User talk:Viriditas/Archive 35

Capitalization in "Hear My Train A Comin'"

Hello Virditas! I'm back after a break and there are some odds and ends to address. What do you think of this recent comment on the talk page:[1] Should the "A" be upper case or lower case? Is it being used as an article (lower case) or some other function (upper case) MOS:CT? Does the use of a dash (a-comin') make any difference? –Ojorojo (talk) 17:36, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ojorojo: We should probably have an article on a- prefixing because this comes up so much. I'm not a grammar wonk, so this kind of argumentation doesn't really interest me. According to several sources, the user is correct, although there are exceptions for some words.[2][3][4] It can be traced to 16th century British English, with popular American usage found in Appalachian English. Viriditas (talk) 19:49, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the sources. It appears that a hyphenated usage is the most common. However, there is nothing about capitalization in titles. I don't really care, but don't feel like changing article titles, etc. back and forth. I'll bring it up at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters. —Ojorojo (talk) 20:14, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ojorojo: On Wikipedia at least, it wouldn't be uppercase. It would look like, for example, "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". Viriditas (talk) 20:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Brought it up here: Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Capitalization of a-prefixed words in titles. Thanks again. —Ojorojo (talk) 20:39, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you...

...for coming to my defense. He accuses me of being aggressive. I can hardly imagine anything more aggressive than this. But it's him saying it, so that makes it OK, eh? You raised an interesting question about the culture he operates in. That could well explain it. I didn't understand what he was trying to get at, before you posed your hypothesis; but then again, I don't hang out with drunkards, so all I know about others' personalities is what I see when they're sober. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:09, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

The Royal End

Thought you might like Arii Matamoe. Very appreciative of your inspiration and encouragement. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 21:28, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

@Vesuvius Dogg: I'm not at home right now, but I own the book The Art of Paul Gauguin. If there is something in there (and I'm fairly sure there is) I can snap a photo of the text and Dropbox it to you a bit later tonight, if you like. Viriditas (talk) 00:34, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

That could be very interesting, yes, if the book makes mention of it. Everything I've come across has said that the painting didn't generate significant study or analysis until after 2008, but a broader discussion of Gauguin's use and borrowing of Tahitian/Javanese/Peruvian iconography would be welcome. I was living in LA when the painting was acquired and it obviously got under my skin -- one of my favorites in a museum filled with them. Thanks for your help, and feel free to directly edit as well! I would certainly welcome it. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 00:47, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

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Season's Greetings

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You were right.

Locked out of my talk page, and thought I'd let you know that the history of the GE experiment upholds your argument. Did you see that Cornell recently hosted the author of Altered gene, twisted truth? Here he is in an interview that covers his research into the history of *altered* biotech science, and its origins. It's exactly as you've suggested. (The material may be in part two of the interview, though I seem to recall part one was largely dedicated to it. But perhaps you already have the book?)

Enjoy your days, my friend. It's always been nice chatting with you over the years. 174.71.67.48 (talk) 21:11, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Mele Kalikimaka to you, your family and friends. May you have happy editing!

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Arnnon Geshuri

Hello Viriditas, Was the WMF board fully aware of Arnnon Geshuri's central role in a major anticompetitive scandal at Google when they approved his appointment to the board? In 2010, the Justice Department shut down the illegal collusion between Google and five other Silicon Valley corporations. Geshuri helped manage that collusion for Google. A class action lawsuit settled in September, 2015 forced those companies to pay $415 million in compensation to 64,000 employees whose careers were damaged by the conspiracy that Geshuri was part of. Geshuri was directly involved in the ugly and humiliating termination of a woman who did not comply with the illegal scheme. He was chastised by federal judge Lucy Koh for attempting to pull Facebook into the conspiracy, and threatening retaliation if they didn't. Details can be found at User:Cullen328/Arnnon Geshuri. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:28, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Mayabazar

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Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

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Just a heads-up. I don't know whether you're watching that talk page, but the user did not link your name to generate a notification. larryv (talk) 01:26, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Cannabis dispensary for deletion

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The cannabis dispensary matter

You were within your rights to move it to draft space. I am pleased with the actions Martin took. Do note that the AN close said AfD is best once AfC is approved, but guidelines still say you can boldly Draftify.

