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Contest scoring change

I've realized there may be an issue with the scoring system, and I have a solution, which I've explained here. Feedback is requested. - Trevor MacInnis contribs 23:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Re:Question

Hey there. No, you did not always have to have an account to create articles. This was changed in 2005 as a result of the Wikipedia biography controversy, in an effort to improve the Reliability of Wikipedia. There are some old Signpost articles on the subjst: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-12-05/Page creation restrictions, Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-12-04/Seigenthaler revisited. If you're interested in other aspects of the History of Wikipedia, check out the links in Template:Wikipedia. - Trevor MacInnis contribs 01:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! :D Airplaneman talk 20:50, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Rm of red cats

Hi there. Thanks for going around vacuuming red links. However, it would be nice if you waited a few minutes, so article creators have time to actually create all the red categories, such as Category:People from Ringerike that I created one minute after creating Bjørn Kjos. Thanks for your understanding, and happy editing. Arsenikk (talk) 21:46, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that. I'll make sure I wait a bit next time ;). Thanks for the heads up, and nice to meet you! Regards, Airplaneman talk 21:48, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Julian Emery

Hi Airplaneman. I didn't think this one qualified for speedy deletion. [1] Best wishes, Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 21:50, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

OK. Airplaneman talk 21:52, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank You!

Thanks so much for formatting my references on the 'Multiple Mini Interview' page. I finally decided today was the day to stop being lazy and get it done and there it was, all finished. Anyways thank you again and have a very good day. II Andr3w II (talk) 14:55, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

No problem.:) See you around Wikipedia, and happy editing! Airplaneman talk 01:51, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Re: Stupid Picture

I've figured out that image positioning problem for you. See the section of my talk page where you asked about it for an explanation --EpochFail (talk|contribs) 15:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Airplaneman talk 21:24, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

MacBook US price

I see your price edit, but I do have an issue at it’s sold worldwide with Apple themselves having stores in multiple countries. Thus the computer has varied ‘base prices’. The article used to list these, but another admin removed them as Wikipedia is not a price list or a collection of random information. See WP:NOPRICES for rational on this. Nja247 13:12, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I see. Sorry. I'll read up on that :). Airplaneman talk 20:41, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Wiksurgery

Hello Airplaneman,

Did you try to find about wikisurgery?

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Michael Edwards FRCS, Wikisurgery web editor.86.136.33.136 (talk) 18:56, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Rfa

I closed my Rfa about an hour ago and left a strongly worded closing statement. I wanted to make sure that you know that I did not mean it in reference to you. Your remarks were kind and supportive and I am very appreciative. I, for the most part, left the message that I did because I felt that I offered a legitimate suggestion to be taken into consideration for future Rfa's that was dismissed because I was power-hungry, an accusation that I am deeply resent. In any case, I hope to see you around the encyclopedia.

Regards, Gaelen S.Talk • Contribs 19:13, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. Better luck next time! Happy editing, Airplaneman talk 20:16, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

your edit of the Marius Weyers article

I searched for Marius Weyers appearance on "The Golden Girls" Sunday morning to discover that its reference on Wikipedia had been removed by your edit earlier that morning.

Your edit claims to be for the purposes of "wikify, reference, cleanup, and expand."

Is part of the cleanup to remove references to some of his acting credits? Or did your cleanup start with an earlier version that did not have these references?

I understand that there have been some new rules (and even maybe some long-standing rules) about editing articles for living persons. I don't know how these rules or other wiki standards apply to what type of acting credits to include in an article. I just know that the particular tidbit of I was looking for yesterday was pointed to by google on Wikipedia but had been removed that morning.

(Is this an appropriate way to inquire about editing standards you've applied?) LamoniDave (talk) 11:53, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Whoa, I'll go check it out. I don't recall removing a ref. Sorry if I did :(. Respond in a bit! Regards, Airplaneman talk 15:58, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
What has been removed? I added 3 references and 1 external link, as can be seen here. I removed an unsourced opinion, which was, "He is one of South Africa's most decorated actors" and rewrote his filmography into list form. OH, I SEE... I did remove the refernce to his acting in The Golden Girls because it was a guest appearance according to the article. I decided instead to add an external link to his total filmography instead of listing it all. Airplaneman talk 16:05, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Yes, this was the reference that I had searched for. Since it's not a "film," it apparently does not get included in the "filmography" listing from your link. I did find his appearance on this episode of The Golden Girls listed in the "Actor - TV" section at this link.LamoniDave (talk) 22:45, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

By all means, add it if you think it's appropriate. I removed it only because he appeared only in one episode. Regards, Airplaneman talk 20:33, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Battle of Sumatovac

