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User talk:Blaxthos/Archive 1
Talk: Modern American Liberalism Explained
Sorry for being cryptic. It was a warning (kindly meant). That, despite the fact that you are dead right, you must beware of the time and frustration commitment required to keep political philosophy articles scholarly and to a Wiki standard. You must contend with the closet bloggers - who will simply dismiss as "bogus" any notion that the POV in their artcle is disputable.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.16.120.14 (talk • contribs). Please review this newest AfD, your opinion would be appreciated. PT (s-s-s-s) 00:42, 18 October 2006 (UTC) FoxNews RfC/re:baitI was just joking with the jealousy remark. No problem. I am only tangentially participating in the RfC. I figured if people were to come to the article, there should be some showing that this is pure sour grapes by one holdout and that editors have reached a consensus. I was going to add my opinion to the RfC list page, but I think that would be against Wiki policy. That's why it's the first comment. Ramsquire 23:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks for Archiving the Common-Law Talk-Page.Yes. And thanks for preserving my last comments after you did your archiving, as my work there was/is on-going. Also, i like you reference to forms of communism which ignore practical reality, I seem unable to view the video linked there-to. Is there any more simple ascii/text or html kinds of explanations of your point? Thanks again, Charles ... FNCI'm well aware of that fact and did, in fact, read the material. But yet the argument was going on and on and degenerating into mere personal attacks at the other person, and showed no sign of stopping. So I thought a definitive vote (which given your consensus you should easily win) would help finish the discussion rather than prolong it. And, to be fair to Cbuhl79, the original RfC concerned a different issue. You may think consensus had been reached over the whole wording; he (rightly or wrongly) disagrees. How do you foresee this argument ending if all he does is repeat his argument, and all you do is say you've already reached consensus. And your edit summary was far from assuming good faith, I might add. Trebor 17:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Fox News Request for ArbitrationThis is a notice that I have filed a request for arbitration[1]. You are either an editor with which I am in direct dispute, or an editor who has been involved in the discussion.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by cbuhl79 (talk • contribs).
Re: Colbert GA StatusThanks for taking the time to review Stephen Colbert -- I'm not in a rush about GA status, and I really do appreciate the feedback. I've asked a friend to help me copyedit for grammatical errors in particular, and fixed any obvious flaws I could find on that front, including your examples. With regards to POV and OR, I'd really appreciate examples of any sections or passages that seem problematic to you besides the White House dinner section, which I will work on. OR in particular -- You mentioned that certain thorns stick out, but I think I'm having trouble seeing them because I've been looking at the article for too long. I had intended to work on this a fair amount this week, both cleaning up and expanding a few things (the "early career" section in particular). I'm also interested to know which specific areas you felt needed greater depth of coverage. Thanks again for your help, -- Bailey(talk) 00:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
FNC/ArbCom/AuburnWell, if I were to make a statement, that is the general idea it would have; that I believe the entire situation is overblown and unworthy of ArbCom's attention. Now more importantly, yes I am an Auburn student. I've been down here a few years now and can't image going anywhere else. Well, until I graduate; no desire to make this home. Love the town, the people, the campus, pretty much everything, but it's just too small-town-Alabama. Although if you haven't been down here in a while, it has definitly grown. War Eagle! AuburnPilotTalk 00:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
I've made a request to Cbuhl to remove his RfArb because of WP:SNOW, I hope he accepts and stops wasting everyone's time. Ramsquire 16:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC) NPAPlease see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors; personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks may lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Cbuhl79 17:40, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
The new ArbCom requestBlaxthos, I'll surely take a look at the request, read it thoroughly, and make my statement known. I am however on my way out of town at the moment. I'm standing at the Auburn airport about to climb into a plane and fly myself down to the beach for a much needed 2 day (1 night) vacation. When I get back into the office, so to speak, I'll take a look. AuburnPilotTalk 21:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
You did an excellent job in the workspace in showing that there may be some sockpuppetry involved in this. I really think if the Arb gets accepted, we should look into the edits of Cbuhl, Trebor, and Kevin Bass, and make sure there are in fact three users, and not sockpuppets of each other. Ramsquire 18:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Your AMA advocateHi, after reading your request and studied a bit I think I can help you with this (though my "speciality" are direct personal attacks rather than excessive wiki-lawyering). As you said, what you like is an advisor rather than a "real" advocate, if you need something, please feel free to send me a message to my talk page or an e-mail. Now, about the case itself, what I see is that Cbuhl79 is violating any consensus policy there is in WP and that's the main point of everything he does. But, I would really need that you send me more details (some diffs) to fully understand what's happening. Meanwhile, I'll be looking the evidence in your userspace. I'll stay in contact! --Neigel von Teighen 17:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC) My extensive watchlistYou stumbled onto one of the many pages on my watchlist and I couldn't help but respond. -- AuburnPilottalk 03:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Ted_KennedyThe article Ted_Kennedy you nominated as a good article has passed Cbuhl79I apologize for not responding to your messages earlier, but I was tied up in real life and didn't have enough Wiki time to come up with a thoughtful response. I too am troubled by the behavior Cbuhl79 has exhibited and I admire the fact that you are willing to make the effort to bring this editor to account. Too often here on Wikipedia (myself included) we are unwilling to make this effort and ignore troublesome editors in hopes that they will eventually wander off. However, what is more important than confronting a troublesome user is preserving a good user, and I hope that you don't get so frustrated with this conflict that you get burned out on Wikipedia entirely. With that said, if Arbcom is unwilling to deal with the situation or feels that it is not significant enough for their attention (they are quite busy) there is no reason that Cbuhl79 cannot be observed by concerned individual administrators who can intervene if necessary if he decides to continue this sort of thing on other articles. Gamaliel 23:44, 31 October 2006 (UTC) Hello, An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis/Workshop. On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Thatcher131 02:43, 4 November 2006 (UTC) Much for the same reason that these articles exist:
I'm going to remove the deletion request. Instead of threatening to remove the article within 5 days, how about a little discussion first . . . an AfD request perhaps? --myselfalso 09:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Using such a narrow interpretation would eliminate the vast majority of all similar lists on WP. It would certainly open up a can of worms, and defy the intent of WP:NOT if not the spirit (imo). While I understand the necessity of a restriction, when the lists in question are tied to an appropriately noted article, I would dare say they become encyclopaedic and outside the realm of WP:NOT by default. Otherwise, do we eliminate lists of state congressional representatives? Lists of newspapers owned by The New York Times? Historic lists of teams who have been in the National Football League? A reasonable line has to be drawn somewhere. --Mhking 15:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I just voted delete. But it appears that these articles have a group of editors who are so numerous that a successful AfD is impossible. I would seek administrator help or clarification on this one. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 18:39, 7 November 2006 (UTC) Wikipedia is not the yellow pages. Using that line, none of these lists are promoting their business and are all give information.TravKoolBreeze 19:06, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I came across a message about that AfD before it was too late. I would have voted to delete those lists, as well. Sorry people seem to have taken this personally and totally missed the point. -- Ned Scott 04:29, 16 November 2006 (UTC) ...What gave you the impression I was refering to you ;-)? MatthewFenton (talk · contribs · count · email) 19:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Dead requestWell, it's over; there will be no arbitration for us. My question is if you're willing to continue working with me (I must know if I have to close the case or not in the AMA cases list) and if you do, what have you in mind to stop Cbuhl's behaivor. --Neigel von Teighen 14:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC) Burden of EvidenceMaybe you should take your own advice, biographies are supposed to be presented in a NEUTRAL POINT OF VIEW, as with anything else on Wikipedia. Your opinion does not override what the individual has presented to you as fact. The evidence is COURT DOCUMENTS, they are the FACTS of record. Look at page 26 of the proceeding document from the official FBI investigation. http://foia.fbi.gov/chappaquiddick/chappaquiddick_pt01.pdf Vinnievesh 02:14, 12 November 2006 (UTC) CNS News is well respected news outletCNS stands for Cybercast News Service. It formerly stood for Conservative News Service but they changed the name a few years back. There is no doubt they have a conservative bias, just as there is no doubt the NY Times has a liberal bias. Having a bias does not preclude a source from inclusion in an encyclopedia. If it did, no publication could be cited. The fact is that CNS News is a well-respected news outlet that has broken several important stories, including stories about the Operation Iraqi Freedom Documents. While liberals may not like to read the stories CNS News chooses to cover, no one doubts the accuracy of the reporting. That is what matters to an encyclopedia. RonCram 12:35, 12 November 2006 (UTC) Thanks!Thank you very much for supporting my advocacy on the Followup survey! --Neigel von Teighen 20:34, 12 November 2006 (UTC) Red linksHi, please stop your massive unredlinking. Wikipedia bases on redlinks. ~~ Phoe talk 09:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~ As explanation, reasons to remove redlinks are, if there is no chance that someone will create an article about someday, if the links are broken or if they are multiple avaiable. (see also Wikipedia:Red link) Greetings ~~ Phoe talk 09:14, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~
Response to BlaxthosBlaxthos, civil libel actions are more common than criminal libel, but libel is a crime and can be prosecuted by the state. Check out this article on "Libel and the Law." [3] I complained about your attack against me because any reader of your statement would believe I was the source of an accusation against Senator Kennedy. You wrote "Your source is unreliable and your accusation libelous." It is not my accusation. I only seek to have the published and verified reporting on the issue included in this article on Kennedy. It is against wikipedia policy to prevent the inclusion of information on POV grounds. Read carefully this excerpt from the guidelines for biographies of living persons.
