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on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Derktar 22:32, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
Thank you.
Hope you enjoy editing here because it becomes both fun and addicting. If you need anymore help don't hesitate to ask. Also I have some links to pages I use a lot on my user page. Derktar 01:06, September 10, 2005 (UTC).
*waves* --Niteice 20:09, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
I added links in your user page. --G VOLTT 20:48, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
When you add a new topic to a talk page please add it to the bottom so everything stays in chronological order. That makes archiving talk pages much easier. Thanks! Jtrost 21:15, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello,
Thank you for your stub submission. You may wish to note that it is preferable to use a stub template from Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types instead of using simply ((stub)), if you can.
Thanks!
Anguis 01:13, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Hey. I just wanted to say hey, and I like your user page. And I noticed you just watched the most recent episode of 24 so that also intrigued me...hah. wanna help me work on the pages when they need it?
You can read more here or here. I am not the best person to ask about technical image copyright issues. I am sorry. You may want to as here for help. Again, sorry. --LV (Dark Mark) 20:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
Well, its better than nothing. When he comes back, I'm sure he'll get back on his soapbox...then he'll be ours!
Bwah ha...ha ha.
It's a very confusing ara, and one I don't 100% understand myself. Put simply, though, any images used on Wikipedia have to be free-use images. So any that are out of copyright and any where the creator of them says it's ok can be used. The second part of that means that if you take a photo or draw an image yourself, then okay it by using a template like ((gfdl)), then it's fine to use it on wikipedia. Images scanned from books, magazines and websites are usually copyrighted, so they can't be used except in special cicumstances. Wikipedia:Image use policy has all the details, though, so I hope that will be some help! Grutness...wha? 00:55, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
WP:Babel is where it's from, but it looks like you have tons of them already.--Zxcvbnm 00:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
About the image cleanup tag you put on House, what is it exactly that you think should be cleaned up about the picture? I was surprised such a template existed! --Someones life 03:26, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
In order to protect the article Adult Swim, you have to request it. Adding the tag does nothing. Try it out! Nomanee 19:45, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Hi Dposse, I love the first paragraph on your user page. I feel the exact same way, 100%. CuteGargoyle 20:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your enthusiasm and your help with the article. I have a few small suggestions on internal links. For one, only wikilink to articles one time in any given article. Usually, you want it to be the first time a subject is mentioned. Secondly, make sure your link goes to the right place (i.e., not a disambiguation page or a page that is not the subject referred to (this happens all the time with people's names.)) For example, you linked 7th Street, which takes you to a disambig page listing two 7th streets, neither of which is in Los Angeles. Furthermore, "7th street" probably wouldn't have been the most informative link, unless it was to an article on the LA street and gave a detailed account of its historical imprtance in the LA produce market, or something to that effect, in which case I would still not link it that way, but rather something like "The [[7th Street Produce Market]], located on [[7th Street (Los Angeles)|7th Street]] in Los Angeles..." to allow a link to the market itself (the item the sentence is actually referring to). But again, I wouldn't link the market unless there was already an article or unless I was definitely sure that there should be one.
