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Boston Police Strike

I saw that you had been active with the Boston Police Strike article and I thouhgt that you might be pleased to know I listed it as a good article. good work

Battle of Red Cliffs on HOLD

No offense, but you need to develop a better understanding of the definition of "inline citations."  :-) There are perhaps hundreds of them in Battle of Red Cliffs. They are simply formatted using Harvard notation. Ask Homestarmy or Jayron32 if you are unsure. Better yet, re-read WP:CITE. Thanks! Ling.Nut 15:02, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the confusion. It's still listed as On Hold at Wikipedia:Good article candidates. Thanks! Ling.Nut 15:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: Siege of Malakand

Overall, it looks very nice. I've done a bit of cleanup on the infobox and the categories; hopefully the result is an improvement. I think that we'll eventually want a dedicated category for the Anglo-Afghan wars themselves, but it may be a bit early for that at this point. Kirill Lokshin 20:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

List of World XI ODI cricketers

This page is not out of date, the page contains details on the players appearance for that team (seperate from others). McGrath's record is therefore for the ICC World XI and has nothing to do with his Australia record. No-one knows if this team will play in the future but I guess you could change the 2005- to simple 2005 and it can be amended if the team does return. --Jpeeling 17:37, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police

As an administrator you can see the deleted version, but the article only provided directory-like information and the only source and claim to any notability was a news article saying that the airport police arrested rapper snoop dogg. Since wikipedia is not a directory and the source was not substantive I deleted it under A7. If you review the article and find you disagree I will restore the article and take it to AFD. —Ocatecir ^Talk 18:25, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

You can restore the article if you wish, but there technically wasn't anything wrong with the information on the article, so any rewritten article would contain the same information as the deleted version. The problem was I didn't see the notability of the organization. What about this police department makes it notable? —Ocatecir ^Talk 21:42, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

India Medal

Thanks for laying the foundations of the above article, now thankfully under its proper name! I'm not sure how I came to the conclusion that it was called the India GSM - all my books tell me that it most certainly is not. Put it down to premature senility! (and the fact that late 19th c. South Africa is more my area) Anyway, I'm now off to do a little reading so that I can write brief summaries for each of the clasps. Hopefully we should have a pretty useful little article within a day or two.

Best wishes, Xdamr^talk 21:36, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Law enforcement in Adjara, was selected for DYK!

On June 5, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Law enforcement in Adjara, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 23:10, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

formatting question

I linked to your userpage, since I peer reviewed the Siege of Malakand (I THINK that's how you spell it), and I just have a question about how you format something on the userpage.

How do you hide/show all of the stuff, like userboxes and awards and created articles?

Thanks

Cam 03:41, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Siege of Makaland

No suggestions, I'm not understanding of a history/war Manual-of-Style so I'm fine, though you may want "The Great Game" references, even if the wikilinks are worthy secondary sources. Alientraveller 19:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Smile

AFUSCO 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.

AFUSCO 00:40, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

RE: WikiSmile

Hi SGGH thanks for smiling at me today!! it made my day! hehe i managed to get another DYK (not another one) and i've added some history to the duty belt article but im still looking for some more sources!

Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 14:59, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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Lee Baca cites

I chose some compliant citations for the paragraph in question. Don't you consider it irregular for a elected official to make very parochial statements favoring a particular group?--Fahrenheit451 23:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

What? I was just commenting on Baca's actions, not editorializing. My point is that I provided compliant cites. The comment was simply that.--Fahrenheit451 23:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, now it is a defensible citation.--Fahrenheit451 23:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Siege of Malakand

I finally got to take a look at the future FA and as always, I'm very impressed with your work. I fixed some minor "general" mistakes (smile). Tony the Marine 01:49, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

RE: Image topic

Yea, i don't mind being volunteered, but since I'm not firearms anymore i will have to get one of my colleagues, who is, too take the picture for me =]. All being well i will have it in a few days! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:36, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Yea ok next time im at work (monday) ill get a couple of pictures! I hope you find the uniform ok! It takes a bit of getting used to at first, but after a bit u dont know your wearing it =]. Let me know how it goes! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:58, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

