User talk:Brimba

Welcome!

Hello, Brimba, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help pages
• Tutorial
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!  MPF 09:51, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Banana

Nice work on this article! One thing I've noticed for a while, the 'Pests and diseases' section and the 'Extinction' section should really be merged as they cover the same ground; I don't know enough about the subject to do it confidently, would you like to tackle it? - thanks, MPF 09:51, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! Have a good trip in Honduras. I don't think anyone will revert good work, but banana is one of the more frequently vandalised articles on wikipedia, so keep a check on the page's history to look out for silly additions and deletions at the start of editing (if you need to revert a vandal, click on the edition in the history immediately preceeding the vandalism, then click on edit that version and save with no changes, with 'revert vandalism' in the edit summary) - MPF 17:21, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Brimba - thanks for the note; I'll take a look through, tropical agriculture is certainly a subject that's sadly missing on wikipedia (though alas not something I know very much about!). If you don't want it to get mixed up with discussions with other wiki-users on this page, you can make a sub-page for it at something like User:Brimba/Tropical agriculture, until you think it is ready for its own page - MPF 22:13, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Tropical agriculture

Hi Brimba - thanks for the note, sorry I didn't have time to look it over before; I've given it a quick copyedit (things like wikipedia uses the IUPAC standard spelling for Aluminium, and added one or two extra links) but not made any major changes (not least because I don't know a great deal about the subject!). There are perhaps one or two general points (e.g. some of the fertiliser details) that might be better moved over to the agriculture article (which says very little about them!) as they're not unique to tropical agric. - MPF 10:31, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Permacutlure

Hi. I noticed your contributions to the permaculture site. Can you provide some evidence for the claim that growing trees is more energy efficient? Sholto Maud 13:50, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Brimba. I'm sorry it doesn't give you pleasure to agree with me. Life is supposed to be fun hey. Maybe I was a bit too hardcore about it all, but I thought it was really important to try and get some of the details out there, and flesh out the detials about the energy efficiency of permaculture in terms of input and output. I'm not going to have the time to contribute to the permaculture site, so I encourage you to continue the clean of up what's there. Some good ideas and research came out of the discussion it would be great if you and others can bring it together. I appreciated your comments re:ethics, and think that permaculture does have an important role to play. Have a good Xmas, and thankyou for having the patience to discuss things. Best. Sholto Maud 07:45, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Quality

Just before I take off, i noticed your contribution to the Quality site, and thought you might be interested in the energy quality page that I've been trying to do justice to without much luck. But it's a start nonetheless ... you'll notice other links to Odum etc. etc. etc. I think there is something in the link between permaculture, quality, energy quality, Odum (et. al.), metaphysics of quality etc. To suggest links in an article would probably be OR though. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Regards, Sholto Maud 12:29, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Multipurpose tree

I've restored the article. Please expand it and use the sources you listed to me to improve the article to give context and importance of the term. Thanks. Harro5 07:54, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about the deletion. Hopefully you will become a valued contributor to Wikipedia in the future - you obviously know your stuff! Harro5 07:59, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

mrcolj

Hey, I don't know where to respond to your question, but it's here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mrcolj#Benson_Institute

Underutilized crops

I think we might have a common interest in seeing underutilized crops used to provide food in developing nations. I've added a few odds and ends to your Moringa oleifera article, for example. I've put together a category called Category:Underutilized crops (that's been CfD'ed and may therefore turn into a list). Perhaps we could combine forces a bit, and develop the general concept in WP a bit? Waitak 08:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Anchor baby

Thanks for the note. The trouble stems from "birth tourism", which is almost identical in practice but with different motives. Perhaps we shouldn't try to cover both in the same topic paragraph. Rather than stretching the one term to fit both uses, maybe we should split the birth tourism topic off into a seperate article? There are other sources available for it, I'm sure. What do you think? Cheers, -Will Beback 00:33, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Notifications About Your Edits

You have removed links that I added to the sustainability external links page. Can you please tell me why? mkdriscoll 17:00, 16 May 2006

Re:71.253.57.234

Yeah i know, he has edited the the same pages under the ip that i have a dispute with him at, i have loged it on WP:WQA, though i am not sure how much if anything will come of it. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 02:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Noted, the user has admited as such on the same page. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 04:26, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Panem

Thanks for the heads up. I've listed the article at AFD. [1] --cholmes75 16:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Hate Groups

Well PoV is PoV, one group, MEChA's national constitution starts out: "Chicano and Chicana students of Aztlán must take upon themselves the responsibilities to promote Chicanismo within the community, politicizing our Raza with an emphasis on indigenous consciousness to continue the struggle for the self-determination of the Chicano people for the purpose of liberating Aztlán."