On the subject of the boycott article, I am thinking of restructuring the external links and inline citations. It seems pointless to have both, and in such an unorganized fashion as they are. I was thinking of using in-line ref notes to refer to a notes section, and then listing the News articles and press releases under an new "Sources" section, and leaving only Pro/Con type links (like the page that lists local events under the External links section. What d you think? I'm hoping they'll put it on the front page on Monday, so I want it to be good, and I can use all the help I can get.--Rockero 21:04, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
On talkpages, it is easier to keep conversations straight if you indent before your response. You can do so by typing a ":" just before your comment. Secondly, it is generally considered a "no-no" to remove peoples' comments from talkpages. Even if they are making impolite comments, unless they are unnecessarily inflammatory, it is important to let people express themselves. Thirdly, be very careful not to engage in personal attacks. Some of the comments you have made could be interpreted as such. And remember, it is always important to assume good faith. Thanks for adding the picture, by the way. I couldn't have done much better, although I may try.--Rockero 06:43, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
It was absolutely amazing. I'll send you the link to my blog when I write it. 8)--Rockero 04:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Sorry for delayed response, had to take my chill pill. What speculation? Fact, when he was asked about resigning he said no (which was in the source that your also deleted). Fact, Pat Morgan, Chairwoman for the RI Republican Party has suggested that he "resign or take a medical leave of absence". Both of these facts were properly cited from the Woonsocket Call, a newspaper in Kennedy's district. Both fact are relevant to this article. Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 16:13, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
I am curious to know why a such a valid point raised in the Criticism section was completely deleted with know move to gain community consensus. It did not express a point of view, it merely made an interesting comparison of the amount of anime shown and the amount of comedy shown. I feel that the deletion of this section was unessicary, but I have no desire to start an edit war over the issue. Could you provide a valid reason for removing this section, and perhaps suggest an area where that information could be put to better use? TomStar81 19:56, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Young man, you often seem sincere in what you are trying to do, and I was 18 once, but I don't understand why you are trying to cause such problems and interpersonal friction. It is one thing to post your point of view, but personal attacks have no place here. You delete the links to my website (www.keitholbermann.org) with some regularity, which I revert when I notice it, but then as your "alter ego" (at your school computer 205.188.117.9) you post unsigned, insulting comments, and actually deface articles. You have had at least one level 3 warning for that. Why don't you just lay off deleting my site, keitholbermann.org for a while, and stop trying to pick a fight with me in the talk sections? It is not worth your time or my time. Thanks.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.96.0.124 (talk • contribs)
It is important to keep a cool head, especially when responding to comments against you or your edits. Personal attacks and disruptive comments only escalate a situation; please keep calm and remember that action can be taken against other parties if necessary. Attacking another user back can only satisfy trolls or anger contributors and leads to general bad feeling. Please try to remain civil with your comments. Thanks! Will (E@) T 17:24, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
If that is in fact true please cite a source where the writers emphasize the importance of the pronunciation of her name. Jtrost (T | C | #) 01:38, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Dposse, Having all the message boards listed is a hard-won compromise which has been hashed out on the talk page over the last couple days. If you have some really rock-solid reason for deleting those two QT links, can you please tell us on the talk page, so we can at least try to hold the peace a little longer? Thanks. CuteGargoyle 03:15, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I met a wikipedian named "Dposse" in Japanese Wikipedia. She/he is good at feminism and manga. Is she/he you?
Thanks. 古鳥羽護(Kotoba Mamoru 19:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC))
Thanks for your reply. I think you are true Dposse. Your handle sounds cool but I think Japanese people does not know what it means. So, Japanese people won't use this name as handle. That is the reason why I think you are the original one.
So, would you please teach me what your handle means?
By the way, I think Metallica's Black album is best. My favorite song is Enter Sandman. :-)
Thanks. 古鳥羽護 Kotoba Mamoru 16:18, 30 May 2006 (UTC) ("Kotoba Mamoru" means "Word Guardian")
Thanks for your reply. Japanese Dposse promised me to change her/his name. :-) I'm going to translate my page next time.
Thanks. 古鳥羽護 Kotoba Mamoru 12:48, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I thought about nominating it for AfD, but I thought this might cause uproar, so I took it back. I mean, I really think it should be merged, because it could be considered insignificant, and possibly original research. What do you think about condensing and merging?Adambiswanger1 02:50, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
You said: "I'm a little puzzled by your complaint about that picture. The picture has been on wikipedia since March, and no one has had a problem with it until now. The picture qualifies as fair use because it "illustrates the DVD in question". Isn't that enough? If you check out the House article, there is a section describing the dvd for the first season. The picture is there to show the dvd cover that is talked about in the section. I bet dvd covers are used in other articles about tv shows or movies, so i really don't understand the problem. If it isn't enough that it "illustrates the DVD in question", what can i say to make it so the picture qualifies and is able to be used on wikipedia?"
