User talk:Mark - Wikipedia

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Archive 1 — 2002 to 28 March 2005
Archive 2 — 28 March 2005 to 2 July 2006
Archive 3 — 1 July 2006 to 21 November 2007

Please note that I do not usually respond on this page - if you leave me a message, I will most likely reply on your user talk page, so that you will be notified when you receive my message.

List of Foxtel Channels

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Hello. where you the author of "List of Foxtel Channels" and "List of Austar channels}? Someone has taken it upon themselves to delete those two articles and they where invaluable as a reference and it's difficult to find the information you provided outside of the country (I am in the US) can you undelete them? The user who deleted your pages decided to delete all similar pages from Wikipedia because I don't know..boredom? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.229.11.150 (talk) 17:40, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Australia

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hello thanks for the useless comment about the use of "incumbent". If you look at the history it was added by another admin user i was just trying to keep what he had put on the page. If you are admin i think you should lock the page and leave it as kevin rudd "incumbent". cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by L.Wadsworth (talk • contribs) 12:36, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank God you protected the bloody thing. Biofoundationsoflanguage (talk) 12:41, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

yeah you would say that Biofoundationsoflanguage you support coalition and you don't even live in the country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by L.Wadsworth (talk • contribs) 13:10, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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I wish to thankyou for the welcome and ll the info i hope to be a regular editor and will do my best to be a great Wikipedian thanks again. Jay2k (talk) 14:20, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Australia

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Thanks for your comments. I'll keep them in mind. --Michael Johnson (talk) 03:32, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You have email...

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Just an FYI :) Anthøny 13:46, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did you get it? Anthøny 19:41, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still waiting for a reply, even a brief one. Anthøny 19:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IRC

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Just to confirm that I'm user Snowolf on freenode :) Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 02:36, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

E-mail

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Check your e-mail after you read this message. It's very important. It has passed the final warning. It is time for action. I am tired of second, third, fourth, x-teenth chances. Miranda 05:00, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings

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Replaceable fair use Image:Shaun_Micallef_-_Thank_God_You're_Here.jpg

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Replaceable fair use

Thanks for uploading Image:Shaun_Micallef_-_Thank_God_You're_Here.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

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Aust Barnstar

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		The Australian Barnstar of National Merit
		for your efforts with Australian articles Gnan garra 00:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

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It would appear to be your 23rd birthday, either today or yesterday. Assuming I'm right, happy birthday! Ral315 (talk) 05:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strangely, I came across it because I visited your userpage, saw that it said you were 22, and thought, "I wonder when his birthday is?". I looked at your userpage history, and was shocked to see that your birthday was today -- I truly had no idea when it was. Ral315 (talk) 05:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can neither confirm nor deny these allegations. All further questions should be directed to my publicist. Ral315 (talk) 05:52, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Template:Map of Western Australia

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A tag has been placed on Template:Map of Western Australia requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please

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You know, you could explain what was up on the talk page. The stuff you removed was so innocuous I assumed it was a mistake. I'd appreciate if you could just explain what was going on without immediately resorting to threats. Not very civil.—Chowbok ☠ 17:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, it's all cool. Thanks for your note.—Chowbok ☠ 03:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Access at #wikipedia

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I'd like my op back on #wikipedia that Kelly Martin removed. I have been waiting for several months now. -- Cat ^chi? 21:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Nancy Cartwright

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What specifically did the publicist complain about? Was it just the stuff removed in this edit or does it include the stuff removed here? Some of the content removed in the last edit includes all mentions of scientology, and that part of the article is sourced. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 03:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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Good cleanup at the lindy/dingo case of our decade - cheers Satu Suro 02:30, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mark,

I work for Daniel Hannan and he has asked me to update some of the info on his page. I'd give you the Parlaiment email as proof, but as this is a public forum I dont think this would be wise. I'm rather new to this Wki thing and I am not sure how you are meant to get a response to me or how I can send you a private message with the email address. Either way, I need access and would appreciate it if you wrote how we can go about this on your wall. Am I right in understanding, that as of this moment the only persion that can alter stuff on Dan's wall are you and Dan?

Thank you very much for your time.

Leo Meredith —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leomeredith (talk • contribs) 15:14, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Euro precedence on ITN

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The Euro is at near all-time highs against currencies other than the dollar, including the pound sterling. Also your rearranged sentence doesn't take account of the fact that the psychological value of €1 > $1.50 has been reached.

