User talk:Bmahoney

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Hello[edit]

Hi, good to see a military man in our ranks at WP:Peru (you may be interested in some of the articles regarding the Peruvian military we are currently considering expanding). Anyway, just wanted to the the first to pop your talk page cherry. Good luck and welcome to Wikipedia.--Jersey Devil 19:27, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you --Pvt Mahoney

Dispute[edit]

I don't feel offended at all, but I have to admit that this rv war has already get into my nerves. Unfortunately, so far I'm the only person that takes a look at a look of those peruvian-related history articles, and in more than one opportunity I found those articles with a clearly anti-peruvian POV. It may be difficult to understand, but I feel that Wikipedia should not be a place to go around writting baseless info against another country. I appreciate your mediation in the las rv war that involves an Ecuadorian Wikipedist. So far, I have stated what I believe to be the most problematic issues in the page. Take Care! and don't forget to drop something at my talk page. Messhermit 02:36, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me that both you and Andres C. really need to take a break from the project for a while, and let others fiddle with it. It may help clear the mind a bit. Pvt Mahoney 01:45, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! while reading Jersey Devil's talk page I found this interesting comment about me:

I doubt the majority of Wiki knows anything about you Messhermit. The ones who do know you don't think of you negatively. You do need to work on a few things though. I understand you are from Peru, but you need to be ever-aware of the fact that Peru is a small miniature country in comparison to other nations in this world, and you shouldn't think of yourself as better or bigger. Just tone things down, and instead of just editing, RESEARCH. Researching multiple points of view will help you in the long run. I still enjoy your contributions to the Peru articles.

I have no problem with most of what have you stated about me, but I think that it should be more appropiate to have stated that opinion in my talk page. Also, I'm deeply sorry to disagree in a couple of issues:

I know that I'm not that popular in wikipedia :P, but the RFC story is true: a lef-leaning wikipedist tried to railroad me due the fact that I did not allow him to post info that supported Sendero Luminoso, a terrorist organization. That's why I kind of like understand how Jersey Devil feel in some sort of way.
All nations in this world are equal, that's why we have a UN. I don't believe that the fact that my country is located in Latin America or its size minimize its participation in the world community.
Also, most of my editions are made after some research has been done. Rest assure about that, since I don't like to use baseless info (due to the fact that they can be easely refuted). I may have to polish them a little bit, but most of them use accurate sources.

Having stated that, I'm done with this issue. Cheers! and remember that I'm always open to any opinion. Messhermit 01:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.D. = As you may notice, I'm actually taking a break from the Ecuadorian-Peruvian article, and doing some research regarding the topic.

That is always a good thing. Where I post my comments, usually depends on the amount of time I feel like putting into it sometimes. Today has been extremely hectic, working-out, preparing for speeches, homework, all that fun stuff. I'm going to start cleaning up pages, and maybe help fix the talk pages I view so that it actually MAKES sense to read. See ya ^_^ Pvt Mahoney 03:30, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! The other Wikipedist involved in the article is back, and once again is trying to push his own POV in the previous article, and this time in another one (Paquisha incident). Can you leave one or two comments on the page? I'm seriously getting sick of all this trouble. Cheers! Messhermit 01:17, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have to protest for your last comment regarding the Ecuadorian Peruvian dispute. I don't understand what you meant with "banning" someone from the articles: that is, if one of the parties does not agree with the other one does not mean that one or the other should be banned. I think that it may be a radical and unnecessary action. Also, I would like to hear your opinion regarding the Ecuadorian’s Wikipedist paragraph: By accepting his proposition, you would be agreeing with him and his idea that Ecuador "lost" territory that was under their "sovereign". That is, based on facts, only a personal opinion. Please, I would like to hear your answer in my talk page. Cheers! Messhermit 02:07, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that you are being to radical regarding this issue, and specially harsh against my person. I have knowledge of American history (I live in Miami), so the wording is important. I don't believe that any American would like to hear that the Southern Confederacy was an independent entity during its existence or that secession was legally acceptable under the US Constitution. Don't confuse facts, and please don't try to minimize the whole problem behind it: that there is a POV present with the paragraph that the Ecuadorian Wikipedist is trying to impose.

Regarding the "Disputed Territories", it is important to point out once again that the territories did not belong to any of the parties involved before the signing of the Rio Protocol. The "Disputed Territories" were divided after that and thus, it ceased to exist. The other disputes were started by one or the other parties regarding the protocol. There is no winner or loser in this situation; in fact, I have never used (or pretended to use: Peru gained XXX Km2).

