This is the talk archive for the year 2005 for me, ➨ ❝REDVERS❞. If you post here, I won't see it and I won't reply. So don't post here. It saves everyone time. You can post here instead and that will make more sense. Thanks ➨ ❝REDVERS❞16:09, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers, 24.131.94.129, for that advice. I'll get right on it now. I've just realised that writing signed, intelligent articles for an encyclopedia is a waste. Instead I should be writing anonymous nonsense because I'm so clever. Thanks for setting me straight. You are the wind beneath my wings. Redvers ★ Hello ★ Doings22:54, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
No hard feelings, I hope, Redvers, old sport. Here's hoping your 5000th Wikipedia Edit brings great joy and fulfillment to your life.
-JS
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>Imagine: a "news"paper that employs a 12-year-old to write "witty"
>articles.
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>On the plus side, Darwinian evolution suggests it'll die out - as will
>the writer - so the human race will be spared.
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>Redvers
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Hey. Methinks the author of the piece is getting a might defensive. As well he might. - Ta bu shi da yu 22:55, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Wow. I think I've arrived! Being insulted by a bona fide idiot like "JS" with too much time on his hands and too little life is just wonderful. Now My Heart Is Full :o) Redvers
Thanks for your contibutions to the TV articles -- I certainly didn't remember all that stuff about the 1968 ITV strike! You asked for a few tips on how to edit articles, but the only major problem I've seen with your edits are with the external links - the format is:
* [URL-of-the-site Description of the site] that is, an asterisk to create a bulleted item, and the single square brackets to surround the URL and your description (make sure there's a space between the end of the URL and the start of your description).
I did notice in one of the articles that you were putting underline characters (_) between the words in a link, but that's no longer ne cessary and MediaWiki will recognise a link contained within double square brackets [[]].
You can sign your name at the end of a talk contribution by typing three tildes ~~~ just to insert your name, or four tildes ~~~~ to insert your name and the date and time.
If I can give you any more advice, leave a note on my talk page! -- Arwel 22:01, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Hello, Redvers/Archive01, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
Thanks for the barnstar; I really appreciate that. And I understand about the reversion of my edit: I sometimes like to keep evidence of idiocy hanging around, also.
Because of the articles (Iraqi Kurdistan front), (Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan), (Conservative Party of Kurdistan), (Kurdistan National Democratic Union), (Kurdish Revolutionary Hizbullah), (Kurdistan Revolutionary Party) and (Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party) I would like to say to them that the author John E. Pike permission given only whom John E. Pike mentioned becomes
Iraqi Kurdistan Front (Kurdish: Berey Kurdistani Iraq) In 1988 the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the KPDP, the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, and the Popular Alliance of Socialist Kurdistan together formed the Iraqi Kurdistan Front and and and and and
Hi, the formatting to make your current signature is rather extensive - it takes 4 or 5 lines in edit view. In trying to follow a debate, it's not very helpful. :( Rd232talk14:13, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
No problem mate! I love seeing nice new articles with good photos, mainly because I'm so useless at finishing them and adding photos myself. Sorry if my line about the photo sounded unfair, because I do appreciate the effort. Actually, d'you know what? I'd LOVE to get a photo of Mary and Elizabeth at the opening ceremony, as Mary was wearing a very fetching outfit and looked very sexy (hey, she's my president, I'm allowed to say such things about her). Will get the hell out of here before I fail to refrain from making some smart remark about homosexual Welshmen in villages ... ah blast! Will willingly (lots of willys there all of sudden) endure expected reprisal on my condition of hetrosexuality (and yes, I practise constantly; how else will I get to Carnige Hall?). Cheers! Fergananim14:25, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Tut tut. Snobby attitudes like that will never win you sizable amounts of Irish behind (God knowns theres enough assholes here in Ireland to go round). And hey, I'm not in favour of breeding either - why the heck do you think so many of us wear condoms? For HER pleasure? Yeah right! You really oughta listen to this charming little ditty, which will sooth your taut, hard, eh, nerves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_Song
Sadly for you, its an entirely another anotomical feature situated on a completly different gender that does it for me. Hey! You got any sisters?Fergananim20:37, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm .... sounds tasty! Just my luck she's on the other side of the world. And sorry again, definitly NO! (his intonation). In fact, now that I think of it, I would'nt know where to start. Sorry, not much help. However, as a result of this chat, I am begining to see the Tower in an entirely new and deeply disturbing new light ... Fergananim20:50, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I was in the progress of editing a Page--Case Study on Acid Rain, but it was subject to possible deletion. Though I have no idea who wrote it (as it is annoymous), I think it is alright... I will probably work on it and make it "presentable". Well, why is this article facing possible deletion? gibberish? not original?
--Maybelline Tan03:44, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any queries about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thanks!