So you can see where some think this is a hate group. Thanks Dominick ^(TALK) 15:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

• Humm, had to change my vote again after what you placed on my talk page. I am so use to seeing Penam writing horribly one sided stuff, it never accrued me he may be correct once in a while, or that he might use a valid source. Thanks for the clarification. Brimba 15:50, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Tony Atwater.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Tony Atwater.jpg. The image description page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 19:11, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

We just need something like what is done at Image:Webelongtogether.jpg or Image:Starship troopers2.jpg. --Rory096 07:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Tony Atwater

1. No free or public domain images have been located of this individual.
2. It is used to illustrate the subject in question, i.e. Tony Atwater
3. For an article about an individual, a photo of the individual is very important and adds significantly to the article.
4. Its use does not limit the copyright owner's rights in any way.
5. The image is being used for informational purposes only.

License tagging for Image:ABP Tac-Ops patch.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:ABP Tac-Ops patch.jpg. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

• Wikipedia:Image use policy
• Wikipedia:Image copyright tags

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 02:04, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Moringa oleifera

Hiya, Brimba. I've reverted your revision on the above. The image that the last poster removed had been removed from Wikicommons, hence the removal from this article. I'd love to replace it with a different one, but in the meantime.... --Waitak 15:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Can you take a look?

Could you pleae take a look at the unilateral actions of User:Psychohistorian? He has redirected and merged Illegal immigration to the United States onto United States immigration debate without consensus, and is selectively deleting content that is well researched and sourced. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 16:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Please refrain from adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Stormfront. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox.

You have commited an act of vandalism by blanking part of an article. Stick to the Facts 05:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I should have used the template for blanking, not adding nonsense. Stick to the Facts 05:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

sock/meat puppetry

You have been reported for suspected sock/meat puppetry. Stick to the Facts 05:27, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Development stuff

Hi Brimba,

I noticed your good work on Cook stove. Note that Smokeless and wood conserving stoves covers a similar topic and I've proposed a merge between the two. Your thoughts on the preferred article name would be appreciated.

You may be interested to check out Wikipedia:WikiProject International development. Also there's Appropedia (a wiki for non-encyclopedic material on development & sustainability issues). --Singkong2005 ^talk 04:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Strange Close & Re-List

The Afd that you voted on at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James W. Walter has been closed and relisted by an Admin at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James W. Walter (second nomination). Before re-listing, the vote was 19 delete, 5 keep. Morton devonshire 21:53, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank You

For offering your opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lori Klausutis (third nomination). The article was deleted. "The quality of mercy is not strain'd . . . It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy seasons justice." ~ Wm. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV Scene 1. Morton devonshire 22:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Fact Tag

I noticed that you deleted a sentence that was marked with a {{fact}} tag with the statement "Rm statement that has been tagged for verification for over 7 days." It doesn't bother me that the sentence was removed but I was curious about the over 7 days statement as I've never heard or read about this policy. It doesn't say anything on the fact tag page or any linking pages that I could find. Could you clarify as I find this policy quite odd and a very limited timeframe for many articles that don't recieve much attention. Morphh ^(talk) 03:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Checkuser

You might also try asking Psychohistorian. He might simply admit it. -Will Beback 19:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Good choice. Some points aren't worth pressing. -Will Beback 11:32, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Fee sites

WP:RS doesn't prohibit the use of sites that charge fees. Many newspapers and journals charge to view their archives, yet they are excellent sources. On the other hand, WP:EL does discourage linking to pay sites. I think the theory is that ELs are not necessary, just extra information,so there is less of a reason to promote commercial ventures. -Will Beback 22:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Anderson Cooper revert

