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A Briefer History of Time

Hi, I do believe my edits were of benifit, but I my be mistaken. I was simply linking as many items of the list to thier own pages. If wikipedia has a poilcy about not linking long lists in this way please tell me. If you simply took offence to the fact I was making multiple edits, I though the best way to link all the item was to try and list everything that looked likely then go back and fix the dead links? 88.110.20.101 20:52, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sceptre / you wrote

Hi, the recent edit you made to Old English Terrier has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Will (talk) 12:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Working_terriers"

Sceptre, on the talk page I posted, what I thought was a formative and constructive reason for editing the Old English Terrier article. Now I will leave a brief reason on my next edit as you have demanded of me, while a few are allowed to keep calling the White English Terrier an Old English Terrier, and are allow to redirect the Old English page to the White English Terrier Page without merit, regard, or oversight.

The White English Terrier was created in the 1860's, yet the Old English Bulldog was extinct by the 1810's with the passing of Wasp, Child, and Billy. The old english Terrier's were bred to these Old English Bulldogs in the 1700's. The cross created the Bull and Terrier in the 1700's. To arbitrarily declare that the White English Terrier was the terrier use in the 1700's to create the Bull and Terrier is outright deceitful. Working terriers (talk) 12:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi Sceptre,

You reverted my additions to Biota of the Isle of Man today, where I had added the Manx names for many of the species. The reasons that I added them are: Manx is the ancient language of the Isle of Man, and the Island seeks to one day be bilingual. The Manx names of Manx animals and plants are considered to be very important to the people of the Isle of Man. They are also interesting, descriptive and sometimes funny - the Manx word for hedgehog means - little pat pig that does scary things! This page is worthwhile because it will hopefully one day become a codified list of all Manx biota, with their names in the native language of the Island, the more commonly used English name and, of course, the international scientific name. Finally, I could be wrong, but I do believe that I am the only person who has really added anything to this page, although I don't think I created it (it was a while ago!) and from the outset it has set to include Manx names. You have not removed Manx names on the list that were up before today. So what are your views? Cheers, David —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.130.185 (talk) 19:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it would be better if there was a table with the different names having different columns - do you know how to do this?

Cheers—Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.130.185 (talk) 20:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help

Thanks for your help on the reversion of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships article. I really appreciate it. There is an IP user from Russia who is trying to combine the medal results of the Soviet Union and Russia even though it is not historically accurate. Again, thanks. Chris (talk) 14:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal cleanup

Hey thanks for the vandal cleanup on my talkpage. Have to say though it's not every dau I get a message from the "King of pop" :D Wildthing61476 (talk) 15:07, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hullo

Oh... sorry. I thought you were an Admin. Never mind. --Vachlioti (talk) 16:15, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy B-day, by the way ;D --Vachlioti (talk) 15:46, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ESRB re-rating of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Any particular reason why you wiped out every edit made to today's featured article since first appearing on the Main Page? - auburnpilot talk 23:29, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BRC evaliauyioph-ah?

Wakka-wha? Dfrg_msc 08:31, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle Category Problem

Hi there.You are receiving this message from me as you have not added your huggle category correctly. At the moment on category here you can see that you are sorted under the letter U. To fix this please change the [[Category:Wikipedians who use Huggle]] to [[Category:Wikipedians who use Huggle|YOURNICKNAMEHERE]]. This will fix the problem. If you do not change this within a few days then i will do this for you but i would prefer to send you a message like this than just go and change your page. If you want to contact me then please use my talk page as i will not be checking back here. Thanks for your help. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 16:47, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gaylord Palms Resort

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Gaylord Palms Resort, and it appears to be very similar to another wikipedia page: Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. It is possible that you have accidentally duplicated contents, or made an error while creating the page— you might want to look at the pages and see if that is the case.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 17:14, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reversion of 7805

The edit you reverted to 7805 was not vandalism. It is a legitimate merge of this article with 7812 into a more general page based on the general consensus on the talk pages of both articles. For more information, please see the discussion I have already had with User:Steve Crossin (talk page) on the subject. -- Foogod (talk) 00:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

7805 and 7812 redirect to 8th millennium?

