User talk:Adambiswanger1/Archive 1

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Computer algorithm

Please note that Computer algorithm is already a redirect to Algorithm, so there's nothing there to be merged. --Allan McInnes (talk) 05:14, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Psychogeographical Association

Not that it's terribly important, but why did you un-bold my signature? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:47, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Cyanide

Just been to Imperial War Museum, saw the Holocaust exhibition, would certainly like to think it doesn't still 'work'! 86.141.193.9 19:00, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I suck

I need to learn how to use diffs. Thanks for everything you do for the community :) NeilDespres 08:18, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

User:70.44.20.57

Hi there :) I see you and I have both been talking to 70.44.20.57. I just wanted to point out that you left him a first-level warning test1 message after he'd already received a test4 from me for today. I don't know if you're using a tool like VandalProof to leave messages or if you're doing it manually, but please be careful that you're escalating test messages correctly for the most effective vandalism-fighting possible. I really hope you don't find this message rude - I'm as much of a vandalism vigilante as you are and I just want us to work as hard as possible. Thanks very much, and happy vandal-hunting! -RaCha'ar 02:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Can't tell you, as I haven't yet been approved to use it. You have to have at least 250 namespace edits and as of the last time I applied, I didn't even come close. I knew of a utility to find out how many namespace edits you have but I have lost track of it; I'm just going to keep going for a bit longer before I try applying again. I personally like doing it at least partially manually, so I can take a close look at the test messages that have already been left on a user's page, but popups makes it a LOT easier than doing reverts and everything else manually. You might try popups before you try VandalProof.  :) -RaCha'ar 02:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Adambiswanger1! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Prodego ^talk 02:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

house

I was just planning to have a complete rewrite of the article, as i said on the talk page, but you went one step further. We can't both be right at the same time. What do you want to do? dposse 02:48, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Like i said on the talk page, "Criticism of House" should be limited to only what people in the media say. Anything else is original research and point of view. Merging might be a good idea. dposse 02:52, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

I reallywouldn't mind a little help in rewriting it. dposse 02:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Ok. Connecticut is a boring state, and Ansonia is a really boring town. dposse 03:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Happy Camper

Why did you revert his unblanking and accuse him of vandalism??Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 03:16, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey, don't worry about it. No problem :-) --HappyCamper 03:22, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

unicef goodwill ambassidors.

i dont understand why you think i was kidding. the lead singer of the finnish band the 69 eyes,jyrki69, whos real name is jyrki Linnankivi is one of the goodwill ambassidors in finland.i dont understand why you keep taking it off,and ill show you some links to prove it.

http://www.unicef.org/russia/media_2945.html

that is on the unicef website, and heres another.

http://www.69eyes.com/news.php?x=archive&year=2005

look on the 3rd paragraph. he should get as much credit as anyone else. the reason started editing this is because for school we have to do a project on a charity org., and i choose UNICEF, and it bothered me when he wasent on there.

Category:World superlatives

Hi. FYI, I moved your nomination from Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 May 31 to Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 1. Regards ×Meegs 19:49, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Suburban placenames

Talk:Anaheim_Hills,_Anaheim,_California#Compromise -Will Beback 09:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Anaheim Hills

Would you vote on the Final Naming Poll on the Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California page by Monday, June 6th at 11:00 pm pst. This is a collaborative effort to determine where the Anaheim Hills page will rest forever with no disputes. There are currently four choices to choose from, so go and check it out. --Ericsaindon2 21:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

User:Ericsaindon2 & Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California

Please see Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Ericsaindon2. ^BlankVerse 08:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to add any details that come to mind. I stopped because I grew weary, not because the job was complete. Cheers, -Will Beback 11:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Revert 'revert' to 'evert'

Hi, you reverted my changes to Chordae tendineae.

I was correcting the word 'revert', which I think should be 'evert'.

I think 'revert' is wrong. I suppose 'invert' would be ok, but I think 'evert' is the appropriate medical term.

I'm not pulling your leg :)

Evert is correct. Without the strings the valve leaflets would blow backward and outward "evert" into the low pressure chamber. If the string is a bit slack, a soft blowing murmur results, as in mitral valve prolapse. Midgley 18:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Tim Eyman

Would you mind putting in your specific reasons for adding the NPOV on the Tim Eyman talk page? I haven't really gone through this article in big detail, as it provides (far too much) detail on him. Aep 01:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Myron Avery - not notable?

