User talk:Xxpor - Misplaced Pages

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xxpor ( User page | Talk | Contribs ) 20:43, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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(Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 18:44, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks man! Xxpor 13:21, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

AMA Request for Assistance

I've given this spiel to two other people so far, and will save it for the third. We've had ongoing problems with User:Mike Garcia; on behalf of the two previous users, I've warned them that if malfeasance occurs again, I'll report him to the ArbCom. I would be happy to assist you in this matter, if you'd like. Wally 01:23, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Now looking at his talk page, he seems to have had some issues. I think he needs to be watched closely. Xxpor 13:50, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please reply to my talk page here in the future. FYI, I've alerted User:Mike Garcia and User:Danny, who is specially assigned to this matter, that unless they settle this to your satisfaction that I will proceed, unless you'd prefer that not occur at all. I would contact the two of them, and please let me know if they work with you to settle this. Telling him "No" and offering you no apology or explanation for the trouble you've been put through is not acceptable. Wally 22:26, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hmm. My apologies. Wally 19:43, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Patricia Cornwell article

I see you just put a NPOV tag on the Patricia Cornwell article. Why did you do that? The only person complaining is the individual who lost a court case and fleed the country to continue his one-man harassment campaign. Of course he's going to be upset when the article is written with NPOV, as he wants it to have his side as the only side there. Did you read his edits he wanted on that page? He claims anyone disagreeing with him is guilty of "a new felony crime: obstruction of justice"

I mean, come on... Putting a NPOV tag there just makes a mockery out of the system. DreamGuy 20:56, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)

I saw your comment on my talk page where you say the tag only says it's disputed, not that it's not NPOV... That doesn't make sense. Every article in this encyclopedia is going to be disputed by someone. The tag is only for those items that cannot be resolved. A couple of editors have tried to resovlve it, I don't think most of us have a problem with it, but OF COURSE the person who is on a revenge crusade against the woman is going to be upset if we remove the highly biased information he added. Please give a reason for the tag that follows actual Misplaced Pages policy about NPOV. DreamGuy 21:15, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)

I see your point and the tag has been removed Xxpor 21:27, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

AMA Meeting Proposal

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Potassium perchlorate

I have removed the zarya stun grenade sentence from potassium perchlorate. Since potassium perchlorate is a component of very many explosive compositions, listing each one would be excessive. Also, I believe this particular grenade is a fictitious weapon from the video game America's Army. --Ryanrs 09:55, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

is it fictitious? AA's goal is to be as real as possible. xxpor ( Talk | Contribs ) 00:16, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

(Copied above comment from my talk page to maintain continuity of discussion. --User:Ryanrs)

You're absolutely right! When I first searched for zarya grenade, I only found pages related to the video game. Sorry about that, I should have been more thorough. Google finds plenty of references if the search is restricted to Russian sites:

But I still think the zarya grenade should not be mentioned in the potassium perchlorate article. It seems inappropriately specific. --Ryanrs 06:50, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

AMA

you might mention that your picture of "copper sulfate" is (probably) the pentahydrate, not the mono- or anhydrous stuff. --Smokefoot 04:57, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Death2

I have not replaced any content with offensive words, and why can't I edit my talk page. By the way the warning is a past issue I just wanted to move it, I know it's going to be in the history page but a passing editor who is leaving a quick message is not going to look there. And considering this is my first major offense after so many contributions I made you're treating me like a well known vandal. This is absolutly insane, it's like a nightmare! Death2 23:12, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I got it 1 hour ago and it's a past deal. I was just planning to blank my section on Mel's page too! Death2 23:18, 31 March 2006 (UTC) One more thing, where does it say I can't edit my own talk page. It's not really an encyclopaedia article? Death2 23:21, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Alexander II of Russia

Can I ask why you immediately reverted my removal of the new gigantic box on the Romanov family without any kind of discussion, or even an edit summary? I'm not sure if you've noticed, but the box was poorly done and really makes quite a mess of the article. Its not that I disagree in principle, but if its going to be used, shouldn't it be presentable? .:.Jareth.:. 01:13, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Don't worry about it at all :) Vandal fighting can get crazy at times. Thanks for the quick response! .:.Jareth.:. 01:23, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

IRISH-SCOTS

Dear Sir:

Re the Irish-Scots page, I had made reverts because it has been sanitized and contains inaccuracies.

