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THE USA

Why not THE USA? That's how I've always said it and written it. HiLo48 (talk) 23:00, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[Answered.]

Thanks for the response. Yes, teachers aren't always right. I can remember a number of times I was pretty certain I had the right answer, and it got marked wrong, then later I found I was absolutely right. Doesn't mean I'm always right though. And guess what? Now I'm a teacher! HiLo48 (talk) 23:21, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Measurement system of the 2010 London Marathon

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Citation needed for GPS Pet Tracking Devises

Hello Xionbox,

Can you add reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positioning_Animals_Worldwide as citation for GPS Pet Tracking Devises under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gps.

Also if you can add http://www.spotlightgps.com in the external links section of the article, that would be great. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.227.251.98 (talk) 15:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thanks for the reference link. ;-) Xionbox (talk) 18:52, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

US Customary units

Note that your edits are contrary to WP:UNIT, which clearly states "US articles generally put United States customary units first". As the MQ-9 is clearly a product of US origin, your changes to put SI units first are contrary to existing guidelines. Please stop, or further action will be taken. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:08, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you are continuting to make these changes in US-related articles. Please stop. - BilCat (talk) 14:12, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Response on BilCat's talk page: Dear BilCat, First of all, please be civil when talking to people, even people you are in contradiction with (including me). The bare minimum is to start personal comments with a greeting, which you have not done during our previous conversations. Regarding me edits, in which I add the metric conversion, I incite you to read the following extract from WP:Units: The use of units of measurement is guided by the following principles: [*]Avoid ambiguity: Aim to write so you cannot be misunderstood. [*]Familiarity: The less readers have to look up definitions, the easier it is to be understood. [*]International scope: Wikipedia is not country-specific; apart from some regional or historical topics, use the units in most ::widespread use worldwide for the type of measurement in question. (...) When the source uses one set of units, generally put that one first; if editors cannot agree, put the source's units first. If they are not first, this should be stated in the citation. According to these rules, if the source does not explicitly use US Customary units for specific information, then the most widespread units must be used. More specifically, my edit of the Pan American World Airways article respects these rules for two reasons: firstly, as you probably did not notice, I did not alter the units (nor even added the metric conversion) which were taken from sources expressed in the US Customary unit system. However, the unit I did in fact change is in regards to the weight of the plastic explosive used on Pan Am Flight 103. The source specified does not even mention the weight of the explosive (a citation needed flag could be raised) and, as the metric system is used throughout the world with the exception of US, Liberia and Burma, placing the metric system first is in accordance to the WP:UNITS. In addition, and it will be my final confer to the WP:UNITS, even if this part of the article may be strongly associated with a given place, it would be related to the UK as it occurred on its soil; WP:UNITS states the following: UK articles more often put metric units first. Until you are able to precisely point out to the source of the article which clearly states the weight of this explosive in pounds, my edit placing kilograms before pounds will be committed. Should you revert this edition once more, I will feel obligated to place an Edit War banner on your talk page. I hope you understand my concert and I would greatly appreciate your respect of the Wikipedia rules for etiquette and unit system to use. Xionbox (talk) 18:56, 25 February 2011 (UTC) Xionbox (talk) 18:57, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Xionbox I have been asked by BilCat to look at your recent changes to the order of units. As far as I can see BilCat correctly challenged you changes to these articles, when the subject of the article is clearly American the consensus is to put american units first then metric. Before you make any more of these type of changes please take into consideration that they may not be appropriate for United States-centric articles, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 20:26, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SNCF reversion of my edit

Fair enough. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 17:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Fahrenheit in Canada

