks Kesangh ( talk) 09:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the help, I'll make the relevant changes. On a lighter note, what did you mean by It's really just a case of your being bold, I am just doing my job. I am not familiar with this live talk feature. Is it really better than typing 'helpme' on the talkpage. Do people prefer to use the live talk feature than the' helpme' thing. Kindly tell me more about this. And how are only a few selected events are mentioned in On this day section out of all the entries, i don't see any difference in the syntax of these selected events in the edit section. Who selects the events which should be displayed on the Main page? By the way, i noticed that you copied some of the text from your own talkpage onto my talkpage :-)
Thanks for your help. Well, i am familiar with the being bold thing. As it was already late, i wanted someone else to add the information on the Main page. If i had asked someone to help me with the procedure of editing the Main page then that would have taken still more time and eventually, it would have been too late. But that's okay, Shivaji's coronation was celebrated yesterday as per the Marathi calendar and today as per the Gregorian calendar. I have added the relevant information to the On this day... section, but my edits are not visible on the Main page. Going through the link you gave me, i understood about the criteria required for listing an event on the Main page, but who's going to really put the particular event(if it deserves so) on the Main page, the admins? How to get an admin to see if the event i am talking about could be included on the Main page? If possible, can you yourself add the relevant information on the Main page. I got to go. Kindly help. Thanks Kesangh ( talk) 07:40, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09,
Srini
vas G P
hani has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Srini
vas G P
hani
11:41, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Thanks a ton for all the help plus the patience.
A special barnstar as it was my first article, so it deserved something more:)
And i'm sure that article's gonna be mighty happy... We really worked hard on linking it!
Cheers! AceFighter19 ( talk) 14:33, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
test2 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakesh Kumar Goyal ( talk • contribs) 19:01, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Why is starting a new page so hard to do?
I think my grandson might have started me off on a page that he knew was touchy. I will have a talk with him when he gets back. He is a bit of a mischief maker sometimes. From the looks of it this BQ person that controls the page snaps at anyone that comes by. I know someone that will be spending a little more time during his visit on his bicycle instead of this computer. Looks like I have a long Summer ahead. This started off fun, but I think I will avoid the controversy. Thank you for your help. Grandma Dottie ( talk) 11:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
How is it looking?
How do I put a picture in the little box on the right at the top? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lepo21 ( talk • contribs) 19:57, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
test message [from User_Talk:Janc6]
(I've moved this down to the bottom of my talk page, to follow normal WP convention.) Trafford09 ( talk) 17:33, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
The comment you left on my page: "Well, let's hope it's not a truly 'final' message. Thx for including the above, for those of us who weren't logging when he wrote it. Trafford09 (talk) 12:08, 17 June 2009 (UTC)" your welcome and I meant the last message he gave (of course besides cya), and thanks for checking the page out, and your welcome for me making the page!-- Cubs197 ( talk) 16:56, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'll do that!-- Cubs197 ( talk) 19:39, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Cubs197 ( talk) 19:50, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Trafford09! This message is to notify that G.phanisrinivas is now known as Srinivas! -- Sri niv as 09:23, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback}}|Trafford09 Thank you. Ok I agree with your modifications. It's cool. I make it live now. Thank again. Cheers,
MelindaMelinda
Now adding date, so that this section will get archived. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:28, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 02:24, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 13:02, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 13:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ tb}}
Traffy, chzz is currently back on his channel, wikipedia-en-help, etc.
Good news - thanks. I've chatted briefly on IRC. Hope to be spending a bit more time back on WP soon, but will keep popping back to check for any updates, every so often. Hope everybody's enjoying WP & keeping up their good work as ever. Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk) 21:55, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I would like to push the John Costigan page I've done on my test section to LIVE status.
Please let me know what I need to do to accomplish this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lepo21 ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey traffy, I haven't seen you around IRC much at all. Just checking in.-- Cubs197 ( talk) 04:49, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Trafford09. There is a response from me, below the message you left in the "Strange heading" section of my talk page.-- Jerzy• t 22:01, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09,
srinivas has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the
WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Srinivas (
talk)
09:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Hey! I haven't seen you for almost a month at #wikipedia-en-help connect. Are you busy right now? Just left this message to inquire that. Thank you, -- Srinivas ( talk) 09:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
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Traf: If you get a chance to look at the Sicilian Vespers talk page, please reply to my comments to rewright and rearrange the article. I really want to include the five points I numbered as it is crutial to understanding why the vespers were a world changing event, not merely a local revolt on the island. In fact, even the very first paragraph is chronologically incorrect according to Runciman and other sources. It does not mention Tancred in the Norman line of sucession after Fredrick II, and then Manfred's fight for the crown. Charles negotiated for the purchase of the crown with Pope Urban for, inter alia, and annual tribute of 10,000 ounces of gold. But Urban died before the deal was written and Charles re-negotiated the deal with Pope Clement, and because Manfred was now hard pressing Rome and other northern Italian Geulf cities, the price was reduced to 8,000 ounces of gold. Siciliano99 ( talk) 07:42, 15 September 2009 (UTC)Siciliano99
Are you here still? Janc6 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:22, 30 October 2009 (UTC).
