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Archive: 2005 - February 9 2006. Эйрон Кинни 23:45, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Participant alert regarding Wikiproject on Advertising

The Wikiproject No Ads, created as a backlash against the Answers.com deal, has served an important function in providing a space for users to express their disagreement with the Foundation proposal. While the current controversies about userboxes raise questions about political and social advocacy on Misplaced Pages, there should be greater flexibility regarding advocacy about Misplaced Pages in the Misplaced Pages namespace. Reported and linked by Slashdot and other press sources as a unique and spontaneous occurence in Misplaced Pages history, it has apparently had some impact as, despite being scheduled to begin in January, not a peep has been heard about the trial and proposed sponsored link since the deal's controversial announcement months ago. Currently, however, there is an attempt to delete the project or move it off Misplaced Pages altogether. Since the Foundation has provided no additional information and has not attempted to answer the specific questions that participants in the project raised, it is unclear if the Answers.com deal has been abandoned or simply delayed. Until the situation becomes more clear, I believe the group should still have a place in the Misplaced Pages namespace. Sincerely, Tfine80 00:04, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for alerting me, I will vote keep or move. Also added my name to the participants. Эйрон Кинни 04:33, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

From va_girl2468

Thank you! Va girl2468 22:54, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Boxes

Thanks for the heads up...I will pass it on to any other userbox users I find. bcatt 19:17, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I did something better, I commented directly to the purger. Canadianism 23:54, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Maybe when you attempt this, however you are impolite and "politically incorrect". My nicely worded, civil letter, shouldn't cause too much backlash. Canadianism 00:02, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes.Canadianism 00:14, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Your welcome! Canadianism 00:16, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

A New Idea to deal with the problem of User box deleting

We, quite simply, host our own on our page. The deletionist vandals would have quite a problem with that. Canadianism 00:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I think you should check this out. Canadianism 10:43, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Your Ideas

You should add them to the bottom of mine, I'm hoping to get more collaboration, i'm sorry I just didn't make it more clear in the first place. Karmafist 20:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'll either wait or place there on your behalf. No rush. I'd just like a consensus, I apologize if there was any misunderstanding, but i'm placing new amendments at the bottom, and if enough people agree, I add them on. Karmafist 21:44, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Kentuckian

Hello Kinneyboy90! No I'm not a native, but I've lived in Lexington area for 23 years. My three kids grew up in KY, one was born in KY. So that makes it home for our family. I've done a little bit of work on Kentucky articles. Need to do more. Will see you around. regards, FloNight 02:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for signing my manifesto. Direct and comments, questions or concerns to my talk page or the manifesto's talk page. Thanks again. Also, look at the newsflash on my userpage, as well as MarkSweep's attempt to take it out in my page history. The Ungovernable Force 08:33, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Assume Good Faith

KInneyboy90, thx for the reply on my page. I definitely would've assumed good faith, however in the history on Kelly's page, the user who added the "Dick" picture said he was "vandalizing" her page...so I took that term at facevalue. Netkinetic 16:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Big Bang vs. Islam

You emailed me saying...

You state on your userpage that you believe in the Big Bang theory, yet Islam obstructs that claim. How did you come up with that conclusion?

Thank you.

In my opinion, Islam and the Big Bang theory are not in conflict. Although many will say that interpretations of the Qur'an that explain the Big Bang were made after the theory was scientifically postulated, there are some versions in the Qur'an which heavily imply a similar idea (see About.com). If you don't find that convincing, take note that there is nothing in the Qur'an that would lead to the conclusion that the Big Bang could not have occured. Creationism and the Big Bang are not mutually exclusive. joturner 03:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Dylon

Yes, it is becoming increasingly absurd.

Jimbo does not care, he is too busy with his nerd groupies. --Rob McKay 08:30, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I certainly like the Encyclopedia Dramatica despite it's offensive content. I think I will stop editing the encyclopedia, just browse. --Rob McKay 07:37, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Steven Levitt AfD Discussion

Your presence is requested at the Steven Levitt deletion discussion. Misplaced Pages needs to be streamlined, and we can't possibly document every godless crackpot who comes up with some inane "theory". By creating articles on people who are out of touch with American values, we only give them a platform to preach their otherwise non-notable message from. Thanks for your time. :)

Peace in Christ, Steven Taylor 15:40, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Note that this was an invalid nomination and the AfD discussion is no longer active. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 22:42, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