I would assume that your last comments were not made with the intention to harm any of the parties involved in this dispute. Having explained my ideas once again, I hope that you have a better idea of the problem. Cheers! Messhermit 02:12, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just letting you know that I read a previous comment made in your talk page regarding a RFC against my person. It is true and at any moment I have attempted to ignore it or hide it from anyone. If you feel that you can contribute with something in that page, I will be more than glad to hear your ideas. I'm currently preparing my defense, and when I have it ready, I can assure you that you will be one of the first ones to read it. After all, "quien no la debe, no teme". lol. Take Care Messhermit 02:34, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bmahoney and Messhermit: It's not an RFC. --Andrés 03:17, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Messhermit, if you took the time to realize something about American History: The Southern Confederacy was apart of the Union (United States) at one time, it was not its own seperate entity ever in the existance of the United States. Each state is a semi-Autonomous 'country' if you will, but it does not make it a seperate entity of the United States. The "Disputed Territories" did belong to someone. Have you not looked back in past history? All of the land had belonged to one group of people or another through the ages. United States gained much land from the English Empire in its early collapse, and same with the Spanish Empire too... Not to mention a little bit of French land (And Russian too). For someone to gain, there has to be someone to lose, otherwise this wouldn't be disputed in the first place. Do you understand that? Pvt Mahoney 11:40, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ecuador, Peru[edit]

Hello Bmahoney! A couple of days ago you left a commentary in the History of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian dispute talk page. Would you mind dropping by this talk page to see what's going on? Thanks in advance. Cheers. Andres C. 01:18, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I'm slowly workin' on it. Been a bit tired recently (work load and all) Pvt Mahoney 01:44, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for dropping by so fast. It's good to have a third party opinion, for a change. Hey, I'll have one of those ice cream bars, if you dont' mind :) Andres C. 01:53, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I do what I can... Though the ice cream bar may be a bit of goo by the time it gets to you Pvt Mahoney 23:23, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello BMahoney! Well, I sincerely think you were being too harsh on me with all these words on the Ecuadorian-Peruvian war Talk Page. I think I didn't win anything. Nobody wins in edit wars. It's all very frustrating and useless. My edit on Messhermit's user page that you were talking about was totally accidental, and had no attacks or anything (I was new at the time, and yes, as you see it takes time to get accustomed to this formatting). As soon as I saw my mistake, when Messhermit accused me of being a vandal :), I immediately apologized in his talk page, as you can see.

Hey, by they way, how come you edited my user page? Shouldn't I be the one doing it? Cheers! Andres C. 23:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but I just deleted a message on there that wasn't really meant to be there. No Vandalism of course. Everything you intended to be there is still there. Pvt Mahoney 23:23, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I know your are not vandalizing or anything...it's just that, you know, that stuff about people's personal pages and all. No problem buddy, and thanks BTW, I'll put the comment from Drangonfly in the appropiate section. Take care. Andres C. 23:28, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I don't want to sound rude or anything, but it would seem you tend to act somewhat arrogantly on occasions, deleting things because they appear to you as useless. The article History of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian territorial dispute is in need of urgent attention. I thought asking other Peruvians in Wikiproject:Peru to read the article and add their own comments or suggestions was a good idea. Well, it seems not. Take care. Andres C. 01:25, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bmahoney. Thanks a lot. The problem is, the article is not in mediation. The other party did not agree to let the Mediation Committee step in, so the Committee deleted the request. It's their policy. The article is locked, and that's it. As the other party has warned me that he's keeping an eye on me, if I request for it to be unlocked, it's back to "rv. POV-pushing detected" all over again. Not much fun, you know. Cheers & have a nice weekend. Andres C. 04:11, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. I just wanted to tell you that I left you a note on the Paquisha Incident article talk page, regarding your remarks about plagiarism. Andres C. 04:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will go and change things to cede, as you proposed. I hope it works. Speaking of temporary bans, you should probably know that the Arbitration Committee opened a case regarding Messhermit's behavior (see Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Messhermit and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Messhermit/Evidence). -- Andrés 23:52, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Peru May Collaboration[edit]

Hey Private, just thought you should know that the May collaboration has been voted on to be Peruvian Army.--Jersey Devil 16:31, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Operation COOKIE MONSTER[edit]

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