User talk:Tjss

                                                                                                                                                                                                     == Euston Manifesto ==

Thanks for your great work on that article. (Here's hoping it grows in importance!) Cheers, CWC(talk) 01:38, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Featured article? Good idea! I'd like to help, if I can. I certainly don't have any ideas for significant improvements at present. I read a few blogs, mostly right-of-center; if (as I hope) it makes an impact there, I'll let you know. Cheers, CWC(talk) 12:51, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to thank both you, Tjss, and you, Chris, for covering the emergence of the Euston Manifesto (EM) online so fairly. As one of its authors, there is an obvious conflict for me in my editing its page.

The manifesto will be launched in the "real world" in about a month. It would be very good for the debate---and we do want a serious and high-quality debate---if this launch could be made a current event and the quality of the entry by then is sufficiently high for it to be featured on Wikipedia's front page. I think the EM's sections on open source and freedom of ideas should make the document of particular interest to Wikipedians. Counsell 13:43, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I found a couple of interesting links; see Talk:Euston Manifesto. I haven't added anything the article itself, sorry. But it's shaping up very nicely without me ... good stuff. By the way, at least two of the four main Manifesto authors have excellent blogs: http://normblog.typepad.com/ (Norm Geras) and http://www.pootergeek.com/ (Damian Counsell, aka User:Counsell). Cheers, CWC(talk) 13:50, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

== TfD nomination of Template:User supports UN ==

Template:User supports UN 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. --preschooler@heart my talk - contribs 06:44, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Improper user page

You're the first admin on the list, so I'll ask you about this. User:Roulette36 has a user page that is racist and offensive. It consists of a single sentence: "Mexicans are dirty." I have advised him that this does not conform to wikipedia policy. If he does not change it, or changes it back, can you please block him or advise me of who I should ask for further action. Thanks. --Tjss 00:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I see that you have already blanked the offending comment from the user-in-questions' page. Wikipedia:User_page#What_can_I_not_have_on_my_user_page.3F shows that polemical comments should be avoided & WP:CIVIL and Wikipedia:No personal attacks stress that attacks on third parties should be avoided and that good Wikipedians remove them on sight. If the offending remarks are replaced, the user can be warned with the various policies pointed out. If they persist then a block request can be made to an administrator with the repeat offence evidence as a demonstration of the requirement. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  05:48, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

In that case, I would like to officially request that User:Roulette36 be blocked. After reviewing his contribs, he appears to have thirteen instances of vandalism since 12 February 2006, most of them including racist remarks, especially towards African Americans. I note that on his talk page, he has been warned three times by different users that his actions constitute vandalism, and was threatened with blockage on Feb 13. This user shows nothing but indifference to wikipedia policy and general sensitivity. --Tjss 05:57, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I have left a message on Roulette36's userpage to say that his next vandal effort will be his last. The user appears to edit infrequently on Wikipedia, so I prefer to give them a chance of redemption rather than to block in absentia. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  06:22, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

User:Monkey boy007

Hi. I've left a warning on User talk:Monkey boy007. Let's hope he calms down. If not, AFAIK the proper thing to do is leave stronger and stronger warnings, then (if necessary) ask an admin to take a look at things. Cheers, CWC(talk) 16:59, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

"Democrat Party" article

Hello. Someone has written "Democrat Party" article that dignifies this perjorative term. The correct name of the party, of course, is "Democratic Party." Wikipedia is considering deleting the Democrat Party (United States) article. I hope you will weigh in on the topic here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Democrat_Party_(United_States) I believe an article about this perjorative term doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. Griot 00:27, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Delegative democracy listed for deletion

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Geoffrey Howe resignation speech

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Talk:Boston Tea Party

Howdy, I noticed that you and I seem to post in one or two articles dealing with progressive issues in political science/sociology. There's currently a debate beginning in Boston Tea Party as to whether the article should include the category [1]. It meets definitions set in the articles Terrorism and Definition of terrorism, however, there are several self-proclaimed patriots who watch BTP who refuse to recognise the fact. The simple criteria for terrorism generally seem to be intimidation or destruction of property in order to change public policy or public opinion while a state of war has not yet been declared. Some users would rather use recent acts of terrorism as a yardstick, rather than using a firm definition, and hence lose their ability to discuss matters calmly. Would you be able to pop in to the Talk page and join in the discussion? Thanks much, samwaltz 05:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Article Creation and Improvement Drive

Thanks for supporting my nomination of David Ben-Gurion on the Wikipedia:Article Creation and Improvement Drive. I see you support Kadima, so perhaps you are Israeli or Jewish? You may be interested in, and I'd appreciate your expertise on, a few pages I started regarding Israel's bilateral relations; Israel-Japan relations, Israel-Venezuela relations, and Israel-New Zealand relations. There's a revived movement to merge the Israel-Ven relations page into nothingness and I could really use some oppose votes' if possible. Respectfully, Republitarian 01:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the oppose vote. Your support in this matter is valued. Respectfully, Republitarian 03:49, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Spamming

Sorry for spamming you. I didn't think it was against the guidelines (it seems like there are more rules and restrictions everyday). Anyway I was just trying to get the word out so someone would finally help me out on an article. Speedystickd 00:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

ACLU Solidarity

Thanks for your support with this particular hare. The article has bothered me since it was posted (as the talk page shows), and I'm not sure what else to do. I can look at it, but truthfully, I am mostly a new page scanner, which is how I got involved. (Also, I have a SLOW dialup connection), so it might be hard for me to watch it. Cheers V. Joe 13:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Toraja review

