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How about you, Cullen? When will you be ready to ask for a mop? I will enthusiastically co-nominate you, if you like, although you'll want an admin as nominator. Think about it. -- MelanieN ( talk) 05:03, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Harry Yount to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 00:50, 3 June 2013 (UTC) |
Cullen - And congratulations from me. I am glad this article has achieved GA. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 03:22, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, I see you have encouraged AndyTheGrump to be grumpy on the Dispute Page I opened concerning the E-CAT,
His sole response to me, apart from saying he wasn't interested, was "you clearly don't have a clue what you are talking about."
As I have headed engineering for two fortune 200 companies and invented the ATM card (UK Patent #959,713) amongst other things, I don't think he requires further encouragement.
I wouldn't normally bother with trying to correct errors in Wikipedia but I am persuaded that LENR has now been proven beyond reasonable doubt and so clearly the E-CAT is very important indeed. It still has control problems and I don't know what the real COP is. Thanks to people like AndyTheGrump, the Patent Office has not allowed patents on cold fusion since 1989 and so the whole field is in an unbelievable mess.
The problem is that thousands of people now seek information from wiki about Rossi and LENR in general, and I fear that they are being badly mislead by the extremely biased, non factual piece.
Adrian Ashfield Parallel ( talk) 03:54, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, Thank you for your invitation to discuss this.(E-CAT) I am new to contributing to Wikipedia and proper procedures and so will probably transgress some unintentionally. For example, I don't know how to answer your comment short of starting a new section. I apparently now have a talk page without doing anything to start it.
I seek your advice on what to do to take this to the next level. My Dispute Notice was closed in less than half a day on the grounds that compromise was unlikely. That is true, but it wasn't given much of a chance.
Comments were also made that LENR is fringe science and a frankly ridiculous comparison to perpetual motion. You might just as well claim that nuclear power is perpetual motion. I linked hundreds of peer reviewed papers on the subject. LENR is not understood yet but possibly involves the weak atomic forces, unlike the strong force involved in fission or fusion.
This is not the place to debate whether LENR is fringe science unless you want to do so. There is now voluminous proof that it is not and even Pons and Fleischmann's experiment has been replicated.
My dispute is factual. There is proof that the E-CAT has undergone independent testing. If you won't believe ELFORSK who is next? NASA? (In passing NASA is now working on LENR and Chief Scientist Bushnell has stated the effect is real.)
Secondly, the selection of Ugo Bardi's negative blog piece, when there are better qualified scientists who say the opposite. Bardi is apparently getting his information from Krivet and Lubos Motl (who deleted his comment after his error was pointed out.) I have no reason to think Bardi has any first hand experience in this area. Parallel ( talk) 13:11, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, Thank you for responding. I did mistake your label "let's discuss it" as meaning something else. I don't like misinformation, particularly on a subject as important as this one. At least I tried to correct it but didn't start with much hope of changing beliefs. I regret wasting precious time and am unlikely to pursue interaction with Wikipedia any further. Adrian Ashfield Parallel ( talk) 18:47, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, Jim. I am afraid that things are not improving over on the Article page about me, nor on the associated Talk Page. Although I am highly skeptical of the results, I have initiated a formal Resolution. Just wanted to let you know that I added your name to the list of those involved. Hope that's okay with you. Best wishes, J.
The more I read the comments on your page, the more I like you! As a Wikiskeptic, I'd love your take (when you have the time) on why you devote so much time and effort to Wikipedia. In all likelihood, I will be doing an article about my experience here with Wikipedia, the Article about me, and the associated Talk Page. I would love to have a chance to interview you, if you have a moment. Anyway, I think you're swell and represent what is best about Wikipedia. I especially like the fact that you are not anonymous, that you're willing to stand behind what you say/write. If I may bother you with this first question: Do you feel that crowd-sourcing (leveraging the hive) is a superior way to create an encyclopedia than using recognized, accredited experts? If so, why? Sandom ( talk) 01:53, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
What can we do? If you have time right now? Oh, btw, take a funny look at this, sometimes I get to believe things like that Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:47, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
I am gonna post something you know where. Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:50, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, thanks for your supportive words at the Teahouse. It's great to get feedback I and really appreciated yours. When you have a moment could you have a look at the redirect from User:Pollack_man34 to User:Mick_man34 ? The accounts seem to be used interchangeably for editing; is this allowed? I went to one account to give a warning but ended up at the other account. Best wishes Flat Out let's discuss it 05:42, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Jim
I hope you are well. A few months ago, I was looking for help in creating a WIKI company profile for Electrocoin. You mentioned, you would be prepared to assist in creating this as you an experienced editor which would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the delay in response, however, in that time, after taking into account the requirement for sources, I have managed to gather numerous articles in newspaper and trade magazines to help with this. However, as most cannot be easily found online (I have links to some available online), I have managed to scan alot of the articles to help create the page. I would like to ask you:
1: Is your offer still open as displayed in the below email? If it is, Would it work for you if I uploaded the articles to a drop box or to a website where you can access everything online? Or do you have an alternative suggestion?