Just fyi, I've removed your "for deletion" from the Myron Avery article. Had you read the article, you would have learned that Avery built the Appalachian Trail. coach TJ aka Teej

• Yea I actually didn't nominate the article for deletion--it was User:Kungfuadam. I turned the article into an encyclopedic format and tweaked with a few things. [1]. In any event, try not to remove AfD templates unless it is extrememly clear that it does not belong. Cheers. Adambiswanger1 02:07, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

KT4303

Because it's a coordinated attack by KT4303 and two anonymous IPs on the same page, Louisville Eastern High School -- check its history today. I gave test4s to all 3 because I didn't know who was going to hit it next (as it turned out, KT4303 vandalised after the test4. One of the names they keep adding to the article is "Kevin Tennill." NawlinWiki 03:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Formatting

I'm afraid I have no idea how to format a portal. Stumps seemed to format some pretty good templates - he might know. Sam 22:19, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

The problem was somewhere in the "related portals" box; I deleted to figure it out, thinking I could revert and fix, but can't figure out how to revert! Sam 23:01, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Got it! Two problems - there was not a "|}" closing out the box for related portals, and the related portals box needed to be moved on the main page so it was above the 60% boxes rather than below. Sam 23:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

You just need footers - I did the top box. Now you've sucked me into this. I added a couple other related portals - I think mythology belongs there, too, but don't know what photo to use, and I can't get the language photo right somehow. Sam 23:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Najee Mondalek

May I ask why you deleted Najee Mondalek's article? Don't you think he should be listed in WIKIPEDIA? You have articles related to some rubbish Lebanese artists and the good one are missing i.e. Magida el-roumi and Najee Mondalek and others... You can read more about him on www.arabamericantheater.com

• Dear Azizuccio--Can you refresh my memory as to who this person was, and what I did to the article? My user contributions history says that I have not tampered with such an article in the last 3 days... Also, please sign your comments with four of these: ~ Adambiswanger1 00:22, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Poetry Portal

I'll be glad to help out ... although I'm not sure I have any formatting/layout skills (but I can always learn) ... great job, about time too. Tell me what things you'd like me to work on. Stumps 09:05, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I'd put a lot of other comments here, but have now moved them to the talk page of the portal itself, as that seemed a more appropriate place to maintain a disucssion of particular details of format / content etc... Stumps 13:08, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Shakespeare

Possibly a little combative, but clear. You might want to make it clearer that, although citing is important, this doesn't necessarily mean a footnote at the end of every sentence. This is a misunderstanding which leads many to avoid citing these sort of things. Also, this would only be on the talk page, yes? No need to scare the readers :-) Nice work though, it's good to see someone taking citing seriously. Skittle 18:41, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Yea, it would be on the talk page. The only reason I threw in a flair of sternness in the template was because of some of the questionable interpretations I just came across: "This sonnet has suggestions of references to masturbation Then, beauteous niggard, why dost thou abuse. The suggestion is that the male in the sonnet should be procreation to preserve his beauty rather than engaging in self-pleasure.". Don't you love that? Adambiswanger1 18:45, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Classy :-) Yes, I can see why you'd feel the need. Go ahead with my blessing! Skittle 18:48, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Response to Seinfeld vote change

Thanks for doing that -- I always forget about the correct wording. "Keep" is what I intended. Dylan 01:53, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Gospels

Ah, you'll get me started on a what-do-they-teach-the-kids-these-days-rant with that one.

The poetic diction of "the word" is a fascinating subject; the use of parallelism (in English: In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God) was a classic element of the Hebrew poetry of the Old Testament, and John invoked the device in Greek, just as he was invoking the opening of Genesis (which had God creating in the beginning rather than being in the beginning). John had a tremendous poetic voice, which is well brought out in many of the translations.

T.S. Eliot certainly considered that line Poetry - it is a line of Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service, one of his Sweeney poems.[1]. Indeed, it is one of the few lines in the poem that seems to be decipherable without a dictionary.

And, as a quote, I thought there was a richness to using the idea of "the word" to invoke poetry.