Thanks for that. It didn't show up in my Watchlist. And by the way, the vandal is apparently at Stetson University in Florida. Surely he/she has homework to do!Mowens35 18:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

The issue you reverted is not resolved yet - i would appreciate you waiting, and participating in the discussion on the talk page, before taking unilateral action as such. This doesn't merit a 'please stop' of course, but I would ask you to at least please take a breath and participate more constructively.NYDCSP 17:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I have replied to your reply on the talk page of the article. I see absolutely no evidence on the talk page that the Washington Blade newspaper (which was also sourced for its notability from two other sources - ABC News and USN&World Report) was determined by the editors and/or an administrator as being a "poor" source for criticism within the journalistic community in response to Mr Cooper's own public statements a few lines above. In fact, what I think we have here from your edit is a case of WP:POV editing, esp since you called it "editorializing" -- the editorial page of a notable newspaper is in violation of POV rules????? You're way off. NYDCSP 19:44, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Chemtrail theory page

Chemtrail_theory

What is the deal with completely deleting my entry out of that article without a good explaination. There are already many links in the article that source things. I don't think it would be appropriate to source every sentence. Then what would the purpose of wikipedia be? I see many other edit histories of that article that are attacked as if somebody is trying to censor a controversial topic rather than make a more suitable article. Somebody actually took the time to do all the google searches sourced in my image and claim it's a possible copyright infringement when the images were taken from public domain and that I'm supposed to go through some lenthy process to prove why it should stay. This sounds like a guilty until proven innocent situation. Still, just because you don't like the topic is no reason to attack my contributions. (Bart80 09:08, 12 November 2006 (UTC))

Merge Tag

Hello, I noticed that you removed the merge tags form the econ growth pages. If you look at these pages, you will see that they are very much alike (first few paragraph are word for word.) I left them there because I wanted people to comment on my decision. Currently I have much work, but I will merge them as soon as I have a day to devote to it (I have never done it before, so I want to have some time.) I think it would be cool if you added the merge tags back and actually expressed your opinion on the merge in the respective talk. Take a look, and you will see that merging is defenetly right. Thanks and have a good one,

Brusegadi 02:09, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

ATT FAQ

If you have an opinion on the status of the ATT FAQ, see the thread at the bottom of WT:ATT. Marskell 19:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Biography of living persons adminship

"Biography of Living Persons Administrators ("BLP Admins") carry out a specialized, narrowly tailored administrative role within Wikipedia." Please see WP:BLPADMIN to offer your thoughts on this proposal. CyberAnth 03:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Your huge change to Illegal immigration to the United States

Regarding your enormous change to Illegal immigration to the United States found at this [2] diff... was there some consensus to this or what? Seems like a lot of into to move at once. JohnCub 23:28, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Now that I look at in that light (as you noted on my talk page)... Kudos! I see how it all fits together and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain! --JohnCub 23:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Unencyclo

Well, that's an interesting point, but perhaps then the template is pointless? The present wording suggests that it's a deletion template ("someone says this should be deleted"). However, it actually isn't, because it's not part of any deletion process, and pages can keep that template for months without anything happening. That's confusing, no? >Radiant< 09:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Alex Jones "automatic corrections"

Hi! Why did you reverse my changes to the page about Alex Jones? Why do you want his page to be so "toothless"? AJ IS fighting against The New World Order. He says so himself in every other sentence. Do you know better than him? (Seriously.) He DOES document conspiracy, not only sit and make up kooky "theories" about them. NWO is no "theory". I put up a hyperlink earlier to a speech by George H. W. Bush where the former president used this phrase himself. But, perhaps he too is just a "Conspiracy Theorist"? Greetings (and wishes for a less dull and biased Wikipedia), Bjorn —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bjornyvan (talk • contribs) 20:46, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