I want to make certain you read my response on the Kennedy Talk page, so here it is again. No controversy on Kennedy-KGB linkIt was nice to see Seraphimblade agree that the source for the CNS News and Washington Times op-ed piece is solid. (As an aside Seraphimblade, your conclusion that the Washington Times piece "is an editorial and therefore inherently unreliable" is not exactly accurate. Any reader is free to disagree with the conclusions of an op-ed piece, however, the facts presented in the piece have to reach the same level of accuracy and verifiability as any reporting. When reading op-eds, you have to be able to separate the reporting from the opinion. It is common practice for op-ed pieces to be linked on wikipedia.) It is wrong to say a controversy exists on the issue because neither Senator Kennedy nor John Tunney have denied the story. The story is based on far more than the recently released book by Paul Kengor. Kengor's research has certainly moved the story along by providing fresh details, but the story is based on several recovered KGB documents. Former KGB agent Vasiliy Mitrokhin published a paper in February 2002 based on document(s) he found. You can read that paper on pdf here. [4] An op-ed piece by Herbert Romerstein gives some additional facts. One of the KGB documents "was found by the knowledgeable Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats and published in Moscow's Izvestia in June 1992." The first document was "discovered in the Soviet archives by London Times reporter Tim Sebastian and a report on it was published in that newspaper in February 1992." [5] According to the London Times, businessman John Tunney (he was already a former senator by this time) admitted going to the Soviet Union on 15 occasions during the late 1970s and early 1980s to represent Kennedy and other senators. There is certainly more to the story and more of it will come out. However, we cannot say the story is "too new" for inclusion in an encyclopedia. The story has been verified repeatedly and has never been denied by Senator Kennedy or John Tunney. RonCram 10:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC) HelloHello Blaxthos, I'm new to this and have noticed you appear to be a moderator or something. I just wanted to ask you about wikipedia and its uses. Can anyone post on any page? Also do you always have to state facts with a source. (I've noticed that some do not contain links or at least the links are dead) If the links are dead should I delete it? Also how do you create a red link page? Some of the things I've looked for are red linked (I think it means nothing is there?) Thanks for your help, Alantio 01:27, 20 November 2006 (UTC) What is Vandalism, Blaxthos?Blaxthos, I believe you have the wrong impression of what constitutes vandalism. I urge you to review the Wiki standards page on vandalism. My contribution of personal opinion to a discussion page is, according to Wikipedia standards, merely that. "Unconstructive text" is not mentioned anywhere as vandalism, and furthermore, I'd consider your mischaracterization of me to be vandalism, as you have stated misinformation on my user page since you did not phrase it as a personal opinion of me. As for my comments on Kennedy, I recently discovered the most likely scenario was that Kennedy simply fled from the scene to escape a DUI, which is the opinion of the investigating officer, so I no longer stand by the notion that he strangled her himself, although that is still a possibility, in my mind, as there was no autopsy. I would also urge you to try to be less "authoritarian" when you deal with opinions that conflict with your own. Thank you.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.228.149.10 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Let's try again!
Again, before jumping in feet first please take time to read appropriate policies before jumping in and claiming wrongdoing -- especially since you have almost zero edits to your credit. I am going to continue to assume good faith that you simply do not understand the way Wikipedia works -- please make the effort to do some reading of the policies. If you need further clarification on this or any issue, post to my talk page and I'll help if I can. Thanks! /Blaxthos 21:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
The Warp Years - history removedYou removed a piece of history about an alternative (and the genuine) reason for the Warp product name. I cited the actual Court in which a SEVEN YEAR battle took place to establish the fact that IBM were approached by APT to market their software and they instead took the name. The Court records are public domain if you care to go to Paris to check them out! I also have original copies of letters from IBM regarding our offer to them regarding our product WARP.If you want an image of the letter I will show it with the article. Theft is not trivial and it is certainly relevant to the origin of the name. IBM reputedly spent $300,000,000 marketing a product using our trademarked name.ken 18:34, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
Re: BotsYes, there are some information that are not in the relevant portions and some office listings that are either irrelevant, or not in complete sequential order! Dhwani1989 22:56, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
Image tagging for Image:Ibm_pc_xt.jpgThanks for uploading Image:Ibm_pc_xt.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well. For more information on using images, see the following pages: This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 08:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC) AFD Discussion - GamingHi there, You seem to know something about the game industry. Would you mind weighing in on this discussion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bryan_Brandenburg Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stanlys212 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC). Gaming articleIn an attempt to follow my own talk page guidelines, I responded where the conversation started; on my talk page. Just wanted to make sure you would see it. -- AuburnPilottalk 03:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC) AutoWikiBrowserThank you for your recent application to use AutoWikiBrowser. Regrettably, I have declined your request as you do not have 500 mainspace edits. You are welcome to apply again at a later time. Feel free to contact me with any questions, Alphachimp 02:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC) Vandal reportingThanks for pointing that out. I see it does say that in the guidance at WP:AIV, I only skimmed it though as I was in a rush to report the IP given they showed no sign of stopping. My bad. - WJBscribe (WJB talk) 20:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC) Hi Blaxthos. I've added citations to the Enterprise 128 article. Most of the interesting stuff about this fascinating computer is contained in a Your Computer article which was written at the time. You can find it if you go down to the very bottom of this page and click on the links Your Computer article on the history of Enterprise, page 1, 2, 3 and 4. Richard W.M. Jones 22:09, 16 December 2006 (UTC) re: Common lawWow is right. That is absolutely astounding. My favorite part: "...and statutory obedience-commands of "The Queens English". You complain about the splinters in the eyes of others, but you ignore the rafter in your own; and all for no greater reason than that your rafter has the blessing of the queen of england and the pope of rome. You strain-out the gnat, but ignore the camel; for these same reasons...". Well, that and "the exclusive aristocratic franchise of the babylonian-whore capitalist/money-changer supported educational jurisdiction."'. I guess that means I too have been supporting the "babylonian-whore capitalist" ;-). That is the most impressive rambling I've seen. The length alone...wow. Thanks for the good laugh; a true gem. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! --AuburnPilottalk 04:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC) Image:Jpso harrylee2.jpg listed for deletionAn image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Jpso harrylee2.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there 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. — BigDT 05:26, 21 December 2006 (UTC) Truth vs Positive BiasBlaxthos, maybe you are the one to ask. There is an article published that refers to only the positive roles a certain group has had on a community, however, takes no mention of listing any negative roles. How can a wikipedia 'article' be an article if facts aren't listed, just the positive twist on things? For instance, if I was to write an article on Saddam, would it truly be an article if I wrote only the positive attributes he had on his country (no matter how short it may be?), and none of the negative roles he played in terrorism? There are articles published, however, because of the nature, only in community published college level. However, citation can be made. What are your thoughts on the matter? LetTruthBeKnown2006 14:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Mr. Balxthos, I left a message on AuburnPilot's discussion board dealing with this matter. Could you possibly take a look at it and comment? D-Hell-pers 14:25, 3 January 2007 (UTC) E (PC-DOS)Hi. I'm the editor who started the E (PC-DOS) article. It's kind of a downer to have someone suggest deleting one's first real article. But it led me to add an infobox, expand the info slightly, and provide a couple of footnoted references. For reasons given in the article's talk page, I hope you don't feel the need to reflag it. – 2*6 00:09, 13 January 2007 (UTC) NPOVI am new to the Wiki community, but I believe the edit you were referring to was posted by DNeronov. Thank you for looking out! (OfForByThePeople 02:36, 13 January 2007 (UTC)) After reading the quote on your main page, I believe we share the same concerns. I joined Wikipedia after becoming frustrated with a popular trend amongst many editors. Many editor's who claim to be concerned with having NPOV's are amongst the worst abusers. I call their tactic 'psychologically suggestive writing'. They site neutral facts, and then present it in an ideological manner. The average person will not notice these things. For example: If I read an article to learn about one political candidate, I will then read about their opponent. Proper judgements cannot be made until one has all of the facts. Citeing sources, and giving true information is useless if they are presented in an ideological manner. If you share these concerns I would like to work with you on fixing these discrepencies. If not, thank you for your time.(OfForByThePeople 03:24, 13 January 2007 (UTC)) SkypadYou were right about one thing: Skypad was a sockpuppet. He/she has been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet of MagicKirin. You had the right feeling, just the wrong puppeteer. I think that means the intro discussion is dead for another few days at least. AuburnPilottalk 20:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