I do trust your judgment about the quality of the article itself. Maybe I did err in not having scrutinized it more carefully. After all, it will get lots of page hits, and we don't want visitors to be mislead. And had I asked him to wait, none of this would have happened.

But once in the mainspace, I feel you erred in moving the article back to draft space while alternatives were available. Sure, guidelines allow it, but was it the best thing to do? Here is my reasoning:

You did it to prevent such an article from existing in the mainspace. The benefit was that readers would not be viewing a false or misleading article, even for a short time. Reasonable. The risk was that the user, a newcomer, would be upset and leave.

So, weighing out the two hazards:

• an article in the mainspace for a few hours that should not be there

vs.

• possibly chasing away a newcomer

For me, an easy decision: anything other than draftifying it without discussing it with him first would be the plan. He was understandably bitten, crestfallen, put off Wikipedia, crushed, gutted, etc.

This is a newcomer whose first and only creation was Cannabis dispensary. He spent approximately 12 hours on that, and now maybe he's gone forever. Wikipedia may have just lost a potential five years and fifty-thousand edits, or more.

Respectfully yours, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:48, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

The cannabis dispensary article

I've asked Potguru to walk from the article and let the rest of the community shape it. Would you consider doing the same?

His first baby is out there on its own and I am afraid he may not be able to resist the urge to protect it.

As you are also part of the community, I would understand if you insist on staying involved. I just want the highest chances for Potguru to become longterm. I see him in an adjustment period, not fully understanding WP:OWN or the community's ability to take the article in the right direction. I want to help him let go. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:46, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Never mind. He's there, so why not you? Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:59, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Pot

@Viriditas - Fantastic to see someone with a real knowledge of this topics sources....just a side question what would you say is the best source for growing info ...is someone like Michael Straumietis considered a real expert? I am talking about plant nutrition and soil sciences? There was an argument awhile back about if we should add info in strain articles and by whom? -- Moxy (talk) 20:40, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

@Moxy: unfortunately, when it comes to cannabis, the best source for growing info is other growers. But really, it's bog standard at this point; it's not exactly rocket science, so it should be easy to source. Although it would be easy to say that Straumietis is not a RS for anything other than his product line, if you have a particular source in question, I would love to review it. Viriditas (talk) 00:59, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I put out my hand in friendship

Anna speaks highly of you so, considering her pleas, I reach out my hand in friendship. --Potguru (talk) 02:42, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

• Endorse I would give anything to be in a coffeeshop with you two and watch you debate over the ideal munchie snack. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:36, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

• @Potguru: let's be friends then, but let's also take it slow. Viriditas (talk) 05:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I made a picture and uploaded it to my talk page. What do you think? --Potguru (talk) 07:07, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Given the ongoing, long-term taxonomy dispute, and the newly proposed reclassification by John McPartland, it probably isn't helpful to point to a source from 1998 for an older scheme when new techniques have made it possible to clear up the confusion. Viriditas (talk) 21:03, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Like --Tryptofish (talk) 20:51, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

RfC at Cannabis dispensaries in the United States

We could sure use your input over there. I made a suggestion that might put all of this to rest. I'm curious what you have to say about that. Best wishes, and thank you so much for returning the friendship offer above. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

You didn't respond to my suggestion about simply stubbing cannibis dispensary. It seemed like such a sinchy way to resolve the whole thing. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

That sounds like a familiar suggestion, similar to one I made a week ago. And while I would certainly support it within limits, keep in mind that Wikipedia prefers precise topics over stubby dictionary definitions. When I get home later I'll take a look and see what I can do. There's a good definition in the link to the Cannabis Handbook source in the archives. Viriditas (talk) 01:19, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Mabelina "being ineducable"

@Viriditas: thank you for your hand of friendship & I think it would be unwise for me to extol my competence as an editor here (for reasons you will understand!). I hope for the best. M Mabelina (talk) 01:16, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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Extreme wealth

Hello, my friend. User:Anna Frodesiak/Red sandbox was shipped off the mainspace, understandably. I thought others would shape it. They didn't. :)

How about a navbox called "Extreme wealth"? Viable? Thoughts?

