User talk:The Rhymesmith/Archives/Bulk

Frank says thanks for mentoring me

Hello Rhymesmith, just got logged in again today after a gap, so sorry not to have replied earlier. I have today made some changes to the article on Vietnam, which typically for me were changing and I hope clarifying links etc. I did something similar to the article on Nhat Hanh the buddhist teacher a short while ago. If this is the kind of thing which is good to do, please encourage me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank Walsh (1962) (talk • contribs) 16:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am wondering how/if I can add an article about a person fairly well known in his field, still living and active, who I feel is more notable than several of the 'biography' articles currently in WP. Should I just be bold and create it, having followed all the guidelines? This would be my first article, so I am tentative. Any advice welcome. Frank Walsh (1962) 18:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re my request for help

Hello there. One major issue with your work i sjust that- it is your work. Please read Wikipedia:Original Research. We cannot accept arguments, regardless of how convincing or legitimate they may be, if they have not been peer-reviewed and published in an academic journal, or as a book. If you have any questions do drop a note on my talk page.
Have a nice day,
The Rhymesmith 16:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

It is not my intention to finalize my presentation unsourced, but rather to compose and then later go back to sources that validate the information presented.

Granted, I am aware that I, like the many scholars who have attempted to offer a generic description of Gnostic belief systems, may have taken on more than I can chew as it were, because as I see it, literally every author who has been published has failed.

That is not to say that, the idea that Gnostic teaching are related to, or mean a special knowledge of, or insight of the of the individual in relation to an immortal soul is to some degree already supported from within the Wikipedia data base, for example, associating Gnostic teaching with the tenets and system of Pythagoras by which certain vices and virtues were to be punished and rewarded after one’s physical death, because that would be an erroneous assumption.

The position I have attempted to present is supported, for example, by the book “Rethinking ‘Gnosticism’: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category” by Michael Allen Williams and Paul-Hubert Poirier’s statement that Michael Williams’ “questioning the very definition and description of this phenomenon”, and his “detailed analysis of the clichés”… “shows convincingly how they have contributed to a distorted and biased approach to the sources.”

The problem is that while I am not published within the Wikipedia data base, I am a published Journal author, and in the body of my publications I too had used the term “gnostic” in association with the mystical traditions and in association with the subject of redemption. I, like other all other people who do this, using the word in its modern context, did so in error. Such that, I now know that my past usages are an oxymoronic use of the word given its original or correct meaning.

As I explained to Nixdorf, I have already received permission CCG.org Secretary Erica Cox to support the position presented with quotes from their publications like, "Anyone who said that when they died they went to heaven, showed by that statement they were a Gnostic and not a Christian (see Justin Martyr, Second Apology). " And, Nidorf responded:

Hi Bill, the problem with you edits surely isn't permissions to quote someone, you generally do not need permission for that. To expand on the problem in your edits, I get the feeling that you are a religious person and want to uphold Christianity by denouncing what you percieve to be fallacies (heresies), and in the question of Gnosticism you most certainly take sides with the established Christian church. The problem is that Wikipedia is not the place to carry out such debates. Also, in rewriting the introduction to Gnosticism, you entered much duplicate information (such as the fact that Gnostics were inspired by Plato) for no good reason, the introduction is very nice and concise as it stands in my opinion, and your additions would do under som sub-heading such as "Christian reaction to Gnosticism". Nixdorf 20:22, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Thus, the Gnostic vision of redemption involves the mistaken philosophy whereby by a Shade is called a Soul and the ultimate reality is represented by only one of the various dimensions within the context of string-theory or M-theory, and in that dimension life and all matter simply ceases to exist. As such, I now know my use of the terms like “Jewish and Christian Gnostic Redemption claims” is an oxymoronic use of the word given its original or correct meaning. My error can be seen in online documents like this one:

