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Thanks for your warm welcome Viriditas. I'm new to editing Wikipedia, although I've enjoyed the articles for years. I was wondering if you could help me on a couple fronts. 1.) I'd like to update Transcendent Man which I believe you are monitoring. The film has received a great deal of press and attention that is not listed as of yet and I'd like to see if it can be added. I just want to make sure I don't mess something up or get someone upset about a change I make. #2.) I'd like to start a new page for the director of the film Barry Ptolemy. He has been on Charlie Rose and been interviewed a lot lately and should have his own page I feel. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 18:53, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Okay, so I've read and watched several interviews. Over a dozen, plus I've read about another dozen articles from newspapers and magazines. Basically, I've learned about Ptolemey's motivation for making Transcendent Man (reading Kurtzweil's book The Singularity is Near) which he calls one of the most profound books ever written. He claims he had many of these ideas since he was a teenager (which I have seen him state at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF in April of this year). His big influencers: Stanley Kubrick, Orson Wells and John Ford. The fact that he worked with Steven Spielberg on the set of E.T. is pretty well documented (he wrangled some of the animals when he was only 12 years old and working with Spielberg inspired him to make films). He attended U.S.C. film school in 19990 and then started a production company where he produced TV commercials and TV show pilots while he searched for his "special project". He is quoted as saying "he had no idea it would take him 15 years from film school to find the project that would make him risk it all." In 2006 he read Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near and that was the inspiration for Transcendant Man. Starting in February of 2007 he and his wife Felicia Ptolemy followed Kurzweil around the world as he made his predictions on the future of technology. In 2009 the film premiered at the Tribeca Film festival to strong reviews and then premiered at the AFI film festival in L.A. in November. There he is recorded as stating that he and Kurzweil were working on "something together." The film has gone on to favorable reviews and it seems it is becoming a cult film. Kurzweil and Ptolemy have appeared together on CNN, Fox news, MSNBC, Charlie Rose and several magazine and newspaper articles. Kurzweil has recently been on Real Time with Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert promoting it.
Ptolemy has stated on Voice of America that it won't be long until a computer will be able to take his job. Meaning a computer could make a film at the human level. He has called Kurzweil, the Einstein of our time and will become of the most famous and recognizable faces in the world. He stated on a Big Think interview that his natural tendencies to see technology growing exponentially came from his father (no name) who introduced him to computers at an early age and he saw how fast things were progressing. He has stated on an interview for Singularity Hub that since making the film he and Kurzweil have become friends, which seems to be the case in the many pictures I have seen of them on various blogs and sites.
In an interview with High School Rejects Ptolomy was asked what his next project would be and he said he could not openly answer but that it would be a science fiction film.
Okay. How is this as a start? Let me know what other info might be warranted. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 19:27, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
...for re-assessing the Ben Wilson article. Great story, eh? And congrats on your DYK traffic for The Magpie. Well done! Marrante ( talk) 14:30, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Honestly, it was the strength of his case that won his freedom; justice was way past due for Mr. Caine. Cool Hand Luke 01:08, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to Planetary boundaries. 99.190.80.245 ( talk) 06:19, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello, due to recent events a request for arbitration has been filed by ResidentAnthropologist ( talk · contribs) regarding long standing issues in the "Cult" topic area. The request can be found at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Cults The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•( contribs) 07:39, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
The lack of edits at this time from the user suggest to me that he is offline. I'll leave it to you but I don't believe you can blank people's user pages. I'm sure if two are seen engaging in an edit war with one person consantly blanking the other's user page then the onus is on the outsider. If I were you, I'd report it rather than blank it. By doing the former, you have a chance to cite any offensive or polemic material but by doing the latter, you're taking the law into your own hands. Your choice Viriditas, no bad faith sentiment from me on this one. Evlekis (Евлекис) 11:10, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
Hellooooo. What's the skinny on copy pasting technical info? I would love to copy paste the bulk of this into RV Zeeleeuw. It would be impossible to rewrite. Could I reorganize it? Would that avoid copyvio problems?
By the way, I read what you wrote above about the folly of butting in. I thought we were supposed to when we encounter something objectionable or contrary to guidelines. N'est pas? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 12:22, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
It may be in your interest following the feud between the two of you to know that it was all in vein. You took offence of a photograph of Milošević and yet this user hated him more than you did. By presenting himself as a "supporter of the ideology", he picked his moment to reverse his editing from pro- to anti-Serb only to be caught out as blatant sockpuppet of another blocked user User:Sinbad Barron. This draws a line to yesterday's ugly episode which I hope doesn't come back...but it probably will. This user frequently returns with new names but WhiteWriter or I normally spot him. I was slow on the uptake this time.
