User talk:Akhristov/Archive (2006)

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Thanks for the update

Thanks for the info on the updated Athlon logo. --Adam Clark ^(User_Talk) ^(email) 01:53, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

ReactOS

Your "minor" edit there messed up the license links in the infobox - turning them red when they had been blue. [1] Please be more careful next time! Thanks. Blackcats 10:17, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Sorry about the Vista page...I'm new to Wikipedia, and I thought you add them at the top...sorry about that. Also, I don't remember deleting anybody's comments, but if I did, I'm completely sorry. Also, was I allowed to delete the message that you put on my User Talk page? --somody 22:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Help

Now that you mention it, I would like to know how to add information to the infobox on my user page...it only has the field names in 3 braces (eg. "{{{name}}}").--somody 22:26, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

What you do is put the attributes in braces in your include template. Example: example WAS here and so on with every other parameter in three braces. Hope this makes sense. — Alex 22:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

That worked perfectly...thanks. How do I get rid of the headings that I'm not using? Is there documentation on this on Wikipedia? Sorry to bug you so much. - somody 22:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Vienna

Dude, seriously. WP:RS and WP:V don't get thrown out the window just because Mary Jo Foley of microsoft-watch.com provides an unattributable and unverifiable quote from a so-called "spokesman" about the change in name. Nobody at Microsoft with a name has bothered to come out and say "Yes, the name is Vienna" in the last few days. Doesn't that strike you as somewhat odd? We can trace back the origin of almost every other recent code name to a blog entry by a developer team, or a page on Microsoft's web site. Not this time. I'm not going to bother with renaming back to Windows Blackcomb, since you'll probably change it back to Vienna without bothering with that nagging Wikipedia requirement of verifiability. This isn't a race. Warrens 01:15, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

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Vista screenshots

Someone is claiming that the screenshots in the Windows Vista article are copyright infringements and has flagged them to be deleted. [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warrens (talk • contribs)

AWB assisted repair broke link on Katherine Harris

FYI, the edit accompanying the AWB assisted repair broke one of the ext links (# 13 to a sptimes article) in the Katherine Harris article. Thanks for your efforts, and please give the bot a gentle kick :-). --Flawiki 02:26, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Reverts

Please don't use simply reverts. It is administrator-impersonating. --1() 16:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

And yet you've done the same thing to his edits? I've found that Akhristov's edits and reversions are always in pursuit of higher article quality and coherence... if you have a specifc issue with a specific edit he made, talk about the content of edit, not his style. Warrens 17:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Article idea

I've got an idea, and I'm curious to know what you think: "History of Windows Vista development", or "Timeline of Windows Vista development". I think between all the build information, the PDC 2003 introduction, the "restart", and other subjects like how TC and XP SP2 delayed development, we could build a really great article so that "Windows Vista" and "Features new to Windows Vista" don't have to have to cover that. Thoughts? Warrens 00:21, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Windows Vista split suggestion

I am wondering what you think about Bdude's suggestion about splitting Windows Vista in two. I think it's unnecessary, and his suggestion doesn't make a lot of sense. And you are planning on creating a Windows Vista development article anyway. Please let me know on my talk page about what you think. — Alex ^(T|C|E) 05:40, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I think once the historical stuff gets moved away to a break-out article, the article will look a lot cleaner, and that may address his concerns fairly well for the time being. Warrens 05:49, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Windows Vista DWM and XGL

I believe that XGL, Project Looking Glass, and DWM are related. I'm curious to know why you think that XGL and PLG aren't relevent to the DWM entry. Thanks for your time. —This unsigned comment is by 4.19.111.130 (talk • contribs) .

AWB

Please avoid making extremely minor edits like this thanks Martin 10:01, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

hhmm that's interesting, I assumed it wouldnt be a problem, hopefully that means microsoft have improved the IE7 webbrowser control so much that it isnt compatible with the IE6 one. thamks Martin 22:59, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Well-deserved

		The Original Barnstar
		For tireless, high-quality work on the many Windows-related articles. Maximum respect, bro. – Warrens

My last edit to Windows Vista

Oops, I accidentally messed up your edits. Sorry about that, good thing the revision history is there. :-) By the way, I won't be very active in the coming weeks, have to take care of a few things. — Alex ^(T|C|E) 09:15, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

S'aright, I know you love your TOCleft. ;-) I've got an inter-city move coming at the beginning of May so I'll be a bit slow around that time, too. Warrens 09:26, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Windows Vista Beta Testing program

Hi Alex, I've been admiring your screenshots you've uploaded regarding Windows Vista. I'm interested in joining the beta testing program, but can't find where to apply for it. I am registered on Microsoft Connect, but the Vista Beta program isn't listed. When I did finally find a link to the program, they wanted an invitation code. Do you know if the invitation codes work like invitations to Gmail, for example? If so, do you have an invitation, or do you know where I might get one? Thank you! Rembrandt 20:42, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Technical deletes

Hi Akhristov! If you need a page deleting for technical reasons (moves, merges, redirect tidying and so forth), you can use {{db|Give a brief reason here}}. This saves the deleting admin from having to review the entire history of the article looking for a reason. Hope this helps! ➨ ≡Я Ξ DVΞRS≡ 21:42, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Replacement of icons

I noticed that you re-uploaded Image:Icon_mspaint.png with the icon of it in Windows Vista. The new version of Microsoft Paint in Windows Vista are not released. We should wait until RTM version of the software is released, because it may be changed dramatically in the final version. And, the original icon is most conventional and well-known today. The same goes for your edit in Microsoft Office in 9 March 2006 [3]. This image is non-transparent and uploaded in the GIF format. Office Online uses still the one in Office 2003 and not Office 2007. Thank you. --Off! 15:20, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Beta Testing

How can you be 15 and be beta testing for Microsoft?