I have changed it back for now.

zoney ♣ talk 11:07, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to agree, I was surprised that it appeared there. It could even be removed if no-one objected. However, at least it means ITN isn't entirely predictable with what shows up there. There are altogether too many people who think ITN is supposed to be the five most important news stories according to Wikipedia. Of course, the title "In the news" isn't very explanatory. zoney ♣ talk 11:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Hannan MEP

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Please see Talk:Daniel Hannan#Page protection. Thanks, Harris Morgan 23:22, 28 February 2008 (UTC).[reply]

That's fine, thanks for the response. Harris Morgan 22:46, 29 February 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Orlando Figes

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Could you please reconsider the indefinite protection of article Orlando Figes? There are less than 100 edits in the history of this article, and I did not see a significant RR war there. If anything goes wrong, it would be easy to protect it again. Thank you.Biophys (talk) 04:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Riana's request for bureaucratship

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Dear Mark, thank you for taking part in my RfB. As you may know, it was not passed by bureaucrats.
I would, however, like to thank you for taking the time to voice your support, despite concerns cited by the opposition. Although RfA/B isn't really about a person, but more about the community, I was deeply touched and honoured by the outpouring of support and interest in the discussion. I can only hope that you don't feel your opinion was not considered enough - bureaucrats have to give everyone's thoughts weight.
I also hope that the results of this RfB lead to some change in the way we approach RfBs, and some thought about whether long-entrenched standards are a good thing in our growing and increasingly heterogenous community.
I remain eager to serve you as an administrator and as an editor. If at any point you see something problematic in my actions, please do not hesitate to call me out. ~ Riana ⁂ 12:44, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'll send you something your browser will be able to handle better:

Your edits on the ITN

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Please go to Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates‎ and explain why you added the blurb on Rahho, despite there not being a consensus to put it up. We are trying to avoid drive-by admins, like yourself here, so I propose you take it of the itn, post your comments, and wait till there is a larger consensus. --Plasma Twa 2 (talk) 18:51, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by admin is not my phrase, and remember this is not about how much support it has now, but how much support it had when you first added it. Gaining a strong consensus is what keeps us from having huge arguements over items - it doesn't seem that there will be one over this one now, but that does not mean it should be ignored. There have been many arguements over why a majority-supported article isn't on, and vice versa. It common sense to wait more then six hours to put something up.

Your "courtesy extended to the non-admins to express their views" statement pretty much makes you a hypocrite. Telling me not to express authority when you're cleary doing it right now? Rich. The item has enough support to go on now, but two other users agreed with me that you added it too quickly, while another commented on you adding it up despite consensus. I don't want blood to be exchanged over this, but remember to wait until there is a larger consensus to avoid this in the future. --Plasma Twa 2 (talk) 07:04, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

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On 19 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Victoria Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 08:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Um, so what do you think I did?

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You state quite strongly that you are shocked by my misjudgment. Could you please go into more detail what you feel I have misjudged? That might be quite useful if I might want to prevent such shock in future. --Kim Bruning (talk) 03:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

<scratches head> Maybe I don't think in such complicated ways with respect to security. If we see someone breach confidentiality, I think it is only prudent that we remove access to privileged information.

As we are all volunteers, we share collective responsibility.

From my perspective, we are already closing the barn door when the horse has already bolted, but still it is a wise gesture to make.

To stretch the metaphor slightly: are you advocating we leave all other barn doors open until those horses have escaped too?

--Kim Bruning (talk) 06:46, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to expand on that slightly: I think that the fundamental requirement for the channel is that people need to be able to handle privileged information responsibly, as it is intended as a location for foundation and OTRS and etc to communicate with trusted people from en.wikipedia. This is also why it is a closed channel you see. It's not a clubhouse for admins, or at least it was never intended to be. --Kim Bruning (talk) 07:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

perth, wa

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depends on the weather - sometimes its not worth having on the watch list - one wonders - there are some things that really should have nowiki DONT CHANGE THIS IS BEEN ALREADY CHANGED 15 TIMES THIS YEAR AND ITS GETTING TIRED nowiki or something like that :( Satu Suro 13:08, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should have done it - its happening again right now - i really think we need to put a protect on the damned population section Satu Suro 12:36, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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why did you delete my questions on the newsworthyness page of that austrlian and german ship colision?Hebrewdominance (talk) 13:37, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

wikipedia walking over there own principles, Do you have any opinion over this ?

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i like to add information about Armenian untrue genocide articals, be i see there , there is no option to do this, unlike other articals, putting opinion or something against to this is not allowed,

by blocking Turkish (us) people from this rights, shows wikipedia has double standards, which means wikipedia walking over there own principles, Do you have any opinion over this ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.192.30.71 (talk) 15:30, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My connection died and I need my ghost killed

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Mark...I am praying that you are around here right now. If so, would you please kill my ghost on IRC? I can't do it, since the program I use to get on to IRC is a pain and won't let me change user names easily. I don't even know if I can. So, pretty please if you get this message? - LA @ 06:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template talk:Country data Timor-Leste

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I posted a request at Template talk:Country data Timor-Leste. I saw this post of yours and thought that you might be able to make the fixin's. GregManninLB (talk) 18:11, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Home and Away

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Can't you find some sources for them though? If you care about the articles you could, you know they all exist, and deleting ones such as Sally, Alf, and other long term characters is just pointless when poeple have gone to the trouble of writing them. Raintheone (talk) 18:49, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, my name is Teanis Tillmon. I wanted to ask permission to use Wikipedia as a guide to my study of street survival.My website is www.uspatrolandsecurity.com. My e-mail is teanisjr@sbcglobal.net. I just do study and use the exerpts as a guide to descibe my finding and where I got the research from. Thank you. Teanis.