It may be irrelevant now but having assumed the user to be genuine, I still say blanking was both abrupt and inconsiderate. You can achieve better results if you remove the small pieces of material which are deemed offensive. Better still, perhaps you should in future invite the user himself to water down or remove material that may be offensive. I have in the past been asked to take things off my page and I have complied and this with no block threats. Your reasoning (not clear yesterday), "mass murderer" will not have washed because if I wish to display a picture of him on my page, I shall do so and nobody will stop me. A mass murderer is one with blood on his own hands (eg. Harold Shipman). You could just as easily say that any world leader whose security forces have presided over one single death can be deemed a murderer. Some disagree but try explaining this to the family of the victim. With politics, the situation is that you engage in combat against an antagonist but whilst terrorising one population, you appease another. I'm not an apologist for war, I'm merely explaining the scientific terms of conflict which are necessary to exist before two rival leaders can exchange gunfire through their armies which then leads to civilian casualties on all sides. I'm a subject of the affected part of the world here but what I say applies everywhere and to everybody. This is the reason none of us should interfere on user pages where users advertise their politics (albeit falsely here). I know several examples where this is the case and the users edit freely with no disturbances. Regards. Evlekis (Евлекис) 07:34, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
All right, I'll leave it at that. (Add this to the archive if you wish to remove it, I won't edit your archives). Take care. Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Viriditas, I shall end the discussion with what I hope you will believe to be the fairest comment. Now that the matter with the user in question is closed, you and I may edit for years to come and not cross paths. Now should I spot a user making edits on another user page, I'll follow procedure via the channel you recommended and report the matter. I hope this is all right with you. Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:31, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Apology from your summary accepted. What don't you "believe a word of"? Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:48, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Very well. Each time I make an edit, just revert me and cite my user page as the purpose! After all, I don't own it and you are free to edit! Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
It's a free world and Mr. Mugabe can say what he likes. I have a better suggestion, if you don't like my user page, don't read it. Evlekis (Евлекис) 09:00, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing my edit's technical problem, and restoring my message. This is only the second time it has happened, and I don't know why. Hope it doesn't make a habit of it. Thanks again, Postpostmod ( talk) 14:20, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
I got some kind of message that suggested I could not move the page in the manner I did. If you have a moment could please help me move the working page to Barry Ptolemy. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 20:26, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
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11:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)Still too cloudy to see ISS. Check out the interactive external link in my new asteroid stub. It's very nice. You really get a feeling for where it is. Play with all the buttons, including the sliders. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 04:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for your big-hearted support at the RfC/U and for reminding people that Wikipedia, at its best, is a place where people coöperate to produce fair and well-balanced articles. You made yourself a target by sticking up for me, and rose to the ensuing incivility with great panache, a delightful sense of humor, and an attitude that can only be described as classy. Draco E 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC) |
(That’s a legitimate pair of röck döts there!) :-)
This started when you wrote on my talk page but it has been so long, I thought I should respond here. Almost a year ago you said you had found some of my articles and wanted to know if I was interested in upgrading any of them. I was grateful then and I apologize now for never answering. I have not been doing any Wikipedia work in this interval. I am busy rewriting an entry that I expect to submit shortly, which was a personal obligation I took on before going into hibernation, and am just now able to fulfill it. I am not able to say whether I will return to writing here after that. I am also questioning whether Hawaii is really what I should be focusing on, should I initiate any more efforts. Your note was most appreciated, however, as I have enormous respect for the contributions you have made. If I feel I can continue along the lines of my prior work, I will seek your thoughts. Thank you for your support. Alawa ( talk) 19:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
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You have always kept me in check and have worked well with other editors. Therefore, not only that you have earned a good cookie, but you also earn more than a cookie. This barnstar shall be awarded to you. Though we may disagree with certain subjects, this is a great achievement for a great person doing their job! CHAK 001 ( Improvements? Please let me know!) 07:38, 21 July 2011 (UTC) |
Thank you for your contributions to Talk:Climatic Research Unit email controversy ... The Atlantic (dated 15.Dec.2010) and Politico (newspaper) (dated 10.Dec.2009) were helpful. (",) 99.112.214.186 ( talk) 23:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Viriditas, you can review one of my articles here, since so far, there are no user reviews.
