User talk:Whitejay251/Archive01

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Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Whitejay251! My name is Ryan, aka Acetic Acid. I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started:

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I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. We can use all the help we can get! Have a nice day. Sincerely, Ryan 05:05, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Director

I noticed that you added Artistic director to the Director dab, good work! Just thought I'd let you know that on disambiguation pages it is generally a good idea to only have one link per line. I removed your link to theatre, and more info about this can be found at the MoS. --Commander Keane 17:12, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

See also [Shipname]

Hi.

In my opinion, links like "See USS Chicago for other ships of the same name." belong at the end of ship articles, not at the top. They're not really disambiguation links like "This article is about [term (specific meaning)]; for other uses of [term] see [[term] ]." No one is likely to type "USS Chicago (SSN-721)" if they're trying to find, say, the World War II Chicago--they'd just start with USS Chicago, and go on from there. Rather, the links are of the "See Also" type, for people interested in the history of the usage of the name in the Navy. —wwoods 19:08, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Replied at Wwoods' talk page; now archived

WP:CP

Hi, you've reported copyright infringements to WP:CP in the last week, a new measure was recently passed to allow the speedy deltion of new pages that are cut and paste copyvios. Please follow these instructions if you come across this type of copyvio. Thanks. --nixie 00:02, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Blatant copyright infringements may now be "speedied" If an article and all its revisions are unquestionably copied from the website of a commercial content provider and there is no assertion of permission, ownership or fair use and none seems likely, and the article is less than 48 hours old, it may be speedily deleted. See CSD A8 for full conditions. After notifying the uploading editor by using wording similar to: {{nothanks-sd|pg=page name|url=url of source}} -- ~~~~ Blank the page and replace the text with {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} to the article in question, leaving the content visible. An administrator will examine the article and decide whether to speedily delete it or not.

Deleting comments on the Help Desk

Hi I just noticed that you deleted a comment I made on the help page. It was a perfectly legitamte comment, and answered the question. Instead you deleted it, then typed a less detailed version of my orginial comment. Why? Tobyk777 01:16, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Replied at Tobyk777's talk page; now cleared

Brain Teasers/Trivia:

Hi, I'm just posting a friendly notice stating that I have got Brain Teasers/Trivia on my user page that you're welcome to have a go at. Will post new questions one day after they have been answered. Thanks... Spawn Man 09:33, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Challenge

The challenge has been put aside (for some time), but not forgotten! Do we still want to do this?  BD2412 ^talk 17:51, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Metropolis

probably in reply to a question that was on my user page for awhile:

Hi Whitejay251! I read that you want to know if there is a city called Metropolis in Turkey. The answer is "yes"!. It is an ancient city in western Turkey. There aren't many references to it on the internet, but it is at least mentioned here: http://www.kulturturizm.gov.tr/portal/default_en.asp?belgeno=1914

The site of Metropolis is near a town called Ihsaniye, in the province of Afyon. I have actually seen the roadside sign for it, driving on the highway this year. I wish I had stopped to take a picture! If only Superman knew! ~Yucina

Replied at Yucina's talk page

UPDATE!

You are right Whitejay251, there is another Metropolis in Turkey, near Izmir (in fact, now that I think about it, it is the one I saw the sign for!). You can read about it at the following address: http://www.byegm.gov.tr/yayinlarimiz/NEWSPOT/24/N30.htm

Cheers!

Greek literature a candidate at the Wikipedia:European Union collaboration

You have supported Greek literature at the WP:IDRIVE some time ago. I have now renominated it at the new Wikipedia:European Union collaboration. Please consider supporting it there if you are still interested! --Fenice 13:19, 7 January 2006 (UTC)