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Hi,
Long time! I was looking at this page again and noted a link in the resources section that appears to be going to an article commercial site (google adwords, etc). Guessing that this should not really be linked to? I also assume that this section of the page has been locked somehow as it does not appear to be editable? Page is at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Skilled_Migrant_Programme âPreceding unsigned comment added by Spooky69 ( talk ⢠contribs) 11:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Please help Balkans page war by contributing to the new section fostered to use evidence to examine the problem. âPreceding unsigned comment added by Alokin ( talk ⢠contribs) 04:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Regarding "censorship controversy" in the article about Flickr, I RE-corrected the material (Removed Iran). In Iran, many websites are censored but not Flickr. I don't understand why you insist on putting untrue information in the article. I.persian ( talk) 16:37, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
that's ok, i had to check myself :p ninety: one 12:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to point out he passed his medical. I am not sure about the work permit, but I think that might of been cleared if not stated. Govvy ( talk) 16:10, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
P.S you might want to archive your talk page, it's a bit long!!
I have tried to include in the Tier 1 General Migrant article, every possible information that is available on the Uk Border Agency web site. I have edited the text to my own wording, but it still reflects the original guidance relating to Points-based immigration system in the United Kingdom. Please if you find anything used by the copy right, please help to change it to not to be using the copy right text, rather than deleting it outright. Thanks.
Tahavur âPreceding unsigned comment added by Tahavur ( talk ⢠contribs) 09:05, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
I do not know which of the municipalities make up the urban area of Sarajevo, but I'd guess that the six the article states is probably correct. I simply noticed that the area and population for the city proper should only include the area and population of those four municipalities that make up the city proper. Do you think you can find the area of the city proper as opposed to listing the area of the urban area? -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 04:03, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! Can you please participate in this discussion, regarding the terminology for the Romanies [1]? AKoan ( talk) 10:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello. You removed the map with an explanation of "it doesn't correspond to the countries listed here". The "Current common definition" section states: "countries commonly included in the Balkan region" (dark green on map) and "Some other countries are sometimes included" (light green on map). Why do you think the map doesn't correspond to those definitions? Thanks. 3rdAlcove ( talk) 19:16, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there,
I see that you have been working on London - and I was wondering if I could help out! I've worked quite a bit on that article, so I'd be happy to perform any clean up, reference finding etc.
Thanks, The Helpful One (Review) 13:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi there,
Sure, I'll see what I can do with it! :)
The Helpful One (Review) 22:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
OK, I've finished fixing references as much as I can! Here's the few edits that just need your interpretation, as to what template should be used:
Hope this helps, The Helpful One (Review) 13:05, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I had already opened a discussion this morning at the WikiProject Football. Bye. -- Angelo ( talk) 21:32, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello :) . I would strongly advise that you move old discussions from this page to an archive. Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk | Sign 21:32, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello there! This is interesting stuff - infact, it's one that's been brought up at least twice before, of course agreeing that these neologisms need to stop (one of these is found here). That is also my stance, but I've noticed its continued, on, and on, and on, and on, which is a shame.
Some of these articles are outright original research, others are simply ridiculous (by which I mean they are spoiling the integrity of Wikipedia with the possibility of being ridiculed as serious entries). I think one or two could be reasonable articles, whilst others ought to be merged.
I will share my concerns, again, with this user (who also uses an ip starting 90.2xxx). -- Jza84 | Talk 16:42, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello There!!!!
I really appreciate your effort in bringing these articles under light. I cant believe there were so many.
Happy Editing!!!!
Hitro 17:58, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
I agree with you 100% that the artists linked with london should be referenced or at least, those without an obvious link should be removed. Personally I don't think that Paul McCartney should be there as he is and always will be linked with Liverpool. Likewise I am not sure about Yoko Ono as I am not sure if she lives in London, and has no great historical link with the city. Having thought about it more, I would probably have left your edit as it stands and deleted those two for starters. Deckchair ( talk) 21:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
(<)Nice one. Others that can probably stay/be added if sourcing is found: Pink Floyd (from Cambridge but most associated with London), The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, The Police. Not sure how many you want... Brilliantine ( talk) 00:29, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
(<-)Added the ones I could find easy references for, any more may be too many anyway). Brilliantine ( talk) 01:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I have removed banned users, deleted and stale accounts from this list and added new users (they are informed). This is OK ?-- Rjecina ( talk) 00:45, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
And in what shape or form is this not notable? Gabr- el 04:18, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
There are now 4 references, including one by a British Member of Parliament who stated that there were 8,000 Assyrians in the UK. Thanks for motivating me to improve the article; I also had the pleasure of finding out that my brethren there are not 5,000 but 8,000. Gabr- el 00:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Cordless Larry. I have responded to that and will take part in discussion as soon as I get a couple of things sorted here. Regards, ~ Troy ( talk) 17:55, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello!!!