Meanwhile, I was about to say to User:Ged UK that I was going to continue my "normal" article edits. However, you should note what I am talking to is an administrator, and he wants me to calm down a bit. You continuously wanted me to "find an article that interests you, do the research and write about it". I can continue doing whatever you wish, but the comments that you made with that quote on my talk page (based on past discussions) does offend me personally with repeated messages, so please, let me take myself some time to calm down a little bit and rest before I continue editing more articles. CHAK 001 ( Improvements? Please let me know!) 05:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Aloha, I posted an enlargement of the entry for Herb Kane. Can you tell me if it is appropriate to remove the stub assessment? I'd appreciate any feedback on this piece should you have an interest. Thank you. Alawa ( talk) 12:09, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
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An arbitration case involving you has been opened, and is located at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs. Evidence that you wish the Arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence sub-page, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs/Evidence. Please add your evidence by August 16, 2011, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can contribute to the case workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, NW ( Talk) 23:19, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
This isn't the U.S. Congress. We don't hold Wikipedia articles hostage to minority POV. Good one. :) Yopienso ( talk) 01:50, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you're still interested in this or not, but I thought I would let you know anyways, and you could just delete this if you're not. Ok, I know the last time I mentioned Gold Dragon's new sock puppet, there wasn't much to go on, but now, he's up to his old tricks again. The contribution list [5] shows that he has been edit warring in a number of articles, and just tonight has now attempted to re-insert an edit in which Gold Dragon was involved in an edit war. Compare the edits. Demon Hill [6], Gold Dragon [7], and even Max Force (another of his sockpuppet) [8].
Can anything actually be done about this? He just keeps creating new accounts everytime he gets blocked, and goes back to editing the same articles, making the same obvious edits, there just seems no end to this. Is it even worth looking into to? If he was to get blocked today, by next week, he'll have a new account and were back into the same problems again. Cmr08 ( talk) 07:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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Alawa ( talk) 20:43, 3 August 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks for your message. I too would like to see the Water on Mars article cleaned up. I even thought about taking it on, but the task seemed so daunting. I'm happy to offer you any support or advice needed.
As for the Age of Mars section, I think it's been modified since I left my comment. I don't remember the original reason for recommending deletion. However, the timeline currently shown is outdated. See my articles Geology of Mars (still in progress), Noachian, or Hesperian (still in progress) for the most current timeline. Also, I would not title the section "Age of Mars." The age is about 4.5 billion years (same as the other planets). I'd call it "Geologic History" or "Martian Geologic Timescale."
I'm not sure how the section should fit with the rest of the revised article as you envision it. However, the important points to note viz. water on Mars is that the Pre-Noachian and Early Noachian are thought to be characterized by abundant surface water that produced stream valleys and lakes. This surface water gradually disappeared as the atmosphere thinned and the planet cooled. Most of the water became locked up in ice at the surface and as permafrost in the subsurface. By Late Hesperian time a thick cryosphere had formed that lay on top of a zone saturated with liquid water. Ocassionally, the cryoshere was fractured by impact or tectonic processes that released immense quantities of the deep groundwater to the surface and formed outflow channels. The subsequent Amazonian period is characterized by ice-related processes, with only a minimal role for liquid water.
Hope this helps and best of luck. Tom Schaffman ( talk) 11:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
I've posted this on my talk page as well as yours so that if this ever comes up again people can see it was resolved. Vietminh ( talk) 17:51, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Vietminh has started a section about you at WP:ANI. Mathsci ( talk) 07:45, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Nice spike. It might have been the Daily Show appearance. I emailed him for an image, and the next day he added one. I was so pleased. Thanks for the input, by the way. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 13:04, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
I didn't want to say unless it was just temporary, but my ISP now allows Wikipedia images and graphics. As of August 2, 2011 at 16:20 the globe at the top left is back, all the little icons, and pictures!!! Just though you might like to know. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 09:05, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have
a new message at Anna Frodesiak's talk page.
00:19, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Almost the exact same wording from the Earth article is used in the Solar System entry on Earth. Anyways have posted a message to the talk page over there if you were interested in a similar change to that article. SkyMachine ( talk) 02:39, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 18 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jay Bahadur, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that journalist Jay Bahadur (pictured) lived with pirates in Somalia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jay Bahadur.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
rʨanaɢ ( talk) 08:02, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
It made the top of the list with image!! Thanks so much. I guess you've figured out by now that polishing is not my long suit. It's definitely yours.
