User talk:Burzmali

Rfa nomination

I have seen quite a bit of your work spread across Wikipedia and I am very impressed. I was wondering whether you would mind being nominated for administrator. Send me a message on my talk page to let me know what you think. Good Luck! Regards, Gaelen S.^{Talk Contribs} 06:59, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Vandal reporting

Hi there; the place to report persistent vandalism is WP:AIV. Making an article is unlikely to achieve a result.--Anthony.bradbury 16:47, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Oddly, I tried to use Wikipedia:Abuse reports and it dumped the report on a new page. I lost track of it after that. Burzmali 18:43, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

User:203.208.66.95 had only edited once today, so I can't really block them. TimVickers 01:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

My bad, I saw a first 4th level warnings while I was reverting that last change.Burzmali 01:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia is Not Personal

Burzmali: When you are suggesting editing a page, it is not your job to diagnose a person's character or to try to paint them as a racist or as an ill-doer. If you have facts to be presented, or if you dispute facts on the page, list them clearly with documented sources. It is irresponsible and it discredits your writings when you launch personal attacks against both users and a person being documented. If you are going to continue editing, detach your personal feelings and beliefs and keep it professional or take it to a messageboard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.180.38.20 (talk) 13:07, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Umm, WP:AGF? I haven't added anything to the article. Considering the red flags surrounding Paul, if we don't discuss the topic on the talk page, editors are more likely to directly edit the article include their own opinions without working towards a consensus. Burzmali (talk) 14:32, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Is this to say that everyone has to agree on every change? You clearly have an agenda here. Attempts have been legitimately made to remove the questionable and biased material, and you will never "agree" or be part of a "consensus" to remove it. A post on McCain or Obama's page about all the controversy surrounding them would not hold for 2 seconds, yet you are arguing that everyone has to agree not to put trash on a page? The letters were not written by Ron Paul, the controversy is based on speculation and you have already made up your mind on the topic. Do not call for a "consensus" when discussing opinions and theoretical situations, wikipedia is for facts and not for your personal smear campaign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.180.38.20 (talk) 16:15, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Comments

I dont like you!! i am anachist!! i have rights to speak against the government!! FUCK YOU!!srry u made me mad!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Theauthor13 (talk • contribs)

That you do my angry friend, but save it for your MySpace page. Burzmali 19:07, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Check out the Nupedia page, it's been vandalized again, and I noticed you had cleaned it before. I would do it but I don't know how!

right well sorry i wont do it again..i just felt like being a bit of a rebal..and get some exspression out

"...not a big fan" ~Oscar Wilde in regards to revert of edits to Baboon. Nathan89123 1 March 2007

Oddly, I wouldn't have reverted were it not for the part about baboon defecating on the streets of NY. Burzmali 02:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

RE: User:Anweshock

Hello, I was wondering if there there is an official way to report userpages that are created to dodge a notability tag in the main article space. I have been flipping through the untagged images and I have noticed a lot like that. Any thoughts? Burzmali 17:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Generally speaking, it is possible to have a bio for an individual on your user page that would no meet the notability guidelines for an article - but if the page is being used as a blog or to host web content, then it may be liable for deletion. In this case, it looks like it is being used to host content about a group and so may violate WP:NOT. In this case you may want to follow the relevant deletion policy. Let me know if you need more help. Cheers TigerShark 18:22, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry. I didn't know about uploading images. I'm sorry. I'm a new user. Radical3 23:26, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

That image is attached to a fad that has circled YTMND and 4chan. If you didn't intend to use it spreading the meme, I apologize for jumping the gun. Burzmali 23:36, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Tan beret

Is there any good reason for a color of beret to have it's own page? Burzmali 02:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

You have obviously not read through the article and the "See also" section. If you had, you would understand that it is an important military symbol. Tag removed. Ng.j 07:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Kigo and Rongo

Hey, whats wrong with my Kigo and Rongo page?

