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Vandalism

- Hellow CLW,

I have reverted your user page to an earlier version of it. Some anonymous user had disfigured the page.MANOJTV 07:56, 16 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Melanie Appleby

Hi CLM,

Sorry, was probably a bit rash to change it straight off - should have just put a comment on its talk page or something?! With the information it had, the page seemed redundant, and I'm not convinced categorising it is enough justification. However, I won't complain if you revert, and my opinion may even differ to Wikipedia convention. Perhaps you could stick some more, unique, info on - stuff not directly relevant to the Mel and Kim page? Thanks for getting in touch, and being polite about it! Grayum 14:11, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Great to have you on (the Swedish Wikipedians' notice) board! And great to see you contributing a bunch of much-needed translations. It's fantastic too see those red links turn blue. Keep up the good work! / Alarm 12:10, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That's wonderful. I've updated the to-do list for now, substituting the names you've added with new ones. / Alarm 12:19, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger and Wilhelm Peterson Berger

Hi, I see you're still at work... I just wanted to tell you that when looking up the new article, I accidentally found an existing one at Wilhelm Peterson Berger which I hadn't previously noticed. But your translation work was certainly not in vain - the article was so lacking, and in such a poor condition (basically just a collection of someone's personal opinions), that I'm convinced it was better to start from scratch. Since I found no relevant info to merge, I decided to just redirect it to the new one with the correct spelling, but you can go back and check the history if you like. (The link will redirect you to the new article, but just click the (Redirected from Wilhelm Peterson Berger) when you get there and you'll end up on the redirect page.) / Alarm 15:45, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Björn J:son Lindh

What is the second letter of his middle name? Zoe 23:11, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

How ... odd. Thanks. :) Zoe 23:17, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Historical musicology

I have rewritten the article so that it refers to the discipline of historical musicology. I would be grateful if you could have a look and see what you think. Capitalistroadster 05:24, 27 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Swedish response to Hurricane Katrina

Thanks! I agree, it was the only (at least semi relevant) image I could find. Appreciate if you (or someone else) would find a better one. If another, better picture, can't be found I guess I can live with no image at all. --Tsaddik Dervish 11:34, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's perfectly allright. For some reason I just like "publically", but you’re right that "publicly" should, most likely, be used since it's more common. I guess I let my pride get in the way when you switched the two words with "sp" listed as the reason. I'll trust you on the "the" part, and have removed it from the sentence. I put it there because I was confused as to where the plane had been, Landvetter all the time, or first Satena (?) air base and then Landvetter. The "the" as in; 'The plane took from the Heathrow airport and not Gatwick'. But a definite article is probably redundant anyway. Cheers. --Tsaddik Dervish 20:09, 14 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Vote on deletion of suburbs

Hi, I've provided updated information about the reasons for the deletion of the 5 suburbs below, which I would encourage you to please read and consider:

-- All the best, Nickj (t) 00:26, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I believe Burnside is a slightly different case to the others and have updated the article to give a bit more information. Could you please take another look at it? JPD 09:19, 13 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Geographical Index of Toril - Infobox

Bonjour,

Je vois que tu as supprimé les patrons (templates) vides dans nombre d'entrées des Royaumes oubliés. Saurais-tu comment créer une infobox, comme je le demande sur la page principale de l’index ?

Merci Reply to David Latapie 20:46, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Well, It took me ages to understand, because it is too simple (no really. Actually, it is because it is uncentralized, something I don't really like when it comes to templates). So here is the way.

write {{Template:your template}}

and that's it!

an empty link (red color) will appear when you will save. Click on this red Template link, modify it accordingly. Next time you will enter :write {{Template:your template}}, the text on the Template page will appear. Reply to David Latapie