My name is Peter and you asked me on the 1st of April why i change the number of seasons from 21 to 20. To do this because home and away started in 1988. Since it is 2008 (20 years later) is has got to be on its 20th season. Also the website on www.seven.com.au/homeandaway says "celebreating the 20th year of home and away" if i am mistaken please tell me thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.192.93 (talk) 11:26, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:05494 HK2731 122 420lo.jpg

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Moves of two templates

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Please see User talk:Anthony Appleyard#GFDL-en. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Email

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I have emailed you regarding a rogue channel operator in #wikipedia-en. Please check your email. Thank you. Monobi (talk) 03:37, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Ottawa Focus 1.jpg

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Since you delted Image:Ottawa Focus 1.jpg, could you please get Image:Ottawa Focus.jpg as well? It's a related image, also a copyvio, from the same user. Also, could you please WP:TROUT the uploader for uploading copyright material under bad licensing? I've already told him but he won't listen. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 03:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If I made a mistake uploading the subject image, it was an honest mistake. Focus was a free newspaper distributed in Ottawa in 1984 It also died that same year and exists no more. It would be a reasonable assumption it would fall within the public domain category.

DoDaCanaDa (talk) 04:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough Mark. My mistake. I'm sorry for the confusion. I still know the author. What is the tag and procedure when I have his permission to post the images?

DoDaCanaDa (talk) 04:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. I don't think I'll upload any more images until I consult with the creator of the article, a WikipediA Administrator. I think he is somewhat overwhelmed with the volume of information I provided not yet in the Article and it is best I give him space. He has the experience in these things. I don't.

DoDaCanaDa (talk) 12:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ten News Perth.jpg)

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Wikimedia Foundation error in Bulgarian

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Hello, Mark. From meta:Multilingual error messages I understood that it is you whom I need to contact if I want to have the Wikimedia Foundation error message translated to Bulgarian. So here it is:

Wikimedia Foundation

Фондация Уикимедия

Error

Грешка

Our servers are currently experiencing a technical problem. This is probably temporary and should be fixed soon. Please try again in a few minutes.

Сървърите ни в момента изпитват технически проблем. Вероятно той е временен и скоро ще бъде отстранен. Моля, опитайте отново след няколко минути.

You may be able to get further information in the #wikipedia channel on the Freenode IRC network.

Може би ще получите повече информация в канал #wikipedia на IRC-мрежата на Freenode.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organisation which hosts some of the most popular sites on the Internet, including Wikipedia. It has a constant need to purchase new hardware. If you would like to help, please donate.

Фондация Уикимедия е нестопанска организация, която поддържа някои от най-популярните сайтове в Интернет, сред които и Уикипедия. Тя непрекъснато има потребност от закупуването на ново оборудване. Ако желаете да помогнете, можете да направите дарение.

If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the detailsbelow.

Ако искате да съобщите за тази грешка на системните администратори на Уикимедия, моля включете в доклада си следните данни.

I don't know how to implement the links under "try again", that is why I'd ask you to do this yourself for the the respective words in Bulgarian, which are underlined. Is anything else needed? Regards, →Spiritia 12:52, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I improved the wording a little bit. Can you please leave a notice on my talk page when you add the translation, or if you're not able to, in order to look for other options. Thanks in advance. →Spiritia 09:33, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your response. No, it's not a disappointment, it's okay and expected. In the meanwhile I wrote on bugzilla as well, but no response has come so far (which is again pretty normal ;-) ) Yet I hope that before the developers make an overall general update, they'll remember to invite all local wikis to provide translations. Cheers, →Spiritia 05:10, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

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as to standards I have updated my sig to
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• Autographed and Signed by RRaunak • Wanna meet him ? •

RollBack

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By the way Can you please grant me the roll back status ?--
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• Autographed and Signed by RRaunak • Wanna meet him ? •

05:28, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ten Weekend News2.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:National Nine News Darwin.png)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ten News Adelaide.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ten News Queensland2.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ten's Early News.jpg)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Tennewsmorning.jpg)

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Kala spam

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Just gave the spam template just in case doesnt understand - cheers Satu Suro 12:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC) Long time no speak trust all is well - Satu Suro 12:33, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Bay and Basin FM

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An article that you have been involved in editing, Bay and Basin FM, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bay and Basin FM. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Eastmain (talk) 15:18, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Schmellecktishuns

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Orderinchaos off wiki had said what your involvement was at the elections - my commiserations - trust you survived your staff and superiors ok - from another of the same sort Satu Suro 04:49, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually

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the first 5 citations in the article actually specify 8:00 PM as the time.

However, the sources I added support the claim that "some sources did say it would be 8:08 PM instead of 8:00." I even thought that at first. ViperSnake151 14:59, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Multilingual_error_messages

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m:Multilingual_error_messages: If the Javascript problem with user selected language is that it those cases where it malfunctions it will always say English, then it could be used for any case where it does not say that.
Though no longer true, the text still begs for money for hardware.
Got fed-up and bored looking at a Dutch screen in reply to a Frisian request:

Frysk:

Wikimedia Foundation

Brek

Us tsjinners hawwe in technysk probleem. Dat is grif mei in pear minuten wer oer dat besykje it daalks nochris.