Poetry comes in unexpected places! I'll kick in another unexpected place when I've a bit of time. Sam 19:05, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I didn't realize you added that (I didn't view the history). I figured it was a POV christianity pusher with an agenda.--I have no problem with including that quote--It's good to include more than just British and American poetry, but we might draw the ire of atheists and non-Christians. Also, we might want to make any excerpt longer to make the poeticism more obvious. Adambiswanger1 19:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Don't worry about it - I'll find a good rap quote to replace it. I believe most Americans listen to poetry for about 20 hours a week without realizing it - in song lyrics, on TV (all those ads!), and at religious services (whether Friday, Saturday or Sunday). They just don't pay attention to it, or care about what is good and what is bad among it. So you'll see a number of unpoetic poetry quotes from me over time - I'm much less fond of the obvious stuff. Sam 19:22, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Your edit to Culture of Africa

Your recent edit to Culture of Africa was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // Tawkerbot2 04:13, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

• Stupid, stupid machines Adambiswanger1 04:14, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

No rush

In my experience, there are sub-communities that watch over the listings of templates and infoboxes, and who are fairly diligent about trimming unneeded items. Let's give it a while. If it hasn't proven useful then it'll be easy to delete. Cheers, -Will Beback 08:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

CrazyRussian's RfA

File:Motherussia.jpg

Hello Adambiswanger1, and thank you for your support at my request for adminship, which ended with an awe-inspiring 86/1/2 result. I plan to do much with my shiny new tools - but I'll start slow and learn the ropes at first. Please deluge me with assignments and requests - I enjoy helping out. For Mother Russia!! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:04, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Poetry

If you have a chance, I've put the Poetry article up for Featured Article. The one complaint so far is a lack of cites and references. If you have a chance to add a few favorite critics to the references or a cite or two (mayble something on Shaekspeare's sonnets to the sonnet section), it would be appreciated. Thanks. Sam 04:03, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• I scoured by 8 or 9 books on poetry that I have, but the information is not about poetry itself, but poets. If I find anything else citable I'll be sure to add it. Adambiswanger1 04:24, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Thanks. I added a footnote to your addition, since there seems to be footnote counting going on, despite the use of a link. You may want to weigh in on a couple issues that have come up at the FAC review, such as whether or not the sections on poetic forms should be expanded or refactored. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Sam 13:37, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Doug character cruft and AfD

If you're going to list all this nonsense for deletion, it might be worth a grouped AfD. I left a msg here you should also be aware of. This is ridiculous that we have to waste our time cleaning this up. I only talked to him three times before he decided it was time to quit.--Kchase02 T 05:07, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it might be less messy just to change them all into redirects. It'd also discourage recreation.--Kchase02 T 05:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, my point was just that it'd be quicker to change them all to redirects. We can do that in a few clicks and w/o input at AfD. It's a pretty clear case, and once you merge the content, it's not really controversial.--Kchase02 T 05:15, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• Well, the die is cast. I've already nominated them all at AfD. But in a day or two when a concensus is reached, I'll take care of them myself. Not that there's any doubt that they won't be voted for deletion, but I just don't want to be seen as operating out of the rules. Adambiswanger1 05:21, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Fair enough. I'll go through them and see if there's any non-redundant info that needs to be merged back. You haven't done so yet, have you?--Kchase02 T 05:26, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
    • No, not yet. If you need any help I can work on it tomorrow. Thanks. Adambiswanger1 05:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
      • It's too big a job to check all these sodding details. I left a message on his talk page [2] requesting he do it. If he doesn't it's no big loss. There's limits to how much new information he could have done in an hour while he was causing all this other damage.--Kchase02 T 06:12, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Jellinek

By accident, I put it in the wrong place; it should have gone into the Jellenik disambiguation page -- it seems that he was, indeed, quite eminent, especially in realation to the legitimation, if I might call it that, of certain of the notions promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous. The reason for putting the reference on Wiki in the first place is that I am currently finishing up the rest of the article on Placebo (origins of technical term); and Jellenik's paper (Jellinek, E. M. "Clinical Tests on Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesic Drugs", Biometrics Bulletin, Vol.2, No.5, (October 1946), pp.87-91) seems to be the first to speak of people "reacting" to placebos. I will finish the work within a couple of days. Maybe then, you can re-check to make sure that things are then OK by your measure. Thanks for your guidance; I am still new to Wiki, Lindsay658 06:02, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