Re: June 2007

Hello,

I take it you are referring to my addition of a redirect from stercore tauri to bullshit. I was going to add a line about that rather quaint but not uncommon euphemism in the article on bullshit, but I see that it has already been deleted. Anyway, I will try again, and I hope that you and your recent changes-patrol colleagues are less triggerhappy now. --Thorsen 15:03, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Its a fairly rare Latin form of the phrase, I pulled back my CSD once I realized the connection. Burzmali 15:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Used all the time here in Oxford, but then again this town is filled with strange characters. :) --Thorsen 15:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Obviously I need to practice my shun piking. Burzmali 15:39, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Buscema Wolverine image

Please don't take this one personal, but using interior shots to illustrate an author does not seem to meet the intent of WP:FU. Burzmali 23:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

No problem Burzmali and thanks for the fair usage info. If you could be more specific as to how you feel that the fair usage explanation doesn't comply with the Non-Free content guidelines, I'd appreciate it.

--Skyelarke 23:38, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The non-free use guidelines specify that:

The use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:

• the scene or storyline depicted, or
• the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;

Since the scan of the comic isn't being used to illustrate the Wolverine in any sense, it seems that they wouldn't be in the scope of non-free use. Burzmali 23:49, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply - good points raised - I do have a few counter-points to raise but I was wondering if we could put this on the backburner for a bit - it's because the article is currently locked due to a dispute I'm having with another editor (image use questions among other things - althought the Wolverine image wasn't in dispute) - As the situation is kind of complicated,involving lots of points of detail, it would help if you could hold off from deleting the image for the time being, until the dispute is resolved.

--Skyelarke 00:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. Burzmali 01:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Excellence may also refer to you

		The Bronze Wiki
		For your great work with disambiguation, User:Quadell awards you this shiny new Bronze Wiki! Only use it for good, never for evil.

RE: Invasion of the 26 year old Currans

Well Michael Curran would you believe it my brother is also a Michael Curran, he is 37 though. Myself is John, or often Johnny or Rubber. Your from Boston so you definitely must have Irish roots like us. Irish Famine emigrants amongst your ancestors? Am I right? Curran1980 22:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, I can trace 15 of 16 great-great grandparents back to Ireland, and the last one is more of a question mark. I've got a few from every single significant Irish immigration wave to the US, including the Irish Famine, though the largest segment ~25% emigrated in the early twentieth century. My father and grandfather are Johns, but then my family has always had a thing for good ol' Irish names. Burzmali 23:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Autamata Page

Hi. What was wrong with the Autamata page? Blaise Joshua 09:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Upgrade

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		Your dabbing amazes. Not content with bronze, you have upgraded to the rare Silver Wiki. Many future generations of Wikipedians will find the articles they are looking for because of the trails you blazed. Some, even, who won't call you gayface. We can hope.

WP:CVU status

The Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to {{inactive}} and/or {{historical}} status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU#Inactive.3F and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 16:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

John McCarthy, or John McCarthy?

Good guess, but it was the linguist. —Angr 19:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Your recent edit to Robert Steadman

I was interested in [this edit|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Steadman&diff=151857687&oldid=151127135] - are you sure that's right? As he's an English composer and it was for a choir in Basingstoke does this pastor have a connection with him or them? Perhaps you could supply your source of info. I thinnk it is more likely to be the John Lewis chain of shops. 86.150.53.223 07:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I've reverted my change as it is unclear ho exactly provided the funds.Burzmali 01:56, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Quality Certification

