User talk:Hdt83/Archive4

Continuing

Yes, I figured out how to do the upload there, but when I go to insert an image, it is asking for a specific link? How do I know what the link is?

Also, honestly, how do you know whether something is fricking ok to put on here or not!? They have a book written for every type of picture you want to put in!

Thanks!--Captain B 15:14, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Organizing My Userpage

I forgot to thank you after you organized my userpage. I am kind of busy on other stuff recently and I barely made 20 edits this month. LADodgersAngelsfan 03:13, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Just to tell you that this user was previously User:55555five55555. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 01:29, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:Original Research

I moved your addition of {{pp-semi-template}} on Template:Original Research to the <noinclude></noinclude> section as where you put it added the protected lock image to all articles that included Template:Original research. So it made it look like hundreds of articles were protected when they really were not. -- Gogo Dodo 04:00, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for doing that. I didn't notice that the template was transcluded on to other pages. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 04:01, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

I do very much appreciate your complement to me about my editing of the Colbert Report page. The way I see it, there are [meta-]ways to get these things into Wikipedia ... and not by the direct route either - but by actually giving direct, footnoted references to the controversy itself. No one seems to have gotten the "oxygen is a poison" joke! Those references I gave in the Wikipedia References section should stop all the silly vandalism, right?

I've of course done this before - the "Paternal Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA" page is one that I edited heavily, but my changes (based on scientific research that shows that this never happens in humans) were undone by the person who created the page in the first place. I do understand how Wikipedia works (I'll get back to that editing and correct the page when I get a chance, I haven't "given up"). I actually just had a discussion with a friend about "Is Wikipedia Authoritative" and the open-source principle "with many eyes all bugs are shallow" upon which Wikipedia is based. (See Eric Raymond's open-source manifesto "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". I'm an open-source programmer so I know these things - see www.userscripts.org ...) How the mere fact of vandalism and especially a controversy on a page is is valuable information about a topic in and of itself that can't be gotten from any other source, and that people shouldn't give up editing just because someone undoes or changes their additions - that there always is a way to get something in an article, by "negotiation", by a reference to a point of view, bias or a controversy.

My Wikipedia "claim to fame" is that I edited the Tikrit, Iraq (Saddam's hometown) article to correct the assertion that Tikrit was founded in Medieval times - in fact, "Takrit" is mentioned in the "Chronicle of Nabonidus" a Babylonian cuneiform document written in 619 BCE. No one else seemed to know this and this reference has been kept there till this day. I also intend to create a Y-Chromosome haplogroup G5 page (I claime to be the expert on this) which has some very unique genographic aspects - a major haplogroup that is almost entirely composed of Ashkenazi Jews and no one else.

I do thank you again for the complement. I do have one "complaint" about Wikipedia editing as such - it's hard to find the proper footnote format or even some of the templates with the editor alone - you have to find an example out there, figure out the syntax, copy it, and modify it. Is there an easier and more direct way to list the templates and the "cite" tag syntax in the editor itself? I think that this is part of the reason that many articles aren't properly footnoted - not that people don't have the references, but that they can't figure out how to add them.

The one mystery to me is how one gets to be an "editor" - that certain status that can lock pages - I know anyone can add certain templates, but is it because of a demonstration of impartiality or persistence in editing in certain cases? I want to explain how this works to friends when I explain how Wikipedia can indeed be "authoritative".

Now, I wonder if Stephen will notice what I did ... I see your user page and it's very cool. I never noticed all those templates that describe all the things about a person there. Maybe I'll make a user page for myself - but where are all the templates? I'd like to create some as well - about genetics, programming languages, etc. How do I find them and do you have advice on how to do it (aside from copying your great page). Hmmm ... I think a Wikipedia user page is better than a MySpace account!

Thanks,

Ted Kandell

Tkandell 00:47, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Articles for Creation

Hi, just wanted to thank you for participating in Articles for Creation! It sometimes feels like quite a wasteland in there. Just wondering, do you feel up to helping out with the backlog? It is over a year old. Thanks!--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 00:49, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA

As per your request, your RfA has been closed as withdrawn. —Kurykh 02:45, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

I think there is something wrong without the editing userboxes. Do you know what happened to it. 24.205.181.12 05:53, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Notability of Lights.Action!