I emailed the subject an html of the main page. I think he will be happy. Thanks again for everything. Cheers. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 13:22, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Dude, stop with vandalizing, threatening behavior and what you call recommendations on my user page! I suggest you keep that here or elsewhere but not at my talk page, thank you for cooperating. Gise-354x ( talk) 02:29, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you, Viriditas, for having faith in me. It is not misplaced, and your moral support is encouraging. I'm grateful. Yopienso ( talk) 04:35, 20 August 2011 (UTC) |
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The support of several fellow editors during my recent episode was gratifying and humbling; thanks to each for your confidence. Yopienso ( talk) 23:20, 21 August 2011 (UTC) |
I think the user is working on it and an edit conflict my upset her. Maybe give her a minute.
By the way, are you laying low on IRC? :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:32, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Is it just me, or is the whole ambassador procedure getting confusing and complicated? I can't even figure out where to add my name. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:38, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
I replied on my Talk page to your comment, and let me say, I agree that personalities probably are best left out of this dispute. I was a little miffed by SV's absolute refusal to engage in some side debate on her Talk page, and lack of Talk page feedback in her reverts. Maybe some of the editors are weary of that kind of collaborative engagement, but I feel like its essential for maintaining civility. -- Avanu ( talk) 03:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Drrll ( talk) 00:53, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
-- Surturz ( talk) 06:11, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Per discussion page headers for good articles:
(Article name) has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
Articles that fail Good article criterion can be delisted, period.
It is superior for articles categorized as Good articles to actually meet the criterion for such.( Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:00, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
That is an essay, not Wikipedia policy. Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:18, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Remember when I added this image? It was around June 10. Page hits seem to have increased at the big statue article. Do you think there's a connection? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 15:27, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
An arbitration case regarding of Manipulation BLPs has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following is a summary of the remedies enacted:
For the Arbitration Committee, Alexandr Dmitri ( talk) 15:19, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have
a new message at User_talk:Anna_Frodesiak#Question's talk page.
03:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, and thanks. :)
Zoopro seems to be busy with other things, and hasn't green lighted it. I would love a bit of feedback before posting at the different projects. You can of course be frank. [9]. Best, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 11:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
That was very big of you to offer some love. It's too bad he's leaving because he did good work with inappropriate usernames, and was quite productive in that regard. A few mistakes over new page patrol is no reason to leave. Just err on the side of caution and continue. Easy. The hostility in his edit summaries were objectionable, though. Anyway, I hope he returns to be productive, sans hostility.
I expanded Einstein's Gift, but obviously have no idea what I'm doing. It exists as an article. That's a plus. Thanks again for the assist. You're aces in my book. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 02:18, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
I missed this one. I don't see the word "logo" used in the discussion. Just "non-free image". Should I re-up it as logo on wikipedia using license {{ Non-free logo}}? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:41, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
I have replied on my talk page. Vietminh ( talk) 17:38, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
Spread the peace by adding {{ subst: Peace pipe}} to someone's talk page! You can use a parameter to insert the name of the recipient and add your own text to the message with a second. Smoking this wiki-peace pipe does not affect your health.
(See my talk page)
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/september/african-elephant-hierarchy-091411.html
The study, conducted at a waterhole in Namibia, shows that in years of low rainfall, when resources are scarce, some male elephants band together into a social group with a clearly defined hierarchy, much the way females do. Group members associate in wet years as well, but with fewer individuals and a dominance hierarchy that is not as clearly defined. Dan Koehl ( talk) 19:00, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, I got a little overwrought and you didn't deserve that. You've always impressed me with your calm logic and points of view. Apologies. Dreadstar ☥ 09:39, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
As you've probably seen, I've been keeping an eye on several Chinese educational orgs. CUCAS, an online admissions company purports to be offically sanctioned. Their site requests a form to be filled in then asks for money at the end. I can't find anything showing it's offical anything. Several editors have added the site and been blocked for spamming.
I just checked the sources at CUCAS article itself. None are good. I don't want to appear "on the attack" regarding such companies, but I don't want students to be duped via Wikipedia's info. If the ext links are unacceptable, why should the article stand?