Mear ynformaasje kinne jo mûglik fine op kanaal #wikipedia as #wikipedia-nl fan it Freenode IRC-netwurk.

De Wikimedia Foundation is in stifting dy't romte jout oan in tal tige populêre websteeën op it Ynternet, wêrûnder Wikipedia. Der is altiten ferlet fan nij hurdguod. At jo helpe wolle, dan is jo stipe altiten wolkom.

At jo dit brek oan de Wikimedia Systeembehearders trochjaan wolle, jou dan ek de ûndersteande details.

- Slightly artificial because it says something like "Wikimedia Foundation is a foundation". If the name can be translated, the text could be made more natural.

Aliter (talk) 01:14, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TVW7

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hi mark

I was emailed a logo of TVW7 from the early 1970's. I was just wondering how I could upload it?

regards Ptcher007 (talk) 15:37, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Steven

Re Carly Lucini

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Hi, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but you're leaving the article with nothing in it. That seems rash and unnecessary. I didnt write the article, and it's been a long time since I saw the first years of Home and Away, but that plot summary appeqars to be accurate to me, and it can all be sourced directly to the soap. Is there any part of the information there that you feel is incorrect? If so, it would be more appropritate to remove those parts instead of the entire lot. As one of the original characters, Carly is more notable than most. There are a lot of books, old articles etc covering the early soap material.GunGagdin ^Moan 18:06, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

re: TVW7- upload

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"The action you have requested is limited to Autoconfirmed users, Administrators"

from upload file

Ptcher007 (talk) 15:00, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

steven

see my reply

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at Talk:Haumea (dwarf planet) Nergaal (talk) 05:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please see my reply on my talk page. Thanks for the friendly note. Iridia (talk) 06:00, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Grammar

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The irony is my spelling and grammar suck, yet I spotted this same error not only in the "in the news" section but also on both version of the picture of the day, bringing my tally for the day to 3-0. I'm on roll, and this isn't even my forte :-) TomStar81 (Talk) 06:12, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: 92.9

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Thanks for taking care of that. I couldn't move the article properly. But I did not want to leave 92.9 pointed to the station as it is not the only station at 92.9. Thanks. --FMBlogger (talk) 13:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ITN

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On 17 September, 2008, In the news was updated with a news item involving the article(s) 2008 Thai political crisis, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently updated or created article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

--Spencer^T♦^C 00:49, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia error message

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Hi, would you be willing to include Slovene in the Wikimedia error message? I'd like to translate it if you point me to the right place. --Eleassar ^{my talk} 13:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LH/RH drive on Ford Falcons

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Thanks for correcting my error. I got mixed up on the left-side/right-side versus the road and where the steering wheel was. (Side-note - Why does Australia get the good looking Fords?) --健次(derumi)^talk 23:51, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Westaustmast.gif)

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Thanks for uploading Image:Westaustmast.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

King wiston's uploads

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I've found the image[1] also I've found that they have also uploaded bank notes (See: WP:AN/I#User uploading bank notes). Bidgee (talk) 11:47, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

KevJumba

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Nice edits on KevJumba. It's great to have some criticism to go with the praise. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 02:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re Recent edit - Brisbane page

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Hi Mark,

Just thought the www.BrisbaneAccommodation.tv site would be useful information as I note there are a number similar sites on many other pages.

e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Gravatt,_Queensland

External links Ourbrisbane.com Mount Gravatt - This is actually a dead link and this site appears on many pages about Brisbane, all leading to 404 pages

Mount Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club.

Mount Gravatt Queensland - This website also appears on many Brisbane related pages and is an accommodation booking site.

The above are just a small sample of similar sites I regulalry find on Wiki

Rgds

Jamie —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.230.4.199 (talk) 07:24, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Operation Mobilisation page

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Hi Mark, I've been looking at the situation you reported for the Operation Mobilisation page and have a replacement text with citations from a new book on the history of the organisation. I haven't dealt with copyright violation stuff on Wikipedia before and don't quite know how to proceed. The text on the copyright infringement page seems to relate more to when the entire article is in violation, rather than what you reported which was a clearly identifiable section (History section). Is it allowable for me to revert back to the last full version then delete the offending section and insert the new section? How do I alert the admins, if that's what I need to do? I realise that time is of the essence, but don't want to break protocol here. Cheers 82.9.199.44 (talk) 11:08, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User talk:82.9.199.44. - Mark 12:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More on Operation Mobilisation page

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Mark, I am trying to revert the page back to the previous version that had real text on it. But I can't seem to revert it. I managed to undo the last edit you did, but now on the history tab there's just one more edit to try to revert, and I still can't "undo" back to the one that I want. Can you help please? 82.9.199.44 (talk) 14:38, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh never mind, I found the instructions. Sorry to bother you. 82.9.199.44 (talk) 14:56, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SVT

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Sure thats the eastern end? Satu Suro 14:41, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could I be a #wikipedia op?