…the principals involved are presented by the various religions as an opportunity for growth and evolution in a glorious partnership with the infinite manifestations of creation; a process leading up to a time when all mankind is united in the Word of God (Acts 17:22-23; Apocalypse 15:12b). It is the essence of Jewish and Christian Gnostic Redemption claims, and is prophesied to be utilized during the prodigious period of human ascent. This common bond of mankind, so that redemption may occur, is symbolized by a time when "michael rise up, the great prince, who standeth for the children of thy people" (Daniel 12: la)…

And, while I’m sure that the site administrator would be more than willing to allow me to insert a disclaimer, my error is also present in publications like:

Greene, W. (1987). An essay on the quantum field-theory concept or conversion and redemption: The function of contemplative exercises as a parallel distributive processing system, effecting quality of life and longevity (life-everlasting). The Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 10 (4), 217-226.

And, there is no way I can ever fix that, so my only recourse is to present the case that people need a clear definition for the proper use of the word so that others might not make the same mistake in the future. And, so, now I find myself here at Wikipedia.

Blessings, Bill--Wmgreene 16:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, in the event that your major issue with my work was a comment on the words from my user page rather than the work presented in my sandbox, I deleted the verbiage offered on the user page. I really am seeking some kind of comments and directions which might assist me to bring my submission up to a level whereby it would be Wikipedia acceptable.

Thank you again in advance of your consideration.

Blessings, Bill--Wmgreene 23:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seems strange that you have invited me to this page to discuss the subject, but as yet have not responded to my correspondence. Oh well, I’ll continue to return for the next few days to see.

Thank you again in advance of your consideration.

Blessings, Bill --Wmgreene 23:28, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

old school hip hop

"In modern usage, it is sometimes used to refer to the early 90's." Could you please cite an example of a maintstream medium using it this way? Thanks, --Urthogie 19:40, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Styles

They shouldn't be included right at the beginning, though there's nothing retricting their use after the initial name with "styled" in front of them. (Your version looked better, however.) Proteus (Talk) 17:07, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject hiphop announcement

	The current Hip hop collaboration is Rapper's Delight.
	Please help improve this article ultimately to featured status. You can borrow ideas or comment on the article itself on its peer review.

--Chubdub 15:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Monarchial styles

I do recall seeing that policy somewhere, but I'm pretty sure it only made sure that monarchial titles aren't included in the article title or before the name of the person in question at the start of the article. (By the way, I can no longer find the policy, would you mind pointing it out to me?)

The style is used on many articles about monarchs who have style boxes, most notably all of the Princes of Monaco (with the exception of the current reigning prince, Albert II). Take a look at Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, etc.

I'm not going to revert your changes yet; I'd rather sort this out first, so I'll wait for your response. ♠ SG →Talk 08:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Punk music

Whats up? Hi, I'm trying to gather some more interest and support for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Punk music. Please check out the topics and lets get our WikiProject to function better. Recently, I've taken an interest in the Wikipedia:WikiProject hip hop and I consider that WikiProject to be better developed. I am now writing to usernames on the hiphopWP who might be interested in helping with the punkmusicWP. Hopefully we can all work together to improve articles relating to punk as has been done well with hip hop. Finally, I am trying to gather support and opinions concerning the punk house article and specifically the Theta Beta Potata article which is currently in AfD (x2) at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theta Beta Potata (second nomination). Please check it out and voice your opinion. Xsxex 09:21, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eton College

