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I don't understand the fair use rationale for uploading screenshots. I think I'm getting into trouble because a lot of my images are being dumped because of my inadequate fair use rationales. Can you help? Also, may I create new Categories? "Board games based on television programs" and "Board games based on films"? Thank you! TimmyTruck21:58, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your help with the vandal. He is giving me a hard time because I nominated his article for AfD. Regards, WWGB07:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting my talk page for me. I've been busy reverting vandalism, and that person's been harassing me for some time. TheChronic05:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
THe CES Conspiracy
Hi Kukini. I find "THe CES Conspiracy" to be very offensive. Please take down that page as it has no relevance to the school (Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies) whatsoever and is completely fabricated as a joke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.134.7 (talk) 06:31, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue II (October 2007)
The October 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities 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 for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! —NoeticSage19:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Washington Univ. alumni
Hello. Regarding your recent "requests for verification" on the List of Washington University alumni article: are you asking that it be verified that the marked individuals attended the school, or are you asking for some other form of verification about these individuals? Ropcat01:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
I have been editing the X's episode summary because is messed and I need to see if what I'm doing is good because sometimes it doesn't work. Thanks for the warning I will try to write something about what I'm doing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.79.119.117 (talk) 05:17, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
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Just as well I found you.. I was Recent Change patrolling (steadily becoming a hobby of mine lol) and I spotted an article [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps ]. It had been vandalised, however, someone who I presume intented to undo the vandalism actually reverted it to a previous vandalised state. As you may have been able to see, the article is distraught (perhaps you could fix it? On it's history, the good edit is currently "01:30, 3 November 2007 Iridescent"). Now, another thing you may be able to help with would be to...well, assist me. I want to know how to revert edits not just the one before me. I mean, if you select the page's history and 'undo', how would you change the second-last edit, or multiple edits at once? DlaeHit meh!19:51, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was doing some cleanup in pages related to various castes (groups). The section was irrelevant and was a remnant of an old vandalism by User:Mudaliar related to an arbitration case [1]. Can you please undo the reverts?
In the last month or so, Template:Geolinks-US-cityscale has been modified for some reason to remove all the links. I don't know why, and there are a lot of other geography editors who are unhappy as well; apparently, another "realm" of Wikipedia did this without consulting us. For a long time, there were four external links on the Geolinks template (or the Mapit-US-cityscale, which redirects to it); not too long ago it was reduced to two, and then they were cut out altogether. I'm hoping that something can be decided that can be put back as an EL for the Mapit; as someone else said, it makes it look like the EL sections for many thousands of articles were vandalised. That's why, by the way, it looks as if there have never been ELs; you'd have to view it with a previous version of the Mapit to understand. Go read Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Geolinks-coord_Issues for more information; it's both enlightening and depressing. Nyttend12:50, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Latin Kings
If you are going to discuss the Latin Kings then get the facts . I am a 4 generation Latin Kings and do not appreciate bias or lies of NY and Chicago Kings. We do not have a rivalry and New York Latin Kings have always acknowledged Chicago as Motherland.
i suggest you block that last ip address even to read it because ive read about that shool and they do bad things iv seen there stuff i know a kid josh who is always editing he says and he is mad that the school gets block from editing i suggest you block to read stuff from wikipedia for about a week —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ripper man5 (talk • contribs) 15:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome
Thanks for the welcome - I appreciate it - but I've been editing for a few years, reading for a lot longer ;) --lk17:37, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
You recently made a comment to them about their edit summaries. If you wouldn't mind looking at my talk page, there is an ongoing discussion about this user and the administrator helping has been unable to continue due to personal time constraints. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. In short, we believe this user to be a sockpuppet of a banned user. IrishLass012818:49, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
Dearest Kukni,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 137 supports, 22 opposes, and 5 neutrals. Your support is very much appreciated and I look forward to proving you right. I would like to give special thanks to The_undertow and Phoenix-wiki for their co-nominations. Thank you again and best regards.
Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time — get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project'sLove Boat newsletter from your cruise directorMiss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!
Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes <bright smiles all around>.
Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.
"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.
Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?
Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.
Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).
Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.
Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!
Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).
Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out.
In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Hey, thanks for the intro to Wikipedia on my talk page, however, I don't see myself being too involved with the website apart from making minor edits every now and then to keep things in shape when something looks out of place. Because of this, don't be offended if I removed your intro from my talk page. Once again, thanks, but I would rather keep my talk page free for actual discussions should any problems arise as opposed to meaningless clutter. Americanadian11:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Smallville
sorry about that i was going to move him to former cast.but then i saw that he was under original cast.my mistakeBleek2517:54, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, is there a reason why you keep reverting the redirect on the flammability article? I was trying to redirect the article to the proper term: inflammability. Please clarify why you are reverting? 172.129.15.175 (talk) 22:49, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Actually, only one user on the discussion page felt that the term flammability was proper. For an encyclopedia, I think we should use the grammatically correct term for the title of the article and then clarify in the body of the article the linguistic ambiguity. 172.129.15.175 (talk) 22:53, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
I noticed that you changed my warning from 'permanent' to 'longer', saying that permanent blocks are rare in your edit summary. I understand that even static IP address will change hands eventually, but it seems to me that Wikipedia is far too forgiving of vandalism, which probably constitutes more than half of each day's edits. If it's clear that someone is only vandalising the site, why not just get rid of the problem? – SJL03:48, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
The WikiProject Universities Newsletter: Issue III (November 2007)
The November 2007 issue of the WikiProject Universities 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 for your continued support of WikiProject Universities! NoeticSage19:52, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen!
Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken!
It's Britney, Bitch!
Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think".
Game show for nerds
Wallowing in cash from the latest beg-a-thon, the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do.
Jón Þór Birgisson
I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me".
TranSanta
Everybody loves a sequel
Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win??
Not quite the second coming, but special just the same
Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!"
Battle of the Wikipedia Stars!
Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts.
Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!).
Santa's on his gay way!
Santa needs elves
Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future.
Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D
Urgent Christmas appeal Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line.
Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East.
Ambrosia
Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia!
Christmas came early
Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct!
You!
Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa!Delirious Dong Zhi!Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life!
May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008.
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hi,
I don't mean to spam. Can you please tell me what you consider an inappropriate link.
I was linking to content--scholarly bibliographies that I thought were worthwhile.
If I shouldn't just tell me.sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teeveegal (talk • contribs) 18:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
I've notice this too. Teeveegal, Your contributions to wikipedia consist entirely of adding external links to carmun.com and is considered WP:Spam. Looking through your contributions as a whole, all are carmun.com related only. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a link farm. You're here to improve Wikipedia -- not just to funnel readers off Wikipedia and onto carmun.com, right? Hu1218:27, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
thank you, however, i just don't have enough time to read all that stuff.
I guess wikipedia will just have to go on without an article on the Ghosts of Screetown if I have to read all of that first....:{
Lollipop-3 (talk) 07:05, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
UD Alcohol
It's not vandalism per your suggestion. I dispute the addition of "alcohol abuse" as a section to the University of Delaware article. The editor only cites how many alcohol-related arrests there were on the UD campus without providing evidence that UD's numbers of underage alcohol consumption are so significantly out of proportion that it deserves mention in wikipedia. Only schools deemed "party schools" by either Playboy and/or the Princeton Review have such sections. Lacking any evidence to support why UD is a unique situation, I moved the section for deletion.--128.175.224.210 (talk) 07:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
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X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Nice work on that ip vandal. By the time I'd realised they were still at their games, you had them blocked, and my userpage cleaned up as well. Cheers. -- Longhair\talk15:48, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
It appears the editor's signature directly above my post is causing this green text to appear. I can't seem to locate anything on your talk page causing the eyesore, so I suspect some fiddling has occured within their preferences. Ugly indeed :) -- Longhair\talk15:50, 18 December 2007 (UTC)