CFD

A category you recently commented on (Category:Wikipedians that poop) has been listed for deletion. Please see it's discussion here. Thanks, xaosflux /_CVU 05:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I got you from the history list, saw now you were just copyediting an extra CR/LF, sorry to trouble you with this. xaosflux /_CVU 05:30, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

NimbleX

I replied to your message on my talk page AdamSmithee 07:31, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

My userpage

Thanks for fixing my grammer. ILovePlankton 03:10, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again ILovePlankton 03:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Deletion log

The reason for closing a deletion is filled in by the closing Admin. It does not always carry over the reason for nomination given by the nominator, so if the deletion log doesn't give a reason, it was the closing Admin's fault, not the nominator's - they have no control over whether that was left blank. Take your complaints to the closing Admin. Just wanted to make sure you knew that. KillerChihuahua 11:31, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I cannot now find any log which shows the nom's name. The closing Admin's name is shown. I thought there was a view which also showed the nominator, but cannot locate it. Apologies if I have added to the confusion. KillerChihuahua 02:05, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment

Thank you for the recent compliment regarding my name, i.e. my username. I just invented the name "Guðsþegn" myself. Icelanders have a tendency to have compound names, especially patronyms of course, but also including compound given/Christian names. So for example, God's Thane --> Godsthane --> (in Icelandic or Old Norse) Guðsþegn. I was thinking about naming my son (if the Lord in his providence so gifts me) that name as well, perhaps as a middle name. Some other examples of compound given names and patronyms: Þorvaldur Eiríksson, Þorfinnur Karlsefni, Þórbergur Þórðarson, Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir, and Guðmundur Hagalín. Again, thanks. Feel free to use it for your son, as you mentioned.    GUÐSÞEGN   – UTEX – 23:34, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Charles Parham - Racist and Pentecostal Founder

http://ctlibrary.com/14569

"white leaders expressed regrets that their history has been tainted by openly racist attitudes. One historian, Cecil Robeck of Fuller Theological Seminary, presented a 71-page paper describing, among other prejudices, how an Assemblies of God presbyter justified segregation in the South by teaching that God intended the races to live separately. The "father of American Pentecostalism," Charles Parham, continued to endorse the Ku Klux Klan as late as 1927, Robeck said."

http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/journey_3/p_9.html

It would be amazing if these white pentecostal leaders would express regret over something that never happened? Charles Parham described the Azuza revival as a "darky camp meeting"

http://www.christianword.org/revival/fire.html (Rick Joyner)

Zaphnathpaaneah 05:40, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Circular conclusion "Misplaced Pages article is biased against him, so it is not a legitimate source." based on the fact that the Misplaced Pages article cites information that paints him unfavorably. Do you have a reason why the Misplaced Pages article is biased against him? After I have presented the evidence to back the article up, I believe you should retract that statement. --Zaphnathpaaneah 05:44, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

On my page you claim that you could find no references. I do believe you are using the "ignore" strategy of discussion.

I gave you the references, and here is another. Charles Fox Parham - racist comments: The Dubious Legacy of Charles Parham: Racism and Cultural Insensitivities among Pentecostals Author: Anderson, Allan Source: Pneuma, Volume 27, Number 1, 2005, pp. 51-64(14) Publisher:Brill Academic Publishers

--Zaphnathpaaneah 04:31, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thank you Kinney! I'll wear in with pride. I'm especially proud of my contributions to Theater in the United States (and Theater in Kentucky in particular), and the Kentucky Congressional Districts, mostly because these are some of the most glaring holes. I've now moved to Ohio, so I'm trying to migrate my energies to that state, but my heart is still in Louisville (which is a featured article!). Thanks for all you do on the cleanup taskforce! All the best, – Quadell 14:25, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

I was born and raised in Louisville. One of my earliest memories involves Central Park, and I used to volunteer at Actors Theatre. Have you seen the Bounty board, by the way? It seems like something you might be interested in. Best regards, – Quadell 00:42, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

...for correcting a category of mine . You have a lot! εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 21:47, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay File:WikiThanks.jpg εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 21:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

You know what I tried to do ;-) εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 21:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

RFA CydeComment

Please clarify what you mean by this: "Strong Oppose. This user is particularly vehement in eliminating userboxes from template namespace. Though some may need to go, he has listed templates for deletion without proper rationale and persistently dodges consensus. Anywhere I look in the delete log, he is always there, sometimes even leaving the delete summary blank." How is this even possible? It makes no sense on a RFA. Mike _{(T C)} 01:43, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

LOL I had to the same conversation with Karmafist, other way around, but I made it a userbox for it: It's ok to be a dumbass. Check my userpage if you want/steal it. Mike _{(T C)} 04:01, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Rampant deletionist?