That was fast! Looks like you cut out the stuff I added on dress - I went there (1950-1955) and I assure you it is accurate (unless you know that it has changed since I attended Eton). Or was it the English that you object to?! Jpaulm 15:00, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Live and learn! I can still remember the feeling of relief that I didn't have to wear one - even if only until I got tall enough! Jpaulm 15:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At least in college, we had two identical suits, and wore them alternate weeks. It wasn't until years later that I learned that this was probably due to the possibility of body lice - they die after a week away from their hosts. Question: is this appropriate info for an Encyclopedia? If not, just treat it as piece of trivia! Jpaulm 14:38, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not clear: do you guys wear a suit for 1 week or 2 weeks at a time? If it's now 2 weeks, that suggests that things have changed since I was there. And does this apply to Oppidans as well as scholars? Thanks. Jpaulm 00:34, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well, 2 weeks at a time suggests that the lice are no longer considered a problem :-) Yup, I stumbled across Flow-based programming, and have spent the last few decades trying to get it accepted! Contrary to popular wisdom, if you build a better mousetrap, the world does not beat a path to your door! Jpaulm 00:24, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, if the above sounds unduly pessimistic, sometimes one just has to wait - fundamental change sometimes takes several generations! If you haven't read him yet, I suggest Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". Regards. Jpaulm 01:13, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Define success! Some influential people like it; 3 companies mention it on their web sites; a lot of people say "Hmmm, that's interesting!" and promptly forget about it... Look at [Flowlike projects] (if you haven't already). It will probably never be as well-known as, say, OOP, but I venture to hope in the long run it will be more influential! Thanks for your interest! Jpaulm 17:56, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I work as a programmer. I have a little (2-person - myself and my wife) corporation, but that's really because clients often prefer an "arms' length" arrangement. You can also contribute to my wiki if you are interested - [1] - add your name to the VistorsList, etc. Jpaulm 14:38, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Education edit

Hi Yanksta! I'm just curious as to why you edited the education page. my own entry, in good faith, was to point out the basic inaccuracies in the sub-heading "Challenges", effectively praising the modern school system. You deleted both the inaccuracies and my comments, and left a hand hanging, so to speak. Why, may I ask? (I do recognize that editing is inevitable; the concept of education is controversial, and my edit left the original text so as to offer a more reasonable and accurate description of the other hand.)

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Eton College: top of the world?

Thank you for your comment. I reverted the contribution in line with previous editors with whom I agree. The fact that the word "arguably" is used indicates that the statement is a point-of-view, and as such it is obviously not a neutral point-of-view. It is much more even-handed to use a phrase which allows the reader to form their own view about whether the school is at the top or just near the top. If you can provide an appropriate reliable and independent reference to support Eton's place at the very top in the world, then the text could be replaced. See Wikipedia's policy on neutral point-of-view and guideline on reliable reference sources. -- MightyWarrior 10:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The words: "and is often described as the most famous school in the world" with associated references has my agreement. -- MightyWarrior 12:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I hadn't actually noticed the more extensive prior discussion when I made that compromise attempt - it seems that the current wording has consensus anyway. Badgerpatrol 11:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS- Eton College, European Royalty, and Hip Hop artists? Intriguing combination of interests! :-) Badgerpatrol 11:23, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

/Archive1

Mix

How was that vandalism? 69.85.234.254 15:21, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flex Wheeler

referring to a comment you made towards me

"It has been discovered that much of Wheeler's muscular development was aided by a genetic mutation which inhibited the production of myostatin, a key limitor of muscular growth." is what i removed, AND unlike what you said "Referring to your August reversion of an edit to Flex Wheeler, the information you removed was actually correct, contrary to what you claimed. It is now sourced. Yanksta x 14:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC)" it is NOT sourced, because it IS incorrect, i will remove it again until it DOES get sourced ( I understand that it wont because its incorrect/myth).

thank you omnipotenttitan 1:20, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Eton College again

Hi, thanks for the barnstar. But the terminolgy list at Eton College is evidently under attack from one registered editor who seems to have a bee in his bonnet, and several unregistered editors, who may be numerous enough to force this matter. It would be interesting to get the views of a neutral administrator. Meanwhile you might like to consider how the material could be rearranged, without loss of useful information, so that it cannot be attacked as a "list of jargon". Thanks. Viewfinder 11:50, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Big Pun

First, please don't add opinions to articles: see WP:CITE, WP:OR, and WP:NPOV. Secondly, when editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.

Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field, especially for big edits or when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 09:55, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message. I note, in fact, that you hardly ever use edit summaries. Also, I've moved your addition to the Talk page; the source didn't quite back up what you said, and it's not clear where the comment should go. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 18:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Mentoring Help

Hello Yanksta! Thanks for your offer of help. It is greatly appreciated, since I am new to contributing to wikipedia and as you might imagine a bit intimidated!!
As a starter, would you be able to look at a translation i have done from french to english on the article abidjan. the current english article on this is not very informative, where as the french version was quite encyclopaedic, and so i have done the translation, in the hope that it can be reaplced. however, it is currently created only as a user subpage @ User:Mayalekhni/Abidjan. I have not yet added internal links, images, references etc. since at the moment I am looking for information comparison rather than quality. A second hurdle I have come across is that I have made substantial expansion to the article Gangotri National Park from a survey report done by the wildlife institute of india, however i don't know how to create a reference or external link to the article.

Once again, i appreciate your help!!

--Mayalekhni 11:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Alright, that's good; thanks, The Rhymesmith, for letting me know. Have a good day yourself. Qwerty (talk) 08:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks once again!

Thanks for the tip re embassies, I will be sure to visit them... looking forward to further guidance from you!!--Mayalekhni 11:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hi -- I wanted to thank you for helping me with editing tips for the entry for Mudville (band). This page may not be the most appropriate arena for this comment, but Wikipedia is daunting for me and I haven't quite figured it out, but I wanted to thank you somehow so I apologize in advance for any breach of etiquette or protocol. I will take your tips to heart and re-edit the page shortly. Thanks again

TagoreEco

Your humble student!! :-)

Hi! As you might have seen on my talk page, i got a bot notice about the copyright on an image. so have been knocking about trying to get rid of it, but can't admin access only. however, the image is from wikicommons, but obviously i embedded it incorrectly so it came up as no copyright.. anyway, still pottering about with translations, have updated another article, Boundiali from french into english, waiting for feedback on that one.

not much else at the moment, i watched a documentary on hatshepsut on discovery and have been hooked on reading the egyptian stuff here, so have ignored my contriution efforts!! :-)

--Mayalekhni 06:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

To The Rhymesmith:

Thanks for responding so quickly for help. I hope you read my entry to Hu12. I am a little perplexed about making entries into articles under poverty, street children, homelessness, etc. If you know someone that could help me I wuld appreciate it. Donald 918 01:35, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

help

you forgot to tnull my help man...but still thanks for the help User: Vandalfighter101

User:ZEITGEIST 2007

Brain lapse with the csd tag, my fault. Wishes, --w p k t sfs 05:07, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Help

Thanks for the help. I get confused on some moments.

I'll Take care of it myself. Thanks again for the help :) --esanchez, Sign your name here! 06:06, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your mediation is most welcomed

Dear Rhymesmith I am thrilled that finally somebody notices the situation in Reza Shah, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pages. The edit war is now about one year old, as a group of Iranians try to delete many references that I listed them today in the discussion pages of the two articles for you to see. I am open minded about changing the tone of presenting these facts, or even deleting them provided valid evidences support their deletions. I thank you again for your involvement and hopefully this will result in a more productive use of time. Cheers Artaxerex 03:38, 23 July 2007 (UTC) 06:22, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the rv

There's not much else to say really. :) --Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 02:48, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

help with merging : Evrard

As for translating, that's really not a problem (my French is strong enough)--more the question was jsut how much I should translate and if I translate mostly the whole book should I make the book the article (is in publich sphere, now, having been printed over a hundred years ago). Plus, it has some info on other topics--like Cysoing, Unroch, Walgaire, Princesse Gisele and whatnot... Not sure how to handle it all...

As for the other matter, merging, I most definitely like some help w/that--I'm basically a total n00b and still have to reference everything for editing; I also don't want to step on too many toes jsut taking over mergings and so forth. Also, there may be an issue with the integrity of linked data (I have to look into that some more), but I also don't know how to mark those for review/revision...