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I don't make any trouble on IRC, and I know exactly what behaviour is stupid. -- Denelson 83 03:15, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edits by Indef blocked users

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They are to be reverted on site, unless during the case of a BLP. The editor I reverted was indef blocked, and was indef blocked again as a sockpuppet. This is the puppet, User:Wallamoose is the master account. Please see his CU.— Dæ dαlus^Contribs /_Improve 07:09, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I honestly don't care if you relink it, but blocked users shouldn't go around thinking they can evade their bans and still edit. I would guess that's the reasoning behind the reversion idea, but yes, I understand your viewpoint.— Dæ dαlus^Contribs /_Improve 07:54, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Donating to the WA Branch of Wikimedia Australia

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Does Wikimedia Australia have a WA branch? How can I get involved? How can I donate? Is there anyone here that I can contact off-line (including phone or P.O. Boxes)? Do you feel the west coast is the best coast ^_^ ? :)--Thecurran (talk) 20:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

William street

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I reckon most of that bus crap could get chopped surely? (that image from me with barrack street in title embarrasses me greatly) - keep up the good work - most of the art is OR/etc anecdotal Satu Suro 03:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC) also you have gmail Satu Suro 03:22, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bankwest Tower

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"The bank, which was at the time wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia, consulted then-Premier Brian Burke in deciding whether to invest in the project." Its a great pity we can't say or speculate on what probably happened. I wonder if the WA Inc records commented on a likely phone call from Burke to Fischer. My personal recollection at the time was that the powers within the bank were livid that as well as suddenly having become reluctant property developers, they'd been locked into a long-term lease which was of little of no value to it. I was a peon there. –Moondyne 14:09, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BankWest Tower

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		The Original Barnstar
		I've never given a barnstar before, but i sincerely believe you deserve one for your large expansion on BankWest Tower. Thanks, timsdad ^(talk) 22:27, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto from me. Nice work Mark. –Moondyne 00:50, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cite news template

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You're welcome. A similar edit to Template:Cite web caused some dissent and was reverted, however. Conscious (talk) 19:20, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for BankWest Tower

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On 11 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article BankWest Tower, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cirt (talk) 15:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

G'day Wikimedian :-)

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Whilst it's quite likely you'll have heard this news on the grapevine, in your email inbox, or even in person - I thought that it was sufficiently exciting to warrant giving each of you a 'new messages' orange bar! This particular orange bar has been brought to you to let you know that Wikimedia Australia is now open for members!

I'm not on the committee or anything, and that's where the credit is due in getting everything to this point, but I think it would be absolutely fantastic for folks who wish to support the australian wiki community, to go ahead and sign up - we're quite likely to be the world's fatest growing chapter at the moment! Join Us :-)

Here's a little more about membership, and the mailing list in particular is well worth signing up to as well, and is a good forum to get answers to any questions answered, or to share any ideas. I've dropped these notes in under my own steam, and you've received one because you're on this list - feel free to ask me any questions, or anything - I can certainly point you in the right direction :-) cheers all, Privatemusings (talk) 04:04, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit

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Can you do the same thing here, remove Connecticut's reference, as you did earlier. CTJF83Talk 08:24, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ta

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Will really be off for a while now - appreciate the correction - maybe january maybe late december not sure yet - cheers and have a good christmas Satu Suro 11:45, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK swap

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I think that especially in the case of if the Queues had already been filled out, and we have a DYK hook for an article that was expanded or created before another article, that the article worked on earlier should be given preference in that instance. Cirt (talk) 14:35, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

QV.1

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Hello there. Thank you for your DYK submission. However, there is a question about your DYK nomination before it progress forward. Please stop by the nomination page sometime to answer this question. Thanks, RockManQ ^(talk) 16:00, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind it's good to go. RockManQ ^(talk) 20:34, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Central Park (skyscraper)

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On 15 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Central Park (skyscraper), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cirt (talk) 16:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for QV.1

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On 17 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article QV.1, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cirt (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Template:Cite news

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Hey, if you're better at templates maybe you can figure out what went wrong with what my edit. I'm trying to copy over the accessdate/month/year text from {{Cite web}} to cite news, as the news template is still autoformatting the dates against the MoS while cite web has converted it to straight text. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 13:29, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's ok. Anything beyond simple syntax gets me too. I'll post on template talk about it. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 17:30, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Council House, Perth

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On 24 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Council House, Perth, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

01:17, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Allendale Square

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On 25 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allendale Square, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 13:52, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 140 St Georges Terrace

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On 27 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 140 St Georges Terrace, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 14:31, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Psychic sceptic

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Dear Mark, Your comment on the psychic question re Florizel von Reuter is noted, and I have copied it to the article's talk page for future reference. I also added my own comment to it. I don't really have any means of responding to the point you make, though I understand why you make it. Maybe someone else can help. Best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 17:55, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP meetup today

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you wanted a reminder. GlenDillon 04:46, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Exchange Plaza

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On 29 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Exchange Plaza, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 06:16, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Narrows Bridge (Perth)

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On 2 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Narrows Bridge (Perth), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 01:47, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Australian_embassy_bombing_flag.jpg listed for deletion

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An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Australian_embassy_bombing_flag.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 15:47, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:Australian embassy bombing flag.jpg

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A tag has been placed on Image:Australian embassy bombing flag.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[ Talk:Image:Australian embassy bombing flag.jpg|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Soundvisions1 (talk) 17:23, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template talk:Infobox Film#Written by?