Dear Xionbox,

I provided a few links that I believe showcased the continued use of the Fahrenheit temperature scale in Canada quite nicely (one especially good link was from Environment Canada, Canada's official government sanctioned weather tracking authority). You removed all these links and kept only one -- is this one link enough? I read in the "Fahrenheit" discussion forum that generally, the Fahrenheit scale (or any scale for that matter) must be "officially sanctioned" by a government in order for it to qualify as a secondary scale. Canada, as you may or may not know, is probably the only nation (not too sure about the UK) that officially maintains legal definitions for BOTH metric and imperial units and also officially allows for the use of EITHER system of measurement (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/W-6/page-9.html#anchorsc:2) and (http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/1996/r96w0171/r96w0171.asp) and (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?bc-74&unit=i). Australia, in contrast, has completely stripped all legal definitions for imperial units from its books. Fittingly, Australia's meteorology bureau (unlike Canada's) does NOT offer a "Fahrenheit" or imperial option next to weather reports (http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/sydney.shtml). Thank you in advance for your feedback :-) 173.180.196.28 (talk) 17:41, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I replied here. Xionbox₪ 20:45, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Xionbox, although there is no specific mention of "Fahrenheit" in Canada's Weights and Measures Act you have to consider that there is no specific mention of "Celsius" either -- as Celsius automatically corresponds to the SI system and Fahrenheit to the imperial. Do you see what I mean? The United States doesn't even explicitly say the "Fahrenheit scale" is the "official American temperature scale." Nonetheless, and based on the US' large use of customary units, one can presume the Fahrenheit scale is indeed "official." The US government, believe it or not, actually prefers the metric system but does not impose its use on Americans (http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/metric-program.cfm).
The fact that Canada officially allows for EITHER system of measurement (which was actually done as a compromise to the fierce public resistance to metrication in the early 1980s; Customary units (3) In addition to the units of measurement otherwise referred to in this section, the customary units of measurement and the symbols therefor as set out and defined in Part IV of Schedule I may be used in Canada, which units of measurement are commonly used with the International System of Units; http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/W-6/page-2.html) suggests that the Fahrenheit scale should be viewed as an "official government sanctioned" secondary scale, perfectly legal for use among Canadians (the scale's 'officialdom' is assumed). The fact that Environment Canada still keeps a Fahrenheit/imperial "option" on hand further corroborates my point (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?bc-74&unit=i) and with all due respect; most American visitors would theoretically use their own weather bureaus to check the weather in Canada. You have to ask yourself, if the Canadian government still keeps imperial measures on the books (and you should note that when the units are changed on the Environment Canada website, they are changed to "imperial" not "US customary" or "English units" so as to comply with the Act that mandates their use within Canada), isn't it perfectly normal to presume that the "imperial/Fahrenheit" option given on Environment Canada's website is for Canadians? I certainly think so. If you truly believe the Fahrenheit option on Environment Canada's website is for American use, why aren't most Canadian road signs listed in US customary measures? Canada certainly has its fair share of American visitors, the vast majority of whom have no trouble complying with Canada's largely metric road signage. Australia has plenty of American tourists and that nation's weather bureau only gives temperatures in Celsius (http://www.bom.gov.au/). Same with New Zealand (http://www.metservice.com/national/index). Mexico, another of the United States' neighbours and indeed the recipient of vast numbers of American visitors, only officially gives temperatures in Celsius (http://smn.cna.gob.mx/). So I'm afraid your premise that Environment Canada's "imperial" option is for American use only is fundamentally flawed and incorrect. Based on my above stated points, one can only assume, and pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act which authorizes the continued use of imperial measures in Canada; Environment Canada's imperial option is NOT for American tourists but rather for Canadians who prefer the imperial system (which includes the Fahrenheit scale, and thus fully qualifying it as an official scale of measurement in Canada). Also, how would you describe the dual imperial/metric unit listings of MANY Canadian products MADE in Canada FOR Canadians? The soup I had for lunch read "10 fl oz (284mL)." The soup was made in Canada, by a Canadian company, for Canadians ... NOT for American visitors/tourists. It is also important to note that virtually ALL ovens, refrigerators, etc, in Canada come defaulted to the imperial/Fahrenheit unit as imperial measures, by in large, still dominate in Canadian kitchens. Thanks for your response. 173.180.196.28 (talk) 23:57, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I replied here again. Xionbox₪ 08:14, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot for your input. I will consider opening an account :-) It seems you are interested in the topic of measurement systems (I am too). I'd like to know if the Cayman Islands is "imperial" or "metric." I do know that most weather is reported using imperial units, distances and speed limits are in miles and MPH, gas is bought by the imperial gallon, and most food in stores seems to be sold by the pound, ounce, etc. I haven't been able to locate anything that officially sanctions these practices in the islands though. Do you know anything about this? 173.180.196.28 (talk) 13:11, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apology- Rsteilberg

Dear Xionbox, I am sorry about the edits to the Constellation program... I find myself in denial that we aren't going to the moon (big supporter of NASA/space exploration) and I would like to formally notify you that I will cease to revert changes made to Project Constellation.