Why have you made this change? In what way is this useful to the Wikipedia community? The 8th millennium page says absolutely nothing about either "7805" or "7812", and there is no reason I know of why anybody searching for these numbers would find that page a useful result. If there is some useful information to provide specifically about "7805" or "7812" as dates, then this would be valid, but you have not provided any. -- Foogod (talk) 00:42, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's per this guideline. Basically, 7805 and 7812 are plausible searches, as it's a theoretical possibility for science fiction settings. Will ^(talk) 00:45, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

However, WP:D says that if a default page is provided, it should be the most likely one people will be searching for. A "theoretical possibility" does not outweigh a large amount of literature out there which refers to the integrated circuits by this name, and makes them a much more likely thing that somebody will be searching for. Given this I would suggest that 7805 and 7812 should redirect to 78xx, and then 78xx should have a disambiguation link to 8th millennium, not vice-versa. -- Foogod (talk) 01:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and I reiterate my point that, regardless, if you're going to make a page redirect somewhere, the page it redirects to should actually make some mention of the term in question. 8th millennium does not actually mention either "7805" or "7812" in the article text anywhere at all, and this, in my opinion, makes it an invalid choice for where these terms should go to, regardless of any other considerations. -- Foogod (talk) 01:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(Just happened to drop by since your page was on my watchlist for some reason) Note that 6502 redirects to a microchip. So does 4004. I don't think the guideline is really meant to be as rigid as that. If there's an individual year article, yes it should be at the bare number article title. But otherwise... hmm... maybe this should be discussed in a wider arena. The fact that we don't have redirects 7804 or 7806 is telling. —Random832 21:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (numbers and dates)#Far future and "plausible" search terms —Random832 21:08, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chill

There are over a thousand admins. There are a few dozen watching the ED DRV. You are obviously very passionate about the subject and that passion may be getting in the way of civility and discussion. If anything needs to be corrected or admin action needs to occur there will be plenty of people to do it. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 16:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hal Turner

Those sourced quotes are Hal Turner's very own words as are his threats against judges and politicians.Dreamcast88 (talk) 23:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TfD nomination of Template:BLP-blanked

Template:BLP-blanked has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — ViperSnake151 00:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No prob

Now hearing that I'm sure it will get dragged back around, came across it from working something on CSD, and it was just obviously wrong and needed to be speedied. I'll probably be back in hibernation after today though so good luck with it! — xaosflux ^Talk 16:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey There

Oh wiki your so fine your so fine you blow my mind (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thank You for commenting on my page, Friends? Oh wiki your so fine your so fine you blow my mind 01:04, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to List of furry conventions by User:207.23.10.122

Regarding the edits to List of furry conventions which you reverted and left comment using a vandalism template on the user's talk page appear likely to be good faith edits. It could be argued that the event being discussed was not notable enough to include in the list or otherwise fails to qualify for the guidelines for inclusion, but I think your response was an overreaction. --Mwalimu59 (talk) 02:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for watching article:Soy cheese due to vandalism

This article is constantly vandalized by one single user, who seems to plan its deletion or destruction (see also Talk:Soy cheese). I am watching over the article from now on, but it is better when more people interested in this subject (especially vegans, people with dairy digesting problems like lactose intolerance or Jews) are looking upon this more frequently.
Thank you :-)
Daimakaicho (talk) 09:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous demotivator

This image cannot be speedied. The image survived WP:DRV. If you do not like the outcome, try WP:RFC Nv8200p 14:31, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are trying to unilaterally remove this image with a speedy tag. That will not work at this point. There is too much controversy. Use a different process and leave the speedy tag off. Nv8200p 14:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Those are your opinions and need to pass review. -Nv8200p talk 14:37, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to the criteria for speedy deletion "Where reasonable doubt exists, discussion using another method under the deletion policy should occur instead. If a page has survived a prior deletion discussion, it may not be speedily deleted, except in the case of newly discovered copyright infringements." Reasonable doubt still exists based on the discussions and endorsement in deletion review. Your WP:NFCC#10a was already discussed in deletion review and IronGargoyle is satisfied the copyright holder is anonymous (or Anonymous). This image cannot be speedied. I am removing the speedy tag. Please do not add it back. Your intentions are correct but your method is wrong. -Nv8200p talk 15:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Again, that is your opinion. -Nv8200p talk 15:46, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Buzz!