I saw that you are a Quality Engineer. Have you by chance taken any of American Society for Quality certification exams (CQA, CQM, CQE, etc.)? I ask this because I am planning on taking the CQA on December 1 of this year. Please advise. Chris 20:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you. Chris 20:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  • This is a follow-up message from earlier this year. I just wanted to let you know that I passed the CQA test that I took on December 1, 2007. Chris (talk) 12:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
    • Let's start getting some feelers on this. Maybe ASQ might have people on this as well. I will post this on my membership listing to see who in ASQ bites. Chris (talk) 13:13, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
      • I have updated my ASQ profile to mention that I am a Wikipedia editor earlier this morning. Chris (talk) 13:41, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
        • I contacted ASQ earlier today in regards to see if I can earn my retention units from Wikipedia articles regarding quality. I should have some information on this from them sometime tomorrow. Chris (talk) 14:29, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
          • I received a reply from ASQ earlier today. They informed me that they will have the certification board review this proposal later this year in order for retention units to be done. Whethter this gets approves is unknown right now. Chris (talk) 15:30, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

AfD for Reenactor Entertainment

Chill out. I'm not attempting to validate the award claims, which may indeed be dubious. I'm just saying that the company does/did exist, and they did indeed put out a legit product or two. Or did you miss the part where I agreed that the article should be deleted? --Finngall ^talk 07:51, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

For the record, I bought it when it was relatively new at the store of a major software chain. Trust me, as a card-carrying deletionist I'm not in the habit of defending articles, and I'm definitely not doing so here, but I do believe in being fair about the facts when someone gets them wrong. That's all. Peace. --Finngall ^talk 20:33, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

The categories probably need separate entries at CfD. Corvus cornix 19:05, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks Finngall, you don't seem like a rogue admin, I give you that.--Xgmx (talk) 05:46, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

yu-gi-D'OH!

Sorry I reverted back to vandalism. D: It's odd; I could've sworn I was getting rid of it . . . must've gone cross-eyed when I looked at it. At any rate, thanks for spotting! :) -WarthogDemon 01:53, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

EPIC-FU

I appreciate you seeing the deletion tag I placed on "EPIC-FU" and taking the proper action. Wwefan981 (talk) 23:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

ModelSim

Modelsim is not notable??? just because you have never heard of it doesn't mean that it doesn't heavily influence your life... if you consider that at least 30% of the electronics in your home have have been made using Modelsim then you might realize that you were wrong to delete this page....Modelsim is made by one the big three EDA companies: Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Synopsys. For instance, the PowerPC was designed using Modelsim for example...as were many well known and important IC chips....many Intel chips were designed using Modelsim for example... the list of companies that use this tool is too long to name...how can you say its not notable?

[1] [2] etc...etc....

Look here: [3]

Modelsim is a signoff simulator for many IC manufacturers... that means they won't build the chips of other companies without using modelsim to verify them...

you haven't heard of it... but that doesn't mean that its not important... you are not an IC design engineer... you wouldn't know...

please undelete this page... so that i can continue work on it... you did not give proper notice.... you deleted without a proper vote....

Failed to claim it was remarkable. Burzmali (talk) 04:04, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

December

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Xgmx#December_2007

December

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Xgmx#December_2007

• --Xgmx (talk) 05:43, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

December

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Xgmx#December_2007

• --Xgmx (talk) 05:43, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

New userbox for quality

FYI. I have included a new userbox regarding people involved in quality assurance or quality control]] shown below if you are interested.

{{User:Miller17CU94/Userboxes/User Quality))

Enjoy and Merry Christmas. Chris (talk) 15:02, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Possible set up for a Wikiproject

I want your thoughts on this. You up for setting for a project dealing with quality and quality-related issues? Let's see if anyone else is interested. Chris (talk) 15:09, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Is the quality idea part of another project? If so, what? I was not aware that it was under another project. Chris (talk) 20:45, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I think it does need to go into the sciences project, but it is an interdisciplinary type project similar to that of the library and information sciences and I think it should be its own separate project as a result cince it covers basic quality such as statistics, auditing, management, and engineering; and applied quality like food, drug, and cosmetic; aerospace, computers, teams, government, and education. Let's start work on better formulaing our ideas and put up a proposal to create this project after the New Year with both it and Christmas close by. Merry Christmas! Chris (talk) 02:31, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Ron Paul

Ron Paul never had anything to do with the editorial group that published the newsletter (or newsletters) that supposedly carried the comments in question, and wasn’t even aware of them. Ron Paul immediately disavowed the newsletter article as soon as it came out. The staffer responsible was immediately fired. “They were never my words, but I had some moral responsibility for them . . . I actually really wanted to try to explain that it doesn’t come from me directly, but the campaign aides said that’s too confusing. ‘It appeared in your letter and your name was on that letter and therefore you have to live with it.’”