How was the uniform fit today? Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:58, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Ahh right ok. July not too far away, the 17th will be a tuesday! =] Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Im working tommorow so i will be able to get some pictures for you =D Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:16, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Yea, and my face. Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:21, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

lol, just don't wanna be known for that guy off wikipedia =]. Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 19:10, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Terrible picture of me here Image:GMP Police.JPG. More to come! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 15:43, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Roger that. =] That photo was taken with an old phone. I have a picture here, i took today: Image:Another Duty Belt.jpg, enjoy =D Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:02, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Yay! you can be my deputy if you like! lol. i'll change all the old "duty manager" boxes around. If i ever get over my head, remove me from power! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 16:07, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Someone has been busy

Law Enforcement Wikiproject Achievement Award I hereby present you with the Law Enforcement Wikiproject's Achievement Award for your helpful contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of Law Enforcement.

That new template for Law enforcement in North America is great, that had to be a lot of tedious work. Robbskey 12:46, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Well they look great, and I just looked at the two to be done, ouch. Robbskey 12:59, 18 June 2007 (UTC) Robbskey 12:59, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

RE: Cuffs topic

The cuffs are locked as soon as you put them on the wrists, the ratchet swings round and locks into place in the locking teeth. Double locking the cuffs means that the ratchet cannot be pushed any further, but they are only double locked when on the suspects wrists to prevent them from over-tightening them. To unlock the cuffs with double lock on, you have to turn the key in one direction, which will unlock the double lock, and then back the other way, which will unlock the cuff and the ratchet will slide out, releasing the hands.

The cuffs sit on the belt, 'unlocked' in a sense because you don't want double locked cuffs on you belt, cause when you come to apply them, you want to be able to do it quickly and not fiddling about unlocking them. so they are ready to apply straight away!

You don't have to lock the handcuffs with a key as soon as they are applied, the only thing you have to do with the key when they are applied is to push the double lock in (if you want to), using the pin on the end of the handcuff key, but if you don't double lock, there is no chance that anyone could escape anyway.

Think of it as a padlock, as soon as you push the "U" shape thingy into the base, it is locked, and can only be locked with a key. that is basically how handcuffs work.

I hope i have explained it well. If there is something you don't understand just ask!

Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 20:36, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Got it in one, but you use the pin on the end of the key to double lock the handcuffs, and the key to unlock the handcuffs. The way you unlock from double is to turn the key to undue the double lock, which still leaves the cuffs on the wrist locked, so you can tighten them again, and then turn the key the other way to release the ratchet. Im happy to answer anymore questions! =] Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 20:55, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I keep mine at the station, in a locker because very surprisingly a lot of stuff goes missing, even though were the police, which is strange =S but since you don't have any lockers at your station (bear in mind i am a full time officer) ask if you can take it home in a duffle bag or something, and keep it locked up at home. But this depends on your force, whether they will let you take it home! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 14:46, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Right ok, but at home keep the vest and equipment locked up, because the last thing you want is to have someone mess about with it (and maybe break it) or for it to get stolen. Or just hide it somewhere Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 14:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:USS New Jersey (BB-62) FAC comments

Sorry for the slow response, I hadn't check the FAC page sinse the promotion so I did not see you suggestions. In reponse to your comments: 1) I had citations in the lead paragraph before, but someone pointed out that there really wasn't any need to cite the information in the intro paragraphs if I would be citing the same information in the article body. 2) I went a head and alternated the images from left to right for asthetic reasons per your suggestion. 3) All the information in the ship table is elaborated on and discussed in length on the class page; I could cite the infromation in the ship table, but it would increase the size of an already large article. Moreover, it would be easier for logistical reasons to think of the New Jersey article as the third article in a series: Iowa class battleship and Armament of the Iowa class battleship discuss in great length the weapons and circumstances surrounding the birth of the Iowa class. At any rate, thank you for the comments! TomStar81 (Talk) 03:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Your note

Thanks for the heads up. Crum375 21:35, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: Amy Winehouse article edit

Well its a pretty unflattering image. Also, I countered it by removing vandalism from Stanley Yelnats. NamelessMoron 10:53, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Proposed guideline at Wikipedia:Overlistification

Wikipedia:Overlistification is a proposed guideline that intersects with my proposed guideline at Wikipedia:Proposed guideline for lists of people by ethnicity, religion, and other cultural categorizations. There are some good things in Wikipedia:Overlistification and some things that would need to be changed. In particular, the section "Irrelevant Intersections by Race, Gender, Beliefs, Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Religion Lists" appears similar to what I've proposed. Some tweaking of language would be needed, but the similarities are there.