I AM SO ANGRY!!! I made a LOT of additions/updates to the "Alex Jones (radio)" page and Brimba totally erased them ALL / reverted everything back to the way it was when I first found it!! WTF??? It was as if ALL of that HUGE amount of time I had spent ALL NIGHT LONG in writing what I had intended to update Wikipedia with, on Alex's entry, all those hours I spent formulating my words .... were for nought!!!! WHO THE HELL DO THESE PEOPLE (Brimba!!) think they are??? I KNOW about the things I wrote because I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN those movies AND I listen to Alex's radio program almost ALL the time AND regularly follow his stories and ALL of his webpages ... WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE when you take away all the changes and updates and additions I posted on there when I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT??? Hell, if that is how things are going to be around here then NOBODY should even work on Wikipedia anymore, and THERE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE a Wikipedia anymore! Because nobody can contribute without their work being totally taken away like it never existed AT ALL !!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! PUT MY UPDATES BACK IN !!!!! Hell you can even clear it with Alex himself! Write him or call him or his agents and ASK THEM if the things I wrote about were not true!!! ProphetPX (talk) 02:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Misleading and bad faith edit comments

You recently reverted an edit I made and labeled it "rv v". For someone who has been on Wikipedia as long as you apaprently have, judging from the welcome message, you should be well aware that "vandalism" (what "rv v" is short for) is not an applicable in that case, and that it is extremely deceptive and uncivil to falsely label edits that way. Please actually go read the vandalism policy and specifically the section on what vandalism is not if you are unclear on the concept. DreamGuy 04:33, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Rv major removal of material from guidelines. I don’t see where you have discussed this on the talk page, it looks to be a “non-constructive edit”, which are also sometimes called “Vandalism” Brimba 04:59, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Uhhh... Did you even look at what you were doing? Nothing, I repeat NOTHING was removed from the article in my edit. I just moved one section, so if you'd bothered to scroll down a little, you'd have seen that the section that went missing from one place showed up exactly same just a teensy bit further down the page. I would hope that you go revert your edit and apologize for your false accusations in your edit comments, because calling someone a vandal for no reason is a major breech of civility. DreamGuy 10:10, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

I did scroll down. If you decide to “cut and paste”, please make sure that after “cutting” you remember to “paste”. The article went from 21,025 bytes down to 19,748 bytes when you editied it, so, yes, something was removed. Brimba 14:38, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Your note

Hi Brimba, I really think this should be discussed on WT:V, but although I certainly support the spirit of your suggestion, I think the format is wrong. I believe there are two separate issues: exceptional claims require exceptional sources, and any claim that can be challenged requires a reliable source, with the burden of proof on the editor making the claim. Trying to add the latter, which is very general, even for non-exceptional claims, to the former, which is focused on exceptional claims, would actually dilute the message. I am for keeping these independent issues separate. Thanks, Crum375 08:21, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Anchor baby article and recent consensus efforts

Hi. It would help us all greatly, I believe, if you would be willing to make yourself a part of the discussion that's been going on for the past week on this issue, rather than simply revert the consensus with a veto message asserting that it violated a Wikipedia policy. If this is how you feel, please share your viewpoint with others, in depth, on the Anchor baby talk page, and let's try to work together toward a better consensus. Richwales 04:24, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. We've been working more on the Anchor baby article and are approaching what may be a new consensus. However, we don't want to proceed to implement it without input from as many participants as possible. Could you go take another look at the talk page and share your views on our current proposal? Richwales 14:52, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Stormfront (website)

The Stormfront (website) article received heavy editing today by new/unregistered users, which I noticed at WikiRage.com. The article may benefit from a good review. According to Wikipedia Page History Statistics, you are one of the top contributors to that page. If you have the time, would you please read over the article and make any necessary changes. Thanks. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 07:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

wp:blp

If you read it again, you'll notice the "My phrasing is off." doesn't refer to the current phrasing, but rather to new phrasing PhilSandifer proposes. Consensus was established and held for a month, that's pretty stable for our standards. New consensus needs to be established to change again. I'd be very happy if you discussed, but please don't just edit. --AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 21:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Can you help reach consensus on the talk page, please? See, as you pointed out [3] that WP:BLP says