For instance:

Notable Irish-Scots include James Connolly and comedian Billy Connolly.

This is untrue: Sean Connery does not consider himself Irish, and James Connolly did not consider himself a Scot.

If you look at my list of factual, detailed individuals who qualify as true "Irish-Scots", you will see that the only reason my edits are not being accepted is because the true list contains unsavoury characters that the author of this page, Camillus McIlhenney, chose not to include for reasons you will need to ask him for, as I can but conjecture.

Historical note

The following version is mostly accurate but I added certain facts that were not included, including the origination of the word "Scot" (what it really means in what language). I also include the fact that the word Caledonia is often used/sung by "Scottish" nationalists to describe their homeland.

Answer: It means "thief" or "raider" in Irish, a fact that Mr. McIlhenney, again chose not to mention, as he chose not to include the word Caledonia, which he has told me is obsolete (1st century B.C. and devoid of any importance at all, although the same is not true of "Hibernia", which dates from the same time).

(From current edit which I do not dispute: Around the 5th-6th centuries, the original "Scoti" were people from Ireland who colonized the north of Britain, which was populated by Picti or Picts. The Picts themselves were known to some as "old-Irish", so there is a possibility that they themselves came from Ireland. Ireland was the original Scotland (Scotia), and the Irish the original Scats (Scoti), country and people being known to Roman and medieval Europe under those names. Scotland, serving for centuries as an Irish colony, was known as Lesser or New Scotland (Scotia Minor or Nova), the adjectives only being dropped about the 13th century, when Ireland had come into its present name. The Latin word for Irishman was Scotus. In Gaelic Scotch and Irish are known simply as Gaels of Albin and Gaels of Erin...)

In sum

In sum, I would request that you at least review the differences between my version and that of Mr. McIlhenney and/or his associates (Demiurge, Ali-oops, etc.)

I believe that the truth should out, particularly regarding the list of true Irish-Scots (which in Mr. McIlhenney's version is pure Hollywood).

I have my own connections to the Emerald Isle, however different they and my own ideas have diverged from Mr. McIlhenney. I am many years older than Camillus and I know more than he cares to give me credit for.

Thank You. Brandubh Blathmac 02:38, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

RE: I don't care. You still violated WP:3RR. xxpor ( Talk | Contribs ) 02:41, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

With all due respect, sir, may I ask two final questions:

How can I make necessary changes w/o being accused of violating "3rr", if others will not allow them to stand??

Why wouldn't someone who reverted "my edits" more than 3x per any 24 hour timeframe not be subject to this same regulation??

Thank you for your attention.

Brandubh Blathmac 05:12, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Current events

I realize March is over, but the talk page should remain at the current events article. As you can see, there are archives at the top of the page that refer to archives for Talk:Current events. There are posts that are from January and December because that page is never moved. Please put it back at Talk:Current events. joturner 06:31, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Never mind; I took care of the move myself. joturner 06:33, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

IRISH-SCOTS PAGE

So at the risk of appearing foolish, I very seriously would like to clarify your point and understand its implications as you have laid them out in your brief email to me. Believe me, I am not trying to annoy you, and get a powerful enemy on Misplaced Pages:

I cannot change anyone else's edits to a page 3 or more times in a 24 hour period, and, allegedly, no one can do that to my edits.

However, if I add non politically-correct information (even sourced/cited information) that has the result of changing the net overall balance of a WikiPage into validating or backing up my point of view, it cannot stand if anyone complains, and will be regarded as vandalism.

Is this correct?

Thank you for your time.

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Marijuana Wiki

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Your VandalProof Application

Dear Xxpor,

Thank you for applying for VandalProof! (VP). As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact with the new 1.2 version release it has even more power. As such we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. The reason for this is that that you don't have enough edits in the main namespace yet. Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again in the not too distant future. Thank you for your interest in VandalProof.