Would you be interested in helping out at WikiProject Munich? And you don't have to know anything about Munich. Maybe you could help out on bringing Munich-related articles up to Wikipedia Policies and guidlines standards or maybe another area where you could help improve Munich-related articles. Kingjeff 23:23, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
It's a small world... you're in the US, I live in New Zealand, yet we both went to the same school (I used to live in Croughton, Northants)! :) Grutness... wha? 05:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi. I thought I should let you know that your project to add DMOZ links to dozens of location articles is somewhat controversial. Wikipedia's External links guidelines call for avoiding commercial external links. DMOZ directories commonly contain links to commercial sites, so by extension, one would think that DMOZ links would be unwelcome. However, on the contrary, the guidelines say "Rather than creating a long list of external links, editors should consider linking to a related category in the Open Directory Project."
Nevertheless, DMOZ links have been discussed on before on Wikipedia talk:External links, drawing some comments such as "A Dmoz link should be a last resort, not a first...", and I have started a new discussion based in part on your work.
Please understand I am not saying you're doing anything wrong-- it seems clear that your additions are being done in good faith, and they are certainly not in any obvious violation of present policy. I just thought you ought to be made aware of the discussion, as you might want to contribute to it; you also might want to slow down on this work for a bit, since there is some chance that the consensus will go against DMOZ links.
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Please take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=New_York&diff=prev&oldid=97866461 - am unsure how to proceed on this one. There have been several edits since then, so a simple revert wouldn't do, but I'm really not sure about whether to put the text back, request some sort of sources and references or what.... Alucard (Dr.) 21:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I just wanted to thank you for keeping a sharp eye on the "Tokugawa shogunate" article by removing the "contributions" of Mr. 168.212.187.23. Consider yourself "bronze starred". Writtenright 23:05, 5 January 2007 (UTC)Writtenright
I notice that you are adding cities to the category. What is the criteria for inclusion? I know of many small cities in Wisconsin & Michigan that you have not added. You better put some criteria on the category page, or else it will fill up with every tiny hamlet/township/burg. Cheers! Royalbroil T : C 18:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
You don't know the status of Pennelville, and yet you want to add it to the County page. Maybe you should first find out what the status is, and then perhaps add it one of the TOWN pages in the county (hint: try Schroeppel, New York). What do you know! It is listed there as a hamlet! Perhaps that would be a good place to start a new link, not the county page. But then, why? Do you think this community merits its own page? What the heck, one more stub! Stepp-Wulf 01:17, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
NICE WORK, Stepp-Wulf 01:20, 11 January 2007 (UTC).
I am an editor at the Open Directory Project, also known as DMOZ. The WP policy on External Links in articles ( WP:EL) talks about the potential of using a link to the ODP category as an alternative to listing many ELs in an article. While I do not want to debate getting into the pros and cons of this issue here (there are plenty of other places for that) what I would like to do is to address one of the issues that I have heard brought up - that the corresponding category has many dead, redirected or otherwise broken links.
If you find a broken link, I would invite you to drop a note into this section, and I will deal with it as soon as I can. please let me know the category in the ODP (if you could give me a URL to it that would be much appreciated), and the name that the ODP uses for that site. Note that I will not list new sites in categories, nor will I enter into debates about sites. I also will not give the status on sites that have been suggested - this is purely for letting me know of a broken link.
If you add to here, I will remove the request once I have dealt with it.
Thanks very much for your help! -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 14:20, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Regarding your edit to Shambala (song), please direct me to the Wikiepdia guidelines regarding your edit so I can observe this guideline in the future. Thanks. House of Scandal 19:26, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I am wondering why you deleted this link from the article on New York? You claimed that the link went to page with search engine results. Actually if you went to the link and looked at you would find that it is not actually a page with search engine results on it. I will restore the link but please be sure not perform hasteful edits without researching the topic first. Eric 20:12, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
hi - check out my other edits to Feminism. Those nasty little IP vandals were messing up the page even as I reverted it!
andy 14:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC) :)
You are quite right, all those Alfreds should never have been on the dab page. Most accidental links to Alfred are likely to be for one of the places, rather than someone with the first name Alfred. CarolGray 17:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your vandalism revert on this article. I must rv there at least 3 or 4 times a day. I don't know why people think it's so amusing to vandalise it, but then again, Lion is also a big vandal target, so there you are. Jeffpw 20:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
What I have written is absolute truth! The fact about priyanka's father appeared in Mumbai based Magazine "Savyy". You mean to say that I mustn't write about pedophilic tendencies of a certain man thus jeopardizing emotional lives of many! Should I take it that you support such kind of people!