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Hi, there'll likely be a discussion on what changes (if any) should be made to the infobox, but until that happens, if there's a specific film article that a writer does not feel credits or explains each writer's contribution to the screenplay properly, this is something that can be fixed immediately. You may not want to release this writer's name so widely as on a template talk page, which is why I'm dropping this note here. Just let me know which article it is and as long as it's not going to be a controversial change, I'll be happy to amend and cite it accordingly. Steve ^{T • C} 09:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Me

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Dat me on rottobloggo. Thanks for your positive comment. Alas I haven't been blogging regularly lately...the pressures of full-time work! Davidcohen (talk) 01:15, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

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Mark,

Thank you for your reminder. That particular user has been disrupting DYK for several days and threatening numerous editors, so i got a bit blunt. But you are right that I should try to keep myself under control, so thanks for helping keep me on the straight and narrow. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 03:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Woodside Plaza

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On 15 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Woodside Plaza, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 10:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Citibank House

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On 16 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Citibank House, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 10:41, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Australia newsletter,December 2008

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The December 2008 issue of the WikiProject Australia newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. This message was delivered by TinucherianBot (talk) 07:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC) [reply]

Today's Featured Article error

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Thanks for the tip on refreshing a page. Awien (talk) 13:36, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Banqueting

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Thanks for the fix - can we make it say just "Banqueting House" though - we've got, "This page is about the last remaining element of the Palace of Whitehall in the United Kingdom. For the building where the Chancellor of the Exchequer customarily gives an annual speech, see Mansion House, London." Which seems unnecessarily geographically repetitive. Regards --Joopercoopers (talk) 13:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mark. --Joopercoopers (talk) 14:44, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

barnstar

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		All Around Amazing Barnstar
		For all your hard work and your ability to think quickly on your feet to solve puzzles. Keep up the great work, Kingturtle (talk) 18:18, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review 3 (Odexed)

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Thanks for assisting in the improvement for the article Odex's actions against file-sharing, and please accept my apologies for the previous lack of response and edits due to dealing with real-life issues. I'm pleased to let you know that the third PR for the article is now up, and looking forward to hearing feedback from you so that it can be brought over to FAC soon. - Best regards, Mailer Diablo 22:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Missing" OTRS permission for File:East Perth.jpg

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Hi,

Noticed it says on the image page that a permission had been forwarded to the permissions adress for thsi image but there was not OTRS ticket template on the page, so I asked a OTRS user if they could find any ticket relating to the image and he was not eable to turn up one. Do you still have a copy of the permission you could re-send to the permissions que or something like that? --Sherool (talk) 21:41, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re User Behavior

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Re a certain user, there's also issues of removing info from several pages to prove a point when irked over an edit instead of discussing the issue. Just thought I'd mention it here (I'm not comfortable on his talk page), since I've come across him adding provably false info, strange unsourced claims, or waging edit wars on a number of entertainment pages over recent months. There's a profane blow-up here (which the anonymous user he assumes is someone else's sock-puppet deleted part of) related to Amblin; I checked the only source he's cited and, at least in the YouTube copy, there's no mention whatsoever matching the one he claims (possibly going on a wonky memory, which can happen to the best of us; possibly not, since in the past he has added deliberate, proven misinformation to IMDb and used it as evidence on Wikipedia, and vice versa, mostly pertaining to rumors or Dave the Barbarian). His behavior can't really be put down to a one-time lapse, since it happens constantly, and the blanking of his own talk page to get people to "quit complaining" is in the same league. Just for the record, anyway, though you probably noticed it already and it may not make a difference as far as whether he's gone too far yet. I'm probably expending too much energy on this anyway, as only an occasional Wikipedia editor, but this individual makes me nervous. -- Aleal (talk) 22:17, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed this users return too. I understand shortening the block due to assuming good faith about his declaration to be more civil(ised), but all his initial edits since the block expired have been the same disruptive behaviour as before, on the same pages. He undertook extremely WP:Pointy distuptive edits at List of science fiction themes (reverted, but not by me), and continues to ignore the consensus we are trying to build on the talk page, resorting to ALL CAPS SHOUTING, and blaming me for forcing him into destroying the article rather than abide by consensus. Also already has vandalism warnings on his talk page due to edits at List of members of the WWE Hall of Fame. :-(.

Unfortunately, i think any limited period block is only going to make him act even more aggresively, as he seems to feel he is in a personal war with other editors. I'll admit to feeling relief when the block was indefinite - he just doesn't seem to be learning, no matter how many people talk with him. If not an indef block, then there is some kind of probation that can be used? Yobmod (talk) 09:51, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you know, he got blocked for breaking 3RR, and replying to the block with insulting use of the F word, so it seems to be settled now. Thanks for before though.Yobmod (talk) 14:18, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GAN

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Well done on all those. Good work! I think you should expand the lead, it's almost certain the reviewer will ask for it. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 02:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 04:15, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I forgot to reply to you to thank you for pointing out the problem which you saw in the articles. :) I am not really fussed if they pass GAN or not, but I figured if they're already close to that level they may as well get the right rating. And if they're not, then, meh, I did my best on them. - Mark 04:29, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They should do, and the only thing that will happen is that the reviewer might ask for some little tweaks. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 23:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

[POINT OF VIEW]

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Another innovation pioneered on 96FM in 1988 was the 'Input Line' 2211296. Effectively just a humble answering machine taking listener comments, opinions and feedback. The best of these responses were then played back on-air as a segment. Put simply the input line gave the public the chance to speak freely about what they thought about 96fm.