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William Windsor needs help! | |
I am trying to bring the article
William Windsor (goat) up to
good article status; as you previously helped, I wondered if you might have time to look at it again, and perhaps help improve it. All contributions welcome. Thank you for your time.
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ChzzBot ► 17:07, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
See WP:MOSQUOTE, "Preserve the original text, spelling, and punctuation." The only exception are around spacing and types of dashes. David Underdown ( talk) 08:32, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
I am not obligated to supply edit summaries. 174.3.123.220 ( talk) 11:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I see you're bumping up against the same non-responsive wall that I have several times in the past. There is evidently a good bit of history behind that particular user, with a good compendium of sources here: User_talk:AnmaFinotera/Archive_11#User:174.3.123.220. Actually I *have* managed to generate a few responses from him, but they were uniformly argumentative and did about as much to advance the discussion as silence - see my Talk page for a few examples of that. Good luck, and if there's any place you'd like me to weigh in, let me know. JohnInDC ( talk) 11:13, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ user:chzz/tb|Long time no tea.}} Chzz ► 13:25, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Answered, User talk:chzz#Qry Chzz ► 20:10, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
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Hello Trafford09
Thanks for the info.
Im aware that Jill has her own page but i look up to her in her field. Thats why my user page has that.
Thank You Jonstewartwiki ( talk) 19:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
test: go (game).
About time I gave this a date, so it gets archived! Trafford09 ( talk) 14:37, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
WP:AFC needs help.
We are moving 70-odd articles that were tagged as {{move draft}} into the AFC process, and we need help to process them.
If you are not familiar with how to review AFCs, please join #wikipedia-en-afc and get help there from experienced AFCers. Please do help; even if you just review one or two - try to fix; make live, or say why not, etc etc.
Greatly appreciated.<span style="border: 1px solid; background-color:darkUser:Chzz| Chzz ]] ► 22:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
This is an FYI to let you know that the discussion has been moved. WP:AN is the more appropriate location for ban discussions, so the discussion can now be found here. - TexasAndroid ( talk) 13:56, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
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Best, Chzz ► 18:38, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, my friend.
AllisonShapira ( talk · contribs), fairly new to Wikipedia, created Energy Policy of the Obama Administration and asked for feedback - they received a little help, but, I wondered if you might have the time to help guide them a little further?
Please see User talk:AllisonShapira#Energy Policy of the Obama Administration. Many thanks in anticipation. Chzz ► 18:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
{{ user:chzz/tb|Vertical_alignment}} Chzz ► 00:56, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
'coz Aleenf1 is asking after you, so if you are, pop in again. Chzz ► 12:40, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Ho-ho - like that. Didn't like the goal we gifted them, quite so much! Ah well, a draw v USA's not too bad a result.
So, next Fri. 3pm 7:30 pm UK time - fingers crossed.