Would it be fair to remove all refs because they are bunk, and the AfD the article? I can't find replacement refs to keep the article standing and don't want to stick {{ fact}} everywhere. That defeats WP:V. Please advise. Many thanks. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 14:26, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for your warm welcome Viriditas. I'm new to editing Wikipedia, although I've enjoyed the articles for years. I was wondering if you could help me on a couple fronts. 1.) I'd like to update Transcendent Man which I believe you are monitoring. The film has received a great deal of press and attention that is not listed as of yet and I'd like to see if it can be added. I just want to make sure I don't mess something up or get someone upset about a change I make. #2.) I'd like to start a new page for the director of the film Barry Ptolemy. He has been on Charlie Rose and been interviewed a lot lately and should have his own page I feel. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 18:53, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Okay, so I've read and watched several interviews. Over a dozen, plus I've read about another dozen articles from newspapers and magazines. Basically, I've learned about Ptolemey's motivation for making Transcendent Man (reading Kurtzweil's book The Singularity is Near) which he calls one of the most profound books ever written. He claims he had many of these ideas since he was a teenager (which I have seen him state at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF in April of this year). His big influencers: Stanley Kubrick, Orson Wells and John Ford. The fact that he worked with Steven Spielberg on the set of E.T. is pretty well documented (he wrangled some of the animals when he was only 12 years old and working with Spielberg inspired him to make films). He attended U.S.C. film school in 19990 and then started a production company where he produced TV commercials and TV show pilots while he searched for his "special project". He is quoted as saying "he had no idea it would take him 15 years from film school to find the project that would make him risk it all." In 2006 he read Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near and that was the inspiration for Transcendant Man. Starting in February of 2007 he and his wife Felicia Ptolemy followed Kurzweil around the world as he made his predictions on the future of technology. In 2009 the film premiered at the Tribeca Film festival to strong reviews and then premiered at the AFI film festival in L.A. in November. There he is recorded as stating that he and Kurzweil were working on "something together." The film has gone on to favorable reviews and it seems it is becoming a cult film. Kurzweil and Ptolemy have appeared together on CNN, Fox news, MSNBC, Charlie Rose and several magazine and newspaper articles. Kurzweil has recently been on Real Time with Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert promoting it.
Ptolemy has stated on Voice of America that it won't be long until a computer will be able to take his job. Meaning a computer could make a film at the human level. He has called Kurzweil, the Einstein of our time and will become of the most famous and recognizable faces in the world. He stated on a Big Think interview that his natural tendencies to see technology growing exponentially came from his father (no name) who introduced him to computers at an early age and he saw how fast things were progressing. He has stated on an interview for Singularity Hub that since making the film he and Kurzweil have become friends, which seems to be the case in the many pictures I have seen of them on various blogs and sites.
In an interview with High School Rejects Ptolomy was asked what his next project would be and he said he could not openly answer but that it would be a science fiction film.
Okay. How is this as a start? Let me know what other info might be warranted. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 19:27, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
...for re-assessing the Ben Wilson article. Great story, eh? And congrats on your DYK traffic for The Magpie. Well done! Marrante ( talk) 14:30, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Honestly, it was the strength of his case that won his freedom; justice was way past due for Mr. Caine. Cool Hand Luke 01:08, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to Planetary boundaries. 99.190.80.245 ( talk) 06:19, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello, due to recent events a request for arbitration has been filed by ResidentAnthropologist ( talk · contribs) regarding long standing issues in the "Cult" topic area. The request can be found at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Cults The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•( contribs) 07:39, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
The lack of edits at this time from the user suggest to me that he is offline. I'll leave it to you but I don't believe you can blank people's user pages. I'm sure if two are seen engaging in an edit war with one person consantly blanking the other's user page then the onus is on the outsider. If I were you, I'd report it rather than blank it. By doing the former, you have a chance to cite any offensive or polemic material but by doing the latter, you're taking the law into your own hands. Your choice Viriditas, no bad faith sentiment from me on this one. Evlekis (Евлекис) 11:10, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
Hellooooo. What's the skinny on copy pasting technical info? I would love to copy paste the bulk of this into RV Zeeleeuw. It would be impossible to rewrite. Could I reorganize it? Would that avoid copyvio problems?
By the way, I read what you wrote above about the folly of butting in. I thought we were supposed to when we encounter something objectionable or contrary to guidelines. N'est pas? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 12:22, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
It may be in your interest following the feud between the two of you to know that it was all in vein. You took offence of a photograph of Milošević and yet this user hated him more than you did. By presenting himself as a "supporter of the ideology", he picked his moment to reverse his editing from pro- to anti-Serb only to be caught out as blatant sockpuppet of another blocked user User:Sinbad Barron. This draws a line to yesterday's ugly episode which I hope doesn't come back...but it probably will. This user frequently returns with new names but WhiteWriter or I normally spot him. I was slow on the uptake this time.