Hello Airplaneman, this is an automated message from SDPatrolBot to inform you the PROD template you added to Battle of Sumatovac has been removed. It was removed by Phil Bridger with the following edit summary '(add source and contest prod - a Google Books search shows clear notability)'. Please consider discussing your concerns with Phil Bridger before pursuing deletion further yourself. If you still think the article should be deleted after communicating with the 'dePRODer,' you may want to send the article to AfD for community discussion. Thank you, SDPatrolBot (talk) 20:57, 29 September 2009 (UTC) (Learn how to opt out of these messages) 20:57, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for Welcoming Me

I appreciate your friendly welcome. I still have LOTS To learn about Wikipedia, but am willing to be a team player. I will always try to remember to type the four tildes, and explain my edits. Sometimes I get on a roll and forget. Can you help me better understand how to add references such as books, periodicals and websites? I have been typing them in manually but I guess that there are standard templates for that. I also need to learn how to find images that are OK to use, and also how to properly categorize images I upload. Thanks for whatever help you can offer. Jim Heaphy (talk) 21:33, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Note: Responded on his talk. Airplaneman talk 23:49, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
For being one of the very few guys who keep PJTF running. Thanks for the help at The Sea of Monsters and great work! Pmlineditor ∞ 11:56, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank you! Airplaneman talk 15:57, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello Airplaneman, this is AsFarhang. Thanks for your input on the PArvaz Homay page, I'm tryna do my part of wiki additions, that was my first try. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.11.120.186 (talk) 01:40, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

You're off to a great start! Happy editing, Airplaneman talk 02:15, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

It is wonderful to see new names in our little organization, can I ask how you heard about ARS?

Here to help articles tagged for rescue!

Hi, Airplaneman, welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron! We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying and rescuing articles that have been tagged for deletion. Every day hundreds of articles are deleted, many rightfully so. But many concern notable subjects and are poorly written, ergo fixable and should not be deleted. We try to help these articles quickly improve and address the concerns of why they are proposed for deletion. This covers a lot of ground and your help is appreciated!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you.

And once again - Welcome! Ikip (talk) 00:44, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Heh, as far as I can remember, I was looking into some sort of evidence that someone provided to justify their "Oppose" vote in an RfA. Anyhow, I ran into your userpage (oh yea, I think it was an RfC I found you at). That's where I heard of it-your userpage. I also remember asking to use that "don't bite the newbies" poster at the top of my talk page. As for the rescue squad, I won't be too active now (school), but I'll help out when I can. I know how it feels to get an article (two, actually) deleted! Thanks for the welcome, Ikip! Airplaneman talk 00:50, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the information, always interesting to see how people come to the ARS. It took me THREE years to find it. I have about 3000 edits deleted, so I know how it feels too. Any help would be great. I love sourcing articles I am interested in, and trying to help newbies in the process. I will really look forward to working with you in the future! I am trying to source the Leonardo Da Vinci article now. Ikip (talk) 00:54, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

WikiSurgery AfD

Hi, Airplaneman. Did you know that WikiSurgery is at AfD? Axl ¤ [Talk] 17:19, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

No. Thanks for telling me! I'll look into it. Airplaneman talk 20:01, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

pittsburgh flash fiction gazette

Hi, Thanks for your note abut the reason for proposed deletion of the pittsburgh flash fiction gazette. I am fairly new to editing and am learning as I go along what makes a good page and what doesn't. Anyway, I see this web site has quite a lot of traffic, and gets mentioned regularly when online flash fiction sites come up. If it doesn't qualify as a page on it's own, can it be at the least mentioned in the flashfiction page? I have some sites that mention it: http:// bookstove .com /book-talk/writing-sexy-flash-fiction/ http:// writinghood . com/writing/writing-flash-fiction-and-keeping-a-journal/ http://dossierjournal.com/read/fiction/the-watcher-fiction-by-tm-de-vos/ http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/SearchResults/WritersintheGardens2008/tabid/56/Default.aspx

I mean, seeing how it is essentially an online magazine that posts fiction, and hasn't been around that long, it isn't going to be in the Norton Anthology! I understand if it doesn't make the cut for a new page but I think the hits it gets vs. others on the flash fiction page justify it being noted somewhere. Thanks again.

Jim Steele 01:18, 12 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimsteele9999(talk • contribs)

Thanks for the extra references! I will add them and see where it takes the article ;). Happy editing! Airplaneman talk23:12, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. As I said, I'm still learning the ropes with editing. Is their any way you can remove the speedy deletion notice on it? I don't know who this works, but it has some references now and it looks good.