I'm thinking groups called "Entities" or something that could have subgroups like People, Families, Organizations, Nations, and such. It could have a group like "Terms", something like that.

Oh, subgroup organizations could have subgroups like "education" (orgs with huge endowments like Harvard), "religious" (orgs like the Catholic Church, Scientology, etc.), "companies" (Apple, Exxon, etc.)

So....viable? :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:29, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Oh, and List of wealthiest animals would have to squeeze in there somehow, right? Because, hey, it's awesome! hahahah. I know what you're thinking. Anna makes the most non-trivial and important articles ever!!! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:37, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

ooo, this sounds like a fun conversation... extreme wealth... WOOT! I'll be watchin' :) --Potguru (talk) 01:07, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

ooo, anna - show me how to make a list... you are my hero.... --Potguru (talk) 01:18, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Potguru. Thank you. :) How to make a list? Well, what sort of list? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I'd like to find out how to get my pets to support me financially! --Tryptofish (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Maybe I can help. Are they dogs? Fish? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:27, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

I love dogs, but at the moment it's all fish and other aquatic life. Any lucrative options for a pet sponge? --Tryptofish (talk) 23:37, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Sure. You could rent it to a house cleaning company. Big bucks! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Well, that's certainly better than having it sponge off of me! --Tryptofish (talk) 23:51, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Indeed. Some pets can really soak up a lot of your money. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:00, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

merging articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anna_Frodesiak#gonna_be_bold

I want to avoid a later "If a page gets merged, and someone later objects, then a new discussion can be held. Mergers can be easily reversed if a consensus against the merger is formed shortly after the merger was performed." so I am telling you that I intend to merge the pages as presented here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Synthetic_cannabis#It.27s_been_a_month_-_gonna_merge_the_pages

And then I intend to make the case that "Synthetic Marijuana" is the correct term for the page, but that is a separate issue which I intend to handle seperately.

So let me know if you have any problem with my merging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_cannabis with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_cannabinoid

I intend the merge to be selective where I find duplication and I intend the article to be titled synthetic cannabinoid (as there is no such thing as synthetic "cannabis" unless one is to mean a plastic plant that looks like a pot plant). --Potguru (talk) 01:17, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

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Your absence

Are you okay? When will you be back? What's happened to you? Can I guess?

• Holiday?
• Puppies?
• Moving?
• Everest?
• Magic trick gone wrong and trapped in a vault?
• Space travel?
• New hobby?
• Sudden stardom?

I know:

• Running for President as an independent to prevent the nuclear football from falling into the wrong hands!

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:30, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

@Anna Frodesiak: his latest edit mentioned health problems. I’m sure I’m not alone in hoping they’re cleared up soon.—Odysseus1479 00:04, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Oh dear. Thank you for letting me know.

Viriditas, get well soon! You are missed! I hope all is well or will be soon. Avoid moving, Everest, vaults, sudden stardom and especially space travel. Puppies and holidays are okay. :)

My best wishes to you, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:56, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

I was also wondering where Viriditas was and hoping he's okay. V, let us know how you're doing when you can. All the best, SarahSV ^(talk) 05:34, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm so sorry to hear about the health problems. Please get well soon, and get back to us whenever you feel ready! You are missed. --Tryptofish (talk) 01:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

My best wishes to you also, Viriditas --Epipelagic (talk) 10:20, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

• Terribly sorry to hear that. Get well soon! Coretheapple (talk) 14:59, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

• @Viriditas: Hope you get well soon also - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 15:33, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

I am worried now. I hope you are okay. Your friend, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:25, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Take your medicine!

Odysseus1479 has passed you the WikiJoint! WikiJoints promote... uh... promote... help with... do... wiki... something... yeah... uh, what was I saying? WikiJoints help promote, uh, wiki stuff...and help with...huh?