It may be irrelevant now but having assumed the user to be genuine, I still say blanking was both abrupt and inconsiderate. You can achieve better results if you remove the small pieces of material which are deemed offensive. Better still, perhaps you should in future invite the user himself to water down or remove material that may be offensive. I have in the past been asked to take things off my page and I have complied and this with no block threats. Your reasoning (not clear yesterday), "mass murderer" will not have washed because if I wish to display a picture of him on my page, I shall do so and nobody will stop me. A mass murderer is one with blood on his own hands (eg. Harold Shipman). You could just as easily say that any world leader whose security forces have presided over one single death can be deemed a murderer. Some disagree but try explaining this to the family of the victim. With politics, the situation is that you engage in combat against an antagonist but whilst terrorising one population, you appease another. I'm not an apologist for war, I'm merely explaining the scientific terms of conflict which are necessary to exist before two rival leaders can exchange gunfire through their armies which then leads to civilian casualties on all sides. I'm a subject of the affected part of the world here but what I say applies everywhere and to everybody. This is the reason none of us should interfere on user pages where users advertise their politics (albeit falsely here). I know several examples where this is the case and the users edit freely with no disturbances. Regards. Evlekis (Евлекис) 07:34, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
All right, I'll leave it at that. (Add this to the archive if you wish to remove it, I won't edit your archives). Take care. Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Viriditas, I shall end the discussion with what I hope you will believe to be the fairest comment. Now that the matter with the user in question is closed, you and I may edit for years to come and not cross paths. Now should I spot a user making edits on another user page, I'll follow procedure via the channel you recommended and report the matter. I hope this is all right with you. Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:31, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Apology from your summary accepted. What don't you "believe a word of"? Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:48, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Very well. Each time I make an edit, just revert me and cite my user page as the purpose! After all, I don't own it and you are free to edit! Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
It's a free world and Mr. Mugabe can say what he likes. I have a better suggestion, if you don't like my user page, don't read it. Evlekis (Евлекис) 09:00, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing my edit's technical problem, and restoring my message. This is only the second time it has happened, and I don't know why. Hope it doesn't make a habit of it. Thanks again, Postpostmod ( talk) 14:20, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
I got some kind of message that suggested I could not move the page in the manner I did. If you have a moment could please help me move the working page to Barry Ptolemy. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes ( talk) 20:26, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
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11:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)Still too cloudy to see ISS. Check out the interactive external link in my new asteroid stub. It's very nice. You really get a feeling for where it is. Play with all the buttons, including the sliders. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 04:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for your big-hearted support at the RfC/U and for reminding people that Wikipedia, at its best, is a place where people coöperate to produce fair and well-balanced articles. You made yourself a target by sticking up for me, and rose to the ensuing incivility with great panache, a delightful sense of humor, and an attitude that can only be described as classy. Draco E 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC) |
(That’s a legitimate pair of röck döts there!) :-)
This started when you wrote on my talk page but it has been so long, I thought I should respond here. Almost a year ago you said you had found some of my articles and wanted to know if I was interested in upgrading any of them. I was grateful then and I apologize now for never answering. I have not been doing any Wikipedia work in this interval. I am busy rewriting an entry that I expect to submit shortly, which was a personal obligation I took on before going into hibernation, and am just now able to fulfill it. I am not able to say whether I will return to writing here after that. I am also questioning whether Hawaii is really what I should be focusing on, should I initiate any more efforts. Your note was most appreciated, however, as I have enormous respect for the contributions you have made. If I feel I can continue along the lines of my prior work, I will seek your thoughts. Thank you for your support. Alawa ( talk) 19:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
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You have always kept me in check and have worked well with other editors. Therefore, not only that you have earned a good cookie, but you also earn more than a cookie. This barnstar shall be awarded to you. Though we may disagree with certain subjects, this is a great achievement for a great person doing their job! CHAK 001 ( Improvements? Please let me know!) 07:38, 21 July 2011 (UTC) |
Thank you for your contributions to Talk:Climatic Research Unit email controversy ... The Atlantic (dated 15.Dec.2010) and Politico (newspaper) (dated 10.Dec.2009) were helpful. (",) 99.112.214.186 ( talk) 23:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Viriditas, you can review one of my articles here, since so far, there are no user reviews.