A tag has been placed on Lights.Action!, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Realkyhick 07:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

In my opinion, Skinnymag isn't enough (though it is more than a lot of band articles have). The band needs to have some measure of notability such as recordings with a recognized label, charting on a major airplay or sales chart, or more coverage by reliable press sources. The one article you cite likely isn't enough, but that's up to the reviewing admin. Realkyhick 07:41, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Guess Who?

I'm not sure if I ever told you, but as one of the people who wanted me to get an account (IP 24...), I will tell you who I registered as: AnonGuy. --əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 20:17, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

4000 edits

Hello. Do you remember me? I just made my 4000th edit today. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 23:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Libimseti.cz - Czech Social Networking Site

Hi, I'm from Germany. I'm reading a lot on Wikipedia, and I've edited a few articles. This was the first time where I wanted to create an entire new article. "Libimseti.cz" is worth notifying on Wikipedia, because it's a leading European social networking site, like "MySpace.com" in the United States. I know that "Libimseti.cz" is a Czech site, and the Czech Republic has only 10,000,000 citizens, thus many Czech sites are unknown outside of the Czech Republic. But this is a leading Czech social networking & community site like "MySpace.com" in the U.S., with a history of almost 10 years and a membership basis of over 950,000 registerd users. This is almost 10% of the Czech population.

Wikipedia has already a list with social networking sites at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites. On this list are many sites that I never have heard, like the unknown "CouchSurfing" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couchsurfing with only 192,000 registerd users.

By the way, there is already a "Libimseti.cz" entry at the Czech Wikipedia site:
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libimseti.cz !!!!!
"Lide.cz" & "XChat.Centrum.cz" are also on the Czech Wikipedia.
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lide.cz
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xchat.cz

Thus I think, that the entry of "Libimseti.cz" to the English Wikipedia should be viewed on the same level as the entry of "MySpace.com" in the U.S., the only difference is, that "Libimseti.cz" comes from a small country, like the Czech Republic.

Is this a reason to discriminate a leading Czech site? I hope that the English Wikipedia site has no discriminating double standards.

I sincerely hope that "Libimseti.cz" is valuable as an entry to English Wikipedia.

Unfortunately, Libimseti.cz does not have any sources to establish notability on the English Wikipedia as stated in the notability guidelines for web sites here: Wikipedia:Notability_(web). The Czech Wikipedia pages also do not have any sources so I cannot be sure of the notability of this site. Just because a page exists on another language Wikipedia does not automatically mean that it can be included on the English Wikipedia. Sorry but unless you can provide me with some third party sources or referenced to establish notability guidelines, this site cannot have an article on the English Wikipedia. -- _Hdt83 ^Chat 03:22, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

A new WikiProject

Hi there! You might be interested in joining the new WikiProject, Articles for creation. Please drop in and have a look.--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 02:14, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

sorry.. that was my daughter who did a school report on virginia and she was messing around where she shouldn't have been.

I love those banners/flags!

Hi, I was wondering how to add those banners to my user page; you know, the "teen", "high school", "native speaker of English", that sort of thing.

che?

io faccio non capisco inglese tu fotte!--Bruttafemmina 23:30, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Non capisco l'italiano -- _Hdt83 ^Chat

mi dispiaci, vsi fotte un carne!

Met you at the backlog!

So what do you think of the Braco, Scotland article? Legit or someone's forum to promote a conflict regarding pylons...?--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 00:52, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm cool with that. Did you want to do it or shall I?--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 01:05, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Done! --Hdt83

Flag of Portugal

I'm really sorry, I picked the wrong "last" to RV to. I'm not really a vandal...meep... Brokenwit 04:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Gnome Week

	Gnomes, unite!
	You are invited to participate in Gnome Week, a mass article cleanup drive between June 21 and June 28, 2007.
	This week, backlogs will be cleared. Articles will be polished. Typos will be fixed. Bad prose will be edited. Unreferenced articles will be sourced. No article will be safe from our reach! The more people who participate, the better Wikipedia will become as a result.
	I would love it if you would participate! - Zacharycrimsonwolf
Edit message

IP indefblock

I believe that, while you are quite correct in quoting, and I am quite well aware of, the policy re indef IP-blocks, in this case it is justifiable. The policy, you will note, does say "almost" never. The edits posted by this editor are all vicious personal attacks directed at one particular person, over quite a short space of time, and in my view represent a personal relationship problem or conflict which has no place in wikipedia. I did consider very carefully. If the editor in question comes to WP:UNBLOCK then I will look at it, but for the present I think that this is one case where WP:IAR applies. If you feel strongly about it, I will happily accept the view of an uninvolved admin as a second opinion.--Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 23:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

As I say, if the editor comes back to WP:UNBLOCK I will look at it. One point - are you saying that you felt able to criticise my action as an admin without looking at the user's contributions?--Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 23:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

OK, no problem. When you go to RfA I expect to support you.--Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 23:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Curtis Truex Jr.