User talk:Charles8854Following 2 edit conflicts, I took the liberty, as the blocking admin, to leave my blocking notice. just wanting to let you know.Circeus 05:28, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
AfD Comments
Are you kidding me? Have you actually read the original research policy? Do you understand it is one of only three content policies on Wikipedia? If you can't properly understand or comply with Wiki policy then I don't think you should participate in ?fD debates. /Blaxthos 12:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
ibmI agree that the current template is not ideal but the fact that ibm has dropped from number 1 to number 2 is going to generate a lot of edits over the next few days. 59.167.56.72 22:49, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
webcomics mass-deletionDon't do it. It's pointless, will cause needless wiki-drama, and won't work. Mass nominations almost never work, they encourage facile and emotive responses, and all it takes is a couple of "delete 2, 7, and 15, merge 9 and 45, redirect 11 to 15" comments and they are impossible to close. Ok? brenneman 01:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
--- Blaxthos, if you're going to AfD stuff like Buttercup Festival, please do at least some cursory checking that they do not meet WP:WEB (particularly "# The content itself has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the site itself."). --Gwern (contribs) 16:45 19 January 2007 (GMT) Your misunderstandingI did not claim to know what was in anyone's heart. As you can see, "a socialist at heart" was put in quotes, meaning those were Ted Turner's words, not my "claims". --Shamir1 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC) Zariski surfaceAt Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zariski surface, you wrote
The initial author of the article, user:r.e.b. is a world-renowned professor who knows very well what's accepted in the applicable community. How did you conclude that it's original research? Your comments assert that, but you don't attempt to give any reasons for thinking so. Michael Hardy 00:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
You're confusing two different people with each other. The initial author of this article was NOT Piotr Blass. The initial author was Richard Borcherds. Do not accuse Richard Borcherds of offenses you should attribute to (if anyone) Piotr Blass. Michael Hardy 02:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
WebcomicsIn sort: yes we do have to go through a festival of brand new users every time. The solution is, I think, to triage them first, so that the really trivial ones with not a sniff of a source, under a hundred unique Googles, Alexa in the quarter million range and no syndication or publication, go in one batch. Then take the others in small groups or singly. Explain patiently to our new friends what the problems are, and ask Phil Sandifer and others for advice beforehand because they know of what they speak. Guy (Help!) 21:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Fox News BiasFox News is obviously a right-wing media organization and has a conservative bias. Look at the facts and come to your own conclusion.—Preceding unsigned comment added by REscano (talk • contribs) 10:33, 24 January 2007
Point taken. And sorry, I didn't know I wasn't allowed to clear my talk page.REscano 17:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC) Orphaned fair use image (Image:Ibm 7090.jpg)Thanks for uploading Image:Ibm 7090.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy). If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. This is an automated message from BJBot 09:23, 29 January 2007 (UTC) This page is confusing my AfD decategorising bot, Bot523 (it's reporting your user subpage as an unclosed or broken AfD). If this isn't intended to be a currently-running AfD, could you take out or comment out the category (the 'REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE... line') until it's restarted or moved back into project space? --ais523 14:13, 29 January 2007 (UTC) Can't really think of a better nameCould you please explain what notibility has to do with [[6]] in the slightest? Preferably on the deletion page. (Justyn 18:25, 29 January 2007 (UTC)) My screwup on Kitsune AfdThanks for catching that I'd deleted others posts. This screwup of mone was an accident. I don't get how I messed up like that, but I reverted myself (which did also delete your warning about my screwup). I think its correct now. If it isn't, feel free to revert me and/or repost your warning, while I retire feeling ignorant and embarassed. Edward321 00:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC) Bad ref code on Fox News ChannelDidn't mean to cause any hard feelings, I do apologize, but there's no need to be so sensitive. Whatever happened to "Always assume good faith"? You were so quick to revert my change that instead of improving, you took it back two steps. I'm trying to improve -- my edit didn't lead to an error. If the Reference is showing up as an error, what good is a description?Athene cunicularia 17:46, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi Blaxthos, I noticed that you archived the talk page of WP:V by moving it. For future reference, it's probably better to cut and paste, because moving splits the page history, and it's sometimes helpful to be able to scan the history as a whole, rather than having to search through different archives. I hope you don't mind that I moved it back. Cheers, SlimVirgin (talk) 07:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Fox News ChannelI edited various aspects of the Fox News Channel article from a neutral standpoint. The changes I made were based on reputable sources which either I cited, or were already cited. None of the changes I made were original content.Chris 02:54, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
hangon tag?Which article are you talking about? --Fang Aili talk 06:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Dude, use the tag as instructed on the speedy template. Do not simply remove the template. /Blaxthos 06:21, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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Blaxthos, sorry about forgetting to put the four tildes, and not making clear that my comment was tongue-in-cheek (I added an explanation to that John Edwards Discussion comment to which you referred). I'm still getting the hang of things here. Thanks for the heads up. AuH2ORepublican 18:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC) FNCWe've got a live one...when you get a chance, take a look. auburnpilot talk 18:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC) FOX news and Wendi Dengsorry man...your going to have to deal with the fact that this is all true...its sad for FOX i suppose, yet its all to be found in major news sources, ive begun referencing, even FOX news shows they are married...they just try not to make anything of it and didnt report on it till 7 years after the marriage!...ha ha!..the truth hurts doesnt it...Benjiwolf 13:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC) i dont know man???...maybe it somehow works out good for everybody, this chinese stake in FOX...im not really sure how the control issues will end up, yet at least the chinese kids will always get a huge wad of cash from FOX...anyways im not taking sides one way or the other...whether the chinese kids get the 2 of 5 i think it is? controlling shares or not im not taking sides or argueing for or against...im just stating what the situation is...Benjiwolf 13:50, 15 February 2007 (UTC) URL Syntax Problem in WinFSHi. Thanks, for pointing that out. I know the syntax, but the problem is in the course of typing I so very often forget to pay attention to the oddity. They could very well satandardize the syntax by using a pipe, though. :) However, it was not the URL syntax that was problemmatic in the article. I forgot to cloase a <ref> tag. And that ate up half the page. I fixed it now. --soumসৌমোyasch 10:01, 23 February 2007 (UTC) fair use IBMWell, then let's take a picture of any modern console's chip. There's no reason to have that picture of the manufacturing room, because it's not essential, or even particularly important to the content on IBM. Since we are attempting to illustrate the products of IBM, a picture of the chips would be acceptable, because free triumphs fair. Scepia 03:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