Meanwhile, I was about to say to User:Ged UK that I was going to continue my "normal" article edits. However, you should note what I am talking to is an administrator, and he wants me to calm down a bit. You continuously wanted me to "find an article that interests you, do the research and write about it". I can continue doing whatever you wish, but the comments that you made with that quote on my talk page (based on past discussions) does offend me personally with repeated messages, so please, let me take myself some time to calm down a little bit and rest before I continue editing more articles. CHAK 001 ( Improvements? Please let me know!) 05:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Aloha, I posted an enlargement of the entry for Herb Kane. Can you tell me if it is appropriate to remove the stub assessment? I'd appreciate any feedback on this piece should you have an interest. Thank you. Alawa ( talk) 12:09, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
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An arbitration case involving you has been opened, and is located at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs. Evidence that you wish the Arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence sub-page, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs/Evidence. Please add your evidence by August 16, 2011, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can contribute to the case workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, NW ( Talk) 23:19, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
This isn't the U.S. Congress. We don't hold Wikipedia articles hostage to minority POV. Good one. :) Yopienso ( talk) 01:50, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you're still interested in this or not, but I thought I would let you know anyways, and you could just delete this if you're not. Ok, I know the last time I mentioned Gold Dragon's new sock puppet, there wasn't much to go on, but now, he's up to his old tricks again. The contribution list [5] shows that he has been edit warring in a number of articles, and just tonight has now attempted to re-insert an edit in which Gold Dragon was involved in an edit war. Compare the edits. Demon Hill [6], Gold Dragon [7], and even Max Force (another of his sockpuppet) [8].
Can anything actually be done about this? He just keeps creating new accounts everytime he gets blocked, and goes back to editing the same articles, making the same obvious edits, there just seems no end to this. Is it even worth looking into to? If he was to get blocked today, by next week, he'll have a new account and were back into the same problems again. Cmr08 ( talk) 07:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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Alawa ( talk) 20:43, 3 August 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks for your message. I too would like to see the Water on Mars article cleaned up. I even thought about taking it on, but the task seemed so daunting. I'm happy to offer you any support or advice needed.
As for the Age of Mars section, I think it's been modified since I left my comment. I don't remember the original reason for recommending deletion. However, the timeline currently shown is outdated. See my articles Geology of Mars (still in progress), Noachian, or Hesperian (still in progress) for the most current timeline. Also, I would not title the section "Age of Mars." The age is about 4.5 billion years (same as the other planets). I'd call it "Geologic History" or "Martian Geologic Timescale."
I'm not sure how the section should fit with the rest of the revised article as you envision it. However, the important points to note viz. water on Mars is that the Pre-Noachian and Early Noachian are thought to be characterized by abundant surface water that produced stream valleys and lakes. This surface water gradually disappeared as the atmosphere thinned and the planet cooled. Most of the water became locked up in ice at the surface and as permafrost in the subsurface. By Late Hesperian time a thick cryosphere had formed that lay on top of a zone saturated with liquid water. Ocassionally, the cryoshere was fractured by impact or tectonic processes that released immense quantities of the deep groundwater to the surface and formed outflow channels. The subsequent Amazonian period is characterized by ice-related processes, with only a minimal role for liquid water.
Hope this helps and best of luck. Tom Schaffman ( talk) 11:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
I've posted this on my talk page as well as yours so that if this ever comes up again people can see it was resolved. Vietminh ( talk) 17:51, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Vietminh has started a section about you at WP:ANI. Mathsci ( talk) 07:45, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brownie Mary, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the arrest of Brownie Mary led to one of the first clinical trials studying the effects of cannabinoids in HIV-infected adults? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Brownie Mary.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Nice spike. It might have been the Daily Show appearance. I emailed him for an image, and the next day he added one. I was so pleased. Thanks for the input, by the way. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 13:04, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
I didn't want to say unless it was just temporary, but my ISP now allows Wikipedia images and graphics. As of August 2, 2011 at 16:20 the globe at the top left is back, all the little icons, and pictures!!! Just though you might like to know. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 09:05, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have
a new message at Anna Frodesiak's talk page.
00:19, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Almost the exact same wording from the Earth article is used in the Solar System entry on Earth. Anyways have posted a message to the talk page over there if you were interested in a similar change to that article. SkyMachine ( talk) 02:39, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
![]() | On 18 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jay Bahadur, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that journalist Jay Bahadur (pictured) lived with pirates in Somalia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jay Bahadur.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
rʨanaɢ ( talk) 08:02, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
It made the top of the list with image!! Thanks so much. I guess you've figured out by now that polishing is not my long suit. It's definitely yours.