Thnx, in advance! (Sjcarpediem 05:21, 23 July 2007 (UTC))[reply]

which page

I'd like Evrard to be the main page; but a disambiguation page is probably a good idea for redirects (I also don't know how to do that...)

Sjcarpediem 20:56, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

double re-dir-whats?

Yes, please do. I'll get to work on the other points you mentioned.

Sjcarpediem 21:03, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

weaning

I'll be sure to make some more edits, today, in the direction you suggest. And THNX no end!

Sjcarpediem 14:36, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Inapropriate behaviour

Hi, I came over here as to your invitation on the helpdesk.

I'd be happy to deal with the situation myself. I just wish to do a good job of it, and being a newbie, (as in active participation, not as in time, I actually got here back in NuPedia times) I thougth better I ask first rather than do something stupid.

The users in question are MichelleCrisp and Masalai. You are correct that user Michellecrisp responded to the abuse, in effect defending herself. For example, on her own userpage she wrote:

Can anyone see the WP:OWN and racist assumptions that all Aboriginal Australians have problems with English above? Michellecrisp  
12:22, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

As a direct answer to Masalais attacks. She also posted a "be civil" warning on his user-talk, along with a defence of herself (which shouldn't be needed, she did nothing wrong and there's nothing wrong with her english, and even if there where, it wouldn't warrant personal attacks.) LibStar also added a warning to Masalais user-talk.

Masalai removed both warnings, and MichelleCrisps message from his user-talk, and thereafter posted *another* unacceptable message on her user-talk. It was worded politely "dear Madam", blabla, but there's no doubt it was meant to belittle and ridicule. At this point he had been, directly, informed several times that she is a native speaker of english. (which shouldn't matter anyway)

So, what would you say is a sensible response ? I think Masalai should get to hear from 3rd parties that his behaviour is unacceptable. Michellecrisp defends herself, but it's been ineffective, and makes what is really a one-sided unwarranted attack look like a quarrel. Which it ain't. At no point have I seen MichelleCrisp post anything even *remotely* offensive.

Adding more warnings to his userpage seems unlikely to be very convincing, since he has already removed and ignored two.

--Eivind Kjørstad 09:11, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No actually, it doesn't seem like it. On the 20th of july, he responded to her "be civil" warning on his userpage with:

Oh, dear madam, I note that you have urged on my user page that I "be civil." I shall try. Thank you indeed. Shall I in future post 
such messages on your own user page? One notes the obvious defects as to civility, grammar and spelling in your many overtures to 
overseas Wikipedia contributors. May one assume that the usual Wikipedia norms pertain? Kind regards, dear Madam.

Which is, as you may notice, ANYTHING but civil. Thereafter, on the 23rd, he removed all traces of the dispute from his own userpage, and after that he has contributed nothing at all to any page whatsoever.

I guess that means I'll wait, I've put his contributions on my watchlist and will keep an eye on them over the next few weeks. Other than that I guess its best to let it pass. It's always possible he has taken the warnings to heart, that'd be good.

User:ZordZapper

Thanks. I will leave a message on his talk page to that effect. Not sure if he has email enabled, but you may also want to consider dropping him a note that way as well. Pastordavid 14:24, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks a lot, because I was confused for a moment. You also have a good day. Miranda 04:47, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How can I become an editor?

I'm only new, but I am curious as to the requirements for becoming a Wikipedia editor! I read you used to be one?

--Rosario 07:02, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Teacher

No, it suits the situation perfectly. I actually asked on IRC for a couple people with PHDs to comment. So I guess your comment suited it great! Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 08:22, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Um, I'm following the teacher issue at the helpdesk, and I can't help asking: is this a case of WP:DNFT? Lisatwo 08:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)~~Please be careful to not violation WP:BITE at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thank you.~~ Haha, great job! ~ Wikihermit 08:52, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage/VandalProof

No problems at all, and a small credit notice is much appreciated :) If you need any help with designing it, feel free to ask. I'll run over and whiz through the VP applications in a second. Cheers, Daniel 10:36, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Adopt me!

