User talk:Vassyana/Archive001This is an archive. Are you looking for my talk page? welcome to WikipediaHi, welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, I felt that I had to revert your addition to the Nightlife section of the Buffalo article. It was very well written, but it seemed more like an Entertainment Guide piece than an encyclopedia entry. Anyway, I am sorry to do this so early in your history at Wikipedia. You write very well, and you could clearly make an important contribution here. Please don't take this as a personal attack-- we all face a pretty steep learning curve in getting involved in here. And understand, we're basically all equal here, so you can always put what you wrote right back in-- though I think eventually someone else would take it out for the same reasons I did. Drat! Looking over the article again, I just realized that the "Travel another 20 minutes..." quote above isn't even yours, and I left it in. Tell you what... I'll see what I can do with the section, and if you want to work on it further, be my guest. Please let me know if I can help you with anything. Happy editing!
-- Mwanner | Talk 14:04, 16 October 2005 (UTC) OK, I went back to your version and re-wrote and/or deleted anything that felt wrong to me-- mostly removing refernces to specific clubs. I also thought I should have a look at other city articles, to see how they handled this stuff, and, so far as I can see, they don't cover nightlife at all-- check out New York City, Boston, Miami Beach, Los Angeles. So we may both be working on a section that shouldn't be there at all! Anyway, my apologies, again, for whittling down your addition. -- Mwanner | Talk 14:43, 16 October 2005 (UTC) thanks!I am not taking it as a personal attack at all. Thank you for the advice and the explanation! I look forward to refining my wiki skills. :) No apologies are needed. I am very new to actually contributing and appreciate any corrections or suggestions. I want to help make a contribution, not a mess! :-P Vasssyana
Welcome! Hello, Vassyana/Archive001, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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Thank GodThanks for your opinion on [1] I am really troubled by how some editors abuse the Afd process. See: User:Travb/E I am glad other wikieditors see through this abuse. Travb (talk) 03:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Common dreamsThat's fine, don't worry about it. I wasn't as civil as I should have been either, so please accept my apologies too. I find that accusations of Wikilawyering by either side never seem to help, so advise care when using the term. Regards. Trebor 15:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Qualified statementsVassyana, in order for the qualification to a generally true statement to stand, all that is needed is an explanation. If the scope is not sufficiently narrow to exclude weasel words, it is not sufficiently specific for the purposes of information. If the identifiable exceptions are manageably few, a footnote is sufficient. Weasel words like "many", "most", "almost all" do not convey information, they signal that information is incomplete, and reduce the quality and usefulness of the article. I suggest that you narrow the scope, so that the exceptions are few enough to be manageably referenced, but not so narrow as to understate (and thus falsify) the statement. While I'm taking a long break, I won't interfere; I'm sure you'll do the right thing. — Mark (Mkmcconn) ** 06:03, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Your friends are certainly making that article their own. Is that really what you want - a rehash of unresolvable arguments, conflicting interpretations, and futile accusations? — Mark (Mkmcconn) ** 03:13, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Adolf Hitler's religious beliefsDistrupting to prove a point? I have no idea what you are talking about. The text I and others have removed has so many problems that is should be removed and I am bringing it up on the talk for discussion. Why do you support it?Giovanni33 21:40, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Vassyana, I reverted your restoration of a warning which Giovanni had removed from his page. While I disagree with Giovanni's edits, and would very likely have reverted him at Adolf Hitler's religious beliefs except that you got there first, it's not forbidden for editors to remove unwanted messages from their talk pages once they've read them. The subject often comes up at administrators' noticeboard, and admins generally feel that if someone removes a warning or other message from his own talk page, you know he has seen it, and it remains in the history in case you need the diff for an RfC or RfAr; so replacing it is has no purpose except to hassle someone. (Paraphrased from memory from something David Gerard said over a year ago!) Don't think it means I agree with Giovanni. I just feel editors should never be forced to display unwanted messages on their talk pages, other than block notices, or similar tags placed by administrators, and then only until such time as they are no longer relevant. Regards. Musical Linguist 22:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
