User talk:Bte99

Greetings...

Hello, Bte99, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page provides helpful information for new users—please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on this page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Happy editing! 4twenty42o (talk) 14:29, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Two of your recent quality assessments

Hi — you recently rated De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (graph theory) as being class C, and Curtis–Hedlund–Lyndon theorem as being class start. According to Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics/Wikipedia 1.0, class C is for articles in which "there are significant areas that are not yet covered. The article may be poorly organized or still include questionable or irrelevant material. Good general references have been provided, but citations for some aspects or individual facts may still be missing or unclear." Class Start is for articles that are "still weak in many areas". Since I just significantly expanded both articles, and I attempted to pay attention to whether they cover all aspects of the areas, are appropriately organized, and are properly cited, I see this as an indictment of my efforts — obviously you feel that they are not good enough. So I would appreciate, if possible, any more specific feedback you might have on these articles: what specifically is not covered about these subjects that should be covered? What is inadequate about their organization? What questionable or irrelevant material do they include? And what facts have missing or unclear references? With your specific feedback I can try working harder to improve these articles — without it your assessment comes as a bit of a disappointment, but an unconstructive one. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:50, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The assessments were based on just an initial view. Perhaps they were a bit hasty and unconstructive, so feel free to assess them as you see fit. --Bte99 (talk) 21:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I think it would be even less useful for me to evaluate articles whose primary recent contributor is me. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:33, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Darrow

Thanks for spotting this, Bte99. A chill runs down my spine when I imagine how many articles of this type survive unnoticed here on Wikipedia. Keep up the good work. Best regards. Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:51, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zooey Deschanel‎

Would you mind explaining your reason for reverting, saying "readability"? I believe that I improved it by putting those of 2008 into one concise paragraph. --Musdan77 (talk) 21:56, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

San Francisco meetup at WMF headquarters

Hi Bte99,

I just wanted to give you a heads-up about the next wiki-meetup happening in SF. It'll be located at our very own Wikimedia Foundation offices, and we'd love it if some local editors who are new to the meetup scene came and got some free lunch with us :) Please sign up on the meetup page if you're interested in attending, and I hope to see you soon! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 18:54, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

flagcons in settlement infoboxes

Bte, I invite you to look at the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geography. It deals with the posting of flag icons in settlement info boxes. More properly, it is my effort to move the discussion (and "guidance") out of the WikiProject and into a Manual of Style discussion page. Thanks. --S. Rich (talk) 16:36, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aubrey O'Day

I have placed a warning about edit warring on 169.229.81.119's talk page, but you also need to discuss the sources for your preferred version on the article talk page. Aubreyoday.com is not a reliable source. --Guy Macon (talk) 08:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmie Johnson

Well, but the collaboration with John Sitaras had an important role in his career, as he mentioned lots of times in media coverage. This can't stay unmentioned. If you consider it promotional, then how would you render that? You can't just delete it. Manzzoku (talk) 08:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Civil Air Patrol

Proper nouns are those which identify specific things. Examples of proper nouns include United States Air Force, or East Ninth Street. Common nouns identify a class of things, these are not capitalized. Examples of common nouns include air force, airplane and airman. While in (American) military writing, the names of some common nouns (like Army and Marine) are capitalized this not the case in our Wikipedia manual of style.

The use of a common style improves our writing and make what we write easier to understand. There are reasons for rules and good writers respect that.

I would direct you to the Wiki Manual of Style and specifically the section on [terms].

I will give you some time to revert your own edits to the more correct form. If we cannot reach agreement, I shall escalate this issue. Please drop me a note to let me know how you would like to handle this. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 05:08, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are misinterpreting the use of Air Force in the article. All instances I changed the usage is as a proper noun as a synonym for United States Air Force. It should remain capitalized. In addition, WP:MILTERMS states "The general rule is that wherever a military term is an accepted proper noun, as indicated by consistent capitalization in sources, it should be capitalized." See for example http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C909.txt.

Before you make any changes, be sure to ask for a consensus at Talk:Civil Air Patrol. Bte99 (talk) 05:58, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We can agree the proper place to discuss this is on the CAP talk page. I have posted there and hope you will reply. I simply do not see in the Manual of Style any rule that allows or requires the capitalization of "air force" when referring to the USAF. If you find such a rule someplace, I will very much in your debt. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 08:49, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MoVal

Misread category as "Unincorporated". I'll clean my glasses and do better.--S. Rich (talk) 18:00, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by NewJerseyNetsfan1982 (talk • contribs) 00:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Civil Air Patrol reverts

Why did you revert my CAP edits? They were all accurate.

Invitation to the Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy

Hello, Bte99! The instructors at the Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy have seen your hard work reverting vandalism, and we would like to thank you. But do you want to go to the next level? Would you like to know how reverts, warnings, reports, blocks, and bans all come together to keep this Encyclopedia free from disruption? Then consider enrolling today! Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 08:36, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Theopolisme _TALK 13:30, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And a message from me. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 14:26, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Counter Vandalism Unit Academy Instructor

Hi Bte99, if it's okay with you, I will be your instructor at the Counter Vandalism Unit Academy. If you are ok with me as your instructor you will be my first student, so we will be learning together. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 14:52, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Great. What is the next step?Bte99 (talk) 14:54, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I am just setting up your Academy page. What I'm thinking is that we will do som general vandalism things, then move on to what you've been doing, then (if you want) to Twinkle. If everything goes well I'll ask you to apply for Rollback and we can work it out from there. Also I'd like to show you a little bit of New Page Patrolling with you.

Ok the starting point is User:Callanecc/CVUA, so go there and have a look. Once you have read through that (not the links on the right hand side), click on the "Academy page" link, read the page and follow the instructions. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 15:13, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you need to find my CVUA page in the future go to my user page and click the link. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 15:17, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've created a section on my talk page for the CVUA and you - it's here so if you have any questions or concerns they go there :). Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 15:23, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

CVUA

Hi Bte99, are you still interested in learning through the CVUA? Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 06:43, 19 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed you from the student list, if you wish to rejoin the Academy, please let me know on my talk page. Regards, Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 05:27, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Articles in the Article Incubator nominated for deletion

Category:Articles in the Article Incubator nominated for deletion, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 09:36, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Favor?

Hello there! I've a favor to ask. I just noticed that the Sophie Hunter page has an external image which is outdated. The photo from IMDB was from 2011 but there's a newly uploaded photo that is more suitable, taken just this month. This one http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1259206656/tt2084970 or this one http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1275983872/tt2084970. I hope you can help in changing it (or removing it altogether as I don't think it's necessary to the page at all). Thank you very much!197.155.200.97 (talk) 12:59, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! I've a favor to ask. I just noticed that the Sophie Hunter page has an external image which is outdated. The photo from IMDB was from 2011 but there's a newly uploaded photo that is more suitable, taken just this month. This one http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1259206656/tt2084970 or this one http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1275983872/tt2084970. I hope you can help in changing it (or removing it altogether as I don't think it's necessary to the page at all). Thank you very much!41.203.190.30 (talk) 12:59, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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