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Why'd you revert the "Cylon Monotheism" section? The Cylon god is clearly referred to as He. Chiss Boy 21:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Those traits are not unique to "Western" monotheisms. Also, the definition of Western Civilization isn't very clear. Chiss Boy 00:28, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Just a friendly notice that the vandalism you reverted only covered one of 2 edits in a row on that article by the vandal. Its been fixed, but even if its a check after, you should do a glance over the history so vandalisms don't get lost in the history :) -- Auto( talk / contribs) 02:38, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
just seems poor form to have ibids running down the page--especially when it's not a part of the official name. perhaps it would look better if they were placed in columns with proper headings? -- emerson7 | Talk 18:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Especially given the fact that both our usernames technically have the same source. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Howdy! Please come to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC -- David Shankbone 21:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I am keeping the discussion here, since the thread on WT:WPSPAM is monitored by the spammer. We are trying to do something about it, but the current Linkwatcher (written by user:Shadow1) seems to have some problems (at least it had before the weekend). I have fed rules to user:COIBot and to user:Shadowbot. As soon as the problems have been solved, these additions should be reverted by Shadowbot and COIBot should tell us about new spammers right away. Hope this helps! -- Dirk Beetstra T C 13:05, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
I posted this here because it relates more to personal opinion on guidelines than it does to the suitability of particular links.
Why should I follow a guideline I disagree with, and remove links that I think are valuable to readers? I feel very deeply that it would be dishonest to do so. I added them because I believe they are valuable, and I still do. Removing them myself suggests I care more about following procedures that I believe to be incorrect in order to make some people happy than I care about improving Wikipedia. GreenReaper 17:17, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
I must admit I dont understand what you are accusing me of vandalizing this time! All my edits in the Albany, New York article are legitimate, I have not deleted anything but have changed several factual errors. Please let me know what you think I have done wrong, for I must admit I am ignorant of the technical things that have appeared on the message I just received. If you believe my facts are wrong, then please discuss them with me, I think there is an error somewhere. I just checked and what I believe you may have "reverted" back is incorrect information regarding the Albany International Airport. I put in information about its history and the fact that it is NOT managed by the CDTA but instead by a authority and owned by the county, these are facts that can be verified from the airports own website! Please stop accusing me of vandalism if you dont like the facts. This has been hurtful and unnecessary and spiteful. How can anyone change anything when they have the facts if someone comes along and changes and accuses them of vandalism?! 24.182.142.254 19:36, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
My sincere apologies for deviating into my opinion of another editor's actions at Talk:Photo editing#Comments on the references ... You're right in that we should focus on what needs to be done with the article there. --健次( derumi) talk 20:49, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
Your point on the copyvio is well taken, and have removed. What do you think about my suggestion that fan sites be specifically addressed? There does not seem to be much sentiment for doing so on the EL talk page, and I don't want to spin my wheels.-- Mantanmoreland 16:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Wait, let me get this straight... I objected to the calling of a Request for Mediation as contrary to standard Wikipedia rules on getting wide consensus and so forth, and you assume I am dissing you? As far as I know you did not show up as part of any call for mediation. My comments were to the effect that, in the past, when someone called for an official mediation editors with very short edit histories suddenly appeared out of nowhere, claimed that they were handling it without even asking me if I accepted them, and then proceeded to start acting like they were going to come up with the ultimate answer before they heard both sides. I fear that the mediation cabal sustem, where a single person can show up out of nowhere and declare themselves to be coming up with the answer all by themselves and expect everyone else to abide by their solitary opinion to be poor in the first place, especially when those mediators have no training and can just as easily be some frind of those involved who shows up only pretending to mediate. These comments have NOTHING to do with people like youself showing up and trying to help and not acting like their word is law. If you are using this as an example of how I am allegedly not assuming good faith you just demonstrated instead that you are assuming bad faith on my part. I don't know if my writing was ambiguous or if you just skimmed it and assumed I was referring to you, but either way you have completely misinterpreted the situation. DreamGuy 16:15, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
You mean you already tried mediating that? Cool Blue talk to me 16:37, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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I've got plenty of pictures of Jordan and Central New York in general. I attempted to upload one of the Jordan Aqueduct. It is a page titled: Image:Jordan Aqueduct.jpg. I don't understand how to link it to the Jordan, New York page. Some assistance would be welcome. Once I understand the process, I'd like to upload other images. Mamlakahupo
I did get it linked, after pouring through the cheat sheet and the FAQs. Mamlakahupo
Hi Dr. Alucard -- Just a note to claim that Wikipedia:WikiProject Syracuse, New York is at least somewhat revived, with a couple people contributing and a good number of new articles. See the new article list on the main webpage of the project. Hope you can return and participate! doncram ( talk) 00:57, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi there. I've drastically altered the Rip-off Britain article and added some comments on the talk page. SimonTrew ( talk) 18:46, 22 April 2009 (UTC) SimonTrew ( talk) 18:46, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
On 23 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article War Doctor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the War Doctor (played by John Hurt, pictured), introduced in " The Night of the Doctor", will be a "dark doctor" who will "bring an ancient battle to its devastating conclusion"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 23 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Night of the Doctor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the War Doctor (played by John Hurt, pictured), introduced in " The Night of the Doctor", will be a "dark doctor" who will "bring an ancient battle to its devastating conclusion"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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For your work on War Doctor and The Night of the Doctor, thank you. — Cirt ( talk) 20:24, 23 November 2013 (UTC) |
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