You are very welcomeAnd thank you for moving this forward in such a considered manner. It gets lively on these pages and I've caused uproar in my time (!) but I have learned and I do respect and like the vast majority of the editors on the page - even ones at ideological odds with me. Sophia 18:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC) re:FetusThanks for the kind words. I have typed a rather long, verbose reply discussing my current issues with the fetus article under the heading of "Major Deletions Without Discussion" on Talk:Fetus. Really, I could summarize it thusly: 1) I would like an uninvolved editor to review the first paragraph of "Size and Physiology" and make sure the sources meet wikipedia standard, and make sure that our wording is accurately representing the cited sources (i.e. no POV or undue weight issues) and 2) combine parts of "Size and Physiology" with "anatomical development" into one general section on "fetal development" while simultaneously working up the fetus section of prenatal development for the purpose of creating only a summary section of that content for the fetus article's "development" section.-Andrew c 02:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Your Participation is Being RequestedIn case you didn't know, an administrator named KillerChihuahua has "requested ... that Vassyana join us here."Ferrylodge 06:00, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Concerning the Christianity talk pageThanks for your note on my talk page, and apologies for ignoring it for so long. I have been (and still am) rather caught up with real life issues. I think everything has settled down at the Christianity talk page, and I personally wouldn't see any need for an RfC at the moment. I was sorry to see the insults being hurled around, particularly against Storm Rider and SOPHIA, both of whom conduct themselves very professionally towards those with whom they disagree. I suppose the thing to discuss now is how to expand on the Creed section, without reproducing the whole text, but still quoting relevant bits and reporting controversies concerning those passages. Anyway, I'll be less busy from next week, so hope to see you at the talk page then. Regards. Musical Linguist 20:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Taoic ReligionsI think you've written a great article. Other than expansion, I can't think of much else that could be done to improve it. Good Work! Zeus1234 02:30, 27 February 2007 (UTC) HeyNo problem. We all makes mistakes. And believe me, your report was far superior to many that we get. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 07:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Re:Rush LimbaughI actually put in my edit summary that it was my third revision, so it would be known I was aware of the rule. I really hope this doesn't have to go to mediation, as there is already a mediation on this article, but I think there are good reasons not to include this as notable material, as I mentioned on the talk page. And I don't see much hope of an amicable settlement on this issue on the page. Lurker oi! 14:37, 8 March 2007 (UTC) Answered on my talk page. --PTR 21:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC) Getaway's sock puppetI thought you might like to know that Getaway is using a sock puppet by the name of BballJones[2] to circumvent his block and continue editing. If you look here[3] you’ll find that back in August 2006 Getaway was actually accused of being the sock puppet of BballJones. Shortly after the accusation BballJones disappeared. On February 22 at 19:48 Getaway was blocked for violating the 3RR on the Sam Brownback page. Exactly 2 hours later BballJones miraculously reappeared after a 5 month hiatus with a single edit to the Condi Rice article, one that Getaway edits frequently.[4] On March 8 Getaway was blocked by Woohookitty for edit warring on the Rush Limbaugh page. At 13:25 Getaway complained on his talk page about being blocked and just 10 minutes later Bballjones reappears again and makes two edits to the Sam Brownback page. [5][6] Next, Bballjones comments on the Cylonhunter’s talk page on how Cylonhunter can (get this) provide a reliable source for Rush Limbaugh’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination! [7] This is the very aspect of the Limbaugh article that Getaway was edit warring over when he was blocked by Woohookitty. This attempt to circumvent his block is a clear violation of WP:SOCK and should be dealt with accordingly. 66.213.29.242 01:56, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks :o)I'll make sure I pass on the smile! Sophia 17:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC) Could you please commentI see that you have been reviewing articles/ Could you take a look at Wikipedia:Good_article_candidates#Philosophy_and_religion, article Prem Rawat? ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 00:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Need More HelpThanks so much for your help on the emerging church movement article. I thought it would resolve our conflict. However, Virgil has left the radar screen, and a very emotional character named "Frank" has appeared, making edits on this article for the very first time in broad sweeping fashion, hurling hostile remarks at me all the while and refusing to let any of my edits stand. I really have tried to go out of my way to accomodate this editor, but he insists on maintaining a belligerent posture and tone. Would you please guide me to the next step in our getting some reconciliation or arbitration?Will3935 15:39, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Barnstar of Diligence
Cool down...Thanks for the advice, I truly appreciate it. Unfortunately I feel like I cannot just leave the article since the abusive user is bent on destroying it and modifying it with biased information to satisfy whatever agenda he has. Perhaps you can make an appeal to all contributors to stop making changes until they are further discussed in the discussion page. --Virgil Vaduva 19:18, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