How exactly is me adding the Internet Movie Database page on Extreme Championship Wrestling (complete with viewer commentatory/opinions in the message boards at the bottom of the page) exactly redundant!? TMC1982 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Okay, they just voted 16-1 for me to not be an admin. I'll get something going about the Island. We should, as you said, keep a close watch on it. If things start to get out of hand (give it some time), we should list it for deletion. Good day.- JustPhil 22:15, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Could you explain your rationale for this edit? I found that comment and link to be very informative last year, and was surprised when I visited the article today and it was gone. I'm replacing it, but if there's a good reason it shouldn't be there, let me know. Jdavidb (talk • contribs) 13:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out that I added a second reference section to the Keith Olbermann section. Whenever I add a new cite I like to check that I input it correctly and everything works properly.;) Just forgot to remove it this time. Just as an FYI on how footnotes work: Wikipedia:Citing sources/example style WP:Footnotes Help:Footnotes --Bobblehead 16:18, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm not intending this to be a final vote, just a straw vote, see where people stand. In a "discussion", it's not easy to see what the views of the general populace are. I just want to see where most people with an interest in it, including those that may just be lurking the argument, are standing. Besides, seems the argument has stagnated, with people polarized on their own views. --Reverend Loki 16:45, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Please see WP:NPA and WP:Assume good faith, regarding your most recent edit to Talk:Lost Experience. Thanks, PKtm 19:38, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I want to get on YIM, but I'm on my parents' computer, and am unable to get on the internet on my computer at the moment. If you can give me a link that allows me to use an online version of YIM, that would be fine. Because I can't find it on http://messenger.yahoo.com. --G VOLTT 19:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey! Im not too sure about this. On the one hand side one is undoubtedly a concept but then so fountain of lamneth, but thats on side two of caress, and i've never considered caress a concept album. How bout you? Does the side the concept appears on make it a concept album or not? Tales from Topographic Oceans or Frances the Mute are out and out concept albums, is 2112? concept siute sounds a bit naff but its probably more accurate IMHO. --KaptKos 21:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
To answer your question about the year of release, 2112 came out in 1976. The Canadian LP (the cover of which a friend of mine was gracious enough to show me; in fact, all the Canadian LPs he had were far more lavish than the lyricless, simple carboard sleeves Mercury released in the US) was an elaborate affair that included all of the lyrics (something that even the "remastered CD" doesn't do in the US). It fleshes out the story that Side A tells in song.
Taken by themelsves, the Side Longs, as I call "Fountain", "2112" and "Hemispheres" are best described as song cycles. They tell a connected, coherent story. In this they produce something the Beatles didn't with "Sgt Peppers" (i.e. thematic relationships between the songs, rather than a scaffolding upon which to hang very different songs) and something way, way beyond Yes' mindless dope-babble--though admittedly, it's dope-babble set to beautifully intricate music.
2112's not a very complicated story. In fact, it's wholly derivative of George Orwell's 1984 and Ayn Rand's novella Anthem, except that, in the latter, the good guys win (I think, ;o), it's been 20+ years since I read it).
Guy grows up in theologically totalitarian society (think Iran with HAL 9000s everywhere). Guy finds electric guitar in a cave (!). Guy thinks it will make him darling of priest-rulers. Priest-ruler gets irked, smashes guitar, dismisses guy. Guy warbles his misery (most masterfully done by the Boys) and then offs himself. Just after he does that, Good Guys who escaped Evil Priests return to Earth and overthrow said evil priest-rulers (set to Alex's incendiary solo). That's it in four sentences. By contrast, "The Fountain of Lamneth" is more philosophical and the songs more experimental (especially the rollicking drinking tune "Bacchus Plateau" with some esp. melodic little bass runs by Geddy).
Hemisphere's is one of, if not the, most daring "song cycles" ever created by a rock band. It does nothing less than pose, in the form of epic poetry, the Dionysian/Apollonian struggle within the spirit of man. The struggle from which Nietzsche, among others, derived the foundation of Western philosophy and culture. It is also a diagnosis of the two poles between which our civilization has veered for the last 2500 years; simply put, between science and rationalism (Apollonian) and faith and irrationality (Dionysian). Neil is said to have been influenced by a book whose name I forget, but anyone with any familiarity with Nietzsche's work will instantly recognize his deep influence on this rock album. From being plagirized by Freud (it was he, not the Austrian, who invented modern psychology), misused by Wilhelmine Germany (nearly every German soldier carried two books in his backpack in 1914, the Bible and a copy of Nietzsche's seminal work), to abused and distorted by Nationalism Socialism, to influence a Canadian rock trio is one helluva an achievement for any philosopher.