Trafford09 (
talk)
22:51, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
[03:25] * ChanServ changes topic to '"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that" -
Bill Shankly on
The Beautiful Game'
Chzz ► 02:30, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Good title for topic. Must point out my earlier mistake re Friday's match - of course it's at 7:30 pm UK time. Now off to look up what <code> does. Trafford09 ( talk) 07:42, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Ah, I've found out loads about the meetups. Thanks :) Chevy monte carlo 18:24, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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I didn't throw you off with anything I said, did I? I hope you don't feel I have disrespected the game in any way. I can see how it may be difficult to understand how I can be a 2-dan without being in any Go association, but it is not something I just guessed. It is the rank most experienced players have assigned to me. Flyer22 ( talk) 03:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Different Go thread. Thanks for info on my talk page. I don't do userboxes and I do play go. -- SGBailey ( talk) 11:47, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Do you really wish to talk to me, or is this just an automated message? Although I keep the same IP address for a long time, I have no control over it. Sometimes, my IP address changes. And I obviously do not take credit for messages made from my IP by other people. We can talk. As long as it is not an automated reply. 173.168.177.217 ( talk) 00:37, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Alan Riley, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{
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the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact
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Codf1977 (
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15:14, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Would you be happy for me to move the article to a user page of yours (for example User:Trafford09/Alan Riley - that way you could work on it before moving it back ? Codf1977 ( talk) 15:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
I have moved it for you to User:Trafford09/Alan Riley - let me know if you need any help moving it back when you have worked on it. Codf1977 ( talk) 16:13, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Please have a read of the following pages :
and
Just because a paper, blog or news site mentions ResPublica, it does not mean that it should go into the External links section of the article, if you wish to have them listed to demonstrate the notability then add them to the Talk page. Codf1977 ( talk) 12:40, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your feedback and offer to help with the curvilinear disparity article. As it is a relatively specialised topic, it has been tricky to find suitable articles to link from so your help in this regard would be greatly appreciated. I think the Tea Party movement in the US is a good contemporary example of curvilinear disparity. Some candidates (such as Rand Paul) who were not favoured by the Republican Party, have been selected in primaries nevertheless, largely as a result of tea party activists. This might be good additional example to make the article more relevant to an American audience. Thanks again. Eoinjones ( talk) 12:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated ResPublica, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ResPublica. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Codf1977 ( talk) 13:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Its not about which article is popular its about listing it in alphabetical order. 119.155.43.30 ( talk) 10:41, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure you already know by now, but...I move things to my archives quite quick. So if you didn't catch my reply, it's in User_talk:Chzz/Archive_23#ResPublica. I hope you don't think I'm dismissing things if I move them, it's just that my talk page gets so busy...but I am always v happy to answer things. Just...if the reply disappears, you know where it will be - just search my archive on your name. Looking forward to the big game later! Cheers, Chzz ► 05:03, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
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This is my first Archive page. Please don't edit it! Trafford09 ( talk) 10:37, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Trafford09. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meandv ( talk • contribs) 16:02, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
(This section was added by Suyogaerospace, to reply to my query on his page about the topic. I've inserted my original query here too, for clarity.) Trafford09 ( talk) 09:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
My actual change to the Mumbai page was, following an existing sentence referring to "Mumbai's ... better standard of living ... attract migrants" to add this direct quote from the BBC: "[However,] around half of Mumbai's population live in slums." I included a proper reference to the article [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7909660.stm ].
When my change was undone, I posted the following on the reverter's talk page, and you'll also see his reply on my page, below my query.
Hi Suyogaerospace. You seem to have undone a change I made today to Mumbai. Maybe you were correct to do so. However, my change was just to add a sentence of 9 words, complete with a proper reference to a BBC News article from today. Do you not think it was a little harsh that the reason given for undoing my contribution was the 1-word 'vandelism'? Trafford09 ( talk) 09:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I have reverted your edits because its that policy, have you seen the HTML comments on mumbai page? It says that to do a change you should gain a census about it. Alreadly debate on % of people living in slums is going on (check talk page of mumbai) diffrent sources gives diffrent number of percentage. So its better to first agree on % and then add it on article. Secondly I request you to get involve in discussion on talk page. Please dont reignite this isssue ;) Dont consider my reverts as biting or harresment. Assume good faith (PS I just corrected a caption of an image and my edit was reverted just because I didnt put it on talk page then we had a huge debate and I was prove right ;))(Please reply on my talkpage)-- Suyog talk to me! 02:33, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi again, Suyogaerospace. May I make the following observations:
1. It seems more helpful to have our comments on the same page, so I'll put my points here, and also put a small pointer on your talk page.
2. Yes, my contribution was with hindsight in error - a point I acknowledged in my query to you - because, as you correctly pointed out in your reply, there are rules on editing that article. When I posted my change, I hadn't realised these rules were in place. I hadn't appreciated that (a) it was an FA [Wikipedia Featured Article], nor that (b) there was much talk on its Discussion page. I also hadn't spotted that the article already contained my 9 words (albeit some pages further down, under Demographics, section 9).
3. However, the reverter said only 'Vandelism' as the reason for reverting. If they had instead said 'Vandalism - please see Discussion page.', or a few words to that effect, then I could have understood. After all, to most people, vandalism suggests something far worse. It may be deleting existing portions, defacing them, or adding content that is offensive, non-relevant, or unsupported by a proper reference to its source. My contribution was none of these.
4. You rightly advise "Assume good faith.". Surely one act of good faith would be to encourage a contributor, even if he is breaking rules. Simply point out to them where the rules are, rather than dismisss as 'vandalism', with no help to them?
5. Wikipedia's own advice - in Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset - encourages contributors to: (1) Be bold! in updating pages. Go ahead, it's a wiki! Encourage others, including those who disagree with you, likewise to Be bold! (6) Particularly, don't revert good faith edits. Reverting is a little too powerful sometimes ... If you really can't stand something, revert once, with an edit summary something like "(rv) I disagree strongly, I'll explain why in talk." and immediately take it to talk.
