User talk:Arakunem/Archive 3

RfB/Xeno #2

There is no "risk" associated with saying "per Floquenbeam". Indeed, it is a sign of wisdom and good taste... --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:11, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! I meant more the risk of using "per x" in a discussion which I try to avoid, though. :) Arakunem^Talk 14:13, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know, I was being ~~a snot~~ funny. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Collapsible sidebar

Hi,

I saw your comment about the collapsible side in Wikipedia:User experience feedback.

Please consider expressing your thoughts about it in bug 23497.

Thanks. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 14:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as was pointed out to me, there is a Checkbox in Special:Preferences under Appearance that can disable the collapsable side menus so I'm not sure this is even a bug, but more a user preference. The only thing that might be bug-worthy is that when once has collapsable side menus enabled, the state of those menus (open or closed) is not preserved from one page to another. I could mention that if you think it would help, but the link you provided doesn't appear to be valid. Thanks!Arakunem^Talk 15:05, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I opened a bug about that, too: bug 23628.

The point of bug 23497 is that by default menus should be unfolded or even not collapsible. Most readers of Wikipedia don't play with their preferences, so the ability to cancel it is not relevant to them. And many of them won't see those links at all. (I actually saw it happen several times.)

(There's no need to send "talkback" to me - i'll watch your page.) --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 15:12, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gotcha, ok. I'll have a look and comment. Need to dig up my login for 'zilla... Also thanks for fixing the link! Arakunem^Talk 15:17, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest - Australian Cattle Dogs

Hi Arakunem,

Herding dogs is one of the areas of my area of expertise. Citations are required to ensure that all Wikipedia content is verifiable (and a reliable source) and not just an opinion. Stockdog Savvy is a comprehensive study on the work and training of more than 60 different breeds.

The book Stockdog Savvy has numerous references to the Australian Cattle Dog as well as pictures of the breed in action. For example, page 7: "At present, Australian Cattle Dogs, Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, English Shepherds, Kelpies and McNabs are still the breeds most frequently found on farms and ranches in North American, but with fewer ranch jobs available for dogs, more herding dogs have found their way into urban and suburban homes. Page 13 includes a picture of an ACD heeling a steer with the caption: "A red Australian Cattle Dog illustrates how the breed gained the nickname "Heeler." On page 33 there is a picture of an Australian Cattle Dog with the caption: The authors' son Tyler enjoying a buddy at the Uh Oh Ranch in Kiowa Colorado. There are numerous references to ACD in the this book.

Here is a link to the Table of Contents: http://www.dogwise.com/Item_Inside.cfm?ID=DHE171&curImage=1

TOC 9 shows the breed is included in the breed profiles:

http://www.dogwise.com/Item_Inside.cfm?ID=DHE171&curImage=11

Here is a synopsis from Barnes and Noble http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Stockdog-Savvy/Jeanne-Joy-Hartnagle-Taylor/e/9781577791065

The edit in the 2nd paragraph citing Stockdog Savvy was for "urban owners without access to livestock" and "herding games". As the sentence now reads it indicates that information can be found in citation [23](http://www.akc.org/events/herding/getting_started.cfm. However, that article refers to playing with toys, chasing and control commands: "stay", "get it" and "that'll do". It mentions nothing about urban owners without livestock or the type of structured herding games that teach commands such as "Come bye" and "Away to me", "Look back", "Walk on", "Steady," and "Back out".

Regards, Errata addendum (talk) 19:49, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Replied Here for the sake of keeping things centralized. Arakunem^Talk 20:46, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

new elections

Things could be fixed in a little more than a month. 2 weeks to decide what to do. 2 weeks to vet any additional candidates. 2 weeks to do elections. We could have the problem fixed by early July. If the election is rigged by changing the rules after the fact, this hurts the winners and brings shame to Wikipedia. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 19:25, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, hence that is not my position. I support "Option 2", as you do. Arakunem^Talk 19:29, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank spam!