Yeah, that would be cool if you could adopt me, I'm new and hoping to use my time here writing, creating and editing. Im a journalism student and I think this would be a beneficial side project, you know? I did try my hand at creating an article for Jael Strauss and Koby Abberton although I'm not sure I've done it right. There's someone else I'd like to add to Wikipedia but I'm just waiting to see if I'm submitting correctly.

Sorry

Sorry man I'm realy looking for people who like wrestling.HBKH 13:36, 28 July 2007 (UTC)HBKH

Adoption and Mentorship:

I just read your comment on Giggy's talk page, and am butting into your conversation, which I hope you don't mind. Anyway, I'm glad that you are merging mentorship and adoption, unfortunately it didn't get as much discussion as I had hoped it would as time went on, but that's life. Anyway, I think this means that if mentorship isn't kept all together, a "non-voluntary" adoption system should be implemented, and submitted to MedCom for review. Anyway, I'm just interested in what you think about that. --HAL2008talk 23:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'd be glad to help. I'll head over to AAU right now. Just tell me what needs to be done, and I'll do it, otherwise I'll just work on what looks like it needs doing. --HAL2008talk 00:57, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, in lieu of something creepy like "Vandal Rehab"... I was thinking "Adoption ordered by ArbCom" or something like that... though it doesn't flow like "vandal rehab" it certainly sounds more professional. --HAL2008talk 01:04, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. I also put Template:Merging on WP:MENTOR, which I figured should be left until we finish there. I'll start working on the involuntary adoption now. --HAL2008talk 01:13, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely no idea if you're still on, however I'd like to make a note to you that I have written out some of the page. I'd like you to review it at this point. As for me, I'm going to sleep, as the little clock on my computer says it's already 02:35. --HAL2008talk 01:36, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I left a little note on the case linking to the page, noting of course that it isn't even close to done, and won't be so informal when it's completed. Anyway, I'll hopefully have it finished by tomorrow at about this time. ----HAL2008talk 01:41, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Responding to your note on my talk. It's been awhile since the Arbitration Committee prescribed mentorship for a user, at least that I recall. If you want to gain input from arbitrators, however, the best place might be to post your question on Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration. Regards, Newyorkbrad 01:17, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

have you read...

...the Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix? Considering the fact that you seem rather interested in his work, I thought you might like to read them! Cheers, ~User: Sophiakorichi

Barstar for you!

		The Adopt-a-User Barnstar
		For taking the initiative and starting the merge of WP:MENTOR and WP:AAU, and contacting ArbCom about Mandated Adoption. --HAL2008talk 14:14, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

books...

Yes, I think the Seventh Tower was great. A bit lighter than Sabriel and it's sequals, but still good. And, I too did not like the Ragwitch, so I know what your talking about. Harry Potter was awesome, let me just tell you. ~Sophiakorichi

Mediation

Greetings Rhymesmith. Please consider mediation on Mohammad Reaz Pahlavi page. I have provided some sourced material from Western academic sources and publications such as Time magazine. However, shervink and his Iranian freinds are trying to vote to ban me and deleting all the sourced material. Please see: ([2]) ([3]), ([4]), ([5], and ...

I have asked him to stop his vandalism in removing content and references from Reza Shah, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which according to his own definition in here ([6] is vandalism. He is offended by this and has called me here; ([7]), an A****.