Hey, you wanted me on Google so much, why don't you get on it yourself? :P — $PЯINGεrαgђ 15:54 9 March, 2008 (UTC)

NFSU2

Need for speed under ground 2.

What bad edit did i do? ------ Sig ------ 91.104.141.163 (talk) 20:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Mighty Boosh Fansite

Please stop adding the link to the site. It requires registration and according to wikipedia policy (found Here)it should not be linked. Thank you Agent452 (talk) 21:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, must have had a bit of a brain malfunction. Noticed just before I got you're message. I've copied the original warning to the proper user. Feel Free to remove this section. Agent452 (talk) 21:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mercaz HaRav shooting

How do you reckon my edit to be unconstructive? I was not trying to make an unconstructive edit. 204.52.215.107 (talk) 21:56, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Um, ok. So maybe I was a wee bit POV, but excuse me if I happened to see similarities to the American way of terrorism. 204.52.215.107 (talk) 22:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:KeepVote whaaaa

How could you :(

*cries*

CWii_{(Talk|Contribs)} 22:05, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Did I do something wrong by adding myself to that RfA? I thought it was for people to voice their concerns on the matter.--Torchwood Who? (talk) 23:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just kept seeing that arbcom box popping up so I thought it was a larger community issue and wanted to weight in. I've never done an RfA so I'm not familiar with the process. If it's almost over then I guess it's not a big deal.--Torchwood Who? (talk) 23:35, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

slowrcs

I Saw this in the Need for speed under ground 2 article, What it means i do not know —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.141.163 (talk) 23:36, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Popcorn

Can you please try and point me in the proper direction for making improvements to the Popcorn (novel) article? My deletions may not have been constructive, but I feel that the parts I removed could not have been improved upon at all, due to their very nature. They show total disregard for the NPOV policy and original research rules and were generally not contributing anything positive to the article.

If there is any way for these changes can be put to a vote so that they can be made official, could you please show me how to do it? Because I honestly believe the article to be a mess, it is one of the worst written things on wikipedia I have ever come across, and I want to get the bad stuff out of the way before trying to add anything new.

Thanks in advance Devilmaycare (talk) 23:39, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

False vandalization accusations.

I didn't vandalize anything. Why are you trying to drive away people who are improving the encyclopedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Albino Alligator (talk • contribs) 01:16, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Me neither. Why you regarded my recent edit on 1956 as unconstructive? Please show me the basis.--Belle Equipe (talk) 02:24, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please take a look at what I deleted...

June 13 - Leo James "Jim" McClure, Jr., American ex-truck-driver

Do you think it was even notable to be posted as it was? That's why I deleted it and overwrote other notable information on the same portion of the article.--Belle Equipe (talk) 02:38, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello .. putting a well organized layout for an article is a way to improve things. Sorry if you might not understand it, or see it in another way. Cheers, Thony. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthonydelaware (talk • contribs) 02:26, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You also falsely accused an anon editor of vandalism. I refer to User talk:67.188.208.203. I have been following this and can assure you there is no vandalism anywhere in any edit (so far) by this anon user. Thus, your statement to the contrary is false. Please be more careful when making this rather serious charge. Thanks.Giovanni33 (talk) 02:41, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Without A Paddle

I made a constructive contribution by lengthening out the columns, because it was unreadable due to the text of the actors and Infobox of the movie being mashed together with the | class="col-break col-break-2" | setting. It is a constructive contribution. Kookface 02:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]