Unfortunately, Neil Peart was in the throws of admiration of Ayn Rand--the influence can be found in Fly By Night, 2112 and, arguably, A Farewell to Kings. Fortunately, Peart's infaturation with Rand--like my own--didn't last long.*
As to whether it's a "concept" album, if concept album is taken to mean an entire album dominated around a single, or group of, themes, such as the original one, Sgt. Pepper's, then no, 2112 doesn't qualify. The B side songs (my age is showing) have nothing to do with the "2112" story. By the same token, Caress of Steel, and Hemispheres are not concept albums either.
In fact, probably the only concept album Rush has ever done is Power Windows. The 8 songs all deal with the alienations and terrors of modern life. Even "Marathon Man" can arguably said to fit into the same pattern. It shows how one man (successfully) deals with the many and varied pressures of modern "life."
She once wrote an article entitled "The Facsist New Frontier" (!) denouncing John Kennedy's famous call "Ask not what your country and can do for you can do for your country" as totalitarianism. Naturally, this bizarre hallucination couldn't find a publisher.
I'm neither a Lib, a Democrat or a Kennedy-whorshipper, but his call was a noble once and while, on the one hand, it would lead to more than 50,000 deaths in Vietnam, it also led to the Space Program and gave prestige and impetus to the fight against the USSR that culminated in Ronald Reagan's destruction of it.
However, in the interests of fairness, if you want to check out Rand and her "philosophy" check out the "official" website of the "institute" created by her "intellectual" heir, Leonard Peikopf here: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer
If this be more than you wanna know, sorry!
PainMan 16:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey,
Why'd you remove all the links to the trailer and MySpace's for the band members? I understand removing spam, but these are pertinent to the article...
Search4Lancer 17:26, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
You have taken part in the AfD process for List of successful automobiles and voted delete. The decision was unanimous and the article was subsequently deleted. Now a corresponding article, List of automobiles that were commercial failures, is up for deletion for the same reasons. It would be only logicial and just to have them both deleted, so I cordially invite you to take part in the new discussion.
Regards, Bravada, talk - 09:07, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I am writing to inform you, and many others, that an AfD in which you voted delete, List of automobiles that were commercial failures, was already unsucessfully nominated a short time ago, but under a different title. This was not noted in the nomination. Please read the opposing arguments here, and reconsider your vote, because it is important that the opinions of previous voters be considered. Thanks! AdamBiswanger1 23:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
After converting over 150 links to use the ref tags and making minor edits to the page, it was really nice to see a positive comment about the work. Thank you for brightening my day. --MZMcBride 05:45, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Please see this straw poll. --Jabrwocky7 03:55, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Dposse, you might be interested to weigh in on the new summary of arguments section in the Lost discussion page. In particular, the subsection on proposed solutions has an element of the earlier straw poll to it. It's an experiment, but I'm hoping to get enough action in the items that really matter to allow a casual reader to see where everybody stands without too much bloat. Thanks --Loqi T. 20:04, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I am sure that you are proud to know "big words". However, New York Times earlier today said that Thai officials indicated that he would have his visa revoked and be expelled from the country, rather than face extradition proceedings. An extradition can take 6 months or more, and even if unopposed, can take weeks. Any country can expel a foreigner, for reasons that vary from country to country, and typicaly a foreigner is expelled to his country of origin. An extradition is a legal proceeding, sought by one country to another. As the NYT article in question has been edited since this morning and no longer includes the statement, my insertion is now unsourced and I have not re-inserted it, but that does not make your edit any less incorrect. But your use of "big words" has in fact (twice!) inserted an error in the page, and again lessened the value and credibility of Wikipedia, albeit in a small way. -- Semifreddo 00:32, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Please don't feed the trolls. By the way, I'm borrowing your penguin. Ya ya ya ya ya ya 00:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Use edit summaries! Reversions without explanation are annoying. I didn't add it glibly. But you're right--it couldn't have lasted. Cheers, Marskell 22:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
You asked "Huh?" on the Steve Irwin page about (I think) the comment: It should not be posted what some fringe feminist nut said about his death.... - The anon was referring to Germaine Greer who said 'The animal world got its revenge'[1] Regards --Golden Wattle (formerly known as Arktos) talk 20:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Ref your recent edit summary - what is the problem?--Golden Wattle talk 00:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