Unfortunately, there is an appearance that Wikipedia:Overlistification is being created to bolster one side of the debate around the deletion of certain types of lists. I'm sure the same could be said for my proposed guideline. As people may know, the guidelines and policies which succeed at Wikipedia tend to be the ones which reach consensus from people on both sides of a debate. Perhaps we should merge info from Wikipedia:Proposed guideline for lists of people by ethnicity, religion, and other cultural categorizations with Wikipedia:Overlistification, bring in info from the current list guidelines, and see if we all can't reach a general consensus on this issue. Any thoughts on this? Is so, join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Overlistification#Problems_with_proposed_guidelines.2C_possible_ways_to_achieve_consensus. Best,--Alabamaboy 18:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Siege of Malakand

This FA is really taking forever. I don't know, people seem to find defects, but do nothing nor offer themselves to chip in to help correct those "defects", you know what I mean? Then again that is the general atititude, you know "You wrote it" or "you uploaded it" so you fix it. I rephrased the sentence as you suggested in my Workshop, Thanks. Tony the Marine 00:29, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

• Another thing that I can't understand is when people make "comments" or "oppose" for a certain reason and then after you have addressed the situation properly, they do not even give you a favorable vote of confidence. Anyway, that's just me blabbing because I know how dedicated you are and the great work that you are doing. Your article is an FA as it is. Tony the Marine 20:33, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Hiya! A few comments about the article, while i realise the difficulty in finding pictures that show more about the pashtun side and information about the pashtun tribes perspective, I'd suggest you look into the site Sarhad Conservation of Nature for pictures, they are quite willing to allow pictures to be used in exchange for some acknowledgement. Also The siege is part of the general frontier uprising, some mention should be put to Mullah Powindah the tirah expedition as well and there was also another previous battle at the Malakand pass in the 1860's. I'd suggest you get your hands on Haroon ur Rashids history of the Pathans and the pathans by olaf caroe. The term lewanai is used interchanably for mad/crazy/crazy in love in pashto.

--Zak 18:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, I'm quite busy nowadays and when i do come on wiki i usually focus on an article i am working on the Third Battle of Panipat (your opinion would be appreciated if you get time).. anyway here are a few links for your artilce that maybe a useful.

http://www.malakand.8m.com/custom.html http://www.malakand.8m.com/whats_new.html In the year 1897, when the second battle of Malakand took place, the Sam Ranizais again remained quiet while the Swat Ranizais resisted. This battle was a decisive one, and when it lasted, even Pukhtoon women came out to fight. History notes the valour of a woman belonging to a respectable family of Dheri Alladand. Not a great deal is known about her, although it is stated that she used to fight day and night and to provide food and water to the mujahideen, and never put her sword down till she was martyred. She lies buried on the outskirts of village Dheri Alladand, but no epitaph marks her grave. The people of the area call her Shaheeda Abai (Martyred grandmother). Another instance, which can be quoted here, is that of Hazrat Sadullah Khan, alias Sar Tor Faqir (bear-headed Faqir), also known as Mullah Mastan or Mad Mullah by the British. He belonged to Riga, Buner in Swat. He gathered a batch of mujahideen and started to take Malakand, where the enemy had taken position, by storm. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/01/wpak01.xml http://www.khyber.org/places/2005/Chakdarra.shtml

--Zak 23:09, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi got a link for you http://www.valleyswat.net/literature/papers/The%20Malakand%20Jihad.pdf and http://dawn.com/weekly/dmag/dmag4.htm to add to the article --Zak 15:40, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Somerset pic

Nice one! Johnlp 20:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC) The battingthrough one is especially good. Cricket manual stuff. Johnlp 22:30, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Taunton