Thanks a lot for the thorough reviews. I'll try to answer your questions in the text, but why do you have already your decision while you haven't read all of them? By the way, all of your question is regarding knowledge about the subject. I cited only from anthropologists studies, as I listed in the References section. If I can't answer some your in-depth questions, then perhaps there is no knowledge about it. Again, thanks. — Indon (reply) — 08:38, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Inline citation

Hi Tjss, sorry to send you directly to your talk page. I am afraid you are wrong about inline citations. Per WP:CITE, there are 3 styles:

1. Embedded links
2. Harvard referencing
3. Footnotes or some people call it cite.php.

Both three offer inline citation in different style. Inline citations by embedded citations and footnotes are automatically placed in the text, but Harvard is different. In Harvard referencing, inline citation is given by (Author Year) format that point to a specific bibliography item in the References section. Some people may confuse the term inline citation that is always by footnote: <ref>...</re> format. Yes, it is inline citation for Footnote style, but not the other 2 styles. Footnote can be used in Harvard and embedded links to make a real footnote (note that is not a main topic of the article, as I used also in Toraja article). Since Wikipedians favor Footnote citation style than others to do inline citation, many are confused that inline citation is always footnote, but Footnote is not mandatory. I quoted from WP:FOOT:

N.B. The Cite.php footnote system is not mandatory; editors are free to use a different method. See How and where to cite sources.

Cheers. — Indon (reply) — 17:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

It's all right. No need to apology ;-). Actually, I like your review. It's very thorough and I need that. Thanks. I'll try to improve the article to fix what your objections for GA. Cheers. — Indon (reply) — 19:20, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose Microorganism as this week's WP:AID winner

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Iran Freedom and Support Act

Hi, you created Iran Freedom and Support Act back in July. Unfortunately, the source(s) you provided did not support the content in the article. I have since changed the content to accurately reflect the source(s). I'm sure it was an honest mistake, but please be careful in the future. Thanks, KazakhPol 23:06, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

An excellent response. I agree with your reversion. KazakhPol 03:58, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose Coffee as this week's WP:AID winner

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Democrat Party

Back in June, you participated in a wiki discussion about deleting an article called “Democrat Party (United States).” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Democrat_Party_%28United_States%29). It was agree to delete this article and redirect it to Democratic Party (United States) -- the real name of the Democratic Party. However, someone has revived the Democrat Party article. Would you care to weigh in on this at that article’s Talk page? I think a redirect is in order in accordance with the decision we reached last June.

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WikiProject Harry Potter

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You helped choose Open Source as this week's WP:ACID winner

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Peacekeeping

Are you still interested in working on the article? Beam 14:24, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of Heidi Behrens-Benedict

An article that you have been involved in editing, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heidi Behrens-Benedict. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? --DerRichter (talk) 08:07, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:Politicalsigns.jpg

Image Copyright problem

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Image source problem with Image:Woodrow wilson.jpg

Image Copyright problem

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Image tagging for File:Woodrow wilson.jpg

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GA Sweeps invitation

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am sending you this message since you are listed as a GA reviewer. I would like to invite you to consider helping with the GA sweeps process. Sweeps helps to ensure that the oldest GAs still meet the criteria, and improve the quality of GAs overall. Unfortunately, last month only two articles were reviewed. This is definitely a low point after our peak at the beginning of the process when 163 articles were reviewed in September 2007. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. All exempt and previously reviewed articles have already been removed from the list. Instead of reviewing by topic, you can consider picking and choosing whichever articles interest you.

We are always looking for new members to assist with the remaining articles, so if you are interested or know of anybody that can assist, please visit the GA sweeps page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. If only 14 editors achieve this feat starting now, we would be done with Sweeps! Of course, having more people reviewing less articles would be better for all involved, so please consider asking others to help out. Feel free to stop by and only review a few articles, something's better than nothing! Take a look at the list, and see what articles interest you. Let's work to complete Sweeps so that efforts can be fully focused on the backlog at GAN. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:35, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

History of United Nations peacekeeping missions

I noticed you created this page and I have proposed deleting/moving/redoing this article and drawn up a very rough draft of a replacement. If you are interested, please read my comments on the discussion page and respond if you have any thoughts. --Jieagles (talk) 23:32, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

File:Un logo.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Un logo.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files 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) 22:01, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:04, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hillary Clinton presidential campaign until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. CatcherStorm ^talk 03:48, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Europe 10,000 Challenge invite

Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Iberian Peninsula, Romania, Slovenia etc, much like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for Europe and your specialist country like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every country of Europe, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any country sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thank you. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:09, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Proposed deletion of The Riddles

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

No evidence of notability

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Tdslk (talk) 00:32, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Interested in enriching Wikipedia with fact-checked information? We need YOU!

Dear Tjss, I noticed your name was under the participants' list of WikiProject United Nations. You might be interested in contributing to the advancement of this project. Here's how you can do so: 1. Select the latest CC BY SA publications for which no articles have been created yet available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_Nations/Open_Access_text/Education_publications 2. Follow the instructions available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Adding_open_license_text_to_Wikipedia 3. Add the text to Wikipedia (either by creating new articles or adding content to existing ones). Since these are available under CC BY SA, you can copy/paste content and/or edit if need be. 4. Attribute the text using the 'Free-content attribution' template in the 'Sources' section. 5. Add your contribution in the table here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_Nations/Open_Access_text/Education_publications Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! Looking forward to working with you on enriching Wikipedia, one article at a time:)! C.recalde — Preceding unsigned comment added by C.recalde (talk • contribs) 14:49, 6 March 2019 (UTC)