It states on this topic:
I think it is important to note that Irwin's views on environmentalism were naive. I have done so with reference to the views of others from a reliable source.--Golden Wattle talk 00:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
hello. would you mind discussing your table on the talk page before you add it to the article? I don't think your table is a good idea since you removed too much infomation. Also, the old table looked better and fitted in the article better. For now, i'm reverting until other wikipedians can express their opinions on this. dposse 02:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
Why did you blank most of that article? - Glen 23:06, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that you moved the block I wrote about the Wii name down to the criticisms section. Someone else moved it back. Please do not move it again. While it's possible to put a summary of it in the criticisms section, I think that the reaction to the name belongs under the Name section as opposed to the Criticisms section. The reason for this is that, as events pan out and people get more used to the name, or it becomes a household name (i.e. after release), we can expand that section to include how the reaction changes. --Twile 14:31, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi! I see you're actively editing a section in YouTube, so I'll just pass the suggestion along to you. It's the sentence "This will catapult Google into the leader position the online video revolution." It seems a little unencyclopedic to me to say "catapult" or "revolution". I'd agree that this probably makes Google number one by some measure, but wouldn't it be better to say who says so and what the measure used is? E.g., "John Smith, analyst with Dewey, Chethem & Howe, says..." Thanks, William Pietri 22:31, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
There is no substantial reason why the Eagle's Nest section was cut down except that it was bullet point information that looked like trivia. If that stuff in not OR in any way, please bring it back in form of well-cited prose. Good luck if you attempt that. Lincher 20:14, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
The people opposing a Lostpedia listing are not ignorant of it; they want to keep our readers ignorant of it. There are editors of the Lost article who beleive that only outside links to sites owned by the studio should be permitted, no matter how pathetic they are, or how good the non-astroturf sites are. I'm hoping for a few explicit signatures on the survey, for whatever it's worth. It'll help me out, even if they don't care about you. Incidentally, in the discussion of those proposals, PKtm has characterized you as a non-contributor to Wikipedia, but that's not consistent with my reading of your history.
P.S. If you want to learn OOP, I recommend checking out O'Reiley's "Head First" series. They don't have a C++ title yet, but the ones I've seen on Design Patterns and Java have been really great at getting people up fast and proper. They're written in a way to make tricky concepts stick. Check 'em out. --Loqi T. 18:25, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
As a suggestion, when you disagree, please do not be hostile about it. You could have requested a discussion from the beginning without the hostility, but as you may have noticed, another editor reverted your changes as well, and you accused us of being wrong which comes across as hostile. Using all caps in your edit summaries has a hostile connotation to it. Asking for a discussion and then threatening to have an article locked in the same breath is counter productive. Different opinions are expected, but your approach to the disagreement only fuels hostile emotions. Just some advice. -MattWatt 17:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
No, but I can guess. Peter thinks they have to save "her" and Nathan's not exactly mister positive. Yeah, sure. Try to make it seem encyclopedic. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 03:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I copied your comments to Talk:Terminator_4#from_my_talk_page and responded there, to centralize discussion. I don't see enough yet for a verifiable stub, but I'm willing to be convinced (or rather see consensus can change) if you can find a bit more firm details. Most of what you posted is rumor mill, fan submitted suppositions, and denials of various parties being in the film. Good luck. -- nae'blis 13:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | ||
For hard work and dedication to Wikipedia (especially your work on the Google page), I award you this Original Barnstar. Enjoy! Sharkface217 23:30, 31 October 2006 (UTC) |
From what you posted on my talk page, I am assuming that you own a DVD copy of V for Vendetta. Could you possibly upload images of Etheridge, Valerie, Heyer, and the other characters whose pages I created that do not have images? I upload ones of Etheridge and Heyer by print-screening from YouTube, but they won't appear on the page. If you do this, thank you very very much.
Cheerio.
- JustPhil 21:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
P.S. Don't forget to vote next Tuesday.