If you don’t imbibe, that’s cool, just pass it on. Best wishes!—Odysseus1479 22:23, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Trivial objections

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@Rogermx: I contested the PROD, simply because Viriditas is on a long break due to health problems, so I think that it would be difficult for him to respond to your message, which somewhat undermines the way that PROD is intended to work. That does not mean, however, that I really have any problem with your nomination. It would certainly be reasonable to take it to AfD. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:09, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Eega/archive1

Viriditas, when you are really free, can you please leave your comments there? I wish to make Eega a FA and i opine that your suggestions would help me improve it. Regards, Pavanjandhyala (talk) 09:54, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

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What are you doing on Kamehameha day?

Just wondering.--Mark Miller (talk) 04:54, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Patrick Ching

In 2008 you gave tips on my first article that was being deleted. I just now fixed it. I am supposed to contact the people who deleted it but they are no longer around. Not sure if you are, if so can you look? By the way, appreciate you took the time to offer suggestions and didn't just act like a meanie. Which seems to happen a lot here. Dani808 (talk) 16:05, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Dani808, Viriditas has not edited in 6 months. Softlavender (talk) 22:19, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

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Liliuokalani

Aloha, Viriditas. You should help in the recent expansion on Liliuokalani. I know this was something that we wanted to do back in the day when the Hawaii WikiProject was active. It has been eight year since then, can you believe it? It would be awesome if you are able to help. Mahalo!--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:28, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi KAVEBEAR. Viriditas has not edited in the last seven months. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:39, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Oh I noticed just shortly after this. Hopefully he returns. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:40, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Hopefully, yes, however, Viriditas spoke of health issues shortly before leaving. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

That is sad to hear. I hope he is well and recovers.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:02, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Me too. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:07, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm a little worried now...--Mark Miller (talk) 08:03, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

New Usercheck

Hello: if you are receiving this, you have transcluded Example (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks ^confirmed_suspected | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE), I have created a Usercheck with more content, that I plan to update with more when I come across it, as of right now Usercheck-Super has only three more things than Usercheck-full, but as mentioned, I plan to update it, the three things I mentioned are pending changes log, giving all of the revisions you have accepted or rejected, Abuse filter, which gives you the ability to examine your edits, and get many details about an edit, along with Articles created, which links to a page which gives a breakdown of all the pages you have made. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:28, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

A page you started (Jerry Corbetta) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Jerry Corbetta, Viriditas!

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Hi Ya!

Hi, its Selene Scott. I haven't been on here regularly in some time, and suddenly I finally have some subjects to start a new page with. Problem is I have forgotten how to do that. I remember the guidelines and requirements for starting a new page, I just don't see any new page link in my editing toolbar....Help Selene Scott (talk) 04:02, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Viriditas. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority 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 in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. Mdann52 (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:The Ultimate Fighter seasons

Template:The Ultimate Fighter seasons has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 19:51, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 04:17, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week seeking nominations (and a new facilitator)

The Editor of the Week initiative has been recognizing editors since 2013 for their hard work and dedication. Editing Wikipedia can be disheartening and tedious at times; the weekly Editor of the Week award lets its recipients know that their positive behaviour and collaborative spirit is appreciated. The response from the honorees has been enthusiastic and thankful.

The list of nominees is running short, and so new nominations are needed for consideration. Have you come across someone in your editing circle who deserves a pat on the back for improving article prose regularly, making it easier to understand? Or perhaps someone has stepped in to mediate a contentious dispute, and did an excellent job. Do you know someone who hasn't received many accolades and is deserving of greater renown? Is there an editor who does lots of little tasks well, such as cleaning up citations?

Please help us thank editors who display sustained patterns of excellence, working tirelessly in the background out of the spotlight, by submitting your nomination for Editor of the Week today!

In addition, the WikiProject is seeking a new facilitator/coordinator to handle the logistics of the award. Please contact L235 if you are interested in helping with the logistics of running the award in any capacity. Remove your name from here to unsubscribe from further EotW-related messages. Thanks, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:19, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Loudest man-made sound on Earth listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Loudest man-made sound on Earth. Since you had some involvement with the Loudest man-made sound on Earth redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -- Tavix ^(talk) 19:48, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Loudest noise in recorded history listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Loudest noise in recorded history. Since you had some involvement with the Loudest noise in recorded history redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Thryduulf (talk) 21:55, 13 January 2017 (UTC)