Sadly, the '96fm input line' has long since been discontinued.

Equally sad is not only the input line passing into fond memory, but now in 2009 vehicles like wikipedia are being censored by somebody who is obviously connected to the station.

Now the page has been protected from anonymous edits.

Whilst it is acknowleged that wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and thereby should be factual. When writing about historical events (some now more than 20 years ago) the obvious comparison will be made against todays outcomes.

Wikipedia is not a corporate website designed to promote the station and its current compliment of staff. Nor should it be used to defame individuals. However removing listed URLs from the ASX concerning a public announcement made to the market is sanitising the editorial content to suit the management's purpose.

96fm is a much loved part of the Perth culture. However if it wants to promote its own agenda it should use its own website to do so. If current station employees wish to make alterations to editorial content of wikipedia they should do so publicly by declaring their employment. They should also declare if they are acting autonomously or under instruction from the management of Fairfax Media.

Does Fairfax really think that getting users to log in to wikipedia as 'sexxyfatchick69' or any other username will prevent users & readers from having an opinion or expressing that opinion?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.230.217.45 (talk) 08:23, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Mark, the Bodyboarding section will continue to recieve edits on the links section since you are using bias and being unforthcoming. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.215.161.150 (talk) 17:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Australia Day

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I have replied to your post there. I don't agree, but I'm clearly in the minority and it's not that big an issue. Happy Australia Day. :) » \ / (⁂) 16:07, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So when

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do they offer us this lot/round (ie May and sun referendum) soon after the announcement? :) Satu Suro 13:25, 27 January 2009 (UTC) Heheh who needs the money when the stress provided is so high quality :( Satu Suro 14:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

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Einstein said "People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live...[We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born." Happy birthday, and keep on truckin'. Kingturtle (talk) 15:44, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia error message

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Hi Mark. I noticed some grammatical errors in the Danish error message, when the databases were down a few days ago. How do we change those? Please reply on my dawiki discussion page. --pred (talk) 22:04, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

wah?

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Yeh whatever, ppl like u piss me off —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.179.115.6 (talk) 14:30, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA review on hold

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Your GA nomination of Narrows Bridge (Perth)

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The article Narrows Bridge (Perth) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Narrows Bridge (Perth) for things needed to be addressed. Arsenikk ^(talk) 19:56, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: FAs with possible image problems

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Thanks for the good work on this. KnightLago (talk) 15:10, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Architecture

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		The Barnstar of Fine Arts
		Awarded to Mark for his work on the variety of Perth architectural GAs. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 04:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bravo!

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. . .for your prodigious work on Emu Brewery! It raised a couple of idle thoughts. One: Have you considered using a small-template page-number system for footnotes? Eg, like the one I found and used in updating the Studebaker article where page numbers are both important and frequent. Two: The "new" (Canning Vale) Swan Brewery is not yet accorded reasonable WP coverage. Its instigator Lloyd Zampatti moved mountains to make it a fully automated plant, a veritable wonder of the world. Its takeover by Alan Bond linked it into the ruinous fantasies of WA Inc, but even the Kiwi ownership has probably not changed the system much. Cheers Bjenks (talk) 03:19, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Causeway

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I dunno wot y woz doin mate but it look lik u were zapping the cats - put some in :( Satu Suro 22:56, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Euthanase ref free zones, but hey cats? - dey have no adequate defenders in common ole wikipedia :) Satu Suro 01:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for His Majesty's Theatre, Perth

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On February 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Dravecky (talk) 09:23, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, what a great job you've done there. Congratulations. Djanga 10:31, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK question

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Hello! Your submission of Emu Brewery at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

Central Park (skyscraper)

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I wouldn't forget, but thanks for the reminder anyway. It just takes me a while to work through the criteria. I expect to be finished in a day or two. Cheers, Will Beback talk 22:06, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have carefully reviewed Central Park (skyscraper). It appears to meet every aspect of the GAC, so I have marked it as passed. Thanks for your contributions to the article, and for making Wikipedia a better reference work. Will Beback talk 06:14, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GPO

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The online photos are brilliant ( I noticed you used some of them) - hope the way they are listed arent a problem - please re format as you wish.