That's fine. I fixed the disambiguation, and I put up a notice that you were rewriting it so no one will delete it. Thanks for your help Adambiswanger1 06:08, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• • In the interim, I was doing much the same; and now I can't remove the duplication from the disambiguation page -- perhaps you can? Cheers, Lindsay658 06:12, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• • • I think that it is now finished up to the level that I can do so -- given that my time is short anf the Placebo/Nocebo work is a much higher priority. I have done everything I could to keep the article as neutral as possible, given that there are a number of very heated controversies surrounding the man, his academic qualifications, the reliability of his "research", his limited claims that alcoholism is a disease and, especially, the way in which his (limited to only two of his 5 categories) disease claims have been expanded to the stratosphere by others. There is also an entirely plausible claim made by several opponents of his "alcoholism is a disease" concept (for which I currently have no independent verification) that Yale forced him to re-examine his 1946 work and, upon re-examination, Jellinek himself declared the entire study to be wrong (e.g., [3]). Anyway, I have done as much as I can to keep it neutral, and I hope that it meets your approval. Also, I have only just discovered how to cross-reference to another language. I had discovered that the German Wiki had a short piece on him, so I inserted cross-references at "both ends". I think that the article reads rather well, especially as it clearly shows that Jellinek was far from the first to do many of the things that his AA allies had claimed priority on his behalf. Footnote: Once I have finished the appropriate piece in the placebo article, I will check whether the Jelllinek piece needs any re-editing. CheersLindsay658 06:48, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
      • Thanks so much for the Barnstar. I have copied the Barnstar onto User:Lindsay658. I hope that is the correct thing to do. It seems that others have their Barnstars also on their user pages. If it is incorrect, I will remove it. CheersLindsay658 00:57, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Sonnets

Hi ... well done on the Shakespeare sonnets pages. A pet dislike of mine is the centre alignment of poems (unless of course the poet published them that way!) ... would you object terribly if I started left-aligning the sonnets in their little boxes? Stumps 07:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

You know, I didn't even notice they were center-aligned. That's great, and if I see any in need of left-alignment, I'll do the same. Thanks. AdamBiswanger1 16:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Silicon_Optix

I made some justification for passing WP:CORP on this article. I'd be much apreciative if you would be willing to take a look. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 17:32, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

hehehe

check Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virtual assistant - CrazyRussian talk/email 04:24, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Wow, you're actually doing it. If you finish the job, I smell another barnstar! :) - CrazyRussian talk/email 04:48, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

revert

You recently reverted my edit for Keir Kimbal Johnson. I believe my edit was more accurate.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.49.15.155 (talk • contribs) .

A highly regarded pony trainer whose works appeared in the Communist Manifesto?

I like when people have fun, but don't ruin encyclopedia articles. Other people work hard on them to make them perfect. If you continue this behavior, you will be blocked. Let me know if you have any legitimate questions. AdamBiswanger1 06:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah. I see the confusion. It is true Keir Johnson is not a trainer of ponies, nor is he a hippo. The definition I contributed is wrought by slang appropriate to the subject matter. The Communist Manifesto is not the well known Marx writing. It is a journal regarding camping at skatespots across America. Keir actually does communicate with Brad Pitt (or claims to and falsifies the evidence). I do admit I took liberties describing his bachelor status, and I was colorful describing his parent's affection toward his accomplishments.

If Wikipedia requires entries to be written in the vernacular, I understand the reaction. However, there are certain things about hiphop and skateboarding that do not translate well to the large audience. I do not think a large audience appeal is appropriate in this context. My definition was more appropriate and informative to the audience that would actually visit Keir's entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.49.15.155 (talk • contribs) .