6. You mention an edit of yours being reverted and your being proved right. How does this relate to my query?
7. I suggest the following spellings: vandalism, it's, Mumbai, consensus, different, don't, harassment. Trafford09 ( talk) 11:03, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi hmmm your point number 3 to 5 are almost same so I'll answer them together.
{{helpme}}
Please could you explain what (top) signifies, on a Page History page - I tried to find (top) in Help search, but no joy. Thx.
{{helpme}}
Please could you advise me whether & how one can add
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/11.22.333.44 (as example) to one's watchlist? Thanks.
Thanks Roux.
Thanks ;) I purposely do grammatical errors to increase my edit counts while fixing them :D-- Suyog talk to me! 07:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
{{helpme}} Could somebody please tell me the name of one of the templates which appears when a logged-in editor writes a new article? The template I'm referring to is the one which includes the text "When creating an article, provide references to reliable published sources. An article without references will likely be deleted quickly.". I've searched Help, and followed links to Template:Semi-protected et al, but cannot find the one I'm seeking. Thanks in advance. Trafford09 ( talk) 11:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
{{refimprove}} (remove the tn| to see the real template for refimprove)
-- Chzz ► 11:20, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Hjhjhjh&action=edit&redlink=1 into your browser, you'll see the exact page where it appears. (But thanks anyway.) Trafford09 ( talk) 11:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
(but with WIKILINKs); if you need it, I might be able to get a copy of the actual source code?
-- Chzz ► 11:57, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
OK, I'm going to close off this 'helpme' for now. If you do require further help, please either contact me via my talk page, or put another helpme request on this page.
Thanks! -- Chzz ► 12:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your time, Chzz. Trafford09 ( talk) 12:38, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
You're very welcome, any time
psst - has anyone told you about the missing manual? Ssh. It's a secret :-)
-- Chzz ► 13:03, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
GT5162 (我的对话页) 15:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Yes, I do remember; Sorry I failed t o track it to that mediawiki page; we live and learn. I've 'thrown my oar in' to the discussion. Cheers, -- Chzz ► 15:34, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback}}|Chzz|Update & query re leaving messages -- Chzz ► 14:52, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
By the way, although it is noted in the helpme template, you may not be aware that the
talk to us live thing really works; there's several people, including myself, sitting there all the time, more than happy to help users with any Wikipedia questions. Pop in and say "hi" some time.--
Chzz
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14:55, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
No problem. You're welcome. Cool3 ( talk) 15:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I noticed you asked a couple of things in help, when nobody was there.
1 can you tell if an editor's logged in? (Except by checking their recent edits)
2 How do you tell an editor's rights?
{{talkback}}|Rectilinium|West Point query {{tb}}|Chzz|IE says "Done, but with errors on page." Chzz ► 16:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
{{helpme}}
Could somebody deal with this user? I've got to go out!
“ | Hiya. Just letting you know that after your edit to the Talk:Retiarius Talk page, I've had to removed the Category {{WPFISHING}}, as it's inappropriate to the article. If you meant to add a different Category, please redo your edit, selecting the appropriate category that you intended to add. | ” |
— Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk), 17:07, 18 April 2009 (UTC) |
Answered in User:Trafford09/Sandbox, as requested Chzz ► 17:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
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The Wet Trout Award | |
I, ~~, have the honor of presenting you the Wet Trout Award for For slapping yourself on the IRC earlier. Chzz ► 01:23, 1 May 2009 (UTC) |
I humbly accept. Trafford09 ( talk) 01:46, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
That very same article says he was addicted to heroin. 200.160.69.53 ( talk) 16:11, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, that page should go, too. I'll MfD it. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:25, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Actually I just put a db-ad on it. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Ta. Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 00:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
I thought it might be worth noting these links, while I had them open.
So - the SUL utility is here,
And the Japanese SPI investigation mentioning the user is here.
Cheers, Chzz ► 04:50, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
yes it is ACCA
Colossal ( talk) 15:51, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Regarding this edit to User:Dr. Blofeld's talk page, he is permitted to remove comments from his own talk page as he sees fit, even though archiving is preferred, this is also true of warning templates as removing a warning template implies that you have read and understand it. Also I hope you can appreciate the irony in not signing your comment about signing comments. -- kelapstick ( talk) 18:35, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for checking about whether the appearance of the link for the page on users looking for help meant that I needed help. I'm actually just keeping a list of pages I would like to look at at some point to familiarize myself with what they're for. I wasn't trying to request help by it, but really appreciate your asking. I'll update the page to clarify so it doesn't confuse anyone else. -- Vaarky ( talk) 06:33, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Apparently:
"Before creating an article, please
search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines to which all articles should adhere. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain
original research, must be written from a
neutral point of view, should
cite to
reliable sources which
verify their content and must not contain
unsourced, negative content about living people.
