User talk:Avb/Archive8

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Archives 3 July 2006 27 June 2007 17 July 2007 8 November 2007 11 December 2007 15 January 2008 8 February 2008 10 April 2008

Alzheimer's

Please let me know when you're done, so I can continue working on ref cleanup without edit conflicts. Referencing work is tedious; perhaps I should have placed an {{inuse}}. Thanks. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops, sorry, our talk messages were ships crossing in the night; next time, I'll be sure to use an inuse; I'll start up another day. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:15, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Mantanmoreland/RFC

Sorry to jump in and leave a message, but I noticed you were leaving comments on Mantanmoreland's RFC. Just in case you didn't realise, an Arbcom is currently open and more evidence has been brought forward. Thanks Whitstable 03:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

New mailing list

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 20:41, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Your note

Thanks for that information, Avb. It's very helpful. SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 17:41, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

late answer

I just answered your comment that I had missed, from weeks ago, at my talk. I was rereading stuff on account of the wikiquette (linked below). Pete St.John (talk) 21:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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Not quite. I have no problem whatsoever with people writing that they find specific editing compulsive, disruptive, eristic, sophist, anal, or bastardly. Although bastardly, indeed, has very little informational value in the context of writing an encyclopedia, the other qualifiers all help put specific points across, points that I personally have made quite often regarding other editors' editing. In short, comment on the edits, not the editor. If you have achieved one thing here, it is that I now believe that your opinion of Ronz is that he is not only editing in the manner so succinctly put above, but that the latter also enumerates what makes him tick. I have never understood why otherwise intelligent people so rarely seem to grasp and countermand the effects of correspondence bias in their own lives (after all, they see it in others wherever they care to look). Avb 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

(answering late, after the creation of this much later wikiquette; sorry to have not been timely). I don't purport to know what makes Ronz tick, but I find it necessary to distinguish from isolated incidents, which pertain to specific edits, and chronic behaviour, which pertains to the editor himself. By posing individual edits as conforming to policy (e.g. "on account of WP:FOO please refactor") the aggregate effect of numerous vapid, nonspecific, and highly irritating edits, is lost on 3rd parties. The effect of the chronic behaviour is not lost, however, on the victims. However, particularly, I consider it egregious to post on individual's talk pages when unwelcome. No admin has flatly opined that doing so is not uncivil, so far, but it's egregious. Pete St.John (talk) 21:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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You are invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area Last: 1/13/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
This has been an automated delivery because you were on the invite list. BrownBot (talk) 02:21, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Re. rv on Naked Short Selling

Quite right too. I'd missed that the statement on short-selling suits being dismissed had been moved rather than removed. John Nevard (talk) 04:06, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey, without your comment, I wouldn't have known there was a problem

Please take a look Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Shortcut WP:BLP1E should not link here for some suggestions about how to clean up the confusing shortcut, and add your ideas. Noroton (talk) 23:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

minnow

hi, what does WP:MINNOW stand for? I saw you created the redirect.  — Xiutwel ♫☺♥♪ (speech has the power to bind the absolute) 02:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

• ah, Minnow, I think I'm getting it. Then, does "adjusting clue level" mean "enlightening?"  — Xiutwel ♫☺♥♪ (speech has the power to bind the absolute) 15:51, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Pump discussion

You may be interested in Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Policy about articles of murder victims. It's related to our previous discussion on articles like Natalee Holloway and their titles/mere existence. One user has also started working on a proposed guidline; see User:Fritzpoll/Victims of crime guideline. - auburnpilot talk 13:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)