Hey you're pretty smart. Perhaps you could be lawyer. I'm pretty smart too, however, and there is absolutely no way that I can accept what you said as anything other than utter nonsense, which is considered vandalism on Wikipedia. You seem to be a good writer, so why not make a username and actaully make serious contributions? However, unless you stop this behavior, we have no choice other than to block you from editing. May you make the right choice. AdamBiswanger1 15:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Regarding VandalProof... (yet again)

Hello. I just recently cleared out my talk page, and the VandalProof bot reverted my edit. If you'll kindly refer to the discussion I had with CynicalMe regarding the use of VandalProof, I would appreciate it. The issue regarding editing my user talk page has already been resolved. Also, please to see a version of my talk page for the conversation with CynicalMe. 70.17.55.145 18:10, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Please accept my apologies. I suspected that it was an attempt to remove vandalism warnings. AdamBiswanger1 18:38, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, and please continue your great work of improving Wikipedia. 70.17.55.145 18:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Whaaa

Why did you keep harassing me?--—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.92.46.16 (talk • contribs) .

• Because you insist upon adding nonsense to Wikipedia. Why do you have an obsession with the Mary Tyler Moore show? AdamBiswanger1 18:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Dear Adambiswanger1/Archive 1,
Thank you very much for your support on my recent RfA. I am pleased to announce that it passed with a tally of 72/11/1, and I am now an administrator. I'll be taking things slowly at first and getting used to the tools, but please let me know if there are any admin jobs I can do to help you, now or in the future. —Cuiviénen 02:24, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

XO AFD

Hey, I just thought I'd let you know that the statistics on XO are not accurate. They were just copied and pasted from Dance, Dance. Thanks for participating in the AFD though.

Hey I'm glad you noticed-- There aren't many people that actually look into whether the information for an AfD nomination is true. AdamBiswanger1 23:08, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Family Groove Company

Please review my comments regarding the AfD for Family Groove Company at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Family Groove Company and see if you still wish to have this article deleted. Thank you, Dismas|^(talk) 02:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Hello Adambiswanger1, and thanks for voting in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of (68/19/3). I appreciated your comments, which I hope to take on board in order to gain your respect in my work as an administrator. Best of luck in your continued editing of the encyclopedia! Sam Vimes 17:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

vandalism

I am very sorry to report that you misunderstood the edit that i made. Georgia O'Keefe really was bisexual. I did a speech on her for a highschool speech class and my speech teacher informed me about it when she was reviewing my outline. I understand the miscommunication but i would like you to knwo that i am NOT a vandalist. Thank you very much for your time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.14.251.4 (talk • contribs) .

Well, my friend, when adding controversial information like that, you must have citations. The edit you made is here. So, if you would like to add that tidbit of information, feel free, but make sure it is cited by a reliable source. For all I know, it's already in the article. In any event, I'll remove the vandalism warning. Thanks. AdamBiswanger1 20:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot!

for reverting the vandalism to my userpage. Regards, --Alphachimp ^talk 04:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Poetry portal change

Hi .. I've switched everything over to the archive/month name approach used by the literature portal. This means that we can work ahead of time on new material ... we need to get started on the following:

• Portal:Poetry/Selected article archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Selected image archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Events archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Selected biography archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Quotes archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/poem archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Did you know archive/July 2006
• Portal:Poetry/Language Corner archive/July 2006

So no need to wait until Thursday :) ... let me know if you want help on anything ... it sounds as though you've already got some ideas. Stumps 13:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure exactly how that works. So, we just add what we would like to be the next featured _______, and when the month changes it is incorporated automatically? AdamBiswanger1 16:01, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's right (at least in theory) ... if you click on the red links above and create the new articles the portal will switch to them at 0:00 UTC on 1 July 06. Stumps 18:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

It's too good to be true. Looks like a good system. Thanks for your help. AdamBiswanger1 18:30, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Shakespeare

I see Shakespeare in the subject of this week's Wikipedia:Article Improvement Drive - I sense a small army of potential recruits for the sonnets project converging on the article right now. Sam 14:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Yea hopefully they'll wander on over to the Shakespeare's sonnets page and see the sonnet template. Do you think there's any way to get their attention and divert them to the project? AdamBiswanger1 16:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Lysdexia

Heh, yeah, I couldn't help myself. Perhaps I'll talk a Wikipedian into making a Lysdexic userbox. Have a good day! 137.229.96.124 04:05, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Howdy, I work at a computer lab, and my friend was messing around. I made one here but can't get the first box to be bold. Any ideas? --DevastatorIIC 04:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