Many thanks
John
Response to message:
'Hello, I am an experienced editor, and have written and expanded many articles, which you can see listed on my user page. I do not believe in editing for pay, as I am a volunteer here. However, I will write an article in exchange for a charitable donation to the Wikimedia Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Here are my conditions: the topic of the article must be notable according to my interpretation of Wikipedia's policy. Significant coverage in reliable, independent sources must be available online, or copies of any offline sources must be furnished to me. I will disclose the editing arrangement on the article's talk page, and on my user page. If any doubts about the arrangement arise, I will consult with one or more administrators I trust, and heed their advice. Most importantly, you will have no control over the content of the article, although I will welcome suggestions. Positive and negative aspects of the topic may be included. Contact me on my talk page to discuss the matter further, if you are interested. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:15, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
( Johnelec17 ( talk) 14:50, 8 June 2013 (UTC))
Hi Jim, just wanted to let you know I had a chance to look over your potential GAs and I think many of them are at or close to ready for nomination. I've left some individual comments or suggestions on the talk pages of each. Good luck, and thanks again for all your work! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 16:13, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I wonder if you could take a look at Armand Vaillancourt and see if you can work out what the problem is with the gallery? I don't have much experience of gallery code and it doesn't seem to be displaying correctly. Thanks. Theroadislong ( talk) 11:01, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Hey. I just wanted to let you know that ill stop putting deletion templetes on articles. I'm only 16 and new to Wikipedia. I was just trying to keep Wikipedia clean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghostboy1997 ( talk • contribs) 17:15, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cullen.. You have just now deleted another editor's response to a thread on teahouse/questions. Was it accidental? As in the edit summary, you have mentioned expand.--Vigyani talk ਯੋਗਦਾਨ 01:19, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for notifying. M new here. could u tell me how to reach back my own question? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aish.ego ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
I think it was cute how the gun was simulated with bound-together toilet-paper and paper-towel rolls. [1] EEng ( talk) 05:17, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
I do know that, plus I also know that if I don't whip a smartphone comment out, well, smartly, then I will hit an edit conflict and be lost in the dust, along with my weak attempts at wit. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:30, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello Cullen. I'm Theonesean, this week's Teahouse maitre d'. I noticed the calendar was empty for the next few weeks. I was wondering if you wanted to volunteer to be the maitre d' for a week or two. Thanks, TheOneSean [ U | T | C ] 13:58, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
I found this user while working on EDUN Article, seems like she/he may be helpful if provides the right sources. Check it out. Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:15, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Maybe they went on editing EDUN's articles. Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:34, 12 June 2013 (UTC) Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:32, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi there sir, I'm thinking about nominating you for administrator, I think you would make the perfect sysop, so.. What do you think? Cheers and happy editing! -- Prabash What? 13:22, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Um... -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 16:34, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Clarify: Are you referring to my error in creating the right link to the discussion page? Nightscream ( talk) 01:12, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi! how do you make your words a different color? Hulkster1 ( talk) 02:29, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello Cullen328, my name is Diane. I'm a first-timer here so please let me know if I am doing this correctly.
I found comments on the Wikipedia page for ABATE or State Motorcyclists' Rights Organizations. I would like to communicate something to you and I hope it doesn't show my attitude as a knockout. I was pretty upset when I found this, as it is several years old.
The top paragraph of Wikipedia description of ABATE looks to be a one-sided opinion of someone who does not understand the whole network of ABATE State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organizations. I doubt very much that Michael Dresser has ever even been on a motorcycle let alone be a person to be describing this organization.