In Ron Paul’s article, “Government and Racism”, April 16, 2007 which states the following: “Bigotry at its essence is a sin of the heart, and we can’t change people’s hearts by passing more laws and regulations. In fact it is the federal government more than anything else that divides us along race, class, religion, and gender lines. Government, through taxes, restrictive regulations, corporate subsidies, racial set-asides, and welfare programs, plays far too large a role in determining who succeeds and who fails in our society. This government “benevolence” crowds out genuine goodwill between men by institutionalizing group thinking, thus making each group suspicious that others are receiving more of the government loot. This leads to resentment and hostility between us. The political left argues that stringent federal laws are needed to combat racism, even as they advocate incredibly divisive collectivist policies. Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms or groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called “diversity” actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist. The true antidote to racism is liberty. Liberty means having a limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights rather than group claims. Liberty means free-market capitalism, which rewards individual achievement and competence, not skin color, gender, or ethnicity.”

Anybody who claims that Ron Paul made the comments in question is deliberately mis-stating what occurred to make political points. It is a measure of (his opponents) desperation that they are dredging this up again. Anybody who reads all that he has written – and there’s lots of it, could see that right away. Best to you.--Duchamps_comb 00:48, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

CAN U TELL ME WHY U REMOVE THE PICTURE AGAIN AND AGAIN??? there is also a txt under the winner map whitch needs an enter...so that u can see who is first... why dont u act honest people should know the truth...! pls tell me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackbirdkd (talk • contribs) 19:05, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Can u please explain why at the end of the page @ total wins RP is leading???

HERE TAKE A LOOK! the same page! Paul leads everywere? pls explain that

Standing and votes

[edit] Head-to-head Records of wins, losses, and ties grouped by the Condorcet method.[9]

1. Paul beats Giuliani 46-27, Huckabee 47-21-5, Hunter 45-13-3, Keyes 6-0, McCain 46-21-4, Romney 37-36-1, Thompson 38-30-1 (7 wins)

2. Thompson beats Giuliani 51-27-3, Huckabee 55-21, Hunter 51-13-1, Keyes 5-1, McCain 62-18, Romney 46-33-2 (6 wins)

3. Romney beats Giuliani 53-37-4, Huckabee 65-17-6, Hunter 61-7-3, Keyes 6-1, McCain 74-16-2 (5 wins)

4. Giuliani beats Huckabee 61-23-2, Hunter 53-15-2, Keyes 6-1, McCain 68-21-2 (4 wins)

5. Huckabee beats Hunter 51-17-1, Keyes 5-1-1, McCain 46-36-3 (3 wins)

6. McCain beats Hunter 38-26-5, Keyes 4-2-1 (2 wins)

7. Hunter beats Keyes 4-1 (1 win)

8. Keyes beats none (0 wins)

[edit] Total wins Total number of first-place finishes.

1. Paul (34)

2. Thompson (24)

3. Romney (23)

4. Giuliani, McCain (6)

6. Huckabee (4)

7. Hunter (2)

8. Keyes (0)

[edit] NASCAR ratings 100 for win, 98 for place, 96 for show, etc., 0 if absent. This rating gives a high weight to total poll presences.[12]

Among 5 polls with no absences: Paul 498, Huckabee 474, Thompson 472, Giuliani 460, Romney 456, Hunter 446, Keyes 432 (tie), McCain 432 (tie).

Among 56 polls with up to 1 absent: Romney 5356, Thompson 5348, Paul 5308, Giuliani 5274, Huckabee 5178, McCain 5006, Hunter 4982, Keyes 432.