Sincerely, Rsteilberg Rsteilberg (talk) 16:46, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I replied here. Xionbox₪ 17:51, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I saw your exchange with Rsteilberg (talk) re Constellation. I was interested, being a bit of a True Believer myself. I just updated the lead section of Space exploration, which was embarrassingly outdated. But you might like to look at the material I added to the "Future of space exploration" section about the Nautilus-X concept study, which I think is quite exciting. In my opinion we are in far better shape, technically, to settle the whole Solar System than we were to land on the Moon in May 1961, when JFK issued his famous challenge. So now all we have to do is sell it to the public, who have to pay for it. I think the ISS shows the path for that too, as it needs to be an international undertaking, and has the potential to draw support from the whole human familly. Cheers, Wwheaton (talk) 18:26, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Apology accepted

Thanks. And I understand you about the spaceflight, and hopefully we can make it to Mars/an asteroid at least once in my lifetime (regardless of whether the moon landings are bypassed). In my opinion, spaceflight holds the future of the world in the aspect that human's expanding demand of curiosity will one day extend pass the Earth and the Solar System into deep space, and I am an advocate of getting prelimenary space exploration underway. Rsteilberg 17:00, 11 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rsteilberg (talk • contribs)

Thanks

Hi Xionbox,

I would personally like to that you for your support of the Richter magnitude example Table.

When it comes to the the study of energy release [ Joules ( Foot pound-force )], I am a bit of a pariah around here.

I see you are a member of Wikiproject Spaceflight. It may be of interest to you that I have the the original photographs of the moon from the 1st soft landing of Surveyor 1 on the moon. My father was the “Press secretary” from Hughes Aircraft Company/JPL on that night: “First Press release”, June 1, 1966 11:17:37 Pacific Daylight Time; “LUNAR LANDMARKS”, VOL. II June 2, 1966 NO. 12, which I am copying from at this moment.

I have all the original photos that appear on the Surveyor 1 article page. If you are interested in seeing (handle and inspect)them, email me at: gregoryglove@yahoo.com

Greg Glover (talk) 23:14, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer granted

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PROD

Hello Xionbox! You restored a deleted PROD template at Marriage in the world‎. You shouldn't restore deleted PROD-templates, because they're for uncontroversial deletion only (and it seems this wasn't uncontroversial in the creator's opinion). If you don't mind, I'll get an AfD started on the case. Zakhalesh (talk) 18:45, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch that - already nominated. Going there to voice my opinion. Zakhalesh (talk) 18:45, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Zakhalesh, thanks for contacting me. The only reason I restored the PROD template is because the user didn't specify a reason to keep the article. I may have clock too fast.
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MicrocomputerInst

Hi, Xionbox! This article would also appear to be a obvious cut-and-paste from www.microcomputer.50webs.com/about_us.html. Oo-roo. --Shirt58 (talk) 09:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strike that, already gone.--Shirt58 (talk) 09:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Shirt58! didn't check for copy-paste but I'm not impressed. Anyways, wow, that was a quick deletion. Xionbox₪ 10:01, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Completely off-topic, I'll bet Sydney to a brick that, though you're obviously a native speaker of both English and French, your cognitive processses are mostly in French. --Shirt58 (talk) 10:26, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's probably true as I grew up in France, and did almost all my studies in French schools. I'm curious, what made you think that? Xionbox₪ 10:29, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, what does Sydney to a brick mean. I've looked it up, but can't seem to find a definition. I guess it means you're ready to bet a lot that you are right. Did I get it? Xionbox₪ 10:31, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Short answer:
Hi Shirt58! didn't check for copy-paste but I'm not impressed.
Just a tiny little nuance, but it was reads in English like you were not impressed with me, instead of the person that added the copyrighted text. In Romance languages you can leave out the inflected attributions, but not in Germanic languages. My own one of them is notorious for leading other languages down dark alleys, beating them up, and stealing their vocabulary. Like nuance, for example.
Long answer soon, --Shirt58 (talk) 11:45, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Shirt58! Sorry for the later answer. You brought up a very interesting point, which you have remarkably applied to my sentence (and my though process). In fact, you are right, I was not impressed by the fact that the article contained copyrighted text: nothing to do with you then. ;-)
Xionbox₪ 17:44, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 2011

Hello Xionbox. Thanks for the speedy deletion work you are doing; it's a very important activity! I did want to let you know, though, regarding Eating For Two, that current consensus holds that it is bad practice to tag articles for speedy deletion as lacking context (CSD A1) or content (CSD A3) moments after creation, as users may be actively working on the article content. Ten to fifteen minutes is considered a good time to wait before tagging such articles under either of these criteria. Please note that before an appropriate waiting period is over, the articles should not be marked as patrolled, so that the wait does not result in the article escaping review at a later time. Nothing here is meant to apply to any other criterion; attack pages and copyright violations especially should be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks. 