I will definitely inject my view at this discussion, thanks for notifying. Hitro 19:21, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello there! I will also lend my hand here. However, I intend to be aggressive (for want of another word) in going through these and removing an uncited material. I think that will show the community just how bad these articles are. -- Jza84 | Talk 22:04, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
i can't find a birth date anywhere for hugo adam bedau i was wondering if you knew it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.109.110 ( talk) 15:47, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I didn't know about that - I just picked up how I add references by copying what I saw others had done. I'll try it out. Cheers Fishiehelper2 ( talk) 22:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi. Per Wp:cite, "Citation templates are used to format citations in a consistent way. The use of citation templates is neither encouraged nor discouraged. Templates may be used or removed at the discretion of individual editors, subject to agreement with other editors on the article. Because templates can be contentious, editors should not change an article with a distinctive citation format to another without gaining consensus." As the principal editor of the Bentley article, and as one of the main people who patrol and update that page regularly, I do not think the migration to template is necessary. In fact, I've written a dozen FAs without templates and without objections. Cheers. Chensiyuan ( talk) 14:30, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Indonesian British, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indonesian British. Thank you. cab ( talk) 13:58, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
As you may have noted, we've had a very serious problem recently with editors attempting, for whatever reason, to delete numerous valid, notable, and sourced ethnic group articles; in some cases they were successful and this has caused extreme disruption to our project. I had assumed, from your own conduct, that you were such an editor. Badagnani ( talk) 18:16, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
At the very least, it would show the most thoughtfulness and consideration to move the material you find offensive to "Discussion." Even better would be to actually utilize "Discussion" and "fact" tags. Badagnani ( talk) 23:43, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello. If it is, then what about other articles like " Black British" and others? Shouldn't you also be placing this tag on those articles also? —Preceding unsigned comment added by PakistaniNisar ( talk • contribs) 05:29, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
I know that you find many of my edits disruptive, but plenty of them are sourced. such as the popualtions of Afro-Caribbean communities. The figure for people born in that country alone is CLEARLY and underestimate of true numbers, and as for the Caymanian people of Jamaican descent category. I agree it shouldn't have been created and I was just trying to get ride of it myself. Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 15:46, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment. Will you kindly provide me with the diff of the edit to which you are referring? I certainly did not make any edit of the sort you mention after the friend to which you appear to have reported me commented on my page. Badagnani ( talk) 03:35, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Please stop removing the material, especially about the Churches in England. I am after all from England and an Assyrian myself. I can't use myself as a reference but you can personally trust me. Right now, I don't have much time to find a site. But especially do not remove the "aturaya" and "chldenaya" words, they are referenced in other articles! Must we reference the fact that English people call themselves English? Gabr- el 23:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
I am happy that I have finally created an article that is up to the standards of many others, and I do believe sourcing is important, I do believe the vast majority of this article is sourced, and I would appreciate if you could place the citation needed templates next to the sentences that need references so that I can fix it. Thanks Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 21:37, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
sorry about the confusion. I was told by a good source that I could add my (non profitable) football blog to the club it related to. I did it purely because I thought it would be of interest to the reader and so more people would read my blogs about that certain football club.
I also didnt realise that the people who 'undid' my edit were 'editers' or 'moderators'. this is all new to me. Sorry for the confusion, Im not a spammer and wont do it again. But how come some blogs are allowed and others are not?
Kind regards,
Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimmyK07 ( talk • contribs) 13:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Only just read your messages(after id tried to add more links thinking it was just some random deleting my link to my blog). Honestly didnt realise I was doing anything wrong and wont add links again. Just wasnt sure how the whole wikipedia thing works.
My sincere apologies again.
Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimmyK07 ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't always agree with your stubborn approach against Barian Fooish articles, but it's worth a lot of respect anyway. Cheers and take care cleaning this mess! NVO ( talk) 17:43, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
I have left a note for the editor you reported. If I might offer my perception, I think asking for civility is reasonable but clearly you are nominating articles that some editors don't feel should be targeted (as is demonstrated by a quick read of your talk page). They seem to feel targeted since you've nominated many of the articles in a seemingly systematic way. People get frustrated and upset sometimes. They should be civil, but you might be well served to do your best to let the over the top comments go. If they act inappropriately let someone else give them a warning, it reflects badly on them and not you. Your taking them on is likely to further infuriate the situation and get you ensnared in drama. This is only a suggestion along the lines of: don't take it personally. They're pissed. That's life. If you feel that the situation is serious enough that it requires scrutiny that's certainly up to you, but sometimes it only excacerbates the conflict. Regarding the substance of their arguments at AfD, I would definitely let that go. If they don't explain their reasoning well that's their problem. Someone pissed at your nom isn't going to be happy to be lectured by you on how they should comment. See what I'm saying? If their logic is weak that's their problem and the closing nom will take it into account. Clearly some other editors want to include ethnic group articles and are not happy about your AfDs of these article subjects (while other editors agree with you that they need to be thinned). Everyone should be civil, but maybe you can just be above the petty feuding and let the over the top comments of others reflect badly on them. It's usually better to let as much go as you can rather than getting caught up in conflicts and drama with other editors. No one takes those comments seriously. They're obviously expressions of people who are pissed. Those are my long winded thoughts. Perhaps some of them will be helpful. I'm going to wait to see what the other editor has to say and we'll take it from there. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
I see there's also religion and language information in the template box. So I think they just like to organize the information by having individual articles on the groups, however small. Why do you think it makes the encyclopedia better to get rid of them? (this is my third comment, but I keep having new thoughts...) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:16, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I must admit at first I didn't see anything about Finland in the article. I hope I sorted that now. Re your other point. Scandinavian is a clearer ethnic label than Nordic. Finland is not Scandinavian of course, save for Scandinavian immigrants and settlement there, and except through that Finland isn't Scandinavian at all, and it would be quite POV to have an article grouping Finns and Scandinavians together like that. But "Nordic" is just dodgy generally. It has certain racial connotations also which probably mean it shouldn't be used if not necessary. Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk) 22:24, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I agree with your reasons for merging. There may be some groups with enough content for a separate page. In these cases, their section can have a {main} reference to their page. I have seen this effect in various other cases: a collection of small, mostly trivial pages that have something in common like tribes in an ethnic group, valleys in a mountain range or churches in a town. By giving each member of the collection a section in a larger article on the collection as a whole, with a redirect page to that section, anyone looking for member will reach the content on the member just as easily as if it had its own page. The larger article lets readers compare the members. Aymatth2 ( talk) 13:50, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I am reviewing your article, British Cypriots, for GA and have entered some initial comments about the articcle at Talk:British Cypriots/GA1. I did a little copy editing of the article, which I hope you don't mind. Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments. Regards, — Mattisse ( Talk) 16:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I have left a comment on the tlak page of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom ( Talk:Ghanaians in the United Kingdom), it would be great if you could get involved, and I would appreciate your help. Thanks User:Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 13:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I realize you reverted my edit, but in doing so, you also undid all of my other changes. I've therefore reinstated said other changes, and retained the OECD census figure you added. I've also renamed its refname to Census2001 since you say that is where the figure was taken from. Middayexpress ( talk) 14:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
I've passed comment on my talk page, and have also been quite brutal and left my concernd at User:Stevvvv4444's talk page. I do think this is really quite bad for WP for reasons left at those two points, and think it needs to stop. -- Jza84 | Talk 20:43, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, I see you've been busy lately renaming them. I have a question, though: couldn't those titles be equally classified as descriptive, which would make them acceptable? SamEV ( talk) 22:55, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I'll try to help you out with the Lift and Strike article. I've already made a couple of edits. The way I see it, we have a pretty long way to go, and the main priority now would be to start adding section headings and then filling them in. Hope we can make it a great article. Cool3 ( talk) 01:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, i noticed the template that u placed at the top of the article, and I am fully willing to comply, as I want to make this article as good as possible to prove that I am puttin in an effort. As for the single source goes, the content of that source comes from many other places, would citing these individual sources eliminate the current problem? Thanks Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 13:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
I noticed your comment on Jza84's talk page about Stevvvv4444, but I'm afraid he's not edited since 12th March and has stated that he'll be on wikipedia infrequently this month. I'm unfamiliar with the case, so shan't take any action, so your next best port of call might be WP:ANI. Good luck, Nev1 ( talk) 20:07, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
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Hi,
Long time! I was looking at this page again and noted a link in the resources section that appears to be going to an article commercial site (google adwords, etc). Guessing that this should not really be linked to? I also assume that this section of the page has been locked somehow as it does not appear to be editable? Page is at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Skilled_Migrant_Programme âPreceding unsigned comment added by Spooky69 ( talk ⢠contribs) 11:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Please help Balkans page war by contributing to the new section fostered to use evidence to examine the problem. âPreceding unsigned comment added by Alokin ( talk ⢠contribs) 04:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Regarding "censorship controversy" in the article about Flickr, I RE-corrected the material (Removed Iran). In Iran, many websites are censored but not Flickr. I don't understand why you insist on putting untrue information in the article. I.persian ( talk) 16:37, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
that's ok, i had to check myself :p ninety: one 12:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to point out he passed his medical. I am not sure about the work permit, but I think that might of been cleared if not stated. Govvy ( talk) 16:10, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
P.S you might want to archive your talk page, it's a bit long!!