Thanks for your images of Tresco - did you have a good time at Taunton? Looks like the Sabres had a poor match, but never mind. Its a bit far for me to come to Taunton (I'm in Yorkshire atm) and not having any luck at seeing some cricket. Yorks v Lancs in Leeds was flooded and I'm coming to Stratford/Worcester for a few days tomorrow, and find out that New Road is flooded as well - there goes my chance of seeing some Twenty20 there too. Maybe I'll end up in Kidderminster! –MDCollins (talk) 22:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah - I'd had a look! Some excellent shots there, well done! –MDCollins (talk) 23:18, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Roving wiretap

Thanks for tagging that article... I wasn't quite sure what to do with it, but I knew it is an important article. One thing I can't work out is whether that concept is specific to the U.S. (due to FISA, etc). Any ideas? - Ta bu shi da yu 00:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

RE: Police duty belt topic

Yes there is relevance for SWAT teams belt, even though some prefer to have equipment on their vests. Also for AFO officers. Furthermore i will start the 'Alternative to belts' section because some officers are starting to switch to harnesses which carry equipment instead. Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 09:19, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

FA

Don't worry my brother. I know how you feel. You know there was a time when I was feeling frustrated and then I came up with this saying for myself:

"Write for pleasure,
Not under pressure"

Tony the Marine 02:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism on "Wesley R. Elsberry" entry

You reverted the article once earlier today, and I thank you for that. May I ask you to do so again? The vandal came back. --Wesley R. Elsberry 17:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Formosa International Airport

Just wanted to let you know that although both the sources you had given show the runway to be 03/21 I have changed it to 04/22. Two reasons, first World Aero Data show it as 04/22 and that is a more reliable source. Second if you look at the satellite image in Google Earth or Maps the runway headings are clearly visable. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 19:13, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Law enforcement in Cuba

Hi SGGH. You are off to such a great start on the article Law enforcement in Cuba that it may qualify to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page under the Did you know... section. Appearing on the Main Page would help bring publicity and assistance to the article. However, there is a five day from article creation window for Did you know... nominations. Before five days pass from the date the article was created and if you haven't already done so, please consider nominating the article to appear on the Main Page by posting a nomination at Did you know suggestions. If you do nominate the article for DYK, please cross out the article name on the "Good" articles proposed by bot list. Again, great job on the article. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 18:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

The bot rules are here. For each search, there is a data dump of 100+ articles at bot proposals. They are then hand separated into discards and those with more than 1,500 words + usually more than four footnotes. The authors of the ones with more than 1,500 words + usually more than four footnotes receive a note, such as the one I posted above. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 20:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Howardtheduck8989

Hello. Sorry for biting. I'm going to have to read WP:AGF again. I was going to use the {{usernameconcern}} template, but you got to him first. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Eddie 16:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Humus with hania.jpg

this photo not taken from press reports , and sure 100% free photo --Closedfiles 15:00, 4 July 2007 (UTC) this photo not from press its from Hamas memeber forum http://www.paldf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=149836

Law enforcement in Cuba

On 7 July, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Law enforcement in Cuba, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 17:33, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

1. Certain users display icons on their page that say their language ability, hobbies, etc. Is there a place where I can locate those?

2. I am a patent attorney, is there a way I can create a userbox which states that? Being a generic lawyer is no fun you see. :)

I appreciate that, thank you very much.

Bankruptsunset 01:33, 8 July 2007 (UTC)!

Adopt?

Hi, I was wondering if you could answer several questions for me, as I am a new user on wikipedia. Thank you.