Coould we have either an on wiki or off wiki discussion about what to do with the Forrest Place art now? (parts are redundant and need to be re-thought now the GPO art is up and running?) Satu Suro 07:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi did you miss this? It would be good to have a chat about the FP et al in some way sometime Satu Suro 03:58, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah fair enough - I can see there might be an issue at some stage - maybe I'll catch up later about it then - no problems Satu Suro 04:06, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Council House, Perth

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I've just done most of a GA review on this lovely article. You might want to check in on it when you can. I'll do a few tweaks too if i have the time. Cheers. hamiltonstone (talk) 10:19, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Causeway

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On February 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Causeway, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

thx Victuallers (talk) 21:19, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File source problem with File:Boat Quay.jpg

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File Copyright problem

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(from User talk:Finavon):

It took a bit of hunting but I found the following in relation to the above image:

It was uploaded by User:MichaelJanich as File:Boat quay.jpg in February 2003
It wasn't tagged for copyright by the uploader
I re-uploaded it under its present name to fix the capitalisation late in 2003, and (wrongly) marked it as GFDL
Years later, the original image got tagged as GFDL-presumed
In 2007 it got tagged for deletion for not having enough license information, at which point the original uploader tagged it GFDL-self
Despite this, it still got deleted.

Anyway, it seems to me that we have enough information/evidence to keep the image and mark it as GFDL-author referring to the original uploader. However, if you think it's a bit iffy, feel free to delete it. I'm sure there are much better free photos of Boat Quay out there which can replace it. - Mark 01:45, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sorting that. As you say it is not a high quality image (File:Boat quay singapore cbd.JPG is better), but I have tried to improve it before moving to Commons. - Finavon (talk) 07:32, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Ernst & Young and Anglo Irish

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Mark,

I apologise and stand to your superior knowledge on the use of the Anglo Irish logo, but you will appreciate that one picture tells a thousand words and given that it Europes 2nd biggest bank collapse ever it is a serious matter for EY.

We learn through our mistakes.

Skreen (talk) 11:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St Mary's Cathedral, Perth

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DYK for St Mary's Cathedral, Perth

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Talk: Herbert L. Becker response

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Is my response correct?[2] Thanks for any help you can provide this editor. Flowanda | Talk 08:38, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IP 220.237.74.225

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Hi, i noticed you blocked IP 210.49.251.226 in the past, as a known sock-IP shown by checkuser. He has returned to List of science fiction themes to revert to a non-consensus version, and also to WWE Hall of Fame, but with a new IP: 220.237.74.225. He is pretending to not be user:AKR619 (the sockmaster), but the editing pattern is obvious. His edits to these article already earned him more than one indefinate block in the past, and since the indef, his IP was warned and blocked a few times, so seems incorrigible.

I think it is so obivous that a checkuser is not needed, but i have never requested one before - I left a msg at the lask checkuser for his opinion (user:Dominic). Any attention you could give here would be great. ThanksYob Mod 11:09, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nope

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Template Mary was being vandalized and I even reported it on the Admin noticeboard. It was not an edit war. History2007 (talk) 05:48, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Macedonian for the Multilingual error messages

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Hello Mark. I am an admin from mk.wiki and I just added a Macedonian (mk) version of the Multilingual error message, and listed in on the table there. It has all the required elements (as stated in the table) and is ready for publishing. Could you drop me a line to tell me when this will be done? Thanks a lot --B. Jankuloski (talk) 03:51, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Mazenod College, Perth

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Sorry about that - thanks for fixing it. Colonies Chris (talk) 12:16, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

140 St Georges Terrace AMP Building or AMP Tower

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According to Emporis.com the building used to have an obervation deck on level 29, however this closed down when its west and east views became blocked out by BankWest and Central Park. [3] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaudoine (talk • contribs) 13:34, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia's tagline

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testing

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testingMark^Dask 08:51, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

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Happy Birthday, Mark, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a nice day! Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 09:25, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

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Dear Mark,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
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Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 04:02, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Mark Ryan - talk.png listed for deletion

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List of Foxtel Channels deted

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Just letting you know. Was invaiuable to me as I am outside Australia and like to keep up to date on pay tv technology and channel rollouts. And someone thought it would be a good idea to delete it, and all pages like it from Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.229.11.150 (talk) 17:42, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons greetings

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Long time no speak If I read the diffs correctly History council symposium ref removed from colins puddle article ? Bit too clean a rejig imho...

have a good new year - enjoying electoral jobs this year at all? state and fed should keep some busy - but of course the aec is cutting costs by closing down offices and centralising...

cheers Satu Suro 15:00, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hmmm - I find the whole esplanade and related articles somewhat annoying in their constantly edited back to fit the so called NPOV status, so I am not a good one to ask, as I would personally prefer a much more detailed history with comments being cited that shows the flaws in the generally public arguments from both sides... - I just watch these days... Satu Suro 15:35, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment on National Basketball League (Australasia) talk page

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RfC:Infobox Road proposal

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General Post Office, Perth

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Thank you for creating General Post Office, Perth. Could you please add a note about its current use? Is it still used as a post office? (I don't think it is, as it was closed last time I tried, but then I am not sure what it is used for now.) Thank you again.Zigzig20s (talk) 16:29, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An RfC that you may be interested in...

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A barnstar for you!

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great to see you editing again

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trust all is well , and its a good sign your editing again ! cheers (formerly other names, but now:) JarrahTree 14:25, 30 August 2019 (UTC) also - take a look under the hood so to speak, a lot has changed in the preferences in the time you havent been editing !!! JarrahTree 14:34, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Dan arndt (talk) 05:27, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mark! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 05:27, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]