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User:AudeVivere/TOC

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I will respond to messages here on my talk page, in order to keep conversations together. I may or may not respond to any rude comments. --Aude (talk) 22:00, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Project Invite

P.S. We can also really use some admins to go through this backlog too, thanks! Diez2 16:36, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

F.Y.I.

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Controlled demolition hypothesis for the collapse of the World Trade Center (3rd). TheOnlyChoice 22:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

WTC in film and media

Where was this community consensus? There were no comments on the talk of the addition of it. I thought it was an interesting addition. The "Film and Media" section was not added by me, just the table of sightings. I showed my addition to several other wikipedians who thought it was a cool idea. I'm a little offended but if I see this consensus and you explain why, maybe I'll understand why you didn't feel it fit in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erica D. Hart (talk • contribs)

See Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/World Trade Center in film and media. This was a spin-off, subarticle on the topic. See summary style for more about subarticles. A list is really not suitable, IMHO. Lists can be endless, with so many films shot in NYC. But, if you can provide sources that attest to the significance of a few most notable or relevant films and write in prose form, that might be okay. I'm thinking of films like King Kong (1976 film), with the Empire State Building in the original film and the WTC in the 1976 version. --Aude (talk) 03:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Your comment on foundation-l

Hi AudeVivere, I just read your comment on the mailing list. I agree that there is a huge demand to draw maps for Wikimedia projects. I want to point out that German User:Dschwen is working on a dynamic map tool called "WikiMiniAtlas". He uses some free coastline data and mixes it with the geodata available on English and German Misplaced Pages for cities, points of interest etc. He even has integrated free Landsat satellite photos from NASA. What is needed is current data on country borders. He told me he has data from about 1990, which he thinks is too outdated to be used (it does not take into account the disintegration of the Soviet Union, German reunification or the separation of Ethiopia and Eritrea etc.). You said you have advanced mapping skills. Perhaps you could help to provide such a current dataset of country borders. This could be a huge step forward for dynamic mapping in Misplaced Pages. I admit it is a lot of work, but perhaps then it would be possible to create a "screenshot tool" to easily create custom maps. Perhaps you could contact user:Dschwen for exchange of ideas. Greetings from Germany, Longbow4u 13:14, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

I will contact Dschwen. Should be able to find more current data for international borders. Some kind of mapping tool for users should be possible. It will need to make use of area/polygon data and lines, in addition to points (and imagery). --Aude (talk) 19:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

,,,representative

Thanks for that all edits were vandalism as well -SatuSuro 02:52, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Quantum GIS

Hi,

why did you remove the QGIS image?

Bumbulski 16:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

It had been deleted, and was a red link.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/search/?title=Special:Log&page=Image:QGIS_-_Quantum_GIS.png

If you want to re-upload a screenshot image, it should be uploaded directly here to Misplaced Pages and not to Commons. For licensing, pick "Software screenshot" or "Windows software screenshot". --Aude (talk) 17:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Request for Map of Jamestown, VA in 1607

Hi, I'm an avid contributor to the german language Misplaced Pages, mostly on american history and protected areas. I talked to User:MONGO occasionally, and he pointed me to you with my latest question. I got the job to brush up our german language articles on Jamestown and related topics in time for the May 2007 anniversary and I could use a decent map of Virginia and Jamestown in 1607, without modern day cities, settlements, roads and the like. For the close range, there are excellent maps by the National Park Service (as such in the Public Domain), but I couldn't find any free maps that show the whole of James River and the southern part of Chesapeake Bay. Can you help? I don't need too many details, just a map to use on de-Misplaced Pages, where the average reader is not familiar with the east coast of the United States. It is not urgent, sometimes February or early March would be fine. TIA --h-stt !? 13:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Not exactly sure what you have in mind? But, there are old historic maps in existance that might be suitable. Or, do you want something original, in the style of thematic maps by National Geographic? or something else? If you want something original from that time period, here's one based on John Smith. The map is oriented with west at the top of the map. It depicts the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River (Patanomick?) and the James River (Powhatan), where Jamestown is. If you want something else, let me know and I'll try to help. --Aude (talk) 19:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I know the historic map by John Smith and will use it. But in the de-Misplaced Pages I write for an audience, that doesn't know about US geography, so I need a map of the region, they can use to identify the place. Basically my idea was to have a schematic map of James River and the southern Chesapeake Bay, with a marker of Jamestown and maybe one of Richmond too, and an small monochrome insert in a corner with the whole east coast and a small red frame showing where the events of 1607 took place. But I am open to any better idea by you or someone else. Think of an audience who knows a map of the world and of the USA as such, but who has no detailed knowledge where Virginia is and has never even heard of a place like Chesapeake Bay. How would you try to explain it to them? --h-stt !? 19:28, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Good points. Shouldn't be difficult to create something, given that the map/GIS data for the U.S. is available and unquestionably in the public domain. Though, I am running out of hard drive space. In the near future, I will get a new drive where I can store more GIS data, and will then be able to help. --Aude (talk) 20:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Sounds good. And as mentioned, it's not urgent. Sometimes in February or early March would be fine. Is that a reasonable time frame for you? --h-stt !? 18:49, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

help

help

Hi, i need your help

One of your admin, Doc glasgow , is threatening me and blocking my account. We have a dispute in the definition on living person.