[2] Please do not make false statements about me or my actions. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 15:16, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
i dont know how this can be verified, what do you want as proof? theres a trailer around on the net probably made it to youtube. i have seen the film with my own two eyes but it is unreleased so obviously there will be a lack of sources as it was pretty low key from the start
yes but thats my point, it isnt just something ive heard about i know for fact that it is a real thing as i have it. il look for a site on the net that ranb a story on it or something then but i doubt il find onem, like i said very low key.
and the heat shouldnt be there, jack produced their album and they opened for the stripes but they no longer have anything to do with the band. really, if whirlwind heat are there then so should loretta lynn and the hentchmen and the go and blanche.... see what i mean? you cant just include one of these bands jack has been heavily involved in. if it stays past a few days il add in all the other appropriate bands
Is there something wrong with the sections in the Wii article that needs correction? Jecowa 00:43, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
If there are sentence fragments, then fix them. But my changes made the article more accurate, it was full of errors and omissions. I've seen the episode a few times and know what I'm talking about. What do you mean by "wierd stuff"? --Stabbey 00:44, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Some lines of dialogue aren't quite right. Eden doesn't tell Isaac to go be a hero, she tells him to go save the world. Sylar in Peter's dream doesn't say "How can you be a hero", he says "How can you change what's coming". I was taking notes because I did the episode summary for The TV IV. I also think that Mr. Bennet telling Claire that there are other bad men who are also after her power has a place in the article. I would also like it mentioned that D.L. and Niki reconciled, that's a plot point that will likely drive the next part of D.L.'s story arc. How's that? --Stabbey 14:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
I've made minor corrections, and I'm going to work on the first scene again offline to see about fitting the "bad men" in. It'll take too much time if I try and tweak it online. I think it's important to have that in, it fuels Claire's fear in the latter part of the episode.--Stabbey 21:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
I have watched the episodes. The Haitian has only blocked telepathic (or, if you prefer, mental) powers. When the Haitian was around, Matt described the problem as "interference", not silence (as negation would presumbly be). He also can apparently block Eden's power. However, he did not block Nathan's ability to fly, despite the fact that he was attempting to kidnap him. Primogen 22:03, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
You asked about how I explained Eden and Sylar. Well, as I said about, the Haitian can apparently block her powers. I don't know that he can block Sylar's powers. It may have been Eden's Voice power that caused Sylar not to attack her. I don't know what kept Sylar from using his powers in the cell -- some people think the cell itself has neutralizing powers that Sylar eventually figured out how to overcome. Or perhaps the Haitian interferes with Mental Powers (like telepathy, persuasion, telekinesis). But this is all interpretation, and therefore "original research". I think that the only thing that we can gleam from the show without any interpreation is that the Haitian blocks telepathy. Primogen 00:15, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Nice try at attempting to blank sourced info genius.[3]
The source states, "Reviewers have written glowingly about the record, lauding its modern take on blues-punk guitar and a folk-rock sensibility."[4], There are plenty more that can be provided, learn how to read nextime. - Deathrocker 09:22, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi. The instructions are at WP:AFD#How_to_list_pages_for_deletion. Or, you can use the 'Nominate AFD' link on the left hand panel of the article. That will do mostly everything automatically. The JPStalk to me 18:08, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Why do you keep restoring the unnecessary heading (and the poorly written intro), as opposed to the way they have stood for three years? As I said to another editor earlier today:
If you study the page history of the article, you'll see that I'm rolling back to the stable structure of the article, not intituting major undiscussed changes. 172 | Talk 05:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Huh? The edit isn't too large. A lot of text appears in red because headings were moved around. I did not make major changes to the text, other than in the intro. Please take another look, and get rid of those awful new section headings. I don't want to do so myself, as I want to avoid making reversions. 172 | Talk 05:31, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree with you about reverting this edit, but it's actually true that the guards were taunting him as they led him to the gallows. It's just not appropriate in the lead like that. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 18:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Although i completely agree with your statements under the new talk page section "POV review", couldn't a compromise be to add Squeaks statements to Trial of Saddam Hussein#Criticism? dposse 19:50, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi Dposse, you seem to have accidentally de-listed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Misnomer (2 nomination), probably while you were trying to list Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Retro metal. diff Please be careful when there's an edit conflict :) —Quarl (talk) 2007-01-02 06:45Z