Our Mission Statement: "ABATE is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image and promoting the safe operating practices of all motorcyclists."
It is true that we do a lot of charity fund raisers, how for the life of me I can't see how that is negative but it sounds that way in his words. We also stand for choice of adult helmet use, but he omitted a word in his stating that we are opposed to motorcycle "ONLY" safety inspections, AND WE "PROMOTE" mandatory rider training and licensing, and other similar regulation. ("generalization unneeded at end.") We also assist in driver's education classes around the state and strive to keep our motorcyclists informed of current legislative issues. We are all not a bunch of drunken bikers as he portrays.
So, my question to you is: Is it possible to remove Michael Dresser's comments from the Wikipedia page for ABATE? Like I said earlier, he must have a personal agenda with ABATE of Maryland and it is not a positive description for the organizations. I would be glad to work with you to find information to make this a viable page of information for all of the ABATE’s (which are SMRO’s).
Thanks for listening, hearing is my hope. If you hesitate, wait. Stay Safe.
"Personal safety is the responsibility of a free citizen, not a decision of government!"
MustangSearcher ( talk) 08:32, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi there! I want your opinion on the article U2 360° Tour, I nominated it into GA status and I gave it a high important status on the Wiki-project. So yeah if you don't think it meets the criteria you can just lower the rating and I will scrap the GA. Your opinion matters . Take care, regards Prabash. Akmeemana 20:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Cullen! If you could spare a moment, I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right direction in querying a citation in the article on Old East Slavic. The Ukrainian translation is currently cited as being from here. I've checked the source and have found that it is an amalgam of excepts from the introduction and is in no way represented as being a literal translation of the Old Slavic text.
I've already amended the note regarding the context from, "NOTE: The spelling has been partly modernized. The translations attempt to be as literal as possible; they are not literary." to, "NOTE: The spelling has been partly modernized. The translations are literary, they are not literal, something I've noted on the relevant talk page here and here although no one has responded one way or the other.
There are actually several problems surrounding all versions of the text (the original, the Russian & the Ukrainian) OTHER than the English version. Amusingly, it's the only version I'd even accept it as being a literal translation. That's another issue I'll deal with on my own as the political overtones are potentially nasty.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide! -- Iryna Harpy ( talk) 03:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for everything! Icemuon ( talk) 10:07, 21 June 2013 (UTC) |
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For your help, support and patience during my first 3 months. Flat Out let's discuss it 10:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC) |
Well, that's strange. From the Australian perspective, the Bible Belt is funny whereas neither the East Coast nor the West Coast are considered a joke. Okay, okay, I'll retract that before anyone takes offence. I've used Wikipedia as a resource for many, many years and, dependent on the subject matter, have found the talk pages to be as informative as the articles themselves. I've also noted that an injection of tasteful levity would make for a better and more productive environment in general. Hah! This, coming from someone a warped sense of good taste!
Thank you for offering your assistance in the future. I'll probably take you up on it as I'm trying to familiarise myself enough with Wikipedia policy to tackle some of the articles on Eastern European history. Oh, dear, did I just hear you fall off your chair? Now that you've collected yourself, take a deep breath and focus on the 'in the future' specification. I'm not certain that I have the energy or desire to put myself through that. I'm merely enjoying being recently semi-retired and being in a position to contribute to this strange, but wonderful, resource. It's pleasant to be able to make contact with someone who appears to be sane and does not put me off the prospect of involving myself.
I return your kind gesture (in all seriousness, you threw me a much needed lifeline at a point when I was about to turn my back on anything to do with contributing to WP) with an open invitation to call on me if you need assistance in any shape or form... even if only for an IRL affirming chat when the politicking here gets to you.