Please contact me for more information.

Thanks

Senatorto

Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 19:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

links to video interviews

Hello. I have a query. I don't see why the links to recent and exclusive video interviews with personalities such as Hans Blix, Niall Ferguson, Francis Fukuyama or others are considered to harm the articles in question. They were posted there to enrich and enhance the quality of the article as a whole by providing new information. I was careful to post links to video interviews only directly related to the articles in question. Never was this done with the intention to create spam or any other malignant activity. If, for instance, you take the article on Niall Ferguson, I don't see why the link entitled "Video of Niall Ferguson lecture at Vanderbilt University, Sep 12, 2006, on "The War of the World" " should be considered to have any more relevance to the article than the interview I posted - let alone the fact that the link I posted was considered to have no relevance at all since it was removed immediately. Also, it is a pity that readers of wikipedia can no longer take advantage of the video interview with, for example, Hans Blix (which is an important source of knowledge for those interested in his work); it is the only serious video interview available but now this, too, has been considered spam. Finally, it is not because I posted links to interviews and articles which happen to come from the same website, that I have a secret agenda of promoting that website and creating spam instead of seeking to provide readers with more information about the topics concerned. I hope you understand my point, and should you consider my posting of links to this website and any other detrimental to wikipedia, I will of course immediately cease to post any new information on wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Taleinfo (talk • contribs) 19:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

Thank You

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for catching the vandalism to the Langston Hugehs article. Thank you so much.TonyCrew 03:47, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Copyright violation in Pettus, Texas article

Hello Aude. I need an admins help on something. I spotted an obvious copyvio in the Pettus, Texas article. Anon User:69.150.59.162 added the material here. If I attempt to revert, a bot will most likely revert the removal due to the bulk of text removed. Can you revert and protect it so that the anti-vandal bots leave it alone? Thanks. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 22:44, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Would the anti-vandal bot really revert? Has that happened before to you? There are many valid reasons for removing large portions of text. You are an established editor, and a bot shouldn't revert your edits. Try removing the text and if it doesn't work, I'd be happy to help. I'm going out but will be back later. --Aude (talk) 22:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll give it a shot and see what happens removing those paragraphs. Thanks JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 23:23, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

So far, my revert is ok. I learned something new from this. I wiped out what looked like more than 50% of the article (text there since September) without the vandal bots fighting it. I need to be more WP:BOLD. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 01:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Nice photo

After seeing your photo here, I just had to contribute one of my own. I had a college interview in Adams Morgan immediately after... my protests signs made for an interesting conversation-starter. If the article gets a bit longer, perhaps I'll contribute more. -- tariqabjotu 03:11, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Your photo is very nice too! My main reason for going was to see how many 9/11 "truthers" showed up (not many), to tag along with the other protesters, and what they were up to. The rest of my pictures that cover that aspect of the protests are on Flickr. --Aude (talk) 04:32, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Photo

Hi,

I work for a Canadian public relations company based in Montreal and we would like to use one of your photos for a Canadian company's annual report. Under the license it seems as though this isn't a problem but we would like to verify with you. We would also like to know how to properly attribute the photo. Please contact me at lylar@rppelican.ca and let me know how you can be reached or to give us confirmation.

Thank you! January 31, 2006

Setting up User page

Hi AudeVivere. I'm just getting more active with WikiProjects, over at WP:ORGZ, and I desperately need help bring my user page up to speed. I'm wondering if you know of any tutorials or other useful tips/tricks for getting your user page up to snuff. I'm thinking particularly of whatever program you used for your contributions box. Tre` cool. Thanks in advance!Oldsoul 16:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

A simple userpage is just fine. See Misplaced Pages:How to edit a page for details on wikimarkup. You can also add .css to tables, text, ... See for information on styles. Beyond that, if you want to see summaries of your contributions, try Interiot's edit counter or one of the other tools available. These won't give you anything to put on your userpage, but might provide information you want. --Aude (talk) 17:18, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:IE5-scienceportal.png)

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Deleted. --Aude (talk) 17:07, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:IE5-sandboxportal.png)

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Deleted. --Aude (talk) 17:07, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

U street is not part of Shaw.

How can you say that it any less a part of Cardozo?