Please see the source I cited: it is Associated Press and it tells that it's their translation from Arabic. Unless You can read arabic Yourself and see details, we have to trust to AP. So please check that no one touches AP's translation. Thanks in advance. DenisRS 22:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I got the TIME reference organized, and that inspired me to fix up the other references on the article as well. Thanks for the idea! :) If you want to learn more about the citation format used on the Heroes article, I'd recommend checking out the Citation Templates (a.k.a WP:CITET). So far the templates most common are news, web, press release, and comic book reference (for the graphic novels). Also, information on the references tags used with the cite templates is available at Footnotes (a.k.a WP:FOOT). Hope your day's awesome! - fmmarianicolon | Talk 00:25, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Speedy keep is not appropriate since it does not meet the speedy keep guideline for the following reasons: 1) I want the pages deleted, I have not withdrawn my nomination, 2) This is not vandalism or disruption. 3) I am not banned. 4) The article it not currently linked from the main page. Any votes as such are not appropriate. I request you change your vote to keep on all these AFDs. Thank you. --MECU≈talk 00:01, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Could you explain why you added a cleanup tag to Ted Sprague? Without an accompaanying message on the talk page, such templates may seem inappropriate and/or arbitrarially used. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 18:54, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll thank you to read revision histories before moving something back to where it was prior. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 13:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
May I ask why you removed the definition of "Freem" from the Colbert Report article?
SWozniak 02:22, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Of course it didn't have a source. It was a question I asked him in person and that is the answer he gave me.
SWozniak 01:40, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Hey, what's up Dposse? How was your day? Listen, I'm here to suggest a WikiProject so you can consider it. Check out the League of Copyeditors. I've been reviewing some of your contributions to the Heroes articles, and I've seen that you've been doing some copyediting, and remarkable copyediting at that! And that's what the project is about. Fixing grammar, etc. We would really appreciate your help! And besides, we need experienced copyeditors to help clear the backlog. It's extremely long! We've even started a Participation Drive to help us clear that backlog. You'll receive the Patrticipation Drive notice if you want to join the Project. So just think about it, consider joining us! Again, your help would be most appreciated! Oh, and about my dumb mistakes on Distractions (Heroes), thanks for giving an explanation and understanding. So, let's be WikiFriends! Nn, that one is your choice. ^_^ Cheers! — ♥Tohru Honda13♥ 03:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi there! I came across your edits and noticed that you do a fair amount of copy-editing. I'm a member of the League of Copyeditors, a project dedicated to managing the sizable backlog of articles needing a copy-edit. We're always looking for new members, and you'd make a great addition to the project! We've started a participation drive for the remainder of February. If you're interested, you can help clear the backlog by adopting the following goals each week:
Thanks, and happy editing! But I already mentioned this. :)— ♥Tohru Honda13♥ 00:38, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Why are you calling a song written about Anna Nicole Spam? This was written by a very prominant writer. This is not spam and it is very relevant to her death! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerri1975 (talk • contribs)
Dale did premiere, in that promo. Whether or not we should 'count' that, is probably something for the WP:HEROES groups to sort out. However, it was actual NBC promotional shooting, edited and broadcast as a deliberate part of the Heroes storylines. NOthing in the section was particularly 'wrong', though I edited out a couple of things, like assuming she's a hero, instead of just another powered victim. We'll have to wait to add either 'Sylar killed her and now he's got her powers too', or 'She figured Sylar out by hearing him mutter something and fled.' or whatever actually happens. ThuranX 17:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Hey. Didn't realise someone had protected it, I can't unprotect it as I'm not a sysop, I'll file a RFPP if no one else does soon. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 16:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
Dposse, It is not original research to state that Peter has demonstrated radiation emission - the thing that he fears the most. In the flash of multiple powers he shows at the end of Distrations he comes close to exploding. Also, it is not original research to state which characters Peter has interacted with and that he has not demonstrated the powers of these characters. Twinotter 16:30, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi again, I'd like to point you toward the Help:Reverting#When to revert help page. If you think my edits are vandalism, that might be a good reason to revert. But my edits were not intended to be vandalism. As such, please make appropriate edits but don't just revert my changes wholesale. Feel free to talk to me more about this on my talk page or on the discussion page for Peter Petrelli. Thanks. Twinotter 16:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Please do not remove maintenance notices from articles on Wikipedia, as you did to [[:, as you did to [[:(({1))}]]]]. It may be considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
Please do not remove the ((trim)) maintenance tags for the Heroes episode articles. Plot summaries are not permitted on Wikipedia. You can present main plot elements and their significance to the show, not a scene-by-scene review of an episode. See WP:NOT#IINFO for official policy against plot summaries. --Madchester 18:53, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Actually the issue of the play-by-play nature of the current plot summaries has been address by other editors (Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Heroes#Plot_summaries). I'm not the only one concerned about this issue. The fact is WP:HEROES is superseded by official Wikipedia policy including WP:NOT#IINFO. You can't make exceptions to official policy for a project that you're personally involved in.