I have tried to include in the Tier 1 General Migrant article, every possible information that is available on the Uk Border Agency web site. I have edited the text to my own wording, but it still reflects the original guidance relating to Points-based immigration system in the United Kingdom. Please if you find anything used by the copy right, please help to change it to not to be using the copy right text, rather than deleting it outright. Thanks.
Tahavur âPreceding unsigned comment added by Tahavur ( talk ⢠contribs) 09:05, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
I do not know which of the municipalities make up the urban area of Sarajevo, but I'd guess that the six the article states is probably correct. I simply noticed that the area and population for the city proper should only include the area and population of those four municipalities that make up the city proper. Do you think you can find the area of the city proper as opposed to listing the area of the urban area? -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 04:03, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi! Can you please participate in this discussion, regarding the terminology for the Romanies [1]? AKoan ( talk) 10:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello. You removed the map with an explanation of "it doesn't correspond to the countries listed here". The "Current common definition" section states: "countries commonly included in the Balkan region" (dark green on map) and "Some other countries are sometimes included" (light green on map). Why do you think the map doesn't correspond to those definitions? Thanks. 3rdAlcove ( talk) 19:16, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Balkans. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Alokin ( talk) 17:43, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there,
I see that you have been working on London - and I was wondering if I could help out! I've worked quite a bit on that article, so I'd be happy to perform any clean up, reference finding etc.
Thanks, The Helpful One (Review) 13:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi there,
Sure, I'll see what I can do with it! :)
The Helpful One (Review) 22:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
OK, I've finished fixing references as much as I can! Here's the few edits that just need your interpretation, as to what template should be used:
Hope this helps, The Helpful One (Review) 13:05, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I had already opened a discussion this morning at the WikiProject Football. Bye. -- Angelo ( talk) 21:32, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello :) . I would strongly advise that you move old discussions from this page to an archive. Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk | Sign 21:32, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello there! This is interesting stuff - infact, it's one that's been brought up at least twice before, of course agreeing that these neologisms need to stop (one of these is found here). That is also my stance, but I've noticed its continued, on, and on, and on, and on, which is a shame.
Some of these articles are outright original research, others are simply ridiculous (by which I mean they are spoiling the integrity of Wikipedia with the possibility of being ridiculed as serious entries). I think one or two could be reasonable articles, whilst others ought to be merged.
I will share my concerns, again, with this user (who also uses an ip starting 90.2xxx). -- Jza84 | Talk 16:42, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello There!!!!
I really appreciate your effort in bringing these articles under light. I cant believe there were so many.
Happy Editing!!!!
Hitro 17:58, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
I agree with you 100% that the artists linked with london should be referenced or at least, those without an obvious link should be removed. Personally I don't think that Paul McCartney should be there as he is and always will be linked with Liverpool. Likewise I am not sure about Yoko Ono as I am not sure if she lives in London, and has no great historical link with the city. Having thought about it more, I would probably have left your edit as it stands and deleted those two for starters. Deckchair ( talk) 21:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
(<)Nice one. Others that can probably stay/be added if sourcing is found: Pink Floyd (from Cambridge but most associated with London), The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, The Police. Not sure how many you want... Brilliantine ( talk) 00:29, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
(<-)Added the ones I could find easy references for, any more may be too many anyway). Brilliantine ( talk) 01:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I have removed banned users, deleted and stale accounts from this list and added new users (they are informed). This is OK ?-- Rjecina ( talk) 00:45, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
And in what shape or form is this not notable? Gabr- el 04:18, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
There are now 4 references, including one by a British Member of Parliament who stated that there were 8,000 Assyrians in the UK. Thanks for motivating me to improve the article; I also had the pleasure of finding out that my brethren there are not 5,000 but 8,000. Gabr- el 00:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Cordless Larry. I have responded to that and will take part in discussion as soon as I get a couple of things sorted here. Regards, ~ Troy ( talk) 17:55, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello!!!