A "{{prod}}" template has been added to the article Curtis Truex Jr., suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but yours may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Royalbroil 04:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that late model drivers have reached notability status yet, even if he is racing for Junior. The article doesn't show one win. One ARCA, ASA, NASCAR , etc. level start is required in my opinion. A driver development would work too if you can find enough press to create a sourced article. I don't think being related to a Cup winner does much except if he somehow gets a bunch of press. Royalbroil 04:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi, Hdt83. Thank you for taking the time to revert vandalism to my userpage yesterday. I truly appreciate it! :-) -Severa (!!!) 05:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

User:NHRHS2010

Am I a nice person? I am continually receiving messages saying that I am uncivil. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 22:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Now I feel better about User:Alphachimp's comments, and just to tell you that User:55555five55555 is now User:LADodgersAngelsfan. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 00:53, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Editor review

I reviewed you. YechielMan 01:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Me

My user account has been banned.199.126.28.20 02:02, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Revert on my userpage

Cheers for looking after it for me =) MattieTK 15:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

my RFA

Thank you for supporting my RFA. I hope I will live up to your expectation. Let me know if you need any help, or I make any mistake. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 23:52, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

5000 edits

I just made my 5000th edit today. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 02:10, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I supported you on your adminship request, but you really should wait a few months; if you wait a few months, you will get the most amount of supports and rarely any opposes. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 02:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Saturn Sky

Not Vandalism. The manufacturer actively promotes to gay men and there is a legitimate ranking of top ten gay cars which the Sky appeared on for 2007.

Your Rfa

Hey, I feel compelled to wish you good luck on your rfa. While my vote at the moment is neutral, I will change it to support if you can well answer the optional question I will soon impose. I'll ask you about how you have improved since your rfa, and how you have adressed the concerns of your previous rfa. A good answer to the question may well turn some of the opposes into supports. Good Luck! -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk -- (dated 10:00, 19 June 2007 UTC)

It seems EVula has asked a question not much different from the one I was going to ask. oh well. Good luck all the same. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk -- (dated 10:02, 19 June 2007 UTC)

Adminiship

I have noticed that you are up for adminiship. You must lead a great life if you spend that much time on wikipedia mate.

Smile

†Sir James Paul† has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Keep up your great anti-vandalism work:) God bless.--†Sir James Paul† 05:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad it made you feel better. Have a nice week and God bless:)--†Sir James Paul† 05:13, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Good luck with your RFA:) Peace:)--†Sir James Paul† 00:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

AfD talk pge reply

Hdt, the deleting sysop Rama's Arrow has left WP it would appear. I don't know why, but could it be that his or her actions as a sysop in general were being questioned? If so that would place a large question mark over the deletion on the second occasion without a second AfD. But would you know who I would speak to if the article's deletor is not here anymore? I was pursuing information to improve the article when it was deleted - and the fact that the official website for Maximum-Energy Pro Wrestling was on the spam black list didn't help matters. Mal Case 07:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikibreak

I am going to a camp in Pennsylvania for three weeks so I will not be on Wikipedia for a while. I will be coming back on July 13. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 18:30, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Move Over Image

Hi Hdt. Thanks for answering my questions (I didn't think anyone would because it's so old). However, something seems to be wrong with your solution. Could you take another look at it? Thanks, --(Review Me) R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 03:08, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! --(Review Me) R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 03:51, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

My user page

Thanks for being ever-so vigilant! What these vandals accused me of is far from what is true. For your deeds...

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For not letting the little-minded and sad make another Wikipedian look bad. -DodgerOfZion 03:37, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

setting up bank account

I am not sure, I have forgotten what I signed up on this webpage for. If not already so. I am interested in opening a bank account checking, savings and debit card. If I have not already done so I would be very interested in. I get paid once a month from ssdi my next paycheck will be here on 7/18/07 and I would like to set up direct deposit for it. If you do banking please let me know an send me asap the paperwork to forward to social security office for direct deposit. I want to know the monthly fees before I set this up.