Articles must also demonstrate the notability of the subject. Please see our subject specific guidelines for people, bands and musicians, companies and organizations and web content and note that if you are closely associated with the subject, our conflict of interest guideline strongly recommends against you creating the article.
If you still think an article is appropriate, see
Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at
Wikipedia:Your first article and
Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the
Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation."
Trafford09 (
talk)
11:46, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
I got it!!!!
test Srimukh ( talk) 10:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
{{
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Chzz
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11:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Chzz ► 07:46, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I saw what you were trying to do there, so I located the references and wrapped them in nowiki tags. That should prevent the error message from displaying at the bottom. Best, TN X Man 01:00, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Hello - thanks for the message. You're doing fine! My meaning was that IP addresses - especially dynamic ones like that one - cannot be vandalism-only accounts. The next person who logs on from their living room may be completely different than this guy and we don't want them to feel unwelcome. Also, IPs are rarely blocked longer than 24 to 48 hours unless it's a static IP with a long history of abuse. This IPs three edits don't qualify.
Lastly, be sure that any editor you're about to report to AIV a) has been given a final level 4 warning, and b) has made an abusive edit after that final warning. Many users are simply testing out the 'anyone can edit' thing; others will stop after the level 3 warning, as this particular editor did; and even more will stop after their final warning. We want to be preventing current abusive edits from a bad-faith user, not punishing for edits made several hours or days prior. The vandalism and blocking policies have more information. Keep up the good work! - Krakatoa Katie 02:26, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
{{
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And...
Please
I've helped you a bit, yes?
I don't often - actually, this is 1st time ever - ask for favours in return;
Please, do *something* to improve William Windsor (goat)
I am asking everyone I know to contribute...even if just a little...to this interesting, quirky article.
Fix a typo; improve a ref; get some background info from the web; email the barracks and ask for a pic; ask others to contribute; say something on the talk page, or the DYK request or the peer review; ***anything*** :-)
Please help restore my faith in the wiki community; many hands make light work, etc.
Chzz ► 00:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and the other improvements you made on the article. As to the "in" part, it may be a US/British English thing, or maybe even a Pacific Northwest thing, or possibly the usage in this particular manner. Here we also usually use "in" as in your car example, but there 1985 will always be 1985. With this example the time frame will vary depending on the person at the beginning of the sentence, as in his senior year was 1963 to 1964, but my senior year was 1993 to 1994. Now, I don't know if that is the reason why here we more typically omit the "in" when discussing students and their class years, but my experience is that we do omit it. The other change I had reverted, just FYI, is a bit clunky with my wording, but the use of "third year" (or "first year") is the lingo for law school, but I had to make sure people understood it was also the final year. Thanks. Aboutmovies ( talk) 07:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi. If you warn someone could you not report them immediately afterwards since warnings could possibly deter them? (As in this case, even though it was valid since it's a vandal-only account). -- Menti fisto 22:57, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Hey,
You might be interested in Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Are_outside_forums_appropriate_in_welcome_message.3F.
Chzz ► 16:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Trafford09, I'm glad you are a "mere mortal" that maybe can help me! I looked in Wikimedia Commons for a photo of this band but didn't see one, but I believe that this album cover can and should be allowed under "fair use" law, and also because this album is out of print (from 1986). MTStern ( talk) 13:47, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09, I want to continue this conversation with you, since you're already familiar with what i've explained so far. It seems that the file was uploaded, but to where, I'm not sure. Perhaps, I just need to wait??
About the "live chat", I did try that... but it seemed rather slow. Also, I didn't know if I should put your user name in on the first screen or mine.
Thank you very much for your continued assistance and patience. Below is the page I'm trying to add the image to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinonia_(band)
MTStern ( talk) 17:00, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I saw your message on Chzz's talk page to another user & was wondering whether you could have a look over this article I've been working on & see what you think- User:Dottydotdot/workpage/History of Dubai. The current article is at History of Dubai. Any comments on my talk page would be very much appreciated. Thanks! Dottydotdot ( talk) 01:25, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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The Guidance Barnstar | |
Thank you for your help Trafford. Dottydotdot ( talk) 09:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC) |
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | |
For all your efforts to help new users; you thoroughly deserve one of these. Keep it up. Chzz ► 16:01, 31 May 2009 (UTC) |
I've got a very long way to go, to get up to your level, but thanks for the thought & encouragement.
Trafford09 (
talk)
16:28, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
I declined your speedy, added some references, and tidied it up a bit. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 11:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Zabadac ( talk) 15:31, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your help.