Among 77 polls with up to 2 absent: Romney 7394, Giuliani 7190, Thompson 7066, Huckabee 6990, McCain 6880, Paul 6618, Hunter 5980, Keyes 602.

[edit] Recent votes Votes (total 17167) taken after the Ames Straw Poll of 2007-08-11, in all cases where vote counts are reported. This compares recent with overall performance, and avoids giving undue weight to the results of the single largest poll.[13]

1. Paul 4184 (24.37%)

2. Romney 3592 (20.92%)

3. Huckabee 2929 (17.06%)

4. Thompson 2542 (14.81%)

5. Giuliani 1987 (11.57%)

6. Hunter 1025 (5.97%)

7. McCain 868 (5.06%)

8. Keyes 40 (0.23%) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackbirdkd (talk • contribs) 19:18, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my page. --Nlu (talk) 22:04, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Suggestion...

(Take it or leave it, it's just a thought) --- you have a really strong case with Parental Consent Act; it might be a good idea to let that one play out to "delete" before nominating the rest of the RP lawcruft, so you can cite the result as precedent instead of refighting the same arguments. --- tqbf 18:20, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks and Happy New Year

Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.

		Military history service award
		For tagging and assessing 250 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

		Military history service award
		For tagging and assessing 500 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

		Military history service award
		For tagging and assessing 1000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.

Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be good to have your feedback/comments on the drive at the Tag & Assess workshop

Thanks again for your help, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 10:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Prisonplanet.com

Hello, Burzmali. I don't largely object to this edit...[4]...that you made to the Bianca Montgomery article, but would you mind explaining why you see that addition as non-notable? Flyer22 (talk) 21:26, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The article referenced is basically just a screed against homosexuality in the media, that mentions Bianca Montgomery as an example. I didn't think that the screed or the writer was notable in reference to the article's subject. Burzmali (talk) 22:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I got you. Yeah, I feel that that article is better without that as well. Thanks for the improvement. Flyer22 (talk) 13:11, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carol Paul

Apparently Twinkle didn't finish this AfD for you, so I finished it. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 00:12, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Carol Paul AfD

Not sure whether you were aware or not, but the nomination wasn't complete. Another user completed the process, but you might want to supply a rationale. --Newsroom hierarchies (talk) 00:12, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

removing citations

Hello - please be aware that when a citation includes a "ref name" such as this one, it may be an anchor citation meaning that rather than removing the anchor you need to move it to another place in the article that is using it as an anchor. When you removed it, the result was an error message on the page to alert you to the problem. I fixed this one, but please be careful of this. Thanks Tvoz |talk 04:06, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

No problem - sorry for sounding officious! Tvoz |talk 05:14, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

New! BCAD drive from Milhist

Can I invite you to particpate in our new assessment drive? It's strictly for experienced wiki-gnomes and has a degree of friendly competition built-in. It involves re-evaluating around 3500 Milhist B-Class articles to ensure they match our new criteria. As ever, we're offering a range of awards as our way of expressing our thanks. The drive doesn't start until 18:00 (UTC) on March 10 but you can sign up in advance here. It would be great if you can spare the time, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 05:33, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

One Stripe (200 articles) Two Stripes (400 articles) Three Stripes (600 articles) Chevrons (1000 articles) Golden Wiki First place

Your post at ANI...

...has been marked resolved. Dustihowe and I have come to agreement as to how to move forward at this point. You are welcome to contribute to the discussion at my talkpage if you feel that the solution is not sufficient or needs any clarification. Thanks for your continued civility. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I have no issues with the resolution to this matter. I've read the discussion on your talk page and all that matters to me is that disruptions to AfD are minimized. Have a good day and best of luck to you and Dustihowe. Burzmali (talk) 20:31, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Legislation sponsored by Ron Paul

An article that you have been involved in editing, Legislation sponsored by Ron Paul, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legislation sponsored by Ron Paul. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?