"Self-published material may never be used in BLPs unless written by the subject him or herself." That isn't really what SlimVirgin, or Jossi, or even you yourself, have been saying about "non-controversial is all right", if I summarized correctly in User:AnonEMouse/BLPSPS. It is pretty clear that many, if not most of our Wikipedia:Featured articles about living persons violate that. All I want is for the policy to say what we actually do, and what SlimVirgin, and Jossi, and even you have been saying it should: to pick your words: "Most material that is truly non-controversial, non-harmful, and non-contentious will work its way in simply because no one is going to challenge it." Right now BLP does not say that, "may never be used" is pretty clear it does need to be challenged even if not contentious. Surely that's not right. --AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 23:09, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Your edit to BLP seem to be urging discussion on the BLP talk page without actually discussing on the BLP talk page. The discussion there seems to have moved to the bottom of the page. Could you join it please? Surely we are all reasonable people and can agree on a phrasing that addresses everyone's concerns. --AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 19:00, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

ATT

You said in an edit summary, "There is no “current” dispute. The debate has clearly stalled, without reaching a consensus for marking this “Historical”.". But this revert for example [4] is part of the dispute, so the dispute about tags on WP:ATT is ongoing. Please discuss at Wikipedia talk:Attribution so we can resolve the problem that led to page protection. (I'm also happy to discuss it on user talk.) --Coppertwig (talk) 13:18, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Mitt

Your revert of sourced and factual content had nothing to do with the guidelines you stated. Shame on you. :( Turtlescrubber 05:30, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Johnny Sutton

You have recently made reversions to this page, but have not placed any note on the talk page informing others as to what you are objecting. I am asking you to do so as per my discussion with Mr Black Kite, so that the article can be improved. Please respond on the talk page. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fixthepedia (talk • contribs) 21:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement

Hello, I was wondering what your reasoning was for redirecting Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement to Alex Jones (radio) was. Was there a discussion regarding this? --clpo13_(talk) 05:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I didn't have a plan, but I thought it at least deserved its own page instead of taking up space on the main Alex Jones page. It surprised me that there wasn't so much as a warning to expand the article before it was redirected. --clpo13_(talk) 05:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Nah, it's okay. I only asked because I didn't see a discussion. I don't hold any special interest in the article, so a redirect doesn't bother me. --clpo13_(talk) 06:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I AM SO ANGRY!!! I made a LOT of additions/updates to the "Alex Jones (radio)" page and Brimba totally erased them ALL / reverted everything back to the way it was when I first found it!! WTF??? It was as if ALL of that HUGE amount of time I had spent ALL NIGHT LONG in writing what I had intended to update Wikipedia with, on Alex's entry, all those hours I spent formulating my words .... were for nought!!!! WHO THE HELL DO THESE PEOPLE (Brimba!!) think they are??? I KNOW about the things I wrote because I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN those movies AND I listen to Alex's radio program almost ALL the time AND regularly follow his stories and ALL of his webpages ... WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE when you take away all the changes and updates and additions I posted on there when I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT??? Hell, if that is how things are going to be around here then NOBODY should even work on Wikipedia anymore, and THERE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE a Wikipedia anymore! Because nobody can contribute without their work being totally taken away like it never existed AT ALL !!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! PUT MY UPDATES BACK IN !!!!! Hell you can even clear it with Alex himself! Write him or call him or his agents and ASK THEM if the things I wrote about were not true!!! ProphetPX (talk) 03:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

No original research

Your recent edit to NOR asserts "per talk page".[5] There is no such discussion on the talk page. You are free to express you opinion on the talk page like everyone else and participate in the consensus building process like everyone else. However, pushing your opinion through editing is disruptive, especially when it affects discussed changes. Vassyana (talk) 15:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

How in the world did I miss your comment!? That's entirely my fault. Please accept my sincere apologies. I've responded to your WT:NOR comment to help explain. Let me know if you have further questions or objections in response. I'm sure we can work something out agreeable to everyone. Vassyana (talk) 16:26, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

No worries, thanks for understanding. Vassyana (talk) 16:36, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Could I convince you to self-revert your revert to Crum's version?[6] He has most certainly has not participated in the draft discussion, nor attempted to discuss his changes.[7] Thanks. Vassyana (talk) 16:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Nutshell