None the less nothing stays in a vacum and UStreet is a place of and into its own if you live here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NelsonJacobsen (talk • contribs) 19:10, 4 February 2007 (UTC).

The Cardozo Shaw Neighborhood Association defines the neighborhood boundaries, inclusive of the U Street Corridor, as:

• 16th Street to the West
• 8th Street to the East
• S Street to the South and
• Barry Place to Florida Avenue to W Street to the North

This is consistent with how the DC Office of Planning (OP) defines the neighborhoods. If anything, perhaps the Shaw article should be renamed as Cardozo-Shaw to be consistent with the neighborhood association and OP definitions. --Aude (talk) 22:00, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Your comments "into its own if you live here" border on disrepectful in tone. In the future, please tone down your comments towards other users, per code of conduct policy. Thanks. --Aude (talk) 22:00, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

P.S.S. We who live here, pay taxes and send our kids to school tend to be abit prickly about our District. Sorry for the lack of love --NelsonJacobsen

I recently noticed that in the *Georgetown, Washington, D.C. section in the education section that St. Albans is listed and unless the someone moved the National Cathedral it is still part of Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. It is located at the corner of Mass & Wisconsin Template:Geolinks-US-streetscale.--NelsonJacobsen

You are absolutely correct. Feel free to change the wording or make whatever changes you think are needed. Cheers. --Aude (talk) 02:07, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Actually upon revisiting the education subsection of the page I also noticed that it listed National Catherdal and GT Prep which is in Montgomery County Md. The whole section need to be rewritten. Which then begs the question -- schools from an historical prespective or now there? --NelsonJacobsen

I recently noticed that in the *Georgetown, Washington, D.C. section in the education section that St. Albans is listed and unless the someone moved the National Cathedral it is still part of Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. It is located at the corner of Mass & Wisconsin Template:Geolinks-US-streetscale.--NelsonJacobsen

You are absolutely correct. Feel free to change the wording or make whatever changes you think are needed. Cheers. --Aude (talk) 02:07, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Actually upon revisiting the education subsection of the page I also noticed that it listed National Catherdal and GT Prep which is in Montgomery County Md. The whole section need to be rewritten. Which then begs the question -- schools from an historical prespective or now there? --NelsonJacobsen

If you don't mind, I suggest we discuss this at Talk:Georgetown, Washington, D.C., in case others want to weigh in. I'll reply over there. --Aude (talk) 16:59, 9 February 2007 (UTC

Hey

Thanks so much for fixing the about wikipedia web page. I will look at it today! - WikiBlue

Glad to help. I think the page still needs substantial work to make it more succinct. --Aude (talk) 19:44, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

9/11 Guilt

I had no idea the article was a recreation. Though sometimes things become more notable, this DVD hasn't. Anyhoo.--MONGO 19:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

I've been too busy in real-life to do anything about it, but intended to nominated if for AFD at some point. Glad you put it up. --Aude (talk) 19:37, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

911CD

Can you please explain your removal of the 911cd template, it seems perfectly related to the article. Thank you. --NuclearZer0 13:17, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

There is a small summary section on 9/11 conspiracy theories, including controlled demolition. Per WP:NPOV#Undue weight, nothing more is needed in the main article. --Aude (talk) 14:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Is that because you believe the majority of people do not believe in the 9/11 conspiracy theories or alternate theories to the official account? Undue weight says we should give something equal weight or not too much if its not widely believed. I think there is a poll that meets WP:RS that says over 40% of people believe in 9/11 CT's, would that illustrate to you that more weight is needed in that area? If not what would? Thank you. --NuclearZer0 17:14, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

The Zogby poll was sponsored by 9/11 Truth, and with questions loaded to try and elicit certain responses. Anyway, the 40% question asked is the "US government and 9/11 Commission are covering up" -- covering up what? covering up their incompentence? it doesn't specifically refer to controlled demolition at all. --Aude (talk) 17:30, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Do you have proof of that? I would like to read an article about the poll. Can you please also answer what would make you believe that more weigh is needed to the topic. Thank you. --NuclearZer0 18:11, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

And sorry, I don't quite understand your question. --Aude (talk) 18:19, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I dont get it sorry, you stated the questions were loaded, are you accusing Zogby? It clearly states they had final say over the questions. --NuclearZer0 18:44, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Reversion

I noticed you reverted citing the ACooper2 link not having to do with Silverstein. I pointed out in my summary that it was never used to justify or cite anythnig Silverstein stated. When I write soemthing I source it well, since its stating the beliefs of a group, its required that we cite it back to somewhere, and so I sourced the statement. It was pobably an honest mistake or just a misreading on your part. Also you are not really suppose to revert a section and 4 sources over 1 source, it probably would have been better if you felt a source did nto cover the cited information to put a {{cn}} tag on it or ask the writer, me in this case, for a better source. --NuclearZer0 18:44, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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