I will definitely inject my view at this discussion, thanks for notifying. Hitro 19:21, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello there! I will also lend my hand here. However, I intend to be aggressive (for want of another word) in going through these and removing an uncited material. I think that will show the community just how bad these articles are. -- Jza84 | Talk 22:04, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
i can't find a birth date anywhere for hugo adam bedau i was wondering if you knew it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.109.110 ( talk) 15:47, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I didn't know about that - I just picked up how I add references by copying what I saw others had done. I'll try it out. Cheers Fishiehelper2 ( talk) 22:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi. Per Wp:cite, "Citation templates are used to format citations in a consistent way. The use of citation templates is neither encouraged nor discouraged. Templates may be used or removed at the discretion of individual editors, subject to agreement with other editors on the article. Because templates can be contentious, editors should not change an article with a distinctive citation format to another without gaining consensus." As the principal editor of the Bentley article, and as one of the main people who patrol and update that page regularly, I do not think the migration to template is necessary. In fact, I've written a dozen FAs without templates and without objections. Cheers. Chensiyuan ( talk) 14:30, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Indonesian British, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indonesian British. Thank you. cab ( talk) 13:58, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
As you may have noted, we've had a very serious problem recently with editors attempting, for whatever reason, to delete numerous valid, notable, and sourced ethnic group articles; in some cases they were successful and this has caused extreme disruption to our project. I had assumed, from your own conduct, that you were such an editor. Badagnani ( talk) 18:16, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
At the very least, it would show the most thoughtfulness and consideration to move the material you find offensive to "Discussion." Even better would be to actually utilize "Discussion" and "fact" tags. Badagnani ( talk) 23:43, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello. If it is, then what about other articles like " Black British" and others? Shouldn't you also be placing this tag on those articles also? —Preceding unsigned comment added by PakistaniNisar ( talk • contribs) 05:29, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
I know that you find many of my edits disruptive, but plenty of them are sourced. such as the popualtions of Afro-Caribbean communities. The figure for people born in that country alone is CLEARLY and underestimate of true numbers, and as for the Caymanian people of Jamaican descent category. I agree it shouldn't have been created and I was just trying to get ride of it myself. Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 15:46, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment. Will you kindly provide me with the diff of the edit to which you are referring? I certainly did not make any edit of the sort you mention after the friend to which you appear to have reported me commented on my page. Badagnani ( talk) 03:35, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Please stop removing the material, especially about the Churches in England. I am after all from England and an Assyrian myself. I can't use myself as a reference but you can personally trust me. Right now, I don't have much time to find a site. But especially do not remove the "aturaya" and "chldenaya" words, they are referenced in other articles! Must we reference the fact that English people call themselves English? Gabr- el 23:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
I am happy that I have finally created an article that is up to the standards of many others, and I do believe sourcing is important, I do believe the vast majority of this article is sourced, and I would appreciate if you could place the citation needed templates next to the sentences that need references so that I can fix it. Thanks Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 21:37, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
sorry about the confusion. I was told by a good source that I could add my (non profitable) football blog to the club it related to. I did it purely because I thought it would be of interest to the reader and so more people would read my blogs about that certain football club.
I also didnt realise that the people who 'undid' my edit were 'editers' or 'moderators'. this is all new to me. Sorry for the confusion, Im not a spammer and wont do it again. But how come some blogs are allowed and others are not?
Kind regards,
Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimmyK07 ( talk • contribs) 13:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Only just read your messages(after id tried to add more links thinking it was just some random deleting my link to my blog). Honestly didnt realise I was doing anything wrong and wont add links again. Just wasnt sure how the whole wikipedia thing works.
My sincere apologies again.
Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimmyK07 ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't always agree with your stubborn approach against Barian Fooish articles, but it's worth a lot of respect anyway. Cheers and take care cleaning this mess! NVO ( talk) 17:43, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
I have left a note for the editor you reported. If I might offer my perception, I think asking for civility is reasonable but clearly you are nominating articles that some editors don't feel should be targeted (as is demonstrated by a quick read of your talk page). They seem to feel targeted since you've nominated many of the articles in a seemingly systematic way. People get frustrated and upset sometimes. They should be civil, but you might be well served to do your best to let the over the top comments go. If they act inappropriately let someone else give them a warning, it reflects badly on them and not you. Your taking them on is likely to further infuriate the situation and get you ensnared in drama. This is only a suggestion along the lines of: don't take it personally. They're pissed. That's life. If you feel that the situation is serious enough that it requires scrutiny that's certainly up to you, but sometimes it only excacerbates the conflict. Regarding the substance of their arguments at AfD, I would definitely let that go. If they don't explain their reasoning well that's their problem. Someone pissed at your nom isn't going to be happy to be lectured by you on how they should comment. See what I'm saying? If their logic is weak that's their problem and the closing nom will take it into account. Clearly some other editors want to include ethnic group articles and are not happy about your AfDs of these article subjects (while other editors agree with you that they need to be thinned). Everyone should be civil, but maybe you can just be above the petty feuding and let the over the top comments of others reflect badly on them. It's usually better to let as much go as you can rather than getting caught up in conflicts and drama with other editors. No one takes those comments seriously. They're obviously expressions of people who are pissed. Those are my long winded thoughts. Perhaps some of them will be helpful. I'm going to wait to see what the other editor has to say and we'll take it from there. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
I see there's also religion and language information in the template box. So I think they just like to organize the information by having individual articles on the groups, however small. Why do you think it makes the encyclopedia better to get rid of them? (this is my third comment, but I keep having new thoughts...) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:16, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I must admit at first I didn't see anything about Finland in the article. I hope I sorted that now. Re your other point. Scandinavian is a clearer ethnic label than Nordic. Finland is not Scandinavian of course, save for Scandinavian immigrants and settlement there, and except through that Finland isn't Scandinavian at all, and it would be quite POV to have an article grouping Finns and Scandinavians together like that. But "Nordic" is just dodgy generally. It has certain racial connotations also which probably mean it shouldn't be used if not necessary. Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk) 22:24, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I agree with your reasons for merging. There may be some groups with enough content for a separate page. In these cases, their section can have a {main} reference to their page. I have seen this effect in various other cases: a collection of small, mostly trivial pages that have something in common like tribes in an ethnic group, valleys in a mountain range or churches in a town. By giving each member of the collection a section in a larger article on the collection as a whole, with a redirect page to that section, anyone looking for member will reach the content on the member just as easily as if it had its own page. The larger article lets readers compare the members. Aymatth2 ( talk) 13:50, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I am reviewing your article, British Cypriots, for GA and have entered some initial comments about the articcle at Talk:British Cypriots/GA1. I did a little copy editing of the article, which I hope you don't mind. Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments. Regards, — Mattisse ( Talk) 16:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I have left a comment on the tlak page of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom ( Talk:Ghanaians in the United Kingdom), it would be great if you could get involved, and I would appreciate your help. Thanks User:Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 13:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I realize you reverted my edit, but in doing so, you also undid all of my other changes. I've therefore reinstated said other changes, and retained the OECD census figure you added. I've also renamed its refname to Census2001 since you say that is where the figure was taken from. Middayexpress ( talk) 14:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
I've passed comment on my talk page, and have also been quite brutal and left my concernd at User:Stevvvv4444's talk page. I do think this is really quite bad for WP for reasons left at those two points, and think it needs to stop. -- Jza84 | Talk 20:43, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, I see you've been busy lately renaming them. I have a question, though: couldn't those titles be equally classified as descriptive, which would make them acceptable? SamEV ( talk) 22:55, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I'll try to help you out with the Lift and Strike article. I've already made a couple of edits. The way I see it, we have a pretty long way to go, and the main priority now would be to start adding section headings and then filling them in. Hope we can make it a great article. Cool3 ( talk) 01:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, i noticed the template that u placed at the top of the article, and I am fully willing to comply, as I want to make this article as good as possible to prove that I am puttin in an effort. As for the single source goes, the content of that source comes from many other places, would citing these individual sources eliminate the current problem? Thanks Stevvvv4444 ( talk) 13:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
I noticed your comment on Jza84's talk page about Stevvvv4444, but I'm afraid he's not edited since 12th March and has stated that he'll be on wikipedia infrequently this month. I'm unfamiliar with the case, so shan't take any action, so your next best port of call might be WP:ANI. Good luck, Nev1 ( talk) 20:07, 16 March 2009 (UTC)