second opinionFrom a standpoint of policy, I'd have to agree with Scepia. As WP:FAIR states, a fair use image "can only be used if it is not replaceable with a free content image of equal or better quality." In this case, the fair use image (Image:Ibm wii chips.jpg) may be nicer, but the free use image (Image:Broadwaycpu.JPG) is more than an acceptable illustration of the chip. It might even be a better illustration since the chip is the main focus of the free use image. In addition, the article is about IBM, not the chip, so the image basically serves as decoration. Without an adequate fair use rationale, the fair use image also doesn't clearly meet the requirements of inclusion under fair use. I'd stick with the free content; it almost always trumps fair use. If I can clarify my viewpoint on this, let me know. auburnpilot talk 19:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC) Another Anime ConventionHey, thank you for you input on the deletion discussion of Another Anime Convention. However, you cite only WP:N with little else in your explanation. Would you mind taking a look at the article again and then telling me on my talk page what should be corrected? Thank you! Kopf1988 22:19, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I would like to invite you to take another look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Another Anime Convention (2nd nomination). I had presented that Another Anime Convention is the biggest anime convention in New Hampshire, but before much discussion had taken place the deletion was closed. Would you like to voice your opinion, for or against, at the deletion review? The claims to notability meet the sole requirement for such claims to be verifiable, not necessarily verified. The two source I had provided show that the claim is as true as can be proven also. As I stated, if I claimed to own the only Computer Repair Company in Iowa, and I had multiple phone-books to prove it, that would be enough verifiability for Wikipedia. Also, any user can search Google for Anime Conventions in New Hampshire, and they will find no current ones (nor any larger than Another Anime Convention). I hope you consider participating in the review discussion. Kopf1988 00:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC) Please take another lookHi Blaxthos, After you contributed to the deletion discussion on the Helen Hollick article, the author herself put some references on the deletion page, and I think we now have adequate confirmation of notability from independent sources. I initially voted to delete myself, but I've been working with her to improve the page with more footnotes and more information. At this point I think the article is worthy of keeping, and I'm continuing to work on it with her. Please take another look at the page and consider whether you'd like to change your vote. Thanks! Noroton 22:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Smile! Here's some Penguins for you! Penguins somehow in their own strange way promote WikiLove and hopefully these Penguins have made your day seem even better. Spread the WikiLove by giving something friendly to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Make your own message to spread WikiLove to others! Happy editing! Crested Penguin 09:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC) Eliot BernsteinAn editor has asked for a deletion review of Eliot Bernstein. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Iviewit 02:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC) vandalismplease don't blank talk pages, it is considered vandalism. By the way, after looking at your recent edits, it is clear you are way out of line trying to suggest an "edited by consensus" tag on the FOX news page, one has only to look at the history to see some editors were even forced out after making factual fully referenced additions. Its a nasty page, its why I don't even head there at all, it makes more sense to just say that some wikipedia articles are blatantly flawed and highly inaccurate and poorly written, and to use other sources for such topics that are subject to fan bases and political blocks & gangs of editors. Enjoy the FOX page, its all yours! But stay out of other editors' business on more important matters and pages. Stick to the FOX news page and what your good at. CrystalizedAngels 01:41, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
indefinite???...well...in some sort of way i guess depending on the definition of indefinite (or else the the reference point & time frame of the observer)...what is indefinite to one occurence/entity may be quite brief to another occurence/entity...so you vandalize a talk page by blanking the comments of a user (a user totally uninvolved in this dispute over soemthing totally unrelated to FOX news)...then you get an admin to defend your vandalism!...well well...83.78.181.65 12:46, 23 March 2007 (UTC) You've got mail. auburnpilot talk 04:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
What is your rationale for moving to lowercase? The title appears lowercase on the album cover, but so does "nine inch nails" and a lot of other albums like El Cielo. Any evidence to support the 'proper title' being lowercase? –Pomte 02:58, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
SBVTI finished formatting the citations on the SBVT article. If you would like to work on verification, it's all yours. I think there were only three sources that I could not find and did not have enough clues to write a reasonable cite. The last one in the Hoffman section is particularly problematic, since it appeared to be the only reliable (primary) source in the section, and the rest of the sources are blogs, Huffington Post being the cream of that crop. - Crockspot 05:06, 4 April 2007 (UTC) Possibly unfree Image:Squirrel_terminal.jpg An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Squirrel_terminal.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page for more information if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. howcheng {chat} 00:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Merge WP:V WP:NOR and WP:RS into one big page?You're probably familiar with the debate thats going on right now in regards to the possible merge of all three content policy pages into one policy page at WP:A. In regards to our previous conversation, I thought you might like to weigh in on the debate found here. Even if your not really sure on weather to oppose or support it, you can still add your opinion in the neutral column. ;) -- RiseRobotRise 05:49, 5 April 2007 (UTC) DYK
--ALoan (Talk) 14:16, 5 April 2007 (UTC) you have been banned from editing wikipedia artles untill further noticeyou have been banned from editing wikipedia artles untill further notice —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spiddy (talk • contribs) 00:50, 13 April 2007 (UTC).
Mobile, Alabama assessmentHello Blaxthos. Thanks for your question about my assessment of the Mobile, Alabama article. I graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before.
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
Trade Wars Reference PagesPlease, each one of the sites in the reference section you deleted are unique references for the game. Please put them back. Cernnunos 04:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC) Cernnunos 04/15/2007 There are 2 reference to Stardock TWGS search in The "Telnet TW2002 scene". I don't think you play the game, I could be wrong, if you did play, you would realize the significance of the links you have removed. Perhaps we need 2 additional sections directly related to TW play: The development of Helpers and a section on Strategy. To play TW successfully today you need 3 things: A helper, some scripts, and the information hosted on TW-Cabal (this site has so many articles on the strategy, the techniques and the math needed to play TW2002 successfully) I have read the external link reference you left. TW-Cabal and the Grimy Trader sites are integral to Trade Wars 2002 the modern player can not succeed with out them both. Cernnunos 04:46, 16 April 2007 (UTC) Implied date fieldCould you update the bot to understand implied dates in templates? See this edit for an example of broken behavior. /Blaxthos 21:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
ErrorsBlaxthos, I am guilty of making errors in using the tools you commented on. However there is no reason at all for you to assume anything else. In the case of the AWB errors I have corrected everyone that I am aware of and have gone back through my contributions list and searched for any I may have missed. Any errors I have made were just that, errors, mistakes. I can assure you that I will do my best not to make anymore but in spite of that I am just as certain that I will, from time to time, make mistakes. Please do not assume the worst. If there are any errors not yet corrected I will be happy to fix them. In some cases, errors were corrected before anyone said anything. In other cases I searched them out. My sole intent is to make Wikipedia a better encyclopedia. Thank you for your concerns. JodyB 15:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC) This image is, already for a while, listed on WP:PUI. Did you had any luck with contacting the marketing directory for Squirrel systems. Otherwise I will delete the image, it can always be restored if good news arrives. Garion96 (talk) 19:13, 25 April 2007 (UTC) It is you who is violating the neutral point of view policy. You see, when you say something that uses weasel words, it automatically violates the npov policy. You and i both know that statement violates the policy, so i wouldn't be using it as an excuse to continue the anti-FNC plight that you and other users have continued on. Frankly, i really don't know why someone would hate a cable news network so much as to want to destroy it on wikipedia. perhaps you could answer that in the fnc article while others remove it but then you come in again and re-add it claiming a breach of the npov policy. Oh, and here's your signature: --75.21.179.121 23:45, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Fox News ChannelYou've now twice removed the word "controversial" on the grounds it is POV, and now that it's unsourced. Please read the article itself, which contains multiple sources (as does the sub article). Read before asserting. ;-) /Blaxthos 20:27, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Policy on LinksI agree that Wikipedia is not meant to be a collection of links, however the links (that I am now reverting) are relevent to the article. UrbanTerrorist 15:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC) Please do not remove links without first confering with the person who places the link
The links are appropriate
Not my sites
Not affiliated to those sites
No products for sale.