Jim Steele (talk) 23:34, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

It got deleted. I'll contest it and ask an administrator to restore it to User:Jimsteele9999/Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette so you can work on it. You can then move it to the article namespace by removing the prefixes and leaving the title (use the "move" tab on the wiki-toolbar). How's that sound? I won't be around starting in a few minutes (heading off to sleep) for the rest of the week, so please ask... hmmm... NW for help. Thanks, Airplaneman talk00:12, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. I think it looks better now. Is there any way you can restore it? I am still learning the ropes here...

Jim Steele (talk) 19:04, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

To restore it, all you have to do is click on the "move" tab on the toolbar at the top of the page (where the "edit" tabs and stuff are). Then, remove the "User:Jimsteele9999/" part of the title in the "new name" input section. You're left with "Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette". Give the reason for your move. Then you're all set! Feel free to ask any questions you may have. Happy editing! Airplaneman talk 00:26, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Done. Thanks gor the help. If you can please place that page on a watchlist in case it is proposed for deletion again. I will definately need your help!

Jim Steele (talk) 11:25, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, I've watched it. Airplaneman talk 20:29, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Revision of Rabbit

I have no idea why these sections were removed. I could find no reason on the talk page or of the talk page of the remover. Bad sections should be cleaned up, not removed

Rabbit has suffered a chronic quality problem of "bunny owners" entering their personal opinions in a very non-encyclopedic way. In addition, there has been a lot of confusion about the distinction between Rabbit and European rabbit. There is an (relatively) expansive section on behaviour in European rabbit - remember that there are other species of rabbits with different behaviours from Oryctolagus, and the Rabbit page is dedicated to all of them. I do not feel that a general statement like "Rabbits have a complex social structure, and like dogs, will attempt to establish a hierarchy and dominance" adds to the utility of the page, but if you wish to and have time to expand it, that would be great. Arikk (talk) 05:57, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, by all means, I wish to expand it. It's on my to-do list (somewhere above). Please consider cleaning up bad sections instead of removing them in the future unless they aren't notable. I see why the phrase is misleading-that's why I added an unsourced tag to the section. But, I wish to keep the info there, with a warning, until verifiability can be established. Regards, Airplaneman talk 17:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

{{PJ-stub}}

Greetings! A stub template or category which you created has been nominated for renaming or deletion at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion. The stub type most likely doesn't meet Wikipedia requirements for a stub type, through failure to meet standards relating to the name, scope, current stub hierarchy or likely size, as explained at Wikipedia:Stub. Please feel free to make any comments at WP:SFD regarding this stub type, and in future, please consider proposing new stub types first at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals! This message is a boilerplate, left here as a courtesy, and should not be considered personal in nature.Grutness...wha? 23:08, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

I've added another comment at WP:SFD which you might find useful. Grutness...wha?23:56, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
OK, thanks. Airplaneman talk 00:01, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks and sorry for the conflict, I spotted a typo and fixed it. --Jollyroger (talk) 11:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

No problem :). It just happens sometimes; it's not your fault. Happy editing! Airplanemantalk 20:30, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the warm welcome ! !dn45 (talk) 00:07, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Feel free to drop by anytime if you need some help, and have fun editing. Regards, Airplanemantalk 01:55, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I need some help

I want to improve the American Staffordshire Terrier article. I contributed a lot to this article and now I would like to upoad some photos. Two of them are my own work but another picture was taken 100-120 years ago. They appeared in numerous articles, advertisements and books. As I know they are not copyrighted. Can I use them?? Thanks ! !k84m97 (talk) 14:41, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on copyright policy, but if they are not copyrighted (the copyright probably expired already) feel free to. I would check with an administrator for confirmation just in case. Good luck :). Airplaneman talk 20:27, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. I will try it tomorrow!k84m97 (talk) 23:15, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Electrolysis system

I have nominated Electrolysis system, an article that you created, fordeletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Electrolysis system. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. OMCV (talk) 01:13, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm... oh, yes, I did move it to it's current name. I am not the creator, though. After some research, I'll go ahead and support the delete. Airplaneman talk02:13, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
This is my first AfD push and I'm muddle through it. Thanks for barring with me. I didn't put the lack of reference tag on the page but its worth noting none of the references are WP:RS. Thanks for looking this over.--OMCV (talk) 02:17, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Did I forget to thank you? ..