Thank you for your assistance.

--Kanga2062 06:53, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Lana J. Massa

I am sorry but I am afraid I cannot help you here. This website is an encyclopedia and not a bank. Please see the introduction page to learn more about what Wikipedia is. Thank you. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 06:55, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

This looks like a Nigerian scam to me... --DodgerOfZion 18:32, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Intex Solutions, Inc.

Hello,

You reviewed my submission on Intex Solutions and marked it for speedy deletion. I have tried to post this a few times and am finding it hard to find out what I am best to do.

Intex is mentioned a few times in Wikipedia. Not from anything I have written, by the way! For example, if you enter 'Mortage-backed security' and then look under Real World Pricing you will see Bloomberg and Intex listed. Bloomberg however has a link to a Bloomberg page even though this market's specialists are Intex.

I tried to look at other formats for companies such as 'Keithley' but I can not see why mine is so different and what I must do. Please help!

I am quite happy to explain the securitization market and why Intex is key to this if needs be.

Thanks for your time.

Regards,

Chris

Optional question 5

Thank you for the question Hdt83- I have replied in detail here--VS ^talk 01:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Delticom

Hi Hdt83, I was saddened to see my article on Delticom Ltd. being declined last week.

I put the article in the proper wiki structure and quoted sources as well.

Perhaps you can spare some time to explain to me why us wikis are only allowed to write about large multinational companies. I thought one of the causes of the Internet was to allow for the democratisation of information and not the censorship in favour of the large mono-capitalist companies. Delticom is a company that has won numerours awards such as the German Internet Award 2003 and its process structure revolutions have brought forward mankind. Delticom is also enganging in supporting young start-up by sponsoring the Young Entrepreneur award. I think its wortwhile that we are allowed to write about such companies rather than some multinationals that only engage in shareholder value.

Thank you for your consideration, once again.

Kind regards,

Viktor

Please see following additional sources: http://www.delti.com/press/english/deltiP41.html

Hello, thank you for taking the time to reply to the declined article. The problem with the article is that we need sources to help establish notability of the company. Company websites are not reputable sources to help establish notability. In order for the article to appear on Wikipedia, reputable 3rd party sources must be included in the page to help make the subject notable. See WP:CORP for more info on notability guidelines. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 19:02, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi Hdt83, thank you for replying. Notable sources include Wikipedia itself, since a similiar article is on the German wikipedia as I have shown in my original posting. Also, I would like to include the stock chart from the english website: http://deutsche-boerse.com/dbag/dispatch/en/isg/gdb_navigation/home?module=InOverview_Equi&wp=DE0005146807&foldertype=_Equi&wplist=DE0005146807&active=overview&wpbpl= Thank you again for giving this a reconsideration. Viktor

Replied here: User talk:217.110.81.26 --_Hdt83 ^Chat 18:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for adminship

On this occasion, your request for adminship was not successful. I hope that you will continue your useful contributions to Wikipedia and may consider standing again in future. Remember, most of the editors who did object have been happy with your recent work and are simply keen to see it continue. Warofdreams talk 11:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Dont worry mate. Theres always next time, and if you keep your contributions up, theres every chance you will pass! Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:19, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

It's ok. Give the process time, an you will be an admin.!Politics rule 11:52, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

VirtualSteve's Rfa

		Thank you for your support and comments at my RfA
		Hi Hdt83, It still amazes me that otherwise "anonymous" editors take the time to place !votes and comments on RfAs. Whilst I would have normally thanked you at the time of you leaving your message, the importance of my not appearing to be canvassing prevented me from so doing. Now that everything has progressed successfully I can finally thank you. I intend to uphold a style of good adminship and will welcome your further comments at any time in the future, even if they are in the form of admonishment. I will be happy to help as an admin wherever and whenever I can --VS talk 00:11, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Crater Lake

Hi, I fixed the parts you pointed out to me. How does it look now? --_Hdt83 ^Chat 00:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

It's good. I fixed a few last items (Mt.->Mount—you missed one; some flabby prose in one of the paragraphs, and several accessdates that were for late July 2007. Someone must think that June is the seventh month...)once I corrected those, I promoted it. Horologium t-c 00:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Doncaster

Thanks for changing the Doncaster lakers name