Cind.amuse 08:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Cindamuse. Thanks for the information, I'll be more patient next time. Xionbox₪ 09:11, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Automated edit

Thanks for undoing your own edit. This account is an alternate one, and is bound to show up on the feeds of Huggle and Igloo. I've faced similar problems with them! Regards, Yes Michael? •Talk 10:01, 23 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeLynch Public (talk • contribs) [reply]

Bull shark

I just removed a revision which replaced a long paragraph with "I like turtles"... Ciao and good work! --'''Attilios''' (talk) 14:06, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I realized that afterwards. Sorry for reacting so quickly. Xionbox₪ 14:07, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nautilus X

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll look at it and get involved if I can, I am excited about it too. One of my best friends at Langley is in temporarily in charge of the collaboration there, until he can find someone else to manage it. Of course everyone is preoccupied with the danger of chaotic devastation from the current budget battles. We're clearly at a critical moment, like 1972, when the shuttle architecture was cast in stone for the next three decades. I hope we can do a little better this time around (as I'll never live to see the next iteration).  :) Cheers, Wwheaton (talk) 20:27, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have drafted a letter to Mark Holderman at JSC and David Gilman (Assistant Director of Flight Projects at Langley) about your stub:

FYI, an article on Wikipedia has been started at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus-X

by another editor. I think it is not bad as a "stub" (just basic information, to give other editors a place to build), but you might like to take a look.

I hope this article may be helpful in building community and public awareness of (and support for) the possibilities now open to us for expansion into inner Solar System space.

Wikipedia has rules

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars

we have to live with (even fanatics like me have to keep up appearances), so there are strict limits on what is permissible regarding source material, conflict of interest, "point-of-view pushing", etc, but most things that have a NASA or academic (university or journal) sources are considered acceptable.

I hope this may be helpful. While no editor owns a Wikipedia article, I wish not to cause you or the Agency more than the usual heart burn we all face in the rough and tumble of public discourse in a democracy, and would like to do anything I can to support you in this effort.

You might like to take a look and see if you agree it is permissible under WP POV & COI, etc, rules. I will hold it for a day or two in the meanwhile. Thanks! Wwheaton (talk) 15:00, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
OK, shoot me your e-mail & I'll cc you. Wwheaton (talk) 08:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

April 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, as you did to the article Bigelow Aerospace, please cite a reliable source for the content of your edit. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for how to cite sources, and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Re your recent edit on the Bigelow Aerospace article. I suppose this could be true, but do you have a source for it that you can cite? Cheers. N2e (talk) 16:29, 4 April 2011 (UTC) N2e (talk) 16:29, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reminding me that, I added a source. Xionbox₪ 07:30, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Contributions

Hi, Xionbox. DO you know why all my edits today have appeared under your name. eg. 09:43 Anticyclones page, and premier league football? -Gilderien (talk) 09:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gilderien, Interesting remark. No, I don't know why your edits show under my name. I am currently patrolling recent changes, so if you are too, and we both revert changes at the same time, maybe do my edits sometimes arrive to WP before yours. Hence, my name will be registered for the modification. Could that be a reason? In addition, could you direct me to the exact pages which you think that might of happened? Thanks! Xionbox₪ 09:51, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That seems possible if your internet connection is faster (...) I think it occured on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticyclones --Gilderien (talk) 09:59, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User User:Omer123hussain's Compulsive edits

I'm not sure if you are an administrator or not but would you please check on User:Omer123hussain. This user has been making compulsive POV edits to Secunderabad--Kurienne (talk) 10:08, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Your recent comment

Hi, this is The Shadow Fighter. I noticed that you recently commented on 98.216.122.241's talk page. I have to tell you something: That account is a school computer account, so some middle schoolers are apparently vandalizing wikipedia on this account. I myself go to school here (I am 12 years old). I will keep watch so that kids won't vandalize wikipedia. Best, The Shadow-Fighter (talk) 13:55, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammad Soleimani