Rick Kosick

Please read Wikipedia:Patent nonsense, as IMO you must have no idea what it says. I hate Rick Kosick too, but the only CSD that might apply is vandalism. I hope you'll remove your speedy notice from it, as it spreads confusion about something that the WP:-space page makes crystal clear. Thanks. --Jerzy•t 21:20, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tnx for the constructive response. I know it's hard to get every policy clear, and i guess that means we have to keep listening to each other. In fact, tnx for putting me in a position to put that into words again, by seeing it gracefully done.
--Jerzy•t 20:51, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've come across numerous tags by you today claiming things are patent nonsense when they are emphatically not. Please do re-read that link: the text has to be complete gibberish (impossible to understand) or hopelessly confused so that extracting meaning is not reasonably possible. If it is understandable, it is not patent nonsense no matter how ridiculous the article is. Some of the things you've tagged were speediable under other criteria, so take another look through WP:CSD and consider using some of the other options. Something can be nonsensical without being speedy deleteable, unfortunately. Thanks. -Splash^talk 23:09, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Also note with reference to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Psoffligger psychos that CSD A7 does not ever apply to bands. It can apply to an individual in a band if that is what the article is about, but not to articles about bands. Again, this is unfortunate, but is the way things are. -Splash^talk 23:11, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. I often find the speedy rules frustratingly narrow too, but I guess that's the deletionist in me showing! -Splash^talk 19:15, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Social Technology

Dear friend,

“Social Technology” is my first article at Wikipedia. I am new to this world of web publishing. Please pardon me for any errors that I have made and may make due to my ignorance of the norms and rules of the Wikipedia community.

This summer some good ideas occurred to me and I put them down in this article. In the article, I defined the term “Social Technology” and some basic areas to think and work upon.

Then I heard about Wikipedia where any one can contribute and enhance an article. I felt that this was a great place for ideas. I thought that many more ideas would come in and the article would be enhanced.

I posted it from my web log http://neeray.blogspot.com to this site. Unfortunately I forgot to post the copy right notice and a very vigilant member noticed the same article on my web log and marked it for copyright violation. I am very happy that people here are very vigilant. I have now posted the copy right message under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 on the “Social Technology temporary page” and in the article on my web log too.

Then I worked a little on the temporary page and find that now this is marked for deletion for “Rambling”. These are tiny seedlings of ideas. Please do not delete them even before they are seen and flower into something better. Please advise me as to what should I do to improve this article.

I have great faith in the collective wisdom of the people. That is what this article is about. Please do whatever is right according to the rules and norms of the community.

I tried posting this at the Articles for Deletion page but it is not showing there. Please tell me what to do.

Best regards, Nirupma Kapoor

neeray 06:01, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I

I have no objection per se to a good article or a good stub on that engine or any other. Unfortunately, it doesn't give any information that isn't already mentioned in the article on its class, and is therefore redundant. Information that I would look for would be its depot allocations, withdrawal dates, some photographs, any technical features that are different from elsehwere, restoration details, etc. This information is available if you read the right books. Unfortunately, that article contained none of these, and was therefore redundant. I really think we need to be improving the article on a locomotive class before we then start creating articles the next level down. Dunc|☺ 18:58, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Brookie here

You seem to be systematically editing all my articles - are you stalking me? ...en passant! 19:46, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note - keep going ! Wiki rules ! ...en passant! 20:20, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Damn the beer - can't even spell Brookie now! Edit away - I'm off to the loo! ...en passant! 20:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Much relieved thanks! And can do without revert wars! :) ...en passant! 06:51, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Afd

In my opinion, Afd is a strange way to discuss a merge. It'd be simpler and quicker to talk about it on the talk page. Friday (talk) 21:02, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No apologies neccessary, I don't mean to imply you did anything I'd consider harmful. Just perhaps unneccessary. I commented on the Afd giving my opinion and rationale. However, keep in mind my opinion is just that- one editor's opinion. If you feel Afd is the right way to go, by all means, go for it. It's not what I'd have done, but that surely doesn't make it "wrong". Friday (talk) 21:11, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Seems reasonable to think about it for a while. I'm guessing that, if, as nominator, you decide the Afd is unneccessary, nobody will mind if you withdraw the nomination. Of course, if people start suggesting delete, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to close the Afd then. It's not that I think Afd will cause any problems, I just personally hate to see it used except when neccessary. Friday (talk) 21:18, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

PS. I can't blame you, the edit summary was rather unkind. Friday (talk) 21:19, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nina Persson

I didn't copy this page at all, just copied it from the biography I had written, and is used, on www.imdb.pro.