UrbanTerrorist 11:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC) Please stop pushing your agenda of the Fox News channel articleYour bias and agenda pushing does not help this project. There are tons of blogs for that. Thanks! --Tom 17:01, 2 May 2007 (UTC) Fox NewsHaven't you heard? Admins always protect the wrong version. But seriously, I did read the talk page and I don't see much consensus there that would give everyone free reign to revert his changes. I'm not in any way condoning his behavior, and I might have blocked him (even though he did not violate 3RR), but what would that accomplish? He'd be back tomorrow and nothing would be solved. So think of this period of protection as a good opportunity to discuss the issue with him and make some progress. He has motivation to talk because if he edit wars again I guarantee he will be blocked. You have motivation to talk because you want to change the version I've protected. So everyone has something to gain by discussion. Kafziel Talk 18:03, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Tom, the only bullshit is coming from you... you have a history of this kind of behavior, and thus far you've only showed obstinance, ignorance, and defiance. Sources have always existed, and you're not doing yourself or the project any good by ignoring policies you don't like, or ignoring consensus with which you don't agree. I may earn a block for saying so, but you've brought it on to my talk page (uninvited and unwarranted) even after I've openly stated that I leave the dispute. /Blaxthos 13:22, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Moving from AuburnPilot's talk pageOkay, you win. I'll go ahead and revert all the changes I made... oh, wait, I didn't make any. I'll put the FAQ tag back... oh, wait, I never removed it. So I'll just unprotect the article and you can edit it... oh, wait, I already did that, too. Maybe if I unblock all your friends... oh, wait, I didn't block anyone. In that case, I'm at a loss as to precisely what the hell you want from me. Kafziel Talk 17:17, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
your biasBlaxthos, Concerning your attempt to delete the Russel Walder article, Here is proof that you are not reading articles and are trying to control wiki to suit your own agenda. I changed the sentence to "furthering the possibilities" from redefining the possibilities. How is that a not a neutral point of view? Yet, your note says redifining.HHmmm. Now if you had bothered to read any of the references which you haven't, you would see that all of the claims are validated. Perhaps take the time to read. Now of course all of the references are from Google as it's the best way to show validation yet you make it sound like it's feeble. Now, I'm not a wiki expert on formatting so maybe thats a problem that you may like to help me out with. You also do not understand the difference between what is neutral and what is true. A true statement may include a phrase that says, Frank Signature was the greatest singer of his time. That would be a true statement. But if you were editing that you would have that deleted because its sounds like grandeur and not neutral. You would want to say that Frank Signature was a singer. Not what kind of singer. Isn't that somewhat narrow-minded to think in those terms? Try reading the references before you police wiki. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oboeboy11 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 5 May 2007 (UTC). ( I have also been reading responces from other people on your talk page who validate some of the things I'm saying. ) OK, I just went to encyclopedia.com looking up frank sinatra. Would you agree that that site is just as reliable as wiki? here is what it said: Frank Sinatra Print www.encyclopedia.com Sinatra, Frank (Francis Albert Sinatra), 1915-98, American singer and actor, b. Hoboken, N.J. During the late 1930s and early 40s he sang with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands, causing teenage girls to shriek and swoon over his romantic, seemingly casual renditions of such songs as "I'll Never Smile Again" and "This Love of Mine." During his long career he became one of the most successful pop music figures of the century, widely respected as a "singer's singer" for his richly detailed readings of lyrics and his versatile and nuanced musical style. Sinatra's sophisticated musicianship was evident in his many recordings. He had a long-lived and successful movie career, appearing in 58 films including On the Town (1949), From Here to Eternity (1953, Academy Award), Guys and Dolls (1955), Pal Joey (1957), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and The Detective (1968). He also directed and produced several films. Sinatra retired from show business in 1971 but returned in several concert tours. What do you make of the sentance, During his long career he became one of the most successful pop music figures of the century,' OR Sinatra's sophisticated musicianship was evident in his many recordings. That is from the encyclopedia!!!!! Please explain how the encyclopedia is not neutral and attempts granduer. Oboeboy11 00:22, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
If I contact you on my own talk page, how will you know what is being said if it's not on your page? Oboeboy11 01:07, 6 May 2007 (UTC) I have now changed several of the words that you found 'outside' the parameters. Please re-read. I am against the deletion of this article. I am open to working with you or any other editor to make it work, Please read the referances and not just skimming. After changing wording how is this not working. Please give a point by point lisiting that shows how this is not relevant as by my understanding of the wiki policy , it clearly meets all criteria.Oboeboy11 01:29, 6 May 2007 (UTC) I've just added the titles as well, which I somehow overlooked earlier. Can you go back and clarify your !vote is to delete all please, assuming it is of course! Thanks. One Night In Hackney303 17:48, 6 May 2007 (UTC) Enrique A. Pollack / Henry PollackI am requesting that a new article that I wrote on the subject be included. I noticed that you were in favor of deleating the original article and was wondering if you would vote on the new article I wrote with additional sources.. thanks Callelinea 00:03, 13 May 2007 (UTC) Hello Blaxthos, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as fair use. The image (Image:OS2 Warp 3.png) was found at the following location: User:Blaxthos/Tech failures. This image or media will be removed per statement number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not readd the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the Creative Commons or GFDL license or released to the public domain. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. User:Gnome (Bot)-talk 03:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC) Keypunching - Two pass VerificationThe reference to Two Pass Verification was in "Punched Card" and I moved it to Keypunch where it is a better fit. I don't have a strong interest in the topic (Two Pass...) but do think the term should be explicitly visible, either in the text or as a "See Also". Further, the Two Pass... text describes both acts of data entry and the comparison, while in "Keypunch" it now seemed tied to only the check function of the verifier. No need to respond to this comment. tooold 21:49, 22 May 2007 (UTC) Chappaquiddick: Read the edits next time, OK?This is why I am beginning to hate Wikipedia. Dude, carefully read the edits of mine which you reverted. [8] My first edit was simply correcting a typo and adding a citation needed tag. Then I added two citation needed tags and fixed some spelling. [9] [10] Someone else added that line about the OJ Simpson trial. I'm a copyeditor, not a research verifyer. I added no content "without citing reliable resources", as you claimed I did. Next time you choose to revert an edit and warn the prior editor thereof, kindly check the history more carefully. And please drop the "if you need to experiment, please use the sandbox" line. That was unnecessary and patronizing. I've been involved with Wiki projects for a long time, and I know full well what the sandbox is for. So much for assuming good faith, eh? - Sensor 04:10, 23 May 2007 (UTC) Speedy-tagging Sore ThumbsI received the notification of that you tagged this article for speedy on grounds of Recreation of deleted material. Now, This makes the assuption either I had made this article previously and it failed an AFD, or I copied someone else's article that failed an AFD. Now which were you thinking? You must have had personal knowledge of this AFD, and what the previous article looked like enough to deem it a copy, because I wasn't aware there had been such a process, or even a prior article named Sore Thumbs. Within few hours of your placing the tag, an admin took your recommendation at face value and actually deleted it. The deletion removed the record of the admin name, so all I'm left with is you, and the question if you'll face up to what you did, or ignore it. Murghdisc. 10:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Please stop removing our linksYou've been removing links on the TradeWars_2002 page, please stop. We are an active community, we can take care of the page ourselves. There are no promotional products on any of the links, they provide a large cache of downloadable resources, research, tutorials, and links to other areas of the community. These links are frequently suggested around the community forums and removing them does a disservice to people that would like to play the game. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dnyarri (talk • contribs) Please stop removing our links part 2New posts appearantly can go either place. I chose the top to get your attention. It clearly worked. I will post at the bottom here per your request, however. I'm not a wikinerd, I don't really care about the customs of the people around here but will try to follow your requests hoping you will follow mine. Yes anyone can edit any page, but if you aren't an expert in the field you probably should consider other people's opinions when making changes. Again, I am not a wikinerd. I ask only that you respect the work and opinions of the experts on a particular page, we are trying to make it easier for new players to find the resources they need to actively play. I am not asking you to not edit a page, I am asking, politely, that you refrain from making certain types of edits. That is considerably better form than many of the pages I've seen here. The rules about information includes self-promotional links, these links are not self-promotional. They are designed by the community and supported by hundreds of people. I could draw a dozen analogies here, but it's a waste of time. We will continue to re-add these links as neccessary, and given the number of people involved you will be hard pressed to stop us. I ask only that you stop making assumptions about topics you are not an expert on, and atleast be willing to consult one before making questionable changes. Thank you. Dnyarri 22:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)Dnyarri Re: WikiProject BannersI know about 5 pages already that could use this. WKPT-TV is one...being in the Tri-States, it has the VA and TN Wikiproject banners and more. WCYB