My (Mtz206) RfA

Thank you for voting at my RFA. My Request was successful with 41 supports, 12 opposes and 5 neutrals, and even though you did not vote for me, your counsel was appreciated. As an admin, I intend to work on expanding my involvement in the project namespace. If in any point in the future you get the feeling I'm doing something wrong, do not hesitate to drop me a line. -- mtz206 (talk) 02:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Ignore all rules

I personally liked it when it said, "...ignore them and go about your business." My recent revision was in that spirit, because it seems to complete the statement. Otherwise, it seems a bit too short. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:16, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Ugonna Wachuku should not be deleted

Ugonna Wachuku

This article does not violate Wikipedia verifiable content principles asUser:Dlyons493 suggests. The quoted letter from Kofi Annan is verifiable. And a copy can be faxed to wikipedia's Jimmy Wales if need be. The letter was written and signed by Kofi Annan himself and not his secretary. Kofi Annan himself can be contacted by Wikipedia. So, I don't see why my fellow editors are saying that the Ugonna Wachuku article is not verifiable.

The facts in the article are verifiable wen looked at closely with an open mind. Webcity Resources, Ltd that Wachuku is Chairman of is also verifiable in Lagos, Nigeria - except that the Web site of the company is currently being upgraded and is not available for the moment. If that company is a problem, then as the contributor of the article, I can remove that sentence. Also, The Great Place a book by Ugonna Wachuku is also real and verifiable - if only User:Dlyons493, Coredesat and AdamBiswanger1 would be objective and not cynical. Lets do the right thing and keep the article, my good friends. (Lord777 10:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC))

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Sarcasm noted, with a chuckle

I've been watching the discussion about the Periodic Table (Chinese) after I originally voted to Merge. I've re-read the article itself several times now, and I really think it's worth keeping. I noticed that you had put enough thought into it to make extra comments (heh, heh) and even change your vote. You are a more experienced Wikipedian than I, so I'd like you're opinion on this: Do you think the article has enough content to really stand on its own without merging? If the content is sufficient I would change my vote to a straight Keep. And BTW, I know its not really a vote, but I want to make the right comment :) Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider this. Doc Tropics 22:19, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, I personally feel that it's long enough. I mean it's one thing to say it's long enough to have its own article, but it's another to say it's too long to merge it into Periodic table. It would be a bit of an eyesore, with the full table and everything. Also, it might be a bit inappropriate, figuring it's basically a strictly-scientific page. Perhaps a "See Also", or a small subsection discussing translations with one of these:

Main article: Periodic table (Chinese)

. So, I'd say don't be afraid to change your vote. If you've been convinced by other arguments, you're a better person for not sticking with something that you feel is wrong. AdamBiswanger1 22:28, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Thanks a lot Adam. I really appreciate the time you took to make such a well-reasoned response. I normally use the word 'thoughtful' to mean someone who actually thinks, and I can tell you're a very thoughtful person. I noticed a comment on your Userpage about "...uninformed yet strong opinions." That's actually one of my favorite soapboxes and I'm known to expostulate on the difference between an informed opinion (an opinion based on knowledge, experience, or deductive reasoning) and an opinion (oral flatulence). Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing you around WP. PS - I always Watchlist people I'm talking with, but thanks for copying to my Talkpage as well. Doc Tropics 22:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

That's another thing that's great about Wikipedia, though. If one person writes a clear, logical argument, and five people simply "vote" (Oral flatulence), than the concensus is toward the person who wrote the argument. Thank God. AdamBiswanger1 00:31, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, which is why I like to emphasize that votes are comments. And I am now a "better person", having changed my vote :) Thanks for the perpsective and great dialog. Doc Tropics 00:44, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Please correct my mistakes! مازیار پری‌زاده 01:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

HI!

^{25 June 2006 02:57} Ste4k wrote: You were asking about "cracking down" in the edit summary of an article I found during a maintenance sweep. Another editor and I attempted the best we could to rewrite the article per the references which it had. If you look back through the various versions in the history you will see the changes we made. We determined that the article was impossible and that the topic name "Next Door Nikki" was too ambiguous since it referred to both a web site and the pseudonym of an actress. The article was too small to split, and neither had any notability to create an article for either of them. The determination then was that the article simply hadn't any reason to be on the encyclopedia. If you would like to participate in those discussions, the article is up for debate in the AfD section. Thanks!