However I did copy the Showaddywaddy article, I was hoping someone would edit it rather than delete it as it is very important this band has a page. Also the article was freely available for use. However I have since rewritten and resubmitted it.

Thanks. GWP

Nina Persson

Have just seen the article at - www.celebarazzi.com/bio.php/6922/ - I wrote it, the name at the bottom is Graham William, I use this name for writing (there's another Graham Phillips, my real name).

Could I please resubmit it on the basis that I wrote it?

Btw I wouldn't plagarise, notice the Showaddywaddy article I didn't sign that as my own work. GWP

Thanks and also a request

You've been a big help in advising, correcting and wikifying. If you've got time, would you be able to sort out my article on John Morgan etiquette expert, submitted it tonight. He was an interesting guy.

All the best,

Graham

John Morgan

Once more thanks for your help CLW, the date was July, my typo. Did get some stuff from the yummy article but I used to read his column, infact as a student I wrote him a letter asking how best to eat a falafel when you were drunk. He wrote a very nice reply saying I should use napkins and try to avoid distributing the contents over my clothes.

So how does it work at wikipedia, I like the way you edit things so is it ok for me to contact you whenever I put something on? Would that be a pain for you or would it potentially fall under someone else's remit?

All the best,

Graham

Nina

Just been following your sorting out of this, quite exciting watching it come together, it's ended up a nice article, you're quite a wiki-guru!

Of course you're important!

Got a couple more articles in mind so will be in touch - in the meantime I better get back to doing what I'm paid to!

Have a good day,

Graham

Media for you

There's some media for your article on 6024 in GWR King Class. Dunc|☺ 15:26, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

New Article

Hello CLW, hope you're well. Just to let you know I just submitted an article on 'An Epitaph for George Dillon'.

All the best,

Graham

CLW,

Glad you liked the article and thanks again for your helps and tips. It's a great play, would recommend if you're in the West End between now and January. If you look up Morgan's book of manners I'm sure it'd even tell you the correct outfit to wear for a matinee or evening performance!

Graham

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DJ Quietstorm

You voted to delete DJ Quietstorm, and I can't blame you the way it looked :-) However I've found some evidence of notability, and cleaned up the article. Perhaps you'd like to take another look, and maybe think about changing your vote? the wub "?!" 18:19, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

William R Burnett

Just edited this page, kept all that was already there and put in a revised version of something I'd written before. However I think that in cut-and-pasting what was there onto word and putting it back I've lost a couple of links - should the name be in bold?

Anyhow, would be grateful if you had the time to have a look at it.

All the best,

Graham

Celestianpower is an admin

Did I invite you to the snicket wikicity before? Anyway, thank you very much for your support - my bid (as you probably know) went swimmingly. I couldn't have asked for a better one. Thank you very much and I just hope I don't mess up! ASUE coverage on wikipedia is much better because of people like you. --Cel e stianpower ^hablamé 13:22, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Villain

Hi there CLW, just to let you know I just submitted an article on 'Villain film', I wanted to put some quotes on to illustrate a point but it doesn't look quite right, was wondering if you could have a look at it if you get the chance.

Thanks for your help on the Burnett article, hope you're well.

Graham GWP 17:49, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there CLW, just to let you know I just submitted an article on 'Villain film', I wanted to put some quotes on to illustrate a point but it doesn't look quite right, was wondering if you could have a look at it if you get the chance.

Thanks for your help on the Burnett article, hope you're well.