is worse. Many thanks for the idea, now I can get these out of the way:) Take Care....NeutralHomer T:C 05:15, 30 May 2007 (UTC) Re: My AfD nominationI felt your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Attius Insteius Tertullus was inappropriately worded & offensive. It did not matter that you tried to soften your words with a smiley; your words that my request for advice on how to improve Wikipedia is "a waste of time" & to further imply that I am disrupting Wikipedia by this behavior speaks so much louder than any smiley can. Your badly-considered response can only create ill-will here. Were I a new user, someone not quite sure of himself, & had made that nomination, reading your terse response would have conveyed the impression that I was not "good enough" to contribute to Wikipedia, & that despite all of the boilerplate stating the opposite I am not welcome to edit here. At best, that would only encourage me to leave Wikipedia -- thus driving away a possibly valuable contributor; at worst, perhaps your words would encourage me to figure out ways to attack Wikipedia thru vandalism or other destructive behavior. And the easiest way to fight vandals is to prevent creating them in the first place. However, I have been contributing to Wikipedia in one form or another for almost five years now. Had you taken a moment to look at my user page, or at my talk page, you would have seen that I am not the kind of person who intentionally disrupts Wikipedia. When I am not editting, I spend my time trying to resolve disputes here. And despite all of that, I am person with feelings, & if provoked I can get angry. Instead of attempting to help a fellow editor, say to point out a better forum where I should have asked this question, instead you decided to make a joke at my expense. And I know a response like that does not reflect on me or what edits I have made -- but on you. I strongly encourage you to consider how you make your comments here in the future. The next time you send a message like that, things may not end with a message on your Talk page. -- llywrch 19:39, 2 June 2007 (UTC) FOX News FAQCan you please put that back up. Here's an interesting discussion thread I've recently discovered. 1—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramsquire (talk • contribs) Andretti curse
You recently commented at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cradle of Humanity, which closed with no consensus. The article has been re-nominated for deletion, and you may care to comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cradle of humanity (2nd nomination). --Akhilleus (talk) 16:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC) AfDHi, I'm contacting you because you previously voted on the AfD for The Intelligence Summit. I am contacting everyone who voted on that AfD regardless of how they voted. Someone re-created the article and it is again up for deletion -- if you have any input, please add it to this page. Thank you! csloat 21:12, 13 June 2007 (UTC) understoodBut I would still appreciate "offorbythepeople" nothing more or less please. Thank you. Thank you for looking out! OfForByThePeople 16:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC) I added some sources to KRU Records. Could you please revisit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KRU Records? --Eastmain 01:37, 18 June 2007 (UTC) Check your inboxI just sent you an email. - auburnpilot talk 17:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
As you are an editor involved with the the previous discussion, I am notifying you that I have relisted it for mfd. Thank you. --Flamgirlant 12:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC) Strawman, eh?I wasn't trying to make a strawman argument, just clarifying what the hell you meant. Seriously, the explanation you left for requesting protection was extraordinarily vague. Also Looking over the talk page, I saw no clear consensus, just you arguing against the people who opposed your POV. Explain, please, how, BLP applies to this case. The information cannot be described as libel since his opposition to Cape Wind is well sourced. And I've looked at pages for other current senators, and almost all mention current issues to which the candidate is attached: Olympia Snowe's page mentions "Both Snowe and fellow Maine Senator Susan Collins were reluctant converts to limited gun control following the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Although she is pro-choice, she has expressed opposition to partial-birth abortion; however, she voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act because she felt it did not include the necessary exemptions" Chris Dodd's page mentions this "Dodd was one of 16 senators who voted against the Vitter Amendment to prohibit federal funding of the confiscation of legally owned firearms during a disaster." From Arlen Spector's page "Specter is notoriously abrasive, and has earned the nickname "Snarlin' Arlen" among his foes on Capitol Hill and in the public" So please, explain why Kennedy publicly stated opposition to Cape Wind doesn't merit space on his article? ---Black Harry (T|C) (Go Red Sox!) 19:35, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
I though t I archived the disdussions I removed in the way instructed by the archive instructions. Mea culpa if othwrwise. All of the discussions on the "common law" discussion page, except the last one, seem to have been resolved in favor of the status quo. Could you archive them please? Thanks Boundlessly 23:52, 21 June 2007 (UTC) Re: referencingSorry about that, I only knew <ref> before now. I was adding the same report to a few fast food chain companies (that is McDonald's, KFC, Wendy's, Burger King and Taco Bell) and encountered some resistence because someone who wrote a lot on BK is upset to hear that the report gave a really low mark on BK and reverted all my additions of the report to fast food chain companies. Try check it out at User talk:OhanaUnited#Environmental Report and Talk:Burger King#Environmental report. I hope you'll agree on my viewpoints and question him why he reverted my edits. On a sidenote, I recommend you to archive your talk page, it's getting a bit too long. OhanaUnitedTalk page 17:27, 23 June 2007 (UTC) Revert on my change to the John Edward's articleDear Blaxthos: Re the following: "(Undid revision 140120316 by Bsirvine (talk) -- We will assume good faith to what he says he knew (or didn't know))" First, whom is "we?" Secondly, I do not believe it is prudent policy regardless of the subject of the article to assume without evidence. Unless I hear some better arguments from you I intend to reenter my edit. Bsirvine 20:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC) Dear Blaxthos: Thank you for your civil response. I am going to look into the matters you brought up before I make any other changes or reverts. On my first cursory look, I dispute your reading of the wiki rules. In any case I will keep you informed before I do anything further re this issue. Bsirvine 16:32, 24 June 2007 (UTC) Dear Blaxthos: Contrary to your belief assumption of good faith is optional; please check your reference. It is clearly stated to be a guideline. Now, of course that assumes I intended to or did violate a guideline, which I sincerely feel that I did not. On your part, I assume YOUR good faith in reverting my edit; on the part of the subject of the article the guideline does not apply. All (or at least the vast majority) of the wording in the discussion of AGF applies to Wiki editors and not to article subjects. I also sincerely feel that my edit did not violate WP:BLP or Neutral Point of View (both of which I acknowledge as policy). The way the article is now edited (after your edit) makes it appear that it is impossible to consider the case that JE lied or that he weaseled around the definitions employed in the industry of subprime lending. The WP article cited has several openings that a medium sized truck can be driven through. Bsirvine 17:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
This is not going anywhere positive. We appear to have a difference of opinion and there ARE two points of view wrt JE's veracity. As an analogy, I see an object that is grey; I correct a report that says it is white. In response, I am told that not only is the object white, but that I have falsely reported that the object is black. I am going to quote passages from the WP story that is a source for this article: "Edwards said yesterday that he was unaware of the push by the firm, Fortress Investment Group, into subprime lending and that he wishes he had asked more questions before taking the job. The former senator from North Carolina said he had asked Fortress officials whether it was involved in predatory lending practices before taking the job in 2005 and was assured it was not. Edwards said yesterday that he recalls being told at the time of his hiring that some of Fortress's private equity holdings did lend to start-up businesses, which is why he asked about predatory lending practices. But he could not recall whether the firm's partners told him it had a major stake in Green Tree. Those are the things I remember," he said. 'They may have told me more.' Had he learned that Fortress owned a loan servicer with a history of predatory lending practices, he said, 'I would have asked some very specific questions about it.'" I assume that you have read these passages. Why was JE satisfied with an alleged answer that said they did not practice "predatory lending" but that did not exclude other aspects of subprime lending? I quote the JE wiki article (without my edit): "Unknown to Edwards,[34] at the time Fortress owned a major stake in Green Tree Servicing LLC, which rose to prominence in the 1990s selling subprime loans to mobile-home owners and now services subprime loans originated by others." Now I again quote the WP article: "Edwards said yesterday that he recalls being told at the time of his hiring that some of Fortress's private equity holdings did lend to start-up businesses, which is why he asked about predatory lending practices. But he could not recall whether the firm's partners told him it had a major stake in Green Tree." "'They may have told me more....'" "Could not recall whether he was told...." After reading these excerpted sources; if you still feel that it is impossible that the ownership was "unknown" as opposed to "possibly unknown" I will let you have the issue with the understanding that follows. This change is not important enough to me that I will spend a significant amount of my time and effort to continue to argue it. I am getting the distinct impression that I am dealing with a JE partisan. It may be appropriate for you to examine your own motives and results wrt NPOV. Wrt BLP and NPOV; neither are the policies clear nor do they concretely back your viewpoint. I sincerely do not believe that adding the word "possibly" puts me in violation of either. On the other hand, threatening me with a block the way you did, implies that you believe that I am violating Wiki policy in a particularly gross manner. That Wiki policy is most clear. I would highly encourage you to read THAT policy. No matter what happens, I hope that you have a nice life. Bsirvine 19:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Bsirvine 12:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC) The wordThat was my fault. :) - Crockspot 16:24, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, This lot are completely NN - no recordings, one gig in march, one planned for August, but I find the templates a bit complicated, & am not used to the bands policy. I'd be very grateful if you could do an AfD - I think it might qualify for speedy. Cheers Johnbod 20:02, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi thereThe acrimony seems to have died down at WP:V and people are now co-operating on a single version that should be able to accommodate all views. Please feel free to edit this draft. here or add specific comments on how to improve it, either for clarity or including more of the relevant viewpoints. Tim Vickers 20:27, 1 July 2007 (UTC) WP:V opinion requestHi there, do you have an opinion on which of these formulations of a paragraph in this policy is preferable? Tim Vickers 16:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC) Interestingly enough...On 27th January 2007, you made the following comment on Wikipedia_talk:Attack_page:
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It might interest you to know that an evidence page I established User:Rfwoolf/Evidence which was very fair, very civil, a preparation for a RfC (Request for Comment), was nominated for deletion by the very admin (JzG) who was the subject of the evidence page. But that's not the problem. The problem is the User:Radiant! simply speedy-deleted the usersubpage citing "CSD G10 (Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage their subject)." i.e. Attack Pages. MfD nomination of Wikipedia talk:Policy shoppingI've nominated Wikipedia talk:Policy shopping, a page you created, for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia talk:Policy shopping and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia talk:Policy shopping during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Crockspot 19:51, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
CongratulationsI cheer the survival of your essay, which I regard as a positive contribution to the decent operation of Wikipedia. —SlamDiego←T 05:41, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
AmeriCorpsHello. I see that you erased all the criticisms that I added to the AmeriCorps section. In the comment section, you said, "rm entire additition - i don't oppose criticism, but these all fail WP:RS and WP:NPOV" Actually, I did follow the rules. I cited all of my sources. After you erased what I put in the article, I looked at the "references" section of the article. 100% of the references - every single one of them - is from the offical AmeriCorps website. This is not an article. It's a press release. Grundle2600 17:47, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
I just read the message that you put on my page. If you want to add sources, then please do so. How come you don't mind that the entire article is just a press release from the AmeriCorps website? Isn't that a violattion of neutrality? Grundle2600 17:53, 29 July 2007 (UTC) Re: FNC Part 3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MSTCrow#FNC_.28part_3.29 - MSTCrow 19:24, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Civility- why are you trying to dismiss me? I try to work within the system then get shut out for trying to talk. I am an intelligent person if I'm wrong on my position, tell me why. I may be wrong but I believe the talk page is a forum of discussion on how to improve the article. You may not agree with me, but by what right do you decide no-one else hears my voice? Towers84 11:46, 2 August 2007 (UTC) can i move this kind of stuff to my talk page too?Towers84 17:38, 2 August 2007 (UTC) Segger Microcontroller Systems AfD againSegger Microcontroller Systems is up for deletion again. You commented before; perhaps you might care to comment again. —EncMstr 17:27, 10 August 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the Head's Up!But when you warn me that what I did to bring balance to the Senator John Edwards article actually violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia, I have to laugh. Word up: Every article about Every liberal and conservative politician/commentator in Wikipedia violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy since they ALL skew FAR left wing. And getting my wrist slapped for trying to bring balance just confirms what EVERYONE already thinks about Wikipedia. Good job crucifying the people that could actually help you guys out. The next time there's a fire in your neighborhood, I guess you'll create a barricade to keep the firetruck from coming in too, right?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.42.70.140 (talk) Archive your Talk, man.Long User_talk is loooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng. Italiavivi 15:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC) Arzel and AN/IIt seems Arzel (talk · contribs) has reported you to WP:AN/I. See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#user:Blaxthos. - auburnpilot talk 15:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC) ANIYou are mentioned on ANI. --JodyB yak, yak, yak 16:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Arzel is following me, it seems.Talk:Fred Thompson#Age difference again —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Italiavivi (talk • contribs) 18:04, August 22, 2007 (UTC). Proposed EssayI'm trying my hand at essay writing. I've completed a very first rough draft and would like your input on whether it is a worthy topic, things that should be added etc. It's located in my workspace. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 19:19, 28 August 2007 (UTC) test emailWhen did you send that email? I still haven't received anything. - auburnpilot talk 15:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Genderfuck AfDHi, Given your comments on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Genderfuck I thought you might be interested in the examples of the term being used in peer reviewed academic journals that I have listed there. Best regards, Pete.Hurd 14:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC) Image source problem with Image:BayNetworks.jpg This is an automated message from a robot. You have recently uploaded Image:BayNetworks.jpg. The file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged. As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 14:24, 12 September 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. If you believe you received this message in error, please notify the bot's owner. OsamaKBOT 14:24, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Fair use disputed for Image:EWSD.jpg Thanks for uploading Image:EWSD.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page. If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 18:31, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
ReplyThe plot section has a reference to SNPP, and I am trying to clean up and source every single Simpsons episode but it's a huge job and I can only do what I can. First off, the section in question contains weasel words - "Many consider". If there was a source where a guy said exactly that, then it might be acceptable. "The episode was originally broadcast four days before the fourth anniversary of Hicks' death." is just making something of a pure coincidence and is not notable. OR is not acceptable and neither is POV, and the section fits under both because it was added by some fan who thinks they are similar and at the same time there are no sources. If you think that such a section is acceptable because other crap exists, then you need to read up on policy. -- Scorpion0422 15:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Image source problem with Image:Cabletron.jpgThis is an automated message from a robot. You have recently uploaded Image:Cabletron.jpg. The file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged. As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 19:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. If you believe you received this message in error, please notify the bot's owner. OsamaKBOT 19:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC) JkDefrag AfDHi, I was just wondering what expertise you have in the field of Windows Optimisation software to know whether the JkDefrag page is notable software or not? Just curious RitaSkeeter 20:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Signing user warningsHi... got your note. Thanks... I normally sign talk page items but I didn't sign user warning items because they usually don't seem to be signed when I see earlier ones already in place. Anyway, I guess I'll just make it a habit to sign everything. Paul Koning 00:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Possible recreation of Lists of fictional things at Lists of fictional topics?I just saw Lists of fictional topics and thought it had been deleted a while ago, then I found it was actually Lists of fictional things which was deleted. The new list seems to be essentially the same thing with a different name. I saw you'd nominated it last time, so I thought I'd mention it. Magiclite 02:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
WikiTruthIncidentally, thanks for the Wikitruth quote on your user page. Their hostile attitude does not, alas, preclude them from being right, and that's the most spot-on description of the action against articles on fiction that I've ever seen. --Kizor 02:52, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Fictional elements AFDSo why exactly did you thing it wasn't notable? or sourced?--Marhawkman 09:04, 8 October 2007 (UTC) Twice now you've accused my nominations for deletion in bad faith, stating that they're simply due to WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Please assume good faith and comment on content instead of editors' motives. Thanks. /Blaxthos 15:36, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Each nomination was made with a detailed rationale for deletion, including policies and guidelines for which violations are alleged. Labelling a nomination as an WP:IDONTLIKEIT argument implies (or, some would say, explicitly states) that the nominator has some bias against the subject of the article nominated and detracts from the actual issues listed in the AFD (a red herring of sorts). My advice of caution regarding assuming good faith is to encourage you to discuss the points made in the AFD nomination; simply labelling it as an WP:IDONTLIKEIT argument neither shows good faith nor addresses the actual issues at hand. Thanks for the reply. /Blaxthos 17:43, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Apropos of nothingI notice you quote WP:NOT, specifically "Wikipedia articles on published works (such as fictional stories) should cover their real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's development, impact or historical significance, not solely a detailed summary of that work's plot. This applies both to stand-alone works, and also to series. A brief plot summary may sometimes be appropriate as an aspect of a larger topic." It may help smooth this misunderstanding if I declare that it was I who wrote an proposed that addition to that section of the policy. I am always amused when people quote my own words against me. See you around. Steve block Talk 18:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Request for review of Fictional applications of real materialsHi, I've asked for a deletion review of Fictional applications of real materials. There were, I believe, good faith arguments on both sides, and no concensus was reached. This is independent of the merit of the arguments, where we obviously disagree. As one of the main contributors, I thought you should know I've re-opened this. LouScheffer 18:49, 12 October 2007 (UTC) FNC talkI think you may have misread/misinterpreted Arzel's comment. The two of you are in agreement that the slogan is irrelevant, and I don't see any attempt to "incite more strife". He was pointing out the absurdity of Zoney's argument, not agreeing with it. - auburnpilot talk 20:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Hey, I renominated this for deletion as 1 month has passed since the last debate, and it remains unnotable, however I don't know how to enter a 2nd AfD... could you please fix whatever I've done?JJJ999 04:56, 14 October 2007 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Egosurfing I have issues with the notability of this page (among other things), and would like to nominate it for an AfD... however I notice that it has been nominated before. I have no idea how to do the 2nd nomination, and I notice you voted delete last time, so can I get you to nominate this also? Cheers.JJJ999 04:26, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