Hi. We've been edit-conflicting on some New Pages. I thought that I might mention that some of the articles you've tagged as nn-bio don't meet the criteria, but should nevertheless be deleted using the criteria {{empty}}, or as very short articles provising little or no context. I just thought I'd encourage you to consider using that tag where unlikely notability is asserted. Jkelly17:15, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the work with the Mendeleev and Dolly Parton vandal - hmm... strange combination :-). I just blocked the IP. Keep up the good work. Vsmith21:21, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Ok so i'll admit most of the stuff i added was crap,fake. but the part about tré's testicle is true. so is the dookie part about the name.84.67.192.9523:12, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I just saw the edit you made on the Sapphire and Steel page... how right you are! I'd not realised that it was an ATV production before. According to the details I've found it's an "ATV Network Production for ITC World-Wide Distribution". Going by this, I think that it's still fair to be listed in the category of ITC productions, as it was made for the ITC company by ATV (which was a subsidiary of ITC anyway). Let me know if you think otherwise/have an opinion on this! HowardBerry17:49, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Wow! I'm absolutely thrilled you posted such a great reply! That's the exact kind of information which should be on the ITC page - I only started and wrote as much as I knew/could find out (my mum worked for ITC once); and I'd be thrilled if you'd consider joining the ITC project page I created. Its purpose was to try and organise and sort out the exact kind of confusions which you've posted on my talk page. Perhaps it should be renamed a more general Lew Grade Associated Productions! HowardBerry18:35, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for supporting my RfA. It recently closed with final tally of 51/1/2. I sincerely appreciate it and I hope I can live up to your expectations. I will try my best to be a good administrator. If you ever need anything, just let me know. Thanks! -- Psy guy(talk)05:49, 12 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, you helped blocking this vandal 65.32.166.217 earlier this week from editing Disposable email address, but it seems like this user is trying out the boundaries what he can do. My amateur-psychology tells me that this user will keep editing the article for the next 6 months, every second day, unless we stop him somehow. Now I don't feel llike reverting the article every second day for the next few months - is there something we could do, like block the user for one month for just this article, or something else? Thanks for any help! :-) Peter S.22:40, 12 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hello there i'm sorry about the article regarding Chapel House. At first it was to be a useful article concerning Chapel House, which i was to add to gradually, but when part of it was taken from the article and the article made unavailable i became extremely confused and kept trying to bring it back to it's orginal form. I agree that the libelious material was completely unnecessary for the article. Sorry about that. andy_henton@hotmail.co.uk
Hey! I was just watching The Saint on ITV4, and at the end it said "A Bamore production for ITC". Does that count as an ITC production or Bamore? IMDB lists three companies as being part of the production of the show [1]. It's all so confusing! HowardBerry20:08, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
You clean up real nicely, Redvers. Thanks for the barnstar! I strive to revert vandalism (super) quickly to make it seem pointless to the vandal, but I completely understand your amusement of it (especially on the talk page, versus the user page). My user and talk history have a few gems in them as well. Jasmol20:48, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me but would you not delete ripley’s description. You might have notice how many times its been deleted. I know it may be fun to go through the easily delete-able topics and get rid of them all but some people might be trying to make a page just for real and you futile attempts to clean up the web is not appreciated. Stop trying; I like the net dirty and stupid ok. the description is actually a real defenition of the ripley. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.99.5 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Out of couriosity, sparked by your edit, I wonder - is there any difference between a neutral vote and withdrawn neutral vote (if the user has not changed it to support or object)? I'd assume neutral votes do not count towards total support treshold (of 70%) votes, since otherwise they would be as good as opposing votes, thus in terms of cote counting I see no difference between neutral and withdrawn neutral. PS. Please don't treat this as a request to vote again, I am just curious about the procedure.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul PiotrusTalk21:20, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm, I hope you don't count my actions as 'setting on people'. If so, please let me know - one cannot improve if one has not realised his mistake. Pokojowy is close, but this exact world means 'type a house servant' - beacuse in Polish, 'pokój' means both 'peace' and 'room'. I do appreciate the effort, though :> --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul PiotrusTalk21:51, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I've been promoted to admin. I recognize you opposed my promotion and I will do all I can to ensure that your sentiments of me change for the better. Happy editing and if you need anything, never hesitate to ask!--MONGO09:53, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
My feeling on this one is that a little knowledge is a dangerious thing and it is better to just say that someone will probably correct it quickly. I've see more than one case where someone missed something when cleaning up, and there must be some vandals who make an obvious change, but also modify a few numbers. I think in one case there had been additional reversions of newer vandalism, after the partial repair. One of today's replies on Wikipedia:Help desk seems to imply that the responder had to revert the the questioner's attempts to remove the vandalism as well as the vandalism itself. --David Woolley21:53, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
What'cha gonna do?! HUH! BITCH! WHAT'CHA GONNA DO?