I am so very sorryI know this will sound disingenuous, but I hope you will believe me. I did not see, for some reason, the call for a cooling off period. I remember you asking us to calm down and get a beverage etc. but I really did not see that message. I realize the fact that I made an edit causes me to look bad and I am embarassed by that. I understand your dissapointment. Please forgive me. The edit I made is one I think Virgil would have agreed to, if that is any comfort. I simply expanded a quotation he had already posted, giving the fuller context. Anyway, I regret the way things turned out. I surely would not have knowingly violated your trust for such a trivial edit! I'll try to be more observant in the future.Will3935 06:41, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Brian McLarenI'm sorry it had to come to full protecting, but that edit history is astounding. Unfortunately, this looks like a classic case for a cooling down period. Thanks for both stepping in and your kind words Cave ClanThanks for your edits and help towards neutrality on the Cave Clan article. Does this mean you'll be accepting the cabal case (I noticed you're a cabalist) or do you think 3rd opinion is a better place to get this sorted out? By the way, since you have more experience here on wikipedia than I do, do you know of any concrete way to prove that I am not Panic? My comments are rather ignored as they take me to be him, and I'm getting somewhat fed up with the whole thing. Anyway, thanks again. hibou 09:06, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Frank ThomasI blocked the user indefinitely. Definitely a sock/meatpuppet. I am always very suspicious of accounts that come out of nowhere to edit war. Major red flag. I did comment at AN/I as well. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 11:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
RFAThank you so much for the thought. I must admit that I have wondered about it when I see vandalism continuing and can only watch and report, but at my current rate of vandal fighting I am not active enough to justify giving me admin access. Also sometimes is nice to be a plain 'ol editor and keep away from the political wranglings that go on on WP:AN and its subpages! Sophia 17:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Rochelle HoltSorry to double-post, but I feared this would get lost in the AFD discussion. Can you provide a source for your claim that Ms. Holt was nominated by a group of academics for the Pulitzer Prize? I can't find anything on Google or Lexis-Nexus that supports this. Thanks! Skinwalker 00:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC) You have new questions at Editor reviewThe Transhumanist 04:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
WILL3935 AgainI made some conciliatory remarks on the Brian McLaren discussion page (as well as on Virgil's talk page [apologized for my inexcusable conduct, asked him to pray for my current severe health problems, and even expressed wish that we could make up over dinner at my expense]. I have decided to defer to Virgil's content preferences and only am offering suggestions regarding arrangement of the content which seems just a little stream of consciousness. I have conceded he was right on some significant points that I have reconsidered. Mysteriously though, my conciliatory comments have dissappeared from the talk page while Virgil now accuses me of wanting to "rape" the article. I really only wanted to help. If Virgil wants the poor structure to remain in this article it only discredits a subject that is apparently quite dear to him. So be it. I'm a little concerned, however. The deletion of my comments seems selective. I believe the comments deleted are from sections both before and after comments of Virgil's that remain. The history trail should help there. Could you please look into this? I would appreciate it. I will leave my conciliatory comments off the time being. Thanks in advance.Will3935 07:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Steve Hassan DisputeHello Friend, I see you are mediating a dispute with another member and I. I took the weekend off from most computer activities to relax. Anyway, there is another member who was involved in this issue, BabyDweezil. John196920022001 09:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Have pledged to make ammendsI think it only right that I revert the edit I made during the time you and Virgil had agreed to cool off. I have pledged to do so on the Brian McLaren discussion page. I should have known about the cooling off and it meant that Virgil and I were playing by different rules at the time. It is a trivial edit, but it seems to have symbolic importance for Virgil who continues to complain about it. Perhaps this move will help establish peace and restore your broken trust in me.Will3935 13:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Nelson FrankCan you email me about this? I didn't know him well (he died when I was quite young), know he did some work with HUAC and testified at the Alger Hiss hearings, but am curious what else you found and where. Cheers. -- TedFrank 16:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Citing One's Own WorkHello friend, Another issue I have is about Tilman's delleting my own citation from an academic article that I presented at a conference. I know there is a conflict of