Thank you very much Artaxerex 19:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

I'd love to be adopted! I'm somewhat nervous about changing articles and doing stuff and it would be great to have someone help me out. Make sure I don't delete wikipedia on accident or something like that... ;) Peregrinebee 21:33, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for adopting me. ZordZapper 00:17, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I applaud

		The Resilient Barnstar
		For superior handling of "The English Teacher at the Help Desk." It's hard to keep cool when people simply don't understand, but you certainly pulled it off with no show of strain or effort. It is a laudable quality to have the conflict resolution skills that you do. ALTON .ıl 11:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mandated Adoption, or whatever:

What do you think that status is on this? I'm wondering what's the status at this point.--~~HAL2008~~HAL?talk 21:27, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Articles with no sources that have remained on Wikipedia

I'm just wondering how an article for Jarah Mariano hasn't been deleted due to lack of refrences? I'm a huge model fan so I know a lot about underground model's like her (so I'm not saying she doesn't exist or anything) but I noticed her Wikipedia article only really has her MySpace page and some website as the links, and no refrences at all. Surely that's grounds for deletion? Again, I'm not suggesting it be deleted, I'm just confused as to why that particular article has remained on Wikipedia for quite some time without being considered for deletion etc, whereas other articles or contributions are removed due to lack of sources? Struck me as odd and I wasn't sure of the reasons behind it. I've only made 3 articles in my Wikipedia life time, two of which havent been deleted, one was because she was losing reality contestant (not notable!)

I havent been a user as long as you and you have more knowledge about it, was hoping you could explain why the article is considered acceptable! --Rosario 09:45, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mediation case

Have you come to a conclusion to this case? Singu larity 01:16, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eliska Amor page needs some form of protection

In the past two days there have been 36 vandalism edits to Eliska Amor's Wikipedia article from Chaplain College's ISP. Seeing as though it will be almost impossible to block the school from editing, is there a way to protect the page from these repetitive vandalisms? The user's (or user, as it would suggest by the identical vandalism edits to Eliska Amor, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen and Leonardo DiCaprio) IP appears which means they have not signed up for an account, therefore protecting the page to only registered users would be sufficient, right? —--Rosario 07:24, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There have been 10 more vandalism edits from the same Chaplain College since I wrote you this note yesterday, making almost 50 vandal edits in 3 days. The path of vandal (they also vandal the Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen and Leonardo DiCaprio page in the exact same manner each time I check their contributions, leading me to think it is one person. Protection? —--Rosario 02:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arbed redirect

Hello, I have suggested deleting the Arbed redirect to Arcelor in order to create a proper Arbed article. Arbed was only one of three companies whose fusion was the creation of Arcelor. I just wanted to notify you, thanks! --Scotchorama 12:08, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Mirar

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AfD nomination of Voices of the Gods

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Vengalil

Just happened to see your comment on the talk page of Vengalil. While indeed the family was influential in the colonial period, holding vast areas of land besides having several renowned members, and while they were also related through marriage to the Cochin Royal family I was interested in know whether you knew anything more about them from before the 19th century. Since you mentioned they were influential since abt 1600 AD. Thanks Manu rocks (talk) 14:22, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hip hop WikiProject Roll Call

Hello, fellow Hip Hop WikiProject members!

This message is being sent out to let all listed members of the project know to re-add your name to the members list, as all current names on the list have been erased in order to find out who is still active on the project. WikiGuy86 (talk) 19:43, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello The Rhymesmith! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 72 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

Bhawani Singh - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 16:48, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Ian Rumfitt

The article Ian Rumfitt has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or ask at Wikipedia:Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Rettetast (talk) 12:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:Graw bandura.jpg

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Proposed deletion of Bachchan family

The article Bachchan family has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

no third party reliable sources to indicate notability

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Reviewer

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

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If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Jujutacular ^talk 11:41, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer

I urge you to look carefully at edits before you accept them. In the meantime, a message I left at User_talk:WikiCopter#Venice_High_School_.28Venice.2C_Florida.29--where you may also take it upon yourself to undo the edit you accepted, an edit which restored unverified and non-neutral information to an article. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:59, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Wittgenstein

You are currently using a non-free image in the Template:Wittgenstein that appears to be a work in progress. Please note that non-free images aren't allowed in the template space, only the article space. Skier Dude (talk 04:35, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]