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Okolona

I fiddled around with it, per your request. Nice job. Hal Jespersen 16:33, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Orville W. Hagen

I noticed that you deleted my article on Orville W. Hagen, why did you do this, and may I see the text of the article before its deletion? Weatherman90 21:13, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Ahh now I see what happened. Could you give me the text as it was when I made my last edit to the article and before it was filled with copyrighted material by User:Butseriouslyfolks? Weatherman90 21:43, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Hey, it wasn't me! It was Leopold Samsonite! I just tagged it for deletion! -- But|seriously|folks  23:21, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Understood. I'm just trying to keep the record straight, at least for the next three days. Thanks! -- But|seriously|folks  23:26, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! Weatherman90 21:54, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

FAC

If I "pitched in to lend a hand" at every nomination I review, I'd review hardly any. Reviewing is where I can have the greatest impact on WP by upholding high standards. I edit only articles I'm really interested in or by the request of friends. Tony 13:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Picture on India

Hi, You probably don't know, but the India page has a very strict policy about adding new pictures—the pictures almost always have to be featured pictures, and are required to be discussed (extensively) on the talk page before the addition. Please remove your picture and discuss on the talk page first why it belongs there. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 23:35, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

No probs. Thanks! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 23:38, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Edit warring

You seem to be engaged in a edit-war with yourself on the India page. Please stop or you will be blocked indefinitely! :-) Abecedare 23:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Please don't call User:SGGH gay. Your personal attack (not that there is anything wrong with that) can lead to a WP:BLOCK. Cheers. Abecedare 00:05, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh that explains it. Consider yourself (and Mr. Hyde) unwarned ... but do try to get along. Happy editing! Abecedare 00:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

WP:CRIC

Hello SGGH! I noticed that you contribute to cricket related articles. We have a "WikiProject" which aims to improve, expand and organize information better in articles related to the sport of cricket. We would like to invite you to join us. If you would like to help but don't know what to do, see the Welcome page, or inquire on our talk page. You may sign up for the project on the Participants list. Add your name here and here if cricket is one of your favourite sports. Happy editing!

Gizza^{Discuss ©} 04:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

DYK

On 13 July, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Sooy Smith, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Yomangani^talk 12:52, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

RE: Uniform fitting topic

Im glad you love the uniform, although it can be a bit of pain when trying to get into/out of patrol cars at first, but you get used to it after that! Have you had a go of the equipment yet? Because I remember you asking me about how the speedcuffs work!

As for the promotion, I am apart of Defender 911s WikiCrisis Centre, just a promotion for helping someone who was leaving wikipedia.

Regards

Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 15:03, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Yea it is comfortable =D the only thing which isn't comfortable is the equipment digging into your back, but all you need to do is move the equipment to a different part of the belt or move it onto ur stabbie using the klick-fast docks! Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 21:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Harry Potter vandalism

On User talk:Bobo192, SGGH said:
Thanks for that. Unfortunatly I checked the history to see what the IP said (have an ex-girlfriend who stalks me on here *rolls eyes*) so now Harry Potter is pretty much ruined.

Oh gosh. I didn't even have time to read the content of the vandalism before reverting it so the surprise is still waiting for me! Sorry, I guess! Bobo. 17:21, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

FA

Hey Ben, congrats! You don't owe me nothing, you are more then my friend, we're brothers. I don't like abuses and that is why I had my say in the matter. Take care Tony the Marine 02:49, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Heeere I come To Save The Day! (talk · contribs)

Requesting unblock, and I can understand why. This doesn't seem like a username violation. The Evil Spartan 15:47, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Siege of Cádiz

Hi SGGH. You are off to such a great start on the article Siege of Cádiz that it may qualify to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page under the Did you know... section. The Main Page gets about 4,000,000 hits per day and appearing on the Main Page may help bring publicity and assistance to the article. However, there is a five day from article creation window for Did you know... nominations. Before five days pass from the date the article was created and if you haven't already done so, please consider nominating the article to appear on the Main Page by posting a nomination at Did you know suggestions. If you do nominate the article for DYK, please cross out the article name on the "Good" articles proposed by bot list. Also, don't forget to keep checking back at Did you know suggestions for comments regarding your nomination. Again, great job on the article. -- JayHenry 20:23, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Busy...

Hi SGGH, I am starting to become very busy with my work and as a result I may not be able to fully co-ordinate the Law Enforcement Wikiproject. Because of this I am taking a temporary leave of absence from wikipedia, but I may make a few edits here and there. As of now you are the Acting Project Coordinator.

I shall be able to resume my normal duties in several weeks time.