Little know fact: Kangaroos are convinced that they are vehicles. If you ever make it out to Australia you'll find that they enjoy bouncing along the road in front of your car and refuse to get out of the way, meaning that you are forced to drive in 1st gear for the next half hour/5 kilometres and will have to stop at regular intervals as the remainder of their convoy overtake from the wrong side and take little thinking breaks. I use the term 'thinking' in the loosest manner imaginable as they are decidedly unintelligent animals (but they are 'cute' so long as you're not foolhardy enough to actually approach them). Cheers! -- Iryna Harpy ( talk) 04:47, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Jim,
I removed the content which was all duplicated in the previous part of the article, like an exact copy. I feel like I should just not do anything anymore because people keep telling me about this and I'm just trying to fix my own mistake. I'm sorry but i'm new but I feel like I know what I'm doing now. PacifiCali650 ( talk) 17:43, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your help yesterday -- I feel inspired now to do some more (even serious) editing of the Wikipedia. RaymondYee ( talk) 23:14, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Jim. I believe I fixed the Paula Deen reference you asked about. Thanks for the comment. Kuemotnoo ( talk) 22:15, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Are you still busy? Ms.Bono (zootalk)☆ 14:59, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hello! This is my first sample of using the new Visual Editor. I thought I'd start a new section on your Talk Page and see how it looks. There is a very brief, but informative video (captioned) about this way of editing. All I need to do now is find an article to start up or to edit. I am going to play around a bit. I think it would be great to collaborate an improvement on the article about Boston Terriers. I am starting to see how the formatting works, it puts in the codes for you after you highlight what you want, such as bold or italic. -- ChesPal ( talk) 20:23, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Jim,
I see that you took away a reference to the Paula Deen transcript. This seems like it would be very useful for readers and not in violation of the primary source policy. Can you help me understand your thinking?
Thanks,
BrownandSpooner — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrownandSpooner ( talk • contribs) 18:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I did read those before posting. The recommendation against court transcripts applies "to support assertions about a living person." Here, though, there are no assertions in my edit; the link to the transcript was listed with no characterization as a document from which readers could draw their own conclusions. This is why in many Wikipedia articles like Gloriana St. Clair, Paula Jones (note19) and Sibel Edmonds (notes 29 and 30) there are links to newsworthy deposition transcripts. Since so much has happened based on the Deen transcript, and it is out there in public, help me understand what the advantage is in keeping it from Wikipedia readers, some of whom may be interested in this important primary source. Obviously, the transcript in and of itself is highly newsworthy; many news sites such as CNN link to it. It is true that the transcript arguably contains derogatory information abut Paula Deen, but so does the whole section on the controversy and every news story about it, so if that is a reason to delete it, the whole thing should be deleted, which obviously is the wrong approach. What am I missing?
Thanks,
BrownandSpooner — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrownandSpooner ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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How about you, Cullen? When will you be ready to ask for a mop? I will enthusiastically co-nominate you, if you like, although you'll want an admin as nominator. Think about it. -- MelanieN ( talk) 05:03, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Harry Yount to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 00:50, 3 June 2013 (UTC) |
Cullen - And congratulations from me. I am glad this article has achieved GA. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 03:22, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, I see you have encouraged AndyTheGrump to be grumpy on the Dispute Page I opened concerning the E-CAT,
His sole response to me, apart from saying he wasn't interested, was "you clearly don't have a clue what you are talking about."
As I have headed engineering for two fortune 200 companies and invented the ATM card (UK Patent #959,713) amongst other things, I don't think he requires further encouragement.
I wouldn't normally bother with trying to correct errors in Wikipedia but I am persuaded that LENR has now been proven beyond reasonable doubt and so clearly the E-CAT is very important indeed. It still has control problems and I don't know what the real COP is. Thanks to people like AndyTheGrump, the Patent Office has not allowed patents on cold fusion since 1989 and so the whole field is in an unbelievable mess.
The problem is that thousands of people now seek information from wiki about Rossi and LENR in general, and I fear that they are being badly mislead by the extremely biased, non factual piece.
Adrian Ashfield Parallel ( talk) 03:54, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, Thank you for your invitation to discuss this.(E-CAT) I am new to contributing to Wikipedia and proper procedures and so will probably transgress some unintentionally. For example, I don't know how to answer your comment short of starting a new section. I apparently now have a talk page without doing anything to start it.
I seek your advice on what to do to take this to the next level. My Dispute Notice was closed in less than half a day on the grounds that compromise was unlikely. That is true, but it wasn't given much of a chance.
Comments were also made that LENR is fringe science and a frankly ridiculous comparison to perpetual motion. You might just as well claim that nuclear power is perpetual motion. I linked hundreds of peer reviewed papers on the subject. LENR is not understood yet but possibly involves the weak atomic forces, unlike the strong force involved in fission or fusion.
This is not the place to debate whether LENR is fringe science unless you want to do so. There is now voluminous proof that it is not and even Pons and Fleischmann's experiment has been replicated.