I think I actually preferred the nutshell as you wrote it earlier. I'll take a look later at the different versions. SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 06:56, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I've put up a suggestion. [8] It's a mixture of yours, Slrubenstein's, and one we had before all the recent edits. Feel free to revert if you're not keen. SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 16:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome and thank you. Glad to help out. :-) SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 05:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Not a policy change

I do not perceive the changes I made to WP:V and WP:RS as policy "changes". They are implicit, as made clear from the passage in WP:CITE. In any case reverting and then failing to address the merits of the changes is unhelpfully obstructionist. Mangoe (talk) 18:17, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed prod from SHPEGS, it has had a prod tag removed before, you cannot re-prod an article

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from SHPEGS, which you proposed for deletion, because I think that the deletion of this article may be controversial. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! -- Atama^chat 23:42, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Anchor baby again

Hi. Just FYI, a new editor is jumping onto the Anchor baby article. Since you were part of last summer's discussion about this article, I wanted to be sure you were aware, in case you might have dropped it from your watch list but wanted to say something now. Richwales (talk) 19:04, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Treadle Pump.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Treadle Pump.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 12:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Image:Treadle Pump.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Treadle Pump.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. siℓℓy rabbit (talk) 14:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Treadle Pump.jpg

Replaceable fair use

Thanks for uploading Image:Treadle Pump.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the media description page and edit it to add {{di-replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original replaceable fair use template.
2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? ViperSnake151 22:45, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:FHIA-17.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:FHIA-17.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 08:12, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Jim Prentice

I think you urgently need to identify the issues that made you tag the page, on its discussion pages. This is not a time for drive-by tagging of that page - not least when, to a quick glance, the "controversial" sections seem to be well referenced.

In the absence of an explanation from you on the talk page, I'll remove the tags. --Tagishsimon (talk) 14:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

You are, to date, the only person disputing the current organisation of the document. You are making very general assertions. I invite you to substantiate them with reference to the text of the article and its references, or withdraw. --Tagishsimon (talk) 16:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Also, I had articles written by Michael Geist that were published in The Hill Times and you removed them due to WP:SPS. Please revert your changes. 69.196.131.38 (talk) 07:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Your edit to Wikipedia:Verifiability

I replied to your edit comment at Wikipedia talk:Verifiability#page numbers and quoted material.--Srleffler (talk) 04:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• Thank you for pushing forward with my attempt at using a sandbox to avoid the edit war. I suddenly got swamped at work and wasn't able to focus on advocating it as I had planned.--BirgitteSB 16:08, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

• Looks like it is holding. If it survives Monday; it has likely stuck.--BirgitteSB 00:54, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Pronoun Problem

You have been recently active on the WP:V talk page. Please visit this discussion on WP:VPP and contribute comments if you want to. Thank you. 208.43.120.114 (talk) 02:08, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:ENG

I am far from convinced that WP:ENG should point to the WP:V discussion on Non-English sources. There are several possible claimant policies on English-language use here for that useful shortcut. There were two perfectly unambiguous shortcodes already (VUE and RSUE) for the section of WP:V, whereas ENG should really point to our overarching policy on English use here - WP:UE - especially as WP:ENGLISH and WP:EN point there already. Was there a previous discussion which suggested using this? If not, I will start a discussion to suggest its redeployment. Knepflerle (talk) 12:58, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Also, removing a shortcut from the templates on policy pages does not deactivate it - it just means people will not know it exists. I do not see the need for a "single, standardized" shortcut (again, if there is consensus on the need for this, please point me to it) - the whole point of shortcuts is that people use the mnemonic they find memorable. If you want single shortcuts for every policy, please get consensus first to delete all the extra ones, rather than superficially hiding the extra ones. Knepflerle (talk) 13:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Semi protection of Illegal immigration to the United States

I have requested semi-protection for the Illegal immigration to the United States article. A question came up in the discussion on the talk page about the multiple IP addresses owned by User:Psychohistorian. Your input is welcome. Terjen (talk) 17:44, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