What's with the level 1 warning re the above? I just deleted an minor vandal entry which you then reverted - any special reason for that ??.  Velella  Velella Talk   12:21, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out. There obviously was a mix up as you didn't vandalize the Mohammad Soleimani article.
Full reply here
Xionbox₪ 12:27, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pending changes question

Could you explain why you approved these two pending edits on the Tim Westwood article? The first introduces unsourced material in the article, and the second removes a citation request tag for uncited material. Both of these changes should have been rejected. --Jezebel'sPonyobons mots 13:57, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nautilus-X

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IP edit you reverted

Hey, that IP was me, I somehow got logged out. Is there a reason you had to do this? I did my best to read up on guidelines before editing but I may have missed something. I didn't think the last sentence was particularly necessary, and I removed a link to the school's website to substantiate a claim that was easily sourced from the accrediting body themselves..BelloWello (talk) 06:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Replied [User_talk:BelloWello#Re:_IP_edit_you_reverted|here]
Xionbox₪ 07:18, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the clarification. I already had redone it but your explanation makes sense. I didn't notice I had added the default image template. BelloWello (talk) 07:32, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Barnstar

I've moved barnstars to User:Xionbox/Awards.

Xionbox₪ 09:50, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the barnstar I awarded you; No problem, I'm surprised you've only been awarded two, the number of times you've reverted vandalism and similar via the changes page. Regards, Gilderien (talk) 10:04, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No matter how many blocks

Vandalism ftw, I shall keep returning and keeping you busy. Best wishes Jeff Stelling's Squire (talk) 13:47, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear editor,
Have fun trying! ;-)
Xionbox₪ 13:48, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In all fairness, you're one of the fairer administators I've came across, what with all the corrupt administrators throwing bans around like confetti for disagreeing with them; this is what causes the majority of vandlism. I retract my previous insult. I shall still continue my vendetta against the unspeakable evil all the same. Fortune Teller's Dog (talk) 14:24, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

West Coast of the United States

Sorry, I messed up your edit to about - I was trying to revert at same time!! Denisarona (talk) 13:52, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism?

Nevermind! I saw the wrong revert. >.< 210.9.137.221 (talk) 05:57, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, no problem. Xionbox₪ 06:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for putting my revision back! Was not a happy camper there for a minute! But, I can see why it might have looked like vandalism, with some big revisions at the front. (Yep, obviously I'm new to this!)72.95.55.7 (talk) 06:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Guidance

Dear Xionbox please take the time to look at this [1] I have redirected a page made User:Maheshkumaryadav he/she has been very active in the past few days making articles regarding information about Osama bin laden and I believe his motivation may be to do with POV please check if my contributions are correct as I am new thanks Ichigo0987765 (talk) 13:42, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

sorry to bother again but he/she has created another article which I believe makes no sense at all [2] do you think he/she should be reported to admins for disruptive editing? Ichigo0987765 (talk) 16:17, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Dear Xionbox just wanted to say thank you one last time for your help most of the repetitive and biased articles have been deleted I appreciate the help you provide to new users like me

Kind regards Ichi Ichigo0987765 (talk) 10:39, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kindly help

Please contest the article Inter-Services Intelligence role in terrorism for deletion, before doing so. The census should be taken into consideration before taking deleting or merging. I am working for Wikipedia and not against it in any way. For the particular article name can be changed, content can be changed. It is well referenced. Completely denying that there is any role of 'ISI in terrorism' might be view of those in favor of ISI, but Deleting the article and declaring 'vandalism' for those who want the article is not 'civic' or 'democratic'. Thanks.(Mahesh Kumar Yadav (talk) 16:43, 5 May 2011 (UTC)).[reply]

Islam in Europe

Thank you for your message. I am not new on Wikipedia but it doesn't matter. I have deleted sentence about Esther Pan, since there is no mention about him/her in articles listed as references. I admit I should have written it to edit summary. ~ Illioplius (talk) 20:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Therefore, if it is possible, remove that warning from my talk page please, as I didn't mean to vandalise, but just made a mistake with didn't filling the edit summary. ~ Illioplius (talk) 22:23, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Biofuels