Please note that no one editor has ownership of an article. Please don't threaten other users for changing work that you've done. Assume good faith on behalf of other editors who work on these articles, even those not actively involved in WP:HEROES. Thanks. --Madchester 21:04, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Howdy Dposse - I just wanted to clarify one thing regarding the Puzzlehunt page which you recently edited. The phrase "puzzle-cum-game" which I wrote is not, in fact, vandalism, but a perfectly good use of a well-respected conjunction, "cum" (see Merriam-Webster Online). That this word shares its spelling with a particular slang term is no reason to ban it from the language (though I perceive your edit as a good faith attempt to clean up a page, and no kind of Bowdlerism). In this particular case, I think the phrase is an apt usage - puzzlehunts are combinations of puzzles and games, and the phrase expresses that quite clearly. Thanks for your clean-up of the page, though, which is nicely improved.--Glp 13:13, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Upon looking at my edit a second time, it's a horrible way to reword it. I'm sorry, I'm just not myself lately. I guess stress really does interfere with editing. I'm sorry. I already undid the edit. I'll do better next time. Thanks for pointing it out. ♣Tohru Honda13♣ 22:04, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello ! Since you seemed interested in the "theories on hallows" issue in the DH article, I think you might be interested in the fact that our beloved duo, Michaelsanders and Sandpiper, are creating the same troubles in the Horcrux article: this time, they want to use a self-published book containing a collection of theories from various fans involved in fansites like Mugglenet...Folken de Fanel 19:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey, amigo, What's the rationale behind your revert ed of this piece. This is not "orignal research." Check the references. What's the basis for what you did. Thanks for quick reply. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.73.197.29 (talk) 02:28, 7 April 2007 (UTC).
If you are going to delete a section, don't you think it should be DISCUSSED first? Otherwise, people might suspect you of vandalism. -- Jane Q. Public 20:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
(ADDED LATER) Dposse, I am trying to be civil but you are making it difficult. I have personally messaged you about this subject and also explained my position in the discussion page. If you continue to edit in the manner you have, without taking the time to discuss the issue here first, I am going to report you for vandalism. -- Jane Q. Public 21:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
You nominated this article for deletion, without giving any reason why or posting anything in the discussion page. Please do this from now on when you nominate an article, and could you please go back to Ashley Ferl and provide you reason? Thank you. - Hmwith 22:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
I apologize for being rude. It just make it a lot easier for editors of the articles. - Hmwith 22:09, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Users trying to add original research...I need your help on this one.Folken de Fanel 17:02, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Please do not remove maintenance tags that have the clear support of guidelines. See WP:AVTRIV. Trivia is unencyclopaedic and should be integrated or removed, the guidelines are template are clear on this. Matthew 15:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
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Hey. Just as a notice, I've rollbacked all of Ned's edits and issued him a ((uw-npa4im)). I pretty much agree with you on the matter - Matthew is just alerting people to an AFD which could affect a lot of articles, not vote stacking. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 20:33, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
This might help you if you want to archive your talk page: Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page. I've never archived a talk page before myself, but the cut-and-paste method seems the easiest. Hope this helps. --GVOLTT 18:40, 30 April 2007 (UTC)