Graham GWP 17:49, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

He's losing a lot of claret Vic

Thanks for that, I just checked it out, I think that poster was a special for the Australian release so nicely found!

Another august job by yourself, am working on a few more bits and pieces so will drop you a line as and when,

bye for now

Graham

George

Excellent! Surely can't be long before you're an administrator.

Edits at once

Please try and make assisted edits in one edit, doing so in numerous edits clutters up the history unnecessarily. Perhaps instead of saving after each edit you preview, if your assistance program supports this. Thanks Dysprosia 09:47, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Elvis Presley

I recquire some assistance in the Elvis Presley article. Two NPOV-unfriendly users ( Ted Wilkes and Hoary ) keep deleting the mentioning of Elvis dying on the toilet. Since you've edited the "toilet-injury" article, I just wanted to enquire whether you might assist me in my struggle against them :-) (129.241.134.241 15:14, 31 October 2005 (UTC))[reply]

British English punctuation

I was going to whip up some spurious defence based on the "conventional" vs "logical" methods of punctuation, but then remembered that that was quotation marks, and anyway more popular in the US than the UK, thus utterly undermining my original argument. So you were right and I was wrong. I'm blaming a brain fart. Sorry. — Franey 09:15, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Björn J:son

Hi, yes the album cover is definitely convincing! I still wonder about the story behind it though. Is J:son perhaps an abbreviation of something like Johanson (the way Thos. is the abbreviation for Thomas and Wm. is the abbreviation for William)? How's it pronounced in Swedish? With the name of the letter J followed by "son"? --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 09:23, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tray

That article is a load of crap and badly needs a rewrite. Feel free to do anything you want to it. (And, no, I have no idea why I reverted that edit; that was back in April and I can't begin to imagine what I was thinking at the time.) Kelly Martin (talk) 12:16, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Brookie here

Thanks for the note - how can I escape the CLW watch?!

I have replaced the picture in the Grendon article as the picture is actually of some the French twinners who put up some of the English visitors and are not Grendonians and so it can't possibly be a vanity issue - I doubt that Msr et Madame Pouchaine even know they are featured!
I note your other edit and can live with those!

Off to the pub now! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 10:56, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

J.J. vs J. J.

I'm kind of confused why you would rename the article to "J. J." His name is actually J.J. (sometimes seen without periods), similar to say T.J. Hooker (sometimes seen without periods). Please see: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. — There are no spaces. K1Bond007 19:53, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Translation!?

Can you help translate this for me to swedish? Many thanks in advance!

Albania's major trading partners include Romania, Italy, the Czech and Slovak republics, and Germany. It exports crude petroleum, chromium ore and iron ore, copper wire, vegetables and fruits, tobacco, and wine. The principal imports are machinery and equipment, spare parts, minerals and metals, construction materials, and food products.

--Armour 10:31, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Multiplex

Thanks. It appears I was a bit over-enthusiastic in my clean up. - brenneman ^(t)^(c) 11:27, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

requested moves

When requesting moves, please create a place of discussion on the talk page of the article you wish to move, as instructed at WP:RM. People can't vote or discuss the move unless this is done.—jiy (talk) 07:59, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.—jiy (talk) 08:48, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Conifer cones to Conifer cone

That's a mammoth task you've undertaken! Many thanks - MPF 17:01, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, I'd like to restore the bold for various types of cones on the page - that's supposed to be there for emphasis - hope you won't mind! - MPF 17:05, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm also tackling a few link edits myself, so you won't have quite so many to do :-) - MPF 17:41, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! . . . dealing with the RSI now . . . (OK, really :-) Next job is to find the ones which never had the link in the first place (just did Sciadopitys and Araucaria bidwillii) (but why do I keep on getting 'preview' when I click 'save'?? - that's 5 times now grrrr... - MPF 09:55, 26 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Lurking - Grendon