I found that there was no 'new section' for the user who sent me a message I want to reply too.
So, I was unable to reply, and challenge things.
Can users disable incoming messages? If so, how do I get a return to this perosn?
kindest regards, Zabadac ( talk) 15:48, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Zabadac ( talk) 15:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC) Thank you Trafford. There is now a 'new section' coming up on that users - Mr Ollie.
I'll send a note now.
Thanks for the tip on spaces.
Thanks! For the speedy response to my distress call on how to cite a thesis. NHearn ( talk) 18:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Sweeeeeeeeeet!!! That is wonderful! Have a great morning. I may come and pick your brain later. 24.248.193.115 ( talk) 13:29, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford
After I was 'advsied' not to add an extrenal link, and it was removed, I checked the extrenal links on a number of entries.
Clearly, there were commercial, advertisng based links. So, I decided I would remove thos offending items.
The revisons I made have been 'reverted', with no reasonable explantion
I am concerned that this system is one rule for one person, and another rule for another person, and that my updates are being 'attacked'.
Either the extrenal oinks policy if followed by everyone, or not.
I would liek you to review the site entry for 'high end audio', specifically the external links, and reveiw the recent 'updates'.
If my suggested link does not follow guidelines, I fail to see how the ones that someone is trying to hang to can meet the guidelines too.
kindest regards
Zabadac ( talk) 19:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford
I got a threatening warning from User:Bgs022 about my edits.
I am unable to communicate with them, and see no reason why I should be threatened for doing something that is correct.
Is there an independent 'abuse' review system in place ?
kindest regards, Zabadac ( talk) 19:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate you taking the time for feedback. I've found a way to communicate back to the user who gave me a warning, asking for a review of his/her actions.
I seem to have hit on a nerve with someone, somewhere. Otherwise I wouldn't attract this attention.
My stance is that if you can have one or more links to single specialist commercial sites, including a major magazine or two, then you can have another one, as long as its relevant and useful resource. Clearly someone thought otherwise, and pointed to the guidelines as the authority for the removal of my edits (made in good faith). I am now at a loss to understand what constitutes a valid external link.
So, a detailed review of those guidelines told me that there were in fact a load of other links that supposedly broke the guidelines. So, I cleaned up the entries.
I will take this matter to dispute if I am attacked again without good reason, and any valid edits that I make reverted.
My view is that there are conflicts of interest here, and I will test the impartially of these people. Seems a bit like 'big bother'.
Of course, someone can simply block my account. Who really cares - well, I do because this activity is not in the spirit, or guidelines, of Wikipedia.
Thanks for the advice to tread carefully, but really, who should I be afraid of? This is either a fair process, or not.
It will be interesting to see. I wait for a response to my refuting the warning.
kindest regards
20:30, 1 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zabadac ( talk • contribs)
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The Goat Star | |
For contributions to
Caprinae
Solidarius Lance Corporal
William Windsor salutes you! |
The award is documented in
User:Chzz/Recipients of the Goat Star. I am working to progress
William Windsor to Good Article status, so please look in some time. Cheers!
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22:06, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Bananas are usually green or yellow or brown. However I could not find any references to verify this. Erelyes ( talk) 07:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Furthermore, oranges are orange. Erelyes ( talk) 07:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Ya sure! Thanks Kesangh ( talk) 09:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the help, I'll make the relevant changes. On a lighter note, what did you mean by It's really just a case of your being bold, I am just doing my job. I am not familiar with this live talk feature. Is it really better than typing 'helpme' on the talkpage. Do people prefer to use the live talk feature than the' helpme' thing. Kindly tell me more about this. And how are only a few selected events are mentioned in On this day section out of all the entries, i don't see any difference in the syntax of these selected events in the edit section. Who selects the events which should be displayed on the Main page? By the way, i noticed that you copied some of the text from your own talkpage onto my talkpage :-)
Thanks for your help. Well, i am familiar with the being bold thing. As it was already late, i wanted someone else to add the information on the Main page. If i had asked someone to help me with the procedure of editing the Main page then that would have taken still more time and eventually, it would have been too late. But that's okay, Shivaji's coronation was celebrated yesterday as per the Marathi calendar and today as per the Gregorian calendar. I have added the relevant information to the On this day... section, but my edits are not visible on the Main page. Going through the link you gave me, i understood about the criteria required for listing an event on the Main page, but who's going to really put the particular event(if it deserves so) on the Main page, the admins? How to get an admin to see if the event i am talking about could be included on the Main page? If possible, can you yourself add the relevant information on the Main page. I got to go. Kindly help. Thanks Kesangh ( talk) 07:40, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09,
Srini
vas G P
hani has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Srini
vas G P
hani
11:41, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Thanks a ton for all the help plus the patience.