interest issue here, but I feel that Tilman deleted the citation based on my affiliation with CESNUR and his opinion. He says that the article is not of academic caliber, but I had some well-know scholars like Eileen Barker present when I presented my research, and none of them said anything about the academic caliber of my article. The fact that he says that my research article is not of academic caliber is his opinion. I am not quite sure how to handle this particular issue. The delimma I am having about this is even though this might a conflict of interest issue, what do I do if I feel that Wikipedia policy was not followed in determining whether or not to remove a citation? Let me know if you need clarification on this point. Thanks John196920022001 04:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Well Done!The Original Barnstar
ClarificationDoes it matter if the Jains believe that Jainism predates the Vedas or not ? It is incorrect. Incorrect statements and that too just assumptions or beliefs are un-admissable in articles in wikipedia. If you have something against the Jains or want to humiliate them, then let it be. IAF
Please note that the Dharmic religions page is on the watch-list of some 10-20 members and if this edit were wrong as you claim, you should allow lengthy discussion to ensue before editing out comments lest accusing others of an edit-war. And its not that I haven't provided sources. I have given all the sources and my rational/reasons for reverting your edit back. IAF Inappropriate warning about edit warningYour warning against me of edit warring was inappropriate, because you reverted twice, though I reverted only once. Andries 19:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Conflict ResolutionHey dude, My undergrad work involved studies and classes in conflict resolution and building community in organizations. If I have a proposal, whom do I speak to about that? I have observed way to many edit wars in the short time that I have been on Wikipedia. If we have a high rate of bans on editors that could reflect badly on Wikipedia. Thanks John196920022001 04:57, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Jainism RequestI have added the necessary citations. Please remove the citation tag. --Anishshah19 11:32, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Insert non-formatted text here I hope that you can at least answer the following questionWhat is the term that the cited source ("A Comparative Sociology of World Religions: virtuosos, priests, and popular religion") use when it compares the number of adherents of Taoism with other religions. Does it use "dharmic religions"? If so, then I will drop my objection. Andries 23:57, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Until now I did not make "demands" on taoic religion; I made requests and comments. I even wrote down some of my comments in a rather humble tone, by explicitly stating that I do not know much about the subject. Andries 00:08, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Tilman HasherrYou need to be informed that I am sick of Tilman's personal attacks. He just did it again. Since this issue has started, Tilman has accussed me of propaganda, lying by omission, and misleading representation (this specific incident was posted right on the Mediation Cabal, the archived version). In his latest attack Tilman makes several inccurate statements. Please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tilman_Hausherr to see for yourself in the section "Annoying Edits." Tilman's style is personal attacks. His own web site will verify this (http://home.snafu.de/tilman/index.html#cos http://home.snafu.de/tilman/prolinks/index.html#cos_dudes and http://cgi.amazing.com/scientology/tilman-paper.html). Something needs to be done. I am thinking of ending the mediation over it, and pursuing other avenues John196920022001 15:59, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Taoic ReligionI would also add all the Taoic religions as categories to your article. The article does address them all, after all.Zeus1234 17:27, 17 March 2007 (UTC) I know it's not yours, but I certainly don't like it when other people add silly things to articles I have written, and so if I am in communication with someone else abotu their article, I prefer to make suggestions rather than doing.Zeus1234 19:20, 17 March 2007 (UTC) Street Fighter Character ArticlesHi, I was taking part in this debate but haven't looked at it in quite a while, I went back today and it seems as though it has been closed. Here is the section I missed that you typed: In addition to the "column A vs. column B" options, it's been suggested that common names be adopted, with the clarification that a character's "common name" is the one used to refer to them during character selection, including an announcer's voiceover if any. This means Street Fighter characters' names would be the so-called "common names", while other characters such as those from Samurai Showdown & Virtua Fighter, would retain their full names. * Compromise reached? It seems as though a consensus has been reached. Full names should be used when they appear in-game, otherwise common names should be used. Is this correct? Vassyana 07:48, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Kung Fu Man swept in to try and get the articles named the way he wants and didn't correct you. You said that "Full names should be used when they appear in-game, otherwise common names should be used. Is this correct?" - it is not entirely right - the argument was to use names if mentioned in the