Regards

Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 21:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:African immigration to Puerto Rico

Of course not, I don't mind your editing at all, as a matter of fact it looks much better now thanks to you. Tony the Marine 18:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Siege of Cádiz

Just starting the above article, any help would be appreciated I'm finding it hard to find good sources. Thanks SGGH ^speak! 15:10, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

What kind of sources, offline or online?--Victor falk 16:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

After a cursory search, I found this offline one: http://www.losarapiles.com/bibliografiaFicha.asp?IdLibro=351. --Victor falk 20:18, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

New Serial Killer Task Force

Hi, I created the Serial Killer Task Force as a task force of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Criminal Biography. I know that your group is primarily interested in law enforcement not criminals, but I was wonder if you could give some advice for the task force. I have always been more interested in how serial killers are caught, such as profiling techniques, than in the serial killers themselves, who I find to be just a bunch of sick a**holes. Thus said I really don't want this project to degenerate into sensationalism and a project for people who think serial killers are "cool". Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jmm6f488 22:41, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Unusual Adoption Request

Hi! Im an English teacher in Toluca Mexico (west of Mexico City). My Advanced B classes will be contributing to Wikipedia as the focus of their English course for Fall 2007. I am looking for people who would like to mentor my students (who will be working in groups) as they do the following assignments: Edit and article (adding a citation), writing a stub with a citation, translating an English language article for Spanish Wikipedia and for the final project, writing a full article for English Wiki (they can expand on the stub mentioned previously). What I would like to do is put a list of "mentors/adopters" on my talk page as a kind of short cut for my students, who have limited time to get things done. The semester begings Aug 6, but the real Wikipedia work wont begin until the beginning of Sept. If you would like to add your name to my list, please go to my talk page and add it there, perhaps with a short introduction, if you like.

Thank you!

Thelmadatter 20:34, 26 July 2007 (UTC)Thelmadatter

Hey you :)

Thank you for introducing me to Wikiworld. I'm sure I'm going to be spending a lot of time here. Red Gown 21:58, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the work you did on the duty belt article, which was linked from Police officer. I'd also appreicate you passing on thanks to the other users who have worked on it :) ShakespeareFan00 23:59, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

*Giggle*

Yeah, I mean, I don't know the deep intricacies of the username policies, but to me, it seemed as if one user who was already blocked due to a user name violation (that was obvious as to its intent,) created another username... well, it couldn't add up to anything good, lol. ^Ariel♥Gold 00:38, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Ahhh, okay good to know, there is my 22nd "learned something new" for the day! I guess thinking about it now, I should have known that I shouldn't report it. I'm sorry. (Gah, the first username I reported to not be valid. ~*cry*~ There goes my 100% success rate.) Thanks for the support anyway, I'll drop him into my wached list for a while ^Ariel♥Gold 00:46, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Ohhh a hat! Could I get a fedora like Indiana Jones! Is the ability to see when blocked users make new accounts an admin-only treat? (I'd guess yes). I'd think that would come in handy, but that whole SSP thing is pretty tricky. I've been lurking for 2 years, reading, absorbing, and still there is so much I didn't think to look into until I dug my hands in the dirt, so to speak, lol. I appreciate your moral support! ^Ariel♥Gold 00:56, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Hee hee, smilies are one of the first things I learned! Must be able to express myself in the text-filled void that is "online" life, doncha know. I've made my own little set of templates for just that purpose! Hee hee. ^Ariel♥Gold 01:08, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Hi, I have undone your bolding of the lead because editors were persuaded that, since the title is descriptive, this is against WP:MoS. See Talk:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann#Bolding title in lead. By all means argue the case there if you think the conclusion is wrong. TerriersFan 01:00, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Selected readings

At this point, the whole publication idea is more proof-of-concept than anything else; we're not really sure how the later stages of the process (i.e. the actual creation of a redistributable "publication") will work, so pretty much everything is open for change. The current page is just a set of rough notes that I put together one evening; I'm sure it can use considerable refinement, but I suspect it's not going to see much activity until some progress is made on developing the rest of the process. :-) Kirill 01:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Nesting