The section on the talk page

There is a section on the talk page about this: Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability#SELFPUB_rewrite. Please elaborate on the contradictions created by my edit. II | (t - c) 19:04, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

WP:V

I should have time this afternoon to sit down and compose a reply. Thanks, Brimba (talk) 12:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Brimba; I haven't found time to get back over there today either. I've often had difficulties following Pmanderson's somewhat convoluted prose, so I could be misunderstanding, but I initially thought he wasn't changing (or wasn't intending to change) the substance. That's the source of my confusion. I was concerned that your edit summary seemed to say the long-standing text was rejected, and it was unclear to me how to interpret PMA's changes. Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

sustainability

Hi. Would you be interested in participating in talk/Sustainability again? Major and contentious rewrite underway. Best -- V.B. —Preceding unsigned comment added by V.B. (talk • contribs) 17:18, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:No original research#Proposed text addition to the policy

I see that you've worked on the Wikipedia talk:No original research page. Would you care to comment on this proposal? Thank you. --Phenylalanine (talk) 02:49, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

POV editors are back on Lurita Doan article

Hi Brimba, I noticed some time ago that you stopped by the Lurita Doan article with concerns over NPOV violations. As you may remember, this led to news stories in the Washington Post and elsewhere. Last year, I made a series of edits that I hoped would resolve this problem. It seems a new set of editors are back, proposing edits similar the ones that were cited for NPOV violations. Would you be interested in taking a look? Kind Regards, --Happysomeone (talk) 16:55, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

RFC at WP:NOR-notice

A concern was raised that the clause, "a primary source may be used only to make descriptive claims, the accuracy of which is verifiable by any reasonable, educated person without specialist knowledge" conflicts with WP:NPOV by placing a higher duty of care with primary sourced claims than secondary or tertiary sourced claims. An RFC has been initiated to stimulate wider input on the issue. Professor marginalia (talk) 18:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Glenn Spencer

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Glenn Spencer. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Glenn Spencer. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:09, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Alex Jones

Hi. I just reverted your re-addition of "Republican" on his page. I apologize for doing so, but since this is clearly a contentious point, unfortunately I'm going to have to ask for a quotation from the article to verify that it explicitly states that he is a Republican. The abstract doesn't even mention his name, so I want to be absolutely sure that the citation is fully adequate. As a BLP, it's imperative that the sources be the highest quality and say precisely what the article says. No disrespect, but I'm just concerned as many other sources very explicitly don't put him into a specific party, his politics don't seem to fit the Republican party, and he seems to associate with groups to the right of the Republican party. Now, all of that evidence is anecdotal, so if the cite is clear, then it will suffice, but I just want to be sure. Qwyrxian (talk) 14:26, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

All candidates are listed by party, Jones is specifically listed as a Republican. Brimba (talk) 14:49, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the full quote and explanation. I responded at the talk page, and I self-reverted, putting your edit and citation back live. Qwyrxian (talk) 14:59, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Request for comment

This message is being sent to you because you have previously edited the Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English) page. There is currently a discussion that may result in a significant change to Wikipedia policy. Specifically, a consensus is being sought on if the policies of WP:UCN and WP:EN continues to be working policies for naming biographical articles, or if such policies have been replaced by a new status quo. This discussion is on-going at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (use English), and your comments would be appreciated. Dolovis (talk) 17:21, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Nature Farming

An article that you have been involved in editing, Nature Farming, has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Nirvana2013 (talk) 06:39, 30 July 2012 (UTC) Nirvana2013 (talk) 06:39, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 26

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Poll aggregator, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Aggregator (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:44, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Duggars

Hi, Brimba. Thanks for the background — I'll look at all those and see what we can do that's citable, and any continued help or guidance would be great. The one thing I should note is that the "548" address in Springdale coincides with the "548" that the Washington County Dept. of Human Services gave to the 911 operator as the address they went to in order to investigate the conditions of a child. I'll go nose around and do some more editing but probably tomorrow. And anything else you can dig up in terms of links would be great! --Tenebrae (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

I've put our discussion on the 19 Kids and Counting talk page to generate other editors' input. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:40, 13 June 2015 (UTC)