A special barnstar as it was my first article, so it deserved something more:)
And i'm sure that article's gonna be mighty happy... We really worked hard on linking it!
Cheers! AceFighter19 ( talk) 14:33, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
test2 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakesh Kumar Goyal ( talk • contribs) 19:01, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Why is starting a new page so hard to do?
I think my grandson might have started me off on a page that he knew was touchy. I will have a talk with him when he gets back. He is a bit of a mischief maker sometimes. From the looks of it this BQ person that controls the page snaps at anyone that comes by. I know someone that will be spending a little more time during his visit on his bicycle instead of this computer. Looks like I have a long Summer ahead. This started off fun, but I think I will avoid the controversy. Thank you for your help. Grandma Dottie ( talk) 11:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
How is it looking?
How do I put a picture in the little box on the right at the top? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lepo21 ( talk • contribs) 19:57, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
test message [from User_Talk:Janc6]
(I've moved this down to the bottom of my talk page, to follow normal WP convention.) Trafford09 ( talk) 17:33, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
The comment you left on my page: "Well, let's hope it's not a truly 'final' message. Thx for including the above, for those of us who weren't logging when he wrote it. Trafford09 (talk) 12:08, 17 June 2009 (UTC)" your welcome and I meant the last message he gave (of course besides cya), and thanks for checking the page out, and your welcome for me making the page!-- Cubs197 ( talk) 16:56, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'll do that!-- Cubs197 ( talk) 19:39, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Cubs197 ( talk) 19:50, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Trafford09! This message is to notify that G.phanisrinivas is now known as Srinivas! -- Sri niv as 09:23, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback}}|Trafford09 Thank you. Ok I agree with your modifications. It's cool. I make it live now. Thank again. Cheers,
MelindaMelinda
Now adding date, so that this section will get archived. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:28, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 02:24, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 13:02, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ talkback}} Sri niv as 13:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
{{ tb}}
Traffy, chzz is currently back on his channel, wikipedia-en-help, etc.
Good news - thanks. I've chatted briefly on IRC. Hope to be spending a bit more time back on WP soon, but will keep popping back to check for any updates, every so often. Hope everybody's enjoying WP & keeping up their good work as ever. Cheers, Trafford09 ( talk) 21:55, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I would like to push the John Costigan page I've done on my test section to LIVE status.
Please let me know what I need to do to accomplish this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lepo21 ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey traffy, I haven't seen you around IRC much at all. Just checking in.-- Cubs197 ( talk) 04:49, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Trafford09. There is a response from me, below the message you left in the "Strange heading" section of my talk page.-- Jerzy• t 22:01, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Trafford09,
srinivas has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the
WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Srinivas (
talk)
09:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Hey! I haven't seen you for almost a month at #wikipedia-en-help connect. Are you busy right now? Just left this message to inquire that. Thank you, -- Srinivas ( talk) 09:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
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Traf: If you get a chance to look at the Sicilian Vespers talk page, please reply to my comments to rewright and rearrange the article. I really want to include the five points I numbered as it is crutial to understanding why the vespers were a world changing event, not merely a local revolt on the island. In fact, even the very first paragraph is chronologically incorrect according to Runciman and other sources. It does not mention Tancred in the Norman line of sucession after Fredrick II, and then Manfred's fight for the crown. Charles negotiated for the purchase of the crown with Pope Urban for, inter alia, and annual tribute of 10,000 ounces of gold. But Urban died before the deal was written and Charles re-negotiated the deal with Pope Clement, and because Manfred was now hard pressing Rome and other northern Italian Geulf cities, the price was reduced to 8,000 ounces of gold. Siciliano99 ( talk) 07:42, 15 September 2009 (UTC)Siciliano99
Are you here still? Janc6 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:22, 30 October 2009 (UTC).
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I am trying to bring the article
William Windsor (goat) up to
good article status; as you previously helped, I wondered if you might have time to look at it again, and perhaps help improve it. All contributions welcome. Thank you for your time.
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See WP:MOSQUOTE, "Preserve the original text, spelling, and punctuation." The only exception are around spacing and types of dashes. David Underdown ( talk) 08:32, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
I am not obligated to supply edit summaries. 174.3.123.220 ( talk) 11:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I see you're bumping up against the same non-responsive wall that I have several times in the past. There is evidently a good bit of history behind that particular user, with a good compendium of sources here: User_talk:AnmaFinotera/Archive_11#User:174.3.123.220. Actually I *have* managed to generate a few responses from him, but they were uniformly argumentative and did about as much to advance the discussion as silence - see my Talk page for a few examples of that. Good luck, and if there's any place you'd like me to weigh in, let me know. JohnInDC ( talk) 11:13, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ user:chzz/tb|Long time no tea.}} Chzz ► 13:25, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Answered, User talk:chzz#Qry Chzz ► 20:10, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
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Hello Trafford09
Thanks for the info.