Koolgiy

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hey

Nice to see your name showing up in my watchlist again. :) Warrens 01:04, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Segoe UI Font Pics

Hey! Good question. What program did you use to create the images? NeoThe1 06:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Bleh. I'm all out of ideas. Is there really something wrong with the server or what? The damn thing won't work for me, either Helvetica_font_new.svg (my upload of Segoe UI was actually a PNG to begin with...) NeoThe1 10:54, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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Deletion of Vista B2 image

I am sorry I do not know who did it or when was it deleted. It was definitely not deleted when I did my last edit. I am informing User:Royboycrashfan, who removed reference to that image from the infobox. Maybe he does know. I will keep you informed if I get any more information. --so U m y a S ch 17:44, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

The image was tagged for speedy deletion by User:Yamla (Speedy delete, not in compliance with license) and then subsequently deleted by User:Royboycrashfan (No fair use rationale). Maybe you goofed up the license. I suggest you upload it again. Properly this time. :-) --so U m y a S ch 18:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

thanks

Hey Akhristov, thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. :-) It's becoming a bit of a problem lately... Warrens 15:04, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Image:Windows Vista 5472 desktop.png

The image Image:Windows Vista 5472 desktop.png is from Windows Vista 5472 build, but in Microsoft Download page was only available the 5384. Would you mind tell me where did you get it, please?

Thanks,
Benedicto16 01:50, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I got it off Microsoft Connect ([4]). You have to be a technical beta tester to access that page. :-) — Alex ^(T|C|E) 14:10, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

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Universal

Can you provide some support for you universal (act) article? I've never heard the word used in this context and can find no citation on the web. eaolson 02:46, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Again, that doesn't support your use of the term "universal" to mean "declaration by a government." See [5], for example. eaolson 02:53, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
OK, I'll wait a few days to see what happens to the article. eaolson 02:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

It has absolutly no context. Without the see Talk:Declaration of National Unity on it's talk page how on earth is anyone supposed to figure out what the article is about. I've tagged it with a "context" to stop it getting deleted again in the hopes that you are going to flesh it out. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

First off you seem to be having a problem with your caps lock, could you please turn it off. As to the interwiki link, so what. The article had no context so it could have been anything. I see that it's been fixed now and at least makes some sort of sense. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:21, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I work a lot through the Speedy deletion category and every once in a while a legit article gets deleted by mistake. But I will restore if it's pointed out. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Just don't tag this as a speedy though. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

West Ukrainian People's Republic

Done. But there appears to be a lot of [ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=West_Ukrainian_People%27s_Republic double redirects] to take care of. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 05:40, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Got it. The talk page had ended up in an odd place but I got that plus a couple of double redirects. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:29, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Vista edit summary

I found it sort of patronizing - why exactly was the revert for? An explanation would be nice - something like "it messed up the infobox", because that would be correct :). RN 08:11, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately not - don't worry about it though :) RN 08:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for fixing a typo on my User page.Xunex

No problem. I wasn't sure where to reply, so I replied here. — Alex ^(T|C|E) 22:10, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Yo respect for editing many article typos.Xunex

Thanks! — Alex ^(T|C|E) 01:04, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

By the way, still need help on If/Then?

Thanks for the offer very much, but I got.

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Hey, what do you think I should do about this image? Image:Boryspil terminal B.jpg You're an administrator, so you probably know better than I do. Thanks! — Alex ^(T|C|E) 05:30, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi, do you know if it is allowed to make photographs in Boryspil airport? If no, then we have a good case that the photograph cannot be replaced with a free image since the photography is forbidden there. If the photography is allowed, maybe we can ask a wikipedian from Kyiv to make a photograph for us. There are many Kijans on Wiki 05:51, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, I don't know anybody that's willing to do that. I'd be glad if we got a higher resolution photo that's licensed under GFDL. — Alex ^(T|C|E) 06:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Maybe ask on UA-Wiki? Livejournal? Maidan? I hate begging for pictures, but have some success a few times. Private amateurs photographers are almost always agree to release their pictures, organizations almost never. Alex Bakharev 08:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

uk:Обговорення користувача:Yakudza#Фотография аэропорта Бориспіль Alex Bakharev 08:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Я пока нашел несколько фотографий, может быть это не совсем то. На коммонс Image:IMG 04242.JPG, а также на flickr.com [6] и [7] Фотографии на flickr под лицензией Creative Commons ({{cc-by-2.0}}) и могут быть загружены на коммонс. Там много фото с этого сайта commons:Category:Flickr. Я не стал их загружать, т.к. не уверен, что они подойдут. --Yakudza 09:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey can you look on the Yakudza's photographs? I think they should be good Alex Bakharev 09:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

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WMP Images

Sure, I myself was thinking about updating them. But I am not particularly active these days. Cheers. :)--soum^সৌমোyasch 08:15, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

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Discussion on how to fight vandalism

At the virtual classroom, we've got a discussion going on about vandalism. You are invited to join in add your comments and share your expertise. Ask any question, answer any question, raise any issue, start any subtopic. Anything goes. I hope to see you there.

The Transhumanist 01:03, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

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Akhristov, Why did you revert my changes on Windows Aero?

[8] --gnirre 18:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I can tell you why -- it's unsubstantiated Mac OS X fanboyism with no rootings in fact, which is not what one expects to find in an encyclopedia. -/- Warren 19:19, 28 December 2006 (UTC)