It allows use of {{WikiProjectBannerShell}} as on Talk:Actuary. :) -- Avi 05:40, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

You're not the only one

I not only can't read "leet" speak, but I have extreme difficulty with "AIM" speak. I told my 14 year old niece if she started saying "'sup" or "pwn" or "yo" I'd stop talking to her on MSN, lol. ^Ariel♥Gold 19:48, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Heheh I'm not sure how it is pronounced either, to tell you the truth. I'm a big spelling/grammar stickler, and while I try to not correct my friends, I definitely don't use "shortcuts" when typing anywhere, lol. ^Ariel♥Gold 20:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Compulsive, me? Nahhhhh... ^Ariel♥Gold 20:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

On 5 August, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 20:43, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

RD

heh, thanks --L-- 19:53, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject coordinator selection

The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process is starting. We are looking to elect nine coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by August 14! Wandalstouring 10:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

An old Army Buddy

Hi it is HB4026, your old adoptee, with a new name. How is everything? HarrisonB Speak! 07:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

• I am good thankyou, just wondering could you help me fix my awards on the top right corner of the page like yours? Thanks HarrisonB Speak! 07:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

• Ah, thanks a heap, I am happy with it now. HarrisonB Speak! 07:45, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Tresco

The shirt sounds good! Upload a photo and we can see how it looks. If its a good picture I'm sure we can squeeze it in. Something different anyway. –MDCollins (talk) 21:51, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

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 17:38, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Cape Colony

btw I think anyone who precedes the word "Kaffir" with "Cape Colony" knows exactly what they're doing. Especially if you view his edits. By inviting him to change his username, I'm being exceedingly tolerant. --Dweller 13:34, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I wasn't saying you weren't being tolerant. I didn't mean to make it appear that I was criticising your actions in any way, I was merely adding to your comment on the users talk page to make 100% sure. I didn't mean to imply that I wasn't agreeing with you or anything, I am agreeing with you.

I would have blocked on site if I hadn't seen that you had already gone down the route of messaging the user. So, apologies if I implied that I was being critical. On your side! :) SGGH ^speak! 13:39, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Heh... misunderstanding allround, as I didn't think you were being critical, but I thought, oh it doesn't matter. We're both wearing white hats. Go get 'em, cowboy. --Dweller 13:41, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

The Barnstar of Diligence

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		I'm awarding you this barnstar of diligence for your combination of extraordinary scrutiny, precision and community service to wikipedia. Wikidudeman (talk) 13:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

*Giggle*

I don't have many barnstars at all! Not nearly enough to fill up my huge empty barn . And you know, I kinda felt bad about the latest RFCN report I did, I mean, it was obvious the person had good intentions, but in all good conscience, I couldn't go without reporting it there, if for nothing more than to get feedback and see if my concerns were justified. It is better that it be resolved before he'd done many edits, so I'm glad for the outcome, but I still felt bad for the guy, lol. So how've you been! I haven't bugged you in a few days, didja miss me? Huh huh? Hope you're having just a fantastically fun Monday! ^Ariel♥Gold 21:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Ohhh, kitchen ho-humming, that's a sure fire indicator that you're going to have some grub soon! My cupboards are as bare as the proverbial Hubbard kitchen's, and I'm going to have to jaunt to the store at some point tonight. But, I don't feel quite up to it just yet, so I'm procrastinating a bit longer, lol. I'm glad you had a good day! I don't do surgery on anything electronic! ACK! With my luck I'd electrocute myself, lmao. ^Ariel♥Gold 21:52, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Heheh I don't know a thing about this "cricket" thing, to me, a "cricket" is an icky, nasty bug that is capable of annoyingly loud decibel levels! Kill them! AHhhh. *grin*. ^Ariel♥Gold

William Sooy Smith

I just saw upon the article you created last month. Following a historical marker, it claims that Smith was promoted to Major General during the Vicksburg campaign. But the Original Records still give his rank as Brigadier General long afterwards, see [1]. This is consistent with the sources we have about the Battle of Okolona. I assume the marker is simply wrong. Mind if I remove that strange promotion? --Huon 21:42, 13 August 2007 (UTC)