I emailed the subject an html of the main page. I think he will be happy. Thanks again for everything. Cheers. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 13:22, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Dude, stop with vandalizing, threatening behavior and what you call recommendations on my user page! I suggest you keep that here or elsewhere but not at my talk page, thank you for cooperating. Gise-354x ( talk) 02:29, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you, Viriditas, for having faith in me. It is not misplaced, and your moral support is encouraging. I'm grateful. Yopienso ( talk) 04:35, 20 August 2011 (UTC) |
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The support of several fellow editors during my recent episode was gratifying and humbling; thanks to each for your confidence. Yopienso ( talk) 23:20, 21 August 2011 (UTC) |
I think the user is working on it and an edit conflict my upset her. Maybe give her a minute.
By the way, are you laying low on IRC? :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:32, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Is it just me, or is the whole ambassador procedure getting confusing and complicated? I can't even figure out where to add my name. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:38, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
I replied on my Talk page to your comment, and let me say, I agree that personalities probably are best left out of this dispute. I was a little miffed by SV's absolute refusal to engage in some side debate on her Talk page, and lack of Talk page feedback in her reverts. Maybe some of the editors are weary of that kind of collaborative engagement, but I feel like its essential for maintaining civility. -- Avanu ( talk) 03:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Drrll ( talk) 00:53, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
-- Surturz ( talk) 06:11, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Per discussion page headers for good articles:
(Article name) has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
Articles that fail Good article criterion can be delisted, period.
It is superior for articles categorized as Good articles to actually meet the criterion for such.( Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:00, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
That is an essay, not Wikipedia policy. Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Northamerica1000 ( talk) 13:18, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Remember when I added this image? It was around June 10. Page hits seem to have increased at the big statue article. Do you think there's a connection? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 15:27, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
An arbitration case regarding of Manipulation BLPs has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following is a summary of the remedies enacted:
For the Arbitration Committee, Alexandr Dmitri ( talk) 15:19, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have
a new message at User_talk:Anna_Frodesiak#Question's talk page.
03:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, and thanks. :)
Zoopro seems to be busy with other things, and hasn't green lighted it. I would love a bit of feedback before posting at the different projects. You can of course be frank. [9]. Best, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 11:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
That was very big of you to offer some love. It's too bad he's leaving because he did good work with inappropriate usernames, and was quite productive in that regard. A few mistakes over new page patrol is no reason to leave. Just err on the side of caution and continue. Easy. The hostility in his edit summaries were objectionable, though. Anyway, I hope he returns to be productive, sans hostility.
I expanded Einstein's Gift, but obviously have no idea what I'm doing. It exists as an article. That's a plus. Thanks again for the assist. You're aces in my book. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 02:18, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
I missed this one. I don't see the word "logo" used in the discussion. Just "non-free image". Should I re-up it as logo on wikipedia using license {{ Non-free logo}}? Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:41, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
I have replied on my talk page. Vietminh ( talk) 17:38, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
Spread the peace by adding {{ subst: Peace pipe}} to someone's talk page! You can use a parameter to insert the name of the recipient and add your own text to the message with a second. Smoking this wiki-peace pipe does not affect your health.
(See my talk page)
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/september/african-elephant-hierarchy-091411.html
The study, conducted at a waterhole in Namibia, shows that in years of low rainfall, when resources are scarce, some male elephants band together into a social group with a clearly defined hierarchy, much the way females do. Group members associate in wet years as well, but with fewer individuals and a dominance hierarchy that is not as clearly defined. Dan Koehl ( talk) 19:00, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, I got a little overwrought and you didn't deserve that. You've always impressed me with your calm logic and points of view. Apologies. Dreadstar ☥ 09:39, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
As you've probably seen, I've been keeping an eye on several Chinese educational orgs. CUCAS, an online admissions company purports to be offically sanctioned. Their site requests a form to be filled in then asks for money at the end. I can't find anything showing it's offical anything. Several editors have added the site and been blocked for spamming.
I just checked the sources at CUCAS article itself. None are good. I don't want to appear "on the attack" regarding such companies, but I don't want students to be duped via Wikipedia's info. If the ext links are unacceptable, why should the article stand?
Would it be fair to remove all refs because they are bunk, and the AfD the article? I can't find replacement refs to keep the article standing and don't want to stick {{ fact}} everywhere. That defeats WP:V. Please advise. Many thanks. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 14:26, 16 September 2011 (UTC)