My dispute is factual. There is proof that the E-CAT has undergone independent testing. If you won't believe ELFORSK who is next? NASA? (In passing NASA is now working on LENR and Chief Scientist Bushnell has stated the effect is real.)
Secondly, the selection of Ugo Bardi's negative blog piece, when there are better qualified scientists who say the opposite. Bardi is apparently getting his information from Krivet and Lubos Motl (who deleted his comment after his error was pointed out.) I have no reason to think Bardi has any first hand experience in this area. Parallel ( talk) 13:11, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, Thank you for responding. I did mistake your label "let's discuss it" as meaning something else. I don't like misinformation, particularly on a subject as important as this one. At least I tried to correct it but didn't start with much hope of changing beliefs. I regret wasting precious time and am unlikely to pursue interaction with Wikipedia any further. Adrian Ashfield Parallel ( talk) 18:47, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, Jim. I am afraid that things are not improving over on the Article page about me, nor on the associated Talk Page. Although I am highly skeptical of the results, I have initiated a formal Resolution. Just wanted to let you know that I added your name to the list of those involved. Hope that's okay with you. Best wishes, J.
The more I read the comments on your page, the more I like you! As a Wikiskeptic, I'd love your take (when you have the time) on why you devote so much time and effort to Wikipedia. In all likelihood, I will be doing an article about my experience here with Wikipedia, the Article about me, and the associated Talk Page. I would love to have a chance to interview you, if you have a moment. Anyway, I think you're swell and represent what is best about Wikipedia. I especially like the fact that you are not anonymous, that you're willing to stand behind what you say/write. If I may bother you with this first question: Do you feel that crowd-sourcing (leveraging the hive) is a superior way to create an encyclopedia than using recognized, accredited experts? If so, why? Sandom ( talk) 01:53, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
What can we do? If you have time right now? Oh, btw, take a funny look at this, sometimes I get to believe things like that Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:47, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
I am gonna post something you know where. Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:50, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Jim, thanks for your supportive words at the Teahouse. It's great to get feedback I and really appreciated yours. When you have a moment could you have a look at the redirect from User:Pollack_man34 to User:Mick_man34 ? The accounts seem to be used interchangeably for editing; is this allowed? I went to one account to give a warning but ended up at the other account. Best wishes Flat Out let's discuss it 05:42, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Jim
I hope you are well. A few months ago, I was looking for help in creating a WIKI company profile for Electrocoin. You mentioned, you would be prepared to assist in creating this as you an experienced editor which would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the delay in response, however, in that time, after taking into account the requirement for sources, I have managed to gather numerous articles in newspaper and trade magazines to help with this. However, as most cannot be easily found online (I have links to some available online), I have managed to scan alot of the articles to help create the page. I would like to ask you:
1: Is your offer still open as displayed in the below email? If it is, Would it work for you if I uploaded the articles to a drop box or to a website where you can access everything online? Or do you have an alternative suggestion?
Many thanks
John
Response to message:
'Hello, I am an experienced editor, and have written and expanded many articles, which you can see listed on my user page. I do not believe in editing for pay, as I am a volunteer here. However, I will write an article in exchange for a charitable donation to the Wikimedia Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Here are my conditions: the topic of the article must be notable according to my interpretation of Wikipedia's policy. Significant coverage in reliable, independent sources must be available online, or copies of any offline sources must be furnished to me. I will disclose the editing arrangement on the article's talk page, and on my user page. If any doubts about the arrangement arise, I will consult with one or more administrators I trust, and heed their advice. Most importantly, you will have no control over the content of the article, although I will welcome suggestions. Positive and negative aspects of the topic may be included. Contact me on my talk page to discuss the matter further, if you are interested. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:15, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
( Johnelec17 ( talk) 14:50, 8 June 2013 (UTC))