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Bill Moyers

Care to contribute to the discussion on the article talk page concerning the BLP/NPOV issues you brought up at WP:COIN? I agree that there are problems, more so after I finally got access to one of the key references on the matter [1]. --Ronz (talk) 00:32, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To become encyclopedic

Thanks for your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Principle of Energy Consumption. I wholly agree with the comment about "would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic" in G11, but unfortunately that is not allowed to be applied on its own. I have tried twice on WT:CSD to get a CSD for essays and how-tos, to no avail... I've even made the case that G11s need to be fundamentally rewritten, so why is there an exception for other patent crap like this one? Maybe this is something we should continue to keep an eye on. Just food for though. (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) — Timneu22 · talk 17:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

concern over COI

Hi... thanks for your message about the COI on emergy synthesis page. I've tried to edit in order to remove, but may have made it worse in Wiki view. Please have a look. Indeed, we (Ulgiati & Brown) are experts on the subject of emergy.

Also thanks for the tips about removing text from my User page. I hope I did the move correctly.Mtbrown8 (talk) 16:15, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that clarification on the Synthesis article was just the sort of thing I was thinking of: that the term was in fact the generally accepted term, with the proceedings of the conference as the supporting source. I've looked over your recent edits in the area and they have been within policy for a potential COI area, and your stated desire to continue that course demonstrates that you are editing in good faith, and not trying to use Wikipedia for promotional purposes. And your move of the sandbox page was exactly correct as well. Thanks again for your contributions! Arakunem^Talk 16:42, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My User Page

Thanks for the reverts on my user page! Much appreciated! --ANowlin: talk 23:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kennedy Graham

Please see Talk:Kennedy Graham#Signature. Thanks, Chzz ► 00:07, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Complementary color

Hi. I find it amusing that the editor in question has now decided to attempt to make a report on the 3rr noticeboard here. All of this without any communication to any other involved party or on the article's talk page. This should be interesting. (Unfortunately I'll be offline for about 20 hours, so I'll have to catch up when I'm back.) Taroaldo (talk) 21:00, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Roy Carrier

On 25 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Roy Carrier, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For going the extra mile and explaining COI in an unusually kind manner to a new user. Kudos! — QuantumEleven 09:49, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aww shucks, t'weren't nothing. :) Arakunem^Talk 13:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spoiler Discussion

Dear User,

You previously participated at the discussion regarding the collapsing of spolier's at Talk:The_Mousetrap. I invite you to comment at a similar discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Spoiler#Proposal.

Many Thanks

Seddon ^talk|^WikimediaUK 22:09, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know how to find the Talk page!

Hello Arakunem,

I admit I don't understand all the rules of posting etc on Wikipedia, but I don't know how to respond. I don't know how to work the "Talk" button, and I confess that I just found your message today, Nov. 1.

I will have an article in Publishers Weekly coming up this month entitled "Why I Translate." Admittedly also written by me, so does that count as a reference? In January there will be an article about me in Costco Connection, written by a journalist. That's the best I can offer you. I wrote the Wikipedia entry, I believe in a neutral, non-self-serving way, to provide information that is unavailable elsewhere (so far). As a mere translator of a series of bestsellers, I'm not famous enough to have much written about me, so print references are scarce at this point. But people do want to know more about my background.

Please hold off on deleting the page until late November, when I can deal with any problems in detail. Write to me at steventmurray@gmail.com and I'll tell you why -- I don't want to put it on a public forum.

Thanks, Osobooks (talk) 14:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spaceflight portals

Hello! As an member editor of one or more of the Spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Unmanned spaceflight, Timeline of spaceflight or Space colonisation WikiProjects, I'd like to draw to your attention a proposal I have made with regards to the future of the spaceflight-related portals, which can be found at Portal talk:Spaceflight#Portal merge. I'd very much appreciate any suggestions or feedback you'd be able to offer! Many thanks,

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Help desk

Tempted as I was to impose a vacation sooner, I'll wait for further disruption first... Bencherlite ^Talk 15:35, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Downlink: Issue 0

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