games, but only in easy to reach places - such as the character select screen, voice over or underneath the energy bar. Kung Fu Man, in an attempt to hurry up and end the debate, said that we were only arguing to use the names if they are mentioned anywhere in the games. This is not a good way of determining common names, for example - Dan Hibiki's full name is only visible if you select the character and happen to come across his specific win quote where he says his full name, and Morrigan Aensland's full name is only visible if you happen to complete the game and read her ending. With most of these articles, such as E. Honda, the name is far less common - Edmond Honda is mentioned once in his bio in one game, whereas E. Honda is written in every single place (and in about ten different games) bar that one, most people will not know the full name as it is only mentioned in outside sources or in one place in one game, it's enough for this extra information to appear in the page text and not in the title. That's where the character select screen, voice over or underneath the energy bar format came from - which is the method for finding common names me and 2 other users (including the mediator) agreed on. Kung Fu Man was the only user that was adamently opposed to it which is why he tried to brush off your mistake in an attempt to hurry up and close the debate before I saw your question. I don't think it is right that this debate has ended unfairly simply because I had more important things to do than chack how the debate is progressing after the last few days. If it remains closed, his underhand tactic will have worked. After all this long serious discussion, it wil be a waste of time to end in this way, especially seeing as most of debate was leaning towards the common name proposal. Thank you for reading. Hope you can help. Mr.bonus 14:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC) I've added my opinion on the matter. Sorry if I'm late, I've been busy. I feel this is an important matter, however. Coolgamer 03:39, 20 March 2007 (UTC) GA Hold on ConatusI believe I have address all of your objections now. Thanks again for the review! -- Rmrfstar 20:53, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Taoic religionThe article Taoic religion you nominated as a good article has passed Re: informal mediationWhile I feel that there is still some resentment over this, you are indeed correct, the discussion has died down on that page, so I don't think mediation is needed any more, not at this time anyway. Thank you for taking the time to contact me! Smomo 19:01, 21 March 2007 (UTC) McLaren mediationI don't think we need mediation any longer. The only problem we seem to have now is another editor (Dave Green) that, although I think he may have some legitimate insights on McLaren, is apparently on some personal vendetta against Virgil Vaduva. Apparently they have crossed swords over another issue previously. Virgil and I have patched things up almost miraculously. He is taking a short leave from the article (he actually said he trusted my judgment regarding it during this time) and I am concerned to keep Dave at bay. A new editor has shown up on the page whose activity causes me to suspect he is old Dave but that has been a few days. If Dave will keep away I don't plan to do much there until Virgil gets back. Anyway, Virgil and I are fine as long as Dave behaves himself!Will3935 22:31, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
MediationHi, as per my last personal comment to you I have decided to stop mediation. Tilman and Smee continue to impute bad faith actions. I refuse to engage them unless they are civily talking about content. If this were an actual job that they were editors at, they would be fired for this behvavior. I might have even been fired for some of my initial comments. I am a graduate level academic, and this is the way I am now going to think: like a professional editor. I will continue the mediation once Tilman and Smee stop imputimng bad faith motives to me on certain discussion pages. Until then I do not accept this mediation. You have been very helpful with this issue. If these incivility issues continue ( Not just with Tilman and Smee, but also with several other editors unrelated to my issue) I will be contacting the Wikipedia Foundation Trustees to tell them how there is a civility problem that is hurting Wikipedia's reputation. I refuse to engage in these rude edit wars any more. Anyway, once Tilman and Smee decide to stop imputimg wrong motives to me as a response to my posts about content, I may decide to accept mediation again. Thanks John196920022001 04:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
LFA MediationI skimmed through some of the mediations you've helped with and I've gotta say, I don't know how you do it. Thanks for your patience, even as the Looking for Alaska mediation got increasingly unproductive. Although I had hoped we could all come to see eye to eye and that didn't happen, I'm still pleased with the mediation process. Once I've had some more experience it's something I'd like to perhaps help out with. --JayHenry 05:34, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Is progress being made?Can you take a look at the Prem Rawat article and let me know if in your view progress is being made in response to your review? This is version your reviewed, and this is the current version. Thanks. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 15:07, 22 March 2007 (UTC) Techniques of Knowledge, still waiting for an answerExcerpts from threaded discussion.