I'm waiting bitch.
If you block me you are just going to block innocent users sharing this IP. THE SYSTEM FAILS! BITCH! —preceding unsigned comment by81.96.154.195 (talk • contribs) 24 November 2005
If you don't mind me asking, is there any particular reason you put this for AFD? It is a well known cartoon, and it has been on Wiki for awhile now. Plus I don't see an AFD listing yet. Thanks. «»Who?¿?meta01:23, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
yea, hey, sorry about that. I was just about to write you and say nevermind :) I was buzy on another page. My time is all messed up, it looked like the afd was posted an hour ago, dst always messes me up. Thanks for the note. «»Who?¿?meta01:31, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I removed the {{db-empty}} tag you applied to Newberries Variety Group. You applied the tag one minute after the (brand new to Wikipedia) author had made his last edit, and he clearly intends to expand the stub shortly. I consider that to be in violation of WP:BITE "biting the newcomer", though I appreciate the note you posted to the user's talk page. Regards, TacoDeposit04:29, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I saw a message from you on my talk page, so I thought I could ask you something.
I wrote an article about Christine Witty but later I found out, there was already an article Chris Witty, what should I do now, delete one of the two, or merge or something? Helly13:53, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. WikiThanks.
I would like to express my thanks to all the people who took part in my (failed) RfA voting. I was both surprised and delighted about the amount of support votes and all the kind words! I was also surprised by the amount of people who stated clearly that they do care, be it by voting in for or against my candidacy. That's what Wiki community is about and I'm really pleased to see that it works. As my RfA voting failed with 71% support, I don't plan to reapply for adminship any more. However, I hope I might still be of some help to the community. Cheers! Halibutt05:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, yeah... I'm not sure if I'm using the right medium to respond... but thank you for your guidance...
in relation to the BSC article, I believe mentioning specific examples of talented prior captains is important to the explanation... And I don't believe I'm the only one that thinks so... (not intended aggressively)
I am sorry if I came off as harsh or anything of the sort. I have just been under so much stress and confusion lately and have been perhaps more irritable than I normally am. My comment about making friends had more to do with the fact that some of WP's heavy-hitters are part of the CCW. Up until about a few days ago, I too was a part of it. I just realised that there were so many people upset with it, and I could no longer, in good faith, be apart of it. I just don't like seeing so much anger and divisiveness. Once again, I am sorry. --LV(Dark Mark)20:21, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Well, since I would prefer not to think of myself as an idiot (unless you are referring to the 2004 Boston Red Sox), it might be a case of things exploding too far, too fast. Well, see you around, my friend. --LV(Dark Mark)20:35, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
most of the edits you commented on weren't mine, so perhaps you should try and track down the guy that made them, but I'd suspect that they went to the school in question...
But the note about Education captains needing to be well connected is poignant... perhaps if another interpretation could be found to allow the point to remain... But it is usually essential (from what I've heard from the students I have encountered) that Education captains are easily approachable, something not possible for a student you don't know.
Anyway... I'll try'n track down this particular person and pass on the message... but the relavant parts I shall take head of...
In addition, the "Captain of kicking your ass" and "Captain ya mum" are captains I was inquired for the lack thereof and therefore included them.
Hi, thanks for the barnstar, its nice to know that somemone has noticed my work on DYK. Sorry it took so long for yours to hit the main page, but there are so many suggestions at the moment it takes some time to clear the older ones.--nixie21:54, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Man of the World, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
Firstly let me preface this question with a preface: I appreciate homosexuals and socialists. I prefaced thus because I would like to ask a question pertaining to your homosexuality and I worry it could be taken offensively. So please know this is not my intention, I try not to unecessarily offend homosexuals. Question: does the 'vers' in 'redvers' come from 'vers' as in 'top/bottom/vers', which, according to an urban legend I have reason to believe to be both legendary and true, means 'versatile', as in: "there are three types of gays. top, bottom, and vers. the overwhelming majority are either top or bottom - either they enjoy placing their penis inside another or having penis placed inside them. however a small minority use the word 'vers' to indicate that they enjoy both. Interestingly, though, vers (verses? versus? versi?) find themselves more often as bottoms than tops". ORRR is it just that your name is a sort of mixture of 'reverse' and 'red'. Thanks and sorry if my nosiness/vulgarity offends. --86.144.85.9323:13, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Not offended at all! But you're off track, I'm afraid. "Redvers" is a not-uncommon (white) South African first name. I've taken it from Redvers Kyle, the SA-born Associated-Rediffusion and Yorkshire Television continuity announcer who was the best in the business. It has no links with my sexuality, my sexual versatility or my bum. Hope that helps! :) ➨ ❝REDVERS❞09:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou for kindly pointing out the edi summary box, although i was already aware of it. Sorry about editing your user page i didnt actually do anything i was simply looking at the way to create userboxes. Your user page has provided me with some interesting infor so thanks.--Ali K10:20, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks for doing so! Would you mind notifying everyone else on the membership list as well? In some discussions with my fellow council members, I didn't get any opposition. Perhaps adding a sentence at the end like this: "This message was delivered to all Esperanza members. If you do not wish to receive further messages, please contact Flcelloguy. Thank you." Thank a lot! Also, I noticed that you volunteered to help out with the elections. All that entails is making sure the election runs smoothly - i.e. making sure everyone knows how to vote, checking membership/sockpuppets, checking if anyone voted twice, etc. (In other words, check for irregularities once the elections begin.) More on that when the time comes. THanks once again! Flcelloguy (A note?) 22:12, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for inviting me to take part in the Esperanza election, Redvers. But I really feel I'm not up to it (and don't have the time anyway... :-) ). Cheers Jam2k11:26, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for my barnstar! Doing all that repetitive work was actually rather like counting sheep... which was very useful to me, as it was at 3am and I needed something to send me to sleep! Howie☎16:15, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
File:Voting box clipart.gifHi Redvers/Archive01: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name hereby 15 December 2005.
Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December and all Esperanza members are encouraged to join in.
This message was delivered to all Esperanza members. If you do not wish to receive further messages, please contact Flcelloguy. Thank you.
I'll come up with a message that will combine another announcement which I am planning and a reminder about voting soon, probably over the weekend. Kill two birds with one, as they say. I'll let you know. If you want me to help, I can take half of the list. Thanks again! Flcelloguy (A note?) 23:18, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for helping out! Could I ask a favor from you all? Would you mind checking Wikipedia:Esperanza/December 2005 elections/Vote and confirming that every candidate was listed on the member's list before December 12 and fulfill all the membership requirements (150 edits, 2 weeks)? Also, would one of you mind formatting and playing around with the tally box - I'm having some difficulty making it format correctly and listing all the candidates in the two races. Thanks a lot for your help! Flcelloguy (A note?) 16:33, 15 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Redvers, I've got a message for you to deliver to all members:
Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)
This message was delivered to all Esperanza members by our acting messenger, Redvers (many thanks!). If you do not wish to receive further messages, please list yourself at WP:ESP/S. Thanks.
hi. this is Cornelius from the Slovene wiki. just wanted to drop a line about the George Dolenz article. I'm pretty fresh in the wikipedia waters, and didn't really want to mess with the article myself. i figure now we just let the article rest for a while and see if it passes the test of time. anyway, thanks for handling that. cheers.
Second tunnel
As of 2005, the British and French governments are investigating the possibility of a second tunnel through the Channel. While no planning has progressed past its feasibility, it is possible that such a project might be a single (wider or taller) tube as tunnel boring technology has progressed significantly over the past two decades.
Then you told me:
The governments are bound by the original Treaty to investigate the possibility; they will do nothing and no tunnel will be built.
... the second para (unpublished) leaves the reader with a greatly different impression! I would suggest adding this context to the article. Without context, the reader takes "investigating the possibility" to imply there's a real interest in building a second tunnel; the fact that they're only 'investigating' because they promised they would knocks that implication firmly on the head. Benet Allen17:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not happy that you are prepared to leave that paragraph in there without correcting the grossly misleading impression it creates. Facts are pointless without context - it's factually correct that the planet might spontaneously cease to exist tomorrow, but I wouldn't want to convey the impression that it is in any way likely! You could, for instance, find an economic analyst and quote them - you know and I know that no second tunnel is likely to be built, but a reader of Wikipedia is left to believe the opposite.Benet Allen10:55, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your later reply. I was under the impression you were the author of at least the relevant paragraph. Thank you for your encouragement to try to fix it! Benet Allen15:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hiya, you asked whether I had the permission of the guy who owns [2] to use a Teletext screenshot that he made, well truth is, no I don't, I didn't think it was strictly necisary I did give credit, I would contact him if I had the time, but it was only an idea to update it. Sorry, really must dash, please remove it if you think it's not appropriate. Bye.
Thanks very much for the barnstar! Today I have been watching the new contributions, and will gladly assist in any articles such as yours. Gilliamjf22:20, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Redvers; as you may be aware, the Esperanza elections are concluding. Did any of you notice any discrepancies at all, and have you checked to make sure we have the correct tally? Thanks a lot! Flcelloguy (A note?) 01:19, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I changed the image on your user page so that the old Image:Gay-flag-6.png could be deleted. I have been working on several Wikimedia projects to correct links to duplicate images so that the duplicates can be deleted. My edit to your user page was one out of hundreds of edits to various articles and meta pages. —Guanaco21:09, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The tasty looking sweet made so hungry! I really enjoy Esperanza and the good spirit that is found there. Thank you again.--Dakota~ε21:43, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