Brookie here - good to see you still lurking! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 16:13, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good to see we don't let things get things passed you! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 07:58, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note - some more pics now added - including one of the squint - there were two types - internal and external - the latter being for those leper types - the former for internal viewing through walls :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 14:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm nearly done with the chuch now - so i'll leave it where it is - a page for each in the UK would be a lot! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 14:21, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I knew it was a duff link and was due to go back to it - so thanks for saving me a job! What you've done is fine. :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 16:48, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Biloxi, Mississippi

Hi Tony. I moved Biloxi to Biloxi, Mississippi, but subsequently noticed that you'd recently moved it the other way. Is there some reasoning behind naming the article Biloxi that I'm not aware of? Regards, CLW 19:02, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I moved it to Biloxi because that is its name. In general we try to keep the name of a town to its shortest unambiguous form, and there are no other towns named Biloxi that I'm aware of--and certainly none that are more famous than Biloxi, Mississippi. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 09:32, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A whole week

I'm getting withdrawal symptoms - I've not had any CLW's flashing up on my watch list - bliss! Hope your Wikiholiday is good! Lots of new stuff for you to murder when you're back! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 17:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

Good to see you back - and that it's not just me that does daft stuff! Kepp that finger slipping! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 13:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good hunting here Brookie's crap

:) Brookie: A collector of little round things 15:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I find it odd that you're not an Admin' - can I nominate you? :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 16:34, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Some of the heat there was relatively recent which might be remembered - depends whether people see it as teeth-cutting or idiocy and watch the RfAs! Have a look at the current nominations and get a feel for what goes on there - I'd had similar spats in the past but on my RfA none of the protagonists were watching! If you want to dip your toe in - shout and I'll get the ball rolling! I think a mop and bucket would be good for you and the Wiki! :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 16:57, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

I have nominated you for Admin - please see and accept and answer the questions - good luck - you deserve it!

It's looking good! Brookie :) - a collector of little round things! ^(Talk!) 08:39, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to the Forgotten Realms project

Hi,

We are working on a Forgotten Realms Project to map Toril (mostly Faerûn, at the present). Since you contributed quite a lot on a Forgotten Realms-specific entry, I'd like to invite you to join the project, so we could improve the “Mapping the Realms” project.

The goal is to create a sort of World Factbook for the Realms. This means:

A consistent content
Use of templates
Entries should be limited to “sovereign places”: states and free cities, as well a moderately-inhabited place such as the Western Highlands.

On top of this, we also plan to cover Lost Empires, such as Pelvuria or Imaskar and, of course, Netheril

The project is located here
The Geographical index of Toril is a good start to get a visual of had been done, as well as the Halruaa entry.

Main contributors are presently

Feel free to take a look. We hope to see you soon mapping the Realms with us! Reply to David Latapie 12:22, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cruisers

Thanks for that - you probably noticed my very great problem with the spelling - i'll move any juicey bits from my new piece and then close it with a re-direct! Brookie :) - a collector of little round things! ^(Talk!) 14:28, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Deity Not

The Supreme Being in Freemasonry is an explicit term. Deity is just wrong. Millennium Sentinel 16:02, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Poopface

I have blocked this clown for 24 hours so he can cool his heels - tomorrow you'll be able to do it yourself hopefully! Brookie :) - a collector of little round things! ^(Talk!) 17:08, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Underscores...

Fancy running another popup-assisted do-da to undo/fix the one you done for "Virgin Atlantic" to "Virgin_Atlantic_Airways"? You'll note the underscores you've added! Messy stuff. Thanks/wangi 19:31, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

reference

Hi CLW, well it's just that it's generally frowned on (see: Wikipedia:How does one edit a page#Links and URLs and Help:Filling the page#Internal links for starters), and one of the things that other bots spend time "fixing"! Doesn't really make much sense to me that you're replacing a redirect link with another link that could also be considered broken. Without piping the underscores do show up, e.g.: Virgin_Atlantic_Airways. Thanks/wangi 22:11, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]