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The first genuinely perpetual calendar of gregorian dats

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Greetings from saxony --LenderCarl (talk) 11:49, 12 June 2011 (UTC) If you see the first perpetual calendar Julian and Gregorian in German? (www.ewige-kalender.de) I like to share them via e-mail (please see "LenderKarl") the working basis for the translation into English. Good evening --LenderKarl (talk) 14:34, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Fiji-NZ map

Hi. Re your changing of the map in the article Fiji – New Zealand relations... I understand the rationale, but I think the old map was clearer. New Zealand's claim to a portion of Antarctica is not specifically relevent to this article, and including it on the map has the unfortunate effect of making Fiji almost invisible on that same map. The important information that the map should convey is the location of the two countries' mainlands in relation to each other, in a manner that's as visually clear as possible. Aridd (talk) 08:15, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

The new map looks fine. Nice work. Aridd (talk) 06:03, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011

You are suspected of sockpuppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Phoenix500. Thank you. Wee Curry Monster talk 11:45, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

I invite others to aid me in the creationof the following 5 articals

I appear to be lacking information on these particular articals and invite anyone who has the knowledge to contribute to please do so, Thank You Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 18:15, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Four of my planned articals have now been cancelled peremanently – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 18:35, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject Arizona

It was recently suggested that WikiProject Arizona, to which you are a member, may be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. After reviewing the project it appears that there haven't been much active discussion on the talk page in some time and the only content updates appear to be simple maintenance so being supported by a larger project might be beneficial. I have begun a discussion on the projects talk page to see how the members of the project feel about this suggestion. Another user has added the project to the WPUS template and I added it to the list of supported projects in the WPUS main project page but before I take any further action I wanted to contact each of the active members for their input. --Kumioko (talk) 22:50, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Redirect created by page move

Hello. I have tagged the redirect Editing Template:DecadesAndYears22 for speedy deletion under CSD R3. I assume that you did not intend to create it. Please let me know if I am mistaken. James500 (talk) 03:59, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank You, it was not intentional, I hadn't noticed the word editing had been in there, i realy need to remember to double check things, thank you – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 04:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Sourcing

Hi Phoenix. I've been looking through your series of articles on relations between the Republic of Texas and various other nations. I'm really concerned with the way the information was put together. At a glance, it looks like these are well-sourced, but a closer inspection reveals otherwise.

I see a lot of synthesis - for example, that Texas is a huge cotton exporter, and Austrian textiles used cotton, therefore Texas provided cotton to Austria for the textile industry. Also, that because Spain was Catholic and Texas was not (cited to Texas Baptists?!?!), that's why there weren't relations. While this may seem to be a logical conclusion, unless a source has specifically drawn that link, per policy we as editors can't draw it.
Also, even where there is no synthesis, the sources do not appear to support the information. In the information on Argentina, the reference is to an organization in Austin, and nothing on the website ever says that there was an Austrian consulate in the Republic of Texas.
The sources used are also not up to par. The reliable sources guideline pretty much excludes information from self-published sources (including websites). We should be using journal articles, scholarly works, etc., for history articles, not random websites.

I'm going to do my best to clean up this information. Did you get the list from somewhere else that isn't listed as a reference? Where did the information actually come from? Karanacs (talk) 21:35, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

On further look, it appears you are sourcing the consulate information to the modern-day consulates that exist in the state of Texas. These had nothing to do with what happened in the Republic of Texas 170 years previously. I found a list at the Handbook of Texas of the known Texas consulates, and it does not match what you had written at all. I have yet to find any part of this topic where the sources are relevant. I'd appreciate more information from you on your thought process here. Karanacs (talk) 21:53, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

The September 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

--Kumioko (talk) 03:22, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Time zone map

Hi Phoenix. I like your map of time zones very much, but could you give some directions where you got all the info from? I intend to improve the {{Current hour in time zone}} template. :)

Thank you. Styath (talk) 20:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Well, most of my information began from research on what places use dst, and what places don't, I found this map[1] very helpful for that part, Then I researched on standard times world wide[2], however this map was only so helpful, it had all of russia listed entirely wrong, as they are on daylight savings time year round, thus listed as not changing times on the map of who uses dst or not. So I realized to make a good draft for my map, I had to research country by country, and find its various time zones, using help from several websites[3][4][5], once I tackled the big countries, it got easier, all of africa except nambia and morocco used standard time and that is were map two was extreemly helpful. I had made many mistakes, and had to redo the map three times, before having an almost perfect map, published, and made only subtle changes from then on. I'm not sure if I have answered the big question, I am going to re-research, and try to track down more of the the sources I used, just give me some time. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 23:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

I would have to say the most helpful websites I used where http://www.worldtimezone.com/, http://www.timetemperature.com/, and this website we are on now.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 23:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate it very much. :) Styath (talk) 17:32, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Your Welcome, I am looking forward to seeing the finished product of your {{Current hour in time zone}} template– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 17:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