News! Tag & Assess 2008 is coming ...

Milhist's new drive – Tag & Assess 2008 – goes live on April 25 and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, here. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 11:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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ANI/Buspar

FYI --Newsroom hierarchies (talk) 18:41, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

DFTT Burzmali (talk) 18:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

OK. --Newsroom hierarchies (talk) 19:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

there has been an incident

[5]--xgmx (T | C | D | R | DR)

Thank you

Thank you very much indeed for your help with and commitment to Tag & Assess 2008. May I please trouble you to comment at the post-drive workshop? Your feedback will help us to improve the next drive. Thanks in advance, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 10:12, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Suggestions for disambiguation

Greetings. You've previously helped out at Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation, so I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know we have a brand new batch of 3,835 names to be checked! These include sports figures, federal judges, serial killers, librarians, and other assorted sundry folks. This batch also should be a little easier to update, with corrected templates and a handy search function. Enjoy! – Quadell ^(talk) 03:36, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Rand Paul

Rand Paul has been overhauled. This may affect your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rand Paul. This message is being copied to 8 people. JJB 07:45, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Ron Paul and his one withdrawl symptom

RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Paul&diff=286572130&oldid=286568748

Hello,

I was only trying to include all the statistics tracked in the Congressional Record & the Library of Congress. The folks at THOMAS even set this figure as a searchable parameter (note: that I used the parameter search and not a direct link that returns only one hit, in this case one piece of legislation). If that doesn't qualify the figure as relevant to legislative history and context then I don't know what does and what doesn't. Besides, it's not like Dr. Paul was drunk on withdrawing support - he's way better than the average for the time he's been in office in my opinion.

68.237.233.52 (talk) 08:43, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm not really contesting the specific information, just the presentation. Saying that he has "only withdrawn" is a qualitative statement which should really be supported by a secondary source. Could you just add the information to the table, adding (1 withdrawn) in the appropriate session? Burzmali (talk) 12:13, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

ohhhhh... was that all??? I didn't even realize what the line projected. Moved into table. 68.237.233.52 (talk) 15:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Article in Quality Progress

FYI, I just wanted to let you know that I have an article coming out in next month's Quality Progress (American Society for Quality (ASQ)'s monthly magazine) in the "Quality in the First Person" section that mentions quality not just being a 9 to 5 job, but a way of life. It also includes Wikipedia and the GA I had to go through with the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Chris (talk) 18:55, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

DRV

You may want to comment about straw polls. Sorry to give you this notification while you're not actively editing, but User:William S. Saturn initiated it and you must admit the timing is really nothing more than an even playing field. JJB 01:07, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

I am in July 2009 Quality Progress

FYI. If you are an ASQ member, I am in the July 2009 Quality Progress on page 50. Chris (talk) 22:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Straw Poll

Hi, you were involved in the discussion at Talk:Ron Paul. A straw poll is currently being conducted to discern concensus.Chhe (talk) 13:40, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Burzmali. I've put forward another proposal in an attempt to resolve the content dispute at Ron Paul. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks! Nick Graves (talk) 16:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Burzmali, I am Trying to add a picture of Fidel Castro jumping off a T-34 Soviet tank during the "Bay of Pigs" Invasion to the article of the aforementioned Tank I is public domain. So my question is how do I do so without breaking the Wikipedia protocol? and about the article on "trompeta china" at the time i did not really fully understand Wikipedia and i got carried away... Although I'm right about the fact that is called Corneta instead of trompeta I should not get pissed off about it and embrace the fact htat there is an article on it... anyway let me know how to do this... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ancizar73 (talk • contribs) 08:01, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Burzmali, I am Trying to add a picture of Fidel Castro jumping off a T-34 Soviet tank during the "Bay of Pigs" Invasion to the article of the aforementioned Tank I is public domain. So my question is how do I do so without breaking the Wikipedia protocol? and about the article on "trompeta china" at the time i did not really fully understand Wikipedia and i got carried away... Although I'm right about the fact that is called Corneta instead of trompeta I should not get pissed off about it and embrace the fact that there is an article on it, I just wated it to be more accurate... anyway could you please let me know how to do this?... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ancizar73 (talk • contribs) 08:05, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