Im aware that Jill has her own page but i look up to her in her field. Thats why my user page has that.
Thank You Jonstewartwiki ( talk) 19:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
test: go (game).
About time I gave this a date, so it gets archived! Trafford09 ( talk) 14:37, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
WP:AFC needs help.
We are moving 70-odd articles that were tagged as {{move draft}} into the AFC process, and we need help to process them.
If you are not familiar with how to review AFCs, please join #wikipedia-en-afc and get help there from experienced AFCers. Please do help; even if you just review one or two - try to fix; make live, or say why not, etc etc.
Greatly appreciated.<span style="border: 1px solid; background-color:darkUser:Chzz| Chzz ]] ► 22:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
This is an FYI to let you know that the discussion has been moved. WP:AN is the more appropriate location for ban discussions, so the discussion can now be found here. - TexasAndroid ( talk) 13:56, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
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Best, Chzz ► 18:38, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, my friend.
AllisonShapira ( talk · contribs), fairly new to Wikipedia, created Energy Policy of the Obama Administration and asked for feedback - they received a little help, but, I wondered if you might have the time to help guide them a little further?
Please see User talk:AllisonShapira#Energy Policy of the Obama Administration. Many thanks in anticipation. Chzz ► 18:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
{{ user:chzz/tb|Vertical_alignment}} Chzz ► 00:56, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
'coz Aleenf1 is asking after you, so if you are, pop in again. Chzz ► 12:40, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Ho-ho - like that. Didn't like the goal we gifted them, quite so much! Ah well, a draw v USA's not too bad a result.
So, next Fri. 3pm 7:30 pm UK time - fingers crossed.
Trafford09 (
talk)
22:51, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
[03:25] * ChanServ changes topic to '"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that" -
Bill Shankly on
The Beautiful Game'
Chzz ► 02:30, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Good title for topic. Must point out my earlier mistake re Friday's match - of course it's at 7:30 pm UK time. Now off to look up what <code> does. Trafford09 ( talk) 07:42, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Ah, I've found out loads about the meetups. Thanks :) Chevy monte carlo 18:24, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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I didn't throw you off with anything I said, did I? I hope you don't feel I have disrespected the game in any way. I can see how it may be difficult to understand how I can be a 2-dan without being in any Go association, but it is not something I just guessed. It is the rank most experienced players have assigned to me. Flyer22 ( talk) 03:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Different Go thread. Thanks for info on my talk page. I don't do userboxes and I do play go. -- SGBailey ( talk) 11:47, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Do you really wish to talk to me, or is this just an automated message? Although I keep the same IP address for a long time, I have no control over it. Sometimes, my IP address changes. And I obviously do not take credit for messages made from my IP by other people. We can talk. As long as it is not an automated reply. 173.168.177.217 ( talk) 00:37, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Alan Riley, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
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Would you be happy for me to move the article to a user page of yours (for example User:Trafford09/Alan Riley - that way you could work on it before moving it back ? Codf1977 ( talk) 15:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
I have moved it for you to User:Trafford09/Alan Riley - let me know if you need any help moving it back when you have worked on it. Codf1977 ( talk) 16:13, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Please have a read of the following pages :
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Just because a paper, blog or news site mentions ResPublica, it does not mean that it should go into the External links section of the article, if you wish to have them listed to demonstrate the notability then add them to the Talk page. Codf1977 ( talk) 12:40, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your feedback and offer to help with the curvilinear disparity article. As it is a relatively specialised topic, it has been tricky to find suitable articles to link from so your help in this regard would be greatly appreciated. I think the Tea Party movement in the US is a good contemporary example of curvilinear disparity. Some candidates (such as Rand Paul) who were not favoured by the Republican Party, have been selected in primaries nevertheless, largely as a result of tea party activists. This might be good additional example to make the article more relevant to an American audience. Thanks again. Eoinjones ( talk) 12:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated ResPublica, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ResPublica. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Codf1977 ( talk) 13:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Its not about which article is popular its about listing it in alphabetical order. 119.155.43.30 ( talk) 10:41, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure you already know by now, but...I move things to my archives quite quick. So if you didn't catch my reply, it's in User_talk:Chzz/Archive_23#ResPublica. I hope you don't think I'm dismissing things if I move them, it's just that my talk page gets so busy...but I am always v happy to answer things. Just...if the reply disappears, you know where it will be - just search my archive on your name. Looking forward to the big game later! Cheers, Chzz ► 05:03, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
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