• Oh, ok. It just looked like a case of template-dropping to me, but if you're decision was well-reached then that's great. It looks like the article is a gonner, anyway. AdamBiswanger1 17:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you.

Thank you for your help.

Welcomes and subst

Great work welcoming new users! It may be a bit easier on the servers to use {{subst:welcome}} rather than {{welcome}}. The subst substitutes the actual content of the message for the template link. More information is at WP:SUBST. Keep up the great work! --TeaDrinker 01:25, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

• Ok great I never bothered to figure out what the heck "subst" means. That helps alot. Thanks : ) AdamBiswanger1 01:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for welcoming me. Is signing my name like this ~~~~ correct? How can I just produce the date and time? GrasslandT 01:27, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

And how to list a page for deletion or revert an edit? GrasslandT 01:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Username block

Usually the Admin noticeboard incidents is the standard way, but for clearcut obscenity - it counts as Vandalism so WP:AIV is fine. Most of the ANI stuff is for people naming themselves after famous people, rather than clearcut obscenity.Blnguyen | rant-line 02:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I did not vandalize

I have already granted UCRGrad's request at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Rejected requests. Please do not revert me again. 69.117.4.237 02:49, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

• • Dear 69.117.4.237:

I did not accuse you of vandalism. I reverted your edit, which seemed to erase a large amount of infromation and had no edit summary to explain it. Also, it was coming from an anonymous IP which added to the dubiousness. Please use edit summaries, which help VandalProof operators in making decisions. Also, please WP:Assume good faith from other editors. I wish you luck in the future. AdamBiswanger1 02:51, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

But please, will you promise me not to revert my edits again? If you check my edit history, you will find not a single illegitimate edit. 69.117.4.237 02:54, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I apologize for any misunderstanding we had, and I do not suspect you to be a vandal. Unfortunetly, to me you are just a number amid hundreds of other numbers. You should think about getting a username (maybe you already have one). That way, you can build up a rapport and I would recognize you. Regards, AdamBiswanger1 02:58, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Criticism template

Hi ... I'm impressed with how the sonnets are going, well done! but I have some concerns about the criticism template which I've put down on the template's talk page. Maybe there's some specific history I'm unaware of that spurred the creation of this template? Let me know what you think. — Stumps 09:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Sonnets template

I've also put a comment on the talk page of the Shakespeare's sonnets template talk pge. I'm thinking it might be better if the template took up a little less space. Let me know you thoughts on this one as well. — Stumps 09:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Mangojuice's RfA

I reverted your format edit since anon votes are not counted towards the tally. I do agree, however, that the indentation looks a bit silly. If you can figure out how set it to where the vote is not part of the tally without the indentation, go for it. I hit the preview button somethign like 42187349087234 times before I gave up and indented it in the first place. Cheers. youngamerican (ahoy-hoy) 15:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

!!!Get Therapy!!!

Adam, I just added a comment under yours at our favorite AfD. I wouldn't post something like that to anyone I didn't trust to have a sense of humor, but I just wanted to drop a note here to claify. I think the article will be saved :) --Doc Tropics 16:06, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Haha thanks. I love how he called the periodic table "fancruft". Does that make any sense to you? haha wow. Oh by the way I was just browsing along and I noticed some kid who wrote an article on transliteration into Chinese characters, and I asked him if he could help us. We'll have to see if he actually does. AdamBiswanger1 16:12, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to leave me a message.

Credibility Crisis

Hi again. There is an essay about WP's credibility issues being written here. I wanted to invite you to review it if you have the time and interest. If you'd care to leave any comments on the Talkpage I'd be very interested in your opinions. I'd especially like to discuss the 'fine line' between improving content and deleting crap; I think we share an interest in that particualr issue :) --Doc Tropics 17:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I knew I could count on you for some rational insight :) --Doc Tropics 19:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Here's the good news: if we can assume 12,000 active and dedicated editors get involved, then we only need to provide refs and citations for 1,000 articles each :) --Doc Tropics 00:19, 29 June 2006 (UTC)