Hi Jim, just wanted to let you know I had a chance to look over your potential GAs and I think many of them are at or close to ready for nomination. I've left some individual comments or suggestions on the talk pages of each. Good luck, and thanks again for all your work! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 16:13, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I wonder if you could take a look at Armand Vaillancourt and see if you can work out what the problem is with the gallery? I don't have much experience of gallery code and it doesn't seem to be displaying correctly. Thanks. Theroadislong ( talk) 11:01, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Hey. I just wanted to let you know that ill stop putting deletion templetes on articles. I'm only 16 and new to Wikipedia. I was just trying to keep Wikipedia clean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghostboy1997 ( talk • contribs) 17:15, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cullen.. You have just now deleted another editor's response to a thread on teahouse/questions. Was it accidental? As in the edit summary, you have mentioned expand.--Vigyani talk ਯੋਗਦਾਨ 01:19, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for notifying. M new here. could u tell me how to reach back my own question? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aish.ego ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
I think it was cute how the gun was simulated with bound-together toilet-paper and paper-towel rolls. [1] EEng ( talk) 05:17, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
I do know that, plus I also know that if I don't whip a smartphone comment out, well, smartly, then I will hit an edit conflict and be lost in the dust, along with my weak attempts at wit. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:30, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello Cullen. I'm Theonesean, this week's Teahouse maitre d'. I noticed the calendar was empty for the next few weeks. I was wondering if you wanted to volunteer to be the maitre d' for a week or two. Thanks, TheOneSean [ U | T | C ] 13:58, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
I found this user while working on EDUN Article, seems like she/he may be helpful if provides the right sources. Check it out. Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:15, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Maybe they went on editing EDUN's articles. Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:34, 12 June 2013 (UTC) Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:32, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi there sir, I'm thinking about nominating you for administrator, I think you would make the perfect sysop, so.. What do you think? Cheers and happy editing! -- Prabash What? 13:22, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Um... -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 16:34, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Clarify: Are you referring to my error in creating the right link to the discussion page? Nightscream ( talk) 01:12, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi! how do you make your words a different color? Hulkster1 ( talk) 02:29, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello Cullen328, my name is Diane. I'm a first-timer here so please let me know if I am doing this correctly.
I found comments on the Wikipedia page for ABATE or State Motorcyclists' Rights Organizations. I would like to communicate something to you and I hope it doesn't show my attitude as a knockout. I was pretty upset when I found this, as it is several years old.
The top paragraph of Wikipedia description of ABATE looks to be a one-sided opinion of someone who does not understand the whole network of ABATE State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organizations. I doubt very much that Michael Dresser has ever even been on a motorcycle let alone be a person to be describing this organization.
Our Mission Statement: "ABATE is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image and promoting the safe operating practices of all motorcyclists."
It is true that we do a lot of charity fund raisers, how for the life of me I can't see how that is negative but it sounds that way in his words. We also stand for choice of adult helmet use, but he omitted a word in his stating that we are opposed to motorcycle "ONLY" safety inspections, AND WE "PROMOTE" mandatory rider training and licensing, and other similar regulation. ("generalization unneeded at end.") We also assist in driver's education classes around the state and strive to keep our motorcyclists informed of current legislative issues. We are all not a bunch of drunken bikers as he portrays.
So, my question to you is: Is it possible to remove Michael Dresser's comments from the Wikipedia page for ABATE? Like I said earlier, he must have a personal agenda with ABATE of Maryland and it is not a positive description for the organizations. I would be glad to work with you to find information to make this a viable page of information for all of the ABATE’s (which are SMRO’s).
Thanks for listening, hearing is my hope. If you hesitate, wait. Stay Safe.
"Personal safety is the responsibility of a free citizen, not a decision of government!"
MustangSearcher ( talk) 08:32, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi there! I want your opinion on the article U2 360° Tour, I nominated it into GA status and I gave it a high important status on the Wiki-project. So yeah if you don't think it meets the criteria you can just lower the rating and I will scrap the GA. Your opinion matters . Take care, regards Prabash. Akmeemana 20:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Cullen! If you could spare a moment, I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right direction in querying a citation in the article on Old East Slavic. The Ukrainian translation is currently cited as being from here. I've checked the source and have found that it is an amalgam of excepts from the introduction and is in no way represented as being a literal translation of the Old Slavic text.
I've already amended the note regarding the context from, "NOTE: The spelling has been partly modernized. The translations attempt to be as literal as possible; they are not literary." to, "NOTE: The spelling has been partly modernized. The translations are literary, they are not literal, something I've noted on the relevant talk page here and here although no one has responded one way or the other.