I am still waiting for a source from you. I would be very surprized if you were able to find one, because I know the sources quite well and I have not found such a source. Andries 10:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC) There has been an extensive effort to combine Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research (together with much of Wikipedia:Reliable sources) into a new policy called Wikipedia:Attribution, and its FAQ, WP:ATTFAQ. Recently, on Wikipedia talk:Attribution and on the Wiki-EN-l mailing list, Jimbo questioned whether the result had adequate consensus, and requested:
You are invited to take part; the community discussion should be as broad as possible. If you wish to invite other experienced and intelligent editors, please use neutral language. This message, for example, is {{ATTCD}}. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 15:32, 24 March 2007 (UTC) thanks for providing a 3O in the Tirghra caseThanks for providing a 3O in the Tirghra case. Your opinion has not be accepted - rightfully, in my opinion - but i appreciate your well-documented opinion, to which i, too, ascribed previously. Itayb 21:18, 24 March 2007 (UTC) map taoic religionsI see you simply reverted my edit about the map supposedly showing taoic religions. But your explanation simply does not hold. Where in that map's legend is bright yellow stated as a separate option? Please explain how you read that legend, as far as I can see, one coordinate shows absolute concentration of the religions covered, the other shows relative concentration of two options - one in its extreme yellow, the other in its extreme purple. Theres simply a lack of a coordinate to cover a third option such as taoic religions, hence theres no possilibity of it being represented on that particular map. Have you contacted the author of the map in question to confirm the claim? I will.--83.131.139.104 10:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC) Looking for AlaskaThank you for mediating. I'm sorry we weren't all able to reach an agreement. Czolgolz 17:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Morgellons articleHi. I'm not so sure that Mukrkrgsj (talk · contribs) is really helping - if you read the talk page, they are insisting that I stop editing the article because I know about delusional parasitosis. The evidence and statements from the scientific/medical community are universally treating Morgellons and delusional parasitosis as synonymous, and the article MUST reflect this. I haven't examined Mukrkrgsj's edits of this past weekend in detail yet, but they seem to be twisting things to the pro-Morgellons stance. If you read my edits, the article does not come out and SAY the medical community is right and the others are wrong - and there is nothing wrong with pointing out that the other side has little or no credibility, due to conflict of interest. As long as the other side's viewpoints are presented, the neutrality of the article is preserved; nonetheless, it's an asymmetrical controversy, like bigfoot, or the Loch Ness Monster. There just needs to be someone other than myself who can explain things to editors like Mukrkrgsj who seem to feel that the goal is to give both sides EQUAL weight - which is simply not how it works. Thanks, Dyanega 18:21, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Attribution, keeping you in the loopIt's been ages since I did really large scale mediation on en.wikipedia. *phew*. So I've gotten Slimvirgin and SMcCandlish talking on skype now. I next need to talk with Rednblu and Coppertwig, as both Slimvirgin and SMcCandlish were worried about them for different reasons, and by taking that over I can remove that worry. I also need to talk with Jimbo Wales, to find out why he wanted to do certain things in certain ways, and to hear how set he is on them happening in precisely this way or that. Finally, I've managed to delay the poll by a little while. Are you still around to help me out with this particular mediaton? :-) I could use help with searches on background information and such, among other things. There's also quite a large number of people involved. If someone could help me out with that too, that would be wonderful. :-) --Kim Bruning 03:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC) Informal mediationIs informal mediation still required as requested here? Please let me know. Thanks! Vassyana 13:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC) Hi Vassyana, I am not sure why everybody uses handles on Wikipedia, it detracts from the credibility of their contributions. Since I feel my credibility is important I use my real name, which is Charles Radley. As for mediation, well I seem to be in a minority of one, and I find none of the arguments presented to me to be compelling. In fact they appear to be simply manifestations of political agendas. I also resent the excessive use of inflammatory language which I have been subjected to, and threats of having my account cancelled. At one point I was told that newcomers are treated with sympathy, but I have learned by experience that is not the case. Wikipedia is run by a lot of vicious people with zero tolerance for newcomers. If you feel you can change my mind, knock yourself out. Best regards, Charles 13:47, 30 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your kind reply on my talk page. A couple of follow-ups: I shall attempt to contribute from time to time, but I still have serious reservation about the fanatical opposition to anything commercial.
3rd opinionwhile i don't understand the policy since he is arbitrary deleting comments instead of blanking or deleting the entire page... you are the 3rd opinion. thanks for educating me. MrMacMan 08:04, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Help is neededSeems that editors there get into each other nerves from time to time... I have warned PatW for persistent PAs (see this comment), but probably will be not accepted in good faith. A cooling word from you may be useful. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 23:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC) Help I'm being driven mad!Please help on the Prem Rawat page. I'm feeling very unfairly treated there by Jossi and Momento. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Prem_RawatPatW 23:49, 2 April 2007 (UTC) GA Review requestI am looking for a reviewer for the article Textual criticism. See Wikipedia:Good_article_candidates#Other_5 if you are interested. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 00:11, 4 April 2007 (UTC) |
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