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You're invited! New England Wikimedia General Meeting

	New England Wikimedia General Meeting
	The New England Wikimedia General Meeting will be a large-scale meetup of all Wikimedians (and friends) from the New England area in order to discuss regional coordination and possible formalization of our community (i.e., a chapter). Come hang out with other Wikimedians, learn more about ongoing activities, and help plan for the future! Potential topics: What is a Wikimedia chapter and should we work towards one? Planning of regular Boston meetups (any other New England cities?) Planning for upcoming coordinated events (Wikipedia Love Libraries, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiknic, etc.) Outreach to universities (WikiProject Academical Village) and cultural institutions (GLAM) Wikimania DC is this summer. Your ideas!
	Sunday, April 22 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Conference Room C06, Johnson Building, Boston Public Library—Central Library 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116
Please sign up here: Wikipedia:Meetup/New England!

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Boston Wiknic

	Great American Wiknic - Boston
	The Second Annual Great American Wiknic will be an opportunity for Wikipedians across the Greater Boston area to meet for an afternoon of Food, Fun, and Fellowship. Come hang out with other Wikimedians, learn more about upcoming activities, and just enjoy a day at the park!
	Saturday, June 23 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Boston Common	Food Fun Fellowship
Please sign up here: Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wiknic/2012!

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You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard

U.S. Ada Lovelace Day 2012 edit-a-thon, Harvard University - You are invited!

Now in its fourth year, Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related fields. Participants from around New England are invited to gather together at Harvard Law School to edit and create Wikipedia entries on women who have made significant contributions to the STEM fields. Register to attend or sign up to participate remotely - visit this page to do either. 00:10, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting

You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 10:18, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18

NE Meetup #4: January 18 at MIT Building 5

Dear Fellow Wikimedian, You have been invited to the New England Wikimedians 2014 kick-off party and Wikipedia Day Celebration at Building Five on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, January 18th, from 3-5 PM. Afterwards, we will be holding an informal dinner at a local restaurant. If you are curious to join us, please do so, as we are always looking for people to come and give their opinion! Finally, be sure to RSVP here if you're interested. I hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk)

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You're invited: Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March

Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March - You are invited!

New England Wikimedians is excited to announce a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons that will be taking place at colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts as part of Wikiwomen's History Month from March 1 - March 31. We encourage you to join in an edit-a-thon near you, or to participate remotely if you are unable to attend in person (for the full list of articles, click here). Events are currently planned for the cities/towns of Boston, Northampton, South Hadley, and Cambridge. Further information on dates and locations can be found on our user group page. Questions? Contact Girona7 (talk)

You're invited!

NE Meetup #5: April 19th at Clover Food Lab in Kendall Square

Dear Fellow Wikimedian, New England Wikimedians would like to invite you to the April 2014 meeting, which will be a small-scale meetup of all interested Wikimedians from the New England area. We will socialize, review regional events from the beginning of the year, look ahead to regional events of 2014, and discuss other things of interest to the group. Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested. Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider signing up for our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. We hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk) and Maia Weinstock (talk)

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Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England

As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a worldwide series of tributes, New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows: May 21st at Northeastern University's Snell Library, in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the second floor May 22nd at Brown University's Rockefeller Library, in the Digital Scholarship Lab June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time. If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

This Friday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA on October 16! (drop-in any time, 6-9pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:29, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Sunday July 16: New England Wiknic @ Cambridge, MA

Sunday July 16, 1-5pm: New England Wiknic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" at John F. Kennedy Park, near Harvard Square, Cambridge, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 16 New England Wiknic (also on Facebook) 1–5pm - come by any time! Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia banner! We hope to see you there! --Phoebe (talk) 16:33, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

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