Hello, I need your help for contributing to the Biofuels article, as I mentioned on the discussion page the concepts of third, fourth,... generation of biofuels are not scientific concepts but rather atempts to promote particular second generation biofuels. COuld you use the edit I made and put it in a decent form and decent English so that it becomes a good contribution to the article. Thank you Louis Berghmans --Lberghmans (talk) 08:47, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Lberghmans,
I reverted your edit because there were section blanking without any explanation in the edit summary. Filling you the edit summary, which is the input box right below the article input, greatly helps the work of the patrolmen and patrolwomen who monitor changes of Wikipedia articles in order to quickly counter vandalism. Anyhow, I'm glad to see the issue seems to have settled.
Xionbox₪ 16:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks next time I will use the sandbox befor editing. I will notify you so you can give some advice

--Lberghmans (talk) 16:39, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Francis Marks

Hey, sorry if I'm being rude with this message, so a prime apology before any further reading. You have the full right to revert an edit by me, but that doesn't give you the right (although, unfortunately, it's possible) to edit my user talk and send a message edit as an official Wikipedia. You can simply revert the edit without any of your messages! Don't do this again! Thanks, Francis Marks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Francis Marks (talk • contribs) 08:23, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Replied here.
Xionbox₪ 08:40, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks for replying, but my point remains.
Please don't send those messages when you revert an edit. Also, you're not a monitor/admin of that page, so a warning by you would be unacceptable.
Sorry if my language might sound any offending, but I still would not accept any warnings from a normal user. I once added a sub-title which was considered vandalism - however, it was reverted without warnings and it was reverted by the page's admin herself.
So as I made myself clear, please don't send those warnings again, and if you want to revert an edit then do it quietly.
Also, I can remove the sanction you posted in my user talk because I already read it and I don't need it in my talk page anymore, so your advice in this case is not considered.
Added/Edited by Francis Marks 12:23, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

My second reply. Xionbox₪ 12:41, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion declined: ShotgunHost Internet Services

Hello Xionbox. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of ShotgunHost Internet Services, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. Thank you. Salvio Let's talk about it! 13:02, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Its my main account

remove the warning on my page User:pakkiu is my main account — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chocobox (talk • contribs) 06:45, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Replied here. Xionbox₪ 06:54, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Libyan Civil War

I'm not vandalizing it, I am in the process of submitting a request for deletion, thank you. 174.114.87.236 (talk) 06:39, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I replied here. Xionbox₪ 07:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 2011

Hello Xionbox. Thanks for the speedy deletion work you are doing; it's a very important activity! I did want to let you know, though, regarding Charles boddington, that current consensus holds that it is bad practice to tag articles for speedy deletion as lacking context (CSD A1) or content (CSD A3) moments after creation, as users may be actively working on the article content. Ten to fifteen minutes is considered a good time to wait before tagging such articles under either of these criteria. Please note that before an appropriate waiting period is over, the articles should not be marked as patrolled, so that the wait does not result in the article escaping review at a later time. Nothing here is meant to apply to any other criterion; attack pages and copyright violations especially should be tagged and deleted immediately. One minute is far too quick for a AI. The essence of New page patrol is quality and accuracy, not speed. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:37, 1 June 2011 (UT

Dear Kudpung กุดผึ้ง,
Thank you for reminding me that. I usually try to slow my CSD pace. However, in this case, the username of the editor was the same as the article, and the article only had that same name as content. I probably shouldn't have marked the article as A3. What would have been the best CSD marking? Would it have been preferable to tag the article as possible COI or autobiographical?
Xionbox₪ 12:42, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Put a COI tag on it by all means, and a COI/USERNAME warning on the user's talk page. But there is no immediate need to CSD an article that is clearly in development - COI alone is not a reason for deletion. Keep it on your watchlist and return to it 15 - 30 minutes later, then tag it for speedy. If in doubt with articles like this, it's best to move on and let the next patroller tag it. Do have a look at the updated page at WP:NPP. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar! I just saw that now. Kind regards.” TeLeS (T @ L C S) 06:52, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have not come to the page you mentioned

Hello:

I have not come to the page you mentioned in recent years. So the question of me making any edits there does not arise. --Ved from Victoria Institutions (talk) 06:24, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator

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You earlier today reversed an edit I made on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Independent_Adjudicator - I took out content that was unsuported and in parts not factually correct or verifiable but these are now back on the page. Could you please let me know what I should do to remove this?

Thank you Charlotte138 (talk) 12:33, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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