Airplaneman ,Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carterfor their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

New to Wiki Please Help

Hello Airplaneman,

I am new to Wiki and I want to make sure I do NOT do anything wrong. I have created a page for Dickson "DOC" Hendley and have a couple questions. I am trying to put his picture with info below it like other Wiki pages do but am having trouble. I have looked at other wiki pages to see what formatting is used but can't seem to figure it out. I have spoken to Doc and he would like me to change the title of the page from Dickson "Doc" Hendley to just Doc Hendley, how do i do this? Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks again.

--ubie

Ubie (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Here's how!:
  1. Put an infobox for the box of information, in this case, {{infobox person}}. Click on the blue link to go there and copy the contents onto the very beginning of the page. Fill it out. It's OK to leave stuff blank, it'll just be hidden.
  2. Look at the toolbar on the top of the page. Click on the "move" tab. You can then rename the page. Don't forget to give a reason!
If you want, I can help you do these things. Feel free to ask anymore questions, and happy editing :). Airplaneman talk19:17, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help!!!

Thank you for the advice and guidance. With your advice I was able to solve my problems. It is very kind of you to take time to help a newbie. If you see me doing anything wrong on Wiki please let me know so I can stop. Thanks again.

--Ubie (talk) 05:30, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem :). Helping makes me happy too. Regards, Airplaneman talk 05:34, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Are you an Adopter?

Hello Airplaneman,

Are you in the wiki adopt program? If so, can you adopt me? If not can you suggest an adopter that is kind. I am working on a Wine to Water page and one of the editors is flagging all my stuff but he wont tell me what I am doing wrong. He does not respond to my questions, he just puts up flags. I think I need a mentor so I can learn the "ropes" and not offend anyone. Thanks again for past any future help.

--ubie

--Ubie (talk) 14:44, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Although I'm not officially in the program, I can adopt you. I won't be very active on weekdays, but I'll check in regularly. Let's get started :). Airplaneman talk21:44, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

OK, I did some work on the article. You'll need more references (1-2 for each country) to support your facts. I added an information box and got rid of the list, instead giving it it's own paragraph. Here are the changes I've made. I guess we can bring further discussion to the article's talk page. Airplaneman talk 22:13, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I've adopted you :D. Airplaneman talk 22:36, 1 November 2009 (UTC)


Airplaneman,

Man you are awesome. Thanks for adopting me. I have checked out your edits and they look awesome, I have already learned a ton from you just by watching what changes you make.

You not being on during the week is fine with my. I am in a chemistry doctoral program so am very busy during the week as well. I am looking forward to working with and learning from you.

--ubie

--Ubie (talk) 00:06, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, that means a lot:). When you have time, it would be beneficial to look at the links on the welcome paragraph I posted on your talk page. Way back in the day when I was a newbie, I failed to do so and subsequently created two poor articles, which have since then been deleted. I look forward to working with you! Regards,Airplaneman talk 03:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Sidetrack Grill

Hello Airplaneman, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I declined the speedy deletion of Sidetrack Grill - a page you tagged -because: Not a test page. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know.  Skomorokh, barbarian  13:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I see. It looked like a test page when I viewed it... Looks like it got deleted anyway (as an advert) Airplaneman talk02:59, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

HELP

I asked for help some time ago for an article on American Pit Bull Terrier. Now I improved the article but a user always revert it. He claims that I use copyright material but what he enumerated wasn't mine. How can I report this user???? Thank you very much.k84m97 (talk) 01:13, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I have one question:how was the change that he reverted not yours if you made it? (according to the article history). The reverter even provided a website from which the info was obtained. Airplaneman talk 03:03, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
It wasnt my source. It was there before. Also I introduced a lot of information with veritable source like from OFA,UKC and "Colby's Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier" by By Louis B. Colby,1997, ISBN-10: 079382091X. Just compare the two versions.

Thank You. k84m97 (talk) 04:44, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Which two versions? I compared the version that you edited that was reverted, the most recent one in the edits list. Airplaneman talk04:30, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Airplaneman. You have new messages at PrincessofLlyr's talk page.
Message added 00:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Guess what? I finally started using talkback templates! PrincessofLlyr (talk) 00:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Cool! Airplaneman talk 01:50, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for helping out with 2009 flu pandemic

Thanks for helping out with the link in the Tamiflu and . . . Yeah, I was having some trouble catching it, and still don't quite see what it was. Thanks for fixing it. Cool Nerd (talk) 02:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem:). Glad I could help! Regards, Airplaneman talk 02:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

No rescue squad, just me and Thaddeus. I had brought this article back from deletion with only 2 sources and I built it to what it is now. This is only my second article and first Afd argument. I feel snowballed but the non-sensical arguments of Epbr123 and Hullaballoo and very frustrated that certain key policies, especially concerning interviews are primary sources, need to be changed. -Stillwaterising (talk) 05:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

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