That's funny, I always considered myself somewhat of an inclusionist. You can check my WP:AFD votes if you don't believe me. --Cyde Weys 01:54, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

your favorite POTUS

You mentioned Dwight Eisenhower as your favorite American President. Have you seen the recent film "Why We Fight"? It expands on his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961.

My ancestry

Hey Aaron.

RE your e-mail, I'm actually pretty much entirely English. My mum's about a quarter or an eighth Irish, but apart from that, I'm firmly rooted here. The reason I've been around so much is that my dad's in the army so we're posted around quite a bit. (The chalet in Évian was something we bought and later sold.) haz _(user talk) 08:25, 7 March 2006

P.S. Noticed that you have the Admin wannabe userbox on your user page. (Snap!) One thing I would say, having glanced at Interiot's tool using my shiny cactions script, is that you have relatively few Misplaced Pages namespace edits, especially in comparison to your User namespace edits. Things like voting on RfAs and AfDs can bolster Misplaced Pages namespace edits, as well as joining organisations such as WikiProjects and Esperanza. Good luck! haz _(user talk) 08:31, 7 March 2006

Thanks

This user thinks it is ironic that thanks for supporting Cyde's successful RFA came in the form of a userbox.

Here's a userbox for you. --Cyde Weys 04:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

New caction tool

I'm pleased to inform you that my caction tool v2 is now released. To update to the new version, replace the link to the old version in your monobook.js with

{{subst:js|User:Haza-w/cactions.js}}

The reason I can't simply replace the old version is that the new one doesn't quite work for admins, and I'm still waiting for assistance before I completely roll it out.

Tell me what you think of it. If there are any bugs, then let me know, including your browser version in the report. Thanks, and I hope you like the new version! haz _(user talk) 16:11, 17 March 2006

The old version at Haza-w/Interiot2.js is being phased out. As of Wednesday it will not work. Please change to the new version. Thanks. haz (user talk) 13:50, 20 March 2006

Summaries

When editing an article on Misplaced Pages there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.

When you leave the edit summary blank, some of your edits could be mistaken for vandalism and may be reverted, so please always briefly summarize your edits, especially when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you.

--Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:17, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Kuttner.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Kuttner.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Misplaced Pages because of copyright law (see Misplaced Pages's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Misplaced Pages are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Misplaced Pages:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. Shyam 22:57, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Alotta misunderstanding

Hi Aaron, First I have to apologize for calling you Kinney. I didn't realize it is your last name. Second, it seems I misunderstood your comment (and I thought you misunderstood Raul!). I added my apologies at the Protocols talk page. BTW, I've sent an email msg. to mbeychok with an attempt to explain that it is encyclopedia's job to expose fraud, but didn't get any response. Oh well. Best regards, colleague. ←Humus sapiens 08:05, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Kentucky

Would you consider joining Misplaced Pages:Wikiproject Kentucky. --User:General Eisenhower

• Thank you. General Eisenhower 21:38, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Sorghum jar.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Sorghum jar.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Misplaced Pages because of copyright law (see Misplaced Pages's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Misplaced Pages are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Misplaced Pages:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Image legality questions page. Thank you. Sue Anne 18:24, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Megiddo POW count

With regard to your deletion of the POW numbers in the campaign box for the Battle of Megiddo (1918).

The numbers given for the Turkish forces (3000 cavalry, 32000 infantry) represent the "sabre" and "bayonet" strength. The difference between these totals and the "ration" strength can be accounted for by artillerymen, sappers, line of communication troops and the many small detachments scattered as Gendarmerie in the vilages and towns in the back area.

The figure of 75,000 prisoners is independently confirmed in Cyril Falls, Armageddon and B.H. Liddell Hart, History of the First World War. I have reinstated the POW numbers in the article, but I agree that they are potentially confusing if placed immediately below the front-line strength. I have therefore put the total at the end of the penultimate paragraph. HLGallon 19:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Actually Hitler wasn't a practicing Catholic. He quit Catholicism many years before becoming fuhrer and expressed a complete hatred of Catholicism. In public, like other non-practicing Catholics he occasionally played lipservice to his supposed Catholicism for political tactics; to win religious voters in elections. Privately he regarded Catholicism with contempt and wanted Catholicism destroyed. FearÉIREANN\ 23:26, 6 April 2006 (UTC)