The University of Southern MississippiHi. You may not be aware of this, but the page move and AWB edits that you are making are fairly controversial. Also, User:Mike Halterman just moved the page in the other direction two weeks ago. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name) and Talk:The Ohio State University, and discuss the matter with Mike on article's talk page before proceeding with any more AWB edits. Thanks. ×Meegs 17:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC) COI, bash.org
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Editor is 'owner' of website the article is describing --Kickstart70-T-C 19:43, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Your behaviour in AfDsHi. There's no polite way to put this, so I'll be honest. I came across this AfD, which was summarily closed as unworkable, required an impossible amount of work for the voters to acquire an informed opinion, included at least one article where the reasons for nomination were completely inapplicable, and where you voted "delete all". As one editor to another, I'm deeply disappointed in your disregard for fairness and justice in your haste to destroy dislikable content, and hope that you use more discretion in the future. HTH. Without malice, Kizor 16:09, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Umm, Excuse You?You gave me a pesronal analysis warning yet you yourself are adhering to that very thing. I later rewrote the Media Matters comment to say they go after points of view that are not liberal (ie conservative or indpendent). That is absolutely true. If you can find me a significant portion of postings where they go after liberals too then I'll understand. For you to give me that warning is totally unjustified on your part. Talk about abusing power and squashing any type of legitimate points that should be mentioned to be fair. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a liberal magazine. As such it should present a fair POV and saying that MM attacks people and whom are not liberal is a fair statement and one the vast majority of people would adhere to. Arnabdas 15:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
strange birdI wish I could take credit for the quote, but others have said it long before me. The strange bird part, however, I will take credit for. ⇒SWATJester Son of the Defender 15:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Check my sanityAm I insane, or is it absolutely absurd that an admin could close Wikipedia:User_categories_for_discussion#Category:Wikipedians_by_alma_mater_and_subcats as "delete"? I feel like I'm in the twilight zone... - auburnpilot talk 03:57, 7 November 2007 (UTC) Elizabeth KucinichI see you reverted the comment of Stewert from "joked" to "noted". It had been "joked" since its inception into the article, and he originally presented it in a satirical manner, i.e. joked. I simply reverted to the original form, and wasn't trying to impart a NPOV tone to the presentation. It appears to me that anti-Kucinich people were trying to impart their POV into the article. Arzel 17:19, 11 November 2007 (UTC) mass rename of IBM articlesPlease do not force the standardization of IBM-related article names. There is a more general guideline, known as WP:COMMONNAME, that was found to work very well. As an example, renaming TSS/360 to IBM TSS/360 does not help anyone, as there was no other TSS/360 system than IBM's. So this introduces needless complexity. Consider just adding "IBM xxx" redirects, if you fancy referring to articles by "standard" names. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubanczyk (talk • contribs) 07:38, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Official NameYou are aware that you actually did (or do) attend The University of Southern Mississippi, right? ;-) (RE: this comment). /Blaxthos 14:41, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Swift Boat challenge?I'm confused at to what this got merged up into. It doesn't involved the Swift Boat group themselves, so it wouldn't go there. It's not really related to the larger controversy over John Kerry's military service, and it would overlap in either Kerry's or Picket's bio articles. So, um, what's the parent article of which you speak? -- Kendrick7talk 05:03, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Edit Warring Over Media Matters Description
Would you care to explain your edit here? [11]One would think that adding an outdated survey of an population irrelevant to a unsupported claim in an article would be a bad idea, especially in the introductory section of a contentious article. John Nevard (talk) 11:46, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Re: Southaven, MississippiPlease do not delete content from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Southaven, Mississippi. Your edits do not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox for test edits. Thank you. /Blaxthos 09:20, 4 November 2007 (UTC) "Point well taken. I will say, however, that your comments seem a bit self-rightous. Your version was no more constructive than any other (mine or otherwise). The few items in such a basic article needing source confirmation had it already (i.e., census data). In addition, the original version of this article sounded like a Southaven pep-rally written by the local chamber of commerce. I was merely trying to tone it down to a theme with universally accepted facts." Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lrgjr72"—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lrgjr72 (talk • contribs)
excuse meWell excuse me. This article has been considered for deletion multiple times. Now one can wonder why that is, or one could suppose that it's a right wing conspiracy as yourself. The truth is, this article had an extreme biased to it, including unreliable sources and sensational writing. So if you want to put a term on me pushing a conservative agenda, I'll have to say that it's people like yourself hurting wikipedia the most by claiming that articles such as these should be left alone and unchallenged. Thank you. (Moore article was like 5 months before I started actually using wikipedia, and would appreciate if you wouldn't try and paint that kind of picture of me because a friend was over and it was a joke before I really could understand the importance of the wiki project).RYNORT 22:52, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
DeadWikipedia is Dead. Officially and entirely dead. Thanks for giving me insight to just how ludacriss, rediculous, pointless, and waste of time editing on Wikipedia is. Thanks.RYNORT 23:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Suggested GuidelinesFYI- There's a typo in the suggested guidelines template you added to Fox News Channel. The word found is misspelled. I tried to fix it, but couldn't edit the text. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 00:05, 5 December 2007 (UTC) MalmadeyI know this has been discussed in some articles related to BOR and a general agreement is that it was not deemed an actual controversy. If we want to discuss it that is fine, but even so, don't revert the material that the anoyn put in. If you read it you will see it is very much a rant from Olbermann, and is full of synth and weasle words. I don't have time to go through all of the archives (it may not be on the actual BOR criticism page). Arzel (talk) 15:38, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
The discussion for removing the original version of the Malmadey incident can be found here. Some of the archives are missing so if you can fix that it would be great. The discussion was mainly to chop a lot of fluff out of the article and Malmadey was one of the proposed sections to be axed. No one really objected to removing it so it stayed gone. I'm not against some sort of presentation that I discussed on the talk page already and believe there can be a consensus reached to how this can be included. Thanks. MrMurph101 (talk) 04:41, 22 December 2007 (UTC) Melodrama
Keith OlbermannI just wanted to clarify that I don't think Olbermann makes stuff up on his program or that he is dishonest. However, my point was that since he is a lightning rod because of his political opinions, using him as a source will often lead to the kind of situations that have occurred at Criticisms of Bill O'Reilly. In terms of consensus, KO is not usually the best source if others are available. But since I am asking people to find another source (solely to reach a consensus) I think it is important to state my bias, so that others have the full story and can accept or reject my suggestions. Usually, though, when KO comes up, I abstain from the debate. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 16:51, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Early closureHey. Thanks for the notification about the review. I totally understand and am glad you reviewed it. I went ahead and commented there and thought I would let you know. Thanks, SorryGuy Talk 19:21, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Just a thanksAnd thanks for reading it :) Ral315 (talk) 06:11, 26 December 2007 (UTC) RequestHey. I was reading the Editor Assistance page and noticed you as being one of the editors willing to help, in regards to edit disputes. I'm not really sure if you're able to help me, but I thought it worth a try. I'm currently in a bit of a small edit dispute with someone whom I believe to be at it solely to lord if over the article without being willing to listen to an opinion that differs from his own, and constantly removing what I've written in the article. (I've only added a line, rather than delete what it originally says. My wish was simply to present the other formerly-common accepted claim, so people can see both sides). If you're able to help at all, it would be much appreciated. If not, I'm sorry to be a bother :) Ophaniel (talk) 09:34, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
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