There are actually several problems surrounding all versions of the text (the original, the Russian & the Ukrainian) OTHER than the English version. Amusingly, it's the only version I'd even accept it as being a literal translation. That's another issue I'll deal with on my own as the political overtones are potentially nasty.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide! -- Iryna Harpy ( talk) 03:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for everything! Icemuon ( talk) 10:07, 21 June 2013 (UTC) |
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For your help, support and patience during my first 3 months. Flat Out let's discuss it 10:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC) |
Well, that's strange. From the Australian perspective, the Bible Belt is funny whereas neither the East Coast nor the West Coast are considered a joke. Okay, okay, I'll retract that before anyone takes offence. I've used Wikipedia as a resource for many, many years and, dependent on the subject matter, have found the talk pages to be as informative as the articles themselves. I've also noted that an injection of tasteful levity would make for a better and more productive environment in general. Hah! This, coming from someone a warped sense of good taste!
Thank you for offering your assistance in the future. I'll probably take you up on it as I'm trying to familiarise myself enough with Wikipedia policy to tackle some of the articles on Eastern European history. Oh, dear, did I just hear you fall off your chair? Now that you've collected yourself, take a deep breath and focus on the 'in the future' specification. I'm not certain that I have the energy or desire to put myself through that. I'm merely enjoying being recently semi-retired and being in a position to contribute to this strange, but wonderful, resource. It's pleasant to be able to make contact with someone who appears to be sane and does not put me off the prospect of involving myself.
I return your kind gesture (in all seriousness, you threw me a much needed lifeline at a point when I was about to turn my back on anything to do with contributing to WP) with an open invitation to call on me if you need assistance in any shape or form... even if only for an IRL affirming chat when the politicking here gets to you.
Little know fact: Kangaroos are convinced that they are vehicles. If you ever make it out to Australia you'll find that they enjoy bouncing along the road in front of your car and refuse to get out of the way, meaning that you are forced to drive in 1st gear for the next half hour/5 kilometres and will have to stop at regular intervals as the remainder of their convoy overtake from the wrong side and take little thinking breaks. I use the term 'thinking' in the loosest manner imaginable as they are decidedly unintelligent animals (but they are 'cute' so long as you're not foolhardy enough to actually approach them). Cheers! -- Iryna Harpy ( talk) 04:47, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Jim,
I removed the content which was all duplicated in the previous part of the article, like an exact copy. I feel like I should just not do anything anymore because people keep telling me about this and I'm just trying to fix my own mistake. I'm sorry but i'm new but I feel like I know what I'm doing now. PacifiCali650 ( talk) 17:43, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your help yesterday -- I feel inspired now to do some more (even serious) editing of the Wikipedia. RaymondYee ( talk) 23:14, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Jim. I believe I fixed the Paula Deen reference you asked about. Thanks for the comment. Kuemotnoo ( talk) 22:15, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Are you still busy? Ms.Bono (zootalk)☆ 14:59, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hello! This is my first sample of using the new Visual Editor. I thought I'd start a new section on your Talk Page and see how it looks. There is a very brief, but informative video (captioned) about this way of editing. All I need to do now is find an article to start up or to edit. I am going to play around a bit. I think it would be great to collaborate an improvement on the article about Boston Terriers. I am starting to see how the formatting works, it puts in the codes for you after you highlight what you want, such as bold or italic. -- ChesPal ( talk) 20:23, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Jim,
I see that you took away a reference to the Paula Deen transcript. This seems like it would be very useful for readers and not in violation of the primary source policy. Can you help me understand your thinking?
Thanks,
BrownandSpooner — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrownandSpooner ( talk • contribs) 18:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I did read those before posting. The recommendation against court transcripts applies "to support assertions about a living person." Here, though, there are no assertions in my edit; the link to the transcript was listed with no characterization as a document from which readers could draw their own conclusions. This is why in many Wikipedia articles like Gloriana St. Clair, Paula Jones (note19) and Sibel Edmonds (notes 29 and 30) there are links to newsworthy deposition transcripts. Since so much has happened based on the Deen transcript, and it is out there in public, help me understand what the advantage is in keeping it from Wikipedia readers, some of whom may be interested in this important primary source. Obviously, the transcript in and of itself is highly newsworthy; many news sites such as CNN link to it. It is true that the transcript arguably contains derogatory information abut Paula Deen, but so does the whole section on the controversy and every news story about it, so if that is a reason to delete it, the whole thing should be deleted, which obviously is the wrong approach. What am I missing?
Thanks,
BrownandSpooner — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrownandSpooner ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 29 June 2013 (UTC)