It's hard to find (reliable) sources on what date and time DST starts and ends in the different regions. I'd like to invite you and anyone else to improve {{Daylight saving in time zone}} (which is used by {{Current hour in time zone}}), if you happen to know formulas to calculate those dates for other regions. All help is welcome! Styath (talk) 17:43, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Give Me a few minutes, I think I know a website that mentions each countries dst end and start times. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 17:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Here is one [6], but it only shows our current year, this one [7] is much more specific, I will continue to look for more.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 17:52, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again! Styath (talk) 17:53, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Your Welcome, here is one more[8], and a piece of advise to remember, when its summer in the northern hemisphere, its winter in the southern, and visa versa, I realy hope this information is reliable.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 17:58, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Nice ones. Yeah exactly, that's what I remembered just now as well. Well I'll just try and use it and ask for other people living in those time zones (the "experts") to check if it's correct when they're using the template. Thanks! Styath (talk) 17:59, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

I like that, feel free to edit my map

if you find anything I didn't.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 18:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi again, I noticed a minor mistake concerning the Aleutian Islands. Your map says "+10 (+09)" but I believe it should be "-10 (-09)" as it has the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone. Styath (talk) 15:32, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank You, I hadn't noticed that, your right, I have the western aleutians on the far right of the map correct, but the eastern aleutions closer to alaska mislabled, good eye, i'm in the proccess of fixing my map anyway, belarus is now on permanent DST, Ukraine might stop it all together. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 17:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

If you find any other mistakes, please let me know :) – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 18:07, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

2190s

Please look at WP:PUS and WP:ELNO; fan sites are not usable references on Wikipedia. --Wtshymanski (talk) 02:22, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

OK, I understand now, I am going to try harder in the future to use the right links, I am very sorry, thank you for being kind enough to just explain and not scold.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 02:36, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

No need to be sorry; everybody was new once; happy editing. The first 30,000 edits are the hardest, then you get used to how things are done around here...--Wtshymanski (talk) 13:13, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Norway & antartica

Norway has a very large territorial claim in antartica despite not having any overseas territories anywhere near Antartica. On what basis was their claim in Antartica granted? Pass a Method talk 20:54, 18 September 2011 (UTC) granted? Pass a Method talk 20:54, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes it does, but what prompted you to tell me this, and why right now, did I do somethign wrong, somewhere? – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 03:29, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

You did not do anything wrong at all. I simply wanted to expand the following article: Territorial claims in Antarctica. It would be useful to know on what basis a country can establish a claim in Antartica. Pass a Method talk 04:59, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank You, sorry.– Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 05:01, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

The Distinguish tag

I have reverted this edit to the article Arthur Rubinstein. The "not to be confused" is only for article titles that are hard to distinguish (e.g. Justin Bieber and Justin Beaver). And please, use the template {{distinguish}} the next time you make edits like this. -- $Bryce Wilson | talk$ 06:19, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

File:Worldwide Time Zones (including DST).png

Hey friend, You made an excellent work with this map, but you have a little mistakes, Cape Verde in front of Mauritania coast border uses UTC-1, all year round, doesn't UTC+0; Acre state in Brazil uses Amazonas Time (UTC-4), Bolivia doesn't use DST (just UTC-4 all year round). Good Work and Good Look, cheers.--Scoelho86 (talk) 09:21, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank You for pointing out the flaws I didn't catch on my map, if you find anymore, please tell me, sometimes I make mistakes without knowing so, Have a Nice Day, or Night, or whatever time it is there :) – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 01:58, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, great map. Do you think you could make a version using the hue4map color system? See a description at commons:Category:UTC hue4maps. TZ master (talk) 01:59, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

On my map there is one major problem, I think there would be too many zones to classify each by a single color, my current map, currently uses many colors, but most are repeated, I never thought to make a pattern though, I may work on a second map. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 02:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Maybe just try to alter your current map, starting with the regions that have no DST and see how far you can get. I made a test at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UTC_offset_map_rygcbm_world_flat6.svg - look at the SVG, the PNG just shows black. Europe that has DST could get color #CCCC00 instead of Africa which has #FFFF00. But that can be adjusted later. It can be improved step by step. TZ master (talk) 02:16, 30 September 2011 (UTC) - Note for the zones: Not every needs a single color, UTC+0, UTC+6, UTC+12 can have the same. The pattern can repeat after 6 hours. TZ master (talk) 02:18, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, That can work, I would like to maybe make a separate map for it, but not at the moment, I am really busy in the real world, today I have off of work, Ive actually been working on an artical on another subject. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 02:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Ah ok, :-). TZ master (talk) 02:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

I think there's one more mistake: see commons:File talk:Worldwide Time Zones (including DST).png.png – b_jonas 16:10, 7 October 2011 (UTC)